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June 20, 2014

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District of Invermere councillor and Rocky River Grill owner Justin Atterbury (left) seals the deal with Groundswell Community Network executive director Bill Swan on their recent fish tank transaction. The tank, donated by Rocky River Grill to Groundswell, made its way to the Community Greenhouse on Monday, June 16th.

See page 8 for the full story.

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June 20, 2014

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The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 3

VALLEY NEWS

Valley real estate showing signs of stability

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff The real estate market in the Upper Columbia Valley is holding steady, according to first quarter sales volume figures and single family home prices, even as some major financial institutions warn that Canadian real estate is overvalued.

“Generally speaking, the sales volume and prices of single family homes in the (East Kootenay) region and in the Upper Columbia Valley have been really stable during the last few years and our trend year-to-date for 2014 has been consistent with that,” said BC Assessment East Kootenay deputy assessor Rodney Ravenstein.

So far in 2014, the median price of a single family

home in the District of Invermere is $357,000, roughly in line with the median prices of $345,000 in 2013, $350,000 in 2012 and $330,00 in 2011. For the Columbia Valley area as a whole (including Invermere, the Village of Radium Hot Springs, the Village of Canal Flats and Regional District of East Kootenay Area F and Area G) the median price of a single family home is so far $359,000 for 2014, just slightly down from $394,000 in 2013, $400,000 in 2012 and $400,000 in 2011.

Looking at sales volume, 17 single family homes have been sold so far in Invermere in 2014, compared with 33 in 2013, 36 in 2012, and 32 in 2011. There have been 47 single family homes sold in the valley as a whole in 2014, with 124 sold in 2013, 94 in 2012, and 89 in 2011.

“The market place is still really active, with a lot of buyers, and we don’t see an increasing or decreasing trend,” said Mr. Ravenstein.

Several local realtors, including Dave McGrath, Ross Newhouse, and Paul McIntyre, as well as Invermere mayor Gerry Taft, Radium mayor Dee Conklin, Canal Flats mayor Ute Juras, Area F director Wendy Booth and Area G director Gerry Wilkie confirm a longer timeline trend for the valley of strongly rising real estate prices starting sometime about 2002, 2003 or 2004, peaking sometime around the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, followed by decreases (in some case minor, in some cases more dramatic) since then more or less through to now, with currently some signs of things levelling off.

Continued on page 32 . . .

Schools shut in valley as teachers’ job action escalates

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff Valley teachers are out on picket lines and local schools are now shut five days a week, as the provincial teachers’ union (the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation, or BCTF) began its full-scale strike this week.

The strike officially began on June 17th, after 86 per cent of B.C.’s 33,387 teachers voted in favour of escalating their job action in a province-wide ballot last week.

“We really would like to wrap this up as soon as possible, but at the same time

we really need to get this thing done properly and not just keep kicking the can down the road,” said Windermere Teachers Association (the local teachers’ union) president Doug Murray, adding teachers are feeling financial strain by standing up for what they believe in.

The strike is centred on issues such as class size, class composition and teachers’ pay.

“The government keeps saying there’s no flexibility on class size,” said Mr. Murray. “The quality of experience that students had in the 1990s was much better than what it is now, because of a lack of funding for education.”

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• On Thursday, June 12th at 3 a.m., a Columbia Valley detachment member checked a vehicle on Athalmer Road and learned that the 33-year-old driver from Invermere did not possess a valid drivers license. The driver was served with a driving prohibition notice, which resulted in the 2005 Hyundai the male was driving to be impounded.

• On Friday, June 13th at 6:35 p.m., detachment members attended to a disturbance in the 4800 block of Riverview Road in Edgewater. The disturbance was the result of a 26-year-old intoxicated male arguing with his landlord. An agreement was reached by both males which resulted in police not taking further action.

• On Friday, June 13th at 10 p.m., Columbia Valley detachment received a complaint of a bear cub being struck on Highway 93, approximately 10 minutes north of Radium. Patrols in the area were unable to locate the injured bear.

• On Friday, June 13th at midnight, detachment members received a complaint of a noisy party near the CPR lodge building on 4th Avenue. Members located a group of adults having a private party. The adults were cooperative and ensured the police would not receive further complaints.

• On Saturday, June 14th at 4 p.m., detachment members received a complaint of what sounded like shots being fired near the Fairmont Mountain Bungalows, in the 4800 block of Highway 93/95 in Fairmont. Patrols were conducted and a group of people were located, admitting to setting off firecrackers in the area.

• On Sunday, June 15th at 3 a.m., detachment members received a complaint of a noisy party in the 1300 block of 12th Avenue. Police attended and spoke to the group who turned the music down. No further complaints were received.

• On Sunday, June 15th at 5:40 p.m., detachment members responded to a single vehicle accident 8 km into Kootenay National Park, on Highway 93. A 2003 Nis-

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The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 5

Valley Fitness Centre not seeking to anger library loyalists

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff Emotions and debate continue to run high around the new multi-use centre, particularly on whether or not the Valley Fitness Centre should be included in the new centre’s first phase, and whether or not the Invermere Public Library should be included in the new centre’s first phase, if either is indeed possible. The Valley Fitness Centre’s inclusion in the first phase of the new multi-use centre is anything but a given, and possibly could soon be off the table.

“We had been hopeful we could make a fit, but we don’t know if we can. We’re sitting on the fence,” Valley Fitness president Tiffany Gulbe had said at the June 10th steering committee meeting. She later added to The Pioneer that it would be ridiculous for the fitness centre not to at least sit at the discussion table and examine its options.

The most recent concept designs from the consulting architecture company for the project, however, are already at maximum size and maximum budget, and fit neither Valley Fitness nor the library. The plans were reviewed by the steering committee at the June 10th meeting.

A June 11th posting on the centre’s Facebook page, the contents of which were confirmed to The Pioneer by both Ms. Gulbe and Valley Fitness manager Helen Breau, clarifies that Valley Fitness is only considering helping with daily operations of the new centre (tasks such as booking rooms and handing out keys), not with maintaining the building or managing the centre, and that Valley Fitness will only move if it gets more dedicated space in the new centre than it already has in its current location.

The discussion on including Valley Fitness in the multi-use centre’s first phase began in 2013, when Valley Fitness approached the district in the form of a letter sent to Invermere council by then-Valley Fitness Society president Jim Galloway dated July 2013, which was drafted following a story in The Pioneer about the then-upcoming fall referendum on the district borrowing money to finance a new multi-use centre.

In the letter, Mr. Galloway pointed out that Valley Fitness’ current building is reaching the limits of its ability to meet the expectations of the valley’s growing population and tourism industry.

“Trying to expand the building would not only be extremely expensive, it would probably be impossible.

By combining the resources of Valley Fitness — build-

ing, equipment and personnel — with the District of Invermere, we would be able to give the people of the valley and its visitors the kind of fitness centre they deserve,” wrote Mr. Galloway.

“We saw the potential involvement of Valley Fitness more as a partnership than as a contract, with the district offering space in the new centre in return for service from Valley Fitness helping run the centre,” Invermere mayor Gerry Taft told The Pioneer.

As a non-profit society that raises all its funding on its own, the fitness centre was uniquely positioned to offer services to the district with no extra cost to Invermere taxpayers, according to Mayor Taft.

“If Columbia Valley Arts (CV Arts) or the library wanted to have a person in that role, they would likely look to us to fund that,” he said, pointing out that both those organizations get substantial amounts of money from the district, while Valley Fitness does not.

The district provides CV Arts with a $21,000 annual operating grant, gives CV Arts the Pynelogs building to use, and covers utilities and capital costs of the building. The library receives $90,000 a year directly from the district and $80,000 a year from the regional library tax (of which 75 per cent comes from the district), meaning that, in total, the district gives $150,000 a year to the library as well as donating the library’s current building.

“Without a new regional library tax, if the library were to be included in the first phase of the multi-use centre, 100 per cent of the cost of the new library space would be paid for by Invermere tax payers, when only 45 per cent of the library’s use is by Invermere residents,” said Mayor Taft, adding that such a scenario would not have any impact on the Radium library.

Having Valley Fitness helping operate the new centre was not part of the pitch to the Regional District of East Kootenay board of directors for regional funding for the centre through the regional recreation tax, said Mayor Taft, adding that the regional funding — $125,000 a year for five years with the possibility of renewal — is contingent on having the new centre be more than just a community hall; there must be some multi-use space for recreation activities (not a fitness centre), with the regional district having input (in the form of two voting members on the steering committee) in the centre’s design process.

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June 20, 2014

PERSPECTIVE Historical Lens

Life is a song

By Nicole Trigg Pioneer Staff

Readers were probably as surprised as we were when The Pioneer came out last week with a little snippet of whimsical storytelling filling the page 3 news box where last week’s teachers’ strike story was supposed to start.

Anyone expecting to read about the latest development in the ongoing B.C. teachers’ strike were instead poetically introduced to a young local talent, Abby Wells, who will be performing at the upcoming Steamboat Mountain Music Festival.

A computer glitch followed by two separate incidents of human oversight caused the glaring error, which (much to our embarassment) featured predominantly in an otherwise fantastic issue.

At least, that’s the story we’re sticking with. But if we wanted to delve a little deeper, one could point out that the day the mistake was discovered was also Friday the 13th, a full moon and Mercury had been in retrograde since June 5th (an astrological event that’s purported to cause chaos). Being but mere humans faced with such supernatural forces, something awry was bound to happen.

We hope we took the brunt of the tri-fold curse for the valley community and that everyone else had a non-eventful day, devoid of any suspicious or superstitious scenarios.

As a full moon is not expected to land on a Friday the 13th until 2049, we should be in the clear for another 35 years.

That being said, it was somewhat refreshing to read, on a page normally reserved for more serious local news page, that “for some babies, life is a song.”

In fact, it was a pleasant reminder not to lose sight of what’s important in life when faced with conflict, debate and politics. As the famous Monty Python song goes, “Always look on the bright side of life.” Remembering that life can be as simple as a song is a wonderful way to welcome summer now that the June 21st solstice is upon us. From this point onwards, the valley is going to be hosting some incredible events, the sun will be shining, the waters of Lake Windermere will be warm and music will fill the air, at farmers’ markets, music festivals and venues up and down the valley, reminding us of what really matters.

Recalling the flood year of 1933 In this image, dated June 21st, 1933, a solitary Ford is being driven through flood waters down the main street of Athalmer. If you have any more information, e-mail us at info@cv-pioneer.com Photo courtesy of the Windermere District Historical Society

Our library needs some TLC Dear Editor: I grew up in a small mining village. I loved to read. As a young teenager, I would catch the bus to travel the three miles into town to go to the library. The library was situated in the centre of the main street in the most imposing Victorian building other than the Council Chambers building. I knew, instinctively, as a young person, that this was an important building and that I was privileged to be able to use the facilities.

I have visited many libraries since then, in quite a few different countries. There is a common theme. Libraries tend to be front and centre. They are in imposing buildings. They offer space. Apart from the obvious,

borrowing books, etc., these buildings may offer many varied programs, such as hosting writing groups, film nights with knowledgable hosts, lecture series on opera or Greek mythology, chess clubs, and on and on…

The point of all of this is that in Invermere the library has always been restricted in its ability to offer a broad range of programming because of lack of space.

I used to visit the Invermere library when it was in a damp and smelly basement. Think of the message that location sent out. It is certainly in a more cheerful place, (even though it is a former jail) lovingly tended by a dedicated staff, but they need more space and a more imposing presence. . . . Continued on page 7

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Imprisoned information Dear Editor: Memories of early school days, visitors dressed in polished boots and wide brimmed hats. Young minds easily impressed by fine words and obvious power.

“We are here to help where ever help is needed — that’s our job.” Scroll ahead a few years. Young man, now prostrate on a hospital emergency bed — deathly ill and far from home. Sick and worried, all worldly possessions at risk in an unlocked car on a downtown street. “We are here to help wherever help is needed — that’s our job.” Oh lord, where are they now? On cue, one appears to my huge relief and I ask if he’d be so kind to lock my car doors since I was not able to. “I can’t be held responsible for your car” is the response burned forever into my mind. Months later, his response is confirmed by others of his creed. Scroll ahead again, many years this time. A hijacked car pulled over by police, the driver detained and the unlocked car abandoned.

Released from hospital, the beaten owner returns to his car only to find all valuables stolen. “Can’t be held responsible” once more confirmed by those who still visit schools to impress young minds.

Recently, a vehicle I own was involved in an accident. I learned from ICBC that . . . ‘Our’ on page 6 Invermere needs to show how much it values literacy in all of its forms. Please consider adding the library facilities to the new community

the RCMP report had indicated that the driver had been cited as the “principle offender.” So, because of the potential financial repercussions, I requested to see the evidence the office had used to arrive at this conclusion. I was told that I would need to apply through Freedom of Information. When the package arrived, I find over thirty pages of mostly blank paper, the only information provided is my name and address. Deja vu.

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“We won’t be setting it up right away, we must first determine a long-term plan,” Mr. Swan said. “But first One of the valley’s largest fish tanks has jumped ship thing’s first — we took Justin up on his offer.” now that the Rocky River Grill has donated its massive While sitting in Rocky River Grill, the tank housed aquatic habitat to the Groundswell Community Network. salt water fish. In the greenhouse, it will serve as a fresh “We’ve had it five years; it’s time to change it up,” water habitat. The species of fish to reside in the tank is said Rocky River Grill owner Justin Atterbury. not yet known. “Having the tank in the restaurant made Through his restaurant, Mr. Atterbury began par- the temperature (of the water) easier to maintain — we ticipating in a Groundswell composting program over a don’t have that option in the (non-insulated) greenyear ago. Through that connection, he had little trouble house,” said Mr. Swan. “The fish species will depend deciding where to make a new home for the fish tank. upon what the greenhouse environment will allow.”

“Justin came to appreciate what Groundswell is In July, the University of Lethbridge will be hosting an about; the things we do with food and education,” said aquaponics class at the greenhouse, which will offer the perGroundswell executive director Bill Swan. fect opportunity to learn the complexities of the tank.

The tank’s dimension’s are four feet (1.2192 meMr. Swan hopes that, eventually, the aquarium will altres) by four feet by eight low Groundswell to harvest feet (2.4384 metres), alfish waste as compost for lowing it to hold 1,000 soil. However, the expenses gallons (3,785.41 litres). needed to reach this point The tank weights 13,000 were not allotted in this pounds (5,896.7 kilograms) year’s budget. “There is an empty, and 25,000 pounds ongoing cost to running,” (11,339.8 kilograms) when he said. “But it keeps in full of water. Even disaswith what we’re doing at sembled, it required almost Groundswell — the more a dozen bodies to move loops you can close, the the hardware on Monday, HEROIC EFFORT — It took close to a dozen volunteers more sustainable of a sysJune 16th. to safely transport the massive fish tank donated by Rocky tem. We’ll soon need to The team at Ground- Mountain Grill to the Community Greenhouse on Monday, bring in less fertilizer from swell have many ideas June 16th.

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When Mayor Taft made the pitch for the regional funding, he had said that without the regional funding the district might only be able to afford a multi-use centre of about 10,000 square feet (930 square metres) but, with the regional funding, a new facility of about 15,000 square fee (1,400 square metres) was possible.

The mayor said the ever-continuing debate on the new centre comes as no big shock to him.

“There does seem to be a negative tone right now.

With the number of wishes and dreams individuals and community groups have, it’s not a surprise that past processes to build a new facility have failed. The potential demands are limitless and, of course, the funding realities are finite,” he said.

Invermere councillor Paul Denchuk said no one on the current council is “bullheaded” enough to let the process of building a new centre falter this time around, no matter how much debate there is on which community group can be accommodated in the first phase.

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Columbia Valley joins Invest Kootenay

By Steve Hubrecht Pioneer Staff The Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce has, on behalf of the valley, recently joined a new program that aims to promote investment in the Kootenay region. The valley is the ninth area to sign on with Invest Kootenay, which uses its online presence to help those looking to set up, buy or sell businesses in the Kootenay region get a more in-depth look at the communities here.

“Not only does Invest Kootenay promote the Columbia Valley region for new investment, but it also supports succession of existing businesses by connecting them to potential investors” said chamber of commerce executive director Susan Clovechok in a press release.

The program’s website (www.InvestKootenay.com) is the main visible aspect of the whole initiative and is filled with demographic and other key business information.

“Invest Kootenay is basically an economic development tool; it’s a piece of the puzzle. Invest Kootenay is where businesses that are for sale in the region can be posted online,” Mrs. Clovechok told The Pioneer, adding the chamber of commerce is encouraging entrepreneurs and business owners from the valley to register their business opportunities at www.investkootenay.com for free. “Our region has a unique and diverse business climate that is made even more attractive to investors by the exceptional Columbia Valley lifestyle. We want to use Invest Kootenay to showcase the

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The Invest Kootenay program began about five years ago with a handful of communities and has since grown.

“It’s really exciting to have the Columbia Valley on board,” Invest Kootenay community liaison Gerri Brightwell told The Pioneer. “Our hope is to provide more exposure for our region in terms of the economic opportunities here.” The Village of Radium Hot Springs was initially the only municipality in the valley participating in the program, until Radium mayor Dee Conklin suggested it as a good chance for valley-wide co-operation.

The website just last week hit a milestone with 1,000 registered potential investors, said Ms. Brightwell. Most of those registered potential investors are from B.C. (both from larger centres such as Vancouver and from within the Kootenay region) with a large number from Alberta and even some international. By providing increased exposure, the program also aims to allow existing local business stay operating as long as possible, she said.

“When you see an empty storefront downtown because the owners want to retire or move on and can’t find a seller, it’s a loss for everybody,” said Ms. Brightwell, adding that the program is worthwhile even if it keeps just a few businesses alive that otherwise would close.

The Columbia Basin Trust announced at the end of May it would fund Invest Kootenay $270,000 over the next three years.

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Class size is a funding issue, because larger classes are cheaper for the government, he added.

“Why would you want the second lowest paid teachers in the country?” Mr. Murray asked, speaking to the issue of teachers’ pay. “Is that going to attract people looking to move to B.C. or send them elsewhere?”

Although the strike started on Tuesday, schools were also shut across the province on Monday, June 16th for a BCTF study session for teachers to review the negotiations.

Picketing at local schools began on Wednesday, June 18th. Mr. Murray said picketers will be steering clear of the high school, so as not to interfere with exams and the buses going to dry grad.

“We want students to have a clear understanding

that we support them in their exams and at grad, so we’ll keep well away,” he said.

David Thompson Secondary School will be open for provincial exams for Grade 10, Grade 11 and Grade 12 students and teachers will be still be marking all Grade 12 courses. Final report cards for all students will still be sent out, but may have shorter written comments than normal.

Some valley teachers were using their time off the job earlier in the week to volunteer for organizations such as the local Family Resource Centre.

“We’d all rather be teaching, but since we’re not, some teachers have decided to get involved and help out the community in the meantime,” said Mr. Murray.

Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald has previously expressed sympathy for the striking teachers, saying large class sizes are a disservice to kids.

WHY THERE IS MULTI-USE MAYHEM On the 2nd of November, 2013, when the residents of Invermere went to the polls to vote on a referendum to give the district the authority to borrow 5.6 million dollars for a new multi purpose community centre, they were unaware of the partnership being arranged between the District of Invermere Mayor and Council and the Valley Fitness Centre.

The Community Centre Referendum FAQ’s sheet said - “What does the proposed community centre include? The proposed new community centre will be divided into 2 phases. As part of a two (2) phase approach, the $5.6 million loan would cover the cost of constructing only phase 1 which includes the main community hall to accommodate 500 persons with multipurpose rooms, kitchen facilities, stage area and ancillary services.” At the two open house information sessions held in October and at the Library Director’s retirement celebration held on the 26th of September the Mayor told the voters - if the monies can be found the library would be in phase one, otherwise it will be in phase two. The written and visual placards at the public information sessions and the civic centre facility design final report on the districts web site showed 1.Entrance, 2. Community Hall, 3.Library, 4.Municipal/Civic offices - Library is mentioned 16 times while fitness is mentioned 3 times and the Valley Fitness Centre is not mentioned at all.

In July of 2013 the District of Invermere invited the Valley Fitness Centre to become an integral part of the new facility. On October 17, 2013, the President of the Valley Fitness Centre

wrote the following to Mayor Taft and Members of Council: “Following our meeting with Council on September 25, 2013 the board of directors of the Valley Fitness Society would like to confirm our interest in joining the District of Invermere in the proposed new community centre. At our board meeting on October 16, 2013 the board unanimously voted to approve moving forward with this partnership. The Valley Fitness Centre is able to offer in exchange our building at 722 - 14th Street. In addition we will be able to assist in the management of the multi use space at the new centre.”

On September 25, 2013, the Mayor wrote to the Columbia Valley Services Committee of the RDEK - “to plan for a future phase to accommodate municipal offices, a library, and even potential for a small swimming pool (although the current Council is not supportive of a second phase as they do not consider it to be feasible); when the building is paid off in thirty years there is potential for future phasing.”

The Valley Fitness Centre wants between 5000 and 6500 square feet of dedicated space which will cost the Invermere taxpayers 1.5 to 2 million dollars to build. The Invermere Public Library is the responsibility of the municipality, has 1900 members, and their current public space is 1600 square feet.

Let your Councillors and Mayor know how you feel - attend the advisory group and regular council meetings - it’s our town and they are elected to represent the taxpayers.

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The valley’s own Arrowhead Brewing Company won first place at the 3rd Annual Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Beer Festival on Saturday, June 14th with its Doc Tegart’s Extra Special Bitter, available locally at the brewery and Safta’s in Invermere. From the left is Leanne Tegart (Arrowhead), Flavia Kilger (with Mclellands Imports, which took second place for its Stiegl Radler), Abi Moore (with Fernie Brewing, which placed third with its What the Huck wheat ale), and Arrowhead’s Jess De Groot, brewmaster Shawn Tegart, and Kyla Ferguson. See page 22 for more photos from the festival.

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Saturday July 19th What does ART mean to you?

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Movie Review: The Lego Movie

Reviewed by Chris Midyette Grade 7 student Martin Morigeau Elementary School This movie is brilliant. It is produced with vivid comedy and storytelling, plus a lot of kooky references. I don’t know where to begin when it comes to explaining how great, no, how AWESOME this movie is. I was chanting the theme song forever after I saw it in theatres. In fact, not only is this movie awesome, “everything is awesome.”

The voice acting was cast perfectly. It is stunning that they were able to get so many not only famous, but talented voice people to come do this. They have Christopher Prat, Morgan Freeman and

Elizabeth Banks. At least one name should be familiar to readers.

The story? This construction worker Emmet gets zipped into a pit of despair. He finds a building block called ‘the piece of resistance’.

And then goes on a crazy adventure with the Wizard Vetruvius, Wyldstyle, and of course, Batman. ‘Cause why not? Then along the way, they meet a unicorn cat, a robot pirate, and a 1980-something spaceman. Then they go on an adventure to thwart President Business’ evil new weapon — the kragle, which is basically a tube of glue with letters crossed out. And President Business has lots of other toys in his arsenal; including the cloak of ban-dade. Which is really painful to take off. Pretty funny.

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Yup, I went there. Though there are times when it’s serious, this is actually rated PG. When I went to the theatre, there were little kids; babies even! Plus the ending, which I will not spoil, is the most unpredictable thing in existence.

When I watched it in the theatre, my reaction was “OMG,” but watching it a second time at home I thought, “Wow! Fantastic.” What a good movie. So after careful consideration, this doesn’t deserve a 9, 10, or occasional 11. This deserves an Awesome out of 10. And if you haven’t watched this, you’re the only one who hasn’t.

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Friday, June 20th • 4 - 7 p.m.: Grade Seven Dance at the Invermere Community Hall, hosted by the Summit Youth Centre. $5 entry fee. Call 250-342-3033.

• 7 - 9 p.m.: Popcorn and a Movie at Pynelogs. Screening of Endless Abilities. Hosted by Access in the Community and Panorama Adaptive Sports. Tickets $5 at Syndicate Boardshop, Circle Health Foods, or at the door. Trailer: endlessabilities.org.

• 7:30 p.m.: Friends of Kootenay National Park AGM at the Prestige Inn, Radium. Burgess Shale Fossils presentation by Sharon Morgan. By donation.

• 4th annual Branch Out Bike Tour at Panorama.

Help make sense of neurological nonsense. 1 day 100 km bike ride. $110 registration. For more info, visit panoramaresort.com/events.

Saturday, June 21st • 8:30 - 9 a.m.: 108 Sun Salutations for Summer Solstice at the Radium Ball Diamond. Free event, no experience necessary. Bring a yoga mat and water. If possible, please register by contacting thismomentisyours@gmail.com.

• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Invermere Farmer’s Market opens for the season. Every Saturday in downtown Invermere.

• 9 a.m. -1 p.m.: ICAN’s 7th annual Garage Sale at Deck Properties. Proceeds go towards the operation of the ICAN Rescue and Adoption Facility. Also Sunday, June 22nd. Visit icanbc.com.

• 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: BIG Book Sale Teaser at Home Hardware. Friends of Invermere Public Library offer a variety of gently used books as a lead-up to the BIG Book

Sale on July 12th. All proceeds support the library.

• 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Imagine Invermere is hosting an Electro Recycle Day at Lake Auto, downtown Invermere.

Bring your unwanted appliances for recycling, see electrorecycle.ca for a full list of eligible items.

• 1 p.m.: Shuswap Band National Aboriginal Day Celebration. Under the Big Top next to Three Voices of Healing Treatment Centre on Capilo Way. Dance performances 1 - 6 p.m. Drum group Crow Lodge from Lethbridge, Alberta. Magician “The Amazing Jeremy” at 5:30 p.m. Indian Tacos for sale. Bingo starts at 7 p.m. Door prizes, vendors and crafts.

• 1 - 3:30 p.m.: Growing Orchids and other CAM Plants for Clean Air and Enhanced Health at the Community Greenhouse, presented by Groundswell. $35, $55 if you’d like an orchid to take home. Please register online: groundswellnetwork.ca/events-calendar.

• 5:30 p.m.: Summer KickOff Party at the Invermere Community Hall. Dinner, dance, live and silent auction.

All proceeds go to the Canadian Cancer Society. Tickets $45/person or $80/couple, available at The Book Bar, or from Sheila Tutty at 250-342-9059.

• 6 - 11 p.m.: Cooking quiches at the Summit YC. • GearUp4CF, a 9 day, 1,200 km bike ride from White Rock to Banff, begins, raising money for Cystic Fibrosis. Cyclists will arrive in Invermere on June 28th, and leave the next morning for Banff. Visit cfvancouver. ca/home/events/gearup4cf for more information.

Sunday, June 22nd • 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Giving Back at the Windermere Valley Golf Course. A portion of all green fees will be donated to the Hospice Society. Held in conjunction with the Giving Back Golf Tournament. Call 250342-3004 to book your tee times.

• 1 p.m.: Giving Back Community Golf Tournament at Windermere Valley Golf Course. Presented by The Valley Echo and the Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley. Four person scramble, entry is $125/person or $500/team. Includes golf, dinner, tee gift and prizes.

Silent auction, long drives, closest to the pin, chipping and putting contests, hole-in-one prizes, mulligans, and on-course massage by High Altitude Therapy. Proceeds go to the Hospice Society. Register at 250-342-3004.

Monday, June 23rd • 9 a.m.: Ram into Summer Golf Tourney at Radium Resort. Texas scramble. 9 a.m. registration, shotgun start at 10 a.m. $99 plus GST. Dinner, prizes and more. Contact

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• 7 p.m.: Windermere District Social Services Society AGM, lower level of 1210 9th Avenue, Invermere. Please contact Donna Jefferson at 250-342-3699 for more info.

Tuesday, June 24th • 7:45 - 8:45 a.m.: Yoga for the Early Bird at the Community Greenhouse, presented by Groundswell.

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• 7 - 8:30 p.m.: Rot On! Competent Composting workshop at the Community Greenhouse, presented by Groundswell. Offered monthly through September. $30.

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• 7 p.m.: Columbia Valley Greenways Trail Alliance AGM at the Lions Club Hall / Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce. Please RSVP to info@greenways.ca.

Wednesday, June 25th • 12 - 1 p.m.: Valley Go Go Sisters meeting at Columbia Gardens. Everyone welcome.

• 5 - 9 p.m.: Open mic night at the Summit Youth Centre.

• 5:30 p.m.: DTSS Class of 2014 Grand March, starting just above the post office and proceeding past the Cenotaph and over to the curling rink. Come out and see the Class of 2014 dressed in their finest and send them a community congratulations.

• 7 - 9 p.m.: Artist’s Opening at Pynelogs. Show features artists John Niddrie, Gerry George, Tom Symington, Bill DesBrisay, Graham Fowler, Brittney Lintick, Cathy Parkes and Stacy Fair. Show runs June 24th to July 6th.

Thursday, June 26th • 2 - 5 p.m.: Pat and Doris Kavanagh’s 60th Anniversary Open House at Copper Point Resort.

• 5 - 9 p.m.: Cartoon night at the Summit Youth Centre.

• 7 p.m.: Morgan Macdonald and Corinna Rose perform live at Strand’s. $8 cover. Visit morganmacdonald.ca and corinnarose.com.

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• 5 - p.m.: Maya Eventov exhibition at Artym Gallery.

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• 7 - 9 p.m.: Swanee & Croning perform at Music on Main, Radium.

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By Kathryn Gowling Special to The Pioneer It’s the party of the century!

Please come and help us celebrate Pynelogs! It is the party of the century! One hundred candles – what will be the size of the cake? How many candleholders?

Pynelogs. This very special historical building is turning one hundred this year. Pynelogs, the grand old lady built by Lord Randolph Bruce, has served in various roles. It was the home of Randolph Bruce until 1926, then was later a hospital, a seniors’ residence and a home for the mentally challenged. Since 1990, CV Arts has operated Pynelogs. Now, in 2014, it serves as an art gallery with a gift shop, while housing visual art shows and an upscale lakeshore café from spring to fall. The building also functions as a small-scale musical and performance venue as well as space for arts and crafts workshops and the adminis-

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Preparations for the 100th birthday party are well underway. One hundred pieces of art are being prepared by invited artists, as well as by celebrities from the community. The art pieces will be part of the excitement at the party. A time capsule has been created by a local ceramic artist to be unveiled at the party. It will eventually contain special items from the past and present. Ghost tours are being planned.

Panels for a wall of history in Pynelogs are in production. A band has been engaged and catering booked.

What a wonderful, memorable and exciting time for this historical building and the important role that Pynelogs has played in this valley for so many residents and visitors.

The big party is only a month away. Tickets are now available.

Mark your calendar for the Party of the Century — Saturday July 19th.

Farmer’s market aims to boost local business

By Joshua Estabrooks Special to The Pioneer If you haven’t already checked it out, make sure you click your way to www.invermerefarmersmarket.com for a quick look at the organization’s brand new website complete with a slick design and user friendly feel, it allows interested vendors to make instant contact with organizers.

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The Windermere Health Care Auxiliary would like to say thank you to all the generous people who donated items for our yard sale in May. Thank you to Home Hardware for once again sponsoring our hot dog sale this year and to Winderberry Nursery for their generous donation of flowers toward our annual planting at Columbia House. Your support enables us to continue our volunteer work in this community.

June 21st, and will see some old favourites and new faces behind the vendor tables as the crowds roll in. On average the market sees approximately 50 to 60 vendors each week.

“We will have the same kinds of vendors but some of them will be different,” said market organizer, Julia Oaks. “We have great numbers this year as well. People will be happy with the selection of products.”

This year, their focus has been on expanding their online presence and in turn, spreading the word about the already popular market, said Ms. Oaks. The online presence will help connect vendors with organizers, and the public with the market, she added.

A new addition this year is a booth accessible to downtown businesses as well as the District of Invermere to help advertise specials to encourage people to continue their shopping frenzy into the downtown shops.

Coinciding with the market, the Rockies hockey team will once again be selling tickets for yet another classic car. Rockies representatives will be present at all three community markets this summer (Radium, Invermere and Fairmont) selling tickets for the 1966 Mustang. Tickets cost $5 each or 5 for $20 and will be on sale until the fall. The final draw will be made at the Car Show Dance in September.

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Fest features family fare is raffling a beautiful guitar donated by one of our sponsors, Yamaha Music. This fine A1R acoustic/electric guitar is valued at $1,200. Not necessarily a beginner’s guitar; this Who’s on first? Guest artist and renowned family would be a great instrument for someone who is hoping to performer Rick Scott will open the show at Edgewater’s grow and develop as a musician. Tickets are $5 or three for Steamboat Mountain Music Festival. His infectious good $10. Proceeds benefit the 2015 Steamboat Festival. humour appeals to all age groups and breaks the face of There will be a CD sales table displaying all the althe grimmest grouch into a smile. He sings songs and tells bums of our festival artists, as well as the compilation disc stories with a goofy sincerity that tickles the funny bone of Valley Musicians Who Care and recent Valley Voices and warms the heart. Even his monsters are funny. Rick’s concerts. Silent auction and 50/50 draws will also be performance begins at noon on Saturday, July 5th. dedicated to raising money for the Steamboat Mountain The cirque-improv company from Golden, Amuse Music Society Bursary Fund. Each year, the society offers Troup, is back by popular demand. Last summer they an award to Columbia Valley musicians of any age who brought their festive frivolities to Steamboat, and this wish to pursue music courses or workshops to develop summer they will be clowning around the grounds again their skills. Applications are linked through the website, with tricks and stunts, stilts and hoops, and deadline for submission is Septemjuggling balls and pins, and acrobatic ber 30th. The award is announced at the antics. Arts and crafts, face painting, end of October. conservation and science activities, and Edgewater Elementary School field other fun booths will keep children enis the festival’s scenic venue with its vistas gaged in the Festival Kid Zone. Local of the Columbia Wetlands and beloved favourite Balloon Man Bob will be crelocal landmark Steamboat Mountain. ating his colourful and whimsical balTickets are available at many comloon animals. munity outlets: Pip’s Country Store in Yamaha Music will have a display Edgewater, Essentials, and Bliss in Inof some musical instruments and accesvermere, Meet on Higher Ground Cafés sories, and information about rentals in Windermere and in Radium, and the for interested families. Music is fun and BALLOON MAN BOB — Purple Cow Gift Shop in Fairmont. Onopens channels to sound patterns and cre- Chuckles the Clown, a kids’ fa- line PayPal tickets are linked through the ative thinking. Children who study mu- vourite, will be giving out giggles website. Full program details and addisic gain understanding and appreciation at this year’s Steamboat Mountain tional information about the festival is that will bring them joy and pleasure for Music Festival on July 5th. posted there as well: www.steamboatmtPhoto submitted nmusicfest.ca . a lifetime. For the second year, the festival

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Greet summer and salute the sun!

By Joshua Estabrooks Special to The Pioneer Feel like welcoming the summer in a meaningful way this year? Do you like stretching, meditating, and/or lying on the grass in a park? Do you own a pair of Lululemon pants? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, then you don’t want to miss the 108 sun salutation yoga event happening in Radium on Saturday, June 21st.

The event is the result of the joining forces of a handful of yoga instructors throughout the valley to explore the series of postures known as Surya Namaskara, also known as a Sun Salutation.

“People often do this series of postures when they are celebrating something,” said yoga instructor and owner/operator of Defining Yoga, Kelly Carlson. “We are using the summer solstice to celebrate change personally as well as the season change.”

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June 20, 2014

CV Arts serves up summer fun

By Chloe Danielle Marson CV Arts

As the high school art exhibit REACH comes to a close at Pynelogs, we’re looking ahead to see the artwork from noted local artists Bill DesBrisay, John Niddrie, Stacy Fair, Graham Fowler, Gerry George, Brittney Lintick, Cathy Parkes and Tom Symington. This exhibit runs June 24th through until July 6th with the opening night on Wednesday, June 25th from 7 to 9 p.m. Come down, take a look at some inspirational pieces of work, meet the artists, and share in some great conversation.

On Friday, June 27th, John Niddrie will present a photographic presentation from his recent trek through the Simien Mountains to the historic town of Lalibela in north central Ethiopia. His presentation, Faces of Ethiopia, will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. at Pynelogs.

The Mountain Mosaic Festival returns this year to celebrate Canada Day on July 1st from noon to 3 p.m.

Expect many kid-friendly activities, food kiosks, and live entertainment. The fireworks start cracking the night before on June 30th at midnight so bring your beach . . . ‘Greet’ on page 15 Both Ms. Carlson and fellow organizer, Roberta Hall, are excited to see how many people come out to the event. There will be at least five different instructors teaching their own unique interpretation of the salutations, so attendees will get to see the variety in which each instructor teaches the postures.

“Each school of yoga will offer a little different variation on each of the postures, so there will be a

blanket and watch the sky light up.

This year’s Invermere MusicFest is scheduled for Sunday, August 3rd at the Kinsmen Beach Green Space.

Our fest music lineup covers a great cross-section of music genres… here is a tease and a taste! Our headliner, The Boom Booms — a Vancouver-based band — will entice you to get up and dance, connecting and identifying with all ages. Other acts include The Harpoonist and The Axe Murderer, armed with a sack of harmonicas, a mess of foot percussion instruments and decades-deep of blues, soul and funk; The River and the Road band, built on a spirited folk form of sincere storytelling, mixed with strong harmonies, heavy percussion breakdowns, and dynamic arrangements; and rounding out the full music experience is Kelly Lee Evans, a beautiful and talented jazz singer who focuses on soul and hip hop, sure to get you up and grooving. The five other B.C.-based bands — The Good Ol’ Goats, Sheberdean, Otters, Dandelions and Emaline Delapaix — will complete the 2014 fest line-up. The gate opens at 12:30 p.m., and the music starts at 1 p.m. Purchase your early-bird tickets online at www.invermeremusicfest.com . variety in positions,” said Ms. Carlson. “Typically there are 12 postures that we will repeat with different variations.”

The event is completely free of charge, and anyone of any age or yoga skill level is invited to attend. Preregistration is requested but not mandatory, and there will be some yoga mats available on site. The location for the yoga marathon is the Radium Hot Springs Ball Park. For more information call Ms. Carlson at 250270-0056 or Ms. Hall at 250-347-6404.

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Part-time Half Days less than 4 hrs Full days more than 4 hrs To register, please contact us: Little Badger Early Learning Programs 3046 Highway 93-95 Windermere, BC V0B 2L2 250-342-6331 email: littlebadger@akisqnuk.org

Copper Point from 7 a.m. – dusk Lake Windermere District Lions Club 11th Annual

CHARITY GOLF DAY “Come and play 18-holes of golf w/cart at the beautiful Copper Point Course plus enjoy full use of the driving range for $65. All proceeds from the day will be donated by the Lake Windermere District Lions Club to assist the Columbia Valley Rockies Hockey Club to replace our Community Bus”.

- Harold Hazelaar, Event Coordinator

To book a “Charity Golf Day” tee time call 250-341-3392 or 1-877-418-4653 Thank you for helping the Lions help the community!

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Wildlife program welcomes new co-ordinator snakes for those communities that have them.

Ms. Haugseth encourages residents to go WildWildSafeBC has a new face in the Invermere and SafeBC’s interactive mapping program to see where, when Radium Hot Springs area. Kara Haugseth has joined the and why wildlife has been seen in their neighbourhood.

WildSafeBC program as the local community co-ordinator. The website is found at www.warp.wildsafebc.com .

Following a week-long training Residents concerned about wildsession in Kamloops, Ms. Haugseth life in their community or persons is now about to launch a season of wishing to book Ms. Haugseth for a door-to-door campaigning, school presentation at an event can contact programs, public displays and generher by either email at Invermere@ ally working with the public to help wildsafebc.com, radium@wildsafebc. “keep wildlife wild and our commucom or by calling 250-342-9281, nities safe.” WildSafeBC has found extension 1226 (Invermere), or 250that if wildlife is kept from becoming 347-6455 (Radium). food-conditioned or habituated to WildSafeBC gratefully acknowlthe presence of humans, then they reedges the support of Columbia Basin tain their natural wariness of humans Trust, the District of Invermere, and and the potential for conflict can be the Village of Radium Hot Springs. greatly reduced.

CONFLICT QUEEN — Kara Without their support this valuable WildSafeBC provides conflict Haugseth is the new WildsafeBC program would not exist. To learn reduction advice for all types of wild- community co-ordinator for Inver- more, visit www.wildsafebc.com or life — everything from bears, coyotes, mere and Radium Hot Springs. find WildSafeBC Columbia Valley cougars, deer, raccoons and even rattle- Photo submitted on Facebook.

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June 20, 2014

Should I sell in May and go away?

Many investors have heard the saying “sell in May and go away” but are unsure if there’s any truth to it.

The axiom cautions investors to sell their stock holdings in May to avoid a seasonal decline in equity markets.

It asserts that people who sell their stock holdings in May and hold cash during the summer, then buy back into the equity markets in November will enjoy higher returns than average.

While this may sound compelling, does it really make sense to sell stocks in May and re-buy them later in the year?

Analyzing the claim It’s true that historically, there is lower trading activity during the summer than other times of the year.

Reduced trading volumes can cause larger-than-normal spreads between bid and ask prices on stocks, thus creating more volatility in equity markets.

With this in mind, however, there are several considerations. The “sell in May” theory assumes two absolutes; the first being that there will be a decline during the period. This is not always the case. For example, between April 30th and October 30th, 2009, the FTSE 100 index in London gained 20 per cent.

The second assumption is that stock market returns between May and October in any given year will be lower than the risk-free (money market) rate. With today’s low interest rates, it’s hard to imagine that would

be true with any regularity.

Further, many investors can increase their after-tax returns by triggering capital gains at opportune times.

Selling each May largely ignores tax planning, potentially causing unfavourable tax consequences.

Study results Though many studies claim the “sell in May” adage is correct, few have approached data like the CXO Advisory Group, which recently published a study where they analyzed S&P Composite Index levels, dividend yields, and 10-year treasury note yields from April 1871 through October 2012.

The study found that during 10 out of 14 decades those who sold stocks in May and re-bought in November performed better than those who held stocks from May to October and used cash during the rest of the year.

However, the study also found that those who held stocks all year long performed significantly better than anyone, enjoying an average six-month return of 5 per cent, while those who sold in May and went away earned just 2.8 per cent.

Other opportunities Those who are waiting to deploy cash in the equity markets may be able to capitalize on the “sell in May” theory by applying Warren Buffet’s famous quote: “Be

fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.”

In other words, the “sell in May” adage is so wellknown that, in some cases, instead of eliminating market volatility for a period of time, people who sell in May only to re-buy in November may simply be creating opportunities for other people to buy stocks on sale during the summer months.

When investing, as in many aspects of life, the only way to beat the crowd is to be different from it. Savvy investors will sell high and buy low regardless of the time of year.

Final thoughts “Sell in May” is not the only trading adage. Economists have documented numerous stock return patterns related to calendar time, including those related to the month of the year (January effect), day of the week (Monday effect), day of the month (turn-of-the-month effect) and holidays (the holiday effect).

It’s understandable why trading theories exist.

People simply want to explain things they don’t understand, or that are largely unexplainable.

The truth is, as nobody can predict the future with complete accuracy, investing in the equity markets will always involve an element of the unknown. The rest comes from sound fundamental analysis of companies and the markets in general, as well as a little luck.

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The Columbia Valley Pioneer Presents...

2014

Photo by Erin Knutson/Bouquet courtesy of Canterbury Flowers

CONGRATULATIONS VALLEY GRADUATES! and remember…

“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” www.cvchamber.ca

Milton Berle

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June 20, 2014

Holly Banville

Mitchell Beggs

Layla Chouhene

Madeleine Danyluk

Sierra Dunlop

Leah Dyer

James Frank

Kelsey Frank

Blake Gillham

Brooklyn Gulbe

Congratulations to our Grad!

From the Akisqnuk

Rachel Hagan

Congratulations to

Daniel Smith

and all the DTSS grads.

Barb J. Smith, CGA First Nation

Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don’t

All the best to the class of 2014

~ Bill Nye

~

o not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2014!

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Congratulation to the class of 2014!

Best of luck to all the grads.

Especially Rochelle Mathieu!

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We all wish you the very best for your future goals and experiences at university!

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June 20, 2014

Rachel Hagan

Siobhan Hall

Julia Hoobanoff

Jessica Hromadnik

Natasha Hul

Mariah Huston

Kaelin Hyllestad

Nicole Ivers

Tyler Jackson

Laura Jones

CONGRATULATIONS GRADS!

We would like to congratulate our graduates....on a job well done!

Alastair White (pictured) who flipped his way into back springs and crazy flips for the past two years without missing a gymnastic session, and a shout out to Miranda Raven, and Kellan Moore for outstanding achievements in the sport of gymnastics!

You are in our history books forever!

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Congratulations to the grads of 2014!

Congratulations to Natasha Hul and the Class of 2014.

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CONGRATULATIONS

A special congratulations to

Colin Ross

to Emily and Sarah Zehnder and the Class of 2014

on a job well done!

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We wish you all the best in your future!

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June 20, 2014

Sophie Jones

Levi Konchak

Michael Kopp

Tannia Kozub

Jackson Kubian

Cassidy Larson

Sawyer Logan

Zac MacDonald

Victoria Mailo

Jacob Marchand

Congratulations to the class of 2014

Best wishes to the class of 2014!

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Congratulations Jessica!

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Best wishes and good luck to the 2014 graduates!

Congratulations Grads of 2014 Your new adventure awaits!

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Enjoy what your future holds!

Love Renice, Dave, Jazlyn and Jared.

“We don’t stop going to school when we graduate” - Carol Burnett

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June 20, 2014

Rochelle Mathieu

Blair McFarlane

Parker McGrath

Jordan Messerli

Jaydon Meyers

Kellan Moore

Megan Neale

Brittany Neumann

Haley Newman

Leah Newman

Congratulations to Brooklyn Gulbe and the Class of 2014.

Congratulations to the Class of 2014!

Congratulations, Grads!

We wish you every success in the future.

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Good luck at U of C in the fall!

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Congratulations grads, your future is about to shape up!

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June 20, 2014

David Thompson High School Graduation: 50 years ago

By Duane Crandall DTHS Class of ‘64 This month, the graduating class of David Thompson Secondary School — an excited group of mostly eighteen year olds — will leave DTSS for the last time.

Along with those eighteen year olds, there is also a group of mostly sixty-eight year olds who did the same thing in 1964 — 50 years ago. The school then was called David Thompson High School. They, too, thought the world was their oyster and didn’t yet care about mortgage rates or pension deductions. Now, instead of counting the days until school is over, they are counting grandchildren!

In 1964, DTHS was located at the top of the hill across from the present museum, where much of the building still remains. Then, it was the “new” high school, having just opened in 1956. It had succeeded the previous “Invermere High School” which was located, along with the elementary school, on the Sobeys store property across the road to the west. Although the school opened in 1956, only the front bank of classrooms had been built by that point. Construction of the gym, Industrial Arts shop, Home Ec room, Band Room and more classrooms didn’t get underway until 1958, with completion a year or so later. Until then, students walked downtown to the Community Hall for P.E. classes.

The school had a great teaching staff and an excellent and fun principal in George Eacrett. It also had a special teacher named Dot Worsley (who became Mrs. Roger Smith) to whom the 1964 school yearbook, the “Akiskinook,” was dedicated. Yet that isn’t what the class will remember her for. Miss Worsley was a great teacher in the classroom and helped with many extra-curricular activities but, in addition to these most important qualities of being a teacher, the Class of ’64 will always remember her for driving one of the hottest cars in the valley — a brand new Ford Mustang.

Any high school student would be proud to drive a Mustang in 2014. Just imagine what it was like to have one on the school grounds in the spring of ’64!

The Class of ’64 was made up of 12 girls and eight boys from Invermere and the surrounding communities of Athalmer, Radium, Windermere and Wilmer. At the time, there were still high schools in Edgewater and Canal Flats. All the members of the Class of ‘64 are still living, but have never been together again since their graduation. Ray Taft and Neil Berrington are the only class members who still live in the Invermere area. Sandra Hackler is in Ontario, Paul Dean and Wynanne Ede live in Calgary, and the rest all live in southern B.C. They haven’t strayed too far from home.

There are also still several members of the high school teaching staff of that day living in the valley and are known by most residents. Again, Dot Worsley Smith stands out. She was not only the homeroom teacher of several of the ’64 class in 1958 when they were just starting high school, in Grade 7. Even earlier than that, she had taught some when they were in Grade 4, in ‘55-’56. “Miss Worsley,” as she was known to the Class of ’64, has been a contributing part of the fabric of the Columbia Valley for a very long time, and she was very special to that class. In addition, Bob Campsall and Tony Kraavanger were on the teaching staff of the school at the time, as was the late George Lechuk, who just passed away in the last few years.

Two school buses made up the full fleet of buses in ’64. One transported the Radium students on one trip before and after school, then made second trips to Windermere. The other two routes, also handled by one bus, were Wilmer and the West Road south of Invermere.

Most of the Class of ’64 have lived reasonably ordinary lives, but one did become famous. Paul Dean had played his guitar at many high school functions and developed that talent much further after leaving school. He became a member of the very well known and still active rock band “Loverboy,” a group whose music has entertained many in its own generation, but is also known to many people much younger than the Class of ‘64.

Fifty years has not only changed the twenty members of that class, but has also

changed much of the valley. Panorama Ski Resort had not yet been started in ’64, and the only golf course in the valley was the original nine-hole course at Radium.

Some landmarks are no longer here, such as the Mile Hill, the National Park Hotel and the Drive-In theatre at Radium, and the Mineral King Mine up Toby Creek. The Coronation Hotel, Purkis’ Garage and Ronacher’s planer in Athalmer are also gone, as is the Invermere Hotel and Svendson’s Magazine Shop in Invermere. There were two stores in Wilmer at the time, along with the Rio Lynn and Clement’s Store in Windermere, all now gone. The only business in the area that was called the “Crossroads” (although it was really just a “T” then) was the Esso Service Station. And the Fall Fair was a landmark at the “Crossroads” as well, along with being a major event on the valley calendar every year.

A similar list could be made of landmarks that have survived these fifty years and which we still appreciate, but rather than a long list let me highlight only one. Of all the businesses that provide products and services to the valley perhaps restaurants are ones that stick in the minds of young people because of the good times they had there.

The members of the Class of ’64 all remember the Brite Spot (the building which now houses ‘the Artym Gallery’) because it made french fries and had a juke box (what more could anyone want?). But there was a time in the ’63-’64 era when there was no restaurant in Invermere. Not one! The only place that would serve you anything to eat, if there happened to be someone there, was the Curling Rink. The Brite Spot had closed, the Invermere Hotel had burned down and a restaurant that didn’t last very long, the Tartan Inn (located across from the Toby Theatre), had also closed.

There is one restaurant in the area, however, that has always been there, since before the Class of ’64 and will undoubtedly be there after the Class of ’14, and that is the Skookum Inn at Windermere. It would seem like that should be some kind of record in the area!

The DTHS Class of ’64 salutes the DTSS Class of ’14 and hopes that your ride over the next fifty years is as good as theirs has been!

Editor’s note: Duane Crandall was the last Social Credit MLA from 1986 to 1991.

He lived in Wilmer from 1956 to 1964 and currently resides in Golden. He is also a former publisher of the Golden Star newspaper.

HALF A CENTURY — The 1964 graduating class of David Thompson High School dressed to the nines in sixties style. From left to right, in the front row are Nancy Kamikawji, Ann Delesalle, Betty Van Driel, Karen Askey, Sonja Sleik, Wynanne Ede, Sandra Collins, Emily Boudier, Anne Taft and Sandra Hackler; in the back row are Ray Taft, David Shymko, Dave Romane, Paul Dean, Lavina Fuller, Linda-Anne Eacrett, Neil Berrington, Duane Crandall, Tom Weatherby and Melvin Futa.

Looking ahead…

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June 20, 2014

five 2014 grads share plans for their futures.

Jaydon Meyers

Carson Tomalty

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Alaya Simpson Originally from the coast, Alaya Simpson will be returning west in September to study at the University of Victoria. She’ll be studying Humanities in English with a minor in theatre, and is considering becoming an English and drama teacher with her education. Alaya moved to Invermere at the beginning of Grade 8, but is considering staying on the coast after university. She’s always loved the region and has a lot of family living there, she said, although she knows she needs to be versatile about where she lives in order to find work in her career field.

“I know it’s hard to find for teachers, so I know I’ll have to be flexible with where I live.”

The most important lesson Alaya learned in high school was to work as hard as you can and refrain from slacking off on homework, and most importantly – never compromise your values.

The lucrative oil industry is luring Jaydon Meyers to Alberta, where she’ll first be attending the Land Agent Program at Olds College. Jaydon plans to become a land agent after earning the two-year diploma at Olds, and is willing to move anywhere she has to for rewarding career opportunities. As an avid horseback rider, Jaydon hopes to buy a ranch after earning “lots of money.” Her favourite part about high school is the inability to get fired for not showing up, which ties into the most valuable lesson she’s learned: “Don’t spend too much time stressing over stupid things,” said Jaydon. “Focus on what’s important and find the right balance in your life.”

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The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 19

GMs unwrapped: part two Fresh old ideas

By Arnold Malone Pioneer Columnist Editor’s note: This is the second column in a twopart series by Pioneer columnist Arnold Malone on genetically modified foods.

The opinions expressed are solely his own.

We enjoy many benefits from science. Still, there are a lot of voices asking us to recoil at the use of science in food production.

What is the world to do given that one-third of her people suffer malnutrition and 1.5 million persons die annually from starvation?

In 1900, the world population was 1.6 billion. A century later there are more than seven billion, while our food producing lands shrink and oceans grow more toxic. Any program for reducing the level of human misery must embrace science. Nearly 70 per cent of the original farmland in Ontario is now permanently removed from agricultural use.

For those who shout against the use of science in food production, consider the advantages that GMs have already delivered for our food security. Gene manipulation has provided crops that grow in colder climates, thrive with less moisture, produce in flooded areas, use fewer herbicides, produce on solonetzic soils, increase shelf-life, are insect-resistant, produce larger yields, have increased protein, and some DNA or proteins that caused allergies have been extracted. All the while, farm incomes rose worldwide.

There was an article that featured a sketch of a tomato in the shape of a fish. The article implied that eating GM products would cause human characteristics to change. Such conclusions are nonsense. We eat potatoes with all the potatoe genes intact, but we still look like people and we don’t look like potatoes.

The question is not about where a gene comes from but rather, what the gene does. A tomato has 34,000 genes and when a manipulation takes place, it is usually only one gene and occasionally two or three.

Today we are able to grow food on lands bordering deserts, at higher elevations and in colder climates, in flood swamps and drought regions.

Moreover, we are producing foods that have higher yields, with greater nutrition value and with a smaller impact on the environment.

White rice does not contain beta–carotene (vitamin A). In Canada, rice is a side dish. In Asia and the subcontinent, rice is a three-meal a day staple.

The World Health Organization reports that 250 million preschool-aged children are harmed from eating a diet of mostly white rice, which does not contain Vitamin A. Annually, 500,000 cases of irreversible blindness and close to two million deaths occur each year from the lack of Vitamin A. Two scientists, Dr. Ingo Potrykus and Prof. Peter Beyer, have used genetic manipulation to create Golden Rice that is rich in Vitamin A. Human test trials in the U.S. have proven that Golden Rice is an effective source for Vitamin A. So who could protest GMs and what possible argument could they offer that would dismiss another human dying from starvation every 3.6 seconds? Both yields and nutritive values must improve. For every additional billion in population, an extra 100 million metric tons of food are required.

The World Health Organization and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations have concluded that there is no scientific evidence that the application of GM technology has any negative effect on health or the environment.

The May 10th to 16th, 2014 issue of The Economist magazine reports that drought and flood tolerant seeds could boost harvests from the present GM increase of 110 million tons to an additional increase of 550 million tons; enough to meet the expected demand by 2035.

The world population is projected to grow to 10 billion by 2050. By then, there will be even less agricultural land and who knows what toxicity the oceans will have.

Those who protest the use of science in food production will carry a heavy burden over the sky rocketing level of human misery if our food supply does not spike sharply and soon.

Of course, there is a demanding moral burden respecting the development and regulations for the use of GMOs, but there is also a heavy moral responsibility for not considering them.

Arnold Malone served as MP for Alberta’s Battle River and Crowfoot ridings from 1974 through 1992. He retired to Invermere in 2007.

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A multi-use trail mecca cludes the recently sanctioned Kootenay Krusher Trail, consists of an additional 50 kilometres of twisting, rolling trails that weave their way up and down the KooColumbia Valley tenay and Cross River valleys and follow the high cliffs Greenways Trail Alliance over Cochrane Creek. The highlight of the trail system is the Natural Bridge over a 100-foot deep slot canyon It’s not that far away!

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I’m talking about the The waterfalls on the Cross River, the cliff top mountain largest concentration of views along the Kootenay River and Cochrane Creek, year-round, multi-use trails in the region built specifically and the ever-present spectacular mountain views make a COLUMBIA VALLEYRe- trip to this trail system a must. for non-motorized activities! The Nipika Mountain sort, Cross River Canyon Rec Site and Kootenay KrushThe Cross River Canyon Rec Site is the host venue er Trail together create over 100 kilometres of spectacular of numerous annual sports events: the Nipika and Toby trails for cross country skiing and snowshoeing in winter; Creek Nordic Ski Club Loppets in January, the Crazy in summer, mountain biking, trail running, hiking and Soles Running Group/Nipika Trail Run in May, the horseback riding are the means of transportation. Nature Kootenay Krusher 50-kilometre Endurance Mountain TRAIL ALLIANCE viewing, birding and photography are great all year along Bike Race hosted with the Columbia Valley Cycling all the trails, so bring your camera and take home your Society in June, and the Singletrack Six Mountain Bike memories. This massive Race in July are all exciting network of well-marked sports events worth the trip and mapped trails is situout Settlers Road to Nipiated 14 kilometres down ka. This recreational mecca Settlers Road off Highway demonstrates the perfect 93. It is only a 30-minute partnership between pridrive from Radium Hot vate business, government Springs into Kootenay Naand non-profit trail groups. tional Park, then right onto If you haven’t explored Settlers Road, following the this area yet, it’s time to signs to the Nipika day-use pack up a trail lunch, pick facilities — the staging area your means of transportafor the Cross River Canyon tion for the day — mounRecreation Area. Parking, tain bike, hiking boots, washrooms, picnic facilirunning shoes, cross counties, maps and information try skis or snowshoes — are all available at the trailbring your camera and get head, and there are warmyourself to one of the “Jewing huts situated at various els of the Rockies”: Nipika locations on the trails. and the Cross River CanThe 100-kilometre yon Recreation Site! It’s trail network features apcloser than you think! proximately 50 kilometres This week’s column was of exceptional ski trails, written by Lyle Wilson with which are groomed for Nipika Mountain Resort, part classic and skate skiing usof the Columbia River Greing a Bombardier snowcat, enways Alliance, a non-profit owned jointly by the Toby organization working to deCreek Nordic Ski Club and NATURAL WONDER — The Natural Bridge is a spec- velop a network of trails in the Nipika. The singletrack tacular landmark of the Cross River Canyon Rec Site.

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Stormwater solutions to protect our lake Watershed Wanderings

By Kirsten Harma Pioneer Columnist During a big spring storm, all the rainwater that falls on the hard surfaces of roads and roofs in downtown Invermere is quickly directed into an underground system. That subterranean network of channels and pipes takes the water — and any metals, oils or soaps it picks up along the way — into a culvert just below the hockey arena that discharges into Lake Windermere. If it occurs to you to wander down there during a storm, you probably won’t like what you see: a plume of sediment-laden water or even soap foam draining into this popular boat launch and beach.

In the spring of 2013, the Lake Windermere Ambassadors took samples of this water (known as “stormwater”) and analyzed it to see what was coming from our town and into our lake. The result of three sampling events showed metals in the water in excess of the Ministry of Environment standards for protecting aquatic life (aluminum and iron were found to greatly exceed standards, while lead and zinc also exceeded them, to a lesser degree).

The only engineering plans envisioned by the District of Invermere are to “treat” this stormwater by putting in a system to remove oils (with a price tag of $200,000) or piping it further out into the lake ($1,000,000). The thing is, these approaches don’t really “fix” the problem.

Neither approach would actually take metals out of the water.

There is a solution to addressing this problem: mimicking nature to control pollution by retaining and treating water throughout the watershed.

This approach is being modelled at Groundswell’s Permaculture Garden, adjacent to Groundswell’s Community Greenhouse. That’s right. The same place that is growing fresh vegetables for our community and David Thompson Secondary School is also demonstrating a way to harvest, store and improve water quality before it arrives in our lake.

One of the design features developed

by the consulting firm Verge for the Permaculture Garden is a rainwater harvesting and management system. Rain that falls onto 4,000 square feet of the high school roof and the garden area is collected in pipes, which then fill an underground tank near the Greenhouse. The overflow from the tank is directed into a channel filled with mulch and soil.

Pore spaces in the soil-mulch channel hold water, which then slowly drains into the surrounding garden. As the water slows down, sediment and suspended solids drop out of the water. Grass and shrubs planted in the swale finish the job of cleaning the water by pulling metals and excess nutrients out.

What Groundswell’s project is demonstrating is that keeping the lake clean can start high up in the watershed.

Groundswell’s executive director Bill Swan says: “What we are showcasing is an approach and set of tools that could be applied anywhere. Essentially, the garden is a microcosm of what could be happening throughout the urban landscape.”

Technologies like those soil and mulch filled swales, and others known as “curb cuts” and “rain gardens,” can be installed anywhere to intercept and filter stormwater.

If Invermere or any developed area around Lake Windermere were to install technologies like these that slow and filter rainwater, there would be fewer pollutants getting into the lake. As an added benefit, that water would stay on the landscape and could be put to use growing plants that will beautify the community.

To learn more about this creative stormwater management system, go and visit the Groundswell Permaculture Garden. If you think it is a good idea, consider installing some of these technologies on your own property, or talk to your local council or regional government about how to scale up this approach throughout the Lake Windermere watershed. We could make all of our towns into “watershed heroes.”

Kirsten Harma is the Program Coordinator for the Lake Windermere Ambassadors. Contact her at 250-341-6898 or info@lakeambassadors.ca .

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These questions were used to create Invermere’s Integrated Community Sustainability Plan, known as Imagine Invermere. The plan was adopted in 2011, and a committee was formed to help move it forward. This committee, called the Imagine Invermere Implementation Team, has been working hard, and several exciting projects have been completed or are underway.

One of the Team’s goals is to develop partnerships within the community with engaged citizens and community groups who are inspired to work together on initiatives that create a sustainable future.

To help these partnerships happen, the Team, along with the District of Invermere, is excited to announce the second grant stream intake of the Imagine Invermere granting program aimed at providing funding for projects that support the initiatives of the Imagine Invermere vision.

Funding is available and will be awarded annually to registered not-for-profit societies or unincorporated local community associations, groups and service clubs who wish to further sustainability as outlined in the Imagine Invermere plan.

The Imagine Invermere Implementation Team is now accepting Letters of Intent from groups interested in accessing the partnership fund. It is important that any proposals align well with the priorities in Imagine Invermere. The complete document can be found online at http://imagineinvermere.ca/ Letters of Intent will be accepted up to June 30, 2014 at the District office, Box 339, 914 8th Avenue, V0A 1K0, or by email at planning@invermere.net For more information, please contact Rory Hromadnik at the District of Invermere, 250-342-9281, extension 1235, planning@invermere.net, or Councillor Spring Hawes CouncillorHawes@gmail.com.

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Kootenay Champions The Invermere U 17 boys soccer team is heading to Richmond for the Provincial Cup, July 3rd to 6th. The three best teams from the KootenayColumbia region met for a three-team play off tournament in Invermere on Sunday, June 15th to determine who will represent the region at the provincials. The Invermere boys played fantastically and won both their games against Nelson and Cranbrook 3:1. Pictured from left to right are Matt Swallow, Dane Veldboom, assistant coach Roko Koell, Brody Gray, Jack Crook, Devin Dutcher, Chase Striegel, Reece Williams, Liam Haynes, Aidan Knuckey, Koeye HartMcAllister, Jacob Zehnder, Robert Clare, Marcos Tenorio, Jakob Koell, Jon Downey, Karsen Seel, Pierce Tufts, Ben Wiegert, Hadrian Trask, Kyle Pitt and coach Jurgen Striegel.

Fabulous Fairmont The 2nd annual Fairmont Hot Springs Beer Festival on Saturday, June 14th saw many out-of-town visitors mingling with locals at the Fairmont Ski Area festival grounds.

From left to right: The band Oak Republic livened up the outdoor patio; a group of dancers display their moves; bride-to-be Melissa Tissington from Black Diamond and future groom Kyle Hill from Grand Prairie enjoyed their respective stagette and stag at the beer fest; Kelly Voigt and Howard Vaughn from Florida got to know McClelland’s rep Flavia Kilger after repeated trips to her table in the tasting tent.

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GAS • PROPANE • DIESEL Freight & Passenger Depot

7507 Main St. West, Radium Hot Springs

(250) 347-9726

PURITY

HOMES ALL PHASES OF HOME BUILDING AND RENOVATING

Residential & Commercial Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning

Tavis O’Rourke Journeyman Carpenter

Box 336, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0 Phone: 250-688-0138 • Email: tavis_o@live.ca

Patryk Jagiello STAIN/LACQUER/PAINT INTERIOR/EXTERIOR patco_dev@shaw.ca

(250) 270-0345 (403) 870-7558 in Calgary since 2002 in Invermere since 2004

Patco Developments Ltd. PROFESSIONAL PAINTERS

Bus: 250-342-9692 Cell: 250-342-5241

RR#4 2117 - 13 Avenue Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K4

Fax: 250-342-9644

General Contracting Renovations Property Value Enhancement Decks & Fences Painting ~ Interior & Exteriors Landscaping Irrigation • Bobcat

pennerinsulation.com • 250-342-2001

rugclean@telus.net

www.ptarmigan-invermere.com

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SPRAY FOAM INSULATED CONCRETE FORMS Box 802 | 422 – 14th Street | Invermere B.C. V0A 1K0

www.myparadisecabins.ca

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HERE TO SERVE YOU Hourly or Contract Rates Available

Ogilvie Mountain Construction Ltd. Framing • Finishing • Decks Custom Builds • Renovations Big & Small

Phil Bibby

Journeyman Carpenter

250.341.1995

philbibby@live.ca

Your search for quality and dependability ends with us.

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Specialists Truck Mounted System • Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed

Dean Hubman

Certified Technician

250-342-3052

Toll Free: 877-342-3052

Invermere, BC V0A 1K3 odysseyrestoration@telus.net

• Excavator • Mini-Excavator • Bobcats • Dump Truck • Compaction Equipment • Street Sweeping • Underground Services • Site Prep • Road Building • Land Clearing • Landscaping • Basements

Trevor Hayward (Owner/Operator)

250-342-5800

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)

Lakes & Mountains

LAMBERT-KIPP

P H A R M A C Y LT D .

Come in and browse our giftware

J. Douglas Kipp, B. Sc. (Pharm.)

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

Your Compounding Pharmacy Open Monday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

1301 - 7th Avenue, Invermere

250-342-6612

Kootenay Cribbing, Ltd. Established 1976

JOHN WOOD DURAFORM SYSTEM

THE FOUNDATION CONTRACTOR OF CHOICE PH: 250-345-2188 • CELL: 250-342-1289 • TOBYWOOD@SHAW.CA

Lambert

Darrel Anderson

Exterior

INSURANCE AGENCIES LTD.

BOX 2228 BOX 459 742 - 13th STREET 7553 MAIN STREET INVERMERE, BC. RADIUM HOT SPRINGS, BC V0A 1K0 V0A 1M0 PHONE: 250-342-3031 PHONE: 250-347-9350 FAX: 250-342-6945 FAX: 250-347-6350 Email: info@invermereinsurance.com • Toll Free: 1-866-342-3031

• Siding Hardie / CertainTeed Fiber Cement / Vinyl / Cedar • New Windows / Doors • Wood Decks • Trex composite Decking • Sun Rooms • Vinyl Decking Membrane • Aluminum Canopies • Railings Wood / Glass / Aluminum • Custom Exterior Wood Work • Asphalt Shingles / Metal Roofing • Complete Rain Screen Building Envelope Systems • Leak Investigation and Repair • Full Building Exterior Restorations Services • 15 years serving the Kootenays and Okanagan Region

250-308-6595

Facebook LMEC Siding Ltd.

Your Local Pest Control Professionals

250-688-1235 www.invermerepc.com

Insured-Bonded-Licensed

Contracting

LMEC@telus.net

Scott Postlethwaite

CVCC Contractor/ Trade Builder of the Year 2008

Residential, Commercial Electric Furnace and Hot Water Tank Repair and Service For All Your Electrical Needs invermereelectric@gmail.com

1710 10 Avenue – Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 th

GLD

Landscaping Ltd.

www.gldltd.com

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HERE TO SERVE YOU • • • •

FAIRMONT RIDGE RENOVATION

Doors Windows Flooring Painting/ Interior/Exterior • Kitchen Renovations

250-342-5682

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

5077 FAIRMONT RESORT RD., FAIRMONT BC EMAIL: fairmontridge@telus.net

• FURNACES • HEAT PUMPS • AIR CONDITIONING • FIREPLACES • HOT TUBS • CHEMICALS • REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 385 Laurier Street, Invermere, B.C.

Phone: 250-342-7100 Email: info@diamondheatingandspas.com

www.diamondheatingandspas.com

Lawn Maintenance • Trusses • Engineered Floors • Wall Panels Phone: 250-347-9228 • Cell: 250-342-5645

Septic Tank Pumping Portable Toilet Rentals • Complete sewer/drain repairs • A well maintained septic system NEW should be pumped every 2-3 years SEWER • Reasonable rates – Seniors’ discount CAMERA • Speedy service – 7 days a week • Avoid costly repairs

Bruce Dehart 250.347.9803 or 250.342.5357

Cranbrook Pest Control Environmentally-friendly integrated pest management.

Ask about our maintenance programs.

Visit our online store at: GUARANTEED www.cranbrookpestcontrol.com 250-426-9586 1-888-371-6299

Columbia Chiropractic Dr. Karen Fahrni DC Dr. Meghan Haggarty ND

Al Tallman

Call Al at

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Interior Finishing Kitchen and Vanity Cabinets Counter tops Small Renovations Decks and Interior Railings

250-341-7098 Invermere, B.C.

BOUTIQUE VACATION HOME MANAGEMENT RENTAL SERVICES “Proven and successful Management and Marketing Services for your Vacation Home” “Trip Advisor Vacation Rental of the Year 2011 and 2012”

#4 1008 8th Ave, Invermere BC

We Do It All!

• •

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

250-409-9628 • columbiavalleychiro@gmail.com

From Framing to Finishing

Dale Elliott Contracting

Phone: 250-342-6452 • 250-342-3773 • Cell: 250-270-9444

Certified ART® & Graston® provider

www.columbiavalleychiro.com

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

• 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.

We use the most successful products available.

ALL WORK

Tel: 250.341.6075 Fax: 250.341.3427 Email: info@duskbuildingsystems.com www.duskbuildingsystems.com

Everett Frater Enterprises

Call or visit online

PH: 1-888-711-ESCAPE (3722) • WEB: www.cobblestonecreek.ca

Our deadline to book advertising is Monday at noon.

N E W S PA P E R

To place an ad please call: 250-341-6299 or e-mail: ads@cv-pioneer.com

• PROPERTY MAINTENANCE • Trucking • Mini Excavator • Residential/Commercial

• LANDSCAPING & DESIGN • Skidsteer Services • Mini Track Hoe 250.270.0821

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Serving Invermere & Panorama

Your Weekly Source for News and Events

N E W S PA P E R

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Advertising Sales

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PIONEER CLASSIFIEDS

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Phone: 250-341-6299 Fax: 1-855-377-0312 Email: info@cv-pioneer.com www.columbiavalleypioneer.com

GARAGE SALES

GARAGE SALES

GARAGE SALES

S IN MEMORIAM S

ANNOUNCEMENT

ANNOUNCEMENT

Garage sale: Sat. June 21st, 9 a.m.

- 1 p.m., 121-12 A Ave. Quality antiques, tools, framed pictures, garden tools and more.

Moving/Garage Sale: Saturday, June 28th, 2014. 990 Lakeview Meadows Glen, Windermere 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Garage sale: Sat. June 21st, 10 a.m. until sold out. 4843 Cordillera Ave. in Edgewater. Golf bags + clubs, dehumidifier, car tires, fans, camping coolers, tool boxes, cat litter and box, kitchen items and lots more.

Hemmelgarn

Alcoholics Anonymous. If alcohol is causing problems or conflict in your life, AA can help. All meetings are at 8 p.m. For more information, please call 250-342-2424. Columbia United AA, Invermere: Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at the BC Service Building, South End – 624 4th St., Invermere.

Radium Friendship Group: Friday at the Catholic Church, East Side of Main St. With the exception of Tuesday, all meetings are open.

Al-Anon. Are you concerned about or affected by someone else’s drinking?

If so, please join us. Al-Anon meets EVERY Monday in Invermere at 7:15 p.m. at the Canadian Martyrs Catholic Church, 712 – 12th Ave (behind the Invermere hospital).

For information, please call 250342-8255.

S OBITUARY S Gisela R. Thiel March 29th, 1929, Berlin Germany – June 11th, 2014, Invermere B.C.

Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away at Ivy House on June 11th, 2014. She is survived by her husband Helmut, daughter Marlies Booth ( Lynn), sons Michael and Andre Thiel, seven grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren.

Gisela came to Canada in 1954 and made her home in Red Deer, AB until 1993 when she and Helmut retired to the Valley. They enjoyed many happy years with friends until ill health required a move to Columbia Garden Village. The family wishes to thank Doctors, Maytham and Louw and the staff of Columbia Garden Village and the Ivy House for their care and kindness.

Moving sale, everything must go! No reasonable offer will be refused. Everything and anything you would find in a home. 1514 3rd Ave. Fort Point. Sat. June 21st and Sun. June 22nd, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Rain or shine.

in loving memory of

Tyral

who passed away June 22, 2003.

There is a face that haunts us ever.

And a voice, which brought us cheer.

And a smile we’ll forever remember.

And in silence we dry a tear.

Love, Dad, Harmony, Grandpa, Grandma, Teryl and Al.

S IN MEMORIAM S In Memoriam:

Jason Ashley Slovack

Thyme for Gardening?

A group of gardeners wish to form a club in our area. If you are interested, please phone Anita at 250-342-3353 or E-mail, deckanita9@gmail.com.

1968 – 2014

ANNOUNCEMENT

Please join family and friends in a Celebration of Jason’s Life on:

The Windermere District Social Service Society will be holding its

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

2:00 pm Waterton Park United Church

Jennifer Lou Erck August 21, 1946 - June 10, 2014

Jennifer, 67, of Mulberry Grove, Illinois passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday June 10th at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She is survived by her husband, Major General Wayne M. Erck, daughter Cara (Chad) Lummis, son Kyle (Rebekah) Erck, daughter Colleen (John) Foster, and nine grandchildren.

She died peacefully with her husband and son by her side. Her daughters later attended her bedside.

Jennifer attended the University of Kansas where she received a Bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a Master’s degree in elementary counseling. While at university, she met Wayne as both were involved in the University Band.

Wayne and Jennifer both loved being in the mountains so when they retired they built a home in Columbia Ridge in 2004. They spent approximately 5 months each year in their Mountain Quarters, splitting their time in the winter for skiing and curling and in the summer for golfing, hiking, and quading. Jennifer also became involved with the ladies bridge group at Fairmont, the local quilting guild, Columere book club, an Inter-denominational Bible study group in Invermere, and attended St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Radium.

Jennifer will be remembered by her Columbia Valley friends for her love of life, her wonderful book reviews and her infectious laugh. For those who desire, memorials may be made to The National Gaucer Foundation or to Rettsyndrome.org.

60th Anniversary Celebration The family of Pat and Doris Kavanagh invite all of Pat and Doris’s friends to join them in celebrating 60 years of marriage!

OPEN HOUSE, Sunday, June 29th, 2014 from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. at the Copper Point Resort (760 Cooper Road, Invermere). Please no gifts your presence is the best gift!

108 - Clematis Avenue Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service.

Condolences for the family can be offered at: www.mcphersonfh.com

Lower level of 1210 9th Avenue, Invermere, B.C. June 23rd, 2014 at 7 p.m.

All public members are welcome to attend.

Please contact Donna at 250-342-3699 for more information.

Ronald Lawrence Hall December 12th, 1952 – June 13th, 2014

Ron passed away peacefully at the age of 61 after a courageous battle against cancer.

Ron was born in Hamilton, Ontario. He found his passion for flying early in life and to further his flight career relocated to the west. His final and favorite aircraft was the ultralight he rebuilt.

Captain Lawnchair will be missed in the skies above the valley.

On April Fools Day in 1985, he met his best friend Lynn, whom he married three years later.

Within the year they were blessed with their first son, Adam, and then two and a half years later, delighted with the arrival of their second son, Ryan. Ron always said his greatest legacy was his two sons. Ron is survived by his wife, Lynn; his sons, Adam (Caitlin) and Ryan; his mother, Daisy; and his five siblings. He was predeceased by his father Russ in 2011.

For anyone who had the pleasure of knowing this amazing man, a celebration of life will be held at the family home on July 26, 2014 from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to ICAN or the Canadian Cancer Society.

HOSER, YOU WILL BE MISSED!

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ANNOUNCEMENT

CHEERS & JEERS

CHEERS & JEERS

LOST AND FOUND

Horsethief Hideout

Cheers to our Summer Flowerbed Fairies for planting all the downtown area with the gardens that make our little town burst with joy each year. I can hardly wait to see what you have designed for us this year!

Cheers to the RCMP! May you always keep safe!

Lost: Brown Spalding softball glove at Canal Flats tournament on June 8th. 250-688-7245.

Memorial Motorcycle 11 Annual Rally th

Thursday, July 3rd Sunday July 6th

FEATURING:

Dick Damron and The Stoney Creek Band Rick Scott Children’s Program Los Morenos The Static Shift The Cumberland Brothers Combo Akimbo Siofri The Bruise Brothers The Halfsacks Cousins

ALSO:

Bill Cropper Beard’s Creek Mickey Maione Masters of Nun The Pickups Abby Wells Emily Rawbon Sheberdeen Paige Ellerton Amuse Troupe

July 5th TICKETS:

$35 adults / $5 youth

AVAILABLE AT:

Pip’s Country Store Meet on Higher Ground Bliss Hair Studio Hoodoo Service Station The Purple Cow Essentials Department Store Kicking Horse Coffee Kootenay Coffee Be Gifted ...and online through PayPal

www.steamboatmtnmusicfest.ca

Golf Tournament, Time Trials, Poker Run, Bike Games. Live bands nightly from 8 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Door prizes, free camping $50 per person for the entire weekend. Everyone welcome, you don’t even have to own a bike!

Check us out at

www.horsethiefhideout.com

Narcotics Anonymous meeting now available. Thursdays at 8 p.m. Call 250-342-1071 for more info.

CHEERS & JEERS Cheers to the Bottle Depot Staff for handling the recycling MADNESS on Monday afternoon. YOU GUYS ROCK!!

Big cheers to OK Tire. Your help with my riding mower tire valve stem was: NO wait, no fuss, and no charge. Outstanding!

Cheers to Deanna for getting first place in the Legion essay contest.

Way to go! We are very proud of you!

Cheers to the Canal Flats administration and public works.

We had a roads related issue and it only took one call and it was fixed the same day! Now that’s public service.

Jeers to the person who kicked in our car’s headlight on 7th Ave. outside of Candyland on Friday night after the bar. While you were out drinking we were sleeping to get up for work at 4:30 a.m. to work overtime, to make extra money, which now needs to go into fixing our car.

Cheers to the executive of the Columbia Valley Soccer team.

Congratulations on your awesome soccer tournament. All of your hard work to make this happen is greatly appreciated. Cheers to the coaches and to all of the volunteers that pitched in on the weekend. Let’s hope we can do it again next year!

Cheers to Lana for the great cool lion cut! I feel so cool now!

Sunshine.

Cheers to the Fairmont volunteer firefighters.

Cheers to Neil and Coralie at Valley Spas for their excellence in customer service. They really go the extra mile to ensure their customers are happy!

Cheers to Donna for the fabulous and thoughtful Christmas gift of 1 pie or cheesecake per month for a year from Mary’s Pies and Cheesecakes. Half way already. You know what I love and hit a home run with this one!

Cheers, gratitude and condolences to all members of the RCMP here in the Columbia Valley and across Canada. Your dedication and service is greatly appreciated.

We all grieve for the loss of your brothers and honour their heroism.

A big Cheers to the MME School in Canal Flats for having swim lessons, all the students had a fantastic time.

Cheers to the Wizard named Oz. We appreciate your carpentry skills and generous efforts to make a girl’s summer start off with the right amount of outdoor fun! Zoom!

Jeers to those people that choose to stop and look at the bears, when signs posted say not to. You deserved to be fined. Next time think about the wildlife, and not yourself. You’re in their back yard.

Cheers to Maria and your wonderful Hospice Butterflies who make dying with dignity a place of honour and joy for all concerned.

Cheers to Cheryl Maybuck and the organizing committee for a spectacular weekend of youth soccer.

Cheers to the bears in Kootenay National Park for exposing an excess of human stupidity.

Jeers to the person that stole my Kootenay Coupon Book off the front seat of my vehicle while I was hitting garage sales on Saturday June 7 in Invermere, while visiting the area for the soccer tournament.

Cheers to all the beautiful caring nurses, doctors, paramedics and rescue crews. We are truly blessed to have you here!

Jeers to staff/employees that just walk away from customers that need a point in the right direction.

If you don’t like to help people then you are in the wrong line of work!

A HUGE Cheers to all of the dancers, parents, volunteers, sponsors, donors and guests for participating in the dance show, “An Evening of Dance” on May 23rd. It was a huge success! There is huge support for the performing arts and our local dancers in the valley.

Cheers to Syndicate Board shop for allowing the DTSS grad class to hold their annual carwash in your lot once again and cheers to all our generous customers!

Cheers to the Fairmont Hot Springs lifeguards! You do an awesome job every day! Keep up the good work!

A huge cheers out to all the people involved in the amazing rescue during the river rafting accident on June 4th. Our volunteer firefighters, water rescue team, and helicopter support turned a tragic accident into a miraculous recovery to save a tiny life. Cheers to all the nursing staff and STARS for all your support. Your courage and fearless efforts are very much appreciated ...heartfelt gratitude to each of you.

Cheers to Shilo at Balanced Health.

Your sincere kindness, wonderful advice and genuine care is greatly appreciated. My family and I are so lucky to have met you.

Found: Keys in a bag donated to the Thrift Shop. Has a Ford F350 key, pick up at the Thrift Shop or call 250-342-5552 to identify.

STORAGE NEWHOUSE MULTI STORAGE Various sizes available.

Now with climate-controlled units.

Call 250-342-3637.

STORAGE SPACE – assorted sizes, easy access, immediate availability, long-term or short-term. Deck Properties Warehouse, Industrial Park: 250-342-3166.

OFFICE SPACE For Lease: Micro office space, Panache Bldg., 250 - 300 sq. ft. each.

All new, available immediately.

Phone 250-342-5805.

COMMERCIAL SPACE Commercial space for rent, 503 7th Ave., currently Valley Spas, 1,950 sq. ft., call 250-342-0603 or 250341-5845.

Retail opportunity in Invermere.

2,100 sq. ft. located on Main St. Rare vacancy in the busiest area of town. Don’t miss out on this golden opportunity, call now 250-2700570, ask for Josh. Short or long term okay.

NEWHOUSE MULTI STORAGE 24 x 36 shop power included, propane heat at tenant’s expense, $650/mo first and last D.D. required. Contact New House Multi Storage 250-342-3637.

2,425 sq. ft. prime commercial space located at 1313 7th Ave., across from the Invermere Inn. Phone Leo at 250-342-3134.

1 Acre located at the Invermere Cross Roads for lease or to build.

Great highway visibility. Call 250342-5667.

June 20, 2014

COMMERCIAL SPACE Artisan/entrepreneur Spaces available on secured lot, great location, main street Invermere. Available for short/long term lease.

Call 250-342-3178 or 250342-6369.

SUITE FOR RENT Invermere: affordable 1-bdrm and 2-bdrm apartments. $600 - $800/ mo. Includes all utilities. 250-3411182.

Radium: Fully furnished units for rent. Bedsitting, 1-bdrms, 2-bdrms.

N/S, pets negotiable. Call Joan at 250-342-7517 to view and check availability. Rent includes heat, hydro, cable and all linens.

STARTING AT $500/mo.

Invermere: 2-bdrm ground level suite, close to hospital. $800/ mo + utilities, N/S, N/P. Available immediately, references required, 250-342-9446.

2-bdrm apartment in Edgewater.

Yard, deck and laundry. $550/mo includes heat. 250-342-2898.

2-bdrm furnished suite available immediately in Windermere 4-plex. All appliances. Large deck, yard, lake views. Pets considered $800/mo. 250-409-7435, email shellimilley@gmail.com.

Fairmont: 1-bdrm, furnished walkout to golf course, $650/mo, includes utilities, washer/dryer, cable, internet, dishwasher, patio and B.B.Q. N/S, N/P. 250-342-1629.

HOUSE FOR RENT Long-term rental 3-bdrm + 3.5 bathroom Townhouse fully developed and centrally located right in Invermere. Single car garage, great deck, and yard. Very quiet location close to schools, parks, churches, downtown, and local grocery stores. Seeking a small family or professionals new to town. References mandatory.

N/S, N/P, $1,400/mo + utilities.

Available August 1st. Contact 250341-1413.

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HOUSE FOR RENT

HOUSE FOR SALE

MISC. FOR SALE

3-bdrm mobile home, large front deck, awesome view, 5 appliances, Green Acres Mobile Home Park. $850/mo + utilities. 250-3425146 or 250-342-1700.

5-bdrm, detached garage, close to school in Canal Flats. $149,900, call 250-426-8958.

5th Wheel Hitch, Reese, like new, 16,000 lb., 2 inch pin. $450 O.B.0.

250-688-0644.

CONDO FOR SALE

CONDO FOR RENT Canal Flats - Jade Landing Condo 3-bdrm, 2.5 bath, $775/mo, all appliances, no smoking. Call 412398-5737.

2-bdrm, 2 full bath, W/D, F/S, dishwasher and microwave. R2000 certified. All on one floor. Located downtown close to shopping and beach. Asking $285,000. Serious inquiries only. Call 250-342-2274.

Amana fridge/bottom freezer, white, 20 cubic ft., 33 inches wide, excellent condition, 250-342-6752.

MOBILE HOME FOR SALE

MISC. FOR SALE

14 x 70 mobile home in Windermere on own lot. 2-bdrm, 2 bath, garage, hot tub/gazebo. Close to school and beach, for more information call 250-688-1472. $239,000.

OPEN HOUSE OPEN HOUSE, 122-4835 Radium Blvd., Radium Hot Springs, June 20th, 21st, 22nd - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 1,500 sq. ft. 3-bdrm condo, garage, fireplace, deck, soaker tub, walk in shower, 6 appliances. $168,500, 250-342-7608.

CONDO FOR SALE 3-bdrm condo with garage for sale at 122-4835 Radium Blvd., Radium Hot Springs, Riverstone Villas. One owner condo, clean, end unit, deck onto green space, large soaker tub, great view, open kitchen, fireplace, appliances, etc. REDUCED to $170,000, 250-342-7608 for info.

NEED A PASSPORT or VISA PHOTO? ...guaranteed to meet Passport specifications or your money back or complimentary re-take!

Walk-ins accepted; appointments preferred.

Ready in an hour.

KRS Photography Printing - Picture Framing 505-7th Avenue Invermere Open Tuesday-Saturday 10-5 or by appointment.

Look for the red door behind the Invermere Laundromat! www.kimberleyrae.ca or 250-342-5102

BOATS FOR SALE Older ski boat with 80 hp motor and trailer. Runs really well. $1,500 250-688-8800.

VEHICLES FOR SALE

Toyota 4x4, 129,000 kms, 250-3423996.

CAMPING 250 US gallon tanks for sale. Very versatile, plastic w/ metal 6” opening, 2’ discharge, 125 lbs. $200 for 1 or $300 for 2. Call George. 250347-9500.

Quality Top Soil and Manure $160 per dump truck load, $90 per pick-up load. Well-aged cow manure, $100 per pickup load.

Delivery extra. Call 250-342-1268.

Moving sale: bedroom set, dining table, dishes, sofa, coffee table, end tables and much more. Call Julius at 250-270-0317.

1978 Toyota Motorhome, 98,000 kms. Renovated interior, new rubberized roof, no leaks, mechanically great. $2,800, call 250-341-8105.

1979 Empress Motorhome. Fridge and furnace work. Good tires, $2,000. Call 250-341-2154 or 250270-0097.

info@cv-pioneer.com

SERVICES

Dragonfly Discovery

Centre

Learning is natural and fun, especially with other children.

Learn more at…

www.dragonflydiscoverycentre.com

Dryer Vent and Furnace Cleaning and inspections. Call AQUAIR today!

250-342-5089.

Water treatment and purification, includes drinking water systems, softeners and conditioners, iron filters. Call AQUAIR, 250-342-5089.

Heaven’s Best Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Environmentally friendly products.

Dry in 1 hour! Call 250-688-0213 or visit www.heavensbest.ca .

All blinds 20% off, plus save the PST. Expires: June 23 “We are very pleased with our new blinds. Your professionalism and experience in color, texture and style was most helpful & appreciated. Thank you very much.”

Fred & Pat Riddell New – “Drapery & much more” Phantom Retractable Screen Doors Shannon’s Blinds & Designs 250-342-5749.

Rockies West Realty Independently Owned and Operated

492 Highway 93/95, Invermere, BC

Kim Collens

Representative

Please email classified ads to

SERVICES

Home Building and Renos Chuck Newhouse Builders 250-342-3637 chucknew@telus.net

2010 Dodge SLE 1/2-ton 4x4 Extended cab, 70,000 kms, 250342-1384.

HOUSE FOR SALE 501 13th Ave, Invermere. $374,900, call: 778-228-0620.

4-bdrm, built in 1993, 0.19 acres, electric baseboard heat, 2 full bath, one story, fireplace, 2,144 sq. ft..

This home offers a spacious corner lot with 2 decks to enjoy your morning coffee on with mountain views or in your private garden. It is centrally located near schools and a 5 min walk to downtown.

The vaulted ceilings lend to the open concept and brightness that flows throughout this home. It has a newly renovated kitchen with stainless steel appliances, and a renovated basement with 9 foot ceilings.

SERVICES

toll free: 1.877.342.3427 cell: 250.342.1671

kim@rockieswest.com www.kimcollens.com

Recipe Of The Week

SUGAR SNAP PEAS & AVOCADO 6 cups Sugar Snap Peas, 1 tsp Dijon Mustard trimmed 1 small Garlic Clove, minced 1 tbsp Rice Wine Vinegar 1tbsp Sesame Seeds, 2 tsp Soy Sauce toasted 2 tsp Vegetable Oil 4 Green Onions, sliced ½ tsp Sesame Oil 1 Avocado, pitted & diced In a saucepan, boil salted water and cook peas until tendercrisp (2 minutes).

Drain and transfer to bowl of ice water.

Chill, drain and set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk vinegar, soy sauce, all oils, mustard, and garlic until combined.

Stir in sesame seeds and onions.

Stir in peas and avocado; toss to combine and serve.

See all my recipes at recipes.kimcollens.com

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250-342-1713 fiona@fionapsychic.com

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Fairmont Ridge town home is beautifully finished with two luxurious master suites, 3 covered decks and a self contained 1 bedroom suite. The perfect retreat!

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photography studio picture framing passport photos …look for the red door behind the Invermere Dry Cleaners!

250-342-5102 LESSONS/TRAINING Horseback Archery Training.

New Members welcome.

250-347-9048.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Head start for the right person.

Low risk turnkey opportunity well established hair and tanning studio with good visibility on high traffic street. 4 chairs, tanning bed, all supplies, equipment and great clientele. Selling for 1/3 of annual gross, $37,500. Call Ken, MaxWell Realty Invermere 250-342-1565 kdmacritchie@gmail.com.

HELP WANTED Strands Old House Restaurant is accepting resumes for evening servers, Trainee chef. Apply to Tony Wood at tony@strandsrestaurant. com or 250-342-6344 or 250-3425745.

Black Forest Restaurant is looking for F/T kitchen help. Summer busser and hostess. Email or drop off resume. 250-342-9417, careers@ blackforestrestaurant.com.

Cleaning services required for private vacation rental. $25/hr plus bonuses for right individual. Send info and references to abs@telus. net.

RADIUM PETRO/SUBWAY is now hiring for FULL-TIME/PART-TIME Please drop off your resume to Radium Petro Canada or email: rpetro@live.ca or call: 250-3479988.

June 20, 2014

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

Love Golf? Honest, hardworking, outgoing person required for part time sales work at local golf course.

Flexible hours, 250-308-1163.

Experienced housekeepers required to clean vacation homes. Call/text 403-383-0600, allwest@shaw.ca.

Learn how to cook amazing food!

Full/part-time positions at Leo Burrito and Gerry’s Gelati in Radium. No experience required.

Wage dependable on experience + gratuity. Fun atmosphere to work in, free meals and mini-golf!

Submit resume to crystal@box100. com.

FUNTASIA FAIRMONT FUN PARK Full-time position available until August 31st, 2014 CUSTOMER SERVICE A fantastic opportunity for a high energy fun-loving individual who is confident in sales and has fantastic people skills. Must have till and cash handling experience. $12.50/hour. Staff accommodation available. We offer a natural organic creative environment.

If you want to join our great team, please send resume to fairmontfuntasia@live.com

Fairmont Bungalows requires housekeeper and maintenance worker full or part-time, suitable for students, apply at 250-3456365 or email to bungalows@ shaw.ca.

Peppi’s Pizza is accepting resumes for full or part-time servers. Email to p.fuel@yahoo.ca. Attn: Tim and Laura 2014 and call or drop by in person.

Black Forest Restaurant is hiring.

Cook, $12 - $14 per hour. 40 hours per week. Email resumes to careers@blackforestrestaurant.com or drop off resumes between noon and 5 p.m.

Workers needed to help on a fulltime basis at the Kiosk in front of the BMO. Great outdoor gig for the right people. Please call 250-3426605.

Local plumbing company requires experienced journeyman plumber.

Must have problem solving skills and service experience. Some on call duties required. Please email resumes to dcsplumber@gmail. com.

Looking For Summer Work? But still want time to enjoy the summer?

Busy Small Resort in Windermere requires helper. Varied duties include housekeeping, grounds and building maintenance, trail work. Training and supervision will be provided. 6 hour day, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., 5 days per week. $12 per hour. June 29th to August 30, 2014.

You must be a full time student, 15 years of age or older and returning to school full time in the fall of 2014, as the position is partially funded through the Columbia Basin Trust 2014 Summer Works program. Contact Scott at 3420356 or email me at windcreek@ shaw.ca.

Please email classified ads to info@cv-pioneer.com

Looking for an extra income?

Columbia Valley Taxi is looking for a class 4 driver. Must have clear criminal record check, drivers abstract and health check. Mostly late night driving. $15/hr. plus tips.

Phone 250-342-5262, 250-3413521.

CDA EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY IN INVERMERE Our team is looking for a Certified Dental Assistant to join us in July 2014. We are looking for a gentle, organized and motivated person to work 4 – 5 days per week. Please fax/e-mail your resume to Dr. Pat O’Sullivan at 250-342-3561 or dental5@telus.net.

Pete’s Marina is looking for young energetic individual to drive the Ice Cream Float selling ice cream at the beaches. Must be 16 years of age. A boater’s license is a must.

If interested please call 250-3429625 for more details or email your resume to ahoy@petesmarina.ca including your cover letter and 3 references.

Pete’s Marina is looking for young energetic individual to work on the docks. Boat License is required.

Please send resume to ahoy@ petesmarina.ca including your cover letter and 3 references or call 250-342-9625 for details.

Invermere Petro-Can is currently accepting resumes for F/T and P/T employment. Apply in person to 185 Laurier Street, Invermere between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Toby Creek Adventures is seeking a professional for part time, casual and full time who would be interested in training for an ATV Wilderness Guide with Advanced first aid, must be able to identify wildlife, fauna and habitat. Internal ATV training supplied by company.

Shifts available, Evening 4:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. available, Daily 8:30 a.m.

- 5 p.m. available. Email resumes to info@tobycreekadventures.com, 250-342-5047.

Toby Creek Adventures is seeking a Mechanic full time or part time. Email resumes to info@ tobycreekadvetures.com, 250-3425047.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 6 (ROCKY MOUNTAIN) School District No.6 (Rocky Mountain), Windermere Zone is now accepting applications for a permanent part-time (25 hrs/wk) Special Education Assistant, effective August 27th, 2014. This particular position includes general SEA duties and assistance for students with behavioral concerns; sharing duties with other SEA’s to support special needs students. Applicants must have training in specialized feeding, toileting, and lifting skills including but not limited to tube feeding, toileting, suctioning, lift and transfer training. Applicants must have training in Autism and Related Disorders Practical Skills course (Provincial Outreach Program and Related Disorders) or the equivalent.

The nature of employment for every Special Education Assistant varies with the unique needs of students, duties may include, but not limited to: 1.

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Participating in Individual Educational Planning, school based team meetings, parent meetings, Open Houses, etc., which are relevant to the student(s) with whom they are directly involved.

Providing instructional support, behavior management support and record keeping support (i.e. home/school communication book, journals, charting and observations, etc. as specified).

Assisting in modifying and adapting classroom materials.

Assisting with delivery of medical procedures, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech programs as prescribed by professionals.

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Supervising students on school outings.

Assisting with development and maintenance of community work experience placements for students with identified special needs.

7. Assisting students with personal care needs (i.e. toileting, dressing, eating, administering medication, mobility, communicating and facilitating participation in activities).

8. Working with assistive technologies, including computers, peripherals and a variety of software applications.

9. Assisting students to be included in the school community.

10. Behaving in a manner that respects the sensitivity and confidentiality of all information related to staff and students.

Training and Experience 1 Completion of Grade 12.

2 Appropriate post secondary training (i.e. Special Education Assistant Program or a diploma in counseling, social work, child care or education).

3 Successful experience working with students with special needs.

4 Additional training in supporting students with Autism or other specific special needs may be required.

This position is part of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 440. If you are interested in this position, please submit a resume, with three references, by 4 p.m. on Friday, June 27th, 2014 to: Ms. Meghan O’Neill, Human Resources Coordinator, School District No.6 (Rocky Mountain) P.O. Box 430, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0 Phone: (250) 342-9243 • e-mail: hr@sd6.bc.ca Successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record search.

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Summer Student Visitor Centre Counselor The Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce is seeking an individual with an outgoing personality, good computer skills, knowledge of the Columbia Valley and transportation to and from work. Retail experience is an asset. Must be a fulltime student (Secondary or Post-secondary) and returning to full-time studies in the fall. Must be able to work weekends. Term of employment June 1st to August 31st. Please send resume with cover letter to Kathy@cvchamber.ca, drop off at Visitor Centre or call 1-250-342-2844.

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Afternoon/evening Irrigation Person

Windermere District Social Service Society is looking to hire a

to monitor intake and screen at source.

RESIDENTIAL CARE WORKER

Now Hiring

2013

Contact superintendent at 250-341-1148 or email dldakinwv@shaw.ca

Regular full-time available at Mount Nelson Place.

Health Care Assistant, Human Services Worker or equivalent education required. Union membership – HEU. For more information please contact Donna Jefferson, Manager at 250-342-3699 or email wdsss@shaw.ca

A&W Restaurant, Invermere, has immediate openings for FULL-TIME permanent Food Counter Attendants.

4 Full-Time Day & Evening Positions – Kitchen and Front Counter (up to 40 hours/week) $10.25 - $11.50/hr (based on experience) We offer a friendly work environment, shared benefits plan, scholarship program and opportunities for advancement.

Successful applicants will be required to perform the following duties: • Cook and assemble food such as sandwiches, hamburgers, salads, milkshakes, portion and wrap food or place it on plates for service to patrons, package food for take-out orders, cleaning of production area.

• Serve customers at counter and in drive-thru, handle payment transactions, cleaning of dining and front counter area.

• Stock refrigerators and follow A&W and B.C. Provincial standards for food safety and quality, and record keeping.

• Pleasantly and honestly interact with customers and fellow team members.

Please apply in person or online at www.aw.ca

Fairmont Villa Management at Mountainside is now accepting full-time, part-time and student applications for our

We currently have immediate seasonal full-time and part-time openings for experienced

• Dining/Lounge Server • Server Assistant • Hostess Please send resumes to scoward@eagleranchresort.com

Friends of Kootenay National Park

Summer Student Employment We are looking for a friendly, outgoing, energetic student who enjoys working with the public and young children to fill the following summer position:

Junior Naturalist Coordinator

Housekeeping Department

0911611 BC LTD o/a Tim Hortons 496 Highway 93/95 Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K2

We offer year-round employment, competitive wages starting at $15/hour (based on experience), a generous benefit package and the use of our recreation center and pools to successful applicants. If you would enjoy working in a friendly, well organized team environment, we welcome your application.

Part and Full-time Positions Available

Please contact Debbie by phone at 250-345-6341 ext 22 or fax your resume attention Debbie to 250-345-6299 or email resumes to debbiec@mountainsidevillas.com

Start date: ASAP

Food Service Supervisor Permanent, Shift

Food Counter Attendant Permanent, Shift

Job description available in store 7 positions available No education required One to two years experience required.

Nights/early mornings/weekends $12.12/hour + medical/ dental/group benefits.

Job description available in store 12 positions available No education or experience required.

Nights/overnights/early mornings/weekends. $11.05/hour + medical/dental/ group benefits.

Apply in person, via email (timhortons.invermere@gmail.com) or by fax (250-341-3177) for both positions.

PROGRAM COORDINATOR

This summer position will deliver the Junior Naturalist summer camp program to children 6 to 12 years of age as well as work in the Friends Gift shop assisting with sales. 40 hrs/wk $14/hr.

The Windermere Valley Youth Centre Society is hiring a Program Coordinator for the Summit Youth Centre located in Invermere, BC. Applications will be accepted until June 27th, 2014.

Candidates must: • be enrolled in a secondary/post secondary institution and be returning to school • possess strong interpersonal skills • be well organized and self-motivated • have good computer skills and money handling skills • work well in a team environment • have First Aid Training • transportation (car) and valid class 5 drivers license is mandatory

The individual will be responsible for the administration, organization and promotion of the programs at the Summit Youth Centre in addition to working directly with youth.

Grant writing is required.

Start date: July 1st to Aug 23rd, 2014 Deadline for applications: June 30th,2014 Forward resumes: Attention: Natalie Wallace at Friends of Kootenay National Park, P.O.Box 512, 7556 Main St. E., Radium Hot Springs, B.C., V0A 1M0 Or Email: natalkawallace@hughes.net For more information call : 250-272-6800 (Natalie)

This is a full-time, salaried position with flexible hours to include evenings and some weekends.

The successful candidate will have: • strong communication and organizational skills; • experience working with youth; • successful grant writing skills; • a clean criminal record; • a minimum of two references; and • a related degree or diploma is an asset.

Expectation of salary, $34K to $37K annually based on experience and two weeks annual vacation.

Start date: August 1st, 2014 – with some training in July.

Apply by email with resume to Sherry Doerr, doerrs@gmail.com

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June 20, 2014

Public invited to join Shuswap Band celebrations

By Joshua Estabrooks Special to The Pioneer On Saturday, June 21st, celebrations will be taking place across the country to mark National Aboriginal Day. All Canadians are invited to attend and learn about the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding achievements of First Nations, Inuit and Metis in Canada.

Locally, the Shuswap Band will be hosting a day of celebrations and bingo out on Capilo Way at the big white Quonset hut. The event kicks off at 1 p.m. with drumming group, Crow Lodge, from Lethbridge accompanied by traditional dancers. The dancers will be performing a variety of dances, said Clarissa Stevens, who is

North Star Hardware & Building Supplies Ltd.

Delivery Driver Must have valid Class 3 licence + air brakes. Crane certification needed.

Must be fit and strong and like working in a team environment. Must be good with customers and contractors.

Wage negotiable based on experience.

Email resumes to chris@nstarhw.ca

one of the organizers.

“They are all dances that reflect an aspect of aboriginal culture,” Ms. Stevens said.

The dancing and drumming will take place until 5 p.m. making way for the Amazing Jeremy at 5:30 p.m.

The Amazing Jeremy is a local magician who will wow the attendees with his slight of hand and entertaining routine. From 6 to 7 p.m. dinner will be served and bingo sales begin.

Dinner will consist of “Indian Tacos,” which Ms. Stevens describes as all the good things in a conventional taco, but wrapped in traditional fried bread instead of a taco shell.

Costs for bingo vary between $25 and $35, Stevens added, and will go until around 10 p.m. There will be multiple rounds and games going on so if you don’t make it right at the beginning there will be ample opportunity to join in the fun. There will be door prizes, vendors and crafts to take part in throughout the event.

For more information, please contact the Shuswap Band Office at 250-342-6361.

POP UP STORE Wanted full-time and part-time sales staff for home furnishings store, July and August. $13- $15 /hr.

Must have sales experience and spectacular personality.

Phone 250-342-5525 for interview.

Come work at We are hiring for the following positions:

for the SUmmer !

• We are currently recruiting for Room Attendant Positions.

Wage: $11.25/hr and up to $1,600 in bonuses.

• Breakfast Server/ Supervisor • Bartender

• Overnight Houseman • Room Attendant

• Transportation subsidies up to $500 available, conditions apply.

Copper Point Resort is the newest luxury four season destination located in Invermere, B.C. We are looking for those strong candidates who are energetic and passionate about providing an exceptional guest experience.

• We offer staff housing and a free daily shuttle from Invermere to Panorama, June 27th - August 31th

We are committed to bringing together the industry’s best talent to create a diverse team of innovative thinkers.

For a full list of our employment opportunities, job descriptions and to apply online, please visit us at:

www.panoramaresort.com/employment

All those applying must be able to have fun!

Resumes can be emailed to careers@copperpointresort.com, faxed to 250-341-4001 or dropped off to 760 Cooper Road.

. . . ‘Valley’ on page 3 “I would say we had a crazy peak around 2006 to 2008, it was a bubble that had to burst. Prices have definitely decreased since the crash,” said Mr. McGrath, adding that prices are now right were they likely should’ve been if the peak hadn’t happened. “Stable’s a good way to describe it at the moment,” he said.

“It’s nice to see things now starting to change,” said Mr. Newhouse. “It’s a better market than it has been, but it’s going to take a while to eat up inventory before you’ll start to see any price increases.”

“It definitely feels like we’ve turned a corner from 2008, there’s a lot of interest and a lot of activity,” said Mr. McIntyre, adding he saw sales at Panorama jump 50 percent in 2013 from 2012.

Several major international financial institutions and experts, however, have in recent months warned that Canadian real estate is overvalued, possibly dramatically so. A report from Deutsche Bank last December said Canadian real estate is as much as 60 per cent overvalued, the worst in the world.

An Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) report that came out last summer pegged Canada’s housing market as 30 per cent overvalued, third worst in the world. Renowned international economist Nouriel Roubini, who famously predicted the global financial crisis, has warned Canada’s housing market is frothy if not an outright bubble. And the real estate market in the Columbia Valley may be more influenced by national trends than those in other rural areas of B.C., given the high number of second-home owners here.

“We don’t have any statistics on that (second homeowners versus local buyers), but I will say that the Columbia Valley is influenced by the Calgary recreational market,” said Mr. Ravenstein.

According to Invest Kootenay’s website, the valley has 9,000 permanent residents and 20,000 seasonal residents. But Mr. McGrath, Mr. Newhouse and Mr. McIntyre all agree that since the Columbia Valley has already had a real estate bubble burst, while most other Canadian real estate markets have not, valley residents need not worry about overheated real estate as much as other Canadians.

“We’re driven by different forces. There’s plenty on the market for entry-level buyers and for affordable housing and those are two good indicators our market is where it should be,” said Mr. McGrath.

“The national press seems to think that trends in Toronto or Vancouver are all of Canada. Our market is totally different than theirs,” said Mr. Newhouse.

“Those kind of surveys almost exclusively look at major metropolitan markets,” said Mr. McIntyre.

Prospective buyers looking at the valley would be better to look at the comparative prices of valley homes against homes in other major recreational markets (such as the coast, the Okanagan or places such as Lake Tahoe) than at national level reports, according to Mr. McIntyre.

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PIONEER ON THE ROAD All abroad...

Travel World, our local travel agency in Invermere, has generously donated a night at a Calgary hotel and two tickets to a Calgary Flames game to the winner of our annual Pioneer Travel Photo Contest.

Simply take a copy of The Pioneer with you when you are away on holidays, send us a copy and have it published in The Pioneer.

At the end of the year, we will draw the winning name. Submit your photos online at www.columbiavalleypioneer.com, email them to info@cv-pioneer.com, or drop by our office, #8, 1008-8th Ave. Invermere.

Pictured, clockwise from top left: Marie and Cliff Birney, Nola and Dennis Alt and Marilyn and David Goldsmith at Lake Havasa, California; Andy Stuart Hill in Port Lockroy, Antarctica; Roger Revitt and Lynne St. Denis in Bora Bora; Tom and Diane Gerald in Tahiti; Sisters Lisa Matheson and Kathy Koochin at 2014 Curling Brier in Kamloops with team Brad Jacobs; Blaine and Amanda Joop, Ryan and Tanya Smith, Cody Fuller and Kristi Lee in Jamaica; Melissa Hecher and Ted Stringer in Hawaii.

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June 20, 2014

The Valley Echo and Windermere Valley Golf Course are hosting

A Day of Golf

PUBLIC NOTICE

in support of the Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley

As part of Canfor’s Forest Stewardship Council Certification and Sustainable Forest Management Plan, the public is invited to comment on the updated harvesting and road building plans in the following areas. In addition and as part of the ongoing treatments to limit the spread of Mountain Pine Bark Beetle, small scale harvesting and single tree fall and burn treatments identified in the 2013 Rocky Mountain Forest District Forest Health Overview flights will be implemented.

Sunday, June 22, 2014 at the Windermere Valley Golf Course

Forest License A19040- Elko/Sparwood/Cranbrook

A portion of all green fees will be donated to the Hospice Society

Area

Landscape Unit/ Location

Bare Mountain/Gold Crk

C10/C37- Bloom/Caven/Linklater

Hogg Crk/Peavine

C30- Cranbrook

Lower Burton Crk

C34-Jaffray/Baynes Lake

Lower Matthew

C07/C08- Kimberley/White Crk

N. Farrell Crk

C01- Moyie

Moose Lake

C02-Perry/Moyie

Meachen/ Redding Crk

C05-Redding Crk

Harrison Creek

C27- Upper Bull

Cadorna Crk

C22-Upper Elk

Community Forest K1W- Sparwood Area

Landscape Unit/ Location

Leach/Fir-Roberts

C19-Corbin

Forest License A20212- Creston Area

Landscape Unit/ Location

Spider Creek

K05- Kid Creek

Call 250-342-3004 today to book your tee time!

Held in conjunction with the

Giving Back Golf Tournament.

Registration for individuals and teams is still open!

Sunday, June 22, 2014 at 1 p.m. at the Windermere Valley Golf Course Four Person Scramble. Entry fee is $125/person $500/team.

Includes golf, dinner, tee gift, and prizes!

Not a golfer? Join us for dinner and the silent auction for only $40/person.

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HIGH ALTITUDE THERAPY

Contact Ian Johnson, RPF @ 250-529-7211 ( Ext 220)

Forest License A18978- Canal Flats Area

Landscape Unit/ Location

Upper Blackfoot

I06-Blackfoot

Upper Skookumchuk

I02- Buhl/Bradford

Upper Doctor Crk

I12-Doctor/Fir

Fenwick Crk

I19- Fenwick

Upper Findlay

I01- Findlay

Mid Elk Crk/Upper Whiterock

I09- Grave

Upper Coyote/ Marmalade

I05- Lussier

Lower Colin Creek

I08- North White

Johnson Lake- East

I04-Premier

Forest License A18979- Radium Area

Landscape Unit/ Location

Yearling/Little Elk/Lower Cochran

I21- Cochran

Dunbar/Cartwright Lakes

I32-Dunbar

Forster Crk

I27-Forster

Edgewater-East

I30- Kindersley/Macauley

McMurdo Bench/Frayling Crk

I36-McMurdo/Frayling

Bryant /Steamboat Mtn//Dogleg

I29-Steamboat

Mid Toby Crk

I15-Toby

Tree Farm License 14- Parson Area

Landscape Unit/ Location

TFL 14 – K Road Bench

I38- Twelve Mile

Contact Ken Streloff, RFT @ 250-529-7211 ( Ext 225)

Please contact the appropriate Forest Planner at the numbers listed above to arrange a mutually agreeable time to review the plans. Comments received by July 25, 2014 will be considered in the planning, permitting and harvesting phases.

DISTRICT OF INVERMERE

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

NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE AND DISPOSITION Road Closure Bylaw No. 1487, 2014 NOTICE is given of a proposed road closure and disposition by the District of Invermere.

Bylaw No. 1487, 2014 outlines the details of the road closure. Legal description as follows: Reference Plan EPP4182 to close part of the road dedicated on Plan NEP23621, District Lot 1092, Kootenay District.

The proposed closure of 380.7m2 of Plan NEP23621, District Lot 216, Kootenay District is permanent and is to be acquired by Larchbrook Development Corporation, Inc. No. 418762 for $16,000. The closure and diposition being proposed is to accommodate the siting of a proposed multifamily development “Whisper Ridge” on the adjacent parcel. The above synopsis is not intended to be, nor should it be interpreted as the full text and content of the proposed “Road Closure Bylaw No. 1487, 2014”.

A copy of the proposed bylaw and relevant background documents may be inspected at the District of Invermere Municipal office 914 - 8th Ave., Invermere from June 20th 2014 to July 8th 2014. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

All persons who believe that their interest in the property is affected by the proposed Road Closure Bylaw No.1487, 2014 may: • Send written briefs to the District of Invermere via letter or email.

• Fax written briefs to the District of Invermere.

Rory Hromadnik Director of Development Services

June 20, 2014

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FAITH

Gratitude and thankfulness

By Father Gabriel St. Joseph’s Catholic Church “Say thanks to the waitress,” said the mom, to her young son at the Tim Hortons. The young son looked at his mom surprisingly and asked, “What?” The mother calmly repeated, “Son, when someone helps you to get something you wanted, you are required to say, ‘Thank you’.” The young kid enthusiastically said, “Thank you miss.” The waitress was highly pleased and expressed her appreciation through her gentle smile. I noticed the pride of that tender mother who taught her son a life skill.

While I sat in Tim Hortons with my snacks, my imagination was stirred to ponder over this great skill of expressing our thanks and gratitude to people. My first thoughts were on our graduating classes this year, as we wind up our school year in June. Our graduating classes will be profoundly grateful and thankful to all their teachers, friends and companions who walked this journey together. Hope-

fully, these youngsters are impacted by the presence of this illustrious company of stalwarts from different walks of life.

These graduates will be filled with an overwhelming appreciation for their parents and families who provided for their learning experiences. Gratitude and thanks are understood as expressions of admiration, appreciation, approval of someone’s worth, value, service and expertise. When we develop this skill of expressing thanks and gratitude, our energy level will be boosted, which will lead to happiness in life.

Psychology advises that thanks and gratitude are powerful skills to be learned and mastered if we wish to be successful in life. Consider the following... Be thankful when we do not know something, for it gives an opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for challenging times, for during these times we develop endurance that helps us to grow and develop our character. Be thankful for the limitations, for they provide a chance for improvement. Be thankful for the several mistakes we commit, for they teach us lasting life lessons. Be thankful for setbacks, for they open new avenues for exploring new possibilities.

Above all, let us be thankful to God for blessing us each day with a variety of gifts and graces to get along with in life. What a great blessing it is to think of our countless blessings each day! Shall we be thankful and grateful to God for everything in our life?

Gleeful golfers Columbia Valley Golf Trail’s Junior Golf series wrapped up for the season at Copper Point golf course on Wednesday, June 11th. The first-time program was a resounding success with over 40 children ranging from five to 13 years old participating. For more information about summer junior golf programming, visit www.columbiavalleygolftrail.com/juniors

LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH Sunday, June 22nd 10:30 a.m.: Worship and Life Instruction, “Love is a Verb...Love Always”...

Pastor Trevor ministering.

Pastor Trevor Hagan 326 - 10th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-9535 • www.lakewindermerealliance.org WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY ANGLICAN-UNITED 9:30 a.m.: Bacon, Friends and Faith 10:30 a.m.: Worship at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere Reverend Laura Hermakin 110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-6644 • www.wvsm.ca VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY Sunday, 10 a.m.: Worship service. Kids’ Church provided.

Pastor Murray Wittke 4814 Highway 93/95, Windermere 250-342-9511 • www.valleychristianonline.com ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Saturday, 4:30 p.m.: at St. Anthony’s, Canal Flats.

Saturday, 5 p.m. and Sunday, 9 a.m.: at Canadian Martyrs’ Church in Invermere Sunday, 11 a.m.: at St. Joseph’s Church in Radium.

712 -12th Ave., Invermere Father Gabriel • 250-342-6167 ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN MISSION OF INVERMERE Worship services every Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

Christ Church Trinity, 110 - 7th Ave., Invermere Pastor Rev. Fraser Coltman • 1-250-426-7564 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 Barry Pratt • Columbia Valley Branch 5014 Fairway, Fairmont Hot Springs • 250-341-5792

Photo by Andrea Tubbs

What makes you proud to be Canadian?

Contact us by email and let us know! Submissions and photos will be published in our June 27th long weekend edition along with our contest winners.

Send your submissions to ads@cv-pioneer.com. Please include your first name and last initial. $50 gift certificates from Sobeys and Canadian Tire will go to our lucky draw prize winners.

Happy 147th birthday Canada!

36 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer

June 20, 2014

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Water & Landscaping

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