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March 29, 2013 Vol. 10/Issue 13

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The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 1 March 29, 2013

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Counterclockwise from top left: Family Resource Centre executive director Pat Cope welcomed over 60 guests to the grand opening of the Columbia Valley Women’s Centre on Wednesday, March 27th; Akisqnuk councillor Bea Stevens blessed the centre’s opening with a traditional prayer; Deb Ede cut the ceremonial red ribbon in honour of her mother Isabelle Ede, who was one of the first visionaries in the valley to begin working towards a solution for local women’s issues; Kelsi Smith spoke about her grandmother Isabelle on behalf of her family; and Foxy Red Bonnet members Edel Fuller and Denise Tegart presented a donation to the centre;

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VALLEY NEWS

Provincial grant brings hovercraft home

By Dan Walton, Pioneer Staff After a big boost from the provincial government, the hovercraft that was expected to arrive before next winter is now going to become a part of Windermere Fire Department’s fleet before the summer.

While he was anticipating a much longer campaign, Danny Osborne, who spearheaded the fundraiser for a hovercraft, says he’s blown away with the outcome.

“I’m absolutely thrilled. It was truly a community effort,” he told The Pioneer.

“The fire department is greatly indebted to his work,” said Windermere Fire Chief Jim Miller. “He went to meetings all over and even on his time off, he would keep himself busy on the phone and email.”

During the campaign to raise over $50,000 for an ice rescue vehicle to serve the Lake Windermere area, a grant of $65,000 was allocated on March

HOVER HELPERS — Pictured, from left to right; Windermere Fire chief Jim Miller, fundraising coordinator Danny Osborne, Windermere firefighters Dave Oaks and Steve Mantyka, Liberal MLA Bill Bennett, Area F Director Wendy Booth and Liberal candidate Doug Clovechok celebrate the announcement of a $65,000 provincial grant for a rescue hovercraft.

Photo by Dan Walton

“We were hoping that we would get some portion towards the gap that was remaining,” Mr. Osborne said. “But to have that gap fully closed and then some to handle additional needs like the training element is absolutely fantastic.”

To Chief Miller, the excess of funds means extended training to more firemen and an expansion of the equipment list, which includes ice rescue gear, personal flotation devices, and possibly a GPS for tracking, he says.

“It’ll take about four to six weeks to get here after you order it, so it’ll be in service this summer, and beauty of this thing is you can use it year-round.”

Years ago, before hovercrafts were tried and tested, Mr. Miller suggested the idea of the vehicle to serve as a water rescue vehicle, which was met with mixed reactions.

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Arrowhead fighting to save growler

By Dan Walton, Pioneer Staff

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A local craft brewery is fighting back against a 30 per cent tax hike on refillable beer bottles that’s set to take effect on April 1st.

The tax increase being implemented by the province will apply to all refillable beer bottles. The most popular product to take a hit will be growlers, 64-ounce bottles which craft breweries typically use as cost-effective vessels for their beer.

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uted to less transportation, delivery and packaging, will be challenging for breweries to offer once the “growler” tax is implemented.

A non-profit organization based in Vancouver, the Campaign for Real Ale Society of British Columbia, has started a petition called Save the Growler.

The petition states that “the Provincial Government has decided to jack up the tax on growler refills,” and that the spearheading organization “considers this a direct tax on craft beer and in particular the smaller breweries that rely on growler sales and have contributed to its renaissance.”

The tax increase will be applied because the Liquor Distribution Board decided to reclassify growler bottles from its “draught” status to “packaged”, meaning the big bottles are now subject to the same tax as a box of beer.

“What’s unfair in my opinion about that is that now it’s considered packaged, yet now you can’t sell it in a retail liquor store like any other packaged beverages,” said Arrowhead Brewery co-owner Leanne Tegart.

Among the many benefits offered by growlers, Mrs. . . . Continued on page 17

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• On March 21st, the Columbia Valley RCMP detachment received a report of a stolen pump from the Glen Forest Service Road. This theft would have occurred between September 30th and October 14th.

• On March 22nd at 7:47 p.m., the Columbia Valley detachment received a report of a three-year-old child who had disappeared from a residence in Edgewater. The child managed to make it two blocks before a group of men in the area encountered the child, and took the child to the nearest home. By the time the police arrived, the mother had arrived at the location. As the child is discovering the magic of door knobs and insecure doors, plans were put in place to make the residence more child escape-proof. Our appreciation to the adults who took swift action.

• On March 22nd at 12:16 a.m., a 29-year-old man from Lake Cowichan made a complaint to Columbia Valley detachment advising he was assaulted by bouncers at a local bar. Investigation revealed that the man was removed from the bar and twice had attempted to return. The man was intoxicated and was physically restrained from entering the bar. On police attendance, the male continued to be aggressive towards the bouncers. The male was removed from the area and escorted back to his hotel.

• On March 25th at 1:56 a.m., detachment members were dispatched to a domestic assault complaint at a motel in Radium Hot Springs. Members located and interviewed a 40-year-old woman from Calgary who had injuries to her face. A 45-year-old man from Calgary was arrested and charged with assault. The man will appear in Invermere Provincial court on June 10th.

• On March 26th at 7:50 a.m., the detachment was advised of a break-and-enter at the Telus building in the 400 block of 7th Avenue. An employee arrived at work to find a man in the building. The man fled on foot and was followed by the employee, who provided a good description to the police responding to the scene. Police attended to the last known location of the trespasser and located a man fitting the description in possession of property that placed him at the break-and-enter. A 21-year-old male from Invermere was arrested. At the time of this media

release, he remains in custody. A second break-and enter complaint at Invermere Sales and Rentals was discovered while investigating the first break-and-enter. The investigation is continuing.

• Steve Kuffler has been trying to get his name on this page for years. Sometimes we get what we wish for.

Odd requests There are many times that I will be approached by the public with odd requests to assist in a project. Not long ago, I had a man attend the detachment and inquire if we had any spare handcuffs that he could borrow.

It was an odd request, but the fact he was wearing a Saskatchewan Roughriders jersey seemed to make it not so odd, as they are odd fans in the first place. I had my suspicions as to the possible use. The man told me it was for his church and said he needed it for something they were planning to do for Easter.

I’m far from being a biblical scholar, but I don’t recall Christ being handcuffed, nor were Gestas and Dismas (the Google search engine makes us all scholars), who were crucified with Jesus.

I didn’t want to be part of rewriting history, so I had to decline his request and provided divine guidance on where he might obtain handcuffs. As the gentleman was about to depart empty handed, I offered further divine guidance and informed him that the next time he attends my lobby he should not be wearing a Saskatchewan Roughriders jersey, as this is BC Lions and Calgary Stampeders territory.

He raised his Saskatchewan Roughriders mug up for me to see, and I told him same goes for the mug. We managed to keep it civil as we parted ways.

The next time I saw him was at our sub-office at Tim Horton’s, where he made a point of showing me he didn’t have the jersey on. This was a clear sign that he wished to stay in good favour with me. The bet is on next time B.C. and that other team play in the regular season for the first two games versus B.C. and Calgary. I’ll have a medium coffee with two milks.

• Editor’s note: there is an element of April Foolery on this page. There’s a free copy of a gently-used 13th edition of the Canadian Press Stylebook in it for whoever can correctly guess the fictitious crime brief. Hint: it isn’t hard.

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The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 5

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The oldest conservation club in the Columbia Valley is readying a quivers-worth of camaraderie, adventure and fun as this year’s outdoor archery season is set to begin in April.

The Lake Windermere District Rod and Gun Club, who hold twohour archery sessions on Wednesday nights at the Invermere Community Hall, are ready to shake the gloom of the indoor season for a bright spring of target shooting at their Homestead Range property.

Evenings spent practising indoors paid off for PACKING A PREHISTORIC PUNCH — Members of the Lake Windermere & Dismember Alan Tenta and trict Rod and Gun Club check their arrows during the Jurassic portion of play held at the Photo submitted by Bob Walker his son Davis, who repre- Rauch Homestead Range in April 2011. sented the club at the Cention, including five challenging 30-target courses, which tral Alberta Archer’s Association’s Mother of All Shoots Competition held in Red begins on April 28th with the Predators tournament.

On May 26th, archers will have to practise their Deer, Alberta, on March 1st through 3rd.

“Alan made us proud with his 24th place finish pullback in order to score prehistoric points during the against 200 archers, but his son Davis did far better by Jurassic Park Challenge. On June 23rd, the action takes on jumbo proportions with the Big Game Competition, placing 3rd,” Mr. Walker added.

The upcoming outdoors shooting sessions will take which is followed by some precision shooting during the place at the Rauch Homestead Range, located five kilo- Varmints Competition on July 28th.

The shoot takes an exotic twist on August 18th, metres west of Radium on Horsethief Creek Road. The course features an exotic array of life-sized targets, which when the grasslands of the Homestead Range are transrange from deer to velociraptor dinosaurs. Each shooting formed into the African Plains shoot.

“We have trophies and prizes plus free barbecues, hot station focuses on a target set at a distance of between 13 dogs and chips for lunch,” Mr. Walker told The Pioneer. to 50 metres from the archer.

“The indoor season is quite enjoyable; however, we “It is advisable to come out for a few practice sessions all look forward to April when we set up our 3D, twen- first so you have an idea where your arrows are going.”

Outdoors enthusiasts looking to gain more informaty-target, walk-around course on our Homestead Range property,” said Bob Walker, archery organizer for the tion on the Lake Windermere & District Rod and Gun Club are asked to visit the club’s website at www.lwdrodclub. “It’s kind of like a round of golf, but way better.”

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March 29, 2013

PERSPECTIVE Historical Lens

Entrenched in silly season

By Greg Amos

As of today, the May 14th provincial election is exactly 45 days away. This means, of course, that from here on in, there will be no avoiding the partisan preachings of political hopefuls, desperate to turn their foe’s smallest discrepancy into the largest advantage.

Every election season, media pundits like me decry this predatory activity to the same utter lack of effect: politics does not change based on our notions of how noble our elected officials should aspire to be.

Politics is a bloodsport, and even those in it for the best of intentions — and I imagine this is the majority of our elected officials — are in it to win it. It’s simply human nature to fight hard for something one believes in.

So if we can’t count on cooler heads prevailing, or a general shift towards a more friendly level of discourse, how can we expect to see politics become palatable enough to raise levels of voter turnouts? In B.C., we seldom break the 60 per cent mark for voter turnout, which is itself light years ahead of federal voter participation levels.

Perhaps we need to consider making voting a more rewarding experience, through a tax credit or refund.

With something to gain at the polling booth, perhaps citizens could be encouraged to wade into the political morass, take the time to seperate the wheat from the chaff, and come out of it as more engaged voters who are more adept at understanding the political discourse.

When political literacy rises, maybe the effectiveness of gutter politics would quickly dissipate.

I’m looking forward to the upcoming all-candidates forum set for Wednesday, April 10th at David Thompson Secondary — it’s a chance to see our aspiring elected leaders in action, in front of a crowd of critical-minded voters. Though no questions will be coming from the floor, there will be a broad bombardment of stimulating queries thrown at our aspiring MLAs. With the political theatre toned down a notch due to the lack of live mics, maybe we’ll see more real answers and less acting.

Field of dreams In this image, dated from the mid 1940s, John Murray Gibbons, surveys his farmlands, located near Toby Creek Bridge in an area known as Peter’s Hill. The farm was managed by the Peters family and later sold to George Deck. If you have any additional information on this photo, please email The Pioneer at info@cv-pioneer.comPhoto (A1266) courtesy of the Windermere District Historical Society.

Dialysis unit should stay put Dear Editor: It is never a good situation when a service is taken out of a community. The removal of the dialysis machine from the Invermere and District Hospital places an added burden on patients as well as their families. This valley is working hard to attract new residents as well as tourists. It does our health

care image no favour when we appear to be removing rather than improving these amenities.

Our auxiliary will also be in contact with Paula James, head of renal health for Interior Health, in support of retaining this unit.

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LETTERS NDP has a poor talent pool Dear Editor: On Saturday, March 23rd, NDP House Leader and Energy Critic John Horgan was on CKNW radio talking about the Kitimat refinery proposal being put forward by businessman David Black.

“It’s irresponsible to assume because the guy has an idea that it’s going to be successful, because that’s not the track record of private sector investment,” said Mr. Horgan. “Everybody’s got a good idea; there’s a sucker born every minute.”

And this, more than any single

utterance by any in the NDP, shows their complete misunderstanding of the real world of life and governance and what makes a province vibrant and available for working men and women — you and me.

Can you imagine someone in any political party making such an ignorant statement?

It’s frightening to say the least. And he is a candidate in some riding somewhere in B.C. Pity the poor NDP that their talent pool is such as shown above.

David Pacey Radium Hot Springs

Nature preservation gets a vote Dear Editor: I am responding to Doug Clovechok’s recent “Slurpee” letter, in which he says that rival Norm Macdonald’s MLA Reports give him worse pains than a cold drink on a hot day. Hmm, that describes the feelings I’m left with when politicians of all stripes spit out their competitive vitriol, instead of giving me honest and kind information.

I first met Doug when he was still a Calgarian and considered him a thoughtful gentleman. I met Norm here in the valley back then, and felt the same way about him.

Then I found that one of these men supports the preservation of fantastic nature areas like Jumbo, and the native group whose ancestors lived here, while the other wants to see it turned into a rich people’s playground, as do some members of a smaller native group whose ancestors only moved here. With ten

grandchildren who love nature, which outlook would I support?

Bill Bennett has shown for years how BC Liberal politicians talk to their constituents who have the nerve to speak up for the protection of nature — like a lawyer attacking “them”. I’m sorry to see Doug taking lessons from Bill on this. For the sake of our region’s nature, and for all nature-loving grandkids, I won’t vote for a party hell-bent on sucking money out of our most fantastic natural treasures. And unlike you, Doug, I’ve met lots of people in this area who find that Norm Macdonald represents them quite well. I do agree with your final words about the upcoming election: we have good reason to be optimistic and hopeful.

Adolf Hungrywolf Kootenay River (near Skookumchuck) Letters continued on page 33 . . .

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4th Annual Big Momma’s Sale and Swap Saturday, April 6th, 2013 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.

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Clothes, baby gear, toys, and more!

Sale runs from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. on Saturday March 30th. Admission is $2 and proceeds go to the Free Playgroup. Special early bird admission is $5 and you can come in and shop 30 minutes before the doors open to the public (9:30 a.m.)!

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March 29, 2013

New club gets wheels rolling

By Dan Walton Pioneer Staff There’s no more excuses to own a clean 4x4 after the recent formation of the East Kootenay Jeep Club.

While Jeeps are well-suited for the club’s activities, any owner of a rugged four-wheel-drive vehicle is welcome to join. During a conversation with The Pioneer, club founder and organizer Nate Camilli spoke about the benefits of offroading in a group.

“It’s a good way for people to get out there and be with others who are into offroading as well, and also for safety reasons – it’s nice to be out there with partners in case something does happen.”

Mr. Camilli hopes to see the group attract drivers who are going to be respectful to the environment.

“It’s more of a family oriented kind of thing; people bringing kids out, people who just like to get out there and have fun in a safe manner,” he said.

Meetings hosted by the club will take place throughout the East Kootenays, described as a multifarious region by Mr. Camilli.

“There’s a lot of flatland with rolling trails, and out in the Rocky Mountains there’s a lot of steep, rockier stuff. It’s really diverse when you look at the whole area on a whole,” he said. “It’s from one extreme right to the other. I think the East Kootenays offers a great blend of experiences.”

Though the spring time offers plentiful opportunity for avid mudders, Mr. Camilli says the wet dirt won’t be the focus of the group.

“For the most part it will be trail rides on established roads – not a lot of just going out and trying to get muddy, . . . ‘Hovercraft,’ continued from page 3

Columbia Valley Search & Rescue is an organization of dedicated volunteers trained in outdoor rescue techniques.

We are currently recruiting for a course in mid-April. For more information call 250-688-2504.

But he says the hovercraft couldn’t be more practical.

“To navigate the rivers and swamps between Radium and Fairmont won’t cause any damage. That’s the beauty of this environmentally friendly watercraft – it doesn’t make a wave on the water. It’s like a boat but it hovers a foot off the ground.”

The grant was delivered by BC’s Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Bill Bennett.

Speaking with The Pioneer, Mr. Bennett says he was tipped off by a friend from Invermere.

“I did not know of the need for a rescue vehicle like a hovercraft in this community until about a month ago when Doug Clovechok brought it to my attention,” he said. “My office in Victoria has had many discussions with Danny and firefighters in the valley, and we soon learned that it was a very genuine need and that it would fill a very important gap in terms of being able to rescue on water or an assumed frozen lake.”

And the issue of winter water rescue resonates with Mr. Bennett.

“A couple of years ago I put a snowmobile through the ice on a lake in 30 feet of moving water while I was

KING OF THE HILL — A new off-road club, focusing on jeep owners, has been started in the valley to explore the many backcountry roads that line the area.

Photo submitted rather a lot of it’s going to be getting out and trying to see the sights,” he said.

A warm invite is being extended by Mr. Camilli for those interested.

“If anybody who wants to come out and try it out with us they are more than welcome,” he said. “We’re going to be a respectful club and it’ll be a lot of fun.”

However, no uninsured vehicles will be allowed, he says. But, “As long as your vehicle is legal for road-use and as long as it’s capable enough for the trail, then I don’t see any reason why you couldn’t come out.”

A message to ekjeepclub@gmail.com will get you on the mailing list, or search for the club on Facebook. by myself. I only survived because a friend came out on another snowmobile and threw me a rope and pulled me out.”

Mr. Bennett says that the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development regularly invests in search and rescue equipment and their services, but has never been asked to support the purchase of a hovercraft before.

“We had to make sure that it was something that would be legitimately useful, and upon review, it obviously will be,” he said.

And the hovercraft will be even more useful thanks to the oversupply of cash, as Mr. Osborne explained.

“We had originally intended to share equipment between other vehicles in the fleet – but given that the hovercraft has year-round capability, we realized that it should be fitted up and ready to go in the summer as well,” he said. “We can’t be wasting time transferring equipment from vehicle to vehicle during an emergency.”

As the Columbia Valley develops its year-round tourist economy to generate additional visitors, Mr. Osborne says that, “It’s important for the visitors to know that the infrastructure is in place to be able to respond to an emergency.”

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Join Invermere Fire Rescue!

Applications are currently being accepted for paid-on-call Volunteer Firefighters. Training is FREE and no experience is necessary.

Contact Invermere Fire Rescue at 250-342-3200 or visit the Fire Hall at 626 – 4th Street, Invermere B.C.

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Alumna recalls early school

By Kristian Rasmussen Pioneer Staff While the landscape of education becomes increasingly framed by the amplified lights of computer screens and digital technology, a pupil at one of the Columbia Valley's original one-room schoolhouses remembers a time when information in the classroom travelled only as far as your voice could carry it.

In 1950, Margaret Christensen began her studies as a Grade Five student at Edgewater's single classroom schoolhouse. The school was built in 1935 and housed the intermediate grades from 5-8 in a single classroom, while primary students were taught at the Legion and CLASSY CLASSROOM — The intermediate grades of the Edgewater school pose Community Hall. here during a photo taken in the mid 1950s.

Photo submitted “I really enjoyed going to school and everything I did there I enjoyed doing,” Ms. Christensen explained. around and we all really respected the teacher.”

“You had to be self-directed because you would be left alone Ms. Christensen, who would later go on to become a while she (the instructor) was teaching the other grades. You teacher herself, found her first leanings towards the profeslearned to be independent because you were responsible for sion when she was in Grade 6. getting your own studies done.”

“I used to go across the hall and help Ms. (Theresa) With close to 30 students learning at different levels si- Rogers with her children,” she told The Pioneer. multaneously, teachers were required to instruct with equal “I think that is probably when I became interested parts discipline and kindness. in going on to be a teacher.”

“The teachers were very strict and ran a very nice classroom,” she said. “There was no great amount of fooling . . . Continued on page 17

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A flutter of colour

MOVIE REVIEW

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THE JOY OF JAZZ

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Out & About This scenic mixture of both greyscale and colour is titled ”Great Fritillary.” The artist Andrew Kiss will be featured in the Saturday, March 30th show at Artym Gallery.

Photo submitted by Artym Gallery

Pynelogs Jazz Lounge PRESENTS

Andrea Superstein Concert What does ART mean to you?

Saturday, March 30th at 8 pm Tickets at The Book Bar

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

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Movie Review: Killing Them Softly

Reviewed by Lizzie Midyette Killing Them Softly is a movie about the illusion of creating order from chaos without remediating the root cause of such conflict. The film plunges the viewer straight into dystopia – an economically repressed area of the United States with discarded paper swirling around in the wind as two small-time crooks meet, overlaid with scenes of politicians delivering speeches about the state of the U.S. economy in 2008.

Jackie Cogan (Brad Pitt) is a hired enforcer brought in to restore order to the criminal economy after three inexperienced crooks somehow manage to pull off a heist in an illegal card game, controlled by the local mob.

This unlikely act plunges the underground economy into turmoil. Cogan is brought in to mitigate the damage by killing the perpetrators, yet also persuading the

collective of mobsters that Markie (Ray Liotta) should carry out the hit, being that he is believed to have undertaken the card game heist. Cogan believes that if people believe the issue is resolved, then order can be restored, even if the chaos itself still remains.

The movie is interspersed with Bush’s and Obama’s speeches leading up to the 2008 U.S. election. The importance of these speeches encouraging Americans to come together in times of economic turmoil mirrors the plight and infighting of the collectively-run leaderless mob.

The events in the film are expertly interlaced with news coverage including Obama’s acceptance speech on the night of his election, which enhances both action and the parallels between the actual 2008 economic crisis and the lack of order in the fictional mob world.

The language is crude and profane throughout the

movie, which is somewhat to the movie’s detriment, as there are elements of homage to Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs that should not be ignored.

Aside from the dialogue, the large cast of characters, choice of music, graphic violence, and breaks in between action to briefly discuss classic American cars, contributes to a piece reminiscent of Tarantino’s early work.

This movie is not a mainstream action flick with car chases and explosions, but is well worth watching for the attempt to create order from chaos.

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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.

Submissions must be received by the Monday prior to publication. We may only run an entry for two weeks prior to the event.

Please limit your submission to 30 words.

Priority is given to one-off events, so weekly events may run rarely.

includes free admission to the hot pools. Reserve at 250-345-6000 for 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., or 1:00 p.m. seatings.

• 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.

• 11:00 a.m.: Easter Egg Hunt at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. Meet at B.C. Rockies Base Camp near the Lodge entrance.

• 12 p.m.: Easter Egg Hunt at the Canal Flats Civic Centre.

• 1 p.m.: Easter Egg Hunt at the Old Eaton House at Elk Park Ranch, Radium Hot Springs.

Monday, April 1st

Toby Theatre

• 7:00 p.m.: Canal Flats Civic Centre “Easter Bingo”. $250 Bonanza, $20 regular games, and door prizes. For more information, call 250-349-5447.

• 7:30 p.m.: March 29th-30th and April 4th-6th showing Escape from Planet Earth.

Thursday, April 4th

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.

• 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.: Art from the Heart artwork made by elementary students on display and prime rib dinner at Bear’s Paw Bar & Grill or Mountain Flowers restaurant at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort.

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.

Sunday, March 31st • Easter brunch buffet at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort,

• 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.: “Looking and Listening: Dark Skies and Quiet Spaces “ at DTSS. Rogier Gruys, a tourism product development specialist for Parks Canada, will talk about the importance of dark skies and natural soundscapes, hosted by Wildsight Invermere.

Admission by donation. For more information, please call 250-341-3554 or email invermere@wildsight.ca.

Friday, April 5th • Panorama’s Spring Festival starts and runs through the weekend. Free tobogganing on Friday and then two days of food and drink specials, live music, themed activities, costumes, Rail Jams, special dinners, family photos and prizes! Call 1-800-663-2929 for more information.

• 7:00 p.m.: Fresh Fridays Open Mic Nite at Pynelogs Cultural Centre. All ages welcome.

Saturday, April 6th • 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.: Big Momma Sale and Swap at the Invermere Community Hall. Early bird entry at 9 a.m.

• 10:00 a.m.: Windermere Community Association Annual General meeting at the Windermere Community Hall. For more information, call Gracie at 250341-1548.

• Season’s Passholders Appreciation barbecue at Panorama Mountain Village.

• 6:00 p.m.: Brisco Riding Club Annual Spaghetti Dinner at the Brisco Hall. $8 per person, or $20 per family, ages 6 and under are free. For more information call Amanda at 250-347-2125 or Virginia at 250342-8739.

Sunday, April 7th • Locals’ Free Day at Panorama Mountain Village.

Present valid driver’s licence, student card or B.C. Hydro bill and receive a free lift pass.

• Fun Activities All Day at the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort ski area.

Other • 1:30 p.m.: Radium Seniors’ Carpet Bowling, Radium Seniors’ 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.

• 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.

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Windermere resident and professional paraglider Max Fanderl (second from right) is one of 30 pilots selected by Red Bull to race in this year’s X-Alps, marketed as the world’s most spectacular adventure race. Starting in Salzburg, Austria, the course is 1,110 kilometres as the crow flies across the Alps to Monaco. Athletes must either hike or fly every kilometre of the way, and wear a GPS that tracks them as they race. The event takes place every two years and is a team effort. Max’s wife Penny Powers supplies him with food, equipment and information, and this will be the couple’s fourth time doing the race, which begins on July 7th. Stay tuned as The Pioneer will be covering their progress and results. Photo submitted

Inquest into fatal 2011 crash concludes

By Pioneer Staff Seeking answers after a Highway 95 crash that killed three men near Brisco in early 2011, a three-day BC Coroners Service inquest wrapped up in Invermere on Wednesday, March 29th.

Nearly 20 witnesses were called over the course of the inquest, which at the time of The Pioneer’s Wednesday afternoon press deadline, was still awaiting a deliberation from the five-member jury.

Before taking their leave, the jury heard presiding coroner Chico Newell’s thoughts on the matter. He suggested more public awareness campaigns around winter highway driving and a further study on the impacts of the re-routing Trans Canada Highway traffic could help prevent another accident like the one that ocurred on January 19th, 2011.

Chul Lee, Kwang Cha and Chungjic Koh were tragically killed when their southbound sedan was struck on two

occasions by two separate large trucks.

The accident took place during an average winter day, with cold and clear weather. At the time, avalanche control being carried out on the Trans Canada Highway meant significant traffic volumes were diverted onto Highway 95.

Taking the stand on Tuesday, March 26th, commercial vehicle inspector Ken Squarebriggs described the scene he witnessed as he came upon the scene while en route to Golden.

The driver’s side of a 1996 Oldsmobile sedan was folded in, with the steering column pushed onto the passenger side of the vehicle, he said. A rotor was also destroyed.

“It takes a lot of direct, straight impact to break a rotor like that ,” he said.

An inquest is a formal court process that allows for public presentation of evidence relating to a death, in which the goal is not to find blame, but to shed light on how to prevent futrure accidents.

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Mat the Alien coming to Buds

Relationship Counselling Stress Management Chronic Illness Support Life Transitions

Nicole Trigg Pioneer Staff A West Coast DJ with an international reputation will be making an appearance at Bud’s Bar and Lounge in Invermere on Saturday, March 30th. The weekly resident DJ for one of Whistler’s top night clubs, Mat the Alien has also held down a bi-weekly club residency in Las Vegas and toured the globe, performing at two Olympic Games, the X Games, and many of Canada’s and the world’s largest festivals.

“It’s been a long awaited return for him and we’re stoked to have him back,” said Marc Lefebvre with Love Giv’r Events. Marc is co-organizing the night with Buds as well as hitting the decks himself for the opening set.

Originally from England, Mat was exposed to music from an early age thanks to his father’s record store, but didn’t start playing on turntables until 1988 when he attended an underground warehouse party for the first time.

After moving to Whistler in 1995 to pursue his passion for snowboarding, Mat’s skills really began to shine and the rest is history. He now resides in Squamish.

This will be Mat the Alien’s fourth performance in Invermere, and each time he has played, the renowned DJ has delivered a quality show and drawn big crowds, Marc said.

“He’s the type of DJ who can play the crowd like no other,” he said. “He can read a crowd and he knows how to play it right, and it’s just going to be good times guaranteed when he comes out.”

While Mat the Alien’s music spans many genres, his style of heavy beats and bass lines with lots of turntable tricks thrown in for good measure keeps his sound consistent and the crowds keep coming back for more. Visit

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Submitted photo by Marc Lefebvre www.matthealien.ca or www.soundcloud.com/matthealien to hear his original tracks and remixes.

Tickets for the Invermere show — scheduled to start at 10 p.m. — can be purchased in advance for $10 at Syndicate Boardshop and Buds, or at the door for $15.

Black and White with a Splash featuring 16 artists “Moonlight Stroll” by Cameron Bird 36” x 48” oil

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Do you have a love of music?

Are you enthusiastic and a strong organizer?

The District of Invermere is looking for an individual who has these interest and traits to coordinate our Summer Music Program in Downtown Invermere. The individual will be required to coordinate and host weekly evening music events within the Downtown core. The successful applicant will be responsible for the following: • Booking musicians for the weekly series; • Coordinating all technical sound requirements to facilitate the events; • Liaise with the District of Invermere for road closures, seating and other required amenities; • Assist in developing and disseminating marketing information to publicize the music program; The District has allocated funds to coordinate, host and advertise the Summer Music Program and will provide staff support where required.

The successful applicant will be paid an honorarium based upon running the program for a minimum of 13 Sunday evenings.

Please submit your resume by April 26, 2013 at 4 p.m. to: Chris Prosser, Chief Administrative Officer, District of Invermere PO Box 339, 914 8th Avenue, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0 Phone: 250-342-9281 ext 225 • Fax: 250-342-2834 • E-mail: cao@invermere.net

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Columbia Valley Youth Soccer Association

2013 Registration Deadline is March 30 House League and Rep Soccer Volunteer a few hours a week and become a 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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New candidate reveals platform Pioneer Staff A surprise provincial election candidate has sprung out of the Columbia River-Revelstoke riding’s woodwork with a bold platform that’s focused around applied technology and innovation — and a complete lack of campaign contributors.

“We’re less than two months away from the provincial election and specific policy plans need to be discussed”, said independent candidate Harry Hoekks, a 49-year-old engineer and self-made millionaire. “We need facts, not finger pointing, and the best way for me to serve the people of Columbia River is to not be indebted to special interests.”

Mr. Hoekks, a third generation Canadian with Danish heritage, is self-funding his campaign and refusing to accept any donations.

After being raised in Revelstoke, Mr. Hoekks finished high school at 16 and graduated from UBC with a degree in electrical engineering at age 20.

“While at school, I wrote and sold some software which paid for my room and board,” he said. Upon graduation, he started his own oil and gas sector consulting business, Hoekks Hypertechnology.

“We developed a mathematical model that allows companies to regulate flow through their pipelines based on production estimates and price projections,” he explained. “It allowed companies to maximize profits with a set amount of base product.”

Four years later, just as he was finishing his Masters of Business Administration degree by correspondence, he sold the company for “in the tens of millions” he said. With the proceeds, he started a venture capital firm in Vancouver in 1992, limiting his scope to high tech start-ups.

“Rather than judging the possibility of success of individual companies, our models predicted the potential for success of the whole business sector,” he explained. “From there, it came down to analyzing the business plan and the strength of the company leadership.”

After 14 years and with assets in the hundreds of millions of dollars, Mr. Hoekks decided to sell his company

in 2006, spending the next 19 months traveling around the world before settling with his wife, Maria, on a 180-acre property nestled between Spur Valley and Brisco.

“I volunteered to teach school in an orphanage outside Manila, then helped to build a dental clinic in Ivory Coast, where I met my wife, a dental hygienist who was volunteering for Doctors Without Borders,” he said.

“I have enjoyed academic and business success and now I wish to help shape social policy here in B.C.,” Mr. Hoekks added. “For example, the education funding model is broken; a simple analysis shows that small schools and rural districts are being financially disadvantaged.

I have developed a new model which will fund schools equitably and allow boards to hire more classroom teachers and aides within the existing tax base.”

“As to our health care system, I have a revenue-neutral plan that will encourage doctors to settle in the more remote rural areas of our province,” he said. “The best decisions are those made closest to the point of influence, so I will introduce an incentive plan for all public sector workers aimed at rewarding ideas that cut costs and increase efficiency by giving them a percentage of the savings as a bonus.”

Asked about his stance on voter turnout in local and provincial elections, Mr. Hoekks said he’s proposing a tax credit of $200 for municipal elections and $400 for provincial elections.

“Your visit to a polling station will be recorded and a credit issued regardless of whether you choose to cast a valid vote or not,” he said. “Right now, small, wellorganized special interest groups have too much power; more people voting and more candidates running will dilute the power of the special interests and the political parties which is in the best interests of the average citizen.”

To reach Mr. Hoekks, please email him at hairyhoekks@gmail.com .

Editor’s note: we hope all Pioneer readers – especially those now running for elected positions – have enjoyed this “hairy hoax”.

March 29, 2013 . . . ‘Growler’ continued from page 3 Tegart is most disappointed that small breweries will be disadvantaged in selling an environmentally friendly product.

“It has a very small carbon footprint — you ship them here once from the manufacturers and then there’s no more need to transport or process the glass bottles, she said. “You buy a growler once for $6 and you’re in the club. The environmental impact is so minor.”

And for breweries operating close to provincial borders, the new tax adds another hurdle to the competitive industry.

“It’s pretty difficult to explain to a big part of our clientele who are coming from Alberta,” she said.

If you would like to represent your name in demanding the BC government to “remove the discriminatory new “Growler Tax” on craft beer,” a petition can be found at Arrowhead Brewery, or online by visiting camravancouver.ca. . . .‘ Early school’ continued from page 10 During the 1950s, the schoolhouse received the addition of a primary building, which came with a full basement that included washrooms.

Prior to the new addition, pupils would have to travel to outhouses located at the back of the school field in all weather conditions. Improper drainage closed the basement of the school and forced students to continue making the trying trudge across the fields.

Despite the challenges of a rural education, Ms. Christensen made some lifelong friendships during her elementary years, which would often be tested by the rugged atmosphere they would consistently endure.

“The biggest challenge a lot of the time was just getting to school,” she explained.

Although the building was seldom closed, Ms. Christensen can recall that when the barometer dropped to -28 C in the wintertime classes would be cancelled for the day.

The annual Christmas Concert put on by the elementary was one way for the students to beat the winter chills with the warmth of school spirit spent together.

“The Christmas Concerts were fabulous and full of music and Christmas carols,” she added. “I was always the stage manager because I found it more interesting and I liked running around trying to find furniture and stuff like that.”

The school site is now a skating rink and ball diamond located at the corner of Vermillion Street and Purcell Avenue in Edgewater. If you have any further information on the early Edgewater School, please contact the Windermere Retired Teachers’ Historical Committe at wvschoolhistory@gmail.com .

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YOUR MONEY

Deciding what to do with family property Many homeowners in the Columbia Valley have properties that are valuable assets, and often the owners would like to see them passed on within their families.

For those who know the property will be sold one day, they would like for the tax burden to be dealt with as efficiently as possible.

Under normal circumstances, an appreciating asset is something to be happy about, but when it comes to the family properties, capital appreciation can create complications. In fact, a substantial appreciation on the family home can create a “cottage crisis” within your family. Here’s why.

It doesn’t have to be this way. Here are some simple suggestions that can help you avoid the same predicament David and Mary find themselves in.

A typical scenario David and Mary purchased a vacation property 25 years ago. Although their children are grown, the kids still frequent the cottage, now with their own children.

Over the years, the property has appreciated dramatically — it’s now worth $500,000 more than its original purchase price.

While capital gains taxes have declined in recent years, the tax bill on this family cottage is expected to be substantial. If nothing is done to rectify the situation, a full $250,000 would have to be included as taxable income when the property passes to the children. At a tax rate of 40 per cent, the total bill will be $100,000. If the children don’t have the resources to cover the tax, they may be forced to sell the property.

Gifting While gifting will not eliminate capital gains taxes, it can control them. By choosing to give the family cottage to your children before you pass away, the property is deemed to be disposed at market value, thereby triggering taxes. However, future capital gains will be the responsibility of the new owner. This can be an effective strategy if such a transfer is made early enough, and if family conflict is not an issue.

Principal residence If you find that the capital gains owing on your recreational property will be higher than capital gains on your home in the city, it might make sense to designate the vacation property as your principal residence. This way, any increases on the cottage will not be taxed, thanks to the principal residence exemption. Keep in mind, however, that taxes will then accrue on your home in the city.

Sell, then gift If your children no longer live close enough to the Columbia Valley to enjoy the use of a recreational property, you may want to consider selling the property while you are still alive and gifting the proceeds. The sale of the

property will trigger immediate capital gains taxes but the proceeds of the sale can pay for the taxes. If you are concerned about paying large amounts of probate taxes, you can then gift some, or all of the money to the kids.

Joint ownership Putting a cottage into joint ownership with your children may also be considered gifting and if done correctly, will cause immediate capital gains taxation. The advantage of joint ownership is the avoidance of probate levied on your property in your estate. One should always consult your accountant when considering using joint ownership.

Life insurance Universal life insurance can be an effective way to help heirs with a tax bill. Universal life insurance combines permanent life insurance and an investment account, allowing for a build-up in policy value. Funds from a universal life insurance policy are paid to beneficiaries tax-free, and are usually transferred to heirs more quickly than standard estate distributions. These funds can then be used to pay the capital gains tax on the family cottage with ease.

As you can see, there are many ways to save taxes and keep a vacation property in the family. A discussion with your financial advisor or accountant can help get you started.

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Water’s journey: from Fairmont’s ski slopes to Lake Windermere Watershed Wanderings

By Kirsten Harma Pioneer Columnist

What do alpine skiing and water-skiing have in common? Besides the obvious thrill: if you do both of these activities, you might be skimming over the very same water molecules.

Read on to learn about how what you’re seeing in the mountains now can tell us about lake levels to come.

For a water molecule, spring is a pretty exciting time.

Within a few months, water transitions from its frozen to liquid form.

As the days grow longer, snow will start to melt, and as meltwater gains enough momentum, it will pour out of the mountains, down the streams, into Columbia Lake and Lake Windermere and eventually down the Columbia River.

Last spring we saw exceptionally high lake levels as well as flooding and landslides in the Fairmont and Windermere areas.

Will this spring bring us high waters like last year?

The answer to that question starts high in the mountains. Spring streamflow is dependent on snowpack and how warm it gets, as well as how much it rains and when.

As of March 1st, 2013, the River Forecast Centre’s website says that snowpack in the Columbia and Kootenay regions is about 90 per cent to 96 per cent of normal.

In other years by this date, about 80 per cent of the annual snowpack has accumulated. That means that we have a pretty good indication that snow levels will be “normal” this year.

So do normal snow levels mean normal lake levels?

Knowing the snow level is just one part of being able to predict how high and how strong stream flows will be, and therefore whether the lake levels will rise quickly or slowly.

Snowpack will determine how much water will flow into the lakes this year, but weather during the spring is

the key driver determining if flooding will occur or not.

Of critical importance is how the snow melts and how much precipitation falls during the snow melt period. When rain falls in the snow-covered mountains, the rain transfers the warmth of the air to the snow, speeding up the melting process. This leads to quick accumulation of water that creates flood conditions as it flows downstream into lakes.

Current three-month forecasts from Environment Canada are indicating a likelihood of above normal precipitation and below normal temperatures across much of British Columbia. The river forecasters interpret this to mean near-normal seasonal river flows from March to July in our (Columbia) region.

The result?

The forecasted cool temperatures mean that it won’t get too warm too quickly and so we probably won’t get big floods. Instead, the snow will melt slowly over a period of a few months, which will then fill our lakes at pace with the speed lake water is able to drain out into the Columbia River. Keep your eye on the weather though: if a prolonged cool period is followed by sudden warm, rainy conditions in July, a flooding event is still possible.

If you’ve still got time to get out for one more spring ski on the Fairmont hills, say just a temporary farewell to the snow — it will soon be meeting you down by the lake.

Information for this column came from the River Forecast Centre, a branch of BC’s Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. http://bcrfc. env.gov.bc.ca/bulletins/watersupply/current.htm

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Artists asked to tone it down Submitted by Artym Gallery They say that nothing is black and white – when you put the two together, shades of grey are inevitable.

The latest group exhibition at the Artym Gallery celebrates the nuance and boldness found in black and white, with the addition of a splash of colour.

The Saturday, March 30th exhibit is the latest in a series of “challenge” shows at the Artym, in which an artist is asked to create original pieces around a theme or idea that differs from their regular style or technique.

“As artists, we rely on colours to convey feelings and emotions,” explained painter Angie Rees. Painting

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in black and white with just a splash of colour challenges the artist to concentrate on the essentials: subject, composition, tone and texture.”

“It’s challenging, as one has to really understand grey tones when you are only using black and white,” added artist Andrew Kiss, whose work is regularly displayed at the Artym gallery.

Join the Artym Gallery this Saturday at 10 a.m. for the opening of this bold show, which continues until April 7th.

If you can’t make it into the gallery, you can see the work online at artymgallery.com; the Artym can also be browsed on Facebook and Twitter.

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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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Although her range of services vary from client to client, Katie’s recent work includes monthly bookkeeping, financial statements, writing business plans, helping entrepreneurs buy and sell businesses, hire staff or work on their business goals or systems, as well completing personal income tax returns and helping businesses convert back to the PST tax.

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Being spring tire savvy UNDER THE HOOD

By Steph Van de Kemp Pioneer Columnist This is Canada. When temperatures hit 10 C, it’s bye-bye puffyjacket and sayonara Sorel’s. Kids are riding bikes and grown-ups are wearing flip-flops and sipping iced coffees while flipping steaks on the BBQ. Yes, it’s a special time of year, a perfect mish-mash of ski equipment, golf clubs and everything in between. Spring is a season of transition – a time of change for all things, including tires. The problem with tire shopping, is that tires all look pretty much the same — round, black, rubbery and with a hole in the middle. For those of you who are perusing the tiremarket this spring, here are a few helpful tips.

Read between the lines At this time of year, you will likely see or hear a number of tire related ads. Usually, advertised prices are for the smallest tire possible. So unless you’re driving around in a clown car - a great big chassis on teensy, weensy tires - it is safe to assume that you will pay more than the price you see listed in the ad. Your best bet is to request a quote for the tire that fits your car. Most automotive shops sell tires and would be happy to give you an accurate idea of what a new set of tires will cost for your car, specifically.

Welcome to Canada. We have seasons here.

They are a dying breed, but they’re out there; the “tire purist” is an automobile driver who chooses to ride summers all year long, or alternatively, winters all year long. You know who you are, and really, this article is not about judging the tire habits of others. Having said that, there is a little mathematical secret that could convert the last of the purists: having two sets of tires is not double the expense. You end up with twice the number of tires, but purchase new ones half as often.

Not all tires are created equally Yes, they all look the same to the untrained eye, but

there are noteworthy differences between one tire and the next (unless they are from the same set of four, in which case they should be the same).

With so many tires and brands available, a good starting point is to have a conversation with your local shop and find out what they recommend based on your usage and budget. If you like the environment and saving money, look for tires that have low rolling resistance: they can reduce your fuel consumption by 4-5 per cent. Most of the big players now offer an “enviro-friendly” tire option, and Goodyear even claims that their “Assurance Fuel Max” line will save 4,000 km worth of fuel over the life of a four-tire set.

Number Knowledge Tires have numbers on them. It’s confusing because these numbers are made up of metric, per centage and imperial measurements, all in one label. Let’s say your tire reads ‘205 70 16’. The ‘205’ represents the height of the sidewall (side of the tire) in millimeters. So in this case, it’s a 205 mm sidewall. The ‘70’ is a measurement of the width (across the tread) of the tire as a percentage in relation to the sidewall measurement. In our example, the width of the tire is 70% of 205mm (205 x 70% = 143.5mm wide). The ‘16’ represents the size of rim the tire will fit in inches. Our example tire would fit on a 16-inch rim.

T-PMS Don’t worry, this is an automotive column, we’re talking T-PMS here, which stands for tire pressure monitoring system. The system alerts the driver when tire pressure is low. This can be quite handy or quite annoying, depending on how you look at it. Tires lose one psi (pound per square inch) per month on average, so TPMS or no TPMS, we still endorse the good old-fashioned circle check: a visual and/or physical inspection of your tire pressures on a regular basis.

Now you’ve done your homework. Your tire salesperson will surely be impressed to do business with a connoisseur of tires. Wishing you many positive changes this spring, including a tire change, perhaps a new set of low-rolling resistance 205 70 16s.

Stephanie and Aaron Van de Kemp own Cleanline Automotive (www.cleanlineautomotive.com), an earth-friendly, full-service automotive maintenance and repair business in Invermere, B.C.

Canal Flats voters set to drop ballots

By Pioneer Staff Two council hopefuls seeking to serve their community over the 20 months remaining in Canal Flats’ current council term will face the electorate in a byelection on Saturday, March 30th.

Roy Webb and Dean Midyette are vying for the seat vacated by Coun. Evence Blanchard last Decem-

ber. A third contender, Linda Magee, withdrew her name after initially entering the race.

Qualified electors of the Village of Canal Flats — Canadian citizens aged 18 or older who own property in the Village of Canal Flats or have resided there for at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day — can vote between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. at the Canal Flats Community Hall, located at 8911 Dunn Street.

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Toronto jazz trio arrive at Station on bass and percussionist Michel DeQuevedo.

“All three guys are really amazing, but Heading to Invermere from multithe fact that they have a djembe drum cultural Toronto, the Eric St. Laurent Trio player is what makes them totally unique – is bringing sounds from the city to The you don’t hear that in jazz often,” said their Station Pub on Wednesday, April 3rd. manager, Sarah Kim Turnbull.

“First time listeners usually get it,” While much of Wednesday’s music guitarist and frontman Eric St. Laurent will be taken from Dale, Ms. Turnbull said told The Pioneer. everybody will be able to recognize some“They’re more likely to get it seeing thing the band plays. it live than hearing it on a recording, be“They take everything from pop tunes cause by seeing us move, noticing where to jazz standards, and put it through their we place emphasis, how we play live own filter to create a unique version of fa— they generally understand the vibe, miliar songs,” she said. which is filled with warmth and good “To watch this stuff actually happen in feelings, with a little bit of dancing.” the moment, it’s spontaneous, improvised “How they react influences the music,” she added. “It has its form, but it’s music a lot - they have a big role in the about this dialogue that happens between show,” he said.

SOUND SWIRL — Toronto’s Eric St. Laurent Trio, who are known to take risks with these three musicians on stage. They re“We take big risks with the audience, their audiences, will be jazzing up the local nightlife in Invermere with their creative spond to each other and it’s like they have and when that succeeds it’s very excit- take on popular songs.

Photo submitted this conversation right in front of you, and ing. Sometimes we fall flat on our faces, the immediacy of it makes it so special.” and everybody knows it, which makes it Wednesday’s show at the Station Mr. St. Laurent will be promoting the trio’s newest riskier, but that alos makes it a lot more fun.” begins at 8 p.m. and admission is $15. album, Dale, alongside bandmates Jordan O’Connor

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A valley full of vitality The Columbia Valley kept active last week, participating in everything from Zumba lessons to Crossfit.

Pictured, clockwise from top left: dancers show off their new zest for Zumba at Bud’s Bar and Lounge during the Zumba Fitness Spring Break Party on Friday, March 22nd; oneyear-old golden lab, Benny, gives The Pioneer lens a sniff on Sunday, March 24th; Jolaine Bloom of Endeavour Fitness pushes the limits during a Crossfit session on Saturday, March 23rd; kids

at the Sonshine Children’s Centre take a moment to witness an RK Heliski helicopter landing at Invermere and District Hospital on Tuesday, March 26th; six-month-old Logan Bezaire spends his first day at Kinsmen Beach on Sunday, March 24th; Invermere skateboarder Shane Mcleod performs a noseslide at Mount Nelson Skatepark on Sunday, March 24th.

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PH: 250-345-2188 • CELL: 250-342-1289 • FAX: 250-345-2189 5144 Riverside Dr., Fairmont, B.C. V0B 1L0

DESIGN & BUILD SERVICE JEFF BALTRUS

Licensed Residential Builder 401 Westridge View Invermere BC V0A 1K4

Cell: (250) 342-1078 Tel/Fax: (250) 342-7076 E-mail: kbuilder@shaw.ca

to Zero C.A.R.B. COMPLIANT CABINETRY Low Emissions

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Interior World

HERE TO SERVE YOU window fashions

Call Bill Cropper (250) 342 4406

Need Blinds?

Interior World

Scott Postlethwaite

Residential, Commercial Electric Furnace and Hot Water Tank Repair and Service For All Your Electrical Needs

CVCC Contractor/ Trade Builder of the Year 2008

invermereelectric@gmail.com

SPRAY FOAM SPECIALISTS.

window fashions

Call Bill Cropper (250) 342 4406

1710 10th Avenue – Invermere, BC V0A 1K0

“Good people taking care of good people”

Supply and install of ICFs. Call 250-342-2001 www.iisi.ca

• New Homes • Renovations • Framing • Roofing • Custom Finishing • Timber Framing

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250.341.5603

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FAIRMONT RIDGE RENOVATION

Doors Windows Flooring Painting/ Interior/Exterior • Kitchen Renovations

250-342-5682

Residential

Commercial

Jesse Vader

Ken Johnson

250.341.5426

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• Bathroom Renovations • Additions • Decks • Finish Carpentry • Basement Renovations

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• Trusses • Engineered Floors • Wall Panels Tel: 250.341.6075 Fax: 250.341.3427 Email: info@duskbuildingsystems.com www.duskbuildingsystems.com

1320 Industrial Road #3 Box 159, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0

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Phone: 250-342-7100 Email: info@diamondheatingandspas.com

www.diamondheatingandspas.com • Ready Mix Concrete • Commercial concrete sealer • Concrete Pumping retarder for exposed • Over 50 colours available aggregate and in stock • DELIVERED ON TIME • Concrete stamps for rent at a fair price • Full range of coloured release • Full range of sand and agents for stamping gravel products.

Phone: 250-342-6452 • 250-342-3773 • Cell: 250-270-9444 All products are available at 9120, Hwy 93/95 which is five kilometres north of Tim Hortons

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HERE TO SERVE YOU Complete Construction Services

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Call or visit online

PH: 1-888-711-ESCAPE (3722) • WEB: www.cobblestonecreek.ca

Septic Tank Pumping Portable Toilet Rentals • RENOVATIONS • PAINTING

• Weekly Home Checks • Full Yard Services • Maintenance Services

David Gulbe • Mike Bernicot

Box 1020 • Invermere B.C. V0A 1K0 • www.cabincare.ca

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

Bruce Dehart 250.347.9803 or 250.342.5357

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Ph: 250-426-7016 or 250-421-1537 Email: cscl.admin@shawlink.ca

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Proudly owned and operated by the Cranbrook Society for Community Living

From Framing to Finishing Complete Automotive Repairs

Snow Removal • Sanding • Spring Clean-up 250.270.0821 or 780-970-7040 Kari Kari&&John JohnMason Mason250-270-0821 Invermere • Panorama Invermere • Panorama

• Stains/Lacquers • Interior/Exterior Restoration • Elastormeric/Stucco • New Construction • Apoxies (Cement Floors, Pools) Adam Nohels • Box 331, Canal Flats, BC • 250-688-0128

Al Tallman Beside the Petro Canada Car Wash – Find our classified ad for discounts.

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• Complete home improvement ser�ice – from desig� to finishing, and any�hing in bet�een • Residential and commercial • CAD ser�ices • Decks, sheds, door and window installs

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Regional District of East Kootenay RDEK AGRICULTURAL PLAN SURVEYS NOW AVAILABLE! Whether you are directly involved in agriculture or just enjoy eating locally produced or grown foods there is a survey for you.

We are all ears! Learn about the Agricultural Plan and let us know what you think.

Check out www.ekag.ca or contact Dave Struthers by phone at 250-426-5300 or email dave.struthers@vastresource.com for more info.

Fairmont Creek Debris Flow Hazard & Risk Assessment PUBLIC PRESENTATION Wednesday, April 10, 2013 6:00pm - 9:00pm Fairmont Hot Springs Resort - Pine Room 5225 Fairmont Resort Road

Residents of Fairmont are encouraged to drop by the Resort for information regarding the July 15th 2012 Debris Flow. There will be representatives from Clarke Geoscience, Water Stewardship and the RDEK in attendance to discuss the Assessment of the debris flow event and potential mitigation measures.

For more information, please contact Jim Maletta, RDEK Engineering Technician at jmaletta@rdek.bc.ca or 250-489-2791.

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Emma Powell, Sarah Woodford, Adam Fitzpatrick, Amy Fletcher, Anthony Bond and Jason Grosskopf celebrate a reunion in Middleton, South Australia.

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Office: 250-342-6505 • Cell: 250-342-1300

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PIONEER CLASSIFIEDS S OBITUARY S SMITH, KENNETH 1927 - 2013

Surrounded by the love and presence of his family, Kenneth Smith passed from this life on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at the age of 85 years. He never gave up easily and was making plans for his future to the end. Ken was born on the farm at McMurdo, BC and spent his entire life here in the valley.

Ken leaves to mourn his passing his beloved wife, Fernella; his children Terry and Lee-Anne; his grandchildren Jason, Doug and Tye as well as two great-grandchildren. Ken also leaves behind one sister Olga Hynes. He was predeceased by his parents, Arthur and Sarah Smith and his sister, Jean Grove White.

A Celebration of Ken’s Life will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion in Edgewater, BC on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 2:00 pm. Memorial donations may be made in Ken’s name to the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch No. 199, Edgewater, BC V0A 1E0. Condolences may be left for the family at www.markmemorial.com Mark Memorial Funeral Services in care of arrangements (250) 426-4864.

GEORGE KINGSLEY BOAKE 1944-2013

George Kingsley Boake, born May 30,1944, entered into Eternal rest on March 17, 2013, at the age of 68, at Rocky Mountain Village in Fernie, B.C. George was born in Bridgewater-Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia to parents Kingsley and Viola Boake.

George was predeceased by his mother Viola in June 1972, and his father Kingsley in August 2000, as well as his stepmother Eda in 2002.

George leaves behind his wife Carol of Fernie, B.C, as well as his three sons; David Boake, wife, Gracie and grandson, Caleb of Windermere, B.C.; Donald Boake, of Calgary, AB; and Matthew Boake, of Cranbrook , B.C. He also leaves to mourn his loss, his brother Robert, wife Julie, and nephew Ryan of Coleman, AB; His sister Kathleen Grey of Sparwood, B.C; nephew Adam Grey; niece Jennifer Cawsey, husband Jon, as well as their son Jackson.

George is also survived by his Aunt Helen Seaman, of Coleman, AB, as well as several other cousins. Cherished Memories Funeral Chapel is in charge of all arrangements.

Memorial service to be held on April 6, 2013, at 2:00 PM, at the Cherished Memories Funeral Home, in Fernie, B.C, with Major Joan Shayler of the Salvation Army presiding over the service.

There will be a gathering for a luncheon after the service, to remember and reminisce about George’s life, at the Legion Hall. Graveside service to be held June1, 2013 in Coleman, AB. In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made in George’s name to ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY OF B.C 20601 West Cordova Street Vancouver, B.C. V6B 1G1

GOD BLESS

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Phone: 250-341-6299 Fax: 250-341-6229 Email: info@cv-pioneer.com www.columbiavalleypioneer.com

GARAGE SALES

ANNOUNCEMENT

ANNOUNCEMENT

CHEERS & JEERS

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.

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.

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

A big cheers to Kaleigh and Dan for a fabulous lunch on my birthday.

We really appreciate you guys and Fubuki Sushi. Thank you.

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.

A big cheers to Cindy and Marge at BMO for being so helpful and understanding that everyone needs to start somewhere! See you April 1st!

Huge moving garage sale on Easter Sunday. 10 a.m. 9385 Pinto Road in Juniper Heights

ANNOUNCEMENT 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.

S OBITUARY S RUTH GIONETTE 1924 - 2013

It is with saddened hearts we announce the passing our mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and cousin – Ruth Gionette at the age of 88 years on Monday March 25, 2013.

Ruth is survived by her children, Suzy (Terry), Lenny (Deb), Sherry (Lonnie), Julie (David) and her grandchildren – Richie, Stacy, Dave (Kim), Nicole, Phoenix (Kris), Andrew, Ryan, A.J., Mandy and Matt and great-grandchildren – Tyler, Jason, Zachary, Hillary, Ashlyn and Bryson; her brothers Wesley (Dorothy), Roscoe (Helen), her sister Adele (Archie), and sister-in-laws Aggie, Barb and Hazel and brother-in-law Leo. And last by her beloved poochie – Kado.

Ruth was predeceased by her husband Pat Gionette and her daughter Patsy Gionette-Cole, her mother and father, Emil and Ora Dalke, her brothers George, Roger and Gary Dalke and her sister Mettie Charette.

A gravesite service will be held Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Friends are welcome to join the family at Ruth’s home following the service.

The family have requested in lieu of flowers donations may be made to the M.S. Society.

Piano tuner, Art Gieck, coming the valley at the end of April. Call Rowena at 250-347-9039 for an appointment.

CHEERS & JEERS

Jeers to spring. Quit toying with my emotions. Are you finally coming to stay?

Cheers to the STARS team, EMTs, ER staff, nurses and physicians who serve our community. We live close enough to the hospital to see the helicopter landing and leaving.

Each time it’s a reminder of how quick the critical incident response is and how well the team works.

A house full of cheers to Wende Brash for taking the time to show us a house. Thank you! Sam. Jeers to town council for approving a part-time seasonal vendor that will directly compete with a local business that is around the corner.

Jeers to the Windermere resident that lets their dog roam around unsupervised. Shame on you. I’m tired of picking up its dog doo-doo in my yard.

We are moving out of the valley and we want to say a big cheers to our neighbors. You were great, and we will really miss you all. Cheers to a fabulous sister who helped me clean and move. Also, cheers to Ben at Green Door Properties for a great place to stay. Thank you.

Cheers to Chris and your awesome instructors at Fairmont Ski School.

Thanks for a great season. Can’t wait for next year.

A huge cheers to my best friend Nanci Clarke. I can’t even begin to thank you enough for the week you “baby sat” me. Anyone and everyone who knows you, knows what an amazing woman you are!

Your CBB friend!

Cheers to the police department for their quick response time and assistance on a late Sunday night.

Also, cheers for not coming in sirens and lights blazing. Thank you!

Jeers to the person who walked away with our extension ladder from Castle Rock Villas. Have you seen how high our windows are?

How will I get my spring-cleaning done? Please return it to its rightful owner.

ANNOUNCEMENT 8th Annual

Sunday, March 31 at 10 a.m. sharp Windermere School Field Sponsored by the Windermere Community Association To volunteer, donate or for more information, call 250-341-3383 or email info@windermerecommunity.ca.

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CHEERS & JEERS

CHEERS & JEERS

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

SUITE FOR RENT

HOUSE FOR RENT

HOUSE FOR RENT

Cheers to the unidentified gentleman who returned my wallet to the Canadian Tire cashier on March 19th. Give me a call for a personal thank you. You should be proud.

Cheers to my parents on 50 years of wedded bliss! Congratulations Bob and Jean from your loving family (especially CJ!).

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.

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.

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

250-342-3790.

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

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.

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.

Cheers to Peter at Home Hardware for his great effort in trying to repair my Margarita mixer! Your patience and going the extra mile are appreciated.

Cheers and a great big hug to the “Anonymous Friend” who surprised us with a wonderful gift certificate for dinner at the Birchwood Restaurant. We are very grateful and will enjoy every bite. Thank you so much. Mary and Steve.

Cheers to Ruault Mechanical for being such an awesome company and an asset to the community.

You’re always there to lend a helping hand to anyone who needs it and are so fair with prices, including doing work for people who really can’t afford it and sometimes not even taking payment. Don’t know what I would have done without you. Thanks from your Columbia Valley friends.

Jeers to the Windermere residents who let their dog bark day and night! If it’s annoying me down the street while I’m in my house, I’m sure you can hear it! I really hope your house sells soon!

Cheers to my neighbour Grace Verge for the soup, cookies, jams and so on. You have been a huge blessing to me since I moved here.

I cannot express enough how much I care and respect you. I hope to be friends for years to come. Alison.

Cheers to Sheri at the Dollar Store.

You’re back and we missed you!

Don’t ever leave us again. Even if you’re on holidays. Your favorite customers.

Jeers to the assistant manager who insists on us leaving our baby and stroller at the front of the store.

The other staff aren’t babysitters and we aren’t thieves. Get over your paranoia of everyone stealing!

You’re turning away business.

Cheers to Bob at the rifle range in Radium for sharing your skills and expertise with the ladies. We had a rootin’, tootin’, shootin’ good time!

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.

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

Call Scott at 250-342-5758.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Windermere: Upper Hilltop Road.

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

250-342-3790.

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

Suites available in Radium Motel.

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

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.

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 .

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

2-bdrm apartment, close to downtown Invermere. Furnished, balcony, shared laundry, N/S, pets considered, $850/month. Available immediately. 250-426-5454.

Invermere: 2-bdrm, quiet, lots of light, new! Couples or singles welcome to apply. References required, W/D, N/S, N/P, $900/ month, hydro included. 250-3423381.

HOUSE FOR RENT

FOR RENT 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. $1,250 + utilities.

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

RADIUM

2 bedroom plus den, 2 bathroom Sable Ridge condo, furnished and equipped $950 + utilities.

2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, Pinewood condo.

Unfurnished, $895 includes hydro.

Juniper Mobile Home Park, just north of Invermere has one pad rental available for April, 2013.

Contact the manager, Tim Eugene, to see if you qualify for approval.

Pad rental is $270/month. 250342-2949.

Downtown Radium: 2-bdrm house.

Adjacent to Rockies. $650/month.

Please call 250-342-5755 or 250342-1760.

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

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 POTATOES ROMANOFF

9 large Baker Potatoes 10 ounces Sour Cream 1 cup Cheddar Cheese, grated 1 bunch Green Onions, chopped

1 ½ teaspoon Salt ½ teaspoon Black Pepper Paprika

Cook potatoes until done, drain and mash.

Stir in sour cream, cheese, onion, salt and pepper.

Turn into a greased casserole.

Top with additional grated cheddar cheese and sprinkle with paprika.

Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight.

Bake uncovered in a 350 degree oven 30 – 40 minutes or until heated through.

Serves 8 – 10 people.

See all my recipes at recipes.kimcollens.com

Home Of The Week

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.

Beautiful Mountain Setting!

Warm and inviting Fairmont home is tucked in the trees on a quiet cul-de-sac. With 3 bedrooms, vaulted ceilings, cozy wood stove and multiple decks to enjoy the views. . ®

$379,000

MLS

K217180

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CONDO FOR RENT

CONDO FOR RENT

ANIMALS

MISC. FOR SALE

FOR RENT

Canal Flats Condo, Jade Landing Development: 2+1 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and partially finished basement. 6 Appliances. 12 minutes to Fairmont. $750/month + utilities. Available April 16th.

Contact Mike at 403-804-6937.

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 behaviourist, 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.

Teak coffee table with slate counter top, $490 OBO. Teak leather sofa, $190. Wrought iron coffee table, with glass top, $150. Kid’s sit-on electric Razor scooter, $190. Kid’s stand-on electric Razor scooter, $70. Junior golf clubs, $125. Phone 250-342-1268.

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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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, 1.5-bath 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.

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.

HOMES FOR SALE 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.

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.

Newly renovated 3,000 sq. ft. home for sale in downtown Invermere, just blocks from the beach. 4-bdrm, 2-bath. Open-concept living, older home, zoned R2. Asking $299,000.

Why rent when you can own for $1,400/month? Call 250-342-5148.

CONDO FOR SALE LAKEFRONT CONDO FOR SALE

Open House, Saturday, March 30th, 12 to 4 p.m. #2 Invermere Bay Condos. 1521 – 2nd Ave. Professionally designed, renovated and decorated from framing to fixtures and finishings. Open-concept main, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, A/C. 250-688-6880.

MISC. FOR SALE Hay - round bales, $30 - $80/bale.

Elkhorn Ranch, 250-342-0617.

HOMES FOR SALE

Quality Top Soil and Manure Topsoil

Mountain Home For Sale www.newbuildinglinks.com

$160 per dump truck load, $90 per pick-up load. Well-aged cow manure, $100 per pickup load.

Delivery extra. Call 250-342-1268.

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Radium Springs and Resort Golf Membership. $15,000 includes tax and transfer fee. Phone 250-3429548.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES 2001 Kawasaki 800 Vulcan. 12,000 kms. saddle bags, crash bar.

Beautiful shape. Asking $5,000 OBO. To view, contact 250-3415524.

VEHICLES 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 inquiries only, please. Phone in evening, Pam at 403-295-6154 or Karen at 403-274-9818.

ANIMALS Registered Luing Bulls for sale.

Telephone: 250-346-3100.

WANTED Wanted: good fiberglass canoe.

250-342-1354.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4. In good running condition. No rust.

Must sell. $2,000 OBO. 250-3495407.

CAMPING 1996 Drifter 23.5’ holiday trailer.

Perfect family trailer. Has 4 individual sleeping bunks, table folds down to a double bed, fridge, freezer, stove, microwave, full bath, lots of storage. Easy to pull. Asking $5,000 OBO. To view, contact 250342-1143.

FITNESS Zumba Fitness – Julie Parent Classes are Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. at J.A. Laird school gym. $50 for the entire month or drop in for $10/class.

Please note classes are cancelled April 1st and May 20th. For updated class times, please contact Julie at 250-341-5474, email japarent@ telus.net, www.julieparent.zumba. com or on Facebook at Zumba Fitness - Julie Parent.

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Home Building and Renos Chuck Newhouse Builders 250-342-3637 chucknew@telus.net Water treatment & purification, includes drinking water systems, softeners & conditioners, iron filters. Call AQUAIR, 250-342-5089.

Heaven’s Best Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning.

Environmentally friendly products.

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

Shannon’s Blinds & Designs Check Us Out at the Spring Trade Show See our display stand and play with a motorized shade.

Free Draws.

Saturday, March 30th Invermere Curling Club Shannon’s Blinds & Designs 250-342-5749 Covering the Valley – One Window At A Time Valley Framing & Contracting Everything from roofs and decks to major renovations. Contact Will at 250-341-7204.

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. $35: 30 minutes. $50: 45 minutes +. Contact 250-409-4433 or b2designs@live.ca.

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250-342-5102 Dryer Vent and Furnace Cleaning & inspections. Call AQUAIR today!

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HELP WANTED FUNTASIA - FAIRMONT FUN PARK is OPEN for the season and looking for YOU! We are building a team of high-energy, fun-loving, outgoing people. Accommodation available.

Full and part time. Open to the experienced in sales, service, light food prep, park up-keep, gardening, animal care and maintenance. A great variety of indoor and outdoor tasks on keeping a clean, organic and eco-sensitive environment, one of the most beautiful laughterfilled places in the valley. www. fairmontfuntasia.com, resumes to fairmontfuntasia@live.com, fax 250-345-4542.

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.

HEALTH AND 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

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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:

Housekeeping Supervisor

Hiring for Heavy Duty Mechanic, Truck drivers and small equipment operators including skid steerer, excavator, etc.

Under the direction of the Housekeeping Manager, the Housekeeping Supervisor provides for the comfort of guests by ensuring that guest rooms and public areas are clean and properly presented. In the absence of the Housekeeping Manager, the Housekeeping Supervisor assigns Room Attendants with their duties and inspects work for conformance to Radium Resort prescribed standards.

Part-time and on-call basis, some weekend work required.

Fax resumes to 250-341-6006

Group Sales & Events Coordinator Maternity leave replacement position available now through the end of September.

Night Audit – Part-time

3.25” x 2.7”

Please submit resumes to info@radiumresort.com or apply in person to the front desk.

250.347.9311

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Request for Proposals BASIN BUSINESS ADVISORS PROGRAM CBT is seeking a qualified agency/organization to administerTwitter and deliver the Basin Business Advisors (BBA) program in the Columbia Basin. Visit www.cbt.org/opportunities for more Twitter information or call 1.800.505.8998.

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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 wineand-cheese 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 .

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.

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.

Recreational Therapist (Casual)

Deadline is noon PDT, April 29, 2013. www.cbt.org • 1.800.505.8998

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Join us:

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

The property management is currently seeking a part-time Administration Assistant for three days per week.

We have 3 openings within our Maintenance Department. Two are permanent full-time positions that offer year-round employment with full benefits after 6 months. The other is seasonal full-time until the end of September 2013.

Successful candidate(s) will possess the ability to perform general maintenance and repairs to our villas and recreation centre. Some of the duties will include, but are not limited to, troubleshooting and performing minor repairs on plumbing, appliances, paint, repair drywall, performing routine maintenance checks daily. Work with minimal supervision. Able to lift weight up to 45kg (100 lbs). Candidate must have valid B.C. license, with own transportation.

This position is ideal for a “handy” type of person; experience would be an asset, however we are open to train a suitable candidate.

Interested applicants can fax or email their resume with references to cburke@sunchaservillas.ca or fax resume to the confidential fax line 250-345-6250.

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

Sunchaser Vacation Villas o/a Resort Villa Management is one of Canada’s largest timeshare resorts, located in Fairmont B.C.

This individual will work in an office environment, lending support to our Management team. The successful candidate will possess excellent written skills, be highly proficient with Microsoft Office, well organized, being able to adapt to a variety of tasked when assigned. Example of some of the duties would be writing letters, entering inventory, creating and adding to current policies and forms. Processing payroll entries, reconciliation of daily cash-outs are some of the required duties on a daily/semi-monthly bases.

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, funloving environment, please send your resume to k_g@shaw.ca or contact Kelly at 250-347-6500.

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Come enjoy the Rockies Come work with us!

Fairmont Creek Property Rentals is seeking applications for the following positions

HEAD HOUSEKEEPER 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.

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

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LETTERS

Story behind glacier resort beginning to melt Dear Editor: Once again we see the recent resident wannabe MLA spinning the dubious strengths of the current “Liberal” government of B.C. Since his primary urge this past winter has been his attempts to discredit our current, hard-working MLA Norm Macdonald - we will not give the college manager much credit - he should remember how we laughed Wendy McMahon out some 8-9 years ago!

I do realize he has the ear of, and the photo-ops with the MLA of the constituency to our south - as indeed does the mayor of Banana Village of Glacier Resort - who is also

the chair of the Columbia Basin Trust (a potential conflict of interest) as Deck also has the use of at least one staff member at the office of the Radium Village council - three other Radium residents are also being paid with tax payers monies, from the $200,000 that the government currently allocated to the MLA to our south to pay for the pie in the sky - ie. the ski hill with properties at the melting glacier.

I am interested to read Richard Unger’s letter – for another Liberal friend in construction and/or real estate, who has hopes of work on said properties.

I am also interested to read that Chief Paul Sam (Shuswap) has never seen a grizzly bear in the Jumbo area,

and would like a witnessed report as to his hikes in the area in his youth and middle age — when they occurred and with whom. Enough already, although with Doug Clovechok’s partisan ideology about Glacier Resort, and attempts to bring politics into the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce – surely a no-no – I will be surprised if the Akisqnuk people of the Ktunaxa Nation will be comfortable inviting a wannabe MLA, who does not respect their saved area, to participate in their Entry March on Aboriginal Day this year!

Shirley Campbell

An election full of opportunity Dear Editor: On the near horizon is another election in British Columbia. May 14th should be seen by constituents here in our valley as a chance to review our needs and dreams for this amazing place we call home.

It will be an opportunity to vote for what is really important to our future and make certain we are moving forward with positive opportunities for growth and success; opportunities that will create a prosperous future for our children and grandchildren.

For eight long years we have come to know and understand what our current NDP MLA represents.

He is against almost everything unless it has to do with the agenda of special interest groups.

He has made a career of whining and sniveling about government, never offering a blueprint forward.

Moreover, the ideas that he and his NDP leaders do

find has them in our pockets spending your money on something that has nothing to do with you.

He, nor his party, have a plan and I have no idea as to what they might ever do when all of other people’s money has runs out.

The NDP are all about redistributing money that they have not earned; creating wealth is beyond them.

I ask that you take minute to reflect on the writing that follows thinking about the leadership we so desperately need in our valley; leadership that will help us achieve the goals that we can set together and an understanding of what we need to do to get there.

I saw them tearing a building down, A group of men in a busy town, With a hefty blow and lusty yell, They swung with zest, And a sidewall fell,

Asked of the foreman, “Are these men skilled, the kind you would hire if you had to build?” “Unskilled labor is all I need. Why, they can wreck in a day or two, what has taken builders years to do.”

I asked myself as I went my way, which of these roles have I tried to play?

Am I a builder with rule and square, measuring and constructing with skill and care?

Or am I a wrecker that walks the town, Content with the business of tearing down?

— Author unknown The poem above has a pointed message about choices and reflects on the kind of MLA we need; clearly it is not Norm Macdonald.

Richard Unger Invermere

Candidate offers new route for canal flats Dear Editor: I am currently running for the position of councillor in the Canal Flats by-election on Saturday, March 30th. Last week, I was asked to participate in an All Candidates Forum on Thursday, March 28th, an invitation which I quickly accepted.

When running for a public office, I feel that voters deserve to have the candidates explain the policies on which they are running, and to answer questions about their platform.

This is how democracy is supposed to work; this is how voters decide on who they will support. When choosing to become a public servant we must listen to, and answer to, the people of the community we represent.

The All Candidates Forum was cancelled when my opponent declined to participate.

Before they cast their votes, the community will not get to see how we differ on issues, nor the solutions we offer. They will not get to see the candidates standing side by side to judge who will best represent their views and our village.

While time is short, I would ask that concerned citizens email me at dlmidyette@shaw.ca with their questions and concerns. And please, on Saturday March 30th, take 15 minutes out of your day to vote.

Dean Midyette Canal Flats

We want letters Email your letters to info@cv-pioneer.com or visit our website at www.columbiavalleypioneer.com. Mail your letters to Box 868, Invermere, V0A 1K0, or drop them off at 1008-8th Avenue.

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Fine antiques now at High Country Furniture Dan Walton Pioneer Staff Hidden treasures and buried memories may be waiting for you at Invermere’s newest source for old stuff.

To keep himself active by doing something he loves while collaborating with his other job as an auctioneer, Tex Lortscher has established High Country Furniture in Invermere.

“I’ve been an auctioneer since 1981,” he told The Pioneer, “so I’ve been involved with antiques for quite a number of years.”

Mr. Lortscher makes lengthy road trips to auctions nearly every week to acquire new products for his shop.

“I buy locally and I buy from all over,” he said, shortly before making his way to an auction in Brooks, Alberta.

Antique owners who would like to have their items appraised can drop by High Country Furniture on the east side of Bavin’s Glass/Kootenay Coffee Works, or give Mr. Lortscher a call at 250-341-3499.

“I buy things that I think people would like,” he said. “Generally, I have to like it and there has to be

something special, something a bit different about it.”

As an auctioneer, Mr. Lortscher says he makes sure his inventory doesn’t collect too much dust. When items don’t sell at his shop, he takes them on the road for a bidding war.

Under the current winter schedule, High Country Furniture is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.

“You come in here and you’ll always have a good chat, a cup of coffee and you can take your time and browse,” he said. “You’ll never be pressured to buy anything, that’s for sure.”

His shop will appeal to tourists and locals of any age, said Mr. Lortscher, and High Country Furniture also deals with collectables.

“Some stuff in here is only 20, 30 years old, but it’s special,” he said. “It has a different slant to it.”

“Everybody likes these kinds of store to come in and snoop; there’s always something for someone,” he added. “The older people like to see the stuff they grew up with, and the younger people always say, ‘Oh, this is neat!’ ”

ANTIQUE ADMIRER — Tex Lortscher has taken his love of antiques and transformed it into Invermere’s newest antique store, High Country Furniture. Photo by Dan Walton

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Valley Churches

FAITH

Grasping the heart of God

By Pastor Wayne Frater Radium Christian Fellowship Church On the recent TV series “The Bible,” Jesus tells Peter.

“We are going to turn the world upside down,” and they did.

One of the first things Jesus did when He began His earthly ministry is tell us in Luke 4:18-19, quoting Isaiah 61, what He had come to do.

1-To preach the Gospel to the poor.

2-To heal the broken hearted.

3-To proclaim liberty to the captives.

4-To recover the sight of the blind.

5-To set at liberty those who are oppressed.

6-To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.

Christ, the Anointed One. And He did. As the end of His earthly ministry approached, Jesus empowered His disciples, and I believe, all who would profess Jesus Christ as their Lord, to carry on, to make a difference in the world, to reach out and show Gods love. In John 14:12-14: “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works

that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.”

Today is Good Friday — the day we set aside to remember the betrayal and crucifixion of Jesus. On Sunday, resurrection day, we remember that He came and defeated death and everything that the enemy stands for.

Jesus gives us the Great Commission in Mark 16, when He ascended to sit at the right side of God the Father, but it doesn’t end there: it goes on and makes for exciting reading.

As we see in the Book of Acts, Peter and the rest of the disciples, along with Paul and Timothy and so many others, make exciting discoveries as they turn their world upside down.

It is now our turn to grasp the heart of God, to turn our world upside down, Luke 4:18-19, John 14:12-14, Mark 16:15-18, “Is as much for us as it was for them, grasp on to what the Word says, grasp onto God’s heart, a heart that none would perish, that all would come to know the full Gospel of Jesus Christ.”

It is Easter weekend tonight, Good Friday. Find a church service and on Sunday join us, (The Columbia Valley Ministerial,) in a sun rise, or should I say a Son rise joint service, at the Kinsmen Beach in Invermere at 7 a.m.

Lake lovers A group of valley visitors, on vacation from Calgary, pause for a moment to enjoy the picturesque views of Lake Windermere on Sunday, March 24th.

LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH Friday, March 29th, 7 p.m.: Good Friday joint service with Valley Christian Assembly, including a video presentation of the first person narratives from people closest to Jesus.

Sunday, March 31st at 7 a.m.: Resurrection Sunday Sonrise service at Kinsmen Beach.

No “K.I.D.S.” Church provided today.

Pastor Trevor Hagan • 326 - 10th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-9535 • www.lakewindermerealliance.org WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY ANGLICAN-UNITED Friday, March 29th, 12 p.m.: Good Friday service at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere.

March 31st, 9 a.m.: Easter Sunday Service at All Saints Edgewater.

10:30 a.m.: Easter Sunday Service 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.

Pastor Murray Wittke 4814 Highway 93/95, Windermere 250-342-9511 • www.valleychristianonline.com ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Saturday: 4:30 p.m. at St. Anthony’s, Canal Flats.

Saturday: 7 p.m. and Sunday: 9 a.m. at Canadian Martyrs’ Church in Invermere.

Sunday: 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church in Radium.

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.

Christ Church Trinity, 110 - 7th Ave., Invermere Pastor Fraser Coltman • 1-866-426-7564 RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Sunday 10 a.m. Worship service • Thursday 7 p.m. Fun Night Pastor Wayne and Linda Frater • 250-342-6633 No. 4, 7553 Main St. Radium • 250-347-9937 CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Worship Service, Sunday, 10 a.m. • Relief Society, 11:15 a.m.

President Barry Pratt • Columbia Valley Branch 5014 Fairway, Fairmont Hot Springs • 250-341-5792

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art from the Heart Opening night

Easter Basket Craft

7:00pm – 8:30pm in the Lodge Lobby

Creative, wacky, entertaining & original art from the kids of the Columbia Valley

Sunday

10:00am to 11:00am $5 per person

Call 250.345.6049 to register

Mountain Flowers includes FrEE entry to hot springs!

Easter Egg Hunt!

Adults $24.95 • Seniors 15% discount • Children (5–12) $10.95 • 4 and under FREE

FrEE! Starts at 11:00am

Easter Sunday Brunch

Choose 9:00am, 11:00am or 1:00pm sitting

Reservations recommended 250.345.6000

Meet at BC Rockies Base Camp near the Resort entrance.

All programs subject to seasonality, cancellation and change without notice. Golf Course opening date is weather permitting.

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