February 9, 2012 Creston Valley Advance by creston valleyadvance

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Damage to the front and rear driver's side of the Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors is evident, after it was stolen in the early morning hours of Feb. 1.

Damaged TAPS bus will be repaired BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

TODAY'S WEATHER

Despite fears that a Therapeutic Activation Program for Seniors (TAPS) bus would be written off after it was stolen

and damaged sometime in the early morning hours of Feb. 1, the situation took a positive turn the next day following an inspection by ICBC. “They said to take it to a body shop,” said TAPS co-ordinator Bridget Currie.

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Repairs are estimated to cost up to $10,000, and will be covered by insurance. The 11-seat bus is used to pick up seniors at their homes, and then transport to social and recreational activities in the community. See BUS, page 5

See FIELDS, page 5

• Thunder Cats beat Rockies twice /13 • Museum manager travels by train /14

Curlers ready for Valentine Bonspiel Page 3

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Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) has announced the planned closure of its 141 Fields stores, including the one in Creston. “This process will be carried out between now and fall 2012,” HBC’s Fields senior vice president and general manager Michael Waitzer said in a letter to vendors sent out this week. “As more precise dates are available, we will continue to communicate them to all constituents.” The decision follows an announcement by HBC in December that it would be closing In addition to the Bay, HBC also operates Lord & Taylor and Home Outfitters stores. The first Fields store was opened in 1950 in Vancouver. It expanded to a chain of eight stores in 1968 and became a public company. In the following year, it gained entry to the Kootenays by purchasing small HBC stores in Kimberley and Nelson, as well as one in Powell River.

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dinner held in December raised over $1,700 to put toward a well for a school in Mabureh, Sierra Leone. The dinner included an authentic African supper, and was hosted by Sherri Fowler. The Samai family (Christiana pictured at right), refugees from Sierra Leone, spoke at the event, which was an evening filled with African proverbs, songs and dancing. Anyone wanting to make a donation can do so at Nadan Nessie Gear. •••

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n Stage at the Pearl features several of the area’s best performing artists on Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Pearl Theatre in Bonners Ferry. Doors open at 6 p.m. for a bottomless bowl of soup and bread for $6. A variety of desserts and beverages are also offered. The show starts at 7 p.m. with performances by Isaac Ryckeghem (guitar and vocals), Jim Rosauer (banjo), Paul and Chris Rawlings (theatre), Rhea Verbanic (vocals), the cast of the upcoming musical, Walk a Mile (a cappella vocals), Lauren Palmer (vocals and theatre), Barb Robertson (guitar and vocals) and more. The On Stage house band, featuring Drew Browne (bass and vocals), Ken La Barbera (guitar and vocals), Jeremy Kleinsmith (percussion) and Gabe

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Roadshow Curling centre preparing appraises for 49th Valentine Bonspiel and buys valuables BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor

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If you’ve ever wondered how much your antiques, jewelry or coins are worth, it will be easier than ever to have them appraised — simply visit the Downtowner Motor Inn while the Canadian Collectors Roadshow is in town next week. “We give them a free appraisal and we give them an offer,” said roadshow spokesperson Eric Dvorkin. “If they accept the offer, we do a deal on the spot.” The Canadian Collectors Roadshow runs from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Feb. 17-19, where two or three appraisers will be present to look over whatever visitors bring in. The five-year-old company buys mainly for private collectors in Canada, the U.S. and Europe, and also sells higher-end items at auctions. “People don’t realize what they have a lot of the time,” said Dvorkin. “When they leave our show, they’re very happy.” Coins are popular items, he said, and high commodities prices have made gold and silver very much in demand. Appraisers are also brought a lot of war memorabilia — including bayonets, helmets and medals — but Dvorkin noted that much of it, particularly pieces from the Second World War, is not worth a lot, unless it came from a highranking officer. During a visit to Kelowna, for example, the Canadian Collectors Roadshow was shown a gold chain purse from a top general in the Russian army — it was worth about $25,000. While most items, however, pay in the $20-$50 range, Dvorkin said that the unexpected can happen — a Nanaimo resident brought in a piece of artwork by a mid-1800s Scottish painter, which fetched between $20,000 and $25,000. “Pretty much everyone leaves happy because they’ve been wanting to know their whole lives what that was,” Dvorkin said. “Their search is finally over.” Even those who have nothing they want appraised will enjoy the show — seeing valuables tested for authenticity is not something you see every day. “You have to test the stuff to see if it’s real or not,” said Dvorkin. “It’s like a whole scientific experiment. People love it — they’ve never seen that in their lives.” For more information, visit collectorsroadshow.ca.

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Friday marks not only the start of the 49th annual Valentine Bonspiel, but also the chance to see a broom with the signatures of the 56 participants in the Canada Cup of Curling, which ran in Cranbrook from Nov. 30-Dec. 4. The broom is one of 19 donated by Investors Group to curling clubs from Golden to Grand Forks; plans for the Creston broom, which may be raffled off, have not yet been decided. “This is an opportunity for people to have a look at it, and a have a look at our facility,” said marketing director Trish Marshall, who also serves on the bonspiel committee. But the main focus of this weekend is the Valentine Bonspiel, which will see 24 teams compete at the Creston Curling Centre. Among those will be two from Cranbrook, and one each from Kimberley, Calgary, Salmon Arm and Riondel. Two from Coeur d’Alene, sponsored by a medical clinic, will also attend, although they are coming from a town not known for curling. “They contacted us, and they’ve been coming for 10 years,” Marshall said. The bonspiel gets underway at 7 p.m. on Friday, with games starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, with the finals running on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. It’s a lot of fun — just ask anyone involved — but this year’s event will have nothing on next year’s. “We’re doing it up big for the 50th,” said Marshall.

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Creston Curling Centre members (from left) Ross Gowan, Trish Marshall and Bev Boborosky (right) accepting a broom autographed by Canada Cup of Curling players from Gary Reed (second from right) of Investors Group.

The Creston Curling Centre currently has 223 members, most of them middle-aged to seniors, and they hope that people coming out to watch the bonspiel will encourage others to par-

ticipate in the future. “It’s about coming out and having fun with people they know,” Marshall said. “We welcome anybody and everybody.”

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Creston Valley residents can have their voices heard when BC Transit and the Regional District of Central Kootenay host an open house on Feb. 14. “This is a great opportunity to work with BC Transit to remodel the Creston Valley Transit system,” said John Kettle, Area B director and RDCK board chair. “We need to provide a transit system for our residents that is both functional and sustainable for the future.”

The open house, which runs from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Creston and District Community Complex, offers residents a chance to review transit options and provide feedback on how to deliver effective transit that meets the community’s needs. “It is important that the local community has had the opportunity to provide comments,” said Manuel Achadinha, president and CEO of BC Transit. “Successful transit requires the input of the community.” An online survey is also available

for residents to provide their comments. The feedback from the open house and the online survey will be used by BC Transit and the RDCK to make recommendations for the local transit system. Funding for the Creston Valley Transit System is cost shared between the Regional District of Central Kootenay and BC Transit. For a link to more information and the online survey, find this story at www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca under the “News” tab.

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Over 60 calls for RCMP during week of service BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Creston police responded to 66 calls from Jan. 30-Feb. 5, Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said on Monday. January 30 •A small black car occupied by a male and female collided with a snowplow truck on 20th Avenue South, then left the scene when the truck driver returned to his vehicle to get his insurance papers to exchange information. Gollan asks the

driver to contact the RCMP so the accident report can be completed. •A vehicle went off of an icy Kitchener Road and into the ditch, but no injuries were reported. •Police will increase patrols on Erickson Road after receiving a complaint about a chronic impaired driver in the area. •A call was received from a man who reported that, when he had called the number of someone he hadn’t seen in 30 years, someone else answered the phone. •Requested well-being checks on residents of Maple Place and Crawford Street revealed that they were okay. •A domestic disturbance involving two intoxicated people on Third Avenue resulted in the arrest of a male. Police are recommending charges of assault to Crown Counsel. January 31 •Creston RCMP processed an outstanding warrant on a Ninth Avenue resident on behalf of police in Dawson Creek. •An unidentified vehicle, which left behind traces of blue paint, struck a fire hydrant on Hillside Street, causing more than $5,000 in damage. •Police mediated a dispute between two Crawford Bay school students. •A vehicle parked at the police station was noted to have the odour of marijuana coming from it. A search of the female occupant and vehicle yielded drug paraphernalia, which Grades K-12

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February 4 •Police took an intoxicated male from a Seventh Avenue North resident to his mother. •Two combative adult brothers who were intoxicated on Sixth Avenue North were arrested and held in custody until they were sober. •Mailboxes on Ramseier Road, off Highway 21, were destroyed by someone who used a tool to pry open the boxes. It has yet to be determined whether any mail was stolen. •A driver in a Canyon Street parking lot accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake and collided with a parked vehicle. Both vehicles were damaged. •Police were unable to locate a pewter-coloured GMC Sierra with B.C. plates that was reported to be driving erratically and speeding on Northwest Boulevard. •An Erickson Road resident complained that a male was selling jewelry door-to-door in the area. •Police set up a checkstop to ensure no intoxicated drivers left a Vance Road party. •A female called police to report she would be unable to get back home from her hike on the Thompson Mountain lookout road. She was picked up and taken to hospital for examination. February 5 •Police assisted ambulance personnel in getting a male youth to the hospital. •An 18-year-old was reunited with a wallet that he had left in a local pub.

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was destroyed. No charges were laid. •Police mediated a dispute between a mother and her son on Highway 3 in Erickson. •The source of a 911 call from Columbia Brewery could not be located. •Two youths found playing on the railway tracks near Cook Street said they were bored. They were warned about the danger and illegality of being on railroad property. February 1 •A patient who left Creston Valley Hospital was located and returned to complete tests. •A semi went into the ditch on icy roads near the junction of Highways 3 and 95. No injuries resulted. February 2 •When police investigated a report of a male entering a Northwest Boulevard motel room, they found that he was intoxicated and in the bath. And in the wrong room. •Two youths were reported to have used gas to fuel a garbage fire on Canyon Street. •A report of assaults over the past few months on Simon Road has led to police recommending assault charges and an arrest warrant for a male. •The steel mesh fence around an Erickson Road business was cut. February 3 •Operators of a Northwest Boulevard business from which a 911 call was made had no idea how the emergency number could have been dialed.

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Town votes to support ISL bid BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff

Creston town council voted at the Jan. 31 regular meeting to support a bid by the International Selkirk Loop (ISL) to see the area featured on Birding Adventures TV, a series sponsored by Nikon. A unanimous vote was passed to contribute $1,250 to the anticipated $55,000 cost to sponsor a program that will promote nature and bird watching along the Selkirk loop. The application for funds was accompanied by support from local ISL director Carla Ahern, of the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area, and Jim Jacobsen, executive director of the Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think this is a very positive step. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perfect for economic development and it ties in well with councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal to promote the wildlife area,â&#x20AC;? said Coun. Wesly Graham. Town support comes in the form of a pledge that will only be fulfilled if all the necessary funds are raised.

Council Briefs â&#x20AC;˘Construction projects in Creston dropped dramatically in the last two months of 2011, leaving the year-end total about $700,000 short of 2010 building permit values. â&#x20AC;&#x153;December was a very quiet month,â&#x20AC;? building inspector Ross Beddoes told town council. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The only permit issued was for the Rickyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s restaurant beside the new Ramada Inn, for $306,000.â&#x20AC;? That project brought the 2011 total value of building permits to $11,181,850, about two-thirds of which was attributed to the Ramada Inn construction, valued at $7.773 million. Residential permits ran to about $2.3 million in 2011. â&#x20AC;˘The Creston Valley Rotary Club is proposing to take on construction and fundraising for a pavilion in Centennial Park. The structure would provide a place for parents who take their chil-

dren to the splash park or playground to sit in the shade. The club also hopes to build a seniorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gym in the same park this summer. â&#x20AC;˘Council voted to pay the $3,742.79 tab for the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s membership in the Union of BC Municipalities. The figure is a five per cent increase over the 2011 cost. â&#x20AC;˘A travel bag bearing the Town of Creston emblem will be donated to the Creston Valley Rod and Gun Club for its annual fundraiser on Feb. 18. â&#x20AC;˘Council will discuss the way grantsin-aid are distributed in the coming weeks. â&#x20AC;˘Chief election officer Bev Caldwell and assistant election officer Donna Cassel were voted an increase in the stipends they were paid for running the 2011 local government elections (they also co-ordinate the school board vote and counting of ballots). Caldwell will receive $1,250, up from the previous $850, and Cassel gets a bump from $750 to $1,000. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These women put an enormous amount of extra time into an election,â&#x20AC;? town manager Lou Varela said. The stipends bring the Creston employees into line with other Kootenay election officials, Varela said. â&#x20AC;˘Council voted to continue to advertise in the Creston Valley Thunder Cats 2012-2013 program. â&#x20AC;˘Coun. Jerry Schmalz will represent Creston at a BC Community Forest Association annual conference and AGM in Kaslo in May. Schmalz is councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s representative on the local community forest board. â&#x20AC;˘A meeting with BC Transit officials and council will be arranged to discuss local public transportation service. â&#x20AC;˘The official opening of ArtWalk 2012 will be held in the Spirit of Creston Square on June 30. Council responded to a request to provide the area at no charge to the organizing committee. â&#x20AC;˘The Town of Creston will co-ordinate with Community Pride to set up

display and information booths in the 2012 Home, Garden and Leisure Show, hosted by the Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce. â&#x20AC;˘Further subsidy of rental rates for users of Prince Charles Theatre will be considered in upcoming budget deliberations. The $5,000 allocated for subsidies last year has not been used up and council voted to allow Prince Charles Secondary School, which operates the theatre, to administer the funds. The decision was opposed by Graham and Schmalz. â&#x20AC;˘A request from the owner of Cherrywood Estate, commonly referred to as â&#x20AC;&#x153;the bunkerâ&#x20AC;?, on Vancouver Street and Northwest Boulevard for council to extend a five-year property tax exemption to the propertyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future development was referred back to the owner. Under the bylaw, it is the obligation of the property owner to apply for tax relief in a development, convincing town council that the development meets a number of criteria designed to benefit the community. There is no development proposal for the property at this time. â&#x20AC;˘ Graham requested that staff explore funding opportunities from the federal government to commemorate the War of 1812. The issue will be taken on by councillors, who will also refer to the chamber of commerce and Community Pride. â&#x20AC;˘The Town of Creston, in concert with the chamber of commerce, is once again embarking on a branding process, which has been contracted to a Kimberley company. Mayor Ron Toyota will represent the town on a five-person committee, along with another council representative. Couns. Scott Veitch and Schmalz both volunteered for the position and no decision was made on their selection. A previous branding program that was contracted to two local business people has largely been relegated to collect dust on a shelf that contains dozens of other consultantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; reports.

Bus needed for access Fields closing

From page 1 The program has a second bus, but it is larger â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with 21 seats â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and too big to go to the homes of over a half-dozen seniors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are some who live in homes that are not accessible by the big bus and they certainly can't walk to the road,â&#x20AC;? said TAPS outreach worker Terry Nowak last week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our drivers were in tears.â&#x20AC;? The bus was found on Devon Street on the morning of Feb. 1, having been driven into a ditch and an embankment. Jim Daniels, the TAPS volunteer mechanic and a former highways ministry mechanic, inspected the wreck, and was certain it would be written off, which prepared those involved for the worst. Creston Valley Radio

â&#x20AC;&#x153;They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fix old buses,â&#x20AC;? said Nowak. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s any kind of frame damage or anything like that, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s it.â&#x20AC;? Purchased used in 2009, with half of the cost covered by TAPS and half from its dedicated fundraising group, the Krafty Kronys, the bus is valued between $16,000 and $20,000. It is an important part of a program that will, until repairs are complete, have difficulty serving all of its more than 50 members. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like taking the wheelchair of a handicapped person,â&#x20AC;? said Nowak. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so significant as to what it does for people and our seniors.â&#x20AC;? For more information, TAPS can be reached at crestontaps@shaw.ca or 250428-5585.

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From page 1 The acquisition of independent stores in the 1970s was a growth strategy until 1976, when it acquired a majority of shares in Zellers stores. Then, in 1977, Zellers countered with a reverse takeover. The resulting company attempted to continue its expansion in 1978 when it offered to purchase HBC. HBC reversed the tables, though, and acquired a controlling interest in Zellers and Fields. Crestonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fields store has six employees and has been in town for about 30 years.

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A common vision needed

Last month I received an email from a Lower Kootenay resident who expressed a myriad of frustrations and concerns with governance and administration. The letter was articulate and thoughtful, but it was of epic length and had some statements about which I had legal concerns. Subsequently, I met with the writers and heard firsthand about the issues. Thinking about the letter and the Lower Kootenay community over the past few weeks, I have come to believe that no real change will occur until big issues are addressed. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m thinking primarily of the Indian Act, an archaic piece of legislation that has kept many First Nations individuals and communities in a state of limbo for generations. Sooner or later, the federal government is going to have to bite the bullet and scrap the act and turn over ownership of land and resources to the people. It wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be an easy transition â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the feds no doubt fear that the land and resources, in many cases, will end up being sold and First Nations people will be without a land base or continuing sources of income. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a paternalistic approach that is sadly out of sync with the times, though, and it simply has to go. More than a year ago I attended a meeting with some Lower Kootenay residents who were unhappy with the way the band council and administration were operating. Now, after an election and a change of chiefs, and the hiring of a new administrator and changes in several key positions, at least some of the

people who were unhappy before think there hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been much change. The Lower Kootenay Band has not much more than a hundred

because the community is so small and interactions inevitably lead to disagreements in which no resolution can be found that will keep everyone happy. I think what has caused me to lose some sleep in recent weeks is that I really like all the people I know in Lower Kootenay. First Nations people seem to be able to take a big picture look at the world, even when their own part in it has incredible challenges. And Lorne Eckersley they always seem to be able to find humour in the most residents, including children. It is distressing of situations. seriously divided among those Are there any immediate steps who support one of two families. that can be taken to help the comThere are divisions in those famimunity move ahead in a positive lies, too. As in any community, way? I suppose a focus might be on there are people who simply donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the education of band councillors participate, through lack of interest so that each is aware of his or her or lack of anything to contribute. responsibilities. B.C. municipal and Simply put, there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a large pop- rural elected officials now get annuulation pool to draw from when it al training in governance, learning comes to elected and administrawhere their responsibilities lie and tive positions. what decisions must be left to the Jobs are scarce in Lower people they hire. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a slow learnKootenay. As in any tiny communiing curve for some, who think that ty, perceptions arise that favouritism getting elected makes them managrules. Allegations of conflicts of ers, but the concepts do eventually take hold. interest have been made, before and If the band council can demonafter the changes on band council strate that it is aware of, and operand administration and I have come ates under, the rules and laws that to conclude that such conflicts are regulate it, the approach might take inevitable. There are simply too few hold through the rest of the combodies to fill too many positions. munity. Residents, like the people I considered former chief Chris they elect, all need to have an Luke to be a friend, and I have appreciation for the challenges their spent some time with new Chief community faces, and an underJason Louie and have come to be a standing that they are best tackled great admirer of his character and with a common vision for the determination to help improve the future. lot of the people he was elected to Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of serve. Many of the residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; frusthe Creston Valley Advance. trations, I think, have arisen

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Too much debt for residents

To the Editor: (Re: “Ideas will help pay RDCK debt”, Jan. 12 Advance, page 7) How about a different approach, Mr. Bunn? Why not a game of “ball”, eh? A long boom and a crane with a wrecking ball, say $100 a pop? Everyone from near and far will be given a lesson in operating the lifting and aiming mechanism and a huge red button marked “release”. To clarify this idiocy and lunacy of mine: It took many years of trying and attempt to resurrect and breathe life into a dying corpse, the rec centre, till a genius of a mind discovered that by lassoing all the outlying areas of Yahk to West Creston to Wynndel it would be possible to get this futile undertaking on the road. Suffice to say, the referendum was held and despite sizeable numbers of voters crying murder, a victory was declared. Fast-forward to 2012 and the sad fact that our leaders and representatives were forced into a unanimous vote to the tune of $2.1 million to stave off a fatal crash. Nobody asked me! Why not? Am I a voter or not? Demographics, my friend! This town of ours has too few souls. We built ourselves a giant beer wagon, yet can muster only a few ponies to pull it. Does everyone get my drift? Rumor has it that the town fathers, after long discussions, consultations and a plebiscite, gave a green light to an unprecedented development just a few feet from town borders. It certainly is impressive! One has only to read this paper to find out that a slight concession was made: no taxes for five years and only a half the taxes payable for following five. Yippee! Thou shall have a new inn, and it shall be called Ramada! All the voters and ma-and-pa motel/restaurant owners must be on a cruise around the world to celebrate. Nothing like fair and honest competition, right? Too dang bad that our town is a tad too small for, say, Canadian Tire. If the town fathers offered a 10-year break in taxes, not long from now we could post a liquidation sale sign at the east and west ends of town. It is a shame that folks born here and busting their buns have to contemplate shutting down their businesses after 30 or 40 years of dreaming of justly earned retirement. How about good ol’ Freddy, who sells ammunition and sporting goods, along with generous advice based on years of hands-on experience? Is he also on the agenda to be dispatched to the scrap heap of history once a box store is generously baited and lured to town? Have we no pride and decency to analyze just what we can pull? It is not true that there is no room at the inn. There is too much inn for the people living here and passing through. On top of it, if the above allegations of preferential treatment are true, voters and long-time residents were relegated to a meaningless num-

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ber, and kicked in the shins. Long live free enterprise? Do not bet on it. Another battle is looming in West Creston, where a custom-made noose is being readied for the helpless and ignorant, all to the tune of $1.45 million, supposedly to protect us from the evil (a fire threat for three months of the year), with a promise of a drastic drop in insurance rates and a very special benefit: We can proudly pay off the $1.45 million over a period of 25 years and another $2.9 million in interest to some distant banker in where? Hong Kong? What the heck does it matter? We are too stupid to know any better, and we got bucks falling out our wazoo! Frank Belavy West Creston

Response to ideas ‘cruel’ To the Editor: (Re: “Fundraising ideas a no-go for council”, page 1, Jan. 19 Advance) Mayor Ron Toyota and Coun. Tanya Ducharme’s responses to Michael Bunn’s proposal were cruel — there is just no other way to say it. I phoned Mr. Bunn yesterday and apologized for their rudeness, and thanked him so much for being willing to step forward with ideas to help the town of Creston. Mr. Bunn told me that he had the Creston and District Community Complex’s financials. Last year it took in $1 million and paid out $2 million. He wanted to help rectify that lack of sufficient finances, without having to up user fees to the CDCC, or upping taxes. Mayor Toyota says he doesn’t want to get into competing with volunteer groups, and that was more or less echoed by Coun. Ducharme, who was concerned with “eroding the abilities of volunteer organizations to raise funds.” Giving/ volunteering is not a competition, so that statement in itself is an oxymoron. Citizens that volunteer and come forward with ideas for helping should be applauded, encouraged and thanked! If any volunteer group feels threatened by another volunteer group, then their motives are not right; hopefully, there are no groups that do feel that way, and those were just assumptions of Mayor Toyota and Coun. Ducharme. Giving and caring are not in competition — I can’t imagine thinking that duplicitous. Mayor Toyota says that Mr. Bunn’s plead for the council’s help was a little premature and that the CDCC has to get approval from the Regional District of Central Kootenay — so please get approval! That’s your job. Help Mr. Bunn. Please do not think bureaucratically, but think flatline. Have the open-door policy to help people that are brave enough to come forward to help and care enough to spend their valuable time trying to help. That being said, mistakes happen. This can be redeemed. Apologize to Mr. Bunn. You did vote to receive Mr. Bunn’s presentation for information. Talk to him about this some more, and please listen with openness, not fear of competition. I hope I soon get a call from Mr. Bunn saying that that occurred. Rhonda Barter Creston

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The innocent must be protected

To the Editor: Oops — a parking ticket. At the end of January, I received rather an unpleasant letter — a parking ticket dated Dec. 30, 2011, from a city some 700 kilometres away, a city I never visited. To add salt to the injury, the notice contained an additional “late” payment fee, threats to send a collection agency after me and report me to a credit bureau. Well, that got me going. I phoned the number on the notice and the very first lady found out in less than two minutes that the licence plate number matches mine, but the make/model/ color are completely different. An apparent goof-up. I also explained that on Boxing Day I jumped on a rusty nail at home and that alone guaranteed that I would definitely not drive 700 km even if I wanted to, as I could hardly walk or drive for two weeks. End of story? Not at all. She said she could not help me and transferred me to the second lady. I explained again. She wondered who gave me the info about make/model/color of vehicle in question and I asked how come her parking dudes came up with my name and the address. Guess what? ICBC, behind my back, provided all info needed to start a witch-hunt of completely unaware, innocent individual. We ended on a hostile note that she would further investigate and me asking where I could get a useless parasitic $50,000 job to make other people’s lives miserable. The local ICBC office gave me the number of whom to contact at ICBC’s head office (of course, that got me nowhere). The RCMP explained to me there is nothing they could help with. They advised me to write a letter (the same advice and actual help I got from my insurance company). The next day I got phone call from that city saying that they were “very, very sorry.” My fury? How about actually checking the facts before mailing the letter? What if the victim was an elderly widow without stamina to fight? What if the victim was somebody spending winter in Mexico or an aid worker in Haiti? Would their credit be ruined and collection agency breathing on their back by the time they would get home? For my next step, I will write to the attorney general. I am sure they squander plenty of tax dollars on non-issues. Let them figure out how to protect innocent victims from harassment, blackmail and extortion. If the municipality can claim the privilege of “authority”, I, as a citizen, request the same. I would welcome it if city in question mailed me a cheque equal to amount they wanted to extort from me. Maybe a Creston solution (free parking) would be good way to go. That might persuade me to visit Burnaby (yes, Burnaby) in the future, for the first time in my life. Vladimir Certik West Creston

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Has common courtesy been outlawed?

Once when walking a local trail, a lab-type dog came bounding up to me from along the path, while a companion dog, barking incessantly, stayed back.

meeting a dog or dogs on a trail or walking path where the owners seem quite indifferent are not absent from the record or from people’s memories. I have heard of some people who will not use trails, like at the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area, where there is a good chance of meeting dogs — that is, uncontrolled dogs. Or Ed McMackin is it owners out of control? There is no blame on the CVWMA, as The owner of the dogs, failing to signs have been put up stating see me soon enough, to put the that dogs are to be on leash, dogs on leash, apologized pro- albeit for wildlife-related reafusely for the dogs’ “bad behav- sons. Some dog owners, with ior”. The dogs were very friendly offending dogs, have proclaimed, and thought they had found a overtly or covertly, that they can friend, and they had. do whatever they want in public The apology was certainly a areas in regard to their dog or thoughtful gesture, even though dogs. the dogs meant no harm and Now to another matter where posed no significant threat. I you and I may extend a comassess that the owner recognized mon courtesy: There is, or, at the fact that I could have been least was, a great example of one who was deathly afraid of this exhibited on a trail on the dogs or a person who was great- outskirts of Nelson. Up the hill ly intimidated by bounding to the south of the hospital is a dogs, and, so, the apology. There trail that follows the old is certainly no civil or criminal Burlington Northern Railway law against a considerate act or line. If you are in Nelson and even an apology. They are a com- need to kill time, it’s a great trail mon courtesy. for walking along and even for But then people have related non-serious biking. It is basicalto me very unfortunate contrast- ly flat but slopes ever so graduing incidents. Events involving ally to the east where it used to

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join the Canadian Pacific Railway. Oops, I diverged. Now back on the topic. Along the trail are containers in which dog owners, and anybody else who is so inclined, can deposit dog droppings. Even though some provide their own plastic bags for retrieving doggie deposits, plastic bags are also provided at the container. That’s what some park and trail attendants do to save users of the chore of cleaning off their footwear before they get into the vehicle or of fishing deposits out of the two-year-old’s mouth. Other options to help keep trails clean are to take the dogs off the trail or walking area to do their business. These practices should be followed in winter too, as hiding the droppings in snow only works till the snow melts, revealing winter’s unsightly and smelly accumulation. Some people flick it into the deep grass or bush with a stick. I am sure these points pertain to a minority of dog owners. Some may never have had such ideas come to mind. Most people, when it comes to a pet’s needs, take excellent care of the trails and walking paths, as well as their pet. (I realize some of the doggie deposits in pedestrian use areas, say at Summit Creek

Park, are the result of travellers passing through, making a quick stop to give their pet a break). An additional and somewhat unrelated area where I extend another trail user a courtesy is when it comes to cross-country skiing, and that is to avoid walking on a ski track. In most areas on the flats where people both walk and ski there is adequate room for both. Walking on a ski track that is solidly frozen or even icy may not change it much; however, walking on a freshly cut track in new snow may alter it to the point where it is difficult to stay on the track. Foot tracks in a wet ski track will often result in a very rough ski when it is frozen, robbing the skier of a nice smooth

glide or spoiling a beginner’s skiing activity. I am sure if you are a skier, you can appreciate that. There are many courtesies that can be practiced and extended to other users of a trail or walking path. You may be able to list another dozen or so. Some are related to safety and some are just nice gestures to help people enjoy their outing, being with their pet or being with their friends. You may be the most courteous hiker or walker, or dog owner. Carry on the good work. There is no law against good gestures and common courtesies. Go for it! Ed McMackin is a biologist by profession but a naturalist and hiker by nature. He can be reached at 250866-5747.

Early spring not good for orchards

Would it matter if spring came early for you? I believe that most people would rather enjoy it! Custo-

However, for your local orchardists and anyone growing fruit in their gardens, an early spring can have severe consequences. As fruit trees and berry bushes go dormant, they acquire a certain cold hardiness. As they are exposed to more cold temperatures, they become even more coldhardy until they reach their Evan Davies full potential. I believe the magic number for cherry mers are already inquiring after prod- trees is near -30 C. ucts in the nursery, which is nice. It is a good sign for the garden centre. See COLD, page 11

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