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Ranchers, conservationists react to new B.C. wolf plan STEVE HUBRECHT steve@invermerevalleyecho.com The provincial Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations released its new wolf management plan late last week, in which the government commits to helping ranchers and other stakeholders manage wolf populations in areas in which livestock and wildlife are threatened by wolf predation. The plan comes as welcome news to valley ranchers who have suffered growing losses of cattle to wolves, but left wolf advocates disappointed. “It’s a problem I’ve had for the last two years,” said local rancher Brian McKersie, who has lost 50 calves (out of a total herd of 350 cows) to wolves the past two years on his Columbia Lake ranch and crown range extending from Findlay Creek to Dutch Creek. Each calf is worth about $750, accord-

ing to Mr. McKersie. “The other part of the equation is the harassment, stress and weight loss the wolves put on the herd, which can double the dollar-value lost,” he said, adding the problem has slowly increased during the course of the past decade, but has become really pronounced the past two years. “We’re also seeing a major impact (from wolves) on our local elk population,” said Mr. McKersie. Wolf populations in the Kootenay region appear to be increasing, according to a ministry press relase on the new management plan. The release also said wolf populations are rising in the Cariboo, Thompson and Okanagan regions, but are stable elsewhere across the province. Local hunters in the Upper Columbia Valley agree that, from what they’ve seen, the wolf numbers here are increasing. “The wolf population’s gone way up; you go out on any of the backroads and

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you’ll see a lot more signs of them than you have before,” said local hunter Bob Walker. “We’re in favour of some form of predator control.” Even if wolves numbers were high in the past, they were not a nuisance to ranchers as much because they would prey mainly on deer, elk and moose, but as numbers of those prey species have plummeted in recent years (with the elk population in the valley dropping from around 20,000 to fewer than 10,000, for instance), that has changed, according to Mr. Walker. The ministry said in the plan that the current wolf population across the province is about 8,500, slightly up from an estimated 1991 population of 8,100, meaning that wolves are not considered an “at-risk” species. The plan will divide B.C. into two zones — in one zone wolves will be managed to ensure their continued ecological role and there will be sustainable hunting

during a specified season, while in the other zone (the areas with livestock or other wildlife depredation by wolves) the ministry will develop implementation plans to manage the impacts of expanding wolf populations. Public consultation on the plan resulted in the ministry receiving more than 2,500 comments, which it said were carefully reviewed and helped inform and improve the final plan. Several East Kootenay wolf advocates felt that public input had not resulted in any substantial changes. “The new plan has not really changed anything. It pays lip service to some of the concerns raised in the comments, but when you read through the lines, there is nothing in there about conservation of wolves, it’s all about managing wolves for the benefit of people,” said Golden-based Wolf Awareness Inc. executive director Sadie Parr. See A9

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The entire Grade 7 class at Edgewater Elementary — all four of them, all girls — shared in the David Schnider memorial award, normally given out to the top (mainly academic) Grade 7 student each year at the school. Each girl (left to right: McKenna Hutchinson, London Almas, Kaitlynn Baes, and Cassidy Cunliffe) was also awarded $100 when the awards were handed out in an afternoon assembly on Thursday, April 17th. David Schnider was a student at the school who passed away from leukemia in 1970. This year marks the tenth anniversary of his passing, and his parents and three sisters were there for the ceremony. See story on page 9. PHOTO BY DAN WALTON

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Mixed fates for the valley’s 2008-era developments DAN WALTON dan@invermerevalleyecho.com Editor’s note: this is the second of a threepart series on housing developments in the valley affected by the 2008 recession. In exploring how housing developments in Invermere were affected by the global recession in last week’s edition of the Valley Echo, no two developments were the same – and as we look to the south, many of Invermere’s neighbouring communities have had their own unique challenges. Significant projects stalled since 2008 include the Spirits Reach community and the Columbia Eagle condominiums in Fairmont Hot Springs, as well as the Painted Ridge subdivision in Canal Flats. Spirits Reach sold the seventh of its

nine lots shortly after the recession began, and was unable to sell the remaining two until earlier this year. “Because of all the inventory out there, we have to wait a little,” said Spirits Ridge co-owner Donna Rae, adding phase two of the development cannot begin under current market conditions. Closer to the heart of Fairmont lies the foundation of the Columbia Eagle condominiums. The project’s framing was well underway and had reached the lock-up stage — around 50 per cent completion – before the recession caused it to stall. Then in December 2012, a fire reduced the project back to a foundation and rebar. Damage was estimated between $1.5 and $2 million and the owners were uninsured. “Columbia Eagle was the biggest victim of the financial crash of 2008,” said Wen-

dy Booth, the Regional District of East Kootenay area F director. Before a collapsing real estate market could prevent the Painted Ridge development from succeeding, the quality of water available through Canal Flats didn’t meet the standards of the Drinking Water Protection Act, which prevented any building permits from being issued. “I wasn’t slowed down by the recession; I was slowed down by the municipality,” said Painted Ridge president (and former Calgary Flames goaltender) Mike Vernon. Canal Flats was reprimanded by Interior Health for its water system seven years ago, he said, but the village waited until the penalties were looming before making the upgrade. “That should have been done back in 2007,” said Mr. Vernon. Since then, a

solution has been agreed upon to take care of that problem. “By July, the water system will be installed,” said Canal Flats mayor Ute Juras. “No building permits can be issued before then, but we have agreed that people can start the application process.” Seven of the subdivision’s 31 lots have been sold, and the remaining 23 will be able to go on the market after the water upgrade. “The lack of potable water for Painted Ridge has been a hurdle for the developer for many years,” added Ms. Booth. “It will be nice to see the water project complete, so the development can proceed.” As developments in the valley continue to deal with the aftermath of a boom-and-bust, the Valley Echo will be looking to the north of Invermere in next week’s issue.

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Business opponents of Multi Material BC are planning a court challenge to reverse the takeover of B.C.’s curbside recycling system by the stewardship agency. They continue to urge the provincial government to freeze the new MMBC system before it takes effect May 19th, but are also laying the groundwork for a legal battle. Kelvin McCulloch, the chief executive officer of the Buckerfield’s chain of farm supply stores, is urging other businesses to sign and submit their MMBC contract but then give notice to the government that

they won’t pay fees or otherwise cooperate with the separate waste-collecting organization. new system to collect packaging and printed paper. That option is not practical or reasonable, Mr. Mr. McCulloch intends to gather opt-out letters McCulloch said. See A11 from numerous businesses across B.C. and deliver them to the province. If the MMBC rollout continues, he said, they will WANT TO KNOW MORE argue in court that the MMBC contracts were ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY? invalid and they were coerced to join the governWednesday, May 7, 9:30 - 11:30 am ment-created recycling monopoly. Best Western Plus, Prestige Inn “We’re fairly confident at this point it will be 7493 Main Street W, Radium Hot Springs struck down,” Mr. McCulloch said. “No company in their right mind would sign that contract of their own free will.” The province contends MMBC is voluntary and various industries(MJHP TZY \JJPQ^ Ć^JWX could instead form their own

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Reducing mammal mortality on Highway 93 GREG AMOS editor@invermerevalleyecho.com

The hour-and-a-half long driving trip on Highway 93 from Radium Hot Springs to Castle Junction in Alberta is a familiar one for valley residents and visitors. The majestic mountain views are often trumped only by the up-close-and-personal drive-by animal sightings offered by Kootenay National Park. Sometime, however, the encounters are a little too close for comfort. Data from 2004 through 2013 shows 621 medium or large-sized mammals were killed due to vehicle strikes on Highway 93, explained Parks Canada wildlife crossings project manager Trevor Kinley. Of those, more than half are white-tailed deer, with an average of 32 being killed every year. The animal-involved accidents “are predominantly in the summer, because that’s when we have more animals in the park,” said Mr. Kinley. “For example, our white-tailed deer almost all migrate out of the park in the winter.” The map at right shows the location of 235 accident sites reported to ICBC over the past decade. Though not specific to collisions involving animals, Mr. The Kootenay Valley, Kinley noted parallels in the southern part of can easily be drawn, particularly to the the park, in general is where west and east ends of most of our collisions occur. the highway section, where resident BigTREVOR KINLEY PARKS CANADA horn sheep who spend WILDLIFE CROSSINGS PROJECT MANAGER much of the year in the park are struck by vehicles fairly regularly. “About two-thirds of the Bighorn sheep kills are from outside the park; we do not track out-of-park mortalities for any other species,” he said. In all, 106 Bighorn sheep, 71 moose and 48 mule deer were struck and killed on Highway 93 through the park over the past decade. Even with expected increases in tourism visits to the valley, many are optimistic those animal collision numbers will be lower in the decade to come. Wildlife fencing lining more than 80 kilometres of the TransCanada Highway through Banff National Park has proven to be highly successful in terms of reduced collision rates, and that approach was adopted in Kootenay National Park. A 4.7-kilometre section of animal exclusion fencing was put in place near the Dolly Varden day use area (near Kootenay Crossing) on the highway last fall. “That’s going to change this map over the next ten years significantly,” commented Sgt. Don Erichsen of the

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RCMP’s East K o o tenay Traffic Services division. Three new highway underpasses, comprised of seven metre by four metre culverts that cross under the highway, are also a part of the fenced section. Motionsensor cameras mounted near the entrance to the highway underpasses are showing wolves and deer are already getting in the habit of using them. “We put our fencing in what our data showed to be the hottest hot spot,” said Mr. Kinley. “We picked this spot that had a big, continuous area of high collisions to focus on. There’s a lot of white-tailed deer in the Dolly Varden area.” “The Kootenay Valley, in the southern part of the park, in general is where most of our collisions occur,” he added. The Vermillion Valley, in contrast, doesn’t see as many wildlife-vehicle encounters.

In what became a well-known photo last summer, motorcyclist Tim Barltlett of Banff captured pictures of a large grey wolf pursuing him while he was riding in Kootenay National Park. The photos were taken on Saturday, June 8th, halfway between the Kootenay Park Lodge and Storm Mountain, when the animal appeared from the treeline and began pursuing him. Mr. Bartlett circled back after the initial chase, camera in hand, and got photos wth the wolf as near as three metres from his bike. Thankfully, the encounter did not result in another animal-vehicle collision in the park. PHOTO BY TIM BARTLETT

Thanks to Mike Ewen at Focus Corp. for mapping out the raw ICBC data (accident locations on Highway 93 from 2003 through 2012), and Valley Echo graphic designer Silena Ewen for artistically rendering the data on this map. A full colour version of this map can be found in the April 16th Valley Echo.

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• 1:15 - 2:15 p.m.: Seniors’ Day at the Invermere Library on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Bus provided. For more information or to pre-register, contact 250-342-6416 or visit invermere.bclibrary.ca.

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• 2 p.m.: Monthly Museum Meeting at the Windermere Valley Museum. • 5 - 9 p.m.: Karaoke at the Summit Youth Centre. • 7 p.m.: DTSS Century Project students present photos and stories of their trip to Europe to visit WWI sites and memorials. • 7 - 8:30 p.m.: Car Share information night, hosted by Groundswell. Interested in joining a local car share? Please RSVP at groundswellnetwork.ca/events-calendar.

dermere (Community Hall), Edgewater (Community Hall), Wilmer (Community Hall) and Radium (Meet at Higher Ground). Bring gloves and enthusiasm. Bags and refreshments provided. • 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Birthing From Within, presented by founder Pam England and hosted by Groundswell. Two day prenatal workshop (Also May 3). Pre-registration required, space is limited. For more info, go to: groundswellnetwork. ca/events-calendar. • 6 p.m.: Roller Derby Spring Smash at the Canal Flats Arena. Bavarian Barbarians vs. Cut Throat Car Hops and Killer Rollbots vs. Wildcat Brawlers. First bout at 6 p.m., second bout at 8 p.m. Tickets $10 at the door, $5 for kids, 5 and under free. • 6 - 11 p.m.: Spring Cleaning/Pizza at the Summit Youth Centre. Help us and get free pizza!

26TH : SATURDAY

• 9 a.m.: Columbia Valley Cycling Society annual bike swap at the Invermere Community Center. Bring in gear from 9 - 11 a.m. There is a toonie charge to bring in gear. Sale is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pick up money and/or unsold gear from 1-2 p.m. • 10 - 11 a.m.: Valley Pride cleanup in Invermere (Pothole Park), Win-

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• 5 - 9 p.m.: Hang out Night/Bring your ideas at the Summit Youth Centre. • 7:30 p.m.: AGM for the Columbia Valley Rockies at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena in the mezzanine.

2ND : FRIDAY

• 6 - 7 p.m.: Hula Hoop Jam at Peak Dancework (across from post office). By donation, hoops provided. Contact leahmayshoemaker@ gmail.com for info. • 6 - 11 p.m.: Pool tournament at the Summit Youth Centre. • 7 - 10 p.m.: Fresh Fridays open mic night at Pynelogs. Local musicians showcase their music at Pynelogs the first Friday of the month, from October to June. All ages, licensed bar. $2 at the door. Visit www.columbiavalleyarts.com for more information.

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• 5 p.m.: Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley Annual General Meeting at Copper Point Resort. 5 p.m. Registration, 5:30 p.m. AGM. • 6 - 11 p.m.: Movie and popcorn at the Summit Youth Centre. • 7 p.m.: 2nd annual Hospice Butterfly Gala at Copper Point Resort. Features a three-course meal, live entertainment by Valley Forged, silent and live auctions. Tickets $50, all proceeds to benefit the Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley. Tickets at: Meet on Higher Ground (Radium), All Things Beautiful and Columbia Garden Village (Invermere), and Smoking Waters Coffee Co. (Fairmont).

Rockies event. Dinner and singalong with the Valley Voices Choir. APRIL 30 - MAY 6 Door prizes, silent auction and raffles. No minors. Tickets $45, or 30TH : WEDNESDAY two for $80, available at the Wind• 4 - 9 p.m.: Hang out at the Sumermere Pantry and Selkirk TV. mit Youth Centre. th

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• 7 p.m.: Movie at the Museum for both members and guests at the Windermere Valley Museum.

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• 12 p.m.: Soup, bun and dessert at the Edgewater Legion for $6.

29TH : TUESDAY

• 5 - 9 p.m.: Swimming at Radium Hot Springs with the Summit Youth Centre, leaving at 6 p.m. • 6 - 7:30 p.m.: Global Buckets container gardening workshop, presented by Groundswell. Build a Global Bucket (self-watering, weedless growing system). $30, register at groundswellnetwork. ca/events-calendar. • 7 p.m.: Vanessa Farnsworth, author of Rain on a Distant Roof, a personal journey through Lyme Disease in Canada, presents at the Radium Hot Springs Public Library.

• 6 - 11 p.m.: Cool Craft at the Summit Youth Centre . • 5:30 - 9 p.m.: Artist’s opening at Pynelogs Cultural Centre for the Wings Over the Rockies/Li’l Peeps art show. Show features the fun and fantastic artwork from the Young Artists of our Columbia Valley Childcare Programs, as well as work from artists on this year’s Wings theme: The Mystery of Migration. Show runs April 29th - May 11th, daily from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Wednesday evenings until 9 p.m. • 7:30 p.m.: DTSS Big Band Dance at the Invermere Community Hall. Cocktails at 7:30 p.m., dancing starting at 8 p.m., buffet at 10:15 p.m. Tickets $25 per person, available at DTSS.

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• 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Edible Hanging Basket workshop, presented by Groundswell. Build a basket with your mom, filled with herbs and produce. $30 a basket, register at groundswellnetwork.ca/eventscalendar. (Mom not required, but encouraged!) • 6:30 p.m.: Birdsong Singalong Dinner at the Windermere Community Hall. A pre-Wings Over the

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• 7 p.m.: Bingo at the Canal Flats Civic Centre, on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month. • 18th Annual Wings Over the Rockies festival begins. Runs May 5th - 11th. A week of events celebrating birds and nature, including a themed gallery show at Pynelogs. This year’s theme is “The Mystery of Migration”. For a full listing of events and to register, visit www.WingsOverTheRockies.org, Pynelogs Cultural Centre or pick up a program at The Valley Echo office. • The Lake Windermere Ambassadors will be offering a “watershed track” of water related themes during Wings Over the Rockies, including tours of Lake Windermere on Thursday, May 8th and Sunday, May, 11th. For more info, go to www.lakeambassadors.ca.

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• 4 - 9 p.m.: Basketball Bump at the Summit Youth Centre. • Tuesdays from May to September, the Lake Windermere Ambassadors are looking for volunteers to help with lake water quality testing - go to http://www.lakeambassadors.ca for more info.

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nvermere. Radium Hot Springs. Canal Flats. Windermere. Fairmont Hot Springs. Edgewater. Columere. Dry Gulch. Brisco. The list goes on. How many ways can you think of to divide a roughly 8,000-person section of the Columbia River valley into individual communities and hamlets? Attempts to forge unity in the Columbia Valley are nothing new. Each area has much to offer on its own, but sometimes their political leaders fail to see the value of the bigger picture. When looked at through the lens of tourism, it becomes clear how lacking the valley is in a cohesive brand for prospective tourists to be dazzled by.

I get this impression not just by covering the endeavours of groups such as the Columbia Cultural Tourism Association and the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce, but by chance encounters with visitors themselves. A couple of my Word on the Street victims from last Friday (seriously, we are grateful for those people brave enough to speak to the newspaper and have their photo taken) hail from Calgary. Though they find downtown Invermere endearing, they admitted to not knowing much about the rest of the valley. They spoke of the feeling they sometimes get that Calgarians are not wanted here, which is a sentiment I’m sure many local people have felt at times. Depending on the degree of vacation home and timeshare

ownership in each community, there is a tangible feel as to how welcome guests are in various necks of these woods. It’s time we get over this version of xenophobia, admit that our economy is tied strongly to tourists from Alberta, and work towards better sharing with them what the valley is really about. Rather than begrudging the ranks of out-of-province visitors occupying dowtown Invermere parking stalls, why not direct them towards your favourite spot on Columbia Lake, a hiking trail off of Westside Road, or your favourite cafe in Spillimacheen? Rather than squabble over getting our share of the tourists bucks, we should encourage visitors — and each other — to view the valley as one whole rather than several pieces.

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hings are very busy at the and the feasibility of retainRegional UNDOWN U District of Invermere. A ing or demolishing the “bus number of capital projects are garage” building. In early May, about to begin, including the a decision by the Columbia construction of the Splash & Valley Directors of the RegionSpray Park at Kinsmen Beach al District of East Kootenay (spearheaded by the Rotary is expected around sharing Club of Invermere) and reapproximately 25 per cent of development of the Cenotaph the capital and operational ERRY Park may proceed. The district funding for the new facility, is also investigating options for which would total $125,000 a repaving and improving storm year for five years (to be rewater management for a portion of Panora- negotiated each five years). A commitment ma Drive near the Petro Canada bulk station. has been made by Invermere that the regionInvermere is also going to begin work on al district will appoint 25 per cent of a future an ultraviolet-disinfection treatment for our Design and Operation Committee and be Paddy Ryan Reservoirs water supply system, involved in all further discussions and conwhich will bring our surface water up to full siderations around the facility. We are hoping compliance with new regulations. that asbestos abatement and demolition will Work is continuing on the design of the be able to proceed this summer or fall. new valley-wide multi-use centre. Currently, Over what has almost been six years, I have our architect is analyzing options of siting had the pleasure of working with fellow Cothe building on the old high school site lumbia Valley Directors. The working rela-

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tionship and partnerships between political jurisdictions in the Columbia Valley, including regional district Areas F and G, the Village of Radium Hot Springs, and the Village of Canal Flats, has been very positive.We may have different opinions on certain topics, but we are able to respect different opinions and continue to move forward. This fall, we will likely see a few of the “fearless five” (I just made this name up) change as one or two people choose not to run again. Of course, those who are planning to run again (hint: yes, I’m planning to run again) are never guaranteed to return. Some of the names and faces involved in regional governance in the Columbia Valley may change this fall, but here’s hoping the positive energy and strong successes over the last six years does not change! Gerry Taft is mayor of the District of Invermere and a Regional District of East Kootenay director for the Columbia Valley. He can be reached at taft.gerry@gmail.com .

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“The economy would benefit from more facilities and a better attitude towards tourism.”

“I have heard Lake Windermere gets very busy with boat traffic in the summer; I hate to see every lake being commercialized.”

Tom Chapman

“It depends what the impact on the environment is; creating a boat launch, roads and parking could have an impact.” Denise McIntyre

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BC Government is undertaking a public consultation process focussed on setting parameters for converting some volume based tenures in the province to areabased. Canfor understands that the brief consultation process is part of Minister Steve Thomson’s mandate letter and we hold Minister Thomson and his officials in the highest possible regard. However, B.C.’s interior forest sector is

undergoing a significant transformation in the wake of the mountain pine beetle epidemic, and in our view, this is absolutely not the time for major changes to tenure administration. Government and industry must focus on understanding what timber is available and what adjustments are needed in primary manufacturing. We feel the benefits of area-based tenures are mar-

ginal at best and that there are many higher priorities that would yield greater positive impacts. More importantly, the public opposition to this proposal is a deal breaker. As far as Canfor is concerned, the risk of aligning the public against B.C.’s largest forest companies outweighs any marginal benefits of expanding area-based tenures. See A9

What does Earth Day mean to you?

id you know that yesterday, Tuesday, April 22nd, was Earth Day? Did you participate in an event, or did it go unnoticed? Being new to the Columbia Valley from Calgary, and having had the opportunity to travel prior to the big move, I’ve had the chance to reflect on some apparent differences between places regarding environmental concern. It was disheartening to hear that Earth Hour 2014 saw only a 0.5 per cent decrease in energy demand in Calgary, as reported by the CBC. That doesn’t mean the initiative failed, as some business owners and many residents shut off their lights and took notice. But the overall result was astonishing. So why do we keep trying? We’ve been collectively aware of environmental issues for decades, but sometimes it feels like little headway has been made regarding environmental awareness on a global scale.

Indeed, some issues are besystems and improve water Wildsight coming even more pressing. quality. Ideas abound for deORDS O While traveling I was excreasing light pollution, eduposed to extreme overuse cating the public about living of natural areas and induswith wildlife, and celebrating trial tourism. Places like the natural diversity of our Thailand depend on toursurrounding areas. There are ism, and yet there is little networks linking groups tostructure in place to pregether, which often act coopNDREA serve their strikingly beautieratively to see bigger results. ful coastline or clear waters. Valley Pride Day on Saturday, Motorboats and mass tourApril 26th is an example of this ism often decimate corral reefs; garbage cooperation – there will be opportunities to and plastic bottles wash ashore and col- participate in various community clean-ups. lect unnecessarily, and wildlife has diminIn countries like Thailand and Laos, initiaished or become dependent on tourists. tives are not as common but they are presIt makes you wonder, what are we doing ent, as informed tourists and local groups to the planet? begin to support cleanup initiatives and Still, there are initiatives and people who acknowledge proper tourism practices. Yet care. The Columbia Valley thrives with these places are in dire need of organizagroups trying to get kids outside, grow and tions commonly found in the Columbia Valconsume local food, restore damaged eco- ley. The education and structure is simply

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not as strong at this point. So what about you? Do you care? Do you get confused and feel bombarded with all the initiatives, or do you find them accessible and enlightening? It is important to give feedback on this; it makes it easier for us as environmental organizations to figure out how to reach you in a more effective way. Regarding environmental awareness, a constant presentation of negative information can cast such organizations in a pessimistic light. So today, we want to commend you on what you’ve already done. It’s important to celebrate successes in order to have new ones. It’s all about appreciating what you have, and you, Columbia Valley, have a lot to take pride in.

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larger perspective. That rancher (Mr. McKersie) lost 50 wolves, but larger scale, province-wide only three per cent of livestock is lost to wolves. Unfortunately this three per cent figure often translates to one or two individuals getting hit particularly hard and these are the voices that generally get heard on the issue, but that’s not the norm for most ranchers,” said Ms. Parr. Ms. Parr has created a ranchers’ toolkit, basically a guide to promoting co-existence between people, wolves and livestock. The province’s last wolf management plan

WOLF PLAN from A1

An educational exit in Edgewater Dan walton dan@invermerevalleyecho.com It was a big day for four Grade 7 students at Edgewater Elementary on Thursday, April 17th, as the entire graduating class received a prestigious award. The gym was filled by all of the students at Edgewater Elementary, who were greeted by family members of the award’s honouree, David Schnider, a student at the school who was diagnosed with leukaemia in 1970, when he was just seven years old, and passed away shortly after. To mark the tenth anniversary of the award, four of David’s family members attended the ceremony. Sisters Jacquie Schnider, Theresa Schnider, and Roberta Hall, and their mom Erica Schnider, were all at the school to share some of their family history.

The eldest sister, Theresa, told the students about how David was her best friend during her early childhood. Because the two were close in age in a small town, they were constantly playing together. In his name, the family normally awards one student with the David Schnider Award, granting a Grade 7 student with a bursary to support post-secondary education. But during the milestone anniversary and with a class of just four students, Edgewater Elementary students McKenna Hutchinson, London Almas, Kaitlynn Baes, and Cassidy Cunliffe were all named as recipients of the 2014 award. A slideshow with photos of Schnider family with David in them ran during the presentation, and the sounds of Louis Armstrong’s What a Wonderful World filled the room before and after the presentation.

CANFOR CONCERNED from A1

Our focus is to make sure we have access to enough fibre to meet the needs of our customers, and we need the support of British Columbians to operate on public land. Canfor would only support a fully transparent process that is fair to all licensees and involves sufficient public involvement so we could be confident it has support of British

“There’s major uncertainty about population levels and harvest rates of wolves, because there’s not mandatory reporting of killing wolves. They are using a figure of 8,500, but if look more closely you’ll see the population range is 5,300 to 11,600 and they’re just picking the number in the middle.” The province’s last carnivore review process was in 2007, which is not recent Photographer Brad Hill caught enough, said Ms. Parr, who this dramatic image of a wolf on a notes that in the past 50 game trail in Golden in August 2004. years people have become PHOTO BY Brad Hill / accustomed to artificially www.naturalart.CA low numbers of wolves as result of bounty hunting up until the 1950s, came out in 1979. To learn more about the new manageand that as wolf number rebound to previous natural levels, ranchers need to stop just sim- ment plan, check out: http://www.env.gov. ply letting their livestock roam untended and bc.ca/fw/wildlife/management-issues/docs/ should revert to having herders, shepherds, grey_wolf_management_plan.pdf. To see Ms. range riders, livestock guard dogs and using Parr’s ranchers’ toolkit, see: http://media. wix.com/ugd/a966c3_06d24c4035a436a3498 night penning. “The reality is you’ve got to put this into 01dc63455a905.pdf.

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After another building block season and a short playoff run, the Columbia Valley Rockies are gearing up for the 2014-2015 season with a shared spring camp with the Junior A Surrey Eagles club. Up to 90 players plus their families are expected to arrive in Invermere for the camp, which Ross Bidinger begins at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 25th, and runs through Sunday, April 27th. Many of the players will be gunning to earn a spot with the Surrey Eagles of the B.C. Hockey League, but many talented players who don’t make the Junior A cut will be available to the Junior B Rockies. “Hopefully the Eagles pick a couple guys, and then we’ll pick a couple,” said Rockies general manager Ross Bidinger. A couple of familiar faces — 2013-2014 Rockies players Nigel Swab and Matt Houston, who also played for the Eagles last year — will be at the camp. The unlikely pairing of a BCHL team from the extreme

southwestern corner of B.C. and a Kootenay International Junior Hockey League team on the easternmost edge of the province was made possible through Surrey Eagles assistant coach Brad Tobin, who used to play on the Rockies. His ties to the organization helped make the joint-camp possible, explained Mr. Bidinger. “As a kid, you want to go to the higher level of hockey,” he said. “It isn’t always the best if they go straight to Junior A; the ones that aren’t ready for Junior A can spend another year with the Rockies.” Matt Houston, for example, spent two months as a fourth liner with the Eagles last season before getting scratched, and was able to get far more ice time and more chances to develop as a player while playing with the Rockies. “My vision when I got involved was to move kids forward (in hockey development),” said Mr. Bidinger. “The connections (with the Surrey Eagles) are through myself, Wade (Dubielwicz), Scott (Dubielwicz), and Kirk (Dubielwicz), and all the different people we’ve all played with. That’s how the game of hockey works — it’s who you know.” The Rockies are also holding their annual general meeting on May 1st, where anyone is welcome to attend. The organization has a strong team, already in place, but there are always more volunteer opportunities available.

OPINION Getting past the barriers to communication

The Human Side of hen I was young, times they’re huge. What do OMMUNICATION I knew a lot, or you mean? thought I did. I knew it • Assumed meanings — with a certainty I have you may try your best to say never been able to match. what you think you mean,but In these later years, there I can only understand what I just seem to be too many think I hear. questions. • Early learning — we learn Many of us are the same. a lot during childhood, and RED I know many people can one of those things is the remember a time when meaning of the words we they experienced their hear. They turn out to be difown certainty, equally as strong. For most, ferent than those of almost everyone else, it got less and less certain as they aged. though we often make mistakes. They’re One of the many big question marks in close enough we just don’t see the differmy life, which has become larger as I have ence unless we look for it. grown older, is the meaning of everyday • Different ages or generations within the communications of people. I no longer same culture — that’s even more difficult think I automatically understand others. when families move to a new country There are a lot of subtle messages to un- and a new language gets added in. derstand, and even then I’m not certain. • Every language has words that don’t Communication is difficult. There are translate directly into English or have an too many uncertainties, and many are entirely different meaning when they do. barriers we don’t recognize. (Think of the difficulty we’ve had with Just a few of those uncertainties and the many different meanings of the word, barriers to communication are: “honour” in our country.) • Different meanings — words don’t • Different socio-economic environalways mean the same thing. At times, ments — people from different socio-ecothe differences are subtle, and some- nomic groups may use the same words,

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but they often mean different things. • Different regions of a country — there are many countries in which people have different accents, different phrases, different significant words and different attitudes from their countrymen in other regions. Think of the southern states. You can do many things to diminish blocks if you want to communicate: • Listen carefully — this is the first step in all communication! • Recognize that differences exist and need work to overcome. • Listen carefully for the meaning beyond the words. • Ask questions to clarify meaning. • Listen to answers and ask questions until you’re sure what is meant before talking. • Try again — and keep trying until you get somewhere! We don’t directly or easily communicate with anyone. We feel our way. ?? ? Blah blah Blah blah We spend time ? blah checking each other out when we first meet. If you work at it, you can do it!

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“The suggestion that we are able to launch or own stewardship program independent of MMBC is a sham.” The MMBC program aims to transfer recycling costs from municipal taxpayers to the producers who generate packaging and printed paper, while collecting more containers and material types than before. But many businesses argue they’re unfairly compelled to pay far higher fees than a similar system run in Ontario. Critics say MMBC’s three-member interim board is controlled by executives with multinational firms like Unilever and Proctor and Gamble who have manipulated the launch of the new program to their benefit rather than the

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interests of most B.C. businesses. Questioned by the NDP last week, Environment Minister Mary Polak said she expects a more representative 15-member permanent board to be named soon after MMBC’s launch. Mrs. Polak said it’s logical the biggest industries that pay the most into MMBC get a large role. A new advisory council was also recently unveiled by MMBC with reps from several B.C. business groups, but critics say it has no real power. Pausing the program and the payment of fees by member businesses would cut off the money MMBC will send to most local cities that agreed to continue curbside pickup. “Any delay in implementation for those communities would mean a loss of that

savings,” Mrs. Polak said, adding many municipalities have already budgeted to receive promised MMBC payments. She said examples of those amounts are $1.5 million a year coming to Richmond and $917,000 to Nanaimo. Mike Klassen, B.C. director of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, said he’s not aware of any cities reducing their property taxes as a result of the expected MMBC savings. “That’s one of the things that’s been most misleading – the idea that this was going to save money for the general taxpayer,” he said. Mr. Klassen argues consumers will pay twice – their local taxes won’t go down but they’ll also pay higher retail prices as businesses pass along the MMBC charges.

He said most mayors and councils are being cautious and aren’t spending MMBC savings until they actually arrive – meaning there’s still opportunity to freeze the rollout. “That suggests to me they’re also very wary of the program and have a fallback program in case things don’t work,” Mr. Klassen said. “The world doesn’t all of a sudden turn upside down if we pause this program and take some time to reflect on how to do this well.” Small businesses with single storefronts have been exempted by the province from MMBC’s requirements. But Mr. Klassen said franchisees don’t qualify, leaving hundreds of small businesses like meat shops and Subway sandwich outlets facing hefty costs.

EMEMBER WHEN? R A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 55 years

2009 — Little Badger Early Learning Centre student Nico plays with toys and learning tools during a break between snack time and heading outside. . ECHO FILE PHOTO

years ago (1964): The Invermere Parent-Teacher Association’s talent show generated an ethusiastic response from the audience. The show included vocal and instrumental numbers. The first public appearance of the Invermere Majorettes generated a particularly high level of local acclaim.

years ago (1974): Local Girl Guides and Brownies were gearing up to begin their cookie-selling campaign. Invermere residents were advised to watch for little girls in brown uniforms and berets and older girls in blue uniforms canvassing the neighbourhood and support the fundraising campaign by buying some of the cookies. Part of the cookie proceeds stayed with local companies, part went to division expenses and part went to provincial headqurters in Vancouver.

years ago (1984): A group of 17 volunteers slashed more than 25 acres of trem-

bling aspen on the northside of Whiteswan Lake in an effort to help make the area better winter range for a herd of about 30 Bighorn sheep. The project was a joint effort by the Canal Flats Wilderness Club, the Kimberley Wilderness Club, the East Kootenay Hunters Association and the Cranbrook Fish and Wildlife Branch. The slash was slated to be burned by prescribed fire later in the fall.

years ago (1994): The Industrial, Wood and Allied Workers (or IWA) of Canada union, representing some 1,200 East Kootenay workers, many of them loggers and mill workers from the Upper Columbia Valley, was embroiled in deep negotiations in Cranbrook on whether or not to support the Commision on Resource and Environment (or CORE). “We all value the opportunity to have the East Kootenay in a CORE region and have heard that this (East Kootenay) table

has made a lot of progress — more so perhaps than other tables in the province,” said union spokesperson John Belcher. A major sticking point for the union was its push to have a moratorium on expanding or creating protected areas in the East Kootenay. “We feel that any further land withdrawls into protective status will severely compromise our local economic needs,” said Mr. Belcher. Some kind of a resolution was appearing more likely at the April negotiations than it had during the March negotiations.

years ago (2004): Wings Over the Rockies festival organizers were getting set for the eighth edition of the annual event, which was built around the theme of “Nature’s Orchestra.” The keynote speaker was musician and playwright Ian Tamblyn. As well as giving the main speech at the festival banquet, Mr. Tamblyn was giving a family concert at Christ Church Trinity.

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ALCOHOLICS Anonymous If alcohol is causing problems or conflict in your life, AA can help. Call 250-342-2424 for more information. All meetings are at 8 p.m. Invermere: Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday groups - Columbia United AA at the BC Services building, south end, 625 4th Street Invermere. Radium Friendship Group: Friday, Catholic Church. All meetings are open with the exception of Tuesdays.

A&W Restaurant, Invermere, has immediate openings for FULL-TIME permanent Food Counter Attendants. 4 Full-Time Day & Evening Positions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kitchen and Front Counter (up to 40 hours/week) $10.25 - $11.50/hr (based on experience)

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Permanent, Full-time, Shift, Overtime, Days, Evenings, Weekends. $10.50/ hr for 40hrs/wk. Some high school, will train. Excellent opportunity for students, First Nations, and new immigrants.

LECHNER, Edwin (Ed) Jan 21, 1943 - Feb 28, 2014 Died suddenly at home with his boots on. A popular horseman,mechanic, sportsman, and friend to everyone he met.Ed was predeceased by his father George, mother Susan, brother George, and his ex wife Carol. He is survived by his wife Bonnie Taylor, his daughters Cheri Cooper & Tracy Lechner as well as his 4 grandchildren Natasha Cooper, Chelsea Cooper, Chantelle Campbell, and Cole Campbell. The family invites friends to a celebration of his life to be held at the farm on April 27th from noon til 4:00PM.

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DUTIES: Take customers' orders; Prepare food items; Portion and wrap foods; Package take-out food; Stock refrigerators and salad bars; Keep records of the quantities of food used; Clean and sanitize kitchen including work surfaces, cupboards, storage areas, appliances and equipment; Remove kitchen garbage and trash; Sweep and mop floors; Clear and clean tables, trays and chairs; Set tables; Replenish condiments and other supplies at tables and serving areas. FAX RESUME TO: JUSTIN ATTERBURY 1(250) 342-8889

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Food Service Supervisor Permanent, Shift

Job Description Available in Store 7 positions available No education required One to two years experience required. Nights/early mornings/weekends $10.25 - $12.41/hour + medical/dental/group beneďŹ ts.

Food Counter Attendant Permanent, Shift

Job Description Available in Store 12 positions available No education or experience required. Nights/overnights/early mornings/ weekends. $10.25/hour + medical/dental/group beneďŹ ts.

We offer a friendly work environment, shared benefits plan, scholarship program and opportunities for advancement. Successful applicants will be required to perform the following duties: t $PPL BOE BTTFNCMF GPPE TVDI BT TBOEXJDIFT IBNCVSHFST salads, milkshakes, portion and wrap food or place it on plates for service to patrons, package food for take-out orders, cleaning of production area. t 4FSWF DVTUPNFST BU DPVOUFS BOE JO ESJWF UISV IBOEMF QBZNFOU transactions, cleaning of dining and front counter area. t 4UPDL SFGSJHFSBUPST BOE GPMMPX " 8 BOE #$ 1SPWJODJBM standards for food safety and quality, and record keeping. t 1MFBTBOUMZ BOE IPOFTUMZ JOUFSBDU XJUI DVTUPNFST BOE GFMMPX team members. Please apply in person or online at www.aw.ca

Unique Opportunity

Black Press has a very unique opportunity for the right person.

We currently have an opening for a sales person to help us with our paid distribution newspapers across B.C. This position means getting out in the community and talking to subscribers about our newspapers and working to build stronger relationships with existing readers of our newspapers. It also includes finding new subscribers for our newspapers and helping introduce them our award winning host of community newspapers. This is not a year-around position and will run from March to October each year. We offer a spectacular compensation package and bonus incentives. Your own vehicle is required, but we cover all travel expenses. This is really a great opportunity for the right person. It is a different type of job, but definitely has different types of rewards. If you feel this position would be the perfect fit for you, then we would love to hear from you. Please email all enquiries to Michelle Bedford at circulation@trailtimes.ca.

Apply in person, via email (timhortons.invermere@gmail.com) or by fax (250-341-3177) for both positions.

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130 ft. chain link fence includes one gate, posts and cross bars, asking $200.00 Kumho 225-55r19, 85-90% left on tires, $300.00 for all 4. 250-347-0033

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,897 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT STEEL BUILDINGS. Hot savings - Spring sale! 20x24 $4,348. 25x24 $4,539. 30x30 $6,197. 32x36 $7,746. 40x46 $12,116. 47x72 $17,779. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel Call 1-800-668-5422 or online: www.pioneersteel.ca

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Misc. Wanted Collectors Currently Buying: Coin Collections, Antiques, Native Art, Old Silver, Paintings, Jewellery etc. We Deal with Estates 778-281-0030

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CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORY ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN MISSION OF INVERMERE Of Worship Services every Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Christ Church Trinity 110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere

Fraser Coltman Pastor Rev. fraser Pastor Rev. David Morton 250-426-7564

WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY ANGLICAN-UNITED 250-342-6644 100-7th Avenue, Invermere www.wvsm.ca Reverend Laura Hermakin

Sunday, April 27th 9:30 a.m. Bacon, Friends & Faith 10:30 a.m.: Easter Sunday at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere Everyone Welcome!

CANADIAN MARTYRS CATHOLIC CHURCH

Roman Catholic Parish Pastor: Father Gabriel 250-342-6167 Invermere 250-344-6328 Golden Confession: 1/2 hour before Mass Canadian Martyrs Church 712 - 12 Ave, Invermere Saturday at 5 p.m. Sunday at 9 a.m. St. Joseph’s Church Highway 93-95, Radium Hot Springs Sunday at 11 a.m. Sacred Heart Parish 808 - 11 Street, Golden Saturday at 7 p.m. Sunday at 10 a.m. St. Anthony’s Mission Corner of Luck and Dunn, Canal Flats

Saturday at 4:30 p.m. (served from Kimberly)

RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP fELLOWSHIP For more information call 250-342-6633 or 250-347-6334 Loving God, Loving People

LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH

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

#4 - 7553 Main Street W, Radium Sundays at 10 a.m.

20th Sunday, April 27th 10:30 a.m. CELEBRATION SUNDAY, “The Sinner’s Friend” … Pastor Trevor ministering.

Bible Studies #4 - 7553 Main Street W, Radium Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

“K.I.D.S.” Church, for children Age 3 to Grade 1; and Grades 2-6, during the Morning Service.

Kids’ Church Edgewater Hall Thursday 6:30 p.m.

VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY Hwy. 93/95 1 km north of Windermere Pastor: Murray Wittke Sunday Service 10 a.m. Worship & Word Kid’s Church Provided Call the office at 250-342-9511 for more information. www.valleychristianonline.com

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