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VALLEY NEWS

Fuze owner wins Women in Business award

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff Fuze restaurant owner Sarah Adamson was recently recognized as one of the Kootenay region’s top women entrepreneurs, winning Kootenay Business magazine’s Influential Women in Business award.

Ms. Adamson was one Sarah Adamson of three women in the East Kootenay (and one of six in the entire Kootenay region) to earn the award in 2016, with winners announced at a ceremony in Cranbrook on Thursday, May 26th.

“It was really amazing. I was nervous to be in front of a huge roomful of talented, motivated women, and then to win. It was really humbling,” said Ms. Adamson, adding that more than 100 women, including small business owners, executive directors of large organizations, and women who in other ways contribute to improving the economy of their communities, were all among the nominees.

Other nominees from the Columbia Valley included Kari Asselin (Om Organics in Invermere), Janice Bezaire

(Smaller Footprints Children’s Boutique in Invermere), Wende Brash (Remax Reality in Invermere) and Alice Kazakoff (Kootenay Savings Credit Union in Radium Hot Springs).

“Apparently I was nominated by quite a few people, but I don’t know who did it or how that happens, and I’m not even sure what the criteria for nomination is,” she said, adding she had been nominated in the past, but that this is the first time she’s won, or even the first time she’s been able to attend the awards ceremony (thanks to now having a larger staff at Fuze).

“It’s really nice to have people nominate you,” said Ms. Adamson, adding she suspects it may be her commitment to using local produce, her involvement in the local slow food movement and the cooking she does for community events such as the high school graduation that led others to nominate her for the award.

Ms. Adamson began her restaurant as a food cart three years ago, running it for two summer seasons before opening a full-scale, year-round location a year ago, and credits this step-by-step strategy as one of the keys to her success.

“Banks tend not to give big loans to small businesses, particularly restaurants, because the numbers for failure are daunting,” she said, adding almost 90 per cent of new restaurants last less than a year, and that 60 per cent of those that do stick out that first year close within three years.

“So I started small with a food truck, and took it in small, manageable steps. Initially, I did not have a large staff, a large debt or even a year-round business, which helped me figure out the market and focus on my products,” she said. “I grew from there, taking over a full-time location and then began offering pizzas at night.”

Ms. Adamson said getting her first small loan through the Women’s Enterprise Centre was another critical aspect to her success.

“They are a group that, aside from being investors, also serve as mentors. It’s not just, ‘Here’s your business plan, okay it’s good, here’s a loan and go to it’ — they check in with you and help point you in the right direction. I was really lucky to get a loan through them,” she said.

But the most important key to success, according to Ms. Adamson, is her passion for the food she creates.

“I love what I do and that really makes a difference,” she said. The wealth of new small businesses run by women popping up in Invermere is also helpful, according to Ms. Adamson.

“There’s a huge amount of support in this community of entrepreneurial women, and just in Invermere in general,” she said. “It’s great and it’s truly inspiring.”

Fuze will have some new summer specials, based on seasonally available food, in the coming months and will launch a kids’ menu for the summer.

Intensive French program will stay put for now

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff The Intensive French program at Windermere Elementary School will remain there for the next school year but it could potentially move in the future.

Rocky Mountain School District No. 6 recently sent surveys to parents in the school district’s Windermere Zone asking if they are interested in enrolling their kids in the program when the kids reach Grade 6 (which is when the program begins), and, if they are interested, whether they would prefer that the junior years (Grades 6 and 7) of the program run at Windermere Elementary School or at J.A. Laird Elementary School in Invermere.

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“The information that was sent to parents indicates that the (school board) trustees have discussed low enrolment in the program in certain years — (for instance) in the first year, which is Grade 6, since the program started in 2008, that enrolment has ranged from 28 to 14, and the capacity is 30. They have also discussed the location of the program,” Mr. Carriere told The Pioneer in an email. “They are wanting to know the interest in the program among parents of upcoming students and also want to assess whether moving the program should be considered. They are also committed to keeping it located at Windermere Elementary School for 2016-2017 but would consider moving it after that if the data supports that change.”

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• On Thursday, May 26th at 10:09 p.m., RCMP were dispatched to a single vehicle roll over on Highway 93, five kilometres east of Radium Hot Springs.

The report came from B.C. EHS. The driver was the only occupant of the 2004 Pontiac Montana bearing Alberta plates.

He was not injured and refused EHS assistance, and did not report the collision to the police himself. Police were advised that the driver was at the Prestige Hotel in Radium Hot Springs. Police attended and took a statement from him. The driver said he lost control when his vehicle hydroplaned on the wet pavement. He had arranged a tow truck himself. Radium Fire was en route to flag the vehicle and to check for leaks and any environmental concerns.

• On Friday, May 27th at 5:13 p.m., Columbia Valley RCMP were dispatched to a report of a single vehicle collision on Highway 95 in Edgewater. The complainant out of Vernon, B.C. drove past a white 2014 Ford F450 hauling a 2014 blue ATV trailer, and advised that both units were in the ditch with the trailer partially impeding traffic. Police attended, took pictures and a statement from the driver and lone occupant of the pickup, a Salmon Arm male. During this warned statement, it was mentioned that the driver fell asleep, which is consistent with the lack of braking marks on that flat and straight stretch of road. The male was driving southbound and crossed the incoming traffic lane and ended up going off road left. A violation ticket for driving without due care was served on scene. There were no injuries, so EHS was declined.

The driver’s father was also on scene and was fixing the pickup wheel, and did not require a tow as he was able to do the required repair to make both units drivable and safe himself.

Submitted by Cpl. Grant Simpson Columbia Valley RCMP Columbia Valley RCMP responded to approximately 64 calls for service over the past week. Here are just a few of them: • On Tuesday, May 24th, an Alberta male called the RCMP to report the theft of his golf clubs from his unlocked 2012 Dodge pickup truck. The golf clubs are Taylor Made with an approximate value of $2,500 to $3,000. The complainant was golfing at Panorama on Saturday, went to Elements restaurant, and then returned to Panorama, and noticed the clubs were missing on Monday. Anyone with any information regarding this theft is asked to call the local detachment or Crime Stoppers.

• On Wednesday, May 25th at 1:36 p.m., the Columbia Valley RCMP received a report of vandalism to construction equipment at the Pedley Heights development from the owner of the property. Police responded to the report and once on scene examined the damage to a number of unlicensed construction vehicles, which had windows broken out. Police spoke with the property owner who believed that the damage may have been from someone who had been revisiting the site and not by youth from the Victoria Day weekend. Police investigated the incident and photographed the damaged vehicles. Police recommended to the property owner that she have the vehicles relocated to a more secure location and not spread out so far. Police also recommended the use of security fencing, surveillance motion cameras and security lighting to reduce the likelihood of another incident.

• On Thursday, May 26th at 9:33 p.m., Columbia Valley RCMP received a report of threats from a male Windermere resident who advised he had been visiting friends in the 1600 block of Rocky Mountain Avenue in Invermere and had been threatened by the neighbour there who was upset with the noise level. Police responded to the report and once on scene spoke with both parties, who had already resolved the issue to some degree.

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By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff The Columbia Valley Community Foundation has launched its Vital Signs survey and is encouraging local residents to help shape the valley’s future by filling it out.

The Vital Signs is a sort of community check, being conducted by community foundations across the country, that seeks to measure the vitality of communities, evaluating key aspects of each community that contribute to its quality of life and identifying significant trends.

The valley’s version of the survey was launched on the Columbia Valley Community Foundation’s web- COMMUNITY CHECK-UP — Columbia Valley Community Foundation site (www.valleyfoundation.ca) ear- outgoing chair Roberta Hall and executive director Laurie Klassen are asking the lier this week, on Tuesday, May 31st public to complete the foundation’s Vital Signs survey, which can be found on the Photo submitted and will remain up for two months, group’s website at www.valleyfoundation.ca.

“We can then use it to engage people in the commuuntil July 31st.

“It might take 10 minutes to fill out and will pro- nity — citizens, donors, politicians. It will inform grantvide us with people’s opinions on different issue areas,” making opportunities, which could be really impactful,” said Columbia Valley Community Foundation execu- she said. “Who knows what else might come out of it? tive director Laurie Klassen. “It’s a tool that helps build There might be some results we don’t anticipate.”

The Vital Signs also include a youth survey (also community knowledge. We are going to publish a report based on the data on October 4th, which will be a snap- available on the Columbia Valley Community Foundashot, giving a grade to all the different issue areas in our tion’s website) targeting those ages 19 or younger.

“It’s a fun one; we are encouraging the local youth to community. It’s for everybody to look at.”

The “issue areas” categories include things such as fill it out,” said Ms. Klassen.

At the same time, the community foundation has “health and wellness”, “belonging” and “arts and culture”, and were drawn up by the Community Founda- just launched, on Wednesday, June 1st, the Great Canations of Canada (the umbrella organization for the coun- dian Giving Back Challenge.

As part of the month-long promotion (which ends try’s individual community foundations), but the local Columbia Valley Community Advisory Committee has on June 30th), every dollar donated to the Columbia given recommendations tweaking the survey specifically Valley Community Foundation gives it an opportunity to win $10,000 for the community through a grant. for this area.

To donate, go to the community foundation’s web“We’ve chosen to delve a little deeper into the areas we deem important and the survey reflects that,” said page and click on the Great Canadian Giving Back Challenge donation link at www.valleyfoundation.ca.

Ms. Klassen.

To fill out the Vital Signs survey, visit www.valley The October report will be useful in any number of foundation.ca/vital-signs. ways, she explained. . . . ‘Intensive’ from page 3 The survey was sent to parents of all kids in Kindergarten to Grade 4 in the Columbia Valley.

“No decision has been made about the location of the program, and if a change is to be made, it will not happen until 2017-2018,” said Mr. Carriere.

In the preamble to the survey, the school district outlines that ideally the Intensive French program

needs at least 25 students a year to be sustainable, and that the relatively high number of students leaving the program during their secondary school years is also a concern. Parents were told that the school board supports a strong second language program, in addition to the core French program, but that sustaining such a second language program with low enrolment presents challenges, particularly at the secondary school level.

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Celebration of Life for Tim Goldie There will be a celebration of Tim’s life on Saturday, June 11th, 2016 at the Invermere Community Hall and Parking Lot with street closure between the Hall and Peppi’s. This celebration will be held in 2 parts: a gathering for family and close friends inside the Hall from 3-5; and, a family-friendly street party from 5-8 for all wishing to come together to celebrate and honour Tim’s life. Bring your own lawn chairs for the street party. Parking space is limited.

There will be two memory boxes, one for Ashley and one for Piper, inside the Hall. The Goldie and Lindsay families encourage all to write down a special memory/tribute of Tim, so that his girls may forever cherish and nourish the memory of their fun-loving and doting dad.

Photos of Tim for the girls’ memory boxes would also be greatly welcomed. Memorial donations may be made to Invermere Mountains of Hope or Columbia Valley Multi Use Facility, District of Invermere.

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PERSPECTIVE Historical Lens

Debating death

By Nicole Trigg Pioneer Staff

Hardly ever does The Pioneer’s Faith column require a disclaimer. Each week, the rotating columnists — reverends, pastors and other religious leaders in the Columbia Valley — submit personal essays offering words of encouragement to their followers. Normally based on and often quoting the Bible, these columns tend to be more about finding joy in life and less about tackling contentious issues. Not so this week, as Father Gabriel with St. Joseph’s Catholic Church has opted to tackle physician-assisted suicide, and comes out very strongly against it. The opinions expressed by the kind Father in this publication are his own and do not necessarily reflect the view of The Pioneer.

The Catholic Church has condemned assisted suicide so it comes as no surprise that Father Gabriel is doing the same. Yet, his argument that “death should be natural” doesn’t take into account the advances in health care technology that keep many alive in today’s world, long after a “natural” death would have occurred. Organ transplants, chemotherapy, emergency surgery, life support... the list of life-prolonging procedures and equipment goes on and on.

The point at which one can opt out of physician-assisted living is left up to the individual, but seeking assistance to die is a moral quandary that the Liberals are trying to address with the Assisted Dying Bill C-14, which continues to meet resistance coast to coast. Under its terms, people wanting a doctor’s assistance to end their life must have a “grievous and irremediable” condition leaving them in a state of “irreversible decline.” The bill allows for assisted suicide only when a person’s natural death is “reasonably foreseeable.” It’s the law the Liberals are trying to pass before the June 6th deadline set by the Supreme Court of Canada, which last year ruled that competent adults with enduring, intolerable suffering who clearly consent to ending their lives should have the right to ask a doctor to help them die, and that government had a year to put something in place.

Rightly so, concerns around the bill focus on the exploitation and abuse of the vulnerable and elderly, many of whom are already falling through society’s safety net.

Getting the legal framework right is imperative and meeting an arbitrary deadline set by the Supreme Court is not.

Under the tree In this image dated 1904, Mrs. Hume, Mrs. Forster, Mrs. Brehault and Sarah Brehaut are pictured under a tree. The location of this photo is listed as “on our place at Sinclair” If you have any more information, email us at info@columbia valleypioneer.com.

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Protect your kids this summer Dear Editor: As a member of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program and a Safety Ambassador for the PLAYSAFE Program, I have met kids who have lost limbs in accidents that could have been prevented. With the weather warming up, it’s a good time to teach kids about the dangers that can come with summer, such as lawn mowers, boat motors and playing around water areas.

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LETTERS

Canadian justice system is ignoring the problem Dear Editor: Since 2004, public subsidies to private schools have gone up at three times the rate as funding for public education. Underfunding is killing public education. Yet, last year, taxpayer handouts to private schools was $357 million.

Premier Clark’s son goes to private school. Its annual fees, Grades 8 to 12, are $22,000.

Got a get-rich-at-public-expense scheme of your own? Just donate big to the B.C. Liberal Party, attend their $25,000-a-plate fundraisers. Ms. Clark will talk to you—in private. Maybe show you how she triple-deletes emails.

Destruction of public property; you could go to jail for that. You could. Ms. Clark won’t. Triple-deleting emails, or destroying public records, is illegal most places. At least 20 FBI agents are investigating Hillary Clinton right now for essentially the same crime.

Our justice system simply ignores it. Christy said she was sorry, she didn’t know destroying public records was illegal, and she won’t do it again.

That’s good enough for our government-appointed judges: “You may go… And you Senators out there, pay back the money you stole, and you can go too. Have a nice day.”

Giving everybody these options would empty our jails. In Canada, you can be charged for accepting a bribe, as Duffy found out, but not for bribery itself. Especially if paid by the Prime Minister’s Office.

Does Canada even have a mechanism to protect us from crooks in politics? Who is watching these sneaky rascals? Mainstream media is not. The RCMP and CSIS have been re-programmed to watch us, instead of watching over us.

I doubt their top brass would look hard enough to charge someone who appointed them anyways. Houston, we’ve got a problem.

Bryan Stawychny Edgewater

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Parks Canada is continuing to imNotably, downloading this app is prove its visitor services with a new, inone of the only ways to go on a guided novative and educational app helping tour through the Park without having people travelling through Kootenay Nato pay a fee. If visitors plan to pull over, tional Park uncover some of the best-kept however, they are still required to acquire secrets from the comfort of their vehicles. a park pass beforehand.

“Parks Canada Explora Kootenay”, Ms. Peters said they have been as Parks Canada has called it, is the first working on unveiling the app for several app of its kind that allows people driving years now, but needed to wait until staff through the park to take a behind-thefrom the park were able to compile the scenes audio tour as told by staff. This right storyline for the tour for people to audio app is part of the already existing experience. With the exception of techseries of Parks Canada Explora apps, nical assistance, park staff produced the which are available in 28 different locaentire app.

EASY EXPLORATION — tions, allowing people to take self-guided Given that there is little to no cell A screenshot of the Kootenay tours of national historic sites and parks phone service within the park’s boundarDriving App for iPhones. so they can experience the history, sights ies, it’s recommended that visitors down Parks Canada and sounds at their own pace. load the app on their cell phone from Established in 1920, either iTunes (for iPhones) or Google Play (for Android Kootenay National Park users) before driving through the park. Once the app is was originally thought of turned on prior to entering the park, it will use the veas a driving tour park, said hicle’s GPS coordinates to take visitors through various public relations and com- parts of the park while detailing some of the more nomunications officer Tania table areas to stop and see landmarks.

Peters.

Being the first app of its kind, Parks Canada is look“We really wanted to ing for input from users on how to improve the app and do something that would make it more user-friendly. pay homage to the history “I think what we’re hoping to see is some uptake and, of Kootenay,” she said. “We depending on people’s experiences, to continue working also wanted to provide a with people as well so that we can continue to update it new way for people to ex- and make sure it’s working well,” Ms. Peters said. perience Kootenay NationShe also encourages anyone looking to use the app al Park and learn something to check Drive BC prior to travelling to ensure there are new about the park that no road closures due to construction in the park.

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Street Party celebrates life

By Eric Elliott Pioneer Staff

Water Conservation Bylaw Information The Water Conservation Bylaw applies to any customer of the District of Invermere • Trees, shrubs, vegetable and flower gardens may be watered by hand using a hose with a shut-off device or hand held container, or micro/drip irrigation system, on any day at any time.

• Trees, shrubs, vegetable and flower gardens may be watered with a sprinkler only during the designated watering times.

• The Water Conservation Bylaw prohibits the waste of water, caused by, but not limited to, the damage or deterioration of any water-using appliance that results in water waste, or using more water than required to provide a service or complete a task, including over watering plants, and allowing a tap or hose to run unnecessarily.

Columbia Valley Centre fundraising total

Last month, the town of Invermere said goodbye to a valued citizen and businessman while a family said goodbye to a father and husband. On Saturday, June 11th, friends, family and the community at large are invited to celebrate the life of Tim Goldie.

Mr. Goldie, former owner of Peppi’s Pizzeria in Invermere, passed away in April after battling Stage 4 Glioblastoma (brain cancer).

“I think the community at large is hurting from this monstrous loss,” said Monica Fisher, one of the orga-

nizers for the upcoming Celebration of Life. “I think it’s been pretty amazing, even after Tim passing, how everyone is really sticking together and there seems to be a really nice sense of community.”

The Celebration of Life will be broken into two stages, the first of which will go from 3 to 5 p.m. inside the Invermere Community Hall and is reserved for just close friends and family of Mr. Goldie. Afterward, the party will move outdoors onto the 8th Street outside the hall for a familyfriendly street party that will run until 8 p.m.

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. . . ‘Street’ from previous page Ms. Fisher said there will be food, kids activities as well as a band for people to have a fun in celebration of Tim. “Tim’s wishes were that he wanted a family-friendly party to remember him so we’d like to fulfill his wishes,” she said.

There will also be two memory boxes set out for people to leave memories for Mr. Goldie’s two daughters, Ashley and Piper. Photos of Tim for the girls’ memory boxes are also be welcomed.

“With Tim having two small daughters, it’s just a nice opportunity for friends and family to write letters to him or talk about Tim in their experiences with him and what kind of a man he was so that those little girls have an opportunity to look back and know their father in a different way,” she said.

Memorial donations may be made to the Mountain of Hope Society or the new Columbia Valley Centre (through the District of Invermere). Those planning to attend the event are asked to bring their own lawn chairs and are reminded that parking space will be limited.

One-third of bird species in danger “The fire history has also changed, we’re having fewer low intensity fires like we would have A recent study has been pubin the past. The forest is lished by the North American Bird growing into these grassConservation Initiative stating that lands; (this) changes the one-third of all North American habitat. It makes it less bird species need urgent conservasuitable for grassland tion action. Habitat loss is at the URGENT ACTION — According to a new study, preservation birds,” said Mr. Gillies. forefront of the causes leading to of wetland areas to ensure bird species such as these Long-billed According to the decreased numbers in birds and the Dowitchers survive needs to become a North American-wide focus.

Columbia Wetlands report states the need to continue

Photo by Don Delany Waterbird Survey online investing in the preservation of wetresults, the 2015 spring count was 14,000 individual birds, land areas to ensure species thrive in the areas.

Local bird expert and owner of Eagle-Eye Tours Cam Gil- and the 2015 fall count was 40,000, whereas the 2016 spring lies says that habitat loss is the greatest threat to birds in the count was 25,500.

The public needs to be conscious of the need for conserColumbia Valley region.

“Grassland birds and wetland birds are particularly sensi- vation and protection of these bird species in the region, said tive to loss of grasslands or wetlands. Just because there’s so Mr. Gillies.

“In terms of things we can do, you can create natural habilittle of that habitat, it’s already so threatened. One of the big factors here for grassland birds in particular is that the grass- tats in your yard. You can put up nest boxes, plant trees with lands are where all the people want to live and develop. So fruit that birds will eat,” he said.

Another thing to be aware of when thinking about the we’ve lost a lot of grasslands to housing developments, golf long-term future of bird conservation is reducing the use of courses, etc.” said Mr. Gillies.

Another issue that grassland habitat is facing is a lack of fires pesticides, Mr Gillies added. With many insect species declinin the area, he said. Fires allow for the grasslands to stay as a grass- ing steeply in numbers, a concern is that the use of pesticides is killing the food source of these birds. land area and not develop into forested areas.

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fly out at twilight. They record the final number along with basic information on weather conditions. Ideally, one to two counts are done between June 1st and 21st before pups are born, and one to two more between July 21st and August 15th when pups are flying.

“We know relatively little about bats in the Columbia Valley including basic information on population numbers,” says Ms. Isaac. “If people want to get involved, but don’t have a roost site on their property, we will try to match them with a roost site nearby.”

To find out more about or to register for a bat count, or to get assistance dealing with bat issues, visit www.bcbats.ca, call 1-855-9BC-BATS ext. 14 or email us at kootenay@bcbats.ca.

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The Kootenay Community Bat Project (KCBP) is seeking volunteers for the annual B.C. Bat Count. This citizen-science initiative encourages residents to count bats at local roost sites.

“Bat counts are a wonderful way for residents to get involved in collecting important scientific information,” says Leigh Anne Isaac, co-ordinator for the KCBP. “No special skills are needed, kids can be involved, and you can relax in a deck chair while counting.”

This year, the annual B.C. Bat Count will help the B.C. Ministry of Environment (MoE) collect baseline data on bat populations before the devastating White Nose Syndrome fungal disease affects bats in the province.

“White Nose Syndrome is estimated to have killed more than six million bats since it was first discovered in eastern North America a decade ago,” says Dr. Purnima Govindarajulu, MoE biologist. “In March 2016, the disease was detected just east of Seattle. This has greatly increased our urgency to understand bat populations in B.C. We need the public’s help to census local bat populations. The summer of 2016 may be our last year to obtain population estimates before White Nose Syndrome causes widespread declines in western North America.”

Volunteers wait outside a known roost site, such as a bat-house, barn, bridge or attic, and count bats as they

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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE COLUMBIA VALLEY

MUSIC • VISUAL ARTS • DINING • BAR SCENE • ENTERTAINMENT • PERFORMANCE ARTS

Freedom of expression

LEO RETURNS

Yet another testament to the Columbia Valley’s artistic talent, the United Dance studio’s year-end show titled “Freedom” featured 120 students in 45 different numbers at David Thompson Secondary School on Friday, May 27th. Turn to page 17 for more coverage.

Angela Miller Photography

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

R E A C H Art Show High School Artists May 31st to June 12th

Open daily from 11 to 5 pm Visit columbiavalleyarts.com for our current events calendar, or call 250-342-4423 · Pynelogs Cafe - Open Tuesday to Saturday 11 to 4 pm

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The Life of Leo Grillmair Local Golf Clubs join in showing a second time on Women’s Golf Day

By Nikki Fredrikson Pioneer Staff Arriving 10 minutes before the doors opened for the showing of Nine Lives Would Not Do: The Life of Leo Grillmair, Mountaineer seemed like plenty of time, but it turns out I was quite mistaken. The show was sold out almost instantaneously.

“The doors were to open at 6:30 p.m. last night and at (5:50 p.m.), six people were lined up. We didn’t start selling because it wouldn’t be fair. We started selling at 6:30 p.m. and we were sold out at 6:35 p.m.,” said the film’s creator, David Goldsmith, the day after the documentary’s May 25th screening, adding that 140 to 150 people were turned away.

The showing of the film took place at Pynelogs with 90 audience members — who lined up early — getting in to see the film.

With a question and answer period with the film’s star, Leo Grillmair, during intermission, the audience had the opportunity to ask any questions they had after the first part of the film.

“He was so afraid last night that it would be a flop and he was so pleased by the people’s reactions. The audience was really good; they just laughed here and there and were really

attentive,” said Mr. Goldsmith.

The film itself follows the life of Mr. Grillmair. The two-part film is broken up between his early life living in Austria and his adventures upon arriving in Canada. The entire film was shot here in the Columbia Valley, allowing the audience to take in the beauty of the region.

Mr. Goldsmith recalls standing outside Pynelogs before doors opened and taking in the volume of people waiting to see the film.

“I thought right about here, ‘They’re not getting in.’ I didn’t know what the reaction would be when they couldn’t get in,” said Mr. Goldsmith.

If you couldn’t get into the showing at Pynelogs or couldn’t make it that day, there is another opportunity to see the film. On Tuesday, June 7th at the David Thompson Secondary School theatre, the film will be shown for a second time. The DTSS theatre can hold 140 audience members so there will be more space to accommodate viewers. The doors will be opening at 6:30 p.m.

Depending on numbers, a second screening at 9:30 p.m. may also run to allow all interested attendees a chance to see the film.

The suggested donation for admission for this event is $10 to $12 with all proceeds going to the Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley.

By Eric Elliott Pioneer Staff June 7th marks an important day in the international golfing community as golf courses around the world celebrate Women’s Golf Day. According to WomensGolfDay.com, there are over 400 locations in 20 countries that will celebrate the day, hoping to inspire growth for women across the sport.

Two of the local golf courses participating in the day are the Greywolf Golf Course at Panorama Mountain Resort and the Copper Point Golf Club.

Like all other participating courses, registration is free for participants to have either two hours of golfing lessons or two hours of play from 4 to 6 p.m.

From 6 to 8 p.m., there will be time devoted to socializing, networking and the distribution of information regarding lessons, league play and ways to get in-

volved in the golf community.

Justin Brown, head professional at Greywolf, said that golfing can be a little intimidating for beginners — men or women — which makes the June 7th event a great opportunity for beginner women to try the sport.

“They can take the time and hit a couple shots if they want to,” he said. “If they hit a bad one then they can just work on their game and work on enjoying it while not feeling that pressure.”

Mr. Brown said the idea of days like this would be to grow the game beyond mostly male participants.

“It’s not just for Greywolf, it’s the game in general,” he said. “I think it’s a huge untapped market for couples to come out and play golf.”

Those interested in participating in the event at Greywolf are encouraged to call 250-3421008. Those wanting to register at Copper Point Golf Club can call 250-341-3392.

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The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) is looking for a qualified applicant to manage the Arena Concessions at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena for the upcoming 2016/2017 season. Please provide a proposal outlining your food industry experience, menu options, and a list of references.

Interested individuals and companies are asked to contact Colin Peet, Recreation Services Supervisor at 250-342-6712 or cpeet@rdek.bc.ca for more information.

SEALED PROPOSALS marked “Regional District of East Kootenay - EMMA Arena Concessions Contractor” will be received by the RDEK - Columbia Valley Office, 4956 Athalmer Road, Box 2319, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 until 4:30 pm MDT, Friday June 17, 2016.

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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.

• 10 a.m.: Crazy Soles Nipika Trail Run. Single track run with distances for the whole family. Register beforehand at new.zone4.ca. Prizes and barbecue included. Contact Crazy Soles or nipika.com/events for details.

• 6 p.m.: Mountain of Hope Cocktail Gala in Panorama’s Great Hall. Visit panoramaresort.com/events.

• 6:30 p.m.: Canal Days Barbecue Steak Dinner at the Canal Flats Civic Centre.

•10 p.m. - 2 a.m.: Canal Days Dance at the Civic Centre with music by Steel Wheels from Cranbrook.

Tickets $12.

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• 6 p.m.: Canal Days Youth Bingo at the Canal Flats Civic Centre. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Ages 8 to 16.

• 6:30 p.m.: Pork Schnitzel Dinner at Branch 71 Legion in Invermere. $17.50. Reservations Recommended.

Call 250-342-9517. Meat Draw and 50/50.

• 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 p.m.: La Cafamore performs Music From the Movies and other Internet Lies at Christ Church Trinity.

Tickets available at Avenue. Adults $15, students and seniors $12, children under 12 are free.

Saturday, June 4th • Rocky Mountain Rally in Invermere. Visit rockymountainrally.com for details. Also Sunday June 5th.

• Fairmont & District Lions Club 27th Annual Golf Fun Day at Coy’s Par 3. Prizes, Silent Auction. Golf & Dinner $30, Dinner only $15. Two shotgun starts at 12 and 2:30 p.m. Tickets available at Coy’s. Proceeds supporting three local charities. Call Coys at 250-3456504 for more details.

• 8 a.m.: Canal Days kick-off with Pancake Breakfast from 8-10:30 a.m. Parade at 11 a.m. Afternoon events include music by Marty Beingessner from 1-4 p.m.

Draws and awards at 4:30 p.m. RCMP “Cram the Cruiser” for the Canal Flats Food Bank.

• 8:30 - 10 a.m.: Pancake Breakfast at Branch 71 Legion in Invermere.

• 9:30 a.m.: Windermere Valley Saddle Club Fun Day. Three Events, $5 entry fee per event. Prizes, pony rides, “How to Lunge” and more. All ages welcome. For more details call Amber at 250-347-9933.

DAILY SPECIALS Wednesday Homemade Lasagna Soup or salad to start $17

Sunday

Curry Soup or salad to start

Monday

Thursday Famous Wings 10 –$9, 20 – $15. Best in the Valley

Large Pizza and a Pint or Pasta for $20

Friday Fish night

Tuesday

Saturday New York Steak Soup or Greek Salad and fries. $19

2 for 1 Pizza

Wednesday, June 8th • 11:45 a.m.: The Rotary Club of Invermere meets every Wednesday at the Curling Rink.

• 4 - 7 p.m.: CN Future Links Junior Skills Challenge event at Copper Point Driving Range for ages 11 to 14. $25 entry includes prizes, hot dogs and refreshments.

Email cjohnson@copperpointgolfclub.com to register.

Thursday, June 9th

RISTORANTE

Friday, June 3rd

theatre. Possible second screening at 9:30 p.m. based on response. Suggested admission is $10-$12 donation in support of the Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley.

Best Western Prestige Inn Radium Hot Springs tel: 250-347-2340 • fax: 250-347-2342

• 12 p.m.: Seniors Luncheon at Branch 71 Legion in Invermere. $5. Reservations Required. Please call 250342-9281 ext 1227.

• 5 - 6 p.m.: Wine tasting in the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort lobby every Thursday. Enjoy four B.C. wines with the in-house Sommelier. Everyone welcome. $15 per person or $25 for two.

• 7 p.m.: Thirsty Thursday Trivia at Mountainside Grille at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. Enjoy family-friendly trivia, hosted by Quiz Master Matt Gillett. Nightly prizes, $2 entry per person (winner take all).

Monday, June 6th

Friday, June 10th

• 6 - 9 p.m.: Boutique Row Opening and Re-opening of La Petite Spa Boutique, Bird’s Eye Boutique, and Painted Aspen. Live music by Madeline Tasquin, refreshments, gift bags, discounts. Plus mini spa treatments! For more info please call La Petite Spa Boutique 778-526-5066 or email josephine@lapetitespaboutique.com.

• 6:30 p.m.: Robert Larrabee at Branch 71 Legion in Invermere. Tickets are $35 and include a chicken dinner.

Reservations Required. Call 250-342-9517. Meat Draw and 50/50.

• 7 p.m.: Columbia Valley Car Club meeting at Rocky River Grill breakfast room. All car enthusiasts welcome!

For info, call Vicki at 250-342-1257.

Tuesday, June 7th • Women’s Golf Day at Greywolf Golf Course and Copper Point Golf Club. A one-day, four-hour, free event for all ladies. Call Greywolf at 250-342-1008 or Cooper Point at 250-341-3392 to register.

• 2 p.m.: Branch 71 Legion Open Golf Tournament at Copper Point Ridge. $50. RSVP by May 30th to thorsr@connect.ab.ca or 250-342-2589.

• 5:45 p.m.: Toonie Tuesday running and biking event along Johnson Trail at Lake Lillian. Registration from 5:45 to 6:15 p.m.; Cost $2; event begins at 6:30 p.m.

• 6 p.m.: Burger Barbeque at Branch 71 Legion in Invermere. $10/person. Reservations recommended.

Call 250-342-9517.

• 6:30 p.m.: Encore showing of the film Nine Lives Would Not Do; The Life of Leo Grillmair at the DTSS

Saturday, June 11th • 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: the Sneak Peak Book Sale will be held at Frater Landing. Library preschool story time from 11 a.m. also at this location. Fundraiser for Friends of the Library.

• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Invermere Farmers & Artists Market in downtown Invermere. Every Saturday until Sept. 10th.

• 10 a.m.: 6th Annual Kootenay Krusher Mountain Bike Race presented by Nipika Mountain Resort and Bicycle Works. Must pre-register. Post-race barbeque and awards ceremony at Nipika Day Lodge included.

• 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Windermere Valley Museum Open House introducing the summer theme, “Uses of the Lake”. Cake and beverages will be served.

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Family friendly street party on 8th Ave in front of Peppi’s to celebrate the life of Tim Goldie.

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Ram into Summer tournament tees off June 13th

By Eric Elliott Pioneer Staff Get out your tees and round up all the golf balls around your homes. The third annual Ram into Summer Golf Tournament is rapidly approaching on June 13th.

The tournament will tee off at 10 a.m., taking on a Texas Scramble style at the Radium Course. The event is a fundraiser for Tourism Radium and the Radium Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce.

The funds raised allow Tourism Radium to participate in additional initiatives that they otherwise wouldn’t be able to because of a lack of financial resources.

Last year, the tournament had 88 participants registered in the event but organizers hope to see more this year. Kara Cassidy, the marketing administrator for Tourism Radium Hot Springs, said that while she doesn’t expect the tournament to reach its maximum capacity of 144, increasing the amount of participants to 100 is certainly an achievable goal.

“This is going to be the biggest one we’ve had. I expect to be in the room after

and see a ton of smiling faces,” added Tourism Radium marketing chair Mike Gray.

“People will have made friends with people in the community and help raise some money for Tourism Radium at the same time.”

Mr. Gray said one of the unique things about the Ram into Summer tournament is its atmosphere that promotes fun over competitiveness among participants.

Like all golf tournaments, they will be giving away prizes for accomplishments like longest drive and closest TEEING OFF — Groups were all smiles at last year’s 2nd annual Ram into Summer Tournament. They to the pin, but will also unwill tee off this year on Monday, June 13th at the Radium Course.

File photo by Dean Midyette conventionally award prizes for things like the most honWith this atmosphere, Mr. Gray said community.” est team and other pro-fun characteristics. he has no doubt the tournament will conOrganizers currently have approxi“People are sometimes hesitant to tinue to grow in popularity as it has in mately 40 people signed up with plenty come out to golf tournaments,” he said. years past. of spots open to help support Tourism “Sometimes they’re afraid to come be“It’s always a good feeling after golf Radium. Individuals and teams can regcause of the skill involved and this tour- tournaments but this one is special be- ister for $103.95 per person by calling nament you’re going to have a good time cause we’re helping out our own commu- 250-347-9331 or emailing tourism@rano matter what the skill level.” nity here. Everyone benefits from a strong diumhotsprings.com.

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Festival Mainstage • Saturday, July 2nd, 2016 Gates at Noon • Edgewater Hall Featuring: • The Good Ol’ Goats • Miesha & the Spanks • Sheberdean • Big Eli B. • Chisel Peak Blues • ‘Fraid Knot • Valley Forged • Poppa Dawg • and many more

• Festival Food • Arts & Craft Vendors • Little Pirate Stage • Friday Night Porch Parties • Sunday Music Workshops

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Copper Point Golf Club hosts youth skills challenge

By Nikki Fredrikson Pioneer Staff It’s an opportunity to attend the RBC Canadian Open and compete against the top junior golfers in Canada. The regional portion of the CN Future Links Skills Challenge is taking place on Wednesday, June 8th from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Copper Point Driving Range.

The regional qualifier is comparable to the United States Drive, Chip and Put Challenge, where kids vie for

a chance to compete in the national championship that runs in conjunction with the Masters Golf Championship. Casey Johnson, director of instruction at the Copper Point Golf Club, says the Canadian event is very similar to the American event.

“I will input the scores of the participants up against the rest of Canada and the point leader of each division will go to our national championship, which is the RBC Canadian Open in July,” said Mr. Johnson.

The divisions for the event are broken down by age and gender. The age categories are 9 and under, 9-11, 1214 and 15-18. Those categories will then compete in the three different competitions: driving, chipping and putting. For the driving and chipping categories, participants will be scored on distance and accuracy to a pre-determined distance. To participate in the event, you do not have to be an area resident, you just have to fall within the age brackets and register for the event.

“The cost associated is $25 that includes a hot dog and drink for participants and prizes,” said Mr. Johnson.

The junior golfers compete at the regional level first and if their score is the top for their age division, they will advance to the July 16th championships. The CN Future

Links Skills Challenge was created to motivate juniors and help grow the game of golf with future generations. The competitions are being held around Canada until June 15th so participants won’t know immediately if they advance on to the finals.

The Copper Point Golf Club has been providing opportunities for youth to get involved and learn about the sport of golf with after-school programs and junior nights.

Mr. Johnson is the instructor of Junior Night, which gives kids the opportunity for instruction, golf and dinner. Youth participating in junior nights or after-school programs have been told about CN Future Links Skills Challenge, but it’s up to the kids to take the initiative to practice the skills for the event. Looking at the event, Mr. Johnson is hopeful for a good turnout of kids.

“This is the valley. I’d be pretty pumped with 20 to 30 kids. (That) would be definitely a positive,” he said.

To register, call Mr. Johnson at 250-342-1373.

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Bearing the name With the name “Follow Me Down”, Wanda Rose from Calgary, Alta. won this year’s Name the Bear Contest hosted by the Artym Gallery over the May long weekend. The bear was carved by stone carver Vance Theoret and the gallery received over 400 entries. The runner up names were: Inclined to Stay, Flying High and Bearing Down On It.

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Jumpstart kickoff From left to right: Canadian Tire staff Tegan Baulcom and Joanne Krebs with owners Jeff and Jaimie Cote along with their children Cooper and Abby Cote were setting up for Canadian Tire’s Jumpstart barbecue fundraiser on Saturday, May 28th. Throughout the month of June, Canadian Tire Invermere will be asking for $2 donations at the checkout counters to raise money for local families that need financial support for getting their kids into sports. Photo by Nikki Fredrikson

Besties’ Bash This year’s Best Friends’ Bash fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society at the Black Forest Restaurant on Sunday, May 29th surpassed all expectations, raising $13,947, up from $9,010 last year. In addition, there were enough food and cash donations from local and Calgary businesses toward the dinner that Black Forest did not charge for the meals. Counterclockwise from top right: auctioneer Tex Lortscher heats up the live auction; organizer Sheila Tutty models one of the auction items, a Dion Phaneuf Calgary Flames jersey and print; guests pack the restaurant for the event; Christine and Rod Turnbull; Joan O’Neil and Rocky Krebs; and Mike Smith with Sandi Jones.

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Skills showcased The 3rd Annual Clash of the Titans soccer tournament in Invermere from May 27th to 29th attracted 67 teams from Alberta and B.C. The local soccer club (the Columbia Valley Football Club) entered eight REP teams and also created an Under-12 team for the tournament. The valley teams did exceptionally well with U15 Boys earning gold; U18 Boys earning silver; U13 Boys placing 4th and U12 Boys placing 7th. In the Girls categories, both U18 and U16 Girls took bronze, both U14 and U15 Girls placed 5th with U13 Girls coming in 7th place.

Clockwise from bottom left: Lillian Spiegal in control of the ball; Ben Brady blocking his opponent; Cassidy Gray looks to gain control of the ball against her Calgary opponent; Oliver Orchiston dribbles the ball.

Photos by Katie Watt United Dance students showcased their skills at the Freedom year-end show on Friday, May 27th. All 120 dancers from the company performed both competitive and recreational numbers that they’ve worked on all year. Clockwise from top right: Dancers perform an Alice in Wonderland themed number; dancers perform a theatrical ballet number; United Dance students showcase their hip-hop skills.

Angela Miller Photography

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La Petite Spa Boutique open on Boutique Row

By Nikki Fredrikson Pioneer Staff You walk in and the decor transports you to a little hidden oasis right in the heart of downtown Invermere. With custom Singer sewing machine manicure tables, gorgeous seating and a chandelier, La Petite Spa Boutique’s atmosphere creates a spa retreat vibe without leaving the downtown core. As of May 6th, Josephine Streicek, the owner of La Petite Spa Boutique, has become the one of the newest businesses on the street.

“La Petite Spa Boutique is a little bit more of a cozy, classy place that I wanted to offer, not only to tourists but more geared also toward locals,” said Ms. Streicek.

The spa is a French-style boutique offering a range of services including facials, manicures, massages, waxing, eyelash extensions.

“Pedicures are done in eco-friendly massage chairs with disposable liners versus a normal pedicure chair you see at most salons that are plumbed in and use a lot of water, it’s a wastage and I’m a water lover. That was a huge selling feature for me. As well, everyone gets their own plastic liner so it’s really sanitary,” said Ms. Streicek.

La Petite Spa Boutique staff offer different areas of expertise allowing for unique

PETITE PAMPERING — La Petite Spa Boutique owner Josephine Streicek stands outside Invermere’s newest spa offering on 7th Avenue.

Photo by Nikki Fredrikson

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treatments to be brought into the spa. Jean Potter offers a Lomilomi massage, which is an ancient Hawaiian healing modality to realign the body and alleviate stress. Tamara Martz specializes in lash extensions with years of experience working at a lash bar in Vancouver. The staff’s knowledge and expertise bring the highest quality of service to the spa. For Ms. Streicek, making sure all of her clients feel pampered played a big part into how she went about creating her price points.

“I think everyone deserves to be pampered and I wanted to offer that in the prices.

I’m a single mom and I can’t afford a $90 pedicure, so I wanted to offer a place where everyone can pamper themselves regardless of their income threshold,” said Ms. Streicek.

The spa also offers many skin care products. Most products offered at La Petite Spa Boutique are all natural and Canadian. Ms. Streicek says her current favourite product that she has in-store is Nova Scotia Fisherman sea kelp lip balm. It’s made with natural ingredients and is 100 per cent Canadian and works extremely well.

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Dear Google Parent

Family Ties

By Lynsey Burke Pioneer Columnist

Like Dr. Google, I’ve discovered that I have a tendency to Google Parent as well. The Internet can solve all of our child-rearing conundrums – can’t it? Whenever I reach out to Google Parent, the outcome seems to be, “ho hum, I’m a terrible mom.”

Lynsey: Hey Google Parent, my kid bites his nails, what’s up with that?

Google Parent: Uh oh. Bad news bears, mom; your kid is stressed, anxious and your tendency to get disgruntled with the act is sending him into a rabbit hole of shame. Big fail.

Lynsey: Thanks anyways Google Parent, but I’m going to get a second opinion.

Google Parent: Don’t bother, you will find the same answer across the board. You aren’t going to get any parental accolades from your search here, you’d better move on to blogs.

There doesn’t seem to be a guidebook to bringing up kids because, yes, they are all so different. And, instinctively, I know every subtlety, red flag and warning sign.

I can almost predict every action, reaction and cue that they have or have had or are about to have. But even with our all-seeing eyes, we are sometimes at a loss and in search of a quick fix. Google Parent, your virtual children must be flawless. Mine aren’t, but they are pretty great.

Lynsey: Me again GP (Google Parent), what’s the deal with time-outs? When should I start implementing them?

GP: Lady, you’re setting your kids up . . . ‘La Petite’ from previous page The creation of La Petite Spa Boutique was always a dream of Ms. Streicek’s. The business developed and was brought to life in a short three months after Ms. Streicek gained possession of the space. After a whirlwind of designing and creating the space, the spa boutique has now been open for a month. The Grand Opening will take place on Monday, June 6th from 6 to 9 p.m. in conjunction with Painted Aspen and Bird’s Eye Bou-

for some serious lifelong issues. When you quarantine your child., you are shunning them, not to mention royally screwing them up.

Yes, royally.

Lynsey: *Shame, remorse, guilt.* Perhaps I exaggerate a little, but when I’m in a state of desperation — just like when I’m in a state of worry over a particular ailment or symptom — the temptation to GP or DG (Dr. Google) should probably be avoided. Google Relationship is probably a pretty big jerk too, even Google Travel has me yearning for different climates and cultures when skies are grey.

When it comes to parenting our nonvirtual children, we are putting our best foot forward, most of the time. With our flaws and their flaws combined to make a flaw-ful soup of impatience — little bits of chewed off nails, boogers stuck to pant legs, bad posture, noisiness and wakeful nights — we are making memories. We do sweeten the pot with lots of love, kisses, hugs, wrestles, dances, plays and more love. It’s our flavour of soup, and although I like to add a dash of Google Parent, or friend-advice-spice, this slow simmering soup is pretty wonderful.

What’s your flavour of the week? Ours will likely be a whole new batch of something unknown, just when we feel like we’ve got the perfect concoction worked out. Probably just needs more salt.

Ok, I will put the soup analogy to rest.

Happy family-soup’ing.

Family, adventure and the exploration of the unfamiliar is what fuels freelance writer and editor Lynsey Burke’s creativity in writing. Visit www.lynseyburke.com. tique. They’re calling it Boutique Row and the three businesses are hosting a house warming party with live music

by Madeline Tasquin, give-aways and mini spa treatments.

Ms. Streicek would like to extend a huge thank you to the community of Invermere for being so supportive, and to all the talented contractors and her friends and family who made this dream possible.

La Petite Spa Boutique is located at #3, 1206 7th Avenue or call 778526-5066.

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Radium pub putting community first on Sundays

By Nikki Fredrikson Pioneer Staff It’s called Give Back Sundays — an opportunity for local charities and not-for-profits to receive proceeds from food sales at the Horsethief Creek Pub & Eatery in Radium Hot Springs.

Program Organizer Patrick Tolchard explains that the program allows for local charities to receive 15 per cent of proceeds from all food sales on any charity’s given Sunday. The idea came about when new owners took over the Horsethief Creek Pub in the fall of 2015 and were trying to think of ways to draw more people in.

“Why don’t we start a program that supports the local community and sort of builds that stronger sense and creates relationships with other organizations. We came up with the idea of actually giving back 15 per cent of our food sales,” said Mr. Tolchard.

When the program first started, Mr. Tolchard was approaching local charities and offering the Give Back Sundays program to them. Now, the program has grown to 22 registered local charities and not-for-profits. Give Back Sundays run from September to May with the last Sunday being just this past weekend on May 29th.

How the program works is an interested charity, not-for-profit or group looking to host a fundraiser contacts Mr. Tolchard. Once the organization is

registered, they get put into the Sunday rotation, which ensures every group gets an equal amount of Sundays.

“It’s all in the organization’s hands once they register, so it’s up to them how they promote it. We’ll throw it up on social media and posters.

At the end of the day, the more they promote it and the more they push their date, the more they’re going to get out of it,” said Mr. Tolchard.

To date, the program has raised a total $11,742.76 for all the charities involved. With all 22 groups participating, the number only allows for around two Sundays a year for each group to have a day, something Mr. Tolchard hopes will change moving into the future years of the program.

“Continued growth and then, hopefully, other restaurants in the valley will get involved with us. We can split the numbers that we have to spread it out a little bit so more organizations can get into it more times a year,” said Mr. Tolchard. “Every little bit helps. That was the idea behind this, to form those relationships and build a stronger sense of community.”

The Horsethief Creek Pub & Eatery will continue the Give Back Sundays program in September 2016. Any local charities, not-for-profits and fundraising groups are encouraged to contact the Horsethief Creek Pub to register for next year’s program by emailing Mr. Tolchard at patrick.tolchard@mymhc.ca.

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BOOKSHELF BUYER — Rick Hoar presents Nicole Pawlak a $1,000 cheque for the purchase of a bookshelf to help with the library’s fundraising for their new space. Photo submitted

Club promotes library cause Submitted by the Lake Windermere District Rod and Gun Club Rick Hoar, president of the Lake Windermere District Rod and Gun Club, was pleased to present Invermere Public Library director Nicole Pawlak with a cheque for $1,000 to purchase a bookshelf for the new library, which will be located in the Columbia Valley Centre that is currently under construction.

The club has been and will continue to be a major user of the facility with their Annual Wild Game Dinner and Banquet, free winter gun safety and marksmanship program for valley youth, and archery program.

The new facility will enable the club to offer more tickets for their banquet in coming years, which will be timely for their upcoming 100th anniversary plans for 2019, and will allow the club to host a yearly major winter indoor multi-day archery shoot. The club has worked with the building steering committee to ensure

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the new building can accommodate such an event and the club will be purchasing the needed equipment including Kevlar curtains in the future.

Mr. Hoar stated the club has been an ongoing supporter of the Invermere Public Library, providing funds for the purchase of books on archery, shotgun sports, conservation, and CORE course texts. Designating the donation for the purchase of a new shelving unit to accommodate these books in the new library will not only benefit club members, but also the community as a whole.

The Rod and Gun Club invites other local community groups to consider purchasing a bookshelf for the new library.

Taking part in this fundraising campaign is an opportunity for groups to create a legacy that will be used for many years to come. For more information about how to donate to the new library, visit the fundraiser website at http://newinvermere library.ca or contact the library at 250342-6416.

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Spring clean your bookshelves them on for someone else to take pleasure in.

The BIG Book Sale is a fundraising event managed by the Friends of The warm, bright days remind the Library. The 9th annual BIG Book us it’s time to spring clean. And that Sale is on Saturday, July 16th from includes your bookshelves, book 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Inverpiles, and book boxes. mere Community Hall. The Friends Unless you plan to reread everywelcome donations of gently used thing in your stacks of books, please books of all kinds. Fiction, children’s bring them to the library. Your donatbooks, biographies, cookbooks, gared books will be included in the BIG dening, history, self-help and how-to Book Sale on July 16th. The books books are just some of the categories you loved (or didn’t) will be snapped designated for the sale. Donations are up by book lovers and enjoyed once accepted during library hours at 201 again. The used books that are taking -7th Avenue in Invermere. Please do up valuable space in your home will not bring textbooks or Reader’s Digest be new books to people who haven’t OVERFLOWING BOOKSHELVES? condensed books. read them. It’s time to sort through — It’s time to share your books with Don’t miss the Sneak Peek Book your books and donate any you can other book lovers. Bring your gently used Sale on Saturday, June 11th from part with to the library. books to the Invermere Library for the Giving previously read books to 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Frater Landing BIG Book Sale which takes place Satur(926 – 7th Avenue, Invermere). This the library is also environmentally day, July 16.

Photo submitted mini book sale coincides with the responsible. The books can be read again, and perhaps returned for a future book sale. This first Farmer’s Market in Invermere. Check out the handis a perfect way to Reduce and Reuse. Think of the sat- picked selection of gently used books to get a taste of isfying feeling you’ll have when your storage spaces are what will be offered at the BIG Book Sale. The library no longer crowded with books you’ve already read. Send preschool story time will be at this location at 11 a.m.

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HERE TO SERVE YOU SERVICES

SERVICES

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

• Pleated Shades • Horizontal Blinds • Shutters

Visit our showroom!

INTERIORS

• Vertical Blinds • Automation • Residential & Commercial

Tammy Heisler 250-342-6264 335 Third Ave, Invermere, B.C.

Come visit our showroom,

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

Hourly or Contract Rates Available • Excavator • Mini-Excavator • Bobcats • Dump Truck • Compaction Equipment • Street Sweeping • Underground Services • Site Prep • Road Building • Land Clearing • Landscaping • Basements

Trevor Hayward (Owner/Operator)

250-342-5800

Patryk Jagiello STAIN/LACQUER/PAINT INTERIOR/EXTERIOR

Fully Insured & WCB Covered

FREE ESTIMATES

Chimney and Eavestrough Cleaning and Repair Specialists

You name it!

I’ll take care of it!

YOUR ONE-STOP SHOP for all home maintenance from raking your lawn to renovating your entire house.

• Pruning and Removal of ALL Trees and Shrubs • Stump Grinding • Fully Insured & WCB Covered

Selkirk Appliance Repair Box 2073 Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0

David Matheson

Owner

250-342-5151

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

Patco Developments Ltd.

selkirkapplrepair@hotmail.com

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

PROFESSIONAL PAINTERS

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

Sales ~ Service ~ Installation

UNIVERSAL DOORS & EXTERIORS Arnold Scheffer 250-342-6700

unidoorext@live.ca • unidoorext.ca WETT Certified

LAMBERT-KIPP

P H A R M A C Y LT D .

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 - 7 Avenue, Invermere th

250-342-6612

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YEARS EXPERIENCE

Please call Steve ~ a real local you can trust! 250-342-1791

Darren Ross

in Calgary since 2002 in Invermere since 2004

OVER

Keep your local companies alive. Why go to Golden when you can get your tree services right here in Invermere!

Commercial – Residential Installation – Maintenance – Repairs

(250) 270-0345 (403) 870-7558

Come in and browse our giftware

Visit us on Facebook and houzz.com

ROSS‛S POOLS & SPAS

patco_dev@shaw.ca

Beat the heat.

We offer a full range of window coverings

Industrial ~ Commercial ~ Residential

Judy: (250) 341-1903

www.valleysolutions.ca valleysolutions@shaw.ca SOLUTIONS FOR THE VACATION HOME OWNER SINCE 2006

• House Checking • Complications • Details

Kitchen cabinet & counter top SpecialiStS Westridge Cabinets Dealer ~ Granite and Quartz Counter Tops Come visit our showroom,

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

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Pioneer Classifieds

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

ANNOUNCEMENT

ANNOUNCEMENT

ANNOUNCEMENT

GARAGE SALES

LOST AND FOUND

CHEERS & JEERS

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

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

The Fairmont and District Lions Club is offering post-secondary scholarship(s) for students in East Kootenay district areas F, G, plus Invermere and Radium for the 2016 - 2017 school year. This is a community service based scholarship. For further details and an application form, please see the scholarship information pages on our web-site: www.e.clubhouse. org/sites/fairmont/bc/.

Applications and the information sheet can also be obtained at the DTSS office in Invermere.

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. and every Thursday at 1:15 a.m., at the Canadian Martyrs Catholic Church, 712 – 12th Ave (behind the Invermere hospital).

For information, please call 250342-8255.

Garage Sale at 2564 Ledgerock Ridge in Castlerock. Sat. June 4th, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Household goods, electronics, sporting goods, Christmas decorations, many odds and sods.

Found: Drill found at intersection on highway across from Skookum Inn Wednesday May 18th in the a.m. Please call to identify. 250341-1962.

Cheers to the man I saw walking the side of the road in the park and cleaning up the cans/garbage! You rock!

OBITUARY

S OBITUARY S Invermere Fire/Rescue Mascot Passes

April 25 1940-May 18 2016

Cinder, one of Invermere Fire Department’s mascots passed away May 29/16 after a long great life of 14 years and a few days. She was one of the chief’s Dalmatians and will be greatly missed. Her brother Blaze will carry on the tradition.

Lois Hall passed away on May 18th in Invermere, B.C. after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Our thanks to Dr. Bruce Thiessen for his compassionate care, help and understanding.

She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Roger & Marion & Blaze

HALL, LOIS ANNE

Lois is survived by her devoted husband Brian Hall, her children Brenda (Aaron), Robert, Wendy, Leigh Anne (Stacey), Lindsay (John), Heather, and Siobhan (Marc), 27 cherished grandchildren and six very loved great grandchildren, and her sisters Joan Kreway and Gail Jenson (Tom).

She is predeceased by her parents Vera and Barney Macphail and her son James.

Lois spent her entire life caring for others and everyone who has known her will be forever grateful for her love.

The Hall family would like to extend a special Thank you to Dr. Johnson and Dr. Fleet and all of the Staff at Invermere Medical Clinic and Invermere Hospital.

GARAGE SALES Garage Sale: June 3rd to June 9th 930 Timbermont Rd. Leather Chesterfield and chair, coffee and end table. Hitachi stereo and pro speakers, Troy S.P. lawn mower. Husqvarna chain saw, Dewalt H.D. router and bits (new) Hitachi compound mit. Saw 8.5”. 250-342-0279.

Garage Sale: Household items, Sat. June 4th, 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. 308 12th Ave.

CHEERS & JEERS A huge Cheers to the Dept. of Highways for placing highway speed signs in the Fairmont area.

We are hopeful that the signs will remain throughout the summer, as the results over the long weekend were very effective in controlling speeding and noise.

Big CHEERS to the ladies at KSCU for all of their help with our “compromised” credit card. The money was being returned to our account almost before we even noticed.

Cheers to Wendy Booth and all who work so hard to secure Cheers to my friend Margot for funding for important projects the gift of rocks, shrubs, flowers including provincial monies for and landscape fabric. I am most flood mitigation to protect our communities.

CHEERS & JEERS grateful. You rock girlfriend!

Sponsored by

Jeers to anyone who still pulls over in hazardous spots in the park to watch the wildlife. Double Jeers to the super smart people who get out of their vehicles and decide to “get a little closer”. Park does not equal petting zoo. These are wild animals.

Jeers to the guy pedalling his bike down the middle of the road while wearing camo! I almost didn’t see you.

Big Jeers to the “N” driver in the white Volkswagen Friday morning speeding down 13th Ave. in a school zone and who also decided to run the 3-way stop! Must have been really late for something if you were putting kids’ lives at risk!

STORAGE

Jeers to the people who idle their pick-ups in the wee small hours.

Just because you have to get up at 4:30 a.m. doesn’t mean your neighbours have to. So, for the sake of the environment and the rest of those living near you, please reconsider this practice. It may even save you money.

Jeers to the wonderful person who stole 5 trays of my flowers sitting in front of my door. You are just awful people and I hope you have the worst karma and luck this year!

Jeers to Shayne the Aussie for not being able to hit the ball further than an old, fat guy. Howzat!?

Cheers to The Pioneer for the best publication on Friday May 20th.

Your coverage of the valley was just great!

Cheers to the Trucker who hosed out the back of my truck for my Dogs and Me at the River. The clean ride home made us all happy!

JEERS to the business in town that doesn’t pay his employees their wages. A double JEERS for even keeping your employees tips that have been put on your customer’s credit card. It doesn’t get any lower than that! Karma.....

Jeers to those who believe that the only thing certain in life are death, taxes and raising their gas prices on long weekends.

Jeers to the dirt bikers and their parents in Stoddart Creek. The definition of the word “blare” comes to mind: To make or cause a loud, obnoxious, harsh sound. A perfect description!

NEWHOUSE MULTI STORAGE Various sizes available.

Now with climate-controlled units.

Call 250-342-3637.

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

COMMERCIAL SPACE NEWHOUSE MULTI STORAGE

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

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COMMERCIAL SPACE

SUITE FOR RENT

MISC FOR SALE

Retail/Shop for sale Two levels total 2700 sq. ft. Please call 250-270-0216 or 250-2700405 for more details.

1-bdrm furnished Apt. in town, N/P, available July 1st. Please reply to PO Box 362, Invermere B.C., V0A 1K0; Age, Employment Status, References.

2 seater stroller with 1 rain/bug and shade screen. Walk or jogging wheels. $250 O.B.O. Call 250-342-5585.

Commercial - FOR RENT Unit behind Dry Cleaners - Rent $420/mo + Utilities. Formally Yoga Studio.

Available June 1st. Call 250-342-6790.

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

For lease - 37,000 sq. ft. +/(.85 Acres), fenced storage. Lot #12, Invermere Industrial Park.

Available Sept. 1/16. Phone Leo 250-342-1177.

Business Opportunity for Hair/ Nail/Massage Professionals Be your own Boss! Space available or chair rental, P/T or F/T in wellestablished salon, flexible hours.

Treat your clients in a space you can make your own! 2 extra Treatment rooms available. All scenarios considered. Please forward inquiries to : windingdown2016@ gmail.com.

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.

SUITE FOR RENT Invermere: Bright 1-Bedroom furnished walk-out suite in Westridge. Private entrance and patio. Off-street parking. D/W. N/S. Small dog or cat allowed. No washer/dryer. Utilities, hydro and cable included. DD and references required. Available July 1st. e-mail: rosis@telus.net 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.

kimberleyrae.ca …look for the red door behind the Invermere Dry Cleaners!

1.5-bdrm walkout basement apartment in the older subdivision of Panorama, newly renovated, mature, reliable, long term tenant preferred. Furniture available if necessary. $900/mo includes utilities. 250-342-1319.

250-342-5102

HOUSE FOR RENT Single occupant cabin in Edgewater, no smoking, no pets, $625/mo internet, TV and utilities included. 250-342-5912.

Windermere spacious 1-bdrm apartment unfurnished, very private. Includes all utilities, $700/ mo, DD. N/S, N/P. Call 250-341-6018.

Small 1-bdrm home available immediately on acreage near Edgewater with garden area. Quiet!

N/S, N/P, W/D, $900/mo hydro included. dlherbs@telus.net.

LOT/ACREAGE FOR RENT For Rent large lot for mobile home.

No Pets. 250-342-9390.

MOBILE HOME FOR SALE For Sale 1998 Mobile Home, open living design, on large corner lot in Radium Hot Springs. 2-bdrm, 2 full baths, large deck, addition, storage sheds and landscaped yard. All services, excellent water.

Great starter or retirement home. $180,000 firm. Call 250-341-5639 to view.

HOUSE FOR SALE

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Home in INVERMERE for sale. Too much maintenance. Great location, wanted to buy Smaller home.

Lets TRADE. Please reply to P.O. box 362, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0.

Beautiful 3-bdrm. home for sale 417 - 6th Ave. Open House on Saturday, June 4th from 11 a.m.

- 2 p.m. 250-489-8383 www. propertyguys.com ID #266635

SERVICES

250 US gallon tanks for sale.

Very versatile, plastic w/metal 6” opening, 2’ discharge, 125 lbs. $150. Call George. 250-347-9500.

8’ fiberglass canopy for pickup.

Back-up lights and top carriers, grey. $500. 250-347-9294.

RV LOTS FOR SALE Fully serviced, Year Round RV Lots for sale. Columbia River and wetland access, 45 min north of Radium Hot Springs. Starting at $35,000, 250-348-2094.

LESSONS/TRAINING Summer piano/theory lessons!

Stimulation, fascination, recreation and more. All ages, levels, musical styles. arnesahlen@hotmail.com or 250-427-2159, cell/text 250540-4242.

CHILDCARE All day Creative Kids Summer Camps for school age children!

Monday to Friday. www. dragonflydiscoverycentre.com.

K & B Painting: Interior and Exterior, specializing in Timber Restoration, 35 yrs. experience, references available, call to book your appoint. and free estimate 250-688-2897 or 403-861-8782.

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.

AJ Siding and Eavestrough

Serving the Columbia Valley since 1993.

• All types of siding • Soffit/Fascia • 5” Continuous eavestroughing • Eavestrough cleaning, inspection and repairs Free estimate, call Joe at 250-342-7177.

SOLÉ DECOR N’ MORE Hunter Douglas Blinds, custom drapery, bedding, upholstery, flooring and more. Serving Calgary and The Columbia Valley area. Free home makeover consultation with min. purchase of one blind. Up to 50% off blind sale until July 1st.

Call Brenda at 403-861-8782 or email at: soledecor@shaw.ca www.

Studio222calgary.com.

HOUSE FOR SALE

House for Sale in Wilmer $280,000 Four bedroom home on 5.5 lots. Newly painted inside and out, wood/ electric heat, new flooring in living room and two bedrooms. Established fenced garden with apple trees Two sheds. Located in a peaceful corner of the valley, with a fantastic view of the Columbia Valley Wetlands.

Perfect location for a family, avid gardener, or a quiet getaway spot.

Call 250-342-1539

SERVICES

HELP WANTED

Triple J Services

Strands Old House Restaurant is accepting applications for evening kitchen help and servers. Apply toTony Wood at tony@strandsrestaurant. com or 250-342-6344.

* Window Cleaning * Gutter Cleaning * Residential snow plowing * Weekly insurance inspections * Work Safe and fully insured Call Jim Detta 250-349-7546.

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

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

FIREWOOD Support Rockies Hockey firewood.

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

WANTED One Dishwasher and one Stove in excellent working condition. e-mail: rosis@telus.net.

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.

Rockies West Realty Independently Owned and Operated

492 Highway 93/95, Invermere, BC

toll free: 1.877.342.3427 cell: 250.342.1671

Kim Collens

kim@rockieswest.com www.kimcollens.com

Recipe Of The Week BLUEBERRY LEMONADE

2 Lemons 6 cups fresh Blueberries 1 cup Sugar

4¼ cups Club Soda or Sparkling Water 3 tbsp Lemon Juice 2 tbsp Water

Using vegetable peeler, cut strips of lemon rind from lemons, leaving white pith behind.

In a saucepan, bring lemon rind, blueberries, sugar and water to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.

Strain through fine mesh sieve into pitcher, press solids and scrape mixture against sieve.

Place plastic wrap on surface of liquid.

Refrigerate about 2 hours.

Gently stir in club soda and lemon juice.

Serve over ice.

See all my recipes at recipes.kimcollens.com

Home Of The Week Recreation Done Right!

This 5-bedroom home oozes relaxation with fabulous outdoor living space, nice views and top quality finishing through-out.

A recreational paradise right outside your front door.

$499,900

MLS® 2412765

June 3, 2016

Sobeys Invermere is looking for

Full-Time Fresh Cut Produce Clerk Part-Time Cashiers Part-Time Deli Clerk

Must be able to work any shifts day or evening and weekends. Also now accepting applications for summer employment.

Please apply at customer service.

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HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

In search of casual Class 4 licensed driver for Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. Employee would be required most Saturdays beginning mid-May until Mid-October. Most shifts will end late into the evening.

Please contact Laura Jenkins at ljenkins@fhsr.com or 250-345-6001.

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

The Old Salzburg Restaurant is now accepting applications for both front end and kitchen summer position. Please drop of resumes at restaurant or call 250-347-6553 ask for Scott or Ashley.

Peppi’s Pizza is now hiring for the spring/summer season. Hiring for all positions full and part time.

Please email resumes to Laura at p.fuel@yahoo.ca or drop one off to Marty at the restaurant.

Helna’s Stube is looking for a dishwasher/kitchen help, evening server. Email resume to mail@ helnas.com or call 250-347-0047.

Dragonfly Discovery Centre looking for an Licensed Early Childhood Educator to work as a substitute for $25/hour. Ongoing starts at $20/hour. With a small group of 8 children. www. dragonflydiscoverycentre.com or text 250-270-0058.

Black Forest is looking for a P/T daytime cleaner. Call, email or drop off resume. 250-342-9417, careers@ blackforestrestaurant.com.

Always wanted to work at a golf course?

Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is for you. We are always looking for enthusiastic individuals, full-time or part-time to join our Food & Beverage, Golf Shop & Golf Course Maintenance teams. Plus, enjoy free golf all season at our courses.

Apply to David Sheedy at hr@fhsr. com or fax 250-345-6616.

SUMMER EMPLOYMENT Rona North Star Hardware is now accepting resumes for our retail sales desk and for an outdoor yard person. The ideal candidate will possess a high level of enthusiasm with a friendly demeanor, and have strong interpersonal skills.

If you enjoy working with the public and are computer savvy you could have a full time, summer season day job. Or, if you enjoy working outside in a physical environment, and have a basic knowledge of building supplies there is an opening in our yard department for the summer season.

Rona offers a great starting wage for the ideal person.

Please submit your resume to: chris@nstarhw.ca

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

Food Counter Attendant Full-time/shift work Nights/overnights/early mornings/weekends $11.50 $10.25/hour + medical/dental/group benefits Apply via email: timhortons.invermere@gmail.com

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 6 (ROCKY MOUNTAIN) School District No.6 (Rocky Mountain), Windermere Zone is now accepting applications for Casual Bus Drivers.

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

Work is performed under general supervision. Completion of the 12th school grade, or equivalent, minimum 5 years driving experience and an acceptable driving abstract (Valid Class 2 BC drivers license, with air brake endorsement) is required. First aid training would be an asset.

If you are interested in this position, please submit a resume, with three references, by June 3rd, 17th,to: to: Ms. Meghan O’Neill Human Resources Coordinator School District No.6 (Rocky Mountain) P.O. Box 430 Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0 Phone: (250) 342-9243 e-mail: hr@sd6.bc.ca Successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record search.

JOIN OUR WINNING TEAM! Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is looking for enthusiastic & friendly individuals to fill these awesome positions: SECURITY OFFICER | FRONT DESK ATTENDANTS | MASSAGE THERAPISTS SPA ESTHETICIANS | COOKS | MISTY WATERS CAFÉ COUNTER HELP We offer a competitive salary & benefits package with access to all Resort amenities.

Please send your resume to David Sheedy at hr@fhsr.com or fax to 250.345.6616.

FairmontHotSprings.com 1.800.663.4979

h & dental Didja know? We have healt your family can benefits, after 6 months, you and iums! have health coverage and we pay the prem

28 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer Fairmont Creek Property Management offers luxurious 2-5 bedroom vacation rentals in Fairmont Hot Springs.

Front Desk Agent Full-time

Fairmont Creek Property Rentals are currently recruiting for a Front Desk Agent at our Fairmont Hot Springs Office. This full-time front of house role provides tailored customer service of the highest standard to our guests and property owners creating positive vacation experiences.

1-2 years customer service and/or hospitality experience would be an asset.

Apply with your resume and cover letter angela@fairmontcreek.ca.

June 3, 2016

DTSS Grade 8s know their watershed — do you?

studied benthic macro-inverteWhat wears its skeleton on the outside, has three tails, brates at Ben and is an excellent indicator of health in a stream? Where Abel Creek, guiddoes Invermere’s wastewater go after it is treated? What ed by their Know View full details at do cattails have to do with it? How much more water do Your Watershed www.fairmontcreek.ca/jobs Phone: 250.345.6116 we consume as a community in summer versus winter? If educator, teachsummers are getting longer and overall snowpack is reduc- ers and District of Invermere waing, how can we plan for water quantity changes?

If you’re looking for answers, the best person to ask ter managers. might surprise you...

Know Your Capital Accountant In one week this May, two Grade 8 classes at DTSS Watershed is in Invermere & District Hospital completed an intensive Know Your Watershed program its seventh year of (Competition #862344) with impressive gusto. Immersed in their local watershed, delivery throughthey traveled from source to storage, treatment to tap, and out the region.

Interior Health is looking for a permanent full The program is time Capital Accountant located at the Invermere designed to com& District Hospital. The Capital Accountant is plement science responsible for the capital budgeting process curricula with and coordinating the financial management reporting functions for all capital transactions inquir y-based, STUDENT SCIENTISTS — The within interior Health. Come join our team of hands-on, experiKnow Your Watershed program proover 18,000 dedicated professionals. ential and locally vides hands-on learning to Grade 8 relevant learning.

If you have a CPA designation with five years of students.

Photos submitted All the while, relevant experience along with proven problemsolving, analytical skills and are a strong team students are encouraged to make powerful connections player, we would love to hear from you. between their own knowledge of living systems and stewardship. Stewardship is the responsibility we have as To Apply Online: Jobs.InteriorHealth.ca citizens of a community to care for things we don’t own (but all rely on). Students have an opportunity to put this principle into practice Job Posting: Community Economic Development Manager through a Student Action Start Date: July 5, 2016 Project with their local waSalary: to be determined Term: Full-time (32.5hours/week), Permanent ter stewardship group.

A heartfelt thanks to Reporting to the Director of Operations, the CED Manager will oversee the development and implementation of the Shuswap Indian Band Community Economic Development Strategy.

Dwayne Zahara and Lisa Applicants will possess excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.

Tenta for the incredible Previous experience working with First Nation communities, governments, organizations job they do as teachers — or businesses would be an asset. The ability to work effectively with community members, Band staff, consultants and the local business community is required. and also to Heather Bosch!

Ideal applicants will hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, community planning, Appreciation is also due to economic development or a related discipline with a minimum of four years related District of Invermere Pubexperience. lic Works for providing inPreference will be given to persons who have been actively involved in leading successful economic development and planning projects, other community business initiatives and the sights and access into the proven ability to oversee and manage capital projects.

ATHALMER June 4th local water system.

The CED Manager will have a good understanding of the following: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Know Your Watershed • Use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and primary social media tools; Newhouse • Financial statements, reports, budgets, cash flow projections, general accounting is funded entirely by the procedures Multi Storage, Columbia Basin Trust and • Indian Act and FNLMA Land Code leasing arrangements; • Strategic Planning in a community development context; delivered by Wildsight.

450 Laurier St. • Community servicing agreements, infrastructure planning and maintenance; Megan Peloso is the Know • Preparation of plans, policies, technical reports, memos, letters, reports and other Multi unit garage sale! correspondence; and Your Watershed Educator • Shuswap Indian Band community, culture and values.

Lots of items for sale!

Lake for Invermere.

The successful candidate will possess a valid BC Driver’s License, be expected to attend meetings within Shuswap Indian Band territory.

Feel free to contact her Preference will be given to Shuswap Band members. We thank all for applying, but only at mmpeloso@gmail.com those selected for an interview will be contacted. for more information on Call 250-341-6299 or visit the Pioneer office Please submit a resume, cover letter and references to Terry Babin, dops@shuswapband.net how to set up a program

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TRAIL PARTY —Nipika’s two marquee trail races are taking place this weekend and next.

File photo

Popular races return to Nipika

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff

Hare Scramble descends on Panorama Windermere Valley Dirt Riders and the Second Gear Club from Alberta co-hosted the Panorama Hare Scramble event that took place May 28th to 29th at Panorama Mountain Resort, and local rider Wyatt Hart was the winner of the Pro division. The event had 272 adult participants and 90 kids/youth; and the attendance at the event was so high that it now holds the Western Canada attendance record for Hare Scramble events. Counter-clockwise from top: peewee competitors take off on the race course; an adult competitor jumps a log obstacles; a pro division competitor comes down the course; a competitor in the adult division gets air while going over a log obstacle at the beginning of the course; a competitor in the adult pro division races through a wet section on the course.

Photos by Panorama Mountain Resort (top/top left) and Nikki Fredrikson

Nipika Mountain Resort is gearing up to once again host a pair of long-standing, popular valley races.

The Crazy Soles Nipika Trail Run has been a staple for local trail runners for eight years, and will be held at the resort on Saturday, June 4th.

The Kootenay Krusher, which has been drawing local mountain bikers for six years, and will run on Saturday, June 11th.

“I think it’s the trails that we put the races on.

The courses truly are drop-dead gorgeous. They are challenging, but they are beautiful,” said Nipika owner Lyle Wilson, speaking about what makes the events such a success, year after year.

“We also get great local support from sponsors, so the prize table is really good, and there is always a great atmosphere at both events,” added Mr. Wilson.

The Crazy Soles Nipika Trail Run, which is co-hosted by the resort and Crazy Soles Running and Yoga Store, will once again offer a 25-kilometre race, a 10-kilometre race, and a five-, three- and one-kilometre race for kids.

“It goes right down to toddlers. My three-yearold granddaughter will probably run it,” said Mr. Wilson. “The trails really are in good shape, thanks to the early spring, so the conditions will be fantastic.”

The Kootenay Krusher mountain bike race, which is co-hosted by Bicycle Works, offers a new element this year, in addition to the usual 50-kilometre race, and 10-kilometre, five-kilometre and around-the-meadow kids races.

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If anything, the struggles have made What was once the Shared Ministry marvelled at as a “brave stronger, she said. new experiment� is “Fifty years of exnow remarked upon perience gives a certain as a stable, faith-based strength to the whole partnership across the thing because you Columbia Valley. On know you can solve the weekend of June the problems because 11th and 12th, the they’ve been solved beWindermere Valley fore.�

FAITHFUL NETWORK — Christ Church Trinity in Invermere Shared Ministry will Under the guid(submitted photo above) and St. Peter’s Church in Windermere (file celebrate 50 years of ance of Rev. Laura photo below) are two of the churches that are part of the Windermere being under one roof.

Hermakin, who arValley Shared Ministry, which is celebrating 50 years next weekend.

The Shared Minrived in the valley in istry had its birth in 1966 when Invermere’s Trinity March 2012, the Shared Ministry has combined the AnUnited Church and Christ Church Anglican were strug- glican and United ceremonies to hold a weekly ceremony gling to afford full-time ministers and maintain two ag- under one roof. Ms. Jardine said this transformation has ing buildings. It was decided that they would launch allowed the Shared Ministry to utilize a lot of the wasted an experimental partnership that would be revisited the energy from the past to create a more “fresh� ceremony. following year. When the Joint Council met in 1967 to Starting on Saturday, June 11th, they will celebrate review the merger, they voted to adopt a formal charter the 50th anniversary of this partnership, inviting all and made their partnership permanent.

Shared Ministry past leaders as well as Primate Fred Hiltz After serving several of the smaller community from the Anglican Church, Moderator Jordan Cantwell churches from Windermere, Edgewater and Brisco from the United Church and the dignitaries from the throughout the years, the two Invermere congregations Diocese and Presbytery regional levels to take part in the decided to construct one larger church — Christ Church anniversary’s activities.

Trinity as it’s known today — which was completed in Ms. Jardine said the ceremonies will start on SatMarch 1999. urday with several tours including a museum tour and Today, four official religions make up the Winder- canoe trip starting in Fairmont in the early afternoon. mere Valley Shared Ministry — Anglican, United, Lu- They will also be going on a hike of the Juniper Trail in theran and Seventh-Day Adventist Church. While the Radium before hosting a Songs of Peace and Freedom organization is strong today, event at Christ Church Trinity Anne Jardine, a member of starting at 7 p.m. the Shared Ministry, said it has On Sunday, Christ Church experienced its growing pains Trinity will host a ceremosince the initial partnership. nial service with special guests “There’s been pockets of at 10:30 a.m, followed by a grumpiness here and there but brunch and a tour of St. Peter’s mostly people are patient and Church in Windermere and All tolerant and they just work it Saints Church in Edgewater. out,� she said. “If they’ve got The events are listed as free for differences, they talk it through the public to attend with doand sometimes it means long nations being accepted by the meetings, but it all kind of gets Shared Ministry.

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. . . ‘Popular’ from page 29 “For riders who feel that perhaps the 50-kilometre race is a bit too long, there is now a two-person team event, with each person riding a 25-kilometre lap. It’s going to be a lot of fun,� said Mr. Wilson.

Registration for the Crazy Soles Nipika Trail Run is already closed, but those keen on participating in the Kootenay Krusher can still do so by registering online through Zone 4 either through the Nipika website (www.nipika.com) or going directly to www. new.zone4.ca.

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FAITH

Sanctity and challenge in public life

By Father Gabriel St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Sanctity is a disposition to be fair, just, honest and inviolable. Challenge is a call to question any or all actions of the public servant who holds an office to make a difference in life. All in public office are called to be fair; that is, to be just and honest in their dealings and decisions (lawful, proper, correct and true). People generally use the phrase, “transparent and accountable” to qualify the public office.

Sanctity fades away when self interest reign supreme and the principle, “My way or the highway,” creeps in.

When conscience is sacrificed in public life, onlookers quickly identify the duplicity, predicament and the cover up. The best example seems to be the Flint Water Crisis of the Michigan State in the U.S. Since the people in the office sacrificed their conscience and credibility for fringe benefits, they are challenged before the law in public.

By their actions and inactions, by their commissions and omissions, they have not respected life and the sanctity of life. In fact, they have greatly degraded their reputation and have caused an irreparable damage by harming

innocent children by and large.

The second example seems to be a violation of this principle of sanctity of life in Canada. The recent Bill C-14 “Physician Assisted Death” drastically goes against this principle of sanctity in public office. Public officers are called to uphold the sanctity of life and should not harm life either through their action or inaction. I strongly believe, like numerous good-willed individuals in this wonderful country and beyond, that life belongs to the Creator and it is a gift from the Almighty God. By the majority decision of those who hold public office, we are trying to impute a new meaning to life as if we are in total control of it. Death should be natural, but it has become reasonably foreseeable in modern times.

The Bible repeats in Mathew 22:21 “Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.” I believe with my whole and soul that life belongs to God and we should honour that principle. Anything contrary to this principle is a violation against the sanctity of life. Evading the tax to the state is a violation of the law and the state will not condone such a deviant behaviour. Therefore, human right violation such as discrimination and bullying are against the sanctity of life.

We decry the intentional shootings, massacres and the disrespect shown to the sanctity of the planet earth. Human life is not the result of the chemical and biological reactions. I believe that human life is sacred whether it is from the upper class or the lower class, socially and economically elite or from the poor neighbourhood in the global south. Let us honour life at all stages.

Hercules lands in Fairmont A C-130 Hercules landed at the Fairmont Hot Springs Airport on May 26th to fuel up. Airport manager Shawn Jestley said the Royal Canadian Air Force Hercules squadrons, which are based in Winnipeg and cover central and northern Canada, are in the valley a couple times a year for search and rescue and mountain flying training.

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Worship And Life Instruction, “REDEEMED – By Faith” Pastor Matt Moore ministering.

“K.I.D.S.” 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.

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YOUR MONEY

Tips for first-time homebuyers According to a recent poll by CIBC, 64 per cent of millennials plan to buy a home. This is in line with other statistics that show two out of three Canadian families own a house, putting Canada among the countries with the highest rates of home ownership in the world.

Get pre-approved There are three main factors in getting a mortgage: income, down payment and credit. To make sure one’s ducks are in a row and to learn one’s maximum home price, it’s important to get a pre-approval.

This is also an important step in learning if there are any improvements that need to be made before home ownership is optimal, such as reducing debt or improving credit. Further, some real estate agents won’t work with clients who haven’t been pre-approved. It’s important for prospective buyers to know how much they can afford so they’re not wasting their time or a realtor’s.

Save for a downpayment The CIBC poll found that 54 per cent of future millennial buyers consider saving the required downpayment to be the biggest hurdle to home ownership.

In Canada, the required minimum downpayment on a home purchase is five per cent of the first $500,000 and 10 per cent thereafter.

There are two basic ways to come up with a downpayment: save cash or use the Home Buyers Plan (HBP)

to withdraw up to $25,000 from RRSPs to buy or build a qualifying home.

Coming up with a large downpayment is important because the higher the downpayment, the lower one’s mortgage payments will be, and less Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) insurance will have to be purchased.

Closing costs Many first-time buyers are surprised to learn that they are also responsible for closing costs. These include legal fees, moving costs and taxes. In B.C., closing costs are usually about 1.5 to two per cent of the purchase price.

One of the taxes payable might be the dreaded Property Transfer Tax (PTT), calculated as one per cent on the first $100,000 and two per cent on the balance. If the purchase price is $475,000 or less, first-time homebuyers pay no PTT, but have to pay full PTT on purchases above $500,000.

Insurances aren’t considered a closing cost, but should be in place prior to closing on a home purchase. Be sure to purchase home insurance to protect the value of the home and its contents, as well as life or mortgage insurance on one’s own life.

Shop around When selecting a mortgage, it’s important to look at more than just the interest rate. A mortgage with an extremely low interest rate could mean that it can’t be repaid early, or carries high service charges. It’s important to shop around and take note of the differences between mortgage issuers that go beyond the interest rate alone.

Get a home inspection Skipping a home inspection to save money can be tempting, especially on a newer home, but an inspection can uncover issues like mould, asbestos, improper construction and evidence of previous illegal substance operations. Not only do these factors affect one’s health and safety, they can make the property more difficult to finance.

Always include a home inspection as a condition of purchase, as unfavorable findings may warrant a price renegotiation, or grounds for walking away from the purchase.

Tax credit The Canadian government considers anyone who hasn’t owned a home in the last seven years a first-time buyer, and therefore eligible for First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit, worth up to $750.

Final thoughts Owning a home is personally rewarding, but also a huge financial commitment. First-time homebuyers should take care to ensure that doing so is truly affordable, and not impacting their lifestyle too much.

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