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Conservation officers kill cougar on the prowl

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff A cougar that became too comfortable with close proximity to humans was killed in CastleRock on Thursday, January 22nd, but another was spotted in the area the day after the first one was killed.

The cougar that was killed was blind in one eye, and exhibited much bolder behaviour and appeared less fearful of human presence than most cougars, according to local conservation officer Greg Kruger.

“It had become far too comfortable up there. It’s a residential area with a lot of young families with small kids,” he said. “It had initially appeared to be exhibiting

normal cougar behaviour (appearing frightened of and avoiding humans), but then on Thursday morning, we got three separate calls from residents in CastleRock.”

The calls all reported the cougar walking casually around the neighbourhood in daylight, including strolling up onto people’s back decks.

“It was too used to prowling around the houses and that’s just too much of a public safety risk,” said Mr. Kruger.

He said the conservation officers went to CastleRock, tracked and then killed the cougar (which was the subject of a story in last week’s Pioneer) under the deck of an occupied home.

But the next day, Mr. Kruger said there were two calls from the same person on the morning on Friday,

January 23rd, reporting a cougar walking through the CastleRock area.

Mr. Kruger said that, according to both reports, the new cougar appeared to be just passing through, leaving quickly and demonstrating a healthy amount of fear for humans.

Then the conservation office had a call-in reporting cougar tracks on Saturday, January 24th, but there was no confirmed sighting of the cat.

“After January 24th we have not received any other reports of cougar sightings for Invermere, which includes CastleRock, so we’re hopeful this cougar has pushed back to its natural limits outside of the town,” Mr. Kruger told The Pioneer just prior to Wednesday’s press deadline.

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Parent group presses council to include pathway in budget

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff The Eileen Madson Primary school Parents Advisory Committee (PAC) is pushing hard for a designated walkway along 20th Street to be included in the District of Invermere’s 2015 budget, even as time to do so runs short.

The PAC had presented their safety concerns about students walking to and from the primary school along congested 20th Street, and proposed a walkway as a solution at a council meeting this past November. Council resolved at the meeting to put up temporary No Parking signs to relieve congestion on the street (which was done in early December) and then look at more mid-term and long-term solutions.

“It seemed everybody at the meeting, including the councillors, agreed the kids need a safe pathway, one that is removed from traffic, along 20th Street,” said PAC member Chenoa Paccagnan. “Now what I’m being told is if the money for it isn’t in the 2015 budget, then there’s no chance it will happen until 2016.”

The district is in the process of finalizing its 2015 budget, with a budget open house scheduled for Wednesday, February 4th from 6 to 8 p.m.

“It’s such a small window of time,” said Mrs. Paccagnan, adding that she’s frustrated the PAC members only have about a week to convince council to add space in the budget for the pathway; otherwise the project might have to wait.

Additionally, the pathway would have to be built when the school is on break.

Mrs. Paccagnan said spring break would probably be too short a timeframe and the weather then might not be conducive to construction, which means the pathway would likely be built during next year’s summer break and only be ready for use in September 2016.

Given that the PAC first went to council in November 2014, getting a pathway built and ready for use by September 2016 — some 22 months later — seems a long wait, according to Mrs. Paccagnan. She’s hoping parents and other concerned citizens come out to the budget meeting.

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• On Saturday, January 24th at 12:28 a.m., the Columbia Valley Detachment officers responded to Panorama Mountain Resort to assist Panorama security dealing with a large crowd in the bar. On attendance, it was noted that security had things well in hand. The officers remained in the area to provide assistance and to patrol the grounds.

• On Saturday, January 24th at 3 a.m., the detachment was contacted with concerns that friends were missing and overdue arriving at Panorama Mountain Resort. It was reported that the missing persons had made a phone call indicating they may have been in an accident. However, the phone connection was lost. Exact location was unknown. Patrols were made on Bruce Creek Road and Toby Creek Road with negative results. Police followed single tracks in the snow on Horsethief Road and located the three missing persons near Lake Enid. Their vehicle had slid off the road. The 34-year-old male and two 24-year old males from Alberta indicated they were looking for the road to Panorama and got lost.

• On Saturday, January 24th at 9:55 a.m., the detachment received a complaint of taking a vehicle without consent. The 2008 Dodge Ram pickup was lent to a friend and not returned. Police contacted the person who borrowed the vehicle and learned the person did not have a valid licence. The vehicle was returned to the owner.

• On Saturday, January 24th at 10:30 p.m., the detachment responded to a single vehicle rollover involving a ‘94 Ford Explorer on Kootenay #3 in Windermere. On attendance, none was located near the vehicle. A search of the area proved negative. Numerous inquiries in the area with residents located the passenger with minor injuries.

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An ASD demand was given at which time the driver blew a fail. His licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was subsequently impounded for 30 days.

• On Sunday, January 25th at 1:24 a.m., detachment officers responded to a domestic assault in the 4000 block of Foresters Landing Road in Radium. The investigation resulted in an adult male arrested for assault. Due to the male’s state of intoxication, he was lodged in cells and released the next day with a court appearance of March 30th.

• On Sunday, January 25th at 3:20 a.m., friends reported a 25-year-old male missing and possibly wandering around Panorama village. Friends were concerned as the male was highly intoxicated. The friend was able to get the missing male on the phone and still unable to provide directions. Cst. Bell was provided the phone number and called the intoxicated missing male. While speaking to the male, attempts were made to have the person describe some landmarks. The male could be heard speaking to someone. The phone was handed over to the male he was talking to and it was determined the person was with Panorama Security and they would ensure the person connected with his friends and got off the streets.

Our thanks The Columbia Valley Detachment was able to send four officers to the Regimental Funeral for Cst. Wynn in St. Albert. On behalf of the members at Columbia Valley Detachment, I would like to thank our community here for the cards, flowers and especially the treats that were dropped off at the detachment. We have our regular sugar suppliers, but the added treats were appreciated. The day of the Regimental Funeral, I attended to Canal Flats in the evening to present a year-end report to Mayor and Council and observed that Mayor and Council members Continued on page 30 . . .

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Meteorite lands east of valley

By Dan Walton Pioneer Staff Science has received a gift from the heavens, but geographic and climate challenges have locked it away in the rugged Rocky Mountains.

A small asteroid was spotted above the valley during the early hours of Saturday, December 20th. It became visible between Canal Flats and Fairmont Hot Springs to the east of Highway 93/95. Upon entering the atmosphere, it made a fireball, which increased its illumination for the majority of the 80-kilometre trail that it left before fading above Height of the Rockies Provincial Park.

A security camera at the College of the Rockies in Cranbrook caught a glimpse of the action, and was able to pinpoint the event as happening exactly 25 minutes after midnight.

“We know where the fireball ended in the sky quite precisely, but then the rocks fall a long way through the atmosphere, so they get scattered across the country,” said Alan Hildebrand, a geoscience professor at the University of Calgary.

He suspects the meteorite scattered around the upper White River Valley, just south and west of the provincial park.

Pieces of the meteorite would have been difficult to find immediately after striking earth to begin with, but it will be an even tougher search because of subsequent

snowfall. And since the event occurred shortly before Christmas, the search was delayed due to the university’s holiday schedule.

Mr. Hildebrand said that the colours omitted from the flare were indicative of a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite, which cannot be sensed by a metal detector, so meteorite hunters have to search by eye.

“The characteristics of the fireball indicate that this was a weak object, much weaker than normal,” he said.

“When the snow melts in the spring, like anything dark in the snow, it’ll melt down below the snow.”

Like any falling star, it has the potential to offer rich knowledge to the realm of science.

“Freshly fallen meteorites are hard to get ahold of, and this is the best chance to study them.”

Just as matter has been weathered away on earth for billions of years, Mr. Hildebrand said that matter comprising meteors, while just as old, has remained in a very raw state, having orbited the asteroid belt with little interference since the Milky Way’s inception around 4.5 billion years ago.

Mr. Hildebrand is hoping any property owners with security or wildlife surveillance might review their footage and possibly provide additional clues.

“Even a camera pointing downward (would do) if it shows how much the fireball lit up the ground,” he said.

If you’re able to help, send the University of Calgary an email at ltjhanto@ucalgary.ca.

. . . ‘Cougar’ from page 3 “We’re pretty confident that the cougar we killed earlier was the one that had been staying in the CastleRock community for several days prior,” he said.

Mr. Kruger reminds people living on the fringe of town to be particularly vigilant around dusk and dawn, especially in cases in which small kids are involved.

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Chasing the law

By Nicole Trigg Pioneer Staff

An examination of the development at Whitetail Lake is a fascinating journey into the complexities of land title and law. The Whitetail Lake Development Corporation was able to skip over the Regional District of East Kootenay in its game plan to subdivide the land it purchased from Tembec because of a piece of provincial legislation tucked away in the Strata Property Act. Why lot averaging regulations aren’t included in regional district zoning bylaws to begin with is puzzling.

Regardless, unless a regional district addresses this glitch in a lot averaging-specific bylaw, the provision in the Strata Property Act is a tool that developers can use and provincial approving officers can consider in their decision-making process. Had the Whitetail Lake group been successful in their zoning application with the RDEK, they still would have had to apply for subdivision through the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Had their rezoning application been refused with the right bylaw in place, the provincial approving officer, unable to override the bylaw, would have likely turned the subdivision application down.

But, as it stands, the subdivision application was given pre-preliminary approval just over a year ago and the group has been making quite a substantial investment to upgrade both of the forest service roads that lead to the development site in accordance with conditions that must be met so the project can get off the ground — and provincial law gives them all the time in the world to do so. But if the RDEK’s new bylaw gets adopted, then the race to cross the finish line within one year is on.

Having already had a year to work within the perimeters of the project’s first approval status, and considering the timeframe for the second approval designation is one year, it’s conceivable the Whitetail group could complete all the necessary requirements in time, probably with unwanted additional expense, but conceivable all the same. But if the project does end up falling under the new bylaw, forcing the group to start over after having spent more than two years on a provincially sanctioned plan, the ripple effect this could have in the development community probably won’t bode well for outside investment in Upper Columbia Valley projects in the future.

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What version of Canada do you want?

Dear Editor: (In response to last week’s letter to the editor, “I want my country back.”)

I am so very grateful to have been born a Canadian and to have enjoyed the privilege of living in a country with one of the highest standards of living on the planet. I do, however, take issue with the notion that we are somehow special in the eyes of anyone in the world but ourselves.

Much like a spoiled and entitled child, we cling to a self-inflated ideal of our place on the world stage. For those of us who yearn to be seen as the world’s polite, peacekeeping little darling — keep dreaming. While I agree that Mr. Harper is quite the

wanker, he is far from responsible for the way we are currently perceived around the globe.

When you say “I want my country back,” what country is that? Is it the one that rejected thousands of Jews fleeing Hitler during the Second World War, and continues to turn away many refugees today?

Is it the one that betrayed its First Nations people and forced Chinese slaves to toil and die working on its railroads? Or is it the one that has committed its fair share of war crimes in the past and not so distant past?

How about the one that still exports asbestos? I wonder how much longer we will believe this mindless, nationalistic garbage that passes for patriotism.

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Students need support Dear Editor: I am asking the community of Invermere to speak to our district councillors at the Budget Open House on February 4th to request a safe walking path for our children attending Eileen Madson Primary School.

Eileen Madson Primary School (EMP) has 220 children attending this year. These children are little, between the ages of five and nine, and are too young to safely navigate traffic. From the back parking area at 14th Avenue to the main roadway at 13th Avenue, there is no walkway for the children. The children are currently walking between parked cars and sometimes down the middle of the roadway with

moving vehicles. EMP’s Parent Advisory Council (PAC) has presented a request to town council to build a safe walking path along the one block area of 20th Street.

Our councillors are considering including the cost of a pathway in the 2015 budget.

If the pathway cost is not included in the budget, there will be no safe walkway for our children. Please come to the Town Budget Open House on Wednesday, February 4th, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Community Hall and let our councillors know that having a safe walking path for our elementary school children is important to the people of Invermere.

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Canadians must wake up and notice that if we are a world leader, it is in rampant consumerism, waste on a hideous level, and self-importance. I would love to be seen as a country with a backbone. Maybe if we can accept some hard truths about ourselves and our country, the world around us might just respect us for being real and ready to acknowledge that we have our good and bad aspects, just like every other nation on earth.

Kim Baker Invermere

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. . . ‘Parent’ from page 3 “That’s my call to action,” said Mrs. Paccagnan. “It’s beyond congested (on 20th Street). It’s unsafe. These are young kids and they don’t have the skills to navigate the traffic that’s up there. Let’s make it safer for them.”

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A proposed bylaw driven by the development currently taking place at Whitetail Lake has reached the public hearing stage. On Monday, February 2nd at the Columbia Ridge Community Centre in Fairmont, the Columbia Valley directors of the Regional District of East Kootenay will hold the hearing to receive public comment on new regulations that, if adopted, will specifically target the provincial legislation that allowed the Whitetail Lake development to proceed despite the RDEK’s refusal to approve the project’s rezoning application in 2010.

“If the provincial regulation wasn’t there, then Whitetail Lake wouldn’t be able to do this particular development,” said Andrew McLeod, RDEK Manager of Planning and Development Services.

Even if a regional district (lead agency for rezoning) turns down a request for rezoning, a provision in the Strata Property Act allows the Provincial Approving Officer with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (lead agency for subdivision) to approve a bare land strata subdivision if the regional district does not have a bylaw that speaks to lot averaging, which permits flexibility in lot size.

“Legislation says ‘when there’s no bylaw in place to directly speak to lot averaging, the Provincial Approving Officer may consider approval subject to certain conditions,’ which they (the Whitetail Lake Land Corporation) are trying to adhere to and for the most part so far they’re working towards that end,” said Cranbrook-based Provincial Approving Officer Leslie Elder.

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“It’s early 2015 now. The study was in 2006. So that means this has been published as a problem for almost nine years. We can’t keep putting it off. Something needs to happen soon,” said Mrs. Paccagnan.

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She said non-approval was given because of three reasons — geotechnical hazard concerns, no public access (the project is accessed off a forest service road) and archeological issues.

“So right now they’re working through (the issues),” said Ms. Elder. “They’ve done the geotechnical assessment that’s being evaluated by our house engineers, they’ve done the archaeological assessment and that’s being evaluated, and they’re working with forestry to address the road issues.”

Once all three issues have been resolved, the project will receive the second type of conditional approval, a PLA (preliminary layout approval), which lists conditions the project must adhere to, and is good for one year with the possibility of extensions based on progress and conditions met.

But if the RDEK amends the zoning bylaw to include new lot size averaging regulations, any pending applications, which Whitetail would be subject to, would have just one year (from the date of adoption of the new bylaw) to either satisfy the conditions of their preliminary approval and finalize the subdivision, or be subject to the new bylaw.

“If the new bylaw is adopted, then the group will be given one year to complete the PLNA as well as get the approval letter,” said Ms. Elder. “If they don’t, they have to go back and satisfy the new bylaw.”

The current zoning of the Whitetail Lake property permits a minimum parcel size of 60 hectares. Under the existing rules, the approximately 3,800 acres (or 1,540 hectares) owned by the Whitetail Lake Land Corporation can be divided into 25 60-hectare parcels.

However, the group had applied to the RDEK to rezone the property to create 48 lots, smaller than the current minimum parcel size and they were refused.

Through the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, they’ve proposed creating 25 smaller parcels (ranging from 2.5 to 13.1 hectares) plus one large remainder.

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What’s Happening in the Columbia Valley

Music • visual arts • dining • Bar Scene • entertainment • performance ARTS GOLD STARS

FINANCING FUN

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Out & About To fill a void in the public education curriculum, FrogskinU from Calgary took up residency at the Family Resource Centre on Saturday, January 17th, where local Grade 5 and 6 students were taught the need to be financially literate. See page 12 for the full story.

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

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

Friday, January 30th • 12 p.m.: Lunch at the Edgewater Legion. Six dollars.

Soup, bun, dessert and more. Last Friday of each month.

• 2 - 4 p.m.: SYC. Join us for swimming at Radium Hot Springs.

• 7 p.m.: The Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley is hosting an information night at Smoking Waters Cafe in Fairmont Hot Springs. There will be a 45-minute presentation, followed by a Q&A, information brochures to take home and refreshments to enjoy while you are there.

• CV Rockies Pond Hockey Championship Jan 30th Feb 1st. Come and join us for a great fun filled weekend of Pond and Rockies Hockey at Kinsmen Beach on Windermere Lake. All participants will be invited to a reception at the Eddie Mountain Arena on the evening of Saturday January 31st, and be given complimentary tickets for the Rockies home game vs Kimberley Dynamiters that night. For more information or to register call 250-342-7614 or email gkelly2@telus.net

Saturday, January 31st • 11 a.m.: 2015 Nordic Loppett weekend January 31st and Februray 1st. Loppett Registration www.zone4.ca • 1 - 4 p.m.: Minecraft Crafts at the Invermere Public Library. Paint your own box head, while supplies last. invermere.bclibrary.ca • Kinsmen Ice Fishing Derby.

• 7 p.m.: SYC. Join us for Man Hunt with hot chocolate after.

Monday, February 2nd • 7 p.m.: SYC. Come join us for Foosball Tournament.

Tuesday, February 3rd

Sunday, February 8th

• 5:30 p.m.: SYC. Come join us for cooking workshop and free food.

• 6 - 7:30 p.m.: Bereavement Support Group, 12 week program every Tuesday from January 20th to April 7th, at the Hospice Society Office. For more information or to register call 250-688-1143.

• 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Rod & Gun Club Family Fishing Day at the club ice fishing hut near Abel Creek on Lake Windermere. Fishing rods and bait available, with the usual complimentary BBQ.

Wednesday, February 4th • 6 p.m.: SYC. Come join us for movie night and popcorn.

• 6:30 p.m.: Movie with a meal at Earl Grey Lodge.

Three-course meal and featuring the film Jersey Boys. $59.99 + tax, limited seating. Call 250-341-3641 or email info@earlgreylodge.com for more information and to make reservations.

• 7 p.m.: The Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley is hosting an information night at the Canal Flats Civic centre. There will be a 45-minute presentation followed by a Q&A, information brochures to take home and refreshments to enjoy while you are there.

Thursday, February 5th • 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC. Come join us for Graphic Design Training.

• 7 p.m.: The Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley is hosting an information night at the Windermere Community Hall meeting room. There will be a 45-minute presentation followed by a Q&A, information brochures to take home and refreshments to enjoy while you are there.

Friday, February 6th • 2 - 4 p.m.: SYC. Come join us for snowshoeing.

• 7 p.m.: The Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley is hosting an information night at the Brisco Community Hall. There will be a 45-minute presentation followed by a Q&A, information brochures to take home and refreshments to enjoy while you are there.

Saturday, February 7th • 10 a.m.: Valentine Crafts with Vera will be held at the Radium Public Library. Pre-registration is suggested at 250-347-2434.

• 11 a.m.: 14th Annual Snow Golf on the Lake at Kinsmen Beach. Registration from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Call 250-342-5557 to get your tickets.$35, must be 19 years or older.

• 7 p.m.: SYC. Come join us for Pool Tournament.

Monday, February 9th • 5 p.m.: SYC. Come join us for some Dance Dance Revolution.

Tuesday, February 10th • 5:30 p.m.: SYC. Join us in the Student Advisory Committee meeting.

Wednesday, February 11th • 7 p.m.: Literacy Speed Dating at the Library. Find the book of your dreams by swapping recommendations with other literacy lovers. Everyone welcome. Contact 250-342-6416 to register. Visit invermere.bclibrary.ca.

• 7:30 p.m.: SYC. Join us in the Parent Advisory Board meeting.

• 6:30 p.m.: Movie with a meal at Earl Grey Lodge.

Three-course meal and featuring the film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. $59.99 + tax, limited seating. Call 250-341-3641 or email info@earlgreylodge.com for more information and to make reservations.

Thursday, February 12th • 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC. Come join us for Graphic Design.

Friday, February 13th • 2 - 4 p.m.: SYC. Come join us for swimming at Radium Hot Springs.

• 3 p.m.: Downton Abbey High Tea at the Library. Join us as we air episode one of season five. Visit invermere. bclibrary.ca for more info.

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Every year, librarians, volunteers and library boards work to give their communities greater access to new ideas by providing free access to resources, services and programs. Significant changes have evolved in libraries over the past years due to the digital age.

B.C. libraries operate under the Ministry of Education Libraries Branch. Their role is to ensure that citizens receive high quality information in an orderly way that is relevant and useful.

Partnership with all levels of government is central to the operation of libraries throughout the province.

Complete online catalogues of all the libraries are available for all members as well as for inter-library loans. This has changed libraries significantly.

These advances have removed the financial and administration burden and reduces the physical space for print books.

The “One-Card System” is available to all B.C. library members travelling throughout the province. Web pages have been set up in the libraries offering information to the public such as the free-ofcharge ordering through the Internet for e-books and audio books, and also infor-

mation regarding program services.

Access to computers is available to the public in the libraries.

The ministry plans successful programs — for example, the Summer Reading Program — that supplies advertising, paper supplies, and suggestions of relevant books as well as prizes for children.

Eighteen libraries in the East and West Kootenays have formed a partnership known as the “Kootenay Library Federation” (KLF). Membership in this organization has enabled small libraries in rural areas to work together to pool their resources in training, programming, and bulk purchasing. As well, staff from the KLF organize author tours, and prepare “Story Boxes” to be circulated through the libraries. They organize and set up workshops for training twice a year, and for regular meetings for directors and board members. Libraries regularly communicate with each other regarding issues that may occur in their area. The KLF holds training and workshops via video and telephone conferencing as well.

The rising demand for information continues and the libraries in B.C. are able and willing to move ahead with the continued assistance and help that is provided to them.

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Glacier girls get gold Cranbrook. It’s amazing that our valley girls — who only train eight hours a week in a garage — can challenge these bigger clubs.

Glacier Peaks Gymnastics athletes have entered their first There is a storm coming folks, and we are already hitting the formal competition season with podium with a bang! Congratua bang, bringing home gold in lations to all of the participants three Junior Olympic levels. The and a shout out to assistant coach girls competed on the uneven bars, in the floor exercise, and in Colette Edwards. You rock!

GREAT EXPECTATIONS — Glacier Peaks gymAt Junior Olympic Level balance beam. Out of the eight nasts exceeded expectations during their first competigirls from Glacier Peaks, every 1, Lolita Venne placed first alltion of the season last weekend. Photo submitted round with three gold and one one of them stuck solidly to their routines on the balance beam, leaving the judges hard- silver; Harley Murray was second all-round with three gold pressed to find any errors. and one silver; and Rahne Stanbury received a gold on floor The floor exercise was laced with strength, flexibility, with a score of 9.1 and a silver on beam. At Junior Olymand beautifully executed dance. The uneven bar routines pic Level 2, Angela Hann placed first all-round with three showed us how strong these girls really are and proved that gold and one silver; and Zoe Gray placed fourth all-round they are ready to compete.We are very proud of our girls, with four silver medals. At Junior Olympic Level 3; Raina and even though they did not compete against a very large Schnerch placed first all-round with three gold and one silver; Olivia Fitzsimmons placed second all-round with two number of athletes, they are ready for more.

Our next sizable competition will be in mid-February gold and three silver; and Emma Bernicot placed third allin Nelson. Following that will be a large competition in round with three gold and one silver.

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By Dan Walton Pioneer Staff Saving money is a habit that’s easy to procrastinate on, and since the importance of financial reserves isn’t driven home through public education, the Family Resource Centre decided to host a free workshop for youngsters on the subject.

In conjunction with FrogskinU — a not-for-profit educational foundation from Calgary — local Grade 5 and 6 students were invited to take part in a financial literacy program at the Women’s Resource Centre in Frater Landing in downtown Invermere on Saturday, January 17th.

For the past three years, FrogskinU educators have been offering workshops in the Calgary area that teach how to apply the academics of school to life as an adult. In order to intervene at the most critical stage of a student’s life, FrogskinU aims to teach financial literacy to middle-school students and reinforce the message with their parents.

Teaching the importance of responsible money man-

agement is a popular idea since implementing it into the public school system has proven to be a challenge.

“Everyone knows there’s a need; it’s just that no one seems to know where to start,” said FrogskinU instructor Michelle Delisle. “We decided just to start — and now we can’t keep up with the demand.”

FrogskinU speaks to the pitfalls caused by debt, and how saving is fun, she said.

“Instead of hounding them to spend, we hound them to save,” said Ms. Delisle. “They become engaged with their money, and they start talking with their parents about money.”

After taking in a rare dose of financial education, the students are rewarded with Frog Bucks, which can later be spent, invested, or gambled to obtain prizes.

It’s crucial to involved\ parents, as finances are a family affair, Ms. Delisle said.

“Money does not grow on trees, and we all have to help each other — there is only a limited amount of money to play with. If we all help each other and we all understand, then we can do better as a family.”

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Youth advisory committee needed

By Magali Larochelle Columbia Valley Youth Initiative Does the expression “Youth Engagement” sound strange? Impractical? Impossible?

Well, absolutely not! Here’s what the Centre of Excellence for Youth Engagement has to say about it: “Youth engagement is the meaningful participation and sustained involvement of a young person in an activity, with a focus outside of him or herself. The kind of activity in which the youth is engaged can be almost anything — sports, the arts, music, volunteer work, politics, social activism — and it can occur in almost any kind of setting. One way of thinking of youth engagement is in terms of where it occurs. Engagement can occur in community organizations (i.e. doing volunteer work); youth organizations; music (i.e. playing in a band, school orchestra); sports; ethnic/cultural organizations; work/career/employment; school; social ac. . . ‘Pilot’ from previous page And while financial prudence has always been important, it’s become even more so in the age of electronics.

“The need has grown even more since money has become invisible,” she said. “Kids are not learning to work with tangibles of money. They just put it on

tivism; politics (i.e. volunteering for a political party); and religion/spirituality. Not all youth are engaged to the same extent or in the same way. A youth may show interest in an activity/organization by simply attending meetings or activities, and paying close attention to what is happening (without necessarily saying anything or participating actively)...

And just as every relationship is unique, there is no single right way to engage youth.” (Visit www.tgmag.ca) Magali Larochelle, the new Columbia Valley Youth Initiative (CVYI) Team Co-ordinator, is inviting all adults interested in creating opportunities for youth engagement in your community to be part of a new CVYI Advisory Committee. The first meeting will be on Tuesday, February 10th at the Women's Resource Centre at Frater Landing from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Please confirm your presence via mlarochelle@ familyresourcecentre.ca. This initiative is delivered and administered by the Family Resource Centre.

Thank you for your interest and participation! the plastic.”

After a positive reception for their pilot project in the valley, the educators are working to secure funding, which will allow the program to continue locally.

“There won’t be money for their education or goals (if students don’t learn proper money management),” said Ms. Delisle. “They have to start saving right now. Grade 5 at the latest.”

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Health and Wellness

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Stuck in the smoking habit? I was there Submitted by David Pacey For all those current smokers who want to be nonsmokers in the New Year’s Resolutions timeframe, here is my story.

I used to smoke between 60 and 80 cigarettes per day for over five years and the only methodology for quitting that worked for me was an expanded version of what I have written here. The method at the time had a success rate of about 80 to 85 per cent, who still were not smoking at the one-year mark. That was, by far, the most successful method available.

I ended up teaching this method for a year and probably another 80 to 90 people quit during that volunteer year.

All decisions in life are not always the right decisions, are they? Sometimes our learning curves take a longer period of time than other folks and some decisions have greater or lesser consequences in life. And we have to accept the consequences of our actions and our decisions.

The good thing about life is that, if you learn the lessons taught, you can change the direction in which your life is proceeding. You can make your life both better and worse; it all depends on the lessons learned and the actions taken.

And so it was with me and the smoking habit I learned to indulge in. I don’t know why I started smoking. At some point, a friend introduced me to marijuana cigs. I didn’t really take to them as I did not like the idea of being so little in control of my actions during the after effects. So after the occasional use over a one-year term, I switched to ordinary tobacco cigarettes. And I took that task on with a vengeance. By the time I decided to do something about the cig habit, I was smoking three packs per day. That’s 60

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cigs per day — plus another package, another 20 cigs, if we went to the bar for drinks. In other words, I was smoking between three and four packages per day.

Now, that was a lot of cigarettes by anyone’s count. I was a smoker. I smoked a lot. I did not know it at the time, and most smokers don’t know this, but most other folks can smell you downwind when you’re coming due to the absorbed smoke in your clothes and hair. Your clothes are permeated, your furniture, your car upholstery, your shoes — all stink of cigarette smoke. You stink, in other words, especially when you smoke three to four packs per day.

If I picked up a telephone at work, I lit a cig. If I got in the car, I lit a cig. If I drove under a certain overpass on the freeway out of White Rock, I lit up a cig. Sixty to 80 times a day, I lit up a cig. I was truly hooked. Finally the trigger that got me to quit was that for days on end I could not get the stink out of my moustache.

Yeah, of all things, that was my trigger to quit. I tried a number of times on my own, and was not successful; cold turkey did not work for David.

At some point I learned about a program called “Kick It.” Kick It was a program put out by the BC Lung Association and tended to successfully wean and train smokers off the habit. It was a terribly expensive program set up every week at a local community centre with volunteers. The cost was actually about $5 per person.

I attended my first meeting in Bear Creek Park in Surrey. The whole program is run on the methods of Alcoholics Anonymous in that it is volunteer-run, you choose to attend, you sit around and talk about the good and the bad things of the week in regards to smoking habits. And you realize a number of things about smoking. They do not use scare tactics. No gross pictures of diseased lungs or holes in the cheeks and tongue due to

cancer from cigs. No, they at the Kick It program have a much better methodology. Let me enumerate in point form some facts and hints: • It is not one habit. In my case, I had 60 habits.

Each cigarette is a habit.

• There are many others out there who are in the same boat and all are willing to help you.

• You have to go through a stress test prior to taking this course because there is stress involved. I passed.

• It will take some a short time to quit, it will take others a long time to quit.

• You will go through an amazing number of physiological reactions during the removal of the chemicals.

• There are close to 700 different chemicals and combinations in the cig smoke that affect your body.

• Your appetite might increase or decrease, but the ability of your body to process those nutrients will improve immensely and you WILL gain weight.

• Cigarette cessation is almost as hard as getting off heroin, but it’s happening all the time so have hope.

• Brush your teeth often during the day. Having a clean mouth is a physiological advantage to quitting.

• Have every one of your clothes drycleaned and your car cleaned, so the smell of smoke isn’t a head game/trigger • Set small goals for quitting; 60 down to 50 this week, down to 40 the following week, 30, 20 and so on.

• You might experience: insomnia, totally sleepy, black phlegm, white phlegm, prickly skin, red skin, severe coughing, weight gain, friends testing you for your quitting attempt, friends praising you for your quitting.

• Don’t eat candy; there is a direct correlation between the desire for cigs and sweets, and you’ll gain more weight.

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“It’s probably the most organic product that you can buy,” Barb said.

Based out of Hungary, Éminence delivers products that can be found in upscale salons around the world. Éminence proves its organic label through Demeter International – the gold standard for certifying organic in Europe. In determining which products are organic, Demeter leaves no stone unturned, from how the ingredients are grown and manufactured through to how the products are packaged and delivered.

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gram was six months long; I finished my last habit at four months and used the next two • Insomnia, take it on and read a months to reinforce my quitting habits. book. Sleepy? Take a nap and be comAfter I was smoke-free for a few fortable with it. Phlegm, both white and months, I volunteered to teach the course in black? Great! Your lungs and bronchial the Vancouver area. I gained new friends. I tubes are getting cleaned out. Red skin helped about 95 different people “Kick It.” and prickly skin? Great! That means your I watched some wonderful success stories capillaries are working better now. Gain unfold for individuals and I helped myweight? Great! That means the chemicals self stay off the cigs now for over 35 years. are leaving your body and you now have a One “quit smoking” success story from the more efficient digestive track. teaching days is strictly brilliant and very • Give yourself 6 months to be com- worth relating. This one older gentleman, fortable with being a non smoker and then maybe 66 or 67 (you know, my age today I tackle the weight gain with weight loss. just realized), had lost a leg to Berger’s DisWeight loss is so much easier than cigarette ease; BD is a circulatory disease of the arms loss, and even easier without the added and legs that stops circulation to the limb. stress of quitting.

This man lost his leg to smoking and BD. • Friends offering cigarettes to tempt To his doctor, he asked if he could keep on you? Thanks very much Jimmy, take his smoking after his leg was amputated. Doc cigarette and snap it in two. Jimmy will said the right thing. “Sure, keep smoking never offer a cigarette again. and I will amputate your other leg in about • Don’t associate with smokers for a a year.” Bill joined our class. Like AA, we couple of months. Don’t go to the bar if that would sit around talking about the good is a bad smokers’ place for you. and the bad of the week vis a vis smokAnd all of those above things happened ing and quitting, cures and challenges. to me. The net result: I had clean smell- We would talk about tricks to play on our ing clothes, clean skin and mustache, clean minds to help quit and reach our weekly smelling apartment, clean smelling car, ma- goal. It was a head game we were playing, jor weight gain (160 lbs increased to 250 remember, on how to quit smoking. And lbs), prickly skin, red skin, insomnia, sleepy we used every opportunity to learn tricks of time, black phlegm, coughing and on and the trade. Well, Bill came in one evening, on. Over a period of four months, I would just a hopp’n and a boppin’. Something set a goal for the coming week, kept track of GREAT had happened to Bill that week. each cig as I smoked it, and I destroyed each We had watched his skin get redder and of those 60 to 80 individual habits. The pro- redder as his capillaries improved and expanded, but this day, he was abuzz. When it was his turn to speak, Bill sat back in his chair and calmly told how he had walked into his wife’s rose garden in the backyard the other day. He had been told for over 25 years that Do you suffer from Painful Toenails roses smelled nice, but he or Callus Buildup in the Nail Groove? smelled nothing. This week, however, and for the first Della was trained at the North American School of Podology time in close to 25 years, to perform Advanced Pedicures including the B/S Brace Bill had bent down and System. This is an innovative, non surgical technique that: smelled a rose. Bill eventu• Alleviates pain associated with ally quit 100 per cent from curved and involuted toenails his 56-year habit.

• Helps correct curvature of the nail Unwanted National Non-Smoking • Simple, fast and painless with facial and Week 2015 was January 19th NO DOWN TIME! body hair? to 25th.Smoking is the leading • Noticeable relief in days Della can take cause of premature death in care of that too!

These innovative techniques are Canada. Each year, more than available at Bliss Hair and Esthetics in 37,000 Canadians die from beautiful Invermere on the Lake. diseases such as lung cancer, Contact us to discuss the methods we provide heart disease and other serious or to schedule your appointment. ailments caused by smoking 814 - 13th Street, Invermere • 250-342-6507 and second-hand smoke. . . . ‘Stuck’ from page 14

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Bliss salon will have you walking on air

By Dan Walton Pioneer Staff Bliss Hair and Esthetics has operated as a family business in downtown Invermere since 1975.

Since taking over the reins from her parents in 2000 (when it was The Hair Hut), owner and award-winning stylist Sandra Beingessner has grown the hair salon to include spa services and her own line of handcrafted glass jewelry.

“We care about people. We enjoy making them look and feel better about themselves,” Sandra said.

For nearly ten years, clients have been able to complement their newly styled hair with a full range of esthetics services, including prescribed facials, manicures and pedicures, facial and body hair removal, lash and brow tinting, and relaxation massage.

“We are concerned about the well-being of our guests so we embrace traditional techniques as well as new tech-

nology,” she said.

One procedure Bliss offers is a non-surgical solution for correcting severely ingrown toe nails. Formerly, the solution was painful, requiring a doctor to remove the nail from a sensitive part of the toe. The B/S Brace corrects toe nails with warped curvatures, whether caused by genetics or environment. The procedure is performed by esthetician Della Gordon, who has advanced training provided by the North American School of Podology.

“Going to the doctor (to remove an ingrown toenail) doesn’t always work. This works,” Della said. “And it’s not painful — that’s what’s really good about it.”

While deviant nails can be fixed, unwanted hair requires removal. Della is also a licensed electrologist, and has extensively educated herself on the procedure. Whether it’s on the face or body, Della has the means to painlessly remove unwanted hair for good.

Bliss provides hair services that cater to men, women

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and children. They are pleased to offer cutting, styling, colour and texture services.

Longstanding relationships with clients mean they have been privileged to create beauty for four decades.

“I’m proud to say that we have cared for some of our guests since the salon’s inception and I’m delighted we feel they are more like family now than clients. We run a pretty intimate business. We don’t have a huge staff, so we keep things cozy and informal, but we take our professionalism very seriously,” said Sandra.

She ensures that the care products used at Bliss are effective and earth-conscious.

“We’re concerned with natural ingredients that benefit our guests, and don’t harm animals or the environment.”

Bliss is open Monday to Friday, with extended hours on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. The salon is hard to miss at 814 13th Street. Book an appointment by calling 250-342-6507.

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YOUR MONEY

Potential impacts of the overnight rate cut On Wednesday, January 21st, the Bank of Canada surprised the financial markets by cutting the overnight lending rate from one per cent to 0.75 per cent. This was in response to the plunge in oil prices, the effects of which Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz called “unambiguously negative” for the Canadian economy.

Here is a look at how changes to the key interest rate could impact Canada.

The overnight and prime rates The overnight rate is the interest rate at which banks and other institutions lend money to each other. The rate is set by the Bank of Canada and reviewed eight times per year, and is used as a tool to influence the annual monetary policy.

Prime lending rates are set by financial institutions, at a certain percentage above the overnight rate. As of Friday January 23rd, Canada’s big five banks maintained their prime lending rate of three per cent, which has been in place since September 2010.

Historically, the big five banks will adjust their prime lending rate to reflect changes in the overnight rate, but they are under no obligation to do so. This means that the price of money is always up to the banks that lend it.

Consumer impact There are several ways in which a lower overnight lending rate could help the average Canadian. If banks

do decide to lower their prime rate, those with variablerate mortgages, lines of credit or those renewing their mortgages could pay less interest, allowing Canadians to pay off debt quicker.

Of course it also could have the opposite, unwanted effect of encouraging Canadians to take on more debt, already at a record high of 163 per cent of disposable income. Lower interest rates tend to help those in stockbased securities, as businesses have cheaper credit to make investments that could improve their share prices in the future. Unfortunately, lower interest rates also punish those who use guaranteed investments.

Broader economic impact Above all else, a lower overnight rate should help the economy by providing insurance against risks. Among others, these risks include falling incomes and rising unemployment due to oil prices, slowing inflation and corporate and personal difficulty in meeting debt obligations. A lower overnight rate will allow companies with financing some relief on their payments and encourage inflation by making money more available.

It could also have the effect of boosting business investment and hiring, to offset some of the job losses faced by oil companies.

Lower dollar In response to a lower overnight rate, the loonie fell

about two per cent against the greenback. This is due to a generally bearish outlook for growth in Canada for the next year or so, stemming from expected prolonged low oil prices.

A lower dollar can be negative for the average consumer as it reduces their purchasing power south of the border. However, this also means that those dollars will likely be spent in Canada.

On a macroeconomic scale, a lower dollar should encourage trade and boost exports, which may result in more manufacturing jobs in Canada. It could also lessen the pain being felt by energy exporters, whose products tend to be priced in US dollars.

Final thoughts Essentially, low oil prices and lower interest rates mean that the cost of doing business, as well as the cost of living, will both fall. This is generally good for businesses and consumers if used responsibly.

Another thing to remember is while the pain of falling interest rates or oil price cuts may be felt immediately, the benefits are not usually reflected for some time.

Export growth, new businesses and increases in consumer confidence do not appear overnight. The process of how rate cuts work their way through the economy is complicated. On the whole, they are intended to create short-term relief and long-term strength across multiple areas of Canada’s economy.

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New store caters to new families “It may seem like an odd time of year to open, but there are a lot of babies and new mothers in town,” A local Invermere woman has said Mrs. Bezaire, adding that the launched a new business selling magrand opening will include a $500 ternity and young children-related gift card giveaway. Participants can items. register for the contest in the store Janice Bezaire got the idea for or through its Facebook page. her store, Smaller Footprints ChilSmaller Footprints will also cadren’s Boutique, from being a mothter to tourists, by offering rentals of er to two young kids and a teenager. playpens, strollers, booster seats and “When we had our babies, we other baby-related items easily forwere going to Calgary for most of gotten at home or not easily packed the big-ticket items such as strollers into airplane luggage. and cribs. Even down in Cranbrook The store will also feature a large there wasn’t much selection for those fish tank to entertain kids while parthings. I heard a lot of other people ents shop and will have plenty of were in the same boat,” said Mrs. items that would make ideal gifts Bezaire. “Most of the moms weren’t at baby showers, birthdays or other too happy to be doing that drive all events. In fact Smaller Footprints the time, because when you have bawill offer gift registries. bies it gets hard to do that kind of Mrs. Bezaire, her husband Mike travel. A little less time on the road and their kids Josh, Logan and Ryan is a lot less stress for mom and dad.” BABY BLING — Janice Bezaire is launching Small- have lived in Invermere year-round Smaller Footprints will elimi- er Footprints Children’s Boutique in downtown In- for the past three years, moving to the nate that drive, giving new and ex- vermere.

Photo by Steve Hubrecht valley from Estevan, Saskatchewan pectant mothers a local option for after spending several summers here. maternity clothes, cribs, strollers, carriers, everyday baby esHaving previously worked in the oil field in Alberta, Mrs. sentials and more.

Bezaire is new to entrepreneurship and admits she’s a bit ner“We’ve got everything you’d want from conception vous, but having been planning, researching and building up through to kindergarten,” said Mrs. Bezaire. to tomorrow’s launch for nine months, she’s excited to finally The store, which is located on Invermere’s main street (7th throw open the store’s doors to the public.

Ave) in the Parkside Place plaza, is holding its grand opening To contact Mrs. Bezaire, call 250-342-3322 or email on Saturday, January 31st. smallerfootprintsinvermere@gmail.com.

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. . . ‘ New’ from page 15 These days even Gaia gets a little bit of moringa each morning and no doubt the couple’s second baby (due to arrive any day) will too.

For the couple turning their passion for moringa into a full-fledged business has been a long project, starting three years ago.

They spent a long time sourcing the best moringa they possibly could (finally finding it in two locations in India), and then working on packaging, marketing and distribution (all of which is done either here in the valley or, if that’s not possible, at least in B.C.).

Keeping the whole operation as sustainable as possible is important for the couple, which is why they have partnered with the non-profit organization One Percent For the Planet, through which they will donate at least one percent of their net revenue to various charitable causes. The Salome company name, in fact, comes from an ancient Hebrew word meaning “peace”.

“We just feel we should give back a little, where we can,” said Miel.

Salome Naturals’ moringa products are available at Grant’s Foods in Invermere, and will soon be in other health food stores around the Kootenay region. To learn more check out the company’s website — salomenaturals.com — email info@salomenaturals.com, call 250-342-2622 or look up the company on Facebook or Twitter.

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Water, Sewer and Local Conservation Fund Parcel Tax Roll

The Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley is hosting information nights throughout the Valley in the coming weeks. The purpose of the evening is to share information about the programs that the Society offers including bereavement programs, to learn how to access these programs, and to discover fun and interesting ways to join the Hospice team as a member or a volunteer. The evening begins at 7 p.m.

There will be a 45-minute presentation followed by a Q&A, information brochures to take home and refreshments to enjoy while you are there.

The first sitting of the Parcel Tax Review Panel will be held at the Municipal Office at 914 - 8th Avenue, Invermere, B.C. on Tuesday February 17th, 2015 at 10 a.m. The Parcel Tax Review Panel may review and correct the Parcel Tax Roll and hear complaints on one or more of the following grounds: The permit that the District is considering to submit will include the following: a) there is an error or omission respecting a name or address on the parcel tax roll; b) there is an error or omission respecting the inclusion of a parcel; c) there is an error or omission respecting the taxable area or the taxable frontage of a parcel; d) an exemption has been improperly allowed or disallowed.

The Parcel Tax Roll will be open for inspection at the Municipal Office during regular office hours from Friday, January 30, 2015 to Friday, February 13, 2015.

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

Karen L. Coté Director of Finance

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Friday, January 30th Fairmont (Smoking Waters) Wednesday, February 4th Canal Flats (Civic Centre) Thursday February 5th Windermere (Community Hall) Friday, February 6th Brisco (Community Hall)

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Thursday, February 12th Columbia Ridge (Community Hall) Wednesday, February 18th Radium (Seniors Centre) Thursday, February 19th Invermere (Hospice Office) Friday, February 20th Edgewater (Community Hall)

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January 30, 2015 another year, they could be done and this bylaw will have no impact on Whitetail Lake… but it will provide new standards should a developer ever wish to utilize density averaging in the future.”

“I believe it is a good amendment and will be interested in hearing public comment,” RDEK Area G director Gerry Wilkie told The Pioneer in an email.

The 25-lot subdivision the Whitetail Lake Land Corporation is in the process of creating is located about 28 kilometres west of Canal Flats off the Findlay Creek and Whitetail Forest Service Roads, before the access to Blue Lake Centre. The development is connected to Whitetail FSR by a strata road. The property was previously private property owned by Tembec before the forestry company was purchased by Canfor. The investors bought the land with the intent to undertake residential development and part of the sales agreement was to subdivide out Blue Lake Centre to preserve the camp.

Anyone who believes their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw may make a written submission prior to the public hearing, or can present written and/ or verbal submissions at the hearing. No submissions will be accepted after the hearing.

To submit ahead of time, fax 250-489-1287 or email info@rdek.bc.ca.

“You have to be able to show it’s negatively impacting your land or somehow economically impacting your business,” said Ms. Elder. “I understand people’s concerns about the impact to the environment and those kinds of things are being addressed through the subdivision… this is a 4,000-acre piece of property and it’s been impacted by logging over many decades.”

. . . ‘Whitetail’ from page 8 “In the future, if they want to further subdivide the remainder, they would have to adhere to whatever applicable bylaw is in place at that time,” Ms. Elder said.

“They’re able to do that because the Bare Land Strata Regulations (in the Strata Property Act) say that as long as the average size of the lots created is no smaller than the minimum parcel size permitted by zoning, they can create the smaller lots,” said Mr. McLeod. “It’s called lot size, or density, averaging.”

The new bylaw adds provisions regarding the smallest parcel that can be created using lot size averaging and the maximum number of parcels that can be created smaller than the minimum parcel size of the zone, he said.

“Applied to Whitetail Lake, under the proposed bylaw the smallest parcel that could be created is 45 hectares, and the bylaw also says that no more than 25 per cent of all the parcels created can be less than 60 hectares (the minimum parcel size permitted in that zone),” said Mr. McLeod.

He is not aware of any other subdivisions in the Columbia Valley that have utilized the density averaging provisions of the Strata Property Act. “If this bylaw gets adopted and comes to impact the proposed development then, yes, they’ll need to start from scratch, either by redesigning their development to meet the criteria specified in this bylaw or applying to rezone the property to permit what they want to do now, or what they wanted to do previously,” said Mr. McLeod. “In

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The area is served by this amended Recreation Order S.58(1)(b) FRPA as follows:

Area 1st- Forster Creek Meadows: Closed to motorized use th June 1 to November 30 annually.

Area 2 - Catamount Glacier: Closed to motorized use June 1st to February 14th annually.

Area 3 – North Star Glacier: Closed to motorized use January 1st to December 31st annually.

Compliance, education and enforcement activities will be prominent.

The area is served by this amended Recreation Order S.58(1)(b) FRPA as follows:

Tickets available at Summit Footwear & Apparel Sobeys (Service Counter) First Choice Realty

Or phone 250-342-3353 250-342-4040

www.invermererotary.org

For the latest financial tips, see Page 18 every week in…

(No motorized use permitted past the summer roads end during these dates.)

(Open to snowmobiling Feb 15th to May 31st, strictly enforced)

(No snowmobiling permitted in this area, strictly enforced)

Area 1 Forster Creek Meadows:

Area 2 Catamount Glacier:

Area 3 North Star Glacier:

Closed to motorized use June 1st to November 30th annually.

Closed to motorized use June 1st to February 14th annually.

Closed to motorized use January 1st to December 31st annually.

(No motorized use permitted past the summer roads end during these dates)

(Open to snowmobiling February 15th to May 31st, strictly enforced)

(No snowmobiling permitted in this area, strictly enforced)

Compliance, education and enforcement activities will be prominent.

N E W S PA P E R

Ph: 250-341-6299 • Fax: 1-888-377-0312 • info@columbiavalleypioneer.com

For more information visit www.SitesandtrailsBC.ca • RecInfo@gov.bc.ca • Rocky Mountain District •250-426-1766

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HERE TO SERVE YOU Judy: (250) 341-1903

Kitchen cabinet & counter top SpecialiStS

www.valleysolutions.ca valleysolutions@shaw.ca

Westridge Cabinets Dealer ~ Granite and Quartz Counter Tops

SOLUTIONS FOR THE VACATION HOME OWNER SINCE 2006

Come visit our showroom,

492 arrow rd., unit 1b 250-342-hoMe (4663)

• House Checking • Complications • Details

THE VALLEY’S LARGEST WINDOW COVERINGS SHOWROOM • Roller Shades • Roman Shades • Cellular Shades

• Pleated Shades • Horizontal Blinds • Shutters

• Vertical Blinds • Automation • Residential & Commercial

• Air Conditioning/Heat Pumps • Fireplaces • Full Heating and Ventilation Systems Call for your FREE consultation and estimate

Come visit our showroom,

492 ARROW RD., UNIT 1B 250-342-HOME (4663)

Invermere and East Kootenay Region

New Home Construction

• Journeyman Carpenter • Contracting • Framing/Siding/Finishing • Timberframe • Custom Log Railing & Decks Scott Wilisky

WETT Certified

stwcarpentry@live.ca • cell 250 270 0745

SHOLINDER & MACKAY EXCAVATING Inc.

Septic Systems Installed ~ Pumped ~ Repaired Prefab Cement Tanks Installed Water Lines Dug and Installed Basements Dug

WINDERMERE 250-342-6805

HAVE A PARTY AND GET FREE JEWELLERY! A fun get-together with friends and gorgeous free Sterling Silver Jewellery…what more could a girl want?

See how Silpada Designs gives you all that and more by booking a Silpada party…

It’s simple - just give me your guest list and I’ll do the rest.

ASK ME

• Gel Nails & Pedicures • Coloured Gel • Nail Art Call Judy ~ 250-341-5245 • Days, Evenings, Weekends

(250) 341-6888

Rigid Plumbing Ltd.

Darren Ross Andy Charette

Box 72, Canal Flats, B.C. V0B 1B0

Cell: 250-341-7727 • Fax: 1-778-523-2426 • poolman-911@hotmail.com

www.cordnerarchitect.com

Bus: 250-342-9692

RR#4 2117 - 13 Avenue Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K4

Independent Representative

Plumbing • Heating • Electrical

Commercial – Residential Installation – Maintenance – Repairs

Cell: 250-342-5241

Rose-Marie Fagerholm

250-341-5956 • rosis@telus.net

ROSS‛S POOLS & SPAS

Residential & Commercial Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning

Invermere

about a fun, fASt Silpada Designs facebook Party!

Fax: 250-342-9644

Quality you can see!

E: rigidplumbing@hotmail.ca P: 250-341-5179

SPRAY FOAM INSULATED CONCRETE FORMS pennerinsulation.com • 250-342-2001

rugclean@telus.net

www.ptarmigan-invermere.com

Box 802 | 422 – 14th Street | Invermere B.C. V0A 1K0

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HERE TO SERVE YOU READY MIX CONCRETE Concrete Pump • Sand & Gravel Heavy Equipment Rentals • Crane Service

Phil Bibby Journeyman Carpenter

Proudly Serving the Valley for over 50 years

250.341.1995 philbibby@live.ca

For competitive prices and prompt service, call: 250-342-3268 (plant) 250-342-6767 (office)

New Homes • Custom Builds • Renovations Big Or Small

LAMBERT-KIPP

Maggie Street Developments Ltd

Home Renovations • Kitchens • Bathrooms • Finishing

Your search for quality and dependability ends with us.

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Specialists Truck Mounted System • Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed

Dean Hubman

Toll Free: 877-342-3052

Certified Technician

Lambert

• 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

www.diamondheatingandspas.com

Scott Postlethwaite

CVCC Contractor/ Trade Builder of the Year 2008

www.invermerepc.com

Insured-Bonded-Licensed

Residential, Commercial Electric Furnace and Hot Water Tank Repair and Service For All Your Electrical Needs invermereelectric@gmail.com

1710 10 Avenue – Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 th

Snow Removal

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

5077 FAIRMONT RESORT RD., FAIRMONT BC EMAIL: fairmontridge@telus.net

250-342-6612

250-688-1235

FAIRMONT RIDGE RENOVATION

250-342-5682

1301 - 7th Avenue, Invermere

Your Local Pest Control Professionals

INSURANCE AGENCIES LTD.

Doors Windows Flooring Painting/ Interior/Exterior • Kitchen Renovations

Open Monday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

250-342-7086

BOX 2228 BOX 459 742 - 13th STREET 7553 MAIN STREET INVERMERE, BC. RADIUM HOT SPRINGS, BC V0A 1K0 V0A 1M0 PHONE: 250-342-3031 PHONE: 250-347-9350 FAX: 250-342-6945 FAX: 250-347-6350 Email: info@invermereinsurance.com • Toll Free: 1-866-342-3031

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J. Douglas Kipp, B. Sc. (Pharm.)

Laura Kipp, Pharm D., Irena Shepard, B.Sc. (Pharm.)

Your Compounding Pharmacy

Sandra Kelly, Project Manager

Invermere, BC V0A 1K3 odysseyrestoration@telus.net

250-342-3052

P H A R M A C Y LT D .

Come in and browse our giftware

• Trusses • Engineered Floors • Wall Panels

Everett Frater Enterprises Phone: 250-347-9228 • Cell: 250-342-5645

Tel: 250.341.6075 Fax: 250.341.3427 Email: info@duskbuildingsystems.com www.duskbuildingsystems.com

Septic Tank Pumping Portable Toilet Rentals • NEW SEWER • CAMERA •

Complete sewer/drain repairs • Reasonable rates – Seniors’ discount • Speedy service – 7 days a week

A well maintained septic system should be pumped every 2-3 years Avoid costly repairs

Bruce Dehart 250.347.9803 or 250.342.5357

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

Dale Elliott Contracting • • • • •

Interior Finishing Kitchen and Vanity Cabinets Counter tops Small Renovations Decks and Interior Railings

250-341-7098 Invermere, B.C.

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Buying or selling…

Your greatest investment is worth a second opinion!

Cell: 250•341•1395 Toll Free: 1•888•258•9911 pglassford@telus.net www.PaulGlassford.com

Wende Brash Broker/Owner

Your Local COLUMBIA VALLEY REAL ESTATE

Professionals Over 10 years of real estate experience!

RE/MAX Invermere

Glenn Pomeroy

MaxWell Realty Invermere 1214-7th Avenue, Invermere, B.C.

glennpomeroy@shaw.ca

Cell: (250) 270-0666 Office: (250) 341-6044 Fax: 866-600-0673

ROCKIES WEST REALTY INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

492 Highway 93/95 Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0

Independently Owned and Operated 1022B - 7th Avenue, Box 459 Invermere BC V0A 1K0 E-mail: wendebrash@telus.net Fax: 250-342-9611

CELL: 250-342-5889 TOLL FREE: 1-877-347-6838 FAX: 1-866-788-4966 scott@rockieswest.com www.rockieswest.com

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

Ken MacRitchie

MaxWell Realty Invermere 1214-7th Avenue, Invermere, B.C.

kdmacritchie@gmail.com

Cell: 250-342-1565 Office: 250-341-6044 Fax: 250-341-6046

HERE TO SERVE YOU • 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.

BOUTIQUE VACATION HOME MANAGEMENT RENTAL SERVICES “Proven and successful Management and Marketing Services for your Vacation Home” “Trip Advisor Vacation Rental of the Year 2011, 2012 and 2013”

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

250-341-1182

Box 424, Invermere B.C. V0A 1K0

Serving the Columbia Valley

www.cabincare.ca

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Renovations Decks Finishing Interior/Exterior Painting David Gulbe Mike Bernicot

From Framing to Finishing Al Tallman

Call Al at

We Do It All!

Call or visit online

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

Wood & 3D signs Monument signs 50” wide format outdoor printing 17 years experience

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To place an ad please call: 250-341-6299 or N E W S PA P E R

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Pioneer Classifieds garage sales

Notice

Large pre-moving sale, everything from fashion to home decor to toys.

Friday Jan. 30th - Sunday Feb. 1st, 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. 1020 14th Street Invermere.

Notice to teNder

ANNOUNCEMENT Alcoholics Anonymous. If alcohol is causing problems or conflict in your life, AA can help. All meetings are at 8 p.m. For more information, please call 250-342-2424. Columbia United AA, Invermere: Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, 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. Al-Anon meets EVERY Monday in Invermere at 7:15 p.m. at the Canadian Martyrs Catholic Church, 712 – 12th Ave (behind the Invermere hospital). For information, please call 250-3428255.

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

The C.O.R.E. Hunter Education Course is being offered in Invermere beginning Feb. 2nd.

The times are as follows: Mon. Feb. 2nd, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Tues. Feb. 3rd, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Thurs. Feb. 5th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Sat. Feb. 7th, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sun. Feb. 8th, Testing The C.O.R.E. Program includes a practical firearms handling test, and a multiple choice examination.

Cost is $150 per person.

To register or for additional information, call Alan at 250-409-9571.

Valley Alley is giving notice to “Ideal Prints” Please remove your prints, by appointment on or before March 1st, 2015.

Please contact management to book appointment time.

Prints will be removed March 1st, 2015 if no contact has been made before this time.

thank you A special Thank You to Sandi J. and her friends for their very generous donation of clothes, toys, books and food to two very needy Calgary Burmese families. They are much more comfortable and had a very nice first Christmas in Canada because of your help Sandi. You are a very special, kind lady. Thank You! Peggy and Karen.

cheers & Jeers The biggest cheers to Pete and Lona Harding at the Fairmont Ski Hill! These two kind souls have been masterfully running the Ski Hill and Rental Shop respectfully for decades. They are always bright eyed and incredibly friendly to old and new customers and staff daily, appearing to never be tired day after day of giving 100%. What an incredible power duo - your help and megawatt smiles have touched hundreds of lives and families over the years. You both are amazing!

Cheers to “Red” at The Source. We love you!

Cheers to the staff at the Fairmont Hot Springs Ski Rental shop for kindly outfitting me with ski poles and adjusting my skis for free on “Local’s Day”. It cost a toonie to ski there on Jan 17th for people living in the valley. Great deal!

cheers & Jeers

cheers & Jeers

Cheers to Dr. Arif, We Won! It was Cheers to River Gems for having a rocky road, but you stuck with it cool gifts for kids. and you stuck by me. I am so glad you didn’t let the man change Jeers to those with motorized your subjective/objective medical vehicles who do not respect opines. You are a true doctor. I hope the groomed cross-country ski the rumor of your retirement is not tracks that are in regular use on CHEERS &Whiteways.

JEERS true, we need you!

Sponsored by

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Phone: 250-341-6299 Fax: 1-855-377-1312 Email: info@columbiavalleypioneer.com www.columbiavalleypioneer.com

storage

accommodation wanted

NEWHOUSE MULTI STORAGE

Immaculate, caring, retired woman is seeking a 2-bdrm home in Windermere or Invermere. Loves gardening. Call Margaret 250-6881371.

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.

office space

Cheers to the Parks Canada road crew for doing such a great job of maintaining and keeping the highway open for those of us who have to making weekly trips to Calgary.

Cheers to Sue and Mary from La Cabina Restaurant for helping the Horsethief Pub out at the Taste of the Valley in Invermere. Awesome to be able to help each other. Go Team Radium.

CHEERS to Mike and Charlie from the Horsethief Pub for helping us out at The Taste of the Valley. It is great when 2 businesses in the same industry can work together.

Cheers to The Dandelions for the great performance at the Snowflake Festival. We loved your music.

Jeers to the people who are offended if I wear pajamas in public. I’m only five months old and it’s called a onesie.

Cheers to all the referees, linesmen and off-ice officials that officiate your kid’s hockey games! Especially to those whose kids are long finished with minor hockey! Jeers to all the coaches and parents that make it hard for these officials to keep going back to the rink!

Cheers to the Gymnasts who competed this weekend in the Junior Olympic Program.

Congratulations!

Cheers to Valley Alley gas station for always being a cent or two cheaper, cleaning my windows and often giving a hand with tire pressure! In this day and age where gas stations with service are getting rare, having one with GOOD service is more than great: Keep up the good work!

Cheers to the Whiteway’s crew members for doing such a great job!

Cheers to the super helpful staff at the Fairmont Ski Hill Rental Shop on “Local’s Day” January 17th. You made my day a skiing success!

lost and found Found: At Invermere Post Office, gold ring. Come in to identify and claim.

Lost: Two red planters which I believe blew out of the back of my truck while leaving Indian Beach Estates. Bob 403-470-7603.

Please email classified ads to info@columbiavalleypioneer.com

Office Space for rent on Main Street Invermere. Contact Ben for more info. 250-688-0362.

commercial space NEWHOUSE MULTI STORAGE

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

Prime Radium Hot Springs office and Retail locations available immediately. 403-559-9625.

shared accommodation Downtown Invermere 3-bdrm, Feb. 1st - Apr. 30th, internet, utilities all included. 250-341-1650 or invermerehomerentals@gmail. com.

Private room/suite/bath, includes all utilities, internet, furnished, in the Fairmont Hot Springs area. No pets, non-smoker only. $500/mo.

Please call 250-342-1195.

suite for rent 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.

suite for rent For rent in Invermere, well maintained 2-bdrm main floor suite. Close to downtown. Large deck, garage, fireplace, W/D, D/W, n/s, n/p, $1,250 mo, utilities included, references please. 250342-3790.

In Radium, main floor apartment, upgraded kitchen and bathrooms.

2-bdrm, 2 bath, hardwood and carpet, sunny deck, fenced yard with storage shed, air conditioning. W/D, dishwasher, N/P. $1,200/mo utilities included. Call 250-342-3790.

Radium: Motel Bavaria, low low rates, daily, weekly, monthly.

Kitchenettes available. Call 250347-9915.

Windermere 4-plex: Bright lower level newly renovated 2-bdrm suite available immediately. All appliances. Large yard and ample parking. Two blocks from beach with lake views. Call/text 250-4097435 or email shellimilley@gmail. com.

Radium: Large, bright, 1-bdrm and 1 bath, walkout basement suite, separate entrance. 6 appliances.

N/P, N/S. $750/mo. Utilities extra.

D.D. $375. Call 403-651-9346.

References requested.

Radium: Spacious bright 2-bdrm, 1-bath, shared laundry, shared large back yard. $600/mo + D.D. + hydro. 250-347-9970.

house for rent Windermere: newer 2-bdrm, 2-bath with garage. $1,150/ month, internet and satellite TV included. Available immediately.

Linda, 403-850-6746.

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House for sale

Misc. FOR SALE

services

services

help wanted

ESTATE SALE

Two wood fire places, one sunbeam vacuflow, one cherry office desk and various towel bars. Call Eltjo 250-341-5695.

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

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

250-342-5089.

GREATLY REDUCED!

Moving… Household goods and furnishings of all kinds. 250-3421195.

Ph: 1-403-932-3006

firewood

NEED A PASSPORT or VISA PHOTO? ...guaranteed to meet Passport specifications or your money back or complimentary re-take!

Walk-ins accepted; appointments preferred.

Ready in an hour.

KRS Photography Printing - Picture Framing 505-7th Avenue Invermere Open Tuesday-Saturday 10-5 or by appointment.

Look for the red door behind the Invermere Laundromat! www.kimberleyrae.ca or 250-342-5102

TIRED OF LOOKING FOR LOCAL, YEAR-ROUND, FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH REGULAR HOURS AND COMPETITIVE SALARY? LOOK NO FURTHER! Join the winning team at Dehart Sewer & Drain Ltd! We are an established company located in Invermere with an expanding client base in the Columbia Valley and have an immediate opening for a qualified Pump Truck Operator. Applicants must possess a Class 3 license with Air Certification and a clean driver’s abstract. Must be physically fit, mechanically inclined and demonstrate good communication skills. We are willing to train the successful candidate for this longterm employment opportunity. This position is available immediately.

Interested applicants may email resumes to dehartseweranddrain@ gmail.com or fax to 250-347-2274.

For further information call Bruce Dehart at 250-342-0286.

2 bedroom – 4-plex Comes with fridge, stove, washer and dryer.

house for rent 2-bdrm, 1 bath, fully furnished with washer and dryer. Large property with toy storage and outdoor waterway connecting into Lake Windermere. $1,000/ mo + utilities with woodstove.

D.D. required. Call 587-436-8828.

Invermere furnished Townhouse.

3-bdrm, 2.5-bath, 5 appliances, N/S, N/P. Garage, close to downtown, family oriented. $1,125/mo + utilities. 403-703-0930.

Black Forest Heights: 2-bdrm, 1.5 bath upper floor of duplex, 6 appliances, yard/balcony/ views. N/S, N/P, long term, couple preferred. $900/mo + utilities, water included. Available Mar. 1st.

Ron at rfr111@hotmail.com, 780399-0142.

condo for rent 2-bdrm + den at Purcell Point.

1 year lease required, N/P, nonsmokers only. Very nice with a great view. $875/mo + utilities or $975/ mo with garage. 403-899-2328.

Condo for rent in Aspen building in Radium, 2-bdrm, 2 bath, $850/ mo includes utilities. N/P, N/S. Underground parking. Available right away, call 403-690-3166.

BEAUTIFUL 1-bdrm luxury condo for long term rent in Sable Ridge Resort. Fully furnished and stocked with amenities. Just move in. Furnished with Penthouse furnishings, gourmet kitchen, ensuite laundry, queen bed, 3rd floor view, fireplace, B.B.Q., underground parking, outdoor hot tubs, clubhouse and seasonal pool. Long term rental. $895/mo including utilities. Please contact JOE at 403-909-5544.

condo for rent RADIUM: 3-bdrm, 2-bath, furnished, N/S. Cable and WIFI, parking, play area. $1,050/mo + hydro. References and D.D. required. Kenneled dog OK. 250270-0923.

house for sale

4-bdrm, 2 and a half bathroom townhouse for sale in Swansea View.

Phone for details. 250-341-5216.

business for sale Kootenay Bayou Hot Sauce business. Winner of three Scovie awards. There is a driving need to take this business to the next level, nationwide, currently handcrafted and hand bottled. We can’t keep up with the demand. Serious inquiries only. 250-342-3569 or info@ kootenaybayou.com.

CONDO FOR SALE Located in Invermere, this well appointed condo features superior construction and R2000 certified.

Close to shopping and beaches.

2-bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appliances.

Perfect as your new home or great rental property revenue.

Furniture negotiable, move right in! $285,000 firm, serious inquiries only, 250-342-2274.

wanted

Desiring a small old-fashioned desk.

Two drawers on each side with one shallow long drawer in the middle.

Call Margaret 250-688-1371.

Misc. FOR SALE Woodstove with stovepipe. Asking $1,300 O.B.O. Phone 250-3429390.

Support Rockies Hockey firewood.

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

Firewood, bagged or bulk, free local delivery. 250-342-3040 or aranwood@hotmail.com.

Seasoned birch, larch, fir and pine firewood for sale. 250-409-9259.

rv lots

Fully serviced RV lots for sale, $35,000. 45 min North of Radium. www.columbiariverwetlandsrv park.ca, 250-348-2094.

fitness Aqua Zumba Classes Starts Tuesday Jan. 27th, 2015 9:30 a.m. at Copper Point Resort.

8 week session for $85 For more Info or to register please contact Julie Parent at 250-341-5474.

childcare Fairmont family with 3 kids is seeking a fun, outgoing, energetic person who loves kids and the outdoors! This job is working full-time as a Nanny including weekends. Live in available.

Please call 250-345-4094 for more details.

services Heaven’s Best Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Environmentally friendly products.

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

Save 20% on Wood Blinds “We are very pleased with the blinds, the colors, quality, the top down option, privacy, light control, most importantly it was installed perfectly. We are glad to have met Shannon, very sweet, excellent customer service, trustworthy, very knowledgeable for a very reasonable price.

We highly recommend Shannon’s Blinds.”

Amar & Lynnie Blinds, Drapery, retractable screen doors & more Shannon’s Blinds & Designs 250-342-5749.

kimberleyrae.ca

photography studio picture framing passport photos …look for the red door behind the Invermere Dry Cleaners!

250-342-5102

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

help wanted Windermere Valley Childcare Society Infant Toddler position.

Start date Feb. 15th. Will need to open or close infant room. Must have infant toddler license to practice. First Aid and Criminal record check. Pay will be determined by experience. Please contact: Arlee Romane/Pat Miller, 250-342-3168, wvccs@cyberlink.bc.ca .

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.

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 CREAM CHEESE SQUARES

2 8oz cans Crescent 1 tsp Vanilla Extract Roll Dough ½ cup Butter, melted ¼ cup Sugar 2 8oz pkgs Cream Cheese, 1 tsp Cinnamon softened 1 cup Sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 inch pan.

Press one can of crescent rolls into bottom of pan.

In a medium bowl mix cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and vanilla until smooth.

Spread over crescent layer.

Unroll second can of crescent rolls and lay on top of cream cheese (do not press). Pour melted butter over.

Mix ¼ cup sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over top.

Bake 25 to 30 minutes until crisp and golden.

Serve with fruit toppings.

See all my recipes at recipes.kimcollens.com

Home Of The Week

Health & Wellness

Fiona Millar, AEP Intuitive Reader

250-342-1713 fiona@fionapsychic.com • www.fionapsychic.com

Exceptional Commercial Opportunity!

Prime highway location on the commercial strip in Fairmont Hot Springs. 3,300 sq. ft. of retail/office space and 4 exterior entrances = endless potential!

$450,000 +GST

MLS® 2398326

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Columbia Cycle and Ski is hiring a F/T Ski Tech/Bike Mechanic, must be available weekends. Email: ccycle@telus.net or drop off resume to 375 Laurier Street, Invermere.

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Roasting Room ninja As a member of Kicking Horse Coffee’s elite Roasting Team, you will set the stage for the ultimate roast. Your daily mission will include green coffee staging, forklift operation, and cleaning and maintaining roasting equipment. If you have forklift experience, a keen attention to detail and a desire to saddle up with a Kick Ass team – then this job is for you!

Previous martial arts experience is not a requirement although familiarity with a broom and a forklift is. The road to enlightenment requires disciples to be on their feet for extended periods and to do heavy lifting. Not an early riser? That’s ok! This is a full-time opportunity on our afternoon shift. Start times will vary between 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. If you’ve got what it takes, send us your resume to jobs@kickinghorsecoffee.com or fax: 250-342-4450. We will contact successful applicants for interviews.

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

Assistant Manager Lakeview Meadows is seeking a qualified individual to be responsible for assisting implementation of an existing safety and maintenance program to keep the Community Association grounds, Amenities, Beach and Recreation Centre up to and exceeding the standards expected for a high quality Community Resort. This is a permanent part time position.

Essential Functions:

• Maintain a preventative maintenance program for the recreation centre, pools, beach and docks, fitness centre, and all mechanical/ electrical equipment.

• Work with and assist both the General Manager and the Community Association Board to maintain all buildings, grounds and equipment to a standard that will always be in keeping with our owners’ expectations.

• Other duties that may be assigned by the Manager or the Community Association Board.

• The Assistant Manager is expected to replace the absence of the General Manager.

Experience/Requirements (Note- On the job training & assistance in obtaining various certifications will be provided) • Experience managing numerous projects and meeting defined objectives • Preferred experience in a maintenance environment with pools and mechanical equipment • Should have basic proficiency in the use of computers • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; consider yourself HIGHLY organized, motivated, and committed to excellence • Must be physically able to access all areas of responsibility

Please forward a current resume directly to the Community Association at E-mail: jimlakeviewmeadows@shaw.ca, Fax: (250) 342-3815

Controller You hold an accounting designation. You know your numbers instinctively, but are keenly interested in being a part of the business’ operations. You always take personal pride in the quality of the information you produce and you can effectively keep many balls in the air at one time in a busy, multi-organization entity. Those are the critical success factors for the Group Controller that will join our team.

We are a group of companies located in the Invermere area that includes Windermere Water & Sewer, Parr Utilities Ltd., Point Developments and Horse Creek Water Services. We are involved in everything from water and sewer utilities to residential and commercial land development and every day puts a different challenge on the desk.

Your attention to detail and passion for doing things right the first time is what differentiates you from others. In addition, you will be fluent in a fully computerized environment, willing to dive into research whenever required and be knowledgeable of and up to date on current financial reporting standards in a private company environment. If you’re interested in being part of our team, please forward your resume to us at info@windermerewater.com. This is a permanent part-time role with significant flexibility, but requires a commitment to meeting the deadlines related to our businesses.

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Maintenance Personnel True Key Hotels & Resorts is currently seeking maintenance personnel at Bighorn Meadows Resort in Radium Hot Springs.

Related experience will be considered an asset. Full or part-time hours are available. Eligible candidates must have the ability to work weekends. True Key Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity employer that offers a competitive salary/health benefit package and is committed to providing a superior employee experience. Interested applicants please forward your confidential resume to rputnam@bighornmeadows.com or by fax to 250-347-2311, attention Robert.

On the Springs Golf Course Bighorn Meadows Resort, #10 Bighorn Blvd, Radium Hot Springs, V0A 1M0

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Job description available in store 7 positions available No education required One to two years experience required.

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Job description available in store 12 positions available No education or experience required.

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Apply in person, via email (timhortons.invermere@gmail.com) or by fax (250-341-3177) for both positions.

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Career opportunity for a cheerful, responsible, energetic team member who would enjoy serving our customers and loves fresh pastries and coffee.

If you like to work in a welcoming, quick-paced, creative environment we would love to hear from you!

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If you like to work in a creative, positive and independent environment we would love to hear from you!

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Shadybrook is an RV resort in Windermere, B.C. that rents RV sites by the whole season since 1957. There are 160 RV sites, 80 marina slips, 6 cabins, a central washroom building, and a retail store.

operations manager This is a full-time seasonal position reporting to the owner.

There are seven plus months of work per year from April through October. This is a hands-on position suited for a handyman type with experience in trades. There is some administrative work required but it is limited. This is not a live on site position.

What you would be responsible for: • Open, maintain, and winterize cabins and washroom buildings.

• Install and maintain marina docks, breakwaters, swim area.

• Prepare and maintain lawns and landscaping.

• Operate and maintain the water and sewer systems.

• Service and maintain equipment.

• Respond to phone and in-person enquiries and represent Shadybrook in a professional manner.

• Enforce the resort rules.

What we are looking for: • Be self motivated and work hard with limited supervision.

• Have excellent problem solving and decision making skills.

• Have a friendly, outgoing, and positive attitude.

• Demonstrate professionalism at all times.

• Have trades experience and general handyman skills.

• Learn new skills quickly.

• Have basic computer knowledge. Be able to respond to email and complete internet searches.

• Experience operating a skid steer and excavator would be an asset.

• Be physically fit, healthy, able to lift, and perform physical tasks.

• Able to communicate effectively with owners and customers.

• Be flexible with work requirements and scheduling.

Be on-call after hours during busy periods.

• Be able to work weekends with mid-week days off.

Apply with resume and cover letter to: lake@shadybrookresort.com or fax 250-342-9558 www.shadybrookresort.com

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A busy winter weekend Another fantastic weekend hit the Columbia Valley, as playful citizens of all ages joined in the fun and games.Things kicked off with the Snowflake Festival and Taste of the Valley at Kinsmen Beach, followed by a stunning display of fireworks on Friday, January 23rd. On page 28, counterclockwise from above: Ethan McGregor and Sheldon Lindsay from Copper Point Resort look ready to indulge in their own crab bisque with corn bread; crackling bonfires keep festival goers warm; Brenda Mitchell (left)and company dish up tasty slices from Pizza Mercato; Patrick Smith, chef at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, prepares scrumptious sliders for all those with a passport to the Taste of the Valley; Warm weather pushed the Bonspiel on the Lake inside to the Invermere Curling Club, but that didn’t stop curlers from having a great time, dressed up in outrageous socks and hats; or in a cassock (all photos by Dan Walton). On page 29 clockwise from the top left: The Bonspiel on the Lake continues on indoors on Saturday, January 24th (photo by Dan Walton); Sisters Anna Stevens and Emily Stevens beam as the lucky winners of the Pioneer’s WHL ticket giveaway contest. The sisters, along with their dad, won the tickets on Tuesday, January 20th — which just happened to be Anna’s 11th birthday, and then headed down to Cranbrook that same night to watch the Kootenay Ice take on the Vancouver Giants (photo by Steve Hubrecht); a flock of wild turkeys hang out in Invermere on Saturday, January 24th (photo by Dan Walton); Invermere grandmother Lila Fodchuk and her visiting grandsons Cruze and Chase Hollowink proudly show off the snowman they built on Monday, January 26th (photo submitted); The local Rocky Minor Hockey Association midget boys showed great skill in action against several challenging teams in a round-robin style tournament they hosted at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena on Saturday, January 24th and Sunday, January 25th (photos by Dan Walton).

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Local teen skier readies for Canada Winter Games

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff An Invermere teen will line up at the start gate for the alpine skiing events at the Canada Winter Games in a few weeks.

Grade 10 David Thompson Secondary School student Liam Haynes will be racing down the slopes for Team Alberta in slalom, GS (giant slalom), super G (super giant slalom) and skier cross at the Games, which will be held in Prince George from February 13th to March 1st.

“I’m really excited and it’ll be a lot of fun,” said Liam, who has never raced before in the Canada Games, the B.C. Games or the Alberta Games.

Liam grew up in Invermere and learned to ski at the Fairmont Hot Springs ski area, but is competing for Team Alberta because he races on the Alberta ski circuit, instead of one of the several B.C. circuits.

“The Alberta circuit is all on a really tight group of hills — Nakiska, Sunshine and Lake Louise — which makes it easier for travel if you’re from Invermere. Competing on the B.C. circuits would involve a lot more traveling,” said Liam, on why he opted for the Alberta circuit.

He’s currently the top ranked skier on the Alberta circuit and stands a good chance of a strong performance in Prince George.

“I’m really hoping I can get a medal there, that would be amazing,” said Liam.

. . . ‘RCMP’ from page 4 were wearing red to honour Cst. Wynn and the RCMP. Fairmont Goldsmith owners who have connections with St. Albert created a necklace with the RCMP crest and engraved Cst. Wynn’s regimental number on the back. Cst. Myers, one of the attending members, did meet with the Detachment Commander in St. Albert who will deliver this to Mrs. Wynn. We have observed recently from the tragedies in Ottawa, Moncton and St. Albert that the communities we serve are a big part of the healing process for the immediate families of the fallen as well as the healing process for the larger police and military family.

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His memories of learning to ski involve a lot of cold mornings and many layers of clothing, but having been involved in racing for eight years, his perspective has changed.

“Now I just love the sport,” he said.

Liam will join the other team Alberta athletes for about a week and a half during the Games, with the alpine ski events scheduled to be held at Purden Ski Village and Tabor Mountain Ski Resort from February 14th through to February 20th.

The Canada Games are held every two years in different locations across the country and alternate between summer games and winter games.

Jumbo Official Community Plan, petition gaining speed

By Dan Walton Pioneer Staff The first reading of Jumbo Glacier Resort’s official community plan was carried at the municipality’s regular council meeting on Tuesday, January 27th while an online petition opposing the resort is also gaining traction.

Council had the option of going ahead with second reading, but decided to pursue community consultation before moving forward. The draft plan proposes how the resort’s development will be carried out. The official community plan can be seen online at www.tinyurl.com/qe6sapp.

As of Wednesday, January 28th, the online petition — titled “Save Endangered Grizzly Bears from Jumbo Ski Resort” (visit http://goo.gl/y0kohS) — had garnered almost 105,000 signatures from around the world. The petition is targeted at Premier Christy Clark and the Environmental Assessment Office of B.C. Ann Ward, the founder of the petition who lives back east and has not visited the Jumbo Valley, says the land is needed for the grizzly population in the Jumbo Valley, not development.

“When I read what was happening there, I felt compelled to start the petition.

I originally set the target number for signatures at 10,000, but then it just took off!” she told The Pioneer. “It’s long past time for corporations and developers to think about the impact they are leaving on the earth. Knowing that the decision to build is based on antiquated information compounds this unjust matter.”

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the RDEK is on the hunt for the 2015 Electoral Area Volunteers of the Year

Deadline is Friday, February 6th!

Nomination forms are now available at our Cranbrook & Columbia Valley RDEK offices and on our website at www.rdek.bc.ca.

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FAITH

On being a child of God

By Rev. David Morton, Associate Pastor, East Kootenay Lutheran Parish There is something to be said for those who, donning a pair of coveralls, can run barefoot up a hill and spin in circles until falling down with reckless abandonment. The sun’s warmth upon an upturned face, wondering what shapes the clouds will take as they tango across the sky. Revelling in the freedom of leaving phones behind.

Use the sound of the wind to be home in time for supper. Enrapt with birds chirping and nature’s breathing that the majesty brings everything to a standstill.

Then reality sits in. The cough medicine must be working. I am not spinning; the room is. The heat upon my upturned face is the fever leaving my weakened body.

It’s the sound of my own laboured breath... not nature.

That I can hear it means my congestion is subsiding, the coughing under control. For now. Yeah, Benylin! You are a game changer. To celebrate? A promise to myself to purchase coveralls when I’m better and show those . . . ‘Jumbo’ from previous page “Although Jumbo Glacier Resorts has stated they examined the effects its resort will have on the area grizzly bear population and determined there will be little impact; they are using scientific data that is over 15 years old!” reads the overview of the petition.

But Jumbo mayor Greg Deck says the petition doesn’t address the facts. Mr. Deck said the highest degree of precaution will be taken in developing the area, and that the land’s designation as a municipality will protect the health of the grizzly bear population.

“There won’t be the same kind of regular hunting that has been permited historically.”

He said that the municipality’s layout, garbage management, and vegetation restrictions have all

clouds what a tango really looks like!

Sadly, it’s all just fantasy; whether it’s the dream that Benylin truly is a game changer to my life or my feeble attempt at thinking I can challenge myself after I get well. Regardless, they are all just an escape from reality.

The reality is that, healed, I will neither dream like that, nor will I capitulate to my frivolous frolicking fiction of re-exploring my childhood. No, instead I will “soldier on” as a good adult should. I will ignore the small joys to better serve the tyranny of the urgent. I will rant from my car when a traffic law is broken, although I just broke it moments before or will do so shortly, in order to show how mad I am. Really, when you stop to think about it, it’s all very pathetic. Unnecessary, but all too true. The problem for us as adults is that we’ve never really grown up.

Jesus never supported being childish, but rather child-like. Jesus spoke of children when He spoke of how we could ever enter the kingdom of Heaven. Jesus says, “I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” (Mark 10:14-15) As adults, too many of us have not outgrown temper tantrums, selfishness or unforgiveness.

But Christ gives us the power to outgrow this when we gain His help at our Baptism and when we partake of the Sacraments. We become who He meant us to be, His child — dependent on Christ for everything, trusting in His gifts and surrendering to His will in our lives. been strictly planned to minimize interaction.

“Everything is being done to prevent accidental contact with bears.”

Mr. Deck also said Jumbo is a symbol that is easy for people to identify with for the wrong reasons.

After decades of contention, “(Jumbo)’s achieved a symbolic identity that’s quite a bit different from the substantive one,” Mr. Deck said. “It’s a very photogenic place, and for people who have never been there, it’s relatively easy to characterize this as something beautiful and fragile that’s about to be ruined.”

This is exactly the concern those supporting the petition have, said Ms. Ward.

“People from all over the globe have signed this petition,” she said. “I hope this sends the message loud and clear to the people in a position to stop this destruction.”

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LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH Sunday, February 1st, 10:30 a.m. Worship and Life Instruction, “Colossians: Rooted and Built Up...Working The Orchard”...

Pastor Trevor ministering. “K.I.D.S.” Church, for children age 3 to Grade 1 and Grade 2 to 7 during the Morning Service.

Pastor Trevor Hagan • 326 - 10th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-9535 • www.lakewindermerealliance.org Windermere Valley Shared Ministry ANGLICAN-UNITED Bacon, Friends & Faith, 9:30 a.m. (Sept.-June) Worship every Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Christ Church Trinity 1st and 3rd Sunday, 9 a.m. All Saint’s, Edgewater Reverend Laura Hermakin 110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-6644 www.wvsm.ca Valley Christian Assembly Sunday, 10:00 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.

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

Christ Church Trinity, 110 - 7th Ave., Invermere Pastor 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. – 1 p.m.

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

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