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Valley drivers without winter tires face fines BREANNE MASSEY breanne@invermerevalleyecho.com Frigid temperatures, long dark nights and heavy snowfall are characteristics that many Canadians associate with winter.

And with the snowy season approaching, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is reminding drivers that winter tires are required on many provincial highways, with a special focus on mountain passes and interior highways where the weather conditions can change from rain to snow quickly.

“It is mandatory for your vehicle to be equipped with tires that are specifically designed for winter driving,” said Cpl. Grant Simpson, noting the fine is $121.

“In B.C.’s climate, summer and all-season tires are simply no match for winter weather. Winter tires are particularly crucial for drivers who live in B.C.’s Interior, northern and mountainous

regions and those who must drive ing which roads require winter tires through our large national parks.” on the Ministry of Transportation and There will be signage clearly posted Infrastructure website (http://www2. on the designated highways to advise gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/ drivers of the areas where winter tires driving-and-cycling/driving/traveller-inare required in B.C. between October formation/seasonal/winter-driving) as a 1st and March 31st. result of the technical analysis completWalkers Auto Repair spokesperson ed during the Rural Highway Safety and James Jefferson has Speed Review. WinPeople tend not to noticed an increase ter tires have been in tire sales, but belabelled with either panic about their lieves many drivers tires until the first sight of a the winter mountain have not planned and snowflake symheavy frost or snowfall. for winter yet. bol or with the mud JAMES JEFFERSON “People tend not WALKERS AUTO REPAIR and snow (M+S) to panic about their designation. tires until their first sight of a heavy “Winter tires feature specially defrost or first snowfall,” he explained, signed tread patterns that provide more adding that people need to book a surface area to contact the road and couple of days in advance to make the provide superior grip,” said Simpson. switch to winter tires. “People need to It is required that winter tires must give us a couple days, which is mainly have a minimum tread depth of 3.5 because we have to order the tires in.” milliemetres to be considered in good In addition, there will be maps show- condition.

“Tires are the way a vehicle interacts with the road,” said Simpson. “Even the latest high-tech safety systems, from advanced all-wheel drive to stability control, or even four-wheel drive, will be rendered useless if your car has no grip. When the road is icy, or covered with slippery snow, you need a tire that can deal with those situations.”

Lastly, there is a new Shift into Winter campaign being offered through the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and its safety partners that is geared toward preparing drivers for driving in winter conditions. Visit http://shiftintowinter.ca.

To view the requirements for winter tires this season, visit http://www2. gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/ driving-and-cycling/driving/traveller-information/seasonal/winter-driving/winter-tires-and-chains/about-winter-tires.

To check the latest updates for driving conditions, visit http://drivebc.ca.

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Mechanized rides (ATV, 4x4, bikes) should be thoroughly checked and cleaned of mud, dirt and hidden seeds or roots before and after entering the backcountry. Users need to stick to designated trails or roads, and avoid picking up or spreading weeds or damaging grasslands and riparian areas by careless travel.

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“Some people are just not aware that pretty little flowers like oxeye daisy and tall buttercup (to name a few) can affect backcountry ecosystems. Nonnative species will generally outcompete native vegetation, often reducing available forage for wildlife,” says Allana Oestreich, habitat biologist with

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Local Chambers brainstorm solutions to worker shortage Steve Hubrecht steve@invermerevalleyecho.com

get good work experience and make some money for the school year,” said Ms. Clovechok, adding she talked to one university student working in the valA group of Columbia Valley and Radium Chamber ley this summer who said that if she had realized of Commerce members met last week to discuss the what a great summer she was in for, she easily could valley’s ongoing tourism sector staffing shortage have convinced five or six of her friends to come to and potential solutions to it along with representa- the valley to work as well.

“The question is how do we attract the workforce tives from the local College of the Rockies, the Columbia Valley Employment Centre, Invest Kootenay we need,” said Ms.Clovechok. “As a valley, we are working on branding and marketing strategies in and the Kootenay Workforce Steering Committee.

In talking about current workforce issues at the Fri- part to extend our busy summer season into the day, October 2nd meeting, the dozen or so members shoulder season. But if our tourism operations and at the meeting touched on a number of recurring other related businesses don’t have the staff they themes, highlighting particular concern around is- need, then it doesn’t matter how many extra visitors sues with transportation, affordable accommodation we bring here if we can’t deliver the services those visitors expect.” for staff, a lack of local students Several Chamber members applying for seasonal and partAlberta’s facing a 0.7 proposed some novel solutime jobs, and several unfilled per cent increase in tions to the accommodation good paying full-time jobs. issue. Do Nothing Floatation Few, if any, of the job vacan- unemployment and Calgary is cies discussed pay minimum only three hours away from us. Centre and juice bar owner Meredith Hackler suggested wage and many pay between We need to look at that. $15 and $20 per hour. doug clovechok, manager looking at working out house college of the rockies sitting arrangements with secTo help with recruiting seaond homeowners, or setting sonal tourism staff for the valley, Chamber executive director Susan Clovechok up a Willing Workers On Organic Farms (WWOOF) suggested that the Chamber could have a represen- style eco-retreat where summer tourtative attending the spring College of the Rockies ism workers could stay for free or for low rent in return for doing a couple job fair in Cranbrook.

“For many of our small businesses, you can’t af- of hours of work a day at the retreat. ford to take a day off work and go down to Cran- The workers would then have ample brook to talk to students about the possibility of time and opportunity during the rest working for you,” said Ms. Clovechok “But it could of the day to work at other businessbe helpful for the Chamber to put a small delega- es in the valley.

“It’s different and progressive and tion together to represent all Chamber businesses.

Chamber members would need to provide details would put Invermere on a whole new about the positions and there might have to be a map,” said Ms. Hackler.

Chamber president Amanda Robinsmall fee to cover costs.”

Ms. Clovechok added that it might also be worth- son suggested speaking to First Nawhile to consider sending a representative to other tions administration regarding the university and college job fairs elsewhere around possibility of building staff housing. the country, particularly to Ontario where there are Several other members chimed in a large number of post-secondary school students with the idea of converting the closed motels in Radium Hot Springs into aflooking for work each summer.

“Communication is critical. We need to communi- fordable staff accommodations.

The Temporary Foreign Worker cate what we have here, to let young people know that you can come here and have a great summer, Program was mentioned several

AVOID from A2 and ATVs; and are used for water by humans, pets and pack animals. “It is up to the backcountry user to perform their due diligence,” states Oestreich.

This includes ATVs, mountain bikes, hikers with companion animals — all backcountry users can unintentionally impact the backcountry and riparian areas if they are not aware of hidden burs, seeds or contaminated mud transported in laces and on vehicles, fur or clothing.

“Part of the issue is that people might think, ‘Well, that weed is everywhere, so why bother?’ But if we are all willing to do our part, we can all actually become part of the solution — not part of the problem,” says Cathy Conroy, terrestrial invasive species co-ordinator with the East Kootenay Invasive Plant Council (EKIPC). “A few sim-

ple steps can increase the likelihood that you are part of the solution, and the first one is learn some common weed species.”

Here is how backcountry users can help: • Know your weed species. Contact EKIPC at 1-888-553-5472; go to www.ekipc.com, www.bcinvasives.ca or www.invasive.org for resources and more information.

• Do not transport weed-infested hay.

• Purchase local weed-free compressed bales or weed-free hay cubes.

• Clean your equipment, clothing and ride before and after entering the backcountry.

• Check your camp or rec site for weed species. Spend a few minutes hand pulling, and carefully bag and carry out weeds collected, or carefully burn them in your fire pit.

• Report any weed infestations by calling EKIPC at 1-888-553-5472 or by using the provincial Report-A-Weed app (www. reportaweedbc.ca).

times, with some Chamber members lamenting that not much can be done to resurrect it (at least for unskilled workers) here in the East Kootenay.

“Our unemployment rate impacts our access to that program and we have nine percent unemployment in the Kootenay region,” said Ms. Clovechok.

Other members at the discussion raised the idea of looking to Alberta to find staff.

“Alberta’s facing a 0.7 per cent increase in unemployment and Calgary is only three hours away from us. We need to look at that,” said College of the Rockies Campus manager Doug Clovechok.

Ms. Hackler said that was a strategy that worked for her this summer, as she brought in three employees from Calgary.

The College of the Rockies has been in discussions with Columbia Valley Tourism members about the possibility of creating a full-time tourism hospitality program.

“Students involved in such a program would make exceptional seasonal and part time staff for local businesses” said Mr. Clovechok.

The need for such a program here in the valley was also brought to the attention of the college during its recent strategic planning process.

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Booth, Taft re-elected to UBCM executive BREANNE MASSEY breanne@invermerevalleyecho.com

The East Kootenay region now has two Regional District of East Kootenay directors serving at the provincial level after recently being elected to the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) executive.

Electoral Area F Director Wendy Booth was elected as the Second Vice President and District of Invermere mayor Gerry Taft was elected as the Director at Large during the UBCM convention that was held at the end of September.

“Having two representatives on the UBCM Executive is great for the valley and the region,” Booth wrote by email following her triumph. “Personally, this is a great privilege and honour to be elected by my peers for the position of Second Vice President. The UBCM is a great organization that works on behalf of all local governments in the province.”

This post of Second Vice President may be new to

her, but it will be Booth’s third year on the UBCM executive. She has no shortage of ideas about how to help the East Kootenay region on a provincial level.

“My goal for the next year is to continue working on behalf of the communities in Area F, the Columbia Valley, the Kootenays and the province as a whole,” she explained. “As for specific projects, the Rural Dividend (which was just announced at convention) will be something that I will keep a close eye on as to how it is administered and make sure that it meets the goals of the rural areas.”

Taft has also accepted a new role with the organization after serving the executive for two years.

“I was happy,” he replied when asked about his new appointment. “There were a lot of people running for five Director at Large positions, so there was a very diverse mix of candidates from across the province.”

Taft is particularly excited about having an opportunity to work on policy, direction and initiatives at the UBCM.

Regional District of East Kootenay Holland Creek/Lakeview Sanitary Sewer Flushing Begins Soon!

The Regional District of East Kootenay is gearing up for its regular maintenance work on the Holland Creek/ Lakeview Meadows sanitary sewer mains to remove settled and accumulated material.

This maintenance is scheduled for the week of October 13 - 16, 2015.

During this process, the contractor will be setting up their flushing apparatus at each service access (manhole) in the roadway and releasing pressurized water through the sanitary sewer main pipe to remove buildup.

A bubbling and/or vacuum effect may be noticed in your drains and toilets due to this maintenance flushing. It is recommended to keep all toilet seats closed and cover any floor drains.

Internal plumbing consists of “P” Traps, which hold a volume of water to prevent sewer gasses from migrating into a home. During the flushing process, this water could be drawn out of the traps. For that reason, it is important to refill all plumbing traps by running the water in your sinks and floor drains after the work is complete.

This preventative maintenance process is necessary to reduce the potential for a sanitary sewer main backup which could result in damage to property. The RDEK would like to thank you for your patience during this regular maintenance.

Please note: The RDEK continues to mitigate sewer odour in Lakeview Meadows using multiple techniques. We would like to remind those residents with homes on the low pressure sewer system (homes with individual sewer pumps) to please flush plenty of water through your system prior to vacating the home for an extended period of time. This practice will prevent sewer odour from forming and releasing upon initial use after sitting idle for weeks or months.

For more information on the flushing program, contact: Joel Bilodeau, RDEK Senior Operator 250-342-0063 or jbilodeau@rdek.bc.ca

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“One of the things that I hope to bring to the table is standing up strong for local governments,” he explained. “I think, in the past, sometimes, the UBCM has been really concerned about keeping a strong relationship with the province — and they do need to have a working relationship — but sometimes the UBCM has not stood up strong enough for local government.”

He added there is weight behind the voice of local government when it’s united.

“If something really serious is going on, it’s important that the UBCM is a voice for local government and isn’t afraid of making strong points and sometimes disagreeing with the province,” said Taft, while adding there are several priorities in his mind. “I would like to work on streamlining the resolution process at the annual conference. Right now, we pass a lot of resolutions and a lot of them get ignored by the province and part of it is the volume — there are so many of them.”

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Minister cautious on local election changes TOM FLETCHER Black Press

Local politicians have called on the B.C. government to extend recall legislation to municipal halls and regional districts, after more than a decade of avoiding battles over voters trying to fire elected officials before their terms end.

At their annual convention last week, mayors and councillors also passed resolutions to ban corporate and union donations to local election candidates, and asked for legislation to prevent people from running for office in multiple communities.

Communities Minister Peter Fassbender, new to his job but a veteran of local politics, responded cautiously to the suggestions, particularly the idea of extending recall.

“I think very often recall becomes something where it is seen as a weapon as opposed to something that actually makes a contribution,” Fassbender said in an interview. “And I think before we moved on anything we would want to have a fulsome discussion.”

Delegates to the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention rejected the idea of recall in 1998 and again in 2003, but a new generation elected to four-year terms supported the idea.

Rookie Telkwa mayor Darcy Repen sponsored the motion, arguing that the 2011 referendum to reject the harmonized sales tax “empowered the people,” and recall at the provincial level hasn’t encouraged “rabble rousers advocating for special interests.”

Repen said his friends would have laughed if he had told them he was running for mayor, and if he’s no good at the job, the community shouldn’t have to put up with him for four years.

Vancouver councillor Heather Deal spoke in favour of the UBCM’s latest call to restrict campaign donations, noting that donations from wealthy developers and unions in the city have now reached into the millions of dollars. View Royal mayor David Screech got support for his resolution calling for a ban on running in more than one municipality. He said the same candidate has repeatedly run for mayor all 13 Victoria-area communities, and “the media was more interested in him than the legitimate candidates.”

Central Saanich mayor Ryan Windsor opposed the motion, noting that the perennial candidate got only 91 votes against him.

Fassbender was also reluctant to take action based on one situation.

“You really want to give some sober thought to it instead of just reacting to someone who is trying to create some controversy,” he said.

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Canal Flats council balks at water project payments Greg Amos Special to The Valley Echo

water system with the Eagle’s Nest neighbourhood water system, will bring Canal Flats into compliance with Interior Health drinking water requirements.

Discontentment with the construction contractor The construction cost of the project is $2.29 million.

Including the engineering contract, pumping stacarrying out work on Canal Flats’ Merged Area Water Project led council to dig in and vote against one of tion service connection and contingency funds, the total cost is $2.7 million. The village is paying for it the payments owed to Dawson Construction.

After approving payment no. 9 ($253,267 to Dawson through $300,000 in a provincial Towns for TomorConstruction for work completed in June and July), row grant, $100,000 from federal Gas Tax funding, and $2.3 million through a loan taken three of five members of council The only thing out by the village. voted against issuing payment no.

“Paul is putting in hard work on 10 ($159,558 for work completed done on time on this, but is continually frustratin August). this project has been the ed,” noted Councillor Karl Ster“The only thing done on time payments to the contractor. zer. “It’s ridiculous, we’ve got this on this project has been the paypaul marcil ments to the contractor,” said canal flats councillor thing that’s one and a half years over schedule, and we can’t get a councillor Paul Marcil, who chairs the village’s Water System Upgrade Committee. completion schedule from them. That doesn’t seem “They should suffer a bit, too. We’re just looking at right. We need serious consideration of how we can getting a schedule for completion and we’ve had a lot leverage that payment schedule to help us.”

Prior to the September 28th meeting, Canal Flats of resistance.”

Councillor Marie Delorme noted that due to con- had paid $1.4 million for the work year to date. tract language, a payment to the contractor is reCranbrook assisting Canal Flats quired within 15 days or else Canal Flats will be Thanks to an offer from Cranbrook mayor Lee Pratt, subject to interest rates. (Last meeting, Canal Flats council adopted a policy to counteract the risk of late Sterzer will attend the 2015 Western Economic Development course to be held in Richmond later this month. fees in future contracts.)

Pratt offered to pay the conference registration fee The project, which is merging the village’s existing

and arranged for a complimentary flight from Pacific Coastal Airways, which will allow Sterzer to attend the conference held from October 25th to 28th, just ahead of a major economic impact for Canal Flats — the permanent shutdown of the village’s Canfor sawmill in November.

“I want to give a big shout-out to the mayor of Cranbrook for reaching out,” said Canal Flats Mayor Ute Juras.

Pondering options for mill After a 15-minute meeting with Premier Christy Clark and Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Shirley Bond at the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) meeting in September, Mayor Ute Juras updated council on options following the closure of the mill in November.

A working group including Canfor, the Ministry of Forests, village staff and others will look into the possibility of using the mill for producing value-added products, she said. The first working group meeting takes place on Wednesday, October 7th at 7 p.m. at the village office. It’s not a public meeting, but village council and staff are invited.

Mayor Juras’ emergency resolution, calling on the province to re-examine a part of B.C.’s Forest Act that deals with linking fibre supply to specific sawmills, was unanimously adopted by membership of UBCM.

Canfor proposing to harvest in Forster Creek area Breanne Massey breanne@invermerevalleyecho.com There was an update on Canfor’s proposed plans to work in the Forster Creek area at the Village of Radium Hot Springs council meeting on Wednesday, September 30th.

Canfor First Nations and planning co-ordinator Grant Neville provided an overview of the scope of the project for August 2015.

“Council had requested some additional information about the harvesting we are planning to do,” explained Neville after the presentation.

Village of Radium Hot Springs mayor Clara Reinhardt asked Mr. Neville which tree species are coming out of the area and where they are being sent. He replied there were pine and spruce trees being removed from the area, which would be sent to the Radium mill.

However, red fir trees could be moved to Elko, Radium or Golden in light of the recent Canal Flats closure.

Leaders unite to focus on respectful practices There was a request from the Local Government Leadership Academy (LGLA) for councillors to attend this year’s Leadership Forum in Vancouver this winter.

The theme for the keynote speeches, practical sessions to address current issues, panel discussions and networking at the 2016 Leadership Forum held at the Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport between February 3rd to 5th will be focused on Respectful Leadership techniques.

It remains unclear which councillors from the Village of Radium Hot Springs

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Rotary Gardens in Radium Hot Springs There’s been a subtle shift in care for the community garden in Radium.

At the regular Village of Radium Hot Springs council meeting on September 30th, the Rotary Gardens were transferred to their last and final partner after the serene, green atmosphere was created on land that is owned by Rocky Mountain School District #6 and utilized by the Village of Radium Hot Springs.

“The garden was handed over from the Radium Rotary to the Village of Radium,” Maria Kliavkoff, Radium Rotary Gardens committee co-chair, told The Echo by email on October 1st. “Last night (September 30th) was the final official step in the transference.”

However, the garden will be run by a volunteer committee of gardeners and Rotarians.

In addition, council approved the Radium Rotary Garden Handbook to ensure everybody’s plot remains safe and well-maintained.

“The Radium Rotary Garden Handbook is a policy and procedure manual for the garden,” explained Kliavkoff. “Included in it is the agreement that gardeners sign up with the Village of Radium. It is a rights, privileges and responsibility document.

“Each gardener is required to tend and upkeep their own garden. In addition, they are required to contribute an hour a month to one of the garden sub-committees, be it communication, the tending of public gardens, the social committee, the maintenance committee.

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DEAN MIDYETTE publisher@invermerevalleyecho.com The All-Candidates Forum held on Monday, September 28th was a success.

The candidates took the opportunity to detail their party platforms on issues such as the national debt, the national health accord and local issues such as watercraft restrictions on the Columbia River wetlands.

One of the most contentious local issues is that of access to temporary foreign workers. Since Minister Jason Kenney made significant changes to the program in 2014 against the wishes of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, local employers have felt the pinch. Changes included increasing the application fee

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At the same time, a restaurant franchise owner in Fernie was cheating his temporary foreign workers out of their overtime pay. The list of abusers continued to grow.

So what did our candidates have to say about our dire employment situation?

The solutions proposed fall into two categories. Incumbent MP David Wilks is proposing a two-year closed visa with foreign workers heading home after their visa expires. The other three parties view the program as a path to citizenship with the Greens proposing a Guaranteed Liveable Income, which would encourage more Canadians to accept service jobs. What was lacking in the discussion was any reference to creating See A14

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from $275 to $1,000 and shortening the length of the work visa to one year.

As a result, we have seen some local businesses cut their operating hours, business owners working months without a day off during our peak season, and managers at some large resorts cleaning rooms due to lack of staff. All of this results in burnout for employees and business owners, and less money in the coffers of the Canada Revenue Agency.

The first abuses of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program began in Toronto in December 2013 when the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) brought in dozens of workers from India, then had the Canadian workers train the Indians before the Canadians were laid off. RBC cited cost savings and efficiency as the reasons for the move.

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here is a lot going on in just over $2 million, with Regional UNDOWN U the RDEK right now. funding from grants and re The first draft of the Toby serve funds. At present, the Benches OCP is nearing concrete floor is complete completion. This planning and the concrete walls are document has been in the being poured. The reservoir works for several months will provide adequate water now. There have been sevstorage for fire flows for the eral opportunities for pubcommunity of Windermere.

ENDY lic input from the commuRegardless of which direcnity. The plan is a high-level tion the community choospolicy document that will es to go to provide Interior guide future land use in the area. Area Health-compliant drinking water, an adG director Gerry Wilkie and I share this ditional reservoir is required. project as it covers both Area F and Area Phase one of the Fairmont Creek DeG. While not everyone will be happy bris Flow Mitigation Project is now comwith every word in the plan, the goal is plete. The construction started in early to provide balanced guidance for future March and was completed in early May. land use.

The goal of the project was to increase In Windermere, a water reservoir is capacity of the Fairmont Creek chanbeing built. This project is budgeted at nel to contain some debris flow mate-

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rial through Mountainside Golf Course between Marble Canyon and the pond on Hole 12. The budget for this project was $467, 330, which was funded from two-thirds Emergency Management BC, with the balance coming from Community Works Fund and local contributors.

This project was a great example of the community coming together for the benefit of all. I would like to acknowledge the financial support from Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, Mountainside Villas, Fairmont Business Association, Fairmont Community Association and Fairmont & District Lions Club. The local contributors’ commitment in this project was $29,000.

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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Too little, too late: in response

The following is the reponse by incumbent Conservative MP David Wilks to the open letter by Peter Moody of Kimberley published in last week’s Echo.

As a father whose son is currently serving in the Canadian Forces and a retired RCMP officer with three generations of RCMP in my family, I can assure you that I have nothing but the utmost respect for those who have served our country in uniform. The comments by Mr. Moody are quite upsetting to me.

July 9th, 2012: Mr. Moody wrote the Department of National Defence (DND) and me. The next day, my office contacted Mr. Moody and asked for additional information. Mr. Moody acknowledged by email, saying: “Thank you for your speedy response.”

July 23rd, 2012: DND advised Mr. Moody that his correspondence was being forwarded to the Minister of Veteran’s Affairs.

September 24, 2012: Veteran Affairs Minister wrote Mr. Moody and informed him the criteria for the medals had to be created, following which the medals had to be designed and manufactured.

Late October, Mr. Moody sent another letter, which I hand-delivered to the Minister of Veterans Affairs in the House of Commons.

November 12th, 2012: Mr. Moody and my staff person had a long telephone chat. Mr. Moody then emailed: “Thanks for the info and I am pleased that Mr. Wilks contacted the Minister,” and in another email Mr. Moody wrote: “Thanks for the clarification.

We are on the same page. Pete.”

November 21st, 2012: Unfortunately, Mr. Dakin

“A combination of providing places for them to stay and paying enough to attract them here.”

Reid Campbell

“Housing is key. Unless the kids coming to work have parents with second homes here, it can be hard to live here. The town and employers need to work together create communal housing.”

“Make it easier for visitors to come work here by reducing paperwork. Many second homes are empty 40 weeks a year; we could have affordable housing if they would rent basement suites.”

Fiona Millar

Franz Grasegger

passed away. My constituency office arranged, through the Legion, a flag for veterans provided to the family plus a flag for the funeral ceremony.

April 15th, 2013: Minister of Veterans Affairs announced the “Bomber Command Bar – War Medals” were available and families could apply. The first bars were available August 2013, nine months after Mr. Dakin passed away. Mr. Moody confirms the Dakin family received the medal.

In light of these facts, I’m surprised that Mr. Moody chose to make his unfair, unfounded accusations during the election.

DAVID WILKS, MP CANDIDATE CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF CANADA

Divided left must unite Dear Editor: While Harpers’ Conservative Party of Canada marches on to war, championing Jerusalem, fabled site of the rumored-to-be-imminent “Armageddon,” reaping $15 billion of lucrative profits from its weapons industry sales to Saudi Arabia, the “Left” rallies to defeat this climate change-denying, fossil-fuel dependent, economically dead-end free-market philosophy. Stripping legal rights from Canadian citizens while granting corporations greater rights to sue Canadian citizens for protecting their resources and livelihoods is not OK. This “reformulated” Harper Conservative Party is an aggressive lackey of the global corporate resource-stripping economic system. There is no loyal-

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ty to Canada, its citizens; nor concern for its well-being and future. Who among us is not sick with dread that the “Left” will sabotage our own goal to reinstate Canada’s integrity and environmental stability, with well-meaning but short-sighted idealistic reasons resulting in splitting the Left vote?

We “Left” must unite, in a recognized short-term co-operative effort, to defeat Harper’s government.

At the Nelson Kootenay-Columbia riding’s All-Candidates Debate (Conservative Wilks disdaining), Don Johnston, Liberal candidate, suggested: “What about a tripartite system? What if we were the government?” The audience roared with approval!

Once a Left party is governing, all the parties can debate the merits of different approaches respectfully, and collaborate. Let’s make sure the “Left” unifies to commit to this long recovery process of participatory Canadian democracy and global stability.

Wayne Stetski, Bill Green and Don Johnston, please rise above your differences to unite the Left!

Yours most sincerely, SUSAN EYRE YAHK

Strategic voting urged Dear Editor: With the two front runner candidates, Stetski and Wilks, currently locked at 37 percent in the local polls, those voters planning to vote either Green or Liberal need to know that their votes will only serve to help Wilks get re-elected.

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soil-palooza/ for more information.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH

• 8 - 11 p.m.: Dean Ray live at Bear’s • 4 p.m.: SYC Homework Help, Paw & Grill in Fairmont Hot Springs • 4 - 8 p.m. SYC hang out night.

Employment readiness (pre-sign up) October 10 and 11.

• 6 - 8 p.m.: Lego Club every Tuesday and Skills for Life (pre-sign up) • Marty and Eli live (for Valley Night) at Radium Public Library. at Mountainside Grille in Fairmont Hot TUESDAY OCTOBER 27TH WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 21ST Springs.

• 5 p.m.: SYC Rockband competition.

• 10 - 11 a.m.: Groundswells TH SUNDAY OCTOBER 11 Preschoolers and Parents, Plant and • 6 - 8 p.m.: Lego Club every Tuesday • 9 p.m.: The Vidos band plays at the Play drop in program every Wednesday at Radium Public Library.

Hoodoo Grill in Fairmont Hot Springs. from September 30 - October 28th, with WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28TH different themes over five weeks. Preregistration is appreciated. Cost is by • 10 - 11 a.m.: TUESDAY OCTOBER 13TH Groundswells donation. Visit groundswellnetwork. Preschoolers and Parents, Plant and • 5 p.m.: SYC Cooking night. ca/event/preschoolers-and-parents- Play drop in program every Wednesday • 5:30 p.m.: SYC Youth Focus plant-and-play-2/2015-09-30/ for more from September 30 - October 28th. Preleadership. information. registration is appreciated. Cost is by • 6 - 8 p.m.: Lego Club every Tuesday • 2 p.m.: Genealogy Group at Columbia donation. Visit groundswellnetwork. at Radium Public Library.

Gardens Coffee Room. Every 3rd ca/event/preschoolers-and-parentsplant-and-play-2/2015-09-30/ for more • 7 p.m.: Cinefest film series begins Wednesday of the month. with the screening of Gabe Polsky’s • 4 p.m.: SYC Games night. Join us for information.

Red Army feature documentary. games.

• 5 p.m.: SYC Trivia night. Prizes for Tickets $12 at the door or at Tiffany’s • 9 p.m.: The Steadies playing at first and second place.

Thredz or Pynelogs.

Hoodoo Grill in Fairmont.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH • 10 - 11 a.m.: Groundswells Preschoolers and Parents, Plant and Play drop in program every Wednesday from September 30 - October 28th, with different themes over five weeks. Preregistration is appreciated. Cost is by donation. Visit groundswellnetwork. ca/event/preschoolers-and-parentsplant-and-play-2/2015-09-30/ for more information.

• 4 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre (SYC) Games night. Join us for games and free snacks.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8TH

• 6 p.m.: SYC Karaoke Night.

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• 6:30 p.m.: Ham Dinner at the THURSDAY OCTOBER 15TH Invermere Legion. $15/person.

• 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphics Course (preReservations recommended. Call 250sign up).

342-9517. Meat Draw and 50/50.

• 4 - 8 p.m.: SYC open gym.

• 8 p.m.: SYC Movie and popcorn • 5 -7 p.m.: SYC Cooking night. night.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16TH

• 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Artym Gallery • Link to Rink Spiel: October 16-17. shows Plein Air exhibition till October Golfing and Curling in one event.

For more information visit www.

16. curlinginvermere.ca, or email • 12 p.m.: October 10 - 12 Thanksgiving invermerecurling@shaw.ca or call Celebrations at Fairmont Hot Springs 250-342-3315.

Resort. Family activities, pumpkin • 5 p.m.: SYC Foosball tournament. carving and more.

• 12 p.m.: Bavin Glassworks Annual • 6:30 p.m.: Roast Beef Dinner at Thanksgiving Show at Bavin the Invermere Legion. Reservations recommended. Call 250-342-9517 Meat Glassworks in Athalmer.

Draw and 50/50.

• 7 p.m.: SYC Box City Homelessness Awareness Sleepover in Pothole Park.

TH • 7 p.m.: Groundswell’s Biannual Celebration with a Soil Palooza. Bands playing are Shred Kelly and Magnolia Buckskins. Tickets are $55 and includes $20 membership/ renewal.

Buy tickets online or from Circle Health Food, Circle Cafe or Edibles Cafe.

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• 12 p.m.: Senior’s Lunch at the Invermere Legion. $5 at the door. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14TH RSVP by calling 250-342-9281 ext 1227 • 10 - 11 a.m.: Groundswells or emailing events@invermere.net.

Preschoolers and Parents, Plant and • 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphics Course (pre- Play drop in program every Wednesday sign up). from September 30 - October 28th, with different themes over five weeks. Pre• 4 - 8 p.m.: SYC open gym. registration is appreciated. Cost is by • 5 - 7 p.m.: SYC Cooking night. donation. Visit groundswellnetwork.

• 7 p.m.: Invermere Curling Centre ca/event/preschoolers-and-parentsAGM at the Curling Centre. Everyone plant-and-play-2/2015-09-30/ for more welcome. information.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9TH

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26TH

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17

• 6 - 11 p.m.: SYC grade 10 - 12 only.

Every third Saturday of each month.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22ND

• 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphics Course (pre• 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphics Course (pre- sign up).

• 4 - 8 p.m.: SYC open gym. sign up).

• 4 - 8 p.m.: SYC open gym.

• 5 -7 p.m.: SYC Cooking night.

• 5:30 p.m.: 17th Annual Business Excellence Awards at Copper Point Resort. Contact Susan Clovechok at 250-342-2844 or email susan@ cvchamber.ca

• 5 -7 p.m.: SYC Cooking night.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30TH • Purple Cow’s 10th Anniversary in Fairmont Hot Springs.

• 7 -11 p.m.: SYC Halloween dance and costume party.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23RD • October 23rd - 25th Scrapper’s Cove Annual Retreat. Call 1- 250-342-7238 for more information.

• 5 p.m.: SYC pool tournament.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24TH

HOURS INVERMERE LIBRARY

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

• Thurs – Saturday: 10 a.m - 5p.m.

• 10 a.m.: Monster Mash Dash, RADIUM LIBRARY a fun 5/10k run in support of • Tuesday: 6 - 8 p.m. the Valley Fitness Centre. Visit • Wed - Thursday: 1 - 4 p.m. monstermashdash.ca for more • Saturday: 10 a.m. - 1p.m. details.

• 11 a.m.: Monster Mash Dash makeup tutorials and costumes.

WINDERMERE VALLEY MUSEUM • Tuesday: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.

• 6 p.m.: 44th Annual Fireman’s Ball • Reseach: 7 - 9 p.m. at the Invermere Community Hall. $35. Come out and enjoy a dinner INVERMERE THRIFT STORE and dance with a chance to win some • Thurs - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. prizes.

• 7:30 p.m.: SYC movie and popcorn RADIUM THRIFT STORE night.

• Thursday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25TH

• Radium Fall Harvest Festival, TH MONDAY OCTOBER 19 part of Columbia Valley Oktoberfest • 4 p.m.: SYC Homework Help, celebrations.

Employment readiness (pre-sign up) and Skills for Life (pre-sign up).

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29

• Fri - Saturday: 12 - 4 p.m.

SUMMIT YOUTH CENTRE

• Tuesday: 5 - 9 p.m.

• Wednesday: 4 - 9 p.m.

• Thursday: 5 - 9 p.m.

• Fri - Saturday: 6 - 11 p.m.

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B.C. Liberals roasted over red tape day Tom Fletcher Black Press

FIVE GENERATIONS...

Three-generation families tend to be the norm these days for the lucky ones, four generations are a little more rare, but five? The Eugene family in the Shuswap Indian Band can boast a five-generation gathering. Seated is Marge Eugene holding her great-great grandson Jaxx Xavier Eugene, born May 27th, 2015. Standing, left to right, are Jaxx’s mother (Sasha Eugene), grandmother (Stephanie Eugene) and great-grandmother (Audrey Eugene).

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Opposition politicians ridiculed the B.C. Liberal government Thursdayn (October 1st) for presenting legislation to declare the first Wednesday in March Red Tape Reduction Day. Some criticisms were comical, such as when Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver joined others in pointing out the irony of spending hours of legislature time to pass a law celebrating reduction of unnecessary procedures. Weaver quoted from outraged constituents posting protests on his Facebook page, comparing the situation to a Monty Python sketch. Others were more sombre. NDP MLA Adrian Dix read off a lengthy list of special days that have been declared in B.C., and compared the latest addition to Holocaust Memorial Day. Others suggested the bill was put before the legislature to pad out a thin agenda for the fall legislative session, or to set a trap for the NDP opposition to make them appear to be anti-business.

The B.C. Liberal government has touted the reduction of regulations since it was first elected in 2001.

B.C. Liberal MLA John Martin joined other government members in defending the bill. Martin said the government has changed rules to make it easier for parents to take their kids fishing, streamlined the process of registering as an organ donor, and made it legal to buy local beer and wine in some grocery stores. B.C. Liberal MLA Mike Morris said the day will raise public awareness of unnecessary regulations and encourage people to suggest ways to streamline government procedures.

Kootenay–Columbia Authorized by the Official Agent for David Wilks

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Authorized by the Offcial Agent for David Wilks

David Wilks works diligently with the Province, Regional Districts, and Municipalities identifying opportunities to bring government services to Kootenay–Columbia residents.

– Mayor Lee Pratt

David makes a significant contribution to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

– Hon. Peter McKay pc, qc

City of Cranbrook

Attorney General of Canada

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Authorized by the Offcial Agent for David Wilks

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It’s IMPORTANT to get out and VOTE Monday Oct. 19

David Wilks

Conservative Candidate • Kootenay–Columbia Advance Voting Polls are open from noon to 8:00 p.m. October 9–12

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KIJHL

Rockies defeat Ghostriders at Eddie Mountain Breanne Massey breanne@invermerevalleyecho.com The Columbia Valley Rockies won 5-3 against the Fernie Ghostriders at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena on Friday, October 2nd. The Ghostriders finished the 2014-15 regular season at the top of the Eddie Mountain division and second overall in the league.

After Fernie started off the first with a 2-0 lead, the Columbia Valley Rockies Junior B team made a comeback.

Invermere & District

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“It’s still a work in progress, but ultimately, I’m happy with the results tonight,” said Wade Dubielewicz, Rockies head coach, after the game.

During the second period, Rockies player Damon Raven scored a goal with assists from his teammates Kellen Marchand and Layne Hunter. Within three minutes of the last goal, Rockies player Jayden Jefferson brought the game up to a tie game after an assist from Will Reynish.

However, the Ghostriders slid back into the lead with 11:58 left in the game when Evan Reid dropped in on the Rockies with another point.

But the Columbia Valley Rockies turned heads when Colton Robb, Donoven Quinten and Raven each scored a goal during the third period.

Connor McKay was rewarded for his efforts with the Home Star of the game.

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Thursday, October 8th at 7 p.m. at the Invermere & District Curling Centre.

Everyone welcome!

The Rockies were at the top of their game on October 2nd against Fernie.

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Dynamiters blast Rockies in away game Breanne Massey breanne@invermerevalleyecho.com

five minutes left in the first period with assists from Keenan Haase and Justin Meier.

Haase scored another goal at 10:21 and Meier upped the ante at 9:11 of the second, bringing the Dynamiters to a 3-0 lead against the Rockies.

Dynamiters player Jared Marchi and Eric Buckley added two more goals before the end of the third.

Rockies players Donoven Quintin and Michael Cardinal scored the team’s only goals with 14 minutes left in the game.

The strengths and weakness of two Junior B teams were exposed last weekend when the Kimberley Dynamiters claimed a 5-2 victory against the Columbia Valley Rockies at the Kimberley Civic Centre on Saturday, October 3rd (Kimberley won the 2014-15 KIJHL Championship).

Dynamiters player Eric Buckley scored the first goal of the game with less than

Box City October 10th Pothole Park Sleepover with us (In a cardboard box) on October 10th in Pothole Park, Invermere

To raise awareness for homelessness...

Donations accepted to support United Way Rockies defence had a busy night against Kimberley on October3rd, eventually succumbing to the onslaught to lose 5-2 against their rivals down south.

Photos courtesy of Jodi L’Heureux Photography

All ages welcome. Bring your parents, friends and everyone you know.

Please dress very warm. Bring sleeping bags blankets and pillows!

Box building and decorating competition 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. on the 10th.

Pancake breakfast in the morning on the 11th for those who stick it out through the night. Contact summit.centre@gmail.com for more information or call 250-342-3033.

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CANADA VOTES!

High school students hold candidates forum Steve Hubrecht steve@invermerevalleyecho.com David Thompson Secondary School (DTSS) students got a chance to see and hear Kootenay-Columbia federal election candidates in person during a students’ forum held in the DTSS theatre last week.

The forum, held on the afternoon of Monday, Sep-

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munities like Revelstoke got control of their ne of our Kootenay communities reMLA EPORT E surrounding forests and established a Comcently received a massive blow, affectmunity Forest Corporation to support their ing not just the Village of Canal Flats, but also local manufacturers. workers throughout the area.

In that same timeframe, Golden was able to The closure of the mill, the community’s bigsave its threatened mill, and that mill still opgest employer, will be devastating. erates to this day.

There has been a mill in Canal Flats for more The 2003 changes removed the tools to than 100 years, using wood from the forests protect local mills that had promoted Revelthat surround Canal Flats.

ORM stoke’s and Golden’s forest industry to proFollowing the closure announcement, Canal vide employment in the community.

Flats Mayor Ute Juras and I met with the PreBut as the assurances for local employment mier and the Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training. were removed by the BC Liberals, we watched as 200 mills I appreciate that meeting with the Premier, and I found across British Columbia were permanently closed.

This shift in policy had consequences. Residents of Cathe Premier’s commitment to helping find a replacement industry for the mill encouraging. nal Flats and the laid-off workers from the Canal Flats opOur communities are surrounded by healthy forests and eration can still watch truckloads of local wood driven there are new markets for manufactured wood products. out of their area to other mills. This forestry policy does There are new and exciting wood products that could be not serve this community or this area.

So while I am thankful that the Premier is willing to work manufactured, so there are reasons to be optimistic.

However, the truth is that this is an effort that will be with the Village of Canal Flats to find a replacement induscomplicated by the lack of control and influence our gov- try, the position that Canal Flats finds itself in is a conseernment now has to manage the use of our forests for lo- quence of actions taken by government in 2003.

We live in an area that is rich in opportunity with capacal jobs.

In 2003, the B.C. Liberal government ended the connec- ble and entrepreneurial citizens so there is always reason tion between communities and their surrounding forests to be optimistic.

But this is a crisis that the Village of Canal Flats should in many ways. They removed the requirement on corporations to ensure local jobs came from local wood. Cor- not have been forced to face.

Norm Macdonald is the NDP MLA for Columbia River Revporations with rights to cut in an area can now ship that wood anywhere in the province. elstoke. He can be reached by phone at 1-866-870-4188 and Back in the 1990s when I was in local government, com- by email at norm.macdonald.mla@leg.bc.ca.

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Only if those of us who want the Harper Conservatives gone vote together, will we have a chance to rid ourselves of the most undemocratic regime in Canada’s history.

This is the unfortunate reality with our current “first past the post” election system. Right now, those voters in Kootenay Columbia wanting to see change in Ottawa number 63 percent, but if we divvy those votes between the three other candidates, the probable outcome is we will not see any change.

When the NDP forms the next government, they have committed to bring in proportional representation for the next federal election. Under this much fairer election system, every party gets a say in Parliament based on the overall percentage of their national vote.

No longer would we have a repeat of the last four years where the Harper Conservatives, who got only 39 percent of the overall national vote, have dictated to the majority opposition with 61 percent of the votes.

For Kootenay-Columbia voters, this is clearly an opportunity to supersize your vote!

Yours truly, Gary Werk Cranbrook

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COMMUNITY

CANFOR from A5 All of this is to guarantee the garden/park remains a vibrant and fun place to explore for all visitors and a safe and fruitful place, all puns intended, for the gardeners.”

The decision to clarify the garden’s usage was made after a series of trials and errors within the community.

“It is an experiment in community co-operation,” said Kliavkoff. “So far, we have had a first year of hiccups and bumps along the way, but on the whole, it has been a huge success.”

She concluded her presentation by informing council that the Rotary Gardens in Radium Hot Springs will remain open during the winter, but the gardening shed will be locked to protect their materials.

Councillor Todd Logan was designated as the Village of Radium Hot Springs’ liaison with the Garden Committee.

Negotiating event co-ordinator’s contract The negotiations for Patrick Tolchard to become Radium’s event co-ordinator at Tourism Radium are expected to resume shortly for the 2016 season. Mr. Read brought the concept of renewing Mr. Tolchard’s contract to council to ask if there were any questions and concerns. Overall, council was ultimately pleased with the decision to move forward and keep Mr. Tolchard on staff to plan events and concerts in the community.

Tax sale update There was no tax sale for Radium properties in arrears this fall.

“Delinquent taxes are taxes that have been unpaid for three years,” said Karen Sharp, Village of Radium Hot Springs chief financial officer. “By legislation, the municipalities must take the properties to tax sale the last Monday of September.”

Sharp began collecting overdue taxes on July 3rd and promptly settled the remaining accounts.

“For Radium, as soon as the tax due date of July 3rd had passed, we began contacting owners in a delinquent position,” said Sharp. “By working with the individuals, all of the accounts have cleared the delinquent status and Radium will not be holding a tax sale on Monday, September 28th.”

Love your library SUBMITTED Friends of the Invermere Library Fall is a busy season for the Friends of the Invermere Library. Following up on the very successful BIG Book Sale in July, the Friends are working on more ways for library lovers to show their support.

At the invitation of Home Hardware, the Friends will stage the ‘Twas the Book Sale before Christmas. This sale of gently used books features winter and Christmas titles as well as books for gifts and books to curl up with when the weather gets cold. The sale takes place inside Home Hardware on the weekend of December 5th and 6th.

The Friends encourage you to donate your used books to assist with this new venture.

Please bring books to the library during opening hours.

Watch for more details of this exciting new library event.

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better access for local business owners and solutions to deal with the six per cent unemployment cap that makes our community ineligible for the program.

Temporary foreign workers should never be allowed to displace Canadians. They should be paid the same as Canadian workers with stiff penalties for employers who abuse the program or the workers. These abusive employers should then be blacklisted and unable to access the program at any point in the future. That said, our local employers need access to the program and they need it quickly. Let’s hope the candidates step up quickly with a detailed solution to the problem.

Grants Available for Fish and Wildlife Projects The Upper Kootenay Ecosystem Enhancement Plan (UKEEP) is a locally-made conversation plan that guides project funding from the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) in the upper Kootenay River and Koocanusa Reservoir area. It was developed in partnership with Columbia Basin Trust, and we’re looking for local groups and individuals to who want a grant to help deliver on some of the conservation actions.

Visit our new website at fwcp.ca where you can: • Read the Plan, select an action, and apply for a grant using our new online grant application.

• Learn about our priority actions. This year the Columbia Region Board is encouraging grant applications to support restoration or enhancement of stream habitat, wetlands or riparian areas.

Contact Columbia Region Manager, Crystal Klym at crystal. klym@bchydro.com or 250-365-4591 to discuss your grant application and our grants.

Submission Deadline Nov. 13, 2015.

The FWCP is a partnership between BC Hydro, the Province of B.C., Fisheries and Oceans Canada, First Nations, and Public Stakeholders to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife impacted by BC Hydro dams.

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BC NEWS

Clark spends on rural communities, fire prevention TOM FLETCHER Black Press

Premier Christy Clark peppered her annual address to local politicians with spending announcements on Friday, September 25th, mostly aimed at smaller and rural communities.

Clark emphasized the outsized contribution of small resource communities to the provincial economy, and said the extra help is made possible by the B.C. government’s spending control that has left three straight budget surpluses.

A $75 million “rural dividend” will be available over three years to communities of fewer than 25,000 people that are outside urban areas. The fund is to di-

versify local economies, but details won’t be released until March 2016.

Clark warned of increasingly severe forest fire seasons due to planetary warming, announcing a $10 million top-up to B.C.’s forest fire prevention program to control fuel in interface areas. The program started in 2004 and has been criticized for focusing on local plans rather than action. The forests ministry says more than 780 square kilometres have been treated so far.

Clark also announced a $90 million extension to the infrastructure fund for small communities, which started last year and is funded 50-50 by the federal and provincial governments. It’s available to communities under 100,000 people, covering up to twothirds of eligible projects, with applications accepted

starting October 30th.

Urban communities will likely benefit most from a $5 million addition to the province’s “guns and gangs” strategy, which targets prolific and gang-related offenders and school programs to warn young people away from gang involvement.

While Clark received a standing ovation before and after her speech to the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Vancouver, discussion before her arrival showed not everyone is pleased with the government’s direction. An event that began with a small protest outside against the Site C dam project beginning on the Peace River ended with a resolution to reverse Victoria’s forced exclusion of the affected land from the agricultural land reserve.

EMEMBER WHEN? R A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 56 years

2007 — The new playground equipment at Canal Flats gave great satisfaction to village kids Yarrow EntnerDoyle and Joseph Boyle-Colangelo.

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years ago (1960): Invermere was dealing with a water shortage brought on by a rapidly expanding population and a corresponding increase in development in the town. Officials called a referendum to determine whether they should try to increase the water supply by improving existing wells or by developing a resevoir at Paddy Ryan Lakes.

50

years ago (1965): The Valley Echo finished moving from a location on upper Third Street to lower Third Street. The staff had made the move to the new location in August, but it wasn’t until early October that the printing equipment finally joined them.

45

years ago (1970): A young Edgewater boy was found unharmed after spending a night out in the backcountry by Pinnacle Creek. The boy has been out hunting with his mother when the two became separated. Park

warden Art Hanley found the boy the next morning. He had burrowed under a pile of tree boughs he had made in order to keep warm through the night.

40

years ago (1975): The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board of directors voted against the Kootenay Library System Society’s proposal to create a network of libraries across the Kootenay region. The directors pointed to a host of other expensive programs looming on the RDEK agenda as the reason for rejecting the proposal.

35

years ago (1980): A pet elk habituated to humans was making news in Windermere.

The elk was two years old and had been raised by the owners of JN Ranch after it had been orphaned as a baby.

30

years ago (1985): Invermere mayor Joe Conroy, MLA James Chabot and provincial Minister of Municipal

Affairs Bill Ritchie unveiled a new plaque at Invermere’s cenotaph. The event formally kicked off the downtown revitalization project.

25

years ago (1990): Residents of the village of Radium Hot Springs voted to officially incorporate their village. The referendum on the matter had 113 Radium residents voting in favour of incorporating and 78 residents voting against the move.

15

years ago (2000): Local Canal Flats teen Jessie McKersie was named one of eight B.C. high school students to form a special advisory team for the Ministry of Education. Jessie was picked for the team due to her role on student council, her athletic achievements and her volunteer track record.

10

years ago (2005): Local officials cut the ribbon on the new Mt. Nelson Athletic Park field house. It had been two years in the making.

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Mythological bird 4. Norwegian sea inlets 10. Military mailbox 11. Curved span 12. One hundred grams 14. Chest muscle (slang) 15. Old Portuguese pennies 16. Remove connection 18. Gas storage container 19. Conakry is the capital 20. Erstwhile 24. W. Australian capital 26. Dr. Laura’s initials 27. Death notice 28. Irtysh River city 30. So. Am. country 31. Last in an large series 34. Term for alternative musical passage 36. 12 37. A nestling hawk or falcon 39. Vice president 40. Detailed criteria for a piece of work 41. Six 42. Gossipy 46. Relating to the body 48. Incendiary liquid used in firebombs 51. Plunder 52. Niger capital 53. Game of chukkas 54. Genus Hedera 55. Government prosecutor 56. Plural of genus 58. Born of 59. Livebearers tropical fishes 60. Doctor of Education

29. Point midway between S and SE 31. “Untouchables” Elliot 32. Misprint 33. Heme 35. Italian mountain range 38. Surgical knife 41. Purple 43. Forfeited 44. Fixed a female cat 45. An edible tuberous root 47. Formerly included in genus Cedrela 49. Headed up 50. Soft shelled clam genus 56. Country doctor 57. Equally

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You never know what examining your emotions will uncover, and you will get to spend quality time together.

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AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Waiting patiently this week will not get the job done, Aquarius. You may have to be more assertive to get things done. Others will understand and prove helpful.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, someone may catch you off guard this week and you don’t have your go-to plan in place. Worry not, as you will rebound quickly and bounce back in a big way.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, set personal feelings aside when dealing with professional matters. Allowing emotion to get in the way of your goals will only end up affecting you.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, a problem at work seems tough to crack. Take your time and try a new approach, and you will be happy with the results.

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You’ll think we’ve gone mad deals. Call now and get your deal. Pioneer Steel, 1-800668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

Misc. Wanted Private Coin Collector Looking to Buy Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins, Estates + Chad: 778-281-0030, Local.

Rentals Suites, Lower Invermere, lower half up/down duplex, 3 bdrm, private entrance, storage shed, 5 appliances, N/S, N/P, $900/mth, includes water. Phone 403-651-0008 Windermere: Bright, newly renovated, no smoking, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, lower level walkout suite on spacious acreage. Avail Oct. 1st. All appliance included. Large, bright windows and access to an attached garage.

Asking $800/mth + 50% utilities. Not pets allowed.

For inquiries or to book a viewing, please contact Derek 250-341-7781

Townhouses Downtown Invermere: Beautiful new three level townhouse. 2 bdrm + den, 1 1/2 bath, oversized single car garage with parking stall.

Tons of storage, five appliances + microwave, gas fireplace, kitchen nook, front and back decks with amazing views, great location. Available Oct 15th. $1100/mth + utilities, N/S, N/P. contact Deborah at 403-609-8413

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Correction In the weekly Remember When feature in September 30th Echo, Cst. Rob Weaver was mistakenly referred to as Ron Weaver. The Echo apologizes for the error.

BC Hydro representatives join Groundswell staff and participants in the soils convention at the Community Greenhouse on Friday, September 19th.

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BC Hydro donates $5,000 to Groundswell Submitted BC Hydro During the Soils and Sustainability Convention in Invermere on September 19, 2015, BC Hydro presented a $5,000 donation to Groundswell Network Society.

The grant for Groundswell Living Soil and Compost Centre of Best Practice was made through BC Hydro’s Donations & Sponsorship program, which supports initiatives and events with a focus on environmental sustainability that foster personal and organizational action for clean energy and conservation in B.C. Groundswell’s projects help BC Hydro create a sustainable energy future for British Columbia by managing our impacts on the environment and fostering an energy conservation and efficiency culture.

Groundswell Living Soil and Compost Centre helps communities throughout the region by providing an increased level of soils and composting expertise that will impact solid waste management, local food production, education and social engagement.

N E W S PA P E R

NEW R SEWERA CAME

• Complete sewer/drain repairs • Reasonable rates - Seniors’ discount • Speedy service - 7 days a week • A well-maintained septic system should be pumped every 2-3 years • Avoid costly repairs

Bruce Dehart 250-347-9803 or 250-342-5357

Sholinder & MacKay

Sand & Gravel

Complete line of aggregate products for construction and landscaping Office:

250-342-6452 • 250-342-3773 Cell: 250-342-5833

Our office will be closed Monday, October 12th and will re-open Tuesday, October 13th at 8:30 a.m.

• Brakes • Tires • Suspension • Oil Changes • Alignment • Air Conditioners Your Winter Tire Super Store 250-342-4433 • Open 7 days a week NATIONWIDE GUARANTEE

To advertise, call: To advertise, call: 250-341-6299 250-341-6299

OVERWINTERING PESTS!

...want in for the winter

• Flies • Spiders • Rodents - we offer a pro-active approach to stop them COLD!

A Member of www.cranbrookpestcontrol.com Better Cranbrook Pest Control Business Bureau

READY MIX CONCRETE • CONCRETE PUMP • SAND & GRAVEL • HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTALS • CRANE SERVICE

Proudly serving the Valley for over 50 years.

For competitive prices and prompt service call:

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The staff at The Pioneer and Echo require a full day to fatten themselves up on Thanksgiving goodies.

Serving the Valley Septic Tank Pumping Portable Toilet Rentals

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The Invermere

250-342-3268 (plant) 250-342-6767 (office)

250-426-9586

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The third annual District of Invermere Oktoberfest was celebrated by all ages in downtown Invermere on Saturday, October 3rd. Food, beer steins, bouncy castles, live music and more were offered up during the festivities that lasted from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Clockwise from bottom: the Legionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beer garden was buzzing with beer-happy folks; Dandelions (husband and wife duo Ben and Shilo Cameron) donned lederhosen and dirndl attire for their performance; Adisyn Flower, 5, got some speed on one of the many children-friendly features at the event; four JA Laird students were accepting donations for their upcoming Me to We trip; guitarist Dean Kendrick with Sheberdean & the Postmistress grins for the camera underneath his German party hat.

Fresh Fridays â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Youth Open Mic Friday October 9th at 7 pm

Cinefest Film Series What does ART mean to you?

Tuesday October 13th at 7 pm

Valley Sessions - Monthly Concert Series Saturday October 17th at 7 pm

Visit columbiavalleyarts.com for our current events calendar, or call 250-342-4423.

Happy BirtHday to pynelogs!

1914 - 2014

Celebrating 100 years