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ildSafeBC Community Coordinator Kathy Murray and local conservation officer Sgt. Cam Schley attended the most recent Committee of the Whole meeting at City Hall to directly address concerns relating to bears in the area.

The meeting was held on Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. Residents of Fernie were welcomed to the meeting, where they cited their concerns relating to bears and bylaw enforcement.

An online petition was created on Oct. 5 in support of an open letter to Mayor Mary Giuliano. The petition, started by Fernie resident Rachel Dortman, specifically addressed bylaw 2059, focusing on commercial waste containers that attract bears into residential areas.

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The petition had 679 signatures as of press deadline, and has a goal of 1,000 signatures.

At the meeting, Giuliano listened to the concerns presented and opened the floor to Murray and Schley to discuss potential solutions to the increased number of bear encounters this year.

Schley attributed the increased bear encounters to a low berry crop in the wilderness due to hot temperatures.

“It’s been one of those years.

Comparatively this year to last year,

as far as complaints go, we are probably triple what the normal average year would be in Fernie.

We attribute that to mostly the berry crop failure that happened this year,” said Schley.

While the city has bylaws in place to discourage people from leaving their garbage out, the city has taken an “education first” policy, meaning that bylaw officers offer warnings before delegating any fines for violations.

Giuliano said one of the reasons for the education first policy is that many new residents are not familiar with the responsibilities of living in bear country, and would like the opportunity to educate new residents before fining them.

Another issue addressed was fruit trees in residential areas, especially those in rental properties that aren’t regularly maintained.

Murray reminded council of the responsibility people take on when

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they decide to live in bear country.

“Owning a fruit tree when you live in bear country is a huge responsibility,” said Murray, adding that liability issues thwart WildSafeBC from conducting clean up initiatives.

While there were no direct outcomes to the hour-long discussion, council made a motion to continue talking with Schley and Murray along with citizens of Fernie to brainstorm solutions to the issue.

Other municipalities in heavily bear-populated areas, such as Squamish, Whistler and Banff were mentioned, citing they may have solutions that could be beneficial to Fernie.

Twenty bears have been destroyed in the Fernie area this year. Comparitively, six have been destroyed in Sparwood while Elkford has destroyed three.

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Yesterday [Friday], when we opened the poll at 12 p.m., we had people lined up at the door,” said Gayle Vallance, poll supervisor at the Fernie location. “We had 20 people waiting right at 12 p.m. and it never got shorter than that. People were waiting – some people waited an hour and a half.

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Vallance said that she reached out to the regional Elections Canada office in Nelson for advice, but there wasn’t much she could do. “I phoned the returning officer and told him of the situation and he said it’s the same right across Canada,” she said. “It’s wonderful that this number of people are getting up to vote but it is hard on us as officials because we don’t like to see people have to stand around for that long.”

Vallance said there were chairs provided for people’s comfort while waiting, but that was all she could do.

“It’s a long weekend and people were here voting because they were going to be away so they wouldn’t have another opportunity to vote and I think there is just a lot of interest in the election this time,” she said, adding that “I’ve pretty much been poll supervisor – central poll supervisor – for every election in Fernie since the early 1990s, and this is the busiest I’ve seen in all that time.”

The Sparwood advanced polling station saw a similar scene, with a record number of people coming out to vote early.

“Generally the advanced polls are not very busy,” said Betty Reader, poll supervisor at the Sparwood location. “We had a 165 voters on Friday and 143 on Saturday.”

Overall the Sparwood polling office saw nearly 700 early ballots cast, while the Fernie location nearly ran out of their original run of 1150 ballots

by Monday afternoon. Vallance said that around 7:40 p.m., they had 1058 people vote early.

The polling staffs at both locations were busy from when the polls opened at 12 p.m. until they closed at 8 p.m., with little opportunity for breaks.

“We start at 11 a.m. setting things up and we are here until 8 p.m. and it’s tough work on the people who are working here because they don’t get any breaks for meals, we just kind of alternate positions a little bit so people can at least go and get a cup of coffee and then we try to give them time at supper time to go and get something to eat, but that is something that we organize as a group, it’s not mandated,” said Vallance.

Across Canada, 2.4 million people cast an early vote, which is a 16 per cent increase from 2011, and a record high early voter turn out.

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In Fernie, the 20-25 volunteer – or auxiliary – firefighters do get paid a stipend. There is also seven full-time Fire chief Ted Ruiter said there’s always a need for new recruits. staff, including the fire Photo by K. Smith chief.

Recruitment and retention continues to be an full-time staff, which allows the firefighters to be issue across the province and across the country, quick in their responses to calls, and they are able and Fernie’s fire chief, Ted Ruiter, has a few ideas to provide assistance to the ambulance service, which only has one full-time ambulance on hand why those issues are present in Fernie.

There are a lot of young people in town with at all times.

“It allows the residents of Fernie to have a little young families, many of whom live here to take bit better care when it comes to first response advantage of all that Fernie has to offer – whether when it comes to medical problems,” he said. it’s biking, hiking, skiing and so on, and it’s also a “The beauty of having sign of the cultural shift in today’s society. us here, is we can now “I think as generations have changed, the backfill and respond in volunteer aspect of community is sort of getting lieu of [the ambulance less and less; it’s dissipating,” he said. “It’s a “me” generation, it’s more about what we can do attendants] and wait for ourselves and not what we can do for each for their arrival, so we other. The point I’m trying to make is that there’s can start patient care in a societal and cultural shift in how young people the event they can’t get there first.” manage their time and family life.”

Ruiter said his That being said, Fernie is rather unique in that firefighters – both a lot of people volunteer for a lot of events and the career staff and festivals, which takes up a lot of their time.

“Because there’s so much going on, we’re the auxiliaries – have first response training, spread thin, and that’s a problem too,” he said.

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Substation getting upgrades

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C Hydro announced earlier this week that upgrades will be made to the Fernie substation.

Located across from the old train station on Railway Avenue, the current substation has been there since 1970. The last upgrades were undergone 15 years ago and the substation is aging and reaching capacity.

Sally MacDonald, community relations officer for BC Hydro, said the company has purchased a three-quarter acre parcel of land from the city, located next to the current location, to be able to expand the substation.

Along with expansion, the project will include a number of upgrades, such as replacing one of the existing transformers with a larger capacity transformer; adding five new breakers and a 25 kilovolt feeder; and replacement of existing wood poles with steel structures.

“The upgrades will also modernize the protection and control equipment,” MacDonald said.

BC Hydro met with the City of Fernie for input and will include those ideas into the upgrade design, she said.

“We consulted with the city’s Design Review panel who made suggestions about the esthetics of the property to make it fit in more appropriately with the city’s downtown look and feel,” she said. “We have made some adjustments to the design of the substation to fit in better with the look of city buildings downtown.”

BC Hydro is planning a stakeholder engagement for 2016, MacDonald said.

“The community will have the opportunity to see what is planned for the substation next year. We are looking forward to sharing more detailed plans and engaging with Fernie residents in the New Year.”

The estimated cost of the

project is $21 million, but MacDonald said that amount will be confirmed once BC Hydro has completed the procurement process within the next few months.

The project is due to begin in October 2016 with site clearing.

“The actual ground breaking and construction will begin in March 2017,” MacDonald said. “We’re expecting that the substation will be in service around November 2017 and the project will be complete with landscaping the following spring.”

In an Oct. 8 press release, Fernie mayor Mary Giuliano said she is pleased to see this investment in the city’s key infrastructure.

“Over the next 20 years, Fernie is expected to continue to grow, and more people mean more homes and businesses needing power,” she said. “Electricity is vital to not only our day-today lives, but our continued economic growth.”

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n Oct. 15, members of Sparwood City Council will team up with members of the Sparwood Chamber of Commerce to participate in the “Business Walks” project. The aim is for the council members and Chamber members to meet with as many small businesses in the community as possible.

Many communities throughout B.C. are participating in the initiative, which is supported by the BC Economic Development Association.

The initiative is aimed at identifying current challenges and issues that local businesses face.

The teams of council and Chamber members will meet with business owners for a fiveminute face-to-face meeting, where they will discuss current issues. The results will be recorded and kept, allowing for Council and Chamber members to take the findings into

consideration when looking at implementing new policy or supporting programs.

“This is a really great initiative and gives us the opportunity to update the findings of our recent Business Retention and Expansion survey.

Things are not easy for many business sectors at the moment, so it is important for us to do whatever we can at the local government level to help,” said Sparwood Mayor Cal McDougall in a press release. “The very first step in this is to understand directly from businesses what they are working on, the challenges that they have and the opportunities that are available to them.”

The Sparwood Chamber of Commerce will host their annual Business Awards on Oct. 29 at the Sparwood Visitors Centre. Nominations are accepted until Oct. 26 and nomination forms are available online or at the Sparwood Chamber of Commerce.

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Update from the RDEK

By Leah Scheitel Free Press Staff

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he Regional District of East Kootenay has had a busy month. Last month, Mike Sosnowski, director of the RDEK, attended the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) convention in Vancouver, where he was able to have a variety of conversations with other municipal and ministries leaders.

“I met with the manager and staff from the agriculture and land commission and I met with the Minister of Transportation, Todd Stone, asking for a traffic study in Fernie,” said Sosnowski in an interview with The Free Press. The last traffic study was done in 2007, and Sosnowski said that a new one is needed to help future improvements to the highway.

“We’re going to have to do something to the highway in West Fernie so we need a study done to tell us how much traffic has increased,” he said.

“I’m sure it will be surprising but substantial.”

In addition to the traffic study in Fernie, Sosnowski said that the RDEK is also looking at changes to the highway stretch in Hosmer, such as lowering the speed limit and adding a potential turning lane.

Along with the UBCM, Sosnowski reported that the RDEK started operation with a larger passenger bus on Oct. 5.

“We had a 20-passenger bus and it was full all the time so a 30-passenger bus started operation on Monday,” he said. “A lot of students use it to get to the Academy in Fernie from Elkford and Sparwood. It’s good that they are using it. BC Transit was able to provide us with a 30-passenger bus at no extra cost.”

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p.m. to 6 p.m. and the second from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. – detailing the engineering for the phase one upgrades to West Fernie. Both presentations will be followed by a question and answer period.

“There will be an open house and we will present the preliminary design to the community and discussing phase two and answering any questions about the project,” said Sosnowski, adding that the presentations will be held at the Stanford Inn.

1. Canada is a trading nation. We depend largely on exports for the jobs we have. Prime Minister Harper’s announcement that the TPP Agreement has been signed means Canada will have better access to 40% of the world economy and most of the fast-growing Asian economies.

2. The supply management sector in BC (dairy, eggs, chickens, turkeys) has been protected by the agreement and by creative new programs announced by PM Harper. The new access to Asian economies will provide a significant boost to our forestry, manufacturing, beef, agrifoods, seafood and other industries.

3. If Canada had not signed this agreement, nations like Australia that also supply Asia with metallurgical coal could have sought penalties within the agreement partners against Canada for our met coal exports, a huge blow to the Elk Valley coal industry. The TPP agreement is good for our region.

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The battle of the sexes, or perhaps more accurately, the inequality between men and women, continues to be an issue in this country; a country we like to believe is the land of equal opportunity and respect. However, it’s 2015 and women in Canada are still fighting for their rights.

In recent news, the issue of whether or not Muslim women should be allowed to wear a niqab during oath ceremonies has been a hot topic among party leaders this election race.

The niqab – a veil worn by some Muslim woman to cover all of the face except the eyes – is part of what some believe to be a religious must. There is debate in the Muslim community about whether or not it’s a religious necessity, with some arguing it’s a way to oppress women.

Zunera Ishaq, the Ontario woman who won court battles affirming her right to wear her niqab during her oath ceremony, is of a different opinion and said she does believe it’s a part of her religion to wear the niqab. She said no one ever forced her to wear it; it was her choice.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s insensitive words against the niqab and a woman’s right to wear it during ceremonies (which is crucial, as those who wear it believe they must wear it in public at all times) have created a sense of unrest for those in the Muslim community.

In an interview on CBC’s The Current, Zunera said when she moved to Mississauga in 2008, she felt welcomed by the community, but ever since Harper’s comments, she has been faced with racism and bigotry from her peers.

Earlier this year, Zeena Mubarak, on her Muslim Girl blog, said she understands that some women around the world are forced to wear a niqab or hijab, but said the solution isn’t to ban the garment, as the cloth itself is not the problem.

“Harper is doing precisely what he claims the niqab is doing,” she wrote. “He is oppressing women and trying to control how they dress. Forcing a woman to take off a garment is actually just as bad as forcing her to put it on.”

I agree with Mubarak’s point. In Canada, we welcome immigrants into our country and grant them the same liberties and freedoms we all enjoy. One of the fundamental freedoms stated in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the “freedom of conscience and religion”.

By suggesting he would consider bringing in anti-veil legislation, Harper has opened the door to racism. Muslim candidates are now having their campaign signs vandalized with racial slurs.

Even former premier of Newfoundland and Labrador Danny Williams, who led his Progressive Conservative government from 2003-2010, called Harper’s comments about the niqab “borderline racist”. He’s even encouraging those who want to vote for the Conservatives to either vote for someone else, or stay home on Election Day, calling Harper “a lousy prime minister who’s divisive”.

Why now is Harper bringing up the issue of the niqab? Perhaps this is merely a smoke-and-mirrors tactic to take the spotlight away from the issues that could cause him to lose this election, namely the current state of the economy and the way he’s handled First Nations issues. Whatever the reasons may be, Harper does not represent the views of the majority of voters. Canadians, by and large, believe in tolerance, respect and acceptance and should expect nothing less from the leader of the country.

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Letters to the Editor Letter to the Editor re: Vladimir Harper (AKA Stephen Harper) Mr. Harper is always touting how bad Putin is, I think to deflect criticism. Here are some of the things he has done to Canadians: Lowered corporate tax rates which allows more excuses for cutting social and cultural services.

He raised the retirement age to 67 and refuses to top up CPP for the 11 million Canadians who have no work place pension plans. He cut services and increased wait times for surgery by cutting 31 billion dollars from health care in 10 years. Bill C51 was also rammed through - so-called antiterrorism legislation that actually takes away Canadian rights and freedoms. He prevents more out of work Canadians from qualifying

for EI and used the surplus funds to balance the Federal Budget.

Harper repeatedly extends the deadline for addressing climate change, muzzles Federal Government scientists and cancelled 3,000 environmental assessments. He introduced Bill C377 which creates costly and time wasting financial paperwork and breaks privacy laws and has forced several unions back to work with the passage of Bills C-46, C-33, C-39 and C-4.

He has shut down the opposition by proroguing parliament twice and spent $363 million a year on PR and advertising while auditing charity groups that dare to criticize his government. He has unravelled the Canadian social fabric by pushing through brutal legislation (omnibus Bills 1 and 2) buried in hundreds of pieces of

legislation and held back child care grant money for several months and then tried to bribe parents with taxable grants. He enticed foreign workers but denied them citizenship and ignored exploitive employment practices. Bill C525 makes it much harder for unions to organize.

Harper broke election rules by robo-calling voters sending them to the wrong polling stations violated election spending limits, one conservative went to jail for this and has turned a blind eye to senators submitting questionable and even outrageous expenses, but just until they got caught.

I believe this man is a threat to our democracy.

Letter to the Editor re: Proper Representation So NDP Candidate Wayne Stetski wants change. Well let’s look at what change meant to the citizens of Cranbrook when they voted for change almost four years ago and elected Wayne Stetski as their Mayor. After three years as mayor, in the 2014 election he received only seven more votes than in the 2011 election; 2185 to 2192. He was soundly defeated. In fact, five of the newly elected councillors also received more votes than Wayne did running for mayor. It seems the citizens of Cranbrook were tired of Mr. Stetski and wanted a change. At the ballot box they made their point loud and clear. Wayne Stetski must go.

As Mayor, Stetski raised taxes over 12 per cent and raised utility rates 10 per cent. He sadly neglected major issues such as roads and infrastructure and the problem with Idlewild Dam, while squandering taxpayers’ dollars on frivolous projects. Wayne Stetski alienated himself from the business community resulting in barriers to business and very little economic growth and activity.

Under his miserable leadership, every one of his councillors who ran in the 2014 election was also soundly defeated. Not much success in leadership and direction shown there. His claim to fame was attending over 300 events a year. Many of these had nothing to do with the running of the City’s affairs. I suggest Wayne Stetski should have paid more attention to what the citizens of Cranbrook wanted and less attention to his photo ops.

Wayne Stetski as mayor proved to be a prime example of poor performance, poor leadership, and no results. Is this the person you want representing you in Ottawa? Think about this when you are voting for change because as evidenced during his term in Cranbrook, you will absolutely get less than you bargained for!

Igor Gallyamov, Via email

Bob Irwin Fernie, BC

Letter to the Editor re: No more first-past-thepost

The fact remains, in our Columbia Kootenay riding, a vote for anyone other than the NDP is a vote for Stephen Harper.

Our electoral system is based solely on the firstpast-the-post, not proportional representation. The vast majority of us want a government left of the Conservatives. In our riding only the NDP have a chance of beating the Conservatives, and being the first-past-thepost.

Even though my heart is with the Greens and my head is with the Liberals, I will be voting NDP because I cannot stand the thought of my Canada turning into a fearmongering, anti-immigrant, anti-feminist, non-inclusive, anti-science state that panders to the super rich.

Robin Goldsbury Via email

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CANADIANS VOTE 2015 Candidates discuss national childcare

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t a recent debate in Sparwood, candidates for Kootenay-Columbia were asked a question from the public about what their party plans to do about the state of childcare in Canada.

Liberal candidate Don Johnston said back when Paul Martin was prime minister, there was already a national daycare strategy in place, along with an agreement signed by all provinces.

“Everyone was on board with a very comprehensive scheme to provide quality daycare across this country,” Johnston told the crowd on Oct. 5.

If the Liberals win the election, Johnston said his party would once again start that process, but tweak it a bit.

“It would be a daycare and early childhood learning national program to look at all of the various variables from province to province,” he said, adding it is important to work with the provinces, as daycare programs fall under the jurisdiction of the provinces.

He also said there’s opportunity for the federal government to play a leadership role in the

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looking to implement a national childcare program.

Stetski said parents are paying upwards of $1,000 each month for childcare, something he called “unsustainable”.

“We’re going to create 370,000 new, affordable childcare spaces in the next four years,” he said, adding the NDP will deliver 60,000 of those within the first year.

“We’ll have to do that through consulting with the provinces, territories, Indigenous communities but they’ve already expressed interest in doing so.”

Stetski brought up the fact Quebec has $7 per day childcare; something that not only benefits families, but also benefits the economy.

For every dollar invested in childcare in Quebec, it has a two dollar return into the economy, because it put 70,000 women back to work,” he said.

“And, of course, you can then get tax money off the people going back to work. We’re going to keep the Conservatives’ universal childcare benefit because the NDP believes in helping families, so we’re going to do both.”

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“So, it’s kind of a three-pronged approach of identifying the needs through working cooperatively, putting in mechanisms that bring some sort of equality of situations across the country and understanding that it will also mean an investment of real money and real infrastructure.”

Bill Green also brought up the national childcare program from 2005 which was signed in Kelowna.

“The Green Party thinks that’s the start,” Green said. “To go back there, invigorate that and make it happen.”

There needs to be cooperation between the federal government

and the provinces, he said, adding the Green Party proposes a council of Canadian governments that meets regularly and includes the provinces, federal government, local governments and First Nations.

“Elizabeth May is an incredibly NS DIA Aabout good leader and is Aall D cooperation and CAN making cooperation work better across this country.”

Green said his party plans to invest $500 million (increasing that to one billion dollars) per year in daycare and early childhood education, adding that his party thinks that workplacebased childcare is an important part of the solution to childcare

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Conservative candidate and incumbent MP David Wilks brought up the fact the Harper government brought in a universal childcare benefit last year, which provides $160 per month for newborn to sevenyear-olds, and $100 per month for seven to 17-year-olds.

Because childcare is a provincial jurisdiction, it is difficult for the federal government to interject with that legislation, Wilks said.

“I believe the best thing is to put the money in the hands of the parents and let them decide how they so choose to deal with it.”

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Photography October 24, 2015 Saturday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm This is a beginner photography class where you will learn the basics of your DSRL camera, lenses and lens selection. Also covered will be common photography terms, understanding lighting and shooting photographs. Instructor Jennifer Gardiner is a published natural light and lifestyle photographer.

CA ARENA SPECIAL EVENTS

Christmas Ice Special Book the ice for $50.00 / hour during the Christmas holidays. Please book early as space is limited. Times will be available from December 21, 2015 – January 4, 2016.

TRX October 14 – December 9, 2015 Wednesday, 6:00 – 7:00 pm This class combines the use of the TRX suspension system and boot camp style activities to provide an intense full-body workout.

Launches 20 new FITNESS CLASSES

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Strength Intervals October 13 – December 8, 2015 Tuesday, 6:00 – 7:00 pm This is a calorie incinerating workout that uses no weights. Alternate between intervals of body weight resistance exercises and heart rate elevating athletic moves that melt away fat and promote long lean muscle development.

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Dance Fit NEW CLASS October 19 - December 7 Belay Course Monday, 6:45 – 7:15 pm or October 20, 2015 October 15 – December 10, 2015 Tuesday, 6:00 – 8:30 pm Thursday, 6:45 – 7:15 pm This course will instruct participants how to This high energy dance cardio session will get belay and climb properly. Participants will your heart pumping and your muscles burning. learn about climbing equipment, The Districtterminology of Sparwood pleased to announce the Takeis your workout from “Wall Flower” to “Life and safety communication. There will be of the Party”! itsa new brand and identity. “We’re now active instruction forlaunch 1.5 hoursof with practical Synergy NEW CLASS! test at the end. Must be 14 years and older.

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Mondays & Wednesdays Swim Lesson Schedule - Fall Set 2 - ½ Lesson Set) 11:00 - 11:30 am

Salaman

November 23rd – December 16th, 2015

11:30 – 12:00 Mondays & Wednesdays -½ Hour - Noon $31 (8 LessonSunfish Set)

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Mondays

• 6:30 to 8:00am – Early Bird Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 7:00 to 1:00pm – Public Swim and Lane Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 7:00 to 8:00pm – Fitness Centre open at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 8:00 to 9:30am – Lanes and Leisure at the Sparwood Pool • 8:30 to 9:15am – Gentle Fit at the Sparwood Pool • 8:30 to 9:15am – Active Fit at the Fernie Aquatic Centre • 9:00 to 10:30am – Indoor Walking at the Fernie Community Centre • 9:00 to 11:00am – Red Cross Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 9:30 to 10:30am – Aquafit at the Sparwood Pool • 10:30 to Noon – Lanes and Leisure at the Sparwood Pool • 12:00 to 1:00pm – Lane Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 3:00 to 8:00pm – Public Swim and Lane Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 3:30 to 5:30pm - Red Cross Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 4:00pm – Special Olympics Athletes Bowling, Sparwood Lanes • 4:30 to 7:00pm – Swim Club at the Fernie Aquatic Centre • 5:30 to 6:30pm – Lane Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 6:30 to 8:00pm – Public Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 7:00pm – Celebrate Recovery at Mountainside Church • 7:00pm – Community Climb Night at Evolution Climbing Gym • 7:30 to 9:00pm – Ladies Night at Old School Boxing • 8:00 to 9:00pm – 14+ Hot Tub Only at the Sparwood Pool

Tuesdays

• 7:00 to 8:00pm – Fitness Centre open at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 7:00 to 1:00pm – Public Swim and Lane Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 9:00 to Noon – Red Cross Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 9:30 to 10:15am – Aquafit at the Elkford Aquatic Centre • 9:00 to 10:30am – Indoor Walking at the Fernie Community Centre • 9:00 to 11:00am – Red Cross Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 10:00 to 11:00am – Kindergym at the Fernie Family Centre • 10:30 to 11:15am – Gentle Fit at the Fernie Aquatic Centre • 10:30 to noon – $3.00 Swim at the Elkford Aquatic Centre • 11:00 to 1:00pm – Lane Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 1:00 to 2:30pm – Lanes and Leisure at the Sparwood Pool • 1:30 to 2:30pm – Water Walking at the Sparwood Pool

• 3:00 to 8:00pm – Public Swim and Lane Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 3:30 to 5:30pm - Red Cross Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 3:45 to 4:45pm – Swim Club at the Elkford Aquatic Centre • 5:30 to 6:30pm – Lane Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 6:30pm - Ladies Archery at the Elks Hall • 6:30 to 8:00pm – Public Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 6:30 to 8:30pm – Opt Fernie Clinic at the Elk Valley Hospital • 7:00 to 9:00pm – Public Drop In Climbing at College of the Rockies • 7:30 to 9:00pm – Mixed Boxing Recreational at Old School Boxing Club • 8:00 to 9:00pm – 14+ Swim at the Sparwood Pool

Wednesdays

• 6:30 to 8:00am – Early Bird Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 7:00 to 1:00pm – Public Swim and Lane Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 7:00 to 8:00pm – Fitness Centre open at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 8:00 to 9:30am – Lanes and Leisure at the Sparwood Pool • 8:30 to 9:15am – Gentle Fit at the Sparwood Pool • 8:30 to 9:15am – Active Fit at the Fernie Aquatic Centre • 9:00 to 10:30am – Indoor Walking at the Fernie Community Centre • 9:00 to 11:00am – Red Cross Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 9:00 to Noon – Red Cross Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 9:30 to 10:30am – Aquafit at the Sparwood Pool • 9:30 to 10:15am – Aquafit at the Elkford Aquatic Centre • 10:00 to 11:00am – Kindergym at the Fernie Family Centre • 10:30 to Noon – Lanes and Leisure at the Sparwood Pool • 10:30 to Noon – $3.00 Swim at the Elkford Aquatic Centre • 12:00 to 1:00pm – Lane Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 12:00pm - Fernie Rotary Meeting Park Place Lodge • 3:00 to 8:00pm – Public Swim and Lane Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 3:30 to 5:30pm - Red Cross Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 3:45 to 4:45pm – Swim Club at the Elkford Aquatic Centre • 4:00 to 5:30pm – Public Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 5:30 to 6:30pm – Lane Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 6:00 to 9:00pm – Drop in Workshop at Clawhammer Press • 8:00 to 9:00pm –14+ Aquafit at the Sparwood Pool

Thursdays

• 7:00 to 8:00pm – Fitness Centre open at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 7:00 to 1:00pm – Public Swim and Lane Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 9:00 to Noon – Red Cross Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 9:00 to 10:30am – Indoor Walking at the Fernie Community Centre • 9:00 to 11:00am – Red Cross Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 9:30 to 10:15am – Ease the Knees at the Elkford Aquatic Centre • 10:30 to 11:15am – Gentle Fit at the Fernie Aquatic Centre • 10:30 to Noon – $3.00 Swim at the Elkford Aquatic Centre • 11:00 to 1:00pm – Lane Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 1:00 to 2:30pm – Lanes and Leisure at the Sparwood Pool • 3:00 to 8:00pm – Public Swim and Lane Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 3:30 to 5:30pm - Red Cross Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 3:45 to 4:45pm – Swim Club at the Elkford Aquatic Centre • 5:00 to 6:00pm – Lane Swim at the Elkford Aquatic Centre • 5:30 to 6:30pm – Lane Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 6:00 to 8:00pm – Public Swim at the Elkford Aquatic Centre • 6:30 to 9:00pm – Public Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 7:00pm – Darts at the Sparwood Legion • 7:30 to 9:00pm – Women & Men’s Night at Old School Boxing • 8:00 to 9:00pm – 14+ Swim at the Sparwood Pool

Fridays

• 6:30 to 8:00am – Early Bird Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 7:00 to 1:00pm – Public Swim and Lane Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 7:00 to 8:00pm – Fitness Centre open at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 8:00 to 9:30am – Lanes and Leisure at the Sparwood Pool • 8:30 to 9:15am – Gentle Fit at the Sparwood Pool • 8:30 to 9:15am – Active Fit at the Fernie Aquatic Centre • 9:00 to 11:00am – Red Cross Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 9:00 to Noon – Red Cross Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 9:30 to 10:30am –Aquafit at the Sparwood Pool • 9:30 to 10:15am – Aquafit at the Elkford Aquatic Centre • 10:00 to 11:00am – Kindergym at the Fernie Family Centre • 10:30 to 11:15am – Gentle Fit at the Fernie Aquatic Centre • 10:30 to Noon – Lanes and Leisure at the Sparwood Pool

• 10:30 to Noon – $3.00 Swim at the Elkford Aquatic Centre • 12:00 to 1:00pm – Lane Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 3:00 to 8:00pm – Public Swim and Lane Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 3:30 to 5:30pm - Red Cross Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 3:45 to 4:45pm – Swim Club at the Elkford Aquatic Centre • 4:00 to 5:30pm - Free Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 5:00 to 6:00pm – Lane Swim at the Elkford Aquatic Centre • 5:30 to 6:30pm – Lane Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 6:00 to 8:00pm - Public Swim at the Elkford Aquatic Centre • 6:30 to 9:00pm – Public Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 7:00pm – Jam Night every 2nd Friday at the Sparwood Legion • 8:00 to 9:00pm – Teen/Adult Swim at the Elkford Aquatic Centre

Saturdays

• Noon to 6:00pm – Fitness Centre open at Fernie Aquatic Centre • Noon to 6:00pm – Public Swim and Lane Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 1:00 to 2:00pm – Lane Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 2:00 to 3:00pm – Family Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 2:30 to 5:00pm – Public Swim at the Elkford Aquatic Centre • 3:00 to 5:00pm – Public Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 4:00 to 6:00pm - Meat Draw at the Fernie & Sparwood Legion • 5:00 to 6:00pm – Lane Swim at the Sparwood & Elkford Pool • 6:00 to 8:00pm – Public Swim at the Sparwood & Elkford Pool • 6:30 to 8:00pm – Women & Men’s Night at Old School Boxing

Sundays

• Noon to 6:00pm – Fitness Centre open at Fernie Aquatic Centre • Noon to 6:00pm – Public Swim and Lane Swim at Fernie Aquatic Centre • 1:00 to 2:00pm – Lane Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 1:30 to 2:30pm – Family Swim at the Elkford Aquatic Centre • 2:00 to 3:00pm – Family Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 2:30 to 5:00pm – Public Swim at the Elkford Aquatic Centre • 3:00 to 5:00pm – Public Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 5:00 to 6:00pm – Lane Swim at the Sparwood Pool • 5:00 to 6:00pm – Lane Swim at the Elkford Aquatic Centre • 7:30pm - Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting, Christ Church Anglican, 591 4th Ave. Fernie

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Concert Series, Andy Brown, The Arts Station Booked: Fernie Writer’s Series, Kara Stanley, Fernie Library Fall Community Job Fair, Fernie Community Centre 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Fernie Alpine Resort Winter Job Fair Fernie Ghostriders vs. Creston, Fernie Arena 7:30 pm Silence: The First Language of God, Fernie Anglican Church 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Fall Tea at the Fernie Family Centre 2-2:30 p.m. $5.

Fall Craft Fair, Fernie Community Centre 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Vidos, Live at the Royal 9 p.m.

Toppo, Live at Infinitea 8 p.m. $10 Roast Dinner at Infinitea, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Feast of St. Luke, The Great Physician, Fernie Anglican Church 9:30 am Federal Election Author Event, Vicky Grant at Fernie Heritage Library 4 p.m.

Brad McKay, Live at Infinitea 8 p.m.

EK Employment Community Job Fair, Community Centre 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Early Music Exchange Workshop, Fernie Heritage Library 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Pursuant to Section 224 of the Community Charter, the Council of the City of Fernie proposes to exempt by bylaw the following properties from municipal property taxation for the period shown in the chart below, to a maximum of ten years.

Approx. Value of General Portion of Taxes Exempt

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Civic Address

Facility

2016

2017

2018

Years in Effect

1301-4th Ave

Tom Uphill Memorial Home

201 Allan Graham Dr

Fernie Golf & Country Club

$18,271

$19,001

$20,142

2016-2025

$12,950

$13,467

$14,276

201 Allan Graham Dr

Fernie Golf & Country Club - (except those portions comprising the bar area and the area leased by the pro-shop)

2016-2025

$10,257

$10,667

$11,307

2016-2025

201-2nd Ave 471-1st Ave

Knox United Church - Land Surrounding

$1,093

$1,137

$1,205

2016-2025

B.P.O.E. Lodge #81 - Parking Lot

$926

$963

$1,021

481-1st Ave

2016-2025

B.P.O.E. Lodge #81 - Parking Lot

$926

$963

$1,021

2016-2025

491-1st Ave

B.P.O.E. Lodge #81

$3,023

$3,144

$3,333

2016 -2025

551-1st Ave

Canadian Legion - (except that portion comprising the bar area)

$3,546

$3,688

$3,909

2016-2025

501-4th Ave

Roman Catholic Church - Land Surrounding

$169

$176

$186

2016-2025

521-4th Ave

Roman Catholic Church - Hall

$1,815

$1,887

$2,000

2016-2025

691-4th Ave

Synod of Diocese of Kootenay - Land Surrounding

$2,048

$2,130

$2,258

2016-2025

542-5th Ave

Roman Catholic Church - Parking Lot

$1,707

$1,775

$1,882

2016-2025

522-5th Ave

Roman Catholic Church - Parking Lot

$3,877

$4,032

$4,274

2016-2025

591-4th Ave

Trinity Lutheran Church - Land Surrounding

$763

$793

$841

2016-2025

741-2nd Ave

Salvation Army

$35,450

$36,868

$39,081

2016-2025

781-2nd Ave

Salvation Army - Parking Lot

$3,476

$3,615

$3,832

2016-2025

Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 am-5 pm (Closed statutory holidays) After Hours Phone: 250.423.4226

421-9th Ave

Jehovah’s Witness

$1,480

$1,539

$1,631

2016-2025

1331-8thAve

Pentecostal Church - Parking Lot

$1,707

$1,775

$1,882

2016-2025

1341-8thAve

Pentecostal Church - Land Surrounding

$1,707

$1,775

$1,882

2016-2025

Fernie Aquatic Centre

1592-10th Ave

Women’s Resource Centre

$2,911

$3,028

$3,209

2016-2025

250 Pine Avenue Phone: 250.423.4466

1622-10th Ave

Baptist Church - Land Surrounding

$2,268

$2,359

$2,500

2016-2025

Fernie Memorial Arena

Park Cr - Greenspace

Crowsnest Pass Electric Light & Power Co. Ltd.

$1,337

$1,390

$1,474

2016-2025

1092 Highway 3

102 Commerce Rd

Fernie Chamber of Commerce

$20,994

$21,834

$23,144

2016-2025

For all Police, Ambulance or Fire related emergencies: Call 911

491-2nd Ave

Fernie & District Historical Society - Museum

$8,330

$8,663

$9,183

2016-2025

542-3rd Ave

Senior Citizen’s Club - Parking Lot

$1,951

$2,029

$2,150

2016-2025

532-3rd Ave

Senior Citizen’s Club - Parking Lot

$1,951

$2,029

$2,150

2016-2025

562-3rd Ave

Senior Citizen’s Club

$9,858

$10,253

$10,868

2016-2025

601A-1st Ave

Fernie & District Arts Council - Parking Lot

$1,527

$1,588

$1,683

2016-2025

601-1st Ave

Fernie & District Arts Council

$7,432

$7,730

$8,194

2016-2025

44 Mt Washburn St

Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy

$399

$415

$440

2016-2025

44 Mt Washburn St

Consiel Scolaire Francophone de la Columbie-Britannique

$973

$1,012

$1,073

2016-2025

209-04000.400

Fernie Childcare Society

$924

$961

$1,018

2016-2025

209-04000.400

East Kootenay Behavioral Intervention Program

$384

$399

$423

2016-2025

$166,431

$173,088

$183,473

Regular Council meetings are open to the public and held at City Hall at 7:00 p.m.

City of Fernie Contact Info: City Hall

Ph: 250.423.6817 Fx: 250.423.3034 Email: cityhall@fernie.ca Website: www.fernie.ca 501-3rd Avenue, Box 190 Fernie, British Columbia V0B 1M0

Request for Proposal – Fernie Chamber of Commerce Building - Renovation The City of Fernie is requesting proposals for interior and exterior renovations of the Fernie Chamber of Commerce Building located at 102 Commerce Road, Fernie, BC. Proposals marked “Proposal – Fernie Chamber of Commerce Building Renovation” will be received at the City of Fernie, City Hall, PO Box 190, 501 3rd, Ave. Fernie, BC up to 4:00pm local time, Friday, October 23, 2015 for the construction and completion of the Project as fully described in the RFP Documents.

RFP documents are available at City Hall, the City website at www.fernie.ca or BC Bid. All enquiries related to this RFP are to be directed to: Mr. Lloyd Smith, Director of Leisure Services City of Fernie, PO Box 190, 501 – 3rd Avenue, Fernie, BC V0B 1M0 Fax 250.423.3034 Email lloyd.smith@fernie.ca

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For more information, contact Carla Fox, Director of Financial and Computer Services, at 250-423-2223.

Leisure Services Happenings Fernie Memorial Arena Fall Public Programs Adult Shinny, Monday – Thursday 8:45am – 10:15am Public Skating, Tuesday & Thursday 10:30am – 11:15am Free Admission Parent & Tot, Wednesday 10:30am – 11:15am Free Admission Skate & Shoot, Wednesday 11:45 am – 1:00pm No School Fridays Youth Shinny 10:45am – 11:45am No School Fridays Public Skating Noon – 12:45pm Public Skating, Friday 7:00pm – 8:15pm, Saturday 2:00pm – 3:45pm & 6:45pm – 8:15pm, Sunday 2:15pm – 4:00pm Please note Public Skating is not scheduled during Fernie Ghostrider home games and other scheduled special events. The next

Ghostrider Home Games are October 11th, & 16th at 7:30pm.

Fernie Aquatic Centre Fall 2015 Swim Schedule (September 6 – December 19, 2015) Public Swim, Monday to Friday 7am -1pm and 3pm-8pm Saturday and Sunday –12pm-6pm Water Slide, Monday to Friday – 4pm-6pm Saturday and Sunday – 1pm-5pm Aqua Fit Active Fit Mon/Wed/Fri – 8:30am -9:15am Gentle Fit Tues/Thurs/Fri - 10:30am-11:15am Crocodile Swim 1st and 3rd Saturday each month 3pm-5pm Swim Lessons Registration of NEW Fall Swim Lessons is now open. Drop in to register at 250 Pine

Avenue or please call us at 250.423.4466 for more information.

Halloween At Hogwarts Be A Part Of The Fun! Join your Fernie Leisure Services Department at Hogwarts for a Haunting Harry Potter Extravaganza.

Bring a carved pumpkin for the pumpkin carving contest, tour haunted Knockturn Alley, have a treat or make a craft.

Witch and wizard costumes are optional.

Please bring a non-perishable food item for admission. Pumpkin carving contest rules can be picked up at the Aquatic Centre, or printed online at www.fernie.ca.

Friday October 30, 2015 6:30 - 8:30 pm @ Fernie’s Historical Court House For more information all Aquatic Programs including Lifeguard Training courses and Private Aquatic bookings available please call the Fernie Aquatic Centre at 250.423.4466.

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Upcoming Meetings of Council (in Council Chambers)

Monday, October 19, 2015 Monday, October 26, 2015 Monday, November 2, 2015

Regular Meeting at 7:00 pm Committee of the Whole Meeting at 1:00 pm Regular Meeting at 1:00 pm

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Professional Services – Update Website Content

RFP ISSUED: DEADLINE FOR QUESTIONS/INQUIRIES: CONTACT PERSON:

CLOSING DATE & TIME:

October 6, 2015

Monday, November 2, 2015 at 5:00pm Local Time Jude Smith, Business Development Liaison Telephone: 250.425.6271 Email: jsmith@sparwood.ca Friday, November 6, 2015 at 5:00pm Local Time

With a budget of $10,000.00, the District of Sparwood is seeking to update our existing DRUPAL website and modernize the design and functionality of the website to align the user experience with Council’s strategic objective to maximize technology to support timely, relevant and accurate information.

The District’s website update objectives include:

• To achieve a ‘more flexible’ website that can be easily managed in house by various staff members; • To increase management control (including an approval process for webpage updates) and consistency of style; • To have full access to and have the right to customize site code; and • To ensure mobile compatibility.

The complete RFP is available electronically on our website at www.sparwood.ca/government/news/request-for-proposals.

No Shooting Area

This map shows the area designated by bylaw where the discharge of a firearm is prohibited except as permitted by Firearm Regulation Bylaw No. 540.

Firearm means a device that propels a projectile by means of an explosion, compressed gas or spring and includes air guns, air rifles, air pistols, spring guns, longbows and crossbows.

This map has been provided as general information only and is based on the District of Sparwood Firearm Regulation Bylaw No. 540.

The full bylaw is available on our website at www.sparwood.ca/firearms.

For more information please visit our website or call 250.425.6271.

On-Street Parking Regulations October 1 – March 31

Reminder to residents that the District’s On-Street Parking Regulations came into effect on October 1st. The Sparwood Traffic, Parking and Highway Regulation Bylaw No. 472, 1987 prohibits on-street parking from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm October 1 to March 31 inclusive.

Residents should note that: • Parking on the street during snow plowing, snow removal, snow hauling, or sanding operations is prohibited; • It is an offence to push, place or throw or allow to be pushed, placed or thrown any snow or ice upon a highway or lane; • That no advance warning is required under the bylaw and section 189 (1) (n) of the Motor Vehicle Act and offending vehicles will be towed.

Please make appropriate arrangements for parking your vehicles.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Assistance and Disposition

by Permit NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the District of Sparwood intends to enter into a five-year permit with the Sunset Ridge Ski Society for a nominal fee of $10.00 for the land located at 1500 Sparwood Heights Drive and 1300 Sparwood Height Drive. The purpose of which is to develop, use and maintain cross country ski trails.

The permit will be given consideration by Council at the October 19, 2015 Regular Council Meeting.

A copy of the proposed permit can be viewed at the office for the Manager of Planning, District Office, 136 Spruce Avenue during regular work hours. For more information please contact Nelson Wight at 250.425.6271 or nwight@ sparwood.ca.

Bears In and Around Our Community The District of Sparwood would like to remind residents not to place their garbage out on the curb before 5 am on collection day. Garbage MUST be placed in a secure garage, shed or inside your house until collection day. Excess garbage should be taken to the Transfer Station which is open from 9 am to 5 pm Monday thru Saturday (excluding statutory holidays).

The prime reason bears and people come into conflict is improper care of garbage and other attractants. Therefore, we need to eliminate the source of the problem - our behaviour. It is everyone’s responsibility to ensure that there are no unnatural food sources available to attract bears and other dangerous wildlife. It is important for residents to lock up their refuse and keep other bear attractants, such as fruit trees bearing over-ripe fruit, or easily accessible bird feeders, pet food, and BBQs (drip pans/grease cans), out of a bear's reach.

Remember that a fed bear is a dead bear.

Feeding dangerous wildlife, even unintentionally, is against the law in British Columbia under the Dangerous Wildlife Protection Act (section 88.1). It is an offence to store or dispose of wildlife attractants under the District of Sparwood’s Deer Feeding and Wildlife Attractant Bylaw 1078. Failure to comply with the bylaw will result in a $100.00 fine.

Together, we can prevent conflict by making a few simple changes in our daily routine.

Make it your responsibility to make our community safer and to prevent the unnecessary killing of bears by complying with Deer Feeding and Wildlife Attractant Bylaw 1078.

Your help and compliance is appreciated!

For more information on bear awareness and the steps that you can take to minimize the interface between wildlife and residents, please visit www.wildsafebc.com or go our webpage at www.sparwood.ca/bearsmart.

To report a possible violation or find out more about your responsibilities, please contact Bylaw Services at 250.425.6271 or bleo@sparwood.ca, or can go online at www.sparwood.ca/sevicerequest to Report a Problem or Request Service.

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What’s on in the Elk Valley this week.

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he leading talent of The University of Lethbridge department of music’s opera workshop will be showcased in a special live concert in Fernie on Oct. 23 at the Mountainside Community Church (1622 10th Ave.) at 7 p.m., with admission by donation.

This live concert will include work by Mozart, Herbert, Puccini, Gilbert and Sullivan, Verdi, Massenet, Humperdinck and more, with arias and ensembles from the 24 members of the Opera Workshop. Two accompanists on the grand piano will join with them, all under the direction of Dr. Blaine Hendsbee.

The concert is hosted by Fernie Friends of Opera, whose monthly screenings of opera productions from around the world have become a popular event at the Arts Station amongst both opera lovers and those curious about this wonderfully rich art form. Opera encompasses symphonic music, phenomenal choral, vocal and acting skills, dance, and stagecraft spanning styles from minimalist to opulent. There’s something

for everyone in the world of opera!

The University of Lethbridge Opera Workshop was created in 2000 by Dr. Blaine Hendsbee, Artistic Director, and has gained a reputation as one of the foremost undergraduate operatic training ensembles in the country.

The course of study introduces students to operatic stagecraft techniques, and then allows them to expand these skills as their voices mature and grow, assuming larger and more demanding singing and acting challenges as opportunities present themselves.

Each fall the group performs a Gala Concert of operatic excerpts, and a fully staged production in the spring in co-operation with the Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra.

Past Opera Workshop productions include: The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, Die Fledermaus, Dido and Aeneas, The Old Maid and the Thief, The Medium, The Beggars Opera, The Dialogues of the Carmelites, The Mikado, HMS Pinafore and the Christmas opera Amahl and the Night

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ernie Craft Fairs is opening the upcoming season with their Fall Craft Fair on Oct. 17. The fair will be held at the Fernie Community Centre from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Event organizer Tanya Malcolm said that the fall fair will be a variety of vendors to Fernie. “There is quite a variety. There is quite a bit of jewellery, there is soap making, there is artwork, there is preserves and there is even a few farmers coming, which is nice, for produce and organic meat,” she said.

While the majority of the vendors are from the Elk Valley, there are a few who are travelling to Fernie to sell their goods. Malcolm has registered vendors from Lethbridge, Calgary and Nelson.

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The University of Lethbridge opera group will perform live concert on Oct. 23.

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Visitors. This year’s major events include productions of Puccini’s tragic opera Suor Angelica (Nov. 6 and 7), and Hansel and Gretel (Jan. 29 and 30) in cooperation with the Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra.

Fernie Friends of Opera encourages you to come out, and bring a friend or two, for this thrilling evening of music to witness the remarkable musical skills of these dedicated young artists.

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Malcolm said that with the increasing interest for people to buy local goods and embark on DIY projects, craft fairs have gained popularity.

“The past few years, anyways, there seems to be a constant flow of traffic so that’s always good,” she said. “I think that the whole buying local, repurposing, DIY-ing is really trendy right now, so the craft fair has become even more popular.”

The fair will feature a concession booth organized by the Fernie Christian Youth Group, who also help with the set up and organization of the booths.

This is the first craft fair of a series of six fairs. The Twilight and Holiday fair will be held in November, followed by a last minute holiday fair in December, cleverly named In the Nick of Time.

Two more are held early next year,

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friendly concert (program runs one and a half hours with a short intermission), and is a fine way to encourage our own young people who are interested in learning more about music and performance.

For more information about this concert or coming screenings, contact Fernie Friends of Opera at opera. fernie@gmail.com or phone 250-423-3769 or 250-423-3792.

Fernie fall craft fair this weekend

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with a fair to coincide with the Griz Days Festival and another held prior to Mother’s Day. “I think it’s a nice parallel to the Farmer’s Market for both the community and the vendors,” she said, adding that it benefits many of the vendors that sell their crafts and works at the Mountain Markets as well as the craft fairs. “There was a pretty big gap we noticed between the Griz Days and the Canada Day, so we threw another in there.”

Malcolm admitted to not being a crafty person herself, but still has a love for homemade goods. “I’m what they call a DIY wannabe,” she said.

Registration is still open to vendors who are interested in setting up a booth and for future fairs. For more information on registration or schedules, visit Ferniecraftfairs.com

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Fall Community Job Fair Fernie Community Centre Friday, October 16, 2015 2:00pm - 5:00pm

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Fernie Alpine Resort Winter Job Fair October 16 & 17 10:00am 2:00pm

Employers and job seekers are invited to attend the event.

Don’t miss out on securing your next great job or meeting your next great hire! The Elk Valley’s Community Job Fair features both permanent and seasonal job opportunities.

Our goal each year is to expand the number and variety of positions available to job seekers at the Fair.

Want to spend a season in a winter wonderland in the Canadian Rockies? Fernie Alpine Resort has a job for you!

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Kootenay-Columbia you have a choice on Oct. 19th.

A good choice.

Author Vicki Grant coming to Fernie

By Leah Scheitel Free Press Staff

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icki Grant, a renowned young adult fiction writer, will be touring libraries in the Kootenays, including a stop at the Fernie Heritage Library on Oct. 22. The tour is part of a larger crosscountry tour for her new release Small Bones.

Grant has been acclaimed as a superb storyteller and is known for her sense of humour. She has penned 13 other titles, which have landed on a variety of shortlists and have been nominated for literary awards across North America.

Emma Dressler, director at the Fernie Heritage Library, is happy to be hosting Grant, and hopes that youth will come out to see her speak.

Young adult author Vicki Grant will speak at the Fernie Heritage Library on Oct. 22. S ubmitted photo

“We are doing it at 4 p.m. and we are doing it at that time as it’s a way of getting all the kids in from after school,” she said, adding that Grant is known to be an interactive presenter who adds lively discussions into her talks and book

readings.

The tour is funded by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Kootenay Library Federation (KLF), along with the Fernie Heritage Library.

Grant will be speaking at other libraries in the KLF as part of the tour.

Elk Valley Environmental Monitoring Committee Open House The Elk Valley Environmental Monitoring Committee (EMC) was created as a requirement of the Environmental Management Act permit for Teck’s steelmaking coal operations in the Elk Valley. It is an independent body with representation from the Government of B.C., Ktunaxa Nation Council, Teck, and a third-party scientific expert, which provides technical and traditional knowledge input and advice on environmental monitoring in the Elk Valley.

Learn More About Environmental Monitoring The public is invited to the first annual Elk Valley EMC open house on October 27 in Fernie to learn more about the water quality monitoring and management work being undertaken in the Elk Valley under Teck’s Environmental Management Act permit and the Elk Valley Water Quality Plan. The open house is an opportunity to ask questions of EMC members and Teck about water quality and mining in the region, and the work the EMC has conducted over the past year.

Details Where: Park Place Lodge 742 Highway #3 Fernie, B.C. When:

October 27, 2015 4:00 – 9:00 p.m.

A general open house will run from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m., followed by a presentation at 6:30 p.m., then a question and answer and open discussion session. Refreshments will be provided.

For more information, email: emcpermit107517@gmail.com

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Ghostriders to help Friends for Friends

By Katie Smith Free Press Staff

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or the month of October, the Fernie Ghostriders will sport black and pink jerseys, complete with the recognizable cancer ribbon, to raise money for a local charity.

The team will auction off the jerseys after the month is over, and all of the money raised will go towards Fernie’s Friends for Friends charity. Friends for Friends was founded two years ago by Fernie locals Chris and Shelley Moulton.

Shelley is a two-time Leukemia survivor and when she was on the mend after her first bout with the illness, the couple took to fundraising for the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) as a way to give back after the support she received.

When she was faced with the illness the second time around, she was no longer eligible for funding from the CCS (regardless of the fact she and her husband raised close to $40,000 for the organization through years of fundraising efforts).

Despite the lack of available funding, the couple was able to get through the ordeal. “When she was sick and we were going through some really tough times, the community really stepped up to show us a lot of love and support,� Chris Moulton said. “Through all that, my wife Shelley and I decided that we wanted to give back so we started the charity.�

Not everyone qualifies for help from the CCS, something Moulton and his wife felt was unfair. “We just thought that if you’re going through Hell, you should get help,� he said. “It’s bad enough you have to deal with cancer on a daily basis, you shouldn’t have to worry about how your bills are getting paid or how you’re getting to appointments or who’s going to cook you dinner or who’s going to clean your house.�

It’s been two years, and the 100 per cent volunteer-run charity has fundraised between $80,000 and $100,000 to date, helping upwards of 40 Fernie residents in the process.

Having a local charity specifically geared towards helping locals was important to the couple, considering they were never sure where all of the funds they raised for the CCS had gone. “We never knew where the money was going, so we thought what better way to do this than raise it ourselves and not pay anybody and do everything and put every penny back into the community, for Fernie residents only, so that’s what we did.�

Along with the Moultons, there are five women who also sit on the charity’s board

The Ghostriders’ pink jerseys will be auctioned off at the end of the month with proceeds going to Friends for Friends, a local charity.

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as volunteers. “We try to find people in the community who need help, who are going through the treatments, and then we try to help them emotionally, financially through support from everything from money to gas cards to grocery cards to cleaning the houses,

giving rides to appointments,� Moulton said, adding he and his wife really focus on the emotional support side of things. “Shelley and I do a lot of talking to people because we’ve been through it.�

Moulton is a former coach of the Ghostriders and is heavily involved in the

hockey world, so having the hockey team on board was a fairly seamless occurrence. “We’ve just always had a tie to the Ghostriders, so it was a perfect fit,� he said. “We’re very appreciative of what they do for us, for sure.�

Moulton said the charity wouldn’t exist without the help from the community. “We work hard to raise money, but truthfully, the businesses and the people in the community have stepped up and we’d be nowhere without the people in Fernie,� he said. “We do our little fundraisers and it’s a great thing, but the businesses that keep raising money for us, it’s them that are helping us be successful; without them, we wouldn’t have anything.�

Ghostriders’ coach, Craig Mohr, said helping raise funds for the charity was a no-brainer. “You couldn’t pick a better family,� Mohr said of the Moultons. “They started this to help other families, it’s unbelievable.�To find out more information about the charity, visit Fernie Friends for Friends on Facebook.

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The RDEK and our engineering consultant will be presenting the preliminary design to the community, discussing Phase 2 and answering questions about the project.

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Throwback Thursday

1935

SNOW SLIDE GIVES TROUBLE

A bad snow slide at Coal Creek on Monday evening partially wrecked the homes of Messrs.

Shilton, Fleming, Cazzetei and Rowe. No one was injured but the tenants were shaken up. Neighbors hastily arrived on the scene and assisted in removing the women and children. Some of them had to be taken through the windows.

The outbuildings were all badly wrecked and it was very fortunate that greater damage did not result.

LOCAL & GENERAL

LOCAL & GENERAL

Sherwood Herchmer was in Cranbrook on Monday. * J. Ashmore of Champion Alta. is visiting his son, T. Ashmore, of West Fernie. * Fernie fisherman are busy these days combing the Elk for grayling. Many fine catches are reported. * Latest reports say there is no change in the strike situation at Corbin. It is intimated that an effort will be made to get Michel miners to quit in sympathy.

A report early in the week that the Corbin Collieries would abandon operations has not been confirmed. * FOR SALE – With or without lot, Alfred Cumming’s residence, 71 Howland Ave., Fernie. House is partly damaged by fire. Can be easily made fit for residence again or may be dismantled of valuable parts. No reasonable offer refused. Apply to Kastner and Edgar, Fernie. * FOR SALE – Two silver fox skins in good condition.

Price $60 for the two. Apply W. Devorak, Box 873, Fernie. * A quiet wedding took place early Thursday morning when Ralph Bortelli was united in marriage to Miss Victoria Perry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Perry. On the previous evening Miss Perry was the guest of honor at a shower in Victoria Hall given by a large number of friends.

Fred Wildman of Hosmer received word a few days ago of the death of his brother Albert, in Vancouver.

Deceased lived in Fernie for a number of years previous to the big fire. * A sneak thief on Saturday evening visited the home of Mike Fetzko when the family were absent, and stole seventeen dollars which had been left in a coat pocket. On the same evening an attempt was made to steal a sum of money from the room of Harry Meecher at the Kings Hotel. Harry woke up just in time to save his roll, the thief making his getaway before he could be recognized. * No radio can be any better than its weakest tube.

Bring in the whole set and we will test them for you at Barton’s Music Store.

SNOW FALL 153 INCHES

From 40 below to 40 above is a big change in temperature in three days time, but that is what took place in Fernie from Sunday to Wednesday.

Snowfall this winter so far has been 153 inches.

In the entire winter of 1930-31 it was 75 inches; in 1931-32, 189 inches, in 1932-33, 184 inches, in 1933-34, 147 inches. The heaviest snowfall on record in Fernie was in the winter of 1916 when 201 inches fell.

The rainfall for the past three days has been three inches.

Contact Garth Rizzuto @ 250-423-0272 rizzutoconstruction.ca or rizzutoconstruction.com Building in the Elk Valley - a family tradition since 1897

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First Choice Realty now in Fernie Elk Valley

4-H Club

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new realty business is set to start full operations in Fernie, serving the Elk Valley.

Eric Redeker and his wife Yvonne originally opened First Choice Realty in 2010 but recently opened a branch in Fernie. Their soft launch was in August while their official launch party is set for Oct. 15.

First Choice Realty is an independently owned and operated brokerage and runs with the support of his family. Redeker began his career in timeshare sales and property management in 1989 and soon after acquired his Real Estate Sales license.

His daughter is following closely in his footsteps.

“Our daughter, Jolanda is a resident of Fernie and made the decision to pursue Property Management and Real Estate as a career. She has recently become a licensed Property Manager and is currently working towards acquiring her Real Estate Sales license. We opened the First Choice Realty Fernie branch to support her career,” said Redeker in an email to The Free Press. “As Jolanda is at the beginning of her career, she has a unique opportunity to mold and adapt the brokerage to meet the local consumers’ needs.”

First Choice Realty is focused on customer experience, says Redeker, who is proud of the services they offer.

“First Choice Realty is a boutique-style real estate brokerage; we offer the highest level of service, knowledge and lighthearted and welcoming experience,” said Redeker. “We recognize that consumers in the Elk Valley care not only about an elite customer experience, but also care deeply about the pristine part of the world they live in.”

While the Elk Valley already has a variety of real estate firms, Redeker believes that healthy competition is good for the economy and the area attracts many people looking for real estate opportunities.

“The Elk Valley has so much to offer - it has a strong local economy fueled by the mining and tourism industries, the growing number of young people/families to the area and the energy level and positivity around town is contagious,”

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he said.

In the future, Redeker said that the firm is planning to expand by adding a Real Estate Sales representative. Other than that, they are looking forward to operating out of their new Fernie office, located at 402A on Highway 3.

“We look forward to becoming more involved in the community,” said Redeker.

For more information on First Choice Realty and the services they provide, visit their website 1stChoicerealty.com.

Columbia Basin Trust announces new funding.

e are very excited to announce that there is a 4-H club in the Elk Valley. 4-H is a youth club where kids “learn to do by doing”. It is hands on and prepares our youth for the future while learning leadership skills, public speaking, how to work in a group setting and working within our community. This year we will be running a horse club as well as photography. These two projects are aimed towards kids ages nine to 19, they will learn through working with the animals/ camera and completing their project from start to finish.

We will also be running Cloverbuds for kids’ ages six to eight. This program allows the younger kids to be involved without having a project to complete. Instead they will learn about seven different projects that are offered in B.C. 4-H each year. By the time they have turned nine and completed the Cloverbuds program they should have a better understanding of which project they want to pursue. Some of the other projects offered in B.C. are beef, sewing, small engines, swine and biking. For a full list please visit the www.bc4h.bc.ca.

Our first meeting and registration night is Oct. 19 at the Mountainside Community Church in Sparwood starting at 6 p.m.

Please feel free to join our Facebook page “Elk Valley 4-H Club” or contact Shanna Bosma (780) 674-1422 for more information.

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Columbia Basin Trust announces new funding

Eric Johnstone of EKC Elk Valley branch presents a $10,000 donation in support of the Fernie Community Fund to Riley Wilcox, executive director of the Cranbrook and District Community Foundation.

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olumbia Basin Trust (CBT) announced a new fund dedicated to helping local businesses in need of financial support.

The new Impact Investment Fund will be administered by Community Futures and is valued at $2 million.

The fund’s main intention is to aid high-risk business opportunities that may not offer attractive financial returns for investors but will still benefit Basin residents in other ways.

Specifically, the aim is to help businesses that may create jobs, help the environment, support arts and culture or address a community need.

The fund is a result of the Our Trust, Our Future engagement process. From September 2014 to February 2015, CBT connected with over 3,000 residents in the Columbia Basin to source ideas on how to support their ideas and priorities.

“We will continue to invest in opportunities that give us the income we need to provide programs and services to the Basin,” said Neil Muth, Columbia Basin Trust President and Chief Executive Officer, in a press release.

“However, sometimes an opportunity doesn’t fit our standard financial requirements, nor is [it] eligible for a grant—and yet deserves to be supported for other reasons.

The Impact Investment Fund gives us the ability to help these businesses strengthen and grow.”

All types of businesses and organizations can apply for the funding opportunity through Community Futures, however the businesses must be local to the Basin area with the investment opportunity directly impacting residents of the Columbia Basin.

Both Community Futures and an external adjudication committee, comprised of Columbia Basin residents, will review all of the applications.

For more information, contact the East Kootenay Community Futures branch.

OPEN HOUSE You’re Invited

The Trust has renewed its strategic priorities based on the input received through the Our Trust, Our Future engagement process. Drop by one of our office and learn about what we’ll be working on over the next five years and how we’ll support communities into the future.

11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Open house and light refreshments

Sparwood Public Library Association Annual General Meeting Monday, November 2, 2015 7:00 PM

Are you interested in serving on the Library Board?

Applications are available at the library outlining Board duties and responsibilities. Pick one up at the library or one can be emailed or faxed to you.

For more information call 250-425-2299 or join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sparwoodlibrary

Cranbrook office: October 20 Golden office: October 28 Nakusp, Emergency Services Building: October 29 Castlegar office: October 30 Can’t make it to one of our Open Houses?

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October 15: Booked! Presents: Kara Stanley

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4:00pm, Join this witty and entertaining author for an afternoon reading. Geared to the 9+ crowd.

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Regional District of East Kootenay PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE BYLAW 2625 Bylaw Amendment - Density Averaging The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering an amendment to the Elk Valley Zoning Bylaw to introduce regulations regarding minimum average parcel area and density averaging in Electoral Area A. Bylaw 2625 will require minimum average parcel areas used in bare land strata subdivisions to be equal to minimum parcel areas already established in the Elk Valley Zoning Bylaw. This will prohibit the use of density averaging under the Bare Land Strata Regulations to create parcels smaller than the minimum parcel area established in each zone.

If Bylaw 2625 is adopted, applicants wishing to subdivide land and create parcels smaller than permitted by the zoning bylaw will be required to submit a zoning application.

Bylaw No. 2625 is cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Elk Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 829, 1990 – Amendment Bylaw No. 77, 2015 (Density Averaging / RDEK).”

A public hearing will be held at:

Fernie Family Centre 521 - 4th Avenue Fernie, BC

Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 7:00 pm

The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area A, City of Fernie, District of Sparwood and District of Elkford.

If you believe that your interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw, you may prior to the hearing: • inspect the Bylaw and supporting information at the RDEK office in Cranbrook from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays; • mail, fax or email written submissions to the addresses/numbers shown below; or • present written and/or verbal submissions at the hearing.

SUBMISSIONS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. All written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. This notice is not an interpretation of the Bylaw. For more information, contact Kris Belanger, Planner, at 250-489-6903, toll free at 1-888-478-7335, or email kbelanger@rdek.bc.ca.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE BYLAWS 2619 & 2622 Bylaw Amendment - Density Averaging The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering amendments to introduce regulations regarding minimum average parcel area and density averaging in the following Electoral Area B bylaws: • SweetWater Zoning and Floodplain Management Bylaw • South Country Zoning & Floodplain Management Bylaw Bylaws 2619 and 2622 will require minimum average parcel areas used in bare land strata subdivisions to be equal to minimum parcel areas already established in the applicable zoning bylaw. This will prohibit the use of density averaging under the Bare Land Strata Regulations to create parcels smaller than the minimum parcel area established in each zone.

If Bylaws 2619 and 2622 are adopted, applicants wishing to subdivide land and create parcels smaller than permitted by the zoning bylaw will be required to submit a zoning application.

Bylaw No. 2619 is cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay - SweetWater Zoning and Floodplain Management Bylaw No. 2127, 2009 – Amendment Bylaw No. 4, 2015 (Density Averaging / RDEK).”

Bylaw No. 2622 is cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – South Country Zoning & Floodplain Management Bylaw No. 2320, 2011 – Amendment Bylaw No. 9, 2015 (Density Averaging / RDEK).”

A public hearing will be held at:

Jaffray Community Hall 7375 Jaffray Village Loop Road Jaffray, BC Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 7:00 pm

The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area A, Electoral Area B and Electoral Area C. If you believe that your interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw, you may prior to the hearing: • inspect the Bylaw and supporting information at the RDEK office in Cranbrook from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays;

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE BYLAW 2564, 2574, 2576 Bylaw Amendment - Housekeeping The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering housekeeping amendments to the following bylaws in Electoral Area A. • • •

Elk Valley Zoning Bylaw Island Lake Official Community Plan Fernie Alpine Resort Official Community Plan

Housekeeping amendments are carried out to correct errors, update language and move towards consistency between RDEK bylaws. Housekeeping amendments are not meant to introduce major regulatory or policy changes. They are minor amendments that form part of the evolution of zoning bylaws and OCPs. Bylaw No. 2564 is cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay - Elk Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 829, 1990 – Amendment Bylaw No. 70, 2014 (Miscellaneous / RDEK).”

Bylaw No. 2574 is cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Island Lake Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2170, 2009 – Amendment Bylaw No. 1, 2014 (Miscellaneous / RDEK).”

Bylaw No. 2576 is cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Fernie Alpine Resort Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2363, 2012 – Amendment Bylaw No. 1, 2014 (Miscellaneous / RDEK).”

A public hearing will be held at:

Fernie Family Centre 521 - 4th Avenue Fernie, BC

Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 7:00 pm

The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area A, City of Fernie, District of Sparwood and District of Elkford.

If you believe that your interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw, you may prior to the hearing: • inspect the Bylaw and supporting information at the RDEK office in Cranbrook from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays; • mail, fax or email written submissions to the addresses/numbers shown below; or • present written and/or verbal submissions at the hearing.

SUBMISSIONS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. All written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. This notice is not an interpretation of the Bylaw. For more information, contact Kris Belanger, Planner, at 250-489-6903, toll free at 1-888-478-7335, or email kbelanger@rdek.bc.ca.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE BYLAW 2568 Bylaw Amendment - Housekeeping The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering housekeeping amendments to the South Country Zoning & Floodplain Management Bylaw in Electoral Area B. Housekeeping amendments are carried out to correct errors, update language and move towards consistency between RDEK bylaws. Housekeeping amendments are not meant to introduce major regulatory or policy changes. They are minor amendments that form part of the evolution of zoning bylaws and OCPs. Bylaw No. 2568 is cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – South Country Zoning & Floodplain Management Bylaw No. 2320, 2011 – Amendment Bylaw No. 8, 2014 (Miscellaneous / RDEK).”

A public hearing will be held at: Jaffray Community Hall 7375 Jaffray Village Loop Road Jaffray, BC Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 7:00 pm The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area A, Electoral Area B and Electoral Area C. If you believe that your interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw, you may prior to the hearing: • inspect the Bylaw and supporting information at the RDEK office in Cranbrook from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays; • mail, fax or email written submissions to the addresses/numbers shown below; or • present written and/or verbal submissions at the hearing.

• mail, fax or email written submissions to the addresses/numbers shown below; or

Submissions cannot be accepted after the public hearing.

• present written and/or verbal submissions at the hearing.

All written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Submissions cannot be accepted after the public hearing.

All written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. This notice is not an interpretation of the Bylaws. For more information, contact Kris Belanger, Planner, at 250-489-6903, toll free at 1-888-478-7335 or email kbelanger@rdek.bc.ca.

This notice is not an interpretation of the Bylaw. For more information, contact Kris Belanger, Planner, at 250-489-6903, toll free at 1-888-478-7335, or email kbelanger@rdek.bc.ca.

REGIONAL DISTRICT OF EAST KOOTENAY Phone: 250-489-2791 Toll Free: 1-888-478-7335 Email: info@rdek.bc.ca Website: www.rdek.bc.ca

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Ghostriders 3-0 in weekend’s games

Captain Cole Keebler battles Golden Rocket Terix Fischer-Kobes during Sunday night’s game. The Ghostriders won three games this weekend, scoring a total of 21 goals.

Photo by L. Scheitel

By Leah Scheitel Free Press Staff

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hostriders’ head coach and general manager, Craig Mohr, said that the team has earned their turkey dinners after winning a series of weekend games. The team hosted the Grand Forks Border Bruins on Friday before travelling to Golden to face the Rockets on Saturday. The team returned to Fernie Memorial Arena on Sunday to play against the Golden Rockets for the second time this weekend.

“You get 21 goals in the three games, 7, 7, and 7. The offense is there, the power play scored a lot of goals for us so offensively it was good.

It’s a long weekend for them,” said Mohr after Sunday night’s game. “Some of them have never done the three games in three nights with some of our younger players, so it was nice for them to get a taste of what it’s like, to get a taste as much mentally as it is physically to say, ‘Okay, I’ve got to get focused again,’ and I was happy.”

While some players were able to return to the lineup after healing from injuries, the Ghostriders’ bench was still missing a few key players – specifically their goalies. Brandon Youngson, the 17-year-old goalie from Trail, and Fernie local Sawyer Ward stepped up to goaltend for the weekend’s games.

“Youngson gets two more wins. I couldn’t have

been more happy for Sawyer Ward last night,” said Mohr, “Sawyer has done great for us. He came in when our goalies got hurt, he knew it was going to be short term, he was going to be the back up and out there for practices and we decided as a staff, ‘you know what, he’s put some time in, let’s give him a start,’ and we put him in yesterday and he did real well. I think if anything, you know, you kind of look at stories other than the scores, and it was a good weekend for us that way. I’m really happy for those two goalies.”

A star performer this weekend was Captain Cole Keebler, who earned himself a hat trick during Sunday’s game.

“What can you say about Cole Keebler? He’s so dynamic and creative with the puck that it’s scary when he is on the ice. There is normally a scoring chance for us when he’s on the ice,” said Mohr, adding that winger Justin Peers has been added to Keebler’s line, and has produced effective results.

The Ghostriders face a challenging upcoming weekend, with two games against the Creston Valley Thundercats, who are currently just ahead of them in the standings. The Ghostriders will host the Thundercats on Friday, with the puck dropping at 7:30 p.m., before travelling to Creston to face them again on Saturday.

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Athletic therapist keeps Ghostriders on the ice

By Leah Scheitel Free Press Staff

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f anyone knows the nuances of the Ghostriders line up this 15 St. & 10 Ave. ‘A’ South, Lethbridge, Alberta season, it’s Kayla Neufeld.

The team’s athletic therapist Saturday October 17, 2015 works with the directly with the Sunday October 18, 2015 Ghostriders, accompanying them 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on the road as well as attending every home game.

“I do pre-game stuff, so whether The 5th Annual Joe Varosi that’s taping, massage, loosening up or stretching. And then on ice, I Slow Pitch Challenge was held on do during game injury treatment, Sept 19th, and as in the past, it was so if they go down or need to be cleaned up from a high stick, I a big success. deal with all of that. And then The goal was to have a lot of fun, any injuries that they do suffer, then we treat them outside of the and raise some funds for the rink in our office, which is Fernie Canadian Cancer Society.

Athletic Therapy,” said Neufeld.

We would like to thank the following for The Ghostriders have been working with Fernie Athletic their great support, donations, door prizes, Therapy for nearly a decade, and Ghostriders athletic therapist Kayla Neufeld has been challenged this year with the time and energy.

Photo by L. Scheitel primarily with Neufeld since number of players plagued by injuries this season.

Fernie Ford Canadian Tire 2009. She was brought in to work Edmonton before earning a degree in athletic therapy from Fernie Hotel CIBC specifically as the Ghostriders’ full time athletic therapist. It Sheridan College.

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Radio 107 Factory Coach Mohr Give’r Shirt Works and they are just a fun group of players to work with,” she This season has been challenging for Neufeld due to the Fernie GhostRiders Hockey Paula Ehmann said. “You never know what you’re going to walk into on any number of injuries the Ghostriders’ line up has suffered.

Club Marge Bax given night. You get to know the players a little bit differently “I honestly don’t know why we have been plagued with Commit Hammy than just a team environment when they do get hurt. It can injuries this early in the season. It’s not unusual – normally Ski Base Joe & Betty Varosi Gearhub be interesting. It makes for a very long season, because I give we do see some injuries early on in the season but for as long up all of my weekends to travel with them, but it’s fun at the as I can remember I have never seen a season this bad with and especially all of the players who same time.” this many injuries this early on,” she said. “It’s like I have a came out and made it so successful.

Originally from Leduc, Alta., Neufeld earned a Bachelor revolving door right now. As I get one back, another one goes of Science specializing in Kinesiology from the University of down.”

The Ghostriders’ line up hasn’t been fully healthy since pre-season games, with some key players having to sit out due to injuries. Neufeld said that she works closely with head coach Craig Sponsored by Mohr to ensure that the players are getting the rest they need while still having a strong line up to compete with.

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THE FREE PRESS Thursday, October 15, 2015

Local crowned wakesurfing world champion

By Leah Scheitel Free Press Staff

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aroline Villeneuve from Elko won the World Championship for wakesurfing last month, finally achieving what had been a decade-long goal.

The World Wakesurfing Championship took place from Sept. 24 to Sept. 26 in Parker, Arizona.

The three-day event saw over 150 athletes from over nine different countries compete and was the 20th anniversary of the competition.

To qualify, competitors had to compete in a qualifying event over the summer. There were 24 qualifying events all over the world, including one at Lake Koocanusa in August.

Along with the title of World Champion, Villeneuve also walked away with a $12,000 cash prize and a huge accomplishment – winning a world title had a been 10-year goal.

“It’s my fifth world championship that I went to,” Villeneuve said. “Five years ago I got third, then third, then two second place finishes and then first. I progressed and made my way up.

This year I found was very hard because there is a lot of younger girls, about 16 to 18, that train all year around, they live in Florida or California and I’m trying to keep up.”

Caroline Villeneuve won the World Champion title for wakesurfing last month.

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Villeneuve, 32, is only able to train for three to four months of the year. During the summer months, she lives at Sunshine Houseboats at Lake Koocanusa, operating the H20 School and training full time. During the winter, she works at Island Lake Lodge, adding the winter element to her lifestyle, and while she is unable to train everyday, it does keep her in shape for competing.

“I ride my snowskate, I’m in the backcountry and I snowmobile. I don’t really train towards wakesurfing, but I keep active so my body is still in shape. It’s different muscles but in general I’ve just got an active lifestyle,” she said.

Villeneuve said that after winning the title, it’s a little hard to grasp that she has completed the goal.

“It is absolutely surreal, People say to me, ‘oh the new world champion,’ and it still sounds funny. I don’t quite realize it I think.”

Her cash prize is going to allow her to keep training by helping her pay for expensive equipment, such as her boat. Villeneuve credited the support of many sponsors for helping her achieve her goal including local businesses such as Board Stiff, Centurion Boats and Absolute Watersports. She also expressed an extra appreciation to her boyfriend for driving her to competitions all over North America.

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Sparwood Council Update Did You Know?

By Leah Scheitel Free Press Staff

Back to school - things to consider There are usually mixed emotions when it comes to going back to school. For teens, seeing friends that they have not seen all summer is exciting. However, with school often comes stress. Coping with assignments, teachers and peers can be overwhelming. Although teenage stress may seem trivial, a break up, a fight with a friend, being embarrassed in class, getting homework done, getting invited to social activities and family all contribute to stress. Encourage positive coping skills as much as possible, such as: • Playing sports, organized or not • Socializing with supportive friends • Allowing your teen to feel their emotions. Avoid phrases like “you think you have it bad” and “get over it” • Feeling a sense of accomplishment (whether it is at school, at work or at home).

The risks of not having positive coping skills can result in turning to unhealthy coping skills. Unhealthy coping skills can include anger outbursts, drug and alcohol use, rebellion and self-harming to name a few. It is never too late to develop healthy lifestyle choices, no matter the age.

East Kootenay Addiction Services Society has sponsored this column. The intent of this column is to provide information and to encourage healthy choices. Free, confidential services are available to anyone dealing with their own or someone else’s substance addiction or misuse. For more information contact 250-423-4423, 1-800-644-6144 or visit www.ekass.com

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he District of Sparwood hosted a Fire Prevention Week from Oct. 4 to Oct. 10.

During Fire Prevention Week, the city council and residents were given the opportunity to thank local firefighters for their efforts and their help in emergency situations.

The Sparwood Fire Department hosted an Open House dedicated to safety education on fire prevention.

Local firefighters were in attendance at Fire Station #1, providing a fun and educational open house, with prizes and games. The event started at 10 a.m. and finished around 2 p.m.

The Elk Valley Thrift Shop Society requested to use the old engineering

building, located at 150 Spruce Avenue. The extra location is for their “Christmas Store” which will operate until Dec. 18. The Council has approved to waive the rent for the retail space, effective Oct. 7 to Dec 18, upon the condition of a receipt of liability insurance. Since starting operations a year and a half ago, the Elk Valley Thrift Shop Society has donated over $100,000 back into the local communities.

The Sparwood Chamber of Commerce and the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) are partnering to participate in the “Business Walks” initiative. The Sparwood event will be held on Oct. 15 and focuses on short face-to-face meetings with city councillors and board members of the Chamber of Commerce.

Local gardener proud of her crop

Mary Koran, a resident of Trinity Lodge, has a knack for gardening. Here she is with a tomato she grew that weighed in at two pounds.

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Cherished Memories Funeral Services Ltd. &

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"Your Loved One Never Leaves Our Care" Phone: 250-423-7944

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FERNIE BOTTLE DEPOT Tuesday - Saturday 10am-5pm 1291 Ridgemont Ave. Phone: 250-423-2009

We take electronics and ensure they are recycled safely.

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LINDA RIEMER (WATSON) May 6, 1949- Sept 30, 2015 Linda passed away in Penticton BC on Sept 30, 2015.

Linda will be forever remembered by her four daughters, Tracy (Robert), Sandra, Kerry, and Johanna (Patrick) and her eight grandchildren.

A celebration of Linda’s life will be held at the Legion in Castlegar BC at 1100 on Oct 17th.

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EFFIE BOISVERT 1926–2015

Effie leaves to mourn, her daughter Laura (Frank) Delorey, son Dennis (Sheryle) Blackwood and son Danny (Margo) Blackwood.

Five grandchildren, Mike (Jennifer ) Delorey, Karen (Dan) Williams, David (Janice) Blackwood, Jonathan (Kellie Forbes) Blackwood and Ashley (Brody ) Walker.

Eight great grandchildren, Chelsea Jukes, Natasha Williams, Madison and Ethan Blackwood, Emma and Isabelle Delorey, Quincy Blackwood and Finn Walker.

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ELK VALLEY CHURCH SERVICES ST. MICHAEL’S PARISH

741B 2nd Ave., Fernie

11:00 am

Corps Officers: .. Majors James & Gwen Hägglund

Fernie Office 250-423-4661 Fx 250-423-4668

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SNOW VALLEY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

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1361 8th Avenue, Fernie EVERYONE WELCOME

Parish Office 250-423-6127

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Mass Times: Saturdays: St. Michael’s ~ 7:00 pm Sundays: St. Michael’s ~ 11:00 am St. Bernard’s Mission, Elkford ~ 4:00 pm Thursdays: St. Michael’s ~ 6:30 pm Fridays: Lilac Terrrace ~ 11:00 am Confessions: Following each mass, or by appointment.

Pastor: Father Marcel Cote 250-425-6444

521 4th Avenue, Fernie

250-423-6010

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Centennial Square, Sparwood

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WOJCIECH WOJCIECH “WOJTEK” “WOJTEK” WALDEMAR WALDEMAR HELLWIG HELLWIG FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 1, 1, 1952 1952 –– SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 26, 26, 2015 2015 Wojtek, Wojtek, aka aka “Tekker”, “Tekker”, passed passed away away on on the the morning morning of of September September 26th 26th at at the the Kelowna Kelowna General General Hospital, Hospital, comforted comforted by by his his wife wife Maria, Maria, following following aa battle battle with with cancer cancer that that lasted lasted just just weeks. weeks.

Wojtek Wojtek is is survived survived by by his his loving loving wife wife Maria, Maria, 22 sons: sons: Bartholomew Bartholomew Maksymilian Maksymilian Hellwig Hellwig and and Konrad Konrad Robert Robert Hellwig, Hellwig, his his father-in-law father-in-law Marian Marian Srokosz, Ratajczak and and his his Srokosz, and and family family in in Poland Poland including including his his sister sister Elzbieta Elzbieta Ratajczak brother brother Jerzy Jerzy Hellwig.

Hellwig.

The The youngest youngest of of three three children, children, Wojtek Wojtek was was born born on on February February 1, 1, 1952 1952 in in Gliwice Gliwice Poland Poland to to parents parents Cecylia Cecylia and and Herbert Herbert Hellwig, Hellwig, often often referred referred to to by by his his father father as as “his “his greatest greatest joy.” joy.” Wojtek Wojtek was was aa child child full full of of mischief, mischief, famous famous for newspaper on on fire fire while while itit was for lighting lighting his his father’s father’s newspaper was being being read, read, or or taking taking aa 44 km km stroll stroll in in the the heart heart of of the the city city at at the the age age of of three….If three….If there there was was aa broken broken window window close close by by itit was was usually usually his his fault fault as as well! well!

Wojtek Wojtek became became aa Gas Gas & & Petroleum Petroleum engineer engineer and and worked worked in in his his profession profession until until itit was was time time to to flee flee Poland Poland in in 1981, 1981, when when life life had had nothing nothing positive positive to to offer offer to to young young people people starting starting out out in in life. life. The The solidarity solidarity movement movement with with Lech Lech Walesa Walesa at at the the helm helm were were doing doing the the right right things, things, but but itit looked looked like like itit would would be be decades decades before before everything everything would would change change for for the the better. better. Wojtek Wojtek & & Maria Maria decided decided to to leave. leave. Their Their 66 year year old old son son Bart Bart was was not not allowed allowed to to go go with with them, them, aa common common practice practice at at the the time, time, to to make make sure sure that that the the parents parents would would not not leave leave the the country country for for good. good. ItIt was was aa hellish hellish experience experience for for them them both, both, but but they they made made itit to They immediately immediately sponsored sponsored Bart Bart who who came came to to Canada Canada aa few few months months to Canada Canada in in September September of of 1982.

1982. They later. few years years later, later, Wojtek Wojtek and and Maria Maria also also sponsored sponsored Maria’s Maria’s parents, parents, Marian Marian & & Waleria Waleria Srokosz.

Srokosz. later. A A few Wojtek and Marian Marian continues Wojtek graciously graciously opened opened his his heart heart and and his his home home to to them, them, and continues to to live live with with Maria Maria in in Fernie.

Fernie.

In In Canada Canada Wojtek Wojtek worked worked in in various various professions, professions, never never going going back back to to the the one one he he was was educated educated for for in in Poland.

Poland. He He had had aa family family to to support support and and going going back back to to the the university university to to get get his his Canadian Canadian equivalent equivalent of of his his diploma diploma didn’t didn’t make make sense sense to to him. him.

Wojtek worked for many companies: texture spraying, carpet cleaning, pizza delivery, vending machines, etc. When the U of A distribution & scheduling department began downsizing, Wojtek jumped at the opportunity to move to Fernie, his “dream town”. By then, Wojtek had discovered his beloved skiing; his mission in life! Jobs were not easy to find in Fernie, but Wojtek was very happy to find one at the Best Western as night auditor. That “dream” job allowed him to ski more then a hundred times in a season, while working full time! No wonder he was always smiling….

An answer to his prayers, his “love affair” with the Best Western continued for 15 years and brought more contentment and happiness than ever expected. Great personal and professional friendships developed and grew into fulfilling, lifelong connections that proved to be so extremely important to him and his family, especially at the very end.

Wojtek was a fighter! He went to Kelowna to fight this “beast” of a cancer, without the knowledge of what type it was and how quickly the battle of his life would be lost. The person that was most surprised with the way things went was Wojtek himself, he even bought the tickets to fly home without the cancellation insurance.

Wojtek is greatly missed by so many of us family in Canada as well as in Poland, friends and everybody he knew and touched it one way or another, all of the great people God surrounded us with and you all know who you are………

God bless, until we meet again Tekker!.........

Memorial donations may be made in Wojtek’s name to the Canadian Cancer Society. Memories & condolences shared at www.cherishedmemoriesfs.com Arrangements entrusted to Cherished Memories Funeral Services Ltd.

Masses: Tues.

9:00 am Wed. at Rocky Mtn Village 11:00 am Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am Confessions: Before 5:00 pm Mass on Saturday or by appointment Father Marcel Cote

Monday Mens Fellowship...7 pm Sunday Worship & Children’s Ministry...10:30 am Friday Youth Group...7 pm Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada.

Office 250-423-4114

SPARWOOD CHRISTIAN CENTRE (formerly Fernie Baptist Church)

1622 10th Avenue, Fernie 250-423-4112 www.mountainsidechurch.ca

Sunday Services

436 Pine Avenue Sparwood BC V0B 2G0

250-425-7787 Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC)

10:00 am in Fernie 6:00 pm Sparwood Campus gathering

Services: Sunday 10:00 am Wednesday Bible Study: 6:47 pm

Contact Pastor Shawn Barden shawnbarden@gmail.com

Pastor: Rev. R.G. (Ross) Powell

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Pets Adorable puppies for sale -$75 Boxer mixed. Contact Kristy 250-425- 0792.

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Auctions AERO AUCTIONS Upcoming Auction. Thurs., Oct. 22, Edmonton. Live & On-Line Bidding.

Mining, excavation, transportation equipment, rock trucks, excavators, dozers, graders, truck tractors, trailers, pickup trucks, misc attachments & more! Consignments welcome!

Call: 1-888-6009005 or www.aeroauctions.ca.

ONLINE AUCTION - Commercial Restaurant Equipment- Opens Wed Oct 14 - closes Wed Oct 21. Bailiff seized pizza equip, bakery & taco equip plus lease returns - incl. Garland cooking equip, Berkel Slicers, Hobart 60 Quart Legacy Mixer, Meat Grinder, Sheeters, Walk-ins, Pizza & Convection Ovens, dishwashers, canopies and more!! View Weekdays 10am to 4pm at Active Auction Mart - Unit 295 - 19358 96th Ave, Surrey, BC. View online & register to bid at www.activeauctionmart.com.

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Call Rick at 250-425-5432 or Erin at 250-425-7711 New condos in Sparwood Heights 2 bed/2 bath units are $1100. per month. 2 bed/1 bath units $1050. per month.

These units are in a new complex. New stainless steel appliances, granite counters, in suite washer/dryer. Building comes with an elevator and on site storage unit. No smoking or pets allowed. References required. (Utilities not included) Call Rick at 250-425-5432 or Erin at 250-425-7711 PineCrest Apartments Sparwood BC

Move in special - receive $300 after 3 months. Also receive 20% of your damage deposit back after 1 year - some conditions apply. We have a one and two bedroom in fully newly renovated building. Some furnished suites with all new furniture. Pet friendly (some conditions apply) $775 to $925.

assistant@sparwoodrealestate.ca

or call 250-425-7711 for more information.

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3-bdrm mobile home with 10x30 shop for rent in Sparwood. (250)425-9078 Furnished and Unfurnished Properties for rent in Sparwood and Elkford Contact Tammie Davy with Custom Real Estate and Property Management at 250-425-2968 or log on to www.elkvalleylistings.ca for more information.

Smaller houses in Spardell for rent. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath houses on large lots, appliances, town water, and school bus pick up nearby.

Prices vary between $600 and $800 per month plus utilities. Please contact Rick 250-425-5432 or Erin 250-425-7711

SPARWOOD, 2-storey, 3bdrm townhouse for rent w/full basement, close to school & rec centre. (250)425-4448 primeprop@mymts.net Sparwood and Elkford: Property Management Services **************************** Furnished & Unfurnished houses and condos available for rent. Call Tonda at 250-433-7024 to match you up to the perfect home!! tonda@sparwoodrealestate.ca

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COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR LEASE 1292 Main St., Smithers. 5920 sq. ft. Available Jan. 2016.

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Large 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath duplex with large yard on green belt. 1 year lease $900. per month with discount rate of $750. for first 6 months.

References required.

Call Rick at 250-425-5432 or Erin at 250-425-7711.

1/2 Duplex in Lower Sparwood 3 bedroom close to school, park and all downtown amenities. $800 per month plus utilities.

References required.

Call Rick at 250-425-5432 or Erin at 250-425-7711.

Sparwood 1/2 Duplexes 2 bedroom half duplex in Sparwood Heights. Large deck and fenced yard on corner unit. $1000. per month plus utilities. Please contact Rick 250-425-5432 or Erin 250-425-7711 Sparwood - 1/2 duplexes Several 3 bedroom, 1 bath duplexes downtown. Reduced to $800 for first 6 months on a 1 year lease then remainder is $900. Please contact Rick 250-425-5432 or Erin 250-425-7711

Modular Homes 14’ wide Mobile Home for Rent 3 bedrooms, all appliances Call Joe at 250-425-5387

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You realize that you’re an exceptional and irreplaceable person in management’s eyes. This will eventually raise the stakes and allow you to envisage a better future.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 21)

You succeed in transforming long days into fun times. You put this amazing energy into dynamic speeches to your family or by visiting all your friends.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 19)

You’re able to negotiate a loan in order to settle a precarious financial situation or for a major purchase. This could really improve your quality of life.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18)

When it comes to your love life, you may have to make a few adjustments. In your romantic relationship or elsewhere, be careful not to always think of yourself.

Sharing is always a good choice.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20)

Your creativity flows this week. It’s important that you get plenty of sleep; otherwise, you won’t be able to concentrate and your health could suffer.

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Wildlife Corner Submitted by Kathy Murray, WildSafeBC

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hanks to all the Elk Valley and South Country elementary schools

for the opportunity to teach children about the importance of bear-proofing their homes and knowing how to prevent wildlife encounters and

what to do if they see a bear.

Parents, all kids have been given a take home assignment and asked to help identify any bear attractants at home and teach the family what to do if you see a bear and thanks to the teachers

for following up.

I am grateful for the opportunity to educate over 1000 kids this fall.

Kids, thanks for your help educating the community. Keep up the great work.

WildSafeBC was at the Fernie Academy, Creative minds

preschool, French Immersion at Fernie Secondary and IDES kindergarten the past few weeks.

I am looking forward to returning to Frank J. Mitchell, IDES, Jaffray Elementary and Rocky Mountain Elementary schools in the next few

weeks.

Bear sightings reported by the Coal Creek Bridge, West Fernie and the Annex.

Bear sightings reported on Ponderosa Drive and bears reported on porches and scratching on doors at the Lodgepole

Local PACs receive funds

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Removing bears doesn’t solve the problem, as long as there are attractants, garbage, fruit, bird seed, chickens, expect bears to show up looking for a food reward.

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arent Advisory C o u n c i l s (PAC) in the Southeast Kootenay School Districts will be receiving provincial funding to help support student activities outside of the school.

The provincial government has provided $114,620 to PACS in Fernie, Elkford, Sparwood, Jaffray and Cranbrook.

The District Parent Advisory Committee (DPAC) also received some of the grant money.

The intention of the grants is to support programs that will enhance student experiences through extracurricular activities.

The grants will cover a variety of costs, including equipment costs for musical instruments, sporting goods, and playgrounds.

There will also be some funding for education field trips.

The funding is provided through the government’s community gaming grant program.

Each local PAC received $20 per student while DPAC received a flat rate of $2,500.

The funds must be used for their intended purposes, and cannot be transferred or used for curricular purposes.

Over $1 million has been delivered to more than 1,400 PACS and DPACS throughout the province for the 2015/16 school year.

The community gaming grants distribute more than $135 million annually to more than 5,000 local organizations across the province.

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FAR hotel receives upgrades Submitted

F

ernie is a place of firsts.

Years ago, pioneering mountain guides like Bruno Engler discovered a powder paradise in the Lizard Range. Then in 1962, on land donated by Galloway Lumber, Fernie Snow Valley Ski Resort was born, a mom and pop ski hill guided by the vision of the legendary skiing couple - Heiko and Linda Socher.

In the years that followed the resort underwent an epic transformation from local powder hound's secret to world class Fernie Alpine Resort, with the addition of new lifts and accessing of five alpine bowls that built on the resort's already existing appeal for skiers and boarders wanting deep snow and steeps. But as the resort evolved, the developers paid close attention to the visitor experience beyond ski lifts and vertical -they wanted to ensure that a stay on the mountain was memorable, like an immersion in mountain culture. That was the simple but beautiful logic

behind the creation of Lizard Creek Lodge, one of the first boutique ski in-ski out lodges in the Canadian Rockies.

The renovations will transform the gorgeous great room at the Lizard Creek Lodge into an even more alluring après ski venue. Some features won't change, like the expansive ceilings, tall windows with mountain views, and river rock fireplace with its roaring hearth that provides the architectural and design centerpiece for this spectacular space.

So to will the devotion to a natural aesthetic that reflects Fernie's mountain heritage.

Think rustic and chic, warm and welcoming - juts the kind of place to settle into your weekend getaway or spend a few hours of après ski luxuriating over a fine meal drawn from a menu grounded in regional inspiration but global in vision and creativity.

On one side of the hearth, a new bar will have seating for 110. On the other side, a long bar will entice skiers, boarders and other winter enthusiasts

seeking shelter from the cold and a chance to unwind over a casual après ski cocktail and snack. There will be space for 110 dining guests - reservations recommended, of course.

When the folks at Fernie broke ground to build Lizard Creek Lodge 15 years ago, they realized that ski in-ski out didn't have to be cookie cutter condo or resort hotel. Instead it could be boutique, with a great room of tall windows and ceilings that is a warm reflection of the winter mountain world skiers and boarders gather to celebrate. That tradition continues when the lifts start turning this season.

FAR will be hosting a job fair for the upcoming winter season on Oct. 16 and Oct. 17. The interviews will be held in group format, scheduled at 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.

For interested people that cannot make it to the job fair, FAR is accepting video applications. Upload a two minute video application and send the link to employment@ skifernie.com.

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Academy donates to library

Above: Franz Grasegger entertained the crowd at the Fernie Half Marathon to complement the Oktoberfest theme. Below: The Fernie Academy donated $2,500 to the Friends of Fernie Library on Oct. 13. The donation was made from funds raised from the Fernie Half Marathon.

Photos by L. Scheitel

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FINANCING Fernie Ford proudly welcomes JIMMY HELLER ON FORD to our experienced sales staff.

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