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Firefighter retires after 49 years

BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Harold Standen has fought more fires than he can remember, and after 49 years in Creston Fire Rescue he has decided it’s time to call it quits.

Standen started — officially — as a firefighter in 1965.

“Even before I joined, if a fire started I was there,” he said. “It doesn’t show up on the records.”

His father, Bill, was once a deputy chief and Standen simply followed in his footsteps, as his own three sons would when they reached adulthood.

Bill Carter was chief when Standen joined Creston Fire Rescue and he says “there were maybe a dozen” firemen on the force at the time. The term “firemen” would later be supplanted with “firefighters” when women began to join as volunteers.

“It just gradually happened,” he said.

“I don’t think anyone gave it a second thought.”

When Standen joined in 1965 the fire hall was located on 11th Avenue North, directly south of where the Creston and District Credit Union now sits. Trainers used to come in from Vancouver to work with the volunteers.

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KNOCK ON WOOD — Adam Robertson Elementary School student Oliver Beaucher and counsellor Gary Smith at work in the school’s wood shop, where students have sessions with Smith and others drop in for fun each Thursday. Story and photos, page 13.

Homelinks staying put for ’14 -’15

BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

The Homelinks supported education program will continue unchanged for 2014-15 and remain in the Creston Education Centre (CEC), School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) trustees decided at the April 22 regular board meeting.

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More consultation, with the intent to move Homelinks out of CEC, will be undertaken in the coming year.

A crowd of more than 40 participated in the meeting via videoconferencing designed to connect with the school district offices in Nelson.

Parents and supporters of the program were on hand in both locations to encour-

age trustees to ignore management advice to move the kindergarten-Grade 9 program to Canyon-Lister Elementary School and the senior secondary portion to a building that currently houses the Prince Charles Secondary School alternate school program.

See HOMELINKS, page 5

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Market manager Jen Comer, who returns after an absence to have a baby, said vendor interest is stronger than ever.

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Howling Wannabes celebrating new CD with party, dance

BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

The Howling Wannabes have been around for so long the members should consider changing the name to the Howling Ares.

Whatever they wanted to be at one time, they most surely are by now.

The release of the CD Howling Wannabes III will be celebrated at a party and dance at the Royal Canadian Legion on Saturday. Also performing will be Crimson, featuring singing sisters Brandy Hunt and Brooke Douma, and Stormcrow, with Mike Daybell, Dave Brummet, Rick Potyok and Jan MacDonald.

The Wannabes consist of longtime friends Gary Deatherage, David Lyons and Alan Kimmel, along with Jason Deatherage, Jan MacDonald and Rick Potyok. The CD includes musical contributions from guitarists Rod Keen and Dave Furlong.

A prolific songwriter, Gary Deatherage wrote nine of the 13 songs on Howling Wannabes III, while Lyons contributed the other four.

Deatherage says his songs have been described as cosmic rock, too cosmic, dark country and intellectual folk, and the latest collection is strong and varied. Recorded at Fort Cosmos Studios, a Deatherage family operation, the CD was mixed by

Jason Deatherage, who also partners with his dad in a studio band, Il Cosmic.

Alison Masters created the CD cover artwork, a follow-up to a creative partnership that resulted in Gary Deatherage writing music for each piece in her series of paintings, Travel Posters @ the Night Gallery, which were combined for a video by film artist Richard Reeves.

“Gary is just brilliant,” Masters said in describing his ability to write music that fit each of the paintings she made for the series.

Howling Wannabes III is a true celebration of the abundance of musical talent in Creston. Songs like She Made a Zombie Out of Me, Teach Me To Fly, We Don’t Hear, Getting Married in Texas, Thick Walls and Shuttered Blinds, When the Earth Woke Up and Meeting of Heart and Mind, are invariably tuneful and thought-provoking, inspirations to dance or to mediate. Each track has a fresh and original sound.

At the CD release party, the Howling Wannabes will be joined

by Crimson, with their sweet acoustic harmonies, and Stormcrow, which keeps the crowds rocking to classic favourites.

Doors to the May 3 concert open at 7 p.m. The event is licensed and restricted to adults. Tickets are $10, available at Black Bear Books, Kingfisher Used Books and Creative Fix.

The cover art by Alison Masters for Howling Wannabes III.

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STREET CLOSURE Erickson Street will be closed at 16th Avenue South (CP Rail Crossing) from April 28 to May 3 as the Town of Creston is undertaking water main installation.

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NOTICE OF GRANTING OF A STATUTORY RIGHT-OF-WAY Pursuant to Section 26(3) of the Community Charter TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Town of Creston has determined that it is in the best interests of the Town to grant a Statutory Right-of-Way of the following land to Rogers Communications Inc.: Block 42, District Lot 9555, Kootenay District (Located at 340 Davis Drive, Creston, BC) (the “Land”) The proposed Statutory Right-of-Way is necessary for the installation, operation and maintenance of telecommunications facilities by Rogers Communications Inc., and a monthly rental fee of $1.00 will be paid for a term of 5 years, beginning on June 1, 2014, subject to renewal for a further three – 5 year terms.

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Male suspect in Erickson Road break-ins arrested

BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Police have a male suspect in custody after a third break and entry to the same Erickson Road business in recent weeks.

He was caught after the business owner installed security cameras on the property, Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said on Monday.

“We made a number of recommendations to the business owner and his actions had results,” he said. “We were able to identify the suspect from video images and make an arrest.”

The suspect remains in custody until a court appearance is arranged. He cannot be identified because charges have not yet been laid by Crown counsel.

Police Beat Creston RCMP responded to 64 calls from April 21-27, Gollan said.

April 21 •An adult female reported missing from Cook Street was determined to be safe and sound in Calgary.

•Minor damage resulted from a two-car collision on Northwest Boulevard.

•When police located a vehicle from which two people were reported to be throwing beer cans from on Highway 3A while standing through a sunroof, the vehicle had no beer cans in evidence and did not have a sunroof.

•A neighbour accused of making threats on Ninth Avenue South while intoxicated was warned. A short time later, a domestic disturbance at the same address resulted in the male being arrested and held in police cells until sober. He refused to leave police cells when he was released and was taken to hospital for observation under the Mental Health Act. •A Ninth Avenue South resident apologized for the loud music that resulted in a complaint by a neighbour.

•An intoxicated Elm Street resident called 911 to report an assault but when police arrived she denied making the call and no assault had occurred.

April 22 •A male who failed to appear in court was arrested on a warrant and later released after promising to appear at his next court date.

•Police are investigating a complaint about a male harass-

ing a female on Ninth Avenue North.

•An assault involving two males on Hillside Street is under investigation.

•The company that owns a truck that nearly rear-ended a vehicle on Highway 3 was notified and will take appropriate action.

•Two intoxicated males reported in a Cook Street parking lot were not located.

•Suspicious phone calls were reported by a Northwest Boulevard resident.

April 23 •A white vehicle was witnessed leaving the scene after a pellet was shot through a window on Pine Street. The next day, police found four youths in a similar vehicle after a grass fire was lit near the community complex. There was a pellet rifle in the vehicle and while no one would admit to firing it at a window, the group agreed to work off the damage costs by doing chores for the property owner.

•Police were called to investigate an assault complaint involving a grandmother and grandson.

•A complaint about unwanted phone calls, emails and Facebook messages was received.

•A fire was lit at a Highway 3A residence and responders found what appeared to be a staged marijuana grow-op, an apparent attempt to get the property owner into legal trouble.

•A complaint about an erratic vehicle on Highway 3 was received.

•The driver of a vehicle accused of nearly hitting some pedestrians on Hillside Street said the pedestrians had walked out onto the road at a location where there is no sidewalk.

•A Dogwood Street resident had a vehicle tire slashed at an unknown location.

•A male under court conditions not to attend the community complex was arrested on the site and charged with breaching probation orders.

•An 11th Avenue South resident learned a lesson the hard way. Drivers whose licences are suspended for Criminal Code infractions are also banned from driving mobility scooters. He was issued a violation ticket.

April 24 •A 76-year-old male died suddenly in his home on Sixth Avenue North. Cause of death

is not considered suspicious.

•A driver who had consumed alcohol before arriving at the Rykerts border crossing was given a 24-hour driving prohibition.

April 25 •Police are investigating a complaint about an erratic driver who was reported to be driving 20 km/h below the speed limit and weaving on Lower Wynndel Road.

•While police investigated a complaint about a male cutting down trees on the Porthill Road road allowance they learned he had a permit but was not meeting all of its conditions. The Ministry of Transportation has been notified.

•A three-car collision occurred on Erickson Road after a vehicle backed out onto the road from a driveway when unsafe. He collided with an eastbound vehicle and an oncoming driver was unable to avoid the collision. The first driver was charged with driving while under medical restrictions and without due care and attention.

April 26 •A 911 call from Sixth Avenue North was attributed a child playing with a phone.

•A person who took a quantity of aspirin on Anderson Road was transported to hospital by ambulance.

•When police traced the owner of a cheque that was found in a coat on Canyon Street they learned he had left his coat on top of his car and then drove off. The possessions will be sent to his home in Alberta.

April 27 •Investigation of a report of young people with flashlights in a backyard revealed that a group of high school students were playing an organized game. They were instructed not to enter private property.

•A tracking dog was used to locate a male after he fled from a Pine Street residence after a domestic dispute. He was arrested and later released on conditions.

•A person about to make a bank deposit was robbed of the deposits on Canyon Street. A male, well known to police, was arrested a short time later and is being held in custody until a court appearance.

•Alcohol was a factor in an argument on 20th Avenue South and no charges will be recommended.

Armed robbery duo arrested Nelson Star The two suspects in Friday's armed robbery of the Nelson and District Credit Union are now facing charges.

Charged with one count each

of robbery are Andrew Stevenson and Krista Kalmikoff.

Stevenson, born in 1980, was not in court for Monday's preceding, due to the injuries he suffered while trying to escape custody. Kalmikoff, born in 1988,

was in court and will remain in custody until the duo's next scheduled appearance which was set for yesterday at the Nelson Law Courts.

The pair were apprehended on Friday.

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RDCK grants

From page 2 Boswell and District Farmers (Boswell Harbour Breakwater): Creston, $1,800; Area B, $3,000; Area C: $1,000; Spay Neuter Animal Program (pet control campaign): Creston, $2,500; Area B, $2,000; Area C, $1,000; Creston and District Museum (First Year of the Great War): Creston, $1,260; Area C, $1,000; Creston Valley Public Library (Baby Goose): Creston, $1,160; Area C, $450; Creston and District Community Resource Centre (Building a Stronger Community): Creston, $1,286; Area B, $3,000; and (Summer Parent-Tot Drop-in Program): Creston, $4,143; Creston and District Society for Community Living (riding arena): Creston, $3,786; Area B, $1,000; Creston Community Band (band activities): Creston, $1,500; Creston and District 4-H Council: Creston, $400; Area B, $400; Area C, $1,000; Creston Judo Club (2014 Canadian Judo Nationals): Creston, $1,857; Creston Valley 4-H Club (beef, sheep and dairy): Creston, $1,957; Creston Valley Art Walk/Galleries (Creating Connections): Creston, $500; Creston Valley Beef Growers Association (Cattlemen’s Association AGM and convention): Creston, $1,000; Area B, $1,000; Creston Valley Blossom Festival (73rd annual festival events): Creston, $5,000; Area B, $3,000; Area C, $3,000; Creston Valley Community Radio Society (production/equipment): Creston, $664; Area B, $500; Creston Valley Fall Fair Association (2014 fall fair): Creston, $5,000; Area B, $4,000; Area C, $2,000; Creston Valley Figure Skating Club (recreational skating skills program expansion): Creston, $2,429; Area B, $2,000; Creston Valley Food Action Coalition (Harvest Share): Creston, $2,500; Area B, $2,000; and (Hungry for Change): Creston, $2,445; Creston Valley Gymnastics Club (new landing mats): Creston, $3,000; Area B, $1,663; Area C, $1,163;

Homelinks

From page 1 After what can only be described as massive confusion about motions and amendments, trustees passed separate motions, which combined will see kindergarten-Grade 12 continue status quo for the next year. In both cases, more consultation was directed, and for the senior secondary grades the direction was clear that the program will not continue in CEC beyond 2015.

Speakers representing preschool programs operated by other agencies, the StrongStart program that is run by the school district, parents, a teacher and John Solly, who organized and served as principal for the original Homelinks program, all spoke against making substantive changes to a program that has more than 140 registered students and a waiting list.

Hermen Koehoorn, whose children are Homelinks students, encouraged trustees to make a decision so parents can make plans for their children, but said a survey of parents indicates that 19 families with at least 40 students will relocate at a cost of $342,000 in lost funding to the school district.

“We need some stability,” he said. “It is demoralizing for

Creston Valley Herb Gathering Association (Kootenay Herb Conference): Creston, $786; Area B, $500; Creston Valley Horse Association (Cowboy Up): Creston, $500; Area C, $250; Creston Valley Hospice Society (public forum, end of life preparations): Creston, $775; Creston Valley Junior Hockey Society (Thunder Cats bus repairs, etc.): Creston, $1,250; Area B, $1,250; and (jersey replacement): Creston, $1,000; Creston Valley Music Teachers (Creston Festival of the Arts): Creston, $599; Area B, $1,490; Creston Valley Regional Airport Society (pilot web cameras) Creston, $1,776; Area B, $2,000; Area C, $500; Creston Valley Search and Rescue (avalanche/ lost persons recovery): Creston, $1,000; Area B, $600; Creston Valley Youth Soccer Association (soccer goals at Alex Nilsson Field): Creston, $750; Area B, $750; Area C, $600; East Kootenay Brain Injury Association (support, empower, achieve): Creston, $286; FarmFolk CityFolk Society (Young Agrarians – farm learning): Creston, $500; Footlighters Theatre Society (Centre Stage – Kootenay Zone Theatre Festival): Creston, $900; Area B, $900; and (20th Season, 20142015): Creston, $900; Area B, $900; Area C, $400; Friends of the Ingham Arts Centre (production/equipment): Creston, $857; Area B, $1,000; Health Arts Society (Concerts in Care): Creston, $500; Kootenay Chin Woo Martial Arts (2014 Deep Water Martial Arts): Creston, $414; Area B, $1,000; Nelson CARES Society (Stepping Stones emergency shelter): Creston, $500; Shamattawa, Man. – Area B (Christmas by Creston): Creston, $1,321; Area B, $4,000; SQX Danza (interactive dance awareness): Creston, $939; Area C, $300; Starbelly Jam Society (festival tents): Creston, $243; and Wynndel Community Centre (chair replacement): Creston, $980; Area C, $1,000.

The total grants recommended were: Creston, $66,417; Area B, $65,090; and Area C, $29,962.

students and parents to go through this constant turmoil.”

The loudest response from the Creston group was reserved for Solly, who said the disconnect between parents and school trustees is alarming.

“I can’t find anyone anywhere that sees you as their advocates. What is going on here?” he asked. “There is no need to have an adversarial situation, but you have one. It’s just wrong.”

At the outset, Homelinks was “able to forge a partnership that honoured parents’ commitment to home-schooling their children,” he said.

“Students who went through Homelinks are now graduating from university, and they say they owe their success to this partnership between parents and the school district. I wish you could be here to feel the animosity in this room.

“In earlier years, you had parents that were advocates and who trusted you. Now they don’t. How many of them feel validated now? Zero. I think it’s going to cost you a half-million bucks (in provincial funding losses) to pull off this stunt.”

In an essay outlining the history of the Homelinks program (reproduced in full at http:// tinyurl.com/qgol6fm), Solly expresses his concerns about the current situation in Creston:

“Regretfully, at this time I sense, at least within the Creston home-schooling community, the perception that the district is prepared to initiate substantive changes to Homelinks without the support of parents. Even more serious, perhaps, is the perception that these changes are being made more on the basis of administrative convenience or the need to mandate ‘uniformity’ for home-schooling communities throughout the district. If indeed these perceptions are accurate it is my considered opinion the board will see many parents leave Homelinks and enrol their children in programs outside the district.”

The Kootenay Lake school district, he said, risks losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in provincial funding if parents pull their children from Homelinks and enrol them in other school district programs.

In the debate leading to the final votes on the motion, trustee Annette Hambler-Pruden argued that making moves that will jeopardize the future of the Homelinks program is at odds with what is happening in other parts of the province.

“At least six other communities in B.C. want to emulate our Homelinks and you want to put it in jeopardy,” she told trustees.

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PAWS’ April Volunteer of the Month: Lynn Ray Lynn has been involved and working hard on behalf of PAWS for many years. No doubt you have seen her name appear under many other headings from bake sales, concessions, organizing fundraising events from mini golf tournaments to more formal Christmas banquets. Not to mention years served on the Board of Directors.

That is but a few of her talents and commitments. We benefit from her office knowledge and skills to keep the office personnel volunteers on the straight and narrow and the paperwork distributed to the right places! With the years of PAWS experience under her belt we often rely upon Lynn to remember events, personalities and pets of the past so as we can continue faithful to our original goals.

Lynn also practices what she preaches having adopted two PAWS dogs who would be labelled by some as “special needs” and have required care and attention over the call of ordinary duty. But she and Bill have risen to the call and you can tell from the look in the pet’s eyes how they are loved in response. Although PAWS tries to keep count of the many volunteer hours expended, I am sure those hours dedicated by Lynn for our cause are beyond keeping track of!

We all - human and animal alike - thank you so very much!

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NOTICE Regional District of Central Kootenay

ERICKSON WATER SERVICE WATER MAIN SHUTDOWN

Thursday, May 8, 2014

WATER SERVICE MAY BE INTERMITTENT OR UNAVAILABLE

between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm

We ask that all water customers please limit their water use, where possible, on this day. Please reserve some water in containers in the event of service disruptions.

For further information, please call the local RDCK Water Services office at 250-428-2612.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Jason McDiarmid, Utility Services Manager, Environmental Services, RDCK

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Who are these people?

Let’s start with a show of hands.

Who among you thought that the Supreme Court would tell the federal government it could go ahead and break the constitution by arbitrarily reforming the Canadian Senate? Ahhh… Just you, Stephen. Just as I thought.

How do you feel about a prime minister who doesn’t appear to understand that the constitution enshrined the Senate as a way to protect provinces from being overwhelmed by a federal government’s agenda? The fact that under his direction enormous amounts of money and energy were devoted to asking the Supreme Court to consider the issue should be offensive to any Canadian, regardless of political affiliation. Harper’s response, that the issue is dead and that he won’t even consider entering into a discussion with the provinces, is schoolyard pettiness at its worst.

“If I can’t get everything I want I don’t want anything!” Spare me. In another era he would have been sent to stand in a corner while wearing a dunce cap.

Not that the constitutional reform issue is the only cause for concern about the Harper government’s behaviour. Consider two other bills, one dealing with electoral reform and the other with restricting farmers’ ability to save and exchange seed.

First, the electoral reform. Bill C-23 is an ideological piece of legislation designed to allow the government to restrict the ease of voting by ramping up voter requirements.

There appears to be no evidence that abuse is a problem, but hey, evidence and ideology don’t exactly go hand-in-hand, do they? The bill also

restricts Elections Canada in taking actions designed to encourage voting. I suppose that’s because it might encourage the wrong people from voting. Wrong being anyone

opposed to corporations — need from food crops. Costs for farmers will inevitably go up, Slomp said.

“Why should people care about that?

Either the farmer will go broke, or the food will get more expensive for people who eat,” he said.

This is yet another step in allowing a small handful of global corporations to control the world’s food supply.

More and more, what we are seeing from “the Government of Canada” as Harper insists on calling it, Lorne Eckersley is legislation designed to benefit his own party and corporate Canada, with precious litwho doesn’t vote Conservative. The tle interest in things that improve Conservatives have caved on some the lot of the country’s citizens. aspects of C-23, but it remains a Now, to change gears, a followlousy piece of legislation. up to last week’s column about Bill C-18 appears to be one of those bills that get quietly and myste- School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) and its handling of Creston’s riously written by industry, then Homelinks program. As I prepared slyly passed on to a minister to be to leave the videoconference of a introduced in the House of Commons. Opponents say it will fur- meeting that was held in Nelson April 22, I said to Homelinks foundther corporatize Canada’s food syser John Solly, whom I had been sittem, as if that might be a benefit to anyone except maybe shareholders of ting next to, “This wasn’t just a train wreck of a meeting, it was a LacMonsanto, Syngenta and Richardson Mégantic train wreck of a meeting.”

International, who are members of Earlier, Solly chastised the board the Canadian Seed Trade Association, of trustees for alienating a large which supports C-18. group of parents who are incredibly From the Edmonton Journal: passionate about their children’s “Farmers will lose the right to save education. seeds and use that seed for next years During the debate about whether crop, without having to pay a royalty to to move the kindergarten-Grade 9 the plant breeder’s rights holder,” said portion of Homelinks out of Creston Jan Slomp, a Rimbey, Alta., dairy farmEducation Centre and into Canyon er and president of the National Lister Elementary, and Grades 10-12 Farmer’s Union…

He said farmers already pay royalties into a Prince Charles Secondary School facility, our crowded room when they buy certified seed and should witnessed one of the most incompebe free to do what they wish with it tent and inept public meetings I thereafter. Changing the system will have ever witnessed. reduce the quality of breeding, leading to less disease resistance and produce See HOMELINKS, page 9 fewer of the qualities that people — as

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Bill C-23 threatens democracy To the Editor: (Open letter to Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks) I am writing to express my deep concern about the Harper government’s Bill C-23, also know as the Fair Elections Act. A fair election is the cornerstone of a democratic state. This bill, in both the manner in which it was crafted and its content, threatens our democracy.

First, a democracy needs transparency and accountability. Many of the decisions made to create this bill were done without genuine consultation of current experts in the field. In addition, other political parties were not included in the creation process. On top of this, the general public is being told that this bill, which affects our fundamental right to vote, is too complicated for us to understand. An incredibly important bill created behind closed doors is not transparent, and one that cannot be explained to the very public it represents is not accountable.

Second, Elections Canada has a sterling reputation in this country and around the world. For the Conservatives to attack its integrity is reprehensible. Who would want to take away its power to investigate fraudulent activity and put in a gag order to prevent Elections Canada from even revealing it is in the process of such an investigation? Who is afraid of exposing the truth? Doesn’t “tough on crime” include election fraud? Considering the Conservatives’ record of “in and out” overspending scandals, robocall fraud and consistently blocking every Elections Canada investigation into their activity, one would think they would use this bill to allow more power for Elections Canada to maintain the honesty of our elections.

Third, the changes to spending on elections puts Canada on the dangerous path to the corrupt American-style elections amounting to “one dollar, one vote”. We don’t want financially powerful corporations funding elections in return for deregulation deals and huge tax breaks. The one per cent have had their way for over 40 years now, and our societal inequality is almost at the level of the Great Depression.

In conclusion, the Fair Elections Act is about much more than voter-vouching. Did your own son not fight in Afghanistan for their democratic rights? Please honour his service, that of other veterans, and the citizens of this country by not supporting this undemocratic bill. Thank you.

Dan Hula Canyon

Workers must always be paid To the Editor: Talking to a fellow we know in town yesterday, I was appalled to hear that he had been phoned to do some pruning and garden work. He completed the work and went to collect his cheque but was told that the hus-

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band would write the cheque the next day. The next day there was another excuse, and another.

I think those people who have the gall to expect work to be done for nothing should have to live the winter through with these people who do snow shovelling, pruning and garden work. When there is little snow to shovel and because they are selfemployed, there is no unemployment paid. Many of them are too shy, modest or don’t feel they can ask for money so they chew gum to help their hunger pains. They live in fear of losing their apartment or dwelling because they can’t pay the rent. They may walk miles to get to a small paying job, with aching limbs, no energy and cold.

These people who do odd jobs aren’t drunks, drug addicts or lazy people; they all have a story, a wrong decision, hard times or a marriage breakup that took away their savings, their selfesteem and pride or their health. Don’t say they should go out and get a proper job; they are injured and depressed, maybe ill. They are doing the very best they can, and if they look dishevelled it’s because they are depressed and feeling overwhelmed and scared, and are struggling to function normally and be self-sufficient.

It could happen to many of us if we are sensitive and not emotionally strong. If you lost your wife or your job and couldn’t find work, you could be out on the street (as is happening in big cities to people with good education).

So those who have employed someone to help out then thought they could get away without paying, shame on you! I hope you have the chance to know what it is like to be trying to live in a cold house because you can’t pay the FortisBC bill so you have to turn the temperature right down, and you can’t sleep at night because you’re so cold from hunger and lack of heat. Yes, neighbours and friends do what they can to help, but they can’t provide everything to make life comfortable with food on the table every night, hot water and so on.

As a town, Creston is a wonderful place and people are very kind and helpful where they see a need. Please be aware that there are people who fall through the cracks, who are quiet and almost invisible but are struggling to stay alive and turn their life around.

Recognize that they need to live and eat too!

Christine Munkerud Lister

Creative days were 24 hours To the Editor: (Re: “Earth More than 6,000 Years Old”, April 10) Mr. Jorgensen is correct that “day” and “period of time” can be same word in Hebrew. However, just like in English, the original Hebrew word has a variety of uses in describing time.

How do we know which of several possible shades of meaning is correct in the Genesis account of creation? How do we know the intended meaning of the English word “day” in our conversations now? We understand by knowing the context. It is all-important in English for accurate communication. It is the same for Hebrew.

In Genesis 1 we are given the necessary context, many times over. This is

the important phrase: “And the evening and the morning were the first (second, third, fourth and so on) day.”

An evening and morning are a 24-hour day. This is not describing thousands or millions of years. This is how we know that creation happened in six literal 24-hour days. “Evening” is sunset.

“Morning” is sunrise. The Bible gives no evidence that we should regard these terms in Genesis 1 as symbols or metaphors for other time periods or for creation’s state of readiness.

Each 24-hour day of creation was filled by Jesus Christ designing and creating. His design is that each 24-hour day begins in the evening, somewhat different from our later alterations.

There’s no biblical reason to assume that Earth’s condition of being “without form, and void” was not produced, and included, in the opening moments of the creation week. Its not any more difficult for God to create a planetary foundation 6,000 years ago than it would be six trillion years ago.

The Bible does not teach that the entire universe was created during the same week the earth was made.

Creation week describes the creation of this world and its neighborhood.

Genesis 1:16 adds the fact that God made the rest of the universe “also”, whenever He chose to do it. However, the main purpose of the fourth day of this world’s creation was the “two great lights”, the sun and moon.

We do not lose Christians, young or old, through teaching what God says.

We lose them because of various strong pressures to disbelieve and abandon what He says. Many choose to align with those pressures, rather than God’s word.

Jesus could have created this world as easily in six nanoseconds as in six days. Time is not limiting to Him. But we are limited, and He often chooses to use time in ways we can understand.

He wants us to understand Him, and He likes to set up ways and means by which He can relate to us, and we to Him — setting apart the seventh day, for example. He likes to do this simply because He loves us, and He knows we depend on Him. Ken Lemky Creston

Docs must have been humiliated To the Editor: Finally after many months, I was forced to “impose” on my doctor and visit for a prescription renewal. I am about as informed as any person out there as to the misfortune that our team of three doctors won in the lottery of life, or on the wheel of fortune. Yes, Elemuo, Hopkins and Guthrie.

One was lured by this highly civilized and developed country all the way from the Dark Continent. Hopkins uprooted her family and bade farewell to her folks in England. Of course, I do not own a book of clairvoyance and do not see what documents they signed, but I am still sure they entrusted their future life in what they believed the fairest country of them all! I did, too, some 46 years ago, and to this day had few regrets. So to my great shock, disbelief, horror and disgust, I read blatant lies, even sympathies offered by certain individuals defending what boils down to a ruthless, gutless, wily business deal.

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Complex preparing for pickleball, convention

I was in the curling arena the other day following the Association of Kootenay and Boundary Local Governments conference (another successful large three-day conference event

tennis and ping-pong, it uses oversized paddles to hit a waffle ball over a lower-height net. Playable by all ages, this game has grown in popularity since its mid-1960s invention in the Puget Sound area of Washington, and whether you believe it was named after the inventor’s dog, Pickles, or a reference to a pickle boat, it doesn’t really matter. The game itself is a blast, can be as challenging as you make it Neil Ostafichuk and you really have to come and try it out.

So, as my grandma held at the Creston and District used to say, “How much costing?”

Community Complex, utilizing If you already have a membership almost every room, and organized to the community complex, nothby Town of Creston staff and a ing, plus we provide the paddles few other key people) and I and nets. No membership, no wornoticed we had added another ries — at $3 for adults and $2 for pickleball court on the curling seniors or youth, that’s cheap enterfloor making a total of three — tainment, plus as a bonus you get to count ‘em, three — surfaces for immerse yourself in our mantra, playing this rising-in-popularity “Get active.” Right now it runs sport. from 7 a.m.-noon on Tuesdays and I know I have given you the Thursdays, and 6:30-8 p.m. on background on pickleball before Wednesdays. but let’s recap for old times’ sake.

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enthusiasts has volunteered to provide free lessons on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-9:30 a.m., so the only way this would get any better is if we paid you to come and play!

(Which isn’t going to happen...)

We would like to see this sport grow to the extent is has in other areas; in fact I was at a tradeshow at the recent BC Recreation and Parks Association convention and overheard a couple of recreation professionals from similar-sized municipalities in B.C. discussing getting custom pickle ball flooring from a B.C.

manufacturer because of the interest in their communities.

It’s cheap, it’s easy and it’s good for you.

From the “I Did Not Know That” file, I see there is an article in the most recent issue of Beef in BC magazine about the upcoming BC Cattlemen Association annual general meeting with a picture of our front entrance splashed across the page. I did know most of that, other than that there exists a Beef in BC magazine. Probably not as mainstream as Maclean’s or Star Weekly, I did find it quite interesting with lots of well

Mortgage brokers offer choice

The next time you’re looking for a mortgage for that new house or you’re up for renewal on your existing mortgage, think about using a mortgage broker — their services are free and they offer you an abundance of choices. Many people are still unfamiliar with what exactly mortgage brokers do. They often think that you go to a broker when the bank says no and you don’t have any other choice. When the reality is that brokers have access to many “A” lenders with the very best rates.

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Brokers have access to a vast array of lenders — over 90 institutions, including some of the big banks — which enable these professionals to negotiate the best possible mortgage products and rates on your behalf. Your broker acts as an agent between you and these institutions, ensuring you get the best products, rates and service.

Although brokers have access to this many lenders, the reality is that most have around five that they work with on a regular basis. The advantage of this is that a strong relationship can be built with each lender, without being limited to just one. That way, if your particular situation

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From page 8 I am aware this may make me subject to an attack, or, worse yet, a legal action. Well, heap it on, fork it over, attack me and have me roasted — spare no effort. I have nothing to lose and will on the burning pyre shout, “Shame on us all!”

Did one of you 1,000 patients of Dr. Elemuo not feel ashamed, violated and humiliated, as much as the doctor himself, working out of a janitor’s closet? Where is the national TV? Where are

written, informative articles obviously targeting the folks that will come to our next large scale three-day convention (again using pretty much all the space in the complex). We are excited about hosting another convention as each event provides more experience and spreads the word about the facility and region, providing revenue-generating opportunities not only for the complex but the town and surrounding area as a whole.

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

doesn’t happen to fit into one lenders “box”, you have other options without having to fill out another application or have another credit bureau pulled.

In many ways, dealing with a broker is very similar to dealing with a bank. You will get asked many of the same questions, fill out a similar application, and be asked to provide similar documents. Where the two differ mainly is that the bank is going to take that application and submit it to their underwriting department.

A broker is going to review the information and find the best fit for it. Finding this might include who has the best rate at that time, who offers the best prepayment options, who has better customer service, who has a particular mortgage product or any number of things that may be important to a particular borrower. It just depends on what is most important to the client.

The broker then submits the deal to the chosen lender’s underwriting department for approval.

Mortgage brokers do their homework on available mortgage products and keep themselves abreast of any new products, or changes to existing products, to ensure they find the best mortgage to fit your specific needs.

The top reasons for using a broker are: •choice — access to multiple financial institutions; •rates — because brokers can choose from a number of lenders, they can usually offer the best rates; •costs — using a mortgage broker costs you nothing; •knowledge — brokers are trained and licensed through the B.C. government; and •flexibility — clients can choose whether to deal in person, on the phone or by email, whichever is most convenient for them.

So if you are looking to purchase a new home, or refinance your current home, consider using a mortgage broker. All mortgage brokers are subject to the same training and licensing guidelines under the Financial Institution Commission of British Columbia, so you know you are in capable hands.

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Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and the head honcho occupying the Health Ministry?

To you, Dr. Elemuo (my family doctor), I offer sincere regret, apology and sympathy that you have to endure this humiliation. As far as I know, it is not you who drives home in a Lincoln, nor am I aware that you have a few other business deals that you will try to devour tonight and flush them down with fancy liquid that travelled across the ocean from France. You are too busy making the morning rounds to see a few of your patients in the hospital, reviewing, referring

and, after work, attending to minor surgeries around 5 p.m.

Every drop of sweat and hour of your day is for the good of this community.

It took us, the despairing and destitute folks, a long time to get you here. What has transpired, and the conditions you and the other doctors have to presently endure is beyond tragic. On behalf of all the patients, I salute you and your stamina. On behalf of all the decent residents of this tiny town, I sincerely apologize to you and your family.

Frank Belavy West Creston

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B.C. needs protection from environmental threat

BY DAVID BLACK

I am the majority owner of Black Press, the company that owns this newspaper. This is the first of two columns addressing what I see as the greatest threat to the B.C. environment in our lifetime. I am a reasonably sensible and conservative businessman, not an alarmist. All of the information in this column can be confirmed from public sources.

The oil industry wants to export Alberta bitumen to Asia via tankers. Under no circumstances should we allow that to happen. A bitumen spill at sea could destroy our coastline, together with the fish and wildlife that depend on it, for hundreds of years.

Bitumen, even if it is diluted, does not float in sea water if there is sediment present.

This has been proven many times, most recently in a thorough Environment Canada study published on Nov. 30.

Page 51 of the study provides graphic evidence of sunken bitumen. Given that there is an abundance of sediment along the B.C. coast, the bitumen will sink rapidly and there will be little chance of recovering any of it if there is a spill. By Northern Gateway’s own admission the likelihood of a bitumen spill at sea is over 10 per cent over the next 50 years. Others say that it is much higher. We are in agreement with the position taken by the coastal First Nations that even the slightest risk of

David Black a spill of bitumen at sea is unacceptable.

The grounding of the Exxon Valdez in Alaska in 1989 is often held up as an example of how bad an oil spill at sea can be; however, a spill of bitumen at sea would be much worse. The Exxon Valdez carried light crude and lost 250,000 barrels, one eighth of a tanker load. The light oil floated and could be removed from the beaches.

Even so, after four years of work with up to 11,000 workers and 1,400 boats involved, less than

Protection needed in W. Creston To the Editor: How close we came to losing our bridge to a wildfire on the south end of Nicks Island Road a very short time ago!

A similar incident in the not too distant past was dealt with promptly and effectively by members of the West Creston Fire Protection Society, along with their spouses.

They spent hours to extinguish the flames and many more hours to look after hot spots. They all had our safety and security at heart!

The latest episode was looked after by the Ministry of Forests

Homelinks

From page 6 The discussion was confused and ill-informed, information was lacking or non-existent and I am willing to bet that some trustees voted against their own wishes, so confusing was the debate. If ever a meeting could have used a parliamentarian, this was it. Somewhere, Robert, who penned the Rules of

10 per cent of it was recovered.

Roughly 200,000 birds and many kinds of other wildlife were killed. Approximately 1,300 miles of shoreline were affected and the fishery has yet to fully recover. Bitumen is very different. It would harden up on shore and much of it would sink to the bottom, making it unrecoverable and killing virtually everything with which it came in contact. Imagine if we lost a full tanker load.

Some say that with GPSbased navigation and double hulls, spills such as Exxon Valdez are not possible today.

They are wrong. Double hulls do not prevent hull fracture if there is a collision at speed, only if there is a gentle scrape.

As for the GPS claim, most marine accidents are caused by human inattention, not by a lack of knowledge about position. All ships carried systems to indicate their location before GPS came along. The Exxon Valdez crew could have glanced at their instruments to determine their location but they didn’t; neither did the crew on the Queen of the North. Marine disasters regularly occur and a quick search of the Internet shows human error is most often the problem. Undoubtedly there will be many more marine accidents in future. Our grandchildren will not thank us if we willingly risk the destruction of the B.C. coast on our watch.

Fortunately, there is a solution that is beneficial for all concerned: All we have to do is build a refinery at Kitimat. The refinery will convert the bitu-

people, who did an equally good job once they arrived.

I ask all of the West Creston naysayers and especially the authors of some very nasty letters if they sat up and took notice! They attempted to tear the community apart by going public with their concerns, instead of taking the honourable face-to-face route, and there were those who did not have the intestinal fortitude to identify themselves.

One of those so-called authors happens to often express his biased and hypocritical opinion in the Advance by offering little more than unprofessional drivel whenever he attempts to write. A bit of appreciation and less ridicule may be in order from an individual who obviously came to this country seeking a better life.

George Esch West Creston Order, is spinning in his grave.

Last week I wrote that I was watching the handling of the Homelinks issue as an indicator of whether school boards serve any valid purpose. One meeting is too small a sample to draw a final conclusion, but I do know I wouldn’t vote for anyone sitting around the board table on that afternoon. The level of discussion was appalling.

Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of the Creston Valley Advance.

men to gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, which float and evaporate if they are spilled. Often little or no spill remediation is required. These refined fuels simply do not cause the habitat destruction of conventional or synthetic crude oil, or anywhere near the devastation caused by bitumen.

The second part of this column will run in the next issue. It will discuss the enormous value-added benefits and environmental advantages of a modern green refinery.

The pipeline from Alberta and the tanker fleet to export the refined fuels will also be considered.

Let me declare my biases. I am for creating thousands of good

permanent jobs in B.C. I am for creating billions of new tax dollars for government coffers. I am for reducing the planet’s greenhouse gas emissions. I am for building an oil pipeline that will never leak. I am for building a modern tanker fleet that carries only refined fuels that float and evaporate if spilled. I am against shipping bitumen in tankers.

If you agree that we should not put bitumen in tankers, please contact your local MP and say so. The Canadian government makes a decision on this this month.

David Black is the chair and founder of Black Press, the largest private newspaper publisher in Canada.

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Annual General Meeting Monday, May 5 at 6:00 pm Sunshine Room at the Creston & District Community Complex

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(From left) Creston Fire Rescue Chief Mike Moore and Creston Mayor Ron Toyota recently presented retiring firefighter Harold Standen with a silver horn.

Standen retires

From page 1 Standen became a Town of Creston public works employee, driving the garbage truck and other vehicles, so he was always on standby to respond to fires.

“They told me that after I finished my garbage route I should just go the fire hall so they knew where I was,” he recalled.

He kept busy maintaining equipment and servicing oxygen tanks.

Fire departments are renowned for keeping fire trucks spotless and gleaming, but that

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doesn’t mean they are immune to problems.

“We had a Model B Ford and one time it wouldn’t start. We had to push it down the road to get going,” he laughed.

He spent most of his career as deputy chief, working under many different fire chiefs. Each had his own way of doing things, and Standen simply adapted as the years passed.

His first big fire, he said, was a Royal Bank blaze on a New Year’s Eve. “I was at a dance and I ran down in my suit,” he said. “The water froze it solid.

“Then there was the old rec centre.

Fire went through that building like you wouldn’t believe.”

A memory that stays with him is the fire that destroyed Prince Charles Secondary School early one morning in 1980.

“My boys were going there at the time,” he said.

Grad decorations set atop a heater in an adjacent building caught fire, which quickly spread to the main building.

“Teachers entered through the front door and you know what happens then—the fire drew quickly right through the building and it was out of control.”

He laughed when reminded about the Advance photo that caught principal Bill Goodchild exiting from the school, carrying a huge bass drum as volunteers scrambled to save band instruments.

The biggest blaze, Standen said, might have been on the winter night when Sunset Seed Co. caught fire.

“We could never have stopped that fire in a million years,” he said, shaking his head at the memory.

Over the course of his career, Standen said he witnessed many changes. Firefighters used to have dedicated landline phones in their homes.

“When a call came in, everyone could pick up the phone and hear where the fire was. I could even ring the siren from my house.

Then we used to pack pagers, but it’s all cellphones now.”

Much of the appeal that kept him on the job for almost a halfcentury was the social aspect.

“The friendships were amazing.

And there was the ladies’ auxiliary — they did a lot of work behind the scenes.”

Until recent years, more skills competitions against other towns were held and volunteers spent more time at the fire hall.

“We used to play pool and poker after training but now after practice they’re gone,” he says of a young generation of firefighters. “Times change.”

Standen has boxes of trophies and plaques that have accumulated over the years, but he said the legacy that makes him most proud is that his sons followed in his path. Larry, Wayne and Don were all volunteer firefighters. Two were captains and one worked in the ambulance service. Larry is now a paramedic in Fruitvale, Wayne is an advanced life support specialist and Don had a long career as a firefighter in Creston.

Of his own career, Standen shrugs off the accomplishments.

“I like to help people out,” he said.

“But there is something we learned early — buildings can be replaced but people can’t. Safety comes first.”

The Town of Creston honoured Standen with a retirement dinner, and at the April 15 council meeting he was presented with a silver horn, symbolic of the long history that volunteer firefighters have around the world. And, while he might not be responding to any more fires, he doesn’t plan to disappear entirely from the scene.

“I said before I left, ‘I’ll be around to check on you guys!’ ”

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Wood shop helps counsellor connect with kids

BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

After guiding thousands of Adam Robertson Elementary School students through the process of making wooden birdhouses and cars, Gary Smith is leaving the woodshop behind.

The 71-year-old counsellor and social worker is retiring in June, 19 years after starting the unique counselling method at ARES. “I find it easier to slide stuff to kids when they’re engaged in an activity,” he said. “All they know is that they’re playing.”

Smith meets in the woodshop with about 25 students — alone or in groups of two or three — throughout the week to talk about specific issues. Although the setting is useful for boys and girls, it has been particularly useful for boys, many of whom, Smith said, don’t relate well to using a pencil and paper.

“This has been a carrot, especially for the boys,” he said. “They need to be handling materials.”

The experience sticks with students — Smith has had many former students tell him they’re now taking shop classes at Prince Charles Secondary School.

“It definitely carries on because they realize they really enjoy doing stuff with their hands,” he said.

The woodshop is also used in more than just an official counselling capacity — Thursday lunch hours are open to any interested students, and the room can quickly become packed with about two dozen boys and girls of all ages.

While younger students work on simpler items, such as birdhouses and cars, the older students tend toward more elaborate projects, including tables, stools and shelves.

One class is currently working on 28 birdhouses for a contest that will be part of next week’s Creston Valley Bird Fest.

The woodshop wouldn’t be possible without some help from the community, and Smith has appreciated regular donations of wood from the Wynnwood and J.H. Huscroft sawmills.

Smith has purchased some of the tools himself — he sold Adirondack chairs to raise money

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On Thursdays at lunchtime, Adam Robertson Elementary School students enjoy dropping in at the school’s basement wood shop. For more photos, find this story (posted April 27) at www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca/news.

for a band saw — and he recycles the school’s juice boxes, cans and bottles, which provides about $20 a week for the shop.

He has appreciated the opportunity over the years to pass on his passion for woodworking to students, some of whom are the same age he was when he got his first taste.

“I started at six years old building houses with my dad.”

As an adult, he did social work and ran his own land-

scaping business before coming to ARES, starting what he is sure is the only elementary school woodshop in B.C.

“I think every school should have one,” he said. “I will miss this greatly, but it’s time to try a few other things.”

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The Creston Valley Public Library presents the National Film Board of Canada feature documentary, The Wings of Johnny May, as its May film 115 Thorncliffe Park Drive club presentation.

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May 5 - 9, 2014 • Prince Charles Theatre Concert #5: Tuesday May 6 • 7:00 pm

Concert # 1: Monday May 5 • 9:15 am

ARES K 1 ........................................................ Patricia Hayes ARES 1/2 ..........................................................Maria McLean Maggie Hansen - dance Lachlan McKenzie - violin Nadine Persad - piano Bridghid and Kerry Bodley - violin Lori Kepke School of Highland Dance Erickson Elementary School 1/2 ................... Mrs. Edwards Concert # 2: Monday May 5 • 12:45 pm

Canyon Lister 6/7 .....................................................Danforth Kaitlin Ryckman - piano Meredith Walker - piano Kayla Koehoorn - piano Dexter Gartner - violin Lori Kepke School of Highland Dance Bea Roelofse - piano Emma Penner - violin Marissa Koehoorn - piano Marlise Tessman - vocal Meredith Coté - piano Emma Penner - piano Erickson 6/7..........................................................Mrs. Cobra Concert #3: Tuesday May 6 • 9:15 am

ARES 6 .........................................................................Walker ARES Kindergarten ................... Mrs Thomsen, Mrs. Vigna Anna Weaver - violin Rianna Heykamp Smith - violin Makali Mainville - violin Lori Kepke School of Highland Dance - Highland Fling Rasmus Knudsen - piano Cory Hammond - violin Micah Greentree - piano Erickson Elementary 1, 2 ...............Mrs. Brock, Mrs. Skerik Wildflower School.......................................... Melissa Folick Concert #4: Tuesday May 6 • 12:45 pm

ARES 5 .............................................................. Simon / Blick Creston Children’s Choir - vocal Keda Ahlefeld - piano Jenna Nims - piano Margret Blackmore and Karen Blackmore - vocal and piano Logan Hammond - violin Yaqan Nukiy 3, 4, 5 ..................................Treena Blackmore Jenna Nims - violin Karen Blackmore - piano Tessa Blackmore and Jenna Blackmore - vocal Erickson School 4/5...............................................Ms. Wood

Allan Rallston - violin Oliver Beaucher - violin Ethan Greentree - piano Meghan Huss - piano Matisse Harms - violin Mormon Hills Girls Dance Group .......Susan Gallup Sarah Goulder & Taylor Caughee - violin Taija Bibby - violin Frances Collison - vocal Kristi Blackmore - piano Angus Gardner - drama Destiny Geddes - violin Adriana Ingram - piano duet Megan Bibby - violin Tierney Hula - drama Concert #6: Wednesday May 7 • 9:15 am

ARES 3 ....................................................... Lisa Page Darlene’s Daycare ARES Kindergarten .......................................Rendek Ewan Gratton - violin Erickson K....................................... B.J. Fedorowich ARES 1 ................................................Patty Hurford

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May 5 - 9, 2014 • Prince Charles Theatre Concert #7: Wednesday May 7 • 10:45 am

CRAWFORD BAY K/1 marimba .................................. Wedge CRAWFORD BAY 2/3 marimba .................................. Wedge Anna Morgan - piano Asha Cristofoli-Couling - piano Ocean Peel-Ring - piano Elijah Sly - piano Maya Sly - piano Canyon Lister 5/6 ............................................................ King Concert #8: Wednesday May 7 • 12:45 pm

Crawford Bay 4/5/6 - marimba ................................... Wedge Crawford Bay Lunch Hour Musicians - marimba..................................................................... Wedge Zoe Zaiss-Baetzel - piano Ella Schmidt-Dulmage - piano Rowan Medhurst - piano Olivia Wedge-Darchan - piano Thea Rude - piano Eliot Rude - piano Alec Hammond - piano Erickson 5/6......................................................Boutet/Simon Concert # 9: Thursday May 8 • 9:15 am

ARES 7 ............................................................................. Hula Evan Frederick - piano Seth Frederick - piano Taylor Caughee - violin André Beaucher - piano Isaiah Persad - piano Mormon Hills School Grade 5 - dance ............. Helen White Mormon Hills 7/8 - vocal........................ Richard Blackmore Andre Beaucher, Moses Janzen and Isaiah Persad - piano trio Ashley Mottl - piano Katelyn Wiens - violin Stella Blackmore - piano ARES 6 ............................................................... Smith/Simon Concert # 10: Thursday May 8 • 12:45 pm

ARES 2 ................................................Doeleman/ Armstrong David Blackmore - piano Allison Edwards - piano ARES 3/4 ........................................................ Mrs. Doeleman Martha Blackmore - piano Teanna Blackmore - vocal Ashley Frederick - piano Mormon Hills 2/3 - dance ...........................Millie Blackmore Erickson 2/3.................................................... Margaret Ross

Concert # 11: Thursday May 8 • 7:00 pm

Cadet Pipe Band ..................... Eric Johnson Jaelynn Coons - violin Nathan Goodnough - violin Hailey Viers - dance Skylar Eyre - drama Eika Williams - violin Hannah Ryckman - piano Noelle Lavallee - violin Mormon Hills School Girls’ Group - vocal Dave Aldrich & Elizabeth Nygren - drama Skylar Eyre - violin Christina Walker - piano Noah Koehoorn - piano Madison McBlain - violin Dave Aldrich - drama

Concert # 12: Friday May 9 • 9:15 am

Canyon-Lister 2/3/4/5 .......... Mrs. Casemore Jake Wiens - violin Trula Gartner - piano Payden Oler - piano Jake Wiens & Hayden Persad - violin & piano Benjamin Nixon - piano ARES 4 ..................................... Alaina Allard Sabrina Lynai Oler - piano Nevaeh Keating - vocal Moses Janzen - vocal Logan Penner - violin Andrea Daignault - piano Kenzie Winters - vocal Music for Young Children

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Something for everyone at second bird fest CRESTON VALLEY BIRD FEST

The Creston Valley Bird Fest celebrates the art, the agriculture and the birds of the Creston Valley.

There is something for everyone at the May 9-11 bird festival, including 11 birding tours with qualified experts, seven presentations and nine unique valley events.

There are children’s events and canoe rides at the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area, as well as a youth art exhibit at the Creston and District Community Complex. Photography workshops, tours to the organic dairy and the College of the Rockies greenhouses, five creative art studios and a medicinal plant walk are unique to Creston. The buffet dinner on Friday night catered by Demetre and a Saturday lunch catered by Real Food Cafe are accompanied by presentations on hummingbirds, eagles, bats and bad news birds.

Events occur at the community complex, the wildlife area, Wynndel, Canyon, Lister, the college and all birding hot spots in

between. Art abounds at Kingfisher Used Books, the community complex and at the Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce with the travelling Flathead Wild exhibit. The bird fest committee welcomes newcomers to the bird watching world — this is an opportunity to try something new and learn about the beautiful winged creatures that inhabit the valley. Birding tours start at the community complex at 6:30 a.m.

Saturday and Sunday.

The Keynote speaker for the 2014 Creston Valley Bird Fest is Dave Quinn, CBC’s “outdoor guy”. In his 7 p.m. Saturday presentation at Prince Charles Theatre, “A Wildlife Biologist’s Love Affair with Birds,” Quinn brings the world of birds to us.

The Cranbrook-born wildlife biologist, photographer and wilderness guide has explored the complex relationships between birds and people around the globe. Quinn will share his observations and stories from his personal and professional expeditions to the world’s remote landscapes. Driven by his passion for

CBC “outdoor guy” Dave Quinn will make a presentation during the Creston Valley Bird Fest.

wilderness and wild spaces, his work with mountain caribou, badgers, fisher, grizzly, lynx and other species has shaped his understanding of the Kootenay wild and sharpened his efforts to protect what remains.

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I was getting good at this, so I purchased a used vehicle in the U.S. and imported it.

It didn’t have any airbags, so the warning lights were on. But I wasn’t picky.

I knew, based on my other tricks, I could solve that before I had it inspected and registered.

You just couldn’t be too worried about the truth.

I Googled airbags. I saw I had three options.

Get certified replacements installed at a repair shop. Buy some and install them myself.

Or, override the warning light.

I called and found that the first option was out of the question. Way too expensive.

But, option two had some promise. There were cheap ones online.

Of course, there were some warnings about dangerous fake airbags.

Option three, overriding the warning lights, went too far – even for me.

You can find how-to videos about anything on the web. So, I ordered cheap ones and had them sent to my U.S. mailbox. I used a buddy’s garage and put them in. Bingo! The warning lights went off and I was on my way.

Soon, I had an ad up on several classified websites: Great car for sale. Moving out of the country and need to sell fast! Good condition.

Recently inspected. Call cell. I’m flexible on price!!

I couldn’t believe how many calls I had.

I found my buyer not long after. A nice man about my age; divorced with three kids. That’s all I know about him – I don’t like getting too personal.

I was actually honest about the vehicle this time. I told him that the car had been in an

accident and was from the U.S. I asked if he wanted a vehicle history report*, but he declined. He appreciated my honesty, as he’d gone through a few bad deals.

With the transaction done, we parted ways.

Then I got a call from my buddy.

Being a curious person, he’d read the boxes the airbags came in that I’d left at his shop.

“You installed counterfeit airbags,” he said.

“So? They look identical to the original airbags,” I said.

“I’ve seen videos of bogus airbags catching fire and with metal bits exploding when they deploy.

They’re not safe,” he scolded.

I’ll take my chances, I thought.

It would only be a problem in an accident.

The next day, my buddy left a message. He ended our friendship.

Whoa, chill out. A guy’s got a right to make a few bucks.

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The international vocal ensemble, Boundless, presents a return engagement of The Elusive Heart, a music theater work, on May 11 in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.

The Elusive Heart is both a choral concert and a powerful theatre work in which astounding new scientific discoveries about the human heart are shared alongside ancient poetry in vibrant visual projections.

Boundless is an eight-member vocal ensemble directed by Vicki Blake Thompson and accompanied by Barb Nelson.

Boundless specializes in works incorporating music, theater, and the visual arts.

Performers come from Bonners Ferry and Creston, and include sopranos Gail Southall and Rhea Verbanic, altos Skye Palmer and Vicki Blake Thompson, tenors D.J. Cruttenden and Rob Cleve, basses Sam Richardson and Jim Thompson.

“The show received such positive feedback, we decided to do one more show,” said director Blake Thompson. “The new scientific information about the human heart is what inspired me to take on this production. For centuries, the sages have spoken of the power of the human heart. Now we are beginning to uncover scientific facts about the heart, which not only support the old intuitions but force us to take a hard look at how we are living our lives.

This productions explores in song and poetry and facts the powerful yet elusive human heart.”

Music includes extremely varied works ranging from classic rock pieces like Loves Me Like Rock, Shambhala and The Longest Time to choral works with texts from poets like Hildegard of Bingen, Chief Seattle and Sara Teasdale.

The Elusive Heart will be presented 3 p.m. May 11 at the Pearl Theater in Bonners Ferry. Tickets are $10 at the door.

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Christmas cards raise over $1,000 for TAPS CRESTON ROTARY CLUB

The Creston Rotary Club recently presented the Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors (TAPS) with $1,034.17, the proceeds of last year’s successful Christmas card project, in which fabric artist and painter Eileen Gidman worked with seniors and Prince Charles Secondary School students.

TAPS co-ordinator Bridget Currie and community liaison development co-ordinator Maureen Cameron were guests at a recent Rotary lunch, and received the cheque from project organizer Brenda Silkie.

Currie also spoke about the “big picture” for TAPS, including the Better at Home program (helping seniors with non-medical dayto-day tasks so they can continue to live independently), and Cameron related that the Christmas card project was a positive experience for the seniors and the two PCSS students from PCSS that participated in it. She mentioned that the funds from the project might be used to start an art program for seniors.

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Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors co-ordinator Bridget Currie and community liaison development co-ordinator Maureen Cameron receive a cheque from Rotarian Brenda Silkie.

PUBLIC NOTICE Intent to Dispose of Land

Pursuant to Sections 186 and 187 of the Local Government Act, notice is hereby given that the Regional District of Central Kootenay intends to dispose of the following parcels of land, legally described as: Purcell Road: Lot A, DL 812, LD 26, Plan NEP 5805

Lot A, DL 812, LD 26, Plan NEP 5805 (Purcell Road), Lot size : 4.66 acres Reserve amount: $125,000 One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Dollars

Sinclair Road: Lot 4, BLK 25, DL 812, LD 26, Plan NEP 1428

Lot 4, BLK 25, DL 812, LD 26, Plan NEP 1428 (Sinclair Road), Lot size : 1.04 acres Reserve amount: $103,700 One Hundred & Three Thousand, Seven Hundred Dollars

To view other maps of the properties, please visit: http://www.rdck.ca/EN/main/administration/bids-tenders/lister-property-disposal.html No conditions of sale shall be imposed by the purchaser(s).

The sale of the lots will be awarded to the highest sealed bid(s) marked “Lister Property Sale” that is equal to or above the reserve amount and that was received before the bid closing time of Friday, May 30, 2014, 2:00p.m. (PST) at Box 590, 202 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, BC, V1L 5R4.

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Krafty Kronys Craft Supply Sale Blowout!

The Krafty Krony Ladies of Creston are selling off all their crafting items and many of their fabrics

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Public invited to annual white sturgeon release FISH AND WILDLIFE COMPENSATION PROGRAM

It’s that sturgeon time of year once more! The annual juvenile white sturgeon release will occur from 2-4 p.m. on May 6, at the old ferry landing at the end of Kootenay River Road west of Creston. If you have not yet released your very own juvenile white sturgeon, then this free public event provides a great opportunity to do so.

The Kootenai Tribe of Idaho has been working hard for many years to ensure that white sturgeon remain part of the local ecosystem. It initiated a sturgeon conservation aquaculture program, with funding from Bonneville Power Administration, in 1991. The program, the first of its kind, collects wild broodstock adult sturgeon from the river and raises the juveniles in the Kootenai Tribal Sturgeon Hatchery in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, and in the East Kootenay’s Bull River hatchery.

“There continues to be virtually no natural recruitment — that is to say, the survival through the egg, larvae and into the juvenile stage — in the river,

and this has been the case for more than four decades now,” says Sue Ireland, the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho’s fish and wildlife program director. “This is a stop-gap measure, but a critical one in the conservation effort as we, and many other partners, work toward implementing habitat restoration measures that should provide conditions for fish to successfully reproduce in the wild. It is a critical program if we are to avoid this population becoming extinct.”

The release is coordinated by the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP, a partnership between the province of B.C., BC Hydro, First Nations and the public) in the Columbia region, with support from the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC, Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area, FortisBC, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, and the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho.

“This is always a great event that draws people from many different communities,” says Trevor Oussoren, program manager for FWCP. “Not surprising, given the fact that white sturgeon are amazing prehistoric-looking creatures,

and it is like holding part of our natural history in your hands since they have remained largely unchanged for 175 million years.”

In 2014, approximately 1,500 10-month old juvenile white sturgeon, each with an average weight of 75 grams, and measuring between 15 and 25 centimetres in length, will be released near Creston, with more being released in the U.S. They can grow to the length of a canoe and live for over 100 years.

The Kootenay River sturgeon population is endangered in both Canada and the U.S. due to a variety of human impacts, including the operation of Libby Dam, which has altered the natural flow of the river. There has been virtually no natural reproduction in the wild since 1974. There are thought to be less than 1,000 adults living on both sides of the border.

For more information about Kootenay River white sturgeon, visit gofishbc.com/ Sturgeon.htm.

For more information on the juvenile sturgeon release event, contact the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program at 250352-1300.

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Judah Baruta, with the help of his dad, Luke, releases a juvenile white sturgeon at the 2013 event.

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Obituaries Crystal Perry “Chris�

September 20, 1921 ~ April 16, 2014 Crystal passed away peacefully at Rocky Mountain Village on April 16, 2014 at the age of 92 years, with her daughter Crystal by her side.

She spent most of her life living in Creston, BC, where she worked at the Creston Valley Hospital as a cook for over 20 years. She moved to Fernie in 2007 where she spent the remainder of her life and where she lived life to the fXllest, camping, Àshing or MXst sitting in the sun reading. She was a loving mother who always put others needs before her own and will be deeply missed.

Crystal is survived by her eight children: Gail Bosgra (Charles), Ed Perry (Gloria), Elaine Bullock (Steve), Joe Perry, Janette Sommerfeld, Brian Perry (Sandy), Ray Perry (Angie), and Crystal Perry Jr. She is also survived by 14 grandchildren and 16 greatgrandchildren as well as 5 great-great-grandchildren.

Husband Walter Perry, daughter Karen Rose Perry, grandsons Tyler Reed Sommerfeld and Dylan Walter Perry, brother Ray and sisters Shirley and Beryl predeceased her.

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of Lethbridge, AB formerly of Creston, BC passed away on April 7, 2014.

Fern is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Tom, two daughters Crystal (Stan) Yuszko of Fernie, BC and Leah (Kevin) Heppler of Sundre, AB and their families.

A Celebration of Life was held in her honour on April 12, 2014 in Lethbridge.

Always in our thoughts Forever in our hearts

Harold (Hal) Praestegaard

Feburary 28, 1938 ~ April 23, 2014

Harold (Hal) Praestegaard passed away peacefully on April 23, 2014 in the Creston Valley at the age of 76 years.

Hal was born to parents Annie and Jen Jensen on February 28, 1938 in Trail, BC. Hal married Jeanette Charron on May 21, 1994 in Fernie, British Columbia.

He enjoyed many things in life, some of which included spending time time atat Kootenay kootenay Lake, lake, golďŹ golĂ€ng, camping, playing cards, dancing and gardening.

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Hal will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Jeanette (Jan) Lorraine Praestegaard; children Cylie Blackwood of Calgary, AB; Dana (Dean) Clark, and their son Jared all of Maple Ridge, BC; Grant (Paula) Chardonnen of Sparwood, BC and their their children children Brandon of Jaffery, BC and Bree and Avery Avery of of Sparwood, Sparwood, BC; BC and Bonnie (Kevin) Price of Burnaby, BC and their children Shannon, Colin and Ethan of Vancouver, BC. A Memorial Funeral Service was held on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the G. F. Oliver Funeral Chapel with Pastor Gordon /awrence Lawrence oIĂ€ ofďŹ ciatinJ. ciating.

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Obituaries Frank Wilhelm Wiebe May 21, 1958 ~ April 19, 2014

Frank Wilhelm Wiebe passed away after a 10 year battle with cancer on April 19, 2014 in Creston, BC at the age of 55 years.

Frank was born to parents Annie and Bill Wiebe on May 21, 1958 in Creston, B.C. where he was raised and educated. After his school years, Frank joined the military and also worked for CN Rail in Prince George, where he met and later married Deanna Engelmyer.

Together they moved back to Creston where Frank worked as a mechanic and equipment operator.

Frank was always involved in his passion – all things mechanical. You could Ànd him at one of the many service or parts centers around town or À[ing a newto-him vehicle at ´Granny’sµ property in Lakeview.

Frank will be lovingly remembered and dearly missed by his parents Annie and Bill (Wilhelm) Wiebe; wife Deanna Wiebe (nee Engelmyer); daughters Trina (Jessie) Sandbach Littlechild; Tamara (Bradley) Skog, Kelly (Eric) Koch and Shoshana (Shawnee) Cotton, his si[ grandchildren, four sisters, four brothers and numerous nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life Service was held on Friday, April 25th, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Glad Tidings Pentecostal Church with Pastor Steve Schneider and Pastor Carl Sawler ofÀciating.

Friends wishing to make a memorial tribute in Frank’s name may do so to the BC Cancer Foundation 601 West 10th Ave., Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3.

Evelyn Mildred Burroughs October 24, 1919 ~ April 21, 2014 Evelyn Mildred Burroughs passed away peacefully on April 21, 2014 in Creston, BC at the age of 94 years.

Evelyn was born to parents Mary and William Wilkinson on October 24, 1919 in Truman, Minnesota. She moved to Canada in March of 1921 to a farm north of Sturgis, SK with her parents and brother. She received her education through grade 8 in Brookview Country School.

Evelyn married Donald (Don) Burroughs on August 7, 1962 and they adopted their son, Laverne, in Feburary, 1968. In 1981, they moved from Endeavor, SK to Lister, BC. Evelyn was involved with T.A.P.S., a member of the Erickson Covenant Church, the Erickson Golden Agers and a true country girl at heart, enjoying the Western Producer along with her bible. She absolutely loved farming and farm gardening, having won multiple ribbons, year after year in various categories at the Creston Fall Fair. In the winter months, Evelyn loved to keep her wood stove going, enjoying the heat with her cat Ginger by her side. A few other hobbies she had included leatherwork, reading, tatting and horseback riding. A highlight of her day was when neighbours or friends would stop in for tea and a game of Saskatchewan Rummy, which she loved to play.

Evelyn is predeceased by her parents Mary and William Wilkinson; brother Johnnie Wilkinson; sisterin-law Clara Wilkinson and loving husband Donald (Don) Burroughs in 1993.

She will be lovingly remembered by her son Laverne (Lucinda) Burroughs; grandchildren Jackie Giles, Shannon Walter, Tracey Burroughs, Amanda Walter, Ben Burroughs and James Burroughs and great grandchildren Morgan Borschowa, Jimmy Hindmarsh and Logan Hamilton and nieces and nephews Daryle Wilkinson, Leona (Larry) Geortzen, Terry (Ruth) Wilkinson, Donn Wilkinson, Yvonne (Vern) Cloutier, Heather (Doug) Valentine and Garry (Bonnie) Wilkinson.

A Funeral Service was held Monday, April 28, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Evangelical Covenant Church with 3astor Tom Greentree oIÀciating.

Interment followed at the Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erickson, BC Friends wishing to make a memorial contribution in Evelyn’s name may do so to The Gideons 501 Imperial Rd, North, Guelph, ON, N1H 7A2

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Better at Home PROGRAM COORDINATOR Creston and District Community Resource Center Society Hours: (25 hours a week) Start Date: May 5, 2014 Wage: $20 - $23 dependent on education and experience.

PROGRAM SUMMARY:

The Better at Home Program provides non-medical support services to help seniors remain living in their homes for as long as possible.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Undergraduate degree or diploma in Human services or a related ¿eld, or a combination of education and work experience in community development and working with seniors.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong organizational, networking and leadership skills.

• Current criminal check.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop, coordinate and promote Better at Home’s nonmedical support services.

• Organize and facilitate the recruitment, retention and training of volunteers and contractors.

• Build community relationships with other local organizations who work with seniors.

• Establish systems for administering Better at Home Services.

• Work with program Steering Committee.

Please contact the CRC for a complete job description or with any questions. References required.

Closing date April 29 at noon.

Resume and cover letter to: C&D Community Resource Center Box 187, Creston, BC. V0B-1G0 Attention: Serena Naeve, Executive Director 250.428.5547 • Fax: 250.428.5175 Email: cresource@shaw.ca

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AASEN: Albertine Theresa Marie passed away peacefully with her family by her side, at the Elk Valley Hospital on April 24, 2014 at the age of 86 years.

Born on April 6, 1928 in Viscount, Saskatchewan to Charles and Agasta Dumontier, she and twin brother Albert were the youngest born into a large loving family.

Albertine leaves to mourn her passing, her children; Gail Crosby (Dal), Janice Phelps, Kevin Aasen (Linda), Gary Aasen (Debbie), Cindy Aasen, Sandra Harrad (Perry) and Joanne Des Roche (Ken), as well as 17 grandchildren: Shannon, Greg, Trish, Telayne, Coralyne, Chad, Shawn, Colin, Meranda, Kristie, Shayla, Jessica, Stephanie, Tyler, Travis, Jenna and Kennedy. She will be sadly missed by 18 great grandchildren, brother Charlie, sisters; Irene, Cecile and Alice along with numerous nieces, nephews and friends.

Albertine was predeceased by her parents Charles and Agasta Dumontier, her brothers Tony, Leo, Henry, Noel and Albert, sisters Marie Lumina, Marie Alma, Jane and Antoinette as well as husbands Henry and Paul.

Family and friends were important to Albertine, she always made time for them. The coffee pot was always on and it was never a problem for Albertine to open the fridge and put a delicious meal together from whatever she found inside.

She was a very proud grandmother to her 17 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. She was a devoted member of the Trinity Lutheran Church and was an active member volunteering for both the church and community wherever she was needed. She enjoyed bowling, Aquafit, knitting and crocheting, she was an awesome seamstress and made the beautiful dresses her daughters wore on their wedding day, as well as making 3 piece suits for her husband and many other items.

Albertine played many different card games and had her own version of the rules for each game. There was no way you could cheat when playing against Mom! Over the years she attended many BC Senior Games for both bowling and crib and brought home a bronze medal in 2006 and again in 2010. She enjoyed watching curling, baseball, football and hockey and was a big fan of the Fernie Ghostriders Hockey Team, rarely missing a game.

She appreciated the little things in life and was always there to lend a helping hand and always looked forward – never looked back.

The Memorial Service was held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fernie on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 10:30 AM with Pastors David Morton and Fraser Coltman officiating.

Messages of condolence may be made to the family at www. cherishedmemoriesfs.com Arrangements entrusted to Cherished Memories Funeral Services Ltd.

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of Retail Space Located DOWNTOWN LocatedHigh DOWNTOWN Excellent Traffic Area Excellent High Traffic Area Plenty of Parking Plenty of Parking 250-428-5240 250-428-5240

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New detached bathroom.

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Rentals Rentals Apt/Condo for for Rent Rent Apt/Condo

55+ 1/BDRM Condo. 747 ft, 5 55+ 747 ft, 5 Appl.1/BDRM Close toCondo. amenities.

N/S Appl.

Close to 250-428-4984. amenities. N/S N/P $675/mo+ N/P $675/mo+ 250-428-4984.

AVAILABLE: Bach. suite & AVAILABLE: & 1/bdrm. Avail. Bach.

May. suite Contact 1/bdrm.

Avail. May.Tues-Fri Contact Cathy 250-428-4015 Cathy 250-428-4015 Tues-Fri Canyon: 2/BDRM MAIN floor Canyon: floor apt; New2/BDRM kitchen MAIN cabinets & apt; kitchen cabinets & deck. New All newly painted.

Coin deck.

All newly painted.

Coin op. laundry on site. $800/mo op. $800/mo util. laundry incl. + on 1/2 site. mo rent DD. util.

1/2 mo Ref. incl. req.+ Avail.

Aprrent 1. DD. Lg Ref. Avail. Sm. Apr pet 1. may Lg sharedreq. backyard. shared backyard.

Sm. pet may be considered w/pet deposit. be considered w/pet deposit.

Please call 250-428-1998 to Please call 250-428-1998 to view. view.

Creston: 1/BDRM & 2/bdrm Creston: & +2/bdrm $500/mo 1/BDRM & $625/mo elec. $500/mo + elec.

N/S N/P.& $625/mo Call 250-254N/S N/P. Call 250-2540840/250-866-5789 0840/250-866-5789 Creston: 2/BDRM BACH. apt.

Creston: 2/BDRM Semi-bsmt, hillside,BACH. private apt. enSemi-bsmt, private util. entrance N/S hillside, N/P $700/mo trance N/S N/P $700/mo util. incl. 250-428-5997 incl. 250-428-5997 Creston - 2/BDRM CONDO Creston - 2/BDRM CONDO style apartment.

F/S incl., N/P. style apartment.

F/S incl.,CresN/P. N/S. Located downtown N/S. Located downtown Creston 250-428-5240 or 250-402ton or 250-4023987250-428-5240 Refs req.

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Creston: 2/BDRM N/S N/P Creston: N/P $650/mo - 2/BDRM $325 D.D.N/S 250-428$650/mo - $325 D.D. 250-4282825 2825 Creston- 2/BDRM SUITE Avail Creston2/BDRM SUITE immed. N/P $600/mo incl.Avail util. immed.

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Wheelchair access main floor Wheelchair access main floor 1/bdrm units $1200/mo 1/bdrm units $1200/mo 2/bdrm $1300/mo.

2/bdrm $1300/mo.

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Currently there are two outlets to serve the citizens of the Creston Valley and Currently there are two outlets to serve the citizens of the Creston Valley and beyond. beyond.

The main store sells clothing, shoes, wide selection of crafts, linens, toys, jewellery, The main store sells clothing, shoes, wide selection of crafts, linens, toys, jewellery, puzzles for all ages and sizes. puzzles for all ages and sizes.

Gleaners Too sells a variety of housewares, collectables, books, hardware, CDs, Gleaners Too sells a variety of housewares, collectables, books, hardware, CDs, DVDs, small and large appliances, furniture and other miscellaneous goods.

DVDs, small and large appliances, furniture and other miscellaneous goods.

Mobile Homes Homes Mobile & Pads & Pads

2 Bedroom mobile home for 2 mobile home for rentBedroom in Erickson.

Solarium, rent Erickson.

Solarium, wood inburning stove.

Large wood burning stove.

Large yard. W/D/ F/S . Non smokers. yard.

W/D/ $650 F/S . Non No pets. plus smokers. utilities.

No pets. $650 plus 250-402utilities.

References required.

References required.

250-4029337 jane@graysorchard.com 9337 jane@graysorchard.com

Homes for for Rent Rent Homes

4/BDRM HOME close to 4/BDRM to downtown, HOME partially close furn. N/S downtown, partially N/S N/P $1200/mo util. furn. incl. 250N/P $1200/mo util. incl. 250254-1944 254-1944 Boswell: 3/BDRM 2/BATH Boswell: 2/BATH New appl., 3/BDRM newly reno’d, next New appl.,land. newly next to crown N/Sreno’d, Ref., Avail. to crown land.

N/S Ref., Avail. immed. $850/mo 250-223immed. $850/mo 250-2238394 8394 RENTALS AVAILABLE RENTALS AVAILABLE Creston: 3 /bdrm, 2/bath Creston: 3 /bdrm, 2/bath home in town, carport nicely home in town, carport nicely finished. fiCanyon: nished. 2/bdrm duplexCanyon: 2/bdrm style suite.

Quiet,duplexaffordable, style Quiet, affordable, avail.suite. immed. avail. immed.

Damage deposit, N/S, pets Damage deposit, pets w/restrictions, ref. N/S, req. for all w/restrictions, for all properties. Askref. forreq. a “tenanproperties.

Ask for a “tenancy request form” available cy request form” available from Century 21 front desk from 21 front desk or callCentury Ken at 250-428-6168 or call Ken at 250-428-6168 RENTALS AVAILABLE RENTALS Please callAVAILABLE Heather at Please Valley call Heather Creston Realty at Ltd Creston Valley Realty Ltd 250-428-9040 or go250-428-9040 to the office to fill or go to theenquiry office toform fill out a rental out a rental enquiry form

Cars -- Domestic Domestic Cars

1999 FORD Taurus. New 1999 New brakes, FORD new fuelTaurus. pump, power brakes, newNo fuelrust. pump, power everything.

Looks & everything. rust. Looks & runs great. No 136,000km $1500 runs great.

136,000km $1500 obo 250-428-0090 obo 250-428-0090 2003 GRAND Prix GT 3.8L V6 2003 GRAND Prix player, GT 3.8LpowV6 Leather, A/C, CD Leather, A/C, seat, CD player, er & heated power powwiner & heated seat, power windows & sunroof, pass-thru rear dows rear seat, & 8sunroof, very pass-thru good tires, seat, 8 very good tires, chrome alloy wheels. One chrome alloy cond. wheels. Asking One owner. Exc. owner.

Exc. cond. Asking $5250 250-866-5261 $5250 250-866-5261

Cars -- Sports Sports Cars & Imports & Imports

1998 SATURN Station wagon 1998 SATURNmi.Station wagon 4dr, 133,000 New tires & 4dr, 133,000 mi. NewNotires & battery.

Exc. shape. dents battery.

Exc. shape.

No dents or scrapes. Asking $2200 250or scrapes. Asking $2200 250428-4216 428-4216

Off Road Road Vehicles Vehicles Off

2000 HONDA TRX450 ATV 2000 TRX450 ATV ElectricHONDA shift w/windshield, mirElectric shift w/windshield, mirrors, storage bag, thumb rors, storage bag, thumb warmers, hand grip warmers & warmers, hand grip warmers & 2000lb Warn winch $2,100 2000lb Warn winch $2,100 250-428-0528 250-428-0528

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

Flexible Appointments Appointments Flexible

Subject to standard lending criteria of Royal Bank of Canada.

Subject to standard lending criteria of Royal Bank of Canada.

Main Store Store Hours: Hours: Main

807 Canyon Canyon Street Street 250-428-4166 250-428-4166 807

Tuesday & Friday 9:30 am to 4pm Tuesday & Friday 9:30 am to 4pm Every Thursday 4pm to 7pm Every Thursday 4pm to 7pm Closed Saturday Closed Saturday

Gleaners Too Too Hours: Hours: Gleaners

113 -- 8 8 Ave. Ave. N. N. (across (across the the street) street) 250-428-4106 250-428-4106 113

Tuesday & Friday 9am to 4pm Tuesday & Friday 9am to 4pm Every Thursday 4pm to 7pm Every Thursday 4pm to 7pm

Food Bank Bank Hours: Hours: Food

807 Canyon Canyon Street Street (behind (behind Main Main Store) Store) 807

Tuesday & Friday 9am to 1pm Tuesday & Friday 9am to 1pm

Drop-Off Hours: Hours: (both (both locations) locations) Gates Gates Open Open Drop-Off

Monday to Friday 6am to 6pm Monday to Friday 6am to 6pm Saturday & Sunday 1pm to 5pm Saturday & Sunday 1pm to 5pm

Drop-off for for main main store store inside inside and and in in parking parking lot; lot; Drop-off all other other donations donations received received at at Gleaners Gleaners Too. Too. all

Trucks & & Vans Vans Trucks

1997 DODGE 1/2 ton 4x4 318 1997 1/2Xtra ton cab.

4x4 318 Auto DODGE Short box OfAuto Short box Xtra cab. Offers 250-428-8738 fers 250-428-8738

...that’s why WE SERVE!

Mortgages Mortgages

Janis Caldwell-Sawley Janis Caldwell-Sawley

Serving the Creston Valley Serving the Creston Valley

Duplex / / 44 Plex Plex Duplex

Creston: 2/BDRM + DEN Creston: 2/BDRM Family & f/rm.

Bath & +1/2,DEN carFamily & f/rm. & 1/2, port N/S N/P Bath $650/mo & carutil. port N/S N/P $650/mo & util.

250-428-5997 250-428-5997

6. TWO Family Sale - 431 & 6.

4311-6 & 435TWO 4th Family Ave S. Sale May -2nd 435 Ave3rdS. 8-4 Maypm.

2ndTools, 1-6 pm &4thMay pm & May, Books 3rd 8-4, Household pm. Tools, Furniture Furniture , Books , Household Items Items GARAGE SALE: May 3rd GARAGE 3rd 8am-? 528 SALE: 6 Ave May N. Tools, 8am-?

6 Ave tools & 528 garden tools.N. Lg.Tools, stortools & garden tools.

Lg. storage cupboard; twin mattress age cupboard; twin mattress GARAGE SALE: Sat May 3 & GARAGE Sat May1601 3 & Sun May SALE: 4. 10am-3pm Sun Alder May St. 4. 10am-3pm 1601 Alder St.

MOVING & Estate Sale! Saturday, MOVING & Estate Sale!

Saturday, May 17. 1448 Airport Road, CresMay 17.large 1448 variety Airport ofRoad, Creston. A household ton. large variety of household items,A furniture, shop tools and garitems, and gardening furniture, supplies shop must tools go! Starts at dening supplies must go! Starts at 9:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

ON-GOING Moving Sale: May ON-GOING Moving 2598 Sale:Lister May 2,3 & 4. 8am-4pm 2,3 4. 8am-4pm 2598 Lister Rd. &(south of Canyon/Lister Rd. (south of Canyon/Lister Fire Hall) Antiques, toys, kitchFire Hall)bikes, Antiques, enware, misc. toys, kitchenware, bikes, misc.

GARAGE SALE: Sat May 3 8am-4pm. 2835 Erickson Rd. Lots of stuff!

Please drop off your old eyeglasses to: Creston Optometric Eye Centre Creston Valley Hospital Swan Valley Lodge Royal Bank The Gleaners or any Lion

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in business ...at a different location!

Creston Outdoor Power is closing However, Denny Toews will be providing the same great service and product lines at

Comfort Welding Denny Toews and staff would like to take this opportunity to thank all their loyal customers for their patronage over the years

Comfort Welding 120 Collis Street, Creston • 250-428-7464 “More than just a welding and machine shop” Serving the Creston Valley

KEPKE

Excavating ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊

Got

Landscaping Retaining Walls Retaining Wall Repair Spring & Fall Cleanup Dump Runs Stump Removal Water Lines

Call Ron Kepke 250-428-4306 Cell 250-428-1973

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For expert help, contact local businesses through the Serving Creston Valley Directory

EQUIPMENT • MACHINERY • CONSTRUCTION

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Arlen Johnson, Proprietor 4015 Hwy 3, Erickson BC

Shopa's Excavating Ltd.

Quality Service Since 1980

Excavators Loaders Dump Trucks Dozers Backhoe Hydrovac Truck Rock Hammer Vibratory Roller

Sand, Gravel & Topsoil Custom Crushing Site Preparation Water Lines Subdivisions ROWP Septic Systems Road Building Skidsteer

Office - 250.866.5770 Cell - 250.402.3467 Wynndel BC

Call Carl 250-428-1474

EARTHWORKS EXCAVATION ROAD BUILDING LAND & SITE DEVELOPMENT LOGGING DUMP TRUCK EXCAVATOR

Call Sean at 250-428-9957 or 250-402-8135 (cell)

Experienced in: Water lines • Wells • Stump removal Landscaping • Road maintenance

Gerlinsky Hoe & Skidsteer Services 250-428-9453 • Cell: 250-428-1314

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SERVICES INCLUDE: Dump Trucks - Tandem & Single Axle Excavator • Bobcat • Auger Bits Rotted Manure • Topsoil Land Clearing • Rock Hammer Road Building • Site Preparation Logging/Subdivisions Basements/Demolition

250-402-9528 Will

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Residential & Commercial Licensed & Insured

250-402-9006 Phone George

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tiptopchimneys@gmail.com

Sweeping the Kootenays Clean!

HOUSE CALLS CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

www.nufloors.ca/creston 1518 Northwest Blvd Creston

R.C.W. Woodcraft Cabinets

Furnace & Duct Cleaning Commercial & Residential

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FREE ESTIMATES! Specializing in Custom built • Kitchen cabinets • Bathroom vanities • Railings & stairs • All types of counter tops including granite, solid surfaces and laminate

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Tom Morris

Ph: 250-428-2071 Fax: 250-428-2036

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LENNY CRAIG HOME IMPROVEMENTS

NOW BOOKING For the 2014 Season ADDITIONS RENOVATIONS ROOFING

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250-254-0197 Creston BC

Automotive Glass Repair and Replacement

Your Windshield Specialists!

RAY'S GARBAGE PICKUP Creston Residential Pickup & All Rural Areas 3 - 40yd Bins

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Ozone Generator

Over 35 years Auto Detailer

Robert Construction

• Renovations • Eavestrough • Fascia • Soffit • Vinyl Siding • Metal Roofing • Window Capping

André Robert

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DOUG DORTMAN 250-402-9235 250-428-7729

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Edwin Johnson 250-428-9097 Portable restrooms Tanks and risers Pumps Float switches ...and more

• Residential • Commercial • Fire & Flood Restoration

Over 55 Years Experience Combined

Ph: 250-428-3455

1208 NW Blvd, Creston BC

250-428-9887

Serving Creston since 1991

Call Rob551 250-428-3

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(turn east between Northstar & Iron Kettle)

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Bob & Howard Graham

620 Payne St. Creston, BC

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• Panelling • Flooring • Siding • Baseboards • Casings • Crown mouldings • Custom Cut Fir Timbers

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Starting from only $50 per month for annual booking

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Journeyman All Aspects of Painting - Residential - Commercial - Interior - Exterior

Tel: 250-428-0438 Cell: 250-428-6468 Fax: 250-428-0437

Serving The Valley Since 1986

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Key of She part of international choir festival BEYOND BORDERS

The first Beyond Borders International Choir Festival will be held May 3 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. It will culminate in a concert featuring four different area choirs and a massed choir under the direction of Max Mendes from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

The four area choirs featured in the concert include Key of She from Creston; Resonance, the Selkirk Valley men’s choir (singers from Creston and Bonners Ferry); She Sings, the Selkirk Valley women’s choir (singers Bonners Ferry, Creston and Troy, Mont.); and Boundless (Sandpoint, Bonners Ferry, and Creston).

Max Mendez will conduct all the members of these choirs plus other

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Creston’s Key of She will perform May 3 in a Bonners Ferry, Idaho, choir festival.

individual singers from the teaching and performing. He region in three works for this served as director of music and concert. The singers will enjoy choir director at the Cathedral rehearsals and clinics with of Our Lady of Lourdes in Mendez throughout the day, Spokane, Wash., from 2002culminating in the performance 2012. He has been a guest conat 7:30 p.m. The concert will ductor, clinician and adjudicator include a wide variety of music for festivals and workshops es ranging from classical to con- throughout z Idaho and i r p n temporary, from Mozart to Washington, including the i 00 7pm Billy Joel.

Spokane School District Festival 0 1 t $ Mendez is currently director of the Arts, and served as a confor ging a ration a e e t b t of choirs at North Idaho College ductor and musical director for l e l i d s i w p E u g J This L APPL in Coeur d’Alene. He has been Eastern Washington University, com am • ils & Re 34 s THIL EUNION R d 1 an active part of the Inland Spokane Civic Theatre and a O 4 t n P 1 R d e 0 a t M . e 7 B ts a rD ter SSO 6 Northwest music community Coeur s o O 8 i f L 2 .

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Singers and the Los Angeles Chamber Singers. His versatility as a singer ranges from opera and oratorio to musical theatre, cabaret, and popular styles.

Mendez is a founding member and now artistic director of Spokane Choral Artists and a proud member of Male Ensemble Northwest. He received his master of arts degree in conducting and bachelor of arts in music from Eastern Washington University.

The concert will begin at 7:30 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bonners Ferry.

Suggested donation is $10.

HI NEIGHB OUR

WELCOM SERVICEE

CRESTON VALLEY ADVANCE

Foster homes are desperately needed

A NITA H ORTON

sales coordinator

For information, maps, gifts and much more, contact Hostess Christy Johnston

phone 250.428.2266 fax 1.250.483.1909

250-428-7074

1018 Canyon St., Creston, BC V0B 1G0

Creston Valley Advance Thursday, May 1, 2014

This year, the Creston Valley Blossom Festival opening ceremonies are offering a wealth of local talent, as well as the citizen of the year award.

The Blossom Festival talent showcase is an opportunity for local performers to apply for a paying gig that will offer them a shot at a significant performance bonus. CEOs get them, so why not local talent?

Performers are invited to submit resumes to crestontalentshowcase@gmail.com.

Adding video or audio to your application is encouraged. The hiring committee will choose 10 applicants to audition for

five spots during the opening night show. These five will receive a minimum of $50 for their performance.

The twist is this: One of the performers will receive a performance bonus of $500. The recipient will be chosen by a vote taken that evening by audience members and will receive the audience choice award.

Rather than a traditional talent competition, the performers are being given an opportunity to apply for a job. The requirements of the job are: •the performance must be appropriate for the proven demographic of the event. The audience is predominantly seniors and families;

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Talent competition part of Blossom Festival opening CRESTON VALLEY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL

Daryl Porter 250-402-9339

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•the performance must not require live music gear such as amplifiers or drum kits as there is not time for set-up and teardown of such gear; •the performance must not take more stage space than eight feet by eight feet as there will be a band set up on the stage; and •preference will be given to new and underexposed talent.

While the votes are being tallied, the audience will be treated to a performance by the Carltones, featuring Carl Erickson, Donnie Clark and assorted friends. Combining superior musicality and a relaxed atmosphere with the quick banter of good friends, this is a show not to be missed.

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Creston Valley Mall merchants and management wish to extend a warm welcome to...

1000 Northwest Blvd, Creston

Full Circle Health Centre • • • •

~ Physiotherapist/Pelvic Physiotherapist Joanne Gailius Dr. Michelle Mayer ~ Chiropractor ~ Physiotherapist Ron Miles ~ Acupuncturist Sangeun Riehl

(Next to Hound’N’Mouser)

250.402.2044

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Creston Valley

Bird Fest 2014 May 9 to 11

A Celebration of the Art, the Agriculture, and the Birds of the Creston Valley

Where The Birds Are

Schedule of Events

ART ALL WEEKEND

Silent Auction of Bruce Paterson’s Festival Art (on left of this page) Flathead Wild Exhibit at Creston Valley Visitor’s Centre Bird Quilt Display by Mary Johnson at Kingfisher Quality Used Books FRIDAY, MAY 9

11am-5pm

Youth Art Exhibit at the Sunshine Room, Creston and District Community Complex

1pm-5 pm

Festival Registration at Creston and District Community Complex

5 pm-7 pm

At the Creston Room of the Creston and District Community Complex: Wine, beer, and juice bar Bird Photography by Monte Comeau Buffet Dinner by Demetre’s Catering Presentation by Linda Szymkowiak and Sharon Lelliott: Hummingbirds Presentation by Juliet Craig: Bats

7pm-7:15 pm

Buses to Wynndel and to Wildlife Centre SATURDAY, MAY 10

RegisTeR nOw OnLine aT crestonvalleybirds.ca or at the College of the Rockies until 4pm Thursday, May 8

RegisTRaTiOn cLOses 5 pM FRiDaY, MaY 9 *Please note: Some of the events are limited in size

at the Sunshine Room at the Creston and District Community Complex

kids r u o y k o o B n’s e r d l i h C e for th Events!

6am-6:30 am

Coffee and muffins outside Creston and District Community Complex

6:30am-10:30 am

11 Birding Expeditions

11am-1pm

Lunch at Creston Room catered by Real Food Café Presentation by Rick Page: Bad News Birds Presentation by Sandy Compton: Eagles of the World

10:30am 1:30pm 2:30 pm

Canoe Tours. Meet at the Wildlife Centre

1pm-3 pm

Art Studio Tour with Allison Bjorkman

1pm-2 pm 1pm-3 pm 2pm-3:30 pm 2pm-4 pm 2pm-3:30 pm 3pm-4:30 pm 3pm-4:30 pm 4pm-5:30 pm 7pm-9:30 pm

Community Greenhouse Tour at College of the Rockies Eyeing Eagles Bus Tour with Sandy Compton

Presentation by Brian Baxter: Raptor Overview Creston Room at Creston and District Community Complex

Photography Workshop with Jim Lawrence at Wildlife Centre

Children’s Event at Wildlife Centre. Adults required if children under 7 Cavity Nesting Birds with Ian Parfitt. Meet at the Wildlife Centre Kootenay Meadows Farm Tour with Nadine Ben-Rabha Medicinal Plants Tour with Rowan Hamilton

Keynote speaker Dave Quinn, CBC’s “Outdoor Adventure Guy” presents A Wildlife Biologist’s Love Affair with Birds SUNDAY, MAY 11

6am-6:30 am 6:30-10:30 am 8am-12 noon

Coffee, muffins, bag lunches outside Creston and District Community Complex 9 Birding Expeditions

Biologist in your Back Yard with Ed McMackin

Novices Welcome!

Photo: Rande Allison