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Pioneer Staff Smoke plumes pumping skyward in Athalmer near Christmastime caught the attention of passersby, who learned that the source of the flames was a controlled burn lit to help prevent future wildfire from spreading throughout the District of Invermere.

The ongoing wildfire prevention interface project is being done as part of a three-way partnership between Wildlands Eco-Forestry, The District of Invermere and the Shuswap First Nation.

Since February 2011, Wildlands Eco-Forestry crews have been working in the area near the Industrial Park to

thin trees and remove dead woody vegetation and potential ‘ladder’ fuels including saplings, taller shrubs and the lower branches of trees.

On December 23rd, Brad Munroe supervised the burning of a collected debris pile.

Mr. Munroe and his crew kept constant watch on the sky and wind currents to make sure the smoke from the pile did not disturb residents of the surrounding area. Most of the smoke was released right after the initial light-up, but as the debris was so dry, it was quickly engulfed in flames.

The crew monitored the situation until the fire burned down safely.

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Valley property values hold steady

By Kelsey Verboom Pioneer Staff Columbia Valley homeowners can breathe easy. Although local property values aren’t what they were during the housing boom six years ago, the latest figures released indicate property assessment values are more or less unwavering from last year’s statistics.

In 2010, most valley homes increased in value from 2009, indicating the Columbia Valley was beginning to recover slightly from the notable drop in property values and real estate sales that occurred between 2007-2008.

According to statistics from MLS (Multiple Listing Service) sales data for the valley (stats include Radium, Invermere, Invermere rural and Canal Flats), there were 444 real estate sales in 2007, a time when the local real estate scene was flourishing at an all-time high.

After a hit to the global, national and local economy, total sales dropped nearly in half to 253 just one year later in 2008. Since then total sales have been steadily in decline, reaching a 5-year low this past year with just 177

total real estate sales (as of November, 2011).

Although total sales have dropped 20 per cent from 2010, which saw 221 sales, this year’s annual B.C. Assessment report, released January 3rd, shows that property assessment values have either stayed nearly the same, or have dropped minimally.

“Most homes in the East Kootenay are relatively stable in value compared to last year’s assessment roll,” said Bradley Lane, Kootenay Region Area Assessor. “The majority of homeowners in the East Kootenay will see modest changes in the -5 per cent to +5 per cent range.”

For example, a single-family residential home in Invermere that was valued at $366,000 last year is valued at $349,00 this year, indicating a minimal decrease, while a home in Radium Hot Springs valued at $332,000 last year actually increased in value to $333,000 this year.

A Canal Flats home that was valued at $218,00 last year dropped slightly to $203,000.

Higher-end properties in places like Panorama and Lakeview Meadows bucked the trend this year and typically increased in value.

“The higher-end properties are continuing to do well,” Mr. Lane said. “It’s the lower-end to mid-range properties that are either staying roughly the same or decreasing in value. Vacant land and strata developments that haven’t sold out saw the largest decreases.

The area in the East Kootenay that dropped the most significantly in property values is Fernie, where a home that was worth $401,00 last year fell to $371,000 this year.

Owners of commercial and industrial properties in the East Kootenay will also see changes typically ranging from -5 per cent to +5 per cent.

Overall, the East Kootenay Assessment Roll (the total value of an area’s assessable properties) remained relatively unchanged at just under $17.7 billion. This value reflects a slight decline in most areas due to market movement, as well as approximately $225 million in growth due to subdivisions, rezoning and new construction.

More than 55,000 property owners throughout the East Kootenay region can expect to receive their 2012 assessment notice this week.

For more information: www.bcassessment.ca.

Invermere shed fire causes $40,000 of property damage

By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff More than $40,000 worth of property has been destroyed after a fire gutted two sheds near Invermere airport on Monday, January 2nd. In the early hours of Monday morning, at around 1:40 a.m., the Windermere Fire Department received a call that a fire was raging on Shuswap Indian Band land, just off Highway 93/95.

“The sheds were pretty well fully engulfed when

we got there,” said Jim Miller, fire chief for Windermere and Fairmont Hot Springs. “We managed to control the flames before they spread to a third, adjacent shed, but the other two were a total loss.”

Destroyed in the fire were a 2008 van and 1998 Dodge pickup truck, one of which firefighters believe may have sparked the blaze.

“We suspect a vehicle shorted out and caused the fire. There’s no other explanation,” Mr. Miller added. “There’s no power in the buildings and nobody had been in there recently.”

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While 10 firefighters from Windermere and two from Invermere responded, the buildings and their contents were beyond saving, he added.

A selection of tools including a brand new rideon mower, plus the pickup truck and van, were lost in the flames. While both vehicles were covered by insurance, the buildings and their contents were uninsured, with the total loss including vehicles estimated by Mr. Miller to be at least $40-45,000.

The owner of the building and vehicles has not been identified.

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The Columbia Valley Detachment responds every year to complaints involving recreational vehicles, including snowmobiles. Complaints vary from year to year and we thought we would send out the following information just as a reminder.

All snowmobiles in the province of British Columbia are required to be registered under the Motor Vehicle (All-Terrain) Act. This has been a requirement since the early 1970s. At the time of registration, the owner of the snowmobile must place the two yellow decals on either side of the tunnel. These decals are not transferable from machine to machine.

A copy of the registration must be on the machine at all times. Failure to provide proof of registration or failure to provide the supporting documents are separate ticketable offences. If your snowmobile has never been registered before, has been modified with an aftermarket tunnel, or is from out of province, a mandatory check of your motor and chassis serial numbers are required for registration.

The Columbia Valley Detachment, or any detachment, can assist with this, time permitting. Take note that if you have just recently bought a new snowmobile, it is advisable that you write down the serial numbers of your motor as it will be different from the one on your chassis.

If your snowmobile is stolen, the chances of finding it increase by 50 per cent if you also provide the motor serial number. Rotax of Austria supply engines to Bombardier, Fuji supply Polaris, and Suzuki power Arctic Cat. Yamaha supplies its own engines; however, the serial numbers have been different since the early 1990s.

Registration is affordable and is for the life of the snowmobile. However, keep in mind that the province will want the sales tax and that is all dependent on what price was paid for the snowmobile. I guess this is the price we pay to ride in Beautiful British Columbia!

All registered snowmobiles are allowed to utilize non maintained Forest Service Roads without I.C.B.C. Insurance. The maximum speed limit for a snowmobile on a non-maintained forest service road is 80 kilometres per hour. Once a grader makes a swipe of the road it becomes maintained. If you wish to use the snowmobile on a public road, even just to cross, by law you need to have your machine licensed and insured just like a car.

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In theory, ditch riding is prohibited, as liability insurance is required within 30 metres from the center of roadway. Insurance obtained through the B.C. Snowmobile Federation or obtained privately is liability insurance for off-road use only. The insurance is void once the operator drives on or crosses a public road.

For driving on a non-maintained forest service road including public roads and Crown land, the snowmobile must be in good mechanical condition with an operative headlight, rear light, and working brakes. There is no enforceable helmet law while riding on Crown land, but riders are only tempting fate by deciding not to wear one.

Those who wish to mix recreational riding with recreational drugs including alcohol be advised that the Criminal Code of Canada prohibits the impaired operation of any motor vehicle including snowmobiles on any public road or public access area, including the backcountry or frozen lakes. Every year this detachment responds to incidents involving snowmobiles where alcohol was the contributing factor to decision-making. It fogs the experienced rider’s judgement.

If you are planning a backcountry adventure, plan and be prepared. An avalanche beacon, probe, shovel, warm clothing, survival kit, first-aid kit, and basic tool kit should be all considered. Leave an itinerary with someone, and don’t go alone. Never rely on other people to bail you out. Ride within your limits and ride with respect to the area you are riding in.

Join your local snowmobile club. You will be amazed with the people and wealth of experience that the club has to offer. The Windermere Valley Snowmobile Society is this area’s local organized club.

If you ride, or have a family member who rides please take the time to become informed. The Columbia Valley Detachment has snowmobiles and all members of this detachment, including traffic members, are trained operators. Time permitting, enforcement patrols will be made in many of the snowmobiling areas.

Ultimately, snowmobiling is fun. We want you to have fun: safe fun! If you have any questions or concerns with regard to snowmobiles, you can contact the Columbia Valley detachment and speak with any member of this detachment including me, Cpl. Brent Ayers.

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ALL ATWITTER — This Steller’s Jay is one of 12 recorded by eager birdwatchers during the 34th annual Lake Windermere District Christmas Bird Count.

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Feathered friends counted by birders

By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff During the holiday season, while many were tucking into their roast turkey, others were helping to count their wild relatives and other bird species as part of the longest-running wildlife census in the world.

The 34th annual Lake Windermere District Christmas Bird Count, which took place locally on Boxing Day, is part of an effort of tens of thousands of volunteers across North America who devote a day around the Christmas period to logging the bird species they encounter.

Part science, part hobby, the yearly event has a 112year history in the States and Canada and helps to provide invaluable information on the health and population trends of over 500 different avian species. More than 65 valley volunteers took to the countryside or set themselves up beside their bird feeder last week to take part.

“It has become a bit of a tradition for some,” said Larry Halverson, a retired naturalist who helps organize the count. “We often have higher numbers of people out birding than they do in Edmonton or Calgary ... 68 people counted 3,869 individual birds during the 34th annual count.”

An interesting trend from this year’s survey is a 47 per cent increase in the number of individual birds. The reason for the rise may be due in part to a high number of Bohemian Waxwings and Common Redpolls spotted this year, Mr. Halverson speculated.

Fifty-two individual species were recorded and for the first time ever a pair of Trumpeter Swans was spotted during the count by Dean and Bill Nicholson in the open water near Athalmer. They also recorded sighting a lone Hooded Merganser, a bird which has only been recorded five times locally in the history of the count.

“We had almost 4,600 individual birds recorded in 2001, that was our highest ever number, but that’s also the year we had the highest number of observers,” Mr. Halverson explained. “When we first started in 1978 we had just seven people who spotted 326 individual birds.”

But as some species flourished this year, particularly mallards, ravens, Bohemian Waxwing and Redpolls, others, like the wild turkey slid down in numbers.

Wild turkeys first appeared in the valley bird count in 1990, peaking at 157 spotted in 2001 and dropping down to just 36 this year. A couple of other birds that were noticeably missing from this year’s survey were the Great Blue Heron and Common Merganser.

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Spotlight’s on us

By Kelsey Verboom

This week feels like a very proud time to be a resident of the Columbia Valley. During the holidays our area was the subject of coverage on the CBC regional and national radio and web news, and was written about in the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, and the Huffington Post.

These publications have drawn Canada’s attention to the valley’s newly-finished flight cage, an inspirational story of a raven’s survival in Invermere, and the innovative kindergarten class that is held at the Columbia Garden Village retirement home.

Most of the hype has centred on the rapidly-gaining momentum and popularity of the Whiteway on Lake Windermere, and the organizers’ quest to make the trail the longest continuous ice surface in the world. To do so we will have to unseat Winnipeg and Ottawa, who currently boast the longest and widest skating surfaces.

A relatively tiny area taking a stab at out-ranking the nation’s capital has caught the attention and imagination of the rest of Canada. The playful “Cold War” approach that organizers have taken is showing the world that the Columbia Valley has a great sense of humour, and is a fun place to visit.

What a wonderful time for our area. Following the forest industry’s downturn, a slow-down in valley real estate sales, and a few years that have been overall pretty tough on the local economy and business owners, the Whiteway record-breaking quest is a perfect symbol of what our area is capable of if we work together to achieve something, booming economy or not.

There has already been such a huge showing of support for the Whiteway project, and I hope more will come with the spotlight currently shining on us.

Quite frankly, so many issues have harshly divided so many residents in the past number of years — Jumbo, part-time home ownership, the HST — that I think some people have forgotten the true meaning of what it means to work towards something as a community, with everyone fully behind a project. Without trying to sound too “Kumbaya,” my personal hope for the Whiteway is that it will become the thing that allows people to drop their political, environmental, and general prejudices against one another, and work together to make it happen.

Grand Opening In this image, dated 1922, people flock to Invermere’s Fort Point for the grand opening of the David Thompson Fort.

The fort is visible in the background behind the teepees, which were referred to as the “Kootenay Indians’ Camp.” Robert Randolph Bruce, miner, prospector, and advocate of the Columbia Valley (who became the Lieutenant Governor of B.C. four years after this photo was taken), is standing next to the woman wearing a white skirt (at left of photo). If you have any more information about this photograph, email us at news@cv-pioneer.com.

Photo A1183 courtesy of the Windermere District Historical Society

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LETTERS

Cancer patient discovers home isn’t so sweet Dear Editor: My odyssey began when I was told I had incurable lung cancer. After a lifetime of eating healthful food, drinking pure water and living an active life, this came as quite a shock!

Naturally I wanted to know what had caused my illness and my search led me to discover our home was filled with radon — a colourless, odourless, tasteless radioactive gas. Indeed, I have found that our entire valley has very high levels of radon and, perhaps coincidentally, a very high incidence of cancer. I want to share what I have learned so people can take steps to protect themselves and their families.

Older homes with a basement are most likely to have a radon problem. Radon is heavier than air so it has a tendency to collect in the lowest level of a house, but because it is a gas it can be pulled to higher levels in the house through variations in temperature and air pressure (ventilation).

Radon gas present in the soil can enter a house right through the concrete basement floor, through cracks in the concrete floor or walls, or through drains and sump pumps.

Generally contractors building new homes are aware of the possibility of radon infiltration and they put down an impermeable barrier between the basement floor and the soil or vent the radon with suction. Homes without a basement usually have enough air circulation under the floor to dissipate the gas and prevent the problem.

Fortunately, there are a number of ways one can correct a radon problem and these are explained and illustrated on nu-

merous websites that also offer in-depth explanations of how radon affects the human body. Many of these sites also offer supplies for radon mitigation if you find your home has unacceptable levels. Our basement, for example, had eight times the acceptable level!

“Acceptable” isn’t really safe; there is no acceptable level of radon exposure: it’s just a number bureaucrats have decided on based on the estimated costs of correcting the problem in all affected homes.

In the U.S. there is a greater public awareness of the health risks associated with radon (between 20,000 and 22,000 people die annually from radon-induced lung cancer) and realtors there are required to perform a radon test before a home can be sold. Radon levels are included in the home sale disclosure statement.

Radon is a big problem but is one that can be corrected if people will test their homes and if necessary take steps to correct the problem.

Radon test kits come in short-term, long-term and continuous monitoring models, the results of which are returned in a few months at the most. These tests cost about $15 and can be purchased at Home Hardware or Walmart. The continuous monitoring model costs $130 U.S. and can be purchased online.

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January 6, 2012 DEER, OH DEER — Last week we published this photograph of an unusuallooking urban deer in Invermere, captured by local photographer Marlene Chabot. A few interested readers wrote in to tell us more about the hooflike growth growing from the deer’s face (see letters, below).

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Cool photo!

Unless I miss my guess, that’s a mainly reabsorbed twin. Mammalian twins compete for nutrients in the maternal supply; sometimes one absorbs the other completely. This happens occasionally (rarely) in humans, too. As to precise cause, who knows?

We don’t fully understand what causes twinning, or even the prenatal growth of singletons. We can’t explain it; it just happens.

Enjoy your paper and the beautiful country it serves.

I have seen another in Indian Beach where I had lived for two years. Last winter I had a young buck around the house who at first I thought had been shot, but as I started to feed him I noticed he had a displaced jaw, with some dark deep makings along it. It was not from a gunshot but an abnormal growth.

I know I should not feed the wildlife but this guy came every day at the same time. I was feeding the birds as I always do and the feral rabbit some family left behind. Also, he started coming for the food too. I was worried about him making it through the winter.

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Small Mouth Big River Local photographer and outdoor enthusiast Bram Rossman has self-published a coffee table-style photography book, dubbed Small Mouth Big River, featuring images from around the Columbia Valley, the source of the Columbia River. The book was partially funded by the Columbia Basin Trust and is available through www.ExtremeXposures.ca or by phoning 250-342-1508.

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Movie Review: Contagion Reviewed by Kate Irwin Packed into an economy cabin on a plane with a crowd of coughing, sneezing and sniffling passengers was a somewhat alarming way to view the pandemic/disease movie, Contagion. This almost documentary-like film from director Steven Soderbergh tells a global disaster story, without any Hollywood melodrama and flashy action sequences, which hops neatly from intimate to international as we track the spread of an unknown, deadly virus.

Starting with a cough and opening on a red-nosed Beth (Gwyneth Paltrow), the first few minutes feature close-ups on points of contact: a hand in a bowl of airport lounge peanuts, the pressing of an elevator button, a hug — revelling in the mundane as the pulsing soundtrack threatens that there’s more than meets the eye.

In a fairly understated way, our first victim is found

dead and frothing on the floor within minute three and so begins the steadily ticking body count.

Despite its star-studded lineup (Paltrow, Matt Damon, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne — all of whom do an admirable job) Contagion isn’t a character-driven tale with heroic leads fighting against all the odds to come through at the last second. Characters are side dishes, the evolution of disease and the breakdown of society are the main course.

But having such an ensemble cast is one of the places where the film falls down. Without some characters to root for, there’s a bit of an aimless drift to the whole thing.

Like the virus at its centre, Contagion is a complex, formidable organism that ultimately lacks any purpose.

While filmmakers attempt to chronicle a worldwide crisis with multiple narratives, what we actually get is endless footage of well-coiffed Americans and Europeans in

their affluent homes, while China, where the outbreak begins, is sidelined to two cartoonishly stereotypical locations: a seedy casino and unhygienic food market.

Its genre is difficult to define as well. It’s neither a thriller, nor drama, nor disaster film, nor character study, but something more procedural and credible. It’s very realistic, maybe too much so — as we all know, real life is not like a movie, so do I want my movies to exactly emulate the tedium of real life? Well, no.

Like the many bodies stacking up (28 million of them in fact) this film left me cold — and eyeing my fellow travellers with suspicion.

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Music • visual arts • dining • Bar Scene • entertainment • performance ARTS • 7 p.m.: All.I.Can ski movie showing at the Great Hall at Panorama Mountain Village. $10 per person, tickets sold at the door. Bar and cafeteria will be open.

All proceeds go to Mountain of Hope society. For info: 250-688-0262.

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

Sunday, January 8th:

Toby Theatre • January 4th - 7th, 7:30 p.m.: Footloose.

• January 20th - 21st, January 25th - 28th, 7:30 p.m.: The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn - Part 1.

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Friday, January 6th: • Leave your Christmas tree in front of your house for Kinsmen Club pickup on Saturday. Invermere and Radium only. Any donation is gratefully accepted.

• 7 p.m.: Open Mic at Pynelogs Cultural Centre. A great opportunity for musicians of all ages to perform and meet other musician folk in a fun, creative and supportive atmosphere. Hosted by Oso Simple.

Admission is a $2 donation to Columbia Valley Arts.

Refreshments available, and with proper ID you can enjoy an adult beverage. Performers: Jade Bowen, Raven McAllister, Nat McGrath, Blake Glassford, Kyra Warren, Eli Beingessner, Steve O’Shaughnessy, etc. For info: 250-342-4423.

• 7 p.m.: All.I.Can ski movie showing at the Great Hall at Panorama Mountain Village. $10 per person, tickets sold at the door. Bar and cafeteria will be open.

All proceeds go to Mountain of Hope society. For info: 250-688-0262.

Saturday, January 7th: • Christmas Tree pickup in Invermere and Radium

by Kinsmen Club. Leave tree out in front of house.

Donations welcome, with proceeds going to cystic fibrosis research. Trees will be disposed of in an environmental-friendly manner.

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Tuesday, January 10th:

• Bonspiel on the lake by Kinsmen Beach, Invermere.

• 1 - 3 p.m.: Drop-in shinny at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, part of the 3rd annual Fairmont Fire & Ice Fiesta. For info visit: www.visitfairmont.ca.

• 6 - 11 p.m.: Fiesta Gala Dinner and Silent Auction at the Hoodoo Grill. Call 250-345-2166 for tickets and details.

• 7:30 p.m.: Columbia Valley Rockies versus Nelson at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena.

• 7 p.m.: Cinefest at Pynelogs series presents Beginners at Pynelogs Cultural Centre. $10 per person. Tickets for sale at the door. For info: 250-342-4423.

• 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Free Pancake Brunch at Smoking Water’s Cafe. For info visit: www.visitfairmont.ca.

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Thursday, January 26th:

• 1 - 2:15 p.m.: Seniors’ Day at Invermere Public Library. Community bus picks up and drops off at Columbia Garden and the Manor. For info: 250342-6416.

• 6:30 - 9 p.m.: Dinner, fashion show and expert awareness panel at Rocky River Grill.

Tickets are $20 per person. Available at Valley Fitness Centre, Corner Cafe and Rocky River Grill or contact shinethru@telus.net.

• 5 - 8:30 p.m.: Best of Banff Film Festival Tour at Invermere Community Hall. Presented by the Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club. Main fundraiser for the club. Tickets are $20 and are for sale at Crazy Soles, Inside Edge, Kicking Horse Cafe and Lusti’s Mountain Outfitters at Panorama. For info: 250342-7397.

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• 7:30 p.m.: Columbia Valley Rockies versus Chase Heat at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena.

Thursday, January 12th: • 6:45 - 7:15 p.m.: Pyjama Story Time at the Radium Public Library.

Friday, January 13th: • 7:30 p.m.: Columbia Valley Rockies versus Spokane Braves at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena.

Saturday, January 14th: • Snowshoe fitness classes begin with Columbia Valley Lifesports. Saturdays and Wednesdays. For info and registration call: 250-342-8737 or e-mail info@columbiavalleylifesports.com.

Friday, January 20th: • Snowflake Festival weekend begins in Invermere.

• 11 a.m. - 1 p.m: Free BBQ and ice wine sampling at the Mountainside Market in Fairmont Hot Springs.

Part of the 3rd annual Fairmont Fire & Ice Fiesta.

• 5:30 - 9 p.m.: Apres Ski Live Music with Al Lukas at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort ski area.

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.Saturday, January 28th: • 6 p.m.: 17th annual Deb’s Night Out Chinese New Years at Eagle Ranch Resort. Fundraiser for new women’s shelter and domestic and violence programs. Hosted by the Family Resource Centre.

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Pioneer Playlist Pioneer Playlist Discussing music, musicians and muses

With Joshua Estabrooks

Have you ever listened to an artist who is so captivating, so utterly authentic, that they send shivers down your spine and make you dizzy with wonder? Well, meet Petunia, who, along with his band The Vipers, is single-handedly reintroducing the world to a long-lost, old-time style of music incorporating flavours of roots, rockabilly, swing, and train car ramblin’ hillbilly folk. He even plays a homemade kazoozaphone (he makes it by ramming a kazoo into the bell shaped end of a bicycle horn) and yodels, too.

I first met Petunia many years ago while I was stumbling around Toronto during the holidays wielding a bottle of whiskey and a sense of adventure. Petunia was hanging up little handmade posters for a series of shows he was doing in the new year. I thought his name was funny, I gave him my business card, and miraculously he called me when he moved to Vancouver about a year or so later.

What first struck me about Petunia’s sound was his complete authenticity. His sound pays homage to a time of purity, sincerity and innocence, but in a modern context, which makes it relevant and accessible to today’s audiences. His songs transport the listener to a much simpler time, back to an era where news traveled slowly, and ponies still delivered our mail. Only a master of the genre and a truly talented songwriter can make such his-

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Watching Petunia perform is like time travel. I always feel like I am peering through a dusty old window, getting an intimate look into the secretive life of a constantly evolving classic character. If you close your eyes and listen with the right kind of ears, you can actually enter his stories as he sings. You’re riding the rails with him, or watching the stars next to a crack- ling fire, and he is pleased with your presence and curiosity.

The debut album from Petunia and the Vipers took over two years to complete. It was recorded at The Sound Factory in Hollywood, California,

by Grammy award-winning engineer Ryan Freeland.

The Vipers themselves are a formidable force in the roots/rockabilly world, and their decades of adventurous playing is given free reign to dance and swing through the distinct L.A. sound achieved by the recording process. Most of The Vipers were part of the legendary rockabilly group, Ray Condo & The Ricochets, but after the tragic death of front man Ray Condo, they connected with Petunia and threw their massive wealth of skill and energy behind a new persona with his own completely unique voice and songwriting style.

Together, Petunia and The Vipers are not to be taken lightly. At times, swooning and crooning and others

gnashing and smashing, the talent and precision with which they exhibit their musicianship is quickly becoming legendary in its own right.

When asked where he draws his inspiration from, Petunia admitted that he doesn’t really seek out new music, although he did dig the new Tom Waits release.

“There are the obvious ones; Hank Williams, Jimmy Rodgers and the Carter Family. I’ve played host to many inspirations both musical and otherwise. I like what Louis Armstrong says, ‘There is good music and bad music,’ so one could extrapolate and say, ‘There are good things and bad things’ and that would apply to each and every persons’ inspirations.”

In terms of what modern recording has done for the roots genre, he said that he enjoys all the options technology has allowed, but is adamant that there is a fine line between too busy and not busy enough.

“I like a lot of the new ways of packaging a song when it comes to production. Too much production is usually way too much, and too little is just the standard nowadays. It’s like the difference between too much or too little ketchup on your fries. It can be a drastic difference to the taste buds.”

And in keeping with the food metaphor, there is something for every palate on this album. Petunia and the Vipers can woo you with slow, soulful, swoons one minute, and then jolt you out of your seat with sharp, swinging, snarls the next. www.petuniaandthevipers.com.

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Invermere artist to lead drawing class with live models

By Joshua Estabrooks Pioneer Staff Known throughout the Columbia Valley as the creative force behind Fire Vixen Tattoos, Sarah Eastick has dabbled in almost every form of visual art.

She was formally trained in Ontario, spent some time teaching art at the high school level, and then went back to get her honours, where she discovered the art of tattooing. The rest is history, so to speak.

Her talents have been applied to everything from acrylic painting to chain saw sculpting, and she is ready to start sharing her knowledge with the community of artists in the valley through a pair of courses at College of the Rockies that will begin in January and February.

The first course she will be offering will focus on drawing the human form, and will use live models. The class starts on January 18th, and runs over three evenings.

Attendees will learn methods for accurately and beautifully representing the human form through a combination of demonstration and hands-on activities.

The workshop will cover drawing techniques with pencil, charcoal, conte and pastels and will introduce artists to the human anatomy, contours, shape, light and shading required to successfully capture the human form.

“Life drawing is a strong foundation for any art training because the human form is so complex and so dynamic and so difficult to draw that if you can’t draw people you are going to struggle as an artist,” Ms. Eastick said.

The second course being offered will be a fun introduction to painting with acrylics. It will begin on February 22nd. The class will touch on the versatility of the acrylic medium, and encourage attendees to explore the various brush and finishing options for anyone interested in acrylic painting.

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PIONEER ON THE ROAD

All-season Pioneers Clockwise from top left: Ryan and Keira Neal made the trek from Fairmont to Juniper Heights to build themselves a snow family; a group of volunteers from the Columbia Valley Hut Society take part in a work bee at McMurdo Cabin. Left to right: Byron Leinor, Doug Charlton, Ben Weigert, Chris Weigert, Tony Gibson and Alison Bell; Nick Veres, Judy Peacock, Trudy Veres and Mike Peacock of Radium at Zephyr Bay in Lake Tahoe with their Lake Tahoe friends Jeff (back row) and Gabe Turner (holding the Pioneer); James and Dexter Morsette, Leslie and Daryl Goldsmith and Tanya and Ryan Smith at MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas; Galen and Sherry Kazakoff camp at Flathead Lake, Montana.

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Worldwide travellers Top row, left to right: Jenny Hochheiden and Dwayne Burgoyne enjoy a beautiful sunset on Playa Bruja in Mazatlan, Mexico; Yvonne Redeker (second from right) in Cebu City, Philippines on her recent volunteer medical mission with a team that performed surgeries on over 60 cleft palate and cleft lift patients in seven days.

Centre: the second annual Silverwood and Boulder Beach vacation for several local families. Pictured, left to right: Dan, Tammy, Emerson and Mia Tutte; Kevin, Christy, Jackson and Blake Olson; Joanne, Colin, Ashley and Ethan McDiarmid; Gary and Carol Clement; Dexter, James, Griffin, Dylan and Benjamin Morsette; Daryl, Leslie, Hannah and Spencer Goldsmith; Joyce, Dale, Daven and Caden McMurray; Bryce, Trina and Kayla Wolfenden; Frankie Ronacher.

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Did you know?

• In the past six months, The Pioneer website has been visited from 100 different countries around the world.

• More than 26,000 people have visited The Pioneer’s website during the past six months.

• After Canada, the U.S. and the United Kingdom are the most frequent readers of The Pioneer online. www.columbiavalleypioneer.com WHERE IN THE WORLD? — The Pioneer’s front cover is constantly being toted around the world by dedicated readers who enter the ever-popular Pioneer on the Road travel photography contest. This year was no exception: the above illustration shows all the places the newspaper travelled in 2011.

Intrepid travelers nab two tickets to Flames

By Kelsey Verboom Pioneer Staff The winner has been crowned for the 2011 Pioneer on the Road travel contest.

After receiving more than 120 entries in this year’s contest, a draw was held to chose the lucky winner, who will enjoy two tickets to a Calgary Flames game and overnight accommodation, courtesy of a generous sponsorship by Invermere’s Travel World.

The victorious photo belongs to Scott and Tina Brunner and their two children Kody, 9, and Kyle, 7.

The Brunners, who are from Invermere, own and operate Columbia Valley Cycle in Athalmer.

They moved to the valley from Calgary more than 15 years ago, and have called it home ever since.

This year the family traveled to Ixtapa, Mexico, where they basked in the sun and tried their flippers at snorkeling.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter our popular travel photo contest. It was a pleasure to see all the places the paper travels! Keep sending in your high resolution photos for the 2012 contest to news@ cv-pioneer.com, or drop by our office in person.

AND THE WINNERS ARE ­— The winners of this year’s travel contest (chosen by a draw) are Scott and Tina Brunner of Invermere, shown here on vacation in Ixtapa, Mexico, with their sons Kody and Kyle. Congratulations! Photo submitted

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January 6, 2012

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January 6, 2012

What do you think of the 2012 Mayan apocalypse theory?

“I don’t think it could happen.

You can’t pick a specific date for the world to end.

How would humans find that out in the first place?�

Kaelin Hyllestad Invermere

“It won’t happen.

They’ve been predicting something for years. I think maybe people just want something big to talk about.�

Ruth Fast Invermere

“It’s just a myth; people jump on the bandwagon.

If you want to base the end of the world on anything it should be science, not myth.�

Steve Dempsey Edmonton

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Pioneer Classifieds s obituary s William Carman Anderson “We will remember him, in our hearts.

And see him, in our dreams.

He is forever with us.”

William “Bill” passed away peacefully at the Invermere Hospital on the evening on Monday, January 2nd 2012 at the age of 61 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Bill will be remembered every day for his generous spirit and by all those he touched.

Bill was predeceased by his father, Carman, and his mother, Patricia, as well as his brother David. He will be lovingly be remembered and dearly missed by his family: Bill’s wife, Monica, of Fairmont.

Bill’s son, Matthew, of Fairmont.

Bill’s brothers Darrel (Lorna) and Wayne of Fairmont and Dale (Lorraine) of Kimberley.

A celebration of Bill’s life for family and friends will take place at the family home at 4949 Mountain Hill Road on Saturday, January 7th at 2:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

Tracy Edward Riches “T.R.” 1936 - 2011 Tracy Edward Riches was born in Calgary, Alberta on February 12, 1936 at the Grace Hospital, to Bert and Winnifred Riches. He passed way on December 21, 2011 in Invermere, British Columbia at the age of 75. He was the youngest of three children. He had a sister Gladys and brother Ross.

Tracy grew up in Calgary, and built his first house in Windermere in 1967. He was a Charter Member of Rotary, and a 44 year member of the Royal Canadian Legion. He owned Tracy’s Auto Body, a GM Dealership and a Shell Service Station which also provided a towing service until 1990, when he moved to Calgary to teach Auto Body. He retired in Invermere in 2008.

Tracy was an avid sportsman. He speed-skated, skied, curled, played hockey, golfed, played softball, was a big-game hunter, and raced cars and dirt bikes in his youth. He will be deeply missed by his family and many friends.

Tracy is survived by his loving wife Faye Riches; his children Mickey (Helga) Riches, Trent Riches, Shari Ruault; grandchildren Vaughn (Jeanette) Riches, Brandi Riches, Brennan Ruault, Taylor Ruault; great grandchildren Jersey and Josie Ponych and Cassia Riches, step-sons Joe and Pat Swift, and his brother Ross (Lola) Riches.

Tracy was predeceased by his parents Bert and Winnifred Riches, his sister Gladys (Jack) Ross and Karen Riches.

A memorial service for Tracy was held on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 2:00 pm at Christ Church Trinity (110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere, B.C., V0A 1K0). Cremation preceded the service. Those wishing to make a memorial donation in honour of Tracy may do so to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon, Cranbrook Unit, #101, 105 - 9th Avenue South, Cranbrook, British Columbia, V1C 2M1 or the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #71, 525 - 13th Avenue, PO Box 446, Invermere, British Columbia, V0A 1K0.

Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service.

Condolences for the family can be offered at: www.mcphersonfh.com

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Celebration of Life for

Alcoholics Anonymous. Open to all. Regular meetings of the Columbia Valley A.A. are held at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday at the 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.

Windy Café …

Margaret M. Kellough April 7, 1925 – December 17, 2011 at the Windermere Hall on January 7, 2012 at 1:00 pm.

Everyone invited to join her family for reflections and refreshments.

Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service.

To read the full obituary and leave condolences for the family, please go to: www.mcphersonfh.com

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.

is now open for lunch from 11:302:30 and Dinner as always from 5:00-9:00pm. Enjoy 10% off all orders.

Attention families with preschool age children in the Windermere Valley: What: To get the drop in playgroup running again! Where: Invermere Community Hall.

When: Wednesday mornings. Why: To get out and socialize for everyone’s sanity – especially in the winter months! Who: Windermere Valley Families. How: The Wednesday morning drop in Play Group needs a new host. For more information please call Lisa Lehr 250-341-3952.

s obituary s Mary Kathleen Allan “Kaye” 1914 - 2011 Our Grandmother and Mother passed away peacefully with her family at her side on December 28, 2011 at the Invermere & District Hospital. She was born on March 22, 1914 in Heward, Saskatchewan and resided in Invermere since July 1971. She served as a Lieutenant Nursing Sister in WWII from 1943-1946. Kaye married husband Donald on January 5, 1951 in Prince George, B.C. She will be lovingly remembered and greatly missed by her children Gordon (Reta), Barry (Darlene), Helen (Jerry) and her six grandchildren, whom she adored: Derek, Andrea, Marc, Jarret, Holly (Ed), Emily (Cole). Kaye will also be sadly missed by her step-daughter, Donna (Gary), their children, Michael, David and Lisa, and her four sisters-in-law, Helen Luedtke, Ruth Allan, Kathryn Allan and Muriel Rose, and her half-brother, Bill Rose.

Kaye was predeceased by her husband Donald, sister Marjorie, and grandson Stewart.

Kaye was up-to-date with modern technology, emailing and chatting on FaceTime with her family and flying through books on her Kindle. She enjoyed sports, especially curling (when the Scotties or the Brier were on, everything else on her busy schedule came to a halt!) and keeping current with world events.

The Allan Family would like to extend heartfelt thanks to the doctors and staff of Invermere Hospital, especially Dr. Ross, Teena Godlien, Kim Willox and Aggie Kot, as well the staff at the Columbia Valley Garden Village, especially Dawson McKay and Erin Hann.

A celebration of her life was held at the Christ Church Trinity on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 1:00 pm. Donations in her memory can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or a charity of your choice.

Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service.

Condolences for the family can be offered at: www.mcphersonfh.com

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January 6, 2012

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Card of Thanks!

Many thanks to Ross Goodwin, Interior World, the residents of Wilmer and everyone else for their contributions to the Christmas Eve fireworks. Pat Hemmelgarn for canvassing; Shawn Murray and Pat for setting up and igniting; Kootenay Coffee Works for the hot chocolate and everyone for the firewood.

Cheers to our realtor Ken Becker who made the purchase of our first home a great experience! C&L

Cheers to my Dad, Pat Hemmelgarn for his efforts towards the annual Christmas Eve Fireworks held in Wilmer. It initially started as a memorial in memory of my brother.

This family event has expanded exponentially into a wonderful community tradition, with individuals from the community contributing through donations in memory of a lost loved one or in the festive spirit of the season.

Special thanks to all of those who participate through volunteerism towards the event. Without all of you this wonderfully established community event would not continue. Special thanks to Shawn Murray for all of his support and assistance in helping form and continue this event. Cheers and happy holidays to all!

Jeers to the advertisers who don’t include their address. Where are you?

350 sq. ft. office space on main street for rent. Bright, trendy and attractive. 250-688-0222.

Cheers to Anne and all the sponsors of the East Kootenay Brain Injury Association for the Christmas lunch.

shared accommodation

2-bdrm apartments, D/T Invermere, clean, quiet units, parking, walk to everything. Start at $775/month, N/S, references required, D/W, W/D hookups. Call Dennis, 250-342-6912.

cheers & jeers Cheers to The Stem for excellent customer service. The two holiday arrangements created on short notice were perfect!

Cheers to the Wilmer community.

What Christmas spirit, and amazing fireworks! Thank you for sharing with the rest us.

Cheers to Mike and Carol for spreading the Christmas spirit throughout Edgewater with their wonderful Christmas wagon and carolers.

Cheers to the RCMP and Victim Services for all of your patience and support dealing with the local scopophiliac.

Jeers to the peeping tom of 17th Ave and 7th Street. We will be keeping our blinds closed and doors locked.

Cheers to the RCMP and Victims services for all your help.

Jeers to the dog owners who do not pick up after their furry friends, especially on the lake! Where do you think it goes when the ice melts? I am a dog owner too and I always carry poop bags while we are out walking.

Jeers to the New Years fireworks revelers who leave their spent fireworks cartridges on the lake.

Enjoy the festivities, but clean up after yourselves. I picked up an armful while skating across the lake.

Cheers to J.L. and your witty chatter.

But you should really ask me out …really!

Cheers to the lady who found my purse in the grocery cart and returned it to Sobeys Customer Service. Thank You. Tis the Season!

Jeers to the couple with their two teenage children who on December 28th at 8 p.m. decided to park in the disabled parking stall at Sobeys. I noticed none of you were disabled in any way and you didn’t have a sticker in your window. I followed you into Sobeys to point out that you parked in a stall designated for handicapped persons and you replied, “Yes, I know” and you still did not move your vehicle. What kind of example are you setting for your children? I hope that next time you rethink as to where you park. Your ignorance is appalling!

Shame on you!

Cheers to Dana Stockley who came to my house on Christmas Day to fix a broken water line in my house. I don’t think in anywhere else but this town could someone care that much.

Cheers to “Siofri” — Pat, Lisa, Bernie, and Joe — plus Mike, Fraser and the “Almighty” Bruce as well as the “Men in Kilts” — Bill, Ian, and Doug — for entertaining us during the Hogmanay celebration at McToogles. Happy New Year!

Cheers to the gentleman in the white truck who helped me bring home a cabinet from the re-use.

Jeers to the lady at the dump. Your rude attitude needs to be dumped.

Cheers to The Pioneer!

Cheers to Erin and Curtis for a wonderful Christmas! Thank you, thank you, and thank you! All the best in 2012! :) Em. Jeers to the woman who was shopping at the Bargain Shop, making up false accusations about a family you know nothing about.

Accusations like yours not only destroyed a HAPPY family but the people you have spoken of are scarred for life. We wonder how people like you can hold your head high? Maybe what you accuse is in your own family? Sweep your doorstep off before you look at others.

Jeers to the RCMP member who decided to have a high-speed chase near the Best Western on New Years Eve, not taking into consideration pedestrians or people’s vehicles. You could have killed yourself, a pedestrian, or the person you were chasing. I don’t think riding a quad downtown is harming anyone. Be safe!

Cheers to Shelley at Valley Foods.

Your kindness and great service is always appreciated. Happy New Year! :) Em. Cheers to Rick and Greg from RFE for once again bailing me out.

Norm thanks you and the divorce is on hold yet again! Seriously, much thanks!

Jeers to the plow trucks (or lack thereof) that plow from Radium to Golden. Your new year’s resolution this year should be a to a better job from now on!

Jeers to the thieves who stole the trophy elk antlers from my cabin on Johnston Road. I worked long and hard for that elk!

Cheers to Dave and Tim and the Radium Volunteer Fire Dept. For a putting on another spectacular New Year’s Eve fireworks display!

You guys get better and better every year! Thanks for the show!

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NEWHOUSE MULTI STORAGE

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

Various sizes available.

Now with climate.

Controlled units.

Call 250-342-3637.

Share with one other, in large 3-bdrm house on the lake in Invermere. Furnished, own bath, all appliances. $500/month, cable, Internet and utilities included. 250342-1791.

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

D/T Radium: room for rent in 2-bdrm apartment. $460/month includes all utilities and Internet + D.D. Call Gordon 250-688-0326 or 250-347-6420.

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.

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commercial space Rent/Sell approx. 2,400 sq. ft. between Home Renovation Center & Fitz Flooring. For more information please call Lorne @ 250-270-0102.

864 sq. ft. warehouse space with loading dock, unheated, $625/ month. Available immediately. Call 250-342-3637.

For lease: approx 3,000 sq. ft. 5037th Ave below Gone Hollywood and Valley Spas – beside Back Door Wine Cellar. Overhead door/heated. $5.00/per sq. ft. triple net. Call 250342-0603 or 250-341-5845.

For Lease: approximately 2,800 sq. ft. Across from Invermere Post Office. Contact Gordon at 250-3429271.

Wanted in Invermere: Small office for one person with computer-based business. Needs internet and window. Call Rich 250342-0553.

Invermere: large, bright, 2-bdrm basement suite with separate entrance. Appliances shared, W/D, central location, 2 blocks to D/T, school, and hospital. 3 blocks to groceries & beach. Pets OK, N/S, available now. $625/month + utilities. Call Grant 403-493-1245.

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. $850/ month. Available immediately.

250-270-0729.

Invermere: huge, bright 2-bdrm main floor suite, with extra-large fenced yard. Nice wood burning stove. All appliances (shared W/D). Central location 2 blocks to D/T, schools, hospital. 3 blocks to grocery store and beach. Pets OK, N/S, available December 1st. $850/ month + utilities. Call Grant 403493-1245.

Radium: Bachelor – 1-bdrm – 2-bdrm fully-furnished units.

1-3 bdrm unfurnished apt. Rent includes heat, hydro, cable, and parking. DD required. N/S, pets possible. Call Joan at 250-3427517 for more information and availability.

Beautiful 1,200 sq. ft. luxury apartment 2 bdrms, 2 baths, 5 appliances, must be seen. N/S, N/P. $1,200/month + hydro. References required. Available immediately.

E-mail panacheinteriors@telus.net or 250-342-5805.

Kinsmen Beach: fully furnished, 1-bdrm suite for rent. Cozy, clean, bright, quiet with laundry, $500/ month + 1/3 hydro. No partiers, N/P, N/S. Call 403-688-1972 or 250342-0008.

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

Private entrance and enclosed patio, all new appliances, N/S, $800/month + utilities, available immediately, 403-874-0483.

1-bdrm apartment in 12-unit building. In D/T Invermere, parking, easy walk to D/T, amenities, no stairs, on-site laundromat. $579/ month + hydro, N/S, references required. Please call Sharon 250688-1365.

2-bdrm (upper floor) deluxe apartment. Available January 1st for long-term rental in Canal Flats. Newly renovated, fridge, stove, W/D, perfect for couples or 2 roommates, N/P, N/S. Call after 6 p.m. 250-342-3345.

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

Pioneer Classified Ad-vertising 250-341-6299

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2-bdrm apartment (upper floor) in Canal Flats. Available immediately. $550/month + utilities + DD. N/S, N/P. Call 250-342-3345 after 6 p.m.

Wilmer: 2-bdrm log home, large fenced yard and detached workshops, perfect for couple for 2 singles. Small pets welcome.

Some furnishings. Wood heat on main + basement oil furnace and W/D. $900/month. Available immediately. Call to submit application with references. Ed English 250-342-1194 or Jan Klimek 250-342-1195. janklimek@ shaw.ca. edenglish@shaw.ca.

3-bdrm, 2-bath, 1,300 sq. ft on the main floor, ensuite with jacuzzi in RVVR. All amenities included. $950/ month including utilities, cable and Internet. Call Miro: 780-876-1370 or Michelle: 780-834-0808.

3-bdrm, 1-bath home for rent in D/T Invermere with nice yard, N/S, N/P. Available immediately. $1,350/month + utilities. Call 250341-1182.

3-bdrm, 2-bath house for rent.

Very clean, all appliances included, walking distance to schools and D/T. 2 references required and 1st and last months rent. $1,100/ month + utilities + D.D. 250-3416043.

2-bdrm, 2-bath, 2nd floor, 1,045 sq. ft. furnished condo in quiet and well maintained building in Radium. Appliances include fridge, stove, microwave, D/W and insuite W/D, all like-new. A/C, large balcony (8’ x 13’) with propane hook-up to the building for BBQ. Secure underground parking with storage cage. N/S. Pets negotiable. $1,100/month utilities included, DD and references required. See Kijiji (Cranbrook) ID333406882.

Available January 15th. To view call Heather: 604-354-6163.

Large, furnished 1-bdrm suite. Lots of storage, large fenced yard, offstreet parking, close to the hospital and shared laundry. $725/month including utilities and cable + D.D. Call 250-342-9404 1-bdrm lower walk-out suite for rent between Invermere and Windermere. $675/month, utilities included. N/S. Call 250-342-3790.

Suite for rent in Fairmont. 2 large bdrms, new kitchen and flooring, private W/D, lots of storage, large yard with patio, private entry. $900/ month includes cable, Internet and utilities. Available February 1st.

Contact Al: 250-342-5788.

Bright and roomy 2-bdrm lower walk-out suite in Black Forest Heights, Invermere. $800/month utilities included. Available immediately, N/S. 250-342-9770.

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FOR RENT

INVERMERE: Lake Windermere Pointe starting at $1,100 per/month. Pool, underground parking, elevator and much more.

WESTSIDE PARK: 2 homes available at $1,400 per/month plus utilities.

WILDER SUBDIVISION: 2 bdrm. basement suite, furnished at $1,250 per/month including utilities.

WINDERMERE: Furnished 2 bdrm. cottage. Nice yard! $900/month plus utilities. Available immediately.

RADIUM: 4 bdrm. home, unfurnished long-term, no pets or smoking at $1,350/month plus utilities.

CANAL FLATS: Newer 2 bdrm. furnished townhome $850/month plus utilities.

Contact Dave or Eric

250-342-4040

www.FirstChoiceRentals.ca

Invermere: 5-bdrm, 4-bath, 4,000 sq. ft., all appliances, A/C, double garage, 2 decks, view of lake, walking distance to school and town, N/S. $1,800/month + utilities. Available immediately. Call 403-609-0870 or email patgenier@ yahoo.ca for pictures.

For the latest rentals available please visit jennyb.ca.

Jenny Bueckert-Maxwell Realty Invermere. info@jennyb.ca or call 250-342-5711.

Townhome for rent at Cedarwood Glen Estates. 3-bdrm, 1.5 baths, garage. $1,200/month + utilities.

N/S, N/P. Available January 1st.

250-341-1182.

Invermere: 2-bdrm, 1-bath duplex with yard. Storage space, unfurnished or furnished. Laundry, wood F/P. $850/month + utilities.

Call Ben Green, Green Door Property Management at 250-6880362. Kijiji.ca AD ID 340103460.

2-bdrm home for rent in Athalmer.

Available Jan. 1st. $700/month + utilities. 250-342-6813.

4-bdrm, fully furnished, 2,000 sq. ft., fully developed bungalow with hot tub for short–medium term rental. $2,000/month includes heat, electricity, cable, satellite, and 6 appliances. 1502-10th Avenue close to D/T. Call John 403629-5339.

Edgewater: Fully renovated 3-bdrm, 1-bath with basement, 2 small decks. Large yard with lots of room for parking and storage (indoor and out). Well behaved dogs welcome (large and small). $1,000/month + hydro + D.D. References required. Call 250-4099130 for more information.

House for rent in Athalmer. 2-bdrm, 1-bath, 5-appliances, wood and electric heat, N/S, large yard. $900/ month + utilities + D.D. Call 250342-8933.

D/T furnished, immaculate 4-bdrm house for rent. A/C, W/D, fully developed basement. N/S. Available immediately. $1,375/ month + utilities. Contact Linda or Gordon at 289-795-4000 or 289795-4107.

condo for rent 2-bdrm, 2-bath unfurnished condo for rent in the Pinewood in Radium.

A/C, W/D, and underground parking, N/S, N/P. Available immediately. $700/month, includes utilities. Call 403-285-3417.

Invermere: Beautiful condo close to D/T. 3-bdrm, 3-bath, 5 appliances, large storage room and attached garage! Will go fast at $1,100/ month + utilities. Call Kevin for evening showing at 780-982-1140.

Hillcrest Apartments have 2-bdrm at $800/month, 1-bdrms at $600/ month, fully furnished, including utilities, TV and Internet. 250-3411182.

2-bdrm, 2-bath at The Peaks in Radium on the second floor. End unit, underground parking. W/D. $880/month including all utilities.

403-801-4356.

1-bdrm + den in Radium. Main floor. F/P, patio, in-suite laundry, underground parking. 850 sq. ft. $775/month including all utilities.

403-816-6007.

1-bdrm + den, 1-bath unfurnished condo at The Peaks in Radium with hot tub access. $750/month includes utilities. Call Ben Green, Green Door Property Management at 250-688-0362. Kijiji.ca Ad ID 340091643.

2-bdrm condo near Sobeys. $650/ month. N/S, N/P. Call 250-3426255.

3-bdrm, 2-bath 1,375 sq. ft. unfurnished condo in quiet building in Radium. 6 appliances including ensuite W/D, A/C, balcony with propane hookup to the building for BBQ. Secure, underground heated parking with storage cage. N/S, N/P. $1,150/month + utilities. DD & references required. Available February 1st. To view call 778-9630108.

homes for sale

Mountain Home For Sale www.newbuildinglinks.com Exceptional park-like in town acreage with country style executive home for sale. Call 250688-1508.

Quaint 1,100 sq. ft. home for sale in Edgewater. Close to elementary school & river. Large 80 ft. x 200 ft. lot with mature trees.

Excellent access with both side and back alleys. Fully renovated & new electrical. For full details and pictures visit www.propertyguys. com ID#266210. 250-409-9130.

homes for sale

wanted

Price reduction!

Central Radium, close to golf course. Fully renovated, 6-bdrm home – like new! Stunning kitchen and suite potential.

For full details visit www. propertyguys.com ID#266165.

Asking $475,500. Call 250-3479399.

Do you have a cheesy old velvet painting gathering dust in your basement? Well how would you like to contribute that old gaudy piece to one of the fastest growing velvet painting collections in the valley? Nothing is too old or too small, if you have one you’d like to get rid of, please give Josh a call at 250-341-6299.

condo for sale

misc. for sale

Ski to your door, fully furnished 1-bdrm condo, F/P, deck, heated parking, swimming pool, and hot tubs. Tamarack Lodge, Panorama, BC. $115,000 firm. Call 250-3426858 after 6 p.m.

Hot tub rentals. Week or weekend rates. Valley Spas: 250-342-3922.

pets Hawt Pawz and Clawz is now offering 25% off all grooming services. Offer expires January 31st.

Call 250-347-2412.

lost

Beloved Family Pet

302V8 + 3SPEED TRANSMISSION MODIFIED MOTOR too many extras to list. Best offer. 250-4099130.

700R Chevy Transmission, custom built, originally paid $3,000. Best offer. 250-409-9130.

Firewood! Birch, Larch, Fir and Pine cut, split, delivered. ½ cords & full cords. Prices starting at $150.

Call 250-688-0143. Or visit www. horizonridgeranch.com.

Support Rockies Hockey! Pine, Fir, dry and split. To order call 250342-6908.

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

Gus

Male, black, 75 lb, 7-yearold Labradoodle. Red collar, microchipped, friendly. Missing since December 31st, 2011 from Lakeview Meadows, Windermere.

Please call 250-342-3554.

wanted

Fir, pine, and larch for sale. Split and delivered. Call 250-341-5551.

Firewood for sale: Split and delivered. ½ cord or full cords. Call 250-688-0272.

vehicles for sale 1986 CHEVY ½ TON, no motor, LOTS OF ACCESSORIES. Best offer.

MUST GO! 250-341-7393.

Single, professional person seeking 2-4 bdrm home in Invermere for L/T rental. Preferably D/T. Dbl garage or better with large yard.

Need for Jan. 1st or Feb. 1st. Call 250-342-1167.

2003 Mazda Protégé 5, 4-door hatch, power windows, CD, sunroof, 5-speed, 168 km. $5,800. Call 250341-8607.

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

Phil’s Carpentry. Everything from roofs to decks, completion of basement and bathrooms. Phone 250-341-8033 (cell) – 24/7. Not on valley time.

services

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services

services

services

services

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.

Dryer Vent and Furnace Cleaning & inspections. Call AQUAIR today!

250-342-5089.

Executive Typing Services. Over 20 years word processing experience. Resumes, manuals, data entry, and more. Accurate and fast! 250-270-0254.

ODD JOBS ENTERPRISES * Fire Intervention * Brush Cleaning * Cut and Burn Winter is the opportune time to transform your property from a fire hazard to a park-like setting. Call Dale Hunt: 250-342-3569.

Get $200 Off With Every $500 You Spend.

“We are very pleased with our new blinds from Shannon’s Blinds & Designs, and have had many compliments from friends and neighbors. Working with Shannon was a pleasure. She was professional, accommodating and personable. Her attention to detail and helpful creative suggestions made for a very positive experience.

Thanks Shannon,” Tom and Colleen Brooks Shannon’s Blinds & Designs 250-342-5749 shannonsblinds@yahoo.ca “Covering the Valley – One Window At A Time” Expires: January 15th, 2012

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.

Vacuums Parts, repairs & accessories, All makes & models.

Central Vacuums – sales and installations.

Bonded & licensed.

Fine Homeservices 250-342-9207, fhs@telus.net.

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

Heaven’s Best Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning.

Environmentally friendly products.

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

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

Invermere Sharpening Carbide and steel sharpening services. Carbide saw re-tipping, saw blades, router bits, planer knives, hole saws, ice auger blades, knives, scissors and much more.

250-341-5447. 345 Blair St., Athalmer.

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 at #35 109 Industrial Road #2, 250-342-9696.

Local Website Design: Designer seeking new clients, specializing in small to medium websites, blogs or portfolios. Initial meeting and quotes are free. www. eggplantstudios.ca.

Foundations Family Child Care “Building Strong Foundations In Children As The Bases Of Learning Through Their Entire Lives.” Offering quality care and education for young children (3 months – 9 years). Provided by a trained and certified Early Childhood Educator. F/T, P/T, drop in spaces available, and after school care and pick up from EMP. Please contact Tanya at 250-341-3224. foundationsfamilychildcare@ yahoo.ca.

help wanted

help wanted Part-time job, full-time income potential. It’s true! Work as much or as little as you like. Earn 30% commission as an independent representative selling sterling silver jewellery. Along with earning trips and free jewellery, being an independent representative is also a fun way to earn some extra money. Call me to find out how.

250-341-5956.

F/T or P/T Heavy Duty Mechanic, Class 1 with Air an asset but not necessary. Heavy equipment experience an asset but not necessary. Fax 250-341-6006.

Class 1 truck driver, must be experienced with clean driver’s abstract. Fax 250-341-6006.

Looking for a responsible person to house-sit and dog-sit for various times during the year, starting in February. References required.

Phone 250-342-0617.

RESIDENT CARE AIDE Columbia Garden Village has an opening for a Resident Care Aide to work in their Assisted Living Department.

For more information and to apply contact Community Manager Adrienne Turner Fax 250.341.3340 or aturner@glm.ca

Groundskeeper / Maintenance True Key Hotels & Resorts is currently seeking grounds keeping/maintenance personnel at Bighorn Meadows Resort in Radium Hot Springs. Related experience will be considered an asset. Full or part time hours are available.

Eligible candidates must have the ability to work weekends.

True Key Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity employer that offers a competitive salary/health benefit package and is committed to providing a superior employee experience.

Interested applicants please forward your confidential resume to: dpettigrew@bighornmeadows.ca or by fax to (250) 347-2311 attention Dave.

On the Springs Golf Course Bighorn Meadows Resort, #10 Bighorn Blvd., Radium Hot Springs, V0A 1M0

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LEARNING FROM THE BEST — ­ Garrett Kashuba (left) with Brad Jacobs’ rink, and Logan Powell (right), with Glenn Howard’s rink during the Canada Cup of Curling in Cranbrook. Both young players were given the chance to practise with their assigned teams and display their team signs during the competitions.

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Young local athletes hit the ice with curling greats

By Joshua Estabrooks Pioneer Staff Two members of the Invermere Juvenile Curling Team were given an opportunity of a lifetime, after writing about what curling means to them and winning an essay contest held by the Capitol One Canada Cup of Curling.

After clinching the win, 14-year-old curlers, Dry Gulch’s Garrett Kashuba and Invermere’s Logan Powell, each spent some quality time with one of the participating teams of the Canada Cup of Curling, which was held in Cranbrook from November 30th to December 4th.

Garrett was paired up with Northern Ontario’s Brad Jacobs, while Logan spent his time with another famous Ontario curler, Glenn Howard and his team.

The experience was monumental, both young men said. They not only learned a lot of new techniques and skills from practising with the teams, but they also grew a little more attached to the game itself, gaining a level of familiarity with the athletes not

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many young curlers get a chance to cultivate.

“I look at things differently now and I pay attention to different things on the ice,” Logan said.

“I learned a lot about how they time their rocks and how they determine their takeout weights. They were really nice and kind to me,” Garrett added.

The local team is travelling to Creston on January 7th for play downs against Grand Forks to determine who will represent the East Kootenays in the upcoming provincial tournament.

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Valley Churches

FAITH

The indescribable gift

By Pastor Wayne Frater Radium Christian Fellowship Church Christmas is behind us, and a brand-new year is before us; a new year giving us a chance to forget the hurts and pains of years past and giving us a chance to have a fresh start in our lives.

During Christmas, we all had opportunities to give and receive gifts from our loved ones. Those of us who have faith in the living God, set time aside to go to church and remember the greatest gift of all; the gift that came in the person of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.

That great gift, that indescribable gift Paul mentions in 2 Corinthians 9:15. “Thanks be unto God for His indescribable gift,” KJV. The AMP says it this way “Now thanks be to God for His Gift. [precious] beyond telling [His indescrib-

able, inexpressible, free Gift]!”

The NLT tells “Thank God for this gift too wonderful for words!” A gift so wonderful, that words cannot describe it.

A gift sent by God himself; a gift of love as it says in John 3:16 from the AMP, “For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten [unique] Son, so that whoever believes in [trusts in, clings to, relies on] Him shall not perish [come to destruction, be lost] but have eternal [everlasting] life.”

When God sent His Son to earth, when Jesus came to earth, He brought with Him everything we need to be empowered to live a life of victory. He came as a little baby, but He represented all authority in heaven and earth. When we choose to receive Him into our lives, when we choose to serve Him, we have access to His love, peace, power, authority, provision, joy and strength.

God sent the great gift, the indescribable gift, the gift too wonderful for words. I don’t know about you, but last Christmas I didn’t say no to the gifts my loved ones gave me. I received every one of them, with thanks and joy. Will you not receive this great gift God has for you? I have, and words cannot describe the joy, peace and love that dwells in my heart.

Skate on the lake Skaters, hockey enthusiasts, crosscountry skiers, ice fishers, snowshoers and curlers have been enjoying Lake Windermere this week as visitors and locals alike took to the ice for a little winter recreation on Monday, January 2nd.

Pictured, Lorisa Tait from Calgary attempts to steal the puck from 7-year-old Andrew Dalton during a family game of hockey, while J.R. McDonald looks on.

Photo by Kate Irwin

Lake Windermere Alliance Church Sunday, January 8th, 10:30 a.m.: Worship and Life Instruction, “The Journey: Analysis of A Crop Failure”...Pastor Trevor ministering. “K.I.D.S” Church, for children age 3 to Grade 1; and Grade 2 to Grade 5 during the morning service.

7 p.m.: “SING and CELEBRATE” ...at L.W.A.C. Pastor Trevor Hagan • 326 - 10th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-9535 • www.lakewindermerealliance.org Windermere Valley Shared Ministry ANGLICAN-UNITED 9:00 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 Valley Christian Assembly Sunday, 10 a.m.: Worship and Word Kids’ Church provided.

Pastor Murray Wittke 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 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.

• Relief Society, 11:15 a.m.

President Barry Pratt • Columbia Valley Branch 5014 Fairway, Fairmont Hot Springs • 250-341-5792

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