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The annual Snow Golf tournament was popular once again this year, attracting plenty of local and visitors alike down to Lake Windermere this past weekend on Saturday, January 16th for a bit of frosty fun.

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Radium council adopts new parking bylaw BREANNE MASSEY breanne@invermerevalleyecho.com The Village of Radium Hot Springs reconsidered and then unanimously adopted Bylaw No. 416, 2015 at its most recent regular council meeting.

The meeting was on Wednesday, January 13th, but council had previously identified (during its strategic planning session) that there was a strong desire to create a new parking bylaw, as the last change was made to the former parking bylaw around 1991.

Previously, the Village of Radium Hot Springs unanimously approved Bylaw No. 416, 2015 with a first, second and third reading at the regular Wednesday, December 16th council meeting with an option to amend the motion to regulate traffic and parking within the municipality’s future.

The village is reviewing all its bylaws and parking rose to the top because of

“the ongoing challenges we face trying Chamber of Commerce/Tourism Radito balance being a mill town with being um after receiving a letter from Toura tourist town,” Radium mayor Clara ism Radium manager Kent Kebe.

Reinhardt later told the Valley Echo, “The board and marketing commitadding logging truck parking near tee is open to discuss possible solumain street had betions for events It’s about balancing funding and the difcome a particular concern. ferent roles that we being a mill town Radium chief all can (and) must with being a tourist town. administrative ofundertake to make ficer Mark Read events happen in CLARA REINHARDT MAYOR, informed council our village and to be VILLAGE OF RADIUM HOT SPRINGS that some municisuccessful. We are palities have similar bylaws that vary all in our 2016 budget processes and between 80 and 100 pages in length. As would like to discuss with council and the new bylaw avoids going overboard staff to see how this could be achieved with details while at the same time for 2016,” read the letter. making sure it still offers the municiHowever, the Village of Radium Hot pality some tools to deal with some of Springs mayor Clara Reinhardt and the issues. councillor Tyler McCauley voiced a strong desire to either have the staff Chamber meeting of each organization meet directly, or Radium council asked their staff to to have council meet directly with the accept a meeting with the Radium chamber board during the requested

meeting. McCauley suspected that the meeting could be regarding funding for the Market on Main.

“If we’re meeting with the board, I would like it to be just the board because when you mix the staff and the board, you’re getting the opinion of the staff and not the board,” said Mr. McCauley.

“If they want meet with council, then it should be board to board or staff to staff,” agreed Ms. Reinhardt. “That’s a really good idea — seems reasonable.”

Councillors discussed the scope of future projects briefly and agreed to meet regarding the 2016 budget.

UBCM meeting Radium council discussed who could attend the upcoming Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) meeting and decided plans and dates about the meeting will be finalized closer to the event’s deadline to RSVP.

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Animal group alleges behind-the-scenes cull TREVOR CRAWLEY Cranbrook Townsman

An animal rights organization is accusing the City of Cranbrook of undergoing an urban deer cull in advance of a regional translocation trial that is about to get underway.

Date-stamped video footage and photographs have been posted on a website— www.bcdeer.org—and Liz White, a board member of the Animal Alliance of Canada — a group long opposed to deer culls — says that she hasn’t been able to find any evidence of a council vote to approve or fund a cull. The cull comes before an anticipated study into the potential of translocation as a solution for urban deer. Cranbrook, Kimberley, Elkford and Invermere are participating in the study, in which the Animal Alliance of Canada has invested $10,000.

“I’ve talked to councillors in other communities who are participating in the relocation study—they knew nothing about it. When we first agreed to give money to the relocation program, I was told that there would be no culling if relocation took place,” said White.

“On that basis, we decided to contribute money and then I find out in December that, in fact, there is a cull going forward in Cranbrook.”

The video footage—date-stamped Jan. 5, 2016—shows a fawn enclosed in a clover trap before contractors arrive on scene. The video alleges the fawn paced for two hours before the contractors arrived, collapsed the trap and used a bolt gun twice on the animal.

White alleges that even though the bolt gun was used twice, the animal can still be seen moving as it is dragged off the video frame.

“They are not complying with the contract, in terms of the humaneness,” White said. “The bolt gun is supposed to kill that deer immediately, and that in that trap,

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that was a full six minutes by the time it had been dragged out of the frame and we have no idea how long that deer was left before he or she was bled out.

“That is a complete violation of the permit that was issued to Cranbrook, for which Cranbrook is responsible.”

Photographs of another incident also posted on the same website show two fawns on the ground caught in a collapsed clover trap.

“Those two fawns were entangled in a trap and left in that condition for at least two hours, so that again is in violation of the contract,” said White.

“All it says is that it has to be done humanely, so it doesn’t matter what happens, the contractor and the City of Cranbrook is responsible for ensuring it’s humaneness.”

White says that she knows of four deer that were killed as part of the cull, as clover traps were deployed in late December and early January.

A City of Cranbrook spokesman confirmed that the city received a deer cull permit a few months ago. Cranbrook mayor Lee Pratt declined to comment on the deer cull and indicated he “doesn’t want to get into a debate through the media with Liz White or the Animal Alliance.”

However, the city remains interested in proceeding with the urban deer translocation trial, as noted in an email statement provided to the Daily Townsman.

“Council committed $10,000 to the trial and has been asking the province for several years for additional tools to deal with urban deer, just the same as all the municipalities in the East Kootenay concerned with their respective urban deer populations. The City is very interested to see the end results.”

White said she will start looking to make sure the organization’s money for the translocation study goes to Kimberley or Elkford.

“They’ve not done culls, they’ve agreed not to do culls during this period of time,” White said. “I’m going to have to make sure that happens.”

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Invermere council appointed two new representatives to the Imagine Invermere committee and heard from a pair of upset local business owners during its most recent meeting.

John and Pam Nairn came to Tuesday, January 12th meeting, expressing their dismay that efforts to rent office space to two smaller would-be local business, such as a potential nail salon, in their Panache Interiors building in Athalmer had come to naught, thanks to zoning issues.

“I don’t know if this zoning problem is a result of the new Official Community Plan (OCP) or not, but if it is, I have to say the OCP is demolishing the value of our building. We seem to be getting shut down,” said John Nairn, adding his understanding was that the area the building is in is zoned for “professional services”.

He said that he couldn’t see why a business such a nail salon wouldn’t qualify as professional services.

Invermere Chris Prosser confirmed the zoning for that area of Athalmer did not changed during the OCP update process and then Invermere mayor Gerry Taft said council would be happy to work with the Nairns to change the zoning from its current C1 commercial zoning (which covers some commercial uses, usually gas stations and restaurants) to C2 commercial zoning (which allows for a much broader range of commercial uses).

Nairn pointed out that, unfortunately, that process could cost the couple thousands of dollars, take months and wasn’t guaranteed.

Taft then suggested that, for a more immediate solution, council could help change the uses allowable under C1 zoning, at least for that specific area.

“We would never want to turn down somebody from doing business, we’ll work with you to sort this out,” said Taft.

In the end it was resolved that the Nairns bring the issue to the next committee of the whole meeting, where a mutually acceptable solution for all parties could be ironed out.

Taft added that in some reports fingers have been pointed a municipal government as being responsible for this situation, but that, in many instances, the province at least shares some of the blame.

“For instance in many cases the (provincial) inspection rules are so stringent that it is almost impossible to run a home-based day care,” he said, adding the RDEK is looking at putting forward a resolution to take to the Association of Kootenay Boundary Local Governments (AKBLG) meeting to take on the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) meeting, pushing back against the document that fingers local government as responsible for the child care shortage.

Fire dispatch changes Taft also told council members that the Cranbrook Fire Department will no longer be doing fire dispatch services for the East Kootenay, as it has in the past, and instead the city of Cranbrook and the RDEK have put out a request for proposals for an independent contractor to fill that service.

“In some ways it makes a lot of sense. Cranbrook had trained firefighters sitting on dispatch instead of out fighting fires,” said Taft. “There was initially some fear that the contract price would be much higher than what the firefighters had been charging, but it now seems the contract price will be only a little higher.”

In addition the current radio equipment will likely be compatible for the contractors, meaning no equipment upgrades will be needed by local fire departments across the East Kootenay as a result of the service provider switch, he said.

New appointments Invermere council voted unanimously at the meeting to appoint Katie McNamara and Ray Vowels to the Imagine Invermere committee.

Councillor and Imagine Invermere committee member Paul Denchuk said the appointments are to replace several outgoing committee members.

Imagine Invermere is still seekChild care shortage During the meeting council also discussed the shortage of child care in the East ing one more new committee Kootenay, with Invermere mayor Gerry Taft telling other council members about member to replace outgoing Eric and Liz Vanderkruk are pleased to announce Jarrett a presentation on the matter done at the most recent Regional District of the East member Tiffany Gulbe and is Nixon has joined the ownership team of A&W lnvermere. looking specifically for someKootenay (RDEK) board of directors meeting.

“They are having a real hard time keeping staff and its becoming a real prob- body who can fill Gulbe’s role Jarrett has been an integral part of the business since lem,” said Taft. “Part of the issue is that you need a two-year diploma to be a of representing the downtown its inception in June 1997. He began his career with business community on the qualified childhood educator, but the wages are so lowFollow that realistically you can A&W as a part time employee while in high school and & friend the Valley Echo has since worked his way through the ranks to his most committee. make more money doing just about any other job.”

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A 15 per cent increase from $3.6 million annually to more than $4.2 million means communities will be eligible to receive additional funding for grants during a five year period.

The Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) will be offering the communities it serves access to funding through the Community Initiatives and Affected Areas program this spring.

“We are pleased to continue our long-standing partnership with local governments and First Nations to identify local priorities and deliver benefits to Basin communities,” said CBT president and chief executive officer Neil Muth, in a recent press release.

The CBT’s Community Initiatives and Affected Areas program began operating in 1998 to help address the needs of Basin communities. Now, the CBT distributes funding to local government and First Nation partners once a year and it asks communities to prioritize their plans through local council decisions of votes

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“From the Better to Babies to senior’s programs, educational initiatives, environmental projects and community hall renovations, the Community Initiatives and Affected Areas programs have provided critical support to a broad range of projects that have directly benefited the residents in our communities,” said RDEK board chair Rob Gay. “Every year, we are over-subsidized, and the increase in funding is fantastic news.”

The new five-year commitment totals more than $21 million for the entire Basin and extends to 2021. Of that total extra funding, the Ktunaxa Nation Council (four bands) will be eligible for $144,900 annually; the Shuswap Indian Band will be eligible for $36,225 annually; and the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) will be eligible for $1,197,531.

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Canal Flats aims to change dock bylaw dean midyette and steve hubrecht The Valley Echo

Canal Flats may soon make some amendments to its dock bylaw, following discussion on the matter last week at the village’s most recent committee of the whole meeting.

The topic was the sole subject of the Monday, December 11th committee of the whole meeting. It was driven principally by councillor Marie Delorme and sprang from a request for such amendments from from former Calgary Flame and current Painted Ridge developer Mike Vernon’s company last summer.

The Valley Echo attempted to get further comment from Delorme after the meeting, but was unable to reach her prior to press deadline.

At the end of the meeting the committee made a motion directing staff to draft up an amendment for the bylaw that would divide the village’s waterfront into three zones — a zone for lakefront properties; a zone for “second-row homes” (those that are close to, but not quite on, the lakefront); and a zone for Tilley Memorial Park.

The lakefront zone covers 28 properties in the village and Licensed Program • Quality Care would allow one dock per prop• Group Day Care (3-5 yr. olds) erty. The second-row zone cov• Pre-School ers 33 properties and would • Infant/Toddler Program result in four to eight docks on • Out-of-School Program Lake Columbia to be shared Spaces available. Book now! among the second-row homes Drop-ins welcome. in a ratio ranging from one-dockper-four homes to one-dock-perAnnual General Meeting th eight homes.

Monday, January 25 @ 7:00 p.m. th There was some discussion 620 4 Street. (Pre-school Classroom), Invermere around what to do with the villages’s other four public access points to the the lake (aside from Tilley Memorial Park), with

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Presentations During the council meeting immediately following the committee of the whole meeting, Canal Flats council heard three presentations — from East Kootenay Community Energy Manager Megan Lohmann; from Columbia Valley Chamber of Commmerce executive director Susan Clovechok and Regional District of East Kootenay Area F director Wendy Booth; and from Headwaters Arts Society representatives Dodie Marcil and Leslie Cartwright.

Lohmann’s presentation was similar to the ones previously given to Invermere and Radium councils and highlighted the initiatives to be undertaken under her role, including energy efficiency incentives for homeowners, the East Kootenay Energy Diet, creating more electric vehicle charging stations and developing a region-wide commercial organic waste diversion program for composting.

The economic development course summary presented by Clovechok and Booth contained a Strenghts, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis of the Canal Flats economy, provided an action spreadsheet and asked for feedback and progress reports to be given to the committee.

Marcil and Cartwright proposed to council that a historical mural be painted on the north wall of the Discovery Centre, which would include important historical figures, logging industry and Ktunaxa First Nation.

The estimated cost of the mural was $10,000 to $13,000. The pair asked that the project be included in the village budget so that it can be “on the shelf” for grant applications, but did not actually request funds from the village.

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Valley linked musician gets Juno shot miranda gathercole Langley Times

Editor’s note: Valley resident Grace Sander is the proud great-aunt to Glen Jackson, a Langley-based musician who is part of a band that has been selected for a shot to perform at this year’s Juno Awards in Calgary in April. Her grand-nephew Glen is related to one of the Columbia Valley’s oldtimer families, that of Chris and Ruth Zwiers, who moved to Edgewater in 1952. Chris worked at the Moores Sawmill as a planerman before working for the Department of Highways until retirement. Chris and Ruth had six children — Wallace Zwiers, Kristine Milanovic, E. Linda Welsh, Bruce Zwiers, Donna Jackson and Grace Sander.

Glen is the oldest grandson of Donna (and Jim) Jackson.

Some of the family are still living here in the Upper Columbia valley.

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some suggestions to the effect of having various community associations request tenure for them and in so doing, take responsibility for maintenance of them, while at the same time providing access for homeowners without lakefront properties.

Questions remained on whether or not renters should have access to the docks and whether or not foreshore structures and buoys would be permitted.

It was also unclear whether the docks at the Tilley Memorial Park would allow for day moorage and space for for canoe, kayak and stand-up paddleboard rental businesses.

Village staff estimated it will take three months to draft the amendments, and then get them approved and passed by council.

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Adam Mah and his bandmates knew the next step for Derrival would be national, but making their Canada-wide debut at the Juno Awards is “pretty insane.”

“It seemed completely out of reach,” said Mah, the 20-year-old vocalist and guitarist from Langley band Derrival. “It still blows my mind. It’s really cool and I’m really excited about it.”

Derrival is one of three Canadian acts hand-picked to attend the inaugural Allan Slaight Juno Master Class in Toronto next week (Oct. 26 to Oct. 30). Taking part in a customized artist development program, the band has the chance to perform at the Juno Gala Dinner and Awards in Calgary in April.

This is “the next step” for the band, after winning second place in last year’s PEAK Performance Project, Mah said.

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2015 was a very difficult year for the Village of Canal Flats. We all know about the two announcements, the first signalling a large layoff in May with the second finalizing the closure of the Canfor mill in November. All told, more than 150 good paying jobs have been lost in a community of 700 people.

So what does the new year hold for the Village? Hope. In the words of Mayor Ute Juras “I am confident that we will persevere and come out of this stronger than before”(Valley Echo, January 13th). As a resident of Canal Flats I know we will.

Assistance has arrived in the form of a $50,000 grant from Columbia Basin Trust earmarked to hire some economic devel-

opment help. Interviews are being held and an announcement of the successful candidate should soon be forthcoming.

A lot of the groundwork has already been laid. The council began work on economic development in earnest in 2013 and has received a report which includes the baseline data needed to formulate a solid plan.

Council members are reviewing the zoning and water zone bylaws with amendments due this spring. Consider that allowing private docks for all waterfront properties increases the property value significantly, this change is an easy way to boost the tax roll. Docks will also accelerate the sale of lakefront properties with development of those lots soon to follow. Development means local jobs.

In my opinion here are the next steps that council must take: A detailed review

of the subdivision servicing bylaw must be made a priority. It includes a lot of extraneous costs for developers for items such as paved sidewalks and curbing that are unsuited for a small rural community.

Then council must construct a series of transparent development checklists so that potential residents and builders can be provided with the straightforward steps to be undertaken and the associated costs to build. Council must also ensure that the development process is streamlined. Unanticipated and unwarranted delays are frustrating and costly.

Ultimately, the best laid plans aren’t worth a nickle if they don’t result in new residents and increased development. Increased development will lead to business attraction, resident retention and a healthier, more diversified local economy.

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A look back, and ahead for RDEK Area G

wap Band where we will At the start of each year Regional UNDOWN U discuss inter-governmental the Columbia Valley Chamrelationships and exchange ber of Commerce invites the ideas for the future.

Columbia Valley Regional As I reflect back on 2015 in District of East Kootenay Electoral Area G, there are (RDEK) directors to a luna number of highlights that cheon for comment on our come to mind. work over the past year The completion of the and projects planned in the ERRY Edgewater Water System upyear(s) ahead. grade saw the addition of ulIt was a wonderful event tra-violet light disinfection, this year and it was great to have Chief Barb Cote there to discuss water main upgrades, fire flow upgrades the hopes and aspirations of the Shus- and renewal of a pressure reducing valve wap Band and some of the priorities in station, all of which will improve water service to the community. their socio-economic planning.

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In Wilmer, following consultation with the community, we renewed the Crown Land tenure and created a management plan for Wilmer Community Park (Selkirk Park). 2015 also saw the completion of the restoration of the Wilmer Hall.

The restoration project was truly a community labour of love.

We have had outstanding participation by the residents in the Toby Benches in their Official Community Plan planning process.

I was also pleased with the bear-proofing of the bins at the transfer stations in Brisco/Spillamacheen and Edgewater, and with the introduction of the Wildsafe B.C. program in our area.

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“Personally, I don’t find there are many issues with the nonmotorized folks but I guess it would be nice if the motorized people could respect the Whiteway a little bit more.”

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Trans Canda Highway makes a better big project choice told that Site C is an unnecessary and The New Year is always a time to MLA EPORT E expensive project. reflect and re-evaluate, and as your Having failed to create jobs through representative to the Legislature, LNG, Premier Clark is now using I’ve been thinking a lot about public Site C as the cornerstone of her job policy and public spending. creation plan. But I think that a far The B.C. Liberals promised a Liquebetter publicly-funded job creation fied Natural Gas (LNG) industry that project would be to complete the would create 100,000 jobs, an end to dividing and four-laning of the Transsales tax in B.C., a trillion dollars in ORM Canada Highway between the Kameconomic activity, the elimination of loops and the Alberta border. It is a the provincial debt and a $100 billion massive project that would create Prosperity Fund, with up to 17 LNG plants, the first to be up and running in 2015. significant benefit to the rural economy. It would Turns out that none of those promises were create opportunities through apprenticeships to real; the B.C. Liberals have failed to deliver on ev- train our next generation of tradespeople and it ery count. would modernize our main national transportaInstead of debt elimination, or even reduction, tion corridor which is far too congested, unsafe our debt under the B.C. Liberals has grown from and unreliable.

A four-laned divided highway across our prov$30 billion up to $165 billion, with more debt to ince would have us join Manitoba, Saskatchewan be accrued.

And now with LNG stalled, Premier Christy Clark and Alberta in having a proper modern highway is placing all our economic hopes on the Site C from east to west, and would provide real ongodam project, which likely will cost more than $10 ing economic benefits for decades to come.

It’s time for government to make a better choice. billion to build.

I disagree with this choice. The B.C. Utilities Let’s put people to work on a project that actually Commission, which is the independent body of makes sense for the citizens of British Columbia.

Norm Macdonald is the NDP MLA for Columbia experts that is supposed to review B.C. Hydro expenditures, was specifically denied the ability River Revelstoke. He can be reached by phone at to review the viability of Site C. One can safely 1-866-870-4188 and by email at norm.macdonald. assume that the government does not want to be mla@leg.bc.ca.

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A LOOK from A5 Although not an RDEK project, another highlight this year in Edgewater was the repaving of the streets in the community. I would like to thank the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure for the excellent work on that project.

The success of any project or service is directly related to the competent work of RDEK staff and I would like to thank them for all the work they’ve done on behalf of Area G. In the year ahead, I hope to see progress on the Agricultural Plan. Currently, RDEK staff are meeting with colleagues in Central Kootenay and Kootenay Boundary Regional Districts and Columbia Basin Trust. Collectively, they are discussing how we can work together to create an agricultural liaison for the three regions who will then work to enhance the business of agriculture, local food production and food security.

The diversity of the landscape in the valley provides exceptional opportunities for outdoor recreation and these activities are increasing on our Crown Land.

Just as outdoor recreation is sacred to many of us and an important part of our tourism economy, so is environmental responsibility. Recreation Access Management Planning continues to be one of my priorities.

Gerry Wilkie is the Regional District of East Kootenay director for Area G, and can be reached at gdwilkie@ cyberlink.bc.ca.

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Weber grapples with martial arts training Breanne Massey breanne@invermerevalleyecho.com

Keith Weber has put up a fight to hone his skills in the art of Brazilian jiu jitsu.

The 39-year-old Invermere resident began grappling in Fredericton, New Brunswick during 2006 when he found a private instructor to train with three times weekly.

“There wasn’t even a club there at the time,” he said. “I found a guy (who) was a blue belt and I convinced him to help train me a little bit for the first little while.”

Now, Mr. Weber is a purple belt and practices at the community hall with others, often twice weekly.

“I grew up liking martial arts so I grew up doing Tae Kwon Do as a child, then I did ninjutsu in high school and then I did six years where I was teaching and competing in kickboxing,” said Weber. “For me, I always like to put myself in the scariest situation possible and try to excel at it, and that’s why I do emergency medicine. That’s why I’ve done trauma, that’s why I’ve worked with the military.

“I’m fearful to ever be in a fight so I want to be good at it if I am.”

He gradually worked his way up through white and blue belts to earn his purple belt, which technically qualifies him to teach others jiu jitsu as a junior level instructor. In the future, Weber plans to train for his brown and black belt.

“There are probably about a dozen of us (in the valley) who really like to get together to grapple,” he said. “The other martial arts have more striking, and that type of stuff. Although judo is grappling, so we all get together to share what we know (every Friday and Sunday night at the Community Hall). We try to learn from each other and practice with each other because it’s one of those sports that you can’t really do alone. You need partners.”

But the road to success has been a long one coming.

“I got my purple belt not too long ago,” he explained. “I changed clubs somewhere in the middle and I had to start again as a blue belt, then I missed a couple of opportunities to get belt promotions… I was a blue belt for a long time — six or seven years.”

He added the norm is to stay in a belt level for roughly two years, depending on one’s progression in the sport.

However, Weber believes that working out through any form of martial arts is the best way someone can develop confidence and stay fit.

“I’m happy to share what I know (because) after nine years, you learn a lot,” said Weber. “Kickboxing is very simple in its movements. It’s kicking and punching, but there are only so many ways you can do that. Kickboxing is like checkers but jiu jitsu has thousands of moves, so I think jiu jitsu is like chess. Each one has its own eccentricity that makes it work or not work.”

Keith Weber (dark clothes), who practices Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, warmed up for training by doing flow rolling with his peer Nathan Breeze, who practices Japanese Jiu Jitsu.. Photo by Breanne Massey

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016 The Valley Echo

Rockies win twice during the weekend

Breanne Massey breanne@invermerevalleyecho.com The Columbia Valley Rockies gained a 1-0 lead against the Kimberley Dynamiters during the first period when Harrison Davies scored a goal with assists from Colton Sandboe and Luke Bellerose at the Kimberley Civic Centre on Friday, January 15th.

“Kimberley came out ready to play,” said Wade Dubielewicz, Rockies’ head coach. “We were fortunate to get some really solid goaltending to weather the storm.

We settled down into the second half of the game and were fortunate enough to hold on for the win.”

During the second period, the Dynamiters tied up the game 1-1 after James Farmer scored with assists from George Bertoia and Franco Colapaolo. The Rockies pushed back into the lead before the end of the second during a power play goal scored by Kellen Marchand.

He had assists from Ryan St. Jean and Micheal Cardinal.

During the third, the Rockies continued with a 3-1 lead thanks to Davin Burton’s goal. However, the Dynamiters tried to make a comeback when Jared Marchi scored during a power play — bringing the score 3-2.

But Cardinal quickly countered for the Rockies, scoring a powerplay goal with help from his teammates, Doan Smith and Nick Hoobanoff.

The Rockies eventually won the game 5-2 against the Dynamiters when Davies, with assists from Will Reynish and Colby Sherlock, scored the Junior B team’s final and winning goal on an empty net.

Rockies eke out win against Thunder Cats The Rockies won a nail biter 5-4 against the Creston Thunder Cats during a Saturday, January 16th game at the Johnny Bucyk Arena thanks to a last minute goal that secured the Junior B team’s victory.

“Saturday in Creston was similar to Friday’s game,” said Dubielewicz. “Goaltending got us through the first period, as we settled in, we controlled the pace of the game.”

Liam Plunkett, with an assist form Sebastian Kilcommons, scored a goal to mark the start of the game, pushing the Thunder Cats into a 1-0 lead. Nigel Swab tied

Giovanni Sambrielaz in net,Davin Burton #24 and Luke Bellerose #22. Bellerose scored two goals in Creston and his last one was game winner.

Photo submitted the game 1-1 for the Rockies before the end of the first period with assists from Donoven Quinten and Micheal Cardinal.

During the second, Nick Hoobanoff help the Rockies break the tie and put then in a 2-1 lead.

The Thunder Cats promptly retaliated and pushed the puck down the ice, scoring two goals.

Rockies player Colton Sandboe and his teammates ensured there was a 3-3 tie before the end of the period.

During the third, Luke Bellerose scored an unassisted goal for the Rockies, bringing his team into a 4-3 lead.

In less than 10 seconds, the Thunder Cats had tied 4-4 against the Rockies.

With five minutes left in the game, Bellerose scored the Rockies’ winning goal.

“We are happy with our effort and the way we controlled the second and third period,” said Dubielewicz.

“Anytime that you can hand a team their second home loss (Kimberley) and the following night, hand Creston their third at home loss, we have to be happy with the outcome and the effort.”

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Invermere judokas attend Fernie Judo Tournament

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his was an enjoyable Judo OTTINGS weekend for a group of Invermere judokas and families attending the annual Fernie Judo tournament. Participents were from Alberta and the Kootenay region. Invermere had five athletes and Jeanette Riches as coach. Bob Gadsby ERMANN and Hermann Mauthner were there as referees.

Lenni Stich was the first one up from our group and set the pace, applying good technique, winning his first two bouts with ippon. By loosing

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the third match, Lenni had to refight his strongest opponent, a yellow/orange belt, for first place and again won decisively by ippon to receive the gold medal.

Lucas Nickel showed good balance and used good kusushi but could not succeed against a heavier opponent and placed for a silver medal.

Cassia Riches had to compete against Marnie Rainbow, won that bout but could not, after three matches, win against a heavier boy and also returned with a silver medal. Marnie, trying very hard, received the bronze medal.

Graham Norquay had a green belt as an opponent and won all his bouts with well demonstrated throws, receiving the gold medal.

Congratulations to all the athletes and thank you to the parents for the great support.

Graham will be competing in Kamloops at the Provincial Championships on Feb. 6th.We wish him the best and see you on the tatame.

Judo tournament in Fernie , Saturday, January 16th 2016.

Photo by Hermann Mauthner

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

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2009 — Radium Hot Springs residents Chad and Amanda Renzie were overjoyed with the arrival of their child Kara Maisie Renzie on Jan. 14.

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years ago (1965): An accident reported to the RCMP Detachment at Invermere at 1:45 a.m., Sunday, took place on Highway 93-95 approximately eight miles north of Canal Flats. Donald Reid, the Wilmer driver suffered a fractured leg.

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years ago (1971): The home of the groom was the setting for a pretty wedding ceremony on December 19th when Joanne Ruth Staal, daughter of Ms. E. L. Staal of Invermere and the late Mr. Staal, became bride of William Richard Coy, the son of Mr. and Mrs. F.R. Coy of Invermere.

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years ago (1976): The annual statutory meeting of the 1976 Invermere Village Council was held Monday, January 5, in the Community Centre. Mayor Delesalle and alderman, Bob Willox, and Howard Burns took their oaths of office. Special guests of the council were members of the Invermere Fire Department and their

wives, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Niessen representing Athalmere Improvement District, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Conroy representing the Westside Improvement District, and RCMP Sgt. Don Nicholson and his wife. Mr. R.E. Balfour representing Lakeview Property Owners Association as well as Mr. and Mrs. R, Swindell representing Windermere Improvement District were unable to attend.

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years ago (1991): Two members of the Windermere Valley Ski Club were among 16 area skiers to compete in slalom events at the BC Winter Games. Kevin Andruschuk and Ahren Engelbracht joined nine other men and and five women from the Kootenay zone to participate in Duncan in February.

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years ago (1996): The first baby in the valley to be born in 1996 is following a tradition set by her father 39 years before. Layla, whose father was a New Year’s baby in 1955

in Tunisia, was born to Fairmont residents Karen and Abel Chouchene at the Invermere and District Hospital at 6:50 p.m. Jan. 2nd, weighing an even seven pounds.

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years ago (2001): Three elk were killed just minutes apart after being hit in traffic in three different collisions on Highway 3/93 near Steamboat Hill east of Cranbrook on Thursday, January 11th.

The three vehicles involved in the collisions, all of which took place around 7:30 a.m. and in the same strip of highway, had to be towed away.

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years ago (2006): An open house event staged by Jumbo Glacier Resort Ltd. to present their master development plan for a $450 million ski resort in the upper Jumbo Valley drew attention from hundreds of people in Invermere on January 4th. The propsal had been in the works for roughly 15 years.

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Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. Figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers named, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Women (French) 5. Hyrax 8. Distress signal 11. Trade 13. Large northern deer 14. The 3 Wise Men 15. Marten of N Asian forests 16. Hoover’s agency 17. Received an A 18. 2nd Islamic month 20. Light brown 21. Clarified butter used in Indian cookery 22. Frankness 25. Argentina’s capital 30. Citizen of Kenya or Zimbabwe 31. Noah’s boat 32. Family of languages in So. Africa 33. Inappropriate 38. Scientific workplace 41. Hungriness 43. Say to talk about an annoying topic 45. Sing and play for somebody 47. Strike buster 49. A citizen of Thailand 50. Civil Rights group 55. Honest Company’s Jessica 56. ‘__ death do us part 57. Malarias 59. Claim against another’s property 60. Mined metal-bearing mineral 61. Dashery 62. Capacity unit 63. Primary color 64. Indian dress

14. Public presses 19. Civil Rights activist Parks 23. Cooking container 24. Arctic native 25. Founder of Babism 26. Bashkortostan capital 27. Bulky grayish-brown eagle 28. Louse egg 29. About sight 34. ___/Tuck: TV drama 35. Black tropical American cuckoo 36. Chest muscle (slang) 37. Expression of disappointment 39. One who assists 40. Antilles island 41. Served food 42. Egyptian Sun god 44. Performed successfully 45. Cavalry-sword 46. Abba __, Israeli politician 47. Jonas __, cured polio 48. The Muse of history 51. Express pleasure 52. Turkish leader titles 53. Castro country 54. Nobleman 58. ___ Lanka

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CLUES DOWN 1. Manuscripts (abbr.)

2. Netherlands river 3. Italian island 4. One’s own being 5. More adroit 6. Balkan country 7. Psychologist B.F. 8. Investment group Goldman ___ 9. Double curve 10. The plane of a figure 12. Ocean

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, do not allow distractions to keep you from completing tasks that need to get done. Use your ability to focus to plow through your to-do list and finish in record time.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, proceed with caution in a new friendship or partnership. Test the waters before you devote yourself fully. This approach will ensure you made the right decision.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, your social life is bustling, but sometimes it can be difficult to keep up with all of the things filling your calendar. You may want to take a few days off.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, this week you may be tempted to take risks you never would have considered before. Just don’t let excitement get in the way of common sense.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, if the potential to be criticized scares you, you may not be inclined to express yourself honestly.

Worry less about what others think of you and be confident in yourself.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Career obstacles may pop up from time to time, but you have the commitment to see things through for the long haul. Keep up that perseverance this week.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Something totally unexpected will grab your attention in the next few days, Gemini. Trust your intuition to take things slowly and put out all feelers before you forge ahead.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, if you’re feeling on edge lately, it may be because you haven’t had a chance to relieve stress.

Exercise can be a surefire fix to what ails you, so get up and go.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 You can’t always play the peacemaker, Aquarius.

Sometimes you just have to let others fight their own battles and then offer support to those who need it

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, although you have a plan to reach all of your goals, do not put success ahead of others’ feelings.

Be considerate of others even if their efforts are not up to par.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, an opportunity presents itself in the weeks ahead, and this will be too good to pass up. Embrace the changes that this opportunity offers.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, there is more going on than meets the eye.

You have to pay attention to the subtle undercurrents to figure out fact from fiction.

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

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20TH • 11:45 a.m.: The Rotary Club of Invermere meets every Wednesday at the Curling Rink, Jim Collins-New Member Talk.

• 6 p.m.: SYC Karaoke Night.

• 6:30 p.m.: Roast Beef Dinner at Branch 71 District Legion in Invermere. $15/ person. Reservations Recommended.

Call 250-342-9517. Meat Draw and 50/50. Roast Beef is served with mashed potatoes, yorkshires, gravy, Caesar salad, and dessert.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28TH • 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphics Course.

• 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.: 16th Annual Kinsmen • 4 - 8 p.m.: SYC open gym. Come play Club Fishing Derby at Kinsmen Beach. Tickets $35. Call 250-342-5557. sports with us. Everyone welcome.

Registration will take place at 8 a.m. at The Station Neighbourhood Pub. FRIDAY JANUARY 29TH

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• Rockies Pond Hockey Tourney • 7 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre Pool Friday January 29th - Sunday January Tournament.

SATURDAY JANUARY 23RD 31st, at Kinsmen Beach in Invermere.

HOURS • 12 p.m.: Winter Loop the Lake. $35 For more information and registration for adults, $25 for children. A Westside visit hockey-community.com/league/ NVERMERE IBRARY I L Legacy Trail fundraiser. Contact cvrockiespondhockey • Tuesday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m ae.events@outlook.com.

• Midget Home Tournament January

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• 2 p.m.: Genealogy Group at Columbia • 7 p.m.: SYC Movie night and free 29th - 31st at Eddie Mountain Memorial Gardens Private Dinning Room. Every popcorn.

Arena in Invermere. Contact Darryl.

3rd Wednesday of the month. turner@sd6b.bc.ca, or Dwight Lee at SUNDAY JANUARY 24TH • 3:30 - 5 p.m.: Hospice Suicide Grief dwight.lee1@outlook.com or call 250Support Group at Smoking Waters • 6 p.m.: The Raven & The Fox are 409-4296 for more information.

Coffee Shop in Fairmont. Weekly doing a quick Columbia Valley tour. • 12 p.m.: Soup lunch at the Edgewater meetings begin on January 20th (no Will be playing at Saftas in Invermere. Legion. $6. Last Friday of each month. meeting on February 24th).

Find them on Facebook at “The Raven • 5 - 7 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre YCC • 5 - 7 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre & The Fox”.

Challenges program.

(SYC) YCC Challenges program.

• 5:45 p.m.: Alliance Church, MONDAY JANUARY 25TH • 6 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre games Invermere. Chili dinner and silent and trivia night.

• Join SYC for Employment Readiness auction with entertainment to raise Training or Skills for life! Program. funds for materials to be used to THURSDAY JANUARY 21ST Must pre register. construct a home in Ensenada, Mexico • 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphics Course.

• The Raven & The Fox are doing a in March. Call 250-342-4454 for more • 4 - 8 p.m.: SYC open gym. Come play quick Columbia Valley tour and will information. be playing at Horsethief Creek Pub • 6:30 p.m.: Steelhead Dinner at Branch sorts with us. Everyone welcome. & Eatery in Radium. Find them on 71 District Legion in Invermere. $15/ • 5:30 - 7 p.m.: Hospice Bereavement Facebook at “The Raven & The Fox”. person. Reservations Recommended.

Support Group at Hospice Society • 5 7 p.m.: SYC YCC Challenges Call 250-342-9517. Meat Draw and office, Frater Landing, Invermere. program.

50/50.

Weekly meetings begin on January 21st (no meeting on February 25th).

• 7 p.m.: Windermere Valley Child • 7:30 p.m.: SYC Movie night and free • 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.: Wild Ideas at Circle Care Society AGM at the Daycare. popcorn.

Cafe, hosted by Wildsight. January’s For more information email Judy@ discussion topic is Slow Food. judycole.ca, or call 250-342-1230.

Visit www.Wildsight.ca for more TUESDAY JANUARY 26TH information.

• 4 -6 p.m.: Join SYC for Cooking night.

FRIDAY JANUARY 22ND Join us for Free Food and nutritional • January 22nd - 24th: Lake Spiel. education.

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For more information, contact the Invermere Curling Centre by calling 250-342-3315, emailing invermerecurling@shaw.ca visiting www.curlinginvermere.ca or going to “Invermere & District Curling Centre” on Facebook. Also visit Branch 71 Legion Snack Shack at the Lake Spiel.

• 6 - 8 p.m.: Columbia Valley Permanent Resident Attraction and Retention Project, at the Lions Hall. Come out to express your views on strategies to attract and retain permanent residents. Funded by Columbia Basin Trust and administered by the District of Invermere.

• Bantam Home Tournament January • 7 p.m.: Cinefest film series featuring 22nd - 24th at Eddie Mountain the film The Second Mother. Tickets Memorial Arena in Invermere. Contact $12 at the door. t-irons@hotmail.com or Jycarder@ WEDNESDAY JANUARY 27TH telus.net for more information.

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• 4 - 8 p.m.: SnowFlake Festival & Taste of the Valley at Kinsmen Beach. Live music, fire pits, ice skating. Taste of the Valley at 6 p.m., Fireworks at 8 p.m.

• 5 - 7 p.m.: SYC program.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30TH

• 11:30 a.m.: Lake Windermere Ambassadors’ monthly Directors meeting at 625 4th Street (South Annex). Open to the public.

• 5 - 7 p.m.: SYC YCC Challenges program.

YCC Challenges

• 6 p.m.: SYC games and trivia night.

• Wednesday: 10 a.m - 8 p.m.

• Thurs – Saturday: 10 a.m - 5p.m.

• Story Times: Thurs. 10:30 a.m.

Sat. 11 a.m.

RADIUM LIBRARY

• Tuesday: 6 - 8 p.m.

• Wed - Thursday: 1 - 4 p.m.

• Saturday: 10 a.m. - 1p.m.

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

INVERMERE THRIFT STORE

• Thurs - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

RADIUM THRIFT STORE

• Thursday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

• Fri - Saturday: 12 - 4 p.m.

SUMMIT YOUTH CENTRE • Tuesday: 5 - 9 p.m.

• Wednesday: 4 - 9 p.m.

• Thursday: 5 - 9 p.m.

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Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 9 10 11 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 27 27 29 29 31 31 33 33 35 35 37 37 39 40 40 42 43 43 45 45 45 48 48 48 48 48 48 54 54 56 56 58 59 60 60 62 62 62 62 66 66 66 69 70 70 72 72 72 75 76 76 78 79 79

Team Rockies 19 +2 Love the B’s + Dexter “O” slayer + LB 22 + Harley +2 Flathot 84 +4 Hootenani + DR 27 + Kootenay Rangers +2 Slev 77 + HSB Dad +3 Lone Wolf Curling Iron +2 WTC + Harley 10 + CLB 77 +2 RSJ 16 + D Turner =2 Edge Golf +2 Cowboys and Indian +3 Yuki’s Monsters + Jye +4 Old - Rock + Buster’s Rez Raider II +3 A’s +5 Kmart Special +3 Go Habs Go +3 T Webb +2 Long-Rock +4 The Ultra Beauty + FC 09 + Dominator 44 +2 Drinkin n Thinkin +2 NM 23 +2 Ski +2 Roadhammer + Davy 19 +3 KM 10 + Grocery Stick +2 Beagle +2 Nelly.33 +2 Berg’s Pens +3 DB 24 +3 Philip on tacos + CS 14 +2 Ron Hunt Picks +2 E-town 98 +2 Layne Hunter Faze Zeimzeys +4 Brake Sticks 20 + Little Red +3 ABA Chow +2 Davis Tenta +2 Still Guessing + MC 21 +3 Taters +4 Buster’s Rez Raiders I + Granpa 4 +2 “Boat” + 50/50 Rock +4 Gama’s Guys 2 Epie 76 +5 RACO7 +3 Goalieguy +2 Hockey Season Widow +2 AllMega 01 +2 MRN31 + HD 4 +4 Mouse +3 Young Guns +2 Moose Drool + R’s Rockets +2 Bru’s Babies +2 13 Family Pantry +2 Matt Santucci +5 DQ 18 +2 Sumokordic +2 Jet’s Baby +3 NH 08 + Lynal +2

Total 756 753 749 749 745 743 741 741 737 734 733 733 732 731 730 726 724 723 722 722 721 720 719 715 714 714 712 712 709 709 708 708 705 705 702 702 700 700 699 697 697 694 693 693 692 692 692 689 689 689 689 689 689 688 688 687 687 686 685 684 684 682 682 682 682 680 680 680 679 678 678 677 677 676 676 675 675 674 672 672

LW 53 59 60 56 60 52 54 56 47 56 47 74 68 53 60 57 44 52 50 59 49 60 50 55 48 53 44 47 58 59 68 56 59 50 47 51 44 59 53 58 63 68 49 65 50 49 47 61 45 71 49 48 55 58 49 40 51 58 52 48 45 41 47 56 49 42 49 36 52 56 65 38 54 64 49 45 56 50 59 56

GM

P/G

91 54 74 82 102 83 83 72 106 107 86 97 101 69 74 113 104 99 84 89 59 108 77 102 118 158 114 85 133 92 81 124 66 127 120 133 131 105 110 104 90 101 148 86 128 130 125 67 100 107 115 117 142 73 128 146 118 91 91 113 36 162 112 149 87 72 107 128 78 157 102 110 86 115 190 106 74 161 101 89

0.76 0.73 0.74 0.75 0.76 0.74 0.75 0.74 0.75 0.74 0.74 0.75 0.74 0.72 0.72 0.74 0.74 0.73 0.72 0.72 0.71 0.74 0.71 0.73 0.74 0.77 0.73 0.72 0.74 0.71 0.71 0.74 0.69 0.74 0.73 0.73 0.73 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.70 0.71 0.74 0.70 0.72 0.73 0.72 0.67 0.70 0.70 0.71 0.71 0.74 0.69 0.72 0.73 0.71 0.70 0.68 0.71 0.66 0.73 0.71 0.72 0.69 0.68 0.69 0.72 0.68 0.73 0.70 0.71 0.67 0.70 0.76 0.68 0.68 0.74 0.68 0.67

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Team CR 13 +3 Last Call +2 Malcolm +3 Tala’s Mom 2 Payci +4 Beer League All Star +2 Tristan Dubois +2 Make B Leaf +3 Brennan +3 Gone Postal +4 ATT and KZEE +2 Sabu 64 +2 CM 1 +3 Willbillies +4 Christopher 3 +2 Duane G + Gama’s Guys +6 RC 31 +3 Hockey Life 5 +3 Kelley Neale +3 MF 11 +2 R.O.P. +4 Akisqnuk’s Rez Raiders +2 Sportsmom3 +2 Hair Haven +4 Choda Boy +2 PBR +5 Merrymen +3 Little fast guy +3 Freddy Kruger +2 Texas Mick 810 +3 N4CER +2 Skeeter 31 + ZR 20 + Gwen’s Gimmies +2 Don43 +2 Night Hawks +3 I’m Gonna Lose +2 The Cuptenders +2 Nolan “What” Watt + JD Radium +2 Spencer +4 Guessing Game Again +5 Rylie’s Mom +3 Woodsy +4 TD 03 +4 Buster’s Team +3 Hockey Insider +4 Life After Lucic +2 BBD +2 Lucky +2 Nelly + Team Canada +2 WEG +4 2010 Bruins +4 Hair 3 +4 HSB +3 Shogun +4 T-O-N-N-Y +4 Westside Dan +2 NWT 1 +2 Finnipeg + Wolpack 13 +5 Sept 27/2015 +2 Trich Monas +3 White +3 RGN 10 +3 20.20 like +4 Nick was Here +2 Casss +3 WR 15 +3 Y-lime +4 Canucks Suck +3 Sumpkin +5 RT 04 + Anaphylaxis + M + L +3 Crew Slut +4 Zacksmum +4

Total 671 671 671 670 670 670 670 669 668 668 668 668 667 666 665 664 663 662 662 662 662 662 662 660 660 660 660 660 658 658 657 656 656 655 654 654 654 653 653 653 651 650 648 597 645 645 643 642 642 641 640 639 639 636 636 635 635 634 634 634 633 632 630 628 628 625 622 621 620 618 610 607 603 600 599 595 583 582 553

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VALLEY from A4 “The PEAK is great and is very much on a provincial level, and the next step is on the national scale and getting us to Toronto and getting us in front of agents,” Mah explained.

“We were trying to figure out how to get to Toronto without doing a tour, and this is the perfect opportunity for that.”

Derrival was selected by a “super jury” of big names in Canadian music, including Kardinal Offishall, Sam Roberts, Max Kerman of the Arkells, producer Gavin Brown and president and CEO of the CARAS/Juno Awards Allan Reid.

On top of attending the program, Derrival is also receiving a trip to the Juno awards, a $10,000 MuchFACT online music video award, studio time at Slaight Music Recording Studios and a “cash investment” in their music career.

A lot has changed for the group of five Langley friends since form-

ing their band in high school in 2009.

Their indie-rock songs have evolved into music with more of an electronic sound, and they’ve learned what it really takes to be successful in the music industry.

“I think the biggest change has just been looking at this band as more of a business rather than just a bunch of guys playing music,” Mah said.

“I think that having that business sense will push us further along as a band. “(The PEAK) was a huge change in thinking for us. They demystified a lot of things that bands don’t really know about, and I feel like a lot of bands that don’t go through that education have to find out themselves through trial and error.”

After their trip to Toronto, Derrival will continue to work on a new EP, set for release in 2016.

Their most recent EP, Departure & Arrival, was released in August. Free samples of their music is available on their website, www.derrival.ca.

Many Invermere residents are this month making one of their most important New Year’s resolutions ever.

They’re becoming Dementia Friends, committing to learning a little bit about dementia so they can be supportive and inclusive toward people with the illness, which has become one of the country’s most pressing health issues.

Statistics suggest three out of four area residents know someone living with dementia.

“People affected by dementia continue to live in and be a part of our communities, and we can support them to stay connected in ways that are meaningful for them,” says Ciara Moran, First Link Helpline Coordinator for the non-profit Alzheimer Society of B.C. for the East Kootenay region.

“Through individual actions we can raise awareness of dementia and reduce the stigma attached to it.”

The Dementia Friend campaign is the cornerstone of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, which runs until the end of January.

Becoming a Dementia Friend is easy, says Moran. The process starts by signing up at DementiaFriends.ca. The next step is to understand five simple things about dementia: * It is not a natural part of aging. * It is not just about losing your mem-

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ory. Dementia can affect thinking, communicating and doing everyday activities. * It is possible to live well with dementia. * There is more to a person than a diagnosis of dementia. * The Alzheimer Society of B.C. is here to help people with dementia and their care partners.

That knowledge can easily translate into action at home and work, Moran adds.

The Society has supported people living with dementia for 35 years. One of its initiatives, First Link, connects people affected by dementia with information, Society support services and programs such as Minds in Motion, and dementia education sessions at any stage of the journey.

Dementia support services, education and information provided by the Alzheimer Society of B.C. are available to residents of the East Kootenay region, including Cranbrook, Creston, Fernie, Golden, Invermere and Kimberley, through the First Link Dementia Helpline toll-free at 1-800-936-6033 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Residents can also contact Ciara Moran at cmoran@alzheimerbc.org or visit www.alzheimerbc.org to learn about how to access tele-workshops, telesupport groups and other resources.

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Alliance Church sends team to help build home

By Dorothy Isted Special to the Valley Echo

What do a retired Air Force Chief Warrant Officer, a nurse, a single mom, Panorama employees and a construction supervisor have in common with retired Alberta farmers and their passion for people in a small Mexican town?

It all started with an idea.

Dianna and Doug Fullerton wanted to learn Spanish so they decided to immerse themselves in Mexico. While there, they met a pastor who introduced them to his community. His very poor community.

One thing led to another and the Fullertons, who annually take a ski vacation in Panorama with their family, spend much of their year in Ensenada, Mexico, helping where they can.

To reduce personal costs, they live in a shipping container while home in Alberta. Often someone donates a trailer or fifth wheel, which the Fullertons take to Mexico, live in while there and then give to a family who needs a home.

Doug said his passion is “the power of the truth of God’s word to change a life.” He has witnessed drug addicts turn their lives around due to their connection with the Ensenada church.

But they also spearhead construction projects: very simple two-roomed homes with no electricity or plumbing (standard for the community) and donate it to a family that also works on the building.

Take Oscar and Alisha for example: a young couple with a child and another one on the way, who both work in a T-shirt factory. They can afford the mortgage on a small plot of land, but nothing else, and so live with Alisha’s mother.

Upon hearing of the Fullertons’ work, nurse Wendy Badley knew she wanted to get involved, so she approached her church to make it happen.

Canadians are groaning about the effects of the American dollar on their economy. So, too, are Mexicans.

Costs have risen there about 40 per cent in the past year. But wages, low already, haven’t increased. The

cost of a small home is now about $10,000.

Lake Windermere Alliance Church is sponsoring a team of people who will travel to Ensenada in March and construct the couple’s home. While there, they’ll sleep in sleeping bags in the church.

“I’m not a churchgoer, but I’ve always wanted to do something like this,” said Sarah Pasley.

Participants are paying their own way and a portion of the construction costs.

Fundraisers are being planned at the church. A chili and salad supper and silent auction is being held on Friday, January 29th, beginning at 5:45 p.m. Paul Carriere will entertain with jazz piano, along with other entertainment. There will be a bake sale and an antiques auction conducted by Tex Lortscher of High Country Auctions on Saturday, February 13th. Viewing begins at

noon with the auction starting at 3 p.m.

One item of interest has already been donated: a dinner plate, once part of a 144-place setting at Casa Loma in Toronto, owned by Lady Pellatt, the Girl Guides of Canada’s first Chief Commissioner, who hosted rallies in her 68-roomed castle.

In 1913, she invited 250 Girl Guides to her home for tea. When she died, she was buried in her Girl Guide uniform.

Individuals, businesses or other groups interested in donating money, time, antiques and items to the silent auction or bake sale can call Wendy at 250-342-4454 or Dorothy at 250-342-3826. Financial donations of $20 or more can be issued a receipt for income tax purposes. If you have bottles to donate, they can be left at Wendy’s home at 122 10th Avenue in Invermere.

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