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Election results reveal status quo for Columbia Valley STEVE HUBRECHT steve@invermerevalleyecho.com Unofficial results are in for this past weekend’s municipal elections, and the valley has voted resoundingly to keep things the way they are, with incumbents returning to office in every race. In the only mayoral race in the valley, incumbent Canal Flats mayor Ute Juras beat challenger Dean Midyette 200 votes to 83 votes. For Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Area F, incumbent director Wendy Booth held off newcomer Andrea Dunlop, 396 votes to 252. “It’s a great feeling to be able to continue representing the residents of Area F. I’m looking forward to working with all the community groups to be the best we can be,” said Booth. “I appreciate and thank all those that took the time to vote, and thanks to Andrea Dunlop for putting her name forward.” “It’s been an interesting ride (running
for office),” said Dunlop. “I congratu- munity,” said Midyette. late Wendy, I hope she has a good four With Juras and Booth re-elected, the years and that she keeps the impor- five Upper Columbia Valley seats at the tance of a publicly-owned water sys- RDEK board of directors will be almost tem (for Windermere) and the value of unchanged, with Juras and Booth rethe abattoir to the valley in mind.” joined by acclaimed incumbent InverIn Area F voting, Dunlop came out mere mayor Gerry Taft and acclaimed ahead at the Windermere and Colum- incumbent RDEK Area G director Gerbia Valley Chamber ry Wilkie. Even acof Commerce polling claimed new Radium I’m excited, of stations, while Booth Hot Springs mayor course, and came out on top at Clara Reinhardt (who the Fairmont polling looking forward to takes over from outgostation, and in mail-in working with the new ing Radium mayor Dee and advance voting. Conklin) is already a facouncil. “I’m excited, of UTE JURAS miliar face there, since CANAL FLATS MAYOR RE-ELECT she has acted as an alcourse, and looking forward to working ternate for Conklin at with the new council to finish our ongoing RDEK directors meetings in the past. projects and start new ones,” said Juras, Voter turnout in Invermere — the speaking of being re-elected in Canal Flats. only valley municipality to go to the “Congratulations to Ute and the four polls in both of the past two municipal councillors elected. I know they’ll work elections — was down dramatically hard to make Canal Flats a better com- from the 2011 election, with 760 of 2375
eligible voters (32 per cent) voting this year. In the 2011 Invermere election, which had two candidates running for mayor and 11 council candidates, voter turnout was 50.2 per cent with 1,112 of 2,213 eligible voters casting a ballot. In Canal Flats, 286 of 646 (or 44 per cent) of eligible voters turned out. There was no Canal Fats vote in 2011, when all candidates were acclaimed. Invermere’s low voter turnout and lower number of candidates this year was in contrast to neighbouring Kootenay communities. Golden with two mayor candidates and 12 council candidates had a 43 per cent voter turnout; Kimberley had three mayor candidates, eight council candidates, and a 50 per cent voter turnout; Cranbrook with three mayor candidates and 16 council candidates had just under a 40 per cent voter turnout; and Creston had five mayor candidates, 16 council candidates, and a 44 per cent voter turnout. See A3
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Annual General Meeting Thursday, November 20th 7:30 p.m. at DTSS in Invermere (Doors open at 7 p.m.)
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Westridge residents sign petition to keep mailboxes in place Steve Hubrecht steve@invermerevalleyecho.com
Many residents of Westridge have signed a petition saying they like the new Westridge mailbox location and don't want it moved. As reported in the August 6th Valley Echo, the mailboxes were moved from their former location to their current location several months ago following complaints from some residents. But the new location also left some residents complaining, citing safety concerns. In response, Westridge resident Rick Fiddis circulated a petition in support of the current spot and has collected the signatures of 35 homeowners in the area who favour the new location. “It's not a neighbourhood feud. It's not personal. We just like our post office boxes where they are,” said Mr. Fiddis. “Our concern is that we talked with the district planner and he said the only other spot he can imagine the boxes being moved to is across the street from the Senior's Hall (in a spot where there already are some mailboxes).” Moving to that location wouldn't make sense, according to Mr. Fiddis, as it is a
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The Upper Columbia Valley electorate’s desire to avoid change was also apparent in both councillor elections in the valley. All three Invermere councillors seeking re-elected succeeded and the fourth councillor, Al Miller, is again a familiar face, having previously served on council from 2008 to 2011. The only true newcomer to the Invermere council election, Kayja Becker, garnered the fewest votes. Results for Invermere were (elected) Justin Atterbury (608 votes), Greg Anderson (547 votes), Al Miller (522 votes), Paul Denchuk (453 votes); and (not elected) Kayja Becker (429 votes). “It feels good to be re-elected,” said Atterbury. “It was a good group of candidates, so whoever got in was going to form a good council. We’ll be able to continue with a lot of our projects and start new ones.” In the Canal Flats council election, both incumbents in the running (Paul Marcil and Marie Delorme) also were re-elected. Although newcomer Erin Gornik earned the most votes, the other two non-incumbents were at the bottom of the poll. Results for Canal Flats were (elected) Erin Gornik (221 votes), Paul Marchil (211 votes), Marie Delorme (210 votes), Karl Sterzer (181 votes); and (not elected) Roy Webb (148 votes). “It’s great to have two people coming back to council, that gives us some continuity,” said Juras. “It looks like we a have a diverse council and it will be great to work with all of them.” “I was happy to see how many people voted this election. And as for the number of votes I received, I am proud that so many put their trust in me for this term. I am excited to embark on this new adventure,” said Gornik. In the only school board trustee election vote in the valley — that for Area Rocky Mountain School District 6’s Trustee Electoral Area 4 (which is comprised of Canal Flats and RDEK Area F) — voters also decided against change, bringing back incumbent Amber Byklum, who beat challenger Cory Stanbury 482 votes to 289. “I am happy and really excited to continue for the next four years,” said Byklum, adding she wanted to thank the Village of Canal Flats for its overwhelming support. Byklum, who is from Canal Flats, carried substantially more votes than Stanbury in Canal Flats, while Stanbury, who is from Fairmont, was ahead of Byklum in votes at the Fairmont and Windermere polling stations. Eligible voters figures from RDEK Area F and Trustee Electoral 4 were not available by the Valley Echo’s Monday press time.
congested area traffic-wise, and is near two schools and a park, not to mention a distance from the Westridge neighbourhood. “It's totally away from us, which means most people would probably drive to them,” he said. “It would be a waste of taxpayers' money. There's no logical other place to move them (the mailboxes) that would serve the community well. They're serving the community quite well where they are now.” Westridge is home to many seniors and placing the mailboxes further away in an area with heavier traffic is not only inconvenient for them, but potentially makes getting the mail riskier for them, he said. Mr. Fiddis collected the homeowners' signatures for the petition in about one hour on Sunday, October 19th. He went to 36 homes to get the 35 signatures and said that everybody he talked to was supportive of keeping the mailboxes where they are, with one exception, saying she wanted more time to think about it. The petition was sent to Canada Post, with the District of Invermere and Kootenay Columbia MP David Wilks copied. The petition states the vast majority of affected residents want to keep the current mailbox location, posits the signatures as evidence, and adds that more signatures can be collected if needed.
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Multi use committee preparing for personnel change Dan Walton dan@invermerevalleyecho.com
A fundraising committee has been appointed for the multi-use centre after a brief meeting on Wednesday, November 12th. “We’re going to try and keep within budget to build it to a nice level, but to do anything above and beyond that is where the fundraising committee comes in,” said Invermere mayor Gerry Taft. Jim Bonny and Dee Conklin have been appointed as the two public members of the committee, and will be joined by two elected officials and representatives from both the library and performing arts consortium.
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“The fundraising efforts are for the ‘nice to haves’ for lack of better term,” Taft said. “They’ll add extra features to the main hall, which will make it successful for performing arts, and take it from a nice building to an excellent building.” Although Al Miller has replaced Spring Hawes on the District of Invermere council, the new council (who will be appointed to the committee) has not been sworn in yet, so the previous council will come together for one final committee meeting on Monday, November 25th. “In previous times with the mayor-elect or councillor-elect, they’ve been elected, but not yet sworn in, so there’s that brief two-week period, which can be a
little bit weird.” But with only one new face on Invermere council (Miller was a councillor from 2008 to 2011), Taft isn’t worried about the new team changing course. “I don’t see any drastic changes coming,” he said. “We’re focused on trying to get this build/construction started by next fall, so it’s a pretty tight timeline. (We’re) not going to reopen the whole thing from square one.” The first phase of the project is expected to be completed before the 2018 municipal election. Taft said phase two could pose as an election issue in four years from now, but a referendum to borrow money for the library could come even sooner.
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Fire protection area boundaries rejigged
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Steve Hubrecht steve@invermerevalleyecho.com Invermere council voted to support the Regional District of East Kootenay’s (RDEK) proposed fire protection service area boundary amendments during the final council meeting prior to last Saturday’s municipal election. The changes of the boundaries will see parts of Wilmer and the Toby Benches, as well as Larch Point, added to the Invermere fire protection area, while some part of Juniper Heights will be shifted from the Invermere fire protection area to the Windermere fire protection area. Among the documents council members received on the matter during the Wednesday November 12th council meeting was feedback from Invermere deputy fire chief Jason Roe, indicating the Invermere fire department supports the changes. “If our fire department is in favour of it, we as a council should back that up,” said councillor Greg Anderson during discussion on the topic. Council member were unanimous in their vote to support the changes. Movember Mile Council members voted unanimously to authorize the Movember Mile, with several members expressing desire to participate this year.
Dear Columbia Valley Residents; Everyone from time-to-time needs a helping hand. The C.V. Christmas Bureau believes that everyone deserves a special Christmas dinner without the added stress and financial burden that often comes with the holidays. SPONSORS: You can sponsor a local individual or family by providing a food gift card and small gift box. To register please call Angie at 250-342-2611 or email cvcb@shaw.ca. You can help by visiting one of the Angel Trees to donate a gift to a child. Trees are located at Home Hardware, Dairy Queen and Kootenay Savings Credit Union, Invermere. Please return the wrapped and labeled gifts to the store by Thursday, December 11th. REQUESTS: Do you need a little help this season? The CVCB is ready to accept request forms for food gift cards and angel gifts for the 2014 Christmas season. Forms are available at the following locations: The Family Resource Ctr., Ministry of Children and Family Development, Shuswap Band Office, Akisqnuk Health Centre and Canal Flats Headwater Centre or call 250-342-2611. DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING REQUEST FORMS IS THURSDAY. DECEMBER 11th.
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Jumbo: Agree to disagree Provincial Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Coralee Oakes sent Invermere council at
letter, received at the October 12th meeting, responding to concerns raised by council members about Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality. “I understand your position on the incorporation of the Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality and, on this point, I think we will have to respectfully disagree,” said Ms. Oakes in the letter. “While it is not without challenges, incorporation can support the early development of a resort, providing a strong foundation for a well-planned community with high-quality services and public amenities. In addition, incorporation as a mountain resort municipality allows access to resort specific tools in the Local Government Act that are not available to municipalities generally.” In the letter, Ms. Oakes also addressed the issue of police services being used in the Jumbo Valley. “The Jumbo Glacier Resort area is policed by the RCMP service out of the Columbia Valley detachment. The province of British Columbia is aware of the impact that large developments such as the Jumbo Glacier Resort have on the policing and Ministry of Justice staff are working with the RCMP to explore ways to mitigate those impacts,” wrote Ms. Oakes. “We’ll have to file this under the ‘respectfully agree to disagree on Jumbo’ file. Fair enough,” said Invermere mayor Gerry Taft during council’s brief discussion on the letter. Taft had tabled a motion at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) meeting in Whistler in late September criticizing the provincial funding for Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality since it does not yet have residents.
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Valley Echo reporter Dan Walton captured this bejewelled night sky vista overlooking Lake Windermere with the Rocky Mountains rising up behind Windermere in the distance.
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Rockies team is starting to gel and show its steel
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he Columbia Valley RockRockie ALK A ies are putting in a gruelling month. Twelve games in 29 days, including three weekends during which they played three games each. Two of those weekends on the road. Translation: nine games in 17 days. They’ve played some great hockey during those games. There have also been many changes to the team during this transitional month. All teams in the league are starting to finalize their lineups during November and the trickle-down effect takes place — Junior A teams make cuts and players become available to B teams. When the team took to the ice last Friday night at the Eddie, there were five players in the lineup who weren’t on the team during their last home game on October 24th. And there was another new player in town waiting for a tryout who didn’t dress last weekend. That’s more than a 20 per cent turnover, so there is a lot more adjusting and assimilating to be done. It is happening though; and it’s a real treat to talk to the players and feel the excitement and confidence building in them. They are looking around the dressing room and saying, “Man, we have some great play-
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ers here — we have an awesome team!” That sense of assurance and trust is quickly translating into points on the scoreboard and wins in the stats. It’s also reinforcing the reason why these young men play the game. When you ask most of them what ARILYN they love about hockey, the answer more often than not is the relationships they develop and the fun they have with their teammates. Although many of them would love to make hockey their livelihood, they are mostly realists who know it’s a very small percentage of players who are able to make their living playing this game. Some are fortunate enough to earn their education by playing their sport, but most do it for the sheer joy of being part of a team and creating the lifelong friendships that result. From a local fan perspective, we’ve got a lot to look forward to. With only two team members born in 1994 and five in 1995, this is a young team with a great opportunity to mature and grow together over the coming seasons. Marilyn Berry contributes a bi-weekly column regarding the Columbia Valley Rockies and can be reached at maberry7@yahoo.com.
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Falling is dangerous for seniors Caitlin Fuller DTSS Student Reporter The first week of November was B.C.’s Fall Prevention Awareness Week, and Better at Home Cranbrook held workshops throughout the valley, including Invermere, to inform seniors of the risks and prevention of falls. The workshop, which was held at Columbia Garden Village on Monday, November 3rd taught local seniors about these common accidents. There were two parts to the workshop. The first dealt with safety in the home, which included checklists of potential dangers both inside and outside the home, and reviewed fire hazards, medication use and childproofing the home. The second was all about dealing with stress by identifying and handling sources of stress. Both the BC Ministry of Health and Seniors BC have provided seniors with information on the causes and prevention of falls on their websites and are hoping to spread the campaign’s information to all seniors to prevent injury. According to Seniors BC, one out of three people aged 65 and above experience at least one fall a year, usually due to combined factors. This means around 225,000 B.C. seniors are getting injured. Key ways to prevent falls include improving your mobility and balance, increasing your physical activity and muscle strength, and reducing your trip and slip hazards in your home and outdoors. Seniors BC has also narrowed down the factors that lead to falls in seniors into the categories of biological, behavioural, social/economic and environmental factors. Each increases the chance of injury in the senior community and can for the most part be prevented. The BC Ministry of Health has said about 85 per cent of all injuries that seniors sustain are due to falls, and falls cause more than 95 per cent of all hip fractures, which, in 20 per cent of fracture cases, leads to death within a year of the fall. These accidents can often be prevented with proper knowledge. Seniors are encouraged to check out the BC Ministry of Health and Seniors BC websites to find more information on preventing falls at www.health.gov.bc.ca/prevention/fallbrochures.html or www.SeniorsBC.ca.
A selection of adventure photographer Brad Wrobleski’s photos that will be in his presentation, Chasing Rabbits, which will take place in the DTSS Theatre following the JCCS AGM on November 20th.
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Globe trotting adventurer to share world through his lens Jumbo Creek Conservation Society Submitted Jumbo Creek Conservation Society’s AGM on Thursday, November 20th at the David Thompson Secondary School theatre is bound to be an eye-opening evening. Attendees will be brought up to date on the latest developments meticulously documented by the Jumbo Wild monitoring team at the heart of Jumbo Valley last summer. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the AGM will start at 7:30 p.m. As an added attraction, climber/adventurer/photographer Brad Wrobleski will both amuse and provoke you with his richly illustrated presentation, “Chasing Rabbits”. While taking us on a grand tour of Tierra del Fuego, Borneo, Antarctica, Japan, and India, he’ll explain how we find meaning in the places we play, and the importance of wild spaces. Brad’s work has won two Canadian national magazine awards, several “best” photo awards and various awards for creating entertaining and exciting films including “Best Radical Reel” and the People’s Choice Award at the Banff Mountain Film Festival. Find the latest Jumbo Wild updates at Keepitwild.ca.
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NICOLE TRIGG editor@invermerevalleyecho.com With voter turnout in Invermere and Canal Flats at 32 and 44 per cent respectively, clearly there’s not a lot of cause for concern in the valley when it comes to local government. But is it due to confidence in the way things are being run, or simply apathy? An analysis of the voting and non-voting demographics would be interesting, to find out if certain age categories acted differently than others, and/or genders. Of the 2,375 eligible voters in the District of Invermere, just 760 voted. These votes ensured that four experienced councillors are joining Mayor Taft at the table.
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With Invermere councillor candidate Kayja Becker being in her early 20s, it seems reasonable to think anyone under 30 would have supported her bid to secure better representation of an already under-represented demographic that plays an essential role in maintaining and growing the local economy. But how many in this age range cared enough to walk/drive to a polling station, in advance or the day of? Young voters aside, with the mayoral seat already decided by acclamation and just five candidates to choose from for four seats, how many shrugged their shoulders (“who cares”), deciding to let others decide for them? But while our society in general tends to rate anything less than 50 per cent as a fail,
the 32 per cent turnout in Invermere is almost on par with the turnout around the province — up to (unofficially) 33.3 per cent — which is being touted as a huge success in the Globe and Mail since it’s a significant leap from the 29.5 per cent turnout in 2011 and the 28.9 per cent in 2008. In a nutshell, the 44 per cent turnout in Canal Flats is a downright cause for celebration. And the 50.2 per cent in the last Invermere council election? A complete phenomenon. It clearly takes a race for mayor to draw out the valley’s voting crowds in bigger numbers. Something to keep in mind four years from now. In the meantime, if you hear anyone complain about local government over the next four years, ask them if they voted.
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he decisions made by money into private hands for MLA EPORT E government have real decades to come. consequences in people’s This is entirely the result of lives. And when those people the BC Liberals’ Energy Plan. are on a fixed income, those The consequences of this plan government decisions can be were completely predictable. devastating. Power to light and heat our Many people in our commuhomes is as necessary as wanities live on fixed incomes; ter and sewer. We do not have ORM seniors on fixed pensions, perthe option of saying no to sons with disabilities. With no power. And more and more of increase in their incomes, esour monthly budgets are becalating costs such as BC Hydro rates leave ing used up to provide this need. many of our citizens forced to decide whethIf you receive $906 per month as a perer to heat their homes or buy groceries. son with a disability, how can you pay even Why is the government to blame? It’s very more for power? What must you give up to simple. Government interference in BC be able to keep your family warm in winHydro resulted in this Crown corporation ter? How many seniors are being forced to being forced to spend $55 billion on power turn down their thermostats and turn off they didn’t need. Private power producers their lights? received very lucrative, long-term contracts I don’t accept this is the type of society from BC Hydro, which will funnel public that people in this area want to have. I don’t
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believe that people who are in reduced circumstances due to no fault of their own should have their lives so diminished to fulfil the government’s heartless agenda. Part of being your MLA is to hear the stories of your lives. As we head into winter, I am hearing so many personal stories of people who are in this exact situation, choosing between heat and food.This is the real consequence of this government’s very bad decision. This is why I support the Hydro Affordability Act that was introduced by the Opposition. This legislation would give the BC Utilities Commission the ability to set lower rates for families and seniors on fixed incomes. If you agree, take a moment to send an email to Premier Clark at premier@gov.bc.ca. Norm Macdonald is the NDP MLA for Columbia River Revelstoke. He can be reached by phone at 1-866-870-4188 and by email at norm.macdonald.mla@leg.bc.ca.
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What to do with school boards?
he saddest manifestation of British The classic case is in Coquitlam, where B.C. IEWS Columbia’s modern democracy has one could almost hear the theme from The produced its judgment, with the election of Godfather as local CUPE boss Dave Ginter school trustees for the next four years. appeared before the board of education in There are still independent, communityFebruary. He informed the elected trustees minded trustees, but mostly “boards of eduthat their collective financial acumen wasn’t cation” have become the neglected, exploitup to his standards and some of them would ed stepchild of B.C. politics. have to go this fall. Teacher union locals and CUPE-dominated “Obviously, the chore I have is to find new OM “labour councils” organize candidate forums trustees,” Ginter clarified in an interview and ask most of the questions, often to forwith the Tri-City News as the union’s candimer teachers holding and seeking school date selection machine stirred to life. board seats. Unions finance the campaigns of those who Ginter seems to have made them an offer they couldn’t pledge to act as a bullhorn for constant demands for more refuse on Saturday, with formerly union-blessed trustees provincial money, and instruct their members to vote for turfed out in favour of a new group. what should be called the Conflict of Interest slate. Then there’s Vancouver Island, where the 1970s survived, This has been going on for so long in B.C. it is seen as at least until Saturday night. Cowichan school board got normal. Trustees who most loudly plump for their union itself fired by the province in 2012 for refusing to submit a masters tend to win, thanks to low turnout. The public balanced budget. Two of the trustees who think the job is mostly doesn’t give a damn, since school property tax au- to flout the balanced budget rule and instead demand a thority was centralized in Victoria many years ago, largely “needs budget” ran again. because of this special interest pressure. They were joined on a slate by two others who appar-
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ently still believe the answer to every problem is to shout for “more government funding.”They didn’t get in, as voters appear to have been unimpressed by seeing their school board replaced by a provincially-appointed manager for two years. That brings up a modest proposal. How about an appointed trustee for each of the 60 school districts? School boards have lost authority over taxation, curriculum (another area of constant union social engineering pressure) and now labour relations. Do we really need them any more? After the 2013 B.C. election, the Christy Clark government wasted no time taking control of union bargaining on behalf of school districts. Trustees were pushed out of the bargaining agency, no longer trusted to represent taxpayers for that duty either. The puppet role of some school trustees was evident in the recent teacher strike. When the province opted to pay parents for the disruption, there was a chorus of protest from those supposedly elected to represent the interests of parents and taxpayers. See A15
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WEEKLY Beat Have an event you’d like listed? Email it to: production@ invermerevalleyecho. com
NOVEMBER 19TH-26th
19TH : WEDNESDAY
• 11:45 a.m.: The Rotary Club of Invermere meets every Wednesday at the Curling Rink. • 1 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge at Invermere senior’s hall, $2. Everyone welcome. • 4 - 9 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre. Join us for a cooking workshop and free food. • 7 p.m.: Card night at Canal Flats Seniors Hall every Wednesday.
holiday festival that includes a Santa Claus parade, entertainment, live music, late night shopping and much more. Bring your food bank donations to Invermere Food Bank, BC Ambulance will be picking them up along the parade route or Cram the Cruiser in Pothole Park. • 6 - 11 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre. Join us for a foosball tournament.
23RD : SUNDAY
• Charity Shoot/5-Stand at the Lake Windermere District Rod & Gun Club. For more info, visit www. lwdrodgun.com or call 250-341-3254. • 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Sports Day in Canada at the Invermere District Curling Centre. Free drop in learn to curl workshop. Bring clean indoor shoes and a sense of adventure. Ages 8 to 98 all levels and abilities TH : T HURSDAY welcome. Email invermerecurling@ 20 • 1:15 p.m.: Crib night at Canal Flats shaw.ca if more info required. • 7 p.m.: Movie at the Windermere Seniors Hall every Thursday. • 5 - 9 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre. Valley Museum for members and Join us for wifi, Netflix and video guests. games. • 7 p.m.: Texas Hold ‘em Tournament 25TH : TUESDAY every Thursday at Invermere Legion. • 1:30 p.m.: Carpet Bowling at Canal • 7:30 p.m.: Jumbo Creek Conservation Flats Seniors Hall every Tuesday. Society AGM at DTSS Theatre. • 5 - 9 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre. Join us for wifi, Netflix and video games. ST : F RIDAY • 6 p.m.: Panorama Foundation AGM 21 • 1 p.m.: Canasta cards at Canal Flats at Choppers Landing - RK Heliski at Panorama Mountain Village. Seniors Hall every Friday. • 1 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge at Invermere Everyone Welcome! senior’s hall, $2. Everyone welcome. • 6 p.m.: ICAN’s 3rd annual Raise 26TH : WEDNESDAY the Woof! Comedy Show and Dinner • 11:15 a.m. - 1:00p.m.: Valley Gogo at the Invermere Community Hall. Sisters meet at Columbia Garden Silent and live auction, games and Village activity room. Viewing of a surprises. Tickets $50, all proceeds new DVD of the African Grandmothers go towards ICAN’s Rescue and Tribunal and we will carry on with Adoption Facility. Confirmed the meeting at 12:00. New members comedian line up includes Alex welcome, call Sherry 250-342-9733. Wood, James Uloth and headliner • 4 - 9 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre. Cory Mack. Join us for Rockband. • 7 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre. Join us for a pool tournament. NOV 27TH- DEC 3RD
22ND : SATURDAY
• 10 a.m.: Christmas Silent Auction Kick-off. Start your Christmas shopping with bids on dozens of auction items at the Invermere Public Library. There’s something for every age, interest and budget. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. • 10 a.m.: Craft and home business sale at the Canal Flats Civic Centre. Lunch available. For more information or to book a table call 250-349-5447 or email kflowers@ shaw.ca • 6 - 9 p.m.: Invermere Light up night. Invermere will host its annual
27TH : THURSDAY
• 5 - 9 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre. Join us for November birthdays and cake. • 7 p.m.: Texas Hold ‘em Tournament every Thursday at Invermere Legion.
28TH : FRIDAY
• 7 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre. Join Hall. Entry fee $2 donation to the us for manhunt. Windermere Child Care Society or a donation to the Invermere Food Bank. • 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Santa’s Cabin at 29TH : SATURDAY • 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Headwaters Art Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. Get Society Presents A Winter Art Show your photo taken with Santa and and Sale. Refreshments and treats. have a hot chocolate. Canal Flats Civic Center, 8911 Dunn Street, Canal Flats. DECEMBER 7TH : SUNDAY • 6 - 10 p.m.: Wild and Scenic Film • 12 - 7 p.m.: 11th Annual Feed the Festival, at the Invermere Community Town at the Clubhouse at Copper Hall, brought to you by Wildsight Point. Absolutely everyone is invited Invermere. Saturday night special to enjoy this traditional dinner with guest presentation and films: Barry proceeds to the Invermere Food Blanchard, Canada’s top alpinist and Bank. Pictures with Santa will also be author. For more information visit happening. Invermere@wildsight.ca or wildsight. ca/wildandscenic DECEMBER 9TH : TUESDAY • 8 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre. Join • 7 p.m.: Cinefest at Pynelogs. us for movie night. Tracks. For more information visit columbiavalleyarts.com or call 250TH : S UNDAY 342-4423. 30 • 2 p.m.: Movember Mile! Mustaches and Underwear! Real and not so real DECEMBER 12TH : WEDNESDAY mustaches and by tradition in your • 9 a.m.: Panorama Mountain Resort underwear, please keep it family Winter season starts. friendly! Starting from Crazy Soles, a 1 mile jog/walk (x3 loops around DECEMBER 13TH : THURSDAY downtown). To fundraise and raise awareness about men’s health, • 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.: GALS presents specifically prostate cancer. For more Pictures for Pups. Print and photo information contact Beva at Crazy fundraising sale at the Invermere Community Hall. Prices range from Soles, crazysoles@telus.net $15 - $100 (cash only). 50% of sales go to GALS to care for foster animals. DECEMBER 3RD : WEDNESDAY • 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Santa’s Cabin at • 7 p.m.: Wings Over the Rockies Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. Get AGM at the Pynelogs Cultural Centre. your photo taken with Santa, and The meeting will be followed by have a hot chocolate. refreshments. Everyone welcome.
DECEMBER 14TH : FRIDAY
• 5:30 p.m.: Christmas dinner for seniors at the Best Western Invermere Inn. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Invermere. Call 250-342-5566 to DECEMBER 5TH : FRIDAY • 4 - 8 p.m.: Christmas Craft Fair at the register Monday to Thursday prior to Invermere Community Hall. Entry fee Friday December 12th between 8:30 $2 donation to the Windermere Child a.m. and 4:30 p.m. care Society or a donation to the HOURS Invermere Food Bank. • 6:30 p.m.: 1st Butterfly Tree of Lights at Lion’s Hall in Invermere. INVERMERE LIBRARY Join us as we light the butterfly • Tuesday - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. tree. The Windermere Valley District • Wednesdays: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Lions and the Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley have come together RADIUM LIBRARY for a fundraising event like no other. • Tuesday: 6 - 8 p.m. Poems, music, cookies and warm • Wednesday - Thursday: 1 - 4 p.m. drinks, and the tree of remembrance • Saturday: 10 a.m. - 11 p.m. Lego club will be lit. • 7 - 10 p.m.: Fresh Fridays Open Mic • Tuesdays 6 p.m. -7:30 p.m at Pynelogs. Showcasing young talent from the valley. All ages, licensed bar. WINDERMERE VALLEY MUSEUM • Tuesday : 12 a.m. - 4 p.m. First Friday of every month.
COMING SOON...
• 12 p.m.: Soup lunch at the Edgewater Legion. $6. Last Friday of each month. • 7 - 10 p.m.: Wild and Scenic Film Festival, at the Invermere Community Hall brought to you by Wildsight Invermere. For more information DECEMBER 6TH : SATURDAY INVERMERE THRIFT STORE visit Invermere@wildsight.ca or • 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Christmas Craft • Thursday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. wildsight.ca/wildandscenic Fair at the Invermere Community • Friday and Saturday: 1 - 4 p.m.
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Fire Protection The Village of Canal Flats
volunteer fire department was unavailable to pose for a photo for The Valley Echo’s Fire Protection special feature in the October 8th issue, but better late than never! Thank you to the department for all your hard work.
Front Row (kneeling): Matt Semeu
Middle Row (left to right):
Captain Kevin Fleming, Ray Carrier, Darcy Karperien, Kimberly Swerd, Janis Afonso, Deputy Chief Robert Todosichuk, Taylor Grieve, Travis White, Fire Chief David Ferguson
Back row (standing on truck):
Tianna Kozub, Captain Glen Afonso Unavailable for photo: Sebastian Croteau, Buddy Justus, Ugene Justus, Brian McCutcheon
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2014 AnnuAl GenerAl MeetinG
Clockwise from bottom right: Dondre Watson (#6), Doan Smith (#13), Ryan Lawson (#15) and Sam Young (#22) show their skills against the Golden Rockets at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena on Sunday, November 16th. The Rockies won the game in overtime with a score of 5-4. All four players scored for the team over the weekend. PhotoS BY DAN WALTON
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the Rockies ahead before the period’s end. Two late unanswered Thunder Cats goals in the third allowed them to win, defeating the Rockies After three consecutive three-game week- 4-3. “We should have had Creston. We had a defenends, the Columbia Valley Rockies Junior B hockey team had a strong finish to the most intensive sive lapse in the third and gave it up, but we outplayed them.” stretch of the season so far. Goalie Nelson made 31 saves. Rockies goals The Rockies took on the North Okanagan Knights on Friday, November 14th, Creston Valley were scored by Smith, Marchand, and Young. AsThunder Cats on Saturday, November 15th, and sists went to Randy Teeple, Dustin Kostiuk, Doan the Golden Rockets on Sunday, November 16th. Smith, and Ryan Lawson. Another division rival was in Invermere on SunAfter losing seven straight games on the road in the two weeks prior, all Rockies games last week- day afternoon — the Golden Rockets. The Rockies were scored upon first early in the end were at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena. “Last weekend (against Grand Forks, Beaver Val- game, but tied it up midway through the first. Golden scored twice in the second to give themley, and Creston Valley), the results weren’t there, but the effort was,” said general manager Ross selves at two-goal lead before a Rockies power Bidinger. “We ran into some hot goaltending and play goal cut the deficit in half. The game was then tied early in the third, until we couldn’t bury it.” the midway point of the period But it was a different story when Smith put the Rockies back on home ice when the We’re clawing ahead with a breakaway goal. Knights came to visit. to get back into Before Columbia Valley could The Rockies took a 2-0 lead claim a win in regulation, both late in the first with two power the playoff race, having teams exhausted their time-out play goals. to catch either Golden, in the final 90 seconds of play, Then, in the second, Sam Young Creston or Kimberley. and Golden put it to better scored shorthanded, again on ross bidinger rockies general manager use, having pulled the goalie to the power play, and three times score a tying goal with just 14 at even strength — all interrupted — to earn himself a natural hat trick, a very rare seconds on the clock. The Rockies had a 4-on-3 power play in the first achievement in ice hockey. That put Columbia Valley ahead by five, but a single Knights goal near the five-minute over-time period but were unsuccessful. During the second overtime with 3-on-3 action, end of the second made the score 5-1. Two more Rockies goals in the third brought Dondre Watson took only 14 seconds to score the the final score to 7-1. Goaltender Brody Nelson game winner for the Rockies. Other Rockies goals went to Patrick Lyster, Lawson, Braydon Barker, stopped 17 shots. Aside from Young’s three goals, Ryan St. Jean, and Smith. Assists came from Watson, Barker, Carter Forsyth, Dario Piva, and Doan Smith all Melnyk (2), Smith, Lyster, Jayden Jefferson, and scored for the Rockies on Friday. Assists were St. Jean. Goaltender Talon Walton made 39 saves. Since October, the team has come under new leadawarded to Smith (2), Carter Melnyk (2), Dondre Watson, Allan MacPherson, St. Jean, Kellen ership with Ryan Lawson taking over as captain. “We’re clawing to get back into the playoff race, Marchand, Young, and Forsyth. “This weekend, we got things going against having to catch either Golden, Creston, or KimNorth Okanagan,” Mr. Bidinger said. “We steam- berley,” Mr. Bidinger said. “We have to win every game we can.” rolled them.” The Rockies have two home games this upcomThe Creston Valley Thunder Cats were at the Eddie on Saturday, and there was no scoring in the ing weekend on Friday, November 21st against the Spokane Braves, and Saturday, November first period. During the second, Creston Valley scored to 22nd against the Kelowna Chiefs. Both games betake the first lead, but an exchange of goals put gin at 7:30 p.m.
EddIE MountaIn dIvISIon TEAM GP W Fernie 21 16 Golden 25 12 Kimberley 22 12 Creston Valley 23 11 Columbia Valley 24 5
L 5 10 8 8 15
T OTL PTS 0 1 33 0 3 27 0 2 26 1 3 26 0 4 14
STRK W1 L1 L4 W1 W1
nEIL MurdocH dIvISIon TEAM GP W Nelson 23 14 Castlegar 24 13 Beaver Valley 23 12 Spokane 24 12 Grand Forks 21 7
L 6 7 6 9 13
T OTL PTS 2 1 31 1 3 30 1 4 29 0 3 27 1 0 15
STRK W1 W1 L2 L1 L1
doug BIrKS dIvISIon TEAM GP W L T OTL PTS Kamloops 22 13 7 0 2 28 Sicamous 25 13 11 1 0 27 100 Mile House 22 12 8 0 2 26 Revelstoke 23 9 10 2 2 22 Chase 23 7 10 2 4 20
STRK W2 L1 W2 W1 T1
oKanagan dIvISIon TEAM GP W L T OTL PTS Osoyoos 24 19 4 0 1 39 Princeton 22 12 6 2 2 28 Summerland 19 11 7 0 1 23 Kelowna 24 8 13 2 1 19 North Okanagan 24 3 18 1 2 9
STRK L1 W2 W1 L1 L2
Scoring Leaders Team Player 1. Bryan Lubin CGR 2. Rainer Glimpel OSO 3. Max Newton GFB 4. Aaron Azevedo OSO 5. Doan Smith CVR 6. Paulsen Lautard SUM 7. Jonathan Lee KEL 8. Tyson Klingspohn KIM 9. Ian Chrystal KAM 10. Ian Desrosier GOL 11. Luc Gradisar OSO
PTS 39 35 34 34 33 32 32 31 30 30 30
GP 24 24 21 23 23 19 24 22 22 25 21
G 21 13 16 11 19 15 13 21 18 17 14
A 18 22 18 23 14 17 19 10 12 13 16
Goaltending Leaders (min. three games played) Player Team GAA W L T 1. Jeff Orser FER 2.29 11 2 0 2. Olivier Charest SIC 2.37 6 3 1 3. Jason Sandhu KAM 2.41 8 5 0 4. Brett Soles OSO 2.43 9 1 1 5. Patrick Kasper SIC 2.47 4 6 0 6. Brett Huber SUM 2.57 8 7 0 7. Lawrence Langan OSO 2.64 15 4 1 8. Kristian Stead 1MH 2.81 10 5 0 9. Stephen Heslop PRI 2.85 7 5 2 10. Drake Poirier BVN 2.92 8 3 0
SO 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 0
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The Valley Echo's 2014/2015
NHL Hockey Pool Standings This week's winner is:
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School tax rates are now set by cabinet order, and the B.C. Liberal government is considering a move to regulate local industrial taxes. (This would presumably be to keep union-influenced municipalities from trying to get too many golden eggs from those liquefied natural gas plants.) Would Education Minister Peter Fassbender and his team continue their remake by amalgamating or eliminating school boards? Not likely. With a rare teacher settlement in place, trustees will have less incentive to grandstand. And their meetings may become something more than union beef sessions. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press newspapers. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @ tomfletcherbc.
Hooper-Johnston dishes out a flu shot during the Interior Health free flu clinic at the Invermere Community Hall on Thursday, November 13th. More than 250 people received a shot by noon at the clinic, which lasted all day. PHOTO BY STEVE HUBRECHT
EMEMBER WHEN? R A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 55 years
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November 2009 — The band The Mudmen came back to the valley and played a collection of both originals and classics at the Hoodoos restaurant. ECHO FILE PHOTO
years ago (1959): An impressive Remembrance Day ceremony for the time took place in Invermere conducted by Legion President, Joe Peitrosky. The flag bearers included Mrs. Oswald Young and Mrs. Gordon Lake from the Legion Ladies Auxiliary, and a number of members from the local Boy Scouts, Girl Guides and Wolf Clubs.
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years ago (1964): “The Happiest Millionaire” was staged at the Lake Windermere Community Centre with Mrs. Arthur Bowen as director and Miss Dorothy Worsley as stage manager. It was a fun production that depicted the marriage that would bring together the Dukes, a big tobacco family from North Carolina worth $90 million, and the Drexel Biddles, one of the old aristocratic families of Philadelphia worth $1 million. The play circled the turmoil in the not-yet married couples’ families, and led to the couple finding their own solution to the problem.
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years ago (1974): The Home Nursing Care Program was three months into effect in Invermere, providing local residents with additional health services. Their services included injections, dressings, bed baths, and general nurse care supervision. Public Health Nurse, Ms. Janet McLaughlin, worked closely with the physicians at all times to care for patients referred for the services.
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years ago (1984): Invermere held its annual “Tush” contest at the Lakeside Inn. It involved several of Invermere’s “finest” strutting their stuff before a usually quite appreciative audience. Contestants each brought their own music and a three-minute dance routine that involved a “discreet disclosure” during each performance. The judges for the event were Sue Saunders, Lynda Hay and Susan Wilder and the winner was awarded $600.
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years ago (1994): There were approximately 10,000 Kokanee salmon found dead in the north and south arms of Kootenay Lake. Fisheries biologist, Bob Lindsay, had said the cause was unknown, but there had been similar deaths in the fish population numerous times in the past 20 years in many areas in the valley. Joyce Hutchinson, fisheries technician with the Invermere Office of BC Environment, explained that a possible cause of death could be algae blooms during the summer depleting oxygen in the water, therefore suffocating the fish. The actual cause of death was, however, unknown.
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years ago (1999): The work crews were putting the final touches into the second set of lights going up in Invermere. The cost of the lights added up to $75,000, $50,000 of which was supplied by Lake Windermere Resort Ltd. Compiled and written by Caitlin Fuller
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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Put your vitality and conspicuous nature to good use, Aries. Volunteer for a cause or donate your time to a worthy organization. Expect others to follow your lead.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, be genuine and speak from the heart this week. Your compassion for other people’s feelings will help a dear friend who will be grateful and appreciative of your kindness.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, if you are feeling a bit bored by your relationship, take the initiative to stir things up a bit. Go to a concert or plan a short jaunt to a tropical locale.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Now is not the time to keep your feelings under wraps, Taurus. If you have an opinion, share it. Fortunately there are plenty of people willing to lend you an ear.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Do not judge a book by its cover, Virgo. That person you have been checking out is entirely different from what you first imagined. It’s time to delve deeper.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Someone you know may have gotten in over his or her head and can probably use your help right now, Capricorn. Help this person come up with some solutions to the problem.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Being hot then cold is sometimes the Gemini way. Shifting feelings and being mercurial is just how you’re made, and those who call you friend will have to adapt.
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 The element of surprise can work well for your love life this week, Libra. Do something unexpected, and you and your significant other will be happy with the results.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, shake up your routine and you may be surprised by how much you enjoy the changes. In fact, you just may look at everything from an entirely new perspective.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, you are full of ideas this week and you can put them to good use by being as vocal as you can at work. Suggest a brainstorming session with other employees.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, make some changes to your fitness routine this week so you don’t find yourself in a fitness funk. Switch the yoga mat for some cardio and vice versa.
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, though you cannot afford that especially pricey treat you’ve had your eyes on, you can afford something a little more modest.
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Move over Obama, make way for the Hellcat fascia, which has not migrated to the shifter surround. Washington D.C. - The U.S. capital is an exciting place to The shifter too has been updated to a T-style that rebe, with all those presidential comings and goings, and minds older drivers of the Chargers sold in the original crowds gathering near the gates of the White House in muscle car era. The steering wheel is new and has upthe hope of catching a glimpse of the leader of the free dated switches to control two new screens in the dash. world. They include a base 5-inch screen in the console or But on a recent day, all the exciting action was happenoptional 8.4-inch version, plus a standard programmaing at Summit Point Raceway, about an hour and half ble screen in the instrument cluster for a quick glance away in neighbouring Virginia, where a smaller crowd when driving. The high performance SRT of journalists got more than a glimpse of models get a steering wheel with a flat the new 2015 Dodge Charger Hellcat. bottom and heavily bolstered seats for Looks track-ready driving. The real story is that The first leg of the launch event was held this isn’t a track car, rather a solid family at Ronald Reagan airport, in a hangar 4-door with room for all passengers. cleared to display the entire Charger Drive lineup. They looked like colorful jellybeans On the way to the racetrack, I drove the scattered in different trim levels ranging ($39,495) R/T, Hemi-equipped Charger from the base V6 model to the R/T models The Charger has over highways and some backcountry featuring a 5.7L V8, then to the SRT high roads. This new model has a much more an aggressive stance performance 392 model, and the all-new, grownup feel and is a fantastic long road but this is also a car for 2015, Hellcat with 707 hp. trip machine. Passing is a snap but the The 2015 Charger gets an all-new exterior, that can blend into the Charger was happiest at about 130km/h, the only holdover pieces are the roof crowd, it doesn’t need maybe thanks to an all-new 8-speed and rear doors, and the rest is new, more automatic on all trim levels. Greeting aggressive, sleeker and muscular. The nose to scream at the top of us at the track were 5.7L Hemi cars, the now has a less blunt look, with a slimmer its voice that is left for 6.4L V8 Scat Pack model and the new headlight design that is meant to look the engine to do. Hellcat with a 6.2L V8 and with a big like a bandit, wearing a mask. Each trim supercharger bolted on. Zack Spencer has different grille openings and in the This engine has 90 per cent of the parts case of the high horsepower Hellcat, all upgraded from the regular engines and each one is put the air intakes, scoops and vents not only make the car on a 40-minute dyno test before being shipped to the look more menacing, but they all serve a function. The customer. When the supercharger is up to full capacity, Charger has an aggressive stance but this is also a car this engine will gulp 13,000 litres of air in one minute. that can blend into the crowd: it doesn’t need to scream I had a chance to drive all the models starting with at the top of its voice. That is left for the engine to do. the least powerful 5.7L with 370hp, then the 485HP Inside 6.4L and continuing the rest of the day with the 707hp When the last version of the Charger was refreshed, Hellcat. Each is very capable on the track but the Hellcat the focus was on updating the dash to improve the feel is so much more car, capable of a run to 100km/h in of the materials and the overall finish. The 2015 model less than 4 second and it can stop with just as much takes things up a notch, with even more technology and viciousness. improved style. The dash is covered with an aluminum The impressive thing is just how easy this monster is to
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drive. It needs to be treated with respect but getting on the power or the brakes is very smooth and effortless. The sound from the screaming engine, the Pirelli P-Zero tires squealing under acceleration or diving into each corner was a sensory overload. After dozens of laps around the track with a top speed of 230km/h down the straight, this car is nothing short of amazing. Everything else just feels slow. Verdict The average buyer will still opt for the ($32,495) V6equipped cars sold with a solid 300 hp going to the rear wheels or all wheels, the V8-equipped cars are not offered with AWD any longer. The most amazing, but unspectacular part of the trip was driving the Hellcat back to Washington, D.C. through heavy traffic on the highway and downtown core. As we pulled up the W Hotel, just a block from the Whitehouse, the 707 hp Hellcat returned 9.9L/100km. Nothing short of amazing considering the cars output, but it might come down to the 411 lb.-ft. the engine puts out at just 1,200 rpm, allowing it to loaf along effortlessly. This and the $64,495 price tag will get a lot of car fans sitting up and paying attention; the world’s fastest four-door family car is an amazing engineering marvel and the price is as jaw-dropping as the car itself. The Lowdown Power: 707 hp from a supercharged 6.2L V8 Sticker price: $32,496-$64,495 zack.spencer@drivewaybc.ca
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250-341-5956 • rosis@telus.net
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The WaTer & air Company! • Brakes • Tires • Suspension • Oil Changes • Alignment • Air Conditioners Your Winter Tire Super Store 250-342-4433 • Open 7 days a week NATIONWIDE GUARANTEE
Water Treatment: filtration and purification Furnace and Duct cleaning
Purify the water you drink and the air you breathe! Kerry Colonna
250-342-5089
Located in the Diamond Heating & Spa building in Athalmer
Sholinder & MacKay
Sand & Gravel
Complete line of aggregate products for construction and landscaping
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