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The Upper

September 23, 2004

Columbia

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Serving The Upper Columbia Valley including Golden, Brisco, Radium, Invermere, Windermere, Fairmont and Canal Flats

Contents News

2

Perspective

4

Youth

6

Artist Profile

8

Sports

13

Churches

15

Music at Gerry’s pg. 7

Car Show

2 Perspective

5 Jaws of Life

11

Lindsay Dakin performs at Gerry’s Photo by Kelsie Ede

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VALLEY

September 23, 2004

LAKEVIEW CONDOMINIUMS PLANNED FOR ATHALMER

By Pioneer Staff Three new condominium buildings will rise from the flood plains of Athalmer if Lake Windermere Pointe development company realizes its ambitious plans.

The proposal came a step closer on Sept. 14 after council unanimously approved two zoning amendments. The first allows the building height to rise to a maximum 15 metres – either four or five storeys, depending on the final grade after the site is prepared.

The second allows the density to increase from 60 to 220 condominium units. Council approved the rise in density to allow for more variation in the types of housing available in the community.

“Overall in terms of smart growth and economics, this is a good move for Invermere,” Mayor Mark Schmigelsky said after the meeting.

There was little opposition to the proposed amendments at a public hearing held in council chambers on Sept. 13, while the owners of several local businesses including A&W, Home Hardware

and Copper Point Golf Course spoke in favour of the project.

Council particularly liked the “rocky mountain style” appearance of the buildings, although the mayor said later it will be up to council to ensure the developer adheres to the original plan. The project will include a private clubhouse, swimming pool, walking trails and extensive tree plantings.

“During the past 12 years in council, I’ve seen a lot of pretty pictures,” the mayor said, adding that until recently the council did not have the teeth to enforce design standards. However, council has recently acquired more legal authority and now even demands landscaping plans be submitted for approval.

The 4.5-acre parcel under consideration is located directly south of the A&W and extends along the western side of the paved road leading to James Chabot Provincial Park. It reaches about half-way down to the lakeshore, covering the area where the mini-golf course now sits.

Between the southern edge of this parcel and the beach there can be no further development, since the area consists of wetlands owned by the Crown.

The area on the opposite side of the paved road, directly north of Lakeside Pub, may still be developed. The future of that property remains uncertain.

Meanwhile, Lakeview Pointe directors were happy about council’s support. Doug McIntosh of Radium Hot Springs, one of the company’s directors, said after several years in the planning phase the real work will now begin. The site must be prepared, services installed and geotechnical work carried out.

The project’s sewer will connect with the District of Invermere’s sewage system, with all costs to be borne by the developer. The project will draw water from ground wells in the area, and the site will be elevated to reduce flooding. Open areas on the site will capture and treat surface storm water.

Mr. McIntosh couldn’t say when construction might begin, although he added: “We hope to be in the ground by Christmas.”

Mr. McIntosh, who has lived in the valley most of his life, was one of the original developers of Radium Hot Springs Resort.

Car Show a Huge Success

Car Photos by Madison Ede

After nine months of planning, the 15th annual Columbia Valley Classic Car Club Show and Shine took place last weekend. This year there were 568 vehicles registered and over 100 non-registered vehicles. The registered vehicles are eligible for fantastic door prizes donated from local merchants and they are also allowed to vote for the top ten trophy winners.

The Springs Driving Range was the site for all of these beautiful vehicles to be showcased. Although Mother Nature insisted on raining and hailing during part of the day, this didn’t stop approximately 5000 people from strolling around the show.

The Top Ten Trophy Winners, in no particular order or class were: Wilf and Peggy Van Hess from Edmonton Alberta - 1951 Merc Coupe, John Scarcelli from Revelstoke - 1949 Chev Pick-up Extended Cab, L. Fontaine from Spruce Grove - 1940 Ford Coupe, Scott Dickson from Sundre - 1946 Maple Leaf Pick-up, Carol and Orest Kitzul from Balzac - 1931 Cadillac, Leo Hartfelder from Calgary - 1932 Model ‘B’ Ford, Dean Wilhawk from Leduc - 1959 Custom Royal Dodge, Eric Poulson from Rimbey - 1951 Chopped Merc, Wendy and Don Tull from Calgary - 1937 Ford Cabrilot, Dale Burtoway from Calgary - 1939 Ford Cabrilot.

The Specialty Awards were: Long Distance - Bob Emmerson from Black Creek, Vancouver Island (930 km) - 1935 Chev Pick-up, Honourable Mention Long Distance - Jessica Aldrich from Hawaii (5000 km) - she stores her car in Alberta, Club Participation - Foothills Street Rod, Calgary with 24 members.

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The Upper Columbia Pioneer • 3

NEWS

One Month Extension Given for Jumbo Decision VICTORIA – The deadline for three cabinet ministers to decide on an application for environmental assessment certification of the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort Project has been extended by 31 days. Sustainable Resource Management Minister George Abbott issued the extension to provide additional time to consider the full ex-

tent of information on the project.

The decision deadline has been extended to Oct. 18, 2004. The Environmental Assessment Office’s (EAO) Assessment Report, recommendations, and reasons will be made publicly available with the ministers’ decision at that time.

Abbott, Water, Land and Air

Legion Faces Difficult Decisions

Protection Minister Bill Barisoff and Small Business and Economic Development Minister John Les will decide whether or not to issue an environmental assessment certificate for the year-round alpine ski resort proposed for the upper Jumbo Creek valley, approximately 55 kilometres west of Invermere.

According to environmental assessment regulations, ministers are provided up to 45 days to make their decision. This time limit may be extended at the discretion of either the Minister of Sustainable Resource Management or the executive director of the EAO. The EAO submitted its assessment report to ministers on August 3, 2004. On August 24, the EAO pro-

vided additional information to ministers related to potential impacts of the project on local heli-ski operator R. K. Heli-Ski Panorama Inc. Environmental assessment is one component of British Columbia’s land and resource management system. Other components include land use planning, local government zoning, land and resource tenuring, and permitting. The Jumbo Glacier Resort Project requires environmental assessment certification, as well as local government re-zoning of the proposed project area and the development and approval of a Ski Area Master Plan and Master Development Agreement

by Land and Water BC Inc., in order to proceed.

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By Pioneer Staff A downtown landmark may disappear if the local branch of the Royal Canadian Legion decides to sell the downtown clubhouse on 13th Street and move elsewhere.

A general meeting was held last week to determine what steps are necessary before deciding whether to sell the property or if it could be maintained and redeveloped. Two members of the B.C. and Yukon Branch Command attended the meeting to assist members in making a decision.

Since each Legion branch across Canada owns its facilities, the funds realized from selling the property would remain in local branch hands. “As long as this branch continues, we would be looking at reinvesting the money and relocating somewhere else,” says branch president Jerry Meadows.

Windermere District Branch 71 was formed right after the First World War and is one of the oldest Legion branches in the country. Members met at first in private homes and later in the small log building which is now located at the Windermere Valley Museum.

At one time this Legion – like other branches across Canada – was a prime drinking establishment and social centre of the community. However, the drinking population has declined and some local members feel it may be time to give up this Legion clubhouse with its large beverage

room and move to different quarters.

“I think it’s a great idea,” says Gordon Lake, who served as the branch’s second president during the 1950s.

“This might be an ideal time to consider selling because Home Hardware’s building supply centre next door is also up for sale,” says Mr. Meadows.

“The buyer would probably tear down both buildings and develop something else instead.”

The next step is to obtain two independent real estate evaluations, Mr. Meadows said. At this point members don’t know what the property is worth, but the building next door is listed at $499,000.

Another general membership meeting will be held at the Legion at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 27 to further discuss the issue.

Windermere District Branch 71 has 360 members, and there are about 40 members in the branch’s Ladies’ Auxiliary.

However, Mr. Meadows also pointed out that Legion membership is open to everyone. Once an organization for veterans, the Legion later opened its doors to all those who had some affiliation with the military, police or firefighting services.

It has since broadened its membership to include any Canadian citizen who shares the objectives of the Royal Canadian Legion.

For more information, please call Mr. Meadows at 342-3335.

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September 23, 2004

PIONEER

HISTORICAL LENS

Where do you stand?

They say that once you

get ink in your blood that you can never escape the paper business.

I grew up in a newspaper shop. My parents, Ron and Isabelle Ede, worked and owned The Lake Windermere Valley Echo. When I was as young as three, before the days of daycare, I would accompany them to work.

By Bob Ede I was told to stay out of the front office, so my mother made an “office” for me behind a large typecase that held metal and wooden headline type.

In those days the entire newspaper was composed letterpress style, the linotype would output the body of type in hot lead, headlines were set by hand. A good typesetter would stand in front of the typecase and pick letters without even looking.

Similar to the way a typist doesn’t look at a keyboard while typing.

Sometimes my fingers would get into the typecase and mix up the letters, get the Caslon mixed in with the Century, the “e’s” where the “t’s” should be.

I probably gave my father fits, but he didn’t let on, not to me at least. As I got older it became a joke between us, that I had mixed up the type making it all the more frustrating to produce the weekly paper.

My first job was washing down the big iron letterpress. I did this twice a year when I needed money for presents, Christmas and my mother’s birthday. It only occurred to me when I started to write this that they are almost six months to the day apart. So my father had the machines cleaned twice a year like clockwork.

The grime that I had to clean was a combination of grease, dust, paper lint and ink. My skinny arms were perfect for the job, as they could navigate the gears and cast iron arms and levers, with a varsol soaked rag.

By the time I would be finished my clothes would be dirty and my hands would be wrinkled as prunes from the varsol. I often wonder what the Workers Compensation Board would think nowadays about a four year old boy, drenched in varsol, elbows deep in machinery. I remember loving it!

Over a year ago Lisa Ede and I had an idea to start a local weekly newspaper. It has been a challenge. We sold a business that we had started fifteen years earlier and with some trepidation started working towards publishing The Upper Columbia Pioneer.

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Athalmer townsite during high water, circa 1920 We chose the name The Upper Columbia Pioneer because we wanted a name that included all of the communities from the headwaters of the Columbia to Kinbasket Lake, “The Upper Columbia”. “Pioneer” pays homage to the people that came before us, with an independent spirit, that saw them build a life for their families within the community.

Our intention in the future is to blend the new and old. Drop by our office, we have a display of old wooden type, some letterpress artifacts and a few antiques.

The way the paper will be produced, however, is very new. We will be relying on the most current hardware, software and digital technology to produce and deliver your newspaper. The look and design of the paper will reflect this.

This past week, many people have asked will the editorial content be pro-development or pro-environment, as if the two are strict polar opposites. I have even had a business owner refuse to advertise unless they could read our content before published, so they could decide issue by issue whether to advertise. Another resident suggested that it would be unwise to tip your hand and let others know where you stand on the contentious issues within our communities. Of course, these ideas fly in the face of a strong independent newspaper.

I have lived in this area most of my life. Most of the development in the area has been good, some bad. I have seen some of the most well meaning environment initiatives play out poorly. There can never be an all inclusive ‘pro’ or ‘anti’ stand.

When it comes to the issues, we are going to approach them the same way we do people, one at a time.

Historical photo from the Ede Collection

Back to Work

By Lisa Ede

The “retirement” is over and I guess it is time to get

cracking. For the first time in my adult life, after we sold, I had some time off and it was wonderful. One thing I did get to do was have lots of time with my children. I had the idea that I would be super productive in that time, but I wasn’t. I guess I was just enjoying my time, after 15 years. The great thing was is that I didn’t have to do anything.

I am excited to be back in business and I look forward to rekindling old business relationships and starting new ones. I will be trying to get out of the office to come and see you, but you are all invited to stop by The Upper Columbia Pioneer office to say hello.

The community is growing so fast and even in the past year there are many new business people that I look forward to meeting.

We are exceptionally pleased to introduce our two Advertising Sales Associates, Madonna Young and Dave Sutherland. I know many of you know Madonna through her businesses, RC Heating and The Cleaning Divas which she runs with her husband Chad. Dave is well known for producing the best “hot pepper jelly” around. Both bring a wealth of knowledge to The Upper Columbia Pioneer, and I am sure they will be able to help you with all of your advertising needs.

Please let me know what you would like to see within the pages of this paper. We will work hard to make it informative, accurate and entertaining.

Now that I am going to be busy again, maybe I will get things done!

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The Upper Columbia Pioneer • 5

PERSPECTIVE GUEST PERSPECTIVE

British Columbia Back on Track On

ment and job creJune 5, 2001 ation. We got rid of Gordon Premier hundreds of unnecCampbell said “hisessary regulations tory and our conthat cost businesses science will judge us extra money and harsher if we do not deterred them from now make every efmoving to BC and fort to test our hopes creating jobs. We by actions”. These reduced taxes, both words have stayed for individuals and with me these past for businesses so we three years. They are could be competifrom the speech that tive with places such formed the principle as Alberta. upon framework BC is leading which I, and my colthe country in job leagues, entered pubcreation and last lic life. week Finance MinBy Wendy McMahon Today I want to ster Gary Collins congratulate Lisa and Bob for founding the Upper Colum- delivered some of the best economic bia Pioneer. Recording and sharing news the province has seen in decades. our history for future generations is an First forecast to be $100 million, our important job. Starting a new business budget surplus is now projected to be is also a big venture and I wish them $865 million. This gives us the freeall the best. They are testing their dom to make some exciting choices and set priorities. Do we want more hopes by actions.

Over the past few months we’ve money for health care and education? seen some significant changes in the Do we want to reduce taxes and pay Valley. In June I was Master of Cer- down the debt? Ultimately, because emonies for Canal Flats Inaugural it is your money as taxpayers we need meeting. It was an historical event your input. Besides being the chair of that saw a community rich with tradi- the BC Government Caucus, I also sit tions and values take hold of its own on the Select Standing Committee for Finance and Government Services. We future.

As I’ve travelled around the rid- will be travelling the province hearing ing this summer I’ve noticed the new from people, but I am also encouragbusinesses that are springing up. Our ing written submissions. People can housing market is improving and make written submissions by e-mailpeople are gaining new confidence as ing FinanceCommittee@leg.bc.ca , our economy strengthens month by phoning toll-free 1.877.428.8337, or month. Our tourism resorts up and by fax 250.356.8172.

Locally, we’ve made significant down the Valley are expanding, creating construction and operational progress on issues I’ve been working on for some time. jobs.

The Akisq’nuk First Nation Day There are many factors that contribute to a strong economy. Our job Care and Family Resource Centre has as government was to develop a busi- applied for and received a $224,544 ness climate that encourages invest- grant to assist in building a new day-

Thank You As of September 18th, I will no longer be doing appliance repair.

Thank you to all my past customers.

Your patronage was greatly appreciated.

David Raven

Canyon is our province’s number one transportation priority and we’ve been working hard to get those improvements done. While many will say it doesn’t affect us, it will provide the travelling public a safer route to our valley. In July, we announced a $17 million contract to replace the Yoho Bridge so the work is ongoing.

We are so lucky to be living in BC at this time in history. We are blessed with so much and it is important to remember our greatest strength is our people.

While you are reading this I will be attending UBCM (Union of BC Municipalities) with local elected officials.

While perspective can sometimes be an elusive commodity when in public life, I’m working hard to make the Columbia Valley a better place for all of us and I want to hear from you. I can be reached at 250 342-2700, 1-866870-4188 or through my Web site at: www.wendymcmahonmla.bc.ca

care to support children before they enter school. A new 65-bed seniors care facility in Invermere will include 10 assisted living units, eight of those subsidized by the provincial government. It’s a partnership between Columbia Village Enterprises Ltd., BC Housing, Pace Setter Developments, the Columbia Basin Trust and the Interior Health Authority. The assisted living units will offer more choices and independence for low-income seniors. We’re also spending $3.8 million to renovate, upgrade and expand Columbia House. These long awaited changes will improve life and care for our seniors.

Recognizing that our economy depends on strong transportation infrastructure, we’ve also been upgrading local roads with a number of repaving projects. A new bridge in Brisco, and a new connector road from Lakeview Meadows are improving our transportation needs. Our tourism industry and many of our goods and services depend on the Trans-Canada Highway. Premier Gordon Campbell has said repeatedly that the Kicking Horse

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September 23, 2004

YOUTH KIDS SPEAK

What is your favourite time of year and why?

“Halloween. I like all the chocolates” Kelvin Miller Eileen Madson Primary School

“Winter because it is my birthday” Alysha Bachinski Eileen Madson Primary School

“Summer because it is warm” Andi Hutchinson Edgewater Elementary School

Student Profile - Chelsey Jackson

“Winter. I like the snow and I like to make snowmen” Chase Striegel Edgewater Elementary School

By Kelsie Ede, Youth Reporter It’s been only a few weeks into school and many of the sports teams at DTSS have already started up.

With volleyball teams just starting to practice and soccer teams already competing in tournaments many students have filled their schedules quite full.

Among many of the excited sports players at DTSS, Chelsey Jackson is one of them. Sixteen year old Chelsey is a senior girls volleyball player at DTSS who also enjoys playing on the schools’ basketball and soccer teams. Playing competitive volleyball since she was twelve years old, one could say Chelsey is a well-experienced player who can bring a lot of talent to the team. With a challenging season ahead of the girls Chelsey says they will have to work hard to do well because they are up against some good teams.

“Many of the teams have been practicing all year,” says Chelsey explaining how other teams may have an advantage over them. Chelsey still feels that the team has a good shot at the East Kootenay Championships. She says the girls are practicing hard and are very dedicated. Not only does she feel the team has talent but they also have a great time together, which is extremely important when playing a team sport. The senior girls volleyball team will be holding their home tournament along with the senior boys volleyball team on this weekend in the DTSS gym.

Both teams will be playing their first games at 1:00 pm Friday, September 24. Spectators are welcome, so come out to enjoy some good volleyball and support your local Lakers!

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September 23, 2004

YOUNG PERFORMERS ROCK GERRY’S GELATI guitar strumming songs to jazzy ballads the aray of music with other artists and just have a great time. music could be enjoyed by anyone. Also it was a Thanks once again to Gerry for allowing this wonLast Friday night local teens gathered at Gerry’s great opportunity for young people to come out derful night to take place.

Gelati to enjoy the first ever Open Mic Night. Mu- and showcase their talent. With not many opporsicians of all types brought their instruments and tunities for young musicians in the valley, this night their voices to put on an entertaining show. With provided a place for teens to come and share their

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ARTIST PROFILE HILARY RICE

It is clear that working in one artistic medium reflects heavily on the others when looking at Hilary Rice’s background. Hilary began serious study in the field of music during her senior years of Secondary School, in preparation for university level study.

However, she has a strong aptitude in a large variety of the arts - theatre, painting, pottery . . . There wasn’t enough time to do it all! A choice was made, and so Hilary became a trained operatic soprano, graduating from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario with a Bachelor of Music Degree, and the University of Toronto, to become a music teacher.

As life continued, Hilary’s artistic expression was visibly evident in many areas of her life: home decorating, gardening, wardrobe creations etc.

Throughout the 25 years after university these dabblings accumulated a large store of skills - spinning yarn from natural fibres, weaving linens and tapestries, hand dyeing and painting fabric and a diverse use of the sewing machine. Hilary demonstrates an innate ability as a self-taught fibre artist. The effects of her classical training can be seen in her fibre art.

There is a connection between how she performs as a musician and her work as an artist.

Hilary’s art is a way of connecting with the world around her, a way of connecting what’s inside, with what’s outside, a way of connecting with her Creator. She can enhance a butterfly image using a handful of techniques and make it more than the real thing. Synergy takes place - the sum of the two parts is greater than the whole. Hilary enjoys creating multiple visual layers, through a vast potpourri of techniques. When she examines a subject,

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Hilary in her studio she searches for intense detail, harmonious colour, intricate patterning, flowing shape. Even visually depicting sound emanating from the inanimate.

Some people wonder if she ever sleeps. The whirlwind of the artistic creation that has taken Hilary on the ride of her life, has felt like there has been no sleep. Her friends know she does, she even

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needs to more than many. Nevertheless, simply the amount of production is staggering, even to Hilary. In just 3 years since she made her very first art quilt, she has had work accepted to 5 juried shows, provincial, national and international in Vancouver, BC, Waterloo, Ontario, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Winnipeg, Manitoba and Seattle, Washington (USA). Hilary enjoys playing with new ideas and techniques. In her latest work recently exhibited at Pynelogs Cultural Centre, Invermere, she has incorporated everything from hand made felt to painted and melted tyvek (yes, amazingly the material houses are wrapped in), becoming an artist working in multimedia collage with a fibre base.

M.E. Studios, Hilary’s home based business, now has 9 art quilt patterns published and selling in quilt stores across Canada, under the “Mother Earth” label. They can be seen in Stober’s Department Store, in Invermere. Hilary also enjoys sharing her knowledge through small workshop situations. She has just returned from teaching at the Creston Quilt Festival.

You will notice a lack of borders or frames on Hilary’s work - the images move, and flow out of bounds, demonstrating a sense of openness. With this openness, Hilary invites you into her art, to see the world through her eyes.

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FOOD

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This newspaper is an exciting new venture for Bob and Lisa Ede and all its contributors. I suspect it’s also a leap into the unknown for many of us.

Risk-taking is a scary business which can lead to both astonishing success and total disaster. Cooking is one of those activities where potential success and failure are uncomfortably close, and it is perhaps unwise to experiment on guests with untried dishes.

This summer I was asked to cook several suppers for a family reunion. The family turned out to include about 20 people, ranging in age from about 5 to 70 or so. By the time we got to the last meal, I was struggling to find something different and interesting, having gone through the usual combinations of side-dishes. In a fit of desperation, I remembered Liz Lane seeing this recipe in a magazine. I also remembered thinking that the combination of ingredients was a bit bizarre, however I launched into it anyway. It turned out to be a raging success, everyone at dinner liked it – even I did and I don’t like watermelon!

What makes this dish work is the combination of sweet, sour and salty tastes, together with the strong “green” flavour of the arugula. Be sure to use a firm feta, a softer cheese will turn mushy when it’s tossed with the melon. Also, the watermelon has to be well-drained.

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3 tablespoons decent olive oil 3 cups cubed (1/2 – 3⁄4 inch) seeded drained watermelon (a mix or red and yellow if possible) 6 cups baby Arugula * 1⁄4 cup pine-nuts, toasted in a dry skillet 1/3 cup crumbled feta Pepper and sea salt to taste Method: Whisk together the lemon juice, salt and vinegar in a large bowl, add the olive oil and whisk till emulsified.

Add drained watermelon, arugula and toasted pine-nuts, toss to coat.

Add the crumbled feta and toss again gently. Sprinkle with pepper and sea salt to taste. *Arugula is sometimes available at AG foods in Invermere.

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Original hand produced pieces from Burmese teak are now available at The Place Furniture in Invermere.

Golden Burmese teak is becoming a scarce commodity. It is salvaged from ox carts and the yoke of oxen and water buffalo in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and other regions of the Golden Triangle. The teak ox carts, some many hundreds of years old, once covered these areas. They are now a rare find.

The Place Furniture is presently working with an importer who brings a very rustic style of furniture from artisans, who have gathered and now hoard the last old Golden Burmese teak available.

While there are many other suppliers of more accessible wood from Indonesia and Malaysia, the Golden Burmese teak is considered almost sacred and cutting new trees is highly illegal.

The last of these items is now available through a few channels and The Place Furniture is proud to present some of these in Invermere. Several great pieces are available for viewing and at present a few more pieces are soon expected to arrive. These pieces will be displayed in Invermere and also will be seen in the next months on www.invermerefurniture.com as well.

Check out The Place Furniture for all conventional as well as unique home furnishings, leather, custom fabric and wooden furniture as well as specialty mattresses which can be seen at great prices, seven days a week at The Place Furniture.

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September 23,, 2004

PORTFOLIO

FLOWERS

September in pictures

Cosmos and Calendulas waiting for the frost

MUSHROOMS

FIELDS

LAKE WINDERMERE

Mushrooms pop up all over the Valley, including many edible species, such as these scrumptious Shaggy Manes.

Remember never eat a wild mushroom until certain what kind it is.

A blanket of clouds covers a Wilmer hayfield

Sailboats rest on a placid Lake Windermere

GARDENS AND FORESTS

From vine-ripening tomatoes to the lush beauty of the forest floor, these reminders of summer past also herald the arrival of fall.

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September 23, 2004

FIREFIGHTERS ATTEND COURSE

Cheers & Jeers ☺ Cheers to Jake and Rob for a wonderful Recreation Group for the Adults with a Disability in our area. They do a terrific job with very little thanks or encouragement. GT ☹ Jeers to the owners of the NHL. If it wasn’t for the players and the game of hockey you would be stuck in a boardroom going over financials of businesses that lost just as much money, without any of the excitement. RC ☺ Cheers to Gerry Taft for allowing our youth a place to showcase their talent. MN ☺ Cheers to all the volunteers at the Columbia Valley Classic Car Club Show and Shine in Radium for a great event. EC ☹ Jeers to the players of the NHL. If it wasn’t for the fans you would be making a mere $60,000 a year . . . at the best! TT ☺ Cheers to the volunteers at the J A Laird climbing wall.

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CLASSIC CAR RAFFLE

Photo by Lisa Ede Last weekend thirteen members of the Invermere, Fairmont and Edgewater Fire Departments participated in the Jaws of Life Basic Level One Extrication Course held at the local Invermere Fire Detachment. This course teaches the firefighters how to get trapped patients out of a vehicle safely, while ensuring the firefighters safety as well.

On completion of this course the Invermere Fire Department will have 25 members trained in this course.

The intense three day course, which is usually held over four days, was taught by Jim Dezzal from the Cranbrook Search and Rescue and Gord Sweetman from the City of Calgary Fire Department. It is a great benefit to the local departments to have these men instruct in the valley. Gord travels extensively throughout North America and is an expert within his field.

Custom Sawing & Moulding

Throughout the summer and early fall, you might have seen these two smiling men around town. Leo Kientz and Ray Brydon, on behalf of the Columbia Valley Rockies Hockey Club, have been selling tickets for a 1965 Ford Galaxie Convertible. The draw was held last weekend at the Car Show. The lucky winner was Gary Poff from St. Albert. All 4000 tickets were sold and proceeds will go to the purchase of a new bus for the Rockies and also for use in the community.

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September 23, 2004

WINE REVIEW Tempting Tastings from Sonoma Valley

By Bob Ede If you are looking for something to take the chill off of this wet fall we are experiencing. Do as I did the other night. Put on a hot meal of beef stew and pour a glass of red wine.

Ravenswood Vinters Blend Zinfandel, available, at the Invermere BC Liquor Store, won’t break the bank at $20 but has plenty of jam for people who enjoy chewing their wine.

Zinfandel grapes have a history of being grown in California since 1850. They achieved popularity with growers for the adaptability to a wide range of growing conditions. Due to their vigor and resistance to disease, it is not uncommon for zinfandel vineyards to be 100 or more years old.

It is equally popular with vinters for it’s versatility. Due to availability zinfandel grapes are contained in most California ‘jug’ wines. They are also used to producing deep complex wines that taste similar to aged cabernet sauvignon. Zinfandel is also known for its deep red colour, high alcohol with smoky oak.

Who can forget the blushing pink, slightly sweet, white zinfandel, popular during the late 80’s and early 90’s. While touring through Sonoma earlier this year, I spotted someone wearing a t-shirt that said, “Friends don’t let friends drink white zinfandel.”

The first time I tried a bottle of Ravenswood was years ago. I confess, at the time, I bought it strictly for the label. The artwork of three ravens forming a Celtic knot spoke directly to my heritage while enticing my imbibing nature.

Ravenswood Winery is located in California just outside the town of Sonoma. They produce a collection of varietals, most high quality full bodied reds.

Each bottle carries the slogan “No Wimpy Wines.”

I assume that means they don’t make any blush. In any case, it is ample notice of what you will find after pulling the cork on this powerhouse.

Vinters Blend refers to a wine maker choosing wines, in this example of the same varietal, from different vineyards and producers and combining them. A vintner may choose a wine to blend for its ripeness or acidity. The goal is to create a beautifully well balanced wine, with qualities that the combined wines, on their own would not possess. Each year this wine is different , due to the wines available, but I am yet to be disappointed.

If you enjoy wines with big taste that compliment highly flavoured meals, such as red meats, pastas and stew. Give Ravenswood Vinters Blend Zinfandel a try. Reasonably priced but jam packed with enough flavour to turn your teeth red.

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SPORTS

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WANTED - ROCK THROWERS

You’ll soon see people of all ages throwing rocks at the Joe Peters Curling Rink in Invermere. The 2004/2005 curling season begins with the Registration th valley watches our league and Annual General Meeting, Thursday, October 7 at 7:30 pm.

Fantastic, awesome The Invermere District Curling Club is a social group of folks who enjoy play on television, we and intense! These are the game of curling. League games are normally eight ends on the ice surface still need to iron out a only a few of the words, few details, such as sal- with the ninth, and sometimes most vocal, end played at the tables upstairs in that could have been ary caps and the amount the clubroom. Our weekly leagues offer something for every caliber of curler; used to describe the level of Ben Gay supplied to mixed league, competitive league, ladies’ league, seniors’ league, commercial of play seen Wednesday league and a social league which runs only until mid December. We’ve been each team. night at Oldtimer hockfortunate to have a few club members become certified instructors and we eney. All four games were Game Results from courage students Grade 4 and up to register for the junior curling program played with sportsmanto 32 junior curlers so please September 15: Mason which commences in November. Space is limited ship and excitement. The nd over White, Julien over pre-register for junior curling by October 22 . It is a great game of skill and roar of the crowd was President Brent Raven Fillatre, Bourcier over strategy. deafening or maybe it on the phone making The first Club event of the season is the Link to Rink Tournament. This is Jansen, Raven over Deawas just the sound of my trades to acquire new a great way to say good-bye to the golf clubs and hello to the curling broom. heart beating so loud. rin. talent, or should we say We play two eight end curling games and one round of nine holes at the WinIn fact, after our “old” talent. dermere Valley Golf Course with a dinner to follow. It’s become a tradition game, a gentleman from for many and with room for only 16 teams, don’t delay with your registration the stands entered our dressing room The schedule for this month is: phone call. and asked to talk to us. He explained Date Sept. 29 This year we hope to see a large crowd of curlers at the annual meeting; A vs. C he was from CBC television and 6:45 pm member input is always welcome. Election of officers will occur but there is no E vs. F was interested in airing some of our 8:00pm reason to worry about being “roped-in” to a position. There are very capable games on his network. With the NHL 9:15 pm B vs. H people lined up to lead the Club through another successful year. Please supD vs. G lock-out, the hockey fans of Canada 10:30 pm Stay tuned for more exciting news port your outgoing executive with a packed audience. For more information on and around the world would love to any of the above, call the Curling Club at 342-3315. Good Curling! watch such great hockey. Before the from C.V.O.H.A. President

Windermere Valley Minor Hockey Practice Schedule Practice schedule for the upcoming 2004/2005 season: (Practices commence the week of Sept. 20th) Mondays:

6:45 – 7:45 p.m.

8:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Tuesdays: 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

5:45 – 6:45 p.m.

6:45 – 7:45 p.m.

8:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Thursdays: 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

5:45 – 6:45 pm.

6:45 – 7:45 p.m.

8:00 – 9:00 p.m.

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COUNCILOR’S CORNER On one of my Article 1 door to door walks Question: around town, Erin We pay more suggested that I Municipal taxes write a series of than most BC articles about the Communities,Yes goings on of the or No? District. So I am Answer, No. taking the opportunity offered to A variety of me by The Upper municipal tax Columbia Pioneer data are readto do just that. ily available on Over the next few the Community, months, in the Aboriginal and Councillor’s CorWomens Services ner, I will try, in (CAWS) website 600 words or less, ( w w w. m c a w s . to give you my gov.bc.ca/lgd/intake on the quesBy Brian McLaughlin fra/munfin/index. tions that I often get htm). However, as asked, such as :1) Are Invermere taxes not all communities collect property higher than most BC communities?; 2) taxes in the same way, these data presWhen is my road going to be paved?; ent many problems when comparing 3) Who pays for development? or 4) between communities, (i.e. Invermere How can my kids afford to live in this has water and sewer taxes, parcel taxes town? If you believe these articles are as well as tax rates for property assessinformative, please let us know so that ments; whereas some communities we may consider continuing them. simply have a flat tax). So depending

September 23, 2004 on which set of data you look at, you could say that Invermere has a higher residential tax than Radium Hot Springs, and you could also say that on a per capita basis, the residents of Radium Hot Springs pay more taxes than residents of Invermere (Tax Burden). Both are right, yet neither really answer the question.

What I think makes sense, is to look at my own family experience and say how would this apply to us. I think that Liz and I are average BC’ers. So if I had the average BC house, how much tax would I pay, regardless of which community I lived in? By combining a couple of tables from CAWS and using the average house assessment as the base, the result is as follows: There were 154 organized communities in BC in 2003 (last available data).

The average assessed value of a representative home in BC is $155,941 The amount of total taxes paid for an assessed value of $155,941 home ranged from $6,173 in Granisle to the lowest at $1,193 in Bowen Island.

Invermemere taxes would have been $2,237, which put us at number 91 of 154 communitees. Or, expressed

in an other way, approximately 60% of all organized municipalities in BC have a higher municipal tax bill than Invermere’s for the same assessed house value.

East Kootenay communities: Radium Hot Springs = $2,002 Sparwood=$2,173 Invermere = $2,237, Cranbrook = $2700, Fernie = $2547, Elkford = $3,132, Given my analysis, I am comfortable telling people, that in general, Invermere residents are not paying more municipal taxes than most other organized communities in BC. This is a simple answer to a question that can get very complicated. There are issues such as services provided, efficiency, effectiveness, community aspirations housing affordability and the like that are not presented as in the above simple analysis. Those may be topics of further articles. Invermere is not over taxed for municipal services in relation to other communities in BC.. If you would like to discuss these findings with me, give me a call, write to me here at The Columbia Valley Pioneer, or drop by Council Chambers some Monday evening between 4:00 and 6:30pm.

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September 23, 2004

Cooperation Among Valley Churches

By Michael Rice It is my understanding from the Pioneer’s publisher that they hope this column will rotate among the churches in our valley. Following on Dieter Magnus’ column last week I’ll begin with an introduction as well. My name is Michael Rice and I am the minister/priest/incumbent (pick one) of the Windermere Valley Shared Ministry. The WVSM is a joint Anglican and United Church ministry with five churches as part of our charge. St. Peter’s (the stolen church) in Windermere, Christ Church Trinity in Invermere, All Saints Church in Edgewater, Brisco United in Brisco and the seldom used but pretty little log church, St. Mark’s, Galena. My wife Hilary and I have been in Invermere for almost five years now. We have three daughters, only one of whom still lives at home.

It is appropriate that this column is shared by all members of our Ministerial (a term that refers to all the churches in an area, regardless of denomination). I say that because this area is blessed by a good Ministerial organization, where the churches and clergy cooperate on issues of importance to both our Christian faith and our community. We do this by focusing on the beliefs we have in common, which are many, rather than those where we differ.

Believe me, this is not always the case! This allows us to support our ministries in, and to, the community in three areas; outreach, worship and education.

For instance, did you know that transients, people just passing through the valley, that need assistance, have virtually no resources available to them.

If they are lucky to arrive when the food bank is open they may be able to access that, but anyone needing help with a night’s accommodation, or gasoline, or groceries when the food bank is closed, generally show up at one of the churches for assistance. That church will issue a voucher for a room, or gas or groceries as needed and the Ministerial association is

billed for the voucher. All the Ministerial’s funding comes from the local churches, but this allows the cost of assisting those in need to be shared equitably across all the churches. A word of thanks is owed to those merchants who willing accept the vouchers and then bill Ministerial; the program would not work without their cooperation.

Not surprisingly the churches cooperate on two key worship events every year as well. There is the sunrise Easter service. Leadship the various parts of the service rotated between the churches each year.

In the five years I have been involved, the numbers have gently increased each year. At Christmas there is the live Nativity. While in recent years it has been predominately organized by the Canadian Martyrs Catholic Church, it is supported and promoted by all the churches. And yes, I consider the live nativity primarily a worship service, as we share the story and sing songs of praise to our God. The third area of cooperation I mentioned was education. Every summer a Vacation Bible School is offered to the children in our community. Again one church in recent years has taken the lead in organizing it, the Lake Windermere Alliance Church, but it is supported and promoted by all of them.

Education for adults in recent years has been provided through the Alpha program.

For those who may not be familiar with the Alpha program, it started in England around 15 years ago at Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Bromford.

It is now offered in 150 countries around the world and it will be offered inover 2500 this year in Canada alone. It was first presented in Invermere jointly by the Valley Christian Assembly and the Alliance Church, but was open to everyone. This fall the Windermere Valley Shared Ministry is sponsoring it, out of Christ Church Trinity in Invermere, being lead by members of that congregation who attended the program at the Alliance church! There are two program times available; 7 pm Tuesday evenings,

starting on September 28th, or 1 pm Thursday afternoons starting on September 30th, for a ten-week period. The course itself is billed as an introduction to Christianity and is geared to those folk who want to learn more about the basis of the Christian faith.

It doesn’t matter if you are established in your faith, searching for answers, or just curious, all are welcome. If you are interested in finding out more about attending the program you can call Christ Church Trinity, 342-6644, or for more information about the Alpha program in general you can check out the national Alpha website at www.alphacanada.org.

There are numerous other examples of how the various churches in the valley cooperate as a Ministerial to provide worship and ministry to the people of this valley. This reflects, I believe, part of the underlying spirit of respect and cooperation that is found in general throughout the valley and is a key element of what makes it such a wonderful community to live in!

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Valley Churches LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH

This photo was taken on top of Mt. Nelson in August 2004.

Photo by Troy Rad

Friday, September 24th 7:00 pm Registration and Welcome 50th Anniversary Celebrations Saturday, September 25th 9:00 am Breakfast at Church 6:30 pm Celebration Banquet Great Hall, Panorama $25/person Sunday, September 26th 10:30 am Worship and Life Instruction “Celebrating God’s Faithfulness for 50 Years”.

Special Guest Speaker Rev. Ray Cobb Sunday School for ages 3 to Grade 7 during the Morning Service Senior Pastor Rev. Dieter Magnus • Associate Pastor Rev. Jared Enns 326 - 10th Avenue, Invermere • 342-9535

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WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY Christ Church Trinity 10:15 am Every Sunday All Saints, Edgewater 8:30 am 1st, 3rd and 4th Sundays St. Peter’s, Windermere 7:30 pm 1st Sunday (May - Oct.) Brisco United, Brisco 8:30 am 2nd Sunday (April - Sept.)

Rev. Michael Rice 110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere • 342-6644

VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY 10:00 am Celebration Service

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