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The Valley’s first ziplines opening two weeks apart

By Nikki Fredrikson Pioneer Staff With summer here, the Valley is bustling full of activity, from backcountry recreation to days spent on the lake. Locals and visitors alike are out and about enjoying all this Valley has to offer. In the next few weeks, two new businesses will open to the public, providing high flying, zipline adventures.

Friday, July 7th the Mineral Mountain Ziplines at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort will open to the public, and two weeks after on Friday, July 21st Valley Zipline Adventures will hold their grand opening. Both zipline companies will provide a unique recreation activity.

Mineral Mountain Ziplines will take guests on a scenic tour high in the mountains over top Fairmont Creek.

With heights of up to 150 feet above the ground, the six zipline tour is expected to take guests on an hour or more tour. With the longest zip being 1,500 feet long participants can reach up to 80 kilometres an hour.

Dry Gulch is home to Valley Zipline

“I think people that enjoy ziplining or looking for new things to do, it’ll bring new revenue opportunities to the Valley. It could bring in new visitors. It can engage our second homeowners into the community in a new way. They’ve done all the other things, now there’s something new for them to do when they come here. I think it’s going to be of great benefit. It just adds to the product of the destination,” said Susan Clovechok, the executive director of the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce.

But with two similar businesses opening within two weeks of each other will this cause competition between the companies?

“I think they’re far enough apart.

Fairmont is busy in its own right and so is ZIP VIEW– Mineral Mountain Ziplines in Fairmont Hot Springs opens July 7th (pictured this end, so I think they’ll all be busy. I’m really thinking that people will try them above), while Valley Zipline Adventures opens July 21st. both, back and forth,” said Kent Kebe, Photo courtesy Mineral Mountain Ziplines manager of Radium Chamber of Commerce.

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RCMP Report Submitted by Sgt. Bob Vatamaniuck Columbia Valley RCMP During the past week Columbia Valley RCMP responded to about 85 calls for service. The following is an interesting sample of those calls: • On Wednesday, June 28th Columbia Valley RCMP received a report of a theft from a vehicle that occurred overnight near Brisco. The complainant reported that someone had gained access to a Mazda CX7 overnight and stolen a wallet, which contained a significant amount of cash. The complainant believed that the vehicle doors were locked. However, entry was gained while not causing damage. At the time of the offence, the area was very secluded and there were no suspects or witnesses. This is one more reminder to lock up valuables, or better yet, take them into your house with you.

• During the afternoon of Friday, June 30th RCMP received a report of a damaged water trampoline that occurred overnight at Indian Beach Estates in Windermere. The complainant reported that he had filled the toy up and left it on the beach overnight, where someone had slashed a 4-5 foot hole in the trampoline. He advised that he had last seen the trampoline inflated around 10:30 p.m. and noted the damage when he arrived the following morning. The estimated damage of the trampoline was $2,000. It appeared the cut was a clean one, suggesting someone used a knife to cut the hole.

• On June 30th at about 3 p.m., RCMP received dispatch of an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) rollover on Columbia Lake Road, Fairmont Hot Springs. The complainant reported that a male had been driving his ATV with three young children on it when he rolled it over on Columbia Lake Road and Columbia Ridge Drive. Initial reports suggested that it appeared one of the children had been pinned under the ATV and all received minor injuries; and furthermore, that the driver appeared to be impaired. Ambulance and police attended and met with the children who had returned to their nearby residence.

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• On Saturday, July 1st at about midnight, Columbia Valley RCMP received a report that there were about 20 people fighting in the area of Lower Lakeview Lane and 2nd Ave. in Invermere. The complainant reported that everyone was leaving in different vehicles, one was a pick-up truck with a couple of coolers in the back. All people were gone by the time police arrived.

• During the late evening hours of Sunday, July 2nd, Columbia Valley RCMP partnered with the Traffic Services and conducted a check stop on the bridge leading in and out of Invermere. Dozens of vehicles approached the stop and were checked by the members. During that time a Lincoln Navigator had gone through the check stop driven by its 34-year-old owner. The driver showed immediate signs of impairment and was demanded to provide samples of his breath. He complied and both samples registered as FAIL. Consequently, his Alberta Drivers Licence was seized for 90 days and his SUV impounded for 30 days.

Some statistics for the week saw 11 traffic complaints, 7 abandoned 911 calls, 12 false alarms, and 11 calls relating to loud parties or drinking.

During the month of July, Columbia Valley RCMP are on the lookout for Impaired Drivers. The perils of driving while intoxicated are well documented and there are heavy criminal and provincial driving consequences; for your safety and everyone else’s, please don’t drink and drive.

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Post-stroke study seeks volunteers

By James Rose Special to The Pioneer An interdisciplinary team of UBC researchers has embarked on a three-year study to investigate the impact partners have on each other’s health behaviours poststroke. As part of the study, titled PULSE (Partners Using Linked Strategies Effectively) they are seeking willing volunteers from both urban and rural environments across British Columbia to take part in the study.

“We are inviting couples (one or both of which having experienced a stroke) in Invermere and other communities in the Columbia Valley to take part in a two week long study this summer to better understand how healthy living choices are made,” said Principal Investigator Dr. Christiane Hoppmann.

With the support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Dr. Hoppmann and her team are seeking to better understand how partners can promote each other’s health. With older couples as key partners, the researchers aim to capture the everyday experiences that draw partners towards healthy activities. The knowledge gained will inform evidence-based strategies to improve the health of Canadians, both young and old.

“We all want to make healthy choices but sometimes life gets in the way,” said Dr. Hoppmann. “We know that the people around us also play a profound role in shap-

ing our health behaviours. Whether we go out to meet friends (physical activity) or share a family meal (diet), our health behaviours occur in the presence of others.

This social nature of health behaviours challenges us to better understand how these people may help or hinder us to meet our activity and diet goals.”

Life expectancy has almost doubled over the past century as a result of modern medicine and healthier living habits. But most people do not want to just grow old, they also want to ‘age well’.

“Our aging population is often portrayed as a societal challenge,” said Dr. Hoppmann. “Yet, we have every reason to celebrate that today Canadians can expect to reach old age; this is a tremendous societal accomplishment.”

Those who participate in the study are given the choice between receiving a monetary reimbursement or an iPad Mini tablet computer (one per couple). Participants will also get one free technology workshop that teaches how to use the tablet in everyday life for healthier living.

“If you are interested in participating, call us at 604822-3549 or write us an email at pulse@psych.ubc.ca.

Locations include the Invermere & District Hospital, but we are happy to accommodate you if this makes participation easier,” said Dr. Hoppmann. For more information visit ubcpulsestudy.wordpress.com.

Where there’s bees there’s bears

By Nikki Fredrikson Pioneer Staff One Windermere resident is calling for the community to take proactive measures to be more Wildsafe aware after the recent garbage incident left three bears dead in CastleRock and one in Panorama. Bonnie-Lou Ferris works as a wildlife photographer and is looking to reduce bear attractants in the Windermere community.

“It was a brutal winter, harsh for our wildlife this year. They made it, they come out of hibernation to have four bears – because of humans leaving garbage

and attractants – that they were destroyed was absolutely unacceptable,” said Ms. Ferris.

Ms. Ferris is hoping to see the community come together to reduce attractants at the local bottle depot in town (located at the intersection of Government Street and Rocky Mountain Avenue).

“That can definitely get their senses tingling and bring them more into the area. They might be a little more attracted to coming to the centre of that area,” said Ms. Ferris.

Ms. Ferris is looking to get the open bottle depot more enclosed to prevent bears from being attracted Continued on page 17 . . .

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PERSPECTIVE Historical Lens

Traffic means business

By Lorene Keitch Pioneer Staff

Traffic. Our quiet little Valley turns into a congested mess of RVs, cars, trucks, and SUVs regularly over long summer weekends.

The lineup into Invermere July 1st seems to be the heaviest traffic of the year, so this last weekend was not a surprise to locals. But it was a frustration to many. Some people took more than 40 minutes to make it from the Crossroads intersection to downtown. Even leaving Invermere took 25 minutes Saturday morning.

Thankfully, it is not a regular occurence. But when it does happen, drivers get frustrated, kids in the backseat get edgy and the day is slightly soured before it has really begun.

The problem appears to be not only the large volume of vehicles coming into town, but where to fit those cars once they make it to the downtown core.

There is a serious limit in parking spots for long weekends, which leads to a backup of cars circling the area to look for spots. Side roads, alleys, the old community hall lot are filled, and cars spill into the further roads. After the parade, Kinsmen Beach was packed with celebratory citizens embracing our collective birthday at the Mountain Mosaic Festival of the Arts, or enjoying our recreational amenities by jumping in the lake or lounging on the beach. Of course, the cars were lined all the way up the road past the Station Pub. It is a sign of a healthy tourism market here when there are more cars than we can handle. And hopefully, everyone just accounted for the extra time it took to make it to the parade, or to the festival, to stroll the market, or to watch the awesome fireworks display put on by the Kinsmen Club of Windermere Valley.

While traffic woes can be irritating, it means the Valley is booming, and that is a good thing. Visitors are staying in our hotels, eating at our restaurants and spending money at our stores. So if it takes longer to get to where you’re going, don’t complain. Just hear the ka-ching of money in our collective pockets, crank up the radio while you wait and celebrate living in a place people want to drive to for a visit.

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Emissions model outdated Dear Editor: Re. Jumbo/Climate Change letter (June 23rd) Glad to see Rowena’s recognition of forest area/ oceanic area’s major role in GHG concerns. Fact is that 65%+ of carbon GHG global emissions are consumed yearly by sequestering. But… The world is still focused on using the 1990 CO2 Emissions Model. The Model does not include any recognition of the above. All Climate Warming Agreements to date are based on the 1990s model.

The model only tracks 7 units of flow.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization introduced their Carbon Flux Model in late

2015 as a replacement for the 1990s model. It is a game changer. It tracks 396 units of flow. The total 7 units of flow tracked by the 1990s model are part of the 396 units.

Canada has the world’s largest oceanic area and the second largest forest area (348 million ha). Using the 2015 model, Canada’s forest/oceanic area consumes four times our carbon GHG emissions. We are a net consumer of Global GHGs! So why are we still using the 1990s model? My contacts at EIA/MIT/UNFAO tell me that they all agree that we need to start using the 2015 model to give us the truth re any potential global impact. They Continued on page 7 . . .

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LETTERS . . . ‘Emissions’ from 6 give us the truth re. any potential global impact. They agree that Canada per the 2015 model would be a net consumer.

They all told me that the Obama administration refused their requests for funding/manpower required to put the 2015 model into play. I understood that they were strongly discouraged from proceeding with same by the Obama administration.

Canada provides 190 pages of data to the UNFAO yearly in our National Inventory Report on GHG emissions and sinks (consumption). The data is all there for the 2015 model to be used to assess each country’s net GHG contributions. Per the NIRs, Canada’s forest fires generate the same magnitude of GHG emissions as does our oil and gas industry.

Yet we still allow forest fires to burn out of control and even do controlled burns.

The US NIR shows that they manage their forest area above global standards whereas Canada is at the bottom of the heap. We also did nothing re pine beetle infestation. Shame.

Carbon GHG emissions from refrigerants were estimated in 2014 to increase from their current 1% of GHG emissions to 19% over the next 25 years. India and China were excluded from the agreement whereby the rest of us will need to use

new non-harmful refrigerant A/C units.

The surcharge is a mere $50 per unit.

Each carbon unit in the present day refrigerants are 7,000 to 14,000 times more eco-damaging than each carbon unit in CO2 per the experts. China and India should be forced to bite the bullet and pay the $50 surcharge.

Bottom line, concerns regarding climate warming using the 1990s model are likely overstated by a factor of 20x versus what we know per state of the art 2015 model. The pro solar/wind manufacturers, environmentalists, their lobbyists and bought politicians have done a real number on all of us. They do not want the 2015 model to be put into play as it obliterates their deceitful game plan. The good news, Rowena re Jumbo, is that I suspect that the potential deforestation of 20% of the Jumbo site area of 300 ha will not be all that noticeable given our 348 million ha of forest area. I do commend you for highlighting our need to recognize the considerable value of our forest and oceanic areas as a major consumer of CO2 GHGs. Perhaps lumbering should be restricted in countries like the USA who are not net consumers of carbon GHGs per the 2015 model.

A BIG THANK YOU to The Pioneer for displaying aboriginal culture on the front page (as well as inside) two weeks in a row! Living 30 years on Haida Gwaii, Aboriginal Day is one of my favourite celebrations in the valley.

Sadly this year I was unable to attend. Your pictures brought the day to life for me. It was so nice to see these vibrant cultures showcased!

Thank you, Valley Aboriginal peoples! Thank you, Pioneer!

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Submitted photo Mr. Wilson, an avid mountain biker, has been on the quest for a sanctioned high alpine epic mountain bike trail in the Valley since riding between Panorama The Columbia Valley: geographically nestled be- and Brewer Creek in 1984.

As a board member and chair of Greenways Trail tween the Rockies and the Purcell mountain ranges, home to some of the best skiing, hot springs, and hik- Alliance, Mr. Wilson is working to get a high alpine ing opportunities in Canada. For a community full of mountain bike area in the Valley with three trail options outdoor recreation we seem to be behind the times when already in mind including the Panorama Brewer Creek it comes to high epic mountain biking opportunities, trail system he rode back in 1984.

“That’s a beautiful high alpine route so that’s one of according to Lyle Wilson, chair of Greenways Trail Althe options to build a bike friendly trail up Brewer Creek liance.

“Here we are situated right in the heart of the Rock- and coming back down into Panorama where they’re ies. Between the Rockies and the Purcell, (we have) bet- already doing so much other mountain bike developter mountain environment than most of those areas and ment,” said Mr. Wilson.

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. . . ‘Lyle’ from 8 Another option is to connect the Mount Swansea trail network east over the Stanford range ending it at Nipika. By having a sanctioned high alpine epic mountain bike area, Mr. Wilson said the trail would reduce impacts on the environment and increase tourism within the Valley.

“The benefits of that are the riding is outstanding in the alpine. Riders that are coming to B.C. are expecting to ride in Alpine terrain. Properly built trails that are done in an alpine environment have exactly the same impact as hiking trails done in that environment and far less impact than horse trails or motorized trails. So these trails can be built with absolutely negligible environmental impact and produce a recreational activity that all the local riders will flock to. And the economic model is they’ll be significant enough to enhance the tourist draw to the region,” said Mr. Wilson.

By producing a high alpine trail network, the community would be able to draw in riders from all over North America who then would be staying in the community for days at a time.

“It’s irrefutable, there is no argument against it, trail development is one of the cheapest amenities to develop for the biggest payback that a rural community can see.”

Now, what is a high alpine epic mountain bike trail

exactly? Mr. Wilson explains it is a mountain bike trail that stretches across a minimum of 40 to 60 kilometres of alpine terrain, taking the rider above the tree line into new ecosystems.

“As you climb up to the tree line you go through ecozones of the forest regions, the subalpine meadowy regions up into the alpine. You get a complete change in your natural environment. Not only do you have spectacular views in all directions, you have good technical challenging riding in settings that people don’t get into that often,” said Mr. Wilson.

While Mr. Wilson works towards his goal of seeing a high alpine epic trail in the Valley it will still be a few years away. As Greenways will continue to focus on the Westside Legacy Trail, Mr. Wilson’s dream of alpine riding will take time to ensure any high alpine trail meets the Whistler Standard for Environmental Impact.

Mr. Wilson’s hope is that the community can understand that millions of bikers go into the alpine whether they’re on a trail or not. By having a properly constructed trail devastation to the area can be reduced.

“These trails are experiences that can be once in a lifetime for tourists and if they’re built properly they can be safe, doable. Anything from intermediate riders up to expert riders, it’s just a matter of doing it wisely,” said Mr. Wilson.

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1920s theme dinner to commemorate the Banff-Windermere Highway

By Nikki Fredrikson Pioneer Staff After 11 years of construction, the Banff-Windermere Highway was completed on June 30th, 1923. Fast forward 94 years to present day. The Slow Food Columbia Valley, Windermere Historical Society, Columbia Valley Corridor Association, along with Parks Canada, will be putting on An Historic Mountain Gathering to commemorate the opening of the highway.

“We just felt this project was needed because it’s a local food celebration to acknowledge Canada’s 150th, even though this happened 94 years ago, but the opening in this Valley is a story that’s not really known by many. It plays such a big part of our history so we wanted to come up with something really creative that links the local food scene with the 150-year celebration,” said Lara McCormack, secretary for Slow Food Columbia Valley.

The event will be an evening of dinner and entertainment catered by local chefs using local ingredients with re-enactments by local historians and Parks Canada. Dinner will be served at the Windermere Valley Mu-

seum with a 1920’s theme. Dinner guests are encouraged to dress in period.

“With Canada’s 150 celebrations this year, this is the idea to celebrate food, heritage, and Valley history. We even found the original menu that was prepared to be recreated for this meal,” said Ms. McCormack.

Teaming up to recreate the original menu are chefs from Cafe-Allium, Edibles Farm and Cafe, and From Scratch a Mountain Kitchen, who will create a cold food feast loosely based off the original.

“The entire Columbia Valley will benefit from this project as it’s educational. We’re going to be informing our guests of this story which is a really big part of our Valley history while celebrating local food producers and chefs. The Windermere District Historical Society will shed some light on the story by providing a presentation and the celebration itself will bring another really wonderful event to this Valley,” said Ms. McCormack.

The event will take place on Sunday, July, 16th from 5-8 p.m. with tickets on sale at Circle Health Food. Adult tickets are $35 each and children 12 and under are $15.

Ticket sales up for Invermere Music Fest

By Lorene Keitch Pioneer Staff There has been an upsurge in ticket sales this year for the Invermere Music Fest, with numbers way up from years previous, reported Jami Scheffer, executive director of the Columbia Valley Arts Council.

With headliner band Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Invermere’s music festival is drawing in residents and visitors alike interested in seeing this iconic Canadian band. The younger crowd is also leading a boost in ticket sales for the Friday evening dance party, featuring popular soul and funk group the Boom Booms.

“We’ve simplified the festival to save money, spending it instead on headliner bands,” explained

Ms. Scheffer. “We’re trying to draw in more people from outside to come to our community. Once they’ve been to Invermere or the Columbia Valley, they’ll come back.”

The changes appear to be driving the rising ticket sales, said Ms. Scheffer.

The Invermere Music Fest started in 2013 with a vision to provide an outdoor music festival for locals and visitors. Ms. Scheffer always dreamed of having an outdoor music festival in Invermere.

“Music, being outside, the fresh air, friends, good music- all that,” said Ms. Scheffer of the appeal of festivals.

The initial vision has stayed the same, with a mostly local festival.

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The buzz about bees workshop

By Lorene Keitch Pioneer Staff Bee lovers will be buzzing with excitement as the countdown is on for a workshop this weekend.

Wildsight is hosting renowned bee scientist Lincoln Best for a bee forum July 7-9th.

The weekend workshop will look at biodiversity, plant ecology, habitat restoration, landscape design and conservation strategies.

“This workshop is for everybody,” shared Mandi McRobbie of Wildsight. “For gardeners, food producers, landscapers, for anybody with an interest in local land and food systems.”

With native bees being responsible for pollinating three quarters of all food crops, bees are a “key species” shared Ms. McRobbie.

“I’m hoping people will come away with a wealth of useful information to help support our native pollinators and the natural flora systems we all rely on,” she said.

The Friday evening kickoff will feature Mr. Best in a one-hour public presentation, discussing native bees in the East Kootenay and how important they are for the local plants.

Saturday and Sunday, participants in the workshop will explore bumblebees and native bees, including a unique bee found only in Canal Flats.

Mr. Best, who calls himself a biodiversity explorer, has surveyed pollinator diversity in western Canada for the past 15 years and has produced data on more than 600 species.

Mr. Best can (bees)wax loquacious about the topic for hours. It is his life and he says the public is becoming more and more aware and interested in the topic as the message is driven home about how important bees are.

“I’ve been doing this a long time,” reported Mr. Best. “It’s a really popular narrative now; it’s starting to become popular enough that it’s reaching a broader audience.”

One of the things Mr. Best would like attendees to take away is

how to help native pollinator biodiversity.

“Bees are so diverse, there’s not always a single approach,” he said.

“A lot of it is conceptual: changing our ideas of what beauty is, from the English garden tradition to understanding there’s other concepts of beauty. One is a healthy ecosystem.”

Mr. Best points out that while his specialty is the field of bees, no one should get caught up in single species conservation projects.

“All require the same thing, which is habitat. They require healthy ecosystems.”

The public presentation takes place Friday, July 7th from 7-8 p.m. at the CPR Lodge. Admission is by donation. The weekend workshop takes place Saturday, July 8th and Sunday, July 9th from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the CPR lodge. The cost is $100 for Wildsight members, $120 for non-Wildsight members.

Register online at:http://wildsight.ca/events/the-biodiversity-ofbees-with-lincoln-best-invermere/.

Lions give back with Charity Golf Day

By Nikki Fredrikson Pioneer Staff More than a million dollars has gone back into the community over the past 14 years thanks to the Lake Windermere District Lions Charity Golf Day at Copper Point Golf Club.

The Copper Point Golf Club lands are leased from the Lions. Within the leasing agreement, the Lions are allowed to use the course one day per year with all the green fees from that day going to the Lions Club.

“We’re very proud of our partnership with Copper Point and we like to see locals come out and support us on charity golf day because it just puts money right back to needy causes in our community,” said Harold Hazelaar, event coordinator.

In the past, the money raised from the event has gone to the purchase of the Invermere fire department’s rescue vehicle, a donation to the Columbia Valley Hospice Society, and the Lions playground.

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Friday, July 7th • Mineral Mountain Ziplines Grand Opening at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort.

• 9 - 11 a.m.: 9th Annual Stampede Breakfast at Fire’d Up in Radium Hot Springs. By donation in support of the Radium Fire Department.

• 4 - 8 p.m.: Art Walk Invermere, visit six participating Art Galleries throughout Invermere every Friday from June 30th to September 8th. Visit www. artwalkinvermere.com.

• 4 - 9 p.m.: Music and Market on Main at Radium Visitor Information Centre every Friday in July and August. Market from 4 - 9 p.m., Music from 7 - 9 p.m. tonight with Devon Coyote. Visit radiumhotsprings. com for a full listing of performers and sponsors.

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Effusion Art Gallery presents Summer Creative Series with Connie Geerts. Also Saturday July 8th from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Visit effusionartgallery.com for details.

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

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

• 6 - 8 p.m.: Artym Gallery features artist Maya Eventov with artist in attendance tonight and Saturday July 8th from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Show continues until July 13th.

• 7 p.m.: An Evening of Native Bees - A public presentation by one of Canada’s foremost native bee experts, Lincoln Best at the CPR Lodge, 1720-4th Ave. Admission by Donation. For more info visit invermere@wildsight.ca or call 250-341-6898.

• 7 - 10 p.m.: Local Live Music at Elements at Copper Point Resort every Friday & Saturday. Call for reservations 250-341-4002. This weekend features L8 on Friday and Dos Equis on Saturday July 8th.

Saturday, July 8th • 35th Annual Heart of the Rockies kids’ event, Young Hearts Triathlon, for ages four to 15. Race includes swimming, cycling and running. For info and to register visit www.heartoftherockiestriathlon.ca.

• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Farmers and Artists Market in downtown Invermere, every Saturday in the summer.

• 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.:Wild Bee Weekend Workshop - Take your interest in native bees and local flora to the next

level with renowned bee expert Lincoln Best. At the CPR Lodge, 1720-4th Ave. Today and Sunday July 9th. Registration: wildsight.ca/events. For info visit invermere@wildsight.ca or call 250-341-6898.

• 6 p.m.: Soiree En Blanc - a dinner in white at a secret location. Visit SoireEnBlanc.ca for details and $25 tickets. Please note: all pre-purchased meals must be ordered by July 4th and there will be no tickets available the day of the event. Live entertainment with Small Town Dirtbags at 8:30 p.m.

• 7 p.m.: The ‘Marauders of Morocco’ at the Invermere Lions Hall at the crossroads Visitor Centre is an evening of tales and photos from Cheryl Goodwin’s journey.

Admission is by donation to the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer.

Sunday, July 9th • 35th Annual Heart of the Rockies Triathlon. The swim takes place in Lake Windermere, followed by an out and back cycle route. The run course is a single loop for both the “Sprint” and “Olympic” competitors. For info and to register visit www.heartoftherockiestriathlon.ca.

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Cell: 250•341•1395 Toll Free: 1•888•258•9911 • 1 p.m.: Celebrate The Radium Course’s 60th Anniversary at their 25th Annual Parent & Child Golf Tournament. Scramble format, $89/team (one adult and one junior) or $65/team if either player is a member. Includes 18 holes of golf with cart, dinner and prizes. Call 250-347-6266 to register.

Monday, July 10th • 7 p.m.: RDEK Electoral Area F Town Hall Meeting and 2017 Area F Volunteers of the Year celebration at the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort with refreshments and cake.

• Dusk: Movies in the Mountains at Pothole Park in downtown Invermere featuring ‘Storks’. Enjoy a different movie every Monday in July and August.

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Tuesday, July 11th • Crisanna’s Neighbourhood Valley Block Parties for visitors, full time and part time locals and their guests.

Entertaining info, snacks, prizes, coupons, music busking. at 4 Valley Locations, each week; Tuesdays: (1) CPR Station near Pynelogs and Kinsmen Beach 10 - 11

a.m. and (2) Aksiqnuk Lakeshore Campground 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. (3) Thursdays: Big Horn Cafe in Radium 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. and (4) Fridays: Akisqnuk Lakeshore Campground 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Children are welcome to bring their well behaved adults. Please allow pets to stay home. Visit Facebook ‘Valley Block Parties’ for details.

• Lake Windermere District Lions Club 14th Annual Charity Golf Day at Copper Point Golf Course. Tee times from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 250-341-3392 to book.

• 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Windermere Valley Museum’s Summer Children’s program, every Tuesday for children 6 to 10 years old. This year’s theme: “In the Rockies We Will Go”. Cost to participate is by donation to cover materials and snacks. This week’s activity: Hiking.

• 7 p.m.: Columbia Valley Cycling Society’s AGM at Lions Hall at the crossroads. All welcome.

• 7 - 9 p.m.: Pynelogs Art Gallery Artist pARTy Soiree featuring Gerry George, Kimberly Olson, Mary Kate Woodward, Angelique Gillespie & Jim Lawrence. Show continues until July 30th. Visit www. columbiavalleyarts.com.

Wednesday, July 12th • 11:45 a.m.: The Rotary Club of Invermere meets every Wednesday at the Curling Centre.

• 3 - 4 p.m.: Wild Ideas for Gr. 5-8 at the Invermere Library. Drop by each week.

• 5 - 7:30 p.m.: Windermere Valley Farmers Institute ‘Make it, Bake it, Grow it’ Farmers Market, every Wednesday now until the end of August at the WDFI AgriPark near the Crossroads on Highway 93/95.

• 6 - 7:30 p.m.: Wild Writer’s Squad for Gr. 9-12 at the Invermere Library. Drop by each week.

• 7 - 9 p.m. Columbia Valley Healing Circle, a weekly support group for family and friends of addicted loved ones. Located in the Basement of the Shuswap Band Territorial Office. Please call 250-341-3678 ext 1015.

Thursday, July 13th • 1 - 4 p.m.: Invermere Library’s Summer Reading Club “Walk on the Wild Side” for kids going into Gr. 1-5. Drop by the Library each week for fun activities!

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

Friday, July 14th • 4 - 9 p.m.: Market on Main at Radium Hot Springs Visitor Centre with Music by Dos Equis from 7 - 9 p.m.

• 7 p.m.: Columbia Valley Car Club meeting at Rocky River Grill (Breakfast Room of Kanata Inn). Looking for volunteers for Radium Car Show in Sept. All are welcome! For more info, call Vicki 250-342-1257.

• 7 - 10 p.m.: Local Live Music at Elements at Copper Point Resort every Friday & Saturday. Call for reservations 250-341-4002. This weekend features Dandelions on Friday and Chisel Peak Blues Band on Saturday July 15th.

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This year the exact recipient has yet to be decided. The funds raised are earmarked for community initiatives. To participate in the day, golfers – whether novice or expert – are welcomed to join the Lions Charity Golf Day by booking a tee-time on Tuesday, July 11th between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. with a $65 green fee that includes golf cart rental going back to the club.

Throughout the event golfers will take their swing at the course, with holes sponsored by over 30 businesses. It’s a great way to get out and support the community. While it’s not a competitive event, there are four $5,000 hole-in-one opportunities for people to win during the day.

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Four’s a Charm at Effusion happy painting flora and fauna as she is creating landscapes and her canvas-bound or 3-D funky people.

Known for her big, bright trees, which allow her the freedom to play with colour, she continues to focus her attention on the vibrations of life and how we either interact or repel one another.

“The iconic nature of trees, as a symbol of life and growth, continue to inspire me. They serve as a vehicle to express my love of colour play. My painting style draws its inspiration from the impressionists and my work as a video journalist. The brush strokes bring to mind the broken look of digital imagery, adding a completely contemporary feel to my work,” she once explained.

Playfulness and whimsy are easily found in all her work, through which she invites the viewer on a voyage of colour, mood and texture.

So, why not drop by to meet this quadruple-threat, while also enjoying some of her new work also on display.

Connie Geerts will be at Effusion Art Gallery + Glass Studio on Friday July 7th from 5-8 p.m., then back again on Saturday July 8th from 10-4ish. To see more of her work, please visit: www.effuasionartgallery.com.

By Stephen Lebovits Effusion Art Gallery Being recognized for doing one thing well is an achievement. Two things is being very talented; three, exceptionally so, but four? Well, that’s just plain unfair!

Alberta multidisciplinary artist Connie Geerts wears many hats – she casts both bronze and glass, edits digital video while also painting and sculpting.

Totally unfair. But who said life was fair?

The youngest of six, Ms. Geerts was raised on a farm in Ontario before she looked westward in 1987. For 10 years she experimented across various mediums before hitting her stride and professionally showing her work in galleries across Canada.

In 2000, she landed in Calgary, from where she continues to predominantly paint and sculpt.

Adopting the broken, pixelated look of frozen digital video, Ms. Geerts creates depth in her acrylic painting by using shading and cross-hatched brushstrokes to engage the viewer. And while some have found difficulty in staring at it, most others just love it.

Drawn to nature’s abundance, Ms. Geerts’ is just as

Solo show for Maya Eventov at Artym Submitted by Artym Gallery Internationally known Toronto based artist Maya Eventov returns to the Artym Gallery for her solo show this weekend. Opening Friday night, July 7th, Eventov will be in attendance from 6-8 p.m., and again Saturday, July 8th from 10-3 p.m.

Ms. Eventov has been painting all of her life, but in the last two decades she has grown in popularity for her use of acrylic paint and palette knives to create textured paintings. There are now several different collections of these rich, vibrant, and colourful works; ranging from the Wildgrass and Flowers, European Café series, Birch Trees, Abstract Dance, and Landscape.

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A longstanding relationship with trivia

By James Rose Special to The Pioneer It’s a left side of the brain kind of thing. At least that is what Greg Constable chalks his outstanding Mindbreakers track record up to. Mindbreakers, for those unfamiliar, is an audience participatory trivia show that takes place each morning on CBC’s Daybreak program.

The longstanding program’s current host, Chris Walker, reads a question to his audience and awaits as listener’s phone in from throughout British Columbia to give their best guess at the answer. The correct answer wins a grand prize of a highly coveted Mindbreakers mug; perfect for caffeinating oneself in preparation to answer next week’s trivia.

Mr. Constable has won a total of eleven mugs.

That equals the same number of NBA titles legendary coach Phil Jackson has won over his storied career. Phil, now retired, is a first ballot NBA Hall of Fame coach. That said, it should go without saying the same sort of descriptors could and should be used in conjunction with Mr. Constables’ name. Legendary, storied, first ballot Hall of Famer, and so on. He’s earned it.

“I cut my teeth with these kinds of shows when I was a kid in Creston,” said the modest Mr. Constable, who as of this year is now retired.

The high school Mr. Constable went to in Creston had similar quiz competitions. Naturally, he won his senior year.

“I always have liked this sort of stuff,” he said. Hockey and baseball trivia are his specialties.

For instance, the first mug he won, back in 1993, was awarded to him after he correctly answered the question of who holds the record for the most MLB World Series RBIs. “That of course was Bobby Richardson.”

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Photo by Nikki Fredrikson cian. The question? What music inspired King George II to stand upon hearing it? “’Messiah’ by George Frideric Handel.” For each mug thereafter, a similar story.

He is however quick to admit that two of the mugs are the result of his son William’s own proclivities towards trivia. Of course, that reality is akin to the fact that without a certain player named Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson may not have won as many NBA titles. Sometimes it takes two to tango.

“My goal is to win another mug soon so that my daughter, who just graduated from DTSS, my son and I can each have four,” said Mr. Constable, whose career average thus far is a mug every three years.

Oh and for those wondering, no, he has not adopted Google into his game plan, which is essentially the

Tee-Times call 250-347-6500 Or Email: golf@spurvalley.com ‘/Spur Valley’ @SpurValley

• Every Tuesday and Wednesday $16 for 9 Holes • Twilight Golf - $20 after 3 PM (No long weekends)

• Taco Tuesday - $2.95 Tacos All Day • Fish Friday - Fish & Chips/ Fish Tacos

same as corking one’s bat.

“Google has been a game changer. Now people will speed dial the CBC number to get in the phone queue first. As they wait, they then go to Google to find the answer. I don’t do that and never will,” he said.

As an aside, Mr. Constable is currently beaming with how well the fundraising has gone for his recently announced bursary program involving his first ballot Hall of Fame 35-year old Toyota Corolla.

“July 31st is the deadline for donations and so far, we have been very grateful for the amount of money donated. We are now able to offer three bursaries in total and soon four.” Each bursary will take effect in 2018.

Donations can be made to the Columbia Valley Foundation, with donations $20 or more eligible for a tax receipt. Or, you can simply enter your name to win the car. After July 31st, a name will be drawn to take home the car. Mr. Constable says the winner must take the car as is, where is, but is free to do with it as they wish after they win.

And for whoever does win the storied vehicle, it will be a race to the phones if ever there is a Mindbreakers question involving 1982 Toyota Corollas.

Regional District of East Kootenay

You are Invited

RDEK Area F Town Hall Meeting & Volunteer of the Year Celebration!

Monday, July 10th 2017 - 7:00pm Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, Pine Room Join us at 7:00pm as we recognize our 2017 Area F Volunteers of the Year George & Stella Gray for all of their volunteer efforts.

Refreshments & cake will be served.

The Area F Town Hall Meeting will follow at 7:30pm.

Agenda topics will include a Directors Report from Electoral Area F Director Wendy Booth, a presentation on the 5-Year Financial Plan, an update on the Fairmont Creek Debris Flow Mitigation Project and more.

The Town Hall Meeting and Volunteer of the Year celebration is open to all. We hope to to see you there!

19 - 24th Avenue South, Cranbrook BC V1C 3H8 Ph: 250-489-2791 • 888-478-7335 Fax: 250-489-1287 Email: info@rdek.bc.ca Website: www.rdek.bc.ca

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Solo Exhibition Opening with Maya in attendance July 7th, 6-9 pm and July 8th, 10-3 pm Exhibition continues until July 13th View all works online at artymgallery.com downtown Invermere 250-342-7566 ~ info@artymgallery.com

MUSIC– Last year’s Invermere Music Fest. File photo. . . . ‘Ticket’ from 10 “We do get visitors for sure, and I think we’ll have a lot more this year. But it is a local festival,” she commented.

There is great opportunity for businesses to get involved through sponsorships. The Columbia Valley Arts Council, which hosts the festival, is a nonprofit organization and need sponsors to help put on the event. Ms. Scheffer urged businesses to contact Pynelogs for more on sponsorship opportunities.

With ticket sales at only $50 for the whole weekend, now is the time to buy, urged Ms. Scheffer. Children 12 and under are free. For more information or to buy tickets, visit www.invermeremusicfest.com or drop into the Pynelogs Cultural Centre. The Invermere Music Fest takes place August 18-19th. . . . ‘Where’ from 5 by the smells of beer, cooler sugar, and wine.

“Having that central to an elementary school, close to people’s homes, to me it’s a no-brainer. It’s common sense that we should maybe have a look at it. Be a little wiser. Wisen up for wildlife,” said Ms. Ferris.

The bottle depot acts as a fundraiser for the Windermere Valley Ski Club, and Ms. Ferris is hoping the community, along with the Wildsafe coordinators, can come up with a positive solution to reduce the attractants.

“What can we do so they can keep raising money? That’s great but we all need to be aware and bear aware, Wildsafe aware,” said Ms. Ferris.

To date, there have been no known bear incidents at the bottle depot and Ms. Ferris is hoping together the community can be proactive and make sure no animals are attracted to the depot. The Pioneer reached out to Wildsafe but were unable to get a comment before going to press.

THANK YOU! 2017 STEAMBOAT MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL would like to thank everyone who made this event so memorable.

SMMF VENUES • • • •

Edgewater Community Hall and Park - ERS Edgewater Legion Edgewater All Saints Church for Workshops Edgewater Porch Party Hosts and Performers

MAJOR FUNDING SUPPORT • • • • • • • • • •

BC Hydro Canada 150 Fund Columbia Basin Trust Columbia Valley Community Foundation Horsethief Creek Pub & Eatery Invermere Home Hardware Kayak On-Line Marketing RDEK Community Initiatives Fund Valley Spas Yamaha Music Canada

ALL THE PERFORMERS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

A-Muse Troupe Beard’s Creek & Friends Big Eli B. Band Camie Leard Band Chisel Peak Blues Band Dandelions Gabriela Geneva John Wort Hannam Mickey Maione Carrington & Syenna Mitchell Emma Postlethwaite Mat Shelson Small Town Dirtbags Smarty Pants Will Wardwell Tim Williams

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FACE PAINTING •

Wally Hoo-Hoo

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Meals on Wheels Burger Bus

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Linda & Friends – Indian Tacos Josh Hutchinson Snacks Edgewater & Radium Hospital Auxiliary Canada Day Booth – McKenna Hutchinson, Jaxon Wojnowski, Olivia Wojnowski Caricaturist Betty Davies

VINTAGE FIRE TRUCK •

Loaned by Dean & Sophie Timothy

TICKET OUTLETS • • • • • • • • • •

Bighorn Café Bliss Hair & Esthetics Circle Café Edgewater Post Office Far Out Gear Rental Moon River Gallery Pip’s Country Store Spilli Station Café Spur Valley Golf Course Windermere Family Pantry

BUSINESS SPONSORS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Big Horn Motel Cedar Motel Crystal Springs Motel Far Out Gear Rental Hopkins’ Harvest Invermere Sewer & Sanitation Invermere Electrical Services Invermere Sign Artists Konig Meat & Sausage Co. Lambert Insurance Lambert-Kipp Pharmacy Local View Printing & Design Max Helmer Construction Motel Tyrol Palliser Printing Pip’s Country Store Prestige/Best Western Radium Sobeys Soul Photography – Laura Soby Ruault Mechanical Services The Valley Peak Wolfe Mining

SILENT AUCTION DONORS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Arctic Spas Arrowhead Brewery Back Country Jack’s Black Star Studios Calgary Folk Music Festival Candyland Canmore Folk Music Festival Columbia River Paddle Edgewater Hilltop Par 3 Helna’s Stube Invermere Music Fest Kicking Horse Coffee Kootenay River Runners Leo Burrito Organic Tan Palliser Printing Radium Bighorn Gift & Souvenir Radium Woodcarver (Rolf Heer) River Gems Sophie’s Original Choice Wildside Pizza

A huge thank you to our Steamboat Festival volunteers – all 60 of you!

And to everyone who attended our festival, you made it all worthwhile!

Have something to say? Letters to the editor can be e-mailed to news@columbiavalleypioneer.com

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Art Walk on tonight

By Melissa Kelly Assistant Curator Save the date! July 11th from 7 to 9 p.m., Pynelogs asks you to join us for the Artist ARTy Soiree to give a warm welcoming to the local artists. There will be a cash bar, lively music, pleasant company, and stunning artwork.

Amongst the artists being showcased are Gerry George whose pottery incorporates the outdoors by the use of organic shapes and designs; Kimberly Olsen expresses her beliefs and views of the world through her drawings and paintings, titled Awkward; Mary Kate Woodward’s focus is on the simplification, abstraction and exaggeration of lines in her drawings; Angelique Gillespie shares her personal creative journey through her abstract paintings; and Jim Lawrence’s photography strives to explore and instil understanding

of our wilderness. If you cannot make it for the Soiree, don’t worry; this show will be available at Pynelogs until July 30th!

The annual Art Walk is on tonight! Get ready to fill up those Passports with stamps from each of your travel destinations.

Take a stroll through town to explore what Pynelogs Art Gallery, Bavin Glassworks, Artym Gallery, Black Star Studios, Effusion Art Gallery + Glass and Village Arts Society have to offer. The Art Walk will take place every Friday in July and August from 4 to 8 p.m.

If you have any questions or are interested in upcoming events with Pynelogs Cultural Centre, please visit www.columbiavalleyarts.com or give us a call at 250342-4423.

Melissa Kelly is the Assistant Gallery Curator at the Pynelogs Art Gallery and Cultural Centre.

TREES FOR SALE 40 Large mixed Evergreen and Deciduous trees $4,000 FIRM

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Located beside Canadian Tire, Invermere (Across from the Invermere Cemetery) Call Rick for further details.

PHone: 250-341-1589

Bring your best-before items Whenever we receive donations of canned or boxed foods at the Columbia Valley Food by the Bank (CVFB), the Submitted Columbia Valley first task of the Food Bank volunteers is to sort through it and check the “expiration” or “use by” dates and the “best before” dates. In this column, we’ll try to clear up some of the possible confusion about these.

Expiration or use-by dates are placed on only a limited number of products and provide the last date when the item is safe to consume.

Among these are baby formula, meal replacements and formulated liquid diets. As a food should never be consumed after the expiry date, we need to ensure no such products are put on our shelves. If we discover any, we put them in the trash.

Best-before dates are a very different can of soup. They are more confusing as they have less to do with the safety of the food than with the taste

of the food. Cans of vegetables, boxes of cereal, and even eggs may have some staleness or deterioration of flavour and nutritional value after their best-before dates have passed, but may still be safe to consume. Consumers should exercise judgement with bestbefore dates, and follow Tom Ross’ advice: “If it looks OK, and smells OK, it’s probably OK to eat, though not at its best.” Once a product is opened, however, the best-before dates lose their meaning as air and microbes interact with the spaghetti sauce and dirty fingers make contact with the chips and cookies. Another option is to freeze those items not likely to be used by the best-before date, and then consume soon after defrosting.

Since we don’t have the option of opening items before handing them out, our practice at the Food Bank is to not keep any items that Continued on page 21 . . .

Regional District of East Kootenay

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena Arena Concessions Contractor

The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) is looking for a qualified applicant to manage the Arena Concessions at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena for the upcoming 2017/2018 season. Please provide a proposal outlining your food industry experience, menu options, and a list of references, along with a business plan to the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena.

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

SEALED PROPOSALS marked “Regional District of East Kootenay - EMMA Arena Concessions Contractor” will be received by the RDEK - Columbia Valley Office, 4956 Athalmer Road, Box 2319, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 until 4:30 pm MDT, Monday, July 10th 2017.

The RDEK reserves the right to arbitrarily accept or reject any or all proposals and to waive irregularities at its own discretion. It also reserves the right to arbitrarily reject any proposal submitted by a contractor that has a disputed account against or due by the RDEK or against whom the RDEK has a disputed account. The lowest or, any proposal will not necessarily be accepted and the RDEK reserves the right to negotiate terms and conditions with the successful proponent.

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CHARITIES of the valley

The Columbia Valley is home to many not-for-profit organizations, service clubs and charities. All these groups continue to lead and assist programs and projects that enhance the lives of all valley residents. To the volunteers and supporters of our respected associations, we offer our thanks. A number of our local groups have provided updates on their various undertakings:

The Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley understands that from the time of diagnosis families are on a journey.

Many people assume Hospice assistance is only available when a client is at the end stage and palliative however we are available to support clients and their families from the time of diagnosis, through the first year of bereavement.

We are here to walk with you on this very personal journey.

Our trained volunteers come to you, wherever you may be.

We provide comfort, companionship and assist with legacy projects and resource materials.

For those needing support you can access our services directly or have your GP or Home Health Nurse fill out a referral form. If you are in a long term care facility, your residential care coordinator can fill out the form on your behalf.

For those needing grief support, a quiet place to come, sit and reflect or if you are needing support materials concerning end of life or bereavement, please visit our office and peruse our resource lending library. We have books and people that can help shed light and offer hope. We are in Frater Landing at 926 - 7th Ave. Our office hours are 12-4 p.m. Monday through Friday or by appointment.

Our Programs include: • • • • • • •

The Lions Club of Fairmont donated money to help Martin Morigeau Elementary School students learn to play golf with help from Fairmont Hot Springs Golf Head Pro Jeremy Johnson.

Photo by Lynda Devenish

End of Life Visits Bereavement Visits Grief Walk and Talk Groups 12-week Bereavement Support Groups Volunteer Visitor Training Bereavement Companioning and Sensitivity Training Public Information Sessions

If you are interested in any of our programs or joining our team either as a member or as a volunteer, we would love to hear from you.

Kootenay Savings Community Foundation recently gave funding to the Windermere Valley Youth Centre Society (left), the Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club (above) and the Columbia Valley Art Council (below).

Please contact us at 250-688-1143 or info@hospicesocietycv.com .

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s a regional organization in both the east and west Kootenays, the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy works locally to provide a variety of literacy programs for the Windermere Valley community, providing services for families and individuals whether they have barriers to literacy or not.

“We do offer one to one tutoring in literacy, numeracy, computing for adults with barriers to literacy… but like I say, more visible would be the programming we run for the broader population,” said Katie Andruschuk community literacy coordinator.

Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy, or commonly referred to as CBAL, offers a wide variety of programs including Baby Goose, Guys Read, Getting to Know Your iPad, WorkBC Workshops, and Telling Our Life Stories to name a few.

An essential part of CBAL is offering settlement assistance for newcomers to Canada supporting them in any way they can.

“We tend to focus on newcomers who are settling permanently – permanent residents or new citizens or individuals looking to be citizens in that capacity we offer English classes but they may already speak English in which case we just offer settlement services so employment related housing related, navigating the community a little bit,” said Ms. Andruschuk.

While all the programs CBAL offers are free to the public the organization does rely on the support of community volunteers to run programs.

“We have capacity to have volunteers as tutors, as assistants during our events, fundraiser or awareness campaigns. Really one thing that individuals could do to support us is if they see something that interest them come to the program that’s one way to support the service,” said Ms. Andruschuk.

As CBAL follows the academic school year majority of their programming runs from September to June, some for the entirety of the school year and some for a few weeks at a time. One of CBAL’s most popular programs is StrongStart runs the entire school year and is one of the most consistent programs offered.

“It really fills a need for parents and their young kids you know babies to preschool, to school age,” said Ms. Andruschuk.

Whether it’s getting settled as a new citizen, learning to play through StrongStart, or beginning to write an autobiography through CBAL there’s an opportunity to learn and grow for every member of the community.

Socially responsible, engaged and compassionate are characteristics of the Windermere District Lions Club.

The non-profit foundation has always strived to play an integral role in improving access to resources and community projects in the Windermere area and its surrounding communities.

There has been no shortage of ideas to raise money to push the community to do its best since the Windermere District Lions Club was first chartered in 1951 — and the scope of every fundraising initiative has been unique to each project.

The Annual Charity Golf Day hosted by the Lake Windermere District Lions Club is a full day event on July 11th with proceeds to the community.

In addition, the club sponsors two $2,000 scholarships that are given to David Thompson Secondary School (DTSS) graduates who are pursuing full-time post-secondary studies. Denise Jensen and Lacy Blain recently accepted the financial contributions to pursue further education at the DTSS grad ceremony last month.

Also, this summer at 9 a.m. on Sunday, August 20th, the second annual Lions’ Zone Walk will ask the community to sponsor its members to walk between five and eight kilometres in four communities — Wasa, Fairmont, the Columbia Valley as well as Golden (Lions Club Zone E10).

Funds this year will be directed to Camp Winfield.

Previously, the Lions Club has lent a helping hand to the District of Muskoka to contribute to charities such as The Muskoka Hospital Foundation and featured camps for youth like the CNIB Lake Joseph Camp.

The motto of the Lions Club is to focus on serving the community as a collective organization with civic-minded men and women to help finish projects that cannot be accomplished alone.

The club also fulfills its international obligations by contributing to the Lions Club International Foundation, which helps provide emergency relief to global disasters such as earthquakes and floods.

Just as the summer heat shows no signs of disappearing, the Lions Club’s presence has the same unrelenting drive to enhance community projects.

There are approximately 40 Windermere District Lions Club members who are dedicated to nurturing the community it serves. Claude Oram replaced Harold Hazelaar as the Windermere District Lions Club president on July 1st.

The valley community will be saying thank you to visitors with an annual pancake breakfast and a wide variety of activities on July 22nd for Valley Appreciation Day, and the Lions Club will be serving up the breakfast in downtown Invermere.

Claude Oram Windermere District Lions Club President 250-341-7014 claudeoram@gmail.com

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Booking for a future filled with books in Radium

By James Rose Special to The Pioneer

“People Helping People in our Community” WE MATCH DONOR’S INTERESTS TO THE CAUSES THEY CARE ABOUT Our concept is simple; we create legacies for donors by investing their gifts and granting the investment income back to the community to causes that they care about” 191 Community Foundations across Canada; guided by our national organization, Community Foundations of Canada Registered charity; all gifts to the Community Foundation are provided with a charitable tax receipt As a Community Foundation, we have access to high-yield, low-risk investment options Over 16 years, 131 projects supported and over $618,000 granted to the community

Started in 2001 by a group of community philanthropists and lovingly guided by many long-standing board members over the years 15 funds including 4 designated funds supporting the Invermere Public Library (through Friends of the Library), Columbia Valley Arts, the Edgewater Recreation Society and Radium Hot Springs Public Library

Arnold Ellis donated the largest community gift to date; $1,480,000 to support Columbia Valley youth in their post-secondary pursuits; through his generosity, in the last 4 years, we have awarded 136 Columbia Valley students close to $225,000

Questions? Talk to Laurie. laurie@valleyfoundation.ca FOR GOOD. FOR COMMUNITY. FOR EVER. WWW.VALLEYFOUNDATION.CA

The Radium Hot Springs Public Library has established an endowment fund with the Columbia Valley Community Foundation. Income from the fund will enable the library to expand the services it offers to Radium and Columbia Valley residents from Canal Flats to Spillimacheen.

“With the fund, they are thinking about the future and creating sustainability for the organization,” said Laurie Klassen, Executive Director for the Columbia Valley Community Foundation. “The new fund gives people of the community an opportunity to give to the library in a long term capacity.”

The designated endowment fund, ‘Radium Hot Springs Public Library Endowment Fund’, will support the library’s programming and enhance its services as it looks forward to moving into a larger home at the new Radium Hot Springs Community Hall scheduled for completion within the next year. As the fund grows with donations and bequests from dedicated library and literacy supporters in Radium and the Valley, as well as its part-time residents, the library will be able to offer expanded programs and ser. . . ‘Bring’ from 18 don’t display a best-before date (such as homemade jams or cans brought home from other countries) or which are more than a year out of date.

The other side of this issue is that the Earth’s ability to produce food for its burgeoning population is becoming a real concern, and it is estimated that between 20 and 30 per cent of the food produced is wasted. This is an issue that Food Banks BC and Food Banks Canada provide some guidance for, but there is much research and establishment of achievable guidelines needed to start to diminish this concern.

As always, we’d like to thank some of the remarkable volunteers who aid the CVFB. Dave Brown and Harald Kloos are key to our operations. Dave

vices to its valley-wide patrons and visitors.

“We are privileged to be able to establish this endowment fund to help further develop the library for the benefit of our present and future patrons,” said Jane Thurgood Sagal, the library’s board chair.

“The Radium Hot Springs Public Library makes a very important contribution to the social and cultural life of our community and enhances the literacy programs other institutions strive to provide. The library demonstrates on a continual basis just how critical a role it plays in the education infrastructure of our valley.”

Radium Hot Springs Public Library is one of several valley institutions to establish a designated endowment fund with the Columbia Valley Community Foundation. Through the seed contributions of its dedicated supporters, the fund can now grow and provide ongoing and sustainable support for a key Village of Radium Hot Springs and Columbia Valley asset. Donations may be made to the Columbia Valley Community Foundation at www.valleyfoundation.ca. Donors may want to make a donation in memory of a friend or relative. Donors will receive a charitable receipt for income tax purposes for all of their donations.

picks up items from the donation boxes in Sobeys, Joe’s No-Frills, Valley Foods and Red Apple on a weekly or bi-weekly basis, brings them in and sorts them for us. Harald ensures that the Food Bank always has a good supply of boxes to place the requested hampers in for our clients.

As summer begins, there is little reduction in the use of the Food Bank.

Upcoming events such as the Canada Day Parade, the July 22nd barbecue at Home Hardware, and the September Show and Shine car show in Radium will provide the pubic with an opportunity to donate to the CVFB. Watch for those dates!

For more information, or should you wish to donate or volunteer, please contact the CVFB at 250-342-0850, or the contact Chair Lawrie Mack at 250-342-5092.

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Steamboat Music Fest Music rang through the community of Edgewater last weekend as the 6th annual Steamboat Mountain Music Festival took place. Performances included Oso Simple and the Smalltown Dirt Bags (left) and Beard’s Creek & Friends (right).

Photos by Laura Soby.

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Pioneer Classifieds

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

ANNOUNCEMENT

ANNOUNCEMENT

GARAGE SALES

CHEERS & JEERS

CHEERS & JEERS

CHEERS & JEERS

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

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.

Fairmont Lions Summer Garage and Yard Sale Saturday July 15th, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lions Den on Hot Springs Road, Fairmont.

Donated items may be dropped off at the Lions Den.

Cheers to Main Street Fun & Games and Home Hardware for helping the Invermere Public Library with our float and our Mountain Mosaic bubble fun!

Cheers for the Windermere Valley Childcare daycare children, teachers, and the Hospital Auxiliary ladies for planting beautiful garden flowers with the residents in Columbia House center garden.

Cheers for Nora and Bill Croft. Your efforts in our Columbia House garden display a beautiful and peaceful area for residents and family members to enjoy.

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 Club house 5003 Hot Springs Rd.

CHEERS & JEERS

Multi Family Yard Sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday July 8th only. 2104 -13th Ave.

Jeers to the person who continues to trespass through my yard. If you have no respect for my land, keep out! You have been told to stay out before. There is no excuse since you can check the fence from outside not inside my yard.

Saturday July 8th, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Four family Garage Sale at 160115th Ave. Household items etc.

Cheers to the Grade 11 students and parents for helping at Grad dinner.

GARAGE SALES

S OBITUARY S Bell, Agnes Lydia 1929 – 2017

Agnes Lydia Bell passed peacefully to her heavenly home on June 20th, 2017, surrounded by loving family. Agnes was born near Wilkie, Saskatchewan, on April 12th, 1929 to Stephen and Catharine Sander, the eldest of six children. On January 31st, 1953, Agnes married the love of her life, Ken, and they raised five children.

Agnes and Ken moved to Radium Hot Springs in 1965, where they raised their family and ran several businesses focusing on tourism. Agnes managed the Golden Eagle gift shop, while Ken ran wholesale and distribution businesses.

Agnes was actively involved in the Windermere Valley community. She was a founding director/ shareholder of The Springs Golf Course in Radium and the Panorama Ski Resort. She was actively involved with the local Rotary Club. In 2008 Ken and Agnes moved to Calgary to be closer to family.

Agnes is remembered by her family as a devoted Christian and loving Mom, Mama, and Great-Mama. She was the beloved mother of Warren Bell, Judy Rushfeldt (Brian), Sharon Paterson (Jamey), Ken Bell Jr., and Dianne Johnston; and Mama to 5 granddaughters: Kristin Pue (Jason), Karalee Fielding (Ben), Sharilyn Johnston, Becky Blott (Jory), and Abby Paterson; and Great-Mama to Landon & Liam Pue, Harper & Leopold Fielding, and Haelyn & Brooklyn Blott. She was predeceased by her husband, Ken, in 2016, and by her youngest daughter, Dianne, in 2007. She was also pre-deceased by her brother Ed Sander and sister Carol Slater, and will be fondly remembered by her brother Joe and sisters Betty and Kay. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, July 8th, 2017 at 1 p.m. at Royal Oak Victory Church, 450 Royal Oak Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta. Following the service, there will be a reception and refreshments in the church foyer.

For more information, email jrushfeldt@shaw.ca.

Online condolences can be posted at www.MyAlternatives.ca/calgary.

Cheers to LRN-- the stealthy ninja who made a fantastic appearance at EMP’s fun day! Also Cheers to the always amazing Copper Point Golf guys and face painter, Arly Franson!

More Cheers to Kickboxing, Endeavor Fitness, and Jiu Jitsu leaders!

Cheers to Rocky Mountain Crane for flying that beautiful Canada Flag for our 150th.

Big Cheers to Harvey and Sherry for hosting a great party for Canada Day!

Cheers to my husband Travis for working so hard to get our camping trailer ready to roll. Looking forward to some amazing summer memories with our girls.

A big Cheers to Joanne Gray (and family), Julie Carey, PAC and community volunteers, The Fire Dept. and Lainey Wilson’s Grade 7 class for donating their time and energy at EMP FUN DAY! The students had big smiles.

Cheers to Kenzie and Diane Ruault for painting and repairing the garden benches at Columbia House.

The paint color you provided is a beautiful shade of blue. Residents and families are commenting on your recent enhancements.

Jeers to the deadbeat who is dodging a $100 debt.

Cheers to Lynn Askey for sharing your rhubarb with the Mount Nelson Place Family. Your generosity is much appreciated!

S OBITUARY S Stringer, Marjorie G. (nee Langford) May 3, 1914 – June 22, 2017

Marjorie Stringer of Invermere, B.C., age 103, passed away peacefully at Invermere Hospital on June 22, 2017 surrounded by her loving family.

Marjorie is survived by her 5 children, Robin Stringer (Beverly), Susanne Pearce (Robert), Dale Stringer (Betty Ann), Marilyn Woolley (John), and Brian Stringer (Brenda). She also leaves her grandchildren: Lisa, Chris, Lynda, Lori, Jay, Sarah, Heather, Andrea, Samantha, Michael and Ted and her great grandchildren Rylan, Ava, Clara, Viviane, Winter, Henry and Benjamin. Mom was predeceased by her husband Arthur Stringer and her sister Margaret Langford. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and was thrilled to see all her great grandchildren over the past few years.

Mom grew up in Baysville, Ontario and lived in Toronto where she graduated as a registered nurse in 1937 from Toronto Western Hospital. In Toronto, she met and married Arthur Stringer in 1942 and they raised their family in Toronto, Baysville, Edmonton and Invermere, BC. Mom and Dad found happiness and success in Invermere and it was here that they made many lasting friendships. Mom loved the years she volunteered for the Invermere Health Care Auxiliary and especially enjoyed working at the Invermere Thrift Shop. She was very proud to be a lifetime member of the Auxiliary. Her children and their families loved to visit grandma and grandpa at their home over the years. Mom loved music (she played the piano by ear and enjoyed playing piano at home and at parties with her friends). Throughout her life, she had a host of friends and always kept in contact. She was mobile and sharp as a tack right up until she passed away and always enjoyed meeting and greeting people wherever she went. She was a lifelong fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Edmonton Oilers and was a valiant supporter of the CFL. Mom and dad spent many years enjoying travel in their RV around Canada and the USA; they especially loved their vacations in Hawaii, New Zealand and the South Pacific, Britain and Ireland. We all remember Mom for her optimism, resilience and determination to always look ahead.

The family expresses their profound thanks to the all the staff at the Invermere and District Hospital and especially to Dr. Theresa Ross, who all provided loving and compassionate care for Marjorie in the Emergency and the Hospice. We thank the nursing staff of Invermere Community Nursing for their kind and professional care for mom. We also would like to thank the staff of Columbia House, Ivy House and Columbia Gardens Village who also provided mom with kind, compassionate and safe care.

There will be a Celebration of Marjorie’s life on August 6, 2017 at Columbia Gardens Village at 2 pm. In lieu of flowers the family requests that you donate to a charity of your choice, volunteer, do a good deed or to take the time to have happy conversation with someone else.

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CHEERS & JEERS

CHEERS & JEERS

Cheers to the Kiwanis Club for the incredible fireworks display. Such hard work to host them every year!

But maybe we need to change the location? The delays caused by the trains needs to be addressed. It is getting too late for young kids!

Jeers to advertising Ferris Bueller’s day off Movie Night in the Park as suitable for all ages when it’s rated as PG13. Not great for movie goers and passers by to have to endure the Fbomb and 59 other swears in this movie.

Cheers to the welcoming community of Edgewater! We are so happy to call this beautiful place our new home.

Cheers to the RCMP who stood in front of Rusty on Canada Day for a few hours for photo ops. Jeers to the person who stole Rusty’s nightlight.

Jeers to the CPR for managing to disrupt Invermere’s Canada 150 celebrations with two trains at midnight on July 1st.

Jeers to the driver who passed on the solid line and almost caused a head on collision. You almost killed me and my family!

Cheers to Bill Bonner for tilling the Columbia House garden in preparation for the flower planting.

Cheers to Bernie for his assistance and support - teamwork! And cheers to Will and Joan Feissel for donating the rental of the rotor tiller to complete the job.

S OBITUARY S Scott, William P. 1917-2017

William Paterson (Bill) Scott passed away peacefully in the early morning of July 1, 2017. He is survived by sons Pat and Greg, stepson Bruce (Kate) as well as numerous nephews and nieces.

He is predeceased by his second wife, Edna, his stepdaughter Sharon, stepson Bill, and his first wife, Audrey.

Bill Scott was born in Youngstown, Alberta on January 22, 1917 and grew up in Roblin, Manitoba. Bill’s father, George Scott, worked there as a grain buyer, and the involvement of trains in this created for Bill and his older brother Lloyd, a lifelong fascination with trains. After serving as a Flight Officer for the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II, Bill married Audrey Fife and raised his 2 sons in Calgary, Edmonton, and on an acreage near Sherwood Park. During winter, Bill was an enthusiastic curler, and enjoyed golfing for the rest of the year. In late 1970, Bill married his second wife, Edna McGarvey. Together they retired from their busy working lives (Bill was a purchasing agent for Syncrude) in early 1982, living in Winfield and Kelowna before building a house in Osoyoos BC, overlooking the golf course. After Edna’s passing in 2002, Bill lived alone in the house for over 3 years.

Then his good friends Dot Forster and Barb Kester convinced him to move to Invermere to live in the newly constructed seniors’ home, Columbia Garden Village. For 9 years, Bill enjoyed life in ‘The Gardens’ and made new friends. In 2015, Bill was moved to Ivy House, where he lived comfortably until his passing.

We are grateful to Adrienne and the staff at ‘The Gardens’ as well as Christine and the staff at Ivy House for their friendly and efficient care. Thanks to the emergency ward staff at Invermere Hospital, who were so compassionate at the time of Dad’s passing. Special thanks to Dot Forster for her steadfast friendship and gracious hospitality over the past 11 years.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

CHEERS & JEERS

CHEERS & JEERS

Jeers to the Mayor of Invermere A heartfelt Cheers to the for his less-than-inspiring and Winderberry Nursery - Glenda and self-serving political rant in last Jack - for your soil donations for our week’s Pioneer. Surely the occasion gardens. We appreciate all the work of Canada’s 150th and the start you have done, the consulting, and of the tourist season warranted a the beautiful plants and flowers more appropriate, inclusive and you have provided over the years to celebratory message from our make our Columbia House gardens CHEERS & vibrant JEERSand lovely. mayor?

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Cheers for Peter Hale for donating his fully grown tomato plants for the Columbia House gardens and for all the residents to enjoy when they bear fruit.

Unhappy Jeers to the woman in a van, or something like it, who was at the stop sign on 10th Ave. in front of the Alliance church,

by Sobeys parking lot, on Friday morning, June 23rd, at about 11 a.m., and did not stop for me while I was driving up the hill with the right of way. Fortunately I was driving slowly and was able to break fast when I saw you coming as you swooped around in front of me nearly scraping my car. Everybody, please regard stop signs, red lights and yield signs and look for cars in all directions.

In May I could have sent a Jeers to the truck driver who drove past the yield sign at the intersection by the bank on 7th Ave., and nearly hit me as I was driving down 13th Street and through the intersection with the right of way, and also, one time previously, when I nearly got hit by a driver in a truck who was going through the red light by Sobeys while talking on a cell phone.

Cheers to the Conservation Officer, Greg Kruger, for identifying where the bear situation begins at CastleRock. He hit the problem straight on without passing the blame onto others. Cheers to the Conservation Officers for their discussions during Bear Aware Day at the Pot Hole Park; let’s hope it reaches those who need to be aware.

Jeers to the select dog owners in Edgewater that let their dogs bark from late hours of the night all the way up to early hours of the morning - keeping the whole town wide awake. If I’m able to hear them barking, how can you be so oblivious to them barking in your own backyard? Have common courtesy and respect towards your neighbours, it’s not rocket science.

Cheers to the Columbia Garden Village Golden Life manager and staff for honoring and remembering the veterans of our great country.

Cheers to Adrienne walking in the parade with residents of her village, and cheers to Michelle for driving the honored residents and decorating the van for the parade.

Wonderful work Golden Life!

Jeers to this ghastly cough! It’s not only affecting my health, but the mental and physical health of my family, friends and colleagues.

Seriously, get lost!

LOST AND FOUND FOUND: Small outboard motor.

Found June 16th off the highway by the Bowling Alley. Call 250-6883374 to claim.

FOUND: On Columbia Lake Road, an electronic Buick key fob. To claim, check at Coy’s Par 3.

FOUND: At Lake Lillian Monday morning June 26th: 2 paddles. Call 250-341-5038 to identify/claim.

Also a set of 3 boat keys on a ring is pinned to the notice board at Lake Lillian. They were there before I got there.

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.

SUITE FOR RENT 1-bdrm furnished apartment, W/D, N/P. In Invermere, 250-342-9636 (Leave Message).

Renovated large, bright, 2-bdrm basement suite in downtown Invermere. Private entrance and enclosed patio, five appliances, N/S, N/P, $900/mo + utilities. Available August 1st. Call 403-874-0483.

Invermere: Bright 2-bdrm basement suite. Close to downtown, W/D, N/S, $650/mo + utilities. Call/text Jon 250-2709447.

HOUSE FOR RENT FOR RENT: SPACIOUS 1008 sq. ft. 2-bdrm CABIN at Akiskinook Resort. Newly furnished, cabin overlooking Lake Windermere.

For rates and availability visit our listing on Airbnb. www.airbnb.ca/ rooms/18992313.

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HOUSE FOR RENT

BOATS FOR SALE

Newer 1,300 sq. ft., 2-bdrm, 2 bath, on secured Windermere acreage, with under drive garage. Available immediately. $1350/mo. Call Chad 403-874-3675.

Black Forest Heights: 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, open concept duplex, 6 appliances. Balcony, yard, satellite tv. $950/mo plus hydro. N/P, N/S, long-term adults. References.

Available August 1st. Email rfr111@ hotmail.com.

CONDO FOR RENT Blackforest Heights Invermere: 2 Bdrm, 1.5 Bath available July 15th or August 1st. $1,100/mo plus Hydro. NS, NP. 778-963-0194.

LOT/ACREAGE FOR SALE 0.42 acre undeveloped treed lot on Nelles Crescent, Windermere. 403616-9659.

HOUSE FOR SALE Home, Garage, Guest House on Acreage in Town. Great View. Call 250-342-9636. Please leave a message.

BUSINESS FOR SALE Business for Sale: Grant’s Foods, 503 7th Ave, Invermere. Now reduced to $49,000. Includes everything.

Email gkelly2@telus.net.

MISC. FOR SALE Apartment Moving Sale: speakers, tables, chairs, shelves, single bed with bottom drawers, Canon pixma printer, paintings, and frames. 403519-8268.

FIREWOOD FOR SALE Support Rockies Hockey firewood.

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

Seasoned Dry Fir $220 a cord, split and delivered locally. 1/2 cords available.

250-342-3300.

Please email classified ads to

info@columbiavalleypioneer.com

BOAT FOR SALE $7,500 O.B.O. 97 Campion open bow in/out board with 97 Merc. Cruiser 4.3lt and Shoreline trailer. 2nd owner (10yrs) in great shape, bought new one.

Cream and White inside and out (pictures available). Maintained yearly, great for tubing, water skiing, wake and knee boarding call 403.389.1426 or burritt@shaw.ca.

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 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.

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B.B.’s Home & Lawn Care Services: Residential cleaning, house checks, packing and small moves, lawn and handyman services. 250-688-2897 or 403861-8782.

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.

July 7, 2017

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

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

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

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

Labourers and equipment operators wanted. No experience necessary, wage negotiable. Heavy lifting required. Email resumes to babichbuilding@gmail.com or call Jared at 250-688-1405.

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.

Fairmont Gas Plus in Fairmont Hot Springs is seeking F/T or P/T employees. Please drop off resumes.

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.

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

Hairstylist wanted at Valley Hair Styling. F/T or P/T position. Contact Susan 250-342-6355.

Looking for a male over 17 to hang out with our special needs son.

Flexible hours. Windermere area. $18/hr. Contact Lucy 403-8700816.

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 and kitchen help F/T or P/T, experience in casual fine dinning an asset. Apply to Tony Wood at tony@strandsrestaurant.com or 250-342-6344.

Cafe Allium at Pynelogs is looking for full-time and part-time Kitchen Help and Servers, for lunches and Evenings. Drop a resume in person or email: cafeallium@gmail.com.

An exceptional opportunity to join a fun, fast-paced scene at the Rocky River Grill. We are now accepting resumes for experienced servers.

Please send to steve.kuffler@gmail. com.

Fairmont Subway in Fairmont Hot Springs is seeking F/T or P/T Servers. Please drop off resumes.

SUPERIOR PROPANE PROPANE DELIVERY DRIVER Opportunity available for parttime driver to deliver propane to the Golden and Invermere communities. 20 - 40 hours/week running from August to March.

Qualifications: · High school education · Minimum one (1) year related driving experience · Class 3 driver’s license (air brake ticket) and clean driver’s abstract · Strong customer service skills · Knowledge of onboard truck computers · Willingness to work flexible shifts Apply at www.superiorpropane .com/careers.

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Tony’s Greek Grill

In Fairmont

Fairmont Hot Springs

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.

DQ Invermere is Hiring!

Front Counter Attendant • • • • • • •

Full-time and part-time Take orders in front and Drive Thru Prepare Ice Cream orders Serve food to customers General Cleaning All training provided Fun and flexible work environment

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Full-time and part-time Receive orders Prepare all food items Working the fryer Washing and preparing vegetables and salads General cleaning All training provided

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Must be able to work in a team environment Must be able to work in a fast paced environment and be able to multi task Advancement opportunities Wage to be determined based on experience

Kitchen Helper

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Must be able to work in a team environment Fun and flexible work environment Advancement opportunities Must be able to work in a fast paced environment and be able to multi task Wage to be determined based on experience

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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Fairmont Vacation Villas Mountainside

(855) 345-6341or mountainsidevillas.com Fairmont Villa Management at Mountainside Is now accepting full-time, part-time and student applications for our Housekeeping Department We offer to successful applicants, year-round work, competitive wages starting at $15 per hour, and the use of our recreation center and pools.

For more information on any of the above positions, please contact: Debbie Clark: Phone: 250-345-6341 ext 22 Fax Attention Debbie: 250-345-6299 Or Email: debbiec@mountainsidevillas.com

All Season Vacation Villas

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Part-time position)

An accounts receivable clerk is required for a high-paced property management company, offering a competitive salary and benefit package.

The ideal candidate would possess the following qualifications: • • • •

Excellent computer skills; Excel, Word and Outlook Detail oriented and highly organized Excellent communication skills Energetic team player, familiar with working in an office environment • Previous office/bookkeeping experience would be an asset If you wish to work with a company that offers potential for your own growth, please email your resume to MUkass@mountaincreek.ca. Position could potentially work into a full-time position in the future.

WE’RE HIRING CULINARY

Full-time and part-time hours available for dishwashers, line cooks and chef de partie roles. Wages range from $13/hour - $20/hour depending on experience. Contact John Udell by email at judell@eagleranchresort.com or pop by with your resume.

FRONT OF HOUSE

Hiring an Assistant Food & Beverage Manager, Support Staff, Servers and Supervisors for full-time and/or part-time hours. Potential for year-round work. Contact Stefan Ellams by email at sellams@eagleranchresort.com or pop by with your resume.

TURF CARE

Hiring all Turf Care positions. Full-time hours available, wage based on experience. Contact Mike Warriner via email at mwarriner@ eagleranchresort.com, pop by with a resume or call 250-342-1066.

Shop local in your jammies

By Lorene Keitch Pioneer Staff A new business in the Columbia Valley wants to make it easy to buy local.

With more than 60 Kootenay-sourced food products, Kootenay Produced is a food sales and distribution company that allows customers to shop online for everything from fresh produce to baked goods, cheese, jams and juice, pickled vegetables and even tea.

Eden Yesh, owner and operator, says he wanted to make a store for people like him who like to buy locallysourced goods but do not have the time to go to multiple stores as well as the farmer’s market each week.

“I just don’t have the time,” says Mr. Yesh. “Now, you can go shop in your pajamas or on your lunch break.”

Kootenay Produced aims to help customers to shop local and producers to sell locally, with environmental benefits to boot.

“Creating a shorter supply chain for our food is critical for long term sustainability of the planet and our

HELP WANTED Job Posting: Director of Operations Full-time The Director of Operations role is ideally suited to a seasoned business manager and will have the capability to provide strong leadership initiatives that will impact the Shuswap Indian Band’s success.

YOUR SKILLS: • Successful experience working with First Nations community; • Strong understanding of Human Resources; • Experience in budgeting and finance; • Sound judgement and excellent decision-making skills; • A sincere interest in leading, mentoring and working with others throughout the organization; • Hands-on capabilities and intuitive understanding to provide business leadership as well as culturally reinforcing operational excellence; • Inspire respect and loyalty to attract and retain superior talent, and to diffuse complex organizational silos for better decision making and work team effectiveness; • A strong communicator, sharp business mind, and the financial acumen to determine key P&L factors – ability to then develop and implement workable plans swiftly and decisively.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Provide oversight of administrative staff on all day to day operations; • Ensure staff is accountable and producing according to their terms of employment; • Review, implement and monitor internal controls within program departments and the entities; • Under the direction of Chief and Council, communicate and prepare strategic plans for review and adoption; • Develop policy to assist in improving it’s administrative/managerial responsibilities and train the staff to enhance their ability/capacity to effectively administrate and manage; • Assist the finance team with the development, review, implementation, and administration of policies, reporting documentation and agreements; • Provide monthly verbal and written reports to Council meetings; • Deliver programs and services under the federal funding arrangement; and finalize completion of projects; • Under the direction of Chief and Council and KDC Board of Directors, works with Economic Development to develop business plans and assess for Economic Development benefits for the organization; • Provide information to external organizations as necessary (i.e. auditors); • Under the guidance of Chief and Council and the finance team, oversees overall organizational annual budget; • Attend special meetings as required by Chief and Council, and respond to enquiries; • Manage INAC funding programs; Please forward your resume no later than July 19, 2017 outlining your qualifications to: Attention: Lorena Tegart, Shuswap Indian Band, Box 2847, Invermere, BC V0A 1K2 ea@shuswapband.net

health,” said Mr. Yesh. “We’re cutting greenhouse gas emissions. We’re getting more nutrient-rich food picked 24 hours ago, and we’re helping support the local food system and living wages for farmers in the Kootenays.”

Mr. Yesh has partnered with Columbia Valley producers as well as some from Nelson and Creston. When asked about the impact on other area businesses, Mr. Yesh explains that by buying from some local producers, they are helping those companies increase their sales. Kootenay Produced also does wholesale accounts so if other retail outlets want to buy from them, that option is available and has been taken up by at least one store so far.

“Local food is good business for everybody,” he stated.

This year, Kootenay Produced aims to sell to customers from Canal Flats to Radium Hot Springs. For a small fee, they will deliver to your door, or you can pick up at the Legion Farmer’s market in Invermere on Saturdays.

Kootenay Produced started small last fall, selling a number of variety baskets to gauge interest for local food sales. They recently did a soft launch on Facebook of the new web-based store after seeing the demand for fresh food last fall.

To shop at Kootenay Produced, you need to sign up for a free membership. Fresh produce selections will change every two weeks based on crop availability.

For more information, visit www.kootenay produced.ca.

HELP WANTED SC H O O L D I ST R I C T N O. 6 ( R O C KY M O UN TA I N )

CUSTODIAN

Permanent Full-Time (40 hrs/wk)

School District No.6 (Rocky Mountain), Windermere Zone is now accepting applications for a permanent, full-time (40 hrs/ wk) Custodian position, in the Windermere Zone, currently placed at Eileen Madson Primary School, effective date July 24, 2017.

This is manual work involving the cleanliness and security of district buildings. The work may include dealing with public use of school facilities. Once an employee becomes familiar with a clearly defined work schedule, the work is performed with minimal supervision. Usually, this job is performed after regular school hours and generally alone. Completion of the 12th school grade or equivalent is required as well as completion of the Board provided training program. First aid training would be an asset.

Rate of pay: $20.86/hour, as per Collective Agreement 440.

If you are interested in this position, please submit a resume, with three references, by 4:00 pm on Friday, July 14, 2017 to: Meghan O’Neill Human Resources Coordinator School District No.6 (Rocky Mountain) P.O. Box 430, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 Phone: (250) 342-9243 l e-mail: hr@sd6.bc.ca Successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record search.

Just a reminder… The classified deadline is 12 noon Tuesday.

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New SUP yoga partnership hits Lake Windermere

By Nikki Fredrikson Pioneer Staff If you’re looking to switch up your workout routine, challenge yourself, or even enjoy some well-deserved relaxation time, look no further than H2Flo. New to the Valley, H2Flo combines standup paddle boarding (SUP) and yoga presenting a unique workout experience.

“Standup paddle board is really new so then standup paddle board yoga makes it equally as intimidating for people. But it definitely fires up your core stabilizing muscles and any kind of standing poses definitely make it a little bit more of a challenge on the board,” said Lindsey Sherlock, owner of H2Flo. Ms. Sherlock first developed a passion for paddle boarding while on a trip to Hawaii. Her love was furthered for the sport while in Bali.

“I was in Bali doing my yoga training where I did my first actual SUP yoga class and I absolutely could not stop smiling the whole time and I just knew this was something I wanted to do back home and

SUP YOGA– classes take place at Lake Windermere seven days a week this summer.

Submitted photo there was really nothing here. So when I the two work together.

“I knew that she’s already got an exdid my training out in Bali I came home and then I got hooked up with boards and isting company and a good following and started doing it in Calgary and then kin- it was kinda’ a great partnership because da’ just (would) bring my boards around I’ve got the boards and she’s got the clientele. We get along really well so we’re with me,” said Ms. Sherlock.

Having taught SUP yoga in Calgary, kind of blending everything together for Fernie and Banff, she decided to move her summer,” said Ms. Sherlock.

The two will be running classes seven company to Invermere and approached Kelly Carlson, owner of Mountain Om. days a week all summer, with their meetMs. Sherlock noticed that Ms. Carlson ing point being the old parking lot beside ran SUP yoga last summer but didn’t have Kinsmen Beach. Offering private, drop boards for people to use, so she proposed in, and group classes, the pair schedule

2017-2022 FOREST STEWARDSHIP PLAN

Rocky Mountain Forest District • Kootenay Lake Forest District Pursuant to Section 20 of the Forest Planning and Practices Regulation, notice is hereby given that Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor), Nupqu Development Corporation, North Star Planing Company Ltd., Summit Valley Contracting Ltd., Shuswap Indian Band, Akisqnuk First Nation, Aq’am Indian Band and Lower Kootenay Indian Band will make available for public review and comment their proposed 2017-2022 Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP). The exact legal area covered by the FSP is described by the Forest Development Unit (FDU) map. The FSP will cover Canfor’s operating areas in southeastern British Columbia which include the other license holders and Nupqu’s Community Forest Pilot Agreement on the Dominion Coal Blocks in the Elk Valley.

This FSP has been prepared under the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA). FSPs do not show specific locations of proposed cutblocks and roads; instead, the FSP identifies larger FDUs within which harvesting and road construction may occur over the term of the plan. Forestry activities conducted within FDUs must be consistent with the results or strategies specified in the FSP. These results or strategies must be consistent with government-established objectives for the forest resources in the area covered by the plan. Stakeholders and interested parties are invited to provide written comments on any portions of the plan and any comments received will be included with the submission sent to the government for approval.

This FSP will be available for review and comment from June 30, 2017 to August 30, 2017 (60 days) at the locations below from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. The plans are also available on Canfor’s website at www.canfor.com/plans. To discuss the proposed plan, please make an appointment with one of the contacts listed below; arrangements can be made to view the plan at a convenient time if the regular hours are inconvenient.

Ken Streloff, RFT

250-529-7211 ext. 225

1000 Industrial Road #1, Cranbrook, BC V1C 4C6

Ian Johnson, RPF

250-529-7211 ext. 220

9600 Cascade Street Elko, BC V0B 1T3

Brian Feeney, RFT Grant Neville, RPF

250-347-6655 250-347-6659

4685 Forsters Landing Rd. Radium Hot Springs V0A 1M0

Additionally, Canfor may request an extension to the term of FSP #17, #45 and #53 while this new amalgamated FSP for Canfor’s Kootenay region operations is developed. It should be noted that at this time, there is no content or FDU changes proposed to the currently approved FSPs, only the term may change. These extensions will allow time for First Nations and public input as well as government review.

If an extension is requested, it would be until March 9, 2018. Note, this extension request was previously advertised in November 2016 and no comments were received.

To ensure consideration, comments must be forwarded in writing to one of the contacts listed above by August 30, 2017.

Visit us online at www.canfor.com

their class times for the quiet times on the water.

“We have a variety of classes that are going to be operating daily from mornings to evenings– the off busy times for the lake – so the water’s going to be a lot calmer,” said Ms. Sherlock.

The 90-minute classes include paddle instruction time and a full 60 to 75 minutes of yoga time on Lake Windermere.

They offer two pricing for classes, one for class and paddle board rental and one for just the class. Even if you’ve never stepped on a paddle board before, the pair will make sure you are comfortable before you hit the water.

“There’s such a great combination of nature and water and you’re challenging yourself with things you’ve never done. It’s a completely different approach to fitness and it kind of goes in with that avenue of your life as well,” said Ms. Sherlock.

To view a complete list of classes and pricing visit http://www.h2floyoga.com/ or to book your first class call Kelly Carlson at 250-270-0056, or email h2floyoga@gmail.com.

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LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH Sunday, July 9th 10:30 a.m.

Worship And Life Instruction, “Love Your Neighbour – Creating Space” … Pastor Trevor Hagan ministering.

“K.I.D.S.” Church during the Morning Service.

10:30 a.m. “SING and CELEBRATE” Join us for an evening of singing the great hymns of the faith; food; and fellowship!

Floral Flag . . .

The Springs Golf Course in Radium Hot Springs planted a floral Canada flag to honour our country’s 150th birthday.

Photo by Nikki Fredrikson

Answers to Canada Day Trivia Quiz

By Arnold Malone Pioneer Columnist In the June 30th Pioneer, on page 24 there was a Canada birthday trivia quiz. Here are the answers: 1. The first persons to discover North America were the Vikings who arrived 400 years before Christopher Columbus.

2. (Yes.) Whitehorse, the Capital of Yukon is about 800 km west of Victoria. North America angles westward.

Look on a globe rather than a wall map.

3. There are only three capitals north of the 49th parallel, all are on the Canadian Prairies.

4. The two longest rivers in Canada are: the Mackenzie (4,241 km) and the Yukon (3,185 km).

5. Only Newfoundland has the government sitting to the left of the Speaker. In their first legislature, the only coal furnace was to the left of the Speaker and coincidently so was the government.

6. At the time of Confederation, the wealthiest province was Prince Edward Island. Their wealth was derived from fur farming and their sales to Europe.

7. In 1905, Saskatchewan was the third most populated province. A province with many quarter section farms.

8. The most expensive coin ever minted in Canada was worth one million dollars. It is 99.99% pure gold and weighs 220 pounds.

9. (C) Canada has 20% of the world’s fresh water.

10. (C) Canada has the world’s most educated population. More than half our population has a post high school education.

11. (C) The name “Canada” is an Iroquois word meaning “Village.”

12. (No) Newfoundland is an “Atlantic” province. The Maritime provinces are only New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

13. The USA State most directly south of Whitehorse is Hawaii. Again, see a globe not a vertical wall map.

14. Depending whether you draw a straight line across Europe or count all of the European countries there are between six and 22 nations in the same distance that British Columbia is from east to west. The distance from Dublin to Moscow is one time zone.

15. (C) Canada is closer to China than either England or Australia.

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

Employee Assistance Program through Family Dynamix Submitted by Family Dynamix The Employee Assistance Program provides confidential, short-term counselling services for employees who are experiencing life challenges that affect their work performance as a part of overall workplace health, wellness and safety initiatives. This program is voluntary and may be offered to aid both employees and their immediate family. EAP Counsellors may provide a wide range of services including strategies related to elder care, child care and parenting issues, creating work-life balance, advice for managers and directors dealing with difficult situations, handling job-related stress, dealing with harassment in the workplace, overcoming personal and relationship

issues, substance abuse, loss and separation anxiety, lay-off assistance, crisis and financial counselling and more.

To offer an Employee Assistance Program to your employees contact Michele Neider at mneider@ familydynamix.ca or call 250-342-5566. Registration is free, and offers your employees support services that they may need to increase or enhance their performance.

Successful for more than 25 years, Family Dynamix Association, a local not-for profit community agency serving the Columbia Valley, providing employee counselling and support to some of our major employers in the Columbia Valley.

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 • 250-421-3756

You can remember someone special with your gift to the Canadian Cancer Society To donate In Memory or In Honour: www.cancer.ca | 250-426-8916 or call toll-free 1-800-656-6426 or mail to: #19, 19th Avenue South Cranbrook, B.C. V1C 2L9 Please include: Your name and address for tax receipt Name of the person being remembered Name and address to send card to

Let’s Make Cancer History

www.cancer.ca

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Canada Day Celebrations During this year’s Canada 150 celebration, visitors and residents from across the Valley took part in a variety of Canada Day activities. From the annual Canada Day parade in downtown Invermere to endless entertainment at Mountain Mosaic Festival of the Arts, which featured dance performances by United Dance, live music, and even a magic show.

Photos by Nikki Fredrikson

Village of Radium Hot Springs NOTICE OF PROPOSED OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AND ZONING AMENDMENTS Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Village of Radium Hot Springs is considering amendments to the Zoning Bylaw and Official Community Plan (OCP). The proposed bylaws (Numbers 434 and 435) will affect the following property, as shown in bold below, with the following zoning changes: Property description: Lot 1, Plan NEP10213, District Lot 3947, Kootenay District

Canada Day in Fairmont

Canada Day celebration at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort was a fun-filled day of live music, face painting, cake, crafts & games. Rudy the Clown was on hand, making balloon creations for all to enjoy.

Photos submitted by Fairmont Hot Springs Resort

The property is currently within the Single Family Residential land use zone in the OCP and zoned as R1 – Single Family Residential in the Zoning Bylaw. The proposed rezoning will change the current land use zone to Multiple Family Residential in the OCP and change the zoning to R – 3 Multi-Family Residential in the Zoning Bylaw.

A PUBLIC HEARING on the proposed Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 434 and the Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 435 will be held: JULY 19, 2017 AT 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, VILLAGE OFFICE 4836 RADIUM BLVD., RADIUM HOT SPRINGS, B.C. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw may submit written presentations to the Village of Radium Hot Springs, PO Box 340, Radium Hot Springs, BC, V0A 1M0 or Fax: 250-347-9068 prior to the date and time of the hearing. Persons may also present written and/or verbal submissions at the public hearing. Submissions will not be received after the public hearing has been adjourned.

The full bylaws and zoning map may be inspected at the Village Office, 4836 Radium Blvd., during regular office hours. For further information, contact 250-347-6455.

Arne Dohlen, Director of Planning & Development Services