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Shuswap Band councillor Tim Eugene shakes the hand of an elder before the opening flag ceremony during the National Aboriginal Day festival at the Akisqnuk First Nation’s Lakeshore Resort & Campground on June 21st.

It was the first time the Akisqnuk and Shuswap celebrated the day together.

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Jumbo resort fails substantial start assessment KEVIN NIMMOCK NICOLE TRIGG The Valley Echo Environment Minister Mary Polak has determined that the Jumbo Glacier Resort project has not been substantially started.

The result of Ms. Polak’s decision, announced June 18th, is that Glacier Resort Ltd’s environmental assessment certificate has expired and thus the proponent cannot proceed with developing the project unless a new certificate is obtained.

“It’s important to note that in a decision like this, it’s a statutory decision and so I am limited by law in my ability to discuss matters with colleagues or with anyone, to be honest, except those directly involved such as those reporting through the Environmental Assessment Office,” said Ms. Polak during the live conference call she

hosted regarding her decision on Jum“There is no question that Mary Pobo Glacier Resort in response to The lak has made a decision that is going to Valley Echo’s question of whether her have colleagues angry at her, but it is decision would be met with opposition the right decision,” he said, adding the from within the BC Liberal party, and minister deserves a lot of praise. specifically from East Kootenay MLA “One expects ministers to do the right Bill Bennett who has been a long-time thing, but these are people, and at a supporter of the proposed ski resort. personal level, she has done something “I have not had any that I think is brave,” Legally, I think discussions with my Mr. Macdonald said. colleagues about my “Not surprisingly, this was the best decision with any of I am disappointed,” decision for the province them so I would not Jumbo Glacier Resort be able to comment to make.

Mayor Greg Deck said.

GERRY TAFT on their reaction.”

MAYOR, DISTRICT OF INVERMERE “I would presume that She went on to say the proponent will be all her colleagues have a high degree meeting with the province to understand of respect for the statutory decision more fully the rationale and the options, making process and she doesn’t antic- but I am not party to that process.” ipate that her decision will cause any Mr. Deck said if negotiations between issues with respect to her relations Jumbo Glacier Ltd and the province and workings with her colleagues. cease, the $1 million that has been alloNorm Macdonald, the MLA for Colum- cated to his council over a five-year term bia River-Revelstoke, thinks otherwise. will likely be reallocated elsewhere.

“We exist to provide a municipal underpinning to the agreement between the province and Jumbo Glacier Resort, and if those necessary agreements are not in place, then our funding will be in question,” Mr. Deck said.

The qualifications of a substantial start are not set in stone. In making her decision, the minister was tasked to focus on all of the physical activities that had taken place at the project site, including the laying of two slabs of concrete in an avalanche zone.

“Legally, I think this was the best decision for the province to make,” Invermere Mayor Gerry Taft said. “This would become a precedent for other projects. Most projects that get environmental assessment approval are mining projects, so if the bar remained so low for the substantial start of projects, that could have much bigger impacts than just Jumbo.”

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A CONSERVATIONIST CROWD...

After Environment Minister Mary Polak announced on June 18th that the Jumbo Glacier Resort project was not substantially started and could not proceed, a crowd of longtime anti-Jumbo resort protesters converged on Safta’s in downtown Invermere to celebrate what many perceive to be a resounding victory.

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Snapshot Jumbo conservationists reflect on historic victory KEVIN NIMMOCK kevin@invermerevalleyecho.com On June 18th, Environment Minister Mary Polak determined that the Jumbo Glacier Resort project has not been substantially started. That night, celebrations started for those who had been fighting the development for up to 24 years.

Around 40 people took to Safta’s in Invermere to celebrate the verdict and reminisce on their efforts over the years. Many guests, like director of Jumbo Creek Conservation Society Jim Galloway, sported their prized “I LOVE JUMBO WILD,” t-shirts and sweaters.

“I am ecstatic,” Galloway said. “That environmental certificate deserved to be pulled because no one in their right mind could possibly say that they had achieved a substantial start to the project.”

The result of Ms. Polak’s decision is that Glacier Resort Ltd.’s environmental assessment certificate has expired. The proponent cannot proceed with developing this project unless a new certificate is obtained.

Longtime Invermere councillor Bob Campsall was also at Safta’s to celebrate.

Campsall has been fighting the Jumbo development since the very beginning, isolating himself as one of the strongest voices against the developer’s plans. In fact, Campsall got involved with municipal politics in 1996 to try to protect the

natural landscape of the Columbia Valley.

“I am so, so pleased,” Campsall said. “Mary Polak, as a representative of this government, has just gone up so high in my estimation for having the courage to make that decision. I know that the pressure on her was very much to go the other way.”

Campsall said in moments of victory like this one for him and the other people people who have been advocating against the project for many years, it is important to reflect on all the hard work that has been put in.

“This has been going on for 25 years now, and we have known all along that it was not a good project for us or our children,” Campsall said. “The people who have stuck with fighting against it... three cheers for them.”

Rob Gibbons, a guide for RK Heliski, told The Valley Echo earlier in the day he was thrilled to hear the fight can finally stop for a little while.

“It is also great to see after the government seemingly doing everything possible to push this forward, that they finally realized enough is enough,” Gibbons said.

Gibbons said that Polak’s decision was probably the end of the battle but not the war.

“This has been going for so long and I have been fighting it personally and on behalf of RK Heliski for so long that I cannot believe that this can suddenly just be over,” Gibbons said. “This is the start of another long process, but I think it is great news. I suspect it will end up as lawsuits.”

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Future support uncertain for brain injury patients in the Columbia Valley BREANNE MASSEY breanne@invermerevalleyecho.com

lutely, as an office and the representative for the area, will not tolerate services that are going to be taken away from people that really need these supports.”

Interior Health spokesperson Karl Hardt was neither able to confirm Gudjonson’s numbers were accurate, nor provide us with a comparison of this year’s contract hours and the projected numbers for the party who is awarded the responsibility of taking the reins.

“The RFP has closed,” said Hardt, when asked if there were bids for the new requirements of the contract with Interior Health. “We did have bids. It’s a competitive process so we can’t speak to the details, but our folks are expecting that we will have something in approximately two weeks. We’re just reviewing the bids at this point.”

The way support systems are serving people with brain injuries in the Columbia Valley may be changing.

The East Kootenay Brain Injury Association (EKBIA) non-profit will be shuttering services for families accessing its services when the contract closes on July 31st, leaving as many as 40 clients from Golden to Invermere in the dark about what happens to their support system next.

“My concern is that EKBIA is finished on July 31st,” said Debbie Gudjonson, EKBIA outreach worker. “Interior Health had put out a (RFP) that was up on June 4th. I have no idea who got the contract, but the contract was totally different than the contract that EKBIA ran under.”

JUMBO from A1 The EKBIA contract provided for 4,900 hours a year, she said.

Mr. Taft continued, saying the province was likely disappointed by what the developer “Now what they’ve done is they’ve taken Golden out of the Cranhad not done, and that it is now time to start fixing many of the problems that had been brook-Invermere district and put Golden with Revelstoke, and they’ve created over the last 24 years. allotted 648 annual hours, which, in 52 weeks, works out to 6.15 hours “I hope the province dismantles the municipality immediately,” Mr. Taft said. “In the ina week and Cranbrook, Elkford, Sparwood, Creston and (the) area terim, if this is going to be tied up in court, there is absolutely no reason that the fake town right (up) to Radium (were) allotted 869 hours to service 10 different of Jumbo and the $250,000 (per year) to keep that going should be continued.” communities. At 52 weeks, that works out to 1.67 hours a week per When The Valley Echo asked Ms. Polak how her decision would affect Jumbo Council, community.” which just held a June 16th public hearing on the Jumbo OCP after giving it 1st and 2nd Gudjonson criticized the decision and believes it is not in the best reading, she said the nature of her decision meant that the other Ministries involved (Forinterest of anybody she serves. est, Lands and Natural Resources, and Sport, Community and Cultural Development) had “Right now, to date, I work with six to eight clients between Golden only just found out the determination on Jumbo. and Radium who really concern me,” said Gudjonson. “Interior Health “When it comes to the decisions that will have to be made by other ministries, it again has told me that they will get service but (those communities) are goes to the same thing,” she said. “With any government decision, there’s a significant not in the (new) contract at all, so I don’t know how they would get amount of discussion between Ministries that have an interest in a particular matter or service, and on 6.15 hours, I can’t even drive to Edgewater and back have a role to play. Because of the nature of this decision, that has not taken place… and because travel is included in those hours. so now those Ministries… will now have to turn their minds to analyzing what is their next “That is unrealistic and, also, my concern is there’s nothing menstep with respect to their responsibilities.” tioned in the contract from Golden to Invermere clients, which is like In response to The Valley Echo’s question on whether the land so far affected by construcParson, Edgewater, Spillimacheen,” she continued. tion would be remediated, Ms. Polak replied “that will be the next step in the process.”

She recently voiced her concerns to NDP MLA for Columbia River“We will work with the proponent to determine what if anything needs to take place on Revelstoke Norm Macdonald and was “disappointed” with the results the site and, again, it’s the nature of the decision,” she said. “Until my determination is anof their meeting. nounced, none of that work was possible to take place.”

But Macdonald insists on holding Interior Health accountable if GudThough there is much cause for jubilation among those who have been fighting the Jumjonson’s speculation is accurate. bo Glacier Resort project for over 20 years, many are suspicious about what the provincial “There’s a transition that’s going on now that has yet to be fully government will do next. defined,” explained Macdonald, noting the process will be ongoing.

“As ecstatic as I am about this, I still am wondering if the government is going to try some“We’ve been working on this a lot with Interior Health. They have given thing to save the project,” Jim Galloway, director of Jumbo Creek Conservation Society. us assurance, but our experience has been in the past that sometimes we’re sure of things and it doesn’t turn out as rosily as they assert it’s going to. This is something that’s still being worked on but we abso-

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At 2:50 p.m, the man surrendered to police without incident. He was taken into custody and transported to hospital for medical treatment.

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Liberal candidate attends workshop in Ottawa Kevin Nimmock kevin@invermervalleyecho.com

Federal candidate Don Johnston and his party are gearing up for the big election in October.

Johnston attended the Team Trudeau campaign college in Ottawa last week, a three-day workshop to lay the groundwork for a summer of campaigning. One hundred and thirty eight prospective MPs descended on the nation’s capital to participate in the workshop.

“It was great to meet candidates from other regions and get a sense what they saw as the election issues,” Johnston said. “There was a lot of focus on making sure everybody was coming from the same framework in terms of where the election was going and what some of the top priorities for the party are.”

The candidates made several stops during their time in Ottawa, including a meeting with the national caucus and a special appearance in Justin Trudeau’s major federal campaign announcement on June 16th.

“We were on stage for Justin Trudeau’s big announcement around a more open and transparent government,” Johnston said. “It was really quite an interesting experience.”

The prospective MPs were given several instructional seminars on the ins and outs of Don Johnston a federal election. Johnston said he learned how big a difference there is between campaigning in a rural riding compared to an urban riding.

“The smallest constituency in Canada is nine square kilometres and ours is 64,000 square kilometres,” Johnston said. “It is a massive riding.”

Strategically, Johnston learned about the importance of having a well-organized group of volunteers. He plans to have a key volunteer in each community to act as a conduit for information between him and the constituents.

One of Johnston’s main campaign promises is to raise the level of dialogue and awareness around rural issues. He said Ottawa can easily put rural issues on the backburner if there aren’t people fighting for them.

“Rural communities are in a great deal of stress,” Johnston said. “I was in Invermere not that long ago and I saw the empty stores.”

After attending the workshop, Johnston said he is confident the Liberal Party would be able to better manage rural issues, leading to increased development and productivity in the Columbia Valley.

“I learned from the workshop that other rural candidates are very interested in having the dialogue and raising the profile of rural issues,” Johnston said.

Though the election is not until October 19th, Johnston said he is already in the thick of a busy campaign season, which includes events like the workshop in Ottawa “The election is still a long ways away in terms of people having not yet realized how quickly it is coming, but if you look at it from my perspective, it is coming really fast,” Johnston said.

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NDP candidate Wayne Stetski in the cafe at the Do Nothing Flotation Centre in downtown Invermere on Monday, June 22nd. Stetski spent the day actively campaigning as well as recruiting and training prospective volunteers.

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On June 22nd, Kootenay-Columbia NDP candidate Wayne Stetski spent a full day in Invermere, meeting with constituents, presenting his plans for the riding and knocking on doors.

Stetski started his day at Do Nothing Flotation Centre, meeting with nine locals around a table at the juice bar. The event was informal, offering concerned Invermerians the chance to ask questions and offer ideas.

“It is really important to give people the opportunity to ask questions, to show them who we are as candidates and some of the things we want changed,” Stetski said.

At the event, Stetski explained some of his priorities for the riding, including increasing jobs in the green technology and renewable energy sector, strengthening relations with First Nations groups across the riding, and bettering the federally maintained highways.

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Stetski’s last stop of the day was Safta’s, where he held two events. First, he hosted a dinner to once again informally discuss ideas with constituents. Then, he held a training session for prospective volunteers, which included how to approach people and campaign proactively.

With less than four months to go before the election on October 19th, Stetski said his hard work on the campaign trail has paid off so far.

“There was a poll released about three weeks ago,” Stetski said. “It said that if the election was held three weeks ago, I would be the Member of Parliament for KootenayColumbia, but not by much.”

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“The message to me is that we need to work really hard over the next four months to make sure that people get the opportunity to talk to me personally, share their concerns and have answers to their questions,” Stetski said.

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Is it the end or is it the beginning? A bit of both is likely the answer. A bureaucratic battle that’s become as familiar to valley locals and regulars as the local landscape has reached a conclusion — of sorts.

The Environmental Assessment Certificate complete with its 195 conditions granted to Jumbo Glacier Resort in 2004, which was then extended to a ten-year term in 2009, has been pulled and Glacier Resort Ltd.’s dream of building a high end, high altitude ski resort in the Jumbo Valley is fast disappearing down the drain. Many consider the demise of a development in the Jumbo Valley a fait accompli. Meanwhile, developer

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But this would mean having to start over, with new environmental impact reports, economic viability studies and First Nations consultations, to name just a few of the many aspects required for the lengthy and costly Environmental Assessment Office process.

A lot has changed in the last decade. Ski resorts are considered to be on the losing side in the climate change debate that’s heating up with every election; the world recession hadn’t hit ten years ago when Jumbo resort was issued its certificate, and now that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has declared Canada’s First Nations to be the victims of widespread cultural genocide, the Ktunaxa Nation’s spiritual claim on the Jumbo Valley suddenly carries a lot more political clout.

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Oberto Oberti, who has been working on the project since 1990, was quoted on CBC Radio as saying “several options were available” to his battered team.

Unquestionably, Jumbo Glacier Resort as it currently exists on paper — with its phased 50-year build out resulting in 6,250 beds, an extensive network of 23 lifts across two glaciers, and a 3,000 metre-high gondola — is done. As all interested parties await the domino effect on ministerial decision-making that Environment Minister Mary Polak’s announcement has set off — the state of Glacier Resort Ltd.’s tenure being of utmost interest — there is speculation the developer will re-apply for another environmental assessment certificate, possibly for a project smaller in size, scale and scope.

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Regional UNDOWN U nity to participate in two We then travelled to Canal different and unique tours in Flats for a short walk and visit to the valley. the Headwaters of the Columbia The first was hosted by the River. It was amazing to see how Lake Windermere Ambassathis river starts with just a small dors. The purpose of the tour amount of water and to think was to raise awareness about about the impacts it has on so our watershed and how it immany people downstream.

ENDY pacts everyday life. There were Our final stop was a demonabout 30 people who attended stration of a boat-washing stathe day-long event.We started at tion, which is very important to Kinsmen Beach, where the restoration proj- control the spread of invasive aquatic species. ect that was completed on the shoreline few While our local lakes and rivers currently do years ago was showcased. not have any invasive aquatic species, it cerWe then toured Windermere Water & Sewer tainly is a threat that is very real and impacts Company’s water treatment plant, which pro- to our region would be significant. vides drinking water to some communities The second tour was hosted by the Kooteon the east side of the lake. Our next stop was nay Conversation Program. The intent of this at Edible Acres, where we viewed their irriga- tour was to view some on-the-ground projects tion ditch and learned of the challenges they that had received funding from the RDEK Co-

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Every year, the RDEK collects $20 per parcel in the Columbia Valley for this program, which generates approximately $230,000 per year. It is unique to the Columbia Valley and projects are only in the Columbia Valley.

We learned about bats and the impact they have to the ecosystem. We visited Groundswell and toured their greenhouse and permaculture landscape. Our final stop was Zehnder Ranch where we witnessed firsthand the benefits of the Ecological Goods and Services program that is currently in progress. My greatest take away from these two tours is that we have a lot to celebrate in the valley. It is our diversity that makes us who we are and we should be proud to share it.

Wendy Booth is the Regional District of East Kootenay Director for Area F and the RDEK board’s vice chair. She can be reached at wndbooth@gmail.com or 250-345-6155.

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Polak responds to MLA’s criticism

“That’s mean spirited. They’ve shown good intentions and put in some foundations, that’s an expensive proposition.

They should be promoting recreational endeavours here.”

“They should find a way to go through with it. I think it’s a good idea, personally.”

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against invasive mussels. I look forward to sharing a significant update to our mussel defence program in the coming weeks.

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Dear Editor: Re: In response to a June 17th column in the Invermere Valley Echo by Norm Macdonald.

No invasive zebra or quagga mussels have ever been found in British Columbia waters, and we are hard at work ensuring it stays that way.

Specialized mussel detection teams are now on B.C. roads as part of our enhanced mussel early detection and rapid response program. Conservation officers with mobile decontamination units are performing boat and trailer inspections, such as a roadside check held in Midway on June 9th.

Conservation officers are trained to identify mussel-infested boats, and can decontaminate boats entering B.C. if necessary. The teams also respond to boats identified as a potential concern by the Canada Border Services Agency or U.S. partner agencies.

We are working with partner agencies in the U.S., as well as Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, to ensure information is quickly exchanged when any concerns of mussel-infested boats arise. Our mobile units are able to move between border locations, and focus on hightraffic routes.

This is about stopping and ensuring boats are free of mussels before they enter B.C. waterways.

Education and outreach activities, including the “Clean, Drain, Dry” program, continue to help everyone do their part to keep B.C. invasive mussel free.

We are continuously working to strengthen our actions

“I think they should go ahead with it. It would bring tourists.

Revelstoke is great but far away.

Here it is close enough to Calgary that people would come.”

Jumbo decision not the honourable one Dear Editor: As Jumbo was first being proposed, 20 years ago I was there arguing for it. A prominent local opponent stated that if Jumbo obtained an environmental certificate, his opposition would go away. He lied.

The proponent earned a certificate and that prominent opponent carried on his misinformation campaign. Their lies never ended and the depths to which opponents and some in the media would stoop in their desire to kill the project knew no bounds.

The project won every court challenge, succeeded in every review — even the level of support has been manipulated.

Ninety-five per cent of the businesses of the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce surveyed supported the project so the opponents threatened a boycott. The media again ignored the threat.

The Shuswap Band supported the project and was ignored by the media.

Everyone should read the report done by the government on RK Heliski’s opposition, and the judge’s remarks in court cases. If the proponents of Jumbo had done the

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things opponents did, it would have made big news. But RK opposed Jumbo and it was all put aside.

Throughout the project, the goalposts were constantly changed to delay the project and make the project more and more difficult to complete on time. Yet, as good sports, the proponents carried on.

Major ski areas in the U.S. will celebrate the most as their high-end clients will not be flocking to Jumbo to spend billions of dollars. As local ski areas flirt back and forth with profitability, waiting for global warming to do them in, Jumbo’s spinoff international clients would have helped save them.

Whistler was a catalyst for major investments into the Okanagan and Sun Peaks as Jumbo would have been for Panorama, Kimberley, Golden and Fernie.

Imagine BC today without Whistler — that’s what has just happened.

In the early stages, government bureaucrats were caught, through freedom of information requests, trying “to stall the project until it dies”… with the media refusing to publicize it! Then, to rub salt in the wound, the government used these delays they caused to kill the project.

Investors will now know their money is better invested in tinpot dictatorships than B.C. So B.C. can carry on building mines and logging the every scrap out of B.C. And when they finally succeed in destroying B.C. for all its natural resources, no one will dare invest in tourism in B.C. Meanwhile natural gas exploration in the real virgin wildernesses of Northern B.C. goes on unchecked. No gondolas, just gas and big game hunting. In the 20 years this resort was called a threat to grizzly bears, over 10,000 will have been killed by hunters in B.C., according to the wildlife ministry.

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OPINION

Promises made, promises kept: investing in people Editor’s note: This is the first of four op-eds by Doug Clovechok, a Fairmont Hot Springs resident and president of the BC Liberal Columbia River-Revelstoke Riding Association. The first two instalments will be commentaries on his views of successes the B.C. government has achieved.

For the last two instalments, readers are invited to email editor@invermerevalleyecho.com with any questions or hot-button issues they would like Mr. Clovechok to address.

One of the many questions I get from constituents is: Doug Clovechok “What is actually accomplished for British Columbians during the Legislative sittings?” Although the list of accomplishments is far too long for this column, I’m excited to offer some insights into a few.

Over the past four months, our B.C. government did some pretty noteworthy things to guide B.C. to success. Maintaining a commitment to a strong economy, controlled spending, low taxes and smart investments creates a better, more secure B.C. for all of us, especially those of us in the Kootenays.

The first major accomplishment of the Spring Session was passing a third consecutive balanced budget, putting our projected surplus at $879 million.

This budget is remarkable for another reason. Even with oil prices down and the world economy still in recovery, B.C. is one of only a few governments in Canada to balance its books this year.

Budget 2015 allows us to make modest, strategic investments to maintain public services like health care and education, strengthen and encourage growth in key economic sectors, and make life a little easier for families and those in need.

And as well as reducing the burden on future generations, B.C. has also received affirmation from four of the world’s most prestigious credit rating agencies. We’ve maintained our AAA credit rating and this means we outrank every other province in the country. An AAA credit rating will save taxpayers millions of dollars annually in borrowing costs. And when investors know they can trust us, it leads to more investment in our province, creating great jobs here at home. All of this will leave our kids with a bright and secure tomorrow.

Thanks to this demonstration of fiscal prudence, Canadian economists, including those from the Bank of Montreal and the Conference Board of Canada, predict that we will lead the nation in economic growth, both this year and in the years to come.

So what about British Columbian families? Public health care will see a $3 billion boost over the next three years. K-12 education will receive an additional $564 million, including a 33 per cent increase to the Learning Improvement Fund. And many of our provinces most vulnerable will receive an additional $100 million through Community Living BC.

A third consecutive balanced budget also means room for investments to help families on income and disability assistance. B.C. is now the first province to fully exempt child-support for families receiving social assistance. This change will benefit 5,400 children. B.C. also eased the transition to employment for families with children who receive income assistance, doubling their monthly income exemption.

The Single Parent Employment Initiative will enable single parents to stay on assistance for up to 12 months while they train for their new job, covering tuition and education, along with child care and transportation expenses, if needed, for the first year of employment after their training. This Initiative has the potential to lift 16,000 single parents and their 26,000 children out of income assistance into employment and independence, giving them a hand up, not a hand out.

Protecting Communities and People was of paramount importance in the spring sitting. To help arrest increasing domestic violence numbers, a new radio and social media campaign — #SaySomething — started up this spring with the aim to end the silence associated with domestic violence by encouraging all British Columbians to speak up and learn how they can help! In addition, 220 grants worth $5 million and funded through B.C.’s civil forfeiture program were delivered to groups for initiatives that address violence against women and preventing crime.

Moving forward towards 2017, our BC Liberal Riding Association and I have lots of work to do, and we want to hear from you on your vision for a stronrd ger, thriving Kootenay region.

Doug Clovechok is the BC Liberal regional director for the East and West Kootenays, and the president of the BC Liberal Cost lumbia River Revelstoke Riding Association. He can be contacted at dclovechok@shaw.ca.

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The opponents will celebrate. However, it’s one thing to win a battle; it’s another to do it with dignity and integrity.

They have done neither.

Jumbo did succeed and they did it with integrity. So to say it died due to some flaw in the project or as a result of strong arguments against it goes against all common sense. That is what the opponents want you to believe.

What goes around comes around and many will run up against them and see how it feels.

This is sad day for the people of B.C., especially the wildlife and wilderness of B.C. It is a chance to create more and more jobs with a fixed amount of natural resources.

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Ian McKenzie Formerly of Panorama, Nelson and Vancouver Island 1985 - 2007 Member of Jumbo Public Advisory Committee Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) of BC 1995-1997

ellite office” in the June 17th Invermere Valley Echo, Radium Hot Springs mayor Clara Reinhardt was quoted incorrectly. She said, “I think the service has to match the people (it serves) so the biggest barrier is probably that we need to identify the best fit.”

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015 The Valley Echo

SPORTS

Invermere Judo Club members celebrate achievements T

hough the Inkeep up the spirit.

Judo OTTINGS vermere Judo Mark Digney attendClub season is from ed the AGM of the B.C, September to May, Blackbelt Association there are still some in Vancouver on beongoing activities. half of the Invermere In May, Emma NorJudo Club. quay, accompanied Tomaz Stich was by coach Karen recommended for his ERMANN Sharp, went to Monshodan and has contreal to compete in tinuously practised the Canadian NaKata with Mark. It was tional Judo Championships. rewarded. Tomaz passed the Kata It was the first time for Emma in a examination (he thinks with the competition of such a magnitude best results) and is now the newest and to say at least Emma was over- Black Belt in the Invermere Judo whelmed and hesitant, enough to Club. Our heartfelt congratulations give her opponents the opening to Tomaz. to attack and throw Emma with We are looking forward to a new full ippons. season in the fall, see you on the Now she knows this will not be tatame. happening again, but is also fully To learn more about the Inveraware that she was competing mere Judo Club, visit invermerejuamong the sixth best in her group do.com or email invermerejudo@ in Canada. Congratulations and gmail.com.

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Greg Nesteroff Editor at the Nelson Star and Castlegar News. His regular forays into local history bring the dead and forgotten back to life.

With a few keystrokes you can sample thousands of opinions, aoat in a sea of information.

But as the volume increases, the accuracy and reliability of professional journalism is essential.

Gathering and sorting the facts, weighing and interpreting events, and following the story from beginning to end is more important than ever.

Four golf pros with the Copper Point Golf Club golfed a combined 3,565 strokes in one day for the annual PGA of BC Golfathon for ALS. Above, their day started at 4:55 a.m. and ended at 10:30 p.m. Below, from left to right, are Bryan Armstrong, Scott McClain and Casey Johnson. Photos submitted

A long day of golf to help find a cure Nicole Trigg nicole@invermerevalleyecho.com

The PGA of B.C. is once again doing its part to help those living with ALS by holding its annual Golfathon through the month of June.

To help fundraise for the ALS Society of BC, golf professionals across the province golf from sunrise to sunset.

On June 16th, Brian Schaal, Bryan Armstrong, Casey Johnson and Scott McClain from the Copper Point Golf Club in Invermere golfed 270 holes each in just 17.5 hours — they started their day of golf at 4:55 a.m., finishing at 10:30 p.m.

The team averaged 1:16 per 18 holes, with an average score per round of 63.66 and a total of 3,565 strokes, 138 birdies and three eagles.

Individually, Schaal did 10 rounds in 638 strokes, with an average score of 64 and 27 birdies; Johnson played 15 rounds in 972 strokes with an average score of 65 and 42 birdies and two eagles; McClain played 15 rounds in 967 strokes with an average score of 64 and 39 birdies and one eagle; and Armstrong played 15 rounds in 988 strokes with an average score of 66 and 30 birdies.

“On behalf of the Association, I am extremely excited for the PGA of BC’s tenth year of participation with Golfathon for ALS, benefiting the ALS Society of BC patient services,” said Donald Miyazaki, the executive director of the PGA of BC. “In our ten years of involvement, the efforts of our members have generated over $1,023,000. We have also assisted the over 3,200 individuals in British Columbia

whom are fighting this deadly disease.“ Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS ), also referred to as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder that affects the person’s motor neurons that carry messages to the muscles, resulting in weakness and wasting in arms, legs, mouth, throat and elsewhere; typically the person is immobilized within two to five years of the initial diagnosis. There is no known cause or cure yet, but there is hope through the ALS Society of BC. Proceeds from the Golfathon for ALS provide important support services to ALS

patients and research to find a cure.

On Monday, June 22nd, Dale Moore, Michael Litchfield, Jake Cameron and Vic Briar from the Windermere Valley Golf Course golfed as many holes as possible to raise awareness and funds for the ALS cause but results weren’t available prior to the Echo’s press time. The Windermere Valley Golf Course and the Copper Point Golf Club are among over 30 golf courses located across B.C participating in the 10th Annual PGA of B.C. Golfathon for ALS. To help support your local golf professionals to raise awareness and funds for the ALS Society of BC, donations can be made online at www.golfathonforals.ca.

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LIFESTYLES

Summer on a stick – the nostalgia of the popsicle T

to remove smoothly. he very thought of my mom handing From CRATCH RATCH • Trust your instincts and play with differme an orange popsicle makes me ent flavour combinations — don’t be afraid crave my childhood years when I was runto use those herbs in your garden to infuse ning through the sprinkler with my friends, your simple syrups! The combinations are lapping up the sunshine without a care in endless. the world. Popsicles are associated with On that note, here is my favourite popsicle happy times and memories as there is nothof all time and, yes, you can find them at ing better than something cold to eat on a From Scratch in the coming weeks! hot summer day. Long gone are the sugarARA laden sticks — welcome to the modern C popsicle era where, as adults, even we can Raspberries ‘n’ Cream Popsicle enjoy a real flavour bomb pop!

Makes 10 pops* Some tips to making the ultimate popsicle: • Like any recipe, use the best ingredients you can get Ingredients: your hands on.

• 4 cups fresh raspberries • Fruit slightly over-ripened are perfect for making pop• 2/3 cup simple syrup (Combine sugar and water in sicles and is quite often cheaper. small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium• Wash all the fruit really, really well. high heat, stirring till sugar dissolves and mixture is trans• Try using honey or simple syrup to sweeten your pops: parent. Turn off heat and let cool. Store in fridge.)

1 part sugar to 1 part water (recipe below).

• ½ cup heavy cream • Adult pop = add alcohol, but remember, it inhibits freezing so your popsicle can only be 20 per cent booze.

Directions: • Puree the raspberries in a food processor or smash • Adding something bubbly to the pops will make them have a mild, but slightly sour taste; it’s not bad, just differ- with a potato masher.

• Transfer them to a bowl with a pouring spout and add ent. Nothing wrong with Strawberry Prosecco popsicles!

• Use fresh lemon juice over bottled — it just tastes better. the simple syrup.

• Invest in a good mould, but remember… the bigger • Stir well and taste. Add the cream and stir very, very the mould, the longer it takes to freeze. minimally. The swirl effect looks lovely!

• Pour the mixture into the moulds, leaving a bit of room • Always leave about one quarter of an inch at the top at the top for them to expand. of the mould as the liquid will expand upon freezing.

• Insert sticks and allow to freeze for 4 to 5 hours.

• To take the popsicle out of the mould, dip in hot water

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015 The Valley Echo

LOCAL NEWS

$1,063,163 approved for community projects

BREANNE MASSEY breanne@invermerevalleyecho.com A spectrum of community projects will soon be flush with cash.

The Regional District of East Kootenay board of directors has recently approved a total of $1,063,163 for 140 Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) Community Initiatives and Affected Areas programs for 2015-16.

“The approved projects cover everything from education programs to community hall upgrades, sports programs and history projects,” said Rob Gay, RDEK board chair in a recent press release. “On behalf of the RDEK Board and our residents, I want to thank the Trust for providing this funding for so many different

community-based projects, many of which could not happen without this support. I also want to extend our thanks to the volunteers who give their time and energy to make these projects happen.”

The community initiatives and affected areas program is one of the CBT’s oldest initiatives to support Basin communities after public input has been reviewed by participating municipalities, electoral area directors and the board.

The Family Resource Centre (FRC) accepted a $9,500 approved project grant to find a solution for affordable housing in the Columbia Valley. The Need and Demand Assessment Update was used to measure the market demands for affordable housing and to identify a collective approach to cater to the needs of individual

communities within the Columbia Valley.

In addition, the Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley received a total of $8,177.70 for the Bereavement Support Group and Visitor/Facilitator Training through the CBT Community Initiatives and Affected Areas program; there was $11,250 approved for a wheelchair ramp at the Invermere District Curling Club; the Lake Windermere Ambassadors Society received $2,500 for the Columbia Headwaters Community-Based Invasive Mussels Prevention; an $8,600 grant was approved for a warming and equipment storage facility for the Panorama Adaptive Sports Society; and there was $13,250 total for the Lake Windermere District Rod and Gun Club for community range upgrades. For a full list, visit rdek.bc.ca/pdf/ cbt/approvedprojects2015_may2015.pdf.

EMEMBER WHEN? R A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 50 years

2009 — Roman Catholic Nelson Diocese Bishop John Coriveau blessed the Stations of the Cross at Radium Hot Springs’ Our Lady of the Peace shrine while visiting the area.

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50

years ago (1965): The Toby Theatre reopened with a new projector after a two-week hiatus for renovations.

The new Motiograph projector had a Ballantyne sound head, which allowed better reproduction of stereo sound than the previous projector.

The renovations also included an overhead infrared heating unit at the back of the theatre.

45

years ago (1970): Kinsmen Beach in Invermere started getting lifeguard supervisision for the first time. The first guard was Richard Porcina. He had previously worked at the Radium Aquacourt (now known as the hot springs pools).

40

years ago (1975): B.C. Hydro personnel conducted a tour of the Upper Columbia Valley to determine what affects might result from a plan to divert the Kootenay River into the Columbia River. The personnel said that the project would not proceed if there were too

many potentially negative impacts.

35

years ago (1980): Windermere residents decided to officially change the community status under the Regional District of East Kootenay from an improvment district to a specified area.

The change was made so that Windermere would be eligible for goverment grants covering up to 75 per cent of the cost of items such as water system upgrades.

30

years ago (1985): Canada celebrated the 100th anniversary of its National Parks system. Events to mark the occasion in Kootenay National Park included a reenactment of the opening of the Banff-WindermerHighway. The highway (now known as Highway 93), which linked Banff with the Upper Columbia Valley, was built by federal goverment and in return the provincial government ceded a few kilometres of land on either side of the road to the federal goverment. This

land was later expanded significantly and became Kootenay National Park.

20

years ago (1995): A new grocery store officially opened in Invermere, with Ron and Marlene Brash cutting the ribbon on their 25,00 square foot (2,300 square metre) IGC Garden Market. The launch of the store came after three years of planning.

15

years ago (2000): More than 60 Invermere residents turned out to a Pot Hole park clean-up, spurred on in part by a Valley Echo challenge. The group pulled more than 50 full bags of trash and half a pickup truck load of old vehicle parts out of the park.

10

years ago (2005): Valley couple Norbert and Wilda Schab recounted their experiences teaching English abroad in Chile and China in an interview with The Valley Echo. The pair described culture shock and living in China during the SARS outbreak.

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WEEKLY Beat Have an event you’d like listed? Email it to: production@ invermerevalleyecho. com

JUNE 24th –30st 24TH : WEDNESDAY

• 4:30 - 6 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre (SYC) Graphic design program. Must pre-register. Email summit.centre@gmail.com or call 250-342-3033.

• 5:30 p.m.: Grad Grand March through town.

• 5:30 - 7 p.m.: Spaghetti supper at Christ Church Trinity. $15 adults, $5 child.

• 6 p.m.: A fundraiser for Savannah Henry to offset the cost of her treatment for anorexia, at Hoodoo Grill.

25TH : THURSDAY

• 4 - 8 p.m.: SYC open gym.

• 4:30 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphic design program. Must pre-register. Email summit.centre@gmail.com or call 250-342-3033.

26TH : FRIDAY

• Summer at Panorama opening weekend. Start with the Mile 1 Express for downhill mountain biking & hiking, the pools & waterslides, PanoKids camps and more.

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Invermere on the Lake Art Walk, every Friday. For more information visit theartwalk.ca • 5- 8 p.m.: Effusion gallery hosts the new work and demo by Connie Geerts and Karyn Chopiks trunk show.

• 6 p.m.: SYC Karaoke Night.

• 6 p.m.: Spring into summer with dancing and steak sandwiches with band FreeLee at Invermere Legion. $15/person. Reservations recommended. Please call 250-3429517.

27TH : SATURDAY

• 9 - 11 a.m.: Legion Summer Market begins. Crafts, used books, hot dog concession and more.

Every Saturdays at the Invermere Legion.

• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Purcell Mountain Painters Art Show & Sale at the Village Country Inn, corner of St. Joseph and Canyon Avenue, Radium. Local Artists at work.

• 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Artym Gallery

shows Sandy Graves and David Langevin, until July 3.

• 6:30 - 9 p.m.: Film festival featuring all paddle sports, hosted

by Adventure Paddle School, at Invermere Community Hall.

Tickets $10 at Syndicate.

• 7 p.m.: Mountainside Clubhouse, Fairmont. Live entertainment with The McToogle Trio performing.

• 7 p.m.: SYC Movie and popcorn night.

28TH : SUNDAY

• 5 - 7 p.m.: Wildsight’s Look Outside photo contest wrap up party at Pynelogs. Everyone Welcome. For more information email invermere@wildsight.ca.

30TH : TUESDAY

• 5 p.m.: Re-Dedication ceremony of the new Cenotaph Park followed by official ribbon cuuting and BBQ hosted by Royal Canadian Legion.

JULY 1st –7th 1ST : WEDNESDAY

the summer. Complete our entertainer sponsored by The weekly “Build It” activity. Reading Kootenay Library Federation. logs & prizes are available.

• 1 - 3:30 p.m.: Adventure Radium at Brents Shack, ages 8-9, from 3RD : FRIDAY July 7 to August 27th. $5 drop in • Lorraine Blancher Ladies bike fee/ child; $25 / child summer weekend. Women Only Mountain fee; $50 family fee. Visit www.

Bike Park skills camp at Panorama radiumhotsprings.com for details.

Mountain Resort.

COMING SOON...

• Music and Market on Main every Friday from July 3 to August 28 at the Radium Visitor Centre. Visit JULY 10TH : FRIDAY www.radiumhotsprings.com for • 5 - 8 p.m.: Invermere on the Lake Art Walk, every Friday. For more details.

• 9 - 11 a.m.: Stampede pancake information visit theartwalk.ca breakfast at Fire’d up. Breakfast TH : SATURDAY and burgers fundraiser for Radium JULY 11 Hot Springs Fire Department. • 8 a.m.: Young Hearts Triathlon at Visit www.radiumhotsprings.com Kinsmen Beach. For more details visit heartoftherockiestri.ca/yht. for details.

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Invermere on the Lake html Art Walk every Friday. For more • 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Invermere Library BIG book sale at Invermere information visit theartwalk.ca community Hall.

4TH : SATURDAY

• 8 a.m: Inaugural Toby Creek Race until July 5th. Clinics, training racing and cash prizes. For more information visit panoramaresort. com/event-details/index. cfm?eID=289&occID=4547 • 1st Annual Hike for Hospice. This event is for all members of the family. It is an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful Columbia Valley, get some exercise, have some fun and support the Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley. Participants are asked to register ahead of time so we can provide you with your own webpage that you can then e-mail to your family and friends.

• 5 p.m.: Symphony of the Mountain in Kimberley. Ride the chairlift to the top of Northstar Mountain and enjoy this outdoor concert while looking out towards the Rockies. For more information contact 250-427-4919, kimberleyarts@gmail.com or visit symphonyonthemountain.com

• 12 a.m.: Canada Day Fireworks hosted by Kinsmen Club of Windermere Valley. Best viewing is from James Chabot Provincial Park.

• All day, free to attend Fairmont Hot Springs Canada Day celebration. Live music, barbecue, face painting, cake and more!

• 11 a.m.: Canada Parade, Main Street, Invermere.

• 12:30 - 3 p.m.: Mountain Mosaic Festival of Arts at Kinsmen Beach and Pynelogs Cultural Centre green space. For more information visit columbiavalleyarts.com • 3 p.m.: Build a Boat Contest at Kinsmen Beach.

• 4 - 9 p.m.: Radium’s Canada Day Celebration at Radium Hot Springs Visitor Centre. Market on main with music by Dos Equis. Visit www.radiumhotsprings.com for 7TH : TUESDAY details.

• Lions Charity Golf Day at Copper • 10:30 p.m.: Fairmont Hot Springs Point Golf Course. $65 per person.

Canada Day Fireworks.

Phone 250-341-3392 to register.

• 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Adventure ND : THURSDAY 2 Radium at Brents Shack, ages 5-8, • 2015 Horsethief Hideout every Tuesday, Wednesday and Memorial Motorcycle Rally, July Thursdays from July 7 to August, 2nd - 5th. Advance tickets $50 until 27th. $5 drop in fee/ child; $25 / June 28th, or $60 at the gate. Tickets child summer fee; $50 family fee. available at Tiffany’s Thredz in Visit www.radiumhotsprings.com Invermere. For more information for details. visit horsethiefhideout.com or call • 10 a.m.: The Purple Pirate, 250-347-6406.

Summer Reading Club performer • 1 - 4 p.m.: Summer Reading Club will be at Columbia Garden Village. at the Invermere Library every The Purple Pirate is a children’s Thursday afternoon throughout

JULY

12TH : SUNDAY

JULY

13TH : MONDAY

• 6 -11 p.m.: Soiree en Blanc dining event featuring Invermere’s favorite restaurants. 19 + only event. Tickets $25. For more deatils visit soireeenblanc.ca • 8 a.m.: Heart of the Rockies Triathlon.

Visit heartoftherockiestri.ca/info.html for more details.

• RAWK the Rockies with Panorama Resort. Speed Control’s RAWK Camp is dedicated to furthering music education and bringing music back to kids. For more information visit panoramaresort. com/event-details/index. cfm?eID=290&occID=4550

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• Tuesday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m • Wednesday: 10 a.m - 8 p.m.

• Thurs.– Saturday: 10 a.m - 5p.m.

RADIUM LIBRARY

• Tuesday: 6 - 8 p.m.

• Wed - Thursday: 1 - 4 p.m.

• Saturday: 10 a.m. - 1p.m.

WINDERMERE VALLEY MUSEUM • Everyday: 10 p.m. - 4 p.m.

INVERMERE THRIFT STORE

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GAME

CLUES ACROSS 1. Sunscreen rating 4. Military mailbox 7. 12th month (abbr.)

10. Sunrise Mount of Shandong 11. Escape from the law 12. Similar suffix 13. Pyrrole 15. Anger 16. Blue-billed diving ducks 19. J.K. Rowling’s pseudonym 22. Projecting part of a rampart 23. What St. Helens did 24. Large integers 25. Adhesive or digital 26. Writing providing information 29. Inscribed upright stone slabs 33. The night before 34. Black tropical American cuckoo 35. Heartache from loss 39. Hush money payer 42. Geological times 44. Types of fish eggs 45. Young pilchard 48. Lack of momentum 52. “Blue Bloods” A.D.A. actress 54. Rust fungi 55. Make lace 56. Small larids 57. Energy Savings Measure 58. Before 59. __ Lilly, drug company 60. Comic book character rooted in Japanese mythology 61. Radioactivity unit 62. Tear apart

28. Prefix denoting “in a” 30. Research workplace 31. Midway between NE and E 32. Title of respect 36. Somewhat crimson 37. Folding paper art 38. Gradually diminish 39. Too osseous 40. Go in again 41. A citizen of Israel 43. Irish, English or Gordon 44. Had a wild disturbance 45. Helps little firms 46. They __ 47. Brown, wild & long-grained 49. Thysanopterous insect 50. Gandalf actor 51. Initials of Dannielynn’s mother 53. “Dragon Tattoo” actress Rooney

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, make note of any and all thoughts that pop into your head this week. Even your more quirky ideas may amount to something that brings big success.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 The line between fact and fantasy can be a bit blurry this week, Leo. You may be pulled in different directions, but try to maintain your focus

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, encourage family members to gather in the coming days. Planning a day or evening with those you love most is a great way to escape the daily grind.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, play things close to the vest this week.

Certain projects are up in the air, and you may need to more closely examine each situation before suggesting a course of action.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, rather than looking at things on the surface, dig a little deeper to try to find more profound meanings. You may unearth several interesting patterns.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, honor all of your commitments in the coming days. Recognize others are counting on you and do your best to live up to their expectations.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 It can be tough to stay on track this week, Gemini.

It’s hard to focus on work even for short periods of time. Try to maintain your productivity amidst the distractions

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you may feel as though you are in unfamiliar surroundings this week. Don’t get too scared, as this break from the norm might provide a little extra hop in your step

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, give a minor financial issue the attention it deserves. It’s better to nip it in the bud early on so the situation does not escalate. Take responsibility for the problem.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, if you have any free time this week, sneak off to a quiet place and daydream for a little while. Some of your most inspiring ideas have come at the most unexpected moments.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Recognize the potential for magic wherever you go this week, Scorpio. You have the ability to see beauty where others only see blemishes. Turn others on to your way of thinking.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, avoid distractions as you look to resolve an issue that has been tough to handle. Try to clear your head before making decisions.

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GALLERIES HELP GROW THE LOCAL ART SCENE... There was an artsy crowd at the Pynelogs Cultural Centre and Art Gallery on Tuesday, June 16th when the kick-off party for the first-ever Invermere Art Walk initiative was held complete with live music by local band Smarty Pants, delicious photo (Cajsa Fredin of Black Star Studios, one of the participating galleries, pictured) and draw prizes. The Art Walk officially started last Friday (June 19th) and continues every Friday evening until September 11th.

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Climate change warnings might appear on gas pumps JEFF NAGEL Black Press The pain drivers feel at the pump from high gas prices may soon also come with a jolt of shame for helping destroy the planet.

A proposal gaining momentum with civic leaders in B.C. would see guilt-inducing climate change warning labels slapped on all gas pump handles.

The non-profit group Our Horizon has been advancing the concept on the basis that warnings that graphically show the damage from climate change could nudge motorists to cut their emissions.

It’s inspired by cigarette package warnings that are credited in the decline of smoking and the example warning labels circulated by the group are similar in design.

“Warning: Use of this fuel product contributes to ocean acidification which puts much marine life at risk of extinction,” states one label that comes with images of thriving and dead coral.

West Vancouver council will bring a resolution before the Union of B.C. Municipalities in September asking the province to make the pump labels a requirement province-wide.

City of North Vancouver council voted to endorse the idea June 15 and it doesn’t want to wait for a provincial government decision.

“We’re going to try to go it alone,” Mayor Darrell Mussatto said, adding North Vancouver still must investigate the legalities. “We think it’s the right thing to do.”

Our Horizon B.C. campaigner Matt Hulse said he believes any municipality could make gas pump labeling a condition for gas stations in its local business licence bylaw.

But West Vancouver Mayor Mike Smith, a longtime petroleum distributor in the region, said he doesn’t want to take the risk that a unilateral municipal requirement gets challenged in court.

“I personally hate spending public money on legal fees,” he said, adding his city will wait for provincial policy.

Smith said he will vote in favour of his council’s resolution at UBCM. “It’s just a way of reminding the public that there’s a cost to be borne for using petroleum products,” Smith said. “Nobody’s advocating banning them. But you should be aware when you fill your car up that there’s an effect on the climate and on the environment of doing that.”

He called the suggested labels innocuous and doesn’t believe the oil industry would object.

No jurisdiction in Canada has yet made pump warning labels a requirement.

Richmond Coun. Harold Steves noted handle labels would only be seen by self-serve pump users and suggested larger labels for the pump display be designed that are visible at full-serve stations.

SFU marketing professor Lindsay Meredith said the idea could influence fuel consumption, particularly among people already considering buying an electric car or choosing other transportation options to reduce their carbon footprint.

Have your say on distracted driving JEFF NAGEL Black Press The province is considering stiffer fines and possibly vehicle impoundments or prohibitions to get distracted drivers to put down their cellphones and devices.

Motorists caught using a hand-held device face $167 fines and — since last fall ± three driver penalty points.

“We took a first step and increased the penalties last fall and now we’re looking at possible changes to the legislation, including more severe penalties,” Justice Minister Suzanne Anton said.

A four-week online consultation period is open until July 16 to gather public opinion on whether tougher measures are needed.

Comments are being collected at engage. gov.bc.ca/distracteddriving.

Besides potential vehicle impoundments or driver prohibitions, the site asks if texting drivers should be punished more severely, and possibly new drivers and repeat offenders as well.

Five years after distracted driving fines were introduced in B.C., many drivers continue to ignore the law.

Police issued 55,100 tickets last year to drivers caught using an electronic device behind the wheel — an increase from 53,000 in 2013.

ICBC estimates 9,500 drivers in B.C. are using a hand-held device at any given time and 40 per cent are texting or emailing as they drive.

According to research cited by the province, texting or using a smartphone while driving is more distracting than talking on one, resulting in up to 23 times higher crash risk for drivers who text.

Speed and distraction are now the top two factors contributing to crash deaths, ahead of third-ranked alcohol.

B.C.’s distracted driving fines are the second lowest in Canada. Nova Scotia has the highest, climbing from $234 to $579 on the third offence, and Ontario is about to double its maximum fine from $500 to $1,000.

Saskatchewan impounds the vehicle for seven days if the driver has had two or more distracted driving tickets within the last year.

Police are also concerned about the increasing use of in-dash video screens that allow the passenger, and often also the driver, to watch movies. Officers are also wary of other new and distracting technology, from Google Glass to the Apple Watch.

Hot start for forest fires in B.C. TOM FLETCHER Black Press B.C. started last week with seven new wildfires on its map, for a total of 470 recorded so far in a hot start to the 2015 forest fire season.

More than 60,000 hectares have burned so far, most of that from 150 fires in the Prince George fire centre region.

Two new fires were reported on southeasterm Vancouver Island and a third at Nimpkish Lake on northern Vancouver Island this week. By last Wednesday there were 14 new and active fires in the Kootenay and Okanagan regions.

The Cisco Road fire south of Lytton in the Fraser Canyon grew to 1,370 hectares and was only 20 per cent contained as of Wednesday. The Lytton First Nations issued an evacuation order and other areas of the Thompson Nicola Regional District were on evacuation alert, with sprinklers deployed to protect threatened buildings.

The Little Bobtail Lake fire west of Prince George was contained at about 25,000 hectares with no loss of structures, but its intense burn weakened root systems of standing trees and people were still being warned to avoid the area.

Another large fire burned 18,000 hectares near Fort Nelson before it was contained with the help of rainfall.

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