Invermere Valley Echo, January 09, 2013

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Slight decline for valley property values Some locations are exceptions in 2013 BC Assessment figures NICOLE TRIGG editor@invermerevalleyecho.com

Property values in the Columbia Valley have dropped since last year, but according to the

BC Assessment figures released on January 2, the changes are overall relatively modest.

"Generally speaking, the trend in market values throughout the Columbia Valley as well as through the East Kootenay all told was downward slightly," said Brad Lane, the area assessor with the BC Assessment-East Kootenay Office.

The District of Invermere's assessment roll decreased from $966 million last year to $961 mil-

lion this year, the Village of Radium's assessment roll decreased from $394 million to $362 million and the Village of Canal Flats decreased from $141 million to $128 million over the same period.

Approximate roll totals for Fairmont and Windermere dropped from $403 million to $378 million and from $1,108 million to $1,076 million respectively.

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Unoccupied condos destroyed by fire December 22 blaze considered suspicious by officals, investigation is ongoing NICOLE TRIGG editor@invermerevalleyecho.com

An ongoing RCMP investigation into a suspicious fire that destroyed three partially built condominium buildings in Fairmont Hot Springs on the morning of December 22 has so far revealed no results. The condos

were part of Columbia Eagles Resort, an unfinished 116unit development located adjacent to Highway 93/95 just south of the entrance to Fairmont resort.

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ral Fire & Rescue Services Chief Jim Miller told The Valley Echo on January 3. “Because of the extreme heat and the conditions of (the fire), they probably won’t be able to determine exactly what started it.

“When they burn that hot there is virtually no evidence left.”

When ten or so firefighters with the Fairmont and Windermere fire departments arrived on scene after witnesses called in the fire, they discovered the condominium buildings completely engulfed in flames. There were no occupants in any of the unfinished units no injuries as a result of the blaze, which lasted about three hours.

Although he views

the fire as a major setback, his company remains committed to rebuilding the destroyed condos and completing the resort’s development, said Columbia Eagles Resorts Inc. president Wayne Franchuk, the developer behind the project.

“Our plan was to relaunch the marketing program and construction of the project in the spring and we had been making plans to that end,” said Franchuk, an Edmonton resident who has been coming to the Columbia Valley for 40 years.

Franchuk's daughter Lara McCormack is a co-owner of From Scratch — A Mountain Kitchen in Fairmont Hot Springs.

“We've got the setback

of someone who obviously doesn't want to see any change… but we’ll get by it.”

His company purchased the land ten years ago. Five years of development process and four public hearings later, construction on the resort stalled when Canadian Western Bank (CWB) pulled its financing after the U.S. financial crisis hit in 2008.

“In July 2008, we had 58 units sold,” he said . “We had at that time we had all our underground servicing in and had started on the construction above grade. We've never really stopped construction but people don't see what's happening inside of those buildings.”

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Columbia Eagles Resort Inc. was left trying to continue the project using its own funds and hired local builders Dusk Construction to work on the site while working on bringing in new equity to replace the bank financing.

“The project has never been bankrupt because we never had a bank,” Franchuk said. “We had to slow our construction schedule because quite honestly I didn't have $25 million to finish off the project.”

At completion, Columbia Eagles Resort will consist of eight chalet buildings, plus a main lodge that will house all the amenities including

a spa, food services, and more. Franchuk describes the condominiums as privately-owned condo hotel units, but not timeshares. Owners will have the option of putting them into a rental pool or keeping them for their own personal use.

“It's a boutique facility, very unique, it would be truly five star, something the valley region has always needed, it still needs,” he said.

“It would employ over 200 people, that's not counting the construction personnel and we've spent almost ten million dollars; people don't see money in the ground — the site is totally serviced.”

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Support for Swansea Submitted photo On Sunday, January 6 in Radium at the Village Office, KootenayColumbia MP David Wilks presented the Columbia Valley Cycling Society (CVCS) with $57,775 in Department of Western Economic Diversification Community Infrastructure Improvement funds toward improving the recreation cycling and hiking trail and flying infrastructure on Mt. Swansea. It was a great event with approximately 30 supportive people in attendance. (L-R) Mark Halwa (CVCS); Max Fanderl (pilot); Adrian Bergles (CVCS president); Aina Cernenoks (BC Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Recreation Sites and Trails BC); David Wilks, (MP). The money is being matched 100 per cent by a group of funders: Columbia Basin Trust; BC Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations; District of Invermere; Regional District of East Kootenay; BC Association of Hang Gliders and Paragliders; and the Columbia Valley Cycling Society — $115,000 total for Mt. Swansea!

New ID cards to prevent health fraud Medical cards will be combined with B.C. driver's license

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VICTORIA — The B.C. government is rolling out its new hightech medical services cards starting Feb. 15, in an effort to phase out millions of CareCards in the hands of non-residents.

The new cards will be combined with the B.C. driver’s licence, with a similar “BC Services Card” available to those who don’t drive.

Residents will be required to re-enrol to renew the card every five years, whether they drive or not.

Qualified residents can enrol in the Medical Services Plan at any provincial office

B.C. Government A sample of the new combined driver's licence and health card. A "BC Services Card" without driving privileges will also be available.

that issues driver’s licences. There is no fee for the health services card only. The current $75 fee for a fiveyear driver’s licence renewal will apply to the new combined cards, discounted to $17 for seniors.

There is no requirement to get the new card until your driver’s licence needs to be renewed. The government’s plan is to change over all eligible

B.C. residents between the ages of 19 and 74 to the new cards over the next five years.

To be eligible for MSP coverage, you must be a citizen or approved permanent resident of Canada, living in B.C. at least six months of the year.

Dependents must also be residents to be eligible for coverage.

The health ministry announced the new card program in May

2011, after a review showed there were up to 9.1 million B.C. CareCards in circulation. The total population of B.C. is 4.5 million.

Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid said the new card is designed to comply with B.C.’s information and privacy law, which restricts how personal data can be used and shared.

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The beginning of a new Christmas tradition Columbia House had its very own Santa Claus thanks to one woman's efforts NICOLE TRIGG editor@invermerevalleyecho.com

They say good deeds never go unnoticed, and one in particular that brought a smile to many faces at Invermere’s Columbia House on Christmas morning is no exception.

It started in Windsor, Ontario where a friend of Meagan Fazackerley’s was organizing Christmas gift donations for a retirement home. Fazackerley, who moved to Invermere from Windsor about three years ago, originally offered to help by mailing her a few items, but then realized she actually wanted to organize the same thing locally.

“I really wanted to get involved,” she said.

After choosing Columbia House as her focus, the next step was co-ordinating a gift collection, which she did in mid-November by posting her request for donations on several dif-

ferent local groups’ Facebook pages.

The Columbia valley RCMP detachment agreed to be the drop off location and a deadline for any donations was set for December 15.

“I wanted everyone to have a gift, at least something to open on Christmas day,” she said.

After collecting the donations, Fazackerley contacted Columbia House activities and volunteer co-ordinator Judith Goertz to explain her plan.

“She called and said she had all these gifts and would like to bring them,” said Goertz. “She was adamant that every single resident got a gift.”

Together they individually wrapped the presents, sorting them according to which ones suited which resident and personalizing them with recipients’ names.

“(Meagan) was short of some gifts, so she went out and came back in about an hour and had bought some more gifts,” explained Goertz.

On the morning of December 25, Columbia House care staff distributed the gifts “so everybody had a Christmas present from Santa on Christmas morning,” said Goertz, adding that several of the residents later remarked on the usefulness of their gifts, which ranged from colourful, warm socks to cozy lap blankets.

“For somebody so young to think of that and come through with that... it made her happy, it made us happy, it made the residents happy.

Everybody was really thrilled at what she did,” she said.

For her part, Fazackerley was touched by the generous donations and hopes to make the project an annual tradition.

“Hopefully I can expand on it and get some bigger gifts, that way everyone has something re-

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submitted photo (L-R) Diana Thompson, Carol Huyghe, Meagan Fazackerley with her one-year-old daughter Claire, Gertie Anderson, Rebecca Miller, and “Bones” Godlien at Columbia House in Invermere.

ally nice on Christmas Day to open,” she said. “Some of

the residents there don’t have any family or the family is far

away so I just thought it would be a really nice thing for a little

Christmas cheer.”

“It truly is a Christmas story,” said Goertz.

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The five condos destroyed by the December 22 blaze had already been sold prior to the CWB reneging on their funding commitment.

Subsequent to the hibernation of construction, the buildings were not insured.

“We carried insurance when we were working full time on the site; we have had liability insurance but we had no damage or loss insurance,” Franchuk said.

He estimates it will take three and a half months to rebuild the destroyed condos back to the construction stage they were at then complete them.

“We've made our commitment,” he said. “I’ve always had a good feeling for the area.”

nicole trigg/echo photo Developer Wayne Franchuk estimates three and a half months before the destroyed condos are rebuilt and completed.

Fire officials are currently looking for witnesses and anyone with any information is asked to contact

Miller at the Windermere Fire Hall at 250-342-6214.

“No one has come forward at this point,” Miller said.

Rotary Club of Invermere meets every Thursday at 11:45 a.m. in the mezzanine at Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena. The meeting on January 10 will be a Club Assembly.

President Barb Smith enjoys a moment of humour at a recent meeting.

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Mind-boggling Banff NICOLE TRIGG/ECHO PHOTO The Invermere Community Hall was filled to capacity the night of Sunday, January 6 thanks to the Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club's biggest fundraising event of the year — the 2012-13 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour. Several hours of extreme and inspirational mountain-themed movies wowed the crowd, which was also treated to pizza, popcorn and beverages. (L-R) Organizers Penny Powers, Lianne Lang and Heather Lang.

Radium Hot Springs Sunrise Rotary Club Our commitment is to ‘Service Above Self’ The Club meets at 7 a.m. every Wednesday at Higher Ground.

Since 2003, the Radium Rotarians have: 1) Built Rotary Park at the junction where Highway 93 meets Highway 93/95, 2) Provided funds for the construction of one of the bridges on the Sinclair Creek trail system, 3) Sponsored student exchanges between local high school students and those of other countries such as Brazil and Japan, 4) Provided bursaries for graduating students, 5) Partially funded the lovely lights and trees that decorate the main streets of Radium each Christmas time, 6) Cleaned Radium’s mile-long hill of debris twice a year with local Rotarians and friends, 7) Raised funds to support an internationally project to eradicate polio worldwide, 8) Helped support an orphanage in Honduras.

Valley receives its fifth medal Invermere resident Bob Campsall recognized for his dedicated political, environmental work

Radium Hot Springs Sunrise Rotary Club

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Yet another valley local has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for outstanding community work.

Long-time Invermere resident Bob Campsall, who is the fifth Columbia Valley resident to be recognized with the medal in the past year, was one of four constituents recently selected by Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald to receive the commemorative medal that honours the contributions and achievements of 60,000 Canadian residents.

“First of all I was surprised,” Campsall told The Valley Echo. “I’m a great respecter of these formal types of activities so I felt doubly honoured that I should be considered.”

Originally from Cranbrook, Campsall — who soon turns 74 — left when he was 18 years old to earn his undergraduate and graduate degrees in education at the University of British Columbia and the Uni-

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AU NICOLE TRIGG/ECHO PHOTO Bob Campsall says he was surprised to receive a Diamond Jubilee medal.

versity of Victoria respectively.

After several years of work in Dawson Creek, Revelstoke and Agassiz, Campsall relocated to the Columbia Valley and has lived here ever since.

“I’m a Kootenay lad through and through,” said Campsall with pride.

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Giving dialogue a chance Fitting for the beginning of a brand new year, the first weekend of January 2013 saw breakthroughs on two major different stalemates that have affected Canadians coast to coast — albeit for two dramatically different reasons.

The end of the first stalemate took place on January 6 and has hockey lovers everywhere — who have anxiously awaiting the end of the pro hockey dry spell that began back in September — breathing a sigh of relief. The NHL lockout has ended after what's been described as agonizingly slow negotiations and it's game on, not only for the players but for the hordes of ecstatic fans and countless businesses that rely on the annual NHL season for the bulk of their revenue.

A second stalemate also came to an end when, on January 4, Prime Minister Stepher Harper — after weeks of sidestepping — finally agreed to a working meeting with key First Nations leaders, which was Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence's condition to ending her hunger strike. When the meeting takes place on January 11, Spence will have gone without solid food for thirty days.

Two months ago, the 'Idle No More' movement was born after a rally took place in Saskatoon protesting Bill C-45, a bill introduced by the Harper government in October as a follow up to March's omnibus budget bill. The concern was that Bill C-45 would further erode indigenous rights as well as strip both the Navigation Protection Act, giving industry unrestricted access to the country's waterways, and the Environmental Assessment Act, creating a faster approval process for projects that would have required assessments under the old provisions.

When Spence began her hunger strike on December 11 to force improved relations between First Nations and the Harper government , she became the hero for 'Idle No More' and the movement continued to grow, garnering first national then international attention and support.

What's so signifiant about Harper's new willingness to start a fresh dialogue with First Nations leaders is that it reveals how a single woman's effort to have her voice heard amidst the din on Parliament Hill has actually forced change at the federal level, which has not only inspired her fellow Canadians, but people around the world as well.

Ramble On — Marilyn Berry

New year's musings and memories January 2013... there are those who said the world would never make it to this date.

The Mayan calendar has ended — I don’t understand that myself.

How can a calendar have an end to it? Tomorrow is always the next day... isn’t it?

Whatever, it really doesn’t matter.

We aren’t the Mayans and we’re all still here. And many of us had visitors for the holidays. There were 11 bodies sleeping in my house for a couple of days.

Of course there was another visitor to my house but he didn’t stay long. Just ate the cookies, drank the milk and was gone... oh, he left quite a few gifts behind too.

I wonder if there is a way to get a message to good Saint Nick for next year? I think I’d like him to come a little later or perhaps he could sprinkle a little of that fairy dust around that keeps children’s eyes closed for just a wee bit longer?

It was not yet 6:30 on Christmas

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morning when I heard, “Grandma! goes around comes around; there Look, Santa came!” are many ways to express what I Since Grandma was sleeping on learned as the Golden Rule — Do the hide-a-bed in the living room, unto others as you would have I’m really not sure how that guy was them do unto you. able to sneak in without me hearIt would be lovely if we could start ing him but he can obviously be a to see more of that in our world. very quiet fellow when he has to be.

On that note, I would like to ask I didn’t hear even the person(s) who one “Ho”, let alone removed the met“I think I'd like him to a “Ho, ho, ho, al Rotary hat from Merry Christmas!” come a little later or the Invermere Inn The joys of perhaps he could sprinkle to please return it.

C h r i s t m a s The money cola little of that fairy dust through a child`s lected in it is used eyes are incompa- around that keeps to pay for a child`s rable and I feel so children's eyes closed for education in a incredibly blessed Third World counto be enjoying just a wee bit longer.” try. The hat itself them again. was made by a That is my New Year’s wish for all former member of the Rotary Club of you — let’s all try to remember of Invermere and has great sentithe innocence and the ability to mental value to the club. believe in the goodness (and magPlease find a way for the hat to ic) of mankind we experienced as make its way home — even if the children. money in it is gone... maybe drop it You reap what you sow; what off at the arena.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Take Canada back

Dear Editor, In a recent letter to the editor, the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce informed the people that local businesses are suffering, and that’s why we need to build Jumbo. I see it differently.

Businesses are suffering, not because we need more empty condos, but because the locals are suffering. Under the reign of the BC Liberals and Harper Conservatives, our local middle class has been decimated. Forestry, highways, hydro, health services, education, and the Kootenay Park, all took massive job cuts. It’s their paycheques businesses now miss.

Governments have strategi-

cally been targeting the middle class. The first thing the BC Liberals did when they got in power was tear up nurses contracts.

A section of Harper’s stack of undebated omnibus bills purposely sets out to destroy unions. Teachers, airlines and others, were immediately threatened with legislation should they ever suggest a walkout.

Yet Canfor and investors like multi-billionaire Jim Pattison were allowed to sit on their wads for three years as they squeezed out a monopoly.

Furthermore, Harper’s foreign worker program is specifically designed to bring down wages.

Making the population poor can’t be good for small busi-

ness, so what is Harper’s plan?

Firstly, its not Harper’s plan.

This is textbook U.S.-led Chicago School economics.

The U.S. has used these same tactics against such nation as Chile, Congo and Nicaragua. U.S. corporate predators now control these nations’ resources.

The tactics against Canada are almost identical: set up a puppet regime (Harper), deregulate, create a crisis, slash wages, bust organized labour, then when everyone is distracted, throw a fire sale on the nation’s resources.

Only a grassroots movement can stop Harper now.

Support Idle No More. Take Canada back.

Bryan Stawychny Edgewater

New year's planning for pets CONTRIBUTED BC SPCA

When considering your New Year’s resolutions for 2013, why not make your furry friends part of your plans? The BC SPCA offers some ideas on New Year’s resolutions for animal lovers: 1. Walk! Get yourself and your dog off the couch and into the outdoors. Most dogs need walking at least twice daily to stay healthy and you will benefit too. If you don't have a dog, why not volunteer to walk dogs at your local shelter?

2. ID your pet. The SPCA reunites thousands of lost animals with their families every year. Many animals are never claimed, however, and must be adopted into new homes because they have no identification. Make sure your pets have ID tags on their collar and a microchip or tattoo, and keep the information updated.

3. Take part in National Cupcake Day on February 25. Help end animal cruelty one cupcake at a time. The money you raise baking and distributing cupcakes by donation will help the BC SPCA rescue, re-home and provide emergency services for injured and abandoned animals in B.C. Get involved by registering online at nationalcupcakeday.ca.

4. It’s Hip to Snip. Help spread the word about the crucial importance of spaying or neutering pets – or make a donation to your local shelter to help with spay/neuter programs. Thousands of unwanted animals are born in B.C. each year – often with tragic con-

sequences.

5. Don’t Shop – Adopt! If you are considering getting a new pet make the SPCA or another animal shelter your first adoption option.

Avoid buying pets from online sites — you may be supporting puppy mills by buying this way.

6. Make humane food choices. Commit to purchasing foods raised according to high standards of animal welfare. Look for SPCA Certified products in the meat and dairy sections of your grocery store. You can find out where to buy SPCA Certified products at spca. bc.ca.

7. Sign up for the BC SPCA Kids Club. Connect the young animal lovers in your life with other like-minded youth through an annual BC SPCA Kids Club membership ($15).

8. Make the Switch. Switch the toxic ethylene glycol antifreeze in your vehicle to petfriendly propylene-based antifreeze.

9. Donate your time or money. Help a homeless or wild animal get the care the care it needs. The BC SPCA’s priority funds let you choose which program or service to support, including cruelty investigations, sheltering, wildlife rehabilitation, education and advocacy. Or give of yourself – the BC SPCA simply could not function without the help of our 4,000 amazing volunteers across the province.

10. Sign up! Sign up for the 2013 Scotiabank & BC SPCA Paws for a Cause walk in your community this September and help us raise urgently needed funds for abused, homeless, neglected and injured animals.

Visit spca.bc.ca for more information on these resolutions and other ways you can make a life-saving difference for animals.

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carve out a little time for myself.

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Community Calendar Send your events to production@invermerevalleyecho.com

FRI JAN 11 • "Painting from the Heart" watercolour classes at Pynelogs Cultural Centre. Series of classes on five consecutive Fridays.

250-342-4423 • CV Rockies play Kimberley Dynamiters, Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena, 7:30 p.m.

SAT JAN 12 • CV Rockies play Fernie Ghostriders, Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena, 7:30 p.m.

TUES JAN 15 • Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce, general meeting with local government update from th Regional District of East Kootenay, 11:45 - 1:15 p.m.

WED JAN 16 • Summit Youth Centre information session for any youth interested in being on the Centre's board, 6 p.m.

SAT JAN 19 • Windermere Youth Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser, 3 p.m.

- 6 p.m., $6, 250-3420589 EVERY SUNDAY • Public Indoor Rock Climbing, Laird School, 5-8 p.m., $5.

• Radium Seniors’ Carpet Bowling, 1:30 p.m., Seniors' Hall 2nd SUNDAY • LW Alliance Church Sing and Celebrate, 7 p.m.

For more information call Clarence Stauffer,

250-342-9580 EVERY MONDAY • Gentle drop-in carpet bowling, 1:30 p.m., Seniors' Centre • Cadets, 6:30-9 p.m. for boys and girls, ages 12-17. Cost: FREE (includes uniform). Info: Rick Dendy 250-341-1509.

• Duplicate Bridge, 6:30 p.m., Invermere Seniors’ Hall, $2/ person. Visitors welcome • EK Brain Injury Support Group, 1-3 p.m., Family Resource Centre. Info: 250-344-5674 1st & 3rd TUESDAY • OPT clinic, 6:308:30 p.m., Inv. Health Unit, 85010th Ave. Confidential service: low-cost birth control, and STI testing 1st TUESDAY • Invermere Camera Club 7 p.m. Tanya, tanyadeleeuw65@ gmail.com EVERY TUESDAY • Yoga THRIVEYoga for Cancer Survivors. Hot springs studio, Fairmont Village Mall. For info call Jan Klimek at 250-342-1195 • Shuswap Bingo at the Shuswap Indian Band Office downstairs, doors open at 5:30 p.m., early bird at 6:45 p.m., regular games at 7 p.m.

• Cubs (8-10 year olds) and Beavers (5-7 year olds), JA Laird, 6 - 7 p.m.

1st & 3rd WED • Scrabble Night at Invermere Public Library. 6 - 8 p.m.

Call 250-342-6416 • Bingo, Windermere Community Hall, opens at 6 p.m., starts at 7 p.m.

2nd & 4th WED • Seniors' Day at the Invermere Library, bus provided every wednesday • Indoor soccer, DTSS gym. Drop-in, $2, 8:30-10:00 p.m.

EVERY THURSDAY • Cadets, 6:30-9 p.m. for boys and girls, ages 12-17. Cost: FREE (includes uniform). Info: Rick Dendy 250-341-1509 • Children's Air Rifle Program, with the LWDRGC, Inv. Community Hall, 7 - 8:30 p.m., free of charge, ages 6-15. Learn safety, marksmanship, equipment provided EVERY FRIDAY • Baby Goose program for parents and babies up to 18 months. 9:3011:30 a.m. at Eileen Madson Primary. kandruschuk@cbal. org • Public Indoor Rock Climbing, Laird School, 5-8 p.m., $5.

• Preschool Story Time at the Invermere Public Library, 10:30 a.m. For info visit invermere.bclibrary.ca EVERY SATURDAY • Public Indoor Rock Climbing, Laird School, 5-8 p.m., $5.

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Club, 20 years with the Jumbo Creek Conservation Society and several years with Wildsight and Ducks Unlimited.

Other initiatives he’s supported such as a teen club in Windermere over 40 years ago, go so far back, “people wouldn’t even remember,” he said with a laugh.

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Police files from the Columbia Valley RCMP detachment CPL. GRANT SIMPSON Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment

On December 30 at approximately 2:09 a.m., Columbia Valley RCMP conducted a traffic stop on a 2007 Ford Ranger at 12th Avenue and 2nd Street in Invermere due to the vehicle exceeding the 35 km/h speed limit.

The driver admitted to police that he had consumed three beers over the course of the evening. The investigating member could detect a very slight smell of liquor emanating from the vehicle compartment so he read the ASD demand and at 2:20 a.m. the driver provided a breath sample resulting in a warn. Police proceeded by way of an Immediate Roadside Prohibition process. The driver requested a second breath sample, however a second valid ASD was not available to complete the IRP process. Due to the requirements of the IRP not able to be fulfilled, police served a 24-hour prohibition upon the driver and seized his driver's licence.

Panorama pot smokers caught On December 27 at approximately 1 p.m., Columbia Valley RCMP members were conducting ski patrols on snowboards at the Panorama Ski Mountain. While going down the View of 1,000 Peaks run, police observed two males lying down in the snow on the side of the run. It appeared that the two males were smoking Mmarijuana. Other members of the public were present and skiing and snowboarding nearby including children.

Police approached the males, smelled

marijuana and observed the two males smoke it. The members identified themselves as police officers and advised the culprits that they were under arrest. A search of the males incidental to arrest found 1.5 joints, which were seized. The males were co-operative and admitted that their actions weren’t smart and unsafe. Police reported the incident to ski patrol and advised that an RCMP file would be created. The members exercised their officer discretion and decided not to pursue charges — this time!

Damaged window at post office On December 30, police were dispatched to a mischief complaint that occurred at the Canada Post Office, located at 710 12th Street in Invermere. Upon arrival there, police met with the complainant, who indicated that the bottom window of the front door was damaged. The shape of the cracks in the window clearly showed that something hit the glass near its middle. Police looked around for a rock but could not find any sign of something that could have been used to break the glass at the scene. Police obtained photos, and an audio statement from the complainant. No other sign of entry or damage found. Police are asking anyone with any information regarding this mischief to contact them.

Suspicious footprints On December 30, RCMP were dispatched to an alarm complaint in Fairmont Hot Springs. The initial complaint was of a one-hit front door alarm. Dispatch was not able to reach the property owner or the key holder.

Once on scene, police cleared the residence. Nothing seemed out of place other than the front door being ajar however the investigators noticed footprints going around the building

noted that the person who left the prints was checking every door. Police called the alarm company to let them know that they attended and asked them for further information regarding the owners, as well as the key holder. The alarm company advised that the installer would be enroute to deactivate the alarm. Members secured the front door and left. Police also called the key holder to let her know about the situation as well as the alarm installer.

Stolen sleds recovered On December 31, a local male phoned the RCMP to report that he’d found some stolen snowmobiles and a trailer. Police attended and found a Black 2008 Ski Doo XP 800 along with a Silver 2002 Yamaha Mountain Max 600 with Trailer in a field just off of West Side Road at the 12-kilometre mark. The complainant told members that he was driving to go sledding, when he noticed the sleds and called the owners who he knows personally.

The owner was already on scene when police arrived. Both sleds had the ignition tampered with and the Yamaha had damage to the front and sides and rear light as well. Members helped the owner load the sleds up left after obtaining photos and details. The owner was happy that sleds his were recovered. Police are seeking the assistance of the public in solving this theft, by requesting anyone with information to come forward.

Cadillac badly vandalized On December 31, a female from Cranbrook called to report that her vehicle was vandalized in the parking lot of the Boutique Motel (aka old Mountainview Motel) across from the Invermere Post Office. The vandalism

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Not all single family homes dropped in value Continued from Page A1

The average value of single family residential homes dropped slightly in Invermere Westside from $392,000 to $382,000, in Timber Ridge from $494,000 to $493,000, in Radium from $334,000 to $319,000 and on Columbia Lake from $463,000 to $444,000. More noticeable changes took place in Canal Flats where values fell from $202,000 to $158,000, in Windermere from $602,000 to $566,000, and in Fairmont from $413,000 to $382,000.

Some locations were the exceptions where the average value of single family residential homes pitched

up marginally. In Invermere proper, there was an increase from $311,000 to $313,000, along the waterfront values rose from $1,401,000 to $1,469,000 and in Panorama they crept up to $694,000 from $674,000.

"Those are the exceptions to the rule," said Lane.

He did point out that the downward trend is partially offset by growth resulting from subdivisions, rezoning and new construction.

BC Assessment tracks and reports this non-market change to local governments for use in budgeting and setting of tax rates. The total non-market change recorded for the 2013 assessment/taxation year for Invermere was $6.1 million

with $3.8 million for Radium, $3.6 million for Canal Flats and $43 million for Invermere rural.

"There is always a certain amount of activity that results in a certain amount of growth," said Lane. "It's just a question of whether or not that's enough to offset declines due to market value."

Interesting to note that sales volumes in 2012 (although not all December sales have been captured to date) were almost identical to those in 2011 with 32 single family residential properties sold in Invermere and seven sold in Radium both years. Four were sold in Canal Flats in 2011 with five sold in 2012, while 48 were sold in Invermere

Rural in 2011 with 47 sold last year.

As for commercial and industrial properties, Lane said the market is down slightly or fairly stable.

"The biggest changes we were seeing were down by about ten percent but there were a fair number that weren't moving at all," he said.

Property owners who feel that their property assessment does not reflect market value as of July 1, 2012 or see incorrect information on their notice should contact the BC Assessment-East Kootenay Office as indicated on their notice as soon as possible in January. Visit www.bcassessment.ca for more information.

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Meet your MLA NDP MLA for Columbia River-Revelstoke Norm Macdonald will be available in Invermere January 14 Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald is giving valley residents the opportunity early on in 2013 to bend his ear about what matters to them.

On Monday (January 14), Macdonald will be available to meet with constituents and representatives of community groups in Invermere.

“Over the course of a year, my staff and I work on many hundreds of constituent files of different types including WorkSafe, health services, housing and BC Hydro,” said Macdonald in a release. “We work closely with Ministers and their staff as well as local representatives to assist constituents in solving issues with government ministries and agencies.”

Any issues brought to Macdonald’s attention will be raised in the Legislature and in meetings with Ministers, so don’t miss this opportunity to make your voice heard.

To book an appointment time, call 1-866-870-4188 or email norm.macdonald.mla@leg.bc.ca. A caseworker will be available to provide assistance Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

New plan for Mount Assiniboine B.C.'s fifth provincial park and UNESCO World Heritage Site policies now current STEVE JESSEL The Valley Echo

BC Parks has finally been approved a new management plan for one of British Columbia’s oldest provincial parks after almost 14 years. The new plan for Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park aims to continue to support coordinated and well-researched intervention to conserve and restore biodiversity, natural habitats and ecological communities.

“This second plan encompasses a lot of changes since the first one,” said BC Parks planning section head for the Kootenay region Greg Chin. “Policy-wise,

we like the plans to be as current as we can within reason.”

Mt. Assiniboine Park lies adjacent to Banff National Park, about midway between the Village of Radium Hot Springs and Canmore, Alberta. The new management plan draws from the Mount Assiniboine Park Master Plan of 1989 as well as the Mount Assiniboine Park background reports from 1987 and 2005. As the previous management plan was put into place before the park’s designation as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chin said it was important for BC Parks to have a level of consistency across similar sites.

“As a UNESCO World Heritage Site we like there to be some consistency with all the parks that are part of the site, and to be as much on the same page as possible,” Chin said.

The plan focuses on a number of different areas, including em-

photo courtesy of assiniboine lodge Magog Cabin in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park.

phasizing the park’s value as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, developing longterm goals for wildlife management, and ensuring that public access to the park is maintained while still prohibiting all forms of mechanical access.

Initially established as British Columbia’s fifth provincial park, Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park was designated as a part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999. The land now designated as Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park also lies in the asserted traditional territory of the

Ktunaxa Nation and the Shuswap Nation, and the management plan encourages the expansion of relationships between BC Parks and these First Nations to ensure that management of the park considers their traditional uses and values.

Today, existing park facilities total 10 camping areas with approximately 75 lots, five public cabins, the RC Hind Hut, the lodge complex and three rustic backcountry cabins across over 39,000 hectares of land. There are also about 160 kilometres of horse and hiking trails within the park boundaries.

The lodge typically attracts the highest number of visitors per year and, in summer, the North Core receives about 11,000 visitors annually. South Core trails also serve up to 5,000 hikers annually. Several carnivore species, including grey wolves, black bears, grizzly bears, weasels and lynx call the park home, along with six species of ungulates and more than 84 species of birds.

The management plan can be viewed in full by visiting the BC Parks website at www.env.gov.bc.ca/ bcparks and navigating to Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park.

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occurred sometime overnight on December 28. The vehicle is a black 2008 Cadillac CTS4. Damage includes: tail lights smashed in, headlight broken, rearview mirror broken off, sun roof dented, driver's side window smashed in, dent in back end of vehicle. Approximate damage is $2,000. Police continue to investigate and are asking that anyone with information regarding this needless destruction of property to contact them.

Holiday spirit fading quickly On January 1 at 1:29 a.m., police were dispatched to a fireworks complaint. The complainant reported people on Lake Windermere shooting fireworks at each other.

Members attended and met the individuals walking off the lake. Officers began speaking to a male who was very intoxicated, had an open beer in his hand and was carrying tree more. Police advised him that he was con-

suming liquor in a public place which is a provincial statute offence and that he had to pour out the beer. The intoxicated male did not listen but rather argued. Police offered the male several opportunities to pour out the beer, however he would not and continued to argue. The male then took a drink of his open beer that he was supposed to pour out. Huge mistake!! Police quickly arrested the male for Causing a Disturbance by being drunk and for being Intoxicated in a Public Place. He admitted that he was extremely intoxicated and so was placed in cells overnight to prevent continuation of the offence and for his own protection. He was released with a violation ticket in the morning.

In addition to these calls there were many more complaints police attended to involving alcohol related offences, fights/assaults, noisy parties, erratic and/or impaired drivers, disturbances, mischief and vandalism. Simply too many to list in detail upon these pages!

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Minor Hockey Week 2013 The Windermere Valley Minor Hockey Association (WVMHA) provides children from the age of 5 to 17 the opportunity to learn and play the game of hockey. The WVMHA currently has just over 150 children playing at all age levels, and several of the levels field competitive teams to play in the East Kootenay Minor Hockey League or the Central Alberta Hockey League (girls' teams). Our goal is to provide a fun and safe environment for everyone to enjoy Canada’s game. For more information check out our website at www.windermerevalleyminorhockey.com.

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Front row (L-R): Everett Friesen, Spencer Goldsmith, Payci Carder, Caden Williams, Finnegan Donahue, Cameron Charette, Saffian Neudorf-Douglas, Connor Lapointe, Andrew Dehart, Brayden Roe Second row (L-R): Keira Neal, Ethan Spencer, Carson Scheffer, Karson Schick, Jack Andruschuk, Ayden Taylor, Cameron Jacobsen, Kaydn Chasse, Ryan Digney, Bodey Billehaug Third Row (L-R) Dylan Gray, Conner Brooks, Payton Kruger, Ryan Tamelin, Sahara Eccles, Tobias Andruschuk, Teagan Pike Back row (L-R): Manager Tanya Roe, Coaches Bjorn Billehaug and Jye Carder Missing: Assistant Coach Daphne Neal

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Front row (L-R): Paddy Donahue, Adam Kubian, Ryder Schmigelsky, Carter Digney, Madison Row, Brydon Fleming, Pressly Irons, Christopher Dehart, Riley Hilaty, Parker Nichol, Gage Martin Second row (L-R): Tanner Hilaty, Ryan Neal, Baylan Douglas, Dakota Archer, Zack Smith, Ty Frocklage, Murray Campbell, Cole Carey, Luke Schaal, Kyle Brunner Third row (L-R): Soren Douglas, Emma Postlewaite, Natasha Barsby, Jersey Ponych, Carson Jefferson Back row (L-R): Manager Stacy Douglas, Head Coach Al Neal, Asst. Coach Mike Campbell, Asst. Coach Scott Postlewaite

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Front row (L-R): Ethan L'heureux, Gage Boutot, Davis Tenta, Skeeter Langton, Dace Prymak, Lucas Kinnersley, Conner Woodworth, Dayton Durning Middle row (L-R): Coach Jye Carder, Manager Julie Carder, Jack MacSteven, Andrue Johnson, Coach Kevin Nelson, Head Coach Mark Shmigelsky, Kyler Shmigelsky, Spencer Spiry, Coach Brent Bolin, Coach Chance L'heureux Back row (L-R): Nicholas Bolin, Johnathan Postlehwaite, Wasyn Rice, Coleman Chandler, Brennan Nelson, Ryan Devlin, Liam Reid

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Front row (L-R): Ashley Dubois, Savannah Neal, McKenna Nelson, Meaghan Neal, Rachel Godlien.

Middle row (L-R): Coach Brent Raven, Coach Peter Torma, Jazlyn Oaks, Kyla Lefevbre, Katrina Dubois, Lyndsay Torma, Kaitlyn Raven, Head Coach Greg Dubois, Manager Ellen Kelly Back row (L-R): Marhyn Macsteven, Julia Hoobanoff, Brianna Clarke, Shelbie Clarke, Madison Ukass Missing: Jessica Langan

Front row (L-R): Adam Johnson, Mitchell Prentice, Kyle Lam, Hunter Ede and Jordan Bachinski Middle row (L-R): Coach Raymond Johnson, Josh Johnson, Eddie Ede, James Wilfley, Travis Kelley, Jacob Wright, Austin Howse, Coach Joe Evanoff Back row (L-R): Nic Devlin, Alex (last name unknown), Nic Evanoff, Trystan Hart, Jake Langmaid, Craig Turner Missing: Seth Bjorkman

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Whiteway opens to skiers Thicker ice is needed before ice can be plowed for skating NICOLE TRIGG editor@invermerevalleyecho.com

joshua estabrooks photo Rockies forward, Ryan Henderson, flattens Golden Rockets captain, Brett DeFrias into the boards in a home game against the Golden Rockets on Friday, January 4th. The Rockies ended up losing the hard fought battle 4-3, but won the next night in Golden to break even in the points department.

Rockies balance out weekend Local hockey team wins one, loses one against Golden rivals JOSHUA ESTABROOKS Special to The Valley Echo

The Columbia Valley Rockies came away from the weekend with one win and one loss against the Golden Rockets.

On Friday, January 4, the Rockies

lost a hard-fought home ice battle against the Rockets, with the final decision going 4-3 in favour of Golden.

“We took it to them for 50 minutes and not 60,” said coach Scott Dubielewicz. “That’s the difference in the game, those ten minutes that we let up.”

In spite of the loss, the Rockies had strong showings from goaltender Stewart Pratt and forward Ryan Henderson.

Henderson opened the scoring in the dying seconds of the first period, and scored another with five minutes

left in the second to gain the lead for the Rockies again after an earlier goal

by Stephen Pratt evened things up at two goals apiece.

Both Pratt and Golden goaltender, James Leonard, faced a barrage of shots throughout the game, the final tally being 40 for the Rockets and 37 for the Rockies. Despite the mostly even play, Golden netted two quick goals midway through the third to tie things up and then take the lead in Continues to 'overtime' on Page A16

The Lake Windermere Whiteway may be open to cross country skiers, but it’s not Guinness record-breaking yet. Before the Whiteway can receive the worldwide acclaim local sare eagerly anticipating for having the world’s largest outdoor skating rink, it still needs more ice.

According to Whiteway maintainer Brad Kitching, who laid down the first skiing track of the 2012-2013 winter season on December 31, the ice is averaging out at nine inches, which isn’t enough for him to plow the ice skating track.

Whereas the skiing track is set by snowmobile, plowing the ice requires the use of a truck and until the ice is averaging 12 inches, it’s not safe for the truck’s weight.

“We’re not getting a lot of ice growth, it seems,” Kitching told The Echo. “It’s way slower than I would expect.”

To grow an inch of ice a day, the temperature needs to be consistently minus ten Celsius, which hasn’t been the case. As a result, Kitching said the condition of the ice is as poor as he’s ever seen it with lots of wet spots and concrete-hard snow drifts. What he calls a wet spot is where water is oozing up a crack in the ice, the result of thinner, more flexible ice.

“Really, our quest has not even begun,” he said, referring to the District of Invermere’s aim to get into the Guinness World Book of Records.

He’s hoping to begin ice clearing starting Friday (January 11). In the meantime, 19 kilometres of groomed cross-country ski trails are ready to go, with both classic and skate tracks. The three official entry points onto the Whiteway are at Kinsmen Beach in Invermere, the Invermere Bay Condos, and Windermere Beach, where user information, maps and a donation box are located.

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SPORTS Blast Off — Hayley Wilson and Kate Atkinson

New year is the time for new resolutions It’s the beginning of a new year and most people see this as a chance to make a fresh start.

Whether it’s getting into better shape, changing your eating habits once and for all, or committing to starting your first steps towards a healthier you, chances are you’ve thought about creating a New Year’s Resolution for yourself.

If this is the case, you likely have the best intentions of staying on track for the duration of the year, but this can become difficult as the months progress. Why not try a different approach this year?

Instead of creating one or two main goals to accomplish over 365 days, try creating several smaller monthto-month goals. For example, for the

month of January, setting a goal such chances they have of fulfilling them. as completing 20 workouts this month S.M.A.R.T is an acronym which is a manageable objective. stands for: Since the goal is much smaller and Specific — Instead of saying “I’d like specific, you will be more likely to suc- to lose weight”, give a specific number ceed because it is such as “I’d like to easier to attain. lose 10 pounds”.

“Whether it's getting into Also, since the Measurable — Is deadline is much better shape or changing there a way for you to sooner, the task may your eating habits... chances measure your progseem less daunting. ress? In the instance are you've thought about Whenever we start of weight-loss, for creating a New Year's with new clients, we example, you could like to have them resolution for yourself.” weigh yourself tocreate one or two day and then weigh S.M.A.R.T goals. This technique al- yourself again in two weeks time. lows them to see exactly what it is they Action-oriented — What actions will would like to accomplish, and basical- you take to achieve your goal? Will you ly, the more specific the goals are that get a gym membership (and use it)? htey create for themselves the greater Will you take up a new sport? Will you

hire a personal trainer?

Realistic — If the goal you choose is not realistic, you will be setting yourself up for failure. Remember that when the task seems too challenging, you’ll likely have a hard time sticking to it.

Time — Set a deadline. By doing so, you’ll have an end in sight, which will make the mission that much more appealing.

Although resolutions are not for everyone, using the S.M.A.R.T goals method can help ensure you are one step closer in a successful direction.

Hayley (250-688-0024) and Kate (250-688-0221) are certified personal trainers with Fitness 4 Life. Visit their website at www.fitness4life.tv for current rates and specials.

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what was a heartbreaking loss for the home side.

“We were really physical and made them pay the price. We made it difficult for them, which is positive,” Dubielewicz added. “We’re looking at this as a two-game battle so we want to get our points back tomorrow night in Golden.”

And that is just what they did, winning an overtime thriller in Golden on Saturday, January 5. It was Henderson whose offensive skill again came through with 4:36 left in extra time, getting the overtime winner.

Stephen Pratt opened the scoring for the Rockies, who went up 3-0 in the first with goals from Jerome Thorne and Jake Fardoe.

It took until the last five minutes of the third period for Golden to

equalize, which sent the game into overtime.

Goaltender Brody Nelson faced 54 shots as opposed to Golden’s Cody Boeckman, who faced only 26, indicating the play was definitely with the Rockies.

The overtime win brings the Rockies to 30 points on the season, and puts them in a tie for third in the Eddie Mountain Memorial Division. Golden remain at the top of the pack with 52 points, one point ahead of the Fernie Ghostriders.

Next up for the Rockies will be a two-game home stand against the Kimberley Dynamiters on Friday (January 11) and the Fernie Ghostriders on Saturday (January 12), before they hit the road for the rest of the month.

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A&E Search continues for B.C.’s next singing sensation Children's charity launches 3rd annual talent competition CONTRIBUTED Special to The Valley Echo

echo file photo Festival-goers at last year's Snowflake Festival took in the opening rounds of the Invermere Curling Club's Bonspiel on the Lake on January 20, 2012.

3rd annual Snowflake Festival celebrates winter on the lake Kinsmen Beach will be buzzing with festivities on Friday night JOSHUA ESTABROOKS Special to The Valley Echo

Since 2010, Invermere’s Snowflake Festival has been celebrating all things winter in the Columbia Valley. The event, which is being put on by the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce with support by the District of Invermere will take place on Friday, January 18 from 6 to 8 p.m.

This year’s festival will not only kick off the famous Bonspiel on the Lake, but also the official opening of the Whiteway, said Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce executive director Susan Clovechok.

“The festival originated when the

Olympic Torch went through the valley. There will be live music by local favourites L8, fire pits to keep warm by, children’s activities, fireworks, and the ever popular Taste of the Valley,” Clovechok said.

The Taste of the Valley celebration is a unique way to sample some delectable offerings from local restaurants all in one location. A passport for the tastetaculour event costs only $10 and gives the purchaser access up to 11 different food offerings from a long list of establishments.

“So far, we have participation from Copper Point Resort’s Elements, Fairmont Hot Springs, Quality Bakery, The Station Neighbourhood Pub, and we are expecting registrations from AG Foods’ Chef Hung and Panorama soon,” Clovechok said.

Passports will also include coupons for use throughout the year from participating restaurants.

There is more room if other interested restaurants wish to sign up, Clovechok added.

Volunteers are always needed as well and are more than welcome to contact the Chamber if they wish to assist in the festivities.

Other fun activities taking place during the festival will include hayrides, face painting and a safe toboggan run for the kiddies. All of the skating rinks will be lit up, so the atmosphere — weather permitting — should be magical.

“It all takes place down at Kinsmen Beach. Dress appropriately for the weather, and be prepared to dance as it will be highly encouraged,” Clovechok said.

For more information or to sign up as a restaurant for Taste of the Valley or as a volunteer for the event, call 250-342-2844 or email info@ cvchamber.ca.

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Aspiring vocalists across the province are once again invited to audition for Variety’s Got Talent presented by Coast Capital Savings. The winner of the 3rd annual competition will receive a Rising Star music package and appear on the Variety Show of Hearts Telethon February 16 and 17, 2013.

Finalists will have the rare opportunity of performing before a panel of music industry and celebrity judges, including music manager Bruce Allen and Global BC’s Steve Darling.

The competition is open to all B.C. residents ages 13 to 29. Audition videos should be submitted to www. varietysgottalent.ca from January 2 to 16, 2013. Variety requests that videos run between two to three minutes, with singers performing a capella, to track, or with acoustic guitar or keyboard accompaniment.

Ten finalists will compete in the Variety’s Got Talent Finals on February 9 in Vancouver. Nine of the finalists will be chosen by music industry professionals from Sam Feldman & Associates.

The 10th finalist will be chosen by the public in the People’s Choice Competition. Fans can log onto The Province newspaper’s website (www.theprovince. com) and vote for their favourite performer from January 27 to February 3 to select the 10th finalist.

All finalists will perform before a panel of judges and a live audience at the River Rock Show Theatre on February 9. The winner will be announced at the end of the show and will appear on the Variety Show of Hearts Telethon that airs live on Global BC from February 16 to 17. The winner will also receive the Rising Star Music Package that will include a $600 Tom Lee gift certificate, a songwriting lesson with Colin Wiebe, and more.

Established in 2011, Variety’s Got Talent attracted hundreds of submissions from singing talents across the province in its first year. The inaugural winner, Shylo Sharity from Langley, has continued to pursue her singing career and opened for Wynona Judd. Last year’s winner, 16-year-old Asha Diaz, just released her first CD ‘Jumpin’ Off’.

The Children’s Charity is a non-profit organization that raises funds and distributes grants throughout British Columbia to inspire hope, enrich lives and build a better future for children who have special needs. For more information, visit www.variety.bc.ca.

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Horoscope Second week of Januar y

Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

Last week’s Sudoku answer -->:

ARIES Aries, you may have to work a little harder to get what you want, but the results will be worth it. Focus your attention on making a name for yourself in the business sector.

CANCER Don’t bite off more than you can chew, Cancer.

Otherwise you could be left with a long to-do list and not enough energy to get the job done.

Consider paring down tasks.

TAURUS There is no stopping you when you have a goal in mind, Taurus. Although you may be ambitious, just be mindful of other people in your path as you go.

LEO Leo, although you may have rest and recreation on the brain, celestial forces are pushing you in the opposite direction.

Busy days are ahead, so rest later.

GEMINI Be honest with your feelings this week, Gemini. Someone close to you is interested in learning more about the way you operate.

This could strengthen a friendship.

VIRGO You have put too much effort into something to abandon your plans now, Virgo. Rethink quitting early on. Maybe a friend can carry you over the finish line.

LIBRA Surround yourself with lots of friends when you cannot have family near, Libra.

This will help keep feelings of loneliness from creeping in during quiet moments.

SCORPIO Scorpio, you may need to concede to a difference of opinion this week when you simply cannot resolve something amicably.

Redirect attention on a craft or pastime.

SAGITTARIUS Sagittarius, sometimes you tend to be brutally honest with others. While honesty is an admirable trait, this week you may need to censor what you say to avoid hurt feelings.

CAPRICORN Taking a circuitous route will land you at the finish a little behind others, Capricorn. But you will get to the end nevertheless. Trust your instincts with this one.

AQUARIUS Aquarius, you probably won’t be able to rest your mind until you square away all of your finances and make a budget for the new year. Take on the job this week.

PISCES Introspection leads you on a mini-quest to find a creative outlet, Pisces.

Play to your strengths and some ideas will surface.

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Valley Life SUBMITTED PHOTOS TOP: Five graduates of Windermere Valley Minor Hockey who are playing in five different hockey leagues across Canada enjoyed a game of shinny on Lake Windermere on December 26. (L-R) Tryg Strand (BCHL) British Columbia Hockey Leaque, Port Alberni Bulldogs; Stefan Seel (SLHL) Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Kindersley Klippers; R T Rice (KIJHL) Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, Fernie Ghostriders; Drew Nikirk (AJHL) Alberta Junior Hockey League Grande Prairie Storm; Kiana Strand (CIS) Canadian Inter-university Sport-Hockey, University of Prince Edward Island Panthers. BOTTOM RIGHT: Minor hockey player Dylan Gray, 6, enjoys the ice at Lake Lillian on New Year's Day. BOTTOM LEFT: Kim Collens (right) of Royal LePage Rockies West Realty presents a cheque to Hockey Canada Skills Academy program co-ordinator and instructor Daphne Neal and students (L-R) Wasyn Rice (Grade 7), Cooper Dunlop (Grade 9), and Cody Brunner (Grade 5).

Maya is an approximately 2 year old mixed breed and a gem to have in the house! She came to us with a litter of 8 puppies.

Maya is good with other dogs, cats, kids and and has taken everything in stride. She’s a easy laid back dog. Maya is now spayed and ready for a home of her own!

Ollie is a 10 month old Alaskan husky cross. He listens well and is very loving! He needs a large yard or property with a tall fence with an angled overhang. Has a very nice gentle manner and is very social with kids, dogs and safe with cats.

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Building your Wealth Market Update

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The year has ended; hope it went well For me, 2012 was the year change finally caught us all in its whirlwind and created a world in which we don’t know when or where we will come down.

Perhaps we won’t ever make it ‘back to normal,’ at least as we have known it. Or, perhaps we will find ourselves in a new ‘normal.’

Change is very interactive – each change brings about more changes – and unpredictable. It seems certain to me that we can’t predict what changes will hit, what the effect will be, or even where we will be when year-end comes around again.

There are two things that seem to be of everincreasing importance. The first of these is doing what is right in front of us in every moment, as well as we know how. If we can do the things in front of us, perhaps we will be able to cope with whatever is coming. The second is that we need to know the values and principles by which we make decisions about our lives. These are our guides to action.

There are a lot of old sayings about nothing being certain except ‘death and taxes.’ After all, taxes are as old as our societies. It’s still apparent this is as true as anything we know – perhaps the only truth we know as real truth. Now some of the sciences are beginning to work on the death thing, just as our government is working on the taxes part. So, eventually, even those things may change. Our descendants may get to live forever and still pay taxes.

But, in the meantime, the first thing in front of us is what to do about taxes. I mentioned it a couple of weeks ago, but I know for sure that every day that passes, especially after January 1, we lose options.

That clearly tells us we should get at what is to be done as soon as possible.

Since we know that doing taxes and making the decisions that result will allow the most options if we were able to get at it earlier than the new year, we should have it all done by now.

Among all the many 2012 world events (Lon-

don Olympics, European Debt Crisis, Syria, China leadership change as well as their social and business climate evolution, the continuation of the war in Afghanistan, and so many more it would be possible to go on forever) by far the most important to the next few months of our lives are the improving housing market in the US, the US presidential election, the ‘fiscal cliff ’ conversations, and the financial workings of the European Union.

With the 2012 presidential election now over, and the political landscape in Washington little changed, attention has now turned to how the US will tackle their toughest financial issues.

In terms of the current political climate in the US, the accepted wisdom is that "after exhausting all other possibilities, politicians eventually do the right thing." Maybe that will happen – or maybe the increasing level of radical differences will cause them to drive right over the cliff they have described.

Certainly it is unlikely to get any more polite.

With politicians in both the US and in Europe continuing to work at improving the fiscal health of their countries, 2013 could be an exciting year to be an investor, though it is also likely to be a challenging one in which care becomes increasingly important.

A stronger US housing market bodes well for the rest of the world economy, if the US is able to continue the financial healing that began back in 2009.

In our own area, increasing sales of lumber to build those US houses is our largest market so this has a direct bearing on us.

The second element of coping with the future I mentioned above is one I have been focused on throughout the year. Change as we are seeing it can be called ‘disruptive’ change, meaning it is happening in every aspect of life, is tumultuous, and is interactive.

This makes it ever more unpredictable, since we can’t know how any change, even a small one, will impact other things that are going on. When change makes life more difficult to predict and there are no certainties on which to hang our decisions, the only thing to go on is what arises deep inside our own being – what are our values, our really deep values? How do these values relate to each other – what is the hierarchy? What are the principles we use to make our decisions? How do we go about achieving what we most value?

One of the most useful things we can do is to look deeply within ourselves. We want, and need, to discover what is important to us. That determines our choices and how we are to go about achieving them.

When change forces us to make choices, we need to be ready. Understanding what counts in our lives makes a difference to how we decide to act.

Helping in this process is how we generally start all our personal financial planning activities. Usually, we can help. Perhaps we can help you.

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It is great sadness that the family of Mary Agnes Tallis announces her passing on December 17, 2012 at the age of 66 years. Mary was born on February 21, 1946 in Creston, BC. Mary touched the hearts of all who knew her. She was both kind and unselfish, always sharing everything she had with others. Mary’s passion for travel and adventure took her to many places, discovering new friendships along the way.

Mary also loved to cook and enjoyed the company of her many friends. She will be greatly missed by all.

Mary will be sadly missed by her two sons Bill Tallis (Brenda Carr), and Allan Tallis and her three grandchildren Jayme, Tannia and Ryker Tallis.

Mary was predeceased by her parents Bill Swanson and Julia Pierre.

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ALBERT BERNARD COOPER November 13, 1924 - December 28, 2012.

Albert passed away peacefully at Invermere Hospital at the age of 88.

He was predeceased by his wife Bunny, brothers Henry & Victor, sisters Elsie & May, and is survived by sister Celia.

Albert was one of six children born to Harry and Hilda Cooper in Moberly, B.C. In 1937 the Cooper family moved to Windermere where they farmed until 1954. Albert was a man of many talents and professions, but his greatest love was Guide Outfitting that began when he was sixteen and continued into his late 70s.

Albert had a unique and endearing personality, an incredible way with horses, and fantastic knowledge of wildlife. His piercing blue eyes always showed appreciation of a good conversation or story. Always a hardworking outdoorsman, he continued to live at home, Horsethief Ranch on Toby Benches, until the last few days of his life.

In 2000, a special dedication was made in Albert’s honour with the unveiling of the large Radium Bighorn bronze statute ‘Heading for Radium‘. Albert, being a very modest man, was deeply moved to receive such recognition in the valley he grew to know so well.

Albert will be dearly missed by all his nieces and nephews and by the many people who were fortunate enough to have known him. He was truly a great man who loved life to the fullest.

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ARCTIC CO-OPERATIVES Ltd. is currently recruiting management positions for various Co-op locations in Nunavut. We provide relocation assistance, subsidized accommodations and group benefits.

Please forward your resume: fax to: (204) 632-8575. humanresources@ arcticco-op.com Visit www.arcticco-op.com for more information.

Obituaries

Point and Click bcclassified.com

January 21, 1944January 5, 2013

Jan passed away peacefully Sat Jan 5th with her sons by her side, from a long courageous battle with cancer.

Jan was born in Invermere, B.C. where she raised her boys and worked at Home Hardware for many years in the building supplies and then in the garden centre, as she loved gardening.

Jan was survived by her sons Mark, Bruce (Jennifer) and Scott (Julia) Her grandchildren Christopher, Sierra, Cooper, Ryker and Ryan and her sisters Beverly (Tim) Thygesen and Karen (Warner) Stills.

Jan was predeceased by her parents, Bill and Jesse Lockhart, and her brothers, Alan and Gerald.

There will be no service as per Jan’s wishes.

Memorial donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

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Merchandise for Sale

Rentals

Sales

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Apt/Condo for Rent

PROFESSIONAL SALES Consultants. Central Alberta’s leading Ford dealer requires two professional sales associates to join our award winning team. Denham Ford is Canada’s most highly awarded Ford dealer. We maintain a large inventory of new and used vehicles, and friendly country atmosphere with big city sales volume.

We are closed Sundays and all Statutory holidays. We offer a competitive pay plan with an aggressive bonus structure, salary guarantee and moving allowance.

Attention: Dean Brackenbury, GSM. Email:

1709 8th St., Invermere Sat, Jan 19th & 26th from 9 am - 1pm. All proceeds go to the Windermere Community Association & Youth Centre they are developing.

Employment

dbrackenbury@denhamford.com

Fax 780-352-0986. Toll free 1-800-232-7255.

Trades, Technical JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE Service Technician. Hanna Chrysler Ltd in Hanna, Alberta needs a few more good people. Busy, modern shop. $25-$31/hour + bonus, benefits. Great community. Inquire or send resume. Fax 403-8542845; Email Chrysler@telusplanet.net PYRAMID CORPORATION is now hiring! Instrument Technicians and Electricians for various sites across Alberta. Send resume to: hr@pyramidcorporation.com or fax 780-955-HIRE.

Services

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Toll-Free: 1-877-556-3500 or www.mydebtsolution.com GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s that simple.

Your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.

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Legal Services CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

Heavy Duty Machinery A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS / Bridges / Equipment Wheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & StorageCall 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for Sale AT LAST! An iron filter that works. IronEater! Fully patented Canada/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manganese. Sine 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions; Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON. www.bigirondrilling.com BIG BUILDING Sale... This is a clearance sale you don’t want to miss! 20x20 $3,985.

25x24 $4,595. 30x36 $6,859.

35x48 $11,200. 40x52 $13,100 47x76 $18,265. One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca GREAT GIFT IDEA! ChillSpot is The COOLEST Dog Bed-A new and innovative, thermodynamically cooled dog bed, that enhances the cool tile surfaces our pets rely on during the warm weather months. Use promo code COOLGIFT For 10% off! www.chillspot.biz HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

STEEL BUILDINGS/Metal Buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100. Sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

2BDRM, 1 1/2 BATH Willow View apartment for rent, in Canal Flats. Great view, 2 parking stalls, F/S, D/W. Walking distance to arena, park and store. $850 + utilities & D.D., references required. Available immediately. Call (250)349-5306 or (250)489-8389, leave mess.

Radium - 405 Top unit Pinewood West building. 2 bdrm, 2 bath, underground parking, fully furnished. All inclusive. Avail immediately. $1000/mth. Call Lina @ 403-264-2782 or 403277-7898 ask for Emilio

RADIUM - downtown Reduced!

New 2 bdrm, 2 full baths in The Pinewood. 3rd floor, fireplace, N/S. $900/mth, utilities included.

Underground parking.

Available immediately.

Call Judy 250-345-0225 or 250-341-1903

Townhouses Gorgeous spacious townhome overlooking the Toby Creek.

FF or not, 1800 sq ft, 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, heated underground parking. $1500 incl’s utilities Avail Feb 1. 403-252-1634

Transportation

Auto Financing

Misc. Wanted Looking for heavy duty bandsaw & Wood- Mizer bandsaw.

Call Peter 250-342-1073 Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town

Real Estate Houses For Sale Two homes and a shop in Golden for sale.

Kijiji 370618987. Phone 250-344-5772 or 344-0553.

DreamTeam Auto Financing “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

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No games or gimmicks, deal direct with local dealerships. www.newcarselloff.com No qr code reader?

Text info: 778.786.8271

Other Areas 20 ACRES Free! Buy 40-Get 60 acres. $0-Down, $168/mo.

Money back guarantee. No credit checks. Beautiful views.

Roads surveyed. Near El Paso, Texas. 1-800-843-7537 www.sunsetranches.com

Floor Refinishing/ Installations

Sex and the Kitty Personal Care Need assistance with cleaning, cooking or grocery shopping? Affordable help call Marie 250-347-9086

Merchandise for Sale

Computer Equipment APPLE Mac Book, iPhone 5 16GB and lot more at wholesales prices. visit our website: www.pvandcostore.com for more information.

A single unspayed cat can produce 470,000 offspring in just seven years. Sadly, most of them end up abandoned at BC SPCA shelters or condemned to a grim life on the streets. Be responsible - don’t litter. www.spca.bc.ca

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Remember When?

Columbia Valley Rockies Home Hardware Nights at Eddie Mountain Arena Rockies vs Kimberley Dynamiters Friday, January 11 at 7:30 p.m. echo file photo 2006 - The New Year’s baby of 2006 made an entrance to the world at the Invermere and District Hospital early in the new year. Dylan Bradley Varga greeted parents Crystal Coles and Brad Varga along with sister, one-yearold Dakoda-Dawn Coles, on the afternoon of January 2.

A look back at what's happened in the valley over the 50 years RENICE OAKS Special to The Valley Echo

45 years ago (1968): Edgewater residents Mrs. Bruce Kohorst and Kenneth Smith received the centennial medal in recognition of valuable service to the nation.

Mrs. Kohorst was teaching Grade 3 and had been a librarian for a number of years and a member of the All Saints Anglican Guild. Mr. Smith has been chairman of the Edgewater Centennial Committee and was well-known for his contribution to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 199.

35 years ago (1978): Well-known World

Cup winner Nancy Greene and her husband, World Cup coach Al Raine, were visiting Panorama for a week of skiing.

About 20 youngsters from the Nancy Greene program received some instruction while they were here.

20 years ago (1993): Anne and Ray Picton shared their Australian teachers' exchange story after returning to the valley on December 27 after a year-long stay.

They said it was one of the most marvellous things they had ever done. The Pic-

tons had taught at different schools in Australia, each with about 1,250 students.

They said it was a bit of a change going to bigger schools but the children were no different. "Kids are kids wherever they are."

10 years ago (2003): Panorama Mountain Village was chosen to host the Canadian Winter Triathlon Championships by Multi-Sports Canada, the organizer of the event. The race was an Olympic-style triathlon featuring a seven-kilometre run, a 12 km bike and a 10 km ski around the village's terrain.

5 years ago (2008): Property owners in the valley were surprised to learn that the majority of properties increased in

value over the previous year, with Radium Hot Springs leading the way.

More than 1,300 village property owners saw increases of almost $100,000 per property.

Rockies vs Fernie Ghostriders Saturday, January 12 at 7:30 p.m.

Everyone who comes to the game will receive a Home Hardware gift package that includes: - One free key cutting - 20% cash and carry discount coupon off all regularly priced merchandise in the store through February 28.

Play Shoot to Win between periods with the purchase of a program. Two contestant will have a chance to win a $250 gift card each night!

9980 Arrow Road, Invermere, B.C. 250-342-6908 invermerehardware.com

We’re ready... are you?

Copper Point Resort and the Family Resource Centre Presents the 18th Annual

CHINESE NEW YEAR GALA

Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Copper Point Resort Tickets $50 each Everyone welcome.

Ticket sales start on January 16.

Call the Family Resource Centre for ticket details, 250-342-5566.

Proceeds go to the Women’s Shelter.

CASINO ROYALE

Ticket includes tapas-style Asian cuisine, and a glass of bubbly.

Sponsored by

Did you know we have huuuuge Seniors' discounts?

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Serving the Valley RADIUM HOT SPRINGS ESSO • Gas • Propane • Diesel • Automotive Repairs • Tires & Batteries • Greyhound

• CAA approved automotive repair •

MECHANICAL REPAIRS AVAILABLE 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 7 Days A Week

250-347-9726

7507 Main Street West

Sholinder & MacKay

Septic Tank Pumping Portable Toilet Rentals

Sand & Gravel

Complete line of aggregate products for construction and landscaping

NEWER SEW ERA CAM

• Complete sewer/drain repairs • Reasonable rates - Seniors’ discount • Speedy service - 7 days a week • A well-maintained septic system should be pumped every 2-3 years • Avoid costly repairs

Office:

Bruce Dehart 250-347-9803 or 250-342-5357

Hot Shot • Furnaces • Heat PumPs • air conditioning • FirePlaces• Hot tubs • cHemicals • service & maintenance • gas Fitting 385 Laurier Street Phone: 250-342-7100 Invermere, BC Fax: 250-342-7103 www.diamondheatingandspas.com

To advertise, call: 250-342-9216

Snow Removal Service

The WaTer & air Company!

Ph: 250-342-5024 Cell: 250-688-5594 24 hour service

RR#3, 954 Swansea Road, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K3 www.equityrepair.ca • rjennix@hotmail.com

CONTRACT OR HOURLY MACHINE RENTALS AVAILABLE

DCS Plumbing & Heating Universal Doors & Exteriors Sales • Service • Installation

24-Hour Emergency Service

DOUG

250-341-8501

• Garage Doors • Passage Doors • Truck Doors • Windows • Sunrooms • Patio Covers • Vinyl Decking • Aluminum Railings • Siding • Soffit • Facia • Window Capping • Renovations

Senior Discount Invermere

Lambert-Kipp Pharmacy Ltd. J. Douglas Kipp, B. Sc. (Pharm.)

Laura Kipp, Pharm D. Irena Sedlakova, B. Sc. (Pharm.)

Your compounding pharmacy Come in and browse our giftware!

Open Monday - Saturday • 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

1301 - 7th Avenue, Invermere • 250-342-6612

Phone

Water Treatment: filtration and purification Furnace and Duct cleaning

Equity Repair & Maintenance Ltd.

• Excavators • Mini-Excavators • Bobcats • Dump Trucks • Water Trucks • Compaction Equipment • Snow Plow • Sanding Equipment • Crane Truck • Mobile Pressure Washing & Steam Cleaning • Underground Services • Site Prep & Demolition • Road Building • Land Clearing • Controlled Burning • Rock Walls • Rip Rap • Topsoil • Sand & Gravel

• Plumbing, Repair and Installation • Drain Lines • Hot Water Tanks

250-342-6700

■ Lockout Service ■ Lake Recovery ■ 24 Hour Towing ■ Prompt Service

Purify the water you drink and the air you breathe!

Kerry Colonna

QUALITY QUALITYAUTO AUTOSERVICE SERVICE YOU YOUCAN CANTRUST TRUST

Lake LakeAuto AutoService Service ALL ALLMAKES MAKES••ALL ALLMODELS MODELS AUTOMOTIVE AUTOMOTIVEREPAIRS REPAIRS OPEN OPENMONDAY MONDAYTO TOFRIDAY FRIDAY 8:30 A.M. 5:30 8:30 A.M. - 5:30P.M. P.M. Main MainStreet Street••Downtown DowntownInvermere Invermere 250-342-9310 250-342-9310

Cranbrook Pest Control Environmentally-friendly integrated pest management Ask about our maintenance programs All work guaranteed

Thermal Imaging PEST QUESTIONS? Visit our website: WWW.CRANBROOKPESTCONTROL.COM info@cranbrookpestcontrol.com

250-426-9586 • 1-888-371-6299

Also offering FREE year-round pickup of unwanted vehicles

Warbrick Towing & Salvage READY MIX CONCRETE

Your search for quality and dependability ends with us.

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Specialists

Carpet System & Upholstery Cleaning Specialists Guaranteed Truck Mounted • Customer Satisfaction

TruckHubman Mounted System • Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed Dean Toll Free: 877-342-3052

Dean Certifi ed Hubman Technician

Certified Technician 250-342-3052

250-342-3052

TollInvermere, Free: 877-342-3052 BC V0A 1K3 Invermere, BC V0A 1K3 odysseyrestoration@telus.net

odysseyrestoration@telus.net

• CONCRETE PUMP • SAND & GRAVEL • HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTALS • CRANE SERVICE

Proudly serving the Valley for over 50 years.

For competitive prices and prompt service call:

250-342-5089

Located in the Diamond Heating & Spa building in Athalmer

warbrick@shaw.ca • Cell: 250-342-5851

Your search for quality and dependability ends with us.

250-342-6452 • 250-342-3773 Cell: 250-342-5833

250-342-3268 (plant) 250-342-6767 (office)