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New taxes for multi use centre, reservoir upgrades STEVE HUBRECHT steve@invermerevalleyecho.com A long-anticipated major project — the new Columbia Valley Centre — is now underway in Invermere and the district is planning ahead for another project — upgrades to to the Paddy Ryan Reservoir — and financial evidence of both will turn up on Invermere taxpayers’ bills next year.

Invermere council gave three readings to a series of five tax bylaws at its Tuesday, May 10th regular council meeting, one of which is for a new parcel tax to fund the multi-use centre, and another of which will generate revenue to improve the Paddy Ryan Lake Water Treatment Plant (which treats the community’s major water source). The bylaws were then formally adopted at a Thursday, May 12th special council meeting.

“It’s been a long time coming,” said Invermere chief financial officer Karen Cote, speaking at the May 10th meeting

about the parcel tax for the new multi- said Invermere chief administrative ofuse centre, adding the money will be ficer Chris Prosser.

Council members were unanimous used to pay down the $5.6 million borin their support for the new multi-use rowed to build the centre.

Taxpayers will see the new parcel centre parcel tax.

At the same meeting, councillors gave tax on their 2016 tax notices, and it will work out to $95.31 per parcel, said three readings to a bylaw repealing a sewage treatment parcel tax, which Cote.

“This and previous councils wanted it had been put in place after the district borrowed a little under $100 per parmore than $1 milcel, so here you go.”

“Taxpayers really lion in 2005 to pay “We really have no won’t see much of a for upgrades to its choice but do adopt sewer system. this, having already change.”

GREG ANDERSON Cote told council come this far, and COUNCILLOR, DISTRICT OF INVERMERE that this loan had with construction been paid off, so the starting,” pointed parcel tax (which works out to roughly out Coun. Paul Denchuk.

Council members briefly discussed $39 per parcel) is no longer needed.

Council was also unanimous in supconstruction of the centre, which is already underway. Councillor Justin port for the new water treatment parAtterbury expressed surprise that the cel tax, which Cote said would work old bus garage was not already down out to about $40 per parcel and would generate about $100,000 for upgrading (demolition began this week).

“They have to punch a hole in every the Paddy Ryan Reservoir, which the single brick and suck out the asbestos,” district is the process of doing. She

added that the new tax will apply to everybody connected to, or capable of being connected to, the community’s water system.

“So we’ve repealed the sewage tax, which is about $39 per parcel, and we’re immediately adding a water tax, which is about $40 per parcel, so taxpayers really won’t see much of a change,” said Coun. Greg Anderson.

Denchuk pointed out that the parcel tax collects $100,000 a year, but the upgrades to Paddy Ryan Reservoir are likely to cost $1.8 million.

“If we are not successful in getting any grants or funding, it will take 18 years to raise the money for a project that will probably be forced on us if we don’t do it soon enough,” said Denchuk.

The district had applied last year to a new grant funding program meant to assist small communities with major capital projects, seeking funding for the reservoir treatment centre improvements, but was unsuccessful.

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Windermere Valley Child Care Society has been honoured by the Province of B.C., receiving the Childcare Legacy Award last week. The award is given to childcare facilities that have provided 40 or more years of service.

Janice Bezaire, a member of the board of directors for the Windermere Valley Child Care Society, said, “We’re at exactly 40 years and it hasn’t always been a not-for-profit. It’s been a not-for-profit for 30 years.�

The government award is part of the 2016 Child Care Awards of Excellence, in celebration of Child Care Month and Child Care Appreciation Day on May 19th. In British Columbia, there are approximately 5,000 licensed childcare facilities Windermere Valley Child Care Society is one of 17 facilities that were honoured with the legacy award.

The award came as a surprise for the care centre. Pat Miller, manager of the Society, said she was unsure who nominated them, but believes the selection was done off the official business licensing of the care centre. “We were called a couple months ago saying it was coming,� said Miller.

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In addition to the Child Care Legacy Awards, after an open call for nominations, 10 child-care providers from across British Columbia were selected to receive Child Care Awards of Excellence in one of five categories: provincial, innovation, local government, leadership and Aboriginal. As well as the awards, the province of British Columbia has invested $500,000 to the Early Childhood Educators of BC to continue the Early Childhood Educator (ECE) bursary fund.

The province has now donated $2 million dollars to the Early Childhood Educator of B.C. since 2014. “Child-care providers do some important work in our province, and they are not regularly acknowledged for the immense contributions they make to the lives of children, families and communities,�said Wayne Robertson, chair of the Provincial Child Care Council, in a press release.

Windermere Valley Child Care Society would like to thank all the staff both past and present for all there hard work over the past 40 years.

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LOCAL NEWS Windermere Valley Child Care Society receives provincial award

The Windermere Valley Child Care in Invermere, located across from the Windermere Valley Museum, has been honoured with a Legacy Award from the Province of B.C. for providing 40 years of service.

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Family Dynamix highlights Invermere’s affordable housing needs STEVE HUBRECHT steve@invermerevalleyecho.com

“You don’t have a lot of time to participate in the community or to help build the community when you are struggling to meet your basic needs, so affordable housing has a spiralling effect,” she said. “It can even result in issues such as domestic violence. We certainly see it at Family Dynamix.”

Neider finished her presentation by pointing out that Revelstoke has recently built a 150-townhouse affordable housing project, saying “if they can do it, we can do it to.”

She clarified to council that when it comes to affordable housing, the Family Dynamix Association is focusing on creating solely below-market rental units.

Art Walk gets sign During the May 10th meeting, council members unanimously decided to let the Invermere Art Walk use the back of the Welcome to Invermere sign by the Athalmer bridge for the summer.

Invermere Art Walk representative Connie Artym-Bradatsch had written to council, asking to put a coroplast sign on the back of the welcome sign advertising the Art Walk dates, from mid-June until just after the Labour Day long weekend.

The Art Walk group had also asked for a $500 donation, which council declined, citing the large increase in costs this year as the district begins to pay for the new multi-use centre.

“Unfortunately, we can’t do a donation. We just don’t have the money,” said Coun. Al Miller.

Other councillors concurred that, with construction of the new centre, the district needs to tighten its belt on finances.

Invermere council heard about the district’s affordable housing needs from Family Dynamix Association director of program management Michele Neider at its most recent council meeting.

Neider has been working on the Family Dynamix Affordable Housing Project for much of the past year, and has recently been presenting the results to the various municipal councils around the Upper Columbia Valley, including at the Tuesday, May 10th Invermere meeting.

During the presentation, Neider highlighted that the project has identified two empty lots in Invermere that could work well for below-market price rentals for low and modest income Invermere residents, as well as another site that is already built and happens to currently be for sale, which could be purchased and used for affordable housing.

“We would love to look at those (two open lots) and figure out what we can do with them,” she said.

Neider outlined that in the Columbia Valley, there are 785 households (24.8 per cent) paying more than 30 per cent of their gross income on housing, and consequently are considered to be in “core housing need”. Of those households, 380 to 455 spend more than 50 per cent of their gross income on housing.

Invermere residents need $47,850 in annual income to be able to afford a median-priced entry level home in the community, she said, adding that Invermere’s affordable housing situation is compounded by the district’s high number of seasonal recreational home FAIRMONT HOT SPRINGS UTILITIES LTD. ownership (36.2 of all homes in InverNotice of Application to the Comptroller of Water Rights mere), which reUnder the Water Utility Act and sults in many of the The Utilities Commission Act community’s homes Notice is hereby given by Fairmont Hot Springs Utilities Ltd. sitting empty, but that an application has been made to the Comptroller of Water Rights for a unavailable to rentCertificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the proposed construction ers, for much of the and operation of a waterworks distribution system to serve residents in the year. area of Lots 2, District Lot 4596, Kootenay District Plan NEP 20033 Neider said Invermere requires 105 Any person wishing further information to 110 units of afin connection with this application should apply directly to fordable housing to meets its needs Fairmont Hot Springs Utilities Ltd. — 45 to 50 units for 5225 Fairmont Hot Springs Road, Fairmont Hot Springs, BC V0B 1L1 moderate income Any objections to this application are to be forwarded to Rick Couroux, earners and 55 to 65 Secretary to the Deputy Comptroller of Water Rights, Water Utility Act, PO for low income earnBox 9340 Stn Prov Govt, Victoria BC V8W 9M1, or by email: rick.couroux@ ers — and that lack gov.bc.ca or by fax (250) 953-5124 to be received in this office on or before: of affordable housJune 27 , 2016 ing is an issue that affects the entire Fairmont Hot Springs Utilities Ltd. community.

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The Lands File for this application is 4405671. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Front Counter BC, 1902 Theatre Road, Cranbrook, BC, V1C 7G1, or email to: AuthorizingAgency.Cranbrook@gov. bc.ca Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to June 15, 2016. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date.

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DTSS students take top spots in regional math contest NIKKI FREDRIKSON nikki@invermerevalleyecho.com Taking education to the next level, three David Thompson Secondary School (DTSS) students challenged themselves to compete against others in the Kootney region in a provincial math contest. Grade 12 students Anna Arif, Sam Gaspar and Annie Zehnder travelled to the College of the Rockies in Cranbrook to compete in the Kootenay region finals with Anna placing first, Annie placing third and Sam placing fourth.

“All together in the senior division there were 11 students. We had three out of the top four. We had first, third and fourth,” said Colin Shrek, DTSS math instructor.

The students first had to get through a preliminary exam before advancing to the finals in Cranbrook. The students prepared for the exams from everyday class work in calculus as well as study sessions at lunch hours, working on previous exams with instruction from Mr. Shrek as well.

“It’s not like a typical math test where we talk about fractions or we talk about algebra; it’s a test on anything. It can be any topic in math, any combination of topics in math. It makes it a real challenge,” said Shrek.

Anna and Annie both prepared for this math contest last year as well, with only Anna competing.

“We both started to do it last year but in the end I wasn’t able to do the competition, but Anna did it. So this year she wanted to beat her record,” said Annie.

Last year was the first year that DTSS students competed at the regional competition with one of the DTSS students taking the title.

“Last year I did it and didn’t place because I was in Grade 11, I had less knowledge and less practice. This year I went and I won so that was exciting, working up,” said Anna.

The exam itself was two hours long with 10 multiple choice and five long answer ques-

David Thompson Secondary School Grade 12 students Anna Arif (left) and Annie Zehnder (right) placed first and third at a regional math competition in Cranbrook. Missing from the photo is Sam Gaspar who placed fourth.

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tions to be completed.

“You didn’t have to answer every multiple choice you had three where if you didn’t answer them you would get one mark and if you got the correct answer you got five,” said Annie.

The Grade 12 students are now looking forward to their next educational adventure.

Anna will be attending Queens for engineering and Annie will be attending McMaster University for life sciences in the fall. Students from David Thompson Secondary School will have the opportunity to compete in the math contest again next year. Sam was not available for an interview prior to The Echo’s deadline.

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Poverty reduction in small centres I recently had the opportunity to attend a Columbia-Kootenay Regional Community Economic Development forum in Revelstoke. The topic of the forum this year was “understanding the economics of poverty reduction”.

The forum provided some background and discussions regarding the causes and impacts of poverty in our local communities, and then explored some of the potential tools and solutions to break cycles and help people have more meaningful, fulfilling lives without constant fear and anxiety over their meals, their shelters, and other basic needs.

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with low wages, and tight profit margins. Through a combination of price increases and potential increases in demand and revenue from increased disposable income in a community, the case was made that even the food and beverage industry could make this shift. The other aspect of the living wage is that other forms of compensation or benefits are taken into account to reach the desired wage rate, so in the case of servers, their tips plus their wage should equal or exceed the living wage rate. With this definition, many of the people in the food and beverage industry are already receiving what would be defined as a living wage.

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It’s time for a change to Canada’s democracy The Liberal Government in Ottawa sure has piled a lot on their plate since they entered office last December.

They promised legislation on marijuana legalization and advocated for higher taxes for Canada’s highest earners while cutting it for the middle class.

In case you didn’t think that was enough to handle in the first year, they’ve promised, since the spring of last year, that the 2015 election would be the last using the first-past-the-post electoral system. This form of electoral system was modelled after that of the United Kingdom and operates through electing each Member of Parliament (MP) with the most votes in their riding to the government.

Simply explained, if Party A receives 10 votes while Parties B and C each receive nine votes each, despite Parties B and C receiving the majority of the votes. To translate, although Parties B and C received the majority of the votes in the area, neither would be rep-

resented in government.

Off the The problems with this ECORD E COR CORD RD electoral system, in a multi-party system like Canada’s, are historically evident. It becomes most apparent in majority governments like the current Trudeau Government which, despite receiving 39.47 per cent of the vote, own 184 of the House of Commons’s 338 seats, making a majority government. This allows them to make authoritative decisions on behalf of the entire country while not representing more than 60 per cent of the population’s political affiliation.

This isn’t the first time it’s happened either; it occurs with nearly each successive election. It’s why the Liberal Government struck a special committee to resolve the issue and discuss possible alternatives such as a pro-

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No to Jumbo at RDEK table Dear Editor: The following letter was sent to Premier Clark. We urge all concerned citizens to voice their opposition and outrage to the premier: We support the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK)’s motion to prevent the Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality from having a full voting seat at the RDEK table. It would

be undemocratic to allow a voting seat at the regional district table for an appointed mayor from a non-existent town with no people, no infrastructure and no apparent financial support for the development for over twenty years, other than from B.C. taxpayers.

Stop making a farce of democracy.

LONI AND NORM FUNNELL EDGEWATER

Exasperated by political posturing Dear Editor: I must respond to Norm Macdonald’s last anti-Jumbo column.

As a 45-year voter for New Democrats, I find that letter embarrassing and the worst kind of political posturing. I would remind Mr. Macdonald the last time the NDP were in power, they were 100 per cent in favour of Jumbo!

When the NDP’s Dave Barret was in

portional representation system.

Under a proportional representation system, voters would be able to cast two ballots during each election. The first would go towards selecting an MP to represent them in Ottawa with the second vote going towards determining RIC whom the voter wants LLIOTT to run the country. In the end, the seats in the House of Commons would be allocated based on the actual percentage of the vote the party received and topped up with seats given to each individual voted in per riding.

This system would allow voters to select a local politician they trust to represent them at the federal level and present government with issues that are most endearing to them.

Today, much of that original characteristic of democracy is lost with MPs owing their allegiance to their parties.

Under a proportional representation system, parties would have no ability to control their votes or opinions in the House of Commons, making them sole-

power, he and Minister Williams hired Al Reine and stopped logging of Blackcomb and enacted a Resort Municipality for Whistler, enabling the formation of Blackcomb Resort, now the most successful ski resort in North America. Environmentally friendly, a huge job creator and a massive tax earner! Just sayin’.

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ly accountable to the electorate.

Using a proportional representation system, the current government would have a much different composition.

The Liberals’ seats would be reduced down to 135 with each of the other major parties picking up the slack.

Notably, grassroots parties —Green Party and Bloc Quebecois — that formerly lacked seats despite nationwide support would be able to accrue more seats with the Green Party winning nine additional seats and the Bloc another seven. Essentially, this system would make every vote count across the country, eliminating the long-held apathy amongst voters that their opinions fall on deaf ears at the government level.

A move to a proportional representation system is long overdue for a democracy celebrating it’s 150th birthday next year. Democracy used to be about giving power to the people, a voice and forum to bring their issues before the government.

With a revolution in voting systems, maybe our country could return to that once again.

Eric Elliott is a reporter for the Invermere Valley Echo and can be reached at eric@invermerevalleyecho.com.

OPINION From farm to valley mloops, B.C. Along with I’m no stranger to adOff the my horses, I have two venture. I’ve rapelled ECORD D cats, a dog and an abundown trees, kayaked dance of chickens. This with whales and been time last year, I even stalked by a cougar while started my own goat snowshoeing, so it’s no farm. My background wonder I was attracted allowed me to develop a to the rugged beauty of passion for animals and the Kootenays. When I animal rescue although got the opportunity to my family doesn’t albe the summer intern ways enjoy my bringing at the Invermere Valley IKKI home stray livestock.

Echo and Columbia Valley Pioneer, I jumped at REDRIKSON This fall will be my last semester at Thompson the chance to explore a new part of my province. I’ve been here Rivers University in Kamloops. I am comfor a total of four days and love every pleting a Bachelor of Journalism with a moment so far. Allow me to introduce major in public relations. I’ve written armyself: I’m Nikki Fredrikson — this ticles for newspapers and magazines as well as shot photos and videos. year’s summer intern.

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Get your census in TOM FLETCHER & JEFF NAGEL Black Press Millions of census packages have arrived in the mail and one in four households are required to complete the once-again-mandatory long-form survey.

Canadians are urged to complete the census online, using an access code they’ll get in the mailed envelope, but they can also fill out a paper version.

Statistics Canada’s aim is to once again capture reliable, high quality data to the same level as the 2006 census — the last time the long-form census was delivered.

It’s being pitched as important to helping guide decisions on services like schools, roads, health care, policing, transit and social services.

Besides the reintroduction of the compulsory 36-page long form (the former Conservative government made it voluntary for 2011 and the Liberals have restored it in the name of evidence-based decision making), there are some other differences in the questions being asked.

This year’s census won’t ask you about your income — Statistics Canada will get that from the Canada Revenue Agency.

Nor is religion a question, as it’s only asked once every 10 years.

The census now uses “sex” instead of “gender” and respondents are to answer male or female.

“Transgender, transsexual, and intersex Canadians should indicate the sex (male or female) with which they most associate themselves,” it says.

If they can’t make that choice, they can leave sex blank and explain in the comments at the bottom of the form.

Census Day is officially May 10th, but Canadians are encouraged to answer the questions as soon as they receive the forms.

While some Canadians took to social media to denounce the mandatory long form as invasive, many others are enthusiastic, posting “census selfies”.

Refusing to complete the census is against the law. Those who fail to provide information or give false answers can face fines of up to $500, up to three months in jail, or both.

Caribou numbers continue to decline Endangered caribou herds in the Kootenays and South Peace region have continued to decline as the B.C. government assesses the second year of its wolf removal project.

Nine wolves were killed by hunting and trapping in the South Selkirk Mountains this winter, while wolves took two caribou out of a herd that was down to 18 animals at last count.

Forests ministry staff will try to shoot 24 wolves from helicopters before the snow melts in the South Selkirks. Six of the remaining caribou have been fitted with radio collars to track them.

Four caribou herds in the South Peace targeted for wolf control have also declined, to about 170 animals in the Quintette, Moberley, Scott and Kennedy Siding herds. Ministry staff have documented that about one third of losses in the South Peace are from wolves, where there are seven herds, one down to a single bull.

Working with Treaty 8 First Nations, the ministry’s goal is to shoot from 120 to 160 wolves in the South Peace this year. The Graham herd, the largest in the South Peace and the province at about 700 animals, is being monitored for its survival without protection

from wolves.

Forests Minister Steve Thomson said the program will continue next winter, along with a project to capture and pen pregnant female caribou in the South Selkirks to keep newborn calves from being killed by wolves.

“They’re getting increased survival rates for the calves from the maternal penning, with lots of partners in support in that program,” Thomson said.

The recovery plan for the South Selkirk population includes protecting 2.2 million hectares or 95 per cent of the best caribou habitat from logging and road-building.

The South Peace recovery plan includes 400,000 hectares, about 90 per cent of the high-elevation winter caribou habitat in the region.

Mountain caribou in the South Selkirk range are in danger of local extinction. Larger herds of northern caribou in the Peace region are also declining in numbers.

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NIKKI OFF THE RECORD from A6 I’ve always been into competitive sports whether it’s soccer, field hockey, synchronized swimming — you name it, I’ve probably done it. While at university, I made the competitive cheerleading team, I competed at international competitions and was captain for a year and a half. It was after my cheerleading that I became heavily involved with the university’s athletic department, running social media, conducting promotional interviews and hosting pre-game shows for Canada West TV. I even stepped into a role

of play-by-play announcing for this past season of baseball. To say I love sports is an understatement. I like to say I have a moderate (to severe) obsession with sports.

I’ve always believed in giving back to my community, being community involved and volunteering is a priority for me. In my hometown of Kamloops, I typically volunteer for between 15 to 42 events a year with different organizations. I have been a youth ambassador and mentor for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation for 10 years as well as

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having volunteered at my local hospital.

I may not be a stranger to the outdoors, but I came to the valley knowing no one so if you see me out and about, please introduce yourself. I’d love to chat about sports, animals, food and, of course, any stories you think should be making news. I look forward to getting to know the Columbia Valley community.

Nikki Fredrikson is the summer intern for the Invermere Valley Echo and can be reached at nikki@invermerevalleyecho.com.

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Singletrack 6 returning to East Kootenay, skipping Invermere ERIC ELLIOTT eric@invermerevalleyecho.com The annual destinations for the Singletrack 6 mountain biking race were recently announced and include areas around the East Kootenay such as Cranbrook, Fernie, Kimberley and Golden.

Missing from the race’s six stages, though, will once again be the town of Invermere. Since 2014, the race has not returned to the Invermere area. On the Johnson trail, during stage three, the field’s top 20 of the 254 total riders were misguided off courses because of misplaced signage on the trail before a race official discovered what was happening.

That said, there are a host of other reasons for why Invermere or the surrounding area wasn’t selected to host a stage of the famous six-day race, according to Tom Hoyne of the Columbia Valley Cycling Society.

One could be the lack of sanctioned trails that other communities might have in a higher quantity, he says.

The difference between sanctioned and unsanctioned trails can be a sticking point for race organizers who want to ensure an incident like the one in 2014 doesn’t happen again, with sanctioned trails being much more clearly mapped out and properly signed than unsanctioned

trails, according to Hoyne.

Currently, the Columbia Valley area supports three sanctioned singletrack trails — the Kloosifier and Johnson Trails in addition to Mount Swansea, which has trails that run up and down the mountain. He said these trails are extremely important to the local area as the process of going through government authorization to sanction a trail can be a time-consuming one.

“It is a great driver for economic benefits as well as people’s health,” he said. “There’s lots of data to say for every sanctioned trail you put in, it helps out on healthcare costs by X amount.”

He said that from the Columbia Valley Cycling Society’s perspective, not hosting a leg of this year’s Singletrack 6 race isn’t the end of the world. Instead, they are more focused on adding additional sanctioned trails to the Columbia Valley in the future. If that brings in races, that’s just the gravy on top, he said.

“The end goal of any society is not to bring in events,” he said.

“The end goal is first and foremost to represent the Cycling Society and its members. We want to have safe, enjoyable, well-marked trails for us locally.

The bonus is others will come from out of town and see the value of riding our trails and if there’s events that come in that

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Stage 3 of the 2014 Singletrack 6 mountain bike event took place on the Toby Benches along the Johnson Trail.

PHOTO BY GIBSON PICTURES are beneficial, then great.”

Currently, the cycling society is working on adding an additional 30 to 40 kilometres of sanctioned trails in the area that can become multi-use trails for things like hiking, horseback riding and, of course, mountain biking.

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The 2016 Singletrack 6 will begin on July 23rd, bringing in hundreds of riders from all over to areas around the East Kootenay.

Give it a time and that may once again include the Invermere area. If not, that won’t change the great mountain biking trails already established in their backyard, Hoyne said.

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Norquay nabs silver in judo championships

It was a great week- Judo end for the InverOTTINGS mere Judo Club. Family, friends and club members attended the Canadian Open National Judo Championships, which took place in Calgary at the Olympic Oval ERMANN from May 12th to 16th.

We had one contestant, Graham Norquay, in the -38-kilogram division with 10 competitors. It was Graham’s first tournament at this level, so for his first bout he was a little tense, did well, but lost the match.

After that, Graham won match after match, very decisive, each with an ippon (a full point), including the opponent from Quebec who, just before, won against Graham’s first opponent.

It became a very peculiar situation. The first three places had the same wins — three each, so points came into effect, which placed the competitor from Quebec into third place (less points for a lesser throw).

This tied Graham and his first opponent in points, but placed Graham into the silver medal position, causing an enormous cheer from the Kootenay spectators since Graham was the only one with a silver medal from the region.

All in all, it was a well-organized competition with a high level of judo. Graham also had the opportunity to have his picture taken with Nicholas Gill, a former World and Olympic Champion.

With the end of our practice season, on May 2nd, the Invermere Judo Club held its annual picnic at Mount Nelson Athletic Park. At that event, Graham was awarded the Debbie Seel Achievement Award for the most advanced judoka of the year.

We would like to congratulate Graham for his achievements and are looking forward to another enjoyable year with everyone. Have a great summer and see you all on the tatame in the fall.

Hermann Mauthner is the head instructor of the Invermere Judo Club. Visit www.invermerejudo.com or email invermerejudo@gmail.com to learn more.

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Above: Judoka G r a h a m N o rq a y receives instruction from his Sensei Hermann Mauthner.

Right: Graham on the podium with his silver medal. Front page photo: Graham (left) and Hermann (right) with Nicolas Gill (centre), the Canadian National Team coach and former World and Olympic medallist.

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Have you completed the census? What do you think?

“Yes, I think there were about 60 questions or so. It took about 20 minutes to do but I was fine providing all the information being that it’s only once every five years or something.”

“It was painful. It took me almost two hours to get it done by hand.”

“I think it’s important for future planning for the government, yeah. It took me like five minutes.”

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

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years ago (1966): The annual Red Cross Bloor Donor clinic in the Community Centre was an overwhelming success with 237 donors setting a new record for the valley. Only once before did the valley achieve its quota, 207 donors being registered in 1958.

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years ago (1971): Invermere council voted to approve the proposed sports arena location near DTSS. The location was offered at no cost and tax free by the Village of Invermere.

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years ago (1976): Rodeo week featured five events including: Ladies Barrel Racing, Boys Steer Riding, Bucka-Thon, Businessman’s Calf Tieing and Wild Cow Scramble. A first in the rodeo’s history was the added Rodeo Queen competition.

MAY 2006 —Tyler Ollenberger, 4, practising T-ball at J.A. Laird Elementry School on May 17th, 2006.

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years ago (1981): Golf ‘81 for B.C. high school golfers took place. Representing In-

vermere were Brent Traverse, Darren Mountain, Kent Kebe, Chris Laresser, Brent Doucette and Brent Mountain.

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years ago (1986): The formal opening of Invermere Public Library took place on May, 31st, 1986. MLA Jim Chabot and Mayor Joe Conroy participated in opening ceremony.

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years ago (1991): A $250,000 expansion of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 71 building on 13th Street in Invermere was completed with the official opening scheduled for May 25th. The expansion included a downstairs storage area complete with washrooms, wheelchair accessible washrooms for the main floor in a 1,400-square foot addtion to the west side of the building, a new office space on the second floor plus a new parking lot at the rear of the building.

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years ago (1996): DTSS girls soccer

won the East Kootenay Soccer Championship, beating Kimberley 1-0 in the championship game. years ago (2006): Daniel Griffith got to the summit of Mt. Everest on May, 23rd, 2006. He reached the summit after three attempts, earning himself the title oldest Canadian to summit. Griffith was age 55 when he climbed to the summit.

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years ago (2006): Radium Hot Springs’ well-known woodcarver Rolf Heer was once again facing official sanctions from the village office. According to CAO Mark Read, Mr. Heer had constructed a tower and enclosed structure with elevated walkways on his property without first obtaining a building permit and a stop work order was issued. While Mr. Heer acknowledged the order, he deemed the construction a work of art rather than a structure.

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Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. Figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers named, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Groan 5. Engine additive 8. Atomic mass unit (abbr.)

11. One-time emperor 13. Martial art __ chi 14. Extinct algae 15. The leading performer 16. Autonomic nervous system 17. Pirate who went by “Chico” 18. Encourages 20. Small tactical munition 21. One-time Tribe closer 22. North, Central and South 25. Repossession 30. Conveys air to and from the lungs 31. A renowned museum 32. One hundred (Italian) 33. Synchronizes solar and lunar time 38. Calendar month (abbr.)

41. They bite 43. The Mets played here 45. About opera 47. Wings 49. I (German) 50. Sportscaster Brett 55. Wild mango 56. The woman 57. Afflicted 59. Look furtively 60. Large integer 61. Spiritual leader 62. Keeps us warm 63. Type of account 64. Cheek

23. Brazilian river 24. Et-__ 25. Supervises interstate commerce 26. Occurs naturally 27. Sprinted 28. Shock therapy 29. Decide 34. Lodging 35. Singer DiFranco 36. Kazakhstan river 37. 1920’s woman’s hat 39. Corpus __, Texas city 40. Helps kids 41. Tires have this 42. Physical attraction 44. Goddess of wisdom 45. Made of wood 46. The top 47. Automatic data processing system 48. Exchange 51. Swiss river 52. Prejudice 53. Napolean came here 54. Big guys grab these (abbr.)

58. Mickey’s pet

Answers to last week

CLUES DOWN 1. Helps you get there 2. Plant 3. Apron 4. Everybody has one 5. Conditions of balance 6. Fit 7. Island in Lake Michigan 8. True firs 9. Operates 10. Approves food 12. Tell on 14. __ mater, one’s school 19. Low prices

W eekend WEATHER FRIDAY

May 27

A Few Showers Temp: 19oC Low: 6oC

SATURDAY May 28 A Few Showers Temp: 17oC Low: 6oC

SUNDAY

May 29

Chance of a Shower Temp: 20oC Low: 7oC

HOROSCOPES ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, expect to be very busy in the days ahead.

Make a concerted effort to be more aware of what’s around you so that you don’t miss a thing.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 It’s time to make your love life a priority, Leo. If you’re in a relationship, you may find it needs a little nurturing to get it back to the level it was a few months ago.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you may be called upon to lend your special skills to a situation this week. While it may not be a job you relish, you know ultimately it has to get done.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, financial questions keep popping up and you just keep pushing them aside for later. If need be, work with a professional to establish your goals.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, if you come up against things you don’t understand this week, ask people whose opinions you trust for their points of view. Educating yourself will help you move ahead.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, speak your mind because if you don’t do it others are not going to advocate for your needs.

That’s why it’s so important for you to fight for every cause, no matter how small.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Do something out of your comfort zone this week, Gemini. When you do so, you may find out you have a wider array of interests than you first believed.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Take some time out of your schedule for some much-needed pampering. Whether your idea of special treatment is a massage or simply sleeping in, make it a priority.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, work may be getting on your nerves, but you have to maintain a professional demeanor at all times. It can be challenging, but you will handle it.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, just when you think you’ve figured out how to play the game, they go and change all of the rules on you. Adaptability is one of your biggest strengths.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Delegation will be your favorite word of the week, Scorpio. When the going gets tough, start delegating the tasks that have you stumped. This will ensure everyone stays productive.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, a few days away from the daily grind will help you recharge your batteries. Turn off your phone and enjoy the well-deserved respite.

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ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 250-342-6167 Pastor: Father Gabriel

LAKE WINDERMERE VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY ALLIANCE CHURCH 4814 Hwy. Drive, 1 km north 326 - 10th Ave., Invermere of Windermere 250-342-9535 250-342-9511 Lead Pastor: Trevor Hagan Pastor: Murray Wittke Asso. Pastor: Matt Moore lakewindermerealliance.org valleychristianonline.com Sunday is Worship May 29th Services 10:30 a.m. CELEBRATION 10 a.m. Worship & Word SUNDAY, “BIBLE – Basic Kid’s Church Provided Instructions Before Leaving Sharing Truth Earthâ€? ‌ Elders leading. The Showing Love Lord’s Supper will be served.

Following the Spirit K.I.D.S Church for children age 3 to Grade 1; and grades 2-7, during the morning service.

Wednesday, May 25, 2016 The Valley Echo

REGIONAL RUNDOWN from A5 Another very exciting tool to enhance community economic development, potentially increasing the amount of capital available for investment in local business, is the concept of “impact investment”, where people accept a lower rate of return or a high amount of risk, because they know that their money is going to be invested locally and is going to have a social as well as financial impact.

There are a number of people in Invermere and the area who are working on this concept, and I hope that over the next year or two, by parterning with Community Futures and other organizations, we can see a program like this up and running in the valley.

Gerry Taft is mayor of the District of Invermere and a Regional District of East Kootenay director for the Columbia Valley. He can be reached at taft. gerry@gmail.com.

HAZARDOUS WASTE ROUND UP Get rid of your unwanted,hard-to-get-rid-of household hazardous wastes

Saturday, May 28, 2016 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Sparwood Fire Hall 479 Pine Avenue, Sparwood

Saturday, May 28, 2016 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Back Parking Lot Visitor Info Ctr.

Sunday, May 29, 2016 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Kimberley Civic Centre 525 Archibald St., Kimberley

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Invermere mayor Gerry Taft pointed out that since few, if any, grants offer 100 per cent funding for a given project, it is prudent for the district to build up some revenue for the Paddy Ryan upgrades that can be used for matching-funds grants.

Council members also unanimously voiced support for a 2016 tax rates bylaw that sees minimal increase in the district tax revenue this year as compared with 2015, with the only new tax revenue coming in for the new multi-use centre.

Taft said that it was reasonable not to raise municipal tax rates since taxpayers are faced with the new parcel tax for the centre as well as an 8.8 per cent increase in taxes requisitioned by the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK).

Household Residential Only No Commercial or Industrial Products No Explosives, Ammunition, Biomedical or Radioactive Waste

TYPES OF WASTE

EXAMPLES

COMPRESSED GASSES • Static Guard

• Hair Spray

• Oven Cleaner

• Paint

Waste Flammable Liquids

• Gasoline • Nail Polish Remover • Gasoline Antifreeze • Lighter Fluid • Spot Remover • Lead Substitute • Kerosene

• Glues-Solvent Based • Cleaning Solvents • Turpentine • Acetone • Methanol • Furniture Polish • Wood Preservative

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Camping Fuel ABS Solvent PVC Cement Benzene Liquid Car Wax Refinisher Resin (Liquid) Disinfectants

• • • •

Waste Flammable Solids

• Charcoal Briquettes • Rubber Cement • Sulphur • Grease • Carpet Adhesives

• Tile Adhesives • Wood Putty • Blue Ploy Protectant • Fibreglass Resins

• • • • •

Napththalene Caulking Zinc Dust Plastic Cement Charcoal, Activates

• • • • • •

Waste Poisonous Solids

• Herbicides • Pesticides • Medications

• Mothballs • Shoe Polish

• Mouse/Rat Poison • Cyanide

• Rodenticide • Fungicide

Waste Poisonous Liquids

• • • •

• Wood Preservatives • Fungicide • Photographic Chemicals

• Rodenticide • Solvent, Halogenated • Radiator Stop Leak

• Radiator Flush • Window Washing Solution • Armoral Liquids • Algaecides

Mercury Compounds

• Mercury Fertilizer

• Lamps

• Thermometers

Aerosols FLAMMABLE SUBSTANCES

ACCEPTABLE PRODUCTS 2016 HHW ROUND UP

TAXES from A1

invermerevalleyecho.com A15

Isopropyl Alcohol Lemon Oil Cooking Fuels Perm/Hair Dye Solution • Glycerin • Gum Arabic

Roofing Tar Wood Patch Brick Adhesive Mothballs Charcoal Waxes

POISONOUS SUBSTANCES

Herbicides Pesticides Brake Fluid Glues - Water Based

CORROSIVE SUBSTANCES (Acids and Bases) Waste Corrosive Liquids (base)

• Carpet Cleaners • Sodium • Drain Opening Hydroxide Containers • Oven Cleaners

• Detergents • Fabric Softeners

Waste Corrosive Solids (base)

• Drano

• Lye

• Ajax

• Grout

Waste Corrosive Liquids (acid)

• Rust Removers • Toilet Bowl Cleaners

• C.L.R.

• Nitric Acid

• Sulphuric Acid

• PCB

• Batteries

• Light Ballasts

• PCB Oils

MISCELLANEOUS

PLUS!

In addition to Household Hazardous Wastes, ElectroRecycle will be on site to collect small appliances including kitchen countertop, personal care, floor cleaning, weight measurement, garment care, exercise machines, small power tools and more. Visit www.rdek.bc.ca for a full list of acceptable items.

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Wednesday, May 25, 2015 The Valley Echo

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OMMUNITY

RURAL DIVIDEND from A8

Company brings friendly competition to Bike to Work Week NIKKI FREDRIKSON nikki@invermerevalleyecho.com Bike to Work Week kicks off on May 30th and has Kicking Horse Coffee gearing up for a healthy competition within the organization. Meghan Watson from Kicking Horse Coffee encourages employees to get active during Bike to Work week by inspiring a little friendly competition. “We’ve got incentives so every three kilometres you bike you get to put your name into win a big prize at the end of the week,� said Watson.

The company believes in promoting healthy lifestyle within their organization, providing staff with bike racks to store their bikes and showers inside the facility, allowing employees to be able to have a quick shower after their commute to work. Kicking Horse Coffee already has a handful of staff members who bike to work regularly, but uses the Bike to Work Week as a way to encourage others to try biking. “Steve is our 365-day year guy and we have a few others whose majority of transportation is biking.

In the summer that increases and we have about 10 people biking to work,� said Watson.

O’Shaughnessy has biked a 10-kilometre round trip to and from work every day of the year for the past six years. “I was an IT guy before, but when I switched careers.

I vowed I would never commute in a car again,� said O’Shaughnessy Both Cattie Marchand and Amanda Sharko are also avid cyclists, both regularly commuting to work.

They’re just a few of the staff who are participating in the Bike to Work Week challenge. “I bike from CastleRock. It’s about 11 kilometres each way and I bike because it feels good,� said Marchand.

Sharko’s bike commute is similar in length to O’Shaughnessy at about a 10-kilometre round trip.

She enjoys the health benefits of cycling. “I bike to work because it’s a form of exercise,� she said.

For some staff members, Bike to Work Week is a great challenge as they have longer commutes into town. Staff from Fairmont and Edgewater challenge

Left to right, Amanda Sharko, Steve O’Shaughnessy and Cattie Marchand are among the Kicking Horse Coffee staff who bike to work on a regular basis.

PHOTO BY NIKKI FREDRIKSON

themselves to get active and commit to the bike commute for the week. Watson sees Bike to Work Week as a way to support and motivate each other to try something new. “I think awareness, also if someone hasn’t ridden their bike to work and we can get them to try it perhaps they’ll be more likely to do it moving forward. I think it’s general healthy approach to getting to work and getting exercise. We want to promote healthiness in our organization,� said Watson.

Bike to Work Week began in 1995 in Victoria, B.C. to raise the profile of commuter cycling with just 500 participants. Now the week has grown to a total of 34,267 participants across the province of British Columbia in 2015. Bike to Work week runs from May 30th to June 5th so leave your car at home and grab your bike and try out cycling to work this week.

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Wendy Booth, Director of Area F for the Regional District of East Kootenay, said this dividend program represents a great opportunity for local businesses in the area to take advantage of government money that is being directed to rural communities. “Anytime we have funding opportunities or programs from the provincial government is an opportunity for us to bring money back to the community for the community’s benefit for sure,� she said.

Last week, on May 20th, the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce held a workshop, inviting David Borth, executive director of rural development for the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, to give a talk about the program before allowing those in attendance to break up and discuss potential projects for the Columbia Valley.

Borth said that the biggest questions regarding the program had to do with the types of projects groups could undertake that had the best chance of being approved. In this there were a number of different possibilities from improving the workforce through improved training to building a local business centre where multiple businesses could work instead of working at home, Borth said.

A common theme he’s witnessed throughout workshops across the province is the focus on tourism in rural areas. “There’s generally quite a few tourism-centred projects because rural communities are often engaged with natural resource development (logging, fishing, forestry and mining) and as those things change, as those industries change, they are looking to diversify their economies and tourism is often the of many areas to build on.�

With that said, the best applications will be the ones where groups within the community come together to decide on a common project because, he said. While $25 million per year may seem like a lot, when divided across the province it can become quite small. “We don’t restrict the rural dividend applications to one per community, but the best applications are going to be the ones where people are coming together and are in agreement,� Borth said. “Those are going to float to the top because there’s solid agreement and the community sees that as the benefit and they’re not competing with each other.�

Decisions on project development applications are expected by early summer with a second project intake beginning on October 3rd for all those groups and businesses that missed out on the first application process.

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