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Valley NEWS

Regional district says no to Jumbo director

By Greg Amos Pioneer Staff The Regional District of East Kootenay is not happy about the prospect of a having a non-elected director on its board, and is making its displeasure known to the province.

At its Friday, December 7th meeting, the 15-member board unanimously passed a motion to send a letter to Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Bill Bennett expressing opposition to the fact that the Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality will be allowed to vote at the regional district table without neccessarily having an electorate in place to represent.

Under the letters patent that created the municipality last month, Jumbo Glacier will gain the right to vote at the board once the property within it reaches an assessed value of $30 million, or as of January 1, 2017, whichever comes first.

“There’s no assurance that that seat is anything more than a ski resort company,” said Cranbrook director Bob Whetham. “I think we’re in kind of dangerous territory, to tell you the truth. This is a serious governance issue.”

“Panorama has been under construction for more than 30 years, and I think it has two, maybe three dozen permanent residents, and I don’t think this is going to be any different,” he added.

Directors also questioned what would happen to Jumbo Glacier’s seat at the table if the ski resort doesn’t end up being developed.

“Whoever sits in that chair will be like a carbon credit, I guess,” said District of Elkford director Dean McKerracher, who made his skepticism about provincial carbon offset programs known earlier in the meeting.

Canal Flats director Ute Juras noted Mr. Bennett had assured regional district board members in September that a mountain resort municipality would not be established unless he was assured the project would go

forward. Board chair Rob Gay, who represents electoral area C, noted there was no mention of a business plan during last month’s announcment, and questioned how the mountain resort municpality would be represented on the regional hospital board — an aspect that is not raised in the letters patent.

In August 2009, the regional district board unanimously passed a motion that any mountain resort municipality should not be granted a seat on the regional board until such time as they have sufficient population to elect a council.

The lack of a tax base at the mountain resort municpality means the regional district would need to charge it directly for services such as solid waste collection during the construction phase, explained chief administrative officer Lee-Ann Crane. The resort developer would also be charged for all costs incurred by the Jumbo Glacier director until the time they become a voting member of the board, she added.

Canal Flats council stumped by Eagle’s Nest water

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The Eagle’s Nest Water System, which serves 62 properties in Eagle’s Nest and Painted Ridge, has been under an Interior Health boil water advisory since June 18th, 2003. This means the water for the 62 lots cannot be consumed without first boiling it to remove potential waterborne pathogens.

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But when the engineering report for the project came back, pushing that estimated cost up to $1.64 million, less the grant money, those affected balked at the cost doubling.

“I can only assume it’s due to cost,” Mr. Woodward added. “To borrow that money would cost property owners $1,100 per owner to pay off the debt. That would be $1,100 every year for 25 years.”

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• On December 7th at 7:05 p.m., police responded to a single vehicle accident 14 kilometres south of Invermere on Highway 93/95. A 2005 Toyota Echo driven by a 20-year-old man from St. Albert, Alberta, drove off the road and ended up in the westbound ditch upside down.

There were no injuries to the driver, who admitted to falling asleep. He was charged with failure to keep right.

• On December 8th at 8:43 p.m., Golden detachment members assisting the Columbia Valley detachment went to Fairmont Hot Springs Resort to investigate a disturbance and assault complaint. Investigation revealed that a 24-year-old man from Golden was in an argument with a 27-year-old woman, also from Golden.

The man assaulted two female guests not associated with the two that were arguing. Further investigation revealed that the 27-year-old woman was in breach of her courtimposed conditions to have no contact with the man and abstain from alcohol. He was arrested and charged with assault while she was arrested for breaching her conditions. While being escorted out of the building the woman kicked at a window and smashed it. She was further charged with mischief for the damage.

• On December 9th at 3:06 a.m., the two Golden detachment members returned to Fairmont Resort due to a complaint of an intoxicated woman located in the staff closet. The woman was in no condition to care for herself and nobody else was available to care for her. She was lodged in cells until sober.

• On December 10th at 3:47 p.m., Columbia Valley officers responded to a complaint of an assault near the Hillcrest Apartments on Invermere’s 13th Street. A 17-year-old female victim was located with severe facial injuries. She was taken to Invermere and District Hospital and cared for. A 35-year-old man from Cranbrook was arrested and charged with assault causing bodily harm. He was released under certain conditions. The investigation is continuing.

• On December 11th at 12:18 a.m., while police were on patrol, a pickup truck was observed with the rear plate totally obstructed by snow and debris. The vehicle was stopped on Athalmer Road to confirm it had plates and was properly registered. The 45-year-old

male driver refused to provide the police with his driver’s licence and registration, stating he didn’t have to produce them.

Wrong answer. He was advised that if he continued to fail to provide his documents that he would be arrested and charged with obstruction. The driver continued to refuse and was arrested. Once arrested, his licence and registration were located by the officers. He was issued a ticket for failing to display his plate properly and will appear in Invermere Provincial Court on February 12th for obstruction.

Christmas festivities Are you going to do some drinking over the Christmas season? Plan ahead and ensure you have a way to get back home safely. Counter Attack road checks will continue throughout the valley during the holiday season.

The hair thing Thanks to the community stepping up and donating to the detachment’s Movember fundraising goal, I did go ahead and dye my hair RCMP colours. You have to look hard to see the blue.

To my new friend Echo, whom I see during school patrols, it is RED, not PINK as your mother thinks.

I have been receiving lots of comments. There’s no real explaining to do in the valley, as most are aware of the reason, but outside of the area it seems that they do not see many police officers with RED, gold and blue in their hair.

I have to share my son’s response when his mother emailed a picture. “Why in all that is holy and sacred did you allow him to do that?” he commented to Bev. I was pleased to see that he did have some religious inkling in his body. I thought we failed him there. I was also very pleased that he was blaming his mother for my actions. I did indeed teach him well there.

I shared this comment with my sister in Ontario, who is on Facebook. She commented that his remark was rather witty, but she laughed more at what he posted on Facebook. He has my photo with all the hair colours and posted, “Looks like my Pops is hosting the Invermere Pride Parade.”

The colour will eventually grow out. Next year I think we go with Julie’s suggestion and have the entire detachment in uniform do Zumba. You won’t have problems seeing me. Ambulance and doctors will be monitoring.

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A rare kinship that has defied language, age and culture has been formed between two remarkable women at the Columbia House longterm care facility.

College of the Rockies health care student Maria Carmen Mendoza is graduating from her program today with the knowledge that she has brightened the life of the oldest and most musically experienced resident at the facility.

Originally from Manila, The Phillipines, Carmen came to Canada in 2006 and settled in Invermere with her husband and now 17-year- LANGUAGE OF LOVE – Carmen Mendoza observes Klara Caplan practicing old son. A love of the elderly and a her art at Columbia House Long Term Care Facility. suggestion from her friend inspired Photo by Kristian Rasmussen.

Carmen to join the College of the kind of felt a sense of belonging and a sense of purRockies health care program, where she met Klara Caplan during her course practicum at pose. It was like reviving Klara again.”

Klara was born into a family of musicians in Columbia House.

Klara, a 104-year-old resident who speaks mainly Paris in 1908. Her mother was a singer and her faRussian and suffers from dementia, carried a secret that ther was a composer. The two met each other while studying music in France. After two years in Paris, the only Carmen was able to fully unlock.

Through the help of her program instructors, she family moved home to Leningrad, which is now St. discovered that the elderly woman she worked with Petersburg.

Growing up in a musical family, Klara spent her every day was in fact at one point a classically trained concert pianist. Though Carmen doesn’t speak Russian days practising her skills on the piano, which paid off and Klara has trouble communicating, the healthcare when she was admitted into the Leningrad Conservatory student decided to try an experiment on the sugges- at age 17. She met her future husband Michael Caplan tion of her program instructors Karen Lynor and Aline and the two went on to have their first and only child Sholinder. Wheeling her over to one of the pianos at Co- Inga, who now lives in Invermere.

The couple travelled throughout Russia playing conlumbia House, Carmen noticed an excitement coming certs together before the Second World War. from Klara, who slowly began to hit the keys.

“It was amazing watching her play again,” CarContinued on page 14 . . . men said. “She totally changed; her aura changed. She

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Historical Lens

Jumbo issues not going away

By Greg Amos Pioneer Staff

When the Jumbo Glacier mountain resort municipality was announced as a done deal on Tuesday, November 20th, many who supported that move appealed for people in the East Kootenays to accept and embrace the decision, to allow for a community healing process to begin.

That might be hard to do when many feel as though there’s still a knife in their back. And if a few events that have transpired since are any indication, the deeply entrenched positions not ready to give up the fight just yet.

Let’s start with the regional district board, who are still in shock at the prospect of having a non-elected member casting votes at the regional table. That’s slated to happen, unless the quaint hamlet of Jumbo Glacier grows much more rapidly than most are predicting. Having a corporate representative voting on local government decisions would be a first in B.C., and the regional district is right to be concerned about it.

Then there’s the even thornier issue around the credibility of the Ktunaxa Nation’s 2010 Qat’muk declaration.

While more than 300 Ktunaxa members and supporters marched through the streets of Cranbrook on November 30th in support of the application for a judicial review of the resort’s approval filed that day, a new website, www.beforeqatmuk.com , was launched by Jumbo Glacier proponents on the same day.

The site’s headline statement, that the declaration is not credible, suggests the importance of Qat’muk has been greatly exaggerated by some. I recommend anyone reading the site take a look at Troy Hunter’s letter of support for the project in 2003, which mentions an Elder’s recollections of a people called Q’atmuknik.

An author I interviewed earlier this week told me about the time legendary mountaineer Conrad Kain and a partner once colluded to blow up a chunk of the Jumbo Glacier. At this point, one can only speculate about the forces they may have unleashed in doing so.

Evergreen team A pair of Christmas tree inspectors keep an eye out for blight as they tag trees for size at a Columbia Valley tree farm in this photo taken by J.W. McLeod in the 1950s. If you have any more information, e-mail us at info@cv-pioneer.com .

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FIPPA is a poor fit for Canada Dear Editor: Steven Harper has done it again with his treasonous approval of the Chinese governmentcontrolled Chinese National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) takeover bid for the Canadian tar sands giant Nexen. This deal gives the Chinese between three and six billion barrels of tar sands oil. Harper’s approval came with no public input and was announced late on a Friday afternoon - a clear attempt to sneak it under the public’s radar. The deal is bad for several reasons, the most important being this is a gift of a Canadian resource to a foreign government.

Even worse is the fact that Harper could at any time approve the Canada-China Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (FIPPA). If he

approves this Act, CNOOC (and any other Chinese corporation invested in Canada) will be able to sue Canadian governments (federal and provincial) in secret tribunals if our governments do anything which CNOOC perceives as a threat to its corporate profits.

This would include any environmental protections and job creation efforts.

Harper’s latest action is just one more example of his failure to protect the interests of Canada. Canadians must wake up to his treachery and tell him that Canada is not for sale. The hypocrite Harper, who in the past railed against the Communist Chinese government, must protect Canadian democracy and our natural resources. He must be told not to ratify FIPA. Norm Funnell, Radium Hot Springs

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LETTERS

Taft responds to letter writer’s critique Dear Editor: Regarding the letter ‘Chamber is correct about mini-Mac’ in your December 7th edition, I don’t know what a ‘miniMac’ is, I don’t have any provincial political aspirations at this time, and I think Mr. Berzins is mistaken: Invermere is a great place to live, visit and do business in.

I make no apologies for having safe municipal water with low turbidity — we are working on meeting the excessive Interior Health requirements that presently only three out of over 12 water systems in the Columbia Valley meet.

I also make no apologies for helping to save and preserve historic buildings, recognizing the importance of sustainability (including local food) and keeping garbage off the sidewalks downtown (yes,

the garbage cans are solar, that’s so they can compact the garbage and we can keep our streets clean and the locals and visitors happy during the busy times).

Our economy and the local business community are important, so are our lake and our overall environment, and so are the non-profit and volunteer groups in the community. Everything needs time, attention, and in some cases money, to create success, and the District of Invermere council is committed to achieving success. There are no blacklists, just hardworking people trying their hardest.

If Mr. Berzins thinks that Invermere isn’t a great place to live, I hope he takes his negativity and bitterness somewhere else.

Gerry Taft, Mayor of Invermere

Invermere needs more gardens Dear Editor: I wonder if the District of Invermere would consider expanding the mandate of its talented and popular group of gardeners to oversee the setup, planting and growth of vegetable gardens strategically placed on the outskirts of district lands.

These people are already employed by the district. New employment of no income, low income and other individuals to do the work in the gardens with expert supervision and know-how would assist residents of Invermere and surrounding communities with earning a living.

A regular or constant supply of all kinds of vegetables would become available locally to individuals, families and stores. Deer could be allowed to visit a portion of all these gardens, perhaps causing them to move out to areas where they would interfere less with residents in the more populated areas of Invermere.

Deer culls would perhaps not have to be considered, and people would begin to lose their fear and hostility toward the deer. I could see this working for the benefit of all, as things should be.

Mark Pocock, Invermere

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Mighty minstrels Tate Hetherington and Jacob Taylor hold their ukuleles while singing during a rehearsal of J.A. Laird Elementary’s take on the play A Christmas Carol, in which the students confront the Christmas ghosts inside a shopping mall. The two students are members of the school’s Silver Strings ukulele band. Photo by Greg Amos

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Invermere library unionizes With the Invermere library’s chief librarian on sick leave as of the end of September, some decisions at the library were made with no staff input over the fall, said Union cards are among the newest documents be- Ms. Pawlak. The chief librarian is expected back early ing housed at the Invermere Public Library, after local in the New Year.

“Maybe personnel isn’t the board’s strength, and library staff became members of the Canadian Union maybe having a collective agreement in place will reof Public Employees (CUPE) in mid-November.

“Library workers are front-line employees who lieve board members from having to worry about day to day operations,” she added, notcarry out the day-to-day ing the board’s mandate is around operations at the library,” “Maybe personnel isn’t the fundraising, executing the stratesaid Invermere Public Liboard’s strength.” gic plan, and conducting policy brary technician Nicole reviews.

Pawlak. “We feel that by Nicole Pawlak, Asked about whether the staff joining CUPE we will Invermere Library technician are requesting increased wages, have a stronger voice and Ms. Pawlak said staff are more be able to better serve our concerned about a collective community.”

The library’s five employees voted unanimously to agreement that creates consistency in library policies.

The library operates on a municipal library model, join the union, a move they say is aimed at ensuring library staff input is heard when charting the future and is funded by the District of Invermere, and the course of the library, which is overseen by a seven- regional district areas F and G. There are currently 26 member board of trustees that changes significantly libraries across B.C. that are unionized, including lievery two years. Three board positions are turning over braries in Castlegar, Fernie, and Creston.

“CUPE is a large union and by becoming part of this month alone.

“In recent years, some decisions the board has CUPE we will now have access to a wide array of inimplemented were against staff reccomendations,” said formation, education tools and resources,” added Ms. Ms. Pawlak. “Now this staff will have more of a voice.” Pawlak.

By Greg Amos Pioneer Staff

Festive feast Karen Jukes serves J.A. Laird Elementary students Brandon Cote and Errol Baddas during the turkey lunch provided by AG Valley Foods and catered by Randy MacSteven and Anna Steedman of MacSteven’s Fresh Foods on Thursday December 6th. The event fed 200 students.

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Raising Kain Bryan Robbins performs some maintenance on his chainsaw before sawing a log into the likeness of a bear cub at the Cross Roads Collective’s open house on Saturday, December 8th.

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

Movie Review: Ted

Reviewed by Kate Irwin

Ted is a wonderfully offensive comedy about a teddy bear brought to life by a wish, who just won’t go away again.

You either love or hate the Seth MacFarlane brand of comedy, and as Ted positively reeks of the Family Guy creator, you’ll either love or loathe it too. The movie’s packed with his trademark vulgarity, weirdness, and crass, tongue-in-cheek humour from start to finish, with some entertaining celebrity cameos to boot.

Yes, it’s yet another slacker comedy, and yes, it’s another bromance vs romance tale, but with MacFarlane at the helm, it is (for the most part) raunchy comedy gold.

The tale begins in 1985, when John Bennett, a lonely little boy without any friends, wishes his teddy bear to life so he has someone to play with. There’s nothing more powerful than a child’s wish, the voiceover interjects, except for an Apache helicopter. To John’s delight (and his parents’ terror)

Ted springs into action and the pair grow up together.

Maybe I should rephrase that: they grow older together, but neither really matures. Ted rises to and falls from fame and by the time the title sequence ends and we’re into the present day, he’s a nobody.

The pair of wastrels spend their days smoking pot and trying to outdo one another telling offensive jokes. John (Mark Wahlberg), now 35, is scraping a living at a car rental firm, to the dismay of his girlfriend Lori (Mila Kunis), who wants John to grow up and get on with his life.

What makes Ted work so well is the believability of the computer-generated character. Taken from a motion capture of MacFarlane, the foul-mouthed bear feels creepily human, with expressive eyes and super realistic body language. It’s a triumph of CGI done right.

This is the first movie I’ve ever watched where a computer generated character blends seamlessly into the live action cast. It’s a credit to Wahlberg and Kunis (and

MacFarlane’s voice acting) that the characters truly feel like they’re interacting with Ted, rather than talking to a blank space.

Even if you’re not a Seth MacFarlane fan, you have to admire his uncompromising style. Ted ranges from C-bombs to drug taking to Flash Gordon to excrement and hookers, but manages to tie irreverent comedy and a warm and fuzzy tale together well. A few scenes in particular (Giovanni Ribisi’s dancing, the white trash names, and the hooker aftermath) are gut-bustingly funny.

The real shocker is that it’s taken this long for the Family Guy creator to make his first motion picture.

But with the strength of this debut, you can be sure we haven’t seen the last of him on the silver screen.

RATING: 8.5 OUT OF 10 HEADS

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

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 • Closed from October 28th to December 26th.

Saturday, December 15th

Saturday, December 22nd

• 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Cross Roads Collective hosting an open house with partial proceeds of trees sold donated to the Columbia Valley Food Bank.

Chainsaw carving will take place throughout day.

For more information, please call Jessie Blakely at 250-341-6983.

• 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.: Photos with Santa at Copper Point Resort. Photos are $15 with proceeds going to the Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club and the Invermere Companion Animal Network.

• 4:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.: Christmas Card Craft night at the Summit Youth Centre.

• 5:30 p.m.: Brisco & District Commission Christmas Potluck and Santa visit at the Brisco Community Hall. Christmas carols and sing a long with the Kootenay Legends . Admission by donation.

• 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.: Christmas Market at Columbia Ridge Community Hall (10 minutes south of Fairmont). Featuring new homemade items each week: quilts, crafts, baking, preserves, paintings, fresh Christmas arrangements, gourmet food and spices. For more information, contact Donna Rae at donna@columbiaridge.com .

• 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.: Photos with Santa at Copper Point Resort. Photos are $15 with proceeds going to the Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club and the Invermere Companion Animal Network.

Friday, December 14th

Sunday, December 16th

• Opening Day for the 2012-13 winter season at Panorama Mountain Village. For more information, please visit www.panoramaresort.com .

• 5:30-8 p.m. 1st Annual Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce Holiday Market at the Lions Hall. Shopping with pizza and beer available. Admission is by donation to the Columbia Valley Food Bank. Event also runs from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. on December 15th. For more information, contact Deanne Abrams at 250-342-2844.

• 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Hot chocolate with Santa at Kicking Horse Cafe. Free photos will be sent by email. For more information, please call 250-342-4489.

• 3 p.m. - 8 p.m.: Food Bank Benefit Concert at Angus McToogle’s Restaurant. The regular menu will be available. For more information, please call Mike at 250-342-1383.

Saturday, December 15th

• 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.: Open house at the Dragonfly Discovery Centre. For more information, please call Charlotte Streicek at 250-341-7373 .

• 10 a.m.: Classic Learn to Ski Clinic by Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club at Nipika Mountain Resort. Oneday technique improvement for classic skiing. Second class held on December 16th. Free for members, $30 for non-members. for more information email info@nipika.com • 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.: Christmas Market at Columbia Ridge Community Hall (10 minutes south of Fairmont). Featuring new homemade items each week: quilts, crafts, baking, preserves, paintings, fresh Christmas arrangements, gourmet food and spices and a book signing and storytelling by local historian Colin Cartwright. For more information, contact Donna Rae at donna@columbiaridge.com .

• 10:30 a.m.: Christmas crafts for children at the Radium Public Library. For more information, contact Jane Jones at 250-347-2434 .

Tuesday, December 18th

Monday, December 24th • 8 p.m.: Christmas Eve Fireworks, Conrad Kain Park, Wilmer. For more info, please call 250-342-9470.

Thursday, December 27th • 8 p.m. Wil and Kevin Haughton perform at Panorama’s Great Hall in support of their new album Hold Me On.

Monday, December 28th • 6 p.m. The Summit Youth Centre is going to the Climbing Wall, leaving the Summit at 5:45 p.m.

• 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Village of Radium Hot Springs 22nd Birthday Celebration at Brent’s Shack.

• 6:30 p.m. annual fire works celebration at the Radium Springs driving range. For more information, please contact Kara Stringer at 250-347-9331.

Invermere Library hours

Wednesday, December 19th • 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.: Edgewater Elementary presents Dear Santa: A Musical Tweet for Christmas. For more information, please call Sharlene Scofield at 250-3479543.

Friday, December 21st • 4:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.: Baking Christmas Cookies at the summit Youth Centre.

Saturday, December 22nd • 4:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. Karaoke Night at the Summit Youth Centre.

• Tuesday to Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

• Wednesday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

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• Fridays and Saturdays: 1 - 4 p.m. The Invermere Thrift Shop will be closed from December 16th to January 10th.

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Valley man to head up Calgary Police Association

By Kristian Rasmussen Pioneer Staff Calgary law enforcement is getting a taste of justice, Columbia Valley style.

Howard Burns, who was born and raised in the local area, has just been elected president of the Calgary Police Association by its members, with polls closing at 7 Howard Burns p.m. on November 30th.

“This new position is going to be very challenging,” Mr. Burns said. “With the exception of holidays, you are on call 24/7, but I am proud of what I have been able to achieve and I am proud of the fact that I am from Invermere, and I tell people that.”

Although he is now representing close to 2,000 law enforcement officers throughout the Calgary area, Mr. Burns . . . ‘Musical breakthrough’ from page 5 Because of his German heritage, Klara’s husband was sent to Ufa, Siberia, when war broke out between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany.

It was the last time Michael saw his family. He was never allowed to leave Siberia again.

Clara and Inga moved to Calgary in 1979, where they lived for 22 years before relocating to Invermere.

Klara would go on to teach and play piano until the age of 70, until rediscovering her talent with the help

was born 300 kilometres from the fast paced city in Invermere in 1967.

His father, also named Howard Burns, was the branch manager of the town’s CIBC bank and owned and operated Columbia Valley Insurance for close to 10 years.

Mr. Burns junior began working at age 12, performing tasks for Eddie Mountain at the local ice skating arena.

“I worked for him every summer doing various jobs,” he added. “At the end of it all I was driving the Zamboni. Eddie Mountain was a good man and like a second father to me.”

When he was not working at the arena, Mr. Burns attended David Thompson Secondary School, where he first had the inspiration for his path in life. While leafing through textbooks, the future police officer discovered a law enforcement program at Mount Royal College, Calgary.

After graduating high school in 1985 and playing defense for the Columbia Valley Rockies during the 19851986 season, Mr. Burns enrolled full time in the law enforcement program at Mount Royal College.

He was hired by the Calgary police service in 1988 and of Carmen. 33 years later.

Carmen was also forced to move halfway around the world, after a frightening incident in which robbers broke into her home in the Philippines, placed guns to her and her husband’s heads and held a knife at the throat of her eight-year-old son.

“In the Philippines, if someone gets into your house, 99 per cent of the time they will kill you,” she said. “It lasted around 45 minutes, but that was the longest time in my life and triggered me to move to Canada, because it is actually a place where it could

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has enjoyed a career filled with adventure.

“There are lots of good days and some bad, but all of them are exciting,” he said. “I think the thing that I am most proud of is that I was in charge of training for the police service during the G8 event that was held here in 2002 in Calgary.”

Mr. Burns, a sergeant at the time, was tasked with developing a portfolio of training for law enforcement to follow if a riot broke out.

“That was a big challenge and we as a police service pulled it off,” he said. “I am pretty proud of that.”

Although now the Calgary Police Association’s top cop, Mr. Burns credits much of his success to the freedom of a childhood spent in the valley.

“I think growing up where I did probably allowed me to grow as a teenager. I became a little bit more outgoing, which allowed me to jump into a career such as policing,” he added. “Ninety per cent of policing is communication. If you do a good job communicating, you will get very few complaints and people will be quite happy with your service.” be conducive for my son to grow.”

Although she has problems communicating with her caregiver, the wealth of experience that Klara and her fellow residents at Columbia House offer on a daily basis has still managed to rub off on Carmen.

“Lots of our seniors have lived amazing lives.

Some of them have a history of their own. You can tell that they age with so much grace and so much wisdom in their minds. That makes me so interested in this career.”

A reminder from The Christmas Bureau of the Columbia Valley

Food Hampers & Angel Gifts for Christmas 2012 Submit your request for a hamper by calling 250-342-6752 or 250-342-6789

by Wednesday, December 12.

Phone or email to register your hamper sponsorship by Wednesday, December 12: 250-342-6752 or 250-342-6789; hghoff@telus.net or hw6789@telus.net.

Donate an Angel gift for a child (0-12) at Dairy Queen or a gift for a child (0-12) or senior (65+) at Essentials by Saturday, December 15.

Sponsors: please remember to deliver your hampers to the Invermere Community Hall on Thursday, December 20, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Applicants, pick up hampers and gifts on Thursday, December 20, 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Remember, if you are unable to come to the community Hall, write a note to authorize someone else to pick up your hamper. Volunteers will not be available for next day pick-up.

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Court Briefs: Invermere, December 10th

By Pioneer Staff Banned driver gets jail time A motorist with a history of driving while prohibited was led from Invermere Provincial Court in handcuffs on Monday, December 10th, to serve a 28-day jail sentence.

Gregory Pocha, 52, was spotted driving down Athalmer Road in Invermere on July 17th, 2012, by a pair of constables on patrol, one of whom believed he did not hold a valid driver’s licence. The pair pulled Mr. Pocha’s vehicle over.

“Mr. Pocha was confirmed as the driver and when he was advised that the vehicle plates were inactive he said he knew that and didn’t have a driver’s licence,” said Lianna Swanson, Crown counsel.

Mr. Pocha was stopped a second time, by one of the same police officers, on October 4th in the Invermere area.

“He said he couldn’t understand why police were harassing him and wouldn’t

leave him alone,” Ms. Swanson added.

Mr. Pocha, who was given an indefinite suspension from driving in July 2010, pleaded guilty to two counts of driving while prohibited.

“It’s apparent he has had a long series of driving prohibitions,” said Buffy Blakley, duty counsel. “He has been trying hard to get his licence back.

“Given the impact of these two convictions it’s increasingly unlikely he will get his licence returned,” said Judge William Sheard in his sentencing.

“I’d rather have more jail time than go without my licence,” Mr. Pocha added.

Taking into account a previous conviction for the same offence, Judge William Sheard imposed the minimum of two 14-day jail sentences on Mr. Pocha, to be served consecutively, plus two $500 fines, to be paid within six months. He remains indefinitely prohibited from driving.

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Axor project axed by provincial government

By Greg Amos Pioneer Staff The Regional District of East Kootenay is applauding the provincial government’s termination of an unpopular run-of-river hydroelectric project slated to run from the Purcell Mountains through the Duncan Valley in the West Kootenays.

In a November 27th letter, the BC Environmental Assessment Office informed the Montreal-based Axor Group that its assessment application for its proposed 98-megawatt GlacierHowser project would be terminated for failing to meet the requirements set out for it after the review was suspended in September 2009.

“Much of the environmental impact would’ve been on the other side, but nevertheless, we would’ve suffered transmission lines through the very pristine Stockdale Creek area,”

said regional district Area G director Gerry Wilkie. “There was no real economic benefit to the Columbia Valley coming out of this; there might have been two permanent jobs created.”

In August 2009, the regional district board unanimously agreed to inform the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office that it didn’t support the project, citing the the proposed transmission line’s impact on high value forests, and the fact that the power that would be generated is not required in the Upper Columbia Valley.

Concerns arising from West Kootenay environmental groups included the project’s likely impact on bull trout and caribou. The project, being proposed under an Axor subsidiary called Purcell Green Power, would have involved 92 kilometres of new power transmission lines stretching across the Purcell Mountains from the west to the east Kootenays.

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BOSS TIME — Thanks to a connection made by his friend Pedro Cebulka, Invermere musician Franz Grasegger had a chance to meet Bruce Springsteen, a.k.a. “The Boss”, after seeing the legendary rock singer and songwriter play at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Monday, November 26th.

Grasegger, who’s been playing music for 24 years, was able to slip Springsteen a copy of his original accordion and polka music recording, entitled Northern Lights. Springsteen played for three and a half hours, including a 45-minute encore, and didn’t appear to be tired after the show, said Grasegger.

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Mr. Powell, who visited Kain’s birthplace in Nasswald, Austria and the Conrad Kain Hut in the Bugaboos during the Leading up to the hundred-year book’s six-year writing process. anniversary of the 1913 first ascent of Mr. Kain became the Alpine Club of Mount Robson, the tallest peak in the Canada’s first official guide after coming Canadian Rockies, one Cranbrook writ- to Canada, a move made in part to escape er is aiming to increase looming political clashes in the public’s awareness of Europe. He racked up 70 legendary mountainfirst ascents in the Rockies, eer and former Wilmer plus several in New Zealand. resident Conrad Kain.

“He’s one of the “I’ve had so many Kootenays colourful charpeople tell me they acters; he was known for don’t like reading hishis humour, and was very tory, but they like this conscious of safety in most story,” said Keith Powcases,” said Mr. Powell.

Keith Powell ell, the author of Raising One anecdote covered Kain: the adventurous life in the book casts some doubt of Conrad Kain, Canada’s greatest as to Mr. Kain’s respect for safety, during mountaineer. The self-published histori- the making of a documentary being filmed cal fiction novel, based on true stories by Mr. Kain and mountain photographer from Kain’s exceptional life, came out in Byron Harmon, who was intent on capturFebruary and has recently eclipsed the ing an action scene for his film.

1,000-copies-sold mark.

“They tried to blow up Jumbo Glacier Powell, also the publisher of Koo- with dynamite at one time,” explained tenay Business magazine and owner of Mr. Powell. “It went off early and just Koocanusa Publications, said his goal in about killed them both.” writing his second novel was to provide a Raising Kain includes 30 historical window into Kain’s life. photos sourced from Banff’s Whyte Mu“I hope it’s a launching pad for seum, including some that are being pubpeople to discover more about him,” said lished for first time.

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - it all adds up!

Holiday Recycling Electronics Recycling There is a new, permanent electronics recycling depot for the Columbia Valley!

Invermere Bottle Depot 133 Industrial Rd. #2 Phone: 250-342-7272 Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00am-3:45pm Sat 10:00am-3:45pm

They accept • Televisions • Computers & peripherals (keyboard, mouse) • Monitors • Fax machines • DVD/VHS players • Scanners • Stereos, MP3 players Discman

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Earphones Microphones Telephones Speakers Radios Cable, satellite and PVR boxes Vehicle audio and video systems

Batteries One of the items people seem to stock up on at this time of year is batteries. Both alkaline and rechargeable batteries are recyclable.

The drop off location in the Columbia Valley is: Selkirk TV & Appliance, Invermere

Glass Recycling Glass goes in the yellow bins marked GLASS ONLY. The ONLY glass accepted for recycling is container glass.

That means jam jars, salsa jars, wine bottles, olive oil bottles, etc.

NO other glass (including dishes or drinking glasses) is accepted. If in doubt, please leave it out.

Glass bins are located at the Columbia Valley Landfill, Edgewater Post Office, Fairmont Transfer Station, Invermere Industrial Park, Invemere Bottle Depot, and Radium Liquor Store

Recycling Basics Wrapping Paper - all paper based wrapping paper can be recycled in the yellow bins or Invermere’s blue bag program. Foil based papers cannot be recycled and should be thrown in the garbage if they can’t be saved and reused. Please consider paper based paper when purchasing gift wrap.

Ribbons & Bows - cannot be recycled. They can be saved and reused. If they can no longer be reused, they go in the garbage.

Aluminum Pie Plates & Roasters - cannot be recycled. They can be rinsed and reused. If they are not longer usable, they go in the garbage.

Cardboard Boxes - all cardboard and boxboard (like cracker and cereal boxes) are recyclable. Please flatten them to conserve space in the bin or blue bag.

Tin Cans - all tin food and beverage cans can be recycled. They must be rinsed out.

Labels can be left on if they are difficult to remove.

Styrofoam - Even though Styrofoam is marked with a #6, it is NOT recyclable in our program. It should go in the garbage if it can’t be reused.

Plastics - all plastics with the triangular recycling symbol and the number between 1 and 6 (except Styrofoam) can be recycled in the yellow bins or Invermere’s blue bag program. They must be clean and every piece of plastic must be numbered. Lids often are a different type of plastic, and if there is no number on the item, it goes in the garbage if it can’t be reused.

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Plastics Not Accepted: • #7 plastics, dirty plastics, plastics with no number. They go in the garbage if they can’t be reused.

Holiday Hours COLUMBIA VALLEY LANDFILL December 24 9:00am-3:30pm December 25 Closed December 26 9:00am-6:00pm December 31 9:00am-3:30pm January 1 Closed All other days, the Landfill will be open from 9:00am to 6:00pm.

COLUMBIA VALLEY RDEK OFFICE The RDEK Columbia Valley Office is open Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm (closed 12pm to 1pm). During the holiday season, the only change to those regular hours is as follows: December 24 December 25 December 26 December 31 January 1

8:30am-3:00pm (closed 12pm-1pm) Closed Closed 8:30am-3:00pm (closed 12pm-1pm) Closed

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

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December 14, 2012

YOUR MONEY

Should you charge an executor fee?

Many Canadians will be the executor of an estate at some point in their life. This is because most people elect a family member such as a spouse or children as their executor. This is often a good fit, as a person’s family generally has a vested interest in their affairs and the well being of everyone else involved.

During the course of settling a person’s estate, an executor can be faced with many important dilemmas.

One of these choices is whether or not to charge an executor fee to the deceased’s estate.

Before making any decisions, it’s important to be familiar with the scenarios in which an executor may or may not want to.

Estate settling fees An estate may incur a number of fees and expenses during the settlement process, such as commissions on the sale of real estate, fees on investment transactions, probate fees, and minor administrative expenses. These fees are merely the cost of doing business for the estate and must be paid for by the estate.

The executor also has the right to charge fees to the estate for their time, effort and skill. Sometimes, the executor’s fee is explicitly stated in the will. Other times, it is up to the discretion of the courts.

Under British Columbia law, the executor may charge up to 5 per cent of the gross value of the estate, and five per cent of its income. When writing a will it is

important to clarify compensation if one would rather the executor(s) charge a different amount to the estate.

The executor may also receive an annual care and management fee of 0.4 per cent of the estate in cases where the executor continues to act over a long period of time.

Should I take a fee?

The decision of whether or not to take an executor fee is a difficult one. Certainly in the case where the estate is very complicated and takes a lot of the executor’s time and efforts, a fee may be justified. There are, however, scenarios where taking a fee might not make sense.

One of these scenarios would be when the executor is also the sole beneficiary of the estate. As a beneficiary of an estate, any assets received from the deceased’s estate are non-taxable. If an executor receives a fee from an estate, it must be included on the executor’s tax return as taxable income.

For example, imagine that a person is named the executor and sole beneficiary of an estate with $100,000 to disperse. If the person waives their fee, they would receive $100,000 tax-free.

If a 5 per cent executor’s fee was claimed, the person would receive $95,000 tax-free and $5,000 of taxable income. If their marginal tax rate was 40 per cent, they would owe $2,000 in tax, leaving $98,000.

Another scenario would be when the executor of an

estate is one of two or more named beneficiaries. For example, that same person could be named executor and a 50 per cent beneficiary of the same estate. They could choose to waive the fee and receive $50,000 tax-free, or charge the 5 per cent fee and receive $47,500 tax-free, plus $3,000 after-tax from the $5,000 executor fee for a total of $50,500.

If the fee executor fee were charged in this scenario, the other beneficiary would only receive $47,500 tax-free. If the number of beneficiaries is higher, the after-tax percentage of the estate’s assets to the executor increases as well and this may cause ill will among beneficiaries.

Final thoughts Ultimately, the executor’s fee should be fair, and accurately reflect the amount of work and complication of the estate in question.

It’s also important to remember that while taking a fee might make sense from a financial standpoint, it can sometimes be viewed as inconsiderate to the other beneficiaries.

For example, if one beneficiary spent a great deal of time caring for the deceased during their life it may seem inappropriate for another to take a fee for settling the estate.

One thing is for certain: being an executor is a huge responsibility, and one not to be taken lightly.

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December 14, 2012 . . . ‘Eagle’s Nest water’ continued from page 3 When the project, with its new $1.64 million price tag, was put to a vote among property owners through an alternative approval process in July 2012, 66 per cent of residents with more than 50 per cent of the assessed property value rejected the idea.

The challenges the village faces are compounded by a newly issued Interior Health order requiring the upgrades be completed by September 30th 2013, rather than the original date of January 2015. The order, issued on October 15th, was obtained after council requested it from Interior Health.

Staff and council members had hoped that, with an Interior Health order in place, the provincial government would approve borrowing for the project. This would override the need for voter consent.

The move angered at least one property owner, who sent a letter of complaint to the village on December 10th.

“This is merely an attempt by the Village of Canal Flats to go against the wishes of the property owners in the Eagle’s Nest Local Water Service Area,” said the letter, from 391043 Alberta Ltd, a development company principally owned by former Calgary Flames goaltender Mike Vernon, which constructed the 31-lot Painted Ridge subdivision.

“This letter serves to notify you that this matter will be hotly contested should it go any further.”

But the move to request an Interior Health order backfired on the municipality. When the order was sent to the B.C. Office of the Inspector of Municipalities, the village staff were informed the province would not support the borrowing without voter approval.

This leaves Canal Flats with voters who will not approve the borrowing for the project, and a rapidly approaching deadline of September 30th, 2013 to complete upgrades, which it’s estimated will take six months.

There is also a ticking clock on the $400,000 provincial grant, which expires in March 2013.

The only option left for the Village of Canal Flats is to get property owners in Painted Ridge and Eagle’s Nest on their side to approve borrowing, then apply for Interior Health to extend the deadline to complete the project, Mr. Woodward said, “Council did send out a letter to all owners in November explaining everything,” he added. “They are also discussing a further consultation process ... Without a vote or second counter-petition process, we can’t move ahead.”

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The Library will be closed from December 23rd, 2012 until January 1st, 2013.

We will reopen January 2nd with regular hours.

Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 Noon When: Sunday, Dec 16th We will be making electrical system improvements in the Windermere area on Dec 16th. To ensure the safety of our work crews, it will be necessary to interrupt electrical service for approximately 3 hours, from 9:00 am - 12:00 Noon.

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The area affected is from Hwy 93/95 S of North Street to Windermere Road, West to Wilmai Place, Nelles Crescent & Indian Beach. East on Windermere Loop Road to the end of the Windermere Golf Course. Kootenay #3 South to the intersection of Hwy 93/95 To prepare for this interruption and protect your equipment from damage, please unplug all electronics, such as TVs, PVRs, DVD players and computers. Please also turn off all lights, electric heaters and major appliances, such as your clothes or dishwasher, dryer or oven.

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Coats For Kids

Coat drop off locations until December 20th at 12 p.m. are: • • •

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Monkeys Uncle Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sundays 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. • The new Hot Springs Studio in Fairmont

443 Fourth Avenue near RONA, There will be a box outside for dropping off coats.

Please drop off coats in good condition and clean, thank you.

Distribution will be on December 23rd, 2 p.m. 7 p.m. at the Invermere Legion and December 27th 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. at the Hot Springs Studio.

Contact Kristine Tan at 250-342-2033 for more information. Volunteers needed to help sort and distribute the coats.

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Sweet potatoes with caramel Ingredients • 4 large sweet potatoes • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) butter • ¼ cup (60 ml) pecans • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) brown sugar • 15 caramels • ¼ teaspoon (1 ml) salt • ¼ teaspoon Freshly ground pepper • ¼ C (60 ml) maple syrup Method 1) Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).

2) Scrub sweet potatoes, prick with a fork and place potatoes in a baking dish or cookie sheet (with foil that has been sprayed with Pam).

3) Cook for 45 minutes. Take out and cool a bit.

4) Remove skin and cut potatoes in 1 inch slices.

5) In a casserole dish sprayed with Pam, layer the potatoes slices, with sprinkled slivers of butter, pecans, brown sugar, caramel, salt and pepper. Top by pouring the maple syrup on top.

6) Bake for another 30 minutes.

Submitted by Lawanda Neilsen, Radium Hot Springs

Pecan butter tarts Ingredients • 3 eggs • 1 cup liquid honey • 1 cup white sugar • 1/3 cup melted butter • 1 teaspoon vanilla

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• 1 teaspoon lemon juice • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 1 cup pecan halves (coarsely chopped) • 24 large pastry shells (unbaked) Method 1) In a large bowl, beat eggs until light and foamy.

2) Beat in honey, sugar, melted butter, vanilla, lemon juice, nutmeg and salt.

3)Fold in chopped pecans and fill the pastry shells almost to the top.

4) Bake tarts for 10 minutes at 400°F (200°C), then reduce the heat to 325°F and continue baking for 20-25 minutes.

Submitted by Kim Collens, Royal LePage Rockies West Realty

Ukrainian wheat salad Ingredients • 1 ½ cups wheat • 8 ounces Philadelphia cream cheese • 1 can drained crushed pineapple, 16-19 ounces • 2 teaspoons lemon juice • 1 large box vanilla instant pudding • 1 large tub Cool Whip Method 1) Soak wheat in water for 4 to 5 hours.

2) Cook in slow cooker with water for 5 to 6 hours.

Do not boil. Keep adding water as needed, then drain, rinse and cool.

3) Mix cream cheese, pineapple and lemon juice.

4) Add vanilla instant pudding and wheat and mix.

Add Cool Whip before serving.

Submitted by Lucy Miller, Invermere

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Cranberry scones Ingredients • 3/4 cup buttermilk or plain yogurt • 1 egg • 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour • 4 teaspoons baking powder • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1/2 cup butter/margarine (room temperature) • 1 cup chopped cranberries (fresh or frozen) • 1/2 cup sugar • Rind of one orange, finely grated • 1 tablespoon melted butter • 1/4 cup icing sugar Method 1) Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).

2) Beat buttermilk or yogurt and egg together in a small bowl and set aside.

3) Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.

4) Add small cubes of butter to the flour mix.

5) Rub the butter and flour mix together by hand until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs.

6) Mix in cranberries, sugar and orange rind.

7) Pour in buttermilk and egg mixture and stir until a soft dough forms.

8) Use your hands to form a large ball of dough, then place onto a floured surface.

9) Pat the dough down to one inch in thickness and cut into four-inch rounds.

10) Place onto an ungreased baking sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

11) While still warm, brush with melted butter and dust with icing sugar.

Submitted by Kim Collens, Royal LePage Rockies West Realty

Mulled wine Ingredients • 2 clementines • peel of 1 lemon & 1 lime • 1 cup sugar • 6 whole cloves • 1 cinnamon stick • 3 fresh bay leaves • 1 whole nutmeg • 1 whole vanilla pod, halved • 2 star anise • 2 bottles of red wine Method 1) Put the sugar in a large saucepan over a medium heat, add chunks of lemon, lime and cle-

mentine peel, plus the juice from the fruit.

2) Add cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves, vanilla pod and about 10 gratings of nutmeg.

3) Stir in just enough red wine to cover the sugar. Let this simmer until the sugar has completely dissolved and then bring to the boil.

4) Boil until syrup thickens (4-5 minutes).

5) Reduce heat to low and add your star anise and both bottles of wine.

6) Gently heat wine for 5 minutes and serve.

Submitted by Greg Amos, Invermere

Turkey & ham pie Ingredients • 4 cups cooked turkey • 1 cup chopped ham (can substitute 1/2 pack of bacon, chopped up and fried until crisp) • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour • 1 large onion • 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp (200 ml) dry white wine • 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp (200 ml) chicken stock • 1/3 cup single cream • Mixed herbs • Salt and pepper • 1 sheet pre-made puff pastry • Small chunk of butter • Dash of olive oil Shortcrust pastry ingredients • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour • 6 tablespoons butter (3/4 stick) - chilled • 6 tablespoons lard (3/4 stick) - chilled • 3 tablespoons cold water Method - pastry 1) Sift 1 1/2 cups flour into a large glass bowl and add 6 tablespoons of chilled butter and 6 tablespoons of lard, cut into small chunks.

2) Rub the butter, lard and flour mix together by hand until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs.

3) Using a knife, stir in the cold water, a little at a time, until the mixture binds together.

4) Wrap in saran wrap and chill for at least 15 minutes before using.

5) Roll out pastry and line a large, deep baking pan with pastry (a deep 8 inch by 8 inch pan is ideal - most pie dishes are too shallow). Cover with saran wrap and return to fridge until needed.

Method - filling 1) Pre-heat oven to 400°F (200°C) 2) Mix 2 tablespoons flour with salt & pepper.

3) Finely chop onion and fry with oil in a frying pan until translucent. Set aside.

4) Heat butter in a large saucepan until melted and then add seasoned flour and cook over

medium heat until flour paste is lightly browned and starts to crumble.

5) Mix stock, wine and cream together in a jug and slowly add to flour, whisking thoroughly after each addition to avoid lumps.

6) Bring to boil and allow to simmer until sauce thickens.

7) Add chopped turkey, ham and cooked onions, plus seasoning and herbs and stir together.

8) Place filling into lined pie dish and top with puff pastry, pinching the pastry edges together to prevent the filling bubbling out.

9) Place into oven and immediately reduce heat to 350°F (175°C). Cook for 45 minutes.

Submitted by Kate Irwin, Fairmont Hot Springs

Festive fudge Ingredients • 1 pound granulated sugar (3 1/3 cups) • 1 cup double cream (300 ml) • 4 tablespoons butter (50g) • 3 tablespoons water • 1/2 cup milk (150 ml) • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract • 1 package dried cranberries • 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional) Method 1) Take one large, heavy-bottomed saucepan, pour all ingredients inside and place over a low heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved.

2) Once the mixture is smooth, with no grittiness from the sugar, increase heat to medium.

3) Slowly heat, stirring often, until the sugary syrup reaches a gentle boil.

4) Allow to boil, stirring very occasionally, until the mixture reaches 234 to 241 °F (112 to 116 °C). A sugar thermometer is key to precisely measure the temperature, a very important part of making fudge. Do not leave the pan unattended, as the temperature will very sharply rise toward the end of the cooking process.

5) As soon as the mixture reaches the soft ball stage (234 - 241 °F), remove the pan from the heat and set aside to cool. Do not stir at all at this time or your fudge will be grainy.

6) Once the pan’s contents have cooled to 175 °F (80 °C), add cranberries and nuts and beat contents with a wooden spoon until the mixture loses its shine and starts to thicken.

7) Pour into greased heatproof container and set aside to slowly cool. Do not attempt to cool the mixture too quickly or the fudge will be grainy.

8) Leave to set overnight.

Submitted by Anne Picton, Windermere

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PIONEER ON THE ROAD

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PIONEER ON THE ROAD

Wordly wanderers It’s the final countdown to submit your travel photos for The Pioneer’s annual Travel Contest, which draws to a close at the end of this month. Send in your high resolution images to info@cv-pioneer. com by midnight on December 31st for your chance to win two tickets to a Calgary Flames game, plus overnight accommodation in Calgary, courtesy of Invermere Travel World.

The winners will be announced in our January 5th edition.

Opposite page, clockwise from top left: Jose and Felicitas Hidalgo, from Fairmont Hot Springs, and their grandson Dagwood Casavant, of Canal Flats, display The Pioneer in front of The Big Cedar Stump in Seattle, Washington; Rob & Karen Bedford of Radium Hot Springs in Casablanca, Morocco; Glen ‘Finn’ Findlay tends the water bladders at a wildfire up Nine Mile Creek

(between Canal Flats and White Swan Lake); Ron and Carol-Anne Zawalykut in the ‘White Village’ of Frigiliana, Spain.

This page, top left: friends converge at Sylvia and George McLean’s farm in Edgewater to celebrate a pioneer weekend. Back row, left to right: Ron Schnider, Eric Godlien, Brian Dahl, John Carson, Lorne Hansen, Ben Schnider and George McLean. Front row, left to right: George Schuck, Lynda Schuck, Vivian Carson, Ann Burnett, Pat Godlien, Jan Schnider, Gunnar Malberg, Doris Hansen, Sylvia McLean, Sharon Dahl and Shirley Malberg. Above: Lawrie and Diane Mack of Invermere outside the Chateau de Biron in southwest France; Irene Hogan, Bonita and Harry Hogan, and Roxane Larrabee (left to right) enjoy a family trip to Waikiki, Oahu.

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Super G shredders

Brisco Riding Club would like to thank all our donators of this year’s auction!

Congratulations to all our winners and to all who make the club possible.

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A field of 76 skiers competed in the Federation Internationale de Ski (FIS) Ladies’ Super G Nor-Am Cup Race at Panorama Mountain Village on Monday, December 10th, where skiers blasted through a short course on soft snow.

Clockwise from top left: Austria’s Hannah Sugerman carves through the upper gates; American Lila Lapanja balances on an edge while rounding a steep corner; American Katharine Irwin blasts through the course en route to a sixth place finish; Slovenia’s Ana Kobal stands atop the podium with a time of 57.71 seconds, ahead of runner-up Brooke Wales of the United States and third-place finishers Abby Ghent and Anna Marno of the United States and Mikaela Tommy of Quebec, who all tied with a time of 58.45 seconds; Canada’s Hannah Melinchuk throws up a spray of snow while leaning into a corner. Photos by Greg Amos; podium photo submitted by Kevin Sweeney / University of Utah.

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December 14, 2012

RDEK Public Hearing Notices Bylaw 2417 & 2418

Bylaw Amendment - Lake Windermere

SAVVY STICKHANDLER ­— Wilmer’s Alexis Westergaard has scored five hat tricks for the Banff Hockey Academy while only halfway through the season. Photo Kristian Rasmussen.

Teen leads league

By Kristian Rasmussen Pioneer Staff

Since donning her jersey for the Banff Hockey Academy’s Women’s Varsity Team, a Wilmer teen has skated her way into stardom.

Alexis Westergaard, who just turned 16, is currently the top point scorer in the Alberta Junior Female Hockey League with 26 goals and 14 assists for 40 points at the halfway mark of the 32-game season.

As the youngest member of her team she was also elected captain by her teammates for the 2012-2013 season.

“I love pretty much everything about the game,” she said. “I like the fact that it is a team sport and you are out there just for hockey, and you don’t have to worry about anything else.”

Born in Yellowknife and having grown up in the Columbia Valley, Alexis was accepted into the prestigious Banff Hockey Academy varsity program last year. She was scouted by a recruiter from the academy while she was playing for the Invermere Midget Devils during their provincial tournament last year.

The academy specializes in developing hockey players from around the globe both academically and through sport for post secondary scholarship opportunities.

Alexis’ team is made up of players from across Canada, Slovakia and Japan.

“It was tough to let her go at the age of 14,” said Kim Westergaard, Alexis’ mom.

“We dealt with the pros and cons of staying here and playing hockey here, and the pros and cons of going there, and left it up to her to decide. It has been the best decision.”

Alexis lives in residence in Banff with her teammates and must balance her academic life with five practices per week and a series of games leading up until the end of April.

“It is like your family when you live there because everyone is away from home and they definitely make your time easier,” she added. “We live in the same house, go to school together, and the rink together. At the beginning it was hard, but everyone gets along now.”

Overcoming challenges has been a constant in the hockey star’s life as she is usually playing against girls older and more experienced than she is.

“I just try to not think about it and concentrate on things that I can be doing to either stop them or help our team.”

Although hockey remains her priority, Alexis is hoping to slapshot her way into an education in physiotherapy at Minnesota’s St. Cloud State University within the next few years.

The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering an amendment to the Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw and the Lake Windermere Official Community Plan.

Bylaw No. 2417 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 277, 2012, (LWMP Implementation / RDEK)” will include six new surface water zones and corresponding definitions and regulations for Lake Windermere.

Bylaw No. 2418 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Lake Windermere Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2061, 2008 – Amendment Bylaw No. 13, 2012, (LWMP Implementation / RDEK)” will include a new shoreline development permit area and amend the policies for Lake Windermere.

A public hearing will be held at: Windermere Community Hall 4726 North Street Windermere, BC Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 7:00 pm The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F, Electoral Area G and the District of Invermere.

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 RDEK office in Cranbrook from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays; • mail, fax or email written submissions to the addresses/numbers shown below; 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 of Privacy Act. This notice is not an interpretation of the Bylaw. For more information, contact Karen MacLeod, Planner, at 250-489-0313, or toll free at 1-888-478-7335.

Bylaw 2423

Bylaw Amendment - Columbia Lake The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering an amendment to the Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw.

Bylaw No. 2423 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 278, 2012 (Columbia Lake / RDEK)” will amend the surface water zones for Columbia Lake.

A public hearing will be held at: Columbia Ridge Community Centre 6890 Columbia Lake Road Fairmont Hot Springs, BC Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 4:00 pm The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F, Electoral Area G and the Village of Canal Flats.

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 RDEK office in Cranbrook from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays; • mail, fax or email written submissions to the addresses/numbers shown below; 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 of Privacy Act. This notice is not an interpretation of the Bylaw. For more information, contact Karen MacLeod, Planner, at 250-489-0313, or toll free at 1-888-478-7335.

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WATER WORKS — Water management at the community level is changing significantly as governments decrease their levels of involvement, explained speaker Dr. Anna Warwick-Sears to guests at a Lake Windermere Ambassadors talk on December 10th.

Photo by Greg Amos

Water issues weighed

By Greg Amos Pioneer Staff The Columbia Valley has a long way to go before reaching the levels of water stress faced in the Okanagan Valley, but there are issues here to address.

This was one topic of discussion amongst the roughly 30 people in attendance at a watershed talk hosted by the Lake Windermere Ambassadors at Copper Point Resort on Monday night, December 10th. “In the Okanagan, we’ve been really good at identifying what our water issues are,� said guest speaker Dr. Anna Warwick-Sears, who is the executive director of the Okanagan Basin Water Board.

Local water issues identified through

discussion at the talk included the declining water level of Lake Windermere, the increasing populations of bass and dropping numbers of burbot and rainbow trout in the lake, the need to protect tributaries and upland water sources, and preserving foreshore access. “Illegal dock building is rampant across the interior of B.C.,� Mrs. Warwick-Sears said. “If this is something you care about, it’s a good thing to focus on.�

The Okanagan region spends $500,000 each year to manage Eurasian watermilfoil, a weed that’s yet to appear in Lake Windermere, she added. Irrigation demands of residential yards, parks, golf courses and agriculture in the Okanagan account for 85 per cent of the water used in that region, attendees heard.

Weekly wool workers Invermere’s Happy Hands knitting group present their year’s worth of production of blankets, mitts, toques and slippers, which will be donated to the Family Resource Centre and other local causes. The women meet every Wednesday afternoon throughout the year at Columbia Garden Village, and the group has been doing its good work for a decade. Pictured, left to right: Debbie Clarke, Alice Stewart, Irene La Rochelle, Maryann Bergen, Audrey Osterloh, Elsie Hemmelgarn, Thelma Hindley, Doris Langerud, and Olga Hynes.

Photo by Greg Amos

Cougar kills sheep in Radium

By Pioneer Staff A young bighorn sheep has been killed by a female cougar with two cubs in tow in Radium Hot Springs during the early morning hours of December 10th.

Residents are being cautioned by Village of Radium Hot Springs staff to avoid confrontation with the animal

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Toddler fights for life with each breath

By Kristian Rasmussen Pioneer Staff

A former Canal Flats couple has spent the past two years holding their breath as they await the day their infant daughter will be able to breathe freely.

Two-year-old Zoey Sagar-Massie was born with Jeune Syndrome, a rare bone growth disorder that’s left her with a shortened rib cage that won’t allow her lungs to properly inhale and exhale.

The family has learned that Zoey’s oxygen-starved lungs may finally get the life saving treatment they need on June 2013 at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

“It’s very nerve-wracking and exciting all at the same time that one day she will live a normal life,” said her mother, Shaylene Sagar. “Until that day, we live life day by day.”

Shaylene and her partner Glen Massie must brave the odds for their daughter when she undergoes a lateral thoracic expansion surgery to enlarge her rib cage. Zoey will have her ribs separated and expanded with titanium struts — a procedure that comes with a 50 per cent chance of survival. If the surgery is successful, Zoey’s ribs will begin to grow on their own.

Only 125 cases of Jeune Syndrome have been documented since 1955. The primary surgery available for patients in Canada is known as the vector procedure, which would require Zoey to undergo 28 consecutive operations, each with only a 50 per cent chance of survival, Shaylene added.

Although there is a light for them on the horizon, the family has battled the darkest of times together, which began in November 2010 when a six pound, 14 ounce Zoey arrived by cesarean-section in East Kootenay Regional Hospital.

“She was as normal as a normal baby could be,” Shaylene said. “Nothing was different about her at all. She was just a beautiful baby girl.”

SISTERHOOD ­— Zoey Sagar-Massie, 2, poses with her sister, Simona Jocelyn May, 1.

Photo submitted The joy of holding their healthy little girl was shortlived as signs of danger slowly began appearing. Zoey began making small grunting sounds when breathing — a fact that worried the hospital’s pediatrician.

X-rays showed her chest had a distinct bell shape, and Zoey soon wound up in the neonatal intensive care unit at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver. She was initially diagnosed with a mild case of Jeune Syndrome, and the family returned home to Canal Flats that December.

In May 2010, her condition took a turn for the worse.

While grocery shopping with her mother and grandmother, Zoey became agitated, vomited and started choking.

“It was the scariest time of my life,” Shaylene said.

“That moment put a picture in my head that both my grandma and I will never forget. We didn’t even get out of the parking lot and she had turned blue, tensed up and then turned very pale and went limp.”

The two women immediately called 911 and rushed home to put the infant on her oxygen machine. Shaylene

performed chest compressions on her daughter, which revived her momentarily to a non-responsive state. A twonight hospital stay in Invermere returned her to her regular state, but it was only a warning of danger that would repeatedly attempt to choke the life from the young girl in the months to come.

In June, Zoey began to require more oxygen, and one morning she could hardly breathe.

Despite a 15 litres per minute flow of oxygen, Zoey wasn’t able to take in enough air, and was flown by STARS Air Ambulance to Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary, where she would spend the next several months.

In September, she had what doctors refer to as a “death spell.”

“I closed my eyes for not even five minutes and alarms were ringing and Zoey’s oxygen levels began to drop rapidly,” said Shaylene. “When I say rapidly, I mean 100-7050-20-10 then zero in a matter of two minutes. The room was full of people and I couldn’t see Zoey, I could just hear the respiratory therapists saying they couldn’t get any air into her lungs and then the doctor saying there was no air going into her lungs.”

The medical staff decided to paralyze young Zoey by injection so that she could receive much needed oxygen.

Although she was able to breath again, Zoey would suffer five more death spells over the next five days — a symptom of what was later discovered to be abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries of Zoey’s lungs.

After much debate, in September 2011 her parents allowed doctors to carry out a tracheostomy to attach a dedicated breathing tube to Zoey’s neck, but it hasn’t dampened the youngster’s spirit.

“Even with all she’s been dealt, she wakes up every morning and goes through her day smiling, playing and laughing, and goes to bed every night with a smile on her face! I am very blessed that I am the lady she calls Mom.” Donations to help the family obtain Zoey’s life-saving surgery can be made through the Invermere and Radium Kootenay Savings Credit Union branches.

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ANNOUNCEMENT

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Cecil Reid

There are at least two things that can’t be produced overseas, boxed, and put on store shelves at Christmas. One is the spirit of peace and goodwill. The other is the real, live Christmas tree. Have a merry “Real Tree” Christmas.

is now open for lunch from 11:30 a.m - 2:30 p.m. and dinner as always from 5 - 9 p.m. Enjoy 10% off all orders.

Windy Café . . .

Cheers to Mel at BMO for going above and beyond. If only the people who worked in banks in Australia were as nice! Thank you.

Adam.

Al-Anon. Are you concerned about or affected by someone else’s drinking? If so, please join us. Al-Anon meets EVERY Monday in Invermere at 7:15 p.m. at the Canadian Martyrs Catholic Church, 712 – 12th Ave (behind the Invermere hospital). For information, please call 250-3428255.

Cheers to Peter P. for being such a good neighbour and making Christmas special for us. G & P.

Cheers the Monkey’s Uncle for making sure that a very sweet little girl got her Calico Critter Hedgehogs after a playful golden retriever chewed hers up. That is why I shop local. Outstanding service!

Cheers to Dee Conklin and the town council members for working so hard to bring Canfor back to Radium and all those families who will now have a more abundant and happier Christmas. I hear there are fewer food hamper applications this year, and thanks goes to Dee and her efforts!

December 18, 2009

No One Knows They say there is a reason, they say that time will heal.

But neither time nor reason, will change the way we feel.

For no one knows the heartache, that lies behind our smiles.

No one knows how many times, we’ve broken down and cried.

We want to tell you something, so there won’t be any doubt.

You’re so wonderful to think of, but so hard to be without.

Love from your wife, Margaret and family.

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Alcoholics Anonymous. If alcohol is causing problems or conflict in your life, AA can help. All meetings are at 8 p.m. For more information, please call 250-342-2424.

Columbia United AA, Invermere: Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday (closed), and Wednesday at the BC Service Building, South End – 624 4th St., Invermere. Radium Friendship Group: Friday at the Catholic Church, East Side of Main St. With the exception of Tuesday, all meetings are open.

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Cherished always and loved forever.

It has been two years since our dear Ger passed away. We know that he is our guardian angel giving us strength to deal with the sad times and bringing the joy to celebrate the happy times.

Our Ger is ever present in our hearts and his legacy of love continues to guide us.

With deep love and fond memories, Bendina, Barb, Mike, Cole and Adam, Pam, Chris and Sam along with our extended family

Narcotics Anonymous meeting now available. Thursdays at 8 p.m. Call 250-342-1071 for more info.

Jeers to people who insist on parking in the disabled spots in front of the post office because they are only going to be “5 minutes.”

Cheers to those who remind these offenders of their wrong doing even when the offenders become rude!

Cheers to my left side. Thank you for the incredible annual birthday bash. I loved it! From, Strong side.

Cheers to the couple who stopped to help my kids and me when our truck died down on December 4th.

Thank you so much and have a merry Christmas!

Jeers to $8.40 cauliflower. Shop local? I could have had almost a meal out for that much!

Cheers to the owners and staff at Home Hardware and AG Valley foods. Their part in the Table Top Christmas trees is huge! The Elf.

Cheers to Fairmont Hot Springs Resort for such a wonderful holiday party. Also, cheers to all of the staff who worked and volunteered so the rest of us could party! It’s an honor to work with such incredible people.

Cheers to Cooper for his dedication to the Rockies Atoms hockey team.

We appreciate your help, especially showing up every week at 6 a.m!

Jeers to the local business who left my pregnant fiancée and me standing on the curbside for over 2 hours.

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Cheers to all the businesses that supported the recent Winter Marketing Event in Calgary.

Working together is the secret to our success.

Cheers to Josh and Vic for ensuring we all made it home safely. Much appreciated. Happy Holidays! T.H. Cheers to the N driver who didn’t yield at the yield sign. You gave me the excuse to test my winter tires.

Yep, they’re still good. Are you glad now?

Cheers to Darlene C. for a great girl’s weekend!

Jeers to whoever decided it is okay to outsource all of our jobs to people from other countries.

Nothing against them, but locals should have first, second and third crack at those jobs. Homeless In Invermere.

Jeers to those who destroyed Camp 12. If you had enough times to chainsaw a structure into pieces then you had enough time to clean it up and take it away. Your actions are not doing the bush any favours.

Cheers for Nick Berzins and also the CVCC! You speak for an enormous silent and disappointed majority.

Cheers to Dale at Canadian Tire.

You have superb customer service skills and you always go above and beyond to help me. It is much appreciated. CB Double jeers to those responsible for unionizing the library. What’s next, the Food Bank and the Christmas Bureau?

Cheers to people for shopping wherever the heck they want. It’s a free country! We’re allowed.

Cheers to the flu. A great weight loss program and just in time for Christmas!

Cheers to our Rockies for coming out to skate with the kids last Saturday. My daughter was thrilled to skate with real hockey players and your interactions with the kids made for lots of smiles.

Cheers to the greatest husband!

You make me so happy! Let the birthday week continue.

Cheers to the Rockies hockey players who showed up at the Skate with Santa event at the arena on Saturday. Very classy! The kids loved it, and so did I. Santa Claus.

NOTiCe OF HOlidAY deAdliNeS & ClOSURe We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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The advertising deadline for the december 21st issue is 12 noon, Monday, december 17th; Classifieds are 12 noon Tuesday, december 18th. The advertising deadline for december 28th is 12 noon, Wednesday, december 19th; Classifieds are 12 noon, Thursday, december 20th. Please note that the Pioneer office will be closed from Saturday, december 22nd until Sunday december 30th. Opening 8:30 a.m. december 31st.

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Radium: modern 2-bdrm, lowerlevel suite. W/D, D/W. $850/month, utilities included. 250-342-3790.

Cheers to CBC Radio for your 24hour, 7-days-a-week, “This is That” programming.

Cheers to all those individuals who can tune out the outside world drama and think for themselves, sanely. The gift of life to us is having the choice to chose our state of mind constantly which in turn creates our state of being and our experience of life.

Cheers to everyone! You’ve given us the contrast to reality with your focus on ageing, dying, and death.

Now, what you can do with eternal youth, living now, and being present with life as it emerges in and from you and unfolds as love, joy, and thoughts of absolute wellbeing.

Cheers to the lady who has the guts to let her dog run freely and chase deer, and ignores other people who chastise and threaten her.

Cheers to the Rockies who showed up to our Skate with Santa. The kids really enjoyed it. You really do rock!

Sobeys.

storage NEWHOUSE MULTI STORAGE Various sizes available.

Now with climate-controlled units.

Call 250-342-3637.

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

commercial space For lease: 1,200 sq. ft. finished office space. Available immediately.

Call Scott at 250-342-5758.

Rent/sell: Approx. 2,400 sq. ft. between Home Renovation Centre & Fitz Flooring. For more information please call Lorne at 250-270-0102.

1,200 sq. ft. commercial space.

Excellent highway location, adjacent to Canadian Tire. 250342-3790.

shared accommodation Private room with cable, phone, laundry access, internet, and all utilities included, $400/month + $200 D.D., N/P. 1-866-222-0325.

Invermere: furnished room for rent in Westside Park. Available immediately. Call 250-688-7787.

Furnished room available for rent to female roomie. Ideal for working professional. Located in Westside Park, Invermere. Clean house with W/D, internet, storage. Utilities included. Call for a view. 250-3415192.

Radium: 2-bdrm apartment, F/S, W/D, dishwasher, real fireplace. $850/month, utilities included.

250-347-6420 or 250-688-1582.

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, N/P. Utilities not included. $750/month.

Available immediately. 250-2700729.

2-bdrm (upper floor) deluxe apartment. Available immediately for long-term rental in Canal Flats.

Newly renovated, fridge, stove, W/D, perfect for couples or 2 roommates, N/P, N/S. $650/month + utilities + D.D. Call after 6 p.m.

250-342-3345.

Downtown Invermere by the Lake: groovy 4 + bedroom, 3-bath home, fully furnished. Very healthminded roomies looking for two more to share a cozy cottage.

Bunkroom available for 1 person, $450 utilities included. N/S, N/P. Phone or text 250-342-5937.

2-bdrm apartment, close to downtown Invermere. Fully furnished, balcony, shared laundry, N/S, pets negotiable, storage space available. $850/month, utilities included. Available immediately.

250-426-5454.

SUITE FOR RENT

Radium: 2-Bdrm, 1 bath, shared laundry/large back yard. $600/ month, D.D. + hydro. 250-3479970.

Near Invermere: 1-bdrm upperlevel suite situated on an acreage.

Private, with beautiful views overlooking the lake and Rockies.

D/W and great wood stove for cozy heat. $750 month. References please. 250-342-3790.

2-bdrm, 2-bath near Kinsmen beach. Walk to downtown. Fully furnished, 6 appliances, $1,000/ month includes utilities. N/S, N/P. 250-342-8787.

Invermere: brand-new 2-bdrm, 1-bath, fully-furnished basement suite with private entrance. 6 appliances, N/P, N/S. $1,250/ month, utilities included. $625 D.D. References required. Available immediately. 250-342-7323.

Large, renovated 2-bdrm suite close to schools. Large yard, insuite laundry. $650/month + utilities. 18thstrental@gmail.com .

Beautiful, 1,200 sq. ft. luxury apartment. Must be seen! 2-bdrm, 2-bath, 5 appliances, N/S, N/P. $1,000/month + hydro and utilities. References required.

Available immediately. Email panacheinteriors@telus.net or 250342-5805.

Lovely 1-bdrm suite in Windermere.

Unfurnished, extra storage. N/P, N/S, long term. $550/month + half utilities. 250-342-2082.

House FOR RENT

House FOR RENT

FOR RENT

Edgewater: large 3-bdrm + den double wide. W/D, F/S, dishwasher.

Jetted tub, skylights. Close to schools. $800/month + utilities.

Has wood stove. 250-347-9401 or 778-440-1523.

RADIUM

2 bedroom + den, 2 bathroom Sable Ridge Condo. Furnished and equipped. $1,000 + utilities.

FAIRMONT

Beautiful executive home. Spectacular views and creek in back yard. $1,500 + utilities.

WINDERMERE

1 bedroom + den Akiskinook Resort Condo.

Seasonal rental, furnished and equipped. $750 includes utilities.

INVERMERE

3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom Westside Park family home, close to schools. $1,300 + utilities.

SEASONAL

Fully furnished and equipped 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condos in Lake Windermere Pointe and Heron Point from $1,250 inclusive.

www.gdpm.ca or call Ben Green at 250-688-0362 for more info.

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

N/S, N/P. Available immediately.

250-341-1182.

Windermere: 1-bdrm house. Cozy and clean, $750/month + utilities.

250-342-3790.

Windermere: newer 2-bdrm, 2-bath with garage on 11 acres. $1,000/month. Mark, 403-5190252.

Fairmont: 1,200 sq. ft. bright, 3-bdrm, 1.5-bath, large yard. 6 appliances, N/P, N/S. $900/month +d hydro. References required.

250-345-6100 or 250-341-8177.

Edgewater: large, 4-bdrm trailer.

Skylights in kitchen and bathroom, W/D, F/S, D/W, jetted tub. Electric and wood heat, $850/month + utilities and D.D. References required. Please call Marge Eugene at 250-347-9401 or 250-342-5275.

Invermere: 3-bdrm house close to hospital and downtown. Quiet location suitable for families.

Available immediately until May 2013. $1,200/month. 250-3423790.

Newly renovated clean, bright, 3-bdrm, 2-bath home with attached in-law suite. Fenced back yard. Walking distance to James Chabot beach. W/D, D/W, partially furnished, or unfurnished. N/S, small pet OK. $1,100/month.

Available December 15th. 250342-1597.

3-bdrm house. Great location and lake views! One level, W/D, F/S, dishwasher. Available January 1st. $815/month + utilities. Jeff, 250688-1105.

Invermere: 3-bdrm home with W/D and walking distance to all schools.

Available immediately. $800/ month + utilities. Call 342-3410 or 342-0088.

Invermere: 2-bdrm house for rent.

New propane furnace and wood stove. W/D, fenced yard and great location. $1,000/month. 250-3415427.

condo FOR RENT

Canal Flats: 2-bdrm, 1.5-bath condo with in-suite laundry.

1,000 sq. ft. of beautiful, comfortable, living space in quiet neighbourhood. $700/month + utilities. Available immediately.

Call 403-873-8158 or e-mail canalcondo@live.ca . Serious inquiries only.

Akiskinook Resort: 1-bdrm condo, fully furnished, 6-appliances, equipped indoor pool and hot tub. $700/month includes cable. 403281-3991.

2-bdrm, 2-bath, at The Peaks in Radium. Furnished, underground parking, N/S, N/P, 7 appliances.

Swimming pool and hot tub. $940/month, all included. 403920-3664.

condo FOR RENT

FOR RENT INVERMERE: Lake Windermere Pointe starting at $800/month for unfurnished; $1,250 and up for furnished.

Pool, underground parking, elevator and much more.

CASTLE ROCK: Luxurious condo, 2 master suites, fantastic view, garage. $1,250 plus utilities.

RADIUM RESORT: Furnished 2 bedroom condo at $1,250 plus utilities.

FAIRMONT SOUTH: Luxury two bedroom furnished home at Spirits Reach.

Call for information.

Contact Eric Redeker 250-342-5914 FirstChoiceRentals.ca

homes for sale Manufactured mobile home situated at #2 Green Acres Mobile Home Park. 8628 Eacrett Road, Radium. 250342-6007 for details.

condo 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.

wanted Do you have a piano that is taking up space that you would like moved to a good home? If so, email amandadiakiw@hotmail.com .

1966 - 1967 Nova/Acadian 2-door coupe. Postless. Ask for Doug, 250688-1024.

Please email classified ads to info@cv-pioneer.com

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December 14, 2012

misc. for sale

misc. for sale

misc. for sale

automotive

services

services

Kidz Outlet Consignment

Electric scooter, needs 2 batteries, $400. 8-person Nahanni hot tub, like new. 2 water pumps/air pump.

AM/FM stereo and CD player. Builtin 100’ electrical cable and GFI breaker. 27 large jets, 35 small jets.

Deep seat, 2 recliner seats. $3,500.

Phone 250-342-5905 or 250-6880176.

Sony Trinitron TV for sale 32”, in good working condition.

Call Kristian at 778-963-0241.

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

250-342-5089.

Guitar lessons. Available most evenings and weekends. Call Emily at 250-409-4104.

2 Toyo Open Country M/T tires, size 285/75R/16. Very good condition.

65% tread wear left. $250, firm.

Call 250-342-7313 after 6 p.m.

Autowyze Services 250-342-6614 Monday – Saturday Here for all your automotive needs!

Leaks, squeaks, or rattles?

Check engine light, running rough, or perhaps not running at all?

We’re here to help!

Autowyze2012@gmail.com .

Exterior Smart Trim: factoryfinished in black. 36 pieces, 1” x 4” x 16 ft. + flashing etc., $350.

CanExel Dutch Lap siding: factoryfinished in Granite, 525 sq. ft., $750. Kenmore dishwasher, $50.

Snowboard gear: men’s and women’s. Tons of stuff, priced to sell. Call and ask. 250-341-6287.

Hay and Greenfeed, round bales. $30 - $80/bale depending on quality. Elkhorn Ranch, 250-3420617.

Husqvarna Sapphire 875 Quilt, sewing machine. This machine was purchased a year ago and has been very lightly used. $1,250. 250-3479272 or 403-274-2822.

Local, free-range, natural, gourmet Berkshire pork for sale. Cut, wrapped and ready for your freezer. Hams, roasts, sausages and more! Call 250-347-6868.

Regency 2100 Hearth heater Wood stove. 2001, EPA approved with built-in fan. Excellent shape. Takes 18” logs and heats 800-1500 sq. ft.

Contact Dave, 778-253-2503.

December sale. 20% off second hand clothing. Bring in a donation item for the local food bank and receive an additional 10% off. Open Tuesday - Saturday. Located below Lambert and Kipp.

Bowflex Xtreme. Great gift for fitness buff. We need space for grandchildren! $625 (new $1900) 250-345-0350.

Antique sideboard. 100-year-old treadle sewing machine. Ladies saddle with gear. 250-342-2082.

firewood Support Rockies Hockey! Pine, fir, larch, dry and split. To order call 250-342-6908.

Fir firewood, split and delivered $200/cord. 250-342-5413.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

Rockies West Realty Independently Owned and Operated

492 Highway 93/95, Invermere, BC

Kim Collens

Representative

toll free: 1.877.342.3427 cell: 250.342.1671

kim@rockieswest.com www.kimcollens.com

Recipe Of The Week SHORTCUT ALMOND ROCA

1 tablespoon Corn Syrup 1¼ cup White Sugar 1 cup Butter ¼ cup Water

1¼ cups Slivered Almonds, toasted ¾ cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

In a large heavy saucepan, gently boil syrup, sugar, butter and water until “hard crack” appears on the candy thermometer, 300F degrees. Do not stir. This step takes at least 20 minutes.

Remove from heat, add almonds and stir well.

Spread on an ungreased cookie sheet and, before candy is allowed to cool, sprinkle with chocolate chips.

As they melt spread the chocolate chips evenly over the candy.

Cool in the refrigerator or freezer.

Break into bite sized pieces.

This treat is perfect for gift giving!

See all my recipes at recipes.kimcollens.com

Home Of The Week Juniper Heights Gem!

Check out this “cute-as-a-button” three bedroom home upgraded with laminate flooring, pine baseboards, new furnace and dishwasher and freshly painted interior.

$29,900 WOW!!

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MLS

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2001 Yamaha Warrior. Clean, well maintained. New chain and sprockets, low hours. $2,000 OBO. 587-227-6609.

VEHICLES for sale 2004 Cavalier. 2-door, black, 5-speed. 185,000 kms, alloy rims, winter tires, 2 extra rims with tires.

Great commuter, 40+ MPG. $3,500 OBO. 250-341-8578.

Remote control car starters sold and/or installed at Autowyze Services, 250-342-6614. Great Christmas gift!

fitness FITNESS PROGRAMS FOR STAY-AT-HOME MOMS.

Personal Training in your home.

Lose the baby weight during nap time!

FREE Fitness assessments and consults. www.fitness4life.tv Hayley: 250-688-0024 Kate: 250-688-0221 Small Group Fitness also available.

services Custom Picture Framing Professional Photography Camera Classes Gift Certificates Available 250-342-5102

1999 Toyota Corolla. White, 4-door sedan, 269,000 kms. 2011 new winter tires, windshield and wipers new car-starter battery. Regular maintenance, in good running condition. $2,350 OBO. 250-3426829.

www.kimberleyrae.ca

1994 NISSAN ALTIMA SE. Automatic, excellent condition, well maintained. New brake lines, gas lines, rear brake pads, distributor. Only 2 owners, both seniors. Includes 4 winter tires, 4 all-season tires, roof rack. Asking $1,600. 250-342-5574.

Home Building and Renos Chuck Newhouse Builders 250-342-3637 chucknew@telus.net .

2005 Chevy Cavalier VL 2-door coupe. Automatic, 152,500 km, good condition. $4,500 OBO. 250341-5920.

Kimberley-Rae Sanderson ...look for the red door behind the Invermere Dry Cleaners!

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 .

Buy a Gift Certificate & Receive 20% Off “Amazing service! I shopped around and it was the best price.

Shannon selected the perfect product and I love my new blinds.

Thank you Shannon!“ - Leslie Shannon’s Blinds & Designs 250-342-5749 Expires December 21.

Covering the Valley – One Window At A Time Have you purchased a Mac computer and need a tutor to learn the basics? Making the move to a Mac can be an intimidating experience. I will show you the basics and show you how to get more value from your system. Basic tutoring session, $30/hour. Call Emily at 250-409-4104.

Windermere Valley Childcare has permanent spaces in the 3 - 5 year old group daycare. Available immediately! Please call 250-3423168. Ask for Arlee, Silvia, or Pat. Gift wrapping - you hate it, I do it!

Contact JD Jeffery for drop off and cost at 250-341-5803. Proceeds go to Windermere District Museum.

help wanted

Have Fun and Earn Extra Income What’s better than extra money?

FREE JEWELLERY! As a Silpada Representative selling Sterling Silver Jewellery, you can earn 30% commission on your sales, expensepaid trips and free jewellery. Why not get paid to party for a living?

Call 341-5956 and start your jewellery business now.

Peppi’s is now hiring cooks and servers for the winter season. All applicants must be able to work weekends. Please forward resumes to p.fuel@yahoo.ca .

Ichi Resources Ltd. is seeking experienced logging equipment operators for work in Radium Hot Springs / Canal Flats area.

Please send resume by email to ichiresources@gmail.com or fax to 778-479-2088.

Exciting employment opportunity for the right person. Do you have skill in using computers, social media, fashion, health, and public relations? Are you looking to grow with a company? If so, I would like to here from you! This is a full-time management position, located in Invermere, BC. Send resume by email to t.thredz@telus.net .

Invermere Petro-Can is currently accepting resumes for F/T and P/T employment. Apply in person to 185 Laurier Street, Invermere between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Health & Wellness

QI GONG AND TAI CHI • Chinese exercises to promote healing, fitness and anti-aging • Practices of moving meditation to promote good health and well being • Classes are on-going and beginners are welcome • Ask about the new year schedule and register.

For more information please contact: Betty Newton 250-342-6343 or newtonhome@shaw.ca

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BAKER, SHAKER, SANDWICH MAKER (Part-Time)

Start off the new year FRESH AND LOCAL as one of our resident Kicking Horse Café FOOD GURUS! Your creation of exceptional baked goods and pastries, lunch items and seasonal specialties will be showcased daily in the Kicking Horse Café. Ideally, you will have some formal cooking/baking experience and/or training.

BARISTA (Part-Time) As a Kicking Horse Café BARISTA, pulling the perfect shot, sharing your latte art with the masses, and providing a level of service that is second to none, will not so much be a job as it will be a vocation. The only requirement… ya gotta be crazy about coffee; think it, drink it, love it, dream it!

Both these opportunities will be available, starting in January 2013. Candidates must be willing to work weekends and some holidays. We will supply the tools and training – you will work the magic. If you’ve got what it tastes…, fire us off your resume to lianne@ kickinghorsecoffee.com or fax 250-342-4450. We will contact successful applicants.

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Gifted glider Invermere’s Kiana Strand skates across a glass-like Lake Windermere on December 29th, 2011. Kiana’s 91 per cent academic average when graduating high school at the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, along with her success in winning the Saskatchewan provincials in AAA hockey while playing on the school’s team, secured her a full scholarship at the University of Prince Edward Island. She currently plays hockey for the UPEI Panthers and is working at completing a Bachelors of Business Administration.

Photo submitted by Tim Strand

Magazine editor and newspaper reporter The location The Columbia Valley Pioneer Newspaper is seeking a full-time magazine editor/ newspaper reporter.

The role This full-time, permanent position involves content gathering, writing and editing for six annual magazine publications including a local visitor guide, homes & lifestyle magazine and wedding magazine.

As the driving force behind all magazines, creative flair and the ability to self-motivate and work independently are integral.

When not working on magazines, the successful applicant will be 1/3 of a smalltown newspaper’s editorial team, working alongside a reporter and editor to take photos, write stories, and lay out and edit

pages in InDesign. A passion for smalltown news and unearthing interesting features is key.

Around 50 per cent of the role is as a reporter, with occasional cover of the newspaper editor’s position. The other six months are dedicated to magazines. Some weekend and evening work is required.

Qualifications • Degree or diploma in journalism • A minimum 2 years’ newsroom experience • Proficiency with InDesign and Adobe Photoshop • Mac platform experience • A reliable vehicle and a valid driver’s licence • Strong organizational, editing and journalistic skills.

To apply, send a copy of your resume, along with writing samples, cover letter and references to Rose-Marie Regitnig, Publisher.

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The Columbia Valley Pioneer Box 868, 8 –1008, 8th Avenue, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0 Email: rose-marie@cv-pioneer.com www.columbiavalleypioneer.com

Publisher Aberdeen Publishing has an opening for the position as Publisher of the Jasper Fitzhugh.

We are seeking a proven leader with the entrepreneurial skills to continue and further enhance the strong growth this paper has experienced over the past six years.

Ideally, you should have a good understanding of all facets of newspaper operations with emphasis on sales, marketing and financial management. In addition, our new publisher should be well suited to working with community groups and clients as well as developing sponsorship opportunities for the newspaper.

As publisher of the Fitzhugh, you will help develop strategy for the newspaper as it continues to serve this diverse marketplace.

Aberdeen Publishing is one of Western Canada’s largest independent newspaper companies with properties in British Columbia and Alberta.

If you have the ability to innovate, are customer driven, success oriented, and want to live in one of the most beautiful places in Alberta, then we want to hear from you.

We offer a generous compensation and benefits package as well as the opportunity for career advancement.

Please submit your resume by December 31, 2012, to the attention of: Ron Lovestone, Regional Manager Prince George Free Press 1773 South Lyon Street Prince George, BC V2N 1T3 Telephone 778.349.6327 or email publisher@northeastnews.ca

help wanted (4) FOOD COUNTER ATTENDANTS. 615637 B.C LTD O/A DAIRY QUEEN BRAZIER STORE, located in Cranbrook. Permanent, full-time, some high school, $10.50/hour.

Duties are: take customer’s orders, prepare, heat and finish simple food items, serve customers at counter, use manual and electrical appliances to clean, peel, slice and trim foodstuffs, portion and wrap foods, package take out food, keep records of the quantities of food used. Clear and clean tables, trays and chairs, load bus pans and trays, set tables, replenish condiments and other supplies at tables and serving areas. Skills: can work under pressure in a fast-paced environment, good customer service and good communication skills. Apply by fax: 250-489-1462, attention to Mr. Trevor Weisbecker.

Please email classified ads to info@cv-pioneer.com

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December 14, 2012

New problem solver for the Columbia Valley

By Kristian Rasmussen Pioneer Staff An Invermere woman is putting her surgeon-like ability to dissect conflicts to work with a new business.

Robin Kinnersley has lived in Invermere for the past 22 years and started her service, Common Ground Mediation, with the hope of providing collaborative solutions to the valley’s problems.

Working with local RCMP in the restorative justice program and completing a certificate in family mediation from the Justice Institute of British Columbia, Mrs. Kinnersley solves problems by using an interest-based model.

“What that means is that you work on things that parties already have in common and already agree upon, instead of what they don’t agree upon,” she said. “It is more of a collaborative approach instead of a compromise. It is basically figuring out what they actually want and how to get there.”

Although she specializes in family mediation, Mrs. Kinnersley also lends her services and knowledge to separation agreements, child custody and access agreements, child support, marital disputes, workplace conflicts and

landlord and tenant problems.

“My greatest success would be just hearing feedback from people,” she said. “I have had a few repeat clients and the feedback I have gotten from them about how they work differently with each other now is very rewarding.”

The rewards of her job do not come easy. Mrs. Kinnersley must work to clean away excess emotional baggage that attaches to many of the conflicts that she mediates.

“I find it easiest to separate that by really digging in and finding out what the actual issues are and why people want what they want. Not just what people want, but why they want it.”

Ultimately, the end goal of mediation is for both parties to come away with an agreement that works for everyone, and in which no stakeholder feels like they have had to sacrifice too much, she added.

“They might not get exactly what they want, but they don’t feel like they have given anything up.”

Mrs. Kinnersley is a true believer in mediation and has found that her experience and training has blossomed into other aspects of her clients lives, she said.

“It helps how you deal with all sorts of family, friends and workplace. You just see things a little differently.”

MASTER MEDIATOR — ­ Robin Kinnersley is the owner and operator of Common Ground Mediation in Invermere.

Photo by Kristian Rasmussen

Wonderful windows This series of 3 sparkling windows are CIBC's entry into the Invermere Business Committee's annual window decorating contest. The final entries will be featured in the December 21st and 28th editions of The Pioneer.

Photos by Kate Irwin

Correction In a photograph in the December 7th edition of the Columbia Valley Pioneer entitled ‘Leaving a legacy’, Cory Stuart was incorrectly identified as a student on the Legacy Project carpentry training program.

Mr. Stuart was in fact the instructor for the program. The Pioneer wishes to apologise to Mr. Stuart for the error.

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Disqualified driver caught by police A disqualified driver caught by the RCMP’s automatic licence plate recognition system has been sentenced to a one-year driving prohibition and $500 fine.

Loren S. McLeod, who appeared before judge William Sheard at Invermere Provincial Court on Monday, December 10th, was caught driving on a suspended licence on Highway 93/95 near Windermere on August 30th, 2012.

Mr. Mcleod, who had been banned from driving on July 30th of the same year, was stopped by a constable from the Columbia Valley detachment. The police officer was alerted to Mr. Mcleod’s vehicle when their onboard computer system indicated that it was owned by a prohibited driver, said Lianna Swanson, Crown counsel.

Mr. McLeod pleaded guilty to one count of driving while prohibited.

“I note that you were stopped because of the RCMP automated licence plate reader,” said Judge Sheard while sentencing. “I hope the message will get out to the community that there is this powerful mechanism in the hands of police.”

Mr. McLeod was ordered by the court to pay his fine and a $75 victim surcharge by the end of February 2013.

Speeder stopped without licence A speeding motorist stopped near Windermere and found to be driving without licence has been banned from driving for a year and ordered to pay a $500 fine.

Michael G. J. McKenzie, who lives in the valley part-time and works in Fort McMurray, was pulled over by police on Highway 93/95 on October 12th, when he was spotted driving at 115 kilometres per hour in a 90 zone, said Lianna Swanson, Crown counsel.

“He didn’t have a driver’s licence on him and, when queried, told police he was prohibited,” she added.

Mr. McKenzie pleaded guilty to driving while prohibited, admitting that he “shouldn’t have been driving.”

Judge William Sheard imposed the minimum penalty of a 12-month driving prohibition, $500 fine and $75 victim surcharge fee, to be paid within three months.

Drunken booze thief pleads guilty in court A liquor thief who stole two bottles of alcohol in Cranbrook pleaded guilty to the offence at Invermere Provincial Court on December 10th.

Appearing before Judge William Sheard, Jaryd S. Endersby admitted to the theft, stating, “I really wish I hadn’t done it.”

On December 5th, Mr. Endersby entered the Great Canadian Liquor Warehouse in Cranbrook, asking the store attendent where he could find a specific type of alcohol, the court heard. He then crouched behind some shelving, inserting two bottles of liquor into his jacket before attempting to pay for the third, said Lianna Swanson, Crown counsel.

When Mr. Endersby’s card was declined, he left the bottle on the counter and exited the store without paying for the remaining two bottles, Judge William Sheard heard. But he had aroused the suspicion of the store manager, who noted the spaces on the shelf and checked the video surveillance footage, printing off a picture of the suspect for the RCMP. When the officer arrived, he remembered passing a man wearing similar clothing while driving to the store, and returned to find Mr. Endersby walking drunkenly down the street hand in hand with his girlfriend, Ms. Swanson added.

“I’m concerned that if you don’t deal with your alcoholism you’ll be back in court and in jail again,” Judge Sheard said when sentencing.

As Mr. Endersby had already been held in police custody for five days, he was credited for time served and released. He was ordered to repay $33.40 to the liquor store.

Holding penalty Columbia Valley Rockies forward Dustin Boone takes Conner Brooks, 5, for a spin around the ice during the Family Skate with Santa event at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena on Saturday, December 8th.

The annual skating event, presented by Sobeys, featured free hotdogs and pop for the youthful attendees, plus the chance to meet Santa Claus himself.

Photo by Greg Amos

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December 14, 2012

FAITH

God was one of us

By Pastor Murray Wittke Valley Christian Assembly In 1995, the Top 40 hit “What if God was one of us” asked listeners what they’d do if God got up close and personal with them. Have you ever wondered how you’d respond?

The Christmas story declares God did become one of us during the reign of Caesar Augustus. Ancient Israel longed for God to rescue them but never actually expected God to show up personally. And definitely no one expected God to arrive the way the gospel writers say he did.

Matthew says God became one of us in the womb of a young woman named Mary. There within her, God — infinite, omnipotent, and eternal was united with a human ovum and became Jesus Christ, a person with both a divine and human nature. Nine months later he experienced a real birth and entered our world weak and

dependent just like one of us. Just imagine God with a belly button, here with us, one of us.

For over thirty years he made himself at home with us. He felt hunger, thirst, and weariness. He experienced our joys and sorrows, our grief and pain, and our frustrations and disappointments. He learned what it’s like to live in poverty; to work at hard manual labour; and to live with political corruption and the threat of violence all around.

He endured misunderstanding, hatred, and rejection from those he loved. Then, publicly and painfully, he died. His heart stopped, he breathed his last breath, and was buried just like one of us. God was one of us and with us all the way from conception to grave.

We show compassion and support for sick or bereaved loved ones by visiting and spending time with them, so does God. He could have felt sorry for us and remained at a distance, but instead he joined us within the human predicament. As one of us, Jesus Christ knows and understands all we’re going through.

You’re not alone. God became one of us and He is near, Emmanuel-God with us forever.

The song’s long gone but its questions remain…

“What if God was one of us?”

Valley Churches LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH Sunday, December 16th, 10:30 a.m. Worship and Life Instruction, “The Joy of Christmas.” Pastor Trevor ministering “K.I.D.S.” Church for children age 3 to Grade 1 and Grade 2 to 5 during the morning service.

Pastor Trevor Hagan • 326 - 10th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-9535 • www.lakewindermerealliance.org

Windermere Valley Shared Ministry ANGLICAN-UNITED 9 a.m.: Worship at All Saints, Edgewater 9:30 a.m. God’s Breakfast Club for children and youth 10:30 a.m. Sunday school Christmas Pageant Christ Church Trinity, Invermere.

Reverend Laura Hermakin 110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-6644 www.wvsm.ca 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.

Saturday: 7 p.m. and Sunday: 9 a.m. at Canadian Martyrs’ Church in Invermere.

Sunday: 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church in Radium.

Father Gabriel • 712 -12th Ave., Invermere • 250-342-6167 ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN MISSION OF INVERMERE Worship services every Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

Christ Church Trinity, 110 - 7th Ave., Invermere Pastor 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

You can remember someone special with your gift to the Canadian Cancer Society

Horseplay

Southern rock band Willhorse perform songs from their new self-titled album while dancers strut their stuff at the Willhorse CD release party at Invermere’s Station Pub on Saturday, December 8th.

Photo by Greg Amos

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

Let’s Make Cancer History

www.cancer.ca

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