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Creston town council got its first look at a conceptual design for a “market park” at the Dec. 8 committee of the whole meeting.

The design, based on input from Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Creston, would create a permanent home for the Creston Valley Farmers’ Market at its present outdoor location on Cook Street.

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BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff Looking for a special something to put in a Christmas stocking or on your wall? Check out the TAPS 2016 Calendar — it’s sure to put a smile on your face.

“This is year two of this version of a calendar and all of the photos were shot outdoors in locations around Creston,” said Maureen Cameron, community liaison co-ordinator for TAPS. “These folks had so much fun, and so did the staff and volunteers.”

The Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors (TAPS) provides daily activities for seniors who might otherwise not get out much.

Operating under the auspices of Valley Community Services, the program is widely credited for enhancing quality of life and reducing need for medical services.

“This year we did 12 photo shoots and each one became an event,” Cameron said. “On each photography day the questions would start — ‘What are we doing today? Where are we going?

What are we going to wear?’ The clients really looked forward to the outings — they became part of our daily program of activities.”

Working with volunteer photographer Brian Lawrence, the seniors and staff came up with location, costume and pose ideas.

“We set up an idea board to get input at the start — and there was no shortage of suggestions! Then, when we got the photos back from Brian we put them on the board and started to get input for the captions beneath. It was great fun!”

Because some of the participants are in their 90s, a TAPS bus was on hand throughout each photo shoot, ready to take anyone who needed to leave back to home base at Rotacrest Hall.

“But no one ever wanted to leave!” Cameron laughed. “Each shoot was a gathering, a social event.”

The calendar designed by Michelle Hansen of Imagine Ink is black and white calendar (to keep down costs and maximize financial return to support the program), and includes photos at the Columbia Brewery’s bronze sasquatch, on the exercise equipment at Klaus Korner (behind Millennium Park), the community complex’s now-closed skateboard park and even the player’s bench at the arena. Costumes were chosen to create humorous scenes and it is clear by the expressions on the models’ faces that they enjoyed the experience.

“I think the photo shoots brought out longhidden memories of dressing up as children,” she said.

Cameron credited a lengthy list of volunteers (they are acknowledged on the calendar’s back page) for the project’s success, and thanked the Creston Rotary Club for a donation that allows TAPS to send a calendar to donors.

The calendars are $10 and are available at Black Bear Books, Kingfisher Used Books and Creston Card and Stationery.

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The CP Rail event, which stops in Creston every two years, raises funds for food banks across the country, and donated $5,500 to the Creston Valley Gleaners Society’s food bank on this visit; Toyota added to those funds with $8,500 raised in his Mayor’s Challenge. Entertainment was also part of the event, with Jim Cuddy (right) of Blue Rodeo fame, his son Devin and country singer Kelly Prescott. To see more photos, visit www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca/ourtown.

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A rendering of what the upgraded Creston Valley Farmers’ Market location could look like.

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When asked if there was a community in the province with a better design for its farmers’ market, Coun. Jen Comer, who also man-

ages farmers’ market, smiled and said “No!” “This is a conceptual design that needs more detailed work if council wishes to proceed,” town manager Lou Varela said.

With engineering details and cost estimates, the plan could be made ready so that the Town of

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“I think this is an outstanding design,” Mayor Ron Toyota said on Friday. “It incorporates agri-tourism, local food availability, Ktunaxa history and culture, green space — every-

thing that builds on what we are working toward.

“And the location makes it visible to people travelling through town, giving them another reason to stop and enjoy our community.”

The design, Varela said, accommodates the proposed

move of Highway 3 traffic to Cook Street, which would make the market park even more visible to travellers.

The committee of the whole approved the design concept and it will now become part of discussions for the 2016 budget.

Theft, MVAs, well-being checks part of RCMP week

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chased a vehicle in Alberta.

The seller was demanding additional cash to provide them.

•Police are investigating a complaint that a male received a call from a utility company that he does not have an account with.

•A Cook Street resident reported the theft of a PlayStation

during a house party.

•No injuries were reported after a truck backed into a vehicle on 10th Avenue North.

Creston RCMP responded to •Police attended a 35th 52 calls for service from Dec. Avenue residence to assist a 7-13, Staff Sgt. Darryl government agency with the Hammond said on Monday. removal of a child from the December 7 home.

•A male resident reported •A semi loaded with lumber that he hadn’t got the neceswas reported to be blocking sary documents when he purHighway 3 near Kootenay Pass. It was gone when police arrived.

December 8 •RCMP assisted Calgary police by serving a subpoena at a Crawford Bay resiThe Town of Creston is seeking two community-minded individuals who would dence. be interested in volunteering to serve a three-year term on the Board of Variance.

•Police attended a Simon Road residence The role of the Board of Variance is to determine if the requirements of the to keep the peace while current Zoning Bylaw will cause undue hardship (i.e.: lot line setbacks of a resident moved out. buildings and/or improvements) to a property owner contemplating construction.

•A person reported Board of Variance meetings are held on an as-needed basis. missing by Langley RCMP attended the Please submit a resume to: Creston detachment Secretary to the Board of Variance when he learned he Town of Creston was the object of a Box 1339 (238 - 10th Avenue North) search.

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Council passes readings of animal care bylaw

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Creston residents will have to find new homes for their platypus and anteaters. And, if they have a dolphin in the tub, they should keep quiet about it.

At a special town council meeting on Dec. 8 three readings of the animal care and responsibility bylaw were passed. The bylaw includes a list of species that cannot be kept inside town limits, and specifies the short list of animals that are allowed.

The new bylaw also does away with the previous practice of charging owners of restricted dog breeds a $200 licensing fee.

“Changes in the definition of ‘dangerous dog’ from breed specific to behavior oriented will have a significant impact on those residents that own a dog that is con-

Police from page 4

•Four untraced 911 calls were received from the Riondel area, likely the result of the windstorm.

December 9 •A vehicle flipped onto its roof in icy conditions on Highway 3 near Blazed Creek.

•A vehicle was reported to be passing on a double solid line near Mallory Road.

•A vehicle flipped over on Highway 21 at Valley View Road.

No injuries were reported.

•A well-being check on an elderly male in Yahk revealed that he was OK. •When police located a vehicle reported to be in the control of a possibly impaired driver on Highway 21 they found the passengers were intoxicated but the driver was not. He did not, however, have a driver’s licence.

•A complaint about threats and assault by a youth is being processed through the Restorative Justice program.

•Minor damage resulted from a minor collision in a 16th Avenue South parking lot.

•Mischief resulting in damage at a 16th Avenue South residence was not resolved when both parties involved blamed the other.

December 10 •A vehicle rolled over on Highway 3 near Meadow Wood.

•A male who became upset at his long wait for a court appearance earned himself another one when

sidered a restricted breed,” said the staff report to council. “Under the new bylaw, the owner of a dog that was previously considered a restricted breed (provided that the dog has not injured or attacked any person or animal) will pay $15.

This approach is in keeping with the best practices of the SPCA and local governments throughout the province. Note — the Town of Creston issued four restricted breed licenses in 2015.”

Among the key updates to the bylaw is the allowance of four animals in a household. Cats and dogs are permitted in public places onleash, except in Centennial, Millennium and Burns parks.

Horses now kept on large single family residential (R-1) properties will be grandfathered but when the bylaw is enacted by year-end they will only be allowed on properties zoned as rural resihe became angry. New charges will include causing a disturbance, resisting arrest and assaulting a peace officer.

•Police assisted Cochrane, Alta., RCMP with an investigation.

•An attempt to enter a vehicle on 11th Avenue North resulted in minor damage.

•A dead animal was dumped down a well at the landfill site on Mallory Road.

•When police received a report from OnStar that a vehicle’s emergency button had been activated the vehicle was traced to a local dealership, where the OnStar button was being repaired.

•Police were called to a landlordtenant dispute on Hillside Street.

•A theft was reported at a Riley Road residence.

December 11 •A school bus driver called with a driving complaint on Highway 3.

•A complaint about threats was received from a Centre Road residence.

•Police were called when a baby was left unattended in a vehicle on Canyon Street.

December 12 •A well-being check at a Sinclair Road residence revealed the male was OK. •An Alder Street resident reported being swindled in an Internet scam.

•Lewd images were spray-painted on a Cook Street building.

•A vehicle lost control in the slush on Lakeview-Arrow Creek Road.

•A wallet found on Northwest Boulevard has been returned to the owner.

dential (R-5) or agricultural (A-1).

Backyard bees and hens are not included in the new bylaw, and council has directed staff to conduct more research and consultation.

The bylaw’s list of prohibited animals makes exceptions for domestic dogs and cats, reptiles and amphibians under two feet long at adult size, horses, potbellied pigs, domestic ferrets, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, domestic mice and

rats, domestic rabbits, budgies, cockatiels, lovebirds, finches, parrots and canaries.

Council Briefs •Three readings of the water and sewer rates amendment bylaw were passed. Households will see a total increase of $20 in 2016.

•A letter from a senior resident asking for lower sewer and water rates for single residents was received and discussed.

“Metering is really the only option,” Coun. Jim Elford said.

“We have no way of monitoring how many people are living in a residence.”

•At a committee of the whole meeting following the special council meeting, council directed Varela to send a letter expressing dissatisfaction with the town’s share of administrative costs for the Arrow Creek Water Service.

•Council endorsed a strategic plan for Creston Fire Rescue.

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Into the light

We were talking about the national political scene recently and a friend expressed frustration at national mainstream media, including CBC, which seem to spend an inordinate amount of time criticizing the spanking new Trudeau government, and giving Conservatives a platform to share their dismay and distrust. It’s like they won’t even acknowledge that Mr. Trudeau was elected by a majority of Canadians to do what he is doing now, she protested.

Why would you be surprised, I asked. The mainstream media were nearly unanimous in their support of the Harper government; they are all owned by large corporations, CBC the exception, which benefited tremendously as the former prime minister worked to dismantle federal power and turn it over to the private sector.

It is sad, though, that Canadians have to look outside their borders to see more enthusiasm for the Liberal government’s actions in its short time in office. The New York Times wrote an editorial saluting the Canadian commitment to bring in refugees, citing us as setting an example for the world. And comments about Canada “being back” routinely make their way back from observers and participants for the Liberal commitment to deal with climate change, instead of dismissing it as an inconvenience.

And while Conservative supporters seem to think the sky is falling in because we are no longer using six fighter planes to drop bombs in Syria, our allies seem to be pretty sanguine about it, accepting that Canada can play a different role than it is has been. An invitation to the White House, something that Harper never received, seems to indicate that President Obama isn’t too upset with Trudeau’s commitment to fulfill an election promise.

My friend’s concern seemed especially reasonable when a radio quiz show challenged its panel to respond to the question “Canada is committed to bringing in 25,000 Syrian refugees by early in 2016.

Lorne Eckersley How many refugees have Syria’s neighbouring countries accepted?”

The panel members, sensing a set up, guessed absurdly low numbers.

None? One? No, the moderator said.

Three million. Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey lead the way in accepting refugees who have fled their wartorn country, in part to avoid the danger of bombing by NATO planes. None are the economic powerhouses that the Harper government believed Canada to be.

There have been moments of amusement from Conservatives, though. Interim leader Rona Ambrose has made a dramatic flipflop, now supporting the Liberal commitment to conduct a national inquiry into the horrific missing and murdered aboriginal women situation, something that Harper had little to say about. She promises to work to see that Trudeau keeps that election promise. Another former cabinet minister did an unexpected mea culpa when he acknowledged the Harper government’s refusal to provide health care benefits to foreign nationals claiming asylum in Canada. It was a poorly thought-out policy, he said, one that ended up costing Canadians even more money in the end.

It has been refreshing to hear from Elizabeth May, who might just be the single brightest mind in Canadian politics, praising Trudeau for his approach in putting Canada back on the international environment stage, and for giving provincial premiers a voice while doing so. May can be counted on to state her criticism and concern when she doesn’t agree with the Liberal government, but it is heartening that she is also willing to give credit where it’s due, something she rarely, if ever, felt was justified for Harper.

Conservative supporters have not gone gently into that good night.

They can be found making posts in media and social media sites, claiming that the sky is falling, happily predicting that Canada is on the path to self-destruction now that the hated name of Trudeau holds the reins of government. They have even come to the defense of the indefensible last act by Harper of poisoning the political well by extending the appointments of Conservative flaks in agencies including the CBC and Canada Post.

Personally, I can’t get too wound up by the mainstream media’s continued conservative leaning. It is what it is. But I can, and do, feel a sense of relief that my own version of this country has not been lost, that we can once again be a voice of reason and co-operation. The smug, self-satisfied arrogance and the passion for dismantling our democratic institutions is, for the time being, gone. I have no use for party politics and I am not so naive to think that there won’t come a time when I don’t like what the Trudeau government is doing. Today, though, I feel a deep sense of relief. And that’s good enough for now.

Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of the Creston Valley Advance.

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People make caring community

Eight more sleeps till Santa comes!

Or if you don’t believe in Santa, eight more sleeps till some rotund perpetrator with abundant facial hair and a red suit breaks into your home and leaves merchandise in your living room — assum-

From the Centre Neil Ostafichuk ing you have been good, that is. For some reason, or for me anyway, this December has arrived faster and seemingly busier than previous ones. We have had some really jam-packed weekends this past month and room bookings are filling up for this time next year.

I just had a peek and every Saturday throughout November and until Dec. 24 is already booked in 2016.

On a different note and as you know me pretty well by now, I always trumpet the benefits of our little Utopian

valley whenever I get the chance — the geography, the people, the weather, the local food and the list goes on. It’s not always going to be that way; we will grow in size and become busier and probably more detached. It is a natural urban progression but for the time being, I will continue to enjoy our smalltown atmosphere despite the glaring absence of big box stores, drive-thru banks and 24-hour liquor stores.

I get it. I know we are not Mayberry RFD as there are always some background matters happening; we’re human, not perfect and that’s part of life. I do know we live in a place where the bus driver knows a lot people by name and in the past has stopped and asked a senior, “Hey, George, you need a ride home?” We live in a place where people do well-being calls or check to see why you haven’t been showing up for this or that. We live in a place where I’m surprised at the number of people that still don’t lock their doors. I take pride in living in a community when I read a letter in the paper from a traveller that had a breakdown praising residents that came to their aid or businesses that opened on a Sunday to get them going again. We live in a place where a couple

days ago we walked into a bookstore for a coffee and the person behind the counter handed me a fresh cinnamon bun, perhaps subconsciously knowing that at that particular point, a cinnamon bun was what we needed to take the edge off the past few days.

Our opinion is further solidified because of the people in our community when recently we experienced a sad event in our lives; we experienced the caring and compassion of the staff at both Crest View Village and the Creston Valley Hospital. I know it isn’t just those two places — you just have to look at what the service clubs and other organizations in our community do, as well as all the other fundraisers and Christmas hampers; again, the list goes on. We live in a caring community. When you see care aides or nurses or even doctors tearing up as you struggle to process through an event, that speaks volumes.

In the future, when I read those ads or Warm Fuzzies where people or families are extending heartfelt thanks to any of our care facility, hospital staff or doctors, they will be more than just words.

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

feelings and emotions just as much as we do, except they may express them differently. If two dogs are used to being together and one becomes sick, the other will often stay around the sick animal and show visible signs of sadness or empathy. Chimpanzees are very much like humans in many ways, and often show their attachment or affection for another animal who has become a friend.

A photographer was climbing a hill to watch the setting sun and noticed a chimp heading in the same direction.

He watched the chimp as it gazed at the sun drop below the horizon and then climbed back down the hill.

There was a touching story of a retired circus elephant and a little dog who became friends. The little dog sustained a back injury and the vet took the dog and kept him lying on his back until it was safe to move him. Meanwhile the elephant was so disturbed at the disappearance of his little friend that he stayed at the gate for weeks until the vet brought the little dog on a tiny stretcher to see his big friend. The elephant stroked the dog with his trunk and made little noises to show his relief.

Even whales and dolphins can understand verbal commands or commands made by hand signals. These intelligent animals have even been known, working in a twosome, when given the command, to organize their own sequence of tricks.

There is one scientist who is working on teaching a dolphin to recognize new words not associated with tricks. She has studied the clicking language and has been trying to get the dolphins to learn a new word by showing them a scarf as she sends them a new click message. She has not yet been successful, but believes she will find a way for the dolphin to relate the clicking signal to the item she is showing it.

All these illustrations show that animals of many kinds have an intelligence that, though it is different from the human form, can co-operate and work with humans, and have shown an interest and willingness to do so.

This understanding and acceptance that there are other forms of life that

show intelligence we can recognize puts an onus on humans to treat animals with more respect. That doesn’t mean we have to dress them up in human clothes or expect them to perform human tricks, but they can be taught to stop barking at everyone that goes past the gate and not lie on the chesterfield. Like humans, if we are respected, we learn more easily what is wanted and dogs are the same.

Treat them kindly and they will try their best to please and obey.

Some people think cats are not trainable, but I taught my cat what “no” meant and she understood. If she disobeyed, she received a little smack on her behind as I repeated, “No.” Even birds have recognizable intelligence that we can understand. Parrots, especially grey parrots, have been known to give humorous and intelligent replies in their exchanges with humans.

It is time to realize that there are many types of intelligence and we need to respect that intelligence is part of a coping mechanism and a natural adaptation to a particular physical and emotional world.

Our form of intelligence is not superior to someone who lives in the Kalahari or in the Arctic or an animal that survives eating insects; it is suited to our specific environment at that time. We do not have the spiritual/intelligent understanding of how everything in nature is harmoniously linked and in perfect balance.

When scientists suggested re-establishing wolves in Yellowstone Park they had no idea how wide ranging the effects would be on the whole ecosystem. It had been 70 years since wolves had lived in that area. A few years ago when the film was made the wolves had caused a massive return to the natural order of nature. The deer population was under control, trees had grown up in valleys where deer had decimated their growth, many animal species had returned because of the trees, the river banks were now stable, the rivers flowed smoothly and the natural fauna and flora were flourishing.

Christine Munkerud is a longtime Creston volunteer. The Voice of Experience is a column co-ordinated by the Therapeutic Activity Program for Seniors.

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Over the last few years we have come to realize the remarkable abilities of animals to help people with various forms of disability to lead more normal lives. At present it is mainly dogs that have shown

The Voice of Experience Christine Munkerud that they can tell when a person is going into a seizure or have a heart attack. Dogs can also be good house helpers for people who are physically limited, by loading and unloading the washing machine, putting clothes away in the drawers and fetching. They can also help a deaf person by alerting them to visitors, the telephone or to danger within the house.

The dogs used in the military develop very strong ties with their masters. These dogs may be trained to sniff out bombs and do so, putting their lives at stake. The service of a military dog is so valued and respected that these dogs are awarded medals for their service. The partnership of a military dog trainer and his dog is very close. Whenever a dog is killed in the line of duty, it receives a military burial. In the death of a military dog, this close relationship between man and his dog often results in severe depression.

Horses are sensitive creatures and people who go to therapeutic riding programs will attest to their empathy with those who have physical or emotional problems. Even children who have emotional difficulties feel safe and soon develop rapport with a horse and learn to trust him or her.

Nursing homes and some hospitals notice how a resident cat will go visiting the lonely and those needing comfort, conveying a certain peace and serenity.

Animals in the wild can develop a friendship with another animal of a different species entirely, spending time playing or just being together. In some situations one animal will bring food to another who is sick. There are many interesting cases that prove animals have

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Library offering plenty to read over holidays

Chief librarian Aaron Francis is away this week, so longtime staff member Pat Tomasic is here to share some great holiday reads.

except himself. If you are a Dave and Morley fan, check out how they are doing as empty nesters in Stuart McLean’s Vinyl Cafe Turns the Page. Or lose yourself in Isabel Allende’s Japanese Lover, about a woman at the end of her life reminiscing about her life and love during the Pat Tomasic Second World War. And the crotchety but endearing Dr. It’s hard to believe, but another Fingal Flahertie O’Reilly from Christmas season is upon us. Ballybucklebo is back again, While many of us are busy with remembering an old love from his festive duties, don’t forget to past as he moves forward with unwind with a great book between someone new, in Patrick Taylor’s batches of cookies, present wrap- An Irish Doctor in Love and War. ping and decorating.

If you are feeling a bit Scrooge-y, If the darkness and cold are get- maybe you want to indulge in ting to you and you need a feel some mayhem and murder with good book, try one of these. the following mysteries. Agatha Monsieur Perdu, the “literary Raisin is back as the main suspect apothecary” from The Little Paris in M.C. Beaton’s latest, Dishing the Bookshop (Nina George), can heal Dirt. Despite being recently any reader by subscribing just the retired, detective inspector John right book — everyone, that is, Rebus reluctantly returns in Ian

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Rankin’s Even Dogs in the Wild. Dead in the Water by Ann Granger sees the approaching Christmas festivities disrupted by the discovery of a young girl's body floating in the river. And Ruth Rendell’s final novel, Dark Corner, is a psychological suspense full of mistaken identity, kidnapping, blackmail and a cast of flawed characters.

If non-fiction is your thing, you may want to indulge in Our Finest Hour by David Bercuson, which looks at Canada’s valiant efforts to contribute forces to the Second World War. In Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs, particle physicist Lisa Randall examines the connections between the furthest reaches of space and life here on Earth. Authors John Geiger and Alanna Mitchell’s illustrated Franklin's Lost Ship is a fascinating way to spend a snowy afternoon: A century and a half after the disappearance of John Franklin and his crew on their quest for the Northwest Passage, a new chapter to their story was added with the discovery of

the submerged HMS Erebus in 2014. We also have a large array of new (auto)biographies on Mickey Rooney, Elvis Costello, Chrissie Hynde, Rosemary Kennedy, Drew Barrymore or Tom Jones, to name but a few. Finally, after building up an appetite with all that page turning, try your hand at a fresh recipe from Jamie Oliver’s Everyday Super Food — how about Happiness Pasta? — and start a new holiday tradition.

Last but not least, we cannot disregard our recent holiday fiction releases. Carole Matthews’ The Chocolate Lovers’ Christmas scrutinizes the lives of four very different women in Britain, while Christmas Bells

by Jennifer Chiaverini uses the 1863 Longfellow poem of the same name and weaves past and present to tell multiple painful but enlightening stories. The season finds one treasured relationship about to be torn apart while another is just beginning in Together for Christmas, the latest in Thomas Kinkade’s Cape Light series by Katherine Spencer. Susan

Mallery’s Fool’s Gold series continues with Marry Me at Christmas: Will a famous movie star be able to fit in and find love in a small town? And what’s Christmas without a new Debbie Macomber release? Dashing Through the Snow takes the reader through the unexpected romance of two very reluctant travellers thrown together. Finally, if constant cheerfulness is eluding you during these hectic few weeks, then Spending the Holidays with People I Want to Punch in the Throat, based on the blogs of Jen Mann, may just be your remedy. If you find yourself overwhelmed with the entire month of December, here is your chance to live vicariously through Mann and all the things so many people think but don’t say about topics such as cookie exchanges, excessive decorating, determined carollers and the annual Christmas letter!

Pat Tomasic is the collections development manager at Creston Valley Public Library. She is currently reading Chocolate Lovers Christmas by Carole Matthews.

Community support keeps seniors’ program running

When six- to 13-year-olds ask 90-year-old made it lots of fun and a success — and thanks, folks about their Christmas memories, they’re of course, to those who donated for TAPS. Thanks to the Creston Rotary Club for not likely to hear about smartphones, tablets and television shows. At Swan Valley Lodge and assisting financially with the distribution of our 2016 calendar and Crest View Village in the Brenda Silke for visiting past two weeks, memories us to deliver the cheque. of candles on trees, families The calendars are availtravelling in covered wagable at Creston Card and ons and childhood dolls Stationery, Black Bear that were lost and found Books and Kingfisher made their way into a Used Books in Creston Christmas story read by and at TAPS and Valley children from Wildflower Community Services (915 School and members of the Pine St.) for that fun presTherapeutic Activation Maureen Cameron ent or for your enjoyment.

Program for Seniors. The Welcome to Brittany Crawford, our audience joined in or enjoyed favourite Christmas SchoolWorks student who has joined the team carols interspersed throughout the play.

We all joined in for an afternoon of dancing until the end of April.

Life is guaranteed to present changes and we at TAPS with these same youth and yes, there were the Macarena and the Chicken Dance, sometimes have more than we anticipate at waltz lessons and much merriment of tapping TAPS. Our best wishes go out to all those recovtoes, clapping and encouragement. Thanks, ering from various health challenges and those who have lost loved ones.

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Wishing you all the best for Christmas and We have a new sponsor board at TAPS to celebrate and acknowledge the financial support of the new year from all of us at TAPS! Maureen Cameron is the community liaison developorganizations that have made it possible to run our program this past year. In addition we have ment co-ordinator for the Therapeutic Activation one banner that says “Community Donors”, as Program for Seniors. For more information on TAPS, individuals have contributed and continue to run by Valley Community Services, call 250-428-5585. play a role in our ongoing existence. Plans are in the works for a legacy board to acknowledge those who have left bequests on behalf of TAPS. TAPS participants also like to support social causes. Big thanks to Doris Corbeil and Heather

BY FRANK BRUMMET More for creating an annual event for them to do Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors so. This year they donated food and their time to organize a turkey dinner assisted by three stuThe silence of snow softly falling dents from Prince Charles Secondary School to Reminds me of the joy of Christmas, raise funds for Project Somos in Guatemala. This Trimming the tree with decorations, is an orphan prevention program taking in atWrapping presents in forever love, risk single mothers and children to give them a Sharing feelings that never sway. loving home, and supporting them to eventually be independent and contributing members out These reminders are with me always in their communities.

They fill my mind, carry me away Thanks to all the volunteers who helped at the To repaint the canvas of yesterday.

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onna Whitesel retired nearly a year ago — but you’d never know it from a visit to her store. If she’s not helping a customer, she’s hard at Story and work with her sewphotos by ing machine.

But she’s not Brian complaining Lawrence keeping busy.about “Now I’m working more than I ever did,” she said.

“But I don’t come to work every day — I come to play.”

Whitesel isn’t new to the area — her family moved to Creston when she was three, and she stayed through most of high school. She left for over 20 years, but returned to the valley after becoming a nurse at age 35 and discovering there were no jobs in Calgary.

Then she started sewing five years ago and got hooked, so much so that her sewing and quilting equipment spilled into her husband’s garage.

“I kind of took that over,” she said.

That led her to search for a place to rent, and she found one downtown.

She didn’t intend to have a storefront, and sold at local powwows and at the Kootenay Lake ferry landing, which made her realize she’d prefer to sell from a permanent location. So, on Aug. 24 she opened a shop at 1011 Canyon St. to sell blankets and home decor, where customers can easily catch of glimpse of them being made.

“People love that everything is made right here in the shop,” said Whitesel.

She works in the rear part of the shop with Debi Ross, who has extensive experience with drapery and curtains, as well as elaborate beadwork (not to mention leather and boat tarp repair). The shop also offers stone and copper jewelry by Catz Creations. All three are of First Nations descent, Algonquin in the case of Ross and the Catz Creations designer, while Whitesel is Cree, with her great-grandmother from the Red River Valley.

Their backgrounds are immediately evident upon entering the shop,

with North American animals and First Nations-inspired designs and fabrics on many pieces, from throw pillows to shower curtains.

“There is nothing out there in native Aboriginal fabric,” said Whitesel. “Because I’m Aboriginal, that’s the way I wanted to go. I love the fabric and I love the colours. We make just about everything we can in native Aboriginal fabric.”

That has led to Lower Kootenay Band purchasing ceremonial blankets, as well as new decor for the rooms at Ainsworth Hot Springs, which the band purchased in the spring.

Blankets and items with horses have also proven popular with customers.

“There are a lot of horse lovers,” Whitesel said. “Our horse products are going quite quickly.”

She only offers finished products, though — with three quilting stores just across the border in Bonners Ferry and online shopping easily accessible, she simply can’t compete when it comes to selling fabric.

But she plans to start her own online store in January, and is considering obtaining a long-arm quilting machine — with the nearest one in Bonners Ferry booked for months in advance, there is a definite demand among Creston Valley quilters.

Since discovering her passion for textile work, Whitesel’s four children, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren have certainly been able to keep cozy.

“And yes, they all have quilts, probably several,” she said with a laugh.

She’s always trying something new, and has now started creating memory quilts, using personal T-shirt collections — from concerts, for example, and one person asked to use baby clothes — to create highly personal quilts.

And there are probably more creations coming in the future.

“It truly is addicting,” said Whitesel. “I can last about three days and then go into withdrawal.”

(Above) Donna Whitesel at her sewing machine; (below) throw pillows using Aboriginal designs.

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Change for a brighter future

Last week’s news was dominated by the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris. Rightfully so, as climate change is the biggest issue every single human being has to face from now into the future. We’re all on this planet together and our climate is changing in a way that forces our daily lives to change — so the media attention is warranted.

The conference’s goal is to limit global warmMichelle Mungall ing to two degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels by reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. We’ve already warmed our habitat by one degree Celsius and the results are notable: disappearing glaciers, rising sea levels, more violent storms, forest fires and longer droughts that cause famine and deepen poverty. Anything above one more degree, and we are in extreme danger of massive habitat destruction — so two degrees is a very important number.

This past summer, B.C. news channels were covered with stories of forest fires and water restrictions and warning us that these extreme shifts in weather are our new normal. Imagine, all that smoke we were breathing all summer and the floods and mudslides from 2012 are normal everyday weather!

So what’s happening in Paris to make sure things don’t get worse? We’re learning that despite all the talk about reducing emissions, that there are plans to build another 2,440 coalfired power stations before 2030. If that takes place, there is no way we will limit global warming to two degrees. We’re learning that our leaders have to do more than talk. They need to walk the talk when they get back home.

At home in B.C., we have so much potential to generate a clean energy plan for the future.

Leading up to the Paris conference, New Democrat Leader John Horgan launched our vision called Power BC. Rather than flood an agricultural valley that we need to balance the loss of farmland elsewhere, we have a 21st century energy plan that creates jobs in communities and focuses on conservation and renewables.

Retrofitting hospitals, schools, offices and homes now so that they stop wasting energy combined with upgrades on existing hydro dams and broadening solar and wind power will allow us to meet future needs here and in western North America. For every $1 million we spend doing this, we create 16 community-based jobs compared to the three camp jobs produced by building a 1950s dam that destroys 8,000 hectares of food-producing land and the agricultural jobs that go with it.

We also need to invest in public transportation and alternatives to carbon pollution. New Democrat Premier Rachel Notley is leading the way in Alberta with plans to end all coal-generated power by 2030 and replacing two-thirds of it with renewables like solar and wind. She’s also implementing a carbon tax, but unlike Christy Clark, will use the revenue to invest in green infrastructure like public transit.

These are the actions that experts agree need to take place now, and New Democrats in Western Canada are leading the way. Not surprising conference attendees in Paris are taking note. We are demonstrating that walking the talk in a collaborative way is possible.

My hope is that world leaders are inspired and they begin to take meaningful action when they return home. “Why use coal when we can use wind and sun?” they will say. “Let’s develop resource jobs sustainably with communities.” We’re all in this together, and while things look pretty scary on the current trajectory, a brighter future is possible. Let’s put it into action.

Michelle Mungall is the member of the legislative assembly for the Nelson-Creston provincial riding, and is the Opposition critic for social development.

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The benefits to buying local this holiday season

Holiday shopping dominates many people’s free time between the day after Thanksgiving and the final days before Christmas. While many people may shop ‘til they drop on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, those days still account for a relatively small amount of the hundreds of billions of dollars that are spent each holiday season.

Shoppers now have a bevy of options at their disposal as they embark on holiday shopping season.

Traditional in-store retailers are still around, and online shopping continues to grow in popularity with each holiday season. But many holiday shoppers are

looking to buy local this holiday season, and such a decision can pay a host of dividends for both shoppers and the communities they call home.

• Buying local benefits your local economy. Studies from Civic Economics, an economics and strategics planning firm, found that independent, locallyowned retailers return a far greater percentage of their revenue into their local economies than national chain stores. One such study examined the disparity between revenue recirculation among independent, locally-owned businesses, versus four major national chains in the city. The former recirculated 51.1

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• Buying local creates jobs in your community.

One of the biggest ways local business owners recirculated their revenue in the local economy was job creation. While national chains also create jobs, such jobs only benefit your community if the chains are located within your community. If your local mall is a considerable drive away, chances are the chains within that mall are not employing many of your fellow community members. Local businesses in your community are more likely to employ residents of your town.

• Shopping local may provide access to more unique gifts. In addition to the economic benefits of buying local, shoppers may find merchandise made by local craftsmen is more unique than mass-produced items found on the shelves of national retailers. Recipients may cherish more unique items that they cannot find on their own, and that appreciation may even spur them to visit more local retailers after the holiday season has come and gone, benefiting their own communities in so doing.

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SHOP LOCAL Continued from page 14 touch. Buying from national chains has its advantages, but customer service is not always one of them. Should your loved ones encounter problems with their gift that requires assistance, they might be forced to wait on the phone for extended periods of time as they and thousands of others wait for customer service representatives to answer their calls. Local businesses do not deal with nearly the volume of customers as national retailers and, therefore, are capable of addressing concerns more quickly and personally than large chains.

Buying local not only benefits small business owners, but it also pays dividends for their customers and the communities they call home.

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Reduce your carbon footprint this holiday season

The holiday season is typically one when everything is done bigger and better. Excess may run supreme, and for those who are concerned about how their actions impact the environment, such excess can clash with their ideals.

The following are some effects the holidays can have on the environment and changes anyone can make to still enjoy the festivities and help the planet at the same time.

• Trash: From gift wrap to cards to disposable decorations, trash has a way of piling up during the holiday season. According to Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Americans generate 25 percent more waste per week between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day than during the rest of the year. This creates an additional 1.2 million tons of trash per

too much food or selecting products that were not locally produced can negatively affect the environment. Shipping food over long distances requires use of fuel and other natural resources. In some instances, products shipped from other countries may harbor parasites or insects not native to this country, and such unwanted guests can prove harmful to local ecosystems.

week, or an extra six million tons throughout the holiday season. Cutting back on trash is one of the easiest steps a person can take to reduce his or her environmental impact.

Purchase cards or paper made from recycled, postconsumer content and printed with nontoxic inks. Choose postcards that do not need a separate envelope for mailing.

Use reusable decorations, dinnerware, boxes, and bags to prevent extra garbage from ending up in landfills. Bring your own fabric shopping bags to use in place of plastic bags and, when prompted, choose to have your receipts emailed instead of printed to further reduce paper consumption.

• Food: Lavish meals are central components of holiday gatherings. Leftover food produces waste, so purchasing

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To meet the extraordinary supply demands of the holiday season, food suppliers may beef up livestock and produce with artificial hormones, fertilizers and pesticides, all of which are detrimental to the environment. Shop wisely this time of year and only buy what you need, rather than cooking to impress. Choose locally grown or organic foods and in-season produce instead of exotic, imported fare. Promptly package and freeze leftovers so they can be enjoyed again.

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• Decorating: It’s tempting to purchase ready-made, plastic imported holiday decorations.

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when you’re home and awake to save energy. Instead of purchasing new ornaments, make your own or host an ornament swap with friends.

Create your own wreaths and centerpieces from natural materials found around the yard. Soy candles do not emit unsafe hydrocarbons and produce less soot than paraffin wax candles.

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SHOP LOCAL thermostat. You also can turn down your water heaters to conserve energy.

It is possible to enjoy the holidays and protect the planet at the same time. A few easy changes are all it takes to reduce your carbon footprint this holiday season. TF14B684

• Travel: Travel is a large component of the holidays, as friends and family members criss-cross the globe to spend the season together. According to Green Choices, aviation accounts for 75 percent of the travel industry’s greenhouse gas emissions, followed by road transport (32 percent).

Look for the most cost- and ecoeffective method of travel to reduce your carbon footprint. If you will be away from home or the office for long periods of time, remember to set your thermostat to a lower temperature or program the vacation setting on your programmable

Did you know?

Nutmeg is a spice used throughout the year, but perhaps more notably during the holidays in beverages and desserts.

Nutmeg is actually not one spice, but two, and comes from a tree of the same name, botanically called Myristica fragrans.

The tree is native to the spice islands in Indonesia. The English word “nutmeg” comes from the Latin “nux,” meaning “nut,” and

“muscat,” meaning “musky.” Mace is another spice derived from the nutmeg tree.

It is made from the red, waxy covering that surrounds the nutmeg nut. It has a similar flavour to nutmeg, but with subtle, peppery notes. The nutmeg spice is made from the dried seed pulp.

Although it is popular in desserts, nutmeg also complements savoury recipes. PC12C710

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TRAILS FOR CRESTON VALLEY SOCIETY The Trails for Creston Valley Society has received final approvals from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources on the designation to create an interpretive trail through a stand of giant cedars along Summit Creek.

This site was a favourite of the late local outdoorsman Ralph Moore, who loved to take his winter snowshoers trekking through this impressive ancestral forest and was a project he envisioned for decades.

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“I began to see the trail as Ralph had described it and why this place was so special to him.”

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Mary Jayne Blackmore “Only a year ago, Ralph helped us fill out the application forms,” said president Mary Jayne Blackmore. “He had it all mapped there in his head. He talked about using the highways snowplow turn around as parking area, a graded trail down the hillside and a suspension bridge going over Summit Creek.”

A planner from Nelson came out to map the area and make up a site plan.

“It was a glorious fall day,” said Blackmore. “We tromped through bogs and dying devil’s club crossing the moss covered creek bed and emerged into the spectacular ancient cedars. I

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began to see the trail as Ralph had described it and why this place was so special to him.” “‘ Our work as environmentalists is easy,’ ” Blackmore recalled Moore saying. “ ‘All we have to do is take people into the mountains, and that’s the fun part.’ ” The trails society has notes, GPS co-ordinates and a lot of

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recommendations for this project, and the trail is ready for champions. Anyone interested in being on a committee to get this project moving is welcome.

“Ralph left an incredible legacy in our valley,” said Blackmore. “This will just be one more, but this time he won’t be carrying the saw.”

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Business program identifying needs and concerns KOOTENAY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

Businesses between Yahk and Riondel will soon be able to participate in a business retention and expansion (BRE) project.

The Community Business Pulse initiative is designed to stimulate economic development and growth by assisting existing businesses.

Kootenay Employment Services, the Town of Creston, local Regional District of Central Kootenay areas, Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce, Community Futures Central Kootenay, College of the Rockies, Columbia Basin Trust and the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute are working together to implement the project.

“Understanding and helping our

existing businesses is the primary objective of the project,” said Kootenay Employment Services Society (KES) project co-ordinator Eden Yesh.

“Before considering this project we talked to community leaders in several other Columbia Basin and Boundary communities that have used this approach to business retention and expansion,” said KES executive director Hugh Grant. “They were very positive about the results.”

Before a community can assist existing businesses it must identify the businesses’ needs, concerns and growth opportunities.

Through the Community Business Pulse initiative, trained researchers visit businesses and gather information. The local leaders

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running this program then work to address identified issues and opportunities.

Selkirk College’s Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute (RDI) is supporting communities in BRE implementation through the provision of training for BRE researchers, support materials, access to an online regional data management system, and data analysis and report writing support.

“The RDI’s mandate is to support informed decision making through the provision of timely and relevant information and applied research,” said Dr. Terri MacDonald, RDI regional innovation chair in rural economic development. “With the valuable information collected through communitydriven business retention and expansion projects in hand,

Kathleen (Carter) Hood 1928 ~ 2015

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear mother, Kathleen (Carter) Hood at the age of 87 years.

Kath was born in Grand Forks, B.C. in 1928 to Douglas and Adeline Carter.

She spent her early years in Grand Forks and Langley and finished high school in Trail. After attending Normal School in Victoria, Mum began her teaching career in Creston, B.C. in 1948, where she met and married Richard Hood in 1951. They had a family of four children until the untimely passing of their eldest son, Ian, in 1972.

Kath was a well-loved primary, elementary, and, in the last 14 years of her career, a kindergarten teacher who taught many of Creston's kids while raising her own family. After their retirements, Kath and Rich enjoyed travelling and spending time at the family cabin they built at Kootenay Lake. Rich passed away in 1994.

She remained active socially, attending the United Church, quilting, travelling, bird watching and she especially enjoyed playing bridge with her longtime friends while making new friends along the way. Kath also enjoyed spending time with her family, sister Irene and brother-in-law Maury Murphy and with her dear friend, Jean Sacenieks.

She travelled to many parts of the globe including Asia, Africa, South America, and Europe and enjoyed seeing new cultures and landscapes. Kath was an avid reader who loved mystery novels.

She spent every summer at her beloved family cabin at Kootenay Lake where she could also enjoy time with her five grandchildren and the hummingbirds.

This year, as always, she had planned a busy Christmas with her family, unfortunately this was not to be. Kath passed away peacefully in Creston surrounded by family on November 27, 2015.

She is survived by son Neil (Setsuko); daughters Shannon (Kevin) and Glynnis (Dee); grandchildren Mark, Michelle, Noah, George and Shaun, and sister Irene (Maury) Murphy. She also leaves behind nieces, nephews and their children as well as many dear friends. Her sense of humour, strength, friendship and generosity will never be forgotten and she will remain in the hearts of her family and friends forever.

We miss you Mum. A Celebration of Life will be held on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 11 am at the Creston & District Community Complex - Creston Room, with Reverend Paula Ashby officiating.

In lieu of flowers, Mum requested donations to the Creston Valley Wildlife Centre, Box 640, Creston BC VOB 1GO or https://www.crestonwildlife.ca/donate.

We would like to thank all doctors and nursing staff at the Creston Valley Hospital for all the tender loving care given to our Mum.

decision makers and economic development practitioners in the region will be well positioned to provide targeted support to local businesses and to take collective action to improve the overall business climate in the region.”

“A key aspect of this project is confidentiality,” said Yesh.

“We do not publish information on individual businesses.

The project is very careful about this confidentiality issue.”

The information gathered from the visits is compiled and analyzed by the RDI. KES and the stakeholder committee review key findings and recommendations and set into motion a plan for followup actions.

“One of the reasons for the popularity of a business retention and expansion project is that it not only supports long range planning for the community but also yields some short-range tangible results,” said Yesh.

All businesses located between Yahk and Riondel are encouraged to contact KES to book a confidential interview with a trained researcher between Dec. 21 and Feb. 29. Call Eden Yesh at 250428-5655 or email Erika Woker at ew@kes.bc.ca.

Nora Saleken (nee Masloff)

June 6, 1924 ~ December 5, 2015

It is with sadness the family announces the passing of Nora Saleken at the Creston Valley Hospital after a short illness due to pneumonia.

Nora will always be loved and remembered for her quiet, gentle and loving nature, love of family and friends, her resourcefulness and her artistic talents.

She was predeceased by her husband William (Bill) in 1990 and her son Leonard in 2014.

She is survived by her daughter Elaine (Jim) McQuitty; grandsons James, Cristin, Byron (Kari); great-grandchildren Josh, Matthew and Anna; daughter-in-law Gwen Saleken; grandsons Corbin, Brinsley (Debbi); and great-grandchildren Rhys, Audrey and Will.

A Celebration of Nora's Life will take place at a later date.

Barbara Ellen Marshall

March 26, 1957 ~ November 27, 2015

Barbara found her peace on this earth and passed in her sleep in her Creston home, surrounded by love.

Barbara was born in Ontario on Tuesday, March 26, 1957, and was formerly of Guelph, Ontario, Revelstoke and McBride, BC. Barb had a brilliant, creative, and passionate mind with a profound knowledge of the most obscure topics, inspiring and influencing all who crossed her path in life.

She was a pioneer woman, independent and strong. Forever breaking from the traditional role, she was hardworking until the end.

One of the first women in Canada to work in a sawmill, it lead her into a career as a forester, semi and logging truck driver, astrologer, sign painter, and a true artist in any medium she touched. She could wield a hammer, lay a tile, build a home as proficiently as the next guy, yet could whip up the best turkey dinner your taste buds could savour.

A gardener extraordinaire, Barb was a lover of this earth and all living things

on it. (Cats, not so much, but a dog spoiler to the max.) The wind was in her hair riding her Harley and listening to Journey.

Barb was predeceased by her grandparents, father, and nephew, and is survived and much loved by her mother, sisters, nephews, nieces, great-nephews and great-nieces, as well as many, many friends that span the globe.

With gratitute and a sincere thank you to all who came together in Barb's last weeks and days, to allow her independence, utmost dignity, caring and respect, so that she could die in the home that she loved and left her most creative imprint on.

In honour of Barb, buy yourself some fresh cut flowers, have a latte (2 sugars), or randomly decorate a tree. She wanted so much to see Christmas this year, in her childlike zeal and love for the Spirit.

Celebrations of Barb's life will be held at later dates in Revelstoke, McBride, Creston, Penticton, British Columbia and Guelph, Ontario.

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Creston Valley Thunder Cats forward Thomas Cankovic in the Dec. 9 game against the Kimberley Dynamiters.

T-Cats tied for second after losses

BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor The Creston Valley Thunder Cats are now in tied for second place in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s Eddie Mountain Division after two losses last week allowed the Fernie Ghostriders to catch up.

Both teams now have 39 points, with a game in hand giving Creston a bit of an edge over Fernie. The Kimberley Dynamiters lead the division with 53 points, pulling farther ahead after beating the Thunder Cats on Dec. 9 and Saturday.

In the Dec. 9 game, a 5-4 loss in Creston, the Thunder Cats outshot the Dynamiters 35-22.

“We played really well,” said head coach Jeff Dubois. “We limited Kimberley’s shots and scoring chances.”

One advantage for Creston was affiliate goalie Ben Kelsch — who plays for the Nelson-based Kootenay Ice in BC Hockey’s Major Midget League — who previously shut out the Golden Rockets in his first game with the Thunder Cats on Dec. 5.

“Ben certainly did everything we could ask of him,” said Dubois. “Kimberley’s a really good team, and getting thrown in in your second junior game was a big challenge.”

He was also impressed with hard work by defenceman Tyler Severson.

“He was really good all night, and had three assists,” said Dubois. “He was good moving the puck, and was good in the defensive zone.”

Kimberley scored twice in the first period before Nicholas Kovacik and Carson Cartwright (power play) tied the score late in the period.

Kimberley scored first in the second period, with goals by Colby Livingstone and Carson Cartwright (power play) soon after. Two more Kimberley goals, including the game winner at 0:01, followed.

In the third period, Creston outshot Kimberley 15-3.

“Their goaltender made a couple of gamesaving stops,” said Dubois.

Saturday’s 2-1 overtime loss to the Dynamiters was much tighter, with the Creston making 38 shots to Kimberley’s 33.

“It was definitely an end-to-end, pretty goodpaced game,” said Dubois.

McConnell Kimmett scored Creston’s only goal in the middle of the second period, while Kimberley waited until 32 seconds were left in the period. The score was tied until the second overtime period, when the Thunder Cats took a penalty, “got caught on a bit of a sloppy change and they took advantage.”

Goalie Brock Lefebvre did his best to keep Creston in the game, said Dubois, and offered some strong competition against Kimberley goalie Tyson Brouwer.

“There was definitely a good battle between the two goaltenders,” he said.

The Thunder Cats play three nights in a row this week, starting by visiting the Fernie Ghostriders tonight, then hosting the Dynamiters tomorrow.

“Everybody in our room gets it: Kimberley is the team to beat right now,” said Dubois. “We need to find a way to be better — you know, five per cent better — to come out on right side of that score.”

On Saturday, Creston visits the Columbia Valley Rockies, who shut out Creston 3-0 in

October. The Rockies are now five points behind the Thunder Cats in the division standings.

“They’re a hard team to play against,” said Dubois. “They’re physical and they come to battle and work. And they’ve got a good skill level on top of that.”

•Before Friday’s game, the Thunder Cats will retire No. 17, the jersey of Jesse Collins.

The former Thunder Cats captain played for the team from 20112014 (after two season with the Spokane Braves) and is the KIJHL’s all-time leading scorer, with 391 points for 92 goals and 227 assists in 220 games.

The ceremony will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the John Bucyk Arena.

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The Prince Charles Secondary School boys basketball team was victorious at its season opening tournament at South Slocan’s Mount Sentinel on Friday and Saturday.

Creston opened against Nakusp and it was a nail biter up until the final two minutes.

Nakusp was down by 11 but clawed their way back to within four points. Two key players on Nakusp got into foul trouble and Creston went on to win 59-44. Jordin Czar led the scoring with 25 points, and Leo Evans followed with 14 and Makaiah Gorham with 8.

In the semi-finals, Creston played Fernie.

The game was close at halftime but with great defence from Evans and Jamond Dortman and an offensive explosion of 40 points by Czar, Creston took the game 72-57 and clinched their spot in the final against Kimberley. Evans and Dortman added 14 and 13 points, respectively.

In the final, the Creston team played flawless defense the first half holding the Kimberley team to only 10 points and scoring 34. Czar had another strong game with 22 points but the story was the strong defence of the entire team lead by Evans with 15 steals, 10 rebounds and eight points and Dortman with six steals and 14 points. The final score was 58-32.

The boys are off for Christmas break but head to Nelson Jan. 8 and 9.

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Career Opportunities

422 - 7th Ave N (Anglican Church Basement) Monday 11am (closed) Wednesday 8pm (closed) Friday 8pm (open) 250-428-5954 or 250-435-1370

315 15th Ave N (Lutheran Church Office) Saturday 7pm (Open) 250-428-7064

CANADA BENEFIT Group Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll-free 1-888511-2250 or www.canadabenefit.ca/free-assessment

Rick’s Barber Shop

Tues-Fri 9am-4pm Sat 8:30-2:30pm 218 NW Blvd Across from grain elevators

250-428-1464

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4 workers needed February - November, 2016 Orchard labourers 40-60hr/wk $10.50/hr phone: 250-428-7563 fax: 250-428-7573

H&R ORCHARDS LTD 4733 Canyon Lister Rd Box 1 Canyon, BC V0B 1C0 6 workers needed immediately, full time. 40hr/week orchard laborers, $11/hr start. Orchard maintenance. Fall, Winter & Spring. Tree pruning in winter, tree planting fall & spring. On & off irrigation & repairs. Picking, packing, sorting, weighing, loading & unloading fruit.

Cleaning racks, trays & growing area. No experience req.

English/Punjabi an asset.

Call: 250-428-7563 harbansdhaliwal@hotmail.ca

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In Memoriam

In Memoriam

In Memoriam

John Svein (Sweyn) Gartland

Julie Malowany

Registered Massage Therapist

Creston, BC

250-428-3445

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

Education/Trade Schools

In Memoriam ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

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EXCELLENT THERAPY FOR YOUR BODY

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For appointments call

Susan Smith, RMT 250-428-5737

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Help Wanted

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HELP WANTED The Creston Dairy Queen is looking for employees with a minimum of 1-2 years in the food service industry and a high school diploma.

Candidates must be open to weekends and night shifts.

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Information

Information

Snowbirds Rest Easy with Property Security Checks from

August 31, 1935 - December 13, 2014

Memories don't fade, they just grow deep For the ones we loved but could not keep We hold our tears when we speak your name But the ache in our hearts remains the same No one knows the sorrow we share When the family meets and you're not there.

We laugh, we smile and we play our parts Behind it all lies broken hearts.

Unseen, unheard, you're always near.

So loved, so missed, so very dear.

Just as you were, you will always be Forever treasured in our memory.

Lovingly Remembered Diane and Family

Home Services

We take care of insurance claims, maintenance & repairs

Staging Homes for Resale Look for our upcoming seminars

For Peace of Mind Call:

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250.977.5850 (cell)

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Services

Merchandise for Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Household Services

Heavy Duty Machinery

Misc. for Sale NEW LIFE FURNITURE & RECYCLING 114 NW Blvd. 250-402-0098

A-1 FURNACE & Air Duct Cleaning.

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

Affordable, professional, & insured Duct Cleaning Services & System Sterilizations.

Toll free 1.844.428.0522 FREE Estimates

Plumbing FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928.

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

Food Products BC INSPECTED

GRADED AA OR BETTER LOCALLY GROWN NATURAL BEEF Hormone Free Grass Fed/Grain Finished Freezer Packages Available Quarters/Halves $4.90/lb Hanging Weight Extra Lean Ground Beef Available TARZWELL FARMS 250-428-4316 Creston

Furniture USED 5 STAR HOTEL FURNITURE - BY THE PIECE..One of Vancouvers 5 Star Hotels is renovating their rooms making available a great selection of high end furnishings. By 1 piece or buy multiples: Queen Headboard & Frame $50 / King Headboard & Frame $60 / Upholstered Arm Chair(multiple colors) $49 / Desk $99 / Dresser $79 / Bedside Table $69 / Pedestal Table $69/ Ottoman $29 / Benches $29 / Brass Lamp $19 / Vanity Mirror $39 / Framed Picture $9 . Call 604-371-1190, email Buyit@activeauctionmart.com or www.activeauctionmart.com

A-CHEAP, LOWEST PRICES STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock. 40’ containers as low as $2,200DMG. Huge freezers.

Experienced wood carvers needed, full time. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866-528-7108 or 1778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

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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 us for more information

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! 2 PANASONIC speakers 24� $50; Sanyo JC 2400 amplifier $100; Sanyo TP 1010 $100; 27 albums 60’s & 70’s offers; Dr Scholls premium foot spa (never used) $50; 8’ surf/paddle board $100. 250-428-8840 3 POINT hitch 5’ blade for max 25hp $125; 1 piece low flow toilet $125. Electric adjustable bed- free. 250-428-0337 Affordable Steel Shipping Containers for sale/rent 20’ & 40’ Kootenay Containers Castlegar 250-365-3014 ANTIQUE - LATE 1800 love seat & 2 matching chairs. Paid $1200 Sale half price obo. Lincoln welder 225 amps; helmet, gloves, cable, on a dolly $100 obo 250-428-7735

Quality second-hand Furnishings, Appliances, Electronics & More!

RECYCLING DEPOT for: -small appliances -electronics -batteries -toys TABLE SAW; car ramps; creeper; 50’ compressor hose; deep fryer; 2 folding chairs in a bag; picnic table w/4 chairs 250-428-3509

Misc. Wanted Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins, Estates Jewelry+ Chad: 1-778-281-0030 Local.

WANTED: Used patio blocks Call: 250-402-6393

Real Estate For Sale By Owner 2/BDRM HOUSE for sale.

Large fenced corner lot, driveway, quiet, clean, re-modeled.

Incl.

F/S Dishwasher $168,800. 250-428-0017

BELL SATELLITE receiver 6400 & dish with LNB- like new. $120 for both 250-4026807 NOKIA 195/65R15 winter tires on steel rims. Fit VW Jetta TDI 2006-2010 or Jetta or Golf 2006-2015. Good cond. $400.

Lg fire pit, never used (cost $120 US) Best offer. 250-4287323 ROMANCE Your Christmas Local BC Adult Retailer Shop Online Now & Receive 25% OFF! www.shagg.ca SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 1/BDRM APT New bathroom flooring & paint. $575/mo + elec. N/S N/P Ref. req. 250428-2202

Rentals

Rentals

Transportation

Apt/Condo for Rent

Homes for Rent LARGE 5/BDRM 3/bath home with fabulous view. F/S, W/D, DW, freezer. Absolutely no smoking. Children welcome, pets negotiable, fenced yard. $1300/mo + DD. Avail Jan 1.

Refs required. 250-428-0640

Property Management

Boats

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

N/S N/P. Call 250-2540840/250-866-5789

Rentals

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

www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca

Creston:1/bdrm apt. all appl., parking, central location. 55+ N/P Avail. immed.

Halls/Auditoriums ROTACREST HALL RENTAL Special Occasions/Events Call 250-428-7127 For Information and Booking

Damage deposit, N/S,pets with restrictions, ref. req. for all properties. Ask for a “Tenancy request form� available from Century 21 front desk or call Ken at 250-428-6168

WEST CRESTON HALL and/or grounds available.

Full kitchen facilities.

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

Contractors

Peter Bodley BSF, RPF

Specializing in Forest Inventory

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Need it Fixed? ‡ REPAIRS & SERVICE ‡ RESI'E17IA/ & C200ERCIA/ ‡ 1E: I1S7A//A7I21S ‡ S7EE/-CRA)7 '22RS

Gordon Hegland

250-402-9818

Rental & Sales needs Ingrid Voigt

RE/MAX Discovery Real Estate

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

Transportation

Auto Accessories/Parts

World’s Finest FISHING BOATS

Weldcraft, Hewescraft, Lund, Godfrey Pontoons Mark’s Marine, Hayden, ID 1-888-821-2200 www.marksmarineinc.com

WHERE DO YOU TURN

4- LT265/70R17 winter tires & rims to fit older Ford 5-hole mount. Lots of tread left. $250 for all. 250-428-7345 after 4pm please

when your pet is lost?

Sport Utility Vehicle 2000 CHEV Tahoe. Exc. cond.

200,000km $5000 obo 250428-1973

Community Newspapers We’re at the heart of things™

Mortgages

Contractors

Registered Professional Forester with the Association of BC Forest Professionals Serving the Kootenays since 1997 t CDGPSFTUFS!UFMVT OFU

Garage Door Services

For your Property Management

Mortgages

FORESTRY CONSULTANCY

Catalpa Apts: BACHELOR SUITE (2nd floor); 1/bdrm suite (2nd floor) Both 55+ plus util. + cable. N/S N/P Appl. avail. at church office 115B 10 Ave N. Tues-Fri. 9-11:30am 250-428-4015 or 250-866-5472 Creston: 1/BDRM 1/BATH bsmt suite Avail Jan 1. Separate entrance, close to downtown. DD & exc. ref. req. Sorry N/P $650/mo + elec. 250-4287389 Leave message please.

RENTALS AVAILABLE Creston: 2/bdrm home near Rec. Centre, hospital. All appl., double garage, garden area. Avail. Dec. 1

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

OVERHEAD DOOR Company of Creston

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.

Legal Notices

Legal Notices

NOTICE OF EXCLUSION APPLICATION REGARDING LAND IN THE AGRICULTURAL LAND RESERVE

I, Bruce Gerald Anderson/Analee Kathrine Anderson of 404A Ash Road, Creston BC, V0B 1G8, intend on making an application pursuant to Section 30(1) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act to exclude from the Agricultural Land Reserve the following property which is legally described as, LOT 1, DL 9554, PLAN NEP 17139, and located at 404 Ash Road.

Any person wishing to express an interest in the application may do so by forwarding their comments in writing to, Regional District of Central Kootenay Box 590, 202 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, BC, V1L 5R4

by December 31, 2015.

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Send a message to your friends or neighbours?

Greetings of the Season There may be a chill in the air, but our hearts are warmed by thoughts of our many good friends and neighbors at this special time of year. Thanks, folks!

Special Christmas & New Year Editions

December 24 & 31 Book a Christmas Greeting and get

50% OFF

your New Year Greeting!

Contact Anita: Monday - Friday • 8:30am - 4:30pm • 1018 Canyon Street

sales@crestonvalleyadvance.ca • 250.428.2266

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Serving the Creston Valley

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Creston BC

Pine

Chimney Sweeping

250-428-2266

Anita sales@crestonvalleyadvance.ca

EXCAVATION ROAD BUILDING LAND & SITE DEVELOPMENT LOGGING DUMP TRUCK EXCAVATOR

Quality Service Since 1980 Sand, Gravel & Topsoil Custom Crushing Site Preparation Water Lines Subdivisions ROWP Septic Systems Road Building Skidsteer

RAY'S GARBAGE PICKUP

JA-CO

EARTHWORKS

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

Office - 250.866.5770 Cell - 250.402.3467 Wynndel BC

EQUIPMENT RENTAL & SALES

WHY? BUY

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RENT?

• AFFORDABLE • PROFESSIONAL • INSURED

Arlen Johnson, Proprietor 4015 Hwy 3, Erickson BC

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

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

• Residential • Commercial • Acreages As low as $12/wk Sr/Disabled Discounts

250-402-6711

• Residential • Commercial • Fire & Flood Restoration Serving Creston since 1991

Call Rob551 250-428-3

What Services do you have to

OFFER?

To advertise here, call

250-428-2266

Anita sales@crestonvalleyadvance.ca

ALL-RITE SERVICES

Locally owned and operated

Toll free 1-844-428-0522

250-428-9887

501 Helen St., Creston BC

THIS SPACE

Anita sales@crestonvalleyadvance.ca

WEEKLY PET WASTE REMOVAL

Edwin Johnson 250-428-9097

250-428-2939

250-428-2266

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Free Estimates!

FILL What Services do you have to OFFER? To advertise here, call

André Robert

SEWAGE PUMPING

KEPKE

Retaining Walls Retaining Wall Repair Paving Stone Patios Driveways Stump Removal Water Lines

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

Duct cleaning services & system sterilizations

Excavating & Landscaping

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

Creston Residential Pickup & All Rural Areas 3 - 40yd Bins

Kootenay Duct Cleaners

250-428-9788

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INDUSTRIAL LTD.

Robert Construction

Show off your

Sweeping the Kootenays Clean!

1033-25 Ave S. Creston

Cell 250-428-1895

#1 in the #2 Business

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Derick Todd Journeyman Carpenter Sirdar BC

A1 POOP SCOOPER

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250-428-5215 (days) 250-428-4765 (eves.)

250-428-0178 Cell: 250-254-0944

Tip Top Chimney Service 250-919-3643

FROM CONCRETE TO CABINETRY

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

Fireplace & Woodstove Servicing Visual Inspections & Installations WETT Certified Technicians

250-254-0197

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SOLID WOOD PRODUCTS AT GREAT PRICES

Call 250-428-2266

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

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

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R.C.W. Woodcraft Cabinets

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Journeyman Electrician

Auto Interiors Fabric Protection Area Rugs Flood & Fire Restoration Licensed Painter

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ADDITIONS RENOVATIONS ROOFING

5/

Phone George

Central Air Conditioners

LENNY CRAIG HOME IMPROVEMENTS

$2

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250-402-9006

(turn east between Northstar & Iron Kettle)

Furnace & Duct Cleaning Commercial & Residential

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Residential & Commercial

Spring/Fall Clean-up Inside or Outside Heavy or Light Work SeniorDiscounts

CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

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Portable restrooms Tanks and risers Pumps Float switches ...and more

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Community

SIGNED UP —

Drivers passing by the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area (CVWMA) can now see that the area is a Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) project.

Signs were put up this fall in honour of Lloyd Shopa’s father, Alex, and BettyLou Christenson’s husband, Grant. DUC has been sponsoring the area since the early 1970s, spending $1.5 million through early 1980s, and another $1.3 million since 2006 on a major reconstruction and repair phase.

Funds are raised locally with a banquet each fall, with this year’s bringing in $32, 005.

Pictured (from left): Lloyd Shopa, BettyLou Christenson, Gertie Brown of Creston’s DUC chapter, Wendy Gowan and CVWMA head of operations Marc-André Beaucher.

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ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. Chevrolet.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the finance of a 2015 Cruze LS 1SA, Trax, Silverado 2500HD/3500HD WT 2WD with gas engines. License, insurance, registration, administration fees, dealer fees, PPSA and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in BC Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer trade may be required. * No purchase necessary. Open to Canadian residents with a valid driver’s license who have reached the age of majority in their province of residence. Contest closes January 4, 2016. Credit Awards up to $10,000 include applicable taxes and must be applied to the purchase or lease of a new 2015 or 2016 MY Chevrolet vehicle delivered on or before January 4, 2016. 30 Vehicle Awards available to be won, each consisting of winner’s choice of a vehicle with an MSRP of $35,000 CAD or less. The customer is responsible for any other taxes, license, insurance, registration, or other fees. Vehicle Awards are not transferable and no cash substitutes are permitted. Not all awards have the same odds of winning. For full rules and program details visit your GM dealer or gm.ca. Correct answer to mathematical skill-testing question required. See your GM dealer or gm.ca for full contest rules and program details. ^ Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles delivered between December 4th, 2015 and January 4th, 2016. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 84 months on all new or demonstrator 2015 Spark, Sonic, Cruze LS 1SA, Malibu (except LS), Volt, Impala, Camaro, Trax, Equinox LS AWD, Traverse, Colorado 2WD, Silverado 1500 Double Cab 2WD WT / Crew Cab 2WD WT and Silverado HD’s WT 2WD with gas engine. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $40,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $476.19 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $40,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Freight and air tax ($100, if applicable) included. Licence, insurance, registration, PPSA, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GM Canada may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. ‡ $2,500/$3,000 is a combined credit consisting of $1,000 Connect & Win Bonus (tax inclusive), $500/$500 Holiday bonus (tax inclusive), and $1,000/$1,500 manufacturer to dealer finance cash (tax exclusive) for a 2015 Cruze/Trax which is available for finance offers only and cannot be combined with special lease rates and cash purchase. † $4,500/$4,500/$12,000 is a combined credit consisting of $1,000 Connect & Win Bonus (tax inclusive), $500/$500/$0 Holiday bonus (tax inclusive), and a $3,000/$3,000/$11,000 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for a 2015 Cruze/Trax/Silverado Heavy Duty Double Cab with gas engine (except WT 2WD), which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $3,000/$3,000/$11,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. †† Offer available to retail customers in Canada only on new 2015 & 2016 Chevrolet Cruze, Equinox and Trax delivered between December 11, 2015 and January 4, 2016. $500 bonus cash includes HST/GST/QST/PST as applicable by province. Limited time offers, which may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. GM Canada may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. See dealer for details. ** The 2-Year Scheduled Lube-Oil-Filter Maintenance Program provides eligible customers in Canada, who have purchased or leased a new eligible 2015 MY Chevrolet (excluding Spark EV), with an ACDelco® oil and filter change, in accordance with the oil life monitoring system and the Owner’s Manual, for 2 years or 40,000 km, whichever occurs first, with a limit of four (4) Lube-Oil-Filter services in total, performed at participating GM dealers. Fluid top offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc. are not covered. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. General Motors of Canada Company reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ^^ Whichever comes first. See dealer for details.

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PAWS wishes to express our heartfelt Thank You to everyone that made our “12 Days of Christmas” Raffle and Santa Pictures a great success: • The citizens of Creston and surrounding communities for supporting PAWS by purchasing the tickets or bringing their pets for pictures with Santa.

• Santa for spending his Sunday posing with cherished pets.

• The generous Sponsors for donating prizes for the raffle.

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The PAWS volunteers who helped Santa with the animals and provided refreshments.

Lastly, but certainly not least, the wonderful volunteer who took all the photos.

Nov. 22-28 bowling scores from Romano’s Runaway Lanes: Sunday Mixed: Ladies’ single-triple: Marlene McGunigle, 256-594.

Men’s single-triple: Bob Bergman, 263-642.

POA: Garry Edwards, 87.

Monday Ladies: Singletriple: Gin Bergman, 293736; POA: Karen Warner, 153.

Wednesday Matinee: Single-triple: Marilyn Karpowich, 252-624;

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Men’s single: Ralph McGunigle, 280; men’s triple: Andy Ahlefeld, 716. POA: Brian O’Keefe, 174.

Thursday Golden Age: Ladies’ single-triple: Marlene McGunigle, 221-574. Men’s singletriple: Ralph McGunigle, 240-675. POA: Bill Drefko, 61.

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Special Olympics Two Games: Ladies’ single-double: Pat McNiece, 154-272.

Men’s single-triple: Patrick Kusnir, 163-305.

POA: Kusnir, 59.

Three Games: Ladies’ single-triple: Naomi Wright, 181-472; POA: Wright, 124. Men’s single-triple: Reg Cox, 202475; POA: Cox, 70.

Youth Bowling Thursday: Girls’ singletriple: Brooke Bergman, 163-454. Boys’ single: Sol Smith, 230; boys’ tri-

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School district directing $600,000 toward staffing

BY WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star

School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) will funnel more than $600,000 of a $734,000 budget surplus toward staffing, a decision reached by consensus at last week’s board meeting.

“We’re really starting to understand how to add in one place and take from another in a respectful and democratic way,” secretary-treasurer Kim Morris told the Nelson Star, noting the finance and operations committee met remotely and in-person three times between Nov. 24 and Dec. 8 to hash out the details.

“What I like about this is over $600,000 will be provided for staffing, which should address, among other things, the secondary school pressures around second semester courses.”

Earlier this year concerns were raised by parents and community members about staffing levels at L.V. Rogers and Prince Charles Secondary, which some deemed a cause of the “registration chaos” that took place in September.

The board has allocated $247,674 to directly address this.

An additional $110,326 will go towards “transformational” learning. That means teachers

A division of

who want to take on innovative new projects in or outside their classrooms will have some financial backing to do so.

“We’re looking for opportunities to create cross-curricular, multi-age learning environments that promote deep inquiry into global issues,” Supt. Jeff Jones said. “It could be a cohort of students working together for several months on a project, or it might be a teacher with an interest in expanding their opportunities for students but doesn’t have the resources.”

Two pieces of software in the district — Smart Find Express and MyEdBC — will also receive additional funds, with the former receiving $7,500 and the latter getting $8,050.

Both systems have caused implementation challenges for the district this year.

Morris said a number of possibilities for surplus allocation didn’t make the cut, such as a $50,000 IT assessment supported by the district parent advisory committee.

“We were considering hiring a third party provider to do a voluntary audit or assessment, but now that won’t be done,” Morris said, noting administration didn’t include it in their plan because their community survey results showed little interest in it.

“We’re still trying to find money to do that assessment anyways, maybe this year, because it’s an important move towards creating next year’s budget,” said Morris.

“We’ll learn what our needs and gaps are.”

“We’re looking for opportunities to create cross-curricular, multi-age learning environments that promote deep inquiry into global issues.”

Clerical Plan A will keep clerical hours stable for those schools that had declining enrollment and will add hours to those schools that had increased enrollment.

Morris said the surplus allocation championed by the parent advisory council had a lot in common with the administration’s version, and after some money swapping and horse-trading they came up with a happy medium.

“I’m elated at the commonality between the two proposals that were brought to the committee meeting, and the input from other committee members as well,” said Morris.

Trustees were similarly effusive about the result.

“All of this work was done by consensus. I’m proud of our hard work,” said Creston Valley trustee Rebecca Huscroft.

Supt. Jeff Jones

The funds will also cover a sixth computer technician, who will work as part of the tech team until at least the end of June. The roles of that position include providing technical support for teachers and administration while assisting with the rollout of the Evergreen technology renewal program.

Another $78,267 will ensure schools with declining enrollment will receive the same level of funding.

The $41,650 earmarked for

Creston Valley Gleaners, Gleaners Too, and the Food Bank would like to thank the Creston community for their support throughout the past year.

With your generous donations we can serve the needs of all citizens in our midst.

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Birdhouse contest part of Art Trot THERAPEUTIC RIDING PROGRAM Tucked away on Erickson Road, beside Spectrum Farms, are some of the hardest working and most beneficial therapists in Creston.

They are the horses of the Creston and District Society for Community Living’s Therapeutic Riding Program, and for much of the year they focus on working with riders with disabilities of all ages. These are highly trained and skilled horses with amazing sensitivity to their riders.

But like all hard working creatures, they love to eat, they love time off when they can rest and visit with each other, and they need proper facilities in which they can be kept clean, warm, and fed.

The Therapeutic Riding Program will once again be holding its major fundraiser, Art Trot, in March but it is adding a new idea to generate interest. This is a birdhouse decorating competition. For $10, a birdhouse is supplied along with an entry into the competition. The decorated birdhouses will then become part of the Art Trot fundraiser and will be auctioned off as part of the silent auction. The best decorated birdhouses in three age categories will win a prize. All anyone needs is the birdhouse and

their imaginative brilliance to paint, decorate and make their birdhouse completely fabulous.

Here is how you can participate in the birdhouse decorating competition. First, visit Morris Flowers Garden Centre at 1403 Erickson Rd. to purchase your birdhouse and fill out an entry form. Second, get creative. Make the birdhouse as beautiful as possible, using craft and art supplies from local stores. Third, enter your birdhouse in the competition.

The entry deadline is Feb. 19.

The completed birdhouses are to be dropped off at the CDSCL office at 205 Seventh Ave. N. The winners will be announced at Art Trot at the Creston and District Community Complex on March 5 at 5 p.m.

For the winning entry by someone 11 or younger, the prize is a $50 Creston Card and Stationery voucher. For the winner from those 12-18, the prize is a $75 voucher from Lectric Ave. Electronics. For adults 19 and older, the creator of the best birdhouse receives a dinner for two at Real Food Cafe.

Schools will also be participating in the birdhouse contest. In previous years, students have contributed posters, decorated horseshoes and other items to the Art Trot silent auction. This year, everyone in the community will have a

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Morgan Fleck riding Peanut, with the assistance of sidewalkers Nyomi Mainville and Sandy Dreger, and horse handler Dawn Brazdil-Lust.

chance to be part of the care and support for the Therapeutic Riding Program, which contributes so much to the whole community in so many ways.

Therapeutic riding benefits many kinds of disabilities and contributes positively to the cognitive, physical, emotional and social well-being of people with disabilities and emotional

issues. Working with horses, both on the ground and riding, improves posture and co-ordination, helps develop gross and fine motor skills, and improves range of motion. In addition, riders with disabilities gain selfesteem and self-confidence, learn problem-solving skills, and increase their ability to focus and stay on task. All of

this while they are having fun!

This therapy benefits the riders, their families and, consequently, their whole community as well.

Please help us to help the horses. Pick up your birdhouse next week, which comes either assembled or unassembled, and get started.

For more information about the program, visit cdscl.com/trp.htm.

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