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holds steady in valley schools STEVE HUBRECHT steve@invermerevalleyecho.com
DAN WALTON/VALLEY ECHO PHOTO It was a simple task for Jeremie Caza (behind counter, left) and Oliver Egan to please their customers at the Winderberry Nursery's annual Harvest Market, where crowds were eager to clear out the last of the locally grown food on Saturday, October 12th.
The new school year is well underway and, for the first time in many years, enrolment across School District Six has not declined substantially from the previous school year. The number of full-time students in the school district, which stretches from Golden down to Kimberley, is almost exactly the same as it was last October, with an increase of 1.125 full-time equivalent (or FTE) students compared with last year. “The current picture is certainly encouraging and is simply a reflection of the fact that the differences between the numbers of students graduating and the numbers of students entering kindergarten in our district are more uniform than they have typically been in recent years,” said school district superintendent Paul Carriere. CONTINUES TO PAGE A9
Interior World business gifted to Family Resource Centre DAN WALTON dan@invermerevalleyecho.com
Invermere's Family Resource Centre is looking forward to securely funding their own future, after retiring Interior World owners Pat and Karl Conway generously donated their business to the not-for-profit centre.
"Pat and Karl have given a gift to the valley, and they're leaving a legacy with that business," said Pat Cope, executive director of the Family Resource Centre. "It's a real win for the community and the agency." "We chart our own path,” she added. “Instead of waiting for the government to give us more funding, suddenly we're in front of the cart and were moving in the direction we want it to go. The or-
VJ (Butch) Bishop Owner/Operator 4846 Holland Creek Ridge Rd. Invermere, BC V0A 1K0
ganization really becomes communityowned, rather than being driven by what the government decides to support. Karl Conway said the business as it's running now is profitable, and expects that the Family Resource Centre will continue in its success. "We think that it's going to be great continuing on, and it'll be local ownership. We wish them all the best," he said. After closing the business' doors on
Sunday, October 13th, he and his wife Pat will be enjoying themselves in the valley after running the business for twenty years. They previously ran another retail business, Threadz, in Invermere. After Interior World reopens its doors on Sunday, December 1st, Mr. Cope said that there are, "all sorts of possibilities down the road once we have this well established and running well for us."
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