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BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Mayor Ron Toyota says that 2015 was a good year for the town, and points to a council that was elected late in 2014 as proof.

“I have enjoyed all three of my terms in office,” he said.

“But our current council is special — good age and gender balance, well-prepared, eager to ask questions, very positive and co-operative.”

Toyota said that a strong start that included a joint inauguration with new Lower Kootenay band council members in December 2014 continued through 2015.

“This is a very dedicated group,” he said, pointing to the attendance statistics he keeps.

Four councilors — Kevin Boehmer, Karen Unruh, Jen Comer and Joe Snopek — attended at least 95 per cent of council and committee meetings.

Toyota, Joanna Wilson and Jim Elford, attended 89 per cent of the meetings. In Toyota’s case, most of his absences were due to other mayoralty commitments, such as his role as a director on the provincial Municipal Financial Authority of BC.

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RCMP find one infraction in roadside checks

BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Creston RCMP responded to 51 calls for service from Dec. 21-27, Staff Sgt. Darryl Hammond said on Monday.

December 21 •Police conducted a roadside CounterAttack check in Crawford Bay and found no infractions.

•An argument on Centre Road resulted in a call to the RCMP. •An accident that occurred on Corn Creek Road earlier in the week was reported.

•A family dispute was reported on Majestic Road in Kingsgate.

•A small red car hit a parked on vehicle on Northwest Boulevard and drove off.

•A cheque was reportedly stolen in Canyon but it was later located.

•An erratic semi was reported near Yahk.

•When police responded to a report of lights flashing in an orchard near Beam Road they discovered a vehicle was stuck.

December 22 •A vehicle ran into a fence on Canyon-Lister Road and then drove away.

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•A female faces charges following a domestic assault on Northwest Boulevard.

•No injuries were reported when a van backed onto Payne Road, causing a collision.

•Police assisted emergency medical personnel with a patient.

•A possibly impaired driver was reported on Devon Street but police were unable to locate the vehicle.

•A truck and the snowmobiles it was carrying were damaged when the vehicle went off Highway 3A near Wynndel and down an embankment.

•Fifty vehicles were checked in a CounterAttack effort on Erickson Street at 11th Avenue South.

•A small amount of marijuana was seized during a check of 62 vehicles in a CounterAttack program on Railway Avenue at Northwest Boulevard.

•Police were called to an Arrow Creek Road resident where a family dispute had taken place.

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•When police responded to a complaint of pit lamp hunting near Canyon-Lister Road they discovered a vehicle was stuck in the ditch.

December 23 •A Reclamation Road resident reported receiving a package containing cocaine in the mail.

•Four people attended Creston Valley Hospital after consuming what might have been marijuana-laced brownies at a Northwest Boulevard business.

•Dealer plates were lost on Northwest Boulevard.

•A minor collision occurred on Cook Street when neither driver would give way to the other.

•A couple was reported to be arguing on Dogwood Street.

•Police attended a Wynndel resident to investigate a family dispute involving a youth.

December 24 •When police checked on a report that a male was riding a bicycle and carrying his belongings the cyclist would not co-operate by answering questions.

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•An injured deer was reported on Highway 3 in Erickson.

•Minor injuries resulted from a single vehicle crash on Highway 3 at Hemlock Road.

December 26 •After a driver collided with a deer on Canyon-Lister Road the vehicle went off the road and collided with a utility pole.

•Police were called about a family dispute in Riondel.

•A vehicle doing donuts in a Helen Street parking lot was not located.

•Cash found on Canyon Street was turned into police.

•An injured deer had to be destroyed on 44th Street.

•Fifty-two vehicles were checked in a Counter Attack stop on Northwest Boulevard.

December 27 •Police are investigating a domestic assault case on Canyon Street.

•A well-being check was conducted on Aspen Place.

•A report of a lost snowboarder on Thompson Mountain led to a search by Nelson and Creston search and rescue teams. The male was found unharmed by a Cranbrook RCMP dog handler who followed his tracks.

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And slowly but surely, the empty downtown buildings that were a 2014 election issue have been filling.

“The Town of Creston does not work in isolation. We are part of a larger community and we take that role seriously.”

Ron Toyota Creston Mayor

“There are fewer vacancies, with new niche market shops opening up, which is exactly what a small community needs,” Toyota said.

“The Town of Creston can’t do a lot about those vacancies, but we work hard to create a welcoming atmosphere for businesses to operate in.”

Toyota is well known for his fundraising enthusiasm, and in December he raised more than $10,000 for the Creston Ministerial Association’s annual hamper fund and the Creston Valley Gleaners Society food bank.

“I just put the challenge out to friends, colleagues and other citizens — and I am continually amazed at how generous they are in response. But we all know we live in a great community.”

Toyota is adamant that Creston is just one part of the Creston Valley, and he said there is a level of co-operation with regional directors and other services that bodes well for the future.

“The Town of Creston does not work in isolation,” he said. “We are part of a larger community and we take that role seriously.

Agriculture and agri-tourism, for instance, will be important as we focus on our future and is in our best interest as a town to look beyond boundaries shown on maps.”

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Sign maker retiring after 47 years

BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff To say Lucien Douville has left his mark on the Creston Valley over nearly half a century of work is hardly an exaggeration.

Douville retires this week after a more than 47-year run operating D-Signs and Design Services. The designer and sign maker has created logos, painted signs and created sandblasted cedar signs that will serve as reminders of his talent long into the future.

“I wouldn’t have done anything different,” Douville said last week as he reminisced about a lengthy career that has allowed him and his wife, Phyllis — who has been his business partner and assisted with the bookkeeping — to raise their three daughters in a small community.

Raised in Creston, Douville spent a year in the Navy and another working in the local sawmill after graduating from Prince Charles Secondary School.

“My high school art teacher, Jim Waldy, was my mentor—he suggested I go to art school,” Douville said.

He enrolled in what was then called the Vancouver School of Art (now Emily Carr University of Art and Design), a four-year program that he looks back on as “the best years of my life.”

On his first day as a post-secondary student, Douville met fellow students Andy and Elaine Alfoldy.

“We went for coffee across the street from the school at the New Moon Café, a Chinese restaurant that was an art students’ hangout,” he said. “Andy and I have been best friends ever since — he is like a brother to me.”

When Douville eventually returned home to Creston to start his business, he kept in touch with Andy and Elaine.

“I sent them a subscription to the Creston Valley Advance — they were living in Richmond. They saw a property in Canyon advertised and came down to see it. They decided to buy it.”

Alfoldy Gallery has been a fixture — first in Kuskonook and more recently in Erickson — ever since.

In art school, Douville focused on commercial art and especially enjoyed typography, the art of lettering.

“That’s where I got my highest marks!”

He worked for a year in Edmonton, making decals and banners before coming back to Creston.

“With $86 worth of brushes and supplies I started out in business,” he laughed. “It was pretty lean at first.”

His competition was “an old sign painter in a station wagon,” who made

Creston a regular stop as he plied his trade throughout Alberta and B.C. “He used to bang out signs like you wouldn’t believe!”

Douville worked out of his mom and dad’s house for a few months before renting of space behind optometrist Herb Dodd’s office on 10th Avenue North.

“One of my first customers was the Creston Valley wildlife centre — it was in its first year and I designed their logo and made all of their area signs and decals.”

In September 1975, D-Signs relocated to 12th Avenue North. The building burned to the ground two years later.

“There was nothing left.”

He was told the fire was likely an electrical issue, but he has always believed it was started by shellac-soaked rags combusting spontaneously.

“I was at a Rotary meeting when I learned the fire had started. It was the day before Elvis died. After a half-hour, the building was gone. Thankfully, I had insurance.”

A new building was erected on the same site, built by Martin Bros.

Construction.

“Ralph Casemore was working for Fred Castellarin and my building was his first job,” Douville said. “Ralph and his son also did the block work upstairs this fall.”

The D-Signs building has been purchased by Douville’s daughter, Paulette, and son-in-law, Todd Francouer, who will occupy a newly constructed residence above and rent out the main floor’s commercial space.

Last week, Lucien sat in the office from which he has worked for 40 years, pointing out equipment that has been sold. He looked around at dozens of rolls of paper and vinyl, reminiscing about the first cedar signs he made.

“My favourite is probably that one,” he said, pointing to a photo of one of the Welcome to Creston signs that greet visitors from the south, east and west.

“Mayor Lela Irvine supported me to get that job done,” he said.

He points fondly to other designs for the wildlife centre and Town of Creston.

“I actually designed the Town of Creston logo when I was in art school.”

Another favourite is the one that hung outside his shop for decades — the distinctive cedar sign with brightly-coloured paintbrushes.

“I like to make signs that illustrate what a business does.”

That sign has found a new home at the Creston Museum.

Most of the signs he has made were created in the large shop below his office.

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The Creston-raised Lucien Douville is retiring after more than 47 years in business.

A huge garage door allows entry for large vehicles.

“I’ve painted a lot of vehicles in my time — too many to count.”

In the early 1980s, D-Signs changed the face of Creston’s commercial properties with the introduction of signs, the lettering cut from Styrofoam sheets. Creston businesses stood out as unique on the Highway 3 corridor, with the three-dimensional signs creating a distinctive look.

“It’s too bad they didn’t last longer,” he smiled.

Retirement for Lucien Douville

doesn’t necessarily spell a complete end to his career.

“I’ll probably dabble a bit. I worry about being bored, but I can also help Denise with some design work.”

His daughter, Denise, runs a successful sign and design shop in Lethbridge, Alta., having learned the trade working at her father’s side as a young woman.

He does look forward to not having to get up and walking across the alley to get to work, but he has no regrets.

“I was never bored here — every job is different.”

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A look back at 2015

Advance editor Brian Lawrence compiled this brief review of some of the goings on in the Creston Valley found in the pages of the Advance over the last 12 months.

JANUARY

8 — The Yasodhara Ashram announced it would be redesigning and rebuilding its Temple of Light, which was destroyed by a fire that broke out June 5, 2014. The original temple was completed in 1992.

•Creston and area property assessments showed a slight drop, with a single-family home valued at $272,000 in 2014 valued at $268,000 in 2015, according to BC Assessment.

15 — Creston was named a top retirement destination in a Globe and Mail feature, with writer Kerry Gold saying, “They are drawn to a microclimate that means winter temperatures

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seldom dip below freezing, and there’s hardly any snow.”

•Town staff explained to town council the process involved in clearing Creston’s 47 kilometres of roads, designated by three priority levels.

22 — The B.C. Supreme Court issued a ban Jan. 19 prohibiting the polygamous Bountiful community from using the terms “Mormon”, “Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints” or “any other name that creates confusion” with the Utah-based church.

29 — The Teen Action Committee was on a mission to find space for a youth centre. No permanent space was found, but the group has since been using the Sasquatch twice a week for youth events.

FEBRUARY

5 — Town council approved nine “pre-budget expenditures”, allowing staff to get a jump on about $300,000 of projects, including vehicle replacement, water and sewer projects, and small renovations.

12 — A new doctor, Jeremy Kass, arrived from Whitehorse, Yukon, in January to join Dr. Daile Hoffman in her 14th Avenue clinic. He and his wife, Alexandra, were not only impressed by the climate, but also by the welcoming attitude of the other doctors in town.

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(From left) J.H. Huscroft Ltd. president and general manager Justin Storm, Gwen Telling, lumber sales manager Chris Schofer.

TAKING A CLOSER LOOK With Gwen Telling retiring as manger of the sawmill started by her grandfather in 1927, Advance editor Brian Lawrence wrote a three-part series looking at the J.H. Huscroft Ltd. sawmill’s past and future, and the development of forestry practices.

February 12: From bookkeeping to lumber sales to management, Gwen Telling was a fixture at Erickson’s J.H. Huscroft Ltd. sawmill since 1977. But that changed when she retired Feb. 6, leaving the day-to-day operations of the mill behind.

“It feels natural,” she said. “It’s just like when you leave home or get married or go to a different place. It’s the right thing to do. ...

“I’m a happy girl. I’ve got wings.”

Telling’s grandfather, John Henry Huscroft, started the mill on his farm in 1927, cutting timber and selling ties to the Great Northern Railroad in Idaho.

(Subscribers can read the full story at tinyurl.com/huscroft-mill-1) February 19: Justin Storm became president and general manager of the Huscroft mill after entering into a purchase agreement in 2013 “to keep the company in the community, and just keep it sustainable,” he said.

“Nobody’s going to get rich in the forest industry; it’s just a matter of keeping it going.”

Selling a variety of specialty products and good relationships with customers are advantages of a small mill, said lumber sales manager Chris Schofer.

“With a big company, you’re trying to sell your two-by-four over another

guy’s two-by-four,” he said. “But when you’re in a smaller mill, you get to have a lot better relationship with customers.”

(Story at tinyurl.com/huscroft-mill-2) February 26: The process of reforestation is much more involved than simply replanting trees.

“It entails anything to do with the resource — that resource being timber, that resource being wildlife, that resource being water,” said Rick Hanson, woodlands manager for J.H. Huscroft Ltd. Planning for reforestation begins a few years before cutting actually takes place, starting with a silviculture prescription, which “outlines what to do to establish a free-to-grow stand on that cut block,” identifying and assessing the impact on archeology, wildlife and water.

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•A Creston team skipped by Laurie Heald became the first local team since 2011 to win the A Event in the Creston Curling Centre’s Valentine Bonspiel.

19 — The Creston Valley Thunder Cats finished the 2014-15 season in third place in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s Eddie Mountain Division, with 62 points putting them behind the Kimberley Dynamiters (69 points) and Fernie Ghostriders (78).

26 — Five Creston athletes — Dodie Benincasa, James Warman, Kathy Schmidt, Steven Stirling and Maclean Brown — returned home Dec. 5 from Kamloops with gold medals for floor hockey in the Special Olympics BC Winter Games.

MARCH

5 — Donation/expenditure lists for the 2014 municipal election showed Creston Mayor Ron Toyota outspent his four opponents’ total of $5,068 (he spent $5,870) to capture 47 per cent of the vote.

Top finisher in the council race was Kevin Boehmer, who spent $3,083 and earned 1,126 votes. The two largest spenders in the School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) race, Ken Vaughan-Evans and Verna Mayers-McKenzie, didn’t earn seats.

•The Creston Valley Thunder Cats lost 4-1 in the best-of-seven first round of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoffs.

12 — Creston RCMP undertook a lengthy chase after a female driver failed to stop at the Kingsgate border crossing. The car was located and followed in Lister, but police abandoned the chase out of safety concerns for pedestrians and other vehicles. The driver was eventually arrested on the U.S. side of the Rykerts crossing.

•The Vigna family celebrated 25 years of owning Creston’s Dairy Queen, which opened in 1964.

•A Creston team skipped by Chris Ducharme placed first in the A Event on

the Creston Curling Centre’s Butterfly Bonspiel; the same team placed second in 2014.

19 — Ricky’s All Day Grill was recognized by the franchise’s Alberta South/ Kootenay division, earning awards for franchisee of the year, outstanding sales performance, best marketing and operation excellence. Regarding sales performance, the Creston location increased business by 23.5 per cent in 2014.

•The Town of Creston redefined its boundary, with the south boundary now on the north side of Erickson Road instead of the centre. In exchange, the town took responsibility for the north side of Ash Road from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.

26 — The Lower Kootenay Band announced its purchase of Ainsworth Hot Springs, an important economic development move for the band, but also one that had historical significance.

“The Lower Kootenay Band has a history with the site that dates back hundreds of years,” said Chief Jason Louie.

•The Creston Valley Public Library celebrated the grand reopening of its children’s area, made possible by a $5,000 Telus grant, among others.

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2 — Town council passed readings of an amendment that would allow the Vigna family to construct a gymnastics studio on property adjacent to the Dairy Queen. The plan was ultimately approved at the May 12 meeting, allowing the Creston Valley Gymnastics Club to have a permanent home after 34 years.

•Better at Home and the Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors, both operated by Valley Community Services, celebrated their new home in the basement of Rotacrest Hall, following renovations of nearly $350,000, which included a $150,000 Columbia Basin Trust grant and over $190,000 from the Regional District of Central Kootenay.

9 — Spectrum Farms kicked off its

spring season by shearing one ram and six pregnant ewes, which were a recent addition to the Erickson Road Farm run by the Kootenay Regional Association for Community Living to provide income and employment for people with any disability.

16 — The College of the Rockies unveiled its 2015-2020 strategic plan to an invited Creston audience. The plan was the culmination of a yearlong process that included consultation with communities, students and staff, and included a new vision statement: “To create and deliver the most personal student experience in Canada.”

23 — Town council approved the rezoning of the “bunker” at the corner of Northwest Boulevard and Vancouver Street, giving a green light to developer Chaplin West Ventures to find backers to create a bistro and craft distillery.

•Wendy Seifert — herself a newcomer — became one of the first faces new residents will see when she took over as hostess for the Hi Neighbour Welcome Service. Hi Neighbour started in 1967, with the Advance, Overwaitea Foods and what is now Pharmasave sponsoring it from the beginning.

30 — Johann Harnisch, son of Creston’s Michelle and Rudy Harnisch, was in Nepal during the April 25 7.8-magnitude earthquake. Part of a team of dentists, doctors and students, he stayed to assist with relief operations.

•Town council adopted a five-year financial plan, which would see taxpayers pay an additional $130,000 of RCMP costs, as the reserve fund is slowly being drained. Other increases included a consumer price index factor of 0.3 per cent and a $36,000 addition to the infrastructure replacement reserve.

•Footlighters Theatre Society celebrated the conclusion of its 20th season, having been formed by theatre enthusiasts who “wanted to do a variety of plays and musicals,” said Frank Goodsir, one of the founders.

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Times change — so do prices

A posting on Facebook caught my attention last week. Printed by the Deltura Repertory Company (whatever that is!), its title is “The Year is 1915 – Just One Hundred Years Ago”.

“The average life expectancy for men was 47 years,” begins a list of changes that have occurred in the last century.

“Fuel for cars was only sold in drug stores,” it continues.

What really captured my imagination, though, were some economic and employment statistics. I don’t know how accurate the data is, but it does provide food for thought.

“The average U.S. wage in 1910 was 22 cents per hour,” it says. “The average worker made between $200 and $400 per year.”

A “competent accountant” would make about $2,000 annually, a dentist could earn about $2,500, a veterinarian’s earnings would run from $1,500-$4,000 per year and a mechanical engineer’s wage could reach $5,000 yearly.

So, according to the information provided, an accountant made about five times more than an average (presumably unskilled) worker, a dentist about six times more, a vet up to 10 times more and an engineer could count on a multiplier of 12 or more.

How, I wondered, does that equate to today’s workforce? If an “average” full-time employee in B.C. earns just over $1,000 weekly (according to welcomebc.ca) or about $50,000 annually, an accountant would have to earn at least $250,000 to maintain the spread from a hundred years ago. The dentist would earn about $300,000, the vet at least a half-million and the engineer’s annual income would exceed $600,000.

In some cases, the translation to modern day earnings doesn’t seem too far out of whack. But consider that a minimum wage (typically unskilled) employee only grosses about $20,000 when working full-

Lorne Eckersley time. That’s only about 40 per cent of average.

Still, though, the general picture remains similar. But things get more interesting when changes in prices are considered. The “average worker” salary has increased by a factor of more than 100, but the price of sugar, four cents a pound in 1915, has risen by about 35 times.

Eggs were 14 cents a dozen, or about one 35th of what I pay for local eggs in the grocery store. At 15 cents a pound, coffee looks like a steal compared to today’s 10 bucks or more a pound, about 70 times more.

I had to venture further afield to get some other comparisons. Steak, in 1915, ran about 25 cents a pound and that price has risen by about 40 times. Milk was nine cents a quart, or maybe a 12th of what we pay today. Overall, 15 cents worth of food in 1915 now costs about $3.50, an increase factor of 23.

A century ago, the price of gas in California was about 12 cents a gallon. The recent drops at the pumps have brought today’s price down to around $2 US, or 25 times more. Of

course, a few years ago the factor was closer to 50.

Going to a movie costs about 100 times more than it did 100 years ago, but the price of shoes has only gone up by about 30 times.

Looking at the big picture, prices really aren’t that much different, compared to 100 years ago.

But are we better off? Probably not much, if at all, because of the consumer choices we now have. Most of us have monthly costs for telephone, television and Internet, in addition to the expense of purchasing technology.

Personally, given the choice between living in a cheaper, less expensive world, I wouldn’t take it.

I like living in an age that brings information and entertainment to my fingertips and I am fully aware that work took a much greater physical toll a century ago. We live longer and by most measures we are healthier, too. But it is interesting to think that 100 years ago, the five leading causes of death were pneumonia and influenza, tuberculosis, diarrhea, heart disease and stroke.

Today cancer and heart disease are the big killers, the flu and pneumonia are generally minor illnesses, tuberculosis is a memory. and when did you last hear of diarrhea as a cause of death?

My favourite quirky bit of info in the Deltura document?

“Marijuana, heroin and morphine were all available over the counter at drugstores. Back then, pharmacists said, ‘Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach, bowels and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health!’ ” Who knew?

Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of the Creston Valley Advance.

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7 — After a half-century of weaving wool tapestries, Lika Meers Skarzynska — who once had a tapestry blessed

by Pope John Paul II — retired from the art form, which she described as “the most impulsive means of self-expression.” Her final piece, Peril: The Destruction of the World, was displayed at the chamber of commerce with a few of her other tapestries.

•Concerned about how climate change and forest fires can threaten the Creston Valley’s water supply, retired logger Norman Simmons produced Water: Who Needs It?, a 50-page publication looking at the past, present and future. He said the current focus on Arrow Creek water is short sighted, and that Goat River is a better alternative.

14 — Ken Chubb received the President’s Award from the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada’s BC and Yukon Division. For 40 years, Chubb has lived with the chronic nervous system disease, and for most of that time has been an active volunteer offering support and advocacy.

21 — Elisha Jimmy was released on bail, and with a number of conditions, after appearing in Creston Law Courts May 13 on a charge of arson causing bodily harm. She was arrested May 4 and charged following an April 30 apartment fire that resulted in Ross Millar being taken to Vancouver General Hospital.

•For “a lasting and meaningful contribution to the community by his dedication to different organizations,” Bob Meredith was named Creston’s citizen of the year at the Creston Valley Blossom Festival’s opening ceremony.

•The Creston Valley Airport has seen its use grow as a centre for medical evacuations grow dramatically, with 45 such operations carried out between December 2014 and March 2015.

28 — Moose antler carver Bob Graham donated one of his carvings, a mounted RCMP officer, to the Moncton, N.B., detachment, where three members were killed and two seriously injured on June 4, 2014.

Graham presented the carving to former attorney general Peter MacKay and former MP David Wilks.

•Crawford Bay ElementarySecondary School students released about 92,000 kokanee fry into Crawford Creek on May 21, part of a project by the Eastshore Freshwater Habitat Society to boost Kokanee numbers, which have been dwindling since dams have been constructed upstream of Kootenay Lake.

•Over 3,000 people attended the Creston Demolition Derby held in Kitchener on May 17, with 23 cars and six trucks seeing action.

Organizers said the higherthan-usual turnout was likely motivated by the event’s cancellation in 2014.

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The 25th annual Yaqan Nukiy Powwow hosted by the Lower Kootenay Band was a popular event on the May long weekend, featuring dancers of all ages, including those in the “tiny tots” segment.

JUNE

4 — After sitting vacant for several years, Ralph Casemore and Tanya Wall purchased the former Kootenay Hotel with the goal of a wine bar and artists’ display and sales area on the second floor, with a restaurant on the main floor.

11 — The BC Court of Appeal ordered the past chief (Chris Luke, Sr.) and four councillors (Mary Basil, Sandra Luke, Carol Louie and Jason Louie) from the 2009 Lower Kootenay Band council to repay $5,000 each for bonuses they awarded themselves in 2009. Despite being included in audited financial statements, the payments went unnoticed for two years until LKB member Wayne Louie filed a suit.

•The Kingsgate home of Laurie and Teddy Mahood was severely damaged by fire after being struck by lightning May 30. Both are sculptors, and neighbours formed a bucket brigade to help rescue 60 pieces — worth about $50,000 — of Teddy’s West Coast native artwork.

18 — Ilana Cameron’s Honeybird Coffee Roasters won the voting in Kootenay Employment Services’ Local Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program (LEAP), a 10-week partnership with Simon Fraser University to help a new business get off the ground. About 75 people attended the event that included presentations from three other candidates.

25 — Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall said the decision to stop development of the controversial Jumbo Glacier Resort was the right one. Environment minister Mary Polak has announced that the developers had not made the “substantial progress” required by their environmental certificate, voiding approval to proceed.

•Painter Gary Hobbs had two paintings selected for the prestigious Wildlife Artist of the Year Exhibition in London.

About 100 pieces from around the world were selected in nine categories.

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2 — Creston and Erickson water users were placed under Stage 3 water restrictions after an emergency meeting of the Arrow Creek Water Commission. Heavy demand, low snowpack levels and a forecast for high temperatures combined to create low creek flow and decreased reservoir levels.

9 — Ron Choquette invited the owners of pre-1976 vehicles to join his “Jump In” Rod Run, which would take place Aug. 1 and 2, a loop that would begin and end in Creston. He would participate with the Black Rose, his 1931 Ford Model A. •On Canada Day, the Canyon Community Association celebrated the opening of its new washroom building, made possible with donations and the work of volunteers, as well as a $56,000 federal infrastructure grant.

16 — Creston golfer Darren Douma placed first in his B3 sight category of the International Sport Promotion Society’s Handa Canadian Blind Golf Open championship, held July 9-12 at the Creston Gold Club.

Thirty-one golfers from around the world visited the Creston Valley for the event, organized by Douma.

•The federal and provincial gov-

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23 — Town council opted to maintain the $35 fee on criminal record checks. Volunteers who require checks to perform their duties and town employees continue to be exempted.

•After 16 years, the First Steps Infant Toddler Centre run by Valley Community Services closed its doors June 30. With a one-year parental leave now available, fewer spaces were able to be filled.

•Creston Golf Club pro Brian O’Keefe and sons Kowan and Karson raised nearly $2,600.

Starting at 4:30 a.m., Karson golfed eight rounds of 18 holes, followed

by Kowan doing the same. Brian took over at 6:30 p.m. and golfed three round before darkness set in.

30 — About 600 migrant workers visited the Erickson Covenant Church for the third annual pickers’ lunch. Many of the diners were from Quebec, with others visiting from Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Spain, Italy and France.

•Kootenay Employment Services received a $135,000 federal government grant to allow 16 youth to receive help to transition to the job

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AUGUST

6 — Former KootenayColumbia MP David Wilks announced that the 43-year-old Rykerts port of entry facility would be upgraded, with construction to begin in 2017. The Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Ministry planned to spend $37.5 million on B.C. border crossings, with the Rykerts portion to be announced after contracts were awarded.

•Ross Millar, severely burned April 30 after a sus-

pected arsonist set fire to his apartment, was on the road to recovery and expected to return home. Following several skin graft operations, he was rebuilding muscle mass and regaining use of his limbs at GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre.

13 — A $7 million project to run fibre optic cable to homes and businesses in Creston and Erickson was a success. Tony Geherean a Telus president and executive vice-president of broadband networks, said Creston was among 16 communities to be part of the first rollout of the project.

20 — Ninety-four per cent of business owners have a positive outlook, Kim Goodall of the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism

and Skills Training told Creston town council at the Aug. 11 meeting. She updated council on the Business Walk program, in which she and 20 volunteers visited 68 downtown businesses, which employ 457 people, during the May 25 event.

27 — Creston was one of two B.C. Interior towns selected to be a prototype for the province’s Community Paramedicine Initiative. A key objective of the program is to ensure a competent, sustainable paramedic presence to respond to medical emergencies by providing new or fullor part-time careers in rural and remote stations.

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•Staff Sgt. Darryl Hammond assumed command of the Creston RCMP detachment, replacing Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan, who left in June.

Hammond previously spent a total of 16 years in four Alberta detachments, then 18 years at the Lower Mainland.

•The Mount Midgley fire northwest of Creston was 80 per cent contained as of Aug. 24. Fire crews were hard at work burning out selected portions and building a guard around the fire, which grew to about 480 hectares after its discovery on Aug. 14. By early September, the blaze was contained.

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3 — A couple dozen Creston residents gathered to watch a 13,000-pound sculpture being set in place beside the Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce parking lot.

Spirit Bear is another in a series of bear sculptures created by local stone sculptor Stewart Steinhauer.

•Creston resident Katherine McAdam died in what police suspect was a homicide, after a forensic analysis of “suspected human remains” confirmed their identity. The 58-yearold was reported missing from her home on Aug. 18, and the remains were found Aug. 27 while Creston RCMP members were conducting an inquiry at a residence in the 2700 block of Highway 3.

•Nine-year-old Kaelyn Austin Vance raised $1,027.25 for the Southern Alberta Ronald McDonald House by selling sunflowers, dill and Swiss chard, along with her Rainbow Loom bracelets, at the Creston Valley Farmers’ Market.

Alberta oil and gas company Nexen will double her donation.

10 — A rash of graffiti complaints from Riondel over a threeday span didn’t lead to a suspect.

“There have been words sprayed that are quite rude — ones you wouldn’t print in the newspaper,” said Staff Sgt. Darryl Hammond.

17 — Creston’s town council and mayor approved raises, based on a survey of similar-sized community’s local governments, for the first time in nearly eight years. The mayor’s annual remuneration went from $20,828 to $26,000 and the councillors’ went from $10,730 to $13,000.

•Voters in the Kootenay-Columbia federal riding were able to discuss election issues thanks to a Creston resident Robert Falconer’s non-partisan Facebook page, Just the Issues: Kootenay-Columbia Elections 2015.

All of the riding’s candidates participated on the page.

•English tutor Bev Phaneuf earned the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy’s sixth annual Creston Community Literacy Award. For five years, she has been tutoring an East Shore man, who, when his car broke down, walked to Creston from his home north of Wynndel.

24 — Dustin Gerlinksy, a husband and father of two, died in a workrelated accident at the J.H. Huscroft Ltd. Sawmill on Sept. 15. He was “pinned between a large stacker and the sort deck on which he was working,” according to Creston RCMP. To help the family, Brandy Dyer started a www.gofundme.com campaign that raised over $53,000.

•School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) approved funding for two new teaching positions at Prince Charles Secondary School, which would “alleviate the pressures on

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Jeff Jones. Parents and students had complained early in the year that they were unable to enroll students in requested elective courses.

OCTOBER

1 — With a unanimous 25 votes on Sept. 24, Lower Kootenay Band voters approved a land swap with the Regional District of Central Kootenay that gave them 474 acres on Kootenay Lake at Burden’s Cut and LaFrance Creek in exchange for 20 acres adjacent to the Lister landfill site. The deal also gave the LKB $300,000 in cash (determined by an independent evaluation) and $300,000 for a joint LKB-RDCK economic development initiative.

•More than 153,000 travellers entered Canada through the Creston Valley’s two border crossings during July and August, 105,345 (74,948 of those returning Canadians) through the Kingsgate port of entry and 47,797 travellers (38,070 Canadians) through Rykerts.

•Trinity United Church was damaged by a fire that broke out around 2:20 p.m. Sept. 22. The fire burned a large hole through the roof of the church hall, used for regular services, as well as other functions.

•Libertarian candidate Christina Yahn withdrew from the KootenayColumbia federal election race “due to personal reasons.”

8 — A 52-year-old Wynndel resident was arrested around 1:55 a.m.

Sept. 30 after a lengthy standoff with police, who set up containment on the suspected offender’s property after an individual called Creston RCMP at 2:25 p.m. Sept. 29, believing his crew was being shot at while working in the 5500 block of Highway 3A. •The day after electric car charging stations were activated Sept. 29, a Tesla owner drove up to the chamber of commerce to ask if the chargers were available to use. Two chargers are available at the chamber and a third is in the town’s Cook Street parking lot.

15 — The skateboard park at the Creston and District Community Complex was shut down Oct. 6, likely until spring, to allow necessary repairs to be completed.

•Donations totalled nearly $575 in the fifth annual Reach A Reader campaign, a joint effort between Black Press and the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) to raise funds for local literacy programs.

•A 30-year-old Fruitvale man died on the scene after a boat struck a rock in Kootenay Lake near Riondel on Oct. 11. Three other occupants were transported to hospital in Nelson.

22 — After trading the lead for five hours after polls closed, New Democrat Wayne Stetski beat incumbent Conservative David Wilks to become the new member of Parliament for the KootenayColumbia riding. With a voter turnout of over 73 per cent, Stetski finished with 23,529 votes, 285 over Wilks's 23,244, in one of the country’s tightest contests. Liberal candidate Don Johnston got 12,315 votes, and Green Party candidate Bill Green earned 4,115.

•The Prince Charles Theatre was a hive of activity the week of Thanksgiving as volunteers worked with a professional installer to replace 300 seats that were refurbished when the facility was built nearly 30 years ago. The project was made possible with $25,000 of community donations matched by the

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5 — Prince Charles Secondary School graduate Sarah Kapoor was ready to take a big leap on Nov. 7: The Bad Mother, a feature film that she wrote and stars in was hitting the big screen at the Hamilton Film Festival. She promised the film would have its day in Creston.

12 — Plans for a new wetland interpretive centre to replace the current facility in Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area marsh were moving forward, according to committee chair and Regional District of Central Kootenay Area C director Larry Binks. The mission of a new interpretive centre needs “to promote knowledge and foster appreciation of Columbia Basin history, Ktunaxa culture teachings and wetland ecology.”

19 — Not long after Rev. Paula Ashby had accepted a call to become the Trinity United Church’s pastor, she was sitting in a provincial church workshop and found out the church was on fire. She was offered the choice of turning down the position, but didn’t even consider not taking the job.

“Maybe it’s why I’m here, to bring my sheep back into the fold,” she said. “We are working together and developing trust — we are all in this together.”

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26 — The Krafty Kronys started a new chapter in their goal of fundraising for the Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors: With a new home in the basement of Creston Card and Stationery, the group was set to keep on knitting, sewing and crafting in a permanent location, and celebrated with a reception for owner Mike Poznikoff and staff on Nov. 19.

•Members of the Blossom Valley Singers were thrilled to salvage the vast majority of the group’s music collection and costumes from the basement of the Trinity United Church on Nov. 19.

The community choir had about $10,000 of music stored in the church, but its fate was uncertain following a Sept. 22 fire that left a large hole in the roof, exposing the interior to the elements. The only music lost was in the bottom drawer of a filing cabinet.

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3 — The Regional District of Central Kootenay agreed to fund the Creston Valley Sports Wall of Fame, developed by a committee that wanted to honour the Creston Valley’s sports builders and athletes via a website and interactive screen at the community complex.

•On Nov. 24, Prince Charles Secondary School industrial arts students delivered new raised frames, made of two-by-twelve lumber donated by J.H. Huscroft Ltd. sawmill, to the Creston Community Garden. The frames are waiting for spring, when volunteers will dismantle the old ones and put the new ones in place.

10 — An Alberta resident got a surprise when Creston RCMP called to tell him his stolen Stihl chainsaw had been located. The saw was found on the road near Hillside Street and Eighth Avenue North and when police checked out the serial number they discovered it was listed as stolen, and had been since 2007.

17 — 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 would create a permanent home for the Creston Valley Farmers’ Market at its present outdoor location on Cook Street; included was space for 70 vendors, a vehicle ramp that would allow vendors better access and a Ktunaxa First Nation museum park. At the Dec. 15 meeting, council added the concept to 2016 budget discussions.

•The Creston Valley Gleaners Society food bank got a $14,000 boost when the CP Holiday Train stopped on Dec. 14. CP Rail donated $5,000, and Creston Mayor Ron Toyota’s Mayor’s Challenge ultimately raised over $10,000.

24 — With no confirmed sightings since the first on Dec. 17, the BC Conservation Officer Service was no longer actively searching for a cheetah near Crawford and Kootenay bays, but the investigation isn’t over, with a person of interest identified. Residents of Crawford Bay and Kootenay Bay were asked to be wary after a cheetah was spotted on Highway 3A around 4:30 p.m. Dec. 17.

•The Creston Ministerial Association’s annual Christmas hamper program saw 460 hampers packed, an anticipated rise from 400 last year. There was no shortage, though, with donations of mainly non-perishable food — and some fresh fall produce — being brought in by the truckload leading up to the packing on Dec. 14.

•Pharmasave now sponsors the Creston and District Community Complex’s Zamboni with its purchase of advertising. User groups — the Creston Valley Minor Hockey Association, the Creston Valley Figure Skating Club and the Creston Valley Thunder Cats — got a portion of the sponsorship proceeds to reduce their ice fees and the balance was put into a capital fund for a future Zamboni replacement.

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dvance editor Brian Lawrence has selected fun, unique or simply entertaining stories worthy of a second look — or a first look if you missed them. All can be found online by using the simplified URLs that follow each or finding the issue by its date at www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca/eeditions.

January 15: “Museum Getting Model T Ready to Hit the Road” • The Creston Museum’s 1921 Ford Model T was getting a new lease on life thanks to a restoration project. (tinyurl.com/museum-truck) February 19: “Burmese Family Finding Refuge in Creston” • With the Creston Refugee Committee’s help, a Burmese family of five made it’s way out of a Malaysian refugee camp. (tinyurl.com/Burmeserefugees) March 26: “LKB buys Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort”

• The Lower Kootenay Band made an important economic development investment, one of historical significance. (tinyurl. com/LKB-ainsworth) April 16: “COTR Reveals 2015-2020 Strategic Plan” • With a mission “to transform lives and enrich communities through the power of education,” the College of the Rockies prepared for future. (tinyurl.com/COTRstrategic) April 30: “Volunteer Helping after Nepal Earthquake” • Through his parents, Johann Harnisch gave a firsthand account of volunteering after the disaster. (tinyurl.com/nepal-volunteer) May 7: “Weaver’s final work in chamber display” • After a half-century of weaving wool tapestries, Lika Meers Skarzynska retired from the art form after completing Peril: The

Destruction of the World. (tinyurl. com/creston-weaver) May 21: “Meredith is Citizen of the Year” • Retired teacher and longtime volunteer Bob Meredith was named Creston’s citizen of the year. (tinyurl. com/2015-citizen) May 28: “Carver Donates Work Honouring RCMP” • Bob Graham donated moose antler carving to Moncton, N.B., RCMP detachment. (tinyurl.com/rcmpcarving) May 28: “Kokanee Fry Released to Stock Crawford Creek” • The Eastshore Freshwater Habitat Soceity continued work on Kootenay Lake streams. (tinyurl.com/kokaneefry) June 4: “Derelict Kootenay Hotel slated for redevelopment” • Ralph Casemore and Tanya Wall purchased the long-vacant

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Kootenay Hotel. (tinyurl.com/ kootenay-hotel) July 23: “Cartwheel Offering Farm-to-Door Service” • Nigel Francis and Laura Hannant started a unique venture delivering produce grown on their farm. (tinyurl.com/cartwheelfarm) August 13: “Douma awarded in N.S., Nations Cup blind golf” • After winning sight category nationally, visually impaired golfer Darren Douma continued dominating blind golf tournaments. (tinyurl.com/blind-golf) October 8: “Homemade Spreader Gets Job Done” • Bob Domenjoz enlisted the help of friend and millwright Don Stace-Smith to create a manure spreader to pull with his quad. (tinyurl.com/manure-spreader) October 22: “Company Aims for Oil Spill Pollution Solution”

From left: Creston Museum manager Tammy Hardwick; Bob Domenjoz and Don Stace-Smith; Bob Graham.

Larry Allan Scott 1947-2015 After many miles we must announce that Larry has passed, with his loving wife Inge by his side. Larry is also survived by 1 brother, 5 children, 10 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.

Larry will leave a large void and be sadly missed. A small gathering of family was held at his eldest son’s home in Abbotsford on Wed. Dec. 9/15. A future celebration of life will be held in the summer of 2016.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the charity of your choice in Larry’s Name.

Violet Louise Watt

February 28, 1943 ~ December 18, 2015 Violet Louise Watt passed away December 18, 2015 after a brief battle with cancer.

Violet Louise Watt was born on February 28, 1943 at Peace River, Alberta.

She married James Watt on July 3, 1961 in Dawson Creek, BC. Violet was a member of the Red Hat Ladies and the Royal Canadian Legion.

She is predeceased by her parents George and Norma Hill, sister Brenda Ripley, and brother Brian Hill.

She is survived by her husband James Watt; children Kelly Watt, Rick Watt and Jeanne (Alan) Johnston; grandchildren Kayla and Daniel, Jeremy, Grace and Christopher; eight great-grandchildren; sisters Gwen, Gina (George) and Linda (Doug); brother Eddie and numerous nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Service will be announced at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be made to The Canadian Cancer Society 19-9th Ave S., Cranbrook, BC V1C 2L9.

• Gordon Menard created a spray process that turns oil to gel, which can be used in open water or leaking tanks. (tinyurl. com/oil-solution) November 5: “Kapoor Leaping to Big Screen with Bad Mother” • Prince Charles Secondary School grad Sarah Kapoor turned down a CBC job to create The Bad Mother, which debuted at the Hamilton Film Festival, (tinyurl.com/sarahkapoor) November 26: “Store Provides New Home for Krafty Kronys” • Creston Card and Stationery allowed Krafty Kronys to set up shop as they fundraise for the Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors. (tinyurl.com/krafty-kronys) December 17: “Concept Proposed for Farmers’ Market” • Town council got a look at the conceptual design for a “market park” for the Creston Valley Farmers’ Market. (tinyurl.com/ creston-market)

Brian Lawrence (left, centre)/Lorne Eckersley (right)

Cyril "George" Stagg April 11, 1927 ~ December 6, 2015

George Stagg passed away December 6, 2015 at the age of 88 years.

George was born and raised in Moosejaw, SK. He enlisted with the Medical Corps of the Canadian Forces and served in the Korean War. After returning home, he married Lillian Belle and was then transferred during peacekeeping time to Germany. They returned home and lived in Ottawa for 6 years and then made Calgary their home. He then moved to Creston which has been his home for the last 5 years and where he has made many friends and acquaintances.

He was predeceased by his wife Lillian and sister Marjorie.

George will be lovingly remembered by his children, Brian (Lila) Stagg of Brandon, MB, Bonnie Thompson of St Catherines, ON and Heather Stagg (Neil) of Creston, BC; grandsons Chris and Tristan; great granddaughter Riley; brother Wilson Stagg; and many more family and friends.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Crest View Village on Sunday January 3, 2016 from 2 pm to 4 pm.

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

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

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Misc. Wanted FIREARMS. ALL types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation.

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Legal Notices

NOTICE OF EXCLUSION APPLICATION REGARDING LAND IN THE AGRICULTURAL LAND RESERVE

I, Arthur M. Tremblay of 1580 Highway 21, Creston BC, V0B 1G2, 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 3, DISTRICT LOT 14878, KOOTENAY DISTRICT PLAN 6352.

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 January 15, 2016.

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Refs required. 250-428-0640

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Mortgages

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Travel Guide 2016 The Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce Official Travel Guide is published by the Creston Valley Advance for the Chamber. It is a vital piece of marketing for the Visitor Information Centre and a key component of relocation packages delivered by the Chamber of Commerce and our local realtors. Dozens of businesses also make the guide available to their customers.

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The Travel Guide is a 64 page, full colour magazine which includes local editorial content highlighting all that the valley has to offer, area maps, photos, directories, and general business information.

The guide will be available on the Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Kootenay Rockies Websites.

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“It’s fun from the day you get there to the time you leave,” said Capt. Randall Fabbro, who competed with Laura Carman, Joey Fellegi-Brio and Cory Fleck. “At the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter where you place because it’s all to raise money for muscular dystrophy.

Coming out in the top spot is just a bonus.”

October 1: Creston Fire Rescue firefighters Jack Bates, Eric Einagle, Jordan Shaw and Shana Toale (the runners’ support crew) competed in the Sept. 13 Blue Heron Half-Marathon with a time of 3:02:19, raising $970 for the Kids Equipment for Music and Sports Foundation, founded

by Einagle, Shaw and Toale.

October 15: A motorhome near the corner of Ash Street and 22nd Avenue caught fire around 11:15 p.m. Oct. 5. Creston Fire Rescue’s Eric Graham said the vehicle was fully involved when crews arrived on the scene. “Our priority was the fire’s exposure to the house and carport,” he said. “Very little damage was done to anything but the motorhome.”

October 29: The CanyonLister Fire Department started an online fundraiser for the family of Margaret Blackmore, whose home was destroyed by fire on Oct. 22. A total of eight residents, including three adults, three teenagers and two toddlers, were left with nothing “but the clothes on their back,” said CLFD Chief Glenn Guthrie.

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TAKING A CLOSER LOOK Reporter Lorne Eckersley wrote a five-part series to give readers insight into fire protection and how it affects Creston Valley residents: January 15: Creston Fire Rescue Chief Mike Moore presented statistics to Creston town council to show the department’s activity in recent years. From 2007-2014, Creston Fire Rescue responded to an average of 100 fire calls a year, plus 70 rescue calls and as many as 30 requests for public assistance.

“The perception that we go to a couple of fires a year is false,” he said. “The fires that the public sees, where a big plume of black smoke appears in the sky, are big ones that are out of control before we get there. Most are never visible to the public eye.”

In the 31 fires fought in 2014, only $216,000 in property losses was reported.

The estimated value of property saved, however, was a staggering $11.9 million.

(Subscribers can read the full story online at tinyurl.com/creston-fire-1) January 22: Local government decisions on fire protection affect insurance rates, and there is no law requiring local governments to provide fire protection services to residents.

Perhaps more importantly, considering that abolishing the fire department would not likely be tolerated by taxpayers, Moore said council’s decisions have a direct impact on insurance rates for residences and businesses.

“Insurance against fire damage is complicated, but rates are tied to the level of fire protection a community can offer, as well as the risks associated with the type of construction and industry,” Moore said.

(Full story at tinyurl.com/creston-fire-2) January 29: Shana Toale, Eric Einagle, Jordan Shaw, Evan Slater and Brett Musch were Creston Fire Rescue’s first work experi-

Lorne Eckersley

From left: Eric Einagle, Jordan Shaw, Shana Toale, Brett Musch and Evan Slater were the first members in a yearlong work experience program with Creston Fire Rescue.

ence program participants. They made a oneyear commitment in exchange for learning the daily routines at a community fire hall, being on call 24-hours a day and living on-site in the building across from the fire station.

Insurance underwriters consider each participant to be the equivalent of three volunteer firefighters, because they are on call 24-hours a day and live on-site.

“Having them is like having 15 more volunteers,” Moore said.

(Full story at tinyurl.com/creston-fire-3) February 5: Town council gave Moore the go-ahead to shop for a ladder truck. With an agreement to provide fire protection services to West Creston on the horizon, Creston Fire Rescue reassessed its fleet, identifying what Moore described as “an opportunity” to add a ladder truck to the mix.

The plan was part of Moore’s stated goal of improving the municipality’s Public Fire Protection Classification from a low level of eight to five, which would likely result in insurance savings for town residents.

“Adding an aerial truck doesn’t guaran-

tee the classification would be improved, but it is a major factor,” Moore told council.

The truck arrived in late June, and town council tried it out at the June 23 regular meeting. It was used for the first time on Sept. 22 when crews were attacking a fire at Trinity United Church.

(Full story at tinyurl.com/creston-fire-4) February 12: Canyon-Lister Fire Department Chief Glenn Guthrie said an automatic aid agreement for fire protection was a big step toward a valley-wide fire department.

“We now have more resources coming to every fire and is of special value in the daytime, when we have the lowest number of firefighters who can respond to a call,” he said.

Moore said the system was designed to improve response time and quality.

“In simplest terms, it is an agreement that ensures that the resources of the fire station nearest to a reported structural fire emergency are dispatched automatically, regardless of local jurisdiction boundaries,” he said.

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(Clockwise from top left) The Creston Irons: Joey Fellegi-Biro, Cory Fleck, Laura Carman and Capt. Randall Fabbro.

rom the “usual” calls to wildfires to competitions, the Creston Valley’s firefighters were never far from the Advance’s pages in 2015. Here are some highlights: April 2: Creston Fire Rescue personnel spent four and a half hours late March 26 and early March 27 attempting to free a lone occupant in a tractor trailer rollover east of Creston on Highway 3.

“This was a very challenging type of extrication, and one that fortunately doesn’t happen very often,” said Creston Fire Rescue Chief Michael Moore. “The driver was in the only livable space within the cab, which was essentially flattened and buried partially into the ground.

You could reach your hand in the window of the driver’s side door and touch what would be the floor of the cab.

That is very hard to imagine, and even more difficult to believe that the driver was still inside and talking to us.”

May 7: In an April 30 apartment building fire (which resulted in arson charges), firefighters rescued five occupants from the building, including one in the unit on fire.

“The firefighters were able to keep the fire contained to

A brief look at what kept local firefighters on the go in 2015

two apartments within the building,” Moore said. “The firefighters performed an incredible job for which they train very hard. With one man rescued from the fire after succumbing to heat and smoke, and getting four other occupants out of the building and to safety, there is nothing more gratifying to see for me, as the fire chief.”

August 20: On Aug. 14, Creston Valley firefighters were nearly drawn into battling Idaho’s Parker Ridge fire, with high winds causing concern that the fire might spread to port of entry facilities. Creston sent its aerial truck, and Canyon-Lister firefights arrived on the scene with a fire engine and two water tenders.

“The threat to these facilities passed and crews were not required, but they were on standby should the fire spread to this important infrastructure to our community,” said Moore.

Canyon-Lister Fire Department Chief Glenn Guthrie said winds enabled the Parker Ridge fire to jump the Kootenay River in two spots.

“I cannot stress enough, what an outstanding job the U.S. firefighters did under very adverse conditions,” he said.

“Without their brave effort, I

have no doubt in my mind that things would have turned out much differently.

“We also need to recognize what a fabulous job US Homeland Security and Canadian border services did in getting civilians and firefighters across the border in a safe manner and without delay.”

September 10: Creston Fire Rescue Capts. Eric Graham and Randall Fabbro, and members Shana Toale and Jack Bates headed to the Boundary region to help provide support to fire crews in the event of an interface fire, as a large wildlife in Washington approached the Canadian border.

“I’m glad we could offer assistance,” Graham said. “The people in Grand Forks and Christina Lake were very appreciative of the support they received from other communities. It clearly meant a lot to them.”

•The second time was the charm for the Creston Irons, the Creston Fire Rescue team that placed first in the Firefighter Games hosted by the Robson Volunteer Fire Department on Sept. 5 and 6. The team finished fifth in 2014, while Nelson Fire Rescue took first; the positions were reversed this time around.

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Creston - Three bedroom, $285,000 2½ bathroom family home.

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Erickson - 4/bdrm 2/bath $399,000 home on 5.18 acres, ideal K15255 for hobby farm. Formerly a nursery/greenhouse operation which could be revitalized. Priced below assessed value;t in the best growing area of Creston Valley.

Creston - Well-maintained 3/ $145,000 bdrm 1½ bath end unit condo.

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Creston - 3/bdrm, 1/bath $169,900 home on large lot suitable for D15215 a duplex. Newer metal roof, new gas furnace and wood fireplace. Unfinished basement. Close to downtown and recreation centre. Listed below assessed value.

Listed below assessed value. $99,000 Property has river frontage, S15261 privacy with multiple possible building sites. Well is in place, septic perc tests done, power at the lot line.

RE DU CE D! Creston - Custom designed $333,000 bi-level, main flr. master bdrm D15227 w/4 pc ensuite. Main flr laundry, full bath & second bdrm/office. Huge rec room, 2 bdrm on lower. Loaded with features in quiet neighbourhood near schools, shopping & parks.

Kootenay Bay - Approx $1,600,000 1000 feet of lakeshore; H15235 over 27 acres of land in total.

Custom built log lodge with over 7,000 sq. feet of living area. Guest duplex with over 3,000 sq ft of finished living.

Creston - Scotties Mobile $36,000 Home Park. Treed, shed H14210 & near downtown. Carport, addition, new vinyl siding. Clean mobile, new energy efficient furnace, laminate flooring, paint & carpet. 2/bdrm 1/bath - appliances included.

Wynndel - .90 Acre view $114,900 property!! 2/bdrm 1/bath home C15258 with walkout basement. 12' x 16' deck with view of Creston Valley all the way to the U.S. Border. Wynndel water and fire protection.

West Creston - 3,000 sq ft $485,000 home over 3 floors with 3 F15103 bdrms, 2½ bath on 2.47 acres.

Triple shop with almost 800 sq ft of living space above, gravity fed spring, excellent septic, fire pit, RV parking. Private with expansive views.

Creston - on .96 acre. $369,000 Reno'd bungalow, 5/ bdrm, 2½ K15099 bath, attached suite w/ 2/bdrm, 1 bath, kitchen and laundry. Deck with hot tub.

Electric forced air furnace combined with heat pump for heating and cooling.

Creston - 5/bdrm 3/ $364,900 bath, open concept, large S15128 fenced yard, near school, parks, shopping & restaurants. Full basement renovations in 2013 include new carpet & underlay.

Creston - Spotless 2/bdrm $169,600 2/bath ground level condo M15208 in Silver Birch Estates. Open concept, 40+ complex. Gas fireplace in living room. Master has w/ensuite & patio doors.

Covered parking and near Creston's downtown.

Creston - landscaped fenced $179,500 yard. Greenhouse, grapes H15206 & west facing garden. Private patio, open kitchen, dining and living room, large bright windows with patio door leading off the bedroom to the back deck. Covered parking.

Kootenay Lake/Sanca $329,000 Cabin on 10 plus acres with Z15225 lakefront. Majority of property above Highway 3A. Licensed water on a spring.

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