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Table of Contents

Welcome ........................................................................................4

Location .........................................................................................6

Life in a Small Town...............................................................7

History .............................................................................................9

Four Seasons ............................................................................11

College of the Rockies ......................................................20

Parks ..............................................................................................22

Golf ..................................................................................................24

Creston Museum ...................................................................26

Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area ........28

Wine & Dine ...............................................................................30

Farm Fresh Guide...................................................................32

Agriculture .................................................................................35

Events Calendar .....................................................................36

Fresh Food ..................................................................................38

Farmers’ Market ....................................................................40

International Selkirk Loop ..............................................41

Arts ..................................................................................................44

Creston & District Public Library ...............................48

Lower Kootenay Band ........................................................49

Outdoor Adventures ............................................................50

Yahk ................................................................................................53

The Lake Road .........................................................................54

Maps ...............................................................................................57

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Welcome to CrestonW elcome to the

Creston Valley and thank you

for picking up the 2012 edition of the Creston Valley Visitors’ guide.

The following pages highlight many of the attractions, area busi-ness services and the idyllic lifestyle we enjoy in our beautiful valley. sur-rounded by the selkirk Mountains to the west, the Purcells to the east, Kootenay lake to the north and the United states border to the south, the Creston Valley is ideally situ-ated and is home to almost 16,000 people (with 5,000 in the town of

Creston).Naturally abundant, the area is

rich in agriculture related business-es and services and thriving agrito-urism. With a burgeoning wine in-dustry, fruit and vegetable markets, handcrafted organic cheese, animal and grain farms, secondary food processing and the world famous Columbia Brewery, the Creston Valley lifestyle epitomizes the “100 mile diet”, though in our case it is really closer to 10 miles.

Our rich agriculture heritage is celebrated in the spring at our an-nual Blossom Festival and in the fall with our annual Fall Fair.

We have extraordinary outdoor recreation. enjoy world class boat-ing, fi shing, golf, hunting, hiking back-country skiing and snowmo-biling in the area.

The ramsar designated Creston Valley Wildlife Management area is rich and biologically diverse. Over 300 species of birds, 57 species of mammals and 29 species of fi sh,

reptiles and amphibians call the area home.

Other key sectors include forestry, secondary manufacturing, health services, retirement, and arts and culture.

Be sure to stop in at the Creston Visitor Centre for more informa-tion. Our centre showcases local at-tractions and businesses, maps, free wireless Internet, feature artisan displays and the Creston Valley ro-tary Club history wall. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff can help you plan your vacation or make your relocation a smooth transition. We look forward to seeing you!

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Welcome to the beautiful and historic Creston Valley.Fertile land and mild climate fi rst drew the early settlers here and by the 1900’s Creston was established as a robust farming community. Today our abundant crops, including asparagus; peaches; apples; cherries; and more, draw people from far and wide. If it can be grown in the Okanagan, it can be grown in the Creston Valley. We invite you to check the ripening dates for local fruits and vegetables in this guide.Beyond being the “bread basket” of the Kootenays, Creston is memorable for its awe inspiring vistas and closeness with nature. This wide, fertile valley is surrounded on all sides by the stunning Selkirk and Purcell Mountain ranges. The majestic Kootenay River winds its way through the lush fl at lands. The Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area, located in the heart of our valley, is a wetland of international signifi cance (a designated RAMSAR site). Come check out the 17,000 acres of wetland rich in bird, fi sh and other wildlife. To be in our valley is to be surrounded by unforgettable natural beauty.

Community attractions are numerous. Play a round on the local 18 hole golf course which is usually in play from mid-March to early April, and closes for the season on or around Halloween day. Visit our wineries or the local cheese producer. Our Saturday farmers’ market is worth a visit too! Why not tour the Columbia Brewery, home of “Kokanee Beer” and take a picture with the Sasquatch? Shop or browse the local galleries and shops that display local works. If you enjoy history, a visit to the local Creston Museum and Archives is a must. Participate in the Lower Kootenay Band’s Pow Wow, held annually in May. Additionally, there are numerous festivals and events that take place in the Creston Valley year round. Check this guide for event dates.With a little planning, you can make your visit to the Creston Valley truly unforgettable. Let our Visitor Centre assist you. We welcome your stay and invite you to visit again soon!

- Mayor Ron ToyotaTown of Creston

The Town of Creston is centrally located on Highway 3 in the Kootenay region of south-eastern British Columbia. Creston is approximately 5 hours south-west of Calgary, Alberta, and one hour west of Cranbrook, BC. Travelling east from Vancouver, Creston is located about one and a half hours east of Nelson and Castlegar on Highway 3.The U.S. border with Idaho is only 10 km from town; Bonners Ferry, Sandpoint and the cities of Spokane, Coeur D’Alene and Kalispell are all accessible within 30 minutes to 3 hours drive by car.Many residents enjoy the relaxed pace of life and relatively low cost of living in Creston and the easy access to larger centres when they want them.

Many travellers choose to take scenic Highway 3A, when travelling between Nelson and Creston. The unique Kootenay Lake Ferry between Balfour and Kootenay Bay offers a taste of adventure, and stunning lake views. The ferry is free, and follows a regular schedule. There is a Greyhound Bus service in Creston, connecting to both Cranbrook and Nelson daily.Air service is available in both Cranbrook (international) and Castlegar, with fl ights to Calgary and Vancouver several times a day. The Creston Valley Regional Airport is suitable for light aircraft and small charter planes.

Visitors to the Town of Creston are encouraged to park in one of our public parking lots and walk to enjoy the shops, restaurants and events of downtown Creston. RV-accessible parking is available north of Millennium Park on 16th Avenue South. A free sani-dump is also available at the same location, from April to October.When visiting our downtown follow the adjacent Rotary Centennial Loop Trail to access the Cook Street parking lot, and the pedestrian walk-

through to the shops and services on Canyon Street and adjacent side streets.Free public parking is also available at the Town-owned Cook Street lots, on both the north and south sides of Cook Street. Free metered parking is available on Canyon Street and on the side streets from 10th Avenue to 16th Avenue for 2012.

Visitor CentreThe Visitor Centre is operated by the Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce. For detailed information on attractions, circle tours and tourism information contact them at 121 Northwest Boulevard, Highway 3, Creston or call Toll Free: 1-866-528-4342 or Phone:(250) 428-4342.

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quarter west of Cranbrook on highway 3, or an hour-and-a-half east of Nelson or Castlegar, travelling over the Kootenay Pass, Canada’s highest mountain pass.

Travellers from Nelson also have the option of a scenic trip along Kootenay lake’s West arm on highway 3a, followed by a trip on the M.V. Balfour or M.V. Osprey 2000 between Balfour and Kootenay Bay. The six-mile trip is the longest free ferry ride in the world, which makes it even more unique. From Koote-nay Bay, highway 3a — referred to by some locals as the “lake road” — winds south, straight into Creston.

Creston is within two hours of two major airports, the Cana-dian rockies International airport (yXC) in Cranbrook and the Castlegar airport (yCg). The Creston Valley airport, six kilo-metres south of Creston, is suitable for light aircraft and small charter planes. south of Creston, in Washington, the spokane International airport (geg) is a three-hour drive.

Creston is served by greyhound Bus lines, with one bus each day to or from Cranbrook and Nelson — and beyond. The com-munity also offers BC Transit and handi-Bus services, as well as Creston Valley Cab Co., the town’s only taxi service.

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C reston is still a small town, but it keeps growing. The 2011 cen-sus indicated a population of

over 5,300 — more than 500 higher than in 2006. Newcomers appreciate the relaxed, community-oriented lifestyle that permeates the entire Creston Valley, which entices them to purchase homes in the area.

“Creston has become a retirement destina-tion for young baby boomers looking to spend the next twenty years enjoying an active but relatively inexpensive lifestyle,” said Cres-ton Valley realty owner elaine Carr. “What brings them here are the beautiful views and warm climate — what makes them stay are the great people and the peaceful pace.”

The many activities available in the valley also draw younger people and their families to the Creston Valley, where they enjoy everything from hiking to fi shing and music to sports.

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Major renovations to the Creston and District Community Complex, which began with the construction of an indoor aquatic facility that opened in 2010 and continued with

upgrades to the Creston Curling Centre and John Bucyk arena, will ensure that families have an endless array of physical activities to keep them fi t and occupied.

The Creston Valley’s rich agricul-tural possibilities are another im-portant factor behind the decision to move to the valley — although

the relatively inexpensive real es-tate, both in town and in rural areas, is also a big draw.

“It’s typically the quality of life that we enjoy here, and the climate

— Creston has got one of the nicest in all of Canada,” said re/Max Dis-covery real estate owner-broker Michael Carpenter. “To boot, we have very reasonable prices com-pared to other areas that are in a 5 or 6 agricultural zone. They want to grow their own food, and get away from the city and get away from a

harsher climate. They also appreci-ate the beauty of the valley, which is somewhat unsurpassed.”

Of course, a brief wander through downtown Creston is enough to make many people want to stay. several coffee shops and unique businesses — where all the regulars know each other on a fi rst-name ba-sis — make a fi rst visit to Creston feel like coming home.

New residents can easily learn more about what the Creston Valley has to offer by calling hi Nieghbour Welcome service hostess Christy Johnston at 250-428-7074. she is happy to visit newcomers with a greeting package of coupons and information.

“The most common thing said is, ‘What a beautiful valley,’ ” said Cen-tury 21 Veitch realty managing bro-ker scott Veitch, a past president of the British Columbia real estate as-sociation. “They love the scenery, the climate, the small-town atmosphere and how friendly everyone is.”

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F or centuries, the Creston Valley and sur-rounding mountains and waterways were familiar only to the aboriginals

known today as the lower Kootenay Band, one of the seven bands that make up the Ktunaxa Nation. It wasn’t until the gold rush in the Fort steele area that the Dewdney Trail opened east-west access in the southern portion of British Columbia.

The Dewdney Trail, which enters the Creston Val-ley along summit Creek and then follows the goat river eastward toward the Columbia Valley, pro-vided land access to areas where only water trans-port had previously been relied upon.

The first white settlers, who came to the area only 125 years ago, arrived to find a broad, lush valley that was flooded annually by the spring freshet. among those first settlers was J.C. rykerts, who was dispatched from Victoria in 1883 to set up a customs house on the 49th parallel. Transport for rykerts upon his arrival was a rowboat, with which he made an 80-mile return river trip to Bonners Fer-ry, Idaho, to pick up the mail. The rykerts border crossing featured a log cabin customs house.

Populating the area was a slow process and it wasn’t until 1891 that the Creston Valley’s first white baby, Christine hood, was born. she would eventually marry Charles sutcliffe, one of the area’s remaining pioneer families.

In 1892, Fred little, John arrowsmith and John Dow, staked a claim to portions of the valley along the benchland west of what is now 10th avenue North. little’s property would provide the location for the original townsite development.

John arrowsmith married a daughter of William and Jane huscroft, a pioneering couple who had ar-rived by chuckwagon and raft from Utah, staking their land claim on July 5, 1893. Jane was only a few months late to lay claim as being the first non-native woman in the Creston Valley.

sarah ellen Dow, wife of John, arrived on the steamboat s.s. Nelson, which plied the Koote-

(Above) The S.S. Nasookin, one of many sternwheeled steamships that plied Kootenay Lake in the early 1900s, near Kootenay Landing, at the southern end of Kootenay Lake. (Below) The 1000 block of Cres-ton’s Canyon Street, circa 1910.

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Once Upon a Timenay river between Bonners Ferry and Kaslo, B.C. It was her diary that would provide the first recorded glimpse into life in Creston’s early days.

Canoes were used to transport the first white settlers as they disembarked from the several steamboats that had begun to provide regular service in the area. sarah ellen’s husband, John, arrived at the steamboat with a canoe, and soon the couple was paddling, then walk-ing a mile-and-a-half, then crossing a slough in a dug-out canoe before arriving at the cedar log cabin they would call home.

sarah ellen gave birth to a son, Campbell, in spo-kane, Wash., on aug. 16, 1893, and mother and child came home six weeks later, greeted by a large group of lower Kootenay Band members eager to see the new white baby.

In 1883, a solution to the water-sodden flatlands that made up much of the valley came in the person of en-trepreneur William adolf Baillie-grohman, who envi-sioned a rich agricultural opportunity if the floodwaters could be tamed. good intentions were ignored by na-ture, though, and large floods often swept through the dikes, until the project was successfully carried out in the 1920s and 1930s.

Until the late 1890s, steam-powered sternwheelers plied local waterways from Creston south to Bonners Ferry, Idaho, and north to smaller Kootenay lake set-tlements, and the ships played a large part in trans-portation until the 1930s. In the late 1890s, two rail-roads, great Northern and Canadian Pacific arrived, making transportation in the valley that much easier.

roads developed in short sections, which connected small communities throughout the valley and up the east shore of Kootenay lake. later, these sections were joined, becoming part of a provincial highway system in the early 1920s. The government completed the road to gray Creek in 1931, and the S.S. Nasookin made three daily stops at gray Creek until 1947, when the road to Kootenay Bay was completed and the M.V. Anscomb (now sunk near Kaslo) was launched to ferry traffic be-tween that point and Balfour.

Traffic kept flowing along the lake, until two big changes came about in the early 1960s — the opening of rogers Pass as part of the Trans-Canada highway in July 1962, and the salmo-Creston portion of high-way 3 opening in October 1963.

Creston’s modern-day history is closely tied to the development of the diking system, and the rich ag-ricultural tradition has continued. Forage and grain crops, fruits and vegetables, dairies and other agricul-tural industries have long contributed to the economic stability of an area that also boasts a strong forest sec-tor and mining history.

For more history of the Creston Valley, we recom-mend Sixty Bloomin’ Years by helena White, which was published on the 60th anniversary of the Town of Creston’s 1924 incorporation. reprints are available from Kingfisher Used Books.

(Top) Marion and Geoff Collis with a horse pulling a harrow in the early 1920s. (Above) John W. Dow (at the left facing right) at his cabin, about 1893. (Below) The S.S. Kaslo at the Rykerts border crossing south of Creston in 1902.

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FOuRSEASOnS OF Fun

S pring comes to the Creston Valley in mid-april, with green leaves, scented blossoms and green grass seeming to appear overnight, prompting

residents of all ages to get outdoors and enjoy everything the valley has to offer.

It can often feel very much like summer by the middle of May, when the apple and cherry trees bloom and Creston hosts the annual Creston Valley Blossom Festival on the Victo-ria Day weekend. The festival opens with a concert featuring Wendell Ferguson and the announcement of Creston’s citizen of the year, and the weekend includes three pancake break-fasts, two parades, a street festival, a classic car show and a chili cook-off.

With the theme “Blossom Fest, simply the best”, this year marks the 71st annual festival, which began as a way to raise the community’s morale during the second World War.

“It’s the one time of year that we can bring the whole town together at the same time for a variety of events,” says festival president hugh Johnston.

a new feature this Blossom Festival weekend is a showcase in Millennium Park, which will show off the Creston Valley’s musical talent, from singers to dancers to Irish fiddlers. satur-day’s events will be capped off with a dance sponsored by the Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce.

The May long weekend also sees the opening of the 17,000-acre Creston Valley Wildlife Management area’s Wildlife In-terpretation Centre in West Creston (see page 28).

earlier in the month, the Creston Museum and archives opens for its season, which runs until mid-september (see page 26).

a visit to the Creston Valley in the summer isn’t complete without paying a visit to the many orchards and fruit stands in the area. a few offer meals, as well as fresh-off-the-tree (or -vine or -bush) produce.

One of these is the Blueberry Patch in lister, which offers country lunches, soups and homemade baking. It is open from the first day of spring until Christmas and features a shop with country giftware, and gourmet jams and spreads — as well as a candy cottage for the young and young at heart.

In addition to U-pick blueberries, the farm also has its strawberry pavilion, with 18,000 hydroponically grown strawberry plants.

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The Creston Valley Blossom Festival features two pa-rades, one for children on Monday (above) and the main parade on Saturday (below) of the May long weekend.

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“That’s something they won’t see anywhere,” says own-er Michael sproule.

Cherrybrook Farms is unique, too, with a cherry tree leasing system that allows family to pick all the fruit from “their” tree. With an orchard on erickson road, and a highway 3 location that opened last year, owners gord and Caroline Martin enjoy selling produce and other food products made in the Creston Valley.

“Our dream is to become a community hub for local pro-ducers,” says Caroline.

To fi nd a variety of local products all in one place, a visit to the Creston Valley Farmers’ Market is a must. It runs on saturday mornings from May to september be-side Millennium Park, and October to December at Mor-ris Flowers garden Centre on erickson road. In addition to fresh Creston Valley produce, it features live music and vendors offering crafts, art, fl owers, plants, wood products, baked goods, freshly roasted coffee and break-fast — all made, baked or grown in the Creston Valley (see page 40).

every second year, the Creston Valley garden Club asks eight gardeners to open up their gardens to guests for a one-day event, which draws visitors from the east and west Kootenays, as well as Idaho and Washington.

This year’s tours will be held on June 23. Tickets are $10, available at Beltane Nursery, Morris Flowers gar-den Centre and the Creston Valley Chamber of Com-

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Creston & District Recreation ComplexSix sheets of ice hosting Seniors curling

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So Much to See and Domerce. For an additional $10, a bus will take visitors to all the gardens, and Creston’s gogo grannies will serve lunch for $8, with the pro-

ceeds being donated to the ste-phen lewis Foundation. For more information, contact eileen hirota at 250-402-6717 or gwen Beebe at 250-428-0123.

Naturally, swimming is a sum-mer pastime, and the Creston Val-ley offers several great spots to enjoy the clean, cool water of the Kootenays (see page 56), includ-ing the indoor pool, which opened in 2010 at the Creston and District

Community Complex. In addition to public swimming, the pool of-fers many swimming courses and lessons for everyone, from boys

and girls to new moms to life-guards in training — and that’s just in the water.

“From swimming lessons to soc-cer camp, from scuba to underwater hockey, from outdoor boot camp to aquatic kick boxing, there is some-thing for everyone,” says aquatic programmer Brooke Cherfi ls.

Miniature golfi ng is always a pop-ular pastime, and visitors can en-joy it at Cheyenne Creek Mini golf

on Northwest Boulevard. Owners Dave schellenberg and stephanie soderling opened the 18-hole course in 2007, naming it for their dog.

The course features waterfalls and rustic bridges, and misters spray cool water near one of the holes to give players a reprieve from sum-mer heat.

It’s also pleasant to stroll through Creston’s downtown, browsing in stores — including the east Koote-nay’s largest beading shop, a smoke shop and a fl ower shop — and be-ing refreshed at one of several res-taurants and coffee shops.

The Creston and District Community Complex pool, which opened in 2010, is a popular way to beat the summer heat.

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On erickson street, a tour of the Columbia Brewery is also a must, where visitors learn how “the beer out here” is made. While you’re at the brewery that makes Kokanee, Bud light and alexander Keith’s, be sure to have your picture taken on the brewery grounds with the sasquatch sculpture, created by Canyon sculptor Karl lansing.

Canyon, Millennium and Centen-nial parks are hopping on Canada

Day. a slo-pitch tournament and barrel racing are a big part of the event in Canyon, a few miles east of Creston, while kids’ activities and live entertainment are the high-lights of the festivities in town.

The entire community will enjoy socializing at the 95th annual Cres-ton Valley Fall Fair, which show-cases — but isn’t limited to — lo-cal produce, baking, livestock and artwork.

“a true traditional country fair,” is how president randy Meyer de-scribes the september event. “There will be displays of the valley’s finest

fruits and vegetables, flowers, grain and hay, as well as crafts, photogra-phy and woodworking that will fill the arena.”

The Creston Valley’s youth are well represented at the fair with presentations by 4-h dairy, beef and horse clubs. Visitors to the fair will find commercial booths inside and outside the arena, and activities will be scattered throughout the various section displays.

This is also the time of year when the Creston Valley Thunder Cats kick off the hockey season. The Junior B Kootenay International Junior hockey league team has been around for more than 25 years, and fans continue to flock to the John Bucyk arena to cheer on the team.

The Thunder Cats season usu-ally begins with exhibition games in early september and continues through the playoffs in March.

For those who like their entertain-ment to offer finesse without brute strength, the Creston Valley Figure

skating Club, which has about 60 members, presents an ice show each season.

The Creston Curling Club is also located at the community com-plex. The club hosts the Valentine Bonspiel (for women) in February and the Butterfly Bonspiel (men) in March, which brings to Creston players from across B.C., alberta and Idaho.

“The social aspect is a lot of it,” said curling club member evelyn Tingley. “They come every year and see the same old friends. and the competition is good.”


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Cross-country skiers won’t have a hard time finding the perfect spot to practice their hobby. The Creston Val-ley Wildlife Management area has more than 30 kilometres of trails to follow, some of which weave through the marshy area surrounding the Wild-life Interpretation Centre at 1760 West Creston road.

summit Creek Park, a former camp-ground located a few minutes west of Creston on highway 3, is also a popu-

lar choice, with trails that extend into the flat land on the valley floor. More trails can be found about 40 kilometres past summit Creek Park on highway 3 at the top of the Kootenay Pass, com-plete with a heated cabin to recharge after a day of vigorous skiing. (For more on hiking, see page 50.)

Downhill skiers will be pleased to discover five ski hills within a three-hour drive. West of Creston are the salmo ski hill, renowned for its

nighttime skiing, and rossland’s red Mountain, where Olympic gold med-allists Nancy greene and Kerrin lee gartner got their start. North of salmo off highway 6 is Whitewater ski re-sort, which, well-known for its pow-der, bills itself as being “pure, simple and real ... deep.” east of Creston is the Kimberley alpine resort, which features 80 runs.

an hour to the south, near sandpoint, Idaho, U.s.a., is schweitzer Mountain resort, where skiers take in panoramic views of Canada, Washington, Idaho and Montana — after travelling on

stella, Idaho’s only six-person high-speed lift.

snowmobiling is also popular, and about 70 members of the Kokanee Country snowmobile Club enjoy miles of logging roads winding through in-credible scenery.

“We have a number of amazing areas to ride, and each is a little bit differ-ent so you can always find something new,” says president Dean Bala. “With lots of riding areas, and not a lot of

snowmobilers, there is always lots of fresh snow to be found.”

among the regular events held each season are a tailgate sale (a swap meet for snowmobilers, with local dealers showcasing new products), a poker run and a hotdog dash (eat a hotdog, then ride your snowmobile through a course up to the top of a hill), followed by a year-end banquet with dinner and prizes.

For a map that shows what areas are off-limits to snowmobilers, contact the Kokanee Country snowmobile Club by calling Bala at 250-402-9839.


(Clockwise from above) The Creston Curling Centre’s annual Butterfly Bonspiel; a member of the Creston Valley Thunder Cats; the Creston Valley Figure Skating Club’s annual ice show.

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located in the downtown core on an old mill site donat-ed to the Town of Creston by the former Crestbrook For-est Industries, COTr’s Creston campus offers full-time programs like resident care aide, adult basic education, licensed practical nursing and hairdressing, some in ro-tation with other COTr campuses in the east Kootenay region. shorter courses, such as activity assistant and practical herbalist, provide opportunities for educational upgrading.

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May 12 – June 8, 2012: Monday–Saturday, 10am–3:30pm

June 9 – August 25, 2012: Daily 10am–5pm

August 26 – September 15, 2012: Monday–Saturday, 10am–3:30pm

Getting By... and Coming ThroughThe Great Depression in the Creston Valley

A Special Exhibit at the Creston MuseumMay 15–September 15, 2012

The Creston Museum’s Old-Fashioned TeaSaturday, August 11, 2012

May 12 - June 8, 2012:Monday-Saturday, 10:00 - 3:30

June 9 - August 25, 2012:Daily 10:00 - 5:00

August 26 - September 15, 2012:Monday-Saturday, 10:00 - 3:30

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R esidents and visitors alike often take advan-tage of Creston’s many parks, suitable for a quick game of catch with the kids, a peaceful

place to read or even enjoy a romantic picnic.•centennial Park (Birch street, entrance at Ninth avenue

south). This well-shaded park is popular with families, for obvious reasons: it has a playground, picnic sites, a gazebo, a baseball diamond, a basketball hoop, a water fountain and washrooms. an exciting feature is the Creston rotary splash Playground (right), an excellent way for the kids to cool off while Mom and Dad kick back and relax.

•Burns/Farstad Park (312 19th avenue North). This is the site of the Creston and District Community Complex. The park has a new indoor swimming pool, a playground, two baseball diamonds, the alex Nilsson Field for soccer, horse-shoe pits, a skateboarding park, basketball hoops, volley-ball nets, curling and ice rinks (in season).

•millennium Park (300 block of 16th avenue south). The park, created by volunteers, opened in the summer of 2004. It features walkways, one-of-a-kind wooden benches and an amphitheatre, which is often used for musical and theatrical productions in the summer. One of the park’s

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Centre open May - OctoberPrograms and tours May - August

COLLEGE OF THE ROCKIES

www.cotr.bc.ca/creston

Serving Our Community

The goal of College of the Rockies in Creston is to provide quality, timely education and training for our area. We are a vital part of our community – and we want to ensure we grow and develop as our community grows and develops.

Check out our ever-changing programs at:Phone: 250 428-5332 Email: [email protected]

or drop by: 301 16th Ave, Creston BCKathy TompkinsCampus Manager

most striking features is the Japa-nese garden, which was developed thanks to a donation from Creston’s Japanese sister city, Kaminoho. The park may be rented for weddings or special functions on the grounds or in the amphitheatre; contact the Town of Creston for details.

•Burns Park (elm street and 25th avenue south). This park has a playground, picnic tables and washrooms.

•kinsmen Park (Birch street and 25th avenue south). This park has tennis courts, a baseball diamond and a running track.

•schikurski Park (regina street and 14th avenue North). Walking trails are a major feature of this park.

•Lister Park (16th street and hu-scroft road). This rural park has a covered outdoor dining area, rental kitchen facilities, a tennis court, a basketball hoop, a playground and a baseball diamond.

•canyon Park (48th street and samuelson road). The park fea-

tures 30 picnic sites, a baseball dia-mond, a horse arena, a horse racing track, horseshoe pits, a playground, a pavilion, a rental kitchen and pay showers.

•canada’s smallest Park (Canyon street Walkthrough). This one is home to minature shrubs and small plants — defi nitely something to write home about!

A gymkhana is a popular Canada Day event at Canyon Park. lOrNe eCKersley



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A graceful championship track frames panoramic views from every hole. Long driving fairways & immense rolling greens make Kokanee a golfing adventure and an unforgettable experience.

The fabulous Kokanee lodge offers a quiet mixture of casual elegance and relaxation for those desiring mountain-style serenity. Overlooking the 12th fairway are 5 suites all with balconies or patios, meeting & hospitality rooms available for groups. Just 60 minutes north of Creston on Kootenay Lake

• 18 Holes • Lessons • Licensed Dining• Men’s Yardage: 6604 • Ladies Yardage: 5144• Outdoor Hot tub • PowerCart/Club Rentals • Driving Range • Full Service Pro Shop

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V isitors to the Creston Valley who are inter-ested in spending a

day on the links are in luck — 17 golf courses are located within two hours of Creston. Two are minutes away — the Creston golf Club in lister and the Canyon heights golf Course in Canyon.

The 18-hole, par-72 Creston golf Club was the home of B.C.’s 1992 juvenile, 1998 junior, 2002 senior amateur, 2004 ladies’ amateur and 2006 high school championships. spectacular views of the Kootenay river and surrounding mountains can be seen from the course.

“The Creston golf Club has been built on a unique piece of property that gave our architect the opportuni-ty to create a golf course with a great deal of character as well as spectacu-

lar scenery and strength,” said Cres-ton golf Club professional randy Panton. “We have holes you simply couldn’t build anywhere else!”

If you want to get in a game, but don’t have a lot of time, the fi ve-

hole Canyon heights golf Course in Canyon is your best bet. The course also features an 18-hole put-ting range, located at the foot of the magnifi cent skimmerhorns, part of the Purcell mountain range.

“It’s in a gorgeous corner of the valley,” says owner Dave Perrin. “It is fantastically beautiful.”

Due to the Creston Valley’s mild cli-mate, golf season starts in mid-March and usually runs until the end of Oc-

tober. and because the courses are located in pristine natural surround-ings, golfers can often enjoy a glimpse of wildlife sharing the course.

an hour north on highway 3a, golfers will be delighted to fi nd the

18-hole Kokanee spring golf resort in Crawford Bay, which is situated beside the 60-room Kokanee lodge. Twenty minutes away is the nine-hole riondel golf Course, a few minutes off highway 3a on riondel road.

Outside the valley, courses in Bal-four, Kaslo, Nelson, salmo, Cham-pion lakes, Trail-rossland and Cranbrook, as well as Bonners Fer-ry and Priest lake in Idaho, ensure variety for all skill levels.

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W ith more than half of its 10,000 artifacts on display, the Creston Museum and archives is the place to go to learn all

there is to know about the Creston Valley’s history — from forestry to agriculture to transportation.

“Many of our visitors are surprised at how big the museum is, and how much there is to see,” says man-ager Tammy hardwick. “There are a lot of corners, and something new to see around every one of them.”

The museum, which opens May 8 and runs through mid-september, has two main buildings, both built in the 1960s by master stonemason rudolph schultz. Other buildings on the property include a century-old schoolhouse from Kingsgate (near yahk), a trapper’s cabin and a shed that shelters farm equipment, includ-ing a 1920s Ford and Caterpillar.

The Creston Museum is also home to the seventh sid-ing Trackers, a model railway club that has created a miniature version of the Creston Valley in the living room of a former apartment on the museum grounds.

The publicly funded non-profi t facility plays an active role in the community, hosting several events during its season (May-september). The fi rst is the museum’s open-ing day, May 12, which also marks the opening of the temporary exhibit, getting By…and Coming Through, a look at the great Depression in the Creston Valley.

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The Creston Museum has many artifacts depicting early life in the Creston Valley.

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“The great Depression in the Creston Valley is a decade of con-tradictions: People who had es-tablished farms here were doing well — they didn’t have a lot of extras, but they were well able to feed their families and trade their surplus for things they couldn’t produce themselves,” said mu-seum manager Tammy hardwick. “hundreds of people moved to the Creston Valley from the Prairies as

to the Promised land — the valley was seen as a land of plenty, a place where they could have successful farms and enough food.

“But at the same time, there were seven federal relief camps in the re-gion, at least three provincial ones and numerous municipal relief ef-forts. Many businesses closed, and fruit farmers refused to harvest their crops because they were los-ing money on them.

“On the surface, Creston came through the Depression quite well — but digging just a little deeper reveals a very bleak, very harsh reality.”

Making its way into a few exhibits this summer will be the local “his-tory on fi lm” project

“Over the past winter, we’ve been collecting historic fi lm footage of the Creston Valley, a lot of it on eight-millimetre reels, and convert-ing it to DVD,” said hardwick.

a few regular events — Kid’s Day (June 9, featuring vintage games from hopscotch to marbles), the Old-Fash-ioned Tea (aug. 11, tea, lemonade and dainty treats on the museum’s patio) and the quilt show and sale (sept. 15) — will keep volunteers busy.

“events give our visitors a chance to live or relive history for an af-ternoon, and they give people op-portunities to share their stories,” says hardwick. “Museums should be places where people can gather and enjoy an hour, an afternoon or a day. Our static exhibits let the peo-ple do that in a quiet, peaceful way, and our events let visitors enjoy in a more hands-on way.”

These events allow museum em-ployees, tour guides and volunteers to glean new information to pass on to future visitors.

“We collect the artifacts that illus-trate local history and the stories that go with them, and we pass those stories on to others,” says hardwick. “It’s ongoing — we’re always collecting both artifacts and stories. In fact, the best days we have are the ones when people come in and start reminiscing.”

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WILDLIFE MAnAGEMEnT AREA

T here may be no better internationally known feature in the Kootenays

than the Creston Valley Wildlife Management area (CVWMa). In fact, rand McNally voted the CVW-Ma and the Wildlife Interpretation

Centre as a Best of the road editors’ Top Pick in the 2009 rand McNally road atlas.

located 11 kilometres west of Cres-ton, CVWMa is a ramsar site, an in-ternationally signifi cant wetland. It is also recognized as a nationally im-

portant bird area because it provides important habitat for migrating and nesting birds.

The Wildlife Interpretation Centre at 1760 West Creston road is open from May to september, but boardwalks and trails throughout the marshes welcome visitors year-round. The centre offers something for everyone during its season, which runs from May to september, including guided canoe and walking tours, youth pro-grams and educational displays. a science and nature gift shop in the centre has an excellent selection of books, natural history and educa-tional resources, nature related gifts, souvenirs and refreshments.

an impressive feature of the 32 kilo-metres of trails is the three-story view-ing tower along the Marsh Trail loop, a popular destination for schoolchil-dren, birdwatchers, photographers and nature enthusiasts to view wild-life and enjoy the breathtaking views of the wetland. a second tower is

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located north of the Wildlife Inter-pretation Centre, by following trails that cross under highway 3.

Why is the CVWMa important? It is home to over 300 bird species, 50 mammal species, 30 fi sh, reptile and

amphibian species, thousands of in-vertebrate and plant species. The val-ley is a migration corridor for tundra swans, greater white-fronted geese, and other waterfowl and is the larg-est regional locale for wintering birds of prey in the interior of the province. It is considered that in British Co-lumbia the CVWMa is second only to the B.C. coast as a fl yway route for numbers of migrating waterfowl that follow it twice yearly.

Warm shallow waters encourage luxuriant growth of the most im-portant aquatics such as sage, clasp-ing leaf and other pondweeds, duck potato, duckweed, muskgrass and many more.

The richness and diversity of life forms would not be present on the Creston Valley Wildlife Manage-ment area without habitat manage-ment. Because of careful manage-ment of water levels, vegetation and other habitat features since 1968, there are now more species and larger breeding populations of birds and other wildlife at CVWMa than in previous years.

Wetlands are important because

they sustain as much life as many tropical rain forests, play a critical role in maintaining the global en-vironment and provide a natural fl ood barrier that slows down the runoff of spring melt and rain-

storms. additionally, extensive wetlands in agricultural regions play a large role in water purifi ca-tion by fi ltering the water of lakes, rivers and streams, reducing pollu-tion. Marsh plants remove exces-sive levels of nitrogen and phos-phorous. Basically, wetlands are the kidneys of the earth — under-standing and preserving these wet-lands is as important for our future as it is to Canadian wildlife.

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Also available in Creston at: Paul’s Superette, Vital Health, Famous Fritz Meats and Deli, Pick of the Crop and Truscott Fruit Stands.

Keep your eye out for our upcoming line of Kootenay Meadows fresh dairy products,

including glass bottled milk!

W ine lovers and foodies delight in pairing food with

appropriate libations, and what bet-ter way to celebrate the bounty that grows in the Creston Valley?

With three wineries now open to visitors, and dozens of venues to pick up locally produced food, the area has become a gourmet — and gourmand — heaven.

For a perfect weekend meal, fi rst visit the Creston Valley Farmers’ Market or drop in to a fruit stand or farm gate vendor to pick up fruit and veggies in season. a stop at Famous Fritz Meats and Deli and Kootenay alpine Cheese might be

in order, too. Think grilled sausages and a hearty red wine! Or a cheese plate to go with just about any local wine you happen to enjoy.

Need some inspiration fi rst? Talk to your host at the winery, or check out the menu at skimmerhorn Winery’s bistro, where there are plenty of ideas to whet the palate and stimulate the appetite. The bis-tro recommends Pinot rosé or Pi-not gris with Caesar salad or Pinot Noir with coq au vin — no surprise there, as the same wine is used in the sauce! The bistro’s recommen-dation for grilled strip loin steak is Devil’s Chair or Marechal Foch, the winery’s heartiest wines, sure bets to stand up to the charred red meat. The off-dry autumn Tryst is a natural to pair with anything that has citrus fl avours.

looking for a place to enjoy a picnic with your freshly purchased bounty? Check out the pergola at Baillie-gro-hman estate Winery, where guests are welcome to bring their own food to eat along with a glass or bottle of wine purchased in the tasting rooms. glasses are supplied!

asparagus is a notoriously chal-lenging vegetable to pair with wine. But a little creativity in the way it’s served can be gratifying, and worth the effort, too, with sutcliffe Farms being the largest asparagus produc-er in B.C. We recommend grilling the tasty spears after tossing them with olive oil, salt and pepper, lay-ing them atop a couple of slices of hearty Creston Valley Bakery’s arti-san bread, then slathering the works in an easy cheese sauce.

To a basic white sauce, add your favourite cheese — we are equally happy with alpindon or Nostrala, stir until it’s almost melted and quick as Bob (or Fred) is your uncle, you are ready to enjoy with any wine you prefer. The addition of curry in the sauce makes it a wonderful match with gewurztraminer. Want to make it especially suitable with a red wine? Kick it up a notch with a slice or two of crispy fried double smoked Famous Fritz bacon or one of Tom Fritz’s fabulous sausages.

anthony Kwan, proprietor of Koo-tenay Thai restaurant, is a big fan of Creston Valley wines, so much so

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that he’s created a special menu that pairs Baillie-grohman wines with some of his favourite Thai dishes. Four different samples of wine and seven dishes are sure to excite those who enjoy asian food.

The following acts as a general guide to wine and food pairing:

Light whites: ehrenfelser, Bac-chus, siegerrebe, riesling, Muscat, Chenin Blanc, Chasselas, auxer-rois, unwooded sauvignon Blanc and Viognier. Try with asian style prawns or fi sh grilled on skewers, pork kabobs, or marinated grilled vegetables.

medium whites: Pinot Blanc, Pi-not gris, gewürztraminer, semillon and unwooded Chardonnay. Try with chicken satay, fi sh with a latin kick or calamari.

rich whites: Oaked sauvignon Blanc, Meritage blends, oaked Chardonnay and reserve (oaked) Pinot gris. Try with grilled turkey breast, coho salmon or tandoori chicken.

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Fruits & VegetablesAbbey Lane Farm Naturally grown garlic (fresh & dried), herbs, berries, fruit & vegetables. Sales at Farmers’ Market or by phone. Joanne Gugelyk • 979 Sinclair Rd, Lister 250-428-5832

Barkman’s Sunrise Farm U-pick & we-pick strawberries; sweet corn & apple juice in season; brown free-range eggs. Phone for appointment. Farm gate & Farmers’ Market sales. Garry & Bonnie Barkman • 3409 Hwy 3, Erickson 250-402-6442 • [email protected]

Blueberry Hill Farm U-pick & we-pick blueberries & other fruits. Betty Armitage • 911 32 Ave S, Creston 250-428-8455

Castle Meadows Ltd. Vineyard with seven varieties of grapes; fresh, whole clusters, crushed with stems removed, or juice only. Farm gate & Farmers’ Market sales. James McLeod • 2182 Corn Creek Rd, Creston 250-428-8841 • [email protected]

Creston Valley Vineyard Skeena cherries, Gala apples, Red Haven peaches, New Haven peaches, Early Crest Haven peaches, walnuts, hazelnuts. Sandi & John Haley • 1227 27 Ave S, Creston 250-428-2423 • [email protected]

Duck Lake Berry Orchard U-pick saskatoons, chokecherries, red & black currants, jostaberries. Hetty & Hans Vermeeren • 1331 Channel Rd, Wynndel 250-866-5792

Featherstone Farm Organic, biodynamic, yogic & permaculture practices. Vegetables, herbs, orchard, native flora & wild crafting. Yana Siminiuk & Mike Doyle • 1550 Granary Rd, Creston 250-402-9934 • [email protected]

Goat River Bed & Breakfast U-Pick cherries. Sylvia & David White • 1046 Lamont Rd, Erickson 250-428-7134 • [email protected]

Goat River Gardens Tomato bedding plants, naturally grown herbs, fresh produce. Jean Hoover • 4340 Hwy 21, Creston 250-428-7540 • [email protected]

Goat River Mushroom Company Fresh & dried Shiitake mushrooms. Sylvia & David White • 1046 Lamont Rd, Erickson 250-428-7134 • [email protected]

Leyh Orchard 13 varieties of apples. Apricots, peaches, pears, cherries, prune plums. Bill Leyh • 2717 Erickson Rd, Creston 250-428-7324

Grow Your Own FoodBeltane Nursery Bedding plants & nursery stock. Cherries, apricots & peaches in season. Evan Davies • 2915 Hwy 3, Creston 250-428-2062 • [email protected]

Brunham Farm Greenhouse Bedding plants, cactus plants, perennials. Isabel Brunham • 3212 Beam Rd, Creston 250-428-5756 • [email protected]

Garden Hoe Farms Greenhouse growers of herbs, vegetable bedding plants, annual & perennial flowers & baskets. Fresh veggies in season. Farm gate & Farmers’ Market sales. Bev & Barry Timpany • 4813 Lower Wynndel Rd, Wynndel 250-866-5582 [email protected] www.gardenhoefarms.com

Itty-Bitty Seeds Naturally grown in Creston. Open pollinated, heirloom, GMO-free garden seeds. Tomato, lettuce & bean seeds. Farmers’ Market or online. 250-428-4339 [email protected] • ittybittyseeds.blogspot.com

JR Kids Orchard & Greenhouse Growing & retail sales of bedding out plants & pond plants. Soft & firm fruits; tomatoes & cucumbers in season. Farm gate & Farmers’ Market sales. Joy Tomlinson • 2826 Erickson Rd, Creston 250-428-5438

Marianne’s Greenhouse Bedding plants. Freshly picked berries & vegetables in season. Farm gate & Farmers’ Market sales. Marianne Knopfler • 3621 Muzzy Rd, Canyon 250-428-9540

Morris Flowers Garden Centre Bedding plants, ornamental & fruit trees, shrubs, berries, foliage plants, nursery stock & garden accessories. Hothouse tomatoes, vegetables in season. Hosts fall Farmers’ Market. Lloyd Morris • 1403 Erickson Rd, Creston 250-428-5262

Palmer Greenhouse Bedding plants & nursery stock. Ruth Palmer • 2619 Hwy 3, Creston 250-428-5154

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Eggs, Meats, Grain & HoneyBig Rock Simmentals Purebred Simmentals breeding stock, beef & hay. Larry Rast • 973 Reclamation Rd, Creston 250-428-8980

Duck Lake Bison Farm Family-raised quality bison meat. Fresh & ground garlic. Michele & Chad Staggs • 1301 Duck Lake Rd, Wynndel 250-866-5730 • [email protected]

Full Circle Farm Eggs, hard spring wheat, red fife wheat, rye, spelt, oats, buckwheat, peas & potatoes. Drew & Joanne Gailius • 3510 Lloyd Rd, Canyon 250-428-8424 • [email protected]

Golden Flax Farms Naturally-grown golden flax seed; flax straw. Judy & Don Bala • 2673 24 St, Lister 250-428-2837 • [email protected]

K&C Huscroft Farms Khorasan, spelt, hard red spring wheat, rye. Premium horse hay. Member of Kootenay Grain CSA. Carol & Keith Huscroft • 4150 12 St, Creston 250-428-3349 • kootenaygraincsa.ca

King Creek Farm Fresh unpasteurized honey. “Homestead” and “Lavender” honey. Farmers’ Market sales. Jim & Valerie Comer, Joel & Jen Comer • 732 Wilson Rd, Creston [email protected]

Kootenay Natural Meats Grass-finished certified Angus beef, lamb & chicken. Farmers’ Market sales. Wendy & Dale McNamar • 1205 15 Ave S, Creston 250-428-4034 • [email protected] kootenaynaturalmeats.com

Lawrence Farm Spelt, hard red winter wheat, red fife wheat, lentils, & oats. Member of Kootenay Grain CSA. Roy & Sherry Lawrence • 325 Swan Road, West Creston 250-428-7556 • kootenaygraincsa.ca

Lydia’s Lamb Katahdin lamb (hairsheep) halves or whole. Farm visitors welcome. Lydia & Hans Bissig • 2372 20 St, Creston 250-428-3365 • [email protected]

Mountain Harvest Farm Registered Berkshire hogs: whole, half & family freezer packs. MSG & gluten-free breakfast sausages. Honey, brown eggs. Kyersten & Ian Kerr • 165 Reclamation Road, Creston 250-428-0390

R&S Meyer Farms Chicken & beef. Sides, quarters & ground beef available. Hay of all types in small bales, delivery available. Randy & Sheila Meyer • 2912 28 St, Creston 250-428-7013

Shell’s Little Greenhouse Blue, green, pink, brown free-range eggs. Shelley Kitto • 1302 Lakeview Arrowcreek Rd, Creston 250-428-7274

Swan Valley Honey Bee Farms Ltd. Honey, pollination, pollen, propolis & comb honey. Doug Knight • 7353 Hwy 3, Yahk 250-424-5320 • [email protected]

Tarzwell Farms Beef: quarters, halves, whole, $100 packages. Ground beef available. Abbattoir. Farmers’ Market sales. Tom Tarzwell 250-428-4316 • [email protected]

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Syroteuk Farms Fresh fruit, berries, veggies & flowers, in season. Farm gate & Farmers’ Market sales. Jean & Merv Syroteuk • 801 11 Ave S, Creston 250-428-2994

Sun Beam Farms Strawberries, pumpkins, hay. Ginger & Ian Knudsen • 875 Hwy 3, Creston 250-428-4506

Sutcliffe Farms Asparagus & other vegetable sales. Farm gate & Farmers’ Market sales. Doug Sutcliffe • 1300 Hwy 21, Creston 250-428-2734

Waljo Organic Orchard Apples, pears, apricots, cherries, peaches, & plums. Please call ahead. Wally Weisbrodt • 3111 Hwy 3, Creston 250-428-5729

Webber’s Mountainside Cherries Farm-gate sales of Lapin cherries. Hand-dipped chocolate dried cherries, dried apples, & all-natural chocolate bars with fruit. Michele & Wade Webber • 5293 Bossio Rd, Wynndel 250-866-5573 • [email protected]

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net Franc, Cabernet sauvignon and Meritage blends, syrah/shiraz, Zin-fandel. Try with steak, ribs, pork ten-derloin with Cajun rub or butterfl ied leg of lamb.

skimmerhorn Winery winemaker Mark rattray, who spends most of the year in his native New Zealand, is a food enthusiast whose hobbies include cheese making. he shares his own views about food pairing with skimmerhorn wines:

ortega: although not high in acid as a riesling, it is still better suited to fi sh and more delicately fl avoured foods where it will not swamp or be swamped. With its citrus fl avours, it will complement lime- and lem-on-infused dishes.

Pinot Gris: Quite low in acidity, it is best suited to richer dishes where butter based sauces prevail; the one will enrich the other. Well suited to fi sh and white meats only — with red meats at a stretch — and blue cheese.

Gewurztraminer is very similar to gris but able to handle spicier dishes, notably asian, but really quite an all-purpose wine from aperitif with nibbles to salads and the main event, although defi -nitely not recommended with red meat.

autumn tryst (a white blend) is an aromatic sweeter white but not sweet enough to be a dessert wine. It is a great match with fresh stone fruits and a cheese platter, includ-ing blue cheeses.

marechal Foch is an intriguing earthy red with a full but very soft mouth-feel and a touch of acidity, an excellent match with game and other red meats, tomato based cas-seroles and pasta dishes. Try also with cheese, but not blue.

Pinot noir is a classic wine for wild game but also a great match with pasta and Camembert and brie cheeses. For red wine lovers, its weight and softness means it will go with nearly everything!

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A gritourism may be a growing area of tour-ism, but it’s hardly new

to visitors to the Creston Valley. In fact, parents have been loading the kids into the car and driving to Creston to pick up fruit and vegetables for as long as most of us can remember. There’s something special about getting one’s food straight from the source.

Fitting into the larger sector of cul-tural tourism, agritourism offers a variety of unique experiences, from learning about the history of agricul-ture to sampling made-on-the-prop-erty products to picking strawberries right off the plant. With skyrocketing interest in food quality and security, more and more visitors to the Cres-ton Valley are taking the time to learn about where their food comes from and to get hands-on experience.

Visitors might want to start their agri-tourism experience with a stop at the Creston Museum, where the valley’s rich agricultural history is honoured. and tours abound — invest a few hours to learn about orchards or beer brewing or winemaking. Take some time to learn about making cheese, raising bison or growing blueberries. Talk to the maker of your candies, the baker of your breads or the cook who creates your jams and jellies. Wander through a local market garden or shop at the saturday Creston Valley Farm-ers’ Market at Millennium Park. Bite into a juicy cherry, nibble a piece of cheese or sip an award-winning wine or beer. Just ask the friendly staff at Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce

— they’ll be happy to make sugges-tions and provide directions.

Visitors to the Creston Valley experi-ence an up-close-and-personal look at orchards as they change through the

seasons. a variety of fruit crops means that blossom time generally begins long before the May long weekend’s Creston Valley Blossom Festival — and lasts long after. But the thrill of seeing trees in full bloom in spring or, a few short months later, hanging heavy with apples, cherries, plums,

peaches, apricots or pears — or grape-laden vines — never seems to fade.

Creston still has the spartan apples and other varieties that made it a des-tination point over the decades. But

changing market conditions have en-couraged local growers to switch to cherries, particularly to the late-season varieties like lapins, sweethearts and staccatos. With buyers around the world, including asia and europe, Creston’s orchards and several pack-ing facilities are a hive of activity each

Some Creston Valley farmers still use horses when haying. lOrNe eCKersley

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Creston ValleyEvents and Festivities

annual santa Claus Parade & Festivalyahk Winterfest

Kokanee Country snowmobile Club annual Poker runannual Women’s Valentine Bonspiel

annual Men’s Butterfly Bonspiel Creston Valley Figure skating Club annual Ice show

Creston Valley Home, Garden and leisure showCreston Valley Farmers’ Market

Creston Valley Blossom Festlower Kootenai Band yaqan nukiy Powwow

Creston Valley Cruisers show & shineCreston Demolition Derby

Creston Valley Heide Club’s May Blossom DanceCreston Valley Blitzz youth soccer tournament

Barrel o rama and team ropingCreston relay for life

Creston Valley rotary Club Wine & art show

Creston Valley Farmers’ Market Creston Valley Garden Club Garden tours

Footlighters Presents “someone save my Baby, ruth” Creston Valley & eastshore artWalk

Canada Day Celebrationsstarbelly Jam Music Festival at Crawford Bay

yahk summerfestCreston Valley Fall Fair

terry Fox runGray Creek sailing regatta

Creston Museum annual Quilt show & saleCreston Valley Cruisers Fall Campout show & shine

Creston Valley Farmers’ Market Footlighters Presents “Fractured Fairy tales”

Blue Heron Half Marathon & 10k runannual Ducks Unlimited Banquet & Dance Fundraiser

CV Heide Club’s oktoberfestHalloween Hysteriaannual Harvest Ball

Images 2012 art show & saleart Council annual Christmas art & Craft Fair

For dates, details and more upcoming events, visit www.crestonevents.ca or www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca

or call the Chamber of Commerce at 1-866-528-4342 or 250-428-4342


From Cherries to Dairy

summer as the race begins to get top quality fruit to its destination in pris-tine condition. some orchardists are adding value to their cherry crop by drying the fruit or making juice.

a mix of the traditional (cherries are all hand-picked, often by travel-ling workers from eastern Canada or Mexico) and the modern (rainfalls at ripening time are quickly followed by helicopters flying low over the or-chards to blow water drops from the

fruit, and a couple of orchards fea-ture trees that are covered by white nylon “tents”), the harvest employs hundreds of local and visiting work-ers, and injects millions of dollars into the local economy.

Visitors can enjoy making their fresh produce purchases directly from growers or from the fruit stands that line roads in and around the Creston Valley, home to most of the area’s fruit production. One lo-

cal orchard, Cherrybrook Farms, even offers customers the opportu-nity to lease a tree, which assures leaseholders a quantity of cherries from a well-tended tree.

a climate that features mild win-ters and warm summers, and some of the country’s most fertile soil are contributors to a diverse, thriving agricultural industry. grain, beef, dairy and even bison operations dot the Creston Valley flats and the wide valley is an enticing lure, especially to prairie residents, many of whom have chosen to make this area home.

Of course, there’s more to agritour-ism than we can mention here, but think of bed and breakfast accom-modations nestled into orchards, the opportunity to experience first-hand the benefits of the 100-Mile Diet, enjoying a conversation with a farmer or grower, the chance to buy fresh asparagus from the province’s largest producer, sutcliffe Farms, or making a visit a fruit and vegetable stand where you can wander out back where trees are dripping with produce.

you will soon understand why Creston Valley residents don’t want to live anywhere else in the world.

Fields of ripe canola on the Creston Valley flats add an exciting contrast in summer colours. DaN CaVerly

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P lanning a picnic? how about putting it to-gether with all locally

made products? Don’t plan the menu just yet. Take a drive out and meet the folks who work hard to provide quality food products, and enjoy the scenery as you move around the Creston Valley.

start with a visit to Famous Fritz Meats and Deli, where Tom Fritz, a european-trained meat cutter and sau-sage maker, produces delicious euro-pean sausages, smokies, deli meat and

much more, all on-site!Many of the shop’s products are cho-

lesterol reduced and enriched with omega-3 fatty acids. Tom uses only the finest ingredients according to old family recipes. enjoy the wide vari-ety of all-natural beef, bison and pork from the Creston Valley and Dawson Creek, B.C.

“Our customers love our quality and the fact that nothing gets added to our products that isn’t in the origi-nal family recipes — raw spices and meat,” Fritz said. “There are no fillers,

no binders, no sugar or Msg added to our products and they are gluten free, which is hard to find these days.”

your next stop might be for organic cheese from Kootenay alpine Cheese in lister, right in the heart of farm country. There you will find three types of alpine-style cheeses made on the organic dairy farm of Denise and Wayne harris and family — which are also served at the real Food Café, which uses as many local products as possible, including beef, pork and cherries in its cooking.

how about some wine to go with your purchases? located in erickson, the skimmerhorn Winery and Vine-yard now has a half-dozen vintages behind it and the accolades continue to roll in. Wines made from Pinot gris, Ortega, gewurztraminer, Pinot Noir and Marechal Foch grapes have proven to be popular with critics and in the marketplace.

Marleen and al hoag will be happy to show off the many medals and trophies their wines have already accumulated in a few short years, in large part the result of skilled winemaker Mark rat-tray, who has come to Creston for the fall in each of the last several years from his home in New Zealand. The wines can be taken home or enjoyed at the winery’s bistro, which features a patio overlooking the skimmerhorn moun-tain range. New on the shelf this year is a limited edition of ice wine, featuring flavours that you have try to believe!

right next door, Baillie-grohman Winery produced its first vintage in 2009 and a small quantity of wine is

FRESH, FABuLOuS FOOD

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Enjoy A Local Lunchnow available for sale. another Kiwi, Dan Barker, is in charge of making the wines. sip from a selection that in-cludes Chardonnay, gewurztraminer, Pinot gris and Pinot Noir. you’ll have to wait a year for Creston’s first bub-bly, the 2009 Blanc de Noirs from the winery owned by Petra Flaa and Bob Johnson.

Just west of Wynndel, Wynnwood estate Winery is set to open its doors to customers early this summer. Made from grapes grown on a spectacular vineyard further west, on a hillside that slopes down to Duck lake, Wyn-nwood wines promise to be distinct and of high quality.

The vineyard is located on a rare Cres-ton Valley slope that includes lime-stone, the same mineral that is found in the Bordeaux region of France. The vines benefit from the late afternoon and early evening sun reflecting off the lake, adding to the heat units available to allow grapes to ripen to their full po-tential. Drop into the highway 3a win-ery and tasting room for a sample and the chance to chat with winemaker and vineyard manager Dave Basaraba.

a non-alcoholic drink option can be found in the form of Tabletree black cherry or plum juice, where a pound of fruit results in a lip-smacking 8.5-ounce bottle of locally grown goodness. The juice is made on-site at the orchard owned by gary and susan snow and is available at lW Truscott Farms, and was developed as a means to use fruit that can’t be sold fresh.

“Because the fresh market expects such a perfect cherry, we needed to come up with an alternate process for these cull cherries that are going to waste,” says susan.

Tabletree now also produces a line of cu-linary sauces that are reductions of black cherry, plum and apple juice. They are perfect for cooking and baking, adding intense, fresh and all natural flavours.

Fruits and vegetables can be found all around the Creston Valley — just watch for the signs. local cherries — fresh and dried — and other produce can be found at Cherrybrook Farms on highway 3 in erickson.

and for freshly picked asparagus, a visit to sutcliffe Farms on the Creston flats is a must. With about 100 acres de-

voted to growing asparagus, is Western Canada’s largest asparagus farm, and 1,200-1,800 pounds per acre are picked each year.

“some say frozen asparagus is almost as tasty as it is when it’s fresh,” sutc-liffe says. “I say eating no asparagus is better than eating the frozen stuff. But that’s just me, I guess.”

Then make a final stop at Creston Val-ley Bakery where owner yuri Jmaeff and his team turn out a dizzying array

of baked goods, including a different artisan bread each day.

The artisan breads are a healthy choice, made with whole grain flour, some with sourdough starters. all are created with Jmaeff’s commitment to

use the finest ingredients and time-honoured traditions. In 2010, he in-troduced loaves of 100 per cent whole wheat flour made from wheat grown at sutcliffe Farms.

“I think I have the only bakery in Canada that is growing its own wheat,” Jmaeff says with a smile.

The Creston Farm Fresh guide fea-tures more than 40 food producers and related organizations with farmgate or market garden sales. Produced by the

Creston Valley Food action Coalition, an organization that promotes the ac-cess to and consumption of locally grown foods, it can be downloaded from www.crestonfoodaction.ca — or simply found on pages 32 and 33.

Lying down on the job is encouraged — in fact, required — when picking asparagus at Sutcliffe Farms.

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FROM THE FARM TO YOuR TABLE

F rom a modest beginning eight years ago, the Creston Valley Farmers’ Market has grown stronger and bigger, with booths offering

fruit, vegetables, honey, baking, jam — everything you might expect to find at a farmers’ market — and more, from locally-written novels to woodcarving to artwork.

“It offers visitors are a real cross-section of life in the Creston Valley,” says manager Jen Comer.

Those visitors are plentiful, with a whopping 1,200 at-tending the weekly saturday market. and the average 45 vendors in 2011 are a far cry from the average 28 in 2010.

Comer attributes part of the success to the willing-ness of volunteers, who take on the task of promoting local food in their own way. When a monthly column slot became available in the Creston Valley Advance, she was quick to suggest that heidi Bjarnason, a Creston resident who writes a blog at fooddoodles.com, use her skills to promote local food. In turn, Jo-anne schultz of the great Canadian Cooking school used Bjarnason’s first published recipe in a demonstration at the farm-ers’ market two days later. several other local food items found their way into schultz’s popular weekly demonstrations.

“she worked hard at finding growers and what they wanted people to know about,” said Comer.

The market is co-ordinated by a Creston Valley Food ac-tion Coalition committee, which took over from the Cres-ton rotary Club — it having taken over from volunteers — in 2010. It now runs on saturdays beside Millennium Park from May to september, and at Morris Flowers gar-den Centre from October to December.

Comer feels that the garden centre location is one of the factors that influenced the sense of community and camaraderie that now exists between market vendors. Previously, she said, they tried to space themselves out in the parking lot next to Millennium Park, but in the green-house, they had no choice but to get chummy.

“There was no more sense of competition,” she said. “I think it was one of the first times the community realized it could be. It made it more lively, vibrant and entertaining.”

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C reston Valley residents hardly bat an eye when they learn a newcomer

is an artist. The area has become a cultural magnet to artists skilled in a wide variety of disciplines.

“arts and culture are what define us and are very important components of a healthy community,” says Commu-nity arts Council of Creston president simon lazarchuk. “artists are drawn here because there is such a vibrant and supportive arts community in this valley.”

If there is a common thread to the many attributes of the Creston Valley, it is the diverse creativity of its residents. It is especially evident among the area’s hundreds of artists and craftspeople.

Two of those, sandy Kunze and Bruce Johnston, have turned a small

building behind the Wynndel Com-munity hall into the Wynndel arts Centre, now a regular home to work-shops and classes.

“We decided it was time to get more utilization out of what is a very nice little structure, and to get more com-munity involvement in arts and cul-tural programs,” says Johnston.

Classes offered have included a be-ginner’s clay workshop, tile mosaics, ceramic jewelry and learning to draw, and in the works is an after-school teen program that will feature clay work, drawing, painting and jewelry.

Visitors won’t have to drive or walk far to get a firsthand look at the local arts scene. Murals large and small are scattered around the downtown area and a fun few hours can be enjoyed by wandering around to find them.

a huge bronze casting of the legend-ary sasquatch, created by a local art-ist, can be seen at Columbia Brewery on erickson street. appropriately, the eight-foot high creature is making off with a case of Kokanee beer.

art shows are a recurring theme in the Creston Valley, with local and re-gional juried shows held at varying times throughout the year.

Not to be missed is the annual artwalk that runs each summer, inviting both art lovers and the curious to see the cre-ations of dozens of artists in businesses and galleries from yahk to Kootenay Bay. Travellers and locals alike delight in the many opportunities to meet art-ists and, often, see them busy creating works in their home galleries. More than two dozen galleries welcome visitors to

see paintings of every description, pot-tery and ceramics, beadwork, fabric art, candle making, ironwork, blown and stained glass, and even straw brooms.

art of the written sort is everywhere, too. Many visitors will be familiar with the poignant and humourous series of books by bestselling author/veterinarian Dr. Dave Perrin. From her home near Boswell, writer/teacher luanne armstrong writes fiction and non-fiction, much of it with a focus on her life in the Kootenays. local envi-ronmentalist Tanna Patterson-Z is the author of Butterflies in Bucamaranga, which tells the story of a Creston man who was kidnapped while working in Columbia. Works by other local writ-ers are available at Black Bear Books and Kingfisher Used Books. and there are writers’ and readers’ clubs that al-ways welcome new members.

Movie fans will enjoy the chance to see first run films at a cinema with an old-time feel, the Tivoli Theatre. The “Tiv” also is home to a series of in-ternational films and documentaries presented monthly by the Friends of the Cinema, which has been known, on occasion, to serve wine and snacks as a thank you to supporters. Proceeds from Friends of the Cinema showings go to the Friends of the library. The library, by the way, also presents regu-lar showings of movies to members of the public. Included in the presenta-tions is a monthly opera on video.

Top-notch live entertainment is brought in from out of town by the Creston Concert society, which orga-nizes an annual subscription series

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The Arts Aboundof visiting professional entertain-ment in the Prince Charles Theatre, a 330-seat venue attached to Prince Charles secondary school.

The Creston Valley also has doz-ens of volunteers who present live productions throughout the year, entertaining residents and visitors at venues including the Prince Charles Theatre and Millennium Park.

audiences have enjoyed nearly fi ve dozen Footlighters Theatre society productions — ranging from com-edies to thrillers, musicals to plays, concerts to shakespeare — since its creation in 1995. The group, which won best production at Theatre BC’s Mainstage festival in 2002, performs three shows each year.

The Footlighters 2012-2013 season kicks off at the Prince Charles Theatre in July with a melodrama, Someone Save My Baby, Ruth, on July 20 and 21. From Nov. 29-Dec. 1, Footlighters will present Fractured Fairy Tales, an evening of two one-act plays, Big Bad and The Storybook Reunion Murders,

before gearing up for a production of the musical Annie in april 2013.

For more than 20 years, audiences have enjoyed hearing the Blossom Valley singers, under the direc-tion of anita stushnoff and Monte

anderson. The group presents two concerts each year, one in the spring and one in December.

The spring concert has long been accompanied by a tea, which is en-joyed by people of all ages.

“They like any excuse for a tea,”

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The December concert features Christmas and holiday-themed mu-

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“The Christmas concert has become quite a tradition,” said anderson. “It makes people feel like it’s Christmas when they go to that one.”

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The Creston Valley is a growing community, literally and figuratively. With the recent census the town of Creston has passed the 5,000 population mark, at 5,306. The valley population is around 16,000.

Lifestyle entrepreneurs will love the wide open valley, fabulous climate, mountains, rivers and lakes, friendly down-to-earth people, and the relaxed lifestyle.

Take advantage of the abundant opportunities in value-added agriculture, arts and recreation, eco-tourism, specialty retail and seniors’ services to name a few.

Home to the Columbia Brewery, makers of Kokanee Beer, the Creston Valley has seen several exciting developments in recent years. Following the success of our first winery and bistro, several vineyards have been started and a second award winning winery is already in production. Other developments include a handcrafted artisan organic cheese maker, a fruit juice manufacturer, expanded commercial farm markets, a rapidly growing community farmers’ market and several specialty growers/producers.

Tim Hortons’ opened in 2010. That year also saw the grand opening of an $18 million dollar expansion to our rec centre, including an indoor aquatic centre and fitness rooms. In 2011 the arena had major renovations.

Crestbrook Gardens, a housing complex for Seniors’ and Persons with Disabilities opened in the Fall, 2011.

Creston Place, a new three-level office and retail building in downtown Creston opened in 2012. Reinforcing the municipalities’ “open for business” approach, town council introduced a Revitalization Tax Exemption Program to encourage development initiatives in commercial areas. As a result, our first branded hotel, a Ramada Inn and Conference Centre, is opening Spring 2012.

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I t’s one of the Creston Val-ley’s best-used and most beloved institutions. The

Creston and District Public library opened in its expansive new prem-ises at 531 16th ave. s. in 2006 and it quickly became one of the communi-ty’s focal points.

With a comprehensive collection of books (including large print and au-dio), music, videos and magazines, the library literally has something for ev-eryone. and there’s a strong emphasis on kids, with a dedicated children’s section and regularly scheduled story times.

“For Creston residents, we love the fact that books remain the biggest draw to the library,” says chief librar-ian ann Day. “We are avid readers in the valley and the range of interests cover most of the Dewey numbers.”

But the library’s focus extends be-yond books, with an extensive collec-

tion of movies and TV series on DVD, as well as a facility to create audio-visual presentations.

“The Creston library takes advan-tage of the newest technologies and the oldest to bring information, com-munication, education and entertain-ment to everyone coming in its doors,”

says Day. “This includes everything from an extensive book and magazine collection to an audio-visual room where, among many other things, you can make your own radio program or put a film on youTube.”

The technological features of the Creston and District Public library are a big draw for tourists, who are also able to sign out books if they have a BC One Card.

“For visitors to the area, technology is the major reason for dropping in,” says Day. “We have both wireless and public computers available for residents, out-of-town visitors or seasonal workers.

“The BC One Card has also opened most of our collection to library card-holders from any library in B.C. This new service is gaining recognition, and our library is seeing an increasing number of books and audio books go-ing out to visitors from B.C.”

The library also features a permanent art collection in addition to month-long displays of works by local artists.

“We also provide a place to view lo-cal artwork, join any of the many or-ganizations using the meeting room, watch an instructional DVD, read a paper, or bring your kids or grandkids for a morning in the kids’ area,” says Day. “We also have mentors for strug-gling students and one of the busiest interlibrary loan departments in the province. again, most of these servic-es do not require you to be a patron — just drop in.”

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T hey are only about 200 strong, but mem-bers of the lower Kootenay Band are closely associated with all historical and

cultural aspects of the Creston Valley. From their tra-ditional hunting, fishing and foraging history, low-er Kootenay elders continue to promote the values of environmental responsibility and respect for the band’s rich past.

From a business that sells modern and traditional lower Kootenay creations (and which houses a wealth of information about local heritage) to a large expanse of managed wetlands to the annual yaqan Nukiy tra-ditional powwow, the band members strive to live in the modern world while still honouring their past.

all visitors are invited to the annual powwow, held on the May long weekend, where First Nations people gather from miles around to dance, feast, socialize and celebrate their culture.

Chief Jason louie says he is committed to building stronger relationships with residents and local gov-ernments in the Creston Valley.

“There are aspects of being from Creston that are unique — swimming in the summer at the goat riv-er, going to the Broaster house or sun r restaurant,” said louie, a former second lieutenant in the Canadian Forces. “Only in Creston will traffic come to a halt to al-low you to jaywalk! Being from Creston means having a strong sense of community.”

located on highway 21, south of Creston, lower Kootenay isn’t just home to its members. It boasts a cultural and administrative centre, a lively school and a growing industrial development that includes a log sorting yard and log home building operation, as well as legend logos, an embroidery business that offers culturally-inspired clothing and home decor. histori-cal and cultural displays help visitors get a greater appreciation for the role the lower Kootenay people have played in the Creston Valley.

Nearby, thousands of acres on the flatland are man-aged for sustainability, with an eye to responsible eco-nomic development opportunities. BrIaN laWreNCeA dancer at the Yaqan Nukiy Powwow, held each May.

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M any locals will admit that hiking in the Creston Valley is one

of their favourite pastimes — one that everyone should experience. Not only does it promote good health, but it’s also a great social activity. Difficulty levels vary, but it’s easy to find an out-door experience suitable for almost everyone.

“I like taking to the trails here be-cause they offer a wide variety of landscapes, wildlife and serenity, as well as various levels of ease or dif-ficulty,” says naturalist ed McMackin, who writes an outdoors column in the Creston Valley Advance. “People will find a trail here to suit any level of ability and time available.

“There are trails from level to steep,

and from short to long. some are best for viewing wildlife while others are interesting for their historical value. There are many trails away from the noise of traffic, which can be en-joyed without driving long distances to reach them. There are organized hikes so people don’t have to hike alone, making hiking a social and safe experience.”

a couple of books — Exploring the Creston Valley by Tanna Patterson-Z, available at Black Bear Books, and Hiking Around Creston by John and Jean Davis, available at Kingfisher Used Books — are comprehensive guides to Creston Valley hiking, complete with maps, photos and sketches.

here are a few favourites:•Balancing rock trail. Ten min-

utes west of Creston, this is one of many trails on Mount Creston. It takes about 30 minutes to climb the winding trail, parts of which are quite steep. Balancing rock (hikers will understand the name when they see it) sits atop a ledge overlook-ing the Creston Valley and Purcell mountain range. a small pullout on West Creston road, near its inter-section with highway 3, serves as a parking area.

From Balancing rock, the trail leads west into the woods. When the trail forks, heading left takes hikers on a very steep hike a few kilometres fur-ther up Mount Creston. The trail to the right winds its way down the oth-er side of the ridge and into summit Creek Park.

•creston Valley wildlife manage-ment area. although the Creston Val-ley Wildlife Management area’s inter-pretive centre isn’t open all year, the trails surrounding it are. From highway 3 west of Creston, turn onto West Cres-

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•Lady’s Slipper Trail. a wide variety of wildflowers, including orchids, may be found on this trail, located north of Creston atop goat Mountain. To access this trail from Creston, follow highway 3a north, then turn right onto lakeview-ar-row Creek road. Follow this road to Foster road, then turn left onto the BC Forest service road and follow it for about seven kilometres until it ends at a parking lot.

•Mount Thompson. To access the top of the mountains overlook-ing Creston to the east, head east on highway 3, then turn right onto Canyon-lister road. after crossing the bridge, turn left on Whimster road and follow it to a forestry road (suitable only for high-clearance or four-by-four ve-hicles), which winds to the top of Mount Thompson. after parking,

hikers may wander through alpine meadows on the ridge, or enjoy a picnic with a panoramic view of

the selkirk mountains to the west and south, and the Purcell moun-tains to the east.

•Lockhart Creek. This trail is lo-cated about 45 minutes north of Creston on highway 3a at lock-

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•Pilot Bay Lighthouse Trail. Near the Kootenay Bay Ferry landing, just over an hour north of Creston on highway 3a, turn onto Pilot Bay road. after 4.5 kilometres, a sign reading “lighthouse Trail” will alert drivers to pull well off the road, or park a short distance away at a cir-cular turnaround. at the end of the 15-minute walk along the trail is the Pilot Bay lighthouse, which oper-ated from June 13, 1904, to June 20, 1993, and is now maintained by the Friends of West Kootenay Parks.

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Duck lake is also a popular winter fi shing spot, and is almost always frozen by the end of December. This small lake 20 minutes north of Cres-ton is well-known to summertime

bass fi shers, but makes an excellent spot for families to enjoy this winter activity — and try out some skating for good measure.

The Creston Valley has some of the Kootenays’ best big game hunting, and the marshland on the fl ats is a prime location for setting up blinds and decoys to hunt waterfowl.

To hunt or fi sh, a valid licence is required, and these may be pur-chased at sirdar general store, Wynndel Foods or the service BC offi ce on Canyon streeet.

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Vic Mawson, father of current pro-prietor Fred Mawson, founded the shop in 1918.

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The fact that it’s not a bustling me-tropolis is what draws thousands of tourists each year. It’s quaintness and small-town friendliness are welcomed by many big-city visitors — and even some rural ones.

Just down the street — actually, Johnson road — is Two scoop steve and the Coffee Cabin, which offer the best ice cream and coffee in yahk. While sipping a cup of joe or licking a scoop, a stroll to the Moyie river is a must. Visitors simply wander behind the shop and follow the signs through the forest.

“yahk’s atmosphere is quiet and relaxing, and the people are helpful and friendly,” says artist and yahk resident Penny a.P. anderson. “It is a destination for outdoor activities such as snowmobiling, quadding, hiking, hunting, fishing, rock climbing, canoe-ing, kayaking, rafting and swimming — or taking a leisurely walk along the river with an ice cream cone.”

a nine-hectare provincial park is located at the heart of yahk, with 26

campsites available from the Victoria Day long weekend through sept. 30.

For those who don’t like to camp, yahk has two motels — one of which, built in 1912, still operates under its original licence — and the small settle-ment even has a laundromat for visi-tors’ convenience.

Many tourists are excited to find good shopping in yahk — the yahk soap Company offers soap and other related bath products. The soaps include Kauai ginger blossom and blackberry musk, while others are a bit more fun, with names like Beaver Butt and Cougar Booger. There’s also the skinny Dip-per Delight soap, which actually glows

in the dark! The products, made with a goat-milk base, aren’t the only unique things about the business — the goats on the roof are also a popular attraction.

To top it all off, the residents of yahk really know how to have a good time. The community hosts an annual Win-terfest and summerfest, both of which

feature seasonal games and fantastic food, with music jams and concerts in between, at the yahk-Kingsgate Com-munity hall, which offers a pavilion in the woods for music acts.

“We have a community full of spirit and camaraderie, working together to create a community we want to live in and share,” says anderson.

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L ocated about 25 kilometres below the southern tip of Kootenay lake, Creston is

the perfect starting point for a variety of daytrips — which should definitely include a tour north along highway 3a, which offers far more than breath-taking scenery.

resorts, beaches, art galleries and artisan shops can easily be found throughout the journey, which takes just over an hour — if you can possi-bly keep from stopping.

Ten minutes north of Creston on the way to Kootenay lake is Wynndel, a small community strongly rooted in agriculture. Once one of Canada’s larg-est fruit producers, the community now has smaller farms growing straw-berries, raspberries and saskatoons.

On lower Wynndel road, don’t pass up a visit to garden hoe Farm, where owners Bev and Barry Timpany will tour you around, and you will be amazed by the many different scents of fresh herbs and vegetables.

Wynndel is also home to sutcliffe Farms, operated by Doug sutcliffe,

grandson of roy staples, the master-mind behind the dike between Cres-ton and Wynndel, which keeps the spring freshet from flooding the prime agricultural land on the Wynndel flats. The farm is the largest aspara-gus producer in the province, turning out about 150,000 pounds each season from april to June.

While passing through Wynndel, one can’t help but notice the Wynndel Box and lumber sawmill, which was

started by Monrad Wigen in 1913 to build crates for Wynndel’s then-thriv-ing strawberry business.

Farther north is the hamlet of sird-ar, where visitors can enjoy the old-fashioned feel of the sirdar general store, built in 1913, where many of the goods offered are kept behind the counter. Next door, the sirdar Pub and grill is the perfect place for a tasty meal — and the non-drivers may enjoy the longest beer menu in the Creston Valley.

a bit past sirdar, a visit to the glass house is a must. although the area is filled with unique architecture, the glass house is the most unusual — its walls were made from over 500,000 empty embalming fluid bottles by Da-vid h. Brown upon his retirement from his funeral business. guided tours of the attraction are available seven days a week from May through October.

Continuing north on highway 3a brings travellers to Boswell, the home of Flickering goddess, a shop that specilizes in fairies and candles, many of which are handmade at the shop, which you can’t miss — it’s hot pink. Just past that is the Destiny Bay store, a convenience store around the half-way point of the trip from Wynndel to Kootenay Bay.

Travelling still farther north brings visitors to gray Creek, home of sacred Journey, a relaxing shop packed with original artwork by local artists as well as quality imports from around the globe — just try to leave without buying something!

For almost 100 years, the gray Creek store has been the small community’s one-stop shop, with everything from

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books to boots and candy to wood stoves. arthur lymbery started the store in 1912; the current owner is his son, Tom lymbery, who is al-ways happy to talk about the com-munity’s history.

gray Creek is also the starting point of a forestry road that con-nects to Kimberley — although

you’ll need a high-clearance vehicle to get through and take in the rarely seen alpine scenery.

From gray Creek, it’s only a hop, skip and a jump to Crawford Bay, which is home to more than a doz-en artisan shops, including a black-smith, a broom maker, a baker and a glassblower. None of them are in competition — in fact, they enjoy having each other nearby.

“One thing I really enjoy about being here is the camaraderie,” says Janet Wallace, who runs Bare-foot handweaving in a straw-bale building. “I can hear the forge, I can hear the glassblowers working. If I really feel like being inspired, I just go over and watch them getting a buzz on about what they’re doing.”

Visitors also get a kick out of the rare opportunity to see so many ar-tisans hard at work.

“People are just astonished,” Wal-lace says.

across the highway at by Fire-works Copper and glass — where

everything from jewelry to fridge magnets to light switch covers are made from glass melted on copper — owners lorna robin and helene Carter agree.

“Customers come in a lot and say, ‘I never imagined that was how it was made,” says robin.

“People like to see something be-

ing made and have that connection to buying it,” adds Carter.

add to the mix pubs, restaurants, Kootenay lake and hiking, and you have a recipe for a great rural get-away.

“We have so many amazing things to do that I find people are stay-ing, which is nice,” says Wallace. “There’s enough to do now that people will come for the day.”

across highway 3a and slightly west of Wallace’s shop is the home of North Woven Brooms, which you may not have heard of, but have likely seen — the brooms have been used as props or set dressing in such films as Bewitched, The Assassination of Jesse James and Shanghai Noon, on TV series including Star Trek: Enterprise, Lonesome Dove and Road to Avonlea, and on Broadway in the 2004 revival of Fiddler on the Roof.

The best-known brooms owners rob and Janet schweiger have made were promotional items for the Ca-nadian publisher of Harry Potter and

the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

“We’ve gone from people coming in and being surprised to find us out here in the middle of nowhere … to coming in and saying, ‘This is the famous broom shop,’” says rob.

an event that draws many visi-tors to Crawford Bay is starbelly

Jam, held this year from July 20-22. Past editions of the music festival have included a wide range of en-tertainment from acoustic rock to hip hop to jazz, which creates a weekend that is as entertaining as it is memorable.

“There is one beautiful moment after another,” says founding board member Brigitte Picard.

Ten minutes north of Crawford Bay is the Kootenay lake ferry landing, which is serviced by the M.V. Osprey 2000 and M.V. Balfour, which were launched in 2000 and 1950, respectively. although the Os-prey 2000 can carry more than twice the capacity of the Balfour, both free ferries are capable of taking aboard semis, logging trucks and rVs.

Be sure to arrive in plenty of time in the busy summer months, as waits of several sailings are com-mon. But once you get on, enjoy the ride — the longest free ferry ride in the world — as you prepare for the next adventure!

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Index to the Creston and District MapWithin the Town of Creston, numbered avenues run north and south and named streets run east and west. Numbered avenues start at the Highway 21 municipal boundary, and Canyon Street is the north-south divider. In the Valley area north from the U.S. border, numbered

streets run east and west, with named roads running north and south.NaMe GrID1st Ave NW C32nd Ave S B43A Hwy a23rd Ave S B44th Ave N B44th Ave NW C34th St F4,55th Ave N B45th Ave S B46th Ave N a46th Ave S B46th Ave S B47th Ave N a4;B47th Ave S B47th St F48th Ave N a4;C38th Ave S B48th St F49th Ave N a49th Ave S B410th Ave N a4;C310th Ave S B411th Ave N B411th Ave N a411th Ave S B4,512th Ave N a4;B412th St F514th Ave N a4;B514th Ave S B514th St F4,515th Ave N B516th Ave N B516th Ave S B516th St F418th Ave S B518th St F420th Ave N B520th Ave S B520th St e421st Ave N B522nd Ave N B522nd Ave S B523rd Ave N B524th Ave N B524th Ave S B524th Ave S B524th St e4,525th Ave S B526th Ave N a527th Ave N B527th Ave S B528th St e4,530th St e432nd Ave S D432nd St e533rd Ave S D435th Ave N C435th Ave S D436th Ave N D436th Ave S D436th St e5

37th St e438th Ave N D438th St e440th Ave S D540th St D3,541st Ave D543rd St D544th St D546th St D548th St D551st St D552nd St D5Abbot Rd a2Adler Rd F4Airport Rd F4Alder St a4,5Aldrich Rd D3Antique Trailer Pk D4Arrowsmith Rd B4Ash Rd C3Ash St B4,5Aspen Pl B5Balsam Rd e2Bathie Rd a2Beam Rd D4Birch St B5Birch St B4,5Bossio Rd a3Canyon-Lister Rd D-F5Canyon St B4,5;D3Cavell St a4Cedar Hill Rd D1Cedar St B4,5Channel Rd a2Christenson e2Church Rd D4Clayton Rd C5Collis St C3Connel Rd D4Cook St B4,5Corn Creek Rd D1Cory Rd a3Crawford St B5Crestview Rd e4Crusher Rd C3Dale St a5Davis St B4Dean Rd D4Devon St a4Ditch F2Dogwood St B4,5Dow Rd C3Duck Creek Rd a3Duck Lake Rd a2Dugan St B4East Arrow Ck. Rd B5East Rd a3Elm St B4,5Elsie-Holmes Rd a3Erickson St B5;D3Evans Rd C1Everett Rd B4

Foster Rd B3Foxtree Rd F4French e2Goat Canyon Rd D4Goat River Rd C5Goat River Rd S B4;D3Granary Rd F2Hagey Rd F4Hanson Rd e2Haskins Rd C4Hawkview Dr a4Helen St C3Hillside St a4,5Hilton St C3Hobden Rd e5Hood Rd C3Hurl St a5Hurry Rd B4Huscroft Rd F5Ibbitson St a4Indian Rd C2J.R. Rd F5Jackson Rd e5Juniper St a5Knight Rd C4Kootenay Pl a4Kootenay River Rd a3Kootenay River Rd D2Lachat Rd a3Lakeview-Arrow Creek Rd B3Lamont Rd D4Leaning Tree Rd F4Lilac St a4Lister Rd e4,5Lloyd Rd e5Lougheed C2Lower Wynndel Rd a3Lyons Rd F5Mallory Rd e4Maple Pl B5Masuch Rd D4McKay Rd D1McLaren St a5McMurtrie Rd C3Mehrer Rd D5Mill Dr a2Millview Dr a2Monrose Rd a2Moore Rd D4Murdoch St a4,5Muzzy Rd e5Newdan C3Nicks Island Rd C2;D2Northwest Blvd a4;C3Old Logging Rd a2Olson Rd a3Osborne Rd D4Packing Shed Rd a3Parker Rd D5Payne Rd C3Peterman Rd e2Phillips Rd e4

Pine St B4Pine St B5Pit Rd F5Plasko Rd B3Pogany Rd F4Porthill Rd F4Potato e2Pump Rd a3Purcell Crescent a4Purcell Rd e5Quinton Rd F5Railway Blvd B4Ramsier Rd D3Reclamation Rd e2Regina St a4Riley Rd D4Riverview Rd e3Robson Rd B3Rocky Point Rd C3Rogers Rd F5Rykerts Rd F4Samuelson Rd e5Scott St a4,5Selkirk Dr a4Settlement Rd e4Simmons D2Simon Rd D3Sinclair Rd e4;F4Smith Rd D2Snider Rd F4Speers Rd D3Spruce Rd D4Stace Rd C3Sunset Blvd B5Sutcliffe Pt C3Swan F2Sylvester Rd C4Teetzel Rd C1Tooze Rd D4Uri Rd B2Vale Rd C5Valleyview Dr a4Vance Rd D5Vancouver St a4Wasyk D1Wellspring Rd F4Wellspring Rd F4Wenger Rd C5West Creston Rd C1West Creston Rd D1,2Westridge St a4Westview Rd a2Whimster Rd D5Wiebe Rd B3Wigen Rd a2Wild Life C1Williams Rd C3Wilson Rd B2Winlaw Rd a3Wynndel Rd a3Zapp Rd D5

May 2012 • 71 beautifully appointed rooms• deluxe continental breakfast

included• conference room• leisure packages available

Call 250 254 1111 or email [email protected] for details and advanced bookings

OPENING ON SITE MAY 2012

famous for more than just breakfast

THE CRESTON EXPERIENCE MEETS THE RAMADA EXPERIENCE

Junction of Highway 3 and Highway 3A

Tour times:Mid-May to Mid-October: Mon. to Fri. 9:30 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 2:30 pmJuly and August: Mon. to Fri. 9:30 am to 3 pm— Tours run approx every ½ hourJuly and August: Sat. & Sun. 9:30 am, 1l am, 1 pm, 2:30 pmOpen Statutory Holidays in July and AugustClosed-toed shoes must be worn on tour

For more info on our tours please call 250-428-9344

Kokanee Beer Gear Store: Great Selection of Kokanee Clothing and CollectiblesOpen Monday to Friday 9 am – 4:30 pm year-round!July & August: Monday to Sunday 9 am – 4:30 pm

1220 Erickson St, Creston, BCwww.kokaneebeergear.com

Documents

Tourism Guide - 2012 Creston Valley Visitors' Guide