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By Nicole Trigg Pioneer Staff Costs related to the anti-deer cull lawsuit levied at the District of Invermere in 2012 by the Invermere Deer Protection Society (IDPS) and ensuing appeal are still a subject of contention.

Over a year ago, the society was ordered to pay court costs following the lawsuit’s dismissal in November 2013.

The amount the district was allowed to claim based on a schedule of fixed rates set by the Supreme Court of British Columbia came to $12,072.13. A payment of $12,000 — the amount that had been posted as security by the society — was received by the district in July of last year.

“We’ve written off $72 from the original petition because it just wasn’t worth going after,” District of Invermere chief administrative officer Chris Prosser told The Pioneer.

The society had appealed the court’s decision to dismiss the lawsuit, which a judge also dismissed and, again, costs were awarded to the district.

“The total allowed cost by the court for the appeal

process was $1,689.51 which has not been collected and we are deciding how best to proceed,” said Mr. Prosser.

Because the deer society has not consented to paying the cost by signing the Bill of Costs correspondence sent to them by the district, the next step for the district would be to pursue a new court order.

“We’d have to go to court a couple times to make (the IDPS) pay,” said Mr. Prosser, adding the process would cost more than the appeal costs.

“We have not directed any action for our lawyers to proceed, either not to get it or to go after it,” he said. “We’ve just been waiting to see what correspondence happens.”

While court costs awarded to the district total less than $14,000, Mr. Prosser calculates the actual legal costs related to the lawsuit and appeal amount to approximately $107,000. “So about $34,000 a year we were spending,” he said — not $24,000 as Invermere mayor Gerry Taft was quoted as saying in last week’s Pioneer. “We are allowed to have court costs. Only court costs. Not legal costs.”

IDPS president Devin Kazakoff refused The Pioneer an interview.

Regional district opts for prohibitive bylaw

By Nicole Trigg Pioneer Staff Following the public hearing on a proposed bylaw amendment that would regulate lot size averaging in the Upper Columbia Valley, a motion to give the bylaw third reading was defeated by the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board of directors 8-7 at their last meeting on Friday, February 6th, with Columbia Valley directors Ute Juras, Gerry Taft and Gerry Wilkie in favour.

Instead, the board passed a subsequent resolution directing regional district staff to prepare a new bylaw that completely prohibits lot size averaging under the Strata Property Act. “The intent of the new proposed bylaw would force any development into a re-zoning process, which includes a public consultation process — and decision-making would rest with the RDEK board,” said Area F director Wendy Booth.

A subdivision development currently underway at Whitetail Lake (located about 28 kilometres west of Canal Flats off forest service roads) that was turned down by the regional district in 2010 was still able

to proceed under the provincial Strata Property Act because the RDEK didn’t have a bylaw in place that addressed the use of lot size averaging.

“Bylaw No. 2559 (the defeated bylaw) proposed some new regulations to govern what lot size averaging would look like in the Columbia Valley by specifying how small the lots could be and how many small lots there could be in relation to the minimum parcel size specified in the zoning bylaw,” said RDEK planning and development services manager Andrew McLeod.

“My understanding was (the board) didn’t feel like (this) bylaw was going to meet their needs and that if indeed there was a desire to push development applicants into the rezoning process, then it would be the prohibition bylaw that would do that.”

“I realized that if (the RDEK) passed the proposed bylaw as it was presented and an applicant came forward and met all the requirements in the bylaw, it would have been approved at the staff level with no public consultation,” said Ms. Booth. “The lack of public consultation under the current status quo (working with the provincial approving officer) would not have changed, rather, it would have shifted to the RDEK planning department.

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Court dates set for Jumbo legal challenge

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff Almost two years after filing its petition challenging the provincial government’s incorporation of Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality, the West Kootenay EcoSociety’s case will come to court next week.

The petition for a judicial review of the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development’s decision to incorporate Jumbo Glacier Resort was first filed in Nelson in February 2013, was amended this past August, and will now be heard in the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Monday, February 23rd and Tuesday, February 24th.

The Pioneer attempted to get comments from EcoSociety lawyer Judah Harrison and EcoSociety executive di-

rector David Reid, but did not receive a response by press time. Jumbo mayor Greg Deck also chose not to comment on the matter, as it is currently before the court.

The petition holds that amendments to the provincial Local Government Act made in 2012 — which paved the way for Jumbo Glacier Resort to be incorporated — created inconsistencies in the provincial body of law. It also argues the province should have taken into account constitutional and Local Government Act requirements for municipalities to have people in its decision to incorporate.

In the meantime, the Jumbo municipality continues to move forward with its Official Community Plan (OCP). At its Tuesday, February 17th council meeting, Jumbo council rescinded the first reading given to its OCP bylaw (given during January’s Jumbo council meeting), and gave first

reading to an amended version of the bylaw.

Jumbo chief administrative officer Mark Read said the amendments were minor in nature and focused mostly on changing wording such as “shall” and “must” to something softer in order to leave some discretion for interpretation to future councils.

The resort municipality had asked neighbouring municipal councils (Invermere and Radium Hot Springs), First Nation councils (Shuswap Indian Band and Akisqnuk First Nation) and relevant ministries for referral comments on its OCP. As of press time only one of those valley municipalities — the Village of Radium Hot Springs — had responded, saying Radium council had reviewed the OCP and had no objections to its contents.

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Local chamber offers staffing solutions to businesses

By Dan Walton Pioneer Staff Losing access to the federal Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program because the local rate of employment is below the national average has challenged many Columbia Valley businesses in the hospitality industry, and the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce (CVCC) has wasted no time looking for new solutions.

“There are a number of issues around it and a variety of solutions,” said Susan Clovechok, CVCC executive director.

The chamber hosted two Workplace Planning sessions this month, which explored separate methods for luring workers into the valley.

On Tuesday, February 10th, Diamond Global, a company specializing in recruitment, presented their new Mobilize program to members of the local business community. Instead of recruiting help from abroad, Mobilize attracts Canadians under the age of 30 from regions with high unemployment, and commits them to

one year of work in various parts of the country.

“They need jobs and we need staff, so it’s a good fit,” Mrs. Clovechok said. “It’s unfortunate that (the Mobilize) program didn’t exist at the same time (as the TFW).”

She said that if the program works as intended, Mobilize will cost employers less than the TFW program. “Where there’s a will to be successful, it will be successful.”

Mobilize may be introducing seasonal workers to the valley as soon as May, she said.

On Thursday, February 19th, the second Workforce Planning session was held to educate how attracting foreign workers is still a possibility, but on a less temporary basis than before. Local employers were told how to take advantage of Citizen Immigration Canada’s new Express Entry system, which fast-tracks an immigrant’s application in certain industries.

Mrs. Clovechok suspects the Express Entry program was launched as a result of the changes made to the TFW program.

And while Mobilize and Express Entry are expected to offer some relief, the chamber is continuing to explore additional alternatives.

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• On Saturday, February 14th at 6:30 a.m., the Columbia Valley detachment received a report of break and enter of a seasonal residence on Timbermont Road in Windermere. It’s unknown if items were stolen at this time until the owner arrives to inspect the residence.

• On Saturday, February 14th at 11:43 p.m., detachment members were called to a disturbance involving a group of males at the Horsethief Pub in Radium. The group departed the area prior to police arriving. Staff advised that the bill had been settled and that the group had departed when they realized the police had been called.

• On Sunday, February 15th at 1:40 a.m., while conducting stationary patrols in town, an intoxicated male was observed to be climbing a wooden structure. Police approached the male, requesting he climb down. At first the male refused to co-operate. Once down, it was determined the 27-year-old male from Radium was intoxicated. The male was lodged in cells until sober and released

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• On Sunday, February 15th at 6 p.m., the detachment received a complaint of theft from a locker at the Fairmont Hot Springs pool. An iPhone along with a lime green ski jacket and leggings were reported stolen.

• On Sunday, February 15th at 10:20 p.m., the detachment received a complaint of an intoxicated male in the area of St. Joseph Street in Radium. Patrols located a 27-year-old male from Edmonton passed out behind the firehall. The male was unable to assist the police as to where he should be. The male was lodged in cells and released in the morning with a ticket for being drunk in public.

• On Monday, February 16th, a 46-year-old male was arrested on outstanding warrants on February 9th. Mr. Rod Archer appeared in Invermere Provincial Court on February 16th and pled guilty to driving while prohibited and impaired driving receiving a three-year jail sentence.

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Local group pushes for free birth control

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff A local group here in the valley is leading the charge to introduce publicly funded access to birth control — similar to what’s offered in Europe — in B.C. Accessible Birth Control Committee member Bridget Atterbury gave a presentation on the matter to Invermere council during its Tuesday, February 10th meeting.

“Our plan to tackle and execute this project uses two strategies simultaneously — have a municipal government champion this project, where it is taken to the Association of Kootenay and Boundary Local Governments (AKBLG) and then onto the UBCM (Union of British Columbia Municipalities) where it is presented as a resolution; and to gain province-wide support from fellow groups and societies, where we then find a strong female MLA to join us in this project and taking it to the Minister of Health,” said Mrs. Atterbury.

In her presentation, Mrs. Atterbury highlighted that as much as 40 per cent of pregnancies in B.C. are unplanned and then pointed to the Human Early Learning Partnership’s (a University of British Columbia-based interdisciplinary research network) Early Development Instrument (EDI) project.

The EDI measures the well-being of kindergartenaged kids across the province based on five factors — physical health, communications, language and cognitive skills, emotional maturity, and social competence.

Mrs. Atterbury told council that according to the project’s research, 23 percent of kids in the Rocky Mountain School District scored as “vulnerable” on at least one of these factors of early development, while the

rate across the province was in the range of 30 percent.

She further added that the rate of vulnerable kids across the province statistically correlates with the number of unplanned pregnancies.

Mrs. Atterbury contrasted these numbers with those of European countries where access to birth control is publicly funded, which have drastically lower rates of unplanned pregnancies (10.3 per cent in France, 4.6 per cent in Finland), and have some of the lowest child poverty rates in the world (below 10 per cent).

Mrs. Atterbury also outlined substantial savings that B.C. could achieve through funding birth control, saying that the Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiative project found that each dollar spent on contraceptive support for women can save $90 down the road on public expenditures for social support.

The three council members who heard the presentation voted unanimously to bring a resolution on the matter to the next AKBLG meeting, at which local government delegates can vote to send it on to the UBCM. “I’m happy to support this because this is locally driven,” said councillor Greg Anderson.

Councillor Paul Denchuk commended the committee’s initiative, saying it’s the first time he can remember a group coming forward and asking councillors to take an issue to the provincial government. He added the UBCM meeting would also provide a good opportunity for the councillors to present the issue to the B.C. Minister of Health.

Invermere mayor Gerry Taft pointed out that the cost savings for the provincial health care system involved with publicly funded birth control could help sell the Ministry on the idea.

Conservation officers collar cougar

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff Local conservation officers caught another cougar prowling around the edge of Invermere last week, but this time were able to tranquilize and collar the feline.

“We dealt with another cat today, a healthy adult female,” said conservation officer Greg Kruger on Thursday, February 12th. “We don’t have a history with this particular cougar of coming into town, there are no threats to public safety or pets and so she meets the the qualifications to put on a satellite radio collar and track her.”

On Wednesday, February 11th, the conservation officer had a report from an Invermere homeowner in the area of 10th Street near the Toby Creek Canyon.

The homeowner had found one of his domestic turkeys dead on his property and, further across the property, a partially buried dead deer. The officers investigated, set up a trail camera, and learned the cougar returned to the area later that night. The next morning, the officers returned with tracking hounds (and the dogs’ handler) and were able to tree and tranquilize the cougar outside of town before putting on the radio collar.

“It was a really healthy young female with no kit-

tens,” said Mr. Kruger, adding that this made it a good candidate for the Urban Cougar Monitoring Initiative.

Mr. Kruger said the officers determined the turkey and deer kills to be opportunistic and the cougar has shown no signs of habituation to or comfort with human presence. The cougar is the first in the Invermere area to be collared for the Urban Cougar Monitoring Initiative, which was launched last year in Cranbrook, and is intended to help conservation officers monitor the movements of cougars who appear on the fringes of urban areas.

“It allows us to find out how often a cougar comes into town, how far into town it goes when it does come, and how long it stays,” said Mr. Kruger. “It also gives us another option in dealing with cougars. We’re not going to do this to every animal, but this one meets the study criteria.”

The criteria includes good health, normal and natural cougar behaviour, being adult age and having no history of threats to people or pets.

“Our top priority remains public safety. We never want to take it to the level of destroying an animal, but if we have to, we will,” said Mr. Kruger.

The collared cougar also has a distinctive yellow ear tag and conservation officers are encouraging people to report any sightings of her, or of other cougars.

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Universal access to birth control

February 20, 2015

Historical Lens

By Nicole Trigg Pioneer Staff Arguing for publicly funded contraception in British Columbia is not a new initiative. For years, it’s been put forward that government support for planned parenting, by removing all barriers to accessing contraception, will: reduce the province’s child poverty rates; reduce the health risks associated with unintended pregnancies, particularly among adolescents; normalize the conversation around sexual health in school curriculums; and reduce public expenditure in terms of social assistance.

A 2010 proposal by Options for Sexual Health in Vancouver indicated that on average, women used just over $100 a year on birth control for a total less than $4,000 over 30-year period, compared to the cost of subsidies to one young parent requiring social supports to raise a child to age 18 — reported by the Canadian Council for Social Development at $167,000, or over $9,000 a year.

As Bridget Atterbury told the District of Invermere council, B.C. — and much of the rest of Canada, for that matter — lag behind over 30 European countries on this issue, where publicly funded contraception is mandated.

In 2012, the Obama administration announced that most employers would be required to cover contraceptives in employee health plans.

According to the NDP, one in five B.C. children are living in poverty. It looks like the Liberals have been listening as the budget just released ends the “clawback” of child support payments in September, leaving about $32 million more over the next three years in the pockets of parents who receive child support along with income assistance and disability payments, a benefit to 3,200 families and 5,400 children, but the budget also introduced a four per cent increase in MSP premiums to fund increasing health costs.

Clearly, with its child poverty rates and increasing health care costs, B.C. is a prime candidate for moving ahead with publicly funded birth control as a long-term solution. All is takes is for the B.C. government to embrace this option of preventative health care to help B.C. catch up with the rest of the Western world.

Invermere’s main street

“Main Street: At The Heart of the Community” is the theme of this year’s B.C. Heritage Week (from February 16th to 22nd), so this week’s Historical Lens photo is of downtown Invermere’s main street (7th Avenue) in the 1970s, on the corner of 13th Street and 7th Avenue. If you have any more information, email us at info@columbiavalleypioneer.com.

Photo (A1466) courtesy of the Windermere District Historical Society

Deer society distraught over cull Dear Editor: The Pioneer story “Deer cull resumes, court costs compromised” (February 13th Pioneer) is shocking for so many reasons.

IDPS does NOT owe money to the District of Invermere. The words used – recoup, bad debt, owes the remainder, what is owed, and bad debt – are not accurate. The petitioners were to pay “costs at Scale B.” The district submitted their bill to the Registrar Judge requesting payment of $14,656.61. The judge reduced the cost to $12,000 and IDPS paid in full.

The paper failed to read online documentation or question the mayor’s statements.

Now to the next topic — the deer cull. The mayor

said, “The goal is to try and target the aggressive and problem deer... and try to make sure that the one’s we do get count.”

The Rod and Gun Club wrote in their letter to the district “the thought of a ‘cull’ does not sit well with anyone. This is especially true amongst our members.”

The BC SPCA says it “is opposed to the culling of deer when it cannot be performed humanely, and/or when there is no scientific justification for the cull.” The head of WildsafeBC said recently in a CBC radio interview that deer are not dangerous animals.

IDPS thanks the compassionate citizens who supported, encouraged and funded us — they are still with us, be it thoroughly intimidated, frustrated and heartbroken.

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Contestants feel duped

By Dan Walton Pioneer Staff A local high stakes contest had its rules changed at the last minute and those eligible to win feel deceived.

The Columbia Valley Rockies hold a Shoot to Win contest at all of their home games, which gives raffle-winning fans the chance to step onto the rink, challenging them to shoot the puck into a small target from far away. Those who were successful were invited back to the final home game of the season to shoot again with the promise that if they were successful again, they would win a new Ford truck from Melody Motors.

Because a $50,000 prize is too expensive for a non-profit organization to risk to chance, the Rockies purchased insurance on the contest, as they have done in years past.

But two days before the final home game of the season, the insurance company learned the specifics of the contest and

notified the Rockies that Shoot To Win wouldn’t be covered under their agreement. Their reasoning is that because the contestants pre-qualified, they had time to practise, which had the potential of increasing their odds of succeeding.

“The odds of them actually winning go way up, so they wouldn’t insure us,” said Ross Bidinger, Rockies general manager. “There was nothing we could do unless someone was willing to risk $50,000 on a truck, and that’s just not feasible.”

Two contestants, expecting to shoot a puck with a hockey stick, were instead challenged on the rink by a softball throw, which required a supernatural amount of precision to hit the target. And because neither of them were astronomically lucky, nobody won the truck.

“People were upset and I get it. There’s no easy way around it,” said Mr. Bidinger, adding that changes will be made to the promotion before next season.

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By Dan Walton Pioneer Staff Fairmont Hot Springs will be exploring both ends of the temperature spectrum during the annual Fire and Ice Festival this weekend.

The festival kicks off at the resort with wine tasting on the evening of Thursday, February 26th, and continues with local attractions around the hot springs community all weekend long.

The final contest for the Starlight Challenge will be held on Friday (February 27th) night, and a free afternoon festival on Saturday, February 28th at the resort will feature heat with a campfire and barbecue and ice with an ice carving demonstration. It’s . . . ‘Deer’ from previous page And now we must endure year-long killing in our town in a despicable version of an all-expense-paid canned hunt.

Gerry Warner, former councillor and journalist, apologized to Cranbrook citizens for lack of transparency: “we’ve cowered behind closed doors and taken a bad situation and torqued it up into something infinitely worse.”

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free to attend and takes place between 1 and 4 p.m. A Dinner and Dance at the resort will run from 6 p.m. to midnight, where a silent auction will fundraise for the planned Fairmont Hot Springs Visitor Information Centre.

Tickets are $40 each at the Fairmont Hot Springs Lodge Front Desk.

“The Fairmont Hot Springs Visitor Information Centre is new to Fairmont and is a welcome addition to both the community and as a ‘bookend’ visitor centre for the valley,” said Peter Smith, president of the Fairmont Business Association.

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By Dan Walton Pioneer Staff Wildlife is one of the valley’s most unpredictable attractions, so Tourism Radium is in the process of collecting and exhibiting some of nature’s most majestic species in the safe confines of its Visitor Centre.

“Not everybody who drives through (Kootenay National Park) gets to see wildlife,” said Kent Kebe, manager of Tourism Radium. “We thought that by creating a wildlife display for the valley, they could come in here in a safe fashion — cars won’t be parking on the side of the road to see animals.”

The chief difference, of course, is that specimens in the Radium Hot Springs Visitor Centre are mounted rather than live. The ambitious effort is being put forth to share nature’s history in great detail by preserving animals killed unnaturally by motor vehicles or in cases where conservation officers are involved.

The process is a challenge, however. The team first has to wait for a member of their desired species to meet an untimely death, the Ministry of Lands, Forests and Natural Resources must then issue a permit to obtain the specimen, and significant dollars have to be spent on taxidermy — upwards of $5,000 for larger animals.

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In 2014, a cougar hunton Christmas Day and feeds anywhere ing bighorn sheep in Radium had become accustomed to from 100 to 150 people, 90 per cent picking off the easy meat, and of whom are out-ofwas subsequently euthanized.

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“The Radium permits for the cougar and two of the sheep.

Hot Springs Visitor Centre, Chamber “We can expect them to of Commerce and eat a few sheep, but this one Tourism Radium was eating quite a few,” said are grateful to the Mr. Kebe. “We can tell the story that this particuFestival organizing committee and vollar cougar killed these sheep.”

LIVING ON — Tourism Radium manager Kent Kebe is focusing unteers for supportAlthough visi- his efforts on enhancing the evolving wildlife display inside the Ra- ing the Visitor Centors will have to wait dium Hot Springs Visitor Centre.

Photo by Dan Walton tre’s endeavours to enhance the wildlife to see the cougar and sheep, which are in the process of being pre- exhibit. We encourage everyone to come see the exhibit,” served, the visitor centre recently added a com- said Mr. Kebe. mon loon to its display.

The exhibit was also supported by the Horsethief During Radium’s annual Feastival fun- Gives Back! program, when Horsethief Creek Pub and draiser in December, more than $2,000 was Eatery donated 15 per cent of sales to the Visitor Cenraised for Tourism Radium towards the taxi- tre on Sunday, February 15th. Private donations have also dermy of a grizzly bear. Each year, community supported the exhibit and are always accepted.

The interactive wildlife exhibit can be visited any volunteers converge on La Cabina Restaurant, which donates its kitchen and dining area for time, free of charge, at the Radium Hot Springs Visitor the Tourism Radium fundraiser that takes place Centre, which is open every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

To access it online, please go to our website www.invermere.net .

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Rising star returns Kiwi folk artist and former valley resident Mel Parsons returns to Invermere to perform an intimate show at Bud’s Bar & Lounge on Thursday, February 26th. Turn to page 11 to learn more.

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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, February 20th • 9 a.m.: KABDA is hosting a Planting the Seed to Entrepreneurship workshop at Akisqnuk First Nation Band Hall. For more information and to register contact Janice Alpine at 1-888-480-2464 ext 3164 or jalpine@ kabda.org or visit kabda.org.

• 2 - 4 p.m.: SYC. Come join us for snowshoeing.

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Climbing wall open at J.A. Laird School every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Birthday parties by appt. 250-688-5228 • 7 p.m.: The Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley is hosting an information night at the Edgewater Community Hall. For more information call 250-688-1143.

Activity room. All new members welcome. Planning time for our annual St. Patrick’s tea and bake sale March 14th.

• 1 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge at Invermere Senior’s Hall, every Wednesday and Friday. $2. Everyone welcome.

• 4 p.m.: SYC. Come join us for February Birthday cake.

• 6:30 p.m.: Movie with a meal at Earl Grey Lodge. 3 course meal and featuring the film Birdman. $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 Smoking Waters Cafe in Fairmont Hot Springs. For more information call 250-688-1143.

Thursday, February 26th • 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.: Drop-in Lego Club at the Invermere Public Library. Visit invermere.bclibrary.ca for more info.

• 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC. Come join us for Graphic Design.

• 5 - 6 p.m.: Fire & Ice Festival weekend, at Fairmont Hot Springs.Wine tasting in Fairmont Hot Springs Resort lobby featuring BC Ice Wine. $10, live music with Paul Carriere from 6 - 8 p.m.

Friday, February 27th

• 12 - 4 p.m.: Lion’s Club Garage Sale at Fairmont Lions Den. • 7 p.m.: SYC. Come join us for Foosball Tournament.

• 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. Come join us for swimming at Radium Hot Springs.

• Starlight Challenge Finale at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort ski hill. Rockstar Prime Skis contest winner announced.

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Saturday, February 28th

• 6 p.m.: SYC. Join us for Karaoke night.

• 12 - 4 p.m.: Lion’s Club Garage Sale at Fairmont Lions Den. • 1 - 4 p.m.: Afternoon festival at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort ski hill (Free to attend), Ice carving demo, campfire, DJ Wild Bill, BBQ on deck.

• 6 p.m.: SYC. Come join us for movie night and popcorn.

• 6 p.m. - 12 a.m.: Dinner and Dance at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. Live music by Billy Kulyk & Friends.

Silent Auction. Tickets $40, limited availability purchase at FHSR or call 1-800-663-4979.

• 8 p.m.: Hat Lily at Copper Point Resort. Hutchinson Andrew Trio and Lily String Quartet. Tickets $20, available at Tiffany’s Thredz and Pynelogs. Call 250342- 4423 for more information.

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Tuesday, February 24th • 1:30 - 3 p.m.: Play Crib at Columbia Garden Village in the coffee room every Tuesday.

• 5 p.m.: SYC. Join us for Pinterest DIY’s.

• 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 and to register call 250-688-1143.

Wednesday, February 25th • 12 - 1 p.m.: Valley Gogo Sisters African Grandmothers Campaign group. Meet at Columbia Garden Village

Sunday, March 1st • From March 1st to March 10th Panorama Mountain Resort is hosting IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships First event of its kind to be held in Canada for either alpine or para-alpine skiing.

• 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Free pancake breakfast at Smoking Waters Cafe in Fairmont Hot Springs.

Monday, March 2nd • 7 p.m.: Bingo at the Canal Flats Civic Centre, 1st and 3rd Monday of each month. `

Tuesday, March 3rd • 1:30 - 3 p.m.: Play Crib at Columbia Garden Village in the coffee room every Tuesday.

• 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: OPT clinic at the Invermere Health Unit. 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. Confidential service: low-cost birth control, and STI testing.

Wednesday, March 4th • 11:45 a.m.: The Rotary Club of Invermere meets every Wednesday at the Curling Rink.

• 1 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge at Invermere Senior’s hall, every Wednesday and Friday. $2. Everyone welcome.

• 6:30 p.m.: Movie with a meal at Earl Grey Lodge. 3 course meal and featuring the film Interstellar. $59.99 + tax, limited seating. Call 250-341-3641 or email info@ earlgreylodge.com for more information and to make reservations.

Thursday, March 5th • 10:30 a.m. : Preschool Story Time at the Invermere Public Library. Stories, songs, and crafts!

• 12 - 1 p.m.: Ask a Librarian / Drop-in tech support at the Invermere Public Library, every Thursday. For more info, go to invermere.bclibrary.ca • 7 p.m.: Texas Hold ‘em Tournament every Thursday at Invermere Legion.

Friday, March 6th • 2 p.m.: World Day Prayer service. Come learn about the culture and heritage of the Bahamas at All Saints Church in Edgewater.

• 7 p.m.: World Day Prayer service. Come learn about the culture and heritage of the Bahamas at Christ Church Trinity in Invermere.

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Barrage of bands at Bud’s

By Dan Walton Pioneer Staff The valley’s in for three doses of rock-and-roll tonight — Friday, February 20th.

Headlining the bill at Bud’s Bar and Lounge tonight will be Napalmpom. Local rockers Otters will be breaking in the amps, and HighKicks will be sandwiched in between.

Otters, who claim to be the loudest band in the valley, will be recording their action tonight as content for a promo video for RK Heliski.

“Hopefully the crowd’s like the last show. Everyone was upfront and getting into it — that was pretty rad,” said Al Fraser, Otters’ frontman.

Otters will be a tough act to follow, but the rock

duo HighKicks are the Kung Fu of Alberta rock. According to their website, they formed as a drum and bass duo “because Chuck Norris can’t rock and Jet Li doesn’t know (expletive) about fuzz bass.” And they’ve made a suggestion to those who can’t enjoy pure rock and roll: “Stay home and watch reruns of Frasier.”

Napalmpom headlined a show at Bud’s for Otters debut CD release last October.

“Last time we played at Bud’s with Otters, we had the absolute greatest time,” the band posted to Facebook.

“We put on our stage show, and then they came out and destroyed it,” Al said. “We’re going to have to step up our game again.”

Witnessing the havoc of all three bands costs just $10 at the door.

Kiwi folk artist to play Invermere Submitted Kiwi folk artist Mel Parsons returns to Invermere this winter and will perform an intimate show at Bud’s Bar & Lounge on Thursday, February 26th.

Ms. Parsons was a resident in the town while working and performing at Panorama from 2005 through until 2007, and is excited about returning to perform in the town she used to call home.

Having just finished a tour of Alberta, which included a show with Canadian folk hero James Keelaghan at a full house at the Calgary Folk Club, Ms. Parsons will visit Invermere following an official showcase at Folk Alliance International in Kansas

City, Missouri.

The honey-voiced singer-songwriter is dynamite on stage and tells a great story to boot. Parsons is a two-time nominee for Folk Album of the Year in her home country of New Zealand and is a full-time touring artist, taking in tours and festivals through Australia, Germany, Ireland and the U.K., and now Canada.

Parsons has a gutsy new single, Far Away, out now on iTunes (watch the video on the MelParsonsOfficial YouTube channel) and is on the cusp of the release of her third studio album, out April 10th.

The show will start at 8 p.m., and tickets at the door are $20.

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Animal friendly art Volunteer tattoo artist Paul Sutton from Runaway Elephant Tattoo in Cranbrook gives new ink to Nicole Gagnon at the Invermere Community Hall on Saturday, February 14th during Puppy Love 4, which raised $10,200 for GALS — up $4,000 from last year.

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These questions were used to create Invermere’s Integrated Community Sustainability Plan, known as Imagine Invermere. The plan was adopted in 2011, and a committee was formed to help move it forward. This committee, called the Imagine Invermere Implementation Team, has been working hard, and several exciting projects have been completed or are underway.

One of the Team’s goals is to develop partnerships within the community with engaged citizens and community groups who are inspired to work together on initiatives that create a sustainable future.

To help these partnerships happen, the Team, along with the District of Invermere, is excited to announce the first round of the 2015 grant stream intake under the Imagine Invermere Granting Program.

Funding is available and will be awarded to registered not-for-profit societies or unincorporated local community associations, groups and service clubs who wish to further sustainability as outlined in the Imagine Invermere plan.

The Imagine Invermere Implementation Team is now accepting grant applications from groups interested in accessing the partnership fund. It is important that any proposals align well with the priorities in Imagine Invermere. The complete document can be found online at http://imagineinvermere.ca/ Imagine Invermere grant applications will be accepted up to February 27, 2015 at the District office, Box 339, 914 8th Avenue, V0A 1K0, or by email at planning@invermere.net For more information, please contact Rory Hromadnik at the District of Invermere, 250-342-9281, extension 1235, planning@invermere.net, or Councillor Paul Denchuk , Councillordenchuk@invermere.net

A jazz trio and classical quartet have joined forces to bring an auditory explosion to Copper Point Resort.

The merger is between the jazzy Hutchinson Andrew Trio and the classical Lily String Quartet, and their amalgamated name is Hat Lily.

With disciplined musicians on both teams, two intricate styles of sound had to blend into one, which bassist Kodi Hutchinson said was a learning curve for everyone involved.

“Jazz players look more at the forest, while classical players look at the trees,” he said. “it’s a different way of thinking — a string quartet can tell you what you did on any given bar, while jazz players will play through and look at the big picture.”

The addition of classical adds intensity to the jazz sound, he said, which adds an extra layer of beauty. But to

make the collaboration work, Kodi said his trio has to play a more structured set than they’re used to.

“In jazz, we can go left or right in our music; we can open up a solo session without ever talking to each other because we know where it’s going.”

But they’re happy to compromise.

“The Lily String Quartet is so refined and in control, able to express so much emotion, gentle or powerful.”

The two ensembles finished recording an album in January, which is currently in post-production. It has yet to be named, but all of the tracks will be performed at the show, as well as others from their repertoire.

The show begins at 8 p.m. on Saturday, February 28th in the Quartz Grand Hall. Admission to the show costs $20, but for $50, guests can arrive early for a three-course meal in the Amber Room. Tickets are available at Pynelogs Cultural Centre and Tiffany’s Thredz.

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Warm Winterfest What this year’s Winterfest was lacking in snow was made up by fun. All ages took part in wagon rides, carpet curling, ball hockey, live music and dancing, with adults enjoying the annual Mountain Man and Woman contests.

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Which sectors benefit from low oil prices?

Recent volatility in the stock markets has been largely caused by falling oil prices. Crude oil futures touched down as low as $43.58 US on January 29th, and closed at $52.74 US on February 13th.

Due to economic diversity, low oil prices will benefit our neighbours to the south. Goldman Sachs forecasts that if oil stays near its current price, the U.S. economy will add 300,000 more jobs this year than if the price had remained at the June 2014 high of $107 per barrel.

It remains to be seen how significantly low oil prices will impact the Canadian economy.

By some estimates, the oil and gas sector accounts for about 11 per cent of Canada’s GDP and affects about two per cent of Canadian payrolls. This is significant and cannot be ignored, however, there are some sectors of the Canadian economy, and their related stocks, that could benefit from lower oil prices.

Transportation Companies that use oil as an input will benefit from lower oil prices, such as manufacturing, mining, transportation, food services and forestry.

One of the first sectors that comes to mind as a clear winner is transportation. This includes shipping, exporting and airlines, all of which count fuel as a major input.

In the U.S., there is even some evidence of pay increases in the transportation sector due to improved margins.

Manufacturing and mining Companies in the mining sector tend to count oil among their key input costs, so lower oil prices should offer some relief.

In the manufacturing sector, cheaper oil reduces production costs, making items less expensive to manufacture both in Canada and the U.S. In addition, a lower dollar helps Canadian companies remain competitive on a global scale, as well as attract new manufacturing business to Canada.

In the U.S., sales of new cars are forecast to exceed 17 million this year — a level not reached since 2005.

Increased demand is expected to impact not only the manufacturing sector, but add new hires at auto dealers.

Consumer goods and services Food services, including food producers, restaurants and grocery stores are also poised to gain. Reduced living expenses means that the average consumer has more money to spend on discretionary items.

As low oil prices have the greatest positive impact on lower-income consumers, quick-service restaurants will likely see their sales increase. Grocery stores will find relief on their freight costs. Low oil could also boost the margins of processed food manufacturers, which typically spend between 10 and 15 per cent of their cost of goods and services on freight and fuel.

Forestry As with many other sectors, sawmills will benefit from lower freight costs. They will also benefit with the cheaper Canadian dollar.

They also stand to profit from increased building and renovation activity in the U.S., spurned by low interest rates and more disposable income. These factors should help the Canadian forestry sector immensely.

Final thoughts Not all Canadian retail companies count low oil as a win. Vancouver-based Lululemon Athletica, for example, reports its earnings in U.S. dollars.

This means the company will take a currency hit on sales at its Canadian stores, which currently make up about one quarter of their outlets in North America.

Generally though, tempered oil prices are accompanied by a weaker Canadian dollar, and lower interest rates. This could help cushion the economy from the impact of lower oil prices.

Due to savings at the pump, reports estimate that Canadian consumers could save upwards of $1,200 in 2015. Multiply those savings by the millions of drivers in Canada and it’s easy to see that there could be billions added to the economy due to lower oil prices.

As for if it will make up for slowed activity in the oil and gas sector, only time will tell.

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By Brian Fenerty Pioneer Columnist The way planets orbit our Sun, we almost take it for granted nowadays, but their motions, which don’t follow consistently with the smooth flow of stars across the night sky, could long ago have easily been mistaken for signs the universe was trying to tell or warn us about the inconsistencies of our lives down here on Earth. The three stars in a snug line forming the “belt” of Orion high in our current evening sky, for example, kept doing their thing consistently year after year. But other specks of light wandered around — the term “planet” originally comes from “wanderer.”

Other lights up there also came and went their own way separate from the stars. Sometimes they temporarily even came close to each other, afterward straying apart again. Mysterious looking comets came and went (recent example: http://tinyurl.com/apodlovej), meteors blazed across the sky (recent local example: http://tinyurl. com/pioneerMeteor), and the Moon somehow changed shapes, but at different times during different years!

Sometimes the patterns were (approximately) figured out such as planetary cycles, or the phases of the moon. But long ago, before people realized that not every sky event circled around Earth, and long before Newton connected planet motions with gravity in calculable amounts, their wandering influence, high above any height humans could then reach, were rather understandable to earthbound folk as probably advice and/or admonition from above.

We now understand better why specks of light in the sky move this way and that. Yet their particular motions or cycles can still be striking and inspiring to note. For example, Mars and Venus this very week are extremely close to each other visually in the low western sky. The Moon even moves right by them. Their closeness is called a conjunction (or more technically correct, an apulse) and is very striking. Even if calculations of the planets’ vast distances from us and thus weak gravitational influence (weaker than our moon’s gravity on us) reveal that this just-visual grouping will surely not change our lives as astrology proposes.

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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”

Call or visit online

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

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

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

Vehicle signage

Dale Elliott Contracting • • • • •

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

250-341-7098 Invermere, B.C.

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

Snow Removal • 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

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

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

FAIRMONT RIDGE RENOVATION

Doors Windows Flooring Painting/ Interior/Exterior • Kitchen Renovations

250-342-5682

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

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

Scott Postlethwaite

CVCC Contractor/ Trade Builder of the Year 2008

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

1710 10th Avenue – Invermere, BC V0A 1K0

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

Your Local Pest Control Professionals

250-688-1235 www.invermerepc.com

Insured-Bonded-Licensed

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HERE TO SERVE YOU LAMBERT-KIPP

Lambert

Maggie Street Developments Ltd

Home Renovations

P H A R M A C Y LT D .

INSURANCE AGENCIES LTD.

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

Come in and browse our giftware

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

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

Your Compounding Pharmacy

• Kitchens • Bathrooms • Finishing

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

Sandra Kelly, Project Manager

1301 - 7th Avenue, Invermere

250-342-6612

250-342-7086

READY MIX CONCRETE Concrete Pump • Sand & Gravel Heavy Equipment Rentals • Crane Service

Your search for quality and dependability ends with us.

Proudly Serving the Valley for over 50 years

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

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

Dean Hubman

Toll Free: 877-342-3052

Certified Technician

Invermere, BC V0A 1K3 odysseyrestoration@telus.net

250-342-3052

Phil Bibby Journeyman Carpenter

250.341.1995 philbibby@live.ca New Homes • Custom Builds • Renovations Big Or Small

SPRAY FOAM INSULATED CONCRETE FORMS

Residential & Commercial Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning

pennerinsulation.com • 250-342-2001

Bus: 250-342-9692 Cell: 250-342-5241

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

Plumbing • Heating • Electrical

(250) 341-6888

www.cordnerarchitect.com

SHOLINDER & MACKAY EXCAVATING Inc.

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

WINDERMERE 250-342-6805

Andy Charette

V0A 1K4

Fax: 250-342-9644 rugclean@telus.net

ROSS‛S POOLS & SPAS Commercial – Residential Installation – Maintenance – Repairs

Darren Ross

Quality you can see!

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

Invermere, B.C.

www.ptarmigan-invermere.com

Rigid Plumbing Ltd. Invermere

RR#4 2117 - 13 Avenue

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

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

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

• Pleated Shades • Horizontal Blinds • Shutters

• Vertical Blinds • Automation • Residential & Commercial

Come visit our showroom,

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

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Your Local

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

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 Shannonbrook Boarding Kennels

Kathy and Elizabeth

• Registered Scotch Collies • Obedience and agility training • Rally obedience

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

Sales ~ Service ~ Installation

UNIVERSAL DOORS & EXTERIORS Arnold Scheffer 250-342-6700

unidoorext@live.ca • unidoorext.ca

1628 Windermere Loop Road • 250-342-6188

WETT Certified

Kitchen cabinet & counter top SpecialiStS

Industrial ~ Commercial ~ Residential

Judy: (250) 341-1903

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)

Invermere and East Kootenay Region

Scott Wilisky

stwcarpentry@live.ca • cell 250 270 0745

• House Checking • Complications • Details

Your Weekly Source for News and Events

New Home Construction

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

www.valleysolutions.ca valleysolutions@shaw.ca

N E W S PA P E R

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

#8, 1008 - 8th Avenue PO Box 868, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 Dean Midyette

Advertising Sales

Ph: 250.341.6299 • Cell: 250.409.9834 www.columbiavalleypioneer.com dean@columbiavalleypioneer.com

February 20, 2015

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 19

Pioneer Classifieds s obituary s In Loving Memory of

Millie Marguerite Wiegand January 31, 1920–February 11, 2015 Millie Marguerite Wiegand (ne Smith) beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday February 11, 2015. Millie was born January 31, 1920 in Regina Saskatchewan. A homemaker, an artist, a community activist, and a wonderful story-teller, she lived her life with vibrant enthusiasm, a quick wit and great dignity. Millie was predeceased by her husband Harold Hugo Wiegand and her son Larry Keith Wiegand. Left to mourn are her daughters, Beverly Coulter and Barbara Donovan (Michael), her son Gene (Crista), ten grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren and many friends. We will all miss her very much. Our family would like to thank Dr. Gooch and the staff at Ivy House and Columbia Garden Village for their excellent care and loving kindness. A memorial service will be held later in the spring.

In lieu of flowers a donation may be made to the Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley, Box 925, Invermere B.C. V0A 1K0.

Ronald Ernest Lehman “Ron” - “Pops” 1939 - 2015 It is with deep sorrow that the family of Ron Lehman announces his passing with his family at his side on Sunday, February 8th, 2015 in Fairmont Hot Springs, B.C. at 75 years of age. After a four-month battle with pancreatic cancer, Pops has left the mountains where he loved to be, and has gone home.

Ron was born on June 16th, 1939 in Baring, SK. He had a positive influence on many. He was a husband, father, grandfather, boss, brother and friend. He worked in the oilfield most of his life in Alberta and Saskatchewan while living and running a successful business in Medicine Hat, AB. He had a great wit and sense of humour. Ron retired to Fairmont Hot Springs. He enjoyed sledding, quadding and all the mountains had to offer.

Ron is survived by his wife Irene of Medicine Hat, AB; children Ernie (Jackie) of Medicine Hat, AB, Tina of Windermere, B.C., Allen (Tammy) of Medicine Hat, AB, and Dwayne (Shan) of Calgary, AB; grandchildren Courtney, Caitly, Sydney, Taylor, Samuel, Kelly and Nevada; greatgrandchildren Jorja, Ty, Claire and Linken; his brother Gus Lehman; and sister Marlene Trudgeon.

Pops will be....forever in our hearts.

Cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Ron’s Life will be held at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service. Condolences for the family can be offered at www.mcphersonfh.com

CORRECTION: In Marguerite Boudreau’s obituary in our February 13th edition it referred to Marguerite staying in the Hospice Room at the Invermere Hospital. In fact, she stayed in the Palliative Room, which is funded and supplied by the Windermere Health Care Auxiliary. Our apologies for the oversight.

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

ANNOUNCEMENT

cheers & jeers

cheers & jeers

cheers & jeers

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.

Jeers to those who pretend it’s okay to wear pj’s in public. Those people are trying to normalize nudism.

Cheers to Don Stober and his fantastic plumbing crew for a job well done. We now have water!

Cheers to T.V.O.H on an amazing job well done. The work you do and the dedication really shows.

Cheers to Holly and staff at Invermere Tim Horton’s on Valentine’s Day. Great customer service and a welcoming atmosphere.

Cheers to the Fairmont “WingNuts” for the amazing surprise 50th birthday party! To my wonderful sneaky friends for the planning and hard work involved. The tropical theme was perfect but seeing all of you dressed in beach attire was priceless! Cheers to the artists for the beautiful decorations.

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.

cheers & jeers Cheers to everyone who helped rescue a skunk left to suffocate in a knotted garbage bag at the bottom of a dumpster in Athalmer on Saturday morning. Jeers to cruelty in all its forms.

Cheers to my wife for staying married to me after I cooked Valentine’s dinner for her. Seriously, she had every reason to leave.

Jeers to gravel on the roads – get the street sweeper fired up already!

Cheers to Panorama Ski School, Lusti’s Mountain Outfitters and Panorama managemen and staff for your superb organization, unwavering patience and warm hospitality. Your effort to provide a fun and positive ski & snowboard experience for the students of E.M.P is greatly appreciated!

Cheers to dog owners who pick up dog poop in doggie bags. Jeers to dog owners who leave the bags on paths and on the road for someone else to pick up and dispose of.

Cheers to our wonderful E.M.P P.A.C. for sponsoring and organizing many events and programs that create warm and happy memories for the students and staff at our school. Your dedication and hard work is appreciated!

Jeers to the person at Kinsmen Beach on February 12th that allowed her two very young toddler children to approach a deer while she was a few hundred feet away sitting at the picnic table. The children were within 3 feet of the deer. The deer was afraid of your children as they followed the deer around for about 10 minutes. Then you came over and joined them by taking a picture on your cell phone.

The deer made every attempt to get away. Had there been an incident it would have been the fault of the deer. Please people use your common sense, they are wild animals and will protect themselves if it is needed. Whether we have children or dogs we need to give them their space.

Cheers to Beva at Crazy Soles for also being so nice and helpful every time we come into your store. You are, by far, my favorite store in town!

Cheers to Theresa from Valley Hair for so willingly holding, playing, walking and talking with my baby and toddler while I got my haircut!

If it weren’t for you I would have had a very rush job haircut!

Cheers to Virginia Walker for her Cheers to oat, after 21 Valentines timely Valentine’s treats for the Rod you made this one so very special, & Gun Banquet committee. They love you to pieces luv your bun JEERS were highly appreciated! CHEERS & xxoo!

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A huge jeers to the person/persons responsible, who took a refrigerator out to the 16 4 area, near Radium and proceeded to blow it up, scattering a million pieces of scraps everywhere. It looks like a war zone! What type of person does this sort of thing? Blow it up in your own yard next time or better yet take it to the landfill!

Cheers to the Rockies! We are thoroughly enjoying your games as a family!

Cheers to Don Miller at Home Hardware for donating pre-cut wood and Greg at AG Foods for donating bags for each child at Sonshine Preschool to make their special valentine art project for their families. We appreciate your kindness!

Cheers to Rick at Diamond Heating for the helpful advice and great customer service.

Jeers to the softball throw. It was not fair.

A special Cheers to Lynn for being extra sneaky, for hiding my out of town friend Fiona and for the marvelous 50th birthday breakfast!

Cheers to my favorite 14 year old. I used to have a favorite 13 year old but not anymore!

Jeers for there not being a doggy poop bag container or garbage cans at the Parkside Place!

A HUGE Jeers to people who own dogs who can’t take care of them.

I should not have to be bothered by your unneutered, collarless, free running dog while out walking my dog. If it is able to “escape” then maybe you aren’t paying enough attention. Also your dog should have a collar and tags, so we know where he came from.

Cheers to the women who don’t need a man! And cheers to wine for reminding us so!

storage NEWHOUSE MULTI STORAGE Various sizes available.

Now with climate-controlled units.

Call 250-342-3637.

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storage

suite for rent

condo for rent

MISC. for sale

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

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

Kitchenettes available. Call 250347-9915.

Condo for rent in Aspen building in Radium, 2-bdrm, 2 bath, $800/ mo includes utilities. N/P, N/S. Underground parking. Available right away, call 403-690-3166.

Golf Cart Sale: Fully reconditioned, 2 seater, $2,100, 4 seater $2,400. 250-270-0379.

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.

Windy Café building in Windermere for rent. Over 2,000 sq. ft. Not suitable as restaurant without major repairs. Could be used for offices, shops, workshop, storage etc. Use your imagination. 250342-6255.

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.

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.

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 250-3423790.

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.

1-bdrm walkout basement suite.

Utilities, internet, washer/dryer included. Separate entrance, large windows. No smoking/pets. Call 250-341-5719.

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.

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.

1-bdrm cabin, 20 min. from Invermere, 4x4 an asset. N/S, hot tub. $800/mo a couple, $700/ mo single, D.D. and references.

Available March 1st. 250-347-6420 or 250-688-1582.

Invermere: Furnished 4-Bedroom house for rent in Westridge. Quiet family neighbourhood. Easy walking distance to all schools, biking/running trails and to downtown Invermere. 3-bdrm upper floor, 1-bdrm/office, living room, kitchen, and laundry on main floor. 2 1/2 bath, fireplace and garage. Large bright windows.

Private backyard with deck and many trees. $1,600/mo plus utilities, N/S. Call 250-341-5956.

condo for rent Townhouse in Blackforest Heights for rent, available March 1st, 2015. 2-bdrm upstairs + office/ bedroom space in basement. N/S, pets on approval, single car garage, fridge, stove, washer, dryer and dishwasher. Backing onto green space with nice mountain views. $950/mo + D.D. + utilities. Please contact Cynthia at 250-341-5602.

house for sale 4-bdrm, 2 and a half bathroom townhouse for sale in Swansea View. Phone for details. 250-3415216.

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.

For sale, 122-4835 Radium Blvd.

1,460 sq. ft., 3-bdrm, 2 bath condo with garage. 6 appliances, soaker tub, walk in shower. $187,500.

250-342-7608 or peter02@telus. net.

For Sale or Trade: Invermere Condo, 2-bdrm with den or 3rd bedroom.

Stainless steel appliances. Main floor corner unit, lake and pool view, 2 decks, underground parking. Will take Motor Home on trade or Late model pickup. Phone 250-342-1217.

SPRINGS GOLF CLUB MEMBERSHIP Membership at world famous golf course architect Les Furber’s recently renovated signature design Springs Course, includes playing privileges at Radium Resort. Located nestled against the Rockies in the beautiful Columbia Valley. $15,000 O.B.O. Reply to pgevans@shaw.ca or tel. 480-2477507.

2 x IKEA Tall, narrow dark grey metal shelving units $30 for both.

IKEA IVAR pine shelving system, parts for 6+units (18 narrow shelves/whole and with slats, 8 wide, 6 corner pieces and brackets, $150. 2 x IKEA metal three drawers bedside tables, one light grey, one citrus green $25/each. 4 x dark wood foldable chairs, great shape $15 each. 2 x clear lacquer pine, three drawers bedside tables, $25 each. 1 CD glass and wood narrow cabinet, $50. 250-341-5956.

SERVICES

SERVICES

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

kimberleyrae.ca

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

250-342-5089.

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

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

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

Shannon’s Blinds & Designs “Blinds, Drapery, retractable screen doors and more.” 250-342-5749.

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

Pioneer Classifieds

SPOT THE DEALS!

250-342-5102 HELP WANTED Invermere Petro-Can is currently accepting resumes for F/T and P/T employment. Apply in person to 185 Laurier Street, Invermere between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Independently Owned and Operated

492 Highway 93/95, Invermere, BC

toll free: 1.877.342.3427 cell: 250.342.1671

Kim Collens

Representative

kim@rockieswest.com www.kimcollens.com

Recipe Of The Week EASY EGG MUFFINS

6 Eggs, beaten 2 tbsp Milk Pepper to taste Onion, as required Tomatoes, as required

Assorted Peppers, as required Green Chillies, as required Ham or Chicken, as required Grated Cheese, as required Salt and Pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 400F degrees.

Grease a muffin tin.

Add vegetables of choice and grated cheese to each tin.

In a bowl beat the eggs with the milk and pepper.

Pour egg mixture over vegetables in each tin.

Put muffin tin on center rack in oven and bake for 20 – 25 minutes until eggs are set.

Let cool and remove from pan.

Enjoy warm or store in refrigerator or freezer.

See all my recipes at recipes.kimcollens.com

Home Of The Week

N E W S PA P E R

Health & Wellness

Fiona Millar, AEP Intuitive Reader

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

Rockies West Realty

VEHICLES FOR SALE 2006 Ford 150 XLT Super Cab 4x4, 122,000 kms. XTR, 4WD. Trailer tow package, matching topper, Hankook tires. Immaculate condition inside and out. $14,000.

Phone 250-347-9945.

photography studio picture framing passport photos

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

Let’s Make A Deal!

Here’s your chance to own a beautiful Riverside Golf Course lot. Priced to sell with no building time commitment, stunning views and golf memberships available for the golf enthusiast!

$79,000

MLS® 2389571

Just a reminder… The classified deadline is 12 noon Tuesday.

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Now Hiring

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

TONY’S GREEK GRILL

Safta’s restaurant is looking for a local musician to be a JAM NIGHT HOST! Need to be available about one Sunday a month. Pay also includes drinks, dinner and a fun night. Drop by Safta’s for more info.

We are now accepting resumes for full-time positions for qualified first-cook chef in Mediterranean Greek cuisine in Fairmont minimum three years experience. Also, experienced prep cook, and kitchen help, ice cream attendants. Seasonal work from April to October.

Please fax resume to 250-5443475 or email tonysgreekgrill@ gmail.com.

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 long-term 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.

Black Forest Restaurant is hiring a Full-time Server. Previous experience required in a busy upscale restaurant. Email, call or drop off resume. careers@ blackforestrestaurant.com 250342-9417.

Newly minted senior seeks P/T personal assistant for varied duties with class 4 driver’s licence. Call 250-342-6011.

The Horsethief Creek Pub is now hiring FT/PT year round experienced line cooks. Wage negotiable. Apply in person, by email to horsethiefpub@telus.net or fax (250)347-9987.

Fubuki Sushi is now accepting resumes for a full-time kitchen position.

Part and Full-time Positions Available Start date: ASAP

Drop off resume at

lost and found

Join the Invermere A&W Team!

Found:

Cat in Juniper Heights,

young neutered male. Short black fur with small white patches on chest and tummy.

Very Friendly. Call ICAN 250-341-7888.

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

Food Service Supervisor Permanent, Shift

Food Counter Attendant Permanent, Shift

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

Nights/early mornings/weekends $12.12/hour + medical/ dental/group benefits.

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

Nights/overnights/early mornings/weekends. $11.05/hour + medical/dental/ group benefits.

1 - Full Time Kitchen Position: afternoons/evenings/weekends 4 – Part Time Kitchen and Guest Service Positions: evenings and weekends

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

GREENWAYS

We Offer: • • •

Please call 250-341-6299 to place your classified ad.

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

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Stable year-round employment Competitive wage Benefit Plan for full time staff after 6 months employment or scholarship program for students Uniform and training provided

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22 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer . . . ‘Regional’ from page 2 “(Lack of public consultation) was one of the reasons why this proposed bylaw was brought forward in the first place and it didn’t address that concern.”

Canal Flats mayor Ute Juras, who initiated the first bylaw, has “mixed feelings” about it getting voted down.

“I think the first bylaw was fine,” she said. “I think there was a lot of confusion brought forward by certain people because they thought it wouldn’t trigger a rezoning but in most cases I feel it would have.”

According to Ms. Juras, the first bylaw would have provided more opportunity for the regional district and a developer to work together.

“This new bylaw will completely not allow that density averaging, so

February 20, 2015 there’s no wiggle room at all.”

But she’s still happy with the new bylaw because “it will solve what has been the issue with Whitetail and will prevent something like this from happening again,” she said.

The earliest the RDEK board will see the new bylaw is at their April 10th meeting, said Mr. McLeod, who added that it’s “still a grey area” as to how it will affect the Whitetail Lake subdivision, if and when it’s adopted.

“The intent of this proposed bylaw was not directed at the Whitetail Lake development, rather a reaction to the Whitetail Lake development,” said Ms. Booth.

“We did not have any discussions on whether to exclude or not the Whitetail Lake property. That may occur when the new proposed bylaw is presented.”

. . . ‘Contestants’ from page 7 Most likely, the chance to win the big prize will be random, not based on pre-qualifying. The Shoot to Win contest in its previous format in years past was not properly covered by the insurance policy, said Mr. Bidinger.

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Participants must meet the following eligibility criteria: • Unemployed • Aged 55 – 64 (in some circumstances, unemployed workers aged 50 – 54 or 65 and up may also participate) • Be legally entitled to work in Canada • Require new or enhanced skills for successful integration into new employment • Live in an eligible community/region • Be ready and committed to returning to work

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Participants may be eligible to receive: • Class-based skill development – including job searching and career planning • Funding to access training at local educational institutions/trainers • Income support for the duration of in-class training • Targeted wage subsidy for on-the-job training

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. . . ‘Court’ from page 3 “We received (the OCP) and we had nothing we felt we needed to comment on,” said Radium mayor Clara Reinhardt, adding Radium council voted four to one (with councillor Karen Larsen the lone dissenter) at its Wednesday, February 11th meeting in favour of a resolution to send a letter to this effect.

Shuswap Indian Band chief Barb Cote said the band had not commented on the OCP since it was not necessary.

Invermere council’s decision not to comment came after discussion during the Tuesday, February 10th Invermere council meeting. Invermere mayor Gerry Taft raised concerns at the meeting about the Jumbo OCP’s Section 12.1 on public facilities, which reads “based on the resort recreational focus and small employee resident population anticipated for the plan area, facilities that are typical of permanent residential communities such as schools, hospitals, libraries, and other such facilities will not be required.” The section adds, however, that conference spaces and meeting facilities will be available at the resort.

“If this is going to be an incorporated community, they should plan to have public services,” said Taft, adding Invermere should send comments encouraging the resort municipality to plan for such services as it grows.

Councillors Justin Atterbury and Greg Anderson indicated they were supportive of such comments as long as they were phrased in constructive rather than confrontational terms. Councillor Paul Denchuk, however, said he felt silence was a better option.

“I’d rather not comment at all. It’s not worth a hill of beans,” said Mr. Denchuk.

“I’m a little jaded about the provincial government taking us seriously on (the Jumbo) development. For me to waste

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Mr. Atterbury and Mr. Anderson then both said they were fine with either sending Mr. Taft’s suggested comments, or with not commenting at all (as Mr. Denchuk suggested). Councillor Al Miller was absent.

In order to arrive at some kind of conclusion on the item, Mr. Taft then tabled a motion for the district to respond to the request for comment, with suggestions that the resort municipality plan to one day have public facilities, but nobody seconded the motion, ending the matter.

The Pioneer attempted to reach the Akisqnuk First Nation about its lack of comment on the Jumbo OCP, but could not get a comment prior to press time.

During the Tuesday, February 17th council meeting, Jumbo council also received its audited 2014 financial statements, with council members commenting that it was quite a clean audit that highlighted how financially lean an operation the municipality runs.

At the bottom of the auditor’s report, done by BDO Canada LLP Chartered Accountants, after assessing the financial statements as fair and accurate, the auditing company wrote a brief paragraph saying the financial statements indicate the municipality is dependent on ongoing support from the provincial government until such time as it develops a sufficient tax base: “These conditions indicate the existence of material uncertainties that may cast doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.”

“It’s a gratuitous remark, not pertinent to an audit,” said Mr. Deck. “The comment is not of a financial nature and does not reflect an understanding of the administrative and political reality we have.”

Jumbo council also accepted the December 2014 (more than $17,000) and January 2015 (more than $5,000) cheque registers during the meeting.

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FAITH

The power of a smile

By Father Gabriel St. Joseph’s Catholic Church “Luck smiled on me that day,” wrote someone from Salmo in The Trail Times, after winning a million dollars in the scratch lottery. She was hilariously happy and joyful and, with pride, shared her story with friends and family.

“Smiling is infectious, it catches me like a flu,” commented my friend Mark, covering his coughing mouth and preventing me from catching the virus.

“Every smile makes you a day younger,” says the Chinese proverb, and my friends from the Philippines always have profound smiles and bear testimony to the fact that “a smile can brighten someone’s darkest day.”

A smile is a powerful universal expression of welcome when eye contact is made, say psychologists, because it raises one’s spirit and makes people around you happy. It is a wonderful tool for non-verbal communication and an effective body language tool, which is so essential in the modern business world.

It’s also used to express pleasantly deep feelings and sentiments such as love, happiness and pride, which indicate pleasure and favour. A smile has a positive influence and impact on the recipient by helping that individual be approachable and likeable. On the contrary, a false smile or empty smile is viewed as dishonesty and leads to misunderstanding and suspicious behaviour.

The other day I visited someone in the hospital and that person expressed, “You made my day” with a bright broad smile. I wondered if the landscape would smile in the sunlight after the spring rain. A smile costs nothing, but it gives much joy to the one who receives it. The book of Acts 20:35 states, “There is more happiness in giving than receiving.” A smile cannot be forced. It’s born of the heart. When the heart is full with cheerfulness and gladness, it smiles automatically. Proverbs 15:33 reports that “a glad heart makes a cheerful face” and 17:22 “a joyful heart is a good medicine.”

Mother Mary is a great example of this cheerful heart and joyful spirit when she said, “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord.” (Luke 1:46) A smiling face is an indication of an outgoing person. When the smile is simple, straightforward and sincere, that can attract more admirers.

A smile also conveys confidence and professionalism in all our interactions. Can we be able to share our pleasant smiles with everyone generously and cause sunshine in people’s lives in the name of God Almighty as we approach spring?

Ticked off Early spring weather is not only luring people outside into the warm sunshine, but it’s bringing out ticks earlier than usual too.

Wendy St. Louis discovered this tick on her friend’s coat after hiking the Mount Swansea loop trail on Saturday, February 14th.

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. . .‘More’ from page 15 Their grouping can still poetically move us, and if special night sky patterns do uplift and move one poetically in thought and action then, certainly go for it.

I do. Some other upcoming goodies that may well inspire us include a lunar eclipse at Easter (whose varying date is Moon-cycle related — again there’s that influence from above!) And, although not until summer, the New Horizons probe is rushing to zip

by Pluto (more details in coming columns). Worth noting here because that tiny planet was originally looked for when Neptune’s wanderings didn’t calculate quite right. Something further out was pulling and tugging at Neptune.

Its wanderings wiggled, so to speak, which kept astronomers wondering. Finally, Tombaugh found it. We might still do well to heed inspiration from above, to uplift our eyes and spirit, to view the constellations, discovering what is out there, and within.

LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH Sunday, February 22nd, 10:30 a.m. Celebration Sunday, “A Testimony”...Pastor Trevor leading. The Lord’s Supper will be served. “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 Adam Pasowisty • Columbia Valley Branch 5014 Fairway, Fairmont Hot Springs • 250-341-5792

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24 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer

February 20, 2015

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