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The 26th annual Association of Injured Motorcyclists (AIM) Boogie Bash was held at the Rock Creek Fairgrounds last weekend. AIM Director Dave Munro has been riding since he was 14—he is now almost 70. He knows first-hand what a group like AIM can mean to Walk the Plank—Boogie Bash Style. The object is to keep your feet off the ground and your bike on the boards. a rider after an accident. “About sevThis was one of several biker games in the arena at the 2014 AIM Boogie Bash. PHOTO: PAT KELLY en or eight years ago a drunk driver took my leg off,” he said. This year the organization spread their good mission to use their logo. So when a couple of “I’ve got no complaints,” Munro went on. “I’ve ridden all over the States and most works to the Boundary too. Over the summer, Boogie Bash riders were at the market she gave of Canada. I have never been to the NWT so I eight-year-old Sienna Nadeau from Grand Forks them the package to deliver along with her bag of have to say most of Canada.” He lives in Surrey has been making flower fairy fridge magnets and unsold Boogie Bash magnets. When Newfie heard the story he immediately now and will help organize an AIM event at GF selling them at craft markets with a goal of raisStrong hospital next weekend. “We take the pa- ing enough money for horseback riding lessons. got the organization to sell the magnets for her Sienna is a regular at the Rock Creek Market and then called Sienna that night to invite her to tients out of the hospital and do a motorcycle show and shine right in the staff parking. Burg- and when she heard the Boogie Bash was coming come to the Boogie Bash arena games on Sunday ers, pop, airbrush tattooing, cake and it is free for to town she contacted the group for permission afternoon. When she got there Newfie presented to make some magnets with the Boogie Bash her with the proceeds of the magnet sales (over all of the patients.” Munro said that last year AIM helped an es- logo on them. She planned to sell them for $3 for $600) and told her that money was for her to buy timated 60 riders with over 300 hospital visita- a pair; with $1 from each sale going to AIM. She’d riding equipment; that AIM would cover the cost tions. “Plus when a patient is released from the made lots, but unfortunately there weren’t many of her riding lessons. The Boogie Bash gives the Interior Chapter hospital we will still go and see him if he needs Boogie Bash people visiting the Rock Creek Market. the funds to do their work, and it attracts bikthings. We don’t have a criteria saying what we But she had a card and a few magnets that she ers from all over the province who come to party will do for somebody. We do what we can. Everybody’s life is different. What is important to you wanted to get to Interior Chapter president Dave and have a good time. “Attitudes aren’t permit(Newfie) Stuckless as a thank you to AIM for permight not be important to me. “ • See BOOGIE BASH page A8

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Thursday, August 7: Mad Dog 20/20 acoustic at Deadwood Junction form 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8 & 15: Arts, Crafts and Creativity - CAPC Summer Arts and Crafts located at Rock Creek Health Centre, 100 Cutoff Road. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contact Angela Kitchen 250-446-2540 or capc@rockcreekmedical.ca. Saturday, Aug. 9: An old-fashioned picnic in the park starting at 5 p.m. in James G. McMynn Municipal Park in Midway. Hot dogs (first one free), watermelon, cookies and lemonade. Fun games and relays from 6 to 9 and ET under the stars at 9 p.m. Sponsored by the Midway Community Association. Everyone welcome. Aug. 9-10: The second annual Boundary Bash Social 10’s Rugby Tournament on the ball field in Greenwood. Aug. 15-17: Old Country Western Bluegrass Weekend at Midway arena. Aug. 22-24: A Country Bluegrass Festival at Greenwood City Park. Aug. 22-24: Ponderosa Festival Arts and Music Festival at the Rock Creek fairgrounds. Full information online at http://www.ponderosafestival.com/. REGULAR EVENTS: First & Third Monday: Midway Village Council meeting; 6:30 p.m. with a delegation or 7 p.m. if none. First & Third Monday: The Bridge Drop-in Centre in Midway is open from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Closed on holiday Mondays, but will be open the next day on Tuesday. First Monday: Greenwood Seniors Centre meeting at 2 p.m. Info: 250-445-2290. Second Monday: The Bridge Drop-in Centre sorting day 10-2 p.m. All helpers are appreciated. Second & Fourth Monday: Greenwood City Council meeting at 7 p.m. Third Monday: Bridesville Women’s Institute meets at 11 am. Info: 446-2210 or 446-2121. Third Monday: Frolicking Fancies – the Greenwood Red Hat Ladies Group meet monthly in Greenwood. Information Francine 250-445-6734; or Shirley 250-445-9908. Third Monday: Discover Rock Creek Society meeting at

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6:30 – for location info phone 2500-528-0227. Last Monday: Kettle River Recreation Commission meets at the Little Red School House at 7 p.m. Info Bill Watson 250-446-2325 or Sherry Dalziel 250-446-2997. Tuesdays: AA Meetings at McArthur Centre in Greenwood at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday: Drop-in social at the Greenwood Seniors’ Centre, 9 -11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Boot Camp at Lions Park in Greenwood from 6-7. $10 drop-in or $60 per month. Info 250-442-3664. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Boundary Women’s Resource Centre on Market Avenue in Grand Forks open from 9 a.m. to - 3 p.m. Info 250-442- 5212. First Tuesday: Elks #493 monthly meeting at the Slavonic Hall in Grand Forks at 7 p.m. Info: 250-442-2856 or 250-442-4276. Third Tuesday: Kettle Valley Wildlife Association meets at the range in Rock Creek at 7 pm. Wednesdays: Greenwood Story Time through August 16 at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays: Greenwood & District Business Assoc. meeting. Anglican Church at 7 p.m. Wednesdays: Midway Crib Tournament – Bored Room Bistro, 607 Eighth Avenue, Midway at 7 p.m. Wednesdays: Senior’s Bingo at 1 p.m. at the Greenwood Senior’s Drop-in Centre. $1 admission. Wednesdays: Women’s Counseling in Rock Creek and West Boundary: Free and confidential. For information call the STV counselor at 1-855-441-3131 or 442-3131. Childcare and transportation subsidies are available. First Wednesday: West Boundary Senior Housing Society meeting at 1 p.m. in Parkview Manor Midway. Second Wednesday: Boundary Citizen’s Patrol meets at Midway Senior’s Centre from 7 - 8 p.m. Info: Wayne 250-449-2191, Paul 250-445-2111, or Wolfgang 250446-2455. Second Wednesday: Greenwood Board of Trade meets at 7 p.m. upstairs at City Hall. Third Wednesday:Rock Creek Women’s Institute meet for a potluck lunch at 11:45. Info: 250-446-2454 or

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Quote of the Week: Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box. – Italian Proverb Joke of the Week: Albert Einstein used to go to dinners where he was invited to give a speech. One day, on his way to one of those dinners, he told his chauffeur (who looked exactly like him) that he was dead tired of giving the same speech, dinner after dinner. “Well,” said the chaffeur, “I’ve got a good idea. Why don’t I give the speech since I’ve heard it so many times?’’ So Albert’s chauffeur gave the speech perfectly and even answered a few questions. Then, a professor stood up and asked him a really tough question about anti-matter which the chauffeur couldn’t answer “Sir, the answer to your question is so easy that I’ll let my chauffeur answer it!”

250-446 -2608. Third Wednesday: Main River Women’s Institute meets in Westbridge at 1 p.m. Info: 250-446-2616. Third Wednesday: Rock Creek & Boundary Fair Assoc. meets at 7 p.m. at the pavilion from March through November. Info: 250-446- 2465. Thursdays: Anglican Thrift Store from 11-3. Info phone Les Williams 250-445-2216. Thursdays: Bored Room Bistro Texas Hold’em Poker at 607 Eighth Avenue, Midway at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays: Quilters and other crafters meet at the Midway Senior’s Centre at 9:30 a.m. Come for coffee and bring your needle project to work on. Membership fee $10 per year. First Thursday: Rock Creek Medical Society meets at 7 p.m. in the boardroom of the clinic. First & Third Thursday: Food bank at the Evangel Chapel at 11 a.m. Donations welcome. Info 250-445-2125. Second & Fourth Thursday: Kettle River Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. in the Medical Clinic boardroom at Rock Creek. Fridays: Bingo at Greenwood Community Hall. Doors open 5 p.m., early bird 7 p.m. Progressive jackpot. Fridays: Coffee at Midway Seniors Centre from 9:30 11. Fridays: Overeaters Anonymous 11 a.m. - 12 noon at St. Jude’s Church in Greenwood. First & Third Friday: Karaoke at the Royal Canadian Legion in Greenwood. 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. Third Friday: Movie nights at Midway Community Hall; 7 p.m. Bring your own travel cup. $3 includes movie, drink and popcorn. Saturdays: Lion’s Club Meat Draw, at Prospector Pub in Rock Creek. Starts at 3 p.m. Saturdays: Greenwood Royal Canadian Legion Canteen open 2-6 p.m. Meat draw 3:30 p.m. Greenwood Public Library: Open Mon, Wed, Fri and Sat. Opens at noon. Greenwood Seniors Centre Thrift Store: Open Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday 11 a.m.- 3 p.m.

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Thursday, August 7, 2014 Boundary Creek Times

Truck goes up in flames

Police received no calls for servehicle fire. A second call came in vice during the Boogie Bash, an MIDWAY LIBRARY shortly thereafter reporting that the vehicle fire had spread to the wild event that attracted well over 800 land. campers and bikers, reported Cpl. “We responded with 16 memJudson Mayers of the Midway bers who extinguished both the RCMP detachment. However, there were three major traffic acci- wildfire and the vehicle fire,” said Osellame. “We had vehicles on the top road with nine members dents this past week, he added. There was a single tractor/trailer rollover near and another vehicle on the bottom road. Basithe Jewel Lake turnoff just north of Greenwood cally it was a surround and drown tactic.” Osellame reminds all residents that a campfire on Wednesday, July 30. The driver suffered minor ban went into effect in the Southeast Fire District injuries. On Friday, Aug. 1 Midway RCMP responded on Tuesday, Aug. 5. to a second single tractor trailer collision on Highway 33 near Beaverdell. The male driver was taken to hospital by ambulance with non-life threatening injuries. On Saturday, Aug. 2 police were called to a collision on South Kettle Valley Road between a motorcycle and a deer. Both driver and passenger of the motorcycle were taken to hospital by ambulance with undetermined injuries. Late the same night, RCMP were dispatched to an accident on My- Charges of impaired driving are pending after this pickup ers Creek Road near Midway, upon went off the old dump road in Midway late Saturday night. arrival to the scene the vehicle was Midway Volunteer Fire Department responded and put out PHOTO: SUBMITTED completely engulfed in flames. The the fire that had spread into the bush. driver received minor injuries and On Sunday, Aug. 3 RCMP were called to a police report impaired driving charges are pendsingle motorcycle collision on Highway 33 near ing. Midway Volunteer Fire Department chief Beaverdell. The male driver was taken to KelowWalter Osellame said they were called out at na General Hospital in critical condition. On Monday, Aug. 4, RCMP responded to a 11:30 p.m. on Saturday night to attend the motor fire at a residence on Highway 3 near the Canyon View Bridge. Upon arriving at the scene RCMP discovered a burning pile of garbage. Conservation has been contacted; charges are being sought. RCMP would like to remind residents that there is currently a fire ban in the southeast district. Cpl. Mayes reported that RCMP have issued numerous traffic violaOn Wednesday, July 30 it was single lane traffic on Hwy 3 for tions, and would like to remind moapproximately two hours due to a single tractor/trailer roll torists to stay safe on the roads this over at the Jewel Lake turnoff east of Greenwood. summer.

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Effective at noon Pacific Time on Tuesday, Aug. 5, campfires were prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire Centre to help prevent humancaused wildfires and protect public safety. This measure is in addition to an open burning prohibition implemented on July 2. With the current trend of warm and dry weather in British Columbia, wildfires have displayed very aggressive behaviour and required additional fire suppression resources. Human-caused wildfires can divert critical resources and crews from responding to naturally occurring wildfires. The campfire prohibition will remain in place until the public is notified that it has been rescinded. A map of the area covered by the ban is available online. Specifically, prohibited activities will include: • Campfires, as defined in the wildfire regulation. • The burning of any waste, slash or other materials. • Stubble or grass fires of any size over any area. • The use of burning barrels of any size or de-

scription. • The use of fireworks, sky lanterns, tiki torches or chimineas (outdoor fire pits). The prohibition does not apply to cooking stoves that use gas, propane or briquettes, or to a portable campfire apparatus with a CSA or ULC rating that uses briquettes, liquid or gaseous fuel, so long as the height of the flame is less than 15 centimetres. The use of a campfire apparatus that does not meet these specifications is prohibited. The open burning prohibition covers all BC Parks, Crown lands and private lands, but does not apply within the boundaries of local governments that have forest fire prevention bylaws and are serviced by fire departments. Please check with local governments for any other restrictions before lighting any fire. Anyone found in violation of a fire prohibition, including campfires, may be issued a ticket for up to $345. Anyone who causes a wildfire through arson or recklessness may be fined up to $1 million, spend up to three years in prison and be held accountable for associated firefighting costs. To report a wildfire or unattended campfire, call 1 800 663-5555 toll-free or *5555 on a cellphone.

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Stereotypes are shackles to ignorance Appearances can be so deceiving and stereotypes far too easy to believe. I guess it’s only natural for us to try shoving everything and everyone we come across into a pigeonhole. We want to get it all nicely classified and categorized so it all makes sense; or at least it seems to make sense. But stereotypes shackle you to ignorance. A good quote to illustrate the point was penned by a Mr. Brett Hart, a contemporary of Mark Twain. “It’s not what you don’t know that makes you ignorant, it’s what you know that ain’t so.” The sight of 800 bikers at the Boogie Bash is a good opportunity for a person to test-drive their own stereotypes. The participants look pretty intimidating at first but after you start talking to them and listen to stories of the work done by the Association For Injured Motorcyclists (AIM), the blinders start to fall away when you realize the size of the hearts these bikers have. The story of eight-year old Sienna Nadeau and her fridge magnet business proves the point. Sienna made a big bag of magnets with the Boogie Bash logo on them and pledged one third of the gross to AIM. Sienna had planned to sell them at the Rock Creek Market where she is a regular vendor but the market didn’t attract a lot of traffic from the Boogie Bash. Long story short, she donated her leftover Boogie Bash magnets to the Boogie Bash organizers. They turned around and sold them for her and presented her with the proceeds to add to her bucket list project of horseback riding lessons.

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Remember the Pinto?

This hot weather has me believing that maybe the globThe government’s credibility on dam inspection got al warming thing was all bunkum. washed downstream with the sludge in the Mount Polley On some of the more conservative networks you can Mine tailings pond breach on the weekend. still find big business oriented politicians and think tank The bottom line two years ago in the debate over the suits who claim that global warming isn’t real, or that there Providence Dam at Marshall Lake was who would take is no definite proof that it’s man-made, etc. responsibility should anything happen. Since no one with I am beginning to halfway agree with them – maybe big enough pockets came forward to assume that responglobal warming isn’t real. Maybe what we are sibility the dam was drained and decommisdealing with would be more aptly named sioned leaving a smaller body of water and A LITTLE ‘global-getting-really-darn-hot-around-here- PERSPECTIVE a much different experience than what many already’! locals had come to see as their backyard. I’ve been sticking so close to my air conIt will cost a lot of money to make whole ditioner that I’m starting to get cabin fever. I the people who lived downstream from the guess I am what you might term a conflicted Mount Polley Mine tailings pond. Canadian. Let’s hope everyone who holds a piece I bought one of those new fangled towels of the responsibility this time around has that are supposed to keep you cooled off when enough cash to make it right. Pat they are wet. Some kind of technology in what *** KELLY looks like a regular cloth towel makes it some Speaking of taking responsibility for fulconsiderable cooler than the surrounding air filling your mandate, it’s about time someone when it’s wet. reminded the province that the residents of It works—I just hope it doesn’t have some weird untest- the province pay their school taxes with the expectation ed chemical that’s going to make me grow an extra nose that schools will in fact be open for the students. or something. This $40 per child daily payout to keep the kids home That seems to be a fundamental flaw of this mania to is outright dumb. consume we call our economy—they just flip stuff out on While there is a very real need for affordable day care the market and let the chips fall where they may. in the country this ad hoc shovelling of education finances Sometimes they even crunch the numbers and decide off the back of the truck isn’t the way to get it done. it’s cheaper to pay off these victims of the marketplace Where we need these kids to be is back in the classthan to pull the product. Anybody remember the Pinto? room come September. While they are there they can Some days you just can’t decide whether you should hire learn some useful skills and perhaps one day go on to bea lawyer or shoot a lawyer—both known to be costly ma- come doctors or dam safety inspectors or such. noeuvres. ***

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Thursday, August 7, 2014 Boundary Creek Times

Elzinga explains the role of CFB

Sandy Elzinga, assistant manager of Community Futures Boundary, recently appeared before both the Midway and Greenwood councils to provide an overview of services provided by organization to the people of the Boundary. Community Futures has been working on economic development in the Boundary since 1992, she explained. They have offices in Grand Forks and Greenwood; and employ 15 full-time and part-time employees. It is a non-profit organization directed by a volunteer board that all reside in the Boundary. Core service areas for CFB include employment services, tourism initiatives, business services and community economic development. Elzinga said the employment portfolio is funded primarily through the WorkBC program. Activities in this area include wage subsidy programs, self-employment

assistance, job-creation projects, bridging program for women with a life skills component, job options workshops for unemployed individuals and an inclusive communities program that boasts a website listing services available to area newcomers. CFB works under contract with the Boundary Economic Development Committee (BEDC) on community economic development issues. This group is composed of local elected officials from across the Boundary who meet monthly to coordinate regional economic development. Website development (boundarybc. ca) and tourism guides are key tourism initiatives carried out by CFB. Tourism and “open for business” billboards have been erected. CFB also partners with the BEDC and the Boundary Country Regional Chamber of Commerce to pay for four pages of advertising in a regional visitors’ guide. They also maintain bank of some

4,000 images that can be used to promote the area. CFB continues to work on regional branding signage and logos. CFB advertises in the Kettle River Express visitor guide and has attended the Vancouver trade show in the past. There are plans in the works that might see the City of Grand Forks and CFB partnering to make Boundary tourism information available in Calgary in 2015. Business services are sponsored primarily by Western Diversification and include business loans and consultation. Elzinga said that CFB has a $2.7 million loan portfolio that in the last fiscal year wrote $1,118,341.08 in loans to new or existing businesses in the region. “$452,000 of that was in the West Boundary area and $211,000 specifically for Greenwood,” she said. Across the Boundary this program created 25.5 new jobs and 23 existing jobs were maintained.

Corporal introduces himself to council

Midway council held a *** Village staff continue quick meeting on Tuesday, MIDWAY LIBRARY to work on the sale of vilAug. 5 to deal with regular business. The meeting had lage right-of-way along been put back from MonPalmerston Ave. between Florence St. and Chamblet day because of the statuSt. to owners of The Spot. The business tory holiday. RCMP Cpl. Judson Mayes came to needs the land to accommodate upgrades introduce himself to council. Mayes to their pump islands. Council has received an appraisal retook over as detachment commander in Midway in June. No specific issues were port and estimate of market value for the discussed at the meeting, but both Mayes property. The report was referred to an and council said they look forward to in-camera meeting. continued dialogue. Council has also been updated with news that because of the nature of the *** Council received a quote for decals to business (gas station), the processes reinclude the Boundary Country branding quired to ensure the site complies with site logo on the Welcome to Midway signs lo- contamination regulations have begun. cated at the three entrances to the village. *** Council received a notice from Roy Council was unanimous in their concern that the proposed 9 cm x 34 cm (3.5 Remillard that he is applying for rezoninch x 13.5 inch) size being quoted was ing of his open lots near the arena from too small, and passed a motion directing residential to recreational to allow for staff to proceed with getting the signs up- an RV park. He asked for feedback from council as soon as possible. graded.

MIDWAY COUNCIL REPORT

Tuition credits can add up very quickly for a student. Eligible tuition fees are calculated using the actual dollars paid for your tuition and the other deductible expenses paid on enrolment. Additional credits are available for the number of full time or part time months of attendance at school. If you attend school full time, you

Business retention and expansion are covered through regional membership in Invest Kootenay and Venture Connect. The annual cost of the two memberships is over $12,000 so the sharing the cost across the region makes it possible for all businesses to participate. Invest Kootenay provides an opportunity for any Boundary-based business that is for sale to advertise free of charge; while, for a fee Venture Connect will help business owners who wish to sell to prepare their enterprise for market. Elzinga added that CFB works with local government, industry and community organizations to support them in grant writing, business planning, focus groups and collaborating with activities. Elzinga closed by inviting council members to attend Venture Connect info sessions on Sept. 23 in Grand Forks. An afternoon session will cover attracting new entrepreneurs and supporting existing business; in the evening business succession planning will be covered.

As evidence of the market demand for such lots, Remillard cited a 2008 report developed for then BC Minister of Tourism, Sport and the Arts Stanley Hagen by the Joint Industry/Government Working Group on Recreation Vehicle Park Development. Council voted to send his request to the regional district planning department for comment. *** Council was in favour of advertising Riverfront Park in the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association Our Travel Experiences 2015 guide at a cost of $250. At the suggestion of Councillor Darrin Metcalf, staff will bring Steve Stewart into the conversation about the specifics of the 70-word ad. *** Council received a quote for 24-hour or off-duty insurance coverage for fire department members—cost for the coverage is $62 per member per year (30 members would cost $1,860 per year).

Student Tax Reporting With the start of the university year approaching, many parents with children entering post secondary institutions for the first time are unsure how to report their child’s education expenses on their tax return. It is not necessary to save receipts from the school in order to claim deductions to report on your tax return. Virtually all of the allowable expenses related to post secondary education can be determined using the T2202A form that is issued by the institution in February of the following calendar year. You may want to retain the receipts which break down the largest payments to the institution, as they may be used to report a medical credit for the extended health benefit plan in which the students are enrolled.

are eligible for an education and text book credit of $465 per month for each month of attendance. If you attend part time, you are eligible for a credit of $140 per month. Because they can only transfer $5,000 of tuition credits to their parent or grandparent, it is important that students file their own tax returns each year to ensure they receive the remaining credit in future years. If you attend school full time for eight months, the education credit alone is $3,720, before even considering the cost of tuition. Not filing a tax return every year could result in thousands of dollars of lost credits. You can deduct expenses to move your child to university against taxable scholarships received. However, most scholarships to attend post secondary school are now tax free, particularly for full time students, so often times, this moving expense is not usable. K. Sarah Kientz, CGA Sylvia Burch, CGA J.R. (Jim) Burch, FCGA www.khgcga.com

Kemp Harvey Burch Kientz Inc. With three Certified General Accountants and knowledgeable staff we have the expertise to assist you with all your tax and accounting requirements. K. Sarah Kientz, CGA Sylvia Burch, CGA J.R. (Jim) Burch, FCGA

619 Central Ave Grand Forks, BC 250-442-2121 www.khgcga.com

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