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Golden residents got their lunch at Kumsheen Park on April 17 where the Golden Women’s Resource Centre was hosting their annual Clothesline Project display, and fundraising barbecue. The project brings awareness to violence against women, and the money raised goes to the centre’s safe homes program.

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Some homeowners may see decrease in 2014 taxes The Town of Golden Council has given third reading to the 2014 Tax Rate Bylaw, but not without a few reservations from council members.

Out of four tax rate scenarios drawn up by Chief Financial Officer Lisa Vass, council chose Scenario 4 (as was recommended by the Standing Finance Committee), which sees slight decreases for both Class 1 (residential) and

Class 6 (Business/Other) as a whole.

Coun. Chris Hambruch, the sole councillor to vote against the bylaw, did so because he worries that the Town is missing an opportunity, and will pay for it next year.

The increase non-market value in the town (much of which was accounted for by the newly built Holiday Inn Express), picked up a significant component (approximately $35,000) of the two per cent tax increase ($85,000) that was approved in the Five Year Financial Plan.

On average (not all) property tax bills will not go up this year, and in fact, some may see a decrease.

A typical single detached residence that was, for example, assessed at $295,831 last year, and assessed at $283,872 this year, would see a drop in their property taxes from $1,561 last year to $1,547 this year. (Not all residences will see similar drops, it will depend on the property’s assessed value for this year).

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Confessions of a Curber I guess you could say I was addicted. Only my drug of choice wasn’t coke or meth. No - it was the thrill of getting away with it all.

And the easy cash, of course.

Throwing the camper into that last deal was a great marketing idea.

And, like last time, I decided to branch out again. There’s so much more than just cars!

This time I decided to go with a motorcycle.

I purchased it off the internet – I guess you could call it a curber-to-curber transaction.

Oh, of course I knew every trick in the book by now. The seller gave me my old story and said that he was the real owner.

Did I care? Not a chance. It was a nice Harley. And, it was a steal. I knew I could flip it for more.

Why? Because I was a better marketer.

But I needed to do it fast. And, I had to make sure I had a buyer that was naive enough not to do a lien check through carproof.com, or the province (bcregistryservices. gov.bc.ca).

As usual, I put up a generic, one-line Craigslist ad. With a price like mine, I had a buyer within an hour.

I made sure the Harley looked its best. I polished it until it sparkled and filled it with gas. Hey, what’s a few bucks?

Then I ran into a small problem. I found out that my seller was the real owner. Wow. But he sold me a vehicle that was about to be repossessed.

Fortunately, he was in such a hurry that he didn’t make me do the transfer – so it was still in his name.

No big deal. Bridging* was my friend.

I just used his name and hoped my buyer would never ask me for ID. And I was right. The buyer smelled a bargain and took the bait like fish. He thought I was the fool!

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I was home free, again.

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Geoffrey Archibald went home with an Easter Basket from Moose Trax for winning the Golden Star’s Easter colouring contest. Sara Birnie (who was unavailable for a picture) also won a basket for the colouring contest.

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BC teachers take action this week Black Press Staff Writer After rejecting an offer from the school district bargaining agency for a long-term contract, the B.C. Teachers' Federation has served notice it will begin work-to-rule action April 23.

BCTF president Jim Iker announced Thursday that 72-hour notice has been given, after union members voted 89 per cent in March to endorse a three-stage strike plan. Phase one includes refusing communication with school managers, arriving no more than an hour before and leaving an hour after school hours, and refusing supervision of students outside class time.

It does not affect pre-arranged voluntary activities such as coaching, but the refusal of supervision requires essential service levels that compel some teachers to assure the safety of students while they are out of classes. Report card preparation and parent meetings will continue.

Iker said progress at the bargaining table will determine how long phase one action would last.

Phase two of the BCTF plan is rotating one-day walkouts in districts around the province. Phase three, a full-scale strike, would require a second vote by members to authorize.

The BCTF has rejected the government's offer for a 10-year agreement with pay increases totalling 6.5 per cent over the first six years and additional wage increases to be negotiated for the final four years.

There has been little change to the "lowball offer" on wages and no movement on the longrunning dispute over class size limits and special needs support, Iker said.

BCTF negotiators countered with a three-year proposal with three per cent plus a cost-of-living increase in each year. With compounding and current estimates of inflation, BCPSEA calculates that could amount to 13.5 per cent over three years.

Iker said school districts are cutting staff and programs due to ministry budget cuts, and the ministry should at least cover school districts' costs for increase medical services plan premiums and BC Hydro rate increases.

The education ministry says per-pupil funding has increased 38 per cent since 2001, and the ministry has provided $225 million over three years to hire 500 teachers and 400 new special education assistants for the 2012-13 school year.

Peter Cameron, chief negotiator for B.C.'s 60 school districts, said once stage one strike action begins, the B.C. Public School Employers' Association will seek an order that the union pay for its extended benefits during any withdrawal of service. That would cost about $5 million a month for 41,000 public school teachers.

"In order that there is in fact pressure on both sides, BCPSEA needs to respond to any phase one activities with measures that put corresponding pressure on the union," Cameron wrote in a letter to Iker.

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Wolf management plan concerns advocates Jessica Schwitek editor@thegoldenstar.net Late last week, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations announced the release of the Province’s long awaited wolf management plan.

An initial draft was released in November of 2012, and after a large public response with more than 2,500 comments, the final plan was written.

In a press release, the government stated that the plan “fully recognizes that the fundamental goal of wolf management in B.C., as with all other provincial game species, is to maintain self-sustaining populations throughout the species’ range.”

The “two-zone” plan allows for sustainable hunting and trapping opportunities in most areas, with controls in place such as specified season lengths and bag limits. While the other zone (where livestock or other wildlife populations are threatened by wolf predation), the plan commits to “responsibly helping stakeholders, ranchers and First Nations manage the impacts of expanding wolf populations.”

The Wolf Awareness Inc. (WAI), however, believes that the plan disregards the “intrinsic value of these extremely intelligent and social creatures.” The organization views the plan as a “wolf kill plan,” and says the government ignored the 1,614 letters of opposition to the plan during the draft plan’s comment period.

WAI says that “this means that in much more than half of the province, hunters and trappers can now kill an unlimited number of wolves 365 days of the year. Furthermore, the allowable use of bait, neck snares, and motorized vehicles to kill wolves is completely out of sync with any concept of ‘Fair Chase’.”

The current wolf population is estimated at approximately 8,500 in the province, a slight increase over the 1991 estimate of 8,100, indicating that the wolf population is likely stable. Therefore, wolves in B.C. are not considered to be an “at-risk” species.

However, not everyone is convinced by these numbers, “Unfortunately, the B.C. government does not have an accurate

Opponents of Jumbo Glacier Resort were in an uproar last week as the provincial government quietly made changes to the Environmental Assessment Act, no longer requiring environmental assessments of natural gas processing plants, and ski and all-season resorts.

The change to the Reviewable Projects Regulation under the act applies to both new facilities and modifications.

“It appears to be a stunning attempt to keep the ill-fated Jumbo Resort proposal afloat, funded by the misappropriation of British Columbian’s taxpayer dollars,” said Wildsight’s Robyn Duncan.

“If these changes to the Environmental Assessment Act are indeed aimed at facilitating the Jumbo Glacier Resort, this would be the second time the government has made legal changes in order to do so. Last year, the province rewrote legislation to allow for the creation of a municipality without residents, also in favour of Jumbo Resort.”

The changes remove the need for an environmental assessment of new and expanded ski and all-season resorts effective Jan. 1, 2015.

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The new wolf management plan splits the province in two zones, both of which allow the hunting of wolves.

Peter A. Dettling /www.TerraMagica.ca handle on wolf numbers across the province and admits to major uncertainty as to how many wolves are being killed by people, although they know it is an all-time high since record-keeping began in 1976. The plan is based on flawed science. A two-zone approach is set up to kill wolves a) where they overlap with live-

stock or threatened species, and b) everywhere else for recreation or amusement,” said the WAI. The government acknowledged that the consultation process revealed that there are strongly differing beliefs and values regarding wolf management practices, and says they relied on sound science to make

Environmental assessments will be removed for ski resorts in 2015 Jessica Schwitek editor@thegoldenstar.net

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A release from the Environmental Assessment Office stated that the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations has an “established Master Plan review process: exempting resorts eliminates a duplication of effort and the potential for undue delays in the decision making process.”

In other words, projects like the Jumbo Glacier Resort are subject to approval process by other government agencies.

Minister of Environment Mary Polak was quoted in The Strait saying, “It doesn’t change the scrutiny. It simply means that they’ll only have to go through the process once.”

“We’re viewing this as another step toward environmental deregulation,” said Anna Johnston of West Coast Environmental Law. “It’s part of a sliding that we’ve been doing – divesting ourselves of responsibility over responsible development and making sure that the environmental and social impacts of industry are properly considered and analyzed before we approve projects.”

Changes to environmental legislation such as this causes great concern to environmental groups who have already seen the province make changes to the Parks Act and the Agricultural Land Reserve this year alone.

balanced decisions.

Wolf Awareness Inc. is a non-profit, charitable foundation dedicated to public education regarding the ecology of the gray wolf. Its executive director is Golden resident Sadie Parr.

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Motor Assisted Cycle or Motorcycle?

Whether your mechanical skills are limited to taking the pedals off of your motor assisted cycle or extensive enough to attach a gasoline engine to a bicycle, both could land you in trouble with the rules. Making either of these modifications will turn your transport into a motor vehicle that requires insurance and licence plates. At $598, the ticket for operating without insurance is an expensive one!

In order to qualify as a motor assisted cycle and avoid the need to buy licence and insurance the machine must meet a number of qualifications. These include an electric motor with a power output of 500 watts or less and a top speed of no more than 32 km/h on level ground. The most important feature is that it must have pedals to allow you to pedal it!

There has been some past confusion in the traffic courts about whether modified motor assisted cycles require insurance and licence. You may recall the case of R v Ryan where Judicial Justice of the Peace Gordon held that a bicycle with a gasoline engine could not be licenced and insured, so it must no require them, finding Mr. Ryan not guilty. Subsequent decisions have followed provincial court rulings and resulted in convictions.

With this in mind, think twice before you take the pedals off or create something that will put your bank account in jeopardy.

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CSRD hosts roundup Parson Spring Fling kicks off season Jessica Schwitek editor@thegoldenstar.net

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In the next few weeks the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) will be conducting Household Hazardous Waste Roundup events in the communities of Salmon Arm, Revelstoke, Golden, and for the first time Sicamous, to collect a backlog of hazardous household material.

“This is an opportunity for residents to get rid of materials that are toxic, corrosive, reactive or ignitable,” says Waste Reduction Facilitator Carmen Fennell. “There are so many items that pose potential hazard to human health, such as antifreeze and adhesives, glues and pool chemicals.”

Residents can get rid of all these items, free of charge, on the specified day in their area. This event only happens once every two years, so this is the year for residents to clean their garage, basement, and shed, and get rid of any unwanted hazardous chemicals.

“The CSRD offers residents this opportunity because there are materials that can’t go into the landfill but need to be disposed of. Some products such as pesticides and herbicides are regulated through an Extended Producer Responsibility Program administered by Product Care,” says Fennell. “However, not every community has a Product Care depot, and not all products are accepted as part of the stewardship program, so the consumer is left wondering what to do with their non-conforming leftovers.”

The Household Hazardous Waste Round-up will be in Golden on Saturday, May 3 at the CP Parking Lot. The round-up will be managed by Newalta, a hazardous waste disposal company.

“The handling of these products must be done by trained staff to ensure safe packaging and transport of these potentially dangerous materials. Anyone who has leftover chemicals that require disposal is encouraged to bring them to the free collection.”

For more information on this event, please visit the CSRD website at www.csrd.bc.ca, or send an email to operations@csrd.bc.ca.

Parson is kicking off the season with their annual Spring Fling on Saturday May 3.

Aside from the various entertainment, they will be selling spaces for farmers market items, garage sale items, and anything else you would like to sell.

It is $20 a space and folks need to bring their own tables, chairs etc.

“We will be having our canteen selling burgers, hot dogs, chips, drinks, and goodies from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pony rides, face painting and games will run from noon to 4 p.m. The Pony rides will take a break at 2 p.m. so the kids can participate in the games,” said Trina Wolfenden, an organizer of the event. “This year we are selling tickets like a faire. They can buy tickets and use them for the pony rides, games and face painting.”

New this year will be a duck race at 3 p.m. on Hogsranch Creek. They have some amazing prizes that have been generously donated by the local community totalling more than $2,500. First prize is $50 and the prizes go from there. Tickets will be on sale this week, and there are only 173 ducks so they will go fast.

“With activities for the kids and shopping and eating and visiting I think we have everyone covered in ages,” said Wolfenden.

The events proceeds support the Parson Hall’s running costs. Over the past three years the Parson Hall went from almost shutting the doors to a hall that sees activities three times a week with exercise classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, church on Sundays, and potlucks once a month.

They are also putting on different functions over the season that attract

The Parson Spring Fling on May 3 will feature pony rides.

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“We have just finished our floor refinishing which was a huge commitment from our members. I think it has really brought everyone together even more and our sense of community pride keeps getting

better,” said Wolfenden.

“At all the functions I see smiles, laughter and community, it is something that has been decreasing in so many areas and we are so fortunate that Parson seems to be enjoying the family interactions with everyone.”

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tem by the stewardship agency.

They continue to urge the provincial government to freeze the new MMBC system before it takes effect May 19, but are also laying the groundwork for a legal battle.

Kelvin McCulloch, CEO of the Buckerfield’s chain of farm supply stores, is urging other businesses to sign and submit their MMBC contract but then give notice to the government that they won’t pay fees or otherwise cooperate with the new system to collect packaging and printed paper.

McCulloch intends to gather opt-out letters from numerous businesses across B.C. and deliver them to the province.

If the MMBC rollout continues, he said, they will argue in court that the MMBC contracts were invalid and they were coerced to join the governmentcreated recycling monopoly.

“We’re fairly confident at this point it will be struck down,” McCulloch said. “No company in their right mind would sign that contract of their own free will.”

The province contends MMBC is volun-

tary and various industries could instead form their own separate waste-collecting organization.

That option is not practical or reasonable, McCulloch said.

“The suggestion that we are able to launch or own stewardship program independent of MMBC is a sham.”

The MMBC program aims to transfer recycling costs from municipal taxpayers to the producers who generate packaging and printed paper, while collecting more containers and material types than before.

But many businesses argue they’re unfairly compelled to pay far higher fees than a similar system run in Ontario.

Critics say MMBC’s three-member interim board is controlled by executives with multinational firms like Unilever and Proctor and Gamble who have manipulated the launch of the new program to their benefit rather than the interests of most B.C. businesses.

Questioned by the NDP last week, Environment Minister Mary Polak said she expects a more representative 15-member permanent board to

be named soon after MMBC’s launch.

Polak said it’s logical the biggest industries that pay the most into MMBC get a large role.

A new advisory council was also recently unveiled by MMBC with reps from several B.C. business groups, but critics say it has no real power.

Pausing the program and the payment of fees by member businesses would cut off the money MMBC will send to most local cities that agreed to continue curbside pickup.

“Any delay in implementation for those communities would mean a loss of that savings,” Polak said, adding many municipalities have already budgeted to receive promised MMBC payments.

She said examples of those amounts are $1.5 million a year coming to Richmond and $917,000 to Nanaimo.

Mike Klassen, B.C. director of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, said he’s not aware of any cities reducing their property taxes as a result of the expected MMBC savings.

“That’s one of the

things that’s been most misleading – the idea that this was going to save money for the general taxpayer,” he said. Klassen argues consumers will pay twice – their local taxes won’t go down but they’ll also pay higher retail prices as businesses pass along the MMBC charges.

He said most mayors and councils are being cautious and aren’t spending MMBC savings until they actually arrive – meaning there’s still opportunity to freeze the rollout.

“That suggests to me they’re also very wary of the program and have a fallback program in case things don’t work,” Klassen said. “The world doesn’t all of a sudden turn upside down if we pause this program and take some time to reflect on how to do this well.”

Small businesses with single storefronts have been exempted by the province from MMBC’s requirements.

But Klassen said franchisees don’t qualify, leaving hundreds of small businesses like meat shops and Subway sandwich outlets facing hefty costs.

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Sharon Eddy (third from the left) of the Columbia Valley Credit Union presents Parson Spring Fling organizers (from left) Gale Brownlee, Colleen Palumbo and Larry Malinoski with a $500 donation for Parson’s 3rd annual Spring Fling. The money will help support the event’s duck race, which helps fund the Parson Community Hall.

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Joel Tansey reporter@thegoldenstar.net Dog attacks on 10th St. A woman sustained minor injuries when a dog attacked and bit her on April. 12. It was the second time the woman was bitten by the dog in the span of a couple days. RCMP have deemed the dog to be dangerous and have recommended to the conservation officer that the animal be destroyed.

The dog was not roaming free, but was said to have gotten away from its owners during both incidents.

The RCMP would like to remind dog owners that they can be charged with criminal negligence in cases where their pet is off leash and attacks an individual.

Distracted driver rolls over vehicle A local man travelling westbound on Highway 1 sustained a fractured collarbone when his vehicle

crossed into eastbound lanes and rolled over on Apr. 13.

Upon questioning, the man revealed to the RCMP that he had been on his phone at the time of the incident. Luckily, there was no oncoming traffic when the vehicle veered into the other lane. The man was given a ticket for distracted driving, which comes with a $167 fine.

Radium man attempts arson in Spilli Golden and Invermere RCMP are on the lookout for a Radium man who attempted to light a Spillimacheen residence on fire. When the arsonist was confronted by the Spilli resident, he hit the individual with a baton and fled the scene.

The homeowner sustained minor injuries in the ordeal.

The owner and a friend were able to put out the fire quickly upon its discovery. The incident took place on the night of Apr. 16. The suspect is believed to be a known individual to Invermere police.

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The municipality could have implemented a tax increase this year, with a much smaller affect on tax payer (the missed opportunity Hambruch was referring to). Next year however, with no new hotels being built and utilities already at their legal maximum, the increase will have a stronger impact.

Mayor Christina Benty, although voting in favour of the bylaw, said she agreed with Hambruch “philosophically.” Had the Town had the assessment information during budget deliberations, perhaps they would have voted for a higher tax increase she said.

However, she believed this was the right way to proceed under the current circumstances.

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Leave the car at home

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 The Golden Star

Ballet Kelowna

Now that spring has arrived, I am going to challenge myself to start taking advantage of the agreeable weather, and drive less.

This practise will have three substantial benefits in my life: It will give me a little bit of extra exercise (probably not a huge amount, but every - I SURMISE burned calorie counts),

By Jessica Schwitek it will reduce emissions from my vehicle, and it will save me some money on gas.

I drove home to Kamloops for Easter this past weekend. As I was staying with family and friends, my only expense for this little trip was gassing up my car (about a tank and a half round trip). But that is no little expense.

I used to enjoy filling up my gas tank in my home town, often known for having some of the cheapest gas in the province. I was shocked this weekend to see that the price of gas in Kamloops was only four cents cheaper than what I paid in Golden before leaving town. And at other stops along the way (Revelstoke and Salmon Arm), the gas was the same price as Golden.

As a highway community, who has the only fuel stations for hundreds of kilometres, we are often gauged at the pump. But it seems the rest of the province is catching up with us.

Gas is not cheap anywhere.

These prices aren’t going to go back down, and in fact, I expect that we have only begun to see the gas price hikes that will continue throughout the summer.

I, like many of us, am quite reliant on my vehicle. And I know that is not going to change.

But just because I know I’ll never give up my car, does not mean that I can’t make small changes to reduce my reliance on the technology. And just as importantly,(especially with Earth Day being this week) reduce the amount of pollution I put back into the atmosphere.

I may not be able to bike up to the ski hill, but I can leave my car at home when running simple errands like grocery shopping (if I don’t have too many heavy items), or meeting up with friends.

That’s one of the greatest things about living in Golden, most of the community’s necessities are never more than a dozen blocks away. And the Golden climate means it is unlikely you’ll get caught in a down-pouring of rain.

I realize this is stating the incredibly obvious, but the less gas we use, the less we will be affected by price hikes.

And even if we can only leave the car at home for one simple errand a week, it will add up.

Editor, Golden once again greeted Ballet Kelowna with a full house at the Civic Centre Friday April 11. And Ballet Kelowna provided us with a very high level of amazing choreography.

Ballet Kelowna is one of eleven professional Ballet companies in Canada and Golden is very fortunate to be on the short list of only eight smaller towns visited by this highly talented group of dancers.

Many will be aware that Ballet Kelowna was almost forced to close its doors last year because of funding cuts from the Provincial Government, and the loss of a major fundraising event in Kelowna. However, a new board of directors was formed and the company is now forging ahead with new direction and fundraising initiatives.

If you were at the performance you will know that the battles are not over, that at a local level funding for Kicking Horse Culture is under threat also. This could well affect the future return of Ballet Kelowna to Golden.

You will be aware from David LaHay, the retiring Artistic Director, that Golden is, and always has been, a very special place for the dancers to visit. The audience attendance and enthusiasm is superb.

You will also be aware from David that Golden now

Town Communication Dear Editor: I was interested to read the editorial in the April 9, 2014 edition of the Golden Star concerning communication and the Town of Golden.

Although I have been a critic of the Town on some fronts, I would not fault the effort which the Town administration makes to communicate with its residents.

The Mayor does a commendable job of making herself available for public input, and Town communication includes extensive reports published in the Star, the Annual Report, the Budget Consultation package, open houses , a user-friendly website and plenty of background material relating to ongoing issues which is available at the Town office.

I should also say that during the

has its own family of supporters, as he calls them, a small family of 22 persons who have chosen to become members and or supporters of Ballet Kelowna. Supporters are always welcomed but membership in itself is very important to societies as funding agencies see a large membership as a sign of a healthy organization which has the support of the community, and are therefore more inclined to provide funding.

Membership is $25 per person per year, and yes, members will asked each year if they wish to continue their support. Membership forms were made available at the performance but if you missed this opportunity, or now have second thoughts about becoming a member, and would like to do so, and would like the choice of a free ballet poster from a selection of previous performances as a thank you gift from Ballet Kelowna, then please contact me at 250-340-8433 (leave a message) and I will help you become a valued member of this most deserving Ballet Company.

If you enjoyed their performance, perhaps consider supporting these young dancers who have dedicated their lives to dance. $25 is a lot of money these days but a small cost to becoming a part of Golden’s growing membership family.

Bryan Kelly-McArthur Golden

most recent budget consultation process the Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. Wilsgard replied to me personally by email with respect to some specific queries I had with the numbers.

I do believe that some of the existing communication tools could benefit from some refinement.

For example, the Budget Consultation package is too short on hard numbers and does not include comparisons to other communities. Nor does it include year to year comparisons of expenses within budget areas. The harder numbers are available through the Finance Committee working papers if one takes the trouble to request them and one really needs to study these to get a full working understanding of the budget.

Of course, there is always room to

improve communication with one’s constituents, but I certainly would not be in favour of hiring a dedicated staff member in this area as you suggest, nor do I believe that the residents of Golden would support further administrative staffing in the Town office at this time.

Where I would fault the current administration on the communications front is the use which is made of public response. My view is that this administration does not really take account of public comment unless that comment agrees with a position the Council has already set. There is a tendency to only want to hear from the cheerleaders.

An example of this tendency was the 2012-2013 budget consultation process.

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Do higher spring & summer gas prices affect your driving habits?

Stingers to the person who stole the special bottle of Brugal rum from my wife’s birthday celebration night. How pathetic is that?

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“Most definitely. I tend to walk around town a little more instead of driving.”

“Yup. It’s ridiculous. I paid $1.49 in Sicamous for diesel. I try not to drive any more than I have to.”

“I don’t really drive much in town anyways.

Everything is close enough.”

Go to www.thegoldenstar.net to have your say.

Continued from page 6 As this process followed hard upon the Bridge to Bridge referendum there was significant public input (I believe at least 20 people put their name to submissions).

I attended all of the sessions of Council where first, second and third reading of the budget was considered and the only Councilor to reference this public input was Councilor Hern; neither the Mayor nor any other Councilor mentioned a single line of it. My conclusion was that

the input was ignored and not welcomed.

A communication strategy to be effective must not simply consist of the Town broadcasting its message to the residents; it must also take into account the response received so that residents believe that input is truly welcomed and not just brushed aside. I think this is an area of the Town’s communication strategy which still needs work.

Yours truly, Bruce Fairley

Alberta Bitumen My name is David Black. I am the majority owner of Black Press, the company that owns this newspaper. This is the first of two columns addressing what I see as the greatest threat to the BC environment in our lifetime. I am a reasonably sensible and conservative businessman, not an alarmist. All of the information in this column can be confirmed from public sources.

The oil industry wants to export Alberta bitumen to Asia via tankers. Under no circumstances should we allow that to happen. A bitumen spill at sea could destroy our coastline, together with the fish and wildlife that depend on it, for hundreds of years.

Bitumen, even if it is diluted, does not float in sea water if there is sediment present. This has been proven many times, most recently in a thorough Environment Canada study published on November 30 2013. Page 51 of the study provides graphic evidence of sunken bitumen.

Given that there is an abundance of sediment along the BC coast, the bitumen will sink rapidly and there will be little chance of recovering any of it if there is a spill. By Northern Gateway's own admission the likelihood of a bitumen spill at sea is over 10% over the next 50 years. Others say that it is much higher. We are in agreement with the position taken by the Coastal First Nations that even the slightest risk of a spill of bitumen at sea is unacceptable.

The grounding of the Exxon Valdez in Alaska in 1989

Stingers to the people who shot their rifle and left all their casings and glass practice targets on the Mount 7 road.

Be considerate and clean up your mess.

Stars to Brad at Home Hardware for the help

with my new barbecue and the excellent overall service. Cheers!

favour if this problem continues, and I don’t own any pets.

An omelette full of Stars to Big Bend Cafe for the delicious breakfast. The food was so good I had to bring my friends there twice!

Stingers to cyclists who take up too much of the road. I’m happy to share the road but for your own safety, make sure you aren’t in the middle and blocking faster moving traffic!

A load of smelly stingers to my neighbours who continually let their dog do its business on my driveway and don’t clean it up. I’ll repay the

Stars to Kicking Horse Resort for another fine season on the slopes!

Email your Stars and Stingers to editor@thegoldenstar.net

Kicking Horse Culture I would like to take this opportunity to comment on the issue of funding Kicking Horse Culture.

First, I would like to thank all the people that have taken the time to let me know their position on this matter, for or against, through Councillor Hern’s survey, The Golden Star’s poll of the week, the numerous phone calls, letters, and email petition, on this divided issue.

My responsibility is to consider all tax dollars spent, and I wouldn’t be doing my job without considering all funding options, I am currently investigating alternative funding sources that perhaps could be drawn upon, which would not involve out-of-pocket property taxation, and would give all taxpayers (including Golden’s) some relief during these tough economic times.

After the Golden Area Initiatives’ funding agreement

is often held up as an example of how bad an oil spill at sea can be, however, a spill of bitumen at sea would be much worse. The Exxon Valdez carried light crude and lost 250,000 barrels, one eighth of a tanker load. The light oil floated and could be removed from the beaches. Even so, after four years of work with up to 11,000 workers and 1,400 boats involved, less than 10% of it was recovered.

Roughly 200,000 birds and many kinds of other wildlife were killed. Approximately 1,300 miles of shoreline were affected and the fishery has yet to fully recover. Bitumen is very different. It would harden up on shore and much of it would sink to the bottom, making it unrecoverable and killing virtually everything with which it came in contact.

Imagine if we lost a full tanker load.

Some say that, with GPS-based navigation and double hulls, spills such as Exxon Valdez are not possible today.

They are wrong. Double hulls do not prevent hull fracture if there is a collision at speed, only if there is a gentle scrape. As for the GPS claim, most marine accidents are caused by human inattention, not by a lack of knowledge about position. All ships carried systems to indicate their location before GPS came along. The Exxon Valdez crew could have glanced at their instruments to determine their location but they didn’t, neither did the crew on the Queen of the North. Marine disasters regularly occur and a quick search of the internet shows human error is most often the problem. Undoubtedly there will be many more marine accidents in the future. Our grandchildren will not

was cancelled by the Town of Golden, I agreed to fund Kicking Horse Culture with the Town until Dec. 31, 2014 to fulfill the remaining year of the three-year contract, from the ample and existing Economic Opportunity Funds.

I look forward to discussing this issue and other shared service funding concerns with the Town. This may take some time, as when funding of any sort is increased and services are shared, the responsibility for operations, and management has to be considered.

I hope dialogue with Town Council will bring forward an amicable agreement. If this is not possible, then the fairest way to resolve this issue would be to take all concerns back to the taxpayer through a referendum process.

Regards, Garry Habart - CSRD Director, Area A thank us if we willingly risk the destruction of the BC coast on our watch.

Fortunately there is a solution that is beneficial for all concerned: all we have to do is build a refinery at Kitimat.

The refinery will convert the bitumen to gasoline, diesel and jet fuel which float and evaporate if they are spilled.

Often little or no spill remediation is required. These refined fuels simply do not cause the habitat destruction of conventional or synthetic crude oil, or anywhere near the devastation caused by bitumen.

The second part of this OPED will run in the next issue.

It will discuss the enormous value-added benefits and environmental advantages of a modern green refinery.

The pipeline from Alberta and the tanker fleet to export the refined fuels will also be considered.

Let me declare my biases. I am for creating thousands of good permanent jobs in BC. I am for creating billions of new tax dollars for government coffers. I am for reducing the planet’s greenhouse gas emissions. I am for building an oil pipeline that will never leak. I am for building a modern tanker fleet that carries only refined fuels that float and evaporate if spilled. I am against shipping bitumen in tankers.

If you agree that we should not put bitumen in tankers please contact your local MP and say so. The Canadian government makes a decision on this next month.

David Black

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Events & Entertainment Calendar

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Golden Cinema Presents: Rio 2 (3D) Thursday Apr.24 at 7pm. Matinees at 3pm on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

Wine & Cheese

Annual General Meeting Friday, May 2nd, 2014 at 7:30 pm at the

Curling Rink Lounge Christopher and Tracey Johnson would like to thank all of our family, friends, and businesses of Golden that helped get our son Chase to Nova Scotia, with all the fundraising, and donations.

We would never of been able to do this alone. Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts. Chase has been 6 month seizure free.

September 9 - 13

This Week A.P.E.S.After School Program Monday to Friday 3 -5:30pm. $12/day for ages 5 to 11.

To register please leave a message at 250-272-0425.

StrongStart a free, school based learning program bir th-5years.

Mon&Fri 12-3:30pm, Wed 2-5pm, Tue&Thur 8:45-11:45am.

Call Shelley for more info 250-439-9324.

Wed, Apr. 23 Parent and Tot Play lets parents and kids from birth-five enjoy preschool type activities. Wednesdays at the Rec Plex from 10:30am-12pm.

Badminton Wednesdays 7-9pm at the Rec Plex.

Adults $7, students/seniors $5. Need your own racket.

Winter Walking at the Rec Plex Wednesdays 1-2pm.

Job Skills Workshops at the Work BC office every Wednesday at 10am. Call 250-344-5413 to register.

Money Skills, a FREE program to help adults understand concepts of money. Wednesdays from 7-8:30pm. Call 250-4399665 for info.

The Safe Teen: Navigating Adolescence presentation Apr.23, 7-8pm, at GSS. Kicking Horse Culture presents The Good Lovelies Apr.23, 7:30pm, Civic Centre.

Thurs, Apr. 24 Over 3500 BC 55+ Seniors expected to attend.

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Men’s drop-in basketball Thursdays from 8-10pm at the Rec Plex. $8.

Bridge Club every Thursday at the Senior’s Centre from 1-4pm. Contact 250-344-5448.

Golden Toastmasters Thursdays, 7:30pm at the College of the Rockies.

Mountain Magic Quilters Guild Thursdays, 7:30-9pm

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in the Golden High School’s sewing room. New members and guests welcome, annual membership is $25.

Jam Night at the Golden Taps Pub every Thursday.

A.A Meetings Thursdays, at the Family Centre 421 9th Ave N. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.

Golden Youth Centre Band Of Guys drop-in for male teens (12-18) every Thursday from 3:45-5:30pm.

Art Show at the COTR campus Apr.24 6-8pm.

Figure Skating AGM Apr.24 from 7-8pm in the L.P. Boardroom.

Fri, Apr. 25 A.A Meetings Fridays at the Lutheran Church basement 915 - 9th St S. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.

Golden Youth Centre drop-in Fridays from 3:30-7:30pm.

Mother Goose Program Fridays 10:30-11:30am at the Library. Snacks included, just drop in!

Karaoke Night at The Mad Trapper every Friday night.

Meat Draw every Friday at The Legion 5:30pm.

Bridge Club every Friday at the Centre for Peace in St. Andrew’s Church, 7pm.

Winter Walking at the Rec Plex Fridays 1-2pm.

Special Olympics “FUNdamentals” youth program Fridays 9-10am at APES. For children 7-12 years with intellectual disabilities. Call Cyra 250-9190757 for more info.

Food Fridays at the Golden Legion 6:30-8:30pm.

Golden Spring Home & Lifestyle Show Apr.25 from 2-8pm at the Curling Club.

Soup Day at the Golden Seniors Centre Apr.25 from 11:30am-1pm. $5.

Sat, Apr. 26 Meat Draw Saturdays at The Legion 5pm.

A.A Meetings Saturdays at the Golden Museum 1302 11th Ave S. All meetings are

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open and start at 8pm.

Saturday Night Chapel at the Pentecostal Church (717 10th St S) at 7pm from Jan.4 - Apr.5.

Golden Spring Home & Lifestyle Show Apr.26 from 10-4pm at the Curling Club.

Golden Farmers Market Apr.26 from 11am-3pm at Mount 7 Rec Plex.

The Metropolitan Opera Cosi fan tutte: Live in HD at the Golden Cinema Apr.26 at 11am.

Sun, Apr. 27 Sunday Howl open mic at the Wolf’s Den Sundays 4-8pm.

Magic the Gathering Game Tournament 12-5pm at Bizarre Entertainment.

Golden Light Horse Club “Fun Day” Apr.27 at the Rodeo grounds 10am-2pm. Spectators and new riders welcome.

Geocaching CITO Event Apr.27, 10am-1pm in Spirit Square.

5th Annual Yoga Day Marathon Fundraiser for Amnistry International at Golden Lotus Ayurveda Apr.27 from 9am-9pm.

Admission by donation.

Mon, Apr. 28 Join the Cadets. Free program meets every Tuesday, 6:30-8:30pm at the Legion Banquet Hall. For young men and women ages 12-18.

Golden Community Choir, Mondays from 7:30-9:30pm at the Lutheran Church.

Member fees $10. For info call Joyce 250-344-6043.

Seniors Day at Reflections Hair Studio Mondays 15% off all regular priced services, call 250-344-5766.

Heroclix League 6-9pm Mondays at Bizarre Entertainment.

Family Dinner Play and Learn Mondays 5-7pm in the StrongStart room in APES Free program includes dinner, discussions, and activities. Call 250-439-9665.

The Cadets meet Mondays 6:30-8:30pm at the Legion

Banquet Hall.

Winter Walking at the Rec Plex Mondays 1-2pm.

Golden Youth Centre drop-in every Monday from 5-8pm.

Badminton at the Mount 7 Rec Plex Mondays 7-8:30pm.

Need your own racket, $7 (or $5 for seniors/students).

Tues, Apr. 29 A.A Meetings Tuesdays at the United Church 901 - 11th Ave S Alley Ent. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.

Volleyball Tuesdays at the Rec Plex 7-8:30pm $5.

Golden Youth Centre drop-in Tuesdays from 3:30-7:30pm.

Aquafit at the Travel Lodge Tuesdays & Thursdays from 5:30-6:30pm. Until Mar.13.

Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition Tuesdays 6-9pm at Bizarre Entertainment.

Golden Junior Hockey AGM Apr.29 in the Ramada Meeting Room 7pm.

Rockwater Grill & BarR

Upcoming Events

Golden Curling Club AGM & Wine and Cheese May 2 at 7:30pm in the Curling Rink Lounge.

Spring Recreation Information & Registration night May 5 from 5:307:30pm at Mount 7 Rec Plex.

Golden Minor Hockey AGM May 5 at 7pm in the upstairs Arena meeting room.

Golden Community Choir presents: A Spring Concert May 8 at 7:30pm at the Trinity Lutheran Church.

Golden Community Choir presents: A Spring Concert May 9 at 7:30pm at the Golden Baptist Church.

Shriners Charity Golf Tournament May 10. Call 344-8255 for more info.

Mother’s Day Tea in the Gardens May 11 from 2-4pm at Mountainside Gardens.

RCMP Charity Golf Tournament June 9 from 9-3pm.

Father’s Day Breakfast June 15, 10-12pm at Mountainside Gardens.

Sierra Crowe for having a great attitude, being a good friend, and always helping others.

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KHC’s Bill Usher takes Presenter of the Year honours

Bill Usher poses with his Presenter of the Year award alongside Ballet Kelowna’s artistic director David LeHay at Ballet Kelowna’s Civic Centre show on Apr. 11. Usher was given the award by the BC Touring Council at their annual awards show on Apr. 5.

Photo Submitted Joel Tansey reporter@thegoldenstar.net Bill Usher was given some inspiring words from legendary folk singer Pete Seeger, words he has taken to heart throughout his career in arts and culture.

Seeger told Usher, who spent a lot of time

interviewing famous artists while working on a book in the 1970s, that you don’t find community, you make community.

“It’s interesting how things that are just said to you in a moment as a young person and they just have an incredible weight to it,” Usher said. “You don’t realize how much weight they have until they keep come com-

ing back and whacking you upside the head throughout your life…your life is rewarded the more you give.”

Anyone who has attended one of Kicking Horse Culture’s shows would surely agree that Usher has played a big role in making this community what it is now, especially when it comes to the arts, and Usher was

deservedly named the Presenter of the Year by the BC Touring Council at their annual awards on Apr. 5.

Usher was presented with the award at the Pacific Contact booking conference and trade show in Burnaby, and said being recognized in this way by his peers was both a wonderful experience and an honour.

“It’s really gratifying and pleasing…it was really sweet.”

This was the second year that Usher was among the final nominees for the award, and comes as decisions regarding the future of Kicking Horse Culture’s public funding are being made by the CSRD and Area A director Garry Habart. KHC’s contract with local government, totalling $120,000 in funding, is set to expire at the end of 2014. The Town has agreed to chip in its $60,000 if the CSRD agrees to do the same, but a decision from the CSRD has yet to be made.

According to Usher, Golden is a model community for the arts in B.C. and is seen as such by those in the industry. He hopes that the award will help the CSRD take further notice, but says that KHC’s online petition (now at over 800 signees) speaks for itself.

“The comments (from the petition) are profound,” he said. “(People) are all for it.”

Decisions regarding KHC could be made at a CSRD meeting in Salmon Arm later this month.

In the meantime, Usher is busy finalizing the Summer Kicks lineup. The first show is scheduled for June 18 and will feature Juno award winning folk musician Valdy.

“He epitomizes that west coast (musician),” Usher said. “If he was young today he’s be a Jack Johnson, a surfer dude kind of thing.”

The rest of the Summer Kicks lineup will be released in early May and will include a special show to celebrate Canada Day festivities.

A Reel Review: Takedown provides insight into the life of GSP

Georges St-Pierre (left) had to overcome numerous obstacles in his career.

Triplex Films Joel Tansey Apr.23The met opera- Cosi Fanreporter@thegoldenstar.net Tutte, showing-APR.2611am Takedown: The DNA of GSP takes a look at Georges St-

Pierre, one of Canada’s finest athletic exports of the 21st century. It’s a familiar rags to riches tale that is told well by directors Kristian Manchester and Peter Svatek in this well done documentary.

St-Pierre, if you aren’t aware, competes in mixed martial arts in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship).

He grew up in Saint-Isidore, Quebec and was bullied and tormented frequently as a child. As a result, he started learning martial arts as a means to defend himself and fight back.

Eventually, GSP began training at a world renowned academy in New York City and began climbing the mixed martial arts ranks towards the UFC. His UFC achievements include being a three time Welterweight Champion while owning a lifetime 25-2 record as a professional.

There’s no doubt that GSP’s story is a remarkable one, and one can’t help but wonder what his childhood tormentors think now that he has become a world champion.

Manchester and Svatek use a mixture of interviews, UFC footage and re-enactments to capture GSP’s evolution from a bullied student to a fighting machine. Some of the finest, most human scenes of the movie are the interactions between GSP and his parents, especially

when he sits down to dinner with his mom.

The directors use a series of sequences involving wild animals and wolves as a symbol of GSP’s struggle and rise to the top of his craft. For me, it seems very forced and a little unnecessary and lacks in creativity. It’s the only part of the movie that really doesn’t work.

The final fight sequence that shows GSP’s battle with rival Nick Diaz is edited flawlessly. The directors do an expert job in capturing all the emotion and drama of the fight and the sheer determination from both athletes.

It’s a great ending to a really solid film.

Takedown probably won’t make you a UFC fan if you aren’t one already (it didn’t change anything for me) but it can be an enjoyable watch regardless of whether you care for the sport or not. In the end, this is a great story that is told extremely well. For that reason, I’ll give it 9 dancing hot dogs out of 10.

Takedown: The DNA of GSP is now available at Kicking Horse Movies.

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LGES students performed well in French language contest Canadian Parents for French, Golden Submitted

Six students from Lady Grey Elementary School participated in the Concours d’art oratoire, a French language public speaking contest organized by the Golden Chapter of Canadian Parents for French (CPF) and held at The Centre for Peace last Monday. The students had received top marks for their speeches in their Grade 6 and 7 classes before advancing to the district competition.

Congratulations to the winners: Madelaine Cail in Grade 6 spoke about all the good things you can enjoy at the Canarval de Québec, the winter carnival – especially the food!

Claire Frazer in Grade 7 wove for us the tale of her amazing grandfather and his unusual life experiences.

Merci Beaucoup! A big thank you to the judges, MarieHélène LaBonté, Matt Coté and Sandra Thériault, who donated their time to carefully consider the many aspects of what makes a good speech.

All participants received Bacchus Book gift certificates provided by CPF Golden Chapter. CPF also offers a bursary for students to attend the provincial competition.

The winners are eligible to go on to compete in the Provincial Concours d’art oratoire held in May every year and hosted by Canadian Parents for French BC & Yukon Branch. This event offers hundreds of prizes to participants including university scholarships, trips to Ottawa, books, medals and merchandise.

Last year, more than 10,000 students in Grades 6 through 12 participated in the concours within communities throughout B.C. Almost 300 students presented at the Provincial Concours, and of these, four were chosen to compete in the National Concours in Ottawa.

We are looking forward to the concours in Golden

CONGRATULATIONS!

Winner of the Columbia Valley Credit Union Mobile App Launch Draw was Dale Foster, shown here accepting his prize of an iPad Mini.

Congratulations Dale!

LGES students participated in a French language speaking contest last week. From left, Cydnee Glazier, Danika Keith, Maeve Wilson, Clare Frazer, Madelaine Cail, and Enzo Soret.

Todd Keith Photo next year when we hope to have participation from core French students, the high school, and students from other communities in the Columbia Valley. The concours is open to all students in grades six to twelve who

Local continues path towards national pageant Joel Tansey reporter@thegoldenstar.net Golden’s Robin Johnston is continuing her push toward the Miss Universe Canada beauty pageant and locals will have an excellent chance to help her on her way.

Online voting for the annual competition opens on April 28 and the top vote getter will receive an automatic entry into the show’s top 20. You can vote up to four times a day and Johnston is hoping that the com-

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are learning French in any capacity.

Bonne Chance Madelaine! Good luck to Madelaine who will be travelling to Surrey in May to address the judges there!

Trash and treasures tables Farmer’s Market tables Any other vendor tables $20 for a space BBQ Burgers, drinks and chips Pony rides (12-4) face painting, kids games, baseball fields Kids activities 2-3 pm Hall information and membership table Live entertainment Duck race at 3 pm

If anyone would like to book a space or would like more information email Trina flyingw@redshift.bc.ca or call 250-344-0495.

munity will continue to rally around her as the pageant draws nearer.

It’s been a wild few months for the Miss Universe Canada hopeful as she gets ready to fly to Toronto for the competition.

Johnston’s biggest task relating to the competition was to setup and host her own fundraiser. She decided to host a fashion show in support of Operation Smile, which took place on Apr. 5 and included designers such as Beth Richards and Malika Couture.

The show was tremendously successful.

“It was good, it was a success,” Johnston said. “We raised a lot of money for Operation Smile…it was just supposed to be for the pageant but it turned into this huge event and now everyone wants to do it next year.”

Johnston chose Operation Smile as the recipient for the fundraiser. The charity provides free surgeries to repair cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities for chil-

Golden native Robin Johnston will fly to Toronto next month for the Miss Universe Canada pageant. Photo Submitted/Marie Snippa dren around the world.

For her, it’s a charity that hits close to home.

“I had a sister that was born with a cleft pallet and cleft lip, and she died when she was a baby. It meant a lot for me and my family to raise money for those kids and their families.”

It’s been a busy few months for her, but Johnston says it has been more than worth it in the end.

“It’s been one of the best experiences, I’ve just been loving it,” she said.

Johnston will travel to Toronto on May 16 in order to get ready for

the competition. The preliminaries will take place on May 22, with the field being reduced to just 20 for the final show on May 24.

Check out Johnston’s pageant profile and keep an eye out for the upcoming online vote at www.missuniversecanada.ca.

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Golden native Curtis McKenzie takes top AHL rookie award Joel Tansey reporter@thegoldenstar.net

As a hockey player, anytime you put your name alongside the likes of Brett Hull and Terry Sawchuk, you know you’re doing something right.

Golden’s Curtis McKenzie has done plenty right in his first full pro season with the Texas Stars, and last week he was named the AHL’s 2013/2014 Rookie of the Year, an honour that was once bestowed on that pair of NHL Hall of Famers.

The award puts a cap on what has been a meteoric rise for local product. McKenzie played a solid two way game for the Miami RedHawks during his four years of college hockey but produced a modest 29 goals in 158 collegiate games. This year alone, McKenzie produced 26 goals to go along with 38 assists for a total of 64 points. That’s good enough for first among AHL rookies in scoring, and ninth overall.

McKenzie has played much of the season with Travis Morin and Colton Sceviour, a situation that he believes has helped his offensive numbers immensely.

“Playing on the best power play in the league has helped give me a lot of confidence,” McKenzie said. “(Our line) all compliments each other really well. I just try and get (Morin and Scevious) pucks and that’s helped me produce a lot.”

McKenzie put an exclamation point on his regular season with a hat trick on Apr. 12, a feat he hasn’t achieved since junior.

“That was pretty cool. They weren’t the prettiest goals, mostly hardworking goals and nothing

fancy, but that’s my game,” he said.

Being around professional players this year has been an eye-opening experience for McKenzie, who has been able to learn what it takes to make it as a professional hockey player.

“We’re an extremely hardworking team and I’ve developed some really good habits because of that,” he said.

Sceviour got called up to the NHL’s Dallas Stars partway through the season and produced a goal and an assist in the team’s opening playoff game last week. McKenzie will be looking to make that jump himself next season, although he knows it won’t come easy.

“I’ll have to have another good summer (of training) and then my goal next year is to make the big club,” he said.

Before his off-season training begins, however, McKenzie will be a big part of what looks like it could be a very promising playoff run for the Texas Stars. The Stars have clinched the best record in the AHL with a 48-17-10 record and are looking to make a run towards the Calder Cup, the AHL’s championship trophy.

McKenzie got a taste of AHL playoff action during a brief stint late last season, but is looking forward to the team’s playoff run this year as an integral part of the Stars’ attack.

“I’m really excited for the playoff push,” he said.

“The intensity ramps up quite a bit and the players work that much harder.”

The Stars will take on the Oklahoma City Barons in the opening round of the AHL’s Calder Cup playoffs starting tonight (Apr. 23).

Curtis McKenzie put up 27 goals and 38 assists to take top rookie honours in the AHL. Christina Shapiro/Texas Stars

Shriners set to host annual golf tournament

Members of the Shrine Club stand outside the Golden Golf club during last year’s charity tournament.

Star Photo Mountain Shrine Club #44 Submitted Since Mountain Shrine Club #44 formed in 1989, we have raised over $286,000 which has been distributed to

many worthwhile causes. The Gizeh “Care Cruiser” program has been the largest benefactor (these are the buses that transport kids and their families from all over B.C. to Shriners Hospitals

and Children’s Hospitals in B.C.). Other worthwhile causes have been the local hospital, Alberta Children’s Hospital, BC Children’s Hospital, STARS Air Ambulance, as well as over $37,000

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Last year, with your participate, please help, we raised over contact Mark Nagao $26,000 through our at 250-344-8255. charity golf tournament and those of NOTICE OF ANNUAL you who participated will remember GENERAL MEETING what a good time we Monday May 5th, 2014, 7:00 p.m. had doing it. The Upstairs Arena meeting room. date for our 2014 tournament is SatCALL FOR VOLUNTEERS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING urday, May 10 atNOTICE the OF Volunteers do not necessarily have the time, they have Golden Golf andMonday, May 5, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. theRoom heart - Elizabeth Andrew.

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Old courthouse building moved from Donald to Golden in 1900 At our regular monthly meeting of the Historical Society in March I delivered a short presentation on an amazing photo of Golden taken in 1912.

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Here is some of the history of that building.

The first government services building in our district was built in Donald in 1884 and served a wide area, so large in fact, that it wasn`t long before a modern building had to be erected to accommodate the growing needs of the area.

The building was finally finished in 1890.

The first Gold Commissioner was a man named A.W. Vowell who became quite well known throughout this area as well as the rest of the province.

The courthouse stood in the main part of town near the library and icehouses on Beasley Avenue, giving it a very central location.

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The Old, Old Government Court House in Golden is pictured above. This building was moved here from Donald in 1900 and served the area until 1952 when the new old courthouse was built.

Photo courtesy of the Golden Museum move their headquarters to Revelstoke, some discussion took place about the buildings left behind and in 1899 it was decided to move the Donald Courthouse to Golden. This was carried out in the early part of 1900.

Unlike many of the buildings that were brought to Golden, the courthouse was partially dismantled, I believe because of its height. The sections were taken to the railroad by a team of horses and placed on flat cards for the trip to town. Once it arrived in Golden it was simply moved across the street to take up residence close to the railway station.

The building was slowly going back together but had not yet reached the stage where the date the building was actually built was to go up over the door, when a traveler passing through Golden happened to notice the sate sign said 1890.

(The year was now 1900).

The man shook his head and remarked to his companion that he had been in some interesting wilderness areas before but none that moved as slowly as Golden, which had taken nine years to erect a courthouse.

Once re-erected in golden the offices were changed a bit, housing the courtroom, judge and jury rooms on the upper floor with the offices of the Gold Commissioner on the lower floor.

The grounds were laid out with a profusion of flowers neatly cared for all along the walkways and the boardwalk that led to the main street.

Behind this first court building was the jail complex and it was often the responsibility of the inmates of the jail to care for the gardens. And as part of the sentencing the judge would always ask the sheriff if there was enough work to

keep the men busy in Golden.

They filled the furnace room in the basement of the courthouse with winter wood, and performed community service by chopping wood for widows and the elderly as well as shoveling snow.

Many important trials were held in the old courthouse including at least one murder trial and the fate of many was decided not only from inside the courtroom, but also from the office of the Gold Commissioner.

Mining recorder T.C. Lang built up a fine display of specimens taken from the district which, unfortunately, was in the old courthouse at the time of demolition. Not only did his collection include rock and mineral specimens but also some ``interesting`` eggs.

It was decided in 1952 that the courthouse had become too small for the

needs of the people of the district and notice was placed in the local papers alerting contractors that bids for a new court building would be taken. The tender from the firm of Gabriel of Vernon was accepted on April 17, 1952 with his bit of $59,887.

While the old court building was being demolished to make for the new one, the court services were moved into moved into the offices in the upper floor of the Thompson Motors building and carried on services there until the new building was ready.

Work on the new building went smoothly and the construction was finished in the early part of 1953. At that time the building itself housed the Government Agent, Court Administrator, Sherriff, Conservation Officer, Probation Officer, Human Resources and Driver`s Examiner.

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Golden student travelled to France to honour Vimy Ridge vets Julian Fantino Minister of Veterans Affairs

A new poll released by the Vimy Foundation highlights the importance of engaging young Canadians to remember the defining moments in our nation’s history.

The poll found, for example, that while the vast majority of us are aware of Canada’s brilliant military victory at Vimy Ridge, those numbers start to drop off with younger Canadians.

That’s why I want to commend JoMary Crowchild-Fletcher of Golden for taking up the challenge to remember and honour the service and sacrifice of the 100,000 Canadians who captured the strategic ridge at Vimy over four days in April 1917.

Jo-Mary was among 21 students selected by the Vimy Foundation to travel to France this past week as part of its annual Vimy Pilgrimage Award. The Award includes a week-long tour of local battlefields and memorials as part of an educational program to raise awareness about Canada’s role in the First World War. I had the pleasure of meeting Jo-Mary at our international ceremony at Vimy Ridge on April 9, which marked the 97th anniversary of the battle where the four divisions of the Canadian Corps fought side by side for the first time.

After the ceremony commemorating the 97th anniversary of the Battle of Arras at Vimy, France, Minister Julian Fantino was joined by Christopher Sweeney, president of the Vimy Foundation, guests, and the Canadian student winners of the 2014 Vimy Pilgrimage Award, including Golden’s Jo-Mary Crowchild-Fletcher. They unveiled a sign indicating the future site of the visitor education centre.

Photo courtesy of Vincent Hughes The victory is still viewed by many as Canada’s coming of age as a nation.

With students such as Jo-Mary Crow-

child-Fletcher proud to honour our past, we can be confident that future generations of Canadians will keep the

Notice of Public Hearing

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1332, 2014 – Craft Brewery What is proposed?

The applicant is proposing to construct a craft brewery at 623 - 8th Ave North and thereby, Town of Golden Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1332, 2014 – Craft Brewery, proposes to add the Craft Brewery “use” to both the Mixed Use Commercial - C2 and the General Commercial - C3 zones in Town of Golden Zoning Bylaw No. 1294, 2011.

“Craft Brewery” is defined as “a facility for the brewing, bottling and marketing of beers and ciders, which may include a tour reception area, a retail store, a lounge or a liquor primary establishment, a restaurant, and indoor or outdoor seating. The brewing and bottling area shall be limited to 1400m2.”

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Background material may be viewed at the Town Hall from Tuesday, April 15 to Tuesday, April 29, 2014 from 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday except holidays. For more information contact: Phil Armstrong, Planning Tech at 250.344.2271 ext 236 or phil.armstrong@golden.ca.

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Congratulations Jo-Mary.

Kicking Horse Ford receives 9th president’s award Golden Star Staff reporter@thegoldenstar.net Kicking Horse Ford Sales is among an elite group of Ford and Lincoln dealerships to be recognized with the 2013 President’s Diamond Club Award by Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. The President’s Award, Ford of Canada’s highest dealership honour, is presented annually to those dealerships who demonstrate outstanding achievement in sales and customer satisfaction.

For 2013, Ford of Canada is recognizing Ford and Lincoln dealers across the country for providing a superior customer experience in sales, service and overall dealership experience.

“Earning The President’s Award signifies our entire staff’s dedication to delivering superior customer satisfaction day in and day out,” says Kicking Horse Ford Sales Principal, Dan Maisonneuve. “I couldn’t be more proud to receive this recognition, especially since it comes from the people we value most – our customers. They’re the reason we are able to accept this award.”

Ford of Canada introduced The President’s Award in 2000. Dealers become eligible through excellence in dealership operations and exceptional customer feedback through survey responses related to their sales and service satisfaction and overall dealership experience.

Kicking Horse Ford Sales has won the President’s Award nine times and have received the prestigious Diamond Club three times.

“We are very proud of our staff for their outstanding customer service. Our service satisfaction scores ranked number one in B.C. which is a true reflecting of our dedicated staff,” says Masisonneuve.

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LECHNER, Edwin (Ed) Jan 21, 1943 - Feb 28, 2014 Died suddenly at home with his boots on. A popular horseman,mechanic, sportsman, and friend to everyone he met.Ed was predeceased by his father George, mother Susan, brother George, and his ex wife Carol. He is survived by his wife Bonnie Taylor, his daughters Cheri Cooper & Tracy Lechner as well as his 4 grandchildren Natasha Cooper, Chelsea Cooper, Chantelle Campbell, and Cole Campbell. The family invites friends to a celebration of his life to be held at the farm on April 27th from noon til 4:00PM.

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Help Wanted Ponderosa Motor Inn requires Front Desk Clerk & Housekeepers.

Positions avail. immediately.

Exp. preferred, but will train.

Apply in person with resume 1206 Trans Canada Hwy.

In Memoriam

Join us for a Celebration of Life Tea for Avis Clifford.

May 2nd, 2014 at two o’clock in the Banquet Hall of the Royal Canadian Legion.

Obituaries

Obituaries

DEGRAZIO, Joseph

August 21st, 1933 – December 5th, 2013 Joe passed away suddenly at home in Kelowna on December 5th, 2013 with his wife Molly close by. A Celebration of Joe’s life will be held on Friday, April 25th, 2014 at 2:00 PM from the Chapel of First Memorial Funeral Services, 1211 Sutherland Ave, Kelowna. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www. mem.com, clicking on stories and typing in Joseph Degrazio. Arrangements entrusted with First Memorial Funeral Services, Kelowna. 250-762-2299

Wanted: Class 1 Propane Haulers, Full-Time Monday to Friday Employment Looking for an experienced driver to cover Calgary, Golden, Castlegar, Kamloops & Kelowna bulk propane loads Monday – Friday.

Previous bulk propane hauling an asset but not necessary. Ideal candidate will be flexible, safety oriented and have strong communication skills.

Please contact Amy Enger at: 403 723 9272 or via email at: aenger@calgasinc.com with your resume and any applicable training certificates.

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Bolico Holdings Ltd. o/a Tim Hortons 1020 Trans Canada Hwy, Golden, BC V0A 1H1 1421 Trans Canada Hwy, Golden, BC V0A 1H2 Food Counter Attendant Full Time/Part Time/Shift Work Nights/Overnights/Early Mornings/Weekends Some high school education $10.25/hr + Benefits(extended health/vision/dental) Wage based on experience/availability Apply via fax 250 439 1963 or In Person: 1421 Trans Canada Hwy, Golden, BC V0A 1H2 PT/FLEXIBLE hours, $11 per hour, 2 - 6 hours per month merchandiser to service Hallmark and other clients in Golden. Must have computer. We will train. Send resume to swoods@telus.net

Servers wanted Heather Mountain Lodge Starting Mid June through to Mid Sept.

Our semi-remote lodge, just 55kms West of Golden BC, borders Glacier National Park, so the ideal candidates would be active people who love the outdoor mountain lifestyle. With 23 hotel room and 2 luxury cabins, we host many Weddings, Heli-hikers and tourists.

Our relaxed ¿ne dining restaurant is open for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

We hire mainly for personality and work ethic. Serving experience is an asset but training will be given. Please apply by sending your resume to: carrie@heathermountainlodge.com

Baker Wanted

Company: Dusevic Holdings Ltd. o/a Golden Bakery & Deli Location: 415 9th Avenue N, Golden, BC, V0A 1H0 Type of Employment: Full time - permanent Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible Job Description: • All forms of bread and pastry baking.

• Minor breakfast and lunch cooking.

Requirements: • Education: Completion of secondary school • Experience: If a candidate does not have at least 3 years of experience as Baker a Post Secondary Certificate is required Salary: $13.33 to $15.00 Hourly, 40.00 Hours per week.

Apply by e-mail to: jobs.dusevicholdings@emailcanada.net Apply by mail to: Box 1455, 415 9th Avenue N, Golden, BC, V0A 1H0

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES CA

Your Skills + Your Passion + Our Company = A Great ‘Plan’!

We’re growing again, and looking for experienced personnel!

1 - Shop Labourer Requirements: Basic construction skills, minimum 1 year experience, good math knowledge and work habits.

1 - Carpenter Requirements: 3rd or 4th year apprentice, minimum 5 years experience, good math knowledge and work habits.

These are non-seasonal full time positions.

Hours are Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 pm.

Canadian Timberframes offers competitive wages and a generous benefits package.

Please forward resumes via e-mail at wbramsleven@canadiantimberframes.com or via fax at 250-348-2241.

Attn: Walter Bramsleven, Projects and Logistics Manager Box 1665, 2108 Hwy 95 South, Golden, B.C. V0A 1H0 Phone: 1-250-348-2231

Unique Opportunity

Black Press has a very unique opportunity for the right person.

We currently have an opening for a sales person to help us with our paid distribution newspapers across B.C. This position means getting out in the community and talking to subscribers about our newspapers and working to build stronger relationships with existing readers of our newspapers.

It also includes finding new subscribers for our newspapers and helping introduce them our award winning host of community newspapers. This is not a year-around position and will run from March to October each year.

We offer a spectacular compensation package and bonus incentives. Your own vehicle is required, but we cover all travel expenses. This is really a great opportunity for the right person. It is a different type of job, but definitely has different types of rewards. If you feel this position would be the perfect fit for you, then we would love to hear from you.

Please email all enquiries to Michelle Bedford at circulation@trailtimes.ca.

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Employment

Services

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Misc Services

BLACK JACK HOLDINGS LTD DBA DAIRY QUEEN GOLDEN 1409 Trans Canada Hwy, BLACK JACK HOLDINGS LTD DBA DAIRY QUEEN GOLDEN 1409 Trans Canada Hwy, Golden, BC V0A1H1 Hiring 1 Food Service Supervisor for Dairy Queen Permanent, Full Time, Shift, Overtime, Weekend, Day, Evening $13.00 Hourly, for 40.00 Hours per week Completion of high school Experience an asset Specific Skills: Supervise and co-ordinate activities of staff who prepare and portion food.

Establish work schedule.

Estimate and order ingredients and supplies. Ensure food service and quality control.

Maintain records of stock, repairs, sales and wastage.

Prepare and submit reports.

Supervise and check assembly of trays. Supervise and check delivery of food trolleys.

Establish methods to meet work schedules. Train staff in job duties, sanitation and safety procedures.

Fax resume: 250-344-2220 or dqgoldenjobs@yahoo.ca Mr. Neal VanBeers

SEEKING self-starters to join our team placing Point of Sale displays for mobile accessories into retail stores. Consignment sale: retailer never pays until goods have sold. You get $70 for each placement and 14% of refills. Exp. selling into retail is good. You need a car. scott@retailpop.ca

Employment

Full Time-Permanent Cook needed for 0769323 BC Ltd. o/s Legendz Diner located a PO Box 676, 1405 TransCanada Highway, Golden, BC, V0A 1H0 Start Date ASAP Main Duties include: Prepare and cook full course meals, Prepare and cool individual dishes and foods, Plan menus, Ensure quality of food and determine size of food proportions, Prepare dishes for customers with food allergies or intolerance’s, Inspect kitchens and food service areas, Train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food, Order supplies and equipment, Supervise kitchen staff and helpers, Clean kitchen and work areas, wash dishes Education: Completion of high school Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience. If candidate does not have at least 3 years of experience as a cook, a post-secondary certificate is required. Salary: $11.50 to $13.50 Hourly, 40.00 Hours per week. Uniforms provided and staff meal program.

Apply by e-mail to: jobs. legendz.diner@canadaemail.ca, mail (address above), or fax to: 250-344-5075.

Trades, Technical ATTENTION: Utility Tree Workers.

Quad L Enterprises Ltd. is looking for Certified Utility Arborists and Slasher Operators. Full time work.

Email hr@isley.ca or fax 780-532-1250

CONCRETE FINISHERS & Form Setters.

Edmonton based company seeks experienced concrete finishers and form setters for work in Edmonton and Northern Alberta.

Subsistence and accommodations provided for out of town work; Jobs@RaidersConcrete .com. Fax 780-444-9165.

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Firewood/Fuel

Garage Sale! Sat. April 26th 1201 11th Ave South, 10-4pm.

Multi-family garage sale Sat. Apr.26, 9am-4pm rain or shine! 920 Canyon Creek Rd Nicholson.

Yard Sale (Riverpointe Apts lobby) 521 - 8th Ave N. Sat. Apr.26, 10-1. Golfing/camping, housewares & more!

Misc. for Sale HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

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SAWMILLS FROM only $4,897 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT STEEL BUILDINGS. Hot savings - Spring sale! 20x24 $4,348. 25x24 $4,539. 30x30 $6,197. 32x36 $7,746. 40x46 $12,116. 47x72 $17,779. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel Call 1-800-668-5422 or online: www.pioneersteel.ca STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

Help Wanted

Glazier/Auto glass Technician needed Wages are negotiable based on experience. Training available.

Valid BC driver license required.

Email resume to selkirkglass@persona.ca or mail to Box 2567 Golden BC V0A 1H0

Legal

FAMILY LAW • Cohabitation Agreements • Divorces • Family Law Litigation • Collaborative Family Law • Separation Agreements • Mediation

Commercial/ Industrial

Recreational

Golden COMMERCIAL BUILDING 3100 sq. ft. of Retail Space Located DOWNTOWN Excellent High Traffic Area Plenty of Parking 250-344-6710

Cottages / Cabins 1, 2, and 3 bdrms cabins/apts 5 mins from Golden furnished pet friendly $700-$850/mnth 250-272-4674.

Recreation Paradise Year Round!

Fishing, hiking, hunting, quadding, snowmobiling or just relaxation. Great access within 3 hours of the lower mainland, 40 km from Princeton and steps to Osprey Lake.

2 years new this 3 bedroom, 2 bath open concept chalet has it all & more. Includes a guest cabin with a bedroom, living/sitting area, kitchen & bathroom.

New detached garage for storing the toys.

Call Adrienne (Royal Lepage Parkside Realty) at 250-809-6322 for a private viewing.

Cabin for rent. Fully furnished studio cabin at Sander Lake campground. $550/mnt, utls incld, sat. tv, wifi, NS, $275 DD, small pets considered.

Avail May 1. 250-344-6517, 250-344-1744, 250-272-1744.

Modular Homes $82,900.00 + GST 2 bdrm, 2 bath home delivered and set up. Only 2 lots available in KHV MHP. Call TARNOW HOMES 250-832-9500 or Kicking Horse Village MHP 250-344-6935 Trailer for rent/sale, reasonable price phone 344-5302 or 272-8979

Homes for Rent Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 2 bdrm w/ storage close to all amnts. Hydro, hot water and heat incld. Security entrance and laundry factls, sorry no parties or smoking indoors. $760/mnth 250-344-8113.

Twin Rivers - 1 & 2 Bdr apts.

No parties, N/S. Laundry facilities, security doors. Best deal in town!

250-344-8113.

Apartment Furnished 1&2 bdr. furnished suites.

Utilities included. Close to amenities. No pets, parties.

DD. Internet available.

250-344-8429, or 344-0604.

south of Golden, east side of the Rockies, spectacular views!

Drilled well, flat building site, good access. Survey plan available. 1-250-769-4288.

FOR RENT: (1) and (2) bedroom all inclusive fully furnished apartments. $675-$950 per month.

Visit our Website @ www.goldenapartments.ca Call or Text 250-344-1825 for more information or to arrange viewing.

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11 & 1/2 acre parcel 10 mins

Help Wanted

Houses For Sale Spectacular timber frame mtn. home near Golden.

Check mls 2392392. Call Glenn Pomeroy Maxwell Realty Invermere.

250-270-0666.

Garage Sales

Acreage for Sale

Electrical

Rentals

FIREWOOD for sale.

Call 250-344-7677.

Real Estate

Looking for part time cleaners.

15 hrs per week. Please call 250-344-0492.

Donald Kawano, QC 2nd Floor, 6 - 10th Avenue S. Cranbrook, BC V1C 2M8 Telephone: 250-426-8981 Toll free: 1-866-426-8981 Email: donk@rellapaolini.com

Merchandise for Sale

Collectors Currently Buying: Coin Collections, Antiques, Native Art, Old Silver, Paintings, Jewellery etc. We Deal with Estates 778-281-0030

AERIAL CONTRACTORS LTD. Power line systems built to BC Hydro standards. EC# 19806. 1-800-661-7622.

Legal

250-272-1194

Misc. Wanted

RIVER FLY FISHING GUIDE AVID FLY FISHER, JET AND DRIFT BOATS EXPERIENCE AN ASSET. REMOTE LODGE IN BC. EMAIL RESUME AND REFERENCES TO TSYLOS@TSYLOS.COM

Janitorial

E&P WINDOW CLEANING

Real Estate

REQUEST FOR BIDS The Royal Canadian Legion Golden Branch #122 is now accepting bids for the maintenance of the Legion Cemetery.

Duties include: • mowing the grass • watering the grass, • generally keeping the cemetery clean and tidy.

Anyone bidding will have to have their own W.C.B coverage.

Sealed bids may be: • Dropped off after 3:00 p.m. at the Legion. 1011 S. 11th Avenue, Golden B.C., • Mailed to: Royal Canadian Legion, Attn: Secretary, P.O. Box 254 Golden, B.C. V0A 1H0. • Emailed to Secretary@RCL122.ca.

Applications must be received by May 8 2014.

Does your club need a meeting place? Call 250-344-6214.

Tuesdays - closed Fridays - Meat Draw - 5:30 Saturdays - Meat Draw - 5:30 All members and Bona Fide Guests Welcome

FOR RENT

Rentals Homes for Rent

Want to Rent

2 Bdr House for rent, across from Overwaitea, avail May 15. References required. No pets. No parties. NS. Please call 250-344-6200.

In Upper Golden areas: Working person with great references seeks simple, inexpensive cabin/place on private, wooded area, now or future.250-439-8225

3 Bdr house (Av. May 1) 1116 12 St. Appliances incl., references required. No Pets, No Parties. W/D. 4 bdrm house in downtown Golden $950/month + utilities.

Family preferred. Damage deposit & references required.

250-344-6710.

Chalet 2 bdrm furnished W/D, FS, wood+elec. heat, sat. TV, attached carport, 2 mature people only. Avail. Apr.1. 250344-5064.

KHMR - 2 BDRM Executive Condo. Fully Furnished. ALL Inclusive. Avail. May-Nov/14.

Amazing View! Many extras.

780-919-1648 Large house for rent in quite neighbourhood backs onto green space has large lot and double attached garage. Pls call for further details 780-7253355

Transportation

Auto Financing

OfďŹ ce Space for rent. Approx.

350 sq. ft. above Body Quest.

Call 250-344-7876.

Rooms for Rent Room(s) in house. W/D, cable, wireless internet. Two blocks from all amenities.

Call 250-290-0110.

Storage S TA S H YO U R S T U F F. C O M Storage spaces of different sizes starting at $40/month including heated units.

250-344-3104.

Property Management Division Alice Dahlberg, CPM 250-344-2418 or 250-344-8581 (cell)

2 bdr bsmnt suite avail May 1 bright spacious recntly reno’d big back yard washer incld non smoker pets consd long term prefd. 250-344-0316.

Each ofďƒžce is independently owned & operated.

Auto Accessories/Parts

OfďŹ ce/Retail

Visit our website for complete rental listings

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Rentals

Recreational/Sale 2001 Jayco Quest 24’ 5th wheel trailer, excellent condn, call 344-7457 for details.

Suites, Lower

Boats www.one4yacht.com

Suites, Upper Immaculate newly reno’d 2 bdrm suite for rent in town, NS, NP, no parties, large yard $850/mnt +utls. Free wifi/sat. tv. Avail May. 1, nice landlords! Call 250-344-6879.

Townhouses 1 bdrm chalet furnished full kitchen, sat. tv, high speed internet, utls incld, fire place, NS, min. 6 months, avail. May 1st. $650/single $750/double.

250-344-7874 (evenings).

4 BDR 2 bath Townhouse.

Balcony & propane fireplace.

Appliances incl. dishwasher.

Family preferred. References & Damage Deposit. $1495/month plus utilities.

Telephone 250-344-6710.

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Golden Moments: Chaudhary has lifelong passion for cooking Joel Tansey reporter@thegoldenstar.net Rafaqat Chaudhary was born in India and grew up in Pakistan, but found a home in Golden in 1976 and has lived here ever since.

Chaudhary was born in 1946, just a year before Pakistan and India gained independence from British rule and became separate countries. At the time, many Muslims, Chaudhary’s family included, moved to Pakistan, where Islam was more widely practiced.

Chaudhary has had a passion for cooking since she was just seven years old.

Like most girls, she enjoyed playing with dolls and one day she, and her cousin, decided to host a wedding and a party for two of their dolls.

Chaudhary cooked some rice for the celebration, and her passion grew from there. “(After that) my mom inspired me by telling me ‘oh you did so good, your rice was so tasty’,” Chaudhary said. “My dad was always encouraging me too.”

Chaudhary’s mom died at the age of 38. Chaudhary was just 13 at the time, but she still managed to learn plenty from her mother before she passed away.

“When she cooked anything I helped her and I learned from her. She taught me everything,” she said.

As the oldest of five siblings, Chaudhary was forced to grow up in a hurry after her mother’s death and take on added responsibility around the

house. One of the ways she helped her father the most was through cooking.

“I was the cook and I was in charge of everything,” she said.

Eventually, Chaudhary became a teacher in Pakistan and got married.

Her husband’s brother had moved to Golden, and the couple decided to join him in Canada. At first, they weren’t sure if they would stay and thought they’d give Golden a shot on a trial basis. Also around that time, the couple started a family and eventually had three children.

In Golden, Chaudhary got an ESL teaching job at East Kootenay Community College (now the College of the Rockies). Later she worked for Homesport as a homemaker before taking a job at Durand Manor as a long-term care aid worker. She throughly enjoyed helping the senior citizens that lived at the facility and spent 26 years there before she retired.

“It was a very good job, I really liked it,” Chaudhary said. “(I built) very close relationships with my patients.”

Through it all, however, cooking has remained one of her biggest passions and greatest joys in life. Since her retirement she has taught a few cooking classes at the college, started a small catering business and wrote two cookbooks (with a third on the way shortly). Her favourite recipes include both eastern and western dishes. For information on both her cookbooks and catering business, Chaudhary can be reached at 250-344-

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Rafaqat Chaudhary, known as Rafa to most of her friends, is seen here with a copy of one of her two cookbooks. Chaudhary has had a strong passion for cooking since her childhood.

Joel Tansey/Star Photo 5438.

Of course, Chaudhary and her husband never did move back to Pakistan and made Golden their permanent home. Their kids have grown up and moved away, but the couple has

remained.

“I love this town because we are living like a community and living like a big family,” she said. “All of my neighbours and all of my friends are always ready to help me.”

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 The Golden Star

Golden Nordic Club launching biathlon program next season Golden Nordic Club Submitted Biathlon, a sport which joins the balance, co-ordination and aerobic effort of cross country skiing with the marksmanship and breath control of shooting, is making its community debut this coming winter thanks to the efforts of three of our cross country ski community coaches.

Over the past several years there has been an interest from many locals, especially youth, to create a program here in Golden.

Mitchell Harris, a former race team athlete with the Golden Nordic Ski Club had such passion to take part in a Biathlon Program that he made the drive to Canmore once a week to learn the sport and train while continuing to race for the Golden club. “ I think it is a really good opportunity for young people in Golden to get outside and start cross country ski-

ing. I think that it may attract a lot of youth to it that may not have ever considered skiing before because it involves shooting,” said Mitchell, now at Lethbridge College.

Following on the heels of a community survey conducted in early March, the program was able to garner an approval rating of 93 per cent.

“We are ecstatic!” said Troy Hudson, the Youth Programs Coordinator and Head Coach for the club. “To see this unique opportunity come available to the youth in our community is overwhelming, Biathlon will help bolster our youth programs and draw in participants that may not necessarily come to our cross country program. The sport of Biathlon not only is fun but also provides great tools for maintaining mental health, is incredibly challenging and a great workout to boot.”

The club is now

Vicky Wilson and her daughter Lucy Wilson participated in the Golden Nordic Club’s inaugural Biathlon Demo event.

Photo Submitted in the planning and development stages.

“We have managed to secure seed funds from

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the Nordic Club which we are using to leverage additional money from community, regional and private funding sources. We have been very fortunate to attain 10 used air rifles for the program from West Coast Nordic Club, a development group from the Lower Mainland. The air rifles are used on a 10 meter range and will be utilized along side five laser rifles for younger participants”, said Hudson.

Vicky Wilson, a former World Cup Biathlete who raced for Great Britain, and resident of Golden, has become a critical component in the development of the program offering technical shooting coaching.

“I am very excited to be involved in developing the Biathlon program here in Golden, it a great opportunity for me to be able to use some of my experience to help our athletes learn a great new sport in a safe and challenging environment.

Biathlon not only teaches athletes how to push their physical limits but it requires great mental discipline to be able to shoot accurately under physical and mental stress and just as importantly it teaches a greater civil responsibility that

comes with the privilege of being responsible for using and looking after a biathlon rifle.”

As spring turns to summer, construction plans are to create the range site and the penalty loop, a 150m loop that must be skied for every target missed in the range.

“Biathlon races range in distance from a ‘sprint race’ 7.5km to the individual race 15km”, Wilson said.

“Typically in a sprint race you will ski three 2.5km loops after the first ski loop you shoot prone position (lying down) and after the second loop you shoot standing position.

The shooting range is 50 metres long and the prone targets are about the diameter of a golf ball in size, the stand targets about the size of a saucer. Given that the average time a biathlete spends in the range shooting is approximately 15 seconds there is not much time to recover and if you miss any targets you start to get very familiar with the 150m penalty loop they are building this summer.”

The program is aimed at children from 10-18 years of age but a Masters Program is in the works that will allow adults to become

part of the program.

“While we are focusing on youth participation within the club we do not want to leave parents and adults out of the program.” Troy Hudson will be the Head Coach for the Biathlon and Cross Country Program next season. “We want to generate more interest in the sport of cross country skiing. Skiing is a life long participation sport and is among the best activities for maintaining healthy bodies. Biathlon will be another catalyst for generating more active adults and children.”

As the program is new and equipment is both expensive and hard to attain the club will have 15 rifles for the start of next season. 10 air rifles to be used for participants 12 years and older (following an interview process by the program coaches), and five laser rifles which are basically rifle shaped laser pointers that shoot a laser beam at an electronic target.

“The new laser rifles are an incredible tool for teaching youth the shooting skills and safety requirements of being on a biathlon range. As they do not have a projectile they can be used in a residential setting for

training and demonstrations. We hope to be able to offer some community outreach programming with these rifles during the summer and early fall to create interest,” said Hudson.

With only 15 rifles the club will be capping its youth program numbers at 25 for the 2014/15 season. The program will be available to current club members primarily, followed by a registration night for the public once all current youth program members are provided the chance to join the program.

The Adult Program will run separately, and will have a similar capacity for enrolment.

The fee structure for the program is $300 for winter only members (from mid October to mid March) and $500 for the full season program which runs from June until mid March.

Included in the fees are an individual membership with the GNSC for use of the ski trails during training sessions.

For more information, and to be added to the program waiting list please contact Hudson, at (250) 3447489 or email him at goldenights@uniserve.com Registration for the year round program opens up mid May.

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Geocaching, a popular treasure hunting game, has had a presence in Golden for some time now, but soon local Geocachers will have a chance to meet up as part of an organized event.

Geochaching uses GPS receivers to direct individuals to the cache, a small waterproof container that holds a logbook, pen or pencil and some “treasure,” typically a small toy or gadget. When a container is found, a cacher signs the log book to indicate that they have found it and can leave a piece of “treasure” while taking one for themselves.

Millions of people participate in the fast-growing hobby and Golden and area has tons of caches of its own, including one located at the Golden Museum.

The museum’s director Colleen Palumbo, an avid geocacher herself, is helping to organize an event that she hopes will bring the geocaching community together and help clean up our town as well.

The event, known as CashIn-Trash-Out (CITO), will take place at 10 a.m. on Apr. 27 and will be happening worldwide.

Golden participants will meet

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Colleen Palumbo, director of the Golden Museum, is organizing an event to bring geocaching to the community.

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