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Students and teachers at Golden Secondary School promoted the “Love is Louder� campaign at the school as a way to to participate in the February 29 Anti-bullying Day. The day focused on the positive aspects of interaction, promoting kindness and treating each other with respect.

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In less than a year travellers driving west of Golden will have a brand new bridge to drive on.

The Donald Bridge Construction Project, a $63-million undertaking by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, is halfway to its projected two year completion date. “We’ve been here for, pretty much exactly a year now, and things have been going pretty well,� said

Mark Graydon, an engineer hired by the ministry to oversee the project. “The area’s changed quite a bit since we first came here. It actually looks like there’s something happening out there now.�

Much of the first year was spent building foundations, which were difficult to see. So a lot of people didn’t really know there was anything happening out there, said Graydon.

This project is a small piece of the Kamloops to Golden Project, an upgrading of the Trans-Canada

Highway that would see four lanes all the way from Kamloops to Golden. “The ministry has a four-laning program between the Alberta boundary and Kamloops, and this fits into that as well,� said Graydon. “So basically what’s happening is that after 60 years, these bridges require either replacement or maintenance work. Due to the location of this bridge, and the fact that the geometry didn’t really work, it was decided that it would be replaced.� continued on page 10

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Going APES over pink Wrangle the Chute Returns to KHMR Kicking Horse Mountain Resort submitted Golden, British Columbia is known for the best in Big Mountain experience, the foremost Big Mountain Freeride Showdown returns to Kicking Horse Mountain Resort on March 17 and 18. Wrangle the Chute is a pioneer event and a uniquely Kicking Horse Mountain Resort event combining Big Mountain skiing and riding with a “Bucking Bronco� ride on the custom kicking horse.

The biggest two-day Big Mountain freeride showdown in the West will not only offer exciting skiing and riding but also features loads of fun for all to enjoy. For maximum fun there will be a patio grandstand including live DJs and an outdoor barbecue at Kicking Horse’s Heaven’s Door Yurt CafĂŠ. Athletes choose the line they want to ski or ride and the tricks they want to attempt to impress the crowds while chasing a $2,000 cash purse and additional prizes. “This is an iconic event for Kicking Horse Mountain Resort,â€? said Kicking Horse Mountain Resort President, Steve Paccagnan. “Many of the top skiers and riders in North America have experienced Kicking Horse Mountain Resort’s Big Mountain terrain, unlike anything else in North America, so it is fitting we host one of Canada’s top Big Mountain Freeride Showdowns.â€?

The on-mountain showdown gets underway at “High Noon� on both Saturday and Sunday with each pre-qualified participant get-

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The Heaven’s Door Yurt CafÊ, in Crystal Bowl, will be transformed into a lively grandstand for an outstanding view of all of the action.

Spectator entry is free with a lift ticket and Kokanee barbecue will be smoking with mouth-watering burgers. Saddle on up and make your way to witness one of Canada’s top Freeski Showdowns, presented in partnership with Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, The Alberta Jeep Dealers Association, Red Bull, Rossignol, Kokanee and Smith Sports Optics.

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Golden Star Staff editor@thegoldenstar.net Teachers from Golden stayed out of the classrooms on Monday as part of a legal strike after serving strike notice the previous week. The teachers will be out of the classroom from Monday March 5 through Wednesday March 7 after teachers across the province endorsed the option in a province-wide vote.

The Golden Rams Pee Wee Hockey team hosted a banner tournament at the Golden Arena on the first weekend in March.

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Liberals look for input for before road act completed Jessica Schwitek reporter2@thegoldenstar.net The BC Liberals insist that the Natural Resource Road Act currently being worked on is going through the proper consultation process.

The Natural Resource Road Act, which will determine the future of the 450,000 kilometres of resource roads in the province, is in its drafting stage, after the formal input process ended in December of 2011. “We want to hear from all user groups...

We’ve had a formal process of input, and we’ve received a lot of input as the staff have been developing the framework. That closed in December,� said Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. “But that doesn’t mean that we are not open to continued input. And we continue to receive input. And our staff here are continuing to consult with communities and user groups. So if people want to give input or suggestions, that opportunity is still there,

and all they need to do is contact our staff in the ministry on that.�

With such a vast number of resource roads in the province, currently being administered by 11 separate pieces of legislation, it is an important issue that needs to be addressed. This is the second attempt by the provincial government to address the issue. “Last time there were concerns about some of the direction in it. I think there were concerns that there hadn’t been enough consultation. So in this process we are working through a very extensive consultation process,� said Thomson. “The attempt here is to consolidate all that framework into one act that will benefit all the users of resource roads. “So what we’re hoping is that through the process and the consultation we’ll get an act that streamlines the administration, improves safety, reduces the environmental impacts, improves compliance, and sets consistent standards for building, maintaining and using resource roads.�

There was concern expressed by NDP

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MLA Norm Macdonald that this new act may lead to the closure of resource roads in the Golden area, roads that are well utilized for recreational purposes, if not commercial. “What we are looking at is the framework under which resource roads would be managed. And it would be premature at this point to say what all of that will look like... but there have been concerns expressed that our current framework leads towards more deactivation. That’s what we’ve heard from communities,� said Thomson. “What we’re looking to do is find a framework that sets up better administration, with the ultimate goal that there will be less deactivation.�

Both the original discussion paper, which outlines the proposals for the Natural Resource Road Act, as well as a summary of public feedback is available on the ministry website www.gov.bc.ca/for.

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Celebrating Women on March 8 Jessica Schwitek reporter2@thegoldenstar.net In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Golden Women’s Resource Centre is hosting a performance salon at the Kicking Horse River Lodge. “Every year we have a performance salon. And it is always performed by women, or songs about women. And men can perform as well if they like,� said Roni Beauregard, safe home co-ordinator for the resource centre. “We hold the show (at the Kicking Horse River Lodge) every year, and they very graciously let us use that space.�

Before the show, which usually lasts a couple of hours, you can enjoy some snacks, cake, coffee and tea, or even a glass of wine. “People will be performing songs, poetry, slam poetry, sometimes people act out a skit from a play. Or, sometimes we have some belly dancers,� said Beauregard.

International Women’s Day, a day to spread awareness on issues pertaining to racism, gender equality, and quality of life, is celebrated in many different ways around the world.

In some countries like Russia and Germany, it is marked as a national holiday. While in other places it is celebrated with book readings, art exhibits, and lectures. “There are many women around the world who will be celebrating this day with protests, still fighting for their rights in their countries, still fighting for equality, rights to education, rights to birth control, working towards change in policy and laws that jeopardize their rights,� said Sarah Wegelin, special projects co-ordinator with the resource centre. “Throughout this month, in honour of International Women’s Day and in honour of the women in your lives, the GWRC would like to ask community members to challenge our societal norms. Speak out against sexist jokes, question provocative photos found in the media, celebrate and respect the women in your life.�

The performance salon is on Thursday March 8 at 7 p.m., and the doors open at 6:15 p.m. They are asking for a $5 donation at the door.“It is a really great evening.

And it’s amazing to see all the local talent we have here in Golden,� said Beauregard.

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Promises of Oranges and Sunshine at the last night of Film Kicks lected, forced into hard labour, and brutally abused.

Blunt’s character is an advocate for the victims of this atrocity of justice.

In the film she travels to Australia and works closely with these individuals who were tragically influenced by what had happened and attempts to help them to find the answers that they so desperately seek. This first feature by UK director Jim Loach was an official selection of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Oranges and Sunshine co-stars Hugo Weaving and David Wenham.

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Leaving a legacy to be proud of Darryl Crane editor@thegoldenstar.net

Golden Campus Family Law Seminar

On Nov. 9, 2011, the Town of Golden lost a long time resident when Rene Bouchard passed away. After his passing his family learned that Rene had some special deeds he wished to be fulfilled. Gilbert Bouchard is Rene’s brother and has been taking care of his brother’s wishes as he requested in his will. Rene was born in Saskatchewan and worked as a farm labourer in his youth before moving to Golden with his brother Bill where he was employed at Louisiana Pacific.

In the will Rene wanted to set up two, one time bursaries to be given out at this year’s graduation celebration at Golden Secondary School. The two $1,000.00 scholarships came with one restriction, one would go to a female and one would go to a male. Gilbert said he felt it was important the money just go to people who need it and are looking to further their education.

Principal of Golden Secondary School Iris Trask said that the donation of the bursaries would be a great help for two students who were making the decision to move ahead with their education.

Rene also had another wish for a set of golf clubs that he owned. Being an avid golfer for much of his life he wanted a nearly mint condition set of clubs that he owned to go to a young golfer as a way to share the sport that he loved with someone else.

The set of clubs was brought to the club along where Gilbert said, “His wishes were to pass on his prized golf clubs to a needy Junior golfer at the Golden Golf Club.”

Rene was very proud of being a member of the Golden Golf Club and his hole-in-one he made at the club.

Gilbert is very happy he could come to Golden to help make some of his brothers wishes come true and is very proud of the message his brother’s is giving to others. “This has been emotional for me but I am very proud of all he has done and is still doing,” Gilbert said.

Topics will include recent trends in family law including child care matters, as well as child and spousal maintenance. Note: Although there is no charge for this workshop, it is most important that students pre-register to guarantee space availability, and to ensure that the seminar will run.

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Gilbert Bouchard made presentations to Golden Secondary School (above) and The Golden Golf Club (left) on behalf of his brother Rene who has been a long time resident of the Golden area until he passed away in Nov. of last year.

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Marriage Commissioner The Vital Statistics Agency, Ministry of Health, is looking for an individual to serve as a Marriage Commissioner for the Golden area. The individual will perform civil marriages within the community on behalf of the Agency.

For information and an application form please visit our website at: www.vs.gov.bc.ca/marriage

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The battle continues It is a grey and cloudy day for a Monday.

Students around British Columbia, like many before, are now trapped in the middle of a strike or job action or whatever other name it goes by.

We do know that this will be a short interruption, but even though it will be short it still brings about many questions.

- My Way Strike actions have By Darryl Crane always been interesting to me.

Teachers, like many other groups in Canada, have the right to strike.

But who really wins in the end?

The fact is the job action which has led to the mini strike, has been going on so long that people would be hard pressed to remember what started it all.

It is almost as if we have entered a movie half way through and now have to ask what started the war between two factions.

The fact is this is an issue which has many people upset. Students are angry and have had their walk out to voice their opinion.

It is good to see them take a stand for something they believe in especially when many people point to this age groups as being not engaged in what is happening in Canada these days.

It did not matter who they were or were not supporting but just that they wanted to have their voices heard.

Growing up my parents were occasionally involved in strike actions and I remember hearing the idea that in the end no one really wins.

My mother had a theory that the government welcomed strikes because they could save enough money during the time you were out to give you the raise that you wanted.

Who knows if there is any truth to this idea?

As a student back in the day the words teachers strike simply meant that you had some extra time off from school and no matter what time of the year it was it did seem like a great idea.

Of course the older I got the more I realized that losing this time in the classroom was not helping my future.

Like with just about everything, hindsight is 20/20 and something should be learned from the past. I myself have never had to go on strike from any job I have worked at. Though while in University, I did have to sit for a month because one of the unions on campus went on strike and none of the others union groups would cross the line. Sitting and waiting to see if you can lean again is tough when you have a desire to learn.

This whole job action has been tough on many people.

Hopefully both sides can get together and work out a deal, because in the end this dragged out state of affairs is one where nobody will receive any benefits.

The ability to drive Seniors raise serious concerns with driver testing program DriveAble One of most the common phone calls I get in my office from seniors right now is concerning a program called DriveAble.

Seniors feel targeted and discriminated against stating that the DriveAble testing is unfair in its application and inaccessible for people from rural communities.

DriveAble is a private company that has been hired by the government to provide driver fitness assessments, primarily for seniors.

Clearly, we all want to ensure that those who are driving are fit to do so.

The seniors who call my office do not want to continue driving if they can no longer do so safely.

But they also want to know that the system that judges their competency is both fair and accurate.

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DriveAble claims to test a required to take the Drivesenior’s cognitive ability.

Able testing have to find a It is a test that is done on a way to get to Kelowna or specialized computer screen Nelson, and they have to at a DriveAble testing cen- bring someone with them tre. who can drive them home if There are 16 they fail the DriveAble centest and have tres in British their licensColumbia, the es revoked on closest being the spot. in Nelson and If you live Kelowna. in Golden, When we getting to think back to Kelowna to when we took take the test in our driving test, the course of we simply went one day is not down the street really posor across town sible.

MLA Report to our local So the trip By Norm Macdonald driver testing also includes office. the need for And if we an overnight failed the first time, we spent stay and meals, not just for a bit more time practicing the senior being tested but then took the test again. for the friend or family memAnd this is still the case for ber who has to come along. new drivers today.

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requirement for rural seniors who are asked to prove that they are fit to drive.

And too often, seniors who may be able to continue to drive safely, are choosing to simply give up their license because they cannot get to Kelowna or Nelson at the prescribed time, with an accompanying person, for DriveAble testing.

Again, no one believes that unsafe drivers should be allowed to continue to drive, but I think we can all agree: the process that assesses drivers’ fitness must be equally accessible to all British Columbians.

NOTE: This article is part of a two-part series on DriveAble. Part two will deal with questions about the validity of the DriveAble program to accurately assess driver ability.

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Perfect in Pink

Labourers Co-operative Mining Company’s Curling Team on Phantom Lake aka Reflection Lake aka the front slough.

Time flies on the ice Students at Nicholson Elementary School put on their best pink t-shirts, robes, sweaters (and lets not forget one great dye job) to promote anti-bullying at schools.

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Timbits host tournament Jessica Schwitek reporter2@thegoldenstar.net Golden’s youngest future Rockets, the AB minor hockey Rams, are hosting a tourament on Saturday March 10.

Six teams, including Golden, of four to seven year olds will take to the ice to entertain their family and friends.

“It’s really exciting to watch your kids play at this age. A lot of the kids are just learning to skate this year, so to see them from the beginning of the year til now, they’ve just made huge leaps and strides,” said Kathy Thorne, hockey mom and tournament organizer.

Aside from watching some entertaining young talent, the tournament will be featuring a baking table, an extensive prize table, and a raffle for an NHL game package.

“We’re doing a raffle for a trip for two to

the Calgary/Vancouver game in Calgary on April 5,” said Thorne. Aside from the tickets (section 110 row 8) the luckey winners will also receive a $100 prepaid Visa, a $75 meal gift card, and a one-night stay at a Best Western.

Raffle tickets are $10 a piece, and only 300 are being printed.

The Golden Rams will be playing three games on March 10 at 7:45 a.m., 11 a.m., and 4:25 p.m.

“I love coaching them. I feel it’s a huge responsibility to make kids love hockey early,” said AB coach Curt Thorne. “But it’s totally fun, and non-competitive. We’re just working on skill development.”

“Everybody wins at this level,” said Kathy. After a three goal discrepancy they won’t even be keeping score.

“Everyone is just there to have fun.”

How time flies! And can I say how nice it is to be back to regular weekly columns at the Star!

Some of you have been asking for pictures to be included and I am thrilled to share some of the wonderful glimpses of Golden’s past with you.

The first column I ever wrote for the Golden Star was published on January 8, 1992, twenty years ago. Here it is to remind you.

Curling’s Commandments In 1894, when the Golden Curling Club was first organized, its members composed the Ten Commandments; one was lost over the years and no record of it has been discovered.

The Ten Commandments of the Ancient Roarin’ Game of Curling 1. Thou shall have no other game before me, for I am the roarin’ game which was in the beginning (even in the stone-age), is now and ever shall be.

2. Come not upon the ice with the old house broom. Thou canst not quicken the pace of a dying rock with last year’s broom.

3. Thou shalt learn thy turns both the out and the in, for the skip will not hold him guiltless

that throw the wrong turn.

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Play not a running shot when thou art asked for a guard, lest thou raise thine own shot, so sending the skip in the air; such play getteth his goat, queereth his game, causes him to swallow his cud and to revile thee openly.

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Thou shall hearken diligently to the defeated skip when his voice is lifted up in lamentation against the puck ice and thou shalt not turn they face from when he blameth the third man.

Even so shalt thou secure a listener against the day of thine own defeat.

6. Thou shalt not strew straws from thy broom in the path of thine own or thine adversary’s rock; neither shalt thou spit in front of them causing them to become pork. For even as pork is an abomination to the Jew, so also is a hog in the sight of the skip.

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Thou shalt have no discourse with thine adversary while his foot is in the hack and his hand is on the rock, but if thou wilt thou canst pray for him.

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Thou shalt not punch or kick a rock into the house from behind stealthily, for the opposite skip will be kindled against

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thee and he will rise up in righteous indignation over the edge of the broom handle and thrust thee hence from the sight of curlers and the days of thy curling will be ended, for this is an unpardonable sin.

9. Thou shalt not cover they opposition’s rock nor his lead player, neither shalt thou filch from him his third man who is his mainstay and a wall of defense in the day of battle.

Keeping busy at Nicholson Elementary Janne Arlt Principal Nicholson Elementary We have many projects and events currently happening.

Last week our Grade 7 girls and boys each had the opportunity to spend a day at Camp Wenman for a Big Day Out. This was part of a transition program to help the students in their move to the high school. Activities centered around teamwork and building community, with the goals of having each person feel belonging and safety.

A variety of school staff and community members were there to support the students and show them that there are many adults available to help them as they continue their journey into high school, making choices and taking risks.

Many of our primary students have been participating in a soccer tournament every Wednesday at lunch time. The tournament will wind up just after Spring Break! Thanks to Mr. Halvorson and his Grade 4/5 students for organizing and coaching the teams.

Intermediate students have been enjoying their spring floor hockey tournament in the past few weeks, set up by some Grade 6/7 students. We are nearing the championship game so the competition is heating up!

The Grade 6/7 class enjoyed three trips to Dawn Mountain this past month for cross country skiing. The Golden Nordic Club generously provides coaches and instruction for this annual program and other adult volunteers help to assist the students as they develop their skills and have fun.

Mrs. Williams and the Nicky Boppers are gearing up to start

their 2012 season of honing skipping and jump rope tricks this week. The Juggling Club continues to meet weekly to build on their circus skills with volunteer John Denham.

FSAs (Foundation Skills Assessments) have been completed by Grade 4 and 7 students.

These are provincial measures of students’ abilities in the areas of Reading, Writing and Math. Parents will receive their child’s results shortly after spring break.

If you have a child starting kindergarten in September 2011, you can register your child at the school any morning from 8 a.m. to noon from March 5 to 16. A birth certificate and care card number is required for registration.

Spring Break is just around the corner. Enjoy the longer days and warmer sunshine as we move into our final term of the year.

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more information... go to www.goldenchamber.bc.ca Events •• For Looking for ski hill events? www.KickingHorseResort.com Entertainment Monday and Wednesday Night BadmintonBadminton is being held ever y Monday 7-8:30 p.m. and Wednesday from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the Rec Plex. Adults & students welcome. $7 for adults, $5 for seniors and students.

Youth Action Group Thursdays from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Golden Secondary portable from now until June 2012.

This free program aims to create more opportunities for youth in Golden! Call 250-439-9665 for more information.

Nobody’s Perfect – a parenting program for parents of children birth to age five.

Thursdays, from noon to 2 p.m. at Nicholson Elementar y School.

There is no cost. Lunch ser ved; Childcare provided.

For more information – or if you require transportation, please call Rhonda Smith 3442000, or email goldidp@uniser ve.com Winter Walking Change to Schedule Many “steppers� have requested for walking to be scheduled “more than once a week�.

We are pleased to announce we have added an additional day to the program.

Our schedule has changed, now with two weekly walking meetings scheduled for Wednesdays and Fridays from 1:15 p.m.- 2:15 p.m. This will give us an opportunity to exercise and stretch our legs midweek and just before the weekend. Don’t forget to stretch before walking. For more information regarding the program please contact Sarah at 439-9756 or email leisure.events@ golden.ca Free Legal Lectures Thursday, March 8, Ewan will give a free lecture and answer questions about powers of attor-

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ney and representation agreements at the Golden College of the Rockies at 7 p.m. Please register for either course at 3445901. The session will discuss how to arrange for someone to make financial, medical and health care decisions when you are no longer capable of doing that yourself amongst other topics.

Women’s Journal Writing Group –Express yourself! Improve your writing skills ever y Thursday star ting Februar y 2 to March 21 from 1:00pm – 2:30pm or 6:45pm – 8:15pm at the Golden Women’s Centre. Cost is FREE and includes free child minding, writing materials and snacks.

Call 250-439-9665 or 344-5317 to register.

Creative Silversmithing Workshop March 10-11 Open workshop for creation of your projects with instruction and assistance. All tools supplied.

Materials required may be ordered in advance through the instructor from supplier. Prerequisite completion of Silversmithing-beginner.

Afterschool Shakeup – FREE homework help for students in grades 8 to 12. Ever y Wednesday, 3:30 – 5 p.m. in the Golden Secondar y School por table from now until June 2012.

Call 250-439-9665 for more information.

A.P.E.S. After School Program Ever y Monday to Friday from 3 to 5 p.m. at Alexander Park Elementar y.

For more info or to register, please contact the After School Program manager at 272-0425.

Winter Toddler Storytime at the Golden Library: for preschoolers 3-5 years. Thursdays until March 29 1:30-2 p.m. Join us for stories, songs and

crafts! For more info call 250-344-6516.

Silvertips (50+) Hockey Drop-in hockey, puck drops ever y Monday afternoon at 3 p.m., and ever y Friday at 2 p.m.

For more details call Sid at 250-344-5514.

Afterschool Shakedown – FREE homework help for students in Grades 3 to 7. Ever y Tuesday, 3:30 – 5 p.m. at the Lion’s Den (below the public librar y) from now until June 2012.

This program aims to help students with homework and areas of difficulty such as reading, writing and math.

Call 439-9665 for more information.

Steven Page will be playing live on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at the Golden Civic Centre.

Page is the former lead singer for the band Barenaked Ladies, will tell you that the themes explored in his latest album Page One are those of love, loss, and new beginnings For more information check out kickinghorseculture.ca or drop by the Ar t Galler y of Golden on 9th Ave. Full Moon Ski Friday March 9 Starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Dawn Mountain Chalet. Pot Luck Munchies Come and be inspired.

GMSA Registration Night at the Mount7 Rec Plex. Wednesday Mar 7, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Regular Registration Night for anyone who has not yet registered during Early Registration online process, for the 2012 soccer season.

Fee is U5/7/9 $60, U12/15/18 $70.

Contact: GMSA Registrar gmsareg@gmail. com International Women’s Day Performance Salon Kicking Horse River Lodge, 801 9th St N

Thursday Mar 8, 2012 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm The Golden Women’s Resource Centre will be hosting its Annual International Women’s Day Per formance Salon this year at the Kicking Horse River Lodge.

Contact: Linley McLean 250-344-5317 Spring Shopping Event March 10th, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Senior Centre Eric St-Laurent Trio at The Island this Tuesday night at 7pm. The Eric St-Laurent Trio create a unique sound that combines jazz and blues, afro-cuban rhythms, rock guitar, cinematic soundscapes and blues phrasing.

Mother Goose Program at the Golden library.

From 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. March 9 and 16, April 13 and 20.

Singing and Rhyming fun for children ages birth to six. The program wishes to thanks Brett and Julia from Tim Horton’s in Golden for their continued support.

International Women’s Day Celebrations The Golden Women’s Resource Centre will be hosting the Annual Performance Salon at the Kicking Horse River Lodge.

Each year on March 8th, the Golden Women’s Resource Centre hosts a performance salon at the Kicking Horse River Lodge. We enjoy phenomenal performances from a variety of women in the community; everything from poetry, music, storytelling and acting.

KHMR Wrangle the Chute Sunday Mar 18, 2012 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Saturday Mar 17, 2012 9:00 am to 5:00 pm A Kicking Horse Original Event – join us for the ultimate freeride showdown as athletes challenge technical mountain terrain combined with a bronco ride on E.J. Hector at the finish line.

• Golden Cinema presents This Week: : The Artist Showing:Opens Wed. March 7 -Thursday March 8 at 7 p.m.

Running Time: 1 hour 41 minutes Hollywood 1927. George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is a silent movie superstar.

The advent of the talkies will sound the death knell for his career and see him fall into oblivion. For young extra Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo), it seems the sky’s the limit - major movie stardom awaits. The Artist tells the story of their interlinked destinies.

The Artist was nominated for six Golden Globe Awards, and won three including Best Motion Picture for a Musical or Comedy, Best Original Score, and Best Actor.

Next Week: This Means War Showing: Opens Friday March 2 - Friday March 9Wed. March 14 at 7 p.m.

Running Time: 2 hour The world’s deadliest CIA operatives are inseparable partners and best friends until they fall for the same woman. Having once helped bring down entire enemy nations, they are now employing their incomparable skills and an endless array of high-tech gadgetry against their greatest nemesis ever each other.

Film Kicks: Oranges and Sunshine Showing: Thursday, March 15, 2012 – 7:30 p.m.

Running Time: 1 hour 45 mins Oranges and Sunshine tells the story of Margaret Humphreys (Emily Watson), a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovered one of the most significant social scandals of recent times; the mass deportation of children from the United Kingdom to Australia.

Breanna Magnusson having an excellent attitude and is always cheerful.

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Free day of skiing for locals at Kicking Horse Resort Jessica Schwitek reporter2@thegoldenstar.net

Kicking Horse Mountain Resort has decided it is time to show their appreciation to the community by offering them a free day of skiing. “The whole idea behind it is to create a community ski day in appreciation of Golden and Area A, and invite the residents to the resort,� said Steve Paccagnan, president of KHMR. On Sunday March 25, any resident of Golden and Area A, with proof of residency, can go up to the resort and receive a free lift ticket for the day. “For some it could be a

first time visit. For some it will be a revisit, they may not have been here for a number of years,� said Paccagnan. “And for those who don’t ski or snowboard and want to come up and sightsee, and maybe ride the gondola, they’ll be able to do that as well.�

This is the first time that KHMR has offered a free day to the community, but it is something that Paccagnan has wanted to do for quite some time. “With the transition of the resort obviously my priorities have been in different areas, but now I’m able to focus my energy back on the community more. I think this is some-

thing that’s really important for our communities,� he said. “Golden has absolutely been good at supporting the resort. It’s a very simbiotic relationship, and we would never take that relationship for granted.

We’re working closely with the community in a number of ways to showcase a world class destination resort.�

The intention is to make this an annual event, although in the future it may take place earlier on in the season. “We plan to have music, and we’re going to be having a community barbecue going, with part of the proceeds being donat-

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ed locally to a charity of choice,� said Paccagnan. “It’ll be a lot of fun.�

The resort is scheduled to be open for another month, and Paccagnan is very happy with the season KHMR has had so far. “We’re having a record winter. We’re seeing a resurgence with some of the market coming back,

the international market,� he said. “We’ve been very blessed with snow so far, and there’s more coming. For those that really haven’t had their powder fix yet, March can be very strong.

We’re going to go hard until April 8, and I think this could be a season to remember.�

Spring Shopping Event Saturday, March 10th 10 am - 5 pm Senior Centre

Responsible budgeting in an uncertain world.

To prosper in today’s turbulent global economy, discipline and focus are essential. All around us we see governments paying the price for overspending and uncontrolled debt.

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We’re working to keep BC’s economy strong in the face of global economic uncertainty. When other economies are looking inward, BC is reaching out to seize opportunities around the world.

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Star NEWS

New Donald Bridge provides safer driving for motorists continued from page 1 The bridge is being changed to four lanes, and the entrance to the bridge on the west side will have a gentler curve.

“There’s been a lot of accidents here because if you’re coming from the west and driving down Donald Hill, it’s a big hill and at the bottom there’s this sharp corner onto a bridge. And bridges are notorious for being icy, and trucks are notorious for not wanting to slow down. You get this nice combination, and sometimes they end up in the river,” said Graydon. “This structure is going to provide something that is a lot safer, and won’t require any serious work for

a long time, 60 years or so.” Flatiron Constructors of Canada is the prime contractor on the project, and have hired many local workers.

There may be anywhere from 30 to 50 people working on site at a given time, and possibly even more than that in the summer.

“In the winter we can’t be doing very much earth work, so right now we just have bridge crews on site working with concrete and steel. Whereas in the summer we’ll have bridge crews and grading crews, and paving crews on site, so lots of activity,” said Graydon.

“Once that’s all done there will landscapers coming in to do tree planting, and seeding and stuff like that.”

It was about five years ago that the early stages of this project were getting under way, people were on site drilling to see what kind of ground conditions there were, and with that data started analyzing coming up with conceptual designs. And one year from now it will be finished. “Next year this time we should be gone. It’s a two year job. By December of this year we’re going to be fully completed and out of here, and the old bridge will be demolished.

And we’ll all be travelling on a nice new road,” said Graydon.

Go to the Golden Star website to see a photo of the Donald Bridge construction site.

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Welcome Masters Welcome to all Master Skiers from all our event committee members and officials!

We are pleased to be part of a growing sport and honourable competition.

Dawn Mountain is a much improved venue for events

and we are all proud of the efforts made by our club members and sponsors to make this a great hosting site.

We love the camaraderie involved with this sport and hope you will all have a great week. Take in the social events

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Mayor’s Message our live local music!

Best of luck to you all in your races!

On behalf of all our volunteers, Joan and Jeff Dolinsky, Event Cochairs and Troy Hudson, Chief of Competition

On behalf of Town Council and the community of Golden , we are thrilled to welcome all the Master skiers from across the nation to our week of events.

Expect great skiing, fine amenities, fun filled social events, and the warmth of the community I am incredibly proud to be a part of.

I personally love the sport and I will be there cheering you on from Day 1.

Enjoy the spirit of the event and have fun immersing yourself in our Golden treasures.

Happy skiing!

Christina Benty, Mayor

About the CanadianMasters Association Jeff Dolinsky: Chief of Course, Joan Dolinsky: Race Secretary, Troy Hudson: Chief of Competition, Ian Rowe: Results Chief, Stan Walker: Chief of Timing, Linda Adama: Volunteer Co-ordinator, Sara Nichol: Event Co-ordinator.

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Skiers learn how to train, how to improve tech-

nique and the art of ski waxing.

The Canadian Masters Association exists to foster friendly competition and camaraderie.

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railway tracks downtown) • 10-11:30AM: Louisiana PaciďŹ c (LP) Laminated Wood Veneer Mill Tour, Free • 1:30-4PM: Blaeberry Valley Tour with tours at the Northern Lights Wolf Center and Rocky Mountain Bualo Ranch, $18 per person (includes tours & shuttle) • 4-6PM: Mingle with Masters and Chamber Members at the Island Restaurant, $10 per person (includes appies and a glass of wine). Everyone welcome!!

For more info and to register contact the Chamber: 1-800-6224653, 250-344-7125, or info@goldenchamber.bc.ca

Wednesday, March 14 10:30AM: 5-10 km. Free Technique Race Parking Shuttle: 8am to 3pm

Masters Canadian Nordic Ski Championships Schedule of Events: Join Us!!

Sunday, March 11 10:00AM - 4PM Early Package Pickup: BC Visitor’s Centre on the Golden Hill 4:00 – 7:00PM Athlete package pickup and Meet & Greet Social at the Kicking Horse River Lodge

Monday, March 12 10:00AM OďŹƒcial Opening 10:30AM 10 & 20 km. Free Technique Race Parking Shuttle: 8am to 4pm

Thursday, March 15 Training day: Dawn Mountain trails open, No parking shuttle Knickers to Knee Socks: Masters ski day at Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park 6PM: Rotary Club Pasta dinner and “Golden’s Got Talent� live music at the Seniors Centre, $15/adults, $7.50/children, tickets available at Dawn Mountain and at the door. Everyone welcome!!

Friday, March 16 10:30AM: 5-10 km Classic Technique Race Parking Shuttle 8am to 3pm 2PM: History of David Thompson: a 45 minute presentation by historian, craftsman and adventurer David DeMuy, at the Dawn Mountain Chalet

Saturday, March 17 10:30AM: Huckleberry Loppet and Masters 5, 10, 15, 30 km Classic Technique events Parking Shuttle: 8AM to 5PM

Tuesday, March 13 Training Day: Dawn Mountain trails open. No parking shuttle Kicking Horse Country Tours: presented by the Kicking Horse Country Chamber of Commerce (500, 10th Avenue N‌next to the

5-11pm: Master Blaster Banquet and Dance at the Mount 7 Rec Plex 8:30 -11PM $10/person dance only. Everyone welcome!!

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The Shuttle service is provided courtesy of the Rockwater Grill and Bar and Canadian Off Road Adventures. Drivers are volunteering their time – it’s OK to tip them if you are so inclined!!!

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Spectators Guide Sara Nichols, Novice Nordic Skier

Shuttle will run back and forth between upper parking lot and Golden Nordic Ski Club lot until race time 10.30 a.m. – 2.00 p.m.

Shuttle will run every half hour from upper parking lot to Golden Nordic Ski Club every half hour or on demand 2.00 p.m.

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This cycle will continue in half hour patterns until 4.00 p.m.

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For all spectators, you can park in the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort upper parking lot (near the old Whitetooth Daylodge/admin building) and there will be shuttles running between the KHMR parking lot and the Dawn Mountain Nordic Centre during each of the four race days.

Being fairly new to Nordic Skiing, I’ve picked up a few pointers for the novice spectator.

1. Cheer, clang your cowbell, and urge on the really fit people. They like it, it makes your experience more fun and you’ll feel more engaged in the event.

2. Nordic skiers are amazingly friendly and like it when you show interest. They’ll be happy to give you pointers, explain the events or share some soup with you.

3. Nordic skiers talk about wax a lot. Just nod and talk about the snow being sticky or mention your “kick” and “glide”– you’ll fit in.

4. Nordic skiers tend to be fit and they wear lycra – think about it . . .

5. Nordic skiers like to drink warm sports

drinks. Unless you’re competing and need the electrolytes, I’d recommend the hot chocolate. Warm Gatorade is sort of weird.

6. Double poling while lame when I do it, is really amazing & exciting when world class athletes do – seriously, they go REALLY FAST! 7. Don’t ever walk on the track-set trails (the two indented trails for skis). This is considered very rude and you run the risk of getting run over.

8. Thank a volunteer! The club and events are totally driven by volunteers. Before you complain, take the time to be grateful for the thousands of hours of volunteer effort and passion that went into the creation and maintenance of the trails, the club and the event.

9. Cheer & have fun!

10. Try out some skiing. Rentals are available at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort.

Ask a greeter where to go and they’ll explain where you can have a fabulous time skiing without worrying about racers bumping you.

Depart Golden Nordic Ski Club lot for downtown Golden

Shuttle will pick up from the Saturday Night Banquet Venue at 9:10 p.m. and 10:55 p.m.

Mountain Town Medals Locally produced, mountain heritage inspired, one of a kind medals. Only the best for our participants. Note the gold, silver and bronze on the mountaintops, the climbing rope lanyard and woodburning artwork. Our medallions are made by local craftsman Dave DeMuy

who is also an adventurer and historian. Dave paddled the routes of the voyageurs for 35 years and will give a talk Friday afternoon right after the award ceremony in the Dawn Mountain chalet, about the history of the fur trade and David Thompson.

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The Golden Nordic Ski Club has built and maintains these trails. To join please find membership forms at the trail head or @ goldennordicclub.ca.

WELCOME TO DAWN MOUNTAIN TRAIL SYSTEM: Persons entering this area assume all responsibility for personal injury or damage to equipment resulting from use of the trails or cabins.

Trails are not patrolled, ensure that you are well prepared. Ski at your own risk.

Rescue equipment is available at the cabin and marked blanket box locations.

Emergency call 911 and ask for Golden Search and Rescue.

Snowshoers please stay off set track.

TRAIL ETIQUETTE: Skiers going downhill have right of way.

When resting or visiting, please move off trail.

Keep to the right when meeting oncoming skiers.

When passing say “Track Please” and pass on the left.

Respect trail marking signs.

Leave your dog at home. Pets disturb wildlife, skiers and the trails.

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From Knickers to Knee Socks Canadian Masters Emerald Lake Ski Day

Submitted Kicking Horse Ski Club (www.khsc.ca) located in Field, BC welcomes Canadian Masters participants to visit the Emerald Lake Ski Trails on Thursday March 15. The trails are an easy 40 min drive east on the Trans-Canada highway from Golden. If you don’t have a Parks Pass, stop by the Visitors Center at Field to pick up your $10 day pass and then head to Emerald Lake, a short drive from the Visitors Center.

Visit this hub of activity at Emerald Sports

& Gifts on Emerald Lake with 24 km of linked groomed trails. A various size selection of old reconditioned “Woodies” complete with SNS or NNN bindings from the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise Heritage Collection are available for you to try. XC YOHO in style!!!

Wear your heritage outfit and/or take a hickory ski tour surrounded by Majestic Rocky Mountains on the Great Divide. We’ll be taking pictures! Bring your mug for a Free Hot Apple Cider. Thanks for hosting this great day trip Kicking Horse Ski Club!

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A True Master Skier: Olwyn Ringheim Sanne van der Ros submitted Recalling the days 80 years ago when her grandfather would take her skiing brought back many memories for Olwyn Ringheim. They’d go out skiing on the hills for about an hour and then her grandfather would say that it’s time to turn around and go back home now (by herself). At age four, Ringheim already learned to be independent on her skis.

They used to live right at the edge of the town of Kimberley and Ringheim described: “Our skis were always up against the house. We just grab them and head off to the hills. The ski lodge for downhill skiing was about five miles from home.

There were no machines to make tracks to the lodge and sometimes it was darn hard going breaking trail after a snow fall.�

As a kid, Ringheim used to compete in downhill skiing. It was an entirely different ski hill than it is now as she describes: “There were no lifts but we had night lighting at the big ski hill.

After a day of ski racing, you’d be pretty tired after you got home because after racing all day you still had to ski home

five miles through the forest.�

Ringheim first started cross country ski racing with the Sons of Norway club as there were a lot of Scandinavians in Kimberley. They’d race on the roads in those days.

Since then, Olwyn has competed in eight Masters World Championships and she described her first one: “It was a huge experience and I quite enjoyed it. The first time was in Austria. That almost scared me because the course was very steep and people were yelling in different languages but it was a great experience to race overseas. I wish everyone could do this because you learn so much, broaden your mind, and see some beautiful places.�

Commenting on her skiing today she remarks that she was faster when she was younger.

Now she has two artificial hips and she can’t just charge across the ice and get away with it.

Asking why she loves to race she told me: “I enjoy the people who have fun with the racing.

It’s a great way of life and a healthy way to live.� She really likes the races here in Golden, as she remarked: “You’ve got a good course, they’re beautiful trails.�

Asked to give advice to

ski racers who are new to the sport, she recommended: “Make sure you had a substantial meal, not a heavy greasy one, eat properly. You want to dress well too because you don’t want to be all sweaty before you get anywhere.�

Olwyn added: “When I was a small kid, my mother would say ‘it’s a great life if you don’t weaken and so you have to stay healthy and keep active. I was lucky to be born into an active, healthy family with good food and feel sorry for kids that don’t have that kind of upbringing.�

She figured that if you didn’t ski, you’d be utterly miserable and somewhat housebound.

As Ringheim learned from young age to be independent on her skis, she still goes cross country skiing on her own regularly. “One day I got into trouble with Dan, my son, when I got home in the dark�, she laughed.

Now she has a headlamp so she can go night skiing.

Ringheim sure knows how to live right. Whenever I hurt a little and feel old, I will think of my role model Olwyn Ringheim, feel inspired, get outside, be active, and enjoy life.

Welcome to Golden and the

2012 Masters Canadian Nordic Ski Championships

GOLDEN NORDIC SKI CLUB member and veteran of 6 Masters World Cups, Olwyn Ringheim (84) skied to a silver medal in the 10k free event in the 2011 Masters World Cup held in Vernon last March. Olwyn at 83 was the oldest female competitor at the World Masters. She will compete this year in the Golden Masters event.

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A Major Mixed Forest… The forest on the west bench of the upper Columbia River is a wild mix of Douglas Fir, Spruce, Hemlock, Cedar and many deciduous trees dominated by poplar and alder.

Bear trees… Lots of the aspen trees along the trail have been climbed by bears over the years. You can tell by the bear claw scars. Don’t worry: they are hibernating!

Cedar Totems… The unique old snags along many of the trails especially Chickadee are burnt cedar which have stood beautifully carved by the 1926 fire. This fire wiped out nearly all the west bench, ending a short history of logging the area for mostly fir and cedar.

Hydrographical apex at Cougar Cub… As you ski Beaver Run, you cannot help but note the lovely ponds adjacent to the trail. Many Beaver Dams cross east to west and Beaver lodges are numerous. The interesting point is that this wetland complex drains both North and South into two separate drainages; north to Holt Creek (which goes through the golf course) and south to Cedar Creek (which

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goes through the Moonraker Bike trails). The height of land is a line of trees at the top of Cougar Cub trail! In the past floods have wiped out our trails!

The Columbia River Lumber Company railbed… when you ski down to Raven Trail, you cross and ski along a flat section (yep, the only flat section!) which is the old railbed owned by the Columbia River Lumber Company. This operated from 1906 to 1926 and the trees were skidded to the rail line, hauled upstream (south!) to Nicholson and dropped into the river to float to Golden’s mill where the logs were dewatered and milled up. More heritage info at our Golden Museum!

Water everywhere… Our recreation site is incredibly wet.

We have 38 culverts and 4 bridges on the system. Moose are seen year round residing here. Floods blow out our culverts at times in the early summer freshet.

Snowpack… Our Nordic trails receive enough snow every year to open for skiing from late November to late April.

The combination of a north aspect, little wind, lighter snow,

valley cloud during many winter days and enough elevation above the valley keeps the snow conditions consistent most of the winter. Our waxing is usually pretty easy.

8. Summer wind event of 2000… when you ski Caribou Trail, note a very open area in the north part of the trail. This was due to a massive wind event in the summer, uprooting all the trees including huge fir. The tempest would have been intense. The downed trees were salvaged by our local logging company, Louisiana Pacific.

9. Dawn Mt. Chalet construction: we built this starting in 2010 and we are still finishing it. The shell is beetle killed pine (denim pine), the timber frame is fir, and we have in floor heating provided by a geothermal system. Due to the very wet ground, the building sits on 46 screw piles. We have an Ecoflow septic system which uses peat moss as a filter.

10. All our trails are designed for skiing! Unlike many systems, we were able to create this one with skiers in mind (skiers who like views, variety and hills!) Layout was done mostly in house, over a 10 year period.

Golden Campus “College of the Rockies is pleased to support the 2012 Masters National Championships in Golden, B.C.!”

Best of Luck Everyone!

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Top Rockets honoured at end of season awards night

Brett DeFrias Top Defenceman

Keith Wake Fan Favourite and Most Inspirational

Michael Anderson Most Improved Player

Carson George Rookie of the Year

Kyle Garcia First Star in the Broadcasters Awards

Darren Andre Top Scorer, Off Ice Contribution, Most Valuable Player

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The Golden Rockets held their annual end of season awards banquet at The Canyons Edge restaurant. Players were honoured in a number of catagories and the evening came to an end as two stellar Rockets (Darren Andre and Kyle Garcia) were honoured after their final season with the team.

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Andre wins Major award from the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Darryl Crane editor@thegoldenstar.net After his last season with the Golden Rockets ending earlier than he hoped Darren Andre picked up honours from not only the team but also the Eddie Mountain Division and the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL).

Andre was named the Most Sportsmanlike for both the division and overall for the league in a special ceremony before what turned out to be his last game in a Rockets jersey.

“It is an honour. It was truly unexpected but it felt really good. I feel extremely honoured to have been recognized by the league.

There were a ton of players who deserved it.

It means a lot to me,� he said.

Andre went on to say that he felt it says a lot for the game when a player like him can win this award. “I think in general it is a sign of the way the game is going now. A 20-year-old captain can win that. Ten or 20 years ago the last person that would ever win a Most Sportsmanlike award would be an older guy and a captain. It is a sign of the way things are changing

and that is good for the game.�

At an awards banquet this week both of his parents were on hand to share in not only the Sportsmanlike awards but also others he received from the Rockets. “That has been the best part about everything. To have them here with me tonight and win some awards mean a great deal to me. This has been awesome.�

Now that his career in the KIJHL is over Andre hopes to continue playing hockey at the university level where he plans to continue working on a science degree and working towards making it into medicine.

Rockets Captain Darren Andre accepts his Most Sportsmanlike for the KIJHL. Darryl Crane/ Star Photo

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In Memoriam

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In Memory of Mike O’Rielly March 2 1953-March 7 2008

Sadly missed by wife Mona & Family

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Lost: Man’s wedding ring.

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Golden Village Inn requires FRONT DESK ATTENDANT

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Help Wanted An earthmoving company based in Edson Alberta requires a full time Heavy Duty Mechanic for field and shop work. We require Cat Dozer/Deere excavator experience. You will work a set schedule for days on and off.

Call Lloyd @ 780-723-5051 Crossroads Highway Service is accepting applications for Traffic Control personnel for the upcoming season. Must be certified.

Valid driver’s licence an asset.

Send resume to Box 2605, Golden BC, V0A 1H0 or xrds@persona.ca P. Scheck Industrial LTD requires a Certified Electric Motor Winder and a handy man (must have grade 12) apply with resume 205A Lear Rd. or email: pscheck@uniserve.com

Obituaries

Heavy Duty Journeyman Diesel Mechanic required in Invermere, B.C. Must be able to complete D.O.T. truck inspections, welding ability an asset.

Competitive wage based on experience.

Benefit package available.

Please fax or email resume to: 250-342-0212 max@maxhelmer.ca.

Only successful candidates will be contacted.

The Golden Rim Motor Inn requires FRONT DESK staff.

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Drop off resume or call 250-344-2216 ask for Chuck or Mike.

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Giving Tree Childcare Society AGM Thursday March 15 5:00 PM Golden Family Center For more info call 344-2000

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, cousin, and grandfather.

Employment

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Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

BC Hunter Safety CORE Next Class April 19-20-21 Must Pre-Register Call Grant 250-344-2969 for more information

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3 at Michel Creek Old Town Bridge, near Sparwood, B.C., a wheel and tire assembly came loose from a tractor trailer rig, bounced off an oncoming truck and into a Chev Equinox causing severe damage and serious injuries. The truck that lost the tire and wheel assembly would have needed urgent repairs in the Sparwood or surrounding area.

Anyone with knowledge of the driver and/or owner of the truck is urged to contact Ian at 604-420-4194.

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TRAINING

DIRECT SALES REPRESENTATIVES. Canada’s premiere home automation and Security Company is NOW hiring AprilAugust. No experience necessary. Travel Required. E-mail resume: kkurtze@vivint.com Visit: www.vivint.ca

DRIVER. Class 1 Drivers wanted. Offering top pay. Close to home. Home most weekends.

Family comes first! 1 year flat deck exp. & border crossing a must. Fax resume & driver abstract to 604-853-4179.

Education/Trade Schools AIRLINES ARE Hiring- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified- Housing available.

Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783.

The eyes have it Fetch a Friend from the SPCA today! spca.bc.ca

Dale Henderson Hauling in Golden BC is seeking a motivated individual for this busy position. We offer a competitive wage and benefit package.

Please contact us at 250-344-6784 or forward resume to dhhl@telus.net The Turning Point Restaurant requires: -ASSISTANT MANAGER -LINE COOK -SERVERS Experience required.

Apply in person ATT Megan or John

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HHDI RECRUITING Baker Hughes Alberta based oilfield services company is currently hiring;

DRIVER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS & SERVICE SUPERVISORS Class 1 or 3 License required.

Drivers

HD MECHANICS 3rd or 4th apprentice or Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanics with their Red Seal and CVIP License to work in Red Deer & Hinton.

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TROTT, Alvin W. J., MD Nov 13, 1918 – Feb 23, 2012

Alvin “Al” Trott, beloved husband of Joy Trott of Calgary, passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at the age of 93 years.

Peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, after a long life fully lived.

Alvin was born at Delia but moved to Lacombe at an early age.

Graduating from the University of Alberta in January 1945 he then served on the hospital ship “Lady Nelson”. After the war he practiced at the Baker Memorial Sanatorium from 1949 to 1956 when he moved to Golden BC. He retired from General Practice and moved to Calgary in 1990.

Lovingly remembered by his wife and best friend of sixty-five years, Joy (Mac Donald), children Bonnie (Glenn), Shawna (Steve) and David (Janette), grandchildren Sonia (Lynne), Russell, Garth (Trew), Taylor (Emily) and Spencer. Also siblings Ed (Eve) and Eleanor, many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by parents Walter and Selena, siblings Hazel and Ray, grandson Chad.

Alvin was a true renaissance man, always curious and ready to philosophize. An avid reader he also authored two books. A lover of music, he played several instruments, took up painting, with impressive results. A lover of the outdoors Alvin was always up for a hike or a picnic or work at “bosky”, his beloved mountain retreat. He took to the computer in his 80s and was among the first in Canada to sign up for on-line access to his investments, at age 90!

Memorial Services was held at McINNIS & HOLLOWAY’S, Chapel of the Bells (2720 Centre Street North) on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Graveside Service will be held at a later date in Golden, BC. Condolences may be forwarded through www.mcinnisandholloway.com. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta, 200, 119 – 14th Street N.W., Calgary, AB T2N 1Z6 Telephone: (403) 264-5549, www.heartandstroke.ca or to charity of choice.

In living memory of Alvin Trott, a tree will be planted at Big Hill Springs Park, Cochrane by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Chapel of the Bells, 2720 CENTRE STREET NORTH, CALGARY, AB T2E 2V6 Telephone: 1-800-661-1599.

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Employment

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Tim Hortons - Bolico Holdings Ltd. 1421 Trans Canada Highway, Golden B.C. V0A 1H2 Food Counter Attendant / Production Full time (40 hrs/wk), Shift work.

Nights-Overnights-Early Mornings-Weekends $10.46/Hr + Benefits.

Fax resume to 250-439-1963 or apply in person.

Under new ownership LINE COOKS required.

Full time. Salary negotiable.

Must have some experience.

Apply in person with resume.

1049 Trans Canada Hwy.

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HOLIDAY Retirement is seeking pairs of motivated managers for our Independent Senior Living communities. You’ll have the chance to work alongside your partner, receive a competitive salary and excellent benefits. The ideal duo is team-oriented, with sales experience. Please apply on-line at www.holidaytouch.com or send resumes for both to myfuture@holidaytouch.com.

Trades, Technical EXPERIENCED Excavator Operators required immediately in Northern BC. Must have extensive experience operating tracked excavators. Competitive wages. For further information please call 250-7715708. Resumes including references and experience should be emailed to frocklage@gmail.com attention D. Frocklage Contracting Ltd. LICENSED HD Mechanic & Class 1 Drivers, required for full-time work with construction company in west-central Alberta. Wage based on experience. Fax resume 780-5393536.

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MONSTER Industries, a rapidly growing construction and maintenance company servicing northwestern B.C., in now accepting resumes for the following positions: Certified “B” and “A” level welders with fabrication experience, Certified CWB all-position welders and Certified Millwrights. Please send resume with attached cover letter to office@monsterindustries.ca. Unfortunately we are not accepting applications for laborers at this time.

WELDERS WANTED. Journeyman 2nd and 3rd year apprentices with tank manufacturing experience. Automated Tank Manufacturing Inc. Located in Kitscoty, Alberta. 20 km west of Lloydminster is looking for 15 individuals that want long term employment and a secure paycheque.

Journeyman wages $33$37.50/hour. Wages for apprentices based on hours and qualifications. Benefits, training programs, full insurance package 100% paid by company, profit sharing bonus.

Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine for an appointment or send resume to: blaine@autotanks.ca or production@autotanks.ca 780-846-2231 (Office), 780846-2241 (Fax).

HOME BASED Business. We need serious and motivated people for expanding health & wellness industry. High speed internet and phone essential.

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Requires

FULL & PART TIME CLERKS Afternoon & Weekend Shifts Drop off resume at front counter ATTN: Sandy

Golden Museum

Legal Services

in cooperation with

Golden Secondary School

Amber van Drielen

would like to offer students in grade 11/12 the opportunity to do volunteer work experience at the Golden Museum.

Barrister & Solicitor Golden, BC

250 439-8262 Accepting clients in family law, elder law, wills and estates. Legal Aid clients welcome. amber@oneworldlawgroup.ca

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Administrative/Finance Services Clerk (Casual) The Town of Golden needs an Administrative/Finance Services Clerk to be available on an on-call basis for regular staff relief in our Corporate Services and Finance Departments.

All students in BC are required to complete 30 hours of Volunteer Experience for graduation. Those interested in Work Experience must commit to 100 hours plus some paperwork but counts for 4 credits towards graduation.

For more information please contact the Golden Museum at 250-344-5169 or Todd Wilson at Golden Secondary 250-344-2201.

Typical duties required by the Finance Department will include assisting in the billing and collection of utility and property tax revenues, recording and balancing other daily cash receipts, preparing bank deposits, and processing invoices and payables.

You must have completed Grade 12 supplemented by courses in stenography, typing, finance accounting, or business report writing and supported by at least 2 years of recent clerical experience in an administrative support role. You also must have a working knowledge of current Microsoft Office programs and experience working with legal documents. General professionalism, communication skills, and an ability to create correspondence are also required.

This casual position is within the CUPE Local 2309 bargaining unit paid at $24.80 per hour.

A job description is available at Town Hall, on our website at www.golden.ca (Click Local Government) or on our facebook page.

Applications may be delivered by post, fax, hand, or electronically, and will be received until 4:00 pm (Mountain Time) Friday, March 16th, 2012 by: Jon Wilsgard, Manager of Corporate Services Town Hall – 810 9th Avenue South, P.O. Box 350, Golden, BC V0A 1H0, Fax: (250) 344-6577, E-mail: clerk@golden.ca Candidates with lesser qualifications may be considered.

Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted We reserve the right to collect both direct and indirect information about any applicant selected for an interview.

(Temporary Position) The CSRD is seeking an energetic, outgoing and friendly person to play a front line role in the Development Services Department as the Planning Assistant I. The ideal Candidate will have Grade 12 or equivalent supplemented by an Urban Planning diploma from a recognized institute plus two years experience preferably in a unionized, local government environment, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

This is a CUPE bargaining unit position and is temporary full time until approximately December 31, 2012. The salary range for this position is $1,684.27 to $1,914.23 bi-weekly with an attractive benefit package. The hours of work for this position are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. A copy of the related position description is available on the CSRD website at www.csrd. bc.ca .

Applications will be treated as confidential and must be received by Tuesday, March 13, 2012. Interested applicants must send a letter of interest and résumé to: Gerald Christie Manager, Development Services Columbia Shuswap Regional District 781 Marine Park Drive NE Box 978 SALMON ARM, BC, V1E 4P1 gchristie@csrd.bc.ca Applicants not contacted within three weeks of the competition closing date are thanked for their interest.

Abbeyfield St Paul’s Society Golden

Job Posting: House Co-ordinator Position

Must live in a 2 bedroom apartment at the Abbeyfield location. The Abbeyfield House Society covers all costs with the exception of telephone and internet

Duties/Responsibilities:

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The Ski Patrol Department at Sunshine Village Ski and The Ski Patrol Department at Sunshine Village and Snowboard Resort in Banff, AB is holding theirSki annual Snowboard Resort is holding their annual spring hiring spring hiring clinic for SKI PATROL positions for the clinic for full time SKI PATROL positions for the 2012-13, 2011-12, winter season. winter season.

Duties required by both departments will include a sharing of reception and other public interface requirements including answering and directing phone, email, and counter calls.

PLANNING ASSISTANT 1

Terms: Full Time (5 days per week) Wage: Depending on Experience

As the ideal candidate, you need to be reasonably available through a combination of prior scheduled and occasional on-call times to back up staff on leave, training, or assist in special projects or during busy times of the year. A wide range of duties are applicable depending upon the department requiring relief.

Typical duties required by the Corporate Services Department will include front desk and reception activities, public information and referral, general office administration and operations, front desk accounting and receipting, basic records administration, data processing for corporate programs, and other clerical duties as required.

Is seeking a highly motivated individual to fill the following position

IfIfyou are an expert skier with superior customer service you are an expert skier with superior customer service skills, skills,and and have have aa passion passion for for working working in in the the beautiful beautiful mountains of Banff BanffNational NationalPark, Park, then come for mountains of then come out out for our our assessment on Wednesday, skillsskills assessment clinicclinic on Tuesday, April 17th,April 2012.13th, The 2011.

Thewillsession include assessments of skiing session includewill assessments of skiing ability, and ability, and other typical patrol duties. other typical patrol duties.

Requirements forthe the position include: Requirements for position include: • •Physically Physically fit • •Expert ability Expert skiing skiing ability • •Valid 80 hours, hours, (EMR (EMR Valid First First Aid Aid certifi certificate, cate, minimum minimum 80 preferred) with CPR preferred) CPR‘C’ ‘C’qualifi qualification cation Police background background check • •Police check Although not willwill be be given to Although not required, required,preference preference given those with: to those with: Previous patrol patrol experience • •Previous experience Avalanche Skills SkillsTraining Training certifi or Canadian • •Avalanche certifi catecate or Canadian Avalanche Association Association Level Avalanche Level11(preferred) (preferred) Mountaineering // backcountry • •Mountaineering backcountrytravel travelexperience experience • Climbing or rope rescue experience • Climbing or rope rescue experience Knowledge of Sunshine Village terrain • •Knowledge of Sunshine Village Terrain Sunshine Village offers industry competitive

Sunshine Village offers industry competitive compensation and benefits in a great working compensation and benefits in a great environment. working environment.

If please email your cover and Ifinterested interested please email your letter resume resume to: to: and cover letter jobs@skibanff.com by 2012. jobs@skibanff.com byMarch April31, 8th, 2011.

t To provide 2 meals daily (lunch and Dinner) to 10 residents of an independent living facility t Responsible for managing and working within a monthly food budget t Responsible for grocery shopping t Must be empathetic and understanding for seniors and the aging population t Encouraged to organize activities for the residents t Able to create a family environment with residents t Responsible for cleaning all public areas, light maintenance of the building and snow removal around the building in the winter t Provide a written and oral report monthly to the Board of Directors t Understand and follow the policies and procedures set out by the Board of directors t Able to work in a team environment and understand working with a Board of Directors

Education & Training t Must hold a valid Food Safe Certificate and WHMIS Certificate – or must be willing to take the training prior to starting t Basic First Aid and CPR an asset. t Training or education in the care of seniors an asset t Previous experience working with seniors an asset

Apply with resume and at least 3 references to: Golden Employment Services Attention: Abbeyfield Society / House Co-ordinator Job Posting Fax: 250-344-2515 Email: shaunarobinson.ges@gmail.com Or Drop off in person Closing Date: Thursday March 15, 2011 at 4:30

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Misc. for Sale HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

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Real Estate Houses For Sale 3 BDR house on 22 organic acres. Great water, privacy, scenery, pasture, woodland, wildlife. Thomas Rd, Parson.

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FACTORY DIRECT WHOLESALE modular homes, manufactured homes, and park models. New homes starting as low as $37,209, 16 wides $49,183, and double wides $70,829. www.hbmodular.com or 877976-3737 The Home Boys.

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Rentals Acreage Grazing /Farm land available for lease. Approx. 200 acres south of Golden on Highway 95. Telephone 250-344-6710.

Apt/Condo for Rent 3 Bdr. Apt close to Lady Grey school.

Avail April 1. $850/mth. 250-344-8205 or 480-686-9076.

Rental Units avail. Close to downtown. Call (250)344-8919 Sherri, Highland Property Management Ltd. Real Estate.

Twin Rivers - 2 & 1 bdrm apts. No parties, N/S, no pets.

Laundry facilities, Security doors. Best Deal in Town!

250-344-8113.

Two Bdr apt available now.

Non smoking. Age 55+ apartment building. Call Laura 250-344-6233.

Apartment Furnished Bachelor Suite Avail Apr 1.

Fully furnished. $650/mth incl util & internet. Call 250-439-9935 or 344-5188.

FULLY FURNISHED all inclusive bachelor suite. View at Mount7.ca or call 344-7001.

Commercial/ Industrial

Electrical

1400 sq. ft. Store Front retail space available for lease March 1. Beside Body Quest Gym and Turning Point.

Call 250-344-7876.

AERIAL CONTRACTORS LTD. Power line systems built to BC Hydro standards. EC# 19806. 1-800-661-7622.

Misc Services GOLDEN JUNK NEW PHONE NUMBER 250-272-JUNK (5865) Junk Removal - Deliveries Estate house and property cleanup.

Let us do the packing!!

Pets & Livestock

Rentals

Transportation

Duplex / 4 Plex

Shared Accommodation

Auto Financing

2 Bdr 1/2 Duplex. 1 1/2 baths, W/D, Satellite dish. N/S. Refs req. $725 + util.

Avail March 15. 250-344-8162 Nikita or Jesse 344-5398.

Auctions

Shared Accommodation in Golden. Female preferred. $450 incl util. 403-820-0785.

Storage

Scrap Car Removal

2 Bdr 1 1/2 bath log house, North Bench. F/S/W/D/DW & sat tv included. $800/mth + util. Refs req. N/S, no parties, no pets. Phone 250-344-2325 for appt to view.

BLAEDEN SELF STORAGE Household storage rentals.

Several sizes to choose from.

Competitive prices.

24 HOUR ACCESS. Phone or leave a message 250-344-2289.

SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars & trucks & heavy equipment. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10.

Call Toll Free 1.877.334.2288

2 Bedroom renovated older house, downtown Golden. No pets or parties. References and Damage Deposit required.

Long-term preferred. $950/mth + utilities. Located on a large commercial lot and is suitable for business use also.

Telephone 250-344-6710.

3 Bdr freshly painted house with hardwood oors.

10 kms west on Hwy #1.

Wood/oil heat. $1000/mth + util. Kevin 250-344-3628.

3 Bdr house. 1116 12 St. Newly renovated. W/D, F/S. No pets. Avail April 1. Refs.

250-344-5626.

3 bdr house in town with fridge & stove. Available Apr 1.

No pets.

Call 344-6596 or 344-2055.

3 Bdr house. Very nice with hardwood oors, conveniently located. F/S/W/D. Single car garage, fenced yard. Avail Apr 1. Call 250-272-1058.

716-8 St. Main Floor 3 bdr.

1040 sq. ft. home. Fireplace in LR, 1 1/2 baths, laundry down, electric heat. Carport. N/S. Mature, long-term tenant. $1200/mo. DD-$600 Call 250-344-5508.

Cozy 2 Bdr house near Pine Drive. Low heating costs.

N/S. $750/mth. 250-344-5992.

S TA S H YO U R S T U F F. C O M Storage spaces of different sizes starting at $40/month including heated units.

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Suites, Upper

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1 Bdr Bachelor suite avail Feb 1. Five mins south.

All inclusive. $700/mth.

Call 250-344-2417.

3 bdr 1 bath suite. Avail now.

N/S, no pets no parties.

Mature tenants. $985/mth.

Central location. 344-6112.

3 Bdr Upper Suite available March 1. Call 250-344-5075.

Townhouses

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Older 2 BDR Bungalow, well built. Includes 2 separate titles totalling approx 3 acres. Hwy 95, Parson. 250-348-2390.

Trucks & Vans 1997 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4, ext cab, blue, c/w matching canopy, boxliner, air, cruise, good tires, CD changer, $4900 obo. (250)348-2390.

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2001 Monte Carlo SS. Leather heated seats, power roof, windows and mirrors, cruise control. Two sets of tires. 270,000 kms. Red. $2500 obo. 250-342-1314.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO: DOUG KEILTY Fountain Tire will sell for the sum of $6188.81 the following vehicle, 1999 Ford F150 Ext cab pickup Vin# 2FTRX18W0XCA34041 on March 14, 2012 at Fountain Tire, 821 11 Ave. N.

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Cars - Domestic

3 BDR 2 bath Townhouse.

Balcony & propane ďŹ replace.

Appliances incl. dishwasher.

Family preferred. References & Damage Deposit. $1495/month plus utilities.

Telephone 250-344-6710.

Want to Rent Wanted: Furnished or partially furnished bachelor or 1 bdr suite in downtown Golden.

Call Michele 250-344-5251.

Duplex for Rent 3 Bdrs up, 2 down.

Located in residential area close to everything.

Fenced yard, W/D hookup.

Call 250-344-5996.

FOR RENT 2 BDR Suite Great location.

W/D, N/S 2 BDR nicely upgraded Apt with balcony, laundry. N/S 3 BDR Condo Private deck, fenced yard, W/D, N/S, No pets.

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Transportation 2001 Subaru Forester S AWD. 188,000 kms.

Winter & summer tires.

Thule box. $7000 obo.

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Legal Notices Land Act:

Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land (Licence of Occupation - Roadway) FrontCounter BC Cranbrook has accepted an application made by Bernard & Pamela Sander and Eric & Krista Sander (contact: phone (250) 344-6517, mail at PO Box 1701 Golden, BC V0A 1H0 or email: bsander@ rockies.net), of, on behalf of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Kootenay Region, for a License of Occupation (Roadway). The application is realated to an existing roadway access encroachment on Provincial Crown land near Golden, BC..

The MFLNRO File Number that has been established for this application is 4450195 (project name: Sander - roadway). Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Natural Resource Officer at FrontCounter BC, 1902 Theatre Road, Cranbrook, B.C. V1C 7G1 or email to: AuthorizingAgency.Cranbrook@gov.bc.ca Comments will be received

by FrontCounter BC until April 6, 2012. FrontCounter BC may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please refer to our website http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jspg SearchgSearch by File Number: insert Lands File Number for more information.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information,contact the FOI Advisor at the Ministry of Natural Resource Operations regional office.

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Livestock BULLS For Sale: Luing Registered 2-year old and yearling bulls for sale. Telephone: 250346-3100. Delivery available.

New & Used Food Services Equipment. March 17 11am at Dodds Auction, 3311 - 28 Ave Vernon. View photos at doddsauction.com 250-545-3259

12’ x 68’ 2 Bdr Mobile with addition.

Easily converted to 3 bdr.

Kicking Horse Mobile Home Park.

Large window facing ski hill, lots of storage space with 2 sheds.

Tidy fenced in yard with ďŹ repit and sunny front deck.

Oil/wood heat.

Updated appliances.

Great starter home for small family or avid skiers/snowboarders. $21,999 offers considered Call 250-439-9072 for more info or viewing.

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A school of Pink style

Golden Minor Soccer Registration Night 2012 Season

For people who have not used the online registration process

A REGISTRATION NIGHT WILL BE HELD MARCH 7 MOUNT 7 RECPLEX 5 PM TO 7 PM First time registrants bring BC Health Card and Birth CertiďŹ cate.

Online registration can be completed until March 6 by emailing: gmsareg@gmail.com to request form.

Many of the students at Lady Great Elementary turned up in their best pink outfits in support of the cross Canada Anti Bullying event.

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Nature’s Containers take centre stage at AGOG Jessica Schwitek reporter2@thegoldenstar.net Using just the natural elements around us, local artist Dawna-Lee Ringer has created a series of containers and baskets that celebrate our natural and cultural history for her collection “Nature’s Containers.� “The gallery showing is a combination of my year’s journey. It started with submitting a grant proposal to Columbia Basin Trust,� said Ringer.

Now that she had the means, she was really able to focus her energy of collecting materials, and turning them into art. “For this show you’ll see I think there’s about six different species that I used, so there’s cedar, there’s birch, cattails, there’s the gourds, spruce root, and the red osier willow,� said Ringer. “We live in a great area, we have the wetlands, we have the adjacent mountains. And I was collecting the majority of my material from those areas. Hopefully when the visitor comes they can draw a connection with what they see out there in the natural world, and some of the things you can make with it.�

Ringer has information cards with all her pieces currently being shown at the Art Gallery of Golden.

“If somebody comes in to look at it, hopefully they can guide themselves through it, and feel like they’ve learned something as well,� she said.

Ringer has been doing baskets on and off for many years, on top of the various other forms of art she also explores. “I just get myself into everything. I do lots of workshops, I’ve been doing stuff for the Metis aboriginal youth, so we’ll make moccasins, we’ll do birch bark baskets, we’re going to do something with the gourds this year... so over the last four or five years I’ve been doing that with the schools,� said Ringer. “For me it’s just always wanting to learn. I see something I like, and I have to try it. If I get really good at it, I’ll either continue it on, or it becomes an opportunity to teach.�

Ringer has been part of this community for more than 25 years, and has a small business with her photographer husband called One Sparrow Images. And through their website www.onesparrowimages.com you can view some of her other art.

But it is the workshops she is hoping to expand on. “There’s this tendency for me to take what I learn and then share it. The workshops are really good for that. I get to share a lot with people and then watch them blossom,� she

If you’re a student in the Columbia Basin you could qualify! CBT’s community service awards reward students for volunteer service in their communities. t 45 awards available for graduating high school students; t 21 awards for college students planning to continue their studies; and t application deadlines are in March and April.

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Treaties are good for BC. Dawna-Lee Ringer’s artwork is now on display at the Art Gallery of Golden.

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Nature’s Containers is now on display at the Art Gallery of Golden, and will be there through April 11.

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Steven Page set to come to Golden Darryl Crane editor@thegoldenstar.net Once again the Golden Civic Centre will be the site of a show by a Canadian music superstar when Steven Page comes to town on March 20.

The former lead singer for the band Bare Naked Ladies (BNL) is heading out for a short West Coast tour performing with Craig Northey.

“I met Craig and his band, Odds, back in 1993 when BNL were on the Gordon tour. We were playing in Vancouver and they invited us to come and watch them play down the street later that night. We became fast friends and had them on the road with us several times after that.

“After I split from the band, Craig and I wrote a couple of songs together for my album Page One. He and I are very compatible writers and are mutual fans, so we thought this would be a fun adventure for us to embark on together,” Page said.

Since he started performing as a solo act Page has experienced many interesting aspects as a performer and writer.

“I really enjoy the fact that I have so many options available to me now: Sometimes I perform solo, sometimes as a duo (on this tour it’s with Craig Northey, on others it has been with Kevin Fox), and also with my six-piece band, which is a really fun and talented group of people,” said Page.

“The biggest challenge was learning to do it myself without necessarily having partners to lean on, but also without others to have to please, either. The vision is mine alone, which is very liberating, but also a major change for me in how I plan out the flow of a show.”

In January Page released a two-song digital EP called A Different Sort of Solitude.

“I had written the title song for a film called French Immersion, and I came up with the title as a play on the Two Solitudes. Craig Northey and I wrote the other track, Manchild, and I was really excited about both songs. My wife, Christine, loved them

as well and kept telling me I had to let people hear them.

Finally, we put them up on the music site Bandcamp and the response was overwhelmingly positive. Now, it’s up on iTunes, and on my site, and CBC and other radio outlets have been playing it. It’s a great feeling to know that people still like what I do.”

As for preparing for the tour, Page explained that currently he does not do long tours like he has in the past.

“I don’t do long tours as much as I used to, so there’s a certain amount of anxiety. I know they sell toothbrushes everywhere, so I don’t need to worry about forgetting that, but I do wonder what I’ve forgotten to pack,” Page said.

“As well, I’m in a place where I’m very happy at home, so the prospect of three weeks away is a little daunting. The best part is the fact that I still love performing as much as I always have,” he said.

As for this tour Page explained people will have the chance to hear a great mix of music.

“It’s a two-man acoustic show, with a great mix of new songs and Barenaked Ladies songs that everyone will remember. We’ll also be singing a few of Craig’s songs.”

Having his music used in a film is an area Page said is a process he likes to be involved with.

“I do enjoy it a lot.

Obviously, one hopes that the projects one works on will be huge hits and win lots of awards etc., and we’ve been lucky in the past with songs like the Big Bang Theory theme, and songs we’ve written for Disney films and others, but I also just enjoy the process of working with people from other disciplines,” he said.

As for the future Page said, “I’d love to be writing more for film and theatre. It’s always been a dream of mine to write a musical, and that’s at the top of my list of things to do.”

For more information about this or any of the other shows check out kickinghorseculture.ca or drop by the Art Gallery of Golden at 519, 9th Avenue North or call 250-344-6186.

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No Bullying at Home

Staff members at Home Hardware in Golden all wore pink shirts that put out the message to stop bullying.

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Congratulations!

95 athletes from the Kootenays (Zone 1) competed at the 2012 BC Winter Games bringing home 14 medals.

Thank you to the coaches, officials, volunteers, and families who support these growing champions.

See photos, videos and results at www.bcgames.org

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A Family Tradition

Bizarre turns two years old Jessica Schwitek reporter2@thegoldenstar.net

The crowd sang and clapped their way through a night with Nathan Rogers at the Golden Civic Centre on March 1 Darryl Crane/Star Photo

One of Golden's quirkiest stores is about to enter its terrible twos.

Bizarre Entertainment celebrated its second anniversary last week. The store that gives you a little bit of everything entertainment including video games, movies, books, music, board games and more, turned two on March 2.

"Just getting through the first two years, any business person will tell you that's the challenging time.

And that's when you know whether you're going to be able to do this as a career or not," said Trevor Hamre, the store's owner.

"So it's way more relaxing now that we're two years in."

As a politically active, and very social guy, Hamre is living his dream owning his own store and dealing with happy clientele who share many of his interests.

"Overall, the people who come into my business are really stoked and happy. They're happy before they come in here, and they're looking to make themselves even happier through a movie or a video game or whatever. In general it's pretty easy to work with people who are happy," he said.

Even though Bizarre Entertainment is a store that sells products, it is also a very social, community

oriented venue that gives people an opportunity to come together and enjoy a shared interest.

"Look at our community. It's so focused towards physical activity.

And anybody else that lives here can be a bit marginalized," said Hamre.

"And the neatest thing is to see these marginalized people come together and meet each other, and actually start to hang out outside of the store."

Four days a week there is an organized game session happening in the store, whether it's Dungeons and Dragons, Magic, or

other board games. Hamre or his staff will help guests learn how to play, which Hamre has noticed has helped some of the younger players with math and literacy skills.

"I'm so stoked about the support locally. It's been really good... Parents are really excited that we're doing the game nights, that we're interacting with kids that aren't necessarily into hockey or skiing," said Hamre.

Saturday birthday parties have also become a common sight in Bizarre, as they have a theatre room in the back corner where they can stream movies.

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