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After sweeping the competition in the Kootenays, a local foursome of juvenile curlers are in Lake Cowichan to take on the rest of the province.

Invermere’s Team Geiger is participating in the 2015 Tim Hortons BC Juvenile Curling Championships, which pits B.C.’s top eight Under-17 curling teams against one another.

Jordan Geiger serves as the skip for Team Geiger, Braeden Hessel is the lead, Tyler Powell fills the role of second, and Nathan Evanoff plays third. Joe Evanoff is the team’s head coach.

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To advance to the 2015 Tim Hortons BC Juvenile Curling Championships, Team Geiger defeated the top juvenile team in the West Kootenays in Grand Forks, allowing them to represent all of the Kootenays at the provincial championships. The tournament began yesterday, Thursday, March 5th, and runs until Sunday, March 8th.

“They play very well together as a team, and they’ve got excellent communication,” Mr. Evanoff said. “And this is the first year they’ve really played together as a team.”

To compete as a juvenile, players must be no older than 16 at the end of the calendar year. Team Geiger won’t have as much experience as some of their competition, but through a weekly league, bonspiel play, and regular practices, they manage to keep active on the ice many times each week.

“With the length of time they’ve curled, getting to the BC Championships is a great accomplishment,” said Mr. Evanoff. Results will be available immediately after the finals on Sunday, March 8th.

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Valley NEWS

Not a tweet in response to pending social media policy

By Greg Amos Special to The Pioneer Use of Facebook, Twitter, text messaging, email and more is in the crosshairs of a comprehensive new policy being proposed by Rocky Mountain School District No. 6 — one that would apply to the entire school community, except for students.

Policy No. 6200 - Social Media Use received first reading at the school board meeting on February 10th, and is slated for a second reading during the board meeting on Tuesday, March 10th.

“The encouragement of the policy is to be mindful of the nature of online communication, which is the same thing we teach our kids,” school district superintendent Paul Carriere told The Pioneer. “The appropriateness of

online communication is very important to maintain, and so is the reputation of the school district.”

For example, teachers are generally familiar with their professional obligations regarding social media, and do not become “friends” with students on Facebook, said Mr. Carriere.

“The policy is not about Big Brother,” he said. “It’s not about the school district seeking out information to find out (what) people are doing.”

Mr. Carriere and Windermere Teachers Association president Doug Murray recently met face to face to discuss the policy, which is similar to many other social media policies now being enacted in school districts across B.C., and neither saw cause for concern. The draft policy was vetted by legal counsel prior to being circulated, and so far the school district has received no formal feedback

on the policy.

“My job is to look for red flags and go through things like this policy; it’s pretty well standard,” said Mr. Murray. “It’s always said that teachers are held to a higher standard; anyone working with kids or vulnerable people has to be accountable.”

The policy would affect nearly 100 teachers ranging from Golden to Kimberley, as well as all other school staff, administrators, and school board trustees.

Asked whether members of the school community will need to be concerned about curating their online presence to always meet professional standards, Mr. Murray noted “you (school community members) are in the public, and you’re always kind of conscious of the way you portray yourself.”

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District chooses to cap deer cull by cost instead of numbers

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff There will be no maximum cap on the number of deer culled in Invermere this year.

Invermere councillors decided instead at their most recent council meeting on Tuesday, February 24th to let cost be the determining factor and voted to amend the resolution they passed last year, which made the deer cull operational. The original resolution capped the cull at 30 deer per year with a maximum cost of $30,000 per year, while the new amended resolution simply caps costs at $25,000 a year with no maximum number of deer.

“The main reason (for the amendment) is because the cost per deer is coming in way lower than expected. We had some fears that the costs would be quite high, and we left the door open (in the previous resolution) for the district to spend up to $1,000 per deer (culled),” Invermere mayor Gerry Taft later told The Pioneer.

He said the cost per deer culled so far this year has been roughly $400 to $450 per deer. He’s not certain of the exact number of deer culled so far this year, but believes it is about 20.

“By making the cull operational and complaint based, so far it’s been a lot more successful than the previous attempt the district made at a cull (in 2012).

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• On Friday, February 27th at 9 p.m., a 10-year-old male while playing in the 5000 block of Riverview Gate Road at Sunchaser Vacation Villas in Fairmont informed police that two males walked towards the youth offering candy. The young male took proper action and ran in the opposite direction. The males’ vehicle — a late model red pickup in poor condition — left the area. The two males are described as follows: medium build, dark complexion, white shirts, black pants, both had beards down to their chest. One male was wearing a red turban while the second male had a blue turban. School District No. 6 was notified and will be sending out a message to all schools and surrounding districts. Anyone observing such a vehicle with similar description is requested to contact the detachment.

• On Saturday, February 28th at 2:40 a.m., checks revealed an unoccupied 2002 Ford Focus with Manitoba plates parked in town had inactive insurance. It was towed.

• On Saturday, February 28th at 11 a.m., the detachment received a complaint of vandalism to a company truck belonging to Lordco Auto. The driver side tires were slashed.

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March 6, 2015 . . . ‘Not’ from page 3 After getting first reading, the draft policy was shared with schools, principals, union leadership, and parents through various Parent Advisory Councils.

“We’ve specifically asked principals to give this some focus with staff, such as at staff meetings, making sure people are aware of and can engage with this so it would generate some feedback as necessary,” said Mr. Carriere. “This policy is generating conversation out there. At this point, it’s not generating feedback, but it is generating conversation, and we see that as a very healthy and good thing.”

The policy applies broadly to virtually all forms of electronic communication, but focuses on aspects not already covered by the school district’s Information and Technology Management Acceptable Use policy (Policy No. 6190), which has been in effect since June 1997 (but has been amended three times since then, most recently last April).

“Employees should be aware that there is not an expectation of privacy in social media use and electronic communications,” reads a section of the draft social media policy obtained by The Pioneer. “Breach of this Policy and Regulations may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.”

“Anything posted online by employees or communicated electronically to third parties may be perceived to be representative of the School District,” reads another section. The draft policy also notes that “social media and electronic communications are subject to review by the Board of Education as reasonably required, including to investigate complaints of inappropriate use,” and characterizes social media as “an extension of the workplace.”

The Tuesday, March 10th meeting will be held simultaneously at three different school district offices by videoconference, and starts at 7 p.m.

Members of the public can attend the meeting at the school district’s administration building in Invermere on 4th Street, a block north of Sobeys. The board office can accommodate about 20 people, but the board will make room if needed, said Mr. Carriere.

At third reading, given there’s been the opportunity for the school board to incorporate any feedback as necessary, the policy can be approved and incorporated into the School District No. 6 policy manual.

To review the policy in detail, visit www. sd6.bc.ca/agendas.php where it will be found as part of the March 10th meeting agenda once it gets posted.

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 5

New seniors care program gets underway in Invermere

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff The Better at Home project continues to move forward, with a stakeholders meeting last month and the subsequent report highlighting a key issues. Work is now underway to further develop the program and create a budget.

Better at Homes is a pilot project running in five Kootenay region communities, including the Upper Columbia Valley, that attempts to help seniors with simple day-today tasks (all of them non-medical in nature) so they can continue to live independently in their own home much longer than they otherwise would.

The stakeholder meeting report highlights the aims of the program, gives some details on the services it might entail and outlines further steps.

Services, which ideally would be provided by a mix of volunteers, paid staff and contractors, would include things such as light housekeeping, grocery shopping, shoveling snow, arranging transportation, light yard work, minor home repairs and offering friendly visits.

Part of the report breaks down the age demographics of the Upper Columbia Valley, pointing out that 600 people in Invermere are age 65 or older (20 per cent of Invermere’s population) — as are 225 (22 per cent) in Windermere, 110 (13 percent) in Radium Hot Springs, 30 (seven percent) in Edgewater and 15 (two per cent) in Canal Flats.

The Family Resource Centre is identified in the report as the likely lead organization for the Upper Columbia Valley Better at Home program.

During the meeting, stakeholders prioritized several existing support gaps for valley seniors including transportation (which the group proposed could be addressed by a volunteer driver program); household support (such as . . . ‘District’ from page 3 “It’s been working a lot better,” he said, adding that the complaint-based approach has allowed the district to target specific problem deer.

Mr. Taft also said that, as there is still some uncertainty around processing the deer for food, the culling cost per deer could rise in the future, if the culled deer need to go to Cranbrook or Kimberley to be processed.

At the same meeting, Invermere councillors also amended the original deer cull resolution to direct $5,000 (of the original $30,000 allocated to culling) to an East Kootenay urban deer relocation proposal being put together by Cranbrook-based Vast Resource Solutions Inc. The company had requested funding from Invermere and several other East Kootenay communities inundated by urban deer as seed money to kick start the proposal. According to Taft, radio collars

cleaning, lawn/yard maintenance, de-icing and snow shoveling, help with garbage and recycling, and downsizing/ moving assistance); and community connections (which the group said could be addressed by establishing an information hub for seniors, as well as developing a phone check-in system, a mentor/advocate program and an oncall support system).

The report pointed out that the volunteer base in the Upper Columbia Valley is small — as it is in many small communities — and that often the same people volunteer repeatedly for many different causes.

The stakeholders expressed concern about keeping volunteer capacity in mind and not relying too heavily on people already over-extended in other ways.

They also expressed concern over ensuring that Better at Home does not infringe on other seniors’ support initiatives already in place.

Following the meeting, the Family Resource Centre and other stakeholders planned to reach out to other stakeholders not yet involved in the process, as well as local seniors, to form a working group.

The working group will come up with a more detailed design of what the Better at Home program could look like, then develop a budget, which would be the basis for funding applications.

The stakeholders expressed a desire to finalize the budget in March, in order to apply for funding to the United Way’s Lower Mainland chapter. The earliest the funding could be received is April 1st.

The Pioneer attempted to contact the Better at Home project co-ordinator Debbie Sharp and Family Resource Centre executive director Pat Cope about the project, but neither could be reached for comment prior to press deadline. and GPS trackers will be the biggest expenses in the relocation study.

Mr. Taft also responded to criticism from the Invermere Deer Protection Society (IDPS) that the district has not been transparent about the cull.

“We’ve done everything legally and all decisions around the cull have been made in council meetings that are open to the public,” he said, adding that it not only is that onerous and unnecessary to go to further lengths than that, but that it might even invite trouble. “Somebody in the IDPS has been charged with tampering with (deer) traps in Kimberley. So it’s pretty ridiculous to assume we should go out of our way and potentially make things easier for them to sabotage here.”

Mr. Taft’s comments were in reference to the charges of mischief and disguising face with intent to commit offense faced by IDPS president Devin Kazakoff in Cranbrook court in relation to the trap tampering incident in Kimberley in 2013.

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A fond farewell

By Rose-Marie Fagerholm Outgoing Publisher

The Columbia Valley is a wonderful place to visit and an even better place to call home. Apart from a work contract in the United States, for the past 23 years this valley between the Purcells and the Rocky Mountains has been my home, place of work and where I raised my family.

Although my kids left to pursue post-secondary education and their adult lives elsewhere, I know that their appreciation of a childhood spent here continues to grow every year they are away and gain perspective on the world.

And now, as I also depart, excited to start a new chapter of my life, this place will claim a special spot in my heart.

Besides being surrounded by breathtaking nature, we are fortunate to belong to a place with such an impressive sense of community; neighbours and friends pitching in without question when the need arises. Since the economic downturn hit us hard in 2009, there has been a significant growing effort by stakeholders to collaborate to make this valley better so that it provides what people here need to sustain themselves. This will continue to be a work in progress and our communities and our residents will be better for it.

It has been a privilege to work as the publisher of The Columbia Valley Pioneer and The Valley Echo, and I will remember this time fondly because of my amazing hardworking staff, supportive peers and the community-atlarge. And my loving family and friends. Peoples’ passion on issues and the ensuing debates, letters to the editor, cheers and jeers submissions (especially the ones sent after midnight…) have provided me with no shortage of enjoyment, and sometimes frustration, causing me to shake my head at the sheer silliness I’ve witnessed. My time on various boards including the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce has been rewarding beyond my imagination and allowed me to gain further insight into local and provincial issues.

An engaged community is a necessity for healthy neighbourhoods. It fosters respectful discussion and debate, which then challenges the status quo and promotes change. We need to change to remain vibrant and viable.

Be kind. Be compassionate. Continue to debate and question with respect for those who may hold differing opinions.

The Knitting Brigade Maud Hamilton (third from the left) is featured in the historical story “The Man Who Knows and his angel” on page 14 of this week’s Pioneer. Writer Dorothy Isted believes this group of women to be Invermere’s Knitting Brigade, which was started by Maud and Lady Elizabeth, the wife of Randolph Bruce. If you have any more information, email us at info@columbiavalleypioneer.com.

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Community group in danger of folding Dear Editor:

Windermere residents, listen up! This is a cry for help! Your community association will soon fold without new volunteers to take it over.

For the last few years, the WCA (Windermere Community Association) has been operated by only six or seven people who managed to successfully stage the two major events — the Easter Egg Hunt and the Fall Fair — but several other events did not happen or did not go well simply because there were not enough helpers leading up to the event itself.

Three of those Board members will not stand for re-election at the AGM in May. This year’s Easter Egg Hunt is five weeks away,

planning for the Fall Fair starts in April, and up to now there is nobody to help the co-ordinators.

If volunteers do not step forward, nothing will happen.

The WCA has a newly renovated Hall. It has money in the bank. What is doesn’t have are people to volunteer their time to serve on the Board and to make events possible.

Please contact outgoing President Cory Stanbury at 250-341-5267 if you have a bit of time to help your community.

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LETTERS

Invermere council criticized for privately changing OCP Dear Editor: As you and many residents of Invermere are aware, the District of Invermere is currently updating our Official Community Plan (OCP). Legally, this needs to be done so that the OCP agrees with the new Imagine Invermere plan. A volunteer committee representing the interests and values of the residents of Invermere developed Imagine Invermere. You or someone you know may well have put time and energy into this work.

It is quite possible that you also visited the Imagine Invermere pop-up display downtown last summer to share your thoughts with the consultants who are paid to engage the public during this process. Perhaps you took the time to draft a letter expressing concerns or ideas you felt were important.

The final draft of the updated OCP is now before council. It is important for you to know that this final draft is substantially different than the initial draft that was shown to the public. Changes were made in private by council, against the recommendation of the consultants (those who attended the council meeting on February 24th can attest) and are at odds with the values expressed by the community in both the recent public

consultation and the formation of Imagine Invermere. As an example, an entire section about protecting agricultural land has been replaced with an economic development policy — to my knowledge, this has never been mentioned publicly.

If council feels strongly that these changes are necessary and desirable, they should be PROUD of them. Be open. If these are good changes, let’s talk about them! Tell us why you feel they are important, and explain why they were made!

Economic development is important, but why does it replace land policy? Isn’t there room for both? Did we spend thousands and thousands of public dollars and hundreds of precious volunteer hours, only to have council quietly toss that information out the window? How disrespectful that would be to our valuable citizens. How wasteful of our limited resources.

If you can, please take the time to review these documents, which you can find online or by visiting the District office. If you share my concerns, please consider attending the open house on March 11th to speak with council. You can ask why these changes were made, when they were made, and if there are others to be aware of.

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LETTERS

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Annual General Meeting Thursday, March 19th, 7 p.m. at Pynelogs Cultural Centre

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Dear Editor: Invermere community residents need to know that there is an open house on Wednesday, March 11th at the District Council Chambers (914-8th Avenue) to look at the newest version of the Official Community Plan (OCP).

It can be viewed online as well as at the District office.

In the original draft, which was presented to the public in the fall of 2014, there was strong support for preserving the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), supporting local food production, protecting the natural environment and minimizing urban sprawl. There have, however, been some notable changes made to the OCP draft since then, which undermine the smart growth and sustainability principles that were clearly endorsed by the community at the public input sessions in the summer of 2014.

The changes allow for exclusion of lands from the ALR for residential development. Were these changes made to accommodate a developer who now wants to develop areas adjacent to Invermere? What kind of development would that be? More urban sprawl, for yet more luxury homes to sit empty most of the time?

With due respect to our friends and neighbours from Calgary, where is the affordable housing for young families, seniors, and the many people who are finding Invermere increasingly unaffordable?

When the high cost of living pushes the locals out and empty homes make up the neighbourhood, the qualities of community and place that once made Invermere so attractive are lost. It also creates tensions between struggling locals trying to make ends meet, and the wealthy building huge homes few locals could ever afford, only to sit empty.

It behooves us all to inform ourselves and ask our elected councillors questions about this new OCP. If you have concerns, please come out to the open house on March 11th. There is a public hearing the following week on March 17th about adopting this same OCP as Bylaw No. 1495. I do wonder why the public hearing is scheduled to take place during spring break, when so many of us are away.

Taoya Schaefer Invermere

Your Money column is off the mark Dear Editor: What were you thinking? The Your Money article of February 20th, 2015 (“Which sectors benefit from low oil prices?”) missed the mark for the Columbia Valley. Thomas Mulcair might have been pleased.

Chamber maids, construction contractors, real estate brokers, ski hill operators, and adventure tourism all are dependent on a strong crude oil price. Any layoffs in the oil sands, conventional oil or gas sectors, or technologies have a direct effect on the economy of this valley. Just look what is happening to our downtown retail in Invermere! The sawmills and grocery stores might do well with lower fuel prices

(food costs are higher though), but if we do not have jobs due to oil and gas layoffs, are we ahead?

I could not see the connection with lower interests rates. Doesn’t the Bank of Canada lower the interest rate to stimulate the economy?

So sad, too bad Lululemon! I prefer $107 a barrel for oil!

Rod Stanford Windermere Editor’s note: As the title indicated, the emphasis of the article was on the sectors that can benefit from the drop in oil prices.

Preschool Registration for 2015/2016 is now open Classes are as follows:

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New registrations for full-time and part-time care.

To register for either program, please call 250-341-6224 and speak to Cherie or Candace for Preschool. Julie or Hillary for Group Daycare

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Survey kicks off regional marketing plan

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff Work is underway to develop an action plan for tourism marketing and branding in the Upper Columbia Valley.

Efforts on the action plan are being led by the Columbia Valley Directed Funds Committee and the Columbia Valley Tourism Marketing Committee, which are currently seeking input from those who are involved in the valley’s tourism industry through a survey.

“We’re trying to understand which organizations are participating in the tourism in the valley as well as understand how and where they are spending their branding and marketing money,” said project consultant Gerri Brightwell.

The idea to create the plan grew out of a discussion forum on the topic of regional branding and marketing put on by the Columbia Valley Community Directed Funds Committee in mid-January, which involved about 40 valley residents in the tourism industry as well as Tourism Canmore chief executive officer Andrew Nickerson.

“They, as a group, came up with a collective idea to work together and develop an action plan, and that’s what this project is about,” said Ms. Brightwell.

Regional tourism marketing and branding was identified by community input as one of the key priorities for the directed funds committee when it formed several years ago, but when no projects addressing this priority came forward with funding requests, the committee de-

cided to take matters into its own hands and hold the forum, she said.

Aside from getting a feel for what regional marketing is already taking place, the project organizers also want to gain an understanding of the willingness of those involved with tourism in the valley to work together.

“In the end we’re going to come back with three models of how they can collaborate,” said Ms. Brightwell, adding those models will again be presented in a forum, similar to the mid-January forum, along with recommendations on how to move the project forward from there, likely sometime in April.

“The Columbia Valley Tourism Marketing Committee has demonstrated that multiple organizations working together can create great results,” said directed funds committee chair and Regional District of East Kootenay Area F director Wendy Booth in a press release. “We hope the action plan project brings more players to the table and increases our capacity to attract visitors to the valley.”

“We’re really encouraging any valley businesses and organizations that advertise or communicate to visitor markets to participate in the survey,” said Columbia Valley Tourism Marketing Committee chair Andrea Tubbs in the release.

“We’ve had a decent response to the survey so far and would encourage people to look at it and fill it out, especially those who are spending marketing dollars to attract people here to the valley,” said Ms. Brightwell.

The survey can be viewed online at www.surveymonkey.com/s/cvtmarketing.

CBC broadcasting from valley

By Dan Walton Pioneer Staff Next week, radio listeners throughout B.C.’s southern interior will be getting their morning news and entertainment from Invermere, when CBC Radio One delivers a live broadcast from The Invermere Bakery.

The corporation’s mandate states that programming “be made available throughout Canada by the most appropriate and efficient means and as resources become available for the

purpose.” As such, Daybreak South, which regularly delivers the show from Kelowna, occasionally takes the production crew and its host, Chris Walker, on the road for a remote broadcast. And on Thursday, March 12th, the team will be producing the show here in the valley.

Before they arrive, the crew will first be making a stop on Wednesday, March 11th for a remote broadcast in Cranbrook. After their visit to Invermere, Daybreak South will be produced in Revelstoke on Friday morning.

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Valley-raised basketball player brings game to next level

By Dan Walton Pioneer Staff An athlete who once studied at David Thompson Secondary School has focused his priorities on a competitive basketball career.

Since leaving the valley with his family six years ago, 20-year-old Derek Wolf has crafted himself onto the starting line on the Mount Royal Cougars — the Calgary university’s basketball team.

Derek started kindergarten at Eileen Madson Primary, and found his love for the sport during his years at J.A. Laird. As he would watch his parents coach basketball to older kids from the valley, Derek always had an itch to take part, said his mother Carmel. Eventually, Carmel began coaching her son, along with a group of his basketball-loving peers.

“It was a lot of fun,” he said. “I was just learning a lot, and my mom was my coach.”

Then, before Derek started Grade 10, the Wolf family moved to the Okanagan, where Derek was immersed in a tough basketball environment.

“It was far more competitive in Penticton,” he told The Pioneer. “It really forced me to up my game.”

After posting impressive basketball stats through the second-half of his time in high school and being named to the region’s first all-star team, he was thrown into a bigger shark tank.

The year after high school, Derek was recruited to play on the WolfPack — the basketball team at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops.

“I was playing against guys who were 24 when I was 17. I was still a kid and they were all men — they’re all massive people,” said Derek, adding that it was a new level of physicality for him to adjust to.

But after suffering a season-ending ankle injury as well as a team dynamic that didn’t suit his strengths, Derek decided to switch schools, and instead play at Mount Royal University in Calgary. Switching schools put him on a similar path to the one his mother took as Carmel had also played basketball for Mount Royal.

After his ankle healed, Derek was still forced to sit on the bench at Mount Royal due to Canadian Interuniversity Sport rules, which restrict new players from court time over the first year. But once he was eligible, it wasn’t long before the coaches took notice. Derek was on the starting line for the final 12 games of the season, and named the Athlete of the Week at Mount Royal at the end of January. He was also named player of the game twice in his dozen starts. He hopes to pose an even bigger threat next year.

“I want to play some big minutes and contribute as much as possible.”

Derek is currently studying toward a Bachelor of Science, with plans to continue his education. And he’s sure that after his competitive basketball days are over, he’ll still play a big part in the sport, probably as a coach.

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COURT CASE — Former DTSS student Derek Wolf, who first learned to play basketball at J.A. Laird Elementary, is now showing off his skills for the Mount Royal University Cougars basketball team in Calgary.

Photo submitted

DISTRICT OF INVERMERE

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Over the summer and fall of 2014 the District of Invermere has been actively engaging community dialogue, gathering input and updating the Official Community Plan to align with the Imagine Invermere Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) and other recently completed DOI Policy documents.

The scope of the Official Community Plan (OCP) update for the District of Invermere is to systematically align and integrate the District’s Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP), Imagine Invermere, both of which are the Districts highest level policies guiding the community’s future.

In addition, the updating and alignment process undertaken to generate the Imagine Invermere OCP was necessary to refresh and consolidate the OCP with the strategy documents generated since its 2001 adoption as well as the community input received.

The Draft Official Community Plan update has now been completed and is available for review and comment on the Districts Website home page, www.invermere.net In addition, an OCP Update Open House is scheduled for; • March 11th, 2015 at the District Council Chambers, 914 – 8th Avenue, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

And, the OCP Bylaw No. 1495, 2015 Public Hearing is scheduled for; • March 17th, 2015 at the District Council Chambers, 914 – 8th Avenue, 7 p.m.

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OCP Bylaw No.1495, 2015 will be available for review at the District of Invermere Office, 914 – 8th Avenue Invermere from March 4th to March 17th, 2015, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For more information please contact Rory Hromadnik at the District of Invermere, 250-342-9281, extension 1235, planning@invermere.net

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What’s Happening in the Columbia Valley

Music • visual arts • dining • Bar Scene • entertainment • performance ARTS GO GO GOODIES Young hunters (left to right) Connor Krebs, Karlee Baes, Hunter Pike and Tysen Krebs won awards at this year’s Lake Windermere District’s Rod and Gun Club annual Wild Game Banquet dinner that took place on Saturday, February 21st. Turn to page 15 for the club’s reflections on the event.

Wild gamers PAGE 12

Photo by Kaitlynn Baes

HERITAGE WEEK

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Out & About Your weekly guide to what’s happening around the Columbia Valley Page 13

Cinefest at pynelogs tuesday March 10th at 7 pm

the Visionary & the ghost of pynelogs

What does ART mean to you? Call for more info 250.342.4423

live Performance – March 11th to 15th

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

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Locally-produced musical brings local history to life at Pynelogs As an early land developer of the Columbia Valley, Bruce’s An original musical theatre poetic enthusiasm for this landproduction in celebration of our scape has never been equalled. local heritage will be presented His gorgeous 1912 brochure at Pynelogs Cultural Centre extolling the beauties of this valfrom Wednesday, March 11th ley remains one of our most reto Sunday, March 15th. markable historic publications.

The Visionary and the Ghost Many settlers were enticed to of Pynelogs portrays the life come here in response to Bruce’s and times of Robert Randolph vivid descriptions of this place.

Bruce, his romance with Lady He collaborated with CPR, sellElizabeth Northcote, and the ing land for farms and orchards, story of her famous ghost. thus settling the region and esThe entertaining show featablishing a local economy, river tures eighteen original songs and road transportation, and composed in the style of a VicEast Kootenay commerce. Even torian/Edwardian operetta and though his irrigation system was performed by a talented local not reliable, and many farms did LOCAL THEATRE — Thomas Eastbrook, who not flourish, Bruce is considered cast of nine.

The story’s leading man, plays Basil Hamilton in the upcoming locally cre- to be a visionary pioneer of this Randolph Bruce, was born in ated and produced musical The Visionary and the part of the province. His expanScotland. He was drawn to Ghost of Pynelogs, was delighted to put the show sive personality, as well as his Canada by the mining boom, on Invermere’s CV Arts sign on Sunday, March 1st. mining industry and CPR conPhoto submitted nections led to his appointment attained his metallurgy degree at McGill, and then came to the Rockies where he fell in in 1926 as Lieutenant Governor of B.C. love with the Windermere Valley. He bought the “Pair-oTickets for the musical are $25 on sale at Pynelogs, Tifdice” claim in 1900 and it soon grew to be a productive fany’s Thredz, and Radium Bighorn Gifts. For each night mining operation. He employed over a hundred men to of the performance, doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with the work the mine’s seven shafts. Towns and villages in this show starting at 7 p.m. and ending around 9:30 p.m. An part of the Columbia Valley grew up as service points for intermission will take place between two acts, each roughly the mining industry.

45 minutes in length. A Sunday matinee will start at 2 p.m.

Agriculture in the valley was developed in large part With permission from the Windermere Valley Hisbecause Bruce and other mine owners needed a cost ef- torical Society, The Visionary and the Ghost has reprinted fective way to feed their miners. This led to a settlement a souvenir 2015 edition of the historic booklet featurplan to bring in farmers and ranchers to grow produce ing beautiful artwork by Canadian impressionist artists and livestock so that foodstuffs would not have to be Frank and Caroline Armington. It will be on sale for $20 shipped in at great expense. to help fund the theatre production.

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A musical theatre production by Anne Jardine & Winn Weir Music composed by Barry Moore

St. Paddy’s bake sale helping Africa Submitted by the Go Go Sisters

March 11th – 14th at 7 p.m.

Sunday Matinee, March 15th at 2 p.m. at Pynelogs Cultural Centre Limited seating. Tickets on sale for $25 at Pynelogs or Tiffany’s Thredz in Invermere and Radium Bighorn Gifts.

The valley’s Go Go Sisters’ annual St. Patrick’s Tea and Bake Sale is just around the corner, on Saturday March 14th at Christ Church Trinity from 2 to 4 pm.

This get-together offers valley residents and visitors a chance to catch up, have a tea or coffee and homebaked goodies while raising money for the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers Campaign.

The SLF Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign was launched in March 2006 in response to the emerging crisis faced by African grandmothers as they

struggled to care for millions of children affected or orphaned by AIDS. The campaign aims to raise awareness, build solidarity and mobilize support in Canada for African grandmothers. It has since evolved into a dynamic and responsive national movement, which currently boost more than 240 grandmother groups across our country. For more information on the Grandmothers Campaign go to www.grandmotherscampaign.org.

Our local chapter welcomes all new members.

For more information, contact Sherry Dewey at 250342-9733 or come to our tea! Hope to see you there!

Admission is by donation.

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

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

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

Please limit your submission to 30 words.

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

Friday, March 6th • From March 1 to March 10 Panorama Mountain Resort is hosting IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing World Championships is the first event of its kind to be held in Canada for either alpine or para-alpine skiing.

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

• 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphics program. Must pre-register.

• 7 p.m.: SYC movie night and popcorn.

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

• 7 - 10 p.m.: Fresh Fridays Open Mic at Pynelogs.

Showcasing young talent from the valley. All ages, licensed bar. First Friday of every month. st

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Saturday, March 7th • 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Charity Ski Day at Fairmont Hot Springs ski hill. Sponsored by FHSR and The Pioneer. $9.99 full day lift tickets, $5 tubing. All proceeds donated to the Invermere public library.

• 7 p.m.: SYC Pool Tourament.

Sunday, March 8th • 7 - 9 p.m.: Trivia Night at Bear’s Paw Bar & Grill, hosted by Norm MacDonnell. Sign up in teams of 4, win nightly prizes. Every Sunday in March.

Monday, March 9th • 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Employment Readiness Program.

Must pre-register.

• 5 -7 p.m.: CV Little League Baseball registration at the Invermere Community Hall. Contact 250-342-2112 for more information.

Tuesday, March 10th • 5:30 p.m.: SYC youth focus meeting. Refreshments provided.

• 7 p.m.: Edgewater Recreation Society AGM at the Edgewater Community Hall.

• 7 p.m.: Cinefest at Pynelogs. Call CV Arts for more information, 250-342-4423.

Wednesday, March 11th • 7 p.m.: SYC parent advisory board meeting.

• 7- 9 p.m.: The Visionary and the Ghost of Pynelogs live performance at Pynelogs Art Gallery and Cultural Centre from March 11th to 15th. Tickets $25, available at Pynelogs, Tiffany’s Thredz in Invermere and Radium Bighorn Gifts.

Thurday, March 12th • 12 p.m.: Invermere Seniors Luncheon at the Invermere Legion. Main Street Fun and Games will be joining with games. $10 per person RSVP to Theresa Wood at 250-342-9281 ext 1227 or events@invermere.net • 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphics program. Must pre-register.

• 4 - 8 p.m.: SYC Basketball night downstairs.

• 7 - 9 p.m.: Free Movie night at Panorama Mountain Resort. Drop your children off to enjoy a “G” or “PG” rated movie. Free popcorn for everyone! Join us in the Creekside room above the General Store.

• 7 - 10 p.m.: Open pool night at JackPine Pub in Panorama Mountain Village.

families in sub-Saharan Africa affected by HIV and AIDS. • 4 p.m.: SYC hang out night. Bring your game ideas.

• 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.: St. Patrick’s Day Bash with Valley Forged at Farside Inn in Fairmont Hot Springs. Irish stew and drink specials all day.

Sunday, March 15th • 7 - 9 p.m.: Trivia Night at Bear’s Paw Bar & Grill, hosted by Norm MacDonnell. Sign up in teams of 4, win nightly prizes. Every Sunday in March.

• 8 - 9 p.m.: Trivia Night at The Jackpine Pub in Panorama Mountain Village. Up to 6 people per team.

Pre-register at Guest Services by 4:30pm to secure a table or meet us at the door.

Monday, March 16th • 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Employment Readiness Program.

Must pre-register.

• 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.: Jam Night at the T- bar and Grill in Panorama Mountain Village. Night is led by Oso Simple and the stage is open to anyone looking to show off their musical skills.

Tuesday, March 17th • 5:30 p.m.: SYC free cooking workshop.

Wednesday, March 18th • 4 p.m.: SYC Netflix, Wifi and Video games night.

• 5:30 - 8 p.m.: Columbia Valley Chamber Of Commerce AGM at the Lions Hall/Chamber offices.

Thursday, March 19th

Friday, March 13th

• 4 p.m.: SYC hang out night. Bring your game ideas.

• 2 - 4 p.m.: SYC board games.

• 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphics program. Must pre-register.

• 7 p.m.: SYC movie night with popcorn.

Friday, March 20th • 5 p.m.: SYC movie night with popcorn.

Invermere Library Hours

Saturday, March 14th • 10 a.m.: ICAN AGM at Lakeview Meadows Recreation Centre, 855 Lakeview Meadows Road.

Everyone welcome.

• 2 p.m.: St. Patrick’s Day Tea and Bake sale at Radium Community Hall. Admission $5. Entertainment, games and door prizes. Sponsored by Edgewater Radium Hospital Auxiliary.

• 2 - 4 p.m.: The Valley Gogo Sisters are having their 8th annual St. Patrick’s Tea at Christ Church Trinity in Invermere. Admission by donation. All proceeds go to Stephen Lewis Grandmothers Campaign to support

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

• Wednesday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

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

• Wednesday and Thursday: 1 - 4 p.m.

• Saturday: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Invermere Thrift Store Hours • Thursday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

• Friday and Saturday: 1 - 4 p.m.

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The Man Who Knows and his angel

By Dorothy Isted Special to The Pioneer Editor’s note: The following article is about the real history of two characters featured in the upcoming Pynelogs musical, The Visionary and the Ghost of Pynelogs.

Basil George Hamilton was born on October 14th, 1869 in Collingwood, Ontario. His farmer father emigrated from England and his mother was born into a second generation Scottish family living in Quebec. His first job was in a bank and then he went west to Winnipeg to work for an older brother, L.A. Hamilton, who was the first Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) land commissioner.

There is a plaque on the corner of Hastings and Hamilton Streets in downtown Vancouver commemorating L.A. Hamilton’s efforts.

Basil first saw the Columbia Valley when working in a railway survey party in 1898. He returned to Winnipeg and acted as a homestead inspector for the CPR prairie provinces in the summer. During the winter months, he was engaged as a proofreader for the Winnipeg Free Press. BG, as he was generally referred to, then took a sideways career move as editor of the Fort William Times Journal in Ontario.

His future wife, Anna Maud Mary Crawford, was born in Liverpool, England in approximately 1868.

She came from progressive, privileged and educated people. Her father, Captain Matthew Crawford, was a master mariner and ship owner. Her mother Mary was the principal of a ladies school. Both of Maud’s parents had been born in Scotland. British census records of 1871 show a 13-year-old cousin from Canada living with the family. Census records also show there were two governesses and two servants

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living in the home. It is unknown if Maud’s whole family immigrated to Canada. However, her younger sister Mary graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in medicine.

Maud graduated from the Toronto General Hospital as a nurse. She initiated the Manitoba Association of Graduate Nurses, edited the magazine Canadian Nurse and was a member of the Canadian Women’s Press Club.

She started a hospital in Indian Head, Saskatchewan and acted as the superintendent. She married Basil Hamilton in Winnipeg on June 29th, 1907.

Like her friend Lady Elizabeth Bruce, Maud was educated by a governess, married late in life, and never had any children.

Basil Hamilton eventually returned to CPR and came to Calgary as secretary to Colonel J. E. Dennis, who was in charge of irrigation and colonization projects for the company. In 1910, Randolph Bruce hired BG to become his secretary in the newly formed Columbia Valley Fruit Irrigated Lands Co. Basil held this position until 1921. He then opened his own business offering secretarial and insurance services. BG and Maud’s first home was in Wilmer. They then moved into Invermere and built was is now the Cleland House on 5th Street, which

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they named Kootenae Lodge.

A vast collection of his papers were donated to the Windermere District Historical Society. Boxes and boxes of papers exist, detailing BG’s efforts to record events, as he was a dedicated historian. He interviewed many old-timers in the valley and many of the First Nations people. There exist five drafts of an unpublished book entitled Kootenay Indians, the Mystic Tribe of British Columbia, along with handwritten notes and corrections.

Basil researched for many years and published a book on David Thompson called The Legend of Windermere. In 1910, using portions of David Thompson’s journals, he found the location of the original David Thompson Fort along the road to Wilmer, now a National Historic Site. He had the foresight to purchase the land on which it stood and worked hard to have the government recognize the importance of it with a cairn.

Sue MacDonald, a museum volunteer, has been cataloguing BG’s papers for two years. She said, “They must have been a fine team. After he died, Maud was the primary person who got that cairn going. She wrote letters to the Government of Canada, hounded them to recognize this area and David Thompson.”

Maud donated the land to the government for the historic site.

Both Maud and BG contributed articles to newspapers and magazines.

Maud was a poet and also wrote articles for children. BG was the go-to man for any information people wanted about the valley. He was a regular contributor to The Vancouver Province, The Calgary Herald and The Winnipeg Free Press.

During the First World War, he created a newsletter he sent weekly to the men at the front to keep them in touch with news from home and with each other.

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Rod and Gun Club fundraiser feast a wild success teams prepared a most delicious spread of delicate meats, cheeses, fresh fruits and veggies to a hungry, packed-house of outdoor adventurers and nature enthusiasts. Other highlights of this community-shared event included a live auction lead by Tex Lortscher; game trophy presentations featuring what may have been a record number of youth entries being entered and awarded; plus mul-

tiple draws, barrels and silent auction activities all supporting our annual photo contest and interactive social evening. And if that wasn’t enough, DJ Dustin Murray kept the crowd dancing with all our favourite tunes well past the midnight hour!

It is this fundraiser event that propels the Rod & Gun Club into its annual array of environmental, recreational and wildlife ventures. As a club in existence since 1919, we are both proud and humbled by the generosity of our local valley businesses and families. With this kind of community support, the club, its members, and the general public as a whole benefit from such worthy causes as, for example, the upcoming Abel Creek Restoration Project commencing in August 2015.

To summarize, club president Rick Hoar was quoted as saying early the next morning: “I can’t wait for next year!”

Please visit us on Facebook to view a collection of pictures taken from the HUNGRY HUNTERS – At the Invermere Community banquet and to keep tabs on upcoming Hall on Saturday, February 21st, guests at the Lake Win- events. As well and for the first time, Rod dermere District Rod and Gun Club’s annual Wild Game and Gun Club memberships are available Banquet were offered a wide selection of locally hunted wild online by simply going to our webpage at www.lwdrodgun.com and click on the game entrees, fundraising activities and a dance.

Photos by Bob Walker Studios link below Join The Club.

Submitted by the Rod and Gun Club The Lake Windermere District Rod and Gun Club kept its promise once again by dovetailing a most incredible gala evening with all the wild trim on Saturday, February 21st.

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Heritage Week wrap-up Communities all across B.C. celebrated Heritage Week from February 16th to 22nd with the theme “Main Street: At The Heart of the Community.” The Windermere Valley Museum marked the week with two days of tea, coffee, refreshments and pictorial displays of Invermere’s Historic Main Street, which was once called Bruce Avenue, and is now part of 7th Avenue. The following photos are from that collection, reprinted with permission from the Windermere Valley Historical Society.

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. . . ‘The Man’ from page 14 Basil tried to interview all newcomers, and when he couldn’t, he’d get someone else to do it. He was an indefatigable researcher and a relentless recorder of details: burial sites, history, coins, stamps, weather, settler’s problems, local and world events, gardens etc. One reporter for The Vancouver Province travelled to the valley and wrote an amusing article about her time here and how, whenever she asked someone a question, they’d tell her to talk to BG. She titled her article The Man Who Knows.

Basil involved himself in many civic enterprises serving on executive committees and offering his secretarial and accounting skills to non-profits. He and Maud donated the land for the Anglican church, the site where

Christ Church Trinity now stands. There is a plaque inside the building commemorating his many years of service there. He died in 1933. His obituary in The Golden Star called him the “best loved” man in the valley.

Maud got behind a lot of public development projects. She convened committees to raise funds to build schools, the hospital and the church. She served on the school board and once criticized the schoolmaster’s wife for hanging out her nightie and his pyjamas on the clothesline beside each other because they were “too suggestive.”

Maud took charge and made things happen when there was a need. Along with Delphine Stark, she founded the local Hospital Aid Society, serving as president for many years. When Basil became ill, he referred

s The Weir Motor n io at st and Shell gas with in the 1950s, a ‘49 a ‘51 Mercury, cker re W Ford, and a ont. fr ‘38 Ford out tion It’s now the loca of Valley Foods.

to her in his journals as his “ministering angel.”

When her friend Lady Elizabeth became ill, Randolph Bruce called Maud to attend to her. Maud was at her side when she died.

Like her husband, Maud died at their home, in 1936. She did live long enough to see David Thompson’s Kootenae House declared a National Historic site in 1934. There are pictures of her sister, Dr. Mary Crawford, taking part in the unveiling. Mary inherited the Hamilton home, Kootenae Lodge, and lived there until her death in June 1953.

Special thanks to the writer’s sister Nadine Sturko of Edmonton for her genealogical research, which coloured in the unknown circumstances of BG’s and Maud’s early life.

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Paralympian merges art and high-performance sport

By Kelsey Verboom Special to The Pioneer As more than 120 athletes from 23 countries vie for top spot on the podium at the 2015 International Paralympic Committee Alpine Skiing World Championships this week in Panorama, B.C., mindset is an important aspect of any competitor’s winning formula. For Braydon Luscombe of the Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Team, intense focus on the race course is something the 22-year-old helps hone using a hobby that some might consider an unlikely match for high-speed sport: drawing.

Travelling the world with the national team naturally results in stretches of downtime at airports and hotel rooms, and Luscombe, from Duncan, B.C., occupies those gaps by filling notebooks with colourful doodles, drawings and tattoo designs.

“I’ve always loved art. It has always intrigued me,” he said. “Skiing and drawing definitely have similar elements. There are relaxing parts to both. When I’m skiing, there’s something about it that calms me and takes me into my own world, and I feel the same way when I draw.

“I like to be as creative as I can and have an open mind, and skiing demands the same approach. If something happens on the course, you have to adjust quickly, and having an open mind helps in those situations.”

Luscombe’s artwork appeared on his ski helmet at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games when he air-brushed a stylized red maple leaf onto it, and now, one year later, his drawings have again come to life; this time on a cover for his prosthetic leg.

The national champion in giant slalom recently partnered with Canadian design studio the Alleles to transform his doodles into a wearable, 3D-printed prosthetic cover and personal fashion statement. Taking inspiration from trips to training camps in New Zealand, Luscombe and the Alleles incorporated the athlete’s Maori-inspired sketches into the cover’s grey-and-silver design.

Although Luscombe doesn’t ski wearing a prosthetic — many skiers with an aboveknee amputation like Luscombe’s compete without a prosthetic, balancing on one ski and using two hand-held outriggers—he’s excited about the burgeoning fashion scene in the world of prosthetics, and the advance-

ART FROM THE HEART — Braydon Luscombe transforms doodles and drawings into prosthetic fashion statement. Photo submitted ments in technology he has already witnessed since having his leg amputated as a child when he contracted flesh-eating disease.

“It’s hard to even describe the progress that has been made in the past 10 or 15 years,” he said. “They’re much sturdier and much more mechanical, they’re better-looking, and some even incorporate computer technology.

I can’t imagine what it will be like in another 50 years. It’s going to be crazy.”

Luscombe and ten other Canadian athletes are competing at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, which kicked off February 28th. This is the first time the world championships have been held in North America, and Luscombe said he is looking forward to competing in front of the Canadian crowd.

“I’m pumped. I think the atmosphere is going to be really energized, with a good crowd and buzz at the finish line. Competing at home definitely takes things up a notch.”

For a full schedule of world championship events, visit www.paralympic.org/ panorama-2015. To learn more about the athletes representing Canada at the world championships, go to www.alpinecanada.org/ news/2015/IPCWorldChampionshipTeam.

Ceremonial start More than 115 elite para-athletes from 23 countries joined together to kick off the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in downtown Invermere on Saturday, February 28th in the Opening Ceremonies parade, marking the biggest gathering of para-alpine skiers since the Sochi Paralympic Winter Games in 2014. The event concludes Tuesday, March 10th, 2015 at Panorama Mountain Resort. Top photo by Alpine Canada/Others by Steve Hubrecht

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YOUR MONEY Are RRSPs still a good idea?

In 2009 when Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs) were introduced with a contribution limit of $5,000, many Canadians wondered if they would ever be a meaningful way to invest.

Today, with a contribution limit of $36,500, TFSAs have become a significant aspect of one’s financial picture, challenging even the Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) as the top dog of long-term savings plans. In fact, some people find themselves wondering if they should focus all their efforts on their TFSA, and forget about RRSPs entirely.

Pros and cons of RRSPs Both RRSPs and TFSAs have unique advantages and disadvantages. RRSP contributions can be applied against one’s taxable income for the year.

This will either result in a lower tax bill or a tax refund, which can be applied against other expenses or invested. As most people find themselves in a lower tax bracket during retirement than when they were working, RRSPs can help many people win the tax game.

On the other hand, investments grow tax-deferred, not tax-free like a TFSA, and while a lower tax rate may be applied to RRSP withdrawals, the assets have likely grown over time, which could eventually result in more tax dollars paid. Finally, for those with lower incomes, RRSPs could interfere with income-tested government benefits.

Pros and cons of TFSAs Unlike RRSPs, TFSAs have no tax benefits at the time of contribution, but will grow tax-free. Money in a TFSA is not counted in the calculation of one’s eligibility for government benefits.

People with pensions Those who will collect sizable pensions in retirement should use caution with RRSPs. Remember, the point of an RRSP is to eventually withdraw the funds at a lower tax rate. Examples would be teachers, government workers and many employees of certain large corporations, such as Telus.

Many of these workers earn taxable income in the “big middle” tax bracket in B.C., which currently ranges from $44,702 to $75,740. When they retire, their generous pensions, coupled with Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security, could keep them in the same tax bracket. Though there are still benefits to using RRSPs, these people should concentrate on their TFSA first, then their RRSP. People without pensions With few exceptions, most people without a pension will find themselves in a lower tax bracket in retirement than during their working years. These people might find that an RRSP is slightly more beneficial to them, due to the tax relief during their younger years and paying a lower

tax rate in retirement. Allocations to both accounts might be a good idea.

People with lower incomes While people with lower incomes would certainly benefit the most from the tax savings associated with RRSP contributions, they should be cognizant that their RRSP balance could affect special income-tested benefits they might receive in the future, such as the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS). It would be wise for these people to either use a TFSA, or be prepared to de-register the RRSP at some point prior to their 65th birthday so they will qualify for as much GIS as possible.

Final thoughts TFSAs had combined market value of $132 billion as of mid-2014. And in 2012, Canadians contributed $33.5 billion to TFSAs, surpassing RRSP deductions of $32.4 billion. This could, however, be a sign of shifting demographics, as 36.8 per cent of Canadians are age 50 or older.

By 2025, this number could hit 50 per cent. As most of the wealth in our society is held by retirees, RRSP participation will likely continue to decline.

If you are wondering if an RRSP or TFSA contribution would be right for you, speak with your financial advisor. He or she can assess your personal situation and determine what would be most beneficial.

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Libraries aren’t just big boxes of books relayed to our librarian Ginny Walker. Every librarian has at least one special hidden (or not-so-hidden) talent in their arsenal of superpowers. For Ginny, this is genealogy.

Despite being on holidays at the time, Ginny jumped at the opportunity to find this gravesite and within days the pictures What does it mean to “think outside had been sent to Ms. West in England. Ms. of the box?” If you believe libraries are just West has since made many more connecabout print books then perhaps it is time to tions in her search to uncover her family consider this statement. The Internet swiftly tree. The photos of the grave were passed swept that notion away and libraries, along on to the late Vera Tearne’s daughter who with the rest of the world, have been chang- had never seen her mother’s grave before.

Genealogy is an addictive pastime for ing and adapting to the needs of communithose who are interties ever since. ested in their family’s For instance, you past. The Invermere might need a picture Public Library subof your cousin’s grave scribes to the datahalfway across the base Ancestory.com, world, as Linda West one of the largest did last year. genealogy companies It was a Saturday in the world. Anyone morning when Ms. can use this site for West’s email came to the Invermere Pub- FAMILY TRACKER — The Invermere free from within the lic Library with the Public Library helped a woman in Eng- library and, last year, intriguing subject land locate the gravestone of her cousin in over 4,400 unique line “Cousin’s Grave” Invermere.

Photo submitted genealogy searches were made through waiting in our inbox.

Within the body of the letter was the infor- the library.

So, if your head is still fixed on the mation on Vera Elizabeth Tearne, who had been buried in Invermere after her death library being just a box for books, rememin 1963. Ms. West, living in England, had ber that there are so many other ways to never visited her cousin’s grave and was hop- share information and your local library is involved in many of them. ing the library could send her a picture.

This week’s column was written by Leah Although it’s a dream of ours, the Invermere Public Library does not currently Shoemaker, a librarian at the Invermere have an updated archive of Columbia Valley Public Library, which is located at 201 7th gravesite photos. This wasn’t going to stop Avenue. Visit their website or call 250-342us, however, and a request for advice was 6416 for more information.

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If you live within the District of Invermere and own a dog, please drop by the municipal office at your earliest convenience to pick up a dog tag. Fees are as follows:

UNSPAYED FEMALE DOG .....................$35 UNNEUTERED MALE DOG ....................$35 SPAYED FEMALE DOG ..........................$15 NEUTERED MALE DOG .........................$15 Spaying / Neutering We encourage all pet owners to have their dogs spayed or neutered to assist in promoting the health of your animal and to minimize the potential for unwanted pups in the community. As an incentive to spay or neuter your dog, the various license and impound fees for spayed or neutered animals are less than if your animal is not spayed or neutered.

For dog control issues within the municipality, please contact our Dog Control Officer at 250-342-1707.

Spring has come early and with the snow and ice gone we ask that you please remember to be respectful and pick up any dog feces. Please place any of your animal waste in a plastic bag prior to placing in your garbage container.

As we now know, plastic is not so fantastic. Up to a trillion plastic bags per year are used around the world. While most of them go to landfill sites where, scientists estimate, it takes up to 1,000 years to break down, millions still end up in waterways, trees, and in our oceans where it eventually ends up in stomachs of fish and birds. We encourage you to use biodegradable dog waste bags, which are available at various sites throughout town.

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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.

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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.

Specializing in Hunter Douglas Blinds, Custom Drapery and Bedding, Upholstery, Cushions, Headboards and more! FREE literise system on Hunter Douglas Duette ‘til April 30th!

Call Brenda to book your Design Consultation.

403-861-8782 or email at soledecor@shaw.ca www.Studio222calgary.com

s obituary s Sheila Powell 1934 - 2015 Sheila Maureen Powell (nee White), beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away peacefully with family by her side in Invermere, B.C. on Thursday, February 26th, 2015 at the age of 80 years.

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Cheers to Columbia Cycle and Ski Cheers to Herb Weller. Your for helping EMP take Kindergarten volunteer time at the Laird climbing classes skating. Your generosity is wall is a gift to our community and JEERS greatly appreciated! CHEERS & our children.

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Our family would like to thank Dr. Page and the staff at the Invermere District Hospital and Columbia Garden Village for their excellent care and loving kindness.

To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die Condolences for the family may be left at www.bowriverfuneral.com BOW RIVER FUNERAL SERVICE (403) 678-4880

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Cheers to Dr. Mark Zehnder and the entire staff at the Invermere Veterinary Hospital.

Your understanding, kindness and sympathy in helping us say goodbye to an important member of the family was greatly appreciated. This valley is a great place to call home because of good people like you.

Cheers to Paul at Horizon Log Homes - you know why!

Cheers to all my fellow PJ-wearers, I declare every Tuesday National PJ day!

lost & found Cheers to Leo K. for allowing the Health Care Auxiliary to keep their storage shed on his property. How awesome of you!

Cheers to the girls at La Cabina’s.

Great service and awesome wings!

A hidden gem in Radium!

Jeers and a big SHAME ON those able bodied people who chose to park in spaces designated for the disabled or handicapped.

Jeers to the Christmas decorations still up around town. Come on people! It’s March! Let’s move on!

Jeers to Mother Nature. This return to winter is akin to emotional abuse! Make up your mind already.

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Cheers to the District of Invermere for not sweeping the gravel off the roads, winter is still here!

Found: Pandora bracelet in the Radium Petro Canada. Please call 250-347-9988 to describe.

Cheers to the Windermere Valley Pee Wee team, coaches and parents for an amazing weekend in Whitefish. Even though we did not bring home the banner, the boys showed class and hard work in getting to the finals. Great job Team! You should be so proud of yourselves!

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NEWHOUSE MULTI STORAGE Various sizes available.

Now with climatecontrolled units.

Call 250-342-3637.

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Happy Birthday

Sheila was very proud of her four adoring children: John (Donna), Ken (Laurie), Tim (Mary) and Susan and her eight beloved grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She will be truly missed by all her family and friends, but our hearts are lightened knowing that she is dancing again with her beloved Art.

In lieu of flowers, friends wishing to remember Sheila may make a donation, in her memory, to the Alberta Lung Association, #302, 609 - 14 Street NW, Calgary AB, T2N 2A1 (1-888-566-LUNG).

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Sheila was born September 20th, 1934 in Jasper, Alberta. She moved to Banff with her family when she was 14 and later met and married the love of her life, Arthur Powell. A vibrant personality with a zest for life, Sheila touched the lives of all those around her. We were all blessed to have known her.

Cremation has taken place. A memorial service for friends and family will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, March 20th, 2015 in St. George’s-in-the-Pines Anglican Church in Banff.

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

Meadows, Harriet Jean July 17th, 1931 – February 22nd, 2015 She is survived by her husband of 74 years, Frank; their three sons, Larry (Heather), Eugene (Dale) and Jerry (Laurie); 5 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

Her love of life, family and the valley kept her family close. Her spirit will live on here in the outdoors she loved.

Memorial service to be announced later in the Spring.

Brenda Byman March 10 th, 1949

All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all.

Love forever, the Byman family

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

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 .

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

Close to shopping and beaches.

2-bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appliances. All on one floor. Perfect as your new home or great rental property revenue.

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

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

Immaculate House Care - Leave the cleaning to us. Call Margaret 250688-1371.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR RENT 565 SF PANACHE BUILDING INVERMERE 250-342-5805 500 sq. ft. shop for rent in Invermere. $625/mo includes utilities. Available April 1st. 403282-5612 or email spelremm@ shaw.ca.

Invermere 2 bedroom lower level suite for rent April 1. Free cable and wireless internet, bright, clean, modern with laminate floors and tile, private entrance, lots of parking, W/D, F/S, NS, NP, all utilities included. $950/mth + DD + references. Call 250-342-1010 to view.

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Immaculate, caring, retired woman who loves gardening and partner are seeking a 2-bdrm home in Windermere, Invermere or Wilmer area. N/S, have cat, need storage.

Call Margaret 250-688-1371.

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

Kitchenettes available. Call 250347-9915.

2-bdrm apartment, fenced yard, $800/mo includes utilities except cable and internet. Call Kerry at 250-347-9988.

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

Chad, 403-874-3675.

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 sale 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. 250342-7608 or peter02@telus.net.

Please email classified ads to info@columbiavalleypioneer.com

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 .

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

VEHICLES 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.

RV Lots Fully serviced RV lots for sale, $35,000. 45 min north of Radium. www.columbiariver wetlands rvpark.ca, 250-348-2094.

Wanted to buy, large rototiller. Call 250-342-9636.

misc. for sale 3 spool Serger plus several spools of threads in excellent, $50. A table steam press, $15. Little green Bissell rug cleaner, $30. Phone 250347-7748 Set of 3 oak coffee and end tables, large size glass protective tops, asking $500. Phone 250-345-6214.

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PERSONALIZED LIFESTYLE MEDICINE Dr. Margaret Radermacher DC Lifestyle coaching for: - weight loss - detoxification - less pain and inflammation - diabetes - fibromyalgia - arthritis For effective results and healthy changes, 250-342-8830.

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

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.

services Home Building and Renos Chuck Newhouse Builders 250-342-3637 chucknew@telus.net Heaven’s Best Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Environmentally friendly products.

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

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MINING LEASE APPLICATION Take notice that Andris Kikauka, free miner certificate client number 114051, 4199 Highway 101, Powell River, B.C. V8A 0C7, Glen Rodgers, free miner certificate client number 123054, Box 215, Cranbrook, B.C., V1C 4H7 and Peter Klewchuk, free miner certificate client number 114281, 408 Aspen Road, Kimberley, B.C. V1A 3B5, have applied to the Chief Gold Commissioner for the Province of British Columbia, for a mining lease of minerals identified by the mineral claims listed below.

The mineral claims will be surveyed by BCLS, whose field notes and plans will be approved by the Surveyor General. The following mineral claims, located between Bobbie Burns and Driftwood Creeks, are subject to the mining lease application: Tenure Numbers 511333 and 511335, Mineral Titles Map Number 082K098 Posted at the Chief Gold Commissioner’s office in Victoria, British Columbia, this 23rd Day of February, 2015.

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

WHITE CHOCOLATE AND CRANBERRY COOKIES

½ cup Butter, softened ½ cup Brown Sugar, ½ cup White Sugar 1 Egg 1 tbsp Brandy

1½ cups Flour ½ tsp Baking Soda ¾ cup White Chocolate, chunks 1 cup Dried Cranberries

Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Grease cookie sheets.

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until smooth.

Beat in egg and brandy.

Combine the flour and baking soda; stir into the sugar mixture. Mix in the chocolate and cranberries.

Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto cookie sheets.

Bake 8 - 10 minutes; take out when still doughy.

Cool 1 minute then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

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Home Of The Week Home, Home on the Ridge!

Fairmont Ridge town home is beautifully finished with two luxurious master suites, 3 covered decks and a self contained 1 bedroom suite. The perfect retreat!

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TONY’S GREEK GRILL

Tiffany’s Thredz is in search of an outgoing, positive, mature individual to fill a P/T position, who is available to work weekdays and weekends. Please send resumes to t.thredz@telus.net or stop by the store and speak with France.

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.

Legal Assistant/ Receptionist required P/T with the potential for a F/T position. Experience preferred, but willing to train the right candidate.

Must be available Thursdays and Fridays. Please forward cover letter and resumes to: Hubbard & Blakley Box 639, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0. e-mail: handb@telus.net.

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.

Radium Subway is now hiring fulltime and part-time. Willing to work weekends. Please apply in person, by email rpetro@live.ca or fax to 250-347-9921.

Helna’s Stube is looking for a part time evening server. Email resume to mail@helnas.com or call 250347-0047.

Columbia Valley Community Foundation: Executive Director (P/T, Permanent). The ideal candidate has proven management, finance, administration and communications experience in the charity or not-for-profit sector. To find out more about this position visit www.valleyfoundation.ca.

Send cover letter and resume to info@valleyfoundation.ca by March 20th, 2015.

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.

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May-August 2015 Are you a post-secondary student who enjoys working with people of all ages and has a love of libraries? Are you searching for a summer job that offers new challenges and adventures each day? Then we are looking for someone just like you! For more information about the position and how to apply, please visit invermere.bclibrary.ca/job-opportunities.

Deadline for applications is Friday, March 13..

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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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Flexible scheduling to meet your needs Friendly and fast paced work place environment Advancement opportunities New for 2015 – Profit Sharing Program

Apply in person or at www.aw.ca

FULL-TIME

REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER The Columbia Valley Pioneer and the Invermere Valley Echo, two award-winning, jointly operating community newspapers based in Invermere, B.C., have an immediate opening for a full-time reporter/ photographer.

Our three-person newsroom requires a self-starter who needs little training and can immediately become a productive member of our overall nine-person staff. An excellent benefits package and gas allowance are included.

Invermere is located in the Columbia Valley, a four-season tourist destination with a vibrant arts and entertainment culture, endless backcountry/resort outdoor pursuits, and a strong local community that encompasses four municipalities and a regional district.

Our print-run is 6,400 and 2,100 respectively, Wednesday and Friday.

We also publish seasonal magazine and tourism publications throughout the year.

Qualifications: • A post-secondary journalism diploma or university degree in journalism • Previous experience in print journalism • Excellent writing, interviewing, critical thinking and research skills • Proficiency with Adobe CS6 Photoshop and InDesign with proven photography and page layout skills • Comfortable covering a wide variety of topics and producing ten stories per week (varies) • Team-oriented and able to take direction well • Available to cover evening and weekend events on an a needed basis • A valid driver’s licence and reliable vehicle The position is available as of March 19th. Interested candidates should email a cover letter, resume, writing and photography samples to:

Nicole Trigg, Editor nicole@columbiavalleypioneer.com Black Press is Canada’s largest privately held independent newspaper company with more than 150 community newspapers and associated publications and 19 dailies, located in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii.

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SUMMER POSITION Circulation and Program Assistant

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

Part and Full-time Positions Available Start date: ASAP

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.

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

Looking for a way to spend the summer at the lake and get paid doing it?

There is an opportunity for you at Lakeshore Resort and Campground as long as you have a positive attitude, are physically fit, a superior work ethic, team focus, the ability to laugh and you may enjoy working with our team.

• • • •

Assistant Manager Campground Attendants Customer Service Clerks Night Security Persons

These positions are 40 hrs/week and require persons that are available evenings and weekend shifts, with a performance bonus available at the end of the season. Students are also encouraged to apply. Training will be provided once you are hired. Closing date: March 27th, 2015 To apply for one or more of these positions, please submit your cover letter and resume to: LAKESHORE RESORT & CAMPGROUND ATTENTION: KAYLENE EARL 3050 HIGHWAY 93/95 WINDERMERE B.C. V0B 2L2 Phone: 250-342-6301 ext 3808 Fax: 250-342-9693 Email: lakeshore@akisqnuk.org

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Golf Jobs • Servers • Turf Care • Kitchen • Outside Services • Ambassadors (volunteer) We Work at PLAY! Visit eagleranchresort.com

March 6, 2015

Now Hiring

Rockies Law Corporation requires an energetic and outgoing part-time office assistant for our busy Inverlocation. Responsibilities will PART–TIME mere include providing administrative OFFICE support to the lawyers and legal asASSISTANT sistant staff, client communication, incoming and outgoing mail/faxes, WANTED filing, correspondence, answering phones, scheduling appointments and a variety of general office duties. The successful candidate will have experience with Microsoft Word and be able to work in a fast paced office environment. Rockies Law Corporation provides competitive remuneration in a progressive and flexible work environment.

Please forward your resume with covering letter and references to susan@rockieslaw.com. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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

Drop off resume at

Fruitvale, BC Invermere, BC

NOW HIRING

COOK / CHEF HEALTH CARE AIDES FOR WEEKENDS

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES! LICENSED

The Perfect Guest Experience is more than a warm smile and welcoming atmosphere. Our people are what bring an exceptional experience to life for our Members and Guests. Service that makes a genuine connection is what has them looking forward to their next visit.

Sound like something you’d like to be a part of?

CAREER Competitive Wage & Benefits OPPORTUNITIES!

We are actively searching for:

PRACTICAL NURSE

Mountain Side Village Is Fruitvale’s Newest Seniors Housing, Care, & Services Community.

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Attractive Compensation Columbia GardenPackage Village is Flexible Hours Invermere’s Seniors Housing, Innovative Support Team to Ensure Your Care, & Services Community.

Success Opportunity for Growth within an Expanding Company Vibrant Professional Atmosphere

Hiring Incentive

• Pro Shop Attendants • Outside Guest Services Attendants • Shuttle Drivers • Restaurant Servers • Beverage Cart Servers • Cooks Members of our team enjoy complimentary golf at both of our courses, uniform/clothing allowance, 50% off meals, retail discounts and team building functions through the season.

Course side staff accommodation is available.

Please submit your resume to employment@radiumresort.com

Apply Online At GOLDENLIFE.CA Apply Online At GOLDENLIFE.CA Or Call 250.489.0667 For More Info!

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Your passion for great food and coffee, as well as a devotion to quality will be what separates you from the crowd; we will supply the tools and training – you will work the magic.

In addition to teaching you more than you could ever imagine about coffee, we provide a steady paycheck, extended health and wellness benefits, competitive wages, staff fun days, paid day-off birthdays, and the opportunity to work with one of the finest teams in the country!

Our Café is open 7 days per week and availability to work weekends is required. If you’ve got what it tastes… fire us off your resume to jobs@kickinghorsecoffee.com or fax 250-342-4450. We will contact successful applicants.

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BARISTA (Full-time) As a Kicking Horse Café BARISTA, pulling the perfect shot, sharing your latte art with the masses, and providing a level of service that is second to none, will not so much be a job as it will be a vocation. The only requirement… ya gotta be crazy about coffee; think it, drink it, love it, dream it!

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FHSR offers unlimited golf for golf course staff over 7 months of golf, from Mar. 27th - Nov. 1st!

Join the team and enjoy the summer job you have been thinking of all your life!

Positions include: Golf Shop • Turfcare • Food & Beverage • Guest Services Canada’s Favourite Family Resort

www.FairmontHotSprings.com Or Call: 1.800.663.4979

Interested applicants please forward their resume with references to the attention of: Human Resources - David Sheedy Fax: 250-345-6616 or email to: hr@fhsr.com

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Join our winning team!

Atlific Hotels’ Copper Point Resort is a whole new level of play in the Columbia Valley. Invermere’s newest upscale Hotel, is the perfect complement to four-season fun and athletic appetites.

We are looking for those strong candidates who are energetic and passionate about providing an exceptional guest experience. We are committed to bringing together the industry’s best talent to create a diverse team of innovative thinkers.

Atlific Hotels offers competitive wages, employee benefits, advanced training opportunities, a fun working environment and more importantly, a career.

We are recruiting for the following:

• Front Office Manager • Housekeeping Department • Guest Experience Agent – Full-time • Shuttle Driver – Part-time/Full-time Elements Grill is recruiting for the following:

• Servers • Banquet staff • Kitchen staff

School District No.6 (Rocky Mountain), Windermere Zone is now accepting applications for the following Noon Hour Supervisor position:

Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is hiring NOW for our Summer Season! Our all-season resort has positions open this spring for: • Room Attendants · Servers · Cooks · Bartenders · Porters and Dishwashers · Golf turf care · Pro Shop Attendants

Eileen Madson Primary School – Permanent, part-time (4 hrs/wk), effective March 30, 2015

· Guest Services · Front Desk · RV Park Attendants · Lifeguards · Retail sales attendants · Massage Therapists · Estheticians

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

While most positions are seasonal, there are permanent full-time opportunities for those that stay through the season. All of our staff receive: • Competitive wages • Free lunch while working • Staff pass for access to all amenities, and discounts in our outlets

If you are interested in this position, please submit a resume, with three references, by 4 p.m. on Friday, March 13th, 2015 to: Ms. Meghan O’Neill Human Resources Coordinator School District No.6 (Rocky Mountain) P.O. Box 430 Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0 Phone: (250) 342-9243 e-mail: hr@sd6.bc.ca

Interested applicants please forward their resume with references to the attention of: David Sheedy, Human Resources Fax: 250-345-6616 or email to: hr@fhsr.com

Email your resumes in confidence to: cherrie.burke@copperpointresort.com 760 Cooper Road, Invermere B.C. V0A 1K0 PH: 250.341.4021 Toll Free 1.855.926.7737 FX: 250.341.4001

Mountain Parks

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 6 (ROCKY MOUNTAIN)

fairmonthotsprings.com 1.800.663.4979 Parcs des montagnes

START HERE S R E E R A C G IN IR P INS ENCE CHEZ NOUS M M O C I U Q E T N A L IMU UNE CARRIÉRE ST Working in a mountain national park is not just a job, it’s a lifestyle in a spectacular location.

Successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record search.

ADVERTISING SALES REPRESENTATIVE The Columbia Valley Pioneer and Valley Echo are seeking an Advertising Sales representative for our weekly newspapers. We have an opening for a full-time, year-round position.

We are community-focused publications with high standards, both for content and appearance. We work hard, we have a great team, and we love our community. Our newspaper print run totals 8,500 copies weekly which are distributed between Spillimacheen and Canal Flats.

We are seeking someone who is a team player with organizational skills, sales experience, strong inter-personal skills and knowledge in sales and marketing.

Mechanic

The ideal candidate must be motivated and take the initiative to sell multiple media products, including online advertising. You must also be able to work with existing and new customers and find ways to grow sales and income.

To apply, please visit our website: www.parkscanada.gc.ca/mpcareers

You will be responsible for maintaining a high level of service to existing customers, qualifying new business prospects, and building an active, high potential prospect list. You will act as our newspapers’ front line to the business community, devising and implementing marketing initiatives and campaigns for the newspapers in order to support sales and assist in the development of new business.

Banff National Park Salary: $24.88 to $29.21 /hour (under review)

Travailler dans un parc des montagnes n’est pas seulement un travail, c’est un mode de vie dans un endroit spectaculaire.

Mécanicien (ienne)

Parc national Banff, Salaire : De 24,88 $ à 29,21$ par heure (en cours d’examen)

We are looking for someone with prior experience in a sales position with a successful track record; someone who has strong written and verbal communications and exceptional customer relations skills, knowledge and proficiency in MS Office/MAC OS is a requirement. Some knowledge of design software is a plus but not necessary. Valid driver’s licence and a reliable vehicle are a must.

Deadline for resumes is Friday, March 13th.

If this describes you, please submit your resume and cover letter to the attention of:

Pour présenter une demande, visitez notre site web : www.parcscanada.gc.ca/carrierespm

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Regional District of East Kootenay Toby Benches Official Community Plan Introductory Meeting

You are invited to attend an introductory public information meeting which will initiate the Toby Benches OCP planning process.

This process is intended to result in the adoption of a new OCP which will cover the Toby Benches area north of Toby Creek and west of the District of Invermere. The new Toby Benches OCP will replace the existing Toby Benches Land Use Strategy.

All interested parties are invited to attend the introductory meeting: Wednesday, March 11th, 2015 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce 651 Highway 93/95, Invermere BC

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The meeting will include an introduction to OCPs, an overview of the expected planning process, and a general discussion.

During the meeting, those present will also be able to identify important topics they would like to see addressed in the plan.

For further information, please contact Kris Belanger, Planner, at 250-4896903 or toll free at 1-888-478-7335 or email kbelanger@rdek.bc.ca.

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March 6, 2015

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 29

Caring for your pet’s teeth

Disney dancers

By Donna Thiessen Invermere Veterinary Hospital

Just like every year for the Columbia Valley Figure Skating Club’s annual fundraiser, the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena was packed for a demonstration of the club’s talent, from kids who are barely old enough to skate, to the coaches who have been practising their whole lives. This year’s event presented the theme Disney in the Valley, and took place on Sunday, March 1st.

Are your cuddle times with your pet being spoiled by bad breath? Your cat’s or dog’s — not yours! “Essence de doggie breath” could be an indicator of looming trouble. Left untreated, periodontal disease leads to significant problems in your pet’s mouth (tooth decay, gum disease, receding gums, pain) and also to secondary issues for the kidneys and heart. A consistent daily brushing regime and regular dental exams are as important for your pet as they are for you, which is why the Invermere Veterinary Hospital is promoting pet dental care this month.

“One of the most common problems veterinarians see in pets is dental disease, and, unfortunately, these issues can get serious if untreated... an untreated dental infection can spread to the heart, kidneys, and other organs, and suddenly become life threatening,” says Dr. Clark K. Fobian, past president of the American Veterinary Health Association.

Symptoms for periodontal disease include bad breath, a change in eating or chewing habits, a loss of energy, depression, pawing at the face and mouth, red swollen gums or bleeding from the mouth.

The good news is that there are several preventative measures you, as the pet owner, can take to ensure your pet’s oral health. Consistent daily brushing of the teeth is the baseline habit. There are good videos online to demonstrate the process of training your pets to have their teeth brushed. Quality dental diets are specifically designed to keep the teeth clean through mechanical actions involving kibble shape and texture.

Most importantly, have your pet’s teeth regularly examined and cleaned by a qualified veterinary dental team. Staying on top of your pet’s oral health from the puppy or kitten stage is much more economical for you and beneficial for your pet than having to undergo major dental surgery because dental care has been neglected.

And your snuggle times will be much more pleasant!

Photos by Dan Walton

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Knowing our waterways Watershed Wanderings

By Megan Peloso Pioneer Columnist A new relationship between people and water needs to be established to ensure that there will be water supplies for human use, thriving ecosystems and a healthy economy… both now and in the future. — Cowichan Basin Water Management Plan (2007) In November, I wrote an article to introduce readers to the new legislative contents in the B.C. Water Sustainability Act — why it’s being renewed, what gaps are being addressed... there was a lot of material to work with and, in the end, I wondered if simplifying the Act was a disservice.

I wanted to show how the legislation could alter water relationships and transactions here in the Columbia Valley well into the future. Thinking about how to bring the Act back to life, I ruminated on the word itself.

I thought about “acts” featured in theatre playwriting. Plays are written to render an audience captive; the acts are the basic elements that form the plot. Acts, in turn, come alive by the doings of people: an inciting incident, a complication, a crisis, a turning point, a finale. The connections between the dramatic turns in theatre began to make sense as a metaphor for the Water Sustainability Act as a living document (documenting water, as we see it). What is implied by an Act after all, if not Action? And I see you and me as the animators. Bear with me…

Picture yourself starring in a play. The title and genre of the play have been unveiled with painstaking suspense. After long hours of rehearsing, the curtain finally pulls away and you step forward to proclaim your first line. Saying the words, acting the words, expressing the words through movement; this is how we will begin to ascertain the real nature of the Act and whether the new water laws reflect the plot we want to see. This is the moment we go to the theatre for. Not the writing of the play, but the Action that determines the dénouement of the final scene. Will we, the protagonists, be better off than we began at the outset? Will a change in words catalyze a change in action so that we succeed in protecting our waters?

As it happens, this year’s theme for Canada Water Week is Know Your H2O! (March 16th to 20th). The idea is that the more we know about where our water comes from and the state of our watershed, the more likely it is that we will find ourselves in a position to better care for it. I encourage you to take time this next month to explore answers to the Canada Water Week questions below. See if you can uncover some of the main impacts the Columbia River Headwaters absorb and bear, and what we can do to make them net positive. Hint: Find many of these answers on the Lake Windermere Ambassadors website listed at the bottom of this article.

• Know the role of your H2O: Who uses it? How is it used? What kinds of aquatic species (native and invasive) call it home?

• Know the state of your H2O: How healthy are your home waters?

How is their health monitored? What can be done to keep them healthy?

• Know the people who work to protect your H2O: Public service employees, conservationists, community groups, etc. Who are these folks, and how do they work to protect your home waters?

The Lake Windermere Ambassadors want to hear your voice! Submit a story to Watershed Wanderings for a new “My View of the Lake” series and share the Lake with others, in your own words and through your eyes and experience. Aim for 500 words and include an optional original photo of your choice.

Megan Peloso is the Program Co-ordinator for the Lake Windermere Ambassadors. Email info@lakeambassadors.ca or call 250-341-6898.

March 6, 2015

Help realize your dreams Get inspired

By Carita Viklund Pioneer Columnist I meet many people in my practice who have a sense of dissatisfaction in their lives. They feel adrift from one day to another, without a sense of direction. Many of us experience this at times in our lives. These moments can help you prioritize and discover what is truly important to you.

I want to introduce you to a creative tool called a vision board. I have used vision boards with many of my clients, from kids to the elderly, as well as in my personal life. A vision board is literally any kind of background on which you can attach images and words about what you wish to have in your life. This can be done individually, with your spouse or with the whole family. Some examples of topics could be personal development, a dream holiday, the next two years of life or the kind of family environment you wish to create.

Why create this board? Life is very hectic for most of us. We are constantly bombarded by daily obligations and distractions, which can move the focus away from what we really want in life. It is good to slow down frequently and have a little chat with yourself.

Ask: how does it feel to be me? Am I living the life that looks like me? A vision board will help you to get to know yourself better, clarify your goals and inspire your creativity.

How to get started? Get a poster board (or piece of paper, cardboard, etc.), a variety of old magazines, glue, colour pencils and a few quiet hours. Sit quietly, take some deep breaths and clear your mind. Choose a topic for your board. You may ask yourself what is it that you want and allow the answers to come to you in words or images. Now that you know what to focus on, just start cutting out pictures that represent your goals or dreams. Choose pictures, words and phrases that are positive and accurately represent your visions. Remember to have fun!

Next, lay them out on the board and position them however feels right for you. You might even want to take some out if they are not quite aligned with your vision. Glue them all. You can add words or phrases, as well as draw or write on your board. I like to add a picture of myself in the middle to make it more personal. Be creative!

Lastly, think of what kind of actions and intentions are required for reaching your goals.

You might want to write some action notes on your board. Hang your board in a place where you see it often. Put your focus on things that matter and make choices that support your vision. Trust in yourself and make it happen!

Carita Viklund is a Finnish Family Therapist who is currently writing her children’s storybook on anger management in Invermere. Read more about her at www.funterapia.com and in her blog, www.omiaaskelia.blogspot.com.

Gardening for dragonflies Dragonfly Discovery Children’s Centre was excited to start planting a vegetable garden at the newly developed Radium Community Garden. The garden plot was gifted to the centre by Radium’s Sunrise Rotary Club.

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March 6, 2015

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 31

FAITH

The dandelion dilemma

By Pastor Trevor Hagan, Lake Windermere Alliance Church You’ve got to love dandelions… the flower that just keeps on giving!

Taraxacum officinale is its official name and many people consider it a weed, especially in lawns and along roadsides, but it is sometimes used as a medical herb, a tea and in food preparation.

The common dandelion is well known for its yellow flower heads that turn into round balls of silver tufted fruits that disperse in the wind, called “blowballs.”

I find it amazing how this little yellow flower continues to spread itself in my neighbourhood and around the countryside. I remember how, as kids, we loved to blow the seeds off and watch them float.

Today I try to mow them before they go to seed.

The dandelion serves to remind me of the principle of sowing and reaping. 2 Cor 9:6 says, “Whoever sows

sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.”

The dandelion challenges me to allow the good stuff God is doing in my life to blossom and be shared like seeds on the wind to all those around me.

We can sow the seeds of love, grace, mercy, kindness, self-control, peace and joy to the world around us.

Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon, Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; And where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much Seek to be consoled as to console, To be understood as to understand, To be loved as to love; For it is in giving that we receive, It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

The seeds of the good news are thrown from a life that loves God… and, in turn, they love the people God has placed around them.

What kind of seeds are you sowing?

LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH Sunday, March 8th, 10:30 a.m. Worship and Life Instruction, “Colossians: Rooted and Built Up ... He is your LIFE” Intern Pastor Jordan Tjart leading.

“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

You can remember someone special with your gift to the Canadian Cancer Society

Free fare from Fairmont Fairmont Hot Springs Resort provided a hot lunch to the students and their families at Martin Morigeau Elementary School in Canal Flats on Wednesday, February 25th. The luncheon consisted of turkey, ham, mashed potatoes and more for over 100 people. The resort’s mascot — Monty the Moose — was there to greet everyone and provide some giggles for the kids.

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To donate In Memory or In Honour: www.cancer.ca | 250-426-8916 or call toll-free 1-800-656-6426 or mail to: #19, 19th Avenue South Cranbrook, B.C. V1C 2L9 Please include: Your name and address for tax receipt Name of the person being remembered Name and address to send card to

Let’s Make Cancer History

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