Carpenter Creek Run-off

This photo was originally taken during the last week of June during a Cessna flight we did with a friend. I forgot to post it at the time. It shows New Denver, and the mouth of Carpenter Creek flush with spring runoff muddied by significant erosion upstream, presumably in the Sandon area where there is considerable instability of the creek banks. A similar photo that we took has taken on a life of its own as an advocacy tool for various environmental stewardship groups who are trying to draw attention to the issues in Sandon.

Groceries

The new grocery store is open, floors gleaming and shelves well-stocked.

Construction

Another new business is going in along the main street. The foundation is being build with the styrofoam forms shown in the lower right. These fit together like lego bricksand are then filled with concrete. The styrofoam remains in place as an insulating material. This business will be a craft store and is being built on the vacant lot that was once home to a giant outdoor chess set.

Liquor Store Ivy

Look up!

Fall colour, writ small

Cell tower

The villages held out for three long years, with petitions, meetings, referendums and advocacy. But finally this fall the cell tower has been turned on. So far life as we know it hasn't ended, but you never can tell, an insidious shift in local culture may be taking shape...