Monthly Archives: January 2013
This Week in Local History | Jan 12 - Jan 18th
Jan 12 1953 Man finds bomb on CPR track “On a tip from Nelson, early on Monday (Jan 12) the Review investigated and broke the news verbally of a bomb which was discovered on the CPR railway track in the Creston area The bomb was not near any bridge as has been reported. Close CPR
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Creston Museum: Craftiness accompanied school district consolidation
Story by: Tammy Hardwick Manager - Creston & DistrictMuseum & Archives “We want to know who ‘George’ is. Mr. Marchbank seems to think he’s in Grade XIII.” So reads a little paragraph near the bottom of a column called Class Chatter in the Hi-Lites newspaper of the CrestonValleyJunior-SeniorHigh School from Jan. 11, 1939. The CrestonValleyJunior-SeniorHigh
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PST takes businesses back to the future
Story by: Rita Patstone, CGA The Provincial Sales Tax Act received royal assent on May 31, 2012, and the PST will be re-implemented on April 1, 2013, which is when the registration rules and requirements come into effect. If you make sales or leases of taxable goods, software or services in the ordinary course of
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Martial Arts: Simple two-part approach to meditation
Story by: Shifu Neil Ripski As I have started to answer a few questions privately and at my classes about meditation I thought it might be of benefit to write about the subject to help other people who may be wondering the same things. Meditation is always a part of training at least paid lip
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Maternity ward gets lift from Tree of Life
Through the combined efforts of Shoppers Drug Mart, its employees and customers, Creston will now have improved access to services and programs supporting women’s whole health in body, mind and spirit. The Shoppers Drug Mart 2012 Tree of Life fund-raising campaign harvested $2,372 for the CrestonValleyHospital’s maternity care unit. With over 1,200 Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix
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Focus on patient, not practitioner
Story by: Jesse Moreton, BSc DC I know this may seem like a boring topic but I promise you insight into your own relationship with your health care practitioner if you read on. You’ll notice I used the term “practitioner” as these concepts may apply to your family doctor, chiropractor, physiotherapist or any other health-care
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Wood Stove Rebate Designed To Clear The Air
The Wood Stove Exchange Program is a partnership between the Province of B.C., Lung Association of B.C., Regional District of Central Kootenay and local municipalities. The program provides a financial incentive to exchange pre-1994, uncertified wood stoves for a new EPA- or CSA-certified wood, pellet or gas heating appliance. There are 100 $350 rebates available
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Live More – Love More, With Grace And Ease We Grow
As I sit here in the early morning of 12-22-2012, I wonder what words will begin to flow for this amazing, auspicious article- for January 2013. As I look up at my computer, I see a picture, and it’s my 13 year old niece wearing a t-shirt that says “Live More – Love More”, and
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