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A volunteer work day held on Saturday, April 11th at the new Rotary Gardens in Radium Hot Springs drew a great turnout of 25 volunteers eager to get the new community garden project up and running. Turn to page 2 for the full story. PHOTO SUBMITTED

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Columbia Lake Park access decision COUNCILBRIEFS Canal Flats mill employees on hold until studies conclude STEVE HUBRECHT steve@invermerevalleyecho.com Not much progress has taken place in recent months on determining the future of access to Columbia Lake Provincial Park, but BC Parks is hoping to settle on a final option later this year. “That’s our target,” said Ministry of Environment Kootenay and Okanagan regional planning section head Greg Chin on trying to bring the process to a close sometime in 2015. Chin was in the valley more than a year ago, as part of open house public consultation meetings carried out by BC Parks in Fairmont Hot Springs in late March 2014. At the time, Chin had outlined three possible scenarios for the park — keeping the status quo; vehicle access to Warspite Creek; and vehicle access to the shoreline of Columbia Lake. Several attendees of those meeting expressed a strong desire for better access to the shoreline. Chin had said access value was one of the considerations for BC Parks on the site, but that they must be balanced with other values, including environmental stewardship. “There’s not much to update right now,” Chin told The Valley Echo on Monday, April 13th, adding that BC Parks is waiting for an environmental study and archaeological study to be completed. See A4

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A career fair may help Canal Flats Canfor mill employees bounce back from the brink of a layoff. The Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce (CVCC) in collaboration with Canfor is reaching out to the Canal Flats community by hosting a job fair between noon and 5 p.m. at the arena on Thursday, April 16th. “The Canal Flats job fair is focused on Canfor employees,” said Susan Clovechok, CVCC executive director. “We started a workforce planning strategy at the beginning of this year, so it’s part of that process, and the Canfor job fair came up through discussions with their transition team — it’s about what can be done to help the affected employees in Canal Flats.” The decision to focus on the Canal Flats community came quickly after Canfor announced 81 layoffs at the sawmill to their employees on February 5th. “We’re going to be helping them find work,” said Clovechok. “There’s about 15 employers at that (career fair), as far as I know right now.” The Canal Flats Arena is located at 4925 Burns Avenue, but this career fair is only open to job seekers who have been invited by Canfor in light of the upcoming staffing changes.

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TEEN TRANSPORTED... STARS Air Ambulance was dispatched from Calgary at 7:37 p.m. on Saturday, April 11th to transport a teen with a head injury caused by a longboarding accident from Invermere to the Alberta Children’s Hospital. Alberta Health Services was unable to confirm the boy’s condition due to patient confidentiality. PHOTO BY BREANNE MASSEY

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Radium Rotary realizes community garden project STEVE HUBRECHT steve@invermerevalleyecho.com The Radium Hot Springs Sunrise Rotary Club has been hard at work creating a community garden for the Radium village and the club’s efforts are close to fruition. The new community garden, which will go by the name Rotary Gardens, already has 40 raised garden beds built, an eight-foot (2.5-metre) wildlife fence around it (put up last weekend), and will likely have the final touches, including a gazebo, benches, rosebushes and other park-like amenities, ready later this year. “Hopefully it will be finished by this fall and we’ll hand it back to the village,” said Sunrise Rotary Club president and garden project organizer Dale Shudra. The Radium Rotary club began raising funds for the project and started on some construction last fall. The club had been searching for a project to take on, gathered community feedback, and then did a feasibility study on the idea of a community garden, which a garnered positive response. The Rotary Gardens project is on the parcel of land behind the old Radium elementary school (which the school board now leases to Parks Canada). The school board also owns the adjacent empty lot (that is now home to the gardens), which the Village of Radium Hot Springs has license to use. The village gave the Rotary club the go-ahead to construct the community garden there, with the plan that, once the project is finished, responsibility for it would revert back to the village. The municipality will form a garden committee to manage the Rotary Gardens from that point onward. Prior to becoming a garden, the space was often used as an informal soccer field or dog-walking space. “Obviously, I think it’s awesome. It’s already become a meeting place; it’s located right in the centre of town. People are excited about it,” said Radium mayor Clara Reinhardt. “We have many people living in condos and apartments, and consequently they just don’t have an opportunity to have their own garden.” Reinhardt said she’s been glad to see a good crosssection of people at the volunteer work days for the garden, from seniors to families with young kids,

Thanks to local volunteer efforts, the new Rotary Gardens in Radium Hot Springs boasts 42 raised garden beds surrounded by a wildlife fence. The project is being spearheaded by the Radium Sunrise Rotary Club. PHOTOS SUBMITTED with both part-time and full-time residents all participating. Community interest in the project is evident, with all 40 of the raised beds (which residents can subscribe to use for the season) already accounted for. Shudra pointed out that community gardens have many benefits. “It’s healthy, there’s an exercise aspect, there’s a communal aspect as it really creates a nice sense of community, and there’s an educational aspect,” he said. “It’s worked out really well so far. We want people to know it’s there and to use it, both the garden beds and the park aspect of it, which will be a great place to bring a book, sit down on the bench and relax. We’re quite optimistic it will be a great legacy for the club.” Work on the garden has involved generous donations of time and effort from volunteers as well as in-kind contributions and financial support from the Columbia Basin Trust, the Columbia Valley Community Foundation, BC Hydro, Radium Resort and The Springs golf course (which is letting the garden use its untreated water). Accounting for the in-kind contribution and volunteer help, the total cost of the project is between $60,000 and $65,000, according to Shudra. The club is planning an official grand opening sometime in June or July.

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Breanne Massey breanne@invermerevalleyecho.com A slight increase in taxation is on the horizon for residents in the Village of Radium. Council agreed to support a bylaw to levy rates for municipal, hospital and regional district purposes at their regular meeting on April 8th. “We’re seeing several areas increase in our operation,” Karen Sharp, chief financial officer at the Village of Radium explained to council. “There will be a 2.5 per cent increase in the taxation revenue to cover the needs in the community at this point in time. Water and sewer user fees, as well.” Sharp believes the proposed 2.5 per cent increase across all categories at hand will help build up council’s reserves. It will also support several areas of governance, including insurance. “It’s a reasonable increase for a community our size and for our means,” added Mark Read, Radium chief administrative officer. The last times that taxes increased, Sharp added, was roughly two years ago at a rate of two per cent. “And, we made a one per cent three years ago,” she

In March, the Columbia Basin Trust announced its new Board of Directors, which, once again, includes three individuals very well-known in the Columbia Valley. Reappointed to the Board were RDEK Area F director Wendy Booth from Fairmont Hot Springs (for a three-year term) and former Panorama Montain Resort president and CEO Rick Jensen from Cranbrook (also for a threeyear term), who was appointed Vice Chair. Booth currently sits as the Vice Chair of the Regional District of East Kootenay and is currently serving in her first term on the Union of British Columbia Municipalities executive. Jensen is currently a director and Board Chairman of New Dawn Developments Ltd., a large construction development company in the East Kootenay. Also remaining on the board is Chair and Jumbo Glacier Resort mayor Greg Deck from Radium Hot Springs. Deck, the first mayor of Radium Hot Springs (having served for 18 years) is a founding director of the Trust, a director of

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Radium reviews finances The scope of what the Village of Radium Hot Springs can spend in their five-year financial plan (Financial Plan Bylaw No. 411, 2015) has passed its first three readings. Council unanimously accepted the decision to move forward with its proposed five year financial plan at the regular April 8th meeting. The information is available on the village website (visit radiumhotsprings.ca) and at the office up to and including April 20th for public review and discourse. The financial plan encompasses the village’s proposed expenses, proposed transfers between funds, revenue taxation, fees and charges between January 1st, 2015 to December 31st, 2019. There were no questions from councillors, but Read credited Sharp for a job well done. “Thanks for all of your efforts on this plan,” said Read.

Columbia Power Corporation and a director of Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation. Overall, the board welcomed five new directors: Larry Binks from Creston (two-year term); John Dooley from Nelson (three-year term); Loni Parker from Revelstoke (twoyear term); Vickie Thomas from the aq’am community (two-year term); and Jeannette Townsend from Valemount (two-year term). “We wish to welcome our new Board members and thank all departing members who have helped bring the Trust to our current position of strength,” said Deck. “It’s not easy finding the right combination of skills and personal attributes that allows us effectively to serve residents and oversee our investments and delivery of benefits to our communities — and we’ve been lucky to benefit from such a team both in the past and moving forward.” Rounding out the 12-member Board are director Gord DeRosa from Trail (two-year term), Laurie Page from Nakusp, Kim Deane from Rossland and Am Naqvi from Nelson, all of whom are returning board members. For more information about the Board, and to read highlights and minutes from Board meetings, visit cbt.org/board.

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If you haven't yet written a will, it's something you might want to consider. This past week, Monday April 6th to Sunday April 12th, was British Columbia's first-ever Make A Will Week. The official designation came through the efforts of B.C. Attorney General Suzanne Anton. “No matter what stage of life you find yourself in - you need a will. A will is one of the most important documents you will create in your lifetime. Make a Will Week encourages everyone to sit down with their loved ones and begin that important discussion today," said Anton in a press release. The move to proclaim a Make A Will week was meant specifically to target younger generations and comes after a B.C. wide survey, conducted for the Society of Notaries Public of B.C., found that 80 per cent of B.C. residents age 18 to 34 do not have a legal will. The poll, which was done by telephone, also found that when looking at all B.C. adults, 45 per cent do not have a will; 49 per cent of those aged 35 to 54 do not have a will; but that the rate of those not having a will drops to 17 per cent when looking at B.C. adults age 55 or older. The province's revised Wills, Estates and Succession Act (WESA) came into effect in March 2014, which lowered the age at which B.C. residents can legally make a will from 19 to 16. A provincial government press release on the matter pointed out that many people may not realize that somebody who dies without a will, is deemed to have died “'intestate' (without a will) and his or her estate will be distributed according to the WESA, not necessarily in accordance with her or his wishes. There are default rules that are applied to divide money between spouses and children for those who die without a will.

As many as 15 per cent of B.C. seniors in residential care could have more independence with assisted living or community care support, B.C.’s Seniors Advocate says. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie also compared statistics for B.C. seniors in home and residential care with those in Alberta and Ontario, finding B.C. patients are prescribed more anti-psychotic drugs and receive less physiotherapy and recreation therapy than other provinces. Mackenzie said the potential overuse of residential care is “troubling on a couple of fronts” with the shortage of residential care beds for high-needs seniors. “Most seniors would prefer to live independently rather than in residential care and so we want to ensure all supports and alternative living arrangements are exhausted before we move someone to residential care,” Mackenzie said. “If we are filling even five per cent of these scarce beds with folks who could live independently, that is 1,500 beds that could open up province-wide.” Health Minister Terry Lake said the ministry is aware of the problems highlighted by the report, and is putting more resources toward home care and community health services, with spending up $1.2 billion to $2.8 billion since 2001. Lake said B.C. has two programs underway to deal with overprescription of medications in care facilities. One is a training program for staff to more accurately determine psychiatric signs, and the other is working with doctors and pharmacists to find behavioural alternatives to anti-psychotic drugs. Mackenzie’s review is based on assessment surveys given to B.C.’s 25,000 seniors in residential care and 29,000 home care clients. It found that a third of residential care patients

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are being prescribed antipsychotic medication, but only four per cent have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder. Antidepressants are administered to almost twice as many patients as have that diagnosis. The survey found 12 per cent of seniors in B.C. residential care received physiotherapy, compared to 25 per cent in Alberta and 58 per cent in Ontario. Recreational therapy was also more widely used in Alberta than B.C. “Getting seniors moving properly and keeping them moving is absolutely key to maintaining function and independence,” Mackenzie said. B.C. veterans begin cross-Canada ride Quesnel rancher Paul Nichols kicked off a cross-Canada horseback ride Monday to introduce a new generation of veterans to the public and seek support for them. Nichols, who served with Canadian troops during ethnic warfare in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, struggled to control his emotions at a ceremony at the B.C. legislature. “Our Canadian troops do a hard job for us, and when they choose to transition back into civilian life, some of them struggle and lose their way,” Nichols said. Accompanied by other B.C. veterans and his wife Terry, a therapeutic riding instructor, Nichols plans to connect with 700 veterans in an eight-month journey ending in St. John’s, Newfoundland. “That awareness will create change, and with that change I believe that we can lower the incidence and severity of post-traumatic stress disorder, lower the incidence of family breakup and I think we can lower the incidence of veteran suicide,” Nichols said. The ride includes stops in Abbotsford, Chilliwack Hope, Princeton, Summerland, Kelowna, Vernon and Armstrong before continuing into Alberta in May. For more information on the ride, and to follow its progress, see their website at www.communitiesforveterans.com.

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The environmental study is already well underway and Chin expects it to wrap up within a week. The archaeological study, which will look at sites of cultural importance to First Nations, needs to wait until later in the spring to start. Once it does get underway, it will take a matter of weeks to conduct it. “Unless these studies indicate we need to do more studies, then we can figure out where to go from there,” said Chin. “The information from the studies will be publicly available for people to see.” Current access to the shore at Columbia Lake Provincial Park is a rough gravel road at the south end of Fairmont.

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NICOLE TRIGG editor@invermerevalleyecho.com In these troubled times of climate change and economic uncertainty, food security and local food sustainability come up again and again as people look to assert some control over their lives in a very unpredictable world. As of late, low fuel prices have been a welcome change, but other factors beyond our control, like the increase in hydro rates as of April 1st, foreign ships causing oil spills on our coast and unethical corporate practices, can often leave a person feeling helpless. Getting back to the basics through gardening not only connects an individual to their food source, but can actually have a positive effect

on their wallet and the environment as well. As Wendy Booth mentions in her Regional Rundown column below, a summary of a Columbia Basin Trust workshop held in the Columbia Valley in January is available online. According to the summary, the topic of “Agriculture, Healthy Food and Food Security” was among the top three themes mentioned most often by the 100-plus residents who participated (the other two being Economic Development and Arts and Culture). Under the food security topic, what people want to see is an enhanced agricultual industry in the Basin, more local food processing, plus more backyward gardening, greenhouses and community gardens. Not only that, but Columbia Valley partici-

pants told the Trust that by 2030, they’d like to see the Basin importing just 20 per cent of its food with the rest grown locally! A lofty aspiration to be sure, but as Radium’s Rotary club president and garden project organizer Dale Shudra asserts, local interest in community gardening is very real — if 40 raised garden beds getting snapped up before the project is even completed is any indication. Another way to help achieve these community ideals is to support the valley’s local producers — farmers’ market season is just around the corner — and the Invermere Community Greenhouse, which has numerous events coming up. Visit groundswellnetwork.ca to find out more and register.

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Area F director discusses Columbia Basin Trust I RUUNDOWN

n early April, the Columbia Regional Basin Trust held its board meeting in Fairmont Hot Springs. I’ve been a member of the Trust Board since January 2012, and it was with pride that I hosted the other Board members in my home area. Prior to that, we were also able to welcome the Trust in January when a team came to the Columbia Valley to put on an Our Trust, Our Future workshop (one of 55 gatherings in the Basin). This was a time for residents to connect with the Trust to let us know their priorities and help us determine how the Trust can serve them, now and into the future. We had a great turnout, with over 110 residents circulating through our local session and 90 attending the facilitated dinner conversation. Thank you to everyone who represented our valley! (Read a summary at www.

ourtrustourfuture.cbt.org.) The process continues while the Trust compiles and analyzes about 18,000 pieces of information from 3,000 residents. We’ll let you know when we have information to share and when we’ll again request your valuable input.We’ll have some ENDY tough decisions to make — but thanks to your voices, they won’t be made in isolation. In the meantime, the Trust is continuing business as usual, which includes a budget to deliver over $25 million this year to Basin communities. We’re also excited to be celebrating the Trust’s 20th anniversary — a longevity that highlights how the founders’ mission to support social, economic and environmental well-being is coming to fruition. Our area is fortunate to be the recipient of such benefits. While I could list pages of success stories, here are just a few: Colum-

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bia Garden Village seniors’ housing; affordable housing for low- to moderate-income families; working on a valley-wide tourism plan; a boost to the Invest Kootenay economic development partnership; field trips for Grade 8 students to learn about our watershed; and the Fairmont Lions Den. As for my participation with the Trust, I enjoy working with fellow Board members and senior management to make decisions that impact the entire Basin, while thinking longterm for the benefit of the region. I also gain an understanding of the challenges and opportunities in other areas, which can be transferred to the Columbia Valley. I have a lot of respect for the work the Trust has accomplished in the region—a success based on the efforts of residents. So keep your ideas coming! Wendy Booth is the Regional District of East Kootenay Director for Area F and the RDEK board’s vice chair. She can be reached at wndbooth@gmail.com or 250-345-6155.

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LETTERS

Musician misses the Columbia Valley

DEAR EDITOR: Our family enjoyed some fifteen years coming out to Fairmont, shopping in Invermere, just loved that special part of British Columbia. Sadly, we gave up our time share. However, inviting everyone in Invermere to enjoy some of the songs I have written or have been one of the cowriters to. Enjoy: www.soundcloud.com/john-kitsco. All the best, JOHN KITSCO EDMONTON

Calling for Climate Justice No. 1 DEAR EDITOR: Can you imagine a future where the Arctic has warmed by 14 C? The east and west coasts have warmed by 4 C? Northern Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec have warmed by 6 C? This could be the future our children and grandchildren will live with at the end of this century if we do not seriously reduce greenhouse gas emissions soon and get to a zero-carbon economy. (For a greater exploration of the data presented in this letter, please consult Acting on Climate Change: Solutions from Canadian Scholars.)

In terms of our per capita energy consumption, Canada’s usage of low-carbon energy sits at 25.7 per cent, which is higher than the world average of 18.3 per cent. For Sweden, 68 per cent of per capita energy consumption is low-carbon — we can do better than 25 per cent! Also, in terms of per capita average energy consumption, Canada is much higher than the developed world. With respect to average emissions produced per capita, Canadians are twice the average of Europeans. In other words, we Canadians contribute to greenhouse gas levels at a greater proportion per capita than the rest of the developed world. It is time to get serious about moving to a zero-carbon economy. B.C. and Québec have put a price on carbon, and Ontario will very soon; and contrary to the predictions of the fossil-fuel economists, B.C.’s emissions have decreased while the economy has prospered more than any other province. Putting a price on carbon will NOT kill the economy, as Prime Minister Harper asserts. And, for your information, clean technology jobs numbered 23,700 versus the tar sands jobs numbering 22,340. We need national standards. Canada committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 17 per cent below 2005 levels by 2020, but that target, experts say, is not achievable. Canada also signed on to a goal of holding global warming to less than 2 C, but the federal government does not have a strategy for achieving this. We need a national strategy with respect to a price on carbon. We need the elimination of subsidies to fossil fuel companies and increase of subsidies to alternate energy initiatives and research. The Clean Energy Sector needs a level playing field so that it can grow even more in our move to a zero-carbon future. Our provinces? Premiers are meeting in Quebec City on April 14th to talk climate. Mr. Harper has refused to

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create meaningful climate justice strategies. It is therefore incumbent upon our premiers to set the direction for pricing carbon and for implementing a carbon fee and dividend program together. Send your provincial premier a strong message to act on behalf of our children and children’s children. DAVID BOYD NELSON

Calling for Climate Justice No. 2 DEAR EDITOR: In a Canadian Press article, May 11th, it was noted that a large gathering in Quebec City was held ahead of the of the Climate Summit to be held there. People were asking for meaningful action and government leadership on climate change. B.C.’s Christie Clarke will not be attending due to a talk she will be giving about the success of B.C.’s carbon tax. The talk is not at the same time as the Climate Summit. Jim Prentice will not be at the Climate Summit as he is too busy trying to get his party re-elected. Regardless of what they say, it’s their doing that tells the story. If not willing or able to do the job, they should stand aside for those who will. The way you vote could be the difference between having to pick up the pieces or acting on a cohesive plan to keep the pieces together. What will you do?

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1151 1150 1149 1148 1147 1147 1145 1140 1139 1139 1137 1137 1133 1132 1132 1131 1130 1127 1127 1121 1121 1119 1119 1117 1115 1115 1113 1108 1106 1101 1100 1097 1092 1090 1087 1081 1077 1076 1068 1058 1058 1057 1053 1035 1025 1018 1012 1012

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GM 203 166 193 156 209 175 197 216 184 168 215 118 216 204 178 214 172 216 155 234 220 158 245 212 217 205 122 186 196 204 235 204 211 197 219 167 255 190 237 240 147 194 228 173 215 213 232 246

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Couple glides effortlessly into extreme sport Breanne Massey breanne@invermerevalleyecho.com

Marianne Ober and Graham Kinley’s relationship was pulled into the thrills and spills of extreme sports three years ago when the couple tried paragliding in tandem. The Invermere couple discovered the feeling of flying was an addiction worth harnessing immediately. “We both did a tandem flight with two different instructors at the same time and we both really liked it,” said Kinley, noting the experience encouraged him to take a paragliding course in Colombia to expand on the skills he had learned in 2011. “I like being in the mountains — it’s really fun being able to do a lot of hiking and flying; you can go fly off Mount Swansea or a few of the other local mountains. There’s a lot of great opportunities to do longer, cross country-type flights in the Columbia Valley, and that’s the really cool thing about this area that a lot of others don’t have.” After Kinley’s trip to South America came to a close, he was hooked on paragliding and registered to take additional training to operate as a paraglider independently through Flying Max. Flying Max, which is a local business run by instructor Max Fanderl, offers an introduction to aerodynamics, the basics of paragliding and its gear, along with practical lessons on the ground and a small practice hill. “We do ground handling for one full day and then we

go to a little hill to practice, which is about 30 to 40 metres high,” said Fanderl. “Then, we work up slowly from the ground and start going up higher. Right now, this is the hardest stage — being on the ground and trying to control the wind in these turbulent conditions — but once you’re on the hill and the wind is coming up, you’re really just taking longer steps.” Paragliding is an extreme sport that involves jumping from or being lifted to a high area then jumping off of it with a wide canopy resembling a parachute being attached to a person’s body with a harness to help glide and steer through the skies. “When you get to this 30-metre hill, there’s about 20 seconds where you’re in the air,” said Fanderl. “Then, when you go up Swansea, we can fly from10 minutes up to 10 hours. It takes a couple of long weekends to complete the course.” He emphasized it takes a minimum of two long weekends of pracAfter trying out tandem paragliding, Invermere couple Marianne Ober tising to get ready for Swansea. and Graham Kinley decided they had to learn how to fly solo. Above: GraOber opted to take an introduc- ham runs alongside Marianne as she practises ground handling during an tion from Flying Max on April 11th. introduction to paragliding course with Flying Max at the Mount Nelson “I’ve been watch- Athletic Park. Below: Marianne gathers up her paraglider. Photos by breanne massey ing my boyfriend paraglide for quite a while and it just looked like a lot of fun,” she said. “Then, I heard about the course this spring and I figured, now would be a good time for me to start too.” She got a taste of the experience at the Mount Nelson Athletic Park. “It takes a few minutes to get the hang of it,” said Ober. “The feeling of the wind coming up and (being patient) not to push it too hard — I’m a little scared, but it will be great.” The couple is optimistic about paragliding off of Mount Swansea together in the future and recommends other people from the community come out to give the course a shot, too. “If you’re not scared of heights, it’s super fun,” said Ober, while giggling. “I’ve done a tandem flight before and it’s very calm and scenic in this kind of area — just beautiful.” For more information about paragliding lessons, visit www.FlyingMa

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BREANNE MASSEY breanne@invermerevalleyecho.com Creativity and confidence are valuable characteristics that many professionals strive for in order to move up the corporate ladder. More than 675 art projects created by primary school students from Eileen Madson Primary School, JA Laird Elementary School, Edgewater Elementary School, Martin Morigeau Elementary School and Windermere Elementary School were colourful examples of talented people from the Columbia Valley in the making. Proud parents joined teachers, musicians and artists to celebrate bringing art from the classroom to life at the 10th annual Art From The Heart exhibition at Pynelogs Cultural Centre for the artist opening night on April 11th. “I have had the great pleasure over the past 10 years to meet with all these young artists that come through the gallery with their classrooms,” Columbia Valley Arts council executive director Jami Scheffer told roughly 100 people who gathered together to share this year’s experience. “I’ve watched them grow, morph and challenge themselves over the years, (and) they take such pride in this great opportunity to show their passion for art in this fantastic facility.” Parents Andrea and Jake Jacobsen, who had two of three children contribute art to this year’s show, were quick to agree with that sentiment. “In the last couple of years, (our son) Cameron put art into the exhibition,” said Jake, while reflecting about the benefits of student participation. “It’s a good confidence booster for him. One of his strong points in school is art so he likes to show it off.” The ability to draw both inside and outside of the lines has its advantages in life. “It’s a nice chance for the kids to see their art hanging up on the walls,” added Andrea. “I think it gives them a sense of appreciation for art work.” As people huddled together to listen to opening remarks, watch student performances, view children’s art work and engage in community discussions, Scheffer encouraged people to continually support the arts. “There are few communities in our country that have such a safe, welcoming and appropriate art gallery that (accepts) student art,” she said. “One of the questions I ask the kids is whether they will follow their dream to be an artist once they leave school. There are usually a couple of kids in every group that believe they will go on join to be an artist, but then I ask, ‘Well, what type of work exists out there for an artist?’” She believes the most important part of life is to step out of the box and voice an opinion. “There are no grades, tests or fails,” said Scheffer. “Even the Dad who sings in the shower or draws a stick figure is an artist.” Columbia Valley Arts curator of Art From The Heart, Natalie Ruby, joined Scheffer at the front of the gallery to congratulate Eileen Madson Primary School student Bryce Nicholas-Hall on being selected as the poster artist this year. Nicholas-Hall shyly accepted the art project back from the Columbia Valley Arts council and smiled for a photo before returning to his family. Art From The Heart will remain on display at Pynelogs Cultural Centre until 4 p.m. on April 26th.

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APR 15th - APR 21st 15TH : WEDNESDAY

• 10 - 11 a.m.: Preschoolers and Parents, Plant and Play. Runs every Wednesday morning for 6 weeks. Ends May 13th. By donation, preregistration requested. www. groundswellnetwork.ca • 12 - 1 p.m.: Valley Gogo Sisters meet at Columbia Garden Village Activity room. • 4 - 5:30 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre (SYC) Employment Readiness program. Must pre-register. Email summit.centre@gmail.com or call 250-342-3033. • 6 - 7:30 p.m.: SYC Skills for life program. • 7 p.m.: Adult Slo-Pitch Invermere league, team captains meeting at the Best Western Invermere Inn. • 7:30 p.m.: SYC Parent Advisory board meeting.

16TH : THURSDAY

• 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphic design program. Must pre-register. Email summit.centre@gmail.com or call 250-342-3033. • 4 - 8 p.m.: SYC open gym. • 6 p.m.: Village Arts AGM. 409-2 12th Ave, Invermere, 250-342-6151. • 7 p.m.: Columbia Valley Christmas Bureau AGM at Christ Church Trinity.

17TH : FRIDAY

• 7:00 p.m.: SYC Movie and popcorn night. • 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.: Galarama at Edgewater Community Hall. $15 a ticket, available at Pip’s in Edgewater, Bird’s Eye Boutique in Radium and the Blue Dog in Invermere. Bus transportation is available from Invermere to Edgewater and back. For more information call 250-270-0340 or go to facebook under ERS Events.

20TH : MONDAY

• 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Invermere Rollbots will be hosting a women’s clothing swap on April 25th. Calling for donations of good quality, clean, women’s spring and summer clothing. They can be dropped off April 20th-24th at Her Public in Invermere. • 4 - 5:30 p.m.: SYC Employment Readiness program. Must preregister. Email summit.centre@ gmail.com or call 250-342-3033. • 6 - 7:30 p.m.: SYC Skills for life program.

21ST : TUESDAY

• 4 - 5:30 p.m.: SYC Employment Readiness program. Must preregister. Email summit.centre@ gmail.com or call 250-342-3033. • 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Cooking workshop. • 6 - 7:30 p.m.: SYC Skills for life program. • 6:30 - 8:30p.m.: SYC Opt night. Have one of your youth workers accompany you to the clinic and assist you with the resources you need. • 7:30 - 9 p.m.: Symphony of Soil movie night at DTSS. For more information email info@ groundswellnetwork.ca or phone 250-342-3337.

• 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphic design APR 22nd - APR 27th program. Must pre-register. Email summit.centre@gmail.com or call 22ND: WEDNESDAY 250-342-3033. • 10 - 11 a.m.: Preschoolers and Parents, Plant and Play. Runs every 18TH : SATURDAY Wednesday morning for 6 weeks. • 9 a.m - 1 p.m.: CV Cycling Society Ends May 13th. By donation, preannual bike swap at the Invermere registration requested. www. Community Centre. Bring in bikes groundswellnetwork.ca. and gear at 9 - 11 a.m. Toonie • 4 - 5:30 p.m.: SYC Employment charge to bring in gear. Sale is from Readiness program. Must pre11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Pick up money register. Email summit.centre@ and/or unsold gear at 1 p.m. On gmail.com or call 250-342-3033. display will be a piece of art work • 6 - 7:30 p.m.: SYC Skills for life by local artiist Pat Bavin, which program. will be used on a cycling shirt • 6 - 8 p.m.: Gardening 101 workshop: being produced by CV Cycling Landscapes and Flowers, with the Society for release this summer. Invermere Public Library. Pre• 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Artym Gallery register with a beginner gardening shows Maya Eventov and friends question you would like answered exhibition until April 24th.

by Saturday April 18th. Visit • 7 p.m.: Columbia Valley invermere.bclibrary.ca for more Community Foundation AGM at information. Lake Windermere Lion’s Hall.

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• 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphic design program. Must pre-register. Email APRIL 28TH : TUESDAY summit.centre@gmail.com or call • 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Wings over the 250-342-3033. Rockies Art Show at Pynelogs Art • 4 - 8 p.m.: SYC open gym. Gallery from April 28th to May 10th. For more infomation visit 24TH : FRIDAY columbiavalleyarts.com • 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphic design • 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.: L’il Peeps Art program. Must pre-register. Email show at Pynelogs from April 28th summit.centre@gmail.com or call to May 10th. For more infomation 250-342-3033. visit columbiavalleyarts.com • 4 - 5:30 p.m.: SYC Employment 25TH : SATURDAY Readiness program. Must pre• 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Prevention of register. Email summit.centre@ Violence Against Women Open gmail.com or call 250-342-3033. House & Garage Sale. At the • 6 - 7:30 p.m.: SYC Skills for life Women’s Resource Centre. Food program. and Music by Smarty Pants and Friends. All proceeds go to the APRIL 29TH : WEDNESDAY Family Resource Centre • 10 - 11 a.m.: Preschoolers and • 12 - 3 p.m.: CV Cycling Society Parents, Plant and Play. Runs every is offering a free Basic Bike Fit Wednesday morning for 6 weeks. and Maintenance course at the Ends May 13th. By donation, preLions Hall at the Crossroads. registration requested. www. All ages welcome. Get the most groundswellnetwork.ca comfort and efﬁciency from your • 4 - 5:30 p.m.: Summit Youth bike. Learn to do your own basic Centre Employment Readiness trail repairs and maintenance. program. Must pre-register. Email Bring your bike. Blaine Nester summit.centre@gmail.com or call 250-342-8784. 250-342-3033. • 7 p.m.: SYC Movie and popcorn • 5:30 - 9 p.m.: L’il Peeps Art show night. artist opening event at Pynelogs • 7:30 p.m.: Shields Johnston Art gallery. For more infomation Fielding Trio performing live at visit columbiavalleyarts.com Pynelogs Cultural Centre. Tickets • 6 - 7:30 p.m.: SYC. Skills for life $20, students $10, available at program. Tiffany’s Thredz and Pynelogs or • 7 p.m.: Valley Gogo Sisters call 250-342-4423. presents Sharon Henderson, • 7:30 p.m.: Invermere Rollbots are one of twenty two Canadian hosting a women’s clothing swap Grandmothers who visited at Arrowhead Brewery to raise Ethiopia and S. African Stephen money for the upcoming season. Lewis Foundation communities $10 a bag, provided. and projects. VGGS members and guests welcome. Columbia Garden 26TH : SUNDAY Village. Admission by donation. • 9 a.m.: Daffodil Dash. Run to ﬁght HOURS cancer at Mount Nelson Athletic Park, Invermere.

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• 4 - 5:30 p.m.: SYC Employment Readiness program. Must preregister. Email summit.centre@ gmail.com or call 250-342-3033. • 6 - 7:30 p.m.: SYC Skills for life program. • 6:50 p.m.: Ladies Night Out, with Jani Goudy at Lake Windermere Alliance Church. Tickets $10 available at Canterbury Flowers 250-342-0383. • 7 p.m.: SYC Philanthropy Project.

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EMEMBER WHEN? R A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 56 years

in which more than 400 men, 70 horses, a helicopter and a police dog combed the area.

years ago (1961): Local girl Brenda Byman, 12, went missing in the Lake Enid area after leaving her companions during a hike to Barbour’s Field. Brenda had been hiking with Vivian Barrett, John and Edward Carson and Eldwood Godlein, but left them sometime after 2 p.m. to go home to Wilmer. Search efforts were launched when Brenda had not returned by 8 p.m. and continued for days after. Mills were shut so that every available person could join the search,

years ago (1975): Invermere Judo Club member Marion Kloos won the senior girls’ 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and over division B.C. championship in Kamloops. Coach Hermann Mauthner said that in her final fight she was graceful and elegant.

years ago (1985): The provincial government moved to freeze teachers’ salaries in areas in which layoffs were imminent. The Windermere District Teachers’ Association criticized the move, calling it ludicrous.

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years ago (1995): Fees for entry into national parks and national park amenities increased, with the cost of visiting the Radium Hot Springs pools jumping to $4 per person. Day pass rates for Kootenay National Park (as well as Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks) went from $5 to $8. Season passes went from $30 to $50.

years ago (2005): The District of Invermere was preparing to host the Association of Kootenay and Boundary Local Governments (AKBLG) meeting. The theme for the convention that year was “Balancing Commerce and Nature.”

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Rotary gives a helping hand to those needing wheelchairs

ogether, with countless indiThe Rotary EPORT viduals and businesses both small and large, Rotarians try to make our communities throughout the world a better place. On an individual basis and on a club basis, we join together with one purpose — that of providing a service to humanity. OTARY LUB Our largest endeavour has been to provide vaccines to help with the fight against polio. If any readers have friends or family who have gone through the terrible agony of polio, you know explicitly how devastating polio can be, not only for the person suffering from polio, but also the family and friends of those afflicted with this terrible disease. Thankfully, there exists only a few cases in the world and the hundreds of millions of dollars spent to help eradicate polio has had an enormous effect in helping to rid the world of this disease. Closer to home, Rotary, together with the Wheelchair Foundation of Canada, has targeted another cause that has a profound effect on people’s lives. Can you imagine what your life would be like if you

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were immobile? Unable to go to the bathroom without help. Unable to shop, visit friends, travel around town or even you own home without help. Here in Invermere, we see wheelchairs at the hospital entrance. We see wheelchair access throughout town. Those are there for a reason. Mobility is a large part of how we conduct our lives. Try doing without that ability sometime. You may realize just how important mobility has become in your life. Not long ago, our Rotary Club and an individual member spearheaded a drive to provide wheelchairs to the disadvantaged. What began with a few hundred wheelchairs purchased, ended up with a total number of wheelchairs in excess of 6,000. Those wheelchairs were sent to various parts of the world. Even today and closer to home, the need for wheelchairs continues. Just in North America alone, there is a need for over 30,000 wheelchairs. Do you know of someone in need of a wheelchair? Contact the Rotary Club. We can help! Do you want to help? Join the Rotary Club! Many feel-good moments can be yours too. This week’s column was written by Rotary Club of Invermere member John Tames. Learn more about the club by visiting clubrunner.ca/invermere.

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