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Valley NEWS

Plan for multi-use centre takes shape

By Breanne Massey Pioneer Staff The challenges of trying to create a building that will cater to the entire community’s needs has inspired Shape Architecture principal architect, Alec Smith, to invent a unique solution.

At the political action committee (PAC) meeting held in the District of Invermere (DOI) council chambers on May 13th the Multi-Use Facility Advi-

sory Committee (MUAC) agreed to revise the design to review two different options for one section of the building with help from Smith and associate architect, Loretta Kong.

“The resolution (we made) was for the committee to give direction to the architect to come back with costing for a shell of a space and a completed space that would include (room for) the youth centre and a multi-purpose room,” said Kindry Luyendyk, corporate officer at the District of Invermere.

The goal is to build a framework for the recreational activities and events that will be housed within the planned Columbia Valley Community Facility, which will be constructed at the old location of the David Thompson Secondary School, knocked down roughly six months ago. The district has been planning the facility for a number of years.

“What we try to do is identify the fundamental goals of the project,” said Smith.

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Debate on dues heats up in Columere Park

By Kevin Nimmock Pioneer Staff A Columere Park resident is speaking out against the Columere Park Community Association (CPCA) and the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) after the association appealed to the RDEK in writing to propose that its dues be collected from property taxes.

Elisabeth Noel said the process could eventually result in an RDEK bylaw, which would allow associations across the district to collect community dues automatically through taxation, rather than through the traditional means of voluntary membership.

“There are actually other communities that already do something similar,” said

RDEK chief financial officer Shawn Tomlin. “An important distinction is that it would not be necessarily collecting their dues on their behalf, but it would be a matter of collecting taxes from the properties in the community, and we would provide a grant to the association.”

Wilmer and Brisco are two of the communities that have established services with the RDEK to recieve grants through the collection of property taxes.

Mrs. Noel, however, is concerned that she could lose her ability to decide not to be a member of the CPCA. “It is neither necessary nor desirable for the RDEK Board to squander valuable time, effort or energy considering a bylaw that would deny us our democratic freedom of choice,” Mrs. Noel said in a letter to the Pioneer.

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With the opening salvo of summer officially upon us, the detachment responded to 53 calls for service over the May long weekend. Many of the calls were for large party crowds causing disturbances.

Numerous complaints throughout the weekend were generated from the Terra Vista Resort in Windermere. On one of the calls on Saturday, May 16th a group of 150 kids were dispersed. The majority simply were requested to pour out their drinks and move on. A 22-year-old male from Alberta chose instead to express his extensive knowledge of the Criminal Code and provincial statutes. He received further extensive knowledge of B.C. provincial statutes when he was issued a ticket for consuming alcohol in public.

The message for the summer is: don’t let a good quality education get in the way of common sense. Recognize when you are getting a break.

• On Saturday, May 16th at 3 a.m., wooden pallets behind Sears were set on fire. The Invermere fire department attended and put the fire out. No structure damage.

• On Saturday, May 16th at 1:50 p.m., police received a report of a male shooting from the road at deer on Toby Creek Rd near Panorama.

• On Saturday, May 16th at 5 p.m., the local detachment was advised of a 250-pound (113-kilogram) black bear seen off and on in the 1200 block of 10th Street.

• On Sunday, May 17th at 5:20 p.m., police attended to a domestic assault at the Fairmont Resort campsite.

The investigation resulted in a 26-year-old male from

Alberta arrested and charged with assault.

The male will be appearing in court on July 13th.

• On Sunday, May 17th at 5:20 p.m. police attended to a domestic assault complaint in the 1800 block of Gierlich Road.

The investigation resulted in a 45-year-old male arrested and charged with assault.

The male will appear in court June 17th.

• On Sunday, May 17th at 9:13 p.m., police responded to an initial complaint of an attempted break and enter in the 1400 block of 15th Avenue. A second call was received of the same male assaulting a 10-year-old male on 15th Avenue. A 28-year-old male was located in the area and arrested. The 10-year-old male suffered serious injuries to his hand and was taken to the hospital. The 28-year-old male from Invermere that was arrested at the scene has been charged with assault causing bodily harm, attempting to break and enter and uttering threats to the police.

• On Sunday, May 17th at 10:47 p.m., while attending to a large group of youngsters partying on Baltic Road an officer was injured when fireworks were pointed in his direction and went off. The investigation of this event is continuing.

A check with South East District Traffic section revealed the following results from a three day blitz in Kootenay National Park during the long weekend: 115 speeding tickets, 26 excessive speeding tickets resulting in 26 vehicles being impounded, one 90 day driving prohibition and vehicle impoundment for refusing to provide a suitable sample of breath, four incidents of drivers not having a driver’s licence, 35 vehicle defects, two people ticketed for not wearing seat belts, two alcohol seizures, and one 24-hour drving suspension for drug use.

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Three Voices will run food shack at Kinsmen Beach

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff The Three Voices of Healing Society, which runs an award-winning addictions treatment program for aboriginal people on the Shuswap Indian Band reserve just outside Invermere, will be running the concession stand at Kinsmen Beach this summer.

Invermere council voted to award the three-year contract to operate the stand to the Three Voices of Healing Society at its most recent council meeting, on Tuesday, May 12th. The contract with the operator for the past three-year term, Snazzy Shack, had finished and the district of Invermere received three proposals for the new contract — one from Snazzy Shack, one from Three Voices and one from a numbered company owned by local resident Todd Mitchell.

District staff had recommended council to choose Mr. Mitchell’s proposal, although Invermere chief administrative officer Christ Prosser said the Three Voices proposal was also really good.

“They are both strong proposals,” said Mr. Prosser, adding staff ultimately decided to recommend Mr. Mitchell’s because he proposed extending the hours of the shack’s operation; greatly extending the season the shack is open, such that the stand would only be closed from mid October to mid December and from mid March to mid April; and had proposed adding amenities such as a fire pit and services such as seasonal recreation equipment rentals.

“There was more of a focus on being open beyond the summer and a few weeks in winter, as the stand traditionally is,” said Mr. Prosser. “This opens up an opportunity to draw more people down to Kinsmen

Beach outside the peak tourism-season.”

Mr. Prosser did add, however, that the Three Voices proposal contains a unique social aspect as the group is a non-profit charitable organization and could incorporate its after-care program clients into running of the concession stand. The Three Voices after-care program helps those who have just finished the addictions treatment program re-integrate back into community and work environments.

Councillor Justin Atterbury, attending the meeting by speaker phone, said he preferred the Three Voices proposal, saying that linking it with the aftercare program gives it a social dimension the other proposals don’t have. “It goes above and beyond just running a business,” he said.

Similar sentiments came from councillor Paul Denchuk. He said that although he thought Mr. Mitchell’s proposal was better laid out, the social benefit and opportunity to collaborate with a neighbouring First Nation in the Three Voices proposal outweighs that.

Councillors Al Miller and Greg Anderson both initially said they were torn between the two strong options, but after further discussion all four councillors voted unanimously to defeat the motion (based on staff’s recommendation) awarding the concession contract to Mr. Mitchell’s company. All four then unanimously voted in favour of a new motion awarding the contract to Three Voices. Invermere mayor Gerry Taft formally left the council chambers prior to the discussion and vote on the issue, missing both to avoid any perception of conflict of interest, since his Gerry’s Gelati ice-cream store is theoretically in competition with the concession stand.

Tax sale properties increase

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff The number of tax sale properties in Invermere has shot up dramatically when compared with previous years.

As reported in the May 6th edition of the Valley Echo Invermere chief financial officer Karen Cote had advised council at its Tuesday, April 28th meeting about her concern that there are 35 such properties in the district.

“The list is much higher than normal,” she had said. “Times are tough.”

A tax sale property is one on which taxes have not been paid for three years, and which under the

Local Government Act, the district is required to auction off at its annual tax sale. The Invermere tax sale always occurs on the last Monday in September, at 10 a.m. in the council chambers. However the original owner has up to one year after the tax sale to redeem the property by paying off taxes, interest accumulated on the auction purchase price (rates are set by the provincial government) and charges.

The 35 properties that could be up for auction at the 2015 tax sale (if owners pay the taxes owed prior to the start of the sale, the properties will be taken off the list) would be a big jump from last year, when there were no such properties and consequently no tax sale.

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May 22, 2015

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By Breanne Massey Pioneer Staff For 90 per cent of the population, provincially controlled legislation that does not allow First Nations to participate in regional district board meetings until the treaty process has been completed is just another headline about arbitrary decisions that the government has made to gain control.

But for people like Akisqnuk First Nation chief Lorne Shovar, who requested a seat at the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board of directors table to vote on community-based decisions within the region in March, it’s yet another historical clash that’s continued for years.

After sitting in the same meetings, listening to the same speeches and signing the same pieces of paper to garner a peaceful solution between the First Nations communities in Canada and the Crown — there are and still remain two opposing opinions about how to interpret the agreement.

While the RDEK has been making an effort to meet with Shovar and discuss options to get around this dated legislation, it is troubling to see that times have not changed when it comes to governance in Canada.

The Akisqnuk First Nation, which is under the leadership of the Ktunaxa Nation Council, is in the process of actively negotiating a treaty with the Government of Canada and the B.C. Government to remain a self-governing nation with the capabilities to provide services to its members independently. However, the act of participation and cooperation are not enough to be involved in making decisions where mutual interests lie.

With archaic legislation continually altering the course of life through RDEK decisions being made for the Akisqnuk First Nation without having the right to vote begs the question: What will change when the treaty process has been completed and the Akisqnuk First Nation is allowed a seat on the RDEK board of directors?

Democracy is not about treaty rights. It’s about representation, and every citizen deserves this right, even those from small First Nation communities.

Maybe it’s time to look at the big picture to see who this legislation really benefits, and then ask yourself if this is a pattern of hidden racism that we want to continue to see?

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Leave market organizer alone Dear Editor, Does anybody know how many visitors come to Invermere just for the farmers’ market? And how many of them shop and eat at our local establishments while they are here? We don’t have that many attractions.

Well we have the lake, a few deer and now the Max Helmer “make work” project. Like the old Lady said, “every little bit helps.” Whoever has been running the market for years did a good job. Leave them alone.

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Historical Lens correction Dear Editor, I have a small correction to make to a Historical Lens letter by Florence Quaife on May 15th. It was the Second World War not the First in which Elmer Howard and Lloyd served their country and Elmer sadly lost

his life. All the Palmer children attended (as did I) the Althamer – Invermere consolidated school. Elmer was about my age. I was in Beech a few years ago with his granddaughter Ann Wagstaff, who lives in Cranbrook.

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Councillor defends farmers’ market move Invermere councillor Justin Atterbury has submitted the following opinion piece in light of the criticism and controversy stemming from council’s recent decision to go with a different operator for the downtown farmers’ market this summer: Re: Market Mayhem There’s been some controversy since the last Invermere council meeting regarding council’s decision to approve the special events application by the local Legion to run the downtown farmers’ market. Ill be honest and say I have pushed the concerns of the farmers’ market and its financial transparency. I realize this doesn’t make me a popular person and there are a lot of people angry about this decision, but I’ll take the heat and try to explain why.

When I was first elected in the fall of 2011 numerous downtown business owners voiced their concerns to me regarding the fees the market organizer paid the municipality to have a prime piece of publicly owned real estate on the 13 busiest Saturdays of the year. This wasn’t to voice disapproval of the market itself. It is an extremely valuable asset to our downtown with fantastic vendors offering items unique in Invermere. Instead the concerns were regarding what the taxpayer was subsidizing to have the market operate and if it was truly acting like the not-for-profit it said it was.

Here’s the thing with taxation, there is never enough money to pay for all of the things a municipality needs. If somebody is exempt from paying his or her share of taxes, then that burden falls on all the other taxpayers. The District of Invermere has a street vending policy to make sure all businesses, no matter how small, pay their fair share. Our policy charges a street vendor using public

property a monthly rate of $200 per month per stall or a daily rate of $30/day if you only need the space for one off events such as only on Saturdays. We allocate approximately 60 stalls for the farmers’ market for each Saturday for the 13 weeks of summer. Now at regular rates the farmers’ market would be paying to the district $1,800.00 ($30 x 60 stalls) per Saturday and $23,400.00 for the season. (I realize this amount may seem high and is negotiable with council approval. I personally think an $8 - $10 fee per day per vendor would be sufficient with enough money left over to run a successful market. This would generate close to $8,000 in revenue for the district per season).

Instead of charging the above mentioned rate, historically the district chose to charge $600 ($46 per week) for all 60 stalls for the entire season.

This works out to be approximately 77 cents per stall per Saturday. The reason for this was because the market was run as a “not for profit.” and the lion’s share of the revenue would go back into the community thru grants-in-aid etc. In the first few years, the original market organizers did a great job of this and the community benefited greatly from the money raised. At some point though that changed.

In my four years on council, with meetings every year in which we asked the market organizer for documentation and receipts proving that money was being donated back into the community (and so justifying the taxpayer subsidy), we were provided with little to no evidence. When we then requested that the organizer should become a “for profit business” and pay the appropriate fees, we were met with complete resistance.

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. . . Councillor’ from previous page The previous market organizer charged between $25 - $35 per stall to the vendors each week which is a fairly standard rate so the vendors are paying their fair share. The market’s 60 stalls at $25 per week per stall equate to a weekly revenue of $1,500.00 for the Saturday morning and $19,500.00 for the season. Currently $46 of that revenue each week goes to the district. If this was a licensed “for profit” business it wouldn’t matter how much money she made or charged, but because she operates under the umbrella of an unregistered not-for-profit and receives a taxpayer subsidy on public property, then it becomes the right of every taxpayer to know the financials The market brings a lot of traffic to our downtown and brings in money that would not be spent otherwise. Since it is so successful, it shouldn’t have a problem donating a substantial amount of money back into the community to justify the taxpayer subsidy or pay a business tax rate like any other street vendor. From a residential taxpayer standpoint it wouldn’t be fair if your neighbour’s house got to avoid paying annual property taxes because they said they were donating money to the commu-

nity, but year after year never showed any receipts.

I understand the change in market organizers will be confusing to a lot of the vendors and concerns will be raised about what they should do. My advice to them is that the location and times of the market are going to be exactly the same. The Legion has a great group of volunteers to help facilitate all of your needs with back up support from Invermere events coordinator Theresa Woods. Your spots will still be allocated to you and the farmers’ market philosophy of “make, bake, grow” will be strictly adhered too. The show will go on.

After close to four years of trying to get financial transparency I stand by council’s decision and believe that the Legion will do a fantastic job of maintaining the success and vibrancy of the downtown farmers’ market. I am also very confident that going forward the lion’s share of the revenue will be returned to our community thru a legitimate registered not-for-profit society in exchange for the taxpayer subsidy of a prime piece of real estate during our busiest time of year.

Justin Atterbury, Invermere Councillor

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Fire Blazes near Lake Enid

Several firefighting planes and at least one helicopter were in action battling a wildfire near Lake Enid on Tuesday, May 19th. Valley resident Brian Fenerty noticed something smouldering as he was driving through the area and raced to the scene to catch the action.

“It is 1.7 hectares and there are 10 Wildfire Management Branch personnel on site,” Fire Information Officer Sandy Bernard said on Wednesday morning.

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Paragliding season takes flight

By Breanne Massey Pioneer Staff Max Fanderl caught wind of modern technology breezing into the realm of extreme sports.

He opted to install a wind meter and webcam on top of Mount Swansea through his business, Flying Max, to help the paragliding community stay safe and learn about the speed of the wind.

“This is now our second season,” said Fanderl.

“It helps pilots, more or less, see how windy it is up there. A lot of times, down here, it looks really good

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to go flying and then you go up there, and there’s way more wind than we anticipated, so with the funding we got two years ago, (it was) $100,000 (worth of ) funding for creating the trails and making the launch site safer.”

Fanderl harnessed $100,000 in grants from Recreation Sites and Trails B.C., The British Columbia Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association, the Columbia Basin Trust and Western Economic Diversification Canada.

He had support from Columbia Valley Cycling Society, the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, M&H Logging, the District of Invermere, the Regional District of East Kootenay and a whole

Watering Hours

The RDEK has watering hours on all of its water systems. Having set watering hours conserves water, creates a balance in the system demand and controls costs. Please abide by these watering hours. They are in place for the benefit of your community.

Windermere, Timber Ridge, Holland Creek, Edgewater Water Systems Please note: All Water Systems are on the same Watering Restrictions - which includes “No Watering Fridays” allowing time for the reservoirs to replenish.

2015 Watering Times Manual Sprinklers: Morning 6:00am - 10:00am Evening 7:00pm - 11:00pm Automatic Sprinklers: 3:00am - 8:00am EVEN numbered houses may water on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays ODD numbered houses may water on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays For more information, contact the RDEK Engineering Services Department at 1-888-478-7335 or visit www.rdek.bc.ca

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lot of volunteers who also contributed to the launch of this project in 2013.

“I would say we have just about 30 (paragliders) now in this area,” said Fanderl. “We have a lot of people who come here from Alberta and all over the world to go flying.”

He believes the flying in Invermere ranks well among others, as it opens up for the paragliding season earlier than other Canadian locations that are riddled with snow. Fanderl was happy to announce the first jump from Mount Swansea was done around Easter.

“Shortly after Easter, we were already going up there and flying,” said Fanderl. “We have a really good flying season, and it’s longer than Golden has. So a lot of people come here to do it.”

For more information about paragliding lessons, visit www.FlyingMax.com.

FLYING HIGH — A paraglider takes in a scenic view of the Columbia Valley while aloft.

The new wind meter and web camera, set up by Max Fanderl, on top of Mt. Swansea will give pilots a better idea of conditions up there before they head out.

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Out & About

Name that bear Andrew Fereday (top right) won the Artym Gallery’s Name the Bear contest with the entry “Easy as Falling off a Log”, shown here with sculptor Vance Theoret (who narrowed the field down to seven finalists) along with Andrew’s sons Max and Ben and two other youngsters. The exhibition, ”Oil, Gold, and Stone” featuring Cameron Bird, Bayot Heer and Vance Theoret continues at Artym.

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May 22, 2015

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By Chloe Danielle Marson Assistant Summer Curator Did you miss last Friday’s Art Opening at Pynelogs Cultural Centre and Art Gallery?

Kathleen Stead set up a couple easels and painted all evening, giving us a rare opportunity to see an artist at work. You’re in luck, though! Sandy Orsten is stopping in tonight (Friday May 22nd) to demonstrate his batik practice – get here before 9p.m., as you won’t want to miss it.

You’ve got a couple days left (literally two; the show comes down Sunday, May 24th at 4 p.m.) to see some inspired work by six established and emerging artists living right here in our very own valley.

Your best bet, really, is to make it in for lunch at the Pynelogs Cafe and have a nice long look at what these artists have dedicated their time to studying.

We’ve got landscapes full of calming, cloud-filled skies that capture the mountains and the valley like a brightly-lit dream, precise illustrations and gentle watercolour paintings on paper, colourful batik patterns and drawings created on silk, a dynamic rooster, a cool-blue raven, sweet-eyed cows, and of course, painted bouquets of flowers to brighten any space.

Dont forget, we’ve got another art opening Friday, May 29th, from 5 - 9 p.m., featuring works by painters Darlene Purnell, Elizabeth Stuart, Kristine Soellner, and Deanna Gauthier, and fabric artist Sharlene Scofield. This show runs May 26th to June 7th.

You can expect to find something fresh and inspiring all throughout the spring and summer seasons down here by Kinsmen Beach, so be sure to stop in regularly to excite your senses!

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Mr. Tomlin said the RDEK would only facilitate the process of changing a community association's funding model once the community members agree that it is what they want to do.

“If the regional district board were to put this on the to-do list for staff to undertake, we would focus on consulting with the community and going through the approval

BATIK PRINTS — Artist Sandy Orsten visits Pynelogs tonight to demonstrate is batik practice (above).

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process to ensure it is something the community is interested in,” Mr. Tomlin said. “It would likely include a public meeting in the community and either a petition for services or a referendum.”

Still, Mrs. Noel said she is concerned that residents in Columere Park are not going to be listened to.

“A petition consisting of the signatures of nearly 70 per cent of people who live here full time was treated with absolute scorn and derision when presented to the

CPCA board president on our behalf,” Mrs. Noel said in the letter.

As the debate continues, Mr. Tomlin said it is important to remember that the process is just in its beginning stages.

“When the letter was received by the board, it was referred to the priority setting process, because it would be a fairly large undertaking for us,” Mr. Tomlin said. “Nothing has been done with it at this point.”

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

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Please limit your submission to 30 words.

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

Friday, May 22nd • 5 p.m.: May 22 - May 24, Wetlandkeepers Course is 2½ days of workshops that educate participants about wetland conservation. This is a hands-on, free fieldwork course that provides participants with technical skills to steward their own wetland. For more information contact wetlands_assistant@bcwf.bc.ca or visit wetlandkeeperswindermere.eventbrite.ca • 6 p.m.: SYC Karaoke Night.

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• 7:30 p.m.: Killer Rollbots Roller Derby game at Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena. Beer garden, concession, and half time entertainment! All ages welcome. $10 for Adults, $5 for kids.

Monday, May 25th • 4 - 5:30 p.m.: SYC Employment Readiness program.

Must pre-register. Email summit.centre@gmail.com or call 250-342-3033.

• 6 - 7:30 p.m.: SYC Skills for life program.

Tuesday, May 26th • 5 - 6 p.m.: SYC Trivia Night.

• 2-4 p.m. The Cash Course: Take control of your money, gain control of your life! Improve your money management, save more cash and learn lifelong financial skills. Free! Tuesdays & Thursdays beginning May 26, East Kootenay Employment Centre. For info call or e-mail Katie Andruschuk, kandruschuk@cbal.org or 250-688-2115.

Wednesday, May 27th • 4:30 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphic design program. Must pre-register. Email summit.centre@gmail.com or call 250-342-3033.

• 6 - 8 p.m.: SYC Drop-in Boys Only Group.

Thursday, May 28th

Saturday, May 23rd • May 23rd & Sunday May 24th Radium Car Rally.

Visit radiumhotsprings.com for details.

• 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Garage Sale at Akisqnuk First Nation Arbor. Food and items for sale as well as breakfast.

• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Plant Sale and Open House at Groundswell Community Greenhouse, 15th Ave and Westridge Dr. For more information email info@ groundswellnetwork.ca or phone 250-342-3337.

• 10 a.m.: Crazy Soles Nipika Trail Run at Nipika Resort. Register prior to event at new.zone4.ca for more information visit nipika.com/crazy-soles-nipika-trail-run.

• 10 a.m.: Windermere Community Association AGM at Windermere Community Hall, followed by potluck luncheon.

• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Purcell Mountain Painters Art Sale at 503 7th Ave. Invermere, next to Grant’s Foods. Local artists at work.

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

• 12:30 p.m.: Windermere Health Care Auxiliary Charity Golf Tournament at Windermere Valley Golf Course. $80 per golfer 4 man best ball format.

Registration at 12:30 p.m. and Tee off at 1:30 p.m.

Silent auction also happening. Call 250-345-0171 to book your team.

Saturday, May 30th

• 7 p.m.: SYC Pool Tournament night.

Sunday, May 31st • 1 - 4 p.m.: Free Invasive Weed management workshop at Lakeshore Campground. Learn the impacts of invasive plants, integrated management options, reporting weed locations, application techniques, and how to find resources. To register email coordinator@ ekipc.com or call 250-919-7826.

Wednesday, June 3rd • Fairmont Lions Family Fun Day at Coys Par 3 course.

Call Coys at 250-345-6504 for details.

• June 3rd–6th.: Canal Days in the village of Canal Flats. Visit thecolumbiavalley.ca for more information.

• 6 p.m. Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley Annual General Meeting at Meet on Higher Ground in Radium Hot Springs. Refreshments will be served.

Friday, June 5rd

• 5 - 6 p.m.: Every Thursday evening, enjoy the Wine Tasting in the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Lobby.

Learn about BC wines from our in-house sommelier. $10 per person.

• 4 - 8 p.m.: SYC open gym.

• 4:30 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphic design program. Must pre-register. Email summit.centre@gmail.com or call 250-342-3033.

Friday, May 29th • 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Permaculture Design Practicum May 29th and May 30th at Groundswell Community Greenhouse. The #1 request of our PDC graduates is to practice their new design skills on real-life projects. For more information email info@groundswellnetwork.ca or call 250-342-3337.

• 12 p.m.: Edgewater Seniors soup day at the Edgewater Legion, $6.

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

• 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.

Saturday, June 6th • Kootenay Krusher Mountain Bike Race, at Nipika Mountain Resort with kids distances and team relay option. Visit nipika.com/events, register at zone4.ca • 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Invermere Vendor Blendor, at the Invermere Community Hall. Variety of vendors, demonstrations on site, door prizes and surprises.

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• 10 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.: Artym Gallery shows Angela Morgan exhibition til June 12.

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May 22, 2015

Valley hockey player makes final provincial camp

By Kevin Nimmock Pioneer Staff Last week, a young hockey star from the valley took to the ice in Salmon Arm to participate in the final selection camp for B.C.’s under-18-years-old (U-18) women’s hockey team.

The camp was the last leg of a long selection process for the summer’s 25-woman roster, which included a U-16 camp with the top 120 girls in the province, a U-18 camp with the top 80 girls and the selection camp in Salmon Arm. Fourteen-year-old Wasyn Rice made it all the way to the last camp, beating out players who were three years older.

“I did not make the team, but it was a great experience,” Ms. Rice said. “I learned a . . . ‘Tax’ from page 5 In 2013 there was also no tax sale. In 2012 six properties were sold at the tax sale, but they were all later redeemed by the original owners.

Ms. Cote told council that selling somebody else’s property is a pretty awful process, and that she has already started working early on collection this year.

“I’m going to really work hard to get that number down to zero,” she said.

Those that end up in the tax sale process who are second homeowners from Alberta tend to be shocked, since the process in B.C. is much different than in Alberta, said Ms. Cote.

lot of new things about hockey.”

Ms. Rice’s invitation to the U-18 camps were surprising to the teenager because of her age. Underaged players rarely get to play in older age groups.

“The speed was definitely way faster than I have ever played with,” Ms. Rice said.

This year, Ms. Rice competed on Team B.C. Aboriginal for the second year in a row as an underaged midget player. With the team, she attended the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Halifax, where she served as an Assistant Captain, leading her team to a sixth place finish.

Moving forward, the young player is excited to attend the Ontario Hockey Academy, a hockey-focused prep school that has produced many elite Canadian players. Whether Ms. Rice is in Ontario or B.C., it appears her hockey future is promising.

Invermere mayor Gerry Taft said those who view the tax sale as an easy opportunity to snap up a home cheaply are often disappointed.

“Your chances of actually getting a property are low,” he said, adding that from what he’s seen 99.9 per cent of the houses auctioned at tax sales are later redeemed by the original owners.

At the tax sale auction successful bidders must immediately pay (in cash or with certified cheque) at least the balance owing in taxes on the property by 3:00 p.m. on the same day, otherwise the property will be up for auction again the next day at 10 a.m.

The date for the Invermere tax sale this year is Monday, September 28th.

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Health Care Auxiliary raises $50,000 Baertschi said. “People coming to spend time here in the valley want to know that we have a good hospital with the right resources and medical equipment.”

The auxiliary donates funds to many health care The Invermere Health Care Auxiliary recently efforts annually, including Columbia House, STARS donated $50,000 to the East Kootenay Foundation Air Ambulance, the Family Resource Centre, a sexual for Health to help purchase intensive care unit (ICU) health clinic and the Invermere and District Hospital. equipment for the East Kootenay Regional Hospital The auxiliary helps purchase equipment and patient in Cranbrook. comfort items, based on the requests of the groups Many charitable groups across the valley have takthey work with. en on fundraising efforts for the ICU. The auxiliary “We pay for all sorts of comfort items like subjoined the movement to help strengthen health care in scriptions to the Calgary Herald and Shaw cable serthe area, outside of its traditional focus on the District vice for the TVs,” Mrs. Baertschi said. “We try to proof Invermere. vide whatever people need.”

The money was raised primarily through the auxSince 2001, the auxiliary has donated over $1.35 iliary’s thrift shop, which was moved to a new location CHARITABLE THREADS — The auxiliary’s thrift shop is loearlier this year. Evelyn Baertschi, one of the auxilia- cated on 7th Ave. Donation drop off is behind the store. million to services in Invermere and the sur-rounding areas, as well as $35,500 for bursaries and scholarships. ry’s executive members, said the store is more popular Photo by Kevin Nimmock Mrs. Baertschi said the auxiliary recently met with than ever.

“We try be very open and accessible,” Mrs. Baertschi said. “We are getting more the board of the Invermere and District Hospital in order to plan out the organization’s next charitable effort. donations from valley residents and part time residents, which is great.”

Mrs. Baertschi said the popularity of the shrift shop among weekend visitors has “They brought out a wish list of items that they would like,” said Mrs. Baertschi. been key to the work the auxiliary is able to do in the valley. She said people choose to “Those items always cost around $100,000, and then we donate money as the invoices donate their items to the auxiliary’s thrift shop rather than at other shops in Alberta come in.”

As the year progresses, the Invermere Health Care Auxiliary will continue to top because they like to feel connected to the causes they are helping.

“When I was working in the back I chatted with a few people and they mentioned the list of charitable donators in the valley. Consider visiting the thrift shop on 7th that they preferred to donate here because they know where the money goes,” Mrs. Avenue to learn more and to help the cause.

By Kevin Nimmock Pioneer Staff

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May 22, 2015

Invermerians nominated for business award

By Breanne Massey Pioneer Staff A trio of Invermere women have been nominated for the fourth annual Influential Kootenay Women Business Awards.

Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce executive director Susan Clovechok, Bliss Hair and Esthetics and Bliss Beads owner Sandra Beingessner and Kicking Horse Coffee chief executive officer Elana Rosenfeld were three of nearly 40 candidates from the East Kootenay who have been shortlisted for the honour.

Kootenay Business magazine will present awards for hard work and dedication to

three women in the East Kootenay between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Heritage Inn in Cranbrook on May 29th to recognize business contributions each one has made to their Kootenay community. Danielle Cardozo, a former reality TV cooking star turned city councillor, will be the guest speaker at the awards presentation.

There will also be a panel discussion featuring successful businesswomen discussing the accolades of success. Kootenay Business will also present three awards to three women in the West Kootenay on June 5th.

The awards presentation includes a buffet luncheon and door prizes. Tickets are $25 each. Contact Kootenay Business Magazine at 250-426-7253 or at 1-800-663-8555 for more information.

Susan Clovechok

After being selected as one of three winners for the 2014 Influential East Kootenay Women in Business Awards, Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce (CVCC) executive director Susan Clovechok was shocked to find out that someone had nominated her for the 2015 competition.

“I was surprised because I was nominated last year and won last year,” said Clovechok. “So, I was surprised to get nominated again and I have no idea who nominated me. I was shocked. I was surprised, and I guess that it’s good I love what I do and can keep supporting our business community to be as successful as it can possibly be.

“I love my work and I think that’s the key.”

She moved to the Columbia Valley in 2007 and has been busy working in the CVCC community ever since August 2010.

In addition to providing staff support for all the CVCC committees Clovechok has sat on the B.C. Chamber Executive Society Board since 2013 and on the Rural Advisory Council of British Columbia since 2015. She also co-chaired the Kootenay Workforce Roundtable in 2013-2014 and now sits on the Kootenay Workforce Steering Committee.

She is a certified Professional Coach and uses her coaching skills on a daily basis.

“There are so many little things that I’ve done over the last five years that have got me here, so when I look at (this award),” said Clovechok, “I’ve worked really hard to position the CVCC in such a way that we’re relevant to business and that we advocate for the business community… I just love supporting people to be successful so every day I try to help others do that.”

Sandra Beingessner Bliss Hair and Esthetics hair stylist and Bliss Beads artist Sandra Beingessner was “delighted” to hear about being nominated for the Influential Kootenay Women Business Awards hosted by Kootenay Business magazine.

But she remains honoured and surprised about the news.

“We offer full service hair and esthetics,” said Beingessner. “We specialize in waxing, colour, hair cuts — that sort of thing. I also make glass beads and design jewelry.”

Beingessner took the reins of her father’s business and hasn’t looked back ever since.

“I started working here in 1985 and I purchased it in 2000,” she said. “I’ve always been interested in artistic things so (this job) works well for me because I find working on people’s hair is an artistic endeavour and of course, the same goes for jewelry.”

She creates jewelry through the use of lampwork.

“It’s always been important to me to support local endeavours,” said Beingessner. “Over the years, we have supported many fundraising campaigns and we’re trying to support (the idea to offer) more services in our valley.”

Elana Rosenfeld

Kicking Horse Coffee chief executive officer Elana Rosenfeld has had a successful career brewing in the Columbia Valley for 20 years.

Her hard work and dedication to run a perky coffee shop paid off earlier this year when the Invermerebased business was dubbed #15 on the Best Workplaces in Canada list created by the Great Place to Work Institute Canada for 2015. This year’s list received over

200 nominations and lured out over 60,000 employees to compete in employee feedback sessions and an in-depth review about the organization’s culture, including credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie.

However, Rosenfeld was unavailable to make a comment about her most recent nomination with Kootenay Business before the Pioneer went to press.

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RDEK gives volunteers nod

By Breanne Massey Pioneer Staff A small group of dedicated volunteers have been recognized by the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) for their outstanding work.

The RDEK recognizes volunteers who roll up their

sleeves and contribute energy to community-minded projects in each of six electoral areas every spring.

The honour of being dubbed as Outstanding Volunteers for the Year in Area F was bestowed upon couple Terry and Shirley White, for their volunteerism in the Lions Club and the Columbia Valley Arts Council, at the recent Area F Town Hall Meeting and volunteer cel-

ebration in Fairmont.

Vi Wittman was selected as the Outstanding Volunteer of the Year in Area G for her 25 years of voluntary service at the Royal Canadian Legion and community causes. She was recognized at the Area G Town Hall m\ Meeting and volunteer celebration in Edgewater on May 6th.

Terry and Shirley White

Vi Wittman

After retiring to the Columbia Valley, Terry and Shirley White have paid forward their time to their peers in spades.

The White couple was honoured with the Outstanding Volunteers of the Year Award from the RDEK for Area F. “The Whites are active in their community through the Lions Club and both have dedicated many hours to the Columbia Valley Arts Council,” said RDEK Area F director Wendy Booth. “Beyond that, they also give personally — whether it’s helping a family in distress, finding information for someone or just making them feel cared about through their giving ways. Their impact on this community was clearly demonstrated by the wonderful turnout (of 75 people) at the resort (for the Town Hall meeting) as we presented them with a gift of our appreciation.”

Being rewarded for their contribution was both shocking and comforting to the couple.

“We’re super, super excited about it,” said Mrs. White.

Vi Wittman gave the Royal Canadian Legion a salute when she began volunteering to honour her family.

The act of kindness to the community was quickly returned by the community when Wittman was rewarded with the Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award from RDEK for Area G. “It’s hard to summarize the contributions Vi has made to our community,” said RDEK Area G director Gerry Wilkie. “She and her husband worked hard to build the ball diamond, which was named Wittman Field in their honour. They spent endless hours teaching the children of Edgewater and surrounding areas about sportsmanship and how to play ball.”

During 25 years of service at the Royal Canadian Legion’s branch in Edgewater, Wittman held a membership as the past president for 14 years.

“A few years ago, the Royal Canadian Legion decided it needed a cenotaph to honour the veterans of this area,” added Wilkie. “Vi offered to walk from Edgewater to Invermere if people would pledge her per kilometre. She got pledges and spent a few weeks walking every day with a friend until she’d walked the distance.

“Today, she has planted flowers, mowed the grass and looked after the cenotaph’s upkeep for well over 10 years.”

She was proud about the work done throughout the community to support veterans and encouraged others to pay it forward.

“Every organization needs volunteers and nothing is going to get done with people sitting on their (behinds) saying, ‘nothing is getting done,’” said Wittman. “Volunteer and maybe something will get done. That’s the way it is because a lot of organizations cannot afford to hire people to do things so they depend on volunteers to help and I think that’s where it should start.”

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Planting Success

The Green File

By Mark Cullen Pioneer Columnist This week I am offering my top 10 red hot tips for growing the best plants ever. Follow this advice and, while you may not have a Butchart Gardens on your hands this season, it will no doubt look great.

1. Go Straight Home.

You have worked hard at finding the best quality plants at your favourite retailer and placed them safely into the trunk of your car. Now go home. Your car trunk is not the best place to store plants that were thriving just days ago in the warm hug of a greenhouse.

2. Find the shade.

Fresh plants are soft, especially annuals and perennials that have been delivered straight out of a greenhouse to the retailer. They need a little time to adjust to outdoor temperatures, the intensity of the sun, and to the wind.

Place your new charges on the east or north side of your house or a fence. Check them for dryness and apply a 2020-20 water soluble fertilizer to help nurse them into their new surroundings. If you are not planting them the same day, keep an eye on them for water daily.

3. Plant the small ones first.

Take stock of the plants that you purchased and try to get the small ones in the ground first. They are happiest there. The insulation of the soil provides a great new home. The flip side of this theory is ‘the larger the plant

and its container, the longer it will survive out of the ground’. It is all about soil volume.

4. Soil prep is everything.

I use a huge volume of compost in my garden and you should do the same. I use about 40 cubic yards, but I have a 10 acre garden. Look for bagged product that is certified ‘bio max’ by the Compost Council of Canada (Compost Quality Alliance) for the very best quality cattle and sheep manure and shrimp compost (which is high in calcium).

5. Your existing soil is okay.

If you have been adding a lot of compost to your soil over the years, it is okay but not great. Add compost to each hole and stir it up with a trowel or shovel before planting.

6. Container soil is okay too.

The containers previously put on a good show in your yard may still hold the soil from last year. Put this in your garden, spread it around the roots of existing plants. It’s not bad, it’s just not good enough to grow a new crop of plants in this year. Replace it with a quality potting or container mix.

7. Plant food.

I don’t fertilize most of my plants throughout the year as all of the nutrients they need are in the compost that I dig in so generously (see point four). When I plant a tomato, for instance, I put a bushel (about four shovels full) of compost and sharp sand in the hole. There are plants that require additional food despite my rich soil — roses, for example, are heavy feeders. I fertilize mine with a Feed and Forget product once early in the season (like now) and that is it for the whole year.

8. Water. Or rather, DON’T water.

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Nine out of ten plant problems in the garden relate to over watering. Let the soil in your garden dry at least four centimetres deep before you apply water; for containers, make it three centimetres. Use your finger to determine the need to apply water and, when you do, be thorough.

‘Sprinkling’ the soil just encourages shallow roots which, in turn, creates plants that are not very drought tolerant.

Having said this, it is important that you water your plants into their new hole at the time of planting. Be thorough about this and take your time at the end of the hose.

9. Rain Water.

Speaking of water, I have four rain barrels around my house and they are amazing. As rain falls it picks up oxygen from the air and becomes charged with it. I use rainbarrel water on all of my container plants and I am always delighted with the results. Try it. Rain water is warm, too: you can bet that your plants love that!

10. Fertilize containers.

The space that your containerized plants have to grow in is limited by the size and shape of the container. With a limited mass of soil from which to pull nutrients, it is important that you augment it with fertilizer. I use a slow release product. This once-and-done formula is labelled for use specifically in containers. I recommend it as it reduces the fussing required with the water soluble formulas and it really works well.

As the season progresses, your garden will grow and thrive if you follow these tips.

Mark Cullen appears on Canada AM every Wednesday morning at 8:40. He is the Lawn and Garden expert for Home Hardware. Sign up for his free monthly newsletter at www.markcullen.com.

May 22, 2015

Family grows greens

By Breanne Massey Pioneer Staff The popularity of eating locally grown, organic fruits and veggies has continued to grow among locals and tourists alike.

Patty’s Greenhouse and Market Garden has grown into a four acre garden with six greenhouses and two different locations (Brisco and Golden) over the past 13 years.

Gardening enthusiast Patty Nickisch and her daughter, Cali Nickisch, 25, have been focused on promoting agriculture and horticulture in the Columbia Valley for years.

“She’s been open for 13 years,” said Cali, “but I know my Mom has definitely been in the greenhouse, gardening business for over 27 years and we’ve been farming for over 25 years.”

The duo tend to treat the greenhouses as a different venture than vegetable growing.

“We have bedding plants, trees, shrubs, perennials, basket stuffers — all that stuff that mostly everybody needs for their garden,” said Cali, “and then, on the other side, we have vegetable transplants, heirloom tomatoes, heirloom peppers, cucumbers, squash — You name it.

“But right now we’re transitioning more towards vegetable production because we think it’s a little more

important that we are able to produce vegetable transplants and fresh produce for the valley instead of importing.”

The Nickisch family is trying to promote shopping local to curb concerns about an economic pinch.

“It’s a better growing attitude to keep it more natural,” said Cali.

Cali, who now works as an assistant grower, recalls helping out in the gardens as a child.

“I hated it when I was little but then I came back to it,” she said. “I went to school for natural resources in Lethbridge, and I loved it, but we had a couple of plant courses and I just excelled in it. Everybody told me to consider going into plants and stuff so I researched it and went to Olds for the diploma in horticulture and I liked it, but I felt like I knew more, just because I had more experience than most people.”

She added the family-based business has made for a successful team dynamic.

“We all want to work towards the same goals with produce,” said Cali. “Beautiful produvce, lots of tomatoes. Tons of tomatoes.”

Decorative plants and produce will be sold from Patty’s Greenhouse and Market Garden at the Invermere Farmers’ Market this summer and vegetable delivery runs every Wednesday for locals.

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Fresh old ideas

By Arnold Malone Pioneer Columnist I was hip-high to my mother when we drove to Rosalind to buy groceries at Uncle Fred’s General Store.

Mother had her list and was reading from it.

Mother: “I will need some toothpaste.”

Uncle Fred: “Will that be Pepsodent or Colgate, Florence?”

Mother had a choice; she could chose from one of two options. Some of her children liked Colgate and others liked Pepsodent. So she did what she always did, she chose the one that was different from her previous purchase. Task completed!

Freedom is the ability to make choices. In places where choice is rare, it is hard to feel the freedom that comes from self-directed decisions.

Choosing is what makes us feel like individuals in control of ourselves. Yet, research has established that an over-abundance of choice makes us unhappy. It makes us doubt the decisions we made and fret about the ones we excluded.

Today, the simple task of buying toothpaste is a burden. There are 352 toothpastes in our spread of choices. Sixty-nine new choices were added in 2010.

Too many choices muddle the mind. Choice overload may seem impressive yet no single choice stands apart. The result is mental paralysis.

When you choose ‘3-D White’, over ‘Ultra Bright’, ‘Sparkling White’, or ‘Optic White’ you may feel somewhat okay, but you can’t be certain.

It is like Alice In Wonderland, “words, words, words.” Then you go home and torture yourself because you didn’t choose ‘Pro Namel’.

Having firm enamel is also important. Does ‘3-D White’ strengthen enamel? What about my breath, should I have chosen ‘Aquafresh’ with ‘Scope’?

So many decisions make it impossible to feel like a winner. Maybe, I should have bought tartar protection.

Toothpaste is not the only thing marketed and

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sold in over-abundance. Deodorants, shampoos, hair conditioners all use 100 times more shelf space than just short decades ago.

Even blue jeans are no longer an easy pick. Today, you choose from stone washed, acid washed, pre-stressed, high waist, low waist, designer, regular cut, tapered or loose.

They can be bought with holes already strategically placed with peek-a-boo cross threads, or that style where the crotch of the pants hangs two feet below the crotch of the body. (The word “style” is an exaggeration).

Is ‘Parisian Sin’ deodorant any different from ‘Mountain Morning Mist’?

The active ingredient in deodorant is aluminum oxide. Everything else is words, scent and packaging.

Buying car tires is even a challenge. The show room has multiple tread patterns. The sales person recommends a particular tire. It handles water well, doesn’t hydroplane, is very good on ice, runs quietly and is quite good in snow.

What did he mean by ‘quite good’? What are the ones with the big lugs supposed to do?

You take the one that was recommended. Yet you leave wondering why all those other tires were in the shop. Who buys those? How often am I in a situation where a different tire would serve better?

Choice allows freedom but too much choice is a tornado in the mind. At some point, too many choices mean we can no longer compare.

Of the five major toothpaste manufactures, two companies, Colgate-Palmolive and Crest, produce 72 per cent of all purchases. Surely they could offer fewer options and let us go home as winners.

If there is a brand called ‘Total’, a brand that is supposed to do everything, then why are there four shelves each ten feet long loaded with a variation of rainbow colours and power-punching words?

Then again, maybe ‘Total’ doesn’t do what ‘Sensodyne’ does but, then again, maybe it does.

In the morning we want to brush our teeth, spit, rinse and get on with our day. Marketers are making the simple complicated.

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‘Plan’ from page 3...

“Number one is to have a new community hall space to replace the existing one that builds in a kind of flexibility that allows for a really broad range of uses,” said Smith, adding that includes “arts, theatre and dance performances; that allows for conferences, which allows the DOI to create revenue by hosting conferences; hosting weddings; as well as meeting the needs of each of the stakeholder groups which includes the Windermere Rod and Gun Club who wants to host conferences, archery and target shooting events there.

“The Judo Club is currently in a portion of the existing hall space and they want to be able to use the new hall for their regular day-to-day use and competitions so the idea is to try and create a single space that’s big enough to do all of the (activities) that we need to do.”

Invermere Summit Youth Centre board member and fundraising committee volunteer, Donna Brock, had initially expressed some concerns about the changes to the building but was ultimately pleased with the MUAC’s direction to keep the community safe.

“It’s important for the youth to feel valued and be in a stable place where they can be engaged with their community in many different ways,” said Brock.

However, Smith is working toward creating a building with a lot of flexibility to grow today and change for the demands of future generations who may reside in Invermere.

“We want to build a (space) that’s going to last

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60 or 70 years when the next generation takes over this facility or the generation that follows,” said Smith. “We can’t anticipate what that will be so we’re trying to create one with an embedded flexibility in it and we’ll design every nuance of the hall space to meet those requirements.”

In addition, there’s a push to create an atmosphere that draws people from the community and visitors alike to the multi-use facility to socialize.

“I think the most important thing is that we’re building the right size of building both in the sense that we can afford to construct it and that we can’t guarantee or depend on grants to build the core building,” said Invermere mayor Gerry Taft.

“Those things can be very useful for finishings and for equipment and additions, but the core building — we’ve got to make sure we’ve got money to build it and with that comes (the sentiment that) we don’t want to build something that’s too small either. We’re trying to walk that line of being able to afford it and have some flexibility in the size because we’re talking about a building that could be serving the community for up to 100 years and some of the uses could change over time.”

Taft is eager to work with the MUAC to accomplish the task on budget and meet the needs of the community for years to come.

The project budget is fixed at $7 million, but is ultimately not set in stone.

"We will be continuing to try and reduce this cost throughout this process," said District of Invermrere chief administrative officer Chris Prosser.

"Our goal continues to focus on building the most flexible and usable community facility to serve as

many user groups, stakeholders and residents as possible, while managing the costs as best as we can."

Prosser's sentiments were agreed upon by most.

“We’ve gone through the initial design phase and (collected) early cost estimates to be able to refine the scope (of the project) so that we can meet the budget,” said Smith. “We got very good direction (at the May 13th meeting) to refine the scope, so we have confidence moving forward.”

The cost estimates and revised designs are scheduled to be reviewed at the May 27th MUAC PAC meeting. Afterward, there will be a 3-D model of the approved design, colour coded plans and images prepared by Shape Architecture and displayed for the public at the June 17th open house.

However, Smith added the biggest challenge in working on this project is to create a building with longevity for the community and to include everybody in the decision-making process.

“But that’s what you want as an architect because it inspires invention and creativity and an economy of needs,” said Smith, “how do you do the most with the least?

“I think the way this project has been set-up is really democratic where everybody is participating in the process and the end result is going to be something that I’m incredibly excited about because it’s a real privilege to work with the community… it’s rare that a small community comes to you and asks to (design) a building that’s going to last for the next generations to come, so it’s a great but exciting responsibility.”

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Save June 6 for Golf Fun Day at Coy’s Music is provided by Doc and the roast beef is barbecued in the rotisserie by Finn. What hasn’t changed with the Golf Fun Day is the fun part!

Golfers can choose either the 12:00 noon or 2:30 p.m. draw and can enter as a team or individually.

Participants can enjoy the event as golfers or attend the barbecue and silent auction only starting at 5:30 p.m. All entries and tickets are available at Coy’s Par 3 golf course. The proceeds of the event are used to support Fairmont and District Lions Club projects. Two presentations will be made at the event honouring the club’s commitment to serve Fairmont and district.

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to donate the Coy’s Par 3 golf course and continued their valuable support in hosting this event. The date change was made to avoid conflicting with the rising success of the Fairmont beer festival which is now held on the traditional Father’s Day weekend.

The Golf Fun Day at Coy’s Par 3 has seen many changes over the years.

Initially tents were set up for the barbecue, water troughs were filled with ice for the refreshments and the clubhouse veranda was used for the silent auction items. Now the barn is refurbished with a bar and beverage coolers, a large seating area, room for the auction items, and even a pot belly stove if the weather is cool.

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Garage Sale: Sat. May 23rd, 1025, 5th St. 8 a.m. Some tools and much more.

Multi family garage sale. 7479 Rivercrest Estate Road, Radium. 9 a.m. - noon. Saturday, May 23rd.

Saturday, May 23rd, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Invermere Point of View B&B, 1501 3rd Ave., closing sale: moving and everything must go.

Fairmont Yard Sale: 5151 Riverview Crescent. Kids stuff, sports equipment, furniture. Saturday May 23rd only, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Al-Anon. Are you concerned about or affected by someone else’s drinking? If so, please join us. Al-Anon meets EVERY Monday in Invermere at 7:15 p.m. at the Canadian Martyrs Catholic Church, 712 – 12th Ave (behind the Invermere hospital). For information, please call 250-3428255.

HUGE COMMUNITY BAKE SALE GARAGE SALE & PANCAKE BREAKFAST May 23, 2015, 9 am - 12 pm Multiple tables! Baked Goods, handcrafted items, big variety!

Akisqnuk Band Hall, 3050 Hwy 93/95, Windermere, B.C. 8 kms south of Tim Hortons (left off highway) EVERYONE WELCOME!!

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Sat, May 23rd, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Multi-family sale, large variety of items. Fundraiser for Neurological Diseases. 1306 John Woods Road, Invermere.

Alcoholics Anonymous If alcohol is causing problems or conflict in your life, AA can help. All meetings are at 8 p.m.

For more information, please call 250-342-2424. Columbia United AA, Invermere: Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at the BC Service Building, South End – 624 4th St., Invermere. Radium Friendship Group: Friday at the Catholic Church, East Side of Main St. With the exception of Tuesday, all meetings are open.

4132 Clover Road. Toby Benches. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Furniture, bunk beds, etc.

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

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Cheers to the people who brought my glasses to the Riverside Golf Course that I lost at the Mountainside Golf Course. Much appreciated!

A HUGE Cheers to ICAN for helping me take care of my 5 kittens when their mother was taken from us. As I work full time I would not have been able to feed them and care for them 24/7. You are life savers!!

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Overdue Cheers to Vince at Autowyze for fixing our broken belt on the Easter Long Weekend!

STORAGE NEWHOUSE MULTI STORAGE Various sizes available.

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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.

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A big Cheers to all who helped prepare and those who attended our wedding. Could not have done it without your help. Also a double big Cheers to Barb and Jake for more or less giving up their home to us for a week or two.

A huge Cheers to Fairmont Goldsmith. Our town is lucky to have such caring, helpful people like you serving our community.

Cheers to the folks at Canadian Tire for accepting the return of my wrong auto part without the box!

You guys made my long weekend!

BIG CHEERS to Keith at Pharmasave.

We really appreciate your kindness and for all you continue to do for us.

Cheers from Sweet Pea and Honeysuckle to our vet Dr. Zehnder for the emergency provision of food for us on a Sunday afternoon of the May long weekend. You’re our hero!

Cheers to Jessie and Max at Crossroads Collective for having the Grade 1/2 class from WES come to your shop to learn about your careers and work. We not only got to see woodworking in action, but the kids were treated to a little wood project of their own. Thank you for providing a well planned and thoughtful activity for our class!

A VERY BIG CHEERS to the many people who stopped to help our son by the high school on May 17th after he was thrown off his bike and beaten on the street. And to several of his friends who were so very brave to get help. Much appreciated from the bottom of our hearts. You saved his life!

Cheers to Kicking Horse Coffee for hosting the Grade 1/2 class from Windermere School for a field trip and a tour of the place! It was a great learning experience for inquiring minds!

Big Cheers to Dave at Cabin Care.

The roof looks fantastic!

Big Cheers to the mayor, Gerry Taft, for helping me out with a social work research paper. Not only was it your day off, but you made sure I received an answer promptly. This was so very appreciated!

A great big Cheers to Doug and his crew from Warbrick Towing and Salvage! They are extremely professional and cost conscious.

Jeers to that black and white border collie that always barks at white cube vans. Stop it already!

lost and found Lost/Missing: one 20 ft. by 5 ft. dock. If found please call 250-3425740.

For Rent: Commercial Office Space 535 SF $740/month triple net 285 SF $390/month triple net Panache Building, Invermere Email: info@panacheinteriorsinc.ca 250-342-5805 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.

Looking for office space suitable for a one person psychotherapy/ clinical practice. Need office, small waiting area and would prefer access to bathroom. Willing to share with existing clinicians.

Contact bob.rennebohm@gmail. com .

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

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

STARTING AT $500/mo.

Windermere 4-plex: Bright upper level 2-bdrm suite available May 1st. All appliances. Large yard and ample parking. Two blocks from beach with lake views. Call/ text 250-409-7435 or email info@ selkirkcells.com.

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SUITE FOR RENT

villa/condo for sale

Beautiful 1,200 sq. ft. luxury apartment. Must be seen!

2-bdrm, 2-bath, 5 appliances, N/S, N/P. $1,000/mo + hydro.

References required. Available immediately. Email: info@panacheinteriorsinc.ca 250-342-5805.

For Sale: Corner 2-bdrm unit and a 1-bdrm unit. Quiet complex, walkout facing west. Large common area/back yard. Close to downtown/hospital. Guest suite available, extra parking $25/mo, 2-bdrm fees $174/ mo, Priced to sell $148,000, five appliances. 1-bdrm fees $152/ mo. Priced to sell $110,000 four appliances, priced to sell. Call 250-342-2287.

Renovated large, bright, 2-bdrm basement suite in downtown Invermere. Private entrance and enclosed patio, five appliances, N/S, N/P, $850/mo + utilities.

Available immediately. Call 403874-0483.

Bright 1,000 sq ft, 2-bdrm, washer, dryer, fridge, stove and dishwasher.

Private off street parking, large patio, N/S, N/P, satellite T.V. and all utilities included. $1,100/mo. Call 250-342-3368 or 250-342-5707.

Spectacular lake views.

Windermere, mostly furnished, N/S, references required. Main floor of house: 2-bdrm, 2-bath, patio, dishwasher, W/D, fireplace. $1,050/mo. + utilities. Available June 1st, 403-651-2002 or marilyn. thompson@outlook.com.

house FOR RENT Windermere rental: Cozy 1-bdrm semi-detached house on acreage, $750/mo + utilities, references required. 250-342-3790.

3-bdrm mobile home, large front deck, awesome view, 5 appliances, Green Acres Mobile Home Park. $850/mo + utilities. Sorry no dogs.

250-342-5146 or 250-342-1700.

open house OPEN HOUSE Sunday May 24th, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. at unit 117 Riverstone Villas in Radium Hot Springs.

Upgraded and fully furnished townhouse total of 3-bdrm, 3 full baths, single garage. Asking $229,900. Call Paul Gerritsen, Calgary West Realty, 403-7101412.

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

For sale, 122-4835 Radium Blvd.

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

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

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, 250-342-2274.

Luxury Villa, Radium Golf Resort Villas, end unit. Large private deck, large 1-bdrm/den, large bathroom, new appliances, guaranteed rental income Apr. - Oct. 3 years turn key. Everything stays, only $147,900, call 1-778-963-1010 or emaltman55@gmail.com.

misc. for sale Single motorized hospital bed. $200 obo. Contact 250-342-6789.

wanted Kitten, non aggressive, calm for 9 year old son. Prefer female. Please call 342-3018 or 341-5146.

vehicles 2005 Jeep Liberty Renegade, excellent condition, 145,000 kms, asking $6900. Call 250-347-0033.

2003 Jeep Liberty Sport. 2nd owner, lady driven, 233,000 kms, mostly highway. Never off road driven, looks great, upgraded speakers, high intensity headlight bulbs, properly maintained. $4,200. 250-688-8568.

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Well-rotted horse manure. Call 250-342-0152.

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Dragonfly Discovery Centre Summer Camps for children 2.5 to 6 years. Morning Camp at Radium Community Garden Park with lots of active and relaxing activities under big trees. Afternoon retreat from the heat at the licensed children’s centre with arts and crafts, fun and games! Details at www.dragonflydiscoverycentre. com, Drop-in space available now!

Call 250-270-0058.

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

250-342-5102 THE PAINTED PORCH HAS MOVED!

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

Come in and check out our new studio filled with unique shabby-chic, vintage, and cabin-style treasures. DIY chalk paint workshops available.

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

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

1018-6th Street.

Companion Services Leanne Brooks • 250-341-5683

Strands Old House Restaurant is accepting applications for a cook/ chef experienced in fine dining.

Apply to Tony Wood at tony@ strandsrestaurant.com or 250-3426344.

F and J Painting is looking for experienced painters. Full-time, must have own car and cell phone, good with ladders. Start ASAP. Wage based on experience. fandjgodin@hotmail. com or 403-678-0245.

Peppi’s is now accepting resumes for servers, cooks and dishwashers.

Please email resumes to: p.fuel@ yahoo.ca.

Pete’s Marina is looking for young, energetic, service orientated individuals to work on the docks, pumping gas, and renting boats.

Boating License required. Interested?

Please forward your cover letter, resume, and 3 personal references including contact information to ahoy@petesmarina.ca. For more information call 250-342-9625.

In-house care givers for senior lady with Post CVA. Remuneration to be discussed depends on experience.

Please send resume to Box 481 Invermere, V0A 1K0.

Hoodoo Grill looking for experienced first/line cook, starting $17, and kitchen helper starting $14. Call 250-345-2166, or forward resume to rsinnr@shaw.ca Pizzeria Mercato is looking for a wood fire oven pizza cook, server/ cashier. Call 250-341-1966.

Call Teresa 250-688-0388

Radium Valley Vacation Resort is looking for a full-time housekeeper.

Must be able to work weekends. $15/hour plus an incentive plan for the person who is dedicated and dependable. Resumes accepted by fax 250-347-9808, email: radval@ shaw.ca or in person.

Rockies West Realty Independently Owned and Operated

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.

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help wanted SUMMER HELP WANTED Black Forest Restaurant is looking for servers and kitchen help for this summer. Call, email or drop off resume. 250-342-9417, careers@ blackforestrestaurant.com.

Attention cook training students: The Old Salzburg Restaurant is looking for kitchen help. Willing to train, starting at $11. Call Scott at 250-347-6553.

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We are currently seeking a reliable, dynamic, energetic person to join the

Front Desk Team this summer!

This position is a full time seasonal spot in a fast-paced environment that is open 7 days a week from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., catering to people from all over the world who are coming to Fairmont Hot Springs to enjoy our beautiful valley. You’ll check people in and out of the resort, recommend activities, restaurants, and sites to see, and provide excellent customer service. We offer competitive wages, and the successful applicant will also have access to our pools, hot tubs and fitness equipment. This position starts right away and will run until late October!

May 22, 2015

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 6 (ROCKY MOUNTAIN)

Annual salary $46,631 to $54,850.

PURPOSE Under general supervision and consistent with established standards of excellence in customer service, provides day to day leadership to assigned Personal Lines and Auto staff to ensure the effective provision of insurance services to customers. Monitors the execution and completion of all vehicle and personal lines sales and service activities to ensure adherence to established regulatory requirements, company policies and procedures and branch service standards.

Provides the full range of personal/general lines and travel/medical insurance products and services to new customers, and processes mid-term endorsements including those of a unique, specialized or complex nature. Provides a range of provincial vehicle licensing and insurance services to promote the achievement of branch sales goals and to ensure customer satisfaction. Performs a variety of branch administrative support duties on an as-needed basis.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS • Secondary school diploma or equivalent • Successful completion of Fundamentals of Insurance or one of four other education options or equivalent as recognized by the Insurance Council of BC, resulting in the Level 2 General Insurance Agent Licence • Completion of ICBC Autoplan Basics for Brokers • A minimum of three years of experience in the sale of Personal Lines and Autoplan products and services within a licenced general insurance company including at least one year in a work leader or supervisory role EQUIVALENT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE APPLICATIONS Send applications by email, prior to 5:00pm on June 8th, 2015; to john.sullivan@ kootenayinsurance.ca and outline on your application form how you meet the posted minimum requirements so that we are fully aware of your qualifications for the position.

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School District No.6 (Rocky Mountain), Windermere Zone is now accepting applications for a permanent, part-time (25 hrs/wk) BUS DRIVER position, effective August 31st, 2015.

This position is concerned with the operation of school buses used to transport students on prescribed routes within the School District; the employee may also participate in the busing of students on curricular and extracurricular field trips both inside and outside the district. Independent judgment and initiative is exercised in the safe and timely operation of the vehicle and in establishing effective working relationships. Work is performed under general supervision.

Completion of the 12th school grade, or equivalent, minimum 5 years driving experience and an acceptable driving abstract (Valid Class 2 BC drivers license, air brake endorsement preferred) is required. First aid training would be an asset. Rate of pay: As per Collective Agreement 440, $21.56/hour.

If you are interested in this position, please submit a resume, with three references, by 4 p.m. on Friday, May 29th, 2015 to: Meghan O’Neill Human Resources Coordinator School District No.6 (Rocky Mountain) P.O. Box 430, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0 Phone: (250) 342-9243 e-mail: hr@sd6.bc.ca Successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record search.

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Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is looking for Housekeepers. Full time and part time positions are available with flexible schedules.

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Columbia Cycle and Ski is looking to fill full-time and part-time positions for a busy store in Invermere.

We are accepting resumes for: Full-time Bike Mechanic Full-time and part-time Sales Associate – Bike Full-time and part-time Sales Associate – Clothing Required skills: • Bike Mechanic – In depth knowledge of the biking industry • Strong commitment to customer service • Good communication skills • Decision making ability • Dependable and responsible • Experience in the retail industry • Available to work weekends.

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This is a full-time position with a competitive compensation and benefits package. Qualified applicants should send a resume and covering letter before Friday, May 29th to:

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PACKAGING NINJA FULL-TIME

Brilliance in Packaging…

We’ve got it in the Bag! Without question, our Packaging Team Members are the best baggers in the biz!

Focusing on the safe and efficient operation of machinery to package, box, prepare and ship the best coffee in the country, duties also include daily clean-up, room staging and relentless quality control. It is tough work in a team setting demanding a high set of standards.

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!

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The student should be a selfmotivated, detail oriented individual and possess good customer service skills. This is a Monday to Friday position, the student must be able to start early May and work until the end of August. Please apply in person or send resume to lboautobody@ gmail.com.

Hiring a P/T Care Aid to join our dynamic team. 2 days per week, must be physically fit, strong and able to do heavy transferring in a rehabilitative setting. 250-3412028.

Pete’s Marina is looking for a business minded mature individual to manage the marina operations. This individual is self motivated, service orientated and able to lead a Team successfully.

For more information call 250342-9625 or send your cover letter, resume and 3 personal references including contact information to ahoy@petesmarina.ca

Akiskinook Resort is looking for a few high energy players to join our fabulous Grounds Keeping Team.

Akiskinook is a well-established resort located just north of Windermere. We are renowned for expansive manicured green spaces and our picturesque flower-beds.

Part time and full time positions are available; some weekend work is required. General duties include grass mowing, flower planting, watering, weeding, and assistance with the overall upkeep of the property. Resumes can be submitted by email to akisk01@ telus.net or fax to 250-342-0122.

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Looking for motivated individuals.

Painting experience not required.

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SHIPPER/RECEIVER - FULL TIME This job duties for this position include: • Receiving and storing of goods arriving at the Resort • Entering and tracking of orders with suppliers • Distribution of goods around the Resort • Running staff shuttle in the morning • Control and administration of inter-office memo system The successful candidate will have: • A clean drivers abstract, class 5 license • Computer literate • Able to do heavy lifting • Experience in shipping and receiving would be preferred

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

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

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Full/part-time Meat Department and Cashier Positions Available No previous experience required Days/Nights/Weekends Apply in person.

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Finishing Carpenter $20 - $25/hour Minimum 2+ years experience with baseboard, casings, doors and cabinetry.

Minor drywall and painting an asset.

Lead Technician $16 - $20/hour Duties to include, but not limited to, hazardous materials abatement, smoke and water damage clean up and carpet cleaning. Assist in repair work.

Willing to train. Must be physically fit.

Skilled Labourer $16 - $20/hour Duties to include, but not limited to, assisting with emergency clean-up, demolition and general construction. Must be physically fit, have the ability to operate hand and power tools of all types and work in a fast paced environment. Construction experience is an asset (painting, drywall, finishing carpentry, etc.)

Fax: 250-342-0098 • reception@rainbowkootenays.ca #6-503 7th Avenue, Invermere, B.C., V0A 1K0

Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

Roof repair at the Eddie winds up

By Breanne Massey Pioneer Staff The desire to repair the roof at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena has been fast-tracked thanks to a community taking initiative to cover the cost.

The Regional District of the East Kootenay (RDEK) is contributing $200,000 and the Columbia Valley Recreation Society (CVRS) is contributing $100,000 to replace the roof — totalling a $300,000 expense.

“It was just identified in the five year expenditure plan at our last annual general meeting (AGM) in September,” said Radium councillor and CVRS board member Todd Logan. “The RDEK was looking at some of the projects that need to be done and the arena manager, Phyllis, identified that the arena roof needed to be replaced. We were having some problems with it, so we had a meeting with the RDEK a while back and we were looking at doing it over a couple of years, but then the decision was made.

“Why do half if it really needs to be done?”

The goal is to complete the repair project in one swift push.

“There really hasn’t been any timeline or dates put forward by the regional district but they seem keen to get moving on it,” said Mr. Logan.

RDEK chief financial officer Shawn Tomlin has estimated a $300,000 budget could cover the cost in full.

“The amount that’s being collected through taxes in 2015 will provide $100,000 in funding,” explained Tomlin. “And then, the remainder will be borrowed to be paid for over a three-year period to pay it back.”

The money being collected through the Columbia Valley Recreation Service property taxation will be put toward this initiative.

“Paying for it all together in one year would’ve meant a larger increase in taxes so we wanted to keep it from increasing too much all at once, so the decision was to fund it over a couple of years,” said Tomlin. “Three more years in total.”

The decision to repair the roof stems from some small leaks that could prove damaging to the Eddie over time.

“We’re working together with the CVRS, who have agreed to contribute some of the money that they have saved up so we can get it done right away,” said Tomlin.

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Rainbow International Restoration is looking for highly motivated, punctual, well organized individuals seeking a fast paced position with attention to detail. Candidates must have a clean Class 5 drivers abstract and criminal records check. Permanent, Full time work.

May 22, 2015

Take Notice that Al Kroontje of 200, 407 – 3rd St. SW Calgary, Alberta has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Kootenay Region, for a Crown Grant situated over Provincial Crown fill located on Windermere Lake and containing 0.01 hectares more or less.

The Lands File for this application is 4405585. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to FrontCounter BC, 1902 Theatre Road, Cranbrook B.C. V1C 7G1 or email to: AuthorizingAgency.Cranbrook@gov.bc.ca Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to June 22, 2015. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit website at http://arfd.gov.bc.ca/ Application Posting/index.jsp ➝ Search ➝ Search by File Number: 4405585 for more information.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. Access to these records requires the submission of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Visit http://www.gov.bc.ca/freedomof information to learn more about FOI submissions.

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FAITH

Let faith transform the world

By Laura Hermakin Reverend, Windermere Valley Shared Ministry Creation is infused with the Creator’s generosity!

The Bible starts out with a liturgy of abundance. Genesis I is a song of praise for God’s generosity. It tells how well the world is ordered, saying, “It is good, it is very good.”

It declares that God blesses — endows with vitality — plants, animals, fish, birds and humankind. And it pictures the creator as saying, “Be fruitful and multiply.”

In fruitfulness, everything in its kind is to multiply the overflowing goodness that pours from God’s creator spirit.

Psalm 104, the longest creation poem, is a commentary on Genesis I. The psalmist surveys creation and names it all: the heavens, the earth, the waters, springs, streams, trees, birds, goats, wine, oil, bread, people and lions. This goes on for 23 verses and ends with an expression of awe and praise for God and God’s creation.

Verses 27 and 28 proclaim, “You give them all food in due season, you feed everybody.” The psalm makes clear that we don’t need to worry. God is utterly reliable and the fruitfulness of the world is guaranteed.

Psalm 150 is an exuberant expression of amazement at God’s goodness. It just says, “Praise Yahweh, with lute and trumpet, praise, praise, praise.” Together, these three scriptures proclaim that God’s force of life is loose in the world.

Blessing is the force of well-being active in the world, and faith is the awareness that creation is the gift that keeps on giving. The power of the future is in the hands of those who trust God’s abundance.

The gospel story of abundance asserts that we originated in the magnificent, inexplicable love of a God who loved the world into generous being.

Each of us has been miraculously loved into existence by God. And the story of abundance says that our lives will end in God, and that this well-being cannot be taken from us.

In the words of St. Paul, neither life nor death nor angels nor principalities nor things, nothing can separate us from God. The great question now facing us is whether our faith allows us to live in a new way.

Our faith is not just about spiritual matters; it is about the transformation of the world.

Beautiful birds of the valley A heron perches in a tree near Dorothy Lake. The bird is just one of many known to frequent this part of B.C. No wonder the valley has one of the world’s largest birdwatching festivals.

LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH Sunday, May 24th, 10:30 a.m.

Guest speaker “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, Invermere 1st and 3rd Sunday, 9 a.m.: All Saint’s, Edgewater 2nd Sunday, 7 p.m.: June - October at St. Peter’s Windermere Reverend Laura Hermakin 110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-6644 • www.wvsm.ca Valley Christian Assembly Sunday, 10 a.m.: Worship and Word Kids’ Church provided.

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

Saturday, 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. • Relief Society, 11:15 a.m.

President Adam Pasowisty • Columbia Valley Branch 5014 Fairway, Fairmont Hot Springs • 250-341-5792

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YOUR MONEY

Where will inflation come from?

Last week’s article touched on the ways in which low interest rates could begin to rise. It cited the two main drivers of rising interest rates: a weakening demand for bonds and widespread price inflation.

bond market to continue offering extremely low yields.

That leaves inflation, which many analysts agree is the more likely perpetrator of higher interest rates in the future.

The Bond Market One of the problems standing in the way of inflation is the popularity of Canada’s bond market. This makes sense as most of the wealth in our society resides with seniors and their baby-boomer children, and seniors are generally more interested in capital preservation than in asset growth.

As one of the world’s most politically stable countries, Canadian bonds are also attractive to foreign investors. Despite being at a record low, Canada’s interest rates are higher than those in many other developed countries. For example, at the time this article was written, Denmark and Switzerland had recently cut rates to -0.75 per cent, while the Eurozone was just 0.05 per cent. The U.S. has been at 0.25 per cent since 2010.

These reasons, coupled with an oversupply of money compared to the demand for borrowing, mean that bond issuers have no reason to raise rates anytime soon.

So unless people decide they want to do something else with their money such as real estate or stocks, both of which are fairly priced or overvalued in many developed economies, there is likely enough support in the

Inflation Historically, inflation and interest rates have been closely related. After the Second World War inflation rates in Canada were extremely low and remained so until the early 1970s. During this time, interest rates were also very low, as a way to encourage spending and create inflation, which eventually came to fruition.

True to form, however, once the inflation train picked up speed it was very hard to slow down. From 1973 to 1982, inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) averaged 9.7 per cent annually. By comparison, CPI inflation between 2005 and 2014 averaged just 1.68 per cent.

Where will inflation come from?

To create inflation, there are two central factors: the supply of money and the velocity of money.

There has been a tremendous influx of monetary supply over the past several years due to quantitative easing. Nowhere has this been more pronounced than in the U.S. where the Federal Reserve printed trillions of dollars to buy the country’s own debt. The U.S.

had hoped the excess money supply would work its way into the economy and create inflation but that has been slow to happen.

What does this mean? That the velocity of money, or the speed at which money changes hands, is very low. In order to create inflation, it’s not enough for money to simply exist. It must be cycling its way through the economy. When the velocity of money eventually picks up, price inflation will follow.

How much price inflation? That depends on the speed of monetary circulation. The more frequently money changes hands, the more useful it is in creating wealth in broader society. One expert estimates that if M2 (a measure of money supply that includes cash and similar, highly liquid assets) moved back up to its historical average, price levels could be 25 per cent higher than they are today. If economies continue to print excess money, the effect would be compounded.

Final thoughts Undoubtedly, there is adequate monetary supply to create inflation, but supply is only part of the picture. To have inflation, more cash and “near cash” assets need to be deployed through active investment strategies.

Too much inflation is never a good thing, but a healthy inflation level, usually described as two to three per cent annually, is necessary to foster a healthy,

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

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