A Poem Based on “The War of the Worlds” by Tiana Blackmore
A star shoots from the sky, Landing in a pigsty. The people gather round, What’s that ear inducing sound? The intricate stone rises and opens wide, Intrigued civilians don’t run and hide. BURST there are flames fire and fear, But why is the star attacking us here? It rises further up from the ground, The […]
The Protagonist’s Way Home | Short Story by Tiana Blackmore
I opened my eyes to a sky I didn’t recognise, you’d think that every sky would look the same, but it felt different somehow. My vision was fuzzy, and my hearing was muffled. As my vision cleared up, I heard voices calling out something, were they calling to me? “dren..Audren…Audren!” A woman’s voice called. They […]
CVYN Open House!
On October 5th the Creston Valley Youth Network did an open house. We had about 60 youth who were able to attend. Thank you everyone who participated in making this day happen. We were so fortunate to have many great businesses there ready with information for the youth to take home.
“582” by Skye Poetker
The machine’s eye stared at him with dull judgement as one of the men in front of him was executed. “Prisoner…578” called out the ‘guard’ in between sips of wine. He could see pale movement in The Machines dark, semi-circle eye. “Prisoner 579” They had arrested him when he spoke out on corruption and had […]
The Sad Cat
He sat.He walked.He talked.He mocked.He gawked.He thought.He fought.He taught.He re-thought.He caught. He’s sad.
Ka Papa with Skye.
Saturday we went for a hike to Ka Papa Cedar Trail, about 35km outside of Creston along highway 3A, right before you head over the Kootenay Pass. Due to unforeseen circumstances, we only had one youth attend the hike with us – Skye. So in the spirit and determination of Skye, here please see some […]
We have Signage!
CVYN would like to thank Kirsten Dunbar and the Town of Creston for working with us to provide signage with our new branding for our CVYN building! When you are driving past the youth centre on Canyon Street in Creston, be sure to take a look at the signage along the front of the building […]
Decorating Bee Boxes with Amanda from Swan Valley Honey
CVYN would like to give a big thank you to Amanda and the team at Swan Valley Honey for their time and effort over the last few weeks. Amanda has volunteered her time and supplies working with the youth at CVYN painting bee boxes and teaching us about bees and honey production at Swan Valley […]
Welcome to Creston Valley Youth Network’s new look and website.
The Creston Valley Youth Centre is excited to announce it has developed a new look as chosen by the youth of the network. Additionally, the launch of our new website is the digital home for CVYN in the future! Turning negatives into positives, we at CVYN have tried to put a positive spin on the […]