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VALLEY NEWS

First activity planned for Jumbo municipality

By Greg Amos Pioneer Staff While wheels continue to turn on solidifying governance for the Jumbo Glacier mountain resort municipality, the first commercial activity in B.C.’s newest community is set to begin this summer.

Summer snow-cat operations aimed at competitive ski racers are set to begin on Farnham Glacier July 1st, in what’s being promoted as the first operational facet of Jumbo Glacier Resort within the 6,000 hectares that comprise the mountain resort municipality.

In the meantime, more Village of Radium Hot Springs staff are assuming their dual roles as employees of the Jumbo municipality. At the municipality’s secondever council meeting in Radium on Tuesday, March 19th, Radium employee Jill Logan was named as Jumbo’s acting deputy corporate officer, joining other Radium staff members who will take care of Jumbo administrative duties. The village will receive a yet-to-be-determined fee

for the service.

The Tuesday meeting also featured the first delegation to speak before Jumbo’s council, consisting of Mayor Greg Deck, Coun. Nancy Hugunin and Coun. Steve Ostrander, who joined the meeting via speaker phone.

All three fielded questions about procedural matters posed by Jim Galloway, an outspoken critic of the proposed ski resort development, which is slated to be built within the muncipality located 55 kilometres southwest of Inveremere.

The council agreed with Mr. Galloway’s request that the municipality create a website, which Mayor Deck proposed should also contain public documents such as the letters patent that established the municipality and the Master Development Agreeement that outlines how the proponent, Jumbo Glacier Resorts Limited, will be allowed to develop the resort.

Mr. Galloway also asked that council agendas for Jumbo Glacier municipal meetings be made available on the Friday before each meeting, which occur on the third

Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. in Radium.

Asked about whether the proponent can be asked to prove its financial capability to develop the resort, Coun.

Ostrander noted the concept of “proof ” of capital is a difficult one to establish, and referred Mr. Galloway to inquire with Jumbo Glacier Resort’s senior vice-president Grant Costello, who also attended the meeting.

In a follow-up interview with The Pioneer, Mr. Costello noted he has been pursuing a construction road permit with the province for eight months, in the hopes of establishing a rural collector road with a similar width and surface condition as the Westside Road north of Wilmer. The existing gravel road would be extended by two kilometres, and would allow for construction access in the Jumbo area to begin work.

In 2013, the municipality projects revenues of $260,000, comprised of a $200,000 provincial grant, an expected $37,500 from non-government transfers, a projected $21,300 from fees, permits, licences and fines, and expected credit union account interest of $1,200.

Columbia Valley ticks up to old tricks

By Kristian Rasmussen Pioneer Staff

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Vampiric vermin, known to cause Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia and temporary paralysis, have once again crawled their way into the valley.

Rocky Mountain wood ticks have already been spotted crawling on hikers in Radium Hot Springs this spring.

“On Saturday, visitors came in with ticks after going for a hike behind the visitor centre at the valley lookout picnic area,” said Kent Kebe, manager of the

Radium Chamber of Commerce. “I really think ticks are such an important thing for folks to know about — especially the visitors to our area.”

Although the Rocky Mountain wood tick doesn’t cause lyme disease, an ailment commonly associated with the black-legged tick, the damage they can inflict makes them worth watching for.

“I think that it is going to be one of those years again,” said Mr. Kebe. “A lot of people don’t remember or realize how important looking for ticks is, but they can alter your life. The whole east side of the valley has them because it is much drier than the west,

but there are ticks on the west side as well.”

The Rocky Mountain wood tick inhabits brush areas and begins its life cycle by feasting on the blood of small animals, like rodents. After 2 to 8 days of suckling the lifeblood out of its host, the tick will then move to nymph stage, in which it can survive for 300 days if unfed.

Moving up in the tick world means finding a larger host to feed on. Ground squirrels and rabbits are common prey for the eight-legged spiderlike creature.

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• On Wednesday, March 13th at 1 a.m., Columbia Valley detachment members responded to a complaint of assault at Bud’s Bar. A 47-year-old male advised that two males in the bar approached him and began assaulting him about the head. The victim received facial injuries, but declined medical assistance. The two suspects had departed the bar by the time the police arrived. The investigation is continuing.

• On March 14th, as a result of an alert citizen, a number of thefts from cars was thwarted at the Fairmont ski hill. A middle-aged man was observed going from car to car with a break-and-entry tool. The citizen called out to the male, who quickly departed in a blue Chevrolet Cavalier with a female driver. The licence plate provided listed the Alberta car stolen.

• On March 15th at around 4 a.m. the Columbia Valley detachment received a report of a disturbance at a residence in the 1400 block of 13th Avenue. On attendance it was determined that a number of roommates were arguing.

Two roommates were assisted in being driven to a hotel.

Alcohol was a factor in the incident.

• On March 15th at around 4:30 p.m. Columbia Valley detachment members responded to a single vehicle accident in Kootenay National Park near the Continental Divide. A 1995 Chevrolet Astro was eastbound and swayed to the right, causing the tires to drive onto the shoulder, which sent the vehicle into a ditch. The driver suffered minor injuries. A 70-year-old Fairmont man was charged with driving without due consideration under the Motor Vehicle Act. • On March 15th at around 1 a.m. the Columbia Valley Detachment received a complaint of hit and run in the parking lot of Fairmont Resort. A 2010 GMC Yukon was struck by a 2013 Chev Cruze. Fairmont Resort Security was able to provide information to the police regarding the offending vehicle and possible driver. Note to the driver of the 2013 Cruze: come in and report it before we make contact to avoid a charge of hit and run.

• On March 16th at around 10:30 a.m. the Columbia Valley detachment received a report of a break-and-entry to a shed in the 8000 block of Bighorn Sheep Lane in Canal Flats. A red gas can was stolen and gas was syphoned from an ATV. RSS

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• On March 16th at around 4 p.m. a 50 year-old-male from Radium was found driving under the influence of alcohol in the Home Hardware parking lot. The driver was issued a 24 hour suspension and a sober friend was able to drive the vehicle.

• On March 17th, Columbia Valley detachment members responded to a domestic assault complaint in the 4000 block of Stanley Street in Radium Hot Springs. A 56-year-old man was arrested and charged with assault. The victim was taken to the Invermere hospital to have her injuries looked at.

Let the games begin Every year the Detachment members mix it up with the high school during the floor hockey challenge. Thanks to our Invermere Rotary, we have a championship trophy to hand out, but we have only won it once since I arrived.

Last year we lost in the finals two games to one. Our weakness is our goal tending, so this year we sent our goaltender, Grant Simpson, to work out with the Rockies. We won our first game 4-0, second game 7-0 and our last game 8-1.

I suspect he let his son score on him. Unfortunately, I was unable to make the first two games, but the team pleaded with me to show up at the last game, thinking it may be a tighter game. I got almost half the goals for the team with a hat trick — they call me sniper. The trick to my style of play is very little back checking, stay well offside for the breakaway pass and using my blistering wrist shot. Teams we play have to plan to counteract my laziness with one of their players staying back, which opens up the floor for us.

This year we recruited Brendan Sage, one of our nemesis from last year. I researched the rules and regulations and under “Rotary/RCMP Challenge Cup, section 246 (1) (b) (iii) it states: should a non-student who graduated under good standing ( he barely made it) from the challenging high school and has blue blood (police relations) in the family, they can be deputized under special dispensation to join the RCMP team. Sage has an uncle Glen, who was the black sheep that couldn’t cut it as a police officer, so he took the easy route. On April 2nd we play the Flyers, the other undefeated team, which we expect to be a rough game against the team we meet in the finals this year. So far, I’ve seen no competition; I will keep you posted on our track to victory.

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World War II: Our enemy’s enemy was our friend

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But it’s Stalin’s crimes against humanity that I’d like to expose. These days, most folks might associate Stalin’s name with words such as propaganda, gulag,

By Andrew Watt cold war, and secret police. We might recall images Pioneer Columnist of long lines of people waiting in the cold for twig brooms and spoiled cabbage.

Sixty years ago, in March 1953, the world both He was a master, like all dictators, of controlling mourned and celebrated the death of one of modern information, and his hostile ideology did threaten history’s most feared leaders. This powerful figure diglobal order. His expressed intentions of post-war Rusrectly helped allied forces to victory over Nazi Germasia troubled many observers as never before, hence the ny and in doing so earned a place, according to some impetus of the Cold War. His cruel network of secret historians, as one of the greatest heroes of all time. In police, sanctioned by his power and paranoia, arrested fact, he was named Time magazine’s “Man of the Year”, unknown numbers of innocents who generally fell untwice, if you can believe it, and was also considered for der the category of “undesirables”. A person could be the Nobel Peace Prize. detained and labelled a subversive if suspected of beI concede that yes, he did rapidly industrialize a ing a pacifist, a gypsy, a Jew, a homosexual, a peasant, a vast agrarian nation, expand her borders (due to postthinker, a shifty former party member, or had a surname war agreements with what remained of the west) and that matched, within a vowel, that of a potential state secured a position of global dominance that remains inenemy. Essentially, most innocent, loyal citizens were at fluential to this day. risk of harsh punishment for the simple reason of not You may think that perhaps these achievements fitting into a system orchestrated by a delusional tyrant. seem worthy of at least a minute or two of mass silent Justice did not exist — matters of survival were determemory, so who exactly was this man and why has the mined in one’s absence. anniversary of his death not been universally honoured?

How many did Stalin kill? Academic estimates Well, I’ll tell you — his name is Joseph Stalin and the range between three and 50 million. probable reason for our collective lapse of memory is Sadly, I have recently learned, that there are a small because he was a necessary evil if there ever was one. but growing number of people in Russia who long for the We may or may not allow ourselves so-called good old days, way before to forget the victorious Stalin, dependthe collapse of the USSR in 1991. ing on our personal past, depending on It’s a time perceived as somehow less our politics, but for the millions of his corrupt and more stable. I attribute victims I hope a few solemn moments this primarily to a feeling of patriotic can be petitioned here today. nostalgia — this makes sense, for the First of all, Stalin’s war room strateliteral root meaning of the word nosgies did not ultimately defeat Hitler on talgia is “pain from an old wound.” the Eastern Front; the Russian people Stalingrad is now called Voldid. Truth is, if the Allies (and severe gograd, and no monuments of the weather) had not been such powerful monster remain. forces, it is likely that Moscow would Andrew Watt is the owner of Bishop’s have fallen like so many great cities beBook Cafe in Fairmont Hot Springs. His fore her. Hitler’s armed forces did get experience includes, but is not limited to terribly, terribly close. Once the nonamateur ship’s cook, pub manager, grape aggression pact was suddenly broken, picker, retail investor, tutor, volunteer, they advanced, in less than a year, with- RUSSIAN RULER — Joseph Stalin and book store owner. He is a profeswas responsible for the death of milin 100 kilometres of the fabled capital. lions of Russians. Image submitted sional at nothing but does try. Really.

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March 22, 2013

PERSPECTIVE Historical Lens

Salmon more than an emblem

By Greg Amos

Last Saturday, B.C.’s provincial government made what was meant to be a monumental gesture: designating the Pacific salmon as our official fish emblem.

It’s a nice notion, but hardly the solution for what ails our wild Pacific salmon. While sockeye, coho, chinook and their kin continue to test positive for European salmon viruses associated with farmed fish, federal politicians are standing pat on the results of the $26-million federal inquiry into the collapse of the Fraser River sockeye run. The Cohen Commission’s final report was tabled in Parliament last October. Since then, it’s been nothing but the sound of crickets on the salmon front.

It would be disingenuous to say Justice Cohen singled out net pen salmon farms as the sole cause of declining salmon runs, but the inquiry did highlight serious risks posed by the farm operations. A proposed solution which would allow the industry to continue while protecting wild fish continues to be ignored: moving to land-based closed containment systems appears to be viable, yet hasn’t been the subject of any meaningful discussion to date.

In the Columbia Valley, local First Nations know how the loss of Chinook salmon affected their culture and way of life. Hydroelectric dams in the Columbia River siphoned off flows and created huge barriers that have virtually eliminated any chance of that salmon species coming back to this area. And you can bet that gutting the protection of fish habitat from the Fisheries Act in the federal government’s spring omnibus budget bill won’t help on that front either.

Pacific salmon may have swum another kilometre upstream into public consciousness with this announcement, much as the spirit bear did in 2006 when it was adopted as B.C.’s official mammal.

But it will take real political spine to ensure the salmon stays strong in coastal B.C., and means something more than a memory here in the valley.

Cabin camaraderie in Kootenay National Park This photograph of a Kootenay National Park road maintenance crew relaxing on the porch of a log cabin near Hawk Creek in the park was taken in June 1945 by Ray Crook, who was then the grader operator. The four men standing were conscientious objectors; the foreman was Wally Lautrop, who is holding the dog; to his right is John Wells, the driver; and standing is Jim Long, the cook. If you have any more information, e-mail us at info@cv-pioneer.com .

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Harper and his anti-science campaign Dear Editor: Scientific research and experimentation is how we learn how the world works. Scientists publish their findings in journals so that other scientists around the world can check their results to either corroborate or refute their findings. Only through a completely free sharing of information can we advance our knowledge.

Harper and his cronies (notably the mis-named Environment Minister Peter Kent) have, over the last few years, set out to destroy how science is done in Canada. World class scientific programs have been cancelled, and government scientists have been muzzled from speaking to the press.

In his latest twist, Harper has ordered all government scientists to await governmental approval be-

fore submitting their findings for publication. This came into effect on February 1st, 2013. As if this were not enough, on February 7th, a new edict came down, prohibiting scientists from even applying for grants to fund research unless they have governmental approval.

The outcome of these policies is clear. Harper and his Conservatives want complete control of all scientific research, so that no evidence can be gathered which goes against their policy of developing any and all fossil fuel resources at any environmental cost.

These moves are the equivalent of a “ban the books” movement and are yet another example of Harper’s complete disdain for democracy.

Norm Funnell Radium Hot Springs

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LETTERS

Pondering the ‘God particle’ Dear Editor: The Higgs Boson particle, labelled the God particle by some, is a recent breakthrough in physics that fascinates me.

We know the physical world is composed of matter and mass. The Higgs Boson is a very short-lived particle that is created when photons collide at almost the speed of light; theory tells us that this particle is what gives matter mass.

The suggested discovery of the Higgs Boson implies that without this particle, there would be no visible universe. This is what fascinates me. What are we? Take away mass, and we are reduced to energy.

Imagine, for a minute, how the world works on this level of existence: we might be interacting with our environment including all beings in this world.

Imagine that the bodies we occupy are barriers to a much more direct and interactive experience with each other. (I’m not sure that without bodies we’d be individual entities, so maybe this is a moot point.)

However, I’m excited about the idea that we may be so inter-connected on a subatomic level, that we truly are one.

I’m totally aware that this has been postulated for centuries by philosophers, but I love it that science may be on the verge of providing proof.

I welcome the responsibility this brings to our lives for each other and the world in which we live. I’m thrilled with the possibilities of our evolution, of what we might become, knowing that the visible world is actually limiting our potential to exert our collective influence on achieving much greater things.

This kind of progress applies to all of mankind, in peace of course, recognizing our oneness, and acting upon that premise.

This may seem like a leap, and maybe it is — but it’s what I’ve been thinking about since the announcement of the discovery of the Higgs Boson.

Richard Unger Invermere

Albertans are good drivers Dear Editor: I am writing in response to Toni Bokesch’s letter in the March 8th edition of The Pioneer regarding Alberta drivers apparently having something wrong with their driving abilities. This letter truly gets my goat (no pun intended, Radium).

In order to get a licence in Alberta, one basically must do what everyone else in Canada does. I am not aware of any IQ test that needs to be taken, but I do know that our foot size does not factor into how smart

we are. In fact, I would surmise that our feet in Alberta are much like all other people’s feet in all provinces.

We are Canadian, which means we have a diverse culture in all provinces, and we should work together. I have a home in this beautiful valley, I pay taxes to have a home here, and I support the community.

I will keep coming to beautiful B.C., I will drive safe, and I will see you on the highway!

Ralph Barrie Windermere and Alberta

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Elk Valley mining to benefit Akisqnuk First Nation provide current and future generations a benefit from the resources extracted within our territory.”

The Ktunaxa Nation agreement is also good news Mining projects in the Elk Valley generate approxi- for the Association for Mineral Exploration British Comately 90 per cent of the coal mined in British Colum- lumbia, the lead association for the mineral exploration bia each year and now the Columbia Valley’s Akisqnuk and development industry in the province.

First Nation stands to see greater benefit from that “The signing of an economic and community deeconomic activity. velopment agreement between the B.C. government and A new Economic and Community Development four Ktunaxa Nation communities creates more certainAgreement, signed between the Province of British ty for everyone and further strengthens B.C.’s reputation Columbia and the Ktunaxa Nation Council in late as a province that values mutually beneficial relationships January, is the the fourth of its kind in B.C. It will en- between industry, government and local First Nations,” sure the four Ktunaxa Nation communities — the said Gavin Dirom, the president and chief executive oflocal Akisqnuk First Nation as well as St. Mary’s, Tobac- ficer of the association. co Plains and Lower Kootenay — share the direct minThe agreement replaces the Ktunaxa Nation eral tax revenue from new coal mine projects.

Council’s existing Forest Revenue Sharing Agreement, “We currently are working on what we’re calling an which was based strictly on forestry harvest activities internal revenue-sharing agreement,” Akisqnuk chief in the traditional territory. While the coal mining secLorne Shovar told The tion of the agreement Pioneer. “It hasn’t been focusing on the Elk Val“This agreement will provide significant benefits finalized at this point in ley coal fields is a new to the Ktunaxa Nation while creating certainty for time, but there is one that revenue-sharing stream, is in the works. the forest section of the industry in a key resource area of the province.”

“Until that is fully deagreement is providing veloped and approved, it’s $917,537 in revenueRich Coleman, really hard to say how each sharing for 2013-2014.

Minister of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas of the communities will The new agreement benefit exactly,” he added. also links to the Strategic Mining is a major economic driver in B.C., and eco- Engagement Agreement signed between B.C. and Ktunomic and community development agreements are de- naxa Nation in 2010, which involves the Ktunaxa Nation signed to create certainty on the land base for the industry in the decision-making process about new mine projects. as well as develop partnerships with local First Nations in “This agreement will provide significant social and order to address the socio-economic gap between aborigi- economic benefits to the Ktunaxa Nation while creatnals and non-aboriginals. ing certainty for industry in a key resource area of the Under the agreement, which covers the entire 66,000 province,” said Energy, Mines and Natural Gas minister square kilometre area of the Ktunaxa traditional territo- Rich Coleman in a press release. “It is a very positive step ry, the Ktunaxa Nation will invest the economic spinoff for the Ktunaxa Nation, the mining sector and for the to support community initiatives and social programs region as a whole.” that enhance the well-being of its communities and citiThe three other First Nations that have signed ecozens in the areas of education, health, housing, cultural nomic and community development agreements with revitalization, economic development, land stewardship the province are the McLeod Lake Indian Band and and governance.

Nak’azdli First Nation with regards to the Mt. Milligan “The Ktunaxa Nation is pleased that we have reached Mine north of Fort St. James, and the Stk’emlupsemc this agreement with the province of B.C.” said Ktunaxa of the Secwepemc Nation to share mineral tax royalties Nation Chair Kathryn Teneese in a statement. “(It will) from the New Afton Mine near Kamloops.

By Nicole Trigg Pioneer Staff

March 22, 2013

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With Easter on the horizon, a walking path featuring the 14 Stations of the Cross found behind St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Radium Hot Springs is featured prominently in the March edition of the Knights of Columbus’ Catholic magazine, Columbia.

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Movie Review: Zero Dark Thirty Reviewed by Dan Walton Not a whole lot makes Zero Dark Thirty different from a snuff film. It depicts the death of Osama Bin Laden and his roommates, but leads the viewer through an agonizing trail of torture and bureaucracy, allowing us to appreciate the stressful and tedious work of a CIA agent.

I always imagined Bin Laden to have been a nasty person, and he probably was, but Zero Dark Thirty didn’t shed any light on the man’s personality. The actor did very little other then pretend to be a corpse. I was under the impression that Osama would have been the antagonist in Zero Dark Thirty, but instead it was bureaucrats who were wary about trusting a woman.

The movie begins with the sounds of screams and misery to aid the caption, “September 11, 2001”. From

there, viewers will reminisce through the era of terror as Zero Dark Thirty chronologically revisits the major Al Qaeda attacks over the decade to follow 9/11.

In May of 2011 when news first broke of the USA’s dead arch enemy, details were murky – Obama wouldn’t announce much more than the fact that six Seals went into Pakistan and six Seals came back with a body bag.

While the film can be slow throughout the first three-quarters, it’s effective in demonstrating the risks taken by US Intelligence in pursuing suspicions of Bin Laden’s whereabouts. Viewers are presented an overview of the bribes and threats, critical thinking, and the stroke of luck which led to tracking the terrorist mastermind.

From the beginning, torture plays a prevalent theme throughout Zero Dark Thirty. As the U.S. authorities try to prevent mass murders by treating

captured terrorists barbarically, you’ll find yourself forming a love-hate relationship with the American punishers, but the torture does get turned down a notch. As the film rolls through 2008, you witness Navy Seals react during an Obama interview in which he denounces torture.

Stating whether or not torture should be used is controversial, but Zero Dark Thirty does well leaving the viewer to decide. While the suspense in the film is palpable, the majority of the action can be found by fast-forwarding to the last quarter of Zero Dark Thirty.

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Out & About Please call 250-341-6299 or e-mail us at info@cv-pioneer.com to enter your event in our FREE listings.

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Toby Theatre • 7:30 p.m.: March 28th-30th and April 4th-6th showing Escape from Planet Earth.

Friday, March 22nd • 10:30 a.m.: Preschool story time at the Invermere Public Library.

• 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.: Zumba Fitness Spring Break Party at Bud’s Bar & Lounge. Tickets are $20 in advance at Gerry’s Gelati, Picture This, and Family Resource Centre, or $25 at the door. $5 from each ticket will go to the Family Resource Centre. There will be dancing, door prizes, and Zumba wear.

• 9:30 p.m.: Willhorse plays at the Station Pub.

Saturday, March 23rd • 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Interviewing Tip and Techniques Workshop at the College of the Rockies Invermere Campus. The cost is $25 and sign-up by emailing invermere@cotr.bc.ca.

• 10:00 p.m.: Joshua Burning plays at the Station Pub.

Monday, March 25th • 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.: The Abundant Not-For-Profit Book Launch Presentation at Centre 64 in Kimberley, B.C. The Abundant Not-for-Profit infuses theory with tips, case studies and practical tools to show how organizations can attract, meaningfully engage and integrate all the available talent. For information, call 250-352-6786.

• 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.: Women in Business meeting

about Women and Money at the Lions’ Hall. Contact Susan Clovechuk to register at 250-342-2844.

• Easter Egg Hunt at the Canal Flats Civic Centre.

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Wednesday, March 27th • 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.: Seniors’ Day at the Invermere Library. 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Join for tea and goodies. Community bus transportation provided from Lakeview Manor and Columbia Garden Village.

• 7 p.m.: Invermere Slo-Pitch Co-Ed team captains AGM at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena mezzanine. Contact Darla at 250-342-2808.

• 10:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.: Family Resource Centre’s grand opening of the Columbia Valley Women’s Resource Centre. The Centre is located in the lower level of Frater’s Landing at 926 7th Avenue.

Thursday, March 28th • 7:00 p.m.: Brisco and District Recreation Commission AGM will be held at the Brisco Community Hall.

Friday, March 29th • 12 p.m.: Soup lunch hosted by Edgewater Seniors at the Edgewater Legion. Soup, bun and dessert for $6.

For more info call Joyce at 250-347-9388.

• 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.: Public Way of The Cross journey at the out door Life Size Shrine on the hillside behind St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on Main St., Radium Hot Springs. All welcome.

Saturday, March 30th • 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Black and White with a Splash at the Artym Gallery. Show continues until April 7th.

• The 26th Annual Easyrider Snowboard Cup starts at Panorama Mountain Village and carries onto Sunday, March 31st. Visit www.theeasyrider.com or call 780413-4554 for more information or to register.

• 8:00 p.m.: Andrea Superstein performs at Pynelogs Cultural Centre, tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door and available at the Book Bar or by calling CV Arts at 250-342-4423. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

• 1:30 p.m.: Radium Seniors’ Carpet Bowling, Radium Senior’s Hall.

• 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.: Public indoor rock climbing at J.A. Laird School, $5 drop-in. Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

• 6:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge at the Invermere Seniors’ Hall, $2/person, every Monday. Visitors welcome.

• 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.: East Kootenay Brain Injury Support Group meets at the Family Resource Centre, every Monday. For information call 250-344-5674.

• 9:30 p.m.: Open mic night every Thursday at the Hoodoo Grill. For more information, please call 250345-2166 or visit their website at www.hoodooville. ca/Hoodoo_Grill .

• 6:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.: The 3066 Invermere Army Cadets runs every Monday night at our local Legion # 71. Contact Second Lt. Megan McConnell at 250409-4455 for information.

• Invermere Badminton Club: Wednesdays at JA Laird gym from 7-9 p.m. Sundays at DTSS from 7:30 - 10 p.m. Anyone interested can contact Colin Sherk at csherk@telus.net. Everyone is welcome.

Children should be accompanied by parents.

• 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.: OPT clinic every Tuesday at the Invermere Health Unit, 850-10th Avenue. Confidential service: low-cost birth control, and STI testing.

• 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.: CBAL Baby Goose program for parents and babies up to 18 months at Eileen Madson Primary. Email kandruschuk@cbal.org for more information.

Invermere Library hours • Tuesday to Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

• Wednesday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Canal Flats Community Library Hours • Tuesday: 7- 8:30 p.m. For info: 250-349-5360.

Sunday, March 31st

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• 10:00 a.m.: Easter Egg Hunt at the Windermere Community Hall. Contact Cheri for more information at 341-3383 or email info@windermerecommunity.ca.

• Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

• Fridays and Saturdays: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

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12 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer DISTRICT OF INVERMERE

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Cancellation of District of Invermere Council Meeting The regularly scheduled Meeting of Council for Tuesday, March 26, 2013 has been cancelled. For further information please contact Nancy Smith, Corporate Officer at 250-342-9281 ext 228.

Firearms Courses & Challenges Restricted, Non-Restricted and Youth Licence.

Courses and Challenges offered Call: 403-679-8122 (Mark, Invermere) Serving the Columbia Valley in Firearms Safety

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Performing Live at Pynelogs Saturday March 30th Concert at 8 pm - Doors open at 7:30 Tickets $15 in advance or $20 at the door Tickets available at:

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Purcells picked for climbing camp ing, without having to go into the crowded Bugaboos,” he added.

Granite offers good crack systems that are sought after by climbers, as well as solid rock that allows for safe placements of climbing gear that protects climbers when they fall.

“We go in with such volume that routes that haven’t been climbed in forever will see a hundred ascents in a summer,” said Mr. Harper. “We’ve been in the region before, and have had dozens and dozens of people going up peaks that have been untouched since their first ascents.”

Last year’s General Mountaineering Camp, for example, was in the Mt. Sir Sanford area in the SUMMIT FEVER — A climbing group approaches the northern Selkirks, an area that rarely sees any traffic, summit of Northstar Peak near Catamount Glacier in this he said. image from a 1994 trip.

Photo by Roger Laurilla This year’s Scotch Peak camp, located on the south side of a massif adjacent to the CataBy Greg Amos mount Glacier, is in a totally new location for the AlPioneer Staff pine Club. The scenic camp area is in a basin within a bench on the mountainside, near an RK Heliski The Scotch Peaks of the Purcell Mountains will be provisioning hut.

“It’s a camp established up high; members of the hosting a rare kind of wildlife this summer.

The Alpine Club of Canada is choosing the club fly in by helicopter, thirty at a time, for a week at mountains northwest of Radium Hot Springs to host its a time,” explained Mr. Harper. “They’re fed well, guid2013 General Mountaineering Camp, a six-week series ed, and get to go climbing and walking around in the of wilderness exposures for guests ranging from hardened mountains.”

“We get a bunch of people from across the country mountain men and women to grinning greenhorns.

In a tradition that dates back to 1906, the biggest to go into a region with Association of Canadian Mounnon-profit climbing association in Canada has chosen a tain Guides certified guides, and they’re catered to by chunk of valley granite for its fine aesthetics and rarely- professional cooks,” he added.

To look into taking part in an Alpine Club of Canaclimbed routes and walls.

“One of the benefits of the camps is that they’re in da mountaineering camp this summer, send an email to places people usually don’t go to; this one’s unique in adventures@alpineclubofcanada.ca . A week at the camp that it’s not that remote, but it is an area that’s under- costs $1,795, including all meals, flights and an experiexplored,” explained Alpine Club of Canada programs ence that some would consider priceless.

“There’s a long history of comraderie and good cheer director Toby Harper.

“It offers the unique benefit of granite rock climb- at these camps,” said Mr. Harper.

2013 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR For more than thirty years the ROTARY CLUB OF INVERMERE has sought the assistance of the residents in the region (Canal Flats to Spillimacheen) to recognize an individual for having made a significant contribution to our community, quite possibly in a quiet way, with little or no fanfare.

Anyone can be nominated so long as their contribution is not work related or political.

They cannot be a Rotarian nor can they have received the honour previously.

Please send us a signed letter nominating a person of your choice and the reasons you feel they should receive such an honour.

Please mail to The Rotary Club of Invermere, Box 877, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0 Please mark on the envelope COY All nominations are confidential. The deadline for nominations is Tuesday April 2, 2013.

For more information, please ask or call any Rotary member.

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NOTICE OF SITTING Water, Sewer and Local Conservation Fund Parcel Tax Roll The first sitting of the Parcel Tax Review Panel will be held at the Municipal Office at 914 - 8th Avenue, Invermere, B.C. on Tuesday April 2nd, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. The Parcel Tax Review Panel may review and correct the Parcel Tax Roll and hear complaints on one or more of the following grounds:

a) there is an error or omission respecting a name or address on the parcel tax roll; b) there is an error or omission respecting the inclusion of a parcel; c) there is an error or omission respecting the taxable area or the taxable frontage of a parcel; d) an exemption has been improperly allowed or disallowed.

The Parcel Tax Roll will be open for inspection at the Municipal Office during regular office hours from Friday, March 15, 2013 to Friday, March 29, 2013.

A complaint shall not be heard by the review panel unless notice of the appeal has been made in writing to the Director of Finance of the District of Invermere, Box 339, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0 at least 48 hours prior to the time appointed for the first sitting of the review panel.

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Cancer comrades Ben Gagne, who retired from work at Lucky Strike Gas after 11 years of service on Thursday, March 14th, poses with Rosemary Clarke of the Columbia Valley Branch of the Canadian Cancer Society with a $450 dona-

tion cheque, which Mr. Gagne raised from the sale of feathered hats he designed. Mr. Gagne’s hats were created by the donation of feathers by various customers over his years of service.

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2013 Registration Deadline is March 30 House League and Rep Soccer Volunteer a few hours a week and becomea coach or referee!! (training provided) Practices are Tuesdays Games are Thursdays Register at columbiavalleysoccer.com Please see website for important registration information.

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n Floor o s u c Fo With David Wilson s Hardwood Floor Maintenance People have many different ideas on how to clean their hardwood floors. I have heard some believe that vinegar and water is good. Guess again, that is one of the worst things you can do to your floor.

The water will not dissolve fast enough, allowing the vinegar’s acid to destroy the finish. Please, don’t even get me started on the floor steamer that you see advertised on TV. Hot water and wood, do we need to say any thing more?

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Vacuum as often as possible. Never, ever wet-mop a floor. Use only cleaners that are recommended by major wood finish or wood floor manufacturers.

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Meltdown On the left is a shot of Lake Windermere taken on Tuesday, March 12th; the top right photo was snapped at the same spot on Tuesday, March 19th, after a snowfall and colder temperatures. At bottom right, Windermere fire chief Jim Miller stands near the Windermere Beach access during a March 19th fire practice. Concrete barriers were placed there three weeks ago, while barricades were installed at Kinsmen Beach over the past week.

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The culinary windowsill The Green File

or the marriage of flavours between the tomato and basil, I recommend that you try some of the more flavourful varieties like lemon and cinnamon.

By Mark Cullen Oregano Pioneer Columnist This is one of the most popular Mediterranean native herbs. Famously popular in Italian dishes, esGardeners are countpecially fish. Sow seeds any time now for a full crop ing the days to the season this summer. Do not cover the seed after sowing for opener, that day when proper germination. Thin the plants aggressively after we can get outdoors and they sprout. The entire plant is edible and the flowers plant. In the meantime, are quite attractive and tasty on salads and vegetables. we have the pre-season, Oregano is a fast growing, ground-hugging plant that a time when we can start many plants from seed indoors in anticipation of the is known to take over an area if not kept under control.

Chives big day. Getting started on your summer herb garden Perhaps the easiest plant to grow from seed on now is a good idea for a variety of reasons. We are starved for the smells of fresh herbs, you can ‘harvest’ the planet. Virtually all plant parts are edible includa lot of herbs from your windowsill between now and ing the flower. Sow in trays using a transparent top to planting time, and the activity of sowing and trans- hold moisture and heat pre-germination. Once they have germinated, thin the strongest plants out and pot planting is a welcome break from winter activities. up using several rooted sprouts in each pot. As the Why now?

The seed racks are in at your local retailer and they leaves grow, feel free to cut them back for use in the are jammed full of all of the herbs that you can imagine. kitchen as they will reproduce quickly.

Mint Many start well from seed while others are best grown This is one of the easiest plants to grow in the garon from small transplants. The small starter plants are den as it travels quickly by root, hence why planting also available at garden retailers now too. Here is my list of favourites for use indoors this time of year. I assume it in containers is a good idea. There, at least, you can that you do not have a greenhouse, but that you do have keep an eye on it. Grow some from seed for a quick, satisfying experience. a sunny window ledge Grows well from seed somewhere that suits and from a cutting. itself to indoor growLook for peppermint, ing. spearmint, rose flaBasil voured mint, chocoOne of the very late, and the list goes few culinary herbs on. Check your favouthat is an annual and rite seed catalogue for did not originate in a wide selection. the Mediterranean reMark Cullen apgion. Basil is a native pears on Canada to India. The seeds are AM every Wedneseasy to start indoors day morning at 8:40. but they do take up to He is spokesperson 2 weeks to germinate. for Home Hardware While nothing comLawn and Garden. pares to the flavour Sign up for his free HERB HERD — When planning for a summer herb garden, a of straight, old fashioned basil when it collection of plants grown from seed will get a head start when placed monthly newsletter at Photo submitted www.markcullen.com . comes to pesto sauce on a sunny windowsill.

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The winner may choose the patio set or a cash prize of $300.

Contest deadline is April 5th, 2013.

The Hospice Society’s Board and Executive Director have been working very hard to make Hospice a reality for the Columbia Valley and are excited to have the community helping to develop our logo.

The Board and Executive Director will be judging the entries to choose the winning logo. Changes may be made to the chosen logo.

The winner will be publicly announced at the Hospice Society’s first AGM scheduled for May 10th, 2013. Everyone welcome! The image will be black and no larger than 6”x 6” and will include a butterfly/s (since that is the symbol for the hospice) and a form of a circle, representing the cycle of life. Images may also reflect the Columbia Valley. Submissions will be sent electronically or on paper via mail, postmarked on or before April 5th, 2013.

Please send logo entries with your contact information (name, address, phone and email) to: mkliavkoff@shaw.ca or mail to:

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16 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer . . . ‘Ticks’ continued from page 3 After gorging on blood and swelling to several times its normal size, the tick has 600 days to spot a larger animal, including humans, to feast on.

Aiding them in their blood feud is a highly-sensitive ability to detect carbon monoxide exhaled from large animals. Due to their size, ticks must find their prey in a guerilla style, ambushing unsuspecting mammals by climbing on to them from tree branches and grass when they pass by.

Once aboard, the tick will secrete a cement-like substance that attaches them to their host. Ticks tend to find areas of skin with limited sensitivity so that they can feed unhindered.

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“They are quite tiny to begin with, but they will get to be the size of your thumb when they have a blood meal in them,” said Larry Halverson, a local wildlife expert and retired naturalist with Parks Canada. “They lose all of their wrinkles and pop up like a balloon.”

While cases of tick paralysis are extremely rare, the small insect can deliver large blows. Symptoms begin after a female tick has fed for five days, and if left untreated, tick paralysis may cause respiratory failure and possibly death.

Due to a toxin in the tick’s saliva, a victim can begin to feel numbness in their feet and have problems walking and speaking. An individual believed to be suffering from tick paralysis should immediately be searched

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from head to toe for signs of the insect, which should be removed immediately.

To prevent the micro marauders from spoiling spring, hikers are encouraged to be increasingly vigilant during the month of March, when ticks are becoming most prevalent.

“As far as prevention, you are probably best to tuck your pant legs into your socks if you are really concerned about them, and once you get back from a hike, it is best to do a thorough tick check by buddying up with somebody and looking yourself over and making sure your clothes are free,” Mr. Halverson explained.

“When we would go out in the spring, we kind of made it a bit of a competition to see who could count the most ticks on them when they got back; I think I had as many as 13 at one time just crawling around.”

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A valley man uses his unique ability to morph functionality and artistic design to craft landscapes meshing natural beauty and the precision of professional engineering.

Peter Pankovitch, owner of the Columbia Valley’s Planscape, and his team bring 25 years of rocksolid experience in building everything from natural stone pathways to professionally-designed retaining walls.

“I usually take on projects that a lot of other companies won’t touch because they require too much engineering,” he said. “I have sort of created a niche of lakefront retaining walls and taking jobs right through to the permitting process with all the governing agencies.”

With his fleet of heavy equipment and skilled staff, Peter will take on virtually all tasks outside a home, including the construction of decks, walkways, patios, Allen Block walls and luxury landscaping.

In addition to his land-based work, Peter and his team are also experienced in the construction of marinas using only the highest quality eco-friendly technology.

Peter’s green thumb extends beyond his field work to the Planscape nursery, where the company grows and retails a variety of different trees.

“We really have built up a good reputation for getting things done on time and on budget,” he said.

“The most rewarding aspect has also been hiring locals and being able to provide work year round.”

LUXURY LANDSCAPE — The Columbia Valley’s Planscape brings their colourful vision of landscape design to projects stretching from Spillimacheen to Skookumchuk. Above: Rock from Planscape’s quarry will face your fireplace, or build a retaining wall.

March 22, 2013

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PIONEER ON THE ROAD

Gulf of Mexico meanderings Entries for The Pioneer’s annual travel contest are coming in fast and furious. Similar to last year, two Calgary Flames tickets and one night of accommodation, courtesy of Invermere’s Travel World, are up for grabs. Pioneer readers whose travels brought them to the Gulf of Mexico region made it into this week’s issue. Clockwise from top left: The Pioneer made an appearance at John and Monita Blakley’s wedding in Varadero, Cuba, pictured here on January 17th; Catrina Trozzo and her sister (name unknown) in Cuba, December 2012; Eddie Ede on vacation in Guardalavaca, Cuba (a popular tourist destination on the eastern part of the island) on November 18, 2012; Mike and Rachel Caswell and The Pioneer pose for photographer Marlene Chabot while shooting their destination wedding December 2012 in the Mayan Riviera, Mexico.

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of Watermain Flushing The municipality will be flushing its community water system in April and May. This program, carried out twice yearly, is necessary to maintain the quality of our water supply. There may be some short interruptions in the water service and temporary discoloration of water as a result of the sediment and organic materials that are being flushed from the water mains.

During this period, disinfection by chlorination will be continued. To assist the Public Works Department during the flushing operation, users are advised that if they are experiencing persistent discoloration or odour problems with the water, to immediately notify the Municipal Office and explain the nature of the problem.

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March 22, 2013

Veteran figure skater looks back

By Dan Walton, Pioneer Staff While he spends his week working as a financial planner at CMK Wealth, Invermere’s Jason Elford spends a little time each week sharing with youngsters his lifelong passion: figure skating.

Similar to many Canadian children, Mr. Elford laced up his first pair of skates up to play Canada’s favourite sport — one he didn’t initially excel at.

“I was a crappy hockey player; I couldn’t skate very well,” he told The Pioneer. “My parents said I had to take figure skating or I had to quit hockey, so I decided to take it up so I could stay in hockey. I did them both for a long time, but I had better opportunities in figure skating and there were more girls, so it was a clear choice.”

After spending his youth honing the skill, Mr. Elford spent years competing at the national level. He then toured the globe for two years after he became a part of the Disney on Ice team, with which Mr. Elford performed throughout North America, Asia, Europe and Australia.

“It was awesome; it’s as close to being a rockstar as you can get in figure skating,” he said.

But now that Mr. Elford has settled down with regular office hours in Invermere, he enjoys sitting back and enjoying the up-and-comers of today.

“Canada’s been pretty strong, especially in men’s and a few of the other events recently,” he said. “It’s great to see.”

Among the heap of talent in the country, Ottawa’s Patrick Chan was noted as a young Canadian athlete inspiring activity the sport.

“Recent Canadian success seems to have spurred a lot of younger kids into thinking its a good sport to be involved in,” he said. “We’ve got some good coaches here in Canada and kids just seem to be enjoying it. I think there are better role model-type skaters now, so they made the sport seem more achievable and a cool place to be, especially for guys.”

In most figure skating communities around the world,

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the sport is dominated by females, which is one reason Mr. Elford appreciates the men who swim against the current and electrify audiences on a pair of figure skates.

“A lot of good male skaters with strong personalities who act as good role models are taking up the sport,” he said.

Figure skating gives you the ability to set goals, then track and achieve them, he said, along with teaching strong individual work ethic. And just like hockey, figure skating challenges participants with a lot of early mornings.

“It’s certainly not a cheap nor an easy sport to be involved in,” he warned. “So you need to have some dedication. But whether you make it far or not, its a great sport.”

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PRO PERFORMER — Windermere’s Jason Elford performs here with Roger Rabbit during a performance of Double Feature by Disney on Ice during the 1995-1996 season.

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Renovating?

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PIONEER CLASSIFIEDS

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S IN MEMORIAM S

ANNOUNCEMENT

CHEERS & JEERS

CHEERS & JEERS

CHEERS & JEERS

CHEERS & JEERS

MAXINE LAZZAROTTO

Alcoholics Anonymous. If alcohol is causing problems or conflict in your life, AA can help. All meetings are at 8 p.m. For more information, please call 250-342-2424.

Columbia United AA, Invermere: Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday (closed), and Wednesday at the BC Service Building, South End – 624 4th St., Invermere. Radium Friendship Group: Friday at the Catholic Church, East Side of Main St. With the exception of Tuesday, all meetings are open.

Cheers to Joe for speaking to my insecurities.

Jeers to the sister-in-law. No need to swear and yell at me. Your brother-in-law is playing games with his paternity issues.

Jeers to those who walk their dogs off leash on public property. It’s against the law. Smarten up.

Cheers, to GOGO sister’s tea party!

Loved it!

Still missed but always loved.

Len. In loving memory of our parents

LAWRENCE SHOLINDER March 28, 2011

VIOLET SHOLINDER

Al-Anon. Are you concerned about or affected by someone else’s drinking? If so, please join us. Al-Anon meets EVERY Monday in Invermere at 7:15 p.m. at the Canadian Martyrs Catholic Church, 712 – 12th Ave (behind the Invermere hospital). For information, please call 250-3428255.

July 30, 2004 Remembering you is easy; we do it every day.

It’s just the pain of losing you, that never goes away.

Locked in our hearts you will always be, loved and remembered for all eternity.

Love forever, Carol, Arlee, Ralph, Linda, Larry and our families and DuBois family.

GARAGE SALES Garage Sale! Everything must go! Tools, antiques, furniture, jewellery, and much more. Address: 8898 Grainger Road, Canal Flats.

Saturday, March 30th, and Sunday, 31st, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

ANNOUNCEMENT Narcotics Anonymous meeting now available. Thursdays at 8 p.m. Call 250-342-1071 for more info.

ONSITE AUCTION CONDUCTED BY REAL STORAGE. Take notice that miscellaneous goods and chattels belonging to the following person and stored at Real Storage LP (Windermere) will be sold due to unpaid charges: Lisa Capilo. The sale will be on Saturday April 6th, 2013 at Real Storage LP (Windermere) 1508 Highway 93/95, Windermere, British Columbia, V0B 2L1. The goods may be viewed at 12 p.m.

All bids are sealed and are for the entire contents of the storage unit.

Payment can be made with cash, debit card or credit card.

S IN MEMORIAM S In loving memory…

Kenneth “Kenny” Hoffert March 27th, 2003

You were taken from us to early.

You will forever be in our hearts, loved and missed.

You were a true hero.

Love, your family, France, Morgan & Evan.

Cheers to Chris at RONA. We’re glad to have you back. You look fantastic!

Cheers to the real heroes of the Panorama fire, Panorama, Invermere, and Windermere Fire Departments, and everyone else who was there to lend a helping hand. They should be the ones recognized for the amazing work they did ensuring the flames were under control and everyone was safe! Well done ladies and gentlemen.

Big cheers to Panorama Fire Department and Panorama Safety Services who responded so quickly when I rolled my car off the road.

You all helped so incredibly much and did a fantastic job! Once again you proved that we can always count on you to be there when you are needed the most. Thanks again!

A big cheers to Sheenah King, from the Sonshine infants and toddlers.

Your time and energy was greatly appreciated, and we love our new jewellery. Another cheers to Cajsa from BlackStar for letting us use your store to demonstrate art. Your generosity did not go unnoticed.

Jeers to the people who dump their fast food garbage in AG’s parking lot. And cheers to the nice man who came along and cleaned it up.

Lynn.

Jeers to the strange girl who wants to come to my counseling. No more games. Counseling is for the individuals involved to feel safe to communicate.

Jeers to the jerks who smash glass at the skate park and vandalize the washrooms to the point of condemnation. You should be banished from Invermere. Please leave town.

COMMERCIAL SPACE

Cheers to the super helpful people who work at our post office! Thank you for going the extra mile.

Jeers to a Cranbrook resident for your limited view of the valley’s deer. Keep your comments in your own city.

For lease: 1,200 sq. ft. finished office space. Available immediately.

Call Scott at 250-342-5758.

Cheers to the knitters who came out to knit and purl at the library last week. A big thanks to the expert knitters who were on hand to teach the rookies and a big congrats to the newbies for trying out a new skill.

A special cheers to my husband Dan Tutte. Without you, we could not have finished the Edgewater hall’s renovations for our upcoming events. It is beautiful! Thank you for all your hard work and putting up with me. Love you dearly. Tammy.

For lease: newly renovated, beautiful office spaces. Street level. From 250 sq. ft. to 1,200 sq. ft., air-conditioned. Available immediately. Panache Building across from the A&W. Call 250-3425805.

A heartfelt cheers to all who attended the Edgewater’s St. Paddy’s dinner and dance. A special thank you to Valley Forged! Your continued support will get us to a new Ball field and Rink in no time at all! Sincerely, ERS planning group.

Unique commercial space for lease.

Located on Main Street, downtown Invermere. Great for cafe or retail space. Contact Rob at Davidson Power Service Ltd. 250-409-7514.

Jeers to personal drama that people post in the passive-aggressive Cheers and Jeers section. Deal with your problems like adults.

Cheers to the girls at All Dolled Up. I’m going to miss you!

Cheers to truth. Only the truth will set you free. Jeers to the lies and deception that have caused so many sleepless nights.

Cheers to the young man who was all too happy to teach us a little bit about the peacocks around Canal Flats today. Facing what could have been an inconvenience of a vanload of people coming toward their property after sighting a flock of amazing peacocks, you were welcoming and friendly. You are a tremendous ambassador of the valley.

Jeers to the snowboarders toking up on the lift. Neither the adults nor the children behind you needed the exposure to your smoke.

A roadside cheers to the wonderful man from Calgary with a black pickup who stopped and helped to change a flat tire in a snowstorm for me and my blind father. I am sorry I didn’t get your name. Thank you for having a kind soul. Your kindness will be remembered.

Cheers to Kyla Brown on the Grand Opening of your beautiful new studio. You have created an amazing space for your photography. Congratulations!

Cheers to John-John at Walker’s Repair. I took my vehicle in, it had a big tear. You fixed it up in a day or two. My gosh, my golly, it looks brand new.

Cheers to everyone who brings donations to the thrift store. We really appreciate all of you!

STORAGE

NEWHOUSE MULTI STORAGE

Various sizes available.

Now with climate-controlled units.

Call 250-342-3637.

STORAGE SPACE – assorted sizes, easy access, immediate availability, long-term or short-term. Deck Properties Warehouse, Industrial Park: 250-342-3166.

For lease: 2,000 sq. ft. office and warehouse space located at #5 108 Industrial Road #2.

Available July 1st. $1,350/month + utilities and HST. Ideal for relocating veterinarian. Phone Leo, 250-342-1177.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION Private room with cable, phone, laundry access, internet, and all utilities included, $400/month + $200 D.D., N/P. 1-866-222-0325.

Invermere: furnished room for rent in Westside Park. Available immediately. Call 250-688-7787.

Are you retired? Looking to downsize but not ready for a senior’s facility? Here’s a great opportunity in a large spacious home. Call 250-341-7711 for information.

Room with ensuite bathroom available for rent in clean and quiet house. Mountain views, storage, internet, W/D. Located in Westside Park. Email me for photos or call for a viewing. 250-341-5192 or windermerefire@gmail.com.

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SUITE FOR RENT

Downtown Invermere: across from hospital. 2 big rooms available any time. Shared kitchen, big bathroom. N/P, N/S. $525/month, includes hydro and internet. Call Siarez at 250-409-4445.

Brand new large, bright, 2-bdrm basement suite in downtown Invermere. Private entrance and enclosed patio, all new appliances, N/S, $750/month + utilities.

Available immediately. Call 403874-0483.

Looking for roommate in cozy house in Radium. $400/month + 1/2 utilities. 250-341-1011.

ACCOMMODATION WANTED WANTED: 3-bdrm home with double garage. If you have a wellcared for home that is priced at or below latest BC assessment value up to $600K between Radium and Windermere e-mail lazulite@ hotmail.ca or phone 250-3472490.

SUITE FOR RENT CARRIAGE COURT APARTMENTS! Conveniently located behind Sobeys within walking distance to downtown. 2-bdrm townhouse units, outside entrance. Sliding glass doors open onto balcony, overlooking private courtyard.

Fireplace and W/D included in each unit. Long-term preferred, N/P. Utilities not included. $750/month.

Available immediately. 250-2700729.

Invermere: brand new 2-bdrm, 1-bath, fully-furnished basement suite with private entrance. 6 appliances, N/P, N/S. $1,100/ month, utilities included. $550 D.D. References required. Available immediately. 250-342-7323.

Windermere: Upper Hilltop Road.

1-bdrm walkout basement suite. $675/month, utilities included.

250-342-3790.

Canal Flats: 2-bdrm apartment on second floor. N/S, N/P. $525/month + utilities and D.D. 250-342-3345.

Suites available in Radium Motel.

Low, low, low rates. Daily, weekly, and monthly rates. Kitchenette units available. Call 250-347-9915.

Invermere: affordable 1-bdrm and 2-bdrm apartments. $600 - $800/ month. Includes all utilities. 250341-1182.

Windermere: 2-bdrm in 4-plex.

All appliances. Large yard, close to beach, pets considered. $825/ month. call 250-409-7435 or Shellimilley@gmail.com .

Large 1-bdrm cottage apartment with parking. Private. All appliances. $700/month including utilities. 250-341-6018.

INVERMERE CENTRE. 1-bdrm apartment, available immediately.

Central location, parking at your door, laundry on site. 1-year lease.

N/P, N/S. Call Sharon, 250-6881365.

Invermere: 2-bdrm, 1-bath suite.

Available immediately. N/S, N/P, W/D, dishwasher. $750/month + utilities. Please call Juliana at Mountain Creek Properties. 250341-6003.

Canal Flats: clean, bright, quiet, 2-bdrm suite. Includes utilities, cable, laundry and internet. N/S, N/P. $625/month or 1-bdrm $550/ month. Available April 1st. 250342-1131.

Rural Invermere: bright, clean, 2-bdrm lower-level suite. 950 sq. ft. W/D, N/S, large property, dog friendly. $800/month + 1/3 hydro. Includes wi-fi and propane heat. 250-409-4029 or bgulevich@ gmail.com.

Radium: 4-bdrm, 2-bath basement suite. W/D, N/P, N/S, no partiers. $1,100/month, utilities included.

References required. 250-3426010.

2-bdrm, 2-bath near Kinsmen beach. Walk to downtown. Fully furnished, 6 appliances, $1,000/ month includes utilities. N/S, N/P. 250-342-8787.

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Pine Ridge: 3-bdrm, 3-bath, 2 office/bedrooms. All appliances, wood stove, large deck, fenced yard two-car garage. N/S. References please. $1,475/month. 250-3423790.

INVERMERE 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom, Westside park family home. Close to schools, $1,200 + utilities.

3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom, newer family home with single garage. $1,200 + utilities.

3 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom, downtown townhome. Walk to schools and town. $1,100 + utilities.

3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, Lake Windermere Pointe condo. 3rd floor facing the lake. $1,250 +utilities.

2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, Lake Windermere Pointe condo. 3rd floor facing the lake $1,150 +utilities.

2 bedroom + den, 1.5 bathroom furnished town house. $1,250 + utilities.

2 bedroom, 1 bathroom furnished downtown apartments from $750

RADIUM

2 bedroom plus den, 2 bathroom, Sable Ridge Condo. Furnished and equipped. $950 + util.

2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, Pinewood Condo.

Unfurnished, $895, includes hydro.

PANORAMA

Furnished condos in Horsethief and Toby Creek Lodges. Available from April 15th.

www.gdpm.ca or call Ben Green at 250-688-0362 for more info.

Windermere: 1-bdrm house. Cozy and clean, $700/month + utilities.

250-342-3790.

3-bdrm, semi-detached home with carport in Invermere close to all schools. Available immediately.

N/S, pets negotiable. $850/month + utilities. Call Joan at 250-3427517 to view.

For rent in Radium: 2-bdrm unfurnished house. Available April 1st. $600/month + security and utilities. Call 250-347-9325.

3-bdrm house. Great location and lake views! One level, W/D, F/S, dishwasher. Available immediately. $815/month + utilities. Jeff, 250688-1105.

Westridge: 5-bdrm, 3-bath, large deck, fenced yard, double garage, kitchen appliances. N/S, N/P. $1,500/month + utilities. 604935-7519.

Edgewater: very clean 3-bdrm mobile. New baths, 1 full and 1 ensuite. Newer carpet, laminate, appliances and fixtures. W/D, double carport, shed, 2 decks, quiet. $800/month + hydro. No smoking, pets negotiable. 403230-1903 to view.

Rustic, cozy 2-bdrm furnished cabin, no W/D. Large private yard with storage shed. Pets OK. Suitable for one or two adults. 10 minute walk to downtown. $825/ month includes cable and utilities.

Available soon. 250-342-9636.

House for rent: Invermere, 5-bdrm, 3-bath. Fridge, stove, dishwasher, W/D. Close to all schools and walking trails. N/S, pets negotiable. $1,400/month + utilities and D.D. Available April 1st. Phone 250-3477775 to view.

Large 4-bdrm, 2-bath house with large yard in downtown Invermere.

W/D, dishwasher, microwave, N/S, fireplace, internet, $1,150/month + utilities or $1,500 all included.

Available April 1st. 250-341-1650 or helmimagic@uniserve.com.

CONDO FOR RENT Invermere: 2-bdrm, 2-bath furnished condo. Close to downtown. N/S, N/P, references.

No partiers. $1,025/month, utilities included. 403-978-4559 or 403251-4556.

Canal Flats: 2-bdrm, 1.5bath condo with in-suite laundry. 1,000 sq. ft. of beautiful, comfortable, living space in quiet neighbourhood. $700/month + utilities. Available immediately.

Call 403-873-8158 or e-mail canalcondo@live.ca . Serious inquiries only.

For rent to own. 2-bdrm, 2-bath townhome with garage at Black Forest. Upgraded flooring, looking onto green space. $1,000/month including utilities. Owner, Ken Becker, realtor in B.C. Call 250-3421161.

Black Forest Village: 2-bdrm, 1.5 bath. Patio with BBQ, garage, 6 appliances, fantastic views, partial furnishings available. Available April 10th. $975 + utilities. 250 342-1475.

CONDO FOR RENT

FOR RENT INVERMERE

Wilder Subdivision: Furnished 2 bedroom suite including electricity at $1,100/per month Lake Windermere Pointe starting at $900/month unfurnished.

Pool, underground parking, elevator and much more.

RADIUM

The Aspen – Furnished 2 bedroom with two parking stalls, at $1,100/ per month including electricity Radium Resort – Furnished 2 bedroom condo at $1,100/per month plus utilities.

RENTED WILMER

“Available Soon” Cozy cottage with a loft. $800./per month plus utilities

Eric Redeker 250-342-5914

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2-bdrm, 2-bath, at The Peaks in Radium. Furnished, underground parking, N/S, N/P, 7 appliances.

Swimming pool and hot tub. $1,060/month, all included. 403827-8265.

BUSINESS FOR SALE

HOMES FOR SALE 3 bedroom plus den, 3 bathrooms.

Comes with basement, finished throughout. Double garage, access to amenities centre. $469,900.

250-347-2406.

3 bedroom bungalow on deadend street near schools. Newly renovated, lots of storage, fenced yard and garden. A must see for first time homeowners! $215,000.

Call 250-341-7190.

ANIMALS PUPPY SOCIALIZATION / DOG OBEDIENCE AND ADVANCED CLASSES. Interested in learning some helpful tips on obedience and the importance of socialization for your dog or puppy? Certified canine behaviorist, Gary Dace, has over 20 years’ experience and uses 100% positive reinforcement.

Classes start Monday, April 8th.

Registration and reservations required. Previous obedience classes required for advanced class registration. Please phone the Invermere Veterinary Hospital 250-342-7007 for information and registration.

WANTED Wanted: good fiberglass canoe.

250-342-1354.

MISC. FOR SALE MUST SELL due to the passing of owner. Wasa Building Supply. Located at Hwy 93/95 and Wasa Lake Park Drive, Wasa, BC. Property, 1.2575 square acres and building, 2,400 square foot. All inventory included. Serious inquires only, please. Phone in evening, Pam at 403-295-6154 or Karen at 403-274-9818.

HOMES FOR SALE

For sale: refurbished Arctic Spa. Great condition. Inquire at Valley Spas.

Hay - round Bales. $30 - $80/bale.

Elkhorn Ranch, 250-342-0617.

It’s spring cleaning time at Dusk Building Systems truss plant. Stop by for great deals on miscellaneous lumber, joist, beam and trusses!

250-341-6075.

Mountain Home For Sale www.newbuildinglinks.com

King Size, pillow-top, med/firm mattress and box spring, $300. King size head and footboard, burnished brass, like new, no scratches, $500.

Call 250-342-4403.

3 bedroom plus den, 3 bathrooms.

New upgraded interior, all new appliances, double garage. Walk to schools, hospital, downtown and beach. $439,900. 250-347-2406.

Please email classified ads to info@cv-pioneer.com

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SERVICES

2003 Ford Escape XLT 4WD. Tow package, 200,000 kms. 2011 new brakes, tires and exhaust. Well maintained. Good clearance. $5,500. 250-347-9558.

Shannon’s Blinds & Designs Spring into Action Buy one... Get One 1/2 off “Beyond my expectations!

Shannon did a beautiful job on my new blinds. She spent an enormous amount of time to create a superb design! Thank you.” - Carla Shannon’s Blinds & Designs 250-342-5749 Expires March 22nd Covering the Valley – One Window At A Time

2007 Ford F150 Xl. Lined box, new tires, brakes, and rotors. Automatic, 120,000 kms, good condition. $8,500. Don, 250-341-5130.

SERVICES

Home Building and Renos

Chuck Newhouse Builders 250-342-3637 chucknew@telus.net Heaven’s Best Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning.

Environmentally friendly products.

Dry in 1 hour! Call 250-688-0213 or visit www.heavensbest.ca .

Tegart Sawmilling High performance woodmizer bansawmill. Quality custom-cut lumber and timbers. Competitive pricing and delivery available.

Located in Invermere, B.C. 250-346-3363.

Dryer Vent and Furnace Cleaning & inspections. Call AQUAIR today!

250-342-5089.

Rockies West Realty Independently Owned and Operated

492 Highway 93/95, Invermere, BC

Kim Collens

Representative

toll free: 1.877.342.3427 cell: 250.342.1671

kim@rockieswest.com www.kimcollens.com

Recipe Of The Week EASY HOME MADE CHILI

1 lb Ground Beef 1 can (14 oz) Kidney Beans 1 large Onion, diced 1 can (14 oz) Pinto Beans 1 large Green Pepper, diced ¼ teaspoon Celery Salt 2 cups Mushrooms, sliced ½ teaspoon Salt 2 - 3 cloves Garlic, minced ¼ teaspoon Cayenne 2 cans (14 oz) Tomato Sauce 2 tablespoons Chili Powder 1 can (14 oz) Stewed Tomatoes 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning In a large stock pot over medium heat combine the tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes and beans.

Place the beef, onion, garlic and green pepper in a skillet with some oil over medium heat; sauté until beef is cooked.

Drain fat and add beef to tomato mixture.

Sauté mushrooms in butter until tender; add to the tomato mixture.

Add the seasonings to the tomato mixture and simmer covered for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

See all my recipes at recipes.kimcollens.com

Home Of The Week Juniper Heights Gem!

Check out this “cute-as-a-button” three bedroom home upgraded with laminate flooring, pine baseboards, new furnace and dishwasher with a freshly painted interior. Great Value! . ®

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photography studio & custom art framing

kimberleyrae.ca ...look for the red door behind the Invermere Dry Cleaners!

250-342-5102 Valley Framing & Contracting Everything from roofs and decks to major renovations. Contact Will at 250-341-7204.

Water treatment & purification, includes drinking water systems, softeners & conditioners, iron filters. Call AQUAIR, 250-342-5089.

Psychic Intuitive/Tarot Consultations with Level 2 Psychic. Reconnect with yourself and your higher purpose to reach full potential.

Answers and insight into life issues/patterns/questions. $20: 15 minutes. $34: 30 minutes. $50: 45 minutes +. Contact 250-409-4433 or b2designs@live.ca.

HELP WANTED Black Forest Restaurant is hiring.

Cook, $12 - $14 per hour. 40 hours per week. Email resumes to careers@blackforestrestaurant.com or drop off resumes between noon and 5 p.m.

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

Invermere Petro-Can is currently accepting resumes for F/T and P/T employment. Apply in person to 185 Laurier Street, Invermere between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

CasaVino Wine Bar in Radium is looking for a server. Experience and knowledge of wines an asset. Also looking for a sous chef, experience and asset, but willing to train. Call Aaron, 250-341-5938.

Radium Subway is now hiring for full time and part time positions.

All applicants can drop off resume at the Petro-Canada in Radium. You may also email resume to rpetro@ live.ca. Wage negotiable. Please call 250-347-9988 for more info.

Marketing Representative required to assist with planning and executing our weekly wine-andcheese event and scheduling appointments for our on-site office in Fairmont Hot Springs. We pay by commission with a $14/hour guarantee. Email resume to kathy. sutherland@impactips.com.

Spur Valley Golf Resort currently has two positions available for the Golf Course and one for the Resort. Individuals need to have a strong work ethic and be able to work unsupervised as well as work weekends. Resort, Monday to Friday only. Wages negotiable upon experience. If you want to join our family-oriented, fun-loving environment, please send your resume to k_g@shaw.ca or contact Kelly at 250-347-6500.

Funtasia in Fairmont Hot Springs is offering great job opportunities for fun-loving, outgoing, highenergy team members with great communication and people skills.

Full and P/T positions open (March - October) for customer service and Spin-N-Bump car attendants.

Variety of tasks include sales and till handling, customer service, some food prep, light gardening and animal care, keeping the environment tidy and clean, light maintenance, etc. Please fax resume to 250-345-4542 or email fairmontfuntasia@live.com.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Fiona Wilfley, AEP Intuitive Reader

Fairmont Hot Springs Studio • 250-342-1713

QI GONG QiGong is an exercise regime using gentle movement with breath and focus to move energy through our bodies. This practice promotes fitness, good health, healing and well being. It is suitable for all ages and fitness levels. No experience is necessary. Beginner classes begin February 4th and are ongoing.

For Information contact Betty Newton Cell or text 250-342-5736 or newtonhome@shaw.ca

Recreational Therapist (Casual) at Columbia House

We are looking for a talented, Recreational Therapist with a diploma in Recreational Therapy and a unrestricted Class IV to join our team!

Please apply online. www.RoomToGrowBC.ca Competition # 485705

Please email classified ads to info@cv-pioneer.com

For your whole life

JOIN THE TEAM @ AKISQNUK FIRST NATION

LAKESHORE RESORT & CAMPGROUND

Work and play at one of the best campgrounds on the shores of Lake Windermere, located between Windermere and Fairmont Hot Springs. We are currently accepting applications for the following positions:  Customer Service Clerks  Campground Attendants  Night Audit and Watch Most positions require flexible and variable schedules including evenings and weekends. Students are encouraged to apply for May-Aug or July-Aug terms. All training is provided.

Send resumes to: Akisqnuk First Nation, 3050 Hwy 93/95, Windermere, BC V0B 2L0 or lakeshore@akisqnuk.org www.lakeshoreresortcampground.com *

fax 250-342-9693

JOIN THE TEAM AT RADIUM RESORT! Work and play at one of Canada’s premier golf resorts, while enjoying a Rocky Mountain lifestyle. We are currently accepting applications for the following positions: • Cooks • Group Sales & Events • Servers Coordinator – Maternity • Banquet Servers – leave replacement Part-time or Casual position available now • Front Desk Supervisor through the end of September • Front Desk Agent • Reservation Agent • Night Audit – Part Time • Golf Outside Guest Services • Pro Shop Attendant Please submit resumes to info@radiumresort.com 250.347.9311

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March 22, 2013

Assistant Gallery Curator

Come enjoy the Rockies Come work with us!

2013 Season

Full-time/seasonal April 15 to September 1st

Fairmont Creek Property Rentals is seeking applications for the following positions:

The Pynelogs Art Gallery & Cultural Centre, home of the Columbia Valley Arts is the local community arts council that supports the Columbia Valley arts community.

HEAD HOUSEKEEPER

We are currently looking for an Assistant Gallery Curator to assist the Gallery Manager in administrative matters and gallery responsibilities.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for the overall running and operation of the housekeeping department ensuring high standards of cleanliness, in a wide variety of accommodations. Experience in managing and leading an existing team of staff required.

Working with the Gallery Manager, the Assistant Gallery Curator oversees the coordination of the Galleries’ curatorial program, assisting with hanging, installing and displaying the Art Gallery Shows, market summer programs and events, cash handling and financial transactions, promotes the arts council, assists in registrations/ticket sales, administrative matters and front line sales in the Gift Shop & Gallery.

Attention to detail, good organizational skills, ability to work without supervision, motivated, dependable and professional with strong communication and people skills for dealing with the public. Hours of work: full-time up to 40 hours per week, including weekends and some evenings. Rate of pay: depending on experience. Requirements: Post Secondary Student returning to school in 2013. Interest in arts an asset.

Business experience necessary. Mature, responsible and quick-thinking. Sense of humor a must! Deadline for applications is April 1st, 2013.

The successful applicant will have a strong sense of responsibility, computer skills, excellent organizational and motivational skills and be a key member of a growing company. COMPETITIVE WAGE. Interested applicants may submit their resume with reference in confidence to: info@fairmontcreek.ca

Please forward covering letter & resume to (or email): Columbia Valley Arts Council, Jami Scheffer – Manager, Gallery & Administration Box 2345, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 • Phone 250.342.4423 • Email: info@columbiavalleyarts.com

Ph: 250-345-6116 • Fax: 250-345-0078 info@fairmontcreek.ca www.fairmontcreek.ca

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Valley Churches

FAITH

The heart of conflicts

By Pastor Rev. Fraser Coltman, St. Peter’s Lutheran Mission of Invermere Someone once said: “Wherever two or three people gather, there is bound to be a conflict.”

Why do we get into conflict with each other?

We quarrel with each other over conflicting desires. A husband complains, “I don’t think my wife is ever happy at home.

After I’ve worked all day, I want to relax on the couch, but she wants us to go out with the baby to walk at the park or shop at the mall.”

A youth grumbles, “Can’t my Dad see that he is suffocating me with all his rules? I just want to borrow the car for the night, but he expects me to call him if the road conditions are bad. He wants me to check in at 10 o’clock and be home by midnight.

Why can’t he trust me?”

Desires can be good or bad. Sometimes good ones go bad when they aren’t satisfied. Dad’s desire for his teenage driver’s safety is good, but if she pushes back, wanting her father’s trust, he may become anxious and multiply his rules to satisfy his desire. In return, she may increase her complaints and refuse to

obey his rules.

And so the spiral of conflict begins.

How can we stop conflicts before they deepen and damage our relationships? We are told to look away from your opponent and look in the mirror — that’s hard. We are hard-wired to think that we are innocent in conflicts; that’s a lie.

Jesus once asked: “Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.”

Matthew 7:3 What frustrations do you feel with your neighbor? What unsatisfied desires lie beneath those feelings? What hurtful words have you spoken or actions have you taken in the name of satisfying your desires?

Now you’re beginning to catch a glimpse of the log in your eye.

Jesus says, “take it out.” Tell the person you’ve been fighting with what you’ve been wanting and admit that you’ve been wrong to hurt him to try to get it.

Don’t be surprised if he is surprised by your behavior. He may even be willing to think about the desires that have been driving him in the conflict and admit his hurtful ways.

None of this is easy, but it is work that Jesus has promised to help us to do.

Kootenay teachers protest cuts David Thompson Secondary special education teacher Lizzie Midyette (holding sign) protests a decade of education funding cuts along with 700 other teachers near the premier’s office in Vancouver on Monday, March 18th.

Teachers from across B.C. were in the city for the B.C. Teachers’ Federation annual general meeting.

Cranbrook teacher Shelley Balfour (centre) and Golden teacher Mike Archibald (second from right) joined her in the half-hour protest.

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LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH Sunday, March 24th, 10:30 a.m.: Palm Sunday. “The Easter Experience: What if what happened then changes everything now?

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Friday, March 29th, 7:00 p.m.: Good Friday Service. Joint service with Valley Christian Assembly. A video presentation of the “first person” narratives from the people closest to Jesus.

“K.I.D.S.” Church provided for children age 3 to Grade 1 and Grade 2 to Grade 5 during the morning service.

Pastor Trevor Hagan • 326 - 10th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-9535 • www.lakewindermerealliance.org WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY ANGLICAN-UNITED 9:30 a.m.: God’s Breakfast Club for Children and Youth 10:30 a.m.: Worship at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere Reverend Laura Hermakin 110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-6644 www.wvsm.ca VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY Sunday, 10 a.m.: Worship and Word Kids’ Church provided.

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Father Gabriel • 712 -12th Ave., Invermere • 250-342-6167 ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN MISSION OF INVERMERE Worship services every Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

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‘Yeast wrangler’ wins big

By Kristian Rasmussen Pioneer Staff A new sultan of suds has been crowned in the Columbia Valley. Fairmont’s Paul De Guise entered eight beers in the Calgary Cowtown Yeast Wranglers Roundup held at the Wild Rose Brewery on February 23rd through 27th, and earned two podium finishes for his Steam Lager and Spruce Beer.

“I wasn’t surprised that I won with the lager, but I was surprised with the spruce beer because over the years I have been brewing the same thing and it didn’t get rated that high,” Paul explained. “Overall, my score was better than last year and each year I keep improving, which is pretty good.”

The Fairmont brewer, who was competing against 314 other beers, earned a third place finish for his Steam Lager in the light lager category and a second place finish for his Spruce Beer in the spice, herb and vegetable category.

Paul has lived in the valley since 1986 and has been brewing for the past 25 years, which having he started while still in university in Quebec. While many brewers will begin a batch with ingredients pulled from a brewing kit, Paul begins all his brews from grain.

“It is as from scratch as it gets,” he said. “You buy a bag of grain and go from there, but it is fairly difficult.”

The process begins with purchasing a malted multigrain and then crushing it down to a coarse level to expose the inside of the grain. The grain is added to a five gallon mixing vat where it is simmered at 65 C for an hour. The brewer then raises the temperature to 75 C for ten minutes to kill all the enzymes in the grain, followed by a sparging process to separate the grain from the liquid.

The malt transforms into a sugar maltose, which is collected and boiled for an hour. The brewer adds hops to spice the beer and the next stage is to cool down the ingredients as fast as possible to add yeast for the fermentation process.

“I do two stage fermentation,” he said. “One is just the primary fermentation that lasts about a week and after that you put it into a transfer vessel and put it through secondary fermentation so that the beer can settle down.”

After the beer is fermented, it is bottled with added sugar for carbonation to begin and left for 1-2 months before it can be enjoyed.

The Steam Lager that earned Paul a third place finish was inspired by the original lager created in San Francisco during the gold rush era, which would steam during production, due to the lager yeast used.

The Columbia Valley may have had a hand in the second place finish of Paul’s Spruce Lager because he hand-picked the spruce buds that he used as ingredients during hikes throughout the valley.