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The duo chose to get married at Grizzly Ridge behind Becky added that Summerlee has been advocating for CastleRock about two years ago, after Becky proposed to gay rights and educating her peers at Eileen Madson PriJennifer in front of the fireplace at an intimate gathering mary School about their vibrant trio. with their friends.

“I just say that I have two moms,” Summerlee explained “We have a functional relationwhen asked about the relationship. ship,” said Jennifer. “We just hap“And do they ask you why?” pen to be two women, and nobody Jennifer casually asked her ever leaves the seat up (on the toilet) daughter. at our house and it’s great… It’s true “Yeah,” said Summerlee. “They though, I’ll never fall in the toilet in ask why I have two moms, and I say the middle of the night and I’m tobecause they’re gay.” tally good with that.”

“Is that the end of the converThe decision to live rurally as a sation,” Jennifer replied. lesbian couple holds a firm grasp on “Yeah,” said Summerlee, “then their lives — and that of Jennifer’s we talk about the next thing.” daughter, Summerlee Mahon — in When asked about coming out the valley just like it does for other to their friends and families, along couples who support Lesbian, Gay with what advice the couple has to Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) offer teens who are struggling with Pride Month. their sexual orientation — Jennifer “We live it,” said Jennifer. “In replied promptly. a small town, you live it every day.

“It wasn’t easy for me to come Most people will ask you what it’s out,” said Jennifer. “But it gets betlike, and it’s pretty much the same. ter and it gets easier. There’s a whole You don’t meet very many people world outside of this place, and who have something negative to say people aren’t as bad as you might about it, and if they do, they are not think they are.”

Jennifer Roberts-Olsen and Becky Olsen voicing it to us.”

She added being a gay male in LGBT Pride Month is celebrata rural community might be harder ed annually in June to honour the 1969 Stonewall riots in than it would for a woman.

New York City (NYC), which was a tipping point for the “You learn who your real friends are and you learn what Gay Liberation Movement in the United States of America. you can truly handle,” Jennifer said. “And it does, it gets easThe Stonewall riots were a string of violent yet spon- ier. In the end, you’re only your own worst enemy if you’re taneous demonstrations by the gay community against a keeping it (sexual orientation) a secret. police raid that took place early on June 28, 1969 at the “It is a freeing feeling to be able to be honest, be true to Stonewall Inn which was located in the Greenwich Vil- who you are. I feel like I am a better person because of it — lage of NYC. It has been dubbed the most important event I’m not holding something inside because of it.” in the gay liberation movement and the modern fight for Her wife, Becky, who grew up in Invermere, agreed LGBT rights. with that sentiment, adding the community has been sup“Two moms wins over one,” said Jennifer. portive of their marital union. She joked that paying taxes “(Summerlee)’s got the best of both worlds. She’s got some- as a couple was the only time when it became a burden.

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Environment minister delivers blow to Jumbo resort

By Nicole Trigg Pioneer Staff According to Environment Minister Mary Polak, the construction work on Jumbo Glacier Resort undertaken

by Glacier Resorts Ltd. still would not have been enough to be considered a substantial start even if the resort’s first two foundations were not located in avalanche zones.

“I concluded that even if these partially constructed structures were fully compliant (in non-avalanche zones as stipulated by the project’s Environmental Assessment Certificate), the work undertaken would still not have been sufficient to meet the substantially started threshold,” said Ms. Polak in her remarks to media after announcing the project was not substantially started on June 18th. “While it is clear some construction has started, I’m not convinced.”

Because of her decision, the Jumbo Glacier Resort project can’t proceed unless the developer applies for a new certificate, effectively forcing Glacier Resorts Ltd. to start the process over again from the beginning. The full report explaining the reasons for her determination can be found at https://goo.gl/m7cvYG. Submissions from Glacier Resorts Ltd., the Shuswap Band and the Ktunaxa First Nation, a report from the Environmental Assessment Office, her own visit to the site on October 11th, 2014, and guidance from the court decision in the Taku River Tlingit First Nation case against the province (that advised more weight should be given

to physical permanent structures than other aspects such as money spent on permitting, engineering studies, etc. when evaluating a substantial start) were considered by the minister when making her determination.

“I compared what was present with what was planned,” said Ms. Polak, noting she also considered other substantially started decisions such as the Tulsequah Chief Mine in northwest B.C. that was given the green light in January. “It was obvious the work (on the mine) was substantially started.”

“In this case (Jumbo Glacier Resort), it was not difficult to find that when you compared the work that had been done, it was very minimal compared to the original phase one plan or even what might be considered for opening a resort.”

If Glacier Resorts Ltd. chooses to pursue building in Jumbo Valley, the developer will have to resubmit an application.

“It would be as though they had never been through an assessment before,” she said. “Their application could be for the same project. Today’s decision is not about the merits of the project. That was determined when they were granted their original certificate.

“The original project was submitted quite a long time ago so there is every likelihood that reports and assessments would have to be significantly updated... to make sure no new conditions had occurred and no new considerations needed to be assessed.”

According to Ms. Polak, her ministry seeks to pro-

vide an Environmental Assessment Certificate within 180 days, excluding screening and the application itself.

“Any project must be able to provide us with sufficient information that we believe we can effectively assess their project,” she said. “In the absence of that, we ask that they go back and gather more info before they’re allowed to enter the process.”

The minister confirmed the provincial government was not pursuing the course of action it introduced last year — then quickly rescinded because of “substantial” concerns from First Nations and others — whereby ski resorts and gas plants would be made exempt from the environmental assessment process.

“I’m also aware there are implications for the role of the municipality and the Master Development Agreement (MDA), but I did not take those questions into account when making this determination. The appropriate ministries will address the implications as necessary now that the determination has been made,” she said The MDA is a contract between the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and Glacier Resorts Ltd. The developer was first issued tenure for the Jumbo project in 2012 with the signing of the MDA. Then, specific land-use tenures for recreation infrastructure were issued in 2013 and 2014. These structures include a day lodge at Farnham, a day lodge in the Jumbo Valley, lifts, a service building and a water reservoir.

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• On Saturday, June 20th at 12:37 a.m., dispatch received an anonymous complaint that a male was dancing in the street, that the male was yelling, and that there may be a fight on 7th Avenue and 13th Street in the downtown core of Invermere. Police quickly attended, located and identified a 51-yearold Alberta male. A passerby told police that they observed the male lying on the road. Police determined the male was intoxicated as he was slurring his words and staggering. As police were about to arrest him for

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• On Saturday, June 20th at 12:49 a.m., Columbia Valley RCMP were dispatched to Wills Road in Fairmont Hot Springs as there was a 1972 Chevy C20 pickup with Alberta plates doing burn outs up and down the road, driving in a reckless and erratic manner. Patrols turned up negative results as the complainant had been unable to call police for 90 minutes.

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Young valley resident mourned ethic and we’ve had so much praise come in from his supervisors,” said Cody’s father Kerry, adding that Cody’s promising career was set to take a new turn this fall as he The valley is mourning the loss of bright young man who passed away in his was preparing to go to college, and he had planned to take a long-deserved holiday in sleep while working for an oil company in Mexico once he graduated next spring. northern Alberta earlier this month.

Invermere born and raised Cody Cody, who attended Windermere Elementary School and David ThompJames Arthur Widmer’s heart failed while he was asleep on the night of Sunday, June son Secondary School, initially displayed his tremendous work ethic at his first job 14th and the coroner has ruled the cause of death to be Cody’s enlarged heart, a working for NAPA Auto Parts. He saved up the money he earned at NAPA so he condition of which he and his family were Cody Widmer could pay cash for a red Dodge pickup. unaware.

“He just loved that truck, it was his “He had a big heart, not just physically but also in the way he treated others,” said Cody’s pride and joy. He called it Code Red,” said Kerry. His mother Marj. “He was always helping out and watch- friends and family ensured that after the memorial sering over his friends and his older sister Kalie. If one of vice held for Cody last weekend, it was Code Red inhis friends was stuck somewhere and needed a ride at 3 stead of a hearse that took him for his final ride.

Cody collected hunting knives, samurai swords, a.m., he always knew he could call Cody, wake him up and get a ride. He had big brown eyes, a smile for ev- hats and Oakley sunglasses as a hobby and loved quaderybody and gave the greatest hugs. I was really proud ing, camping and spending time outdoors in the valley.

“He’d call from Alberta and tell me how much he of him.”

Cody was pipe fitting for Worley Parsons Cord in loved the work, but he always say ‘Mom I miss my Sylvan Lake, but had worked for other oil companies mountains,’” recalled Marj.

Cody will be dearly missed by Marj, Kerry, Kalie, and had always been commended for his outstanding and his many other friends and family in the valley positive attitude.

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Columbia MP David Wilks, Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald and Invermere mayor Gerry Taft; a formal unveiling of the memorial; a prayer of dedication by Rev. Hermakin; a “last post” bugle call; two minutes of silence; a “rouse” bugle call; a formal Act of Remembrance by local Legion branch president Ken Carlow; placing of wreaths by local officials; and a singing of the royal anthem “God Save the Queen.”

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By Nicole Trigg Pioneer Staff

Some people in the valley can recall every step in the timeline that’s laid out on page 51 of this week’s Pioneer.

But though this particular timeline starts in 1982, the history goes even further back to the 1970s when Grant Costello, a former Canadian ski racing coach, hatched the idea of a summer training ground for Canada’s national ski team in the Jumbo Valley area.

Now, as senior vice-president of Glacier Resorts Ltd., Mr. Costello is prepared to keep fighting for his dream — a dream spanning almost 40 years, one he would be unable to pursue if it wasn’t for architect Oberto Oberti who’s been formally backing Jumbo Glacier Resort for the last 25.

Many questions will be answered in the coming weeks. Environment Minister Mary Polak has made it clear the resort must reapply for a new Environmental Assessment Certificate in order to proceed. Mr. Costello is convinced he can move forward without an environmental assessement by scaling down the project. The future of Glacier Resort Ltd.’s tenure is unclear, as is the status of the Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality and its mayor and council. Add to the mix the Shuswap Band’s announcement that its membership will decide democratically whether the Band’s support for the resort project will continue, and rest assured the Jumbo Resort timeline is bound to continue for at least a while longer. Despite the protracted, complicated history and the strong views for and against, these details were irrelevant to the environment minister’s substantial start decision. What she saw was a couple of foundations, a well, some construction prep and three small bridges — not enough progress in ten years to allow it through, but a concrete example to developers nevertheless that political clout isn’t enough.

It’s what’s on the ground that counts.

Moving time, 1945 In this image, dated 1945, workers move a building that had served as the headquarters of the Canadian Legion (and had originally been the Columbia Valley Supply 6 Store) from Athalmer to Invermere, where it was rebuilt as the home of Dr. Tripp and then later the Osterloh family.

Photo (A986) courtesy of the Windermere District Historical Society

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In “Proposed RV Resort in Canal Flats” in the June 10th Invermere Valley Echo, it was incorrectly stated the proposed RV Resort development in Canal Flats is owned by the same group responsible for Bighorn Meadows Resort in Radium. In fact, the two resorts are in no way linked.

Celebrate valley style on June 30th Dear Editor: The Kinsmen Club of Windermere Valley has hosted the valley’s Annual Canada Day Fireworks for over 25 years and folks line Lake Windermere to catch a glimpse of the spectacular show.

With money tight in our community, business donations are down and we ask you, the viewing public, to help us put on a great show! If everyone who watched the fireworks donated a toonie, the costs would be covered for years. Please dig deep and donate via our coin boxes located in businesses throughout Invermere, mail a donation to us at Box 2039, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0 or drop a donation off at Local View Printing & Design in Invermere’s Industrial Park, one block west and north of the bottle depot.

Remember, the fireworks display will blast off at one minute after midnight on the night of June 30th.

And remember that fireworks are not really pet friendly so please leave your pets at home while you enjoy the display.

The fireworks will be set off just east of the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena in Invermere, and we would also like to thank Stoneset Equity Development Corporation for generously allowing us to use their property again this year as our launch pad. The best places to see the show are beside the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena, Lakeview Road on the east side of Lake Windermere, James Chabot Beach at the north end of the lake, or from one of the many boats that anchor on the lake each year.

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LETTERS

Seeking a new champion for the SuperWalk Dear Editor:

One of our major events in Invermere, Parkinson SuperWalk, is at risk.

Unfortunately, our very committed, longtime organizer is unable to take on the duties this year. Grace Sander has been an absolute superstar and really helped make the event become what it is today. There are 2,270 people living with Parkinson’s in B.C.’s interior region and Parkinson SuperWalk in Invermere has raised over $20,000 to help provide services and programs to this community since 2011.

Parkinson SuperWalk is the largest national fundraising event for Parkinson Society Canada (PSC) and its regional partners. Approximately 14,000 people from coast-to-coast organize and take part in Parkinson SuperWalk. This year marks the 25th anniversary of this nationwide event. In British Columbia, over 20 walks will be taking place in September including the Walk in Invermere on Saturday, September 12th, 2015 at Pothole Park.

With participation from supporters, since 1990, we have raised more than $31 million for support services, research, advocacy and education. Our services include . . . ‘Celebrate’ from previous page Thank you everyone, for your generous contributions to the show and in particular we would like to thank Al and Lucy Miller for supporting our sausage sizzle this Saturday, June 27th at Home Hardware.

On behalf of the Kinsmen Club of

voice and swallow seminars, short-term counselling, a wide-variety of educational and informational materials and training for physiotherapists and fitness professionals on Parkinson’s specific therapies.

Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurological disease after Alzheimer’s. B.C.’s Ministry of Health data indicates the number of Parkinson’s patients in B.C. has increased by 39 per cent in the last decade from around 8,600 in 2001-02 to 12,500 in 2011-12. This number is expected to roughly double by 2031. That’s why it’s more important than ever to help make a real difference.

Parkinson Society British Columbia is committed to being the voice of British Columbians living with Parkinson’s.

Our purpose is to ease the burden and find a cure.

Please help us find a volunteer to take over Grace’s duties for Parkinson SuperWalk, so that we may continue the event and Grace’s legacy in the local Parkinson’s community.

Kind regards,

Alicia Wrobel Parkinson Society British Columbia Windermere Valley, we look forward to seeing you at midnight on Tuesday, June 30th for another great show to kick-off Canada Day 2015!

Yours truly, Lawrence Bell and Steve Mantyka Fireworks Co-Chairs Kinsmen Club of Windermere Valley

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The country was founded on Aboriginal and English-French cultures and hence developed a tolerance of What is it that makes Canada a unique and great others extending to Eastern European settlers and, more recently Asian, immigrants. country?

We have a health care system that is open to all, reThere is, as always, some dissent, but these caution gardless of ability to pay even though it could use a little that development is done in a sustainable manner that benefits all stakeholders. Hopefully resource developre-focusing.

We have the spirit and productivity of free enter- ment will move forward, bringing our urban prosperity prise that we got from our neighbours to the south even into more remote regions. though they seem to be losing it.

If there is a greatness to Canada, this Windermere Our educational system may need a little shifting to Valley is Canada at its best. The land extends from the emphasis on practical career development and life skills, beaches of Invermere and the National Park Hot Springs but, nonetheless, it provides a solid learning base to all up the ancient Purcells to the peaks and slopes of the Panand is probably one of the key factors availing upward orama ski hill.

The beaches and the slopes are inundated by tourists — mobility to those motivated to pursue it.

When government goes in the non-preferred direc- local, semi-local and overseas. They continue, nonetheless, to tion, they are replaced democratically without violence. shine forth every spring and year-round in natural splendour.

Our trees are harvested with great productivity to proSome may not always like the result and voters ideally need to increase their awareness of issues, but, hey, it vide needed building products for Canada and the world and yet the forests remain ever-renewed in their magnifiworks. These are things of merit.

But to me, the greatness of Canada comes from the cence, teaming with birds and other wildlife.

The valley’s Aboriginal people seem to be merged land as it majestically extends from the Pacific, across the mountains, north to the Arctic Ocean, across the Prairies, healthily with the community at large. The Windermere into the industrial heartland and onto the Atlantic Ocean. Valley shared United–Anglican Ministry may not be a It is this breadth that gives us the character to envi- uniting of world religions but it is a step.

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Stations of the Cross in Radium vandalized

By Kevin Nimmock Pioneer Staff Last week, vandals set their sights on the Stations of the Cross near the Radium Visitor Information Centre. Three of the stations were destroyed, prompting Tourism Radium Manager Kent Kebe to call the police.

“It looks like they were kicked or pulled down,” Mr. Kebe said. “Whoever has done it, the cowardly deed that they did, it is of course only to the stations that are hidden by trees, so right behind the visitor’s centre.”

Mr. Kebe said he assumes more than one person participated in the vandalism. He said it is particularly disappointing given the Stations of the Cross’ importance to the community. LOCAL HISTORY — The Stations of the “The church has gone to great lengths Cross were sculpted more than 30 years ago to create this for visitors and locals,” Mr. by the late Bud Amy. Photo submitted Kebe said. “They did build them to a point where they were supposed to be indestructible. Whoever did this went to great lengths.”

Columbia Valley RCMP are looking to identify possible suspects for this mischief.

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Greyhound plans to leave valley

By Kevin Nimmock and Nicole Trigg Pioneer Staff Greyhound Canada has filed an application to eliminate the bus route between Cranbrook and the Alberta border that includes five stops in the Columbia Valley. However, before anything is finalized, the B.C. Passenger Board is looking for written comments from community members about how losing access to the service would affect them.

The route (know as Route F) is serviced by one trip daily in each direction. The route is one of three at risk of elimination across the province.

The request, filed with the B.C. Passenger Transportation Board, would eliminate the following route points: Alberta Border and Highway 93, the Radium Aquacourt, Village of Radium Hot Springs, District of Invermere, Windermere, Fairmont Hot Springs, Columbia Lake Station, Canal Flats, Skookumchuck, the City of Kimberley and the City

of Cranbrook.

“The RDEK (Regional District of East Kootenay) will be submitting a letter expressing disappointment with this decision as the Greyhound is used by both people and as well as transporting goods,” said RDEK Area F director and vice chair Wendy Booth in an email.

Currently, the nearest bus service is Sun City Coach Lines Ltd, which runs daily between Cranbrook and Golden. The Sun City line services Kimberley, Skookumchuck, Canal Flats, Fairmont, Windermere, Invermere and Radium, so the only B.C. areas that would lose bus service if Greyhound’s application goes through are the Radium Aquacourt and the Columbia River Station. However, all areas would lose service to Alberta.

According to Greyhound’s explanatory document for dropping Route F, passenger loads have stayed stable at 11 people per trip between 2011 and 2014, but the cost associated with each trip has become un-

manageable. Greyhound’s break-even revenue per passenger mile in B.C is currently $7.18. Between 2013-2014, the route’s revenue per passenger mile was $3.05.

Seventy per cent of the route’s passengers travel between just three cities: Calgary, Banff and Cranbrook.

The rational for ending the route is that there are already other Greyhound services that run between those three cities in Alberta.

Greyhound has sent letters to every municipality affected by the potential route removal. Municipal councils may now write letters back expressing concerns The B.C. Passenger Board will consider written comments from community members that are received by Thursday, July 2nd. Comments quoting “Application 197-15/Route F” should be addressed to: (by mail) B.C. Passenger Transportation Board, Box 9850 STN PROV GOVT, Victoria, BC V8W 9T5, (by fax) 250-953-3788 99 and (by email) ptboard@gov.bc.ca.

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The 4th Annual East Kootenay Beer Festival at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort was once again a hit with valley residents and visitors this past Saturday, June 20th.

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Book Review: It’s Not News, It’s Fark

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In this hilarious book, author Drew Curtis ponders over the criteria that makes an event newsworthy through the blurry lens of mass media. Why, for example, do waterskiing squirrels or Brad Pitt’s thoughts on stem cell research (he’s for it) get so much darn press? The answer is Fark, a word Curtis coined to describe what mass media turns to when it runs out of actual news. Fark is designed to look like news, but it is not actual news at all. Fark is all the fluff, filler and fear mongering we are forced to consume every day so the news networks always have something to say in this demanding world of 24/7 reporting.

According to Curtis, there are several ways in which Fark is purposely filtered and spread across the wire, including the “equal time for nutjobs,” the “out-of-context celebrity comment” and, my favourite, the “headline contradicted

by actual article.” This book also takes direct aim at the socalled experts, the statistics they use and the polls they conduct. The following was quite a find... “ an expert in economics says that Japanese workers cost the economy $300 billion a year because they sleep... ” No exclamation mark; the guy was serious. This is the type of stuff that creeps in on a slow news day. Good grief.

So what about real news? 911 sets the record for ongoing coverage for obvious reasons. The space shuttle disaster was a close second in terms of cycle longevity, and third?

Hurricane Katrina? The Royal Baby? Nope. For number three, we have to go back in time to when Janet Jackson’s boob made an unexpected appearance at the Super Bowl.

Real news, sellable news, is all about shock value. The old saying, “if it bleeds it leads,” hardly cuts the mustard anymore. If you want instant fame, forget about winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Get stuck in a well or, even better, get your pizzle hacked off by a disgruntled lover. Looming

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pandemics, however unlikely, always make and stay in the headlines of mass media. Remember Bird Flu? According to the experts, it could have killed off more than just a bunch of chickens. Headlines at the time warned of human losses in the millions even though the probability of such an occurrence was and remains almost non-existent. But panic anyway, just in case. By comparison, tuberculosis kills millions every year, but for some reason we are okay with that — maybe because those stats and stories of loss are usually buried at the bottom of page 40.

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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.

Submissions must be received by the Monday prior to publication. We may only run an entry for two weeks prior to the event. Please limit your submission to 30 words. Priority is given to one-off events, so weekly events may only run occasionally.

Friday, June 26th • Summer at Panorama opening weekend. Start with the Mile 1 Express for downhill mountain biking & hiking, the pools & waterslides, PanoKids camps and more.

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Invermere on the Lake Art Walk, every Friday. For more information visit theartwalk.ca .

• 5- 8 p.m.: Effusion gallery hosts the new work and demo by Connie Geerts and Karyn Chopiks trunk show.

• 6 p.m.: SYC Karaoke Night.

• 6 p.m.: Spring into summer with dancing and steak sandwiches with band FreeLee at Invermere Legion. $15/person. Reservations recommended. Please call 250-342-9517.

Saturday, June 27th • 9 - 11 a.m.: Legion Summer Market begins. Crafts, used books, hot dog concession and more. Every Saturday at the Invermere Legion.

• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Purcell Mountain Painters Art Show & Sale at the Village Country Inn, corner of St. Joseph and Canyon Avenue, Radium. Local Artists at work.

• 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Artym Gallery shows Sandy Graves and David Langevin, until July 3.

• 6:30 - 9 p.m.: Film festival featuring all paddle sports, hosted by Adventure Paddle School, at Invermere Community Hall. Tickets $10 at Syndicate.

• 7 p.m.: Mountainside Clubhouse, Fairmont. Live entertainment with The McToogle Trio performing.

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

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Monday, June 29th • 6:30 p.m.: Drop-in Ultimate Frisbee for adults/ youth (15+) at Laird Elementary Field. Free of charge & beginners welcome. No equipment required.

Ultimate is a great workout in a relaxed atmosphere with some friendly competition!

Tuesday, June 30th • 5 p.m.: Re-Dedication ceremony of the new Cenotaph Park followed by official ribbon cutting and BBQ hosted by Royal Canadian Legion.

• 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: Eagle Ranch Resort has live music on the patio every Tuesday. This week features Dos Equis.

Wednesday, July 1st • 12:01 a.m.: Canada Day Fireworks hosted by Kinsmen Club of Windermere Valley. Best viewing is from James Chabot Provincial Park.

• All day, free to attend Fairmont Hot Springs Canada Day celebration. Live music, barbecue, face painting, cake and more!

• 11 a.m.: Canada Day Parade, Main Street, Invermere.

• 12:30 - 3 p.m.: Mountain Mosaic Festival of Arts at Kinsmen Beach and Pynelogs Cultural Centre green space. For more information visit columbiavalleyarts.com • 3 p.m.: Build a Boat Contest at Kinsmen Beach.

• 4 - 9 p.m.: Radium’s Canada Day Celebration at Radium Hot Springs Visitor Centre. Market on Main with music by Dos Equis. Visit www. radiumhotsprings.com for details.

• 10:30 p.m.: Fairmont Hot Springs Canada Day Fireworks.

Thursday, July 2nd • 2015 Horsethief Hideout Memorial Motorcycle Rally, July 2nd - 5th. Advance tickets $50 until June 28th, or $60 at the gate. Tickets available at Tiffany’s Thredz in Invermere. For more information visit horsethiefhideout.com or call 250-347-6406.

• 1 - 4 p.m.: Summer Reading Club at the Invermere Library every Thursday afternoon throughout the summer. Complete our weekly “Build It” activity.

Reading logs & prizes are available.

Sunday, June 28th

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• 5 - 7 p.m.: Wildsight’s Look Outside photo contest wrap up party at Pynelogs. Everyone Welcome. For

• Lorraine Blancher Ladies bike weekend. Women Only Mountain Bike Park skills camp at Panorama

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• Music and Market on Main every Friday from July 3 to August 28 at the Radium Visitor Centre. Visit www.radiumhotsprings.com for details.

• 9 - 11 a.m.: Stampede pancake breakfast at Fire’D up. Breakfast and burgers fundraiser for Radium Hot Springs Fire Department. Visit www. radiumhotsprings.com for details.

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Invermere on the Lake Art Walk every Friday. For more information visit theartwalk.ca.

Saturday, July 4th • 8 a.m: Inaugural Toby Creek Race until July 5th.

Clinics, training, racing and cash prizes. For more information visit panoramaresort.com/event-details/ index.cfm?eID=289&occID=4547 • 10 a.m.: 1st Annual Hike for Hospice. It is an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful Columbia Valley, get some exercise, have some fun and support the Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley. Participants are asked to register ahead of time so we can provide you with your own webpage that you can then e-mail to your family and friends. Get your pledge forms from the Hospice Office or Invermere Home Hardware.

• 5 p.m.: Symphony of the Mountain in Kimberley.

Ride the chairlift to the top of Northstar Mountain and enjoy this outdoor concert while looking out towards the Rockies. For more information contact 250-427-4919, kimberleyarts@gmail.com or visit symphonyonthemountain.com

Tuesday, July 7th • Lions Charity Golf Day at Copper Point Golf Course. $65 per person. Phone 250-341-3392 to register.

• 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Adventure Radium at Brents Shack, ages 5-8, every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays from July 7 to August, 27th. $5 drop in fee/ child; $25 / child summer fee; $50 family fee.

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• 10 a.m.: The Purple Pirate, Summer Reading Club performer will be at Columbia Garden Village.The Purple Pirate is a children’s entertainer sponsored by The Kootenay Library Federation.

• 1 - 3:30 p.m.: Adventure Radium at Brents Shack, ages 8-9, from July 7 to August 27th. $5 drop in fee/ child; $25 / child summer fee; $50 family fee. Visit www.radiumhotsprings.com for details.

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Steamboat tunes coming to Edgewater “We have something for every type of taste,” Mr. Newman said. “EveryOne of Canada’s most thing from Latin rhythms picturesque music festiright through to rock and vals is back for its fourth roll and folk music. We are year and it has never been looking for something rebigger. Ever wanted the ally interesting in each area chance to listen to a full and we have found that.” day of music from reJohn Wort Hannam, nowned Canadian artists one of the out-of-town in a family-friendly setting, performers at this year’s feswhile being surrounded by tival, is a Juno-nominated incredible mountain views? musician and a past winThe Steamboat Moun- MUSIC FEST GROWS — Don’t miss this year’s Steamboat ner of Album of the Year at tain Music Festival offers Mountain Music Festival, which will feature talent from across the Canadian Folk Music all of that and much, much Canada, including Los Morenos (inset).

Photos submitted Awards. He joins a long list more. The festival runs July of notable performers who 25th and 26th, with performances on the 25th and work- have taken to the Steamboat stage. shops on the 26th.

On the local end of the spectrum, The McToogle’s “We started the thing four years ago and it has been Trio will bring their well-known blend of three-part haramazing for Edgewater in particular,” said organizer Larry monies, folk music, Celtic influences and rock rhythms to Newman. “We really do not do a lot here the rest of the the stage. The band has been performing together for 20 year, so this is an amazing thing to have.” years, including a 10-year stint as the house band at Angus Steamboat has grown over the years, becoming a McToogle’s Restaurant in Invermere. sought-after gig for local performers and musicians from In addition to its mountainous views and dynamic across the country. lineup, Steamboat differentiates itself from other festivals by “One of the things our festival does that others do not putting families first. The festival has a strict alcohol-free is that we have a 60 per cent local talent mandate,” Mr. policy and family-friendly acts were specifically selected.

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All ages will be able to dance and sing to engaging acts By prioritizing musicians from the valley, Mr. New- from noon to 10 p.m., all the while taking in the beautiman said Steamboat enhances music education and op- ful Edgewater scenery. For more information and the full portunity across the Windermere Valley. For the rest of the line-up, check out www.steamboatmtnmusicfest.ca. Tickacts, Mr. Newman said he has the arduous task of selecting ets can be purchased online or at a variety of stores in Infrom all of the talented Canadian acts interested in comvermere, Fairmont, Radium, Windermere and Edgeing to Edgewater. water. Admission is free for children “The show has to have some variety each year, so we aged five or younger. go across Canada to find that,” Mr. Newman said. “I get almost 200 applications every year for Steamboat. It is a very desirable thing to play festivals right now.”

When selecting acts, Mr. Newman aims to bring a variety of genres to the festival’s stage. This year, audience members will have the chance to enjoy over 18 genres of music.

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The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 15 MUSIC TO YOUR EYES — Connie Geerts’ “Good V i b r a t i o n” piece is a perfect example of her famous tree art.

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Double the creativity at Effusion

By Stephen Lebovits Effusion Art Gallery + Glass Studio Would you believe that 51 years ago today the Fab Four unleashed A Hard Days Night on the world? Wow! Almost as unbelievable as Effusion welcoming both Calgary artist Connie Geerts while simultaneously hosting jewelry designer’s Karyn Chopik’s 2015 Spring/Summer Collection Trunk Show. Whoa!

And while both events are monumental, only one is happening this weekend, so where will you be?

Calgary’s Connie Geerts is a multi-disciplinary artist adept at painting, sculpture, glass casting as well as digital video editing who is represented in galleries across Canada. Born in Ontario, she moved west in 1987 where she discovered acrylic paints, something she is still using today. She started showing in galleries in 1997 shortly after her move to Calgary, from where she continues to create her painterly, broken-digital imagery as well as quirky sculptures and kiln-formed glass work.

Known more for her trees and forests, which allow her the freedom to play with colour, Geerts has since last year focused her attention on the vibrations of life and how people either attract or repel one another. Her “Flawed Man” series of sculptures were serendipitous as she attempted to create perfect human-glass iterations, but eventually trav-

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elled inwards to exemplify our innate imperfections.

Karyn Chopik has been involved in the jewelry business for more than 20 years. Initially interested in pursuing a career in education, when presented with a dearth of possibilities she fell back on her then-hobby. Who knew how fortuitous that would eventually be?

With a team of talented craftspeople by her side, she runs her Surrey, B.C. studio while sourcing new and interesting materials and designs for her bold, contemporary accoutrements. From sterling silver and bronze to precious and semi-precious stones, Chopik has even used woolly mammoth bones in her creations.

Carried in galleries and boutiques across North American, she brings her latest collection, along with several limited edition pieces, to Effusion for her annual Trunk Show, during which attendees have the opportunity to win a limited-edition collaborative piece fashioned by herself and local glass artist Heather Cuell.

So, while John, Paul, George and Ringo may have sung how working like a dog made them want to sleep like a log, I am sure that the talent that both Connie and Karyn bring will make you feel much more than alright.

Connie Geerts and Karyn Chopik will be in attendance Friday, June 26th from 5 to 8 p.m., and then back again on Saturday, June 27th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Thanks to the following businesses and individuals who helped make our June 6th, 2015 Fairmont & District Lions Golf Fun Day at Coy’s Par 3 a resounding success. For the 26th year the Coy family has generously donated the golf course for this event. A special thanks to the Coy family, to Dixie and her crew in the clubhouse, to Coy’s maintenance staff, to The Sign Artist for the hole sponsor signs, to Doc Lang for the music, to Finn for manning the BBQ and to all the volunteers and participants who made this event possible.

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LAYERED LANDSCAPE — This acrylic painting titled Bow with Texture by David Langevin features his recognizable style of layering paint.

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Sculptures and skill at Artym

By Deanna Berrington The Artym Gallery

This evening (Friday, June 26th), the Artym Gallery is showcasing painter David Langevin and bronze sculptor Sandy Graves. The opening reception is from 5 to 8 p.m., and David Langevin will be in attendance — this year this incredible painter will be doing a demonstration!

David Langevin is a very well-known name in British Columbia and throughout Canada. His distinctive style of work is very recognizable, with fascinating use of textures and layering of paint for exquisite effects. His skillful use of mediums and different paints is something for which he is renowned. He does workshops all over the country, often with a focus on understanding the tools and materials of the trade. Langevin encourages his students to “learn to be a good painter first, because good painters make consistently good paintings.”

No stranger to Invermere, Langevin

is always eager to return to the valley. “Invermere is just one of the nicest places to spend time, it really is a beautiful area,” he said. While hiking, you will often see David Langevin with a camera in his hands, finding inspirations for his next original pieces.

This show will also feature unique bronze sculptures from Sandy Graves. Her unique and elegant renditions of horses and assorted wildlife capture their grace and fluidity, using negative space and the play of light and shadow to give them movement and life. Although Graves cannot be in attendance, her wide assortment of pieces for this show will include birds, elk, fish, horses and many other critters.

Don’t miss this exhibition featuring two incredibly technically successful artists.

Both strive to achieve greatness in their chosen mediums, to great success, as evidenced by their popularity. You can see both artists work online at www.artymgallery.com, and don’t miss the opportunity to meet David Langevin at the Artym this evening. The gallery is open late every Friday until 8 p.m.

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Cover art Each year, a new painting graces the cover of the Columbia Valley’s official visitor guide, the Map Book. The Artym Gallery creates 100 reproductions that are sold to raise money for a local cause. This year the cause is the valley’s new multiuse centre, and this year the painter is Andrew Kiss, who was at the Artym Gallery on June 19th to do a painting demonstration and sign reproductions of his Map Book cover painting, titled Paddy Ryan Lakes. If you are interested in purchasing your own giclee print and supporting The Pioneer’s and the Artym Gallery’s Map Book Cover Project, contact the gallery at 250-342-7566 or email info@artymgallery.com.

Photos by Kevin Nimmock

Home Hardware Stage presents:

David Langevin in attendance

Friday, June 26 5-8 pm for a painting demonstration and the opening reception Exhibition continues until July 3rd View online at

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Sandy Graves & David Langevin

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YOUR MONEY

Using your TFSA to get GIS Since 2009, the Tax-Free Savings Account has been a great tool to help people save money without incurring tax consequences. With the recent contribution limit increase to $10,000 per year and a total contribution limit of $41,000, the TFSA can now also be considered a powerful financial planning tool. In fact, some Canadians may find themselves in a position to receive the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) thanks to their TFSAs. GIS The GIS is an income-tested pension program offered by the federal government. For 2015, single individuals earning less than $17,088 and couples earning less than $22,560 of combined taxable income, excluding Old Age Security (OAS) benefits, qualify for some GIS. GIS payments are reduced by $1 for every $2 of income for single persons and by $1 for every $4 in the case of married couples. According to reports, 31 per cent of OAS recipients qualify for GIS. The opportunity Some people find themselves in a unique situation where they are able to restructure their finances in order to receive GIS. The strategy would involve deregistering one’s RRSPs prior to age 65 (or later for those born between 1958 and 1962) and investing the

proceeds in a TFSA. This tactic works especially well for people who have modest retirement savings, no workplace pension and little to no other sources of income during retirement.

An example For example, consider a 55-year-old couple, Paul and Susan, who plan to retire at age 67. Paul earns $60,000 annually and Susan does not work outside the home. They will have no pensions in retirement except Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and OAS. Paul expects to get the maximum CPP pension of $1,065 per month. Susan has a spousal RRSP worth $100,000, which they plan to start withdrawing from at age 67 in equal payments amortized over the next 20 years.

For this example, 2015 pension figures and a five per cent annual rate of return were used.

The couple could look at this situation in three ways: firstly, if they go ahead with their original plan, they would not qualify for GIS. Their gross income from all sources, from ages 67 to 87, would be about $40,060 per year, or $801,200 over 20 years.

The second option is, if they wait until age 72 to withdraw from Susan’s RRSP (now converted to a RRIF), they will qualify for GIS benefits of $4,893 annually for six years. The year they turn 73, however, their income from the previous year would include

RRIF income and they will no longer qualify. Their gross income would be just $31,200 annually for the first five years, increasing to $46,310 at age 73, for a total of about $855,500 over 20 years.

For the third option, the couple decides to immediately begin de-registering Susan’s spousal RRSP over the next 11 years in equal instalments. As Susan doesn’t work, she could withdraw the funds tax-free using her basic personal exemption. She would have to pay withholding tax upfront, but would get the money back during tax season, all of which would be invested in her TFSA, which they could draw from in retirement. This would provide them with about $44,950 per year, or $899,000 over 20 years.

Final thoughts In this case, Paul and Susan have the unique opportunity to deregister Susan’s RRSP prior to retirement, tax-free. The new TFSA contribution limit allows Susan to tax-shelter her withdrawals, preserving both her and Paul’s ability to receive GIS benefits.

It should be noted that waiting until retirement to begin drawing from RRSPs may not be best for everyone. However, even if your situation is different, there may be an opportunity for a similar strategy. Speak to your financial advisor or accountant to see if early deregistration works for you, and for advice about ways to use your TFSA as effectively as possible.

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Fair trade toys flying off the shelves individually handpick mature trees for use, which is part of Tegu’s responsible logging initiative.

A new, socially responsible toy In addition, Tegu has parthas taken to the shelves of the Cross nered with a local school that was Roads Collective in Invermere. recently established to provide an Tegu, a toy company based education for children whose parout of Honduras, has developed a ents work at the Tegucigalpa city modern toy based on an old conlandfill in Honduras. A portion of cept. The product is wooden geotoy sales are diverted to the commetric blocks with magnets inside. TEGU TOYS —The Cross Roads Collective pany’s education funds.

The blocks can be transformed into in Invermere is helping promote a progressive The Cross Roads Collective is a variety of shapes and forms. the only company between KelowHonduran toy company in the valley.

“They are flying off the Image submitted na and Calgary that has been apshelves,” said Jessie Blakley, coproved to sell Tegu toys. Ms. Blakley owner of the Cross Roads Collective. “The creativity that said Tegu was very thorough during the approval process. these toys inspire is incredible.”

“It took me about three months to be approved as a Ms. Blakley said that in addition to supporting what retailer by Tegu,” Ms. Blakley said. “They researched my the company stands for, she has been impressed by the company to make sure that we were supporting compaquality of the product. In her store, Tegu blocks are on nies that utilize responsible logging techniques and that display and can be played with by kids and adults alike. we were supporting our local economy in a positive way.”

“Children come in and create something interesting like Ms. Blakley said partnering with a socially respona swan or a robot, then adults come and try to put them back sible company is and always has been a personal priority into a rectangle,” Ms. Blakley said. “I think it is really funny.” of hers. She is open to bringing more products from comTegu is a living wage company, which seeks to provide panies like Tegu into her store. “Tegu is a company that I local Hondurans with stable work. Beyond maintaining can stand behind and we are proud that we were chosen as world-class employment standards and setting an example an official retailer,” Ms. Blakley said. for Central American businesses, Tegu also strives to be an Tegu toys come in a variety of sets, from classic geoenvironmentally sustainable company. metric shapes to robot-building kits, and the newest addiFor every tree harvested by Tegu, 983 more are plant- tion, The Stunt Team. Visit www.thecrossroadscollective. ed. The company works with Honduran cooperatives that ca to learn more.

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Contractors will also be treated to a barbecue lunch and music from a DJ. The next day, the store is hosting Customer Appreciation Day between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. In addition to a barbecue lunch, comedian and illusionist Barry T will perform a set starting at 1 p.m. A DJ will once again provide music all day long.

“It is just to appreciate our customers for their kindness over the year and their support,” Mr. Corey said.

Throughout the weekend, the entire store’s inventory is 15 per cent off. Mr. Corey said there would also be giveaways and prizes. Beyond the weekend, there is more to be excited for at RONA. Continued on page 52 . . .

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This weekend, RONA North Star Hardware and Building Supplies is the place to be for deals on great products and for family fun.

It all starts today (Friday, June 26th) with Contractor Appreciation Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Many of the suppliers that contractors are used to buying products from will be on hand to give demonstrations and get feedback on their products.

“Contractors can learn about new products that are coming out or products that they are not sure of,” said RONA manager Chris Corey.

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NOTICE TO VENDORS IN THE COLUMBIA VALLEY: The administration of the Akisqnuk First Nation will not pay the costs of any unauthorized products or services purchased by individual Band members of the Akisqnuk First Nation. Only products and services purchased by authorized Band personnel will be paid for.

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Our lives go on without you But nothing is the same, We have to hide our heartaches When someone speaks your name.

Sad are the hearts that love you Silent the tears that fall, Living our hearts without you Is the hardest part of all.

You did so many things for us Your heart was kind and true, And when we needed someone We could always count on you.

The special years will not return When we were all together, But with the love within our hearts You will walk with us forever. ~ Author Unknown ~ Always in our thoughts and hearts.

Mom, Dad, Chris, Shelly and Charlie

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June 26, 2015

Connecting the drops Watershed Wanderings

By Megan Peloso Pioneer Columnist On June 9th, the Lake Windermere Ambassadors took 30 participants on a water-themed exploration of the Upper Columbia River, from Kinsmen Beach on Lake Windermere to the Columbia River Headwaters in Canal Flats. The tour followed a presentation on June 8th by Oliver Brandes, strategic water policy advisor and political ecologist from the University of Victoria, who spoke with an engaged audience about the significance of the new B.C. Water Sustainability Act. Our goal for the tour was to encourage participants to make connections between water uses within a shared watershed, and to showcase challenges and opportunities for proactive management and stewardship projects in the Upper Columbia. Survey results show that most people’s favourite stop on the tour was viewing the Columbia River Headwaters through the eyes of long-time Canal Flats resident and natural history enthusiast Colin Cartwright (photo #1).

Megan Peloso described recent transformations of the water’s edge at Kinsmen Beach through the Lake Windermere Ambassadors’ five-year long Shoreline Restoration Project.

Brent Baskott from Corix Utilities led the group on a tour of the Windermere Water and Sewer Treatment Plant in Windermere (photo #2).

Oliver Egan, Manager of Edible Acres Farm and Winderberry Nursery, took us through the grounds and irrigation networks fed by Windermere Creek, and talked about how critical reliable water quality and quantity from this shared resource is, to produce high quality organic fruits and vegetables for the community (photo #3).

Bill Thompson from Columbia Lake Stewardship Society explained the features

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of a volunteer-driven water level monitoring project designed to register data on the amount of water flowing from the southerly Headwaters to the North end of Columbia Lake, important knowledge to obtain for long-term watershed management planning.

We also heard about Living Lakes Canada’s citizen science projects, steered by Water Stewardship Co-ordinator Raegan Mallinson, currently monitoring groundwater levels in the area and indicators of aquatic ecosystem health in Windermere Creek.

Rachel Darvill from WildsightGolden gave a talk about the significance of wetlands for biodiversity and thriving aquatic habitat and organisms, connecting us with her community-based stewardship project to survey waterbirds in the Columbia Wetlands (photo #4).

Did you know a zebra mussel can survive out of water for up to 30 days? Linda McVetty, along with assistants Hope and Blair from East Kootenay Invasive Plant Council, left the group with a warning of what would happen if invasive zebra mussels colonized our lakes and beaches and showed us how to proactively rid our watercrafts of hitchhikers.

“Each of the five stations gave us a very good idea of the different components of water, where it comes from, how to purify it, how to repair damaged riparian areas, and how to keep our lake healthy and free of invasive species. We were impressed that there were so many experts who enthusiastically presented their area of expertise...We had fun!”

– Nory and Julio Esteban There’s something for everyone to learn while ‘in the element’ of the watershed. See you on the next Upper Columbia Watershed Tour, taking place this fall!

Thank you to Columbia Basin Trust and Real Estate Foundation of BC for supporting this project.

Megan Peloso is the Program Coordinator for the Lake Windermere Ambassadors. Contact her for more information at info@lakeambassadors.ca or 250-341-6898.

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Canada Day Celebrations Village of Canal Flats, July 1st Fireworks at Tilley Memorial Park beach at dusk.

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Mountain Mosaic Festival of the Arts Kinsmen Beach, July 1st, noon - 3 p.m.

Free festival for the whole family, the Mountain Mosaic Festival of the Arts will kickoff at noon and run until 3 p.m. at the Kinsmen Beach Greenspace. The Home Hardware Festival Stage will feature many acts, including musician Mat Duffus. “It is a family act,” Mr. Duffus said. “I do some contemporary songs, but I try to involve the adults. I will also try to get the kids on stage to sing some songs.”

There will be lots of activities for kids including art tents, face painting, bouncy castles and clowns throughout the afternoon. New this year is the toddler zone, an area where toddlers can play without worrying about the big kids. This area will even include its own bouncy castle!

Lunch will be served by great food vendors and the event will finish with an exciting Build-A-Boat race. Come out to the biggest family party in the valley on Canada Day.

Canada Day Celebrations Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, July 1st, All Day From 9 a.m to noon. on July 1st, guests can start their day at Brewer’s Poolside Market with free Canada Day treats, games for kids, and a piñata bust at 11:30 a.m.

At noon, on the main grounds of the resort, there will be live music by local band L8. In addition, celebrators will be treated to face painting, crafts, relay races for kids and a big cake. The festivities will run until 4 p.m.

“We expect that there will be quite a few people,” said Nancy Hetherington, director of sales and marketing.

“The hotel is quite busy and we expect quite a few locals as well.” At 10:30 p.m., Fairmont’s annual fireworks will be set off behind the historic Indian baths. They can be viewed anywhere from the resort area. “We have Music and Market on Main expanded them this year,” Ms. Hetherington said. “You Visitor Information Centre, July 1st, 4 - 9 p.m. could call them enhanced fireworks.”

The Music and Market on Main will be in operation at the Radium Visitor Information Centre for Canada Day. Starting at 7 p.m., local band Dos Equis will play a variety of Canadian music to get market shoppers in the patriotic Kinsmen Club of Windermere Valley Fireworks mood. When the band takes a break in the middle of East of Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena their set, cake will be served.

(Above the Lake), July 1st, 12:01 a.m.

The best places to watch are beside the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena, Lakeview Road on the east side of Lake Windermere, James Chabot Beach at the north end of the lake, or from an anchored boat.

All National Parks are free on Canada Day Canada Day Parade Kootenay, Yoho and Banff National Parks, Downtown Invermere, July 1st, 11 a.m.

July 1st, All Day The annual Canada Day Parade will make its way Parks Canada is waving the normal entry fee to Kootenay through downtown Invermere. Spectators can expect National Park (and all National Parks) on Canada Day. creative floats and a rousing good time, highlighted by Families can enjoy any of the breathtaking hikes within appearances from several well-known valley residents. the park for free.

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Local author publishes family-friendly guidebook

By Breanne Massey Pioneer Staff Julie McDonald has penned an outdoor recreation guide for families that work, play and stay in the Columbia Valley.

The self-published book titled “Kidding Around the Columbia Valley: Making the Most of Your Family Time in the Valley” was recently released and is available in stores from Fairmont to Radium.

“It’s definitely written with both tourists and local residents in mind,” said Mrs. McDonald. “It will help (people) take advantage of all the activities the valley has to offer.”

Her decision to create an all ages-oriented guidebook for the Columbia Valley was inspired by raising a young family in the area and trying to stay active in a manageable way. It includes recommendations for family-friendly bike rides and hikes, beach recommendations, playgrounds and sports.

“As a parent, you’re always looking for ways to get outside and enjoy all that your surroundings offer,” Mrs. McDonald said. “This valley has so much opportunity and provides so many fantastic resources for kids and families.”

In addition, there is a listing of annual events taking place

all over the Columbia Valley, favourite meal suggestions for families, and even childcare options.

“I think the Columbia Valley is unique in all that it has to offer,” said Mrs. McDonald. “I don’t think there are many places that have such a variety of outdoor activities as we do here, with the mountains, lakes, rivers, wetlands.

There’s something for everyone, and there’s something for every age group.

This book was written for families that have kids as young as two and three years old and can be used by seniors as well.”

The guidebook would also be suitable for grandparents, she added.

“I’m happy with the look of the book,” she said. “I think it came together well.”

Kidding Around the Columbia Valley is now available in Fairmont at the Fairmont Mountainside Market, Smoking Waters Coffee Co. cafe and the two Fairmont Hot Springs Resort shops (poolside and in the lobby); in Invermere at Bavin Glass, Valley Foods, Crazy Soles, Rainbow Donkey Kids Clothing and Bishop’s Book Store and Coffee Lounge; and in Radium at the Radium Mountainside Market. For more information, visit www.kiddingaround.ca.

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June 26, 2015

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Not all who wander are lost; some people just really enjoy a good hike. The Kootenay Rockies are the ultimate mountain playground. With these mountains in our backyard, the varied terrain of Panorama and the Columbia Valley is home to some of the most spectacular hiking in British Columbia.

At Panorama Mountain Resort, we are putting some sweat and muscle into revitalizing our hiking trails, which open Friday, June 26th. The resort offers chairlift accessed half- and full-day hikes, backcountry treks and meandering paved paths, so you can pick a trail that suits your ability and energy levels.

Even when hiking on chairlift accessed trails, make sure you are prepared for whatever the wilderness throws at you.

Here are some tips for making the most of your time in the alpine.

Layer Up – The weather in the high alpine can change quickly. Always pack sunscreen, additional warm layers, a waterproof jacket, an extra pair of socks and a toque. Bug spray and long pants will save your legs from ticks and mosquitos.

A flashlight is also a good idea.

Eat Up – Fresh air makes you hungry so pack enough food and water to keep you going. Drinking from streams, especially those fed by glaciers, can make you sick because of bacteria that breed in these waters.

Never Go It Alone – The serenity of the mountains is always more enjoyable with friends. Plus, hiking in a group is safer and means you always have someone looking out for you and any wildlife you might encounter.

Plan Ahead – Tell someone where you are going and what time you expect to return. It is a good idea to take your cell phone but you won’t always get a signal on the trails.

Let The Wild Be Wild – Be bear aware and leave all wildlife alone. Never approach or feed any animals and always take your food scraps and garbage with you when you leave. It is a good idea to carry bear spray and familiarize yourself with how to use it correctly.

Top Trails at Panorama Gentle – Wander along the paved Valley Trail and stop in at Cliffhanger Restaurant at Greywolf Golf Course. This 3.5-kilometre trail winds along the golf course and Toby Creek and is perfect for families.

Great Views – Catch the chairlift up to the Mile 1 Hut for coffee, then hike back down along the Cox Creek Trail for spectacular views of Mount Nelson. Allow around 2.5 hours.

Full Day (difficult) – Hike to the summit of Panorama from the top of the Mile 1 chairlift and if you still have the energy, carry on to summit Mount Goldie. Allow around five hours return and don’t forget to pack your camera.

June 26, 2015

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 25

Panorama picks up the pace

By Kevin Nimmock Pioneer Staff It is finally summertime at Panorama and the mountain resort has a full schedule of events for both adventure seekers and those looking for a relaxing getaway.

Friday, June 26th marked the launch of Panorama’s summer season, which includes a major event almost every weekend.

Panorama marketing and media specialist Jamie Hurschler said there is reason to be excited about what’s in store for guests.

“We have really changed the way we are looking at events and how we are running them,” Mr. Hurschler said. “For a lot of them... we have partnered with groups that are coming to use our facility to host their events here because it is such a great venue.”

Rather than organizing all the events themselves, Panorama staff have taken on the role of hosting and assisting other organizations. Mr. Hurschler said this has allowed for more events at the year-round resort than ever before.

One new event is Mud, Sweat and Tears Rockies, an eight-kilometre run filled with challenging obstacles and, of course, tons of mud. Mr. Hurschler said the resort expects between 500 and 2,500 participants on the day of the event, September 12th.

“This will draw people from all walks of life,” Mr. Hurschler said. “We will probably have some serious adventure racers and people who follow the mud run circuit, but we also have people who are just looking to have a little weekend fun in the mud with friends.”

Another new event is RAWK the Rockies music camp, hosted by Speed Control in association with Yamaha Music Canada. The camp will be held from July 13th to 17th and is open to musicians of all ages and skill levels.

“It is a way to bring music back to people and to have some fun,” Mr. Hurschler said.

There are two big events on the July 3rd to 5th weekend. First, Hell’s Belles Women’s Mountain Bike Camp, hosted by Lorraine Blancher, will provide a fantastic biking experience for novice and seasoned riders alike looking to refine their skills. Ms. Blanchard will be joined by an accomplished roster of professional coaches, including Lindsey Voreis from Ladies All Ride.

“Having such amazing instructors is going to make it a really special weekend for anyone who attends,” Mr. Hurschler said.

The other event that weekend is the Toby Creek Kayak Race, which is the first

kayak race on the Toby Creek in many years.

There will be a cash prize of at least $1,500 and the race promises competitive action in both the intermediate and expert categories.

“This is something that has not happened on the Toby Creek in a really long time,” Mr. Hurschler said. “It is going to be really interesting to see how it pans out, to see if it is worth doing again in the future.”

Panorama will once again play host to some of the best downhill bikers in world.

From July 16th to 19th, a BC Cup/Canada Cup Downhill Mountain Biking Race will thrill biking enthusiasts and those who are new to the sport. The race is presented in partnership with Dunbar Cycles and Intense Cycles. Mr. Hurschler said Troy Brosnan, currently ranked as the second best rider in the world, is set to participate in the race. The event will also be hosted by Brett Tippie, a former rider and a renowned playby-play commentor. This year, the race will be even more spectator friendly than before.

“A lot of people take a chairlift, walk down the course, and watch the race from certain vantage points,” Mr. Hurschler said. “This year, right in the base of the village, there is a bike jump at the finish line for the racers to ‘send it’ off the jump to put on a show for the crowd. Anyone who does not want to go further up the mountain can watch this great event happen from the village.”

Mr. Hurschler said large events like downhill races have an immense effect on tourism across the valley.

“For Canada Cup, we have had a lot of riders from Quebec and Ontario who maybe have never made it out here in the summer,” Mr. Hurschler said. “So we get a chance to showcase the valley and maybe have them come back in a different way later.”

As always, Panorama’s children’s programming is available all summer long, offering day camps and specialty camps. New this year, the resort has a counsellor-in-training program for teenagers between 13 and 15 years old. This program will give teens the chance to accumulate volunteer hours and participate in activities for free while under the supervision of trained counsellors.

Finally, for those who prefer to walk, rather than roll, the resort has a renewed focus on hiking. From casual walks to more strenuous excursions, Mr. Hurschler said guests will notice improved maps, clearer signage and better maintained trails.

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28 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer

June 26, 2015

Trail Alliance launches new app for valley terrain There will be an option to search the CVGTA app for maps for activities such as hiking, mountain biking, trail running, cross country skiing and wheelchair accessible routes.

Digital technology will be mapping out It took help from the entire outdoor the realities of Mother Nature with a new community to get the digital terrain project smartphone app for outdoor enthusiasts. off the ground. The decision to create an app Fairmont-based designer Philip Boyer has for the trail network was funded by a $3,900 developed an innovative design for the Columdonation from the Map Book Cover Project, bia Valley Greenways Trail Alliance (CVGTA) a joint initiative of The Artym Gallery and app to showcase sanctioned trail descriptions, The Pioneer whereby the art gallery sells repictures of accessible locations in the region, productions of the painting that’s on the covelevation heights of each summit, estimated er of the Map Book, the Columbia Valley’s times to complete an activity in its designated tourism guide produced annually by TThe area, and the level of difficulty for first-timers.

Pioneer, with proceeds going to a communi“We’ve not yet determined whether it ty cause. The recipient last year was CVGTA; will be iOS or Android,” said Mr. Boyer. this year it’s the Columbia Valley Multi-Use There will also be an option to scan a QR Centre. See page 17 for more information.

Code from signage at the base of a trail where cell In addition, the Columbia Basin Trust phone service exists to access trail information.

DIGITAL TERRAIN — Columbia Valley Greenways Trail Alliance (CVGTA) co“The way it works is you have a KML file, chair Jordie Kirk explained to roughly 100 people the importance of using technology contributed $24,000 to help pay for the app’s like a Google Earth file, that you download to make the trail network accessible at the CVGTA annual general meeting at the development and update signage in the region.

“The last thing we have to do before we off your GPS unit,” said Jordie Kirk, newly Lions Hall on June 23rd.

Photo by Breanne Massey roll it out is fine-tune the trail descriptions appointed CVGTA co-chair. “Somebody has to go out and GPS these trails, and then we take that file and load it into the web page to make sure there’s some consistency there because we’ve had a lot of different people and the web page calculates the elevation profile using the KML and Google Maps contributing information from their perspectives,” concluded Mr. Kirk.

To learn more about the CVGTA app, visit www.greenways.ca when information because Google Maps has elevation data in it, so it kind of overlays the GPS with the will become publicly available sometime around July 1st. terrain and it tells you the elevations and it calculates it all for us. It’s neat.”

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The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 29

Valley gears up for Heart of the Rockies triathlon

By Kevin Nimmock Pioneer Staff

Invermere’s Heart of the Rockies is set to return this July with a full weekend of racing for the whole family.

The triathlon includes four events between July 11th and 12th. Event organizer Bruce Stroud said beyond the course itself, which has been perfected over the years, the triathlon offers something that cannot be easily matched.

“We have one of the most spectacular racing venues in North America,” Mr. Stroud said referring to the surrounding landscape. “We took a few years in the beginning to refine the race course, but now we have the course that everyone seems to enjoy.”

On July 11th, younger racers will set the pace for the rest of the weekend. Young Hearts Triathlon offers kids between the ages of four and 15 the chance to complete a shorter triathlon. Racers will be split into six age categories.

On July 12th, adult racers will compete in one of three events. First, there is the sprint, which is half the distance of a regular Olympic-length triathlon. Racers will swim for 750 metres, bike for 20 kilometres and run for five kilometres.

Mr. Stroud said the sprint gives people who are new to the sport the chance to get comfortable with the three disciplines.

“A lot of people use the sprint to get their feet wet, as it were,” Mr. Stroud said. “We see a lot of people moving from one event to another.”

Heart of the Rockies also offers a relay, where racers can compete in groups of two or three.

“We have the relay for those people who either do not have the time or do not have the ability to do all three events,” Mr. Stroud said.

Annually, approximately 150 people compete in the officially sanctioned Olympic distance event. Racers swim 1,500 metres, bike 40 kilometres and run 10 kilometres.

“We mostly cater to the Calgary, Banff and Canmore people,” Mr. Stroud said. “We are now catering to a large contingent of locals. There seems to be a lot of folks coming from the valley and they are very credible athletes.”

Racers in both the men’s and women’s categories will be racing for a monetary prize of $500 for first place, $300 for second place, $200 for third place plus an additional $300 bonus for anyone who breaks a course record.

Spaces are still available for those looking to register. For more information, check out www.heartoftherockiestri.ca. appreciated

Still running after twenty years

By Nicole Trigg Pioneer Staff A community-wide event now in its 20th year, the annual Loop the Lake isn’t just the biggest running race in the Columbia Valley, it’s one of the valley’s biggest events overall and a premier event of the summer season.

This year’s anniversary run celebrating two decades of community dedication is taking place on Saturday, August 8th.

As a fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Invermere, the money raised through registration fees is collected for charity, and either donated to a global Rotary Club cause or channelled back into a local project that directly benefits valley residents and visitors. None of the funds are used to run the club itself, which is funded through membership fees and dues.

What started out small now earns $25,000 to $30,000 a year. Thanks to having nurtured this event for two decades, the Rotary Club of Invermere has raised somewhere in the neighbourhood of $300,00 for community and international service and aid.

In addition to that, Loop the Lake draws hundreds of people into the valley each and every year, benefitting local businesses.

In 2014, over 700 people signed up for the Loop the Lake, running either the 10-kilometre, half marathon or Octogeniran courses. It’s estimated that 60 to 75 per cent of participants are visitors, the rest being local. And some locals have entered every year since the run began.

A relaxed, fun, family-oriented occasion to get some exercise amid beautiful scenery on a warm summer morning is an opportunity not to be missed. Water stations are located at regular intervals through the entire course. To find out more and register for the 20th Annual Loop the Lake, visit www.loopthelake.bc.ca. Registration includes a Loop the Lake T-shirt and hearty post-race pancake breakfast.

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE SHIRT — While normally the much sought-after Loop the Lake T-shirt is revealed on race day, this year organizers have unveiled it sooner to celebrate two decades of the event (Nicole Trigg photo). Above, the 2015 Loop the Lake map (submitted).

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30 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer

June 26, 2015

Sightseeing from an SUP

By Breanne Massey Pioneer Staff “Where do we go from here?” I asked.

“Well,” she replied with a smile, “the first thing we’re going to do is get in the water.”

I looked over at our Adventure Paddle School guide, Brenna Kelly, while kneeling on an inflatable standup paddleboard, searching her expression to gauge the information she had just relayed.

Is she implying that we’re going to fall off of the boards, I wondered while looking up at the dark grey clouds and rain drops falling down on all five of our tour group’s heads, or building up to something bigger?

A quick glance back to Brenna came with an explanation that suddenly made sense.

“We’re going to get this over with quickly,” Brenna said as her toothy smile grew. “We’re going into the water right away, so the first thing we’re going to learn how to do is fall — and I’m going to go first because I’m a team player like that.”

She stood up on the paddleboard and quickly rowed out to the middle of the Columbia River, then explained that it’s important to fall flat on either your back or your stomach because the water in the wetlands is so shallow.

“It’s like doing a belly flop,” she said, “or you could do it backwards. The most important thing to remember is to keep your paddle straight in front of your body.”

A staged girlish screamed echoed in the valley as all of my peers and I watched her fall backwards into the river. She emerged from the water quickly, climbed up onto the white board and instructed the class to come out into the current to practise falling. Single file.

I watched as the first person fell and wondered how cold it was, before paddling out of my depth and repeating the action myself.

To my surprise, on a dreich and dreary day in the valley, the water felt refreshing. It was easy to pull myself back up and get out of the way for the next person to try it.

I giggled about the fact my clothes were soaked, and then waited for further instruction.

After learning how to paddle backward and forward, I came to understand how to do a sweep stroke, a pivot turn and a cross tip turn (which resembles a cross bow turn from a kayak) on the SUP board.

WHASSUP? — Pioneer reporter Breanne Massey jumped aboard I lifted my body weight upright, starting by put- a SUP (standup paddleboard) lesson offered by the Adventure Padting my butt up in the air, moving the front foot a dle School on June 23rd.

Photos by Kevin Nimmock small step forward and gradually angling my back foot with the SUP leash at a 45 degree angle. Then, slowly, I stood up.

“Put the paddle in the water,” Brenna recommended as I lost balance.

In an attempt to regain my balance, I tried to take a step forward to the middle of the SUP, but lost control and gradually ran right off the opposite end of the board — landing myself back in the water.

“Oh no,” I blurted out as the water splashed up around me. I glanced to the sides and noticed another guy having the same problem. Then I realized the other two rookies were trying this posture from their knees.

So I stood up once again, and tried to repeat it — a welcomed challenge.

After a lunch break, Brenna took our group down to the wetlands to look at small ducks, an osprey and a slow-moving blue heron who passed us on the river. We spent the afternoon practising what we had learned that morning, then gradually went back upstream against the current to wrap up the lesson. The subtle beauty of the Columbia Valley combined with the experience of trying a new watersport made my day.

To book a lesson or a tour with Brenna at her location at the Invermere public boat launch, visit www. adventurepaddleschool.com.

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By Breanne Massey Pioneer Staff Golfers are invited to the fairway at Copper Point Golf Club for a good cause.

The 12th Annual Charity Golf Day hosted by the Lake Windermere and District Lions Club will begin at 7 a.m. and run until dusk on Tuesday, July 7th.

“The entire $65 (registration) fee goes to the Lions Club, which we use to fund various (projects and initiatives) in the community,” said Harold Hazelaar, Lake Windermere and District Lions Club event co-ordinator and spokesperson. “This year, it will be going toward the Columbia Val-

ley Rockies Junior B hockey team to replace their community bus. All you have to do is phone the golf course and book a tee time.”

There are four possible hole in one prizes that range from $5,000 to $10,000 available at the fundraiser.

“It’s a little bit of an extra incentive to come and play,” said Mr. Hazelaar.

Previously, there have been 190 participants for this cause, but this year Mr. Hazelaar is optimistic there will more than 200.

“It’s a good opportunity for people in the community to get out and support the Lions,” he said. “It also helps to support the community.”

For more information or to register, call Copper Point Golf Club at 250-341-3392.

June 26, 2015

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On a fossil finding mission at Stanley Glacier Story and photos by Breanne Massey Pioneer Staff The low level clouds look like marshmallows in the sky gently rolled across the blue hilltops in Kootenay National Park and the morning dew lingered while I listened to the whirr of my Santa Fe gently gliding down Highway 93.

The sound of Miranda Lambert’s voice on the stereo gently disappeared out the driver’s window and I breathed in the scent of pine as I gradually rolled to a stop in the Stanley Glacier parking lot when a flurry of fluorescent pink clothing near the trail grabbed my eye.

I glanced to my right and noticed an empty Parks Canada car when it hit me: I was late for the guided Burgess Shale hike and they must’ve left without me.

I hurried through the trees and followed the brightly coloured clothing weaving up the lower portion of the trail, which burned in 1968 and 2003.

I quickly fell in behind the troupe and began to ascend the hill in search of fossils.

My shortness of breath and the heavy thud of my feet on the trail gave my presence away. I waited for the wrath of the guide to scold me, but was pleasantly surprised when the cohort of two families along with Parks Canada guide Kristi Beetch paused to welcome me.

A sense of relief washed over me and I began to follow the line of people up the winding hill, this time in pace with everybody else.

My gaze was drawn down to the plant regrowth emerging along the trail, forward to steady my balance and then quickly up into the distance for a glimpse of snowcapped peaks. Inhaling deeply, I marched forward with the group.

When we reached the upper trail as a tour group, a clear view of Stanley Glacier came into sight and Kristi pointed out a big, darkly coloured boulder in the distance — our final destination.

The Burgess Shale deposit was identified by an international team led by paleontologists with the University of Toronto and Pomona College in California. It has been recognized as one of the world’s most important fossil finds.

As we gradually made our way up the last leg of the trail, Kristi paused again to point out the loose rocks in a quarry we made plans to cross while urging us to follow the miniature inukshuks that mark a safe route to traverse.

A small amount of water trickled over the top of an impressive hanging glacier, making a faint sound as we paused to look at fossil identification sheets and collect individual hand lenses to take a closer look at the deposits.

I squatted down and began flipping rocks over, unsure exactly what to look for.

As I watched all four children easily find and identify trilobites, Kristi explained trilobites are relatively rare to find, especially when preserved so clearly.

Trilobites are a fossil group of extinct marine arthropods — one of the earliest known groups of arthropods — from the class Trilobita. This, along with many other fossil finds at the tour site, are estimated to be 505 million years old dating back to the Middle Cambrian time period.

A warm smile flickered across Kristi’s face as she soaked up our group’s excitement at the UNESCO World Heritage Site featuring well-preserved fossils of soft-bodied marine organisms that historically lived in the Cambrian seas. We then pressed on to the next and final stop.

We reached our destination within about 15 minutes and huddled together around Kristi while she unlocked a storage bin filled with fossils, but the presentation came to an abrupt end when hail fell down on us.

The sound of windbreakers and laminated fabric rustled while we added additional layers, then concluded the tour by marching back down to where we began the hike.

To make a reservation to book the 10-kilometre (6.3 mile) round trip that takes approximately 7.5 hours, visit www.reservations.parkscanada.gc.ca or call 1-877-RESERVE with Visa, MasterCard or AmEx Number and your medical information. The guided tour runs every Saturday, Sunday and Monday between June 13th and September 21st.

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Happy Canada Day Fresh old ideas

By Arnold Malone Pioneer Columnist In just days, Canada will be 148 years old. We have a lot to celebrate. We live in one of the freest nations on earth that has an abundance of resources, one-fifth of the world’s fresh water (more than one half of all of the lakes in the world are in Canada) and an abundance of space. Space is an undervalued luxury.

Most of the world’s citizens live in the midst of shoulder-to-shoulder crowds.

Metropolitan Tokyo and Canada have the same population. In Canada, we can stretch and never skin our knuckles.

What follows is a collage of interesting thoughts about our wonderful country.

One half of Canada is forests, which means that 10 per cent of the world’s forest is owned by 0.5 per cent of the world’s population.

Canadian homes are the third largest in the world behind Australia and the U.S. Canadian homes average 72 square metres compared with 20 square metres in China, 22 in Russia and 33 in the United Kingdom.

Canada has the world’s second largest landmass at 9,984,670 square kilometres. We have by far the world’s longest coastline at 243,977 kilometres.

The U.S. has invaded Canada twice — in 1775 and 1812 — and lost both times.

In Churchill, Manitoba, people do not lock their cars, allowing for a safe retreat from polar bears.

Almost seven billion earthlings have no idea what a loonie or a toonie is (neither does spell check).

Canada is the world’s most educated country.

Canada has a long list of Canadian words. These are words that are understood in Canada, but likely not understood beyond our borders. Some examples are: touque, toboggan, igloo, tepee, garburator, parkade, Petro Can, eve-trough, runners, chesterfield, serviette, thongs (as a type of shoe), queue, Pablum and, of course, double-double, and many more.

Sorry, Christopher Columbus, but you were not the first to find the western world. The Vikings occupied the east coast

of Canada 700 years earlier.

The Trans-Canada highway is the longest road in the world at 7,604 kilometres. Duncan, British Columbia is home for the world’s largest hockey stick at 62.5 metres and weighing 27,000 kilograms. The world’s biggest moose is, logically, in Moose Jaw and weighs over ten tons of concrete and steel.

In British Parliamentary practice, the government sits to the right hand side of Mr. Speaker in every jurisdiction around the world except Newfoundland. In days of yore, Newfoundland’s coal-fired heater was to the left of Mr. Speaker and, coincidentally, so was the government; it remains that way today. It’s a warming Newfie thing.

Among those countries approximating Canada’s population, we hold the most influence in world affairs. Canada has strength at the G8, United Nations, World Bank, Francophonie, Commonwealth of Nations; NATO, World Trade Organization, etc. Canada has a population of 35,702,000, but punches above her weight compared with other countries with similar populations, such as Iraq at 36,004,000; Sudan at 38,439,000; Uganda at 34,856,000; Morocco at 33,848,000; and Peru at 31,151,000. At international tables, Canada is a persuasive force.

The boundary between Canada and the United States is 8,892 kilometres long and is the longest non-militarized border in the world. Canada is the U.S.’ largest trading partner with two billion dollars a day of two-way trade. That is more than six hundred billion dollars of trade per year. No other two countries come close to that level of economic exchange.

A U.S. citizen has a life expectancy of 79 years; Canadians have an expectancy of 81.2 years.

We have the Northern Lights, the honk of Canada Geese, incomparable beauty, freedom of mobility, freedom to speak and assemble, a level of wealth and happiness that ranks in the top one percent of the world’s people. Not bad, eh?

So, Happy Birthday Canada, and gee, I nearly forgot, Santa Claus is Canadian.

Arnold Malone served as MP for Alberta’s Battle River and Crowfoot ridings from 1974 through 1993. He retired to Invermere in 2007.

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June 26, 2015

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On Saturday, June 20th, the Invermere Farmers’ and Artists’ Market on 6th Avenue held its grand opening of the season. Crowds flocked to downtown Invermere to see what the many vendors were selling. Clockwise from left are Jeremy Caza and Ellen Wilker, Jack Olson and Japhy Hunt. The market will run between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. every Saturday until September 12th.

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“I would not consider the bad mouthing on social media to be considered friendly,” Ms. Delorme said.

“If you need a place to vent, try the kitchen table.”

Councillor Paul Marcil said the discussions ended up turning hostile both because of the citizens of Canal Flats and because Benny Boyz did not put enough effort into clarifying facts and advertising benefits.

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Local student learns to love her country Submitted by Ally Hatalcik Editor’s note: The Rotary Club of Invermere sent David Thompson Secondary School student Ally Hatalcik, who was selected through an application and interview process, to Ottawa on an Adventure in Citizenship program in May. The program is offered annually and students are encouraged to apply each year. Here is Ally’s account of her trip.

When given the chance to go on the trip of a lifetime, a lot of thanks are in order. Before diving into my adventures, I would first like to thank the Rotary Club of Invermere and especially Mr. Turnbull for one of the most influential and inspiring trips I’ve had the honour to go on.

Being from a small town, you can imagine my excitement to be sponsored to go to our nation’s capital. The Rotary Club of Invermere gave me the opportunity to go to Ottawa for a program called Adventures in Citizenship this past May, and I have come back with so much more than expected.

Over the course of my five-day adventure, I met national heroes such as double war amputee Jody Mitic, I listened to foreign diplomats, and even got to watch as many of the other sponsored kids show-

cased their diverse talents at our talent show.

Not only was I given the chance to learn all of these things, but, most valuably, I learned what it meant to be Canadian.

I have learned what it means to be born into a country of such high achievement and standard, and I am proud. I had the unique opportunity to renew my Canadian citizenship along with the other 206 members of Adventures in Citizenship 2015, at a heartwarming ceremony welcoming newly sworn-in Canadians at their own citizenship ceremony.

We were able to speak to some of the new Canadians and we heard many of their stories. The adversity and heartbreak many people had to overcome to get to Canada was truly inspiring. This again filled me with so much pride that these men and women from across the globe would choose Canada to make home.

I am proud that I live in a country of acceptance and kindness. The Adventures in Citizenship program gave me so much more than knowledge, it gave me a sense of unshakable pride. I would again like to thank the Rotary Club of Invermere along with the Rotary Club of Ottawa for giving me all that it has. I hope that this program continues for decades to come.

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June 26, 2015

Jumbo resort developer promises to push forward

By Kevin Nimmock and Nicole Trigg Pioneer Staff Environment Minister Mary Polak has determined that the Jumbo Glacier Resort project has not been substantially started.

The result of Ms. Polak’s decision (announced on June 18th) is that Glacier Resort Ltd.’s Environmental Assessment Certificate has expired, meaning the proponent cannot proceed with developing the project unless a new certificate is obtained. However, Glacier Resorts Ltd. senior vice-president Grant Costello said this is not the end of plans for a development in the Jumbo Valley.

“I believe the Minister erred in her conclusion, that her decision is clearly not in the broad public interest and knowingly or not caters to special interest groups and harms the reputation of the province both home and abroad,” Mr. Costello wrote in a letter received by The Pioneer on June 24th.

“It’s important to note that in a decision like this, it’s a statutory decision and so I am limited by law in my ability to discuss matters with colleagues, or with anyone to be honest, except those directly involved such as those reporting through the Environmental Assessment Office,” said Ms. Polak during the live conference call she hosted on June 18th regarding her decision. Her statement was in response to The Pioneer’s question of whether her decision would be met with opposition from within the BC Liberal party, and specifically from East Kootenay MLA Bill Bennett who has been a long-time supporter of the proposed ski resort.

She went on to say all her colleagues have a high degree of respect for the statutory decision-making process and she doesn’t anticipate that her decision will cause any issues with respect to her relations and workings with her colleagues.

Norm Macdonald, MLA for Columbia River-Revelstoke, thinks otherwise.

“There is no question that Mary Polak has made a decision that is going to have colleagues angry at her, but it is the right decision,” he said, adding the minister deserves a lot of praise.

“One expects ministers to do the right thing, but these are people, and at a personal level, she has done something that I think is brave,” Mr. Macdonald said.

“Not surprisingly, I am disappointed,” Jumbo Glacier Resort mayor Greg Deck said. “I would presume that the proponent will be meeting with the province to understand more fully the rationale and the options, but I am

TO BE OR NOT TO BE — B.C.’s Environment Minister Mary Polak has pulled Jumbo Glacier Resort’s assessment certificate but Glacier Resorts Ltd. senior vice-president Grant Costello says the project will nonetheless proceed in the Jumbo Valley, but on a smaller scale.

File photo not party to that process.”

Mr. Deck said if negotiations between Glacier Resorts Ltd. and the province cease, the $1 million that has been allocated to his council over a five-year term will likely be reallocated elsewhere.

“We exist to provide a municipal underpinning to the agreement between the province and Jumbo Glacier Resort, and if those necessary agreements are not in place, then our funding will be in question,” Mr. Deck said.

Mr. Costello and his team met with officials from the Environmental Assessment Office in Vancouver on June 22nd to discuss Ms. Polak’s decision.

In his letter to The Pioneer, Mr. Costello further stated that he will be advising Glacier Resorts Ltd.’s board of directors to seek legal action against the province for past and future financial damages to the project’s local and international investors.

“As well, we will advise our board to respectfully decline Minister Polak’s offer to re-enter the financial and political quagmire called the Environmental Assessment Act,” Mr. Costello wrote.

Finally, Mr. Costello wrote he and his executive team will request that the board of directors authorize revisions to Glacier Resort Ltd.’s Master Development Plan, which would include scaling down the project to a level where it would not trigger a new Environmental Assessment.

“We anticipate construction of the Glacier Dome phase will be underway this time next year,” Mr. Costello concluded.

The qualifications of a substantial start are not set in

. . . ‘Environment’ from page 3 According to ministry public affairs officer Greig Bethel, all tenures, including the MDA, have a specific duration and may be cancelled or amended.

“The ministry is now considering the implications of the EA decision on those tenures, and is waiting to hear from the proponent,” he said in an email to The Pioneer on June 22nd. “It’s premature at this time to make any determinations with respect to Glacier Resorts Ltd.’s tenures until the ministry knows what the proponent’s formal response to the (Environmental Assessment) decision is.”

stone. In making her decision, the minister was tasked to focus on all of the physical activities that had taken place at the project site, including the laying of two slabs of concrete in an avalanche zone.

“Legally, I think this was the best decision for the province to make,” said Invermere mayor Gerry Taft.

“This would become a precedent for other projects. Most projects that get environmental assessment approval are mining projects, so if the bar remained so low for the substantial start of projects, that could have much bigger impacts than just Jumbo.”

He thinks the province was likely disappointed by what the developer had not done, and that it is now time to start fixing many of the problems that had been created over the last 24 years.

“I hope the province dismantles the municipality immediately,” Mr. Taft said. “In the interim, if this is going to be tied up in court, there is absolutely no reason that the fake town of Jumbo and the $250,000 (per year) to keep that going should be continued.”

When The Pioneer asked Ms. Polak how her decision would affect Jumbo council, she said the nature of her decision meant that the other ministries involved (Forest, Lands and Natural Resources, and Sport, Community and Cultural Development) had only just found out the determination on Jumbo.

“With any government decision, there’s a significant amount of discussion between Ministries that have an interest in a particular matter or have a role to play. Because of the nature of this decision, that has not taken place,” she said. “Now those ministries… will now have to turn their minds to analyzing what is their next step with respect to their responsibilities.”

In response to The Pioneer’s question on whether the land so far affected by construction would be remediated, Ms. Polak replied, “that will be the next step in the process.”

“We will work with the proponent to determine what if anything needs to take place on the site and, again, it’s the nature of the decision,” she said. “Until my determination is announced, none of that work was possible to take place.”

Jim Galloway, director of Jumbo Creek Conservation Society, said despite his concerns with what Glacier Resorts Ltd. will do next, the fact that Ms. Polak made the right decision should be celebrated.

“That environmental certificate deserved to be pulled because no one in their right mind could possibly say that they had achieved a substantial start to the project,” Mr. Galloway said. “Right now, this looks very bad for Glacier Resorts Ltd.”

He confirmed RK Heliski has a tenure for some of the area that Glacier Resorts Ltd. had planned for the Jumbo Glacier Resort, and that Glacier Resorts Ltd. and RK Heliski both retain rights in the area.

“Glacier Resorts Ltd. still has a Master Development Agreement over the Controlled Recreation Area,” Mr. Bethel said. “The MDA was issued separate from the EA process and establishes the proponent’s rights.

“The recent decision does not affect the tenures that Glacier Resorts Ltd. currently has. It affects the plans to build a resort. Nor does the recent decision impact existing land-use plans or other land users.”

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Locals reflect on Jumbo determination

By Kevin Nimmock Pioneer Staff Over 20 years of pushing for or against Jumbo Glacier Resort may have finally come to an end for several valley residents.

Bob Campsall, who served five terms on Invermere council between 1996 and 2011, said he was overwhelmed by Environment Minister Mary Polak’s determination that the Jumbo Glacier Resort project had not been substantially started.

“This has been going on for 25 years now, and we have known all along that it was not a good project for us or our children,” Mr. Campsall said. “People were going to die up there and the cost to taxpayers was going to be enormous.”

Though he, like many other members of the Jumbo Creek Conservation Society, often doubted Ms. Polak over the years, Mr. Campsall said she truly impressed him with her decision.

“Mary Polak, as a representative of this government, has just gone up so high in my estimation for having the courage to make that decision,” Mr. Campsall said. “I know that the pressure on her was very much to go the other way.”

Not everyone was happy to see the development halted. Doug Clovechok, president of the BC Liberal Columbia River-Revelstoke Riding Association, said he continues to believe in the merits of the Jumbo resort project.

“The Columbia Valley is constantly looking for economic development opportunities that will keep our young families and our youth here in the valley,” Mr. Clovechok said. “In spite of the controversy this project has generated, I stand firm in my belief that there has to be due process available for those who are willing to risk their money and follow their dreams.”

Mr. Clovechok said despite his support for the project, he trusts Ms. Polak’s decision because the advice she was given by the Environmental Assessment Office would have been accurate and based in science.

“My focus going forward is to support

the development of economic opportunities for the Columbia Valley and I will continue to be an active cheerleader for those who strive to create entrepreneurial opportunities,” Mr. Clovechok said.

Radium mayor Clara Reinhardt said even though her office was providing administrative support to the Jumbo municipal council, Radium will not be hugely affected

by Ms. Polak’s decision.

“My position is that there was a process that was being traversed,” Ms. Reinhardt said. “There was a proponent that was doing what he needed to do and the government was doing what they needed to do, and we were offering administrative support. We never took a stand one way or another.”

Though the Jumbo council will likely be out of commission until the developer decides what to do next, Ms. Reinhardt said Radium’s contract with Jumbo will continue.

“Obviously there is no work being done right now and they bill us as needed,” Ms. Reinhardt said. “In the meantime, our staff has more than enough work to do for the village.”

RK Heliski guide Rob Gibbons was thrilled by the decision, noting that his company’s future is now far more secure. Still, he said this is probably not the end for Jumbo.

“This has been going on for so long and I have been fighting it personally and on behalf of RK Heliski for so long that I cannot believe that this can suddenly just be over,” Mr. Gibbons said. “This is the start of another long process, but I think it is great news. I suspect it will end up as lawsuits.”

Mr. Gibbons said he thinks the provincial government may have finally realized enough is enough.

Local conservationist Brodie Smith said Ms. Polak’s decision may not be the end, but it should be celebrated by the groups that have fought for decades to sway public opinion against Jumbo.

“It is a victory for the Jumbo Creek Conservation Society, Wildsight, RK Heliski, Ecojustice and West Kootenay Eco Society,” Mr. Smith said. “It is something we did not ever think would happen.”

See page 51 for a detailed timeline of the history of the Jumbo Glacier Resort project, beginning in 1982.

Local First Nations react to Jumbo decision

By Nicole Trigg and Kevin Nimmock Pioneer Staff The valley’s two First Nations have been on opposite sides of the debate over the Jumbo Glacier Resort project, which is located in both nations’ traditional territories.

Now that the project cannot proceed without a new environmental assessment certificate, the Shuswap Band will be reconsidering its support of Jumbo Glacier Resort based on the opinions of Band members while the Ktunaxa First Nation is welcoming Environment Minister Mary Polak’s decision.

In a press release issued on June 23rd, Shuswap chief Barb Cote said she understands the Band’s previous position of support could change by taking this new approach. The previous Band Council had publicly supported the Jumbo project.

“In the past, our members were not typically involved in the decision making process. One of the main reasons that the current council was elected was to ensure that there was greater accountability of the Band Council to its members,” Ms. Cote said in the release. “We take that responsibility very seriously and in the case of the Jumbo Resort, I am fully committed to involving the members in determining how we are going forward.”

Ms. Cote has confirmed the Shuswap Indian Band has an Impact Benefit Agreement with Glacier Resorts Ltd. (the developer for Jumbo) dated October 8th, 2008 and a draft agreement dated June 19th, 2009 with the Province of B.C. to address impacts and benefits from the project.

It is expected that the position of the Shuswap Indian Band membership on the Jumbo Resort development will be clarified within the next several weeks.

“We are a fairly small community and it is not difficult to reach out to all the families, especially now that so many people are using social media.

Council expects that people will be eager to state their opinions and so we think this process will happen quickly,” stated Ms. Cote.

In conjunction with the community consultation process, Chief and Council will be assessing its legal position given that agreements are in place with Glacier Resort and the provincial government.

The Ktunaxa First Nation has opposed the development for almost 30 years, noting the resort would be in the heart of the nation’s sacred land, called Qat’muk.

“This resort would have caused irreparable damage to Qat’muk and Ktunaxa spiritual values, beliefs and practices,” Kathryn Teneese, Ktunaxa Nation Council Chair said. “These values are in addition to the many environmental and biological impact concerns we had with this project.”

For Ktunaxa, Qat’muk is where the Grizzly Bear Spirit was born, goes to heal itself, and returns to the spirit world. The Ktunaxa treat the Grizzly Bear Spirit as a unique and indispensable source of collective as well as individual guidance, strength, and protection.

Up until the June 18th decision, the group had been in a legal battle with the province to try to end construction in the Jumbo Valley.

“In our view, it was very clear that the project had not been substantially started,” Ms. Teneese said. “I appreciate the consideration that Minister Polak gave to our submission on the matter.”

Ms. Teneese said the work of the Ktunaxa First Nation is not done. The group is going to try to make sure a project like Jumbo can not be pursued by the province anytime soon.

“We will continue working on our plan for Qat’muk to ensure that our children, grandchildren and all future generations can experience this area in all its wild magnificence,” Ms. Teneese said.

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Local Aboriginal leaders react to report findings

By Breanne Massey Pioneer Staff Light has been shed on one of the darkest chapters in Canada’s history book, but that might not be the end of the story.

The devastating realities of the 382page summary of the final Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) report has triggered applause, tears, support and criticism from First Nations communities across the country.

Shuswap Indian Band chief Barb Cote looked over the recommendations from the recently released report.

Ultimately, she believes that education about residential schools and health care recommendations to use healing centres were the most relevant results for her community.

“The one thing I liked about it was educating teachers in history and cultural differences,” said Ms. Cote, noting she worked in public education for 37 years before retiring. “I worked with teachers and they’re wonderful, but they just don’t know what the local tradition is so they need to spend time doing that, and I think the Ministry of Education needs to enforce it.”

She added it would be nice to see more First Nations people working as teachers in the community.

“I’d like to see more visible Aboriginal teachers in the valley — not just teaching Aboriginal kids, but the non-native population being able to see an Aboriginal teacher,” she concluded.

David Thompson Secondary School Aboriginal support worker Debra Fisher says using the word cultural before genocide is a real problem as it glorifies what happened in First Nations communities during the systematic destruction of traditions, values and languages. In its report, the TRC concluded that Canada’s residential schools amounted to “cultural genocide” of Aboriginal people.

Ms. Fisher, who was unanimously elected in May to be the first Columbia Valley Metis Association (CVMA) president, believes that such a state-

ment doesn’t frame the historical timeline correctly.

“I have a real problem with people calling what happened a cultural genocide,” said Ms. Fisher. “If you look up cultural genocide in the dictionary, it doesn’t exist. It was a genocide — that’s what happened.”

She believes the TRC report is largely a step in the right direction for residential school survivors after a long period of waiting around for others to recognize and acknowledge the devastating experiences that began there with a series of abusive behaviour.

The report, which revealed the shocking scale of abuse that First Nations children were historically faced with, has ultimately resulted in 94 recommendations to resolve conflicts from the past.

Ms. Fisher urges Columbia Valley families who were forced to assimilate at Indian Residential Schools to focus on healing from physical, psychological and sexual abuse in light of the monumental disaster that took place on Canadian soil when the Fur Trade began.

However, she remains skeptical about how the educational recommendations will play out.

“It’s a great idea in theory,” she said. “But that’s only if the curriculum is accurate and hasn’t been watered down. It also has to be information that can easily be adapted for every grade so that they can understand what happened and learn from history.”

Akisqnuk First Nation chief Lorne Shovar expressed some doubts, but ultimately was pleased with the push to make changes for the future.

“Recommendations and reports are one thing, but if the federal and provincial governments are serious about this report, then when we see the action plan associated with those recommendations is where we’re going to see the most impact,” said Mr. Shovar, adding a plan would be the most appropriate next step. “We need at least a plan on some of the major, major recommendations… Residential history being in the B.C. curriculum, I think that’s a good first step.”

st. eugene mission:

By Breanne Massey Pioneer Staff The winding road to St. Eugene Mission The last corner of the winding road that led to the brick building many First Nation children recognized as the St. Eugene Mission residential school near Cranbrook was known to roughly 5,000 students total as “Crying Corner.”

Beatrice Stevens was one of those students who was forced into an aggressive assimilation approach to diminish First Nation traditions in Canada for a total of nine years — except for one year when Ms. Stevens temporarily attended David Thompson Secondary School while her father was temporarily missing.

The 69-year-old Akisqnuk First Nation woman was traumatized by the experience, which divided her family as well as forced her to focus on a personal healing experiBeatrice Stevens ence to cope with physical and sexual abuse that occurred at the St. Eugene Mission (also known as Kootenay Indian Residential School) during the 20th century.

“I was eight years old when I went there,” she said, noting her sister, Julie, was sent to the St. Eugene Mission at the mere age of five.

She remembered watching her peers being abused for illiteracy and later faced her own devastation at the hands of a nun.

“I got sexually abused by a nun so therefore every Christmas, I got a doll (from her) and later on in life, I hated dolls. I hated dolls,” she repeated for a second time with a look of disbelief. “She’d give me a doll and the other nuns wouldn’t strap me or anything. I got away with a lot of things because I was keeping a secret, so that went on until she eventually left.”

Ms. Stevens remembers lying awake at night and questioning why her family would allow the Canadian government to take control of her life.

“When I was going to bed, I would say, ‘Why is my Mom and Dad doing this to me, they must hate me and why are they sending me here? I hate it’,” said Ms. Stevens. “In my head, I always thought that I hated them.”

She remained in school 10 months of the year, and would return home for the summer to visit family.

According to a recent CBC report, there were roughly 150,000 First Nation, Inuit and Metis children removed from communities across Canada and forced to attend residential schools from 1931 until the last school was closed in 1996.

“Summer time was always really good, but going back, as soon as you reached that hill, you could hear the kids crying,” she said, noting Crying Corner became a landmark that many students feared and hated. “When I reached Grade 6, there was one nun who explained what was going on and that she didn’t like what she had to do, but that she had to do it. I really liked her. She was small. And she told us, ‘Don’t hate your parents. They have no choice. If they don’t send you, they’ll end up going to jail. Don’t hate them for sending you here,’ and that’s the best thing that I ever heard from that school.”

Learning About a Lost Heritage Alfred Joseph has a vivid memory of his two cousins walking away and refusing to talk to him at St. Eugene Mission at the mere age of six.

He couldn’t speak any English or French, but quickly learned that students at residential schools were forbidden to practise their first language or First Nations traditions.

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MEMORIES FROM survivorS The risk of being caught often meant severe punishment, as well as being forced to learn the English language and assimilate.

“I didn’t know anybody else so I guess I cracked at whatever I was doing,” said Mr. Joseph.

Mr. Joseph went on to learn the English alphabet from his brother and gradually began speaking English.

During his mid-20s, he had to re-learn how to speak his Ktunaxa language from scratch even though he could understand some of the dialect by ear.

“That whole mission school experience created how I am today,” he said.

Alfred Joseph “When I came out, I was a very subdued person.”

Now, at 63, he volunteers to teach Ktunaxa to the Akisqnuk community.

“I remember crying to myself constantly during my junior year,” said Mr. Joseph. “I was so scared. I grew up there with the thinking that because it was so religiously angled, when we would go to classes… I really believed that God would talk to them every night and give them instruction (about) what they were supposed to do the next day and that was one of the biggest things that I believed for quite a few years.”

He said he believed their superior behaviour was a direct connection to divinity.

Mr. Joseph ultimately attended the St. Eugene Mission for 12 years in total. The Catholic-run school remained open until 1970.

“It gave me a feeling of helplessness,” he said, talking about the strict religious teachings at the mission.

“And God didn’t help me at all because I wanted it all to stop and it didn’t.”

Focusing on the Future Patsy Nicholas might not remember the bus ride to St. Eugene Mission, but her introduction to the care system left a distinct impression behind.

“I don’t remember who took me or if I cried. I think it’s because my brother was with me and that’s all that mattered until we got there and we were separated,” explained Ms. Nicholas, who Patsy Nicholas

is now 60 years old. “He went one way and I went the other way.”

The stark realization of being taken from home felt small when faced with the daunting realities of life at St. Eugene Mission.

“All I remember was standing in a great big hallway with my little bag, looking behind and seeing my brother going the other way so I turned around to follow him and I got yanked back and dragged down the hallway,” she said. “That was my introduction to residential school.”

Ms. Nicholas, who now lives on Akisqnuk First Nation, teared up as she talked about the process of going through the paperwork for the Common Experience Payment that was made available to residential school students who were alive as of May 30th, 2005.

Former residential school survivors became eligible to receive $10,000 for the first year or part of a year they attended school, plus $3,000 for each subsequent year.

In addition, former students can also pursue a further claim for sexual abuse and serious physical abuse under the Independent Assessment Process (IAP).

Under the federal compensation package, according to a recent CBC report, $1.6 billion has been paid as of September 30th, 2013 — which represents 105,548 students.

Ms. Nicholas is still going through the process and hopes that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report about residential schools is the first step toward publicly addressing her own nation’s experience. She remains optimistic about continuing the healing process for families who are still living in fear of their pasts.

“I was there for nine years because I failed a grade,” she said. “When I left, it’s because they closed the school.”

She got to stay at home with her parents in 1968, but when her mother died, Ms. Nicholas was temporarily sent back to the mission for care.

The scope of damage seen by many First Nation families had not diminished as time went on.

“They didn’t have the strap anymore. They had a plastic badminton racket and they would hit you at the end of the fingers,” said Ms. Nicholas.

Now she is focused on staying positive and learning about the cultural traditions that were lost.

“It’s just paper,” she said. “We’re not getting over it.

We’re still battling it. Some of us want to move forward, but others don’t want us to. It gets frustrating.

“In my mind, as a worker (at the Akisqnuk Health Care) here and trying to follow the paperwork, the community people are not ready so how do we move forward?” she asked, noting the damage would likely not be repaired before the end of her life. “It’s sure not going to be in my time. We can start now though.”

Historical photos courtesy of St. Eugene Mission Archives

COMMITMENT TO CULTURE — Left to right, Rocky Mountain school district board chair Amber Byklum, Shuswap Band chief Barb Cote and Akisqnuk First Nation chief Lorne Shovar at the signing of the school district’s first Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement on June 17th. Photo submitted

SD 6 commits to Aboriginal learning Kevin Nimmock Pioneer Staff The Rocky Mountain School District (SD 6) has made a commitment to bettering Aboriginal learning in its schools. On June 17th, it signed the Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement. The agreement supports the academic, cultural and social needs of all Aboriginal students in SD 6 through changes to course material, the addition of support workers in schools, and a higher rate of cultural events.

Amber Byklum, SD 6 board chair, said the agreement is a huge step forward for education across the district.

“This agreement is a statement of our shared commitment and vision for all Aboriginal learners, and signifies the importance that we all place on the relationships that support the educational enhancement of each student,” Ms. Byklum said.

SD 6 superintendent Paul Carriere said many changes have already been made over the last few years to prepare for the formalized agreement.

The district has 15 Aboriginal education support workers who help teachers integrate Aboriginal content into classrooms and provide academic assistance to students. Support workers also connect elders to classrooms and plan community events.

“We are funded as a school district... to provide over and above services to Aboriginal students to meet those goals,” Mr. Carriere said. “We use the majority of those funds to make sure that workers are available in all of our schools.

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Cultural celebration On June 20th at the Lakeshore Resort and Campground in Windermere, the Shuswap Band and Akisqnuk First Nation celebrated National Aboriginal Day together for the first time in recent memory. Photos in the first column and at the top of columns 3 & 4 are by Nicole Trigg; the rest are courtesy of Marlene Chabot. . . . ‘SD 6’ from previous page Mr. Carriere said the agreement could not have been signed without the collaboration of several Aboriginal groups and the provincial government.

“A sincere thank you to our partners, Akisqnuk First Nation, Shuswap Indian Band, Metis Nation BC, all students and families of Aboriginal ancestry and the Ministry of Education,” Mr. Carriere said.

Between 2009-10 and 2013-14, the six-year completion rate for Aboriginal students in SD 6 jumped from 55.7 per cent to 63.4 per cent. Mr. Carriere said the plan is to keep that number on the rise.

“In particular, we pay attention to our reading achievement levels,” he said.

“We know that literacy is critical for future success. It is about the future of these kids and their lifelong learning.”

SD 6 had an Aboriginal student population of 601 during the 2014-15 school year, which made up 19 per cent of the district’s student population.

The agreement has come at a significant time for Aboriginal people across the country, with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission wrapping up earlier this month after seven years of research. Though the commission focused heavily on residential schools during the 20th century, modern Aboriginal rights were explored as well.

The commission presented five categories that needed to be improved across the country. Education for Aboriginal people was one of the categories, provoking questions about what can be done to make things better.

Upon signing the agreement, SD 6 joined 55 other school districts that have formalized a commitment to improving Aboriginal education.

“It is about honouring and promoting Aboriginal cultures and traditional teachings,” Mr. Carriere said.

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WildSafeBC is up and running WildSafeBC

By Andrea Smillie WildSafeBC Co-ordinator WildSafeBC, a program designed to reduce humanwildlife conflict, is starting up again in the Columbia Valley, this time encompassing RDEK Areas F and G. WildSafeBC addresses conflict with all species that are found within communities and lately deer have been high on their radar.

Deer are commonly found in towns in the Columbia Valley, and Invermere is well-known for its deer population. June is a particularly high-conflict month regarding deer as fawning is occurring and females are very defensive of their young.

Because our community shares its landscape so closely with deer, it is important to understand some basic facts. Some are well-known and others may surprise you: • Deer have a four-chambered stomach that enables “ruminal fermentation” to occur, allowing them to partially digest complex carbohydrates that other mammals cannot. This allows them to feed on almost all vegetation, including grass, shrubs and woody plants.

• Fawning begins at the end of May and goes through the end of June. Deer can give birth to single fawns, twins (most common), or triplets. Fawns are spotted for camouflage, and are silent and scentless.

• Major predators include cougars,

bears, wolves, coyotes, and bobcats. Often when a predator is seen in town, it has been attracted by prey such as deer. Most deer don’t live more than eight to 10 years.

• Mule deer are commonly seen in towns, and are B.C.’s largest deer. They are easy to distinguish with ears two-thirds the size of their head, and a black tip on their tail. They shed/drop their antlers between January and March.

Deer can devastate your garden or your landscaping through their grazing and browsing. In addition, they can attack both humans and pets. They can attract large predators into neighborhoods and they can bring small ticks along with them. And while deer may be nice to look at, it is best to discourage them from coming onto your property. Here are some tips on how to keep deer away: • Fence in your fruit trees and/or gardens (for more information on fencing please visit www.wildsafebc.com/grow/) • Do not feed deer. In addition to the negative consequences of habituating wildlife, supplementing their natural food supply can trigger a population increase that does not benefit the deer in the long run.

• Remove excess vegetation cover from your yard. This should help prevent them from bedding down and staying overnight.

• Use motion-activated lights and sprinklers.

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Kids’ Summer Reading Club builds great adventures

Kootenay libraries are putting the building blocks in place for a great summer.

This year’s Summer Reading Club theme is “Build it!” Kids across B.C. will be building reading lists and great experiences through all sorts of fun programs, and the libraries within the Kootenay Library Federation are no exception.

Summer Reading Club launches at the Invermere Public Library on Thursday, July 2nd. Stop by the library every Thursday afternoon throughout the summer between 1 and 4 p.m. to complete the weekly “Build It!” activity.

Reading logs will be available all summer long and there are some pretty cool prizes to be won. The more you read, the more entries you receive! PLUS your first completed reading log can be traded in for a LEGO . . . ‘WildsafeBC’ from page 41 • You are allowed to chase a deer off of your property (however it is illegal to injure the deer in the process). They will eventually see your garden as not worth their energy and leave.

• If you have fruit-bearing trees in your yard, make sure ripe fruit is picked on a regular basis and cleaned up off the ground. This will help deter all wildlife, not just deer.

There have been deer attacks in the Columbia Valley involving humans and pets. Deer attacking dogs is

Minifigure (while quantities last).

This year’s official Summer Reading Club entertainer, The Purple Pirate, will be performing at Columbia Garden Village, giving pirates-in-training the chance to imagine their very own pirate ships.

This presentation is free and takes place on Tuesday, July 7th at 10 a.m.

“It takes some ropes, a little dancing, and a lot of team work to be a pirate and build your own ship,” said the Purple Pirate (a.k.a. Dustin Anderson) in an exclusive interview held on the aft deck after a busy day at sea. “The adventures are endless.”

Would-be pirates and their adults can check out the B.C. Libraries Summer Reading Program at www. kidssrc.bclibrary.ca and the Purple Pirate at www.purplepirate.com.

For details about Summer Reading Club, check with the Invermere Public Library or visit the website at www.invermere.bclibrary.ca.

This week’s column was written by Sheila Leman, community librarian at the Invermere Public Library, which is located at 201 7th Avenue. Visit their website or call 250342-6416 for more information. not uncommon. If there is a deer in your neighborhood that is no longer afraid of people or pets, please call the Conservation Officer Service at 1-877-952-7277.

WildSafeBC gratefully acknowledges funding by the Columbia Basin Trust, the Ministry of Environment, the District of Invermere, Village of Radium Hot Springs, and RDEK Areas F and G. For more solutions check out our website at www.wildsafebc.com and our Facebook page “WildSafeBC Columbia Valley.”

Andrea Smillie is the WildSafeBC Community Coordinator and can be contacted at 250-409-4712, invermere@wildsafebc.com or radium@wildsafebc.com.

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LIVING ESTATE SALE

Moving sale Sat. June 27th 9:30 a.m.

2125 Pine Tree Place, Invermere.

Dining table, chairs, utility trailer, P235-75 R15 tire set, etc.

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.

Everything Must Go!

Multiple house ware items, furniture, cookware, miscellaneous tools, garden tools and items, electronics, camping gear, metal rollaway cots, and tons more! Friday July 3rd noon - 6 p.m. and Saturday July 4th 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Ted Woods place in Brisco, 3036 Highway 95, 1km before Brisco Store.

Saturday, June 27th. 9 a.m. - noon.

Log house across from Lions Hall at Crossroads. Weather permitting.

Garage Sale 4725 Blakley Place Radium. Fri noon - 6 p.m. Sat 9 a.m. - noon. Kids clothes and misc. items.

Sonshine Children’s Centre Annual Garage Sale and Bar-B-Que on Saturday, June 27th 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. 320 - 10th Ave. (Behind Sobeys) Bake sale and BBQ starting at 10 a.m.

s obituary s Cody James Arthur

Widmer July 6, 1993 – June 14, 2015

The morning of June 14, 2015 Cody was called home to the Lord.

Cody is the loving son of Marjorie and Kerry Widmer and loving younger brother to Kalie Widmer.

Born in Invermere and raised in the valley, Cody loved his family and his friends. He spent every chance he had enjoying the outdoors; hiking, camping, fishing, quadding and driving “CODE RED” his beloved Dodge Ram pickup.

Cody attended Windermere Elementary and graduated from David Thompson Secondary School in 2011. He did all those things our beautiful children do in this beautiful valley…..he played hockey, soccer, basketball, baseball, he snowboarded, he swam in the lake, skated on the lake and smiled… a lot!! After graduation he worked throughout the Valley, in construction, mechanics and auto parts…everyone loved him, his happy attitude and his amazing work ethic.

More recently, Cody was living in Sylvan Lake and working in Blackfalds, Alberta as a pipefitter. In the fall, Cody was starting his apprenticeship in the Steamfitter/Pipefitter Program at the Red Deer College. He was so thrilled and excited about this new step in his life. Cody had a bright future ahead of him and had so many plans. However, the Lord Jesus has a greater plan in store for him.

Cody is predeceased by his grandfathers, Arthur Widmer and Jim Statham. Cody is survived by his mom and dad and sister Kalie, his grandmothers Donna Widmer and Peggy Statham, numerous aunts, uncles and cousins as well as a great bunch of loving friends who meant the world to him.

Everyone knows Cody had a huge heart….ironically it was his enlarged heart that just stopped beating, taking him peacefully home to the Lord.

A celebration of his life was held on June 20, 2015 at 2 p.m. at the Invermere Alliance Church.

ANNOUNCEMENT

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

2015 Horsethief Hideout Memorial Motorcycle Rally July 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th.

Advance Tickets only $50 until June 28th or $60 at the gate.

Available locally at Tiffany’s Thredz downtown Invermere, from our website www. horsethiefhideout.com or call 250-347-6407 for more info.

s obituary s Gordon Lake 1919-2015

It is with profound sadness, that we announce the peaceful passing of James “Gordon” Lake on Sunday, June 14th, 2015 at 96 years of age.

Gordon was born on January 7, 1919 in Invermere, to Percival and Linnie Lake, one of the original valley pioneer families.

Gordon served overseas in WWII. He worked as a saw filer in a sawmill, then with his brother Roy Lake at Lake Auto Service as a Mechanic. He finished his career with School District #4 as Transportation Supervisor, Bus Driver and a Mechanic. Gordon was very involved in the community with the Royal Canadian Legion, Lions Club, and the Invermere Fire Department as their first Fire Chief.

Gordon was predeceased by his first wife, Elsie (1985) and his grandson Brian Barkley, brothers Roy and Calvin and sisters Ellen and Myrtle.

Gordon leaves behind his wife Phyllis, his sons Rick Lake, Earl (Esther) Evans and Clifford (Linda) Barkley, daughter Carol (Garry) Hoffert, Phyllis’ children Jim (Marg) Gibb, Sharon (Les) Bidinger and Yvonne (Gary) Messner, his grandchildren and his great grandchildren.

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ANNOUNCEMENT

CHEERS & JEERS

Alcoholics Anonymous. If alcohol is causing problems or conflict in your life, AA can help. All meetings are at 8 p.m. For more information, please call 250-342-2424. Columbia United AA, Invermere: Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at the BC Service Building, South End – 624 4th St., Invermere.

Radium Friendship Group: Friday at the Catholic Church, East Side of Main St. With the exception of Tuesday, all meetings are open.

Cheers to the ‘real’ strawberries now available in town from Saunders farm and Valley Foods for promoting them. The flavor is heavenly and puts those California berries to shame! Go eat, pray for more and love them.

CHEERS & JEERS Cheers to you George Soros and Tides Foundation for giving money to Wildsight. You billionaire US dudes sure know what’s best for our valley!

Cheers to Michael Anderson (Bighorn Meadows) and Joe Evanoff (Radium Golf Group) for all their efforts and for making the Ram into Summer Golf Tourney such a huge success!

Cheers and more Cheers to the stranger who helped me into Chisel Peak Clinic recently, you shine girl!

Cheers to all the workers at the cenotaph, they are working very hard especially in the hot temperatures. You are doing a great job!

A big Cheers to the gentleman on Sat. June 13th who was so kind to pay for our meal at Mr. V’s!

Your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated.

Jeers to the dog owners of the Valley’s Edge Resort Edgewater for throwing their filled doggie bags over the fence to the backyards of homeowners on Riverview Drive.

Very irresponsible. I hope you don’t do this elsewhere!

Cheers to captain Larry Ballard and the Men’s Club team from The Radium Course for their razor thin victory over the team from Windermere.

s In Memoriam s BEVERLEY ROSE BRUNNER November 12th,1937 – December 24th, 2014

A memorial service for Gordon will be held on Saturday, July 4, 2015 at 2 p.m. at Christ Church Trinity in Invermere followed by a memorial tea. In lieu of flowers, donations in honour of Gordon can be made to: STARS Foundation, 1441 - Aviation Park NE, Box 570, Calgary, Alberta, T2E 8M7 or the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #71, PO Box 446, Invermere, British Columbia, V0A 1K0 or the charity of your choice.

Beverley’s family invites you to join us in a life honouring celebration of our Mother/Grandmother.

Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service.

Condolences for the family can be offered at: www.mcphersonfh.com

Please join us upstairs after the celebration for some refreshments.

The celebration will be held at Lake Windermere Alliance Church, 326 – 10th Avenue, Invermere, B.C. Saturday, June 27th at 2:30 p.m.

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CHEERS & JEERS

Jeers to Interior Health for making Cheers to Kerri at Valley Foods for their senior citizens at Columbia her excellent customer service.

House sit out on the street to smoke I appreciate you helping me on their cigarettes. This is the last Thursday with my order of chicken place they will call home and they cordon bleu and for being so are not even able to sit and enjoy patient with my indecisiveness. You their cigarettes in the comfort of rock! their own residence! How sad is that! And now they have also taken A quadruple Jeers to the person(s) the resident cat away, that is very stealing our solar lights. To date you therapeutic to the residents! What’s have 12 of our lights. We are just with that? Obviously they are not trying to make the neighborhood to be able to enjoy anything in their a nicer place. Please return and no CHEERS &questions JEERS asked. last years!

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Cheers to Copper Point Resort! The love and support during the last week was amazing! Gold Stars to everyone!

Cheers to Canfor for a great pancake breakfast at the Best of Brits car show/Radium days on Saturday. You are a great asset to our community.

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Cheers to the always effervescent, Shelan Verge for ensuring a polite young man would get his boxes.

Biggest Cheers to Jo, Shauna, Nadiya, Andrea, and all the supporting cast of the EMP PAC, Fire Dept., Sobeys and Valley Foods.

Fun Day rocked because of you. 250 giggling kids can’t be wrong.

Jeers to the cyclists that blow through busy four-way intersections without any regard for the cars stopped there. If you want to be on the road, then follow the rules of the road!

Cheers to the RCMP, Invermere Fire Department, and the Forest Fire Initial Response Team! The EMP Grade 1 (and K) classes enjoyed learning about your work and loved the activities you organized for us. Everything you do for us is appreciated.

Cheers to Ralph at Sobeys for returning my purse, which I inadvertently left in a shopping cart.

Jeers to CPCA board member who claims a mob attacked them. Four well-known residents delivered a petition at 8:30 p.m., not all hours of the night! Since when does a party of four constitute a mob? The purpose of the quick delivery was to have it added to the May 17th, 2015 CPCA agenda. It was not even mentioned at the meeting.

Cheers to the local cycle club for making all those great trails! Lift your fists to the sky and shout “Power Wagon to the People”!

Jeers to bullying tactics over the last 39 years of ownership in Columere Park trying to intimidate us joining the association by sending us bills, then past dues notices. It is not past due if I didn’t sign up! I still have proof of your notices starting at $25.00 and now up to $200.00.

Cheers to only in Invermere moments, such as watching the Painted Turtle who wandered up from Dorothy Lake attempt to steal third base at Wednesday’s Little League game. Awesome!

Cheers to the beautiful lunch put on by the Laird PAC! Delicious food with fresh flowers cloth napkins and a tablecloth made all the staff feel special.

Cheers to Tom H. for rescuing two damsels in distress who were hopelessly lost.

Cheers to Myrna Moulton of Top Crop for putting together our special order of flowers and for loading them in our trailer. The flowers are beautiful and I am a happy customer. Great service.

Cheers to all the amazing volunteers that made Fun Day so successful at EMP! The list of families, individuals, and businesses is too long to name, but you know who you are. What a beautiful community we live in!

Jeers to Mayor Taft, for brewing his coffee on 10th Ave., at his home, without regard to his neighbours.

It smells like burning tar, why you are allowed to brew on a residential street is beyond me. So much for leaving our windows open for the summer, or relaxing outside. Time to correct the problem Mayor Taft.

You need to move it to an industrial park!

Cheers to Mountainside Market, John Wolfe Construction, Pips General Store, Blessings Thrift store, Horsethief Creek Pub, and Fire’D Up Breakfast & Burgers for all your generous donations to Edgewater School.

Jeers to my management. I am a hard working reliable health care professional. I would like to share the following quote, in hopes that my manager reads it and takes the time to think about it. “A bad manager can take good staff and destroy it causing the best employees to flee and the rest to lose all motivation.”

Cheers to those people who wear pajama pants at 3 p.m. on a weekday. It takes a lot of courage to give up on life.

Cheers to the Edgewater Recreation Society for their hard work and dedication to their community! We appreciate everything you do for us and all the time you give to make sure we have a thriving community - way to go ladies!

Cheers once again to Dave and Dianna at Rainbow International Restoration. You know what good deed you have done and we want you to know that you’re the best!

Cheers to the U18 boys soccer team for a great season and for making it to the Provincials. A huge cheers to the coaches; Jurgen Streigal, Ian Knuckey and Graham Clare for their dedication and volunteer commitment. Go team go!

CHEERS TO PATRICK for a wonderful JOB WELL DONE, on the Radium fun days held last week.

Huge Cheers and best wishes to the Dr. Maytham/Louw family. Colleen, Francois, Nika and Luka, you will be missed more then you know. Our loss, Kelowna’s gain. Come visit.

Cheers to Anita, Judy and Cathy for volunteering their time to open the Visitor Information kiosk in Fairmont Village Mall before the official opening this weekend!

Cheers to Windermere Elementary students and staff for another wonderful concert, the musical bugs and the amazing drumming number. What a treat!

Big Cheers to Canfor and everyone helping with the GREAT pancake breakfast for Radium Days. And to everyone organizing or taking part in the Parade. You all did Radium Proud.

Cheers to the anti-Jumbo groups.

It should be interesting to see how our local economy plays out now with the new NDP Government in Alberta.

LOST AND FOUND

Cheers to Rick and Ron at Radium Gas Plus for getting the “college” car up and running so quick. Your customer service was superb!

Found: Gold bracelet bottom of 9th Ave. Call to claim 250-341-1044 ask for Rick.

A belated Cheers to Krysta for bringing us doughnuts to the job site!

Found: Bike on Dell Rd. in Windermere. Call to identify and claim 250-342-9282.

Various sizes available.

Now with climate-controlled units.

Call 250-342-3637.

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

Storage or shop for rent in Invermere, close to downtown. 30 x 28 building with 10 ft. ceilings.

Asking $500/mo plus electricity.

403-669-7273.

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

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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.

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

Office/retail space in Radium Hot Springs. 1-403-559-9625.

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CHEDDAR CHEESE AND APPLE DIP ¼ tsp Pepper 1 ½ cups Cheddar Cheese, shredded ¼ cup Granny Smith Apple, 1/3 cup Cream Cheese, diced softened ½ tsp Lemon Juice 3 tbsp Sour Cream 2 tbsp Parsley, chopped 2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce 16 Celery Stalks, cleaned ¼ tsp Salt Combine 1 cup cheddar with cream cheese, sour cream and Worcestershire sauce in food processor.

Add salt, pepper and process until smooth.

Toss apple in lemon juice; mix into cheese mixture with parsley and rest of cheddar.

Garnish with celery leaves.

Serve with celery sticks.

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LOOK NO FURTHER Exceptional Location in Radium Hot Springs Off Hwy. 93 coming and going to Calgary. Minutes from worldrenowned Kootenay National Park, Home of Radium Hot Springs Pool, as well as many Top golf courses, Panorama ski hill, numerous biking trails, and panoramic view of Purcell mountains. Building, Land, and Equipment. Building was built in 1987 with an addition constructed in 1993, for a total of 5,600 sq. ft. Is fully equipped with all equipment to get started on your adventure. Front part is being used as a Breakfast and Burger Restaurant with seating for 65 people. New deck built in 2013 seats forty people. Total seating for 200 +. Back 3,000 sq. ft. is ideal for a banquet facilities, pub, lounge or office space. Lot size is just under an acre with paved parking for 30 + cars. Bonus 2,500 sq. ft. Selfcontained finished owners suite below, 4-bdrm, two bathrooms and office, complete kitchen, family room and front room. Ideal location for Boston Pizza or Chinese Rest. As well as many other options with a C1 Zoning. Priced for quick sale $775.000. Call 250-270-0280 for more information, serious inquires only please.

Invermere: Executive Home available immediately. 1,500 sq. ft., 2-bdrm, 1 bath furnished, pet friendly. Home bordering the Columbia Lake Waterway system. Property features exterior pond for bird and wildlife lovers, plus kayakers, paddle borders and boaters can leave right from their doorstep.

Huge yard with space to play and store toys. $1350/mo + D.D. required. Twenty year old bungalow, which has recently undergone extensive energy updates and interior work. Will not disappoint. Four exterior entrances on 2,000 sq. ft. home including a completely separate rented 500 sq. ft. mother-inlaw suite. Call 587-436-8828.

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.

BLUBERRIES $3.50 per lb - minimum 10 lb order Berries are coming from Abbotsford area and have been pollinated by Weaver’s Bee Co. They will be picked and transported the same day in a refrigerated truck. The freshest berries! They are not organic!

Pick up will be on Swansea Road the first week of July, date still depending on ripeness of berries.

Please cash only or arrange for money transfer in advance. To place your order please email weaversbeeco@outlook.com Order cut off is Mon. June 29.

2004 Mitsubishi Lancer, excellent condition, snow tires on rims $1200. Stereo system $3,750 O.B.O. 250-347-6404.

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

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

Windermere, furnished, 1-bdrm home, lovely yard, N/S, pets considered, references required. $700/mo plus utilities. 403-6191540.

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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.

HOUSE FOR RENT Windermere: Sept./Oct. to June.

Excellent for couple or single person. N/P, N/S. lovely sun porch, landscaped yard, fully furnished.

Includes Bell, W/D, wifi and water in rent. Request resume including proof of employment, police check, and two letters of reference. $900./ mo. + utilities. Contact arkelly@ xplornet.com or 403-542-7353.

Single occupant cabin in Edgewater, N/P, N/S, $625/mo utilities included. 250-342-5912.

condo FOR RENT Available July 1st, Black Forest Village, 2-bdrm, 1.5 bath with single garage. No Pets or smokers.

References and damage deposit required. 1,000/mo plus utilities.

Call or Text 1-403-888-6801.

LOT/ACREAGE FOR SALE The perfect duplex lot in a great location. Lot 13, 821 Westridge Way. Approximately .28 A, zoned R-2a, $180,000. 250-342-3147.

House FOR SALE 1,680 sq. ft. 4-bdrm, 2 bath home.

Good location in Invermere with revenue suite. 250-342-9446, motivated vendor.

House for Sale in family oriented Westside Park. Great starter home, recreational or rental property.

3-bdrm, 2 1/2 bath. Viewing by appointment only. Please email ojopp@telus.net.

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

Operational Multi CD Player. Call 250-342-6752 Someone that can read and decipher Romanian documents.

Please call 250-342-1567.

Quality Top Soil and Manure. $160 per dump truck load, $90 per pick-up load. Well-aged cow manure, $100 per pickup load.

Delivery extra. Call 250-342-1268.

Claim #1026168 Purple slate landscaping rock. Artisan rock/ Inuksuks. You pick or delivery.

Radium, Susan 250-341-2051.

Pacific Hot Tub, Model-500SL, 2-5hp Pumps, Ozonator, Invermere Area, $1,500 Call Darrell 587-4339070.

firewood Firewood, bagged or bulk, free local delivery.

250-688-3473 or aranwood@hotmail.com.

BOATS FOR SALE 2000 Sea Ray Bow Rider 18’ 135 Mercruiser inboard. $16,000, excellent condition, low hours.

250-342-6161.

BOAT - 2001 Malibu sport edition 2050 350 mag v8, 380 hrs, plus trailer. 587-223-7894.

vehicles FOR SALE 1997 TSI Grand Cherokee Jeep.

220,000 kms good shape B.O. Phone 250-342-3378.

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Truck Shop Liquidation Sale Saturday, June 27th • 10 a.m.

New and used impact guns, wrenches, sockets, and misc. tools (large and small).

Pressure washers (hot and cold water), large varsol bin, new Mig welder, fire suppression tools, spill kits, 50 tonne press, drill press, tire chains, stationary ladders, heavy truck parts.

Large selection of new nuts and bolts 4 place skidoo/quad trailers, misc. household items and so much more!

250-349-7548 • 8953 Grainger Rd. Canal Flats

2012 Nissan Frontier SL (Sports Luxury Edition). 67,000 kms. Has all the bells and whistles. Call for details. $24,800 priced for quick sale. Scott 250-270-1343.

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

THE PAINTED PORCH HAS MOVED!

camping 2007 Cedar Creek 5th wheel, 30 KTS, Mint. Asking $21,500.00 403630-2714.

fitness

Zumba Fitness Julie Parent Zumba Toning and Zumba Sentao classes are running Wednesday and Thursday mornings at 9:30 a.m. from July 8th to July 23rd inclusive.

Classes are located at the Invermere Community Hall. 6 classes for $30 or $7 drop-in. Call 250-341-5474 for more info.

1018 6th Street. We retail a full line of Artisan Chalk Style FAT Paint. We teach FUN, DIY workshops and Fat Paint 101 classes to build your skills and confidence learning shared tips and techniques! Our home studio FILLED with Artisan one-of-a-kind decor!

On Sunny Saturdays you will find us at our Market Table in front of Valley Foods. We offer flexible studio and workshop hours, simply call or text

Teresa 250-688-0388 and we will meet!

I AIM TO INSPIRE.

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Fiona Millar, AEP Intuitive Reader

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Heartfelt Companion Services Leanne Brooks • 250-341-5683

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Enjoy kind companionship Help with transportation, errands and appointments Housekeeping, laundry Any personal and non-medical needs can be met

Stop Smiling. [at least until your passport photo is taken]

camera classes • canvas wraps photography • photo finishing • picture framing …look for the red door behind the Invermere Dry Cleaners!

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Now Hiring

SOLÉ DECOR N’ MORE June Sale!

Hunter Douglas blind sale up to 50% off, 20% off custom drapery, bedding, upholstery & furniture.

Serving the Calgary and Columbia Valley area. Call Brenda at 403-8618782 or email at: soledecor@shaw. ca www.studio222calgary.com.

Dusk Building Systems is currently hiring employees for their truss and wall panel plants.

Please submit resume to info@ duskbuildingsystems.com or fax to 250-342-3427.

WoodEx Industries in Edgewater, B.C. is now accepting resumes for general laborers. Please email resumes to Angela.Kreutz@ jemifibre.com or fax 250-3476508.

FORESTRY WORKER

Kitchen Help No experience required

We are looking for a truck driver with a Class 5 License and a clean driver’s abstract who enjoys driving through our beautiful valley to deliver, pick up and service portable toilets. We will provide the training you need, but you must be healthy with a strong back. We need you on our team until the snow flies in the fall and will pay you $20 an hour.

Please email resumes and driver’s abstract to dehartseweranddrain@ gmail.com or fax to 250-347-2274.

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

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.

The Old Salzburg Restaurant is looking for kitchen help. Willing to train, starting at $12.50/hr. Call Scott at 250-347-6553.

Strands Old House Restaurant is accepting applications for a cook/ chef experienced in fine dining, P/T bartender and evening servers.

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

Come and join our young energetic team, The Old Salzburg Restaurant is looking for wait staff. F/T or P/T. Experience appreciated, but not necessary. Call Ashley at 250-3476553.

Radium Golf Group is now accepting applications for experienced line cooks, sous chef and servers. Please email resume to skuffler@radiumgolfgroup.ca or call 250-270-1550.

Helna’s Stube is looking for a P/T evening server, P/T bus person.

Email resume to mail@helnas.com or call 250-347-0047.

Selkirk Cellulars & Office Supplies is seeking a P/T Sales/Telus associate, 12 hours a week to start, F/T in January. Please send your resume to info@selkirkcells.com.

Fairmont Creek vacation rentals in Fairmont Hot Springs seek a housekeeping supervisor to join our team. $16/hr + health benefits. Visit fairmontcreek.ca/ jobs for details.

Always wanted to work at a golf course? Then this is for you.

Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is always looking for enthusiastic individuals, full time or part time to join our Food & Beverage, Golf Shop & Golf Course Maintenance teams. Apply to David Sheedy at hr@fhsr.com or fax 250-345-6616.

F/T and P/T Pizza and Line Cook positions available at the new Fuze Food location. Front Counter/ Smoothie help also. Wage depending on experience plus food and gratuities. Email Sarah at fuzefood@gmail.com.

Q.V. Home Care and Cleaning is looking for a P/T casual cleaner for vacation homes. June through to Sept. $15/hr to start, days and hours vary. Must have own transportation. For more info call Kate 250-342-1157.

Mystique Hair and Esthetics.

Busy full service salon requires an experienced hair stylist and esthetician immediately. Positive professional environment as well as ongoing training to maximize your skills. Join our successful team today. Submit resume to fxtbeggs@hotmail.com .

Permanent Employment Carpenters, Jacks-of-all-trades

Are you tired of where you are, or looking to grow with a strong and thriving company? We have 2 open positions for permanent placement on our team.

We offer full-time and year-round employment. If you have a positive attitude, responsible work ethic, a valid driver’s licence and a few skills to bring to the table, we are happy to have you join our team.

Workers needed to help on a fulltime basis at the Kiosk in front of the BMO. Great outdoor gig for the right people. Please call 250-3426605.

Columbia Cycle is accepting resumes for a F/T Bike Mechanic and a F/T, P/T Bike Sales Associate.

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 and available to work weekends. Please send resumes to ccycle@telus.net or drop off at Columbia Cycle & Ski, Box 658 – 375 Laurier Street, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0.

Labourer for local consulting firm.

Summer positions available. 100% fieldwork doing harvest block layout, tree pruning, tree brushing.

Wage dependent on experience.

Email resume to info@svcltd.ca; or call 250-342-9055 for additional information.

For a confidential interview, bring your resume to The Home Renovation Centre, 492 Arrow Rd., or phone Dave Ridge at 250-342-5682.

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Part and Full-time Positions Available Start date – ASAP Year-round Employment Excellent Medical/Dental Benefits Food Service Supervisor Permanent, Shift

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No education or experience required.

All shifts available – nights/overnights/ early mornings/weekends $11.50/hour + medical/ dental/group benefits.

Apply in person or via email (timhortons.invermere@gmail.com) for both positions.

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GRAPHIC DESIGNER - FULL TIME If you are looking for a fun and creative job that gives you an opportunity to work on some amazing projects, AND learn new things, look no further! We are searching for a talented graphic designer to add to our Marketing Team! The successful candidate will have opportunities to design print projects like brochures, rack cards, advertising, signage and multi-media projects like newsletters, webpages, ads, and video. This position is an important and valued member of the team - there are many opportunities to contribute, grow, learn new skills, and perfect old ones. Some experience in web design is an asset, as is knowledge of the Wordpress CMS. The successful candidate will have: • a creative mind and eye for design, and brings that expertise to projects like: brochures; posters; signs; advertising; web.

• formal education in graphic design or equivalent work experience • proven problem solving skills, and a keen knowledge of effective design solutions • ability to work within the Marketing Team and help build ideas and concepts for our various brands • strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills • excellent organizational skills with attention to detail, and ability to multi-task • fluent on a mac-based workflow, with a focus on the Adobe CS suite of programs (indesign/illustrator/photoshop) • knowledge of multimedia design (ie: web assets, online ads), as well as experience on the Wordpress CMS. • HTML & CSS experience an asset. PHP & JavaScript is also an asset, but not required.

Fairmont Hot Springs Resort offers a competitive salary and benefit package with access to all Resort amenities.

This is a permanent full time position. Interested applicants please forward their resume with references before July1st, 2015 to the attention of: Human Resources - David Sheedy Fax: 250-345-6616 or email to: hr@fhsr.com

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Summer is here, and Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is still hiring!

Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is always looking for enthusiastic individuals, full time or part time, to join our team. We’re hiring: Housekeepers, golf shop attendants, guest services personnel, retail clerks, servers, beverage cart attendants, and kitchen help!

Fairmont Hot Springs Resort offers a competitive salary and benefit package with access to all Resort amenities.

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

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Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is accepting applications for the position of:

Career opportunities MANAGER, INVESTMENTS Based in any of our four offices, this position builds and maintains financial relationships and manages and develops the Trust’s regional investment portfolio.

ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN Based in our Castlegar office, this position processes accounts payables and provides general financial and accounting support to the departments.

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Room Attendant & Cook Positions • Transportation subsidies up to $500 available, conditions apply.

• Employee lodging available and a free shopping shuttle from Panorama to Invermere, twice a week!

For a full list of our employment opportunities, job descriptions and to apply online, please visit us at: www.panoramaresort.com/employment

SPA MANAGER - FULL TIME The successful candidate will be responsible for: • Setting and monitoring the budget for the outlet • Hiring, Coaching and Inspiring Spa staff, including estheticians and massage therapists • Contributing to the marketing initiatives involving the Spa • Integrating with a professional team of managers, toward implementing the overall vision of the Resort.

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications: • Success in running a Spa Operation • Experience with budgeting, cost control, and managing staff • 4 to 5 years managing experience Fairmont Hot Springs Resort offers a competitive salary and benefit package with access to all Resort amenities.

This is a permanent full time position. Interested applicants please forward their resume with references before July 10th, 2015 to the attention of: Human Resources - David Sheedy Fax: 250-345-6616 or email to: hr@fhsr.com

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We are looking for a volunteer to join the Wings Over the Rockies event team as a

Treasurer/Bookkeeper

POLE TRUCK OPERATOR POSITION (Self Load – Crane)

• Are you ready to work for a company you can truly believe in?

• Are you prepared to be a frontline Customer Service representative for our company?

• Are you constantly learning and asking the right questions?

• Do you believe in ensuring Safety and continued customer satisfaction?

Brisco Wood Preservers Ltd., a major Canadian Pole Producer of CCA treated wood poles to Western utilities and communications companies, is seeking to hire a Pole Truck Operator.

Our main treating facility is located just north of Radium Hot Springs in the beautiful Columbia Valley in British Columbia. Brisco Wood Preservers’second treating facility is located in Peers, Alberta. In addition to our pole manufacturing and treating, Brisco also produces large engineered beams from LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber) in our laminating plant Brisco Manufacturing Ltd. Brisco sells treated posts, rails, plywood and lumber and we also custom treat a variety of wood products.

General Summary: Reporting to the Sales & Marketing Manager, the Pole Truck Operator is responsible for the safe operation of the truck, hauling throughout B.C. and Alberta as well as occasional hauls to Saskatchewan and the US. This position can be based out of the Brisco, B.C. or Peers, AB plant sites, although overnight trips are required on a regular basis.

Key Responsibilities: • Pick up of scrap poles from customers and deliver to Peers, AB. • Hauling treated and untreated poles from our Brisco or Peers plants to various locations in B.C., AB, SK and the US. to customer’s yards and drop sites. Mostly highway and some off highway hauling.

• Performing proper safety checks and safe vehicle operation.

• Use of Crane to load and unload truck.

• Minor truck maintenance, servicing, cleaning and troubleshooting.

• Maintain truck logs according to Federal, provincial and company regulations.

Wings Over the Rockies is a charitable, non-profit organization that holds an annual Birding and Nature festival during early May. The organization is mostly volunteers who arrange individual events that occur each day during a one-week period. Each event has a nominal cost for participants as they engage in a variety of possible activities which include birding, nature education, paddling, hiking, historical and cultural opportunities.

Qualifications: • Valid class 1 drivers licence.

• Clean driver’s abstract.

• Minimum 2 years experience operating Log Truck.

• Ability to read maps and a working knowledge of local road systems.

• Background in the Forest Industry a definite asset.

• Self-reliant, organized, motivated and quality oriented.

The volunteer position is expected to take approximately 90 hours over the year. Most of the volunteering for this position occurs in the months of April and May, approximately 50 hours. The remaining time occurs throughout the rest of the year (ranging from 2 to 5 hours per month).

This is a full-time position, which offers a competitive wage and comprehensive benefits package. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

The duties include attending board meetings, bookkeeping the cost receipts and revenue payments, completing the annual financial report, budget projection, Canada Revenue Agency tax report and British Columbia Society Act submission.

Please express your interest in joining a great team of local residents in supporting a truly wonderful, Columbia Valley event by contacting Doug Yukes, email dougyukes@telus.net, or phone 250-342-0428.

Please address cover letter and resume to Dave Fabro – Sales & Marketing Manager. Include a copy of Driver’s Abstract. E-mail pdf file to: epetersen@briscowood.com or Fax to 250-346-3218 Deadline for application is 5 p.m. (MST) Friday, July 10th, 2015.

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Timeline of Jumbo Glacier Resort history

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff

1982

• A regional tourism study jointly funded by the provincial and federal governments identifies the Upper Jumbo Valley as an ideal area for an international-scale destination ski resort.

1990

• Pheidias Project Management Corp., a company headed by renowned ski resort designer Oberto Oberti, discusses the idea of a year-round ski resort in the Upper Jumbo Valley with the B.C. Ministry of Lands and Parks.

1991

• Pheidias, on behalf of a consortium of investors called Glacier Resorts Ltd., formally submits a proposal for the resort to provincial government under the Commercial Alpine Skiing Policy (CASP) process. Over the next several years local residents express strong opinions and form groups both in opposition to and support for the project. Campaigns for and against the resort continue from then up until the present, with both sides of the debate claiming the support of the majority of valley residents.

1993

• The provincial government makes a proposal call and selects Glacier Resorts Ltd. as the sole proponent for the project and signs an interim agreement with the company. CASP process for Jumbo is put on hold while the Commission on Resources and the Environment (CORE) process (which was initiated in 1992 and includes a specific land use decision on the Upper Jumbo Valley) is conducted.

1994

• The East Kootenay CORE table wraps up its review process.The CORE meeting at which the Jumbo land use decision is made is attended by 22 sectors at the table and, during a vote on the matter, 18 sectors vote in favour of the proposed resort and four sectors vote against it.

1995

• B.C. Environment, Lands and Park minister Moe Sihota announces formal approval of the CORE land use decision. The project proponents then begin an environmental assessment review, conducted by the provincial Environmental Assessment Office (EAO).

1996

• The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board of directors votes (with no directors opposed) to adopt a resolution requesting the province designate the Upper Jumbo Valley as a mountain resort municipality.

2004

• EAO review of the project concludes and the provincial government on October 12th grants Glacier Resorts Ltd. an Environmental Assessment Certificate for a five-year period. The certificate contains a provision that proponents must get zoning and other necessary approvals from the RDEK prior to starting construction.

2005

• The RDEK board of directors votes (with no directors opposed) to rescind its 1996 resolution requesting the province create a mountain resort municipality in the Jumbo area.

• Invermere-based RK Heliski launches a legal petition for a judicial review of the province’s decision to grant the Environmental Assessment Certificate, alleging the proposed resort’s negative impact on its businesses was not properly considered. After a four-day hearing, the B.C. Supreme Court dismisses the case.

ment Minister Bill Bennett formally announces the creation and incorporation of Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality and appoints Greg Deck as mayor along with two councillors.

• Local Ktunaxa First Nation launches a lawsuit against the province, petitioning for a judicial review of the government’s decision to sign the Master Development Agreement, alleging the Ktunaxa were not properly consulted and that the resort would infringe on territory they hold sacred.

• The RDEK board of directors vote 13-2 against a motion by Sparwood mayor David Wilks to again request the province create a special municipality in the Upper Jumbo Valley

• West Kootenay EcoSociety launches a legal case, filing a petition for judicial review of the government’s decision to incorporate Jumbo a day before the first Jumbo council meeting.

• Jumbo municipality begins holding regular council meetings and after a few months, passes its first zoning bylaw, which allows for construction in the Farnham Glacier part of the resort.

• Anti-Jumbo protest takes on a new tone, literally, as local Jumbo opponents with musical aptitude volunteer to be part of an orchestra art installation on the Farnham Glacier.

• Other anti-Jumbo protesters set up watchdog camp on the access road to Farnham. Developers attempting to conduct soil testing allege campers are blockading them and seek an injunction in court. The injunction is shelved indefinitely, with the end result that protesters can remain camped on the road and developers can access the Farnham Glacier unimpeded.

2006 2007

• RK Heliski’s appeal of the 2005 ruling on its petition for judicial review is dismissed by the B.C. Court of Appeals.

• The provincial government formally approves the Master Plan for Jumbo Glacier Resort.

2008

• Anti-Jumbo protestor blockade efforts by Glacier Resort Ltd. to construct a new road to the Farnham Glacier and a temporary platter lift on it.

• Resort proponents complete Impact and Benefits Agreement with local Shuswap Indian Band.

• A random digit dial telephone survey of 910 Kootenay residents conducted by independent company McAllister Opinion Research finds 63 per cent of respondents opposed to the proposed Jumbo resort, 19 per cent in favour, seven per cent neutral and 11 per cent with no opinion. Critics slam the survey for being partly commissioned by East Kootenay environmental group Wildsight and for being too small a sample size.

McAllister maintains Wildisght did not influence the survey results and said the sample size was scientifically sound.

2009

• The provincial government extends the proponent’s Environmental Assessment Certificate for a further and final five-year period, putting an October 12th, 2014 final deadline for the start of substantial construction on the project.

• The RDEK board of directors votes 8-7 in favour of another motion by Sparwood mayor David Wilks requesting the province designate the proposed resort area as a mountain resort municipality.

2012

• B.C. Premier Christy Clark and Minister of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson sign a Master Development Agreement for the project with Glacier Resorts Ltd. • The RDEK board of directors votes 8-7 against a motion by Area G director Gerry Wilkie to rescind its 2009 resolution asking the province to designate Jumbo Valley as a mountain resort municipality.

• Following amendments made to the provincial Local Government Act, B.C. Community Develop-

2013

2014

• The B.C. Supreme Court dismisses the Ktunaxa Nation’s 2012 petition for judicial review. Ktunaxa announce plans to appeal the decision.

• Jumbo municipality passes a zoning bylaw allowing for construction in the Upper Jumbo Valley part of the resort.

• In late September and early October, heavy machinery and trucks roll into the Upper Jumbo Valley, workers pour foundations for a day lodge and a service building, and do clearing for a ski lift line ahead of the October 12th substantial start deadline.

2015

• EAO determines the foundations are within avalanche hazard zones and consequently not compliant with the project’s Environmental Assessment Certificate.

• The Ktunaxa appeal of the 2014 ruling on its case is heard in court. Decision is expected to take several months.

• B.C. Environment Minister Mary Polak rules that Glacier Resorts Ltd. did not achieve the required substantial start. Consequently, the project’s Environmental Assessment Certificate has expired, and a new certificate is needed for the project to continue.

• New Shuswap Indian Band chief Barb Cote announces Shuswap band members will vote to decide whether or not to continue the band’s support of Jumbo Glacier Resort.

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FAITH

Growing our holy community

By Laura Hermakin Reverend Christ Church Trinity As I look at the beautiful mountains that surround us, I am filled beyond brimming with gratitude! I am especially grateful that God has called me to live, love and be in this incredible place.

I delight in the beauty of the valley, but most especially in the beauty of the people among whom I find myself. I am always so encouraged to be among you as we gather in various ways to put the way of Jesus into practice with one another — such a holy community experience that I cherish.

Our church community of Windermere Valley Shared Ministry is officially celebrating 50 years as an ecumenical shared ministry with the Anglican and United Churches of Canada over the next year!

We welcome and include people from many denominations in our church community and our lives are

richer as a result. I love the sacred space and practising community that has formed here and developed over 50 years, and can’t wait to see what the future holds as we continue to grow and figure out how best to join in with God’s good work in the world.

In our desire to bring life to our valley, we have been involved in an intentional time of listening to God and trying to discern what God’s will is for the future of our community. The one thing that is clear is that our risking to try new things is bringing us life in unexpected ways. We are discerning what is of God for us and listening to the quiet voice of God who may be calling us into bold, unusual or unclear paths. Discerning God’s will involves trust, leaps of faith and remaining committed to what is of God, even when other options may make us more comfortable in the moment.

As we have been dreaming, I’ve become so aware that taking a step of faith means throwing away our need to know the outcome. When we step out in faith, we’re saying, “God, I put my trust in you!” We’re placing ourselves in the right position, then letting go of what we know and trusting that things will turn out okay. Taking a step of faith puts us in a place where we can actually move forward into the dreams we’ve always hoped for. Thanks be to God!

Cycling shirts now for sale Local artist Pat Bavin of Bavin Glassworks sports one of the Columbia Valley Cycling Society’s new cycling shirts, for which he designed the art.

Mr. Bavin said he aimed to depict a cyclist, as well as many of the different sorts of landscapes present in the valley. The shirts can be purchased at Crazy Soles and at Bicycle Works in Invermere, and are selling quickly, so don’t wait to get yours. Proceeds go towards the cycling society.

“My passion is to combine art and sport,” Mr. Bavin said. He said he was thrilled to have the opportunity to help out the cycling society. For more information on the Columbia Valley Cycling Society and its many programs, visit www. columbiavalleycyclingsociety.org.

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Valley Churches LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH Sunday, June 28th, 10:30 a.m.

Celebration Sunday “True or False – fear God” Pastor Trevor Hagan ministering The Lord’s Supper will be served 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. David Morton • 250-417-5017 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

You can remember someone special with your gift to the Canadian Cancer Society To donate In Memory or In Honour: www.cancer.ca | 250-426-8916 or call toll-free 1-800-656-6426 or mail to: P. O. Box 102 Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 Please include: Your name and address for tax receipt Name of the person being remembered Name and address to send card to

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