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Volume 67, No. 33 | Thursday, August 13, 2015
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DIG DEEP — The Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Committee (CKIPC) led about a dozen volunteers from the Opt (Options for Sexual Health) Clinic as
they dug knapweed from the sides of West Creston Road near the Wildlife Interpretation Centre on Monday evening. The invasive plant interferes with the nesting sites of western painted turtles. “They’ve got a really long taproot,” said Michael Lee of Vast Resource Solutions, “and it will go right through eggs, and even entrap hatchlings.” For the volunteers’ efforts, the Opt clinic received a $250 donation from the CKIPC.
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After a flurry of break-ins to homes and businesses in Creston last week, Creston RCMP say they have a “strong suspect”. “We think we know who is likely responsible,” Cpl. Gerry Sliworsky said on Monday. “But we haven’t
been able to locate him.” One victim, whose residence was burgled while she worked in her backyard garden, said police told her he might have fled the area. Her Vancouver Street home was entered through the front door, and some jewelry and an iPhone were stolen. SEE POLICE, PAGE 4
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Patients of Dr. Tim Troughton can breathe a sigh of relief, at least temporarily. Dr. Stacey Hoselton will be working as a locum at Family Practice Associates Medical Clinic from September into the spring of 2016, Marilin States told the Advance. Hoselton will be arriving from her home in Ontario with her husband and two young children. “Family Practice Associates will announce when she will begin to take appointments once her start date is determined,” States said. States, who works as a recruiter of medical professionals for the
Creston Valley Health Working Group, said that an increasing number of physicians are taking locum (temporary) positions before determining whether they want to relocate to a community. “At the conferences I attend, I am getting more inquiries about the availability of locum positions,” she said. “Fortunately, our clinics are very co-operative to make that work, in conjunction with Interior Health and other agencies. These professionals are in such great demand it only makes sense that they want to ‘test drive’ a community before committing to living there.”
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