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IN THE MONEY — Six lucky winners shared the $1,000 prize in this year’s Ice Out Contest, organized by the Lake Windermere Lions Club. Pictured, left to right, The Lions’ Henry Hoffmann hands over cheques to Fred Simon, Barb Rogers and Mara King. Winners Linda Krater, Laurie Moore, and Don Steedman not pictured. Photo by Kate Irwin

Six winners for Ice Out Contest

By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff A record-breaking six winners are splitting the $1,000 pot for the 25th Annual Ice Out Contest, put on by the Lake Windermere Lions Club.

Linda Krater, Don Steedman, Barb Rogers, Laurie Moore, Mara King and Fred Simon all correctly guessed that the ice would melt from Lake Windermere at 12 p.m. on April 10th.

Since January, 3,000 tickets were sold at $2 apiece

by Lions Club members, but nobody from the club was expecting to be congratulating a sextet of winners when the contest ended.

“We usually have one winner each year,” explained Henry Hoffmann, who helps run the Ice Out competi-

tion. “The contest has been running for 25 years and I believe this is the first duplication that we’ve had in that time.”

The winners each received a cheque for $166, with the remaining proceeds from ticket sales going towards two bursaries for David Thompson Secondary School, the high school’s Dry Grad celebrations and the annual Citizen of the Year Awards.

For Barb Rogers, entering the contest has become an annual tradition since the mid-1980s when the first Ice Out was held.

“Every year I pick my brother’s and father’s birthdays, the 3rd and 10th,” Ms. Rogers said. “I’ve never missed buying an Ice Out ticket. My parents [Frank and Lorrain Fortin] were both Lions so I always do what I can to support the club.”

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By Joshua Estabrooks Pioneer Staff For 78-year-old Joe Klein, the journey from Scotland to owning and operating one of the larger antique retail outlets in the area was an adventure. He and his wife, Elizabeth, moved to Canada in 1980, settling in Calgary.

They have been weekending in Invermere since 1984, and after retiring from the clothing industry, Joe said Elizabeth convinced him he was bored, and they should open an antique store in the area.

“I have always been interested in antiques,” Joe said.

“It was a hobby, so Elizabeth said I should open up a small antique shop and that small shop became this 8,000square-foot monster.”

Joe and Elizabeth travel all over the world, filling shipping containers with antiques from China, Western and Eastern Europe, but they are always on the lookout for interesting artifacts right here at home to sell in their Invermere store, Te Papa Nui. The Klein’s were recently contacted by Sheldon Smithens, a longtime antique dealer and auctioneer in Calgary, who is now one of the hosts of a brand-new show on History Television called Canadian Pickers. The show

follows Mr. Smithens and his cohort, Scott Cozens, as they crisscross around Canada rummaging through barns, basements and attics, in search of the perfect pick. It is based on an American show of similar name, and just recently premiered its first episode on April 12th.

Joe said that he was invited to peruse some of the duo’s picks in a basement in Calgary, and came away with a number of items, including a totem pole that was featured on the season premiere.

“I was filmed buying the totem pole and then they interviewed me afterwards for quite a while,” he said.

The totem pole caught Joe’s eye, and at first he thought it was a true First Nation artifact. Upon closer inspection, however, he realized it was what is referred to as a “white man’s” totem pole.

“A true native totem pole doesn’t have headdresses on the faces, and there are more animals featured than people, usually,” he explained.

Nevertheless, the totem pole is proudly displayed in Te Papa Nui, and is for sale if anyone is interested in taking the fascinating piece home. Joe said he is not certain when the episode featuring his interview will be aired, but that the broadcast schedule can be found at www.canadianpickers.com/the-show/broadcast-schedule.

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• On April 14th at 11 a.m., Columbia Valley Detachment received a complaint of theft of a bike in the 1200 block of 9th St. in Invermere.The bike is described as a red KHS 21” Montana Comp Jett Rock Shox.

• On April 15th at 2:55 a.m, a routine check was done on a 2007 Toyota Corolla after the driver was observed talking on a cell phone. The 28-year-old male from Nova Scotia displayed signs of being impaired.

An impaired investigation was initiated and an ASD demand was read for a breath sample. The male blew a fail. As a result his driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and his vehicle, which was a company car, was impounded for 30 days.

• On April 15th at 9:39 a.m., Columbia Valley Detachment responded to a domestic assault complaint in Invermere. A 56-year-old male was arrested and charged with assault.

• On April 5th at 1 p.m., Columbia Valley RCMP responded to a single-vehicle accident on Hwy 95 south of Brisco Rd. A 2003 Ford pickup with a trailer was hauling power poles when the vehicle lost control and went into the ditch. No injuries to the driver or the passenger.

• On April 16th at 10:57 p.m., detachment members responded to a disturbance complaint in the 8000 block of Grainger Rd. in Canal Flats. The person causing the disturbance had already departed the area. The damage to the rental property will be handled through the damage deposit.

• On April 18th at 7 p.m., RCMP received a complaint of disturbance on the Shuswap First Nation’s land.

To avoid further problems, a 59-year-old male was arrested for being drunk in a public place. The male was released the next morning when sober.

• On April 18th at 6:15 a.m., Columbia Valley Detachment members responded to a single-vehicle accident on Hwy 93/95, south of Columere Park. A 98 Ford pickup driven by a 42-year-old male from Canal Flats hit an elk. The driver was located at the Invermere hospital with minor injuries.

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I tend to read the Cheers and Jeers section in The Columbia Valley Pioneer to see if there are any Jeers for me to pick up on that may be detachment-related. I can then use the power of the keyboard to explain the detachment’s actions, or in some instances where the person “jeering” brings up a good point, I ensure I pass it on to the members of the Columbia Valley Detachment.

The last Jeers directed at the detachment regarding the lighter side of police work was probably directed towards me. The Jeers read: “Jeers to the Invermere RCMP. Police work is not supposed to be a joke.”

36 years of police work and I have never considered police work a joke. I prefer to let the people know that there is the lighter side of police and it’s not all gloom and doom.

A sense of humour also demonstrates that we can laugh at ourselves for some of the situations we put ourselves into and I have no problem with people having a bit of a chuckle at our expense. Mostly at my expense.

Police tend to use humor as a defense mechanism to keep us sane.

Seeing a 4-year-old boy with over 100 bruises on a slab, knocking on numerous friends’ doors to advise them of a death of a loved one, dealing with death and injury at accident scenes, trying to console parents at crib deaths, and working with true victims of crime, unfortunately tends to outnumber the lighter side of our work.

We cannot dig a hole deep enough to bury those memories. For the majority, we develop a thick skin and accept that it’s part of the job.

A number of times when I’ve dealt with the loss of a child, my remedy was to go home and simply stare at my sleeping son, while trying to recognize the pain of some parents and realizing how fortunate my wife and I are.

I also know that we work in a profession where we are not always going to please everyone all the time.

I recognize and accept this fact. When I retire and go more full-time into playing Santa for the kids, then it will bother me if I can’t make everyone happy.

So, like the movie, I will conclude: “Yes, Virginia, police work is not a joke, but at times police work cracks me up.”

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Slight tax increases for some residents

By Joshua Estabrooks Pioneer Staff It’s that time of year again, when municipal governments throughout the Columbia Valley finalize their budgets and determine what the year’s tax rates will be for property owners. This year, property taxes in the valley will rise slightly for some areas, and actually decrease in others.

Chief Financial Officer for the Regional District of East Kootenay, Shawn Tomlin, said that the Regional District doesn’t have rates like a regular municipality per se, but the budget has been finalized, which gives the district a pretty good estimate of what the tax rates will be.

Regional District taxes are collected by the municipalities for properties within their boundaries, and also by the province for rural properties outside of municipal boundaries.

A brief summary of the Regional District tax rates indicates that the District of Invermere will see a reduction of 1%, while the Village of Radium will see their rate go down 1.9%. The Village of Canal Flats will see an increase of 4.9%. For the rural areas, Electoral Area F will see an increase of 1.5% and Electoral Area G will pay an additional 3% at tax time.

“It is important to remember that these figures are only reflected in one line item on a property tax notice

for RDEK services,” said Mr. Tomlin, “and do not indicate a change to the overall taxes. Many rural properties will also have levies for other regional district services that show as separate line items (such as for fire protection, recreation, water/sewer systems, etc.), which are not included in those figures.”

The Village of Radium Hot Springs’ Chief Administrative Officer, Mark Read, said that the municipality would be raising taxes by 3.5%, which, for a house assessed at $325,000, would mean an increase from $680.78 in 2010 to $705.45 this year. A business with the same assessment would see its tax bill increase from $1,555.22 last year to $1,608.43 this year.

The reason for the increase, Mr. Read said, is to put approximately $100,000 a year back into reserves for new capital projects.

“We know that we are going to have future capital projects, and with the construction of our fire hall we largely depleted the capital reserves that we had in place, so going forward we are going to have to rebuild those reserves,” he said.

Mr. Read added that the provincial homeowners grant is being increased by $200 this year, which should mitigate the impact of Radium’s tax increase.

For residents of the District of Invermere, a similar increase will be on the books this year. Director of Finance for Invermere, Karen Cote, said that an increase

of 3% would be coming to council for the first of three readings on April 26th. She said that the Audit and Budget Committee met twice in the fall, and the Committee of the Whole met on January 12th to review and discuss the financial plan and tax rates. As well, surveys were sent out with 256 replies returned.

The proposed tax rates reflect a 3% revenue increase over 2010, excluding new construction, Ms. Cote said.

“This amounts to $91,000 in new revenue to the financial plan in order to fund the budgeted capital projects,” she said.

For an average single family dwelling, this means an annual increase of $71.71.

Councillor Ray Brydon, Chair of the Audit and Budget Committee, said that the increase reflects rising costs and decreased revenues due to the slow down in building permits, as well as the endeavour to meet all the service requirements expected by Invermere residents.

“We need to be able to cover this and also put money away into reserves to cover any breakdowns of equipment or infrastructure that may come up,” Councillor Brydon said.

Canal Flats, whose recently hired Chief Administrative Officer (and Chief Financial Officer) Brian Woodward said that due to the previous lack of an administrator the municipality is a little bit late on the budget process, but should have the rates set by mid-May.

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Mountain man Charles D. Ellis was the first person to climb the Columbia Valley’s Mount Nelson. This portrait of him was taken in 1928.

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By Kelsey Verboom Pioneer Staff One person’s trash isn’t necessarily another person’s treasure, but it can certainly be an intriguing, fleeting glimpse into someone else’s life.

This weekend is the trash-picking extravaganza, Valley Pride, which falls just one day after Earth Day and coincides with the Canada-wide cleanup, Operation Clean Sweep. For those who may be hesitating about picking up dirty throwaways in ditches, make the sloppy seconds serendipitous and challenge yourself to find a few poignant observations among your trash bag during Valley Pride day.

A few years ago I spent a summer working for Kootenay National Park. During that time I participated in a National Park-wide clean-up, which involved an unglamorous day of trudging through the ditches along Highway 93.

The resulting sludge-splats on my legs weren’t the greatest, but decoding the debris I picked up was actually really fun.

I observed that the right-hand ditches on the way to Calgary were full of B.C.-brand beer cans, like Kokanee, as well as an alarming number of Tim Horton’s cups. Conversely, the right-hand ditches on the way to the valley were strewn with MacDonald’s wrappers and Alberta–favoured Budweiser and Lucky beer cans.

Amongst the diapers and clichéd oil container spewing into a stream, some of the most intriguing items plucked from the park that day were a set of dentures in their container, a Barbie doll with no head, the entire side panel of a Winnebago, a pulled-apart mixed tape with “I HATE YOU LUKE” scratched across it, and a wallet that was later returned to its owner, who was overjoyed at being reunited with a family photograph that was tucked inside the leather folds.

So, this Valley Pride day, don’t look at picking up garbage as a chore. Instead, relish in the quirky finds strewn about, and keep your eyes peeled for a fun find, like a bizarre grocery list or a love note blown away in the wind.

Bring your best find to The Pioneer office to be photographed and featured in a photo-collage of the valley’s most tantalizing trash.

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Radium Lodge removal a mistake Dear Editor: The Radium Lodge was a favorite spot for my wife and I to visit. It is a truly fitting building with the Radium Hot Spring pools and I cannot imagine sitting in the pool and not glancing toward this unique building that has earned its place beside the hot springs.

Whereas I would support an argument to limit further development, ripping away something that

is now a part of the heritage in Radium is absurd and a fallacious ecological argument.

If you want to talk about interfering with ecology, the vehicle activity on Highway 93 has a million times more impact than this humble stationary lodge. This is a decision that needs to be reversed before the lodge is destroyed.

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LETTERS

Small amounts of weed should be decriminalized

Dear Editor:

I would like to correct Mr. Dale Shudra’s statement in his April 15th letter to The Pioneer about my views on marijuana.

I have never at any time indicated that marijuana should be legalized. What I have said as a candidate during previous federal elections, and continue to say now, is that possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use should be decriminalized. It is a fine distinction but an important one.

The prohibition against alcohol in the 1920s was a dismal failure. An unintended consequence of prohibition was the rise in the price of bootleg alcohol due to public demand. The rise in price brought organized crime and street vio-

lence.

The Conservative’s National AntiDrug Strategy also has the unintended consequence of keeping marijuana profitable enough to attract organized crime.

That involvement then leads to violent crime throughout our society.

If you want to reduce organized crime violence and redirect valuable police resources to focus on hard drugs and other crime, drop the price of marijuana by decriminalizing possession of small amounts for personal use.

Finally, the single most important gateway drug is alcohol, not marijuana.

The Windermere Valley is well aware of Kootenay-Columbia candidate David Wilks’ regards towards “democracy” and “the will of the people.”

Ignoring all evidence that a majority opposed the Jumbo development, he and other RDEK directors — leveraged by MLA Bill Bennett — schemed away Jumbo Glacier from local authority. Wilks is a good listener, but he won’t be listening to you. He’ll be listening to Harper.

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Harper is disgusting people into not voting; this tactic works because in the last federal election Harper’s gang was elected with the support of only 22 per cent of registered voters. Nearly twice that — 41 percent — didn’t get off the couch!

If every one of you can defibrillate — then drag, carry or prod — just one deadbeat couch gnat to a poll-booth, we can get democracy back.

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The success of this event would not have been possible without the incredible support from Brian Schaal and the staff of Copper Point. The food was fabulous and the set-up was excellent.

Thanks to Tex Lortscher for his enthusiastic auctioneering skills which brought in $3,425 of our total. And a special thanks to Aalyah, Alyssa and Zoe, the young ladies who sold raffle tickets the entire evening.

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The election is almost upon us. It’s time to take a stand now and vote for something you believe in. Part of the political mediocrity we find ourselves in is due to the fact that people have stopped voting for something or someone and have replaced it with voting against something or someone.

A strategic vote is a wasted vote, meant to stop something rather than to start something. It is a negative vote rather than a positive vote and benefits no one but those who promote it.

A strategic vote is a fear-based vote rather than an empowered vote. It’s like agreeing to pay protection so you won’t get pushed around instead of taking a stand for the belief that being pushed around is wrong.

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Recently one of your readers suggested that people vote for the Kootenay-Columbia candidate who, in her opinion, would “obviously” win the election. In other words: “voting for anyone else is a wasted vote.”

In my opinion, this logic is not only flawed and nonsensical but also dangerously undemocratic.

One could use the more appropriate logic that voting for the candidate that “seems” to be favored by

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Maybe those doing the pushing won’t get the message the first time a stand is taken, but if we never take a stand, they will never get the message and nothing will ever have to change.

A strategic vote complicates something which is simple. It is an inaccurate indication of how people really feel.

How is our government supposed to listen to us and what we need when we can’t even be straight about what we stand for?

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The more democratic and sensible approach is to research the issues and platforms, get out and VOTE, and then vote for the person that you think will do the best job, regardless of alleged popular opinion.

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Competitive Categories Poster/Essay/Poetry • • • •

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 71 Windermere wishes to announce that the 2010/2011 Poppy Poster Literary Awards Presentation for 2010 entries will take place at 3 pm on Sunday May 1 in the Legion Veteran’s Hall.

Primary (Poster Contest Only) Grades 1, 2, 3 Junior (All Categories) Grades 4, 5, 6 Again this year we have many “prize winning” entries.

Intermediate (All Categories) Grades 7, 8, 9 Please use front entrance.

Senior (All Categories) Grades 10, 11, 12 Any questions regarding this presentation please contact Howard Williams, Poppy Chairman at 250-342-0100

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April 22, 2011

What’s Happening in the Columbia Valley

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

ART FROM THE ATTIC Elinor Florence, former publisher of The Columbia Valley Pioneer, is organizing a charitable sale for reused art treasures as a fundraiser for the Invermere Health Care Auxiliary and the Columbia Valley Arts Council.

See story on Page 16 for more.

MOVIE REVIEW

PAGE 12

GALLERY SHOWING

PAGE 21

Out & About Your Weekly Guide to What’s Happening Around the Columbia Valley

Photo by Kelsey Verboom

Page 13

The Cookers

Featuring Morgan Childs

Sunday April 24th · Tickets at the Book Bar & Pynelogs

Wings Over the Rockies Art Show What does ART mean to you? April 26 to May 15 · Artist Opening – Wed April 27th from 7 to 9 pm Visit columbiavalleyarts.com for our current events calendar, or call 250-342-4423.

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April 22, 2011

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

Movie Review: I Love You Phillip Morris to pay for his new habits.

It’s while he is serving time that he meets, and falls head-overheels for the title character, Philip Morris, played by Ewan McGregor.

The rest of the plot concerns the lengths that Russell will go to stay out of jail, spend the rest of his life in rapturous love with Philip, and keep coming up with ever-more extravagant scams to keep them in the style to which they’ve grown accustomed.

I Love You Philip Morris really is as crazy as it sounds, and it’s also a very funny movie with a few moments of extreme hilarity. It was written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa,

Reviewed by Dave Sutherland Jim Carrey gives an exuberant performance as a married-with-twochildren police officer, who transforms into a flamboyant gay con-artist, in the wacky flick I Love You Philip Morris.

Carrey plays Stephen Russell, a seemingly happy man, who, after a near-fatal car accident, comes out of the closet and leaves his bewildered wife and former life behind.

He moves to Miami and embraces an extravagant lifestyle that includes luxurious apartments and lavish partying, but ends up in jail after perpetrating a series of scams

the team responsible for cult favourite, Bad Santa, and it’s anchored by great performances from Carrey and McGregor, who both play it straight, so to speak.

Although the movie was announced a couple of years ago, it is rumoured to have been held back from release because studio honchos thought it was too gay to play to general audiences.

Amazingly, it is also based on a true story. The real Stephen Russell is currently serving a 144-year sentence for the series of jail escapes and increasingly creative cons that he committed to keep his love alive.

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April 22, 2011

Music • visual arts • dining • Bar Scene • entertainment • performance ARTS Monday, April 25th:

Out & About

• 7 p.m.: All Candidates Forum at David Thompson Secondary School theatre. In attendance: Mark Shmigelsky, NDP; David Wilks, Conservative; Betty Aitchison, Liberal; and Brent Bush, Independent.

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

Tuesday, April 26th:

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.

Toby Theatre

• 7:30 p.m.: Silent Picture Show from the 1920s, starring Clara Bow at the Edgewater Hall. Piano improvisations by composer Robert Bruce on the Seiler grand will accompany the movie. $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, $5 for students, children are free. For info: 250-347-9660 or 250-347-9860.

Wednesday, April 27th:

• April 20th - 23rd, 7:30 p.m.: Never Say Never.

• April 27th - 30th: CLOSED. • May 4th - 7th: CLOSED.

Thursday, April 21st: • 8 p.m.: Bighorn Football Annual General Meeting at Rocky River Grill. For info call Darla: 250-6880256.

Friday, April 22nd: • 4 - 7 p.m.: Relay for Life BBQ at AG Valley Foods. Face painting, raffle and haircutting.

Saturday, April 23rd: • 10 a.m.: Valley Pride clean-up day. Meet up at the Community Hall in Edgewater, Wilmer or Windermere, at Invermere’s Pothole Park, or at the Seniors’ Hall in Radium for supplies and further instructions.

• 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Windermere Farmers’ Market at Windermere Hall. For info: 250-342-6210.

• 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Hot Dog and Hamburger BBQ at Home Hardware. Fundraising for Kootenay Baton Konnection’s 17 athletes attending the Provincial Baton Twirling Championships in Richmond, B.C. • 1:30 p.m.: Bighorns play the Calgary WildCats at Bighorns’ football field behind Invermere Fire Hall.

Sunday, April 24th: • 7:30 p.m.: The Cookers perform at Pynelogs Cultural Centre. $18 advance, $20 at the door.

Tickets available at The Book Bar and Pynelogs.

• 10:30 a.m.: The Radium Public Library is hosting the children’s author, Luanne Armstrong at Edgewater Elementary School.

• 6 - 8 p.m.: Meet and Greet award-winning author Luanne Armstrong at the Invermere Public Library.

For info: 250-342-6416, or invermere.bclibrary.ca.

• 6:30 p.m.: Celebration of Dance at David Thompson Secondary School Theatre. Performances

by Community Dance Tree students. $10 for adults, $7 for children. Advance ticket sales only. Call 250342-3371.

Thursday, April 28th: • 6:30 p.m.: Celebration of Dance at David Thompson Secondary School Theatre. $10 for adults, $7 for children. Advance ticket sales only.

Call 250-342-3371.

• 7 p.m.: Mike, Denise and Michelle HartmannEchterling from Hart to Heart Ministries will be at the Radium Christian Fellowship. Thursday April 28th to Saturday April 30th at 7 p.m., also Sunday May 1st at 10 a.m.

Friday, April 29th: • 6:30 p.m.: 1/4 Chicken BBQ Dinner at the Invermere Legion, Branch 71. Entertainment by Don Davies Quartet from Kimberley. For info: 250688-0640.

• 7:30 p.m.: The Friends of Kootenay presents World Heritage Site, In Your Backyard! at David Thompson Secondary School Theatre. Presentation by Jim Thorsell, senior advisor UNESCO’s World Heritage

Committee. Admission is $7.

Saturday, April 30th: • 8 a.m. - 12 noon: Pancake Breakfast and Yard Sale at Akisqnuk First Nation Arbour. $5.00 per table includes pancake breakfast. For info call Linda: 250342-6301.

• 9 a.m.: Registration starts for Lake Windermere District Rod and Gun Club’s Elmer Fudd Fun Shoot. Rabbit and low flying targets only. Two-day event at Rauch Homestead Range. For info: 250341-3254, victhomas@telus.net or www.lwrodgun. org.

• 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: ICAN 2nd Annual Adoption Event. Cats, bunny and guinea pig up for adoption.

Bring a carrier if you wish to adopt. For info: 240341-7888 or www.icanhelpapet.com.

Sunday, May 1st: • 3 p.m.: Poppy Poster/Literary Awards Presentation in the Invermere Legion Veterans Hall. For info: 250-342-0100.

Monday, May 2nd: • 11a.m. - 4 p.m.: Lil’ Peeps Art Show at Pynelogs Cultural Centre. Runs May 2nd - 8th and coincides with Wings Over the Rockies festival and the Wings Over The Rockies Art Show. For info: 250-3424423.

Tuesday, May 4th: • Columbia Valley’s 60-day Get Fit Challenge begins at the Valley Fitness Centre. Presented by Fitness4Life and VFC. For info email: fitness4lifechallenge@ gmail.com.

Saturday, May 7th: • 1:30 p.m.: Bighorns play the Calgary Colts at Bighorns’ football field behind Invermere Fire Hall.

• 6 p.m.: Old Time Barn Dance at the Invermere Community Hall. Refreshments, dinner, Wings Festival retrospective, auction and dance to L8te. $50 per person. Tax receipts will be issued. For info: 250-342-2473.

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April 22, 2011

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Hoodstock ready to return

By Kelsey Verboom Pioneer Staff Event organizers are happy to announce that the arts and music festival Hoodstock will be returning for its fourth year, after a hiatus in 2010.

The family-friendly festival will be back in action on Saturday, July 8th, at Coy’s Par 3 Golf Course near Fairmont, and organizers are currently seeking sponsors to help make the event a reality.

“Five-year-olds can have a great time, and 80-yearolds can also have a great time. We’d really like to have it

grow into something the entire valley can be proud of,” said organizer Rory Sinclair.

This year, the festival will host five bands, with McCuaig headlining the event. In addition, there will be food vendors, arts and crafts vendors, and a refreshment garden.

Proceeds from Hoodstock will be going towards the Red Cross, Cops for Kids, and various other local initiatives.

Anyone interested in sponsoring the event, signing up as a vendor, or finding out more information, go to www.hoodstock.info.

Candidates will speak to voters Pioneer Staff Valley voters will have the chance to listen to the federal candidates for the Kootenay-Columbia riding on Monday, April 25th.

The candidates will be in Invermere for an allcandidates forum, sponsored by the Invermere and Radium Sunrise Rotary Clubs.

The candidates in attendance will be Kimberley’s

Betty Aitchison for the Liberal Party; Independent candidate Brent Bush from Kimberley; Invermere’s Mark Shmigelsky for the New Democratic Party; and Kimberley’s David Wilks for the Conservative Party.

William Green of the Green party will be unable to make the forum, as he is cycling around the constituency meeting with voters.

The forum will be held at the David Thompson Secondary School Theatre at 7 p.m. on April 25th.

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April 22, 2011

Saturday May 7th - 6 pm Featuring the music from

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brought to you by Bill Swan, Larry Halverson & Deb Griffith

The Cookers are coming Top-notch jazz quintet, The Cookers, which includes Invermere-raised drummer Morgan Childs, will be performing at Pynelogs Cultural Centre on Sunday, April 24th at 7:30 p.m. The group of five musicians includes trumpeter Tim Hamel, saxophonist Ryan Oliver, pianist Richard Whiteman, bassist Alex Coleman, and Morgan Childs on the drums. Anyone who has watched Morgan perform knows his trance-like drumming is a true treat. Tickets are available at The Book Bar and Pynelogs. $18 in advance and $20 at the door.

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April 22, 2011

THANK YOU to the sponsors of the 2011

Business Excellence Awards

N E W S PA P E R

• Community Futures East Kootenay • AG Valley Foods • Eagle Ranch Golf Resort • Fairmont Business Association • Radium Resort • College of the Rockies • Fairmont Mountainside Villa Mgmt.

• Smith Green Andruschuk LLP • Invermere Hardware & Building Supplies • Big Horn Meadows Resort • Rohit@Copper Point Resort • Columbia Valley Sign Artists

Submitted by Elinor Florence A giant one-day sale of new and recycled works of art called Art From the Attic will take place on Saturday, September 3rd at the Invermere Community Centre.

The event is being hosted by two groups — the Columbia Valley Arts Council and the Invermere Health Care Auxiliary, which operates the local thrift store to raise funds for the Invermere and District Hospital. Proceeds will be shared between the two groups, and any art remaining at the end of the day will be returned to the thrift store. The District of Invermere has generously donated the use of the hall.

Organized by former Columbia Valley Pioneer publisher Elinor Florence, the sale will attract donations of art that is no longer appreciated by the owner, but may appeal to someone else.

“Almost everyone, including me, has something tucked away in their attic or basement that they don’t want any longer, so this is a chance to recycle it for a good cause,” she said.

Organizers are looking for all twodimensional pieces, including anything from inexpensive items all the way to high-quality original works of art.

“We know there will be plenty to choose from, with prices ranging from a few dollars to a few hundred dollars,” Elinor said. “We have already had offers of donations from several well-known valley

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The event will attract art-lovers, bargain-hunters, history buffs and the community at large. Anyone who has watched the Antiques Road Show knows that hidden gems can be unearthed in unexpected places, so customers are urged to be on the lookout for rare works of art.

Art From the Attic will coincide with two other events in Invermere — one at Artym Gallery and the other at Effusion Art Gallery.

“We expect that locals and visitors will enjoy a real art weekend by making the rounds and visiting all the venues that offer art for sale,” Elinor said.

Donations are being accepted now and throughout the summer. “Please keep us in mind when doing your spring cleaning!” Elinor said.

Donate your works of art at the following locations: • Invermere Thrift Store, 1313-7th Avenue, during opening hours: Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m.

• Pynelogs Cultural Centre, Kinsmen Beach in Invermere: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

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April 22, 2011

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If you have non-registered investments that generate a Deadline crunch T5 and you don’t have one, be sure to ask your financial Accountants and other tax preparers are very busy T3s advisor. this time of year. Being organized and having all of your If any of your non-registered investments were held investment information neatly packaged for them will RRSPs and RRIFs in a trust and paid interest, dividends or other income keep them happy and make your tax return a little easier during the year it will show up on a T3.

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April 22, 2011

Couple starts valley clothing line

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For two young entrepreneurs, Leanne and Shawn Tegart, unveiling a new clothing line last summer was a way of testing the local waters to see if there was room for a truly “valley built” apparel company.

Arrowhead Clothing, actually a new arm of Shawn’s successful Arrowhead Racing restoration and fabrication company, was officially launched on July 1st, 2010, but they kept the unveiling low key until they gauged a reaction. The feedback has been incredibly positive, said Leanne, and this summer they are going full steam ahead with the brand, hoping it will catch on as a symbol of the Columbia Valley in the fashion world.

FRESH FASHION — Leanne and Shawn Tegart model “We came out with two designs last year,” she exsome of the Arrowhead clothing line they have designed from plained. “One was the Arrowhead logo and one was the scratch.

Photo By Joshua Estabrooks iron cross. This year we’re hoping to come up with three or four key designs and modify them slightly so we have some time [which inspired the arrow in the logo]. We rea men’s design, a women’s design and something unisex. ally liked the concept of ‘Valley Built’, which is the slogan We want to have more variety.” for the brand, but we didn’t know what the logo would Currently the Arrowhead line, along with other hard be. We needed an image for the brand, and the Arrowto find brands like Lucky 13, from California, are housed head image came about. It is something that we can use in Leanne’s store, Mercer and Company. But the ultimate subtly on our clothing.” goal is to have an independent storefront for Shawn’s ArArrowhead is committed to local businesses, which rowhead Racing business and the clothing lines. is why they buy their clothing as locally as possible, and “The brand is taking off,” Leanne said. “It is a strong use Larry Petit’s Valley Vision Screenworks to print the design and no one else is doing it. We want to do small, ex- designs, Leanne and Shawn said. The couple plan to have clusive batches so we’re not just putting out the same thing a greater presence in the downtown core this summer by over and over. Individuality is very important to us. We holding sidewalk sales and possibly even a rooftop concert also carry vintage clothing that we find in various ways.” to help draw people downtown and keep them shopping.

For Shawn, whose family has been in the valley since “We will be doing some fun stuff to attract people the 1800s, Arrowhead is a testament to the area and all into the store,” said Shawn. “We want to do something the local businesses that work together to build this area’s edgy and a little bit different. We’re going full steam strong regional economy. ahead and we’re excited about what the future holds for “The style of the logo came from a motorhead type Arrowhead.” of background, but it also is something that is relevant to Arrowhead clothing is located in Mercer and Co. the area. First Nations have been around this valley for across from the Invermere Post Office. 250-342-5353.

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April 22, 2011

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“It has been a miserable winter so I think people are ready to get outside,” said organizer Marianne Thiesen, manager of Windermere’s Real Storage. “This is the second year in a row without a trade show in the valley and I think people are missing it. The one which used to run was well attended.”

Ms. Thiesen will be using the large outdoor area at Real Storage to set up marquee-style tents and display tables.

The day will be casual and sociable, she said, with food and drinks available on site and music playing throughout the day.

Along with outdoor equipment there will also be displays from local outfitters, guides, golf courses, clubs and associations.

“Because there’s a wide range of stalls there will be something for everyone,” Ms. Friesen added. “For new businesses in town it’s a really nice way to introduce what they do to the public and it’s a good way to keep established businesses front and centre.”

With enough interest from businesses and the public, Ms. Thiesen is hoping to turn the trade show into an annual event.

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Heather Haynes’ paintings coming to Artym Gallery Submitted by Suzanne Artym We all strive for harmony and balance in our lives.

This is a philosophy that artist Heather Haynes stands by.

“In life, it’s about the right path, listening to your inner voice, and being ready for opportunity when it presents itself,” Heather said.

This personal outlook by Heather Haynes has created a harmonious balance between her art, family and life. Haynes’ Contemporary Impressionistic works are visually balanced with colour, texture and form. Many people who view her work feel a sense of calm juxtaposed with a mystic, intense energy, or become lost in the subject matter and then experience an overwhelming sense of tranquility.

My daughter graduated from high school a few years ago and she chose a Heather Haynes painting with an Artym Gallery gift certificate she received. Symbolic trees, subtle prose, stenciled forms and a loose, stylized feel were the reasons behind her selection.

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Heather strongly believes that life has a purpose and that keeps her grounded.

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The focus for her art is the process of painting, which evolves from different painting techniques and the use of colour, which conveys meaning.

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April 22, 2011

2011 COLUMBIA VALLEY BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS

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Not for Profit BUSINESS EXCELLENCE — Top: The 2011 award winners, back row, left to right: Jason Powers and Justin Atterbury (Rocky River Grill), Al Miller (Home Hardware), Greg Lapointe (AG Valley Foods), Brian Schaal (Copper Point Golf Club), Gordon Green (Smith Green Andruschuk LLP). Front row, left to right: Randy Trapp (Bighorn Meadows), Dave Read (Valley Hawk Security), Gerry Taft (Gerry’s Gelati), Kaylene Foster (Road Runner Glass), Cindy Levagood (Invermere Companion Animal Network), and Colleen Weatherhead (College of the Rockies).

Above right: A brand-new award was designed for this year’s Business Excellence Awards by Scott Bellows of Bellows Forge (see Page 24 for more details). Above: The event’s Emcee, Staff Sergeant Marko Shehovac, demonstrates his putting prowess.

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April 22, 2011

Local blacksmith honoured to design new business awards

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By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff When creating a new design for the 2011 Business Excellence Awards trophies, Scott Bellows, owner of Bellows Forge and Iron Works, drew inspiration from the diverse landscapes and history of the Columbia Valley.

Every element is represented: the winding Columbia River, the railways that first drew tourists here, the valley’s rich array of flora and the pioneering history of the region.

“The concept the Chamber was looking for was a combination of elements that depict success in business,” Scott explained. “You can find metaphors in the various components of the design, inspired by the winding rivers and railways of the Columbia Valley.”

Scott started the design by experimenting with a piece of scrap metal. He began with the winding s-curves at the centre of the award, mirroring the twists and turns of the river, to represent ingenuity, flexibility and wisdom.

He then moved down to the curved spike at the bottom of the award, which is much like a railroad spike, nodding to the role of the railway in the valley’s development.

“Spikes like this hold together railways, homes, businesses,” Scott explained. “It represents hard work and binding together, an important element of any business.”

The base of each award is shaped like the covered cargo canoes that pioneering explorers and First Nations used before roads and rail networks were established.

Finally, the tip of each of the 13 awards Scott made is shaped like a seed pod or leaf, each with its own unique design, to represent growth and renewal.

“The awards probably took 40 to 50 hours to make,” Scott said. “The opportunity to work with the Chambers and the local business community and to promote blacksmithing on several levels was well worth it ... I’ve even

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New blood joins seniors’ society The Lakeview Manor Society, a group dedicated to providing low cost housing for seniors in Invermere, saw a changeover in directors this week. Three of the society’s longtime members, who have a combined experience of 74 years with the group, are retiring from their duties and will now be replaced by new members.

Pictured, from left to right are the new directors: President Sara Worley, Hans Stettler, Mary Ann Berger, Dennis Zuk; outgoing directors: past president Larry Root, Phil Geiger and Al Pepper. Phil Geiger has been a director for a total of 26 years, Al Pepper has served for 16 years, and outgoing president, Larry Root, has given 32 years to the group. Director Doug Leibel (not pictured) was named Vice-President.

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VALLEY people

April 22, 2011

Former Radium bakery owners tell of connection to David Thompson river but, “It’s still there,” he quipped. They organized church meetings at their tent.

“The hardship was nothing in compariSecrets are things you keep from othson to the possibility of doing something for ers or others keep from you, either deliberGod,” Curley said. ately or by omission. Radium Hot Springs It was good that Dorothy played the resident Curley Fletcher didn’t know about piano, as she often accompanied the singCanada’s famous explorer David Thompson ing in churches. A lifelong enjoyment of the until he moved west in 1966, and never instrument led Dorothy to teach piano for dreamed of a blood link between them.

20 years and to date she still enjoys playing He knew his mother had been a Thompat home. son but then, there are a lot of Thompsons After having two children, Wanda, in in the Belleville/York/Northbrook area 1964, and Kevin, in 1965, the Fletchers where he grew up. were asked if they’d like to come to British Curley, the second youngest of four chilColumbia. Here they lived and served in dren, was born in Toronto, and named after a multiple churches; with their last full-time good friend of his father’s who had died. pastorate in Golden.

While Curley was young, his father, AnIn 1973, the family moved to Radium son Fletcher, purchased a half share in a gold Hot Springs and both Dorothy and Curley mine and the family moved to Northbrook, got jobs at the Radium sawmill.

Ontario, eight miles away. There Curley atThe mill had constructed homes for tended a one-roomed school. their employees and the Fletchers purchased He was nine when the Depression heavone for $21,000. A year later the mill downily hit the mine and the family made the sized. decision to move back to Toronto. He at“You know how it is: last to come, first tended the Duke of York School with 1,500 to go,” Dorothy explained. students but didn’t have any trouble adjustShe moved on to do office work at seving. eral firms, while Curley was self-employed “You know what kids are like: they just Curley and Dorothy Fletcher, former owners of Dorothy’s Bakery, at their home in Ra- building fireplaces, chimneys and walls. dium Hot Springs. want to play,” he said.

After their formal ministry ended, the Photo by Dorothy Isted His future wife, Dorothy, was born to couple was invited to serve in an interim the Evans family in Victoria Harbour, Oncapacity for First Nations churches in Bella tario. She was also the second youngest child, but had church buildings, using masonry skills picked up from Bella, Kitimat, Bella Coola and Anaheim Lake — a 12a large family with 12 siblings. The family lived on an his brother-in-law and some self-taught carpentry. year adventure that ended in 1994. It was then that the When Curley’s denomination, the Pentecostal As- Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada commended them for acreage with cows, chickens and a big garden. Dorothy’s father worked as a bricklayer, specializing in stonework. semblies of Canada, sent him to Toronto, he soon met 50 years of service.

She attended school until Grade 10 (what used to be and fall for Dorothy. They met in the church she attendMore than one First Nations group has bestowed called Junior Matriculation) then moved on to Midland ed and were married in 1951. upon Curley honorary elder or chief status because of his “Dorothy had a little black coupe and I was a poor support and dedication to their people.

Business College for a one year course. Her first office preacher,” Curley recalled. job in Toronto soon followed.

With their son Kevin’s help, Dorothy opened a bak“We drove 30 miles to Oakville, population 10,000. ery in Radium in 1981. The plan was to run this busiDuring the Second World War, Curley worked with his father for the John Inglis Company. The famous I saw there was no Pentecostal church there and asked ness, freeing up Curley to do occasional overseas miswashing machine maker turned to munitions manufac- Dorothy if she’d like to start one. She’s game for any- sionary work. turing during the hostilities. Curley worked as a welder thing.”

Curley learned Swahili from a student living in the When the newlyweds moved to Oakville, housing valley. He speaks with great fondness of his trips to Keand his father was an assembler on gun turntables.

It was 1946 when Curley enrolled in bible college, was scarce. General Motors had just opened up there, nya, where he preached and helped to build churches, graduating after three years and moving on to serve a bringing many employees along with them. although not every element of Kenyan life appealed.

The couple spent their first summer living in a tent two-year internship in Ontario. During this time he helped out both as associate pastor and in constructing by the river. Curley doesn’t remember the name of the Continued on following page...

By Dorothy Isted Special to The Pioneer

April 22, 2011

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VALLEY People

SNAPSHOTS THROUGH HISTORY — Pictured, left to right: Curley and Dorothy Fletcher outside Dorothy’s Bakery, which they owned and operated for 13 years; the happy couple tie the knot in Toronto, 1951; Curley and crew working to build Meru Pentecostal Church in Kenya, West Africa.

Photos submitted ...Continued from previous page “When a man marries, he thinks ‘I bought you.

You’re mine.’,” Curley explained disapprovingly. “The men don’t work, the women do it all. Women there are [considered] cheap, like a cup of coffee. By 50 they’re finished; they work them right into the ground.”

At the time of Curly’s visit, you would never see a man in Kenya kissing his wife, holding hands or helping her, he said. At one time he was surprised to see a man helping his wife in the kitchen. “Do you know Jesus?” Curley asked him. The man nodded. Those memories of his trips abroad are one of the things Curley treasures.

“When Dad went to Africa he refused to live in the home they’d set up for him,” his daughter, Wanda explained. “He wanted to live with the people. Several weeks after his return he was diagnosed with a parasite, which caused a significant weight loss.”

Back in Radium, the Fletchers would continue to run their bakery until 1993. When he was not out of the

country, Curley made deliveries around the valley and to the campgrounds in his baking gear and hat.

While living in the valley, Curley was surprised to discover David Thompson was his great-great-grandfather. Curley is descended from a son of David and Charlotte, William John Thompson.

Curley Fletcher shares at least two things in common with his famous ancestor: a deep respect for women and a desire to preach Christianity. Thompson’s personal diaries tell of his struggles to understand the treatment of women during his travels through pre-Confederation Canada and his worries of how to teach Christianity to First Nations people.

“A Missionary has never been among them, and my knowledge of their language has not enabled me to do more than teach the unity of God, and a future state of rewards and punishments,” Thompson’s diary records.

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Last year, the congregation at Bella Bella asked Curley to return and fill in for their absent pastor, offering to pay for the Fletchers’ flights. Upon landing on the island they were met with a cheery “welcome home” by their former congregants.

Curley says that was the best church board he ever had and it consisted solely of women. “They were very dedicated,” said Dorothy, explaining Curley’s fondness for the board.

The couple is currently serving another six weeks as interim pastors in Bella Bella and will return at the end of May. “All the things they do every day for their neighbours and community, they think of it as service to God,” Wanda said.

“Their door is always open, even for strangers whom they will feed and give a night’s stay. Mom was always inviting people over for dinners, lunches, tea and biscuits — both of them love having company.”

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April 22, 2011

Town councils: news in brief Canal Flats, April 11th

• Twelve sign posts are being installed around the village to give directions to major attractions and facilities.

The signs were designed by the Economic Development Committee and their installation approved by council last year.

• A concessions stand, the Shore Side Snack Shack, has been approved for Tilley Memorial Park. The stand, which will be run by Reni Gallant and Francine Savoie, will begin operations at the beach on the May long weekend and will be serving free hotdogs and drinks at Sunday’s Easter Egg Hunt at Martin Morigeau School.

• The Public Hearing for Zoning Bylaw Amendment — BW Hiebert Developments has been changed to May 2nd, 7 p.m., at the Seniors’ Hall, 8909 Dunn Street.

• The Village of Canal Flats is offering free derelict vehicle removal for residents, in an effort to help prevent motor oil, gasoline and antifreeze leaking into the ground and aquifer. The village will collect derelict vehicles from Canal Flats properties free of charge. Applications are available at the village office, for information call 250-349-5462.

Invermere, April 12th

• Council adopted the Deer Feeding and Wildlife Attractant Bylaw, No. 1426. There was considerable

discussion surrounding the times that garbage can be brought to the curb, as Councillors Hawes and Campsall felt it unfair to require people to meet a specific time if they have to leave for work early in the morning. Invermere’s Chief Administrator, Chris Prosser, said that the time would not necessarily be enforced unless there was a specific issue with wildlife at that location. Councillors Campsall and Brydon voted in favour of the motion, while Councillor Hawes was opposed.

• Council carried an amended motion to authorize a number of local events. Two events were not authorized.

The Summit Youth Centre Ball Hockey Tournament, which requested to use the tennis courts, was referred to staff to find an alternative location, as the event would damage the tennis courts.

Also, the Saturday Morning Marketplace — an outdoor market different from the regular Saturday Farmer’s Market — was referred to staff to determine if a different time and day could be arranged, and to gather more information about just what would be sold at the market.

Mayor Gerry Taft said he was not overly supportive of the marketplace idea as it may compete with the successful Farmer’s Market that has already been established during that time frame.

• Council carried a motion to adopt the Water Supply and Treatment Strategy and Drought Management

Plan. The plan outlines the increased need for water to facilitate further growth of the community, and the various treatment options required for water sources. The Drought Management Plan includes a recommendation that the District take a proactive approach by establishing a better means to measure water levels and monitor water use.

Chief Administrative Officer, Chris Prosser congratulated council and residents for their usage levels of between 191-250 litres per day per household, which is well below the Canadian average, he said.

Radium Hot Springs, April 13th

• Council and staff discussed available options for upgrading the capacity of Radium’s sewage treatment plant. Council will wait to make a final decision until further information from staff is provided.

• Council decided to further explore the use of chimneas (deck firepits) in Radium, with concern that the firepits are unsafe and in violation of fire regulations.

Staff were instructed to gather more information, with the possibility of council passing a bylaw in the future to regulate the use of chimneas.

• Council approved the use of Radium’s Legend’s Field for the annual Golden Triangle cycling tour, which will pass through Radium during the May long weekend.

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE - BW HIEBERT DEVELOPMENTS BYLAW AMENDMENTS – CANAL FLATS The Council of the Village of Canal Flats is considering an application by BW HIEBERT DEVELOPMENTS to amend the Village of Canal Flats Official Community Plan and Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw # 900, 1992. If approved, the amendments will change the land use designation and rezone a portion of the property. The subject property is part of Parcel B (see 272 671), DL 110, KD 26, Except Parcel 1 (see 1514461) and Plans 12479, 17833, NEP20622, NEP65964, NEP68593, NEP72381, NEP74420 & NEP77201, Big Horn Sheep Lane.

Bylaw No. 124 cited as “Village of Canal Flats – Canal Flats Official Settlement Plan Bylaw, 1981 – Amendment Bylaw No. 124, 2011 (BW Hiebert Developments)” will change the land use designation of a portion of the property from Passive Open space to Residential. (R-1)

If you believe that your interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw, you may, prior to the hearing: • • •

inspect the Bylaw and supporting information at the Village Office in Canal Flats from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday; mail, fax or email written submissions to the addresses/numbers shown above; or present written and/or verbal submissions at the hearing.

SUBMISSIONS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING

All written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection Privacy Act. This notice is not an interpretation of the Bylaw. For more information contact the Village of Canal Flats office.

Bylaw No. 125 cited as “Village of Canal Flats Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 125, 2011 (BW Hiebert Developments)” will rezone a portion of the property from A-2 (Rural Residential (Country) Zone to R-1 (Single Family Residential Zone) and a portion of the property from A-2 (Rural Residential (Country) Zone to P-2 (Public Parks and Open Space Zone).

The Public Hearing will be held at: Canal Flats Civic Centre (Senior Centre- downstairs) 8909 Dunn Street, Canal Flats, BC Monday May 2nd, 2011 @ 7pm

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April 22, 2011

Proud Brit prepares to celebrate Royal wedding

By Kelsey Verboom Pioneer Staff Windermere resident Maureen Thorpe won’t be letting the fact she’s more than 7,500 kilometres from London, England, hamper her plans to celebrate the upcoming Royal wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton. She’ll be waking at 4 a.m. to watch the event on television and will be wearing a fancy hat for the special occasion.

Maureen grew up in Yorkshire in northern England, and moved to the Columbia Valley in 1964 with her husband, Jim Fisher. Maureen and Jim were again living in England in North Yorkshire during 1981 when Princess Diana wed Prince Charles, and Maureen fondly remembers celebrating the momentous wedding.

“We were living in a tiny village at the time,” she said.

“We had a French couple staying on the property where we lived, and we invited them in to watch the wedding on TV. We toasted the bride and groom with sparkling wine, and then went to the local pub. We walked in, and everyone was wearing hats. It wasn’t planned that way, everyone wearing hats, it was just sort of serendipitous.”

Afterwards, the pub-goers moved on to the local manor house for a formal reception.

“The whole country was doing the same thing,” Maureen said. “There was a very strong sense of country surrounding the event.”

Maureen said she thinks the April 29th wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton will create the same sort of feeling.

“They’re a lovely couple. I think they’ll be good for Britain. I think Kate will bring some life and energy to the Royal family.”

Maureen, who has already warned her husband Jim not to walk in front of the TV while she’s watching the Royal couple tie the knot, said watching the Royals is a fun way to fantasize a little about an indulgent, fairytale lifestyle.

“When I watched Charles and Diana wed, I remember being absolutely fascinated with the clothes, and delighting in her dress and the bridesmaids dresses. When she [Diana] got out of that coach with all that dress, everyone in the crowd gasped,” Maureen remembered. “It

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GO GREEN IN 2011 WITH HATS OFF TO WILL AND KATE — Windermere resident Maureen Thorpe wearing the hat she had made in celebration of the upcoming Royal wedding of Britain’s Prince William to Kate Middleton on April 29th.

Photo by Kelsey Verboom takes you away from your normal life for awhile. It’s like living in a fantasy.”

Maureen is planning her own fashion-fun nod to William and Kate with a specially made hat for the big day, as per British tradition. The showy topper was put together with the help of Maureen’s friend, Bev Sinclair, and the staff at Essentials in Invermere. Maureen’s dogs and cats also have fancy headpieces, which they may don for the big day.

“Everybody loves a wedding,” Maureen said of her decision to celebrate with a hat.

At Maureen and Jim’s own wedding, they had Kiri Te Kanawa, the same singer who performed at Charles and Diana’s wedding, lead them across the dance floor.

“Well, we had her CD,” joked Maureen.

Maureen has one daughter, Allison Bowen, and two grandchildren, Jade and Billy Bowen, who also live in the valley.

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New tree will replace park’s Russian Olive would be a suitable replacement tree, as well as input from the Legion as to what kind of tree they would like to see in the park. Mayor Gerry Taft said that it is a difDistrict of Invermere Council made a tough deci- ficult decision, but it has to be made. sion at last week’s council meeting regarding the fate of “It feels like we are discussing putting down a family the beloved Russian Olive tree that currently resides in pet,” he said, but suggested that the wood from the tree be made available to local artisans so they could create Cenotaph Park.

Council received a danger tree assessment from something out of the community icon that would stand the test of time.

Green Leaf Tree Service, which identified the agA preliminary cost estimate for the removal and reing tree as a high risk to “It feels like we are discussing putting down a family pet.” people and property, in placement suggests it would take between $4,000 and light of a large limb that — Invermere Mayor, Gerry Taft $10,200, depending on the fell from the tree in July size of the replacement tree of last year. chosen.

The tree has a codominant branch strucMr. Hromadnik suggestture right at the base where four main stems originate, ed replacing the existing tree with one of a more substantial size, as it is a focal point in the community, and said the report stated.

“This branch structure is creating significant stress at the tentative timeline for the project’s completion is the one point, which, combined with evidence of rot at the second week of June to allow the new tree to establish base, ultimately contributed to the failure of the south itself.

“The first two years are the most critical. It is essenstem. The loss of structural roots on the tension side of the tree (against prevailing winds) and obvious defects in tial that it establishes itself and gets really watered in for a high target area lend the tree to being a much higher the next winter,” he added.

After some thoughtful discussion, Council carried a risk.”

Director of Development Services, Rory Hromad- motion to authorize the removal of the existing Russian nik, discussed the assessment with Council, and stated Olive tree and replace it with another shade-producing that he will be seeking further information as to what tree of appropriate size and characteristics for the site.

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April 22, 2011

It’s In Your Hands Today is Earth Day

Recycling 101 - The Basics Here are some quick tips to remember when recycling in the RDEK’s yellow bins or the District of Invermere’s blue bag program: • All plastics MUST be clean and have a number between 1 and 6. That number must be in the triangular recycling symbol. If there is no number, it should go in the garbage if it can’t be reused.

• All plastic grocery/shopping bags can be recycled -- even if they don’t have a number on them. This is the only item that can be recycled if it doesn’t have a number. All other plastics must be numbered • Styrofoam CANNOT be recycled -- even if it’s marked with a #6.

• Tin cans should be well rinsed with labels removed, if possible.

• Cardboard should be flattened to save bin space.

• All paper products can go in the yellow bins -- including hard and soft cover books. Foil covered or waxy papers (like milk cartons or foil greeting cards) cannot be recycled. Milk cartons can be taken to the Invermere Bottle Depot for recycling.

Only Certain Glass Is Recyclable Glass goes in the yellow bins marked “Glass Only”.

The only glass that is accepted for recycling is food-grade glass, which is anything that holds your food or beverages.

This includes: • jam jars • salsa jars

• olive oil jars • beverage bottles

Drinking glasses, dishes, picture frames, trinkets, ceramics, light bulbs, window glass, etc. should NEVER go in the glass recycling bin. They contaminate the load and could cause the entire bin to be landfilled.

In the Columbia Valley, you can find glass recycling bins at the Columbia Valley Landfill, across from the old Windermere Family Foods, Invermere Bottle Depot, Invermere Recycle Depot, Fairmont Transfer Station, Canal Flats Transfer Station, Radium Liquor Store, and Edgewater Post Office.

New Options for Fluorescent Lights There is a new Provincial recycling program residential compact fluorescent (CFL) and tube lights. The commercial program is expected to begin in 2012.

There are no depots in the Columbia Valley at this time. The closest depots are in Cranbrook at Home Hardware and Home Depot.

Batteries Included For the first time in the East Kootenay, both your alkaline and rechargeable batteries are recyclable!

From AAA to odd size batteries (like the ones in your portable phone), batteries can be recycled in many communities around the region.

The drop off location for old batteries and cellphones is: Selkirk TV and Appliance 1229 7th Avenue, Invermere Phone: 250-342-6415

Recycling Your Old Electronics There is no permanent electronics recycling program in the Columbia Valley at this time; however, Encorp has been holding and E-Waste Round Up once a year for the past two years.

The date for the 2011 round up has not yet been confirmed; however, it will likely be during the last weekend in June. Watch the local media in June for details.

The closest electronics recycling depot for this area is: Cranbrook Bottle Depot 1125 Industrial Rd #3 Phone: 250-417-0306 They accept a wide range of electronics, including: • Televisions • Speakers • Computers & peripherals • Earphones Monitors • Microphones • Fax machines • Telephones • DVD/VHS players • Discman, walkman • Scanners • Radios • Stereos, MP3 players & docking • Cable, satellite and PVR boxes stations • Vehicle audio and video systems The electronics recycling program is part of a Provincial Stewardship Program. For more information, visit www.encorp.ca.

Getting Rid of Your Old Paint The Invermere Fire Department is the paint depot for the Columbia Valley. They accept paint and paint aerosols ONLY. Drop off hours at the Fire Department are: Tuesdays - 7:30pm to 9:00pm Sundays - 10:00am to 2:00pm The closest household hazardous waste depot (for pesticides, herbicides, etc) is the Cranbrook Bottle Depot. Visit www.productcare.org for more information.

For more information, contact the RDEK at 1-888-478-7335

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April 22, 2011

Submitted by Bjorn Billehaug Invermere Hockey League

Invermere Hockey League wraps up season

This month saw the conclusion of the Invermere Hockey League (formerly Sunday Night Fun League), with the championship game at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena on April 10th. With a perfect 4-0 record through the double elimination tournament, the Walker’s Repair Warriors went on to claim their second league championship in three years.

Lead by the strong goaltending of Jason Lawrick, with scoring from Jarrett Chasse, the Warriors who went into the final tournament

as the 3rd seed, easily defeated the YPC Wolves in the title game 8-1.

After losing their opening game on Friday night to the Warriors, the Wolves climbed their way through the bottom tier of the tournament with wins over the Inside Edge Bruins, NAPA Blues, and Lake Auto Leafs, to find their way to the championship game.

Members of the championship team included Captain Jason Botterill, Geoff Cain, Neil Carey, Jarrett Chasse, Mark Dyck, Chris East, Grant Kelly, Jason Lawrick, Kevin Losey, Dave Mesenchuk, Corey Olson, Kirk Pitaoulis, Ryan Stimming, and Mitch Taylor.

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WORKSAFEBC – WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BOARD OF B.C. HEREBY GIVES NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION (BC Reg. 296/97, as amended) The proposed amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (“OHSR”) pertain to the following items. There is an additional proposal for Part 16, Mobile Equipment.

• Part 4, General Conditions – relating to a third option to protect workers assigned to work alone in a late night retail premises.This third option is proposed because some employers have found it impracticable to install barriers to separate workers from the public or alternatively employ two workers on shift during late night hours; • Part 6, Substance Specific Requirements; and consequential amendments to Part 20, Construction, Excavation and Demolition – relating to updating asbestos requirements; • Part 6, Substance Specific Requirements – relating to updating the reference to the Pesticide Control Act; • Part 9, Confined Spaces – relating to clarifying that atmospheric testing must be conducted by a qualified person; • Part 12, Tools, Machinery and Equipment – relating to safer driven-feed mobile chipper requirements; • Part 14, Cranes and Hoists – relating to updating the reference to the Elevating Devices Safety Act; • Part 15, Rigging – relating to clarifying the correct number of wire rope clips to be used in wire rope splices; • Part 16, Mobile Equipment – relating to the requirement for trailer units with a dump box to have a permanently affixed mechanical device capable of supporting the empty box in the raised position; • Part 16, Mobile Equipment – relating to permitting a worker riding on a rear-mounted work platform to retrieve traffic cones when the vehicle is backing up; • Part 20, Construction, Excavation and Demolition – relating to new requirements that concrete pumps and placing booms meet the requirements of CSA Standard Z151-09; • Part 23, Oil and Gas – relating to updating the reference to the Power Engineers and Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act; • Part 28, Agriculture – relating to the requirement for rollover protective structures on agricultural tractors; • Removal from the OHSR of the requirements for “prior approval” or “prior permission” before proceeding with certain types of work or using certain work arrangements. The sections identified for change by identifying specific requirements or referencing standards are as follows: Part 5, Chemical Agents and Biological Agents, relating to extended work periods; Part 14, Cranes and Hoists, relating to chimney hoists; Part 19, Electrical Safety, relating to high voltage; Part 21, Blasting Operations, relating to mobile drill rigs; • Removal from the OHSR of the requirements for “acceptable to the Board” before proceeding with certain types of work or using certain work arrangements. The sections identified are in Part 6, Substance Specific Requirements, and relate to: the removal of asbestos debris and acceptance from the Board; posting warning signs and acceptance from the Board; and monitors and alarms for equipment and machinery and acceptance from the Board.

PUBLIC HEARINGS You are invited to provide feedback on the proposed regulatory amendments. Your views may be presented orally at the public hearings and/or submitted in writing. Please register if you wish to make an oral presentation at the public hearings by telephoning 604-232-7744 or toll free in BC 1-866-614-7744 prior to the hearing.

Information on the proposed amendments and the public hearings, including details of registration/ participation procedures, are on WorkSafeBC’s website at www.worksafebc.com.

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PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 225 AND 226 OF THE WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

The Invermere Hockey League season began on September 12th, with 90 players playing on six teams during the 30-game regular season.

This marks the first time the league has ended with a double-elimination tournament. For more information, visit www.esportsdesk.com and search for “Invermere Hockey League”.

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Location Coast Inn of the North 770 Brunswick Street, Prince George, BC Prestige Rocky Mountain Resort & Convention Centre 209 Van Horne Street South, Cranbrook, BC Executive Airport Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre 7311 Westminster Highway, Richmond, BC Best Western Kelowna Hotel & Suites 2402 Highway 97 N, Kelowna, BC Coast Victoria Harbourside Hotel & Marina 146 Kingston Street, Victoria, BC 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS The deadline for receipt of written submissions is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 3, 2011. Written submissions can be made online or via e-mail, fax, mail, or delivered at the public hearings during the session times.

Online: via the WorkSafeBC website at www.worksafebc.com E-mail: regquery@worksafebc.com Fax: 604-279-7599; or toll-free in BC: 1-877-279-7599 Mail: Policy and Research Division WorkSafeBC – Workers’ Compensation Board of B.C. P.O. Box 5350, Station Terminal Vancouver, BC V6B 5L5

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Columbia Valley pays it forward Big thank-you Dear Editor:

Dear Editor: Paying it forward; that was the goal of the Big Mez Benefit for Dave and Denise Mesenchuk, and we were met with outstretched arms. Once again the Columbia Valley rose to the occasion and showed true generosity to assist members of our community in need of a little help. Everyone was just so excited to help out. Whether

it was a donation of time, services, goods or monetary in value, there was an overwhelming response to be a part of something really special.

The committee members for the Big Mez Benefit would like to say a great big thank-you to everyone who made the event such a big success!

Friends of ‘Big Mez’

Don’t let your pets be preyed upon Dear Editor: After becoming aware of the number of animals (mostly cats) in the valley that were taken by predators last year, the Invermere Companion Animal Network (ICAN) would like to make everyone aware that during the warmer months there is a higher risk of pets being hunted by wild animals.

This issue affects any animal that is outside, unsupervised, and is the right size to look tempting to a predator trying to find food. Predators include cougars, coyotes, and owls and eagles who hunt from above. These wild animals can live and hunt right in town.

We urge you to keep a close eye on your animal

friends when they are outdoors and suggest spending time outdoors with them, walking them with a leash and harness, or building a safe enclosure for them to enjoy the outdoors in. Spaying and neutering your cat or dog can also help, as it will lessen their desire to wander off in search of a mate.

If you have lost or found a dog, please contact your local dog control officer. After contacting dog control, you can then call ICAN and we will be happy to immediately post a picture and detailed info of your pet on our website, www.icanhelpapet.com.

Lana Banham Invermere Companion Animal Network

The Columbia Valley Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society is once again amazed by the response we have received this year during our live daffodil event. This truly is a community of friends who keep giving and we are very happy to be able to bring a touch of spring into all the businesses and homes here.

It was lovely to see the town ablaze with golden daffodils, fresh from Vancouver Island. This event marks the beginning of the Daffodil Campaign and Daffodil Pins are available to pick up at various locations throughout the community.

Wear the pin throughout the month of April and we hope everyone will have one on their lapel for National Daffodil Day, April 27th. These little flowers are a symbol of hope for all those people who are fighting cancer and the bulk of the money raised will be dedicated to cancer research.

So, a very big thank you to all the wonderful friends who donated generously. We could not do this without all of you from Brisco to Canal Flats.

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Phone: 250-341-6003

Email: bweissig@mountaincreek.ca

Broker/Owner

Independently Owned and Operated 1022B - 7th Avenue, Box 459 Invermere BC V0A 1K0 E-mail: wendebrash@telus.net Fax: 250-342-9611

Office: 250-342-6505 • Cell: 250-342-1300

Invermere, Windermere, Panorama, Fairmont and Radium Hot Springs

Our six Strata Managers are licensed under the Real Estate Services Act of B.C. For more information regarding their extensive qualiďƒžcations and experience, please visit our website at www.mountaincreek.ca.

Wende Brash RE/MAX Invermere

Sales Consultant $FMM t

Glenn Pomeroy

MaxWell Realty Invermere 926-7th Avenue, Invermere, BC

glennpomeroy@shaw.ca

Cell: (250) 270-0666 Office: (250) 341-6044 Fax: (250) 341-6046

EACH OFFICE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

TO ADVERTISE IN THIS SECTION PLEASE CALL DAVE SUTHERLAND AT 250-341-6299

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HERE TO SERVE YOU custom country homes invermere, bc

Specializing in Custom Drapery, Blinds, Shutters & Flooring Residential & Commercial Interiors Brenda E. Werbisky, C.I.D., Interior Designer For appointment call

(403) 861-8782

250.688.5540 • urbanescapes.ca

brenda@cordellsdesign.com

• Bobcat • Mini Hoe • Dump Truck • Rock Walls • Top Soil • Sand • Gravel

Bruce Dunlop Cell: (250) 342-1793 Home: (250) 342-9081 E-mail: dunmal@telus.net

Box 75 Athalmer, BC V0A 1A0

jim@urbanescapes.ca • tyler@urbanescapes.ca

From Framing to Finishing

Dunlop Contracting Al Tallman

Call Al at

We Do It All!

THE WATER & AIR COMPANY

385 Laurier Street Invermere, BC V0A 1K0

INTERIOR FINISHING - REPAIRS - PAINTING INTERIOR/EXTERIOR - KITCHENS, BATHS & BASEMENTS - FURNITURE REPAIRS

1422 12A Avenue, Invermere B.C.

attheshop@live.ca

Serving The Valley for over 15 Years

THE WATER YOU DRINK – Reverse Osmosis, Whole House Filtration, UV Disinfection & Softeners THE AIR YOU BREATHE – Furnace & Duct Cleaning Call (250) 342-5089

RENOVATIONS REFERENCES AVAILABLE

Your home is one of the deepest expressions of who you are. We take pride in the relationships we develop with our clients through a deep conviction to quality and service, and the great sense of accomplishment that goes with seeing a dream project come to life.

Complete Automotive Repairs

LICENSED

(Beside the Petro Canada Car Wash)

250-341-5096

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

Septic Tank Pumping Portable Toilet Rentals • PROPERTY MAINTENANCE • Trucking • Mini Excavator • Residential/Commercial

Kari & John Mason

• LANDSCAPING & DESIGN • Skidsteer Services • Mini Track Hoe

• NEW SEWER • CAMERA •

Invermere • Panorama

Bruce Dehart 250.347.9803 or 250.342.5357

250.270.0821

VACATION HOMES REQUIRED TO MEET OUR GUEST DEMANDS. Our vacation rental inquiries out number the homes we have available.

Let us introduce you to our “Boutique” style management services and show you how your vacation home can pay for itself.

Call or visit online

PH: 1-888-711-ESCAPE (3722) • WEB: www.cobblestonecreek.ca

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

FREE ESTIMATES Chimney and Eavestrough Cleaning and Repair Specialists Time to clean the winter sludge from your eavestroughs. Fully Insured & WCB Covered.

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

OVER

30

YEARS EXPERIENCE Now is the time to book your spring pruning!

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

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April 22, 2011

HERE TO SERVE YOU Columbia Chiropractic Dr. Karen Fahrni DC Dr. Meghan Haggarty ND

Certified ART® & Graston® provider #4 1008 8th Ave, Invermere BC 250-409-9628 columbiavalleychiro@gmail.com

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

250-341-8501 Senior Discount

FaceFair

LUMBIA ROOFING COQuality Roofing and Repairs Allan Gauthier

Tel: (250) 349-7586

Cell: (250) 489-8685 • Fax: (250) 349-7586 • FURNACES • HEAT PUMPS • AIR CONDITIONING • FIREPLACES • HOT TUBS • CHEMICALS • SERVICE & MAINTENANCE • GAS FITTING 385 Laurier Street, Invermere, BC Phone: PO Box 86, Athalmer, BC V0A 1A0 email: info@diamondheatingandspas.com Fax:

(250) 342-7100 (250) 342-7103

ALL WORK

GUARANTEED

www.cranbrookpestcontrol.com info@cranbrookpestcontrol.com

250-426-9586

Residential

4962 Fairmont Frontage • 250-342-1034

VACUUM CENTRE

Sales • Repairs • Warranty Phone: 250-342-9207

Ken Johnson

250.341.5426

250.341.5427

250.349.5564

• • • •

FAIRMONT RIDGE RENOVATION

Doors Windows Flooring Painting/ Interior/Exterior • Kitchen Renovations

Under New Management!

New and Improved!

Fine Homeservices

Commercial

Jesse Vader

Fairmont Outpost & Outdoors

Dorothy Isted • 250-342-3826 • facefair@nanonow.ca

FieldTreeHomes@aol.com Ph 250.341.5900 Bernie Veldboom • Invermere, BC

Environmentally-friendly integrated pest management.

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

www.diamondheatingandspas.com

• Laser Wash • Car Wash • RV/Truck Bays Now Open • Local Discounts Apply

• Renovations Inside & Out • Custom Decks • Design & Build • Finish Carpentry • Doors & Window Replacement Experts

We use the most successful products available.

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT CERTIFIED & LICENSED

• Dr. Hauschka – For healthy skin and mineral cosmetics • Norwex – Reducing chemicals in homes • Winalite – Feel better, naturally • Earthcalm.com • Organic Supplements – Why take anything but the best? (www.advantagehealthmatters.com)

ree Homes In t d l e c.

Fi

Cranbrook Pest Control

250-342-5682

Gel N More Nails

by Leanne

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

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

Gel Nails Nail Art Gel Toes Pedicures 14A Wolfe Crescent, Black Forest Heights

Call Leanne at 250-688-0787

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

Phone: 250-342-6452 • 250-342-3773 • Cell: 250-270-9444 All products are available at 9120, Hwy 93/95 which is five kilometres north of Tim Hortons

Top Quality

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Interior World

HERE TO SERVE YOU window fashions

Call Bill Cropper (250) 342 4406

Need Blinds?

Interior World

Scott Postlethwaite

window fashions

CVCC Contractor/ Trade Builder of the Year 2008

Call Bill Cropper (250) 342 4406

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

1710 10th Avenue – Invermere, BC V0A 1K0

FREE ESTIMATES

Kootenay Cribbing, Ltd.

FOUNDATION CONTRACTOR OF CHOICE Established 1976

INFRARED INSPECTIONS

JOHN WOOD PH: 250-345-2188 • CELL: 250-342-1289 FAX: 250-345-2189 • E-mail: tobywood@shaw.ca

DETECT: HEAT/ENERGY LOSS, MOISTURE INTRUSION, FAULTY WIRING, ACTIVE MOLD, VERMIN & PESTS, NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING

5026 Riverview Road, Fairmont, B.C. V0A 1L1

KARLFAST • 250-688-1200 • info@kootenayinfrared.ca www.kootenayinfrared.ca

Same great team, same great service.

Radium Hot Springs Esso

250-347-9726 7507 Main St. West, Radium Hot Springs

• Millwork • Cabinets • Stairs • Custom Framing • Renovations

Lambert

Journeyman Carpenters

250.342.1024

Delicious Sushi

for a Healthy Lifestyle - and always fresh!

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

Located in Parkside Place Downtown Invermere

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

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

P H A R M A C Y LT D .

INSURANCE AGENCIES LTD.

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

don’t shine r lightsCALL … if you

LEVINE

ELECTRIC LTD. (250) 341-6929

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

B.C. Hydro certified contractor for Power Smart Product Incentive Program (PIP) (Rebates for Lighting and Other Power Smart upgrades) Water/Sewer and Other Control Systems Maintenance and Repair

• Industrial • Commercial • Residential Service & Installations levine@telus.net

Mike Cope

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

LAMBERT-KIPP

Lake Auto Services

250-342-9310

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Cont. #94968

“Serving the Columbia Valley since 1986”

Underground Wire Locating Electric Furnace Service and Repair

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

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

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April 22, 2011

HERE TO SERVE YOU Patryk Jagiello STAIN/LACQUER/PAINT INTERIOR/EXTERIOR patco_dev@shaw.ca Your search for quality and dependability ends with us.

Irrigation System Start-Up, Repairs & New Installation Paving Stone Patios, Driveways & Retaining Walls 250-688-1229 • colin.goldsmith@hotmail.com

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

(250) 270-0345 (403) 870-7558 in Calgary since 2002 in Invermere since 2004

Patco Developments Ltd. PROFESSIONAL PAINTERS

RADIUM HOT SPRINGS ESSO Automotive Repairs 7 days a week

GAS • PROPANE • DIESEL Invermere

Freight & Passenger Depot

(250) 341-6888

7507 Main St. West, Radium Hot Springs

www.cordnerarchitect.com

(250) 347-9726

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

Darren Ross

Kimberley Rae Sanderson Portrait & Commercial Photography Digital Retouching & Restoration Instructional Courses Private or Group, on:

Digital Photography and Image Editing

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

The Deck Guy • Decks • Fences • Home Renovations

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

Gift Certificates Available!

250.342.5102 • morph-photo@telus.net

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

Smitty’s Tree Service

25+ Years Experience • Dangerous Tree Removal • Tree Topping & Disposal • Pruning • Hedge Trimming • Lot Clearing

Al Smith

(250) 342-2611

Cell: (250) 342-5850 email: al_angie@shaw.ca VJ (Butch) Bishop Owner/Operator

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

“Serving the Columbia Valley”

250-342-1355

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

• 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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Man in Motion to visit

By Joshua Estabrooks Pioneer Staff

Surface Solutions

aint the walls, and clean the carpet. It is maintenance.

What about refinishing the hardwood floors?

Sounds messy and inconvenient? Look into it, it is the greatest impact you could make to your home this year.

Customers really can’t believe how easy and clean it really is. Old floors can look new again, and you can even

#4 - 9994 Arrow Rd.

#4 - 9994 Arrow Rd. (Next to Legacy Kitchens)

(Next to Legacy Kitchens)

Rick Hansen’s Man in Motion Tour embarked on a 26-month trek 25 years add a different look with a ago, and now, an anniversary tour — which will wind through the Columbia custom stain.

Valley along its way — has been planned Natures Floors is to mark the epic journey. the only buisness in During the original tour, wheelchairthe valley with the bound Rick Hansen logged more than 40,000 kilometres through 34 countries professional dustless on four continents before crossing Cansanding System, with ada, raising $26 million for spinal cord the ever improving research and quality of life initiatives. finishes your floor To mark the 25th anniversary of the will be stronger Man in Motion Tour, the Rick Hansen than ever. It could be the Foundation is calling on interested participants from across the country to take best investment in your home part in a relay that will retrace the original this year. Drop in and see us event’s journey across Canada. for all your flooring solutions.

The relay will visit 600 communities from coast to coast, taking in 70 per cent of the Canadian population.

The tour will engage approximately 7,000 participants, who will cover and average of 40-80 kilometres per day, passing #4 - 9994 Arrow Rd. a specially-designed Rick Hansen medal (Next to Legacy Kitchens) #4 - 9994 Rd. in the relay. to the Arrow next volunteer (Next to Legacy Kitchens)

Beginning in Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador on August 24th, the relay will be passing through the Columbia Valley on April 13th and 14th, 2012.

It will visit the communities of Parson, Spillimacheen, Brisco, Edgewater, Radium Hot Springs, the Shuswap First Nation, Invermere, Windermere, the Akisqnuk First Nation, Fairmont Hot Springs, Canal Flats, Skookumchuck and Kimberley.

Rick Hansen himself will not be visiting all 600 communities, but he will be making appearances at a number of communities along the 9-month route.

“At this time we do not know if Rick will be present in the Columbia Valley portion of the Relay,” said John Gibson, Manager of Marketing and Communications for the Rick Hansen Foundation.

“It is his goal to join as many participants that the relay will engage. Being from B.C., and knowing how important the province was to him on his original tour, I know it is Rick’s goal to be present as much as possible when the relay makes its way through the province.”

Anyone 13 years of age and older can apply to take part through an online contest at RickHansenRelay.com.

HERE TO SERVE YOU

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

Kathy Tyson 23 A Wolf Crescent Black Forest Heights Invermere BC V0A 1K2

Call for your FREE consultation and estimate

Tysunique C lothing Custom Sewing & Alterations For All Ages

Phone: 250-342-0898 Cell: 250-341-8582 E-mail: dokaty@telus.net

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

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

250-342-6700 • universaldoorsandexteriors@shawbiz.ca

Also offering FREE year-round pickup of unwanted vehicles

• Trusses • Engineered Floors • Wall Panels

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

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

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

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Pioneer Classifieds s obituary s Winifred Grace Davis (Gracie) November 5, 1934 - March 20, 2011 Our family regrets to inform family and friends of Gracie’s passing.

Gracie loved many things in life and will be remembered mostly for her love for her children, grandchildren and husbands Ed and Bill.

Gracie will be remembered for her love of dance, music, art (especially Kimberly, Ryan and Jack’s art works), curling, gardening, birds and wildlife, crafts, garage sales, the Scarecrow Festival, the Invermere market, photography, camping, fishing and her store (Gracie’s Next to New). Gracie lived in Windermere since November 1979. Before retirement she worked at the Foothills hospital as a Housekeeping Supervisor and then the last several years as a Hydro Therapist in the Burn Unit. She belonged to several organizations over the years... The Moose Lodge, The Curling Club in Montgomery, The Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Gardening Club, and she was a Camp Host for the Provincial Parks of B.C. for many years serving the traveling public with local information about the areas she represented. Losses and struggles were part of her life but Gracie always put her chin up and faced each challenge with strength and commitment. She taught us how to be loving, helpful, caring, committed, how to survive and also how to have fun. She shared her gardening expertise and was very proud of our gardening skills. She believed in continuing education and was very proud of education accomplishments made by her grandchildren. Gracie will be missed by her family and friends. Gracie was predeceased by these immediate family members.... Wendy (daughter), John (son), Edward (husband and father of children), Bill (husband), William (father), Mable (mother), Ken (brother), Doug (brother), Doll (sister), Lynne (niece), Mark (nephew), John (brother in-law), Hilda (sister in-law), and Gracie is survived by (daughter & family) Yvonne & Jack Olson, Kimberly & Nate and Ryan & Kelsey and (son & family) Dave & Shirley Gambles, Jessica, Danika, Tia & Nathan.

Less than 24 hours of Gracie’s passing, Tia & Nathan (Dave and Shirley’s daughter) gave birth to their first child and Gracie’s first greatgrandchild Lilly Ann. Lilly’s arrival helped us to see the circle of life and how life continues with each new day. With many fond and never forgotten memories we will remember our Mom and Granny xoxo.

s in Memorium s In Memory of Erwin Kloos Remember… He had a special way that warmed the hearts of everyone who knew him. And the qualities that made him the wonderful person he was has left us all with many beautiful memories.

Love the Kloos and the LaBrie Families

Celebration of Life for Mr. Fred William Hrisook will be held on April 23, 2011 from noon to 2:00 p.m. at the Invermere Chamber of Commerce with a light lunch.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Wilmer Community Club 9179 West Ave Invermere BC VOA 1K5

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Edward H. Paprocke 1936-2011 Edward H. Paprocke passed away suddenly on April 17, 2011 at his home.

Ed was born in Winnipeg to parents John & Bernice Paprocke. Ed, along with his parents and two sisters, moved to Radium Hot Springs when he was 12 years of age.

Ed’s passion in life was spending time with his family and cheering on his children and grandchildren. Although Ed was happiest in a pair of shorts walking along a sandy beach in some hot destination with his loving wife Lorna be his side.

Ed is survived by his wife Lorna. Children Leslie (Ron), Linda and David (Julie). Grandchildren Tyler, Kodie (Korey) Eddie, Chase, Ben, Brandon.

Great Grandchildren Kamden and his sisters Wanda (Eugen). He was predeceased be by his parents and his sister Sophie.

In Liu of flowers Gracie wished that donations would be made to the MS Society in the name of her son Dave Gambles of Sidney BC.

The family of Ed Paprocke would like to extend their thanks to all our family and friends for their support during our time of sorrow.

A garden party (Gracie Style) will be held for Gracie with family and friends August 13th at Yvonne and Jack Olson’s home in Windermere.

There will be a service held May 14, 2011 at 2:30 pm at the Invermere Cementary.

Got an entertainment, sports or news tip?

Give us a call! 250-341-6299

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

GARAGE SALES

ANNOUNCEMENT

Motel Tyrol

Alcoholics Anonymous. Open to all.

Regular meetings of the Columbia Valley A.A. are held at 8 p.m.

Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday at the Valley Connection, far end of the Service B.C. building, 625-4th Street, Invermere. The Radium Friendship Group meets at 8 p.m.

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

5016 Highway 93, Radium.

April 21st. Starts at 9 a.m.

Items include oak desk, canoe, mower, and much more!

915-4th Ave in Tunacliffe Heights on Saturday April 23rd 9am-1pm.

Items include beds, mattresses, light fixtures, shelving, sporting equipment & misc. items.

Garage Sale, April 23-24th, 12 to 5 p.m., 5131 Riverside Drive, Fairmont. Items include wood working tools, exercise equipment, and other neat stuff.

Full View Curtains and N’Déco hosting a inventory tent sale on the Main Street in Radium Friday April 22 & Saturday April 23 from125pm.

Al-Anon. Are you concerned about or affected by someone else’s drinking? If so, please join us. Al-Anon meets EVERY Monday in Invermere at 7:15 p.m. at the Canadian Martyrs Catholic Church, 712 – 12th Ave (behind the Invermere hospital). For information, please call Carol at 250-347-9841.

10% off at The Windy Café!

Once again, enjoy a 10% discount off your bill! 250-342-6001.

Commercial Property

FOR LEASE 1,250 square feet of PRIME COMMERCIAL HIGH-TRAFFIC FRONTAGE in the Fairmont Village Mall Suitable for retail, food service or office space.

CALL 250-341-7345

FOR LEASE PRIME COMMERCIAL SPACE

5019 Fairmont Resort Rd., Fairmont Hot Springs C-1 zoning; retail/office. Reasonable rates.

Call 250-345-6654 or 250-342-1735 Please leave a message.

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THANK YOU

CHEERS & JEERS

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Thank You to Dr. Page and the entire nursing staff for being so attentive and caring to Gracie. Losing someone is never easy but the kindness you showed to us during Mom’s stay was truly wonderful.

Your dedication to caring for those in need is commendable. We can’t say enough about how much room #7 gave our family the time to all be together to laugh, cry, just hold each other, share memories and to sleep. Room # 7 is completely outfitted by The Hospital Auxilliary and was our home away from home when we never wanted to leave Mom’s side. Thank you is also extended to the Ambulance Attendants Cameron and Jason for your sincere and thoughtful attention. Thank you also to the hospital staff in every department.

Our community hospital is just that . . . with each department doing their part in the care and treatment of patients and their families we could not be more proud of our Invermere and District Hospital.

With heartfelt thanks, Yvonne & Jack Olson, Dave & Shirley Gambles and Family.

Cheers to the people of Invermere!

The Cub Scouts picked up less than half of the amount of garbage in downtown and Pot Hole Park area this year.

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

COMMERCIAL SPACE

Fully furnished, 1 bdrm basement suite for rent. In Invermere close to all amenities $700/month, DD required, N/S, N/P, utilities included. Long term tenant wanted. Available immediately.

250-342-3832.

FOR RENT

Destroying the humble and wellplaced Radium Hot Springs Lodge on an ecological argument is ridiculous. Consider the relative and incomparable impact on Hwy 93 on ecology. Would they consider getting rid of that? This decision should be reversed before Radium heritage is lost.

Radium, furnished apartments available Oct 1. 1-2 bdrm, 1-1 bdrm, and 2 –bachelors. Includes all utilities, parking and cable. N/S, pet possible, DD required. 2 bdrm - $800/month, 1 bdrm - $650/ month, Bachelor - $550/month.

Contact Joan at 250-342-7517 for viewing.

LOST AND FOUND Lost wallet in between April 12th and April 14th in Invermere area.

Please call (250) 341-5500.

Jeers to the people vandalizing the Nature Trust Property south of Invermere.

Jeers to the Dirt Bikers and ATV riders ripping up the grasslands south of Rushmere (Forestry Range Land) Jeers to unskilled, irresponsible employers who don’t pay their employees on time and cost us a lot of money.

Cheers to our local Conservation Officers, Lawrence and Greg, for coming into our CORE class to share their insights and passion for safe ethical outdoorsmanship.

Cheers to the kids cleaning up Pothole Park last week. You are a inspiration to the rest of us.

Cheers to Fairmont & Panorama Ski Hill on behalf of the seniors for the free skiing this season. I skied about nine times this year, usually just a few runs in the afternoon and once with my visiting grandson. Thanks again.

Cheers, to the Post Office for good, cheerful service.

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CHEERS & JEERS

Cheers to Cheryl & Barry for helping a stranded motorist. Your kindness was appreciated.

Cheers to the District of Invermere staff for keeping the sidewalks clear of snow.

Cheers to Interior Health Invermere Hospital for a wonderful volunteer lunch. Special Thanks to Erica, Kerry, Vivian, Marilyn, Judith, Teri and Laurie.

Cheers to Ray Ray’s for bringing back the Veal Tortellini!

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.

New, commercial office, and/or retail space for rent. Prime location, D/T Invermere, excellent monthly rates, furnished, kitchen, available now. 250-341-5788.

Office located upstairs at Frater Landing (above Columbia Trading) in downtown Invermere 140 sq ft. $275 + HST. Available May 1st . Call 250-342-5521 for more information.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION Private room w/ cable, phone, laundry access, internet, and all utilities included, $400/month + $200 DD, N/P. 250-342-4020.

Large 3 bdrm house on the lake in Invermere, furnished, sharing with one other, available with own bath, all appliances, $500/month, cable internet, and utilities included, 250-342-1791.

Shared accommodation in 2 bedroom suite, furnished, walk to town, $480 each monthly. Great for 2 girls or couple, includes all utilities, internet, cable. Available immediately. 403-678-3087 or email mjjbug88@yahoo.com.

SUITE FOR RENT 3 bdrm upper suite, $1175/month, utilities included, jaccuzi tub, and fireplace. Available May 1. 250270-0745.

CARRIAGE COURT APARTMENTS. Conveniently located behind Sobeys 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, NP. Utilities not included. Available immediately, 250-342-8781.

2 bdrm apartments, D/T Invermere, clean, quiet units, parking, walk to everything, Start at $725/month, N/S, references required, D/W, W/D hookups. Call Dennis, 250-3426912.

Radium, 3 bdrm, unfurnished apartment, includes all utilities, parking, and cable, N/S, pet possible, DD required, $900/ month. Contact Joan at 250-3427517 to view.

For rent in Invermere, 1 bdrm, furnished, lower apartment. N/P, N/S, DD. 250-341-6096.

Invermere, 2 bdrm, fridge, stove, N/S, N/P, no partiers, long term only, references required. $900/ month plus utilities. 250-3429446.

Columere Park, bright 1 bdrm, semi furnished, large upstairs, clean, and quite. $650/mon 250-345-6524.

suite for rent

RADIUM - bright, new, walkout 1 bdrm. basement suite. Partially furnished, washer/dryer in suite, full kitchen, wireless internet, N/S, N/P, available May 1. $700/mth, includes utilities, furniture rental.

Call 250-341-1454

timberstoneservices@gmail.com

Bright, 2 bdrm, ground level walkout, 2 blocks to D/T Invermere, N/S, N/P, $900/month + DD, F/S, W/D, D/W and utilities included, 250-342-1584 or 250-342-8679.

1 brdrm suite, long term, N/S, suitable for mature responsible quiet person. 250-341-2084.

Windermere, bright, 2 bdrm, upper unit in quiet four-plex with beautiful views. Large yard area, separate parking + entrance. N/P, $700/month + electricity + DD available immediately to mature, responsible tenants. References required. Call 403-258-3132.

2 bdrm upstairs suite in Windermere with 4 appliances including washer/dryer. Near the beach. $750/month. Call 403-2392017.

Invermere 1 bedroom upper suite in historic downtown water tower, $850/month includes utilities.

Available May 1st 250-342-5007.

House FOR RENT In Radium, cozy, bright, 2bdrm trailer on large lot. Two outbuildings for lots of storage, N/S, $800/mo plus utilities. 250-342-3841.

In Radium, bright 3 bdrm home in nice subdivision. Corner lot with nice yard. N/S, $800/month plus utilities. 250-342-3841.

Contact

250-342-4040

for seasonal or long term rentals or go online at

FirstChoiceRentals.ca

Centrally located in Invermere, bright, 2 bdrm house, large yard, storage, F/S, W/D, $950/month plus utilities, N/S, available May 1st. 250-347-9086.

Invermere, house near Sobeys, 3 bdrm, 3.5 bathrooms, all major appliances, A/C, soft water, hardwood, F/P, audio, garage, $1,400 plus utilities. Current reference and $700 DD mandatory.

Quiet L/T tenants only, N/P, 250342-5229.

Large, new, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, ½ duplex w/ lake view in Invermere.

Walk to lake or downtown.

Attached garage, N/P, N/S, $1100 + utilities, available May 15, 250341-7700.

Invermere: Charming, 4 bdrm, 2 bath home. Near Kinsman Beach.

N/S, N/P, available immediately, $1400/month plus utilities.

References and DD required.

403-246-6680.

First month FREE! 5 appliances, available May 1st, $1350/month, N/S, pets negotiable, 403-4601764.

2 bdrm Townhouse for rent in Edgewater. End unit, yard access, indoor pets ok. Responsible renters only. $800/month plus utilities, DD required. Available immediately, 250-341-8775.

homes for sale

MortgageFinancingBC.com

“Know Your Options” dan@mortgagefinancingbc.com P: 250.270.9433 F: 888.872.2991

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House FOR RENT

condo FOR RENT

condo FOR RENT

HOMES FOR SALES

MISC. FOR SALE

vehicles FOR SALE

1 bdrm home + detached studio on acreage w/ raised garden beds, $850/mo, hydro, A/D included. N/S. 250-342-3381.

2 bdrm + Den, 2 bath, lake view, The Point, fully furnished, high end, monthly, seasonal, or long rent, 1 underground parking stall, references required, 403-561-0111.

3 bdrm, 1.5 bath unfurnished townhouse DT Invermere, W/D, steps to main street. Available May 1st. $1250/month + utilities. 250688-0244.

8 ft., 7-person hot tub, 50 jets, 2 pumps, used, Valley Spas, 250-3423922.

2005 GMC 3500 Sierra Diesel. Long box p/up, 4x4, SLT, fully loaded, box liner. Tonneau cover, trailer package, 183,000 kms, $20,500 phone 250-347-9308.

Condo for rent in Radium Copper Horn Towne, newly renovated, all new appliances, including W/D, 2 bdrms, 1 bath, A/C, F/P, 2 patios, $750/month.

403-702-3002, lindseyjcampbell@yahoo.ca.

2 Bedroom downtown apartment for rent in Invermere. $800/month utilities included. 250-688-0111

BRIGHT, OPEN, VAULTED, MODERN INTERIOR, 4 bdrm home. Large property panoramic mountain views. Kijiji 258101441, 2125 Pinetree Place, Invermere, $419,000. No HST. Phone 250-3427329. Open House Saturday 9-12.

Comfortable 1 bdrm house in Invermere available May 1st, $650.00 includes utilities. 250342-3841.

2 bdrm log home in Wilmer, 1 ½ baths, W/D. fireplace, wrap-around deck, fenced yard, N/S, N/P, mature responsible persons, long term, non-partiers, $1000/month + utilities, references required. Call 250-342-9470.

Invermere, large, 2 bdrm suite, 1 bath, walk to downtown and beach, fully furnished, large yard, laundry. One upper and lower suiterent as house or suite, available immediately from $900+/month.

250-688-0244 3 bdrm house, 2 bathrooms, near Sobeys. $1000 + utilities. Available May 1st. Please call 778-439-2022.

4 bedroom, two bath house for rent in Fairmont. Unfurnished or furnished. Large yard and decks, 6 appliances, N/S, pets considered, $1400 + ¾ utilities. 250-688-0777 3 bedroom house in Windermere.

Available May 1st, N/P, N/S, $850/ month plus 2/3 hydro, satellite and Wi-Fi included. Call Tracey or Doug 250-342-3047.

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, $1,800/ month, includes Heat/AC, + basic utilities. Rent to own options. Avail immediately, 250-688-0512.

Pinewood, main floor, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, F/P, heated parking, N/S, $850/month including utilities.

250-341-7448, 403-328-2944.

Radium Pinewood condo, 2 bdrm with loft, 2 bath, F/P, $800/month, includes underground parking and utilities, N/P, N/S, 403-615-9989.

1 bdrm, fully furnished condo for rent. $800/month, $800 + DD, N/S, N/P, underground parking available, utilities included.

Located in Radium, at the Pinewood Condos. Available May 1st , 403-818-8777.

Pinewood in Radium, 3 bdrm, fireplace, A/C, underground parking, laundry. Available May 1st, $1200/mo utilities included, 403-875-0214.

2 bdrm, fully furnished, ground floor apartment for rent. All utilities, cable and laundry facilities included. $900/month plus DD, N/S, references. Long term preferred. Only 1 ½ blocks from downtown Invermere. Available May 7th. Phone 250-342-9712.

Hillcrest Apartments has 2 bdrm apartments, $800/month, utilities included, fully furnished, all in 250341-1182.

Condo for rent in Panorama.

Furnished, available immediately, $850/month utilities plus cable included. Call 250-342-7670.

Apartment for rent in Invermere available immediately. 2 bdrm, 1 bath, furnished, 2 blocks from main street, cable & hyrdo included, shared laundry. $875/month. 250688-0244.

2 bdrm apartment for rent in Edgewater $600/month heat included. Available immediately.

Please Call 250-342-2898

Three bedroom house on large treed, fully fenced yard. Two baths, five appliances, close to all amenities. $369,000.00. NO HST. Call 250-341-5486.

Radium Golf Course, .24 acre lot backing unto Springs Golf Course, #93 Pinecone Lane, $220,000 negotiable, 250-341-5996.

Lake view lot (1.6 acres) for sale in quiet community of Rushmere, 14 kms south of Invermere. 4584 Rushmere Road. 403-238-7723.

For sale in Edgewater, 11.254 acres with older home, 3 connections for town water. Asking $500,000. 250845-2566.

MOBILE HOME FOR SALE

1125 5th Street, Invermere, newly renovated kitchen, bathroom, upstairs, and down, recreation room, restored hardwood and cherry doors, large fenced yard lots of room for boats and toys, new sidewalks, $389,000, No HST, motivated seller. Save before mortgage rules change! Check out propertyguys.com, #H3055274 (Same number on MLS) to view pictures. 250-342-1108.

condo FOR SALES Ski to your door, fully furnished 1 bdrm condo, F/P, deck, heated parking, swimming pool, hot tubs.

Tamarack Lodge, Panorama, BC, $115,000 Firm. Call 250-342-6858 after 6 p.m.

MISC. FOR SALE 2006 Park Model 38 ft trailer, like new condition, w/ three push outs, 1 bdrm, and front bay living room. Call 403-822-1383 or email bebateman@shaw.ca. $24,500.00 RV Stalls for Rent: 7 miles south of Golden. All services $375/month.

Robert 250-344-2954/Edward 780718-8243.

HOMES FOR SALES Invermere Bungalow, three bdrm upstairs, one bdrm downstairs, two bathrooms. Central location close to schools. $315,000 call 250-3411076.

2 white water kayaks-Jackson Superhero $800, Eskimo $200.

1959 shasta 12ft RV Trailer $1000.250-342-5419.

2 Floral Hide-A-Beds for sale $50 each. 403-938-0464.

NEW KITCHEN COUNTER TOPS-Dark Grey, 25.5 inches wide, 2 sections one is 8.8 feet long the other is 3.5 feet long. Regular $500 asking $200. 250-342-6139.

Two Bedroom Condo, near Sobeys, N/S, N/P, includes washer and dryer. $700/month 2350-342-6255.

ACREAGES AND LOTS

Outdoor Basketball Hoop and Stand. $150, 250-341-5956.

Hankook Tires P235/75R 17. All terrain mud and snow tires. Almost new set of 4 $500 also P185/65R15 car tires $75/pair. 250-342-6255.

Top quality Hay and Straw, alfalfa/grass round bales. Call Elkhorn Ranch. 250-342-0617.

Quality Top Soil and Manure.

Top Soil $160/dump truckload, $70/pick-up load. Manure $100/ pick-up load, delivery extra. Call 250-342-1268.

Tanning Bed for sale with face tanner. In good condition. 300 hrs left on bulbs, $1500 obo, 250-3421010.

Customized Boat Trailer w/ fishing and camping compartments $1200. 12” Welded Aluminium Boat w/ 10 HP Motor $1300. 250342-0320.

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.

vehicles FOR SALE 1999 Ford F150, 4x4, V6, short box.

235,000 km. Great tires, mags, manual trans, bucket seats. $3700 obo call Sherry 250-342-5855.

MUSIC AND FRENCH LESSONS with Tanya Siega. Singing, Guitar, Piano and French. Phone: 250-4270938. tisiega@live.ca. Fairmont, Invermere, Radium.

recreational vehciles

SNOWMOBILE SERVICE SPECIAL All makes and Models - Snow Plows, Klim Clothing, Avalanche Gear • SERVICE • PARTS • SALES • RENTALS

Supplying Parts and Service for all makes and models.

Located Invermere Cross Roads beside Tim Hortons

250-342-3350 • www.bpmotorsports.ca

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

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SERVICES

SERVICES

SERVICES

Help wanted

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

Pampered Chef is in the Valley!

The New Spring/Summer Catalogues are here! Host a Pampered Chef Bridal party, Kitchen party, Book party (get individual orders and receive FREE items) or you can simply place an individual order. If you are interested in viewing the new Spring/Summer catalogue online, you can view it at www.pamperedchef.ca. Send me your mailing address at france5@ shaw.ca and I will send you the new catalogue. You can also reach me at 250-342-1143.

LBO Autobody Your Fender Bender Mender & The Valley Shine Shop Keep your vehicle free of salt & road grime. Have it detailed. Basic – deluxe packages available. Drop in for a free estimate on paint and body work @ #35 109 Industrial Rd #2, 250-342-9696.

Your Private Connection hiring an experienced window washer. Also looking for general labourer and lawn maintenace personel. Wage based on experience. F/T and P/T positions. Driver’s license preferred.

Contact Darryl at 250-342-7622 or email yourprivateconnection@ yahoo.com.

Red Rock Contracting. Custom installations of Interlocking paving stones, for your patio, driveway, etc. Retaining wall systems etc. For estimate call 250-341-6869.

Peppi’s Pizza Resturant hiring all positions for summer cooks, servers, dishes/prep. Email resume to p.fuel@yahoo.ca.

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

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

Renew & Restore Professional Tile and Grout Cleaning, Re-grouting, Repair and Sealing of Tile, Grout, Slate, and Stone. Commercial and Residential 35 Years Experience New installations also available.

250-341-5645 refreshtile@yahoo.ca.

Free Option – Cellular Shades Expires: March 30, Shannon’s Blinds & Design, Call a professional today for a Free In-Home Consultation 250-342-5749 shannonsblinds@yahoo.ca “Covering the Valley – One Window At A Time” “Thank you so much Shannon for all your time and effort helping me decide what blinds to choose.” Mary Water treatment & purification, includes drinking water systems, softeners & conditioners, iron filters. Call AQUAIR, 250-342-5089.

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

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

Heaven’s Best Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning. Dry in 1 hour! Serving the Valley since 2006.

Call 250-688-0213.

Invermere Sharpening

Carbide and Steel Sharpening Services Carbide Saw Re-Tipping Saw-Blades Router-Bits, Planner-Knives, Hole-Saws, Ice Auger Blades, Knives, Scissors, and Much More 250-341-6029, 345 Blair St. Athalmer

Help wanted Caregiver needed: (250) 342-5341.

DISTRICT DISTRICT OF OF INVERMERE INVERMERE

Corix has immediate openings for all levels of Utility Operators in Golden (Job #2011-1416) and Panorama (Job #2011-1417), BC. BC Certified Operators preferred.

For more info and to apply, visit www.corix.com 3.25” x 4.6”

AG Valley Foods is seeking a Deli/ Bakery employee. Experience perfered but not required. Please bring in resume to Eric or Greg.

Child Care required in our home Mondays and Tuesdays to start immediately. Must be responsible, caring, and enthusiastic person with Driver’s Licence. For more information please call 250-3420081.

Outfitters requires summer student May 30-Sept 4. Duties may include log cabin building, trail clearing, brushing, haying and client services. Horse experience and first aid are asssets. Physically strenuous work. Must be enrolled in post secondary studies. Email Resumes to degoodwin@mac.com.

Summer Student PoSition CommuniCationS aSSiStant CBT has an opening in the Castlegar office for a Communications Assistant (term, four-month summer student position).

A detailed description of duties, skills and qualifications Twitter can be viewed at www.cbt.org/careers or requested from Debra Stewart at 1.800.505.8998.

Twitter Please forward resumes to dstewart@cbt.org by noon (Pacific) April 20, 2011 for consideration.

www.cbt.org • 1.800.505.8998

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DISTRICT DISTRICT OF OF INVERMERE INVERMERE

914 – 8 Avenue, PO Box 339 Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 Tel: (250) 342-9281 • Fax: (250) 342-2934

914 – 8th Avenue, PO Box 339 Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 Tel: (250) 342-9281 • Fax: (250) 342-2934

CASUAL EMPLOYEE

SUMMER STUDENTS

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The District of Invermere has an opening for a Casual Employee in the Public Works Department.

The District of Invermere is accepting applications for two Summer Students to work as part of our Public Works staff.

To be eligible you must possess a valid class 5 driver’s licence. Special consideration will be given to people with previous construction or municipal works experience including Environmental Operators Certification. An air brakes endorsement or a valid class 3 driver’s license would be an asset.

The position is within the C.U.P.E. Local 2982 bargaining unit.

Under the supervision of the Public Works Foreman, the casual employee performs a variety of manual labour duties and equipment operations. Work involves the general maintenance of municipal infrastructures including roads and streets, storm drainage, water and sewer systems, parks, cemetery and buildings. The primary tasks considered for this posting involve buildings, parks, roads and utility maintenance and repair.

Duties include semi-skilled, manual labout, flowerbed planting and maintenance. To be eligible you must be in good physical condition, and possess a valid Class 5 drivers licence. Knowledge of small engines would be an asset.

Applicants must possess sound communication and interpersonal skills. Knowledge of WCB regulations would be an asset.

General Hours of work: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday with the possibility of weekend work

This position is within C.U.P.E. 2982 bargaining unit. A full job description is available for this position.

Hourly Rate: as of April 1st, 2011 – Student $15.23 per hour, Returning Student $18.58 per hour

Applicants are invited to submit their resumes to:

Applicants are invited to submit their resumes to:

Director of Municipal Works, District of Invermere PO Box 339 (914 – 8th Avenue) Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 Fax: 250-342-2934 Applications will be received by the Director of Municipal Works at the District of Invermere office up to and including 3:00pm, Thursday April 21, 2011

This position is temporary, full-time, 40 hours per week.

This position within C.U.P.E. 2982 bargaining unit and wages follow the 2011 Collective Agreement.

Director of Municipal Works, District of Invermere PO Box 339 (914 – 8th Avenue) Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 Fax: 250-342-2934 Applications will be received by the Director of Municipal Works at the District of Invermere office up to and including 3:00 p.m., Thursday April 21, 2011

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April 22, 2011

Help wanted

Employment Opportunity

BALANCE BOBCAT IS SEEKING hardworking, reliable, responsible people to add to summer crew, full time, Monday-Friday, $15/hr. DID WE MENTION HARDWORKING! Fax Resumes to 250-342-0818.

Terravista is a Windermere lakeshore condominium complex containing 108 units situated on approximately forty acres of grounds. We operate our own water and sewage treatment facilities and marina.

Rocky Mountain Cold Beer & Wine Store is looking for clerks. Please apply in person to the Prestige Inn Radium Hot Springs.

Helna’s Stube is accepting applications for permanent p/t evening kitchen help and servers.

Please call 250-347-0047 or email mail@helnas.com.

Back Country Jack’s is now accepting resumes for servers.

Must be conscientious, social, hardworking. Drop off resumes between 3:30-5:00 pm daily or email ro robertsatbcj@hotmail. com.

Thank Goodness It’s

Friday N E W S PA P E R

Pick-up your copy at local news stands throughout the valley and in Calgary.

Or read us online at:

www.columbiavalleypioneer.com E-mail: info@cv-pioneer.com Phone: (250) 341-6299

Objective, Creative, Informative!

We currently have available a permanent part-time position for a mature, self-directing individual to support our On-site Superintendent during “days off” and periods of higher work loads.

Preferred candidates will have, or be willing to acquire, on a reimbursable basis, a Sewer and Water Plant Certification. He or she will also have some experience with landscape maintenance and the operation of grounds equipment and may possess some mechanical aptitude or carpentry skills.

If this sounds like you, and you would enjoy some flexibility in your schedule and work in a community environment, we’d be happy to hear from you.

Please send your resume to Dani Tschudin at Terrav@telus.net or fax to 250-342-3005.

MAY THE HORSE BE WITH YOU! KHC continues its mission to create the perfect cup. In two words, coffee perfection. It also turns out that we have a need for some mildly anal individuals, obsessed with coffee, who are ready to kick some serious coffee ass. Our ROASTING department and CAFE are looking for dedicated, passionate, detailed-oriented and hard-working coffee drinkers to help round out the Teams as:

APPRENTICE COFFEE ROASTER (F/T) Tough work, demanding a high set of standards will teach you more about coffee than you ever thought possible. This is a real job, not for the faint of spirit and is not so much a job as a vocation. You will learn the craft of artisan roasting by focusing on the following: • • • •

Daily roasting room staging Cleaning and preventative maintenance of roasting equipment and work areas Roasting green coffee according to recipes, flavor profiles, and quality standards.

Participating in coffee cupping (tasting), documentation and record keeping.

BARISTA (P/T, F/T, Summer) Motivated by sharing sumptuous treats and providing coffee and tea “solutions” to new and existing KHC fans, you will join the ranks of Kicking Horse Coffee crafts-people by creating unforgettable coffee and espresso based drinks. Other requirements include: • •

Operating the Point of Sales system and cash handling Café clean-up and work area maintenance

For both opportunities, we will supply the tools and training – you will work the magic. In return, we provide a steady paycheck, awesome benefits, but most importantly, the opportunity to work with one of the finest teams in the country!

To find out more about jobs and to apply online, visit our website @ www.kickinghorsecoffee.com and click on “Careers”. Or, email your particulars to jobs@kickinghorsecoffee.com . We will contact successful applicants.

Regional District of

East Kootenay

Windermere Water System Upgrade Vote Advance Elector Registration Are you eligible to vote at the Windermere Water System Upgrade Vote on June 25, 2011? Is your name on the current list of electors?

If you are not sure, you can find out by calling or visiting the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) office, 19 – 24 Avenue South, Cranbrook (Phone 250-489-2791). The office is open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday (excluding holidays).

Advance elector registrations will be accepted at the RDEK office until 4:30 pm on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.

With the exception of registrations on voting days, elector registrations will not be accepted during the period May 11, 2011 to June 26, 2011.

ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS RESIDENT ELECTORS: • age 18 or older; and • a Canadian citizen; and • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and • a resident of the Windermere Community Water System Local Service Area for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and • not disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law.

NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS: • age 18 or older; and • a Canadian citizen; and • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and • a registered owner of real property in the Windermere Community Water System Local Service Area for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and • not entitled to register as a resident elector; and • not disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law; and • if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector.

Notice of Applications For Scrutineers On Saturday, June 25, 2011 qualified electors within the Windermere Community Water System Local Service Area will be voting on the following question: “Are you in favour of the Regional District of East Kootenay adopting Bylaw No. 2301 and No. 2302 to: • borrow up to $2,230,000 amortized over 25 years to purchase access to treated water and upgrade the Windermere Community Water System; and • increase the maximum annual requisition for the Windermere Community Water System Local Service to $340,000?”

Scrutineers for and against the question must be appointed IF applications are received from persons who wish to volunteer for the positions. Only persons entitled to vote as electors on the question shown above are entitled to act as scrutineers. One scrutineer for and one scrutineer against the question will be appointed if sufficient applications are received.

Applications to act as a scrutineer will be received by the Chief Election Officer at the RDEK office, 19 – 24th Avenue South, Cranbrook BC during regular office days and hours (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm): FROM: Wednesday, May 4, 2011 TO: Friday, May 13, 2011 Application forms are available at the RDEK office at 19 – 24th Avenue South, Cranbrook BC.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on these matters, the following persons may be contacted at 250-489-2791 or toll-free at 1-888-478-7335: Shannon Moskal, Chief Election Officer Jennifer MacDonald, Deputy Chief Election Officer

19 - 24th Avenue South, Cranbrook BC V1C 3H8 Phone: 250-489-2791 Toll Free: 1-888-478-7335 Email: info@rdek.bc.ca Website: www.rdek.bc.ca

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April 22, 2011

PioNEER oN THE ROAD

Have Pioneer, will travel Keep the entries coming for the 2011 Pioneer Travel Contest. Submit your travel photos now for your chance to win a trip for two to a Calgary Flames game, plus overnight accommodation courtesy of Invermere’s Travel World.

Clockwise from Left to Right: Denis Collin and Stefan Trudel of Edgewater vacationing in Mexico. This picture was taken at the Nohoch Muul temple in Cobá; Margaret Dalton and Teresa Coady in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland; Mark and Kara Von Niessen in Tulum, Mexico; Doug and Sylvia Kelly in Santa Cruz, California.

Submit your photos to info@cv-pioneer.com, to P.O. Box 868, Invermere, B.C., V0A 1K0, or drop by our office at #8, 1009 - 8th Avenue, Invermere.

Jobkat Excavating You’ve got a job? We’ve got a Cat!

WEEKLY SPECIALS

WE PAY THE HST

on all regular price merchandise

EASTER WEEKEND! 729 - 12th Street, Invermere Phone: 250-342-9313

Try Mulching!

Clear your land without burning or hauling material away – try mulching!

Our tree mulcher will take down trees up to 8” in diameter and mulch them into the ground.

Joe Cote • 250-341-1252 or 250-342-9712 • jobkat@shaw.ca

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 47

April 22, 2011

Valley Churches

FAITH

This joyful Eastertide

By Father Jim McHugh Canadian Martyrs Catholic Church This weekend, the Christian world is celebrating Easter Sunday; when Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion.

As Holy Week — the week preceding Easter Sunday — draws to a close we enter into Easter Week or Bright Week, seven days that celebrate new life, resurrection and renewal.

Easter Sunday also marks the end of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance, that begins on Ash Wednesday. Lent mirrors the 40 days spent by Jesus in the desert fasting, while enduring temptation by Satan.

It is the preparation — through prayer, repentance, almsgiving and self-denial — for the commemoration of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus. We have had five weeks to get ready to celebrate Easter, and we enter into this weekend, we must ask ourselves, have we prepared well?

Something happened this week that brought this home to me. I have just returned from vacation, and while I was away, the earthquake and tsunami happened in Japan.

I mentioned in my homily Saturday night that we

Happy Easter from your chocolate-loving friends at The Pioneer.

never know when our death will come. We might even have an earthquake tomorrow. Are we prepared to stand before God now?

I never gave it any thought after that until Tuesday morning, when a parishioner informed me that the next evening at around 9 p.m., we had an earthquake. I looked it up on the internet and found out that it was a small one (3.0 on the Richter Scale) located 15 kilometres southeast of Invermere.

It makes me think that we need to prepare well while we can — time is short in this world.

I encourage everyone to reflect on their lifestyle, and if there are things that need to be changed then do it.

Don’t buy into the idea that there is plenty of time — there may not be.

At the same time, remember that in baptism we became adopted children of God, invited to live as his children, with joy and love.

As I reflect on the gift of the Saviour to each of us, I sing his praise with a joy-filled heart; I see the good in people and the reflection of Christ in others is present to me in their attitude toward their neighbours.

I invite you to give God the glory and praise his Son this week as well. As we enter this most Holy week of the year hopefully we will take the opportunity to give Christ the Glory that is due his name.

On behalf of the Catholic Parish, I extend an invitation to everyone who wishes to join us this Good Friday at Our Lady Queen of Peace Shrine in Radium Hot Springs, located above St. Joseph Catholic Church, for the Way of the Cross at 2 p.m. (look for the crowd).

Peace be with you all.

HART to HEART MINISTRIES from Chickasaw Alabama

Mike, Denise & Michelle Hartmann-Echterling

Friday, April 29th 7:00 p.m.

Sunday May 1st, 10:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

N E W S PA P E R

Valley Christian Assembly Sunday 10 a.m.: Worship and Word Kids’ Church provided.

4814 Highway 93/95, Windermere 250-342-9511 • www.valleychristianonline.com Roman Catholic Church Saturday: 4:30 p.m. at St.Anthony’s, Canal Flats. Father John Kellogg Saturday: 7 p.m. at Canadian Martyrs’ Church in Invermere Sunday: 9 a.m. at Canadian Martyrs’ Church in Invermere 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church in Radium Father James 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 Thursday 7 p.m. Fun Night 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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Lake Windermere Alliance Church Friday, April 22nd, 6:30 p.m.: GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE Sunday, April 24th, RESURRECTION SUNDAY 7 a.m.: SONRISE SERVICE...at Kinsmen Beach 10:30 a.m.: CELEBRATION SUNDAY, “Great Big God”...Pastor Trevor ministering. The Lord’s Supper will be served.

“K.I.D.S.” Church, for Children ages three to 12 during the Morning service.

Pastor Trevor Hagan • 326 - 10th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-9535 • www.lakewindermerealliance.org Windermere Valley Shared Ministry ANGLICAN-UNITED 8:30 a.m.: Worship at All Saint’s, Edgewater 10:30 a.m.: Worship at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere Interim Priest in Charge Katherine Hough 110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-6644 • www.wvsm.info or www.christchurchtrinity.com

Radium Christian Fellowship

#4-7553 Main Street West, Radium Hot Springs, BC 250-347-9937 • Everyone Welcome http://sites.advancedministry.com/radiumchristianfellowship

You can remember someone special with your gift to the Canadian Cancer Society To donate In Memory or In Honour: www.cancer.ca | 250-426-8916 or call toll-free 1-800-656-6426 or mail to: P. O. Box 102 Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 Please include: Your name an address for tax receipt Name of the person being remembered Name and address to send card to

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