Columbia Valley Pioneer, November 4, 2021

November 4, 2021 Vol. 18/Issue 44

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Legislation introduced to dissolve JGMRM B.C. government proposes changes to provincial acts in order to revoke resort municipality’s letters patent of this bridge to the provincial Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNRORD).

incorporate the municipality.”

The government is proposing to change the Local Government Act and the Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act in order to create a new, specific The provincial government tabled legislation last week that, if passed, will formally regulatory authority that will allow the province to dissolve Jumbo by revoking its letters patent. dissolve Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort MuThe changes will also give the provincial govnicipality.

The municipality was incorporated back ernment authority to address any administrative matters stemming from the dissolution. in 2013 to put planning and design policy in place for the proposed Jumbo Glacier Moun“The amendments will also withdraw the authority to incorporate a mountain resort mutain Resort. Debate around the proposed resort had swirled since it was first proposed in nicipality without residents in the future,” said the ministry. early 1990s and only came to an end a year Although it was never physically built, ago, when the federal government announced there has been one mayor and two councillors it had given money to the Ktunaxa First Naof Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipalition to buy out existing land tenures in the area where the resort was proposed, and inty for the eight years it has existed. Radium Hot Springs hosted Jumbo council meetings, and stead create an Indigenous Protected and Radium village staff did double duty as Jumbo Conservation Area (ICPA) there. municipal staff.

For the past 22 months, however, the municipality has continued to exist on paper Jumbo mayor, Greg Deck, told the Pioneer Jumbo Glacier Pioneer file photo that the legislation and the pending dissolution while the provincial government wended its is simply the logical next step in a process that’s way through the bureaucratic hoops and paperwork necessary to disincorporate a municipality. The On Tuesday, Oct. 26, the ministry announced the been underway for nearly two years.

Pioneer reported in its Sept. 1 issue that disincorporation pending legislation in a press release, noting that as the “This really is just a housekeeping item, making sure was likely to come this fall, as by late August, the munic- resort is not proceeding “and Jumbo does not have res- the file is completed,” said Deck. “This was effectively ipality only had a single asset — a bridge — left on its idents to request dissolution as required under existing over almost two years ago.” books and efforts were underway to transfer ownership legislation, the proposed amendments are required to disBy Steve Hubrecht steve@columbiavalleypioneer.com

Invermere council pressed for STR timeline

By Steve Hubrecht steve@columbiavalleypioneer.com The issue of short-term rentals (STR) continues to be a hot topic in the Columbia Valley. A local resident pressed Invermere council for a timeline on its efforts to deal with the issue, during the most recent Invermere council meeting.

Invermere resident, John Rouse, queried district councillors and staff at the Tuesday, Oct. 26 council meeting, about their recently concluded survey on short term rentals, and asked what the district’s next steps on the issue would be and when they would happen. Rouse noted that this past summer the village of Radium Hot Springs had adopted a bylaw dealing with STRs, and that also this summer the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) had conducted a

similar survey as the district’s, and has outlined that RDEK staff are hoping to have recommendations before the RDEK board sometime this coming spring.

“What’s the timeline?” Rouse asked.

Invermere chief administrative officer, Andrew Young, responded that the district had received 617 completed surveys from district residents on the STR issue, which he and other council members pointed out was quite a high number, given the district’s population of slightly less than 3,000 people. Young told Rouse that the district has not yet collated the survey data, “but we will be turning our attention to that shortly.” He said the district is still in the early stages of dealing with the STR issue, that it intends to parallel the RDEK’s process, and that the timing of next steps depends on the work of the Mayor’s Task Force on Housing and decisions by council.

Invermere councillor, Gerry Taft, expressed concern about which of those two bodies should be making decisions on STRs and affordable housing, saying that since attainable housing, and by extension the STR issue, “is one of the most important issues in the district...information needs to come to council first” before going to the Mayor’s Task Force on Housing.

Rouse pressed again for more specific time estimates, suggesting that a work plan with delineated milestones “would be prudent”, adding “we do not want to be waiting another year. These projects needs to move along...(residents) want to know how long it’s going to be to get to the end of the road, and which road we’re going to take to get there.”

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RCMP Report Submitted by Sgt. Darren Kakuno Detachment Commander Columbia Valley RCMP This past week, Oct. 25 through Oct. 31, the Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 83 calls for service. The following is a summary of some of the files our officers responded to.

On Wednesday, Oct. 27, at about 8:30 a.m., emergency crews responded to a single vehicle commercial transport truck collision on Highway 95 near Brisco. The northbound transport truck failed to negotiate a curve and drove off the highway into a field. The driver was uninjured.

On Wednesday, Oct. 27 at 11 a.m., Columbia Valley RCMP was advised of an abandoned vehicle at the end of 4th Street in Invermere. A Ford Escape was found high centered on a hill, which likely prevented the vehicle from going down an embankment. Nearby video surveillance captured the vehicle travelling down the road at about 3 a.m. The driver was located later in the day and told police he was trying to find a place to sleep for the evening when he drove off the road.

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and Cranbrook Highway Patrol conducted a check stop on Laurier Street and Panorama Drive in Invermere. Approximately forty drivers were checked, and one 90-day Immediate Roadside Driving Prohibition was issued.

On Thursday, Oct. 28, an individual contacted the Columbia Valley RCMP and reported he had been traveling on a backroad somewhere near Invermere when his vehicle became stuck, and he had to walk into town. The owner could not recall where he left his vehicle. The vehicle is a black 2001 Nissan Pathfinder with B.C. license plate MX226E. If anyone locates this vehicle, they’re asked to contact the Columbia Valley RCMP. On Friday, Oct. 29, police received a report of a theft from a property on 7th Avenue in Invermere. Missing from the property was a 2000 watt King Canada generator, a Stihl MS270 chainsaw and a Poulon Pro chainsaw.

The theft was believed to have occurred sometime during the day on Oct. 26.

On Friday, Oct. 29, a Honda motorcycle was found stashed in a bush near Spur Valley. Anyone missing a Honda motorcycle can contact the Columbia Valley RCMP to claim it.

Halloween accident leaves couple hundred pigs on highway The accident happened just before 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 31, when the westbound Columbia Valley RCMP, Parks livestock truck left Highway Canada staff, a local veterinarian, 93 South and collided with a support structure curb. Byseveral ranchers and a tow truck company spent many hours in Koostanders leapt into action, pulling the driver, who was tenay National Park rounding up pigs on Halloween night. Some irnot seriously injured, from responsible Halloween trick pulled the vehicle, and an RCMP A livestock transport truck carrying more than by bored local pranksters? Not at officer who was out on patrol all: the incident was serious, and 200 pigs crashed on Highway 93 South in Koo- on the highway (as part of Submitted photo beefed-up police presence on stemmed from a livestock transport tenay National Park. truck loaded with hogs going off the Highway 93 during the curroad while driving through the park, just north of Koo- rent TransCanada closure) was on the scene within 10 tenay Crossing. minutes.

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Ktunaxa Nation declares Mental Health State of Emergency

By Haley Grinder Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

A state of emergency has been officially declared regarding the looming mental health crisis within Ktunaxa Territory (–amak–is). The governments involved with the executive call are Ktunaxa Nation, Ya“it –a·knuq‡i,it, –akis“nuk, Yaqan Nu–kiy and –a“am.

“The Ktunaxa governments are proud of our work on the frontlines during these crises, and we are doing the best that we can, with the resources we have, and with the support of our local health authority and local community partners,” said Debbie Whitehead, Ktunaxa Nation Council Social Sector Senior Manager in a

press release. “However, our region continues to have a shortage of psychiatrists and it is time we work together to look at ways we can meet the immediate needs of vulnerable people, through exploring the transfer of the function of duties or increasing the scope of practice of nurse practitioners, similarly to what was done to address the pandemic and opioid crisis. Many of our vulnerable adults have complex needs but the capacity is not there to support them. The need for holistic, culturally-relevant and culturally-appropriate care is not just apparent, it is an urgent priority.”

The reasoning for declaring a Mental Health Crisis is due to the aftermath and continued effects of COVID-19.

The pandemic-inspired mental health issues, such as

anxiety and depression, combined with the continuing opioid crisis is especially risky with winter approaching.

This is a particularly big problem regarding Indigenous peoples, as many mainstream services are inaccessible or culturally misaligned.

“The mental wellness of Ktunaxa youth and young adults is a particular concern as issues experienced by our young people have been compounded by the pandemic and lack of access to adequate support services,” said Yaqan Nu–kiy Nasu–kin (Chief ) Jason Louie, expressing the importance of all governments coming together to acknowledge the issue at hand and make change. “We need to act now otherwise the cycle of addictions and trauma will continue to perpetuate itself.”

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Westside road resurfacing postponed

By Camille Aubin camille@columbiavalleypioneer.com The provincial Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is unlikely to complete planned paving projects in the Invermere and Fairmont areas before next spring.

The projects includes two sections of Westside Road been the two communities, one extending 200 metres north from the Westside Road intersection, and another section starting at nine kilometres north of the intersection and extending north approximately 12 kilometres to the cattleguard marking the boundary of the district of Invermere limits. Several roads in the Fairmont area, including the Columbia Lake Road and Fairmont Frontage

Road were also slated to be paved.

Okanagan Aggregates Ltd was awarded the project on March 10, 2021, for a cost of $2.96 million. Since “they are working on other projects in the province including emergency work in the Chilcotin/Cariboo area...it is unlikely that any substantial paving will occur this fall (in the Columbia Valley) and most project work will be performed next spring once weather permits,” the ministry recently announced.

The work is intended to make the roads smoother to ride on, and safer for those using them.

In the announcement the Ministry re-iterated its commitment to pave the roads, even if it can’t meet its initial target timeline.

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By Camille Aubin camille@columbiavalleypioneer.com The autumn season is the time when hardwood trees turn fabulously colorful, and the sunshine feels just a little brighter. After a few weeks of cold temperature at night and that bright sunlight during the day, chances are your yard is covered in a crunchy carpet of fallen leaves.

Some love it, and leave the leaves right there. Others abhor the arboreal ‘carpet’ and do their utmost to get rid of it as quickly as possible.

If you’re in the former category, you’re not just besottled with bracts, you may also be — according to the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) — doing Mother Nature a good turn.

Not picking up the leaves on your land hardly seems like a revolutionary ecologically act, but doing so does in fact entail plenty of benefits for backyard biodiversity.

Many insects, including some pollinators, as well as other wildlife, make your yard their home for the winter and wouldn’t mind a little help from you. During the winter months, the leaves create an insulating layer that protects them against extreme cold and temperature fluctuations.

Leaving your leaves where they lie also enriches the soil. As the leaves decompose, they become a natural mulch that improves the soil and hinders weed growth.

On your land, the leaves decompose the same way they would in the forest. Essentially, they act as fertilizer for your lawn and as a source of nutrients.

It’s not just the leaves that help your backyard species get through the cold season. Branches and stems can also serve as a home for many insects.

If you are keen on collecting leaves, add some to your flower beds, vegetable patch, and the base of trees and shrubs to protect them from the freeze-thaw cycle.

Nature preservation isn’t just about protecting vast stretches of undeveloped wilderness. Taking care of nature should happen at all levels, including at your home.

Prospector’s cabin with an attached shed and fire wood pile, just East of Brewer Creek on North Shore Dutch Creek.

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Speed limit on Hwy 95 Dear Editor: Lowering the speed limit on Hwy 95 in the Edgewater area When the four-year Kicking Horse Canyon highway project was announced, the public was told that there would be six week-long closures of the TCH each spring and fall. This would result in rerouting of all Highway 1 traffic along Highways 93 and 95. Without any public consultation, the Ministry of Transportation has now increased this closure time to over nine weeks, from Sept. 28 to Dec. 1. In addition, the plan is to close the highway for extended periods of time through most of December.

Before the closure started, there were calls to lower the speed limit on Highway 95, particularly in the Edgewater area. Unlike the other communities of Brisco, Spillimacheen and Parson between Radium and Golden in which the speed limit has been posted at 80 km/h for years, the speed limit through Edgewater is 100 km/h. This is despite the fact that over 20 private driveways, access to a golf course and several public roads intersect the highway in this area.

In the past few weeks, there have been at least three accidents involving semi transport trucks in the area.

In two instances, the trucks went off the road and in

the third instance, one semi rear ended another. These accidents suggest strongly that some truckers are driving too fast. This is possibly related to the fact that this detour adds approximately 1.5 hours to the travel time between Golden and Castle Junction. Although there have been no human fatalities so far, the death toll for wildlife has been substantial. Everything from fawns to a grizzly have been slaughtered.

The Ministry of Transportation has been requested by private individuals and by our regional elected officials Gerry Wilkie from Area G and Clara Reinhardt from Radium to take into consideration the requests of the people living along this corridor and to lower the limit to 80 km/h. All requests have fallen on deaf ears leading to frustration and anger among Edgewater residents. This is unacceptable. What will it take for some action on this request? A human death?

We are calling on you as our provincial representative to please contact the Ministry of Transportation and request that they immediately lower the speed limit in the Edgewater area to 80 km/h and to consult with the local area residents before making any further extensions to the Highway 1 closure.

Norm and Loni Funnell, Edgewater

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LETTERS

CleanBC Roadmap to 2030 Dear Editor: The Government of B.C. released details of CleanBC’s Roadmap to 2030 climate plan last week. B.C. has a legislated target to cut greenhouse gas emissions to 40 per cent below 2007 levels by 2030, and this Roadmap outlines how they plan on accomplishing that. I applaud the government on portions of their plan; those which consider GHG emissions from transportation, buildings, and community. Measures like requiring all new buildings to be zero carbon, and all new space and water heating equipment to meet the highest standards for efficiency will encourage better development for a robust future in B.C. Despite all previous plans, B.C. emissions continue to rise, and I’m left wondering if this plan will be any different.

The Roadmap lacks a firm commitment to end the deep-well royalty credit program and to phase out all fossil fuel subsidies, while it continues to allow for the development of natural gas. The LNG Canda project alone is expected to emit

almost nine megatonnes of GHG/year by 2030; 20 per cent of our 2030 emissions goal. This failure to take a leadership position in a transition away from reliance on fossil fuels is a missed opportunity.

This will slow our transition to truly clean renewables and will likely result in B.C. missing its 2030 GHG emission reduction targets.

Lastly, I’m left wondering, even if this plan succeeds, is it enough? Is Canada doing its share? We have enjoyed the benefits of fossil fuels for quite some time. Is it now time to take more responsibility as a Nation? The United Nations emissions gap report warns that worldwide we need to reduce our emissions by 55 per cent by 2030 to keep warming below 1.5 degrees.

Current commitments from countries will only reduce GHG emissions by 7.5 per cent. That is quite a gap!

The ClimateBC Roadmap to 2030 is a good start towards reducing our GHG emissions, but I would have preferred to see more.

Tracy Flynn, Fairmont

Trash is everywhere Dear Editor: Being a daily walker around Invermere, I am amazed and disgusted at the amount of trash thrown to the sides of the walkways and roads. Discarded pop bags, beer cans, plastic water bottles, untold amount of paper, etc. Now

added to the mix are used face masks everywhere.

Come on people; this lovely village is our home. Please make use of the numerous garbage and recycle bins around town or dispose of the trash at home.

Al Tristram, Invermere

Re: Canada Voted Dear Editor: I read Arnold Malone’s op-ed and thoroughly agree with his assessment of Proportional Representation. There is another way to have better representation.

Our current electoral system for Parliament is rep by pop…Representation by Population. It allows a fairly uniform number of constituents across the country to elect an MP to represent them in Parliament. However, this leads to an imbalance in representation for interests outside of Quebec and Ontario. The concentration of population there far outnumbers the Maritimes and the west. So our parliament most often represents their interests.

We have a second set of representatives that is supposed to look at legislation and ensure it is right… the senate. Some political parties have floated the idea that it should be reformed. One was the “Triple E” plan where they were to be equal, elected, and effective. I am not so concerned about the “elected” part as I am about equal and effective.

The number of senate representatives

(senators) mirrors the power of Parliament…Quebec 24, Ontario 24, Nova Scotia 10, New Brunswick 10, P.E.I four, Newfoundland six, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C. six each and each territory one (total of three). So again, the same ability to ensure that the desires of the centre have more representation and (likely) more legislation that favours their interests. Without trying to examine why two maritime provinces each get 10, but each western province and Newfoundland get six, I’d suggest each province have the same number of seats so that each province gets equal representation.

As it stands, we have two provinces with the majority of Parliamentary representation (193 of 342) and in the senate 48 of 105. While this is slightly less than half of the total, one would need every province except eight senate votes to overturn the 48 of Ontario and Quebec. An equal number of senators for each province could allow more say in the legislated policies this country would follow.

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VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SHOPPING AT THE INVERMERE THRIFT STORE The Invermere Thrift Store has implemented COVID-19 Vaccination requirements for all our shoppers.

Effective November 22, 2021, all shoppers must provide proof of vaccination, or medical exemption.

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Booster dose to be administered across province

By Pioneer Staff info@columbiavalleypioneer.com B.C. is continuing its COVID-19 immunization plan and will start to send out invitations to its senior citizens and most at-risk residents for a COVID-19 booster shot before the December holidays. The plan will expand to include all British Columbians aged 12+ beginning in January 2022.

Indigenous People and those 70+ who are registered in the Get Vaccinated System will soon be able to book a booster, to maintain their protection against COVID-19.

Administration of booster doses is also underway for other priority groups, such as people in long-term care and assisted living facilities and those in shelters or at high risk of congregating in high-risk settings.

“Our vaccines are highly effective. However, we are starting to see a gradual decline in protection over time.

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Fieldstone residents seek update on road situation

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Fieldstone Glen residents again appeared before Invermere council, asking for updates on the situation by their neighbourhood.

As reported in the Oct. 21 edition of the Pioneer, those living in Fieldstone Glen were surprised when work began earlier this fall to turn a district right-of-way to the immediate east and south of their neighbourhood into a full fledged public road — 15A Crescent. It wasn’t so much the road that caught them off guard — they had known about it for two years — as it was the road’s proximity to their homes: in some cases, as close as seven feet (two metres) from their back decks.

Having made their case at the Tuesday, Oct. 12 Invermere council meeting, three Fieldstone residents returned to the Tuesday, Oct. 28 meeting, and Charleen Evans asked if there had been any progress with negotiations between the District of Invermere,

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As with the first and second doses, invitations for vaccination are based on risk and age, going from oldest to youngest, and can be administered of six to eight months after the second dose. The Get Vaccinated System will send out invitations to those registered for their booster shot when it’s their turn, at local health authority clinics or at participating pharmacies.

In coordination with the First Nation Health Authority (FNHA), health authorities will once again schedule community-wide immunization clinics for rural and remote Indigenous communities. Additionally, Indigenous Peoples in urban areas will be offered vaccines at health authority clinics, pharmacies, or by their local health authority, with assistance from FNHA. Vaccinations for children between the ages of five to 11 are awaiting approval from Health Canada. That vaccine program will draw on a separate supply of vaccines designed for children and will be delivered in parallel to the booster program. Parents can register their children ahead of time by visiting getvaccinated.gov.bc.ca.

the developers of Highland Mews, and representatives from neighbouring Heron Point to push 15A Crescent further away from Fieldstone Glen and onto Heron Point land.

“There have been a lot of discussions, back and forth, with the partners. I don’t think there’s anything clear cut at this point,” replied Invermere mayor Al Miller. “There’s nothing new at this point.”

Evans asked if the district had undertaken a survey of the proposed new location of the road and, noting she’d been told the whole issue is “time sensitive”, asked how urgent it is to find some kind of resolution.

Invermere planner, Rory Hromadnik, replied that a survey had not been done yet, as the negotiations were ongoing. He added that developers are using an alternative power source for some of their work in the meantime, and that it “looks like there’s an agreement to push that back (setting up services such as power, water, etc.)...to allow time to negotiate.”

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#BuyBasin Festival continues

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it should be good,” AshFireWear owner Ashley O’Neil told the Pioneer.

AshFireWear specializes in the design and manufacture of female firefighting clothing that is biodegradable.

“The first live video did boost awareness, and it is a good networking system. A lot more people were interesting in contact me (after the first edition of the festival),” said O’Neil.

Catch the live AshFireWear video at www.facebook.com/ashfirewear-100144741724882.

The festival is a joint effort by the CBT and Festival Seekers and was launched as a response to how the COVID-19 pandemic had hurt local businesses across the Columbia Basin.

The full lineup of participating businesses is at ourtrust.org/grants-and-programs-directory/buybasin-festival/. From here, you can connect to each business or performer’s Facebook or Instagram page and tune in when they go live. If you miss a live video, no Baby Root Designs owner Shannon Root will be going live on Facebook next problem, simply use the lineup to catch up and to find week as part of the #BuyBasin Festival.

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The second edition of #BuyBasin Festival has been running for a couple of weeks now, and with a couple more weeks to go, local businesses taking part in the festival couldn’t be happier with how it’s turned out so far.

The online festival promotes more than 100 local businesses, running live on social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, with the aim of helping participating businesses reach new audiences and customers. The first edition of the festival ran this past spring, and its success prompted a second edition, which began on Monday, Oct. 18 and runs until Wednesday, Nov. 10.

Every day the festival features four or five more businesses going live on their Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms. In their videos, the businesses highlight their unique, locally available products and services, and offer giveaways, demos, tips and more. There are also performers, artists, musicians and special guests, in addition to the businesses. Several Columbia Valley businesses went live earlier on in the festival, and several more are set to do so next week.

Kootenay Clothing Company and Kootenay Adventure Collective, both of which are part of the Kootenay Collective, are among those having already gone live, with the Kootenay Clothing Company having done so on Thursday, Oct. 21 and Kootenay Adventure Collective having done so three days before that, on the festival’s opening day.

“It was a great event. Overall it was quite successful for our business. It helped us gain a lot of followers through our social media platforms,” said Kootenay Adventure Collective owner Patrick Tolchard, adding Kootenay Adventure Collective’s live video garnered 1,900 views, and that the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) has sent out information packages on how to keep the buzz going, which Tolchard is incorporating into staff training.

Check out Kootenay Adventure Collective’s video at www.facebook.com/adventurekootenay/videos/1313269959076034.

“I hope it continues. It’s a great way to advertise over a huge network at no cost,” he said.

“Going live was a lot of fun,” said Kootenay Clothing Company owner Andrea Tubbs, who had never gone live on a social media platform prior to the #BuyBasin Festival.“It’s been a great opportunity to learn about using social media,” said Tubbs.

Watch Kootenay Clothing Company’s live video at www.facebook.com/kootclothingco/videos/402373254672342.

Invermere-based Baby Root Designs is set to go live as part of the festival next Wednesday, Nov. 3, and Baby Root Designs owner Shannon Root can’t wait.

“I’m so excited about it. I went live as part of the festival last spring, and this time is going to be even better,” said Root. “From me, it was fantastic in terms of learning how to use social media to bolster my business.”

Root told the Pioneer that social media barely existed while she was in school, and that until the #BuyBasin Festival, she felt her kids had a better handle on the digital world than she did.

“Social media isn’t something that comes naturally to me, like it does to younger adults and teens. I really have to sit down and learn it, and this (the festival) has really pushed me to do that, helped me better focus my web-

site and has driven sales,” she said. “I feel that now I have all kinds of different skills, and it couldn’t come at a better time, what with the COVID-19 pandemic pushing so much shopping online. As a small business in a small town, you need these digital promotion tools.”

Baby Root Designs offers homemade, handcrafted toques, aprons, blanket and more, for newborns, kids, teens and adults. Root launched the home-based business eight years ago, as a means to be closer to her kids while still working.

Her latest live video promises to give viewers a sneak peek at her home workshop and (as her earlier live video did) will feature her four kids.

“It’s a blast having them in the video,” said Root. “We tried rehearsing last time, but they’re kids, so of course they say something out of left field, and you can’t re-do it because it’s live. That’s what makes it so fun.”

Watch for the live video on www.Facebook. com/babyrootdesigns.

Fairmont-based AshFireWear will be going live as part of the festival on Monday, Nov. 1.

“I was nervous the first time (as part of the spring edition of the festival), and I’ll be nervous this time too. But this time, I do have some products to show everybody, so

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This week your Chamber sits down with Eric from Syndicate Board Shop to hear how to dress for success this winter.

What advice do you have to help parents getting their kids into skiing and snowboarding?

Starting out in skiing and snowboarding can be a daunting task for both parents and kids. We want to make it really EASY AND AFFORDABLE to outfit kids with gear that fits PROPERLY. You need to insure they have everything working in their favor to learn, progress and most importantly enjoy their first ski/snowboard experiences.

Although that $20 pr of skis on buy/swap looks appealing, you may be doing more harm than good. You have to think about the whole package. Is it the right length?

Are they tuned? Are the bindings going to fit the boots? Do the bindings have the right release setting?

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For $149.95 we give you everything you need, snowboard, boot, bindings, or skis, boots, poles, to keep for the whole season. We will tune it for free all season and give you 15% off any helmet and safety gear. So you get boots that fit, if feet grow, come back and exchange for bigger. Start with short easy skis or snowboard, if ability changes, come and exchange for different. With this program we want to maximize kids’ enjoyment in skiing and snowboarding, so they ride for life. We see it WAY to often, kids stuffed into bad fitting gear, have a terrible experience on the hill and the day ends in tears…this doesn’t need to happen.

We are not saying you shouldn’t buy 2nd hand gear online or at the ski swap, just make sure you know what you are buying…some basic tips.

SIZING BOOTS Buying kids boots too big “so they last 2 years” is not a good idea. Boots that are too big cause just as many problems as too small, and most importantly, hampers progression in those critical learning stages. TRY BOOTS ON! Ski boots are sized in cms, (mondo point) so measure the foot with a tape measure to give you an idea of where to start.

At least, add a cm for a comfort fit. DO THEM UP! Laced up, toes should be able to “brush” the end of the boot. If you can’t feel the end of the boot, they are probably too

big, and will cause problems.. (most snowboard boots also have the cm measurement, look for JPN or CM on the tag) SIZING SKIS AND SNOWBOARDS Ski and snowboard sizing is based on many factors, but for kids starting out, skis and snowboards should be around the chin. Again, buying skis to “grow into” isn’t helping the present situation, skis that are too big will be hard to learn and progress on. For kids, make sure the binding is adjustable to expand with growing feet, without a remount.

HELMETS Ski/snowboard helmets are designed to break on impact to protect your head, so they should be replaced after any significant impact. Any helmet with visible damage should not be used, and helmets over 5 years old should also be replaced.

With the helmet on, give your head a shake, if the helmet moves more than your head, it could be too large…For kids, look for a helmet with a dial fit system at the back, this greatly improves the snugness of the fit.

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Thursday, November 4

• 10 am – 5:30 pm: Customer Appreciation Day at Circle Café

Friday, November 5 • 5-9 pm: Fancy Friday at Station Pub. Dust off your finest 1980s bridesmaid dress, wedding dress, prom dress, zoot suit or tuxedo T-shirt. Drink specials, prizes, and live music!

• 7:30 pm: Columbia Valley Rockies vs Creston Valley, Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena. Please remember to give yourself time before the puck drops, have your vaccine QR pass, ID and mask ready, and be kind to our volunteers.

Saturday, November 6 • 5-7 pm: WVSC Annual Ski and Gear Swap. Gear drop, Friday Nov. 5 & Saturday Nov. 6 between 9-11 am. Open for shopping 12-3 pm. Masks and proof of vaccine required.

• 7 pm: Columbia Valley Rockies vs Beaver Valley, Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena. Please remember to give yourself time before the puck drops, have your vaccine QR pass, ID and mask ready, and be kind to our volunteers.

Wednesday, November 10 • 5:30-7:30 pm: Cooking Class: Bolognese! With Chef Galasa Aden & J2 Ranch. $22.23 per device. You will actively prepare food alongside a chef in a virtual group setting. Practice, ask questions, and get feedback in real time during the 90-minute session. www.foodandfarm.ca

Ongoing Events • The Invermere Public Library will be collecting donations ongoing until November 17th for the annual Christmas Auction which will take place November 20th -30th online. Now accepting items and gift certificates.

Thursdays • 9 am: Thrift Store donation Drop Off. • 10 am: Parent and Tot Connect. Parent and Tot Connect program by Family Dynamix for children ages 0-6, starting September 21st. Pre Registration is required, contact Contact mferster@fdx.family or text 250-341-8678.

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• 10:30-11:30 am: Drop-in Seniors Fitness Class at the Columbia Valley Centre. $2 per class. Proof of vaccination required.

• 3 pm: Youth Drop-In Fun. The Summit Youth Hub is back open for FREE after-school fun! Grades 7-12 are invited to come for free food, safe hang out areas, Friday skate nights, virtual reality, gaming computers and our music room! MASKS ARE MANDATORY.

Fridays

• 9-10:30 am: Momfit & Preschool Group at the Columbia Valley Centre Proof of vaccination required for caregivers. Invermere Public Library Storytime to follow at 10:45 am.

• 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!

• 7:30 pm: Beer League Hockey, Canal Flats. If you are interested in participating in a non-contact BEER league season please send us an email at badgershockey2019@gmail.com and we can fill you in on the details. Carpooling from Invermere available.

Saturdays

• 12 noon - 4 pm: Canal Flats Market, Come check out the diverse artisans and producers at this Mixed Market in Canal Flats, every Saturday! Located at 9110 Highway 93/95.

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

Sundays

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• 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.

Mondays

• 10:30 am: Rhyme Time. If you are a parent or caregiver of a child under 2 years old, come and learn some fun songs, rhymes and stories with us! Email skalesnikoff@cbal.org for the Zoom link.

• 10:30-11:30 am: Drop-in Seniors Fitness Class at the Columbia Valley Centre. $2 per class. Proof of vaccination 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!

Tuesdays

• 10 am: Parent and Tot Connect. Family Dynamix will be running an indoor Parent and Tot Connect program for children ages 0-6, starting September 21st. Pre Registration is required, contact Contact mferster@fdx.family or text 250-341-8678 • 6-10 pm:Youth/Teen Drop in Fun - Invermere. NEW this year, the Summit Youth Hub is taking our youth centre on the road to Edgewater and Canal Flats!

We will be bringing our mobile skate park, BBQ, tunes and so much more! This is where you can pick up your Summer Snack Pack too!

Wednesdays

• 10:30-11:30 am: Family Dynamix hosts a Catch-up Cafe for the Columbia Valley every Wednesday morning on ZOOM for those isolated and unable to get out as much because of Covid 19.Tricia at patkin@familydynamix.ca • 4-5 pm: Sparks and Brownies For girls 5-7yrs. Meeting at Spiderweb park (west of the Invermere hospital) • 6 pm: Drop in Utimate Frisbee. JA Laird Sports Field. $20 registration fee for the season. Please bring cash or transfer to justin@justinkeitch.com • 6-8 pm Legion Legend Wednesday Dinners. Reservation by Saturday

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• 7 pm: Trivia Night at the Station Pub. $3/ person, max 6 people per team. No cell phones allowed! Minors must be accompanied by an adult.

• 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!!

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Ktunaxa Nation Treaty Negotiations at standstill

By Haley Grinder Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Ktunaxa Kinbasket Treaty Council had their treaty negotiations process suspended on Thursday, Oct. 21. The council was initially created by and for citizens of the Ktunaxa Nation to negotiate a treaty with both the provincial and federal government. The treaty would define and uphold the rights, relationships and responsibilities between Ktunaxa Nation and respective governments. Such topics at hand were: lands and resources, language and translation, archives and repatriation, tradi-

tional-use and cultural studies, and elders advisory committees, to name a few.

The Nasu–kins of the four Ktunaxa Nation governments representing the communities of Ya“ it –a·knu“i,it (Tobacco Plains), –akis“nuk First Nation, Yaqan Nu–kiy (Lower Kootenay) and –a“am, approved the suspension, although the duration of which is still unknown.

This suspension will be in place until the Ktunaxa governments can determine their approach to achieving self-government, now that the context has changed significantly,” says the Ktunaxa Nation Council in a public statement. “With legislation now in place acknowl-

edging the rights of Indigenous peoples, the Nasu–kins agree that this decision will provide the necessary time and space to hear from the Ktunaxa governments’ people, and to undertake a restructuring of this important work for and with Ktunaxa citizens.”

While some believe that the progress made from these negotiations has ultimately plateaued, council also shared that “the hope is to continue that work in a way that respects and honours the needs and vision of Ktunaxa citizens for the future, while honouring the work that has been done in past.”

Trunk or Treat a success

By Haley Grinder Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The second official Trunk or Treat event was held last Friday, Oct. 29. The all-inclusive festivity was held at the Akisqnuk Arbor from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and boasted children and youth in costume ready to collect treats. There was also a contest for best decorated vehicle.

The inspiration for the Trunk or Treat event was rooted in creating a safe, socially distanced environment to celebrate Halloween amidst COVID-19. “Prior to the pandemic, we had done things like a haunted house and goody bags, so trunk or treating became the only viable option once public health restrictions came into effect,” says Richard Bryce, family support worker at Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Family Services Society.

The whole event was held outside, and decorated vehicles were invited to park spaced out on the arbor, as they competed for the best trunk or treating vehicle. First, second, and third cash prizes were handed out to the winners. Congestion was limited by also spacing out spectators, limiting a few people at each vehicle at a time. Treats for the “trunk or treaters” were purchased in bulk, as opposed to individual goody bags. Hand sanitizer was also available at the entrance.

“We just love seeing the smiles on children’s faces, it’s the greatest reward in our line of work,” says Bryce.

The Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Family Services Society was in charge of organizing the event.

They say that— although the second annual Trunk or Treat was a success— in the future, they are “open to adaptation if that’s what the community is looking for.”

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Virtual Indigenous dance workshop

By Haley Grinder Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Madelaine McCallum, in partnership with Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Council (I·SPARC), is presenting two free Indigenous dance workshops beginning this week. The classes, Jigfit Workout and Powwow Impact, are part of her all-ages winter series and are free to the public via Zoom.

McCallum is a Cree/Métis professional dancer, motivational speaker, choreographer, facilitator, model, actor, and MC from Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan. Presently, she is also a choreographer for Butterflies in Spirit, a dance group formed from family of Missing and Mur-

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To have some kinds of bylaw, it’s going to be more than a year, I can guarantee it,” said Taft in response.

Taft noted that Radium took nearly two years to get its

dered Indigenous Women and Girls. McCallum decided to host the workouts for free after a positive response to her workshops at I·SPARC earlier this year.

Jigging is a dance influenced by Métis, First Nations, and European styles. It’s a form of dance known for its upbeat, energetic nature, making it a fun and effective social workout. Each Jigfit Workout class will showcase uniquely choreographed Métis dance steps. Attendees will also learn about traditional dances such as The Red River Jig, Belt Dance, Broom Dance and Orange Blossom Special.

Powwow Impact teaches the art of powwow dances— a beautiful and spiritual expression of Indigenous culture. McCallum says the workshop will connect danc-

bylaw in place, and that the RDEK’s process for dealing with STRs may very well end up being quite different from that of the Columbia Valley’s incorporated municipalities, since the RDEK doesn’t have the authority to issue permits or business licenses, as municipalities

ers with Indigenous culture, from basic powwow steps to the more advanced crow hop. With two to three steps being taught per class, by the last day, students should know a minimum of ten powwow steps and be able to practice with their own freestyle movements. Both workouts will feature traditional Indigenous and contemporary soundtracks.

Powwow Impact will be on Tuesdays and Jigfit Workout on Thursdays for the next six weeks. The classes will begin on Nov. 2 and will run until Dec. 9. from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. MDT. For those interested in learning more, visit https://isparc.ca/popular-jigfit-and-powwow-impact-workshops-return/.

do. He added council may have failed to communicate clearly just how many steps there are in the process of dealing with STRs, and perhaps needs to do so in order not to give “the false idea that a solution may be in place by November.”

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Rising Sun Massage incorporates new technology

By Haley Grinder Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Lyn Birkett, owner of Rising Sun Massage, is incorporating a NeurOptimal advanced brain training system to help combat stress and anxiety that many of her clients face. The massage studio, located in Radium Hot Springs, first opened in 2005 at the Radium Golf Resort, but moved to central Radium four years ago. She has continually brought clients a wide range of mental and physical benefits.

Birkett has been a registered practitioner under the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada since 1999 and is formally trained in reflexology, iridology, herbology and nutrition, along with orthopedic assessment and treatments.

“Many clients are seeking results from the effects

of plantar fasciitis, frozen shoulder, bursitis of the hip,” says Birkett. “I use a blend of different techniques, which includes compression, broadening, friction, deep longitudinal work, static compression and myofascial release combined with trigger points. Also, in combination with these techniques are the foundational relaxation techniques that people have come to know and enjoy.”

Birkett also provides massage services for First Nations within the Columbia Valley, particularly for the Shuswap Indian Band and the Akisqnuk. Although services are available in house if desired, she also travels to the Shuswap Band’s Health Centre on Wednesdays and to Akisqnuk on alternating Tuesdays to ease access to treatment.

However, it was her latest introduction of the NeurOptimal brain training system that is setting her apart.

Amber Schick’s family completed 20 sessions. “It

Conserving wild landscapes for Columbia Valley communities: Marion Creek Benchlands This submitted article from the Kootenay Conservation Wildlife Compensation Program, Habitat ConservaProgram is the third in a series featuring three conservation tion Trust Foundation and the Government of Canada properties in the Columbia Valley that were purchased with through the Natural Areas Conservation Program. support from the Columbia Valley Local Conservation Fund.

Marion Creek Benchlands bridges two other conservation properties, which themselves are adjacent to Known as the “Source of the Columbia,” Columbia additional protected areas. By linking these areas, an Lake is the primary lake at the headwaters of the Colum- unbroken natural wildlife corridor was created along the bia River, which together with the adjoining Columbia western side of Columbia Lake that spans more than 30 Wetlands — one of the few remaining pristine floodplain square kilometres. Habitat on the property ranges from wetlands left in North America — make up the only un- native grasslands and open Douglas-fir forests to a wetdammed section of the entire 2,000 kilometre-long Co- land complex of marsh and streamside habitat. Many lumbia River. wildlife species thrive in this area, including elk, mule The lake is fed deer, white-tailed deer, cougar, by groundwater from black bear and grizzly bear. Sevthe Kootenay River eral endangered species have as well as several tribbeen documented on the lands, utaries on both the including badger, prairie falcon, east and west sides of Lewis’s woodpecker, and drythe lake, making the land sedge. The wetlands provide surrounding area eximportant habitat for migratory tremely valuable ecobirds, reptiles and amphibians. logically. The lands Following the property’s surrounding the lake purchase, NCC undertook an arare also part of the cheological overview assessment Rocky Mountain in consultation with the Ktunaxa Marion Creek Benchlands Photo by Richard Klafki Trench, home to one First Nation, and an ecological of the largest and most diverse assemblages of species in features survey and watershed assessment. This work the province. These include many of B.C.’s iconic large informs the property management plan for the conmammals, including elk, deer, bears and cougars. servation area. Since the conservation of Marian Creek It’s for these reasons that the 204-hectare Marion Benchlands 10 years ago, NCC has worked with local Creek Benchlands conservation area, located on the west community groups and partners to restore approximately side of Columbia Lake between Fairmont Hot Springs 50 hectares of dry open forest habitat, benefitting both and Canal Flats, was identified by the Nature of Conser- wintering ungulates and species at risk. vancy (NCC) as a parcel of land with high conservation NCC supports community activities that are comvalue. In 2010, NCC took steps to purchase the proper- plementary to conservation targets on the property and ty. This acquisition, which was completed in 2011, was pedestrian use is welcomed. made possible by many groups and individuals who con“More than a decade later NCC continues to work tributed to the $1.7 million required to purchase these with local partners and neighbours to maintain and enecologically important benchlands and protect them hance the interconnected mosaic of healthy mature forfrom residential subdivision and development. ests, grasslands and wetlands along the west slopes of Notably, Marion Creek Benchlands was the first con- Columbia Lake,” said Nature Conservancy of Canada servation land purchase that the Columbia Valley Local program director, Richard Klafki. “It is a resilient landConservation Fund (CVLCF) contributed to after the scape that is adapting well to climate change.” fund was established in 2008. The CVLCF is a unique Learn more about this property on the NCC webtax-based revenue that supports local conservation proj- site: https://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/where-weects like this acquisition. Residents pay $20 per parcel per work/british-columbia/featured-projects/rocky-mounyear to this dedicated fund that is administered in part- tain-trench/marion-creek-benchlands.html nership between the Regional District of East Kootenay To learn more about the Columbia Valley Local and Kootenay Conservation Program. Other key funders Conservation Fund, visit kootenayconservation.ca/cofor this property acquisition included the Columbia Ba- lumbia-valley-local-conservation-fund/. sin Trust, East Kootenay Wildlife Association, Fish and

has taken away almost all of my daughter’s anxiety,” says Schick, who is excited about the self-healing concept of NeurOptimal. “It is very uplifting, helps with sleep issues and just makes you feel amazing.”

NeurOptimal is a noninvasive, nonlinear form of brain training, that does not diagnose or treat. Psychologists developed NeurOptimal to monitor your brain while listening to music and watching a screen of beautiful, colourful, changing designs. When brain activity changes, it stops the music, inviting the user to return their attention to the calming process, essentially retraining the brain to understand and manage its emotions more comfortably and effectively.

Birkett provides the service from her studio but also allows clients to rent the NeurOptimal machine and use it in the comfort of their own home.

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RECYCLING COLLECTION CHANGE There will be a change in the recycling pickup A for Invermere residents.

Thursday, November 11th recycling pickup will be moved to Monday, November 8th.

If anyone has any questions, feel free to contact the District of Invermere office at 250-342-9281 or info@invermere.net or pick up a garbage and recycling calendar at the office.

Box 159, 8853 Grainger Rd., Canal Flats, B.C. V0B 1B0 Phone: 250-349-5462 • Fax: 250-349-5460 • village@canalflats.ca

AMENDMENT TO COUNCIL PROCEDURE BYLAW NOTICE IS GIVEN that Council for the Village of Canal Flats will be considering the amendment of the Council Procedure Bylaw No. 1, 2004, as amended through the adoption of Procedure Amendment Bylaw No. 252, 2021 at the Regular Council Meeting to be held on November 8, 2021, at 6:30 pm by electronic means. The amendment proposes to amend Section 9 (Electronic Meetings) of Council Procedure Bylaw No. 1, 2004 to authorize regular, special and committee meetings of Council, to be held by electronic means pursuant to sections 128, 128.1 and 128.2 of the Community Charter. This notice is given as required by Section 124 of the Community Charter.

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HERE TO SERVE YOU SERVICES

SERVICES

SERVICE EXCELLENCE IN THE COLUMBIA VALLEY

SINCE 1991 ICBC Glass Repair Out of Province Vehicle Inspections Auto Body Repairs • Painting • Quality Parts

We give all students 15% off with valid student ID

North American Warranty

Zimmer Ranch ~ Windermere

Fresh Farm Eggs Available Daily “Fresh every day by happy hens!”

Tire Sales and Installation

141 Industrial Rd. 2 • 250-342-9424 • Open Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm

5

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All Makes and Models

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• Free Range • Hand Gathered • Farm Fresh• Multi Colored

Text Only: 403-707-5915

Pickup in Windermere or Invermere (Delivery may be arranged)

WINDOW COVERINGS SHOWROOM Judy: (250) 341-1903

• • • •

Doors Windows Flooring Painting/Interior/ Exterior • Kitchen Renovations • Window Coverings

valleysolutions@shaw.ca

House Checking and more!

Bob: (250) 341-5014

PROVIDING SOLUTIONS FOR THE VACATION HOME OWNER SINCE 2006

Sales ~ Service ~ Installation

Beat the fall rush ~ clean your Chimney this spring!

ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHIMNEY SWEEPS LTD. 804 Almberg Road, Golden, BC V0A 1H2 CELL: 250.272.5599 OFFICE: 250.344.7323 todd@rockymountainchimneysweeps.com rockymountainchimneysweeps.com

Arnold Scheffer 250-342-6700

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CLEANING & MAINTENANCE ON ALL WOOD BURNING APPLIANCES • WETT INSPECTIONS

Industrial ~ Commercial ~ Residential • Interior/Exterior Painting • Staining • Clear Coat • New Construction • Renovations

HOW WE ROLL 4950 Hot Springs Rd. Fairmont Hot Springs, B.C. V0B 1L1

Ph: 250-688-ROLL (7655) LetUsRoll4U@Gmail.com

20 years experience • Satisfaction guaranteed!

(Servicing the Valley since 1999)

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Fraser Elrick • 250-688-1271

Your Compounding Pharmacy

250-342-6612

Residential, Commercial Electric Furnace and Hot Water Tank Repair and Service For All Your Electrical Needs

Free Estimates

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THE COLUMBIA VALLEY’S TREE CARE SPECIALISTS

PHARMACY (2019) LTD.

1301 - 7th Avenue, Invermere

Scott Postlethwaite

LANDSCAPING

LAMBERT-KIPP

Open Mon. – Sat., 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Sun., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Septic Tank Pumping • Portable Toilet Rentals

• A well maintained septic system • Complete sewer/drain repairs should be pumped every 2-3 years • Reasonable rates – Seniors’ discount • Avoid costly repairs • Speedy service – 7 days a week

PHARMACY

Irena Shepard, B.Sc. (Pharm.)., Émilie Lamoureux, Pharm D., Laura Kipp, Pharm D.

KITCHEN CABINETS & COUNTER TOPS

915 7th Avenue, Unit B, Invermere • EMAIL: fairmontridge@telus.net • 250-342-4663

UNIVERSAL DOORS & EXTERIORS

Gerard Rehman

• Bathroom Renovations • Additions • Decks • Finish Carpentry • Basement Renovations

WINDERMERE, BC 250-341-7029

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HERE TO SERVE YOU INSURANCE

CONCRETE I N

BOX 459 7553 MAIN STREET RADIUM HOT SPRINGS, BC V0A 1M0 P: 250-347-9350 F: 250-347-6350 TOLL FREE: 1-866-342-3031

P.O. Box 130 Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 Office: 250-342-2175 • Fax: 250-342-2669 Cindy.mackay@kootenayinsurance.ca

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BOX 2228 742 - 13th STREET INVERMERE, BC V0A 1K0 P: 250-342-3031 F: 250-342-6945 info@lambertinsurance.ca

P U R S U I T

CONTRACTING

• Manufacturers & suppliers of quality concrete & gravel products • Experienced, professional operators and the right equipment to get your job done • Serving the valley for over 30 years

• Environmentally responsible • Steamed aggregate beds for top quality year-round concrete supply • We stand behind our service, quality and products

1756 Hwy 93/95 Windermere B.C.

www.kootenayinsurance.ca

Office: 250-342-6500 • Toll Free: 1-888-341-2221

Specializing in all heating, electric, gas and wood.

• Fireplaces • Commercial and residential • New builds • Renovations.

A licensed, registered and bonded company

We also offer roundthe-clock service calls.

Give us a call! James, 250-688-1267 or Jerry, 250-342-5299 Email: jeffersoncontractingltd@gmail.com

INTERIOR • EXTERIOR • WALL COVERINGS

Gary’s

Seniors Discounts

Professional Painting & Decorating Ltd. 1978 FREE Estimates

Local Resident

CUSTOM WOOD FINISHING FAUX FINISHES JOURNEYMAN RED SEAL

403-650-4622 • garysptg@gmail.com

CONCRETE

READY MIX CONCRETE Concrete Pump • Sand & Gravel Heavy Equipment Rentals • Crane Service Proudly Serving the Valley for over 50 years

For competitive prices and prompt service, call: 250-342-3268 (plant) 250-342-6767 (office) • Ready Mix Concrete • Commercial concrete sealer • Concrete Pumping retarder for exposed • Over 50 colours available aggregate and in stock • DELIVERED ON TIME • Concrete stamps for rent at a fair price • Full range of coloured release • Full range of sand and agents for stamping gravel products.

• Trusses • Engineered Floors • Wall Panels Tel: 250.341.6075 Fax: 250.341.3427 Email: info@duskbuildingsystems.com www.duskbuildingsystems.com

1320 Industrial Road #3 Box 159, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0

Kekuli Bay Cabinetry kekulibaycabinetry.com

Phone: 250-342-5833 • Cell: 250-270-9444

All products are available at 9120, Hwy 93/95 which is five kilometres north of Tim Hortons CARPET CLEANING

CARPET CLEANING Enjoy life, we’ll clean it up!

TILE AND GROUT CLEANING Business: 250-342-9692

RR#4 2117–13 Ave. Invermere, BC V0A 1K4

Cell: 250-342-1273

ptarmiganrugclean@gmail.com

Where to Call NOW: 250-688-0213 recycle?

• Carpets dry in 1 hour • Environmentally friendly products • Disinfectant kills COVID-19 • Fresh clean scent – no steam • Area rugs and upholstery • Protector • 100% guarantee • Prompt reliable service Visit www.heavensbest.com for more information

Have an opinion? Email your to the editor to Check letter the BC RECYCLEpEdia www.rcbc.ca info@columbiavalleypioneer.com Recycling council of B.c. MeMBeR

• Authorized dealer • Designer • Installer

Dale Elliott Contracting

25 years experience installing cabinets Custom Woodwork and Finishing Serving the Columbia Valley for over 40 years.

dale@decontracting.ca • 250-341-7098

Where to recycle?

Check the BC RECYCLEpEdia 604-RECYCLE (732-9253) 1-800-667-4321 Recycling council of B.c. MeMBeR

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November 4, 2021

P ioneer C lassifieds S

S Evans, Bernard Arthur

OBITUARY

1940-2021 Born February 20th, 1940, passed away peacefully at Columbia House on October 26th.

We will plan to celebrate Bernie at a later date with a pint at a local pub.

Meehan, Patrick Alfred 1946–2021

With deep sadness, we share the sudden passing of Patrick Alfred Meehan on October 18, 2021.

Patrick had a gregarious spirit that was larger than life. His natural gift for storytelling and big, boisterous laugh would fill a room. He was born 75 years ago, on October 10, 1946, and was raised by his parents, Alfred (Alfie) and Doris Meehan, alongside his three siblings on the family farm in Trochu, Alberta.

Patrick loved horses and had an innate ability to connect with others as a child. He would often recall his life experiences, including competing in the Calgary Stampede rodeo, working in the Alberta oilfields, Inland Pipe, and the Shamrock Barber Shop in Red Deer, Alberta, and Invermere, British Columbia. He fondly spoke of touring Western Canada, deepening his Catholic faith at St. Peter’s Abbey Benedictine monastery, performing in the Canadian Badlands Passion Play, and exploring his Irish heritage through travels to Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Patrick was devoted to the service of others and was a Fourth Degree Knight with the Knights of Columbus, among many other commitments.

Patrick was intensely proud of his daughter, Kimberley, whom he raised in Calgary. He enjoyed his final years with his loving wife, Iris, in Invermere, where he was active in the community. Never staying rooted for too long, Patrick was known to travel far and wide to share stories with his wide circle of friends while sipping many cups of dark coffee. He had a keen interest in history, religion, and politics, never shying away from passionate debate.

Patrick is lovingly remembered by his wife, Iris; his daughter and son-in-law, Kimberley and Richard Grant, as well as his stepfamily, Sean (Laureen) Loree, Jason (Shelly) Loree, Tara (Bill) Hodder, Curtis Loree, and his grandchildren, Nicholas, Erica, Finley and Ailish. Patrick now joins his parents, Alfie and Doris Meehan; brothers, Joe and Lawrence Meehan, and Doris’s second husband, Pete Frere. His loss is felt by his sister, Ruth (Bryson) Meehan; sisters-in-law, Rena Meehan and Laura (Fonz) Cabrera; nieces, nephews, and their families. He will be missed by his very dear friend, Linda Williams, and his many extended family members, friends, and customers.

Patrick will be laid to rest during a private ceremony in Trochu, Alberta, on Saturday, October 30, 2021.

Memories and condolences can be shared via: www.kudoboard.com/boards/NcWpVPrg/patrickalfredmeehan

Pioneer Classified Advertising 250-341-6299

ANNOUNCEMENT

ATTENTION ASPIRING MUSICIANS FROM PARSON TO CANAL FLATS Applications are open for the Steamboat Mountain Music Bursary. Musicians of all levels and any age may apply.

Funds may be used for: workshops, music camps, lessons, master classes, college, or university music programs.

Deadline: Monday, November 30th, 2021.

Download application: www.steamboatmtnmusicfest.ca

• Phone: 250-341-6299 • Email: info@columbiavalleypioneer.com • Web: www.columbiavalleypioneer.com

ANNOUNCEMENT 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. Please call 250342-2424 for more information or to speak with someone from our fellowship.

Al-Anon. Are you concerned about or affected by someone else’s drinking? If so, please join us on a “ZOOM” meeting every Monday at 7 p.m. For more information or to speak with someone from our fellowship, please call 250-342-8255.

S OBITUARY S FLOWITT, David Vennard 1930 – 2021

We regret to announce the passing of David Vennard Flowitt in Ivy House, Invermere on 20 October 2021.

David was predeceased by his beloved wife Ruth (2013), brother Peter (2021) and eldest son Rick (2013).

He is survived by his children, David, Elizabeth and Simon, Joan (Rick’s wife) and their children.

David was born on June 26, 1930 to Wilson and Annie Flowitt in Leeds, Yorkshire, a little brother for Peter. He married Ruth his wife of over 60 years in 1950 and they had 4 children together. As a married couple, they followed David’s work as a Quantity Surveyor around England and finally to Scotland. In search of better job opportunities, David and Ruth moved to Toronto in 1970 then to Newmarket 2 years later where they lived for many years.

They retired to Invermere to be near Rick, Liz and family in 1986. David was a talented Jazz pianist and performed in several bands and in many locations including at the Sedalia Jazz festival and on TV with Dr McJazz. He was at one time invited to join the Temperance Seven but declined for family reasons.

In their later years, David and Ruth took very memorable cruises to Alaska, Antarctica and South America. 2013 was a bad year for the family, losing first Rick then Ruth. David suffered greatly from this loss but hung in and remained in his own house until the last few months before death, thus finishing a full life.

The family wishes to thank Liz, Joan, Louise, Simon, the BC family and the doctors and staff who looked after David in the later period of his life.

A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DAVID was held at the Invermere Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, October 30, 2021, 1 pm.

Visit www.bowersfuneralservice.com/listings for more information.

CHEERS WITHOUT TEARS

CHEERS WITHOUT TEARS

Cheers to Greg Kruger for his ongoing support of the DTSS Outdoor Education class! You rock!

LISTINGS NEEDED!

Cheers to the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce and our Windermere Valley businesses.

I WANT TO SELL YOUR HOUSE!

Cheers for your generous donation to the Valley GoGo Sisters our local chapter of the Stephen Lewis Foundation Grandmothers Campaign.

Through your successful Valley Strong Burger Month donation, we are able to provide support to Grandmothers of Sub Saharan Africa and their families. Such generosity in these difficult times.

Cheers to the Su Casa restaurant at Skookumchuck. Excellent food prepared with much care and attention. Super fresh. Friendly people. Much appreciated!

Cheers to the capable and helpful folks working at Service BC. Thanks for your patience!

A big cheers to the Edgewater Trick or Treaters with their politeness and well behaved mannerism. You did your parents proud.

Cheers to everyone who supported the Halloween Bake and Book Sale sponsored by Edgewater Radium Health Care Auxiliary. Cheers to all the shoppers and all the bakers!!

Cheers to all the people who bought tickets on our Money Board Raffle. Congratulations to the winners Connor Swain and Julie Dunlop.

LOST AND FOUND Lost Black I Phone Oct 25th between 12th ave and hospital, in the early afternoon. If found please contact 250-342-5444 Men’s gold ring with ruby stone the initial J Reward offered please call 250-342-7617.

WHY LIST WITH GERRY? ✔ Website/Social Media ✔ 3D Tour, YouTube, Drone ✔ Responsive, Local, Expert

LIST WITH GERRY: FOR RESULTS! *Not intended to solicit those already working with an agent.

BUYING OR SELLING CALL 250-341-1202

gerrytaft.ca Personal Real Estate Corporation

Rockies West Realty Independently owned and operated

COMMERCIAL SPACE INVERMERE DOWNTOWN – For Lease 2,400 sq. ft. of Commercial space.

712 – 10th St., UNIT “D” street level M&B Properties 250-341-1940 bruce@brucem.com

FOR RENT Mobile home for rent in Park, 3 bdrm and den. Need approval of Landlord. No pets. 250-5405861.

TOWNHOUSE FOR RENT For Rent 3-bdrm Townhouse backing onto Radium Springs Golf course.

Renovations now complete.

Double front drive garage, wood burning fireplace, West mountain and golf course views, fully developed walk out basement, and 3 baths. Long term rental only, six months minimum. $3,500/mo. Plus Utilities. No pets and no smoking inside. Contact Gerry: 1-403-585-6886.

Please email classified ads to info@columbiavalleypioneer.com

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LOT/ACREAGE FOR SALE

BUYING OR SELLING? I specialize in rural, recreational, farm and ranch properties.

BARRY BROWN-JOHN

WANTED

SERVICES

HELP WANTED

Cash for all silver and gold!

Bullion, bars, rounds, coins, jewellery + also buying coin collections and old money!

Todd’s coins 1-250-864-3521

Kootenay Country Electrical Qualified Electrical Service Licensed, Bonded, Insured Highly skilled electrician Call Dean 250-342-5516.

THE BEST DEAL

Wanted Golf Carts, dead or nearly dead will hall away for free. Call Jeff 250-341-8146.

B.B.’s Home & Design Services Master Craftsman & Stonemason, Renovation’s, Blinds & installation. Home interior/exterior repairs, yard maintenance, eavestrough cleaning, dump runs, house checks/cleaning.

Over 35 year’s experience.

Call 250-688-2897.

MISC. FOR SALE

“Rocky Mountain Land Man”

Call or text

6.5 hp self propelled 21” Yard Machine lawn mower for sale $ 65.00 250-347-9185.

250-342-5245

b.brownjohn@gmail.com HOUSE FOR SALE House for Sale in Radium. 3-bdrm, 2 bath, 2 shower and jacuzzi tub, attached garage. Asking $365,000. Call 250-341-1949.

DUST EXTRACTOR: Wood shop dust extractor; (View Dust FX on Google) New price $2,400.00 Hobby use five years, $750.00 also Two Wheel Hand Truck pneumatic tires $25.00 Phone: 250.341. 3540. prapro@shaw.ca

WANTED

Responsible single senior looking for furnished room and board or basement suite/ apartment or house sitting opportunity for upcoming ski season. Prefer Panorama Mountain Resort or Invermere.

Non smoker, clean, tidy and quiet. Small suv. Handy and don’t mind moving snow and like to keep things in order. Occupancy weekdays and some weekends.

References available.

403.519.9064 Chestermere, Alberta

HELP WANTED General Carpenter Finish Carpenter Jack of All Trades If you are looking for a change, or a new start, The Home Renovation Centre is looking to add some new, permanent staff to our team. Transportation is required. Call David 250-3425682.

Live in caregiver required for active super senior lady. Salary plus room and board. Excellent accommodation in a large house on a lakefront property. Call Ross at 1-250-342-5247 for further details or submit resume to newhouseconnect@gmail.com.

S OBITUARY S In loving memory of DieDrich John rempel Diedrich John “Dick” Rempel of Kamloops, BC passed away on October 21, 2021 at the age of 83.

He is survived by his loving wife Hazel Sundby, children Debra (Clayton) Kaglea of Calgary, AB, Sherry (Clayton) Archer of Calgary, AB, and son Rick Rempel, stepchildren Rodney (Donna Lee) Sundby, Rudy (Tammy) Sundby, Dawn Kroad, Glayne (Kim) Sundby, Avtar Kroad as well as numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Dick is also survived by his sister Darlene Friesen.

Dick was a great businessman all his life. He used to say that he could make a dollar out of a nickel. At one time Dick owned and ran with Hazel by his side a secondhand store in Athalmer, BC and in Radium he ran the Chicken Kitchen for 11 years, he ran a bottle depot in Edgewater and for one year he ran them all at the same time! Radium Video was another business that Dick took on as well.

He had a passion for classic cars especially the Fords, a fondness for dogs, and loved to watch a good game of hockey. We are going to miss this amazing man who never raised his voice in anger, always spoke a kind word and without fail was genuinely happy.

The family would like to thank Ridgeview Lodge for the care they gave Dick, Interior HomeCare Solutions particularly Victoria who always looked after him great!

A Celebration of Dick’s Life will take place at a later date.

Arrangements entrusted to Alternatives Funeral & Cremation Services 250-554-2324 Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.myalternatives.ca

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Wanted 2 F/T Restaurant Cooks, Rocky River Grill, 8888 Arrow Road, Invermere, B.C. Permanent, F/T shifts, overtime, weekends, days and evenings, $16/hour for 40 hours per week. Overtime after 40 hours. Minimum several years’ experience and completion of Secondary School. DUTIES: Prepare and cook full course meals, prepare and cook individual dishes and foods, ensure quality of food portions, work with minimal supervision, prepare dishes for customers with food allergies or intolerances. Inspect Kitchens and Food service areas. Please forward resume to Justin Atterbury by fax 250-342-8889 or email justatterbury@hotmail. com.

All Dolled Up is looking for an experienced Lash Artist!

Bonus if you have manicure, pedicure, and waxing experience. Large clientele already built up! Monday to Friday year round position.

Please email your resume to Carmen at info@getalldolledup. ca along with pictures of your lash work. Only successful applicants will be contacted.

Alpine Building operations is hiring snow removal people for this season. Skid steer operators and shovellers. Email resume to alpinebuildingops@gmail.com or call 250-270-0435.

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CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS

We have an opening for a

Staff Accountant at our busy public accounting office in Invermere.

Formal training, strong bookkeeping background, public accounting experience, or a CPA designation would be a definite asset for this position.

Please submit your resumé in confidence to Kevin Andruschuk,CPA, CA

GREEN ANDRUSCHUK LLP

Chartered Professional Accountants Box 460, 1229 – 7th Avenue, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0 kevin@valleycpa.ca • Ph: 250-342-9271 Fax: 250-342-9274

If you have what it takes to work with a great Snow and Ice Management team, we want you!

Can you drive a plow truck? Operate a skid steer?

How about a shovel? Do you appreciate working with good equipment, an organized company, and other hardworking individuals?

Are you a student, retired or self-employed? Do you have a current job with flexible work hours? This is the perfect way to make some extra money! We offer a variety of opportunities to fit in with your life, whether it’s a couple of hours in the morning clearing sidewalks, a full shift, or something between.

Of course, snow work is a bit sporadic. You must be available and committed to work on an on call basis. To be a good fit for this position you must be reliable, punctual, and hard working. We expect the best from our crew, so we pay them $20/hr from day one!

If Snow Fighting is the kind of winter challenge you are looking for, please email enquiries to info@brigadeltd.com

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HELP WANTED

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Part-time, permanent www.valleyfoundation.ca

Reporting to the Chair of the Board of Directors, the Executive Director (ED) manages the operational and administrative functions of the Community Valley Community Foundation. The successful candidate will: • • • • •

Support day-to-day operations of the CVCF including communications, financial management, bookkeeping, grant management, marketing, and administration Within the governance structure, provide support to the Board and committees Ensure continued growth of CVCF’s donations and major gifts, through fundraising, donor engagement, and increasing the profile of the CVCF Grant management and administration for annual community granting and student awards Ensure financial strength of organization through diligent bookkeeping and financial reporting

The ideal ED candidate will have proven management, finance, administration, and communications experience, including the following qualifications: • • • • • • • •

Experience in the charitable, not-for-profit sector or business administration Post-secondary education or equivalent professional courses preferred Detail-oriented with strong organizational and administration skills Exceptional written and oral communications skills Strong marketing and public relations experience Financial management and bookkeeping knowledge and experience Previous experience with fund development, grant management, donor engagement, and financial reporting for the charitable sector preferred Proficiency with technology and related software, including accounting, database, website maintenance, social media, and communications systems Interested in this opportunity? Please email a cover letter and resume to info@valleyfoundation.ca by 12 pm Monday November 15th, 2021.

Remuneration based on skills and experience.

DISTRICT OF INVERMERE

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

Casual Employees The District of Invermere is seeking applications for our Casual on call Employee list for the 2021-2022 year in the Public Works Department.

To be eligible you must possess a valid class 5 driver’s license.

Special consideration will be given to people with previous construction or municipal works experience including Environmental Operators Certification. An air brakes endorsement or a valid class 3 driver’s license would be an asset.

Under the supervision of the Public Works Foreman, the casual employee performs a variety of manual labour duties and equipment operations. Work involves the general maintenance of municipal infrastructures including roads and streets, storm drainage, water and sewer systems, parks, cemetery and buildings. The primary tasks considered for this posting involve buildings, parks, roads and utility maintenance and repair and must be willing to come in contact with live sewer.

Applicants must possess sound communication and interpersonal skills. Knowledge of WCB regulations would be an asset.

This position is within C.U.P.E. 2982 bargaining unit. A full job description is available for this position.

Applicants are invited to submit their resumes to: Kindry Luyendyk, Corporate Officer District of Invermere 914 – 8th Avenue Box 339 Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 Email corporateservices@invermere.net

Just a reminder… The classified deadline is 12 noon Friday.

November 4, 2021

BCWS Junior Fire Crew Member Program

post-secondary education. “This [program] was a great experience because I got to meet so many new people, learn so many new things and try new things as well… I For almost 20 years, the B.C. Wildfire Service learned so much about how much I can push myself to (BCWS) has been running a successful Junior Fire Crew grow, and about what career paths there are with BCWS,” Member Program in British Columbia. This program is explains Angebrandt. coordinated between BCWS and local school districts The seasonal nature of the wildfire season means that to provide career development opportunities for high- students are well positioned to pursue post-secondary school students in wildfire response. education after the completion of the program. Many Here in Invermere, the local BCWS Invermere Fire students return the next summer to continue to build Zone coordinates with David their careers with BCWS. When Thompson Secondary School and asked if she will be returning next each year a handful of selected stuyear, Angebrandt responded with dents undergo extensive wildfire an adamant ‘Yes’ and went on to response training to earn two high explain, “I am going to be applyschool credits. They then train for ing for a position with BCWS for and complete the standard hiring next summer. It was just such a process for B.C. wildfire, which great experience that I look forincludes a fitness test, written test, ward to having the opportunity and an interview. One lucky stuto do it again.” dent earns a place as a fully funcHer advice to anyone who tioning fire crew member at the is thinking about participating Invermere Fire Zone for the fire in the program is, “I would recseason. ommend this to others, especially Dana Angebrandt works to students,” she says. “Don’t doubt complete a planned ignition oper- Dana Angebrandt works to complete a planned yourself, you can do more than ation as part of her experience as a ignition operation as part of her experience as you think, don’t be afraid to ask Junior Crew Member with BCWS a Junior Crew Member with BCWS in Inver- for help. If you have concerns mere.

Submitted photo or don’t understand something, in Invermere.

Junior Fire Crew Members your co-workers will be more act as crew members on the Invermere Initial Attack than happy to help you.” fire crews, responding to wildfires by truck or helicopter If you or someone you know is interested in the Juthroughout the local area and B.C. Their fireline duties nior Crew Member Program, contact the career counare varied and could include anything from establishing cillor at David Thompson Secondary School. Targeted and operating water delivery systems for fire suppression recruitment for Junior Crew members are individuals or creating fire guards and as well as skills training, fitness, who will be 17+ years of age during fire season, have an wildfire prevention activities and community projects. aptitude for the work duties of a wildland firefighter, and “I got to experience so many different things, like have an interest in the program. blacklining and burn operations, as well as helicopter Continued ‘accident’ from page 4... flights and hover exit/entries,” says Angebrandt, Invermere Fire Zones’s 2021 Junior Crew Member.

As readers can no doubt imagine, those pigs that The program aims for students to gain meaningful, survived the accident presented a somewhat surreal well-paid employment with a schedule that supports sight for arriving emergency rescue personnel as well as passing traffic.

“I’ve been told that there were 235 hogs in the trailer at the time of the collision,” Columbia Valley RCMP Corporal Louis-Philippe Gendron-Fafard explained to the Pioneer. “We didn’t count exactly how many pigs survived but my understanding is that NOVEMBER 7:00PMPM NOVEMBER 15TH 15TH @@7:00 roughly 25 per cent are now deceased.”

Other RCMP officer, Parks Canada staff, several COLUMBIA VALLEY MÉTIS VIRTUAL COL UMNOV BIAEMVALL VIR TU AL B ER 1EY 5 T HM @ÉTIS 7: 0 0 PM ranchers, and tow truck company employees spent 2021A N ANNUAL GENERAL 2021 N UAL GEN ER A LMEETING M EETIN G about nine hours on scene, corralling, containing and assisting the animals, the cleaning up. A Columbia C O LUMB IA VALLEY MÉTIS VIR TUAL Valley veterinarian came out to help with the hogs 2021 ANNUAL GENER AL MEETING Register for ZOOM link via email to Regis t er fo r Z O OM link v ia email t o that were injured. info@ColumbiaValleyMetis.ca info @ C o lumb iaV alleyM et is .ca “No pigs had to be chased and (they) remained Reg ister forforZOOM link viamay email Nominations Board of Directors also beto within the area,” said Gendron-Fafard, adding that Nominations forvia Board Directors may submitted email of until November 14thalso be info@ColumbiaValleyM etis.ca traffic flow was slightly impeded during the incident submitted via email until November 14th The following positions are available: Nominations for Board of Directors may also be but that the highway is now fully re-opened. via email until November 14th The submitted following positions are available: Secretary “The truck was off the roadway which assisted in Youth Rep Secretary not having a full closure,” he said, adding from what The following positions are available: Elder Rep Youth Rep Secretary he understands the tow truck was to have removed Elder Rep Youth Rep PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU DON’T HAVE ONLINE ACCESS the truck from the scene during daylight hours on INFO@COLUMBIAVALLEYMETIS.CA Elder Rep OR 250-688-1721 Monday, Nov. 1.

PLE A S E C ONTA C T U S I F YOU DON’ T HA V E ONLI NE A C C E SS PI NFO@C LEASE CO N T AMB C T IUASVIA F LLE Y O UYME D O NTI ’ TS .C H AAV EOR O N25 L I 0N E688A C C1E7S21 S OLU “It’s not the typical collision we see in our area, I N F O @ C O L U M B I A V A L L E Y M E T I S . C A O R 2 5 0 - 68 8 - 1 7 2 1 but we are thankful for our local partners and everyone else who assisted in this matter,” said Gendron-Fafard.

Submitted by Roslyn Johnson Southeast Fire Centre Communications Assistant

November 4, 2021

FAITH

My house shall be called, a house of prayer

By Pastor Wayne Frater Radium Christian Fellowship With what has been going on over the last few years, one could, and many are, very, very depressed, many are discouraged.

However, I am here to tell you that God is still on the throne. He will not be mocked.

Over and over in the Bible, God encourages us to stand strong. John 14:1, “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.” John 14:6, “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” And all through the next three chapters, Jesus encourages us to stand true to Him, trust Him, and Believe that things will work out to His glory through Him. And He brings it all together in John 16:33, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”

God in His Word reassures us that He has it all in control; through Jesus, we can have peace. However, we have a part to play in what is going on, standing true to Jesus and praying, like never before, now is the time to pray. God is calling us, His people to prayer.

Last Sunday, we set some extra time aside for prayer, and looked at a few Bible verses about prayer.

The first part of Mark 11:17, “And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer?”

And in 1 Timothy 2:1-8, “I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for

all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity. I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.”

Jeremiah 29:11-13, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.”

The old hymn says: Oh, what peace we often forfeit Oh, what needless pain we bear, All because we do not carry Everything to God in prayer.

God has chosen prayer as His channel of blessing.

He offers us every kind of wisdom, grace, and strength because He knows exactly what we need. But the best way to tap into His blessings is to get before Him and actually pray with the prayer of faith. Prayer flows from our desire to be near God. Radium Christian Fellowship was birthed in a prayer meeting over 25 years ago, we still believe strongly in the power of prayer and every Sunday, we set time aside to pray.

‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’ Be Blessed

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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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