The pretty village of Kaslo on Kootenay Lake has a population of less than 2,000 and one licensed daycare, the Periwinkle Children’s Centre. The centre has a long history in the community and also a long history of the same problems repeating themselves. Sarah Lawless, chair of the board of directors for the non-profit centre, calls this situation “the Periwinkle Curse.”
“Because of our...