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Because of operational challenges at the Invermere & District Hospital that involve both staff and patients, Interior Health has decided the equipment from the Invermere Dialysis Unit will provide stronger benefits once it is relocated to the Sparwood Hospital.

According to Paula James, Interior Health regional director CONTINUES ON PAGE A4

Requiem planned for glacier in Jumbo area A full-blown orchestra and choir will perform climate change arts project STEVE HUBRECHT steve@invermerevalleyecho.com

Later this month, roughly 70 musicians and choir singers will perform together somewhere in the Jumbo area, possibly on a glacier.

The performance, called ‘Requiem for a Glacier’, is an artistic project led by Victoria-based artist and composer Paul Walde.

“The primary theme is the landscape, and climate change is CONTINUES ON PAGE A5

DAN WALTON/ECHO PHOTO The Steamboat Mountain Music Festival in Edgewater on Saturday, July 5th saw its audience grow from the year before.

The event lasted all day with continuous live music, vendors and plenty of outdoor activities. Early in the evening, Cranbrook's Good Ol' Goats took to the stage, playing fun and upbeat music which brought concert-goers of every age to their feet for a dance in front of the stage.

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Bat relocation attempted Lake Lillian homeowners discover colony of bats living in their roof DAN WALTON dan@invermerevalleyecho.com

An infestation of bats may be a nuisance to most homeowners, but when Scott and Elaine Wallace found the roof of their home near Lake Lillian to be full of the flying critters, they were happy to have the mosquito-eaters around. How-

ever, their preference was to have them live outside their home.

Near the beginning of the spring season, a family of bats made their shared living arrangements known by creating fluttering and squeaking noises. After the Wallaces concluded that bats were living under their roof, they inspected the attic and discovered the critters weren't making their way into the house.

However, while the bats weren't coming inside, their droppings were nowhere to be found — leaving Scott and Elaine to CONTINUES ON PAGE A3

DAN WALTON/ECHO PHOTO (Left to right) Experts Leigh Anne Isaac and Mike Sarell from Kootenay Community Bats inspect homeowner Scott Wallace's roof.

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Darcy, 56, passed away on the evening of July 2, 2013 at her home near Invermere.

Darcy was a dedicated mother to her son’s Sean & Reid Kupchanko and a loving wife for 27 years to husband Dean Kupchanko.

Darcy was a kind and caring person who had great talent for arts, including her favourites; gardening and decorating.

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Finding deer solution problematic Editor's note: This is Part Two of the article 'Macdonald calls for change to Wildlife Act' that appeared in last week's July 3rd edition of The Valley Echo.

STEVE HUBRECHT steve@invermerevalleyecho.com

There are five main options for dealing with the deer — increasing public education about how to live with deer, hazing, deer birth control, culling and relocation — all of which have some part that could work really well, but all of which raise some questions, said Mr. Taft, adding that it seems culling and relocation are the least favourite options among Invermere residents.

“The solution is probably going to be a mixture of all of these options in the long term, at least that's my opinion,” he said.

Invermere council agreed to a two-pronged strategy (following public consultation in the form of a survey) to deal with urban deer in 2011, part of which was culling as many as 100 deer, the other of which was relocating some deer.

The ultimate goal was to reduced the urban deer population in the district to roughly 50 by 2014.

When the district proceeded with the cull, there were protests, some traps were tampered with or vandalized and the Invermere Deer Protection Society field a civil lawsuit against the district, alleging the district hadn't done proper research and hadn't adequately consulted the public before deciding on the cull. The society also got an injunction from the Supreme Court of BC, which temporarily halted the cull.

Only 19 deer where killed as part of the cull before the district’s provincial permit expired.

The district had incurred about $36,000 in legal costs relating to lawsuit as of January 2013.

A principal in the Deer Protection Society's lawsuit against the district was found guilty in mid 2012 of insider trading along with his wife by the Ontario Securities Commission, leaving the couple owing a total of more than a million dollars to various entities in that case. Mr. Taft expressed concern at the time about potential implications were for the deer cull lawsuit, particularly whether the district would be able to recoup its costs if it won the lawsuit, given that the principal already owed so much to other people and organizations.

“Eventually we got them to post security, so that if the district does win, we can get at least some of the money back,” said Mr. Taft.

The district is now waiting to find out when the trial is, he said, adding it will probably be some time in the next several months and will likely be a three-day long trial.

“We're looking forward to this trial, to getting this thing 'BAT' FROM PAGE A2

conclude that the bat droppings were collecting inside the structure of their home.

"They sure don't need much space to get in," said Scott. "We have about 10 to 20, but it's really hard to tell."

Instead of reinforcing their roofing or hiring an exterminator, the bat-friendly Wallaces decided to seek a compromise.

"I'd been searching the Internet for information on how to move bats from a place you don't want them to a place you do want

DAN WALTON/ECHO PHOTO The Wallaces' new bat cave.

them," Scott said. "But then I read an article in The Valley Echo about the Kootenay Community Bat Proj-

solved,” said Mr. Taft, adding the district is confident it's legally in the right.

“This has been looming for awhile now. We'd like to move forward with other things and not be held hostage to a small group of people who have a lawyer on speed dial,” he said.

A group of volunteers acting for Invermere's Urban Deer Advisory Committee conducted a deer count in November 2012, with 38 people pairing up to survey deer numbers in town on three successive Saturdays. The first weekend they counted 185 deer, the second they found 220 and the third they saw 148.

The Deer Protection Society has in the past criticized the deer count, questioning the methodology and saying the count would be better done by professional wildlife biologists during a period of several years.

Invermere council approved funding in January 2013 for any group with relevant technical background or wildlife expertise to develop and implement a deer relocation program by the end of 2014. The group must secure relocation permits from the province, must provide liability insurance and waivers to protect the district from liability and claims related to the relocation program and must also give a final report on the outcome of the relocation.

The funding is for a maximum of 100 deer to be relocated at a maximum cost of $300 per animal.

The district has also approved funding to help a group with technical wildlife expertise formally study the other non-lethal options to deal with the deer.

“We realize that at the district we're not wildlife experts, so it doesn't make sense for us to do these studies,” said Mr. Taft. “But we've left the door open for all those options.”

So far no groups have applied for either the relocation funding or the study funding.

The whole issue may come even closer to resolution this fall, when the district will likely add a question about the deer cull to a referendum on a potential new community center.

Since people will already be coming to vote on whether or not they support the district borrowing money to build a new community center it makes sense to, at the same time, get their opinions on the the deer cull, according to Mr. Taft.

“Basically it's to get a feel on whether or not people support the cull as one of the tools in dealing with the urban deer,” he said.

Some people say there was not enough public consultation before council decided on the cull and people on both side of the issue say they are in the majority, said Mr. Taft, adding the district needs to find out where the numbers really lie and by going that, give council a clear mandate one way of the other. ect, and I was a directed to a website there."

After finding information relevant to their situation, the Wallaces contacted the organization and had some experts visit the house to assess the situation. The team determined it was a species of Little Brown Bats that were sharing the Wallaces home.

Scott purchased a wooden bat house and, with consultation from members of the Kootenay Community Bat Project, hopes the critters will move from underneath his roof into the wooden bat bunkhouse. To make the move easy, the bat house was

recently attached to the Wallaces home at a location near the suspected bat entrance.

As the bats will have the rest of the 2013 summer season to become comfortable in their special new abode, the Wallaces plan on moving the bat house to a tree before the start of next spring.

"When they come back next year, hopefully they'll get the idea," said Scott.

Once the bats leave, Scott will reseal his roof to avoid a similar problem in the future, and to ensure that the bat house is utilized instead of his home.

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“We’ve looked at the numbers and we don’t see it changing in the future, but never say never. Anything could happen,” she said.

Should Invermere see a rise in dialysis patients, the challenge of staffing the unit with a qualified nurse would remain.

“We would have to look at whether we could support it or not, human resource-wise — because it was never a money issue,” she said. “If you don’t have a nurse what are you going to do?

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support staff up into the mountains and on, or at least near, a glacier.

“It’s quite an undertaking,” said Mr. Walde. “It’s definitely a big part of that,” said Mr. Walde, adding that the requiem been a steep learning curve.”

— a traditional memorial funeral mass — is intended to anMr. Walde is principally a visual artist and although he’s nounce the death of the glacier ahead of time, while the gla- done some musical work before, he’s never done it on such cier still exists. a large scale.

Mr. Walde and fellow organizers are currently assembling “It’s a massive project. I had no idea this is what Mr. Walde the 30-person choir. They already have most of the 40 or so would come up with,” said Langham Cultural Centre curamusicians needed for the piece and are getting ready to do tor Kaira Lynch. the site-specific performance.

Mr. Walde had been thinking of doing some kind of landThey had initially thought of doing it on Farnham Glacier scape-related piece in the Kootenay region and it was Kaslosince it is the most easily accessible glacier in the area, but a based Ms. Lynch who suggest the Jumbo area. washout on the road leading into Farnham leaves that gla“This is just an arts projects with climate change in mind cier at least a 20-kilometre walk from the furthest point to as the umbrella issue — I like to say it’s an art action, not a which vehicles can currently drive. political action. We’re not holding up signs and making a New possible sites are being discussed and the location statement; if people want to take it as a political statement, has not been finalized, nor has the exact date since the that’s up to them,” said Ms. Lynch, but added she does perproject is highly weather dependent, although it will occur sonally hope the performance will create awareness besometime in late July. yond the Kootenay region about the debate surrounding Mr. Walde said it is not necessarily accurate to character- Jumbo Glacier Resort. ize the performance as a protest against the continuing de“I can’t pretend any other group of glaciers would have velopment of Jumbo Glacier Resort. sufficed,” she said.

“It’s fairly abstract, so it’s important Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort the project remains open to interpretaMunicipality’s mayor Greg Deck said “The performance will be to the tion,” he said. “Rather than targeting a he is fine with the project. person or a thing, it’s more about hon- glacier; there won't be a human “People are free to make music ouring and enjoying wilderness.” wherever they want up there. As long audience. It's not a typical musical There is a specific movement in as they’re respectful of other people event in that regard.” the requiem based on the theme and activities in the area they can PAUL WALDE of increasing temperatures in the sing in the park as much as they like,” COMPOSER area, and another on the buildup of said Mayor Deck, adding he hopes carbon dioxide in the area, but the nobody in the group will be inclined whole project has a really large scope, said Mr. Walde, who to interfere with or vandalize equipment related to Jumbo has previously done artwork with landscape and climate Glacier Resort that is in the area. change themes.

“I hope they have a good time. The more people who go “It’s about a lot of things, certainly the development of a ski up there and realize what a beautiful area it is, the closer we resort is one thing that’s concerning people in the area, but I get to realizing the dream of having a mountain resort,” said think it’s much more than a protest piece,” he said. “Protests Mayor Deck. are really about refusal, for the most part. I think this piece Mr. Walde has been in contact with Glacier Resorts Ltd. is a little more poetic than that. Hopefully it will operate in a senior vice president Grant Costello. Mr. Costello said the different way than a protest.” orchestra will not interfere with any Jumbo Glacier ReThe orchestra on the glacier will not be open to public — sort activities. in part because the organizers want to reduce the impact of “If they chose to have it on Farnham Glacier, we’d work their project and in part because they want the requiem to with them to make sure it’s safe and we’d help them any literally be for the glacier, treating it as the audience. way we could,” said Mr. Costello, adding the washout on the “The performance will be to the glacier; there won’t be a road to Farnham probably will not be fixed any time soon. human audience,” said Mr. Walde. “It’s not a typical musical “Certainly what they’re doing won’t conflict with us. There’s event in that regard.” a lot of space up there,” said Mr. Costello. “I had a good conIt may seem strange to make music for an inanimate ob- versation with Mr. Walde and he is a reasonable person, so ject, but Mr. Walde said there are many instances, such as in we’ll be able to work through any issues that may come up.”

First Nations stories, in which glaciers take on quasi-human Although Requiem for a Glacier organizers view the orchescharacteristics, including the ability to listen. tra as primarily an arts projects, they said some of the volun“Some people have endowed glaciers with certain prop- teer musicians playing (a mix of amateurs and professionals) erties that are not normally associated with landscapes,” he do have strong anti-Jumbo Glacier Resort motivations. said. “I don’t have any particular expectation, but I am open “This orchestra may be all that we have left to do — to say to whatever possibilities could happen up there.” we’re really sad,” said string section organizer and violin A camera crew will make a DVD of the event although the player Stephanie Judy, adding she is strongly opposed to sound on the DVD will likely come from an indoor recording any development in the Jumbo area. of the same orchestra, since the open-air on-site performance From a musician’s perspective, playing on a glacier will be is unlikely to result in great sound recording. People will also quite unique, said Ms. Judy. be able to watch a dress rehearsal of the orchestra in Nelson.

“As long as it’s not terribly windy and we can make our The logistics of an orchestra performing on a glacier are music stands stay in place, I think it’s doable,” she said. complicated to say the least — organizers must figure out The Requiem for a Glacier project will probably arrive how to get 70 performers and instruments (some quite in Invermere, which will serve as the group’s base, in the large), the camera crew and camera equipment and other third week of July.

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Congratulations to David Thompson Secondary School 2013 graduate Kate Gibbs, who was awarded The Valley Echo Bursary upon graduating in June.

Ms. Gibbs elected to work as a reporter one day a week at The Valley Echo in the fall of 2012 as part of her work experience class and readers were graced with her excellent series of articles about local residents with diversabilities.

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Now this is something you don't hear about every day. An outdoor performance by a full orchestra with an accompanying choir is rare to begin with. That one will be taking place on a glacier in the Jumbo Valley area is indeed a great surprise and a grand endeavour.

What a stroke of genius by composer and visual artist Paul Walde. Already having made a name for himself as a climate change artist with previous projects, Mr. Walde is about to outdo himself.

As curator Kaira Lynch told Steve Hubrecht in his article "Requiem planned for glacier in Jumbo area" on page 5: “It’s a massive project. I had no idea this is what Mr. Walde would come up with.”

With his mournful homage to whichever glacier he and his posse of musicians end up on, Mr. Walde is sure to attract national, even international attention.

Had he proposed this performance for any other glacier in other parts of B.C. or Alberta — say, Jubilee or Splinter glaciers in the Coast Mountains — it's doubtful he would garner the same media attention and support.

By selecting the contentious and controversial glacier at the heart of the Jumbo Glacier Resort dispute (Farnham; but because the recent flooding washed out the access road, he will have to make do with another one in the area), he is linking his musical composition and performance to the one mass of ice in Canada that has been making headlines across the country with a frequency not too far behind that of BC Premier Christy Clark or Enbridge.

That some, most, or all of the musicians accompanying him carry anti-Jumbo resort sentiments probably made it all the more easy to recruit them for the arduous task of (a) getting them to a glacier and (b) performing in high altitude conditions.

Interesting to not that Mr. Walde's vision is supported by both sides — pro and anti resort.

Those who are against the development will view this as an opportunity to protest, despite Mr. Walde's insistence that a "protest" is not what his project is all about. Those who are in favour of the resort will welcome the publicity as an added bonus.

Leave it to art to bridge the gap. No matter what side you are on, the end result will truly be a sight — and sound — to behold.

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The Liberal government has mismanaged BC Hydro and, as a result, hydro rates will continue to climb, affecting all British Columbians.

The latest example of mismanagement is the Liberal government’s bungling of the Northwest Transmission Line project, resulting in a massive $342 million cost overrun.

While Premier Christy Clark was quick to tell television cameras the colossal overrun won’t lead to a big spike in hydro bills for families across the province, her own energy minister Bill Bennett finally admitted the truth, saying, “everyone in government recognizes that rates are going to have to go up."

The Northwest Transmission Line is an important project, and if it were managed by a fiscally competent government, the impact on B.C. families would be minimal. But the project is being managed by the Liberals — the same government that raids dividends each year from BC Hydro on profits that don’t exist.

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Families that are already living paycheck to paycheck — people working two or even three jobs in order to pay the bills — are going to feel the impact the most. Turning the heat off during the winter isn’t an option.

The 84-per-cent cost overrun is a direct result of Liberal political interference.

It was the Liberal government that prevented the BC Utilities Commission from scrutinizing the project plan in the first place.

The commission is the independent body in B.C. that has a mandate to regulate electricity utilities and “ensuring that customers receive safe, reliable and non-discriminatory energy services at fair rates.”

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Ferry fares have gone up every single year since the Liberals “restructured” BC Ferries in 2003. Fares have shot up so high that ridership and earnings have plummeted.

The BC Liberals have raised Medical Service Premium rates for five consecutive years (plus a massive 50-per-cent increase in 2002). Since 2001 they’ve increased MSP rates by 85 per cent, or $736 per year for a family.

The BC Liberals have doubled university tuition fees since 2001.

The Liberals introduced a new residential care rate structure in 2010 which raised rates for 75 per cent of patients. A senior whose before-tax income is $22,000 will now be forced to pay close to an additional $2,000 — or approximately 10 per cent of net income — for long-term care.

And the Liberals have made it clear that things are about to get worse.

Christy Clark’s new wheelchair tax, introduced just days after the election was over, is just the beginning.

The fact is Christy Clark and the Liberals are poor managers of the economy and BC Hydro, even though they

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Get ready for hydro rate hikes There’s a new sheriff in town for BC Hydro, and it didn’t take long for the political range war to resume.

The new sheriff, Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett, found himself on the barricades as soon as he got the hugely complex responsibility for energy and mines.

His saddlebags bulge with reports on BC Hydro’s seemingly runaway costs, along with Premier Christy Clark’s “core review” to cut $50 million a year from government operations.

NDP energy critic John Horgan highlighted the latest BC Hydro troubles in his assault on the B.C. Liberal budget. First there was a $140 million cost overrun on the Northwest Transmission Line, under construction north from Terrace to the tiny Tahltan village of Iskut and adjacent mine properties.

Then BC Hydro revealed results of an audit of its earthquake preparedness. “Condition red” was the key message. Basically, the sprawling utility has disaster plans for each of its dams or other power facilities, but no overall way to get the provincial power grid back up after a major earthquake.

Horgan recited his list of BC Hydro sins after a decade of meddling by the BC Liberals: huge deferred debt revealed by the Auditor General, enormous liabilities for private power contracts, and more rate

increases that Bennett has already admitted are on the way. And now they can’t even keep us safe from the big one.

Bennett fired back. About $2 billion of that debt is for seismic upgrades for the 80-year-old Ruskin Dam in Maple Ridge, and the equally frail John Hart Dam on the Campbell River, built with wooden water pipes. Major BC Hydro works slowed down after completion of Revelstoke and Mica dams in the 1980s, and now the work is more expensive.

The Northwest Transmission Line is a partnership with Imperial Metals, which wants to power its Red Chris copper-gold-silver mine. Bennett said the company is not only paying for the last section to Iskut and the mine site, but pitching in for the main line as well. Ottawa paid $130 million to get remote communities off decades of dependence on diesel generators.

AltaGas, owner of one of those private power projects in the region, puts in $180 million to get connected to the grid. The line will open up more mining and hydro possibilities.

The cost overrun traces back mainly to the shortage of high-skill labour such as geotechnical engineering that the remote region already faces. And this is

before natural gas pipelines and LNG plants gear up.

Bennett takes over from the last sheriff, Rich Coleman, who put BC Hydro through the wringer in 2011.

Coleman soon abandoned his idea of putting off the Ruskin and John Hart upgrades (again) to keep rates low through the election, and saw the B.C. Utilities Commission jack up the rate increase to seven per cent to help slow the ballooning debt.

What’s ahead for rates? The utility is looking for 32 per cent in the next three years, says energy lawyer David Austin. He calculates that only 2.5 per cent is attributable to increased private power costs. Among other things, BC Hydro needs regional emergency centres capable of functioning after a Japan-sized quake, plus expansion.

Bennett came clean on another reason for rate increases – the government’s increasing dependence on taking a “dividend” as BC Hydro’s lone “shareholder.” The newly updated budget tells us this annual “dividend” is past $500 million and rising fast: $545 million this year, $611 million next year and $684 million the year after.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com. He can be contacted at tfletcher@blackpress.ca.

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and BC Hydro, even though they spend millions of taxpayer dollars on advertising campaigns that tell you otherwise.

The post-election bill for that Liberal mismanagement will be arriving soon, and it will be landing in the mailboxes of hard working British Columbians.

John Horgan New Democrat Energy Critic MLA for Juan De Fuca

Paywall annoyance Dear Editor: I was disappointed that I could not find ANY information on the Canada Day activities, fireworks, etc. on your website (because of the paywall). With so many visitors on this long weekend I would have thought it would be a priority to keep people informed.

Wes Chow Alberta

Grow Your Life — Elizabeth Shopland

Play — it's not just for kids!

George Bernard Shaw once wrote, “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." We all have fond memories of the carefree summer days from our youth.

For many of us, those days were a mix of completing the chore list first, followed by the freedom to play for the rest of the day. Afternoons seemed to last forever back then, and we could pack in so much fun. We couldn’t get enough of running, hiking, biking swimming, boating and hanging out with our friends.

Hours could be spent exploring life inside old rotten logs, fishing at the pond, flying kites, relaxing by the lake and doing crafts. Sweet treats were always special, and we thoroughly enjoyed our ice cream, lemonade and popsicles. As evening approached, we would pull on our kangaroo shirts (currently known as hoodies) run around with sparklers and catch fireflies in old mason jars.

If we were really lucky, marshmallows would be roasted over a campfire and

someone would tell a story. Just before the day was done, our eyes would drift up, and we would gaze in wonder at the incredible canopy of stars above. Sleep would come easily with the anticipation for tomorrow and the opportunity for another great day to play.

As we grow into adulthood, our concepts of play begin to change and even the word “play” becomes a more grown-up word — “recreation." During this time, we fill our days with, hopefully, meaningful work, surround ourselves with family and friends, and etch out pockets of time to recreate. Our days are full, schedules are hectic and we “work to play." For many, the sense of play still involves sports, natureoriented experiences and travel while for others, it begins to evolve and grow into something more. Recreation or play begins to not just be action-oriented but also an attitude. We have always been taught that play and recreation involve movement; however, as I observe my

own physical body going through the aging process, I know how important my attitude is when it comes to moving, stretching, nourishing and resting the body on a daily basis. By approaching each day with a more playful attitude, regular tasks and recreational experiences are not only fun but will be good for us as well.

Our incredible valley provides us with a bounty of passive and active recreational opportunities. Take time to enjoy them this summer, go outside and play, wonder at the starry skies, embrace a more playful attitude and — what the heck – madly wave a sparkler in one hand and devour your favourite ice cream in the other! I double-dog dare you!

Elizabeth Shopland is a horticulturist for Homefront Essentials Gardening, a Certified Solution Focused Coach, author and speaker, and the owner of Banyan Tree Solutions. She can be reached at 250-342-8978 or www.btswellness.com.

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Community Calendar Send your events to production@invermerevalleyecho.com THURS JULY 11 •Voting Day for the Kraft Celebration tour.

24 hours, 10 a.m.- 10 a.m. July 12th. Voting is unlimited. Should Invermere win, $25,000 will go to the Rotary spray park at Kinsmen Beach. Vote at GoInvermere.ca, or kraftcelebrationtour.ca.

•Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley meet and greet evening, 7 8:30 p.m. at the Canal Flats Civic Centre. For more information, contact Maria Kliavkoff at 250-347-2110.

•Bruce Kirkby author visit at the CPR Lodge, 7 p.m. The author will be reading from his book “Dolphin’s Tooth” as part of his One Book, One Kootenay tour.

Hosted by the Invermere Library. Refreshments will be served.

FRI JULY 12 •Hang out and sports at the Beach with the Summit Youth Centre, 5 -10:30 p.m.

•Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley meet and greet evening, 7 8:30 p.m. at the Brisco Community Hall. For more information, contact Maria Kliavkoff at 250-347-2110.

SAT JULY 13 •6th annual BIG Book, 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Sale offers thousands of gently used books, sorted into dozens of categories. All funds raised by the Friends of Invermere Library support library programs.

•Young Hearts Triathlon, 9 a.m. at James Chabot Park.

Pre-registration is required at www. heartoftherockies.ca.

•Columbia Valley Food Bank fundraiser barbeque at Invermere Home Hardware, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

•Connie Geerts art demonstration from 11- 4 p.m at Effusion Art Gallery. 250-341-6877, effusionartgallery.com.

•Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC presents the 10th Anniversary celebration at the Kootenay Trout Hatchery.

Enjoy music, fun family activities, fishing and more. (250) 429-3214 or email visit.kootenay@ gofishbc.com.

•Canadian National Championship downhill mountain bike race at Panorama Mountain Village.

SUNDAY JULY 14 •Heart of the Rockies Triathlon at James Chabot Park, 8 a.m. Pre-registration is required at www. heartoftherockies.ca.

•Windermere Community Association Summer Concert, 4 p.m.

Featuring Accordionist Michael Bridge. For more information, contact Cheri Hann 250341-3383 or go online: www.windermerecommunity.ca.

MON JULY 15 •Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley meet and greet evening, 7 - 8:30 p.m. at the Radium Senior's Centre.

For more information, contact Maria Kliavkoff at 250-347-2110.

TUES JULY 16 •Kidsfest at the Valley Christian Assembly.

Free admission. For information call 250342 9511 9:30am carnival games, inflatables, registration 10-2 Kidsfest, lunch included •Lion's Club Charity Golf Day at Copper Point Golf Course. $65 round, proceeds go to the Hospice Society.

THURS JULY 18 •Summit Youth Centre's Afternoon to Lake Lillian, 1 - 5 p.m.

•Children’s performer Will Stroett, 2 p.m. at Christ Church Trinity, hosted by the Invermere Public Library.

Free event for the whole family. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

•Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley meet and greet evening, 7 - 8:30 p.m. at the Columbia Ridge Community Centre. For more information, contact Maria Kliavkoff at 250-347-2110.

• Summer Theatre by the Lake Windermere Players. 4 one-Act plays.

8 p.m. Tickets $15 at the Book Bar and Radium Video. Adult content.

Also runs July 19 and 20, and July 21 at 2 p.m.

EVERY SUNDAY •Fairmont Farmer's Market, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

•Drop-in roller skating, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., $5, Glacier Peaks Gymnastics building, 250-342-5321 •Radium Seniors’ Carpet Bowling, 1:30 p.m., Seniors' Hall •Public Indoor Rock Climbing, Laird School, 5-8 p.m., $5.

•Invermere Badminton

Club meets, 7:30 - 10 p.m. at the DTSS gym.

EVERY 2nd SUNDAY •LW Alliance Church Sing and Celebrate, 7 p.m. For more information call Clarence Stauffer, 250-342-9580 EVERY MONDAY •EK Brain Injury Support Group, 1-3 p.m., Family Resource Centre. Info: 250-344-5674 •Gentle drop-in carpet bowling, 1:30 p.m., Seniors' Centre.

•Ladies Motorcycle Born to Ride. Tim Horton’s, 5:15 p.m. Call 341-5646 for more information.

•Cadets, 6:30-9 p.m. for boys and girls, ages 12-17. Cost: FREE (includes uniform). Info: Megan McConnell at 250-409-4455 •Duplicate Bridge, 6:30 p.m., Invermere Seniors’ Hall, $2/person.

Visitors welcome.

•Ultimate Frisbee at J.A. Laird School field. Free, for all ages, and beginners welcome. Call 250-270-0346 for more information.

1st & 3rd TUESDAY •OPT clinic, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Inv. Health Unit.

Confidential service: low-cost birth control, and STI testing.

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), J.A. Laird, 6 - 7 p.m.

1st & 3rd WED •Bingo, Windermere Community Hall, opens at 6 p.m., starts at 7 p.m.

2nd & 4th WED •Seniors' Day at the Invermere Library, 1:15 2:15 p.m. Bus provided.

EVERY WEDNESDAY •Indoor soccer, DTSS gym. Drop-in $2, 8:3010 p.m.

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

Copper Point Resort at 4:30 p.m. Call Jan Klimek at 250-342-1195 •Invermere Badminton Club meets 7-9 p.m. at JA Laird School gym.

EVERY THURSDAY •Drop-in carpet bowling, 1:30 p.m., Radium.

Remember When?

Echo file photo July 2007 — A summer tourism booth by the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce set up in the lot beside Lake Auto Service (LAS) courtesy of LAS, to help tourists take a step in the right direction.

A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 50 years STEVE HUBRECHT dan@invermerevalleyecho.com

10 years ago (2003): The province's six healthcare authorities, including Interior Health, will divvy up $132 million in funding increases.

Interior Health's share will total approximately $18.5 million. "The bulk of the money will be spent on upgrading facilities which have not had any work done on them in years," said health services minister Colin Hansen.

15 years ago (1998): A Cranbrook jury found Douglas Belcourt guilty of seconddegree murder of former Edgewater resident Nancy Ora Davis and also of burning down the Edgewater pub in November 2006. The court heard how Mr. Belcourt tied Ms. Davis, his girlfriend, to one of the pub's ceiling beams with a rope around her neck and then shot her with a rifle, before setting the pub on fire. Mr. Belcourt was sentenced to life in prison for the murder plus four years for the arson. His earliest eligible parole was after 10 years. Ms. Davis was found dead inside

the scorched pub. Mr. Belcourt escaped the blaze alive with severe burns.

20 years ago (1993): The Village of Radium Hot Springs council and trustees of the Windermere School District failed to come to an agreement about village representation on the board. Radium had become incorporated as a village since the last school board election. The school board proposed having two trustees (out of a total of seven) represent both Regional District Area G and Radium.

But Radium mayor Greg Deck said he much preferred Radium be recognized as a separate entity. "We need to make that identity separate.

Now, when we're treated as less than a municipality, it's hard to make that case," said Mr. Deck. School board trustees disagreed, saying adding a spot for Radium meant taking a spot away from another rural area or municipality unless the board added more trustees, which would cost more money. "We're talking about the institutionalization of some areas and not others," said Mr. Deck. A school board election was looming in November, which prompted members of the school board to begin talking with Radium about how it should be represented.

30 years ago (1983): Two local teenagers found the body

of a Calgary man who had gone missing five days earlier.

Robert Allan Barclay was last seen late on a Saturday night, when he told friends in Invermere that he would jog back to Windermere where he was staying. When Mr. Barclay did not show up in Windermere, his friends reported him missing, prompting the authorities to begin searching.

The two teenagers found the body in the Columbia River while out boating.

40 years ago (1973): Between 800 and 900 guests attended the Columbia Lake Music Festival which lasted all weekend. Heavy rain dampened one day of the event, but the rest of the weekend was deemed a success, "Due in no small part to the litter conscious crowd and to the excellent co-operation of the RCMP," said organizer Thelma Russell.

Music was performed by Kim Calloway and friends, Wayne Whitehead, Geppeto, and Mud Crack.

50 years ago (1963): The B.C. government announced it had reached an agreement on development along the Columbia River with the Canadian federal government.

The agreement paved the way for the 1964 international cross-border Columbia River Treaty. Both the agreement and the treaty focused on dams and hydroelectricity.

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COMMUNITY

The BIG Book Sale is coming back to Invermere ELOISE BERRY Friends of the Library

Do you love to sit down and relax with a favourite book? Would you like to choose your books from thousands that are all categorized just like in the library?

Would you enjoy making just a donation for as many books as you want? If you answered “yes” to all these questions, be sure to attend the Big Book Sale at the Invermere Community Hall, located on 8th Avenue, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 13th.

“The communities of the Columbia Valley and Calgary have been very generous in donating books for the Big Book Sale,” said Lynda Tutty, Friends of the Library president, the group responsible for the sale. “This is a

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wonderful opportunity to bring your children to pick out their own books. Young and old and everyone in between has fun choosing their books.”

Volunteers of Friends of the Library have been sorting the books into categories so book lovers can easily find their favourites. There are sections for historical novels, mysteries, Westerns, parenting, gardening, crafts, cooking, travel, children and young adult. A popular section is the classic and antiquarian books, which are interesting antique and old books still in good condition. Another sought-after section is recent bestsellers.

We guarantee you will find a treasure to take home and help out the library at the same time.

All funds raised at the Big Book Sale will be used for library programs and resources. We continue to receive your books at the library in Invermere. Please

do not bring computer manuals, encyclopedias, textbooks or damaged books. See you at the Big Book Sale on July 13th.

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Animal Name: Paddington Rat Age: 5 months Family: Ewens Fun fact: Paddington is an SPCA rescue. His favourite activities are snuggling, wrestling with his brother, and bobbing for peas in his water bowl. He is working on learning several tricks.

To be featured, send in your companion’s name, age and photo, along with a fun fact or story about them!

Be sure to include your name.

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Lake Windermere District Lions Club 10th Annual

CHARITY GOLF DAY

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Copper Point | 6:30 a.m. – dusk “Come and play 18-holes of golf with cart at the beautiful Copper Point Course. Plus, enjoy full use of the driving range for $65. All proceeds from the day will be donated by the Lake Windermere District Lions Club to the newly formed Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley. We are pleased to help ensure that this organization gets off to a strong start in our community.”

- Harold Hazelaar, Event Coordinator

To book a ‘Charity Golf Day’ tee time call 250.341.3392 or 1.877.418.4653 Thank you for helping the Lions help the community!

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Kraft Celebration Tour: a reminder When voting for Invermere, please visit www.goinvermere.ca. Clicking on "Vote Here" will take you to the voting page. Invermere is Match-Up #5. When confirming your vote, use only the hard to read verification code and vote as often as possible between Thursday, July 11th at 10 a.m. and Friday, July 12th at 10 a.m.

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Home Hardware

Home Hardware Building Centre offers a wide range of building materials, hardware and outdoor living products and services, and currently employs 67 staff.

They have a large rental department with tools and equipment for both homeowners and contractors.

They also offer an Installs program, so they can arrange to have virtually any item that is purchased professionally installed; these products range from a kitchen faucet to doors, windows, cabinets and much more.

Home Hardware Building Centre is constantly searching out new and innovative products and services for their customers. Recently they became authorized to sell Beaver Home and Cottage packages and can take the customer right from start to finish. Another recent acquisition is the ability to produce personalized identification tags for pets and luggage.

Al and Lucy Miller, Dealer/Owners, believe very strongly in giving back to the community both by direct involvement and support for many groups and organizations in the area.

The store is one of the largest small community stores in Canada within the Home Hardware system, which comprises over 1,000 stores nation-wide.

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With the approach of July, thoughts turn to the Calgary Stampede. In celebration of this annual extravaganza, the Windermere Valley Museum is extending its Movie Night at the Museum series for a special screening of the 1925 silent film "The Calgary Stampede" starring Hoot Gibson.

Only two years into its expanded format as an annual event, the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede was struggling for recognition in 1925. Then Hollywood and one of its biggest cowboy stars came to put it on the map. The film exposed the Stampede to audiences across North America.

The 69-minute feature is a Western melodrama with Hoot Gibson playing a lovestruck cowboy falsely accused of murdering his girlfriend's father. But, according to film historian Brian Patton, the real star of the film is the early Stampede footage.

"What you see at the Stampede today is sissy stuff compared to what rodeo audiences experienced back then," says Patton. "The chuckwagon race was a real demolition derby.

And the scenes of Hoot racing fullspeed around the track Roman-style are absolutely amazing."

The film will be shown in the museum theatre at 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 14th. Admission is by donation, but due to limited seating, moviegoers should call 250-342-9769 during museum hours (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) to reserve seats.

For more information, visit www. windermerevalleymuseum.ca.

Hoot Gibson was one of Hollywood's biggest cowboy stars in the 1920s.

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Junior Naturalist program is back DEBORAH GRIFFITH Friends of the Kootenay

The Junior Naturalist program offered by the Friends of Kootenay is back and we are excited to offer your children ages six to 12 fun activities, games, and hikes all with a focus on nature. Surprise visits from Park researchers and interpreters along with lots of cool wildlife activities make this a very special experience for your child. Connect your children to nature over the summer!

The program runs three days a week from Thursday, July 11th to Saturday, August 24th every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon at Redstreak campground in Kootenay National Park The price is $5 per child, either paid upfront on program day or early registration at the Radium Visitor Information centre — the Friends of Kootenay “Nature’s Gifts and Book Store.”

Call or email ahead to pre-register — 250-347-6525 or friendsofkootenay@gmail.com. Come early to fill in registration forms.

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Community spirit (Clockwise from top left) On July 7th, Edible Acres held its 5th Annual Weed n’ Feed, which included a delicious breakfast of waffles, rhubarb and whipped cream, fresh baby potatoes from the farm, local Fairmont bacon and home-made venison sausages; The Radium Public Library is involved in a program called "Books for Babies." Each new family receives a package containing books, CDs and a list of books available in the library for new parents. The family pictured here receiving the "Books for Babies" is the Johnson family with baby Jack, sister Molly and Dad; An artistic photograph by Brian Fenerty of a children's castle left behind at Kinsmen Beach in Invermere; A positive message written in chalk written by two friends of Geraldine Gibson beams up at pedestrians in front of Ms. Gibson's Invermere house; Martin Morigeau Elementary School Grade 7 students at their graduation ceremony: Jesse Hollick, Ryan Noble, Paige Doherty, Amber Haller, Dawson Muir and Adelia Murphy; Last year Betty Sawchuk of Edgewater gave Edgewater Elementary School two beautiful eagles carved by her husband. Her husband is no longer living; the Eagle is the school logo. Principal Sharlene Scofield was able to convince another Edgewater resident and artist, Susan Fahrni, to paint a mural that would incorporate the eagles and the beautiful area where the school sits. The children helped with the mural. Both Susan and Betty were presented with plaques of appreciation at a school assembly. All photos submitted.

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Lake Windermere Players

presents summer theatre with 4 one-act plays at the Invermere Community Hall.

July 18th, 19th & 20th, 8 p.m.

July 21st, 2 p.m.

Adult content

Tickets are $15 and are available at The Book Bar in Invermere and Radium Video. Doors open half an hour before performances.

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MUSIC FESTIVAL AT CRAWFORD BAY PARK

JULY 19TH TO 21 Great music from bands like Kimya Dawson, the Good Ol’ Goats, Blue King Brown and Sierra Leone’s Refugee All-Stars.

Ticket information available at starbellyjam.org

Local sculptor nuts about wood Stress relief becomes trade for former pastor turned woodsmith DAN WALTON dan@invermerevalleyecho.com

By extracting intrigue from the mundane aspects of life, creative outlets can be found through anything. Looking no farther than the forest for his canvases, Invermere wood carver and Woodnuts founder Roy Healy shares his creativity through the crafting of lumber.

"Pursuing art is the pursuit of beauty; we create something beautiful. Truth and goodness flow out of that," Mr. Healy told The Valley Echo. "Those are the fundamental reasons for being alive in this world."

The complex details of his work can be overwhelming — creative design, he says, is simply a lot of geometry and mathematics.

"Put a pattern on, take my knife, sharpen it up, and off we go," he said.

To craft and stain a cabinet door, approximately two square feet in area, he requires three weeks to a month for completion.

As the owner and operator of Woodnuts, his wood carving enterprise, Mr. Healy blends the artistic vision of his customers with his own.

"You take the request from the client," he said. "You take their idea of an artistic representation and then you transfer that into a three-dimensional piece of wood."

Mr. Healy spent many years working as a pastor throughout North America — he's served in the states of Kansas, Texas and Washington, and in the city of Vancouver. Working as a full-time pastor is stressful and it's a job that requires a tonic for the tense workload, he said.

Visiting an ocean beach for a few days on a break, Mr. Healy stumbled upon some driftwood and chisels. It was his decision to pound away at the wood that led to the discovery of his crafty talent.

From there, he discovered and adopted many of the carving styles from around the globe. Totem poles, inspired by First Nations art, decorate portions of his property while the furniture in his home represents corbel style, which emulates popular European designs from the Renaissance era. Mr. Healy also depicts wildlife — creatures found in B.C.'s backyard — through his carving.

"When you're living in an area that had grizzly bears and salmon running upstream, that's what you carve, because that's what people recognize," he said. "I suppose if I were living in Australia I would carve kangaroos or wallabies."

But whatever his creation, Mr. Healy finds constant satisfaction in doing what he loves.

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Featuring · Stephen Lebovits, Angelique Gillespie, Patrick Markle, Maegan Stanbury, Silena Ewen

Artist Opening: July 10 from 7 to 9 pm Visit columbiavalleyarts.com for our current events calendar, or call 250-342-4423.

dan walton/echo photos Invermere wood carver Roy Healy moved from the Lower Mainland to the Columbia Valley in 2000, bringing his Woodnuts business with him.

"Receiving payment seems so unimportant compared to the actual creation of the art," he said. "It's so much more fun to do the work, and if someone wants to pay you, that's great! But money certainly isn't the fundamental reason why I do it."

To register his passion as an enterprise, Mr. Healy founded Woodnuts in Langley in 2000. The home-based business has since travelled with him to Invermere, where he keeps it alive while being semi-retired.

After mastering the craft many years ago, Mr. Healy decided to hit the road as an instructor and give a jumpstart to a variety of soon-to-be carvers. He's taught children through the public school system, alternative schools, summer camp programs, youth at risk, and senior citizens in care centres.

"The enjoyment I get is in seeing others enjoy it the same way, particularly with young people," he said. "It really helps to increase their level of self-esteem. And when they see that carving's not a hard complicated thing, it really lifts their spirits and gives them a lot of self-confidence."

During one year of his career, Mr. Healy earned a sponsorship through Ford Motor Company, and travelled Western Canada in a King Ranch pickup with an eight-foot-tall carving of a grizzly bear mounted in the cab of the vehicle.

The giant grizzly bear carving remains with Mr. Healy, on the deck of his homemade home. The bear stands alongside several other hand-carved invaluables, which make visiting the Healy residence a truly memorable experience.

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photos courtesy of Biathlon Canada Canadian biathlete Megan Imrie (top and below) will be leading trail rides at Luxor Corrals on July 14th as part of a fundraiser to help her earn a spot on the Olympic team.

Trail ride with an Olympian Luxor Corrals to host fundraising event for long-time friend who has high hopes for Olympic podium at Socchi STEVE HUBRECHT steve@invermerevalleyecho.com

A local couple is organizing a fundraiser to help send Canadian biathlete Megan Imrie to the Olympics.

Doug Goodwin and Cheryl Condy, who run Luxor Corrals near Spur Valley, will hold a Ride With an Olympian trail ride at their ranch on Sunday, July 14th.

The couple has known Ms. Imrie since she was a little girl.

Ms. Conday and Ms. Imrie are both from Falcon Lake, Manitoba. Ms. Condy apprenticed with Ms. Imrie's father, who ran a trail riding ranch, and lived with Ms. Imrie's parents for about a decade. Although Ms. Condy eventually moved to British Columbia, she remains close with the Imries.

Ms. Imrie, who currently lives and trains in Canmore, has since grown up to become one of Canada's top biathletes, competing in the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, and is hoping for even more in 2014.

“She's aiming for the podium in Socchi,” said Ms. Condy.

Ms. Imrie will be guiding the two-hour long trail rides, which include a barbecue meal as well as the horse riding.

“She's a horse woman; she grew up riding,” said Ms. Condy.

Ms. Imrie needs $10,000 (about $3,500 in World Cup race entry fees and $6,500 for training camp and coaching costs) to help her earn a spot on the Olympic team.

“We thought we'd try to help,” said Mr. Goodwin. “It's hard for her to get sponsors since biathlon is not a wellknown sport.”

The rides will be particularly fun for young women athletes, with Ms. Imrie in many ways being an inspiration to such girls, said Mr. Goodwin.

“We may even make her sing some of her Western cowboy songs around a campfire,” he said.

Ms. Imrie is looking forward to seeing Ms. Condy for the first time in years at the fundraiser.

“I remember riding double on a horse with Ms. Condy,” said Ms. Imrie. “It's so great to be getting out on horses again, so fitting because that's how I grew up. It will be a great day.”

The Olympian began competing in biathlon when she was just seven years old, in the Biathlon Bears program run at the biathlon range near the local ski hill in her hometown.

“It was kind of an after-school activity that all my friends and family took part in,” said Ms. Imrie.

Race-entry fees and training fees have escalated this year and training a flat-out six days a week leaves her no time or energy to raise the extra money, said Ms. Imrie.

There will be two rides — one at 10 a.m. and the other at 3 p.m. Each ride will cost $70 per person. Those interested in joining can email luxortrailhorse@yahoo.com or contact Ms. Imrie through her website www.meganimrie.com.

Learn the game soccer camps Invermere ~ July 22nd-25th & August 26th-29th Half day camp, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. ages 6-14

$ 140

Full day camp, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. ages 6-14 (includes lunch)

$ 190

High performance, 1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. ages 11-16

$ 140

Rates include tax and are per camp. Discounts available for Family’s and players that have been registered with the Invermere spring soccer program.

Who? Jurgen Striegel soccer school (licensed coach) with over 40 years experience in soccer.

Contact Jurgen at 250-342-5650 or email info@imtours.ca . Sign up at http://www.karelo.com/register. php?BID=548&BT=10#Ev13370

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Exposure to oxygen is a fact of life and is important for our bodies' health. However, that same exposure causes oxidation — a process that turns molecules found in our bodies into free radicals. Over time, these free radicals can damage cells and, according to many studies, can contribute to the aging process as well as diseases like cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Free radicals are also created by pollution, cigarette smoke, and alcohol.

The word “antioxidant” seems to be popping up everywhere. You may even see it on a bottle of sugarladen soda; this doesn’t make the soda healthy! Antioxidants are used by our bodies to stabilize the free radicals that may cause damage to our cells. While our bodies produce some antioxidants naturally, it’s not quite enough to tackle such a big job and is therefore very important to increase that number through diet and quality supplements. Basically, the more antioxidants you

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Older pedestrians are less likely to survive a collision than younger people. It is also a fact of life that aging brings with it a reduction in perceptual abilities such as poorer vision, depth perception and increased chance of confusion. Add bad walking habits to the mix and an already risky situation becomes worse. All of the things that we teach our children to survive in traffic are equally applicable to older pedestrians.

Use a sidewalk if one is available, otherwise, walk facing the traffic. This will either remove you from the normal path of motor vehicles or allow you to watch them approach and decide to get out of the way if necessary.

Cross at intersections or in marked crosswalks after stopping to look and listen carefully. Hearing loss coupled with very quiet automobiles requires that an older pedestrian use all of the senses available to them to avoid stepping out in front of an approaching vehicle.

If you are walking at twilight or in the dark, at least wear light coloured clothing. Better still, wear reflective clothing and carry a flashlight. Consider the purchase of a flashing light band meant to be worn on an arm or a clip on light for your belt. You cannot be too visible!

The author is a retired constable with many years of traffic law enforcement experience. To comment or learn more, please visit www.drivesmartbc.ca.

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have on board, the better! Imagine it as a way of giving your body a helping hand.

A great way to boost your antioxidant levels is to focus on increasing your vegetable and fruit intake. As for which ones should you focus on, we like to suggest to our clients to “eat the rainbow.” The more vari-

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Nuts and seeds are a good source, too, but keep an eye on portion size.

One portion equals approximately

both of your thumbs put together.

Supplements are another easy way to improve your levels, but remember that not all supplements are created equal. To ensure you are getting the best bang for your buck, look for ones that are pharmaceutical grade rather than food grade.

Food grade supplements can bind together, making it difficult to absorb all of the intended nutrients.

You’ll spend a bit more out of pocket, but the quality will be worth the extra money.

Whether it’s through diet or supplements, increased antioxidant levels can improve your current health status. Interested in finding out your current antioxidant levels?

Set up a free consultations and fitness assessment with one of Fitness 4 Life’s certified personal trainers.

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.

Golf News MOUNTAINSIDE MEN'S GOLF CLUB: Congratulations to our May Monthly Cup winner,

Scott Powell, and a very special congratulations to Russ Hemsing, who landed a holein-one on #16 during a mixed scramble with Riverside members on May 13th. On June 5th, playing to a 1-2-3 waltz format, the team of Cal MacPherson, Wayne Geiger, Colin Brown and yours truly carried the day. Bill Bergman captured two KPs no less while Dale MacDonald and Cal got one apiece. Kirk Dawson and Ken Tidsbury rolled in deuces.

June 12th saw the team of Bill Clarke, Fred Maye, John Aiken and Dale win a two-best stapleford competition. Bob Beck took two KPs and rolled on a deuce. Not to be outdone, Chris Allen won a KP as well as a deuce. Dave Gibson captured a closest-to-the-pin award and, not to be forgotten, Bill Bergman a deuce. On June 19th, a day threatened by the heavy rains to come, the team of Jim Horne, Al Perry, the steady Mr. Denhamer and silent partner Wayne Geiger won the four-man, two-best net competition. Congratulations also to Cal MacPherson, our consistent sharpshooter, who won the June Monthly Cup with a net 67.

Submitted by Barry Jonas

RIVERSIDE MEN'S GOLF CLUB: The Riverside Men's Golf Club had a busy month of golf during June, only missing one day due to the the heavy precipitation during the month.

The golf course was in excellent condition and survived the monsoon event extremely well due to the hard work of the grounds crew. • On July 3rd, the Riverside Men played at Mountainside with a team of Bill Bergman, Brian Devenish, Brian Morton and Russ Hemsing. The result was a 2-2 draw. Is this a sign of things to come for next month?

• On July 2nd, a total of 24 players enjoyed a two-man, one-best net ball game. The winners were: 1st — Russ Hemsing and Don Slobodzian; 2nd — Beattie Ledingham and Norbert Schab; 3rd — Wayne Geiger and Bob Milloy; 4th — Roy Nelson and Larry Rehaume.

The KP winners were 3: Don Slobodzian, 5: Jim Horne, 8: Russ Hemsing, 13: Wayne Geiger, and 15: Beattie Ledingham. Deuce money was shared by Don Slobodzian and Marvin Bond. • On June 25th, a total of 25 members and one guest turned out to play for the Monthly Cup. The winner with a 71 score was Wayne Geiger. Runners up were Beattie Ledingham, Jim Horne and Don Slobodzian. KPs were 3: Ron Semenuik; 5: Brian Devenish; 8: Wayne Geiger; 13: Ted Hart; 16: No winner. Deuce money was shared by Phil Boyer, Jim Horne, and Wayne Geiger. Members stayed for dinner and had an informative discussion with the president of Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. • On June 10th, members of the men's and ladies' clubs at Riverside were joined by the ladies and men from Mountainside in an away day at Bootleg Gap. All who attended had a great day. Many thanks to Brian and Winn Morton for organizing the day.

Submitted by Kirk Dawson

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Horoscope Second Week of July

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ARIES Someone you just met can help you to make the most of a difficult situation, Aries.

It shouldn’t take too long for you to get back on track and into a groove.

CANCER Cancer, take time this week to finish all of those little projects that have fallen by the wayside.

Take advantage of some free time to catch up and clear your slate.

LIBRA Libra, you have strong opinions, so don’t be afraid to have your voice heard. People will be receptive to your views, even if they border on the philosophical.

TAURUS Taurus, make sure you assert yourself more in an important meeting this week. Asserting yourself can help you get ahead at work. Otherwise, you may get overlooked.

LEO Negotiations will be especially rewarding this week, Leo. Your suggestions are readily accepted, and you do not have to persuade others much at all.

SCORPIO Scorpio, focus makes it easier for you to resist temptation, but this week you may find that it’s very difficult to maintain your focus. Do your best to stay focused.

GEMINI Gemini, take the initiative regarding a big project this week. Others might want to take the lead, but trust your instincts and take the bull by the horns.

VIRGO Virgo, nothing is free in life, so don’t get fooled when someone promises that you will get something without having to work for it. It’s in your best interest to keep working hard.

SAGITTARIUS Sagittarius, don’t worry about a nagging suspicion that you will receive bad news this week. Keep yourself busy so you aren’t sit around worrying unnecessarily.

CAPRICORN Someone new to your social situation has you feeling a little suspicious, Capricorn. You’re not sure if you can trust him or her just yet. New facts will come to light this week.

AQUARIUS Aquarius, take some time this week to further hone some unique abilities that set you apart from others in your group of friends. You will soon be able to showcase your skills.

PISCES Pisces, there are a lot of curious people around who want to learn about what you’re doing. Let them in to get some external perspective.

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Help Wanted An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call (780)723-5051 Edson, Alta.

INVERMERE PETRO CANADA is currently accepting applications for full time and part time employment.

Apply in person to 185 Laurier Street, Invermere, BC between 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

QUAD L Enterprises Ltd. - a Vegetation Maintenance company is looking for: CUA’s, CA’s, UTT’s, UTW’s and Labourer’s.

Work locations throughout Alberta and British Columbia We offer: Competitive compensation Company benefits Excellent Health and Safety Program Please submit resumes with drivers abstract to: hr@isley.ca Fax: (780) 532-1250

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Obituaries

Obituaries

SABINA RITA COTE (Née Teneese)

Sabina, 76, passed away on the morning of June 25, 2013 surrounded by her loving family.

She was born in Invermere, BC on March 16, 1937.

Sabina was a strong and beautiful Ktunaxa/Shuswap Elder. She loved her family, her friends, and her cats very much. You could often find her and Las out hunting, or working in their beautiful garden, and she always knew the best spots for picking huckleberries.

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Must be able to handle a variety of tasks, work well with minimum supervision and be part of the team.

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POWELL RIVER Community Services Association is seeking an experienced Poverty Law Advocate. For more information, please e-mail Julie Chambers, Executive Director. chamberj@telus.net SUTCO Contracting Ltd. has openings in our Chip Division.

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Join the A&W Team!

A&W Invermere has two permanent full-time and two part-time kitchen positions available immediately.

We offer an enjoyable and positive workplace environment, shared beneðt plan for full-time employees and opportunities for advancement.

Wages: $10.25 - $11.50/hour, depending on experience.

Please apply in person, or online at www.aw.ca

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Sabina is survived by her loving partner of 30 years, Laszlo Markus. She is also survived by her brother, Wilfred Teneese, her four children: Barb (Ron), Diana (Gordon), and Joe Cote, of Invermere; Sharon Burgoyne (Brian), of Nanaimo; her dear nieces, Patsy Nicholas and Margaret Teneese, and many other nieces and nephews whom she loved very much. Sabina will be missed by eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, along with many other close friends and family members.

Nights/overnights/early mornings/weekends $11.05/hour + medical/dental/group benefits.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the palliative care unit at the Invermere hospital.

Apply via email: timhortons.invermere@gmail.com

Food Counter Attendant Full-time/shift work

SUPERINTENDENTS, CARPENTERS, APPRENTICES AND LABOURERS Olson Construction is seeking Site Superintendents, Carpenters, Apprentices and Labourers for our expanding operations.

These positions are full-time and applicants must be flexible to work anywhere throughout British Columbia.

Applicants must have a clean and valid BC Driver's license. Benefits provided after a three-month probation period.

Compensation will be based on relevant work experience and qualifications.

Olson Construction is a General Contractor based in Golden, BC. Please email your resume with references to info@olsonconstruction.ca or fax to 250.344.5657.

We thank all applicants for their submissions, however only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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VICTORIA CONDO FOR SALE Bright 3rd floor 1 bedroom 1.5 bath adult complex along the Gorge waterway. Unit offers patio with water view,in-suite laundry,fireplace,updated paint & new flooring,Tennis court, indoor pool,hot tub,sauna and well kept grounds. Low strata fee and city bus out front to UVIC, Camosum or down town. Excellent rental investment or live in. Great value at $204,900. call 250-615-7225 or 250-886-8397 for pictures and more info.

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GRAVEL PIT / Acreage For Sale in Crawford Bay, BC on Kootenay Lake East Shore. 16 acre licensed gravel pit for sale, with or without equipment (request equipment price). Also have approval for 3 lot subdivision. Older double wide mobile on property.

Bordered on two sides by crown land. Abundant wildlife. $249,000 Call Chris @ 250825-4701 or 250-354-9238 chris_choquette@hotmail.com; khoyle@hotmail.com

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Legal Notices Notice to Invermere Sales & Rentals Inc. The Misc items that you have stored (Boats, snowmobiles, construction equipment, and other misc. items) at 8847 Dehart Road, Invermere B.C. will be sold under the warehouse lien act on July 25, 2013 at 8847 Dehart Road, Invermere, B.C. at 9:00 a.m.

CONDUCTED BY REAL STORAGE Take notice that miscellaneous goods and chattels belonging to the following persons and stored at Real Storage LP (Windermere) will be sold due to unpaid charges:

Tanner Derry The sale will be on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Real Storage LP (Windermere), 1508 Hwy 93/95, Windermere, B.C. V0B 2L1 The goods may be viewed at 12:00pm. All bids are sealed and are for entire contents of the storage unit.

Payment can be made with cash, debit card or credit card.

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Windermere: 2-bdrm suite in 4-plex. All appliances. Large yard, close to beach, pets considered. $750/mth. Call 250409-7435 or Shellimilley@gmail.com

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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

Sunday, July 14th 10:30 a.m.

Worship at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere.

Everyone welcome!

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 5 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.

LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH

326 - 10th Ave. 250-342-9535 REV. TREVOR HAGAN Senior Pastor www.lakewindermerealliance.org

Sunday, July 14th 10:30 a.m. “Vacation Bible School Sundayâ€? ‌ celebrating the events of the previous week!

VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY Hwy. 93/95 1 km north of Windermere Pastor: Murray Wittke Sunday Service 10 a.m. Worship & Word Kid’s Church Provided

7:00 p.m.

Call the office at 250-342-9511 “SING and CELEBRATEâ€? ‌ for more information. at L.W.A.C. You are welcome to www.valleychristianonline.com join us for an evening of singing the great hymns of the faith; Sharing Truth food; and fellowship!

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Going to hell in a handbasket I am, as I prepare this piece, looking at a group of news articles that offer me a confusing picture of the modern world. They cover everything, from disasters in the Middle East and San Francisco to the economic situation and more.

I have a friend who has said, and now says with increasing frequency, that “The world is going to Hell in a handbasket!” She means, of course, that things are different, worse and much more unpredictable, than they once were.

The phrase she uses appeared in a similar form in the US around 1890, and by the 1900s, was used frequently by North American evangelists decrying “declining public morals.”

Yet public morals have always been ‘declining’ when looked at with the eye of a critic and from the vantage point of past beliefs. The Egyptian Book of the Dead, written at least one thousand five hundred years BCE (3500 years ago), was a treatise of spells to enhance the future of a dead person. It also talked about the terrible nature of the younger generation who were not following the moral precepts of their parents nor showing any respect for their elders. They were doing things in different ways than was customary or acceptable. The phrase “Going to Hell in a hand basket” to describe the direction of the world was merely a more modern example with catchy words. It used Christian concepts as a way to criticize and say a situation was quickly taking a turn for the worse. It suggested sinners would be delivered to Satan, easily and rapidly, comfortably unaware of their plight; nor would they offer any sort of moral struggle to prevent the trip.

In a sense, it’s true, or at least that’s how many people perceive the world. Things are, in fact, happening in different ways. Change is more rapid than it was in the past. The handbasket idea is used when people feel the direction the world is going is wrong.

But, at the same time, we have friends who are kind and respectful to us. We are surrounded by people

who, each in a personal way, do good in the world, changing lives for the better. We know people who are building schools in distant villages, and have heard of, or know, doctors who travel worldwide to treat the sick, without any financial gain. We know there are people who feed the needy and artists who

donate time and talent to kids who are without art or music programs. We have even heard of leaders who are breaking with traditions, creating new policies and challenging old beliefs that have oppressed multitudes. In other words, we know of even more good events than bad happening in the world.

It seems to me there is something in human lives

that is independent and demands freedom from oppression. It’s the same, whether here, in Syria, Egypt or anywhere else in the world. The call to independence is, in its essence, a call to freedom, and it's been responsible for many of our human advances, from the ending of oppressive political regimes, to stopping slavery, or the advancement of human liberties of any kind. We want to be free, and we want that freedom to be an expression of good, for ourselves and others.

Perhaps the greatest aid to sanity we possess is the feeling we have when we see a broader picture. It is knowledge that all things are always changing in this universe; that the universe is a friendly place; that there is something large within us that operates through us and is available to everyone. We often experience it as wonder when we look outside and see the beauty that surrounds us. There is much to be troubled about in our word - so much violence and brutality - we scarcely settle our thoughts before the next negative story lands in our laps. If this was the only source of our perception of reality, we would soon lose hope. It’s not.

As we learn to focus more on our values and our inner life than on the passing scene, we become more optimistic. We are far more likely to feel compassion.

Our problems are those of perception, and the solutions are slowly coming to us.

There is no shortage of reasons to be concerned, now that we have faster and broader communication of disasters from all parts of the world. Add that to the impetus given us by the speed of change and the huge number of options involved in making choices today, and we have challenges.

Yet, we still care - about ourselves, our families, our communities and other individuals. We plan our lives and our finances with that in mind.

At our office, we help that caring and that planning take place. It’s what gives us pleasure and makes us proud.

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Business Profile Skookum Inn looking for their millionth customer Windermere business offers more than meets the eye JOSHUA ESTABROOKS Special to The Valley Echo

The Skookum Inn has seen its share of customers come through its doors in the ten years John Tames and his family have owned and operated the multi-service business. Sometime this fall or winter, the millionth transaction will occur. Starting in August — Tames and his family are taking bets in a friendly little contest to guess just when that register will ring for the millionth time.

"We want people to guess the date and time that our millionth customer will come in. Similar to the ice-out contest held every spring on the lake. We want to reward the millionth customer with

something special," said Tames.

Tames moved to the valley from the Edmonton area and purchased the inn almost ten years ago, after some of his investments and stocks took a hit on the market. He and his family wanted something more concrete to invest in, and discovered the Columbia Valley on their way from checking out a convenience store for sale in the Galloway area.

"We came up through the Columbia Valley on our way back home and made an offer on this place and we ended up owning the Skookum Inn," he said. "My wife immediately fell in love with the Rocky Mountains

STEVE HUBRECHT/ECHO PHOTO The Skookum Inn, which has been in business more than 65 years, is waiting for its millionth customer.

and we decided this was where we wanted to live."

The Skookum Inn functions as a convenience store, gas station, Greyhound pick-up and drop-off location, Canada Post Office for the community of Windermere, and a restaurant. It still has accommodation available too, said Tames.

It's been in existence as the Skookum Inn for over 60 years, and, after all this time, the customer is still paramount since Tames and his family took over, and they continue to operate the business today. It's the only place in the region where you can still pump your gas before paying and find an authentic

Slush Puppy brand frozen treat.

Although the business is for sale, Tames said neither he nor his wife have any plans to leave the valley, as they consider the community they serve

and the valley in which they live as home.

"When my wife tells me that the mountains speak to her heart, there really isn't any other option," Tames said with a chuckle.

"At 67, I am coming to

the age where I would like to retire, but we have no plans to leave the area."

Looking ahead, Tames is excited to see who the Skookum Inns millionth customer will be, and for the re-opening of the restaurant space, which should be operational by August long weekend.

"We have a successful restauranteur from Radium planning to open the space," he said. "She is a local resident and will be focusing on breakfasts and lunches."

So come on in to the Skookum Inn to fill out your best guess for when the millionth customer will walk through the doors.

You never know — it could be you!

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