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There are rules for food vending in the valley, and regulations in place by Health Protection — a body of Interior Health (IH) — are being enforced now more than ever since a new environmental health officer came on the local food scene last fall.

Largely because of red tape, the Spilli Chilli cook-off in CONTINUES ON PAGE A3

Local school officials weigh in on new bargaining change STEVE HUBRECHT steve@invermerevalleyecho.com

The B.C. government recently changed the way teachers bargain with the province by appointing a public administrator to replace school trustees at the negotiating table, just ahead of expected bargaining in September.

Bargaining between the teachers and the Province, as well as CONTINUES ON PAGE A5

DAN WALTON/ECHO PHOTO The renowned Soccer Quest summer camp was in Invermere last week. From July 29th to August 2nd, over 70 children and youth trained with certified soccer coaches at Mount Nelson Athletic Park. For the full story, turn to page A12.

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The Numa Creek wildfire continued to burn in Kootenay National Park and Parks Canada fire crews kept monitoring and working to contain it last week.

On Thursday, August 1st crews successfully burned a small area of forest between the wildfire and a large avalanche path to the east, a move done to help keep the wildfire within the upper part of the Numa Creek drainage. Parks Canada planned to have the crews continue their containment efforts during the weekend.

The fire was expected to create localized smoke, depending on weather conditions, during Friday and on the weekend. Other wildfires already burning in several spots in southeast B.C. may also contribute to smoke levels in the East Kootenay.

Crews first responded to reports of fire in the area around noon on Thursday, July 25th.

The blaze jumped in size from three hectares to 50 hectares during its first weekend, due to gusty winds associated with thunderstorms.

Lightning strikes likely started the fire.

Fire plays an important ecological role in mountain parks and is particularly beneficial to recovery of white bark pine, an endangered tree species found in the Numa Creek drainage.

The same trail closures in Kootenay National Park reported in last week’s Echo remain in effect, with the entire Numa Creek drainage

ALAN DIBB/PARKS CANADA The Numa Creek fire as it burned on Wednesday, July 31st.

off-limits, including Numa Creek campground and the adjoining sections of Kootenay National Park’s renowned 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 Highway 93 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

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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. 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.

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Spawning season starting Backroads goes ANGUS GLASS Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program

There is no question that the kokanee spawning channel near Meadow Creek, at the north end of Kootenay Lake, is successful.

The channel, jointly operated by the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) and the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO), typically accommodates up to half a million spawning kokanee each year, with more than 40 million eggs being deposited in the gravel.

Such large numbers do not go unnoticed, especially by the grizzly bears that frequent the area. As a result, to both protect the bears and the humans who come to see the red spectacle, the channel will be open for viewing from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day, when bear activity is at its minimum.

The gates will be closed at all other times. The Ministry may order a temporary total closure to the public if there are future human-bear conflicts at the channel.

“It certainly is an issue of safety,

both for the bears that feast on the kokanee, and for the people who come to view the fish,” says Matt Neufeld, fisheries biologist with FLNRO. “In the past we have had several human–bear conflicts, when we have had to close the channel to the public for several days. This year we want to be proactive, reduce the risk of such conflicts, and keep the channel open for public viewing as much as possible.”

The kokanee spawning run lasts from late August to early October, with the peak time for viewing the kokanee usually occurring during the first two weeks of September.

The 3.3-kilometre looping spawning channel was the largest of its kind in the world when it was built in 1967 with BC Hydro funds, compensating for upstream spawning habitat lost due to the construction of Duncan Dam. To this day the channel continues to play a vital role for kokanee — it accounts for about 75 per cent of total kokanee fry production in Kootenay Lake. In addition to the daily opening times, the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program and FLNRO CONTINUED ON PAGE A19

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Spillimacheen saw only two participants enter the event earlier this year.

“Regulations in place were difficult to understand and scared a lot of Spilli Chilli vendors off,” co-organizer Morley Winnick told The Echo. “Those regulations have always been there for mass gatherings, but they have never been enforced before.”

Leading up to the 2014 cook-off, Mr. Winnick says he’ll be working with the IH health officer to simplify the application process for vendors and there will definitely be more vendors at next year’s event.

“She (the officer) worked very hard with us to make sure everything was okay,” he said.

New enforcement of the old regulations also means that the baking and canning categories at the annual Fall Fair and Scarecrow Festival in Windermere have been cancelled. In the past, contestants would bake and can their finest edibles, and have the public test the goods.

“Baking and canning are for public consumption, but aren’t prepared in an approved kitchen,” said Pat van Regen, chair of the Scarecrow Festival. And now she’s wondering how they’ll be grilling at the event.

“I can’t figure out how we’re going to sell hot dogs — how do you put a barbecue inside a three-sided structure?”

But with about 2,000 people attending, she doesn’t want any unsafe food, and says the Scarecrow festival will be operating by the guidelines.

“There might not be as many things and we have to jump through a few more hoops just to make sure that everything’s safe, but being safe, I don’t think, is a bad thing,” she said, adding the increase in enforcement is not unreasonable. “Maybe the rules were too lax.”

Julia Oaks, organizer of the Invermere Farmers’ Market, said some vendors ran into trouble at the beginning of the season, but that the number of food vendors has remained

waterproof STEVE HUBRECHT steve@invermerevalleyecho.com

Kootenay outdoor backcountry users now have a new map to guide them through the regions remote areas.

The producers of the ever-popular Backroads mapbooks are launching a new series of waterproof backcountry maps.

The West Kootenay map just came out and the East Kootenay map will be out next spring or summer.

“We will always have a soft spot for the Kootenays. After all, this is where we learned to fish and hunt, went on countless hikes and spent many days camping and paddling,” said company co-founder Russell Mussio, who is from Trail, in a press release.

The extra-rigid, tear-resistant maps are much easier to carry around than a full map book, can handle more wear and weathering than the company’s series of topographic maps and make a good complement to the company’s series of GPS maps, particularly at CONTINUED ON PAGE A4

the same.

“A lot of people don’t understand that it has nothing to do with the new inspector,” said Ms. Oaks.

She said the new health officer is simply doing her job.

“When it comes down to vendors servicing the public, there are rules — it’s not a dinner party at your own house.”

Dan Byron, a drinking water officer at Interior Health, is filling in for Ron Popoff, the environmental health team leader, and oversees the health inspection services in the valley. The health team informs vendors and organizers what the expectations are for community events that concern public safety.

“We work with those people to try and make everybody happy,” Mr. Byron said. “We want the events to go on. We understand their importance in the community, but obviously, we want to have some assurances that the food prepared is going to be safe, and that’s very difficult to do when it’s being made out of people’s kitchens.”

As an example of the uncertainties that can cause problems in homes, Mr. Byron referred to a household sink that had more than one use: a mother was preparing a turkey in the kitchen, unaware that her children had cleaned out their turtle aquarium in the sink. Though the incident happened outside the valley, it demonstrates the potential for large-scale poisoning.

“In the case of chilli, our food safety concern is that chilli is typically cooked in large batches, often prepared in advance.”

He said there’s a critical step involved after cooking. If it’s not done properly, it can lead to food-borne illnesses.

“After [spore-forming pathogenic organisms] are heated and cooked and begin to cool, they can become vegetative cells again and produce toxins, and those toxins are not destroyed when the product is reheated.”

Vendors or organizers can contact the local health protection office in Invermere for information on food safety, on applications for temporary food and mass gathering events and farmers’ markets, and on compliance at 250-342-2360.

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“It’s hardcore for when you’re hunting, fishing or it’s getting rugged. This kind of map has been close to the founders’ (Mr. Mussio and Wesley Mussio) hearts. It’s something they’ve been wanting to do for a while,” Backroads marketing manager Matt Cosar told The Echo, adding that Russell in particular has a fondness

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The company has since sold more than 1.5 million copies of its products.

“The success is partly a result of the sheer detail and level of expertise that goes into the map with our cartographers,” said Mr. Cosar. “They are the most comprehensive outdoor recreation maps of B.C.” The detail comes in no small part through extensive cooperation from numerous outdoor organizations across the province, such as the Quad Riders Association of B.C. and B.C. Parks, according to Mr. Cosar.

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separate bargaining between school support staff (represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, CUPE) and the Province, is expected to start up again next month — when both teachers and support staff will be working under terms of an expired contract. When talks begin, Hospital Employers' Association chief executive officer Michael Marchbank will assume all responsibilities previously held by the BC Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA) board of directors.

According to a Ministry of Education press release, this is an interim measure and is meant to help the government secure a longterm deal with the BC Teachers' Federation (better know as the BCTF, the teachers' union).

Under the School Act, the provincial government and the 60 local boards of education across the province co-govern most aspects of education in B.C., including collective bargaining with teachers and school support staff. Local residents in each of the 60 school districts elect trustees to the local board of education. Trustee representatives from each district then elect nine trustees to the BCPSEA board of directors.

“My main concern is that the co-governance partnership between the provincial government and locally elected board of education will be further strained if new contracts with the BCTF and CUPE are imposed on school districts by the provincial government — particularly if any new contracts include additional, unfunded cost increases to existing operating budgets,” said local board of education chair Jim Jenkinson. “That is, our board of education could be compelled to ratify agreements that we did not negotiate with our employees, and we could be forced to accept increased cost pressures on already tight budgets.”

Mr. Jenkinson thinks the money for any wage increases or improvements in benefits in a new contract with teachers should come from the provincial government in the form of new funding, in addition to the current funding school districts already get.

“This is a huge concern for our school district because salaries, benefits and so on comprise 80 to 85 percent of our expenditures and we do not have the ability to raise funds or taxes to cover any associated increases to our operating budgets, and the budgets for the upcoming school year have already been established by the local board of education,” said Mr. Jenkinson.

The negotiating committee for Rocky Mountain School District 6, which includes the Upper Columbia Valley and Kimberley, has already concluded negotiations on local issues with the local Windermere Teachers Association (WTA) this past spring.

Mr. Marchbank's appointment generated a

less-than positive response from WTA president Doug Murray.

“Now that you don't have the trustees there (in the bargaining process), well, isn't that handy. It's pretty typical for them (the B.C. government) to appoint somebody to make sure they get what they want,” said Mr. Murray. “They have offered us a ten-year contract.

We (the teachers' union) have said we're not interested in that specific deal. But they keep trying to impose the thing. That's not negotiating.”

Some kind of salary increase or other improvement in their employment packages is only reasonable, according to Mr. Murray.

“They're leaving out inflation,” he said. “It's like an automobile. If you want it to run good, that's great, but you need gas money.”

According to provincial education minister Peter Fassbender, appointing Mr. Marchbank was also done, in part, to meet a BCTF demand to bargain directly with the B.C. government.

Mr. Marchbank, or another public administrator, will be filling the role until the necessary legislation is in place to restructure the bargaining process, according to the Ministry of Education press release. The provincial government intends to introduce amendments to legislation during the next legislative session to give the B.C. government a direct role in negotiating agreements with the BCTF. Appointing a public administrator is the most transparent and effective means to implement BCPSEA's new bargaining mandate, said the press release.

According to Mr. Fassbender, the BCPSEA will continue to play an advisory role to the provincial government and the BC School Trustees Association even though its legal role has ended, although he did not give specifics on what that advisory role would be or how it may function.

When bargaining between the teachers and Province does start this fall, the BCTF will likely try to restore bargaining for class size and special need support.

“In reality, teachers just want a normal classroom with an appropriate number of kids,” said Mr. Murray, adding he thinks costsaving measures are fine, unless they compromise the quality of education kids receive.

“At the end of the day, if we can't negotiate an agreement between teachers and the Province, we end up having to go to court. We did that already and we (the teachers' union) won. So now it's going to a higher court,” said Mr. Murray.

School support staff represented by CUPE were unable to reach an agreement during negotiations last spring and will be bargaining again this fall. A major point of those talks will be that school support staff have not had a raise for four years.

—With files from Tom Flecther, Black Press

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There is little doubt in my mind that one of the most popular add on accessories for vehicles is some type of light. I was asked recently to comment by a visitor to the DriveSmartBC web site who said that he had noticed rectangular LED light bars in the bumpers and on the roofs of trucks and SUVs. While it is possible that some of these lamps are legal for use on the highway, many are not. The question is, how do you tell?

In general, lights that comply with requirements are marked by the manufacturer to show that fact. North American equipment bears SAE or DOT codes, European lamps with E codes and Japanese lights with JIS/JASIC codes. Each has a particular marking that shows device function such as SAE Y or E HR for an auxiliary driving light. A lack of these markings should raise a red flag.

Unfortunately, it is common to find counterfeit markings on aftermarket lamps, particularly those purchased from outside of Canada on eBay. LED lights are slowly gaining acceptance for on highway applications and no doubt will be present in all applications in future. For now, if you cannot find a similar LED lamp that is original equipment on a vehicle manufactured in North America be suspicious that the approval markings are bogus.

If the lamps do not show any approval markings or words similar to “check with local authorities before using on the highway” are present on the packaging it is highly probable that these lights are not legal for use.

All non-approved lamps installed on your vehicle are considered to be “off road lamps” and must be covered with an opaque cover when the vehicle is being driven on the highway.

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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Bargaining follies have already begun NICOLE TRIGG nicole@invermerevalleyecho.com

Is it a sinister plot to privatize B.C.'s current education system, destroy the teachers' union and download all the costs onto parents or is it, as Premier Christy Clark states, a shift in focus away from conflict and towards a system that "puts children first." (Working Together for Students — A Framework for Long-term Stability in Education, Ministry of Education, January 2013) It's not surprising that B.C. teachers are protesting what's feared, by many in the school system, to be an imminent ten-year contract between their union and the provincial government. Not many people would take kindly to their employer springing that kind of deal on them.

A ten-year contract of any kind is enough to make most balk. Many people can't even handle a three-year cell phone contract, which led to a new code of conduct allowing customers to break their contracts after two. However, most eventually do settle into mortgages, which can last a lifetime.

Both sides of the dispute insist they have students' best interests as their motivating factor.

Meanwhile, the Liberal government is trying to balance a beat up budget, and the teachers are trying to ensure their union stays intact, along with all the seniority and pay increases previous collective bargaining agreements have secured for them.

Premier Clark's attempt to be the voice of reason in the decades-long dispute around teaching contracts in B.C. is totally undermined by her incredibly unreasonable approach. Firing the board that represents local school districts — which ultimately have the responsibility of balancing the budgets of all schools in the province — and replacing them with an already-appointed administrator to bargain for a contract they will ultimately have to implement is asinine.

Why the Liberals appear to be intent on validating the NDP claim that they are removing decision-making on general public policy from the hands of the public is beyond puzzling. Stability in education is a noble goal, and the province's education does need a complete overhaul, but throwing the baby out with the bathwater is never a good idea.

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Dear Editor: Re: “NDP soul search going nowhere” (B.C. Views, July 31st).

Climate change is a reality, and bold political leadership is needed to address it. During the election campaign, New Democrats put forward a plan to expand the base of the carbon tax to include venting emissions from oil and gas operations, capturing an additional five per cent of carbon emissions in the province, but that plan didn’t include all industrial process emissions.

We believe that government should work with the oil and gas sector to make sure companies pay their fair share for the emissions they produce.

This is particularly important as the BC Liberal government pursues an aggressive schedule of LNG (liquefied natural gas) expansion which, if realized, will make it nearly impossible for the government to reach our legal emission reduction requirements.

New Democrats will hold the government to account for their green promises, and continue to advocate for policies that help reduce emissions and spur efficiency, innovation and best practices.

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Dear Editor: We are sending this letter to your community on behalf of many Kamloops citizens who are opposed to development of an open-pit copper and gold mine immediately adjacent to, and partly within, our city’s boundaries — the Ajax mine .

We have learned that current legislation allows the interests of mining companies to override the needs and aspirations of municipalities, regional districts and First Nations.

The Mineral Tenure Act gives preferential treatment to the mining sector over other development opportunities such as renewable resources, agriculture, and tourism.

Because of the well-documented health and environmental hazards associated with open pit mining, we believe it is critical for all B.C. residents to be aware of this issue. What has happened to Kamloops can happen anywhere in B.C. This spring, the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities voted unanimously to support a resolution advanced by Tofino Mayor Josie Osborne calling on the provincial government to modernize the Mineral Tenure Act. This resolution will be put before the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) this fall, and we believe it is extremely important that local governments and First Nations across B.C. support efforts to enshrine their right to refuse proposals that threaten the well-being of their citizens or local eco-systems.

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NO, I WOULDN'T. I WANT TO RETIRE

If your employer offered you a ten-year contract, would you sign it?

WITHIN TEN YEARS.

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B.C. Views — Tom Fletcher

B.C. aboriginal progress fragile The ceremonies have become common at the B.C. legislature. Government officials and aboriginal leaders gather to celebrate resource sharing agreements that allow economic development in areas that need employment but are hampered by a century of uncertainty and dispute over treaties, or lack thereof.

This approach emerged a decade ago with forest agreements. The B.C. Liberal government bought back timber cutting licences from big forest firms and made them available for community forests and aboriginal communities who claimed the areas as their traditional territories.

Recently the approach was extended to mining revenues and water licence fees paid by private power developers.

These are substantial steps forward for the only province in Canada in treaty limbo. A 2010 sharing deal worth more than $30 million in royalties for the Mount Milligan copper-gold mine north of Prince George helped the McLeod Lake Indian Band recover from the pine beetle and forestry slump that devastated its business base.

After many years of struggle, Mount Milligan expects to go into production this year. Another agreement with Kamloops-area communities shared revenues from an expanded Afton mine.

Perhaps the most ambitious agreement was concluded in March of this year when the government

signed a deal with the Tahltan Nation for mining and hydroelectric development in remote northwestern B.C. The deal clears the way for a major extension of the BC Hydro grid to power the Tahltan village of Iskut and also the Red Chris metal mine, opening up the region to other mining and hydro potential as well.

To get that deal, the province put up $20 million last year to buy back Shell Canada’s coalbed gas leases in the Klappan region, headwaters of the Nass, Skeena and Stikine Rivers. Those leases had become a target of international protest.

Even after these expensive concessions, it would be an error to conclude that all is well between the Tahltan and the province. Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson questioned Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad on this point during the recent legislature session.

The Tahltan Central Council was pleased about shared decision-making on resource projects, until they found out that B.C. had handed the environmental assessment of a new open-pit coal mine over to the federal government. The proposed mine is in the Klappan, known around the world as the Sacred Headwaters.

Rustad said shared decision-making deals such as the Tahltan agreement do not cover activities of the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office. Whether the review of that coal mine is federal, provincial or

combined, it requires extensive consultation with affected parties.

That’s great, but all that goodwill could evaporate quickly if a coal mine ends up getting a permit despite Tahltan objections.

Rustad’s Nechako Lakes constituency is also a focal point for oil and gas pipeline proposals.

Donaldson highlighted another problem. Last year the government signed a reconciliation agreement with the Gitanyow First Nation near Terrace, one of many communities struggling to get through the B.C. treaty negotiation process.

That agreement included a joint land-use plan.

Then the Environmental Assessment Office asked the Gitanyow for its input on proposed gas pipelines through its territory, to feed the government’s liquefied natural gas plans. Again, the joint landuse plan has no provision for pipelines.

The Gitanyow hereditary chiefs wrote to the B.C. government in July, threatening to go to court over the pipeline proposal and questioning the value of their hard-won reconciliation agreement.

Resource revenue sharing agreements and shared land-use plans are well-intentioned and represent real progress. But these situations show how fragile they are.

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

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We wish to clarify that we are not opposed to responsible mining. We recognize the important role this industry plays in our economy. However, developing an open-pit copper and gold mine dangerously close to, and upwind from, a populated area is extremely irresponsible and should not be allowed.

The health and environmental risks associated with open-pit mining require that such activity be safely away from heavily populated areas and vulnerable ecosystems.

Fundamentally, we believe that the long-term health and well-being of the population and protection of the environment must take priority over the short-term economic benefits of resource extraction.

The present environmental assessment process, however well-intentioned, cannot be relied upon to protect the long-term interests of local populations or the environment in which we live.

We strongly urge your citizens to become informed about this issue. We encourage you to let local politicians attending the UBCM convention know how important it is for them to support the resolution calling on the provincial government to modernize the Mineral Tenure Act. We encourage all citizens of B.C. to contact their MLAs and express their concerns.

PHOTO SUBMITTED The east Afton mine pit, adjacent to Kamloops - the proposed Ajax project would expand the former Afton mine site to an area 15 times larger than the original disturbed area.

We simply cannot allow the short-term corporate interests of mining companies to take priority over our health, the health of our children and grandchildren, and our environment. Thank you.

Andrew Bezooyen, Kamloops (for all members of

an email network of concerned citizens) John Schleiermacher, Kamloops Area Preservation Association Gina Morris, Kamloops Moms For Clean Air Dr. Judith Naylor, Kamloops Physicians for a Healthy Environment

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Send your events to production@invermerevalleyecho.com THURS AUGUST 8 •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.

•Beach volleyball, leaving the Summit Youth Centre at 2 p.m.

•Meadow Creek Kokanee Spawning Channel is open for viewing from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. daily. Gates will be closed at all other times. Run lasts from late August to early October, with peak viewing time in the first two weeks of September. Located 4 km northwest of Meadow Creek off Highway 31.

For more information: 250-354-6333, or angus. glass@bchydro.com 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.

SAT AUGUST 10 •18th annual Loop the Lake event. 10 km, 1/2 marathon and octogenarian relay. Proceeds go to the Rotary Club. Register online or drop off your Registration Form by 6 p.m. Thursday, August 8th at Crazy Soles. www.loopthelake.bc.ca.

•Labyrinth Studio Open House, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Bronze portrait sculptures, multi-media tables, quilts. Follow signs 4 minutes south of Fairmont. For more info: www.patluders.com, 250 345 0350. Also runs Sunday, Aug 11.

•37th Annual Lakeside Event, Invermere, 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Hang gliders and paragliders launch from Mount Swansea and have a water landing contest at James Chabot beach. Event held August 11th in the case of rain.

Visit www.lakesideevent. com.

•Live painting by Kimberly Kiel at Effusion Art Gallery, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Visit www.effusionartgallery.com.

•Columbia Basin Culture Tour. Free, selfguided arts and culture tour. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Contact Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance at 250-505-5505 or wkracassistant@telus.net.

SUN AUGUST 11 •Summer Splash! 8 a.m.: Open water swim race.

10 a.m.: Games, music & edu-tainment, including a sand sculpture contest, paddleboard & kayak races, and a beach volleyball tournament. 12 p.m.: Prizes, awards, and picnic at the park. 1 p.m.: Sailing regatta. At James Chabot beach. For more info: www.lakeambassadors.ca, or call 250-3416898 MON AUGUST 12 •2nd Annual Kelly Hrudey & Friends Charity Golf Tournament.

Featuring 36 celebrity players, the event raises awareness and funds for youth. Contact www. copperpointgolf.com or 250-341-3392.

TUES AUGUST 13 •Adventure Radium.

Ages 5-8 from 9:30 a.m.

- 12 p.m. Ages 8 and up, 1 - 3:30 p.m.. Meet at Brent’s Shack (near the skating rink/ball park); registration forms and parent guide are available online: www.radiumhotsprings.ca, or at the Village Office.

Runs Tuesday through Thursday.

•Windermere Valley Museum's summer children's program: Miner.

Come and try your luck at gold panning. You may even strike it rich after learning about the mines and ore in the area. 10:30 am. - 12 p.m. at the museum. Admission by donation.

• John Reischman and the Jaybirds in Concert.

7:30 p.m. at Christ Trinity Church, Invermere.

Ticket information: loacl@shaw.ca.

EVERY SUNDAY •Pancake breakfast at the Edgewater Legion, 9 - 11 a.m.

•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 info.

•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.

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 •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 meet and greet. 7 - 8 p.m. at Christ Church Trinity.

EVERY THURSDAY •Open Mic night at the Hoodoo Grill, 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

Echo file photo August 2009 — A Saint Bernard waits patiently for its owner who was browsing at the Invermere Farmers' Market on hot summer day.

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

10 years ago (2003): Local politicians debated the merits of Canal Flats — then part of Regional District of the East Kootenay rural Area F — incorporating as a municipality. A referendum on the topic was looming in the fall. Few Canal Flats residents were vociferously opposed to incorporating, but regional politicians cautioned against creating a municipality that may not been financially sustainable in the long run, arguing that a municipal budget that depends too heavily on a single industrial taxpayer (particualrly a resourcebased one, such as the mill in Canal Flats) courts potential future trouble, with ruined finances and a subsequent decrease in residents' quality of life, if that company's operations slow or shut altogether.

15 years ago (1998): The Invermere Forest District was bracing for an extreme fire hazard, particularly in the part of the district north of

Toby Creek. Other parts of the province had been hit hard with massive fires, but as of early August the Upper Columbia Valley seemed to have somehow escaped. There had been a few small blazes in the area, including a lightningsparked wildfire in the Albert River area and a campfire that briefly roared out of control just north of Fairmont Hot Springs. But both these fires were put out before they became anything major. Despite the lack of big wildfires ,smoke drifting south from large blazes near Golden and Revelstoke still hung heavy over Invermere.

20 years ago (1993): Four Albertans died when the Cessna they were flying in crashed in the Rockies shortly after taking off in Fairmont Hot Springs. The wreckage of the plane was found at Tegart Pass, some nine kilometres east of Windermere.

The plane was en route to Red Deer and the four men had been golfing in the valley.

30 years ago (1983): A wildfire burned through an acre of forest near Horsethief Creek.

The fire was likely started by lightning but was supressed within five hours. Three water bombers and and a ground crew of seven worked to contain the blaze.

40 years ago (1973): The

famed Birchfield Farm charolais cow herd was threatened by an outbreak of the dread brucellosis (better known as Bang's disease). The Brisco farm had lost 40 head of cattle — worth $162,000 — as of early August. The herd was started when ranch owner imported the renown charolais bull Apollon from France in 1957. "The (federal and provincial) compensation is a mere fraction of what it should be," said owner Donald Wolfenden. Federal and provincial authorities were at the ranch to help contain the disease. "We had to slaughter the French imports and, for a $15,000, bull we received $300," said Mr. Wolfenden.

Calves were being vaccinated, but there was no cure for sick adult animals. Despite the disease, most of the herd was still alive.

50 years ago (1963): The Toby Theatre announced it would show six famous operettas in special arrangement with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. The operattas were slated to run each Thursday for six weeks. They included 'Rose Marie,' 'The Great Waltz,' 'The Chocolate Soldier,' 'The Merry Widow,' 'Sweethearts' and 'The Girl of the Golden West.' The six show were billed as the entertainment event of the year.

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Valley Life Tour of the Arts The Columbia Valley Arts Council's Tour of the Arts took place on Sunday, August 4th in downtown Invermere. The walking tour gave numerous artists the opportunity to showcase their work to onlookers who were resilient to rain.

The Tour was followed by the Invermere MusicFest. For MusicFest photos, see this Friday's Pioneer. (Clockwise from top left) Denise Lemaster answers questions from passerbys; A birch burl bowl by local woodworker Anders Oseychuk valued at $2,500 was the Tour's draw prize and was won by B. Oma; Anders Oseychuk; Robyn Oliver, John Niddrie; Marjorie Alger; Sandra Beingessner; Angie Craig tries on one of Pam Williamson's masks; Pam Williamson.

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CAMPOUT 2013 Adventure Radium is once again offering an overnight campout experience for kids aged 8 – 12 years old. This year’s camp will be held at Redstreak Campground on Thursday, August 15th to Friday, August 16th, 2013. Registration forms are available online (www.radiumhotsprings.ca) or can be picked up at the Radium Village Office. Deadline for registration is Tuesday, August 13th, 2013. The fee is $35 per participant. Registration is based on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information, contact Jill at the Village of Radium Hot Springs (250.347.6455 or jill.logan@radiumhotsprings.ca).

A great mix of musical talent will be shaking up Invermere, when Devon Coyote and the Midnight Howl along with Plastic Acid both perform at Bud’s Bar & Lounge on Thursday, August 8th.

“Bud’s is gonna be awesome — I really enjoy playing that room,” Devon Coyote told The Echo. “It won’t be as heavy as we’ve had it in the past, but bluesy, with lots of feel and deep grooves.”

Coyote, from Kelowna, says the group focuses more on touring than the studio. When they do record, the band doesn’t use music technology in the typical fashion.

“Our albums are a lot more performance-driven,” he said. His pack is nearly finished recording a six-track EP. “We used a way different recording process,” he said. “No edits really.”

During recording, if one of the musicians performed a misstep, the band would choose to record the track over again, or live with the error.

“Even if there’s little flubs, you just embrace that and live with ‘em,” Coyote explained. “More like real music than the cookie-cutter stuff you can get into in the studio.”

The band has played over 110 shows already this year, he said, which keeps their performance sharp.

“We spend a lot of time on the road, from acoustic sets to big heavy rock shows.”

To go along with his rock ‘n’ roll voice, Coyote will be seen using a handful of different instruments to give his Western rockabilly an authentic sound. He’s been performing for more than two years as Devon Coyote.

“I started just as a weekend warrior in an acoustic duo that played mostly in the Okanagan and Revelstoke area, but we didn’t really go that far,” he said. “And then I created Devon Coyote and now I play music with a full band or as a solo act, whatever has to happen.”

The crowd at Bud’s will hear a handful of new songs, along with covers and favourites from their previous album, Blue, Black and Grey. For each original song, there’s a free-flow style that’s easy for anybody to enjoy.

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED Devon Coyote and his band the Midnight Howl plays Bud's Bar & Lounge in Invermere on Thursday, August 8th.

“Think Dave Matthews meets Pearl Jam, John Mayer solos, Ben Harper lap-steel slide guitar, and the salty swagger of Gary Clark Jr.,” reads his online biography.

Those who attended the Invermere MusicFest on Sunday will be familiar with Plastic Acid, who performed an orchestra-style set with only three members. The trio will be opening for Coyote at Bud’s. Tickets for the show are $10 and can be purchased at the door, which opens at 8 p.m.

Bocephus King coming back to Strand's STEVE HUBRECHT steve@invermerevalleyecho.com

Blues-folk rock act Bocephus King is returning to Invermere and will play at Strand's Old House Restaurant in Invermere this week.

Mr. King played Strand's earlier this year and is back again at the Invermere restaurant on Thursday, August 8th.

The Vancouverite, whose real name is James Perry, had taken an extensive break from songwriting — six years, during which time he became a father — before releasing a new album ear-

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lier this year.

In an interview before his last Strand's show, Mr. Perry told The Echo that the long gap between albums was a result of wanting songwriting to come naturally, rather than to force it.

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All new vibrant art at The Artym Gallery DEANNA BERRINGTON The Artym Gallery

The Artym Gallery is pleased to again present the work of world renowned artist Maya Eventov and friends.

This exhibition, which opens with an evening reception on Friday, August 9th from 6 to 9 p.m. will feature many new works from Maya, as well as new pieces from Mark Berens, Harold Braul and Heather Haynes. The show will continue on Saturday, August 10th (10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) and will stay up on the walls until August 18th.

Maya Eventov has been one of the most popular artists at the Artym Gallery for over 10 years. Her highly textured paintings of flowers, birch trees and Mediterranean street/cafe scenes are extremely recognizable.

The vibrancy of her colours draws the eye, while her sculptural use of a palate knife allows for a fascinating conglomeration of paint on canvas. She paints knots on birch trees that leap off of the canvas and beg to be touched, her poppy and wildflower paintings have

Image submitted Artist Mark Berens (his work Haggart Bay Pine pictured here) is one of three artists whose work will be featured at The Artym Gallery alongside the popular art of Maya Eventov starting on Friday, August 9th.

grasses that almost seem to bend in the breeze, and her Mediterranean scenes

beg the viewer to stop, sit, and enjoy the view with a glass of wine in hand.

The three other artists featured in the show all hail from Ontario as well. Mark Berens often paints landscapes on board with fascinating texture, which highlights his wonderful sense of light and shadow.

Harold Braul loves to paint birds on a wire, cyclists racing or commuters walking down a rainy avenue; the contrast between the bright colours of his subject and the muted tones of their surroundings is lovely and dramatic.

Heather Haynes uses many layers in her highly impressionistic paintings, including metallic foils and antique lace stencils, creating fantastical and subtly graceful pieces with a rich, yet peaceful, tone.

Due to the lengthy travelling distance, Maya is unable to attend this year’s show, but everyone is invited to come out on Friday evening for the opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on August 9th.

The “Maya Eventov & Friends” exhibition will be on the walls until August 18th, but if you can’t make it into the Artym, you can take a look online at www. artymgallery.com.

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“I didn’t want to make a record just to make a record,” he said at the time. “I waited for the songs and I dealt with a lot of stuff in my life that I hadn’t really dealt with up until that point — I was a dad.”

According to Strand's owner Tony Wood, this show is Bocephus King's fourth or fifth time at Strand's and it's a show not to be missed.

“He's awesome. I think you really have to listen to his music to even be able to describe it,” said Mr. Wood.

“He has a lot of different influence. There's nobody else like him who comes through the valley.”

Strand's had several patrons already book tables for the night as soon as they heard Mr. King was coming.

“He's great for listening at the start of the show and then he winds people up as it goes and gets people dancing at the end,” said Mr. Wood.

Mr. Perry described his new album, Willie Dixon God Damn!, as inspired by and a tribute to the famous blues musician.

“The tunes are sort of talking about the spirit, if you will, of Willie Dixon and all of his accomplishments during his time,” Perry told The Echo in January. “He was touring around, a black man in southern United States, at a pretty crazy time, but he still managed to do so much. I figure he’s this really brave, interesting guy who came from really strange times.”

The August 8th show gets underway at Strand's Old House Restaurant at 8 p.m. and tickets are $10.

photo CONTRIBUTED Strand's in Invermere is hosting its popular return act, Bocephus King, this Thursday, August 8th.

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dan walton/echo photos The Soccer Quest summer camp at the Mount Nelson Athletic Park in Invermere from July 29th to August 2nd saw 70 kids and youth between the ages of five and 18 engage in drills and challenges to earn points for their respective teams, represented by the flags of four soccer nations.

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Soccer Quest gathers talents from all over the world to coach kids throughout B.C., and the daycamp organization called Invermere home during last week.

From Monday, July 29th to Friday, August 2nd, 70 kids between five and 18 came together at Mount Nelson Athletic Park to spend all day practising soccer while taking part in some friendly competition.

"We bring our passion for the game, but we also make it a fun environment," Soccer Quest owner Dave Spendlove told The Echo. "They're not just standing there passing a ball for two hours at a time."

After a morning of effective drills, kids are split into four teams, represented by the flags of soccer nations. Each team works together to earn points through soccer challenges and trivia. The kids aim to help their team collect the most points by the end of the week. Medals and prizes are the rewards.

During Soccer Quest's stay in Invermere, local kids represented Brazil, Portugal, Australia and, of course, Canada.

Flags were chosen for each team by their youngest member.

"We created it so kids have lots of fun, and the numbers go up nearly every year," he said. "Last year we had 43 kids, this year we have 70."

Mr. Spendlove was born in Liverpool, but has been running Soccer Quest in North America for 25 years. Many summers he hires coaches from the United Kingdom, and hires certified soccer coaches from universities all over Canada.

Each summer, the Soccer Quest team spends four months in roughly a dozen communities to share their skill.

"Participants in teams compete from day one in skills contests and various games to create self esteem and team building," describes the Soccer Quest website (www. soccerquest.ca).

While Soccer Quest can show younger children the ropes of soccer, it also takes players to a higher level through the

High Performance Program for kids aged 12 to 18.

The program is based on the Vancouver Whitecaps “Play like a Pro” curriculum, and is taught by a high-level licensed coach.

"Players are expected to work hard and achieve the goals required to make it to the next level," the website describes.

The event of rain, experienced mildly in Invermere during Soccer Quest's time here, poses a minimal problem to the camp, Mr. Spendlove said.

"Unless it's lightening, we keep going – and the kids just love it."

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With deep sadness we mourn the death of Sandy Snihor. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.

Sandy was born at Wandering River, Alberta and grew up at the family farm near Endeavor, Saskatchewan.

When he was eighteen he moved to B.C. to work for Wilder Brothers Logging. This was where he learned how to operate heavy equipment and build roads. In 1961 he married Lorraine (Lorri) Goalder.

Sandy joined Operating Engineers in 1963 and worked on road construction, pipeline projects and dam building which gave him a chance to travel extensively throughout B.C. In 1972 he took over and ran the Chevron Service station in Radium until 1993. Shortly thereafter he was employed by John Wolfe Construction, operating heavy equipment until he retired at the age of 75.

jenny hubrecht photo Karen Fraser demonstrates her newly acquired technique during her first stand-up paddleboard (SUP) experience on Lake Windermere. The lake offers a fantastic SUP opportunity early in the morning before motorized activity on the lake ramps up during the day.

Valley is paddleboard paradise STEVE HUBRECHT steve@invermerevalleyecho.com

If you're looking for a moment of calm on the buzzing, busy summer waters of Lake Windermere, a paddleboard could well be your ticket to bliss. The sheer number of motorboats, waterskiers and jet skiers zipping around the lake on any given summer weekend can be overwhelming. But at the right time of day — or in the right spots — you can escape the motorized activity and enjoy nothing more than the sound or your paddle dipping in the water and the waves lapping your board.

Stand-up paddleboarding is a relatively new sport, the roots of which go back not much more than 50 years, when surfing instructors in Hawaii used stand-up paddling techniques to help them photograph students. Competitive surfers then adopted those techniques for training purposes.

However, the offshoot sport remained obscure for decades and has only really taken off in the last decade. The first production standup paddleboards hit the market in 2006 and the first shop dedicated to stand-up paddleboarding only opened in 2007, in California.

Since then, the sport has exploded in popularity, with people taking their boards not just in the surf, but on lakes and rivers (both calm and running rapids or surfing standing waves) or what stand-up paddleboarders call gliding — long distance trips along sea, ocean or big lake coasts, often planned so that winds and current add to the boarders' momentum.

Part of the reason for the sport's rapid spread is the ease with which pretty much anybody can learn the sport. You simply, as the name of the sport suggests, stand on the board and paddle. The Columbia Valley, filled as it is with wetlands, lakes and rivers, is a veritable stand-up paddleboarder's paradise. If you want to head out on the iconic Lake Windermere, but avoid the hullabaloo, just go early in the morning.

There'll be much less traffic, the waters and wind will be much calmer, and it'll be that much easier to soak in those glorious from-the-water views of the mountains rising up on both sides of the lake.

There are a host of smaller lakes dotted around the valley if Lake Windermere is not your thing, many of them tucked away, secluded and great for paddleboarding. But perhaps the best option is to pop the board in the water continued on Page A14

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Sandy loved the outdoors, whether it was fishing, hunting or visiting his favorite spots in the Kootenay Valley. He resided in Radium.

He left behind his wife of 52 years, Lorraine (Lorri), a daughter, Misti and a granddaughter, McKaylynn. He has numerous nieces and nephews and one sister Alice ( John Prokop). Sandy was predeceased by his parents, brothers Mike and Willie, as well as his sister Doris.

It is in keeping with Sandy’s wishes that no funeral or public memorial service will be held.

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by Pete's Marina and paddleboard your way north down the river and through the world-famous Columbia Valley wetlands, ending up in Radium. You'll need to arrange a car shuttle or paddle back, but the effort is well worth it. There are many interesting parts of the wetlands to explore on the way and great wildlife spotting opportunities.

You can rent paddleboards at Columbia River Kayak and Canoe or Syndicate Boardshop (both in Athalmer). Columbia River Kayak and Canoe offers a shuttle pickup for those wanting do the paddle to Radium.

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Horoscope First Week of August ARIES Aries, try not to pick sides when asked for your opinion on a dispute between close friends.

Giving the impression of picking sides may strain a friendship.

TAURUS Many positive things are on the horizon, Taurus.

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GEMINI Challenge yourself this week, Gemini. Now is a great time to take on a new hobby or task and test your mettle. You will be glad you did when you accomplish your goals.

CANCER Cancer, trust those around you as they can be a valuable source of support and encourgagment. Work to be there for them as much as they have been there for you.

LEO Leo, a travel opportunity is just over the horizon, so have your bags packed and ready to depart at a moment’s notice. You can certainly use some time away.

VIRGO Virgo, once you think you have everything figured out, a few variables get thrown into the mix. You will show your ability to solve problems if you can handle the task.

LIBRA Libra, someone close to you puts their faith in your ability to get a job done. Devote all of your attention to completing this task, and it will only enhance your resume.

CAPRICORN Capricorn, tight deadlines at work will have the pressure on you and your coworkers. But stick to the task at hand, and you will reap the rewards in the near future.

SCORPIO Scorpio, others are quick to look to you for help because of your work ethic, experience and attention to detail. Embrace these opportunities as they can help your career.

AQUARIUS Hard work will get you ahead, Aquarius. Don’t shy away from an opportunity that comes your way, even if it seems less than promising at first glance.

SAGITTARIUS Sagittarius, it could be in your best interest to remain out of the spotlight at the next social gathering. You might have a more enjoyable time as a fly on the wall.

PISCES Pisces, you may find yourself in a leadership role this week and will be called on to make a lot of decisions.

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The positive side of change I have a memory from many years ago, right after I had taken a short lesson in fly-fishing. I was living near one of the world’s best fly-fishing rivers, and decided to put the lesson to the test.

I cast a line on the river, but it floated faster than I wanted. I re-cast, using a bit more line. Better! But, it still seemed to be over too soon, and I had to try another. Again, I used more line. Eventually, I was sending my line past the middle of the river. I was fishing far past my instructor’s distance.

Suddenly, the fly caught my hat and knocked it off into the water and, just as suddenly, I had a huge pile of line at my feet, tangled in an amazing knot.

My hat left, hurrying off downstream. My hook had come off the line and probably went with it. As I cleared up the mess, I thought perhaps fly fishing was a lot more difficult than I had ever understood.

I have written a lot in this space about change, how universal it is and how deeply it affects everyone and hits everything hard. It turned out I wasn’t as prepared as I thought I was when it came home and roosted right in my own business. Now, though, I’m dealing with it, myself, as my industry alters how it does business. As we have all seen in this valley, change is happening everywhere.

One positive element that will be reinforced is, if I can do it right, the conscientious, advice-driven side of the financial advisory business. Since I have tried to run my business that way and since I have already been thinking of alternative business models, I am not as worried as some.

The problem for me, personally, is that the changes will likely mean a difference in the way I get paid.

According to those who will be making the decisions, people in my business get paid through a combination of fees built into the products I use to provide services to my clients. It’s the way my business has been run for years, but now it’s changing. I

provide advice, and get paid from fees built into the products. It was never clear and visible to the client where those fees came from. That’s where the problem comes in. I have been thinking for a long time about how to change my business model. Now, that’s been decided for me. We all become a ‘fee for ser-

vice’ industry. We provide advice and service to our clients, and they pay a fee for that advice and service.

I know many of the same changes were recently made

in England and Australia, and they caused a great deal of disruption. One of the results in those locations, so far, has been that people have left the industry.

However, I can already see that one of the more curious effects is that it will make financial advisors more like other professionals. The most common comparison is with lawyers. Any lawyer who advises a client on anything, assesses a fee for the service given. One of the kinks, though, is that the fee is different for everyone, depending on the amount of money the client happens to have. How does that provide me an incentive to keep any and all clients happy? The short answer is that it doesn’t. So, how do I deal with that?

One of the important things for clients to consider is that rules and regulations can always be imposed, because there are those people in the world who don’t act ethically with their client’s money. One of the weaknesses of the business of financial advice worldwide is there are a lot of individuals who can actually provide financial advice without being authorized to do so. This is something that is not allowed in the UK, though it is in Canada. That’s probably why the transition has been much easier to handle there, even though there have been problems. They don’t have their client’s interests at heart, but always find a way to build their personal wealth.

The other side of it is that regulations offer us an opportunity — if we’re willing to make investments in compliance with the new rules —so we can differentiate ourselves from the competition. That’s the upside of change. Although these changes are not here yet, I see them coming.

It’s like a neophyte fly-fisherman on the river.

There’s a lot to learn, and a few mistakes to be made - but it keeps my mind awake and the job from being boring. And it has the potential of a positive benefit if I can do it right. I hope so.

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ALCOHOLICS Anonymous If alcohol is causing problems or conflict in your life, AA can help. Call 250-342-2424 for more information. All meetings are at 8 p.m. Invermere: Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday groups - Columbia United AA at the BC Services building, south end, 625 4th Street Invermere. Radium Friendship Group: Friday, Catholic Church. All meetings are open.

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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.

GUARANTEED JOB Placement: General Laborers and Tradesmen For Oil & Gas Industry.

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Must be able to have extended stays away from home. Up to 6 months. Must have valid AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 with airbrake license and have previous commercial driving experience.

Apply at:www.sperryrail.com/ careers and then choose the FastTRACK Application.

HVAC Service Technician The successful candidate will have a strong service background, a positive attitude, be a team player, enjoy working with people, well organized and have a strong customer focus.

Excellent wages, minimum 40 hours/week, company vehicle, uniform, paid vacation & benefit package for the right person.

Specific Skills

1. Requires minimum (3 to (5) years’ experience as a technician.

2. Self motivated, willing to learn 3. Consistently present and maintain a positive and professional image 4. Good writing and verbal communication skills 5. Awareness of Environment, Health & Safety issues 6. Excellent interpersonal relationships skills

Required Licenses or Professional Accreditation

1. Holds a refrigeration ticket.

2. Must meet Enhanced security clearance requirements 3. Valid driver’s license (as required)

Interested Applicants please email Phyllis Mattioda at: phyllis.mattioda@ brookfieldjci.com Saunders Family Farm is seeking P/T or F/T position in a busy jam-making kitchen.

Please contact Faith at 250342-9283 Small Equipment operator needed, for bobcat, small excavator etc. Must be experienced and have valid drivers licence. Call 250-341-1000 and leave message if no answer.

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Obituaries

asks ALLEY Sandyyou Snihor July 27, 2013 CHOJune 1935-to...

Help Wanted

A&W Invermere has openings for four full time food counter attendants.

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

Wages . . hour, depending on experience.

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

With deep sadness we mourn the death of Sandy Snihor. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.

Sandy was born at Wandering River, Alberta and grew up at the family farm near Endeavor, Saskatchewan.

When he was eighteen he moved to B.C. to work for Wilder Brothers Logging. This was where he learned how to operate heavy equipment and build roads. In 1961 he married Lorraine (Lorri) Goolder.

Sandy joined OperatingBC Engineers in 1963 worked on road 0911611 LTD o/a Tim and Hortons construction, pipeline projects and dam building gave him 496 Highway 93/95 Invermere, B.C.which V0A 1K2 a chance to travel extensively throughout B.C. In 1972 he took over and ran the Chevron Service station in Radium until 1993.Shortly thereafter he was employed by John Wolfe Construction, operating heavy equipment until he retired at the age of 75.

Food Counter Sandy loved the Attendant outdoors, whether it was fishing, hunting or visiting his favorite sports Full-time/shift in the Kootenay Valley. Hework resided in Radium.

He left behind his wife of 52 years, Lorraine (Lorri), a daughter, Nights/overnights/early mornings/weekends Misti and a granddaughter, McKaylynn.He has numerous nieces and $11.05/hour + medical/dental/group nephews and one sister Alice ( John Prokop). Sandy wasbenefits. predeceased by his parents, brothers Mike and Willie, as well as his sister Doris.

Apply via email:

It is in keeping with Sandy’s wishes that no funeral or public memorial timhortons.invermere@gmail.com service will be held.

Adopt a Shelter Cat! The BC SPCA cares for thousands of orphaned and abandoned cats each year.

If you can give a homeless cat a second chance at happiness, please visit your local shelter today. www.spca.bc.ca

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Real Estate

Transportation

Heavy Duty Machinery

RV Sites

Auto Financing

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Misc. Wanted

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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Real Estate Acreage for Sale 2.98 acres for sale $138,000.

Acreage nestled in beautiful Meadowbrook area Kimberley, BC. Water & septic hookup in place. Property backing onto a creek & views of the Kimberley Alpine Resort Ski Hill. Assessed value $151,000. Zoned RR4. Minutes from Ski Hill & golf courses. Please contact 250-342-8334 or tierco70@gmail.com

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www.newbuildinglinks.com Executive Home for sale in popular Westridge community.

5 bdrm, spectacular views, fully finished, large 24 x 30 garage with studio/man cave. See Kijiji ad # 505298599. Phone 250-342-8773.

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Please call after 5p.m. or weekends. 250 608 0034

Condo for Rent in Radium, 2bdrm, 2-bath, 6 appliances, fireplace, balcony, underground parking and storage locker. $900/mo, utilities included. N/S, N/P. Phone 780554-8150 or 780-929-5458 or email schedlerhome@hotmail.com.

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Trucks & Vans 2004 Chevy 1/2 ton regular cab. Excellent condition, well serviced, new tires. Requires motor, runs. $1,700 OBO. 250-341-1886.

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

Fully loaded 3/4, tow package with transmission cooler and five point hitch.

Excellent condition only two owners.

Brand new winter tires only used half a season.

Asking $11,000.

Call 403 803-8959

Boats

Homes for Rent

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

RV Sites

Townhouses

REDUCED SUMMER pricing.

Beachfront Avorado RV Resort. New sites for sale $44,500. Co-op Resort w/Lifetime Ownership!

Call (250)228-3586 or online at: www.avorado.com

FULLY furnished 2 bedroom townhouse across from Tim Horton’s. 1 and 1/2 baths, 6 appliances, parking for 2 vehicles, single car garage. $1050/month. Hydro not included. 403-852-7636

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For Sale 2002 GMC Sierra 4X4

Invermere furnished, close to downtown. 2-bdrm, 2-bath on 2 levels. N/S, N/P & no partiers. References, $1000/mo + utilities. Call 403-978-4559.

For Sale or Rent, beautiful family home on centrally located downtown Invermere acreage. 5-bdrm, 3-bath, large park like yard, open living plan, walk to everything.

Available Aug. or Sept. for possession. Call Dave 250688-1508.

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2003 Four Winns Fish & Ski Freedom 180 F/S,

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.

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

(250)354-7471 Nelson

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 11th 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, August 11th 10:30 a.m.

Worship And Life Instruction, “Some Alliance History And Thoughtâ€? ‌ Guest speaker, Dr. Bernie Van De Walle, ministering.

7:00 p.m. “SING and CELEBRATEâ€? ‌ at L.W.A.C. You are welcome to join us for an evening of singing the great hymns of the faith; food; and fellowship!

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 Call the office at 250-342-9511 for more information. www.valleychristianonline.com

Sharing Truth Showing Love Following the Spirit

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NEWS

photo courtesy of Meadow Creek Spawning Channel Kokanee salmon are bountiful thanks to the Nutrient Restoration Program in Kootenay Lake, widely viewed as one of the most successful large-lake restoration projects in the world.

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are hosting an Open House at Meadow

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Creek Spawning Channel on Sunday

September 8th between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The free, family event provides a great opportunity to talk to

mpanion rner

biologists, and view the fish at (or near) the peak of their run. Bear Smart information will also be provided,

Animal Name: Min min Age: 3 months Family: Stanbury Fun fact: Min min was adopted from ICAN and her favorite thing to do is attack our feet as we are sleeping. She chirps rather than purrs and her muzzle channels Charlie Chaplin’s mustache.

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.

Email editor@invermerevalleyecho.com

Let’s Celebrate!

2013 Electoral Area G Volunteer of the Barb Neraasen will be recognized at the RDEK Town Hall Meeting Monday, August 12, 2013 - 7:00pm Edgewater Legion Hall The meeting will include an update from Director Gerry Wilkie and staff on the Edgewater Water System Project, ALR Boundary Review, Recreation Services and more.

The Volunteer of the Year presentation will take place at the end of the meeting and will be followed by refreshments and cake.

Please join us for our Area G Town Hall Meeting to learn more about the RDEK’s programs and services and to recognize Barb Neraasen for all of her volunteer efforts.

For more information, contact Loree Duczek at the RDEK

and the limnologist (freshwater specialist) will be on site to answer questions about the Nutrient Restoration Program in Kootenay Lake.

“Since 1992 the FWCP and the Ministry have been adding nutrients to Kootenay Lake, and it is widely viewed as one of the most successful large-lake restoration projects in the world,” says Compensation Program public representative, Grant Trower.

“It helps the kokanee which is considered a keystone species and important prey for predator fish; the Gerrard rainbow and bull trout thrive here because of the bountiful kokanee.”

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nership between BC Hydro, the Province of B.C., First Nations and local community groups to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife and their supporting habitats affected by the creation of BC Hydro owned and operated generation facilities in the

Columbia region.

The spawning channel is located approximately four kilometres northwest of Meadow Creek off Highway 31.

For more information about the Open House or the new viewing hours phone 250-354-6333.

Geoff Hill MaxWell Realty Invermere

250-341-7600

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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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Your compounding pharmacy Come in and browse our giftware!

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

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