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May 26, 2017 Vol. 14/Issue 22

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On Saturday, May 27th the Friends of the Invermere Library, dressed in their old-fashioned finest, hosted a heritagethemed Canada 150 event on the lawn of the Windermere Valley Museum, with about 30 family turning up to have a try at butter churning, taffy pulling, doll making and more. The Friends of the Invermere Library pose for a snap in their stylish duds (top), Library community programs coordinator Kelsey Wood-Hrynkiw makes taffy (bottom left) and Craig Hale hitches up his britches (bottom right).

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Families caught in valley’s day care crunch

By Lorene Keitch Pioneer Staff The running joke in town is that when you are pregnant, you phone all the daycares and only then do you phone your mother.

Daycare shortages are a problem for many families in the community, whether it is not enough hours at a family’s preferred daycare, not enough spaces for all a family’s children or waiting lists longer than families can afford to wait.

Jodi Wilt is a single mother of two. When she first moved back to Invermere with two young daughters, she had trouble accessing daycare for both her children. Then once her oldest reached school age this year, she had to transfer her to another daycare that provides after-school care. Now, Ms. Wilt has to leave work early each day so that she has time to pick up both children from separate daycares before closing.

“Basically, I wasn’t able to have a full-time job until now because of it,” explained Ms. Wilt. “For three years I haven’t been able to work full-time because of childcare.”

Ms. Wilt said while everybody knows about the need for childcare, there are simply not enough Early Childhood Educators to run another facility.

Angela Miller faced similar problems. It took almost two years to find daycare for her youngest.

“I hired a part-time in-home nanny for a bit to get us through,” she said.

Hiring a nanny only worked because she was able to share the nanny with another family to make it more cost-effective and she and her husband adjusted work schedules too. After the nanny left, they found a patchwork of help from friends and family.

She remarked it is a “very stressful time for mommas with new little ones.”

Mrs. Miller was finally able to get a space at Sonshine Children’s Centre after 15 months on a waitlist. The only reason a spot opened up was because Sonshine decided to split their infant and toddler rooms to open up more childcare spots.

For Allegra Newill, the pressure to find childcare for shift workers pushed her out of the valley. Ms. Newill has been a paramedic for the past 17 years. With the structure of the paramedic pay system, Ms. Newill simply could not afford a babysitter while she was on call, especially a sitter that may have to stay overnight with her children.

“It’s hard to find a sitter that could stay overnight with my kids; it’s hard to find a sitter when I don’t get off on time,” shared Ms. Newill.

She now works in Vancouver, commuting back and forth for work.

“I can’t afford to work local now that I have young children,” Ms. Newill reported.

When The Pioneer raised the subject on Facebook about daycare needs, local moms responded.

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Kicking Horse Coffee gets new majority owner

By Lorene Keitch Pioneer Staff Kicking Horse Coffee promises to stay true to its Kootenay roots following the announcement of a major shift in ownership.

Kicking Horse Coffee assures that with the sale of 80 per cent ownership to an Italian company, the company will not change its focus or its brand, but will continue to be a locally based company.

“There’s no merger of the companies. Kicking Horse will continue to exist as an independent

brand, but now it’s going to have this global partner / owner,” explained David Gordon, communications representative for Kicking Horse Coffee.

He said the partnership will provide the “momentum and expertise” to help Kicking Horse expand and continue its growth.

The Lavazza Group, an Italian coffee company, now owns an 80 per cent interest in Kicking Horse Coffee.

The acquisition, announced Wednesday, May 24th, is valued at $215 million. Elana Rosenfeld, the co-founder of Kicking Horse Coffee, retains a 20 per

cent equity stake and will continue as the company’s chief executive officer.

“Kicking Horse Coffee has always distinguished itself for its unrelenting commitment to quality coffee, along with strong sustainability values.

“The Lavazza Group shares this vision and we now have the perfect partner to assist us in growing and connecting the world with our coffee,” commented Rosenfeld. “I am thrilled and honored we now share this beautiful adventure with the Lavazza Group.”

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• On Wednesday, May 24th at about 2 a.m. Columbia Valley RCMP members were on patrol when they took note of a truck driving in a very aggressive manner through Invermere. RCMP subsequently pulled the truck over to address the aggressive driving.

The 29 year old driver immediately displayed signs of alcohol impairment and was demanded to provide samples of his breath into an approved device; he refused.

After a lengthy explanation of the process by the RCMP, the driver still refused to provide a breath sample. This failure to provide a breath sample carries the same consequence of a “FAIL” reading and subsequently the driver was served a 90 day prohibition on his ability to operate a motor vehicle and his vehicle was seized for 30 days.

• During the very early morning hours of Saturday, May 27th Columbia Valley RCMP received a report of a heavily intoxicated male in downtown Invermere. When the complainant attempted to speak with the drunk male he could not understand what the intoxicated male was saying. RCMP attended to find the male asleep in the tall grass behind a house on 6th Avenue. The RCMP picked up the male and escorted him to the police car so his address and state of health could be determined.

Through his slurred speech the male was able to provide a phone number for his wife. RCMP took the opportunity to contact the man’s wife who in turn told the officer their address. The RCMP constable used the discretion to drive the male home which was only two blocks away; his wife met them at the door and quickly demanded her husband go straight to bed.

• On Saturday, May 27th at about 11:30 a.m. Columbia Valley RCMP responded to a report of a motor vehicle incident in Radium Hot Springs where a vehicle had struck a building. Members attended and noted a

Dodge Ram that was being driven by an older gentleman had jumped the curb and struck the front of Radium Bighorn Gift & Souvenir located on Main Street. There were no reported injuries inside or outside the building. The driver advised that his right ankle has had surgery and his foot slipped off the brake pedal and onto the accelerator when pulling into the parking stall. Police completed the necessary reports and drove the gentleman home.

• On Sunday, May 28th at about 8:45 p.m. Columbia Valley RCMP received a report of a possible hit and run car collision involving a pedestrian in downtown Invermere near the bars.

The complainant advised that a disoriented male with a lump on his head was in front of the Copper City Saloon. RCMP immediately responded to the report and once on scene located the male who had a severe abrasion on the right side of his face. Members quickly determined through speaking with witnesses in the area that the male, who was heavily intoxicated, had not been hit by a vehicle but instead had purposely hit his face against a tree. The RCMP sought some medical help for the young man, who once released from medical care was arrested for Being Drunk in a Public Place and transported to Columbia Valley RCMP cells where he was held until he was sober so there would be no further injuries or disturbances.

• There has been an increasing number of community members calling or stopping by the detachment to advise they were called by the Canada Revenue Agency with some threatening language and even threatening the receiver with arrest if they don’t call one of their investigators in order to pay some kind of fine or back taxes. I’d like to take this opportunity to advise that these are phone scams and are preying on the good nature and law abiding people of the Columbia Valley. The CRA will not threaten arrest and will not demand immediate payment. If you received a call like this and don’t know what to do, please call the CRA directly or call us here at the detachment and we can answer your questions. DO NOT send money to these criminals.

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Motorcyclist survives rock wall crash at Sinclair Canyon

By Nikki Fredrikson Pioneer Staff Inexperience and unfamiliarity with the area are to blame for a single-vehicle accident on Sunday, May 21st which resulted in the hospitalization of a 53-year-old male.

The accident occurred at 11:45 a.m. when a motorcyclist lost control of his vehicle heading east near Sinclair Canyon. The driver overcorrected his motorcycle according to RCMP Sergeant Bob Vatamaniuck, which resulted in the driver hitting a rock face one kilometre from the Kootenay National Park entrance.

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No traffic was affected by the accident according to Sgt. Vatamaniuck. Most of the traffic had already purged, and although there was consistent traffic it wasn’t particularly high volume.

The driver of the motorcycle was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash but did sustain injuries to his wrist and leg.

“Those injuries weren’t considered life-threatening and required some hospitalization but as far as I know they’re out of the hospital now but that was a few days ago,” said Sgt. Vatamaniuck.

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By Lorene Keitch Pioneer Staff An Alberta resident died at a Columbia Valley event last weekend.

The 32 year old male died at the Vibrant Music Festival, an event touted as an “intimate party to kickstart your festival season.”

The event was held on private property by Munn Lake near Wilmer.

“When police arrived they noted medical professionals trying to revive a 32 year old male in the campsite,” reported Sgt. Bob Vatamaniuck. “Unfortunately the male could not be resuscitated and was pronounced deceased at the scene. Currently, the

death is not believed to be suspicious.”

The Columbia Valley RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are continuing to investigate. The BC Coroners Service confirmed the case is under investigation and could not release any further details at the time.

According to festival-goers, there were approximately 300 to 400 attendees to the festival, which cost between $10 and $90 for entry.

Sgt. Vatamaniuck said this particular festival has not been running very long, so there has not been a history of problems with this event.

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Not quite over yet

By Dean Midyette Pioneer Staff

The most recent provincial election in British Columbia is one for the history books. On Tuesday May 9th, the governing Liberals earned victory in 43 ridings across our province, with NDP candidates getting the nod from voters in 41 ridings and the Green Party earning three seats.

On most election nights the winning party is clear but not here. In B.C., it takes 44 seats to govern. Adding to the uncertainty was that three ridings had vote spreads of less than 200 between the winning and second place candidates. No seats changed hands after almost 180,000 absentee ballots had finally been counted in late May. So who will govern without a clear majority?

Earlier this week the NDP and Greens announced a formal partnership, giving them a combined 44 seats, enough to defeat motions of no confidence and pass legislation.

Premier Clark announced that she will not resign as Premier and will put the question of governance before the MLAs in a June sitting of the legislature. Defeat would mean that the Liberals, lacking only one seat for a clear majority, would sit in opposition.

So what does the future hold?

The Liberals were unsuccessful in negotiations with the Greens but can they convince one of the NDP or Green party members to cross the floor with the promise of a cabinet seat or a large infrastructure program in their riding?

Will the NDP/Green coalition last a full four years?

What will happen to large infrastructure projects like the Kinder Morgan pipeline or the Site C dam?

The coalition has pledged to pass legislation eliminating corporate and union donations to political parties, place limits on individual donations and update lobbying laws. They have also promised a referendum on changing our current first-past-the-post voting system to a proportional representation model.

Like election night, we must wait and see what the future holds.

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MLAs get a voice in government Dear Editor: By recalling the legislature Clark might possibly be making a “Hail Mary” play to hold onto power but I’m sure even she sees the writing on the wall. Constitutionally and democratically however, it is the proper and correct thing to do. By testing the confidence of the legislature, Clark is recognizing the supremacy of that institution and the significance of each and every MLA as a voting representative of the people.

Clark’s decision means she is not simply taking Horgan and Weaver’s word for it. There really is more to our legislature than the party leaders alone.

We elected individual MLAs on election day, not just party leaders. Thanks to Christy Clark each MLA will have a chance to vote and decide how the next gov-

ernment shall be formed. That is how it should be.

That is the proper way to do it. That is true representative democracy in a party politics world.

Chances are each MLA will vote along party lines. Such is life and such is their choice. But what really matters is that they will get to vote and we will be represented by their votes.

More than likely it will be humiliating for Clark and she well knows it. She could have resigned and taken a much easier way out, but she is not. Good for her! Although I have despised many of her actions as premier, this one I honour because it is indeed honourable. Perhaps in fact, her most honourable. We should all give her that.

Chris Conway, Invermere, B.C.

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LETTERS

Best Friends’ Bash Was a Huge Success!

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Internees at the internment camp, Castle Mountain, Alberta. Date: 1915.

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Remember our history, a century later

Dear Editor: Thank you for the informative article “Home Fires Burning: the Inequitable Side of Canada at War” (in the May 19th Pioneer).

To this day many Canadians are still unaware of what happened to Ukrainians and other Europeans needlessly imprisoned as “enemy aliens” and forced to do heavy labour

during Canada’s first national internment operations of 1914-1920.

For those of us who savour our national parks it is important to keep in mind how forced labour created much of the infrastructure that we still benefit from to this day, a century later.

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Thanks to volunteers committed to helping kids Dear Editor: The May 26th to 28th weekend was a busy one for Invermere youth. It started on Thursday with a Silver Strings concert, the United Dance year end show on Friday evening, the Clash of Titans soccer tournament all weekend, the Glacier Peaks gymnastics team was away for a competition and the weekend was capped off with a Music for Young Children piano recital. I am sure I missed a few events in there. It was a fantastic weekend to see our kids in action.

As I observed parents ferry kids around to these events, sitting in the crowd and standing by the sidelines, I was struck by two things.

One, there are a phenomenal number of opportunities available to children in this small town. Kids can participate in dance, Judo, gymnastics, downhill skiing, soccer, piano, art, ukulele, swimming,

cross country skiing, biking and more.

This is because there are passionate people in the community who create these opportunities for kids.

Two, none of this would happen without parent and volunteer support.

From taking up, to taking down, coaching, making muffins, officiating games/ meets, braiding hair and providing moral support — volunteers are the support network who makes it happen. And it is not just this weekend, it is all year long.

So thank you to the committed coaches/leaders of these activities and thank you to the volunteers who provide essential support behind the scenes. It is activities like these that make this a vibrant community where people want to live. We are fortunate to live in a wonderful town full of amazing people.

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Snowmobile club gets new groomer

By Nikki Fredrikson Pioneer Staff After 15 years of actively fundraising, working with the Columbia Basin Trust, and the Village of Radium Hot Springs, the Windermere Valley Snowmobile Club raised enough to purchase a $85,000 groomer.

“We got to the point now when we had enough funds available, that we went out to tender through four, or five businesses to find a groomer that met our stipulations, based on year and the amount of hours that were on the groomer. Once we found the location and the person selling one, we made the arrangements to purchase,” said club president Gary Prosser.

The society found a distributor out of Red Lake, Minnesota, just south of Manitoba. After buying the new machine, it took three weeks before it arrived in Radium on Wednesday, May 24th. Due to the years of fundraising for the newer machine, the society had a number of stipulations they wanted the new equipment to meet before purchasing it.

“Some of the major stipulations included making sure to get one as new as possible, based on affordability, and that it had minimum hours on it. This current groomer that we have has about 7,700 hours — it did come from a ski hill down in the U.S. And (another stip-

ulation was) just making sure it would meet all the needs as far as the type of terrain we’re covering,” said Mr. Prosser.

The machine will be put to use this December to maintain and groom the club’s track twice per week, throughout the sledding season.

“The biggest thing is, when you get riders coming out, the first thing they ask is – is the trail groomed now? We can ensure that that’s going to happen because the old groomer just wasn’t reliable enough for us to make those extra passes, so we had to basically hobble by during the winter time,” said Mr. Prosser.

With the new machine, the society will be able to ensure their 19-kilometre track in the Forester drainage is a smooth enjoyable ride for their 70 members and GROOMING MACHINE — Windermere Valley Sno mobile Club memthe 2,000 visitors to the trail.

Although fundraising for this equip- bers Jesson McLennan, Gary Prosser President, Rob Chemelli and Scott BarsPhoto by Nikki Fredrikson ment is not over just yet, the society is by pose with the club’s new groomer. waiting to hear from the Columbia Basin that will continue indefinitely with funds collected goTrust if they will receive another grant that will be put ing towards maintenance of the cabin and collection of towards building a storage structure for the groomer. firewood. Until the sledding season begins the groomer The snowmobile club has a $20 user fee for the track will be stored at a facility in Radium.

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June 2, 2017

Charges laid for feeding bear french fries in park

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff

A person who fed french fries to a grizzly bear along Highway 93 in the south end of Kootenay National Park last weekend will face charges.

The incident, which occurred in the stretch of the national park just up from Radium Hot Springs, happened on Sunday, May 28th, on a part of the highway that for years has seen bears lounging by the roadside in late spring and early summer, grazing on dandelions and other natural edibles.

The fast food addition to the typical dandelion diet was not a welcome one, and came despite Parks Canada having this year (as it has every spring since 2014) established a temporary no-stopping zone stretching for 11 kilometres above the hot pools and encompassing the Kindersley Pass trailhead and Olive Lake area.

“Feeding wildlife is never a good idea. In this case it was also illegal,” Parks Canada communications and public relations officer Tania Peters told The Pioneer, adding the individual responsible has been charged for breaking Canada National Parks Act’s wildlife regulations and the matter “is now before the courts.”

The story of the french fry-eating bear was relayed to The Pioneer by several valley residents who had been traveling to and from Nipika Mountain Resort that day, and Ms. Peters confirmed the next day that it was indeed french fries that the bear had been fed.

“It’s certainly behaviour we’re not keen to see,” she said, adding the bear that was fed was a sub-adult grizzly that has been frequently seen in the area, and is “likely on its own, away from its mother, for the first time, and so it especially susceptible to habituation.”

Breaking the wildlife regulations in the Parks Act typically involves getting a ticket, but can — in more serious cases, such as this one — involve court appearances and possibly much larger fines.

“We regularly patrol the no-stopping zone with the

FRENCH FRY MUNCHER — This sub-adult grizzly — possibly in its first year away from its mother — has been frequently spotted roadside along Highway 93 in the southernmost part of Kootenay National Park, and according to Parks Canada, it was likely this same bear that was fed french fries by a visitor on Sunday, May 28th.

Photo by Sonia Nicholl/Parks Canada help of the RCMP and we will enforce it if need be,” said Ms. Peters, adding last year two charges were laid, and four formal warnings were given out.

This year’s no-stopping zone, which is clearly signed, was set up the same day — Sunday, May 28th — that the feeding incident took place.

The exact length of the no-stopping zone, and the amount of time it remains in effect varies from year to year, according to Ms. Peters, but its intent is always the same — to ensure the safety of the public, and at the same time to help protect wildlife.

Bears and other wildlife are often seen munching along the same stretch of Highway 93 every year because late May and early June typically bring early season “green-up” and dandelions in lower elevation and valley bottom areas of the park, while plenty of snow remains up high, making food sources scarce up there, said Ms. Peters.

To see the no-stopping zone in more detail, see Kootenay National Park’s warnings and closures webpage at http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/scond/Cond_E. asp?oID=27327&oPark=100253.

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Dance spectacular Invermere’s United Dance wowed the crowd with its phenomenal yearend show ‘Finish Line’ on Friday, May 26th, with the show encompassing 39 separate dances. See more photos on pages 16 and 17.

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Special Olympics athletes training hard at Valley Fitness Centre

By Nikki Fredrikson Pioneer Staff Every Friday afternoon at the Valley Fitness Centre a group of dedicated volunteers and athletes get together to workout as part of the Special Olympics Club Fit program. The program typically has anywhere from three to six athletes coming to workout together to build healthy habits and friendships between the athletes.

“Club Fit was designed as one of the programs for Special Olympics to help the athletes not only stay in shape, but help them perform better and improve their performance in any of their activities that they’re doing,” said Carolyn Kurtz, member of the executive for the Special Olympics Invermere chapter.

Athletes in the Invermere chapter of the Special Olympics train in alpine skiing, swimming, cross country skiing and bowling. Club Fit helps the athletes develop a better understanding of muscle groups and how to train their bodies.

“The fitness plan that they’re doing is I teach them to do a whole body fit-

Andrew Galligan (left), Thomas Eastabrook, Marlow Felding: three Special Olympics athletes training together.

Nikki Fredrikson photo ness. We go through the muscle groups.

We talk about what muscle group we’re using, I want them to learn their muscle groups. It’s not just about coming to the gym, but also learning about their muscle groups. I want them to learn how to program themselves, how to make sure they balance their muscle groups and just encourage them to get stronger,” said Jeanette St. Jean, personal trainer with Spe-

cial Olympics.

Ms. St. Jean said she wants the athletes to come and have fun while embracing working out, because they have to for the rest of their lives. The trainers with the Club Fit program not only help the athletes in the gym but take them out in the community to try other activities such as cross-country skiing, mountain biking, and kayaking.

“I think it’s a social thing for them too. They all connect with one another once a week, so it’s a social thing. This summer we want to get them out there.

We want to try different sports. We want to try mountain biking a little bit, so we’re going to take it out of the gym,” said Ms. St. Jean.

For Thomas Eastabrook the gym sessions and cross country skiing are his favourite programs offered by Special Olympics after being involved with the organization for the past six years.

“I like the fitness program because this is the closest thing I can get to physiotherapy. That’s always nice,” said Mr. Eastabrook.

While the Club Fit program often sees the same athletes coming to workout, Special Olympics hopes to see more athletes get involved.

“Anybody out there in the community is invited to come, any child, young adult with any kind of attachment to Special O or who want to get attached to Special O, come on in. We’re here for them,” said Ms. St. Jean.

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

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Friday, June 2nd • Canal Days continue: Keg River Race at 3:30 p.m.

Youth Bingo at 5:30 p.m. for ages 8 to 16.

• Windermere Valley Dirt Riders Club presents their 2nd annual Dirtbiking Race, the Panorama Hare Scramble at Panorama Resort with 200-300 riders. Runs all weekend. Visit panoramaresort.com to pre-register.

• 10:30 a.m.: Baby Rhyme Time at the Invermere Public Library for parents and babies 0-24 months. Must preregister for this free program. Every Friday till June 23rd.

• 6 p.m.: Bingo at Shuswap Band Hall every Friday.

Doors open at 6 p.m., Bingo starts at 7 p.m.

• 7 p.m.: DTSS Senior Theatre class presents the comedy ‘Spy School’ by Don Zolidis. Tickets $10 adult/ $5 youth at The Blue Dog Cafe or DTSS. Snacks available at intermission. Also Saturday June 3rd.

• 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 Oct. to June.

Saturday, June 3rd • The Fairmont and District Lions Club annual Golf Fun Day at Coy’s Par 3 Golf Course. Proceeds will be donated to the Westside Legacy Trail. Tickets available at Coy’s, cash or cheques only please. Golf + Dinner $30; Dinner only $15; Kids Dinner $5.

• 8 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.: Canal Days: Pancake Breakfast 8 - 10 a.m.; Parade 11 a.m.; Gagne’s Loggers Show 1 and 3 p.m.; live music, games, raffles, Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner at 6 p.m. plus Fireworks at 11 p.m.

• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Canal Days Cruise In Classic Car Show - Baillie Grohman Ave. and Arbuckle St. in Canal Flats. Registration $20, call Sjac Pronk 250-919-2104.

• 7 p.m.: The Killer Rollbots host the Natural Born Thrillers from Chinook City Roller Derby in Calgary as the only home roller derby bout of 2017. And it’s co-ed! With Arrowhead beer gardens plus 50/50 tickets for sale. Adults $10, kids 12 and under are free. At the Eddie Mountain Memorial arena in Invermere.

Sunday, June 4th • Canal Days continue at Tilly Memorial Park beach with Bed Races at 12 p.m. followed by Duct Tape Boat races at 3:30 p.m.

• 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.: Music + Education: Musician Workshop at Pynelogs Cultural Centre. Call for info 250-342-4423.

Monday, June 5th • 4 p.m.: The Lakeview Manor Society is holding their AGM in the lower level common room of Lakeview Manor, 604 - 6th Ave. in Invermere.

Tuesday, June 6th • 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.: Options for Sexual Health operates a drop in clinic in the Public Health Unit the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. Call 250-342-2360 for info.

• 10 p.m.: Karaoke at the Farside Pub in Fairmont every Tuesday night.

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Saturday, June 10th • 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Sneak Peek mini Book Sale in the courtyard at Frater Landing. Check out a selection of gently used books, a preview of what’s in store at the BIG Book Sale on Saturday, July 15th. The library’s Saturday morning ‘Storytime’ will be at 11 a.m. in the courtyard, weather permitting. All funds raised by the Friends of the Library will help outfit the Children’s Section of the new library.

• 1 p.m.: Local Cadets will be participating in the annual Ceremonial Review at the Invermere Curling Centre. Everyone welcome.

Monday, June 12th • 7 p.m.: Fairmont and District Lions Club meet the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month.

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Wednesday, June 7th • 8 a.m.: Radium Hot Springs Sunrise Rotary meets every 1st and 3rd Wednesday from April thru October at The Springs golf course. Breakfast $10.

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

• 2 - 4 p.m.: Seniors Day (65+) at the Invermere Thrift Store.

Thursday, June 8th • 10:30 a.m.: Stretch and Move Classes for Seniors with instructor Jenette St. Jean at Invermere Seniors Hall every Thursday. Cost $1.

• 2 p.m.: Seniors Tea at the Invermere Library the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month. If you would like to attend but do not have transportation, please contact the library at 250-342-6416.

• 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. $15/person or $25 for two.

• 7 - 9 p.m.: REACH DTSS Art Show Artist pARTy Soiree at Pynelogs Art Gallery. Show June 6th to 18th.

Friday, June 9th • 7 p.m.: Marty and Eli Beingessner with Dave Shaw performing at Strand’s Restaurant. Cover charge $5.

• 7 p.m.: Columbia Valley Car Club meeting at Rocky River Grill (Breakfast Room of Kanata Inn). Looking

• 7 p.m.: Edgewater Recreation Society is holding an Extraordinary General Meeting in the Community Hall to deal with past annual reports. All community members are encouraged to attend. Contact Barb Neraasen at 250-347-7757 or bneraasen@telus.net.

• 7 p.m.: Summit Trail Makers Society’s AGM at Lions Hall, Chamber of Commerce on Hwy 93/95. Guest speaker Brian Patton, co-author of ‘The Canadian Rockies Travel Guide’.

Wednesday, June 14th • 7:30 p.m.: David Thompson Secondary School (DTSS) Band Year-end Concerts in the DTSS Gym. Junior concert tonight, Senior concert Thursday June 15th. Silver collection at the door.

Thursday, June 15th • 7 - 9 p.m.: Your input is requested at The District of Invermere sponsored Community Consultation for redevelopment of the property after the old Community Hall is demolished. Everyone welcome to attend. At the Invermere Community Hall.

• 7:30 p.m.: DTSS Senior Band Year-end Concert in the DTSS Gym. Silver collection at the door.

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By Nikki Fredrikson Pioneer Staff For the first time in the Killer Rollbots history, the roller derby team will compete in a co-ed bout this Saturday, June 3rd. The Rollbots are hosting the Natural Born Thrillers from Chinook City Roller Derby in what will be an action packed game at Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena.

“The exciting thing about this game is that it’s our first co-ed game ever, so we have a couple of male skaters as does the Calgary team so it will be interesting to see the male and female skaters playing together in the same game,” said Killer Rollbots coach Jess deGroot.

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“The point of the game for the blockers is the blockers are trying to stop the others teams jammer. So playing defence while often at the exact same time trying to get their own jammer through quicker, playing offence.”

Ms. deGroot is expecting the co-ed game to be more intense for the audience to watch, and she said “seeing males and females compete together and against each other in a contact sport adds a lot of excitement.”

“Generally when you’re just seeing people race and seeing the contact, people getting hit, and skating all around usually it’s enough excitement, even if you don’t know why this person got a penalty or why the gameplay stopped. Usually the actual gameplay is pretty exciting anyway,” said Ms. deGroot.

Home games for the Rollbots are typically well-attended with the crowd getting excited and cheering it makes for a great atmosphere, according to Ms. deGroot.

“We’re excited to get some dudes out on the track and get them included in a game. I think it’ll bump everything up a little bit and make it a little more exciting, because it will be something a little bit different, that we haven’t seen with the Rollbots roller derby,” said Ms. deGroot.

Saturday’s bout will begin at 7:30 p.m. with doors opening for the event at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the door for $10 for adults and free for kids 12 and under. A beer garden with Arrowhead beer will be open throughout the game and the team invites the public to join them at Safta’s following the bout for an after party.

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The Branch Out Bike Tour takes place Saturday, June 17th. File photo.

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By Lorene Keitch Pioneer Staff Want to bike 80 to 160 kilometres for a good cause? How about if it includes ice cream at the finish line? Throw in a full support team along the route, kombucha and candy stops, a banquet dinner, and camaraderie in the challenge and you will have found yourself at the Branch Out Bike Tour.

The 7th annual Branch Out Bike Tour is coming to Invermere on June 17th. Organizers would love to see more local bikers sign up for this fundraiser bike tour. Crystal Philips, executive director of the Branch Out Foundation, said that while they have had great turnout of bikers from Calgary, Edmonton, even Vancouver and Victoria, this year they would love to see more locals loop the lake for the foundation’s fundraiser.

The event itself raises an extraordinary sum of money.

“We are on track right now to raising our first $1 million in just the bike tour alone,” reported Ms. Philips.

The money is in support of the Branch Out Foundation, a Calgary-based organization that aims to help mitigate and eliminate the more than 600 diseases of the nervous system that affects nearly 20 per cent of the world.

“We find the top neuroscientists across western Canada that are interested in researching more alternative, nonpharmaceutical approaches to researching the nervous system,” she explained.

The foundation was formed because of Ms. Philip’s own experience with multiple sclerosis. She was a competitive speed skater with eyes on the Olympics when she started experiencing symptoms.

She started her MS treatment with stan-

dard medical practice but found when she changed to a more non-pharmaceutical, alternative approach, she saw a drastic reduction in symptoms.

“Eight years later, I haven’t had a relapse since,” she shared. “I had great personal success with my disease.”

She said in researching online, she has seen others with similar success stories, but the standard medical field does not know how to respond to these stories.

“There’s this big gap for funding that kind of research,” she reported.

A quick scroll through the foundation’s list of funded projects include such topics as the effect of black tea extracts in traumatic brain injury, the effect of marketing and the emotional processing of food in childhood obesity, and the effect of ice skating on mobility issues in Parkinson’s Disease, among the dozens of others listed.

The Branch Out Bike Tour takes place Saturday, June 17th. The route takes riders from Panorama, down and around Lake Windermere and either finishing in town (80 km) or riding back to Panorama (100 km). New this year is the opportunity for riders to loop the lake twice, measuring a leg-aching 160 kilometre route.

While the ride sounds grueling, the event actually tends to get out a wide range of riders, Ms. Philips reported.

“We welcome anyone with a pulse.

There are people who are literally learning how to use clips in the parking lot before they start the tour,” said Ms. Philips.

“We have some beginners: tandem bikes, mountain bikes, some people with zero training and also Olympic gold medalists who come.”

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Grace and beauty in year-end dance

United Dance’s year end show, ‘Finish Line’ at D.T.S.S. Friday, May 26th, included 39 dances from the hard-working local dance troupe.

Photos by Nikki Fredrikson

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Knotty feeling Knotty Every May long weekend, Artym Gallery puts on an exhibition featuring stone carver Vance Theoret. As part of his exhibit, he brings a small carving that can be won in a ‘name the bear’ contest. Everyone and anyone that comes to the gallery can enter the contest and give a name suggestion. At the end of the weekend, Mr. Theoret looks at all the title suggestions and picks his favourite. There were hundreds of entries this year for the contest. Sara Frostad won with her title, ‘Knot feeling Knotty.’

Sara says she chose the name because she saw the log the bear was hanging onto had no knots on it, compared to some of the other logs Mr. Theoret has used in his pieces.

“I also thought about the expression on the bear’s face. It looked to me as a face that was innocent or was saying, ‘It wasn’t me’,” explains Ms. Frostad. “I was also trying to combine puns into the name because most of the names that Vance uses for his bears holding logs include some kind of pun.”

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by Carol Gordon, Elizabeth Stuart, Geraldine Forget, Lori Fontaine, and Sharlene Scofield. There are only two more days to visit the gallery with their extraordinary pieces. Mixed media, photography, acrylic paintings, pottery, and watercolours are on display for all to see, but not for long.

It’s also that time of year again, REACH is back at Pynelogs Art Gallery! REACH is a showcase for the students from David Thompson Secondary School that is run by Robyn Oliver. Robyn Oliver has been an art teacher at DTSS for 13 years, and has offered a number of students the opportunity to come to Pynelogs to showcase their artwork! Ms. Oliver shared that “if they excel at it I will invite them”. Robyn Oliver majored in ceramics and teaches adult classes on top of teaching her students.

REACH– Art from last year’s REACH exhibit. File photo.

REACH will take place from June 6th to June 18th for their annual art show. We look forward to showcasing the students’ creations as they have been experimenting with several mediums. Come support our young, local artists. Pynelogs Art Gallery is hosting a soiree for all to join on Thursday June 8th from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. With a purchase of Robyn Oliver’s pottery, you will receive unlimited popcorn for the night!

What else is happening at Pynelogs? Visit our website at www.columbiavalleyarts.com or for further inquires call us at 250-342-4423. We’re located alongside Kinsmen Beach, 1720 4th Ave., Invermere, B.C. Melissa Kelly is the Assistant Gallery Curator at the Pynelogs Art Gallery and Cultural Centre. Email pynelogs@ telus.net or call 250-342-4423.

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See this week's June 1st Invermere Valley Echo for:

Divisive digital sign debate rages at council (page 1) New strata development close to final approval (page 2) Radium hall gets donation (page 2) Stetski hammer Liberal over child care benefit (page 2)

Four flagger furor erupts in Radium during long weekend (page 3) School district DPAC reemerges (page 4) Water Smart program ready (page 4) Water pipe break closes James Chabot (page 14)

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A spring family transplant

By Lynsey Burke Pioneer Columnist Do I dare quote children’s author A.A. Milne of Winnie the Pooh…yes, sure…I’m going to do it.

“How lucky I am (we are) to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”

I couldn’t agree more, Pooh.

Moving — the logistics alone are horrifying. Boxes, packing tape, lifting heavy things, finding new homes for these things … not to mention uprooting, saying goodbye and re-establishing ourselves and starting over.

We felt instantly at home upon moving here three years ago. The lifestyle, the people, the recreation and the beauty — Invermere you’ve got it going on. Especially now that I am looking through ‘leaving’ eyes, I appreciate all of those things that much more.

While leaving a good (great) thing is never an easy task, we are hopeful that new adventures are waiting for us in Kimberley. Just a short distance from here, we will continue to infiltrate the valley often.

Until then, here’s a bit of closing gratitude to Invermere and it’s valley-isms: Lifelong friends: Friends that we (and our kids) have made here will be of the lifelong variety, friends that warrant preservation beyond the lackluster social media connection. Take that, Facebook!

The year-round fun: A summer day, there is no shortage of water-sports and activities, a spring stroll, a winter skate or ski, a fall fishing outing, community groups, galleries, movie nights, festivals, derbies, races, educational programs, live music — our need/desire to leave the valley

was few and far between.

The community support: In our three short years here, there have been many painful losses, illnesses, tragedies and hardships that have immediately drummed up support from the entire community, in a big way. The feeling of being looked after, and in return looking after your fellow community members is very real.

The mutual back-scratching: Locals support local (businesses), moms are seen everywhere toting around one another’s children, neighbours are being “cheered” for endlessly in the Cheers and Jeers section of the newspaper — thanking them for their neighbourly efforts, seniors are cared for by the able-bodied and willing, youth are caring for their environment and community — here, the giving mentality is met with giving back.

The local pride: There is no shortage of attendees at the Canada Day Parade; every familiar face is seen waving at the meticulously crafted floats and fire trucks. Families and individuals are highly involved in volunteer initiatives, big and small. It’s truly a happy community full of happy people.

The concentrated talent and entrepreneurship: People choose to live here, people who have years of experience in their field, people who are inventing and creating and enriching the valley with their products and skills. This is a place that is full of thinkers and talented creators, of Continued on page 40...

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Construction on the canal with up to 200 men.

Canal Flats

A look at history as we contemplate the future tions to the area, as well as the many historical footnotes that accompany the time that he spent here, but more importantly focus on what brought him to the area in the first place. I will be the first to admit that I am not some accomWith the recent closing of the Canfor Mill, it has plished historian, and that there are many historical scholbeen a particularly challenging time in our community, ars that can address that part of our history. However as I and as a newly elected councillor in the village it has left me continually thinking of the future here. My family, took time to research what brought Baillie Grohman to this area, I found it interesting that it was the wilderness, and and I have lived in Canal Flats for the last 20 years, and the vast resources for hunting and fishing that found Baillie believe that this is truly one of the best places in B.C. As Grohman making his way north from the United States to one member of your hard working mayor and council, I attended the BCEDA conference in Richmond, as just the Kootenays in 1882. Like so many of us today the quest for seeking nature, and the special moments that only the a small part of the many people, and agencies, working wilderness can bring us, is what started this chapter for Bailtoward the future economy in Canal Flats. Amidst this lie Grohman. process I couldn’t help to look at some of our village’s hisOur family originally came to Canal Flats to boat on tory, as we contemplate our future. Recently, I was fortuColumbia Lake, with friends who already lived in the vilnate enough to be given some photos from family friends lage. In time making trips up to Lussier Hot Springs (just (Bob, Petra, and Wes Johnson) who own and operate the minutes from town), fishing the Findley, hiking Doctor Baillie Grohman Winery, located in Creston, B.C. Creek, and floating the Kootenay all became a regular part The Johnsons had recently acquired some pictures from people involved with the original Schloss Matzen of our routine.

Recently I was with long time local residents Dave Castle located near Tyrol, Austria, which was the home and Val Langridge. We were looking through old pictures, of W.A. Baillie Grohman. Baillie Grohman was arguably and one of their pictures showed an original sign that used the first non indigenous source of economic developto sit at the entry of the village which read “Canal Flats a ment in Canal Flats, as he built a sawmill, general store, Sportsman’s Paradise” It made me think that those original post office, and hotel in the pursuit of his dream to create W.A. Baillie Grohman residents were really on the right track. Years ago my wife a canal connecting the Kootenay River with Columbia Lake. The Johnsons appreciated the history, and tenacity of Baillie Grohman, and so and I opened a small place to stay in the village called “The Paddlers Inn” located on Grainger Road. I find it amazing the people that I have met, that have come from all adopted the name, which now represents their award winning winery.

My intent is not to wax on about all of Grohman’s challenges, and contribu- parts of the world just for the specifics that our area offers.

By Councillor Karl Sterzer Special to The Pioneer

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The Canada 150 Project Some guests include a pair of French “Red Bull” base jumpers, (that came to I watch fellow travelers it is apparent to me that almost everyone is trying to emjump from Mt. Sabine located in the centre of town), mountain climbers on many brace the culture of that place they are visiting. So the question is “why would it occasions to climb Gibraltar, Ice climbers who come to climb a frozen falls just be any different in our area?” east of town, and Kootenay Fly Shop out of Fernie books guests with us to fish the Our local history, culture, adventure, art, music, culinary, and sport are all Kootenay each fall. huge assets, which we can tend to actually take for granted, because we are just Some guests just want to spend a day or two soaking used to seeing these things as part of our daily routine. So at Lussier Hot Springs, like the father and son that flew all as The Village of Canal Flats looks to the next pages of histhe way from Toronto so he could share the experience of tory, that through our words and deeds are being written, going to the hot springs with his eleven year old son, the I would challenge each of us, to be open in your thoughts same way that he had done with his own father so many to how we can embrace our history, and culture to create years earlier. a grass roots organic progressive economic culture in our There is really not enough time in the context of the community. article to share every experience, but the point is for us to Hopefully our community will be fortunate enough to remember just how great of a place we live in, and that have various forms of new industry as part of our future! sharing our natural surroundings is a viable option when it Meanwhile whether your skill is as a builder, chef, tradescomes to natural economic development that we all enjoy! man, photographer, painter, musician, or if you can share Recently we travelled to New Orleans, and as we sat some of the special areas of our local wilderness with others in the historic French Quarter having breakfast on Canal for a hiking or paddling adventure, embrace these assets, Street planning our day, it reminded me again of how imand make them part of our new economical strength. portant maximizing your community’s natural resources To say that losing our mill is a huge loss is at best an really is. understatement, and watching as the amazing hard workIn the French Quarter we looked to embrace that culing people that had dedicated years of their lives there now ture which included great jazz, blues, art, architecture, and moving away, or commuting for employment is difficult culinary delights specific to that area of the world. Trust to say the least. That said I really do believe that there are me when I say I am still washing off powdered sugar from many great chapters to come for our community, as we the Beignets we had at Cafe Du Monde on the Banks of keep an open mind, celebrate our history, and are creative the Mississippi. It really doesn’t matter where I venture, as in our future.

Baillie Grohman & President Roosevelt

Original picture from the Johnsons of the south tip of Columbia Lake prior to railroads and highways.

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Local businesses Support Conservation in our Backyard Submitted by Kara Stanton, Nature Conservancy of Canada If there’s one thing that unites local businesses, it’s the value they place on the land on which they live and work. One way businesses in the Columbia Valley have been showing their commitment to valuing local landscapes is by supporting the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC’s) work in the Canadian Rockies.

Local real estate company Coldwell Banker Windermere Valley Realty first decided to get involved with the land trust two years ago when they were looking for ways to give back to the community. By donating 0.5 per cent of its sales commissions to NCC, the company invests directly in local conservation efforts. The money goes into the Canadian Rockies program, which encompasses the East and West Kootenays and the South Selkirks. This continued contribution has raised $5,000 for NCC so far, an achievement that both groups are proud of.

“The Nature Conservancy of Canada is centered on land and the value of land,

and so is our business. It just made sense to donate,” said Marianne Ober, licensed assistant for Coldwell Banker Windermere Valley Realty.

As well as funding the acquisition of new lands, donations help to fund NCC’s conservation and management plans, which guide how the non-profit stewards its conservation areas over the long term.

“I think a lot of people take for granted the land around us, but we have to work hard to keep it wild so we can enjoy it for years to come,” Ms. Ober continues. “The beauty of the land is the reason people come here. You don’t have to go very far to find a piece of nature just to yourself.”

Coldwell Banker Windermere Valley Realty is among a group of local companies committed to conservation in the Columbia Valley and beyond. For every oil change at Cleanline Automotive, the business donates $1 to NCC. Kicking Horse Coffee has been partnered with NCC since 2001, adding the NCC logo to their bags of coffee sold in Canada. Additionally, Kicking Horse co-founder and CEO Elana Rosenfeld serves on the NCC

NATURE LOVE - Local businesses contribute in their own ways to the NCC, including Coldwell Realty, Cleanline Automotive and Kicking Horse Coffee. Submitted photo. board of directors.

Staff from the Invermere office of NCC are thrilled by the local commitment to the cause.

“Partnership is at the core of our work,” said Canadian Rockies program director Chad Townsend. “These collaborative relationships are what allow us to connect with and protect the invaluable environments in which we live and work.”

Founded in 1962, NCC is a science-

based organization that works to acquire lands with the aim of protecting vital and threatened ecosystems from development.

Since its inception, NCC and its partners have helped to protect more than 2.8 million acres (1.1 million hectares) coast to coast.

Chad Townsend and the Canadian Rockies program can be contacted at 250-342-5521 or by emailing canadianrockies@natureconservancy.ca.

Trail Tales: This week on the Westside Legacy Trail Editors note: The Greenways Trail Alliance will be writing bi-weekly columns updating the public on progress on the Westside Legacy Trail throughout the summer. This is the first: Segment One – Goldie Creek, we’ve been waiting for the provincial Ministry of Transportation to lift the seasonal road bans and as of Monday May 22nd, we are “all systems go”. Boulders and shrubs along the pathway have been cleared, and segment one is nearly ready for the next step - grading. In the coming weeks we will be digging down and forming a solid foundation for the new Westside Legacy Trail.

We have also cleared the land from the parking area at the north end of the trail in preparation for when the first section of trail opens. For now, however, the trail is an active construction area, and we caution everyone to not trespass and maintain a safe distance.

Segment Two – We started clearing the land from Segment Two between the end of Segment One and Salter Creek to allow the placement of the bridge piles for Salter Creek. Our bridges were one of the many donation opportunities offered by the Westside Legacy

fundraising effort, and many of you are eagerly awaiting their installation - which is coming very soon!

The trail north of Salter Creek will be familiar to those of us who have biked that trail in the past and this part of the trail mostly follows the same route.

What’s next?

We will be continuing the clearing and grubbing from the trail in Segments One and Two and expect to begin installation of several sections of retaining wall in the first segment. The work along the steep side south of Brady Creek will be an interesting challenge, as it is one of the steepest sections along the trail.

If you would like to find out more about the Westside Legacy Trail, please go to our website www.ourtrail.org where we have all our information.

TRAIL TIME– Pictures of the trail in progress, with boulders and shrubs removed from path. Submitted photos.

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The keg will be put in the river and guided down to the finish line under the bridge. Bring down a lawn chair and cheer on the keg.

Youth Bingo – 6 pm

Doors open at 5:30. All 8 to 16 years welcome. Parents also welcome.

Lots of Game Prizes and Door Prizes. Concession will be open.

SATURDAY, JUNE 3RD Pancake Breakfast – 8 am to 10 pm Served by the seniors.

Parade – 10 am

Line up at Martin Morigeau School 4890 Beatty Ave. at 10 am.

Parade Starts at 11 am. Lots of Cash Prizes. Everyone from 0 to 100 are welcome to join in.

RCMP “Cram the Cruiser” for the Food Bank

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Baseball, Bean Bag and Horse Shoe Tournaments.

Beer Garden.

Live Music ---Marty and Elli Beingessner.

Face painting, Kids games in the hall, Lots of raffles and vendors.

Canal Days buttons • Air Brush Tattoos Cu Express Train • Slip and Slide Kick Ball

Gagne’s Loggers Show

In the arena. Shows at 1 and 3 pm.

Concession Stand – 11:30 am to 3:30 pm Hot Dogs, Hamburgers and Fries.

Compliments of Family Pantry.

Draws and Awards start at 4:30 pm Cruise In Classic Car Show – 10 am to 4 pm Baillie and Grohman Ave & Arbuckle St. $20 registration fee. Trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. All makes and models of vehicles are welcome as well as motorcycles.

This event is to help promote Canal Days and the town of Canal Flats. For details on this event call Sjac Pronk 250-919-2104.

Charlie’s Cook Shack will be selling Hamburgers Hot Dogs and Pop on Sunday at the beach.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 3RD

Saturday Evening in the Park – 6 pm

Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner with Garlic Toast and a drink.

Treats and novelties will be available.

Karaoke by DJ Claudia Hirsher.

Old school games----3 legged race, egg race, wheelbarrow and gunny sack races.

Extended Beer Garden.

Fireworks at 11 pm.

SUNDAY, JUNE 4TH Bed Races – 12 noon

At Tilly Memorial Park (beach). 4 person teams. Cash prizes .

Let’s get those beds made!

For details on this event call 250-349-8212.

Duct Tape Boat Races – after the bed races

Entire boats made of duct tape and cardboard. Two people per boat.

1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes awarded. Spirit award for best decorated boat and crew. Titanic award for most spectacular sinking. For details on this event call 250-409-4050.

All events are held in and around the Canal Flats Civic Centre For information on all things Canal Days, call Karen at 250-349-5447 or Denise at 250-349-7558

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Kootenay Krusher

The Kootenay Krusher was a day of competitive races for young and old, from 1.5 k to 50 k routes last Sunday, May 28th, at Nipika Mountain Resort. A good turnout on a sunny day included (top left) Shea Brettelle and Will Brettelle. A rider keeps his eye on the turn, and another waves for the camera on the trail (bottom right). A young racers get a little help (bottom centre and bottom left).

Theo Wilson on the start line.

Photos by Nikki Fredrikson

June 2, 2017

Vroom vroom...

The Rocky Mountain Rally took place May 27-28th around the backroads of Invermere.

Samantha Bruyere (middle row, right) aged 9, hangs out in one of the rally cars. Cars were on display in downtown Invermere Saturday morning before heading to Westside, Forster, Dog Leg and Hawke roads to race.

Photos by Nikki Fredrikson

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The Clash of the Titans Soccer tournament took place last weekend, with more than 60 U12U18 teams competing. Photos by Nikki Fredrikson and Katie Watt.

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Run, jump and play Photos by Nikki Fredrikson

TRACK MEET– J.A. Laird students gave it their all at the annual track meet, held at J.A. Laird Tuesday, May 30th.

Clockwise from top left: Ryan Tamelin leaps into the sand; Harley Murray does a hair-raising jump; Carley Nickurak throws the shotput with all her might; Alex Hopkins eyes the landing zone; Jake Bradley pumps his arms in a foot race; Luke Schaal runs with determination; Nevaeh Jones celebrates her landing.

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250.439.8074

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

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

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Renovations Decks Finishing Interior/Exterior Painting David Gulbe Mike Bernicot

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. . . ‘Kicking’ from page 3 Mr. Gordon expanded on Ms. Rosenfeld’s comments, explaining Lavazza and Kicking Horse are perfect partners because they share similar principles and values.

“That’s an important part of the decision process – respectful integration of those values, and for Kicking Horse, safeguarding of their brand and their people.”

The Kicking Horse Coffee brand is embedded in the Columbia Valley.

Started in a garage by Ms. Rosenfeld and her partner more than 20 years ago, it grew into a firmly established and well-known brand in the whole bean and fair trade coffee industry.

Your Local

The Lavazza Group was established in 1895 in Turin, Italy. It operates in more than 90 countries through subsidiaries and distributors.

Mr. Gordon reflected that Lavazza’s acquisition is a testament to the Kicking Horse brand.

“This is an important move for Lavazza. North America is a key market for them and for a global brand, it’s a testament of confidence in the strength of the Kicking Horse product and people and brand,” said Mr. Gordon.

In a press release, Lavazza chief executive officer Antonio Baravalle, who will sit as the Kicking Horse Coffee chairman, said that with organic, fair-trade coffee being one of the fastest-growing trends, Kicking Horse Coffee leads it with a brand that is perfectly

complementary to Lavazza.

“Kicking Horse Coffee represents one of the ‘local jewels’ the Lavazza Group continues to seek as part of its globalization and premium positioning strategy,” Mr. Baravalle said.

“In recent years, the company has constantly grown at a double-digit rate and, thanks to this acquisition, its growth and development prospects both in and outside of Canada will increase significantly,” he said.

The Lavazza Group bought the 80 per cent ownership from the private-equity fund Swander Pace Capital, who had originally acquired the investment in 2012 in partnership with Jefferson Capital and United Natural Foods.

COLUMBIA VALLEY REAL ESTATE

Professionals

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Pioneer Classifieds

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ANNOUNCEMENT

ANNOUNCEMENT

ANNOUNCEMENT

garage sales

cheers & jeers

C.O.R.E

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

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.

Fairmont: Women only 7:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., Thursdays. Fairmont Lions Clubhouse 5003 Hot Springs Rd.

Garage Sale: Sat. June 3rd 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., Columbia Ridge Community Hall. 9 kms south of Fairmont on Highway 93/95.

Multi-family, antiques, household, collectables, sewing and craft, kitchen and garden. Lots of choices, coffee available.

Hunter Training Course

Invermere High School June 5th, 7th and 9th from 6 p.m. 9 p.m. and June 10th and 11th from 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. $150 per person (includes manual and materials).

Please call Alan at 250-409-9571 to register.

s obituary s Crawford, Milton Brian 1952-2017

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Milton Brian Crawford on May 26, 2017 at the age of 65 in Invermere, BC. Milton was born February 22, 1952 in Edmonton, AB to parents Patricia (Sheehan) and Murray “Tubby” Crawford. Tubby introduced Milton to hockey on outdoor rinks, hunting and Montreal Canadiens, which were some of his favorite passions. Tubby passed away in 1975 and Patricia resides in Ft. Saskatchewan, AB. Milton met the love of his life Margaret (Harding) in high school. They shared a special love, friendship and marriage for 46 years. Together they raised four wonderful children who blessed them with ten special gifts of grandchildren.

Milton was a proud family man. He taught his children so many things in life.

Important, serious stuff and silly, adventurous stuff. He invested his time and energy into his family.

How Milton loved the outdoors, camping, fishing, hunting and hiking! His fishing and hunting buddies were usually successful on their trips. Many of the stories shared would keep us in awe and laughter. He spent many hours teaching hunting and fishing skills to his children and was able to pass the tradition down to his grandchildren.

Milton believed in helping others and giving back to the community. He volunteered for Meals on Wheels and Loop the Lake. He coached hockey and was a huge supporter of the Rockies. Milton held the position of VP of the Kootney International Junior Hockey League.

Milton worked in Swan Hills, AB and started out as an Accountant in Brandon, MB. He served as Hospital Administrator in Bonnyville, AB, Ashcroft, BC and Invermere, BC. He retired as a Certified Financial Planner for Investors Group in 2017.

A few years ago Milton took up playing guitar. He loved his music and loved to jam with his brother. Anyone else holding a guitar was asked to join in. He had a huge repertoire of songs in his binder. The family spent the last of Milton’s time surrounding him with guitars, his favorite tunes and love.

Milton is survived by his loving wife Margaret of 46 years. His four children Alithia Gillies (Danny), Tristin Campbell (Donavan), Murray Crawford (Nicole) and Kelly Smith (Fraser). His ten grandchildren Abigail, Violet, Jasmine, Ronan, Marley, Sadie, Zavier, Murray, Ella and Arlo. He leaves behind his mother Patricia Crawford, brother Warner Crawford (Claire) and sister Elaine Boire as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.

A Celebration of Life for Milton will take place Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 2 p.m. at Christ Church Trinity followed by a gathering of memories and music at the Invermere Legion.

In lieu of flowers Milton’s wish was to have everyone spend it on family.

cheers & jeers

Cheers to our volunteers who Triple Cheers to the gals at the new helped us at the Invermere Library’s Scotty Burger. The food and service Canada 150 Heritage Celebration. is awesome and only bested by Cheers to Stevie, Daneve, Judy, your lovely smiles. Good luck with Cassidy, Konnor, Helen, and Lynda your new location! I look forward to for spending the afternoon with us. & sampling CHEERS JEERS the menu.

Sponsored by

Multi-family and Estate Garage Sale, furniture collectables and much more. Sat June 3rd, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 4825 Dell Rd. Windermere.

Garage Sale: 601-13th Ave. 9 a.m., Sat. June 3rd. Something for everyone!

garage sales

Multi-Family Garage Sale: 81413th St. (Bliss Hair) June 3rd 9 a.m.

- 3 p.m. Lots of Treasures.

Moving. Everything must go! Patio Furniture, garden tools, household furniture and small appliances 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday June 3rd.

861 Timbermont Road with access through Timber Ridge 3.

Please call 250-341-6299 to place your classified ad.

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

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Horning, Wallace

August 23, 1923 – May 20, 2017 Wallace Horning passed peacefully on May 20, 2017. He is survived by brother Bruce in Campbell River, son Curt and spouse Jane in Calgary, Perry and spouse Adrienne in Invermere, Deane in Castlegar and daughter Lana in Calgary…. plus 8 grandchildren.

The family would like to thank the staff at Columbia Gardens and Columbia House for their compassion and support over the past 6 years. To the staff at Valley Foods for their understanding and patience during dad’s daily… (at a minimum) visits. To the District of Invermere works staff who patiently accepted another supervisor for most things that took place in town. And the citizens of Invermere who accepted our father into the community in a friendly, supportive and understanding manner. These were truly some of the best years of his life.

The family is planning a private celebration of life in the mountains this fall, at dad’s favorite elk hunting camp. In lieu of flowers, please kindly release the next fish that you catch.

Cheers to Invermere Public Works for keeping the transfer station so clean over the long weekend.

Big Cheers to the businesses who supported Steamboat Mountain Music’s “launch party” Horsethief Pub, Leo Burrito, Stolen Church Coffee Co., Pip’s Country Store and any I have left out (sorry). It was a success!

Cheers to my family and friends who went above and beyond to help me with the dinner and bar at the Steamboat Launch party, I couldn’t have pulled it off without you all! Much appreciated!

Jeers to the families who allowed their young children to kayak and paddle board without life jackets this May long weekend at the Hidden Bay Beach! Cheers to the lady who rescued the young boy who had fallen into the water and was hanging onto the dock in absolute tears! Life jackets save lives!

Many Cheers to Adele at Fusion Spa for the best massage that I’ve had in a long time!

Big Cheers to the Park Rangers for doing a great job looking after the “Radium” bears in the Park!

Cheers to Lion Tex and everyone who so generously donated articles for another very successful Fairmont Lions Garage/Yard Sale.

Cheers to Gord and the gang at MacNeil’s for always being available and willing to help with anything I need and always going out of their way to be of service.

Cheers to Smitty and the boys at Everclear Windows for doing an amazing job on my windows. It was much appreciated. You guys are unreal!

Jeers to a local dining establishment for a terrible attitude towards their clientele and terribly rude service.

We will be sure to avoid this place from now on. Gone are the days you can walk into a restaurant and be greeted with a smile.

Great big huge CHEERS to all the past and present volunteers and board members of the Windermere Valley Snowmobile Society. The new groomer is here and a welcome addition. This could not have been accomplished without everyone’s hard work over the years. Here’s to an exciting 2017/2018 season.

Jeers to the golf cart drag races down 15th Ave. at 7 a.m. on a weekend. A little courtesy for the neighbourhood would’ve been appreciated.

Jeers to the impatient driver that tried to push me into the crosswalk when there was a semi truck coming and yelling at me saying that’s what crosswalks are for.

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lost and found

shared accomm.

property for sale

free give-away

help wanted

help wanted

Found: Outboard motor in the middle of Spur Valley bridge early evening May 23rd. Please call 250342-2082 to claim.

For rent 1-bdrm in a 4 plex. Windermere. 250-341-1814, washer/dryer, Smoking enviroment.

11 Acres, lot 27A plan NEP 1232 District Lot 375. $200K. Contact: carlsondonna@hotmail.com.

Free 8 x 10 manufactured shed with floor, call Harry at 403-512-6620.

house for rent

business for sale

Dragonfy Discovery Centre is looking for a full time Early Childhood Educator for the summer. www. dragonflydiscoverycentre@gmail. com.

Newer 1300 sq. ft., 2-bdrm, 2 bath, on secured Windermere acreage, with under drive garage. available June 1st. $1250/mo. Call Mark 403519-0252.

Business for Sale: Grant’s Foods, 503 7th Ave, Invermere, $59,000 includes everything.

Email gkelly2@telus.net.

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.

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.

Starting June 1st book your Panorama cleaning with Resort Fresh Cleaners: resortfreshcleaners@gmail.com.

Local electrical contractor looking for apprentice or journeyman electrician. Wage DOE. Email resume to ekelectric@telus.net.

storage 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.

office space Radium Hot Springs office space for lease, starting at $600/mo including utilities. 1-403-5599625.

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.

FOR RENT 700 sq. ft. , $400/mo + GST, Utilities, D.D. Unit behind Dry Cleaners. FOR RENT 990 sq. ft. - Reception area + three offices. $600/mo + GST, utilities, D.D. By Back Door Wine Cellar, the blue canopy. Call 250-342-6790 for both. Available immediately.

suite for rent Invermere: 2-bdrm + den, walk out basement suite. D/D, N/P, N/S, washer/dryer included. $900/mo includes utilities. Prefer mature renters. References required. Call 250-342-6480.

1-bdrm suite lower level, stove/ fridge, laundry on main level.

Looking for mature quiet. N/S, N/P. Includes Hydro, T.V., air conditioner. $800/mo, D.D. 250-342-2287.

1560 sq. ft. 3-bdrm main floor in Invermere with beautiful mountain and lake view. Centrally located on quiet street within walking distance to beach. Open concept L/R and Kitchen 2 bath fireplace, landscaped yard large deck. $1990/mo utilities included + D.D Available July 1st. N/S, N/P. 250345-4558.

misc. for sale 10” Delta table saw with roller stand, extra blades. $325. Some smaller hand tools, misc. 250-3416018.

Four mounted tires and rims, 215/70 R15, 30%. Two tires only, 215/70 R15, 70%, $150 for all.

Phone 250-341-3521.

condo for rent

firewood

Radium The Peaks Complex, Birch (316). Loft unit 1450 sq. ft. living, dining, 2-bdrm, 3-washrooms.

Kitchen with all appliances + microwave/dishwasher. Laundry room with washer/dryer. Propane fireplace, heating, A/C, curtains/ blinds. One parking space/storage in the U/G parkade. Utilities include propane and electrical. Facility has an outdoor pool, hot tub and indoor hot tub. 2 balconies, 270 degrees of spectacular views. One Pet allowed at $75/mo. No partiers please. Call Jeff Owen 403-660-2120. $1375/ mo, utilities included.

Support Rockies Hockey firewood.

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

Furnished 2-bdrm, 2 bath condo in quiet 5-Plex. A/C, fireplace, W/D, Shaw cable ready. N/S, No Pets, $1000/mo + utilities. Available June 1st, 250-417-6900 or email rtarasoff@telus.net.

lot/acreage for sale 0.42 acre undeveloped treed lot on Nelles Crescent, Windermere. 403616-9659.

mobile home Mobile Home on two lots in Wilmer.

Shed, shop and greenhouse. Great starter home. 3-brdm, 1 bath.

Roof, kitchen and bath renovated in 2014. Asking $220,000, open to offers. 250-409-9883.

Pine Firewood for sale. Available Pine, Larch and Fir. Call 250-3421586.

boats for sale Boat: 2008 Crownline 19SS 19 ft. with 4.3 liter Mercury inboard with only 56 hours. Ski tower and sun awning. Perfect condition and fully serviced. With trailer Heritage Model and size CB19SLD-39 19.

Asking $22,500. Call 1-403-3908755.

1995 Chaparral 1830SS, immaculate condition, 4.3L MerCruiser, 185HP, 283 engine hours, stored in boathouse, $12,500, email jim2017@shaw.ca for photos and more details.

Hobie Wave sailboat for sale. Fun recreational catamaran in good condition. Fully functional. No trailer. $1500 O.B.O. Currently located on Baltac Beach. 1-403608-2033.

BOAT FOR SALE: 15’ Chrysler Marine Beam 64” 90 hp Mercury Force Outboard, Fitted Cover, Trailer. 250342-0231.

services Heaven’s Best Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning

Environmentally friendly products.

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

Shannon’s Blinds & Designs

Residential House Cleaning - I’m new to the Valley and have over 30 years experience. No contracts required. Happy to provide you with a WELL CLEANED HOME. Contact 403-464-2043.

B.B.’s Home Care Services: Residential cleaning, house checks, lawn and handyman services. One call does it all! 250-688-2897 or 403-861-8782.

lessons/training Piano lessons - Fun, Finesse!

Arne Sahlen: B.Mus Distinction, ARCT Gold Medal. All ages/ levels, classical to contemporary, wide interests. Summer or yearround. cell/text 250-540-4242, arnesahlen@hotmail.com.

auto financing DON’T PAY TOO MUCH ON YOUR NEXT AUTO LOAN! Let us help save you money.

Call Aaron at 1-778-517-8101

cranbrookautoloans.com

SECURITY GUARDS REQUIRED. Valley Hawk Security has positions available from May long weekend to Sept. long weekend. Day/ night shifts available. Must have BC Security Guard Licence. Email resume to valleyhawksecurity@ shaw.ca or call 250-688-4295 for more info.

The Cedar Motel in Radium is seeking P/T Housekeepers for mid-May to the end of Sept.

Experience is an asset but will train a suitable candidate. Willing to work weekends, hardworking individuals who pay attention to detail. Contact Ed or Astrid Furger 250-347-9463.

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help wanted

help wanted

help wanted

help wanted

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

Black Forest Restaurant is looking for a full time Server. Previous experience required in a busy, upscale restaurant. Email, call or drop off resume. 250-342-9417, careers@blackforestrestaurant. com.

The Edgewater Recreation Society is looking for a cleaner for Edgewater Hall. $20/hr. Casual position. One year contract starts July 1st. For info phone 250-347-0085 or email woodkarel@hotmail.com.

Experienced Caregiver to start work immediately. I can offer $20/ hr. I will need his/her services for 5 hours at any suitable time of theirs between Saturday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday for my Mother-in-law suffering Dementia.

Contact elainetchapor@gmail.com.

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

Fuze Food and Smoothies is currently hiring Summer employment. Full time/Part time Seasonal hours. Pizza, and Line cooks with experience. Nighttime dishwasher/prep. Wages Starting at $13 plus free food and great tips.

Fun, fast paced, exciting working environment. Drop off resume at Fuze.

Cantebury Inn of Downtown Invermere is looking for hardworking reliable housekeeping staff at our busy Motel. Pay starts at $15 - $18 for the right candidate. Please contact Josh 250-342-6618.

Strands Old House Restaurant is accepting applications for a Saucer Sous Chef, three to five years experience in casual fine dining preferred. Evenings and weekends. Servers F/T or P/T, experience in casual fine dinning an asset. Apply to Tony Wood at tony@strandsrestaurant.com or 250-342-6344.

The Farside Inn Pub and Eatery in Fairmont is currently hiring experienced line cooks and servers.

Come by or call 250-345-6106.

The Birchwood is currently in search of dynamic individuals to join our team for the upcoming summer season. We are looking for line-cooks, kitchen assistants, dishwashers, server and hostess. Wages are dependent on experience. Must be able to work in a team setting, fast paced environment, evenings and weekends. Staff accommodation available. Please email resumes to birchwoodinv@gmail.com or drop off at Birchwood.

GUIDES WANTED: Toby Creek Adventures has positions for ATV + EcoTour guides. Must have knowledge of local history, indigenous culture, geography, wildlife, ecosystems. Demonstrate ability to safely guide interpretive tours + operate equipment.

Relevant degree/diploma preferred + 80hr first aid + CPR cert + Class 4 DL. PT/ FT day/eve available. Own transport req’d. Send resume (PDF) to Info@TobyCreekAdventures. com.

Guest services position available at our awesome, one-of-a-kind resort. Full-time seasonal. Must be able to work weekends and afternoon/evening shift. Please send resume to Radium Valley Vacation Resort by fax, 250-3479808 or email radval@shaw.ca.

P/T, F/T positions at Leo Burrito/ Gerry’s Gelati in Radium. Wage dependent on experience. $12 to $18/hour + gratuity. Looking for cooks and front counter attendants. Year round and seasonal opportunities. Fast pace environment with many perks including free meals, coffee and mini-golf! Submit resume to info@ leoburrito.com.

The Black Forest is looking for full time kitchen help. Call, email or drop off resume. 250-342-9417, careers@blackforestrestaurant. com.

Fubuki Sushi is now hiring server and kitchen positions. F/T and P/T summer and year round. Drop off resume at restaurant.

Sunchaser Vacation Villas is all about providing excellent vacation experiences to the families that visit us year after year; and we need talent to provide it! We are currently seeking reliable, and experienced individuals to fill the following positions:

Please apply with resume to 8888 Arrow Rd. fax 250-342-8889 or email to invermere@bcminns.com

Shuswap Band is looking for a Senior Summer Camp Leader! Term from July 4th-August 17th for children aged 5-12, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays.

If you are interested in delivering a safe, fun summer camp, we would love to hear from you! Responsibilities include: being responsible for all summer camp operations; ensures camp runs smoothly; anticipates and deals proactively with problems; implements safety procedures; and monitors safety at camp.

Qualifications: First aid; experience working with children; enjoys outdoors; drivers license; food safe; and requires criminal record check.

We thank all for applying, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

2 positions available

Lifeguards

MANUFACTURING LTD.

Seasonal Full-time

LVL Manufacturing Labourer Position

Current NLS, CPR-C, and First Aid Certificates NLS Water Park Option and Red Cross Instructor’s an asset Fast-paced work environment End-of-Season Bonus Incentive

Brisco Manufacturing Ltd., a privately held Canadian Company specializing in producing High-Quality Certified engineered beams and other products from Laminated Veneer Lumber, is seeking to hire a Manufacturing Labourer for our plant in Brisco, BC.

Housekeeper

General Summary: The Manufacturing Labourer is required to learn various tasks including assisting with Loading and unloading the Press using cranes, finishing and packaging, counting inventory as well as general cleanup and other duties as required.

1 position available Permanent Full-time

Experience an asset Fast paced work environment Our found talent will have full use of our pools, hot tubs, fitness centre and more.

Kanata Invermere is hiring Seasonal work with potential for year-round employment.

Offering competitive wage plus summer retention bonus benefits after probation period. Physically demanding job in a fast-paced environment. Must have reliable transportation, a stong work ethic, flexible schedule and an ability to work as part of a team or individually.

Job Posting: Senior Summer Camp Leader!

Please submit a resume, cover letter and references to Morgan Floesser mfloesser@shuswapband.net or Suzie Thomas sthomas@shuswapband.net by June 14th. Preference will be given to Shuswap Band Members.

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Send your resume and cover letter to: jobs@sunchaservillas.ca Fax 250-345-6250

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Our facility is located just north of Radium Hot Springs in the beautiful Columbia Valley in British Columbia.

Key Responsibilities: • Perform tasks efficiently focusing on Safety, Quality and Production while meeting deadlines.

• Using a variety of equipment such as hydraulic press, planer, glue machine, cranes and hand tools.

• Fill out paperwork accurately.

• Work effectively together with assigned crew.

• Following established procedures to safely produce high quality results.

Qualifications: • Experience in manufacturing or equipment operation an asset. Willing to train the right candidate.

• Safety Oriented.

• Ability to follow direction and work together with others to complete assigned tasks.

• Ability to use simple mathematics.

• Physically fit, Team player, able to work from heights.

• Self reliant, organized, motivated and quality oriented.

This is a full-time position, which offers a competitive wage and comprehensive benefits package.

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We wish to thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Please address cover letter and resume to Kevin Olson –Plant Supervisor and e-mail pdf file to: epetersen@briscowood.com or Fax to 250-346-3218 Deadline for application is 5 pm (MST) Monday, June 5, 2017.

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Tony’s Greek Grill 911611 BC Ltd. O/A Tim Hortons 496 Highway 93/95, Invermere BC, V0A 1K2

HIRING ALL CULINARY POSITIONS Full-time hours available for dishwashers, line cooks and chef de partie roles. Wages range from $13/hour - $20/hour depending on experience.

Food Counter Attendant Full-time/Shift Work Afternoon/Evening Shift, Weekends and Weekdays. $11.75/hour + medical/dental/group benefits

Baker Full-time/Shift Work Afternoon/Evening Shift, Weekends and Weekdays. $12.50/hour + medical/ dental/group benefits

Summer season June – October Offseason work may be available Need to work independently and also with others Must have own vehicle and cleaning supplies Flexible hours Job type: Contract Salary: $20 per hour Contact Dust-bunnies Cleaning 250-688-1471

911611 BC Ltd. O/A Tim Hortons 496 Highway 93/95, Invermere BC, V0A 1K2 Food Service SuperviSor Permanent, Full-time, Part-time, Shift, Weekend, Day, Night, Evening $14.00 per hour • Start Date: ASAP # of Vacancies: 8 • Experience: 1-2 years Education: No Education Required Job Duties: • Supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of staff who prepare, portion and serve food; • Participate in assisting to establish methods to meet work schedules; maintain records of stock, repairs, sales and wastage; • Train staff in job duties and sanitation and safety procedures; • Ensure that food and service meet quality control standards; • You may participate in the selection of food service staff and assist in the development of policies, procedures and budgets; • Maintain company and corporate adherence to standards, procedures and programs, and as updated from time to time; • Assist in ensuring optimal employee coverage at all times and fill in as required for various areas during busy periods to maintain optimal customer service levels.

Benefits: Medical and Dental Please apply via email at timhortons.invermere@gmail.com or in person at 496 Highway 93/95 Invermere, BC

If you are an enthusiastic & hard working individual looking for an organization which focuses on energizing & engaging its employees, send us your resume today!

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DQ Invermere is Hiring!

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

HELP WANTED SHORT ORDER GRILL COOK Experienced short order grill cook. Starting wage is $18-$25/hr depending on experience.

Call 250 345 6661 or email resume to tonysgreekgrill@gmail.com.

Apply via email: timhortons.invermere@gmail.com

Contact John Udell by email at judell@eagleranchresort.com or pop by with your resume.

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Apply in person at the DQ at 350 Laurier St., Invermere or by email dqinvermere@yahoo.ca

Food Service Supervisors Hiring: Salary: $14 per hour Permanent Position; Full-Time, Part-Time Shift work; All Shifts, Day, Evening, Weekend Start: ASAP 6 positions available 1 to 2 years Experience Required No Education requirements Job Duties: • Supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of staff that prepare, portion and serve food; • Participate in assisting to establish methods to meet work schedules; maintain records of stock, repairs, sales and wastage; • Train staff in job duties and sanitation and safety procedures; • Ensure that food and service meet quality control standards; • May participate in the selection of food service staff and assist in the development of policies, procedures and budgets; • Maintain company and corporate adherence to standards, procedures and programs, and as updated from time to time; • Assist in ensuring optimal employee coverage at all times and fills in as required for various areas during busy periods to maintain optimal customer service levels.

How to Apply; email: dqinvermere@yahoo.ca in person or by mail @ 350 Laurier St., Invermere, BC V0A 1K7

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June 2, 2017

JOB OPPORTUNITY

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Invermere Glass is seeking a full-time Journeyman Glazier or Glass Installer. The successful applicant must possess automotive glass installation skills; Residential installation including shower doors, mirrors and railings and sealed unit installation.

The applicant must possess good customer service skills and be able to deal with customers in a fast-paced environment.

If interested, please apply with a resume to the address below. #3, 109 Industrial #2, Invermere, B.C. 250-342-3659 Fax: 250-342-3620

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Box 159, 8853 Grainger Road Canal Flats B.C. V0B 1B0 Phone: 250-349-5462 • Fax 250-349-5460 Email village@canalflats.ca

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The Village of Canal Flats is a small municipality in the scenic Columbia Valley located in the southeast corner of British Columbia, one hour north of the City of Cranbrook and the Canadian Rockies International Airport, 3.5 hours west of Calgary and 15 minutes south of Fairmont Hot Springs, BC. Incorporated in June of 2004, the Village is centrally located and is a key part of the upper Columbia Basin. With a rich history of logging, early explorers and entrepreneurs, we are situated at the headwaters of the Columbia River system, surrounded by vast ecological and wilderness resources.

The Village is seeking a dynamic individual who will assume the position of Chief Administrative Officer. This full-time, permanent position also includes the responsibility of Financial Officer.

This is a very exciting time in the Village of Canal Flats, which is poised for substantial growth and development over the next several years. It is important for applicants to understand that an individual with vision, energy, team mentality and a willingness to be a key factor in the next chapters of making Canal Flats the best place it can possibly be, is paramount in the consideration of this position.

The scope of work will include working closely with Mayor and Council, managing staff, as well as the day to day operations associated with the functions of the Village, in accordance with the Local Government Act, the Community Charter and other related legislation. Currently, the Village employs four full time and seven part-time employees.

The CAO will provide guidance to Council, leadership to staff, professional co-operative interactions with the community and its various organizations. Working to stimulate a healthy transparent corporate culture as the front line contacts in our community, you will need to be a leader, motivator, facilitator, communicator and mentor.

A wide range of educational and professional backgrounds will be considered, however it is an asset to those with diplomas or degrees related to public and business administration. A Senior Certificate given by the Provincial Board of Examiners, or recent professional development work would be an asset. In addition, experienced communicators, with social media skill, along with modern IT intellectual capacities will be favourably weighted in this process. The Village of Canal Flats offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Interested individuals are encouraged to submit a cover letter, resume, references and salary expectations in confidence, no later than June 30, 2017 at 4 pm. We would like to thank all applicants, however, only those being considered will be contacted.

Village of Canal Flats PO Box 159, Canal Flats BC V0B 1B0 Fax: 250-349-5460 • Email: village@canalflats.ca

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Recycle Your Books for library Submitted by Friends of the Invermere Library Written by Sheila Bonny In preparation for the BIG Book Sale on Saturday, July 15th, the Friends of the Invermere Public Library are seeking donations of your gently used books.

The popular annual BIG Book Sale is the Friends’ major fundraiser of the year, an event that helps fund book purchases, community programs and, this year, furnishings for the children’s section for the new library under construction in the Columbia Valley Centre.

Spring clean your bookshelves and recycle any books you have enjoyed, or not enjoyed.

Our community of voracious readers enjoy everything from science fiction to romance, history to mystery, self-help to biography, sports to history, fiction and non-fiction. Especially popular are children’s books: board books, picture books, chapter books, science books and young adult literature.

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canada’s confederation, the Friends are including a special Canadiana section this year. Search your shelves with an eye to contributing books with Canadian settings, photography, biographies, poetry, cookery, geography and history. Not desired are National Geographics, Readers’ Digest condensed books and textbooks.

Drop your books off inside the library during opening hours. When the library is closed, you are welcome to drop your books off in the labeled plastic bin adjacent to the big metal library book return box, and mark July 15th on your calendar to get some great bargains at the BIG Book Sale in the old Invermere Community Hall. . . . ‘Edgewater’ from page 8 — something that has been causing issues for residents as they drive trailers, motor homes, and commercial trucks up and down the road, according to Scott Mclean.

While the spring flood strikes, the residents work diligently on their own to clear the road with backhoes to save their road.

“Some years it (flood) doesn’t even happen but when it happens we’re out here for days,” said Dale Elliott. “We’re fortunate we have Scotty and the (back)hoe up here when the flood happened, otherwise we wouldn’t have had any road left.”

Adding to the mounting frustration of lack of maintenance to the road, Mr. Elliott had to put in his own road when he subdivided his property approximately 10 years ago. While putting in his road the Ministry of Transportation had road engineers ensure his road meet the same standards the TransCanada Highway has, part of which included work to the ditches, that in the end allowed the water to

BOOK SALE – The Friends of the Library volunteers eagerly await your recycled books to sort for the upcoming Big Book Sale. Submitted photo.

flow faster down the roadside.

“So they made me do all this work, which created more problems for them and no, they’re not owning up and fixing it,” said Mr. Elliott.

In an email conversation between Mr. Elliott and district operations manager for the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Jason Templeton on May 5th, 2017, Mr. Templeton discussed prioritization of road work in the East Kootenay region.

“Maintenance work identified in the 2015 email will be reassessed and incorporated into the maintenance work plan on a priority basis. It is important to understand that although there may be prevalent maintenance items on a variety of roads, the ministry and maintenance contractor need to address based on prioritization of safety, road classification and available activity quantities within our maintenance agreement,” said Mr. Templeton in the email.

Although the residents are frustrated with the lack of response George said “there’s no point in picking on the local guys (Mainroads) — their

Engaging Teens Libraries have been working on summer programming for decades, and it has been a big area of focus to engage children, teens and adults to focus on the love of reading.

As we look forward to a busy summer, the Radium Library will continue the partnership with “Adventure Radium” the Radium Village program and the B.C. Summer Reading Program during the summer in the park. Children will have the opportunity to browse through and read a great variety of books that will be available.

The Dragonfly Nursery located in our building will continue to utilize the library on a weekly basis to select books and participate in story time.

The library director was invited to the Edgewater School in May to meet with the parents and the new fall Kindergarten students.

The library will be participating in the Radium Days Parade, Canada Celebrations, and regular book sales during the summer.

The popular Teddy Bears Picnic will be held again in August. Lego building sets are available for all ages on a drop-in basis during all open hours.

Our popular donation book shelf is also available for reading travellers as well as the popular wifi. Travellers from B.C. may choose books from our library if they hold a membership in any B.C. library and will be offered a B.C. One card.

School may be out soon for the summer but learning is always in season at the Radium Public Library.

This week’s column was written by Jane Jones, director of the Radium Public Library, which is located at 7585 Main Street West. Call 250-347-2434 for more information.

hands are tied.” The residents said they understand the repairs come from the ministry direction not from Mainroad staff, but added they are hopeful that maintenance will happen sooner rather than later.

“We’re not asking them to bring it up to standard, we’re asking to fix what we have here,” said George.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure public affairs officer Sonia Lowe said “the ministry has also been actively working with maintenance contractor Mainroad East Kootenay in preparing a plan to improve ditching and cross culverts.”

“Following this spring’s high water, the ministry has made repairs on Hewitt Road which included cleaning ditches, redirecting water and installing temporary barriers where portions of the road was damaged,” said Ms. Lowe.

The ministry said it has been waiting for drier conditions to continue further repair to the road, but added the repairs are scheduled for this week.

38 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer . . . ‘Familes’ from page 3 “The biggest problem we face here is that there just aren’t enough qualified childcare providers, especially in the under 3 age groups. Those workers require the highest levels of certification and are allowed to look after the least amount of children,” wrote Janice Dallaire.

Mandi Cox responded as well, saying when pregnant with her twins, she put them on a waiting list when she was only eight weeks pregnant. Her babies were 27 months old before she was able to get a spot for them two days a week.

Knowing these challenges exist, Family Dynamix is undertaking a survey to address childcare concerns in the Columbia Valley. Michele Neider, director of program management, says one area of need Family Dynamix has seen is a need for daycare that falls outside of the usual daycare hours offered by the area’s licensed providers. Given that this is a tourismbased economy, many parents work evenings and weekends to help provide services for visitors.

“So what do you do when you have to work at night, what do you do with shift work– you may not have families to rely upon,” questioned Mrs. Neider.

While the daycares in the valley provide excellent services, Mrs. Neider said Family Dynamix wonders if it is enough for the needs of the community.

“The needs and demands study is to discover what exactly families are needing, what are they missing,” said Mrs. Neider.

Pat Cope, executive director at Family Dyna-

June 2, 2017 mix, said the issue of daycare is not a new problem.

“We’re a community that our economy relies heavily on tourism and recreation. Families are looking for weekend hours, evening hours, so looking for traditional as well as nontraditional hours,” explained Mrs. Cope.

She said the problem is not only one for families; it is one for employers as well. Without proper daycare, staff availability is cut down significantly.

Another aspect to consider in daycare shortages is summed up in Invermere’s Official Community Plan (OCP). Recruitment and retention of families is one of the OCP priorities. Without affordable housing and childcare access, families have a harder time staying in the valley, Mrs. Cope suggested.

“The board is very focused,” said Mrs. Cope.

“We want to have conversations, and see where we can develop solutions for addressing concerns going forward.”

With the survey results in hand, the board of Family Dynamix hopes to move forward on conversations with service providers regarding capacity and other ideas to help provide for the daycare needs in the Columbia Valley.

“It’s about building capacity in community,” said Mrs. Cope. “Overall in the valley, about meeting the capacity needs of each community. What might fit for the community of Canal Flats or Fairmont might not necessarily for Radium, Edgewater or Invermere.”

For more about the survey, see the related story below.

CHILD CARE NEEDS - The Family Dynamix Association including Greta Correll and Michele Neider (shown here) — is tackling the ongoing day care crunch plaguing young Upper Columbia Valley families head on by undertaking a child care needs and demands survey.

Photo by Lorene Keitch

Family Dynamix seeks input of valley-wide child care needs and demands survery Submitted by Michele Neider Family Dynamix Association Family Dynamix Association (FDx) is turning its attention to child care needs in the Columbia Valley. In the next weeks, FDx will reach out to all communities via surveys, social media, the newspaper, and community consultations with stakeholders to determine the need of current and future child care requirements.

This is a great opportunity for all parents or future parents to voice their views, desires, and dreams for their children’s care.

Over the last three decades, the need for child care has grown steadily with the rise in employment among women. The potential benefits of peer socialization, school readiness, and numeracy and language skills have also impacted the need for quality child care.

The types of child care in the Columbia Valley vary, from nannies and home daycares to preschool programs, and daycare centres. Finding the most appropriate child care arrangement can, at times, be challenging. Parents must often balance the need between the overall quality, convenience, availability and cost of child care.

Parents in the Columbia Valley are further challenged by the difficulty of finding adequate before and after school child care programs. Being a valley

where part of the economy is based on tourism, service industry workers need weekend, week night and holiday child care.

In 2011, Statistic Canada reported that 46 per cent of Canadian parents used some type of child care for their children 14 years and younger. Moreover, 54 per cent of parents with children aged 4 and under used child care (see Statistic Canada: Spotlight on Canadians: Results from the General Social Survey).

The same survey shows that by far, the child care arrangements were most frequently used for children aged 2 to 4 years of age. The 2016 population census demonstrates an estimated 245 children aged 0 to 4, 260 aged 5 to 9 and, 250 aged 10 to 14 are residing in the Columbia Valley.

Are there enough child care services/spaces available to meet the needs of parents/caregivers? This is not an easy question to answer as one must first ask what does “child care” mean. Is there more to child care than simply watching the kids and keeping them safe while their parents are at work?

Adequate child care plays a major factor in attracting and retaining young families in the Valley. This Need and Demand study will provide both qualitative and quantitative data on family needs and present a great opportunity to develop strategies to meet these needs for child care support in the foreseeable future.

For more information please contact Michele Neider or Greta Correll at FDx, 250-342-5566.

June 2, 2017

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 39

FAITH

Obstacle are Opportunities

By Father Gabriel St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Regular drivers familiar with the vicinity know where the road humps are and they would drive the vehicle cautiously to avoid accidents. Newcomers and strangers to certain city and town environments might find it hard to cope with the sudden unexpected humps and blocks. Perhaps they may be paranoid. Humps on the roads help drivers to regulate speed, facilitating safety of vehicles and pedestrians. Unless vehicle users adhere to the safety measures, they might cause unimaginable damage to people and properties. Much the same way, life is a long journey and each individual is a driver. Unless individuals are familiar with the life principles, ‘what is good, right, real, of value and desirable’ individuals will meet with humps and blocks. These humps are basically understood as obstructions, hurdles, hindrances, barriers, which either prohibit or prevent an action or thought or imagination because they are not suitable, beneficial, profitable or helpful either to the society or to themselves.

How can we make these obstacles or obstructions meaningful to our progress? How can we overcome our mental blocks such as scepticism, pessimism, passivity, etc. People become hyper with neurosis when overwhelmed with mental blocks. Probably they are unable to look beyond. In fact they are immersed in self absorption, caught into tunnel vision and short sightedness.

Because of this their inner potentialities are either suppressed or not fully utilized. These people have aspirations, hopes and dreams. But their mental blocks prevent them from achieving their high ideals.

Some stumble with personal weakness like Kind David and Apostle Peter. David’s lack of self control led him to seduce Bathsheba and Peter’s fear caused him to betray his master. Time and again we all stumble with moral and spiritual matters. St. Paul in 1 Corinthian 9:24-26 writes, “Run the race of life with endurance” meaning moral and spiritual strength and stamina. Let all our stumbling stones like dreadful disasters, terrible tragedies, failures, etc., become stepping stones to success. Human sufferings like diseases, accidents, war, starvation, violence, unemployment, etc., are stumbling blocks for development and progress. Sometimes certain governmental policies do cause us to stumble. Leviticus 19:14 warns, “Don’t place a stumbling block in front of the blind man” meaning don’t deliberately assist wrongs and don’t give wrong advice. Considering the question of life, all people of good will stumble at the policies of certain governments who have opted for mercy killing and the way of the judiciary function.

Jesus teaches us a life’s lesson in Luke 22:42, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me. Nevertheless, let your will be done, not mine.” He was stumbling at the thought of his impending suffering and death. But quickly transformed that excruciating thought into an opportunity to bring healing and comfort to the whole human race by surrendering to his father’s will. Whatever be our situation, scriptures call us to face them with courage like a valiant. Can we transform our obstacles into opportunities through our positive mindset and outlook?

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Stand Up Paddleboarding is not usually a black tie affair, but this group of ladies took to the waters in elegant gowns with the backdrop of a setting sun creating stunning silhouettes.

Photo by Tamara Porter.

LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH Sunday, June 4th 10:30 a.m.

Worship And Life Instruction, “Covenant – Abraham” …

Pastor Matt Moore ministering.

“K.I.D.S.” Church, for children Ages 3-4 years: Kindergarten-Grade 1: and Grades 2-7, during the Morning Service.

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

Windermere Valley Shared Ministry ANGLICAN-UNITED Worship every Sunday, 10:30 a.m.

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

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

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

Saturday, 5 p.m. and Sunday, 9 a.m.: at Canadian Martyrs’ Church in Invermere.

Sunday, 11 a.m.: at St. Joseph’s Church in Radium.

Father Gabriel • 712 -12th Ave., Invermere • 250-342-6167 ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN MISSION OF INVERMERE Worship services every Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

Christ Church Trinity, 110 - 7th Ave., Invermere Pastor Rev. David Morton • 250-417-5017 Radium Christian Fellowship Sunday 10 a.m. Worship service Pastor Wayne and Linda Frater • 250-342-6633 No. 4, 7553 Main St. Radium • 250-347-9937 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Worship Service, Sunday, 10 a.m. • Relief Society, 11:15 a.m.

President Rick Daniels • Columbia Valley Branch 5014 Fairway, Fairmont Hot Springs • 250-341-3756

Service Interruption Notice: Fairmont Hot Springs Water System Users There will be intermittent water system shutdowns between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. from June 12-16, 2017.

These service interruptions will last approximately 1 hour, and are necessary to identify areas that may contain water leaks. Please refrain from irrigating, washing dishes, and doing laundry during these hours.

For further information, please contact: Joel Bilodeau, Corix Utilities Inc. Operations Supervisor, at 250.341.6198 or joel.bilodeau@corix.com Thank you for your co-operation.

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June 2, 2017

YOUR MONEY

Should You Update Your Estate Plan?

Even if it seems like nothing has changed, it’s important review your estate plan every few years to ensure it matches your current wishes and life situation. Here are some considerations.

Changes to Family Structure Those who became married or divorced since preparing their will should consider updating it. Depending on which province one lives in, a marriage or divorce may revoke an existing will, or have no effect on its provisions.

Have you had any children, or did you adopt a child?

If so, it may be wise to appoint a guardian to act in the event the surviving parent dies, leaving a minor child or children. Likewise, those who have recently become a grandparent may wish to include the new grandchild in their will, either as a primary beneficiary or as a contingent beneficiary, who would only benefit in the event the parent predeceased the testator.

Have there been any deaths in the family? Was the person who passed away a named beneficiary in a will? If so, and no alternate beneficiary has been named, the gift may lapse, or be subject to anti-lapse rules that dictate to whom a gift should be paid in the event the beneficiary predeceases the testator.

Lifestyle Changes Have there been any significant changes to your financial situation? For example, did you recently inherit a large sum of money, acquire foreign property or dispose ...’Spring’ from page 19 which, we were lucky to collaborate with and consume.

The lake: We have spent days upon days on, in and around the lovely Windermere Lake. Thank you to the fish, the temperate waters, the slides, the rocks, the sticks, the Whiteway and the shoreline for providing us with endless fun.

The mountains: Although I feel like we merely

of a large asset such as real estate? Do, or should, any of those assets have named beneficiaries? If so, they will need to be updated.

Have there been any changes to your beneficiary designations, or should there be? Registered products like RRSPs and TFSAs, and insurance policies all contain named beneficiaries. It’s imperative to review these designations regularly to ensure your wishes will be carried out correctly, and that named beneficiaries do not conflict with any designations in your will.

Personal Changes Another important question is if your current appointed personal representatives, such as your executor(s), trustee(s) and attorney(s), are still appropriate choices. Are the people named to these positions still willing and able to act on your behalf or should someone else be selected?

Likewise, if any changes have been made to your Power(s) of Attorney (POA) or if you have any changes to your wishes for personal care or end of life care, these should be formalized.

Estate Planning Checklist It’s also important to create and review your Estate Planning Checklist regularly to ensure everything is up to date. Be sure to let your executor know where this information is stored. Some items to put on the list include the location of your original will; safety deposit box details, information about POAs for financial and scratched the surface of the mountain lakes and trails (I blame small children), the mountain playgrounds that surround us are pristine.

The environmentalism: The valley is beautiful, no doubt. The beauty and wild that so many species depend upon is being carefully looked after and advocated for by locals and visitors alike.

The forward-thinking mentality: As a community that is proactive, rather than reactive, Invermere

personal care; one’s vital statistics; contact information of your advisors, accountants and lawyers; and details about funeral arrangements, if applicable.

Other important documents to keep on file include one’s birth certificate; marriage certificate, prenuptial and cohabitation agreements; separation and divorce papers; citizenship and passports; medical records; income tax returns; banking and investment records; real estate information; vehicle ownership details; and custody and adoption records.

One should also write a list of all household accounts, including provider, account number and contact details, of the following: bank account information; investment account information; pension plans; annuities and insurance policies; real estate and business interests; loan and other debt information; and credit cards.

Also, those who are married or living common-law should detail, in both wills, what should happen in the event of: your spouse or partner predeceasing you; if you predecease your spouse or partner; and if you both die at the same time.

Final thoughts Estate planning can be a daunting task, but a necessary one to ensure your affairs and beneficiaries are properly taken care of. For help writing a will, personal directives or selecting beneficiaries, speak with your lawyer and financial advisor who will be happy to help. has taught me so many things about family values, health, wellness, sustainability and a life in balance.

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