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February 19, 2016 Vol. 13/Issue 9

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Midgets win Playoff Banner Above: Four midget teams (Windermere Valley, Cranbrook, Elk Valley and Creston) played a round robin tournament at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena in Invermere last weekend to try to win the East Kootenay Playoff Banner. The Windermere Rockies took on the Cranbrook Ice in the final to win the Banner on home ice with a score of 3-1. The team heads to the Midget Provincials in Port Alberni from March 14th to 18th.

Below: (Left to right) Third-year Midget players Cooper Dunlop, Tobias Hilmersen, Trey Beckett, Justin Kinnersley, Aiden Knuckley, Jayden Jefferson and Travis Jackson were given a warm send-off after their last Midget game on home ice.

After the Provincials in March, the Grade 12 players will have completed their last year in minor hockey.

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February 26, 2016

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VALLEY NEWS

Lake Windermere Whiteway formally closes

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff The Whiteway is now closed for the season.

Whiteway maintainer Brad Kitching pulled in the Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club’s Whiteway sign at Kinsmen Beach on Monday, February 23rd, formally closing one of the Upper Columbia’s Valley premier winter attractions, following an intermittent pattern of mild conditions.

“For the second year in a row, it’s a disappointment,

as we are closing at least three weeks ahead of what I would call normal,” Mr. Kitching told The Pioneer. “We had four Fridays in a row (through late January and most of February) of Pineapple Express — plus eight degrees Celsius, warm winds, and rain. Anytime we had snow or colder conditions in between, it would just go warm again the next Friday and wipe it all out.”

Mr. Kitching did not know the exact thickness of the ice on Lake Windermere, but guessed that it was now considerably thinner than the 12 inches measured on February 12th that was reported in last week’s edition

of The Pioneer.

“In terms of skating conditions the ice is actually pretty good at the moment,” he said. “But there won’t be any mechanized upkeep of it any more. It’s possible that people could still be out on the lake (walking or skating) at their own risk, but they certainly need to be quite cautious. And we certainly won’t be heading out there with a three-ton Kubota (the machine used to groom and clear the Whiteway). We’ll be back next year.”

The Whiteway was up and running by January 5th this year.

Water quality report reveals Lake Windermere mostly healthy

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff The Lake Windermere Ambassadors have released the group’s annual water quality report and aquatic plant survey, which, generally speaking, show Lake Windermere to be in fairly decent shape, with one notable caveat.

“The lake did meet our objectives in 2015 for temperature, dissolved oxygen and turbidity this summer, meaning the water is relatively cool, clear and welloxygenated,” said Ambassadors program co-ordinator Megan Peloso. “However, there was one testing parameter that the lake did exceed, which was an increased trend of phosphorus at ice-out last April.”

Phosphorus is a nutrient usually found in limited quantities in most natural lakes. However, in high quantities, it can, in some instances, lead to algae blooms, said Ms. Peloso.

“I don’t want to be an alarmist, but it (increasing phosphorus) is an ongoing trend worthy of attention. We should be vigilant in monitoring the levels of nutrients going into the lake. Changes in trophic status (which are associated with

changes in nutrient levels) have happened to other recreational lakes and that can be hard to fix after the fact.”

According to Ms. Peloso, there are multiple ways phosphorus can enter lakes, including agricultural runoff, tree harvesting in the watershed that feeds the lake, septic leaching and storm runoff.

“The main reason Lake Windermere has traditionally accumulated low levels of nutrients is because it is basically a widening of the Columbia River and it consequently has a high flush rate, of 47 days, which means water drains right through the lake in less than two months,” she said. “This means the lake has the advantage of being really well-mixed and resilient.”

The water quality report also shows that the lake depth in 2015 was shallower than average depths in recent years, but was comparable with the average depths of 2006 through 2008.

“Most likely the mild climate conditions and having a lower snowpack and less flooding in 2015 than we saw in 2012 or 2013 was part of the reason,” said Ms. Peloso.

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Cram the Boat One of the wives at the detachment wisely recommended that on April 16th at my retirement dinner, rather than “Cram the Cruiser,” my last kick at the can should be “Cram the Boat.” Thanks to Lori at Sign Artists who once again donated her time and material for a community cause, and made up a “Cram the Boat” sign.

Many thanks Lori. My retirement dinner is going to be held at Copper Point Resort on April 16th at 6 p.m. Community members in Golden and the Columbia Valley are invited to attend. Tickets can be purchased at the resort. The plan is to have my boat parked in front of the resort. I would appreciate it if the locals attended Cram the Boat. Food Bank volunteers will be on hand to take it away — the food, not the boat. And when loading the boat, be gentle, no scratches!

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tended to a disturbance at Fairmont Resort. An intoxicated male had been fighting with two other males. The 25-year-old male from Calgary smashed a window.

Police determined no charges in regard to the assault and the damage would simply be added to the person’s room charge. The male was released to his roommates.

• On Saturday, February 20th at 6:53 p.m., police responded to a complaint of a number of parents involved in a verbal and physical confrontation at the end of a midget hockey game. A number of allegations were made by parents of Creston players and parents of Invermere players.

Statements are being obtained in attempts to gather the facts. The incident seems to have started when Creston parents took their frustration out on the ref. Have to love hockey. The investigation is continuing.

• On Saturday, February 20th at 10:35 p.m., the detachment attended to a complaint of break, enter and theft in the 4800 block of Timber Ridge. A door was kicked in allowing entry. Investigation is continuing to determine if any items stolen.

• On Thursday, February 18th, police attended to a complaint of assault/disturbance at a residence in the 100 block of Capilo Way. An intoxicated male was located on the highway, advising he was assaulted. The male was driven to a friend’s residence. Police attended to the residence and located an intoxicated female and male. Investigation resulted in no charges. Police suggested that they might want to consider not drinking for the remainder of the evening. Police were informed by the female that it was her house and they can continue drinking if they want. Police confirmed no children were involved and departed. Had there been children, they would have been apprehended.

• On Thursday, February 18th at 6:30 p.m., police attended to a two-vehicle accident on Highway 93/95 and St. Josephine Street. A 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander crossed the highway, colliding with a Chev Silverado driven by a 20-year-old male from Lethbridge. The driver of the Outlander was charged with fail to yield.

• On Friday, February 19th at 11:41 p.m., police at-

Corruption within CVOTHA Staff Sgt. Shehovac received an anonymous complaint of a massive corruption and fraud issue that has been ongoing with the Columbia Valley Old Timer Hockey Association (CVOTHA) involving the president of the league, Brendan Donahue, and his pent-up frustration with the unbeaten 21-0 Huckleberry Hawks. The president of the league has been accused of approaching the head ref of the league, Cory Olson, and bribing Olson with a large sum of cash to keep top Huckleberry player Kirk Dubielewicz in the penalty box, stating the Hawks need to be taught some humility. Olson has come forward and confirmed the allegation and is now fearing retribution from the president for co-operating with the investigation. He will be placed under police protection and moved to an undisclosed location in Canal Flats. He has requested above the pub. Shehovac informed the complainant that he is fully aware of the Dubielewicz gang and their stranglehold on hockey in the valley.

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Wanted: bobcat and lynx photos

By Breanne Massey Pioneer Staff A Biologist in Training Master of Science candidate at the University of British Columbia Okanagan has put out a call for photographs of bobcats and lynx to help determine the extent of the species’ presence in B.C. TJ Gooliaff’s study, which is being conducted in a partnership with the Ministry of Environment, aims to determine the provincial distribution of each species using latitude and longitude coordinates in conjunction with a collection of photography.

He is looking for all forms of photography at varying levels — dark and blurry, too — with a location, date and time. “ I am using photos of bobcats and lynx submitted by the public to help map the current provincial distribution of both species to determine if their ranges have shifted in response to climate change,” said Mr. Gooliaff by email. “I will create distribution maps for both species showing their current range in terms of latitude and elevation.”

The decision to conduct research on the animals is to determine if bobcats are moving north into higher elevations because of climate change, which has led to earlier springs and lower snow level in western North America. Information will be collected from every corner of the province.

“Historically, bobcats and lynx have been typically separated by snow depth,” Mr. Gooliaff said. “Lynx have extremely long legs and large snowshoe-like paws, making them well-adapted for traveling across deep snow. They are found in the boreal forests across Canada and Alaska, as well as in the mountain ranges extending south into Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado.”

There are noticeable differences between the two species. In contrast, bobcats are heavier, have small feet, and sink into the snow. . . . ‘Water’ from page 3 The report also examines levels of bacteria at Lake Windermere’s public beaches and found that in 2015 they did not exceed any of the recommended guidelines.

“The Kinsmen Beach location in particular, because it’s in an embayment, is one spot where there is more likelihood to accumulate bacteria, but

in this case the test results show there wasn’t any reason to worry last year,” said Ms. Peloso.

The aquatic plant survey found no invasive plant or animal species in the lake, although it did turn up one unknown species of algae that experts were unable to identify.

To view the full report visit www. lakeambassadors.ca/stewardship/lakemonitoring-results.

HERE KITTY KITTY — A biologist in training at the University of British Columbia Okanagan is particularly interested in seeing photos of lynx (left) and bobcats (right) taken here in the Columbia Valley.

Photos submitted (bobcat photo by Coleman Jackson) “They are found throughout the deserts and grasslands of the contiguous United States, as well as southern Canada,” Mr. Gooliaff explained. “I hypothesize that climate change has led to an expansion of bobcats throughout B.C., and potentially a contraction of lynx.”

The big draw to collect submissions from the Columbia Valley, he added, is due to the diverse geography that attracts both animals to the region.

“I am trying to determine whether the provincial distribution of bobcats or lynx has shifted over the past 30 years,” said Mr. Gooliaff. “The Columbia Valley is an area of particular interest because both species occur there and there is potential for bobcats to expand northward, or to higher elevations, through the valley.”

He added that the photography does not need to be “great” and he encourages submissions that show a bobcat, lynx or simply part of one of the animals.

“Location should be as specific as possible,” he said, indicating that Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) or Lat/Long coordinates should be used.

“If that information is not available, then please provide the name of the nearest road or landmark, including distance and direction from town, watershed or management unit.”

He emphasized that submissions would be used for data as opposed to being shared publicly without permission. Evidence he gathers will not influence decisions that pertain to hunting bag limits or season dates.

To make a submission, email photographs to Mr. Gooliaff at tj.gooliaff@ubc.ca or to Dr. Karen Hodges at karen.hodges@ubc.ca.

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PERSPECTIVE

‘Growing’ closer

By Dean Midyette Pioneer Publisher

Historical Lens

The election last October may have been a referendum on Stephen Harper’s policies, but when it comes to the issue of legalizing marijuana it was also a “reefer”-endum. Canada is now inching closer to changing laws that apply to the growing of marijuana as well as its distribution, sale and use.

Last week, a federal court judge struck down a law enacted by the previous Conservative government that barred medical marijuana patients from growing their own cannabis. In the decision, the justice stated that patients “have demonstrated that it can be grown safely, with limited risk to public safety and consistent with the promotion of public health.” He is suspending his decision for six months to allow the Liberal government the opportunity to table new laws surrounding medical marijuana.

In addition, Liberal MP Bill Blair, former Toronto police chief and the person tasked by Prime Minister Trudeau to oversee the legal transition, spoke at an open Senate Liberal caucus meeting that focused on legalizing marijuana. MP Blair stated that the Toboggan time criminal laws currently in place must be honoured and enforced until such time as they are replaced by a regulatory framework.

A group of valley kids enjoy a winter toboggan ride in this undated image. If you have any information please He also stated that the initial step to legalization should be to contact us at info@columbiavalleypioneer.com. Photo C1024 courtesy of the Windermere District Historical Society form a provincial, territorial and federal task force to hear from public health, substance abuse and public safety experts.

Currently about three per cent of all arrests in Canada each year are for simple marijuana possession, according to Stats Canada (2013). The annual cost of enforcing marijuana posDear Editor: we joined the E-Plus program. session laws is about $1.2 billion. Police deal with a marijuana Residential E-Plus customers previously were possession issue every nine minutes. Marijuana arrests account On April 26th, 2015, you published a let- given priority over other users of “interruptible” for almost 70 per cent of drug offences. It costs $114,000 per ter I wrote to you expressing my concerns about power, such as commercial or export customers. year for each person incarcerated in a federal prison and even BC Hydro’s true intentions for the E-Plus “inter- Hydro intends to ignore this long-standing comthough the crime rate in Canada has decreased, the number of ruptible” power that many customers depend on mitment, which will mean that homeowners could prisoners in the federal system has increased by 25 per cent in to heat their homes (The Valley Echo followed up be the first to lose their power rather than the last. the last ten years. The bottom line is that legalizing marijuana with a news story titled “Hydro hikes loom for Hydro now proposes to give only two days nowill allow police to focus on more serious crimes and will result senior E-Plus customers” in the July 22nd, 2015 tice of power interruptions instead of the 30 days in decreased costs to taxpayers. issue). they previously promised. So, if I am away from Early estimates show that legalizing and taxing marijuana Only now, a year later, customers have finally home for three days, say to a wedding in Toronto, could result in $5 billion per year in additional tax revenue. received BC Hydro’s proposals for E-Plus power I could arrive home to find the house with no heat, While some of this money needs to be spent on research, eduand these could have serious consequences. Hydro burst pipes and a message on my telephone ancation and substance abuse treatment, a portion could be used intends to make it far easier to interrupt our heat- swering machine giving two days warning of the to fund social services or pay down the national debt. ing power. To do this, they have said they will ig- interruption.

The Liberals need to push forward and table new legislanore important commitments made to us when Continued on page 7 . . . . tion before the end of 2017.

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February 26, 2016

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LETTERS

Radium Seniors Club extends a warm invitation Dear Editor: The Radium Seniors Club will be hosting The Valley Cup on April 7th.

The Valley Cup is a yearly Carpet Bowling Tournament for Seniors Clubs in our valley.

Over the past few years, we have been missing several Clubs participating in this fun event, and would love to invite you all back to join us.

We do have several spare carpet bowlers who would be happy to help if your club is short of players.

The Radium Seniors Club carpet bowls each Thursday and Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

Margaret Hodson Radium Hot Springs . . . ‘An angry’ from page 6 This would make me a virtual prisoner in my own home!

These proposals are truly outrageous. Interruption could last the whole of the heating season and would have serious consequences for folks like me, forcing me to chop wood, or replace my heating system or alternatively give up the E-Plus rate and pay two to three times the price for electric heating.

All that us E-Plus customers are asking is that BC Hydro play by the rules they themselves set when we signed on for E-Plus power.

BC Hydro, as a provincial Crown

Corporation, is subject to the supervision of the BC Utilities Commission and is ultimately responsible to the B.C. government. Both have a duty to ensure that Hydro customers are treated fairly.

As the E-Plus program dates back almost 30 years, most of those left on it are aged and many of us are sick, frail and without the money to challenge Hydro’s outrageous proposals in the Courts.

Little wonder that so many of us are concerned and angry.

Yours truly, Dave Flowitt Invermere

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Experts seeking reports of winter bat sightings Submitted by the Kootenay Community Bat Project Our local bats are gone for the winter and their whereabouts is currently unknown in the Kootenay region. Biologists are requesting reports of bats found hibernating during the cold season from citizens.

“During summer, we receive a lot of reports from residents who have bats roosting on their property in houses, barns or sheds,” explains Juliet Craig, co-ordinating biologist for the Kootenay Community Bat Project. “However, we have very little information about where these bats go in winter.”

The goals of the Kootenay Community Bat Project are to respond to public reports of roosting bats in buildings, provide information on bat houses and promote citizen scientists to monitor bat populations through the Annual Bat Count. This project is funded by the Columbia Basin Trust, Habitat Stewardship Program, Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, and Columbia Valley Local Conservation Fund in response to increasing conservation concern for bats.

In the winter, local bats have been reported to hibernate in caves, rock crevices or abandoned mines, but only a few specific locations in the Kootenay region are known. There is increasing anecdotal evidence that they might hibernate either singly or in small numbers in human-created habitat such as buildings, chimneys, firewood piles, etc.

The Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus) was emergency listed as “endangered” on the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA) in 2014 because of sudden and dramatic declines across the eastern portions of the range. These declines are the direct result of white-nose syndrome (WNS), a fungal disease that has killed millions of bats in eastern North America during their winter hibernation.

White-nose syndrome is currently not detected west of the Rockies, but is predicted in British Columbia during the next five to 10 years. One of the first steps to managing the impacts of the disease is to better understand bat behaviour and habitat use in the winter. By locating the winter hibernation sites, biologists hope to prevent inadvertent disease introduction and protection of these sites will be essential for the recovery of populations should the disease arrive and devastate local populations.

“Programs like the Kootenay Community Bat Project are in place to collect information from the public on bat populations with the intention of aiding in the conservation of bats and their habitats,” said Ms. Craig. “Reports from the public about bat hibernacula are extremely important for bat conservation in the province.”

Residents from the Kootenays are urged to report winter bat sightings to the online government reporting tool at www.env.gov.bc.ca/wildlife/wsi/incidental_obs.htm.

Information of particular importance is the location of the roosting sites (provide exact location so the site can be located again in future years), unusual behaviour such as flying during the day, how many bats were at the site, and a general description. It is very important that the bats should not be disturbed so, in most cases, simply select “bats” for the Species field and enter the number observed under “Unknown age and sex.”

If these sites are in caves or mines, we also encourage you to contact www.BatCaver.org, a citizen science effort by Alberta and B.C. cavers to help locate bats hibernating in underground locations.

For more information on bats in the Kootenays, see www.kootenaybats.com. . . . ‘RCMP’ from page 4 Mother has firm control of the arena and Father does some money laundering for the Rockies. The detachment is well aware that the father, Roger, launders his money by purchasing weird items at garage sales and selling them for a much higher price. It was further learned that the president of the league is looking to hire someone to do the Tanya Harding thing on Kirk to slow him down. Hearing this, the detachment has a duty to warn. So Kirk, take this as your warning. I suggest you throw a game.

February 26, 2016

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 9

Local resident continues work on B.C. Rural Council tations from various resource sector representatives and from the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training.

“Those (priorities) are being put together by staff on a Valley resident and Columbia Valley Chamber of list. We all had our input and we’ll see the final results by Commerce executive director Susan Clovechok has been the next meeting,” said Ms. Clovechok. busy continuing her work with the B.C. Rural Advisory “The biggest message coming out of the council is Council for the past few months, and those living in rural that when policies and legislation are being created that areas across B.C. will see the fruits of the council’s efforts impact rural communities, we need to have a rural lens later this spring when the provincial government rolls out on that, and that is really why I applied to be on the (volits Rural Dividend program. unteer) council,” she said. “We have decisions being made “Our recommendations have been made. I can’t go in Victoria, or in Ottawa, that are often being made by into details, but it will all be made public in a few months,” people with no rural experience, and, if we can, we want Ms. Clovechok told The Pioto add that to the decision neer. “Stay tuned.” making process.”

“I can’t go into details, but it will all be made The council was formed Parliamentary secretary public in a few months. Stay tuned.” last year with the goal of proand Rural Advisory Counviding the government adcil chair Donna Barnett Susan Clovechok vice on issues relating to ruagreed, telling The Pioneer B.C. Rural Advisory Council member ral B.C. One of its principle that “we’ve recommended avenues was making recomto the government that the mendations on the planned Rural Dividend program. The Rural Advisory Council should carry on (beyond its inidividend program was a main topic at the five meetings the tial mandate) and look at government policy so that they council has held so far. The group has given its input to the always have a rural lens on it. Where we get into difficulty government and the program will be rolled out in April. is when governments put policy in place for the whole The Rural Advisory Council’s original mandate also province that don’t take into consideration the full range included working on improving access to rural business of effects it might have in more remote and rural areas.” support and access to capital.

Ms. Barnett said she’s pleased at how cohesive the “That means access as it relates to local governments, council has been so far, and added she’s excited for the Rusmall businesses and not-for-profits,” said Ms. Clovechok. ral Dividend program roll out. The program contains $75 The council meets four times a year in either Victo- million worth of funding ($25 million a year for the next ria and Vancouver. Its most recent meeting was held over three years) and the Rural Advisory Council gave substanFebruary 1st and 2nd, during which the council started tial input into where and what to allocate that funding to, the process of setting its priorities for the upcoming year. according to Ms. Barnett. The next council meeting will be The council’s most recent meeting also included presen- in late May or early June.

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An Irish folk song has the words, “Drums and guns, guns and drums, harroo, harroo… ” This was one of an unending litany of war songs that were sung during centuries of Irish troubles.

History is powerful. So is culture. History and culture wrap themselves in to each other. For generations, Ireland’s North and South held a deep disdain, even hatred, for each other.

That history provided an interesting setting for me during an evening chat in the lobby of a Dublin hotel in the mid-1970s. I was listening to some of the most beautiful singing that one could imagine. Two Northern Irish men and three from the south, warmed with rum, were singing very melodious tunes.

I was caught listening and invited to their table.

When the music settled down, the discussion turned to events of the day. Some comment was made about the troubles.

I asked, “What would it take to bring about peace?”

I repeated the question a dozen times. Each time the response was about history. It was about royalty, about Catholics and Protestants, about the rich and the poor, about William of Orange, about the Easter Up Rising; but always history.

I reminded them that they were telling me about what made them mad in the first place, but that my question was, “What would it take to bring about peace?”

Finally, they looked at each other. Then, with bowed heads, they fell silent for a time until one of them uttered, “It is an impossible thought.”

Currently, we are witness to a similar historical effect in the United States with respect to gun culture.

History and culture have twisted a knot in the path of reason. The past is now a stonewall, stopping a reasonable tomorrow.

The USA’s second amendment, established in 1792, provided citizens the right to bear arms. In 1792, guns were muskets and re-loading took minutes. At that time, hunting was a major source of food.

Yet today, that amendment allows citizens to buy military weaponry, often through catalogues. No reasoned person would use such a weapon while hunting or target shooting.

Also, the histories of Canada and the United States differ. The USA settled earlier and faster. In the USA, the people moved west before the law. So, each settlement ended up with a sheriff and each sheriff was the law. This period was short — only about twenty years from 1840 to 1860.

The actual gunfights, saloon battles and street duals were far less than the pulp fiction suggests.

Yet the law of the gun excited the citizens and fiction writers pounced on that thirst. The writers’ imagination exaggerated reality. Later, Hollywood thrived on Western movies depicting gunfights and bravery. Guns became an icon of American history.

Canada was different. Here, the Northwest Mounted Police were in the west when only a few fur traders were in the region and agriculture was nearly non-existent. In Canada, the law went west before the migration of citizens.

Ireland now seems to have a holding peace.

From now on, the Irish will have great difficulty explaining to their grandchildren why they were so mad in the first place.

May we hope that the USA can come face to face with the obvious conclusion that mentally challenged persons or those with dangerous criminal records should not own guns. Further, no private citizen should be able to own military weapons. Rapid-fire weapons are not an instrument for sport.

Should reason prevail, Americans will find it impossible to explain to a future generation why a private citizen could once buy a gun that could shoot up to 900 bullets per minute. If this issue cannot be resolved, then what’s a government for?

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Nelson vocalist Laura Landsberg will be playing her first show in Invermere on March 4th when she and her band perform at Safta’s. Their tour is supported by a CBT grant that encourages West Kootenay musicians to perform in the East Kootenay.

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Returning for its second year, Fairmont Hot Springs Resort and the Columbia Valley Pioneer are pleased to present the Charity Ski Day on Saturday March 5th.

Like last year, all proceeds from the purchase of Fairmont Ski Area lift tickets and snow school lessons will go towards supporting the Invermere Public Library. What’s more, the tickets will be discounted from their normal $45 to just $9.99 for the day, and tubing will be offered for $5 instead of the normal $15. Tubing proceeds will also go towards supporting the library.

“As an event, we are supporting the local community and giving back to the valley. We love the library as a charity because we are encouraging literary growth within our community” says Rachel Dick, marketing coordinator for Fairmont resort.

“We are very pleased to have been chosen again to be the recipients of this year’s fundraiser,” says Nicole Pawlak, director of the Invermere Public Library. “Last year’s funds went towards developing the pop-up storytime program, which we were able to bring to Kinsmen Beach, Winderberry, and the beach at Canal Flats.” “(Last year) we raised over $4,000 for the Invermere Public Library and the event was attended by over 300 people,” says Ms. Dick. “Our goal for this year is to match or exceed last year’s proceeds.”

And since Fairmont’s ski conditions are far better this year than last, the impetus to enjoy a day on the slopes and support a good cause should be even greater.

“Receiving these funds is very crucial,” explained Ms. Pawlak. “With these funds, it allows us to extend and expand our programs and is like icing on the cake!”

Throughout the day, there will also be a barbecue, a variety of fun activities, live music, door prizes and a 50/50 raffle to make the day one to remember. Valley Forged will be performing on the ski lodge’s patio from noon to 4 p.m.

“They are a country rock band and they play their own original pieces as well as older covers done in their own style,” said Ms. Dick.

The 50/50 draw will be half of the ticket sales and the door prize is a 2016/17 Family Season Pass for Fairmont Ski Area. The raffle prizes feature spa gift baskets, a kids’ tubing party, a round of golf for four at Riverside or Mountainside, a two-night bed & breakfast at Fairmont Lodge, a gift basket from the Poolside Shop, a family reading basket, dinner for two plus a bottle of wine at Mountain Flowers Restaurant, and more.

There will also be a live ice carving demonstration

by Rusty Cox, a campfire with s’mores, a kids’ obstacle course, a Find Monty the Moose hunt, and a book signing by local author Julie McDonald and her book Kidding Around the Columbia Valley. Ms. McDonald has also agreed to donate proceeds of any book sales to the library.

“We look forward to using the funds to running the same (pop-up storytime) program again this year,” said Ms. Pawlak. “It’s really great to get out in the community, meet different people at different places and encourage youth literary development.”

Local distillery gets ready to launch

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff Invermere is set to have its own craft distillery open this year.

Taynton Bay Distillers will be located in the basement of The Station Pub and plans to be in operation, producing vodka, gin and an unaged whiskey, by this summer, with sales to the public beginning in late fall.

The idea for the business venture came more than a year ago, when Justin and Bridget Atterbury gave out some of Bridget’s homemade Baileys to friends and family as a Christmas gift.

“We got good reviews on it and started joking about starting our own spirits business,” Mr. Atterbury told The Pioneer, adding the joke became serious as the couple began researching what it would take to commercially manufacture their own liquor.

They soon found out that the craft distilling scene in B.C. is poised on the verge of explosive growth, much like the craft beer scene about 15 to 20 years ago.

“Just six or seven years ago, there were only two

or three craft distillers in B.C. Now there are more than 20,” said Mr. Atterbury.

The Rocky River Ownership group (Justin Atterbury, Jason Powers and Ricky Ebuenga) are the partners behind the project, and after spending most of 2015 researching different distilling methods and recipes, they were given a craft distillery manufacturers approval in principle from the provincial government in November 2015. A final inspection will be done by the B.C. Liquor Board to grant the distillery its final approval.

Part of the reason for the emergence of craft distilling in B.C. is that under last year’s changes to the province’s liquor laws, distillers producing less than 50,000 litres of spirits a year and using only B.C.sourced agricultural products in their recipes no longer have to pay a 125 per cent mark-up to the B.C. Liquor Board.

“Under the old rules, you had to sell for $60 to $70 a bottle to make a profit,” said Mr. Atterbury. “(The new rules) open the door for handmade spirit products to be sold at more or less the same prices as international brands.”

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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, February 26th • 12 p.m.: Soup lunch at the Edgewater Legion. $6.

Last Friday of each month.

• 5 - 7 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre (SYC) YCC Challenges.

• 6 p.m.: SYC Karaoke Night.

• 6 p.m.: Ted Alexander will be playing the Invermere Legion. Also, there will be a Meat Draw and 50/50.

• 7 - 9 p.m.: Starlight Challenge evening races at Fairmont Hot Springs ski area every Friday in February.

Come as a team of 4, or race solo. Great prizes!

• 7 - 9 p.m.: 1st Annual East Kootenay Distillery Festival with an after party to follow in Bear’s Paw Bar & Grill, with live music by Smokin’ Ray & The Detectors. Nine of BC’s best distilleries are confirmed to attend, with more than 28 different spirits to try.

Gourmet hors d’oeuvres and art displays by local artists. Tickets are $40+taxes. Call 1-800-663-4979, visit us in person or head to FairmontHotSprings.com to purchase your tickets.

• 7:30 p.m.: Rockies Playoff at Eddie Mountain Arena, Vs Creston Thundercats.

Saturday, February 27th • 12 - 4 p.m.: Fairmont and District Lions’ Club Mid Winter Garage Sale at the “Den”.

• 12 - 4 p.m.: Fire & Ice activities at Ski chalet. Ice Carving demonstration, s’mores, music by Dj WiL C and BBQ. • 1 - 4 p.m.: Joe Fuller’s 90th birthday party at the Invermere Legion.

• 6 p.m.: Ted Alexander will be playing, at the Invermere Legion. Also, there will be a Meat Draw and 50/50.

• 6 p.m. - 12 a.m.: Fire & Ice Dinner and Dance.

Tickets $40, live music by Billy Kulyk & Friends, and silent auction. Call 1-800-663-4979 for tickets.

• 7:30 p.m.: SYC Movie night and free popcorn.

• 7:30 p.m.: Rockies Playoff: at Eddie Mountain Arena, Vs Creston Thundercats.

• 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphics Course.

• 4 - 8 p.m.: SYC open gym. Come play sports with us.

Everyone welcome.

7 - 8:30 p.m.: David Thompson Secondary School theatre. The documentary series “The Truth About Cancer” will be shown. Admission by donation to cover the rental cost with donation surpluses being donated to local cancer patients.

• 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Coffee Fest, Monogram Brewing Academy - Barista Basics at Pynelogs Cultural Centre.

One-day academy, students learn fundamentals required to produce a perfect espresso-based beverage.

For more information and to register visit www. invermerecoffeefest.com.

• 1 - 2 p.m.: Coffee Fest, Bean There Packed That 2.0: Kicking Horse Coffee. This event includes a facility tour of Kicking Horse Coffee. See roasting and packaging facility; learn about coffee production and organic growing. For information and to register visit www. invermerecoffeefest.com.

• 1 - 2:30 p.m.: Coffee Fest, Tea and Chocolate Pairing at Eagle Ranch Golf Resort. Chocolate does not just pair well with coffee! Join Jonathan from Naked Leaf for a tea and chocolate pairing. Explore how the different flavours compliment and contrast. For information and to register visit www.invermerecoffeefest.com.

• 2 p.m.: Cuba 2016: World Day of Prayer at Edgewater All Saint’s Church.

• 5 - 6:30 p.m.: Coffee Fest, Tea 101 at Invermere Bakery.

In this well rounded workshop, participants will explore the world of tea including how tea is harvested, different characteristics of a variety of teas and brew methods to guarantee the perfect cup every time. For information and to register visit www.invermerecoffeefest.com.

• 5 - 7 p.m.: SSYC YCC Challenges program.

• 6:30 p.m.: Strand’s Old House Restaurant hosts John Jenkins’ Smalltown Revival. No cover.

• 7 p.m.: Laura Landsberg and her band will be performing songs from her recently released album A Simple Twist at Safta’s.

• 7 p.m.: Cuba 2016 World Day of Prayer at L.D.S. Church, 5014 Fairway Fairmont Hot Springs.

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

Showcasing young talent from the valley. All ages.

Licensed bar. First Friday of every month.

• 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.: Coffee Fest, Film Night. We will be screening two outstanding films that each touch on a different aspect of the coffee industry.

Friday, March 4th

Invermere Library Hours

• 9 - 10 a.m.: Coffee Fest, Bean There Packed That with Kicking Horse Coffee. This event includes a facility tour of Kicking Horse Coffee. See roasting and packaging facility. Learn about sustainable coffee production from a fair trade and organic approach. Explore coffee varieties, geographies, roasting, decaffeination, and cupping. A wonderful seminar. For information and to register visit www.invermerecoffeefest.com.

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

• Wednesday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

• Story Time: Thurs. 10:30 a.m. Sat. 11 a.m.

Monday, February 29th • Join SYC for Employment Readiness Training or Skills for life! Program. Must pre register.

• 5 - 7 p.m.: SYC YCC Challenges program.

Tuesday, March 1st • 4 -6 p.m.: Join SYC for cooking night. Join us for free food and nutritional education.

• 7:30 p.m.: Rockies Playoff: at Eddie Mountain Arena, Vs Creston Thundercats.

Wednesday, March 2nd • 10 a.m - 2 p.m.: Pharmasave Invermere Home Health Care Centre is having their Grand Opening. Lower level of the Chisel Peak Medical Centre.

• 5 - 7 p.m.: SYC YCC Challenges.

• 6 p.m.: SYC games and trivia night.

• 6 - 8:30 p.m.: Celebrating the success of Aboriginal youth at David Thompson Secondary School. Join us for a traditional Métis meal of Stew & Bannock, followed by a cultural evening of Métis music and dance, featuring fiddler Daniel Gervais. Everyone is welcome. RSVP or more Information: Deb Fisher at 250-688-5096 or Tracy Simpson at 250-342-9213 ext: 3903.

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By Breanne Massey Pioneer Staff A Nelson-based band will be bringing a colourful performance to the Columbia Valley this weekend.

Vocalist Laura Landsberg will be performing live with Paul Landsberg (guitar), Tony Ferraro (drums) and Doug Stephenson (bass) at Safta’s, located at 1321 7th Ave. in Invermere, at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 4th.

“I received a touring grant, which is supported through the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) and the Kootenay Cultural Alliance,” Ms. Landsberg explained about her first-ever performance in Invermere.

“Part of their mandate is that if you live in the West Kootenay, they want you to go to the East Kootenay more and do your thing, so I started doing the tour.”

She began touring with a big band, but soon discovered the project would not be viable that way. As a result, she sent in a new proposal to visit fewer places with a smaller band.

“I’m going to come there and do my little tunes,” said Ms. Landsberg. “It’s all covers. I haven’t really been into (performing) originals, and I haven’t really gone down that road in my career so far, but I’m really looking forward to (playing at Safta’s).”

She is eager to share the sound of her music in the Columbia Valley and credits the CBT for supporting her tour.

“I have one little connection to Invermere,” she said with a chuckle. “My daughter goes to Quest and her best friend is from Invermere. Her name is Miranda.”

In addition to being a musician, Ms. Landsberg leads a busy life as a mother to six children and as a Selkirk College contemporary music and technology instructor, plus she is a jazz singer. She has been performing a wide variety of jazz, blues and gospel music for over 35 years, and has shared the stage with Chucho Valdez, the Brubeck Brothers, Neil Swainson, Hugh Fraser and VEIJI as well as the Spokane Jazz Orchestra.

Ms. Landsberg recently released an album entitled A Simple Twist to highlight tunes that have genres varying from rock n’ roll to jazz and country.

“There’s nothing better than touring with a band of respected musicians with an album that people will easily find a connection to,” she explained in a recent press release. “I had such a wonderful time recording these incredible songs in a new way. I can’t wait to perform them in front of a live audience.”

She covers classic songs by world-renowned entertainers such as Van Morrison, CCR, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Leonard Cohen, Prince, Cyndi Lauper, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan.

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Funspiel promises a rockin’ time

By James Rose Special to The Pioneer The Canal Flats Community Society will be holding its annual Curling Funspiel from March 18th to 20th and expects another fun-filled weekend for the entire community. The event, now in its seventh year, is the Society’s biggest fundraiser for the many initiatives it helps support.

Various organizations in Canal Flats receive money raised from the ever-popular curling competition.

“Last year, our funds helped to purchase a defibrillator for the Canal Flats Fire Department,” said Amber Byklum, one of the event’s organizers. “We are currently involved in the creation of a pump track located behind the ball field,

as well as many other cash donations to the Food Bank, Canal Days, and activities for the community’s children put on by the Civic Centre each year.”

There is a $100 entry fee for the competition, which also includes a Saturday night dinner that will feature a silent auction, bar and various prizes to be won.

“The Village of Canal Flats has generously donated the ice time for us every year and the arena team does an amazing job at creating an ice surface that is hard to believe has been a hockey rink for the whole year!” said Ms. Byklum. “This is the last function at the arena every year so we take over the ice and send it out with some good Canadian rock throwing.”

For more information, contact Ms. Byklum at aabyklum@shaw.ca.

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Smalltown act brings its big sound to Strand’s With a professional career spanning 13 years, John Jenkins has toured and performed with many different groups.

“Cross the tracks and no look back He has played festivals, concert halls, You’re on the right side now” and bars in a variety of major cities and small towns. Despite his impressive career, So opens one of the best tracks on Mr. Jenkins remains humble and grounded the 2010 Music From Home album from in his ambitions.

John Jenkins’ Smalltown Revival. Based in “I’ve never had any dreams of being a Golden, the duo will be playing Strand’s huge music rock star. I just want to be able Restaurant on Friday, March 4th at 6:30 to survive doing it,” he said. “Our sound is pm with no cover charge at the door. kind of a mix of a lot of styles. It has a bit Although there are only two musiof a mixtape kind of sound — we’ve got cians that make up John Jenkins’ Smallsome funk, a reggae tune, some lounge-y town Revival, fans of the band will tell stuff and then a couple more folk songs.” you they have the ability to make it sound The Strand’s performance won’t be the like there are at least four or five talented first time that Mr. Jenkins and his bandmusicians playing. mate Jackson Baker have played the valley.

For those who went to this year’s Snowflake “No matter what they told you, you’re REAL DEAL — Golden-based band John Jenkins’ Smalltown Revival is playing Strand’s Festival, the band put on a stellar perforOld House Restaurant on March 4th as a warm up for their upcoming CD release party mance there and recently put on another never quite sure how Photo submitted great show at Safta’s.

To change the moment and let ‘er ride” this spring.

Local fans will be pleased to learn the band recently completed a new album and Going to a Smalltown Revival show immediately will make you realize these guys have a CD release party planned for sometime this spring. are the real deal. The audience is treated to an honest performance that makes you Go to www.smalltownrevival.ca to learn more or visit their “John Jenkins Smallwant more. town Revival” Facebook page.

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Kitchen party open to public

By Breanne Massey Pioneer Staff Traditional markers of the Metis culture will become visible in the Columbia Valley next week.

The Columbia Valley Metis Association (CVMA) will be hosting a kitchen party at David Thompson Secondary School (DTSS) between 6 and 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2nd.

“Kitchen parties were what Metis did because they were living in oneroom houses basically, so when people got together, they all sat on mats and shared a meal. Then the music came out, to dance and celebrate for any excuse they could come up with,” said Debra Fisher, CVMA president.

“That’s why we decided to have a kitchen party.”

Metis are people of mixed European and Indigenous ancestry, and remain one of the three recognized First Nations in Canada.

“We’ve got enough (food) planned for 60 people,” said Ms.

Fisher.

The evening will feature a traditional Metis meal that includes stew and bannock. The feast will be followed up with live music performed by fiddler Daniel Gervais and dancing to help participants learn how to jig or play the spoons.

“He’s a world-class fiddler,” said Ms. Fisher about Mr. Gervais’ show.

“He’s Metis and he’s our renowned performer who travels, so this will actually be his second time here. We had him here a few years back and he’s super entertaining. He just keeps you mesmerized.”

She added the entire school fell silent as DTSS students watched Mr. Gervais perform in the past.

“You know you’ve got something, if you can get teenagers interested,” she added with a chuckle.

The free event is open to everybody in the Columbia Valley to attend. However, there is a required RSVP to Ms. Fisher at 250-688-5096 or Tracy Simpson at 250-342-9213 ext. 3903.

School District No. 6 (Rocky Mountain)

Windermere Zone

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION for September 2016 Children whose 5th birthday occurs on or before December 31, 2016 (born in 2011) are eligible to enter Kindergarten in September 2016.

We will be accepting registrations for Kindergarten children at the following schools:

Martin Morigeau Elementary, (Holly Pietrosky, Secretary) 250-349-5665 Windermere Elementary, (Robin Myers, Secretary) 250-342-6640 Eileen Madson Primary, (Melissa Altmann, Secretary) 250-342-9315 Edgewater Elementary, (Esther McHarg, Secretary) 250-347-9543 Rocky Mountain Distributed Learning School, (Sue Pearson, Secretary) 250-427-5308 Registrations will be accepted at the above schools on the following dates: Martin Morigeau Elementary School ....March 7-11, regular school hours Windermere Elementary School ............March 7-11, regular school hours Eileen Madson Primary School*............March 8, 9:30am to 10:30am *Please call the school secretary ..................March 8, 11:00am to 12:00pm to reserve your space at one of the 2 sessions at EMP on March 8th

Edgewater Elementary School ...............March 7-11, regular school hours RMDL (Learning @ Home Program) ...March 7-11, regular school hours If you are unable to register your child during the dates and times indicated above, please contact the school as soon as possible to arrange another time to register your child.

A PARENT MUST ENROL A CHILD IN PERSON AND MUST PRESENT THE CHILD’S BIRTH CERTIFICATE OR OTHER LEGALLY ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENT FOR PROOF OF AGE. PLEASE ALSO BRING YOUR CHILD’S B.C. HEALTH CARE CARD (SHOWING THEIR PERSONAL HEALTH CARE NUMBER) AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION.

16 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer

February 26, 2016

What employers look for in resumes

By David Sheedy, Human Resources Manager Fairmont Hot Springs Resort

cause it says, “Hey, I didn’t even care enough to check my work on application, let alone when I get the job.”

I’ve been looking at resumes for 10 years now, and while I don’t pretend to be an expert, I do know what I like.

Other Human Resource Professionals may have different preferences, but I’m pretty sure if you follow these tips, you have a better chance of your application moving to the top of the pile. A poorly constructed resume can put you at a definite disadvantage.

Employers are always looking for filters — ways to sort the resumes and applications they get in a way that makes it easier to see the best candidates. You don’t want to fall into some common traps that will eliminate you before the person to whom you are applying has a chance to be dazzled by you in an interview. So here are a few tips for creating a resume that — at the very least — won’t get you eliminated from consideration!

Prioritize What is your biggest selling feature? Whatever it is, put it first. Have lots of schooling in the chosen field, but not much experience? Start with that degree/certificate.

Lots of experience, but haven’t been to school since the ‘60s? Let that high school diploma show up on the back page, and lead with your terrific work experience. Your resume sells you, so you should know what it is about you that does that the best. Put it first. Emphasize it.

Spelling Spelling counts. You don’t think you need to be able to spell to do dishes, housekeeping, pour coffee, whatever? Think again. When looking at a resume, I am looking to see if the person pays attention to detail; knows what is important; and meets my minimum standard.

So while someone cutting grass may not have to spell, someone wanting to apply to cut grass does. Check your work. Have someone else take a look at the document.

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Be succinct Imagine a stack of resumes sitting in front of someone. Now imagine them trying to sort through them, and the first one they come to is eight pages long. How much time do you think they’ll spend reading it? I like a resume to be two pages, tops. Can it be longer? Sure. Do I want it to be? I really don’t.

Give me the why It’s common practice these days to include something of a purpose, or intention, in your resume. Something like “to further my career in customer service, and move into management” or “to acquire a summer job where I can have new experiences and save money.” Those are examples of what *I* can do for *you*. If you are going to put something like this in your resume, you need to show me

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what *you* are going to do for *me*. So why not position your intention as “to contribute in a positive way to a company’s bottom line, by using my customer service skills to meet corporate targets.” Or “to use my education and experience to enhance guest experience in a seasonal setting.” Show me what you are going to do for me.

Be specific It’s great to list positions and jobs held. What’s even better is to get specific with accomplishments: “Increased sales by 10 per cent” or “re-organized the area in such a way that we saved $2,000 in administration costs.” Show me why you stood out in your career so far, with statistics, examples, and facts.

Be truthful Sound obvious? Maybe. But padding your resume in the hopes of getting a job for which you are not qualified is a sure road to both of us ending up disappointed. I’m all for applying for the job one level above the one you have, but if you aren’t being truthful, you set yourself up to fail or, worse, be caught lying which will undermine the relationship you have with your manager. Better to be hired for the truth you tell, rather than the lie you have to then support.

Does all of this guarantee you’ll get the job? Nope.

But it will help make sure you are considered for one!

Fairmont is currently hiring for the summer season. Contact Mr. Sheedy at 250-345-6004 or dsheedy@fhsr.com.

February 26, 2016

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 17

Lifeguarding courses offered at COTR Invermere

By Breanne Massey Pioneer Staff A staffing shortage at the Radium pools that has affected hours of operations at the aquacourt has been met with a possible solution.

In partnership with the Radium Hot Springs pools and the Columbia Valley Swim Club, the College of the Rockies (COTR) Invermere campus will soon be offering a two-step program to become a National Certified Lifeguard (NCL).

“Anyone who is comfortable in the water and can pass the first two initial assessments can get right into level one,” said Michelle Taylor, COTR program co-ordinator, while adding the Lifeguard Essentials Level One course will run between March 1st and 8th for $345.

The Level One course includes 10 sessions of swimming instruction, including a focus on stroke techniques and fitness development that is required for the Level Two course. It has an initial swim assessment to determine each applicant’s starting level.

After completing the Level One course, each graduate will obtain their Red Cross Standard First Aid Certification, which is valid for three years.

“When (participants) have successfully completed Level One, they can get into the Lifeguard Certification Level Two course which means (graduates) can be hired for the summer season and be a from-start-to-finish lifeguard for the season.”

The Lifeguard Certification Level Two course will run from April 14th until June for $795. However, there are options to subsidize the cost of the Level Two class for eligible applicants through the East Kootenay Employment Centre.

“Basically, you need to be partially employed and the program you’re taking gives you a really good chance of getting a job coming out of that training,” Ms. Taylor said. “Those are usually the main credentials to get the CBT funding of $800, which would cover the whole cost of Level Two, so if people qualify, they’re really only (having to pay) $345 for Level One and they can come out as a NCL, which could mean having a job for life.”

Students may choose to take the NCL series, which includes obtaining the Bronze Medallion, Bronze Cross and the National Lifeguard Society Certification in the Level Two course with the appropriate prerequisites (valid Red Cross Standard First Aid and successful completion of the Level One program).

“If you’ve completed that course, you’re ready for an interview to become a lifeguard for the summer season so it’s really a nice start to finish program for people to complete and the pay is pretty decent for the valley,” said Ms. Taylor.

Anyone over the age of 16 who can meet the physical demands of the NCL credentials are eligible to complete the NCL course. For more information, contact Ms. Taylor at 250-342-3210 or visit www.cotr.bc.ca/Invermere.

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18 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer

February 26, 2016

Top tips for finding your next great job!

By Amy Boeckner EK Employment Finding, getting and keeping a job can be no small feat. It will challenge us all at least once in our life because not only do we change, but the labour market

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around us changes as well. When this time comes, it is important to realize that you are not alone, to remain committed to the job search process, and to be confident in what you can offer and achieve. Here are our best tips for finding your next great job!

Direct Contact and Networking: Not all jobs are advertised and word of mouth continues to be both a preferred recruiting method and “job-getting” technique. Drop by your favourite shops to see if they have any positions available. Get out there and talk to people. This can include informational interviews, cold calling and talking to friends, family, mentors, or local experts. Building and using a network to help you find jobs can make your search more effective, efficient, and overall a much more positive experience.

Online Job Boards: The Internet abounds with job boards. If you have a specific area of focus, utilize these types of job boards. If there is a specific company you want to work for, search their site for a career section.

If you are interested in working locally, you’ll want to check out www.ekemployment.org. And back up these efforts with personal contact!

Newspapers: While many companies have shifted

to an online environment, your local paper is still a very great resource. Some companies are required to post jobs in regional papers. In addition, you can often learn of new business developments through the paper. For example, if “Company X” just announced an expansion, there is a good chance they may need more staff.

Employment Centres: Local employment centres are there to help and offer free services to support job seekers find, get and keep a job. In Invermere, at the local WorkBC Employment Services Centre for example, this includes everything from self-services to personalized, focused support. The self-serve resource area is open to all job seekers and includes a local job board, internet, computers, printers/scanners/faxing, and resource library. It is hosted full-time by qualified staff who can get you set up on a computer, proofread your resume and provide other advice. Job seekers who are interested in or require more focused support can explore their eligibility for services such as training, work experience placements, self-employment and more!

Once you have found that great job make sure your resume shows you have the specific, required experience. If you see it requires skills you do not already have, don’t give up! You can get the required skills through schooling, through work, or through a combination of both. With confidence, commitment, and the right attitude you can make progress toward your next great job!

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February 26, 2016

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 19

Local Chamber will encourage Stetski to support planned TFWP review

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff The Liberal federal government’s announcement that a full-scale review of the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) may be in the cards soon has given hope to many valley tourism businesses affected by changes to the program.

“We are really pleased to see the federal government is going to review the TFWP,” said Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce executive director Susan Clovechok.

Federal Liberal Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour MaryAnn Mihychuk said last week she will ask a parliamentary committee to study

the program and suggest reforms. Changes made in June 2014 to the TFWP (by the previous Conservative federal government) made it difficult for companies in areas with unemployment above six per cent (which includes the Kootenay region) to access the program. Exemptions were given to live-in caretakers and farm workers.

According to national media, the push for the review of the TFWP comes from Liberal MPs in Atlantic Canada who are hoping the seafood and fish processing industry can also be exempted.

Here in the valley, the local Chamber will be lobbying Kootenay-Columbia NDP MP Wayne Stetski to do all he can to get the tourism industry exempted as well.

“We are continuing to work to mitigate the impacts

the 2014 changes to the TFWP have had on many of our local businesses,” said Ms. Clovechok. “Part of that strategy is to meet with our MP in the next four to five weeks.

We’ll be asking Mr. Stetski to support that review and we will be identifying some specific changes with him to advocate for on our behalf. Those specific changes will be around making it easier for tourism-based businesses here in the valley to hire seasonal workers.”

A timeline for the proposed review has not been determined by Ms. Mihychuk.

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Gardener 2 The District of Invermere is accepting applications for an individual to work as part of our Public Works Staff as a Gardener.

This position is within the CUPE Local 2982 bargaining unit and is a permanent, seasonal, 40 hours per week position.

Minimum Qualifications: • Horticulture Certificate(s) or equivalent experience is required.

• Excellent customer service skills are required.

• Working knowledge of WorkSafe BC Regulations and safe work procedures is preferred.

• Valid BC Class 5 Driver’s License. Submission of a Drivers Abstract is required.

• Ability to work in all weather conditions, including extreme heat and rain and perform physical labour which includes walking, lifting, and maintenance work with a shovel and rake.

• Preference will be given to applicants with experience in landscaping, gardening or working towards Horticultural Certification.

• Ability to work weekends.

General Hours of work: • 8:00am – 4:30 pm Monday – Friday. Weekend work will be required.

Employment Term: • Employment will commence on April 18, 2016 and will terminate on October 14, 2016.

Pay Rate: • Probationary Rate: $26.33 per hour. Upon successful completion of the probationary period, the pay rate will increase to $27.12.

Applicants are invited to submit their resumes by 4:30 pm on Friday March 4, 2016 to: District of Invermere Attn: Chris Prosser, Chief Administrative Officer PO Box 339, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0 Fax: 250-342‐2934 Email: cao@invermere.net

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IT’S NEVER TO EARLY TO START THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO THIS SUMMER! Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is now hiring for our busy season and we love having Valley locals work here, as we know that it’s the people that make this Valley so special. We want to hear from you, and we’ve got tons of positions available: • Front Desk Agents • Housekeeping • Golf Turfcare & Groundskeeping • Golf Shop Attendants • Guest Services • Player Assistants • Lifeguards • RV Resort Attendants • Retail Sales People • Food & Beverage Servers • Cooks • Sous Chefs • Kitchen Help & Bussers • Baristas • BC Rockies Adventures Camp Counselors • Estheticians • Night Waterers Most of our positions start in April & May, though we might have a few immediate openings if you want to check with us. We provide competitive wages, health & dental benefits after 6 months, staff pass access to amenities, and of course the best view in the Valley.

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20 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer

February 26, 2016

Contest for children awards free riding lessons

By Breanne Massey Pioneer Staff The trail to a healthy and active lifestyle outdoors could begin with the launch of a children’s contest.

Contestants between the ages of nine and 14 years old are being encouraged to apply to the “I Love Horses Contest” hosted through the Fort Steele-based HCBC to win three riding lessons (lesson horse included, if needed) in the Columbia Valley for any skill level.

The pilot program will be accepting applications throughout the East Kootenay region until Friday, April 15th.

“We hope to have at least one winner in the Invermere area,” said Arlene Ridge, HCBC Director for Zone 1 the East Kootenay region in a recent press release while

stating that there could be up to 10 winners, which will be chosen by a committee of East Kootenay representatives.

Applicants are encouraged to enter the contest in a number of ways. They can choose to draw a picture, take photographs, write poetry, make a collage, write a short story, make a maximum two-minute video, compose and perform a song, make a statue, design a game or perform a speech about horses on video.

The entries will be judged based on the power of the message used to convey a love for horses, originality and creativity, and a completed application form.

Afterwards, a prospective winner from the valley will take three riding lessons with local instructor Lynn Ann Digney.

Ms. Digney is enthusiastic about supporting the contest because she believes that equine care and riding are a healthy way to be in the outdoors while learning about animal care. She completed training at Western Coaching and is eager to teach new students.

“It would be great to see more kids involved with riding in this area because it got lost for a little while and now it’s becoming (popular) again,” said Ms. Digney.

“Horses are pretty magnificent animals so it’s a good way for kids to learn patience and confidence and balance.

There are many skills (that one) can learn from a horse.”

For more information about the contest and for entry forms, call Ms. Ridge at 250-489-5923 or email sprucetreeranch@xplornet.ca.

Regional District of East Kootenay

BACKYARD CHICKENS, BEES AND GARDEN FENCING

We want to hear your thoughts on backyard agriculture on single family residential parcels in the Columbia Valley – specifically keeping chickens for egg production, hobby scale beekeeping and wildlife exclusion fencing for gardens.

The keeping of chickens and bees is permitted in many parts of the Columbia Valley, but not in the single family residential zones that form part of many rural communities. This process is applicable to land within the RDEK, and does not apply to the District of Invermere, Village of Radium Hot Springs or the Village of Canal Flats.

Please join us at the upcoming community workshop: Tuesday, March 1, 2016 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce 651 Highway 93/95, Windermere, BC

At the workshop we’ll discuss small scale backyard agriculture and complete a survey using interactive polling to display real-time results. This will help us gauge your level of support for small scale backyard agriculture on single family residential parcels in the Columbia Valley and inform possible next steps such as zoning bylaw amendments to permit backyard agriculture in single family residential areas.

The survey can also be accessed online at the link below. To have one sent by email or fax, contact Kris Belanger at 250-489-6903 or kbelanger@rdek.bc.ca.

Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ColumbiaValleyBackyardAgriculture

REGIONAL DISTRICT OF EAST KOOTENAY Phone: 250-489-2791 Toll Free: 1-888-478-7335 Email: info@rdek.bc.ca Website: www.rdek.bc.ca

February 26, 2016

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 21

Convenient home care now in Invermere

By Dorothy Isted Special to The Pioneer Pharmasave Invermere Home Health Care Centre is having their grand opening on Wednesday, March 2nd from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The store is in the lower level of the Chisel Peak Medical Building. In-store specials are being offered, with draws including a grand prize of a four-wheeled walker valued at approximately $170.

Co-owners Keith Irwin and Alicia Shanks are providing something local doctors, physiotherapists and rehabilitation professionals in the valley are excited about.

Currently, patients living from Golden southwards in the valley travel to either Calgary or Cranbrook to obtain the items they need.

“We try to provide the products and services that facilitate people staying in their homes,” said Alicia.

The store will be operating from Monday to Friday each week, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Keith’s wife Melanie Irwin, who is a home health care professional and trained . . . ‘Local’ from page 12 Taynton Bay Distillers will initially source its agricultural products from Armstrong, B.C., but hopes to be sourcing the majority of its agricultural needs from the Columbia Valley within five years.

“We have already looked at farmland in Edgewater and Windermere, but recognize our initial priority is to get the business off the ground and recipes locked down first, and once that is established to then look for local farming opportunities for the agricultural products we will need to grow,” said Mr. Atterbury, adding the company has already ordered its custom-made copper distilling equipment from Hillbilly Stills in Kentucky. The stills should arrive in Invermere in May. The distillery will have a small tasting bar and a small on-site retail space where people can purchase

products and view the distillery room.

The partners’ future plans include expanding into small information tours and classes on how to make spirits.

“We’re really enjoying it so far,” said Mr. Atterbury, adding part of the fun is watching the whole craft distillery industry take off. “We’ve seen with Arrowhead Brewing Company that a small brewing company can succeed here in the valley, and we’re hoping to push to that level with our distillery.”

The rise of craft distilling will be much in evidence at the 7th annual Fire and Ice Festival at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort this weekend, which this year includes the first-ever East Kootenay Distillery Festival from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight (Friday, February 26th), featuring 28 spirits from 10 B.C. craft distillers.

Visit www.fairmonthotsprings. com/events-and-festivals/fire-andice-festival for details.

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physiotherapist, is staffing the store. She said, “Rehab professionals love what they do and are very good at it. Nothing is more rewarding to them than assisting a patient by helping them be more comfortable, functional and independent in their life.”

Appointments can be made for a lifestyle diet consultation (Ideal Protein) and for compression garment fittings. In the future, they hope to offer in-home installations. Customers can purchase or rent items like wheelchairs and transfer/safety equipment, as well as smaller items they are accustomed to seeing in drugstores.

The main door is accessed from the back laneway. An elevator on the main level will assist those with mobility challenges.

For those who don’t travel easily, “give us a call and we’ll come to you,” said Alicia. Their number is 250-342-1242.

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We offer a large selection of rental medical equipment.

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

Professionals

Wende Brash Broker/Owner

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

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

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HERE TO SERVE YOU SERVICES

SERVICES

Kitchen cabinet & counter top SpecialiStS

www.valleysolutions.ca valleysolutions@shaw.ca

Judy: (250) 341-1903

Westridge Cabinets Dealer ~ Granite and Quartz Counter Tops

SOLUTIONS FOR THE VACATION HOME OWNER SINCE 2006

Come visit our showroom,

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

• House Checking • Complications • Details

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

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

Come visit our showroom,

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

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

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

Flo ral De si g n W ed d in g s E ve n ts Karen Babin • Horizon Ridge Ranch Naturals 250.688.0143 • mkranch@xplornet.com

FILTER - IT Serving the Columbia Valley

Registered with the Canadian Water Quality Association Filtration• Purification • Reverse Osmosis • UV

Chris Jones

Fairmont Hot Springs, B.C. 250-345-6231 or 250-688-1325 chris.filterit@hotmail.com • www.filterit.ca

unidoorext@live.ca • unidoorext.ca

PHARMACY

BOUTIQUE VACATION HOME MANAGEMENT RENTAL SERVICES

LAMBERT-KIPP

PLUMBING Septic Tank Pumping Portable Toilet Rentals NEW SEWER CAMERA

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

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

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

Your Compounding Pharmacy Open Monday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

1301 - 7th Avenue, Invermere

250-342-6612

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

Bruce Dehart 250.347.9803 or 250.342.5357

P H A R M A C Y LT D .

Come in and browse our giftware

Phone: 250-342-7100 Email: info@diamondheatingandspas.com

www.diamondheatingandspas.com

Arnold Scheffer 250-342-6700

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

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

385 Laurier Street, Invermere, B.C.

UNIVERSAL DOORS & EXTERIORS

Industrial ~ Commercial ~ Residential

Call or visit online

• FURNACES • HEAT PUMPS • AIR CONDITIONING • FIREPLACES • HOT TUBS • CHEMICALS • REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

Sales ~ Service ~ Installation

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Plumbing • Heating • Electrical

Rigid Plumbing Ltd. Andy Charette

Quality you can see!

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

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HERE TO SERVE YOU FOOTCARE

ELECTRICAL

Scott Postlethwaite

Residential, Commercial Electric Furnace and Hot Water Tank Repair and Service For All Your Electrical Needs

Free Estimates

invermereelectric@gmail.com

1710 10 Avenue – Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0 th

INSURANCE

Lambert

INSURANCE AGENCIES LTD.

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

CONTRACTORS Invermere and East Kootenay Region

Dale Elliott Contracting

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

Spray Foam InSulated ConCrete FormS

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Interior Finishing Kitchen and Vanity Cabinets • Countertops • Small Renovations • Decks and Interior Railings

250-341-7098 Invermere, B.C.

pennerinsulation.com • 250-270-0284

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

Scott Wilisky

stwcarpentry@live.ca • cell 250 270 0745

SHOLINDER & MACKAY EXCAVATING Inc.

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

WINDERMERE 250-342-6805

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Phil Bibby Journeyman Carpenter

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

FAIRMONT RIDGE RENOVATION

Doors Windows Flooring Painting/ Interior/Exterior • Kitchen Renovations

250-342-5682

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

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

New Home Construction

250-341-1182

Box 424, Invermere B.C. V0A 1K0

Serving the Columbia Valley

www.cabincare.ca

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

Renovations Decks Finishing Interior/Exterior Painting David Gulbe Mike Bernicot

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

Phone: 250-342-5833 • Cell: 250-270-9444 All products are available at 9120, Hwy 93/95 which is five kilometres north of Tim Hortons

Skandia I N P U R S U I T O F Concrete EXCELLENCE • Manufactures & suppliers of quality • Environmentally responsible concrete & gravel products • Steamed aggregate beds for top • Experience, professional operators quality year round concrete supply and the right equipment to get your • We stand behind our service, job done quality and products • Serving the valley for over 30 years • Office: 250-342-6500 • Batch plant: 250-342-2812 • Toll Free: 1-888-341-2221

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Train your brain to create the life you want M etaphysical usings

How can we have the life experience we admire others having, that we want ourselves?

By training our brains.

This may seem a silly concept unless you understand the Law of Attraction.

First, slow things down and meditate. Meditation can be many things: a walk in nature, a mantra repeated to yourself, a time where you sit and visualize something that makes you feel good or prayer directed toward appreciation. The idea is to practise focusing on appreciation, love or contentment, and hold that thought for as long as you can.

By continually practising this, you get into the habit of thinking this way. You are training your brain to think the way you want it to think.

The longer and more often you do it, you will notice that the old “automatic” thoughts of scarcity or unworthiness come less frequently.

By Tammy Stehr This does not mean you will not Pioneer Columnist have them anymore; it just means you will become a master at changing your mind very quickly. As your mind changes, so will your experience.

This is wonderful and exciting, but here is the caveat: those nearest to you may find the “new” you different and they may want the “old” you back.

This means you are successfully making changes.

However, it may not feel great that your loved ones are not fully supporting the changes in you.

You may find this challenging because family members can usually press your buttons with great ease. Be

prepared to stand your ground. The new patterns you create may be met with resistance, but the happiness and success of you and your family is well worth the effort, even if they do not see the benefit in the here and now.

Although our society is based on being busy and we admire those doing many things, this is not always beneficial. If we move through things too quickly, we may miss enjoying the moment. The moments of pleasure spent with family and friends are the true gems in our life that are to be savoured and remembered again and again. This brings you to a place of appreciation — the sweet spot — and this is how you attract all the things you want.

Let the sweet memories be your meditation and your spiritual practice, if nothing else.

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Pioneer Classifieds

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CHEERS & JEERS

CHEERS & JEERS

CHEERS & JEERS

CHEERS & JEERS

CHEERS & JEERS

ANNOUNCEMENT

Cheers to the Edgewater Fire Department for their prompt arrival to my chimney fire twice.

Cheers to Dr. Webber. You are the first doctor I ever met who deals with health instead of sickness.

Cheers to you.

JEERS to my Community Manager!

If you treated your employees with a little respect and some compassion, maybe staff would stay and we wouldn’t have so many staffing issues.

A huge Cheers to Fairmont Ridge Renovations owner David Ridge and his entire team of professional, polite and very knowledgeable individuals, for helping us with the home renovation we have been planning for years. You made it happen and made us a very proud homeowner in the valley. Two thumbs up for all your hard work!

A much belated Cheers to Marko and our police who stopped the July 1st parade for children to talk to them and take pictures.

Calling all Local Chefs and Restaurants!

Slow Food Columbia Valley is hosting the Slow Food Canada Annual Summit in Invermere in April 2016. We will be celebrating the food culture of the Columbia Valley, featuring local farmers, ranchers, food producers, and restaurants. If you are interested in showcasing your talent and your commitment to a vibrant, ethical, local food culture at this event, please contact Lara: lara@fromscratchfood. com OR 250-341-7380.

Cheers to Brian Woodward for all the good you have done for Canal Flats. You will be missed.

Cheers to the Ministry of Highways and Transportation for finally putting up a sign at the BC/Alberta border on HWY 93 warning about the 40 kph over law. Jeers for it taking 5+ years since the law came into effect! “Moving at the Speed of Government.”

Cheers to FHSR Saskatchewan Trivia Night hosted in Bear’s Paw on Feb. 17th! The atmosphere in the pub was great and the trivia was well-themed.

A big Cheers to Marc at Columbia Valley Windows for a great windshield repair and a most delightful and appreciated Birthday Surprise!

Cheers to the beautiful sunshine; we missed you!

CHEERS & JEERS Sponsored by

Cheers to all the wonderful people acknowledging my sorrow for the loss of my wife. It is greatly appreciated!

Cheers of appreciation to Noreen and Edgewater Legion for your hospitality and partnership; and Cheers to Larry Newman, the Ramblers, Emily Rawbon, Marty and Eli Beingessner, David Shaw, Al Semple, Sylvia Power and Mickey Maione for all your music in aid of Steamboat Mountain Music Society!

S OBITUARY S

Multiple Jeers to all the fish shack owners who, despite obvious conditions, have left their shacks to sink. Double Jeers to the ones who decided to try to burn theirs instead. What a mess!

Jeers to the individual in the CVOHA trying to bribe the ref to throw the Hawks game.

Cheers to the kind people who help an 82-year-old lady across the icy streets. Much appreciated, it makes my day.

Cheers to quick thinking friends, Invermere Fire, awesome ambulance attendants and Big Bill for getting me to safety (and great drugs) after I injured myself in the trail system above Pineridge a few weeks ago. You all helped to make a very shocking and scary experience easier. I am grateful to all who were there to get me to the help I needed as quickly as was possible.

Cheers to not venturing out alone or without a cell phone. Jeers to the fact that nurses and other health care workers are not paid nearly enough for what they do.

S IN MEMORIUM S Aaron David Karl July 7, 1980 - Feb.28, 2014 2 years have passed We love and miss you!

Joseph James Deck

June 29, 1963- February 12, 2016 With heavy hearts we announce the sudden passing of Joe at his home in 108 Ranch BC. He was much loved by his wife Debbie, son Brody, siblings Greg & Beverley, his in-laws extended family and his many friends.

A celebration of his life will take place in June for close friends and family.

There will be no service by request.

Mom (Mary), Step Dad (Dan), Brother Ryan (AKA Butter) Sons Jaxson and Harley, Sisters Nicole, Danielle (Steve), and family.

A thousand words won’t bring you back, I know because I’ve tried.

Neither will a thousand tears, I know because I’ve cried.

I only have a picture now.

A frozen piece of time, To remind me of how it was, When you were here and mine!

Cheers to the ref of the CVOHA for not accepting the bribe and calling a GREAT game.

Jeers to being Gooch’d when you’re holding pocket aces.

JEERS to me for getting all happy in Cuba and giving my Big Eli B disc away to a friend. Cheers to Big Eli B and his 6 foot 2 Wild and Blue CD. All killer, no filler!

Cheers to all the Radium Carpet Bowlers who bring goodies for everyone.

Jeers to the lack of parking at the kitty litter pile in Windermere.

THANK YOU Thank You

The families of the late David Lewis wish to extend their sincere gratitude to: Dr. Teresa Ross, Dr. Ian White and the pharmacists of Lambert-Kipp Pharmacy for their excellent care over the past two years. Also Thank You to all the health professionals at the Invermere and District Hospital who cared for David. And a heartfelt Thank You to Maxine Jones for her compassionate guidance to David’s family. A special Thank You to Elizabeth and the Legion Ladies for the excellent service they provided us at the Celebration. Thank You also to the many friends and family who attended David’s Celebration of Life and to all who sent flowers, cards, donations, and kindly brought food. Your generosity and kindness is, and always will be, very much appreciated.

Thank You, Olga, Pam, Paige, Tom and families.

Alcoholics Anonymous. If alcohol is causing problems or conflict in your life, AA can help. All meetings are at 8 p.m. For more information, please call 250-342-2424. Columbia United AA, Invermere: Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at the BC Service Building, South End – 624 4th St., Invermere. Radium Friendship Group: Friday at the Catholic Church, East Side of Main St. With the exception of Tuesday, all meetings are open.

Al-Anon. Are you concerned about or affected by someone else’s drinking?

If so, please join us. Al-Anon meets EVERY Monday in Invermere at 7:15 p.m. at the Canadian Martyrs Catholic Church, 712 – 12th Ave (behind the Invermere hospital). For information, please call 250-342-8255.REWARD

LOST & FOUND Lost: A pair of black prescription glasses on Windermere beach area.

250-342-9283.

Found: Small adult black cat near Safta’s on January 21st, 2016.

Spayed female pure black, short hair. Thought to be + - 2 years old.

Call ICAN 250-342-7888.

Lost: February 13th weekend, possibly on the lake. A set of car keys with 1 Ford fob, 1 brown key that says M&M and a large gold key.

If found please call 403-819-2125.

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SUITE FOR RENT

SUITE FOR RENT

TOWNHOUSE FOR RENT

COMMERCIAL SPACE

Radium: Fully furnished units for rent. Bedsitting, 1-bdrms, 2-bdrms. N/S, pets negotiable.

Call Joan at 250-342-7517 to view and check availability. Rent includes heat, hydro, cable and all linens. STARTING AT $500/mo.

Windermere 4-plex: Bright lower level recently renovated 2-bdrm suite available immediately. All appliances. Large yard and ample parking. Two blocks from beach with lake views. Call/text 250409-7435 or email shellimilley@ gmail.com.

Brand new 1700 sq. ft. Townhome 3-bdrm, 2 1/2 bath with garage, concrete party walls and fenced yard. N/S, N/P. Unfurnished, located off Swansea Rd. $1350/mo. Contact Paul 250-341-8092.

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

For rent: Black Forest Village Apartment, 2-bdrm, 2 bathrooms.

W/D, D/W, $875/mo. Ph. 250-3423790.

For rent in Radium, 2-bdrm, 2 bath, lower level suite, W/D, dishwasher, N/S, N/P. $750/mo.

Call 250-342-3790.

HOUSE FOR RENT 3-bdrm upper suite Windermere, close to school, large yard, $950/ mo + utilities. Call 250-342-8662 for details.

CONDO FOR RENT For rent in Radium, 2-bdrm, 4 bath, ground level condo. Beautiful views, backs on to The Springs golf course. All appliances, fireplace, fully furnished. 2 car garage. N/S, N/P, references please. $1650/mo, call 250-342-3790.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

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

Rockies West Realty Independently Owned and Operated

492 Highway 93/95, Invermere, BC

Kim Collens

Representative

toll free: 1.877.342.3427 cell: 250.342.1671

kim@rockieswest.com www.kimcollens.com

Recipe Of The Week PARMESAN BAKED PORK CHOPS 4 boneless Pork Chops 1 tbsp Olive Oil 1 cup Parmesan Cheese

1 cup Italian Bread Crumbs 1 tsp Pepper 1 tsp Garlic Powder

On a plate combine the cheese, bread crumbs, pepper and garlic powder.

Rub the pork chops with olive oil and then dip (coat) each one in the cheese mixture.

Press the mixture over the pork chops to make sure they are well covered.

Line a pan with tin foil and spray with cooking spray.

Place the pork chops on the pan and bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes.

See all my recipes at recipes.kimcollens.com

Home Of The Week Affordable Lakeside Living!

Gorgeous 1 bedroom plus den condo is steps away from the beach on Lake Windermere. Easy care tile and laminate flooring, wainscot wall cladding add a touch of country flair.

$169,900

MLS® 2409678

Retail/Shop for sale: Two levels total 2700 sq. ft. Please call 250270-0216 or 250-270-0405 for more details.

Second floor office space in Radium starting at $250/mo. 403-5599625

Fiona Millar, AEP Intuitive Reader

For lease: 2,000 sq.ft. office and warehouse space. Located at #5 108 Industrial Road #2. Presently occupied by the Invermere Vet. Phone Leo at 250-342-1177.

Rent-to-Own 3-bdrm, attached garage, fenced yard. Superior quality (concrete party walls) New Buildings located in Windermere. Contact Century 21 Rockies Realty Ltd. for more information 250-342-1161.

Condo for rent in Aspen building in Radium, 2-bdrm, 2 bath, $800/ mo includes utilities. N/P, N/S. Underground parking. Available immediately, call 403-690-7444.

LOT FOR RENT

HOUSE WANTED Looking to Purchase: House with basement suite or suite potential.

Invermere area. $200k - $250k.

Contact 250-342-1131.

MISC FOR SALE Circular 42” glass top table plus 4 Superior Ratton Padded Chairs.

Never used. $600. 250-342-2480.

FIREWOOD

For Rent large lot for mobile home 250-342-9390.

Support Rockies Hockey firewood.

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

STORAGE

Pine Firewood, $200/cord. Split and delivered. 250-342-1586.

NEWHOUSE MULTI STORAGE Various sizes available.

Now with climatecontrolled units.

Call 250-342-3637.

Dry/split firewood for sale. Big or small volumes. Free local delivery.

403-404-1577, 250-342-3040 or aranwood@hotmail.com.

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

VEHICLES FOR SALE 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe TR3 Sport.

2.4L, 4 Cyl. FWD. Loaded, 7,500kms. $20,500. 250-342-2480.

FOR SALE: 1979 Buick Regal, 2 door hardtop. V-8, 350. 87,300kms, mint condition, $3,500 O.B.O. 250342-9636.

SERVICES

kimberleyrae.ca

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

250-342-5102 Heaven’s Best Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning.

Environmentally friendly products.

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

Shannon’s Blinds & Designs Thank you for your votes - Best of Business Awards! We are grateful and appreciative of your support and loyalty “Blinds, Drapery, retractable screen doors and more.” 250-342-5749.

Interested in fresh, nutrient rich, Creston Valley fruits and veggies delivered to Invermere?

Please take the survey at www. kootenayproduced.ca I appreciate your feedback!

Eden Yesh Owner/Operator Kootenay Produced

HELP WANTED Wanted 2 F/T Restaurant Cooks, Rocky River Grill, 8888 Arrow Road, Invermere, B.C. Permanent, F/T shifts, overtime, weekends, days and evenings, $16/hour for 40 hours per week. Overtime after 40 hours.

Minimum several years experience and completion of Secondary School. DUTIES: Prepare and cook full course meals, prepare and cook individual dishes and foods, ensure quality of food portions, work with minimal supervision, prepare dishes for customers with food allergies or intolerances. Inspect Kitchens and Food service areas.

Please forward resume to Justin Atterbury by fax 250 342 8889 or email justatterbury@hotmail.com.

HELP WANTED Caretaker Position Mountain Creek Properties is accepting resumes for a caretaker position at a large condominium property located in Invermere, BC. The Ideal candidate will have excellent customer service and communications skills, work well in a team environment, be mechanically inclined with handyman skills, be physically fit, detail oriented and able to work without supervision and have a valid driver’s licence. Previous experience is an asset, and having a certified swimming pool operator certificate is preferred. If you are interested in the above opportunity, please send your resume to: Mountain Creek Properties Ltd., PO Box 909, Invermere, BC, V0A 1K0.

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.

Spur Valley Golf Resort has two positions open working on our Maintenance Team for the upcoming season. One position for the course and one position for the resort. Wage depending on experience. Please forward resume to Kelly at k_g@shaw.ca or call 250-347-6500.

Strands Old House Restaurant is accepting applications for a cook/ chef two to three years experience in casual fine dining preferred. Evenings and weekends. Apply to Tony Wood at tony@strandsrestaurant.com or 250342-6344.

Columbia Valley Cleaning House Cleaning Leadership Position *Competitive wages *Mon- Fri 30-40hr weekly weekends off! Year round work... *Residential Home Cleaning only *Must have Drivers License *Office Location - Fairmont Check out www. columbiavalleycleaning.com for more details about this job.

Email resume: columbiavalleycleaning@mail.com Re/Max Invermere Administrative Position available. Please send resume to remaxinvermere@telus. net.

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HELP WANTED Fuze Food and Smoothies Hiring F/T and P/T Pizza Cook/Line cook.

Must have minimum 2 years kitchen experience. Wage dependent on experience. Perks such as free food and benefits. Email Sarah at fuzefood@gmail.com.

Part time secretarial, bookkeeping, tax recording, client follow up, Windows/Office, social media.

Windermere home office. 403-5198268 or patyesh@gmail.com.

Multimedia tour celebrates Purcells Submitted by Lindsay Cuff, Wildsight

The wild Purcell Mountains have long been filled with adventurers, photographers and rabble rousers. Wildsight is proud to present Our Wild Purcells, a multimedia event celebrating the grassroots efforts that created the Purcell Fairmont Bungalows Housekeepers Positions available. F/T or P/T, Wilderness Conservancy 40 years ago and inspiring action students welcome.

Salary to protect these rugged mountains into the future.

Please email The evening will be hosted by award-winning author 15hr. Apply 250-345-6365 or classified ads to bungalows@shaw.ca. and photographer, Dave Quinn, and will feature vintage photos and tales from wild landscapes: from the stunning info@columbiavalleypioneer.com geography of the towering mountains in the central Purcells to the ancient forests in the north and the MallanC O LU M B I A VA L L E Y P I O N E E R F E AT U R E daine wilderness area in the south.

“The Purcell Wilderness Conservancy is an immense legacy, achieved by passionate people coming together because of their love of the wild. It’s a story that inspires me daily and it will surely inspire you to celebrate the wild Purcells and stand up for this landscape we all love so deeply,” said Robyn Duncan, Wildsight’s executive director.

PURCELL PASSION — Vintage photos, such as the one Our Wild Purcells will tour both sides of the Purcell pictured here, will be part of a multimedia presentation on Mountains in March. The tour will be stopping in Invermere the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy titled Our Wild Puron March 5th at David Thompson Secondary School. The cells, coming to Invermere on March 5th. Photo submitted show starts at 7 p.m. and is by donation. More details can be found at www.wild sight.ca/wildpurcells.

Submitted by the Valley Go-Go The SLF operates on a social justice Sisters model, treating African Grandmothers as equal partners, with respect, trust and Recreation Sites and Trails BC It’s a 10th anniversary for the Valley empowerment. Many projects supported NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Go-Go Sisters and their national agency, by SLF begin with satisfying basic needs REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST the Stephen Lewis Foundation. The citi- of food, shelter, income and grandkids zens of this valley community have pro- attending school, but the emotional Recreation Sites and Trails BC, Rocky Mountain District, is vided remarkable support for our fund- needs from the trauma of the AIDS panseeking qualified contractors for the upcoming 2016/17 season.

Submissions will form a select invite list and contractors will be raising events over the past 10 years and demic are addressed next. The final step contacted for various projects including, but not limited to: have enabled our local group to contrib- is the development of advocacy to better ute more than $93,000 towards meet- their own conditions and the conditions • Site/trail maintenance in remote areas • Installation of outhouses, signs and tables; carpentry services; painting/staining; garbage ing the needs of African grandmothers, of other grandmothers. We are assured removal; cleaning; brushing who are raising large families of children that 90 per cent of our dollars raised will • Site/trail inventory, assessment, layout, design, and/or construction orphaned by HIV/AIDS. These women directly reach African grandmothers.

• GPSing trails; creating maps (GIS) • Wildlife/Danger tree assessment and abatement have buried their own children and now The first event of 2016 will be our an• Onsite structure design/construction (bridges, platforms, boardwalks, etc.) must generate income and provide the nual St. Patrick’s Day Tea and Bake Sale • Equipment Rental (dump truck, excavator, loader, etc.) care needed to raise another family. The on March 12th from 2 to 4 p.m. at Christ Stephen Lewis Foundation (SLF) funds Church Trinity. You will be able to enjoy Applicant contractors should have a 4x4 vehicle to access work sites and must provide all tools and equipment necessary to carry out the work. Some projects may require transporting of grassroots, community-based organiza- homebaked goodies in a welcoming atlarge, heavy structures such as sign kiosks and log tables. Applicants must have a means to load, tions in 15 countries. mosphere. We encourage you to join us! transport and unload these items without damaging the structures. Standards will be provided

See Employment Feature on pages 16 - 19 N E W S PA P E R

and must be followed for each project. All contractors must have Workers Compensation Board coverage and carry adequate liability insurance.

Interested contractors must submit details of their company, including hourly rates. Please highlight qualifications from the list of projects above, and specify what project types you have experience with. Include a list of equipment, tools and number of personnel.

A list of Recreation Sites and Trails for the Rocky Mountain District can be found online at http:/ www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca . Please indicate whether your interest is for work in the Invermere/ Radium area(north) or in the Cranbrook/Fernie area(south).

Please send your expression of interest and company information no later than Friday, March 11, 2016 to one of the Recreation Officers listed here: Lisa Cox Aina Cernenoks 1902 Theatre Road, Cranbrook, BC V1C 7G1 Box 189, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 Phone: (250)426.1763, Fax: (250)426.1767 Phone: (250)342-4222, Fax (250)342-4262 email: Lisa.Cox@gov.bc.ca email: Aina.Cernenoks@gov.bc.ca

Banding together through baking

. . . ‘Train’ from page 24 Do whatever you can to work yourself to a place of appreciation when you are feeling disheartened. I realize this may seem impossible when you are down and, as human beings, we have many emotions, all of which are useful.

As we become more aware that the choice is ours, why not choose happiness and appreciation as the predominate emotion?

Tammy does spiritual counselling and healing through Reiki, transformational and Alchemic techniques. She is working towards a Master’s Degree in Metaphysical Sciences. Contact her at tammystehr@gmail.com.

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February 26, 2016

ICE IS NICE — A beautiful scene of the Kinsmen Beach outdoor rinks taken the morning of Sunday, February 21st.

Photo by Duncan Whittick

SPECIAL CREW — Invermere Special Olympics athletes Brandon Cote and Marlow Feldmann took part in the Snow Sports Winter Festival in Rossland on Saturday, February 6th.

Both raced in the alpine ski events (the first-time festival also featured snowshoe races) and did quite well, with Marlow grabbing first place in the female novice Giant Slalom and the female novice slalom, and Brandon earning first place in the male novice giant slalom. The skiers practise every week at Panorama Mountain Resort under coach Derek Porter, but were coached at the festival by father-son duo Mike and Brent Fairhart.

Photo submitted

SHOPPING SPRINT — Catherine Tumason, the winner of Valley Foods 30-Second Shopping Spree, showed up at the store on Saturday, February 20th ready to run. To see the video of her shopping sprint, visit the AG Valley Foods Facebook page.

Photos by Greg Lapointe

TUNES TRIO — A playful, creative and fun dynamic was showcased last weekend when the Jordan Welbourne Trio, which travelled to the Columbia Valley from Saskatoon, performed at the Hoodoo Grill in Fairmont on Friday, February 19th. The blues and rockcentered group drew a crowd and were pleased to play three shows in the valley during their second trip to the area.

Photo by Breanne Massey

February 26, 2016

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Hunters gather together The Wild Game Banquet hosted by the Lake Windermere District Rod and Gun Club drew a crowd of roughly 300 people at the Invermere Community Hall on Saturday, February 20th. Clockwise from top left: The Canal Flats contingent were all smiles as they waited for their dinner; the wild game buffet was a colourful feast; Tysen Krebs, pictured with Kent Kebe, was one of the big Junior awards winners of the night; Connor Krebs holds his trophy for placing 2nd in the Junior Rifle Category of Mule Deer Typical; Laureen Wall (right) placed 3rd and Francoise Gagnon (left) placed 1st in the Adult Rifle Category of Whitetail Typical; club air rifle instructor Danny McLaughlin with his two grandsons.

Photos by Breanne Massey

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February 26, 2016

Local holistic healers creating online collective

By Nicole Trigg Pioneer Staff Since The Pioneer’s successful rollout of the Columbia Valley’s first health magazine, Vitality, at the start of 2016, two local women have been inspired to give the valley’s health and wellness industry yet another boost — this time in the form of a website collective that will showcase local practitioners.

Cathy McIntosh and Meredith Hackler are inviting alternative health and wellness practitioners of all disciplines and modalities who operate in the valley to become part of this online collective.

“I tore my ACL back in 2014,” said Ms. McIntosh, who is a certified yoga teacher as well as an Emotion Code and Reiki practitioner. “It’s been a long journey to get on the road to recovery, and I’ve tried different healing modalities. Finding other practitioners was always by word of mouth. As someone who’s been on that journey trying to find practitioners, and as a new practitioner myself, I thought there’s got to be an easier way to find people.”

For the nominal fee of $20, participating practitioners will receive a profile on the website that will feature the unique skill set they offer.

“It’s definitely practitioner-focused,” said Ms. Hackler, who is a co-owner of the Do Nothing Floatation Centre. “For the ones who can’t afford a website, haven’t established a client base or don’t have a storefront, this evens the playing field because they don’t have any other avenues to be seen or found. This is just really good for the practitioners who live in the area and for people who are new to the area so they can actually see what we have to offer.”

By their own count, Ms. McIntosh and Ms. Hackler think there are roughly 200 holistic practitioners in the region who could benefit from a visually appealing and well-organized database.

“We’ve got the framework of the website already established,” said Ms. Hackler.

“We’re just going to be inputting practitioners as we get them. When the home page loads, three random practitioners will load each time so everyone will be showcased.”

The duo are freely giving their time to develop and maintain the website. The fee to join will simply cover the costs of securing the domain name, annual website hosting, and any administrative costs or advertising associated with promoting the website to the public.

The hope is that by giving an integrated online presence to local healing resources, the Columbia Valley can become known for its community of healers. A regular blog is also part of the vision, as well as online listings for holistic events and courses.

“It’s for the community,” said Ms. McIntosh. “It’s to work as a collective to help each other in our journeys as practitioners to do the best for the community, for the public.”

“If you aren’t sure you fit into the description of an alternative practitioner, please don’t hesistate to call us as we don’t want to miss you,” added Ms. Hackler.

To learn more or to join, contact Ms. McIntosh at cathy.mcintosh2@gmail.com or 250-688-5251 or Ms. Hackler at finmarbas@yahoo.com or 250-409-5253.

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FAITH

God’s everlasting love

By Pastor Wayne Frater Radium Christian Fellowship Church One of the most powerful tools that we have as Christians, and one of the least used, is prayer.

Some of us have decided that for the next while we will get together on Sunday night and pray, as the Lord leads. Last Sunday night, we spent a fair amount of time praying for those in authority, and for the state of the economy, as we all have friends and family who are being touched by what is happening in the world.

As we prayed, we were reminded that, no matter what happens, God’s love never changes.

God’s love is everlasting and we can read about how great that love is all through the Bible. For example, in Romans 8:37-39 NKJV: “Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

And in Ephesians 3:16-21 NKJV: “… that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”

In fact, from the beginning to the end of the Bible, over and over we are reminded that God is never changing, and He loves us completely. We have to learn to live in that love.

In my opinion, the state of the world is going to get a whole lot worse before it gets better and, like we said the other night, the darker it gets, the brighter the light.

The light in this case is the light of our Lord Jesus Christ, the light of the world.

He tells us in John 8:12 NKJV: “Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life’.”

I don’t know about you, but I want to be in the light.

I want to live in God’s everlasting love.

Health support Kootenay Savings Invermere & Radium Branch Manager, Kristin Olsen, along with staff from the Kootenay Savings Invermere Branch, present Deb Austin (IH Health Services Director for Invermere/Golden) and hospital representatives with a donation of $7,620 to support community needs in the Columbia Valley.

These funds were raised through the Phantom Celebrating Health Care Tournament and EKFH’s Starlite Campaign. The donations were already put to use purchasing a pressure relief mattress for Columbia House, and an ultra-low bed and transfer bench for the Invermere Hospital. For more information on how you can support health care in your area, visit www.ekfh.ca.

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LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH Sunday, February 28th, 10:30 a.m.

Celebration Sunday “Follow Me - Seeing Glory”

Pastor Matt Moore ministering.

The Lord’s Supper with be Served KIDS Church for children Age 3 to Grade 1; and Grades 2-7, during the Morning Service.

Lead Pastor Trevor Hagan • Associate Pastor Matt Moore 326 - 10th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-9535 • www.lakewindermerealliance.org

WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY ANGLICAN-UNITED Worship every Sunday, 10:30 a.m.

Children & Youth Sunday School at 10:30 a.m.

Christ Church Trinity, Invermere 1st and 3rd Sunday, March - Dec. 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 Services.

Pastor Murray Wittke 4814 Highway Drive, 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: #19, 19th Avenue South Cranbrook, B.C. V1C 2L9 Please include: Your name and address for tax receipt Name of the person being remembered Name and address to send card to

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February 26, 2016

YOUR MONEY Types of mutual funds

With thousands of options in the Canadian marketplace, determining which mutual fund to buy can be a daunting task. On their most basic level, mutual funds can be categorized as money market, fixed income, equity and balanced. Here is what those classifications mean.

Money Market funds These types of mutual funds are intended to be used as a cash equivalent. Therefore, the underlying assets tend to be low risk, short-term and highly liquid such as government bonds, T-bills and commercial paper.

Money market are not designed to earn high returns, but also should not suffer investment losses. In fact, during times of historically low interest rates, money market funds may not earn anything at all. What investors give up in returns, however, they make up in safety. The risk rating of money market funds is generally considered to be low.

Fixed Income funds One rung up the risk ladder from money market funds are fixed income funds. A fixed income fund buys interest-bearing investments such as government, municipal and corporate bonds, T-bills, currencies and various other debt instruments.

Most fixed income funds carry more risk than a money market fund, but less risk than a balanced or equity fund. For this reason, they are usually categorized as low or low-medium risk. The factors that determine risk

in a fixed income fund are those that apply to bonds in general, including price, duration, maturity date, coupon and credit rating.

To attract investors, companies with poor credit ratings must issue bonds with higher interest payments than creditworthy companies. These bonds are known as non-investment grade, or high-yield. Under certain market conditions these bonds can act like stocks, therefore high-yield bond funds carry more risk than a typical fixed income fund.

Equity funds As the name implies, equity funds invest in equity securities such as stocks, income trusts, and the like. As with other types of funds, there may also be an allocation to cash for buying opportunities and to cover fund redemptions. This is especially important with an equity fund, as it allows the fund to remain invested in the capital markets while still meeting redemption demands from investors.

Equity funds are further divided into types, such as index, growth, value, sector and dividend. They may also have a dedicated directive of investing in small, mid or large-cap securities. As equities are a broad category, these differences denote the specific mandate of a particular equity fund, and will be discussed in depth in next week’s article.

As equity fund strategies vary greatly, so do risk profiles. Some low volatility equity funds are considered

low-medium risk, while more aggressive or sector-specific funds could be high risk.

Balanced funds A balanced mutual fund contains stock, bond and money market components into a single fund. The stock and bond portfolios are often looked after by different managers, or teams within the mutual fund company, each specializing in either equities or fixed income.

The proportion of the fund devoted to equities and fixed income can vary between balanced funds, and depends on the fund’s mandate. For example, an incomebalanced fund would likely contain a higher proportion of bonds than a balanced growth fund, as the term growth implies that the fund is targeting stocks with capital gains potential.

When reviewing a balanced fund for suitability, it’s important to look at the holdings and risk rating. While a few conservative balanced funds carry a low risk rating, most are considered to be either low-medium or medium risk.

Final thoughts While some people consider mutual funds to be homogenous, they are as varied as any investment strategy in the marketplace. Next week’s article will explore different mutual fund strategies and how to further understand a fund’s mandate by its name.

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