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Volume 66, No. 25
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Survey says Creston residents are satisfied BY LORNE ECKERLEY Advance Staff
Lorne Eckersley
FUN AND GAMES — Creston Museum manager Tammy Hardwick plays a memory game with children visiting the museum on Saturday for its annual kids’ day, which features a range of old-fashioned games highlighting the Creston Valley’s history.
Residents victims of scams BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff
Two Creston area residents were victims of different computer scams in the
last week, RCMP Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said on Monday. On June 11, a 10th Avenue South resident received a call saying his computer needed repairs that could be done
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remotely for a $200 fee. He paid up and later received a second call. The caller said he had been charged in error and his money could be refunded, Gollan said. See POLICE, page 4
A citizen satisfaction survey conducted in 2013 for the Town of Creston seems to indicate an increased satisfaction level among residents. “While there are some areas where we can make comparisons to the results in 2009, we need to be careful as some questions are different, and we are dealing with a different sample size,” Bhar Sihota, who works on contract for the town, said at the June 10 regular council meeting. “The differences between the two surveys have not been statistically tested to determine significance.” Sihota said that quality of life was described as good or very good by 89.4 per cent of the respondents — 384 of the 1,000 surveys sent out randomly were returned, for a response rate of nearly 40 per cent — up from 79 per cent in 2009. On the topic of safety, 81.3 per cent said they feel the safety in their neighbourhoods is good or very good, up from 75 per cent in 2009. One of the largest swings in attitude came from questions asking about whether the Town of Creston is doing a good job in the area of customer service and communication. In 2009, only 43 per cent agreed or strongly agreed. The percentage increased to 61 per cent in the 2013 survey. See TOWN, page 5
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