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Barbara and Alan Ross, owners of the new cidery being built in Burton. The Ross’s have been making cider as a hobby and are ready to go commercial.

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Construction is underway at a former residence on Highway 6 and Lakeview Park Road in Burton.

The building is being converted into a Cidery — a brewery to produce apple cider.

Owners Barbara and Alan Ross are prepping the location for Burton’s latest entrepreneurial endeavor. Barbara Ross explained that she thinks Burton is a good

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location with highway frontage around the corner from a campground with a small local market for the cider.

Having a cider mill has long been a dream of Barbara Ross’s and it is finally about to happen.

“If the stars all align, we will start production in May,” she said.

“My kids said to me, ‘mom you’ve been talking about it for eight years’ and they finally said put up or shut up so here it is.”

In preparation for the endeavour, orchard fencing went up last

summer and timber framed entrances are now visible along the front. Two hundred and fifty apple trees are being planted which are slated to mature and bear fruit in about five years but until then, the Rosses have plans to use apples from their other Burton property supplemented by Okanagan fruit.

The name Pomona Cider Mill takes inspiration from Pomona, the Roman Goddess of fruit trees and orchards.

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Sufferfest Delegation Janis Neufeld presented to council about the events that Sufferfest is involved with organizing in 2015. Beginning with the kids’ sports camp for the second week of March break, the non-profit organization is applying to the village for use of various outdoor areas as well as

some indoor space in case of inclement weather. Other events include the Nakusp Road Bike Weekend, the Idaho Peak Mountain Marathon, The Amazing Burton Triathlon and Relay Race, culminating with the Kootenay Sufferfest over the Labour Day weekend, September 5-7.

Chickens or no chickens?

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raised in the past, Council has not created a bylaw specifically to deal with non-domesticated animals. Chickens and other livestock are currently permitted within all areas of the village, rural or not. Complaints regarding goats, chickens or other nondomesticated animals are dealt with using the good neighbour bylaw.

Staff was instructed to begin preparing the draft

of an animal bylaw.

Odds and Ends Discussion took place around how to support the Medieval Society’s request for financial assistance with sewage waste generated by the campers at the event this summer.

Tim Palmer, former Revelstoke CAO will be joining the staff on a temporary basis to replace the outgoing CAO Linda Tynan.

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Your Pets and Mine

TIL NIQUIDET Having a pet not only provides companionship but gives us opportunities for exercise. The elderly pet owner, who might otherwise be inactive, has a reason to get out of the house every day. To our benefit, I think it is true that many of us even put our pet’s needs before our own when it comes to exercise and adventure.

Those who are more active, even athletic, also enjoy the companionship of a hiking or running buddy. These pet owners often look specifically for a larger more active breed or breed cross. Local senior Gene Nagy enjoys strenuous bike rides with his standard poodle “R’lene” and the dog, who is also experiencing a bit of “middle age spread” benefits from the ex-

ercise as well.

But just as we need to prevent injuries and protect our joint health in ourselves when taking on an exercise program, the needs of our pets also must be taken into consideration.

Runners know to avoid exercise on hard surfaces to prevent shock to the feet and legs. Likewise, we should try to run our pets on softer surfaces such as gravel or grass.

Repeated motion like a prolonged trot is hard on developing joints; puppies should avoid any distance running and, in fact, even overly long walks until they are completely mature to prevent injuries to growth plates and joints. Too much exercise before 12 months in medium dogs and as long as 18 months in large dogs can cause permanent damage. My rule of thumb: puppies play to exercise, they do not run or walk long distances. Puppy exercise can be fetch, exploration and gamboling, that cute back and forth combination of walking and play that puppies do so well. For this reason hiking is ideal for im-

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mature dogs. Uneven ground, exploring, checking on you are all ways that the legs and feet get a work out without repeated motion. But keep in mind, a tired puppy may need to be carried home if the hike is too long.

Just like us, dogs need to be kept hydrated. Many hikers and runners carry water bottles with pet clip-cups on them so that dogs can also drink from their own bottles.

Weather right now is gorgeous and how glorious is it to get out for a walk with your pet in the sunshine? As summer comes though, overheating can be a hazard. Just like humans, dogs should not be exercising in the full heat of the day. The sign of an overheated dog? Panting with a full cheek-to-cheek grin. Time to cool down and cool down quickly with cool water on the belly from a hose or a dunk in the lake or a wading pool. Too much heat can be deadly, so when it is hot, let your “running buddy” take it easy and save the exercise for morning and evenings when the day cools down.

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Members of the general population benefit through a highly complex system of computerized records which have developed over the years.

The factor used to determine an individual’s eligibility to benefit from the services and programs which we are entitled to, is based primarily on the

information contained within one’s completed income tax return, especially our level of income for the year we are filing for.

It is possible that in certain cases, a specific retroactive benefit may be claimed for a period of up to ten years, in case it was missed initially. This is a very good reason in itself to file your Canada Revenue Agency, (CRA) tax return packages, even those you did not complete for the past few years, believing that because you don’t owe taxes, that filing your return wouldn’t be necessary.

Once your income details are registered in your CRA file, it can be quickly determined whether you are eligibile for such benefits as old age pension and

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Also, for example, you may be eligible for what is referred to as an adjusted net income subsidy when it comes to applying for Medical Services Plan of BC regular premium assistance.

Now entering its thirteenth year of service to residents of our region, the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program, (CVITP) team of volunteers has completed the mandatory digitally-based training program made possible by CRA. The following individuals are members of the team and include Heather Davidson, Dianne Zeuch, Debi Bleakney, Veronica Pellowski and myself as the local coordinator.

The training pro-

gram which equipped us to process the digital returns began early last month. Our team members are now ready to respond to requests for assistance made not just by seniors, but also for others within our communities including the disabled and all-aged adults.

This is a free and confidential service and no charge whatsoever is levied. Team members are happy to provide the level of assistance required including digital or paper-forms upon request to those having a simple and straightforward return, as well as a low to moderate income level.

The CVITP team makes it a point to make personal contact with applicants

Douglas Gardner It is with sadness that we share the passing of Douglas Gardner on February 2, 2015. Doug was born in Rossland BC to Bert and Winnie Gardner on June 24, 1940. They moved to Nakusp when Doug was three when his father went overseas and he lived here for most of his life. He married Nola (Bjarnason) in 1961. He will be missed by his loving wife Nola and three sons – Craig (Diana), Guy and Jay; 8 grandchildren; his sister, June; brother, Wayne; sisters-in-law Carolyn and Ruby; nephews and nieces and step brother Brian Rattray (Maurice).

Thank you to The Arrow Lakes Hospital, emergency response and the doctors and nurses who cared for him over the past few years. Donations in Doug’s memory may be made to the Arrow Lakes Hospital Foundation.

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Former Edgewood outpost hospital doctor dies A former Edgewood doctor has passed away.

For over two years, 1951-1953, the Red Cross Outpost Hospital at Edgewood had a resident doctor, Dr. Stevens T. Norvell Jr. He died in St. Johns, NL, on Feb. 7 of this year, four days short of his 92nd birthday.

Dr. Norvell came to the Arrow Lakes in 1950 with his wife, Dorothy, soon after completing his medical training in the USA. The young American couple felt that war was the greatest evil of human-kind and wished to live in a country that promoted peace.

They were enthusiastically welcomed by the community of Edgewood where there was an outpost hospital needing a doctor. His patients came to the outpost hospital from Edgewood, the Inonoaklin Valley, Fauquier, and Needles, though often Dr. Norvell drove to see them. The roads were all narrow gravel tracks, only one or two telephones in each community, and no electricity before hydroelectricity was connected to most households during the mid 50s. Very few people even had flush toilets.

After experiencing the very limiting challenges of the remote rural setting, Dr. Norvell left after two-anda-half years for a residency in surgery at the University of Alberta. From there, he moved to England for two years and then on to Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia in 1961.

There he taught surgery until his retirement training hundreds of surgeons now scattered across Canada.

He created the Examination for Residents of the Canadian Association of General Surgeons.

The Norvell Prizes are still awarded each year to the top performers in each year of training in all 17 Canadian medical schools.

In his final years, Dr. Norvell lived with his son and family in St. John’s, NL, where his son, Theodore Norvell, is a Professor of Computer Engineering at Memorial University.

Besides his son, Dr. Norvell is survived by his daughter, Dr. Cynthia Norvell. She is a family physician in Laytonville, CA.

Correction Our apologies In the March 5 edition of the Arrow Lakes News, regarding the cover photo of Crystal and Janet Spicer, the credit was given to John Osborn. In fact, the photo was taken by Molly Bell.

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Seniors’ advocate not such a bad idea after all TOM FLETCHER Arrow Lakes News

B.C.’s new seniors’ advocate has issued her second report, and the media mostly ignored it.

When this new office was promised by a campaigning Premier Christy Clark two years ago, I suggested that B.C. already has 85 seniors’ advocates. They’re called MLAs, and inquiries go to their local offices.

Much to the chagrin of the opposition, Seniors’ Advocate Isobel Mackenzie’s mandate is not to pursue individual cases, and so she won’t be serving up a fresh assortment of horror stories to embarrass the government.

Instead, it is to look for “systemic challenges” and recommend ways to deal with them. The latest report is based on a survey of more than 500 seniors from around the province, and the key finding was not what she expected.

“We were surprised to learn of the lack of awareness among seniors, particularly low-income seniors, of government programs and the subsidies available to assist them,” Mackenzie said.

The survey found that 60 per cent of seniors living on $30,000 or less annual income didn’t know they are eligible for discounts on Medical Services Plan premiums. For income less than $22,000, the

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entire $864 cost of individual MSP premiums is waived.

Other frequently overlooked programs are a monthly rent subsidy called Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER), grants for disability modifications called Home Adaptations for Independence, drug cost assistance called Fair Pharmacare, property tax deferment and the federal Guaranteed Income Supplement program. Those older than 75 with income of less than $30,000 reported the lowest awareness of assistance designed specifically for them. But you don’t get these benefits unless you apply and show that your income qualifies.

The survey also found that the biggest fear of low-income seniors is that they won’t be able to afford to stay in their homes. See home adaptation, property tax and rent subsidy programs above.

Awareness and usage of the SAFER program was lowest in the north and highest in urban areas, perhaps not surprising since the B.C. government exists more in theory than in fact in many remote places.

So what should the government do about this? Well, it could advertise these programs. The government does lots of advertising, but not about old news like the SAFER program, which dates back to the 1970s.

Clark’s government did a whack of

advertising in the election year, 2013.

Much of it was about the B.C. Jobs Plan, heavy on the hardhats and blueprint-style graphics and arc welding and stuff like that.

Then last year the government’s big ad campaign was around the teachers’ strike, and the payments to parents to help with child care while teachers demanded twice as big a raise as all the other unions.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender is still bragging about the response rate for $40-a-day parental strike pay, which was snapped up by almost 100 per cent of eligible parents. This demonstrates that the government can indeed give away money with great efficiency, just by telling people how to get it.

The NDP’s version of seniors’ advocacy is to find the most tragic problems from complaints coming into constituency offices, and use those to ambush the government.

A popular choice is an elderly couple who have to be separated because their medical needs are too different to keep them in the same facility. TV news loves that one. People cry on camera and denounce politicians for being heartless, as if the health minister stayed up late plotting how to break their granny’s heart.

Maybe this seniors’ advocate wasn’t such a bad idea after all.

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Letter to the Editor Media stories over the past week about people waiting too long for hip replacement surgeries remind us that we need to shorten wait times for some procedures.

The good news is, we know how. Across B.C, and Canada, dozens of innovative projects have resulted in dramatic improvements to wait times.

For example, the Alberta Bone and Joint Institute reduced wait times for hip and knee surgery from 11 months to nine weeks.

B.C. needs to act on innovations proven to reduce wait times and improve health outcomes, and apply their successes and efficiencies across the health care system.

The result will ensure everyone can get timely, quality care when they need it.

The same can’t be said about one B.C. for-

profit clinic owner’s plan to make it possible for doctors to charge patients whatever they want for necessary care — and to choose to refuse patients who can’t afford to pay.

Dr. Brian Day’s constitutional challenge to health care law, which goes to trial this year, would result in more doctors being siphoned out of the public system and into for-profit clinics — making wait times longer for almost everyone.

Innovation in the public system will improve timely care for Canadians. Day’s proposal would only beef up profits for private insurance companies and for-profit facility owners like himself, all at the expense of the health — and wallets — of Canadians.

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$5 million to Twenty-four B.C. school districts Twenty-four B.C. school districts are sharing $5 million for energy projects like lighting upgrades, boiler replacements, solar panels and electric vehicles under the Carbon Neutral Capital Program (CNCP).

In the Arrow Lakes school district (SD 10), a new solar energy system will be installed at Lucerne Elementary/Secondary and Nakusp Elementary. The goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the district has said students will be involved in both the installation and

monitoring of the system to enhance their education experience.

All school districts were asked to submit proposals to the ministry in November.

These were then evaluated on greenhouse gas emission reductions and operational cost savings, along with the level of contributions available for the project from the district and energy service partners.

Overall, 25 projects

were given the green light to move forward.

Since the program began in 2012, school districts now achieve annual savings of more than $1.2 million in school and vehicle operating costs as well as a reduction of 4,000 tonnes in carbon dioxide emissions

as a direct result of the projects.

“Bringing a new solar energy system or an electric vehicle to a school district can not only save energy, but can also spark opportunities for students to learn about new technology,” said Peter Fassbender, Minister of Education.

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Left photo: Nakusp’s Rod and Gun Club Awards’ big winner of the evening was Bryce Friedenberger, shown here with his trophy for white tail and being presented with the Fred Piggott Memorial Award by Sheila Seaton.

Right photo: Rod and Gun Club President Hank Scown with Danielle Hascarl who won the grand prize of a Sako Finnlight-Burris Optics Rifle package.

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Great turnout for Rod and Gun Club awards TRISHA SHANKS Arrow Lakes News

The Nakusp Rod and Gun Club awards night was held on February 28 at the Legion. The dinner and awards ceremony was a great success both as a fundraiser and a community builder for the club.

“We were very happy with the turnout. It was excellent. We had over 100 people and we are grateful for that,” said Vice President Shawn Coates.

The night’s big winner was Bryce Friedenberger who brought home two trophies: he was chosen as this year’s recipient of the Fred Piggott Memorial Award and the other was for his white-tail deer. Other highlights were Chad Gustafson for the biggest elk, Sara Hogaboam for her mule deer and Glen Olson who won in the fish category for a bull trout weighing ten-and-a-half pounds.

Master of ceremonies and president Hank Scown recapped some of the highlights of 2014 including the improvements to the rifle and archery range, and feedback provided on elk, deer and predator management in the West Kootenays. He mentioned the protection of access to crown land and that the club stayed active in the struggle over the Wildlife Allocation Policy which, “is another example of government

short changing resident hunters.” Scown talked about plans for the upcoming year — the work being done to hold an archery instruction day, and the long-awaited removal of the fish-obstructing culvert in Fauquier at Heart Creek. Finally, he made mention of the abysmal adherence to the Provincial Fishing and Boating Safety Regulations during the recent Gord Roberts Memorial Blue Knuckle Derby — according to Conservation Officers who attended the January meeting, there was a non-compliance rate of 80 per cent.

Additional prizes were awarded to Danielle Hascarl, winner of the rifle raffle who took home a Sako Finnlight-Burris Optics Rifle package provided in partnership with Sako and Valley Fire Arms in Trail (value over $2500) and Wayne Allard, winner of the Stihl Chainsaw package provided in partnership with Marvin’s Small Motor Repairs in Nakusp (over $300 value).

“The event helps bring awareness to some of the causes and topics that local outdoorspeople are and should be concerned with,” Coates said.

The club’s official website states, “Our main focus lately has been the maintenance and development of the Rifle/Pistol/Archery Range. We also help sponsor some fish derbies and recognize members hunting and fishing accomplishments on an annual basis.”

Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. in lower Nakusp Senior Citizens Hall on the last Wednesday of the month. The Rod and Gun Club also provides a liaison with the Ministry of Natural Resource Operations Fish, Wildlife and Habitat divisions. Memberships are available for purchase yearround from the club or the General Store.

For further information on the Rod and Gun Club, visit www.nakusprodandgunclub.com

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Springtime brings two main items of focus for the Nakusp and District Chamber of Commerce which held its monthly meeting on March 5. President Peter Welkering sat down with the Arrow Lakes News to discuss current events. The Chamber has recently hired Wanda Olsen-Saunders as its event coordinator after the departure of Craig Savage last year.

“She is very enthusiastic and has a lot of good ideas, and is planning on the first event to be Easter,” said Welkerling.

Olsen-Saunders brings more than 15 years of event experience and has plans to enhance some of the existing events as well as to create a new spring event focusing on Easter and working in conjunction with the Overwaitea egg hunt tradition. She hopes to garner merchant support for a golden ticket event and will be approaching businesses with the

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Easter Happenings Olsen-Saunders explained the idea is that for a week before Easter, “Customers purchasing from a participating store would get an egg containing a chocolate, and a ticket. The ticket holders would then exchange their ticket for a prize at the gazebo on Easter Sunday during the annual egg hunt.”

Other activities to go along with the egg hunt will be best Easter basket divided into two age categories for kids up to 12. This basket would be used to collect their eggs during the hunt and must be made from recyclable objects.

Olsen-Saunders also plans a contest for the best homemade Easter bonnet with the kids’ hats judged by the public in a secret ballot.

Trade show in Calgary A delegation representing the new tourism venture “West Koot Route” is

preparing to head to Calgary for the March 21-22 Outdoor Adventure and Travel Show to promote tourism in the area. Attending the event are Willie Janke and Barbara Ross from Nakusp, Kaslo’s John Addison, and Mike Koolen from the Slocan Valley.

Welkerling discussed the plan for the trade show table set-up. “There will be three tables (all in a row) — Revelstoke, West Koot Route, and then Nelson so if people go by (a table) they come into our region. If people are interested in Revelstoke, they can go along and discover us too.”

The booth will have a screen showing events and attractions from the region featuring the Nakusp Chamber of Commerce video, a slideshow from Kaslo and the new Slocan Valley video.

They are taking a display rack with brochures from local businesses, will be handing out a postcard designed for the show and possibly having a door prize depending on the budget.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR March 12 Mother Goose @ Nakusp Public Library 10 to 11 a.m. Parents and babies welcome.

March 12 Nakusp T’ai Chi @ the Legion 10 to11 a.m. Call Ruth 265-3353.

March 12 Strong Start a school based early learning program for ages 0-6 years. @ Fauquier Communication Centre. 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. @ Edgewood Elementary School. 12:15 to 3:15 p.m. @ Nakusp Strong Start Building at NES. 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

March 12 Public Skating @ Nakusp Arena.

11:30 to 1 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m.

March 12 Bingo @ Nakusp Legion. 6 p.m.

March 12 Nerd Night @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 6 to 10 p.m. For more information contact Leah @ 265-2000.

March 12 Badminton @ NSS Gym (Use gym door) for NSS students and adults. $3 drop in rate or $30/year + $15/yr insurance membership fee. Beginners welcome. Bring racquet and non-marking indoor shoes. 7:30 p.m. For more information call 265-3326.

March 12 African Drumming Group @ NaCoMo at 7:15 p.m. Bring your own drum. New drummers welcome.

Saddleback Church. 1 to 2:30 p.m. For ages 19 years and up. Cost is $7 on your first practice only. For more information contact Marilyn Massey @ 250 265-4087.

March 14 Nakusp Legion Meat Draws to benefit PALS throughout March. Draws held at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. Tickets $1.00 each to win a choice of steak, chicken or pork.

March 14 SOUP & BUN at Robertson Memorial United Church 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. By donation. Proceeds to Community Outreach.

March 14 St. Patricks Annual Bazaar @ Legion Hall 2-3:30 p.m. Hosted by Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.

March 15 Drop-In Floor hockey @ Burton Learning Center. 1 to 3 p.m. Cost $2.00 and a waiver must be signed before play. For ages 16 and up, or younger depending on ability.

March 15 Jam Night @ Leland Hotel. Starts at 5:00 p.m.

March 15 Nakusp Hospice Drop-In Bingo @ Nakusp Legion.

March 15 AA Meeting 5 to 6 p.m @ the Terra Pondera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more information call 265-4216.

March 13 Drop-In @ Nakusp Youth Centre.

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March 16 Bridge @ Nakusp Senior’s Centre, every Monday 1:15 to 3:30 p.m. Cost is $2.50, and beginners welcome.

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March 18 Strong Start is a school based early learning program for ages 0-6 years. @ Edgewood Elementary School. 8:30 to 11:30 a.m @ Nakusp Strong Start Building at NES 9 to 12 p.m. @Burton Learning Centre 12:15 to 3:15 p.m.

March 18 Workshop Wednesday is an ongoing series of free workshops designed to help you gain the skills and knowledge to get a job. This week is: MBTI. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment is the best-known and most trusted personality assessment tool available today.9:15 to 11:30 a.m. @ ASLCS Building. For more information or to register please call 265-3318.

March 18 Coffee and goodies @ the Senior Centre in Nakusp. Every Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m.

March 18 Community Choir practice @ Saddleback Church. 7 to 8:30 p.m. For ages 19 years and up. Cost is $7 on your first practice only. For more information contact Marilyn Massey @ 250 265-4087.

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Local skier Kolibri Drobish, #204 from Valhalla Hills Nordic Ski Club, charges a hill to take fifth place in the 3.5 kilometre classic technique race. She also took 3rd place the next day with a time of 17:38 in the 5.4 km skate technique race at the Teck BC Championships in cross-county skiing near Kelowna. The event was attended by 598 racers from Alberta, Washington and all areas of B.C., Feb. 19-22. The following weekend, Valhalla Hills Nordic raced 12 skiers at the Blackjack Loppet in Rossland and five skiers at the Kootenay Cup Finale in Nelson, ages four to 55 years old. For full results go to www.zone4.ca.

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She seduced fruit trees as this valley has seduced us “What to do with all these apples — they seem like a good idea when you plant them. So I started making cider for our own consumption,” she said.

That took them to England to take a cider making course at The Cider and Perry Academy with world-renowned cider expert Peter Mitchell.

The Ross’s who commute between Calgary and Burton for Alan’s

May 2014.

After several months of planning, construction started last month building on extensions. They intend to have a production area and a tasting room and potentially one day will also host events such as dinners and weddings.

“We’re urban city slickers; every step has been a new adventure,” says Barbara of her foray into a new business in an industry she is just getting familiar with.

Their goal is for Barbara to work part time but also to hire people, creating a few jobs in Burton. Currently they have two people clearing land for the new orchard.

There will be planting, seasonal help on production, bottling, marketing — it takes a community to build things.

“I like the idea of working together on that,” she said.

“It’s nice to have another little business in Burton,” RDCK Area Director Paul Peterson said. “I can’t wait to have a sip. I really hope this takes off and does great.”

Barbara has been working on the legalities of producing an alcoholic beverage and dealing with the liquor board which can add to the timeframe between making and selling Pomona Mill Cider. She is hoping to be able to start a batch in May and have some ready for August/September.

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The project team is closely monitoring water levels to plan the next phase of the ramp construction. Based on current conditions, BC Hydro forecasts the Arrow Lakes Reservoir water level to continue to drop and reach its lowest level toward the end of March 2015. Based on this forecast, the project contractor is currently scheduled to return to site the week of March 16, 2015 to resume ramp construction. The boat ramp will be closed for public access until this year’s work is completed.

BC Hydro and Columbia Power are committed to complete the boat ramp to the lowest water levels allow for this year. We will continue to provide updates as the project progresses. For more information, please contact: Jen Walker-Larsen Community Relations, BC Hydro Phone: 250 814 6645 Email: Jennifer.walker-larsen@bchydro.com

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“She seduced fruit trees as this valley has seduced us,” Ross said.

As Calgarians, the couple was delighted that so many different things grow in this climate and their Burton residence has several mature apple trees bearing fruit annually.

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