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Donations needed to fill hampers

BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

With about 400 Christmas hampers to be packed this year, now is the time to donate food, toys, cash and more to the Creston Ministerial Association’s annual project.

For over 40 years, the association has filled hampers each Christmas season — with a peak of 485 requests in 2012 — to offer some holiday cheer to those in need. And last year, it took about 300 volunteers lifting, packing and sorting to make it all happen.

“We provide an exceptional experience to people coming to the rec centre,” said Tom Greentree, Erickson Covenant Church pastor and ministerial association president. “Last year, we had an incredible volunteer turnout.”

Volunteers may come solo or in groups — sometimes large ones. To help with organization, groups should contact Rev. Shelley StickelMiles of the Trinity United Church at 250-428-4015.

Far more significant than a good time for volunteers, though, is the work they are doing.

“The other side that is important to me is that it’s our own community we’re serving,” Greentree said.

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The Lower Kootenay Band and Town of Creston councils were inaugurated in a ceremony on Monday. From left: (front row) Anne Jimmie and Arlene Basil; (middle row) Jason Louie, Sandra Luke, Joanna Wilson, Karen Unruh, Jen Comer, Destyni Basil; (back row) Ron Toyota, Joe Snopek, Kevin Boehmer, Jim Elford.

Town, LKB join for inauguration

BY LORNE EECKERSLEY Advance Staff It might have been a Canadian first.

New councils of the Lower Kootenay Band (LKB) and Town of Creston took their

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oaths of office in a joint ceremony on Monday night, a symbol of their commitment to work together.

“Tonight, let us celebrate democracy,” LKB Chief Jason Louie told an overflowing audience at the Ramada Creston hotel and

conference centre.

“Tonight is another example of our commitment to collaborate and grow together,” said Creston Mayor Ron Toyota.

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Kass and his wife, Alex, will be relocating from the Yukon. The Advance will publish news early in 2015 about where he will be practicing.

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While the Better Life Project is specific to residents from Yahk to Riondel, it is part of an international movement to survey people about their quality of life. The “Happiness Index” started in the Asian country of Bhutan, but is spreading around the globe to countries including England and the United States.

Paper copies of the survey are available at many locations, including Kootenay Employment Services, the Creston Valley Public Library, Creston and District Community Complex, Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce and local schools. However, only those who do the online survey will get to view their results!

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The Creston Valley Cruisers recently presented the Valley Community Services’ Dots to Tots (formerly the pregnancy outreach program) with a $200 donation, the proceeds of a hotdog sale sponsored by Kal Tire.

Creston Valley Cruisers president Rick Beauchamp (right) and Kal Tire manager John Moesker (left) presented the cheque to Dots to Tots coordinator Angela Eckersley.

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From 7-9 p.m. customers can meet the author of The Sol’Mar, the second novel in the Balance series and a sequel to the bestselling The Woodcutter.

“It’s been four years since the woodcutter made the journey into the Whispering Forest and gave his promise to the ancient being that dwells within,” says The Sol’Mar’s dust

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December 5 2014 is International Volunteer Day

PAWS would not like to single out one wonderful individual to honour this month, but express our thanks and appreciation for everyone, young and old, past and present (and future for those yet to step forward!)

Whether at home baking for our bake sales, getting ready for a concession, distributing posters, or finding doggie costumes for the upcoming annual Santa Pics: we are thankful for every minute you are able to spend on our behalf.

I am not forgetting the caring souls who find their way to the shelter - come hot or cold, wind or snow - to care for the animals, clean out kennels, and prepare food. No one flinches at having to walk dogs outside when its snowing; we all love to play in the wading pools in the summer, but snow is different!

The cat volunteers who brave claws from frightened cats brought in to the shelter having been discarded and cuddle them back to being adoptable. Those who foster a litter of tiny kittens found out in the cold. Those folks adapting their skills to caring for the found rabbit or goat! Along with those maintaining the shelter, they do it all.

I must not forget the office people who man the phone and listen to the pleas to find their lost pet and many other dilemmas. And to finish, the volunteer board of directors for giving up their time to keep PAWS operating and toeing the bureaucratic line.

A truly remarkable bunch. Thank you to all and to those in Creston who make it a great place to live and volunteer.

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Hampers

From page 1 In streamlining the hamper process, only those who want a hamper will receive one; well-meaning friends or neighbours have, in the past, signed up people who weren’t interested. Anyone wanting a hamper simply has to call a Creston Ministerial Association church or social agency by Dec. 12.

The hampers can be picked up at the Creston and District Community Complex on Dec. 16, after volunteers have spent Dec. 15 sorting and organizing donations (which should be brought to the rec centre by noon).

The hampers also include non-food items, such as books, through the Creston Valley Public Library and Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy’s Book Under Every Tree campaign, which collects new books at a variety of locations. Children’s toys can also be donated at Pyramid Building Supplies — simply visit the store, pull a tag with an age and gender from the Christmas tree, buy an appropriate gift, and return it unwrapped to Pyramid.

The ministerial association purchases gift cards for perishable food items, such as turkeys, and the program usually costs close to $25,000, so cash donations are vital to its success. Last year, the Advance donated over $9,000 received through its community Christmas card, in which donors’ name are printed in its Christmas edition.

This year, the Crest View Village Auxiliary, along with food and toys,

Councils

From page 1 An audience with about equal numbers from Lower Kootenay and the Creston Valley saw their emotional leaders don symbols of their office. Toyota wore the mayor’s chain of office and Louie’s wife, Angie, placed a chief’s headdress on her husband.

After opening prayers by Pastor Harry Haberstock and retiring LKB councillor Anne Jimmie, the new Creston council was sworn in

by Haberstock and town manager Lou Varela. Toyota was joined by Couns. Kevin Boehmer, Jen Comer, Jim Elford, Joe Snopek, Karen Unruh and Joanna Wilson.

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(From left) Grace Christian Fellowship Pastor Stephen Schneider accepting a donation of cash and 25 boxes of items from Crest View Village Auxiliary members Lilley Hamula, Clarice Seaton, Francis Edey, Gilda Gilmar, president Clara Rushka, Mildred Bogner, Lil Rennich, Anna Mack and Norma Keech.

donated a donation of $787.85 —all neatly rolled change.

“We got at least five boxes of teddy bears,” said president Clara Rushka.

And while the cash donations for the

Suttie conducted the oaths for Louie and new Couns. Sandra Luke and Destyni Basil. Louie was returned as band chief by receiving the most votes.

Louie presented blankets to retiring councillors Jimmie and Arlene Basil. He acknowledged an empty seat in the front row, a tribute to his aunt, who died six years ago. Jimmie and Basil, he said, had served as mentors to him in his aunt’s absence.

“The joint Town of Creston and Lower Kootenay Band inaugural council meeting is very, very special for me,” Toyota said.

“Our two councils have developed a growing and solid relationship since 2009, with several Community to Community forums sponsored by the Union of BC Municipalities.”

hamper project typically exceed the Christmas need, the extra money is put to good use, with the ministerial association covering a portion of dental and medical expenses, including travel.

After thanking his family — wife Judy, daughters Amy and Denise and their families, and his mother, Betty — Toyota acknowledged the council he will work with in the coming four-year term.

“I welcome back Coun.

Joanna Wilson, now starting her 10th year, and I welcome our new and independent councillors,” he said. “A week ago, we went through a two-day council orientation facilitated by Dr. Gord McIntosh from Vancouver Island and his comment to me midway through our 12-hour meeting was, ‘You have a solid and well-rounded, independentthinking team.’ For this I thank each of you as citizens who voted for this great council.”

Louie acknowledged that the LKB election included elements

“We take the extra money and spread it out over the whole year,” said Greentree.

“The extra giving enables us to give yearround. It enables us as a community to care beyond Christmas.”

of bitterness, with challengers for positions on council including his father and brother.

“I ask our community to allow your leaders to do the job we have been elected to do, ”he said. “We want to make a push forward to plan for our future. Economic initiatives are at our doorstep.”

The former educational assistant at Yaqan Nukiy School spoke of passing by the school on his way to work each morning at the band administration office. The children, he said, served as his inspiration.

“We must treat each child in the community as if they are a chief,” he said.

He also gave thanks to his supporters, including his wife and children.

“Saying thank you just doesn’t seem sufficient,” he said. “I also

want to thank Mayor Toyota for becoming a mentor and a close friend.”

Louie and Toyota each referred to the importance of a document signed by their councils in 2010, a Memorandum of Understanding and Friendship.

Among its stated purposes, it says, “The parties have mutual respect for each other’s mandates, policies, values and areas of jurisdiction.

“The parties share mutual interest in sound governance of the region and recognize that each have distinct authorities and responsibilities toward their members and residents and acknowledge that the interests of all persons living in the communities are best served by working together in the spirit of co-operation.”

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Zen Essentials teacher’s first book of poetry

BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Kuya Minogue, resident teacher at the Creston Zen Centre and Advance columnist, has released her first book of poetry.

Zen Essentials is the culmination of more than a decade of writing that started when Minogue was taking a course.

“In 2003 I never imagined I was a poet,” she said last week. “I was a published writer, but certainly not a poet. I took a Zen writing course, writing every day — faithfully.

Then, about three years later, I read a piece that I had written and a friend said, ‘This is a poem.’ ” It was that observation that made her look at her writing in a different way.

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“I didn’t have the capacity to see them as poems until then,” she said.

Earlier this year she stared at a stack of her writings — “a We sit motionless eight hours a day, couple feet high” — and thought, hold our tongues silent, “They are there. I know it.”

She took advice from another let thoughts appear and pass writer and started sorting the like steam rising from a morning lagoon. pages, culling them down to about We watch judgments, impatience, 150 poems that might make a boredom, anger and joy burst book. The experience changed her.

“I love my poetry,” she smiled. and disappear like sparks from a fire.

“Now I think of myself as a poet.”

Backs, knees and hips ache with fatigue; Sorting her final selections into as we let go over everything. a presentable format turned out to let go of everything to return to awareness be a, well, Zen experience.

“Once I started shuffling the to the boundless field of emptiness. poems the structure sorted itself Breath by breath — being present. out in an order that I really like,” she said.

Sections of the book — Early Zen Poems, Samsara, The Ancients and Zen ing about the ancient philosophy.

Minogue’s poems are light on structure and Realized — roughly mirror Minogue’s embracement of Zen teachings and her com- heavy on meaning, and each is reader friendly, mitment that has led her to teaching and writ- inviting readers to share her experiences and observations without ever becoming heavyhanded or preachy.

Minogue’s Zen Essentials will be released at a book launch from 7-9 p.m. Dec. 11 at Black Bear Books. She will read poems, Simon Lazarchuk will do a movement piece called Visual Poetry Arthritic fire in every joint and Joanna Wilson will perform on the keydarkens my daily walk, board. Refreshments will be served.

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Icy roads lead to crashes

BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Creston police received 53 calls for service from Nov. 24-30, many of them motor vehicle crashes as a result of icy road conditions, Cpl. Monty Taylor said on Monday.

November 24 •Shots were reported in the vicinity of the gravel pit on Lloyd Road.

•A Highway 21 resident reported an adult male had rung up a $900 phone bill by calling 1-900 numbers.

•A female reported being harassed by a male coworker.

•In an effort to avoid an oncoming vehicle, a semi driver went off Highway 3/95 and into the ditch near Yahk.

•Police are investigating a complaint from Ninth Avenue South by a male who reports receiving harassing text messages from a female.

•A semi went off Canyon Street.

November 25 •No injuries were reported after a vehicle went off Highway 3 west off Kitchener.

•A male was taken to hospital with minor injuries after his vehicle went of Highway 3 near Kootenay Pass.

•A hit and run, possible by a truck, was reported in a Helen Street parking lot.

•A male who broke curfew conditions that are part of his probation faces new charges.

November 26 •A male reported receiving ongoing threats from another male.

•A female reported that a male visited her store and became angry when she wouldn’t lower prices on some items.

•A report about a historical sexual assault was received.

•A cougar sighting was reported on 24th Avenue at Crawford Street.

•A vehicle went into the ditch off Highway 3 near Kidd Creek. No injuries were reported.

•A concerned citizen reported a male cycling on Highway 3A near Armstrong Road in frigid weather.

•Another report of a vehicle going off Highway 3 near Kidd Creek was received.

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November 27 •It is unknown as yet what was stolen during a break-in to a Kitchener residence.

•A pit bull was reported near the school grounds on Ninth Avenue North.

•A male was assaulted by another male on 10th Avenue North after an argument.

•An elderly female reported that her husband had not returned about eight hours after going grocery shopping. He returned a short time later, having gone to the U.S. to shop and having his car break down.

•An intoxicated male who was reported to be banging on doors and challenging people to a fight in the 11th Avenue North area was not located.

•A rockslide blocked part of Highway 3A. November 28 •A male complained that he had loaned his Jeep to his stepdaughter, who had not returned it three days later.

•A male reported to be walking along Mallory Road with a bottle of whisky was not located.

•A landlord reported receiving threatening text messages from a former tenant.

•A driver reported to be operating a vehicle without a license on Canyon Street was located by police. She was found to be driving while prohibited. The vehicle was towed, she was issued a ticket and now faces a court appearance in February.

•Heavy rains caused a flood at Regina Street and Northwest Boulevard.

November 29 •A complaint was received about a Toyota Prius passing on a double solid line on a Highway 3A corner near Crawford Bay. •An unruly patient at the hospital apologized for his behaviour when police arrived.

•A male in Yahk reported being assaulted in his sleep by his partner.

•A female driver was taken to hospital for treatment after her vehicle went off Riondel Road.

•An intoxicated female visitor at the hospital was arrested and held in police cells until sober.

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Eastern Star donates to transition housing

BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff Having a large collection of shoes became a costly habit recently, when Order of the Eastern Star members were asked to make a donation for each pair they own.

There wasn’t much resistance, though, said member Geri Campbell. Money collected throughout B.C. and the Yukon was designated for transition houses, safe homes and second stage housing.

“It is the Worthy Grand Matron’s (Carmen Pierce’s) special project for 2014,” Campbell said. “It has been a lot of fun.”

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tor of the BC Society of Transition Houses, Ms. Shabra Ali, we learn that in 2012, on average 16,000 women stayed at transition homes and safe houses. However, an additional 12,000 women and children had to be turned away due to lack of accommodation. That is pretty sad in this day and age.”

Dina Bambrick, executive director of the Kootenai Community Centre Society, accepted the $484 raised locally from the Shoe Project.

“It is very gratifying that Eastern Star has recognized our organizations provincewide,” she said.

KCCS is using the donation to kick off a fund that will allow for security system upgrades to the organization’s safe house and transition accommodations.

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The big news this week is the could have, and should have, steady sagging of oil prices (and taken on as a nation years ago, if doesn’t “sweet light crude” sound we had any real leadership in like something that would go niceCanada. ly on your morning pancakes?). Is it a good thing, or a bad thing?

Like so many issues it is a double-edged sword. It’s a good thing when we want to fill up at the pumps, bad if we consider the loss of revenues by our provincial and federal govLorne Eckersley ernments.

But maybe, just maybe, it’s a sign of progress that alternaI thought about how batteries tive energy sources are finally have improved when I picked up starting to have an impact of my beard and hair trimmer on the enough significance to reduce our weekend. It is about a year old and reliance on petroleum products. In the instructions recommend letting conversations I have had recently the rechargeable battery run down with friends who think about these completely once a year. After a things, there seems to be some year of use (not often, but still…) I agreement that this might indeed have never plugged it in to be the case. I’ve been making the recharge. I turned it on and it ran following comment and have been for hours before dying. An oversurprised to find some agreement night charge will no doubt give me by some who tend to be cynical at another year’s use. Similarly, AA times: One day we will suddenly and AAA batteries that used to die realize that we are in the midst of a within months as they sat waiting new revolution in which alternain a drawer now remain fully tive sources of energy have simply charged for up to a decade before taken over. We’ll look back at the they are put to use. Small but petroleum-based economy as yesimportant signs of progress. terday’s news, shrug, and say, The odd thing is that much of our “Well, that happened!” perceived need for new energy My optimism has its genesis in sources is so that we can get access a trip that a friend took to to old energy sources. The Site C Germany a few years back. He dam proposal is back on the table in returned and reported being aston- large part because it takes a lot of ished at the rate at which solar energy (not to mention water) to power and other energy sources extract natural gas from increasingly had taken a foothold. Smaller com- difficult to access deposits. And the munities were becoming energy oilsands in Alberta and self-sufficient, basically unreliant Saskatchewan use an enormous on non-renewable sources like amount of natural gas. It all starts to petroleum and coal. Cleaner air sound like a dog chasing its tail, and water are some of the happy doesn’t it? byproducts of an effort that we On the weekend, I read about

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another startling development. A newly written scientific paper discusses the potential uses for a form of graphite (the stuff in pencils — remember them?) called graphene. It is an extraordinary material with many unusual properties.

It can be made into sheets thin enough that scientists are referring to it as the first two-dimensional object. It is also the best conductor of electricity, apparently, and has peculiar properties that might allow it to be developed for use in storage cells.

It’s impossible to know what role graphene might play in our future, but advances in other fields have been remarkable. The efforts to find practical alternate energy sources that might be translated into largescale use might not be quite as organized and intense as the Manhattan Project that led, for better or worse, to huge advancements in nuclear power, but they are almost certainly more important.

While it seems like a (nonpetroleum-carrying) pipe dream, this desperate search for clean energy, the simple fact is that energy is created all around us, right down to a molecular and even atomic level. There doesn’t seem to be an inherent reason — even the objections of traditional energy producers — why other sources won’t be tapped, ones that don’t pollute to the same extent, and that are renewable, or even inexhaustible.

These days we live in, I think, aren’t as dark as many would like us to believe. And a brighter future might be closer than we think.

Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of the Creston Valley Advance.

Christmas time to look inward

Can I invite you to think of the think ahead about how to eliminate excitement of Christmas as an invita- the stress and pressure that can tion inward, into the heart, and into build and make you feel depleted the valuing of what you and your instead. What simple activities like family really love? lighting candles, playing a game There have been some helpful together, singing or telling stories books about Christmas preparation can you do together in this season to help guide us back to a simple, rich and delightful way of celebrating the spirit that has been born in us: Unplug the Christmas Tree by Jo Robinson and Jean Coppach Staeheli, You Can Choose Christmas by Clyde Reid and Treasury of Celebrations: Create Shelley Stickel-Miles Celebrations that Reflect Your Values and Don’t Cost the Earth edited by Carolyn Pogue. to slow it down? Recall Christmases Robinson says four things chil- past, especially with grandparents. dren really need and want for Seniors and those who live on Christmas are: your own, what one or two simple •relaxed and loving time with things might you take part in that family; are special to the season and might •realistic expectations about gifts; give you a new perspective?

•an evenly paced holiday season; Choose a night to sit with a friend and and talk about your childhood •strong family traditions.

Christmases, and what your heart Parents can think ahead about yearns for now. Toast the beauty of the gathering of energy during the night.

Advent and talk to children about When you think about gift giving, things they’d like to have happen. is there any part of yourself that Joy is about being fully alive, so holds back? What is it that you want

Opening to Grace

to say with this gift? Can you also say it out loud? Can you receive openly, and let your heart be thankful for the message of love and connection?

There are many alternative gift options. You can get a card for a donation to hospice, the hospital or a childcare centre, and many in Creston donate to the Creston Ministerial Association for the hamper program. The United Church takes donations for the new refugee family who will arrive this week, or bed kits for Sleeping Children Around the World.

No matter who you are, there is always a way to open your heart to another. What is it you really care about?

Anyone can have a special evening when they read a children’s Christmas book alone or together.

My favourite is The Littlest Angel, a gift of story.

May you all remember the gift of the beauty of the spirit that is in your own heart this season. You are precious firelight. Blessings from Rev. Shelley and Trinity United Church!

Rev. Shelley Stickel-Miles is an ordained minister who works alongside all the delightful ministers at Trinity United Church in Creston.

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Candidate says she understood financial report To the Editor: For the record, according to Lorne Eckersley’s column (“This is the Life: Balance created”, Nov. 20 Advance) I had a “bizarre misunderstanding of town finances.”

That is entirely untrue. What is bizarre is that certain people have not read the town finances that are available and believe they are something different than what is available in print from the town website.

Especially Mr. Toyota — at the mayoral candidates’ forum, he was entirely unaware of the total of the invoices over $25,000 (totalling close to $18 million), listed in the 2013 financial statement (although he signed off on them), and instead just resorted to what was listed in the 2013 annual report and claimed I was wrong.

I look forward to a retraction of Mr. Eckersley’s statement, and maybe, for transparency to the public, a printed copy of that list of invoices over $25,000.

Rhonda Barter (MacLellan) Creston Following is Advance publisher Lorne Eckersley’s response to Barter’s letter: At the mayoralty candidates’ forum, Rhonda Barter referred to a financial page from the Town of Creston website, implying that its $18 million total indicated out of control, or at the least, mysterious, spending. She said she had been unable to receive satisfactory answers about the information.

An explanation on the prior page of the financial report indicates that many of line items are not actual expenditures, but reconciliations. The first, and largest, transaction on the list is a transfer of $4.6 million to Raymond James Ltd., an investment firm (most town funds are held in secure interest-bearing accounts until they are needed to cover expenses). The second-largest figure was a $4.34 million payment to the contractor for a budgeted upgrade to the waste water treatment plant, a large portion of which was covered by an infrastructure grant.

A large portion of a $4-million transfer to the Regional District of Central Kootenay was money collected by the Town of Creston on behalf of the RDCK, as were a number of other transfers, including the provincial school levy.

Only a portion of a Town of Creston property tax collections is actually designated for town use.

Other items on the list included payroll deductions for federal and provincial taxes and the municipal pension plan.

All payments on the list are included elsewhere in the audited financial statement. Citizens who do not understand accounting statements can get detailed information from the town’s financial department on request.

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New year going to be extraordinary

To the Editor: It is now T minus 319 days and counting until our next federal election on Oct. 19, 2015, which could very well be the most historic in Canadian history (although provincial and municipal elections are just as important).

As for me, I am a conservative activist and progressive thinker. In the not-toodistant future, I believe we will eliminate poverty, hunger, disease, famine, war, pollution, global warming, racism, bigotry and anti-Semitism. But first, we must defeat terrorism, in particular, ISIS (Islamic State, formerly Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham), which is the most evil and sinister enemy since fascism, along with its extremist ideology that has nothing to do with the Islam faith. In this way, world peace can be preserved for future generations.

I also believe in complete equality between men and women, helping the poor and destitute, defending freedom and democracy, and coming to the defence of those in society who are unable to fend for themselves.

To conclude my letter, I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone in Creston a merry Christmas, regardless of your faith. Peace on Earth, good will to all men, women and children of the world. Have a happy St. Nicholas Day (Dec. 6); I will see you at the Santa Claus Parade. And happy Hanukkah (Dec. 17-24)!

Best wishes in 2015. It will be an extraordinary year, indeed!

Allan Clement Creston

Human error will always be with us To the Editor: (Re: “Pharmacist Has Support”, Nov. 20) I was struck by the kindness and compassion expressed by Alex Ewashen in his letter regarding the recent tragedy of a lost loved one and the pharmacist involved. I do not know either party, but I feel the same. Mike Ramaradhya, I too urge you not to abandon your profession, nor must any other persons involved.

Human error has been with us since the beginning of time and I daresay, will always be with us. Those of us who walk this earth are not immune to committing human errors, nor are we immune to being victims of the same.

Our history is full of human error, especially by those who provide service and care to the human race: doctors, nurses, paramedics, firemen, policemen, even airline pilots, bus drivers, train engineers — not to mention millions of motor vehicle drivers such as myself.

Several years ago, members of my family suffered the loss of a loved one through an error in medication, a 59-year-old wife, mother and grandmother admitted to hospital with fatal side effects in the way of lung damage.

Within a week, the ventilator she had been on was shut off. Not a word had been said to her about her fatal condition, but as her young family said goodbye, tears rolled down her cheeks — she knew the end had come. The devastated family, although full of anguish at the

untimely death of their loved one, chose not to seek vengeance on the internal medicine specialist responsible for her care. They knew that years would be spent in anger and pain and not a shred of it would bring her back.

One final thought: If all the people who have committed a human error were banished forever from their work and professions, how many good, life-saving people would we have lost by now?

As Alexander Pope wrote so long ago, “To err is human; to forgive, divine.”

My condolences to the Lambert family — may you find it in your heart to forgive and thus find the peace and comfort offered to you in your sorrow.

Gail Bosgra Creston

Protection for seniors inadequate To the Editor: (Re: “MLA Must Deal with Increasing Pad Rent”, Oct. 16 Advance) One in five seniors in British Columbia rent their homes. Fifty percent of them struggle to pay their rent, and approximately 12,000 seniors in B.C. spend more than half their income on housing.

At the moment, there is inadequate protection for seniors living in manufactured homes, as well as assisted living facilities and seniors supportive housing in the current versions of the Residential Tenancy Act and Manufactured Home Act. Both could be strengthened and rebalanced to better protect senior tenants. To that effect, the BC NDP has raised this issue in the last two provincial elections, and was part of the reason we have repeatedly called for an independent seniors’ representative.

Because it would be inappropriate to discuss personal financial matters through this public medium, I encourage anyone who is experiencing difficulty with housing, or having issues with their landlord to contact my office by their preferred method (www.michellemungall.ca or 1-877-388-4498). My staff and I are able to assist you in navigating your tenant rights, as well as connect you to community and provincial resources providing additional assistance.

Michelle Mungall Nelson-Creston MLA

Being proper is a choice To the Editor: (Re: “The Teen Take: Do you Know the Proper Woman?”, Nov. 13 Advance) What if men and women acknowledged the reality of, and responsibility for, their influence on each other — instead of consensually descending into mutual emotional disaster?

What if, instead of tempting each other like devils, men and women didn’t wanted to trip and crash one another?

What if men and women felt divine love inside, and, instead of using their freedom and power to spiritually assault each other, they wanted to help and protect?

What if, instead of using sexuality as merely entertainment, men and women freely chose to keep it in its natural healthy environment? What if sexual stimulation — at any level — wasn’t a matter for business, ego, power, the public, or competition with friends?

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Kettle helped RDCK Area B To the editor: (Re: “This is the Life: Balance Created”, Nov. 20) John Kettle put the “people” back in politics. He set the bar for all Regional District of Central Kootenay directors for communication with his constituents. He lived on his phone. He attended thousands of local meetings. He invented the newsletter for his area, to give residents a place to promote their activities and get the latest information on rural issues — something the local paper does not do effectively.

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The Kootenay Lake Annual BC Family Day Fishing Derby 2015 has been CANCELLED due to an extreme decline in fish stock.

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Not only is this an environmental issue but also a big economic issue for the area. Please note that we do not run the derby for profit and all our derby revenue is donated. www.ctrcanadaderby.com

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Inconvenience was worth it for upgraded community complex

At lunch the other day, some of the staff were reminiscing about the times before and during construction and having a bit of a laugh. Yes, we have finally reached the stage where you can laugh, meaning enough time has transpired where humour replaces horror. We still remember just prior to construction how small exploratory holes were opened up in a few places in walls and ceilings and we griped how it looked tacky having these holes not covered because, hey, we were always proud of the place.

Little did we know at that time that when the ceiling was completely torn off, you really didn’t notice the hole anymore.

We all supported the decision made from the get-go — to keep the facility open to the public as best as possible throughout the process. I know there are a few wedding albums out there that show the Creston Room reception being held on plywood floors with no ceiling but it was also amazing how understanding most people were and how you could decorate a warehouse setting and make it look pretty good.

Remember how our programmers Andrea and Brooke were sequestered in the old building inspector’s office across the lobby from the main office?

You would see their bright shiny faces through the windows, occasionally with dust masks on, and eventually really close together when their office got sliced in half to make the data

room. We also laugh (because it wasn’t us) at the maintenance foreman’s office under the bleachers where you didn’t need to put your lunch in the fridge and you occasionally arrived to find a

There is an endless supply of different types of homes available for purchase, including condos, townhouses, detached homes and acreages. The key is to decide what you can afford and which amenities you prefer before heading out shopping for a new home.

Your best first step is to seek the advice of a mortgage professional and get preapproved on a mortgage. That way, you already know what your price range is — and, therefore, which type of home you’re in the market for — before you begin shopping.

Budgeting is also an important part of preparing yourself for the purchase of a home. If you save for a down payment and upfront costs, such as closing costs and emergency reserves, much sooner, you’ll be sure to save enough to cover the many expenses facing a new homeowner, including moving, utility hook-ups, tools, maintenance supplies, window coverings and more.

Once you have the money available to make your home purchase a reality, the next step is finding a good real estate agent to guide you in your purchase. The agent you choose will be able to help you weigh the following options to help decide what type of home is right for you: Condo A condo makes a great first home because it typically costs less than a townhouse or a detached home, which translates into a smaller down payment and mortgage payment. It can also be an excellent choice for an older person that still wants to own their own home, but doesn’t want some of the responsibili-

ties that come with it, like lawn care, clearing snow and maintenance. But there are, however, monthly strata fees you must take into consideration when budgeting for a condo.

ing so long. I still feel bad about that but luckily that person knows she can hold that chit on me until I am well into a nursing home and I can’t quip my way out of it.

We had our own cross to bear in the admin office — from the massive sheet of plywood that had to be slid open and closed each day to serve patrons, to the pieces of concrete block we would find on our desks throughout the day right through to having to put someone on hold because you couldn’t hear them above the jackhammering, stapling and concrete sawing. We covered all the seasons, as well — from the battle station call to arms during a sudden downpour that had miniature tsunamis spreading across the Canyon or Erickson room floors to office temps sometimes in the nineties, right through to everyone protecting their under-desk ceramic heaters, waving others away with a ruler while hissing, “My Precious!” and a crazy look in their eyes.

There are lots of construction tales, good and bad, beginning from when we dug the first geotech exploratory hole Oct. 30, 2007, through to today when we are in the midst of upgrading Rotacrest Hall. The bottom line is: Time eases all sorrows, you have to crack a few eggs to make a cake and every other applicable philosophical quote — we landed in a pretty good place.

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

From the Centre Neil Ostafichuk

puddle of pop on your desk from someone’s spill on the bleacher seats that seeped through the cracks.

I have to take my hat off to our fitness patrons and instructors who were in a constant state of flux; never knowing what room or temperature they were facing. It didn’t matter that staff were constantly sweeping or mopping; the fitness people always had dirty hands from doing floor exercises. At one point, they were working out in the Creston Room but in order to go to the washroom, they had to pass through a construction door and into an area that, because the front of the building was gone, was less than ideal temperature until you reached the powder room. Unfortunately, for one patron, the door latched behind and there she remained until the rest of the class started to wonder why it was tak-

Type of home a big decision Mortgage Corner Dean Bala

Townhouse If the condo life is not your forte and you’re not looking for a big yard to maintain, a townhouse may be your best home purchase option. Townhouses can give you a little more room and some yard space, but at a lower cost than buying a fully detached home.

Many townhouses also come with monthly maintenance fees unless they are freehold townhouses. In situations where you pay a monthly fee, however, you won’t have to worry about outdoor maintenance or snow removal.

Detached Home If it’s privacy you’re seeking as well as a larger yard, a detached home is your ideal choice. The majority of homes in Creston would be considered single detached homes so they are a popular choice. With a detached home, you own the lot freehold and there are no strata fees. One thing to consider is the added cost and work of maintaining the home, caring for the yard and snow removal.

Acreage Acreages are similar to detached homes with the main difference being the size and location of the lot. Generally they are located out of town boundaries so property taxes can be considerably lower. One thing to take into consideration, though, is the added costs that come with this over owning a detached home in town. The home will most likely require its own septic system, water supply, more costly yard care and snow removal, and may be farther away from the conveniences of town. The upside is often more privacy, more room and often fewer restrictions on land use.

Other Considerations The size of the home and property (if you decide not to opt for a condo) are also important things to consider before you head out shopping. While everyone has their dream home in mind, this is not always a practical purchase choice, especially if this is your first home purchase.

When it comes to location, think about in which area or neighbourhood you’d like to make your purchase, and which home features are absolutely essential — including what you can live without and what aspects are entirely out of the question.

Whichever home choice is right for you, home ownership is a truly fulfilling experience, and can be an excellent financial move.

Dean Bala is a mortgage broker and Realtor working out of the Creston Valley Realty office in Creston. For more information, he can be reached at 250 402-3903 or dean_bala@yahoo.com.

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“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” - Dr. Seuss

Thursday, December 4, 2014 Creston Valley Advance

Help us make sure there’s A Book Under Every Tree Please pick up a book for a child or an adult when you are out doing your Christmas shopping and drop it in one of the collection boxes at local stores and schools or at the Creston Valley Advance office.

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Super Poko ’ News Artzooka Cor Cor Cor Cor Cor Market Our Vancouver Paid Paid David V’Impe Fox News Sunday FOX NFL Sunday NFL Football: Colts at Browns State of the Union Fareed Zakaria Reliable Sources State of the Union Fareed Zakaria CNN Newsroom Off Road Engine Truck Muscle Contrac Contrac Off Road Engine Truck (:28) › “Jumper” (’08) ’ Holmes Inspection Holmes Inspection Holmes Inspection Holmes Makes House Hunters Hunters Hunt Intl Criminal Minds ’ Criminal Minds ’ ›››› “GoodFellas” (’90) Robert De Niro. ’ Å “Black Hawk” Buying and Selling Property Brothers Will Will Will “A Dog Named Christmas” (’09) Å Fred Sidekick Kid Squirrel Pet Shop Pet Shop Santa Claus Parade 2014 (N) Max Haunted Haunted Thunder CBC News Now CBC News Now With Andrew Nichols From Toronto. (N) Å CBC News Now Paid Paid Haven “Chemistry” “Window Wonderland” (’13) ’ Å “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” ’ Mighty Ships Highway Thru Hell Cold Water Game of Stones Bering Sea G. Fast N’ Loud: Million Dollar LA Million Dollar LA Matchmaker Suburg. Suburg. Friends Friends Friends Friends Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes “C’mas-Chestnut” “The Christmas Shepherd” (’14) ’ ›› “A Golden Christmas” (’09) ’ “3 Holiday Tails” Matt Alien Looney Johnny T Spies! Day My “Dennis the Menace” Johnny T “Wakko’s Wish” Rebels Slug Wizards Gravity ANT Good Austin I Didn’t Good Luck Jes. Liv-Mad. Girl Bald Paid Payne Atl. Eats Office Paid ›› “Just Like Heaven” (’05) ›› “17 Again” Just for Laughs Cash Cash Match Match Just for Laughs Seinfeld Seinfeld Big Bang Big Bang Ricardo X-Mas Rachael Ray’s Holiday Feast Hot Food Holiday Baking Iron Chef America Dirt Trax Paid Paid Paid Paid Paid Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Paid Paid Pawn Pawn American Pickers Cnt. Cars Cnt. Cars Pawn Pawn Pawn Pawn Panic Button ’ “Stargate: The Ark of Truth” (’08) ’ Z Nation ’ Å ››› “Back to the Future” (’85) ’ ››› “The School of Rock” (’03) Jack Black. ›› “Footloose” (’84) Kevin Bacon. Å “Benjamin Button” Fishful Paid Secrets- Lege.

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Our goal is to have a book for every child and adult in the families that receive a Christmas hamper from the Ministerial Association. Last year we collected an amazing 700 plus books thanks to your generous donations!

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The Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy & the Creston and District Public Library are collecting new or very gently used books for the book under every tree collection.

TV RATINGS: (TV-Y) = appropriate for all children (TV-Y7) = appropriate for all children ages 7 and up (TV-14) = May be unsuitable for all children under 14 years of age (TV-MA) = Mature audiences only (D) = May contain suggestive language (L) = Course Language (FV) = Fantasy Violence (S) = Sexual Situations (V) = May contain violence

MPAA RATINGS:

NR = Not Rated G = General Audiences PG = Parental Guidance Suggested Times listed are Pacific Time

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SYMBOLS: (CC) = Closed Captioning for the Hearing Impaired (N) = New Programming EI = Educational/Instructional DVS = Descriptive Video Services for the Visually Impaired HDTV = High Definition Television iTV = Interactive TV PA = Parental Advisory SS = Closed Captioned in Spanish CI = Cable in Classroom HEADPHONES = In Stereo

Kootenay Lake Ferry Schedule

SUMMER: June 18 to Sept 9

VESSEL NAME

PG-13 = Parental guidance strongly suggested for children under age 13 R = Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying adult or supervision.

Peak times are shown in broken boxes

WINTER: Sept 10 to June 17

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KOOTENAY BAY TERMINAL SUMMER WINTER 07:10 AM 7:10 AM 09:00 AM 09:00 AM 10:40 AM 10:40 AM 11:30 AM 12:20 PM 12:20 PM 01:10 PM 02:00 PM 02:00 PM 02:50 PM 03:40 PM 03:40 PM 04:30 PM 05:20 PM 05:20 PM 06:10 PM 07:00 PM 07:00 PM 08:40 PM 08:40 PM 10:20 PM 10:20 PM

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HE’S COMING...

Santa Claus Parade and Festival Saturday, December 6th • 9am - 8pm SHARE IN THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT Gift from home!

ENJOY LATE NIGHT SHOPPING ‘TIL 8pm ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

Saturday 9 - 11

FREE pictures with Santa Claus at Home Hardware Building Centre

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FREE* Christmas movie at the Tivoli Theatre (*with donation of nonperishable food item for the Food Bank). Sponsored by TELUS.

1 - 3:30 Gingerbreadman decorating at the Creston and District Community Complex ($2.50 per person) 12 - 4

FREE Hot Apple Cider in 11th Avenue Walkthrough.

Sponsored by TELUS.

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At the Creston and District Community Complex: FREE Christmas crafts for children with the Baptist Church Youth Group Wellbeing Survey – Your happiness matters FREE Hot Chocolate with MLA Michelle Mungall

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FREE swim

5 - 5:30 Old Fashioned Christmas Stories at Creston Card & Stationery.

6:30 - 7 Presented by the Creston Museum and Library.

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SANTA CLAUS PARADE** on Highway 3 (Canyon Street) from 16th Avenue to 10th Avenue Highway is closed. Stores are OPEN.

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Buying for wine lovers easy in Creston Valley

Purchasing gifts for wine lovers is easier than you might think. They (or we!) tend not to be snobs, just regular folks who enjoy a glass of wine with their meal or social occasions. And they tend to enjoy local products, which makes it just that must easier.

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Choices have expanded recently, with news from Skimmerhorn Winery that Al Hoag has added spirits to a lineup that already includes a good selection of wine and the popular port-style Old Koot.

Earlier this year he fired up his copper still to produce Proof Positive, a spirit distilled from grapes, and Cherry Bounce, a kirsch flavoured with cherry juice, cinnamon and cloves. And now, with winter settling in, he’s added Apple Pie Moonshine! It is an eau de vie made from McIntosh apples, with cinnamon, cloves and a bit of brown sugar making it taste, as Al says, “like a slice of apple pie.”

The wine shop in Erickson is open through Dec. 21, Wednesday through Sunday, and also features the full Skimmerhorn selection of wines. Kootenay Crush white blend, Marechal Foch, the popular Foch-Pinot Noir blend called Devil’s Chair, Pinot Gris, Ortega and Autumn Tryst are all good choices. On a chilly day, the fireplace warms the room and adds ambience to the friendly welcome visitors always enjoy.

Next door, the tasting room at Baillie-Grohman Estate Winery might be closed for the season, but there is plenty of activity going on behind the scenes. A harvest that was spectacular in quantity and quality is now being turned into wines that will be released next year.

Fortunately, Baillie-Grohman wines are available in liquor stores throughout the area, and Creston’s BC Liquor Store has a fine display of its products right beside the VQA shelves. Available wines include Cab Franc and Pinot Noir Estate, both big-time award winners this year. The Cab Franc earned one of only five platinum medals in the 2014 BC Wine Awards. The Pinot Noir?

No biggie — just a gold medal as the top Pinot Noir in the entire province!

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Blanc de Noir that features a cranberry aroma! Grab a few bottles if you find them — they are sold out at the winery.

More exciting news from BaillieGrohman owners Bob Johnson and Petra Flaa is that a sparkling wine — a Creston Valley first — is bottled, labelled and ready to go, pending a thumbs-up from the liquor control board.

Bob says it might not be available until early in 2015, but it’s sure to be a hit — stock up when it hits the shelves in local stores!

Finding wines made at Wynnwood Cellars, just north of Wynndel on Highway 21, is a little more challenging. A lot more actually, after a good year in the wine shop left it pretty much sold out. But a great harvest — with the maturing vineyards producing double the quantity from previous years, and with fantastic quality — bodes well for 2015 and beyond.

I’m betting a call to the winery might allow the canny shopper to purchase a gift certificate or two to ensure the wine lovers on your list don’t miss out on new releases. Meanwhile, check out private liquor stores in the area and inquire about Wynnwood wines — you just might get lucky!

As I’ve mentioned in the past, we buy nearly all our wine directly from wineries, so some of my recommendations aren’t always easy to find. But labels to look out for include Serendipity, Oliver Twist, River Stone, D’Angelo, Perseus, Burrowing Owl and Summerhill Pyramid 1030 Canyon St. Winery.

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Wine and spirits lovers also appreciate gifts of books, food and art, and locally there is always a good selection to choose from.

Black Bear Books and Kingfisher Used Books are always good sources of reading material and Kingfisher has a section of wine and recipe books that is always worth checking out.

Who doesn’t love receiving a gift basket? Tigz Designs on Canyon Street offers a great selection, some of which include local wines and juices.

They can also create custom gifts for that special someone.

Morris Flowers always has excellent gift ideas, too.

On 10th Avenue North, Brandy Hunt’s Creative Fix features her original artworks, hand-painted furniture and, right now, some very cool wineand booze-related humour signs at really low prices.

A visit to the Harris family’s organic farm in Lister is a perfect opportunity to stock up on Kootenay Meadows cheese products that are always a hit when paired with wine. Or without wine, too, for that matter.

From page 12 I’m a little partial to the latter, being in the midst of research for a book I am writing about Summerhill and the Cipes family. Summerhill is Canada’s first all-organic winery and is also a leader in biodynamics and sustainable practices. The fact that all of its wines spend some time aging in a pyramid that is an exact scale model of Egypt’s Great Pyramid is a bonus, and the owners believe that without a doubt that it adds to the quality of their wines. Winemaker Eric von Krosigk is especially brilliant with sparkling wines. I am a huge fan of Cipes Blanc de Noirs and Cipes Rose, as well as the ever-popular Cipes Brut.

Summerhill sparkling wines have won awards all around the world, and for good reason.

Of course wine doesn’t only come from wineries and stores.

Creston Valley Winecrafters has a great selection of kits that allow for wine and beer lovers to roll up their sleeves and participate in the making of their favourite quaffs. Kits have improved by leaps and bounds in recent years and U-brew fans have increased dramatically in response.

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And shoppers should not miss out on the Creston Valley Farmers’ Market, where a huge array of gift ideas awaits. Be sure to stop by the booths of Tabletree and William Tell for proof that delicious bottles don’t have to include alcohol. Locally made juices are always a hit in our family, and some will surely make their way to Calgary for our Christmas celebrations.

For the beer lovers on your list, and there is probably more than one, the Beer Gear Store in Columbia Brewery is open Monday to Friday year-round and it has a huge array of clothing and gift items. And beer, too!

The real point to all this is that shopping can be fun, and local, too. Chances are that if you drop into the spots mentioned here, or any local shops, for that matter, you will find unexpected surprises and service from people who are also your friends and neighbours.

It’s a fine way to get into the spirit of the season.

Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of the Creston Valley Advance.

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Give a greener Christmas

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ven though we love to shower our friends and family with gifts and special treats at this time of year, many of those holiday traditions aren't very loving to our planet.

Canadians exchange more than two billion holiday cards each year. It's estimated that we spend about $4 billion on wrapping, decorations, and gifts, which already come heavily packaged — and most of it gets tossed in the trash.

This year, make a difference with these ideas: • Instead of holiday cards, why not send a short personal e-mail to everyone on your list?

Or visit Hallmark's website to

choose an e-card for the person you love.

• Visit second-hand stores for items like a sweater with the tags still on, a serving dish that matches their kitchen, or a toy that's barely been used.

Wrap it in newspaper comics, or in a pillow case with a cloth ribbon tied on.

• Give an experience instead of a package. Take your kids to the museum or the nearby ski hill, or invite your best friend to high tea.

• Got a foodie on your list?

Bake them some cookies, or sign them up for a cooking class.

• Give a charitable gift in

their name especially one that matches their interests. World Vision, for example, will send your gift to a family who needs it the most. You can buy and send fruit trees, or school supplies, or soccer balls to delight a whole team of grateful kids.

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“Real Christmas trees are also grown locally and are 100 per cent biodegradable, unlike artificial trees, which are often transported halfway around the world and are made from non-biodegradable petroleum based product that requires a lot of energy during the manufacturing process."

When selecting a pre-cut Christmas tree, Grant offers the following tips: "First, brush your hand across the needles. The fewer needles that come off, the fresher the tree.

“Next, check for sap seeping from the cut on the trunk.

Seeping sap is another indication of freshness.

“Finally, when cutting the tree yourself, look for a straight

trunk with few gaps in the branches.”

Once you get the tree home, there are certain things you can do to ensure your Christmas tree stays fresh throughout the holiday season.

“It is essential to cut a couple of centimetres off the bottom of the trunk to provide a clean surface for the tree to take up water.

If a fresh surface is not created, the tree will not take up water,” said Grant. “It is also vital that the tree is watered every day and kept away from any heat sources to avoid drying it out.”

As you prepare for the upcoming holiday season, remember that nothing compares to the smell of a real tree in the home!

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Real trees the best choice

he winter season is around the corner and Canadians will soon begin searching their basements, garages and sheds for various Christmas decorations.

Yet, when it comes to the most important decoration — the Christmas tree — homeowners often don’t consider the benefits of choosing a real tree.

Carla Grant, executive director of the Ontario Forestry Association, explains why real trees are better than artificial trees, and offers some excellent tips for finding that perfect tree.

"Christmas trees are grown on farms specifically for the holiday, and while growing, are a carbon sink, and provide wildlife habitat and soil and water retention,” said Grant.

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t is true that if you let your personality shine through, there are endless possibilities to create your own one-of-akind holiday statement this year.

“Discover a decorating style that's perfect for you and go with it,” says décor and lifestyle expert Janette Ewen. “Do you prefer glitz and glam, or are you more of an outdoorsy type? Find what speaks to you and base your decorating around that concept.”

Put your own unique spin on it, says Ewen, with these quick and easy tips: Colour bright If you're in love with one specific look or colour, then commit to it and go all out.

For example, specialty décor

items like those from places like Pier 1 Imports, will make you stand out in a crowd.

Ewen points out that this retailer's line called Season's Sparkle Collection looks stunning all on its own. Layer silver table linens with silver chargers, napkin rings, holiday accents and more to make a simple, yet elegant statement.

Themed Christmas trees Themed trees are fun and easy to pull off. Start by picking a core ornament that you love and get about 20 ornaments, depending on the size of your tree. Choose two or so accent ornaments and get 10 of one and five of the other ornaments. Finish with coordinating tree picks. And who says

you have to stick with just one statement? Set up your main tree in a common space, and then keep guests guessing with smaller trees in unexpected places.

Small changes can make a big impact Pick your favourite two or three rooms in your home and add a few key pieces to transform the space, while staying true to your budget. When in doubt, remember to focus on the high-traffic areas, such as the entryway, living area or dining room.

Don't forget the kitchen.

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overseas, with school supplies, art materials or musical instruments. Or customize the gift to the teacher's interests. If he is a gardener, arranging fruit trees for a family is ideal. Does she like soccer? So many kids overseas delight in the game, so a

delivery of soccer balls from your child's teacher can be arranged. Invite your own kids to get involved in the selection by visiting the family-friendly web site called World Vision Gifts at worldvision.ca/gifts.

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Creston Curling Centre Standings (as of Nov. 27) WOMEN’S LEAGUE

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The winning team of the first Famous Fritz Open Meatspiel held Saturday, from left: lead Les Herle, third Ross Gowan, skip Vern Ronmark and second Richard Kasperski.

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The Creston Curling Centre is off to another great start to the season, and it looks like another exciting year is in store on the best ice in the Kootenays.

League play kicked off the week of Oct. 13 and things are getting into full swing now.

The junior curling program began its third year on Nov. 18, and it’s great to have the kids coming out to learn a great game.

There will be a four-week new curler clinic beginning Jan. 6 with a registration fee of $25.

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The rink also just held the seniors mixed bonspiel from Nov. 17-19, and look forward to the 52nd annual ladies Valentine Bonspiel Feb. 6-8 and the 70th men’s Butterfly Bonspiel March 5-8.

We are also very excited to announce the B.C. high school provincials will be played on our ice Feb. 18-21. Make sure to come out to watch the bright future stars of our game, and support high school athletes from across B.C. For more information on the club, visit crestoncurling.com.

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Carol Festival • Monday, Dec 15 at 7pm Food Hamper Fundraiser at the Prince Charles Theatre

If you require a hamper, please contact any church by Dec 12.

Donate at any local church or the Creston Valley Advance office, 1018 Canyon St. Volunteer: Rev. Shelley, 250-428-4015 • More Information: 250-428-4174 Hampers distributed Tuesday, December 16 Upstairs at the Creston & District Community Complex from11am until 4pm

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Warm Fuzzies to...

… Everyone for voting for CDSCL Therapeutic Riding Program’s Aviva contest submission! … Don L. and John B. for just how industrious two guys can be to get the job done just in time! … Downtowner for donating space to Cresteramics for our meetings. … Ken, Cheryl, Sherry, Gerald and James for all your help and the ride. … Pat for the awesome afghan for the lounge couch work staff. … Gord for your advice, help and compassion to a lady with tire issues at Extra Foods. … Ron World at Overwaitea for his generous support to the Creston Refugee Committee. … The LDS young women’s group for the great job of painting furniture for our new refugee family. … Lon Hansen at Shoppers Drug mart for his donations to the refugee brunch. … Sue’s Clotheslines for your styles and your smiles! You girls rock! … All the Creston Veterinary staff, their family members and PAWS volunteers for donating their time on Sunday with the second cats spay and neuter clinic. … All those who helped with shovelling the snow for the senior neighbours. … Better at Home volunteers for driving seniors to their medical appointments through the snow in Creston and Cranbrook.

Warm Fuzzies may be submitted to: production@crestonvalleyadvance.ca or classifieds@crestonvalleyadvance.ca

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ATTENTION PROPERTY OWNERS

TO ORDER YOUR SIGN NOW

CALL: 250-428-9584 or EMAIL: kenandsigne@gmail.com

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Local emergency services (police, fire and ambulance) have concerns that many rural properties cannot be located by street number in an emergency, especially at night and in bad weather. The Regional District of Central Kootenay urges all property owners to identify their homes by a visible number at the entrance to their driveway. (Bylaw RDC-2391 Civic Addressing Bylaw)

For your safety, we offer two-sided reflective green street number signs for a cost of $20 (tax included).

A portion of this fee will be passed on to our local community association to fund their hall.

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Coming Events

In Loving Memory Of DOROTHY JEAN (D.J.) McIVOR

Age 70 years Residence Creston, BC Memorial Funeral Service Saturday, December 6, 2014 At 1p.m.

G. F. Oliver Funeral Chapel Rev. Shelley Stickel-Miles officiating Cremation Friends wishing to make a memorial contribution may do so to the Therapeutic Riding Program Box 1820 Creston, BC, V0B 1G0

Looking for residents from Nakusp, Creston, Trail to take part in a focus group discussion around some community services. Time commitment; 1 1/2 - 2 hours in the evening, week of Dec 8-15 An honorarium and refreshments will be provided.

Phone George (250) 352-7600 Kootenay Boundary Community Services Co-op Wondering about BC Highway conditions?

Check out drivebc.ca or call 1-800-550-4997 YRB Highway Maintenance 1-888-352-0356

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Celebrations

Celebrations

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th Birthday

Robert Lee Cunningham October 17, 1956 ~ November 27, 2014 Rob passed away peacefully on November 27, 2014 in Lethbridge, Alberta at the age of 58 years.

Rob was predeceased by his father, Robert Cunningham.

He will be dearly missed and forever remembered by his loving wife of 32 years, Cheryl; children, Kristin (Ryland), Bobby (Beverly), Tiana, and Michael; as well as his adorable grandchildren Kaylan and Oliver. He also left behind his mother, Ruth; siblings Sue (Grant), Ward, Mark (Gail) and Brad, along with nieces, nephews, and his mother-in-law, Jessie Ratcliffe.

A Celebration of Life Service is being held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Northside Chapel, in Lethbridge, AB on December 6, 2014 at 11:00 am. ,n lieu of ÁoZers, anyone Zishing to maNe a donation in Rob’s name can do so to the Cancer Research facility of their choice.

Maxine Gwendolyn Trahan January 24, 1921 ~ November 20, 2014 Maxine Gwendolyn Trahan passed away on November 20, 2014 in Creston, B.C. at the age of 93 years Maxine was born to Elsie McPherson and Harry Judkins on January 24, 1921 in Princeton, Minnesota.

She received her formal education in Alberta and in Salem, Oregon.

Maxine married Maurice Trahan in Calgary, Alberta on September 28, 1945.

Maxine was predeceased by her siblings Geraldine Humphries, Woodrow Judkins, Harold Judkins, Loretta Ekiss and her husband Maurice Trahan.

Maxine will be dearly missed by her sons Terry Trahan, Darryl (Lynn) Trahan, grandsons Andrew (Shannon Borbandy), Tim (Sharon Meridith), and great grandchildren Cole, Sarah, Miah, and Silas, and numerous nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life service was held on Thursday November 27 at 1:30 PM at G. F. Oliver Funeral Chapel with Guy Roy Celebrant.

Friends wishing to make donations may send them to the Swan Valley Lodge, Equipment Fund P. O. Box 1880, Creston, BC, V0B 1G0

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Cards of Thanks

Cards of Thanks

Thank You

to the doctors and nursing staff at Creston Valley Health Care and Swan Valley Lodge for the excellent care our mother, Maxine Trahan, received during her recent illness.

Thank you to all the friends and relatives who sent support and good wishes to Maxine.

Special thanks to Sheila Ruby.

Darryl, Lynn, and Terry Trahan

Thank You The family of Charlie Opper would like to express their deep appreciation to Dr. Griffioen, and numerous other doctors and nurses who attended to Charlie in the past four years during his difficult walk with cancer.

Without your excellent, professional care this journey would have been impossible.

Marg Brown and Jennifer Hutzkal, your assistance was exemplary and we are greatly appreciative.

Many thanks to Lindy Ek and his ambulance crew for their great job, in a difficult situation, to transport Charlie to the Palliative Care Unit at Creston Valley Hospital.

Thanks also to Dennis Kemle and staff at G.F. Oliver Funeral Chapel. Your loving, caring, gentle spirit in helping us through with all the funeral service arrangements will be cherished.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to Murray Meikle and Les Munn who came to our rescue on several occasions.

We are especially grateful to Pastor Rick and our church family at Creston Baptist for all your prayers, love, support and an abundance of gifts of kindness as you journeyed with us.

Thank you to all those in the community for showing your love and care through prayer, delicious food, beautiful flowers and cards, phone calls, visits, emails and text messages. We have been blessed by your thoughtfulness.

Charlie will always be missed but never forgotten as he rests in peace with his Lord and Saviour.

God Bless, Linda and Family

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Announcements

Coming Events United Church Women’s Soup & Sandwich Lunch Christmas Baking and Crafts Friday, December 12 Extended hours 11:30am to 1:30 pm Trinity United Church Hall West Creston Hall Society ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TEA AND BAKE SALE Saturday Dec 6th 12 noon - 2 pm $5/person Some vendors and crafter’s

All Welcome!

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Announcements

Employment

Lost & Found

Business Opportunities

LOST: Dog leash at Canyon & 36th Nov 18. Please return to where you found it.

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RV LOT rentals $8.95 a day.

362 days of sunshine, pets, events, classes, entertainment. Reserve by 11/01/2014. www.hemetrvresort.com. Call: 1-800-926-5593

422 - 7th Ave N (Anglican Church Basement) Monday 11am (closed) Wednesday 8pm (closed) Friday 8pm (open) 250-428-5954 or 250-428-0310

315 15th Ave N (Lutheran Church Office) Saturday 7pm (Open)

250-428-0165 or 250-428-7064

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT Saturday December 27 8am-4:30pm Meet at Redeemer Lutheran Church lower hall Interested?

Field counters contact: Lorraine Scott 428-7289 Feeder Watchers contact: Catherine Prowse 428-8435 Creston Field Naturalists

POTTERY

Employment Business Opportunities 25 ROOM Imperial Motel for sale in Grand Forks...$789K. Contact andrewsmith1951@shaw.ca (Owner) for more information.

THE DISABILITY Tax Credit. $1,500 yearly tax credit. $15,000 lump sum refund (on avg). covers: hip/knee replacements, arthritic joints, COPD. For help applying call 1-844453-5372.

Career Opportunities MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada!

Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get the online training you need from an employer-trusted program.

Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-888528-0809 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

Services

Help Wanted

Healing Arts

Massage (Reg Therapist)

H & R Orchard Ltd. 4733 Canyon Lister Rd Canyon BC V0B 1C0

REQUESTING applications for Janitorial position commencing Jan 1/15. Large office area requires cleaning Mon Fri prior to, or after regular business hours. Please send letter of interest with credentials to: Janitor Position Box 2010 Creston, BC V0B 1G0 Applicants will be contacted to review cleaning contract/job duties prior to placing their bid

start February 15, 2015 Planting thinning, pruning, irrigation, driving tractors, harvest crop.

Fast paced environment. $10.50/hr - 40-60hr/wk Phone: 250-428-7563 Fax: 250-428-7573

Coming Events

Coming Events

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Reflexology Reiki Cranio Sacral Emotional Release

Kveta A. Jasek www.kveta-healing.com

250-866-5677

219 - 12th Avenue N

seeking full-time

EXCELLENT THERAPY FOR YOUR BODY

in Port Hardy. Email: health-director@kwakiutl.bc.ca for job description or to apply by Dec. 14th, or fax (250) 949-6066.

Trades, Technical

Julie Malowany

Registered Massage Therapist

Creston, BC

250-428-3445

Massage (Reg Therapist) Massage Therapy Clinic

Community Health Nurse

6 Farm labourers needed

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Medical/Dental

An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators. Meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-780-7235051.

Creston Valley Cherry Growers Ltd. 4733 Canyon Lister Rd Canyon BC V0B 1C0

Natural Healing Relaxing way to release stress

4 workers needed

15 Feb, 2015 - 30 Nov, 2015 Orchard labourers 40-60hr/wk $10.49/hr phone: 250-428-7563 fax: 250-428-7573

Help Wanted

GET FREE vending machines.

Can earn $100,000 + per year.

All cash-retire in just 3 years.

Protected Territories. Full details call now 1-866-668-6629.

Website: www.tcvend.com

For appointments call

Susan Smith, RMT

Services

Financial Services

ARE YOU $10K Or More In Debt? DebtGo can help reduce a significant portion of your debt load. Call now & see if you qualify. 1-800-351-1783.

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

Home Improvements

FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. Call 1-800-573-2928.

Household Services LaDonna Smith R.M.T. Tues, Wed, Fri & Sat

Creston 250-254-4747

A-1 FURNACE & Air Duct Cleaning.

Complete Furnace/Air Duct Systems cleaned & sterilized. Locally owned & operated. 1-800-5650355 (Free estimates)

www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca

250-428-5737

Lynn Adderley, RMT 250-977-5575

LOCAL logging company looking for full time processor operators.

Competitive wages and benefits plan. Experience an asset but would be willing to train. Email resumes to: smallpinelogging@yahoo.ca

24/7 online booking at www.lynnadderley.ca

Cleaning Services

Cleaning Services

Dustpan Diva Cleaning Services

Creche

OPEN Tues-Sat

Nativity Exhibit at the

10am-5pm

250-428-5080

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Personals

Nov 28 - 30 and Dec 5 - 7 2 - 8pm

138 12 Ave. N. Creston BC

Help Wanted

Services

KWAKIUTL BAND COUNCIL

Pridham Studio Gallery

MEET SINGLES right now! No paid operators, just real people like you. Browse greetings, exchange messages and connect live. Try it free. Call now: 1-800-712-9851.

Employment

A quality cleaning service to meet all your home & office needs!

YES, WE CLEAN UP CONSTRUCTION SITES! 250.428.1546 www.dustpandiva.com Fully licenced & insured

Contractors

Contractors

Expecting up to 250 different sets from different parts of the world.

Children’s activity room. Free admission and handicap accessible.

FORESTRY CONSULTANCY

For more info call: 250.428.7540 | 1010 36th Ave N, Erickson

Registered Professional Forester with the Association of BC Forest Professionals Serving the Kootenays since 1997 250.428.3364 • bcforester@telus.net

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Looking to make some

extra cash?

Carriers are needed for the following newspaper routes: • 1000 to 1200 blocks Canyon St, • 100 & 200 blocks 12 & 14 Ave N 22 papers: ½ hour- $5.50/wk approx • 100 - 500 blocks 33rd Ave. North, • 100 - 200 blocks 36th Ave. North, • 3000 block Beam Rd, • 3000 block Masuch Rd, 23 papers: ½ hour- $5.75/wk approx • 2700 to 3200 Hwy 3 • Sunset Blvd.

13 papers • 200 to 700 Canyon St • 1 to 300 4th & 5th Ave. North 15 papers That's minimum wage!

Peter Bodley BSF, RPF

Specializing in Forest Inventory

Garage Door Services

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Call Dianne 250-428-2266 email: office@crestonvalleyadvance.ca

1018 Canyon St.

Need it Fixed?

• REPAIRS & SERVICE • RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL • NEW INSTALLATIONS • STEEL-CRAFT DOORS

Gordon Hegland

250-402-9818

INTERESTED?

Garage Door Services

OVERHEAD DOOR Company of Creston

Kidney disease strikes families, not only individuals.

THE KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF CANADA www.kidney.ca

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Livestock WEANER PIGS 3 months old $100 each.

250-428-5617 Canyon BC near Creston

Pet Services LIL’ MUTT PET RESORT

• Boarding dogs & cats • Grooming • Pet Foods & Supplies 1304 NW Blvd and 3323 Phillips Road Creston, BC

250-428-5837

www.lilmuttpetresort.com

Merchandise for Sale

Firearms WANTED: FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military.

We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1-866-960-0045 or online: www.dollars4guns.com.

WANTED: RIFLES, shotguns, restricted weapons, reloading equipment, decoys or any other shooting related items. Fully licensed. Glen 250-428-6750

Food Products

Misc. for Sale NEW LIFE FURNITURE & RECYCLING 114 NW Blvd. 250-402-0098 NEW HOURS Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm DONATION PICK UPS Call to arrange a pick up Interested in joining our team of great volunteers a few hours a week?

Contact Amanda for more information Quality second-hand Furnishings, Appliances, Electronics & More!

RECYCLING DEPOT for: -small appliances -electronics -batteries -toys YARDWORKS SNOWBLOWER Tecumseh 4-cycle motor, elec start, 36” blade, used very sparingly, paid $900 asking $500 firm. 2200PSI Briggs & Stratton Pressure Washer w/all attachments, like new asking $150. 250-435-0403

Misc. Wanted Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 778-281-0030. Local.

Sporting Goods

BC INSPECTED

GRADED AA OR BETTER LOCALLY GROWN NATURAL BEEF Hormone Free Grass Fed/Grain Finished Freezer Packages Available Quarters/Halves $4.30/lb Hanging Weight Extra Lean Ground Beef Available TARZWELL FARMS 250-428-4316 Creston

Heavy Duty Machinery A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock.

Trades are welcome.

40’Containers under $2500!

DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders & 20,000 lb CAT forklift.

Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator.

Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for Sale 2NDHAND HEAVEN 910 Pine St. 250-428-2375 Open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm Sat 10am - 4:30 pm Christmas Decorations Tools, Toys, Furniture, Books, Pictures, Bedding, Dishes & MORE! Affordable Steel Shipping Containers for sale/rent 20’ & 40’ Kootenay Containers Castlegar 250-365-3014 CUB CADET 30” track type snowblower 305cc engine (810hp) 14.5 torque. As new condition, hardly used. $750 Call Don at Creston Valley Wildlife Area 250-402-6913 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?

PALLISER LIVING ROOM set (blue), $250; cast iron bathtubs $50-$100; extension & step ladders, sewing machines, lay down tanning bed.

250-428-6701 STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

Cross Country Skis & Equipment GV Snowshoes Kombi Base layers 250-428-2630 Tues - Friday: 11am - 5pm Saturday: 11am - 3pm

Real Estate Acreage for Sale PRIVATE 150 ACRES

5 minutes from Cranbrook .

Borders crown land on 3 sides. Mixture of timber and fields. Surveyed, drilled well, power and Shaw cable. Not in ALR zoned RR60. Serious inquiries only. $695,000.

250-489-9234

Kootenays Erickson: RARE RURAL property close to town. 3.08 fenced acres currently in hay, some fruit trees. Potential for hobby farm/market garden. Older farm house, fixer-upper w/some upgrades incl 5/yr old roof. City water w/septic. All on private no thru road, 832, 11th.

Ave. S. for just $247,000!! Accepting offers. Call 403-6860943

Mobile Homes & Parks Creston: 2009 2/BDRM 14x56’ mobile home. Scottie’s park 50+ N/P $79,900 250-4285649

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent APARTMENTS FOR RENT Creston Manor 406 16th Ave Several 1/bdrms - Prices vary Call Randal 250-428-3503 Creston: 1/BDRM & 2/bdrm $500/mo & $625/mo + elec.

N/S N/P. Call 250-2540840/250-866-5789 Creston: 2/BDRM +DEN F/S W/D DW 2 lg. balconies, beautiful view. Covered parking, 40+ condo. $800/mo + elec.

250-428-8727

Mortgages

Mortgages

Janis Caldwell-Sawley

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

Flexible Appointments

Serving the Creston Valley Subject to standard lending criteria of Royal Bank of Canada.

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Apt/Condo for Rent Creston: 2/BDRM SUITE Avail immed. N/P $600/mo incl. util.

250-428-4918 CRESTON ATTENTION SENIORS Nikkyl Place Seniors APARTMENTS includes 2 meals a day house keeping,laundry & reg bus service.

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

250-402-9351 HILLCREST APARTMENTS Large Bright 1/Bdrm. 50+ Close to downtown u/ground parking, N/S N/P. $750/mo. incl. heat, laundry Creston 250-428-8458 LARGER 1 & 2/BDRM. Apartments, avail immed. Private parking, N/S N/P. $575 & $630/mo. +utilities. 250-428-9560 (Creston)

SPACIOUS, WELL maintained 2/bdrm Apt; close to downtown. 55+ N/S N/P Easy access units $600/mo+util.

Many long term tenants, a nice place to live with great neighbours. 250-402-9432

Commercial/ Industrial Creston COMMERCIAL BUILDING

3600 sq.ft. of Retail Space

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

Duplex / 4 Plex Creston: 3/BDRM IN 4 PLEX F/S, family friendly, N/P, spacious 2/level building. $900/mo + util. 250-402-3987, 250-4285240

Halls/Auditoriums

Property Management PROPERTY MANAGEMENT For your Property Management

Rental & Sales needs Ingrid Voigt

RE/MAX Discovery Real Estate

250-428-2234,1-877-428-2234

Shared Accommodation Creston - ROOM TO RENT for one mature professional working person. N/S N/P 1500 sq ft living space, 1-level 2/bath. Util incl. 250-402-6698 email royalcreston@telus.net

Be SEEN in over 3,000 homes every week!

250-428-2266

1018 Canyon St. Creston, BC

Want to Rent WANTED TO RENT, caretake and/or lease to purchase, accommodation for 1 with small storage shed. Creston/Wynndel area. 250-428-6701

Transportation

Cars - Domestic 2000 FORD truck 1995. 1999 Ford Explorer 1995. 2000 Toyota rav4 1995. 2003 Honda 2995. 2006 VW diesel 7888. 2006 Dodge pickup 4995. Eagleridge 855-2003899

Trucks & Vans 2007 DODGE Grand Caravan 7 pass., full Stow & Go, nice option pkg, mounted winter tires, summers on Dodge alloy rims. 217,000km $4,750 250428-5848

Canyon Hall

Newly Renovated & Ready for your Events!

Ask about the Small Hall Henri 250-428-8852 Canyon Park Reservations Shelly 250-428-3356 ROTACREST HALL RENTAL Special Occasions/Events Call 250-428-7127 For Information and Booking WEST CRESTON HALL and/or grounds available.

Full kitchen facilities.

Leona 250-402-6643 Visit www.westcreston.info

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Boats World’s Finest FISHING BOATS

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Notice is hereby given to Cody Dumaresque, Creston, BC that steps as per the Warehouse Liens Act are in effect for the collection of monies on UNIT #10 at Ce-Lee Storage Ltd. The deadline for a response to this matter is on or before December 29, 2014 at 5:00 pm.

Signed, Ce-Lee Storage Ltd, 305 11th Ave South, Creston, BC, V0B 1G3.

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COURT BAILIFF SALE The Court Bailiff will offer for sale by sealed tender, the interest of the judgment debtor Michael John McCarthy (sometimes known as Michael Joseph McCarthy, in the following goods and chattels, which are purported to be as follows: 1980 Triumph TR7 Convertible VIN: TPLDJ8AT203803 303 Calibre Lee Enfield Sealed offers marked “7911” will be received at the Court Bailiffs’ Office at 3120 – 30th Avenue, Vernon, B.C. up to and including 11:00am December 18, 2014.

Sold on an “As Is, Where Is” basis. The highest or any offer not necessarily accepted.

The goods and chattels are in Creston, B.C. for viewing.

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When it comes to picking a shade to best represent your vehicular product, sometimes silver or a black just won’t do.

There were some standout hues on vehicles displayed at the recent LA Auto Show, goodness knows which, if any of them, will make it your local showrooms.

Here are a few vehicles that not only had flair, but the paintwork to match.

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If the name “Electric Spice” doesn’t grab your attention, then the actual colour itself will. You could label it as bright gold. But not a gaudy gold. Yes, it’s bright, and probably will repulse some crossover shoppers, but it doesn’t look half bad on the 2015 Ford Edge.

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Don’t call me baby, even if it might be blue. The head-turning colour I’m referring to is the B5 Bly that was draped over Dodge’s two new models: the Challenger and Charger. You can see it from miles away, and whether you option it out on the sedan or coupe, you’re bound to get some attention. That’s if your HEMI isn’t doing its job!

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Love it or hate it, the Nissan Juke is here to stay. And rightfully so. If you can get past its quirky looks, it’s quite a fun vehicle to drive. But what would a Juke be without some exterior zest? For 2015, it is redesigned and offers a long list of standard tech features, more connectivity and importantly, a way to stand out in the crowd. With Nissan’s Color Studio, Juke owners can find nearly unlimited color personalization for their new ride.

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Lexus LF-C2 Concept It think the metallic sunbeam-like yellow speaks for itself, don’t you think?

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Coach Mike Nelson and his Prince Charles Secondary School Bulldogs bearing their East Kootenay championship gold medals and throwback uniforms, from left: (back row) Brandon Hills, Marcus Bell, Makaiah Gorham, Jacob Johnston, Davis Nelson and John Sommerfeld; (front) Ettiene Boutet, Bryce Bergman, Matty Hills, Mark Armstrong, Mick Mackrell and Ryley Ducharme.

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improve defensively moving forward if we hope to be an elite team provincially in future years,” Nelson said, “but the ability is there.”

The weekend roster was augmented by the call-up of two Grade 8 players from the bantam ranks, Ettiene Boutet and Ryley Ducharme, who saw limited action but got exposure to the next level of play.

Cats edge Nitehawks, lose to Ghostriders

BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

The Creston Valley Thunder Cats had mixed results on the weekend, enjoying a 2-1 victory over the Beaver Valley Nitehawks but suffering a 6-3 loss to the Fernie Ghostriders.

The Thunder Cats are hanging on to fourth place in the Eddie Mountain Division of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League with 28 points, one behind the Kimberley Dynamiters. The Fernie Ghostriders and Golden Rockets top the division with, respectively, 40 and 36 points.

Friday’s game against the visiting Nitehawks got off to a slow start.

“The first period was a little tentative,” said head coach Jeff Dubois. “But we raised our level in the second and third.”

Neither team scored in the first period, but the Nitehawks scored early in the second, followed by a power-play goal by the Thunder Cats’ Alec Wilkinson at 17:59. Newcomer Kyle Richter scored the game-winner on a thirdperiod power play with 14 minutes remaining.

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Richter hails from Vancouver Island, where he’s played for three seasons with the Westshore Wolves in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League. Friday and Saturday were his first games with Creston.

“Kyle fit right into the lineup,” said Dubois.

“He’s gotten off to the start we thought he would, producing some offence for us. … He’s a pretty dynamic offensive guy.”

Saturday’s game in Fernie started well, with Richter and Trevor Beaton (unassisted) scoring for Creston in the first period. The Ghostriders scored twice in the second before Richter scored for Creston, but the Thunder Cats were down 4-3 after another Fernie goal. Early in the third period, a power-play goal by Fernie shut down the Thunder Cats’ momentum, and they allowed two more goals for a 6-3 loss.

“Fernie is a good offensive team,” said Dubois.

“They come at you in waves. … It was certainly a bit of an eye opener as to what it’s going to take to win games in that rink.”

Saturday was the first game for Tyler Podgorenko, who played with the Thunder Cats last season and has been playing Junior A hockey in Saskatchewan.

“For a guy coming in and playing his first game, there were a lot of positives for him,” said Dubois.

It was also a good night for the fourth line of Jack Berger, Mason Mazur and Dylan Hogue, who provided consistent energy.

“They definitely did what we asked of them,” said Dubois.

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Footlighters taking spin on R&H’s Carousel FOOTLIGHTERS THEATRE SOCIETY

Lorne Eckersley

The Creston Children’s Choir and Blossom Valley Singers in their 2012 Christmas concert.

Choir and guests offering A World of Christmas

BY WIN DINN

Harmony, light, song, peace, family and friends are all words that evoke the emotions that surround us this time of the year.

Coincidently, these are all the things you’ll find at the annual concert by the Blossom Valley Singers.

A World of Christmas will engage and delight you. With traces of old and longtime favourite carols, wonderful new arrangements, a smattering of languages, and a cornucopia of rhythms and styles, you’ll be immersed in the glory of a choral Christmas.

The concerts, a Creston tradition, offer the best of the season to valley residents. At 7 p.m. Dec. 12 and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 14, the Prince Charles Theatre will ring with the

joy of this strong choir of 50-plus members led by Anita Stushnoff and accompanied by Monte Anderson (and some surprise appearances by other instruments, too).

Joining the Blossom Valley Singers are Key of She, Kelly Mehrer, Gail Southall, the brass ensemble and, on Friday night only, the Creston Children’s Choir.

Tickets are $12 for seniors (this year, anyone over 14 scores the senior rate) and $8 for 14 and under if purchased beforehand at Creative Fix, Black Bear Books, Kingfisher Used Books or choir members. At the concert, they will be $14 and $10, respectively (assuming there are any available).

Join us at the concert and start your sacred season with the warmth of song and community.

It is with deep regret that Footlighters has decided to postpone its much-anticipated production of Walt Disney’s Beauty and the Beast until the spring of 2017.

“There were a variety of challenges, including music and costumes,” said president Brian Lawrence, who was slated to direct the musical. “Delaying the show for two years will allow the production team to overcome these challenges and offer the kind of quality show that Footlighters wishes to produce and that our supporters have come to expect.”

In its place, Footlighters will be producing the fabulous hit musical Carousel, by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein —the musical team behind The Sound of Music — directed by Frank Goodsir with assistance from Lawrence. Simone Wiebe will be the musical director. Auditions for the show will be held at the Snoring Sasquatch at 7 p.m. Dec. 9.

This show, which Rodgers claimed has some of his best music, opened on Broadway on April 19, 1945 and ran for nearly 900 performances. It has been revived on Broadway four times since. This production is set for April 16-18 at the Prince Charles Theatre, concluding the day before the 70th anniversary of Carousel’s original Broadway opening.

The story involves Julie Jordan, a young factory worker, who goes to the carnival and meets Billy Bigelow, a young barker. They fall in love and marry. Billy loses his job, and when Julie is about to have a child, becomes involved in a robbery, and is killed. Billy goes to heaven. Years later, he is permitted to return to Earth to see his daughter graduate from school.

Besides Julie and Billy, other characters include Carrie Pipperidge, who is betrothed to Mr. Enoch Snow. When the show jumps 15 years, they have a number of children including both boys and girls from teenagers to a small child (aged about six). There is Mrs. Mullin, the owner of the carousel; Nettie Fowler, Julie’s cousin; Jigger Craigin, the villain of the show who convinces Billy to take part in a robbery; and, of course, the Starkeeper. A large chorus of both men and women are also needed.

Songs in the show include the hauntingly beautiful Carousel Waltz, If I Loved You, You’ll Never Walk Alone, When the Children Are Asleep and June Is Bustin’ Out All Over.

Rehearsals will begin in mid-January.

Lead actors will be rehearsing two or three times a week. There are many smaller parts; those who join the chorus or want extremely small parts will, for the first eight weeks, only be rehearsing once or twice a week. For more information, contact Frank Goodsir at 250-428-5082.

1408 Canyon St. Creston, BC • TOLL FREE: (800) 428-9048 250-428-9040 • email: sales@crestonrealty.com • www.crestonrealty.com

Creston - Glass repair busns. $549,000 1800sqft w/ new roof. Nat D14025 gas heat or elec heat pumps.

2 bays, storage, retail, office & washrooms.

Hwy 3. Incld land, bldg, inventory & equipment.

Canyon/Lister - 3bd/2bth on $299,000 9.76 acres borders crown B14242 land. 1065sqft rancher w/ full bsmt. Bring your reno ideas or live in house while you build on upper tier of property.

Creston - 3bd/2.5 bath on $599,999 over 5acres w/ mature fruit P14140 trees, rolling lawns, loads of storage, parking & close to Creston & Kootenay Lake. Lge windows w/ views, great wood stove.

Creston - 3bd/2.5 bath, $295,000 renos incld new in-law suite, P14220 open concept kitchen & lvgrm, 6 piece bath & large master. Main flr has expansive lvgrm, storage, new floors & more.

Creston - 2bd/1bath up $149,900 2 bath down. Upstairs S14241 laundry, hardwd flrs, new laminate. Wall oven & counter top range.

Close to hospital, rec centre, downtown core.

Creston - Great Kootenay $179,000 River and Creston views S14086 from 5 acre parcel. No-thru road for minimum traffic, room for animals, great building site. Drilled well in place.

Creston - Stylish bungalow $269,900 w/ wood cabinets, stainless W14156 steel appl, premium flrs.

Spacious main flr master bed, lounge, vaulted ceilings, loft space, separate studio.

Creston - 4bd/3bth walking $285,000 distance to mall, school & S14240 town centre. 2 vehicle carport, huge deck, large corner lot, newer roof, lower level walkout for in-suite or home business.

Creston - Two 2bd units w/ $178,000 laundry up & down. New P14028 hot water heater, all appl included. Close to downtown, rec centre, shops & schools. Monthly income $1400.

Lister - 3bd/2bth on 26.37 $499,999 acres. Landscaping, hot S14038 tub, open & cov decks w/ Skimmerhorn views. Hay, pasture & timber.

Private, w/ 32'x40' Quonset, shop & sheds.

Creston - Landscaped & $205,000 fenced yard, greenhouse, H14227 grapes, west facing patio, borders field. Open lvg, dining & kitchen. Lots of light. Bedroom/deck w/ patio doors. Cvrd carport.

Canyon - 4bd/2bth w/ vaulted $409,900 ceiling, open beam lvgrm & C14199 wood stove. 20x44 detach grg w/ work shop, 10x24 shed, 16x14 cabin at river's edge. Fenced yard w/ 12x12 gazebo & trees.

Creston - 4bd/3bth daylight $249,000 w/ walk-out bsmt for hillside L14139 home. Walking to school & shopping. Fireplace, views, lots of light, covered veranda. New roof in 2003.

RE DU CE D! West Creston - 2.52 acres $144,700 overlooking Valley towards M14182 the east. Build your dream home on a prime piece of property and enjoy the early morning sunrise from your deck.

Shelley Voight 250-254-9599

Owner/managing Broker

Ron Evans 250-428-6049

Creston - High end home. $385,000 Oak hardwood flrs, granite K14223 counters, main flr master w/ walk-in closet, lower lvl 1bd, den, bathroom, utility & storage. Maple interior & stainless steel appl.

Dean Tompkins 250-428-6048

Jamie Wall 250-428-1715

Grant Campbell 250-428-6827

Heather Grassing 250-428-1517

Dean Bala 250-402-3903

Jerry Schmalz 250-402-9135

Wayne Dunbar 250-428-1400

Lee Johnson 250-428-6439

Pamela Valer 250-431-8316