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Rural Dividend - “too onerous” for non-profits? by KORIE MARSHALL

A new fund from the provincial government, intended to support rural communities, may be too onerous for many nonprofits to apply for. That is because it requires audited financials, at least for the first round of intakes. The Rural Dividend is a new grant program from the provincial government, intended to help rural communities diversify and strengthen their economies. The program will provide $25 million a year over three years to rural communities with populations under 25,000, and is open to local governments, First Nations and non-profit organizations. According to the program guide, it is intended to reinvigorate and diversify local economies, making them more attractive

places to live and work. Program staff said in early May they’d already heard complaints that the requirement for audited financials is too onerous for many non-profits. “Audited statements will generally run about four to five thousand dollars, and that’s for a non-profit,” says local resident Gord Peters. He is the manager for one local non-profit, and has been involved in many others non-profits and business ventures. He says the next step down would be a Review Engagement Report for about $3-4 thousand. “A good recommendation would be to eliminate the need for audited statements, or even reviewed statements for non-profits falling under a certain threshold of revenue,” says Peters. “Otherwise all your money will go to accountants.”

The manager of another local non-profit said she recently received a quote closer to $10,000 for audited statements for one year. Audited statements are not currently required for non-profits under the provincial Society Act. Peters says it’s a sign of the times we live in, that everyone wants to cover themselves. “People in government feel that $5,000 is pocket change.” Audited financial statements are currently required for both the Rural Dividend’s main funding streams (either for a single applicant or for a partnership) and for the Project Development funding stream. The Project Development stream can grant up to $10,000 towards things like feasibility studies or business cases, to help an organization build a Cont’d on A02

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Mercury rising The sun rises above McBride Peak early on May 9th to reveal a rare event: the planet Mercury passing in front of the sun.

Photo courtesy Matthew Wheeler

Mercury is the dark dot to right of the tall tree. A sunspot about the same diameter as planet Earth is seen above Mercury. “Air turbulence from the mountain has distorted details in the photo,” says photographer and star-watcher Matthew Wheeler. “When viewed through a telescope with a solar filter later in the morning, Mercury was a perfect-looking round black disc that almost seemed like a hole through the sun.” See more on our website, www.therockymountaingoat.com

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TLC pending for Horseshoe Lake By LAURA KEIL

Birds at Horseshoe Lake may be quacking more happily thanks to some upcoming work by Ducks Unlimited and the McBride Chamber of Commerce. Bruce Harrison, a biologist with Ducks Unlimited Canada, says the water control structures have reached the end of their lifespan and need to be replaced – a project that will cost anywhere between $50,000 and $100,000. Harrison says they have most of the funding in place and aim to undertake the work in September 2016. The original water controls were installed in 1989 together with several hundred metres of diking. The controls help maintain a relatively constant water level on the lake and to prevent the Fraser River from flooding the lake during high water

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and disrupting nesting. While locals used to enjoy canoeing on Horseshoe Lake, recently the lake has become filled with water lilies which makes boating difficult. Harrison the new water control structures could help with the lilies by ensuring better management of the lake level. He says the existing water control has been operated in a “conservative fashion” in recent years to lessen risk. “With a new structure we will have the ability to manage water levels in a more flexible manner and be more responsive to local water conditions,” he says. “This will allow us to better optimize water levels for bird use, and possibly also for controlling water lily growth, although that is a bit more difficult to do.” Clara Appleby, of the McBride Chamber of Commerce, says the Chamber is working with Ducks

Unlimited to stabilize water levels – which is good both for humans and ducks. She says next year, pending funding, Robson Valley Tourism, a subcommittee of the Chamber, will work with Regional District and local contractors to revitalize the public area at the bird sanctuary. On the wish list is lily pad removal, increased parking area and more visitor amenities, she says. Currently the park has a boardwalk, gazebo, picnic tables, and interpretive signage. Picnics and bird watching are two popular activities. Appleby adds the Chamber just approved a bid to install a wheelchair access ramp at the park, which they hope to complete this spring. The Chamber hires a local company to maintain the public area at Horseshoe Lake; this includes general cleanup and lawn maintenance.

that may be a challenge for some non-profits. “Government will review the impact of this and other criteria following the first intake to look for ways to imstronger application for a later intake. prove the program moving forward,” said Bethel. He says The Rural Dividend is administered by the Ministry of they will consider suggestions from potential recipients Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. Greig and other stakeholders on how to improve the program Bethel, spokesperson for the ministry, confirmed the goal in the future. The Province urges potential applicants to of the program is to support rural communities, but says check with the program or review the program guide for the Province needs a reasonable assurance of the recipiany potential changes for future intakes. ent’s financial stability when providing funding. He says The current rules also disqualify applications from new one of the safeguards the Province has employed is to societies. Rick Thompson, member of the Rural Advisory ask for audited statements, so that it can understand the Council which helped develop the program, says discusfinancial position of the applicant, but they do recognize sions mainly focused around non-profits that were well established, but he doesn’t think that should preclude Tete Jaune Lodge a newly developed nonNow O profit from applying. He pen! agreed concerns about the audited financial requireDine on the banks of the Fraser River! ments were valid. Thompson will be presenting information on how to submit a strong Tete Jaune Lodge Join us for application to the program www.tetejaunelodge.com at an upcoming workshop Mother’s Day in Valemount on may 1-866-566-9815 Sunday Brunch 26th. Contact the Vale10:30-2:00 p.m. mount Learning Centre for Located 21 km North of details. Dinner Wed-Sun Valemount on Hwy 16 Downloadable application 5:00-9:00 p.m. forms, program guidelines,

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overing over 100 acres, the lake is among the most important wetland sites in the Rocky Mountain trench area. Originally a branch of the Fraser River, it became an oxbow lake as the Fraser changed course over thousands of years. The lake maintained a connection to the Fraser, though, and fluctuated with the rise and fall of runoff and storm events. These fluctuating water levels flooded nests during breeding season and hurt food availability. he McBride & District Chamber of Commerce entered into a maintenance agreement with the Regional District in 2014 for the care of the Horseshoe Lake Bird Sanctuary. The Chamber has a commercial general liability policy; the Regional District is a named insured. The Regional District has in the past provided a grant in aide to offset the insurance cost. o download a list of 170 birds that exist between Dome Creek and Mt. Robson visit: visitmcbride.ca/playing-here/summer-activities/ bird-watching

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gov.bc.ca/ruraldividend. Deadline for the first intake is May 31, 2016.

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Meet the Goat’s new editor by EVAN MATTHEWS

Has anyone been asking, ‘who is the new guy in town?’ Well, if you have, let me introduce myself. My name is Evan Matthews. I’m 25-years-old, and I come from Friendly Manitoba, where I was raised in Winnipeg. Why did I come to Valemount? I came because I’m pursuing a lifelong dream. I came because Valemount is the most recent stop on my road. I’m a journalist, and I’ve just started as Editor of The Rocky Mountain Goat Newspaper. I knew from the age of 14 I was going to pursue a career in journalism, but it took me a while to get going. When I graduated from high school, I wasn’t ready for college or university, but I wanted a change of pace. At 19-years-old, I moved to Fernie, BC. I spent almost a year there, and I loved the environment. I spent time skiing and I worked at one of the local ski shops. I lived in a house of 12 ski bums from countries all over the world including Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Scotland and various parts of Canada. We were just trying to soak in all the beauty BC, and Fernie specifically, has to offer. I loved — still love — the pace of a small town, but I knew I had more to offer.

As much fun as I was having, I felt I wasn’t advancing enough in my professional, personal and creative life. I moved back to Winnipeg with one goal in mind. I commit to my goal of becoming a journalist. At 21, I applied to the Creative Communications program at Red River College. I spent two years rounding out my multimedia and communication skills. I spent my second-year of the program majoring in journalism. I’ve helped produce an award winning short film, and spent time working for some of Winnipeg’s largest publications including the Winnipeg Free Press, CBC and Metro News Winnipeg. In June, I’ll be back in Winnipeg to accept my diploma, but I’m excited to come right back to Valemount and the Robson Valley and start my full-time life in this beautiful area with my lovely partner, Madeline. I think I’m laid back and approachable, and I love having a good conversation with anyone. I love to read, write, ski, hike, work out, run and have the “occasional” beer. Many residents have already expressed optimism surrounding Valemount’s future. No matter what comes next for this valley — I’m excited to be a part of it. I look forward to getting to know as many of you as possible, and sharing the stories helping make Valemount, McBride and the Robson Valley all that it is. Thanks for having me.

Photo: submitted Coming to a local news event near you: Evan Matthews.

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Spring in the air

Friday May 6th was the annual Spring Fashion Show and Tea at the Anglican/ United Church in McBride. Some of the models, Sherry Wiltsie, Kim McNaughton, Aggie Storey, Kay McFarland, Minister Margaret Dempster, and Eleanor Johnson help show off the spring stock that is now available. Photo by Korie Marshall

Ta-Da! Valemount students put on a gymnastics performance on April 27th at the elementary school, their last event for the season.

Dozens of kids participated, and kept a packed audience entertained watching multiple performances at the same time. Clockwise from bleow: Melissa Brown strikes a pose on the balance beam; Sapphire Pelletier lands a split at the end of her mat routine, to grand applause; one of the group routines on the mat; Ivy Bernicky gives her mom a highfive after a successful performance, and Brianne Funk says “Ta-da!” at the end of her group performance.

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Who is responsible?

Korie Marshall Editor (for just a bit longer) The wildfire that devastated Fort McMurray last week is a tremendous tragedy and it is a scary potential for any of us that live surrounded by forests. Wildfire is a natural process, and as much as we try to limit our exposure to the risk, we still see it sometimes destroy homes and communities. But there are some incredible environmental risks that we create, and we have legislation to try to make sure those risks are managed, so we are not putting our environment and our communities at risk. What happens when legislation doesn’t do its job? I’m talking specifically about mining and energy in BC, a topic that may have gotten fewer headlines last week because of the evolving situation in Fort McMurray. The Auditor General of British Columbia released a report on May 3rd on compliance and enforcement in BC’s mining sector. It’s a damning report for both the BC Ministry of Energy and Mines and

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the Ministry of Environment, saying the compliance and enforcement activities of both ministries are not set up to protect the province from environmental risks. “Almost all of our expectations for a robust compliance and enforcement program were not met,” said Auditor General, Carol Bellringer, in a news release. In a fairly lengthy news release of its own on the same day, the Ministry of Energy and Mines says it accepts most of the recommendations, but goes on to argue there is no evidence the government’s compliance and enforcement regimes place the environment at risk generally. It argues some of the audit report’s assertions are incorrect, and it does not agree with the main recommendation to reorganize the ministry’s compliance and enforcement programs into a separate ministry or agency. The audit did look at the tailings dam failure at the Mount Polley mine – that occurred during the period the audit looked at – but there have been other reports already on the cause of that failure. I heard Bill Bennett,

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Minister of Energy and Mines, argue on CBC radio last week that his ministry followed legislation, did its job in the case of Mount Polley. He said his ministry is not responsible for the failure, so he doesn’t intend to resign (as he said he would, if it was found the failure was the fault of his ministry). Bennett says two investigations determined the dam failed because a layer of clay underneath the dam was not taken into account in the design of the dam, not because of the number of ministry staff on the ground, or the number of inspections. I can see why the government would need to argue the audit results – there are liability issues, and two reports have already pointed at a cause other than the ministry’s work. But I think the government is missing the point. Bennett can argue his ministry did its job, followed the legislation, but if the legislation didn’t give the government the ability to recognize and address that layer of clay – then what is the point? If the legislation doesn’t do its job, then whose fault is that? More importantly,

what do we do about it? It is all the more concerning because the Province is continuing to push ahead with plans to build another dam – actually a mega dam, for power generation - despite considerable opposition from many fronts. And this dam is planned for a sedimentary basin – the Peace River. If current legislation and inspections didn’t let them recognize the risk from a layer of clay at the bottom of a tailings pond, how will it ensure Site C is built properly? And if required maintenance on the Bennett Dam, upstream from Site C, has been delayed for so many years, how do we know what the risk is from something like a mis-judged or unknown layer of clay? I know people here in Valemount and McBride are going out of their way to try to help the more than 80,000 who have been evacuated from Fort McMurray, and who still have no idea how long it will be before they can go home. Many don’t even know yet how much they’ve lost. A natural disaster is terrible and difficult enough. I want to see our governments step up and make sure human-caused disasters, like the tailings pond failure at Mount Polley don’t ever happen again.

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I hide my tears when I say your name But the pain in my hear� is still the same Although I smile and seem carefree There is no one who misses you more than your family Judy & Mor�is Tur�el & family

MSP collection creep is now a leap The cost of collecting Medical Services Premium (MSP) taxes in BC has jumped 30 per cent over the past year, according to a BC government document obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) through Freedom of Information (FOI). The document shows taxpayers spent $77 million to collect MSP taxes in 2015, up 30 per cent from 2014, and up 45.6 per cent over the past two years. “No wonder government keeps hiking MSP taxes year after year after year – it’s getting more expensive to collect them in the first place,” said Jordan Bateman, CTF BC Director. “It’s mind boggling to see collection costs jump that much in a single year.” The documents show the government spent $189.1 million on MSP tax collection over the past three years: • $77 million in 2015 (including 25 full time equivalent staff) • $59.2 million in 2014 (including 24 full time equiva-

lent staff) • $52.9 million in 2013 (including 24 full time equivalent staff) In its latest provincial budget, the BC government again hiked MSP taxes, which have gone up nearly 40 per cent over the past five years. Documents obtained by the CTF through previous FOI requests show more than 850,000 MSP tax payments were at least 31 days past due, and that more than $340 million in bad MSP debt has been written off over the past six years. “The evidence continues to grow that MSP is an unfair, inefficient tax that especially hurts the middle class,” said Bateman. “It’s time for the BC government to take aggressive steps and pull the plug on this tax.”

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Time for Valemount to go electric How do we see the future? So many difficult decisions to be made. If we fail to prepare for the future economy, we risk being left behind. If we act too quickly based on false assumptions, we risk wasting precious economic capital chasing tangents. I do believe that the time has come for Valemount to seize a unique opportunity. Last week Tesla motor announced that it will be ramping up production of its electric vehicles to produce at least 500,000 units/year of its new Model 3 by 2018. To put this into perspective, there are approximately 23,000,000 personal vehicles registered in Canada. It is expected that Tesla will meet these production expectations and then exceed them exponentially by 2020. In short, the fully-functional electric vehicle is finally here, and it will only get better and better. With a maximum range of around 400km, we have entered the age of electric vehicles without compromising any of the functionality of gasoline. Based on any standard exponential curve that usually applies to technological progress, it is safe to assume that by 2020 maximum range will be over 600km, and already analysts are looking at 1000km as a realistic target. So how do small towns like Valemount seize this op-

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portunity? Look at a map. We are already almost exactly one charge-distance from Edmonton. A charge up in Valemount easily gets you to Merritt or Hope as well as Kelowna. Then...Vancouver, or the ferry to the Island. How do we attract people off of the highway and into our downtown core and old Main Street? I believe the time has come for Valemount to embrace charging stations. There should be charging stations especially in proximity to our cafes and restaurants. Quick charge options are only 20-30 minutes, but why not encourage people travelling through to plan on staying a full 2 hours? Sure it will cost a bit of money, but we cannot afford to lose this opportunity! Unlike gasoline or diesel, there are not dispensary regulations or environmental issues to worry about. Charge stations can literally be installed on the sidewalk curb of 5th Ave in a matter of hours. The future is full of opportunities, but only for those willing to seize the moment. Small towns must take actions that distinguish themselves from other small towns. Joseph Nusse Valemount

McBride Curling Club Annual General Meeting May 26, 2016 @ 7:00 pm McBride Curling Club 461 Columbia Street, McBride, BC All members are invited to come out and decide how we will carry on next year. We also need all of those who have ever thought that they would like to learn or would like to continue curling. This is a wonderful sport where you can get some exercise, have a great social time and meet new friends all at once!

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Hi-speed broadband a must for north

A long overdue conversation has begun in Canada about how to ensure large sections of our country are no longer cut off from an essential service which is taken for granted by so many others – access to high-speed Internet. For too long now, many people in rural, remote, and northern communities have either been forced to live with inadequate and spotty online services, or in many cases, no high-speed Internet at all. In fact, Canada’s current broadband coverage standards for upload and download speeds fall well behind many industrialized nations. In 2016, building a nationwide information superhighway is as important to Canada’s future as building the transcontinental railroad was over 130 years ago. Simply put, it’s hard to live without. Imagine a small business owner trying to compete in today’s global economy without high-speed Internet. Or a patient waiting for crucial medical test results that are delayed because those results are not available online. Or a young person trying to improve their job skills without access to an online course. But in fact, too many Canadians do live without it. A recent report published by the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) found that only a fraction of people and businesses in rural and remote communities have access to the upload and download speeds that are almost universally available in our urban centres. For example, almost 100 per cent of people in urban areas have access to download speeds of between 16-25 Megabytes per second (Mbps), compared to only 29 per cent of Canadians in rural communities. That’s a significant gap and it needs to be closed. Not only are a large section of our fellow Canadians being cut off from vital services, they are also being prevented from fully participating in Canadian society and contributing the ideas and the innovations that make our country great. Rural Canada makes up 30 per cent of the country’s population and produces one-third of our economic output. It is time to get Internet service in rural and northern Canada moving at full speed. The good news is that this conversation is shifting from a debate over whether broadband access is an essential service to how we can work together as a nation to get everyone connected. The head of the CRTC Jean-Pierre Blais recently talked about the importance of developing a coherent national Internet deployment strategy in Canada. As municipal leaders, we entirely agree with that sentiment, as well as the insistence that it will take a collective effort from all

quarters of society including the CRTC, governments, and private industry to make it happen. The CRTC is holding hearings right now to better understand broadband connectivity across Canada. FCM appeared there April 15 to lay out the case that highspeed broadband access must be considered an essential service. This means putting in place new funding mechanisms that will support universal access in areas not served through private investments or targeted government funding programs. But recognizing high-speed broadband as a basic service is only part of the solution. The CRTC must also ensure the system adapts to ever-changing technological advancements by regularly updating Canada’s broadband speed targets. Otherwise we run the risk of drawing up plans for the best system with the fastest upload and download standards today only to see that system quickly become inadequate to people’s needs tomorrow. Canada also needs to ensure our national system includes backup connections for parts of the country where Internet outages can leave people without service for days or even weeks. For example, remote regions where repairing a broken cable is a lengthy and complicated affair, or in the north where there is simply no backup for satellite interruptions. Making sure high-speed service is available to everyone will require significant public and private investment. We will all need to work together to build this network. That is why FCM welcomed the federal government’s commitment in the recent budget to spend an additional $500-million over the next five years to expand broadband services to rural and remote communities. These investments have the potential to make a significant difference in the lives of Canadians in underserved areas and should be taken into account by the CRTC as it studies additional mechanisms to fund the roll-out of universal broadband access. Canadians have always been willing to work together to make sure that everyone enjoys the quality of life we all expect and deserve. Today that means pulling together as governments, businesses, and consumers to make sure that no matter where we live, a strong economy and connected, vibrant hometowns are always just a click away. Raymond Louie President, Federation of Canadian Municipalities Acting Mayor of Vancouver

VALEMOUNT SENIOR CITIZENS HOUSING SOCIETY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday, June 8th 2016 at 7:00 pm SENIOR CITIZENS HALL Everyone welcome!

Library Renovation Tender The Valemount Public Library is inviting tenders for renovations to the lower level of the library at 1090A Main Street. The tender is for: • Removal of an interior stairway between the lower level and the main floor • Construction of a washroom • Removal of an interior wall • Construction of a meeting room • Removal of an exterior stairway • Enclosing the area of the removed exterior stairway and construction of a new interior stairway between the basement and the main floor • Installation of laminate flooring, repair and soundproofing of ceiling, painting walls Detailed plans are available at the library and can be obtained by contacting Wendy Cinnamon, Chief Librarian at 250-566-4367. We are requesting the tenders to be submitted with an “all in” price including all materials and labour required for completion. Please include proof of insurance and WCB coverage with the submission of your tender. Tenders will be accepted via email to library@valemount.ca or by hand delivery to the Valemount Public Library. Deadline for submissions is Friday, June 3, 2016 at 5:00pm. The lowest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted. Please direct any questions to Wendy Cinnamon at 250-566-4367.

Help planning to sell your business by KORIE MARSHALL If you own your own business, and are planning to retire, you should start planning now, because it can take three years or more to get a good sale or transition through. But there is help out there. That is the message from Community Futures at a couple recent workshops in McBride and Valemount on succession planning. Succession planning: it is what you can do and think about now, even if you are just starting a business, to plan for your eventual sale. It might be your retirement, or it may be because you are ready to move on, but your business still has a lot of potential to make money, if some new energy is invested. Myles Bruns, Regional Manager with the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Sills Training helped the Chambers of Commerce of both Valemount and McBride organize the workshops. He took part in the Business Walk in Valemount last spring, and

says they heard from a number of local businesses that were considering selling within the next five years. And that concerns him because statistics show if you don’t plan for selling your business, you may not find a good buyer, even in two years. “It is bad for a small community if a business closes,” says Bruns, “and they often do if they can’t sell quickly.” “It’s a buyer’s market,” says Mike Jurkovic, business analyst with Community Futures of Fraser-Fort George. Baby boomers are retiring, and there are not enough younger people to take over their businesses. He says 88 per cent of business sale decisions are driven by a need to retire, and 83 per cent of owners don’t plan for their business sale, resulting in a poorly presented opportunity. That discourages potential buyers. Jurkovic says a good exit strategy should be part of your business plan, right from the beginning, and it is something

Community Futures encourages and can help train you for. Community Futures staff doesn’t currently come to McBride and Valemount on a regular basis – they say the number of calls they get from the valley doesn’t currently justify them coming out more regularly - but they do offer some online training options as well as some conference call capability, if you can’t get to Prince George. And because the core of what Community Futures does is help people start businesses (including by offering some of the best available business start-up loans), they can also help your almost-perfect buyer take the plunge. They also offer workshops and counselling, and can help you understand the four basic types of buyers, and how to target the best kind of buyers, depending on what you want for your business. Bruns notes there is also another way to sell your business – to your employees. Many employees don’t have the resources

goatnewspaper@ gmail.com 566-4606 to buy the business they work for, but programs such as the Employee Shareholder Ownership Program can provide incentives to make it more possible. Both say you need to market your business, and part of that means selling the community as well. “Help buyers understand what you have, what it’s worth, and why they want it,” says Jurkovic. Venture Connect is a non-profit wholly owned by Community Futures which can help you market your business, both with free listings and advice and with more in-depth paid services. The Fraser-Fort George office of Community Futures is one of 34 in the province. They use different lending criteria than banks, and are focused on helping to start and expand small and medium-sized businesses, and on community economic development.

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NOT YOUR ORDINARY HOUSE

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Simpcw Band Councillors Tina Donnald, Don Matthew, Tom Eustache, Ron Lampreau Jr., George Lampreau, Jules Phillip & Eddie Celesta checked out the salmon viewing platform while in Valemount recently.

Simpcw visit territory; sign agreement by KORIE MARSHALL Simpcw Council held a regular meeting in the northern part of their territory on April 18th, says Band Councillor Tina Donald. While in the area, Councillors took some time to enjoy the view of Swift Creek from the salmon viewing platform in George Hicks Regional Park. Chief Nathan Matthew’s message in the community’s April newsletter says they are continuing research Simpcw traditional use and occupancy in the Tete Jaune Cache area. He says the Band Council is planning an event this year to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the removal of the Simpcw people from Tete Jaune Cache to Chu Chua. He says they are also planning to participate in Jasper Aboriginal Day on June 18th, and are planning a hunt in Jasper National Park in September. The Simpcw

assert that part of the park and townsite is part of their traditional territory. Chief Matthew’s message also said the Band Council accepts the results of the March referendum on entering a mutual benefits agreement with Kinder Morgan, relating to the proposed expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline. The Simpcw Referendum code requires 30 per cent of eligible voters to cast a vote, in order for it to be valid. 116 votes were cast, with 91 voting yes and 25 voting no. No word yet on the terms of the agreement, or a date for the signing. Last year, Kinder Morgan announced a contribution of $185,000 to Valemount as part of a group of community benefit agreements, should their application to expand the Trans Mountain pipeline from Edmonton to Burnaby be approved.

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Big things ahead for new corporate officer by EVAN MATTHEWS

When it comes to corporate administration and following procedure in regards to licensing, permits and the mechanics of how council gets things done, Valemount has a new overseer. Mark Brennan, a Vancouver native, was named The Village of Valemount’s most recent corporate officer roughly three weeks ago. He said while personal opinions may differ, he thinks he’s the right person for the job. “Frankly, I haven’t had difficulty fitting into any community,” said Brennan. “I have 25 years of experience. People come in (my office) and ask, ‘Have you done this, or have you done that?’ Nine times out of 10, I have.”

Brennan said council will be doing some strategic planning in the next year. He said the priorities for Valemount’s future aren’t only set by the newest administration, but also from council and the public. “It’s not our view of things working outward,” said Brennan. “It’s more the community views working in toward us, and we make it happen.” Ultimately the job comes down to a few things, according to Brennan: Problem solving, the ability to work with people, and a solid work ethic combined with integrity. “It’s situations where people ask, ‘how do you go about doing this?’ I can help out. I have firsthand knowledge of dealing with things like this,” he said. He said while politicians in bigger cities sometimes aren’t accountable for their actions, in communities like

Valemount they can be held to a higher standard. “In a small community you’re kind of in a fish bowl,” said Brennan. “More people have to know you go by the book, and you can be trusted. “You have to bring a great deal of integrity and professionalism into the workplace,” he said. Prior to moving to Valemount, Brennan said he spent the past 13 years in Victoria and in the Fraser Valley. He said he’s worked almost every position within municipal government, and he sees great potential in where Valemount is headed. “I get a real positive vibe from being here,” said Brennan. “This community — not in a bad way, but in a good way — has challenges ahead of it.” He said the area’s biggest challenge will come as it transitions from being a resource-based community to a tourism and service based one. He said although it’s a “tough” transition, he has confidence in what is happening here. “We’re lucky because of where we are… Valemount has a good feel to it,” said Brennan. “I think we’re on the cusp of some really great things.”

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Photos by Mike Podina (above) and Bob Hoskins (right) Dunster’s annual Mothers Day Yard Sale was a little more quiet than most years, perhaps owing to an icy wind. Nonetheless, Valley mainstays (Pete Amyoony among them, pictured) braved the chill to recirculate wares and sell produce at crazy prices, and munch burgers for good measure. The 8x8 silent art auction (some works pictured above right) was a resounding success, with more than eighty entries, and frenzied swooping and sniping at the last minute. Proceeds went to the Dunster School. Over $1200 was made, with a representative from Kinder Morgan making Donations go to a bulk investment in the Valemount Museum work of the Robson Valley’s youngest artists. Ph. 250-968-4309

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Gardening with Pete To plant or not to plant

by PETE AMYOONY It is only the middle of May and yet, so many gardeners in the Valley have much of their garden planted. With the warm spring and the sunny days, who can resist? For the price of a few packs of seeds, it seems worth taking a chance with any of the cool weather crops if the soil is dry enough to work and the weather warm enough to encourage germination of the seeds. The gardening bug bit me in March when I walked into my greenhouse on a warm sunny day. I planted a variety of ten salad greens (arugula, two kinds of lettuce, komatsuna, mizuna, Swiss chard, spinach, tatsoi, mustard greens, kale). Now I have a bed of crispy greens to enjoy every day in salads and stir-fry’s. There were a few cold nights where I had to cover the bed with tarps and reemay, but I am sure that little bed of 3 feet by 12 feet (1 by 4M) has produced a few hundred dollars worth of fresh greens for my friends and myself. The greatest benefit is the knowledge that all these were grown without sprays or chemicals and that they are picked a few minutes before they are used. When I look

at the bed, I feel quite rich! When it comes to planting outside earlier than the end of May, it really pays to do a bit of research on which plants can take the cold and which ones can’t. Certain ones like tomatoes, squash, peppers, cucumbers can’t stand the cool nights. It is always best to wait until the end of the first week of June to put these ones out for good. You can start them in containers and take them in the house every evening or buy some started plants from your favourite bedding plant supplier. (Local, I hope!) If you wait until the night temperatures are warmer, the plants that are set out later, will catch up and even pass those that had to shiver every night for weeks. I have read in many books that if tomato plants are exposed to night temperatures of less than 50F (10C), they will spend the next 24 to 48 hours recovering and put on no growth at all. If this happens over and over, they will be set back for the whole season. So, the next few weeks are great for planting your, beets, broad beans, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, carrots, cabbage, greens, kohlrabi, kale, leeks and onions, parsley, peas

Pete has lived, worked & gardened in the Dunster area for 35 years. He tries to deal with the “down to earth nuts and bolts of organic gardening” in his columns.

potatoes, radishes, rutabagas and turnips, As difficult as it may be, try to wait until 10 to 15th of June before putting out or planting your beans, basil, cauliflower, celery, corn transplants, cucumbers, melons, peppers, pumpkins, squash, tomatoes and zucchini. They will have no setbacks from chilly nights and will take off and grow really well in the warmer soil. If you have children around, you might want to try starting ten or 15 cucumber plants in small pots around now to be transplanted out in mid June. I have done this with children and planted them around a teepee of ten to twelve willows to make a cucumber teepee. The plants seem to love growing up the teepee and the cucumbers are off the ground and easy to pick. The children can sit inside the teepee and have healthy snacks on a hot day in August!

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Tourism Valemount Winter Photo Contest winners!

Thanks! Thank you to everyone who entered the Winter Photo Contest 2015/2016. These photos will be used to help promote Valemount and area to bring more visitors to our beautiful “Village in the Mountains.” The next Photo Contest will be in Summer 2017 so please save up your photos.

Photo: Paul Johnson, 1st place scenery category

Photos submitted Tourism Valemount has released the winners of their Winter Photo Contest 2015/2016. Some of the winning entries appear on this page. The winners are as follows: Snowmobiling Category: 1. Dan Roberts (centre right) 2. Dan Roberts (cover) 3. Dan Roberts (centre left). Non-motorized Winter Activities Category: 1. Beth Russell (top right) 2. Beth Russell (above left) and 3. Beth Russell (above right). Scenery Category: 1. Paul Johnson 2. Dan Roberts (bottom left) 3. Paul Johnson (bottom right). Tourism Valemount will use all entered photos in their promotional campaigns throughout the year.

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A sea of yellow

Photo: Chris D’alessandro

Eye of the Raven

On the topic of grizzlies by CHRIS D”ALESSANDRO

The last tale related the humor of an old bear; this story shows the other side of the coin. Even though there is a laugh at the end, it showcases the many facets of bear personality. I was guiding an American spring bear hunter when I saw one of the most incredible sights I could ever imagine. It was early in the morning and we were set up with our optics watching an avalanche slide, the most prolific site for the fresh young herbs and grasses sought by all bears after a long winter in the den. Way up high on the slide emerged a very large bear from the timber. He was walking very deliberately like he was on a trail and his body posture said it all. He looked like he knew where he was going and his demeanor exuded aggression, dominance and lots of power. He was one of the largest bears I have ever seen, a big breeder boar at the peak of his life striding through his mountain kingdom in the midst of the breeding season. He was exceptionally black but I will never forget in a second he was transformed into a silvertip grizzly as the sun peeked over the mountain behind me and washed him in morning light. The faint air movement of the morning air caused his silver hair to dance like the wind moving through a wheat field. I followed his ascent for about 15 minutes as he wound through timbered draws and

Steeper fines for distracted drivers by EVAN MATTHEWS

In case you haven’t heard already, the B.C. government is giving a less than friendly reminder to drivers: put down your cell phones. As of June 1, people caught distracted driving will face steeper fines, more penalty points and earlier government intervention for repeat offenders. “Distracted driving was responsible for… hundreds of injuries last year,” said Valemount MLA, Shirley Bond, in a press release. “The changes to penalties will send the strong message that all of us need to drive responsibly… the deaths and injuries were preventable,” she said. Once the changes to distracted driving laws take effect, each offence will have a base fine of $368, and a minimum of $543 in financial penalties. That number jumps to a minimum of $888 in financial penalties if an offender

is charged with a second offence in a 12-month span. The driving record of repeat offenders go under automatic review, and could lead to license suspension. Each offence will also cost four penalty points to the offender’s driving record. “Distracted driving is avoidable,” said Mike Morris, Minister of Public Safety and Prince George-Mackenzie MLA. “We’re implementing these penalties because we want to eliminate distracted driving. If you’re operating a vehicle, drop your devices and drive,” he said. Once the new rules take effect, a distracted driving charge will be a high-risk driving offence, putting it on par with excessive speeding and driving without due care and attention. According to the B.C. government, 66 people were killed in 2014 as a result of distracted driving, while another 630 were left seriously injured.

As this photo from McBride’s Koeneman Park confirms, dandelion season is upon us, turning normally green lawns to yellow. The name “dandelion” is a corruption of French for “lion’s tooth”, which refers, not to the flower, but the jagged edge of the leaves. While a bane to lawn purists, dandelions are native to North America and have for ages been valued for food, medicine, and even wine. Enjoy the yellow flowers while you can, because soon they will be white fluff, spreading the species to new locations.

across the large remaining fingers of the large snow drifts that still remained. As he approached an obvious promontory and paused to survey his realm he lifted his large nose up and wagged his head. To my amazement he suddenly whirled around and headed back down at a lope without stepping one foot off the trail he had come up; it seemed he had seen or smelt something that caused this reaction. He headed down and then back up towards a small willow covered bench that lay above him and as I turned my spotting scope to see what was happening I saw flashes of golden/chocolate fur running through the willows but it was impossible to see what it was. My first thought was that it was a cow and calf moose, the color was right and the high bench with good browse is a normal place to see a cow/calf in the late spring. The big boar roared onto the bench still at a lope and chased his prey down locking on to it with his mouth, as the bench was now above my line of vision all I could see was the top of his back and him spread-eagled across the animal wrestling it into submission with his jaws locked on its neck. The struggling continued for a few minutes and my mouth dropped as he picked the whole animal up by the nape of the neck and literally threw it away from him and with a look of disdain turned around and followed his trail step by step all the way back up his promontory and across the large snow slide that was above it. What had caused my jaw to drop was that what he had picked up and shook like a rag doll was another grizzly about two thirds of his size. As it is not uncommon for a dominant boar to kill a younger rival on his turf; I thought that was what I was seeing but to my great surprise he turned around and very gently and deliberately lay down with his crotch pointing into the snow where he lay cooling his equipment for the next 15 minutes… Slowly the truth of what I had seen dawned on me - as female grizzlies are considerably smaller, and considering the delicate care he was giving his private parts, what I had just viewed was not a murder, but in fact a rape! After aggressively running down and mauling this bystander that lived on his domain, he bit her, chewed her up, bred her and then threw her through the air as if to say “see you next year” continuing on his search for the next sow. More life and death in the shining mountains!

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Community Events

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UPCOMING EVENTS Valemount

Sat May 14: PARENTS, EDUCATORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS: Register now for The Vital Connection video discussion workshops, supporting childhood attachment. Saturdays, May 14th and 28th, 9:00 to 4:30, Valemount Seniors Lodge. Catering, child-minding (limited) included; $25, some assistance available. Registrations: Valemount and McBride Libraries.

Sat May 28th: Annual chili cook-off, sponsored by the Best Western Valemount Inn & Suites. 3pm open to the public. 4:30 judging starts. Sat June 4: Peoples Drug Mart Walk for ALS. Centennial Park, Valemount. Registration 10am. Walk begins 11am. www.walkforals.ca

McBride

Beginning May 16: Little Gardener’s Program, Tuesdays and Thursdays 3-4pm. Build your own plot! All ages welcome! $10 for seeds or bring your own to share. Behind Valemount Wed May 18th: Brian Thiesen speaking @ Gigglin’ Grizzly Secondary School. Caone Valley Community Association. Info 7-9pm. MONEY TALKS : Pensions, Power and Politics 250 566 0008. Carbon Taxes, Site C, LNG, Renewable Energy, Debt, Climate, Smart Grid and Big Data Tues May 17th: Brian Thiesen speaking @ Valemount LeNew must see information! gion 7-9pm. MONEY TALKS : Pensions, Power and Politics Carbon Taxes, Site C, LNG, Renewable Fri May 20: Linda Smith, local author, will be in the area Energy, Debt, Climate, Smart Grid and Big Data promoting her novel, Terrifying Freedom. Everyone welcome. New must see information! McBride Library, 7-9 pm. Books & Company, Prince George, May 24, 11am—2pm. Sat May 21: Linda Smith, local author, will be in the area promoting her novel, Terrifying Freedom. Everyone welcome. Gathering Tree, 10am—3pm.

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Thurs May 26th: Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute presents Social Sector Solutions: Community Conversations on Strengthening Social Well-Being. 5pm - 9pm, Valemount Community Hall, 101 Gorse St. www.cbrdi.ca/ to register.

Sun. May 15th APPLE TREE GRAFTING WORKSHOP with instructor Jeff Corbett at Dunster Schoolhouse. From 1pm to 4pm. You will learn how to graft different varieties of fruit onto existing trees and new rootstocks. Call Pete at 250-9684334 or reply to this e-mail to reserve your spot.

ONGOING EVENTS

group meet @ the McBride Health Unit. 1126 5th Avenue 6:30pm.

Sunday

Council Meetings- Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 7:00pm in Valemount, 7:30pm in McBride.

Choir practice in McBride, 2pm; Mountain Chapel on Main St. All ages welcome. Questions? contact Barb (569-8882, ringnut@telus.net).

tions? Contact: Susan at 250-569-4033 or Nancy at 250-968-4358. Every Monday from 11:00am-1:00pm. Resume and Cover Letter Workshop, free, at the Valemount Learning Centre. Helping you create your best resume yet! Call 250-566-4601 for more info.

Want to learn how to knit? Already know how and want to get together to socialize? Willing to share your knowledge? The Valemount Public Library is offering space and supplies (if needed) Sunday afternoons from 2-4pm.

Every Monday 7:00-9:00pm Knitting @ Sandy Bernie’s House 835 Bridge Road, McBride.

Yoga in McBride with Martina Wall. 10:30-11:30am, 411 Main Street.

Tuesday

Anglican United Church Valemount 7th Ave and Cedar Street - Sunday 10am. Anglican United Church McBride, 441 Dominion Street - Sunday @10:00am. Christian Science Services Dunster Sunday Worship @ 10:00am. Phone: 250-968-4349

Yoga in McBride with Jeanette Chiupka. Monday 5-6pm, 411 Main Street.

RVSS Adult Literacy group Games Day. Join us for games, refreshments and some laughs. 1:00 - 3:00 in the afternoon. 942 3rd Ave., McBride. 18+ Hatha Yoga at the Valemount Community Hall. 6:30 – 8:00 PM. Dropin $10. For more info call Brigitta = 566-9196

Valemount Community Church Evangelical Free Church of Canada Sunday 11am ph. 250-566-0070 970 Main St (Valemount Legion)

Ready, Set, Learn- pre-literacy program for 3-5 year olds and their caregivers. Until June 2, 10:30-11:30 am, McBride Elementary. Call the school at 250-5692721 to register or for info.

Good Shepherd Catholic Church 3rd Ave and Elm Street Valemount. Sunday Mass @ 6pm Phone: 250-566-4662

Yoga in McBride with Martina Wall, 5:30 - 6: 30pm, 411 Main Street.

New Life Sanctuary 1247-1st Avenue Valemount Worship @ 11:00am

Gentle Seniors’ Exercise, 10-11am, upstairs, Golden Years Lodge, Valemount. Call Diane on 250 566 4297 for more info.

Valley Christian Fellowship 1080 Main Street Valemount Worship @ 11:00am. Ph: 250 566 9990. Mountain Chapel 299 Main street McBride Phone: 250-569-3350 St Patrick’s Catholic Church 197 Dominion street, McBride Phone: 250-569-2606 Evangelical Free Church, McBride Worship @ 10:30 am. Ph: 569-2378

Monday

Dunster Parent Child playgroup, Mondays 10-12 at Dunster School . Please bring a healthy snack to share. Ques-

Music Jam. Tuesdays 7:00pm @ the McBride Library Annex. Want to learn new music? Tired of playing alone? Come out for bluegrass, folk, country, rock. Phone: Dave Marchant at 250569-2569. Badminton Tuesdays 7:00-9:00 pm @ the McBride high school Volleyball at the Valemount high school 7-9pm. Ph: Denise 566-9983 Community volleyball in McBride 7pm Nadine Shovar 250 569 2503 POSTPONED UNTIL MAR 29 Taking Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS)

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Valemount Seniors’ Music Night, 7:00pm Wednesday at the Valemount Golden Years Lodge. Yoga in McBride with Jeanette Chiupka. Wed. 5-6pm, 411 Main Street.

The Valemount Childrens’ Activity Society holds board meetings on the 1st Tuesday of every month at the centre.

Flow Yoga at Valemount Community Hall with Kathryn, 5:30-6:30pm. All welcome!

Tete Jaune Community Club monthly meetings at 7 pm on the first Tuesday of the month at the T-Jaune Community Hall

Prayer meeting 7pm at the SeventhDay Adventist Church, 1075 Lamming Pit Road, McBride. Ph: 250-569-3370.

Adventist Community Services meets 1:00-3:00pm and 7:00-8:00pm @ the Seventh Day Adventist Church 1075 Lamming Pit Rd, McBride. Anglican United Church Women’s Group Thrift Shop open 1:00-3:00pm Every Tuesday & Friday @ church hall, 459 Dominion St, McBride. Toastmasters 7:00-9:00pm (1st and 3rd Tuesday) Bear’s Den, Best Western, Valemount.

Wednesday

RVSS Family Place Playgroup. For parents, caregivers and children from birth to 6 years old. Activities to help your child develop skills and a chance to connect with others. 10:00 - 11:00 RVSS Valley Girls. For ages 12 and up. 3:00 - 4:30 in the afternoon. Share time with other girls, enjoy activities, be heard and make a difference. 942 3rd Ave., McBride. Winter market at 521 Main Street McBride, hosted by McBride Museum and Library. Vendors can sell between 10-2. Coffee and tea available by donation. Pickleball at the McBride high school 7pm every Wednesday that the school is open. Call 250-569-2583. Valley Piecemakers meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month 7pm at the Quilt Shop 210 Main Street Call Barb for more info 778-258-0068 Free, one-on-one computer tutoring 4:00 pm Valemount Public Library Phone: 250-566-4367 to book a session.

Mini Game Zone at McBride Library 3pm. Minecraft, WiiU & board games. Ages 6-12. McBride and District Chamber of Commerce meets at 6:30pm on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, @ the Evangelical Free Church Hall. Bingo at McBride Legion Hall, every 1st, 3rd & 5th Wednesday of the month. 6:30 Early Bird starts.

Thursday

Rhyme Time, a free program for parents and toddlers on Thursdays, 10 - 11:30am, Feb 11 - May 12 off Mar 17 and 24 at Valemount Anglican-United Church Info call CBAL Literacy Coordinator Rashmi 250 566 5219 or email RNarayan@cbal.org Yin/Hatha combo at the Valemount Community Hall. 6:30 – 8:00 PM. Dropin $10. For more info call Brigitta McDonald 566-9196 Seniors Chair Yoga at the Golden Years Lodge (lounge) 10:00 – 11:00 AM. All seniors welcome & cost if free! For more info call Brigitta McDonald 566-9196 Yoga in McBride with Donalda Beeson, Thursday 5:15-6:15pm and 6:307:30pm, 411 Main Street. Monthly Meeting of the Dunster Fine Arts School Society will be held on the last Thursday of each month, 7:00pm @ the school. All welcome! Fibre Arts Group, 10am in the McBride Library annex.(previously met at Odds & Ends) Bring your knitting, crochet or needlework project and come hang out! The OAPO Stitch and Knit will be meet-

ing @ the Beaverview Lodge, McBride from 2:00-4:00pm. Seniors Bingo @ the Beaverview Lodge, McBride 6:30pm. Valemount Ladies walking group meet at 1pm @ the Anglican/United Church parking lot. Cribbage and other games: Everyone Welcome; @ the Valemount Golden Years Lodge lower level 1:00-4:00pm. Badminton at Valemount high school 7-9pm. Bring running shoes, racket and birds provided. Ph: 566-4656. Unity in Community, Thurs at 7:30pm, McBride Health Centre. 250-569-2586 Drop-in basketball for yrs 12 and up at McBride High School, Thurs 7-8pm. Free. Christine 250-569-0090

Friday

RVSS Adult Literacy Craft Club. A new quick, easy and fun craft each week. Come on in 1:00 - 3:00 in the afternoon. 942 3rd Ave., McBride. 18+ McBride Parent-Child Group. Meeting Fridays 10:00am @ 521 Main St. Open to all caregivers and their kids. Drop by for play time and to meet with other families! Please bring water bottle for your child. Info: 569-2411 Game Zone. Fridays at 7pm, McBride Library. Board games, WiiU & more! Ages 13+ Legion Branch #266, Valemount. 5:307:00 pm - Dinner, menu varies. Free One-on-One Computer Tutoring Fridays 11:00am and 1:00pm @ the Valemount Public Library. Phone: 250566-4367 AA meetings every Friday 8:00pm @ the Valemount Catholic Church. Free. All welcome. Phone: 250-566-1139

Saturday 8:00am Prayer community 9:30am Bible study/Sabbath school 11:00am Worship service @ Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 1075 Lamming Pit Road, McBride. Phone: 250-569-3370.

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Goat takes second place

by EVAN MATTHEWS

The Rocky Mountain Goat News has again brought home a provincial prize for Newspaper Excellence in its circulation category. Categories at this year’s Ma Murray Community Newspaper Awards were based on readership numbers, and included Newspaper Excellence, Advertising, Photography and Writing. The Goat collected second for Newspaper Excellence: Category A, which includes newspapers with less than 2000 circulation. On a scoring system out of 100, The Goat finished a mere 0.67 points behind the Haida Gwaii Observer, who took first. The Bowen Island Undercurrent rounded out the top

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three. The Goat brought home first in the same category last year. Judges said The Rocky Mountain Goat News “demonstrates a commitment to coverage of the community with lots of news and features stories and photographs generated by the newspaper’s own staff.” They went on to say, “The paper has strong opinion pages that generate discussion and provide leadership. The Goat has well-designed, effective advertising, and is packaged in a consistent, attractive layout.” The awards were presented at the River Rock Casino Resort, in Richmond, BC, on Saturday, May 7th.

Answers on A13!

THE TOUGHIE by Myles Mellor

Answers on A13!

ACROSS 1 Bulges out 5 Vacuum tube (abbreviation) 8 Closing section of a musical composition 12 Infantry group 13 Monetary unit of Romania 14 Kind of surgeon 15 Big name in small construction 16 State of shaking 18 Colossal 20 ___ for impact

23 Final words 27 Easy-going 28 Missile 31 Blue shade 32 Machine gun 33 Plantain lily 35 Jutting rock 36 Go through volumes 38 Light type 39 Bit of business attire 40 Conviction 42 ____ and wants 44 Knight in shining armor 47 Children’s skin disease 50 Some cappuccino drinks

54 Get rid of 55 Tea 56 1986 Miles Davis album 57 Show disgust 58 Duty 59 Great deal Down 1 Coin of Afghanistan 2 “We’re number ___!” 3 Animal to put coins in? 4 Zeno, notably 5 Shut (up) 6 Nerve network 7 Sought advice from (2

words) 8 Get into (2 words) 9 Crystal ball 10 Lentil sauce 11 Porter 17 Medium ability? 19 Dovetail 20 Brief announcement 21 Old warship reduced in height 22 Kind of skeleton 24 Starbucks order 25 Roundish 26 Vortexes 29 Battle

30 Put to ___ 34 _____ Nicole Smith 37 Compendium 41 Fast no more 43 Singer Piaf 45 Muslim general 46 Put-on 47 Start of a wonderful life? 48 Swab 49 Pounds per square inch (abbr.) 51 Billiard striker 52 Seventh Greek letter 53 Copy, abbr.

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Employment Valemount Learning Centre 250 566 4601 LOCAL JOB POSTINGS Updated May 12, 2016

Recreation Infrastructure Grants #31-3 – Furnished 2 bedroom cabin on shared property only minutes north of town. No smoking, well trained pet ok on approval. Electric heat. $700

Grants available for projects that focus on the construction of new and/or upgrades to existing recreational infrastructure in the Basin. Eligible projects may include backcountry trail networks, swimming pools, ice rinks, curling arenas, sports fields, indoor & outdoor sports courts and parks.

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Deadline for this intake is Monday, July 11.

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The Rocky Mountain Goat reserves the right to refuse to print any classified submission that is not an advertisement of a private sale, or rental arrangement.

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ARTIFACT OF THE WEEK By HEATHER ZAHN Curator, McBride & Dunster Museums

CREELMAN BROS SOCK KNITTING MACHINE

Founded in 1872, Creelman Brothers was originally a stationary company in Georgetown, Ontario established by Robert and Richard Creelman. To offset the costs of the company, they also sold other goods, including knitting machines. For the first few years, Creelman only sold machines made by other companies, but the brothers quickly discovered that the machines were quite popular and entered into a partnership with “Franz and Pope” to set up a factory and make Creelman Brothers’ machines in Georgetown. In 1881, work on the factory began. Within five years though, the factory experienced severe damage from fire, and more significant damage from attempts to put out the blaze. The new factory was built in nearby Ingersoll, Ontario, and there was much speculation that the town offered incentives in the form of cheaper loans, and bonuses to re-locate. The loan was quickly paid off as their machines gained popularity and were sold throughout the world. In 1890, the two brothers went their own way, with Robert Creelman moving to Collingwood to establish another stationary store, and Richard staying with the manufacturing company. The company name remained Creelman Brothers and began producing typewriters that same year. 1893 marked the start of the production of the “Money Maker” sock knitting machine. Selling for $10, the machine was marketed to women for home use, specifically to offset their husband’s income. The Money Maker was the cheapest of the line of sock knitting machines that Creelman

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Brothers produced, with the most expensive costing $26. At this point, the average wage was only $9.42, so a home knitting machine was not a casual purchase. Creelman Brothers did produce what was considered the best home machine, which also happened to be the most economical. Within only a few years, the company had six family knitting machines on the market, ranging in price from twenty to sixty dollars. By the 1920’s, factories that could produce multiple socks simultaneously began to make home knitting options less desirable. It was hard to justify knitting a single sock at a time when the larger machines could make five at once. In 1926, an ageing Richard, and his son put the company, then known as Creelman Limited, on the market. Rather than sell the company whole, they sold the different parts of needle making and manufacturing of home and factory machines separately. This particular machine was produced in the 1890’s and was donated to the Valley Museum and Archives with the original box, and multiple replacement needles. The machine and all of the contents of the box are currently on display in the Museum on Dominion Street. If you know anything more about our Money Maker, please let us know or join the discussion on Facebook.

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Irene’s Featured Listings! 100 Mountain View Rd, McBride

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- on 1 acre with village services - custom log home - huge shop - older guest cottage

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FA-530 Lot #1. 1 of 4 newly developed small acreages located within Village limits. Now available with water to the property, and hydro, phone nearby. Beautiful mountain views. Plan your property to your unique style and make it truly yours! 2.86 acres, zoned RR1.

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FA-531 Lot #2. 1 of 4 newly developed small acreages located within Village limits. Now available with water to the property, and hydro, phone nearby. Beautiful mountain views. Plan your property to your unique style and make it truly yours! 2.47 acres, zoned RR1

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FA-532 Lot #3. 1 of 4 newly developed small acreages located within Village limits. Now available with water to the property, and hydro, phone nearby. Beautiful mountain views. Plan your property to your unique style and make it truly yours! 2.47 acres, zoned RR1.

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FA-533 Lot #4. 1 of 4 newly developed small acreages located within Village limits. Now available with water to the property, and hydro, phone nearby. Beautiful mountain views. Plan your property to your unique style and make it truly yours! 2.47 acres, zoned RR1.

MR-24 New Price! Three bedroom home with 4-pc bathroom. To be sold in “as is where is” condition.

New Price $39,000

BR-60 Bone Creek Wilderness Retreat. Includes the main house, 5 cabins, showers, flush toilets, and cold storage. The cabins are 3-24’x26’, 1-18’x20’ and 1-12’x10’. Owners indicate a 17 acre gravel pitt on acreage. Retreat has some river frontage along the North Thompson River. Close to outdoor activities such as hiking, snowmobiling, ATVing, etc. Located just north of Blue River BC.

MR-23 RECENTLY RENOVATED! This little home has raised garden beds and hot house. 4 bedrooms, bathroom, powder room and open concept kitchen, dining room and living room. Wood and electric heat, with a tin roof and vinyl siding.

$165,000

FA-528 Approximately 217 acres of versatile property. River frontage on Fraser River. Approximately 150+ acres cleared. Southern exposure. Abundant wildlife. Approximately 31 km from McBride on Mountainview Road. Zoned Ru5.

$375,000

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FA- 527 LIVE OFF GRID Country living at its best. Live completely off grid. Over 2000 square feet, this home has 4 bedrooms, cold room, storage area and another room that could be used for more storage. Heating is propane, wood and solar. Outside is a barn, greenhouse, garden area and a large detached shop at 40 x 60 feet. All this on approximately 160 acres.

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New Listing MRC-DA877 3545 Eddy Rd, McBride, BC 110 acres of prime land with a luxury home! 6 bdrms, 4 baths. Very good condition. Mountain views, year round stream. Developed with hay barn, horse stables. $399,000

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MRC-R843 843 – 3rd Ave , McBride, BC 3 bdrms, skylight in kitchen dining area, landscaped lot, garage. Custom built staircase leading to loft, patio door to greenhouse. Electric baseboard heat & pellet stove. $95,000

MRC-DA896 8101 Indian Lake Rd, Wells, BC Remote but accessible 94.7 acres! Very nice 4 bedroom 2 bath home. Surrounded by Crown land. Extensive river frontage on the Bowron River. Spring water! Great views and sun exposure! $377,000

$199,000

MRC-A761 Hwy 16 West, McBride, BC 221 acres! Well treed, excellent access, close to McBride, B.C. Extensive highway frontage, stunning views, backs onto gov’t land! Power is located on one portion of the property. Zoned RU 5, good for multiple uses. $199,000

MRC-C894 Mountain View Rd, McBride, BC

Well established concrete & gravel business for sale. Includes equipment, mixer trucks, loader, screens & more. This business is in operation now & has material stock piled on hand for the upcoming year of operation. Existing lease for gravel extraction attached to the business. $499,000

Rodger Peterson Realtor

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$470,000

MRC-DA867 3496 Laing Rd, McBride, BC 164 acres, 3 bdrm home with basement. 2 creeks, gardens, an orchard. Tree plantation, trails, abundant wildlife. Beautiful mountain views. First water rights in place. Backs onto gov’t land. $470,000

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