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Thursday, January 16, 2014
Volume 66, No. 3
Directors discuss daylight time issue
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BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff
Much of the Jan. 7 Creston Valley services committee meeting was spent discussing whether voters should have a say about daylight time. Creston Mayor Ron Toyota introduced a motion to put the issue on a ballot in the Nov. 15 local government elections. Toyota did not speak for or against adopting mountain daylight time (MDT), arguing instead that voters should have the right to make their choice. “This is about getting this issue off the table, and then we’re done,” he said. In the two previous municipal elections, Creston Coun. Judy Gadicke campaigned in favour of MDT. (The Creston Valley and East Shore are currently on mountain standard time year-round.) In both elections, she received more votes than any other candidate for town council. Regional District of Central Kootenay Area A director Garry Jackman, an opponent of daylight time, said there is no economic benefit to changing time to make daylight extend longer into the evening, and that the Town of Creston hasn’t demonstrated why there should be a vote. Arguing that the town “hasn’t done its homework,” Jackman said that there is no evidence that Creston residents want MDT, while a poll of Area B voters showed a 77 per cent opposition to the scheme among the 400 residents who responded. See DAYLIGHT, page 2
Hobbs named artist of the year BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff
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detailed pictures of wildlife after starting out drawing pets. “Anything with fur or feathers,” he laughed. From his original focus on charcoal pencil drawings, Hobbs’ work has evolved into a complex technique that combines the use of coloured pencils, brushes and paints, and an airbrush.
Surprisingly, Hobbs has only been creating wildlife art for three years. Born and raised in England, he and his wife, Kerry, emigrated several years ago, making Castlegar their first Canadian home. “It’s been a fascinating ride,” he admitted. “I’ve been running the design business, too, and that helps to keep things realistic.“ The self-taught artist has developed his own technique for creating finely
Creston Valley artist Guy Hobbs has been named the BC Wildlife Federation 2014 artist of the year for All He Surveys, his close-up depiction of a bald eagle. Hobbs’ work was selected by a jury from three finalists in a field narrowed down from more than 30 submissions by a vote of delegates to the BCWF annual general meeting and convention.
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Creston artist Guy Hobbs with one of his wildlife paintings.
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