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Volume 66, No. 52
Thursday, December 25, 2014
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Council and MP discuss federal funding BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff
Brian Lawrence
Volunteers packed Christmas hampers for the Creston Ministerial Association on Dec. 15. More photos at www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca/news.
Volunteers pack 400 hampers BY BRIAN LAWRENCE Advance Editor
The Creston Room at the Creston and District Community Complex was a flurry
of well organized activity on Dec. 15 as over 130 volunteers spent most of the day sorting food and donations, and then packing 400 Christmas hampers for the Creston Ministerial Association’s annual project,
Bountiful Youth Group delivers 18 loads of firewood Page 16
Calendars raising funds for TAPS Page 3
now running for well over 40 years. “There was a real sense of teamwork,” said ministerial association president Tom Greentree. “It was a fun time.” See HAMPERS, page 4
Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks spoke to Creston town council on Dec. 16 to provide an update on the New Build Canada Fund, the latest federal government infrastructure program. After his presentation, Wilks, council members and town staff had a discussion about the process for application and strategies for a successful application. The town has been working with Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) staff to finalize an application for a $4.3 million project that will include replacement of a major portion of the Arrow Creek water system’s 100-year-old main line. “We have spoken with some of the (federal government) decision makers and been advised about what sort of projects might be looked on most favourably,” said engineering director Colin Farynowski. See COUNCIL, page 2
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