Columbia Valley Pioneer September 16, 2021

September 16, 2021 Vol. 18/Issue 37

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Invermere busy this fall with strategic priorities District to work on infrastructure upgrade funding, attainable housing strategy, and civic land assessment or deciding not to move here, because they can’t find a place to live.”

With an end goal of eventually having a civic land

By Steve Hubrecht strategy, the district is currently conducting an assesssteve@columbiavalleypioneer.com ment of all civic lands, as well as private lands that could potentially be of civic use.

The district of Invermere has plenty on its plate this “We felt we needed to do an inventory to see what fall, as it works to achieve several strategic goals. we have, in terms of district land and non-disAs reported previously by the Pioneer, the trict lands, that we can do something with. Then district has made climate change one of its stra“We felt we needed to do an inventory to see what we have, in we need to think about what is the best plan,” tegic priorities, but it will also tackle several othterms of district land and non-district lands, that we can do somesays Miller. “We don’t want to earmark land for a er projects that Invermere council members set thing with. Then we need to think about what is the best plan,” certain use, and then realize down the road that during their summer sessions, including: securing perhaps we should have done things differently. funding for the rest of sewer and infrastructure Invermere mayor, Al Miller We need a plan to make sure we’re making the upgrades along 13th Avenue, figuring out what best possible decisions about what to do with the it can do in terms of creating attainable housing, and taking the first steps to developing a civic land strat- the district for a while, and has moved higher up the list lands we have.” (it’s currently the third priority) following the completion One of the largest and most obvious tracts of disegy.

Work has been underway for several weeks on sew- of Invermere’s housing assessment needs this past spring. trict-owned land that is currently not being used to its er upgrades on 13th Avenue, but the current efforts foThe district struck a mayor’s committee on attainable full potential is the site of the old Invermere communicus only on the most pressing part of 13th Avenue – the housing two years ago, and the housing needs assessment ty centre. The Pioneer asked Miller about persistent rumours, that it may one day be turned into a park or some whole street has been slated for infrastructure upgrades will be presented to the committee, explains Miller.

“We’re going to be moving forward on this, and fig- other sort of green space. for a few years. The district wants to do the rest of the “It’s a great piece of land, but I think there’s a higher work as soon as possible. ure out what we can do, and how the district can be of “Our management team will be seeking external help,” he says. “It’s a high priority on the list, because we use for it. I am a big believer in parks, but I don’t know funding to help cover that cost,” Invermere mayor, Al hear day in and day out that people are leaving Invermere if that’s the best use of that particular land,” he replies.

Miller told the Pioneer, adding that the district didn’t get any external funding for the current work.

“The money for the first phase came out of district reserves. It had to, because the work was very pressing and needed to be done immediately,” he says. “But we want to try and get a grant for the rest of it.”

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Radium golfer shoots hole-in-ones two days in a row

By Steve Hubrecht steve@columbiavalleypioneer.com

A Radium resident hit the shot of a lifetime on the golf course recently, then turned around and did it all over again the very next day.

Frances Jamieson is an avid golfer, but all the same she told the Pioneer she never expected to get a hole-in-one. Well, on Sunday, Aug. 29 she did, on the fourth hole (a par three) on The Springs course in Radium. As if that wasn’t enough, she got a hole-in-one on the same course on Monday, Aug. 30, this time on the fourteenth hole (also a par three).

“I thought I’d never get a hole-in-one, but clearly it happens. No skill required, just luck,” Jamieson told the Pioneer, joking “maybe it’s just a matter of practicing until you’re 85.”

(Jamieson turned 85 this summer).

Jamieson hit the ball close to the green for the first holein-one, on the fourth hole, but wasn’t initially clear on just

Local golfer, Frances Jamieson (second from left) recently shot two holes-in-one in consecutive days on The Springs course in Radium. Here, Frances is flanked by (to her left) Doedy Ryan, (to her right) Juanita Dean, and (far right) Linda Simon — her golfing partners when she shot the holes-in-one.

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how close. “We saw it bounce, and we weren’t exactly sure where it was, or if it may have gone in the hole, until we got right up to it. Then we saw it in the hole and, of course, got excited,” she said.

The second hole-in-one, on the fourteenth hole, came after Jamieson shot her ball up on the bank to the left of the green. “It came off the bank and then slowly rolled down 15 or 20 feet into the hole, I couldn’t believe it,” she said.

As custom dictates, Jamieson bought drinks for the group both ahead of her and behind her, following both her holes-in-one. As part of tradition, The Springs gave Jamieson the flags from both the fourth and fourteenth holes to keep. Jamieson and her husband live on The Springs course, and have played there many times, but she noted that never has she had back-to-back games quite as memorable as she did on Aug. 29 and 30.

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•On Monday, September 6th a 2022 Husqvarna dirt bike was stolen from the box of a pickup truck that was parked at Ray Brydon Park on Toby Creek Road in Invermere. The owner had gone for a walk and returned to find someone had cut the tie down straps and departed with his bike. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Columbia Valley RCMP or Crimestoppers.

•On Monday, September 6th at about 11:45 p.m. police received a report of a suspicious white truck parked on Wood Lane in Windermere. Members attended the area and attempted to conduct a traffic stop with the truck, however, the driver failed to stop for police.

The truck was located abandoned a short time later. The license plate attached to the truck was discovered to be stolen out of Cranbrook.

•On Saturday, September 11th at about 7:15 a.m. emergency crews responded to a single vehicle collision in on Highway 93/95 in Fairmont Hot Springs. The driver of a pickup truck had struck a bridge and departed prior to the arrival of police.

A female was located in the area who told police she was a passenger in the truck but did not know who the driver was. Record checks of the vehicle showed it to be uninsured along with the wrong license plate attached.

•On Sunday, September 12th, a resident on Terravista Road in Windermere reported his 2011 grey Supra wake boat was stolen from his residence sometime overnight. The boat and trailer were recovered the following morning in Calgary. An adult male found in possession of the boat remains under investigation for possession of stolen property.

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MRDT and library discussed at Radium council meeting

By Steve Hubrecht steve@columbiavalleypioneer.com Radium councillors voiced their support to efforts by Tourism Radium to deal directly with the provincial government on matters relating to the Municipal and Regional District Tax (MRDT) program, and to increase the tax, and heard how the Radium library has weathered the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, during the latest Radium council meeting.

At the Wednesday, Sept. 8 meeting, Tourism Radium executive director Jessica Fairhart outlined to council that in many communities in the Kootenays, the local chamber of commerce or tourism marketing organization (Tourism Radium is run by the Radium Chamber of Commerce) receives MRDT funding directly from the province. In Radium it goes to the village office, and thence on to Tourism Radium. Fairhart noted it would be more streamlined and efficient for the funding to come directly to Tourism Radium. “It’s a pretty common arrangement,” she said.

The MRDT program, which began more than three decades ago, provides funding to local tourism marketing efforts through an up-to-three per cent tax levied on sales of short term accommodations.

“Tourism Radium really is the driver of this program...we (the village office) are just a go-between flow-through for it,” added Radium chief financial officer Karen Sharp.

Fairhart also expressed a desire to—

pending discussions with Radium accommodators — increase the Radium MRDT from two per cent to three per cent, pointing out that a three per cent MRDT is already in place in Cranbrook, Golden and Revelstoke.

“It’s significant in terms of what can be done with the extra funding,” she explains.

Radium council supported Fairhart on both counts, with mayor Clara Reinhardt saying “they seem reasonable things to do.”

Council members next heard an annual report presentation from Radium Library director Jacqueline Kozak and library board chair Sandy Easton. The pair explained that 2020 was a challenging year for the Radium Library, owing to the pandemic, as it was for libraries all across B.C. Prior to the pandemic hitting the Columbia Valley in March 2020, circulation figures and in-person visit numbers at the Radium Library were up notably in January and February 2020, said Kozak. The library pivoted during the first wave and, once it re-opened in July 2020, was able to offer Grab-and-Go summer reading services that proved quite popular with not only Radium residents but also those living in Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Area G, RDEK Area F and Invermere.

“There was a lull in new membership during the worst of the pandemic in 2020, but since this summer (2021) new membership has been very steady,” says Kozak.

RDEK seeks input from Tourism/Hospitality Workers

By Steve Hubrecht steve@columbiavalleypioneer.com

The RDEK is seeking input from anyone working in the tourism and hospitality sector regarding their housing needs within the rural parts of the RDEK. “As part of the Housing Needs Assessment project, we are collecting specific information on the housing needs of workers in the tourism and hospitality sector to better understand quantity of need and price points, and prioritize design elements and locations,” says RDEK Planning Coordinator Karen MacLeod. “To help capture this important data, we have developed a sectorspecific survey and are urging anyone within the tourism and hospitality sector to take part.”

Workers and employers in the tourism and hospitality sector have a unique relationship with housing. Seasonal de-

mand fluctuations, direct competition with short-term rentals, and affordability concerns all impact the ability of workers to find appropriate housing and employers to meet the needs of their customers. Information collected as part of this study will inform development patterns, housing policy, and help support necessary workers in our economy.

The survey can be found on https:// engage.rdek.bc.ca/housing. The survey deadline is September 19, 2021.

Earlier this year, the RDEK received over 500 responses in its Resident Housing Needs Assessment Survey. The results are now being compiled and will be shared later this fall.

The Regional District has partnered with M’akola Development Services on the Housing Needs Assessment, which is being conducted for all six of the RDEK’s Electoral Areas. To learn more about the project, visit https://engage. rdek.bc.ca/housing

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Historical Lens

By Haley Grinder haley@columbiavalleypioneer.com It’s that time of year again. The leaves are turning from rich shades of green to vivid reds, oranges, and yellows, and the sheep are returning like clockwork to do their annual rounds. The beautiful Columbia Valley is once again beginning its transition to a much more monochrome colour scale. With which means the valley is quietening, evident in the excess parking, lesser traffic, and shorter daylight hours.

This also means that the wildlife is beginning to come back, no longer pushed out by the high population.

As comforting as this shift is, it also boasts a reminder for drivers to be safe. Although it is still an undeniably magnificent experience to see these wild creatures in nature, living in the valley certainly desensitizes our attentiveness to wildlife encounters over time. These shortened days, and a possible preconceived level of safety caused by our brutally hot summer, has led to the increase of wildlife deaths.

According to WildSafeBC Wildlife Alert Reporting Program (WARP), in just the last week Edgewater has had two grizzly bear sightings right within town, Invermere has reported black bears, and Radium Hot Springs —of course— is seeing its resident big horn sheep wander back home. All the more reason for hikers to remember to always travel in groups, make lots of noise, and carry bear spray, as well as drivers to slow down, and stay attentive.

Seeing the most recent death of a grizzly after getting hit by a car along Highway 93/95 was devastating.

However, it was an unfortunate, yet needed, wake-up call for the general public. Traffic will be increasing with the reroutes from the Trans-Canada Highway come Sept. 28, which is why it is more important than ever for drivers to remember to take it slow. Let’s face it, speeding to get the kids to school or ourselves to work a mere two-minutes faster is simply not worth it.

People can also be taking advantave of WildSafeBC’s WARP 24-hour wildlife reporting hotline and signing up for wildlife alerts in specific “areas of interest to you, such as a school park, or around home.” Find out more at https://warp.wildsafebc.com/

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Dear Editor:

Climate crisis impacts all

Well, that’s it folks, the gig is up.

Our time in this relatively comfortable establishment seems, at this frantic pace, to be coming to an end. So here it is, my small pledge.

From this day forward, no politician, not at a municipal, provincial, or federal level will get a vote from me without climate change influencing every single policy move they make.

We’ve seen it in our news feeds, watched in our skies, noticed it in our lungs. Our world, my friends is on fire.

I want inspired, Kennedy era, moon race talks from my people in office when it comes to figuring

Correction

In last week’s edition, the Pioneer incorrectly reported that the Columbia Valley Classic Car Club Poker Run is set for Saturday, Sept. 18. It is in fact set for Friday, Sept. 17. Registration begins at 10 a.m. at the Radium Community Centre and the event will then start around 11 a.m. to noon, and will run until 4 p.m.

out fusion, clean energy power grids, and clean tech.

I want subsidies for carbon in intensive industries to vanish right into this thick smoky air. I want big ideas and visionary infrastructure projects that are futuristic, brave and bold. I want something that goes past the next political cycle and a new brand of politician that has kids in kindergarten and who will make decent and rational decisions.

So from here on out, if carbon and climate change solutions aren’t at the top of your list, you politicians, as far as voting will be on the bottom of mine.

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An honest democracy Dear Editor: We are privileged to live in a democratic country; however, democracy works best when everyone participates, keeping in mind that the objective is to elect representatives who will have the best interests of the country at heart and who have sufficient qualifications to, in consultation with each other, make decisions that promote the well-being and progress of the majority of its citizens.

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LETTERS

...Continued ‘democracy’ from page 6

Voting carries with it the responsibility of getting to know the issues at hand and the candidates in one’s riding to make an informed decision that one feels will best represent the constituency. One should be seeking more than knowledge and experience; one should be looking for good character. There should be a sense of service in a candidate’s approach to the position they will be undertaking.. One’s vote should be a positive decision to support the person who most closely fits one’s

measures of qualification.

If each of us applies ourselves with honesty, integrity, and a sense of responsibility for making a decision that will affect the entire country, perhaps we will achieve a government that will work for the majority of us. It is a tall order because it requires universal participation, even though the mechanism by which the results are measured is somewhat faulty.

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Vaccine cards come into effect

By Steve Hubrecht steve@columbiavalleypioneer.com

and your dates of vaccination for each does. The card can then be downloaded to your smartphone. B.C. residents without smartphones can simply print off their card and show this hard copy.

Those without access to computers or printers of any kind can call 1-833-8382323 and have a printed card physically mailed.

The vaccine card contains a QR code, which functions as proof of a person’s vaccination.

Although the vaccine card program began on Sept. 13, the provincial government had said there will be a transition period up to and including Saturday, Sept. 26, during which time paper records from vaccine clinics will be accepted as proof of vaccination. Starting Sunday, Sept. 27, only official vaccine cards will be accepted as proof of vaccination.

The vaccine card website can be found at www.healthgateway.gov.bc.ca/ vaccinecard.

Earlier this week the B.C. government rolled out its vaccine card program.

The move officially came into effect on Monday, Sept. 13 and made this province the second in Canada to launch a ‘vaccine passport’ after Quebec, which began its program on Sept. 1.

The cards are needed for anybody wanting to participate in or attend the following non-essential activities and places: indoor ticketed sports events, indoor concerts, indoor theatre, dance and symphonies, indoor or patio dinning at restaurants, night clubs, casinos, movie theatres, fitness centres and gyms (or any business offering high-intensity group exercise), organized indoor events (such as weddings, parties, conferences and workshops) with 50 or more people, student housing on college and university campuses, and discretionary organized indoor recreation classes and activities.

For the time being, having one dose is enough to get a card, but starting Oct. 24 people will need to have been double vaccinated for a minimum of one week to get a card.

Those wanting to get the card online can do so through the B.C. government’s dedicated website. Personal data that needs to be entered includes your personal Nurse gives vaccination. Photo by Getty Images health number, your date of birth,

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Shuswap Band adds housing to address valley real estate crunch Thirty more members now living on reserve

By James Rose Local Journalism Initiative Shuswap council has made significant progress in a key mandate goal declared when Chief Barb Cote first took office seven years ago. The goal was to add affordable on-reserve housing. Since, 17 new homes have been added, accommodating 30 Shuswap members that once lived off-reserve. The estimated on-reserve population is now 125.

“Before Chief Cote took office, no new homes had been added on the reserve in thirty years,” says Dolores Nicholas, Housing & Social Development for the Shuswap Band. “We’ve surpassed our five-year plan.” The band has overseen considerable renovation work as well.

“We’ve renovated six homes totally and we’ve purchased new electric and wood-burning furnaces for fifteen of the new homes,” Nicholas says, who’s been in her role with the band for the past six years. Before, she worked for seven years in housing for the Akisqnuk First Nation and before that, private industry property management.

To date, financing for the housing has come from organizations like Indigenous Services Canada, the Canadian Home Mortgage Corporation (Rapid Housing Initiative), and the Columbia Basin Trust. “When we consider adding more housing, it always depends on what funding opportunities there are,” Nicholas says. “The Shuswap Band would like to continue adding housing and we’ve built a great track record of building on time and budget.”

Contingent on receiving program funding was having what’s known as shovel-ready land. “ We needed to show the lots we planned for new housing had water,

roads, and utilities. On serviceable land, we determined we had room for 15-20 new homes.” The homes are modest, modulars built by Cranbrook-based Eagle Homes.

“They’re energy-efficient and they’re comfortable to live in,” Nicholas says. “And we have plans to add solar power to help offset the rising cost of hydropower.”

Shuswap Band member, Mike Stevens, 50, is proud and happy with his new home. Stevens, who works in maintenance for the band, moved into his one-bedroom unit in March after struggling to continue paying rent for his comparably smaller-sized rental in Radium Hot Springs. “It’s tiring when your cheques go to rent and then you have a car breakdown. Since I moved in, I’ve been able to get out of financial debt.” Stevens says. “I’m glad to be a part of the ongoing change at the Shuswap Band.”

Mike Stevens at his home on the Shuswap Band reserve land.

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“HOSPICE IS AN OASIS WHERE NO ONE DIES OR GRIEVES ALONE” At the end of the day it’s just about being human with one another.

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Columbia Valley Terry Fox Run: virtual like last year Terry Fox Run shirts feature Métis-inspired art

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“The design celebrates Terry’s heritage, with illustrations of traditional Métis floral beading created by Métis artist Mal Blondeau (the Métis are known as the Flower Beadwork People.),” said the

This year’s Terry Fox Run, like last year, is virtual. Route “The design celebrates Terry’s heritage, with illustrations markers in of traditional Métis floral beading created by Métis artist Mal Invermere Blondeau.” will be up Sept.

19 Métis Nation BC (MNBC) from J.A. Laird school up 13th Avenue to the Castle Rock turnoff. “But MNBC in a press release. participants can run wherever they like, at The flowers chosen on the T-shirt dewhat time they like, right from their front sign honour the land where Terry’s ancesdoor if they like,” said Invermere Run tors lived: the prairie crocus of Manitoba co-organizer, Donna Scheffer in an email. and the wild prairie rose of North Dakota.

The fundraiser is going virtual due to the uncertainty of COVID-19 status, vaccination roll-out, lockdowns and restrictions. “[Organizers] decided to be cautious and go with a virtual run, which is somewhat disappointing, but understandable,” Scheffer says.

Participation is encouraged by registering online at www.terryfox.org. And new this year, the Terry Fox Run shirts available for purchase on the foundation’s website (with all proceeds going to charity) feature Métis-inspired art.

The Fox family wanted to learn more about their heritage and their research led them to discover their Métis lineage on Terry’s mother’s side (Betty Fox).

The family liaised with Participants at the 39th Terry Fox Run in Invermere on Métis Nation BC (MNBC) Sept. 15, 2019. 2020 was, and 2021 will be virtual due to honour their history to to COVID. create this year’s t-shirt.

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Saturday, September 18 • 8 am - 4 pm: Colourful Summit Ridge Walks. This catered excursion takes you along the alpine ridges that extend from Panorama’s peak and give you a chance to venture into a part of the mountains few people see. This event is extremely popular and will sell out quickly. www.panoramaresort.com • Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Music in the Park. Felicia is a small town girl with a big city sound. Her solo act is focused on showcasing the powerful, raw purity of vocals and guitar.

Sunday, September 19 • 8 am - 4 pm: Colourful Summit Ridge Walks. This catered excursion takes you along the alpine ridges that extend from Panorama’s peak and give you a chance to venture into a part of the mountains few people see. This event is extremely popular and will sell out quickly. www.panoramaresort.com

Ongoing Events

Thursdays • 9 am – 4 pm: Thrift Store donation Drop Off : Donations open Wedesndays and Thursdays. Housewares in boxes and clothing in garbage bags please.

• 10 am: Momfit at the Spider Park. Moms are invited to join a weekly morning workout, hosted by Invermere’s Momfit & Preschool Play Group. Kid-friendly! Weather permitting. Always bring your bands, a mat, water and stay home if you are not feeling well.

10:30 am: Story Time with the Invermere Public Library. Story time will take place outside the library on the front lawn while the weather is nice! Join us for stories, songs and a take-home craft!

• Wing Day at the Edgewater Legion. Every Friday is Wing Day at the Edgewater Legion! 12pm Take Out, 5pm Dine In! www.facebook.com/ RCL199 or call 250-347-9725 • 4-8 pm: Pub Grub at the Invermere Legion, Every Friday and Saturday, Wings & Things, Pub Grub in the Branch.

• 5 pm: Magic the Gathering, Come for Friday Night Magic & play Magic the Gathering! 5:30 pm start. Entry: $10-40 depending on format. Call 342-3440 for details. No registration required, but space is limited. Ages 10+.

• 6 pm Rotary Community Bingo. Must be 19+ to play. Online live bingo games with the purpose to raise money for various community charities, organizations and businesses who have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Choose to support a local Rotary Club with your ticket purchase!

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• 4-8 pm: Pub Grub at the Invermere Legion, Every Friday and Saturday, Wings & Things, Pub Grub in the Branch.

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• On Sundays and Mondays, the Rotary Club or Kinsmen Club collects refundable bottles and cans at the Invermere Transfer Station! We sort and deliver for refund - this money goes “right back into the community” through our Projects and Initiatives!!

• 1-5 pm: See You Next Sundays in Taynton Bay (weather permitting) Invermere’s LOCAL MOTIVE EVENTS will be hosting live dj’s from a private venue in Taynton bay. All are welcome to join by your choice of Stand up Paddle, canoe or kayak, boat, floaty or even water wings

• 10:30-11:30 am: Seniors Fitness takes place at the Columbia Valley Centre $2 Drop in rate.

• 11:45 am - 1 pm: Indoor Walking. Weekly indoor walking inside of the Columbia Valley Centre will resume every Monday and Wednesday from 11:45am to 1pm. Please wear clean indoor shoes. A mask is required.• 6 - 9 pm LGBTQ+ and Allies Youth Group. LGBTQ+ and Allies are invited to attend the Summit Youth Hub’s weekly drop-in for youth. Every Monday, ages 12-18. Snacks + a safe space!

• 8 pm: Movies in the Mountains. We’re back on Monday nights at Pothole Park in Invermere! Movies start at dark. Free to attend, cash concession available. Bring blankets, lawn chairs and mosquito repellant!

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Columbia Valley Origins: Brice Michaud

Doug Clovechok, MLA Wants to hear from you September 17th & 27th, 2021 10:30 am to 3:00 pm Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions I will be hosting individual online and over the phone meetings with constituents.

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“I’ve pretty much always thought that,” he said. Brice and his longtime partner Sandra moved from Harrison Hot Springs to the Columbia Valley in November of 2019. A Red Seal Chef, the first job Michaud got was working as a chef for Panorama Mountain Resort.

But before he got that job, he had a fateful, surprising encounter with an old friend. “I was having a beer up at Panorama and my server was a friend I’d made when I used to live and work in Hossegor,” Michaud said.

Hossegor was where Michaud lived for the last two years of his high school education and the location of his first job post culinary school. His mother, a chef working in the school system. His father, also a chef and known for his foie gras, was once an owner of a Parisian restaurant. “I initially went to culinary school to study baking, but I realized I didn’t like it.” For Michaud, baking was too scientific and measured. Of course, you can be creative in baking, but a creative ceiling is more present compared to other divisions of gastronomy.

The friend, Megan from Prince George, was living in the southwestern surf town by the Spanish border, working as a server. Michaud had no clue that she was living and working at Panorama when they crossed paths. “It was a crazy coincidence, but she was the one to finally convince Sandra and me that living in the Columbia Valley was our best choice for what we wanted.”

The couple, both from Europe (Sandra is Swiss), left Harrison Hot Springs in search of a ski town. “We loved Whistler, that was where we met and where I got my first job in Canada in 2015, but it was too expensive,” he said. “We thought of Revelstoke, but not until my meeting Megan did we settle on Columbia Valley.” Within months of their arrival, Sandra and Brice purchased real estate.

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September 16, 2021

ELECTION

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2021 When to vote: Sept. 20

As we near the 44th Canadian federal election, the Pioneer has approached the five candidates running for Member of Parliament in the Kootenay—Columbia riding and executed a three-part Q&A segment to get your concerns addressed. Answers are organized alphabetically by last name to ensure fairness. Election day is Sept. 20.

Q&A with the electoral candidates

Q: What will you be doing to address the impact of the ongoing COVID pandemic within the Kootenay—Columbia region?

Robin Goldsbury Liberal Party

Sarah Bennett Peoples Party of Canada

The unprecedented government response to COVID has had massively negative repercussions on physical and mental health, economic well-being, and civil liberties.

The People’s Party of Canada (PPC) pandemic management would focus on protecting the vulnerable and allowing the healthy population to get on with life. Increasingly authoritarian measures like vaccine passports are stifling our communities and the Kootenay way of life. Everyone would suffer under a regime of segregation, constant control and surveillance. It’s illusory to believe that a virus could be eradicated – we have to learn to live with it.

Lockdowns, mask mandates, school closures have not had any noticeable effect on the course of the pandemic.

Both vaccinated and unvaccinated can get infected and transmit the virus: there is no rationale for segregation or vaccine passports.

The current federal government has encouraged and supported lockdown policies through the transfer of billions in financial aid to the provinces. This creates a cycle of dependency and despondency.

The freedom of all Canadians to make decisions based on informed consent must be guaranteed.

Mitigating pandemic mismanagement in the Kootenays would include protecting the vulnerable, pursuing therapies and early treatment of viruses. Vaccine mandates, regular testing, vaccine passports would be repealed.

A couple weeks ago I went to the movie theatre for the first time in two years. The movie was average, but it felt amazing to be back to normal. I think that is everyone’s desire – to get back to normal and feel safe.

I stand with science. As a researcher while working on my master’s degree in neuroscience, I saw how scientific method works. While not perfect, it is the best system we have for uncovering facts. And the science is clear: vaccines are keeping Canadians safe.

The best way to get back to normal - the best way to get our economy moving again and people back to work – is to get vaccinated. It’s important to protect our children and those with vulnerable health conditions who can’t. My goal is back to normal!

Rob Morrison Conservative Party

Canada’s Conservatives will make Canada more resilient, reduce our reliance on foreign countries like China, and take seriously our responsibility to protect the rights and health of Canadians. Our goal: take rapid action so that we protect the health of Kootenay-Columbians while avoiding long-term impacts on the economy and mental health. Specifically, a Conservative government will: •Overhaul Canada’s National Emergency Stockpile System to ensure supplies are there to rapidly respond to infectious disease, bioterrorism, and similar threats.

•Overhaul Canada’s public health intelligence gathering systems, including restoring the Global Public Health Intelligence Network (GPHIN) shut down by the Liberal government.

•Overhaul Canada’s Pandemic Plan and preparedness to include domestic vaccine research, trials development and manufacturing capacity.

Rana Nelson Green Party

The pandemic has touched all aspects of our lives: obviously health, and also housing, employment, community, food security, and more. The Green Party believes a strong social contract will bring people up out of poverty and despair. We have the opportunity in our economic recovery to move from fossil fuels to clean energy, where many more jobs will be created. We must help small businesses find employees and encourage people to safely return to work. We must work with all levels of government on affordable housing builds so that people have a secure place to live from where they can then be consistently employed. And we must ensure that our long-term care for seniors and people with diverse abilities is overhauled so people can live with dignity once again.

Wayne Stetski New Democratic Party

Continue to encourage everyone to get fully vaccinated.

Ensure that those who do not want to get vaccinated understand fully the implications of that decision.

Continue financial support to small businesses and to individuals so long as Covid continues.

Shift funding towards subsidizing those who are working to help alleviate the shortage of workers, particularly in the service and tourism industries.

Do everything we can to prevent having any more shutdowns, including encouraging vaccinations, social distancing, and masking up as necessary.

Sarah Bennett

Robin Goldsbury

Rob Morrison

Rana Nelson

Wayne Stetski

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Q: Aside from the COVID pandemic, what is the biggest issue facing Kootenay—Columbia and what will you do to address it?

Sarah Bennett Peoples Party of Canada

Employment and housing! How do we sustain our Kootenay way of life after 18 months of repressed economic flow, job losses, business closures? We cannot afford to stop and start productivity at the drop of a hat – and this applies to both people and enterprise. When people are employed well, they contribute positively to our communities.

The current climate of lower employment – lots of help wanted signs but the incentive to work low – means businesses are having a tough time keeping their doors open. After all the retrofitting to meet draconian public health measures, this is another strain on small business. Meanwhile big box businesses are using COVID as the perfect excuse to automate as much as possible.

We need to value people economically and in community. We need incentives to build our local communities – in the form of tax breaks, not subsidies (“printing” money that represents only debt, not real wealth).

A PPC government would eliminate corporate subsidies and inefficient government interventions that unfairly support some companies or business sectors. This would generate savings of between $5 billion and $10 billion a year.

Robin Goldsbury Liberal Party

We need more action for the Kootenay Columbia. My focus is on our vitality, here!

Our Kootenay life needs a bold champion, be it affordable housing, access to healthcare, staff shortages, transitioning resource industries, transportation, technology, softwood lumber, lost services, the Columbia River Treaty or being on the front lines of climate change.

We live in the most amazing part of Canada. Solutions to big city problems often don’t work here. I get that. We need Ottawa to “get that” too. We need a stronger voice.

We need someone with energy, understanding and skill who is willing to work hard to ensure all people in our riding are getting the most from Ottawa!

•Access to services is huge. More healthcare workers, incentives to practice here.

Better access to education, transportation, more housing and services urbanites take for granted.

•Affordability is key - affordable housing, affordable childcare care, affordable internet (ok just good internet!)… That means good-paying green jobs •Climate change action is critical. “A Healthy Environment, a Healthy Economy” is the best climate action plan on the federal level. Please read it, at VoteRobin.ca. You will be impressed!

Rob Morrison Conservative Party

Our recovery. We will: •Secure jobs, which includes dealing with affordable housing and access to workers.

•Secure Accountability by enacting a new anti-corruption law to clean up the mess in Ottawa.

•Secure Mental health through our Canada Mental Health Action Plan.

•Secure our country by creating a strategic stockpile of essential products and building the capacity to manufacture vaccines at home.

•Secure Canada’s economy by balancing the budget over the next decade.

There is a simple choice. Canada’s Conservatives who will focus on jobs, wages, and getting Canada’s economy and finances back on track or a reckless NDP/Liberal coalition, who want unaffordable spending commitments that would leave Canada with unsustainable levels of debt and unemployment.

Rana Nelson Green Party

Climate change is the biggest issue affecting Kootenay-Columbia and everyone. We need to move fossil fuel subsidies over to green energy, and ensure workers are brought along with that shift. We need to harvest our forests sustainably, as clear cutting exacerbates climate change, habitat loss, and ecosystem destruction. We need to ban fracking, stop pipeline expansion, and retrofit our homes, businesses, and lifestyles to decrease energy use.

Wayne Stetski New Democratic Party

The climate emergency is the key issue of our time. The increasing temperatures and unpredictable severe weather impacts us directly through fires, floods and storms but also undermines water, food and environmental security. We must take action now!

From my perspective the more we can do to get climate change out of politics and in to the hands of science the more progress we will see. The model put in place to deal with Covid 19 is a model we should consider - national science-based teams at the Federal and Provincial level with authority to take action. Municipalities also play a critical role around greenhouse gas reduction.

Thinking that we can do to the earth what we have been doing for decades and there won’t be consequences was never rational thinking. We need an entirely different paradigm and approach to the environment, making decisions with the real understanding that we have finite resources and a planet that needs our support.

I have devoted my entire career to caring about the environment, including when I was the Vice Chair of the House of Common’s Environment Committee as your MP. I want to continue that fight!

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Rob Morrison

Rana Nelson

Wayne Stetski

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Liberal Party

Conservative Party

Green Party

New Democratic Party (NDP)

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Q: Describe how your background makes you uniquely suited to be MP of the Kootenay—Columbia region.

Sarah Bennett Peoples Party of Canada

I’m a self-taught graphic designer. I have lived in Invermere for 20 years, with a first taste 30 years back at Panorama Resort. I fell in love with the Columbia Valley – the community has been integral to getting my business established.

In 2005, I found myself critical of some decisions being made by local government. I didn’t want to be a complainer - I wanted to be involved in positive change and growth, so I ran for town council. I was elected and served one term. With a BA in political science, it was fascinating to experience politics in action.

Now I find myself incredibly dissatisfied again – by politics at the provincial and federal levels.

Many Kootenay Columbia folk eat organic, lead very healthy lives, spend time in the backcountry. We are all about freedom. The mentality of control does not fit our culture. We are being pushed into taking an injection, no matter our values.

It’s not okay. It’s time to take the reins back. The people - real people - need to be involved in governance. I am passionate about freedom and I’m willing to put everything on the line to protect our way of life.

Robin Goldsbury Liberal Party

I don’t consider myself a politician. I’m not a great smoozer. What I am good at is making things happen.

•I am a trained researcher, which means I will effectively collect and organize our opinions and ideas from across the riding.

•I know marketing. By my mid 20s I had worked my way up to national marketing manager at Canada’s largest ad agency. That means I have the know-how to promote our ideas, and call attention to our needs. And my focus is on the Kootenays the place that’s been my home for 30 years, where my family and beautiful grandchildren live, where I’ve owned successful, award-winning businesses in forestry, hospitality, consulting and project management throughout the riding; and where I have volunteered a lot.

That means I know better than any other candidate our issues, our concerns and the opportunities available to us.

I’m not in it for a fancy cabinet post. I’m not in it for ego I’m here because I believe I will be the most effective worker for all of us in the Kootenay Columbia. Let’s move forward for everyone in the Kootenay Columbia. VoteRobin.ca

Rob Morrison Conservative Party

Whether serving as a Senior Executive Chief Superintendent with the RCMP in BC or during my time in Afghanistan as a Diplomat representing Canadians, the issues

dealt with in these various roles were serious and I believe have prepared me to best represent Kootenay-Columbians at this time in history. The issues Canada faces currently are significant and this election is about how we get Canada back on its feet and rebuild our economy, our jobs, and our way of life in a way that doesn’t jeopardize our right to choose.

Rana Nelson Green Party

I have worked and volunteered in many social justice areas over my career: mental health, employment, affordable housing, and patient advocacy. I have also lived in many areas of BC: Terrace, Telegraph Creek, Tofino, Quadra Island, and now Revelstoke. These experiences have given me a broad understanding of and appreciation for the challenges that people of all demographics in BC face. I am a mom of three children, a wife, a community volunteer, and a local explorer, experiences that I share with many people in this riding. I’m extremely frustrated with government lack of action on climate change, which from the smoke, heat, and floods this summer, affects us all. How loud does the Earth have to yell for help before we act? I decided to turn my frustration into action by running for MP and I want to inspire others to also work for change at a deeper level.

Wayne Stetski New Democratic Party

•Lived and worked in the Kootenays for 31 years - focusing on serving people and protecting the planet.

•Lifetime of service as a community volunteer and recipient of a BC Premier’s Award for Developing Partnerships and the Queen Elizabeth II medal for Public Service.

•Familiar with how governments work - served as Member of Parliament, Regional District Director and Mayor.

•Worked for the BC government managing Fish and Wildlife, Ecosystems and BC Parks for both the East and West Kootenays.

As your MP, I worked with Transport Canada to get the main-stem of the Columbia River from Fairmont to Donald regulated as a maximum of 20hp, worked with the Minister of Environment to get Jumbo designated a Ktunaxa Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area, worked with Ministers of Environment and Public Safety to get a $25,000,000 endowment fund for Avalanche Canada based out of Revelstoke, had my private members bill to create a National Local Food day for Canada supported by every MP from every party at every vote in the House of Commons (almost unheard of- the bill was subsequently killed by Conservative Senators).

•Worked collaboratively with other Mps, which is how you get things done as an opposition MP!

Sarah Bennett

Robin Goldsbury

Rob Morrison

Rana Nelson

Wayne Stetski

People’s Party of Canada (PPC)

Liberal Party

Conservative Party

Green Party

New Democratic Party (NDP)

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ELECTION

September 16, 2021

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Candidates participate in digital Columbia Valley forum

By Steve Hubrecht steve@columbiavalleypioneer.com The candidates running for election in Kootenay Columbia are unable to physically gather for a forum or debate in the Columbia Valley, as has traditionally happened in past elections, owing to restrictions stemming from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce came up with a creative alternative, gathering the candidate virtually last week for a digital forum.

In the forum, which went live on Friday, Sept. 10, each candidate gives a three minute video presentation in which they speak on the issues of housing, the COVID-19 pandemic, and Reconciliation.

“Given the current landscape we are dealing with in terms of hosting events, we thought this was a good approach to use,” Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Pete Bourke told the Pioneer. “It was something unique for us, but we thought it was pretty successful.”

Liberal candidate Robin Goldsbury touted the Liberal national housing plan, and on the topic of COVID-19 said, “if we want to see normal again, the science is clear: vaccinations work.” She said Canada needs to face-up to the terrible history of how Indigenous people have been treated, and finished her video by focusing on her history as a small business owner in the

riding, which she contrasted to Conservative candidate Rob Morrison and NDP candidate Wayne Stetski, both of whom had long careers in the public sector.

Conservative candidate (and incumbent MP), Rob Morrison emphasized the Conservative housing plan, pointing out many businesses in the riding are desperate for employees but that “even though there are a lot of Help Wanted sings, especially in the service industry, it’s not just ‘Help Wanted’, it’s ‘where do we put these people’?”. In terms of COVID-19, Morrison pointed to his history as an MP of advocating for rapid testing at borders and airports as a means to get international visitors back in the tourism-dependent Kootenay communities that need them to help economically recover from the pandemic. He said he believes all the recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission should be implemented immediately.

Green candidate, Rana Nelson said, speaking on the housing crisis, that “the solution to not enough houses is to build more housing” as well as retrofit existing housing units. Nelson said that the Greens will continue and will expand COVID-19 supports for individuals and business, and that Reconciliation “must underpin everything we are doing.” She added everybody except Indigenous people are newcomers to Kootenay Columbia and that “we haven’t managed that move here very well at all.”

PPC candidate, Sarah Bennett said that people are feeling the effects of the pandemic’s 18-month “down-

ward spiral” and that “there is a fallout to the fearful climate that has been perpetually stoked by our governments.” She spoke against vaccine passports saying they “have no place in a free and open society.” Bennett said, on Indigenous issues and Reconciliation, that Canada’s historical treatment of Indigenous people is terrible and a better way needs to be found going forward, noting the PPC advocates replacing the Indian Act with a new legal framework.

NDP candidate, Wayne Stetski said from what he’s heard on the campaign trail, housing is the second biggest issue in Kootenay Columbia (he added climate change is the biggest), and “the lack of affordable housing is keeping people from living better lives, but also keeping businesses from being successful” as there is nowhere affordable for would-be employees to live, and touted the NDP’s housing plan. Stetski said COVID-19 supports for individuals and businesses needs to continue but that “we absolutely need to transition to subsidizing people for going to work, not staying home.” He said he supports implementing all the recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and that the best place to start is by making sure Indigenous people living on reserves have access to the same services as every other citizen and that this must include access to clean drinking water.

For more see the forum in its entirety here: www. cvchamber.ca/election2021/

Live music returns to Columbia Valley Folk rock band with deep Invermere history strives for balance during pandemic

Fabled East Kootenay folk band, Shred Kelly, has been a mainstay of the Columbia Valley music scene for more than a decade, with dozens upon dozens of shows here. They’ve played every festival and venue you care to name in the Columbia Valley, from Panorama Mountain Resort to Edgewater to Invermere to even a private greenhouse in Windermere. But their show at last year’s Shred Kelly Submitted photo Steamboat Mountain Music festival was cancelled, and since The pandemic has hit everybody then it’s been a hard journey. in the Columbia Valley in some shape How does a band bounce back from or form. Medical workers, businesses, a pandemic? And stay sane as the fourth schools and local government have al- wave approaches? tered most obviously and most dramatThe answer involves the band’s curically. But, while the changes in other rent ‘tiny concert tour’, which wrapped fields may be less overt, they are just as up last week (Friday, Sept. 10) and profound for those faced with them. which recently brought the band to Ullr Take the arts and culture scene, for in- Bar. But it also involves a lot of family stance, where many performers have had play time. Picture this: Daughter, her it tough. Local live musicians, in partic- hair tousled and eyes bright, sits at the ular, deprived of audiences, have strug- top of the yellow slide, waiting for Dad, gled to keep going during COVID-19. his hair curly and eyes adoring, to clear a

By Steve Hubrecht steve@columbiavalleypioneer.com

bug off the slide. He obliges. She swoops down, smiles and then trots over to go up the slide again. Mom watches on, contently, as her family plays.

A bit different from traditional rock and roll, sure, but a moment that perfectly embodies a band on tour nonetheless. Dad is Tim Newton, Mom is Sage McBride, and daughter is Murphy Matilda Newton-McBride and all are members of Shred Kelly, which after weathering the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, is now back touring again.

Yes, that’s right, Murphy goes on tour, and is as much as part of the band as her parents, playing alonside guitarist Ty West, bassist Jordan Vlasschaert, and drummer Ryan Mildenberger.

Right now, she’s trying to get her balance on the ladder going up to the slide. She leans in, trying to get her footing, searching for her balance. You could say the same of Sage and Tim — enjoying a sunny morning a few hours after having put on a raging good show the night before (with some patrons allegedly dancing on tables). They’re seeking their own balance: family, band, work, life, music. That’s a lot of balls to juggle all at once, but maybe, just maybe —

as Murphy rips swoosh down the slide again — they’ve found the right footing.

If all this sound a little more personal, a little more mature, and a little more introspective that what you’re used to when it comes to Shred Kelly, you’re not alone. And, clearly, you also haven’t listened to their new album Like a Rising Sun. The band rose to prominence over the past 12 years on the back of a considerable reputation for rip-roaring live shows, full of foot-stomping bluegrass.

The ski-bum ethos of the band’s early days was hard to miss in their initial hit songs, such as the banjo-driven I Hate Work. Here in Invermere they’ve developed an exceptionally loyal following of devoted fans, who faithfully buy tickets again and again, show after show. Think of them as the valley’s very own Grateful Dead: live show as experience as business model. Clearly it’s a model that resonates well in many of the Kootenay’s many play-hard, party-hard mountain towns, brining a level of success that’s the envy of many other regional bands, and which has earned multiple Western Canadian music awards.

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servancy of Canada, the Lower Kootenay Band, and Nature Trust of British Columbia.

Compensation for half and full-day rates is available for providing historical and traditional ecological knowledge for data collection. The project’s communications team can visit and capture recordings if those interested in the position prefer.

The funding is available until December 15. Questions asked of participants will include: What does water mean to your community? What are your aspirations for the future? What connections exist between wetlands and your culture?

For more information, email wew@bcwf. bc.ca.

The B.C. Wildlife Federation’s Wetlands Workforce project is looking for elders or knowledge holders in Columbia Valley First Nation communities to share cultural teachings and historical information about local wetlands.

The project is a collaboration with conservation organizations and First Nations aiming to maintain and monitor wetlands across the province, including the Columbia Valley wetlands. “We are interested in capturing cultural teachings and historical information to inform activities proposed in the field,” read the press release issued last week.

The project is supported through what’s known as the Healthy Watersheds Initiative, a program delivered by the Real Estate Foundation of B.C. and Watersheds BC. Financial support comes from the provincial government. Partners to the “Wetlands Workforce” initiative are leading conservation organiColumbia River zations such as the Nature Con-

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You’re invited to our virtual Annual General Meeting ourtrust.org/agm SEPTEMBER 24 FROM 4 TO 5 P.M. / 5 TO 6 P.M. MT

Join the Trust to celebrate the work of people and communities in the Basin over the past year. Hear from our Board Chair and CEO and ask questions about last years progress and impact.

Register by September 15 to receive your attendee package, including an entry to win one of three baskets of local products from around the Basin valued at over $200!

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Donations can be dropped off at the Invermere Public Library Can’t make it to the drop off location? Call 250-688-0541 to arrange for your donation to be picked up.

All proceeds will go towards enhancements to the Forest Classroom and play space at Windermere Elementary School.

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Friday, September 17th, 2021 District of Invermere Annual

District of Invermere Annual

FLOWER PICKING DAY

FLOWER PICKING DAY * Please only cut annual flowers

* Please only annual flowers *NO cut DIGGING! *NO DIGGING! Leave all roots, grasses, shrubs, perennials *Please BE RESPECTFUL, pick in moderation and save Leave all roots, grasses, shrubs, perennials some for others 

*Please BE RESPECTFUL, pick in moderation and save some for others  We they hopeput theya put a smile on your face!

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Until next year...

With love, the flower crew!

Short Term Rental Notice Property owners are hereby advised that the Village requires owners engaged in short term rental business activity to acquire a licence with the municipality.

A ‘short term rental business’ means the business of providing temporary accommodation to paying guests in a dwelling unit, but does not include the rental of a dwelling unit for residential purposes for a month or more under a residential tenancy agreement pursuant to the Residential Tenancy Act. Licence application forms may be downloaded from the Village website ‘Documents Center’ under the ‘Commonly Requested’ tab found here: https://radiumhotsprings.ca/village-office/documents-centre/ Questions regarding the licencing requirements may be directed to our Bylaw Enforcement Officer, Kent Kebe.

250-347-6455 • Kent.Kebe@radiumhotsprings.ca

People participating in Invermere’s annual Flower Picking Day last Sept. This year, it falls on Friday, Sept. 17. Everybody is welcome to take part, however, the district asks that people only cut annual flowers, not dig them up. Pioneer file photos

2022 BC Budget Consultation We want to hear from British Columbians.

This is the official notice of the Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley’s AGM. Thursday, October 28 , 7 pm th

Please RSVP to info@hospicesocietycv.com to receive your ZOOM invitation.

Anyone can attend the AGM, but in order to vote you must have purchased a membership at least 30 days prior to the meeting.

Become a Friend of Hospice and support our Services & Programs by purchasing a $25 membership at the office or online at

www.hospicesocietycv.com For information contact the office at 778-526-5143 or info@hospicesocietycv.com

Share your views by September 30, 2021.

For full details, visit bcleg.ca/FGSbudget or call 250-356-2933 or toll-free 1-877-428-8337.

Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services

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FREE BEREAVEMENT TRAINING How to Help Someone Who Is Grieving Do you know what to do or what to say? Learn how to understand and support a person who is grieving.

The Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley is offering FREE Bereavement Training, starting Friday, September 17th, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Saturday September 18th, and Sunday September 19th, from 10 am until 4:30 pm.

This course is open to anyone wanting to explore more about the grieving process.

People who are interested in registering must contact the Hospice Office at 778-526-5143 on or before September 16th.

www.hospicesocietycv.com

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Then, just a month and half later, Tim’s dad, Bud, suddenly passed away.

“It was a time bomb in our life, these two events, one joyous and one devastating,” Tim told the Pioneer. “We’re both getting older, as so that alone brings a new perspective. Then there’s a birth, and just like that there’s this new person in our life.

And almost as fast, there a loss of life. Like a Rising Sun really comes from these ideas.

I mean, all these things are happening in our lives, it’s kind of natural that that works its way into our songwriting.”

Tim wrote one of the album’s singles, Roman Candle Eyes, to describe the firecracker-like spark he felt when he first looked into Murphy’s newborn eyes.

“I see so much of my dad in my daughter. Her looks, her personality. It kinds of drives home the connection and that idea of the cyclical nature of life,” he says.

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But Like a Rising Sun marks a departure from Shred Kelly’s beginnings, both sonically and lyrically. The band is rocking a little harder than they ever have on this album. The high energy bluegrass is still there, but complemented by different arrangements that lend the music moods not typically associated with Shred Kelly.

And even a cursory listen to words finds the songs touching on themes of new life, death, and a search for a more meaningful existence. Listen a bit more carefully still and the emotional meaning behind a seemingly jaunty tune may just catch you unaware, full force, like an auditory sucker punch.

In short, the album sounds like that of a band – of people — at a crossroads juncture in life, with a bit of the familiar, a bit of something new, and the sometimes-exhilarating, sometimes-unnerving uncertainty all that entails. Put another way: It’s almost as if you’re hearing Shred Kelly grow up right there on Like a Rising Sun, from carefree ski -bums to purposeful parents.

This, of course, is no coincidence.

Quite a lot has happened to Sage and Tim since the band’s previous album came out in 2018. In spring 2019, Mur- Tim Newton playing their ‘tiny concert’ in Invermere in August. phy, the couple’s Now touring in Alberta, this was their first show in the valley in Submitted photo first child, was born. more than a year and a half.

DISTRICT OF INVERMERE

914 – 8th Avenue, PO Box 339 Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 Tel: 250-342-9281 • Fax: 250-342-2934

NOTICE OF TAX SALE Pursuant to Section 403 of the Local Government Act, the following properties will be offered for sale by public auction to be held at the Columbia Valley Centre, District of Invermere, 646 – 4th Street, Invermere, B.C. on Monday September 27, 2021 at 10 a.m. local time unless the delinquent taxes plus interest are sooner paid.

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LOT: 23; BLOCK: 9; PLAN NUMBER: NEP4268; DISTRICT LOT: 216 AND 1092;

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Any person upon being declared the successful bidder must immediately pay by cash or certified cheque equal to the upset price. Failure to pay this amount will result in the property promptly being offered for sale again. Any balance must be paid by cash or certified cheque by 3 p.m. the same day. Failure to pay the balance will result in the property being offered for sale again at 10 a.m. on the following day.

The District of Invermere makes no representation express or implied as to the condition or quality of the properties being offered for sale. Prospective purchasers are urged to inspect the properties and make all necessary inquiries to municipal and other government departments and in the case of strata lots to the strata corporation, to determine the existence of any bylaws, restrictions, charges or other conditions which may affect the value or suitability of the property.

The purchase of a tax sale property is subject to tax under the Property Transfer Tax Act on the fair market value of the property.

Karen L. Coté Director of Finance

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The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering an application by the Lake Windermere District Lions Club to amend the OCP and zoning designations of part of their property to permit a campground. The property is located at 651, 709 & 825 Highway 93/95 in Windermere North, near Invermere.

Bylaw No. 3075 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Lake Windermere Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2929, 2019 - Amendment Bylaw No. 8, 2021 (Windermere North / Windermere Lions)” will amend the designation of part of Lot A, District Lot 9561, Kootenay District, Plan 2684, Except Plans NEP70696 and NEP72454 from OSRT, Open Space, Recreation & Trails and INST, Institutional, to CR, Commercial Recreation.

Bylaw No. 3076 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 376, 2021 (Windermere North / Windermere Lions)” will amend the designation of part of Lot A, District Lot 9561, Kootenay District, Plan 2684, Except Plans NEP70696 and NEP72454 from A-2, Rural Residential (Country) Zone, and P-1, Public Institutional Zone, to RES-1, Recreation Accommodation Zone.

A public hearing will be held via Zoom webinar conference: Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 6:00 pm.

The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F, Electoral Area G and the District of Invermere. If you believe that your interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaws, you may prior to the hearing: • inspect the Bylaws and supporting information by requesting that an information package be emailed to you by contacting bkormos@rdek.bc.ca. Information packages may be requested up until Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 4:30 pm; • mail or email written submissions to the addresses shown below before Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 4:30 pm; • present verbal submissions at the public hearing.

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Register in advance for this webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9ecMcyTdQ-eiIgwHpAXacw Please note that a question and answer period will not occur during the Zoom webinar conference. You must address any questions relating to the bylaws to the planning technician prior to the above date.

SUBMISSIONS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. All submissions will form part of the public record and will be published in a meeting agenda posted online. Personal contact information such as phone and email will be removed from written submissions. Questions about the disclosure of your personal information may be referred to the Corporate Officer at 250-489-2791 or 1-888-478-7335.

This notice is not an interpretation of the Bylaws. For more information, contact Brett Kormos, Planning Technician, at 250-489-0306, toll free at 1-888-478-7335, or email bkormos@rdek.bc.ca.

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Winners announced: Lake Biodiversity Photo Challenge Submitted by Nicole Trigg Communications Director Living Lakes Canada The impacts of the climate crisis were felt across Canada this summer as extreme heat, drought, wildfires and flooding. As a way to draw attention to how Canadian lakes are being impacted by climate change, Living Lakes Canada invited people across the country to submit photos of their favourite lakes to the Lake Biodiversity Photo Challenge from May to July.

The Photo Challenge was an incredible success with 160 photos of more than 125 lakes submitted from five provinces.

Winners were selected in four different categories: Most Impactful, Most Biodiverse, Kids’ Category and Public Favourite. Tovah Barocas, the president of the Canadian kids’ conservation organization Earth Rangers, had the honour of choosing the winners in the Most Biodiverse and Most Impactful categories.

Tim Hicks won Most Impactful with his night photo of Slocan Lake, BC. “I was really struck by the contrast between the natural light from the stars and the lights from the communities across the lake. It made me think about what our world could be like if people and nature lived harmoniously,” said Barocas. “It’s also just a beautiful photo.”

Laurel Dawn won Most Biodiverse with her stunning shot of Eva Lake, also in BC. “This photo is so alive with plant diversity and even though it doesn’t include any animals, it immediately made me think about all the life that ecosystem must support and how teeming it must be with insects, fish and other animals just

out of frame,” Barocas commented.

The clear Public Favourite winner, based on social media feedback across Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, was Arni Stinnissen with his iconically Canadian shot of a moose in Lake Opeongo located in Algonquin Park, ON at sunset.

And for the Kids’ Category, the Lake Blitz coordinating team chose Tammy Oates’ semi-underwater shot of Peckham’s Lake in Norbury Lake Provincial Park, BC. All winners will receive great prizes from two popular environmentally conscious companies: Kicking Horse Coffee and Lush. The Photo Challenge was made possible thanks to funding from an RBC Tech for Nature grant.

The Photo Challenge was part of LLC’s inaugural National Lake Blitz program, a community-based lake monitoring initiative that provides volunteer participants from coast to coast with easyto-use water monitoring tools to help them take personal responsibility over their local lake and monitor for climate change impacts. To learn more, to get involved next year visit lakeblitz.livinglakescanada.ca. or email the Lake Blitz Coordinators at lakeblitz@livinglakescanada.ca.

The majority of Photo Challenge submissions were of lakes in British Columbia and Ontario, with the most photographed lakes being Kootenay Lake (BC) and Lake Huron (ON). Alberta lakes were the next most popular submissions followed by lakes in Saskatchewan and Quebec. The entire geo-referenced online gallery can be viewed at: https://livinglakescanada. ca/our-programs/lakes/lake-biodiversity-photo-challenge/.

Peckham’s Lake Norbury Lake Provincial Park, BC

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P IONEER C LASSIFIEDS GARAGE SALE

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Alcoholics Anonymous. If alcohol is causing problems or conflict 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 Service Building, South End – 624 4th St., Invermere.

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Canfor was greatly saddened by the passing of Peter Bentley, O.C., O.B.C., LL.D., the former CEO and Chairman of the company.

Peter left an indelible mark on Canfor. He was an invaluable member of Canfor and was known for his leadership, respect for employees and dedication.

Peter’s long history with the company included 53 years on the Board of Directors, 24 years as

Peter Bentley (centre) with Canfor co-founders,

Chairman of the Board of Directors and over 10 years

John Prentice (left) and Poldi Bentley (right) in

as CEO. In May 2019 Peter retired from both the

the company’s downtown office.

Canfor and Canfor Pulp Boards of Directors after serving 10 years as Chair Emeritus.

1930 – 2021

Peter Bentley

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Tire Tech/ Or Mechanic Apprentice We are a Very Active Tire and Repair shop located in the Inveremere Industrial Park. We are Looking for a full-time Tire Tech or Mechanic’s Apprentice. Wages will depend on experience.

We will pay between $18 and $25 per hour.

MAINTENANCE AND GROUNDS PERSON Napa Auto Parts Invermere is looking for a

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Needed in Windermere, year-round position.

Please apply at terravistagm@gmail.com.

Phone Richard or Fred at 250-342-9316, or text 250-342-5316 or 250-342-1368. To begin immediately.

to provide top quality service for our retail customers. This is a full time position Duties And Responsibilities: Handle customer calls and inquiries, Process customer orders at the counter and on the telephone, Maintenance of the storefront including stocking of all shelves, Warehouse support including shipping and receiving, as well as some parts delivery. Must be comfortable with computers and have a driver’s license with a clean abstract, able to drive a standard car is an asset.

Contact Shannon or Ross at Invermere Napa Auto Parts, 150 Industrial Road 2 Invermere BC. Please email resume and references to shreimer@napacanada.com

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The Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy is looking for a casual/part-time

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This position will be working one on one or in small groups to provide adults and seniors with basic technology support.

Skills needed: Basic knowledge of computers, tablets and smart phones Strong communication skills Ability to work on your own Organized Valid driver’s licence

KENPESQ’T HOLDINGS LIMITED

RESEARCH SCIENTIST OR BIOLOGIST REPORTS TO: Director, Territorial Stewardship

QUALIFICATIONS: Demonstrated experience working with Indigenous Communities required; MSc in Environmental Science, Biology or related discipline preferred or relevant combination of academic and work-related experience; Registered with the College of Applied Biology in British Columbia (CAB) or ability to qualify for either BIT or R.P. Bio within 1 year; Require 3-5 years professional experience in environmental sciences or related discipline; Experience supervising environmental technicians in both office and field settings; Experience with project coordination, management, budgeting, and related administrative duties; Advanced computer skills in MS Office, knowledge of statistical software and GIS programs an asset; Excellent oral and written communication skills including experience delivering presentations, as well as writing scientific reports and funding proposals; Excellent interpersonal, problem solving and conflict resolution skills; Excellent attention to detail, organizational and time management skills; Ability to work independently as well as within a team setting; Ability to respond effectively to changing operational needs; Valid Class 5 BC driver’s license and reliable transportation; Training certificates in related areas are considered assets (e.g. First Aid, Swiftwater Rescue, Marine Emergency Duties, Small Vessel Operator Proficiency, and Backpack Electro Fishing); Must work on-site at the Shuswap Indian Band Territorial Office.

C O LU M B I A VA L L E Y P I O N E E R F E AT U R E P U B L I C AT I O N

ORANGE

SHIRT

DAY

Part-time Position

In the Spirit of Healing and Reconciliation

Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) residential school commemoration event held in Williams Lake, BC, Canada, in the spring of 2013. It grew out of Phyllis’s account of having her shiny new orange shirt taken away on her first day of school at the Mission, and it has become an opportunity to keep the discussion on all aspects of residential schools happening annually. The date was chosen because it is the time of year in which children were taken from their homes to residential schools, and because it is an opportunity to set the stage for anti-racism and anti-bullying policies for the coming school year.

Orange Shirt Day is also an opportunity for First Nations, local governments, schools and communities to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come.

AD RATES 2 col. (3.33” x 2”) ............................. $50 2 col. (3.33” x 4”) ............................. $95 6 col. (10.33” x 2”) ......................... $145

Application process and deadline: Submit a resume and cover letter to Pat Cope, Executive Director, pcope@fdx.family by 4:30 p.m., September 21, 2021.

We appreciate all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Knowledge of provincial and federal environmental processes, regulations and best management practices; Diverse experience and skillset – aquatic and terrestrial biology (hydrology and water quality skills considered an asset); Knowledge of protected and endangered species populations, including conservation protection and rehabilitation; Advanced understanding of scientific research approaches, methodology, resources and techniques; Experience preparing B.C. regulatory permit applications (e.g. Section 11 Applications, Fish Collection Permits, Wildlife Permits, etc.); Experience preparing Environmental Management Plans and conducting Environmental Monitoring for construction projects.

To apply contact the Shuswap Indian Band, #3, 492 Arrow Road, Invermere BC V0A 1K2 • Fax: 250.341.3683 Email: tainsworth@shuswapband.ca • Deadline for applications: Thursday, September 30th, 2021, 4 pm.

Life Skills Worker – ABI

Qualifications: Grade12, certificate in a field relevant to the position (such as Community Mental Health Certificate, Human Service Worker Certificate, Social Services Worker Certificate, etc.), and one year of recent related experience working with ABI clients; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

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We offer a competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience and are committed to • working with our employees to achieve their career goals within our organization. This position will provide exposure to large, multi-faceted projects and initiatives which are generally long-term in nature and require • both consistency and commitment. This is a unique opportunity for the ideal candidate with ability to steer • career changing activities.

• • RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: • • Responsible for delivering technical aspects of environmental projects; • Responsible for supporting and coordinating management of projects; • • Assisting with water quality, fish, wildlife, and vegetation assessments; • • Responsible for implementing all phases of projects, from planning to completion; • • Ensure high quality of project work and on-time and budget delivery of services; • • Develop work plans, capacity funding proposals and conservation funding grants; • • Conduct scientific research, assessments and studies, and report on findings; • • Organize and document critical information, developments and challenges for projects; and • Provide timely reports to the Director on project budgets, milestones and deliverables.

•

Please submit a cover letter and resume to skalesnikoff@cbal.org by Wednesday, September 29th.

Duties: Assists clients with their physical, economic, vocational, recreational, social, emotional, and daily life skills development. Assists clients to achieve the greatest degree of independence and quality of life possible. In accordance with established treatment plans developed by IHA Case Coordinators, works with clients in their communities and homes in person (when possible) in developing, maintaining, or restoring daily living skills, and participates in activities to support skill development such as training, modeling, and support.

•

Shuswap Band is looking for a Research Scientist or Biologist to support our growing organization in the • conservation and management of natural resources. The position will primarily involve supporting the Shuswap Band and its Territorial Stewardship department with research, development, planning, management, and implementation of environmental projects associated with various stewardship programs. The position will also be responsible for assisting the Director of Territorial Stewardship and Shuswap Band with the management of • cultural and natural resources.

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Experience working with seniors and/or English Language Learners is beneficial.

Hours: up to 21 hours per week Shift schedule: Days, evenings and weekends are likely required.

Start date: September 30, 2021 (target)

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26 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer ...Continued ‘Shred Kelly’ from page 19 Another song, Take Me Home, at first blush appears to be a jumpy, upbeat tale about Sage and Tim’s life together, with the music video showing them progressing in fast-forward through an evening on their porch. But partway through it becomes apparent that although the video shows Tim and Sage, the narrator of the song is Tim’s dad, Bud, about to pass away, reminiscing and reflecting on events in his life (yes, this is one of those aforementioned auditory sucker punches).

“I kept the song upbeat, because I knew my dad wouldn’t want a sad song written about him. There’s even a bit of a humour in there, in that I’m wearing these hilarious old furry Scandinavian boots that he had, that he just loved,” says Tim. “In the video, you see this family life progress, but it’s in time lapse to make it feel like it’s all running by so quickly, just like life.”

The video for the song, Looking For, follows the separate paths of two adults (one, a pizza delivery man; the other, a childcare worker) living the party-and-outdoors life in a mountain town.

The two have grown disillusioned with it and are looking for something more.

Eventually their paths cross.

Sage wrote the story as a reflection on the beginning of her and Tim’s relationship, which began not long after the two started playing together in Shred Kelly.

“That is exactly the story of Tim and I. We both lived that lifestyle when we first came out west. And it was really fun for awhile, but I think that’s where some people get stuck. We didn’t want to get stuck, we both wanted to continue to grow as people,” says Sage. “We’re really lucky we’ve been able to do that, and carve out a life in a mountain town that is sustainable, that we can live indefinitely. It’s not easy.”

The music may be introspective and insightful, and more lyrically complex, but as Tim is quick to point out, the band made sure to keep things from getting too overtly serious, and there is still a lot of the wacky fun that Shred Kelly has made its hallmark.

Take, for example, the music video for Roman Candle Eyes, which brings to mind either an animated version of a Salvador Dali painting or a hallucinogenic drug trip to rival those of Raoul Duke in Fearing and Loathing in Las Vegas. Think hands turning into pizzas, a bizarre bear intently following Tim, babies turning into loaves of bread, and a good number of people running around in giant eyeball costumes, and, of course, plenty of Roman candle fireworks.

As Tim explains, the surreal video was mostly the result of a pretty tight time crunch, COVID-19 restrictions, and a fast-delivery costume website.

“Our record label wanted us to release Roman Candle Eyes as a single. But they needed us to make a music video to do that, and they needed it done in two weeks. But, with the pandemic and all the restrictions, our options for making a

September 16, 2021 video were limited,” says Tim. “We didn’t know what to do. One week went by. So, a bit desperate, Sage and I took a bottle of wine into the backyard, and we came across a website with all kinds of crazy costumes. There were these giant eyeball costumes, which kind of fits with the ‘eyes’ of Roman Candle Eyes. So we thought why not take all the lyrics literally, and get costumes to match. So that’s what we did.

The video starts with me fainting just after Murphy is born, and waking up in a dream world, and it just gets weirder from there. It was pretty fun to make.”

The more rock-oriented sound on Like a Rising Sun? That’s partly the result of working with a new producer in Vancouver, and partly a result of how the songs were written.

“The banjo in the past has been the heartbeat of the band, and I let the banjo direct the songwriting that I do, finding a riff, expanding on it, following it, and then adding lyrics,” Tim tells the Pioneer.

“On this album, the songs poured out of me on an acoustic guitar. That’s how it flowed out of me. The banjo takes a bit of a backseat on the album, and a lot of the songs came out of me chugging away on an acoustic guitar.”

The end result, Tim concedes, may indeed bear some influence from the grunge rock bands he enjoyed listening to while growing up in the 90s.

“We traditionally get labelled as a folk rock band, but this album definitely leans to the rock side, even to the point that you could call it alternative rock with some

folk in it,” he says. “Like a Rising Sun has been nominated for the Western Canadian Music Awards in the ‘rock album of the year’ category. That’s a big change for us, because normally we get nominated for ‘folk album of the year.’ I guess that says something about the music.”

How did the COVID-19 restrictions affect a band that lives to play boisterous live shows?

“We’re a hard-touring band. Touring has always been our main source of income, and we’ve always kind of relied on reputation and word-of-mouth marketing, so to not be able to tour and play to large audiences for a year and a half, that was hard on us. Especially at the beginning, when nobody knew how long this would all last,” says Tim. “Thankfully we were able to pivot successfully and we have really upped our virtual game. We did a lot of online concerts, playing on the Facebook pages of venues we would normally play, or on the Facebook pages of festival we normally would’ve played at.

We did an online Saturday night concert series. It was enough to keep our spirits high, and we learned a lot.”

Tim outlined that the band’s use of technology shot up from never having done a livestream (and not really knowing how to do it) to, by the end of the pandemic, having a room in their house dedicated to live streaming, using green screen, and creating videos with pre-recorded comedy bits. “It became a large production,” he says.

And while Shred Kelly is pleased at

their new technical skills, and how they’ve managed to build their brand digitally, they are even more delighted to be back on the road, finally in front of an audience, playing a series of ‘tiny concerts’ (each outdoors and abiding by current COVID-19 regulations).

“It will be really interesting to see what’s possible in a post-pandemic world in terms of technology, and that’s something we’ll continue to try and grow, but our hears will always be in our live shows,” says Tim. “It’s unbelievable to be playing to people again. There were a lot of tears (at the Invermere tiny concert), in the crowd and in us.”

Back on the road, yes, but the last time Shred Kelly was on tour, a year and a half ago, Murphy was in tow as an infant What’s it like now touring as a family of three with a toddler?

“There’s definitely some challengers.

You have to keep a toddler on a schedule, and that doesn’t change just because you’re touring with a band,” says Sage, with a laugh. “You’ve got rehearsal, but you need to make sure you have enough snacks on hand. In the mornings, the other band members sleep in a bit, go for breakfast and coffee. But we’re in the hotel bathroom, frantically doing the day’s meal prep. It’s fun, for sure, and I’m so glad we get to do it, but you’ve got to be ready.”

As to what the future hold for the band, “right now, it’s take it as we go.

We’ve still got COVID-19. It’s hard to plan too much into the future, when you don’t know where society is going to be,” says Tim. “There’s no benchmark, as long as there’s still growth, as long as we can make a living, it’s sustainable, and we’re all still enjoying it, we’ll keep going,” adds Sage.

Has the band, and have Tim, Sage and Murphy, found their post pandemic balance?

“We’re still navigating that,” replies Sage.

As Murphy tottered back to the ladder to give the slide another go, and her parents both reached out their hands, simultaneously and unspoken, to steady the toddler, it seemed as though the elusive balance was, perhaps, already there.

East Kootenay folk band, Shred Kelly, played a show in Aug. in Invermere. The ‘tiny concert’ was their first show in the valley in more than a year and a half. Singer-songwriter duo Tim Newton and Sage McBride’s daughter, Murphy, all of a year and a half old, comes on tour with the rest of the band, occasionally adding a touch of keyboards or vocals. Ryan Mildenberger (top) plays drums. Submitted photos

September 16, 2021

FAITH

Sunrise and sunset

By Murray Wittke Valley Christian Assembly

Grandpa was born Jan.12, 1888, four miles south of the Santa Fe Trail in Lehigh Kansas, during “The Children’s Blizzard” that ushered 235 people into eternity. He crossed the Great Plains by wagon train, homesteaded in Alberta, abandoned farming after the dirty thirties, and started over in BC. He’d grown old from hard work and hard times by the time I arrived. He lived down the street from me in a small house he’d built with his own hands. Despite our age differences we enjoyed each other’s company. Through his life and old fashioned values I glimpsed a bygone era of integrity and kerosene lamps, personal responsibility and woodstoves, faithfulness and travelling on horseback. We shared a few years together and then he was gone.

But Grandpa did leave me a few things: his habit of wearing a hat, his tendency to choke up and weep around

others, and his love of a good book, especially The Good Book. Grandpa owned several books but clearly valued one more than others, his King James Bible.

Now it’s mine. Its pages are stained and tattered from years of reading and his handwriting is scattered throughout.

Near the center, in the book of Proverbs, it says “Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.” Here the writer says the relationship between old men and their children’s children is unlike any other. I believe that’s because they share a unique perspective on life. They both live in the same soft, warm, glorious light; one in the dawn and the other in the twilight; both close to eternity, one coming from the Creator and the other heading to the Creator. As a child I was sunrise and Grandpa was sunset.

I’ve circled the sun more than fifty times since Grandpa died, my shadow is long and the light I live in is golden. Now I’m Grandpa to two girls and four boys.

Through their love and laughter I catch glimpses of a future I can only imagine. And because eternity is so near, whenever we’re together we glow.

Hill Road Dike Project given green light after lengthy delays Submitted by Loree Duczek Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) information officer

Mike Sosnowski. “It will increase the safety of the residents in the Hill Road area and will ensure the dike is stronger and more resilient to future flooding events.”

The construction contract was awarded to Transcendent Mining and Mobilization in July pending DFO approval. With that approval now in hand, construction will begin on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 and is expected to take approximately six weeks to complete.

Residents in the Hill Road area can expect to see increased traffic throughout the construction and are encouraged to slow down and use extra caution. In

LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH Now open for in-person services.

Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

326 10th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-9535 • www.lwac.ca

WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY ANGLICAN-UNITED Please email office@wvsm.ca to request a link to our online service which starts at 10:30 a.m. Sundays.

Recorded services can be accessed by typing WVSM Invermere Anglican United Church.

250-342-6644 • www.wvsm.ca

VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY Sunday 10 a.m. Worship service Pastor Murray Wittke 4814 Highway Drive, Windermere 250-342-9511 • www.valleychristianonline.com

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

St. Anthony’s, Canal Flats., Canadian Martyrs’ – Invermere, St. Joseph’s – Radium.

Canal Flats: Saturday 4.30 pm Canadian Martyrs, Invermere: Saturday 5 pm, Sunday 9 am.

St. Joseph, Radium: Sunday 11.00 am 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 www.eklutheran.ca mtzionlc@hotmail.com

RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 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-DAY SAINTS Worship Service, Sunday, 10 a.m.

Relief Society, 11:15 a.m.

President Rick Daniels • Columbia Valley Branch 5014 Fairway, Fairmont Hot Springs 250-421-3756

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After two years, the Hill Road Dike Project has received the required approvals, including the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) authorization, and construction is set to begin next week.

“In the summer of 2019, the project was delayed as additional information was required by the DFO related to the design and potential impacts to fish habitat,” says Engineering and Water Resource Technician Kara Zandber“It will increase the safety of the residents in the Hill Road gen. “We have been working with them ever since and are pleased to area and will ensure the dike is stronger and more resilient to future flooding events.” have received the green light to proceed.”

RDEK Electoral Area A Director, Mike Sosnowski The project will involve the installation of erosion protection for the existing dike, which was impacted by flooding in 2013. In addition, there will be construction of new fish habitat in the downstream Morrisey Meadows region addition, there will be no public access to the rivof the Elk River to help offset any potential impacts er from this location at the end of Hill road during to fish habitat as a result of the in-stream works at construction.

Hill Road, which is a requirement of the DFO auThe $1.1 million Hill Road Dike Upgrade and thorization.

Erosion Protection Project received $750,000 in “We have been waiting for this day for a long funding through the Union of BC Municipalities time and it’s great to see this important project mov- Community Emergency Preparedness Fund, 2018 ing forward,” says RDEK Electoral Area A Director, Structural Flood Mitigation funding stream.

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