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Jessica Schwitek editor@thegoldenstar.net The report is in, and the Columbia Basin has had quite a year. The annual State of the Basin Snapshot Report, compiled by the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute, is an initiative that keeps residents up to date on the "well being" of the region. Every year it highlights trends with the

economy, environment, workforce, education, culture, and much more. "This year, the RDI has made it easier than ever for readers to dig deeper into facts that pique their interest. The report is electronically linked to Trends Analysis reports and the Digital Basin online data portal. Readers can click on any page heading or individual fact to access indepth data and analysis on the RDI website," said Terry MacDonald, regional innovation chair

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with the RDI. Economic indicators were quite positive for the whole basin. Hotel room revenues were up (highest increase was seen in Revelstoke with 14 per cent), job growth was up (with the trade sector leading the way in the Kootenays), as were business counts, for which the Columbia Shuswap Regional District saw the highest increase of 5.2 per cent. Continued on page 2

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Smart meter opponents point at Ontario ‘failure’ Golden Star Staff reporter@thegoldenstar.net

Anna Quanstrom goes around some pylons on Dec. 31 during the Town’s annual New Year’s Eve Skate and Games event. Joel Tansey/Star Photo

Opponents of smart meter technology in British Columbia are getting some vindication as reports out of Ontario indicate that their smart meter program was a failure. Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk wrapped up 2014 with a report condemning the province’s wireless smart meter program for a $1 billion cost overrun and failure to reach the program’s goal of reducing power consumption. Unlike BC Hydro’s wireless meter program, Ontario used the smart grid’s real-time consumption data to offer discounts for off-peak power consumption, hoping to ease the load on its outdated power grid while giving customers some relief from soaring rates. But few embraced the incentive to run their clothes dryers late at night to save money. The Ontario government “did not complete any cost-benefit analysis or business case prior to making the decision to mandate the installation of smart meters,” the auditor wrote. “This is in contrast to other jurisdictions, including British Columbia, Germany, Britain and Australia, all of which assessed the costeffectiveness and feasibility of their smart metering programs.” Lysyk’s report also noted BC Hydro developed its business case in 2006, updated it in 2010 as meter technology evolved, and implemented it in 2011 with a plan to recover costs over 20 years. BC Hydro’s savings come mainly from reduced electricity theft, faster location of power outages and more accurate load management. B.C. also responded to the anti-smart meter holdouts with an optional fee to cover manual meter readings for those who insisted the cellphone-like data transmissions are a threat to their health. BC Hydro is still experiencing opposition to the new meters, with many homeowners opting not to have them installed despite the resulting fee. During the installation process, Golden stood out as one of the stronger opposing communities, according to representatives from the Citizens of Safe Technology. The group made presentations in town, urging people to stand up against the installation, and remarked at how much support they were seeing in the community. *With files from Black Press

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In fact, the Kootenays saw job growth for the third year in a row, and saw their lowest unemployment rate since the recession in 2009. Although the region also saw an 11 per cent decrease in median hourly wages. In general, consumer confidence is up, with 34 per cent of poll respondents saying they are better off financially than they were six months ago. Even higher than that, 86 per cent of people said they are generally satisfied with their lives in the Columbia Basin. Certain services, however, were placed on the wish list of several basin residents. Airport services, broadband internet services, and public transportation topped the

list. Another shortcoming, one particularly relevant in Golden, was the lack of child care. Eleven per cent of respondents said their child care needs were not adequately met. Environmental statistics were not quite as positive as other areas, with water being one of the bigger areas of concern. "Eighty-six per cent of monitored streams show a negative trend in 'stream flow volume' during peak flows. Ninety-seven per cent show a negative trend during late summer low flows, indicating that there is less water available for human use when demand is highest," read the report summary.

The Kicking Horse River experienced anywhere from a zero to 27 per cent decrease (depending on the stretch of river) in volume since 1980. That is of particular concern because the average water consumption rate in the basin remains very high at 972 litres per person, per day. All Basin-Boundary regions also recorded higher average concentrations of fine particulate matter in the air from the year before, with the highest difference occurring during the winter months. The region also saw the biggest wildfire season in 2014 since 2007. More than 6,800 hectares of land were burned, and smoke affected air quality in several communities. To see the full report, go to www.cbrdi.ca.

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Members of the community enjoyed food and drinks at Element Therapeutics’ grand opening on Saturday. The wellness centre offers a variety of health services including physiotherapy, acupuncture, massage therapy, personal training, nutrition consults, custom orthotics, and yoga. Joel Tansey/Star Photo

New look for 2015 travel planner Joel Tansey reporter@thegoldenstar.net As Golden’s tourism industry has continued to evolve, so too has Tourism Golden’s annual travel planner, which is set to be distributed in next week’s Golden Star. After several years with the same look and feel, this year’s travel planner has a revamped style as it refreshes its branding. Still, it’s not completely unfamiliar from past editions. “We still have the same essence, the same personality and the same message we want to convey about what Golden is…but we’d had the logo and various components of it for seven years…it’s good to refresh because it catches people’s attention a little bit,” said Tourism Golden Marketing Manager Joanne Sweeting. The new look has extended to Tourism Golden’s website which includes a list of “Golden Rules,” such as “The mountain always leads” and “Go big or go Home.” The planner will have eight more pages than last year’s edition, including a dedicated shopping section and an extended trip planning area which includes more suggested itineraries. “By helping them plan you help move them from dream to reality,” Sweeting said. “And at the same time, it encourages them to stay for longer.” As far as distribution is concerned, the biggest change is an increased initiative to market towards tourists in the Bow Valley, as well as Jasper. “Obviously the audience there is really well qualified, they clearly like mountains and outdoor activities,” Sweeting explained.

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Tourism Golden’s latest travel planner will be distributed in next week’s Golden Star. Photo Submitted While the planner is certainly aimed at tourists who are looking to make a trip to Golden, Sweeting hopes that locals will see plenty of value in the guidebook for themselves. “We really want to get people in town to use it. It’s a great source of information, especially for seasonal workers and people who come for a short time but usually, as I did, end up staying for the rest of their lives,” she said.

Pinned to the top of the home page of the DriveSmartBC web site is a collision counter. Each day it ticks upward showing an estimate of the collision results to date on BC’s highways. The numbers shown are calculated using the most recent averages from ICBC and the BC Injury Prevention Unit. The number of reported crashes amount to 8.8% of the total number of road vehicles registered in the province. 2014 saw an estimated 330 fatal collisions with alcohol being a factor in 102 of them. There were approximately 50,860 injury crashes with alcohol being involved in 5747 of them. 6552 of that total resulted in injury severe enough to require a hospital stay. 259,288 is the estimate of crashes reported to ICBC from among the 2,952,114 vehicles Statistics Canada reports as being registered in British Columbia in 2013. It might be frightening to find out how many vehicles were actually involved in a crash if there was a way to determine how many were not reported for various reasons. Note to self: resolve to drive defensively in 2015. While I’m at it, resolve to be a safe and courteous driver as well. It might be the only way to get though the coming year without a scratch. Sadly, I understand that we will all be paying more for insurance. I think I can see why. The author is a retired constable with many years of traffic law enforcement experience. To comment or learn more, please visit drivesmartbc.ca.

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RCMP Report: Busy New Year’s Eve for local detachment Golden Star Staff reporter@thegoldenstar.net Police responded to approximately 20 reported vehicle collisions in the area in the last week. Accident in town On Dec. 26, Police responded to a two-vehicle collision on Hwy 95 and 9th Street South when a pickup made a left turn in front of a sedan. The pickup sustained minor damage, however the sedan needed to be towed. There were no injuries reported in this incident. Fatal accident west of Golden On Dec. 29, Police, Fire and EHS responded to a two vehicle collision approximately 5 kms west of Golden. Two commercial vehicles collided - one left blocking the entire highway and the second sent over the side of the road with debris coming to rest on the railway below. One driver died at the scene while the second was airlifted to Calgary by STARS. Police continue to investigate the collision which resulted in a road and temporary rail closure. Not loving it Police responded to a disturbance at the McDonald’s drive thru shortly after 2 a.m. on Dec. 29. The driver of a newer Chevrolet pickup was frustrated waiting in the drive thru and nudged the vehicle in front of him waiting for their order. A verbal argument ensued. The suspect left before police arrived and is described as a Caucasian male, 30 years old, slim with brown hair. Stolen Vehicle A vehicle, which had been stolen out of Olds,

Alberta, was tracked to the Revelstoke and Golden area. Officers were notified on the morning of Dec. 29 that the vehicle was travelling back to Golden from Revelstoke, after police there had initiated a stop with the vehicle. The driver failed to comply and departed at a high rate of speed. Golden officers located the vehicle abandoned on a dead end road just west of Golden. The suspect(s) departed in a second unidentified vehicle. The recovered vehicle was examined for fingerprints and the investigation continues.

area. Golden RCMP assisted staff at a local establishment with an intoxicated subject who was refusing to leave. The Prince George resident continued to resist leaving and was subsequently arrested, and later released when sober. The subject was charged under the Liquor Act. A group of intoxicated individuals were located walking along 10th Avenue South in Golden. Two of the subjects were openly consuming alcohol and were issued violation tickets under the Liquor Act. Police responded to a disturbance at a local motel. New Year’s Eve collision The investigation revealed the tenant had reported some money stolen and argued with friends while Police responded to a single vehicle collision 9 kms making accusations as to who stole the money. The east of Golden. The driver was travelling east and tran- person suspected to have taken the cash left before sitioning from the two lanes in the canyon to the four police arrived. The tenant advised that charges would lanes at the base of the Yoho Bridge. not be pursued at the time. The driver failed to realize the division of the lanes RCMP also investigated a 911 disconnect from a celand struck the centre barrier of the bridge. The traffic lular phone. Upon tracking down the owner of the was busy at the time and the scene was quickly cleared. phone it was learned the call had been made for an The driver and lone occupant sustained minor injur- ambulance, as someone had been injured while playies. ing out on the Golden outdoor skating rink. No further police involvement was required. Police responded to a reported collision at the GoldPair of GADSAR calls en and District Hospital. It was reported that a vehicle On Dec. 31, two search and rescue calls were had driven into the hospital. Police arrived to find a pickup truck had rammed reported to the RCMP within minutes of each other. A backcountry skier was injured in the Ice Falls Area. into one of the centre supports on the newly conOn the second call, two young adults had skied out of structed timber frame entrance to the hospital. No one was injured in the incident. bounds and towards Cougar Canyon. The owner of the vehicle was located inside the hosWith the terrain being extremely steep and the young woman completely unprepared for the back- pital wandering around. Alcohol is suspected to be country, the pair required the assistance of Golden a factor in the incident and police are continuing to and District Search and Rescue. investigate. GADSAR successfully extracted the injured skier and Officers responded to two separate reported disturbances, one at a residence and the other at a local the two out of bounds skiers without further incident. motel. In each case, a physical altercation had taken place New Year parties and three people were arrested for assault. Two of Officers were kept busy on New Year’s Eve with a the victims were taken to hospital for treatment and number of alcohol related incidents in Golden and released.

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Staff from the Columbia Valley Credit Union present a $1,300 cheque to the Golden Food Bank Board Chair, Mandy Cantle (holding cheque at right). The money came from calendar sales at the branch, as well as a staff-made cookbook that was sold over the holiday season. Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo

A serious crash on the Trans-Canada Highway Friday afternoon has left two dead and one in critical condition. RCMP say that two women are dead and one other is in critical condition following the four-vehicle crash that took place about 30 kilometres east of Revelstoke at around 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 2. There was no word on the cause of the crash. RCMP were on scene investigating, while the BC Coroners Service was also called in as well as Air Ambulance. The highway did not open until late that evening. This is the second fatal crash on the TransCanada near Golden this week. The highway was closed on Dec. 29 due to an accident five km west of Golden (more info on this incident on page 4).

Cover to Cover: New series in Parks Joel Tansey reporter@thegoldenstar.net In today’s society, where a five minute YouTube video is considered lengthy, it’s becoming increasingly common to see short chaptered books that are completely absent of the long, drawn out description and detail that was common years ago. James Patterson has sold millions of books using exactly that strategy, and it’s along those lines that George Mercer brings us Dyed in the Green, but with a distinct Canadian flair. The story (which is the first in an upcoming series) centres around Ben Matthews, a newly appointed park warden in Cape Breton National Park. Matthews enters a situation that has been friendly to poachers in the past, with several locals taking full advantage of relaxed standards to have free reign in the park. Matthews, an ambitious young warden with an abundance of energy, strives to change all of that by ramping up both his and his team’s enforcement. Quickly, the wardens begin to clash with a few notorious individuals, namely Maurice and John Donald. Early on, the pair are caught poaching salmon during the salmon run and are charged with a hefty fine. After a period of relative inactivity, the duo resurface and cause even more havoc for the wardens and the wildlife inside the park. This is one of those good old fashioned page turners, with suspenseful endings to many of the book’s rather short chapters (some as quick as a page or two). As someone who typically reads right before falling asleep, the fast-paced nature of this type of book is much appreciated. The quick chapters definitely make it easy to read for much longer than originally intended, and it’s easy to lose track of time while reading. Of course, an addicting story is hardly an appropriate knock on a book, and is probably the greatest compliment I can pay this novel. There are some instances of character development, especially with Matthews who becomes

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The first in a new series, Dyed in the Green takes place in Cape Breton National Park. Image Submitted increasingly agitated towards the poachers and his fellow wardens as the story escalates, but this is a primarily plot and setting-driven piece. And what a setting it is, with the legendary Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia as the backdrop. What’s particularly exciting for locals is that Mercer is planning this out as a series that will explore different national parks across Canada. With six of them in the area, it’s a pretty good bet that one of them will be set near Golden in the future, and there have been rumblings that Yoho might be one of the parks featured in Mercer’s series. I’ll look forward to the next one with anticipation. Dyed in the Green is now available at Bacchus Books & Cafe.

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I read the most absolutely stunning fact on the internet this week. There are more highway fatalities in the area during the summer months than the winter months. This information came from HMC Services, the company who holds the highway maintenance con- I SURMISE tract with the governBy Jessica Schwitek ment. Certainly there are more vehicles on the highway during the summer months, but the fact still astounded me. There's no reason there should be so many incidents on the highways while road conditions are ideal. In the same online post, authored by HMC Division Manager Greg Ehman, the government is investing a record number of dollars towards highway improvements, which includes maintenance and expansion projects like the fourlaning project. For as much as people, myself included, complain about the highways, I have to say that last comment doesn't surprise me. Travelling in the summer, you can't make it to the next community in any direction without coming across some road work. We've reached a point in our society where we feel that travelling is not only a right, but that it is government's responsibility to make it as easy as possible. I remember a letter to the editor to this paper two years ago where a motorist travelling through during the summer hit a pothole on Highway 1 so large that it did damage to his vehicle. He wrote in, suggesting that it was HMC Services' responsibility to pay for it. I even received a follow up email from him asking if any locals had written in to support his request. He was quite shocked to hear that nobody had. My long-winded point is that the onus seems to be taken off the drivers to keep the roads safe, and placed on the authorities and maintenance workers instead, as evidenced by the fact that fatality rates are highest when road conditions are at their best. It did not occur to this driver who wrote in two years ago to drive slower so that he could avoid the potholes more easily. And it certainly did not occur to him that we all drive the highways at our own risk, and that it is our own responsibility (not the government's or their contract holders’) to cover any damage done to our property while en route. Driver habits have a much larger impact on highway safety than road conditions ever will.

The War on Tobogganing. Come on, is that really a thing? According to a recent article in the National Post, absolutely. Several cities in the United States have recently banned one of my favourite childhood activities because it is deemed to be too dangerous. But that’s just the U.S., they don’t appreciate that glorious winter pastime like we do up here, right? Not exactly. Hamilton, Ont. has restricted sledding for almost 15 years, while a bylaw in Toronto has pushed kids off the slopes of a hill that was determined to be too dangerous. Edmonton and other cities have issued warnings when conditions are particularly icy. Now, within reason, I don’t hate the idea of restricting tobogganing because it inherently does pose some risks. Certainly I wouldn’t advocate using a non-caloric, silicon-based kitchen lubricant on the bottom of your flying saucer. Clark Griswold showed us the dangers with that. But to ban it outright? Isn’t a big part of being a kid to be able to discover some of the risks yourself? A few scrapes and cuts, even a broken bone or two, are all part of growing up in one sense, aren’t they? When I was six or seven years old I was dared to jump off the top of a jungle gym while attending a summer camp. Instead of landing on my feet, I landed directly on my left arm. My arm was broken and I was subjected to a cast from my shoulder to my wrist for the rest of the summer. No more soccer, no more swimming, and certainly no more jungle gym acrobatics. Bummer. But you know what? I learned a few things from that incident. For one, gravity is real and it is very powerful. I also learned that falling sucks, and that I was not indestructible, that I could actually get hurt.

A kid will sometimes touch a hot stove, but just once and never again. Later in life I worked at a summer day camp in Mississauga, Ont. When the temperature reached above 30 degrees, we weren’t allowed to take the children outside, supposedly because it posed too big of a health risk. Joel Tansey S TAR R EPORTER Instead of walking 10 minutes to the swimming pool, as was the norm, we’d get in vans and drive there and back. Instead of playing on the playground outside, the kids would stay indoors and colour or play with Lego. At a summer camp, we were frequently banned from the outdoors because it was “too hot.” Meanwhile, new housing developments are going up all across Canada with postage-sized backyards and gigantic swathes of indoor space, which is only compounding the problem of obesity in today’s children. Video games are now what road hockey used to be. But hey, no one’s ever taken a slash to the hand or a tennis ball to the groin while playing Mario Kart, right? Being protective of children is great, but there is a fine line. Kids still need to be allowed to make the occasional mistake, take a bump on the head once in a while, and most importantly, be kids. Unfortunately over-protection is happening in playgrounds, day camps, and even on toboggan hills all over our country. Being a kid is supposed to be a time of education and learning, but especially a time of fun.

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A coal car full of stingers to the local employer who forgot the true meaning of Christmas. At one time they had a heart but that is now filled with greed and bullying. Shame on

Stingers to the guy who cheated on my best friend. She’s better off without you.

Stars to HMC for keeping everyone up to date about the road conditions.

Stingers to the food establishment that took forever to serve me my food, then

gave me a burger that tasted like it was cooked the day before. Stingers to the white car that almost ran me over downtown. Stars to my liver for not failing me over the holiday season. Stingers to my noisy neighbours. Enough already!

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New year kicking off at Lady Grey with ski and skating programs Janne Arlt Principal of LGES, FES

We hope everyone enjoyed a healthy and happy Christmas Break. We are back to school this week and have much to accomplish in the next 6 months. Our skating and cross-country ski programs start up in January. All Grade 4 to 6 classes go skating at the arena 4 times on Thursday mornings from January 15th to Feb. 5th. Each Grade 6/7 and Grade 7 class goes cross country skiing at Dawn Mountain three times. This program is made possible by the Golden Nordic Club. Equipment and lessons are provided by the club. We always appreciate the support they generously give

our students. Some of our students will have an opportunity to work with the Dance Troupe, Motus O, next week. They are offering a variety of workshop opportunities for different student and community groups. Thanks to Kicking Horse Culture for offering these workshops and supporting the programs and schools that are participating. Students in some of our classes have been working on Genius Hour projects – researching topics of their choice and then sharing their learning with their classes. Some very interesting projects have been the result. We look forward to continuing to develop independent project skills and products in the next few months. Our first PAC meeting of 2015 is on Monday, January

12th at 7:00 pm. Attending PAC meetings is a great way to find out what is happening at Lady Grey. We appreciate the time and commitment of our parent volunteers at PAC and in other programs offered at the school. We welcome your ideas and questions; we are always looking for ways to make Lady Grey a better place to be. Please consider joining us at a meeting this year! The PAC is doing a trial hot lunch program for 3 weeks in January and its success depends on having a few people to help out each Friday over lunch time. If you are interested in helping out with that, please contact the school or Lori Baxendale, our PAC president. Happy New Year to everyone from Lady Grey students and staff!

Mayor’s Report: New year starting with department presentations I hope that everyone had a safe and enjoyable Christmas and New Year’s celebration and that you had the opportunity to spend time with family and friends. Prior to the Christmas break, Council was presented with the initial financial information as part of the 2015 Budgeting process. The Select Committee on Finance meetings are open to the public and the dates will be posted on our regular BACK PAGE information sharing in the Golden Star. At the Regular Open Council Meetings during the months of January and February, senior Town staff will also be making presentations to Council from each of the departments. This will provide each of the new Councillors with foundational information as well as be a refresher for continuing Councillors. We have seen some very different water/ice activity on the Kicking Horse River. This situation continues to be monitored and there are ongoing conversations with Ministry staff. We will continue to work to ensure that our

community is protected from these types of events. Town staff continues to work on the New Build Canada Fund and the Provincial Strategic Priorities Fund applications. When successful, these will provide us with the opportunity to address a number of community infrastructure needs. In the area of Shared Services with Electoral Area A (Rural Golden), the conversations are ongoing, and we know they will lead us to partnerships that will benefit all of the citizens of our community. Across from the Town Office there has been an amazing amount of work going on over the past few months. Congratulations to all involved with the Grand Opening/Open House of Element Therapeutics (802 Park Drive), Golden’s newest wellness center on January 3rd. Welcome to the neighborhood. Should you have any questions do not hesitate to get in touch. Ron Oszust, Mayor of Golden: (p) 250 344 8448 (e) ron.oszust@golden.ca (w) www.golden.ca

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Golden Dog Sled Adventures brings a hot new attraction in town

It’s a surprisingly smooth ride in the comfortable sled behind the team of dogs at Golden Dog Sled Adventures, one of Golden’s newest attractions for tourists and locals alike. Joel Tansey/Star Photo Joel Tansey reporter@thegoldenstar.net Perhaps the most exhilarating experience while dog sledding is the immediate silence that follows the anticipation and build up before departure. And it’s not just the sledders that are pumped up for the trip. Evidently excited for a run (and in the wondrous wilderness of the Columbia Valley, it’s hard to blame them) the canine crew at Golden Dog Sled Adventures

yelps, howls and barks their excitement in the moments before take off. It seems chaotic, but musher/ handler Matt Parr and Jill Brown (who co-own the operation) have everything under control, exhibiting a remarkable command over the team that they’ve just recently put together. Still, it’s a bit noisy as the dogs get harnessed up and brought into position at the front of the sled. But then, near silence. Like an F1 car at the start of a

Grand Prix, the dogs bolt from a standstill, quickly reaching max speed as they power their way through the beginning of the trail. However, unlike a race car, the dogs are as silent as the still winter landscape that surrounds them. The sounds of their paws fluttering across the snow packed trail is all the noise that remains. The early sprint is not a sustainable pace, and Parr reigns them back towards a comfortable, but rapid trot. Today we are eight, Parr leading

from the back, myself in the warm, cozy confines of the handcrafted sled taking it all in, and six dogs supplying the power. Voulk and Kona, Alaskan Huskies with pure white fur, are in front as the lead dogs, typically reserved for the smartest of the team. In the middle are Bear and Grizz, a pair of Siberian Husky brothers who are just 16 months old and inseparable from one another. Finally, at the back are Pippen and Shadow, the most powerful dogs on the team and the sled’s strongest engines. When we arrive at a fork in the trail, Parr instructs the team to take the left hand option. Despite relative inexperience, the team obeys rather smartly. Still working their way towards top shape, the six require just a single, 30 second break throughout our half-hour training run. “Thirty seconds for them is like twenty minutes for us,” Parr explained. “It’s unbelievable.” Parr and Brown have 14 dogs in all, eight Siberians, five Alaskans and one Norwegian Elk Hound, a pet who doesn’t run alongside her quicker, stronger cousins. The couple met while working at the same outdoor adventure company in Squamish, with Parr having discovered a passion for dog sledding by complete accident. “I was a snowshoe guide…(one day) they needed a musher to fillin,” Parr recalled. “It was my first time on a dog sled. No training and the dogs were already hooked up. It was basically grab it and go.”

Brown was raised in Manitoba and her passion for the outdoors and photography eventually brought her to B.C. “(Growing up) I was just really in touch with nature and animals…I always had a love for animals and always wanted to be around them in some way,” she said. Golden Dog Sled Adventures is the first of its kind in the area, but that wasn’t the only reason that the couple found Golden to be an attractive location to set up their own business. “When you roll into Golden from the pass, you see it’s a huge flat, open valley. That’s mushers paradise,” Parr said. “(As well) the amount of snow that we get and the condition of the snow, it’s powder heaven here.” Located a few minutes off the Trans-Canada Highway in Donald, the dogs are running a few different trails this year and the couple plans to carve out several more over the summer. While the sledding is the highlight, guests are treated to a fully interactive experience that includes harnessing the dogs, learning about mushing and the commands that keep the dogs on the right path, while also rewarding them with a treat at the end of the run. And just like that early sprint, as soon as the company’s small mobile hut comes into full view, the dogs deliver a finishing kick back home that would befit a runner in the Boston Marathon. Minutes later, the dogs are collectively champing at the bit, eager to go once more.

Rockets experience post-holiday letdown, lose two on weekend Joel Tansey reporter@thegoldenstar.net

The Rockets’ post-holiday schedule is off to a rocky start after a pair of road losses to the Spokane Braves and the Eddie Mountain Division-leading Fernie Ghostriders. The game against Spokane was a particularly tough one to swallow, as Golden had a win in its sights before it was snatched away in the dying moments. The Braves got on the board first when Dillon Bogart beat Rockets netminder Mark Becica with an early goal. Becica would prove to have a busy night in front of the Rockets’ cage while facing 48 shots. Golden responded in the next frame when Braeden Allkins tied the score with Nick Hoobanoff and Matthew Krusky providing the helpers. After a low-scoring opening 40, the third proved to be a wild one. Tyler Wilkerson restored the lead for the Braves, but it would be short lived. Cole Mckechney and Ian Desrosier scored a pair of goals three and a half minutes apart and suddenly Golden had its first lead of the hockey game with just minutes left to play. Unfortunately for the Rockets, a win was not in the cards.

And neither was an overtime loss. The Braves first tied the game with just under two minutes to play courtesy of forward Justin Loepker, who picked an opportune time to notch his first career KIJHL goal. Just 33 seconds later, Bogart tallied his second of the night to put Spokane ahead for good, by a 4-3 final score. Perhaps still licking their wounds from the night before, the Rockets went down quietly the next night against Fernie. Goaltender Magnus Viberg got the call and, like Becica, was exceptionally busy, facing a total of 51 shots on the evening. Joel Burgess got the Riders an early lead with just over four minutes gone in the first period and the game settled into a goaltender’s duel from there, with Viberg making 38 saves on 39 shots through two periods. The floodgates finally opened late in the third period and it was the Rockets who were the victims of the onslaught. Tayler Sincennes, Evan Reid and Justin Peers tallied a trio of goals 68 seconds apart for the Riders to put the game out of reach. Aaron Neufeld added a capper in the dying seconds for a 5-0 Fernie win and the Rockets’ second loss in as many nights. The winless weekend proved costly in the standings, as the Kimberley Dynamiters took full advantage with a pair of

Rockets forward Braeden Allkins chases down the puck against Fernie. Sara Moulton/Black Press dominant victories over basement-dwelling Columbia Valley. The Dynamiters now hold second place in the division, one point clear of the Rockets. This week, Golden will host Princeton on Friday before a showdown with Kimberley on Saturday.

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Gibson Block frontman Sebastjohn King performs for the crowd on Jan. 3 inside the day lodge at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. Joel Tansey/Star Photo Joel Tansey reporter@thegoldenstar.net The après ski scene at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort

has undergone a bit of a facelift this year, and Whitetooth Grill inside the day lodge is at the forefront. Every week (typ-

ically a Saturday) guests who are enjoying a drink and a snack after a long day on the slopes will be treated to live music

inside the cozy timber framed lodge. The concert series features a mixture of local and outside talent, and has show-

cased the stylings of Pablo Euphoria, The Parson Jazz Cooperative and The Gibson Block thus far, among others. The series was spearheaded by resort Food & Beverage Manager Brian Siff. “We really want to just give people a place where they can come and enjoy music at the end of the day,” he said. “We wanted to create a place that’s family friendly.” The early feedback has been very positive, although Siff would like to see larger crowds come out as the season moves forward. “Unfortunately I don’t think a lot of people have known about it…the people that have been here have been pretty thrilled,” Siff said. “Hopefully it’ll just grow…I hope to fill up the whole building.” Upcoming per-

The Net Result: Dom Hemingway worth a click Joel Tansey reporter@thegoldenstar.net

Rarely are my first impressions of a movie as off base as they were with Don Hemingway. To be fair, it contains a rather abrasive start to the film as we are introduced to the burly, brash title character (played by Jude Law). It’s easy to feel put-off in the movie’s opening few scenes, but the convict gradually won me over as the film progressed, resulting in a surprisingly heartwarming dark comedy when all was said and done. The film opens with Hemingway getting released from jail after serving 12 years for his role as a safecracker in a heist. He refused to rat out his boss, Ivan Fontaine, and immediately seeks out Ivan alongside his friend Dickie (Richard E. Grant) upon release. Hemingway loses his cool during a meeting with Fontaine, but later

formers include the John Jenkins Duo, Mindil Beach, Tony Bell and Shred Kelly, with weekly shows continuing until the end of the ski season. Siff, a passionate fan of music himself, set up a lineup that includes a variety of different musical styles and genres. A few performances will take place on Friday or Sunday when other events (such as weddings) are occupying the lodge on Saturday. Siff hopes the live music will improve the

atmosphere inside the lodge, where in years past crowds would thin out as soon as the clock struck 3 p.m. Whitetooth Grill has also improved on the food and beverage side of things, and offerings will include an expanded menu and happy hour specials during the shows. There are still a few openings for artists who want to be featured in one of Whitetooth Grill’s concerts. Interested performers can contact Siff at bsiff@kickinghorseresort.com.

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way has a vision of someone stealing his money, and sure enough, that vision turns out to be a reality when he returns to find it’s all gone. Continued on page 15

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Fri, Jan. 9 All Girls Hockey run by girls, for girls 9+ Fridays, 4:30pm. Free for minor hockey members, $100 for non members. 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. Karaoke Night at The Mad Trapper every Friday night. Meat Draw every Friday at The Legion 5:30pm. Friday Night Bridge at 7pm at St. Andrew’s Centre for Peace. 250-344-5448. Mother Goose Program Fri. 10:30-11:30am at the Early Years Centre. Free and snacks are included. Special Olympics “FUNdamentals” youth program Fri. 9-10am at APES. For children 7-12 years with intellectual disabilities. Call 250-919-0757 for info. FREE Settlement Services to help newcomers to Canada with English language training, citizenship, community resources, banking, housing, and more! Fridays from 9-11am. Call 250-344-8392. Parent&Tot Skate Fridays 11am-12pm at the Arena. Public Skate 12-1:30pm Fridays at the Arena. Winter Walking 1-2pm Fridays at the Rec Plex. Golden Delicious presents Stickybuds Jan.9 at the Mad Trapper Pub $10 at Plain Wayne and Jane, $15 at the door. Golden Rockets vs. Princeton Posse Jan.9 at the Arena at 7:30pm.

Sat, Jan. 10 Meat Draw Saturdays at The Legion 5pm. A.A Meetings Sat. at the Golden Museum. All meetings are open and start at 8pm. Public Skate Saturdays 7-8pm at the Arena. Whitetooth Grill Concert Series at the Day Lodge at KHMR: Anna Goheen Jan.10 from 3-5pm.

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Mon, Jan. 12 Join the Cadets. Free program meets every Monday, 6-8pm at the Alexander Park School gym. For young men and women ages 12-18. 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. Picnic in the Park Play & Chat Mondays from 11:30am-1:30pm at the Alexander Park Elementary playground. Family Dinner Play and Learn Mon. 5-7pm at the Early Years Centre. Free program includes dinner, parent discussion with child minding. 250-439-9665 to register. Telling Our Life Stories Writing Workshop Mon. 10am-12pm. Techniques to organize memoirs. No writing experience necessary. 250-439-9665 to register. Golden Youth Centre drop-in every Monday from 5-8pm. Nicholson Parent & Tot Mondays from 9-11am at Nicholson School. Hapkido Martial Arts Mon., Arena Lounge 6-7pm (kids) 7:15-8:15pm (adults). Golden Youth Rec Hockey Mondays 8-9pm, ages 13-18 until Feb.23. Badminton Mon., 7-830pm at the Rec Plex $6 ($5 students/seniors) bring racket. Winter Walking at the Rec Plex Mondays 1-2pm. Indoor Soccer at the Rec Plex 8:30-9:30pm.

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Nathan Emery June 21, 1977 January 11, 1997 Dearest Nathan, you are remembered, missed and loved by your family and friends. You are always in my heart. Love, Mom.

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Employment Automotive COLUMBIA Diesel, GOLDEN, BC to start immediately a fulltime position for a SERVICE WRITER / PARTS PERSON. Competitive wages with benefit package. Successful candidate will possess great customer service skills and have a mechanical background or understanding, be versatile and a team player. Experience will be an asset. Only applicants being interviewed for the position will be contacted. Send your resume & cover letter by fax to 250-344-6622 or email to shaun@bnwcontracting.ca

Canadian Timberframes Ltd. is currently hiring for an office assistant. This is a full-time, year round position. We offer a competitive salary with benefits after completion of 30 days work. Applicants must be proficient with Word, Excel and experience with Sage 50 (Simply) Accounting is preferred. Keyboard and calculator proficiency also required. Driver’s License and dependable transportation is necessary. Applicants with knowledge of timber frame and/or wood products would be ideal but not essential. Please submit resume with compensation requirements to Doris Thierbach at dthierbach@canadiantimberframes.com or drop off your resume at our offices.

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Regional Editor Black Press in the West Kootenay region is seeking a regional Editor to oversee both the Nelson Star and the Castlegar News. The successful candidate will have Editor experience in the community newspaper industry. They will have a keen eye for layout, have an extensive photography resume, be an aggressive user of social media, understand the latest trends in digital media and be able to lead two newsrooms both from a print and digital perspective. This successful candidate will also be part of the senior team for the West Kootenay and will be part of setting the overall vision and goals for these newspapers and websites. This position includes active news and community coverage, engaging editorial and opinion writing, as well as understanding and leading change in our print products and on our websites. This position will be based out of Nelson, B.C. The West Kootenay is often considered one of the best places in B.C. to live and this position would suit any outdoor enthusiast, with spectacular skiing, mountain biking and hiking just outside your door. It is truly a wonderful place to live and to be involved in the community newspaper industry. This position offers a better than average compensation package, that also includes a strong benefits package. If this sounds like the right position for you please send your resume, a cover letter, references and some examples of your work to Karen Bennett at publisher@nelsonstar.com. Please no phone calls.

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Golden’s first phone system came with only a handful of subscribers

- Turning Back the Pages By Colleen Palumbo

I think it must be my age! I can’t really explain it any other way, but it seems like I’ve been on my soap box a lot lately. I had a call from Telus this past week because our contract with them is due to expire next month, and they want to make sure that they get to you before you have a chance to move to another carrier. The choices these days are truly overwhelming in number, and if you don’t like what you have right away, then they can change it in an instant to something that you do like. The first telephone system in Golden was installed in 1894, with the following subscribers: Upper Columbia Navigation Co., Carlin & Lake, Golden Sawmill, The Post Office, C.P.R. Station, The Hospital, Hull Bros. & Co., Queens Hotel, The Court House, J.F. Armstrongs’ residence, F.P. Armstrongs’ resi-

dence and the central line was at Mr. Frank Owens’ office in the Alexander Block. The annual charge for subscribers:$15.00. Non subscribers could use the phone at the Post Office for 10 cents per call. This system was improved upon and in 1929 purchase was announced of the telephone line through the Windermere Valley from Ft. Steele in the East Kootenays, to Golden by the B.C. Telephone Co. from the Dominion Government. Involved in that were 656 miles of pole line, 101 toll stations, and seven exchanges giving service to 291 subscribers. Golden had fifty-seven subscribers and Brisco sixteen at this time. In September of 1949 a new switchboard was installed in Golden. It had many advantages, especially for the operators who ran the system because they had more cord and seldom had to tell anyone that the line was busy. I think that the first person I remember having a telephone was Mrs. Thomas. She lived in Golden. It was one of those systems that used shorts and longs to determine who the call was for, and you had to ring the operator

Taken in 1952, this photo shows when the new bridge was ready for use but the old one was still in place. Photo courtesy of the Golden Museum to get connected to someone else. I think that may have been the end – in my opinion – of uninterrupted visits. I remember distinctly that at the first ring all talking stopped until it was determined whose number it was. We didn’t get a phone out in the valley until the mid ‘60s. It was pretty exciting, and at first you could pick up the telephone and no one would be on it. But soon our “party line” grew to eight houses, two of which had businesses. It became harder and harder to get on the

telephone, and sometimes you had to interrupt the callers so that you could make a call that you considered important. Of course, there were rules. But anyone who was ever on a “party line” understands that the rules were meant for everyone else! And there were the eavesdroppers. You see when you picked up the telephone to place your call you had to listen for a dial-tone. You could hear if someone was taking on the line and some people didn’t hang up when they heard others talking.

Today our telephones can call anywhere in the world without a wait time. You don’t have to ask permissions from anyone first, just dial. The ones that have GPS can pin-point your exact location on the earth. They can send a written message to another telephone and you never have to share oral communication in order to know what someone else is up to. You also give up your privacy because you can no longer have lunch with a friend, or visits from friends, or just quietly watch a mov-

ie, without the tell-tale beeps interrupting your conversation, or the ringing. It’s not just the invasion of privacy that bothers me. The other day I turned on my computer and went to my Facebook page, and here for the world to see was one of my nieces, having a really ugly fight with an old friend of hers. These two young ladies have been friends since childhood. They were saying the meanest things to each other. I found it appalling. But it’s not the same as the days when I went to school.

My closest girl neighbor was Alice Hawkins and when we fought it was face to face. When I said something that hurt her or the other way around, we could see the pain we were causing each other. We almost always made up before her bus stop because we had noone else to play with. Today our niece doesn’t have to look her friends in the eyes and see their pain, nor does she have to make nice anytime soon. She can just move on to another of her 417 friends and start over.

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Later, Hemingway tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter Evelyn (Emilia Clarke) but she rejects the idea of accepting him back into her life. The remainder of the film focuses both on Hemingway’s pursuit of money and the forgiveness of Evelyn. At first it appears that it would be nearly impossible to actually like the title character, but once you

get past his short temper and offensive demeanor, an actual human being begins to reveal itself. Just as Hemingway seeks to earn the approval of his daughter, he also earns a measure of approval from the audience. Outside of that, there is some top notch banter between Hemingway and Dickie that will provide a few laughs and the ridiculousness of Hemingway himself will deliver a couple more, along with a splendid performance from Law in the leading role.

Director Richard Shepard, who previously directed The Matador with Pierce Brosnan, seems very comfortable in the dark comedy genre and sets the mood perfectly with the way the film was shot. In the end, it’s a surprising success. For that reason I’ll give it 8 mouse clicks out of 10.

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