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Valley NEWS

Grizzly Ridge subdivision supported

By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff The regional district board has offered support to an application to subdivide a portion of the Grizzly Ridge land holdings, south and west of Invermere.

The owner of Grizzly Ridge Properties, Mark Himmelspach, has been working to get backing from the Regional District of East Kootenay to subdivide part of his 3,280-acre property after multiple proposals for annexation by Invermere failed.

The application proposes the creation of five parcels out of two separate land titles. This was supported by the board, subject to a restrictive covenant preventing further subdivision.

Speaking at the meeting on Friday, August 6th, Mr. Himmelspach gave a presentation on the proposed changes at the site.

This included details on the areas suggested for subdivision, the probable size of land parcels and the impact on agriculture.

“We have come before the board as an application for subdivision,” Mr. Himmelspach reiterated. “We are not applying for the removal of land from the Agricultural Land Reserve.”

Grizzly Ridge Properties Ltd. are looking to subdivide parts of the site which sit on the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), making one lot of 170 acres by Paddy Ryan Lakes and four additional lots of between 255 and 295 acres.

However the discussion on final acreages is ongoing as, according to Mr. Himmelspach, the original boundaries drawn in the 1960s are in error.

“A number of the adjacent land owners’ parcels are a lot smaller,” Mr. Himmelspach said. “We are proposing 260- to 300-acre parcels.”

Grizzly Ridge Properties has carried out a survey of the agricultural uses for the land. This determined that although the land is in the ALR and agricultural use is prioritized for this area, the majority of the land is non-arable and deficient in soil nutrients.

The developer also reiterated that he does not intend to return to the regional district and ask for further subdivision, should his current plans be approved.

Mr. Himmelspach faced opposition at the meeting from landowner Randy McRoberts, who has property adjacent to Grizzly Ridge.

He claimed that the subdivision violates the Official Community Plan (OCP) for Lake Windermere,

which includes four of the five parcels.

“I am totally opposed to this,” Mr. McRoberts said. “It flies in the face of the OCP, completely ignoring it.”

The Lake Windermere Official Community Plan generally requires a minimum of 296-acre parcels of land, of which the parcels proposed by Grizzly Ridge fall just short.

Mr. McRoberts also spoke of his concern of the subdivision of land by Paddy Ryan Lakes, a water source for the town of Invermere.

“One parcel contains the District of Invermere water supply,” he said. “If you approve this you take it away from the District of Invermere. It’s a serious matter, that’s a drinking supply.”

Despite expressing some reservations, all Regional Directors voted in favour of supporting the proposed subdivision, recommending that a covenant be placed on the land to prevent further subdivision.

“I think the covenant Mr. McRoberts suggested is very important,” commented Area G Director Gerry Wilkie.

The final decision on whether the subdivision and any covenant go ahead rests with the Agricultural Land Commission.

Ronald Johnston missing after plane crashes into ocean

By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff The father of Invermere businesswoman Lindsay Johnston is missing following a airplane crash off the coast of Nova Scotia on Thursday, August 5th.

The small Cessna plane containing Mr. Johnston and another man disappeared off the coast of Glace Bay near Sydney, N.S., on Thursday night.

Lyndsay was made aware of the crash early on Friday morning, after members of the RCMP contacted her mother in Calgary.

“My sister and I came out here with the hope to bring my dad home” said Ms. Johnston, speaking from Nova Scotia, where she has been since Saturday with sister, Paige.

“It has been a very frustrating few days as our hopes became less and less...We don’t think they are going to find him alive, but we’re still hoping to find the plane.”

Search and rescue efforts turned to search and recovery on Saturday, after Mr. Johnston and the other occupant of the plane, businessman, Dennis Forgeron, had been missing for two days.

Search teams are optimistic that they have found the right area to look for the wreckage and are now using sonar equipment to search, but efforts are being hampered by continued bad weather.

A director of Silvore Fox Minerals and an experience pilot, Mr. Johnston enjoyed visiting the Columbia Valley from his home in Calgary.

“Last time I saw him was in Invermere, which he loved,” Ms. Johnston added. “He was really proud to see Ballfest [an event organized by Ms. Johnston] go well. I’m proud I last saw him happy, somewhere he loved.”

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• On August 6th at 10:19 p.m., members of the RCMP’s Columbia Valley detachment were advised of a theft in progress in the 100 block of Industrial Road #2, Invermere. An employee was in the shop and saw two men stealing batteries. He said he noticed an older, red, extend-a-cab pickup (mid 1980s) with wood panels and a white stripe, turn into the parking lot by the garbage can where he was locking the gate. A man — approximately 40 years of age — was relieving himself beside the dumpster where approximately 12 to 16 recyclable car batteries (worth $10 to $15 each) were located. The employee briefly spoke to the man, then noticed the truck leave and that the batteries were gone. Nothing else was missing. The vehicle was seen traveling south on Panorama Road, heading towards Invermere. The employee said he has seen the truck before.

• On August 6th at 2:19 p.m., the RCMP received a report of a semi truck collision on Highway 93, approximately 14 kilometers east of Radium Hot Springs. At 2:43 p.m. police arrived at the collision scene, approximately 300 meters west of a brake check

by Olive Lake. Police spoke to the driver who said: “I just left the brake check, I was going about 40.” The driver explained it was raining hard and as he rounded a sharp right hand curve his trailer started to come around. Police did not see any tire marks on the road surface, but spotted several gauge marks in the westbound ditch, believed to be caused by the driver’s Kenworth tractor, which was badly damaged. Police issued the driver a ticket for speeding relative to conditions.

• On August 6th, Invermere police were told of of a theft of shoes from a local shoe store in the 1200 block of 7th Avenue, Invermere. An employee and the store owner reported that sometime over the long weekend a woman had stolen shoes valued at $170.

The employee noticed this when he reviewed the store’s surveillance video. This tape will be seized and

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• On August 7th, police were conducting patrols around Windermere when they were stopped by Lake Street resident. He reported that he had just seen a 1996 Chevrolet S10 roll into his yard and hit his boat trailer. The truck did not have any occupants and there were no licence plates. Police inquired into the vehicle and it came back as being inactive, and with the last registered owner as a woman in Cranbrook. The lights and radio were still on in the truck and a cold can of beer in the cup holder. Damages to the 2008 Mastercraft boat trailer are estimated to be $500.

• On August 7th, RCMP received a call of shots fired at Cleland Lake by Brisco. The call stated that there was a group of people using a .22 rifle to shoot at things by the campground. The man who made the complaint approached the group of adults, youths and children, asking them to stop. They argued and the man left with a group of people on a boat. He said he heard, “take that” and a shot fired by a high powered rifle. However, the man did not see where the shot was fired or who shot it, as his back was turned. The group then left the scene.

Police located the suspects who said they were at Cleland Lake with their kids and another group, shooting at pop cans at a safe location. A man approached them and got very angry, telling the group to leave. They then packed up and left the scene. Another shot was not fired. The young children in the vehicle said they were shooting at potatoes with a hill directly behind their targets. The suspects had a valid shooting license and were not charged, but were reminded of safe shooting practices and locations.

• Over the night of August 7th, 2010 a window was broken at the food shack at Springs Golf Course in Radium Hot Springs. It was reported the window was broken with a potted plant. It did not appear that anyone entered the building or that anything was taken. No evidence was left and there are no houses nearby, so no neighbourhood inquiries took place.

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Regitnig named Pioneer Publisher

By Pioneer Staff Rose-Marie Regitnig has been appointed Publisher of the Columbia Valley Pioneer.

Rose-Marie’s background has been primarily in the hotel and resort industry and she has extensive management experience in positions of progressive responsibility.

Bob Doull, President of the Pioneer said, “I originally contacted Rose-Marie to do some consulting projects for us starting in April.

I knew she had received advanced management training when she worked for Intrawest Resorts and we needed help with organizing our production flow and budgeting for our different publications.

We were delighted with the result so we have asked her to stay on as Publisher. She has a good general knowledge of management practices, she understands our need to serve the community and she brings an outsider’s perspective to our industry.

This is critical at a time of transition for newspapers. The old idea of didactic newspapers has passed and we now function along lines that are more flexible

and responsive to our readers.

Rose-Marie’s energy and enthusiasm for our publications will help us to continually reinvent ourselves as we move forward.”

Originally from Sweden, Rose-Marie spent many summers in Invermere as a child. She moved here in 1991 after starting her career in the hotel industry in Whistler in 1986.

Rose-Marie grew up in a newspaper family in Sweden. Her stepfather was Publisher of the Sala Allehanda for 35 years and from him she developed a lifelong interest in publishing.

Rose-Marie presently lives in Invermere with her three children, Sophia, Max and Henrik. Sophia will be leaving the community in September to start studies at the University of Victoria.

During her time at the Pioneer, Rose-Marie has developed respect and admiration for the Pioneer staff and the small miracle they accomplish every week.

She shares the high level of commitment each one brings to the community and to their individual craft.

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By Brian Geis Pioneer Editor Who could have imagined the sensational controversy of the summer would erupt from the protests of Canada’s statisticians to the federal government’s relaxation of census requirements!

I am sure Prime Minister Stephen Harper is shocked his seemingly innocuous cost-saving measure resulted in the indignant resignation of Canada’s top statistician.

However, when it was discovered the fundamental change in the 40-year-old policy was buried last June at a time the public was awash in news of the G20 riots inToronto and the Queen’s visit to Canada, alarm bells rang out.

This week, speaking out on the topic for the first time, Mr. Harper defended the decision citing privacy issues.

To some it might not sound like such a big deal, but to others, like those of us in the media, it is a disappointment.

Reporters — whose job it is to understand and explain — are among those who crave and plumb census data for excruciating detail about our community, our province, our nation and how we rank among the community of nations.

Some who are critical of the decision say the most vulnerable among ­— aboriginals and low-income people — will suffer as a result and survey data will be skewed in favour of the affluent. No doubt.

In our effort to understand and enlighten, I believe, the more information we have the better off we will be.

Oliver’s Gateway Lodge In this image from the 1930s, four individuals pose in front of the popular Gateway Lodge in Radium Hot Springs.

The hotel/café was operated by a retired Mountie named H.C. “Casey” Oliver. If you have any more information, email us at news@cv-pioneer.com.

Photo (C97) courtesy of the Windermere District Historical Society

Mrs. Williams’ first name is Braidwood Dear Editor: My name is Shannon McClelland. I am the great-granddaughter of Mrs. Braidwood Williams.

I was lucky to be sent your article about “Mrs. H. Williams” in the July 30th edition from a friend who still lives in the Valley.

Wonderful article. I can remember listening on the radio years ago to this story being told in her own voice.

My great-grandmother passed away in March, 1977. Her only daughter Elizabeth, better known to valley people as Bessie Hoglund, lives in a lodge in the same town as myself.

She is 95 years old and still has a very sharp mind, and remembers all of the tales of trial and tribulations.

I was wondering if you could please keep me about five copies of this edition as I am coming to Winderemere this week on vacation and would like to give them to my children as a keep sake.

Also, by the way, the picture that was portrayed is not Mrs. H. Williams. I will see if my grandmother recognizes it, as I will read her the article today.

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LETTERS

An easterner reflects on her journey west Dear Editor: As a child growing up on the east coasts of Canada and the U.S., the west was a land of mountains, clean air, crisp water, and abundant wildlife.

This was a part of the world I had not yet seen. I never thought that one day all four of those western elements would be found in my own backyard.

In 2006, my boyfriend, our 11-year-old dog and I started the long journey from Ontario to B.C., stopping just long enough to admire our beautiful country along the way.

Going through all the provinces made us realize just how varied our Canadian lifestyles are. On our travels, we met many people and lived in many places, including a campground in Kamloops where we lived in a tent and, later, a small trailer.

When we had to leave the campground, we moved the trailer to the construction site where my boyfriend was working. We also stayed in an abandoned bus in the backyard of an old friend.

We went back to Alberta for work and lived at another construction site in our compact car and our final destination was in Airdrie at a cheap motel with a kitchenette.

At the motel one night, I was looking through a popular Calgary newspaper and saw a tiny advertisement in the 10 or more pages of the classifieds.

Jumping out at me like at lightning bolt, it advertised cabins for rent in a small place called Spillimacheen, B.C. We called that night and arrived the next afternoon in this out-of-the-way place we had never heard of.

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and we knew our days of roaming were finally over.

A month later, we moved from the cabin into a two-bedroom home on 12 acres of land just down the road.

This was our dream: to live in a place where your neighbour lived far enough away they couldn’t hear us play our music so loud they might call the police.

We love our music and, to enjoy it to its fullest, the loudness factor has to play a key role.

After a couple of years, we ended up living in another trailer. This time, it was a large, 1950’s Airstream with two dogs, and made possible due to the kindness of a fantastic couple, Mel and Sharron Hynes.

If it weren’t for their generosity, we would have again been homeless and wondering, what’s next?

Mel and Sharon’s new house had yet to be completed, so my boyfriend finished it for them before Christmas, 2009, and we were finally able to move into their former home on one acre of land.

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Local economy is diverse enough Dear Editor: Your guess is as good as mine what might have been in Brian Geis’s eggnog on the day he wrote his July 30th editorial.

His thought pattern went something like this: in spite of the fact that environmental issues are the hallmark of present day concerns, environmental groups should set aside those matters and turn towards community economic development.

He claims we are a raw resource exploited nation and offers sources that lament that (local and regional economies) have “little or no manufacturing”.

To prove his point he lists only exported resources, avoids mentioning any manufacturers, and then casts shame on (politicians) as if he had provided proof.

He dug so far back into history that he even included fur as an exploited commodity. He ought to have known the only trappers in this valley are those who live in homes with a mouse problem.

He ponders why we can’t be more like Europe and have more manufacturing and then condemns the capitalists in our own country while insisting that we have no manufacturing.

Well, we don’t have any manufacturing if one disregards Research In Motion, Bombardier, the auto industry, plastics, electronics, Bavin Glass, and Golden Timber Frames, and thousands of others. The Canadian Manufacturing Association has more than 100,000 members coast to coast. Many of those companies employ a lot of people. This seems like quite a large mea-

sure of companies for (local and regional economies) that have, “…little or no manufacturing…”.

Now dragged along in to his argument was a splitting exercise on politicians, the one’s he refer to as, “… blind, weak, forgetful, and scared…”, does it escape his memory that Canada has for nearly four decades been annually ranked by the United Nations as one of the best countries in the world in which to live. Given that fact, does not some of the credit go to our political system and the people who enter it or does Brian think that such an achievement was just dumb luck?

What is it with journalists that they have a propensity to marinate national success in a vial of evil?

This nation provides a constitutional right for a free press and for free speech, but it is expected that a journalist would use their free speech to advance any debate on a serious subject with evidence and reasoned analysis. There is nothing wrong with logic, except when it is scarcely applied.

My advice to those environmentalists who Brian thinks should drop their advocacy in favor of promoting community economic development, don’t quit your day job just yet.

Among the manufacturers you forgot when writing that we, “have little or no manufacturing” was Kicking Horse Coffee. It is manufactured right here in Invermere and I recommend their coffee to you; it will serve you much better than eggnog and mystery juice when writing editorials.

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Radium. I heard the stories of families who could no longer pay the bills, and managers who were I fell in love with wringing their hands. the Columbia Valley the On the lighter side, I first day I set eyes on it. have climbed mountains, I arrived in Invermere floated down rivers and in April 2008, two days sipped wine in the name after leaving my birth of journalism. I’ll always country, Australia. remember my very first I couldn’t believe my article for The Pioneer: Sally MacDonald luck. This mountain parthe story of a fish that fell adise was my new home! from the sky, to be saved I had a job I loved, with talented co- by the students at Windermere Elemenworkers and a boss — former publisher, tary.

Elinor Florence — I could look up to Whether I was writing a hard news and learn from. story or a light tale of human experience, For two years, I’ve been proud to what stood out to me was the strong, work at The Pioneer. It doesn’t seem like supportive spirit of the Columbia Valsuch a long time, two years, but in that ley. As a whole, residents of the valley — time I’ve covered some big stories. seasonal, part-time or full-time — reLast August, I attended the regional spect the precious environment you live district meeting where the board handed in and care for your neighbours through over decision making on the proposed thick and thin.

Jumbo Glacier Resort. I listened as the I am saying goodbye to The Pioneer board debated the decision, then I lis- and the valley because my new husband tened as protesters outside murmured and I have moved to Cranbrook for his their disapproval. job, but I am very sad to leave.

Last year, I spoke to mill managThank you for sharing your stories ers and laid-off workers at the Tembec with me, and I wish the community lumber mill in Canal Flats, pulp mill in health and prosperity for many years to Skookumchuck and the Canfor mill in come.

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Music • visual arts • dining • Bar Scene • entertainment • performance ARTS MOVIE REVIEW

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AT THE ARTYM

Celebrate local artists Local artwork, like this painting by Paula Cravens, will feature in the second annual Columbia Basin Culture Tour on August 14th and 15th. Visit www.cbculturetour.com for more details. Paula’s work can also be spotted in the two-week show currently at Pynelogs Cultural Centre, until August 22nd. See Page 14 for more.

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Music • visual arts • dining • Bar Scene • entertainment • performance ARTS

Movie Review: Date Night Reviewed by KelseyVerboom Date Night is a quirky mix of action and humour with an all-star comedic cast. A blend of slapstick comedy, subtle innuendo, and outrageous action sequences, this movie is a good pick for your own date night.

Tax lawyer Phil Foster (Steve Carrel) and his realestate agent wife, Claire Foster (Tina Fey), are grinding through their daily lives in New Jersey as a sensible suburban couple when they decide to break out of their humdrum routine and head to New York for a night out at a fancy restaurant.

When they arrive to find no available tables, they decided to ditch their normally prudent selves and steal another couple’s reservation.

Unbeknownst to the Fosters, they’ve pinched the table of the Triplehorns, a criminially-active couple (James Franco and Mila Kunis) who have unknowingly crossed bad-boy mobster Joe Miletto (Ray Liotta).

When two leather-jacketed men approach the Fosters on their dinner date, the couple assumes they’ve been busted for tricking the restaurant, and sheepishly follow them to an outside alley.

The Fosters quickly recognize the case of mistaken identity gone wrong, but are unable to convince the thugs of their innocence.

Threatened with their lives unless they deliver a stolen computer flash drive, the Fosters launch themselves on a mission to prove their innocence by finding the Triplehorns themselves.

They enlist the help of shirtless former military

security agent, Grant Holbrooke (Mark Wahlberg) to track down the Triplehorns.

Through a series of adrenaline-pumping action sequences, the Fosters manage to surprise each other with their resourcefulness and break out of their ordinary routine.

This movie is a fun combination of an action movie and a chick-flick. Any everyday couple will recognize pieces of themselves in the Fosters.

Date night is directed by Shawn Levy, who’s previous work includes Night at the Museum and Pink Panther.

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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.

Tuesday, August 17th:

Saturday, August 28th:

• 1-4 p.m.: The Bound Page Art workshop with Jessica Gowling at Pynelogs Cultural Centre. For info: 250-342-4423.

• Comedian Andrew Gross performs at Bud’s Bar and Lounge. Tickets $10 Wednesday, August 18th:

Friday, August 20th:

• 11 a.m.-2 p.m.: Ikebana: The Art of Japanese Flower Arranging workshop at Pynelogs Cultural Centre. Chizuko Purschwitz has a master’s certificate of Ikebana from the Shugetsu Ikebana School in Japan. Suitable for all ages. Cost: $39. For info: 250342-4423.

• 7-9 p.m.: John Cronin and friends perform for Music on Main on Main Street West, Radium. Every Thursday and Saturday. For info: 250-347-9331.

• Ultimate Fighting Championchip at Bud’s Bar and Lounge. Edgar versus Penn 2 and Couture versus Toney. No cover • August 28th-29th: Bugaboo Blast Sporting Clays Shoot at Rauch Homestead Range sponsored by Lake Windermere District Rod & Gun Club.

Registration opens at 8:15a.m. both days. For info: 250-341-3254 or www.lwdrodgun.org

• Canadian hip hop artists Rascalz perform at Bud’s Bar and Lounge. Tickets $20 at the door.

Thursday, September 2nd:

• 7 p.m. Elvis Impersonator “Sweet ‘N’ Savoury” Vito Las Vegas at the Invermere Legion. Tickets $20 includes appetizers and sweets. For tickets and info call: 250-342-2681

Submissions must be received by the Monday prior to publication.

We may only run an entry for two weeks prior to the event. Please limit your submission to 30 words. Priority is given to one-off events, so weekly events may run rarely.

Thursday, August 19th: Toby Theatre • August 13th-14th and 16th-17th, 8 p.m.: Toy Story 3 • August 18th-21st and 23rd-24th, 8 p.m.: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse • August 25th-28th and 30th-31st 8 p.m.: Despicable Me Friday, August 13th: • 6-9 p.m.: Opening Reception for Min Ma and Pauline Paquin Exhibition at Artym’s Gallery. Min Ma in attendance.

Saturday, August 14th: • • 7-9 p.m.: The Halfsacks perform for Music on Main on Main Street West, Radium. Every Thursday and Saturday. For info: 250-347-9331.

• August 14th-15th, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Columbia Basin Culture Tour in the Columbia Valley. Visit artists at their studios. Map available at www.cbculturetour. com. For info: 1-877-505-7355.

• Coasters Coast to Coast Tour 2010 stop in Fairmont Hot Springs to showcase vintage and classic cars. For info: www.coasters2010.com

Monday, August 16th: • 9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Rocky Mountain Sports Camp extended for one week at J. Alfred Laird. Volleyball, soccer, bellyflop basketball, mini Olympics, frisbee golf, floor hockey and more. Cost: $100/week or $25/day. Drop-ins welcome. For boys and girls, aged 6-12. For info: 250-342-1421.

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

Saturday, August 21st: •10 a.m.: The Radium Public Library presents the annual Teddy Bear’s Picnic at Legend’s Field in Radium. All preschoolers are welcome to attend the bear hunt.

• 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.

• Third annual Kootenay Savings Credit Union Celebrating Health Care Golf Tournament at the Ridge at Copper Point Golf Course. Entry fee is $125.

All proceeds go to buy equipment for Invermere and District Hospital’s renovated emergency room. For info: 250-342-6961.

Sunday, August 22nd: •4 p.m.: The Pig Out: formal dining in the field at Edible Acres, Windermere. Featuring local organic vegetables prepared by talented chefs from the valley, Banff and Calgary. Live music and pig roast. Tickets $45. For info: 250-342-7472.

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

Invermere Library hours: • Tuesday and Friday: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

• Wednesday: 12 p.m.-8 p.m.

• Thursday: 12 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

• Saturday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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• Wednesday: 2-4 p.m.

• Thursday: 1-5 p.m.

• Saturday: 10 a.m.-noon.

• Sunday: 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Canal Flats Community Library hours: • Tuesday: 7-8:30 p.m. For info: 250-349-5360

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Culture Tour to visit five valley locations Submitted by Kate McKenna Pynelogs Cultural Centre If you’re short of things to do this summer, Pynelogs Cultural Centre is involved in some great events coming up that are sure to be a hit.

The second annual Columbia Basin Culture Tour, organized by the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance, will take place on August 14th and 15th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The tour is a free, self-guided trip around more than 100 artist’s studios, museums, art galleries and heritage sites. It spans the southwest, northwest, northeast, and southeast basins, from Valemount to Grand Forks and everywhere in between.

The culture tour is a great chance to experience local artists, writers, and performers like never before.

Tour-goers will have the opportunity to visit many studios and archives that are not usually open to the public, as well as unseen exhibitions and collections.

Many sites will feature special demonstrations, group exhibitions and activities. The gallery at Pynelogs, is one of four Invermere locations featured.

Other local spots include the Deanna Gaultier Boutique Gallery; Village Arts in downtown Inver-

mere; and Alice Hale’s studio on Westside Road.

Paula Cravens’ Crazy Ravens studio in Canal Flats is another must-see stop. Paula’s Avian Alphabet collection was part of Pynelogs’ previous show, and more of her work is on display here until August 22nd.

For more information regarding the Columbia Basin Culture Tour including full artist biographies and in-depth venue information, visit, www.cbculturetour. com or pick up a tour directory from Pynelogs.

In workshop news, artist Jessica Gowling will be teaching at Pynelogs on Tuesday, August 17th from 1 to 4 p.m. The Bound Page invites participants 11 years and older to make their own notebooks, journals, and sketchbooks by learning book-making techniques, including stitch-bound, perfect bound, cloth-bound, accordion and altered books.

Participants will learn to create books using their favourite papers and can keep the books made. They also make great gifts. Each participant will make at least 2 finished books.

The cost of the workshop is $40 and includes some supplies; anyone who is interested is encouraged to sign up before hand, as it is likely to fill up quickly.

You can sign up in person or over the phone by calling 250-342-4423.

EYE FOR ART — Paula Cravens’ work, such as this painting entitled Ataraxis, will appear on the Columbia Valley Culture Tour on August 14th and 15th and at Pynelogs Cultural Centre until August 22nd.

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Celebrated artists at the Artym Gallery Submitted by Deanna Berrington The Artym Gallery The Artym Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of works of Min Ma and Pauline Paquin this weekend.

The show opens Friday August 13th for an evening reception from 6 to 9 p.m., with Min Ma in attendance and continues until Sunday, August 22nd.

Min Ma, an Artym Gallery favourite has created over 20 new paintings for this exhibition. Old and new fans of Min’s work will be sure to find a painting to love in this show.

Celebrated for his Western Canadian landscapes, Mr. Ma’s paintings of his homeland China are also very popular, as well as his street scenes, patios and dock paintings.

Always experimenting and moving in different directions, Min Ma’s ability to paint varied styles and subjects never ceases to amaze. He will be at the gallery on Friday evening — take this opportunity to meet this gifted artist.

Min Ma began his artistic training in China at the highly regarded China Academy of Fine Arts and became a professor of art before moving to Canada in the mid eighties.

His captivating works are a study in versatility and creativity; his paintings are never predictable, but always celebrate Mr. Ma’s love of colour and his

ability to recreate subtly shifting light and mood in a way that draws the viewer into his world. “Colour...is the soul of the painting,” he explained.

Although unable to make the trip from Quebec, Pauline Paquin has created a lovely exhibition of new paintings especially for the Artym show. In celebration of golfing season, Pauline has created a series of her trademark children playing while playing golf – some of these golfing scenes have unmistakably Western Canadian backgrounds.

Paquin has also created several new hockey paintings, some of which might even contain a Flames jersey (unusual, considering she is a Canadiens fan).

Pauline is renowned across Canada and the world for her portrayal of the joy and discovery of childhood. She has created postage stamps for UNICEF, illustrated children’s books and there are even puzzles featuring her work.

Ms. Paquin captures the charm and whimsy of childhood – the fun, the games and the imagination of children.

Her trademark of leaving the faces indistinct encourages the viewer to relate to the painting in their own way.

Both Min Ma and Pauline Paquin have been professional artists for decades; this is an exciting opportunity to see a selection of their new, original works this weekend. For more information see: www.artymgallery.com.

PICTURESQUE — Min Ma’s landscape paintings (top) and Pauline Paquin’s whimsical paintings of the joy of childhood will be on display at the Artym Gallery from August 13th to the 22nd.

Photos submitted

Min Ma & Pauline Paquin Exhibition

Opening Reception: Friday August 13, 6-9pm ~ Min Ma in Attendance Show continues until August 22nd.

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Regional district briefs Baltac sewer construction agreement extended The regional district chair and chief administrator have signed the extension agreement with Windermere Water and Sewer company to extend the term of the Baltac community sewer construction agreement from July 15th to October 31, 2010.

The need for an extension is mostly due to unforeseen ground water conditions on Lake Drive. The sewer collection system will come online prior to the deadline which also includes time for road rehabilitation, landscaping and clean-up.

Timber Ridge contract awarded The Timber Ridge interconnection contract has been awarded to B. Wickhorst Contracting for the tendered price of $162,995 (excluding HST). Construction on the new water main is expected to begin September 7th.

Timber Ridge utility commission named Mel Gibson, Terri Adair, Richard Smith, Nev Anderson and Bob Piche have been reappointed to the Timber Ridge Utility Advisory Commission for a twoyear term.

Lease agreement signed The regional district chair and chief administrator have signed a lease agreement with local broadband provider NanoFibre Networks to locate telecommunications equipment at the Windermere Fire Hall for a term ending December 31, 2034.

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Preparing to head back to school The first few semesters away from home at a postsecondary institution can be an exciting time –but there are many financial pitfalls along the way. Taking the time to teach your children good budgeting and cash management habits today will pay off in the future.

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David Thompson Secondary School New Student Registration and Timetable Changes request for qualified applicants Columbia Basin Water Smart Engineer The Columbia Basin Water Smart Initiative is seeking qualified applicants to provide engineering expertise to CBT’s Water Smart Project Team. The work involves water engineering and conservation planning services for local governments participating in CBT’s Water Smart Initiative.

Candidates must have Registered Professional Engineer designation or demonstrated technical knowledge of regional and municipal water infrastructure.

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Historic letters document early Athalmer

By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff A collection of historic letters dating back to the 1930s could soon be donated for display at the Pioneer Museum in Invermere. Louise Collier, a descendant of the Peters family who moved to the valley in 1912, has been given a stack of more than 20 letters sent from Athalmer to England.

The letters, mostly sent by Louise’s grandmother, Amy Peters to a relative in Somerset, England, date from 1936 to 1965.

“I was amazed when I was given the letters,” Louise said. “It brought back a little history and some memories. I am astounded that there is such a good collection.”

The letters were given to Louise by her distant cousins Philip and Coleen Herriman, who still live in Somerset, the family’s home town.

The Herrimans found the letters when clearing out the family’s old farmhouse in England. They detail the challenges faced by the small farming community during the harsh Canadian winters, food rationing during the Second World War and family events.

“There is a lot of talk about weather and crops,

them being a farming family” Louise explained. “Most are Christmas letters sent from my grandmother to Lilian Somers, who we think was her sister in law.”

The Peters family arrived in the Columbia Valley in March 1912 to work for John Gibbon, a publicist for Canadian Pacific Railway. Harry and Amy Peters left England with promises of rich, fertile soil and arrived to find barren land and a house without a roof.

“It became a fully operational farm,” Louise said.

“We lived in a bungalow at the bottom of the property and made hay, milked cows and grew vegetables.”

Now the original farm buildings are gone and the land and accompanying house, built in 1972, are up for sale.

The last time Louise visited was one year ago with the Herrimans. She and her two other cousins, Margaret Lietzmann and Lynn Davies, both from Vancouver, are the only remaining Canadian descendants of the pioneering family.

Louise hopes to donate the collection of letters and photographs to the museum to preserve a piece of the family history in Athalmer.

“I think they should stay in the local area now,” she added. “These letters have come full circle back to where they started, it makes sense to keep them here.”

JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST — Louise Collier of Invermere shows some of the letters dating back to 1936 from her grandmother, Amy Peters, to her family back in England. The letters detail the pioneering life of the Peters family, the namesake of Peters Hill on Panorama Road.

Photo by Kate Irwin

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Jumping off the top of Mount Swansea

By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff Leaping from the peak of Mount Swansea is not something you have the chance to try every day. But on Saturday August 7th, with the help of local paragliding expert Max Fanderl, I did just that.

Max and 45 other pilots were in Invermere to take part in the Lakeside Event, Canada’s longest-running paragliding and hang-gliding meet.

And in the run-up to the day, when the offer came from Max to do a tandem jump, I eagerly accepted. A week later I found myself strapping on an oversized backback in the upper parking lot at Mt. Swansea for a brief and breathless hike to the summit.

I joined Max, one of the event organizers, Frank Kernick, and a small crowd of pilots, onlookers and ambulance personnel on the southern launch site.

Within a couple of minutes Frank had unfurled his glider and was running off the edge.

“Nervous?” asked Max. “Nope, I’m ready,” I replied, clambering into my harness. Either down to a lack of self-preservation instinct, or a lack of knowledge, I was entirely calm.

“Your job is to lean forwards and keep running,” Max told me. “As we run forward the wing will inflate, I will check it to make sure we are OK to fly and shout if we need to stop.”

We lined up, facing south on a gentle slope leading to a plunging drop filled with trees. On the word “Go” we started running, pulled almost to a stop by the glider filling with air, I saw Max glance up and just as we are about to hurtle off the edge he yells “Stop, stop.”

The glider had failed to fully inflate, so we went back and reset for round two —

untangling what seemed like hundreds of yards of lines.

This time the call to stop did not come and we ran clean off the edge of the mountain. As the trees whisked by below, I craned my neck to watch our launch site shrinking behind me.

“It feels so stable,” I called in amazement to Max.We turned towards Invermere and soared above the golf course filled with tiny people.

Once we reached the lake I could see boats cutting through the water below my feet and looked towards Chabot Beach, where I had been standing 45 minutes previously We corkscrewed round several times — my favourite part — and before long we were making our approach toward the stretch of grass outside the Lakeside Pub. Max’s longer legs reached the ground before mine and after a second of peddling in the air I was down — and wishing I could go straight back up and do it all over again.

A huge thank you to Max Fanderl, Frank Kernick and all those involved in the Lakeside Event. It was one of my best experiences in the valley so far.

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FLYING HIGH — (clockwise from top) Kate’s inaugural flight with Max Fanderl; Invermere from the skies; a paraglider pilot makes his landing outside the Lakeside Pub: a hang-glider soars through the air above Lake Windermere.

Photos by Kate Irwin

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August 13, 2010

Local women leaving for TransRockies Run

By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff Four fitness enthusiasts from Invermere are heading south of the border to take part in a gruelling, sixday running race across 180 kilometres of the Colorado Rockies.

Carolyn Hawes, Kathy Borsato, Liz Vanderkruk and Kristy Altman have been preparing for the TransRockies Run since signing up last October.

The ladies will form two teams that will set off from Buena Vista, Colorado, and run for six days — from August 22nd to 27th — reaching altitudes of almost 4,000 metres above sea level.

“The reason for doing this is to prove to ourselves that we still have the ability to challenge ourselves while getting extremely fit in the process,” Carolyn explained. “Plus we all prefer trail running and hiking to road running.”

Carolyn found the TransRockies website about two and a half years ago and asked her friend Liz Vanderkruk if she wanted to pair up.

Liz mentioned the race to Kathy, who in turn told her friend Kristy. When life and work stopped getting in the way, the foursome signed up last fall.

“We knew it would be a big commitment,” Kathy

egory well.

They will run in the women’s 80+ group, which is based on the total age of the pair, although all joke that they should have their own 100+ group to race in.

“I like to think we are a bit inspirational,” said Liz, a keen runner who recently took part in the Heart of the Rockies and the Nelson Triathlon.

“We are in our fifties, if we can do this anyone can — never say never. Of course my kids think I am out of my mind.”

The course, from Buena Vista to Beaver Creek, Colorado, includes a mix of single track and forest roads, passing through the White River and San Isabel National Forests.

Most of the 400 participants will sleep in tents FLEET OF FEET – From left: Liz Vanderkruk, Carolyn for the duration of the race, which will be waiting for Hawes, Kristy Altman, and Kathy Borsato. them, along with a hot meal, at the end of each stage.

And with each stage ranging from 16 to 38 kiexplained. “Especially in the last three months we’ve lometres, the group of friends will be pushed to the seen more of each other than our families.” limit.

With 200 two-person teams taking part, the race “You expect it is going to hurt,” Kristy explained. has a broad range of competitors, from the very seri- “You can’t do those distances and not have it hurt, but ous to the more casual. a lot of it is just mental strength to push through the Despite not aiming for a podium finish, the ladies tiredness.” from Invermere are hoping to represent their age catFor more information: www.transrockies.com.

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August 13, 2010

Summer Slam car show next weekend

By Kelsey Verboom Pioneer Staff Proud automobile owners will have the chance to showcase custom paint jobs, stereo systems, and interior work at the third annual Summer Slam car show in Windermere.

The event, which is hosted by Invermere’s car audio business, Essence of Sound, and sponsored by Real Storage in Windermere, attracts cars, trucks, off-road vehicles, and classic cars.

Event organizer and Essence of Sound owner, Joseph Lyons, moved to the valley from Toronto five years ago

with his car audio business, and recognized the need to have an outlet for passionate car owners to display their hard work.

“It’s an open show to anybody. We don’t mind what kind of vehicles come,” he said.

“It’s really just a fun show. Some of the cars are really, really serious – there is a lot of work involved in some of these cars.”

Prizes will be awarded in categories like best female-owned car, most extreme paint, people’s choice, and best of show.

One of the most unique categories

will be a sound competition where Mr. Lyons will measure the sound pressure in each vehicle and award top spot to the stereo system with the most robust sound.

There will also be a barbeque, raffles, and a 50-50 draw with half the proceeds going to the local food bank.

Last year’s show had 45 non-classic and classic cars on display. Mr. Lyons hopes this year will attract even more people looking to show off their vehicles.

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This paragraph was meant to convey to my readers that I spent too much of the day playing from the sand traps.

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Another matter that has been thrashing around in my brain, has been regarding the enthusiastic cheap shots my long-time acquaintance, Staff Sergeant Marko Shehovac, has made this spring about the wonderful game of golf. In rebuttal, it seems like I need to extend a challenge of sorts to Marko.

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August 13, 2010

Electrical installers open Invermere store What sets Techlectric apart, Brad said, is their ability to diversify. “Instead of hiring an electrician to do wiring, then a separate person for installations, we can do it all at once,� he A new, full-service electrical contractor is turnexplained. ing up the voltage in the valley.

Brad is based in Salmon Arm, so he’s partTechlectric, whose main branch is in Salmon nered with local man Derek Bay to oversee opArm, have expanded their business and have choerations in the valley. Derek grew up in Fairsen the Columbia Valley to do so. mont and Canal Flats with his parents, Bruce Although the company only arrived in Inverand Kim Bay. He’s been in the industry for mere one month ago, they’ve already expanded over 10 years, and with Techlectric for six. from two to eight local technicians and are look“We have all the necessary resources availing to hire more, said founder and president of 18 able to us,� Derek said. “Our intention is to years, Brad Handel. work with local contractors and electrical conTechlectric also brought $200,000 worth of tractors to ensure that work is kept locally.� inventory with them to better serve their clients Derek plans to continue the high level of and other local contractors. “We’ve made a pretty serious commitment HIGH VOLTAGE — Techlectric vice president Derek Bay (left) and service that Brad said founded his business. “For us, it’s all about service,� Brad exabout moving into the valley,� Brad said. “So far, it president Brad Handel show off the new Invermere storefront of their electrical installation and wiring company. Photo by Kelsey Verboom plained. “We’re very structured and organized. seems to be a pretty warm welcome.�

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August 13, 2010

Meteors light up the valley’s skies

By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff Amateur astronomers across the valley are enjoying a spectacular nighttime display this month from the annual Perseids Meteor Shower.

Meteors have been lighting up the night Arnör Larson sky above the valley since the beginning of August, with astral activity peaking between the 12th and the 14th and continuing until around August 22nd.

The shower — which happens each year at around this time — is caused when the Earth passes through debris left by the Swift-Tuttle comet.

“It is one of the more regular and larger showers,” said Wildsight’s Arnör Larson, a keen astrophotographer.

“And because it is in the warmer summer months

you can stretch out on a blanket, maybe find someone to snuggle up to, and really enjoy it.”

The Perseids shower is so named because the point in the sky where the meteors appear to originate, called the radiant, lies in the Perseus constellation.

When Earth passes through the area, tiny specks of dust, rock and ice — which remain behind from the Swift-Tuttle comet’s last trip past Earth in 1992 — collide with the atmosphere.

As the particles enter the atmosphere, friction causes them to burn, creating a streak of light as they fly through the sky.

“Sometimes, if you’re really observant, you can see up to 100 of them in an hour,” Mr. Larson added.

“What’s important to mention is that you don’t need any special equipment, no binoculars or telescope, just a keen set of eyes.”

The best way to watch the meteor shower is to get out of any built up area to avoid light pollution, which makes observing the night sky much more challenging.

Find a spot where you have a clear view of as much of the sky as possible and look towards the north east where the radiant of the shower lies.

When it gets dark you should start to see infrequent meteors passing across the sky, increasing in numbers as the night continues.

“The showers are always a bit more after midnight,” Mr. Larson explained. “As the radiant rises higher and higher in the sky expect to see more and more meteors.”

The optimum time for observing the showers is early in the morning, between midnight and five a.m.

With the new moon falling on August 11th this year’s meteors should be easy to observe, provided there is not too much cloud coverage.

With a camera capable of long exposure, in combination with a tripod, photographs can be taken of the meteors as they pass overhead.

“The good thing about this particular year is that there will be hardly any moon at the peak of the shower,” Mr. Larson said.

“Because it is only going to be a couple of days old at the time the moon’s light shouldn’t interfere much with watching meteors.”

If you take any interesting photographs of the Perseids Meteor Shower, please e-mail them to us at, info@ cv-pioneer.com.

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August 13, 2010

FLIGHT PATH – Local pilot Evelyne Craig soaring over the Invermere area in her glider, C-GRLG.

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Local pilot top female glider in Canada

By Kelsey Verboom Pioneer Staff Evelyne Craig is as much at home in the skies as she is on the ground. She’s spent the last 11 gliding seasons sharpening her soaring skills and is now the top-ranked female glider pilot in Canada.

She participates annually in the Online Contest, a national system that ranks pilots based on the flight information they provide. In 2009, she was ranked 10th out of 264 pilots, and she is currently in the 12th position for 2010.

Evelyne, 69, likes participating in the Online Contest because it doesn’t differentiate between pilot gender – it’s purely about gliding.

“It’s one of the only sports where men and women are equal. I find that quite special,” she said.

After retiring from teaching in 1999, Evelyne spent two weeks earning her glider’s license and began

flying. She purchased her own glider during her third season of soaring to have more opportunities to be in the sky.

“I like the challenge of gliding,” she said. “Soaring is both a science and an art. The science is there because you have to understand the thermals – where they are and how to fly using them – but if you don’t have the skill to do that with certain finesse, you just don’t go very far.

“For me that’s the challenge: what can I do, and what new places can I go that I haven’t gone before?”

Evelyne has made it to the United States border in her glider, and her longest flight was around 650 kilometres, but one of her favourite places to fly is on the east side of the Kootenay River near Mount Assiniboine.

The scenery from the window of a glider is “unbelievable from that viewpoint, just unbelievable,” she said.

Being alone in the sky with only the sound of air rushing over the wings is one of the best aspects of gliding, Evelyne said. “The thrill of getting into a really solid thermal and moving up like an elevator – defying gravity – it’s an astounding feeling.

But it’s the peaceful moments Evelyne enjoys most about soaring. “I love that quiet time when you’re flying home down the middle of the valley. The light is changing and everything is calm. It’s a very relaxed, gentle part of the flight.”

Evelyne is a member of the Canadian Rockies Soaring Club in Invermere, which is a particularly great club to belong to, she said. “Here it’s a very friendly atmosphere.”

If people have any inkling to try gliding, they should take the leap, Evelyne said.

“They should go for a ride and see if they enjoy it and know that if it’s something they truly enjoy, this is a great place to do it.”

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Cell: 250.341.1342 Fax: 250.342.8733 E-mail: ekelectric @telus.net

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL

Box 2206 Invermere, BC V0A 1K0

PROFESSIONAL TREE SERVICES

VACUUM CENTRE

Sales • Repairs • Warranty

Box 75 Athalmer, BC V0A 1A0

East Kootenay Electrical Services

New Lakeview RV, Weddings, Lodging

Lynda Taylor

Located in Parkside Place Downtown Invermere

LICENSED

All Your Excavating, Hauling, Landscaping Needs

Local Professionals You Can Trust.

• 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:

250 341 7029

Fully Licensed & Insured, Certified Arborists, WCB Fallers Residential • Commercial • Municipal • Golf Course

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 VJ (Butch) Bishop Owner/Operator

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

Lambert

INSURANCE AGENCIES LTD.

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

• 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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HERE TO SERVE YOU 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

RADIUM HOT SPRINGS ESSO

with Loretto Keenan, MCPA, CPTBC, CAFCI Registered in physiotherapy and acupuncture

For appointments: 250-347-2100

• Furnaces • Heat Pumps • Fireplaces • Full Heating and Ventilation Systems

Automotive Repairs 7 days a week

GAS • PROPANE • DIESEL

“the Wellness Spa” at the Radium Hot Springs Pool Now offering Acupuncture Saturday Afternoons

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

Call for your FREE consultation and estimate

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

Freight & Passenger Depot

7507 Main St. West, Radium Hot Springs

For appointment call

(250) 347-9726

(403) 861-8782

brenda@cordellsdesign.com

■ Lockout Service ■ Lake Recovery ■ 24 Hour Towing ■ Prompt Service

Judy: (250) 341-1903 Industrial ~ Commercial ~ Residential • Garage Doors • Passage Doors • Truck Doors • Sun Rooms • Patio Covers • Vinyl Decking • Aluminum Railings • Gutters • Siding • Soffit • Facia • Window Capping • Renovations

www.valleysolutions.ca valleysolutions@shaw.ca

SOLUTIONS FOR THE VACATION HOME OWNER • House Checking • Cleaning • Complications • Details

250-342-6700 • universaldoorsandexteriors@shawbiz.ca

Also offering FREE year-round pickup of unwanted vehicles

Warbrick Towing & Salvage warbrick@shaw.ca • Cell: 250-342-5851

From Framing to Finishing Al Tallman

Call Al at

We Do It All!

Kari & John Mason

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

• PROPERTY MAINTENANCE • Trucking • Mini Excavator • Residential/Commercial

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

• LANDSCAPING & DESIGN • Skidsteer Services • Mini Track Hoe

250.270.0821 Invermere • Panorama

Chimney and Eavestrough Cleaning Specialists Time to Clean the Winter Sludge Out of Your Eavestroughs!

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 Residential

Doors Windows Flooring Painting/ Interior/Exterior • Kitchen Renovations

Commercial

Jesse Vader

Ken Johnson

250.341.5426

250.341.5427

250.349.5564 Renaissance Wellness Centre

HellerworK

 Structural Integration  Chronic pain/Fascia work

• • • •

250-342-5682

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

• Shower Doors • Mirrors • Auto • Home • Commercial

Telephone: 250-342-3659

Jean-Luc Cortat CHP

Certified Hellerwork Practitioner

250-342-2535

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

INVERMERE GLASS LTD.

 Holding pattern/Range of motion  Sport performance réhabilitation

Box 185 / 505 – 7th. Avenue Invermere BC V0A 1K0

FAIRMONT RIDGE RENOVATION

invermereglass@cyberlink.bc.ca

Jeff Watson

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

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

LAMBERT-KIPP

P H A R M A C Y LT D .

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 1301 - 7th Avenue, Invermere

250-342-6612

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

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

• 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

Professional Service Now Taking New Clients r ng Ou Keepi r Supe Valley al Natur

SCRUBS Executive Housekeeping Service

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”

LIFE’S BRIGHTER under the sun.

Pierre E. Trudel Bus 250-270-0363 Fax 250-347-6948 pierre.trudel@sunlife.ca 4798 Selkirk Ave. Box 108 Edgewater BC V0A 1E0

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)

Renovating?

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Interior World

HERE TO SERVE YOU window fashions

Call Bill Cropper (250) 342 4406

Wood Blinds Serving The Interior World

ASPHALT MAINTENANCE

Valley for over 15 Years

• REPAIRS • CRACK SEALING • SEALCOATING

w i n dSystems o w f a s• hDuct i o nCleaning s • Drinking Water Service • Water Softeners • Whole House or Specialised Filtration including iron filters that really 342 work! 4406 Call Bill Cropper (250) Call (250) 342-5089

250-341-8510

Top Quality

Dusty Buckets

GRESIUK TRUCKING

Interior World

EXCAVATING

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

Painting Inc.

DRIVEWAYS • PARKING LOTS • ROADS

385 Laurier Street Invermere, BC V0A 1K0

• Rock/Wood retaining walls • Lot clearingw i n d o w f a s h i o n s Jordan Gertner • Foundations 4839 Burns Ave, Box 390 Call Cropper (250) 342BC,4406 Canal Flats, V0B 1B0 • BackfiBill ll

colorworks Kyle Moll

HTH Contracting Ltd. 250-341-5603

Tim Gresiuk

for hire – you call, we haul ph 250•349•5659 cell 250•919•2957 Box 245 Canal Flats, BC V0B 1B0

Building

Renovating

Need Blinds?

Call Bill Cropper (250) 342 4406

• • • •

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

Framing

• • • •

Millwork Cabinets Stairs Custom Framing • Renovations

Interior World

window fashions

Finishing

Mike Cope Journeyman Carpenters

250.342.1024

“Serving the Columbia Valley” LANDSCAPING • MARINAS • CARPENTRY • LANDSCAPING SUPPLIES

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

Invermere

(Beside the Petro Canada Car Wash)

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

www.cordnerarchitect.com

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

Complete Automotive Repairs

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

250-342-1355

(250) 341-6888

Trevor Hayward (Owner/Operator)

250-342-5800

Hourly or Contract Rates Available

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HERE TO SERVE YOU 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

Cranbrook Pest Control We use the most successful products available.

Environmentally-friendly integrated pest management.

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

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT CERTIFIED & LICENSED

ALL WORK

GUARANTEED

www.cranbrookpestcontrol.com info@cranbrookpestcontrol.com

250-426-9586

Interior / Exterior / working locally

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

250-341-8501 Senior Discount

Lake Auto Services

250-342-9310 Same great team, same great service.

Radium Hot Springs Esso

250-347-9726 www.korupaintinginc.ca

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

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

You’re invited to see our

250-346-6886 pwallace@confederationloghomes.com

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

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

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

SHOLINDER & MACKAY EXCAVATING Inc.

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

WINDERMERE 250-342-6805

7507 Main St. West, Radium Hot Springs

The Deck• Decks Guy • Fences

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

BOOKKEEPING REGISTERED QUICKBOOKS PRO ADVISORS

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

Box 2952, Invermere BC V0A 1K0, Canada

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

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Pioneer Classifieds

• • • •

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

GARAGE SALE

ANNOUCEMENT

storage

SUITE FOR RENT

SUITE FOR RENT

SUITE FOR RENT

Windermere, 2-family garage sale, Saturday, August 14 from 9am1pm, corner of Poplar and Victoria Ave. Wide range of items.

Zehnder’s local beef now available at Grant’s Foods, 503 7th Ave., Invermere, free of antibiotics and artificial growth hormones.

Hillcrest furnished apartments utilities included. 1 bdrm units, $600/month, 2 bdrm units, $800/ month. 250-341-1182.

Radium, 2 bdrm, upper suite, D/W, W/D, patio, $800/month, includes utilities, references required.

Donna, 250-342-6010.

Invermere, 2 bdrm, main floor suite, clean and bright, great views, quiet location, D/W, W/D, N/S, $1150/month, 250-342-3790.

Garage Sale, 1004 11th Ave, Invermere, 8am, everything must go.

CHEERS & JEERS

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

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, clean, furnished apartment, utilities and cable included, $900/ month, DD, references, N/P, close to schools, available soon, please write to: Landlord, Box 362, Invermere, BC, V0A 1K0, state age and employment

2 bdrm + Den/bdrm, main floor and upper floor, large spacious unit, new construction, all new appliances, D/T Invermere, available October 1, 403-874-0483.

Bright 2 bdrm aprtment, 1 person, $600/month, 2 people, $850/ month, N/S, N/P, Hydro and W/D included, available October 1, 250342-6162.

Windermere, 4 bdrm, 3 bath, $890/ month + utilities, for family or 1 or 2 tenants, September to June, 250342-2135.

Saturday, August 14, 9am, no early birds, kids toys ,clothing, kitchen, furniture, and more. Corner of 10th Ave and 14th Street.

Saturday, August 14, 9am-12pm, 316 Wolfe Crescent, Black Forest Heights, household items, tools, CD’s, some collectables, Boyd’s Bears, car stuff, and more!

s

Memoriam

s

In Memory of Lillian Foyston who passed away August 15, 2007.

Remembered with love by her family.

ANNOUCEMENT 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, 6254th Street, Invermere. The Radium Friendship Group meets at 8 p.m.

Friday at the Catholic Church, east side of Main Street, Radium. Call 250-342-2424 for more info.

Lovely community centre in scenic Bella Vista Estates (Fairmont), available for weddings, clubs, reunions, Christmas parties, up to 50 people, gas F/P in and out, call Bob, 250-345-6668.

Fairmont Community Association AGM, Friday, August 27, 7:30pm at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort.

Sportuccinos Lifestyle Company storewide blowout sale on now, most stock 50% off!

Cheers to the nice folks responsible for the new paving from the crossroads, north towards Radium.

Cheers to Derek Roy for rescuing 3 stranded Canoeists, you not only made our day but saved our day, thank you from Sheila, Carol, and Maureen.

Cheers to the management and staff of Radium Resort/Springs for sponsoring the excellent reception following the CV Arts Tour. The food and service was excellent!

Cheers to the kind-hearted citizens in the yellow and white boat who guided the distressed swimming deer from the middle of Lake Windermere to safety near Larch Point on Sunday evening.

Cheers to the industrious woman and young girl who cheerfully sorted my recycling at the bins behind the arena. Cheers to the person who jeered the women and girl at the recycling bins, it must be quite an honor for you to work so closely with God judging the rest of us.

Cheers to Kung Fu Taco. I love you baby!

Cheers to Tom, my new bff!

storage

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. Invermere Industrial Park. Phone 250-3425297, 250-346-3011 or 250-3422100.

Warehouse/Storage, 720 sq.ft., D/T, overhead door access, ideal to store cars, skidoos, ATV’s, boats, etc., $350/month + HST, 250-342-0603 or 250-341-5845.

COMMERCIAL SPACE 864 sq.ft. warehouse space with loading dock, unheated, $656.25/ month includes GST, available immediately. Call 250-342-3637.

Centrally located upstairs at Frater Landing (above Columbia Trading) in downtown Invermere, 140 sq ft, $275/month + HST, available immediately. Call 250-342-5521 for more information.

2100 sq.ft. retail space for lease, on Main Street in Invermere, great foot traffic, available October 1, 250-341-4805.

SHARED ACCOMODATION Private room w/ cable, phone, laundry access, internet, and all utilities included, $400/month + $200 DD, N/S, N/P, 250-342-4088.

SUITE FOR RENT 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 250347-7775.

Bright 1 bdrm, walk-out suite, in quiet Invermere neighborhood, available September 1. Furnished, N/S, N/P, referenced required, long term renter preferred, $900/month including utilities, cable, and internet, 250-341-5956 or rosis@ telus.net.

Invermere, large, bright, 2 bdrm basement suite with own entry, all appliances, shard W/D, central location, 2 blocks to D/T, schools, and hospital. 3 blocks to grocery store and beach, Pets OK, N/S, available September 1, $675/ month + utilities. Call Grant, 403493-1245.

Black Forest Heights, large 2 bdrm basement suite, 5 appliances, storage shed, large yard, available immediately, includes utilities, $900/month, 250-347-9629.

Brand new, large, bright, 2 bdrm basement suite in D/T Invermere.

Private entrance and enclosed patio, all new appliances, N/S, N/P, $850/month + utilities, 1 year lease preferred, references required, available immediately, 403-874-0483.

Radium, bright 2 bdrm, 1 ½ baths, private entrance, shared laundry, $700/month + DD + Hydro, references required, N/S, 250347-9970.

Bright, 2 bdrm, wireless, reasonable rent, all inclusive, available September 1, 250-342-1617.

Clean, bright, quiet, basement suite for rent in Invermere, $600/month, available October 1, includes utilities, cable, and internet, 250342-0337.

Large 1 bdrm, furnished suite, in quiet, private home, utilities and cable included, $725/month + DD, 250-342-9404.

Bright, 1 bdrm, furnished, walkout suite with parking, in quiet neighborhood of Invermere, available September 1, N/S, pets okay, $750/month, includes utilities. Also, furnished walkout bachelor suite, available October 1, $400/month. Call Stan, 250-4099049.

Walkout suite across the road from lake, 1 bdrm + Den, fully furnished, $496/month + ½ Hydro, suitable for 1 mature adult only, N/S, N/P, no partiers, 403-686-1115 or 250688-1197.

Invermere, 1 bdrm basement suite, private entrance, N/S, N/P, $625/ month, inclusive with cable and wireless, available immediately, 250-341-5159.

house FOR RENT

Rent by the week, 2 bdrm house, fully furnished, 2 blocks from Athalmer Beach, 250-342-3841.

2 bdrm duplex, less than 5 min drive to Invermere, nicely furnished or unfurnished, yard, W/D, N/P, references required, $850/month + bills, 250-688-0244.

Invermere, charming home next to Kinsmen Beach, 4 bdrm, 2 bath, 2 F/P, N/P, N/S, available immediately, $1600/month + utilities, references and DD required, 403-246-6680.

Edgewater, 3 acres, 6 bdrm, 4 full baths, 2 kitchens, 2 living rooms, 10 appliances, $1300/month, 403650-8654.

Athalmer, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 2000 sq.ft., $1475/month.

Large Secluded Property, Nature Lovers Paradise, Can Boat From Doorstep.

Available immediately, utilities not included, DD required, please call 403-390-4513.

Available September 1, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, home with garage on Windermere acreage, furnished, $1100/month, call Linda, 403-2448402.

Edgewater, 2 bdrm house with yard, 2 bdrm apartment and 1 bdrm apartment, 250-342-2898.

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house FOR RENT

house FOR RENT

FOR RENT

Invermere, Fort Point, beach front, executive renovated home, dbl garage, furnished, spectacular lake view, N/S, N/P, DD, responsible tenants only, references please, $1500/month + utilities. Available September 15, 250-342-6421 or 403-251-5798.

Contact

250-342-4040

for seasonal or long term rentals or go online at

FirstChoiceRentals.ca

Windermere, 1 bdrm home, lovely yard, N/S, pets considered, references, September to June, $590/month, unfurnished, $650/ month, furnished, 403-619-1540.

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

3 bdrm house, no sublets, $1300/ month or 2 bdrm, main floor, $850/ month. DD, N/S, N/P, references required, utilities included, hydro + cable excluded, available September 1, 250-341-6043.

Invermere duplex for rent, available September 1, bright, spacious, upper 2 bdrm, gas F/P, W/D, D/W, includes all utilities, cable, and internet. Open concept living, large deck, solarium, incredible views of the valley, walk to D/T, $1200/ month. Call 250-341-4805.

In Radium, cozy, bright, 2 bdrm, trailer on large private lot, all appliances, W/D, two out buildings for lots of storage, $950/month + utilities, N/S, DD required, available September 1, 250-342-3841.

Executive home in quiet gated community in Radium, long term tenants, 3 bdrm (main floor) bath, 2 bdrm (lower floor) bath, all appliances, electric heat + F/P, $1200/month + utilities, available September 1. Phone 250-3479900.

Columbia Ridge House for Rent, 3 bdrm, appliances, A/C, solarium, heated garage, RV parking, $950/ month + utilities + DD, kenarndt@ shaw.ca, 403-625-5346 or 403850-3354.

Secluded cabin near Columbia Lake, 3 Bdrm, 1 bath, $1000/month + utilities, N/S, 250-345-4030.

Available October 2010 to April 2011, Windermere, 2 bdrm, furnished cottage, 1 block from beach, F/P, N/P, N/S, references + DD required, $800/month, 403-9483879, leave message, or 250-3422065 or jeanhelenm@yahoo.ca.

Gorgeous new house near Sobeys, 3 bdrm, 2 ½ baths, garage, fenced yard, A/C, all appliances, N/P, N/S, DD required, minimum 6 month lease, quiet tenants only, references mandatory, $1400/ month + utilities, 250-342-5229.

Large 2 bdrm Mobile Home, 14 ft. wide, insuite, 5 appliances, island in the kitchen, new siding, skirting, and deck, nice yard, prefer N/S, No Dogs allowed! $930/month, includes heat, 250-342-1700, days, or 250-347-9242, evenings and weekends.

Invermere, overlooking the lake, spectacular 3 bdrm, 2 bath, two minute walk to downtown, a must see, available September 1, $1275/ month, 250-342-3688.

Invermere, wonderful 5 bdrm, clean, bright, home near Kinsmen Beach, for responsible family or 2 tenants, 2 baths, 2 living rooms, walkout basement, attached garage, large deck, high efficiency furnace, fireplace, dishwasher, stove, fridge, washer/dryer, N/S, N/P, available immediately, $1400/month + utilities, references, DD, and propane deposit required, 403618-7486.

Older 2 bdrm Country Home on 5 acres, green house, root celler, $1000/month, references required, available immediately, 250-3423790, Windermere.

Fairmont, newer 3 bdrm, 2 full baths, 1600 sq.ft., large lot, minutes from river, $1350/month, Laurie, 250-470-8811.

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condo FOR RENT Windermere Lakeview Meadows Spacious luxury, 3 bdrm, 2 ½ bath, 2 storey, premium finishing, large decks, bright, open views, major appliances, elevator access, secured underground double parking and storage, recreation centre w/indoor pools, fitness, games rooms, private beach, boat dock, sports courts, playgrounds. N/S, N/P, DD, references, $1800/ month, includes heat/AC, + basic utilities. Rent to own options. Avail Sept. 1, 250-6880512.

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, 250-3421475.

D/T Invermere Townhouse for rent, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appliances, garage, very private, perfect location, gorgeous views, N/P, N/S, $1100/month + utilities, available August 15, 250-342-0020.

Radium Townhouse, large windows & deck, 2 bdrm, 1 Bath, bungalow style in Eagle Crest Villas, single car garage, 6 month minimum lease, $950/month + condo fees, utilities, DD. N/P, N/S, references required, 403-519-2216 or 403-981-1551.

Radium, Pinewood, newer 2 bdrm, 2 bath, fully furnished, W/D, underground parking, N/S, N/P, $900/month, includes utilities and cable, available immediately, 780467-9220 or 780-914-3497.

Radium Aspen Building, top floor, 3 bdrm + loft area, 3 bath, 2 underground parking, $825/ month, includes utilities + DD, Possession Sept 1, 2010, minimum 6 month lease & references, small dogs okay, N/S, 250-341-5896.

2 bdrm, 2 full bath in Radium, access to pool and hot tub, underground parking, N/S, N/P, $1000/month including utilities, available September 1, 250-2700377.

condo FOR RENT

VACATION RENTAL

Invermere townhome, furnished, 3 bdrm, 2 ½ baths, 5 appliances, 2 F/P, garage, $1100/month + utilities, N/S, N/P, 403-703-0930.

STAY VACATION

3 bdrm, 2 ½ bath, townhouse in Riverstone Villas, Radium, 6 appliances, A/C, gas F/P, single car garage, N/S, N/P, excellent condition, $1150/month + utilities.

Call CoraLee, 403-609-9234.

1 bdrm, 1 bath, W/D available, $750/month, available August 1, close to hospital and D/T, adult building, 604-997-4887.

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

Invermere, D/T, furnished, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, N/S, N/P, no partiers, $1100/month, 250-342-6440.

2 bdrm, Black Forest Village town home, less than 5 mins to Invermere, fully furnished, W/D, N/P, references required, avail September 1st, $950/month + bills, 250-688-0244.

Bring the entire family and enjoy lake front RV Camping on the shores of Lake Windermere.

Or book your stay in a brand new deluxe cabin with all the amenities.

For Reservations: LAKESHORE RESORT & CAMPGROUND

250 342 6352 4 bdrm Vacation Rental, nice views, pet friendly, $225/night, $1175/ week, 250-341-1030.

RV RENTAL

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

house for sale

137, 10th Ave., Invermere, BC, 4 bdrm, 3 bath, office, finished walkout basement, underground sprinklers, air conditioning, laminate floors, large fenced back yard, fruit trees, paved driveway, walking distance to all amenities, asking $439,900, 250-342-3100 or 250-342-1092. www.kboss.ca.

Radium, Pinewood, 3 bdrm, insuite laundry, A/C, F/P, underground single parking, available September 1, $1200/month, utilities included, 403-875-0214.

Located 40 minutes north of Radium in the Columbia Valley, 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).

2 bdrm condo, walking distance to town, W/D, stove, fridge, dishwasher, available September 1, $750/month, N/S, N/P, 250-3423417.

Beautiful, well appointed home, 5 bdrm, 4 bath, 5 minutes to lake and golf, $789,000, 250-342-6162.

Windermere, RV rental sites, $25/ night, $50/week, $500/month, for self contained RV’s, also new RV for rent $65/night, $350/week, close to lake and golf, 250-342-6162.

Spacious Lakeview Meadows townhouse for rent, 2 + 1 bdrm, 2 ½ bath, 6 appliances, gas F/P, hardwood floors, attached garage, access to private beach, tennis court, and recreation centre with pool, available September 1, N/S, N/P, $1300/month + utilities, looking for a nice family or couple.

Please call 250-341-3214 or 250688-0516.

Black Forest Village unit available for rent immediately, 2 bdrm with garage, N/S, $1000/month, call Keith for more info, 250-341-1400.

house for sale

Mountain Home in the Canadian Rockies

420 4th Ave., Invermere, 3 bdrm, 3 bath, newly renovated, shop/shed, deck, fenced yard, all appliances, 3 blocks to beach, $320,000, 250342-1698, fmsguitars.com/house.

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.

Edgewater, newer 4 bdrm home with fenced yard, can be viewed on www.propertyguys.com, ID# 166007, asking $230,000, 250341-7985.

4792 Selkirk Ave, Edgewater, BC, 1300 sq.ft. home with 2 bdrm, 2 bath, undeveloped basement, deck, carport, wheel chair accessible, $279,000, 250-347-9813.

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house for sale

Wings Over The Rockies fans and bird lovers, this is a sought after location. The natural terrain and air currents create a magical spot to view Eagles and Ospreys soaring above. Large and very private back yard with clear view towards the wet lands. Newly renovated, 2800 sq.ft. home, 3 car garage, for appointment to view, please call 250-688-0521.

Incredible value, modern home for sale in Canal Flats, 4 bdrm, 3 bath, 2 car garage, 2 sheds, over 2900 sq.ft., fully landscaped yard, jetted tub, irrigation system, all appliances included, paved driveway, 2010 brand new wood stove with stone work, $240,000, 250-341-1076.

condo for sale Affordable condo downtown Invermere, fully furnished, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, $139,900, 250-341-1182.

Brand new 1600 sq.ft. D/T Invermere, 3 bdrm, 2 bath + garage, $299,900 +HST, reduced to $259,900, www.cedarwoodglen. com, 250-341-1182.

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! $224,900, No agents please. 250341-5170.

condo for sale

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.

1 bdrm, 1 level, ground floor condo, close to hospital and D/T, adult building, asking $150,000, no agents please, 604-997-4887.

Misc. For Sale

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

1.6 acre lake view lot for sale in quiet Rushmere community, 14 kms south of Invermere, 4584 Rushmere Rd., 403-831-7658.

Firewood; cut, split, and delivered.

Pine & Fir mix, $180/half cord, $275/full cord. Larch, $240/half cord, $350/full cord. 250-6880143.

2004 Honda CRF 450R, excellent shape, $3600 OBO, 250-341-1182.

1981 VanGuard, 8 ft. camper, $1250, 250-347-9846.

1975 8 ft camper, interior completely rebuilt, fridge, stove, furnace, needs cushions, $2600, 250-341-7098.

2007 Harley Davidson, 96 cubic inch, 6 speed transmission, must see to appreciate, $19,000 OBO, 250-342-0783.

2 lots, 82’x100’ each, North end of 12 Ave. in Invermere, 250-3426157.

wanted Used treadmill or exercise bike, will pick up, 250-342-7625.

Misc. For Sale

SX-Trail 1 Mountain Bike, Freeride/ Downhill set-up, upgraded parts, excellent condition, $1400, 250342-3595.

Older Mobile Home with Constructed Addition for Sale, 24’x55’, currently located in Windermere, must be moved as single unit, approx 940 sq.ft. interior and a 12’x16’ fully covered deck, very good condition, kitchen and bathroom updated in 2008, 2 bdrm, living room, dining room, and laundry/storage room.

Windows have been replaced and are all newer awning & casementstyle, hot water tank is only 5 yrs old, and furnace has been updated as well. If you have land and are looking for an economical solution to housing, this is it! $19,900, call 403-828-1961 for more info or photos.

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, 250-342-2802.

Call 250-341-6299 to place your classified ad.

Pool table and accessories, $500, 250-342-0105.

100% leather couch and love seat (dark brown) + cloth chair, only 1 year old, paid $5500, asking $3500, 250-342-6376.

Top Quality Hay, alfalfa/grass, round bales, call Elkhorn Ranch, 250-342-0617.

12 ft. tandem axle cargo trailer, $4000; Yamaha 2000 Generator, $600; Eamor Saddle, $575. 250347-9192 or 250-341-1234.

MOBILE HOME FOR SALE

LOT/ACREAGE FOR SALE

2 bdrm townhouse for sale, across from Tim Horton’s, 3 levels, possibility for a 3rd bedroom in basement, single-car garage, built in 2006, PRICED TO SELL AT $169,900. Serious inquiries only please, 250-270-0254.

LOT/ACREAGE FOR SALE

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. 250-341-6299.

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. Leave message.

2 queen beds, S/S sinks and taps, white range hood, stereo and speakers, 5 drawer legal filing cabinet, 2 table lamps, Foosball table, 250-342-0279.

Never used, Tule and roof rack for sale, $400 OBO, 250-342-0337.

Medi-chair, excellent shape, battery powered, $700, 250-6889255 (Allen).

Black & Decker, Dewalt radial arm saw, $75; Kenmore 80 Series Washer/Dryer, $300 for set; Weed Eater XT110, $25; Couch and Love seat, cream and burgundy, $150.

403-650-7848.

Couch and matching chair set, new condition; used fridge and freezer chest, priced reasonably, open for offers. 250-342-9439.

Phones! Uniden TCX905, 1 station phone and 6 cordless phones, 2 lines, durable, easy to use, caller ID, speaker phone, and lots of extras, $100. Also, Uniden 420ic, 4 station phones and 4 cordless phones, 4 lines, station to station intercom, Rocket Dial, 10 memory dial locations, $100. 250341-6299.

Used Pamlico Kayak, 2 man, rudder, foot pedal, 15’6”, seat pads, $750.

250-342-6369.

Panasonic KX-FHD332, plain paper fax and photocopier, $40 OBO, 250341-6299.

1986 Travel Aire 5th Wheel for sale; utility trailer, single axle; 2 antique stoves; 2 CPR lights. 250-342-9284.

New Yard Machine mower used once, $270 + HST new, asking $150; Double entrance metal door set, $400; 32” metal exterior door, ½ lite, $50; Acrylic claw foot, free standing tub, $250. 250-342-1354.

1996 Jayco Tent Trailer, sleeps 6, King in front, queen in back, table folds into bed, stove, 3 way fridge, water tank, battery, propane, awning, $4500, 250-342-3205.

2009 Kawasaki Jet Ski, 800 SXR, 800 cc, only used in fresh water, approx.

17 hour use, trailer included, new $9999, asking $5500 OBO, 250342-7077.

1986 Susuki Savage, excellent shape, great beginner bike, 340 lbs, seat height 25”, 650 cc (Lady Driven), $2500, 250-342-6073.

1979 Triple E, 17’, dual axle, sleeps 5, new upholstery, everything works, $2500, 250-342-8330.

1969 Aristocrat Camper, well kept, gently used, $1000 OBO, 250-3420337.

Jayco 5th Wheel, 29 ½ ft. super slide, large awning, many extras, used for summers only, $11,999.

Cathy, 250-345-2164.

2005 Citation Resort, 32 ft., park model with 2 push outs, fully furnished, awning, excellent condition, in Radium, asking $24,400, 403-542-3422.

VEHICLES for sale 1999 Trail Blazer, 4x4 SUV, excellent condition, leather seats, $700 stereo system, upgraded 17” black rims, 5” suspension lift kit, 3” body lift kit, $10,900 OBO, 250-3456495.

1999 Honda CRV, 294,000 km, $4100, 250-342-0105.

2008 Pontiac Grand Prix, $16,000, good condition, 79,000 km, 250342-6376.

Ruby is for sale! 1986 Red Toyota pick-up, runs great, $800 OBO, 250342-0337.

2002 Ford Escape XLT, leather, A/C, power everything, CD player, excellent condition, $9500 OBO, 113,000 km, 250-341-5559.

1998 Ford Expedition, 4.6L, new tires, $4800, 250-342-0783.

bOAT FOR SALE Vroom!! 18 ft., open bow, Doral boat for sale, 325 HP, 5.7L V8, powerful and reliable with dual exhaust and trim tabs. Also, Fish and Depth finder, only 330 hours on boat, comes with life jackets. Great boat but time to sell. Call for more details, 250-345-9521, Fairmont.

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We supply parts and service FOR ALL MAKES of: • snowmobiles • motorcycles • quads

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Reduced! SAILBOAT for sale, MacGregor 26, purchased new in 1995 and in excellent condition.

Four sails, including spinnaker and furling genoa, easy to transport with water ballast system, full cabin with head, sink, and sleeping accommodation, interior lighting and exterior navigation lights, Nissan 8HP motor and trailer with surge brakes. Comes complete with cushions, swim ladder and GPS and orange float ball. Located in Windermere. Price $14,900, 250-342-9436.

Boat top, Bimimi, $150, 250-4893349, Cranbrook.

8 ft. Spring Creek Still Water Pram, like new, with 36 lb. Thrust, Min Kota electric plus deep cycle battery, 250-347-7718.

BUSINESS FOR SALE Busy seasonal café for sale in Invermere, B.C. Serious inquiries only, 250-341-5370.

Invermere Sears, established retail/ catalogue business. Interested parties please contact Mary Frances at invermeresears@telus.net.

Be your own boss, coffee bar for sale and retail space available, 250341-7472.

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 Tandem axle dump truck for hire, will haul most anything, 250-3495659 or 250-919-2957.

BUSINESS FOR SALE 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.

services Buy One Get One half off!

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: August 31, 2010.

services 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.

Furnace & duct cleaning services using the patented rotobrush system. Call AQUAIR for free estimates, 250-342-5089.

Water treatment & purification, includes drinking water systems, softeners & conditioners, iron filters. Call AQUAIR, 250-342-5089.

Heaven’s Best Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning. Dry in one hour! Call 250-688-0213.

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 250347-9678.

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.

College Student with a Truck, is ready to do yard work, demolition, deliveries, dump runs, fence & deck painting, or be the extra set of hands needed to complete any chore, 250-342-9446.

Shawn’s LBO Autobody,

Your Independent Fender Bender Mender & The Valley Shine Shop Auto detailing, power polishing, rock chip repair, and more…

Get your boat detailed for summer.

Call Jodi 250-342-9696 Landscape concrete, forming, finishing, stairs, walks, walls, decks, exposed, stamped, acid stain. Eric, 250-342-1775.

Flooring installations, lino, carpet, laminate and hardwood. 30 years experience. Call 250-347-9192 or 250-341-1235.

Vampire Garlic, Windermere, organically grown, assorted varieties for table or seed, 250342-6136.

services

HELP WANTED

Experienced House Sitters with references available from October 12 to April 14, Pet-sitting, hot-tub maintenance, general cleaning and minor renovation services, all negotiable. Call Ian and Stephanie at 250-342-1648.

Local, private guest ranch/lodge is looking to hire a motivated, detailoriented person. Job includes primarily housekeeping and also lawn & garden, horse care, and assisting with maintenance of building, grounds, and systems.

Part-time leading to full-time.

Email resume to royalantler@ gmail.com.

Red Rock Contracting, custom installations of interlocking pavingstones, for your patio, driveway, etc. Retaining wall systems. For estimate call 250-341-6869.

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

HELP WANTED

Invermere Petro Canada is currently accepting applications for fulltime employment. Please apply in person or drop off resume to 185 Laurier, Invermere, 250-342-3050.

Need your blinds cleaned or repaired? Ultrasonic cleaning tank gets all those unreachable spots, lifts dust and grease, call us, Dirty Blinds, 250-345-2164.

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 @ 1-800567-5699, Ext. 5-1

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Arrowhead Apparel/Mercer & Company has a full-time or parttime position available. Must be good with public, outgoing, and creative. We need someone as unique as the position itself.

Apply in person or mail to Box 100, Invermere, BC, V0A 1K0.

EMPLOYMENT WANTED Seeking Employment, daytime and flexible hours, have valid Class 1, chainsaw experience, general laborer. 250-347-7778 or 250341-7262.

Nobody does it better!

Makes me feel sad for the rest.

HELP WANTED Ray Ray’s, Kitchen staff required, full and part time, please apply in person with resume and references.

Ask for Ben or Billy.

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RK Heli Ski, full-time evening administrative role, must speak fluent German & English, start date December 1, 2010. Send resume to Lauren, lauren@rkheliski.com.

RK Heli Ski, various administrative roles, start date December 1, 2010.

Send resume to Lauren, lauren@ rkheliski.com.

Helna’s Stube is accepting applications for permanent parttime, evening kitchen help/ dishwasher. Please call 250-3470047 or email mail@helnas.com.

Home Hardware Building Centre is in need of a dynamic Bookkeeper/Payroll Administrator who can manage our computerized accounting and payroll system. We are looking for a person who is self-motivated, can work independently prides themselves on their level of accuracy, displays diplomacy and genuinely likes working with people. Your clients, our staff depend on you being able to interpret the world of payroll and benefits, arrange training courses, and resolve personnel issues with them. Our Management team needs a clear picture of our financial position and relies on the Financial Officer for that information. Working as a team, the Bookkeeper will compile data, share information, and assist in the building of these reports when requested. Skills Required: A strong base in accounting principles and practices, a high level of Accuracy, Reliability and Problem solving skills, and Strong organizational skills with the ability to meet deadlines and multitask. Experience Required: Several years experience in bookkeeping and accounting, experience working with a computerized payroll system, and working knowledge of Quick Books and MS Office tools. We offer competitive wages and benefits and an opportunity to expand your knowledge base with our company. If you are interested, please forward your resume to: Invermere Hardware, Box 40, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0.

Attn: Susan Miller Or on-line to: smiller@invermerehardware.com.

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August 13, 2010

Check out one of our upcoming sessions to get information on specific trades.

Next information session: Thursday, August 19th, 1:30 p.m.

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Call Today!

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PIONEER ON THE ROAD

WHERE IN THE WORLD – Pictured, clockwise from top left: Jill Unger visits Disneyland; Martin Morigeau Elementary School’s grades three, four, and five classes on their year-end field trip to Stanley Glacier; Jennifer Moss and Fiona Drew at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa; Brieann Evans, Mary Smith, Amanda Smith, Henry Smith, Jordan Wheeler, Charlie Smith, Lily Smith and Dominic Hul at the entrance to the stadium where the first Olympic Games were held in Olympia, Greece; Clive and Bev Overton at Cathedral Grove on Vancouver Island. These photos have been entered to win a trip for two to Calgary with tickets to a Flames game and one night’s accommodation, courtesy of Travel World. Send your travel photo to info@ cv-pioneer.com, or bring them to #8, 1008-8th Avenue, Invermere.

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Volunteers needed for Fall Fair

August 13, 2010 Submitted by Anne Picton Windermere Community Association The Windermere Community Association’s plans for the Fall Fair and Scarecrow Festival are in full swing.

September 11 is the day to mark on your calendar. Entry is still $3.00 for adults, $4 for kids six to 16 years, and children under six are free.

A few changes from previous years include the following:

• Everyone on entry will be given a free draw ticket, and prizes will be drawn at 1 and 3 p.m. — and you have to be there to collect your prize; • Windermere Fall Fair t-shirts will be sold at the information booth throughout the day while quantities last; • A new scavenger hunt will be in place for all ages; • This year’s Fair will end at 4 p.m., and food service will be cut off at 3 p.m., except for snacks.

All this — added to the great music and demos during the day, the baking, canning, produce, horticulture, and photography exhibitions, the craftspeople, the foam splash-down, the wifecarrying race for which the Fall Fair has become famous ­— is a recipe for a great day’s entertainment.

Brochures will be available around town shortly with full details.

We could still use some volunteers — if you can help for an hour or two, please phone Cheri at 250-341-3383.

To place your Community Classified call The Pioneer at 250-341-6299 or toll free 1-866-669-9222 classifieds@bccommunitynews.com www.communityclassifieds.ca

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August 13, 2010

FAITH

The power of love Pastor Scott Peterson Valley Christian Assembly If you know me, you probably know that I like to be clean. That’s not to say that I won’t get down and dirty with the best of ‘em, when it’s time to dig in the dirt and get a job done. However, I love to get cleaned up when “grimy time” is over, and stay that way if possible.

Years ago when my boys were young, we decided to move house. We used a large moving truck to help transport all of the boxes and furniture, but when we were done we realized that something was missing.

Shortly before this my in-laws had purchased a toy drum set for my older son, who was only around 2 years old at the time. I don’t know why grandparents insist on giving loud, obnoxious toys to their grandchildren — possibly to annoy us parents as some sort of cynical pay-back! At any rate, my son loved his red drum set, but alas, it was missing after the move.

We searched around but could not find it anywhere, until finally we realized that it might have been left in the cab of the truck, which was cleaned out before it was returned. Utilizing my best deductive rea-

soning, I surmised that the drum set could very well have been thrown away into the convenience store dumpster, where the truck had been returned. Now we revisit my love for cleanliness — a state not easily maintained for those who find themselves dumpster diving! However, out of love for my son, I searched the garbage. There, amongst a stench of repugnant refuse and a barrage of bacteria, I found his little drum set.

You see, when genuine love is a motivating factor, we will go to great lengths in order to help somebody.

This is exactly what God did for us. John 3:16 tells us “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son (to give his life on the cross), that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”

Jesus was willing to do the dirty work for us, and is ready to pick you up out of the mire that you are in, if only you will allow him to.

We can receive salvation, forgiveness, and the promise of eternal life by believing that he is God’s son, and receiving him as the Lord of our life. It is the most important decision we will ever make, and when we do, we can understand the power of God’s love. It doesn’t matter what you have done or where you have been, God still loves you. The love of God is defined from the Greek as “agape”, which means unconditional and sacrificial. Love is not a feeling, an emotion, a physical sensation, or an infatuation. Love is a decision, accompanied by action and commitment. Have you experienced the power of real love in your life? I hope that you will.

Carry overs are theme of the year for Windermere lady golfers Submitted by Ann Way Windermere Valley Ladies Golf Club On July 28, 22 ladies played “Tee to Green”.

The winner of the first flight was Pat Andruschuk with three players tying for second place: Barb Journault, Coreen Ruault, and Cathy Howard, and the third flight by Sherry Avery.

We seem to have had several carry over’s this year for the deuce pot and so it was again this week. The putting pot was won by Gail Cole.

On August 4, the game of the week was Low

Net/ Pin Round.

The winners were: • Handicap 0-23: First - Coreen Ruault, second - Gail Wilfley • Handicap 24-28: First - Barb Journaut, second - Deb Plato, and third - Diane Kochorek.

Handicap 29-40: Oris Hanson The putting pot was won by Gail Wilfley. The deuce pot was shared by Sandra Howard, Mary Jean Anakin, Raylene Oram, and Lorna Scott.

It’s a good thing that there was a carry over from the prior week!

Valley Churches Lake Windermere Alliance Church Sunday, August 15th, 10:30 a.m.: Worship and Life Instruction, “i-Surrender” Pastor Trevor Hagan • 326 - 10th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-9535 • www.lakewindermerealliance.org Windermere Valley Shared Ministry ANGLICAN-UNITED 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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