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November 8, 2013 Vol. 10/Issue 45

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 1 November 8, 2013

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14 REMEMBRANCE DAY A Porsche 911 SWB rips through a snow and ice-covered logging road off of Westside Road near Radium Hot Springs on Saturday, November 3rd, as dozens of cars competed in the Rocky Mountain Rally. It was the first such event in the valley since the race’s debut in 1973. The rally-modified sports car pictured was driven by Graham Bruce from Calgary and co-driven by Martin Burnley from Lake Country, who finished in 9th place among the fourwheel-drive vehicles with a combined time of 1 hour, 10 minutes, and 52 seconds.

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VALLEY NEWS

Community centre funds, deer cull backed by voters

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff Construction on a new Invermere community centre may begin within two years, after Invermere residents voted overwhelmingly in support of council borrowing money for it in last weekend’s referendum.

The numbers show the voters were just as strongly in favour of using deer culls. Unofficial results posted on the district’s website as of Wednesday, November 6th had 729 people voting in favour of using a cull as a tool to manage the urban deer population and 259 voting against it.

On the borrowing question for the new community centre, 749 people voted in favour of the district borrowing as much as $5.6 million to fund it, while 245 voted against.

The vote gives council and district staff the go-ahead to move forward with a project that’s been talked about for the better part of two decades, to the delight of community groups using the current community hall.

“I’m really excited about it; it’s a great step forward,” said Invermere Judo Club organizer Hermann Mauthner,

adding that a new facility with a permanent (judo mat) floor, washrooms and perhaps change rooms would be a great advantage to the club.

“The Columbia Valley Arts Council is thrilled,” said Pynelogs Cultural Centre manager Jami Scheffer. “We really have a need in this valley for a larger facility for performing arts with acoustics, seating, lighting and a stage. We’re so excited; this has been a long-time dream of the council to have a performing arts centre.”

“The new facility will let the Valley Fitness Centre offer an improved experience,” said manager Helen Breau.

The district will now work on getting input from the community and various user groups to help refine the basic concept of the new community centre, and will figure out who should be hired to build it and will try to get firm pricing for it, according to Invermere mayor Gerry Taft.

“We’re hoping design and consultation will start in the new year,” said Mr. Taft, adding that demolition of the old David Thompson Secondary School building (which will be the site of the new community centre) will probably also begin at the same time.

“The goal is to start construction (of the new centre) in 2015,” he said. “We’re hoping this doesn’t get bogged down in years and years of planning.”

Mr. Taft said he was surprised residents voted in support of the deer cull by as wide a margin as they did.

“It was hard to tell what the real feeling of residents was, so it’s great to know; it helps inform council,” he said.

“Some of the people opposed (to the deer cull) will not be happy and probably won’t give up, but I hope this removes some of the controversy and outside attention. Hopefully it means people in Invermere have decided and that’s the end of the story.”

“Obviously we’re disappointed with the results, but more than 250 people voted no and we think that’s a decent number,” said Invermere Deer Protection Society president Devin Kazakoff.

“We are surprised that 700 people came out to vote for culling, but at the same time it’s encouraging that at least 26 percent of people don’t agree with culling.”

A deer cull is unlikely in 2014, since the district simply doesn’t have any money in its budget for it, said Mr. Taft.

Rally racers rejoice after revving in the Rockies

By Dan Walton Pioneer Staff A defending champ and a racer coming out of retirement emerged as the two big winners of Invermere’s Rocky Mountain Rally last weekend, in a race that returned to the valley after a 40-year absence.

Claiming the title of the two-wheel drive racers was Taisto Heinonen and co-driver Leanne Junnila.

The duo completed the course in 2 hours, 12 minutes and 37 seconds in their 1986 Toyota Corolla.

Taisto last raced in the Rocky Mountain Rally in 1982, when he declared his retirement after being

named the Canadian Rally Champion of that year.

“It was a last minute deal that was put together to bring Taisto out of retirement; I convinced him to do it, so it’s really nice to see him take the win,” said event organizer John Blaber. “He enjoyed himself and showed some of the younger guys how it’s done.”

And because of the Rocky Mountain Rally’s new location in the Columbia Valley, Mr. Heinonen was happy to get back behind the wheel.

“The scenery is breathtaking,” he said. “Sometimes when you’re on the road section, you start to get a little bit of a daydream when you start to look at the scenery.

You have to get yourself back into rally-mode, if you will,

and just focus on what you’re doing.”

Mr. Heinonen’s co-driver, Leanne Junnila, has been racing for years, but she wasn’t even born when the twowheel drive champ claimed his previous title.

“She’s very good,” Mr. Heinonen said, referring to both his co-driver and the Corolla.

Originally from Finland, Mr. Heinonen is currently living in Hope. He said that he and his partner both “really enjoyed whipping around the valley all weekend.”

The four-wheel drive title was awarded to Antoine L’Estage and co-driver Craig Parry in their Mitsubishi Lancer Évo 10.

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A new pyramid scheme has surfaced in the valley. It has the potential to financially hurt a lot of people if there is not a clear understanding of this scheme. The persons initiating this pyramid are very convincing and the other side has to be clear also.

It’s the old pyramid scheme by a different name. Twice, recently, it has come to my attention that a scheme to get your money that was around approximately five years ago has once again surfaced. The majority of time it’s easy to recognize a scheme to get your money when you receive letters or emails stating someone has a lot of money to give you, but just need your banking information. It goes in the garbage, I hope. It’s a little more difficult to guard oneself when it’s family or friends who bring you into a scheme where there is over an 88 per cent chance that you will kiss your hard-earned money away, as well as some friends.

What I am hearing about is the Women’s Gifting Circle. They want to call it a circle even though in reality the set up is a pyramid scheme. You are invited to meet up at a home with a group of friends and the discussion turns to, “How can we women empower ourselves and at the same time help other women in need of empowerment.”

You trust these people who bring this forward. They are family. Friends you’ve known for years. Financial support goes a long way to assist in empowerment. The circle will help you obtain your dreams. It will even help women in an abusive relationship. First, however, eight women have to give $5,000. You are told that there is no promise of obtaining a product or receiving anything for this wonderful gift. It has to be made clear that you are giving a “gift” to the top person, which will add up to $40,000. It must be made clear that it is a gift you are giving so that later, when you try to sue because you didn’t get your $40,000 (as the circle is intended to work), they can say it was a gift and hence no criminal intent or involvement. Wrong. The circle as described is a criminal act.

On any documents provided, I noticed there is no signature or name on the document. The person initiating a circle describes it in many ways. The sun, the moon, the stars. In the valley, I am hearing that the person starting the circle wants to be known as the Dessert, two below her will be the Entree, four below her will be the Soup and Salad and eight new people to sign on to the circle will be the Appetizers. Sounds so innocent and cute. All you appetizers who want in on this great idea to empower women can join in on the circle once you give the head person (Dessert) $5,000. Then, “Once I get my $40,000, I break out of the group and the two people below me get their own circle.” See where this is going. You have to go recruiting to keep this going. The 12 per cent who start this have a good chance to grab their $40,000 and financially empower themselves. They might even promise to help recruit people for you. My bet is that Dessert will flash her $40,000 and

go out and initiate another circle.

Two things are at work here — greed for some and, for many women falling into this scheme, hope. You have bonded with this group. You are told you support each other.

How can this go wrong? Do the research.

Do the math. There is a great deal of information on this scheme when you Google or YouTube “Women’s Gifting Circle.” If you wish to empower women or reach out to assist women in need financially, spiritually and emotionally, there are many organizations in the valley that will gladly accept your financial contribution or your time as a volunteer. Support the Women’s Centre. Support the Purple Light campaign.

Support the Safe Home program. Support the Food Bank.

Support your friend or co-worker who remains silent about the bruises you see by speaking out.

Here is my message for those who are initiating these pyramid schemes in the valley: when it goes sideways with one of your victims and it is reported to the detachment, we will investigate, we will take statements and we will consult with Crown Counsel regarding any charges that can be brought forward. It’s very difficult to identify those who send off letters and emails in attempts to gain money through fraud, but identification in this type of scenario would not be a problem. See the RCMP and OPP website, Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre ( www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude. ca ). The BC Securities Commission’s: www.invesright.org . Pyramid schemes are illegal under the Competition Act, and serious charges may be brought against you if you are operating or affiliated with one of these schemes. Criminal Code Section 206 (1) is applicable when I checked with our Federal Serious and Organized Crime Section.

To understand the mind of a criminal: I am of the opinion that in order to be a good investigator to solve crimes, one must put oneself in the mindset of a criminal. Think like a criminal. It certainly is true with my own experience. I, however, went one step further. At one time, I was a criminal. The intent wasn’t there but in fact a crime was committed. I was pretty young at the time. Still playing with toys. My father went to an auto wrecker yard to purchase some parts for his car. The auto wrecker had a sandbox with rather large Tonka-type trucks for kids to play with while parents were doing business. I recall asking my Dad if I could play with the trucks. He instructed me to go ahead until he returned from his business. I remember picking up three to four of these huge toy trucks and placing them in the back seat of Dad’s car.

Dad came back and we headed back home. Once home, I exited the car and started removing these toy trucks out of the car. I remember my Dad questioning me as to why I took them. My stance was pretty clear: “Dad told me I could play with them, so I brought them home to play with. What’s the problem?” Back to the wrecker yard we went. It was my first experience with Restorative Justice, and pretty much the only crime that I will admit to.

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The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 5

Edgewater joins rec service area

By Nicole Trigg Pioneer Staff The Columbia Valley Recreation Service Area boundary is expanding for the second time in just over a year, this time to include Edgewater.

Since expanding to include Canal Flats last September, the recreation service area has provided funding for both the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena in Invermere and the Canal Flats Arena. With the newest expansion, which was approved at the Columbia Valley directors’ meeting on Thursday, October 31st, funding will now also be provided for Edgewater’s outdoor Frank Schnider Memorial Rink.

“This is very much the start of a much bigger picture,” said Area G Director Gerry Wilkie. “We are trying, in the upper Columbia Valley, as directors, to coordinate more and more of our services…. and be able to provide services up and down the valley.”

The larger concept could include ball fields, soccer fields and all forms of outdoor recreation, he said.

“The whole idea of this ‘working together’ is to think long term about recreation itself in the valley,” said Mr. Wilkie.

While the expansion means an additional tax of 14 cents per thousand dollars of assessed property value, Edgewater residents will see an additional $2,000 or so put towards their community outdoor rink each year.

“It’s not just about the rink; it’s the whole idea of the Columbia Valley directors coming up with a whole new concept of recreation for the valley,” said Mr. Wilkie.

“The rink was an extra incentive.”

At the special community meeting he organized for Wednesday, October 23rd to find out if Edgewater

property owners were open to the idea of joining the valley’s recreation service area and it’s providing operational funding for the rink, Mr. Wilkie said none of the roughly 20 people who attended was opposed.

“So, upon further reflection, I decided to go ahead and recommend that Edgewater come into the service area,” he said. “We have a young vibrant community, a lot of younger families and so forth; we have that critical mass of people who can take advantage of the better recreation that we’re hoping to provide.”

What didn’t come up at the meeting was a potential increase to the Columbia Valley Recreation Service Area tax should the directors eventually decide to use the recreation service area to help pay for Invermere’s new community hall, which was a recommendation presented by Invermere mayor Gerry Taft that was carried at the directors’ October 3rd meeting.

“It’s just a concept,” said Mr. Wilkie. “We’ll have to have that discussion, but until we know what is being proposed, it’s pretty hard to have.”

Prior to this development, maintenance of the Frank Schnider Memorial Rink was covered by the taxpayerfunded Edgewater Recreation Society. The additional funding from the Columbia Valley Recreation Service Area will make for a better operation, said Mr. Wilkie.

“It [the rink] was funded to an extent, but now it will be funded to bring it up to a much better standard,” he said.

“There are some real difficulties maintaining it how it is.”

Edgewater joins Wilmer and Dry Gulch as the three Area G communities paying into the Columbia Valley Recreation Service Area, which also includes Radium Hot Springs, Invermere, all of Area F (Fairmont and Windermere) and Canal Flats.

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PERSPECTIVE

November 8, 2013

A rock-solid referendum result

By Greg Amos, Pioneer Staff

Results can’t get much more resounding than this: 75 per cent of voters support both the community centre borrowing and using deer culls as an option for keeping unruly ungulates in check.

The people have spoken — about 50 per cent of those eligible, which is a better turnout than provincial and federal elections tend to see — and the results are crystal clear.

On the heels of their positive outcome against the anti-deer group in B.C. Supreme Court, this is the best outcome the District of Invermere could have hoped for.

A new community centre will likely be a reality within two or three years, and some definitive action on the deer front can be expected sometime in 2015.

Sadly, the bear situation has resulted in the kind of killing no one is asking for. As Crystal Leonard makes clear in her column on page 17, the public — myself included — has been too lax in allowing their garbage to linger as a bear attractant. In a letter we did not have room to print this week, Invermere resident George Oliver laments that fact that he and many others have failed to take care of the bears, resulting in conservation officers being forced to kill a healthy black bear in the J.A. Laird Elementary neighbourhood on Monday, November 4th.

This time of year invites solemn reflection, as we remember those who fought and died in the World Wars, Korean War, and many other conflicts. The freedom we have to observe Remembrance Day or to simply treat it as a day off from work is a result of the unbelievable sacrifices made by veterans from the valley and across Canada. You might venture a guess as to which of the two options above is the one that properly reflects the gratitude most of us feel towards those killed or injured while serving overseas.

While the headlines are being dominated by the latest misadventures of Toronto mayor Rob Ford and by various items of infotainment that pass for news, this weekend is a good one to slow things down to valley time, and reflect on what Remembrance Day means.

Historical Lens

Soldiers’ farewell

Three soldiers from Spillimacheen prepare to head to the battlefields of Europe in this photo from May 1916.

From left to right: Olive Wolfenden, Archie Wolfenden, Stanley Wolfenden, John Watkins, Jim Conrad, Celeste Atchison, Annie and Lloyd Watkins pose for a photo before saying goodbye. See The Pioneer’s Remembrance Day Coverage on pages 19 - 22.

Photo submitted by Alex Weller

Anti-cull and anti-Deer Protection Society Dear Editor: Anyone associated with me knows that I am in strong opposition to a deer cull in the Columbia Valley or elsewhere. I could debate this issue for hours with anyone, and have done so often over the last few years.

However, I feel the need to state that I do not share the views of the Invermere Deer Protection Society, a sentiment expressed also by many other anticull minded individuals in our area. I believe that this group has done more to inflame an already volatile situation, wasting funds and time that could be better utilized in finding a peaceful solution.

I have always been of the mind that given the opportunity, the pro-cull and anti-cull sides of this discussion could sit down and come to a civil and mutually agreed-upon plan for the future. The Invermere Deer

Protection Society has resorted to some pretty petty tactics, public insults, intimidation, trespassing and my personal favourite from last week’s Pioneer, “Coming up with an alternative to calling it a cull”! Seriously?

Has this volatile issue really been reduced to a battle of semantics? Is this about animals being killed, or what word best describes them being killed?

I have sat in silence, since this group appeared on the scene, while they humiliated and shamed themselves with some pretty ridiculous actions and statements. With the end of this inane lawsuit, I hope we see the end of the Invermere Deer Protection Society.

Let the adults get back to the issue at hand so cooler heads can prevail!

Kim Baker Invermere

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LETTERS

Thanks for voting no Dear Editor: The Invermere Deer Protection Society thanks everyone who voted no to killing deer. Thank you to our members for their compassion and shared conviction that council should not inflict fear, pain and death to animals in our midst.

To the people who voted for culling, we ask you again to consider the serious limitations of this control method.

If you fear for your child — you must protect your child from the remaining deer.

If you fear for your dog — you may encounter fewer deer for a very limited time and then the population will return to precull numbers. The mayor, quoted in The Province (October 29th, 2012): “It seems as though after the limited cull there were less deer around, and now it seems like we are back up in numbers,” he said, noting some American towns have annual culls to keep the deer population down.

If you are angry about plants and yard — you must protect your own property from the remaining deer. What do you want council to do next? Kill some of the population and accept increasing cost, continuing controversy and annual culling?

In April 2013, The Missoulian reported that the Helena police department killed

621 deer since the fall of 2008 in their annual deer killing program. In December 2012, after issuing another permit, Commissioner Moody of the Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission noted, “We can’t ignore people whose value system is different and object to lethal control. We need to look for opportunities to address this other nonutilitarian value system as well.”

We know now that at least 26 per cent of electors object to killing. In B.C., the price grew from $300 per deer to the $650 paid in Cranbrook this spring. Build a perimeter fence? DOI estimated the cost of this solution up to $1,000,000 with ongoing maintenance and inconvenience.

Council could apply for hazing and immuno-contraception — a hazing trial has already been done in Kimberly and more municipalities can put pressure on the province to allow it. Contraception is available despite claims that it is not. It has already been used on three deer populations in BC. Once again, in spite of complaints, impatience and intolerance, the least costly, most effective, sustainable humane solution for wildlife/human conflict is to learn to live with wildlife.

Devin Kazakoff Invermere Deer Protection Society

We should take a cue from Banff Dear Editor: Today the TV program “Working Dogs” featured the Town of Banff’s urban elk problem. The park warden, having exhausted all other avenues (including flare guns), resorted to the use of two Alberta farm dogs (border collies trained to herd sheep).

It was cheap, effective, quiet (no

barking) and environmentally friendly.

Perhaps Mayor Gerry Taft and council might speak to Parks Canada in Banff and further explore this option with respect to Invermere’s urban deer problems. If it were to work, it would be the best of all solutions offered to date.

Murray Trusler Fairmont Hot Springs

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November 8, 2013

Deer: a poem Rockies player profile

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Craft & Home Business Sale Saturday, November 16th 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Remember it seems so long ago The deer lived in the forest, where they ought to go Now it would seem, they love us so They want to live with us, and eat what we grow We had a vision to plant what we could To beautify our property and the neighbourhood Enjoyed by all who did pass by But the deer felt differently and were not shy Nothing is left but a faded dream The effort was made but in vain it would seem Don’t chase them away, so I have been advised It’s cruelty to animals, in some people’s eyes Do not protect what you have built The police will come and fill you with guilt Oh how I wonder what has happened to us In days gone by there was no fuss To deal with the problem was a thing you could do But now you’re in trouble if you do

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#13 Racey Big Snake “What’s not to like? This is a great town, and good guys on the team make it fun being on the ice every day,” said Columbia Valley Rockies forward Racey Big Snake (formerly Racey Red Crow) about being a member of the team. The 20-year old, playing in his final year of eligibility for junior hockey, hopes to play pro one day and will keep working hard to make that possible.

Racey describes his mom, dad and sister as hard workers.

“Seeing how hard they work

makes me work harder,” he says.

His motto is “will over skill” and he shows lots of both every time he hits the ice. Big Snake said his dad started him skating as soon as he could walk and his whole family has always been a great support to him. He sees creativity every time he watches a game and is constantly learning new things to do with the puck.

Prior to joining the Rockies, Big Snake played in Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and Okotoks and calls Strathmore home.

Gone, but not forgotten Bill Hollingsworth (left) and Harry Kashuba perished in a tragic boating accident on Sam’s Folly Lake near Radium Hot Springs on October 19th. Both long-time valley residents were 78 years old, and are greatly mourned by their families, friends and the community at large. The Pioneer will follow up soon with a memorial story on these two lovingly-remembered individuals. Photos submitted

p r o u d ly p r e s e n t s

Raise the Woof!

Stand Up Comedy Show & Dinner

Enjoy pre-season festivities at our fun-filled fundraising event and help “

RAiSe the Roof”

of a much needed Rescue and Adoption Centre.

Friday, November 22, 2013

Invermere Community Hall Doors Open 6:00 pm • Dinner & Show 7:00 pm MC Dave McGrath • Live Auctions: Tex Lortscher Catering by Anne Riches • Ages 19 Years & Over

Dinner • Comedians • Silent Auction • Surprise Balloon Prizes Tickets only $40 • After October 22, $50 Tickets: Fairmont Gift Shop • Furry Companions • ICAN • Invermere Vet Hospital • The Book Bar

www.icanbc.com • info@icanhelpapet.com • 250-341-7888

Ladies Night Out Go tell it… on the mountain

Learning that fits your lifestyle!

Upcoming Courses: We offer a great selection of classes

and in the desert

n Legal Aspects of Small Business

Nov 14

n Social Media for Business

Nov 18 & 20

Special speaker

n MS Word Level 2

Nov 18 & 20

n Bread Making

Nov 19

n Massage for Couples

Nov 19-27

n Stress-less Christmas Cooking

Nov 20

n Red Cross Child First Aid

Nov 23

n Oil Painting Day Workshop

Nov 23

Lisa Rohrick International Worker in Niger, West Africa

November 25th • 7 p.m.

Lake Windermere Alliance Church Invermere, B.C. Tickets $10 and are available at Selkirk TV & Appliances or call Joyce at 250-342-6657

Contact the Invermere campus today: 250.342.3210

www.cotr.bc.ca/Invermere

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. . . ‘Rocky Mountain Rally’ from page 3 Mr. L’Estage returned to the Rocky Mountain Rally as the defending champion of the past three years. Their success was no easy feat with Saturday’s snowfall, Mr. Parry explained.

“The weather conditions have changed everything completely this weekend, but the roads you guys have are fantastic,” he said. “It’s just that the weather [Saturday] has been really tricky — we didn’t expect so much ice. It was just sheets of ice from start to finish, which made the day really difficult for us.”

Difficulties aside, the team posted the fastest race time of four-wheel drive vehicle at 1 hour, 42 minutes and 39 seconds. Between Friday and Saturday, the team was faced with completely different experiences, as the mild weather on Friday turned to snow on Saturday.

“We stuck to the same game plan; tried to keep our noses clean and just get to the end of every stage and concentrate on the end result, rather than the stages,” Mr. Parry said.

“Sensible is the word I’d use.”

As with winning any official Canadian rally event, Mr. L’Estage’s success adds to his Canadian Performance Rally Lifetime Standings; a list which has been ruled by Mr. Heinonen before he entered retirement. With his 41st career win, Mr. Heinonen will be adding to his 5,580 lifetime point total for the first time in 31 years.

And while it took a special occasion to attract Mr. Heinonen out of retirement, the Columbia Valley will again host Canadian Rocky Mountain Rally next year, Mr. Blaber said.

“Everybody in the valley has been welcoming and really enjoyed it. There have been a few people introduced to the life of RIPPIN’ IT UP — Driver Nicholas Spencer bush rally, and understanding what and co-driver Chris Kremer steer their Subaru rallying’s all about.”

Impreza around the course. Photo by Dan Walton

Camper van up in flames A Ford 250 pickup truck with a camper attachment burst into flames shortly after 9 a.m. on Wednesday, November 6th at a strip mall near the intersection of Athalmer Road and Lakeview Drive. Windermere Fire Department members extinguished the blaze, and the cause of the fire is being investigated.

Photo by Larry Holden

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ANDREW KISS AGAIN

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A wonderful Wine Fest

Invermere’s Katie Israelson (left) and Michelle Stewart of Edgewater were among the 375 guests enjoying the 161 red and white wines from 44 wineries across BC. at the 12th Annual East Kootenay Wine Fest at the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. Blasted Church Vineyards’ syrah won the honours for best red wine, while the Desert Hills Estate Winery’s gevurtztraminer was deemed the best white wine. See more photos on page 26.

Photo by Lindsay McPherson

Cinefest @ Pynelogs Much Ado About Nothing What does ART mean to you?

Tuesday November 12th - 7 pm $ 10 tickets at the door · Cash Bar Visit columbiavalleyarts.com for our current events calendar, or call 250-342-4423.

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Movie Review: White House Down

Reviewed by Dean Midyette When I discovered the premise of the movie centred around a group of rightwing extremists who had taken over the White House, I thought I was going to be watching a documentary on Senator Ted Cruz winning the presidency.

Alas, we will have to wait until 2016 to watch that story unfold. White House Down follows Cale (Channing Tatum), a decorated war hero who returns home to find his marriage broken and his relationship with his daughter Emily (Joey King) frayed.

Cale attends a job interview at the White House for the Secret Service with his daughter in tow (*Spoiler Alert* The Secret Service head-

quarters are not contained in the White House, but eight blocks away). After failing to secure the position, he finds himself separated from his daughter and in the middle of a terrorist onslaught masterminded by embittered Secret Service agent Walker (James Woods).

After escaping the clutches of the homegrown anti-government hooligans, Cale stumbles upon Walker attempting to kidnap the president (Jamie Foxx) as he attempts to enter the White House bunker. Cale rescues the president and the duo set out to find Emily (now taken captive by the insurgents) while eliminating or avoiding the squads patrolling the corridors.

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Thursday, December 19th, 2013

Copper Point Resort Good friends and good cheer; it’s that time of year! Join us for a night of fun at Copper Point Resort’s first annual small business BIG Holiday Party. The evening includes a fantastic holiday buffet dinner, photo booth, interactive DJ, dancing, cash bar, prizes and more!

Traders Lounge will be serving up weekend brunch from 11 am. With an everchanging brunch menu showcasing bold, exciting and soul warming flavour combinations you’ll be coming back week after week.

Because your small business deserves a BIG Holiday party!

SAVE THE DATE, MORE INFO TO COME For more information, or to reserve tickets, contact Cheryl Williams at cwilliams@copperpointresort.com or phone 1-250-341-4004.

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Gone

This may be the first American-made big budget movie to acknowledge that the Canadians burned down part of the White House during the War of 1812 — many Americans I’ve spoken with about this particular Canadian victory claim they’ve never lost a war.

The movie meanders its way through a predictable heroagainst-all-odds theme typical of summer blockbuster fare; Hollywood seems to enjoy blowing up the White House (Olympus Has Fallen, GI Joe: Retaliation, Independence Day).

If you enjoy a plethora of power and a paucity of plot then curl up with this offering on a chilly November night. Myself, I would have been standing and cheering if they blew up Congress instead.

Gone Hollywood’s TOP FIVE OF THE WEEK Last Week’s Top 5 Rentals New Releases November 5 1 2 3 4 5

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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.

Toby Theatre

Thursday, November 21st

Tuesday, November 12th • 7:00 p.m.: The Lake Windermere Players AGM. 2nd floor common room, Lakeview Manor.

• 7:00 p.m.: Cinefest presents Much Ado About Nothing, at Pynelogs Cultural Centre. A Shakespeare adaptation may seem an odd project for Joss Whedon, master of cult television (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and superhero megahits (The Avengers) but Whedon proves well suited for the challenge, delivering an inventive, modern-day version of one of the Bard’s most beloved plays.Tickets at the door for $10. Cash bar and light refreshments available. All ages showing.

• The Summit Youth Centre will be closed.

Thursday, November 14th • 3:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.: Hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre.

Friday, November 15th

• Closed until December 26th.

• 5:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.: Pool Tournament starting at 8:00 p.m. at the Summit Youth Centre.

• 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre dance at the Community Hall. Open to youth ages 12-18.

Tickets $7, on sale at the Summit or at DTSS. For more information, email Magali at summit.centre@gmail.com.

Saturday, November 9th

Saturday, November 16th

• 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Fall Bazaar at the Windermere Community Hall. Table rental $25, limited space.

Contact Gracie at 341-1548 or gboake@hotmail.com for more information or to rent a table.

• 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Andrew Kiss & Jewellery exhibition at Artym Gallery. Andrew Kiss and Bayot Heer will be attendance from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Show continues until November 17th. Visit www. artymgallery.com.

• 4:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.: Manhunt night at the Summit Youth Centre, starting at 8:00 p.m.

• 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.: Craft and home business sale at the Canal Flats Civic Centre. Crafts, baking, jewellery, Avon, and more. Lunch available. For more information, call 250-349-5447.

• 5:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.: Hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre.

• 6:00 p.m.: Brisco Riding Club Awards Night Ceremony. Tickets $15 (single), $25 (family). Contact Virginia at 250-341-1419.

Friday, November 8th

Monday, November 11th • 10:00 a.m.: Remembrance Day services in Canal Flats.

• 10:30 a.m.: Remembrance Day Services in Invermere. Assembly for formal march to Invermere’s Cenotaph Park at 10:30 a.m.; services at Cenotaph Park commencing at 11:00 a.m. Reception to follow at the Legion, 12:00 p.m.

• 4:00 p.m.: Remembrance Day services in Edgewater, beginning with a formal march to Edgewater’s Cenotaph Park at 3:45 p.m. There will be a wings and ribs dinner at the Edgewater Legion at 5:30 p.m.

Tickets are $13 at the door, children under 6 enter free.

• 3:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.: Learn to crochet at the Summit Youth Centre.

Friday, November 22nd • 5:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.: Spaghetti dinner and movie night at the Summit Youth Centre. Dinner starts at 7:00 p.m. Please confirm your presence for dinner by Thursday, November 21st.

• 6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.: ICAN dinner and Raise the Woof Comedy Show at Invermere Community Hall to raise money for a new rescue and adoption centre. MC Dave McGrath, dinner by Anne Riches, live auctions

by Tex Lortscher. Doors open 6:00 p.m., dinner 7:00 p.m., followed by a stand up comedy show. Ages 19+.

Tickets $50 at The Book Bar, ICAN, Invermere Vet Hospital, Fairmont Gift Shop, Furry Companions.

For info call 250-341-7888.

• Canterbury Carols Christmas Market at Interior World in support of the Family Resource Centre. Runs November 22nd - December 22nd on the following days: Thursdays and Fridays, 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.; and Sundays, 12:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Events will include pictures with Santa.

Invermere Library hours • Tuesday to Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

• Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Radium Hot Springs Library Hours • Tuesday: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

• Wednesday to Thursday: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

• Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

• Sunday: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Sunday, November 17th

Invermere Thrift Store hours

• 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Christmas Craft Bazaar at the Edgewater Legion.

• Thursday & Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

• Saturday: 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Monday, November 18th

Radium Thrift Store Hours

• 6:00 p.m.: WV Saddle Club AGM and dinner at the Rocky River Grill. Call Lisa for more info: 250-341-3983.

• 7:00 p.m.: Bingo at the Canal Flats Civic Centre.

• Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

• Friday and Saturday: 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

For info call: 250-342-6633.

Wednesday, November 20th

Other

• 3:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.: Cranium night at the Summit Youth Centre.

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

926-7th Ave., Invermere, B.C.

(next door to Fairmont Goldsmiths)

MaxWell Realty Invermere/Panorama/Fairmont

Ph: 250-341-6044 Fax: 250-341-6046

www.maxwellrealtyinvermere.ca

DANIEL ZURGILGEN 250-342-1612

SCOTT WALLACE 250-342-5309

BERNIE RAVEN 250-342-7415

GLENN POMEROY 250-270-0666

GEOFF HILL 250-341-7600

danielzurgilgen@gmail.com

scott@scottwallace.ca

bernieraven@gmail.com

glennpomeroy@shaw.ca

connect@geoffhill.ca

CHRIS RAVEN 250-409-9323

KEN MACRITCHIE 250-342-1565

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Royal Canadian Legion Branch #199 Edgewater

Christmas Craft Bazaar Sunday, November 17th from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

To book a table call Vi Vittman at 250-347-0044.

Canterbur y Carols Christmas Market Located in Interior World

From November 22nd thru December 22nd (Open Friday thru Sunday)

Interested Cottage Industry Vendors please call 250-342-5566 or 250-341-3962.

A participating business in the Invermere Christmas Shopping Spree.

Zoom zoom and zombies Clockwise from top left: Terrifying zombie hordes staggered down 7th Avenue in Invermere on Thursday, October 31st seeking brains and attention from snap-happy photographers; rally cars accelerate through a curve near Westside Road northwest of Radium Hot Springs during the Rocky Mountain Rally on Saturday, November 2nd; a rally car struggles to maintain control after an icy downhill patch; twowheel drive race winners Leanne Junnila (left) and Taisto Heinonen are flanked by their race crew in the winner’s circle at the Copper Point Resort after the race wrapped up.

Photos by Dan Walton

SHUSWAP BINGO

Thank you!

We would like to thank the following businesses for their donation to the Shuswap Halloween Bingo.

Lambert Kipp Pharmacy, Valley Hair Styling, 2-for-1 Pizza, Kicking Horse Coffee, Dairy Queen, Tim Hortons, Kootenay Ice, Eagle Ranch Golf course, Warbrick Towing and Salvage and Oriental Palace.

Fun was had by all. Thank you again.

DISTRICT OF INVERMERE

914 – 8th Avenue, PO Box 339 Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 Tel: (250) 342-9281 • Fax: (250) 342-2934

2014 DOI BUDGET SURVEY It is budget time again and the District wants to know your opinions and views to assist us in finalizing the 2014-2018 Financial Plan.

This annual survey provides you with an opportunity to outline your priorities as it relates to the DOI budgeting process and projects that are being considered by Council. Your participation is important and is a key part of our process for; developing the 2014-2018 budget plans, assisting us in allocating funds and services and determining tax rates.

Andrew Kiss & Jewellery Exhibition November 9th – 17th Andrew Kiss & Bayot Heer in attendance for the opening.

Saturday November 9th, 11am – 3pm

Surveys are available online at www.invermere.net. For residents who may not have a computer or access to one, you can pick-up a hard copy of the survey from the DOI Municipal Office at 914 - 8th Avenue.

View show online at artymgallery.com

Please submit or return surveys to the District office by November 15th, 2013.

downtown Invermere ~ 250-342-7566 info@artymgallery.com

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The Kiss of vibrant of landscapes vision firmly in view. As he creates, the landscapes come to life, illuminated and rich with vibrant colour and nuanced light. Mr. Kiss’ paintings invite you to not just enjoy the This weekend, join the Artym in welcoming esteemed scene, but to become a part of it; to stroll in your mind’s artist Andrew Kiss to Invermere on November 9th for the eye through autumn fields, and frolic in the first mountain opening of his greatly anticipated exhibition. This show snow, to hear the babbling brook splash over smooth stones will also showcase original jewelry created by the five re- and weave your way through the forest, past trees that cast nowned jewelry artists whom the Artym represents (just long shadows and promise sunshine. in time for the holiday season!) The show opens at 10 This show also features several very special painta.m., with jeweller Bayot Heer and painter Andrew Kiss ings: Andrew was originally well-known for his wildlife in attendance from 11 a.m. — 3 p.m. the Saturday of the paintings, and this exhibition will feature a selection of his show. The exhibit of both paintings and jewelry will con- now unusual portraits of small woodland critters, includtinue until November 17th. ing squirrels and chipmunks. These charming little paintThe holiday season looms on the horizon, and there ings are so detailed that it feels as though the little animals is no better gift for the woman in your life than a piece might leap off the canvas at any moment! of original jewelry. With five jewelry designers creating As in previous years, Andrew Kiss has generously unique wearable art using unusual and different stones, created an original painting for a door prize; anyone who there is no shortage of interesting and beautiful baubles purchases an original Andrew Kiss painting before the to fall in love with. Considshow ends on November 17th ered to be a master jeweller, will be entered in a draw to published and award-winning win it. If you need even more Bayot Heer will be in attenincentive to come down to the dance and able to answer any gallery this Saturday, jewelry questions you might have artist Bayot Heer will be on about his work. hand to answer questions and Andrew Kiss has been a collectors will have a chance professional painter for over to see Andrew create a paintforty years, and the depth of his ing right before their eyes. But experience is evident in every even if you can’t make it in to piece that he creates. Despite meet these two amazing artthe incredible detail in each SQUIRRELLY BRUSH STROKES — An Andrew ists this Saturday, the entire painting, Andrew paints quick- Kiss painting, “Backyard Visitor”, will be among those show is on the website now at ly, with a sure hand and his end on display at the Artym Gallery. Photo submitted artymgallery.com.

Submitted by Deanna Berrington The Artym Gallery

• Full and partial dentures • Repairs • Relines • Rebases

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

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

The Summit Youth Centre in Invermere is seeking

VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS for the position’s of Secretary and Treasurer.

Additionally, the Summit Youth Centre welcomes volunteers for all our events as well as members at large. If you have time to volunteer for this dynamic and proactive organization serving the youth of the Columbia Valley please call Shelli at 250409-7435 or email shellimilley@gmail.com or the centre at summit.centre@gmail.com

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YOUR MONEY

Year-end strategies for capital gains With 2014 looming ahead, many people are planning ways to minimize their tax liabilities for 2013. For those who have disposed of a large asset such as real estate (other than a primary residence), stocks or other assets, the need to shield oneself from large tax liabilities is more pronounced. The following are strategies to consider employing before year-end.

Offset gains and losses One of the simplest ways to offset some or all of one’s capital gains liabilities is to trigger an offsetting amount of capital losses. For example, those who have been holding a losing investment in a non-registered account in hopes of its eventual recovery can instead sell the investment and generate a capital loss. The capital loss can be used against capital gains generated in 2013 or carried forward indefinitely for use against a future gain.

In addition to being carried forward, capital losses may be carried backwards up to three years to be used against capital gains claimed in prior tax years. It is important to remember that capital losses may only be applied against capital gains and not income or dividends.

Using capital losses are also a good way to take profits on one’s investments without causing a large tax bill.

As the stock markets have performed very well in 2013, being able to crystallize a capital gain without taking a big tax hit can be meaningful. For those who have capi-

tal losses to use up at some point, consider selling other securities at a profit before year-end. Bear in mind that Monday, December 23rd is the final day for trading if one wants settlement in 2013.

Donate to charity Donating securities that have appreciated in value to a registered charity as opposed to donating cash can be an excellent tax strategy. Not only does it eliminate the tax on the capital gain, the giver will receive a donation tax credit as well.

Gift to adult children Seniors who have investments that have declined in value might consider giving them to an adult child if they still like the future prospects of the investment.

For example, stocks of well-capitalized oil and gas companies or precious metal mining companies might have performed poorly over the past few years, but could rebound in years to come.

Gifting when share prices are below one’s adjusted cost base will trigger a capital loss that can be used today or in the future, while passing potential future growth to a child. That growth will be taxed in his or her hands at some point in the future. Additionally, this manoeuvre can reduce taxes and probate fees that might otherwise have been owed at the time of one’s death.

Claim a capital gains reserve On the sale of certain assets, it’s possible to pay tax on your capital gains over a period of as long as five years.

To claim a reserve, one must not be entitled to all of their sale proceeds in the year they sell the investment. For example, if one collects the proceeds of a sale over three years, they may be able to pay the tax over three years on sales of certain tangible assets such as real estate.

Defer dispositions Those who are considering selling securities at a profit in 2013, but are concerned about capital gains, might want to wait until early in 2014 to make the sale.

This is because those who trigger capital gains in 2013 will have to pay the resulting tax in April 2014, while those who sell in early 2014 can wait until April 2015.

Essentially, taxes will be deferred by a full year.

Final thoughts Though there are few opportunities to minimize taxes, they do exist and should be discussed with your financial advisor and accountant. Your financial advisor can identify opportunities within your investment portfolio, but your accountant should be consulted before any major transactions are undertaken. He or she understands your entire tax situation and will determine the best course of action.

Investments, Insurance & Financial Planning Brendan Donahue BCOMM, CIM, FCSI

Senior Investment Advisor Insurance Agent

Free Seminar

“Guaranteed Income for You and Your Estate”

Wednesday November 20th, 12 noon, Copper Point Resort Complimentary lunch to be served.

Guest speaker: Neil Rawal, Vice President - Sales & Marketing, CI Investments Seating is limited. RSVP to Holly Jones, Administrative Assistant, 250-342-2112 Sponsored in part by CI Investments

Sara Worley Investment Advisor Insurance Agent

GIC Rates*

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1 year 2 year 3 year 4 year 5 year

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*Rates subject to change without notice.

Manulife Securities Incorporated is a Member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund. Insurance products and services are offered through Manulife Securities Insurance Agency (a licensed life insurance agency and affiliate of Manulife Securities) by Manulife Securities Advisors licensed as life agents. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company is the sole issuer of the Manulife GIF Select insurance contract which offers the IncomePlus benefit and the guarantor of any guarantee provision therein.

Call us for professional, free consultations! • Ph: 250-342-2112 • Fax: 250-342-2113 • 712-10th Street, Invermere

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Bears are still accessing garbage WildSafeBC

By Crystal Leonard WildSafeBC Co-ordinator Wildlife Sightings in and around our communities: Invermere: • Black bear sow and cub were seen at around 5 a.m. in the 1400 block of 18th Street.

• Black bear consuming garbage beside a house in the 1300 block of 17th Street.

• Black bear consuming bird seed in the 1500 block of 10th Avenue.

• Black bear visiting many garbage bins in the residential area of the Wilder Subdivision.

Radium: • Black bear was on a resident’s deck consuming garbage on Highway 93/95.

With Halloween having occurred last week, it is important to make sure you properly dispose of all your pumpkins so they are not an easy meal for a bear. This year there has been a significant increase in bears in town over previous years. These bears have been accessing garbage, rotting fruit and bird feeders.

On a positive note, this fall there has been a significant decrease of garbage bins being left on the curbside the night before pickup.

During garbage raids last week, there were three garbage bins on the curbside the night before collection day.

This has decreased from over 30 bins found during one week in summer.

Although this is great news, there are still far too

many residents leaving garbage bins beside their house, in their carport or even on the edge of their property line.

First of all, a garbage bin stands no chance against a bear unless it’s been certified by a testing facility as being bear-resistant. Bungee cords, rocks on lids or any other retrofit on your garbage bin won’t stop a bear.

Your garbage bin should be in a garage or shed so it doesn’t entice a hungry bear to visit your doorstep or patio.

Even if there is no garbage in your bin, bears have learned that they may possibly get food from them, so a bin might be a visual cue that will lure a bear onto your property.

Last week, there were birdfeeders accessed by bears.

Bird seed and sugar water is an easy high energy meal for a bear. “Even if there is no garbage The scary thing is that in your bin, bears have most people put bird learned that they may posfeeders on their patio, sibly get food from them, so which is an invitation a bin might be a visual cue for a bear to climb to that will lure a bear onto your deck and then the your property.” bear gets rewarded for doing this.

Bears can climb any wooden structure, including the side of your house.

For all you birders out there, myself included, birdbaths, birdhouses, deciduous trees, snags or dead trees, and colourful flowers are some great ways to keep birds in your yard. There are some great resources and options out there to attract birds without attracting bears. WildSafeBC recommends that people take their birdfeeders down from March until late November. For those who refuse to take birdfeeders down, there’s always the option of electric fences, which won’t harm the birds but are quite effective in deterring bears.

Crystal Leonard is the WildSafeBC Community Co-ordinator and can be contacted at 250-688-0561, invermere@wildsafebc.com or radium@wildsafebc.com.

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November 8, 2013

Winter cues Catch the Freeze contest

By Kirsten Harma, Lake Windermere Ambassadors

Are you starting to dream of ice skating on Lake Windermere? As the days get colder, the reality of skating on a frozen lake is not far off. But exactly how far off is it? You can put in your best guess by entering the Lake Windermere Ambassadors’ “Catch the Freeze” contest.

Last year, contest participants estimated that the lake would freeze any time between November 15th and December 29th. The lake actually froze on December 10th. Contest winner Don Steedman grew in local fame for his winning entry, making headlines after having plunged into the frozen lake on his mountain bike the previous winter.

History has thrown some curveballs at the lake’s freezing patterns: according to the Windermere Valley Historical Society’s November 2013 newsletter, unusual weather caused the ice on Lake Windermere to break up after the lake was completely frozen over in December 1941. A number of old-timers said it was the first time they had known

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this to occur. The ice was five inches thick at the time.

During the winter of 1925-1926, Lake Windermere did not freeze over. In the following winter of 19261927, the lake did not freeze until January 26th, 1927.

With that in mind, go ahead and take the plunge — not necessarily into the lake, but take your best guess for when it will freeze. Entry into the contest is free!

• Pick the date you think the lake will freeze and send it to info@lakeambassadors.ca .

• The lake will be deemed “frozen” when there is edge-to-edge ice at three points along the lake: Rushmere, Windermere, and between Fort Point and the Lakeview Road area.

• The winner(s) will take home an “I Love My Lake” t-shirt and will be featured in the local newspapers.

Call or write to the Lake Windermere Ambassadors for more information: (250) 341-6898 or info@lakeambassadors.ca .

- With files from Greg Amos

IMPORTANT NOTICE

There is an abundance of bears in Invermere this fall.

The industrial park transfer station will be CLOSED until November 30th, 2013. Please take extra precaution and manage all attractants.

Submitted by Helen Wynder Christmas Bureau of the Columbia Valley Assistance is available for struggling individuals and families to have food and gifts at Christmas.

Applications are available at the Employment Centre (above the Thrift Shop), at the Family Resource Centre, the Ministry of Children and Families, the Women’s Resource Centre, the Akisqnuk First Nation band office, and the Kinbasket Shuswap First Nations band office.

Please assist our planning by an early return to any of the above locations. Please note the hamper must be picked up by the family member filling in the application. This should be the head of the household.

No hamper will be given to another person.

Applications must be in by December 11th, 2013.

IMPORTANT NOTICE The Industrial Park Transfer Station will be closed until November 30th, 2013 due to bears in the area. Please place garbage at curbside morning of collection day or deposit at the Columbia Valley Landfill.

In 2011, the District of Invermere adopted Bylaw #1426, restricting the availability of wildlife attractants. Failure to manage wildlife attractants responsibly may result in the imposition of a penalty.

Bylaw 1426 states

Garbage

Keep garbage in the house, shed, garage, or in a wildlife resistant container until morning of collection day Alternatively, take it to the Columbia Valley Landfill. Do not leave garbage on your patio. Bears can climb.

Bird Feeders Bears eat seed and drink sugar water. Replace birdfeeders with bird baths, and bird houses.

Burn off the grill after each use. Store covered and in a secure Barbecue area.

Feed pets and store pet food inside.

Pet Food Turn compost regularly, add leaves, lime and soil. Don’t add Compost meat, oil, or milk products.

Christmas Bureau applications available

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All domestic refuse must be placed in one of the following: a) A building, house or garage that is inaccessible to wildlife; b) An approved wildlife resistant container; c) A container that is placed in an approved wildlife resistant enclosure; or d) Deposited at an appropriate disposal site.

All domestic refuse cannot be placed for curbside pick‐up prior to 8 a.m. of the property’s regular scheduled garbage pick‐up day.

This is NOT considered wildlife resistant: District of Invermere 250‐342‐9281

We have chosen to live in bear country. With this choice comes a responsibility to ensure a peaceful coexistence. By managing bear attractants, everyone will benefit; including the bears. Thank you to those who have already managed their attractants.

Report bear sightings in our community or property damage to the

RAPP line 1-877-952-7299 Questions? Call the WildSafeBC Community Coordinator

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November 8, 2013

Wendy Booth

Remembrance Day 2013

Remembrance Day is a time to reflect and give thanks to the ones who have given the ultimate sacrifice so the generations to follow can have a better life. If it wasn’t for them, I could not be the mayor of our beautiful village or be able to vote for that matter. But we should not forget the ones who are still out there fighting for our country Ute Juras as well as their families who are left behind praying and worrying. They need our strength, support and prayers, not just on this day but every day of the year.

Remembrance Day is such a special day, giving us the opportunity to reflect on those who fought for the freedom that we enjoy today. It is something we should all be proud and thankful for at the same time. I consider being part of the Remembrance Day ceremonies in Invermere truly an honour. I look forward to it every year.

Wendy Booth Regional District of East Kootenay Area F Director Remembrance Day is an important time for all of us to reflect on the horror of war, and to commemorate and honour those who fought for our democratic way of life, and those who continue to protect it. And to pray for peace.

Gerry Wilkie

Gerry Wilkie Regional District of East Kootenay Area G Director

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Ute Juras Mayor of Canal Flats

Edgewater School contribute their art work on a monthly basis to decorate the walls of the Radium Public Library. We were surprised that the Remembrance Day poster was designed and decorated by Grade 1 and 2 Students. The poster measures 38 by 48 inches and presently being displayed in our large library window for all to see and appreciate.

Photo submitted by Jane Jones

Our democratic system is not perfect. There are winners and losers during elections, and arguably things can be very inefficient and take years when governments get involved. Despite all of the imperfections of democracy, we are able to think and speak our minds. We have the ability to critique, debate, and even vote. This Remembrance Day, take a minute to think about our freedoms and our rights, and our ability to speak and express ourselves. Nothing is perfect, especially war and the sacrifices that have and continue to be made across the world. Let’s take the time to remember these sacrifices and be thankful for everything we have — including our less-than-perfect system of democracy.

As I was reflecting on my words for this 2013 Remembrance Day, I found this short poem from an anonymous author: Here I lie in this field of poppies.

And here I’ll die for the land I love.

So say a prayer and sing the anthem.

Dee Conklin And don’t forget me when November comes.

We live in the land of the free and we have so many things to be grateful for. We hope to see you all on November 11th to give thanks to those who gave of themselves for us.

Dee Conklin Mayor of Radium Hot Springs

Gerry Taft, Mayor of Invermere

All we have of freedom, all we use or know This our fathers bought for us long and long ago. ~Rudyard Kipling 496 Highway 93/95 Invermere, B.C.

Remembering those who served.

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Remembrance Day 2013

Son of Prairie veterans recounts family history of military service

By Dan Walton Pioneer Staff A valley transplant who hails from Saskatchewan brought with him a noble bloodline of heroes from the Second World War. Jim Allan, now living in Invermere, grew up on a farm in Creelman, Saskatchewan, a property that was purchased with his father’s repatriation pay. Jim’s father, Colin Allan, along with one of Jim’s three uncles, Colin’s brother Donald Allan, was a part of the South Saskatchewan regiment from 1939 to 1945. Between his posts in Italy, France, Germany and Libya, Colin achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant as a tank mechanic with the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Corps.

“He was trained as a mechanic in the army, but he was a farm boy before he went there,” Jim told The Pioneer.

His mom, Edith Laderoute-Allan, who was also raised in the village of Creelman, served as a clerk and accountant in the war between 1941 and 1945. Edith was stationed at the Royal Canadian Air Force in London, England and held the rank of Corporal.

“She was a school teacher and decided that she wanted to do her part, so she enlisted,” Jim said. “I was pretty proud of them for volunteering to enlist.”

Furthermore, Edith’s father, Robert E. Sim, also served overseas from 1939 to 1945 as a Corporal in the Canadian Army’s Transport Division. He, too, was born in Saskatchewan and returned to the Prairies to farm upon discharge.

His parents’ decision to serve was instrumental in Jim and his brother, Peter, joining the Canadian Armed Forces.

“I served from 1969 to 1974 and was an Aircraft Structures Technician stationed at CFB Cold Lake and CFB Calgary, Alberta,” he explained. “Peter served from 1968 to 1972 and was an air traffic controller stationed at CFB Uplands (Ottawa) Ontario.”

While they have their own military experiences to recall, the Allan siblings didn’t learn many specifics about World War II from their parents and grandfather.

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“They didn’t say a whole lot about it,” said Jim. “Only what we could get out of them by asking.”

Colin passed away in 1987, and Edith in 1995.

Jim enjoyed his time in the military, but made a career change to the oil industry, where he spent 40 years working and living in Alberta. He moved to the valley ten years ago as a part-time resident, and more recently committed to becoming a full-time resident.

See next week’s Pioneer for a second account of the Allan family’s wartime service from the perspective of Invermere resident Helen (Allan) Kohorst, Jim’s cousin.

REMEMBRANCE RELICS — Military memorabilia from the Allan family, including the jacket Staff Sgt. Colin Allan wore overseas as a military mechanic. On the left is Jim’s uncle, Donald Allan, who was awarded the displayed medal, the Distinguished Conduct Medal, by King George VI. In the middle is Jim’s dad, Colin, and to the right is Jim’s mother, Corporal Edith (Laderoute) Allan. The mementos were framed by Invermere’s lakestyle Light and Living. Photo by Greg Amos

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Memories from Belgium Fresh old ideas

By Arnold Malone Pioneer Columnist It had been a jocular evening. Canada’s National Defence Committee, which I had the privilege to chair, was hosted by the town of Maldgem, Belgium to a night of fellowship on February 8th, 1992.

The all-party committee had been in Europe to re-assess our defence requirements given that the thenSoviet Union had recently elected a new and refreshing leader, Mikhail Gorbachev. The three-week investigation took us to numerous military and peace centres in a variety of European countries where we tried to ascertain any change in a perceived threat that might have arisen from a refreshed Soviet Union.

At the end of our second week, staff had booked us for a “rest day” following days of briefing at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. The committee, however, chose instead to visit a Canadian War Cemetery. Word of our visit reached a neighbouring town council, and they hosted an evening reception with sandwiches and cake that turned into a time of storytelling punctuated with laughter and joy.

What was evident that happy night was the extraordinary regard that the council held for Canadians. In fact, Canada, for them, was a place to honour.

The next morning we boarded a small bus to travel to the Adegem War Cemetery. The sprit of the previous evening continued with ongoing joy. That is, up until we drew nearer to the cemetery. Increasingly we grew silent until each was alone with the beating of their heart.

We were hushed as we disembarked and walked softly by the big gates, along the manicured hedges and among the perfect pattern of crosses casting eerie shadows upon the cool ground. We were struck by the size

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of the cemetery and the number of crosses that extended with diminishing form to the far-away corners beyond.

The low light of a late winter day made for a strobe effect as we passed the rows of markers. Our group dispersed; such moments are deeply private. Each of us was gripped by the perfect layout of crosses upon crosses upon crosses. It was a heavy moment beyond our capacity to absorb — extended rows of crosses, so orderly in all directions, framed by trimmed hedges in a place of perfect neatness. It fell upon us that it is they who are at peace and rest together in a great communion and it is we who are the intruders, left to dwell on this immeasurable loss.

We walked among the rows and read their names with their ages burning into our hearts. James MacDonald, 19, William Neil, 22 and, from time to time, the sadness of the marking “An Unknown Solider.” Who was this solider? Back on home soil, who had worried, how long did hope endure and when did hope give way?

For more than an hour, silence rang in our ears as we walked, row upon row. Occasionally, there was a breezy whisper through the bordering trees.

Later, a group of local school children arrived to lament with us. I was to address this group. Even with a group of 14-year-old boys and girls, silence was the message. These stoic children had such high regard for Canada and Canadians.

Freedom had been regained; a nation had been saved, but so terrible was the price.

An hour and a half later, we boarded our bus. We returned to our hotel whispering our conversations. The next morning, the members of three political persuasions remained quiet, reflective and when we spoke, it was as if we might intrude on the orderly experience of yesterday. To this day, that event is a seminal moment that still seems too overwhelming to understand.

Humankind will continue to have disagreements.

May we find a more civil way to resolve our differences.

Arnold Malone served as MP for Alberta’s Battle River and Crowfoot ridings from 1974 through 1992. He retired to Invermere in 2007.

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November 8, 2013 Remembrance Day 2013

What Remembrance Day means

By Vi Wittman President, Branch #199 Royal Canadian Legion November 11th is a reminder of the ultimate sacrifice so many Canadians made in order that we can enjoy the freedom we do enjoy today. As Remembrance Day approaches and we see the lapel poppies being worn, we should be remembering the reason for these poppies. Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae wrote the poem “In Flanders Field” and we are reminded that the poppy is red, as was the blood shed by so many during those horrific wars.

I visualize tanks rumbling over frozen ground, soldiers lying in foxholes praying for the war to end so they can go home. I visualize bombs dropping on terrified soldiers and civilians. I cannot fathom the terrors of war.

On this special day we pay tribute to all our fallen by marching to our local Cenotaphs, listening to the Last Post, bowing our heads in a moment of silence and maybe complaining about cold hands and feet. We know we are going to warm up again as soon as the ceremonies are over. Those soldiers who fought in the wars were cold and didn’t know when they would ever feel warm again. They fought with frozen hands and marched on frozen feet, and probably on empty bellies. Over the years, I’ve spoken to veterans who were overseas. The memories they have are unforgettable.

November 11th is the day that we should say “thank

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you” to all those who sacrificed so much in order that we can continue to live in this great country called Canada.

As a long time member of the Royal Canadian Legion, I have been privileged over the years to join the Edgewater Elementary School in their Remembrance Day Service.

These children prepare a marvellous service every year the day before Remembrance Day. They participate in the poster and essay competition and I feel honoured to be able to judge these entries. It’s thanks to the teachers at the school that we have a 90 per cent participation rate in this event.

We also participate in the Poppy Campaign, which starts two Fridays prior to November11th. These monies assist veterans, provide a bursary to a graduating high school student, and support Army Cadets. Through Special Funding we are able to assist organizations that play a vital part in our lives. We thank the businesses for their generous contribution to the Poppy Fund and thank all the individuals who donate so they can proudly wear a poppy.

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By Ken Carlow President, Windermere District Legion Branch #71 In Canada, we have much to be thankful for. We live in a beautiful country, blessed with a wealth of natural resources. We have opportunities to learn, grow and prosper being only limited by our imagination. But most of all, we have freedom. We are free to choose how and where we live as well as choose the people who are entrusted to govern us.

We enjoy these privileges today thanks to the courage and sacrifice of brave Canadians who took up the fight against enemies of freedom and the forces of tyranny and oppression. Many risked and lost their lives in the two World Wars and in Korea. Many continue to risk their lives today in missions to establish peace internationally.

Our duty – so small in comparison – is simply to remember them. We honour their sacrifice and thank them for defending our country and preserving our freedom. We remember them today and pledge to remember them for all time. Lest we forget.

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• FURNACES • HEAT PUMPS • AIR CONDITIONING • FIREPLACES • HOT TUBS • CHEMICALS • REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 385 Laurier Street, Invermere, B.C.

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

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Copper City Plumbing Modern Plumbing ~ Old Fashioned Values Shawn 250.341.7373 Marcel 250.409.7373 coppercityplumbing@gmail.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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Photos by Lindsay McPherson

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New House Multi Storage

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PIONEER CLASSIFIEDS

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ANNOUNCEMENT

ANNOUNCEMENT

CHEERS & JEERS

CHEERS & JEERS

LOST AND FOUND

COMMERCIAL SPACE

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, 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.

Al-Anon. Are you concerned about or affected by someone else’s drinking? If so, please join us. AlAnon 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.

A big cheers to Keith at Pharmasave for the donation of first aid supplies to the WVMHA this week. Your generosity is very appreciated!

Cheers to the “ undercover cop” at the crossroads on Halloween day!

Found GoPro Hero in the Invermere area (Serial YHDC5170) in September 2013. No identification/ photos on the unit but was within a GoPro Bag. Hoping to reunite this with its owner, please email me at gallagher_dell@hotmail.com with the location where you may have lost your GoPro and I’ll do my best to get it back to you.

NEW HOUSE MULTI STORAGE

CHEERS & JEERS

Cheers to the provincial government for looking at bringing back Happy Hour. I could troll the bars, drink cheap liquor and be home in time for dinner.

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

Cheers to Trisha at Lambert Insurance, for your patience and always being so willing to help answer my silly questions. That is customer service at its finest!

S OBITUARY S Ryan David Young

May 25th, 1983 – October 14th, 2013 “Take life as it is and get rid of anyone who might bring you down. Take the fall but first you need to jump. No matter the landing, God will make it good or bad. That’s not your choice. Your choice is whether you jump or sit on your sweet little fanny and let life go by wondering what might have been.”

- Ryan Young.

We would like to thank everyone who attended Ryan’s service. It was good to see that he was loved by so many. Thanks for all the cards. They came from all over. So much thanks for all the food donations. Cranbrook Canada Post. Thanks for your support and donations. I can’t thank Pat enough for all she did. Thank you to Chelsea, Sara, Dave, Brett and Jorden.

A big jeers to the person who picked up the first aid supplies from Pharmasave in September in a box marked “hockey” that were meant for the WVMHA.

Cheers to the library for the great Halloween display. We love the almost-daily additions!

Jeers to box alder beetles, you are gross and creepy. Please leave my home.

Cheers to Ross Goodwin and the Edgewater Fire Department for another incredible fireworks display on Halloween! It gets better every year. All the donations from businesses and individuals is greatly appreciated, you made this possible. Best comment from one of the kids “ WOW, what did we do to deserve this! “ Priceless.

Cheers to Sandra at Bliss for my new me! You are great!

A HUGE CHEERS to the Edgewater Fire Department for putting on an incredible show of fireworks!

Every year since I was a little kid I have always looked forward to the Halloween fireworks and they are always amazing!

Cheers to Cindy, Martin & and The Global Animal Lovers (GALS) for stepping up to handle the feral cat problem. They have trapped, spayed, neutered and helped to make a different in the control of this population.

Cheers to a breakfast of licorice, potato chips and chocolate bars on Nov 1st.

Jeers to the Dogwood Initiative auto dealer for almost ruining some good times with my wife.

Almost..... Cheers to the cause.

Cheers to the Invermere Veterinary Clinic and all those who work there for making room for all of the GALS sudden influx of new but not always nice clients.

Cheers to Cindy at Choppers for giving me a home for my amazing Black Widow “Princess”! She’s doing great!

ANNOUNCEMENT

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

Lost on Thanksgiving Weekend: iPad, dark grey cover with “Coach” on it. Call 250-342-3259.

Found: Box set of T.V. series “Friends” near Tim Hortons. Phone 250-688-0229.

Found: Cell phone in the Fairmont area, call 250-345-4586 to identify and claim.

Found: Jacket on bridge going over the railroad tracks in Athalmere.

Phone 250-342-0027 to identify.

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

Urgently Needed The Invermere Health Care Auxiliary “The Thrift Shop” requires a strong person (male or female) to volunteer for one hour per week, Saturday p.m. or Sundays, to move boxes into the Thrift Store to the various departments.

A great service to your community and good exercise! Phone Jo Anne at 250-342-8848 for more information.

For Lease: Micro office space, Panache Bldg., 250 - 300 sq. ft. each.

All new, available immediately.

Phone 250-342-5805.

Retail opportunity in Invermere.

2,100 sq. ft. located on Main St. Rare vacancy in the busiest area of town. Don’t miss out on this golden opportunity, call now 250-2700570, ask for Josh. Short or long term okay.

20 x 25 heated shop $450/ mo, first and last D.D. required.

24 x 36 shop power included, propane heat at tenant’s expense, $650/mo first and last D.D. required. Contact New House Multi Storage • 250-342-3637.

3,016 sq. ft. great location downtown Invermere. Current use automotive repair facility with three bays. Ample on/off site parking, inquire 250-342-6369 Marion or 250-342-3178 Harald.

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

Downtown Invermere by the Lake: groovy 4 + bdrm, 3-bath home, fully furnished. Very healthminded roomies looking for two more to share a cozy cottage.

Non-smokers only, N/P. $400/ mo available Oct. 1st or $450/mo available Nov. 1st. Phone or text 250-342-5937.

ACCOMMODATION WANTED Two healthy, active seniors looking for long-term rental in Invermere.

Prefer one level condo/apartment, unfurnished, no pets, no-smokers.

250-428-9833.

Fancy renting to a responsible professional couple?

Osteopath practitioners new to area. We are looking for a fully furnished 1 or 2-bdrm apt/condo in preferably Panorama or D/T Invermere for 6 mo. Very clean/ tidy, N/S, N/P, ref available.

We take pride in looking after our accommodation. Email kieranstep@outlook.com or call 250-409-7229.

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SUITE FOR RENT

SUITE FOR RENT

HOUSE FOR RENT

CONDO FOR RENT

HOUSE FOR SALE

CONDO FOR SALE

Radium: modern 2-bdrm, lowerlevel suite. W/D, D/W. $800/mo, utilities included. 250-342-3790.

Large, bright 2-bdrm lower suite available now. $700/mo + hydro.

Close to Sobeys. Dishwasher and own laundry. Shared yard and off street parking. N/S, N/P, seeking longer term quiet responsible tenant. Call 403-609-6643.

For Rent: small one bedroom home in Athalmer with yard and parking.

Full kitchen, shower and small deck. $650/mo includes utilities.

N/S, pets negotiable. Call 250-3422249 to view or email particulars to wincreek@shaw.ca..

Radium 2-bdrm, 2-bath condo in Aspen Condo, 1,045 sq. ft.

Fireplace, A/C, in suite laundry.

Furnished or unfurnished, Lease required. $975/mo or $1,175/mo furnished includes utilities. Phone 1-403-608-4652.

Renovated 3,000 sq. ft. home for sale downtown Invermere, just blocks from the beach. 4-bdrm, 2-bath, open concept. Brand new siding and back deck, $299,000, call 250-342-5148.

Riverstone Villas Condo in downtown Radium. 3-bdrm, 5 appliances, fireplace, large soaker tub walk in shower, garage. Priced 10% below assessment, will take quad or camper as down payment, $177, 000. 250-342-7608.

Invermere 2-bdrm lower level suite for rent Dec.1st. Free cable and wireless internet, bright, clean, and modern with laminate floors and tile, private entrance, lots of parking, close to all schools. Washer and dryer, fridge, stove, N/S, N/P, all utilities included $750/mo for a single person or $800/mo for two people + D/D + references. Call 250-342-1010 to view.

4-bdrm home in Edgewater, stove/ fridge, dishwasher, microwave, washer and dryer. Fenced yard.

Available Nov. 15th, $800/mo, 250342-3417 or 250-347-9768.

For rent to own. 2-bdrm, 2-bath townhomes-1 in Radium, 1 in Invermere. $1,000/mth + utilities.

Ken Becker, Realtor in B.C. Call 250342-1161.

CONDO FOR RENT

Downtown living, mature responsible male or female, N/S, N/P, 2-bdrm, 2-bath, $900/mo + hydro. Available immediately, 250342-0554.

Downtown Radium: Small 1-bdrm suite for $600/mo utilities included.

D.D. required. Call 250-347-6420 or 250-688-1582 for viewing.

Available immediately.

FOR RENT

Invermere: affordable 1-bdrm and 2-bdrm apartments. $600 - $800/ mo. Includes all utilities. 250-3411182.

Radium: 4-bdrm, 2-bath basement suite. W/D, N/P, N/S, no partiers. $1,100/mo, + utilities. References required. 250-342-6010.

Radium: Fully furnished units for rent. Bedsitting, 1-bdrms, 2-bdrms.

N/S, pets negotiable. Call Joan at 250-342-7517 to view and check availability. Rent includes heat, hydro, cable and all linens.

STARTING AT $500/mo.

1-bdrm, with office, lower level suite. Great views, private with huge yard. $850/mo utilities included. Call 250-342-3790.

Brand new large, bright, 2-bdrm basement suite in downtown Invermere. Private entrance and enclosed patio, all new appliances, N/S, $775/mo + utilities. Available immediately. Call 403-874-0483.

2-bdrm furnished suite in Riverside, Fairmont. All appliances, N/P, N/S, Available immediately. $700/mo + half utilities, includes internet, 587-435-1346 or 778-525-0525.

Spectacular lake views.

Windermere, short walk to lake, mostly furnished, N/S, references required. Upper suite: 2-bdrm, 2-bath, D/W, W/D, fireplace, huge deck, $1,000/mo. + utilities.

Main floor walkout suite: 2-bdrm, 1-bath, patio, $700/mo. + utilities.

403-660-0073 or rich.thompson@ zgm.ca For rent in Windermere: 2-bdrm suite, furnished, private entrance, N/P, N/S, mature responsible single adult. References required with address. $625/mo + damage deposit of $300. Available immediately. 250-342-6022.

3-bdrm apartment in Radium. $550/mo. N/P, no kids. Tim, 250342-7337.

HOUSE FOR RENT Newly renovated 3-bdrm, 3-bath house. 7330 Copperhorn Drive, Radium. Rent $1,295/mo. Rentto-own or purchase with seller financing. Customizable payment plans available. Call to discuss, Ron 403-561-1626 or ron@rpmteam. ca.

Home available in Indian Beach Estates. Comfortable 2-bdrm, 1-bath home with den. Can be used as third bedroom. Fireplace, gorgeous views of the Fairmonts.

Four minutes from private beach in Indian Beach Estates. Please call 435-901-1600 or e- mail onrerth@ gmail.com with inquiries.

Invermere home for rent.

6-bdrm, 3-bath, close to downtown, N/S, fenced yard. $1,600/mo, for info please call 250342-1249.

Spectacular lake views.

Windermere: 2-story walkout, 4-bdrm, 3-bath, fireplace, D/W, W/D, huge deck, direct access to lake, mostly furnished, N/S, references required. $1,600/mo.+ utilities. 403-660-0073 or rich. thompson@zgm.ca.

INVERMERE

Lake Windermere Pointe.

Furnished or not, 2 bdrm., 2 bath condo starting at $900/ mth. plus utilities. Pool, fitness centre, beach.

WILDER SUB-DIVISION: 2 bdrm. furnished suite at $1100 incl. heat/electricity.

UPPER LAKEVIEW:

Furnished 3 bdrm. home at $1400 plus utilities. No pets or smoking.

Eric or Dave 250-342-4040

FirstChoiceRentals.ca

Canal Flats: 2-bdrm, 1.5-bath 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.

Radium 2-bdrm fully furnished condo. Fireplace, two-person soaker tub and shower in large bathroom. BBQ and two balconies. $800/mo + utilities, call Mardi at 250-688-0884.

1-bdrm fully furnished condo for rent in Radium. $700/mo utilities included, A/C, W/D, D/D, indoor heated parking. Call 403-818-8777.

Top Floor 1,250 sq. ft., 3-bdrm 2-bath condo overlooking Purcells. $1,200/mo + utilities. N/P, N/S, stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors, in-suite laundry.

Located downtown and close to all amenities. Email lu_denton14@ yahoo.ca.

Fully furnished town house in Radium, 2-bdrm, 2.5-bath, large bright kitchen, A/C, fireplace, deck and BBQ, N/S, N/P, available immediately, $875/mo. 403-2409357 or otis27@telus.net.

Akiskinook condo for rent: 1-bdrm, fully furnished, complete with linens and fully stocked kitchen.

Completely renovated in 2009, nicest 1-bdrm in the complex that includes rec. centre with pool and assigned parking. $725/mo includes hydro, you pay cable/ internet, N/S, N/P. Call 1-587-4342028.

CONDO FOR RENT - Blackforest Village, 2-bdrm with wall to wall closets, 1.5 bath, patio with BBQ, garage, storage room/extra bedroom, 6 appliances, exceptional views. Recently painted, N/S, pets negotiable. $975/mo + utilities.

Call 250-342-1475, evenings.

Long-term rental. References required. Available immediately.

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

A Must See House For Sale; best buy in Radium, 7497 River Crest Road.

Very well maintained home in a safe, quiet neighborhood. 1,500 sq. ft. 3-bdrm, 2 bathrooms, large open kitchen, family room with propane fireplace, dining room, newer hardwood flooring, all this plus a full size, open and partially finished basement with a 3rd bathroom. Beautifully landscaped, mature yard with fire pit and raised garden. Asking $265,000. Very motivated seller. Call 250-3428773 to schedule a viewing and make an offer.

WANTED Passenger to share fuel costs, Radium B.C. to Toronto ON. Passport required. Room available in truck for freight. Depart Nov. 24th or 25th. Dave 519-570-1986.

MISC. FOR SALE Local grown organic garlic. Call Sammy’s garlic farm at 250-3423921 or 250-342-5801.

Hay and green feed- round Bales. $50 - $90/bale. Elkhorn Ranch, 250-342-0617.

Rockies West Realty Independently Owned and Operated

492 Highway 93/95, Invermere, BC

Kim Collens

Representative

toll free: 1.877.342.3427 cell: 250.342.1671

kim@rockieswest.com www.kimcollens.com

Recipe Of The Week EASY CARAMEL CORN

½ cup popping corn ¼ cup canola oil 2 tsp sea salt ½ cup butter

1 cup brown sugar ½ cup corn syrup ½ tsp vanilla extract ½ tsp baking soda

Pop the corn in oil or use an air popper; set aside in a large bowl.

In a pot mix the butter, sugar and corn syrup.

Bring to a boil; simmer over medium low heat for 5 minutes.

Remove from heat; add vanilla and soda.

Stir well; pour over the popped corn tossing to coat.

Spread on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.

Bake at 250 degrees for one hour tossing every 15 minutes.

Spread in a single layer on parchment/waxed paper to cool.

See all my recipes at recipes.kimcollens.com

Home Of The Week Own your Piece of the Rock!

Gorgeous 3 bedroom duplex style townhome in Hillside Meadows at Castle Rock Estates. Upgraded interior, large deck, great views and single garage.

$299,900

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MISC. FOR SALE

VEHICLES FOR SALE

De-barked burl wood pieces for sale. Please call 250-341-5336 for more details.

1990 Ford Club Wagon XL van great condition no rear seats $1,500 O.B.O. 250-342-2104.

Ridged cast iron 10” table saw, $450 paid $750 new. General tenoning jig new, $100. Call 250-342-1354.

1988 Honda Intrepid 4 wheel steering, sunroof, runs good, some rust. $500 O.B.O. call 250-3429081, ask for Wayne.

4 Winter tires P225/75 R15 on rims. $70 per tire. Used one season.

Frigidaire electric dryer, $80. Call 250-342-0453.

Dune buggy/go-cart, black, electric start 8yrs and up, $1,700 new, asking $790 O.B.O. Phone Elkhorn Ranch 250-342-0617.

For sale: One set of winter tire chains, $40, size 75R15. Please call 250-342-7313 after 6 p.m.

FIREWOOD Seasoned firewood for sale, $200 per cord. Call 250-341-3544.

Support Rockies Hockey firewood.

Larch, fir, and pine split and delivered. Call 250-342-6908.

Split firewood for sale, pine, fir and delivery available. Call 250-3416241.

2007 Toyota Prius with summer and winter tires, must sell quickly, 123,000 kms, hybrid electric, 55 miles per gallon, $12,898 O.B.O. Call 250-347-6420.

USED/NEW Trucks, cars, SUVs. All trades welcome, financing available. Will pay your HST! Former Invermere resident of 23 years. Call Clay at 403-970-4847.

Toyota Yaris 2008 sedan, $7,500.

96,000km. Excellent condition.

2 sets of tires and rims, rack and Thule box. Contact Kirsten 250348-2442, kirsten.knechtel@gmail. com .

SERVICES Home Building and Renos Chuck Newhouse Builders 250-342-3637 chucknew@telus.net

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Meditation Mondays with Allison Bowen

Defining Yoga Studio, Invermere 7 p.m. • 250-341-5788

Fiona Wilfley, AEP Intuitive Reader

Fairmont Hot Springs Studio • 250-342-1713

VEHICLE FOR SALE Village of Radium Hot Springs

FOR SALE – FOR PARTS ONLY 1993 CHEVY GMC PICKUP Split frame on the drivers side.

NOT ROAD WORTHY • $500 OBO

CONTACT VILLAGE OF RADIUM HOT SPRINGS AT 250-347-6455

SERVICES

SERVICES

HELP WANTED

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

250-342-5089.

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.

kimberleyrae.ca

HELP WANTED

photography studio & custom picture framing

Strands is seeking a chef with 3 to 5 years experience in European and Canadian fine dining to start immediately. This is a hands on position. Apply to Tony Wood at tony@strandsrestaurant.com or 250-342-6344.

…look for the red door behind the Invermere Dry Cleaners!

250-342-5102 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 Save up to $500 on 10 or more blinds, plus the PST “Great service and I recommend Shannon to anyone. Prices are extremely competitive in the valley and with Calgary.” J Webb Wine Merchant – Calgary Phantom Retractable Screen Doors – Sale Shannon’s Blinds & Designs 250-342-5749

Canadian Forest Products LTD Radium Division has a casual position available in the main office. Experience with payroll and office administration would be an asset. Interested applicants should submit their resume by Fri. Nov. 15th to Christy Olson HR Administration Assistant/Payroll Box 39, Radium Hot Springs B.C., V0A 1M0 or email to christy.olson@ canfor.com.

Labourers needed for snow removal, call 250-342-5645.

Citadella Restaurant in Radium Hot Springs, BC is looking for two Hungarian Ethnic Cooks in full time seasonal work positions from April to October 2014. A minimum of two years experience requested as a Hungarian cook. Salary offered $15/hour. Duties include preparation of ethnic Hungarian dishes. Please send resume to Steven at info@milliondollarview. ca .

Creative Sales Representative

you love computers?

Are you creative? ( 1Doyear maternity leave) youValley likeEcho to combine those two skills TheWould Invermere is seeking an Advertising Sales representative for ourinto weekly newspapers publications the Columbia Valley. a career as anand admagazine designer?

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The Golden Star commencing December, 2013. is currently seeking a full-time ad designer We are looking for someone with prior experience in a sales position, with a for our award-winning newspaper. Excellent strong knowledge of sales and marketing and with a successful track record; typingwho skills needed, andverbal preference will beorganizational someone hasare strong written and communications, and exceptional customer relations skills; knowledge and proficiency in MS given to candidates with advanced computer Office/MAC OS is a requirement. The ideal candidate must be motivated and skills in programs such as Adobe InDesign and take initiative to sell multiple products, work with existing customers and However, an ability to think outside fiPhotoshop. nd ways to grow sales and income. the box, be flexible and workvehicle as part A valid driver’s licence and a reliable are aour must.team are equally important skills in this position.

We are If this describes you, please submit your resume and cover letter to the definitely attention of prepared to train the right candidate.

This is a full-time, Rose-Marie Monday to Friday position.

Regitnig, Publisher

PO Boxlargest 70, #8, 108-8th Avenue Black Press is Canada’s privately held, Invermere, B.C. V0A1K0 independent newspaper company with more publisher@invermerevalleyecho.com than 150 community newspapers and associated publications and 19 dailies, located inALLEY B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii.

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Best Paints

Busy steel fabricating and machine shop is accepting applications for the following positions. Apprentices for: Welding-FabricatingMachining.

Competitive wages and benefits. Canadian Welding Bureau certified shop.

Drop off resume at #117 Industrial Rd. 2, Invermere.

Currently seeking

Paint Shop Assistant

An energetic person with a keen eye for colour and a high regard for quality customer service.

Requires basic computer skills, ability to work rotating Saturdays and involves some physically demanding work.

Please forward resume by email to info@warwick-interiors.com or by fax: 250-342-3546

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 6 (ROCKY MOUNTAIN) School District No.6 (Rocky Mountain), Windermere Zone is now accepting applications for the following Noon Hour Supervisor position: Edgewater Elementary School – Permanent, parttime (4 hrs/wk), effective November 18, 2013.

This position is part of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 440. This is student supervisory work performed under the direction of a School Administrator or designate during lunch time. Completion of Grade 12 is required or equivalent; experience in working with youth is desirable.

If you are interested in this position, please submit a resume, with three references, by 4 p.m. on Thursday, November 14th 2013 to: Ms. Meghan O’Neill Human Resources Coordinator School District No.6 (Rocky Mountain) P.O. Box 430 Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0 Phone: (250) 342-9243 e-mail: hr@sd6.bc.ca Successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record search.

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0911611 BC LTD o/a Tim Hortons 496 Highway 93/95 Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K2

Shift Supervisor Full-time/shift work

Nights/early mornings/weekends $12.05/hour + medical/dental/group benefits.

Food Counter Attendant Full-time/shift work Nights/overnights/early mornings/weekends $10.25/hour + medical/dental/group benefits.

Apply via email: timhortons.invermere@gmail.com

careers at cbt:

Manager, Social Initiatives This is a temporary, full-time position to cover a one-year term.

The position can be located in any of CBT’s four offices.

View details at www.cbt.org/careers or request them from Debra Stewart at 1.800.505.8998.

Resumés accepted via email to hr@cbt.org by noon PT, November 21, 2013. www.cbt.org • 1.800.505.8998

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BYLAW 2499 Bylaw Amendment - Wilmer - Dry Gulch

The Columbia Valley Landfill will be

The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering an amendment to the Steamboat - Jubilee Mountain Official Community Plan, located within Electoral Area G, that will extend the boundaries of this plan to cover both the Wilmer and Dry Gulch areas. The Official Community Plan is a long-term strategic planning document; the proposed amendment will establish policies for land use in the Wilmer and Dry Gulch areas. The bylaw amendment and map schedules are available at www.rdek. bc.ca.

Remembrance Day Closure

closed on Monday, November 11, 2013 for Remembrance Day. Regular operating hours will resume on Tuesday, November 12th, 2013

Bylaw No. 2499 is cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay - Steamboat - Jubilee Mountain Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1926, 2006 - Amendment Bylaw No. 8, 2013 (Wilmer-Dry Gulch / RDEK).”

A public hearing will be held at:

Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce 651 Highway 93/95, Invermere, BC Monday, November 25, 2013 at 7:00 pm

The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F, Electoral Area G, the District of Invermere and the Village of Radium Hot Springs.

ElECTORAl AREA G REPREsENTATIvE

Invermere Public library Board The Regional District of East Kootenay is receiving applications for one person to represent Electoral Area G on the Invermere Public Library Board. To be considered for the position, an applicant must be a resident or elector of Electoral Area G and cannot be an employee of the RDEK or Library Board. The term of this volunteer position will run from January 1, 2014 until December 31, 2015.

Interested persons must submit letters of application and brief resumes including reasons for interest and related experience to Shannon Moskal, Community Services Manager, at the RDEK office in Cranbrook.

Applications must be received by 4:30 pm on Monday, November 18, 2013.

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

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

19 - 24th Avenue South, Cranbrook BC V1C 3H8 Phone: 250-489-2791 Toll Free: 1-888-478-7335 Email: info@rdek.bc.ca Website: www.rdek.bc.ca

November 8, 2013

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 31

Valley Churches

FAITH

At peace with the past

By Pastor Murray Wittke Valley Christian Assembly Like puberty, the emergence of my conscience brought me emotional turmoil. At first I tried to ignore it. But like the hormones causing my face to break out and my voice to crack, my conscience made its presence felt.

It first appeared when I was about seven. My grandmother was babysitting and I manipulated her kindness with bad behaviour and lies to get what I wanted. It worked, but I was left with an unexpected sense of shame and an unpleasant ache in my chest. I was confused.

This new found conscience was an unwelcome voice, accusing me of being way over the line. It didn’t change my behaviour, but I now knew my actions had internal consequences. Each excursion into forbidden territory added to the burden of my guilty conscience.

As I got older, I ventured further and further over the line. I stole and became a skilled liar. With my friends, I graduated to drunkenness, drugs and petty crimes. I lied about things I hadn’t done to win my friends’ approval.

Together we demonstrated our complete disrespect for everyone and everything.

And on dark nights when I was all alone, I went where I should not go, and did things no one should do. I was having fun but the growing weight of guilt was becoming unbearable. And there was always that nagging inner voice condemning my behaviour. It could not stop my reckless lifestyle, and no matter how hard I tried, I could not silence its judgement. Something had to change.

Peace came when I started listening to my conscience. Over time I learned to hear the still-small voice and heed its warning. My life changed direction, but I still carried that load of guilt from my past. No amount of good behaviour could provide relief.

Have you ever been there? It was my honest confession to God that finally brought forgiveness and with it the peace of a clear conscience. I was free at last!

Are you burdened with guilt, remorse and regret?

Peace with God and peace with the past is available through Jesus Christ. Come to him for rest.

Bumps and blocks About 16 high school volleyball teams from across the Kootenays competed in a tournament at David Thompson Secondary School on Friday, November 1st and Saturday, November 2nd. One boys team and two girls teams represented the DTSS Lakers against the regional competition.

Photos by Dan Walton

LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH Sunday, November 10th 10:30 a.m.: Worship and Life Instruction, ’GOD Is....Immutable’... Pastor Trevor ministering.

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

7 p.m.: ‘SING and CELEBRATE’...at L.W.A.C. Pastor Trevor Hagan 326 - 10th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-9535 • www.lakewindermerealliance.org WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY ANGLICAN-UNITED 9:30 a.m.: Bacon, Friends and Faith (All ages) 10:30 a.m.: Worship at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere Reverend Laura Hermakin 110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-6644 • www.wvsm.ca VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY Sunday, 10 a.m.; Worship service. 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, 5 p.m. and Sunday, 9 a.m.: at Canadian Martyrs’ Church in Invermere Sunday, 11 a.m.: at St. Joseph’s Church in Radium.

712 -12th Ave., Invermere • Father Gabriel • 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 Rev. Fraser Coltman • 1-866-426-7564 RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Sunday 10 a.m. Worship service 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

Thank you

to Jacques Chassé, Owen Mitchell, Butch Bishop, Arno and Tyler Brockmeyer, Linda and Gary Richardson, Brenda, Bill, Tania and Ryker, Cynthia Torma, Julianne Lechuk and Caitlyn Franzen.

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November 8, 2013

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