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Court appeal doesn’t deter Sunchaser property owners DAN WALTON dan@invermerevalleyecho.com Despite an appeal against a court decision last month which ruled in their favour, the property managers at Sunchaser Villas are still expecting their renovation fees. The decision that was overturned on Friday, June 13th came in November 2013, when the BC Supreme Court ruled in favour of the property managers right to impose extensive renovation fees upon all timeshare owners at the resort. Owners were given two options: pay $4,195 to keep each timeshare unit, or pay $3,168 to part with the asset. The fees were calculated by a consulting firm hired by Northwynd Resort Properties Ltd., the development company that purchased Sunchaser after it defaulted in 2009. Kirk Wankel, the chief executive officer of Northwynd Resort Properties
Ltd., said that obligatory maintenance “It’s hard to say what effect this’ll have duties and upgrades had been neglect- on [owners not involved in the lawsuit]. ed by the previous owners — Fairmont Renovation operations are based on the Resort Properties Ltd. — and a back- fees collected by the resort… people we log of issues have to be addressed. hoped would stop being in default will And even though the BC Supreme likely be in default longer.” Court reversed November’s ruling There are 18,950 time share units that last month, Mr. Wankel said all own- are part of the property, and the issue ers with outstanding wound up in court The owners are because about 950 accounts are still on the hook for the still bound by their of the owners filed a renovation fees. contracts and we’re still class-action lawsuit. “From a legal perAs legal experts figspective, this turned enforcing them. ure out who’s right, KIRK WANKEL ‘yes’ into ‘unde- NORTHWYND RESORT PROPERTIES LTD. owners with outcided’ – not a ‘yes’ standing accounts into a ‘no’,” he said. “We will pursue are being charged interest by the propcollection from them like any other erty management company. account. The owners are still bound Northwynd could take the issue by their contracts and we’re still deeper into legal limbo, but the propenforcing them.” erty management company won’t be But he admits the recent appeal will appealing the appeal, Mr. Wankel said, make it more difficult to convince own- as the decision would be tied up for ers they rightfully owe the money. years in the Supreme Court of Canada.
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The number of time share units at the resort will be less after the completion of the renovation program, as many owners will choose to opt-out, he said. As many owners are still fighting the decision, it is not currently known how many units will still be part of the resort after the renovations. In an online forum used by many Sunchaser owners, skepticism has been expressed towards Northwynd’s longterm commitment to the resort, worrying some owners that the thousands of four-figure renovation fees could be collected before the bulk of the work is completed. “If we were going to run away with the money, why would we set up a $100-a-month payment plan?” Mr. Wankel said. “If we were going to cut and run, we would have already.” Renovations are currently taking place in the 300, 400, and 800 buildings at Sunchaser. See A3
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A bull successfully bucks a cowboy high into the air at the 16th annual Bull Riding in the Rockies last Friday (July 18th) night. The event brought 30 bull riders from around the world — including Mexico, Ireland and Australia — to the downtown Invermere arena. For more photo coverage of the weekend, see page 8. PHOTO BY CRAIG BACHER
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July 15th began overcast but quickly became beautifully sunny. We had some fantastically clear turbidity results, indicating the freshet is done. Oxygen remains high at our Timber Ridge and Windermere Creek sites, but dropped to 2 mg/l from last week at the south end to 8 mg/l. This is still an acceptable amount of oxygen to support aquatic life, but we will be keeping an eye on it. Said volunteer Tracy, “This is such a worthwhile thing to be doing! It’s so important to be scientific and protect the lake for generations to come.” Her husband Ken agreed, and said,”Today was extremely educational. I had no idea this was happening, but I’m glad it is. Very fun, too!” We only have two volunteer spots left for lake monitoring this year, so if you want to get involved, contact us soon! Volunteers of the Week: Tracy and Ken
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Haze lifts in valley as crews contain Banff fire Steve Hubrecht steve@invermerevalleyecho.com The air in the Upper Columbia Valley is much less hazy this week, as fire crews have brought a large wildfire straddling the northern edge of Banff National Park under control. The Spreading Creek wildfire, which brought smoke and haze to the valley for much of last week, had grown to 8,300 hectares as of Monday, July 21st, but thanks to an 800-hectare burnout on Saturday, July 19th accompanied by six to eight millimetres of rain during the past weekend, the blaze was quite well-contained, according to Parks incident commander for the fire Dave Smith. “Fire behaviour, at least for the part of the fire in the park, is next to nil. We’ve got a little bit of smouldering fire still, but that burnout along with rains has allowed us to get our people on the ground. We’re doing mop up right now,” said Mr. Smith. Fire crews from Parks Canada and the Alberta provincial Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development are jointly managing the blaze
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East Kootenay Invasive Species Council offers tour Erin Knutson Special to The Valley Echo The East Kootenay Invasive Plant Council (EKIPC) is a conglomerate of government and non-governmental groups dedicated to the preservation of the natural ecosystems in the East Kootenay. The role of these weed warriors is to preserve, protect, and prevent the further spread of invasive plant species that threaten the delicate balance of the ecosystem in the valley. One of the major concerns for the EKIPC is the spread of Blueweed. “Blueweed is quickly becoming widespread in many areas of the East Kootenay,” said Todd Larsen, EKIPC program co-ordinator. “These foreign plants are detrimental on a global scale and also pose “one of the biggest threats to bio-diversity after habitat loss.”
To help educate people on the processes implemented by the EKIPC in effectively eliminating these harmful species, an invitation has been extended to the public to join an exciting tour of specific treatment sites on Thursday, July 24th. The East Kootenay resource sector is also highly involved in combating invasive species and the tour will showcase industry partner operations in the vicinity, including Teck and Fortis. “It’s so important to educate the public,” said Larsen. “These alien plants have a terrible impact on both agricultural crops and influence the forage of domestic and wild animals.” The tour will leave from Tamarack Mall in Cranbrook at 8 a.m. and will return by 4 p.m. For those interested in combating invasive species, the cost is $15 per person, which includes lunch and transportation. lease contact Todd Larsen at coordinator@ekipc.com or 1-888-553-5472 to hold your seat.
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Mr. Wankel said that many owners are looking at the situation from their own perspective and personal desire not to pay, while Northwynd is focusing on the big picture for Sunchaser. And though he often bears the brunt of the timeshare owners’ frustration, Mr. Wankel said he believes firmly in the renovation project. “There’s no doubt that this isn’t fun; I’ve been defamed significantly and repeatedly online, called crook and fraud — you name it.” He said he genuinely believes a fair middle ground has been reached for all groups involved. “I don’t want to see honest owners get sacrificed for a small group that wants to breach their contracts.”
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In general terms, the Controlled Recreation Area Zoning Bylaw No. 0011 will regulate the use of crown land to permit a ski area and buildings and infrastructure related to that use. This notice is not an interpretation of the bylaw. For more information, refer to the bylaw available for inspection at www. jgmrm.ca/documents/ or at the Village of Radium Hot Springs municipal office (4836 Radium Boulevard) Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm.
All persons who consider themselves affected by the adoption of the proposed Controlled Recreation Area Zoning Bylaw No. 0011, 2014 and who wish to register an opinion may do so by: 1. 2.
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Please note that legal considerations prevent Council from receiving any representations or submissions after the close of the Public Hearing. A speakers list will be available at 9:30 am on August 6th at the Public Hearing for persons wishing to speak at the Public Hearing. Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality PO Box 58 Radium Hot Springs, BC V0A 1M0 (250) 347-9068 ( fax)
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Series of upgrades emerging in Edgewater Dan Walton dan@invermerevalleyecho.com
Edgewater’s community infrastructure is on the road to improvement, with upgrades either planned or underway for the water system, the fire hall, Frank’s Rink and Wittman Field. “Improvements to the water system have been planned for quite a number of years, and were all contingent upon funding, which was just pulled together as of last year,” said Gerry Wilkie, Area G director for the Regional District of East Kootenay. The project cost $1.8 million, which saw a new pressure reducing valve station completed on Columbia Road in the spring. Work will begin soon on a UV filtration system, adding one extra barrier of protection against water-born pathogens. The UV filtration will be installed in a new building along with upgrades to the chlorination system, technical analyses, and storage space. The project is scheduled for completion in late fall. “The existing building does not meet safety codes because a lot of the mechanics were in a confined underground space,” said Director Wilkie. Upgrades will also be made to the water distribution system in the older part of the community. Unlike the community’s sewer system, which Mr. Wilkie said “was engineered to serve a community larger than I think Edgewater will ever be,” the water system deals with a finite resource and the Macauley Creek-Baptiste Lake watershed is shared with other licencees. “We have room for moderate growth but only if we are careful about conserving,” he said. Interior renovations have taken place at the Edgewater Fire Hall, with exterior work expected to come down the road, said Jim Miller, the fire chief for Columbia Valley Rural Fire and Rescue Service (which includes the Edgewater, Panorama, Windermere and Fairmont areas). “There were a lot of changes to equipment, and we moved some walls around to enlarge the training area and workout rooms and offices,” he said, explaining that the interior work is just about complete. “We needed it more for operations than anything.” As for the exterior work, the team hopes to eventually pave the parking lot and is considering building a new training building or prop structure. They’re also
Frank’s Rink, with Wittman Field in the background, are two community facilities the Edgewater Recreation Society is working to restore. Photo by tammy tutte looking to make the building more functional with electric doors for the vehicles. “There are many more things that we want to do, but cost-wise we have to spread the projects out over a number of years,” Mr. Miller said. Functionality will also be improving at Frank’s Rink and Wittman Field, where the Edgewater Recreation Society is working to restore both sports venues. “We just spent $1,000 (on new boards) this spring to prevent the rink from being torn down,” said Dawn Fraser, who’s a board member of the Edgewater Recreational Society. “We’re trying to raise enough money to get the two facilities into working order so that they can be used year-round.” The society is looking to install a large concrete pad on the rink, which would allow for multi-purpose summertime use. Because of issues with sinkholes, Ms. Fraser said that they plan to hire a geotechnologist to assess Wittman Field, “just to get it to a stage where it can be used.” The rec society is always looking for people to donate their time, expertise, or materials. Those able to help can get in touch through email at edgewaterrecsociety@hotmail.com.
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Canal Flats council eye Gypsum mine proposal Erin Knutson Special to The Valley Echo
Several key items were listed during the recent village of Canal Flats regular council meeting held at the Columbia Discovery Centre on July 14th. Notable items on the agenda included the Gypsum Mine environmental review, the discussion of a Valley Wide Visitor Centre, and village branding. The Ministry of Environment is currently assessing the Gypsum Mine in an environmental assessment. The parent company, which has 6,000 employees worldwide, is in France. The mine in Windermere currently exports 400,000 tons of extractions yearly, 200,000 of which is trucked to Calgary and 100,000 elsewhere. The Gypsum mine in Windermere has less than
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ley were brought to light, along with taxation issues that would accompany such a move. Council voiced strong opinions against the move and suggested it would be appropriate at a later time. Village branding was also on the agenda as a pertinent matter to enhance and bring awareness to the community. However, council concluded it was more foreseeable in the future when Canal Flats is in a better position to utilize a huge marketing scheme. At this time, discussion of website branding as a marketing tool was suggested and held in favourable light as the most appropriate marketing tool. Other issues discussed included the expansion of washrooms at the beach. New designs will be implemented in a cost-effective manner to expand and complement beachcomers.
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Squabbling over Park Amendment Act semantics NICOLE TRIGG editor@invermerevalleyecho.com
This past Saturday was a significant day in Canada for nature enthusiasts (and what Canadian isn’t enthusiastic about nature?). July 19th was Parks Day in Canada and parks across the country held special events to commemorate it. Parks Day is celebrated annually by Parks Canada (which, incidentally, manages a network of 44 national parks, and 167 national historic sites). It’s also honoured by the B.C. government. According to a government press release, British Columbia has one of the biggest parks and protected areas in North America (with 1,029
parks and protected areas throughout the province), and over 20 million people visit British Columbia’s parks each year. In the same release, it’s stated that “Since 2004, B.C.’s protected areas system has increased by more than 3.2 million hectares. This includes designating some existing areas, totalling more than 500,000 hectares, to Class A parks and conservancies, providing an increased level of protection. More than 55,000 hectares was recently added this spring session to B.C.’s protected area system.” Despite this lofty proclamation, concerned citizens and environmental groups took this year’s Parks Day as an opportunity to protest the provincial government’s new parks legis-
lation. #StandUpForParks demands Environment Minister Mary Polak to repeal the Park Amendment Act (Bill 4) passed earlier this year, which they say threatens to open B.C. parks and protected areas up for pipelines and other industrial projects. The day before Parks Day, Polak released a statement: “I want to be absolutely clear, the Park Amendment Act does not allow, promote or otherwise enable industrial projects in provincial parks and protected areas. Suggestions that future industrial operations will be allowed in parks are simply not true.There will be no drilling, no mining, no forestry, no transmission lines and no gas wells in our parks.” See A10
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Resort Municipality Initiative benefiting Radium M RUUNDOWN
any people in the valley Regional have heard that Radium Hot Springs is a Resort Municipality, but may not understand what that actually means. Originally in 2006, 13 municipalities in the province were chosen for the Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) program. It was intended to assist small, tourism-based municipalities to support and increase visitation. Since these municipalities typically have a small tax base due to their size, the demands of their tourism activity often strain the resources available to provide infrastructure and event programming. RMI funding allows the chosen communities to dedicate resources to improving tourism-based infrastructure and amenities to attract more visitors and encourage longer stays. The Resort Development Strategy Vision for Radium Hot Springs is to be a pedestrianfriendly community with streetscapes har-
moniously balanced with our rugged surroundings, to serve as a year-round home base for visitors seeking to enjoy our natural hot pools, resident wildlife and cultural amenities in a pristine mountain setting, and as a gateway to the wider spectrum of wilderness alpine enviEE ronments, biologically diverse lakes, rivers and wetlands, and ski, spa and golf resorts. To support the vision, the village, with the assistance of Tourism Radium, has set up five Resort Development Strategy Goals: 1) To increase Sustainable Tourism; 2) To provide improved access to information to better inform visitors; 3) To support a core list of programs and events that will enhance visitor experience and develop ongoing visitor loyalty; 4) To provide enhanced care and maintenance of parks and streetscapes to portray the high quality appearance befitting a resort municipality; 5) To provide improved pedestrian ac-
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cess to our major attraction — the Radium Hot Pools — and to popular hiking trails located within and around Kootenay National Park. With the assistance of all our motels, hotels, and businesses in Radium, we are working towards all of the above and more. As the economy improves, visitation numbers will hopefully increase and therefore bringing in additional funding to the community. Radium Hot Springs will continue to provide a warm, welcoming environment and enhanced visitor experience for all those who come to visit, not only Radium, but the entire Columbia Valley. For those of you reading this, I encourage you to visit the Radium Visitor Centre — one of the top 10 busiest in the province. It is a place you will find wildlife displays, an amazing history of the area, a model of the mountain ranges, and a host of well-trained employees to answer all of your questions. Dee Conklin is the mayor of the Village of Radium Hot Springs and a Regional District of East Kootenay director for the Columbia Valley.
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Did you make it out to the biggest farmer’s market event of the year for Valley Appreciation Day?
“I didn’t make it this year. I heard there were a lot of people, but I try to get out of town on the weekends.”
“It was good and I liked that it was on main street. It was really busy, so busy I couldn’t walk around.”
“I didn’t get a chance this year — I was out with sunstroke — but I usually attend a lot of farmer’s markets.”
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right beside Mount Jofhere’s a nearby mountain Off the ECORD fre), as well as Pétain with a name that must be Basin, Pétain Creek, and changed. Pétain Creek Falls. A Nazi-supporting, treasonous Before we liberated our ally of the Second World War Ally in 1944, anti-Semitism managed to snatch up one of was being practiced in our mountains with his rotten France while the Axis army name. It may seem fictitious — garrisoned the shorelines here’s some background: AN of the European mainland In the First World War, then— all under Prime MinisMarshal of France Philippe Péter Pétain’s watch. tain put in an impressive perforAnd that whole time, his name has been mance.And in 1918, he was honoured with his name becoming the title of a mountain representing a mountain ecosystem in our here in Canada — on the border of B.C. backyard. It’s been nearly a century now. He and Alberta — surrounded by the height was tried after the war. Mr. Pétain was found of the Rockies, and Elk Lakes, and Peter guilty of treason and stripped of all ranks Lougheed Provincial Parks. I’d like to think and honours. He was sentenced to death, that we can do better in naming our moun- but at 89 years old, pity was taken upon his tains, but I can respect an Allied war veteran decrepit health and he died naturally in jail earning such a title, even if he or she isn’t in 1951. If this guy had his rankings stripped domestic. from him by France, I think Canada can But Philippe Pétain’s future became very strip his name from a mountain. I inquired with an email to the Historic sordid in the 1940s. He rose to legitimate political power during peacetime, but was Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, but appointed as France’s Prime Minister and haven’t heard back so I’m not entirely sure Head of State during the years of Nazi occu- how to go about renaming a mountain. There are many Canadians who have pation. He tore up his country’s constitution and assumed near absolute powers, often achieved much more than a French war vetusing his powers to collaborate with Ger- turned-evil politician. One of them should have their name on a mountain. man Chancellor Adolf Hitler. Dan Walton is a reporter for The Valley Echo Philippe Pétain has never even climbed Mount Pétain. And because of his moun- and can be reached at dan@invermerevaltain, there’s even Pétain Glacier (located leyecho.com .
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ble to see what the glacier had he milestone came and Grow Your IFE revealed since my first visit 34 went. It was a fabulous years ago. There were mounday for fun, reflection and grattains of rocks and boulders itude.Everyone kept telling me with the characteristic glacier that 50 is the new 35 and quite scratches, left in the wake of honestly, I have to agree with this receding giant. Park inforthem.Perspective is everything mation describes that over the and there was no better way to past 125 years, the glacier has celebrate my day (it’s actually LIZABETH receded over one mile! My a month-long celebration) disappointment came at the than to be with the one thing top of the trail when I saw that I adore that has been growing, changing and allowing me to exist: nature. a fast-flowing river of water prevented me I decided last weekend, I wanted to visit a from placing my hand on the cool, ancient very old friend to help me celebrate the oc- ice. But I smiled, knowing that, from here on, casion. As we drove out of our beautiful val- I would love and appreciate my friend from ley, I reflected on the fact that the Purcells’ a distance. There must have been hundreds predominantly granite rock formations are of people visiting that day and yet, as we all many millions of years older than the neigh- faced the mountains and the glacier from bouring sedimentary and metamorphic- the trail, there was silence. I took a few moformed Rocky Mountains consisting primar- ments to reflect on my first 50 years and realily of limestone. To say I was excited for our ized how excited I was for what was still yet road trip would be an understatement. The to come. Fifty might feel like the new 35, yet first time I met my friend was in 1980 and the I wouldn’t trade the people, places, events, last time we visited was in 1992. I wondered learning and wisdom I experienced in those how much has changed over the years. My 50 years for anything. As we descended the excitement grew as we crested the hill on trail, I glanced back over my shoulder one the highway and drove down into the park- last time and realized that for all of us, with ing lot. Immediately, I could tell that 22 years age we get to create our legacy and, over time, much is revealed. had indeed changed the face of my friend. Elizabeth Shopland is a horticulturist,a certiMy eyes feasted on the grandeur and beauty of the Columbia Icefields. With the warm fied Solution-Focused Coach, and the owner wind in our faces, we began the short hike of Banyan Tree Solutions. She can be reached up to the edge of the glacier. It was incredi- at 250-342-8978 or www.btswellness.com.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 The Valley Echo
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China recognizes Wilmer resident with honourary citizenship Steve Hubrecht steve@invermerevalleyecho.com A Wilmer resident who admits he speaks just enough Chinese to order a drink or two, but nonetheless has an affinity for Peking duck, was awarded honourary Chinese citizenship last month. Jim Thorsell received the honour this past June from local government officials at Huangshan, a dramatic, mountainous area in the Anhui province in eastern China that is a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site. The citizenship was given in recognition of Mr. Thorsell’s decades of work advising on and helping parks management at Huangshan and other UNESCO sites and nature reserves around China. “It was a really nice thing for them to do,” Mr. Thorsell told The Valley Echo, adding the event drew about 300 people and he ended up appearing in all kinds of Chinese media. Originally from Banff, Mr. Thorsell began his career in parks and conservation more than 50 years ago when he started working for Parks Canada in Banff in 1962. After almost two decades, he relocated to Geneva, Switzerland to become head of the International Parks Commission (the scientific advisory organization for UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee) from the late 1970s until semi-retiring back to Canada in 2003. During his International Park Commission role, he visited 108 countries to check out more than 800 parks, sites and nature reserves, from Antarctica, to Siberia to remote corners of the Congo. Mr. Thorsell first visited China in 1985, a bit less than a decade after the Cultural Revolution ended, and says the country was vastly different in those days than it is now, with bicycles outnumbering cars by an incredible margin and people still wearing Mao suits. Huangshan was China’s second-ever UNESCO site, having first applied for UNESCO status in 1988 and earning it in 1990. Mr. Thorsell was in charge of reviewing the application and making recommendations on how to improve management of the park. “It is a great area, but management was initially weak,” he said. He ended up making multiple trips to the area, continually advising on how to run the place and saw dramatic changes. “They’ve got one of the best-managed parks in the world now,” he said. “It does get pretty crowded sometimes, but they’ve got techniques to help spread the load.” Visitor levels in Huangshan have surged from 250,000 people a year in the 1980s to 2.5 million people a year these days. Banff National Park, in comparison, gets four million visitors a year, although Huangshan is many times smaller in area than Banff. Management techniques to reduce the stress of such a large number of visitors on the natural environment
pollution and other enviinclude everything from ronmental problems, not promoting the benefits of to mention a whole bunch travelling to the park outof issues not related to the side the normal tourist environment, but I try to high seasons (and in so dolook on the positive side ing reducing the impact of as much as I can, and the the high-season crunch) to nature conservation probanning private vehicles in gram they are developing the park, capping accomthere is really advanced,” modation and develophe said. “I’ve got to give ment in towns outside the them credit. They’re dopark, and developing an ing a lot more research elaborate trail system takand putting a lot more efing visitors through main areas and also onto remote Jim Thorsell from Wilmer receives his honourary fort into conservation that cliffsides (with the idea Chinese citizenship at Huangshan in June (above); Mr. most other countries in that by keeping people on Thorsell perched on one of Huangshan’s airy cliffside the world.” China has created nearthe trails instead of tromp- footpaths (middle); and with some Chinese colleagues ing around at random, na- examining southern China’s karst landscape during a ly 1,000 parks and nature reserves in recent deture will be less impacted). mounted inspection mission (bottom right). Photos submitted cades, said Mr. Thorsell, “They’ve developed a truly fabulous trail system. I’ve walked for eight or adding that there has also been a dramatic increase nine days in that relatively small park, always on a dif- in the number of environmental science programs in ferent trail. They’re all well- Chinese universities. Aside from continuing to consult with local governbuilt and superbly signed,” said Mr. Thorsell. “We lack ments around the world on conservation, Mr. Thorthat quality of trails here sell also arranges groups from other countries, inin Canada; we simply don’t cluding China, to come to Banff to learn how parks management is done in Canada. He was also instruhave the means to do it.” Perhaps the most surpris- mental in Banff and Huangshan becoming “sister” naing technique for managing tional parks. Mr. Thorsell’s next trip to Asia will be to Japan in a the large number of visitors involves a team of 20 parks few months time, to give a series of lectures on parks staff monitoring much of the management. park using remote surveillance cameras. If visitors start building up in certain areas in large enough numbers to create problems, the staff will contact guides in the park by cellphones to try and steer them and their tour groups away from these packed areas. Although Huangshan sits in the middle of Private China’s heavily industrialized and agriculturalized east, much of the more remote fringe of the country contains some spectacular natural areas, according to Mr. Thorsell, adding the CONDOMINIUM FOR SALE Three Parallel Rivers area in Yunnan #10 OSPREY LANE province is probably his favourite park or nature reserve in Asia. Having visited China multiple times during the past three decades, Mr. Contact Thorsell has been witness to the country’s spectacular economic growth Cheryl and rapid modernization during that Williams time, and says the corresponding explosion of China’s middle class — and 250-341-6299 Excellent unit in Invermere’s most desired condo the attendant increase in nature tourdevelopment. 2 bdrm., 2 bath, attached garage. advertising@ ism — is largely behind its swiftly deNew appliances, carpets and paint. veloping conservation program. Offered at $339,500. invermerevalley “A lot of people would look at the negecho.com atives in China’s breakneck growth, the
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STRIKING SHOTS Clockwise from top: The arena behind the Invermere Curling Club was packed for Bull Riding in the Rockies on Friday, July 18th (Photos by Dan Walton); Valley Echo graphic designer Silena Ann Ewen was a face-painting machine during the busiest farmer’s market of the year for Valley Appreciation Day on Saturday, July 19th (Photo by Dan Walton); a horseback rider readies and shoots at the target during Luxor Corrals’ Horseback Archery Competition on Saturday, July 19th (Photos by Kristin McCauley).
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Let’s Go Camping!
Lakeside camping at its finest SUBMITTED The largest Columbia Valley campground located along the pristine shores of Lake Windermere, Lakeshore Resort and Campground offers an idyllic setting to get away and simply relax. It also serves as the perfect jumping-off point to enjoy all the Columbia Valley has to offer. With 70 overnight camping spots (for RVers all the way to tenters) as well as seasonal leasing opportunities, the Lakeshore Resort and Campground has spots for every type of camper. In addition to stunning views of Lake Windermere, Lakeshore Resort and Campground offers a boat launch; swimming, picnicking and day use areas; and the Legacy Hall — a new covered, open-air events centre for weddings, reunions, and public and private gatherings. Legacy Hall and a new common campfire area serve as the venue for Ktunaxa Legend Nights. Delivered over the course of the summer months, the public is welcome to attend these events to hear Ktunaxa Legends as told by a First Nations Elder. To get to the campground, turn off Highway 93/95 towards Lake Windermere approximately five kilometres south of Windermere or twelve kilometres north of Fairmont Hot Springs. Call (250) 342-6352 to reserve a site or visit www.lakeshoreresortcampground.com to make an online booking.
The entrance to the Lakeshore Resort & Campground is visible to the right of Highway 93/95 past Windermere when heading southbound to Fairmont Hot Springs. PHOTO BY ADRIAN BERGLES
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No campfire ban for the Southeast Fire Centre WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT BRANCH Southeast Fire Centre The Southeast Fire Centre has received many inquiries about whether a campfire ban will implemented. The fire centre will not be issuing a campfire prohibition at this time, but staff will continue to evaluate the situation on a daily basis. The current situation does not warrant preventative action, due to recent precipitation, the forecasted weather conditions and the fact that there have been no incidents in the Southeast Fire Centre this season where campfire misuse has resulted in a wildfire. However, the open fire prohibition announced on July 2nd will remain in place until the public is otherwise notified. Specifically, prohibited open burning activities include: the burning of any waste, slash or other materials; stubble or grass fires of any size over any area; the use of fireworks, sky lanterns or burning barrels of any size or description.
Campfires must not be larger than a halfmetre wide by a half-metre tall. Anyone lighting a campfire must maintain a fireguard by removing flammable debris from around the campfire area and must have a hand tool or at least eight litres of water available nearby to properly extinguish the fire. Campfires must not be lit or kept burning during windy conditions. Make sure the fire is fully extinguished and the ashes are cold to the touch before leaving the area for any length of time. Remember that embers can reignite, especially in warm weather. Careless campfire use can have costly repercussions. Anyone who leaves a campfire unattended for any length of time may be fined up to $345. Anyone whose campfire causes a wildfire may also be subject to a penalty of $100,000 and one year in jail, and may be ordered to pay for costs associated with fighting the fire and any damages. Always check the Wildfire Management Branch website (bcwildfire.ca), since fire prohibitions may change.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 The Valley Echo
SPORTS
Valley students participate in B.C. summer games STEVE HUBRECHT steve@invermerevalleyecho.com
Several local young athletes wrapped up successful efforts at the B.C. summer games in Nanaimo this past weekend. A crew of four David Thompson Secondary School students attended the games, representing the Kootenay zone, including Matt Swallow, who was part of the fifth-place 4x400-metre Kootenay relay team, and finished 10th in the 800-metre run, and 13th in
the long jump; Justin Grosso, who was part of the eighth-place 4x100-metre Kootenay relay team, and came 14th in the 200-metre hurdles; Billy Bowen, who was also part of the eighth-place 4x100-metre Kootenay relay team and was 21st in the 100-metre dash; and Thomas Carriere who came 16th in the the discus throw and 23rd in the 100-metre dash. The games drew more than 3,200 athletes, coaches and officials from across B.C. to take part in 19 sports across four days in Nanaimo, from Thursday, July 17th to Sunday, July 20th.
The closing ceremony was attended by B.C. Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon, who officially closed the games, and featured local entertainment from Mikaila Tombe and dancers from Vibrant Dance Studios and Tempo Dance Academy, as well as 13-year-old Ian Perry and his band from Gabriola Island. The number of athletes at the games was equalled by the 3,200 volunteers who helped put the games together. The next B.C. games will be in 2016, with Penticton hosting the winter games and Abbotsford hosting the summer games.
GOLF NEWS
RIVERSIDE MEN’S CLUB: Winners of the game played July 8th at Riverside Golf Resort. Twenty-four members played a waltz under a blazing hot sun and there were games to match the weather conditions! First were Bob Rutherford, Larry Rehaume, Barry Jonas and Rob Miller. In second place were Wayne Geiger, Robbie Robertson, Tom Richardson and Bob Milloy. Third were Jim Boyd, Bill Bergman, Brian Devenish and Tony Valentine. Deuces were won by Gord Bignell (8), Don Slobodzian (8), Larry Rehaume (5) and Brian Devenish (5,13,15). KPs were Don Slobodzian (3), Gord Bignell (8), John Esler (13) and Brian Devenish (5,15). SUBMITTED BY KIRK DAWSON
WINDERMERE VALLEY MEN’S CLUB: On Sunday, June 13th, representatives from Windermere Valley, The Springs, Radium Resort, Mountainside and Riverside converged on The Springs golf course for the annual Tunnacliffe Interclub matches. With temperatures reaching 37 C in the shade, the competition was heated before the first groups had teed off. The teams from Windermere Valley and The Springs earned 7.5 of the twelve available points during the Net Best Ball format, forcing a chip off between players from the two clubs. The Windermere Valley Men’s Club would like to congratulate team members Jim Jenkinson, Bob Tagg, Ken Litchfield, Cory Stanbury, Dean Midyette, Larry Logan and especially Bob Vachon and Vic Briar, who showed off their deft touch in winning the chip off. We would like to thank Bob Powers for organizing the event, all the competitors for their fellowship, and The Springs for a wonderfully manicured course and the great meal and ice cold beverages that followed. We at Windermere Valley look forward to hosting the event in 2015. SUBMITTED BY DEAN MIDYETTE MOUNTAINSIDE LADIES CLUB: Our golf season is well underway. Congratulations to Barb MacDonald for winning the May Monthly Cup. The Challenge against the Riverside Ladies took place on June 3rd. The Mountainside team came out ahead. Well done, ladies. A rematch is scheduled at Riverside in September. On Ladies’ Day on June 27th, Val Martin got a hole-in-one on #12. Terrific job, Val. The June Monthly Cup was won by our captain, Dolores Neilson. The ladies battled some rain but managed to get in nine holes for the competition. Our tee times begin at 10 a.m. (since July 1st). See you on the course! SUBMITTED BY MARLYN DESBRISAY
TELUS IS RELOCATING! On August 1st, 2014 it’s new home will be at our new store
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That same day, in response to a Valley Echo inquiry, Tim Pearson, the director of communications for the Sierra Club (one of the environmental groups organizing the protest) said in an email: “Minister Polak is, quite frankly, being less than forthcoming. The legislation explicitly allows for research “without limitation, the feasibility of the location, design, construction, use, maintenance, improvement or deactivation, of one or more of the following: a road or highway, a pipeline, a transmission line, a telecommunications project” and/or “a structure, improvement or work related” to any of the foregoing.” According to a December 2013 Vancouver Sun article, Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion from Alberta to Burnaby could potentially require boundary adjustments to 10 provincial parks. The link between, for example, the expansion of Kinder Morgan’s pipeline and Bill 4,
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said Pearson, is that “it enables previously illegal research, that enables the application for a boundary adjustment, that enables the pipeline to go through a park.” Thus, technically, Polak can stand by her statement since once a park boundary has been adjusted to allow for industrial operations, those industrial operations aren’t actually taking place within a park. And presumably, the government’s addition of 55,000 hectares to B.C.’s parks system during the same spring session that passed Bill 4 is meant to balance out any park land lost in the boundary adjustment process, which according to Polak, remains as vigourous as ever. If the critics’ accusations prove correct, the secretive semantics surrounding the real intent behind Bill 4 will prove to be a sneaky ploy for pushing through unpopular industrial development, eventually resulting in plenty of tweaked park maps. A disingenuous method not worthy of our provincial leaders.
From jams and jellies to coffee and beer, the valley has a wide variety of talented local artisans honing their craft to perfection. The Valley Echo’s upcoming August 6th Local producers special feature is the perfect opportunity to promote your talents to the valley and showcase what truly makes this place unique.
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JULY 23rd - 29th 23RD : WEDNESDAY
• 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Hiking day with the Summit Youth Centre. • 7 - 9 p.m.: Artist opening at Pynelogs. Feature artist show includes Maggie Leal-Valais, Patrick Markle, Angelique Gillespie and more. Show runs until August 3rd.
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• 5 - 10 p.m.: Hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre. • 5 - 8 p.m.: Downtown Getdown and Evening Market in downtown Invermere. Evening market and live music every Thursday. Market vendors are being accepted now, contact Theresa at events@invermere.net. • 7 p.m.: Adult Drop-in Ultimate Frisbee, at the DTSS field every Thursday. Free, beginners welcome.
tem with Gail Berg. A Wild Nature Tour, hosted by Wildsight. Visit wildnaturetours.ca. • 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Invermere Farmer’s Market, downtown Invermere. Every Saturday. • 4 - 6 p.m.: Mountain World Heritage Interpretive Theatre at the Radium Visitor Centre. Visit radiumhotsprings.com. • 7 - 9 p.m.: Legend Nights at Lakeshore Resort and Campground. Listen to Ktunaxa legends as told by a First Nation Elder. Free, open to the public, traditional food available for purchase. Also August 2nd, 23rd and 30th. • 7 - 9 p.m.: Mike Fraser and Bruce Childs perform at Music on Main, Radium. Music on Main runs every Friday and Saturday throughout the summer.
onstration (12 p.m.), apple bobbing and sack races (2 p.m.), and the centenary celebration (11 a.m.). For more info, contact Hedi Trescher at 250-346-3227 or brisco@winkwireless.ca. • 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Groundswell will be at the AgriFair with fresh herbs, produce, cool mint mojitos and lots of info. Get your photo taken on our electric powered chopper. • 10:30 a.m.: Singletrack 6 bike race at Nipika. BBQ and beer garden. Kid’s bike race at the pump park in Radium at 3 p.m., followed by awards. Other activities in Radium during the afternoon. Also runs Monday, 9 a.m., at Lake Lillian. Visit singletrack6.com. • 7 p.m.: Faye Blais and Genevieve Chadwick perform live at Strand’s. $5 cover.
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28TH : MONDAY
• 8 a.m.: 2nd annual Swansea Scramble. 10 km run/hike (932m gain) or 5 km run/hike (350m gain). $20 for 10 km, $15 for 5 km. Registration at 8 a.m., race starts at 9 a.m. Visit Crazy Soles in Invermere to register, or email crazysoles@telus.net.
25TH : FRIDAY
• 9 a.m.: Introduction to Aquaculture and Aquaponics course at the Community Greenhouse, presented by Groundswell. Build your own small-scale aquaponic system with Charlie Shultz, John Derksen and Clay Boyes from Lethbridge College. Two-day course, also July 26th. Registration is available online at groundswellnetwork.ca/ events-calendar. • 4 - 9 p.m.: Market on Main, Radium. Every Friday. • 6 p.m.: Brisco Riding Club’s 20+ years Celebration at the Brisco Riding Arena. Runs July 25th - 27th. Friday, 6 p.m.: 3D Barrel Jackpot. Saturday, 9 a.m.: Roping Jackpot (sign-up at 8 a.m.); 8 p.m.: Family Dance at the Brisco Community Hall (tickets $5, 12 and under free). Sunday, 9 a.m.: Family Gymkhana Fun Day. Food and vendors, camping and self penning of horses available. No advance tickets/sign up needed. For info, call: 250-341-1419. • 7 - 9 p.m.: Sheberdean perform at Music on Main, Radium.
• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Permaculture Garden Tours, U-pick and volunteer opportunities at the Community Greenhouse, Sundays until August 31st. 10 - 11 a.m.: Tours by donation. Please register online: groundswellnetwork.ca. 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Come volunteer and get hands-on experience at the Greenhouse. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: U-pick fresh veggies and herbs. • 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Fairmont Farmer’s Market in the Fairmont Village Mall parking lot. Every Sunday. • 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Windermere District Farmers’ Institute Centenary Celebration and Summer Fair at the Agri Park. Events include a waterless car wash (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.), beer garden, flower arrangement competition (10:30 a.m.) and auction (3 p.m.), face painting (10:30 26TH : SATURDAY • 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Grasslands: Les- a.m. - 3:30 p.m.), pony rides (12 sons on an Undervalued Ecosys- - 3:30 p.m.), horse hoof care dem-
• 7 - 9 p.m.: Figure Drawing with Cathy Parkes at Pynelogs. Ages 18+, $10 fee at the door. Bring your own drawing / painting supplies. Call 250-342-4423 for more info.
1ST : FRIDAY
• 5 - 8 p.m.: Min Ma exhibition at Artym Gallery. Artists will be in attendance. Show continues until August 7th. Check out artymgallery.com. • 6 - 10 p.m.: Edgewater School Reunion. Includes all students up to the grads of 1970. Continues through Sunday. Events include: Friday evening Wine and Cheese at the Legion, pancake breakfast at the Legion on Saturday and Sunday; Community Hall displays; Coffee and Cake Social, tours of the school, dinner and a dance. Contact Doris Hansen for more info or to register: 250-347-9337.
• 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.: Rocky Mountain Sports Camp. Ages 6 - 12, no experience necessary. Runs July 28th - August 1st. Activities include volleyball, soccer, floor hockey, lacrosse, ultimate frisbee, belly-flop baseball, mini-Olympics and more. $125/week or $30/day. Visit nerakmacd.wix.com/summer-sportscamp. Also runs August 11th - 15th. • 6 - 9 p.m.: Vegan Cooking 101 cooking class at From Scratch. $70/person. Pre-registration is required. For more info, go to fromscratchfood.com. • Art Camps with Robyn Oliver. Half-day camps run Monday, July 28th to Friday, August 1st. Ages 7 9, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Ages 10 - 12, 1 - 4 p.m. Cost $125 per child. Classes held in Art Room at DTSS – kids must bring their own snack and dress in studio appropriate clothing. Also running August 11th - 15th. To register: 250-341-7890, robyn.oliver@sd6.bc.ca.
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29TH : TUESDAY
• Tuesday: 6 - 8 p.m. • Wednesday - Thursday: 1 - 4 p.m. • Saturday: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. • Sunday: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Windermere Valley Museum’s Summer Children’s Program: Ethel Cleland, Pioneer. Go back in time to experience pioneer living. Admission by donation, ages 6-10. To register: 250-3429769, wvmuseum@shaw.ca.
JULY 30th - AUGUST 5th 30TH : WEDNESDAY
• 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Ottawa artist Ed Ambros will show new work while creating on-site at Effusion Art Gallery. Visit effusionartgallery.com. • 7 - 9 p.m.: Legend Nights at Lakeshore Resort and Campground. Listen to Ktunaxa legends as told by a First Nation Elder. Free, open to the public, traditional food available for purchase. • 9 - 11 p.m.: The Lego Movie at Movie in the Park, Pothole Park, Invermere. Free event. Snacks available at the Summit Youth Centre concession. Bring a blanket. Come early for a good seat and to play in the bouncy castle.
HOURS INVERMERE LIBRARY
• Tuesday - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. • Wednesdays: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
RADIUM LIBRARY
WINDERMERE VALLEY MUSEUM • Daily: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
INVERMERE THRIFT STORE
• Thursday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. • Friday and Saturday: 1 - 4 p.m.
• 6 p.m.: Hooper-Dooper WorkADIUM THRIFT STORE shop: Learn to hula-hoop at the R Invermere Public Library. To reg- • Thursday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. • Friday and Saturday: ister, call 250-342-6416. 12 - 4 p.m.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 The Valley Echo
EMEMBER WHEN? R A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 55 years
search was made difficult by the water’s muddy run-off. The body was found 10 days later by park wardens.
a youth outreach program for youth at risk of participating in unhealthy or illegal activities.
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years ago (1964): The sinks in washrooms at Kinsmen Centennial Park were smashed by rocks, so council chose to close the washrooms completely and replace them with an outhouse.
years ago (1974): A search was being conducted for a Spokane youth missing and presumed drowned in Numa Creek in Kootenay National Park where he had been picknicking with his parents. RCMP said the
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years ago (1984): A horse died instantly of a broken neck after it ran into a steel corner post. It was “mad with fury” after managing to dislodge its rider in the fifth annual Windermere Valley Rodeo. years ago (1994): Two new programs were added to the Family Resource Centre. Rosemary Oberheide, a former social worker, headed up a Safe Homes program for women fleeing abusive relationships and Sue Lane was in charge of
years ago (1999): Summer Student Works ‘99 created 300 student jobs in the East and West Kootenay with some help from $500,000 allocated to employers in order to create positions for youth.
years ago (2004): A newly formed combo of local and non-native bluegrass musicians performed at the Skookum Inn, having their debut performance in the Baton Rouge Room.
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2007 — Wilmer resident Sharon Wass unveiled her one-woman one-act play about Charlotte Small during a Columbia Valley Music and Festivals event at the Edgewater Community Hall on July 22nd. ECHO FILE PHOTO.
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Ford parties on with fun new Fiesta additional cupholder in TORONTO: It’s a lovely the rear! day on the backcountry Complete with a new roads of suburban Ontarinterior and exterior look, io, just west of Toronto, the Fiesta certainly adds chosen to show off this life to the party. ‘special’ version of the It exudes pep and still popular Ford Fiesta. has a lively personality. It’s an enjoyable Whether you That can be attributed to drive through a pretty just drive it around a 5-speed manual translandscape, dotted with quaint farms, moving the city or beyond, mission. With the 5-speed manual, the gear throws along at a decent speed. the Fiesta one-litre felt a little long, but then Easy to forget the Fiesta is a sturdy road again, we’re not talking is powered by Ford’s about the ST, its the smallest engine, the 1.0L companion with Fiesta’s performance-oriEcoBoost. impressive fuel ented sibling. With three-cylinders, an economy. Noteworthy: the cabin output of 123 horses Alexandra Straub stays serene even at and peak torque of 125 highway speeds; when lb-ft., it’s not something you’re cruising in fifth. to scoff at. Furthermore, Keeping unwanted noise out of the there’s an overboost feature that will car’s interior is always high on the give you access to 148 lb-ft of torque priority list for subcompacts. for up to 15 seconds. Furthermore, Ford It has a roomy trunk, accommodating touts it as having the best highway up to 422L behind the second row in fuel economy in its class. It uses an the hatchback. estimated 4.3L/100km on the highway Of the two body styles offered – there’s and 6.2L/100km in the city. a sedan or 5-door – I fancy the hatchAlong with this new engine, there are back. I also think its styling has a little also a few tweaks for the 2014 model more flare. year. As for handling, we had the chance to You’ll find new headlamps with put it through an autocross-style track chrome accents, a new decklid and tail to demonstrate its abilities in tighter, lamps. Inside, there are new steering higher speed turns. While many people wheel controls, a new door design, probably won’t drive the Fiesta like a new cluster design and additional this – even though it’s quite fun – it chrome accents on the door handles can handle its share of bends without and throughout. Not to mention the
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faltering. Matched with its electric power-assisted steering, you have a good amount of steering feel whether driving at high or low speeds. The engine is its strongpoint but it’s not just a one-trick pony. I like the interior a lot. The steering wheel is soft to the touch and I like that you can control various functions like the audio, Bluetooth, or cruise control from it. The centre stack has charm, too. Atop sits a colour display, followed by Ford’s infotainment system, followed by the climate controls. It’s hard to get lost in its setup, and the buttons are clearly marked with large writing. Equipping the Fiesta with the 1.0L en-
gine has a $1,295 premium. What that gives you is the extra bit of power and the fuel economy savings. This engine can only be outfitted on the SE trim, which has a starting MSRP of $14,866. However, it’s available on both the sedan and hatchback models. Overall, the Ford Fiesta 1.0L has its benefits. A snappy engine, a great look and a comfortable ride quality. Whether you just drive it around the city or beyond, the Fiesta one-litre is a sturdy road companion with impressive fuel economy. Visit www.ford.ca for more information. Alexandra.straub@drivewaybc.ca
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