Invermere Valley Echo, July 31, 2013

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Backlog on backroads repair in valley STEVE HUBRECHT steve@invermerevalleyecho.com

Washouts on several backcountry roads in the valley and other parts of the East Kootenay have been hampering access for recreational and commercial users for several weeks and may continue to do so for some time, possibly until next year.

The torrential rain and flooding that slammed Alberta and also hit the East Kootenay in late June rendered many forest service roads impassable, affecting more than 50 sites and 30 bridges across the region.

Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations engineers have made an initial estimate that the total repair bill may cost as much as $5.5 million.

Damage in the Upper Columbia Valley is far less extensive than in the rest of the region.

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“CanFor (which licenses some of the backcountry roads) is going to go ahead and do some fixing, around Whitetail Lake, for example. The ministry doesn’t have the money to fix some of these trunk roads. They say that PEP (provincial emergency program) may come in, but there’s a timeline delay on that,” said Columbia River Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald, CONTINUED ON PAGE A4

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NEWS This photograph of the wildfire on Numa Pass in Kootenay National Park (right) was taken Sunday, July 28th when the fire was just 2.5 hectares (photo by Lindsay McPherson/Parks Canada). Gusty overnight winds caused the fire to grow to 50 hectares by Monday, July 29th. Active fire and open flames were visible from Highway 93 during Sunday night, as can be seen in this image of the fire snapped by Invermere resident Brian Fenerty (below) late Sunday night on his drive back to the valley from Calgary (Photo by Brian Fenerty). For the full story on the fire, see page A3.

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Wildfire growing in Kootenay park STEVE HUBRECHT steve@invermerevalleyecho.com

A growing wildfire is currently being fought in Kootenay National Park and has resulted in the closure of parts of a popular trail in the area.

Parks Canada fire crews responded to reports of fire on Numa Pass, on the north side of Numa Creek, around noon on Thursday, July 25th.

Two helicopters were used to contain the fire to a hectare and a half (a hectare is roughly the size of two football fields) by Thursday evening and the helicopters and Initial Attack crews continued efforts to keep the blaze under control on Friday, July 26th. Smoke has been highly visible along Highway 93 in Kootenay National Park ever since.

The fire continued to burn over the weekend, growing to 2.5 hectares.

The Initial Attack crews were pulled off the fire due to the difficult terrain and steep slopes in the area.

Gusty overnight winds associated

with thunderstorms in the area had pushed the fire to 50 hectares in size

by Monday, July 29th. Active fire and open flames were visible from Highway 93 during the night.

Parks Canada fire crews were still monitoring the blaze with helicopters as of press time and may look at alternate suppression techniques if the fire gets worse.

The entire Numa Creek drainage has been closed as a result of the fire, including Numa Creek campground and the adjoining sections of Kootenay National Park's renown Rockwall trail, as well as the Numa Creek trail, which connects Highway 93 to the Rockwall. Through-hiking the 55 kilometre-long Rockwall trail is currently impossible.

Since Tumbling Creek trail, another trail connecting Highway 93 to the Rockwall trail, has been closed since 2012 because of a bridge washout, the only current access from the highway to the Rockwall trail is on the Helmet Creek trail (which goes to the Rockwall's far north end) or Floe Lake

trail (which goes to the Rockwall's far south end). Hikers still wishing to visit the Rockwall will have to do outand-back hikes on these two remaining access trails. There is potential for long-term closure of the trail depending on seasonal weather patterns and increased fire behaviour.

People with smoke sensitivity problem may want to avoid the area altogether.

Lightning from storms that occurred early last week likely started the fire.

The fire danger level in Parks Canada's Lake Louise-Yoho-Kootenay field unit has been elevated to high.

There is no fire ban for the field unit but park authorities are asking visitors to keep campfires in designated areas and ensure any fires are fully extinguished before leaving their site.

Since smoke from the fire may affect visibility, drivers on Highway 93 should exercise caution. People wanting to stop and take a look at the smoke should pull over and stop in a safe location.

Infrastructure. Until the Toby Creek road (currently closed 'BACKLOG' FROM PAGE A1 just past Panorama) is opened, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations can’t begin work adding he’s learned the ministry only has a budget of to fix up the Jumbo Pass road, said Mr. Morello. $20,000 to deal with the problems.

But repairing the Toby Creek road is a long process, “We’re telling the minister to do the work in a timely way involving a fair amount of paperwork and permits, if the money is coming in October or September,” said Mr. said Ministry of Transportation operations manager Macdonald.

Gord Chudleigh.

But money is not the biggest obstacle at the moment, ac“It depends on the environmental window during which cording to Rocky Mountain Forest District manager Ray we can do work,” said Mr. Chudleigh. “There’s a different Morello. The more pressing issue is the sheer volume of window of time for each creek.” the work that needs to be done.

These windows of time, outside of which road construc“We are using existing funding to get the assessments tion work can’t be done, are in place to help protect aquatdone and get as much work done as we can before the ic wildlife, such as fish, that may be affected. window of opportunity for this season ends,” said Mr. Mo“We tell them what kind of work we want to do and then rello. “Just the scope of this, we have to wait for them to with the number of bridges tell us when we can do it,” said and pieces of road that will Mr. Chudleigh.

“We are using existing funding to get the have to be addressed, that’s The Jumbo Pass road was assessments done and get as much work why it takes some time.” damaged by an avalanche The bulk of the resources earlier this past spring, a done as we can before the window of will go to the southeastern problem that typically would opportunity for this season ends. Just the part of the East Kootenay, have been cleared up by sumscope of this, with the number of bridges where the road problems are mer, but with the flooding more extensive and where and now the lack of access, and pieces of road that will have to be more bridges are in worse the Ministry of Forests, Lands addressed, that's why it takes some time.” shape or are gone altogether. and Natural Resource OperaRAY MORELLO The comparatively minor retions just hasn’t been able to ROCKY MOUNTAIN FOREST DISTRICT MANAGER pairs in the Columbia Valley get to it. will have to wait a bit, accord“There’s a bit of work to do,” ing to Mr. Morello. said Mr. Morello.

“The ministry is focusing on areas with the biggest damCreating a precise timeframe for which roads will be reage,” he said. “The valley wasn’t hit as hard.” paired and opened when is impossible at the moment, acThree forest roads in particular near Invermere were cording to Mr. Morello. closed because of flooding-associated problems — Hors“That’s pretty hard to say right now,” he said. “As soon as we ethief Creek Forest Service Road (FSR), Jumbo Pass road have those assessments, we will start tendering the works.” and Toby Creek road.

The great number of problems needing attention and the CanFor, which has a road permit on Horsethief Creek FSR potential for winter to set in early in some locations mean and does some logging in the area, has already done the it is entirely possible that not all repair will get done this necessary repair work on that road and it is now open again. summer. For a full list of backcountry closures check out The Toby Creek road is technically a public highway, and www.for.gov.bc.ca/drm/services/road-works.htm. is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transport and — With files from Sally MacDonald/Daily Townsman

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Dialysis equipment removed from Invermere DAN WALTON dan@invermerevalleyecho.com

While the community of Invermere isn't losing its dialysis unit without

a fight, the remaining equipment was removed from the hospital on Thurs-

day, July 25th, following the removal of the reverse osmosis machine earlier this month ('Dialysis unit moving to Sparwood,' The Echo, July 10th, 2013).

“I can confirm that the equipment was removed,” Interior Health (IH) communications officer Karl Hardt told The Echo. “[Interior Health regional director of renal health services] Paula [James] explained why we made the decision, and all those reasons haven’t changed.”

The Invermere & District Hospital dialysis unit was servicing three patients before its closure. After one patient began home treatment and another lost their life, Kirk Sellers was the only person receiving regular treatment

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at the local unit before its closure.

“I’ve stated over and over again that we’re not in favour of this in terms of service to the entire Columbia Valley, so I’m quite disappointed,” said Mr. Sellers.

Since the local unit has been out of service, Mr. Sellers has

bia River-Revelstoke MLA Normal Macdonald for the petition of nearly 1,000 signatures he will be presenting in B.C. Legislature and his meeting with Health Minster Terry Lake.

She also personally applied some pressure on Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett.

“Do we really want to keep losing services?... the service should be maintained.”

KIRK SELLERS INVERMERE DIALYSIS PATIENT

been commuting to Cranbrook three times each week for treatment.

“I’m young and strong enough to drive, at least right now. But most people don’t have that option — they’ve been forced to leave already,” he said.

While IH has said the reason is a staffing issue, Mr. Sellers feels the health authority is misrepresenting the issue “time and time again.”

Pat Shuttleworth with the BC Nurses Union agrees, and claims that willing nurses were available for the job.

“I know someone who applied for it,” she said.

Ms. Shuttleworth applauds Colum-

“In some ways, it will affect his constituents too,” Ms. Shuttleworth said. “Bill Bennett may not be the local MLA, but there’s no reason why [constituents of the Columbia Valley-Revelstoke riding] can’t say to him that it affects everybody up and down the valley.”

She urges the community to keep the issue top of mind: “Just don’t let it die.”

And Mr. Sellers isn’t ready throw in the towel yet.

“Do we really want to keep losing services?” he asked.

“We could work with our community leaders to advertise if we need to get more bodies in here, and the service should be maintained — not

just for me.”

An Invermere resident of 45 years, Linda Hatt is also feeling the negative effects of the unit's closure.

Her brother, who resides in Kelowna and was planning to visit the valley in September for Radium's annual Show & Shine car show, can no longer make the trip.

"He is a paraplegic and has been since he was 17, and he is on dialysis," Mrs. Hatt told The Echo.

Her brother has had both legs amputated, one last year and the other as recently as three months ago.

"He was so thrilled, because he is feeling better now that his legs are amputated, because your heart doesn't have to work so hard to circulate the blood," she said.

"And so he was going to come up to the car show this Setembeber and do dialysis here. It would have been the first time."

Her brother started dialysis treatments about eight years ago.

Alhough he has tried home treatments in the past, the difficulty of getting in and out of bed, plus the cleanliness of it, proved too challenging. He currently receives his dialysis treatments at Kelowna General Hospital three days

a week, five hours a treatment.

"Another thing I don't think people realize (is that) when you're done, you're so exhausted that you can barely get home because of what it takes out of you," said Mrs. Hatt. "It doesn't make you feel better, it makes you feel worse until the next morning, and so for someone, who lives here in the valley, to have to drive a long way to get dialysis is criminal."

The one thing her brother, who is now 60, has lived for is working on his muscle car, she said. "[Learning about the closure] was just so disheartening and this is just another story on the need to have a dialysis unit in this population," Mrs. Hatt said. "The people coming to the valley who could take treatment here, to be able to have the freedom to come here."

Shifting demographics contributing to a lack of patients, as well as advancements in home-treatment technology and staffing challenges, were cited by Interior Health as the major reasons for closure.

—With files from Nicole Trigg

Trial on Jarock death will proceed STEVE HUBRECHT steve@invermerevalleyecho.com

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A Windermere man will go to trial on charges of criminal negligence, assault and manslaughter in connection with the death of Invermere resident Cory Jarock.

A preliminary inquiry held earlier this month in Invermere determined that the Crown has enough evidence in the case to warrant a trial.

Brian Panebianco was charged after the April 3rd, 2012 death of Mr. Jarock and has now been ordered to stand trial on all charges.

A date for the trial will be arranged on Monday, August 19th.

Mr. Panebianco was taken into custody in a

Fraser Valley prison in July 2012 and released on February 6th, 2013 on $2,000 bail and a set of strict conditions, including not using drugs or alcohol and refraining from contacting witnesses in the case.

Since then, Mr. Panebianco has been under house arrest in Windermere at his stepfather’s home, permitted to leave the house only to travel to and from work, to attend personal matters for three hours on Saturdays , and to travel to meet his Cranbrook-based legal counsel, public defender Greg Sawchuk.

Mr. Jarock was found dead on the driveway of a home in Invermere’s Tunnacliffe Heights neighbourhood.

Details of the case against Mr. Panebianco cannot be published until the case goes to trial.

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Times they are a-changin' for Christmas Bureau CONTRIBUTED Christmas Bureau of the Columbia Valley

The winds of change are happening to the Christmas Bureau of the Columbia Valley. The Christmas Bureau has every intention of covering the same from Brisco to Canal Flast, but we also need to become less labour intensive and more sensitive to the needs of our customers, both recipients and sponsors.

What won't change is the need to fill in application forms from the usual agencies so we know who needs our help.

No longer are we, or you, going to haul around boxes and boxes of heavy groceries. We are now transferring to a gift certificate system where the recipients can buy their own groceries at their favourite local grocery store.

We are now putting the power back in the hands of the recipients to buy the groceries they would normally use, such as frozen vegetables in place of canned, brands and sizes of perishable items their family would consume at the dinner table.

We are asking sponsors to cover the cost of a hamper. The sponsors who want to put together a box of goodies for their family may, but please keep it to the size of a shoe box.

On the recipients' application forms, there will be a place to inform us of the store, in the valley, where they would normally buy their groceries. We would ask you keep in mind supporting the store in your community.

Tax receipts will be mailed or handed out at the hall for all donations to cover the cost of the hamper. If multiple people or families have contributed to a hamper, multiple receipts will be issued to those who have submitted their name and address.

Angel Trees will still be up with their name tags at Dairy Queen in Invermere, as well as one up town. Angel Gifts will be issued with the goody box and gift certificate(s). Angels are children up to 12 years, and seniors over 65.

For more information, please call Helen at 250-342-6789 or Gail at 250-342-6752.

If not home, please leave a message on our answering machines and we will get back to you ASAP.

Over one million in Clark pitches carbon tax to premiers funding approved for East Kootenay TOM FLETCHER B.C. News/Black Press

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Over one million dollars has been approved to fund projects throughout the East Kootenay region. The funds come from the Columbia Basin Trust's Community Initiatives and Affected Areas Programs Funding, and are administered by the Reegional District of East Kootenay (RDEK).

“We approved a total of $1,014,490 this year,” said RDEK Board Chair Rob Gay in a press release. ““I want to thank CBT for providing this funding for the region and supporting so many different community based projects that could not happen without this support. I also want to acknowledge the volunteers who work tirelessly behind the scenes to bring these projects to reality.”

The RDEK Board of Directors approved funding for 140 projects over the coming year. The Echo has listed the approved projects for the Columbia Valley in alphabetical order.

• “Ramp UP!,” a project by Access in the Community for Equality (A.C.E.) saw $2,000 go to the District of Invermere, $2,000 to Electoral Area F, $1,012 to Electoral Area G $3,500 into the Village of Canal Flats, and $1,000 towards the Village of Radium Hot Springs.

• The All Saints United Guild was granted money for the Edgewater Church Upper Roof Steeple. Electoral Area G gained $2,500, and the Village of Radium Hot Springs benefitted $1,028.00.

• The Blue Lake Forest Education Society saw several funds distributed throughout the valley. The District of Invermere received $1,500, Electoral Area E is up $3,000, Electoral Area F gained $2,500, and the Village of Canal Flats has $5,000 for the project.

• The Health Equipment Loans Program Equipped for Progress, a project through the Canadian Red Cross Society, benefited with $600 towards the District of Invermere $250 to Electoral Area F $64 for the Village of Canal Flats, and $250 for the Village of Radium Hot Springs $250.

• The Canal Flats Food Bank received $2,000, and the Canal Flats Wilderness Club received $8,500 for the Canal Flats Gun Range Completion, in addition to $2,000 for the project through Electoral Area F. Continues on Page A9

Premier Christy Clark is pitching B.C.’s carbon tax to her fellow premiers, bolstered by a study that shows it is reducing fossil fuel use compared to other provinces.

As premiers gathered Thursday in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. for a Council of the Federation meeting, B.C. Environment Minister Mary Polak said B.C. needs other provinces and U.S. states to get on board before moving further on carbon pricing.

Introduced in 2008, B.C.’s carbon tax now adds about seven cents to the cost of a litre of gasoline, with comparable taxes on coal, fuel oil, propane and other fuels. Legislation requires that carbon tax revenue be offset by reductions in business and personal income tax, so it encourages fuel efficiency.

The BC Liberal Party campaigned in the May election to freeze the rate for five years. Polak said results so far show it is reducing per-capita fuel consumption without depressing the overall economy, but the province has gone as far as it can on its own.

The study by University of Ottawa law professor Stewart Elgie found that per-capita use of fossil fuels has declined, while it has increased in the rest of Canada.

“B.C.’s carbon tax shift is only four years old, so it is too early to draw firm conclusions, but its greenhouse gas reductions are trending in the same direction as those seen in European countries with more than 15 years of data,” the study says. “Indeed B.C.’s reductions to date appear to be even greater, consistent with the fact that its carbon tax rate is now higher and more comprehensive than most European countries.”

Canadian Public Policy Study shows recession-related reduction in per-capita fossil fuel use, followed by continued drop in B.C. and rise in the rest of Canada.

NDP environment critic Spencer Chandra Herbert agreed that the carbon tax is working, but said the five-year freeze indicates the government has lost its leadership position. The NDP is calling for the tax to be extended to emissions from industrial processing such as cement making, which is currently subject to tax only on natural gas or other fuel used.

Polak said some industries are already at a disadvantage because B.C. is going it alone. Other jurisdictions need to put a price on carbon emissions before B.C. can expand the tax or raise the rate further, she said.

Deficit tops $1.1 billion The B.C. government finished the last fiscal year with a deficit of $1.15 billion, according to the audited public accounts released Tuesday.

That’s up from $968 million that was projected as the deficit last year, an indication of the difficult

task facing the government to balance the budget in the current year.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong said the government reduced its spending $668 million in the fiscal year ended March, compared to what was budgeted. But resource revenues, mostly natural gas, were down $1.1 billion from the 2012 budget.

Health care spending was up $585 million, education spending rose $300 million and social services spending went up $50 million compared to 2011-12. Total program spending increase 2.6 per cent, higher than the target of two per cent de Jong has set for this year.

Deficits and continued spending on capital projects pushed the province’s total debt up $5.6 billion to $55.8 billion.

“We’ve seen the largest debt increase in the history of British Columbia,” NDP finance critic Mike Farnworth said. “And this is a government that ran around during the election campaign saying it’s going to be debt-free B.C.”

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Don't skip The Valley Beat NICOLE TRIGG nicole@invermerevalleyecho.com

Hold on to your heart rate monitors, folks. Columbia Valley readers — residents and visitors VALLEY BEAT 2013 /2014 alike — are about to be energized by the newest publication to emerge from creative kitchen that brings you The Valley Echo each and every Wednesday.

Introducing The Valley Beat, which is about to hit the stands this August long weekend.

Replacing its predecessor, The Columbia Valley Visitor's Guide, this brand new magazine encapsulates all the valley has to offer by way of events. We started "from scratch" with a star-studded list of ingredients, including the intrepid art and design skills of Echo production manager Silena Ewen, the scintillating styles of some of the valley's most versatile writers, and, of course, the long list of fabulous local events we based our project on.

That there is enough happening between Canal Flats and Spillimacheen to warrant an events-only magazine for the region is a feat unto itself — and one that's long overdue.

Within the pages of the first issue, you will find a smattering of featured events, from the longstanding Radium's annual classic car show, to the more recent Tour of the Arts, to the Rocky Mountain Rally, which is coming to the valley for the first time this November. We've also showcased some crafty local talent in addition to colourful seasonal calendars brimming with fun things to do for our readers' convenience.

Please keep in mind this is our first stab at serving up this tasty tidbit, so if your event isn't included, or you know of one that should be, let us know. We want to grow this magazine year after year to help spread the word that the Columbia Valley is the heart of the Canadian Rockies and an unforgettable place to live and visit. Don't miss The Beat! the

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Residents appeal to B.C. Health Minister Removal of dialysis not acceptable Editor's note: The following form letter was sent to the B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake and copied to The Valley Echo for publication by the following valley residents: Dear Minister Lake: I am a resident of the Columbia Valley and I am anxious that the Invermere Dialysis Unit be re-opened.

Dialysis patients from the Invermere area now have to travel many hours to Cranbrook for treatment. This return drive is more than 3 hours; a trip that must be taken three times a week. Dialysis patients who were receiving treatment in Invermere, but could not manage to drive to Crenbrook every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, have been forced to move from this area. As a result, Interior Health now says that there are not enough patients to keep the unit open.

Visitors and part-time residents from other provinces who used to receive dialysis treatment in Invermere can no longer come to the Columbia Valley. This has serious repercussions on tourism and our economy. And these visitors paid enough in fees to cover much of the cost to Interior Health to keep the service going.

It does not make sense to close this unit, and it is not fair to force dialysis patients from this area to travel such long distances for treatment.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

Sincerely, Marion Hoover Invermere

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Dear Editor: I am adding my support to make a difference.

The dialysis machine was originally paid for by our community for use in our community.

Over the years, it has served residents and contributed to our communities appeal to attract incoming residents and visitors. This means our properties were more desirable and local businesses benefited.

Interior Health has in my opinion misappropriated a local community asset. When health care is aimed at keeping people in their homes it seems unreasonable that anyone on dialysis has to drive or more likely be driven, several times a week to Cranbrook for the service.

It seems there is an environmental issue here too.

I have also heard of patients travelling by ambulance on a regular basis from Invermere and Golden to Cranbrook, at what cost in dollars and availability of emergency response time? We have health services that are stressed by the seasonal resident population and high volumes of visitors to the Valley. Why add more stress to the system?

The Premier became aware of our Valley's concerns on several visits here during the recent campaign. It was a pleasure for me to support her.

I would like you all to understand that removal of health services from our community is not acceptable.

Thank you.

Brenda Holden Invermere

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B.C. Views — Tom Fletcher

NDP soul search going nowhere B.C. NDP president Moe Sihota says an external review of the party’s performance in the May election will “look very much at the DNA of the NDP.” Early signs are not encouraging. Start with the five-member panel announced to conduct the review. The required “labour” representation is in the person of Cindy Oliver, president of the union representing college and university instructors, and Andy Ross, ex-president of COPE 378, which represents BC Hydro employees, among others.

Another appointee is NDP MP Jinny Sims, a former president of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation.

If the party wants to further solidify its image as a lobby group for pension-subsidized government unions, it’s off to a great start.

The terms of reference defy parody. In addition to unions, the panel required “more than one woman.” A sub-committee may be struck, if it has representation from “youth, women, labour, visible minority, LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisesexual, transgendered, questioning).” I presume the party’s lengthy anti-harassment policy will be read out to begin all meetings.

Once they finally get down to business, the list of election campaign details they must examine is long. In addition to that, they must review “stakeholder relations including community leaders,

business, social movement, ethnic communities, environmental movement, affiliated unions and the labour movement.”

One of the excuses offered by leader Adrian Dix for the party’s defeat was the loss of 40,000 jobs in the B.C. forest industry. The suggestion is that those people left for Alberta, and if they were still here, they would have voted NDP. That presumed solidarity has never existed in the private sector, and in fact the highest-paid union workers have good reason to vote for lower taxes.

To confirm B.C. and Canada’s “progressive” tax system, all they have to do is look at their pay stubs.

The mandate for this review mentions not one actual public policy issue. Here’s one the committee might kick around.

Having lost the 2009 election campaigning against the carbon tax, the NDP is now calling for it to be increased and extended to greenhouse gases produced by industrial process emissions.

A simple example is a cement kiln, which burns fuel to reach the temperature at which the components are partially burned and cement is produced.

Cement manufacturers pay carbon tax on the fuel, whether it’s natural gas or shredded tires, but not on the process.

B.C. cement makers are already pleading for relief,

because the fuel-intensive process puts them at a price disadvantage with U.S. and Chinese producers.

Further unilateral tax action by B.C. would only further increase imports, and potentially push B.C. firms out of business. Goodbye unionized private sector jobs.

Dix’s last foray in question period before the summer legislature session adjourned was a demand for the government to order BC Ferries to build its next three ships in B.C. Leave aside the NDP’s uncritical zeal for state control, and their ill-fated experiment with aluminum fast ferries. The most likely bidder for this work is Seaspan, with shipyards in Esquimalt and North Vancouver.

Seaspan is hiring almost 2,000 people to build ships for the Royal Canadian Navy and Coast Guard. It will be flat out to get that done, and the company president can’t yet say if it has the capacity and skilled labour to bid on BC Ferries ships too.

Seaspan has to operate in the real world of limited resources. So does the NDP, but it’s not clear if they can find a way out of their thicket of special interests and stale economic notions.

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

WildsafeBC — Crystal Leonard

Don't let your fruit fall to the ground Wildlife Sightings in and around our communities: • A black bear was seen on the Sinclair Creek trail in Radium Hot Springs.

Do you have a fruit tree? Do you pick your fruit tree or do you let the fruit fall to the ground? Well, if you don’t have time or are unable to pick your fruit there is a possible option for you.

It’s called the Columbia Valley Fruit Swap. The idea behind the program, which started in 2011, is to give what would-be unused fruit to people who could use it. Simple! It’s also, of course, a great program to minimize wildlife attractants. If you have an unused fruit tree, all you have to do is call and give some information about your tree(s).

The program also gives the homeowner an option to keep some of the picked fruit. The program does not guarantee that your fruit tree will be picked as some types of fruit are less sought after and it is hard to find people to pick them. If we are unable to match you with a picker, you will still need to pick your own fruit tree.

There is an incredible amount of fruit-bearing trees in the valley; apples, crab-apples, cherries, apricots, pears, and many ornamental fruit-bearing trees. The fruit program is also looking for donations or even just to borrow buckets, ladders and tarps. For more information, call the WildSafeBC line at

250-688-0561.

When residents don’t pick their fruit-bearing trees, the fruit will fall to the ground and become a food source for such animals as deer, skunks and bears.

Sometimes when fruit is left long enough, it will ferment, consequently making birds, bears and other animals intoxicated from eating them. This may sound funny, but is not for the animal as they could end up in trouble fast.

WildSafeBC recommends you pick fruit, allowing it to ripen indoors; or pick daily as it ripens. If you do not want the fruit, consider pruning the tree vigorously or spraying spring blossoms with a power washer to knock them off.

If you no longer want to manage your tree, consider replacement with a native, non-fruit bearing variety. This is the time to be proactive about your fruit-bearing tree.

Fun wildlife fact of the week: Grizzly bears have been noted to eat 100,000 Buffalo Berries in a day! To have enough energy for their winter sleep, they need to eat the equivalent 300 apples or 60 hamburgers a day.

To report any wildlife sightings in our communities, call the RAPP line at 1-877-952-7277. For more information on WildSafeBC, check out www.wildsafebc.com.

Crystal Leonard is the WildSafeBC Community Co-ordinator for Invermere and Radium, and can be contacted at 250-688-0561 or by email at invermere@ wildsafebc.com or radium@wildsafebc.com.

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Kitimat ocean program set for oil tankers TOM FLETCHER B.C. News/Black Press

A little-noticed federal ocean monitoring program around Kitimat is the clearest signal yet that the federal government is preparing the region for crude oil tanker traffic, Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver says.

Weaver was catching up on his scientific reading after the B.C. election when he stumbled on a line — “almost a throwaway” — in the April issue of Canadian Ocean Science Newsletter.

“A major initiative in planning is the complementary measures

project for the area surrounding Kitimat British Columbia to support planned oil traffic,” it says.

Government scientists who developed the system in the Gulf of St. Lawrence say it is to help “search and rescue, oil spill response and to ensure safe and navigable waterways.”

Weaver said the project goes well beyond research, and represents a major ongoing budget commitment by Environment Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada to forecast

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ocean conditions for oil tanker traffic.

“My conclusion is, come hell or high water, the intention of the feds right now is to ship bitumen to Asia through Kitimat,” Weaver said in an interview. “Whether it be through rail or through pipeline, it’s going to happen, and I don’t think that British Columbians are getting the whole picture here.”

Environment Canada spokesman Mark Johnson issued a statement confirming the program was funded in the 2012 federal budget, under the government’s “responsible resource development” initiative.

Its purpose is to “to improve the scientific understanding of diluted bitumen products and to improve operational capabilities to provide timely scientific as-

petroleum products to fortify Canada’s marine prevention, preparedness and response capabilities.

“In terms of ocean forecasting, Environment Canada

“My conclusion is, come hell or high water, the intention of the feds right now is to ship bitumen to Asia through Kitimat. Whether it be through rail or through pipeline, it's going to happen, and I don't think British Columbians are getting the whole picture here.”

ANDREW WEAVER GREEN PARTY MLA

sessment in the event of an oil spill.

“The Government of Canada is increasing research into non-conventional

Meteorological Service of Canada will bring specific contributions to the this overall goal in the provision of high-

resolution surface winds forecasts along the complex waterways from Kitimat to Hecate Strait area, as winds play an important role as input to oil spill modelling assessment.”

A federal assessment panel is preparing recommendations for the federal cabinet on the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project, which would deliver diluted bitumen from Alberta to the Kitimat port.

Weaver said Ottawa’s apparent rush to export heavy crude increases the pollution risk on land and ocean, and also works against development of a petrochemical industry in Canada.

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• The Windermere Valley Early Childhood Development Team’s Healthy Eating project saw $1,000 allocated to the District of Invermere, $700 for Electoral Area F, $500 to Electoral Area G, $1,000 to the Village of Canal Flats, and $500 for the Village of Radium Hot Springs.

• The Columbia Cultural Tourism Association saw it PlaceBased Cultural Tourism Strategy-Added Payback project gain $1,000 in the District of Invermere, $2,500 for Electoral Area F, $500 for Electoral Area G, $2,000 towards the Village of Canal Flats, and $1,000 for the Village of Radium Hot Springs.

• Connecting Communities, Linking Ecosystems & Building, and project through the Columbia River Greenways Alliance, saw the District of Invermere receive $2,500, and the Village of Radium Hot Springs $2,000.

• For the Setting the Stage Performance and Presentation Package through the Columbia Valley Arts Council, the District of Invermere earned $750, $500 for Electoral Area F, and $250 for the Village of Radium Hot Springs.

• The Columbia Valley Swim Club gained $1,000 in District of Invermere $500 for Electoral Area F and G, and $1,500 for the Village of Radium Hot Springs.• The East Kootenay Brain Injury Association benefited through its Support, Empower, Achieve! project. The District of Invermere and Canal Flats were allocated $1,000 each, as well as Electoral Areas E and F. The Village of Radium Hot Springs gained $500.

• The East Kootenay Regional Science Fair Society received money for the Outreach to Communities North of Cran-

brook project. The District of Invermere saw $1,000 in funding, Electoral Area E $600, Electoral Area F $1,000, and the Village of Radium Hot Springs received $500.

• The Edgewater Recreation Society benefitted through the Renew & Revitalize with Technology.

Two-hundred dollars was allocated to the District of Invermere and Electoral Area F, while $8,500 was granted to Electoral Area G $8,500. The Village of Radium Hot Springs is up $500.

• The Fairmont and District Lions Club received $500 in the District of Invermere for the Lions Community Den. Also for that project, Electoral Area F was granted $13,000, the Village of Canal Flats $1,500, and the Village of Radium Hot Springs $500.

• The Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley was granted money for its StartUp and Volunteer Training. The District of Invermere gained $750, Electoral Area F received $1,000, Electoral Area G is up $500, the Village of Canal Flats was allotted $2,000, and the Village of Radium Hot Springs $1,000.

• Kootenay Library Federation was granted funds for the 2013 conferences. The District of Invermere benefitted $2,500, Electoral Area F $1,000, Electoral Area G $500, and the Village of Radium Hot Springs $1,000.

• The Lake Windermere Alliance Church was granted money for the Sonshine Children’s Playground.

The District of Invermere received $3,500, and Electoral Area G received $250.

• The Lake Windermere District Rod & Gun Club was allocated money for upgrades to the com-

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munity range. Onethousand dollars towards the District of Invermere $2,000 into Electoral Area F, $1,000 for Electoral Area G, and $9,842 for the Village of Radium Hot Springs.

• The Panorama Mountain Freeride Club received funding for equipment and supplies. The District of Invermere gained $500.00 and Electoral Area F is up $1,000.00, while the Village of Radium Hot Springs received $200.

• Purcell Mountain

Biking School benefitted for the Mount Nelson Athletic Park Bicycle Pump Track project. The District of Invermere received $8,000, and Electoral Area F gained $3,000.

The Village of Canal Flats earned $1,000.

• The Radium Hot Springs Public Library received funding for Cards for Children; the Village of Radium Hot Springs earned $1,000.

• SQx Danza, through the Blue Lake Professional Interactive Dance Rehearsal

Insight, received funding for field trips.

The District of Invermere gained $500.00, and the Village of Canal Flats $1,000.

• The Steamboat Mountain Music Festival gained $500 in the District of Invermere $250 for Electoral Area F $4,500 into Electoral Area G, and $750 towards the Village of Radium Hot Springs.

• Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club benefitted through the Cross River Canyon Ski Trails Groomer.

• One-thousand dolllars for the District of Invermere, $3,000 for Electoral Area F $1,500 into the Village of Canal Flats, and $17,500 for the Village of Radium Hot Springs.

• The Wilmer Community Club gained a combined $12,000 in funding through the District of Invermere ($1,500), Electoral Area F ($1,400), and Electoral Area G ($9,100) • The Windermere District Historical Society gained a to-

tal of $3,000 for the Painting of a Historic Building Called “The Legion”. The money was allocated through the District of Invermere ($7500), Electoral Area F ($1,250), Electoral Area G ($500), and the Village of Radium Hot Springs ($500).

• Wings Over the Rockies received money for Laptops for Registration. The District of Invermere was granted $578, and $400 was allocated to both Electoral Areas F and G.

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Community Calendar

Remember When?

Send your events to production@invermerevalleyecho.com THURS AUGUST 1 •Junior Naturalists program for kids 6 – 12 yrs.

10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Redstreak Campground.

Pre-register at 250-3476525 or friendsofkootenay@gmail.com. Runs every Thursday, Friday and Saturday in July & August.

FRI AUGUST 2 •Swimming at Radium Hot Springs with the Summit Youth Centre, 7 p.m. Sign up by Aug 1 to participate.

SAT AUGUST 3 •Edgewater Legion Open Market, 10 a.m.

- 12:30 p.m.. To book a table call Vi at 250-3470044.

• Vancouver artist Sharon Quirke creates live at Effusion Art Gallery, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.. www. effusionartgallery.com •Free Family Fun. Movie in the Park: The Croods.

Fun starts at 8:30 p.m., movie starts at 10 p.m. at Pothole Park. Check www.invermere.net for more details.

SUN AUGUST 4 •6th Annual Tour of the Arts, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

More than 35 artists displaying work along 7th Ave, from Pothole Park to Pynelogs. Tour passports $20 available at Village Arts, Essentials, Crossroads Collective, Pynelogs, Meet on Higher Ground (Radium) and La Galeria (Fairmont). Grand prize draw for visiting all 3 tour sites. For more info, call 250-342-4423 or go online to www.columbiavalleyarts.com.

•Invermere Music Fest.

Waterfront music festival at Kinsmen Beach greenspace, 4 - 10 p.m.

Live music, food, Arrowhead beer garden. $35 until July 25, regular price $40. Tickets available at Arrowhead Brewery, The Book Bar, Syndicate Boardshop & Pynelogs.

MON AUGUST 5 •Wild Nature Tours: Slowly down the Columbia. A 14 person voyageur canoe trip from Invermere to Radium. www.wildnaturetours.ca.

TUES AUGUST 6 •Windermere Valley Museum's summer children's program: Rancher. Learn about ranching, with a guest appearance from a rancher and welsh

pony. 10:30 am. - 12 p.m. at the museum. Admission by donation.

WED AUG UST 7 •Pool tournament at the Summit Youth Centre, 5 - 10:30 p.m.

THURS AUGUST 8 •Beach volleyball, leaving the Summit Youth Centre at 2 p.m. Until 5 p.m.

FRI AUGUST 9 •Maya Eventov & Friends exhibition opening at Artym Gallery, 6 - 9 p.m. Show continues until Aug 18th. www.artymgallery.com •Hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre, 5 - 10:30 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 •Barn Market at Elk Park Ranch's Old Eaton House, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

•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., Invermere 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.

•Open Mic night at Bud's Bar, beginning at 10 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.

1st THURSDAY •Columbia Valley MS Support Group. 7 - 8 p.m. at Christ Church Trinity.

EVERY THURSDAY •Open Mic night at the Hoodoo Grill, beginning at 9:30 p.m.

EVERY FRIDAY •Baby Goose program for parents and babies up to 18 months. 9:3011:30 a.m. at Eileen Madson Primary. kandruschuk@cbal.org •Preschool Story Time at the Invermere Public Library, 10:30 a.m. For info visit invermere. bclibrary.ca •Summer Reading Club, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. at the Invermere Public Library. For kids in grades 1-5. Call each Friday morning to register. 250-342-6416.

•Market on Main, 4 - 9 p.m. in Radium.

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

•Music on Main, 7 - 9 p.m. in Radium.

EVERY SATURDAY •Invermere Farmer's Market, downtown Invermere, 9 a.m. -1 p.m.

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

Echo file photo July 2006 — A dancer began the powwow at a Shuswap gathering in Invermere with the grass dance. A large crowd turned up and heard speeches from chiefs about the importance of culture and history for young people.

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

10 years ago (2003): Weeks had passed and there had been virtually no rainfall in the Columbia Valley, prompting the Southeast Fire Centre to issue an extreme fire warning for the valley. Nobody within the jurisdiction was allowed fires for cooking, warmth, or ceremonial purposed. Fireworks were also banned. However, there were some legal exceptions.

One campsite resort owner told The Echo that "Under the resort zoning laws, we are exempt from fire bans and it's at our discretion, but we are liable if the fire gets out of hand."

15 years ago (1998): Work began on an addition on David Thompson Secondary School, intended to eliminate the need for portable classrooms. The construction created three new administrative offices, three new classrooms for high school use, and four new classrooms for the College of the Rockies. "We ben-

efit by having a joint use with the school district that opens up to adult use in the evening," said the then-manager of College of the Rockies.

20 years ago (1993): Beach closures were in effect at Kinsmen Beach between 10:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. each night. Those found trespassing on the property were to be charged up to $2,000. Vehicles were to be towed and impounded. "I'm sure hoping that this is a discretionary tool," said acting mayor Buzz Harmsworth, speaking to those concerned about losing night swimming.

30 years ago (1983): "If you want to find out about a person, no need to talk, just read their bumper stickers," advised an Echo columnist. "You can find out what a person would rather be doing," she said. The columnist admired drivers whose stickers bragged about stopping at all bars and garage sales. Expressing a cold-war sentiment, she quoted one that read, "In case of nuclear war — kiss your children." One car, she wrote, that she saw bore a remarkably sexist sticker, reading: " Help put a woman back where she belongs, barefoot and pregnant."

40 years ago (1973): The Invermere Hotel burned to the ground on a Sunday

night. The building had been a landmark on Invermere's main street since the early 1900s, according to The Echo.

Firefighters battled what they called the worst blaze in the history of the village for more than three hours despite having no realistic hope of extinguishing it. The hotel was originally known as the Hotel Canterbury. It was third of three well-known hotels in the area to burn down after long-standing inns in Windermere and Athalmer succumbed to fire in 1952 and 1970, respectively.

50 years ago (1963): Twelveyear-old Don Mathison's set a new record for the fastest swim across Lake Windermere. He completed the 12mile swim in five hours and 24 minutes after beginning at 7:06 am. The water was 64 degrees Fahrenheit and the air was 38 degrees F. Don, who was a stocky build for 5'2, said the cold did not bother him. The young swimmer was doubting his performance, but was encouraged to continue by his spotter, who followed the young swimmer in a row boat. The swim had only been completed twice before — in 1956 by a German immigrant housewife and in 1961 by a Nova Scotia man lifeguarding at Fairmont Hot Springs.

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Valley Life Early Edgewater Editor's note: The following historical photos and comments were submitted by Lis Hedges (nee Madsen). See this Friday's Pioneer for more from her personal collection.

(Top photo) This picture was taken about 1930 or 31. My father John J. Madsen started an ice cream business in order to generate some cash money, which was hard to come by in those days. We had cows and chickens and a separator so we had our own cream and butter. My mother made a very rich vanilla ice-cream with the ingredients which were churned by hand every day in the summer months and sold at this little stand down by the highway, not far from the present golf course. (Middle photo) My older brother, Brent, in about 1940, is on the left, churning ice-cream. An ice saw is on the wall, and an ice block is on the wheel barrow. My younger brother and a cousin are doing the washing.

(Bottom photo) Refinements were made to the business as the years went by. This photo was taken about 1933 or '34.

Dad built a table and chairs and provided shade with a canopy.

Visitors to Radium, even in difficult times, went for trips up the valley and back and sometimes stopped in for homemade icecream. There will still be families in Edgewater who remember going over to Madsens for an ice cream cone.

I think they sold for five cents.

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submitted images Local landscape artist Denise Lemaster (above, Lake of the Hanging Glacier) and Albertan artist Fiona Couillard, who specializes in animal portraits (inset, A Different Breed), will both be exhibiting their work at The Artym Gallery as part of the 2013 Tour of the Arts on August 4th.

Artym featured artists on Tour DEANNA BERRINGTON The Artym Gallery

The Artym Gallery is very pleased to present, in conjunction with the Columbia Valley Tour of the Arts 2013, Denise Lemaster and Fiona Couillard on Sunday, August 4th.

These two wonderful artists will be doing a painting demonstration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Artym, and you can also enjoy an exhibition of their original paintings.

Denise Lemaster is a long-time local. She has lived in Invermere and around the area for almost her whole life, so it makes perfect sense that her landscape paintings are often familiar locales. Her subtle oil paintings boast muted colours and contemporary lines and invite the viewer to share her love of the outdoors.

Fiona Couillard, an Alberta artist, is known for her portraits of animals.

Having grown up in a rural environment, some of her favourite subjects are cows. She captures the personal-

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ity and quirkiness of each individual bovine, many of whom are family owned. Fiona finds that there is a never ending source of inspiration standing at the fence.

Join us as we feature these two wonderful artists. As well as seeing Fiona Couillard and Denise Lemaster at work between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., there will be a special display of their work at the Artym Gallery.

You can also see their work online at www.artymgallery.com. And most of all, enjoy the Tour!

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Dozens compete in first official Swansea Scramble DAN WALTON dan@invermerevalleyecho.com

On one of the valley’s most-used recreational mountains, locals were defeated by visitors in the 2013 Swansea Scramble.

The event took place on Sunday, July 28th and marked the first official year of the Swansea Scramble, which saw the debut of a digital timer. With five- and ten-kilometre tracks marked up the mountain, the latter gaining 932 metres in elevation, scramblers were challenged on several fronts: on ascent, descent, and on the "kick-ass" sprint.

The sprint was an uphill, 200-metre marked distance on a steeper section of the route that was completed the fastest by Max Regitnig of Invermere.

Finishing in first place among the five kilometre racers was 12-year-old Cole Richardson

from Canmore, posting a time of 39:31.

“I didn’t think I was actually going to do it, but I asked my mom to wake me up this morning to double check, and I decided to do it,” he told The Echo. “I wasn’t thinking I would do so good — I was the only kid in the race. Everyone was way older than me so I was kind of nervous about that.”

Cole and his mom, Lynne Richardson, ran the five-kilometre side-by-side. Cole waited for his mom, who finished only seconds behind him.

“The Swansea Scramble twigged my imagination — I knew it would make for a good mother/son race,” Lynne said. “Cole just jumped out of bed and got his shoes on this morning.”

Claiming victory after completing the tenkilometre in 1:10:50 was Chris Nakahara from Cranbrook, who was first past the post at the full route of the 2013 Scramble.

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In order to conserve water, Windermere Water and Parr Utilities have adopted the Regional District of East Kootenay watering restrictions for the hank-you in advance for your understanding and co-operation. months of May through September.

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- 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. on alternating days as follows: Residents living in even numbered homes may water on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Residents living in odd numbered homes may water on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

We would like to thank-you in advance for your understanding and co-operation.

Trevor Crawley/Cranbrook Daily Townsman The Invermere Killer Rollbots came out on top in a derby bout against Cranbrook's Mountain Town Maulers on Saturday, July 27th in Cranbrook at the Memorial Arena, winning 180-103. Pictured here are team captain Jess ‘DeVotchka Thrash’ de Groot (in black, left) and jammer 'Puma Thurman' (in black, right).

Killer Rollbots beat Maulers TREVOR CRAWLEY Cranbrook Daily Townsman

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The Memorial Arena in Cranbrook played host to roller derby action on Saturday (July 27th) night, as teams from across the East Kootenay slugged it out for bragging rights in the regional roller derby league.

It was a double-header with Fernie’s Avalanche City Roller Girls taking on the Creston Black-Eyed Cherries, followed by the hometown team, the Mountain Town Maulers, challenging the Invermere Killer Rollbots.

The Rollbots, due to the skillful work of jammer Puma Thurman, jumped to an early lead against the Maulers, with roughly 50 points before the Maulers were able to respond. Block-

ers from the Rollbots also made life difficult for Maulers’ jammers K-POW, Hit E. Longstockings and Pale Fire, as the match turned into a defensive battle.

After the first half hour, the Rollbots were up 90-45 over the Maulers.

After a quick break that included a kids tricycle race and other shenanigans, the two teams were back on the track, as the Maulers looked to close the gap.

Invermere’s jammer Puma Thurman kept finding the gaps through the Maulers’ blockers, while K-POW managed to catch fire and do some damage for the Cranbrook squad.

However, the Rollbots defence was very stingy and the Maulers were unable to complete a comeback, falling 180-103 by the end of the game.

Whitecaps FC announce plans for Kootenay Academy this fall BLACK PRESS STAFF Special to The Valley Echo

Vancouver Whitecaps FC regional head coach David Broadhurst will be in Nelson from August 10th to 18th to lead the evaluations for the Whitecaps FC Kootenay Prospects Academy. Boys and girls ages U-10 to U-18 will have the opportunity to be evaluated for selection and invitation to the Kootenay Prospects program, which will include up to four boys and four girls training groups with 16 to 20 players per training group.

“We really enjoyed our inaugural year in the Kootenays and learned more about how the program can have the greatest impact and benefit for local players,” said Whitecaps FC

director of soccer development Dan Lenarduzzi. “Based on that we have made some adjustments this year that will provide a regular Whitecaps FC presence in the Kootenays, more regular contact with the players, and increased communication.”

The program, including all sessions, will be run by Whitecaps FC Okanagan regional head coach David Broadhurst. It will include a 10-month program with three phases, running September through June, with weekly training sessions. There will also be one travel weekend per phase, which last year included an MLS weekend in Vancouver featuring an on-field training session and a Whitecaps FC MLS match.

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Golf News RIVERSIDE MEN'S GOLF CLUB:

• The Riverside Men's Club has had a great two weeks under almost perfect weather playing under superb golfing conditions, so any cause of high scores was a personal responsibility! On July 16th, a total of 23 players played a 2-man, 1-best ball game. First were Noel Robbitaille and Robbi Robertson with a 58.

Second were Roy Nelson and Gord Bignall with a 60. Third were Rick Charter and Bill Bergman with a 61. Fourth were Barry Jonas and Don Slobodzian with a 61. Deuces were Brian Morton and Kirk Dawson on #3, Phil Boyer on #8 and Bill Bergman on #15. KPs were 3: Bruce Eaket; 5: Ken Munro; 8: Phil Boyer ; 13: Bruce Eaket; 15:Bob Linell. On July 15th, a total of 34 players from both Riverside and Mountainside Men's and Ladies' Clubs enjoyed an away day at The Springs in Radium. Players found it a great challenge under very windy conditions. The course was immaculate, having just hosted the BC Amateur Championship. On July 9th, a total of 28 players enjoyed a 4-man, 3-best ball, but always including the rotating yellow ball player. First were Gord Bignall, Robbi Robertson, Norbert Schab and Derwyn Peloski with a 192. Second were Brian Morton, Kirk Dawson, Noel Robbitaille and Barry Jonas with a 197.

Third were Phil Boyer, Beattie Ledingham, Roy Nelson and Rob Miller with a 203. Deuces were Wayne Geiger, Jim Horne and Beattie Ledingham — all on hole 15! KPs were 3: Bruce Eaket; 5: Roy Nelson; 8: Gord Bignall; 13: Russ Hemsing; 15: Beattie Ledingham.

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WINDERMERE LADIES' GOLF CLUB:

• Our June 26th game was Three Blind Mice and the winning team was Doreen Stewart, Diane Kochorek, Carol Sanford and Deb Plato. The putting pot was

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won by Ruth Gordon and Doreen Stewart and the deuce pot was also shared,

by Diane Kochorek and Deb Plato. On July 3rd, the club played a new game of "Roll of the Dice" and the winning team was Cathy Howard, Gail Cole, Coreen Ruault and Pat Andruschuk. The putting pot was won by Gail Cole, and deuces were very popular this week with Gail Cole getting two and the following ladies getting one each: Deb Plato, Pat Andruschuk and Nora Efford. July 10th was Low Net Pin Round and the winners were Sandra Howard, Dawn McKinnon, Joyce Robinson and Cathy Howard. The putting pot was won by Diane Kochorek and the deuce pot by Helga Boker. We have had a number of match plays with winners and losers going to the appropriate competition, quite a few more to go before a winner is declared. This is a fun competition because it evens the playing field for all players.

• Our game on July 17th was "Count Your Putts" broken into two flights. The winners of the first flight were Mary Jean Anakin and Sandra Howard. The winners of the second flight were Diane Kochorek and Sharyn Schmidt. The putting pot winner was Mary Jean Anakin. The deuce pot was a carry over. Happily, the game was finished before the rain came. We had six ladies away playing in interclub at the Springs: Raylene Oram, Deb Plato, Barb Journeault, Helga Boker, with Pat Andruschuk and Ruth Gordon playing for Radium Resort. Everyone was off the course before the heavy rain fell.

• Our game on July 24th was Half and Half, putts on the front 9, net score on the back 9. The winners were Pat Andruschuk, Dawn McKinnon, Barb Journault, Diane Kochorek, Coreen Ruault and Arlene Morton. There were six deuces: Gail Cole, Sue Nikirk had two, Arlene Morton, Sydney-Anne Porter and Diane Kochorek. The putting pot was won by Pat Andruschuk with 26. It was a beautiful hot day.

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2013 Swansea Scramble Results

This was Chris’s first year competing in the Crazy Sole’s event, but he said he does a lot of hiking, trail running, and climbing “I didn’t have much expectation so the win was good,” he told The Echo.

“Great views up at the top and a good, gruelling climb.”

Placing first among the women with a time of 1:25:31 was Stephanie McGregor-Jones from Cranbrook.

For her, the Swansea Scramble was part of her participation in the Trail Races of the East Kootenays (TREK) series.

Along with keeping active outdoors, Stephanie has an extreme routine.

“I do CrossFit five days a week — that helps me out big time,” she said.

After its first two years of gaining momentum by running in a grassroots-fashion, the Swansea Scramble has grown to 40 racers. Organizers introduced an electronic timing system in addition to increasing sponsorship.

“People love it, and so many enjoy the challenge of it, so we thought we’d make it more official,” said Nadyia Fry, event co-organizer. “It’s such a challenging ascent and descent that it’s really technical, like Luca Lake, which is also fabulous, but it’s a totally different challenge.”

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“The club’s desire is to have an overall regional program strategy that will allow the Prospects Academy to be accessible to the best players in the Kootenay region,” said Broadhurst. “In this coming 2013-14 cycle, we will operate a West program which will primarily be open to players from Nelson and Kootenay South. The objective will be to work towards a similar East program for the fall of 201415. This will then provide the ability to connect the two programs for select training and events.”

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Much-loved publications land magazine honours CONTRIBUTED Special to The Valley Echo

After 12 years of publishing a local group of magazine makers has landed an extraordinary honour — two in fact.

Kootenay Mountain Culture (KMC) has been named Magazine of The Year for BC/Yukon by the esteemed Western Magazine Awards (WMA), an organization that for the past three decades has represented all of the magazine titles throughout B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Yukon.

What’s more, KMC’s partner publication, Coast Mountain Culture (CMC), has been awarded the Best New Magazine.

“We were really hon-

oured,” says KMC/ CMC publisher Peter Moynes, who attended the 31st annual WMAs with creative director Mitchell Scott and CMC editor Mike Berard last month.

“The first thing we thought of was all the support we’ve had from so many folks throughout the Kootenays, some for quite a while now — our families, all our readers, contributors and all the businesses who’ve put their trust in us.”

“The crowd at the awards let out a huge cheer and applause when we won Magazine of The Year,” says Scott. “We’ve been the little guys that the big guys have been watching.

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had all kinds of kudos from all sorts of major league print and web media titles before — everyone from the National Post to National Geographic. But to have been chosen by all our peers for this, well, it’s really something extraordinary.”

KMC was up against a number of iconic Western Canadian publications including BC Business, Vancouver Magazine, Western Living and Geist. While the honours took the KMC cohorts by surprise, the awards are more than well-earned according to well-wishers at the WMAs and Canadian magazine veterans alike.

“When I first saw a copy of KMC, I couldn’t believe how polished a product it was, nor that it had emerged from a small town in B.C., of all places,” says Calgarybased writer Kevin Brooker. A journalist for the past 30 years, Brooker is a multiple WMA winner who contributes to publications including The Globe and Mail, Outside, Powder, ESPN

photo submitted Kootenay Mountain Culture and Coast Mountain Culture publisher Peter Moynes and creative director Mitchell Scott. The two magazines were recently honoured by the Western magazines Awards. “To be able to work with so many people in the communities all around us, and help build their businesses, we consider ourselves very fortunate,” says Moynes.

and Applied Arts.

“Most of all, however, I was heartened to see that at a time when budget constraints and changing times are forcing a lot of magazines to lower print standards, replace custom photography with stock and reduce their editorial staff, KMC and CMC were forging a really sophisticated visual and literary voice,” says Brooker.

“The products go

light-years beyond anything that one normally encounters in the mountain/outdoors genre, or most any other genre for that matter.”

What onlookers say is most extraordinary about the KMC/ CMC product, is the fact both magazines are free, relying entirely on advertising and distribution support. Launched in 2001 as a tiny 28-page handout, and today

still run from overtop Moynes’ backyard garage, Kootenay Mountain Culture has been supported by small businesses, resorts and destination marketing organizations from throughout the West and East Kootenay and Columbia regions.

Moynes credits the magazine’s well-targeted distribution for the success, noting that the publications are essentially calling

cards for the places and people the magazines’ writers and photographers tell stories about.

“We live in one of the greatest places in the world. We’re blessed. And to be able to work with so many people in the communities all around us, and help build their businesses, we consider ourselves very fortunate.

Our sincere thanks go out to everyone.”

New book explores maternal side of God STEVE HUBRECHT steve@invermerevalleyecho.com

An award-winning, former Black Press journalist has written a book questioning if the maternal aspect of God has been overlooked by scholars for thousands of years.

Trudy Beyak, who worked for Black Press at the Abbotsford News for 20 years, recently finished The Mother Heart of God: Unveiling the Mystery of the Father’s Maternal Love.

The book explores how religious scholars have focused on the paternal aspects of God for more than 5,000 years and questions whether or not they missed God’s maternal side — an issue Ms. Beyak said can be controversial at times.

During Ms. Beyak two-decade career at Black Pres, the chain of newspapers that includes the Invermere Valley Echo and stretches across Canada, Washington State, Hawaii, California and Ohio, she earned more than 30 awards, usually for investigative journalism or feature writing, and was nominated for the Order of British Columbia for her work as a journalist and her dedication to public service.

In the course of writing her book, Ms. Beyak interviewed more than 50 faith leaders, scholars, writers and celebrities from around the world including, MRI machine inven-

tor Dr. Raymond Damadian, general editor of the English Standard Version Bible, J. I. Packer, and Touched by an Angel costar Della Reese.

“A paradigm shift is unfolding around the world. I saw it happen before my eyes,” said Ms. Beyak in a press release. “The year I interviewed these various leaders Trudy Beyak of faith, few people were talking about this religious controversy. By the time my book was published, public interest in this issue skyrocketed as Google reported close to 100 million hits on this question — and beyond — a shocking increase.”

God’s maternal side will only become a more prominent subject in the future, said Ms. Beyak, a devout Christian.

“This is the issue of our day. As I interviewed leaders and scholars all over the map — whether speaking in Virginia or the Vatican — they shared insights from the Bible about the maternal side of God’s mercy that have rarely been heard or understood before. It was a fascinating experience,” she said in the press release. “These powerful insights are particularly relevant for all of us living in the 21st century.”

Those wanting to know more about Ms. Beyak’s book can check out www.themotherheartofgod.com.

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Valley Skies — Brian Fenerty

Grow Your Life — Elizabeth Shopland

Secret to success I often get asked, “How do you come up with your ideas for The Valley Echo column?” It’s really quite easy; something or someone inspires me, and this week is no different.

The word that has presented itself to me is “success.” Everyone at some point in their lives has pondered the idea of whether or not their life has been a success.

The measuring stick for defining success is infinitely long. Pages upon pages will come up on the Internet describing what business, relationship, financial and health success are in this day and age. In the natural world, we have ecosystems that are successfully sustainable, gardens, crops and harvests that are deemed successful, and wildlife management initiatives that are success-driven causes. Success, if you will, is all around us every day.

What about you? How successful do you feel about your own life? Are you on the road to success or have you achieved it already? Think for a moment about what you believe success really is for you, and I recommend you write it down.

“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.”

— Winston Churchill “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowl-

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edge, but rather a lack of will.”

— Vince Lombardi “Don’t aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.” — David Frost Our worldwide belief systems around the word “success” are even more varied and diverse than the beautiful orchids of the world. Did you know there are more than 25,000 verified, natural orchid varieties in the world, with hundreds of new species being discovered every year and over 120,000 registered hybrid orchids?

My point is that, with all of the definitions and opinions around success, it’s really only important what you believe to be true for you.

Our “work” to grow and succeed in the world is never done. Another thought of success comes from Indian yogi and guru Paramahansa Yogananda: “And your work can be called ‘success’ only when in some way it serves your fellowman.”

Imagine if the world began to embrace that definition of success as a heartfelt belief expressed in our attitude towards ourselves and others. What a wonderful difference that alone would make.

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.

Where is 134340? That is Pluto's number. (Got to get in the habit of calling it that... ) Details of our skies can be subtle, waiting to be noticed by eyes practiced in regularly looking for what is going on in our skies.

Likewise, the details online of the science involved can also be subtle, and more than quick glances on the web may be needed.

Pluto information is a good example. Spotting it in the sky this year? Forget it. Spotting some accurate background about it (134340, I mean) online, especially details of its demotion by professionals?

That is almost as hard. Plus, Pluto as a Plutino (see chart) is often not mentioned, yet that is a significant aspect of our Solar System's organi-

zation. And Eris?

For a while, it was authoritatively described in the wrong part of the Solar System.

Solution? The habit of watchfulness on and off line.

Maybe in a year or two, we might spot 134340 in a big telescope under our dark skies. Meanwhile, many other easier things to spot, and then recollect or ponder later, wait for us by day as well as night.

Easy one: what is the moon's current phase? (Now where did I misplace my moon chart? Gotta get in the habit of using that... ) Brian Fenerty is a semi-retired valley resident and an esteemed member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Contact him at fenertyb@telus.net.

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6th Annual Tour of the Arts, Inv. Fairmont Farmer’s Market.

Barn Market at Elk Park Ranch.

Inv. MusicFest, Kinsmen Beach.

Pancake Breakfast at the Edgewater Legion.

Summer Splash! at James Chabot Beach.

Fairmont Farmer’s Market.

Barn Market at Elk Park Ranch.

Pancake Breakfast at the Edgewater Legion.

Wild Nature Tours: “Animal Tracks & Signs.”

Fairmont Farmer’s Market.

Barn Market at Elk Park Ranch.

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Wild Nature Tours: “Slowly down the Columbia.”

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Windermere Valley Museum’s summer children’s programming: Pioneer Careers.

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John Reischman and the Jaybirds in Concert at Christ Church Trinity.

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Market & Music on Main, Radium.

Invermere Farmer’s Market.

Edgewater Legion Market.

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Movie in the Park: The Croods.

Junior Naturalist program 18th Annual Loop the Preschool Story Time at Redstreak campground Lake. & Summer Reading Club, runs Thurs, Fri, Sat. Inv. Public Library.

37th Annual Lakeside Event, Inv. Market & Music on Main, Kimberly Kiel live at Effusion.

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Invermere Farmer’s Market.

Maya Eventov and Friends Exhibition, Artym Gallery Show. Until Aug 18.

Junior Naturalist Elk Park Ranch farrier program at Redstreak competition and mini campground runs Thurs, Fri, rodeo. Runs until August 18th.

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Tomato Fondue* Ingredients 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 100 g onions, sliced 1 garlic clove, crushed 2 lbs very ripe tomatoes, peeled Salt & pepper to taste 2 tbsp of any of the following: mint, thyme, parsley, oregano, basil A few drops of balsamic vinegar

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Lara McCormack is one of the owners of From Scratch – A Mountain Kitchen in Fairmont Hot Springs where one can savor great seasonal food, sip from a selection of beverages including BC wines and enjoy the views of our gorgeous valley landscape. *Recipe from Ballymaloe Cookery School.

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of summer is refreshing. They may be a bit more watery, and you can add a touch of sugar to draw out the sweetness. You can drop them into cold water for a few seconds and the skin will fall off immediately when you rub them gently.

The following recipe has a number of uses. Tomato Fondue can be used as a vegetable dish, a sauce for pasta, a filling for omelettes or a pizza

Instructions Heat the oil in a casserole or stainless steel saucepan. Add the onion, garlic and toss until coated. Cover and let sweat on a gentle heat until they are soft, but not coloured.

Slice the tomatoes and add with all the juice to the onions. Season with salt and pepper.

Add the generous amount of herbs.

Cook uncovered for about 10 minutes until the tomatoes soften.

Add a few drops of balsamic as this will greatly enhance the flavour.

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I know it's peak of summer when those amazing little cherry tomatoes start showing up at the Farmers' Market and they taste like candy! (I tell my children that they are the garden gnomes candy and they gobble them up!) One of my favourite ingredients, tomatoes are such an important ingredient in our kitchen as they are full of flavour, nutrition and colour.

Tomatoes grown at home, in a garden or pot, always taste better than those bought in our local grocery stores. Tomatoes that ripen on the vine have much more flavour than the tomatoes that we buy the store as they have been picked green, left to ripen in transit.

When tomatoes get the opportunity to ripen on the vine, they give us such amazing flavour as they gradually swell and colour. There is such gratification picking that first tomato of the season off the vine. One tip I learned is remove the side shoots; otherwise, you have a plant with many leaves and little fruit.

Heirloom tomatoes are popular as they come in all shapes, colours and sizes. At Ballymaloe Cookery School, they grew between 30 and 40 different types.

I was fortunate enough to see how they all grow, taste and cook. I never knew tomatoes could taste like this!

We are not all fortunate to grow tomatoes all year long in our climate, but here’s a great tip — freeze them in the peak of summer. When it’s -20 C outside and you reach into your freezer to make a tomato sauce, that scent

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Horoscope Fifth Week of July ARIES Aries, a challenge arises that requires you to have the utmost confidence in your abilities. Some self-confidence and hard work are all you need to successfully tackle this challenge.

TAURUS Taurus, you can choose from among many paths, but this week you will have to carefully think about which way to go.

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It’s been about five years, depending on when it hit you. The effects, though, were there for a while before most of us even noticed. We really began feeling the effects in later 2008.

It gradually became obvious things had deteriorated. Companies closed or cut back on work. Whole industries collapsed. Jobs disappeared. Some banks around the world were in trouble. Even countries failed. Investor confidence rode a roller-coaster. A lot changed. We’re only now slowly coming out of it.

There seem to be three key players - companies, investors and consumers - in the overall economy, but how they fit is not so clear. Consumers are all individuals, and have individual processes for arriving at decisions. Companies and investors have ways of thinking that are easier to examine.

Today, stock prices have reached heights never seen before, even though some investors continue to be wary. Some people, who once were avid investors, fear change they don’t understand and are intimidated. Others buy, investing without question, buying emotionally.

That picture describes both the stock market, and the economy. Intuitively, we look for a connection, yet one is difficult to see.

There’ve been stories of high stock prices and fortunes made. At the same time, we hear the economy is still weak. Investment in new equipment and machinery by some companies is happening though slower than expected. Jobs are still in short supply.

Meanwhile, we hear reports some companies are sitting on huge piles of cash, reluctant to spend because they don’t yet have faith in the economy. Others are investing in huge purchases of companies and talk of “consolidation.” It becomes apparent there is very little connection between them.

There is an argument among some advisors about this question, wondering whether there is a connec-

tion between stock markets and the economy. Sometimes stock markets are called ‘leading indicators’ of economic change (though that frequently seems to be looking back at history). Sometimes economies are called ‘leading indicators’ of stock prices (also questionable). Warren Buffett, when asked if he saw any connection between the economy and the market, said, ”If you knew what was going to happen in the economy, you still wouldn’t necessarily know what was going to happen in the stock market.” So a connection isn’t visible or direct.

The distinctions seem to be in definitions. ‘Economies’ are large-scale pictures of what is happening as a society exchanges goods and services. These pictures tend to flow in cycles, called ‘peaks’ and ‘troughs.’ ‘Stocks’ are shares of a company. Their price is what an investor pays for a ‘share.’ So companies play an integral role in the economy. Companies and consumers, through their financial behaviour, make up the economy.

Investors are the ones who buy the stock of companies. When investors describe stock prices, they describe careful valuation of a company, and the quality of an investor’s judgment and discipline.

They describe substantial risk as a part of investing, which requires both sound choices and disciplined patience. Companies use the same language. Maybe that’s the only connection.

There are, in many cases, similar criteria used in the thinking done in the economy by companies and by investors in the market. It seems like the difference between breaking a horse for riding and taking a buggy and pair to town for groceries. Each requires its own approach, but there are many similar values and skills.

Companies, for their part, are gradually getting a picture of the larger economy and are using that picture to make decisions about how, when and where to spend.

For investors in stock, as in business, results depend on two things: careful thought, and discipline. In fact, careful thought and discipline seem to be common to both types of investment. The economic downturn reinforced the value of discipline and careful thought. With differences only in perspective, the meanings seem much the same for both investors and businessmen.

Disciplined stock investors have reaped rewards from the rally we have seen since March ’09. Some investors searched for undervalued companies, used that careful discipline to analyse them, and bought low. When markets eventually experienced a big rebound, they were able to capitalize on it. (For example, $1000 invested in shares at the bottom, about March, 2009, has averaged over 250% growth, to about $2505 in May, 2013.)

Companies and their leaders in the larger economy were similarly hit by the downturn. They also needed careful and disciplined thinking in making their decisions. Business leaders who carefully searched out real value in their businesses spent money at the right time, and succeeded as well. That’s the only common thread I can see — the point at which they come together. They are both gambling, in a way, but using discipline and careful thought to guide them.

Other than that, any similarity isn’t clearly visible. We need them both.

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WILDER, quiet st, bright, spacious, newly renovated, 4 bedroom walkout w/carport 2.5 bath, W/D, fireplace, lg yard, deck & garden, 4 blks fr beach, NS, NP, $1500/mo, + hydro, 1 yr lease, DD, Avail Sept 1, 403-609-7315c, olinger@shaw.ca

20 ACRES FREE! Own 60 acres for 40 acre price/payment $0 Down, $198/mo.

Money Back Guarantee, No Credit Checks.

Beautiful Views, West Texas. Call 1800-843-7537. www.texaslandbuys.com

2BDRM, 1 1/2 BATH apartment for rent, in Canal Flats.

Great view, parking, F/S, D/W, microwave. $700 + utilities & D.D. Available immediately. Call (250)3495306 or (250)489-8389.

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1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

Trucks & Vans 2006 GMC Envoy XL 7 passenger 4 x 4 SUV Good condition. 210,000 km $9500.00 250-270-0108

fully serviced 4.3L VOLVO PENTA engine, removable side windows for more fishing room, tilt steering, removable seats with interchanging seat posts, rear entry ladder, front control for rear leg trim, full cover with anti pooling poles, electric motor off bow for fishing, custom matched trailer, Bimini top.

This is really a great boat!! $15,000 obo.

(250)354-7471 Nelson

Help Wanted Apply Within Your path to a better job starts here.

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, August 4th 9:00 a.m.

Worship at All Saint’s, Edgewater 10:30 a.m.

Worship at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere.

7:00 p.m.

Worship at St.Peter’s, Windermere.

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

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

Sunday, August 4th 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Service Worship And Life 10 a.m. Worship & Word Instruction, Kid’s Church Provided “Loving Proverbs: Down To Earth Wisdom … Living Call the office at 250-342-9511 With Direction” for more information. … Guest speaker, Rev. Tim www.valleychristianonline.com Moore, ministering.

Sharing Truth Showing Love Following the Spirit

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Keiko’s name means “blessed child” in Japanese. She is an SPCA rescue cat.

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The Columbia Valley Answer Book contains brief histories of the valley communities and information on government, health and social services, as well as important need-to-know information such as: what clubs and organizations exist in the valley; business support networks; real estate and economic information; arts, culture and communications information; agriculture and industry; climate and travel information; school contacts; and local and regional government information.

As well, the Answer Book contains a community directory, listing phone numbers of residents and businesses from Spillimacheen to Canal Flats.

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Lake Windermere Pulse Check #8* www.lakeambassadors.ca

Copies are distributed to every mailbox from Canal Flats to Spillimacheen; hotel/motel rooms throughout the valley; and chambers of commerce mail-outs.

Don’t miss this great opportunity!

Lake Windermere has warmed up, and after a murky few weeks, returned to the clear state we have come to appreciate here in the valley. Volunteers of the week, Gavin Jacobs and Helen Eldstrom, were thankful for the fantastic weather, cloudless skies and a light northern breeze. A generously donated speedboat, courtesy of Mr. Jacobs, provided quick transportation for the water quality testing, and left enough time for him to enjoy a swim in the 22.5 degree C water. Mrs. Eldstrom gave her opinion about the work of the Lake Windermere Ambassadors, saying, "it's comforting to know these tests are taking place." If you feel the same way and would like a first hand water quality testing experience, please contact the Lake Windermere Ambassadors.

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

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Complete line of aggregate products for construction and landscaping Office:

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

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DCS Plumbing • FURNACES • HEAT PUMPS • AIR CONDITIONING • FIREPLACES/STOVES • HOT TUBS • CHEMICALS • SERVICE & MAINTENANCE 385 Laurier Street P: 250-342-7100 Invermere, BC

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

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

Your compounding pharmacy Come in and browse our giftware!

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

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

Lake Auto Service

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

ALL MAKES • ALL MODELS AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRS OPEN MONDAY TO FRIDAY 8:30 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.

• Over 30 years experience • 24 hour emergency service • Seniors’ Discount

Main Street • Downtown Invermere 250-342-9310

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Water Treatment: filtration and purification Furnace and Duct cleaning

250-341-6299

Purify the water you drink and the air you breathe!

Kerry Colonna

250-342-5089

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For competitive prices and prompt service call:

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

(office)