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NICOLE TRIGG PHOTO Paragliders take flight from the ski slopes of Panorama during the 16th Annual Easter Meet on Saturday, March 30th. A sunny and warm day lent plenty of loft to about 30 paragliders from B.C. and Alberta, who took part in an Easter egg drop competition and a cross-country challenge, set amidst a weekend full of social events.

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Highway changes urged after inquest concludes Jury mulls 2011 crash that killed three, concludes four changes needed for Highway 95 GREG AMOS editor@invermerevalleyecho.com

Improvements for Highway 95 could be on the way

after a three-day Coroner's inquest in Invermere shed light onto what led to a crash that killed three Lower Mainland residents near Spillimacheen in January 2011.

Winter road conditions and a surge of Highway 95 traffic caused by an avalanche-related closure of the Trans Canada Highway were among the factors considered in the Invermere courthouse from Monday, March 25th until Wednesday, March 27th, when the five-member jury reached their decision after hearing from nearly 20 witnesses.

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The jury, comprised of people from the Columbia Valley, made four recommendations: • That if the Trans Canada Highway is closed for any length of time and Highway 95 is used as alternate route, that Highway 95 should be deemed a Class A highway.

• That an acceleration and deceleration lane should be built at the Spillimacheen Rest Area.

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DAN WALTON PHOTO After being shown the ropes by firefighter Sarah McBride, Sarah Pasley (left) and Hugh Boskovich get comfortable on the Panorama Fire Department's emergency vehicles during a fire truck tour at Panorama on Saturday, March 30th. The youngsters were part of the Wee Wascals daycare group at Panorama.

Hovercraft to arrive by end of May GREG AMOS editor@invermerevalleyecho.com

elections.bc.ca/jobs / 1 - 8 0 0 - 6 6 1 - 8 6 8 3 The Columbia Valley's first hovercraft is likely to arrive in Windermere by the end of May, after a $65,000 gaming grant towards a new rescue hovercraft was allocated on March 26th to the Creation Date: Document Name: Live: 03/19/09 EBC005379_Recruitment_4.31x5 0 . 0 ˝ Kinsmen Club of the Windermere Valley.

Revision Date: Client: Trim: March 26, 2013 2:24 PM Elections BC 4.31˝ x 5˝ The winter-long campaign towards raising Publication/Printer: Docket #: Bleed: more than $50,000 for an ice rescue vehicle to Various 0 . 0˝ serve the Lake Windermere area paid off early.

Sent Via Email/FTP to: Colour: Direct: 604.714.2485 dropbox CMYK The funds green-lighted by Minister of Commuproduction@elevatorstrategy.com nity, Sport and Cultural Development Bill Bennett mean the Windermere Fire Department will have the hovercraft in its fleet this summer.

“I’m absolutely thrilled,” said Windermere resident Danny Osborne, who spearheaded the fundraiser for a hovercraft. “It was truly a community effort. We were hoping that we would get some portion towards the gap that was remaining, but to have that gap fully closed and then some to handle additional needs like the training element is absolutely fantastic.”

The Hovertechnics Hoverguard 700 ship will be ordered within a week, said Windermere Fire Chief Jim Miller, and will be transported to the valley on the back of another donation — a custom $4,000 trailer being donated by Rustic Cabin on 2nd Avenue, 0.54 Acres with Panoramic View Calgary's TCB Trailer Service and Repair.

The company is making the donation in honour of Wilbur and Helen Melendy, who started a family tradition of seasonal escapes to Windermere by building a home at ✓ 3 Bedrooms + Extra Room in Boathouse Trethewey Beach in 1971.

Mr. Osborne deserves much of the credit ✓ Step Saving Kitchen ✓ Cosy Fireplace for completing the fundraising goal so much ✓ Screened Porch Facing Timber Ridge sooner than expected, said Chief Miller.

“The fire department is greatly indebted to ✓ Double Boathouse with Dock his work,” said Windermere Fire Chief Jim ✓ Boat ramp Miller. “He went to meetings all over and even on his time off, he would keep himself busy on the phone and email.”

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“It’ll be in service this summer, and the beauty of this thing is you can use it yearround,” he said. “To navigate the rivers and swamps between Radium and Fairmont won’t cause any damage. Thats the beauty of this environmentally friendly watercraft – it doesn’t make a wave on the water.”

Mr. Bennett says he learned of the need for the rescue vehicle through the BC Liberal candidate for this riding, Doug Clovechok.

“My office in Victoria has had many discussions with Danny and firefighters in the valley, and we soon learned that it was a very genuine need and that it would fill a very important gap in terms of being able to rescue on water or an assumed frozen lake,” he said.

“A couple of years ago I put a snowmobile through the ice on a lake in 30 feet of moving water while I was by myself," added Mr. Bennett. "I only survived because a friend came out on another snowmobile and threw me a rope and pulled me out.”

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DAN WALTON photo Those gathered at the Windermere Fire Hall for the $65,000 funding announcement on Tuesday, March 26th included (left to right) Fire Chief Jim Miller, fundraising co-ordinator Danny Osborne, Kinsmen Club members Dave Oaks and Steve Mantyka, Community Development minister Bill Bennett, Area F director Wendy Booth and BC Liberal candidate Doug Clovechok.

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Tembec sells Skookumchuck mill to B.C. company Richmond-based subsidiary of Asian Pulp and Paper to assume ownership by late spring Booth, whose area is home to several employees of the pulp mill.

Paper Excellence's parent company, Asian Pulp and Paper, is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, and own five other pulp mills in Canada: in Mackenzie and Port Mellon in B.C., in Meadow Lake and Prince Albert in Saskatchewan, and in Pictou, Nova Scotia.

In recent years, Tembec sold it's Canal Flats and Radium Hot Springs mills to Canfor.

Ms. Coates did not offer comment as to whether Canfor was also in the running to buy the Skookumchuck mill.

The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2013, likely in late May or early June, and remains subject to certain conditions and regulatory approvals.

Tembec acquired the Skookumchuck pulp mill in 1999 as part of the acquisition of Crestbrook Forest Industries Ltd. The mill initially started up in 1968. Its pulp is shipped to North American and Asian customers primarily for tissue applications.

The Skookumchuck pulp mill has the capacity to produce about 250,000 tonnes per year of NBSK pulp, and has been producing close to that capacity in recent years, said Ms. Coates.

Tembec is a manufacturer of forest products — lumber, pulp, paper and specialty cellulose — and a global leader in sustainable forest management practices. Its principal operations are in Canada and France, and the company has 3,700 employees and annual sales of approximately $2 billion.

GREG AMOS editor@invermerevalleyecho.com

After a long-term search for a buyer, Tembec's northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp mill in Skookumchuck is poised to fall under new ownership.

Richmond, B.C.-based Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corporation reached an agreement to buy the Tembec mill, and its related assets and liabilities, for $89 million on Tuesday, March 26th.

“We've been in discussions in the past months,” Linda Coates, Tembec's vice president of human resources and corporate affairs, told The Valley Echo. “They have more mills in the NBSK side; they have a stronger position in the market than we did because we only have one of those mills in our portfolio.”

The Skookumchuck mill has 290 employees – 230 unionized workers and 60 staff — many of whom live in Canal Flats and other Columbia Valley communities found between Invermere and Cranbrook. Paper Excellence is expected to continue to “substantially offer the same conditions of employment to the staff ; the labour agreement is part of the transaction, so Paper Excellence is bound by this agreement,” said Ms. Coates.

“It's been known it's been for sale for a number of years, so if the buyer and seller have come to an agreement, that's a good thing,” added Regional District of East Kootenay area F director Wendy News delivered to you!

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invermerevalleyecho.com Parks Canada Advisory Development Board Parks Canada has referred the following development permit application to the Advisory Development Board (ADB) for review. The public meeting will be held at the: Prestige Radium Hot Springs 7493 Main Street West, Radium Hot Springs, BC 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 25th, 2013 Development Permit Review, Part II Application: Project #BP13-679:

Parks Canada Proposed Demolition of Radium Hot Springs Lodge Lot 11 - 14, Plan 57364 (CLSR) Radium Hot Springs, BC Kootenay National Park of Canada

Persons wishing to comment or make a presentation on the above mentioned application must submit a written request to the Development Officer, Joanne Dorais, at the Lake Louise Visitor Reception Centre or Fax: 403-522-1212, no later than 7 days prior to the scheduled meeting. Requests should include: i) Name and/or client, company, or group of citizens you are representing; and, ii) The agenda item you wish to address (presentations are limited to 5 minutes).

The project proposal can be viewed at the Kootenay National Park Visitor Reception Centre.

Please forward comments or questions to Joanne Dorais, Development Officer, Parks Canada, Banff, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks, P.O Box 213 Lake Louise, Alberta, T0L 1E0 Tel: 403-522-1204 or Fax: 403-522-1212.

Parcs Canada Commission consultative sur l’aménagement Parcs Canada a renvoyé la demande de permis d’aménagement suivante devant la Commission consultative sur l’aménagement à des fins d’examen. La réunion publique se tiendra à l’endroit suivant : Hôtel Prestige Radium Hot Springs 7493 rue Main Ouest, Radium Hot Springs (Colombie-Britannique) Le jeudi 25 avril 2013 à 13 h 30 Examen du permis d’aménagement – partie II Demande : No du projet : BP13-679 :

Parcs Canada Démolition proposée de l’hôtel Radium Hot Springs Lodge Lot 11 — 14, plan 57364 (CLSR) Radium Hot Springs (Colombie-Britannique) Parc national du Canada Kootenay

Les personnes qui désirent faire part de leurs commentaires ou présenter un exposé sur ce projet doivent adresser leur demande par écrit à madame Joanne Dorais, agente d’aménagement, au Centre d’accueil de Lake Louise, ou l’envoyer par télécopieur au 403-522-1212, au plus tard sept jours avant la date de la réunion. Les demandes doivent préciser : • le nom de la personne ou du client, de la compagnie ou du groupe représentés; • le projet en question (les exposés ne doivent pas durer plus de cinq minutes).

Pour consulter les documents liés à ce projet, rendez-vous au Centre d’accueil du parc national Kootenay.

Veuillez faire parvenir vos commentaires ou vos questions à Joanne Dorais, agente d’aménagement, Parcs Canada, parcs nationaux Banff, Yoho et Kootenay, C.P. 213, Lake Louise (Alberta), T0L 1E0, tél. : 403-522-1204 ou télécopieur : 403-522-1212.

Dan Walton photo Andrea Superstein is accompanied by bassist Rene Worst and drummer Andrew Millar during an evening performance at Pynelogs on Saturday, March 30th. Saturday's set marks the one-year anniversary of Superstein's first Invermere show at Strands. Songs during the show were either well-known favourites, or from Superstein's album, One Night.

Local mothers prepare for Big Momma sale DAN WALTON reporter@invermerevalleyecho.com

The sometimes staggering costs faced by new and expecting parents can be difficult, but the Invermere Moms Facebook group will be helping to ease the pain.

The club is set to host the fourth annual Big Mama Sale and Swap at the Invermere Community Hall this Saturday, April 6th.

The sale runs from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., and an early bird option is available for the true bargain hunters. Premature shoppers can pay $5 for admission at 9 a.m., rather than $2 after 9:30 a.m., and browse the goods exclusively before the sale opens to the public.

"You get first pick on anything in the sale," said event organizer Dee Connell. "So for the first thirty minutes, you get the best of the best."

The annual event was first brought to a physical location after local moms began virtually trading baby goods online.

"It's all based on the Invermere Moms Buy and Swap, which is a Facebook page,” Mrs. Connell said. "We were doing so much buying and selling as new moms, that we decided to get all our stuff together in one spot and just do it."

The sale will offer goods for new and expecting moms, as well as children under age 10, with a strong emphasis on baby products.

Nearly 20 vendors from Canal Flats to Brisco will be at the community hall. One of the vendors is the Monkey's Uncle toy store, which donated "an incredible amount of goods" to the sale, said Mrs. Connell.

"It's hard and fast," she said. "People come in and shop fast. By noon, everyone wants to go home and play with their kids."

The event is held in association with the Windermere Valley Play Association, a non-profit group which makes life easier for new parents.

"Originally, that's one of the reasons we started to raise money — so we could buy snacks and stuff for the play group."

New trail map en route for Columbia Valley bike paths The Columbia Valley Cycling Society will release its new trail guide of cycling and non-motorized trails in the Columbia Valley at its annual general meeting on Monday April 8th at 7 p.m. in the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce Hall.

The guide, Trails of the Columbia Valley, features all authorized riding areas in the Columbia Valley and its environs. It is the

first cycling map of its kind to be developed for the Columbia Valley.

The AGM will chart the course for the society's upcoming year, and will recap the volunteer cycling and non-motorized trail advocacy club’s successes of 2012.

2013 will be a busy year, with about $100,000 in trail and infrastructure work planned for Mt. Swansea.

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Jury recommends four highway changes Continued from Page A1

• When Highway 95 is used as an alternate route, that portable road information signs be placed both south of Golden and north of Radium Hot Springs.

• Considering the location of Highway 95, that the speed limit should be reduced to 90 kilometres per hour between Golden and Radium.

Of the four ideas, Columbia Valley RCMP Staff Sergeant Marko Shehovac said he's most in favour of the reduction in the speed limit, given the frequency with which Highway 95 is used as the east-west link route when the Trans Canada Highway is closed between Golden and Lake Louise.

“I've seen more traffic being diverted in the past two years,” said Staff Sgt. Shehovac, who attended part of the inquest. “Even reducing the speed to 90 kilometres per hour is probably a good thing."

Chul Sin Lee, Kwang Soo Cha, and James Chung Jik Koh were killed on January 19th, 2011, when the 1996 Oldsmobile sedan they were in was struck by a logging truck then a Super B tractor trailer truck as the car was pulling out of the Spillimacheen Rest Area onto Highway 95.

Witness testimony revealed the car

did not come to a full stop at the stop sign before entering the highway. Despite driver error being a factor in the crash, the recommendations will help authorities better deal with increased traffic spurred by major highway closures, said community coroner Shawn Jestley, who requested the inquest take place.

“As communities see this GOOGLE STREET VIEW IMAGE [traffic] increase every time this This south facing image shows the entrance from the rest happens, some of the recomstop onto Highway 95 as one drives south. mendations can help,” he told that day while en route to Golden.

The Pioneer. “I'm happy with The driver’s side of the Oldsmowhat the jury came up with.”

“The inquest was concerned with bile was folded in, with the steering looking at design, engineering and column pushed onto the passenger maintenance of the highway, not with side of the vehicle and many components destroyed. the cause of the accident,” he added.

“It takes a lot of direct, straight imThe accident took place during an average winter day for the Columbia pact to break a rotor like that,” he said.

Valley, with cold, clear weather and Mr. Squarebriggs also testified that compacted snow on the highway a post-crash mechanical inspection showed some minor faults with the surface.

Were the road designated as a Class two commercial vehicles, but nothing A highway, it would mean a higher that would have made them illegal to standard of maintenance would be drive on Highway 95.

An inquest is a formal court process required by provincial highways conthat allows for public presentation of tractors, said Mr. Jestley.

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What the valley needs?

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The Columbia Valley may be an area of boundless natural beauty, but when it comes to value-added services that could make this area even more enjoyable to live in, it leaves a little to be desired.

My initial shock upon moving here and realizing the utter dearth of lakefront dining establishments has faded only slightly with time.

As a tourism magnet for those from urban centres, Invermere, Radium Hot Springs and surrounding areas shouldn't aspire to offer everything that a city can. And I understand the economies of scale that dictate that scarcity of some things is the reality here.

But, were I to move past “needs” and get into “wants” as a resident of this remote valley, here are a few items that would make my list, in addition to the above-mentioned establishments: • A coffee shop that is open past 5 p.m. Hey, let's dare to dream: a coffee shop that's open until almost midnight, and which serves as an all-ages venue for live music or open mic sessions.

• An outdoors gear store that carries a good range of quality technical equipment. My recent struggles to find an adequate headlamp — one of the most basic accessories for any day hike that might run the risk of including an evening return — illustrated this need to me.

• An independent cell phone sales and service store (as opposed to an outlet for one of the major carriers). Having a technician who's able to carry out basic cell phone repairs, battery replacements and offer a range of service plans would be a great addition to Invermere. I speak from personal experience here, as my dogged efforts to shop locally for a replacement battery merely left me frustrated weeks later.

But before I get too carried away with what we don't have, let me reflect for a moment on what ought to be appreciated about this place.

The 20 C temperature felt here on a stunning final day of March was enough to make me recognize what makes this valley such a desirable destination, as I was admiring the view of a snow-covered Chisel Peak from the Lake Windermere shore of the recentlyopened James Chabot Provincial Park. A seasonopening round of golf two days earlier shed some light for me as to why droves of tourists come here in search of long drives and perfect putts.

If I have failed to note the existence of the mentioend services in Invermere, or if any readers have their own suggestion of what kind of goods or services we could really use here, please send me a note at greg@cv-pioneer.com . Undoubtedly, I've missed quite a few.

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Remember the government's track record Dear Editor, While I certainly appreciate the important role the editor of The Pioneer and The Valley Echo plays in our valley, I really want to address this letter to all of the citizens of the valley.

With the upcoming provincial election on our minds, there are lots of opinions and views flying around.

I would ask that we all look back over the years when the BC Liberals have had the responsibility of governing our province. After all, actual performance speaks much louder and truer than any amount of dialogue.

I ask that we all remember the fuel taxes that smacked us in the face one morning. I am sure a few select individuals in our community knew this was coming, but it was pretty much a surprise to most citizens. I ask that we recall what happened to our very efficiently run Invermere Forestry office and to the forestry industry as a whole under this regime. I ask that we remem-

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ber that the harmonized sales tax was crammed down our throats with no consultation or explanation from our government. Are we supposed to forget all of this and allow the provincial BC Liberal government to continue to make policy that affects all of us, while benefitting only a few of their cronies in each of our B.C. communities?

The provincial BC Liberals obviously think the majority of B.C. citizens don’t have the ability to share intelligent views on matters that affect their daily lives, because they have seldom consulted us on such matters. Had they presented the HST issue, with all the benefits and drawbacks, it is quite possible we would have accepted it by a vote, the democratic way.

Instead, it was looked at as the last straw in a long series of actions by the BC Liberals which asked for no public consultation. Thus, it was forcibly rejected by the majority of B.C. voters.

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bullying. Do we want more of the same underhanded, slimy goings-on in Victoria? I sure don’t.

The NDP party is not perfect, no political party is. Hopefully they have grown and learned from their mistakes in the past. Hopefully their mandate will be to consult with all of the citizens of our great province before making decisions that will affect everyone but benefit only a few.

When you go to vote this May, and each and every qualified person living in “The Best Place on Earth” should vote, try to ignore all of the easy words flying out of the mouths of politicians and their special interest supporters.

Use your own experiences and good sense to elect the party that will listen to the voices of the majority, and not the one that will do anything to line the pockets of their prime members and “behind closed doors” supporters.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Volunteers needed for Windermere's benefit Dear Editor, Calling all Windermere residents — the community association needs you to keep it alive. Come to the annual general meeting on Saturday, April 6th at 10 a.m., at the community hall on North Street.

A $120,000 energy upgrade and facelift of the hall is in progress, and must be finished before March 31st, 2014.

A full slate of events, including the everpopular Fall Fair, has

been planned to encourage people to use the community hall for social events and to come together as a community, but the association needs volunteers to help coordinate and make events happen.

The four or five people who have been holding things together for the last while need others to step up and help. Several directors have resigned for reasons of ill health, or other life priorities, or because it is difficult as a seasonal resident to be a director from a distance.

The Windermere Community Association must field a full slate of four officers and another four

directors – president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer — to maintain a legal association status, according to the Society Act of B.C. We are currently seeking a vice president.

If it doesn't happen, if there's nobody willing to volunteer, Windermere could lose its Community Association, and everything that goes with it.

Anne Picton Windermere

All special interest groups should simply butt out Dear Editor,

This letter is a response to Wildsight's article "Elk River poisoned by coal mines".

Wildsight, the Sierra Club, and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) are losing support due their continual opposition to resource extraction in B.C. The latest call to ban new coal mines and to put a moratorium on expanding existing mines is not new.

This is just part of their long term plan to remove at least 50 per cent of the land base from Yellowstone to Yukon and lock it away from human interference and habitation. Their

media hype to “ban coal mines” will only hurt the families that depend on resource extraction.

These groups are not accountable to anyone but their funders who provide millions to push an anti-fossil fuel campaign.

Wildsight, Sierra Club and CPAWS will cherry pick data to support their ideology and this latest one

by Hauer provides ample ammunition for their rhetoric.

The report was commissioned by a U.S. National Park for water quality studies on the Flathead River. For a US government agency to meddle in Ca-

nadian affairs via environmentalists is highly questionable.

Hauer’s report is based on limited data that does not take into account the historical or natural inputs and it adds nothing to the already known science.

Hauer didn’t reference any of the voluminous studies done since the mid 1990s on selenium and water quality. Why would a “scientist” not include data from studies done on the Elk River by Canadian and American selenium experts?

Hauer's report only serves to fuel the me-

dia hype to ban coal mining and create a Flathead National park. Environmental groups and their American funders have the ability to be constructive and help the coal mines develop solutions to environmental issues, yet they choose the destructive path; using fear and misinformation to push their vision of what the world should be.

It’s time we told these environmentalists to butt out unless they have something constructive to add.

Paul Visentin, Kootenay Thinktwice Cranbrook

MLA Report — Norm Macdonald

We must get the fundamentals right This will be my final MLA report before the May 14th election and I want to begin by thanking the people of Columbia River – Revelstoke for their support over the last eight years. Since my election in 2005, I have had the privilege of meeting so many of you, and my staff and I have been able to take on thousands of constituent cases over the years. It has been an honour.

Over the next number of weeks, there will be a lot of discussion about what each political party stands for. And there will be promises made by parties and individual candidates in an attempt to get your support.

Most often, parties promise to spend money on projects or programs.

And this is easy to do when there is lots of money to

spend. But this is absolutely not the case in this election.

In previous MLA reports, I have laid out in detail just how restrained the next government will have to be.

As a province, our financial obligations for many decades ahead will leave us with very little money to spend on actual projects or programs.

With this in mind, voters must be careful to question any candidate who makes grand spending promises. This is why New Democrats are presenting a fully costed platform that clearly lays out exactly what we are going to do and how we are going to pay for it.

We recognize that 80 per cent of the jobs of tomorrow will require some form of post-secondary education or training. That’s

why New Democrats will institute a needs-based student grant program so that students get the training they need.

We believe that we must stand up for British Columbia’s environment and natural resources. That is why New Democrats will reinvest in the health and future of our forests, which sadly, the BC Liberals have badly mismanaged.

We believe that government has a responsibility to address growing inequality. That is why New Democrats will bring in a province-wide poverty reduction plan with targets and timelines.

That is the modest promise that I am making to voters in this election.

Norm Macdonald MLA Columbia River – Revelstoke

Grow Your Life — Elizabeth Shopland

Spring forward Look closely and you can see the buds begin to swell on the trees and shrubs throughout the valley.

Over the next few weeks, you’ll notice a light shade of green emerge as the small, fresh, leaves reveal themselves to begin their six-month journey. On the ground, little green sprouts are beginning to show up everywhere as they struggle to reach the sunshine beyond the layer of ice and mud. A few days ago, I even noticed some persistent chickweed firmly rooted and greening up in my vegetable garden

already. As the grip of winter begins to release its hold, we welcome the longer, warmer days and look forward to the return of a few of our feathered friends like the hummingbirds and ospreys.

We know from our calendars that we are officially past the spring equinox and with this, it’s time to nurture our partnership with nature and become stewards of the land once again.

As we go about our springtime chores, we are often reminded that this is a time of rejuvenation, renewal and growth.

The seasonal wisdom that is shared

with us by nature is truly a gift if we are open to receiving it.

What could we learn from this spring cycle that we could apply in our own lives?

What changes could we embrace to contribute to our own sense of rejuvenation, renewal and growth?

We know deep down that we are only a choice away from anything. Is now a good time to take longer walks, to go biking, enjoy taking photographs or train harder to run the next race? Is now a good time to nurture your health with even better quality food choices?

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Send your events to production@invermerevalleyecho.com APRIL 5-7 • Panorama’s Spring Festival, free tobogganing, food and drink specials, live music, themed activities, Rail Jams, and prizes!

1-800-6632929.

FRIDAY APRIL 5 • 7:00 p.m.: Fresh Fridays Open Mic Nite at Pynelogs Cultural Centre. All ages welcome.

SAT APRIL 6 • Big Momma Sale and Swap, Invermere Community Hall.

9:30 a.m. - 11:0 a.m.

Early bird entry at 9 a.m.

• Windermere Community AGM at the Windermere Community Hall, 10 a.m.

250-341-1548 • Brisco Riding Club Annual Spaghetti Dinner, Brisco Hall., 6 p.m $8 per person, or $20 per family, ages 6 and under are free. 250-347-2125 SUNDAY APRIL 7 • Locals’ Free Day at Panorama Mountain Village. Present valid driver’s licence, student card or B.C. Hydro bill and receive a free lift pass.

• Fun Activities All Day at the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort ski area.

• Landscape Your Life workshop with Elizabeth Shopland, ICAN fundraiser, Copper Point Golf Club, 250341-3190 MONDAY APRIL 8 • CV Cycling Society AGM and trail map launch, CV Chamber of Commerce.

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

• Radium Seniors’ Carpet Bowling, 1:30

p.m., Seniors' Hall • Drop-in roller skating, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., $5, Glacier Peaks Gymnastics building, 250-342-5321

brary. 6 - 8 p.m. Call 250-342-6416 • Bingo, Windermere Community Hall, opens at 6 p.m., starts at 7 p.m.

2nd SUNDAY • LW Alliance Church Sing and Celebrate, 7 p.m. For more information call Clarence Stauffer, 250-3429580

2nd & 4th WED • Seniors' Day at the Invermere Library.

Bus provided

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: Megan McConnell at 250409-4455 • 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, 850-10th Ave. Confidential service: low-cost birth control, and STI testing 1st TUESDAY • Invermere Camera Club 7 p.m. Tanya, tanyadeleeuw65@ gmail.com EVERY TUESDAY • 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 Li-

EVERY WEDNESDAY • Indoor soccer, DTSS gym. Drop-in, $2, 8:30-10:00 p.m.

• Yoga THRIVE- Yoga for Cancer Survivors and Support People.

Copper Point Resort.

New 7-week session starts March 13 at 4:30 p.m. Call Jan Klimek at 250-3421195 EVERY THURSDAY • 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. 9:30-11:30 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.

Invermere Thrift Store • Thursdays 10 a.m.

- 4 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, 1 - 4 p.m.

Radium Thrift Store • Thursdays 10 a.m.

- 4 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, 12 - 4 p.m.

Sherry Dewey photo This Western painted turtle was found laying helplessly on its back on the frozen surface of Lake Dorothy at about 7 p.m. on Wenesday, March 27th.

Sherry and Ian Dewey observed the helpless reptile's legs paddling in the air about 20 feet offshore, spurring them to launch a dramatic rescue effort. The couple retrieved a canoe from home, paddled the short distance through thin ice, and deposited the turtle in the pond, where it swam to the bottom. The turtle measured about eight inches across, and aside from its obvious initial distress, appeared to be no worse for the wear.

Midyette wins Canal Flats seat GREG AMOS editor@invermerevalleyecho.com

Canal Flats will be resuming with a full fiveperson council at the village's Monday, April 8th meeting, after resident Dean Midyette claimed victory in last weekend's byelection.

“I'm looking forward to resolving the water system issue in Canal Flats, and doing my best to make sure the existing municipal projects, such as the hockey arena renovations and the Columbia Discovery Centre, are brought in on time and as close to on budget as possible,” said Mr. Midyette, who edged candidate Roy Webb by a 79 vote to 47 vote margin.

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“While campaigning and speaking with people in Canal Flats, I heard overwhelming support for a town cleanup,” added Mr. Midyette. “I'll be pushing for the town resources to aid in this effort.”

For Canal Flats to have seen 124 people coming out to vote on a byelection during a long weekend was “huge”, he added, noting the village boasts a total population of about 700.

He also thanked Mr. Webb, noting “anyone who chooses to serve their community should be commended.”

“I want to thank those who came out and voted, and hope that I can earn the support of those who voted for my opponent,” he added.

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Valley Life

Clockwise from top left: Invermere, Windermere and the Copper Point Golf Course are beautifully displayed in this view from atop Mt. Swansea (Nicole Trigg photo); Bud's Bar was electrified on Saturday, March 30th during a funky DJ set by Mat the Alien (Nicole Trigg photo); children were searching for treats that were hidden around the premises as the Easter Bunny made his way to the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort on Easter Sunday, March 31st (Dan Walton photo); paragliders took flight from the slopes of Panorama during the 16th Annual Easter Meet on Saturday, March 30th (Nicole Trigg photo); as a sign of spring, Hera Fraser (left) and Emily King celebrated a sunny Good Friday on March 29th by opening their refreshment stand on 8th Avenue. The girls said they are raising money for the hospital, "to help make Invermere a better place." (Brian Patton photo).

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DAN WALTON PHOTO CAKE CONSUMER — Inveremere Canadian Tire owner Craig Knapp serves a slice of cake to young customer Lewin Bentley, 3, during the hardware and outdoor goods store's one-year celebration, while older sister Hannah, 6, and father Jason look on. The store celebrated by doling out cake and 100 coupons to Tim Horton's for customers who made it to the store eary in the day.

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In addition to the wealth of experiences that I have been blessed to share in during my time as a reporter, I have also been given mountain-sized opportunities behind the camera. The colourful hues of valley life seem to explode through the lens: from community fairs to ski racing, pictures would rather detonate into vibrant expressions of emotion and passion than come out typical or bland.

Being born and raised in the White Rock area, I grew up near the ocean, fulfilling the typical requirement of community spirit. I enjoyed living near the sea and appreciated the features that my hometown had to offer, but it was not until packing up my belongings and moving 800 kilometres away that I discovered a community mired in local pride and tradition.

A wise man I interviewed for a story on his globetrotting adventures told me of Valleyitis, which begins when a person sets foot in our area. The condition requires two years of exposure to incubate before becoming terminal, trapping the subject in the captivating beauty of our mountain community forever! Although I have only called Wilmer and Radium home for one year, I am finding that I may have a lesser immunity than I first thought.

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In a valley where change is as inevitable as the cycling of seasons, no man is an island. With the blooms of spring bringing new life to our little corner of Valhalla, I must announce that I am leaving The Columbia Valley Pioneer and Invermere Valley Echo newspapers.

Although documenting the living history of my new home has been both exciting and challenging, I am moving on to live the dream of a mountain man with an exciting opportunity in the forestry sector.

When I first arrived in the East Kootenays from the Vancouver area, I was somewhat of a fawn in the world of press deadlines, interviews and news photography — my previous employment had been as a construction worker in the excavation and drainage field. Although I was inexperienced, the team at The Pioneer immediately offered shelter and tutelage in the ways of community journalism.

At first I was anxious and still a little wobbly in my writing, but I began to grow into my role as a reporter and discovered the seemingly-infinite

choir of valley voices that make up our local ensemble.

My dinner conversation topics at home have ranged from the courage of war survivors and those facing tough illnesses to the immense generosity and hard work of volunteers in our area.

Despite a rich ensemble of exciting story conversations, the life of a reporter can be tough. A journalist is constantly untying themselves from the safety of anonymity and pushing off into an ocean of positive and negative feedback, depending on the topic of a story. Without the navigation skills of the team at the Valley Echo and Pioneer, I would likely have capsized.

The personal connection to our community exhibited by sales team members Dean Midyette and Angela Krebs; the organizational skills and quick wit of office administrators Amanda Diakiw and Renice Oaks, the endless creativity of graphic designers Emily Rawbon and Jess de Groot, the guidance and integrity of editorial managers Greg Amos and Nicole Trigg, the enthusiasm of new reporter Dan Walton and the leadership of publisher Rose-Marie Regitnig: these are the reasons I have enjoyed coming to work every day.

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Echo and Pioneer reporter Kristian Rasmussen may be leaving the journalism field, but he goes with great distinction, having just won a gold medal in the Best Historical Story category at the 2013 Canadian Community Newspaper Awards.

Kristian's story in The Pioneer, titled "War survivor smuggled refugees to safety," tells the tale of Invermere's Leida Peepre, who rescued Estonian refugees from the Nazis during the Second World War. Congratulations, Kristian!

Kristian Rasmussen

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Spring Cleaning

Keeping your trees healthy

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Submitted by AL SMITH Smitty's Tree Service

Al Smith, owner/operator of Smitty’s Tree Service, says that spring cleanup should involve more than lawn and shrub care. It’s also the time to consider tree maintenance. If all you want to do is trim out dead, weak or diseased parts of a tree, this type of pruning can be done any time of the year without drastic effects on the tree. However, pruning of fruit and many other flowering trees should typically be done in early spring. (Late fall may also be an option when trees go dormant.) The reason for pruning is to promote plant health. Besides removing dead or weak branches, you should remove branches that rub together as contact with each other invites disease. Thinning of branches increases light and air penetration to the tree’s lower branches which then encourages flower and/or fruit development.

Early spring pruning is preferred because plants are approaching a period of rapid growth and pruning wounds will heal quickly. It’s true that pruning of some branches may mean less flowers or fruit for that year but, in the long run, pruning is always beneficial.

Al offers one other reminder to add to your spring cleanup list: review your trees and shrubs with re-

spect to being a fire hazard. If your property or the properties around you are heavily wooded, or if you have a shake roof or wooden siding, and you have trees close to your house, you may want to consider seeking some advice of what should be done to lessen the threat of fire damage in the event that a forest fire should occur.

Al can be contacted at 250-342-2611 or 250-3425850. In addition to pruning, his service includes dangerous tree removal, hedge trimming and lot clearing. He travels from Canal Flats to Brisco, estimates are free of charge and seniors always receive a discount.

Clearing away all the clutter Submitted by Kim Baker Real Storage (Windermere)

Clutter can be a chronic source of stress. The stress often isn’t realized until the clutter is removed and we feel the relief.

Having too many things causes one's brain to be bombarded with excessive visual stimuli. Clutter makes it difficult to relax or to focus on anything because it is an irritating distraction. Even those who seem oblivious to their surroundings are aware of everything in their environment on a subconscious level. Your brain is constantly filtering messages from all your senses.

The more clutter a person has, the more overwhelming the thought of removing it becomes – but there's a great sense of relief felt when it is gone. Clearing clutter can be very cathartic, taking away the feelings of helplessness that are fostered by inaction. Taking action, even if it only involves committing to 15 minutes of your time

each day to organize, is empowering and relieves stress.

Attempting to organize your life may take a little time and effort; here are some things to ask yourself before getting started.

Do I have a well balanced life? Do I know what I really need to survive? Do I appreciate what I have?

What is truly important to me?

Achieving an organized life is simply taking an efficient, common sense approach to the way you live. Organization has a great deal to do with how well you know and understand yourself. An organized life starts on an emotional level and manifests itself through your outward style of living.

Determine the areas in which you want to improve organization, such as better use of space in your home, office, garage or storage unit and commit to 15 minutes each day to tackle that area.

When you feel like you have regained control in that space, you have attained your goal, and can then move on.

Here are some sugges-

tions that might help you get started: • When storing items that you use on a fairly regular basis, use clear bins. They’re not quite as durable as the coloured ones, but being able to see what’s in them makes it easier to sort and locate items.

• Schedule a household or office purge once every 6 months. Go through each area of the home, garage or office and get rid of any items that you no longer need, use or want.

• If there are things of value that you don’t want or use seldom, put them in a storage unit, or consider donating the items to a thrift store.

• Don’t store rarely used items in high traffic areas of the house. For instance, household manuals should not be stored in kitchen drawers. Store them in a separate, clear bin in a storage area of the home.

• Storing seasonal items can be tricky (and messy). Look for specialty organizers early in the season to keep things tidy (i.e. wardrobe boxes for

winter clothes, wrapping paper bins, shelving for ski boots). These can be found at bargain stores and storage facilities.

In order to make organizing easier, try to curb what’s coming in the house. Nobody needs that many towels! Instead of buying books, sign up for a library card or try giving experiences instead of things for birthdays and anniversaries.

Remember, you are looking for peace in your home and office, whether it is new stuff or old stuff, it’s still stuff that can lead to stress in you and your family's lives.

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Greg Amos photo Devon Coyote pulled out a lap steel guitar as he and his band played Bud's Bar on Thursday, March 28th. The singer-songwriter is playing around Western Canada through the spring, including another stop in Invermere at the Station Pub on April 25th. Coyote's most recent album is Blue, Black, & Grey, released in September 2011. This photo is taken over a three-second time lapse.

Pynelogs season to focus on glass and metal GREG AMOS editor@invermerevalleyecho.com

Columbia Valley Search & Rescue is an organization of dedicated volunteers trained in outdoor rescue techniques. We are currently recruiting! A course will be offered in mid-April. For more information call 250-688-2504.

Pynelogs is springing into a 2013 summer season that promises to offer all the varied artistic treats the gallery has come to be renowned for.

The centrepiece of this year's endeavour will be all about glass, metal and collaboration, as the gallery gets set to host Columbia Valley Glass: Breaking Borders from May 27th to June 9th.

“Every year we host something a little different, mostly to educate our valley on a different type of art,” said Pynelogs Art Gallery manager and administrator Jami Scheffer.

“Breaking Borders is a collaboration of glass, metal and mixed media. It's a new group show and collaboration, and a lot of it is local.”

Twenty glass artists, mainly from

the Columbia Valley, will produce up to five pieces each, and all will collaborate on an ambitious centrepiece: a 20-foot long wall height creation called “The return of the feathers,” which will bear in mind themes of wings, flight, sky, mountains, rivers and fish.

Artists involved will include kiln-cast glass specialist Leslie Rowe-Israelson, blacksmith Scott Bellows, Julie Gibb, Gordon Webster, and a multitude of artists from Bavin Glassworks.

The season is kicking off with an old standard season-launcher: the Art from the Heart show, which this year features young artists from the five elementary schools in the Rocky Mountain School District's Windermere Zone.

“It runs for three weeks and supports all of the elementary school kids in the valley, and it is a good way to open up the doors and get the fresh

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air, sunshine and to remind everyone that we are open,” said Ms. Scheffer.

Over about five weeks in the fall, the gallery is hosting the War Brides exhibit, in which artist Bev Tosh will be putting on display portraits of the newly-married women in the wake of World Wars I and II. “It is just a story of the war brides that came across on a one-way passage to be Canadian wives,” said Ms. Scheffer. “It is quite moving and quite powerful, and we are hosting it here from October until Remembrance Day, which is the big day for that.”

“All the events are equally important and they all have their own special qualities, because once we get through our community shows, which are coming up at the end of June, then we start into our featured artist shows, where we feature local artists in the gallery,” noted Ms. Scheffer.

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Regional District of East Kootenay Fairmont Creek Debris Flow Hazard & Risk Assessment PUBLIC PRESENTATION Wednesday, April 10, 2013 6:00pm - 9:00pm DAN WALTON PHOTOS Banff skier Erik Read (above) finishes in top spot during the men's FIS Spring Series slalom challenge at Panorama Mountain Village on Saturday, March 30th. Read's combined time after two slalom runs was 139.19, only 0.52 seconds faster than the runner-up. Competitors were enjoying warm weather as 57 males and 47 females entered last weekend's slalom event. Below, a racer and several onlookers soak up Saturday's sun during spring weather conditions at the race event.

Fairmont Hot Springs Resort - Pine Room 5225 Fairmont Resort Road

Residents of Fairmont are encouraged to drop by the Resort for information regarding the July 15th 2012 Debris Flow. There will be representatives from Clarke Geoscience, Water Stewardship and the RDEK in attendance to discuss the Assessment of the debris flow event and potential mitigation measures.

For more information, please contact Jim Maletta, RDEK Engineering Technician at jmaletta@rdek.bc.ca or 250-489-2791.

1-888-478-7335 • www.rdek.bc.ca

Regional District of East Kootenay REquEST FoR quoTATion Timber Ridge Pump House Decommissioning Project 2013

Sharp, Smart make Whistler Cup GREG AMOS editor@invermerevalleyecho.com

Team Panorama racers Keegan Sharp and Amelia Smart are on the fast track towards a World Cup ski career, after being selected as two of Canada's competitors at the prestigious 21st annual Whistler Cup, which runs from April 5th to 7th in Whistler, B.C. The young skiers will both race for Alberta as part of the 18-member Team Canada contingent, who'll battle against 450 of the top skiers between the ages of 12 and 15 hailing from 19 different countries. Ski

events will include the super-G, slalom and giant slalom.

Keegan and Amelia are now at a four-day preparation camp in Whistler, which will in part determine who makes the boys’ and girls’ Team Canada 1, 2 and 3 groups.

This year, Canada is aiming to win back the Nations’ Cup title it won in 2011, which Switzerland claimed last year.

The Team Canada selections were made based on the results from the recent Under 16 Can-Am East event in Sugarloaf, Maine, and the Under 16 Can-Am West races held at Panorama.

Shannonbrook Boarding Kennels The public are invited to comment on our five-year financial plan and annual report. An opportunity for discussion will be held Wednesday, April 10th, 7:30 pm in Council Chambers, 4836 Radium Blvd.

Copies of the document can be viewed at www. radiumhotsprings.ca or upon request at the Village office or by email to Mark.Read@radiumhotsprings.ca.

Tender Loving Care for All Ages Registered Rough & Smooth Collies Obedience, Agility Training and Rally Obedience Training

250-342-6188

Kathy or Elizabeth 1628 Windermere Loop Road

SEALED ENVELOPES marked, “Regional District of East Kootenay - Timber Ridge Pump House Decommissioning Project” and submitted to the attention of Jim Maletta, AScT., Engineering Technician, Regional District of East Kootenay, 19 – 24th Avenue South, Cranbrook BC V1C 3H8 will be accepted until 2:00 pm MDT on Monday, April 15th 2013. Quotations will be publicly opened immediately after the closing hour at the Regional District office.

Pre-Quotation Mandatory Site Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 9th 2013 at 2:00 pm MDT at Timber Ridge Road and Ridge Drive in the Timber Ridge 1 subdivision.

The principle items of work include, but are not limited to: •

Filling in an underground wet well, pump house & reservoirs;

•

Capping the wet well access with concrete, placing a level wooden floor within the pump house containing the wet well and landscaping around the wet well pump house; and

•

The breaking of concrete roofs for the underground pump house and reservoir, removal of reinforing steel, filling both voids and landscaping the surface of the filled pump house and reservoir.

Request for Quotation documents will be posted on the RDEK website at www.rdek.bc.ca, and available for viewing at the Cranbrook and Columbia Valley RDEK offices.

For further information, please visit www.rdek.bc.ca or contact: Jim Maletta, AScT Phone: 250-489-2791 or 888-478-7335 Email: jmaletta@rdek.bc.ca 19 - 24th Avenue South, Cranbrook BC V1C 3H8 Phone: 250-489-2791 Toll Free: 1-888-478-7335 Email: info@rdek.bc.ca Website: www.rdek.bc.ca

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This week's winner is:

Granny's Piks

Head to Tim Hortons to redeem your lunch prize!

Visit the Valley Echo office to claim a $25 gift card from Northstar Hardware RONA.

Grand Prize

1 night stay at Copper Point Resort and $50 dining certificate for Elements Grill Hockey Pool Manager

http://www.officepools.com/pool/print http://www.officepools.com/pool/print must be claimed before the following week's results are released.TOTAL RNK TEAM RNK TEAM

TEAM

Wute 31 3

Rank RNK 1

Dany Heatley 52

Merrymen 2 T3

T62

Wute 31 3 Dany Heatley 5 Merrymen 2

Total

TOTAL 540 536 535

LW LW 53 47 47

Louie & Precious

Louie & Precious T62

LW

T29

Big Nasty 14T29

Big Nasty 14

508

58

277 T64 508

Lo-Ball 0.78 458

T31

Dan Hecher T31 2

Dan Hecher 2

507

37

274 T64 507

T31

Wind Walker's 2 T31

Wind Walker's 2

507

42

33

DB22 2

DB22 2

506

33

Foddude Foddude GR T34 T34 GR Name GR P/G LW4Rank TOTAL P/G P/G4

Total 504

49

270478

0.74

49

2

2

250-341-3392 478 47 265478

G

0.76

270477

0.77

49

2

Heavy 0.77Water 37 T64 274 Heavy Water 0.77 2 2

477

40

270477

0.75

40

2

274 T64 507

Go 3 Go 0.78 Habs42 Go 3T64 274 Go Habs 0.78

477

48

274477

0.78

48

2

40

67270 506

Jesse1968 0.81 40 2 67

476

59

269476

0.75

59

2

LW 39

274 T68 504

GR

3251 0.82 2 39

3251 20.82 T68 274 Name Rank

Total 475

LW 48

GR 273475

P/G 0.76

48

2

276 T68 504

Dace 0.79 3 46

T68 276 Dace 30.79

475

36

267475

0.76

36

2

269 T68 503

Shanty 0.75Bay 49

Bay T68 269 Shanty0.75

475

58

266475

0.73

58

2

71269 503

Abe0.75 Froman 49

474

40

272474

0.74

40

2

473

37

271473

0.76

37

2

P/G

270 Jesse1968 0.81 2

T36 274 536

Go Jets47 Go T36 274 Go Jets0.88 Go 0.88

T36 271 535

Jet Rocker 0.80 47 T36 271 Jet Rocker 0.80

502

38

72268 502

Gurl 16 5 Hockey 0.80 Gurl 38 16725 268 Hockey0.80

503

P/G LW

49

Rock-5050 0.85 53 4T34 273 Rock-5050 0.85 4

503

TOTAL GR

477

T64 277 Lo-Ball0.78 4

T34 273 540

504

478

LW

47

NHL Hockey Pool Standings Name TEAM

http:// http://www.officepools.com/pool/print

I tried T62 GR P/G2 LW T62 GR I tried 2 TOTAL P/G

The Valley Echo's 2012/2013 IVE

Hockey Pool Manager

RNK TEAM RNK TEAM TOTAL 250-341-4000 http://www.officepools.com/pool/print http://www.officepools.com/pool/print

Hockey Pool Manager Hockey Pool Manager

Hockey Pool Manager All prizes

2 rounds of golf for the Ridge at Copper Point Golf Club

46 49 49

71

269 Abe Froman 0.75

A. Hann

T3

A. Hann

535

52

T38 275 535

Farside Nucks Nucks 5 0.80 52 T385 275 Farside0.80

Firebird 7 4

5

Firebird 7 4

533

39

T38 269 533

Rockies Payci Payci 3 0.86 39 T383 269 Rockies 0.86

502

37

274 T73 502

Alex0.79 2 37

T73 274 Alex 20.79

472

35

262472

0.74

35

2

Crew Slut 3 T6

Crew Slut 3

532

45

T38 266 532

Mags 0.82 245

502

46

267 T73 502

Rock-50 0.78 46 3

T73 267 Rock-50 3 0.78

472

39

271472

0.76

39

2

Wolfgang 3

T6

Wolfgang 3

532

44

T38 268 532

S.S. 0.82Beagle 2 44 T38 268 S.S. Beagle 0.82 2

502

47

277 T73 502

KBR0.77 3 47

T73 277 KBR 30.77

472

46

273472

0.76

46

2

Snake 53

T8

Snake 53

531

60

T38 271 531

Paul 0.82Stanley 60 T38 271 Paul Stanley 0.82

502

48

269 T76 502

Marco 0.78548

T76 269 Marco 0.78 5

471

35

268471

0.78

35

2

Jivey 3

T8

Jivey 3

531

36

43 271 531

Wind 1 2 0.84 Walker's 36 431 2271 Wind Walker's 0.84

500

54

272 T76 500

Banana 3 Captain 0.77 Banana 54 T763 272 Captain0.77

471

54

266471

0.80

54

2

Sobeys 3

529

Sobeys 3

10

13 Wolfpack 311

ilb

12

13 Wolfpack 3 lilb

527 526

45 38 67

T38 266 Mags 0.82 2

44 272 529

Silent 0.82 Sam 45 544

45 263 527

Pet 0.81Rock 38 4 45

46 270 526

Nelly 0.79 367

496

46

272 Silent Sam 0.82 5 263 Pet Rock 0.814 270 Nelly 30.79

499 498 497

Jr 15 4 274 Jerome0.82

78274 499

Jerome 0.82 Jr3015 478

468

27

266468

0.78

27

2

273 T79 498

Suck 4 Canucks SuckT79 0.76 32 0.76 4 273 Canucks

467

36

273467

0.72

36

2

264 T79 497

Rocket 25 2 Rouge 25 2264 Rouge 0.77 0.77Rocket 40 T79

467

46

269467

0.77

46

2

50

81263 496

Lute0.79 88 50

81

263 Lute 880.79

466

55

263466

0.72

55

2

82

261 Banny02 0.804

465

43

272465

0.78

43

2

30 2 263 Nelson0.78

464

38

268464

0.74

38

2

463

27

269463

0.75

27

2

463

25

272463

0.77

25

2

462

42

269462

0.74

42

2

461

45

269461

0.81

45

2

461

44

268461

0.76

44

2

459

33

273459

0.78

33

2

458

40

277458

0.76

40

2

457

35

456

38

273456

0.77

38

2

40 LW

451 262 GR TOTAL

40 0.72 P/G LW

2 G

448

57

269 448

0.71 57

2

448

23

267 448

30 32 40

NWT 1 4

T13

NWT 1 4

522

34

T47 265 522

Big 0.83Lew344 T47 265 Big Lew 4 0.83

Harli

T13

Harli

522

53

T47 274 522

Red 21 4 0.78Rum 4 274 Red Rum 5321 T47 0.78

496

47

82261 496

Banny02 0.80 47 4

Snakitou 4

15

Snakitou 4

521

43

49 269 521

NWT 0.82 2 43 3

3 269 NWT 20.82

494

36

83263 494

Nelson 0.7830362 83

Harley 2

16

Harley 2

519

55

50 265 519

Snow 0.78 Ball 55 2 50

265 Snow Ball 0.78 2

493

61

268 T84 493

Zman 0.764 61

Jye 2 4

T17

Jye 2 4

517

36

T51 270 517

Love B's 0.81 the 36B's T51 270 Love the 0.81

492

57

276 T84 492

8's 4 Aces of 8's 0.76 57 4 T84 276 Aces of0.76

Jye

T17

Jye

517

41

T51 275 517

Old 0.79Rock 41 2 T51 275 Old Rock 0.792

492

58

86273 492

Make-b-leaf 0.79 58 286

Ana 16 4

Noah

GNIMELF

T17 T20 T20

Ana 16 4 Noah GNIMELF

517 516 516

39 50 45

49

T53 266 517

Granny's Piks 0.80 39Piks T53 266 Granny's 0.80

T53 272 516

Rockies RuleT53 272 Rockies Rule 0.80 50 0.80

T55 278 516

Daddy 27 3278 Daddy 0.79 Mode 27 3 0.79 Mode 45 T55

489

490 490 489

69 38 47

Kristi KowalskiT22 3

Kristi Kowalski 3

515

44

T55 273 515

Rockies PilonT55 5 2 273 Rockies Pilon 5 2 0.78 44 0.78

Van Fan 4

T22

Van Fan 4

515

41

T55 268 515

Rho 0.79 2 41

T55 268 Rho 2 0.79

489

E. Hann 3

24

E. Hann 3

514

39

58 273 514

Grace 0.82 6394

58

4 273 Grace 6 0.82

485

39

McNasty 9 4 T25

McNasty 9 4

513

483

39

Jets Faithful 2T25

Jets Faithful 2

513

Fards 59 52 Pool Manager 267 0.81 2Pool 59 267 Fards 0.81 Hockey 2 513 Hockey 52 Manager Bird Bird T60 42 275 0.80 T60 2 2 0.80 513 42 275

482

35

King Chris 27 Hockey Pool6Manager Jhaley 11 3 28

King Chris 6

511

30

Jhaley 11 3

509

41

Jules 2 TEAM

T29 RNK

Jules 2 TEAM

508 TOTAL

T64 277 508

507

37

T64 274 507

507

42

T64 274 507

40

Big Nasty 14

Dan Hecher 2T31 1 of 4

Dan Hecher 2

Wind Walker'sT31 2

Wind Walker's 2

DB22 2

DB22 2

506

Foddude 4

504

Rock-5050 4

504

Foddude 4

T34

Rock-5050 4 T34

Go Jets Go

Jet Rocker

T36 T36

Go Jets Go Jet Rocker

T62 276 GR508 TOTAL

42 LW 2 of 4 58

Big Nasty 14 T29

33

Finn T60 482 RNK TEAM TOTAL 269 0.82 2 30 RNK T60 269 Finn TEAM20.82 511 http://www.officepools.com/pool/print http://www.officepools.com/pool/print Louie & Precious 478 T62 Precious 275 0.81 41 T62 275 Louie &0.81 509

508

503 503

I 0.77 tried 2 P/G LW 42 2 of 4 Lo-Ball 4 0.78 58

51

273 Make-b-leaf 0.79 2

T87 272 Spook 0.75 5

272 T87 490

Spook 0.75 569

262 T87 490

Sabu Dave 0.75 38 4 T87 262 Sabu Dave 0.75 4

89269 489

Tony 0.74 6 47

89

269 Tony 60.74

90271 489

Tor 0.74 4 51

90

271 Tor 4 0.74

40Pool Manager 91268 489 Hockey

49 LW 3 of 4 49

T84 268 Zman 0.76 4

92269 485

479 Joelene 91 268 Joelene0.78 0.78 479 40 Manager Hockey Pool Kilimanjaro 0.80 39 5 92 269 Kilimanjaro 0.80 5

Fanta 93 264 Fanta 0.783 39 RNK 93264 451 3 483 TEAM RNK TOTAL http://www.officepools.com/pool/print TEAM 0.78 http://www.officepools.com/pool/print 274 T94 482

Rivs0.73 10 235

T94 274 Rivs 100.73 2

Pick Pick 5 273 0.78 GR P/G LW T94 482 Buster's 49 T94 273 Buster's 0.78 5 TOTAL GR P/G 3 of 4 270 0.74 Phillips T96 T96 270 Larry Phillips 478 Larry 49 3 0.74 3

445

44

265 445

0.74 23 2 4/1/13 10:41 AM 0.72 44 2

41

270 445

0.69 41

2

98270 477

0.76 47 T96 265 Blondie0.76 Blondie 445 4/1/13 10:41 AM 4/1/13 10:41 AM 0.77 Flame 6264 Flame 6264 442 98 270 49 0.77

42

268 442

0.69 42

2

40

99270 477

0.75 540 Prattsy

438

33

266 438

0.73 33

2

T62 GR 2 276 I tried P/G 0.77

478

47

265 T96 478

T64 277 Lo-Ball 0.78 4

477

49

Heavy Water 477 Water 2 AM 0.77 T64 4/1/13 37 10:41 274 Heavy0.77 2 10:41 AM 4/1/13

99 270 Prattsy0.75 5

Go Habs 3 274 Go Habs 0.78 42Go T64 0.78Go 3

477

48

274 T100 477

Who0.78 Me?482 T100 274 Who Me? 0.78 2

436

42

269 436

0.74 42

2

67 270 506

Jesse1968 0.81 40 2 67 270 Jesse1968 0.81 2

476

59

269 T100 476

Die 0.75 Hard59 Bruins Bruins T100 269 Die Hard 0.75

436

48

269 436

0.67 48

2

T68 274 504

3251 0.82 239

T68 274 3251 0.82 2

475

48

273 102 475

0.76 48 Up102 All Pumped 0.76 Up 2 2 273 All Pumped

418

38

266 418

0.70 38

2

46

T68 276 504

Dace 0.79 346

T68 276 Dace 0.79 3

475

36

267 103 475

0.76 36 4 103 267 skateordie skateordie 0.76 4

414

30

272 414

0.73 30

2

49

T68 269 503

Shanty Bay T68 269 Shanty Bay 0.75 49 0.75

475

58

266 104 475

0.73 MN1 2 58

401

35

268 401

0.65 35

2

49

71 269 503

Abe 0.75Froman 71 269 Abe Froman 49 0.75

474

40

272 474

0.74 40

Hockey Gurl 16 Gurl 16 5 0.80 38 72 5268 Hockey 0.80

473

37

271 473

0.76 37

271

0.76

472

35

262 472

0.74 35

262

0.74

271 472

0.76 39

271

0.76

273

0.76

273

0.76

39

104 266 MN1 20.73 272

0.74

Farside NucksT38 5

Farside Nucks 5

502

38

72 268 502

Rockies PayciT38 3

Rockies Payci 3

502

37

T73 274 502

Alex 0.79 2 37

Mags 2

Mags 2

502

46

T73 267 502

Rock-50 0.78 46 3 T73 267 Rock-50 0.783

472

39

S.S. Beagle 2

502

T73 277 502

KBR 0.77 347

T73 277 KBR 0.77 3

472

46

Paul Stanley

502

48

T76 269 502

Marco 5 0.78 48

T76 269 Marco0.78 5

471

35

471

35

268

0.78

54

T76 272 500

Captain Banana Banana 3 0.77 54 T76 3272 Captain 0.77

471

54

266 471

0.80 54

266

0.80

78 274 499

Jerome Jr 15 78 Jr 15 4 4 274 Jerome 0.82 30 0.82

468

27

266 468

0.78 27

266

0.78

Canucks 4 273 Canucks 0.76 32Suck T79 0.76Suck 4

467

36

273 467

0.72 36

T38

S.S. Beagle 2T38

Paul Stanley T38

Wind Walker's 43 1 2

Wind Walker's 1 2

Silent Sam 5 44

Silent Sam 5

Pet Rock 4

500

47

499 30 250-341-4000

T73 274 Alex 20.79

472 46 250-341-3777 268 0.78

45

Pet Rock 4

498

32

T79 273 498

273

0.72

Nelly 3

46

Nelly 3

497

40

T79 264 497

Rouge RocketT79 25 264 Rouge0.77 Rocket 25 2 2 0.77 40

467

46

269 467

0.77 46

269

0.77

Big Lew 4

T47

Big Lew 4

496

50

81 263 496

Lute 0.798850

81 263 Lute 88 0.79

466

55

263 466

0.72 55

263

0.72

Red Rum 21 4

496

82 261 496

Banny02 0.80 47 4

82 261 Banny02 0.804

465

43

272 465

0.78 43

272

0.78

NWT 2 3

494

36

83 263 494

Nelson 30 2 83 263 Nelson 30 2 0.78 36 0.78

464

38

268 464

0.74 38

268

0.74

61

T84 268 493

Zman 0.76 4 61

463

27

269 463

0.75 27

269

0.75

Red Rum 21 4T47

NWT 2 3

49

Snow Ball 2 50

Snow Ball 2

493

2 268457 0.74 35 http://www.officepools.com/pool/prin http://w

47

250-342-9424

T84 268 Zman 0.76 4

250-688-8885

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Brain Games

Columbia Valley

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Cloudy with showers

Light rain

Isolated Shower

Temp: 12oC o Low: 5 C Precip: 5 mm

Temp: 12oC o Low: 4 C Precip: 2-4 mm

April 5

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Crossword April 3, 2013

April 6

1. Fishing hook end 5. A jump forward 9. Girl entering society 12. Largest toad species 13. Measure = 198 liters 15. Jeff Bridges’ brother 16. Past participle of be 17. SE Iraq seaport 18. Paddles 19. Biotechnology: ___onomics 20. Perfectly 22. Japanese sash 25. Flower stalk 26. Bosnian ethnic group 28. Longest division of geological time 29. Hoover’s organization 32. Thigh of a hog 33. Fabric woven from flax 35. Upper limb 36. Basics 37. Satisfies to excess 39. The cry made by sheep 40. Go quickly 41. Allied head-

quarters in WWII 43. Paradoxical sleep 44. Point midway between N and NE 45. Refers to a female 46. Tears down (archaic sp.)

48. Increases motor speed 49. Nocturnal winged mammal 50. Integrated courses of studies 54. Goat and camel hair fabric 57. Papuan monetary unit 58. Extreme or immoderate 62. Free from danger 64. Musician Clapton 65. French young women 66. Auricles 67. Foot (Latin) 68. Prefix for external 69. Allegheny plum

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250-341-6299

Temp: 11 C Low: 4oC Precip: less than 1 mm o

CLUES DOWN 1. Founder of Babism 2. “A Death in the Family” author 3. One who feels regret 4. Maine’s Queen City 5. Research workplace 6. A division of geological time 7. Paid media promos 8. Abdominal cavity linings 9. Apportion cards 10. Ranking above a viscount 11. Not idle 14. Former SW German state 15. Constrictor snake 21. Pica printing unit 23. Where wine ferments (abbr.)

24. Egyptian goddess 25. Boils vigorously 26. Oral polio vaccine developer 27. Master of ceremonies 29. Fr. entomolo-

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gist Jean Henri 30. Scottish hillsides 31. Islamic leader 32. Bakker’s downfall Jessica 34. TV show and state capital 38. A citizen of Belgrade 42. Supervises flying 45. Sebaceous gland secretion 47. Conditions of balance 48. Ancient Egyptian sun god

50. Part of a stairway 51. Time long past 52. Hawaiian wreaths 53. Resin-like shellac ingredient 55. Semitic fertility god 56. 60’s hairstyle 59. Honey Boo Boo’s network 60. Soak flax 61. Volcanic mountain in Japan 63. Point midway between E and SE

Answer to March 27:

Horoscope First Week of April ARIES Aries, some conflicting signals from a friend this week might seem like trouble is ahead.

But it’s more likely that your perception of the situation is a little off.

TAURUS Taurus, your imagination has a life of its own this week. You may be thinking of living on the edge a little bit in the next few days but don’t overdo it.

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 Sudoku answer -->:

GEMINI Gemini, avoid a deep discussion about your feelings with someone at work this week. Now is not the time or the place to share anything personal, so keep it professional.

CANCER Cancer, don’t get sidetracked this week because coworkers are expecting your full attention and effort at the office. You may need to juggle a few responsibilities for the time being.

LEO Leo, make sure you comments are not misinterpreted this week.

Someone might take something the wrong way, so choose your words carefully.

VIRGO Virgo, you may be feeling great physically, but there is a nagging problem that you simply cannot identify.

Give it time and it will come to the surface.

LIBRA Libra, you know what you want and do not need anyone’s approval, but you can’t help checking in with a family member this week to get a second opinion.

SCORPIO Scorpio, channel your romantic feelings into action this week. Act sooner rather than later and make the most of your emotions while they’re strong.

SAGITTARIUS Sagittarius, learn from the past but do not allow letdowns from the past to dictate your future. There is no guarantee that things will be repeated.

CAPRICORN Capricorn, write things down this week before you say them to be sure you have everything correct. This will help you when you need to make an important announcement.

AQUARIUS Aquarius, you may feel like escaping to a fantasy world, but that does not mean the pressing matters will simply disappear. A vacation may recharge your batteries.

PISCES You are in much better shape than you think you are, Pisces. So don’t be too hard on yourself this week. It is alright to put your feet up.

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Building your Wealth Market Update

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0.5%

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Oil US$/B

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Coping with change and new jobs In general, I’m fascinated by the interactions taking place among the various changes we are seeing – those I expect and those I don’t expect. Perhaps I’m most excited about the changes I don’t expect. It’s those changes that interact unexpectedly which may potentially have the greatest effect on our society.

There are many people whose response to these events, so different from their past experience, is confusion and misunderstanding. For some, the future that once seemed rather good is suddenly thrown into turmoil as confusing changes become the norm.

It’s when I have to deal with people who experience the more painful effects of major changes in their lives that I get bothered. I have to admit, I’ve always had a difficult thing dealing with the pain of others, no matter what the cause. When the cause is only partly visible, it’s more difficult. And I still have to deal with new and different things that are affecting my own life, as well.

I don’t know anyone who’s immune from these effects, and I know from my own life and from the lives of good people I care about that change can be both fascinating and frightening. It is everywhere and affects us all.

At the same time, it is change in all its aspects that has directed the course of history as well as the lives of all the people making history. That’s the way it works.

If there was no change everything would stop, for it is only change that we use to measure the passage of time. Without change there would be no movement of the earth, the moon and the sun. There would be no night and no day. Even our own heartbeat would stop. It’s really the speed at which things change that’s so hard to get hold of.

Somewhere between the stagnant nothing of standing still and the painful and confusing whirl of events we often seem to be experiencing, there may be a balance point, though I don’t know anyone who has discovered it. Maybe we have to keep up with it on our

own, somehow.

This thought began with the most recent Canadian Federal budget, believe it or not. I was wondering how some ideas would work. Though the budget seems to be a lot of words with little or no effect, there was a major effort in it to focus a lot of attention on the need for education and development of skills required to meet the needs of the future and a changed world.

It will actually take quite a bit of time before any of that comes into actual use, but as I contemplated it I began to wonder how it might work and how it might be used.

Already one change has clearly developed over the course of the last four or more years. For a long time, we in Canada developed a belief that a university education is the most clearly productive way to invest in the future of our children. Greatly increasing cost of university and the decrease in jobs and earning

levels for many college degrees, have started to create questions about that idea. Since many of the future jobs will require skill development, we have started to increase our respect for skilled trades as a vehicle for establishing a future for our kids and their families.

We are certainly going to change our way of looking at education and training. It also seems certain we are going to see university courses affected by the potential job opportunities available in the field. Hard sciences are likely to continue to increase in numbers of graduates, and it is likely that the government will cease what seems to be an anti-scientific attitude regarding development of government policy which will then allow a return of science to the field of altering government. It seems quite likely as well that what were once important fields of study, like literature and history, will have to struggle for a new and altered place in the human mind. But it also seems likely we will see a new set of values emerge that will allow a person to make a real career out of skills that have been allowed to take second place to knowledge gained through a university.

Unfortunately, we are also likely to see unskilled or low-skilled jobs losing the ground they had gained.

Looking through the murky landscape of the future, it seems quite possible those jobs will come to be more and more often done by increasingly intelligent machines. As a result, many people who have filled those jobs will be out of work, either temporarily or permanently.

In my own business of working with people on the financial aspects of their lives and planning of future actions, there has already been a lot of change. I can see a future in which much of what I do is altered as new products and new methods are developed to try to meet the needs of individuals and families. Fortunately, for me and for my clients, I’ve been able to keep up with the changes as they come. That’s lucky for me. I’m going to keep it up, too!

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CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORY ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN MISSION OF INVERMERE Worship Services every Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Christ Church Trinity 110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere Pastor Rev. Fraser Coltman Pastor Rev. David Morton 1-866-426-7564

WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY ANGLICAN-UNITED 250-342-6644 100-7th Avenue, Invermere www.wvsm.ca Reverend Laura Hermakin

9 a.m.: Worship at All Saint’s, Edgewater.

9:30 a.m.: God’s Breakfast Club 10:30 a.m.: Worship at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere

CANADIAN MARTYRS CATHOLIC CHURCH

Roman Catholic Parish Pastor: Father Gabriel 250-342-6167 Invermere 250-344-6328 Golden Confession: 1/2 hour before Mass Canadian Martyrs’ Church 712 - 12 Ave, Invermere Saturday at 7 p.m.

Sunday at 9 a.m.

St. Joseph’s Church Highway 93-95, Radium Hot Springs Sunday at 11 a.m.

Sacred Heart Parish 808 - 11 Street, Golden Sunday at 5 p.m.

St. Anthony’s Mission Corner of Luck and Dunn, Canal Flats

Saturday at 4:30 p.m. (served from Kimberly)

RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP For more information call 250-342-6633 or 250-347-6334 Loving God, Loving People #4 - 7553 Main Street W, Radium Sundays at 10 a.m.

Bible Studies #4 - 7553 Main Street W, Radium Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

Kids’ Church Edgewater Hall Thursday 6:30 p.m.

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VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY Hwy. 93/95 1 km north of Windermere Pastor: Murray Wittke Sunday Service

10 a.m. Worship & Word Worship and Life Instruction, Kid’s Church Provided “Multiply: A Disciple” Pastor Trevor ministering.

Call the office at 250-342-9511 “K.I.D.S.” Church, for for more information. children Age 3 to Grade 1; and Grades 2-5, during the www.valleychristianonline.com Morning Service.

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A look back through The Valley Echo over the last 50 years DAN WALTON reporter@invermerevalleyecho.com

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the team's aging ambulance with a rescue vehicle which was new to the department.

"I really feel we stretched the tax dollars as far as we could have. We didn't ECHO FILE PHOTO spend any dollars 2008 — The brief start of snow on a Friday morning in the fall had motorists exercising that didn't need to be more caution around winter driving conditions.

Unfortunately for the driver of this spent," Miller said. hatchback, the early morning snowfall had a devastating effect.

The owner hit a patch 20 years ago of ice along Westside Road at around 9.30 a.m., sending her car into roadside trees (1993): B.C.'s NDP and shrubs before landing upside down. The woman escaped without injury but was Finance Minister trapped inside for a short amount of time. The Invermere Volunteer Fire Department Glen Clark passed the attended the scene.

1993-1994 provincial budget without objection. Municipali- Norrington was cho- have enough space well and was forced ties were to receive sen among 26 other to accommodate a to cling on to a log. the same amount Canadian fibre art- new office and a 264 The owner ran home in basic grants, and ists to complete the square foot dining to grab an extension individual benefits project in one year. room. MLA James cord, he returned to were to see a mod- From there, it would Chabot and Norman the well and lassoed est increase, but Pro- be shown at the Levi, the Minster of Sandy to safety. The vincial Sales Tax was Montreal Exhibition, Rehabilitation and Echo reminded readto see a one per cent and then toured Social Improvement, ers, "it could have rise, while gasoline throughout Canada, interviewed Pynelogs been a child." operators, who ex50 years ago was to have a penny the US, and Europe.

40 years ago pressed adequate (1963): Const. per litre tacked on, and cigarette costs (1973): A complete concern for renova- Robert Kropinak relorenovation at a rest tions, and estimated cated from Crescent were set to increase.

30 years ago (1983): home the previous the cost to come be- Valley to join InverValley resident year left residents tween $25,000 and mere's RCMP police force. Kropinak's adYvonne Norrington noticing its great- $30,000.

45 years ago dition brought the lowas honoured for est fault: not enough her weaving at the space. With that, a big (1968): While busy cal squad up to three International Jury of addition was slated casting away, a fish- full-time members. the Third Montreal for the Pynelogs Rest erman saw his dog In a weekly police reTapestry Bienniel. Home. A new foyer Sandy curiously gaz- port, a Windermere From an extensive was to be built on the ing into a 25-foot man was fined $50 deep well. Sandy for supplying liquor assortment of fibre east side of the buildSeleniumLevels_ElkRiver_V3_4.33x4.pdf 1 25/03/13 8:59 PM ing, which would then fell into the to minors. art submissions,

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5 years ago (2008): Motorists on Highway 93/95 were forced to detour for one month as Copper Point Resort added an underground connection between The Ridge and Copper Point golf courses.

Roundabout alternatives were provided at the Athalmer intersection and the Copper Road intersection. *** The first Earth Hour publicly promoted in B.C. was a success - 125 megawatts of electricity was saved in one hour on a Saturday night.

10 years ago (2003): After "inadequately representing the views of her constituents," an online petition was launched to recall Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Wendy McMahon. The goal for signatures on the petition was to surpass the amount of electoral support McMahon received – 8,067 votes. *** Windermere Fire Department Chief Jim Miller replaced

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