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PHOTO BY NICOLE TRIGG/THE ECHO James "Laz" Lazarus (left) and Joshua Estabrooks (right) ham it for the camera during Casino Night at the Invermere curling rink on Saturday, September 1. For more photos from the event, turn to page A28.

Bear cub trapped in Radium dumpster Bear Aware co-ordinator discovers trapped bruin in"bear-resistant" bin STEVE JESSEL reporter1@invermerevalleyecho.com

After an approximately nine-month old black bear

cub was found trapped in a dumpster near the condos at Radium Resort, Bear Aware community co-ordinator Crystal Leonard said this only goes to show how important it is to properly secure your garbage during bear season. “It’s quite shocking how many businesses [in Radium] are leaving their dumpsters open,” Leonard told The Valley Echo. “It’s really just about securing garbage

and not letting (bears) have an easy meal, because it’s not good for them, for one, and they just become accustomed to it.” Leonard came across the bear cub at 7 a.m. on Friday, August 31 while doing one of her regular checks on dumpsters around the community of Radium Hot Springs. CONTINUES TO 'CUB'S' ON PAGE A11

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Invermere council have granted a temporary business license for a hair salon in the industrial park

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of Invermere despite concerns over the potential competitive advantage and issues over industrial park zoning. “That’s one of those things we have; a sort of philosophical issue to try and sort out, is does [the industrial park] remain more of a light industrial park, more focused on manufacturing and services, or does it start to become a secondary downtown where any kind of retailer or business is permitted,� District of Invermere Mayor Gerry Taft said. “That’s what we need to wrestle with.� While the hair salon in question has been in the industrial park for a number of years, a recent application

Groundwater Protection Plan The District of Invermere recently completed a drinking water source assessment that looked at both surface water and groundwater sources. Safeguarding the community’s drinking water is an important aspect of developing the Groundwater Protection Plan (GPP) and we as a community, need to understand and mitigate the potential risks of our groundwater system and sources. Please join us at this important community information session to discuss the impacts of the Groundwater Protection Plan.

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ECHO FILE PHOTO Invermere mayor Gerry Taft said the issue of industrial park zoning was on councils radar.

by the building owner for a business license brought to light the fact that the area was not zoned for such a purpose. As such, the owner then applied for a zoning change. Rather than immediately jump into the debate over what’s appropriate for the industrial park, Invermere’s council has instead issued a temporary permit that will allow the business to continue to operate. The reasoning behind the decision to allow the hair salon to stay was mostly based on both the type of business and the way they conduct their operation, agreed both Taft and councillor Justin Atterbury. As this particular salon operates on mostly an appointment-only basis as opposed to depending on walk-in traffic, both Taft and Atterbury felt that it was an acceptable use for the industrial park.

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“Most of the businesses downtown, they’re downtown for a reason, they want lots of walk-by traffic,� Atterbury said. “The downtown core is very expensive for a lot of small businesses in town and if the business doesn’t need to rely on foot traffic to make it work, that business has to survive somehow.� The Official Community Plan (OCP) directs that the area leading into Invermere and Athalmer is the desired location for commercial interests and the downtown core as suitable for retailers, but Taft said this may need to be examined in light of this recent development. Taft said the issue of businesses seeking lower rent in the industrial park was something that was definitely on council’s radar at this point, and that council was planning on consulting with other indus-

trial park business owners and operators to find out what their preference is. “I think its important that we keep an open mind and look at the possibilities, but on the same hand, I think we need to be careful,� Taft said. While Taft doesn’t see any kind of trend occurring with businesses choosing the industrial park as their primary destination because of lower rental costs, Atterbury sees the benefits of that sort of movement, saying that it could benefit the entire business community over time. “If anything, if there is a bit more competition for the downtown hopefully the landlords will get a little more aggressive with their pricing for some of their tenants,� he said. “You definitely don’t want to see empty storefronts downtown... but there has to be that balance there.�

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Columbia Valley Transit looking to increase ridership New routes aimed at increasing system efficiency and users STEVE JESSEL reporter1@invermerevalleyecho.com

BC Transit delivered its annual performance summary for 2011-2012 at a Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Columbia Valley Directors Committee meeting on Thursday (September 6) and the report shows ridership numbers have dropped significantly as compared to the previous year. Columbia Valley Transit system revenue decreased by one per cent while ridership fell by 17 per cent, from 9,929 passengers in 2010-2011 to 8,270 in 2011-2012. While operating costs per hour increased by three per cent as compared to last year, total costs were nine per cent below budgeted costs, with savings coming from fleet maintenance and lease fees. Rides per hour also decreased by 18 per cent. After agreeing to reroute Route 1 from Kootenay No. 3 Rd. to Highway 93/95

ECHO FILE PHOTO District of Invermere mayor and RDEK vice-chair Gerry Taft said he hopes the new routes make the Columbia Valley Transit system easier to use.

due to minimal ridership, poor road conditions, and the added time needed for the detour, the board also decided to replace the on-request service with conventional service due to minimal ridership in order to increase conventional trip frequency. This will enable an extra three hours of conventional service between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

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These developments are based on recommendations for uses of the reallocated service hours as identified at a transit workshop on July 25, which also included recommendations not implemented including service between Fairmont Hot Springs Resort and Radium; connections in Invermere with the Mountain and Valley Shuttle service

allowing for group trips at lunchtime between seniors’ homes and local restaurants; service between Radium and the Radium mineral pools; and service to the Village of Canal Flats. Due to the limited number of reallocated hours, it was impossible to accommodate all options. Also at the transit workshop, there was one extra hour of service identified that may be saved from the current schedule to allow for increased service that would allow an Edgewater to Canal Flats connecting service. In the end, the board decided to approve additional service between Edgewater and Canal Flats as well as along Columbia Lake Road between Columbia Ridge and Coy’s Par 3 Golf Course. This recommendation will now be forwarded to BC Transit who will look at it in further detail and provide a proposal. BC Transit provided the board additional information on the feasibility of each of the options that came out of workshop, and also suggested that the RDEK consult with the Akisqnuk First Nation regarding the service removal from Kootenay No. 3 Rd.

No two kids are alike. That’s what makes teaching both a challenge and a joy. It’s also why each student needs – and deserves – more of our time. Teachers will be working hard to give them that time. And together with parents, we’ll be urging government to help. Years of cuts have led to overcrowded classes. Our kids desperately need smaller classes, better support for students with special needs, and more one-on-one time. Every child matters. And every year counts.

Smaller classes, better support for kids with special needs, and more one-on-one time. THAT’S WHAT OUR STUDENTS DESERVE.

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Wilmer & Dry Gulch Planning Process You are invited to attend an introductory public information meeting on the Wilmer and Dry Gulch planning process. Topics to be covered at the meeting include an introduction to official community plans, an overview of the expected planning process, and a discussion with those in attendance on their initial thoughts about the process and important topics they would like to see addressed in the plan.

Public Information Meetings: Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Radium Resort - Palliser Room 8100 Golf Course Road Radium Hot Springs, BC

Thursday, September 20th, 2012 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Wilmer Community Hall 9179 West Ave Wilmer, BC

The same information will be presented at both meetings so participants only need to attend one of the two meetings. A questionnaire and additional information are available on the RDEK website at www.rdek.bc.ca. Copies will also be available at the public meetings. For further information, please contact Matt Gunn, Planner, at 250-489-2791, toll free at 1-888-478-7335 or email mgunn@rdek.bc.ca.

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Student spaces open up College of the Rockies can offer popular program back-to-back NICOLE TRIGG editor@invermerevalleyecho.com

A one-time funding provided by the provincial government means the Invermere campus of the College of the Rockies (COTR) will be able to accommodate 16 more students beginning in January 2013 in the health care assistant program. The 16 students currently in the program will be graduating this December after their practicums at the Columbia Garden Village in Invermere, the local residential care facility operated by Golden Life Management, and with Inte-

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rior Health. "Right now there is a big demand for work," said COTR Invermere campus manager Doug Clovechok. "Golden Life as well as Interior Health are looking for health care assistance providers so basically what the college did is go to the ministry and get a one-time funding that would enable us to offer another program this coming January." A partner in the health care assistant program, Golden Life Management set about expanding Columbia Garden Village in May earlier this year. The expansion, when complete, will allow for 34 new residential care beds and the health care assistant program currently underway was offered in a timely manner so that the students' graduation lines up with the opening of the new facility.

"This is the critical piece in this," Clovechok said. "What I really, really like about this program is that in the Invermere area, in our community, this is an area of employment which is really, really growing quickly." The program is an expensive one to offer and while students are still required to pay tuition, the one-time funding helps cover instructors' salaries, and associated administrative costs and supplies. The program is about eight months long and graduates of the program will provide frontline care, including home support as well as residential care among others. A total of $236,000 is being provided to the College of the Rockies, part of which will provide for additional student spaces in the health care assistant program at the Creston campus.

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The Rotary Club of Invermere thanks each and every person who volunteered to make the 17th Annual Loop the Lake event a great success! Your time and talents are much appreciated. Thank you. Registration Sue Miller, Jane Tames, Shirley Weiss, Sheila Hemus, Cathy Evans

Breakfast Rachel Worley, Rose Marie Ball, Kim Thomas, Aleisha Bracken and friend, Sara (RYLA student), Scheffer Foods

Finish Line: timing & stations Margot Penner, Dave McGrath, Stephen Bagan, Darrel and Olivia Smith, Sue Miller, Melanie Irwin, Joseph Lyons, Allan Badley

Water Stations & Course Roscoe Dalke, Jeanette Riches, Iris Grolla, Mary Bagan, Dave & Irene Hall, Anita Deck, Rick & Helen Tamasi, Christine Symonds, Pat Andruschuk, Pat Blakley, Kristine Soellner, Sue Miller, Elaine Johnson, Melvin & Jean Hemmelgarn, Angela & Bruce Webster, Al Miller, Cathy Gazzard, Wolfgang & Josette Jarche, Toni Broadfoot, Christy Kerluke, Cindy Gillman, Nika Holt & Ethan, Maria Kloos & friend, Mark & Yolande Taylor, Kevin Andruschuk, Nat McGrath, Con Taillon, RCMP, Home Hardware, Sobeys

Safety & Drivers Jill Andrews, Trevor Conroy, Kelly Carlson, Vaughn Riches, Dave Marchant, John VanSpankeren, JC Alocoque

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District planning to protect Invermere water supply Community information session set for September 18 NICOLE TRIGG editor@invermerevalleyecho.com

A plan to protect one of Invermere's drinking water sources has been completed and the protective measures it outlines will likely affect a number of local landowners and businesses. In order to provide information to community members about the plan and begin a discussion on the potential impacts, the District of Invermere (DOI) will be hosting a community information session on Tuesday (September 18) and DOI mayor

Gerry Taft hopes to see the majority of the community come out for it. “Making sure we can continue to provide safe drinking water for people in our region has to be a top priority for all of us,� Taft said in a release. “It’s not something the district can accomplish on its own. It’s a responsibility everyone in the region carries so we’re hoping to see a lot of community interest.� The district currently has two sources for drinking water. The

Paddy Ryan Reservoirs store surface water obtained from the Goldie Creek watershed while a well drilled into an aquifer — an underground layer of permeable rock that contains water — in the Athlamer area in 2006 provides the district with groundwater. "The main reason for the second source was to improve water quality without having to fund a water filtration plant," DOI chief administrative officer Chris Prosser told The Echo in an email. "The second reason was to increase capacity for the community and to have two sources to provide supply protection in case of

contamination or declining water supply." The district recently completed drinking water source assessment protection plans for both sources, and while a surface water protection plan has been completed, the main focus of the community session will be the protection plan for groundwater. "There is no requirement for an open house on the surface source protection due to its location, however it will be open for

discussion the open house," said Prosser. But community cooperation and feedback will be required to protect Athalmer's groundwater source because the plan's recommendations could have a wide-ranging effect on nearby property owners and industrial uses in the aquifer's protection zone, he said. A risk evaluation by the district identified a number of potential risks to the drinking water source includ-

ing old or abandoned wells, or wells that don't meet current standards, and contaminants introduced to the ground as a result of commercial or industrial land uses. "In order to effectively protect the water source in Athalmer, we need to ensure that property owners are aware of the potential impacts of drilling wells and disposing of contaminating materials," Prosser said. "Monitoring and protection

through education is a key component of this process. As well, the district is considering financial incentives to allow us to enter properties and inspect and properly seal existing wells." Those not able to attend the community information session in person can access information on the district’s community water initiatives website at www.invermerewater.ca or by visiting the district office located at 914 8th Avenue.

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NOTICE OF TAX SALE Pursuant to Section 403 of the Local Government Act, the following properties will be offered for sale by public auction to be held at the Council Chambers, District of Invermere, 914- 8th Avenue, Invermere, B.C. on Monday September 24, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. M.S.T. unless the delinquent taxes plus interest are sooner paid. Folio Number

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WE’LL BE IN INVERMERE, EXCHANGING THE OLD BC HYDRO METER ON YOUR HOME WITH A NEW SMART METER. BC Hydro is upgrading homes and businesses with new smart meters. Moving to a more efďŹ cient, modernized grid will help us meet the growing demand for electricity while continuing to deliver safe, reliable power throughout the province.

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Any person upon being declared the successful bidder must immediately pay by cash or certified cheque a minimum of not less than the upset price. Failure to pay this amount will result in the property promptly being offered for sale again. Any balance must be paid by cash or certified cheque by 3:00 p.m. the same day. Failure to pay the balance will result in the property being offered for sale again at 10:00 a.m. on the following day. The District of Invermere makes no representation express or implied as to the condition or quality of the properties being offered for sale. Prospective purchasers are urged to inspect the properties and make all necessary inquiries to municipal and other government departments and in the case of strata lots to the strata corporation, to determine the existence of any bylaws, restrictions, charges or other conditions which may affect the value or suitability of the property. The purchase of a tax sale property is subject to tax under the Property Transfer Tax Act on the fair market value of the property. Karen L. CotĂŠ Director of Finance

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Opinions and Letters Hey, hockey fans! NICOLE TRIGG editor@invermerevalleyecho.com

We all know the Columbia Valley Rockies Junior B hockey team have had a rough go of it over the past several years. Poor win totals led to even lower fan turnout, but a new season of Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is about to begin and it's an opportunity for residents in the Columbia Valley to pull up their bootstraps and get to a game. Last year, the team suffered a less-than-full roster the entire season. With never enough players, more than a couple lopsided games may have discouraged potential fans but with a new crop of incomers, the Rockies team is fully loaded and ready to meet the challenge of a new season. Bolstered by returning veterans and fresh-faced rookies, the team is starting over with a clean slate, and for the first time in years have a legitimate shot at making the playoffs. Despite losses in their two first exhibition games last week, our local boys came out strong with a win against Creston on Saturday in their third preseason appearance of the year, showing marked improvement over the course of just a few days. Note that the two earlier games were against Fernie, the perennial division favourites and generally regarded as the strongest team in the Eddie Mountain Division, which also includes Golden and Kimberley. For anyone not in the know, the Rockies consist of 23 players between the ages of 16 to 20 from Alberta and B.C. Unless they're local, players live with billet families for the regular season which goes until February — the action continues a little longer if the team makes the playoffs. With the NHL looking like it may be in limbo once again, the perfect solution for hockey lovin' Canadians in this neck of the woods this winter will be the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena in Invermere. Remember: a team is only as strong as its fans, and heading to the rink with a troupe of family or friends for home games will be a guaranteed good time for everyone — with the right attitude. And anyone wanting to brush up on their local hockey history should check out the Alumni Game this coming Saturday at 4:30 p.m., just before the Rockies' home opener for 2012-2013, which starts at 7:30 p.m.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Clean up clarification Dear Editor, Last week The Echo printed a reader’s letter regarding a Wildsight, Invermere Branch Fall 2011 application to the RDEK/CBT community initiative fund. The application requested support to clean up and restore the Lake Enid recreation area behind Wilmer with the intention of using the Lake Enid area for public education regarding the potential damage that irresponsible recreation can have on our fragile soils, grasslands and wetland habitat. During the initial Columbia Valley Responsible Use Coalition meeting, it was agreed that cleaning up Lake Enid would be a good initiative and an application was later submitted to support the clean up and restoration efforts. Subsequently, the Responsible Use Coalition expanded to include more organizations and morphed into the Recreation Access Management Process. Due to the change in focus, there was no longer consensus to partner with Wildsight for the Lake Enid clean up. The application to the RDEK/ CBT fund was amended and submitted as a Wildsight Invermere Branch-only application. The reader’s concern regarding the application was addressed by the Recreation Access Management

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Planning Process steering committee in early spring 2012. In June of 2012, Wildsight Invermere Branch volunteers and members of the Columbia Valley Dirt Bike Club worked to pick up and haul away a large truckload of garbage from the Lake Enid area. The area will still require an invasive weed pull and reseeding of areas that have damaged grasslands — a pervasive issue in the trench. For more information regarding invasive weeds and their impact on grasslands and riparian zones check out the recently available B.C. government’s Report-aWeed BC app available free of charge for iPhone and Android platforms. A quote from the Report-A-Weed website: “Invasive plants, often called weeds, are plants that are not native to British Columbia, and cause lasting environmental and economic harm. Some are toxic, or otherwise harmful to humans or animals. These plants can establish and spread quickly, and outcompete our native vegetation. Eradication and control efforts cost BC taxpayers millions of dollars every year!” If you are interested to volunteer on the continued clean up and restoration of the Lake Enid area, please contact the Wildsight Invermere Branch. Kat Hartwig Invermere

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Jet boat ban on Kootenay Editor’s note: The following is a letter to Kootenay Columbia MP David Wilks that was copied to Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Keith Ashfield and The Valley Echo for publication. Dear Mr. Wilks, On the Labour Day weekend, my husband and I, with five other canoes in our group, paddled the Kootenay River from Macleod Meadows in Kootenay National Park to the White River Bridge, along with hundreds of other canoes, kayaks and rafters. I have paddled this river on several occasions on this same weekend over the past twenty years and I have never seen it so busy. Just as our party rounded the corner to eddy and scout Horseshoe Rapid, three jet boats shot around the tight corner. My first reaction was: what would have happened if we were in the same channel at the same time as these jet boats in such low water conditions? Most definitely a collision and motorized boats would have inflicted serious injury on my husband Gary and I, as lead canoe in the party. An hour later, on September 2 at 4 p.m., our canoe flotilla witnessed a near serious collision between a jet CONTINUES TO 'LETTERS' ON PAGE A11

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Fresh pickings Ramble On — Marilyn Berry, Columnist

Hockey in our own backyard

SUBMITTED PHOTO (l-r) Kirsten Harma, Bear Aware community co-ordinator Crystal Leonard and Cara VanNess show off their bounty from the ďŹ rst apple tree picked during the 2012 Columbia Valley Fruit Swap Program. This is a great idea for people to do with their family or friends. Anyone who has a tree that needs picking or anyone who wants to pick fruit, contact Crystal at 250-688-0561, invermere@bearaware.bc.ca or radium@bearaware.bc.ca to sign up.

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Well, hockey fans, another season is upon us! all in the KIJHL let alone one like the NHL, cuts I know many of you are concerned about the and trades are made as deemed necessary. A fate of the NHL and within a few days we might number of young men visited our community, know if there will in fact be a season for those likely more than once since the end of last seateams and players during the course of the son, played their hearts out and were still sent coming winter. I can tell you right now though, home on Sunday. Disappointed that they didn't the Columbia Valley Rockies will have a 2012make the cut, most of them are young enough to 13 season in the Kootenay International Junior carry on until next year when they can try again. Hockey League (KIJHL) and the prospects for It seems like a tough experience, and it is. But enjoyment are extremely high. it is the life of even 'want-to-be' A large number of players professional athletes. “The numbers have been came out to take part in all the It makes one wonder somecamps hosted by the Rockies times if as parents we do the whittled down to 23 and, since last season and brought right thing when we encourage although some of the faces our kids to participate in sports good competition to the creation of the team. There were a may still change, a core and dream big. Of course, it's a number of familiar faces along team has been chosen.� huge health benefit to get reguwith many new ones playing lar exercise and maintain a level in the exhibition games last of fitness. I believe it is the right week. It's exciting to see the determination thing as the kids also learn many life lessons shown by those who are fighting to create a spot along the way. Things like self-discipline, time for themselves on a team. The numbers have management and how hard work sometimes been whittled down to 23 and, although some just isn't enough. Life doesn't always seem fair, of the faces may still change, a core team has perhaps because it isn't. been chosen. Saturday night's exhibition game I hope many of you will come to the Eddie against the Creston Valley Thundercats was Mountain Memorial Arena this Saturday (Sepexciting and provided the last bit of information tember 15) to support our local Junior B hockey available to coaching and management to make team. Come to the Alumni game and see some their decisions. of the many players who entertained you when The sport, once it gets to the Junior level, is a they were Juniors and stay for the regular season business and although there isn't a pay scale at home opener. It's Columbia Valley Rockies Day!

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Join Canadians coast to coast in cleanup their own group, as was done last year by the Tretheway Beach Association, which completed their own data collection form. The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is a conservation initiative by the Vancouver Aquarium and the World Wildlife Fund, and is presented by

The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is celebrating its 19th anniversary this year NICOLE TRIGG editor@invermerevalleyecho.com

There’s nothing like walking along the beautiful shores of Lake Windermere at sunset only to come across empty beer can and cigarette butts that someone has thoughtlessly tossed to the ground. This type of untoward behaviour eventually gave rise to a nationwide event known as The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup to ensure that waterways and shorelines stay healthy for the wildlife and communities that depend on them. Celebrating its 19th anniversary, this national effort will take place from September 15 to 23, and it will be the second year the event has been spearheaded locally by the Lake Windermere Ambassadors, the group mandated to protect Lake Windermere. Kirsten Harma, the program co-ordinator for the

group, wants to get as many people out to Kinsman Beach on Saturday (September 15) as possible to help collect even more litter than what the ambassadors recorded last year — 270 kilograms, or 595 pounds, of trash. “There was some heavy stuff! Tires, also some metal bits from CP Rail by the Cavalry Beach site,� said Harma, “and then another thing is the cigarette butts always win in terms of numbers of pieces.� Pieces of docks that had been blown apart during the winter were also discovered along the beach, she said. In 2011, the national event removed 143,737 kilograms, or 316,886 pounds, of litter from Canada’s shorelines with the top five litter items being cigarette butts, food wrappers, plastic bags, caps and

SUBMITTED PHOTO Rhytom Okros from Windermere volunteered in the 2011 Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. This year's local event is taking place on Saturday (September 15).

lied, and plastic beverage bottles. To anyone who participates in the cleanup, Harma will hand out medical gloves, a garbage bag and a collection form. The form is for recording what items are picked up and how many, and last year people tended to work in pairs, with one person picking up and the other completing the form, which collects the data for the national statistics.

Snorkels and wetsuits will also be provided to encourage kids and adults alike to partake in some underwater litter removal. “So the warmer the water the better,� said Harma. “Other people can walk happily along in their warm dry clothes.� Interested participants are asked to meet on Saturday at Kinsman Beach at 10 a.m. rain or shine. Collection efforts should get underway

by 10:30 a.m. and be done by 1 p.m., at which point everyone will be treated to Tim Hortons doughnuts. Harma will be sending some of the group to James Chabot Provincial Park as well, which actually receives the majority of the litter because it’s at the downstream end of the lake. Community associations with private beach access are also encouraged to get involved by organizing

Radium hot pools close VALLEY ECHO STAFF editor@invermerevalleyecho.com

The Radium Hot Springs mineral pools reopened on Monday (September 10) after closing Sunday (September 9) due to silt being visible in the pools. According to Tourism Radium, the silt was potentially the result of earthquake activity in Alaska, which shares fault lines with the valley. The silt had af-

fected the clarity of the pool, prompting pool employees to drain the hot pools.

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Once they had determined that the incoming spring water was clear enough, they began refilling. All the pools are now clear and ready for use by the public.

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RCMP break up bar fight in Invermere New planning Police files from process for Dry the Columbia Gulch, Wilmer Valley RCMP detachment CPL. GRANT SIMPSON Columbia Valley RCMP

Over this past September long weekend, Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 79 calls for service. Noteworthy incidents include... On August 31 at 1:41 a.m., a 911 call was received from a local pub in Invermere because of a bar fight. An unknown caller advised that seven subjects of complaint were fighting with one individual. Columbia Valley RCMP members attended and learned that a local male was punched in the left eye by an known individual. This male stated that it was only a bar fight and that police were not needed. He advised that he did not wish to pursue charges of assault and refused to provide information to what had transpired. An unknown witness stated that this male and an unknown individual were “trash� talking each other when the male was punched once in the face. He was checked out by BC Ambulance Service for a cut above his left eye. The per-

son who punched the local male was gone on arrival. Shortly afterwards, at 2:46 a.m., Columbia Valley RCMP received a report of a fight in progress on 8th Avenue in Invermere. Police attended and found it was over upon arrival. Police were told by the complainant that it ended up being the same local male punched out earlier who had came and found the guy he got into an altercation with earlier that night. The local male wanted to go another round and ended up losing 1-on-1. The males then ended up walking the loser home. RCMP were unable to determine who the other males were and it was clearly a consensual fight. Alcohol was clearly a factor in our local males’ judgement. An employee called from the Greyhound Bus Depot in Windermere regarding a suspicious package that smelt like marijuana. They had already contacted the recipient and left a message to pick it up. Police attended and learned that the employee had already opened the package — a small baggie of suspected marijuana inside a small box wrapped in shopping bags and tinfoil. The sender and recipient were added to

the ban list of Greyhound. The drugs were seized as evidence while the investigation continues. Police were conducting a bar watch at a local pub in Invermere. Two males were observed fighting on the street outside the bar. A local male was observed feeding punches to another local male. The aggressor was arrested and taken away from the fight. It was determined that the consensual fight was over hard feelings that have been brewing for a couple of weeks whereas a friend of the aggressor, who was not present, was beaten up. Though intoxicated, all parties were sent on their way as there was no real victim or assaulter. On September 3 at 1:40 a.m., police spoke to a local male in front of a local liquor establishment in Invermere. The male was heavily intoxicated, could not walk straight, was yelling and screaming, could not focus on a conversation, had unpredictable behaviours and reeked of alcohol. He had the opportunity to walk home so he left. But, near the intersection of 13th Street and 8th Avenue, he started to scream at pedestrians. Police attended and arrested the male for

causing a disturbance and being intoxicated in a public place. The male was verbally aggressive but physically co-operative. He was lodged in the drunk tank until sober. Upon his release he was issued a violation ticket for being intoxicated in a public place, which carries a $115 fine. Police were standing outside of a local liquor establishment at bar close. Police watched as a male started yelling at an unknown male for no reason, calling him names. Police approached this male and asked why he was trying to cause problems. He replied by explaining to police the laws in Canada. After the male educated police, he was advised to start walking home. He then spoke about his rights to police. Observing that everyone in front of the bar was looking at him while he was yelling and causing a disturbance, police believed that the male would try to start a fight so he was placed under arrest. The male pulled away from police which resulted in a minor scuffle with police. He was placed in cells until sober. He was released in the morning when sober with a violation ticket for intoxicated in a public place.

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Residents and property owners in Wilmer and Dry Gulch are being encouraged to attend one of two community meetings this month regarding a new planning process in their area. “This is about creating a vision for future growth and development in Wilmer and Dry Gulch, and the community’s input and involvement is critical,� says RDEK Electoral Area G Director, Gerry Wilkie. “This will be an 18 month process and will result in a bylaw amendment to the Steamboat-Jubilee Mountain OCP that will include Wilmer and Dry Gulch in the existing Official Community Plan.� The meetings will feature an introduction to official community plans and an overview of the expected planning process. In addition, those in attendance will be asked to share their thoughts on the process and identify important topics they feel should be addressed in the plan. There will be two meetings held in the next few weeks: from

6:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, September 19 in the Palliser Room at Radium Resort, and from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, September 20 at the Wilmer Community Hall. “We have scheduled the meetings in two different locations to accommodate as many people as we can, so I’m hoping we have a good turnout,� adds Wilkie. “The same information will be presented at both meetings so participants only need to attend one of the two.� The RDEK has also prepared a questionnaire to assist residents in identifying -- and sharing – the major planning issues in the area. The deadline to have questionnaires filled out and returned to the RDEK is October 5th. Copies of the questionnaire and more information on the Wilmer Dry Gulch Planning Process can be found on the RDEK’s website at www.rdek.bc.ca. For more information, contact RDEK Planner Matt Gunn at 250-489-2791 or 1-888-478-7335.

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SUBMITTED PHOTO This bear cub was discovered trapped in a bear-resistant dumpster in Radium by local Bear Aware community coordinator Crystal Leonard, who said the bin had been improperly secured, giving the bear the chance to crawl in when the lid shut behind it and trapped it inside.

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On her way to Invermere, she stopped by the condos at Radium Resort where she thought she heard something inside one of the dumpsters. Unwilling to simply open the dumpster for obvious reasons, Leonard called local conservation officer Greg Kruger after hearing the bear moaning and assuming that it had become trapped. Upon arriving, Kruger propped up one lid with a piece of wood, and after seeing nothing, propped up the second lid using another 2 x 4 and waited. Seeing nothing, Kruger went to open one of the lids even further when he noticed that the bear inside was only a cub. Kruger and Leonard retreated from the dumpster to make sure the cub didn’t feel too threatened, and after some time the bear poked is head out, inspected its surroundings, scrambled out and took off, straight up a nearby

tree. Kruger and Leonard again waited and before long the bear had climbed down and disappeared into the forest. “There’s no real way to tell how long the bear had been inside,� Leonard said. “I’m guessing it had been in there for a while, but it’s hard to tell.� She said the bear didn’t appear to have any injuries and looked relatively healthy, but without its mother, the chances of survival are not great. Furthermore, this bear in particular has clearly already learned that dumpsters are a readily available food source, meaning there’s a good chance that it could find itself in trouble again further down the road. Leonard said there had been reports of a mother bear and two cubs checking out dumpsters in Radium in the preceding weeks, and while she said there was no way to be sure, there

is a chance the cub she found belongs to that family. “There’s a good chance it will find its mother, because they do have really good senses, and if this mother is around Radium there’s a good chance they’ll find each other,� Leonard said. “But even if the bear does find its mother, if it’s been found in a dumpster, it’s a garbage bear... it’s already learned that that’s a food source.� Leonard said the bin that the bear was found in is meant to be a bear-resistant bin, but when used improperly it’s easy for a bear

to become trapped. What she thinks happened is that the bin was not latched properly and, once getting inside, the cub had the door slam shut behind it, trapping it until she arrived. “(The bins) are really only as bear resistant as the people using them,� Leonard said. For more information on properly securing waste and other tips to avoid attracting bears, visit the bear aware website at www.bearaware. bc.ca. Any bear sightings are also asked to be reported by calling the RAPP line at 1-877-952-7277.

boat and an oared raft carrying three adults, a grandmother and several children. The river braided into two channels. Two rafts and our party of canoes took the deeper right channel. The three jet boats tried to overtake our slower crafts on the inside shallow channel. The first boat managed to narrowly avoid the party. The second raft reached the point where the two channels converge at exactly the same time as the raft. In the very narrow shallow channel, the jet boat swerved to the left to avoid the raft, hit a ledge and launched into the air, landing within a few feet of the raft and sending a huge wave over the passengers, then sped off, flipping the finger to the rafters. Clearly these jet boaters had no regard for safety on the river; neither did they understand that in navigable waters, non-motorized boats have the right of way. They did not even have the courtesy to stop and investigate the condition of the passengers in the raft. Our canoe eventually caught up to the rafters finding them alarmed and shaken up. Jet boats must be banned on the Kootenay River. The historical use of the river is non-motorized canoes, rafts and kayaks. Particularly at low water levels, where channels are narrow and blind corners common, it is only a matter of time before a fatality occurs as a result of jet boaters colliding with non-motorized watercraft. Please inform me of the current legislation on the

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What travesty? Dear Editor, In your August 29, 2012 issue, you printed a letter from Cheryl Willard of Kootenay Snowsports Society. It is obvious from her letter that Ms. Willard and her society are totally against a recreational backcountry management plan of any kind for the Invermere area. That is regrettable because the mountains make up one of British Columbia’s greatest assets and must be protected from degradation. Willard also stated in her letter that some backcountry enthusiasts in the Golden area have described the Golden area management plan as a “travesty.� I have serious concerns about that statement so I tracked down Darcy Monchak who was the government-appointed chairperson and facilitator of the process that led to the creation of the plan. He was completely surprised by Willard’s “travesty� statement. He said that he was unaware of any specific complaints. I think that because Willard’s statement is so inflammatory she should name these “backcountry enthusiasts� and give us their specific reasons why they think the Golden area plan is a “travesty.� Jim Galloway Brisco

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Red Apple is a bargain excited to celebrate the launch of the new Red Apple stores with the Invermere community on September 28.� Along with the new branding will be new product changes, but staff and service will remain the same. NICOLE TRIGG “I can’t wait to welcome the Ineditor@invermerevalleyecho.com vermere community into Red ApBargain shoppers in the valley ple,� Red Apple Invermere district who have been frequenting the manager George Demedeiros said two The Bargain! Shop (tb!s) loca- in the release. “With such a fundations on 13th Street in downtown mental shift in how and what we Invermere will soon have to to get sell, we know that Red Apple will used to an enresonate with tirely new look. “I can't wait to welcome the our customers As of Friday, and we’re very September 28, Invermere community into excited to share the stores will Red Apple.� our new store reopen as Red with them.� GEORGE DEMEDEIROS Apple and feaThe new offerRED APPLE INVERMERE ture a new store ings will include format. an affordable home section, a new “Our much-anticipated new assortment of value-price trendy brand is focused on providing fashions, and food basics, as well improved product offerings, tai- as a full candy shop. lored merchandising and a betAn official grand opening will ter customer experience, all while be held on September 28 at 9 a.m. continuing to provide great val- complete with deals throughout ue,� The Bargain! Shop executive the stores, grand opening prochairman Eric Claus said in a press motions, a neighbourhood party, release. “With so many changes and the unveiling of the new cangoing on inside our stores, we are dy shop.

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Lace up your shoes for the Parkinson SuperWalk Annual event raises funds and awareness for degenerative disorder that affects central nervous system STEVE JESSEL reporter1@invermerevalleyecho.com

When thousands of Canadians step out their doors this week, they’ll be putting on their running shoes to support a great cause as the 17th annual Parkinson SuperWalk hits the streets of communities across the country . “When you have Parkinson’s, you need someone to talk to,� said Invermere SuperWalk organizer Grace Sander. “You need a lot of support.� Taking place in Invermere on Sunday (September 16) and beginning at 1 p.m. at Pothole Park, the Invermere Superwalk is now entering its second year after a highly successful first year that

raised well over $3,000. After attending SuperWalks in Calgary for a few years and despite enjoying her time spent there, Sander, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 1998, decided that she wanted to keep any funds raised in British Columbia, and so the Invermere SuperWalk was born. “My favourite part is the people,� Sander said. “Walking and talking with the people, and just being around them, and also being around other people with Parkinson’s.� While the overall number of participants was on the slim side for the first outing, Sander attributes

SUBMITTED PHOTO Last year's inaugural event drew 26 participants yet still managed to raise over $3,000.

this to the fact that she only had two weeks to do all the planning and set up, and would like to see more people come out to support the cause this time around. Despite only 26 people attending the first Invermere SuperWalk, the total money raised for such a small group actu-

ally meant the per capita donations were well beyond what some larger city centres were able to accomplish. Sander raised about $1,900 the first year and said that coming into 2012 she was aiming for $2,000. By now, she has raised $2,500 and will still be accepting donations right

up until September 16. “I try to get as much information out there as possible,� Sander said. “It’s a really good feeling (to see how many people come out each year.)� Donations are not required to take part and Sander welcomes anyone who is interested in supporting a great cause to

join her on the 3-kilometre walk around Pothole Park on Saturday. Money raised directly supports the goals of Parkinson Society British Columbia: advocacy, education, community outreach, scientific research and public awareness. Fore more information, visit www. parkinson.bc.ca.

Join the Reach-A-Reader campaign to make a difference On October 10, pick up your Valley Echo and your donation will go to local literacy programs VALLEY ECHO STAFF editor@invermerevalleyecho.com

The Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL), a nonprofit charity, joins with Black Press for the second annual Reach-A-Reader campaign on Wednesday, October 10 . On October 10, when you pick up The Valley Echo from CBAL and volunteers out on the town, all funds go to supporting literacy programs in that community. “The Reach-A-Reader campaign is an important way for

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SUBMITTED PHOTO On Tuesday, August 28, the Valley Community Centre in Windermere hosted a free KidsFest for kids ages seven to 13 that involved carnival games, fun inflatables and Rod Clarke, a wellknown illusionist.

Bear Aware — Crystal Leonard

Taking responsibility Since late August bears have been spotted in and around Invermere and Radium. Sightings in multiple locations could either be the same bear or multiple bears. Here are some of the locations that bears have been sighted at: Along Highway 93 in Radium, a sow and two cubs and one lone bear have been accessing garbage dumpsters and fruit trees from local businesses. In residential areas of Jackson Avenue, Revelstoke Avenue, Kirk Street, and Blakley Place in Radium, a lone bear has been sighted different times of the day and night wandering around and foraging on apple trees. In the residential areas of Invermere, a lone bear has been spotted during the day near the corner of 9th Avenue and 17th Street, the south end of 12th Avenue, many of the side streets along 13th Avenue, and a bear has been sighted eating apples near 10th Avenue and 5th Street. Please report all bear sightings and/or property damage caused by a bear to the RAPP line at 1-877-952-7277. Last week, Bear Aware

discovered a bear just off of Highway 93 consuming a plastic bag and also found a bear cub locked in a dumpster. One of the big reasons why we shouldn’t feed bears is because they become increasingly bold when they receive rewards at our homes and businesses. A perfect example is a bear that, just outside of Invermere, entered a house through a slightly open sliding door and made a big mess in the house while consuming various food items found in the kitchen. This bear most likely had already learned that our neighbourhoods are a good place to find food. Once a bear enters a house, it will most likely be destroyed as this one was because they have become a threat to our safety. It is very important to keep garbage in a garage, shed or in your house and keep all windows and doors closed. During a garbage inspection in Radium, it was extremely disappointing to find that more than half of the businesses have garbage accessible to bears. This is even after Bear Aware went to each bin with a carabiner to secure the lids on each

dumpster around the village. Even more concerning is that bears have been accessing garbage from many of these dumpsters and they are still not being locked up. Unfortunately, some business owners don’t understand the risks involved in feeding bears garbage. Bears that eat garbage may consume plastic that could end up causing internal damages leading to death. Furthermore, bears that become human-food conditioned may not leave town and will end up breaking into a house or business, hurting someone that gets too close, being hit by a car, or destroyed. Over 600 bears are destroyed every year due to human-bear conflicts in British Columbia. We need to start taking responsibility for our garbage and making it publicly unacceptable to feed bear intentionally or unintentionally. Bear Aware is currently looking for volunteers, please contact Crystal Leonard, Bear Aware community coordinator at 250-688-0561, invermere@bearaware.bc.ca or radium@bearaware.bc.ca. For more information, visit www.bearaware.bc.ca.

The beginning of September heralds a change in the seasons, with cool mornings and shorter days to remind us that winter is not far away. This is the season for harvesting and storing foods for us and wild critters alike. Many of us have gardens or buy fresh foods from local producers, but have you considered collecting some of nature’s bounty? Mother Nature has a number of different crops that come into season throughout the year. Below are a few things available for gathering right away. Huckleberries are a prize pick from August until snow falls at high elevations. You are like to find some in subalpine and alpine meadows, avalanche shoots and old burn sites. They are sweeter after freezing. You might also still find some wild raspberries and thimbleberries on your way up. Blue and black elderberries can be collected now and make an excellent addition to jams, jellies, syrups, preserves, pastries and even wine. Hawthorn berries are also plentiful in early September, and although seedy, can be useful in jams and jellies as they are high in pectin. They also make a nice tea when steeped alone or with other ingredients. Some berries best left for picking after first frost are choke cherries, which are plentiful all over the valley, and high-

bush cranberries, which can be found along the Columbia River and Wetlands. These berries are best cooked into jams and jellies; a wonderful addition to the Thanksgiving table. If you’re heading down to the wetlands keep your eyes peeled for wild mint, an excellent herb for tea, and cattails and bulrushes, which can be used in a number of different ways. Rosehips are easy to find and pick at this time of year and even into winter. They can be used in jams, jellies, syrup, wine and tea or eaten fresh or dried. Rosehips are high in many vitamins, especially vitamin C, and are good to have on hand for cold and flu season. These are only some of the foods nature has to offer! There are numerous other plants in the area that yield tasty tubers, bulbs, greens, fruits, seeds, flowers, nuts and vegetables, as well as mushrooms, throughout the year. Always practice safe picking. Don’t eat it unless you are certain of its identity, there are many plants that have lookalikes that are poisonous. Be sure to make lots of noise and carry bear deterrent. Don’t collect plants that are rare or at risk, and always use your hands to gather fruit gently without damaging the plant. Collect from areas where there are lots of plants and make sure to leave some for next year!

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Valley Echo editor Nicole and her dog Star got to try out the different water testing procedures during a week’s lake sampling. They found that lake water quality on August 29 was within the expected range for this time of year. Nicole said: “It’s so clean I would drink it!” Star said: “Woof! I did!”

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PHOTO BY STEVE JESSEL/THE ECHO Dozens of pilots hit the runway at Fairmont Hot Springs Airport this past Saturday, September 8 for the ďŹ rst free Fairmont Hot Springs Airport y in. The event was aimed at offering pilots a reason to come to the Columbia Valley by giving iers free food, camping and discounts on gas and rooms at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort.

Half a million dollars is now available for projects in the Columbia Basin that aim to improve the social well-being of Basin communities. The Columbia Basin Trust is inviting applications for its new Social Grants Program and groups are encourage to apply before the application deadline, which is 4 p.m. on October 12. "Basin residents work hard to address a range of social issues, from connecting with isolated senior citizens to ensuring young families have access to early childhood development programs," CBT President and CEO Neil Muth said in a press release. "Through our new Social Grants Program, we're increasing our support of these efforts, and are excited to see what projects come forward in this first intake."

For example, eligible projects will address the health and well-being of children, youth, families or seniors; encourage community participation for those individuals and groups otherwise marginalized or excluded due to perceived barriers; and encourage innovation, collaboration and sustainability within the social service sector. The Social Grants Program is a three-year pilot that will be granting $1 million each year. There will be two intakes per year and the granting decisions will be made by the Social Grants Program Selection Committee — a volunteer group of Basin residents who have experience and expertise in the social sector and community development. For more information about the Social Grants Program, or to download an application form, visit www.cbt.org/sgp. To learn more about CBT programs and initiatives, visit www.cbt.org or call 1-800-505-8998.

Invermere ValleyTimes Echo and the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy are The Trail Daily partnering on a great new event for Invermere. Trail. highest people On Wednesday, Wednesday,October October10, 5, some some of ofInvermere’s Trail’s highest proďŹ proďŹ le le people willwill be be outout onon thethe street with forfor donations to help support literacy initiatives in ourin street with our ournewspaper newspaperasking asking donations to help support literacy initiatives community. AlongAlong with your we willwe give you a copy your community newspaper our community. with donation your donation will give you of a copy of your community for FREE (plus a few extrabe promos go along withtothat). newspaper for there FREEmight (plus be there might a few to extra promos go along with that). Absolutely all funds raised from the day will go towards CBAL and all funds will stay in the community in which they are raised to support literacy programs in our community. Help Promote Literacy and Lifelong Learning in our Community Help Promote Literacy and Lifelong Learning in our Community

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Radium Hot Springs is the place to be this coming weekend when thousands of people will throng to the village to feast their eyes on classic cars from all eras for the annual Columbia Valley Classics Autumn Show & Shine. The event is a unique opportunity for classic car collectors to park their vehicles on the driving range at the Springs Golf Course and show them off to curious spectators, who can also enjoy the occasion by checking out the various vendors at the car show as well as at the Radium visitor information centre where Market on Main will wind down its summer season with a final two-day bash. “Two years ago we registered 998 cars,” said Columbia Valley Classics Car Club president Vicki Roberts. “Last year it was lower but they had called for snow in Alberta so usually when that happens, lots of the ones that are driving don’t come… because usually these cars aren't equipped for winter driving."

THE SHOW With no snow in this year’s forecast, the Show & Shine is bound to be a resounding success. Car owners will be able to register their vehicles at the Radium Seniors’ Hall on Friday (September 8) night from 7 to 9 p.m. while listening to live music by father and son duo Marty and Eli Beingessner and sipping on a complimentary beer. The following morning at the hall, on Saturday (September 9) from 7 to 10 a.m., a pancake breakfast for just $5 per person will be provided by the Radium Fire Department, followed by the start of the car show at 10 a.m. at the Springs Golf Course driving range. Participants will still be able to register on site by paying $20 at the driving range entrance. All cars parked on the driving range must be registered and any kind of car is welcome, said Roberts. “There are some people who register their newer cars, like the newer Camaros,” she said, “but typically it’s just older cars, nice cars and trucks that get parked.” New this year for spectators is a food bank donation — cash or food item — at the entrance gate. “If they don’t bring it, they’ll still get in, we just thought to help out the local food bank, it goes to a good cause,” Roberts said. The Columbia Valley Classics Show & CONTINUES TO 'SHOW' ON PAGE A23

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PHOTO BY STEVE JESSEL/THE ECHO Pictured with the 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 are past owner Lawrence Godlien (left), current owner Rod Kashuba (middle) and self styled "future owner" Garrett Kashuba.

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When Rod Kashuba bought friend Lawrence Godlien's Candy Apple Red 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 in 1994, he had one simple goal. "All I was going to do was repaint it," Kashuba said. "Before I knew it the motor was out, it needed a clutch, I pulled all the interior out, next thing I know I'm replacing the doors and buying a gas tank and buying inner fenders and outer fend-

ers... it escalated until I had nothing left, and the car was completely stripped." This wasn't the first time the car had undergone some extensive refitting. Godlien said he first bought it somewhere around 1985 when he saw it sitting, rusted in a farmer's field in Cranbrook. Godlien said the condition it was in was terrible when he took possession, but after some extensive work of his own the car was road-worthy again, and Godlien and Kashuba, friends since high-school were out cruising together. "Do you know what a stop sign stands for?" Godlien asked, almost rhetorically. "Spin tires on pavement,"

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1959 Galaxie Fairlane out of this world Restored car a revived classic after sitting parked for decades STEVE JESSEL reporter1@invermerevalleyecho.com

The year was 1961, and Ben Schnider was looking for a car. He wasn’t looking for an especially fancy one, just something to get him around, and so he went to Invermere Contracting, a car dealership that used to be located in the space that Bud’s Bar and Lounge now occupies. Schnider settled on a 1959 Ford Galaxie Fairlane 500, which he drove for the next 10 years and over 120,000 km before resigning it to a parked spot on his property for the next 30 years. “After I drove it for 10 years, its a junker, so what do you do with it?” Schnider said. “You either throw it in the dump or you park it, and this one happened to be parked.” So, 30 years passed in which no one really paid much attention to the car, other than the occasional squirrel. Rust formed and the paint job lost

PHOTO BY STEVE JESSEL/THE ECHO Ben Schnider proudly displays his 1959 Ford Galaxie Fairlane 500, which he owned for over 50 years.

some of its lustre, but the spirit of the car remained, just waiting for the right moment to be restored to its former glory. That moment came around the year 2000 when Schnider was faced with a decision: scrap the car, or restore it. The Ford Galaxie’s time had come. “It’s a lot of work to restore a car, but it all depends on what

stage you want to restore it to,” said Schnider, who is a former mechanic. Schnider decided to go all out — he said that if you aren’t restoring a car with the frame off than you aren’t restoring a car the right way. What this meant is that he had to go over every aspect of the car with a finetoothed comb, and as he put it,

basically build a car. Schnider sandblasted off the accumulated rust, replaced rusted panels and parts, took the paint job right down to the metal and repainted it the exact same colour as the original. No doubt countless hours went into tinkering with the engine getting it back to working order, but after a few years the car was restored

to its former glory, and ready to hit the streets. “A few of my friends were after us for a long time to get a car and come out to the car shows,” Schnider said. “We decided that, seeing we had this restored, we started going to the car club.” Schnider and wife Janice joined the Radium Car Club shortly thereafter and have spent the last decade travelling to car shows in their Ford Galaxie, as far south as Montana and as far west as Kamloops. The Schniders say they generally go to about five or six shows a year, although with the heavy rain this year they have only been to two so far. They generally travel with other classic car enthusiasts on the longer trips, as the old cars can be a bit temperamental. “I really enjoy the camaraderie of the other owners,” Schnider said. “You meet a lot of friendly people because you all have the same interests.” Both Schnider and wife Janice will on hand at the Radium Show & Shine on Sunday — Ben parking cars and Janice handling door prizes, and no doubt their shiny 1959 Ford Galaxie Fairlane 500 won’t be far away.

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Shine is a popular event on the classic car circuit. Taking place every year on the third Saturday in September, it’s advertised by car club members at the different car shows they attend throughout the year and on Harrison’s Auto Event List website, the go-to site for car events taking place in northwest Washington and British Columbia. The club has never tracked the number of spectators who come out to view the cars but Roberts said that, judging from photographs, it looks like thousands of people because the driving range is full. THE CRUISE The Show & Shine will continue through to 4 p.m. at which time the events disbands and an informal cruise to Invermere and back takes place with a police presence enforcing zero-tolerance, which means anyone caught stunting (doing burnouts, etc.) will have their car towed or impounded for up to seven days. THE DANCE Returning again this year will be the ever-popular 50s dance on Saturday night from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., for which tickets will be sold during Friday night registration at the Radium Seniors’ Hall and at the car show itself if there are any tickets left over. While the dance took place in Radium last year, this year it will happen in In-

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vermere at the curling rink in order to accommodate more people in a bigger venue, as the dance sold out last year. The dance is hosted by the Kinsmen Club of Invermere who will be providing a free shuttle service to and from Radium on the half hour for anyone with a dance ticket. Up to 600 tickets are expected to be sold and the 50s/60s band from Cranbrook, Crossfire, will be bringing the house down, so feel free to dress up and boogie down. ELSEWHERE IN THE VALLEY In conjunction with the car club event is the last market of the season in Radium, which will take place on Friday (September 14) from 4 to 8:30 p.m. at the visitor information centre, and again on Saturday (September 15) from 3 to 8:30 p.m. All the well-loved vendors visitors have come to expect will be present, plus a few more surprise ones as well, totalling more than 30. Adding live music to boot will be Rockin’ on Main, which will see three popular local music acts perform over both days — the Dry Gulch Ramblers, Marty and Eli Beingessner and Cranrbook’s 60 Hertz. For anyone wanting to continue the festivities, the Windermere Fall Fair and Scarecrow Festival starts at 11 a.m. on Sunday (September 16) at the community hall and grounds of the elementary school in Windermere. For more information on the Show & Shine, visit the car club’s website at www.columbiavalleyclassics.com.

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Sports Columbia Valley Rockies season preview STEVE JESSEL reporter1@invermerevalleyecho.com

Hockey season has returned, and the 2012-2013 Columbia Valley Rockies are generating a level of buzz and excitement that has everyone involved with the team itching to get the new season started. "We want to get our local kids, we want to get them back to a place where they're growing up going, 'Hey, we want to be a [Rockies player],'" Rockies vice president Graeme Anderson said. The first thing many Columbia Valley Rockies fans will notice this upcoming season is the pure amount of players practically spilling out of the dressing room. After a season where it wasn't uncommon to see five Rockies skaters on the ice and six players manning the bench, having a full complement of skaters should by itself guarantee a few more wins. While there will be many new Rockies players entering the lineup this season, and many players new to even the KIJHL, head coach and general manager Marc Ward sees a common thread and characteristic shared by everyone who came through training camp and exhibition games. "Character... I'm looking for hard working guys, and the biggest things is guys who want to make it to the next level," Ward said. "If you get guys who want to get to the next level, you get those other things, [those players] have that character, and that drive and they're coachable, and I think we have a dressing room full of them." Entering his second full year as general manager and head coach, Ward has now had a full season to evaluate players and put into place the kind of system and winning culture that he would like

PHOTO BY STEVE JESSEL/THE ECHO The Columbia Valley Rockies will hold their home opener against the Golden Rockets on September 15 at 7:30 p.m. following Rockies Day activities.

to see moving forward. He said his main focus still lies with developing players as opposed to a "win now" attitude, however he added that the two are not necessarily mutually exclusive. "You want to win as quick as you can, but winning is a byproduct of player development," Ward said. "You've got a brand new team in front of you, you've got some returning guys, but you have a brand new team to mold and they have to learn to play together, and get comfortable in the league." With so many new players entering the fold, Ward said the onus of leading and teaching newer players rests with the veterans, who are familiar with the way the club operates. Second-year defence-

man Brendan Sage was quick to agree, and said that he was extremely excited to take on the added responsibilities. "We have a good group of guys here... I feel like I need to step up into a leading role — losing I think all of our captains — so I would like to fill those shoes," Sage said after the Rockies' final exhibition game, a 6-3 win over Creston. "[To make the playoffs, we need] what we saw tonight, everyone playing their positions, everyone going hard, and everyone finishing their checks." Ward had yet to finalize a roster by press deadline, and wasn't completely sure what the top line would look like, although he hinted that there will probably be a few veterans who will be taking those top line minutes.

He said that from what he's seen so far from training camp and three exhibition games, while the team will need to work on its consistency in the coming weeks, he was encouraged by just how many players showed an earnest desire to be here, in Invermere, and that he feels great about his team moving into a new season. "Obviously we want to win more than last year, and we're a lot hungrier after taking the hits last year and rebuilding," Ward said. "We want to be successful, we want to be a competitive team that's tough to play against every single night and we know that with our program, and with our guys work ethic, we're going to develop and we're going to win hockey games."

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PHOTO BY STEVE JESSEL/THE ECHO A classic 1969 Volkswagon Convertible Beetle is the grand prize for this years Columbia Valley Rockies Classic Car Raffle.

Classic car up for grabs STEVE JESSEL reporter1@invermerevalleyecho.com

For a chance to drive to Columbia Valley Rockies’ games in style this season, make sure to buy your tickets soon for the Rockies Classic Car Raffle where a 1969 Volkswagon convertible Beetle valued at $7,000 will make one Rockies fan a very happy person. “We certainly appreciate all the support, and make sure to get your tickets as there are a few left,” said Rockies president Al Miller. Miller said the Classic Car Raffle has been held for the past eight years, and over time they’ve given away some truly awesome cars, including an El Camino and a Chevrolet truck. This particular car, the 1969 Beetle, may well be familiar to some long-time residents of the Colum-

bia Valley as it was also auctioned off several years ago. The winner that year decided she had no need for another vehicle and sold it back to the club, meaning anyone who bought a ticket for the car the first time around has another chance to win this blast from the past. Tickets are $5 for one or $20 for five, and are available wherever the car may be found. Most notably, the Beetle will be making an appearance at the Columbia Valley Classics Show ‘n’ Shine car show on Saturday (September 15) where tickets may be purchased. If you miss the Show ‘n’ Shine, fear not, because tickets will also be available right up until the draw itself, which will happen between periods of the Columbia Valley Rockies home opener on September 15, beginning at 7:30 p.m. There is also a second place prize of $1,000 to be won.

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There are more diet plans out there than there are days in a year. Many people have tried just about all of them and still struggle with their weight. Why is it that diets don’t work in the long run? It’s because they aren’t a realistic way of eating for the rest of your life. They are a quick fix that oftentimes leaves you gaining all of the weight back and then some. The key is to find a healthy way of eating that you not only enjoy but can also commit to long-term. You may be wondering if such a diet exists. The answer is yes and it is called clean eating. Think of your body in a mechanical sense. Everything we put into our mouths goes through a large digestive process so that we can utilize the nutrients found in that particular food. Let’s say, for example, you choose a creamfilled pastry as a snack. As soon as it enters your mouth, the digestion process begins and the pastry gets broken down, which requires your body to use up a lot of energy in the process. Your body works very hard to break down that pastry as best as

it can, but since that pastry is pretty void of any nutritional substance, not much gets used right away. Instead, it gets stored as fat for later use. On the other hand, if you were to choose some sliced melon, the nutrients it contains are far more recognizable to the body and can be more readily utilized. Nutritionally speaking, the closer the food is to its natural state, the more you will benefit from what it has to offer. You may remember one of our past articles in which we explained the main idea behind clean eating. To recap, it is basically eliminating processed and refined foods, reducing added sugars, and focusing on whole, natural foods. Simple enough, right? Believe it or not, it really is. Admittedly, it does take a bit of extra prep and plan time, but once you have a routine set up, it becomes habitual and before you know it you’ll be craving crispy baked kale chips for a snack instead of the deep-fried potato version. There are several ways to start eating clean; the simplest would be to become label savvy. By reading and

understanding nutritional labels, you can learn if there are any hidden sugars or undesirable ingredients. Essentially, if there are words on the package that you can’t pronounce, do you really want to put them into your body? Another easy step is to create a weekly meal plan. This is a helpful tool that allows you to come home after a long day at work on Tuesday and know exactly what your going to have for dinner, rather than scrambling at the last minute and ordering takeout. Eating clean doesn’t have to happen overnight, but incorporating small steps into your lifestyle will eventually make this approach to healthy eating second nature. If you’re interested in learning more, Fitness 4 Life is offering a Clean Eating Workshop at the College of the Rockies on Saturday, September 22 from 10 to 11:45 a.m. The whole team will be there before and after to offer valley residents free fitness assessments if interested. You must pre-register by calling the College of the Rockies at 250-342-3210.

Golf News MOUNTAINSIDE LADIES CLUB: The ladies are once again at home at Mountainside. Our club championship was held on September 4 and 5. The overall low gross winner was Sharron Taillieu, and Marlyn DesBrisay was the overall low net winner. In the first flight, Shirley Bergman was first low gross and Dolores Nielson was second low gross. The low net was won by Wendy Booth. The second flight winners were Wendy Cunningham for first low gross, Sandy Hemsing for second low gross and Marlene Wasylyk was the first low net. In the third flight, Bev Maye was first low gross and Nancy Clarke was second low gross. The low net was won by Joan Selzler. Deuces for both days were Sharron Taillieu, Wendy Booth (2), Marlyn DesBrisay and Janet Thompson. The KPs were won by Anne Skibo and Wendy Booth. Congratulations to all the winners. Many thanks to Mary Bussard for hosting the potluck at the last minute. A good time was enjoyed by all! —Submitted Rotary of Radium Hot Springs meets at Radium Resort, Wednesdays at 7 a.m. Ongoing fundraising is going towards the Bicycle Pump Track.

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ALL PHOTOS BY STEVE JESSEL/THE ECHO The Columbia Valley Rockies battled the Creston Valley Thunder Cats on Saturday, September 8 in what was for some players their last chance to impress the coaches and guarantee themselves a roster spot for the upcoming season. The Rockies showed grit and determination en-route to a 6-3 victory after dropping consecutive preseason games to the Fernie Ghostriders by scores of 4-1 and 6-0 respectively. The Rockies open their season in the ďŹ rst game of a home and home series against the Golden Rockets on Friday (September 14) in Golden.

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Valley Life ALL PHOTOS BY NICOLE TRIGG/THE ECHO The annual oldtimers' hockey tournament was held on Labour Day weekend. As part of the fun, Columbia Valley Rockies' volunteers delt at casino night on Saturday (September 1) before the dinner and dance, losing all the house money to the players. . (l-r from top ) A "oldtimer" in action on the ice at Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena on Sunday, September 2; Ralph Molyneaux, Tim Olineck and "Shoeless Joe" John Windle from Red Deer, Alberta rake in the dough at Casino Night at dealer Marilyn Berry's table; Mandy MacPherson, Sheelagh Forsyth, Kelly Dalton and Sherron Weenk are all smiles at the blackjack table; Kendra Barton, 5, keeps a firm grip on her dad Trevor's winnings; Players race for the puck in an oldtimers game on Sunday, September 2.

Radium Hot Springs Sunrise Rotary Club Our commitment is to ‘Service Above Self’ The Club meets at 7 a.m. every Wednesday at the Radium Resort. Since 2003, the Radium Rotarians have: 1) Built Rotary Park at the junction where Highway 93 meets Highway 93/95, 2) Provided funds for the construction of one of the bridges on the Sinclair Creek trail system 3) Sponsored student exchanges between local high school students and those of other countries such as Brazil and Japan 4) Provided bursaries for graduating students. 5) Partially funded the lovely lights and trees that decorate the main streets of Radium each Christmas time 6) cleaned Radium’s mile-long hill of debris twice a year with local Rotarians and friends 7) Raised funds to support an internationally project to eradicate polio worldwide 8) Helped support an orphanage in Honduras.

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Arts & Entertainment Fall fair promises to be a colourful affair Celebrate coming of autumn with local family event STEVE JESSEL reporter1@invermerevalleyecho.com

With the kids back at school and chillier nights, a touch of fall is in the air and autumn wouldn’t be complete in the Columbia Valley without the always-popular Windermere Fall Fair and Scarecrow Festival “It’s a really good time, most people are so excited about the vendors, space for the kids to run and the entertainment,” said festival chair Cherie Hann. “Most people who come are surprised at how long they stay... they think they’ll come, check out a few vendors and leave, and they end up staying because there’s always something going on.” Taking place this year on Sunday (September 16) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Windermere Community Hall and on the grounds of the Windermere Elementary School, the festival offers a jam-packed lineup of activities and entertainment for festivalgoers of all ages. Starting at 11 a.m., the music begins with the sounds of the Second Winds Community Band before the scarecrow judging and best-dressed pet contest take centre stage. At 12:30 p.m., festival founder Bill Ayrton will introduce the highly-anticipated wife-carrying contest and wheelbarrow races, followed by the Windermere foam splashdown at 2 p.m., courtesy of the Windermere Fire Department, which gives kids a chance to frolic in what little warm weather remains. “We really encourage people to dress up, and to bring their pets dressed up,” Hann said. “We want to make it as fun and

colourful as possible.” Scheduled events are only the crust of the home-baked apple pie as vendors, artisans and a wide range of judged contests will also run throughout the day, all the while accompanied by some great live music. Contests include juried baking, horticulture, and photography for kids and adults alike, while craftsmen including a blacksmith, wood carvers and quilters will show off their trades. The David Thompson Secondary School leadership class will also be setting up a kids’ activity tent where sack races and facepainting are likely to be included. Hann estimates roughly 2,000 people attend the festival each year, which serves as the main fundraiser for the Windermere Community Association and helps run the Windermere Community Centre as well as put on a variety of family activities throughout the year, including the annual Easter egg hunt and an upcoming Halloween party. “It’s just incredible that the community is supporting a local event,” Hann said. “There are a lot of locals that attend as well as people from Calgary, and I think its just an amazing opportunity for people to relax, and really get to know your neighbours.” Hann would also like to send a special thank you to the approximately 200 volunteers who help with setup and the running of the festival, and also thanks Pat vanRegen and Sharon Ferris for their efforts in putting the festival together. Admission for the event is $5 for adults, $3 for children ages five to 15, and free for children under five. Dogs on non-retractable leashes are also welcome. The event is also looking for more vendors, and anyone interested is asked to contact Gracie Boake at 250-342-0589.

ECHO FILE PHOTO A scene from last year's event. The Windermere Fall Fair and Scarecrow Festival hits the grounds of Windermere Elementary School on Sunday, September 16. Those attending are encouraged to dress up in their best scarecrow outfits.

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SAT, SEPT 15 •Lake Windermere Shoreline Clean-Up, Kinsmen Beach 9 a.m. •Global Animal Lovers BBQ fundraiser at Home Hardware, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. •Essential's First Quilt Race. Sew a quilt top at store in 1 hour. $10. 250-3429313. •CV Rockies Day, 3/5 km race, BBQ and tailgate party, alumni game, and then home opener at 7:30 p.m. against Golden Rockets. •Rockin' on Main with Marty and Eli. 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. then 60 Hertz from 6:30 - 9 p.m. Organized by Tourism Radium. •Roller Derby Championship for Killer Rollbots, Marysville Arena, 7:30 p.m. Fan bus for $40 includes bout ticket, bus ride and a beer. Available at the Valley Echo. Regular ticket $10. SUN, SEPT 16 •Windermere Community Association Fall Fair and Scarecrow Festival, Windermere Community Hall, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Adults $5, 6-16 is $5 and under 6 free. •Parkinson SuperWalk, 1 p.m. Pothole Park THURS SEPT 20 •Wine tasting, CasaVino,with Lynn from Winemates & More, $30, 6 - 8 p.m. 250-341-5938. •CV Rec Society AGM, Arena Mezza-

EVERY SUNDAY •Edgewater Legion Pancake Breakfast, 9 to 11 a.m. until Labour Day Weekend. •Public Indoor Rock Climbing, Laird School, 5-8 p.m., $5. •Radium Seniors’ Carpet Bowling, 1:30 p.m., Hall. 2nd SUNDAY •LW Alliance Church Sing and Celebrate, 7 p.m. For more information call Clarence Stauffer, 250-3429580. EVERY MONDAY •Gentle drop-in carpet bowling, 1:30 p.m., Seniors' Centre. •Cadets, 6:30-9 p.m. for boys and girls, ages 12-17. Cost: FREE (includes uniform). Info: Rick Dendy 250-341-1509. •Duplicate Bridge, 6:30 p.m., Invermere Seniors’ Hall, $2/ person. Visitors welcome. •EK Brain Injury Support Group, 1-3 p.m., Family Resource Centre. Info: 250-3445674. 1st & 3rd TUESDAY •OPT clinic, 6:308:30 p.m., Inv. Health Unit, 850-10th Ave. Confidential service: low-cost birth control, and STI testing. 1st TUESDAY •Invermere Camera Club 7 p.m. Tanya, tanyadeleeuw65@ gmail.com. EVERY TUESDAY •Yoga THRIVE- Yoga for Cancer Survivors. Hot springs studio, Fairmont Village Mall. For info Jan Klimek 250-342-1195. •Shuswap Bingo at the big white tent on Capilo Way, old Eagle Ranch entrance,

early bird at 7 p.m. 250-341-6361. 1st WEDNESDAY •1st Wednesday of every month. Scrabble Night at Invermere Public Library. 6 - 8 p.m. Bring your boards! Call 250-342-6416. EVERY THURSDAY •Cadets, 6:30-9 p.m. for boys and girls, ages 12-17. Cost: FREE (includes uniform). Info: Rick Dendy 250-341-1509. •Children's Air Rifle Program, with the LWDRGC, Inv. Community Hall, 7 - 8:30 p.m., free of charge, ages 6-15. Learn safety, marksmanship, equipment provided. EVERY FRIDAY •Starting Sept 21 Baby Goose program for parents and babies up to 18 months. 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Eileen Madson Primary. kandruschuk@ cbal.org •Public Indoor Rock Climbing, Laird School, 5-8 p.m., $5. •Preschool Story Time at the Invermere Public Library, 10:30 a.m. For info visit invermere. bclibrary.ca. •Market on Main, Radium, 4 - 9 p.m. •Music on Main, Radium, 7 - 9 p.m. EVERY SATURDAY •Farmer's Market, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., downtown Invermere •Edgewater Legion Open Market, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. For tables, Doreen at 250347-9550. •Public Indoor Rock Climbing, Laird School, 5-8 p.m., $5. •Hip Hop Flip Flop class, Scrappy Do's, 5:30 p.m. •Music on Main, Radium Hot Springs, 7 - 9 p.m. Tourism Radium. THRIFT STORE •Thurs 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Fri, Sat, 1 - 4 p.m.

SUBMITTED PHOTO DJ Krafy Kuts is making a special appearance in Invermere on Friday (September 14) at Buds.

DJ Krafty Kuts in Invermere World famous breakmaster coming to Buds STEVE JESSEL reporter1@invermerevalleyecho.com

Invermere will be coming alive with the sounds of breaks, electro, dubstep, drum and bass and hip hop when

world-class DJ Krafty Kuts (Martin Reeves) takes to the Bud’s Bar and Lounge stage for a special performance this Friday (September 14). “It’s pretty amazing for a small town like us to get an act like that,” said friend, promoter and fellow DJ Marc Lefebvre. Reeves began his journey to superstardom and performing in front of crowds of thousands in Brighton, England

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when at a DJ competition he stepped behind the decks as a novice and ended up making it to the finals. Reeves went on to run a record store where he honed his knowledge of every form of music. Today, his music is played in Coca Cola ads, video games and countless clubs around the world. CONTINUES TO 'BUDS' ON PAGE A31

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A model of strength catwalking her way to success Former Invermere youth proves no challenge is too great to overcome NICOLE TRIGG editor@invermerevalleyecho.com

Those in Invermere who happen to remember Alyssa Mahovlic may recall a young girl who had difficulties walking as well as learning disabilities that required the help of a classroom assistant when she attended Eileen Madson and JA Laird elementary schools. These same people will likely be utterly surprised to learn that Alyssa has become a promising young model in Calgary with plans to pursue a challenging career in the medical sciences. Placing second in

Miss Teen Lethbridge earlier this month following a top ten finish in Miss Teen Canada last July, Alyssa was named Miss Teen Southern Alberta in February 2011, just a year and four months after coming out of reconstructive surgery to both her legs that corrected a birth defect affecting her ability to walk pain-free. Her mother Sylvia became aware of Alyssa’s condition — known as femoral anteversion, the abnormal rotation of the femur —when she

was just six years old. “Generally kids outgrow this so doctors didn’t’ anticipate they would have to perform the surgery,” Sylvia said. That same year she was diagnosed, Alyssa contracted Kawasaki disease, a rare condition in children that involves inflammation of the blood vessels affecting the body’s organs and can be fatal if left untreated. Brought by ambulance from Invermere to a hospital in Calgary, Alyssa was given two transfusions of white blood cells to prevent her heart, kidneys and other organs from failing. Ongoing treatments saw her almost completely cured after two years, but the disease caused some

SUBMITTED PHOTO Alyssa Mahovlic as Miss Teen Southern Alberta 2011 placing in the top ten at the Miss Teen Canada pageant last July.

learning disabilities that Alyssa had to learn to cope with on top of her inability to be a regular active kid due to the formation of her legs. “She was walking but it was very painful, but she kind of learned how to navigate, she learned to deal with the pain,” her mother said. “She just kept plodding along… no one really

knew the extent of what she was going through; they kind of teased her actually; her last year... she was getting bullied.” After Alyssa completed Grade 7 at JA Laird, Sylvia decided to relocate to Calgary to be closer to Alyssa’s specialist because she knew her daughter would eventually be having leg surgery. “Just being closer to

Children’s Hospital made it that much easier,” she said. Alyssa had the surgery in October 2009, a couple months after turning 14, to reshape both her legs with rods and plates to keep sections of her bones straight. “Basically they cut every bone in both her legs and then relocated her legs,” Sylvia said.

After two weeks of hospital stay, Alyssa was released home only to return within several weeks due to trauma to her nerves. “In the meantime, both her legs were completely casted, from her hip down,” said Sylvia. “She had braces and casts on her feet to keep everything straight.” About three months after the surgery, Alyssa was able to start moving her legs again with help from a physiotherapist, and then was faced with the challenge of learning how to walk all over again. After months of difficult rehabilitation, she had progressed to the point where she was able to return to school for the last month of the school year, though barely able to maintain her stability. But in a vicious and intentional assault by another female student, she was brutally pushed over, which rebroke one of her legs. CONTINUES TO 'MODEL' ON PAGE A38

Box 159, 8853 Grainger Rd., Canal Flats, B.C. V0B 1B0 Phone: 250-349-5462 Fax: 250-349-5460 village@canalflats.ca SUBMITTED PHOTO Alyssa Mahovlic when she was recovering from surgery that reconstructed both her legs, pictured here with her older sister Krystina.

Buds hosts international DJ electronic house music alongside CONTINUED FROM PAGE A30 his usual breakbeat mixes. He has Reeves has also won the Best actually performed in Invermere International DJ at the Australian once before, several years ago, in Dance Music Awards, kicked off what Lefebvre said was a truly un2012 by winning three Breakspoll forgettable performance. (International Breakbeat Awards) “It was amazing,” he said. “It awards, and is currently on a pretty much tore the roof off the whirlwind tour that will see him place.” visit Spain, Russia and his native Tickets for the September 14 United Kingdom along with nu- show are on sale at Bud’s Bar and merous Canadian stops. Lounge and at Syndicate, and are Described as one of the best $20 in advance or $25 at the door. breakbeat DJs in the world, To hear his music, visit www.mysReeves regularly teams up with pace.com/djkraftykuts or www. some of the biggest names in the soundcloud.com/kraftykuts. business, including A-Skillz and “If you’re going out to the bar Dynamite MC. Reeves plays a mix only once this year, you have to go of drum and base, dubstep and for this,” Lefebvre said.

NOTICE OF TAX SALE The following properties located within the Village of Canal Flats shall be sold for taxes as per the Local Government Act on Monday, September 24th, 2012 at 10:00 am at the Village of Canal Flats Municipal Office located at 8853 Grainger Road, Canal Flats, BC. All properties are within District Lot 110 and Land District 26. 0001961.020

Lot 3, Plan 5172

8912 Shaughnessy Street

$9,567.24

0001962.114

Lot 14, Plan NES3031, together

4863 Emerald Avenue

$7,016.83

8907 Quinn Street

$3,105.40

with an interest in the common property

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Lot 18, Plan NES3031, together with an interest in the common property

0001974.044

Lot 2, Plan NEP83453

4763 Willow Avenue

$3,603.77

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Lot 25, Plan 1738, except Plan 16422, MHR #B10429

4763 Burns Avenue

$22,966.35

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Lot 26, Plan 1738, Pcl A (see 187138-1), MHR #50612

4776 Beatty Avenue

$2,153.94

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Lot 28, Plan 9038, MHR #78454 Deregistered

8820 Dunn Street

$8,735.85

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Lot 27, Plan NEP87169

4981 Columbia Springs Drive

$2,505.80

Brian Woodward, CAO Collector September 7, 2012

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Trades, Technical ALBERTA BASED Company looking for qualiďŹ ed and experienced: Equipment Operators, Mulcher, Feller Buncher and Processor Operators. Out of town and camp work. Safety tickets and drivers abstract required. Email resume: jobs@commandequipment.com Fax 780-488-3002. BUSY LOWER Mainland Commercial Tire store is seeking Experienced tire man for shop duties. Top Wages & BeneďŹ ts Paid. Please send inquiries to: tireshop1234@hotmail.com

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Graymont’s Pavilion Plant is accepting applications for an Industrial Electrician. Candidate must possess current B.C. Red Seal certification. Preference will be given to well-rounded individuals willing to also perform other nonelectrical maintenance work as part of the maintenance team. A background in lime or cement industry along with computer and or PLC skills is preferred as well as a proven track record of developing and maintaining a safe work culture. Additional skills required: t &MFDUSJDJBO XJUI JOEVTUSJBM FYQFSJFODF SFRVJSFE UP XPSL BU UIF (SBZNPOU 1BWJMJPO Lime Plant. t .VTU CFDPNF FOHBHFE JO DPOUJOVPVT JNQSPWFNFOU BOE XJMMJOH UP XPSL JO B UFBN environment. t 3FHVMBS TIJGUT XJMM CF IST EBZ GSPN .POEBZ UP 'SJEBZ o TUFBEZ EBZ TIJGU t .VTU CF XJMMJOH UP XPSL PWFSUJNF XIFO SFRVJSFE t 8BHFT BOE CFOFĂśUT BT QFS UIF DPMMFDUJWF BHSFFNFOU t -PDBUFE JO 1BWJMJPO # $ TJUVBUFE CFUXFFO $BDIF $SFFL BOE -JMMPPFU # $ Qualified applicants please submit your resume to: jking@graymont.com or Graymont Pavilion Plant Attn: Dan Buis P.O. Box 187 Cache Creek, BC V0K 1H0

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Jacob (Jake) Mosimann July 21, 1919 - August 24, 2012 Jake passed away peacefully in Nanaimo, B.C. on August 24, 2012 at the age of 93 years. John and Vivian Carson (stepdaughter) would like everyone to join them at the Invermere Legion on September 13, 2012 at 12 p.m. for a lunch and a Celebration of Life.

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SUTCO Contracting Ltd. requires experienced at-bed highway drivers. Min. 2 yrs exp. hwy/mtn driving, loading and tarping. New equipment, satellite dispatch, e-logs, extended beneďŹ ts & pension plan. CANADA ONLY runs avail. www.sutco.ca fax:250357-2009 Enquiries: 1-888357-2612 Ext:230 VJ Bishop Excavating needs truck drivers. Must be experienced. Prefer Class 1. Fax resume to 250-341-6006.

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Charles Roy Mackey Theage BC83,SPCA cares for thousands th Charlie, passed away peacefully on September 8of , 2012 with his loving family at orphaned his side. Charlie was predeceased by his mother, father, and abandoned cats each year.and and stepmother; sisters Evelyn, Edith, and Geraldine; brothers Art, Vern and Harold. Charlie will always be remembered his loving wifecat Shirley (married 62 years), children Ivan If you can give by a homeless a second and Dawn, Roy and Marta, Marlene and Mark, and Missy and Steven. Grand children chance happiness, please Elaina, Crystal,at Jessica, Mitchell, Kathryn andvisit Jessicayour and great grandchildren Sophia and Elisabeth. Charlie radiated warmth, happiness and a zest for life that was local shelter today. remarkable. Everyday his was “better than ever� - and everyday he had a big smile to share. Charlie was a man who lived his life based on honesty, integrety and valley values. We will miss you Charlie Mackey! Visit www.macphersonfh.com for more www.spca.bc.ca information.

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FABRICATOR with pressure vessel exp. req’d for M/R union shop. Stable F/T position. Email resume mike@emmfg.com

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Homes in Regina and Saskatoon, SK are looking for subcontractor framers to join our team! If you are looking for competitive pay, a fast paced environment and you are willing to relocate, please contact Jeff at 306-779-2288 ext 284 or email jknowlton@daytonahomes.ca.

HEAVY EQUIPMENT Repair Ltd. currently has full-time positions available: H/D Truck and Transport Mechanic and Parts Counter Person. Contact Herb 780-849-3768; (cell) 780849-0416. Fax 780-849-4453. Email: herb@hheltd.com QUALITY CONTROL Person experienced with Piping and Structural Welding needed for a growing Northern Company. Competitive wages and beneďŹ ts. Please email resume to: info@torqueindustrial.com Fax 250-775-6227 or apply online www.torqueindustrial.com

Volunteers The British Columbia Press Council is seeking three persons to serve as public directors on its 11-member Board of Directors. Public Directors serve two-year terms and are eligible to serve four terms. A nominal per diem is paid for meetings. Candidates should have a record of community involvement and an interest in print and online media issues. Applications together with names of two references and telephone numbers should be submitted by Sept. 30, 2012, to: The B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby, Nanaimo, B.C., V9R 2R2. See www.bcpresscouncil.org for information about the Press Council.

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Storage Consultant Real Storage, one of Western Canada’s fastest growing self storage providers is seeking business minded trendsetters to join our team. Our success begins with and endures because of our people. At Real Storage, we seek out talented people and are committed to meeting their career needs as well as offering an environment of empowerment and innovation. Our current operation in Windermere has opportunities for the following positions: Storage Manager: A dynamic self motivated individual with proven leadership qualities and a passion for team building, you will be challenged with overseeing daily operations in accordance to established organizational and budgetary objectives. Storage Consultant: A customer services and sales driven professional who enjoys a team environment, you will be challenged with delivering products and services that consistently exceed our customer’s expectations. These challenging positions require an enthusiastic individual who possesses great organizational and communication skills in addition to being team oriented. Real Storage offers excellent compensation package, uniform allowance, exible hours and ongoing training for your professional development. Real Storage in an equal opportunity employer. Please submit your resumÊ and salary expectations to: Real Storage LP Attention: Human Resources Email: corporate@realstorage.ca or info@realstorage.ca

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Feed & Hay Hay for sale, Wycliffe, $125/ton, $32/bale, 500lb 65% alfa alfa bales. (250)426-7668

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Fruit & Vegetables FARM FRESH SUPER SWEET CORN Locally grown in Creston, taking bulk orders now. Avail. starting Aug 28th 250-428-0044 or cell 250-254-8390

Heavy Duty Machinery A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS / Bridges / Equipment Wheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs�20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & StorageCall 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for Sale 27� Sony TV, solid oak cabinet, also Pioneer sound system - incl receiver, tape deck, changer, 2 large speakers. total pkg $249.95. 200 - 12� LP albums, mainly country music from 50s-80s $200. Red Devil rug steamer & shampoo, nearly new $50. 250-342-9763. CENTRAL RV. New and used sea containers. Best prices in B.C. Can Deliver. 20’ New $4200. Used $3000. 8’x10’ new - $2800. 10’x10’ new $4000. (250)314-9522. HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper? Upright McMillan piano & stool $900. Large oak teachers desk $250. Both excellent condition. 250-341-8385

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STEEL BUILDINGS. Reduced prices now! 20x22 $4,455. 25x26 $4,995. 30x38 $7,275. 32x50 $9,800. 40x54 $13,995. 47x80 $19,600. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca VISITING ARIZONA for the Winter? Meridian RV Resort. Good Sam-Trailer Life Top 100 RV Resorts in America. Check us out at www.meridianrvresort.com or call 1-866-770-0080. WALK-IN Tubs, Wheelchair Baths, Roll-in Showers, Shower Seats. Avail thru MEDIchair locations. Aquassure 1-866-404-8827

Misc. Wanted Wanted: Olsen wood & electric furnace, older style. Call (250)341-6947

Musical Instruments Invest in “Edgewater: Seiler grand piano. 250-347-9668 GrandPiano4Sale.ca

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Duplex/4 Plex DUPLEX FOR SALE: Newer, good materials, good location. 2B., 2 1/2 bath, air, partially ďŹ nished basement, attached garage. Lot included. No Condo Fees!!! 250-347-6469, 250341-5905.

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School District No.6 (Rocky Mountain) Windermere Zone is now accepting applications for the following Secretary position: J. Alfred Laird Elementary School, temporary, part-time (10.5 hrs/wk), effective September 24, 2012 to June 30th, 2013. This position is part of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 440. Completion of 12th school grade and completion of an Office Administration Program from a recognized Post-Secondary Institute and/or equivalent training and experience is required. Applicants must be able to achieve 60 wpm minimum keyboarding skills. If you are interested in this position, please submit a resume, including three references, by 4:00 pm on Friday, September 21st, 2012 to: Meghan O’Neill Human Resources Co-ordinator School District No.6 (Rocky Mountain) P.O. Box 430 Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0 Phone: 250-342-9243 Fax: 250-342-6966 E-mail : hr@sd6.bc.ca Successful applicant will be subject to Criminal Records Review Check.

Acreage Build your ranch land getaway on 1/4 mile river frontage-121 acres in Edgewater Fire District. Municipal water and sewer, 3 phase power available, level airstrip site nearby. Has access but independent road exists. info avail at RedWillow Ent. Ltd.250-347-9660. www.riverlandquest.com

Apt/Condo for Rent AKISKINOOK resort - 1 bdrm fully furnished condo, indoor pool, hot tub. $750/ month includes cable. Call 403-281-3991

Available immediately 2 bdrm, 2-4pc bathroom condo, furnished, Fairmont Riverside Resort, overlooking golf course, laundry & storage in unit. Great mountain views. 1 year lease, non-smoking, no pets. Call Sharon 250-688-1365 Condo for rent Invermere - 1 block from downtown. Fully Furnished, 2 bdm, 2 bath, 2 level condo. Avail Sept 20. $1000/mth plus utilities. N/S, N/P. References please 250342-6440 or 403-251-4556 Radium - Two units Pinewood W building. 2 bdrm, 2 bath, underground parking, nicely, fully furnished. All inclusive. Avail now. $900/mth/$1100/mth. Call Lina @ 403-239-6389 or 403-999-2783

Homes for Rent Fairmont: 2 bdrm/2 bth house on large lot for rent. 6 appliances, + vacuo. N/S, pets negotiable. Available immediately. References + dd required. $800 + utilities. 250-345-6194. Invermere 2 bdrm, pet friendly house, fenced yard, W/D $1050/mo 250-341-5427 avail Sept 15 INVERMERE Westridge drive. 4 br, 3 bath. Fireplace, hot tub, garage, fenced yard. Perfect for a family. Close to schools. $1500/mo. plus utilities. Avail now. otishiltz@gmail.com.

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1979 CHEV 3/4 ton 4x4 454 4 spd, daily driver $2000 250428-7985

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BEAUTIFUL NEWER HOUSE FOR RENT IN THE SLOCAN LAKE AREA. AVAILABLE OCT 1st • 4 Bedroom-2 Bath on 2 Acres • Red Mtn. Road above SILVERTON w/ Valhalla views + quiet privacy • N/S , Open to animals • 10 min. drive to Slocan Lake and Village amenities • Storage, treehouses, good access all year round • Minimum 6 mnth Lease • W/D Hookups, F/S plus Earth -Woodstove • $1100 negotiable with proper care of house, land + gardens • Open to work trades on property • References Required • Secure Income Essential • Serious Inquiries Only Call: 250-362-7681 or Mobile 250-231-2174 Email: monikas_2010@ hotmail.com

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BEAUTIFUL NEWER HOUSE FOR RENT IN THE SLOCAN LAKE AREA. AVAILABLE OCT 1st • 4 Bedroom-2 Bath on 2 Acres • Red Mtn. Road above SILVERTON w/ Valhalla views + quiet privacy • N/S , Open to animals • 10 min. drive to Slocan Lake and Village amenities • Storage, treehouses, good access all year round • Minimum 6 mnth Lease • W/D Hookups, F/S plus Earth -Woodstove • $1100 negotiable with proper care of house, land + gardens • Open to work trades on property • References Required • Secure Income Essential • Serious Inquiries Only Call: 250-362-7681 or Mobile 250-231-2174 Email: monikas_2010@ hotmail.com Kinsmen Beach: 3 bdrm house. Lovely treed yard, W/D, DW, MW, Wood Stove & Fireplace, $1000/mth. Avail Oct 1st. 250-342-6975 Newer 4 bdrm, 2 baths, open and bright, central location, fenced yard, N/S, pets negotiable, $1100/mth, plus util & D/D 250-352-3388 Avail immediately.

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1976 30ft cabin cruiser with a 185 merc • Full galley (fridge, stove, sink, furnace, toilet) • Fold down table for a queen sized bed • Fold up bunk beds • VHF radio • Hull is sound, galley is dated. • Low draft • 200 hrs on new engine • A great boat that needs some TLC $12,000.00 invested $8000 OBO Call 250-362-7681 or Cell 250-231-2174 email monikas_2010@ hotmail.com 4 more information & to view

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Off Road Vehicles 2000 Skidoo Summit Highmark. Excellent condition. $3200 or $4200 with double tilt trailer. 250-341-8385

Recreational/Sale 2011 ARCTIC FOX 29.5ft 5th wheel, 2 lg slides, 4 season, 2 - 80 watt solar panels, extended frame w/lg aluminum storage box $34,000 immaculate cond. Call Marvin 250-4284260

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CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORY ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN MISSION OF INVERMERE Worship Services every Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Christ Church Trinity 110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere Pastor Rev. Fraser Coltman Pastor Rev. David Morton 1-866-426-7564

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Roman Catholic Parish Pastor: Father James McHugh 250-342-6167 Invermere 250-344-6328 Golden Confession: 1/2 hour before Mass Canadian Martyrs Church 7p.m.: Worship at St. Peter’s, 712 - 12 Ave, Invermere Windermere (1st Sunday of the Saturday at 7 p.m. month - June-Oct.) Sunday at 9 a.m. Sept. 2nd, Oct 7th St. Joseph Church 9 a.m.: Worship at St. Peter’s, Windermere (3rd Sunday of the Highway 93-95, Radium Hot Springs Sunday at 11 a.m. month - June-Sept.) Sept 16th Sacred Heart Parish 9 a.m.: Worship at All Saint’s, 808 - 11 Street, Golden Edgewater. Sunday at 5 p.m. (1st, 3rd and 4th Sunday) St. Anthony’s Mission 9:30 a.m.: God’s Breakfast Club 250-342-6644 100-7th Avenue, Invermere www.wvsm.info www.christchurchtrinity.com Reverend Laura Hermakin

10:30 a.m.: Worship at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere. (Every Sunday)

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RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP For more information call 250-342-6633 or 250-347-6334 Loving God, Loving People #4 - 7553 Main Street West, Radium Sundays at 10 a.m. Bible Studies #4 - 7553 Main Street West, Radium Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Kids’ Church Edgewater Hall Thursday 6:30 p.m.

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326 - 10th Ave. 250-342-9535 REV. TREVOR HAGAN Senior Pastor www.lakewindermerealliance.org

VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY Hwy. 93/95 1 km north of Windermere Pastor: Murray Wittke

Sunday, September 16th 10:30 a.m. Sunday Service Worship and Life Instruction, 10 a.m. Worship & Word Kid’s Church Provided “Truth For Today From The Old Testament: Community Bustersâ€? ‌ Pastor Trevor Call the office at 250-342-9511 ministering. for more information. “K.I.D.S.â€? Church, for chil- www.valleychristianonline.com dren Age 3 to Grade 1; and Grade 2 to Grade 5, during Sharing Truth the Morning Service.

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Answer to September 5:

Horoscope Second week of September ARIES Aries, your goals are easily achieved this week. All you really need to do is set your mind to them and everything will fall into place along the way.

Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

to act quickly before things start moving in the wrong direction. You have to take control and make sure things are on the right course.

the uncanny ability to impress people in one-onone conversation. Start by focusing all of your energy on one particular relationship.

TAURUS Taurus, you may feel rushed by outside pressures, but it really is up to you to set your own pace. Everything will get done if you just relax.

LEO Leo, you can have fun doing just about anything this week. You have lots of energy, so maybe something physical will fit the bill. Grab a crowd and go to it.

SCORPIO Scorpio, it’s time to assess your health and make a few changes for the better. It’s within reason to change your diet and exercise more often. It will be to your advantage.

GEMINI TThose closest to you need a little space and respect, Gemini. Just give them what they need and all will go smoothly. Wednesday could be a trying day.

VIRGO VVirgo, things have not been going your way, but that is no reason to be disappointed. You will soon find a way to bounce back and get back on track.

CANCER Cancer, you may need

LIBRA Libra, this week you have

SAGITTARIUS Sagittarius, you will find you’re incredibly efficient this week, both at home and at work. If you have time left over, you may want to help a coworker or family member.

CAPRICORN Capricorn, both work and family issues are on your mind, but you can only tackle one set of concerns at a time. Figure out which one is a priority and set your wheels in motion. AQUARIUS Aquarius, you are likely to feel amazing this week, so much so that you actually do a double-take in the mirror to make sure it’s you looking back. Savor every moment. PISCES Pisces, you may have some trouble figuring out what is real and what’s a facade this week. Others can provide backup if you need it.

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Learning for all walks of life ECHO FILE PHOTO Many hundreds of adults, kids and plenty of dogs attended the Windermere Fall Fair and Scarecrow Festival, organized by the Windermere Community Association. The entire grounds were abuzz with wife carrying, face painting, entertainers, food and vendors. we offer over 100 full-time, part-time and evening classes

A look back at what's happened in the valley over the last 50 years STEVE JESSEL reporter1@invermerevalleyecho.com

50 years ago: The Windermere District Board of Trade condemned two separate sites on Highway 95 as dangerous to drivers. First, a fourfeet deep sandslide on the Athalmer hill had forced two drivers to make emergency maneuvers on what was a busy street, often travelled by school buses. Second, the new intersection of the Athalmer-Invermere road into Highway 95 at the Crossroads was described as a “death trap,” or alternatively, as a “traffic snarl.” The board appealed to the highways department on both accords. 45 years ago: Members of the In-

ternational Woodworkers of America unanimously rejected settlement terms proposed by a judge in an effort to settle the union’s dispute with interior lumber operators. In the opinion of the negotiating committee, the proposed terms of the settlement would have deprived interior woodworkers of any opportunity to achieve parity with coastal woodworkers. 25 years ago: Invermere council adopted a bylaw that indemnified officers, employees and council members against claims for damages arising out of the performance of duties and, in addition, to pay legal costs incurred in a court proceeding arising from such a claim. After council took legal action to recover money from a former mayor in 1986, “the necessity of an indemnifying by-law becomes very apparent.” 20 years ago: After more than two years of discussions and public meetings, the Beaches Development Cor-

porations’ project in Windermere had been knocked back to square one. The Regional District of East Kootenay turned down their proposal to build a $15 million, 56-home development at the Coldstream Campground in Windermere, along with a waste treatment plant on the 12-acre site. A number of community groups had strongly opposed the development. 5 years ago: Invermere mayor Mark Shmigelsky and RDEK Area F director Lillian Rose attended a Village of Canal Flats council meeting to discuss the idea of amalgamate Area F, Invermere and Canal Flats into one larger municipality. The idea was to give the region more influence when it came to governance, with Shmigelsky calling it "potentially the most democratic system we could come up with." Canal Flats councillors however were hesitant, with mayor John Tilley citing the designated jurisdiction as the "world's largest municipality."

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“Her surgeon was just floored,” Sylvia said. The incident forced Alyssa back into surgery to replace a plate in her leg. Meanwhile, the aggressor was arrested but never charged since none of the teenaged witnesses who were present would speak up. “As she was healing from that, one day she came upstairs, she was still on crutches, and she turned to me and said, ‘Um, mom I think I’m going to run for Miss Teen Canada,” said Sylvia. “I said, ‘Well, shouldn’t you learn how to walk first, never mind in heels?’” Alyssa contacted the Miss Teen Canada World corporation and discovered the Miss Teen Alberta contest was being held the next year, so after signing up, she was invited to attend and, after months of preparation, made her modelling debut as the first runner up. “By this point she was able to walk in heels,” Sylvia said. In fact, she added with a laugh, when Alyssa walks in high heels, she walks better than she walks with flat feet due to how the surgery changed her leg shape. “I don’t know where [her desire to become a model] came from,” Sylvia said. “When she was younger, she was teased a lot, everyone called her names because they said she had a funny nose; she was teased mercilessly. “But she wanted to tell a story, that the scars didn’t define who she was.” Second place earned her the title of Miss Teen Southern Alberta, and when she competed in Miss Teen Canada several months later, she walked away with a top ten finish and, most recently, second place in Lethbridge’s Next Top Model.

With four Canadian modelling agencies interested in signing her on, Alyssa, who is 5’8’’, plans to move to Toronto after her high school graduation to pursue modelling for a year before making

any major career decisions, but her passion is biology, which is what she plans to study at university. She has mostly overcome the learning disabilities inflicted on her by the

Kawasaki disease, although an ongoing visual spatial disability presents difficulties transferring what’s on a blackboard to paper, and she experiences short term memory loss.

“She’s actually talking right now about going into medical sciences,” said Sylvia. Now that she has full use of her legs, Alyssa is always moving to keep in shape, whether it’s work-

outs or jogging every night. She has mentioned to her mother that she may try for Canada’s Next Top Model, a reality TV show based on voter participation, later this year.

“She’s been through crazy stuff and she still has this impeccable smile on her face daily and just manages to keep coming out of it with such courage,” said Sylvia. “I say it’s strength.”

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And in economic news... In the economic news of Canada and BC there’s something to celebrate. There is much in recent news on jobs, on resource usage and on general finance indicators, that should increase satisfaction and add confidence. It should certainly reduce some of the fear and tension we have been experiencing for the last couple of years. The latest economic figures tell us we are much further ahead and better off than we have been for quite some time. In B.C. news this past week, Jobs Minister Pat Bell is widely quoted as saying the province is leading Canada in job creation. To demonstrate his point, he says B.C. generated almost 15,000 new jobs in August, almost half the 34,000 positions created in all of Canada. Not only that, but B.C.'s employment growth figures were ahead of Alberta, Quebec and Ontario. The BC unemployment rate dipped to 6.7 per cent from seven per cent in July. In hard numbers, he says, B.C. has added 51,700 jobs over the last year, ranking first in Canada and showing strong and stable growth across several sectors. Figures show a boost in parttime jobs in B.C. last month helped offset a decline in fulltime positions, with most of the latest job gains in transportation,

warehousing, public administration and hotel and food services. Vancouver’s unemployment figure was unchanged at 6.8 per cent in August, Victoria's jumped to 5.9 per cent from 5.6, while Kelowna's figure tumbled to 4.1 per cent from 6.1 in July. The figure for Kelowna is very informative. Since about 4% of our population are unavailable for employment, usually for health, disability, maternity and reasons having to do with ability to perform satisfactory work, it means that Kelowna’s employable people are virtually all employed, which is good to hear. The provincial number of unemployed - 6.7 % - though it dipped from seven per cent in July, is still showing many people out of work. The biggest gains through the province were in transportation, warehousing, public administration, hotel and food services. There’s a caution here. Politicians have been known to use the most favorable figures or to manipulate figures so they put the most favorable slant on what the politicians have to say. In this case, the cautionary stuff lies in numbers Bell does not emphasize – which are that many of those gains are part-time jobs, while long-term jobs actually showed a drop. Living in a tourist area,

we all know what part-time jobs do during the off season. They go away. Maybe they’ll be back next tourist season – and then, again, maybe . . . . And Finance Minister Flaherty also recently pointed out that dangers still exist, saying, "There are challenges emanating from outside our borders, whether in Europe or the United States, to which Canada is not immune." As far as the future is concerned, there is a lot less clarity, much of which has to do with the future of resource development and transportation throughout Canada. In a recent Calgary speech, Mark Carney made a strong point that Canada's reliance on oil is what he called "unambiguously good" for the country as a whole — not just the West. He specifically called for more pipelines and dismissed fears about so-called “Dutch disease” - the concern by some that strong oil sales abroad causes the dollar to rise, creating a negative effect on Eastern manufacturing. Carney said, "The strength of the Canadian resource sector is a reflection of success, not a harbinger of failure." Carney pointed out that eastern Canadian consumers are importing oil at prices that average $35 a barrel more than what western heavy oil producers receive.

"New energy infrastructure — pipelines and refineries — could bring more of the benefits of the commodity boom to more of the country," he said. When it comes to job creation, he said, the vast majority of related jobs will be in the private-sector and throughout Canada. Today, there's still slack in the labor market, he said, and that influences the conduct of monetary policy. Here in BC, there are a lot of questions about heavy infrastructure development, especially proposed pipelines. Carney talked about pipelines to Eastern Canada, and the general economic benefit that would bring to the nation. However, the proposed pipelines through BC to the coast cause a lot of BC residents to question the entire thought of such developments, no matter where they go. How we are going to solve the issues involved will be a thorny set of problems for a long time. In general, though, and strictly in economic terms, it was a positive week. For an individual or a family, there is still a large question when it comes to creating a family economic plan that will serve the needs that are high on the list of priorities. Give us a call, we can help… that’s why we are here.

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