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July 2, 2010 Vol. 7/Issue 27

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BAMBI AND THUMPER — Only moments after being born in Jack Keshen’s yard on 10th Street in Invermere, this young deer says hello to a new friend, the neighbourhood bunny rabbit.

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Opinions split on urban deer

By Brian Geis Pioneer Staff Mirroring public sentiment, strikingly opposed images of the problem of British Columbia’s urban deer have surfaced in recent weeks.

The picture above — a newborn fawn in Jack Keshen’s yard on 10th Street sniffing a neighbourhood bunny rabbit — illustrates the communion with nature most people love about living in a small, rural mountain town like Invermere.

On the other side of the coin, the CBC reported this week that the disturbing YouTube video of an

urban deer attacking a family dog in Cranbrook has gone viral with more than a million views.

You can view the video at this address: www. youtube.com/watch?v=ADGn1GABF0Q or simply search YouTube.com for “Cranbrook Deer”.

“Thank God it wasn’t a child,” Invermere councillor Ray Brydon commented.

Locally, public opinion remains split on what to do about Invermere’s increasing deer population, since council asked the province for help.

Councillor Brydon said the district won’t move on the issue until it hears back from officials within the Ministry of the Environment.

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Valley NEWS

Lake plan pitches boating guidelines

By Sally MacDonald Pioneer Staff A controversial management plan for Lake Windermere has been completed.

The plan, drafted with consultation from community members, proposes “no motorized boating areas” at Kinsmen Beach, near Windermere Cemetery and the island off Windermere beach, and the wetlands at the southern end of the lake.

“These are areas where there are significant safety considerations due to swimming, or environmental concerns,” the plan reads, written by Catherine Berris Associates of Vancouver.

There will be larger “slow – no wake” and “no tow” areas where boats are limited to 10 kilometres per hour. The plan suggests creating these areas between Taynton Bay (Kinsmen Beach) and the mouth of Abel Creek, about one kilometre south on the western shore, and a 60-metre stretch on the eastern shoreline.

“In these areas, there is a high level of activity in the water and interests in swimming and non-motorized boating,” reads the plan.

The recommendations will help people enjoy the lake, according to Wendy Booth, director of Area F in the Regional District of East Kootenay.

“The plan talks about a code of conduct and encourages boaters to follow certain ‘responsible boating guidelines’ when they are out enjoying the lake,” Ms. Booth said.

The draft plan was introduced to the community at two open houses on June 14th in Windermere and Invermere. About 100 people attended the meetings.

Next, the plan will be distributed to provincial ministries for feedback. Then, District of Invermere council and the regional district board will consider adopting it. However, only Transport Canada can make those guidelines law.

“It is my goal that in the future, there may be some delegation of authority from provincial and federal entities so that a locally operated and funded education and enforcement entity can explain and in some cases enforce existing and proposed regulations,” said Invermere Mayor Gerry Taft.

“This will take time, and is beyond the scope of the current Lake Windermere Management Plan, but

in my opinion it’s an important end goal and an important realization that the plan is one step of several towards achieving the common goals of having Lake Windermere continue to be environmentally sound, recreationally diverse and enjoyable forever.”

The two local governments are responsible for zoning on the lake, which means they can control where and how many docks, marinas and buoys are on the lake.

The Lake Windermere Management Plan proposes a number of restrictions on water structures.

It does not “generally support” new private marinas or the expansion of existing private marinas. It caps the number of fuelling stations on the lake at two, and it discourages the placement of mooring buoys by boaters who do not own lakefront property.

However, it also suggests that the regional district and Invermere pursue opportunities to build multiple ramps for small boats and public docks for swimming and fishing around the lake. The plan supports a new, public use marina in Invermere at the northern end of Fort Point.

The draft can be found at www.rdek.bc.ca.

Water leak gives Radium its own geyser

By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff A major water leak in the village of Radium Hot Springs left gallons of water pumping into the air on Tuesday, June 29th.

The leak, apparently caused by corrosion of a water pipe, briefly left the high-elevation homes in the community without water pressure until the back-up system was switched on.

The entire village — around 1,200 homes and 600 hotel units — was quickly switched onto water

supplied by Parks Canada, although the supply was limited to essential use only.

The damaged pipe, located by Forsters Landing Road, just beyond the second bridge over the Columbia River, is being repaired by Radium’s public works crews.

A repair collar was made for the leak and crews attempted to install it on the pipe on Wednesday, June 30th.

The plan, at the time of going to press, was to see whether the collar could withstand the 250 psi water pressure.

If successful, officials would flush the main water system to remove dirt and debris and then restart the village’s water.

After the leak residents were asked to minimize their water use to the bare essentials and switch off irrigation systems.

As a precautionary measure, locals were also advised to boil drinking water for two minutes, although the supply from Parks Canada was treated.

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• On June 28th at 6 p.m., RCMP responded to a single vehicle accident on Westside Road near Ruault Road. A 2002 Astro Van driven by a 17-year-old man from Calgary was southbound and went off the road, rolling the vehicle.

The five family members in the van were injured and received treatment at Invermere hospital. Driver inexperience was possibly a factor.

• On June 20th, the detachment received a complaint of a road rage incident when the highway in the park was closed after a fatal accident.

A 40-year-old Invermere man was riding a motorcycle past a long line of vehicles. The man was approached by a 54-year-old Calgarian in the line asking why he would cut in. The motorcycle rider gunned the engine and drove away. The 54-year-old man was injured as a result.

To the credit of the motorcycle operator, he realized the male was injured and he approached a police officer at the scene of the accident and reported the incident. The police located the injured male. Witness statements are being gathered and the investigation is continuing.

• On June 27th at 1:45 a.m., RCMP attended a single vehicle accident on Highway 93 and Burns Avenue in Canal Flats. An adult male from Alaska advised that he must have fallen asleep and went off the road.

Injuries received were to the ribs, shoulder and legs.

The male was transported to Cranbrook hospital.

• On June 26th police responded to a complaint of an unconscious man at Kinsmen Beach near the tennis courts. The 22-year-old from Edgewater was intoxicated but due to his injuries was transported to the hospital and left there for treatment.

• On June 26th at 5 p.m. the detachment received

a complaint of theft of a Seahawk raft.

The raft is green with yellow pin stripes and can easily sit four adults. It was stolen from Fairmont’s Spruce Grove Campground.

• On June 26th at 4:40 p.m. RCMP received a complaint of theft of a Weber barbecue with wood slabs on the front, stolen from a deck on Pioneer Avenue in Radium.

Congratulations to graduates Our congratulations to the 2010 graduating class. From viewing the grad ceremonies and talking to parents, all went well over a busy weekend. Looking at the files, it appears it was a safe celebration. If you think these last 13 years went quickly, from first year to Grade 12, just wait and see how fast the next years go. All the best in your endeavours.

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Upgrades approved for visitors to Kootenay National Park

By Sally MacDonald Pioneer Staff A 10-year plan for Kootenay National Park was adopted by the House of Commons on June 16th.

The 80-page documents outlines several changes to park management. Among them is a plan to update the Radium entrance to the park. Current rock scaling work will make way for the completion of utilities upgrades, and finally a new sidewalk from the village of Radium to the hot pools.

“The Sinclair Canyon needs work to give it the appropriate sense of welcome to the park,” said Pam Veinotte, superintendent of Kootenay National Park.

Tieing into this redevelopment, the Redstreak Restoration Project will be continued. Prescribed burns and thinning of vegetation will make way for ungulates like Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep.

“We are really starting to see grassland dependent wildlife moving more freely through the landscape,” Ms. Veinotte said.

The program includes the removal of buildings on

the northern side of Highway 93 at the hot pools.

The historic Superintendent’s Residence and Radium Hot Springs Lodge will either be removed or torn down in coming years.

“We are undertaking an assessment of the physical state of the superintendent’s residence,” Ms. Veinotte said. “Once that is complete, we can determine whether it is able to be moved or not. If it is not physically able to be moved, it will be torn down.”

Deeper into the park, visitors can expect upgrades to Highway 93 that include roadway re-design, highway fencing, crossing structures and temporarily reduced speed zones.

“We continue to use 90 kilometres an hour as a general rule but we will use 70 kilometres an hour at certain times and in certain areas,” Ms. Veinotte said.

Kootenay National Park will be promoted across Canada for the Rockwall, a massive limestone escarpment that extends more than 50 kilometres along the northwestern edge of the park.

“The plan is to promote the Rockwall area as one of the premier hiking destinations in the Canadian

Rockies,” Ms. Veinotte said. “It can be accessed from several points so you can tailor your trip to be short or long depending on how much time you have and your skill level.”

Facilities for visitors to the park will also receive a face-lift.

“We have taken a hard look at our facilities and we know they don’t stack up in many cases.”

Parks Canada will consider allowing cell phone towers to be built along the highway corridor. The plan reads, “Consider proposals to establish towers for wireless communications along the corridor. Changes to the boundaries of designated wilderness areas may be required.”

In all, the 2010 management plan will protect the park’s unique environment, educate and increase the enjoyment of visitors.

“We are trying to connect Canadians to the essence of Canada as it applies to Kootenay National Park,” Ms. Veinotte said. “We want to make sure Kootenay takes its place as one of the premier national parks of Canada.”

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perspective

Historical Lens

Canadians unite to celebrate

By Sally MacDonald Pioneer Staff

This week, with flags flying, wearing red and with great pride, people all over the country turned out to celebrate the birth of this wonderful nation.

While this was going on around me, this week I humbly asked the Canadian government to make me, an Australian by birth, one of its own.

Canada Day is just one day of the year, but it marks an ever-present coming together of the many different types of people who call this country home.

This month we’ve seen great debate, protest and even violence in our capital, caused by those differences. The G20 summit in Toronto was the spark that ignited unrest, targeted at the political leaders of our’s and 19 other powerful countries.

Meanwhile, dissatisfaction over the harmonized sales tax, which was introduced yesterday, is spreading across the province, causing bitterness and division.

At such a time, it would be natural if we let the national holiday pass us by without considering what glues us together – what it means to be Canadian.

I’ve watched this beautiful country as an outsider for the past two years, gradually but deeply falling in love with its landscape, its way of life and its people.

To me, being Canadian means kindness in all circumstances.

It means holding a heavy door for someone with arms fully laden. It means putting an arm around a crying stranger. It means stopping to chat to your neighbour on bitter winter days when you can barely stand to be outside.

Above all, it means welcoming new people into your country, your community and your home – despite differing opinions, backgrounds and beliefs.

That is why, today and any day, I will be proud to become a Canadian.

Olive Lake on the Banff-Windermere Road In this image, circa 1923, a woman in a long dress and hat stands beside a car on Banff-Windermere Road at Olive Lake in Kootenay National Park. If you have any more information, e-mail us at news@cv-pioneer.com.

Photo (C142) courtesy of the Windermere District Historical Society

No cell phone coverage along park highway is costing us lives Dear Editor: In two weekends, there were three accidents on Highway 93, between Highway 1 and Radium Hot Springs, with three lives lost.

My husband and I travel this highway every weekend and witness first-hand the crazy things that drivers do.

My question is: why are there no cell phone towers in that valley?

We have placed the quadrants for the ranger

station in our GPS so, in the event of another accident, we will know where we need to go for help.

To us, this is unacceptable. For the number of people that travel, it is imperative that we have contact with our cell phones.

Lives will certainly be saved. I need to know what can be done to get a tower placed in that area.

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Norm Gagatek is recovering Dear Editor: Our lives changed forever on July 5th, 2008, five weeks after we found out we were pregnant with our second child.

It was a brain stem stroke. He just couldn’t wake up. After being in Foothills Hospital for 19 days, he went into septic shock. He was in intensive care from July to September. He has been transferred from Calgary to Cranbrook, Cranbrook to Invermere, and from Invermere to Calgary and back again. It was a stroke, but it was the septic shock that debilitated him. It was the sacral ulcer, the size of a cantaloupe, that hindered his rehabilitation. It has been two years of conflict; two years of maintaining an optimistic attitude; two years of convincing doctors, government, family, friends that he deserved every chance he could get.

Two years later and he is in the most amazing place a person with his condition could be: Centennial Centre for Brain Injury and Mental Health — Halvar Jonson Centre for Brain Injury in Ponoka, Alberta. For a man who was

given a death sentence — I was told to go on with my life and raise our kids on my own because the best life he will have is in an extended care home — he is doing fantastic!

He engages me in conversation on the phone every night. He is eating real food twice a day, he is standing upright on a tilt table, bearing his own weight, while he plays a Wii game to strengthen his eyesight and fine motor skills. He plays with his sons.

Two years ago, my partner, Norm Gagatek — firefighter, self-employed electrician, father, brother, son, and the most amazing man one could have the privilege to meet — should have died.

He did not because he has something to teach all of us: take care of your neighbour, love those closest to you and support them even when you think they are wrong. Have faith in humanity and fight for what you believe is right.

Always fight for what is right.

Kimberley Harris and Norman, Braeden and Quinn Gagatek Invermere

MLA says thanks for lessons Dear Editor: During my recent fact-finding tour through the region, I heard from arts and culture groups about the devastating impact that slashed budgets will have on the festivals, museums and events communities love.

I heard great concern from the tourism sector that the HST could lead to major job losses in the region as visitors from Alberta, the States, and abroad choose cheaper destinations, and that tourism opportunities post-Olympics are being bungled.

I heard from people just trying to make a living and make their communities a better place that the Liberal government is making life harder, and

refusing to listen to common-sense solutions. Our cities and towns outside of the lower mainland were particularly hard-hit by the economic downturn.

Companies and small charities are struggling to survive as it is. Many made very compelling cases that if we want to increase quality jobs, and have more healthy, fun, and sustainable communities, we need to be supporting tourism, culture and arts – not axe them.

I want to thank the good people at the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce, Arts Council and many others for their time and effort. I’m looking forward to my next visit.

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Premier defends harmonized tax

By Gordon Campbell, Premier Province of British Columbia The Harmonized Sales Tax took effect yesterday, July 1st, and I know most British Columbians are concerned about what it will mean to them. I understand British Columbians from every region have expressed frustration and anger about how the HST was implemented. Why did we say we were not considering an HST before the election? What made us change our position? Why are we bringing in the HST when much of the public opposes it? You deserve answers to all these questions.

Combining the PST and GST to create a harmonized sales tax is something that has been discussed publicly for many years. Federal governments — past and present — and business organizations — large and small across the province — repeatedly asked us to harmonize the PST with the GST because it eliminates unnecessary costs, reduces administration and is more transparent.

We said we would not consider it for two primary reasons. First, it would eliminate B.C.’s ability to set our own tax rate. Second, we wanted to be able to shape our tax regime with the flexibility to exempt cer-

tain goods and services. It wasn’t until last year that kind of flexibility was available.

After the election, the Minister of Finance and I were informed that the province’s financial situation had deteriorated. I asked officials to find a way to meet our budget targets without cutting core services. By late May 2009, it was becoming clear that after months of discussion Ontario had negotiated new flexibility within the HST model. We learned of additional flexibility that would allow provinces to set their own tax rate, instead of adopting a national rate of 13 percent.

This allowed us to set our own rate at 12 percent, the lowest in the country. We were also offered new flexibility that would allow us to exempt products we felt would be important to families — children-sized clothing and footwear, books, motor fuel, diapers, car seats and a range of other products. In addition, the federal government offered $1.6 billion in transition funding. That meant we could reduce the future debt we would pass on to our kids and support increased funding to both health care and education.

With those new conditions in place, we asked ourselves if the HST would strengthen the province’s economy as we move through the global economic downturn. Would the HST allow our industries and

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small businesses to better compete internationally and within Canada? Would it create jobs? Would it give business the ability to pay higher wages and lower prices? Study after study confirmed the HST would do all those things. World-renowned economist Jack Mintz from the University of Calgary found that moving to an HST will create more than 110,000 jobs, attract over $11 billion in new investment, increase wages and lower prices.

Those working in small business, forestry, mining, energy, agriculture, retail, transportation and construction will realize immediate and direct benefits.

For the rest of us, the stronger economy will mean more job opportunities, stronger communities and more revenues to support critical public services. The HST, combined with our other tax reductions, will soon make British Columbia one of the most attractive places to invest and do business anywhere in the world.

The HST has not been good short-term politics.

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Shelley Chaney says goodbye and thanks Dear Editor: Over the past month or so, the local media picked up that my position at David Thompson Secondary School has gone the way of the wind.

The ensuing support that came of those stories has been, simply put, overwhelming and as many of you have probably heard me say, “It certainly has taken the sting out of it!”

I have three days left of work now, most of which is going to be taken up with the last ever Grade 7 girls “I Am Beautiful” sleepover. What a wonderful way to end my career at the high school!

My last full week of school was spent planning and executing the last Dry Grad that I will get to organize and I am happy to say that it was a huge success with the grads of 2010.

However, I wanted to tell you, editor, that my success with the Prevention Program at David Thompson Secondary School is mostly due to the absolutely amazing support of this community.

I couldn’t have done it without all of the local businesses that sponsor individual programs or the volunteers that come out to help.

Dry Grad would never happen if the entire community didn’t buy those little chocolates and if the local liquour stores didn’t support the Dry Grad fundraiser.

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I am sure that the students are as grateful as I am to the many businesses that generously donated gifts so that each and every one of them received at least one present from their community.

The Ross’s donated two Dell mini laptops (thanks, Moondance) that worked very well to encourage almost the entire class to participate in both Dry Grad and the dance.

And then there was the parent committee that worked tirelessly to ensure that Dry Grad and the dinner/dance created memories that will last forever.

So you see, editor, as I mentioned before, my success at this job is really the success of this entire community and as my last day approaches, I find myself not only mourning the loss of the best job I have ever had, but also the opportunity to continue working closely with the best community ever!

Thank you to everyone who has ever helped me and the David Thompson Secondary School Prevention Program touch the life of a youth.

Thank you for helping me show them their value and thank you for supporting me as I move on to my next adventure. See you around town.

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For community forests presently operating within B.C., there are five models being used.

When discussions are being held in the communities by the steering committee, we would like to hear your preferences if we are to have a community forest.

Corporate is a legal entity formed under the Company Act. Corporations have a corporate charter which outlines the number of shares and information about the shareholders. As well, rules of conduct, rights and restrictions are laid out.

A corporation is made up of shareholders, directors and officers. The corporation can borrow money, own assets and perform business functions without directly involving the shareholders. The Creston Community Forest operates under a corporate structure.

Society is a not-for-profit organization incorporated under the Society Act. It is recognized as an individual while remaining separate and distinct from its members.

Societies are incorporated under the B.C. Society Act. The Board of Directors cannot be paid, however directors working for the society can receive pay for specific contracted work. All funds and/or profits can only be used for the purposes spelled out in the soci-

ety’s constitution.

A society has a constitution and bylaws which are registered under the Society Act that establish the purpose of the society, rules of conduct and administration. The Kaslo and District Community Forest operates as a society.

Co-operative is collectively owned and democratically controlled by its members. Membership is gained voluntarily and is open.

A co-operative is incorporated with a corporate name, which is used for business purposes. Each member owns one share and casts one vote at co-operative meetings where the membership is required to vote.

Co-operatives have a Board of Directors elected by the members as well as an executive structured from the board. The Harrop-Proctor Community Forest is a cooperative.

First Nations are sometimes full partners in a community forest or may have their own community forest. Wholly owned ones are administered through a separate company owned by the First Nation. The Ktunaxa Nation Community Forest south of Cranbrook is operated as such.

Municipal department/corporation is one of the oldest community forest models around, with some operating on private land owned by the municipality and others operating on a combination of municipal and provincial lands. Regardless of whether it is run under a department or corporation reporting is done directly to mayor and council. The City of Revelstoke operates its own community forest.

The next newsletter will answer frequently asked questions. Check us out at www.chwcf.com.

(Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment of a sixpart series explaining the initiative to create a community forest in the Columbia Valley.)

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David Thompson Secondary School chef-intraining Darnell Hopkins peers through an ice sculpture prepared for his class’s year-end buffet on June 17th, which featured some locally-produced foods, including Firlands’ Ranch beef, carrots, herbs and salad greens from the Community Greenhouse and local rhubarb.

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Movie Review: The Crazies Reviewed by Kate Irwin The Iowa town of Ogden Marsh is quaint, peaceful and serene — until resident Rory Hamill walks into a high school baseball game with a shotgun.

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

Toby Theatre • July 1st-3rd and 5th-9th, 8 p.m.: How To Train Your Dragon • July 10th and 12th-13th, 8 p.m.: Date Night

Friday, July 2nd: • 4-8 p.m.: Radium’s second season of Market on Main kicks off on Main Street West, running every Friday, weather permitting, until September. For info: 250-347-9009.

• July 2nd-3rd, 9 p.m.: The Racket perform at the Whitehouse Pub. For info: 250-342-9540.

Saturday, July 3rd: • 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: Saturday morning marketplace at Invermere Legion Branch #71. Every Saturday until September 4th. Spaces available for vendors. For info: 250-342-3259.

• 9-11 a.m.: Pancake breakfast at Edgewater Community Hall to celebrate Canada Day. Feel free to drop by for a $2 pancake breakfast with sausages and beverage. For info: 250-270-0340.

• 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: The first Open Market at Edgewater Legion. Crafts, baked goods, vegetables, canned goods and more. Market held every Saturday until September 3rd. For info: 250-347-9550.

• 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.: Barbecue at Home Hardware for Invermere Companion Animal Network.

• 6-9 p.m.: Opening reception for Summer Strokes exhibition at Effusion Art Gallery. Exhibition runs until July 12th. For info: 250-341-6871.

• 7-9 p.m.: 60 Hertz perform for Music on Main on Main Street West, Radium. Every Thursday and Saturday until September. For info: 250-347-9331.

Sunday, July 4th: • 7:30 p.m.: Musical performance by piano prodigy, 10-year-old Christian Laurian at Radium Resort.

Advance tickets $25. For info: 250-347-6259.

• 8:30 p.m.: Bill Durst performs at Bud’s Bar. • First day of tots’ soccer at J. Alfred Laird School field. Children ages one to six welcome. Program is free. For info: 250-341-5538.

per week. For info: 250-342-9535.

Tuesday, July 6th: • 6:30 a.m.-dusk: Lake Windermere District Lions Club 7th Annual Charity Golf Day, “Golf Carts for Crash Carts”, at Copper Point Golf Course. $60 per person. All proceeds will go toward the Invermere and District Hospital. For info: 250-341-3392.

• 10 a.m.: Adventure Radium Summer Youth Camp Program begins. Every Tuesday until August 26th.

Children aged five to eight from 10 a.m. to noon; children aged nine to 11 from 1-3 p.m. Meet at Radium skating rink. $5 per child per day. For info: 250-347-6455.

• 5-7 p.m.: First session of Drop-In Ball Hockey at the outdoor rink beside the Seniors Hall in Radium.

Bring your own hockey stick. For info: 250-3479000.

• 6:30-7:30 p.m.: Ladies’ Night Out golf clinics at Radium Resort Springs course, every Tuesday in July. For info: 250-347-6200.

• 7 p.m.: Meeting of volunteers for the Fall Fair and Scarecrow Festival at Windermere Community Hall.

Wednesday, July 7th: • 10:30 a.m.-noon: The Windermere Valley Museum’s first summer chidlren’s program begins.

Crafts, activities, games and fun for youngsters aged six to 11. Charge by donation, every Wednesday in July and August.

• Big John Bates and the Voodoo Dollz perform at Bud’s Bar and Lounge.

Thursday, July 8th: • 6 p.m.: Columbia Valley Life Sports summer Nordic pole walking clinic starts. Thursdays 6 p.m. or Sundays 8 a.m. For info: 250-342-8737.

• 7-9 p.m.: Dos Equis perform for Music on Main on Main Street West, Radium. Every Thursday and Saturday until September. For info: 250-347-9331.

• 7:30 p.m.: Crystal Journey performs at the Lions Hall, Invermere crossroads. All acoustic and improvised, more than 15 quartz crystal bowls, 10 paister planetary gongs, vibraphone and santoor.

Tickets $20/person, available at the door.

Friday, July 9th: • 9-11:30 a.m.: Stampede pancake breakfast at Melting Pot Eatery, Radium. Donations for Radium Fire Department. For info: 250-347-9331.

Saturday, July 10th: Monday, July 5th: • July 5th-9th, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.: High Seas Expedition at Lake Windermere Alliance Church. $10 per child

• 6:30-9:30 p.m.: Cooking in the Mountains at the Residences at Fairmont Ridge with Chef Lee Helman. For info: 250-345-6095.

• 7-9 p.m.: Oso Simple and Friends perform for Music on Main on Main Street West, Radium.

Every Thursday and Saturday until September. For info: 250-347-9331.

• Fairmont and District Lions Club garage sale at Real Storage, Windermere. For info: 250-345-6675.

Monday, July 12th: • 9 a.m.-4 p.m.: The first day of Rocky Mountain Sports Camp at J. Alfred Laird School. Open to ages 6-12. $100/week or $25/day. The camp will run from Monday to Friday on July 12th-16th, July 19th-23rd, July 26th-30th and August 9th-13th.

For info: 250-342-1421.

• Roaring Women Business Group meets to promote, connect and educate. For info: 250-347-9199.

Thursday, July 15th: • 7-9 p.m.: Gord Askey performs for Music on Main on Main Street West, Radium. Every Thursday and Saturday until September. For info: 250-347-9331.

• Andrea Ramolo performs at Bud’s Bar and Lounge.

Saturday, July 17th: • 9 a.m.: Young Hearts kids’ triathlon at James Chabot Provincial Park. For info: 250-342-3373.

• 7-9 p.m.: Combo Akimbo performs for Music on Main on Main Street West, Radium. Every Thursday and Saturday. For info: 250-347-9331.

Sunday, July 18th: • 8 a.m.: Heart of the Rockies triathlon from James Chabot Provincial Park. For info: www. heartoftherockiestri.ca or 250-342-3373.

Wednesday, July 21st: • 6-7:30 p.m.: Free hula-hoop class at Invermere Public Library. Everyone welcome. For info www. invermere.bclibrary.ca.

Thursday, July 22nd: • 7-9 p.m.: Stacey and Bud perform for Music on Main on Main Street West, Radium. Every Thursday and Saturday. For info: 250-347-9331.

• Columbia Valley Summerlude: Lake Windermere Regatta, PyneStock concert, Valley Appreciation Day and Bull Riding in the Rockies. For info: www. columbiavalleysummerlude.com.

Friday, July 23rd: • July 23rd-25th: Ballfest Co-Ed Slo-Pitch Tournament. Cash and prizes, minimum four games, home run derby, beer garden, food concession. For info: www.fundamentalevents.com.

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Brisco singer to play Calgary Stampede

By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff Brisco singer and guitarist Tim Rogers will be playing in the western showcase at the Calgary Stampede on July 12th and 13th.

Tim and his musical partner Barry Luft will bring their uniquely western Canadian sound to the 10-day Albertan festival. The duo, performing together since 1975, play a range of heritage songs from the railroads, ranches and homesteads.

“We came out of the folk music revival,” Tim explained. “A lot of the music that people were performing wasn’t Canadian or local — we wanted to celebrate the local region.”

This is the second year that Barry and Tim have been asked to play the Window on the West stage, dedicated to western heritage and spirit. Alongside them at the BMO Centre in Calgary will be a range of western art, photography and entertainment.

“The western showcase has a number of subgroups that, as the name implies, showcase our western heritage and spirit,” said Dave Miller, chair of the Western Showcase committee. “Tim and Barry were invited back after last year’s popular performance, so

SINGING SENSATION — Local performer Tim Roger will play at Calgary Stampede on July 12th and 13th.

Photo submitted we’re really looking forward to another great gig.”

The pair’s shows bring to life the music of the early pioneers, from the laments of navvies building the Canadian Pacific Railway to humourous tunes poking fun at historically relevant issues.

Tim, who moves between Brisco and Calgary, has been part of the city’s folk music scene for the last 35 years and is a staunch supporter of Canadian music.

As well as originally written songs, the duo also has a repertoire filled with Canadian classics, including songs by Canadian country star, Wilf Rogers.

“So much of the music we have here has the Canadian written out of it,” Tim said. “We’re bucking that trend and trying to do local tunes with local topics.”

Barry and Tim met shortly after Tim moved to Calgary in 1970. Their first foray into historical music was in 1983, when they recorded the railway themed album, Songs of the Iron Trail.

Together they have a combined 80 years of performing experience, playing to audiences across Canada and the north-western U.S. and at local museums.

After a successful set at last year’s Stampede Tim is looking forward to being involved again this year.

“Stampede is quintessentially Albertan, like the Spilli Chili cook-off for Calgary,” Tim said. “I feel quite honoured to be invited to take part.”

Tim and Barry will be performing as part of the western showcase at Calgary’s BMO Centre on Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th of July at 2.30 p.m. For more information on the duo, visit www.irontrail.ca.

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Artists display their Summer Strokes Submitted by Daryl DaCosta Effusion Art Gallery Please join us for our “Summer Strokes” exhibition from July 3rd to July 12th at Effusion Art Gallery.

On Saturday, July 3rd, we are pleased to have Sandra Chapman and Jean Pederson present and paint in the gallery, followed by a reception in the evening from 6-9 p.m.

“Summer Strokes” will feature new work by artists Sandra Chapman, Jean Pederson, Connie Geerts, Sonja Kobrehel and Elena Ilku.

Sandra Chapman is a full-time artist whose style is best described as contemporary impressionist. Sandra began to explore her love of painting in 2001, through workshops and as a student in the fine arts department of the Okanagan University Collage, although she is primarily self-taught.

Inspired by the diversity and beauty of the Canadian landscape, Sandra’s paintings reflect her interpretation of the relationships she perceives in nature.

“Nature mirrors and reflects universally experienced emotions such as joy, passion and solitude, connection and disconnection,” she said.

An accomplished painter and teacher, Jean Pederson has been painting for more than 20 years.

Jean’s watercolours are rich and deep in colour with luminous highlights characterizing her portraits, while mixed media has become an important venue for her creative expression.

Her paintings have won national and international awards over the years and her work has a place of honour in the royal collection in Windsor, England.

In 2005, Jean was the first recipient of the Federation of Canada Artists Early Achievement Award.

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She fell in love with acrylic painting and has worked in this medium for many years.

“The iconic nature of trees, as a symbol of life and growth, continue to inspire me,” she said.

In many of her paintings, Connie’s brush strokes resemble the broken look of digital imagery.

Sculpture is another vehicle of expression for Connie and from this she has found a passion for glass and now devotes equal time to both mediums.

A native of Subotica (a border city of Hungary and former Yugoslavia), Sonja Kobrehel is inspired by journeys.

Her use of symbols in her art allows her to create a personal iconography.

“These symbols are a clue to many aspects of my life. My paintings usually start with a colour idea that evolves into composition in which colour is the primary subject,” she said.

Sonja works in collage, mixing everything to create a visual format.

She then focuses her attention to the surface texture, adding different materials, carving, scratching and gluing to create the visual dialogue.

Elena Ilku received her Masters degree in History of Art and Design in her native Ukraine.

A second generation painter, she became a professional artist in 1985 and has travelled and exhibited her work throughout Europe and North America.

Elena has mastered the ability to produce paintings in which there is a release of emotion and a strangely captivating balance between abstraction and figuration.

She succeeds in balancing colour, form and composition.

We look forward to seeing you at the gallery and you can always visit our on-line gallery at www.effusionartgallery.com.

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Living to tell the story: logger pens second book Leslie and her husband Matt Fournier have three kids and also live in Canal Flats.

Following the sucColin said he and his cess of his frist book, daughter didn’t always Empty on the Swan, valagree on the illustrations, ley native, Tembec logger but worked together to and former Canal Flats create the best ones.

Mayor Colin Cartwright “Sometimes, she has penned his second would show me somthrelease, Kootenay Bears. ing and I’d say, ‘That His last book, Empty looks good, but it’s not on the Swan, was rooted really right,’” he said. in the experiences of log“And, sometimes, she ging truckers travelling would bring two or three White Swan Road on to choose from.” their trips in and out of Three years since his the bush. last release, Colin said The new book, he he has a couple of more said, is a series of stories books up his sleeve. describing his encounters “I enjoy it. I like with bears in the Kootewriting this stuff,” he nay back country. said.

“Over the years, I’ve “It’s history. It’s my had a quite a few encounpersonal history, but it ters,” he said, “and my kids have always enjoyed KOOTENAY BEARS — Colin Cartwright inks his sec- is also the history of the area.” hearing the stories.” ond book which deetails his encounters with bears.

His next book, he Although the stories span the gamut from the bone-chilling to the hilari- said, will relay his experiences fighting forest fires.

“I grew up with the Forest Service,” he said. ous, from his childhood to recent times, none depict “So I fought a lot of fires and there is nothing the blood and guts of an actual attack.

“That’s the kind of thing I didn’t want to write romantic about it at all. It hard, dirty, back-breaking about,” he said. “There are plenty of interesting things work.”

Colin said he would also like to write a book about that happen besides getting chewed on. And you don’t need to embellish bear stories. If you surprise a grizzly his experiences growing up in Canal Flats.

Mr. Cartwright launched the title at a book signand are close enough to hear it clicking its teeth, huffing at Pynelogs Cultural Centre in Invermere on ing and moaning, it’s pretty impressive.”

Unlike Empty on the Swan, Kootenay Bears was Wednesday, June 30th.

Look for your copy of Kootenay Bears on the delightfully illustrated by Colin’s daughter Leslie Cartwright. The pen and ink, black and white illustrations shelves of area booksellers, including the Book Bar on Invermere’s Main Street. depict scenes from the stories.

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BUSINESSLIKE — Invermere’s Roaring Women group had a lunchtime meeting earlier this month to discuss getting noticed, known and remembered as women in business.

Second meeting for Roaring Women

By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff The Invermere Roaring Women group met on Monday, June 14th to discuss getting noticed, known and remembered as businesswomen.

At the meeting three speakers – Tiffany Gulbe, Jackie Lysak and Rose-Marie Regitnig – discussed how to make and maintain a good first impression and how self-esteem affects women in business.

The meeting at the Best Western Invermere Inn included lunch and the chance to catch up with other local businesswomen in a relaxed setting.

“It was a wonderful meeting with a good turnout of women,” said Jackie Lysak, who founded the Invermere Roaring Women group.

“It was different from the first meeting in May in the evening. I’m trying to organize meetings at different times to allow a range of women to attend.”

At the luncheon, Tiffany Gulbe, owner of Invermere’s Thredz clothing store, brought along a rack of clothing.

She discussed how to put together a work outfit and the role of clothing in presenting yourself well.

Rose-Marie Regitnig spoke about how to back up a professional look with

inner confidence.

“I didn’t want people thinking this is about vanity,” Jackie said. “It is about dressing for success but also having the mental attitude to back it up and feeling confident.”

The group was established by Jackie in mid-May as a way for the valley’s entrepreneurial women to support and learn from one another.

“The amazing thing about the group is you start getting women together and it isn’t about one person,” Jackie said.

“Everyone is working to think how you can work better and progress your business. We have a group encouraging one another and feeding off one another’s ideas and energy.”

Roaring Women is a Canadian organization, founded by entrepreneur and motivational speaker Mandie Crawford, with branches across Ontario, Alberta and B.C. The Invermere and Columbia Valley Roaring Women get together once a month for breakfast, dinner or lunch meetings.

The next meet is planned for Monday, July 12th, at Creekside Gardens in Windermere.

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YOUR MONEY

What to do with your saved money Eliminate credit If you already have established an emergency account that you are comfortable with then the next step is to eliminate any lines of credit or credit card debt.

Both of these forms of debt usually carry much higher interest than your mortgage and lines of credit are generally variable interest. This means that lines of credit are more exposed to rising interest rates.

A mistake commonly made by many people is to invest surplus money when the economy is good and the stock market has been performing well rather than setting up an emergency account or paying down some debt.

Chances are, when you find out that you need that money, the stock market is not performing well because the economy is doing poorly.

Rainy day account The first thing that a person who has a surplus of money should consider is how much of an emergency when you have a little extra money to spare. Paying off the mortgage guarantees a rate of return on your account they want to have. have been IfEnglish your job is very secure and you are on a fixed money by saving on the interest that would French salary, you may decide that you want to keep a smaller otherwise paid to the bank. Paying down your mortgage also reduces the risk of rising interest rates in the rainy day account.

A good rule of thumb to follow is three months future.

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Most financial advisers are commission based or paid on assets under management and there can be a bias towards investing rather than paying down debt.

Many bank staff have quotas to meet and can also lean towards investing rather than eliminating debts.

The best way to ensure that you are doing the right thing with your saved money is to follow these basic steps and understand your own personal situation before speaking to an investment professional.

This will help ensure that you and your investment professional make an unbiased decision that is truly in your best interest.

Interest rates on mortgages are still quite low by historical standards and often those who have saved some extra money wonder if they should pay down their mortgage or invest.

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Regional economy recovering Submitted by Cindy Popescul BDO Canada LLP, Cranbrook For an economy such as the Kootenay’s, which is dependent on resource industries, the impact of the commodities downturn that resulted from the global financial crisis was immediate and widespread. But barring any further shocks and destabilization in key export markets, we may be out of the woods soon.

According to the BC Check-Up, Regional Edition, the region’s economy deteriorated in 2009. Total employment dropped by 1,100 jobs, and resource industries were the hardest hit. But by fall, a number of workers returned to their jobs as some companies that curtailed output, or shutdown temporarily, resumed operations.

Teck’s five coal mines in the Elk Valley were able to take advantage of burgeoning sales to China, which soared by 363 percent for B.C. coal exporters in 2009.

Teck’s mines employ over 2,800 of the Kootenay’s labour force and make a significant contribution to the economy of the Regional District of East Kootenay.

While there is still much to be concerned about, the region is starting to see some positive developments in 2010. The unemployment rate, which peaked at 10.6 percent in March, has declined, and was 8.2 percent in May. In addition, when comparing January to April, 2010, to the same time period last year, the value of building permits is up 61 percent, thanks to increases in the value of both non-residential and residential

permits (35 percent and 72 percent respectively).

The Major Projects Inventory also improved slightly when comparing the first quarter of 2010 to that of 2009. The total number of proposed projects in the Kootenays has increased from 15 to 19, and the value of proposed projects is up 14 percent, from $2.9 billion to $3.4 billion.

In addition, there were 12 projects worth $2 billion under construction in the first quarter of 2010.

Another positive development is that the number of projects on hold has remained constant at two.

There are also important tax changes on the horizon that will further bolster our resource industries.

The HST will save the mining industry about $55 million annually, and the industry has identified additional millions in savings for new mine development and construction.

The Council of Forest Industries has also stated that the HST will be good for forest companies. For the forest sector the HST immediately lowers operating costs and preserves cash flow; helps preserve existing jobs and working family incomes; assists in economic recovery; improves competitiveness; and encourages investment and job creation in the longer term.

The Kootenay’s economy is certainly not out of the woods yet, but we are starting to see a turnaround in some of the economic indicators, which would point to the modest beginnings of a recovery. However, only time will tell if that recovery takes hold in our region.

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Spirits Reach: The best in lakeside living Business Feature With the opening of its first showhome in 2006, Spirits Reach set the new standard for lakeside living.

The thoroughly “green” residential sub-division just south of Fairmont Hot Springs offers everything discerning homeowners want: private access to Columbia Lake, gorgeous water and mountain views, peace and quiet, and homes that are both stunning and highly energy efficient.

“This is a special community on so many levels,” says France Andestad, sales and marketing manager for Spirits Reach. “Our residents enjoy a lakeside lifestyle second to none.”

When it is complete, Spirits Reach will have a total of 350 exquisite homes built in four phases. The first phase, called Spirit of the Lake (on the east side of Highway 93/95), is nearing completion: only a few lakefront homes are still available in this phase. Developers Dave and Donna Rae plan to launch the second phase of the development in 2011.

There are four home models from which to choose: the Harmony (which is sold out in Phase One), the Solitude, the Spirit, and the Tranquility. Prices start at $489,000.

“There are very few places where you can get a lakefront home of this quality at that starting price,” says France Andestad.

The current showhome at Spirits Reach is the Solitude model. Nestled in the trees at the end of a culde-sac, it has lovely views of the lake. Mere steps away, a groomed pathway winds down to the 1,500-squarefoot waterfont Lakehouse that serves as a gathering place for residents and their guests. The facility can be booked, by residents only, for private functions.

Inside the showhome, the choice of furnishings more than meets the standard of excellence we’ve come to expect from Erin Reid Design of The Natural Home. The furnishings are complementary with tasteful designer colours, solid maple hardwood flooring, slate, stone, alder cabinets and trim, air-quality Stain-

master carpet, elegant light fixtures and solid cast door hardware—to mention just a few fine features.

The living space is generous: 1,817 square feet with an open floor plan, dramatic ceilings and lots of tall windows to capture the views. Upstairs, the Solitude model has double master suites and an open loft area. The single-car garage comes with an oversized storage space for those all-important water toys, plus an adjacent carport.

When it is complete, Spirits Reach will offer a host of outdoor recreational programs. Current amenities include the Lakehouse and a community hall, tennis courts, a greenhouse, groomed walking, hiking and biking trails, a dog-friendly beach, access to a variety of non-motorized watercraft, and a recycling program.

Spirits Reach has earned praise for its leading-edge environmental and healthy home features: including geo-thermal heating and cooling, pre-heated hot water from geo-thermal energy, high efficiency wood burning fireplace, Energy Star windows and appliances, natural landscaping, heat recovery ventilation and the use of low volatile organic compounds building products. In 2009, Spirits Reach won a BC Hydro Power Smart Excellence Award for leadership in energy conservation.

The showhomes are open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week during summer. For more information, call 877349-7575, or visit www. spiritsreach.com.

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Wetlands partners need your help finding fire flies the valley. If you have seen them, please give us a call.”

Their preferred habitat is a wetland Fire flies are one of the most inarea with lots of cattails, associated with teresting and spectacular insects on a permanent spring that stays open the planet. They glow in the dark on through the winter. Apparently they warm summer evenings, flitting back feed on small snails that live in these and forth and flashing tiny lights in the kinds of habitat. In the East Kootenight. nays, observations to date suggest that Fireflies are in decline around the they use pothole wetlands (Hahas, Ta planet, in many places as a result of Ta, Butts, Cub Lakes) on the benches the presence of artificial light which of the valley and the wetlands along the somehow alters their mating behaviour. major rivers.

There are about 2,000 firefly species “We have been calling around to around the planet, with 170 species land owners and ranchers up and down found in the United States, almost all the valley and it has been surprising of which are found east of the Missishow interested everyone is in this little, sippi River and are a familiar sight on but spectacular critter,” Bob said. summer evenings in the southeastern NIGHT LIGHTS — Columbia Wetlands Stewardship Partners need your help to find In the Brisco area, they are a part states and parts of eastern Canada. of local history. Apparently back in fire flies like the ones pictured here.

Photo submitted They are very uncommon, howevthe ‘50s one of the local farmers ran a er, in our valley. Members of the Columbia Wetlands with the opportunity to have that same experience.” moonshine still that was hidden down on the edge of Stewardship Partners have recently found this rare critThe Wetland Partners will be working this spring the wetlands. All the local gents would gather at the ter in several places in the valley. With support from with Rob Cannings, Entomology Curator of the Royal still after dark and sip ‘shine and look out into the Parks Canada, the Royal BC Museum and a bunch of BC Museum, local biologists and land owners, to fig- night over the wetlands and see little lights bouncing volunteers, they are trying to figure out exactly where ure out exactly where they live and what their habitat all over the place. Paul Galbraith, a local rancher now, they live and what their habitat requirements are here requirements are. The species found here is probably used to go down to the still as a kid, with his dad. in the Rocky Mountain Trench.

“And I saw the lights in the marsh, even though Photuris Pennsylvanica, according to Rob Cannings.

Bob Jamieson, the Executive Director for the Wet- Rob has found two species in B.C., one in the East they wouldn’t let me drink the ‘shine!” he said. land Partners said, “Fire flies are a wonderful symbol Kootenays and one in the central interior north into If you have seen fire flies, especially if you have of healthy wetlands, and their mating display is a very the Peace River country. seen them in places not listed above, please give us a special thing to show young people to introduce them “We have found them in several places in the Koo- call. We are very interested in your stories. to the magic of wetlands and natural systems. To go tenay drainage, and at three places in the Columbia Please call: Bob Jamieson, Executive Director, down to a wetland in the dark and see their amaz- Wetlands,” Mr. Jamieson said. “We would also like to Columbia Wetlands Stewardship Partners, 250-422ing light display was a life-changing event for me as ask everyone to think back and see if they can remem- 3322, bjamieson@cintek.com. Or, in the Brisco area, a child, and we want to continue to provide kids here ber seeing them at these places, or in other parts of Paul Galbraith, 250-346-3100.

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Recovering patient wants to benefit future patients

By Brian Geis Pioneer Staff Gail Berg, a former B.C. Forest Service plant biologist, spent the better part of the month staring at the bare walls on the 10th floor of Calgary’s Foothills Hospital while recovering from abdominal surgery.

For a globetrotter, photographer and art collector like Gail, it was an endurance test that provided no relief from her suffering.

“You’re looking at these walls, and it’s, ‘My God!’” she said. “There is nothing to help these patients get their mind off their illnesses.”

In that time, the single 60-year-old Windermere mother of three – feeling appreciative, well-cared for and lucky to have access to such excellent health care – hatched a scheme to relieve future patients from having to endure the same eternity.

Ms. Berg is collecting donations of photography and artwork to create a gallery for the patients who shuffle the

halls of the 10th floor at Foothills.

The 10th floor at Foothills main is a hub of activity, she explained. It consists of Stroke, Spine, General Surgery/Oncology Surgery, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and PCI/Angioplasty.

“I am sure many people in the valley have been patients or visitors on this floor,” she said. “Unit 102 is where I was – General Surgery/Oncology Surgery.”

She said she feels lucky the golf ballsized cyst surgeons removed from the head of her pancreas was not cancerous.

“People can be dying – having been operated on and found to have cancer too far gone to remove – or in recovery, generally from complicated abdominal surgery,” Ms. Berg explained. “In recovery mode, patients are encouraged, or forced, to get up – the day after surgery if possible – wash themselves, and walk, walk, walk around the halls and onto the open area between all the wards where the freight and staff/visitor elevators are located.”

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“At times it seemed like being in a zombie movie,” she said, “with all these people wearing blue print hospital gowns, pushing around I.V. poles.”

Gail said the only thing to look at were posters of the digestive system illustrating all the things that could go wrong down there.

“In the common area between all the wards,” she said, “there are huge blank walls begging for something to inspire those patients dragging themselves up and down the halls, trying to get well and go home.”

And there is no art on the walls of any of the rooms, she said.

“Art would be especially uplifting to the patients in the single rooms who are in isolation, terminally ill or unable to leave their beds for long periods of time,” she said. “All you have to look at — day after day — is the window, 30-year-old wallpaper, a pin board, a white board and some other metal clip attached to the wall.”

With all that time for looking and nothing much to see, Gail’s thoughts turned inward.

“I thought I would like to give something back to

July 2, 2010 the staff of Unit 102 for all their kind attention, empathy, encouragement, 2 a.m. talks, and the love which flowed out of everyone from the cleaning staff to the medical staff,” she said.

Having received the green light from hospital administration, Ms. Berg said she is donating some of her large-format photographs of Tibetan pastoralists and she is encouraging her photographer friends and regional artists to pitch in as well.

Anything that is framed and can hang on a wall — like photographs, paintings, needlework, ceramic, glass, quilting or batik — would be suitable, she said.

“If you are an artist or a collector and have a piece you would like to donate, please contact me,” she said.

“This art will not only inspire the myriad ill people going through these wards every year (there are 42 beds in Unit 102 alone) but expose your art to hundreds of patients, staff and visitors each day of the week.

“Take a look around your home and donate that item that just does not match the décor any more.”

If you would like to donate something, please call Gail Berg at 250-342-2082 or just stop by 4785 The Dells Road in Windermere if you want to drop something off.

“Please think about donating to this cause,” Ms. Berg commented. “We are so lucky to have access to health care compared to the rest of the world.”

Radium’s Main turns melodious

By Brian Geis Pioneer Staff Music on Main kicks off in Radium this week, beginning on Saturday night with 60 Hertz, sponsored by Radium’s Prestige Inn. Each Thursday and Saturday night for the rest of the summer, Radium Hot Springs will feature a live band on Main Street.

The series will showcase a who’s who of valley performers, such as Dos Equis, Oso Simple and Friends, The Gord Askey Band, Combo Akimbo, Stacey and Bud, John Cronin and Friends, Marty Beingessner, Late, The Halfsacks, Stacey and Paul and the mighty Surf Dragons.

Music on Main is made possible by Tourism Radium Hot Springs, Panorama Mountain Village, Prestige Inn, Apple Tree Inn, Kootenay Savings and Credit Union, Palliser Printing, Melting Pot Eatery, and Meet on Higher Ground.

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Radium ramps up for Tour of the Arts — it’s just a huge plus for the valley.”

Alongside Will at Te Papa Nui ranch is Windermere oil painter Pat Miller. Pat started painting in Calgary when she was Tickets are now on sale for the third an18 and has been finding inspiration in the nual Tour of the Arts, taking place this year in valley scenery since moving here in 1972. and around Radium Hot Springs.

She became involved with the local art The self-guided tour on Sunday, August 1st scene while teaching weekly oil painting will visit five garden sites near Radium where classes in Fairmont. the work of local artists will be on display.

“The art community has expanded The first of these is Te Papa Nui ranch, on year after year here in the most beautiful Juniper Heights Road between Invermere and valley in the world,” Pat said. “People will Radium. be dumbfounded by our location, it’s just “It’ll be great, we’re excited about the tour,” a gorgeous spot so I am looking forward said Elizabeth Klein, who, along with husband ART AT HOME – From left to right: Will Green, Elizabeth Klein, Pat Miller to a busy day.”

Joe, owns the ranch and the eponymous Inverand Joe Klein outside the Kleins’ ranch in Juniper Heights.

Will, Pat and the other artists will be mere antiques shop. “Artists are a bit of the glue at Te Papa Nui ranch from 10 a.m. to 4 that holds communities together, so we’ll supWill is a self-employed carpenter in Invermere, port them any way we can.” who makes his pieces by gluing hundreds of tiny bits p.m. Tour passports, costing $20 for adults and $10 for 13 to 18-year-olds, are on sale at Pynelogs Cultural The ranch, built by Elizabeth and Joe in the late of hand-turned wood into the desired shape.

1980s, and the 20 acres of surrounding land, will host As well as selling his woodwork on the day, Will is Centre, Village Arts, Smoking Water Coffee, N’Deco/ Full View Curtains and Radium Resort’s reception nine artists on tour day. planning to carry out demonstrations.

Artwork on show and for sale will include sculp“I’ve been involved with the tour since it was first desk. The tour is still seeking volunteers to help on tures, paintings and wood-turned bowls and vases by announced in 2008,” Will said. “It is a great way to the day. For more information, call 250-341-3185, or carpenter Will Green. showcase the local artists and all these fantastic places e-mail lyndatutty@shaw.ca.

By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff

Thanks to the following businesses and individuals who helped make our June 19th, 2010 Fairmont and District Lion’s Family Fun Day of Golf at Coy’s Par 3 a success.

A special thanks to the Coy family for their generous donation of the golf course for the 21st year, to their clubhouse and golf course maintenance staff for going above and beyond for us. Thanks Bob Coy for the barn renovations, Doc Lang for the music and Fyn for the BBQ beef. 476 Lions volunteer hours and 76 non Lion volunteer hours made it possible.

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Whether you are a stargazing novice or an amateur astronomy buff, with a star chart and the occasional cup of coffee, you can stay up late to take in the night sky here in the valley.

Areas like this are excellent for backyard astronomers. With low light pollution and plentiful open spaces, stars appear brighter and constellations are easier to spot.

But before setting out to study the sky, it’s best to do a little homework. Being under prepared is the worst difficulty you are likely to encounter when out observing.

Fa m i l i a r i z i n g yourself with the constellations you hope to see, or taking a star chart along, will help you recognize what you are looking at.

Find a suitable observing site during the daytime, somewhere open and unobscured by trees and buildings, offering a wide view of the sky.

Before you set out, be sure to pack some layers, refreshments and a flashlight, preferably with a red filter so your eyes stay darkadapted.

Having somewhere to sit is desirable for longer observing trips; a basic folding chair will give back support and prevent a sore neck the next day.

It is best to start simply.

If you don’t have binoculars you can still see plenty with the naked eye.

By simply sitting outside and gazing up you can become acquainted with the brighter stars and constellations.

In addition, the moon and five planets are visible from Earth without the need for binoculars: Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter and Venus.

At dusk over the holiday weekend, you can see Mars, Saturn and Venus in the western sky.

After midnight the moon will rise, with Jupiter to the lower left, looking like a dazzling star. As the brightest thing in the eastern sky, the gas giant is easy to spot.

Once you’ve located the stars and planets by eye you can try with binoculars.

Expensive equipment isn’t necessary for backyard astronomy. It is better to spend a smaller amount on a great pair of binoculars than a lot on a poor quality telescope.

As well as being portable and easy to use, binoculars are lightweight and are the best investment for any amateur astronomer.

Models at 7x35 or 7x50 are the most popular for stargazing — the seven-times part meaning they magnify what you are looking at to seven times the size.

The 35 or 50 refers to the diameter of the lens in millimetres.

A seven-power pair of binoculars and a steady hand will reveal a multitude of stars not visible before.

With the right conditions you can also see the moon’s craters and glimpses of Saturn’s rings and Jupiter’s moons.

As well as the planets, an easy constellation to find will be the Big Dipper, Ursa Major, in the north-west.

Shaped like a saucepan, the two stars forming the pan’s “side”, opposite the handle, point towards the north star, Polaris.

Part of Ursa Minor, the Little Dipper, Polaris is the brightest star in the constellation.

By identifying these common stars, the sky is your playground, as you can “star hop”, using Ursa Major, or Polaris as a marker.

STAR CHART – The inset diagram — which shows the sky in Invermere at 11 p.m. on Saturday, July 3rd — is useful for finding your favourite constellations.

Used by permission of www.heavens-above.com.

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July 2, 2010

Find the perfect book for lazy beach days

By Dave Sutherland Pioneer Staff The valley affords the avid reader lots of choices when it comes to finding a great vacation read. Herewith, a list of places to find choice reads in the Windermere Valley. Please note: this list is not exhaustive.

The Book Bar is the venerable choice in downtown Invermere. It serves up the most extensive selection of current fiction and non-fiction for sale in the valley.

There is an array of books about the area, and you may even be lucky enough to happen upon a book signing by one of our local literary lights. If, by chance, the book you’re looking for isn’t on the shelves, owners Josh Delasalle and James Lazarus will be happy to order it in for you.

Across the street, and downstairs from River Gems, you’ll find The Book Cellar. Owned and operated by Ray Taft, it’s full to burstin’ with used books for all tastes. Ray’s got everything from gently used newer stuff, to vintage ‘50s paperbacks, and audiophiles can revel in his huge selection of classic vinyl LPs. Bring a treat for Ray’s gentle border-collie, Tess, and you’re in like Flynn.

Pharmasave, in the Chisel Peak Medical Clinic,

has racks of best-sellers and a range of magazines that will please the whole family. Discounted books can also be found at Gone Hollywood. Downtown, at the Lambert-Kipp Pharmacy, you’ll find magazines, and a host of titles by regional and local authors.

At Sobeys you’ll find best-seller racks, and a huge selection of magazines. More magazines can be found at AG Valley Foods, plus you can pick up a copy of Sarah Lapointe’s cookbook, Favourite Recipes, the proceeds of which go to the Canadian Cancer Society.

You’ll find an eclectic and ever-changing selection of books at the Invermere Thrift Store, where the proceeds are used to buy equipment for our hospital.

Drive south of Invermere and you’ll find magazines and best-sellers at the Skookum Inn’s general store, near Windermere, and farther down the road in Fairmont, at Mountainside Market. At the Fairmont Village Gift Shop, you can choose from a mixed bag of regional and unusual titles. You can fulfil your magazine fix at Canal Flats Family Foods, or satisfy your book craving at the Canal Flats Community Library, open on Tuesday evenings. Call 250-349-5360.

North of Invermere, pop into Hobbit House, in Dry Gulch, to peruse their stockpile of miscellaneous books. In Radium, feed your hunger for books and

magazines at Mountainside Market, or get your fill of the same as you gas-up at Radium Hot Springs Esso, or the Radium Petro Can. If you are staying in or near Edgewater, stop in at the post office and ask if you can borrow the key to check out the community library, just around the back.

Last, but definitely not least, check out the local public libraries. You’ll be amazed at what the Invermere and Radium Public Libraries have to offer.

You can borrow classic books, put new bestsellers on hold, order obscure titles through inter-library loan, or download a multitude of audiobooks. Got kids?

Bring them in for storytime and special activity days.

Dropped a stitch? Need to fine-tune your hula-hooping technique? Have a burning desire to find out who played a certain character on Coronation Street, ten years ago? Believe me, our librarians can provide the expertise to help you find answers to these, and other, pressing questions you may have. B.C.’s libraries and librarians are among our most valuable resources. Find their operating hours by calling 250-342-6461 for Invermere, or 250-347-2434 for Radium.

The only problem facing book-lovers in the valley is an old familiar one; there are so many books, and so little time.

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Fly fishing is an ancient method of angling popular among the Columbia Valley’s visitors and residents alike.

The quiet lakes and rivers in the area offer the tranquility needed for a day by the water, without the crowds often present at better-known fishing spots.

“The valley is great for fly fishing,” said local fly fisherman and guide Jason Smith, owner of Kootenay Troutfitters.

“It is a quiet fishery, not a shoulderto-shoulder kind of place and quiet is a good thing when fly fishing.”

Generally fishing in the area is done for trout – rainbow, brook and cutthroat – with bass, char and whitefish also found locally.

Now the fishing season is in full swing and run-off has subsided, anglers should turn their attention from the valley’s lakes and target streams and rivers.

The most important thing to do, after acquiring your B.C. fishing licence, is to choose the right type of fly.

“There are thousands of patterns to choose from,” Jason said. “What to use depends on time of year, where you are, and what bugs you see on the water.”

“Match the hatch” is a popular expression among fishermen. Study the insects at your fishing spot and try to match the fly to something swimming in the water or flying nearby.

Carrying a range of fishing gear is essential to cope with changing condi-

tions. Having both a floating and sinking line and variety of dry and wet flies will stand you in good stead.

“It’s a game of patience and finesse,” Jason added. “This isn’t a meat fishery like on the coast, where some folks go out to bag a limit and fill a freezer.

“Here is where you can still find a quiet piece of stream, or bay in a lake, and cast to trout that haven’t been hit in the head with hardware daily.”

As well as being a beautiful spot to fish, the Columbia Valley is also a sensitive one.

It is important to check the fishing regulations and restrictions for a certain lake or river before setting out for the day.

The small, serene lakes and streams of the region are incredibly sensitive to poachers, misuse and abuse.

“One person taking more than his limit, or even his limit more times than he needs to, affects the area exponentially,” Jason said.

“People need to respect regulations to keep sport fishing alive and well.”

If you fancy testing out the local waters, Kootenay Troutfitters offers full or half-day guided trips for anyone, from beginner to expert, young and old.

Owned by Jason Smith, the company was founded in 2002.

For information on guided trips, current conditions or fishing in general, contact Kootenay Troutfitters at 250342-1414 or visit their website, www. kootenaytroutfitters.com.

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July 2, 2010

Fascinating history told at museum

By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff The Windermere Valley Museum in Invermere is a collection of historic buildings housing displays about the valley’s past.

The collection of 10 buildings is built up around Invermere’s old Canadian Pacific Railway station, moved in 1975 from Athalmer.

Inside you can pick up a museum guidebook and examine the museum’s largest set of displays, covering the arrival of David Thompson, Father DeSmet and other explorers and missionaries.

There are several cases dedicated to the Shuswap and Ktunaxa Nations. The museum’s featured summer display, “Beads, Baskets and Buckskins” is on the building’s main floor with examples of jewellery, hand-woven baskets and traditionally made artifacts.

Behind the station is the Legion building, bought by the Windermere District Historical Society, who run the museum, for $1 in 1970.

Next door is the mining cabin built by trapper Jim Dilworth. Inside are all the museum’s mining artifacts, from examples of rocks to mining tools.

Back around to the front and the first building

you come to is a wagon shed, filled with buggies and carts from the early 1900s. Next door is the original one-room school building, the first schoolhouse in Brisco. It is set up like a late 18th/early 19th century school with rows of desks, a school bell and a strap used to discipline unruly students.

Next along the walkway is a pioneer cabin, built in 1945 as part of a tourist camp in the Kootenay National Park and arranged as it would have been back in the day.

The nearby notary building gives a taste of an old fashioned general store, with an original 1918 cash register.

The Blakley building, originally from Radium Hot Springs, has a display about local police, including an original cell door donated by the Columbia Valley R.C.M.P. and the hand-written jury verdict from a murder trial.

The last stop on the self-guided tour is the Lords’ recreation cabin. It contains a range of displays dedicated to recreation in the valley, with old fashioned skis, snowshoes and fishing rods.

The Pioneer Museum, located on 3rd Street, is open 7 days a week, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum has no fixed price, with entry by donation.

CLASSROOM – Built in 1906, the Brisco Schoolhouse is preserved at the museum. Photo by Sally MacDonald

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The reason for the lengthy process is the complex nature of land use issues in B.C. Today The Columbia Valit is common for private ley Cycling Society is very landholders, parks, mupleased to unveil the offinicipalities, First Nations cial mountain bike maps and other stakeholders for the “Along the Johnto be consulted and acson” trail near Lake Lillian commodated in order to and the Mount Swansea have a trail approved by trail network. the province. Despite this These trails are some drawn out process, the of the best in the valley cycling society believes and these maps are the the long-term benefits are culmination of four years worth the wait. of hard work by the CoOnce trails are lumbia Valley Cycling Somapped, the number of ciety and its allies. They riders visiting those spots are the first sanctioned will increase. Non-sancmountain bike trail maps tioned trails do not get the available in the Columbia necessary maintenance to Valley. It is hoped this will MOUNTAIN PATH – The Swansea Trail leaves from a withstand a great deal of mark the beginning of a parking area off Windermere Loop Road. use, and sending more cohesive, well-maintained riders to trails that may be and mapped network of on sensitive land – for exColumbia Valley trails that will rival some of the best ample, private land or land sensitive to First Nations – in the world. could realistically lead to those entire areas being shut With the help of our partners at the District of down and made off-limits to trail users.

Invermere and the provincial Ministry of Tourism, The trails at Mount Swansea and Along the JohnCulture and the Arts, the ultimate goal is to distribute son are maintained and trail marker signs have been the maps at no cost to locals and visitors to the valley. erected. As support for the club and local mountain Progress on these maps has been slow and deliber- bike trails grow, we plan to continue our work with ate: the concept has been in development since the stakeholders in the valley on increasing the number of cycling society was formed in 2006. Over that time, to sanctioned, mapped bike trails. meet the Columbia Valley Cycling Society’s mandate The cycling society wants to build the local mounof responsible and sustainable mountain bike advo- tain biking scene in a responsible and sustainable mancacy and promotion, the club has signed agreements ner. It is our belief that mapping well-maintained and with the province to maintain and develop the sanc- sanctioned trails will show off some of our area’s better tioned mountain bike trails at Swansea and Along the trails and build enthusiasm for riding in the valley.

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By Sally MacDonald Pioneer Staff When it’s smoking hot, you may want to get outdoors and enjoy it, but just the idea of a gruelling uphill hike makes you break into a sweat.

Fear not: there is a network of trails popping up along the Columbia Valley that will eventually stretch from Donald, north of Golden, to Canal Flats.

These straightforward hikes run alongside the valley’s waterways – creeks, rivers and lakes – so the terrain is flat and the temperature is cool.

Here is The Pioneer’s guide to the Columbia River Greenways.

This short, elevated boardwalk starts at the western end of James Chabot beach in Athalmer. Opened in 2003, the path takes walkers along 200 metres of the wetland and the head of Lake Windermere. Interpretive panels talk about the wildlife visible in the wetlands, while the view of the lake and mountains beyond it is top-notch.

SPOT IT – This symbol marks the entrance to each of the Greenways.

Sinclair Creek Trail, Radium Hot Springs Opened in 2008, this 2.5-kilometre trail loops around Sinclair Creek in the Sinclair Canyon which runs through Radium. There are three entry points to the trail: one from Rotary Park at the junction of Highways 93 and 95, one from Radium Vacation Resort north of the canyon, and the trail head by Canfor mill. Interpretive signs along the path tell the creek’s history, and explain how the Greenway is helping to improve the number of Kokanee salmon and native trout that use the creek. The trail follows beside the creek and is in shade most of the way, with two bridges over the water.

Old Coach Trail, Dry Gulch to Radium Hot Springs Meandering along the cliffs above the Columbia River Wetlands, this six-kilometre path is the perfect place to spot wildlife. Officially adopted as one of the Greenways in 2005, the Old Coach Trail has existed for decades. Like the river, it wends its way back and forth along the ridges over the wetlands, at eye level with eagles and osprey. The trail heads are at the south end of Main Street West in Radium, and at a pullout off Highway 93/95 in Dry Gulch, opposite Eacrett Road. You can see the information kiosk from the highway in a bowl on the west side of the highway.

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Criss-crossing here and there all around the Kinsmen Beach area, this 350-metre, seven-year-old trail passes by Pynelogs Cultural Centre, the Botanical Gardens, the historic CPR lodge and Lake Dorothy.

Jump on the white, pebbled pathway at any point, but don’t miss the viewing dock on Dorothy Lake. From here you can often spot a western painted turtle, a species thriving in little Dorothy Lake but at risk in B.C. Source of the Columbia Greenway, Canal Flats The newest addition, the Source of the Columbia takes walkers right to the spot where the mighty Columbia River bubbles out of the ground in a series of springs that flow into Columbia Lake. The 1.5-kilometre, completely level walking trail was opened in 2008 and leads you on a loop, with the turning point a small wooden bridge over the wetlands. Signs tell the story of the Columbia River, the most dammed river in the world, and its humble origins here, as well as pointing out the place where Bailley Grohman built a short-lived canal linking the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers. The trail head is reached by turning right at the western end of Beatty Avenue.

During winter, the Columbia River Greenways Alliance also operates the Lake Windermere Whiteway, a 15-kilometre skating and skiing trail on the lake. For more information on the Greenways, including more trails planned for the area, visit www.greenways.ca.

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The graduating class of 2010

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Plans to rezone land allowing for an expansion of the Spruce Grove Campground near Fairmont Hot Springs went to public hearing on Monday, June 21st.

The hearing at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort let the public examine maps of the proposed rezoning area, ask Fairmont’s Richard Haworth questions, and voice their opinions.

The plans to change the designation of a 265-acre (107 hectare) area of land were put forward to the Regional District of East Kootenay by landowners Columbia Golf Resort Ltd. in January.

Columbia Golf Resort is the registered business name of Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, owned by Ken Fowler Enterprises.

“The proposal is to switch the use of 107 hectares of land to recreation and accommodation,” said Jean Terpsma, planning technician for Areas E, F and G in the regional district.

“The Columbia Golf Resort owns the 175 hectare parcel area, which is currently zoned as rural and residential land,” Ms. Terpsma said.

The rezoning would allow Fairmont Hot Springs Resort to create a maximum of 1,750 sites for recreational vehicles on the land.

The new park will enable the resort to move its two current recreational vehicle parks to one spot.

The site has a covenant to prevent it being divided up and to stop the resort putting in more sites than necessary, with conditions on where they are placed.

“Just because we are rezoning the lands doesn’t mean we will develop it all,” said Mr. Haworth, the vice-president of development for Fairmont Hot Springs Resort.

“The covenant on the title limits us to 1,750 by law, but it doesn’t mean we will build that many.”

In the run-up to the meeting the regional district received three letters opposing the rezoning from members of the public.

There were also three letters received in support of the plans.

This was reflected in the feedback given at the public meeting, where nine people went on public record to voice an opinion.

Of those nine, five were against the rezoning, while four were in favour.

Those in opposition were concerned about potential damage to wildlife, increased pollution and noise, the potential number of recreational vehicles, building on the flood plain, and an increase in highway traffic.

“Without seeing the layout for the site it would be very difficult for me to do anything other than oppose the plans,” said Don Olafson, who lives near the proposed site.

“It is still right through the river and wetlands and I regularly see animals passing through our garden and using that area.”

However, those backing the zoning change and subsequent RV park expansion said the proposal is consistent with the community plan for Fairmont.

It was also mentioned in support of the plans that more RV parks are needed locally as the existing ones are full for the majority of the summer.

“Some significant thought has gone into this proposal,” said Doug Clovechok, a Fairmont resident.

“With due diligence this would be a real asset to this community.”

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Mountain Shadows RV Resort, the Columbia Valley’s most anticipated shared interest land development, will release the first phase of RV sites starting at only $59,900.

Lots will also be available for purchase that includes a brand-new Puma 30 KDBSS travel trailer, courtesy of Field of RV Dreams.

These turnkey packages are limited in availability and first-come-first-serve.

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Regional district enacts summer restrictions on watering

Summer watering restrictions are now in place for residents on the Regional District of East Kootenay water systems.

The regional district has announced watering restrictions for Windermere, Edgewater, Timber Ridge and Holland Creek.

Residents must limit the amount of water used for watering lawns and gardens, and restrict watering to the cooler parts of the day, from six to 10 a.m. and seven to 11 p.m.

Windermere residents living north of Windermere Creek may water on even numbered days of the

month, and those living south of Windermere Creek can water on odd numbered days.

In Edgewater, Timber Ridge, and Holland Creek, house number designates when watering restrictions are in place.

Residents in those areas with even numbered houses can water their gardens on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Those with odd numbered houses are permitted to water on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

For more information, contact the Regional District of East Kootenay’s engineering services department at 888-478-7335, or visit the regional district website at www.rdek.bc.ca.

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During the regular meeting of Council on June 22nd, 2010, the following items were adopted: The Greenhouse Gas Target Bylaw amending the Official Community Plan was adopted.

The District of Invermere Annual Report has been adopted and can be viewed on the District’s website.

Council supported a 3 month trial for the Bud’s Bar & Lounge to be open until 2 a.m. with no liquor service or live or piped music onto the patio after 10 p.m.

The Dust Control Program was awarded to Newalta.

The 2009 audited financial statements and statement of financial information were both adopted and can be viewed on the District’s website.

A public Consultation process has been opened up for comment regarding a Development Variance Permit Application for a house on Lower Lakeview Lane.

The Stage 2 Water Restrictions have been lifted and the District of Invermere is now following Stage 1 Water Restrictions.

A special event has been approved at Pothole Park for a hospital fundraiser on August 1st and August 2nd.

A Movie-in-the-Park at Pothole Park has been approved by Council.

Watch for more details to come.

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July 2, 2010

Transmission line up for approval

By Sally MacDonald Pioneer Staff The energy commission will soon decide whether a large transmission line can be built along the valley from Invermere to Golden.

The Columbia Valley Transmission Line would extend a 230 kilovolt power line along the western benches to top up Golden’s insufficient power supply.

Since February, the B.C. Utilities Commission has heard arguments in favour and against the proposed transmission line. Last week, the B.C. Transmission Corporation had its last chance to defend its plan. Now the commission will deliberate on whether to approve the project.

“The Commission endeavours to issue its decisions within 60 days following the closing of the evidentiary period, although it may be longer as the panel members and support staff may also be assigned to review and hear other applications,” said Constance Smith, assistant commission secretary.

Local opposition to one section of the line – over the Toby Creek canyon – caused BCTC to change its route.

Neighbours John Zehnder and Paul Bauman, Wildsight and the Lake Windermere Rod and Gun Club all registered their opposition to the dual crossing of the canyon because it passed over a critical mountain goat mineral lick.

They were supported by the District of Invermere and the Regional District of East Kootenay.

“We are absolutely 100 percent opposed to BCTC’s proposal to construct and maintain this major power line over the top of a very important and sensitive mountain goat habitat along the Toby Canyon,” Mr. Zehnder told the commission. “This naturally occurring, low elevation habitat provides a rare combination of mineral licks, escape terrain, shelter and a water source, all in one location.”

In April, BCTC introduced the Toby Creek Diversion. Instead of trav-

elling west from the Invermere substation, then north west, crossing the creek twice, the Toby Creek Diversion travels east across Toby Creek Road then north beside the road.

“I’m very happy about that decision,” Mr. Zehnder said. “They did the right thing there and deserve credit for that.

“Unfortunately, even though they’ve moved the location of this particular line, at this point in time they have refused to extinguish their gazette along the originally planned route. This means that, at any point in the future, they still have the right to build a power line along the originally planned route across the canyon and mountain goat lick.”

Questions also remain unanswered about why the province is building the line.

“After months of research and review, Wildsight has learned that the proposed Columbia Valley Transmission Line could be used to facilitate substantial run of river power project development in a wilderness area northwest of Golden,” the environmental group announced earlier this month. “We are calling on you to ask the B.C. government to show due diligence and make this information public by returning to the communities of Golden and Invermere for further consultation.”

In addition, BCTC discarded an alternative route from Mica to Golden early on in the planning stages because of the added expense – it would cost $304 million, while the Columbia Valley route would cost $116 million, the corporation claimed.

Norm Hendricks of the Rod and Gun Club told the commission he isn’t buying it.

“The energy savings alone in the 230 kilovolt Mica to Golden line would go a long way to paying the extra cost to build this option,” he said.

The commission’s decision should be available within two months at www. bcuc.com.

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CBT announces funding

By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff The regional district has approved $920,000 of funding for various local projects from the Columbia Basin Trust’s community initiatives program.

The program was set up by the trust to help fund projects identified as important by the valley’s towns, villages and regional district areas.

The money comes in the final year of a three year commitment of almost $10 million of funding for community projects by the trust.

“We are in the last year of the current funding commitment,” said the Columbia Basin Trust’s Wayne Lundberg.

“We have just approved a new five-year program to continue funding for the next few years.”

Among the funded projects for 2010/11 is $6,000 towards new stage drapes and acoustic panels for the Brisco and District Recreation Commission.

Notable outdoor projects which have received funding include the Columbia Valley Cycling Society’s plan to improve local mountain bike trails.

Fairmont’s Recreation and Trails Society also received money for trail improvements; $9,000 went towards maps and signs for Fairmont’s walking trails.

“The funding recognizes that small communities often have difficulty raising the money needed to push forward local projects,” Mr. Lundberg explained.

“This money really supports those things that make communities nice places to live.”

Other projects included in this year’s program were the Columbia Valley Arts Council, the Valley Community Foundation and volunteer training at Invermere’s Canadian Red Cross Society.

The Community Forest Initiative also received a little over $5,000 towards the cost of establishing a forest for the community in the upper end of the valley.

“The trust doesn’t decide for communities what they should be spending on,” Mr. Lundberg added.

“We want to allow communities to help make themselves better places to live.” $3.3 million of funding for the community initiatives and affected areas programs is spread between the Regional Districts of East Kootenay, Central Kootenay and Kootenay Boundary, Revelstoke, Golden, Valemount and the Ktunaxa Nation Council.

The $920,000 allocated to the East Kootenays by the trust is distributed on a per capita basis to each town or regional district. Individuals and groups then apply for funding, with decisions made in consultation with the community as to who gets the money.

“The RDEK holds a series of public consultation meetings where applicants present their proposals to the public and elected officials.” said Shannon Moskal, the Regional District of East Kootenay’s Community Services Manager.

“Based on information from these meetings, the municipalities and electoral area review committees provide their funding recommendations to the RDEK Board which makes the final decision on funding allocations.”

The money for the community initiative program is generated by the Trust’s investments in power, real estate and market security.

The trust has just committed to a further five years of funding, with a new agreement that will see each community in the funding areas given $30,000 minimum.

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By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff Get your cowboy hats on and practice that thigh slap — a little taste of the Calgary Stampede is coming to Radium Hot Springs.

For the second year running Cathaleen Chow and staff at the Melting Pot Eatery are putting on a Stampede pancake breakfast.

Aimed at raising money for the Radium Hot Springs Volunteer Fire Department, the breakfast on Friday, July 9th will include pancakes, bacon, fruit juice and coffee.

“It’s just a way of kicking off the summer and giving back to the community,” Cathaleen said.

“The firefighters do so much for the commu-

nity, they give us themselves and ask nothing in return — this is our chance to give something back.”

The breakfast will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m in the restaurant’s parking lot, to celebrate the opening of the 10-day Calgary event.

Cathy hopes the morning will be plenty of fun and encourages people to get dressed up in their cowboy gear and come along.

“Anyone who wants to come dressed in a cowboy outfit is most welcome,” she said. “We’ll be handing out prizes for the best costumes and everyone should come down and have a good time.”

The event, sponsored by the Radium Chamber of Commerce, raised $800 last year for the firefighters. Cathaleen is hoping this year’s breakfast will be even bigger and better.

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July 2, 2010

A oui excursion Windermere Elementary School’s Grade 7 Intensive French class just got back from a field trip to Quebec.

Here they are in Old Quebec City.

The group travelled across the country to experience the French culture, which they have been studying for the last two years.

In September, they will start Grade 8 at David Thompson Secondary School.

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July 2, 2010

Olympic-style triathlon has deep roots was born when Mr. Stroud attended a triathlon in Red Deer in the early 1980s. He felt he could improve on it in the valley.

“I thought on the way home, ‘I could do better than that,’” he explained.

With a standardized route and dedicated participants, Mr. Stroud hopes to keep the race’s strong tradition alive for many more years.

Racers come mainly from Alberta and B.C. but the race has seen triathletes from England, Australia, Bermuda and the United States in past years.

Local athlete Michelle Taylor of Invermere will take part in her fourth Heart of the Rockies triathlon this summer.

“It’s definitely a challenging course, which I like,” said the 42-year-old mother of three, who has completed nearly 30 triathlons in locations all over North America.

She said living in the Columbia Valley is an advantage because she can train on the Heart of the Rockies course.

Ms. Taylor has her own fitness business, Columbia Valley Lifesports, and knows how much planning goes into an event like this and she applauds Mr. Stroud’s efforts.

By Pioneer Staff The valley’s Heart of the Rockies Triathlon will take place on July 18th.

The event began with a bang in 1983 and it is still going strong, thanks to organizer Bruce Stroud. The race regularly attracts large numbers; 190 individuals and 54 three-person teams entered last year.

“It’s a complete workout in terms of the cross training between cycling, running and swimming,” Mr. Stroud said.

The 65-year-old has been training in all three sports for his entire life, but his favourite is swimming.

He swims every other day and his youthful face is evidence of an active lifestyle.

“It’s a lifelong activity,” he said, adding that his running regimen has been scaled back due to his deteriorating knees.

In 2005, the lengths of each section in the triathlon were scaled down to Olympic distances. Now competitors must complete 1,500 metres of swimming, 40 kilometres of cycling and 10 kilometres of running.

Previously, the race consisted of a 2,150-metre swim, 47-kilometre cycle and 12-kilometre run.

The idea for the Heart of the Rockies triathlon

“It’s nice that he keeps doing this year after year for us,” she said.

Two of Ms. Taylor’s children will participate in the Young Hearts triathlon, a new offshoot of the Heart of the Rockies, held on July 17th.

Seven-year-old Jacob Taylor and nine-year-old Faith Taylor will travel a total distance of 2.05 kilometres and 6.10 kilometres respectively in their age brackets. Mr. Stroud said the kids’ race makes the event “family focused”.

In all, he continues to organize the Heart of the Rockies because it is so popular.

“If I didn’t host it there would be a lot of unhappy, irate people,” he said.

Ms. Taylor said the swim portion of the triathlon is her favourite of any triathlon she has done. Although the course is rigorous, Mr. Stroud said participants are satisfied.

“The race course is there for you to challeng yourself,” he said.

The Young Hearts triathlon begins at 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 17th. Heart of the Rockies begins at 8 a.m. on Friday, July 18th. Participants can register online at www.heartoftherockiestri.ca or phone Mr. Stroud at 250-342-3373.

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July 2, 2010

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Columbia Valley Map Book Cover Project Buy a giclĂŠe print of this beautiful oil painting and help raise funds for the emergency department at Invermere and District Hospital.

The Columbia Valley Map Book Cover Project is a joint effort by Artym Gallery and the Columbia Valley Pioneer. To date the Cover Project has raised $25,600 for local charities.

Two sizes of Kootenay Bull by Cameron Bird are available, framed and unframed.

For more information, please visit the Artym Gallery at 934-7th Avenue or call (250) 342-7566. All prints are available for viewing.

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by Elizabeth Wiltzen raised $2,400 to date for the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 71.

by Elizabeth Wiltzen raised $5,300 to date for the Invermere Public Library.

by Cameron Bird raised $3,100 to date for the Windermere District Historical Society.

by Neil Swanson raised $3,400 to date for the Family Resource Centre.

by Alex Fong raised $6,900 for the Summit Youth Centre.

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July 2, 2010

PIONEER ON THE ROAD

HOLIDAYS! – Pictured, clockwise from top left: Carli and Tori Maybuck with Kai and Chase Striegel in Sayulita, Mexico; Jeni Bartley and Matthew Fulton with son Tasman at Bells Beach, Australia; Barb and Doug Thorne with Shanna and Doherty Jaap at Heritage Park in Calgary; Anna Marie Stevens at Disneyland; Doreen Ruault with Trisha, Sue and Jim Jefferson in Cancun, Mexico; and Jill and Sebastian Bell at Monembasia, Greece. These photos have been entered in The Pioneer’s Travel Contest for a trip for two to a Calgary Flames game with a onenight stay at a Calgary hotel.

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Trespassing on railway property is illegal and very dangerous, with serious injuries or fatalities occurring as a result.

If you see unsafe behaviour around our railway tracks, please contact the Canadian Pacific Police Service at 1-800-716-9132 or your local police.

New program helps residents battle weeds Submitted by Loree Duczek Regional District of East Kootenay More help is now available to local land owners and managers who have invasive plants on their property.

“The East Kootenay Invasive Plant Council and its partners are introducing a new program to East Kootenay residents beginning this spring,” explained Marty Hafke, the new council coordinator.

“The Private Land Invasive Plant Assistance Program will assist land owners, occupiers and managers by providing the guidance, resources and financial support necessary to manage invasive plants on private lands.”

The new program will provide four unique program options including: • Sprayer loan out – A service available to the public where backpack sprayers can be used to treat any invasive plants on private land. A fully refundable damage deposit is required for the use of the equipment.

• New invaders rebate – Private land owners, occupiers and managers who have new invasive plants not previously found in the region can apply to be reimbursed a percentage of the treatment costs incurred from a licensed contractor, up to 100 percent.

• Cost sharing’s rebate – Private landowners, occupiers and managers who have ‘Invasive Plants of Concern’ as identified by the East Kootenay Invasive Plant Council, can apply to be reimbursed a percentage of the treatment costs incurred from a licensed contractor, ranging from 50-100 percent.

• Herbicide rebate – Landowners, occupiers and mangers of 100 acres or more can apply to be reimbursed a percentage of chemical purchase, provided that it is used on ‘Invasive Plants of Concern’, up to a maximum of $300.

“The East Kootenay Invasive Plant Council is very excited about the program and believes it will be very well received in the region,” Mr. Hafke said.

If you are interested in this program, please contact the East Kootenay Invasive Plant Council at 1-888-55-EKIPC. You can also visit the council’s website at www. ekipc.com.

For 2010, program funding has been provided by The Columbia Valley Local Conservation Fund, the East Kootenay Invasive Plant Council and the Regional District of East Kootenay.

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July 2, 2010

Love Your Lake photo contest launched Submitted by Wildsight To bring artistic excitement to the Lake Windermere Regatta — and to the whole Columbia Valley Summerlude weekend — the Lake Windermere Ambassadors are hosting the Love Your Lake photo contest.

Shutterbugs who live, stay or play around the lake can enter their best shots for a chance to win some great prizes, including a Columbia Wetlands scenic float trip with Kootenay River Runners and a gift certificate to Invermere One Hour Photo.

Photos must explore the theme of stewardship, and must feature Lake Windermere and/or its surrounding environment. “We want people to think about why they love Lake Windermere, what stewardship really means, and why stewarding the lake is so important,� said Kalista Pruden, program coordinator of the Lake Windermere Project.

The photo contest is part of the Lake Windermere Regatta, an event which commemorates the completion of the Lake Windermere Project. This was a fiveyear water quality monitoring and water stewardship education program.

The Lake Windermere Ambassadors are a group of volunteer stakeholders that will take over stewardship from the Lake Windermere Project after this summer.

Snap-happy lake lovers have until July 18th to submit their photos. Submissions must be of highquality digital format, feature Lake Windermere or be directly related to the lake and be somehow representative of this year’s theme, stewardship.

Entrants must also include a one sentence caption to link the photo to the contest theme (get creative), including the name, age (optional unless under 19) and contact information (mailing address, phone number or e-mail) of the photographer. “A panel of four professional photographers has volunteered to judge contest submissions,� Kalista said. “We’ll announce the winners at the Lake Windermere Regatta on Saturday, July 24th between 2 and 6 p.m. at Kinsmen Beach in Invermere.�

The event is made possible through the generous support of the Columbia Valley Community Foundation, District of Invermere, the Columbia Basin Trust and the Lake Windermere Ambassadors.

For more information, visit www.wildsight.ca/ windermere.

LOVE YOUR LAKE — Amateur photographers are invited to send in their snaps of Lake Windermere by July 18th for the Love Your Lake photography contest.

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Royal BC Museum becomes custodian of Ktunaxa artifacts Submitted by Garry Slonowski Ktunaxa Nation Council The St. Eugene Golf Resort and Casino was the location of a historic event on Monday, June 14th.

The Ktunaxa Nation Council and the Royal BC Museum officially signed a Custodial Agreement that formally establishes a relationship between the two parties on the management of Ktunaxa artifacts.

This marks the first time a custodial agreement has been reached on the management of cultural material between the Royal BC Museum and any First Nation outside of the treaty process.

“We are very excited about the agreement with the Royal BC Museum,” said Kathryn Teneese, Chair of the Ktunaxa Nation Council. “The agreement is a tangible example of recognition and reconciliation for the Ktunaxa Nation, and illustrates the New Relationship between the province and the Ktunaxa in action.

“Our staff has been working on this for a number of years, and we are very appreciative that the museum has shown such a strong commitment to achieving this goal,” Ms. Teneese said.

The Royal BC Museum’s remarkable First Nations collections date back to the late 1800s when they were

originally collected to prevent loss of cultural heritage to other areas of North America and overseas.

Pauline Rafferty, the chief executive officer of the Royal BC Museum, also sees a great benefit to both parties.

“Through research and education, the Royal BC Museum strives to broaden understanding about our province and inspire curiosity and wonder,” Ms. Rafferty said.

“We also have the objective of having significant partnerships with First Nations, and we are very please to time this historic agreement to be part of week-long celebrations surrounding National Aboriginal Day.” The Royal BC Museum Corporation is one of the foremost cultural institutions in the world, caring for more than 7.5 million objects. The museum was founded in 1886; the archives in 1894.

In 2003 these two organizations integrated to become British Columbia’s combined provincial museum and archives, collecting artifacts, documents and specimens of B.C.’s natural and human history, safeguarding them for the future, and sharing them with the world.

The Ktunaxa artifacts are now on show at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria.

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Yum Organic Skin Care- Formulated in B.C., Vegan, Paraben Free SpaRitual Nail/Foot care- Vegan, DBP & Formeldyhyde free YoungBlood Mineral Makeup – Paraben Free

For all your advertising needs, call N E W S PA P E R

at 250-341-6299

HERE TO SERVE YOU ■ ■

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Serving The Valley for over 15 Years

w w w.valleysolutions.ca • valleysolutions@shaw.ca

Call Judy: (250) 341-1903

Warbrick Towing & Salvage

385 Laurier Street Invermere, BC V0A 1K0

invermere and area

Brenda E. Werbisky, C.I.D., Interior Designer

(403) 861-8782

brenda@cordellsdesign.com

Your Weekly Source for News and Events

Deck SiDing Framing renovationS

Specializing in Custom Drapery, Blinds, Shutters & Flooring Residential & Commercial Interiors For appointment call

• Drinking Water Systems • Duct Cleaning Service • Water Softeners • Whole House or Specialised Filtration including iron lters that really work!

Call (250) 342-5089

Scott

cell 250 270 0745 • fax 250 342 5591

N E W S PA P E R

Dave Sutherland Sales Associate

#8, 1008 - 8th Avenue Invermere, BC 250-341-6299 • ads@cv-pioneer.com www.columbiavalleypioneer.com

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HERE TO SERVE YOU Professional Service Now Taking New Clients r ng Ou Keepi Super Valley al Natur

From Framing to Finishing

SCRUBS Executive Housekeeping Service

Al Tallman

Commercial & Residence Experience • Environmentally Friendly Products Used FREE Cleaning Consultation • Property Management

Phone: (250) 409-9046 • E-mail: scrubgrp@gmail.com

“Your home is an investment. Working with you to maintain its beauty and value is our business”

RENOVATIONS REFERENCES AVAILABLE

all Al at

Complete Automotive Repairs

LICENSED

1422 12A Avenue, Invermere B.C.

attheshop@live.ca

250-341-5096

(Beside the Petro Canada Car Wash)

Phone: 250-342-6614 • www.autowyze.com

asphalt maintenance • RepaiRs • cRack sealing • sealcoating driveways • parking lots • roads

250-341-8510

• SANDING/ SWEEPING • Landscaping

• SNOW REMOVAL • Trucking • Property • All Grading Maintenance • Mini Track Hoe

Kari & John Mason

250.270.0821

NATHIAN WEBER

250-341-5172

Invermere • Panorama

Septic Tank Pumping Portable Toilet Rentals • NEW SEWER • CAMERA •

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

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

Bruce Dehart 250.347.9803 or 250.342.5357

colorworks Painting Inc.

• CONVENTIONAL • ACRYLIC FINISH

• PARGINGS • STUCCO REPAIR

LUMBIA ROOFING COQuality Roofing and Repairs Allan Gauthier

Tel: (250) 349-7586

Cell: (250) 489-8685 • Fax: (250) 349-7586

You’re invited to see our Chimney and Eavestrough Cleaning Specialists Time to Clean the Winter Sludge Out of Your Eavestroughs!

250-346-6886 pwallace@confederationloghomes.com

Fully Insured & WCB Covered

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

Time for Spring Pruning!

OVER

30

YEARS EXPERIENCE

Please call Steve for a free estimate • 250-342-1791

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HERE TO SERVE YOU Cranbrook Pest Control We use the most successful products available.

Dangerous Tree Removal Serving the valley for over 30 years.

Topping and Disposal

Environmentally-friendly integrated pest management.

Ask about our maintenance programs PEST QUESTIONS? Visit our website:

Let the professional do it!

Call Rolf

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT CERTIFIED & LICENSED

ALL WORK

GUARANTEED

www.cranbrookpestcontrol.com info@cranbrookpestcontrol.com

The Radium Woodcarver FREE ESTIMATES

250-347-9208

250-426-9586

DCS Plumbing & Heating • Plumbing, Repair and Installation • Drain Lines • Hot Water Tanks 24 hour emergency service

250-341-8501 Senior Discount

Dunlop Contracting • FURNACES • HEAT PUMPS • AIR CONDITIONING • FIREPLACES • HOT TUBS • CHEMICALS • SERVICE & MAINTENANCE 385 Laurier Street, Invermere, BC Phone: (250) 342-7100 PO Box 86, Athalmer, BC V0A 1A0 email: info@diamondheatingandspas.com Fax: (250) 342-7103

Bruce Dunlop

Tel: 250.341.6075 Fax: 250.341.3427 Email: info@duskbuildingsystems.com www.duskbuildingsystems.com

www.diamondheatingandspas.com

EXCAVATING

Phone: (250) 341-1458 ∙ dustybuckets@live.ca

Custom Home Design Specializing in Single Family Homes, Additions and Renovations, Drafting Services.

Contact: Paul Aubrecht Invermere (250) 342-0482 Calgary (403) 874-0483

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

Elmo’s Stump Grinding

Dusty Buckets • Rock/Wood retaining walls • Lot clearing Jordan Gertner • Foundations 4839 Burns Ave, Box 390 Canal Flats, BC, V0B 1B0 • Backfill

• Trusses • Engineered Floors • Wall Panels

Residential Jesse Vader 250.341.5426

CALL FOR SPRING SPECIALS!

Commercial Ken Johnson 250.341.5427

250.349.5564

You Find ‘em, I’ll Grind ‘em ELMER REITER

Home: 250-342-9669 ∙ Cell: 250-341-7126 Box 965 Invermere, BC, V0A 1K0

Fine Homeservices • • • •

Doors Windows Flooring Painting/ Interior/Exterior • Kitchen Renovations

250-342-5682

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

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

VACUUM CENTRE

Sales • Repairs • Warranty Phone: 250-342-9207 Commercial and Hospitality IT

Computer Consulting, Service and Support 100% Satisfaction Guarantee

250-342-6008

info@mountaincreektech.ca

Computer Networks Remote Backup Services Custom Programming

Data Protection Computer Repair IT Consulting

3D Modeling and Virtual Rendering Home Automation and Green Technology Computer Sales and Support

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HERE TO SERVE YOU PROFESSIONAL TREE SERVICES

Local Professionals You Can Trust.

HEARTH & HOME

• Dangerous Tree Removal • Expert Tree Pruning • Stump Grinding • Tree Planting • WCB Certified Tree Fallers • Certified Tree Risk Assessments • Emergency Service • Fire’Smart’ Assessments & Treatments Free Estimate:

hearthandhome@shaw.ca

PO Box 22, Canal Flats, BC V0B 1B0

Quality Stonework in the East Kootenays

250 341 7029

Competitive Rates

Fully Licensed & Insured, Certified Arborists, WCB Fallers

LORIS COLANGELO

Residential • Commercial • Municipal • Golf Course

Homefront Essentials Gardening – Blooming in 2010

Elizabeth M.Shopland Momentum Coach

Workmanship Guaranteed

250-341-1076

Kyle Moll

HTH Contracting Ltd. 250-341-5603

Building

Renovating

Finishing

Framing

Developing Global Wellness

INVERMERE GLASS LTD.

Need Blinds?

Interior World

window fashions

Call Bill Cropper (250) 342 4406

•Shower Doors•Mirrors •Auto•Home•Commercial

Scott Postlethwaite

CVCC Contractor// Trade Builder of the Year 2008 0

Telephone: 250-342-3659

Residential, Commercial Electric Furnace and Hot Water Tank Repair and Service For All Your Electrical Needs invermereelectric@gmail.com

Jeff Watson

invermereglass@cyberlink.bc.ca

Serving the Valley since 1995• #3, 109 Industrial Road #2, Invermere

1710 10 Avenue – Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 th

FREE ESTIMATES INFRARED INSPECTIONS DETECT: HEAT/ENERGY LOSS, MOISTURE INTRUSION, FAULTY WIRING, ACTIVE MOLD, VERMIN & PESTS, NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING KARLFAST • 250-688-1200 • info@kootenayinfrared.ca www.kootenayinfrared.ca

DUST CONTROL • DE-ICING • ROADS DRIVEWAYS • SIDEWALKS PATHWAYS • JOBSITES • PARKING LOTS 250-342-1186 • MARK SHMIGELSKY rmshmigelsky@xplornet.com 9455 Toby Ridge Rd. Invermere BC V0A 1K5

• • • •

RE-ROOFING, REPAIRS, NEW CONSTRUCTION ALL TYPES OF ROOFING LICENSED, INSURED AND FULL WCB 5” SEAMLESS EAVESTROUGHING

FREE ESTIMATES • 250-688-0959 • 250-342-2087 koss.exteriors@gmail.com

Excavator • Mini-Excavator • Bobcats • Dump Truck • Compaction Equipment • Snow Removal & Sanding • Street Sweeping • Underground Services • Site Prep • Road Building • Land Clearing • Landscaping • Basements

Trevor Hayward (Owner/Operator)

250-342-5800

Hourly or Contract Rates Available

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HERE TO SERVE YOU LAMBERT-KIPP

Lambert

• • • •

Millwork Cabinets Stairs Custom Framing • Renovations

P H A R M A C Y LT D .

INSURANCE AGENCIES LTD.

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

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

Laura Kipp, Pharm D. Your Compounding Pharmacy Come in and browse our giftware

Open Monday - Saturday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Mike Cope

1301 - 7th Avenue, Invermere

250-342-6612

Journeyman Carpenters

BOOKKEEPING REGISTERED GISTERED QUICKBOOKS PRO ADVISORS

Phone: (250) 341-1164 Phone: (250) 688-0946 www.leveringtondata.com

• Structural Timbers and Posts • KD Tongue & Groove (Pine, Cedar and Fir)

Box 2952, Invermere BC V0A 1K0, Canada

• KD Bevel & Channel Sidings • Radius Edge Cedar Decking 5/4 and 2” • Wide Plank F/L Flooring

Box 80 SKOOKUMCHUCK, BC V0B 2E0 PHONE (250) 422-9229 FAX (250 422-9227) Email: mardis@cyberlink.ca

250.342.1024

Delicious Sushi

for a Healthy Lifestyle - and always fresh!

• Brown Rice Sushi • Wild Caught Salmon • Naturally Pickled Sushi Ginger

Located in Parkside Place Downtown Invermere

Open Monday - Saturday 10:30 am to 5:00 pm Our freshly made Sushi also available at AG Valley Foods 7 am - 10 pm

Daren Noble LANDSCAPING: • Bobcat Work • Post Holes

HAULING:

• Fill • Sand • Gravel

250.341.5886 • 250.349.5882 Serving The Entire Valley

Your search for quality and dependability ends with us.

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Specialists Truck Mounted System • Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed

Dean Hubman

Toll Free: 877-342-3052

Certified Technician

Invermere, BC V0A 1K3 odysseyrestoration@telus.net

250-342-3052

Located in Invermere’s Industrial Park Peter Pankovitch • 1321 Industrial Road #3 Phone: 250-342-0665 • Cell: 250-342-1073 Fax: 250-342-0666 • Email: pjpank@telus.net

RADIUM HOT SPRINGS ESSO Automotive Repairs 7 days a week

GAS • PROPANE • DIESEL Freight & Passenger

7507 Main St. West, Radium Hot Springs

(250) 347-9726

250.342.4426

Cell: 250.341.7227 Toll Free: 1.877.342.4426 Fax: 250.342.4427 redeye48@shawbiz.ca 1484 Hwy 93/95 Windermere, BC V0B 2L1 next to Skookum Inn

READY MIX CONCRETE Concrete Pump • Sand & Gravel Heavy Equipment Rentals • Crane Service Proudly Serving the Valley for over 50 years

For competitive prices and prompt service, call: 250-342-3268 (plant) 250-342-6767 (office)

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HERE TO SERVE YOU ROSS’S POOLS & SPAS Darren Ross Invermere

(250) 341-6888

www.cordnerarchitect.com

Aaron Sherban

Sheblime Roofing Asphalt Shingles

Phone: 250-341-8009

Repairs ♦ Replacement ♦ New WCB & Insured Call for Quote

P.O. Box 678, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 E-mail: sheblime@hotmail.com

“Serving the Columbia Valley”

250-342-1355

After Hours Call: 250-342-3830 Email: tayntonbay@hotmail.com

• Furnaces • Heat Pumps • Fireplaces • Full Heating and Ventilation Systems Call for your FREE consultation and estimate

Saunders Irrigation Installation and maintenance Owner/Operators Tanner Saunders • Brodie Smith

Commercial – Residential Installation – Maintenance – Repairs

4890 Stoddart Creek RR#2 Invermere, BC V0A 1K2

Cell: 250-341-7727 • Fax: 250-347-6363 • poolman-911@hotmail.com

SHOLINDER & MACKAY ACK A CK CKA EXCAVATING A ATING TIN TING ING G IInc. n nc. nc

Septic Systems ste t ms Installed Installe nss d ~ Pumped Pum P Pu ump ped d ~ Repaired Re ire Repair i ed ired Prefab P Pr reffab refa fab Cement Cementt Tanks Installed IIns In nsta s alle W Wa Water Lines nes Dug Dugg IIn Insta Inst Installed allled d Basements B nts ts Dug D

WINDERMERE 250-342-6805

1-250-270-2703 - Tanner Free 1-250-342-5673 - Brodie Estimate s saundersirrigation@gmail.com 4825 Dell Rd, Windermere, V0B 2L2

SIMES PAINTING Fine Finishing Woodwork Stain and/or Clearcoat Laquers Interior & Exterior · New & Existing homes Interior Design · Antique Furniture Refinishing 31 - 4775 Woodlane West Windermere, BC, V0B 2L2

Call Barry 250-342-0572 | Cell: 250-270-0331

The Deck Guy • Decks • Fences

Invermere (250) 342-4498 Calgary (403) 477-2411 thedeckguy@telus.net

Hauling Rock, Gravel, Sand & Fill

T R U C K I N G RR#4 1700 Canyonview Rd. Invermere, BC V0A 1K4

(250) 342-5654 (250) 341-3636 Shawn & Mel Hollowink

Quality Hand-crafted Steel • Structural Steel • Welding • Fabricating & Machining • Custom railings and ornamental iron #117 Industrial Rd. #2, Invermere, BC Ph: 250-342-9926 • Fax 250-341-3956 e-mail: txn@telus.net

VJ (Butch) Bishop Owner/Operator

4846 Holland Creek Ridge Rd. Invermere, BC V0A 1K0

Industrial ~ Commercial ~ Residential • Garage Doors • Passage Doors • Truck Doors • Sun Rooms • Patio Covers • Vinyl Decking • Aluminum Railings • Gutters • Siding • Soffit • Facia • Window Capping • Renovations

250-342-6700 • universaldoorsandexteriors@shawbiz.ca • Excavators • Mini-Excavators • Bobcats • Dump Trucks • Water Trucks • Compaction Equipment • Snow Plow • Sanding Equipment • Crane Truck • Mobile Pressure Washing & Steam Cleaning • Underground Services • Site Prep & Demolition • Road Building • Land Clearing • Controlled Burning • Rock Walls • Rip Rap • Top Soil • Sand & Gravel

CONTRACT OR HOURLY MACHINE RENTALS AVAILABLE

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• • • •

Phone: 250-341-6299 Fax: 250-341-6229 Email: info@cv-pioneer.com www.columbiavalleypioneer.com

garage sale

garage sale

cheers and jeers

garage sale

shared accommodation

suite for rent

Multiple Garage Sales, all within the community of Columere Park, Saturday, July 3, 8am-1pm.

Saturday, July 3, 9am-2pm, Cheap! Used metal storage racks and shelving, good for shops, farmers market displays, etc., follow balloons in Invermere Industrial Park.

Cheers to Missy and Steve of Green Acres. The Dry Gulch Country store rocks!! Thank you for making our lives easier!

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

Male Roommate Wanted, Available August 1st, Newer 2650 sq. ft. house with shared kitchen and laundry, 2.5 baths, f/s, w/d, dishwasher, hot tub, & garage. $500/ month, utilities included. $250 DD required.

Close to beach & golf course.

250-426-4751.

Bright 2 bdrm, walkout legal suite in newer home, long term, $850/month, Invermere, behind hospital, 250-341-7472.

July 10, 9am-2pm, at Real Storage in Windermere, Fairmont Lions Annual, all kinds of items, furniture, collectables, tools, household, Christmas, etc., super deals.

Invermere, 1355 Canyon View Rd., just passed the High School, Saturday, July 3, 9am1pm, misc. household items.

Saturday, July 3, 1254 21st St., off of 13th Ave, going south.

Lots of good stuff including ride-em lawn mower 54” cut.

Cancelled if raining.

Moving Sale, 2198 13th Ave, Invermere, Saturday, July 3, 10am-3pm, furniture, clothes, kid stuff, jewelry, good quality items.

Yard Sale, July 4, 9am-1pm, 1341-12A Ave., Invermere, tons of popular fiction, hardcover and paperback books, baby boy clothes, two BBQ propane tanks, one is full of propane, candles, candle holders, picture frames, Ann Geddes pictures, small twodrawer filing cabinet, IKEA wood-trimmed mirrors. Lots more items as well, too many to list!

Large yard sale! Saturday & Sunday, July 3 & 4, 9am-2pm, 1460 18th St., lots of good furniture, over 75 new light fixtures, small appliances, & much more.

Saturday, July 3, 8am-1pm, 606 4th Ave, Invermere, (Tunnacliffe Flats).

From George Duthie Clinic, follow the signs.

announcement Alcoholics Anonymous. Open to all. Regular meetings of the Columbia Valley A.A. are held at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday at the Valley Connection, far end of the Service B.C. building, 625-4th Street, Invermere. The Radium Friendship Group meets at 8 p.m. Friday at the Catholic Church, east side of Main Street, Radium. Call 250-3422424 for more info.

Landscape Oil Painting class, Wednesdays, 9am-1pm, cost $65 includes all supplies, 250345-6390 for more info or to reserve a place.

Cheers to the children at Little Badgers Early Learning Centre for helping us to name the eagle at the Invermere Veterinary Hospital, he now goes by the name of Ranger!

Cheers to those that travel the Athalmer Rd. hill at the correct speed of 50km/hr, jeers to those who don’t. Jeers to those trucking company’s that use their engine retarder brakes on the Athalmer Rd.hill, cheers to those who don’t.

Cheers to Panorama for the Down Hill Riding Local Free Day. My son had a blast and we’ll be back!!!

Cheers to Bonez for broadening his horizons!

Cheers to the soaring tow plane, your muffler is the best!!

Jeers to the irresponsible people who destroyed the flowers in front of local businesses!

lost and found cheers and jeers Cheers and thank you to the thoughtful lady who kindly “played forward” a new coat to me, after my owners shaved mine off too early in the season (June)! I know you will miss your four footed friend.

May the K9’s God Bless You! Hoolio.

Jeers to the person that stole a BBQ off a Radium Condo’s deck, way to ruin Father’s Day!

Grade 6 Student’s math workbook, papers, and a storybook. All with the name Bayden on them. If this is you please call 250-342-9081.

storage NEWHOUSE MULTI STORAGE Various sizes available.

Now with climate controlled units.

Call 250-342-3637

You own it, we can store it!

Secure, fenced compounds any size up to one acre. Secure containers available. Would also build building to suit for long term tenant. Zoned heavy industrial. InvermereIndustrial Park. Phone 250-342-5297, 250-346-3011 or 250-3422100.

commercial space Financial professional looking for other professionals to share space with. I have a great location with excess room.

Please call 250-270-0270.

864 sq.ft. warehouse space with loading dock, unheated, $656.25/month includes GST, available immediately. Call 250342-3637.

2nd floor, 800 sq.ft. office in Radium, 403-559-9625.

Centrally located upstairs at Frater Landing (above Columbia Trading) in downtown Invermere, 140 sq.ft., $275/ month + GST/HST, available immediately. Call 250-3425521 for more information.

shared accommodation Private room w/ cable, phone, laundry access, internet and all utilities included, $400/month + $200 DD, N/S, N/P, 250-3412068.

suite for rent Hillcrest furnished apartments utilities included. 1 bdrm units, $600/month, 2 bdrm units, $800/month. 250-3411182.

Radium, 1 bdrm furnished apartment, $650 including cable & utilities. Bachelor efficiency, $550, available immediately. DD, N/S, N/P, references required. Call Don or Susan, 250-342-6908 or 250-347-7775.

Radium, bright, 2 bdrm walkout with in floor heating, covered patio, and private parking, available immediately, $1000/ month including utilities, 250342-5159.

Radium, bright 2 bdrm, 1 ½ bath, private entrance, shared laundry, $800/month + DD + Hydro, references required, N/S, 250-347-9970.

Black Forest Heights, 2 bdrm, lower suite, $825/ month, all inclusive, available immediately, 250-270-0745.

2 bdrm, main floor suite, clean, bright, large windows, excellent D/T location, D/W, W/D, car port, N/S, $1050/ month, available August 1st, 250-342-3790.

CARRIAGE COURT APARTMENTS. Conveniently located behind Sobey’s within walking distance to downtown. 2 bdrm townhouse units, outside entrance. Sliding glass doors open onto balcony, overlooking private courtyard.

Fireplace and W/D included in each unit. Long term preferred, N/P, $750 - $850/month + DD. Utilities not included. Available immediately, 250-342-8781.

2 bdrm spacious suite, fenced yard, W/D, D/W, private entrance, $800/month + ½ utilities, 250270-0906.

Invermere, bright, large, basement suite, walkout entrance, W/D, D/W, N/S, N/P, includes utilities and satellite TV, $900/month, 250-342-3368.

HOUSE FOR RENT Invermere, executive rental, 3200 sq.ft., 4 bdrm, 3 baths, in Wilder Subdivision, acreage overlookingKinsmen Beach. View to die for! $2500/month; Athalmer, unique log and pond home, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 2000 sq.ft., $1600/month; 3 bdrm, 1 bath home, $1200/month; 1 bdrm, 1 bath, upper suite, $700/month; Shop/Yard/ Office, for woodworking/ storage business, etc. Approx 3000 sq.ft., $800/month.

All properties available immediately, utilities not included, DD required. Please call 403-390-4513.

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Phone: 250-341-6299 Fax: 250-341-6229 Email: info@cv-pioneer.com www.columbiavalleypioneer.com

HOUSE FOR RENT

HOUSE FOR RENT

CONDO FOR RENT

HOUSE FOR SALE

CONDO FOR SALE

MOB. HOME FOR SALE

FOR RENT 250-342-5914

Invermere, 2 bdrm house, furnished, N/S, DD & references, rent includes utilities, $1250/ month, 250-342-3841.

2 bdrm duplex, 5 min drive to Invermere, nicely furnished or unfurnished, yard, W/D, N/P, references required, $920/month + utilities, 250-688-0244.

CONDO FOR RENT

Spacious 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo at the Peaks in Radium.

Swimming pool, hot tubs, underground heated parking, a/c, fireplace, appliances and window coverings. Great view!

Like new! $229,900, No agents please. 250-341-5170.

Must sell, 3 bdrm mobile on pad in Juniper Heights. Only $30,000 OBO, 250-342-6813.

www.EricRedeker.com

Home on 1.16 acres with panoramic Rocky Mtn. and Columbia Lake views, private lake access, Par 3 Golf course near-by, $589,000 with offers, see www. welist.com, #43733, Columbia Lake Rd., 250-345-6226.

Contact

for seasonal or long term rentals or go online at

Family home in Wilder subdivision, Invermere.

Excellent condition, unfurnished, 2 bdrm’s up, 2 down, 2.5 baths, 6 appliances, double attached garage. 1 year minimum, N/P, N/S, available immediately, $1425/month + utilities + DD. 250-342-5914, First Choice Realty.

Windermere, older 2 bdrm country home on 5 acres, green house & root celler, $1000/ month, references required, available immediately, 250342-3790.

Invermere, 3 bdrm, semi detached, close to all schools and D/T, $850/month + utilities, DD and references required. Call Don or Susan, 250-342-6908 or 250-3477775.

Radium, 3 bdrm house, N/S, N/P, $900/month + utilities + DD + references, 250-3423841.

Radium, Stanley Street, 2 bdrm, 2 bath + den, in suite laundry, laminate flooring, fireplace, A/C, 2 underground parking stalls, N/P, N/S, available immediately, $1100/ month + DD, utilities included, 403-472-8992.

D/T Invermere condo for rent, 3 bdrm, 2 bath + garage, $1350/ month + utilities, N/P, N/S, 250-341-1182.

Radium Townhome, 3 bdrm, 2 ½ baths, garage, $1200/month + utilities, N/P, N/S, 403-2080170.

2 bdrm, 1 bath, fully furnished condo, 2 blocks from D/T Invermere and beach, $900/ month including utilities, available July 1, 250-341-5855 or 250-833-0196.

Radium, the Pinewood, fully furnished 2 bdrm, 2 bath, main floor condo, laundry, fireplace, A/C, underground parking, N/S, small pets okay, $975/month + DD, includes utilities. Call Roxann, 403-463-9506.

Radium, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 1050 sq.ft., $950/month, water and heat included, available immediately, 403-690-3166 or 403-815-7980.

Spacious, well laid out, 2 bdrm, 2 bath condo in Radium, private balcony overlooking Sinclair Creek, $725/month + Hydro, N/S, N/P. Please call 250-347-9210.

Invermere townhouse, furnished, 3 bdrm, 2 ½ baths, 5 appliances, 2 F/P, garage, $1200/month + utilities, 403-703-0930.

2 bdrm condo, 1 ½ baths, extra storage room, D/W, W/D, microwave, fully equipped kitchen, some furnishings available, garage, patio, beautiful mountain views, $1000/month + utilities, 250-342-1475.

VACATION RENTALS Invermere, 4 bdrm, luxury lake view cottage; Radium, 3 bdrm home; Akiskinook water front resort, 1 to 4 bdrm condos, indoor pool, hot tub, beach, tennis court, squash court, 403293-5659.

Licensed Property Management Services For Owners - 20 Years experience - focused on finding For Tenants - see our selection of condos, cottages and the right tenants for your home or cottage. homes available for long term tenancy.

Professionals at your service, Dave McGrath & Eric Redeker www.FirstChoiceRentals.ca 3-1005 7th Avenue, Downtown Invermere 250-342-4040 • www.1stChoiceRealty.ca

Bargain Hunters, 2700 sq.ft. walkout bungalow villa in Fairmont, $378,900, 2 F/P, 4 bdrm, 2 ½ baths, 6 appliances, A/C, VacuFlo, dbl garage, pictures at www. welist.com, AD # 42866 or call 403-968-8747.

Mountain Home in the Canadian Rockies, located 40 minutes north of Radium in the ColumbiaValley, this home offers privacy, easy access, and excellent water.

Accented Timber and Tudor make this 3434 sq.ft. (321 Sq.m.) of living space, on three levels, a one of a kind executive home or cottage.

Full 360 degree panoramic views, completely finished and fully landscaped. For more information, visit: www.newbuildinglinks.com or email: awa@xplornet.ca.

(Agents protected, call first).

CONDO FOR SALE Affordable condo downtown Invermere, fully furnished, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, $139,900, 250341-1182.

Brand new 1600 sq.ft. D/T Invermere, 3 bdrm, 2 bath + garage, $299,900 + GST, reduced to $279,900, no GST until July 1st, www. cedarwoodglen.com, 250-3411182.

Bargain Hunters, 2700 sq.ft. walkout bungalow villa in Fairmont, $378,900, 2 F/P, 4 bdrm, 2 ½ baths, 6 appliances, A/C, Vacuflo, dbl garage, pictures at www. welist.com, AD # 42866 or call 403-968-8747.

2 bdrm, 1 bath, 12’x68’, mobile in Green Acres Mobile Home Park, no dogs, brand new diesel tank, $42,000 OBO, 250306-0918.

Older 3 bdrm mobile home, new roof, electrical, plumbing, W/D, F/S, and huge deck with a great view, on long term rental pad, optional furnishings purchase, 250-342-5117.

Newer 2 bdrm mobile home with addition in Radium, great location, beautiful corner lot, 2 outbuildings, $250,000, 250342-3841.

2 bdrm townhouse for sale, across from Tim Horton’s, 3 levels, possibility for a 3rd bedroom in basement, singlecar garage, built in 2006, PRICED TO SELL AT $169,900.

Serious inquiries only please, 250-270-0254.

LOT/ACREAGE FOR SALE 7 acres of hayfield/wild land, beautiful mountain views with great building opportunity, near Wilmer Toby Hill Road, close to Panorama and Lake, $410,000 + GST/HST, 250-3422802.

4967 Spruce Ave. Canal Flats, mobile home, zoned lot, quiet location close to school, golf course, convenience store, and beach.

250-342-7179.

VACATION PROP. FOR SALE $70,000,

Radium, #91 Canyon Resort,

2007 park model on best site with mature trees and large deck, furnished, winterized, A/C, sleeps 6, full kitchen and bath, deluxe entertainment, F/P, joint ownership includes heated pool, $219,000, 778-4304221 or james48@shaw.ca.

2 fully serviced lots, 82’ X 100’ each, north end of 12th Ave. in Invermere. Call 250-342-6157.

WANTED Good used bike and sport gear, consign at Sportuccinos, 250342-3669.

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WANTED

MISC. FOR SALE

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

VEHICLES

BUSINESS FOR SALE

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Elderly lady staying at the Fairmont Lodge, July 10-22, would like to rent an electric Medi-chair or golf cart to use from cabin to pool, 250-3495488.

Attention Musicians, Ensoniq SQ1 synthesizer with soft-shell case, stand, and manual, $300.

Art and Lutherie Folk guitar with hard-shell case, $200. Call 250-342-9438, evenings.

2001 Z24 Cavalier, $2300, Black, standard, 250-688-0053.

Waste service business located in the Columbia Valley, complete with truck, containers, contract, and customer list. For further inquires, please email gregwhh@telus.net or fax 250342-2675.

MISC. FOR SALE

White coil stove for sale, works great, $50, 250-345-0395.

26 ft. 2006 R-Vision Travel Trailer, original owners, used only three months, slide out seating area, microwave, stove with 4 burners, oven, tub surround and shower, queen sized bed, canopy, and many more features, asking $20,000, 250-345-6635.

Mei Mei’s Asian Market FOR SALE, excellent business for a couple or family to run together and share responsibilities, great location, in the new Parkside Place development on 7th Ave., downtown Invermere, with our unique and health friendly sushi we have a consistent well established clientele at the store and a great contract with AG Valley Foods keeping us busy in the on and off season.

Mei Mei’s also has two rooms which have been used as treatment rooms, and are great for someone to start a new practice, or to contract practitioners to work for the store (ie. Shiatsu, Thai Massage, Reiki etc.) or rooms can be used for different purpose (ie. expansion, additional storage, office) Mei Mei’s is currently licensed with BC Interior Health and the District of Invermere as: grocery store, food service and alternative medicine facility, current owner will provide training for all aspects of the business; ordering and receiving supplies, how to operate all equipment, will train how to make Mei Mei’s specific kind of sushi, labeling and distributing.

Over $120,000 worth of building improvements, equipment, fridges, freezers, sushi equipment, office equipment, current stock and merchandise, cash register and debit machine (Interact, Visa, MasterCard) and contract with AG Valley Foods all included in asking price.

3 yr lease left on space @ $1580/ month. Owner Asking $19,900.

Summer is just around the corner so act now and get a great start! 250-688-0364.

Quality Top Soil & Manure.

Top Soil $160/dump truck load, $70/pick-up load.

Manure $100/pick-up load, delivery extra. Call, 250-3421268.

Wall rack storage system for architectural drawings, blueprints, artist’s sketches, newspapers, or any documents that should be hung to save space and avoid creasing. New $700, sale price $200. 250341-6299.

High rise canopy for 19942001 Dodge short box, full size truck, white with tinted windows, $500; 10 Gun cabinet, 2 piece, lots of storage, wooden, handmade, asking $400; Leupold RX111 1200 Yard Range Finder, new in box, $400; Garmin Fish Finder 160, new in box, paid $380, asking $250; Nordic Track VGR 850, elliptical, like new, paid $800, asking $500 OBO, 250-342-6997.

Top Quality Screened Top Good quality queen size Soil, in Edgewater, 250-342- mattress, only slept on a dozen times, like new $250.

7680.

Emailsylvana.leclerc@shaw.ca.

6 ft. cedar posts, all natural, no chemicals, no knot rot, $7.50 each, 250-688-0143.

Clay chimney flue blocks, used for landscaping, assorted sizes and colours, $50. Call 250342-0358, leave message.

Radial Arm Saw, $150 OBO, 250-342-8773.

Yard Tractor, Yard Man 2006, hardly used, only 15 hours, like new, 22 HP hydrostatic drive, deluxe model, $1500, 250-341-1001 or 250-3423035.

Pinnacle Series Motor Home, 50,000 km, $13,500, 250-3425855.

1996 Jayco tent trailer sleeps 6, King in the front, Queen in the back, table folds into bed, stove, 3 way fridge, water tank, battery, propane, awning, $4500, 250-3423205.

1978 Honda 750, four ferring, new battery, good shape, $2200 OBO, 250-342-8773.

18 ft., 2007 Ultra Light Eco Trailer, sleeps 4, queen bed, microwave, fridge, stove, A/C, electric hitch, $14,900, 250342-6857.

1990 Trav-L-Lite 5th Wheel, 22 ft, sleeps 6, queen bed, 3 pc bath, 3 way fridge, stove, MACHINERY FOR SALE furnace, excellent condition, Bobcat tree spade, 28”-32” includes hitch, can be towed basket, $10,000; Like new behind half ton, $5900, 250material Screen-It bucket, 342-9079. $5,000; 10’ wide plow for Bobcat, $1,200. Peter, 250- 2 x 2001 quads, 300 Suzuki 342-1073 or pjpank@telus. King Quads, $4500 each, 250688-5308. net.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

VEHICLES

2004 Honda CRS 450R, excellent shape, $4200 OBO, 250-341-1182.

2006 Chev Equinox, excellent shape, $18,000 firm, 250346-3047.

1995 Pontiac Grand Am, excellent condition, $2100 OBO, 250-347-2406.

2001 White Grand Prix GT, 186,000 km, great shape, new tires, $4400, Trish, 250-3472122.

1995 Chevrolet Cavalier, 235,000 km, $950 OBO, 250342-5855.

1995 Ford F150 Extended Cab with Cap, excellent condition, only two owners and less than 70,000 km, $4800 OBO, call Ian at 250-342-1648.

BOAT FOR SALE

SERVICES Phil’s Carpentry, Everything from roofs to decks, completion of basement and bathrooms.

Phone 250-341-8033 (cell) – 24/7. Not on valley time.

Vacuums Parts, repairs & accessories, All makes & models Central Vacuums – sales and installations Bonded & licensed Fine Homeservices 250-342-9207, fhs@telus.net

1993 Campion Allante 160, 16’ open bow, 90 HP Merc, new fish Furnace & duct cleaning services finder, good shape, $6800 OBO, using the patented rotobrush system. Call AQUAIR for free 250-342-8773. estimates, 250-342-5089.

Tournament Tow Boat, 1997 MB Sports Boss 210 direct drive, 5.7 Water treatment & purification, litre, 310 HP, approx. 500 hours, includes drinking water systems, open bow, heater & shower, softeners & conditioners, iron bare foot boom, 2 tarps, always filters. Call AQUAIR, 250-342stored inside, $19,500 OBO, 403- 5089.

510-0875. See Kijiji Calgary.

Heaven’s Best Carpet and 1996 Bayliner Capri 1850, 180 Upholstery Cleaning. Dry in HP, I/O motor, wakeboard tower, one hour! Call 250-688-0213. stereo, $12,000, 403-860-2926.

Shawn’s LBO Autobody, 20 ft. Cal Sailboat, motor and Your Independent Fender trailer, $1000, 250-342-1077.

Bender Mender & The Valley Shine Shop BUSINESS FOR SALE Auto detailing, power polishing, rock chip repair, and more…

Get your boat detailed for Busy seasonal café for sale summer. Call Jodi in Invermere, B.C. Serious 250-342-9696 inquiries only, 250-341-5370.

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Pioneer Classifieds SERVICES

SERVICES

$$ Save $100’s $$ Customized, high quality BLINDS w/lifetime warranty, Commercial or Residential, Shannon’s Blinds & Designs Call a professional today; Free In-Home Consultation 250-349-7507 or 250-342-5749 shannonsblinds@yahoo.ca “Covering the Valley – One Window At A Time” Offer expires July 31, 2010 36” wide Ditch witch, SK500 for hire w/ stump grinder, Auger (6”, 10”, 24”) 6 way blade, 2 buckets, 14’ dump trailer for clean-up or moving needs, call Dean at 250-347-9678.

K&C Pick-up will pick-up all your recyclable cans and bottles, free at your location between Radium and Fairmont, including Panorama, call 250-342-9503.

ODD JOBS ENT HAULING Garbage, brush, and construction disposal. Mulch deliveries. Call Dale Hunt at 250-342-3569.

Tile & Slate Installs Journeyman Tile setter 30+ years experience Custom Steam Rooms, Showers, Floors, and Cultured Stone All work Guaranteed Competitive rates.

Call 250-341-5645.

Red Rock Contracting, Custom installations of interlocking paving-stones, for your patio, driveway, etc.

Retaining wall systems. For estimate call 250-341-6869.

Invermere Deck Specialist, power washing and staining decks, railings, garage doors, etc. For free quotes call Sam, 250-341-5507.

High-end painting and small renovations, 35+ years in service, 250-6884232, Invermere.

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Looking for an outgoing, mature, and experienced parttime nanny for two young children. Must be flexible with hours. References required.

Please fax resume to 250-3426047.

Wanted Caregiver/Babysitter to care for our 2 children in our home in Lakeview Meadows throughout the year but mainly in the summer months. The ideal candidate should be experienced in child care, female, 18+ years with Red Cross or equivalent training. References required.

Compensation to be negotiated but will commensurate with experience. If you are interested, please send me an email atm. byer@shaw.ca or call me at 403607-7712.

Childcare required for 2 & 4 year old, Tuesday & Wednesday afternoons, 250-342-3415.

Prestige Radium Hot Springs requires Housekeeping staff.

Please apply in person with resume,7493 Main St W

APPLY NOW Are you an enthusiastic people lover? Join our team of Demo Professionals in the INVERMERE SOBEYS!!!

Training provided, Most demos run: Fri/Sat 6hrs/day Contact Debbie @ 1-800-567-5699, Ext. 5-1

Prestige Radium Hot Springs requires Front Office staff. Please apply in person with resume.

7493 Main St W.

Housekeeping / front desk position at the Chalet Europe Motel, Radium. Apply in person with resume to Andrea. 250347-9305.

Experienced 24 year old female, available for Summer Nanny/baby sitter positions, have experience with children both in work, academics, and volunteering, available Sunday to Friday, 403-922-2541.

HELP WANTED

Guest Service Attendants 0763792 BC Ltd. O/A Tim Hortons 496 Highway 93/95, Invermere BC V0A 1K2

Full-time Food Counter Attendant Must be available for shift work 3 PM -9 AM 7 days per week. Wage $11.05 per hour plus benefits Apply in person at the above address.

Fax Resumes 250 341 3177, Phone 250 341 3777 between the hours of 2 PM – 10 PM Email: th2647@telus.net

The applicant must have a valid driver’s license, be in good physical condition, self motivated, and responsible. Applicant must be willing to work flexible hours.

Guest Service attendants will need to be able to assist guests with luggage, room service, overall appearance and cleanliness of the property, shuttling guests to and from Radium Hot Springs and willing to assist all departments when needed.

Please submit your resume to Radium Resort Front Desk Manager or by email to reservations@radiumresort.com.

For further information, please call 250-347-9311 ext. 6288.

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“In The hearT Of The rOCkIes” First of all – you believe in technology. Second – you want a role in fostering high tech jobs this network can bring to the Valley. With those two guiding principles, you will be ready to maintain the financial side of the business.

With a head full of numbers, preferably some MicroSoft Dynamics – GP experience and post secondary training in accounting or bookkeeping, you will further your career at fibre optic speed.

Reporting to our Group Controller, you are ready to join and strengthen our team with your personality and attention to detail.

If this describes you, email your resume to hr@nanomail.ca.

We will contact qualified applicants.

Tile Installer Are you tired of sub-contracting or piecework?

Are you tired of the financial rollercoaster?

Are you tired of always being in between jobs?

Join our full-time, all-the-time, always busy renovation team. The Home Renovation Centre is looking for an experienced tile installer who wants full time, regular employment. We will utilize your tile skills as well as have you working in other areas of renovation when you are not busy laying tile. Must have tile experience and reliable transportation.

Phone David Ridge @ 250-342-5682

The Columbia Valley Gymnastics Association is currently seeking a Part-time or Full-time recreational, Level 1 or Level 2 coach. Dry land training with hockey and ski teams is also a possibility. Employment will commence in September 2010 or earlier. Flexible days and hours; work as little as 3hrs/week or as much as 30hrs/week. Very competitive salary.

Enjoy a lifestyle in an area best known for world class skiing, hiking, golfing and other recreational activities all at your doorstep.

If interested please contact: Cheryl Maybuck at: maybuck@cyberlink.ca or Leanne Brooks at: columbiavalleygymnastics@yahoo.ca

Columbia Valley GymnastiCs assoCiation

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Geyser erupts in Radium wetlands A major water main ruptured in Radium Hot Springs this week, sending water flying sky high.

Village staff worked into the night on Tuesday, June 29th to repair the leak.

Residents were forced to curtail their water use while the village received a limited supply from Parks Canada.

The repair was due to be mended on Wednesday afternoon.

Photo submitted

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Hy-Ridge Helicopters is looking for a part-time office assistant in Fairmont, approx. 15 hours/week, general computer and simply accounting an asset, please fax or email resume to 250-345-0011 orhyridgeheli@shaw.ca.

Chambermaid required, full time position, excellent wage, contact Myrna in person at Motel Tyrol, 5016 Highway 93, Radium, with resume or phone, 250-3479402.

Mini excavator skid steer operator required, please provide resume and references, fax to 1-886-7158562.

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The Green Zone: Golfers are contortionists

By Harold Hazelaar Pioneer Columnist I am sure the most common ailment golfers suffer from is related to the back.

Personally, my back was so bad in the early ‘90s that I couldn’t golf or play hockey for five or six years.

I actually didn’t do anything to “fix” my back, so I won’t dispense any medical solutions for you.

The golf swing is not a natural body movement; it is something closer to what a contortionist does.

On top of that, we try to co-ordinate these un-natural

movements to create a perfectly timed swing; our hips, shoulders, arms and wrists are all moving while we try to keep our head absolutely still.

Eventually, a couple of things got me back into sports. Firstly, our bodies slowly adjust to the constant pain and it begins to feel “normal”. Secondly, our bodies begin to move in a manner that is less painful while still achieving the desired result. That is why every golf swing is different; everyone is built differently and our bodies react differently. And thirdly, many of us with back pain, or any other body-part pain find something that we believe helps relieve our pain.

In my case, for the past 10 or 11 years, I have worn the Rayma balance bracelet. I know there are claims that this and similar products are fakes, but the truth of the matter is this: if something, real or imagined, makes our life more manageable and enjoyable, who really cares? I know I am much happier being able to golf or play hockey and I don’t care if anyone thinks I’m a goof-ball.

The Green Zone quote of the week is by writer Arnold Haultain: “Golf is a game in which attitude of mind counts for incomparably more than the mightiness of muscle.”

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Valley Churches

FAITH

A prayer for Canada

By Pastor Trevor Hagan Lake Windermere Alliance Our national anthem, “O Canada”, is one of the few national anthems that is actually a prayer.

The tune was originally written by Calixa Lavallee, a French Canadian who lived from 1842 to 1891.

Robert Stanley Weir wrote the four English verses in 1908 to the anthem.

“O Canada” in both languages is a living testimony to the significant spiritual roots of our nation.

Verse one: O Canada, our home and native land, True patriot love, in all thy sons command.

With glowing hearts we see thee rise The true north strong and free From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

God keep our land, glorious and free O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!

Verse four: Ruler supreme, who hearest humble prayer, Hold our Dominion, in Thy loving care.

Help us to find, O God, in Thee, A lasting rich reward.

As waiting for the better day, We ever stand on guard.

God keep our land, glorious and free.

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!

Truly, we have been given so much as Canadians.

Not only have we been given remarkable, natural resources, we have also been gifted with a wonderful spiritual heritage.

In many ways, we, as a nation, are like Cinderella with amnesia. We’ve been chosen as a princess, and given many wonderful gifts, but we can’t remember who we are. Some have described Canada as a nation without a soul.

Etched in stone on our Peace Tower are three verses from the bible. Most significantly, one of the verses says: “He shall have dominion also from sea to sea.”

(Used by permission from Reverend Ed Hird, Rector, St. Simon’s Anglican Church, Vancouver.)

So the next time you sing our national anthem, say a little prayer for our country . . . that we would remain strong and free, and that we would find in God a lasting rich reward – faith, peace, joy and hope for the future.

Jesus, bless our nation and give the leaders you have appointed wisdom and discernment to lead us into the future.

Thank you for this wonderful country that reveals Your goodness and majesty all around us.

May we be good citizens of this country You have given us and treat each other with love and respect.

Jesus, we love Canada.

Amen.

Garden party Residents of Columbia Garden Village enjoyed the alpine sounds of Late at the fifth anniversary of the senior housing complex on Saturday, June 19th. The event included a carnival and barbecue dinner.

Photo submitted by Charlene Diakiw

Lake Windermere Alliance Church Sunday, July 4th, 10:30 a.m.: Worship and Life Instruction.

“Heaven is a Real Place!” Part 1.

Pastor Trevor ministering.

Pastor Trevor Hagan • 326 - 10th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-9535 • www.lakewindermerealliance.org Windermere Valley Shared Ministry ANGLICAN-UNITED Sunday 8:30 a.m.: Worship at All Saints, Edgewater 10:30 a.m.: Worship at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere Rev. Sandy Ferguson • 110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-6644 • www.wvsm.info or www.christchurchtrinity.com Valley Christian Assembly Sharing Truth, Showing Love Sunday 10 a.m.: Worship and Word Kids’ Church provided.

Pastor T. Scott Peterson 4814 Highway 93/95, Windermere 250-342-9511 • www.valleychristianonline.com Roman Catholic Church Sunday: 9 a.m. at Canadian Martyrs Church in Invermere 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church in Radium 11:30 a.m. at St. Anthony’s Church in Canal Flats Father Jim McHugh 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. Fraser Coltman • 1-866-426-7564 Radium Christian Fellowship Sunday 10 a.m. Worship service 7 p.m. Special Praise, Special Prayer and Especially the Love of God 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. • Sunday School, 11 a.m.

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