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Darren Tamelin took home the gold in the men’s 35 year and open category at the 2nd annual Dragon Tail Loppet at Panorama Mountain Resort on Saturday, January 9th. Distances ranged from 300 metres for the young kids to 11.5 kilometres for the youth and adult categories. PHOTO BY DAVID WEBSTER

Rave reviews draw more attention to valley STEVE HUBRECHT steve@invermerevalleyecho.com Efforts to showcase the winter wonders of the Upper Columbia Valley and entice more visitors here continue to bring provincial and even national attention. Destination BC’s latest press release on the best snow-centric fun to be had in the province lists Panorama Mountain Resort’s multiple rustic on-mountain huts as one of the top experiences in B.C. this winter. Calgary-based travel writer Sarah Deveau placed the valley’s Winter In Motion festival as one of the top 12 winter festivals in Canada in a recent Flight Network story. Last but not least, a recent provincial Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training press release touting the benefits of staycations for B.C. residents has pegged the Radium Hot Springs as one of the ultimate stay-at-home ways to unwind. The Flight Network story not only places the valley’s season-long Winter In Motion festival on the same list as Quebec’s City iconic Carnaval, but also gives it a shout out as perhaps Canada’s longest-running (in terms of how long it lasts each year) winter festival. “The story was on 12 of my personal favourite winter festivals, and I happen to love Invermere. The valley just has so much to offer in winter,” Deveau told The Echo. “With Winter In Motion running all season, you can come on several different weekends and always do something different.” On her most recent visit earlier this month, Deveau went ice-fishing with her family (“it was awesome and the kids loved it”) and winter paragliding (“I didn’t even know that was something you could do in the winter”). On previous visits, she has participated in pond hockey; gone Nordic skiing on the Whiteway; played snow golf; and taken in the Bon-

Panorama’s Summit Hut is one of three huts at the resort that have earned the kudos of Destination B.C. as one of the top attractions to experience in B.C. this winter. Photo by Kari Medig spiel on the Lake. The Destination BC press release expounded on the Mile One Hut, the Elkhorn Cabin and Summit Hut at Panorama, describing how they were “each built to resemble shelters that peppered the landscape during the fur trade era.” It then went on to describe, in enticing detail, a gooey cheese fondue next to the blazing outdoor firepit at the Mile One Hut; the indulgent melting cornucopia of Swiss Raclette at the Elkhorn Cabin; and the ultimate high altitude private cheese and chocolate evening fondue at the Summit Hut, which can be done by helicop-

ter, or — if guests are so inclined — can be followed by the unforgettable experience of a post-meal ski down in the night. “We are thrilled to have such a variety of on-mountain dining experiences, each offering its own unique style and flavour, “ said Panorama Mountain Resort marketing and media specialist Jamie Hurschler. “The guests love the huts. They are really different than dining in the village and not many ski resorts in Canada have different dining options scattered across the mountain as we do.” See A19

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The lake ice at Kinsmen Beach was a hive of winter activity over the past weekend as outdoor enthusaists took advantage of the newly set Whiteway as well as the outdor rinks maintained by the District of Invermere. PHOTO BY BREANNE MASSEY

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How lake ice can change over short winter seasons

shorter ice season could mean fewer days of winter fishing 1) Ice cover is linked to evaporation and water levels: The ice acts Beneath the URFACE and safe play on the Whiteway, but how a string of warmer as a cap, preventing water vapor from escaping into the air and winters might affect the long-term ecology of our lakes and the Cothus reducing evaporation. Less ice and longer periods of exposure lumbia River system is more mystifying. may contribute to increased evaporation and lower water levels Recent research shows that many parts of the northern hemicome springtime. sphere are experiencing, on average, shorter winters and a shorter 2) Certain fish species have an advantage under ice: Coldwater duration of ice cover on lakes. The Experimental Lakes Area profish species such as mountain whitefish, burbot and lake trout all gram of the International Institute for Sustainable Development live in Lake Windermere in the winter months and typically thrive (IISD) in northwestern Ontario is one organization that is working under ice with enough oxygen in the water. EGAN on figuring out what effects these changes could have on Canadian Warmer winters could eventually stimulate a northward migration lake systems over time. of warmwater fish species, increasing competition for coldwater Though there is still much to learn, we do know that lakes unfish. Ice lends protection from winter storms and disturbances to dergo biological, physical and ecological processes during ice cover that are mountain whitefish eggs deposited in substrate in the fall to develop over winuniquely different from other periods of the year. With a changing climate in ter. Plankton, an important aquatic food source for fish, are also more resilient mind, scientists are making connections between the role of ice in water quan- when protected by a layer of ice. tity and aquatic life:T:2.81” See A4

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Fairmont Resort secures ski area’s future Breanne Massey breanne@invermerevalleyecho.com

A secure future is on the horizon for two East Kootenay community ski hills for the next three decades. The Government of BC has renewed operating agreements with both the Fairmont Hot Springs Ski Area and the Wapiti Ski Area near Elkford for 30 years each. It is anticipated the long-term support will continually benefit the East Kootenay region’s efforts in tourism through the wide variety of recreational activities that are available at both areas. “Without that agreement, we wouldn’t be able to operate the ski area as a ski area,” said Pascal van Dijk, president and CEO of the Fairmont Hot Springs Ski Area. “The way it works in most of B.C. is that ski areas are on Crown land so we lease the land from the government and when you operate on leased lands, we have to follow certain rules and regulations — and those are in the operating agreement.” van Dijk believes securing the operating agreement to continue offering a small ski area in the Columbia Valley is essential to help residents and visitors alike learn to participate in downhill skiing, snowboarding and tubing during the winter months. “For us, it’s really important that we continue to have an operating agreement in place with the provincial government,” he explained. “It governs the way we operate our ski area and there are also allowances in there for future expansion, which makes it a really important tool for us to have in place.” While there are no plans set in stone for expansions to occur at the ski hill in Fairmont, there may be in the future. “It’s an option that’s available to us,” said van Dijk. “Basically, every five years, you are required to provide an update to the province in terms of plans and, if we decide to expand our ski area, we would have to go through a process with the government and other stakeholders to get approval for the expansion plans, then take it from there.” The ministry’s Mountain Resorts Branch facilitated master plan updates and review processes for the two ski areas, and the new operating agreements were reached in spring 2015. The branch works with partners to provide timely decisions for community ski areas and mountain resorts, and co-ordinates environmental assessments for new resort proposals and major resort expansions. It also sets and administers policy for all-season resort development and works to contribute significantly to support recreation, tourism and jobs. Having the option to offer amateur winter sport competitions in local communities helps athletes and coaches acquire and train for events such as the BC Winter Games and the Canada Winter Games. “Without (the ski area), I think Fairmont Hot Springs Resort would be a relatively limited winter experience,” said van Dijk, adding it’s difficult to secure an operating agreement with the province in the first place.

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Crowdfunding now available to B.C. startups Breanne Massey breanne@invermerevalleyecho.com

The opportunity to use crowdfunding to start up a new venture now exists in B.C. With the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) giving the green light to use crowdfunding to raise money through issuing securities, local portal InvestLocalBC.ca is relying on a dealer registration exemption through the BCSC to offer small startups this alternative way to raise funding. InvestLocalBC is a crowdfunding platform that aims to secure funding for projects in local communities. “Community Futures offices across the province are endorsing this initiative that also supports crowdfunding platforms for nonprofit and arts and culture organizations,” said Community Futures East Kootenay general manager Sean Campbell in an email. “Community Futures is committed to exploring and promoting new and innovative opportunities for entrepreneurs (that help them) access the capital needed to start and grow their businesses,” said Keri Sanderman, the investment fund manager at Community Futures East Kootenay in Cranbrook, by email. “Working to safely connect local businesses and local investors is one more way that Community Futures is helping to foster diverse and healthy economies in rural BC communities.” In addition, InvestLocalBC has partnered with a crowdfunding pioneer known as FundRazer to increase the size of an audience that can be reached. “We are pleased to support the innovative program from InvestLocalBC for encouraging entrepreneurship in communities across the province,” said Daryl Hatton, founder and CEO of FundRazr, in a recent press release. “Their approach of pairing locally-based crowdfunding sites powered by our world-class FundRazr technology with government programs and sponsorship is unique. It shows a commitment to break new ground and find effective new ways to support BC companies in this growing, technology-enabled economy.” The InvestLocalBC portal went live in December. For more information and to learn how to start a campaign, visit www.investlocalbc.ca. “Crowdfunding is an incredibly powerful community development tool that can increase awareness and supercharge stakeholder engagement by aligning financial and social goals to help bring community projects to realization,” said National Crowd Funding Association of Canada founder and executive director Craig Asano, in the release.

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RDEK, CBT and BC Hydro join force to bring back community energy manager Steve Hubrecht steve@invermerevalleyecho.com

“This community energy manger position provides capacity to our East Kootenay communities which would not exist otherwise. We are pleased to support a community energy manager, and look forward to the savings and opportunities that will benefit East KooteThe East Kootenay area will once again have a community energy nay residents,” said RDEK chair Rob Gay in a press release on the manager, as the position — which is jointly funded by the Regional extension. District East Kootenay (RDEK), B.C. Hydro, and the Columbia Basin The regional Community Energy Manager position is unique, with Trust — has been renewed for an extended timeframe, with past the RDEK being the only regional district in the province to have community energy manger Megan Lohmann returning to the role for one, according to B.C. Hydro community relations manager Diane a two-year term. Tammen. The various organizations involved have partnered to fund the Megan Lohmann Tammen said the rural nature and smaller populations of East Kooposition with the aim of helping the East Kootenay save energy tenay communities will benefit from a collaborative approach to the and reduce emissions through projects such as creating incentives for more energy efficient buildings; mapping out electric vehicle charging in- challenges of addressing energy and greenhouse gas emission reduction. “We frastructure; creating a region-wide compost and organic waste program; and believe the communities will benefit by having access to expertise that will contribute to energy conservation and greenhouse gas emission reductions,” she planning long-term support for upgrading existing homes. “I’m excited to pick it up again and excited to have the funding extended for a said in the press release. Kootenay East MLA and provincial Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett further two years, as it allows us to design programs that we can facilitate for a longer time period, and it also allows us to provide larger, regional scale initia- also welcomed the renewal of the position and the collaboration it took to create it, saying “All residents will have opportunity to benefit — in homes and tives that typically take longer to implement,” said Lohmann. Some of the home energy efficiency initiatives in the past had, as a result of businesses and on the road — and in this case, making a difference and conthe one-year timeframe, been on a tight timeline that really only allowed for serving energy also means saving money.” The manager position will fall under the umbrella of the Community Energy people already considering home retrofits to realistically take advantage of the program, she said, adding that the new two-year timeframe should allow many Association (CEA), a non-profit society that supports communities in saving energy, emissions, and money. more people to participate.

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Local judo practitioner heads to BC Winter Games Steve Hubrecht steve@invermerevalleyecho.com

Graham Norquay, pictured with his sister Emma, has qualified in judo for the BC Winter Games being held in Penticton next month. File photo

The BC Winter Games, held every two years, are coming up in Penticton in February, and one local athlete has already qualified. Columbia Valley judo practitioner and David Thompson Secondary School Grade 8 student Graham Norquay qualified for the games after recently winning a tournament in Creston, coming out on top thanks to what his coaches termed some excellent shoulder throws (in which Graham literally tossed his opponent over his shoulder and down onto the mat). “Going to the Winter Games will be a really good experience,” said Graham. “I guess, going in, I feel nervous about it and I feel good about it at the same time. I know how the tournament system works, I’ve been doing a lot of practice and I feel I’m ready. But I don’t know who I will fight until I get there. So we’ll see what happens.” Graham has been to some large tournaments before, including the Edmonton International Tournament and the Pacific Open Tournament (held in Richmond), but says the BC Winter Games will likely top both of those. “This one (the BC Winter Games) is a pretty big deal, I’d say the biggest I’ve been to yet,” he said. “It did sort of come as a surprise HOW from A2 to me to realize I’d qualified for the games. When I think of the BC Winter Games, I think of this absolutely huge tournament where the In other words, the seemingly static best of the best go, so to qualify for that, I’m still kind of in shock.” ice many of us love to skate, ski and fish Graham will compete as part of the Kootenay Zone team at the on is truly an active and contributing games, in the 42-kilogram division. He said that qualifying for the feature of our lake and river ecosystem. games is done through participating in a number of tournaments Look for our next Watershed Wanderand camps in the lead up to them, but that the tournament in Cresings article in the Columbia Valley Pioton was the key part of the qualifying process. neer, which will tune into the rumbling Participating in judo comes naturally to Graham, he said, because sounds of the frozen lake! his older sister is a also a judo practitioner. Beneath The Surface is based on the “I like the art about it, and of course travelling to new places and principle that there is often more to know meeting new people, but it was mostly the influence of my sister than what is visible from the “surface” of that got me started. She always seemed to be having so much fun,” an issue. If there is something that conhe said. cerns you about the lake and you want to Graham’s sister will be joining him at the Winter Games in a supget to the “bottom of it,” call Lake Winderport role, and he already knows many of the other members of the mere Ambassadors program co-ordinator Kootenay Team from tournaments around the East Kooteanay. Megan Peloso at 250-341-6898 or email “It’s a whole bunch of people I know, so it’s going to be a fun time,” info@lakeambassadors.ca and inspire the he said. next column! The BC Winter Games will run from February 25th to 28th.

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B.C. remains opposed to Trans Mountain expansion Tom Fletcher Black Press

be approved, but Polak said that is not the final word. “We have been encouraged by the number of government and industry leaders The B.C. government is close to releaswho have also taken up the challenge ing its plan to provide “world-leading” and accepted the need to proceed along prevention and response to land-based our five conditions, but we have not at oil spills, but that progress isn’t enough this time seen evidence in the NEB hearto change its opposition to the Trans ing process that those conditions can Mountain pipeline expansion. yet be met,” Polak said. Environment Minister Mary Polak anMary Polak B.C.’s five conditions, presented in nounced Monday the province’s final 2012, include NEB approval, “world-leadsubmission to the federal review of the project confirms it still has not met B.C.’s five condi- ing” land and marine spill prevention and response, meeting legal obligations to aboriginal communities tions for approval of heavy oil pipelines. Polak said she is preparing to present legislation and an unspecified “fair share” of provincial benefits this spring to establish new standards for land pro- from any new heavy oil pipeline project. Kinder Morgan issued a statement Monday saying tection, after discussions with Trans Mountain operator Kinder Morgan Canada and other companies. it continues to work with B.C., but requirements for B.C.s final submission to the National Energy Board aboriginal consultation, spill prevention and revcontinues to recommend the pipeline twinning not enue sharing can’t be met by the company alone.

The project already faces 150 draft conditions from the NEB, in what Kinder Morgan Canada president Ian Anderson has called “the most highly scrutinized pipeline project by the NEB in history.” The NEB is expected to hear intervenor arguments starting January 19th in Burnaby, including affected municipalities. Vancouver is also opposed, arguing that a sevenfold increase in crude oil tanker traffic on Burrard Inlet represents an unacceptable risk. The Trans Mountain pipeline has been operating one line for 60 years, running from northern Alberta through the B.C. Interior at Kamloops to its marine terminal in Burnaby. A branch line runs south to supply oil refineries on the coast of Washington state, and the pipeline has already been twinned on the Alberta side. Kinder Morgan is hoping for an NEB decision to recommend proceeding by May. Final approval is up to the federal cabinet.

COMMUNITY

Family Fishing Derby returns for 7th year on BC Family Day Submitted

Derby still needs more members of the community to help out the day of the event, so please contact them using the information below. Mark your calendars for Monday, February 8th as The Family Fishing Derby would like to thank its the Family Fishing Derby for Kids with Cancer will WHALE sponsors Genex Marketing, Tim Hortons, be back for its 7th year this BC Family Day. Dacota Freight, Sunshine Houseboats, Caliper MaOrganized by JCI Kootenay and held at Horseshoe chine & Hydraulic, Williams Moving and Storage, Lake from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the annual Derby has Kootenay Knitting and Summit 107. become a Kootenay tradition bringing Tickets are just $10 for adults together communities and families from (16+) and $5 for children and seCranbrook, Creston, Fernie, Golden, Inniors. Everyone needs a ticket to vermere, Jaffray, Kimberley and Trail. participate in the event and fishing Uniquely Kootenay, this event keeps licenses are required. the whole family entertained with ice Tickets can be purchased at the fishing, tobogganing, hockey, and plenty following locations: of kids’ activities including tug-o-war, • in Cranbrook: Mountain Man, fishing for a prize, ice jug bowling and Cancer Society, Bumbletree and crafts. Hot food and beverages will be Fort Steele Gas Station; available by donation to keep everyone • in Kimberley: Overwaitea Foods fuelled for the day for fun. and Home Hardware in the Platzl; More than just a fun event, the Derby • in the Columbia Valley: Local is a grass-roots fundraiser supported by View Printing and Design; local businesses, media, and volunteers • in Fernie: Ann’s Your Indepento help families of children battling candent Grocer; cer. Proceeds are distributed by the Ca• in Jaffray: Pump & Pantry. nadian Cancer Society to support travelFor more information about the ling to treatment, accommodation, wigs, Family Fishing Derby, contact cancer information and peer support. The Horseshoe Lake Recreation Site is located east of the community of Cranbrook. Event Chair Chris Bosman at 250The Derby also helps local chil Photo submitted 919-3511 or familyfishingderby@ dren faced with cancer enjoy a much This is the second year the Derby is being orga- jcikootenay.com, visit the website at www.Familydeserved vacation from treatment. Dacota Freight sponsors a Disneyland vacation and Sunshine nized by JCI Kootenay. While they have a strong FishingDerby.com or find the event on Facebook by Houseboats sponsors a houseboat vacation on Lake group of committee members and volunteers, the searching “Family Fishing Derby.”

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It’s been several years since I moved to Invermere from Squamish, but I doubt I’ll ever forget the comment made by a British friend living in Vancouver when she learned I had relocated. “When did you move to Scotland?” she exclaimed. I explained Invermere was an idyllic little community in the East Kootenay of British Columbia, but until I pinpointed its geographical location as south of Golden and north of Cranbrook, she had no idea where I was. More recently, a friend from Squamish was driving to Calgary with her young son and made the detour down Highway 95 to visit me here in the Columbia Valley be-

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although I had a vague notion of the Radium and Fairmont hot springs, and now that I have lived here and experienced the area for myself, this still surprises me. It’s safe to say the profile of the Columbia Valley has been raised over the last few years vis-a-vis provincial and national media coverage thanks to the political issues of urban deer management and Jumbo Glacier Resort, and of course the worldrecord breaking Whiteway. And the recent tourism marketing push that has brought event planners, the Weather Network and other media celebs is bound to pay big dividends. All that’s needed now is for the weather updates on CBC’s Southern Interior morning show Daybreak South stop skipping from Golden to Cranbrook.

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fore heading through Kootenay National Park on her way to Cowtown. An avid kite surfer who has done countless trips to The Gorge, that canyon of the Columbia River that marks the state line between Washington and Oregon and is an outdoor recreation mecca, she did a double take on our little hike to the Hoodoos in Fairmont when I pointed to Columbia Lake and told her it was the source of her favourite river. Amazed, she immediately started texting friends to let them know where she was. I can relate to their bewilderment. Before I moved to the valley, the region was not on my radar as a must-see B.C. Interior destination like Revelstoke, Fernie and Nelson were. Being from the Wet Coast, I simply hadn’t heard anyone talk about it,

elcome to 2016! To laws such as Bylaw 45 (waterRegional UNDOWN U say that 2015 was a zone) and the Zoning Bylaw. challenging year for Canal Bylaw 45 will be looking at Flats would be an undernumber of docks along Eastatement. Yet, here we are gle’s Nest and Painted Ridge and we are still standing. subdivisions. Once Council Our first priority for this has gone through the bylaw, year will be to hire an Ecoit will be presented to the nomic Development/Busipublic for feedback. TE ness Liaison. We have reThe Zoning Bylaw was ceived a very generous grant originally inherited from of $50,000 from the Columbia the Regional District of East Basin Trust for this position. We will be Kootenay and has already gone through reviewing the applications shortly and several amendments to fit the needs for hope to have the position in place before Canal Flats. After our planning process, the end of January. In the meantime, we which has already given us some feedcontinue to work on the budget. Our goal back from the public, staff has come up will be to continue providing high quality with a brand new Zoning Bylaw which services for the residents of Canal Flats deals exclusively with the needs of the at minimal cost. Village of Canal Flats. Council will be reWe will also be working on several by- viewing the bylaw at an upcoming Com-

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mittee of the Whole meeting. The bylaw will then go out to a public hearing for further input. As mentioned before, 2015 was a rough year for us, but I am confident that we will persevere and come out of this stronger than before. We, as a Village and community, have a lot going for us, which makes me optimistic that new opportunities will emerge. I look at the year as a blank page and it will be up to us as a community to map out our future. It is going to be a long process, but we will have the help of our surrounding communities and other organizations. I am a true believer that if one door closes, another will open, and I am looking forward to seeing what is behind this next door. Ute Juras is the mayor of Canal Flats and can be reached at 250-489-9070 or by email at ujuras@gmail.com.

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Proportional Representation is the only way to go

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Dear Editor: While voters are confused about how the different electoral systems work, they have made it abundantly clear they want all parties fairly represented in our Parliaments. Proportional Representation (PR) is the only electoral system that addresses this issue, and that is why it is used in virtually all democratic societies in the so-called free world. Another very important reason to use a proportional system is that it encourages the development of more parties, opening the doors for more people to get involved with the political process. To make sure the majority of the MPs are elected in the geographic regions where they live, larger electoral districts will be created to include several federal ridings. The process of nominating candidates does not change, but there are many ways of ranking the candidates on the so-called Party List, the list of candidates representing the different parties in an election. Using a proportional ballot, voters mark the ballot to indicate the party of choice to establish how many seats it will get in the Legislature, while on the same ballot they vote for and rank the candidates. That makes it about as simple, honest, and fair as it can possibly get. It is in a way a win win ballot, because you can vote for your favourite party and candidate without penalty. It is also the only balloting system where every single vote is used to elect a candidate. The big bonus is that this system of balloting consistently produces governments that are politically stable, efficient and productive. Mixed Member Proportional (MMP), and Trudeau’s preferential, “instant run-off’ models are both monumental disasters. A preferential ballot will undermine the party structure, because millions of the voters will be obliged to choose between party - or candidate. It will also produce results that are similar to using our current electoral system: Minority governments that miraculously get most of the seats. The STV (Single Transferable Vote) for B.C. was a preferential ballot, not a proportional ballot. That is why the referendum failed — twice. The people wanted Proportional Representation. ANDY THOMSEN PEACHLAND

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The RDEK Board of Directors has announced they have selected a new Chief Administrative Officer to replace current CAO Lee-Ann Crane when she retires later this year. “As we look to early June and the retirement of our current CAO, the Board felt it was important to have a plan in place to ensure a smooth transition,” explains RDEK Board Chair, Rob Gay. “We are pleased to announce current RDEK Chief Financial Officer Shawn Tomlin will assume the role of CAO following Lee-Ann’s retirement in June.” Crane has been CAO of the Regional District for over 18 years and has been an RDEK employee for almost 37 years. Tomlin has been with the RDEK for 13 years and has been CFO for nine. “We wish Lee-Ann the very best in her retirement and know Shawn will have huge shoes to fill,” says Gay. “Having said that, Shawn knows the RDEK, our programs and services and has been a key member of our Senior Management team, so we feel confident he will be able to make the transition into this new role with a good understanding of the role and the support of our Board and staff.” The RDEK will begin recruiting for a new Chief Financial Officer this week.

CORRECTION In the Canal Flats council briefs on page 4 of the January 6th Echo, it was incorrectly stated that “71 per cent of staff at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort are Canal Flats residents.” What the report intended to convey was that 71 of the 270 (or 26 per cent) fulltime employees at Fairmont’s three largest tourism employers (Fairmont Resort, Mountainside Vacation Villas and Sunchaser Villas) are from Canal Flats.

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WEEKLY Beat Have an event you’d like listed? Email it to: production@ invermerevalleyecho. com

TUESDAY, JANUARY 19TH • 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: OPT clinic at the Invermere Health Unit. 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. Conﬁdential service: low-cost birth control, and STI testing.

• 8 p.m.: Columbia Lodge No. 38 meets every 3rd Tuesday at 8 p.m. Sept WEDNESDAY JANUARY 13TH through June. 1301 7th Ave, second • 7 - 9 p.m.: Draft Toby Benches Ofﬁcial ﬂoor above Lambert Kipp. Community Plan Open House. Held at the Columbia Valley Chamber of WEDNESDAY JANUARY 20TH Commerce. RDEK staff will do a brief • 2 p.m.: Genealogy Group at Columbia presentation at 7:30 pm. Residents Gardens Coffee Room. Every 3rd are encouraged to attend the open Wednesday of the month. house to review the draft and provide feedback. The public comment period • 3:30 - 5 p.m.: Hospice Suicide Grief Support Group at Smoking Waters runs until February 1st. Coffee Shop in Fairmont. Weekly THURSDAY JANUARY 14TH meetings begin on January 20th (no meeting on February 24th). • CVCC 6th Annual Local Government Update. THURSDAY JANUARY 21ST

• 5:30 - 7 p.m.: Hospice Bereavement Support Group at Hospice Society • 6:30 p.m.: Pork Chop Dinner at ofﬁce, Frater Landing, Invermere. Branch 71 Legion in Invermere. $15/ Weekly meetings begin on January person. For those who include it the 21st (no meeting on February 25th). pork chops will be served with baked • 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.: Wild Ideas at Circle potatoes, coleslaw, and dessert. Cafe, hosted by Wildsight. January’s Reservations Recommended. 250discussion topic is Slow Food. 342-9517. Visit www.Wildsight.ca for more • 7 p.m.: January 15th and 16th, The information. Banana Peel: An evening of one act comedy plays presented by DTSS FRIDAY JANUARY 22ND Senior Theatre class. Tickets available • January 22nd - 24th: Lake Spiel. at the Blue Dog Café or DTSS at $8 For more information, contact for adults, $3 for students. Delicious the Invermere Curling Centre by desserts prepared by the Chef calling 250-342-3315, emailing Training class will also be available at invermerecurling@shaw.ca visiting intermission for $5. www.curlinginvermere.ca or going to • 9 p.m.: Bear’s Paw & Grill at Fairmont “Invermere & District Curling Centre” Hot Springs Resort. Join us for live on Facebook. music by Swillbillies with blues, folk • 4 - 8 p.m.: SnowFlake Festival & Taste and pub-style tunes. of the Valley at Kinsmen Beach. Live music, ﬁre pits, ice skating. Taste of SATURDAY JANUARY 16TH the Valley at 6 p.m., Fireworks at 8 • Snow Golf at Kinsmen Beach. Get p.m. your tickets now, call 250-342-5557.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 15TH

• 9 a.m.: Locals Day at Fairmont Ski Hill. Ski all day for just $2, plus $2 tubing. 12 - 4 p.m. BBQ. Fun games on the hill. Valid for residents from brisco to Canal Flats (ID with proof of local address required)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 23RD

playing at Horsethief Pub in Radium. Find them on Facebook at “The Raven & The Fox”.

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• Tuesday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m • Wednesday: 10 a.m - 8 p.m. • 6 - 8 p.m.: Columbia Valley Permanent • Thurs – Saturday: 10 a.m - 5p.m. Resident Attraction and Retention Project, at the Lions Hall. Come out RADIUM LIBRARY to express your views on strategies • Tuesday: 6 - 8 p.m. to attract and retain permanent • Wed - Thursday: 1 - 4 p.m. residents. Funded by Columbia Basin • Saturday: 10 a.m. - 1p.m. Trust and administered by the District of Invermere. INDERMERE ALLEY USEUM

• 7 p.m.: Cinefest ﬁlm series featuring • Tuesday: 12 - 4 p.m. the ﬁlm The Second Mother. Tickets $12 at the door. INVERMERE THRIFT STORE

• 12 p.m.: Winter Loop the Lake. $35 FRIDAY JANUARY 29TH for adults, $25 for children. A westside Legacy Trail fundraiser. Contact • Rockies Pond Hockey Tourney Friday January 29th - Sunday January ae.events@outlook.com 31st, at Kinsmen Beach in Invermere. For more information and registration SUNDAY JANUARY 24TH visit hockey-community.com/league/ • 6 p.m.: The Raven & The Fox are cvrockiespondhockey doing a quick Columbia Valley tour. Will be playing at Saftas in Invermere. • 12 p.m.: Soup lunch at the Edgewater Find them on Facebook at “The Raven Legion. $6. Last Friday of each month. & The Fox”.

• 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.: CV Community Centre Shred-A-Thon. Panorama, Mile One Chair. Registration at 7:30 a.m. on the Great Hall deck. Minimum pledge of $80 per person or $300 for a team of 4. Cost includes a lift ticket for SATURDAY JANUARY 30TH the Mile One Express Chairlift, a $10 meal voucher, prizes and day-long MONDAY JANUARY 25TH • 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.: 16th Annual Kinsmen entertainment. A fundraiser for the • The Raven & The Fox are doing a Club Fishing Derby. Tickets $35. Call Columbia Valley Community Centre. quick Columbia Valley tour. Will be 250-342-5557.

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• Tuesday: 5 - 9 p.m. • Wednesday: 4 - 9 p.m. • Thursday: 5 - 9 p.m. • Fri - Saturday: 6 - 11 p.m. FREE tutoring available and volunteer tutors needed. Contact the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy wvcoordinator@cbal.com

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Minor Hockey Week 2016

As we pass the halfway mark of the 2015-16 Minor Hockey Season, Windermere Valley is continuing to see an increase in players and volunteers contributing to Canada’s game. We continue to create programs to maintain and grow our numbers to ensure Minor Hockey continues to be played in the local community. We remain one of the few associations within the East Kootenay that continues to see increasing enrollment. Four years ago, the Windermere Valley Minor Hockey Association had less than 120 kids registered and there was discussion amongst the board on how to increase registration and to return the fun in the game. The Board created a recreational program option with a “no pressure to travel” mentality and, in the fall of 2015, we ran the Bauer First Shift Program. We continue to see our male programs remain strong and, finally, we are seeing the growth in female enrollment at all ages. At each and every game, the kids play hard and with intensity no matter what the outcome may be. The kids, combined with our parent group, are outstanding. The parents continue to support the association through volunteering at tournaments, of-

ficiating, and managing the teams. The association continues to receive strong support from the local business community through donations of all kinds. Without the support of the local business community, kids would not be able to play hockey. From operating an equipment loan-out program, to donations of jerseys to paying for player registration, our local business community ensures any kid who wants to play hockey has that chance. However, as we head through the core of the season, we can always use more volunteers. In particular, our Board of Directors will have several positions available at our next AGM. If you are interested in hockey and want to give back to the kids in the community, watch for our AGM that will be held in May Thanks to all the coaches, managers, players, parents and minor hockey supporters. Without you, the kids would not be playing Canada’s game. Chris Prosser, Co-President Windermere Valley Minor Hockey Association

FRONT ROW: Erik Fanderl, Keira Neal, Tobias Anderschuk, Ty Frocklage, Davin McMurray, Ayden Taylor, Ryan Tamelin. MIDDLE ROW: Conner Brooks, Paddy Donahue, Payton Kruger, Precious Nicholas, Lucian Kinsey, Teagan Pike, Carter Digney BACK ROW: Daphne Neal, Baylan Douglas, Louis Nicholas, Adam Kubian, Carson Jefferson, Gabe Sillem, Sahara Eccles, Head Coach Jason Pike

FRONT ROW: Skeeter Langton, Davis Tenta, Dace Prymak, Jonathan Postlethwaite, Connor Woodworth, Blake Simpson MIDDLE ROW: Nicholas Irons, Coach Jye Carder, Liam Devlin, Cassidy Grey, Nolan Watt, Emily Gervais, Seth Harder, Riley Smith, Assistant Coach Wayne Gervais, Brendan Kruger BACK ROW: Jagar Jefferson, Spencer Dubois, Wolfgang Nicholas, Carter Purdy, Morgan Clarke

The five S’s of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit.”

Dreams are so important. You need to have big goals and expect a lot of yourself but you have to enjoy the ride too. ~ Sidney Crosby

Have a fun and healthy hockey season!

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FRONT ROW: Memphis Martin, Zoe Knight, Juliette Cochrane, Ryker Chasse, Tobin Donahue, Liam Pressacco, Miles Hemmelgarn, Ethan Dewey, Myan Twogood MIDDLE ROW: Jaeci Chursinoff, Brayden Rice, Tyrell Weber, Tyler McGowan, Chayton Martin, Jake Gramlich, Lane Warriner, Kaydn Wilson, Tayton Gray BACK ROW: Assistant Coach Jed Cochrane, Co-Manager Crystal Chasse, Assistant Coach Brendan Donahue, Co-Manager Shawnna Warriner, Head Coach Mike Warriner, Assistant Coach Richard Martin

FRONT ROW: Wyatt Kress, Cooper Dunlop, Justin Kinnersley, Travis Jackson, Geoffrey Drought MIDDLE ROW: Head Coach Darryl Turner, Coach Dwight Lee, Malcolm Turner, Jared Frasca, Evan Prosser, Evan Clowers, Lucas Kinnersley, Manager Pam Kress, Coach Tim Fedow BACK ROW: Spencer Spiry, Owen Lee, Isaiah Fedow, Tobias Hilmersen, Jared Oaks, West Fiddler, Trey Beckett

‘Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.’ Tom Landry

Nobody's a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hard to stay on top. -Paul Coffey

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FRONT ROW: Connor Lapointe, Cameron Charrette, Carson Scheffer, Finnegan Donahue, Wade Hemmelgarn, Brayden Roe, Harley Karl, Chase Kinsey, Justin Huang, Hannah Clarke, Karson Schick, Ryan Digney, Kaydn Chasse MIDDLE ROW: Virgil Wang, Everett Friesen, Keegan Kelly, Ethan Spencer, Caden Williams, Maya Eccles, Spencer Goldsmith, Jack Andruschuk, Saffian Douglas, Cohen Lawrick, Jesse McIntosh, Andrew Dehart, Cameron Jacobsen, Caden McMurray BACK ROW: Coach Doug Schick, Head Coach Jason Roe, Coach Jason Lawrick, Manager Candace Scheffer

A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be. –Wayne Gretzky

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FRONT ROW: Soren Douglas, Kyle Brunner, Jake Bradley, Ryan Neal, Parker Nichol, Zack Smith, Pressly Irons, Jonah Fournier BACK ROW: Assistant Coach Shawn Nichol, Landon Nichol, Natasha Barsby, Michael Kubian, Nolan Douglas, Luke Schaal, Tate Hetherington, Matthew Nickurak MISSING: Head Coach Al Neal, Manager Nancy Smith

FRONT ROW: Meighan Prosser, Maddy Roe, Gavin Murray, Tristen McIntosh, Brydon Fleming, Jacob Taylor, Gwilym Muir, Dagwood Casavant, Austin Charette BACK ROW: Emma Postlethwaite, Mya Spencer, Coach Jason Roe, Jersey Ponych, Head Coach Brandi Riches, Cole Carey, Neil Carey, Sonny Langton, Logan LeClair. MISSING: Jed McIntyre, Coach Jazlyn Oaks

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NHL Hockey Pool Standings

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All prizes must be claimed before the following week's results are released.

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Team Rockies 19 +2 Love the B’s LB 22 + Flathot 84 +3 Kootenay Rangers +2 Dexter “O” slayer + Hootenani +2 HSB Dad +2 Harley + DR 27 + RSJ 16 + WTC Slev 77 + Edge Golf + Yuki’s Monsters + D Turner +2 Harley 10 + CLB 77 +2 Old-Rock + Go Habs Go +2 A’s +3 T Webb +2 Curling Iron + Cowboys and Indian +2 Kmart Special+4 Buster’s Rez Raiders II +2 Jye +2 Lone Wolf Davy 19 +3 Ski +2 NM 23 +2 Dominator 44 + Roadhammer + Long-Rock +2 The Ultra Beauty + Taters +3 Drinkin n Thinkin + Grocery Stick + Faze Zeimzeys +3 HD 4 +5 DB 24 +2 E-town 98 +2 Ron Hunt Picks + CS 14 +2 KM 10 + Epie 76 +3 ABA Chow +2 FC 09 Little Red +2 R’s Rockets +2 Gama’s Guys 2 MC 21 +3 Beagle + AllMega 01 +2 50/50 Rock +2 Buster’s Rez Raiders I + RACO7 Davis Tenta + “BOAT” + Nelly.33 + Hockey Season Widow + CR 13 +2 MRN31 + DQ 18 +2 Still Guessing Philip on tacos Layne Hunter Granpa 4 + Willbillies +5 Matt Santucci +5 Mouse + Berg’s Pens +2 Goalieguy +2 CM 1 +3 Brennan +2 Malcolm + Jet’s Baby +4 Payci +2 Last Call + Bru’s Babies +

Total 703 694 693 691 690 689 687 686 684 684 680 678 677 672 671 671 670 669 669 668 666 665 664 663 660 660 659 659 656 655 655 652 651 651 650 647 646 646 644 644 644 644 643 642 641 641 641 640 640 639 639 639 639 638 636 635 635 634 633 633 633 631 631 630 630 628 628 627 627 627 627 626 626 626 625 623 623 623 622 622

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82 52 78 72 99 69 75 79 97 67 100 68 103 79 54 91 66 106 72 105 105 75 95 79 146 95 96 96 121 112 120 117 128 125 88 132 60 104 90 113 137 118 124 121 101 150 108 78 107 102 35 119 99 63 102 113 101 135 85 83 83 113 103 99 68 83 64 85 130 174 71 93 142 92 132 83 149 114 59 79

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Team Choda Boy + Young Guns +2 Gone Postal +3 Sabu 64 + Beer League All Star +2 ATT and KZEE +2 Tristan Dubois +2 Sumokordic + Brake Sticks 20 + Duane G + MF 11 +2 Christopher 3 +2 Lynal + RC 31 +2 PBR +2 Gama’s Guys +5 Tala’s Mom 2 Night Hawks +4 Moose Drool + Texas Mick 810 +2 R.O.P +2 NH 08 + Make B Leaf +2 Akisqnuk’s Rez Raiders +2 13 Family Pantry + Kelley Neale +2 Don43 +2 Sportsmom3 +2 Merrymen +2 Guessing Game Again +4 JD Radium +2 Freddy Kruger +2 ZR 20 + I’m Gonna Lose +2 Hair Haven +2 N4CER +2 Hockey Life 5 +2 Skeeter 31 + Nolan “What” Watt + Little fast guy + Hockey Insider +3 Spencer +3 Shogun +4 Life After Lucic + The Cuptenders +2 TD 03 +3 Gwen’s Gimmies +2 Hair 3 +2 T-O-N-N-Y +2 Team Canada +2 Woodsy +3 Rylie’s Mom + Buster’s Team +2 WEG +3 Wolpack 13 +2 BBD +2 HSB +2 Lucky +2 Finnipeg Westside Dan +2 Trich Monas +2 Nelly + 20.20 luke +4 Nick was Here NWT 1 +2 2010 Bruins +2 Sept 27/2015 + White +2 RGM 10 +2 Casss +3 Y - lime WR 15 +2 Canucks Sucks +2 RT 04 +2 Sumpkin +5 Crew Slut +3 M + L +2 Anaphlaxis + Zacksmum +2

Total 622 622 622 621 620 620 619 619 618 618 617 617 616 616 616 616 614 613 613 613 613 612 611 611 611 610 610 609 608 606 606 606 606 606 606 604 604 603 603 602 601 600 598 597 596 595 592 592 592 591 591 590 589 586 584 584 584 583 581 578 578 578 577 577 576 575 575 574 572 571 567 563 559 558 556 542 538 532 510

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GM 77 150 96 102 117 143 93 69 103 81 112 120 84 102 115 161 59 157 98 112 123 95 73 143 109 160 93 106 114 141 136 114 119 116 101 108 120 138 108 107 129 154 133 97 134 139 103 90 122 122 128 117 133 134 140 101 170 111 96 105 124 119 191 146 129 127 121 98 143 175 158 142 113 111 116 169 157 152 169

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Rockies beat Fernie, lose to Creston Breanne Massey breanne@invermerevalleyecho.com

Rockies win with moments to spare With one second left on the clock, the Rockies scored a last minute goal to break a tie against the Ghostriders last weekend. The Columbia Valley Rockies won 6-5 against the Fernie Ghostriders at the Fernie Memorial Arena on Friday, JanuEddIE MountaIn dIvISIon cEntraL dIvISIon ary 8th. TEAM GP W L T OT PTS GF/A S TEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S “We Hurricanes had a 39big27 win, x-Kimberley Dynamiters 39 31 4 0 4 66 +81 W4 Lethbridge 12 0 0 54 +46 W1 x-Creston Valley T. Cats 37 23 11 1 2 49 +44 W2 Red Deer Rebels 27 13 0 0 54 +35 W3 which is huge40 x-Fernie Ghostriders 38 21 13 0 4 46 +24 W1 Calgary Hitmen 42because 25 15 1 1 52 +11 L2 42 +3 L1 Edmonton x-Columbia Valley Rockies 38 21 17 0 0 Kings 40 (Fernie) 16 20 4 0 36 -20 L1 we’re Oilchasing Golden Rockets 39 4 32 1 2 11 -119 L8 Medicine Hat Tigers 39 14 21 3 1 32 -25 L1 Kootenay Ice standings,” 41 7 said 31 3 0 17 -90 W1 in the nEIL MurdocH dIvISIon Rockies coach TEAM GP W L T OTL PTS GF/A S EaSt dIvISIon head 58 +60 W2 TEAM x-Beaver Valley Nitehawks 39 27 8 2 2 GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Wade Dubielewicz x-Castlegar Rebels 37 24 11 2 0 50 +40 W2 Brandon Wheat Kings 40 24 12on 2 2 52 +28 W1 Grand Forks Border Bruins 38 16 19 0 3 35 -33 L2 Prince Albert Raiders 40 23 13 3 1 50 +8 L1 January 9th. “We scored 1 45 +9 Nelson Leafs 38 16 21 0 1 33 -21 L1 Moose Jaw Warriors 40 20 15 4 W1 Spokane Braves 38 5 29 0 4 14 -97 L4 Regina Pats with .01 40seconds 17 17 3 3 40 -19 L1 a goal Saskatoon Blades 38 15 20 3 0 33 -36 W2 left, which was39nice. doug BIrKS dIvISIon Swift Current Broncos 12 22We 4 1 29 -35 L1 TEAM GP W L T OTL PTS GF/A S went out fighting this x-Kamloops Storm 38 23 10 1 4 51 +23 T1 B.c. dIvISIon x-100 Mile H. Wranglers 39 23 11 1 4 51 +29 W1 TEAM W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S weekend andGP played Chase Heat 37 21 11 3 2 47 +25 L1 Kelowna Rockets 40 28 10 2 0 58 +32 W1 Revelstoke Grizzlies 36 18 15 1 2 39 +6 W2 Victoria 41 23 14 1 3 50 +31 OTL1 twoRoyals good games, but Sicamous Eagles 38 8 23 2 5 23 -65 L1 Prince George Cougars 39 23 14 1 1 48 +18 L2 Rockies defenceman Davin Burton intently eyes the puck while chasing a Thunder Cat player Kamloops Blazers better 37 18 than 14 4 1 41 +15 OTL1 we want oKanagan dIvISIon Vancouver Giants 40 15 20 3 in 2 the 35 Rockies -21 W2 games against Creston at the Eddie on January 9th. The Rockies lost 6-5. this (referring to the TEAM GP W L T OTL PTS GF/A S Photo by Breanne Massey x-Osoyoos Coyotes 37 27 8 1 1 56 +71 L1 u.S. dIvISIon Rockies’ lossGP against Summerland Steam 37 23 12 0 2 48 +31 W1 TEAM W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Kelowna Chiefs 37 18 16 2 1 39 0 L2 Everett Silvertips 36 22 12 0 2 46 +21 Doan W3 Smith scored for the Rockies during a power play with an assist from Kellen theThunderbirds Thunder Cats).” N. Okanagan Knights 38 10 21 3 4 27 -33 W1 Seattle 37 20 14 3 0 43 +7 L2 19 -69 T1 Spokane Princeton Posse 38 8 27 2 1 Chiefs 39 19 15 3 2 43 -3 L1 The Rockies had a 2-0 lead at Marchand, but the Ghostriders quickly tied up the game 5-5. 0 41 +10 W3 Portland Winterhawks 38 20 17 1 Scoring Leaders the Americans end of the 39 first17period defenceman Nigel Swab won the game for the Rockies with an assist Tri-City 20 2 against 0 36 -22 Eventually, W2 Player Team GP G A PTS PIM Fernie, but the Ghostriders came from fellow defenceman Ryan St. Jean. 1. Rainer Glimpel OSO 37 21 40 61 36 Scoring Leaders 2. Eric Buckley KIM 39 19 36 55 91 Player Teamgoals GP in Gthe Asec- PTS PIM back with two 3. Alec Wilkinson CVT 36 11 44 55 30 1. Tyson Baillie KEL 40 24 39 63 42 4. Cole Keebler FER 28 26 28 54 14 2. Adam REG the 40 21 39 60 14 ond Brooks and tied up game. Thunder Cats come back from loss, edge out Rockies 5. Jordan Busch KIM 39 7 47 54 28 3. Ivan Nikolishin RDR 40 22 34 56 10 6. Jared Marchi KIM 39 21 32 53 24 NickBurke Hoobanoff broke spite of a two-point lead going into the third, the Rockies’ quest for success 4. Brayden LET 39 11 the45 tie 56 In 18 7. Micheal Cardinal CVR 36 24 27 51 99 5. Dryden Hunt MJW 40 25 29 54 20 for the Rockies 8. Jason Richter KIM 31 25 24 49 4 6. Parker Bowles TCAbefore 39 the 24 end 30 of 54 ended 28 abruptly at home last weekend. 9. Jace Weegar BVN 37 14 33 47 32 7. Reid Gardiner PAR a goal. 40 24 30 54 32 the second with 10. Carson Cartwright CVT 35 23 23 46 26 8. Kailer Yamamoto SPO 39 16 37 53 The 16 Creston Thunder Cats edged out the Columbia Valley Rockies Junior B team 9. Giorgio Estephan LET 39 20 28 48 10 the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena on Saturday, January 9th. Luke Bellerose, a Rockies for- 6-5 at Goaltending Leaders (min. five games played) 10. Alex Forsberg VIC 40 14 34 48 43 Player Team GAA SP W L T SO ward, brought the team into a “I think we got tired and started making terrible decisions defensively,” said Rock1. Brett Soles OSO 1.81 .940 18 5 1 4 Goaltending Leaders (min. 780 min played) 2. Tavin Grant KAM 1.90 .931 8 3 0 1 4-2 lead during a power play W goalL OT Player Team GAA SP ies’SO head coach Wade Dubielewicz following the loss. “When that happens, you start 3. Tyson Brouwer KIM 1.98 .929 24 4 0 5 1. Carter Hart EVT 1.97 .925 21 11 2 6 with assists from Micheal Cardi4. Tallon Kramer BVN 2.08 .938 6 2 1 1 2. Ty Edmonds PGC 2.36 .925 11 7 1to take 2 straight lines in the D-zone and then you get extended so you’re chasing ’em 5. Adam Derochie 1MH 2.20 .941 8 3 1 0 3. Coleman Vollrath VIC 2.52 .912 18 12 2 1 nal and Kobe Eagletail. and you get more tired, so I think we were a product of our own exhaustion.” 6. Aidan Doak REV 2.26 .922 12 7 1 0 4. Jackson Whistle KEL 2.54 .920 19 6 2 2 7. Mitch Traichevich KIM 2.27 .915 7 4 0 2 5. Logan Flodell SEA 2.78 .898 13 10 3 0 But the Ghostriders bounded Thunder Cats teammates Brett Witala, assisted by Sebastien Kilcommons and 8. Nic Bruyere CHA 2.28 .927 17 8 2 1 6. Rylan Toth RDR 2.82 .908 21 10 0 3 9. Spencer Eschyschyn KAM 2.29 .909 11 9 1 3 7. Jayden 2.85 .905 12 1 backSittler during aLET short-handed play6 0Marc-Antoine Gagnon, scored the first goal of the evening early during the first, 2.30 .913 12 7 0 6 10. Matthew Huber SUM 8. Connor Ingram KAM 2.86 .913 16 9 5 1 when Evan Reid scored an unas9. 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ROCKIES from A14 Kellen Marchand scored for the Rockies during a power play with assists from Doan Smith and Ryan St. Jean shortly afterwards, but the Thunder Cats tied up the game with a power play goal before the first period came to a close. The second period took a turn when McConnell Kimmett scored a goal for the Thunder Cats with assists from Thomas Cankovic and James Severs early on. Then, Kellen Marchand worked with Harrison Davies and Menard to score, bringing the Rockies into a 3-3 tied score. St. Jean brought the Rockies back into the lead with a goal and, right after, Smith scored a shorthanded goal — bringing the Rockies to a 5-3 lead at the end of the second. But the Thunder Cats made a comeback with three goals before the end of the third and won the game. “I guess we were too comfortable with the two-goal lead and with a team like Creston, you can never be too comfortable,” added Dubielewicz. “We had an average first, a good second and then in the third it steadily fell apart.” The Rockies will play the Beaver Valley Nitehawks at the Eddie for the next home game on Saturday, January 23rd.

Rockies players put pressure on the Creston net in their game against the Thunder Cats on January 9th. Photo by Breanne Massey

EMEMBER WHEN? R A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 50 years

2006 — Local resident Franz Grassegger shows the response his song about choosing a pope received from the then-newly elected Pope Benedict. ECHO FILE PHOTO

years ago (1965): New Years baby Roger Edward was born in Calgary. Roger was the fourth baby born to proud Radium Hot Springs parents Mr. and Mrs. William Fika.

years ago (1971): The wonder of modern urban technology brought a brighter glow to Bruce Avenue in Invermere, as eight new 450-watt mercury vapour street lamps were added to the street. The 16 foot (five metre) high new lamps replaced old 300watt lamps, which were mounted on four foot (1.2 metre) high arms. Accroding to local residents the new lamps greatly increased the illumination of Bruch Avenue.

years ago (1976): The Windermere District Historical Society received input at a meeting from several valley organizations on potential uses and the subsequent interior design of the old the Canadian Pacific Rail station. The station was being repur-

posed as a public community building.

ternal grandfather was born on New Year’s Eve.

years ago (1986): Radium Hot Springs resident reacted strongly to the rumoured closure of Radium Elementary School. The school district received 45 letters of strident opposition to such a move.

years ago (1991): The race to be the Upper Columbia Valley New Year’s baby was a close one, with Tiffany Darlene Strayer (born to parents Bill and Joanne) arriving just 10 seconds before Ashley Dawn, (born to Bernadette Mohan). Both births occured on the afternoon of January 1st.

years ago (1996): The Upper Columbia Valley New Year’s baby Layla Chouchene, born January 2nd to Fairmont Hot Springs parents Karen and Abdel carried a family tradition into a third generation. Dad Abdel was a New Year’s baby in 1955, in Tunisia, and Layla’s ma-

years ago (2001): The Valley Echo reported on the lack of medical praticioners qualified to deal with people with mental health issues in the East Kootenay. The target ratio was one such professional for every 10,000 people. But, as The Echo pointed out, the East Kootenay Mental Health Unit at the time served 90,000 people and had only two qualified professionals to do so.

years ago (2006): A p p ro x i m a t e l y 200 people attended an open house meeting to learn more about plans for the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort. The Valley Echo recorded opinions at the meeting from local residents both in support of the project and against it. The Echo said the resort proposal had been the subject of controversy for more than 15 years, but said that the long-running issue was finally closer to conclusion.

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Color properties 5. Arabian greeting 10. Frozen spike 12. Levels 14. Tear down social stiffness 16. Rapper Hammer’s initials 18. Midway between E and SE 19. Shooting marble 20. Edward __, British composer 22. Largest English dictionary (abbr.) 23. Cygnus’ brightest star 25. Goidelic language of Ireland 26. Midway between N and NE 27. Auditory organ 28. Last month (abbr.) 30. Indicated horsepower (abbr.) 31. Mediation council 33. Aussie crocodile hunter 35. Sylvan deity 37. Clears or tidies 38. In a way, emerges 40. Whimper 41. G. Gershwin’s brother 42. Begetter 44. Seated 45. Old world, new 48. Girls 50. “Song of triumph” 52. A covering for the head 53. Attack 55. Norwegian krone 56. Coach Parseghian 57. No good 58. Task that is simple 63. A way to move on 65. In a way, advanced 66. Loses weight 67. Shift sails

21. Pancake 23. Small pat 24. A garden plot 27. Strayed 29. Surgical instrument 32. No. French river 34. Modern 35. Now called Ho Chi Minh City 36. Set into a specific format 39. Exhaust 40. Individual 43. Moves rhythmically to music 44. D. Lamour “Road” picture costume 46. Having earlike appendages 47. Certified public accountant 49. Outermost part of a flower 51. Supplement with difficulty 54. Plains Indian tent (alt. sp.) 59. Electronic warfare-support measures 60. Displaying a fairylike aspect 61. Taxi 62. They __ 64. Syrian pound

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LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, sometimes you have to make a few mistakes before you get things right. Don’t let this worry you, as trial and error is all a part of the learning process.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 You cannot avoid a complex issue forever, Sagittarius. Come clean with the person you may have been hiding from, and work with this person to reach a resolution.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Difficult decisions can take time to work through, Taurus. Although you want to address all situations, this week isn’t a good one for making big decisions.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you may suspect what’s around the corner, but you are not ready to take the plunge just yet. Give it a little more time until you feel ready and secure.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, it may be frightening to reveal your true feelings about something, especially when the truth might change your life in a dramatic way. Muster your courage.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, something keeps nagging at you and you can’t get it out of your head. Trust your intuition and be on guard. With some careful thought, a solution will present itself.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Work with your doctor to develop a plan for meeting some healthy resolutions, Libra. It is important to make your health a priority this week.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Others appreciate all that you do for them, Aquarius. But sometimes they have to do for themselves to learn valuable lessons. This week is a time to step aside.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 A hectic schedule may have you feeling some pressure, Cancer. Keep in mind that all of your deadlines are self-imposed, so just factor a little more time into your week.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, it may prove impossible to escape all of your responsibilities right now, but you can let a few slide for the time being. Tackle the most daunting projects first.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, while you are busy helping other people, you may discover that it’s time to take a step back and tend to your own needs.

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The Bonspiel on the Lake and the rest of the events that take place as part of the Columbia Valley’s month-long Winter in Motion festival were recently highlighted in a Flight Network article titled “12 Canadian Cold Weather Festivals You Must Attend,” a list that also included high profile events such as the Carnaval de Quebec and Winterlude in Ottawa. Columbia Valley Tourism photo RAVE from A1 “They are certainly unique. They’re all small and intimate, even though they are each slightly different,” said Mile One Hut, Elkhorn Cabin and Summit Hut operator Ray Schnerch. “You don’t find these anywhere else and we’ve really put a lot of effort into having creative menus well-suited to the environments each hut is in. We also use locally-sourced and locally-produced food and ingredients as much as possible.” The Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training press release pointed out that, this past summer, the pools at Radium Hot Springs had seen an eight per cent increase in visitors compared with the summer of 2014. It also noted that, with many businesses and tourism organizations in the province promoting staycations, winter visits this season should also likely increase. “We had a busy season with staff seeing higher visitation levels. From the May long weekend to the September Labour Day weekend, our attendance records show that approximately 140,538 visitors came to the hot springs. The staff at the visitor centre were busy this summer and noticed a lot more regional visitation,” said Parks Canada hot springs marketing co-ordinator Donna Cook in the press release. “Tourism is important to the area and it’s great to see so many visitors enjoying Kootenay National Park, the hot springs and the Columbia Valley. Visitors help sustain so many of the small businesses and restaurants that make this area unique. “It’s a wonderful place to escape the crowds and enjoy some winter fun with the family or get away for a girls’ spa and ski weekend in the mountains,” added Cook. “There are always opportunities to view wildlife such as bighorn sheep and deer, and an outing in the park to go snowshoeing or ski touring are also options.” According to the Ministry press release, staycations help boost domestic tourism revenues and local economies by supporting more than 19,000 businesses and 132,000 jobs in the tourism industry in B.C.

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