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and Tyler Podgorenko, who joined their teammates — as well as Creston RCMP Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan and Const. Morgan Littlejohn, and Pastor Harry Haberstock — in shaving their heads on Saturday to raise funds for Izzy’s family. She was diagnosed with a brain tumour Dec. 19, a week after she turned seven, and her family has been travelling to Alberta for her treatments. At the same event, Carly Jellis cut her hair and donated it to locks of love. The Thunder Cats are continuing to show support by starting #izzystrong on Twitter — and writing #izzystrong on their sticks.
“Good, but cold,” Jay Dan says of his family’s first winter in Canada. Jay Dan, with his wife, Ahnin, their two children, Merry (nearly three years old) and Joshua (10 months) were joined by Jay Dan’s brother, Naw Naw, when they made the long-awaited trip from Malaysia to Canada to begin a new life in early December. The family of five is now residing in Creston, with a oneyear commitment of backing from the Creston Refugee Committee, and the support of the federal government. The adults are Kachin people, from Northern Burma, or Myanmar, who have lived for years as refugees in Malaysia after fleeing from the military dictatorship in their homeland. After less than three months in Canada, Jay Dan is more than willing to talk about his life, which has been one of fear since 2007. “I came back from church with two friends at 9 p.m. and saw a girl crying,” he recalled. See refUgeeS, page 3
Town walks will engage businesses BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff
Creston town council plans to act on an idea that has been discussed in the past, but never carried out. On April 8, Mayor Ron Toyota,
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council members and others will take to the streets to talk to local business operators. With the support of Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce and help from Diana Brooks, a regional manager with the
Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training, teams will visit businesses and gather answers to several questions. “Creston Business Walks 2015 is designed to create action, improve the well-being of com-
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