Vol. 19/Issue 34 Your Weekly Source for News and Events August 25, 2022 Serving The Upper Columbia Valley including Spillimacheen, Brisco, Edgewater, Radium, Invermere, Windermere, Fairmont and Canal Flats FREE The Columbia ValleyP ioneer BUSY WEEK FOR CVSAR 3 WILD TURKEYS UP A CREEK WITHPADDLESMANY Some people beat the heat last Friday as Koote nay River Runners lead a group up the wild waters of Toby Creek in Panorama, PhotosB.C.by Chadd Cawson OVERDOSE AWARENESS 8/97 Ge off Hi ll PREC* REALTOR® Fair Realty 250-341-7600 www.Rockies.RealEstate Selling and Buying Real Estate Since 2008 250 •341• 6044 | 250•341•1395 PERSONAL REAL ESTATE CORPORATION Realty Inver Invermere SEAN & PAUL ROGGEMAN P ersonal Real Estate CorporationsYour listing on the front page with... LIST PRICE $998,000 >> SALE PRICE $980,000. Spectacular 4 bdrm, 3 bath home on a large .531 Acre estate Lot. Landscaping, cherry wood cupboards, lake access, triple car garage and hardwood floors. Congratulations to the lucky buyers and to our lovely clients. 4453 CEDAR BAY COLUMBIA RIDGE $980,000 250-341-5300 Connecting exceptional people with exceptional properties for 15+ Years - Thank you! 250-341-5445 Rockies West Realty Independently owned and operated Connect with us Sean@rockieswest.com:www.roggeman.ca SOLD WWW.ROGGEMAN.CA WOW 4476 COLUMBIA VIEW RD $799,000 COLUMERE PARK DREAMING. Recently renovated LAKE ACCESS home! Enjoy bright/open living spaces. large attached garage, stamped concrete driveway, upgraded lighting, flooring, countertops and more.
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Bugaboo Falls are favourite stop along Bugaboo Forest Service Road. Photos by Ryan Watmough Doctor’s Creek Mine East of Canal Flats, off the Finlay Creek Forest Service Road, the Doctor Creek Cabin is a snowmobile cabin, accessed by ATV trail, overlander, or a long hike in the summer. Along the cabin, there is an old mine, and a few small lakes on nearby trails.
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Valley and Golden search and rescue crews extracted the persons, with CVSAR providing medical attention on site. With the help of Bighorn Helicopters, the patient was transferred to Invermere District Hospi tal. Due to privacy provisions, no names were released.
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PSPC took a smouldering issue and turned it blistering one three years ago, when word leaked that they planned to drive 13 wooden piles (beams) into the lakebed near the groyne to mark it for navigation purposes.
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Over the past decade the groyne — precisely what should be done about it, and precisely who should be responsible for doing whatever needs to be done about it — has been a heated topic of discussion. Just who has jurisdiction over the groyne was a muddied matter for a long time. When questioned by members of the public and local media, various municipal, provincial and federal agencies would express confusion, point fingers of responsibility at each other, and in general toss around the issue of the groyne like an unwanted hot potato. But, in fact, this par ticular hot potato belongs with Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC). That solves the who of the groyne, but then what exactly to do about the haz ard it presents? Proposals to remove the rock wall have run into trouble: the groyne has value as a historical structure, and removing it could potentially negatively impact nearby aquatic habitats.
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Columbia Valley Search and Rescue volunteers get prepared to enter swift waters for a rescue last week. Submitted photo 250-341-6044
All CVSAR volunteers are dedicated to saving lives through search, rescue, emergency disaster response and mountain safety education and are used when specialized skills are required when accessibility into the backcountry is limited.“Having a skilled SAR team in the Columbia Val ley is an immeasurably huge asset; just ask anyone who was on the receiving end of desperately needing help,” said Nancy Loraas, Columbia Valley Search and Rescue manager.“What the public often doesn’t realize is that Colum bia Valley SAR is 100 per cent volunteer, which means that their members do not get paid for either their train ing nor during their callouts, which can happen at any hour, day or night,” Loraas said. “The diversity of skill sets required of volunteer SAR members is vast and it takes years and years of practise to hone them to reach response ready capabilities.”
When the calls come in, Columbia Valley Search and Rescue (CVSAR) heads out. Last week within a 48hour period on Aug. 9 and Aug.10, CVSAR responded to three calls. The first call involved a nighttime search for a mountain biker reported missing on the trails at Pan orama. The mountain biker was found and had sustained serious injuries due to a crash. CVSAR provided first-aid on scene and transferred the patient to paramedics for further care. The patient was transported to hospital by STARS air ambulance.
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The second call, in the early hours of August 10 in volved a medical evacuation from the Kootenay River. The person was transported with the help of Glacier He licopters of Invermere. In case extra support was needed, CVSAR had a ground team standing by. The day did not slow down for the team as, later that afternoon, another rescue was needed for a person who had gone over Lower BugabooColumbiaFalls.
The CVSAR team is volunteer-based and avail able to help in search and rescue situations anywhere in the Columbia Valley on the unceded territories of the Secwépemc and Ktunaxa Peoples and the land chosen as home by the Métis Peoples.
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The federal government will hold an open house on its plans for the Lake Windermere groyne next month.
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The groyne (which also is called the Lake Windermere weir) is a low rock wall that stretches across the mouth of the Columbia River, where the river leaves the northern end of Lake Windermere and begins winding its way through the Co lumbia Wetlands to Golden and thence on its long journey to the Pacific Ocean, just past Astoria, Oregon. The wall was built by the federal government some time in the late 1800s to facilitate steamboat travel (which was the main mode of trans portation at the time) on the Columbia between Golden and Invermere. With the advent of other, better transportation options the groyne was no lon ger necessary, but has remained in place for more than century. In low water it can be seen barely poking above surface at the river mouth. But in high water it sits just below the surface, where it creates a considerable navigational and safety hazard.
Columbia Valley Search and Rescue respond to three calls within 48 hours
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CVSAR volunteers are often tasked to respond through the request of the RCMP, BC Ambulance Ser vice, local fire departments and the BC Coroners Service. Donations to CVSAR are always appreciated and can be made online at https://columbiavalleysar.ca/ or sent via etransfer to giving@columbiavalleysar.ca. Donations can also be sent by mail to Box 2123, Invermere. Tax receipts will be issued for all donations. Before going out to enjoy the great outdoors, know your limits and remember accidents happen. When they do, call 9-1-1. To help prevent accidents and increase safety, remember to follow Adventure Smart’s Three T’s: trip planning, training and take the essentials. To down load their Trip Plan app, visit www.adventuresmart.ca.
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• Dues are $30 per member for each concert season Members are provided with folders and music on loan • Regular, punctual attendance at rehearsals is needed • We perform in black and white. There is no formal audition to be a part of this group, but the director meets with each new member prior to them starting, to hear them sing and place them in a section. If you would like to be a part of the choir please call Paul Carriere at 250-341-5317.
• Wednesday, August 17th a white Ford F250 was reported stolen from a residence on Purcell Avenue in Edgewater. Later the same day the truck was recovered in Banff and four adults from Alberta were arrested for possession of stolen property. The in vestigation is ongoing.
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• Monday, August 15th a Norco Storm mountain bike was turned into the Colum bia Valley RCMP. A motorist saw the bike fall off a vehicle on Highway 93/95 near Invermere but was unable to gain the driver’s attention. The owner of the bike can contact the Columbia Valley RCMP to claim it.
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Submitted by Lake Windermere Ambassadors, August 23, 2022 Average Water Temperature: 22.4 Average Water Depth (m): 4.1 Average Turbidity (NTU): 1.4 Average D.O. (mg/L): 7.84 Average pH (H+): 8.2 It was a beautiful and glassy morning out on Lake Windermere today. The lake depth is continuing to lower as summer comes to an end.The lake was nice and clear to day and in most places you could see right to the bottom. With only one weekend left in August, be sure to head out for one last swim before it’s time to go back to school or work!
This past week, August 15th through August 21st, the Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 82 calls for service. The fol lowing is a summary of some of the files our officers responded to.
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Tuesday, August 16th at about 2:50 a.m. emergency crews responded to a single vehicle collision on Highway 95 near Edgewater. The driver of a Ford pickup drove off the roadway and into the ditch. No serious injuries were reported but the vehicle had to be towed from the ditch.
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• Tuesday, August 16th a pair of sunglasses, a set of keys and a cell phone were turned into the Radium Visitor Centre. The owner can contact the Colum bia Valley RCMP to claim them.
Many thanks to our volunteer boat captain this week, Gavin, and our citizen scientist vol unteers, Irene and Clair for joining us on the lake this past Tuesday. To join the Ambassa dors on the boat on Tues days please email Emma at dors.ca.intern@lakeambassa
• Saturday, August 20th at about 11:30 a.m. emergency crews responded to a two vehicle collision at the inter section of Fairmont Resort Road and Fairmont Frontage Road in Fairmont Hot Springs. A Toyota Sienna was trav elling west on Fairmont Resort Road when it was struck by a southbound Ford Edge. The driver of the Ford Edge was investigated for failing to stop at a stop sign. No in juries were reported. Located at Copper Point Resort, 760 Cooper Road is August 25th, in the Conrad’s meeting room, at the Prestige Hotel in Radium Hot Springs. big is September 17th Voices like to sing, consider joining for the upcoming season! Voices is a community choir that has been operating for many years in the Columbia Valley, bringing the joy of music to members and audiences alike. The group prepares a Christmas and Spring Concert Program annually and features guest artists and soloists from community Rehearsals are most Mondays from 5-7 p.m. at Christ Church Trinity 110 7th Ave, Invermere. There are some additional rehearsals scheduled in each concert season We begin the Fall season on Monday September 19, and the Spring season on Monday, Januar y 9.
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“A lot of work has been put forward by all three parties — Invermere, the Shuswap Band, and BC Parks — and it looks good,” said Invermere mayor Al Miller at the meet ing. Invermere council unanimously endorsed the draft version of the memorandum.
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“It’s a very welcome development,” said Young. The memorandum was recently altered slightly, at the request of Shuswap council lors, to recognize the importance of protecting the foreshore area, which is important to freshwater mussels.
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Invermere has given its endorsement to a proposed memorandum of understand ing (MOU) that will see the district and the Shuswap Band take over operation of James Chabot Provincial Park from the provincial government. The idea to transfer control over the park, which falls within the boundaries of the District of Invermere and is adjacent to the Shuswap Band, has been kicking around for some time. The district has a long history of fielding complaints about the park and beach at James Chabot, and the relative lack of upkeep there, especially in contrast with Kinsmen Beach, which is the other main public lake access points in the district. There was little the district could do but explain that ownership and management of James Chabot lies with BC Parks, not the district. But behind the scenes the district repeatedly prodded BC Parks to manage James Chabot a little better, and when the provincial agency cited a lack of resources to do so, the district changed tactics and suggested transferring ownership of the park to Invermere. In light of Invermere’s recent Friendship Agreement with the neighbouring Shuswap Band, the request was tweaked, asking instead for the Shuswap and Invermere to get joint ownership of James Chabot. As Invermere chief administrative officer Andrew Young explained at a recent In vermere council meeting, BC Parks was hesitant to transfer ownership to two parties at the same time, but is instead willing to lease it to both Invermere and the Shuswap for a 60 year term.
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August 25, 2022 The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 5 Putting your garden to bed Join Ellen Wilker as she guides you through what you need to know to tuck your garden in for the winter. Fall is the most important time to get in the garden and prepare your soils for a winter hibernation. These techniques follow regenerative practices founded in the observations of nature’s changing seasons! Winter is coming, are you and your garden ready? • What to do with your compost? • How to winter seed? • How to protect your soil? • How to keep biodiversity over the winter? • How to overwinter your plants? • How to support your perennial beds? Sunday, Sept 18, 2022, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Old Blue Truck Farm – 1076 Swansea Road, Invermere BC. Members - $20 • Non-Members - $25 To register go to: groundswellnetwork.ca/event/how-to-tuck-your-garden-up-for-the-winter/ *Note: Groundswell will be doing separate workshops on dividing tubers and seed saving. Ellen has a BSc in Environmental science and Geography and is currently pursuing a diploma in Environmental Restoration. She started her journey in agriculture as a farm hand at Edible Acresw here she fell in love with developing a reciprocal relationship with the land, and her community. After school she joined forces with her family to get The Old Blue Truck Farm off the ground. Her plan is to combine her love for agriculture with her love for the environment and restore agroecological systems!
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“Fire is vital to these landscapes. Some trees cannot reproduce without fire as they have serotinous cones, meaning they are sealed shut and need to be heated to pop open,” said Lianna Ferguson, program co-ordinator at Wildsight Invermere. “Oth er plants have fire-activated seeds, where they depend on fire to break their dormancy and break down the tough outer coating.”
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See the forest for the trees this Saturday with Wildsight’s sixth event in its Fire & Ice series with Firestory: A Learning Walk. Join Deb Murray and Laverna Stevens of our local Secwépemc (Shuswap) Band from 10 a.m. to noon on August 27 with a walk and talk through the forest off Restoration Trail at Redstreak Campground as they ex plore some of the benefits of fire, such as how it replenishes the land and provides food and homes for humans and animals.
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This week’s editorial submitted by Wildsight Invermere Wildsight Invermere is a non-profit society, founded in 1989, with a Vision to inspire a shared community desire to protect our natural world for future generations. As climate change continues to unravel and challenge the way we live our lives, we draw much inspiration from our Indigenous neighbours and how their traditional ways honour and respect Nature. We continue to learn much from them. With increased development and recreation pressures locally, the careful balance between the needs of humans and our natural world must be considered. As we walk in the footsteps of the First Nations on their unceded territory, we hope to bring attention and action to these shared, important issues. When the 30 year-long fight to protect the Jumbo Valley from real estate and ski resort development finally came to an end in early 2020, we could all celebrate and honour the determination of the Ktunaxa Nation to safe guard Qat’muk, home of grizzly bear spirit. In 2021, as part of our Wild Connections program, we installed four interpretive signs at Ritchie’s Point at the Wilmer Wetlands National Wildlife Area that fea ture stories from the Secwépemc and Ktunaxa. This gave us a chance to learn and present Indigenous knowledge to the area’s many visitors in a permanent installation. Did you know that to the Ktunaxa, Wilmer was known as Ktunwakamⱡiʔit, “coming around to a flat area”? For the Secwépemc, Ritchie’s Point was called Spelemém7us, “clearing juts out of bald face”. In past program events, we’ve learned from Secwépemc elder, Laverna Stevens, about medicinal wild plants and the art of basket weaving with pine needles. We are grateful to her and her family for their willingness to share their time and cultural knowledge with every one. Coming up in our Fire and Ice program is Fire Sto ry: a Learning Walk. This happens on August 27, led by Laverna and First Nation member, Deb Murray. They’ll talk about traditional ways of understanding fire and how it replenishes the land and provides food and homes for animals and ourselves. Check out wildsight.ca/events/fire-story-a-learningwalk/ for more information.
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The first newcomers to this land lived within a healthy ecosystem and fire was respected and used wisely. Many First Nations had fire chiefs with the knowledge and gifts wrapped in the relationship with earth and fire. This strong relationship with fire and ceremony, including the fire keepers at the sacred Sundance Cer emony, is still present today and something Murray and Stevens will discuss.
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AIDS Network Kootenay Outreach Society (ANKORS) and the East Kootenay Network of People Who Use Drugs (EKNPUD) will be hosting their third annual Drug Poisoning Awareness Day event in Cranbrook, at Street Angels, located at 46 17 Ave. S. There will be a noon protest walk from ANKORS, at 1324 St. N., to city hall. This is their third protest walk to date. The Drug Poisoning Awareness event will follow the march and last until 7 p.m. This year’s event will have an Indigenous focus, with drummers, dancing, and other cultural activities. There will also be drug checking and naloxone training on site, with the day ending with a vigil to remember all those who have fallen to the growing overdose crisis. The pandemic impacted attendance last year, but organizers expect a larger turnout in 2022. “It’s heartbreaking when we put effort in and there are small turnouts, but we also understand that stigma is insidious and bears its evil head in many ways — and poor turnout to events like IOAD are a result of the stigma associated with this topic,” said EKNPUD project co-ordinator Jessica Lamb. “We at EKNPUD exist to serve people who use drugs. We stand with, walk beside and are people who use drugs. We are a byus, for -us EKNPUDorganization.”startedin the East Kootenays in 2020 and is funded through the OERC. The organization hosts weekly drug user meetings in Cranbrook and does a consider able amount of outreach in the community. “We are a grassroots drug user group supporting the most marginalized and stig matized members of our community,” Lamb said. “We decided to get involved with IODAD because we were sick and tired of watching our community members die and no oneAccordingcaring.” to the First Nations Health Authority, First Nations people have been dying from overdose-related causes at 5.6 times the rate of other B.C. residents. In 2019, First Nations women were more susceptible, at 8.7 times the rate of other B.C women. From January to May 2020, First Nations overdose deaths doubled. In April 2016, the provincial government declared the opioid overdose crisis to be a public health emergency. Since then, the overdose crisis has claimed more 10,000 lives in B.C.
ANKORS is always looking for volunteers and donations. A specific list of needs can be found on the ANKORS Facebook page and at eknpud.org, where there is infor mation on how to get more involved.
“We are in the midst of a six-year-long public health emergency with no end in sight. Things seem to only be getting worse,” Lamb said. “Because of the stigma asso ciated with substance use and people who use substances, often we do not hear about the immense loss our province and communities are suffering. Our event is focused on residency, unity, and solidarity. We want to honour those we have lost, but also cele brate the survivors and all those who are working the front lines or supporting people who use substances. I hope that people walk away with a sense of hope. I hope people learn more about why people use substances and the impacts of the toxic drug supply. A safe supply will save lives, but we need the government to act. As a drug user and harm-reduction advocate, we will continue fighting for the rights and lives of people who use drugs and advocate for evidence-based policies and practices.”
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Internation al Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) was first initiated in 2001 by Sally J. Finn of The Salvation Army in St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. It has become a worldwide event to show support and raise aware ness. IOAD adopted pur ple and silver as the colours to show support and spread awareness. Purple is shared with other causes, including stopping animal abuse, and domestic violence, along with awareness about Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, and lupus to name a few. People across the world, from large cities to small communities, will don purple to show their support on Aug. 31 in either the form of a ribbon, clothing, or both.
Seen here is a purple ribbon tied to a pole in the Victo ria harbour on International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31, 2021. Photo by Chadd Cawson
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The proposed new bylaw is the result of a comprehensive review geared towards achieving a modern and user-friendly update of the current Zoning Bylaw No 338, 2007. The purpose of the zoning bylaw is to provide for regulations governing the use of land, buildings, off-street parking and loading, height of buildings, size of yards, other open space, landscaping and screening, runoff control and construction in floodplains The zoning bylaw creates revised zones and regulations responding to new market trends, best practices, and the Village’s sustainability goals and vision. The bylaw designates zones for all proper ties within the Village as per the Zoning Bylaw Map attached to the Bylaw as Schedule B.
Wild turkeys, which are be coming a nuisance in some urban areas, are native North Ameri can upland birds and the heaviest members of the order Galliformes. Wild turkeys aren’t known to be the prettiest of birds, but adult males, which are called gobblers, have feathers much more vibrant in colour than their female counterpart hens. While the feathers of a hen are duller in shades of grey and brown, gobblers have feathers of many hues, including red, purple, green, bronze, copper, and gold. Gobblers have large, bald, red heads, red throats, and red wattles, which are fleshy caruncles that hang loose off their necks and throats. Jakes, or juvenile turkeys, have shorter beards and taller tail fan feathers in the middle. Wild turkeys have only three toes, with a toe shorter in length at the rear of the foot. Male wild turkeys are equipped for the Wild West, with a spur on each lower leg. The great gobbler can weigh up to 24 pounds and stretch to 49 inches in length, while hens are half their size, weighing, on average, less than 12 pounds. According to the National Wild Turkey Foundation, the heaviest gobbler on record weighed in at 37.1Whilepounds.wild turkeys are still living the dream before landing on a Thanksgiving plat ter, they prefer habitats such as hardwood forests with scattered openings — pastures, fields, and seasonal marshes — all which you find located on the unceded territories of the Secwépemc and Ktunaxa Peoples and the land chosen as home by the Métis Peoples in the Columbia Valley. Wild turkeys are omnivorous and feed off the land, foraging on small shrubs and trees and off the ground.
A PUBLIC HEARING on the proposed Zoning Bylaw No 480, 2022 will be held: 7 P.M. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2022 RADIUM HOT SPRINGS COUNCIL CHAMBERS 4836 RADIUM BLVD. proposed received after public
Gobblers are known to fight off their predators when cornered and be extremely aggressive in self-defence, with their spurred legs flying. Turkeys are not known to act aggressively toward humans — which are probably their biggest predator, especially during the fall months — yet will try to attack parked cars and other reflective surfaces when they think their mirrored image is a threat. Don’t let their shorter wingspan and plumper bodies fool you as wild turkeys can fly with the best of them. In the snood When male turkeys are feeling frisky for some hen, the fleshy flap on their bill (called a snood) expands. The snood, wattles and bare skin of their neck and head all become engorged with blood. The polygamous gobblers like to get it on with as many hens as he can. Much like the peacock, they fan out their tail feathers to get the hen to mate with them, which typically begins in March and April. Hens lay a clutch of 10 to 14 eggs, usually one a day, which are incubated for a minimum of 28 days. Baby turkeys are called poults and, for their first four weeks of life, are flightless and rely on their mother for everything, including protection. Mother hens have been known to fight off hawks and other predators to protect their young.
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Two male turkeys, called gobblers, strut their stuff looking for hens during mating season. Gobblers are known to travel in groups when looking for Gettylove.ImagesDAY Village of Radium Hot Springs NOTICE OF PROPOSED ZONING BYLAW
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Notice is hereby given under section 94 of the Community Char ter, that the Council of the Village of Radium Hot Springs is considering a new Zoning Bylaw: ZONING BYLAW NO. 480, 2022
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A group of turkeys is called a rafter. The turkey’s gobble is their main form of com munication and can be heard up to a mile away. A common myth about wild turkeys it that once they are spooked, you can’t call them back. While a loud noise may cause them to scatter, at heart they are gregarious creatures and will soon want to regroup once their environment is calm.
Another common myth is that poults can drown in the rain simply by looking up. This is false; however, these young turkeys are prone to hypothermia if cold, wet weather strikes soon after they are hatched. Turkey meat has always been a source of protein, while their feathers have been used for ornamental and ceremonial purposes. In keeping with the role they play on Thanksgiving, wild and domesticated turkeys have always been known to symbolize generosity, gratitude, family, and friendship.
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“In the end the committee decided not to cull. There was no real stomach for it among committee members, and there was mixed public opinion,” she said. The village turned to FLNRO to see about trapping the turkeys and moving them somewhere else in B.C, but with almost every other part of part of the province already full with wild turkeys, the ministry said no. The village decided to manage the issue as best it could by encouraging resident to decrease turkey attrac tants, especially bird feeders.
Then this past May, the Alberta Conservation Asso ciation (ACA) approached the village and FLNRO with a proposal to come to the Radium, live trap 75 per cent of the village turkeys and move them to a part of Alberta where the ACA wishes to re-introduce them.
The village struck a committee that was comprised of citizens, some members of Radium council, and other stakeholders.“Whatthey found was that the only effective way to manage the turkey population was to cull,” said Re inhardt.Radium conducted an online survey to gauge public opinion in the village on a potential turkey cull.
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Radium Hot Springs is set to serve Alberta a special sort of Christmas turkey treat this coming December. That’s when the village plans to begin translocating some of its resident wild turkeys, working with the Alberta Conservation Association and the B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) to send them from Radium to a spot in northeastern Alberta where wild turkeys are scarce. Radium has long been home to a flock of wild turkeys (as has Invermere and oth er municipalities in the East Kootenay), but in recent years the turkeys have become a nuisance in the eyes of some Radium residents.
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“It became a matter of record about four years ago,” explained Radium mayor Clara Reinhardt during a re cent Radium council meeting, adding that groups of local residents had complained to the village about the damage the turkey were causing to trees, and about the mess their excrement was making.
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“We’ve had more turkey complaints just today,” by law officer Kent Kebe told Radium council members at the meeting at which the ACA offer was discussed. The trapped turkeys would be tested for disease, live boxed, transported to Alberta and released. The ACA will cover all Councillorcosts.Dale Shudra asked about the 75 per cent figure. Kebe responded that it was suggested by FLNRO as a first year trial target, and that the three parties could re-evaluate this number once the trapping and trans location was done. Councillor Mike Grey pointed out that wild turkeys are in fact an introduced species, not a native species, and questioned why they all couldn’t be moved. “Turkeys are a renewable resource,” Kebe joked in reply, then turning serious, he added “no matter how many we trap, I’m pretty sure we will always have turkeys here. We can’t get rid of them all, but there will certainly be less. We can manage the numbers.” Turkey trapping will start this winter, in December, and will continue through the winter. Radium council unanimously supported the proposal.
“Turkeys are a renewable resource... I’m pretty sure we will always have turkeys here (in Radium). We can’t get rid of them all, but there will certainly be less. We can manage the numbers.”
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“There was not clear direction one way or another (from the survey),” said Reinhardt. She explained further that it appears the Radium turkeys have a set circuit which they follow around the village, with the end result that some residents (those on the turkeys’ circuit) are quite bothered by the birds, while other residents (those not on the turkeys’ circuit) see the feathered beasts as no problem at all. Those more affected were probably more likely to favour a turkey cull, while those unaffected probably thought it unnec essary, outlined Reinhardt.
We know that August is an exhausting month. We at the Chamber feel that it is time to reward the hard workers out there who keep the valley lively and vibrant! employees, workers, business owners and managers, we thank you for showing up to your shifts, working hard, and showing dedication and commitment to our community! We owe our gratitude to you year-round, and especially now when the summer burn-out starts to hit! Now you can say thank-you with a cookiegram! Here’s what you need to know:
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Friday, August 26 8 p.m.: Comedy show at the Edgewater Legion. Ages 19+, tickets are $20 9-10:30 a.m.: Mom t and preschool group at the Columbia Valley Centre. 9-11 a.m.: Pickleball at Mount Nelson Athletic Park 9-12 p.m.: Lake Windermere Ambassadors summer camps. James Chabot Beach, age 7-11. Register in advance. 10:30 a.m.: Pop up story time at Winderberry/ Edible Acres • 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Co-ed Tennis. Drop in Doubles at Kinsmen Beach. 12 & 5 p.m.: Edgewater Legion wing day! 12 p.m.: Takeout, 5 p.m. dine-in, call 250-3479725 1 p.m.: Seniors’ duplicate bridge: Costs $2 at the Senior’s Hall. 2:30 p.m.: Summer reading club. Invermere Library, ages 9-12. 3:30 p.m.: Magic the Gathering. Learn to play, then play in the tournament at 5:30. Age 10+, $20. 4-8 p.m.: Pub grub at the Invermere Legion every Friday and Saturday. 4-7 p.m.: Market on Main at the Radium Visitor Centre Lawn, featuring live music at 6:30 p.m. 6 p.m.: Rotary Community Bingo: Must be 19+ to play. Join us to raise money, give back, have fun, and support local. Visit us on Facebook to purchase your bingo card.
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August 25, 2022 The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 11 WHAT’S HAPPENING? cvevents.ca scanme! POWERED BY THE COLUMBIA VALLEY CHAMBER August 25 – 28 ● Kids Fest Activities at Fairmont Hots Springs Resort as part of the Immersion Festival. Visit www.fairmonthotsprings.com/kidsfest for the full schedule ursday, August 25 ● 7 p.m.: Clay Mountains in the Park at Pynelogs. Register: columbiavalleyarts.com/workshops • 9-11 a.m.: Invermere Pickleball: Mount Nelson Athletic Park • 10-11:30 a.m.: Free Parent and Tot Connect for kids 0-6 at the Early Years Center; 926 7th Avenue in Invermere. Call or text 250-341-8678 to register. • 10:30 a.m.: Family Story Time at the Edgewater Community Hall, followed by the summer reading club at 11:15. • 2 p.m.: Free youth drop-in fun at the Youth Hub (until 10 p.m.). • 2:30 p.m. Summer Reading Club: Invermere Public Library, ages 5-8 • 5-9 p.m.: Mobile Youth Centre. Canal Flats Community Park. Mobile Skate Park, BBQ, food, games, music and more. • 6:30 p.m.: Darts, Cards and Cribbage at the Invermere Legion every Thursday. • 6-8 p.m.: Steamboat Mountain Pickleball. At the Radium Rink. • 6:30-8:30 p.m.: Men’s Pickleball Invermere Curling Rink. • 6:45 p.m.: Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament at the Invermere Legion for members and guests. $30 buy in. • 6:30-8 p.m.: Locals Live Concert Series. Live music in Pothole Park.
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Monday, August 29 9 a.m: Invermere Pickleball Club: Mount Nelson Athletic Park 9 a.m.: Bottle drive - Rotary Fundraiser. The Rotary Club collects refundable bottles at the Invermere Transfer Station. Raised funds are used for the community. 9:30 a.m.: Serenity Farm Tours. Book in advance: serenityfarmcv@outlook.com 10- 11 a.m.: Seniors Yoga: Columbia Valley Community Centre ($2). 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Co-ed Tennis. Drop in Doubles at Kinsmen Beach. 1:30 p.m.: Seniors Carpet Bowling. Join us for $2 at the Senior’s Hall. 4 p.m.: LGBTQ+ & Allies Drop-In & Hangout: Youth Centre Hub
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By Chadd Cawson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter August 31 marks the 21st International Overdose Awareness Day. I would like to take this opportunity to share a little bit more of my background and what has become a big part of who I am today. My intent is to end the stigma around drug use and overdose-related deaths and remind people that every person lost to an overdose-related death is someone’s special someone. Unfortunately, we still live in a time in which books are quickly judged by their covers and the masses are more prone to judging than helping. While this is slowly getting better, we are still far from where we should be — united.Theworld can be a hard place for people as we all come from different circumstances and walks of life. For some, turning to opioids or other drugs may be merely recreational, yet many others turn to these and other sub stances in an attempt to heal, cope or escape from what may haunt them in their past or present life. Behind the covers we display to the world lurks a unique story, yet we are not all open books. For some an escape to tem porarily relieve pain or lighten the weight of a load one carries is their only outlet. For others: it’s easier than hard conversations with even their best of friends and loved ones. Throw toxic and tainted drugs into the mix and the benefits of harm reduction become more clear While Aids Network Kootenay Outreach Society (ANKORS) and East Kootenay Network of People who Use Drugs (EKNPUD) will be hosting their third annual Drug Poi soning Awareness event from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Cran brook on Aug. 31, I will be in Winnipeg, where I grew up, cohosting and leading the fifth Overdose Awareness walk I started in honour of my sister, Jeni Leigh, in 2018. It was June of 2017. I was just finishing my term as a teacher assistant in Winnipeg when I received the call from my nephew and niece’s grandmother in Flori da, telling me that Jeni had been admitted to the inten sive-care unit in a hospital due to toxic drug poisoning. Four days later, she was taken off life support. Estranged from my parents, I was left to mourn her alone. It had been three years since we laughed in person together. We had never been apart for so long like this before. More than siblings, we were best friends and when we both lived in Winnipeg, we were more often than not together. My prior visit to Florida was in 2014, when I went to see my sister. She had moved there two years earli er to make a better life for herself and her children. I was studying Creative Communications in college at the time. During my last visit with her in Florida, I saw Jeni living her best life that she had created for her and her beautiful children. But it only takes a stumble to become a fall. Our tale is not so uncommon — a broken family with long lines of trauma and kids left to fend for them selves at an early age. On my own by the age of 16, it wasn’t long after that my sister began to stay with me in many of my one-bedroom apartments. This also included having my nephew and niece stay with me a few times as well, which suited me just fine as we all could not have been any closer. The bond I have with my sister cannot be broken, even in her absence. After a year of crippling heartache and poor choices, it became clear I am here to honour her, affect change and dimmish the stigmas surrounding overdose-related deaths after having a near-death experi ence myself. The first idea to honour my sister came in July of 2018, less than two months before International Overdose Awareness Day would be recognized. The in tent was to have a celebration of life, love, and music. In the tradition of a true Manitoba Social, the event Drop the Needle was set to have DJs spinning my sister’s fa vourite music on vinyl. The plan seemed simple — I would raise money, spread awareness, and donate all the proceeds to the main International Overdose Awareness organization based out of Australia. I learned there were only 15 places in Canada walking for Overdose Aware ness at that time and Manitoba wasn’t one of them. This seemed suddenly more important than a party. While I faced the hard truth that I hadn’t attend ed many community walks in the past, plans shifted all the same and Drop the Needle became Drop the Needle, Pick up the Pace — Manitoba’s first Overdose Awareness Walk in 2018. It was held at the Forks, where the Red and Assiniboine rivers meet, to honour my sister’s love for being near water. Our city sign was and continues to be lit violet-purple on this day to honour all lost to the rising overdose crisis. It started as a Facebook page to make myself accountable and follow through. I had no expectations in this attempt to honour my sister. My only hope was to see a few family members or friends of Jeni’s or mine attend Manitoba’s first Overdose Aware ness Walk. Instead, it was strangers who came in droves, united together through tragedy and loss, thanking me for starting the event to honour and remember their loved ones. The number of people in attendance that first year was both heart-wrenching and humbling. Tears were shed and heartfelt words were shared before Winnipeg officially became the 16th place in Canada to walk for International Overdose Awareness Day. United in pur ple, carrying signs for our loved ones and with purple glow stick necklaces shimmering in the dusk, we walked to honour and remember those gone too soon. It was during this second walk that I had met Jody, who had lost her brother, Josh. Most advocates for this crippling worldwide crisis are parents, yet we were and are two devoted siblings. Continued on page 13…
Honouring my sister, ending stigmas People across the globe tie purple ribbons in memory of those lost to illicit and toxic drugs. Events are held all over the world to honour the fallen and help spread awareness of the ongoing overdose crisis. Many came out to Drop the Needle, Pick up the Pace to honour and remember those they lost to the rising overdose crisis in 2018. This was Winnipeg’s first overdose awareness walk I started in honour of my sister, Jeni Leigh. On this International Overdose Awareness Day, I will be in Winnipeg for a 5th walk.
What: Council has been asked to consider a Temporar y Use Permit to allow the keeping of livestock (maximum ten head of cattle, 6 six domestic goats and 40 laying hens). Temporar y Use Permits may be issued by the Village of Canal Flats under the Local Government Ac t. The intent is to accommodate temporar y uses as specified by the permit on lands that are not designated as such. A Temporar y Use Permit may be used for a maximum period of three years and may be renewed once. After that time, they may reapply for a new Temporar y Permit. Council may specify conditions under which the Permit may be carried on.
Questions: You can call Sylvie Hoobanoff, Corporate Officer at 250-349-5462 or email sylvie.hoobanoff@ canalflats.ca. You are also welcomed to review a copy of the application at the Village Office 8866 Grainger Road, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Address: 8855 Dunn Street, Lot B, Distric t Lot 110, Kootenay Land Distric t Plan NEP82830
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Comments: If you’d like to comment on the proposed permit, you can: • Email Sylvie Hoobanoff at sylvie. hoobanoff@canalflats.ca; or, • Mail, fax or email a written submission to the addresses/numbers shown above Please note that written submissions must be received by 4:00 pm on August 29, 2022. Any written submissions become par t of the agenda package and will be posted on the Village of Canal Flats website.
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When: Village of Canal Flats Council will receive public comment at a Public Hearing on Monday, August 29th at 6:30 pm at the Canal Flats Civic Centre, 8911 Dunn Street, Canal Flats.
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Overdose Awareness Day, wear your favourite shade of purple and attend the event happening in Cranbrook or one in another community. We must not be ashamed of those we lost or how we lost them. We must advocate, raise aware ness and be the best versions of ourselves. It is not an easy fix. We can’t bring back those we have lost, but through articles like this, community events and questions being asked is how more are educated, and perspectives change. Judgment, and the fear of it, decreases and hard conversations are initiated. This is how we save lives and honour the fallen. This is how I honour my sister.
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Needing to leave Winnipeg to explore other opportunities and heal, I decided to rebrand the event A Walk for J: Steps to Overdose Awareness and involve Jody going forward. Due to pandemic-related restrictions, virtual events were held in 2020 and 2021 in Winnipeg. However, with B.C. having fewer restrictions in 2021, I was able to execute a fourth walk in downtown Victoria last August, again bringing strangers together united through grief and sorrow. Overdose does not know profession, culture, status, race, age, or gender. It affects us all. It’s a shame most are affected personally before stepping up to lead the charge. This was the case for me, and it haunts me to know this truth about myself. I have always covered the costs to honour not just my special someone, but that someone for many. I say and do this not to get recognition, but to prove anyone can shine a small light into a dark room. Something as simple as wearing a purple ribbon or shirt, on Aug. 31 can initiate those hard conversations, which lead to action and education. In turn, naloxone train ing and harm reduction can save lives. Awareness spreads, advocacy strengthens and policies regarding safe supply in a broken system can be repaired. In B.C. alone since the overdose crisis was declared a public health concern in 2016, there have been more than 10,000 lives taken due to illicit or toxic drugs. Those 10,000 are someone’s son, daughter, brother, sister, father, mother, or everything. Despite the popular adage, time does not heal all wounds. We just adjust to loss and pain and find coping mechanisms that work until they don’t. It is important to remember that every person is fighting their own battle and one should not be judged on how that battle looks to the outside world or how one chooses to cope with their daily plight. While some are unhealthier than others, every person has their addictions, and it is my aim to end the stigma surrounding the former. I wear the logo of the walk I created in my sister’s name, with her handwriting like a badge of honour tattooed on my forearm. I will be the first one to speak her name and bring up how I lost her, as Jeni’s death is now an integral part of my life and how I choose to live it. My sister will always be my most special someone and I will continue to talk about her, advocate and raiseInawareness.B.C.,we live in the province with the highest rate of overdose-related deaths, with Manitoba a close second. It is my hope that this Aug. 31, more people will remem ber that the skyrocketing numbers of overdose-related deaths aren’t just numbers, but someone’s special someone and could easily be theirs as this worldwide overdose crisis continues.ThisInternational
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16 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer August 25, 2022 GARAGE SALE GARAGE SALE CLASSIFIED DEADLINE: N E WS P A P E R Call us today to place your classified advertisement. info@columbiavalleypioneer.com Phone: 250-341-6299 Monday at noon Please recycle this newspaper Rocky R iver Grill is accepting applications for experienced ser vers. Please email resume to steve.kuffler@gmail.com Carpenter/labourer needed in and around Invermere Full time/par t time. Wage negotiable Call 250 688 2068. Three Old Men’s Super Downsizing Sale! 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Arne S ahlén All ages/levels; classical, contemporar y, theor y etc Bio on request On FB or arnesahlen@hotmail.com cell tex t 250 540 4242 Cheers to Greg with the red kayak who towed my daughter and I separately to the VRBO dock in Athalmer today when we got into some trouble on the river and could not ght the current We entered the water on tubes with a paddle and thought we would have no problem getting back to the bridge where we launched We would be in Golden by now in the Kicking Horse had you not offered your help Forever grateful!! Cheers to Kerr y at Oriental Palace You are efficient, friendly, a multi tasker and a hard worker Your employers are lucky to have you You are amazing! Cheers to Leslie L for your thoughtfulness and for always looking out for me and having my best interests at hear t! You are awesome! Alcoholics Anonymous If alcohol is causing problems or con ic t in your life, AA can help All meetings are at 8 p m Columbia United AA, Invermere: Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday at the BC Ser vice Building, South End 624 4th St , Invermere Please call 250 342 2424 for more information or to speak with someone from our fellowship S elf Stowing R amp Two quad or snow machine trailer New bearings, seal and ply wood deck $2,500 Local call 519 932 0740 B B ’s Home & D esign Ser vices Handyman Ser vices & Renovation’s, Masonr y, Blinds & Installation Housechecks/home/ maintenance/dump runs O ver 35 year ’s experience Call 250 688 2897 Cheers to Mar t y and Eli aka Like Father Like Son Such a talented duo It was a ver y enter taining evening in Pothole Park listening to live music!Cheers to Keith W for helping me with a few things around my place You are a great friend Always there to help me when I need it You are the best friend a girl could ask for! 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Cheers to Alison from Carstairs for buying my lamps Much appreciated!August 26, noon to 8 pm August 27, 9 am to noon 2321 13th Ave Invermere Variet y of horse tack, pack saddles and pack boxes Rotor tiller, variet y of canvas, screen door, and lots of household goodies Cheers to Angela Mainland for her kindness and generosit y with her donation of the Breville espresso machine to the acute care nurses station The nurses promise to love it and cherish it!! Cheers to the Distric t of Invermere for their quick response in dealing with the problem of the garbage being dumped on my proper t y PINE FIRE WOOD Pine and Larch available Call for deliver y appointment 250 342 6068 Sale of Princess House Cr ystal Saturday Sept 3 9 am 2 pm 4757 The B ench Rd Windermere, BC Friday Aug 26, Saturday Aug 27, Sunday Aug 28 #2 640 Upper Lakeview Rd Woodworking tools, radial arm saw, kitchen items, macrame hangers, lots of other things. 9am 4 pm Cheers to Dr Zehnder, Dr Stephanie, Shelley and the rest of the Invermere Vet Clinic staff for helping us give Apollo a peaceful farewell Your kindness, compassion and suppor t was appreciated. VILLA FOR RENT 3 bdrm Villa backing onto Radium Springs Golf course Renovations now complete. 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Phone Elkhorn Ranch 250 342 1268 w w w elkhornranches com Wanted 2 F/T Restaurant Cooks, Rocky River Grill, 8888 Arrow Road, Invermere, B.C Permanent, F/T shifts, over time, weekends, days and evenings, $16/hour for 40 hours per week. Over time after 40 hours Minimum several years’ experience and completion of secondar y school DUTIES: Prepare and cook full course meals, prepare and cook individual dishes and foods, ensure qualit y of food por tions, work with minimal super vision, prepare dishes for customers with food allergies or intolerances Inspec t kitchens and food ser vice areas Please for ward resume to Justin Atterbur y by fax 250 342 8889 or email: justatterbur y@hotmail.com P IONEER C LASSIFIEDS • Phone: 250-341-6299 • Fax: 1-855-377-1312 • Email: info@columbiavalleypioneer.com • Web: www.columbiavalleypioneer.com ANNOUNCEMENT CHEERSTEARSWITHOUT CHEERSTEARSWITHOUT LOST AND FOUND APARTMENTS/CONDOSFORRENT LESSONS/TRAINING FOR SALE - MISC BUSINESS SERVICES HOUSES FOR RENT ACREAGEFIREWOODFORSALE
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Cranbrook writer Keith Powell has also written several interesting books with local interest, including a biographical tale of Conrad Kain and stories about Fisher Peak, which looms near Cranbrook. Closer to home, Colin Cartwright lives in Ca nal Flats, and has penned three titles about his adventures in and around the area. resume to: Jennifer McLennan: gmjenliquor@gmail.com hand deliver to Invermere Liquor Store, Attn: Jennifer McLennan Beer, Wine and Spirits? Have we got the job for In front of Canadian Tire Beside the Horsethief Radium Liquor Store is currently accepting successful applicant will: of of in par tnership with Store Managers and other employees to maximize store sales appearance, attitude at all times established based on position experience in retail and/or hospitality would be an offer professional and personal growth through educational oppor tunities are interested in working in a fun produc tive environment submit resume to: Jennifer McLennan gmjenliquor@gmail.com hand deliver to Radium Liquor Store, 7538 Main Street East, Radium Hot Springs, attn: Jennifer McLennan Beer, Wine and Spirits? Have we got the job for
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The Lake Winder mere Ambassadors di rect a community-based water monitoring and citizen-science education program designed by the Ministry of Environ ment and put in place to identify stressors to our Lake’s aquaticLastlife.month, a research paper was published in the American Institute of Biological Sciences titled “Lakes in Hot Water: The Impacts of a Changing Climate on Aquatic Ecosystems.” The study draws attention to the impacts of the changing climate on freshwater lake eco systems. Some impacts include warmer summer water temperatures, alterations in lake mixing and water levels, declines in dissolved oxygen, increased likelihood of algal blooms, and the loss of habitat for native cold-water fish species. The article was a sobering vision of the path we are headed down with our freshwater resources if we are not careful.In2021, the Ambassadors monitoring program saw some of these impacts after a summer of climate extremes. Temperatures in Lake Windermere exceed the B.C. Min istry of Environment’s (MOE) temperature guidelines for protecting freshwater aquatic life on multiple occasions. The 2021 season also recorded the highest water tempera ture average over the past 10 years by the Ambas sadors for Lake Winder mere. Thankfully, despite the warm temperatures, Lake Windermere flushes on average every 47 days, contribut ing to its relatively good water quality. But how long can we count on flowing water to wash away our impacts, especially in a changing climate?
Editor’s note: This is the third and final instalment in a series of Kootenay summer reading recommendations by Invermere’s Four Points Bookstore Located in downtown Invermere, Four Points Books is proud to carry a selec tion of books about the Columbia Valley (and the Kootenays/Rockies more broad ly), as well as books by local authors. Many of our local authors fall into the Out door/Nature category, which we highlighted in last week’s article.
The Lakes in Hot Water article highlights the like lihood of cyanobacterial algal blooms becoming more common in years to come due to warming temperatures and other anthropogenic influences. Blue-green algae (made up of cyanobacteria) can produce liver toxins that can be harmful or even lethal to humans and animals if ingested. Warm water temperatures and high limiting nutrient levels, such as phosphorus, are a recipe for one of these Harmful Algal Blooms to occur (HABs).
“When Trains Ruled the Kootenays” (Terry Gainer) was released this spring and has been another very popular title for those interested in the history of the Koote nays. Terry has also written a similar book for the Rockies. For those that love the rails, we also have books about the history of the CPR and the Kettle Valley Railway. For history buffs, there are interesting titles like “Children of the Kootenays”, “Fort Steele”, or “Wagon Road North”, which all explore stories about many of the pioneers in the area. Looking back even further, we have David Thompson’s Columbia Journals, detailing his exploration, ideas and maps from the early-1800s. “Mountain Man” (Tegart/Richards) and “Born to the Wild” (Kaye) are both bi ographical books about men who lived their lives in the mountains; Cody Tegart was known for ranching and guiding, while Rob Kaye served as a park warden. We’d also highlight “A River Captured”, which explores the Columbia River Treaty and its impact on the ecosystems, indigenous peoples, culture and politics in the region.
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The Ministry of Environment (MOE) recommends the total phosphorus in Lake Windermere not exceed a concen tration of 10μg/L (0.01 mg/L) to protect drinking water sources and aquatic life (Nufeild et al., 2010). Of the total phosphorus samples the Ambassadors took in 2021, 39 per cent exceeded the MOE recommendation of 10μg/L. These facts are especially concerning for the health of our commu nity as Lake Windermere is relied on not only for recreation and to support the economy but also as an important source of drinking water. A recent study by Terra Vigilas Environ mental Services (2022) found total phosphorus levels in lakes they studied increased by an average of 25 per cent with only two passes of a wake boat in surf mode in waters from 4.5-7.6m deep. Recent studies such as this point to a high likelihood that intense amounts of boating in shallow lakes can lead to increased toxins and nutrient levels in the water column from resuspension and disruption of sediments.
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August 25, 2022 The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 17 MARKET CROSS ROADS Crossroads Market is now hiring for all departments and shifts including morning, afternoon and midnight shifts. • Looking for individuals with positive upbeat attitude • Higher than industry standard wages with bonuses available • No experience necessary • We will work around your schedule • Weekday and weekend positions available • Students and seniors welcome Email resume to kgtltd2020@gmail.com or stop by Crossroads Market to apply. For more information please call 778-526-5085. HELP WANTED Just a reminder… The classified deadline is 12 noon Monday
By far the most popular title book about our area is “Lost Kootenays” (Greg Nesteroff). This book provides a collection of historical photographs from across the Kootenays, along with brief descriptions of each. Our local favourites are the photos of Athalmer, Invermere and Wilmer, along with Radium and Fairmont. This book is a great gift for anyone who has spent time in the Kootenays.
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The next stop was Alexandria and a swim in the blue Mediterranean: what a treat. Three Egyptian students skipped school that day to show us the sites. They were happy to practice their English with us and, in turn, we learned about some of the history of this city. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in this marvellous city. Founded in 331 B.C by Alexander the Great. I also saw the Harbour Lighthouse, my second of the Seven Wonders off the Ancient World (the first being the Pyramids) as well as the new Bib liotheca building constructed on the actual site of the first library in the world (the Great Library of Alexan dria), which was built by Ptolemy II Philadelphus (Ptolemy the Second) in 285WeB.C.were not able to find a ship to take us across the Mediterranean, so we pressed west along the desert road. The area between Alexandria and El Alamein was very familiar to the South Africans who served in North Africa during the war 10 years prior.We were fortunate to have Rex with us — he was a fountain of his torical knowledge about the North African battle sites in the Second World War. These battles were of par ticular interest to me, as I had heard about them in detail while growing up in South Africa. My Uncle Frank, Transvaal Scottish, had been cap tured in TankTobruk.track marks on the tar road; bomb craters; slogans painted on half-demolished walls; war ma terial detritus still lay in the desert all along the road. The only reason it was still there was the fact that it was too dangerous to salvage, due to unknown minefields everywhere. During a brief break, we wan dered into the desert to view some old foxholes, when suddenly in front of us we spotted a dead camel with its hind quarters blown off. We were on the edge of an unmarked minefield! Later, north of Alam Halfa, we spotted a monument with a head of a springbok carved thereon — a mon ument to the South Africans who fought in this area. A mile or so fur ther on we saw the El Alamein War Cemetery and stopped for a visit. This cemetery very impressive, with hundreds of well-kept tablets thanks to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. A tragic reminder of the futility of war. Later we encoun tered both the German and Italian cemeteries, again with thousands of graves.Iwas particularly conscious of the front line location, where on Oc tober 23, 1941, the Eighth Army, after a massive opening barrage, commenced their westward drive to rid North Africa of Rommel’s forces. Mersa Matruh - Buq-Buq - Sidi Bara ni and other familiar battle locations followed. We crossed into Cyrenaica (now Libya) at Sollum. Then drove through Bardia and the pretty town of Derna. Met a few British soldiers who were doing their National Ser vice there — interesting conversa tions. We explored the ruined town of Tobruk, where my Uncle Frank, along with thousands of South Af rican and other Commonwealth soldiers were trapped by Rommel’s forces, made Prisoners of War and shipped to Germany. Then there was a surprise — I became rather ill at this point. When we stopped for the night, I was dragged in my sleeping bag to a small goat enclosure on the roadside to “get better”. Carved into the dried adobe mud walls was an inscription that read “Who Dares — Wins”; the motto of the SAS (Special Air Ser vices). I decided then and there to borrow these words as my motto for all my future adventures. The next day we stopped brief ly at the British Army Hospital in Benghazi. A British doctor checked me out and told me I had bronchi tis (probably as a result of my Pyr amid-climbing lark). He gave me some medicines and treatment ad vice. I recovered well in the next few days. In Benghazi, we changed some money and I decided to replenish my larder (bread, jam, tomatoes, and cheese being my daily menu).
Notice is hereby given under sections 94 and 227 of the Community Char ter, that the Council of the Village of Radium Hot Springs is considering a Revitalization Tax Exemption Program Bylaw: Bylaw No 481, 2022. The purpose of this bylaw it to incentivize Brownfield Redevelopment for qualifying proper ties.
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Chapter 18: The Detritus of War In Libya, we saw signs of Mus solini’s attempt to colonize North Af rica. Neglected farms with attractive cottages and buildings all abandoned. The smaller villages on the coast were very much as they were during the war. The larger towns however are quite modern and seemed to be very busy.Mile after mile we passed the de tritus of war: smashed tanks, burntout vehicles, old fuel containers; shell and bomb craters; slogans painted on half-demolished walls. Whilst there had been no attempts to remove the smashed and derelict war materi al, efforts were being made to mark minefields.Wewere very prudent and avoided walking into the desert any further than a few feet from the tanktracked blacktop road, except on one occasion when I spotted an old fox hole nearby, complete with smashed machine-gun. I was about to jump in to investigate when a warning flashed into my head. My dad, a veteran of the First World War trenches on the Somme had told me “always be aware of booby-traps”. I backed off in a Havinghurry. followed the actions in the Western Desert war in the 1940s, as we drove west through Cyrenaica I encountered many of the prominent and familiar names and battles — Tobruk, El Ageila, Sirte, and Gazala. My travel mates were bored with the desolate landscape, but I was in my element, seeing the actual battle sites in person in Tripolitania, Trip oli, as well as exploring the Roman ruins of Leptis Magna. Then on into Tunisia: the Gulf of Gabes; the Ma reth line, Sfax, Sousse, and eventual ly Tunis. Stay tuned for the thrilling conclu sion to Andy’s incredible journey, which involves Andy getting jailed during the Algerian Civil War, in a future edition of the Pioneer.
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1. The Project must meet all program criteria and comply with all applicable land use and other Village of Radium Hot Springs regulations 2. The Project must be new construction with a Building Permit Value greater than or equal to $100,000.
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The Pioneer is happy to present the latest instalment in local resident Andy Stuart-Hill’s ongoing serialization of his overland trip from Capetown to Cairo, taken as a young man in 1955. When last we left off, Andy had just been let out after being locked inside the Great Pyramid in Cairo... Chapter 17: ‘Who Dares — Wins”
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Mission Accomplished! Andy Stuart-Hill sits atop the Great Pyramid of Giza in Cairo. Having reached Cairo, Andy and his companions then travelled west through western Egypt, Libya and Tunisia Photo submitted
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The Distric t of Invermere (the “Owner ”) invites quotations for the 2022-2027 Supply and Deliver y of DOWNTOWN BEDDING PLANTS Contract documents may be viewed at or obtained from the Distric t of Invermere Municipal Office located at 914 8th Avenue, Invermere, BC, or at the Distric t of Invermere website www.invermere.net or on the CivicInfo website www.civicinfo. bc.ca/ Quotations shall be delivered not later than 2 pm local time, Tuesday, September 7th, 2022, clearly marked SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF DOWNTOWN BEDDING PLANTS in a sealed received after the stipulated time will be rejec ted and returned to the individuals unopened Faxed or e-mailed quotations are not acceptable and will be rejec ted.
• Funding for chipping events to reduce fuel loading
• Developing stronger community ties and community organization
For more info, please contact FireSmart@rdek.bc.ca
“Indigenous peoples have been using fire since time immemorial to restore and rejuvenate the forest and all of the relationships within it. On this walk, participants will clearly see two sides of the forest - one side that was ‘conserved’ and the other side that was burned, and how that affects the relationships between plants, animals, humans, and all other living and nonliving elements .”
The East Kootenay FireSmart Program is engaging with the community to introduce residents to the FireSmart Program and the FireSmart Canada Neighbourhood Recognition Program. These are designed to educate and promote engagement in FireSmart activities to make our homes, properties and community more resilient to wildfire.
Lastly, the “Whitewater Cooks” series from Shelley Adams originates from Nelson, and feature fresh, creative recipes that make these books must-haves for any kitchen. Be sure to check out the newest instalment, “Together Again” in store. There are too many local authors to highlight them all (especially in outdoor topics), so be sure to ask us in store for more suggestions. At Four Points Books we have a wide selection of books, gifts and stationery. We also do tons of special orders – if it’s not on our shelves, we can bring it in (free of charge). Please remember that there is NO PST ON BOOKS in British Columbia! Happy reading!
YOU ARE INVITED EDGEWATER’S FIRST FIRESMART MEETING
Many of our local authors already enjoy some notoriety here in the Valley, most notably Elinor Florence who has penned two great fiction titles (and is working on a third), along with mystery writer Maureen Thorpe (who you can often catch at the Farmer’s Market on Saturdays). Tony Berryman’s “Night Nurse” is also on our mystery shelves, while Juanita Rose Violini has contributed a fun book that explores mysteries and phenomenon with a paranormal twist. We recently added “Stories about Penises” to our shelves (guess what the book is about), which contains a submission from local writer Molly Mclellan. We also recently began carrying children’s title “Cornelius the Dragon”, which is authored by Cranbrook schoolteacher Nadine Rake. We also have a great selection of cookbooks in the store, including “Rocky Mountain Cooking” by Katie Mitzel, who is a renowned backcountry chef that now plies her trade in the café at Bacchus Books in Golden.
• Opportunities to access funding and grants for holding FireSmart community events
Take notice that I/We, Morely Winnick, from Spillimacheen, BC, have applied to the British Columbia Ministry of Forests (FOR), Kootenay Boundary Region, for a Crown Grant for Residential situated on Provincial Crown Land located in the vicinity of Spillimacheen.
FOR invites comments on this application, the Lands File is 4406317. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Sr. Authorization Specialist, FOR, Kootenay Boundary Region, at 1902 Theatre Road, Cranbrook, BC V1C 7G1. Comments will be received by FOR up to 51 days. FOR may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://comment.nrs.gov.bc.ca/ for more information. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. Access to these records requires the submission of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Visit http://www.gov. bc.ca/freedomo nformation to learn more about FOI submissions.
SEPTEMBER 7 – 7pm – Edgewater Community Hall
“Indigenous peoples have been using fire since time immemorial to restore and rejuvenate the forest and all of the relationships within it. On this walk, participants will clearly see two sides of the forestone side that was ‘conserved’ and the other side that was burned, and how that affects the relationships be tween plants, animals, humans, and all other living and nonliving elements,” said Murray. “Small events like this are very important as a tool for real reconciliation and understanding between In digenous and Non-Indigenous peoples. Participants will learn about the Indigenous way of viewing every thing in the forest as part of a relationship. Relation ships are very important, not only between humans, but also between all living and nonliving things. Fire is the closest relationship that we have with the sun.”
August 25, 2022 The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 19 Stevens is a survivor of residential schools and an elder of the local Shuswap Band. Wildsight has partnered with Stevens in the past when she led a walk about native herbs and how they are used today in tradi tional medicine. Murray is both Mohawk & Cree and from the Michel Band West of Edmonton. A resident of the valley for 20 years, Murray initially worked as a community link worker, and for the past 18 years has worked for the Windermere Zone Rocky Mountain School District. Currently she works at Edgewater El ementary School as an Indigenous Education Support Worker. Fire, as well as education are both very close to her heart and is always happy to share her lived experiences and Indigenous perspectives.
Benefits of the program include:
Edgewater FireSmart™ Information Session
. . . ‘Firestory’ from 6 . . . ‘Great reads from 17
“Without the sun we’re gone - we cannot survive, so without fire we’re also gone. It’s closely related. Thus the development of our relationship with fire is vital to our survival.”
learn more at: engage.rdek.bc.ca/firesmart
Deb Murray, Indigenous Education Support Worker
Land Act: Notice of Application for a Disposition of Crown Land
Check out “A Trail That Needs Riding” for 40 years of his trail-riding stories, along with “Kootenay Bears” and “Empty on the Swan” (which explores some harrowing tales as a logging truck driver on Whiteswan FSR). Local author Andy Stuart-Hill has also been a favourite here at Four Points Books, both for his warm cheer fulness and his book “A History of Panorama”. We are eagerly awaiting a resupply of this title in our store; it’s been hard to keep it on the shelves!
• Improving wildfire resiliency
“In a non-Indigenous perspective relationships are viewed as only between humans, but in an Indige nous perspective, relation ships are with everything - trees, earth, money, home fire, humans, and so much more.”All are welcome to the family-friendly and free-learning walking along the Restoration Trail near Redstreak Campground in Radium, located on the unceded territories of the Secwépemc and Ktunaxa Peoples and the land chosen as home by the Métis Peoples. Dress for the weather and a morning of walking while talking more about the positive impacts fire has on our“Thislandscapes.kindofevent is important and so informa tive to the community. Integrating Indigenous knowl edge and perspectives, particularly as it relates to our relationship with the natural world, is vitally import ant for our community,” Ferguson said. Visit wilsight.ca to Register.
The federal government will soon consult about three permanent options for marking the Lake Windermere groyne. These options include tall wooden piles; short wooden piles; and marker buoys
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ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH St. Anthony’s, Canal Flats., Canadian Martyrs’ Invermere, St. Joseph’s Radium Canal Flats: Saturday, 4:30 p.m. Canadian Martyrs, Invermere: Saturday 5 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. St. Joseph, Radium:
LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH Now open for in-person
Public condemnation was as swift as it was explo sive: PSPC had failed to undertake consultation of any sort with any local or regional municipal governments, with either local First Nations in the Columbia Valley, with stakeholders at the Athalmer marina, with the lo cal Lake Windermere Ambassadors or indeed with any body at all. Not only were people upset at the total lack of consultation, they were furious with the decidedly unaesthetic appearance of the piles. Following the uproar, PSPC declined to comment to local media for a period of several weeks, before eventually putting some temporary marker buoys in place and promising to consult on a permanent solu tion in the future. That future now appears here, with PSPC indicat ing they are planning an open house in September, al though no exact date has been set. Federal government documents outline that PSPC will present three op tions at the open house: tall marker piles; short marker piles; and marker buoys.
Richard was sharp, and after I’d learned to decipher his slurred speech we spent many afternoons in conversa tion. He formed words slowly, wrestling with an unruly tongue and limp lips. When he could no longer speak he typed sentences onto a computer screen, patiently select ing one letter at a time. He enjoyed baseball and in October we watched the Orioles and Phillies in the World Series. The average age of the Phillies that year was thirty two, the same as Rich ard. They both fought their opponent and lost. Richard spent the winter in bed. He suffered bed sores, cramps, and stiffness in his wasted limbs. He never complained. During his last days Richard lost interest in the world outside his room. We sat quietly and watched the movie Jesus of Nazareth. We wept during the crucifixion. Jesus was there with us. A.L.S. had destroyed Richards’ body but his faith in Christ was strong. His last message to me was “it’s nice to have good people with me, thank you for coming. You don`t have to talk, just be here.” We never spokeHisagain.wife called after supper and asked that I come. Richard was gasping his last breaths on earth. His young heart was strong and all evening he fought for air like a drowning man. After midnight he calmed down, exhaust ed from his final run toward home. Within the hour he left. Outside his window it was spring, lilacs were bloom ing and the ball fields green. My dad’s last days were also difficult but his family was gathered around him and we sang hymns and prayed until he was safely home. See you later dad!
Safely Home
VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY Sunday 10 a.m. Worship ser vice Pastor Murray Wittke 4814 Highway Drive, Windermere 250-342-9511 www.valleychristianonline.com
Sunday 11:00 a.m. Father Jojo Augustine • 712 -12th Ave., Invermere 250-342-6167 ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN CHURCH Sunday 1:30 p.m. Worship Service at Valley Christian Assembly 4814 Highway Drive, Windermere lutheranstpeter@gmail.com RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSH IP Sunday 10 a.m. Worship service Pastor Wayne and Linda Frater • 250-342-6633 No. 4, 7553 Main St. Radium • 250-347-9937 CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-D AY SAI NT S Worship Service, Sunday, 10 a.m Relief Society, 11:15 a.m. President Kendyn Mackensie • Columbia Valley Branch • 5014 Fair way, Fairmont Hot Springs 250-439-9041 . . . ‘Feds plan open house’ from 3
WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY ANGLICAN-UNITE D Minister: Brent Woodard Two Sunday ser vices this summer. July 17th 10:30 am at All Saints Church in Edgewater 7 pm at St. Peter’s Church in Windermere Aug. 21st 10:30am at All Saints Church in Edgewater 7 pm at St. Peter’s Church in Windermere welcome to
“Yes, three years later we are getting a chance to consult,” Invermere mayor Al Miller told the Pioneer. “It was frustrating at the time that they forgot about us, that there was no discussion and that those piles would have been very unpleasant look. And of course it’s been a little frustrating that it’s been three years since. But certainly we appreciate that they will give us the oppor tunity now to talk about it.” Miller added the temporary buoy system in place now “works quite well” and, in his mind at least, is the preferred of the three options.
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The tall marker piles option would see 11 untreated wood piles driven into the lake bed near the groyne, each of which would stick five metres above the lake surface. A navigation sign at the easternmost buoy would indicate the navigation channel for boaters. The short marker piles option would be the same, ex cept that piles would stick three metres above the lake surface. The marker buoys option would be similar to the temporary markers now in place, with 10 hazard buoys and one navigation buoy at the eastern end. Each would be anchored in place and would be made of a strong plastic shell over a rigid flotation foam.
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My Dad died yester day. Watching him take his last breath reminded me of Richard, the first person I accompanied to death’s door. When we met, Rich ard was thin, bright eyed, and able to sit in a chair. He had a great bush of red hair and jerked his head from side to side. He cracked jokes and loved to laugh. Before it was finished with him, Lou Gehrig’s disease stripped Richard of his ability to speak, swallow, or lift a finger. In the end all he could move was his eyes.
By Pastor Murray Wittke Valley Christian Assembly ser vices. Sundays at 10:30 a.m. 326 10th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-9535 www.lwac.ca
