Monthly Archives: July 2013

“Sole” searching about children’s foot problems

Story by: Jesse Moreton, BSc DC As with many of my previous articles, the idea for this month’s topic stems from experiences I’ve had in practice. Recently I’ve been approached by some parents with concerns about their children’s feet. I suspect there are other parents who have similar concerns. Foot biomechanics are different in kids
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New board leads T-Cats into 13th junior B season

The Creston Valley Junior Hockey Society held its annual general meeting in May with about 30 people in attendance. Four members of last year’s board of directors stayed on, three from years past rejoined and four new faces stepped up to become the 2013-14 executive. Taking the role of president is second-year director Scott Veitch,
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Environment initiatives abound in Creston Valley

Story by: Ron Toyota, Mayor of the Town of Creston Last month Labatt Brewing Company (Columbia Brewery) and the Town of Creston co-hosted an environmental awareness forum. The event was initiated by brewery general manager Murray Oswald as his company was participating in a worldwide environmental awareness forum organized by the United Nations. He wanted
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Town gets Water Smart

Story By: Sara Huber, Water Smart Ambassador-Town of Creston & RDCK Ambassador imparts water wisdom The Columbia Basin Trust’s Water Smart Initiative has the goal of reducing water use by 20 per cent among participating communities by 2015. To reach this goal, the Town of Creston and Regional District of Central Kootenay hired me as a
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