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Vol. 2/Issue 21

The Upper

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May 27, 2005

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

Contents News

2

Letters

7

Golf

12

ClassiďŹ eds

16

I scream, you scream!

Hair fundraiser

10 Cancer survivor

10 Kindness in action

13

Harrison Salvidge, age 3, keeps a watchful eye while enjoying ice cream. Harrison and his family moved recently to the valley from Wales.

Photo by Lisa Ede

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2 • The Upper Columbia Pioneer

May 27, 2005

VALLEY Parkside Place proceeding across from Pothole Park

By Adrian Bergles Pioneer Staff

Parkside Place will consist of six separate buildings on the empty property beside Inside Edge Sports.

Building permits hit $11million • Twelve single-family homes at $2.53 million.

• Two new commercial buildings (Chisel Peak Eleven million dollars worth of building permits Medical Centre, across from IGA; and Parkside have been issued since the beginning of the year, In- Place on Seventh Avenue (as shown above), valued vermere town council heard at Tuesday’s meeting. at $4 million.

Last year’s permits hit a record high of $20 mil• Five commerical building renovations (four lion. The value of building permits issued this year units in the old Home Hardware building, and one have already surpassed the half-way mark less than owned by Tim Strand) valued at $500,000. six months into the year.

• One new industrial building owned by WarA report by the town’s building inspector Kim wick Interiors, valued at $150,000.

Leibel showed: • One new industrial building, owned by Miko’s • Ten new multi-family dwellings valued at Excavating, valued at $225,000. $3.52 million. These belong to CastleRock on the • One industrial building renovation by Peter south edge of town; Budenz Homes on 5th Street Pankovitch, estimated at $6000. and 12th Avenue; and Lochend on 10th Avenue • Several home renovations, garages and sheds north of the Carriage Court Apartments. totalling $133,000.

By Pioneer Staff

Former MLA might run for council

By Pioneer Staff After losing her seat in the provincial legislature to Norm Macdonald in last week’s provincial election, Wendy McMahon said she is considering her options - and one of those options is to run for Invermere’s town council in the November municipal election.

She said returning to work for the school board, where she spent several years before winning the Columbia River-Revelstoke riding in 2001, is not an option.

But she said she has checked into residency requirements and it would be possible for her to run

for Invermere council although she lives in Fairmont.

Mrs. McMahon said in the meantime, she has been offered work as a consultant, “helping to guide a project through the political process.”

Mrs. McMahon said it is too early to decide what she might do in the future. She is still a cabinet minister and was to travel to Victoria this week for a final meeting before being relieved of her position.

In the meantime, she will be shredding her files and closing her offices both here and in Victoria.

An answering machine in her local office is now directing telephone calls to Norm Macdonald in Golden.

The workers are ready and the machines are primed to start construction on the new development downtown on Seventh Avenue.

“We plan to have a backhoe in the dirt next week and construction will begin before the end of May,” says Mark Halwa, in charge of business development for Quiniscoe Homes, the company overseeing the project.

Called Parkside Place, the new development consisting of six separate buildings will go up across from Pothole Park. The project will radically change downtown Invermere since condominiums and shops will line the currently undeveloped area.

“It’s going to pull business activity closer to the centre of town,” says Mr. Halwa.

When complete the project will consist of 28 residences and 13 commercial spaces for rent.

Condos will range from about 1000 to 1500 square feet each, and retail spaces will vary between 900 and 1300 square feet.

To accommodate increased traffic and parking, Quiniscoe will be widening Seventh Avenue in front of the new buildings. The company is hopeful the road widening project can be finished before the end of June, but if things get off to a slow start they will delay the work until after the September long weekend.

When completed, angle parking stalls will line the east side of the avenue and drivers will parallel park on the other side. The road widening and the new sidewalks will be paid for by the developer.

The units are being designed with energy efficiency in mind. For example, high-grade insulation and energy-efficient appliances will be installed.

Quiniscoe is still finishing paperwork on the project and “getting their ducks in a row,” as Mr. Halwa says. He said prices for the units will not be released until June.

The town had previously asked for proposals for that piece of undeveloped property. Two proposals were submitted and Quiniscoe’s plan was chosen in 2004 because of its appealing design. The town then sold Quiniscoe the property for $310,000.

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By Elinor Florence Pioneer Staff A tiny grizzly cub that was rescued on May 15th by a park warden didn’t survive.

The little bear succumbed Tuesday night after spending nine days at the Invermere Veterinary Hospital despite receiving the best possible care.

Veterinarian Mark Zehnder said the bear wasn’t healthy from the start but they had hoped to find out what was wrong. He said the bear might have had liver problems.

Rescuing a baby grizzly cub in the wilderness was a tough decision for Kootenay National Park warden John Niddrie. Once he picked up the tiny cub, he knew that if it survived it would spend the rest of its life in captivity.

“It was a judgment call but I believe I made the right decision,” he said. “I was hoping the little guy might survive.”

He and fellow warden Glenn Kubian received calls from motorists that the bear was wandering alone on Settler’s Road.

“We patrolled the whole area with firearms before we went near the cub just to make sure the mother wasn’t nearby,” he said.

He said it was obvious that the baby bear, weighing only about four pounds, was still nursing and could not feed itself.

But the biggest factor in his decision to rescue

the bear was the support of the local veterinarian.

“Before I even touched the bear I went back to my office and called Mark Zehnder. I knew that the bear would need help.”

Mark was willing to tackle the job of caring for the baby bear, at his own expense.

If the little bear had survived, John Niddrie was hoping he could be be sent to a natural wildlife preserve. To date there has been no sign of the mother, but he has a few ideas.

One theory is that she might have abandoned the cub purposely. “If she was a young mother and had three cubs, she might have decided to leave the runt behind,” he said. Grizzly bears typically have two cubs.

Or the mother might have sensed that there was something wrong right from the start.

A second theory is that the mother was shot by hunters near the park, although the cub was about four kilometres from the park boundary and could not have walked that far into the park by itself.

“We are wondering if someone didn’t shoot the mother and then feel sorry for the cub, so they picked it up and dropped it off in a place where it would be found.”

He wants to warn people not to go near wild animals of any kind - and especially not grizzlies.

“There are still some tour bus drivers who will stop and let 25 people out on the side of the road to take photographs of an adult grizzly,” he said.

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4 • The Upper Columbia Pioneer

May 27, 2005

BRIEFS

Dust irks homeowner

Athalmer building owner conducting a retail business without occupancy permit.

Council cracks down on building owner

By Elinor Florence Pioneer Staff Invermere town council has issued its first-ever formal sanction of a local business that has not complied with building codes.

Council voted to register a Notice against Title for a property located at 380 Laurier Street in Athalmer, now occupied by Digits.

The notice will be registered against the title of the property in the Land Titles Office. It will remain there until it is removed by the town after the owners have complied with regulations.

The notice has no implications except that it can be viewed by anyone searching the title, such as a lending institution or a potential buyer.

The building inspector recommended the action after observing the owners had occupied the building and are conducting a retail business without an occupancy permit.

But owners Larry and Theresa Palmer of Calgary, who own the business with their son Don who manages the Digits business, said the delays in obtaining the proper permits were the fault of the town office.

“It took six months to get the zoning change and another three months to get the landscaping permit,” said Mr. Palmer. “We are asking for that

time back.”

His wife Theresa added: “We have tried very hard to get our inspections done and we are struggling to get our paperwork done.”

However, council did not accept the argument.

Councillor Brian McLaughlin observed that he had worked with the owners on the landscaping design. “I didn’t feel that you were taking it seriously,” he said.

Councillor Gerry Taft added that the Palmers knew they were in contravention of the rules when they occupied the building.

And Mayor Mark Shmigelsky said: “We can’t just turn a blind eye.”

He added that the town might be liable if anything goes wrong.

The Palmers argued that they had requested but not received the appropriate inspections by the building inspector.

But the town’s chief administrative officer Patrick Robins said because of the size of the building, certain engineering reports are required which are not within the scope of the building inspector. It is the responsibility of the owner to see that those inspections are carried out, he said.

Although Invermere has never before placed a Notice on Title, it is standard procedure in the Regional District of East Kootenay.

Invermere council will look at a bylaw that forces builders to clean up if they create a mess on other people’s property.

Brenda Danyluk, who lives on 6th Street, said in a letter that she wrote to the owners and copied to council that the construction of Columbia Garden Village created a number of problems for her family, including noise, blowing debris and worst of all, dust.

“Since spring break, we have been living in a virtual dust bowl,” she wrote. “My yard, my garden, my house, my windows and my floors have never been so dusty.”

The most recent incident involved a bobcat accidentally running into her fence.

Ms. Danyluk has asked the owners of the new senior complex to repair her fence, power wash her house, clean her windows and her ducts.

Council agreed to figure out a way to make developers pay the costs of clean-up.

“Maybe the motion doesn’t go far enough,” said Councillor Bob Campsall. He said complaints from neighbours during ongoing construction projects include not only dust but noise and unexpected road closures.

New raft for beach

The old raft at Kinsmen Beach is rotting and council had budgeted $4000 for repairs. But when the raft was pulled out of the lake, it collapsed entirely.

Now council has to replace the raft at a cost of $8,000 to $10,000.

Councillors agreed it is money well spent, because of the popularity of the beach and the safety factor of having a raft in deeper water.

The town is now accepting bids on the raft replacement.

The bylaw allowing the sale will be advertised and discussed at a future meeting before the final decision is made.

“The value seems low for Invermere but it is useless for anything else,” said Councillor Gerry Taft.

The lane is one block long and leads from 4th Avenue to the CPR tracks behind the existing Ace building.

Dumpsters abused

Invermere has no bylaw that allows issuing a ticket for illegal dumping.

Yet the bins behind the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena are being used as a dump not only for household waste but for fridges, stoves, mattresses and construction leftovers.

“These people are using our bins to avoid the fee they would have to pay if they took a truckload of stuff out to the landfill,” said mayor Mark Shmigelsky.

Not only are they creating a huge mess behind the arena, the rest of the taxpayers are paying for it, he said.

The bins were put there as a convenience for residents who miss their regular garbage pickup and to encourage people not to dump illegally in the bush.

Council will now have to deal with the problem of people who abuse the privilege.

Councillor Bob Campsall suggested mounting a surveillance camera to catch people in the act.

Recruiting trip

J.R. Fleet, owner of Rockytop Maintenance in Invermere, is heading back east to look for employees. He needs about one dozen qualified trades people for his construction business.

He has offered to recruit employees for other local businesses while he Lane leads to nowhere is travelling in the Maritimes.

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The Upper Columbia Pioneer • 5

May 27, 2005

Hail storm pounds town

Out & About MAY

By Adrian Bergles Pioneer Staff Those looking to make a mid-afternoon margarita didn’t have any trouble finding ice last Thursday afternoon.

In about 20 minutes, an intense hail storm blanketed the town with pea-sized hail stones.

“It’s the worst hail storm I’ve seen,” says longtime valley resident Ray Crook, who was born here in 1918.

During the hailstorm the townscape was transformed from one in the bloom of spring to a winter scene. About six inches of icy pellets covered the streets.

The hail tore leaves off trees and the ground was littered with a mixture of green and white.

The hail melted quickly, and by the evening the streets were almost dry. But the damage was done.

Glenda Wah owns and operates Winderberry Nursery in Windermere along with her husband Jack Steedman. She says the hail in Windermere was light, but a number of customers have come to her with stories of plants damaged by the storm. The couple is advising people that most of these plants will survive. “We’re mostly encouraging people to give things a chance,” she says.

Because the storm came before many had put their gardens in, the outcome was not too bad. Mr. Crook says his garden hadn’t even been roto-tilled at the time of the storm, although he did lose some snapdragon bedding plants he had left outside.

The Pioneer is pleased to begin this new weekly feature called Out and About for coming events around the valley.

Please call 341-6299 or Email upioneer@telus.net with your events.

• Every Friday - Station Pub’s Sentimental Journey through music, call 342-8346 for info.

• Every Monday - Karaoke, Copper City Saloon.

• Every Wednesday- Archery, 7 p.m., Lake Lillian, $2.

• Every Wednesday - Moms and Tots, Valley Connections, 625- 4th Street, Invermere, call 342-4242 for info.

• Every Sunday - Crib games, 2-4 p.m. at Brisco Community Hall, Dorney Road at Highway 95. Refreshments served.

May 25, 26, 27, 28 • 7:30 p.m. Ice Princess plays at the Toby Theatre.

Saturday, May 28 • 8 p.m. Country and Western Dance at the Community Hall, featuring Calgary Country Musicians, Bar and BBQ, Tickets $10 at Dave’s Book Bar. Carol Bradshaw shovels hail on May 19.

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That was some hailstorm. The Pioneer’s advertising salesman Dave Sutherland was at home having lunch when the heavens opened and, not wanting to have his bedding plants ruined, threw himself over them and acted as a human shield for the next 20 minutes. He was soaked and freezing: the plants are doing well. ***

The new residents of Columbia Garden Village have been enjoying fine cuisine in the dining room, especially since they are being prepared by gourmet chef Randy MacSteven, who left Portabella to take on the job of cooking for the seniors.

Randy said he enjoys creating his own menus and since the seniors go to bed early, there are no more late nights in the kitchen. “And if you give them good food they never complain.”

The residence is filling up with 36 residents in the building now and more are planning to move in the next few weeks. There is room for 63 seniors altogether.

Reminds us of the time a friend from Calgary was on her way to Invermere for the first time, missed the turnoff on the Trans-Canada and ended up in Golden. She stopped at a service station, where the helpful attendant reassured her it was only another 100 kilometres - so she hit the road again and ended up in Revelstoke. *** Darren Lewis, high school teacher at David Thompson Secondary School and president of the local Windermere District Teachers Association, is moving to Kelowna at the end of June with wife Elaine and daughter Meghan. He will assume the new position of vice-principal at the Kelowna Christian School for Grades 6 to 12. Elaine will be sorely missed at Christ Church Trinity, where she is the secretary. Best wishes to the Lewis family in their new home. ***

Malcolm Hughes, whose presence has graced many Remembrance Day ceremonies in the valley, is moving away to Black Diamond in Alberta.

He and his wife Jenny became permanent residents *** A harrassed couple with a car full of squabbling here in 1993 and Malcolm has made a huge contrikids stopped a passerby on the weekend to ask for bution to the community as former president of the directions. They were on their way from their camp- Royal Canadian Legion and founder of the Second ground near Fairmont to the Radium Hot Springs. Winds Community Band. He has also been instruOnly problem is that they were heading south down mental in getting the local cadet corps up and runWestside Road - apparently they had been told to ning. They won’t be leaving until the end of July so make sure you say thank you! go right through Invermere to get to Radium.

Sunday, May 29 • 3:30 p.m. Columbia Valley Arts Council presents Jazz from Banff Centre, Christ Church Trinity, tickets at Dave’s Book Bar, Stober’s, True Value Hardware in Radium, and the Post Office in Fairmont.

Tuesday, May 31 • 7:30 p.m. Summit Trail Makers Society Annual General Meeting, at the Lions’ Hall.

• Columbia Valley Hut Society annual general meeting, Service B.C. Building (Old Forestry office) • Noon-1:30 p.m. Invermere Business Committee at the Invermere Inn. Guest Speaker is author Tom Olson. Cost $11 per person. Call the Invermere Inn to reserve. Last meeting until September.

June 1, 2, 3, 4 • Canal Days! Talent Show, bingo, family dance, parades, raffles, food, ball games. Call (250) 3495447 for more info.

Friday, June 3 • 7 p.m. Kootenay Baton Konnection’s 11th Annual Baton Twirling Show will showcase twirling and dancing skills at their annual show at the DTSS gym. Doors will open at 6:45 p.m., silver collection and refreshments during intermission.

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6 • The Upper Columbia Pioneer

May 27, 2005

PERSPECTIVE No more Historical Lens Mr. Nice Guys

By Elinor Florence Pioneer Publisher There are big changes coming in the way we conduct our affairs.

Until now councils in Invermere and other small communities have been able to rely on the spirit of cooperation both from its citizens and its businesses.

And if someone was flouting the rules, a gentle hint or a friendly visit would bring him into line.

With the land rush we are experiencing, everyone is in a hurry to take advantage of the money that seems to be gushing into the valley.

And both newcomers and oldtimers in the community aren’t always so keen to follow the old rules.

While most of us are meek and law-abiding, there are always a few people who push the envelope.

This week Invermere council dealt with a number of issues resulting from the pressures of development.

For the first time in history, council has been forced to place a legal sanction against a business that hasn’t complied with the building codes, both municipal and provincial.

And one of the reasons given by council for not granting him more time to bring his building into compliance was their concern that others will follow suit.

No doubt there will be others, and they will be dealt with in the same way.

The Regional District of East Kootenay, which has a much larger area to control, issues these Notices against Title almost as a matter of routine.

Then there’s the issue of builders who create a nuisance for the neighbours. Construction noise, blowing dust and unexpected road closures were cited by councillors who had received calls from irate citizens living adjacent to several major developments.

Council isn’t quite sure what to do, other than asking the builders to show some respect. But they will take a look at writing up a new bylaw regarding dust control.

Then there’s the ongoing garbage issue. Anybody who has seen the overflowing bins behind the arena knows that people aren’t using it for the designated purpose.

Council said that several building contractors are among those who are dumping their construction waste rather than taking it to the landfill.

Once again, we have no bylaw that allows council to ticket offenders. Even if we did, it would be difficult if not impossible to track them down and fine them.

Finally, there are the signs. The town is hearing more complaints about signs that are springing up all over town. This time there is a bylaw, but who’s going to enforce it? The town doesn’t have the staff or the time.

Meanwhile some of the business owners are thumbing their noses at the regulations.

Council will be forced to become more heavy-handed as these and other problems worsen.

And ultimately, the cost of creating and enforcing additional regulations will fall to the taxpayer.

We welcome your letters. Please send them to The Upper Columbia Pioneer, Box 868, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0.

Or you may drop them off at our office, located in the Stein Block, down the street from Peppi’s Pizzeria.

Or you can Email your submissions to: upioneer@telus.net.

Letters may be edited for length, but with great sensitivity!

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“With our local gasoline prices at nearly a dollar per litre, I thought this photo and information might be of some interest.

“My dad, Charles Crook, built a gasoline station in Kootenay Park in 1932 and is shown here. The price of gas in the mid 1930s was 35 cents a gallon, which would be a bit less than 8 cents (7.7) per litre. Some of his American customers would complain about the high price, as they were used to paying around 17 or 18 cents for a US gallon.”

Photo and information provided by Ray Crook

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May 27, 2005

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ‘Invermere development pays for itself’ Dear Editor: Last week’s Pioneer incorrectly stated that existing taxpayers are paying for CastleRock’s sewer line.

CastleRock has paid for all of the roads, sewers and water on their property. They paid the full cost to bring these lines from their property line to the existing Invermere systems and paid for the hookup.

In addition, CastleRock properties, like any other development, have a Development Cost Charge that is charged to all development to offset sewer, water and road impacts they may have on the rest of Invermere.

In other words, when the effluent starts to flow from a few hundred new homes and a pipe needs to be replaced on 13th or 10th Avenue to deal with that new discharge, then we will have the money from these development cost charges to pay for it.

The sewer project that is now underway is twofold. The first part is a maintenance issue - the rehabilitation of the Rapid Infiltration Bases and the

‘But do we want another Canmore?’

Dear Editor: Re: “We require developers to pay” by Mayor Shmigelsky.

It appears as though the mayor is creeping ever closer to the real issue facing the Columbia River Valley communities. This is not who pays for

replacement of the main line that goes from 10th Avenue down into the lagoons, as it was not operating properly. This maintenance cost is being paid through the sewer parcel tax and a $400,000 infrastructure grant from the province.

The second part of the sewer project is a new Rapid Infiltration Base and that is for development, but the cost of this work (about $450,000) is being financed out of the development cost charges that have already been collected over the last few years.

The water project being undertaken is not because of development, but rather because the provincial government has changed the definition of drinking water and how water providers must treat surface water. Council has a choice, either move to a full treatment facility or locate an adequate source of well water which does not need the same level of treatment as surface water. The objective of this project is to change our existing water supply from surface water to well water, which will make it safer in the long run. If we find additional water, then that is a bonus.

But what about all the other proposed develop-

ments? We are undertaking an impact study that the developers have paid for rather than coming out of our tax dollars. The questions we want answered before we undertake any major rezoning are: 1) how much water is required and where will it come from?

2) what are the sewer issues and how can they best be solved?

3) what will be the effect on our roads and how can they best be solved?

4) how will the developers pay for these solutions?

Once we know the answers, then we will know whether or not these projects are viable and what will be the long-term impact on our community.

Why did we ask the developers to pay for this study?

Because council believes that development pays for itself and that includes the $250,000 bill for finding out about these impacts.

development, but rather, do we really want continued unbridled development, all in aid of providing part-time residences for Albertans?

Or, perhaps, do we want something different?

Maybe a community built on living wages, as opposed to the minimum wage, with sustainable development as opposed to the boom-bust cycle of construction?

The choice, it seems to me, is clear. Do we want another Canmore, a community of part-time residents that has sold its very soul to the developers of the Three Sisters Community; with shrinking school enrolment, sky-high property values and a cost of living that has forced employers to rely on immigrants and visible minorities willing to live six to a room and work for the minimum wage.

The recent experience of Tim Horton’s and other

current labor shortages in The Valley are but the harbingers of far more serious problems that will come from continuance of the current policy of allowing never-ending development.

Obviously it is the enlightened self-interest of those who benefit from development, the realtors, the merchants and the contractors, all of whom rightly can lay claim to their right to make a living, but surely this should not be the only issue? Why not at least have a public debate, where the issues are addressed? What better role for the mayor than to lay out the issues and lead the discussion, with a view to making a decision regarding future development policy by way of a platform in the upcoming municipal elections.

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RCMP Report Columbia Valley and East Kootenay Traffic Services were out in full force over the holiday weekend.

Several dozen seatbelt tickets were issued and police also issued 21 twenty-four-hour driving suspension and investigated six impaired drivers.

Police also dealt with several liquor infractions including public consumption and open liquor in vehicles.

• Three males were charged with consuming liquor in public in two separate incidents in Windermere in the early hours of May 21. The males were located walking the streets of Windermere while consuming beer. Each was fined $115.

• Police attended a single-vehicle roll-over accident on Toby Creek Road on May 13. The two occupants escaped uninjured. Police found alcohol to be a contributing factor. The driver received charges under the Motor Vehicles Act. • A Windermere man received a 24-hour driving suspension after being stopped in a police roadcheck on Toby Creek road on May 20. The man was driving under the influence of marijuana.

• Two males were detained for drug possession after being stopped in a police roadcheck in Althalmer about 5:30 p.m. on May 18. The two males were later released without charge.

• A dark blue GMC pickup was stolen from the Windermere area on May 17. The vehicle was also later located abandoned. The investigation continues and police ask that anyone with knowledge of the theft ring in the Windermere area to contact police or Crimestoppers.

• Police received report of a stolen dirt bike from the Windermere area on May 16. The owner had parked the bike beside her residence the previous night. A second dirt bike was reported stolen the following day in a Windermere area. That bike has since been recovered after being abandoned.

• Police on foot patrol located two males conducting vandalism in a golf course in Radium on May 14. The males were arrested and the matter resolved with golf course management.

• A 43-year-old Invermere man was charged with no valid driver’s license and his vehicle impounded after entering another police roadcheck. The man’s vehicle will remain impounded by the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles for 30 days.

• Police received a complaint of dangerous driving after a red pickup disobeyed a traffic flagperson on Westside Road at about 12:30 p.m. May 9.

Another construction worker was nearly struck by a speeding white Dodge pickup in a construction zone on Highway 93 about an hour later.

The licence numbers have been submitted to police and the investigation continues.

• A 19-year-old Calgary man will appear in court on July 13 charged with impaired driving after police observed the male driving erratically in downtown Invermere on May 7.

The driver was detained for impaired driving and taken to the RCMP detachment where he provided two breath samples and was found to have a blood alcohol content of .14 and .13 per cent respectively.

• A 47-year-old man was arrested May 7 after police received report of a possible impaired driver.

The Calgary man attempted to provide police with a false name. Investigation revealed the driver’s true identity, and that the male was at large on probation for a prior impaired driving offence and was under court order to abstain from alcohol.

The man was issued a twenty-four hour driving suspension and a ticket for no valid driver’s license.

He will appear in Invermere June 21 on his earlier charges.

A Day in Court The following people were convicted and sen- RCMP Constable Scott Hromadnik. Const. Hrotenced in adult court held at the Invermere Court madnik told the court that there was a strong smell House on May 24th. Presiding was circuit judge of alcohol coming from the truck.

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Asked to exit the truck, Mr. Simes was described as “wobbly” on his feet. Mr. Simes refused to pro• Alvin D. Halpenny of Calgary pled guilty to vide a breath sample and was arrested and charged driving without due care and attention. with impaired driving and failure to provide a breath The court heard that Mr. Halpenny was driv- sample. ing erratically and repeatedly crossed the centre line Those two charges were dismissed when the of Laurier Street coming into Invermere. He was defendant pled guilty to breach of probation. Mr. stopped by police at the intersection of Laurier and Simes was ordered to pay a $300 fine. At the time Fourth Streets. of his arrest Mr. Simes was on probation from a preMr. Halpenny was ordered to pay a $600 fine vious offence. He had earlier been ordered by the and is prohibited from driving in Canada for three court to abstain from alcohol. months.

• Barry W. Simes pled guilty to a charge of Matters involving eight people with a total of breach of probation.

16 charges came before Justice Fabbro on May 24.

On May 2, 2004 police received a report of a Most had dates set for future court appearances. brown pickup truck driving erratically on Kootenay One trial was begun but not concluded. The trial Highway Number 3 south of Windermere. will continue in the Invermere Court House on Travelling south, the pickup was intercepted by May 27th.

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Tee Time with Michelle So you have been playing golf for a little while. Perhaps you even joined a league last season and the thoughts of entering your first friendly competition are in the back of your mind.

Look no farther than your own valley, as there are some great events scheduled throughout the season. Ladies, men’s, junior, parent-child and mixed tournaments have already started and there’s plenty to choose from.

Tournaments can provide that extra challenge you may be looking for, are very non-threatening and pack a heck of a lot of fun into a day. The Cracked Wheat Two-Lady Team Event at the Springs and Resort Courses in Radium played to a full field of 140 on May 17th and 18th.

The Cracked Wheat Champions were Carolyn Radomsky and Joanne Saunders of Calgary. Golfers of all skills took part and flights were made up of golfers of equal ability.

Tournament Ladies’ Open Cranbrook Rotary Charity Scramble Literacy Charity Golf Tournament Woodvalance Men’s Open Men’s Open Junior Open Kimberly Redding Ladies Rose Bowl Four Man Team Tournament East Kootenay Junior Open Ladies Zone One Championship Charity Men’s Pro-Am Amateur Men’s Open Charlie Osterloh Memorial Sr. Men’s Open Adult Junior Tournament Lion’s Club Tournament Fairmont Amateur Ladies Team Event Parent Child Tournament Maple Leaf Junior Tour Event International Pairs (2-person team) Tony Servello Senior Men’s Open Mixed Open Verge for Youth Charity Open Community Charity Mixed Golf Tournament Mr. and Mrs. Mixed Tournament BC Day Two Ball Best Ball 38th Annual East Kootenay Senior Open Mixed Open Senior Men’s and Ladies Open Ladies Amateur Open Lloyd Wilder Memorial Tournament East Kootenay Ladies Pro-Am Memorial Charity Tournament Kootenay Ice Scramble Golf Tournament Park Place Fall Classic 2-Person Team Ladies Medalist Event Junior Open Cliffhanger $100,000 Shootout Kinsman Lefty-Righty Two Ball Best Ball Tiger Charity Open Mixed 2-Ball Scramble Invitational Lions Club Open Tournament Pro Lady (pro and three amateurs) Amateur Ladies’ Open Kokanee Men’s Open Chamber of Commerce Event

Susan Boker of Radium started up the game six years ago after a long hiatus. She made her debut on the tournament scene at last weeks Cracked Wheat Open. After much coaxing from golfing friends, Sue finally got up enough nerve to play. “Although it was scary entering, I ended up having awesome fun. The organization was excellent. I don’t think I’ll turn back now,” she says.

If you fear going alone there are great team or mixed tournaments. Scramble competitions are a great introduction to tournament play as the pressure to perform does not lie solely on your every shot.

Many tournaments also have fun post-events that are very social including horse races, skills competitions and longest drives. There are even prizes to be won for the worst shots played during an event.

Many great items have even been awarded to the shortest drive, most balls in the water and the highest score in the field.

The following is a valley tournament schedule for the 2005 season. Some events will require players to have a certified handicap to enter. Contact your local golf course for more information.

Date May 28 & 29 May 29 June 1 June 4 & 5 June 4 & 5 June 11 June 11 & 12 June 11 & 12 June 12 June 13 & 14 June 20 June 26 July 5 & 6 July 10 July 11 July 11 & 12 July 17 July 18-19 July 21 July 14 July 16 & 17 July 30 July 30 & 31 July TBA August 1 August 3 & 4 August 6 & 7 August 8 August 16 August 21 August 22 August 26 August 27 August 27 & 28 August 29 August TBA September 4th September 4 September 9 & 10 September 10 September 11 September 12 September 13 September 24 & 25 October 3

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Jackie cutting hair in memory of her cousin Avery

By Pioneer Staff

Jackie Wagner will cut off her beautiful hair during the Relay for Life.

Ten-year-old Jackie Wagner has seen too much illness in her short life.

Last December she lost her dearest cousin, seven-year-old Avery Hanwell, after a long battle with leukemia.

She watched as her cousin’s hair fell out due to chemotherapy treatments.

Avery, who lived in Alberta, was completely bald for two years before she died.

“I just want to do something to help,” says the Grade 5 student, daughter of Colleen and Robert Wagner of Invermere.

But what can a little girl do to help fight this horrible disease?

All Jackie has to offer is her beautiful blonde hair.

So the little girl has offered to have

her hair cut off during the Relay for Life on June 11th at the high school.

“I’m nervous about getting my hair cut in front of all those people, but my friends will be watching so that will help,” she says shyly.

And she’s planning to walk around the track that night to draw attention to other people’s suffering.

Jackie also lost her uncle Mike to liver cancer, and both her grandparents are cancer survivors.

“She’s grown up a lot in the last couple of years,” says her proud mom Colleen. “The relay is very important to her, and to all of our family, in the fight against cancer.”

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Relay for Life chair beat cancer in 1965

By Stephanie Stevens Relay For Life Volunteer She would happily shy away from the spotlight or fanfare.

But Gladys Bradshaw, the honourary chair of this year’s Relay For Life, fought her battle with cancer 41 ago when diagnosis and treatment were a far more invasive ordeal.

“Six weeks after my sixth child was born in Invermere I went in for my checkup, and had a Pap smear,” she explained.

“They called me and told me I had to go to Vancouver for a cone biopsy for cervical cancer on December 26th. Can you imagine, in those days? Of course wages were very low, so we had no money. I had to leave six children behind and get on a train to Vancouver by myself. It was very traumatic.”

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She came home for a few months, and then was back in Vancouver for a hysterectomy, which meant another 10 days away from her family.

The two trips to the coast were not financially easy on the Bradshaw family, but the Canadian Cancer Society helped out by paying for both trips.

The society still helps out financially when families are short of funds to pay for expenses.

She joined the society shortly after her fight with cancer in 1965, and has been a member ever since, performing various jobs for the group.

Her message, to everyone, is the importance of early diagnosis.

“We have so much better education and treatment now, the tests are far less invasive, and finding it early greatly increases your chance of beating it,” she said. “It is amazing how many people are completely uninformed about their bodies.”

Men and women alike can take a proactive role in preventing cancer or finding it early, she stressed.

“You may feel fine, but I only discovered my cancer early because I went in for my six-week check after having a baby.”

Her husband Ron died of liver cancer six years ago and nine other members of extended family have also suffered from the disease. Some were successfully treated, but one brother and her motherin-law died.

Gladys has suffered from a host of other health problems, including open heart surgery.

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By Michelle Taylor Pioneer Staff Nestled in the western slopes of the Rockies, Mountainside at Fairmont Hot Springs is one of the older golf courses in the valley. It opened in 1963 and accommodates both public and member golfers.

Lloyd Wilder, brothers Curtis and Earl, and Lloyd’s sons built the course.

Although there have been many updates over the decades, the course has kept its original design.

Over the past three years reknowned Canadian designer Bill Newis has headed a major renovation project at Mountainside.

Every hole will see new greens and bunkers as well as four new tee boxes and fairway upgrades. “If you haven’t played Mountainside for awhile, you are in for a treat,” says Pat McCormick, the Resort’s Chief Operating Officer.

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There are men’s and ladies’ groups that play during the week for members and guests. This resort course also attracts many families and corporate groups.

The course is a great track for all abilities and although you can take a cart it is very walkable.

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Dentist helps poor in Guatemala

By Adrian Bergles Pioneer Staff Four area residents are just back from a trip to Guatemala where they helped to provide badly-needed dental care to poor people.

“There are few things in life more rewarding than easing people’s pain,” said dentist Jim Guild, who spent most of his time pulling infected teeth.

Jim was with a group of dentists called Kindness in Action, who make the annual trip to impoverished countries that do not have socialized medicine. This was his ninth visit since 1994.

Assisted by wife Robin Britton, who is also a dental assistant, they performed cleanings, replaced fillings and even made a few sets of false teeth.

Another local couple, retired teachers, Rob and Linda Gordon, also made the trip. Rob acted as Spanish translator and Linda worked with the team disinfecting dental equipment.

Guatemala is a country in Central America decimated by over three decades of civil war that has killed 200,000 people.

The group visited two rural villages where they spent two days each.

Village residents exist on subsistence farming and coffee plantations.

Many of the patients helped were children.

Dr. Guild says good teeth allow kids more academic success. They look and feel better and have better self-esteem. “It allows them the opportunity to go to school and get a job,” he says.

Something as simple as a few fillings can change someone’s whole smile. “It takes an hour but it improves somebody’s life,” he says.

While in Guatemala the group was completely self-reliant. They rented pickup trucks to get around or caught rides on a “chicken bus,” a bus loaded with local farmers and livestock, including chickens.

This was the Gordons’ first trip to Guatemala to help the dental team.

They spent a week in a Spanish language school in Guatemala to refresh their skills before the trip.

After spending her career in the classroom, Linda says it was nice to see dentistry from the other side.

“There is a tremendous amount of poverty in our world,” she said, “so it’s nice to be able to give and help because it makes a difference.”

Dr. Guild is humble about his work in Guatemala. “I kind of feel inadequate only spending a week. You could spend a lifetime there and barely make a dent,” he says.

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WE PRINT FOR THE VALLEY PUROLATOR DEPOT

WINDERMERE 342-6805

342-2999

Invermere Dry Cleaners Ltd. Dry Cleaning • Laundry • Alterations Repair • Bachelor Service

Phone: 342-6610 • 507A - 7th Ave., Invermere

LAMBERT-KIPP PHARMACY LTD. J. Douglas Kipp, B. Sc. (Pharm.)

Your Compounding Pharmacy

Come in and browse our giftware and wonderful selection of amber and turquoise jewellery.

Open Monday - Saturday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm 1301 - 7th Avenue, Invermere

342-6612

INVERMERE GLASS LTD.

K-5 Mechanical

Auto ✦ Home ✦ Commercial Mirrors ✦ Shower Doors ✦ Window Repairs

Wheel Alignment • Custom Exhaust • Automotive Repair • Vehicle Inspections •

JEFF WATSON

#3, 109 Industrial Road #2, Invermere

Telephone: 342-3659 Fax: 342-3620

Fred Kinsey

Dave Strong

Richard Kinsey

Invermere Industrial Park Phone: 342-9316

A-1 Towing

Specializing in: Long distance hauls • Boosting • Lake Recovery • Repo Recovery • 4x4 Recovery • • All Insurance Companies • 24 The only 4x4 and flatdeck in town. Hours

Ph: 347-6326 • Fax: 342-5838

SILVERSIDE

CONTRACTING

Landscape Construction & Home Renovations Fences Allan Block Irrigation

Donovan Ryan

• • •

Decks & Patios Paving Stone Retaining Walls

Phone/Fax: 342-8829 Cell: 688-2730 Email: silverside-contracting@telus.net

May 27, 2005

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Ready, Set, Golf!

The Golf Lesson Myth Brent Taylor Head Golf Pro Springs Course A quick lesson is not the cure for your game.

Although there are some things that can work fairly quickly and effectively, a person’s expectations from a lesson or the use of the swing guru’s teaching aids can be overvalued.

I sometimes use teaching aids during a lesson to help the individual.

However, this in the end is not what makes you a better player. As an experienced instructor, I can say only those who practice regularly see significant improvement.

An individual seeking to improve needs to practice a minimum of three times per week.

This includes all areas of the game: putting, chipping, pitching, sand play and full swing.

We should also always be aware of our fundamentals, which also involve grip, stance, posture,

balance, ball position and alignment. The fundamentals should be checked at the start of each season and monitored throughout.

Okay, back to practice. According to short game guru David Pelz: “If you do not practice your putting three times per week for a minimum of ten minutes, you will not improve control or feel.”

By having objectives set before hitting the range or putting green, we will develop regular proper practice with a purpose.

For example, you might go to the driving range to work on swing tempo. Try not to deviate from this, as you do not want to work on more than one thing at a time (be consistent).

One of the most common faults when people practice is that they hit a large bucket in a very short period of time without objectives in place.

An individual would be better off purchasing a small bucket and extending the practice session, taking your time and enjoying the practice - it is not a race.

Lessons from your local professional are important but what you do in practice after instruction is the key to improvement.

In the end, regular and proper practice results in success, which can lead to more enjoyment of the game.

Spilli Chilli Cookoff coming The Spillimacheen Festival Grounds on Highway 95 in Spillimacheen will be the place to be on Saturday, June 4th for the annual Spilli Chilli Cookoff.

One of the few free events in the valley, you can enjoy a day’s worth of great music, provided by talented musicians from Windermere to Golden, sample some really good chilli, and spend time with friends in a laid-back setting.

The event kicks off with a potluck supper around the campfire on Friday around 7 p.m.

Bring your guitar, fiddle or just love of music and strum and enjoy a few impromptu tunes.

The whole weekend is family-oriented.

Camp free on the grounds and be there early for the Mexican breakfast on Saturday morning.

Chilli cooks prepare their offerings on site and vie for prizes and bragging rights for best People’s Choice, First and Second place judged, Showmanship Booth and Commercial categories.

Cooks usually have their chilli ready for tasting by early afternoon, the music starts after 1 p.m. and children’s games will keep the younger crowd entertained. Judging begins at 4 p.m.

Craft booths are welcome and there will be homemade pies, burgers and hot dogs for sale.

If you are a cook, call Dennis Alt at 346-3390 or go to www.spillichilli.com for information.

Musicians can reserve a place on stage by contacting Will Wardwell at 346-3385. See you there and pray for good weather!

HERE TO SERVE YOU READY MIX CONCRETE

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

JOHN DUNNEBACKE

For competitive prices and prompt service call:

385 Laurier Street, Invermere, BC PO Box 117, Windermere, BC V0B 2L0 Phone: (250) 342-7100 email: info@diamondheatingandspas.com Fax: (250) 342-7103 www.diamondheatingandspas.com

Thomas Salzbrenner Construction

342-3268 (plant) 342-6767 (office)

ROCKYTOP GALLERIA

Ceramic Tiles • Carpentry

Ph. (250) 342-5034 • RR #3 Athalmer Rd., Invermere, BC

Featuring unique paintings & sculptures by local artists #103-400 Laurier Street, Athalmer, B.C. Telephone: (250) 342-0211 • Toll Free: 1-866-342-0211 Fax: (250) 342-0245 • Email: wallnuts@telus.net

G S E GODLIEN

SMALL ENGINES INC.

Floor Covering & Cabinets Blinds & Paints 335 - 3rd Ave., Invermere, BC Telephone 342-6264 • Fax 342-3546 Email: warwick@rockies.net www.warwick-interiors.com

Windshield & Glass Auto Glass • Flat Glass Mirrors • Showers • Sealed Units

Bobcat & Backhoe Services • Renovations Equipment Rentals • Paving Stones

Columbia Valley

Lawn & Garden Construction Forestry SALES SERVICE RENTALS

DAN GODLIEN Tel: (250) 341-6887 #3 - 1361 INDUSTRIAL RD. #4 INVERMERE, BC

Office: 250-342-6300 Fax: 250-342-6302 Cell: 250-342-5907

Marc Robinson Invermere, BC

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

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CLASSIFIEDS Phone: 341-6299 Fax: 341-6229 Email: upioneer@telus.net Classified Deadline: Tuesdays 4:00 pm All classified ads must be prepaid by cash or cheque unless client has a billing account set up.

Rates: First Week: $ 6.50 for 15 words (15¢ for each additional word) Additional Weeks: $ 4.50 for 15 words (15¢ for each additional word)

30lb prop tanks, propane certified, trailer is very good shape, new lino flooring, excellent for Thank you to all the homecare summer, rental on leased site, ladies for all their great care $9500 OBO. Days 342-9316, given to Jigger over the past Evenings 342-8316. few years. Also thank you to the meals on wheels group. Thank SERVICES you to the Legion Ladies for the tea, and Legion members KD Word Processing: for the service of rememberance. To all friends and family Accurate and efficient serwho sent cards and attended vices. Over 12 years of expethe service with pictures and rience in resume and cover stories, it was great. Thank you, letter consulting, manuals, the McKay Families. manuscripts, business letters. Call Kathy, 342-2175.

VEHICLES FOR SALE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

All prices subject to GST. Please read your ad carefully the first day it comes out to ensure the information is correct. If you should find an error, please let us know immediately by calling 341-6299. The Upper Columbia Pioneer is not responsible for errors appearing beyond the first insertion. The newspaper’s responsibility, if any, for errors of any kind is limited to the amount paid for that advertisement. We reserve the right to censor, re-classify, revise, edit or reject any ad not meeting our advertising standards.

1984 C1500 Chev P.V. 350 Auto A/C, P/W, P/L, rebuilt carb, new coil front, new lower ball joints, new front brake pads, dual exhaust, rear brake cables, new front fenders and inners, cab corners, side panels on box, tires 80% on rallywheels, $2500 OBO. Days 342-9316, Evenings 342-8316

1988 Dodge Caravan 3.0 V6, 135,000 km on Eng auto, P/L, PUBLIC SERVICES P/W, new starter, $2300 OBO. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS. If Days 342-9316, Evenings 342alcohol is causing problems in 8316. your life, call 342-2424 for info.

1994 Chevrolet 4x4 5 speed, All meetings at 8 p.m.: Monday reg cab. 136,000 km, 1 owner, - Invermere Group, Invermere centerline rims, box liner, secHealth Unit, 1100-10th Street, ond set of rims and tires. $8500 Invermere; Wednesday - Wind- OBO. 347-9262. ermere Group, Valley Christian Assembly Church; Friday - Ra- 1993 Honda Civic hatchback, dium Group, Radium Catholic 5 speed, 230,000 km. No rust, Church; Saturday - Invermere very clean, summer tires, plus First Step, Invermere Health new winter tires. $3500 firm.

347-9262.

Unit, 1100-10th Street, Invermere; Sunday - Columbia MOTORHOMES/ Lake Band Hall, off Highway TRAVEL TRAILERS 93/95 south of Windermere.

1984 Travelaire 5th Wheel, 24.5 All meetings are open. ft, new springs, new tires. 2-

HOUSE FOR SALE Five bedroom home, 2.5 bathrooms in Radium. 2760 sq. ft., paved driveway, fenced yard.

Asking $259,000. Call 3472122.

CANAL FLATS- 5 Bedroom, large storage room, 2 bath (jetted tub), open kitchen with large island, laundry room, cold room, c/w w/d/f/s/dw, large deck with beautiful view of mountains, fenced back yard, wired shop, playhouse, all located on 0.28 acres.

Please call (250)349-5610 or (250)417-9060

ODD JOBS ENTERPRISES HAULING. Chainsaw duties, MISC. FOR SALE brush and garbage removal.

Construction disposal and ma1976 8’9” Okanagan Camper. terial deliveries. Call Dale Hunt, Comes with fridge, stove, oven, 342-3569. port-a-potty. $975.00 12’6” Sears aluminum boat. Comes SUITES FOR RENT with paddles and 5 horse powPANORAMA- 2 bedroom base- er Game Fisher Motor. $950. All ment apartment. Includes util- in good condition. 342-2971. ities and cable. $800/month.

Availiable June 1. Phone 341GARAGE SALES 3770.

ROTARY CLUB OF INVERMERE GARAGE SALE - 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May 28. Deck MiniStorage, Unit 54, 109 Industrial Road No. 2, directly behind Invermere Custom Exhaust. DoPROPERTY FOR SALE nations welcome. Call Paul at 342-6961 (daytime) to arrange Acerage for sale by owner on for pick-up.

Lake Lillian. A four season paradise. Approx 400ft of lakefront CHILD CARE on 5.21 acres. Breathtaking views, beautiful beaches, and Young, creative, enthusiaspristine building sites. Surface tic woman available to cook well in place. 10 minutes from and care for your children.

Invermere, en route to Panora- Lots of experience. Call Suma. $1,350,000 serious enqui- sanna (250) 342-9350 or email ries only. (250) 342-3569. susannalonsdale@hotmail.

APARTMENT FOR RENT Prospector Motel, Radium.

Starting at $400/month. Call 347-9698.

com.

Large blue MEC duffle bag containing: Olympus Epic camLOST- chocolate lab named era SN 7320240, Pentax 7x20 Cocoa, in the Athalmer area. Binoculars SN 101542, ShiSeven years old, very friendly. mano M221 carbon-fibre soled Dearly missed. Call 342-7292, mountain bike shoes with Sureward offered. perfeet inserts size 43, blue Patagonia rainshell size meTO GIVE AWAY dium, black and orange Lowe Alpine daypack with initials 250 gallon fuel tank. Mint con- GR on orange part, silver Nokia dition. Free, but you move it! cellphone, MEC Goretex front Call Jason or Alita 341-3735 or black cycling pants, various 341-1767. gloves and other items. Award offered for information leading to return of items. Phone 403 THANK YOU 275 2219.

We would like to thank all of our family and friends and the CHEERS AND JEERS Legion Branch #71 for the surprise 25th Anniversary party JEERS to a local “business” and all the cards and gifts. manager who decided to Thank you to our parents, and smoke 1/2 a cigarette in front Arn and Barb for their support of his business and then throw from day one. Special thanks to away the rest (still lit) onto the Marie Mason planning, Steve busy sidewalk in front of this Mantyka for MC, and our niece place of work. LE Lauren and daughter Jessica BIRTH for the beautiful decorating ANNOUNCEMENTS and our son Ben for the music.

We had a memorable time!

Walter and Kim Gagatek LOST & FOUND

NOTICES The Edgewater Recreation Society is holding its AGM on Monday, May 30, 2005 at 7pm at the Hall.

The Annual General Meeting of the Columbia Valley Food Bank will be held on June 7 at 7:00 pm at the Valley Connections of the FRC. 625 - 4th Street, Invermere. Everyone welcome!

STOLEN The following was stolen from the Radium baseball diamond temporary campground early the morning of Sun May 22:

Jason and Jodi Lawrick are thrilled to announce the birth of their daughter Reece Finley. She was born April 29, 2005 at the Cranbrook Hospital and weighed 7lbs 14oz. Proud grandparents are Glen and Debbie Casey of Invermere, Anne Lawrick of Red Deer, Alberta and James Lasko of Medicine Hat, Alberta.

Great grandmothers are Alice Irvine and Anne Casey of Cranbrook, and great-great grandmother is Dorothy McCurrach of Saskatoon.

Mortgage rate strategy saves homeowners money

By Steve Lee Manager, Bank of Montreal Invermere

pected cost of home repair.

Next, give some thought to how your financing needs may change over the next five years.

For example, you may be planning a family and need to assess the impact a reduction in houseOne of the first hold income will have on your ability to pay your things I advise my mortgage while you or your partner is on paterclients to do is de- nal leave. velop a mortgage Finally, develop a plan for paying off the strategy. That is, mortgage in the fastest and least costly manner start with a clear possible. Whatever your individual needs are, u n d e r s t a n d i n g your banker will be able to asist you in developof your monthly ing your mortgage srategy and finding the mortcash flow. In other words, list your fixed expenses gage that is right for you. including everything from mortgage payments, Variable rate mortgage or fixed rate mortcar payments, credit card payments, to the unex- gage?

Many of my customers ask for advice on whether to take a short-term variable rate mortgage or a long-term fixed rate. Of course there are pros and cons for both, and my advice is always based on my customer’s individual needs.

For example, if you’re comfortable assuming some risk, you may benefit with a variable rate mortgage by taking advantage of today’s low interest rate environment. However, should rates rise, you might find yourself scrambling to lock into a fixed rate product.

On the other hand, you might want the security of knowing what your mortgage payment is, regardless of what happens to rates, you might be better off on the fixed-term product.

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CAREERS HELP WANTED GONE HOLLYWOOD - Part-time clerk/cashier for busy video store, must be energetic and a good “people person,” able to work nights and weekend shifts. Must be bondable. Send Resume to Box 2800, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0.

COLUMBIA RAFTING ADVENTURES is seeking full-time bus drivers for the busy summer season. Must have a Class 4 driver’s license. Experience with backing up trailers an asset. Competitive wage. Call 345-4550.

INVERMERE PUBLIC LIBRARYStudent position available.

8 weeks, 34.5 hrs/wk, 9$/hr. starting July 5. Student must have attended school full-time and be returning to school fulltime. Student should enjoy

working with people of all ages and especially with children as he/she will be organizing the summer reading program.

Bring resume to library or call 342-6416 for information.

your application. Please contact Debbie at (250)345-6341 ext#27 or fax resume attn: Debbie to (250)345-6299.

SOLSPA, PANORAMA - Massage Therapists and EsthetiHELNA’S STUBE is looking for cians needed tot start June 24, experienced servers and kitch- 2005. Contact solspa@telus. en help/dishwasher. Medical net or call 341-6977. plan available. Call 347-0047.

FAIRMONT VILLA MANAGEMENT/MOUNTAINSIDE- is now accepting full time, part time, and student applications for our housekeeping department. We offer year round employment, competitive wages 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

HOME HARDWARE

Invermere Home Hardware is seeking an energetic person to cut and assemble engineered I joist pkgs.

Experience with engineered joists and use of large radial saws an asset. Must be able to work without supervision. Organizational skills a must.

Responsibilities will include: cutting/ packaging, organizing orders, organizing inventory, and ordering. Some heavy lifting required.

Please apply by fax or in person to:

Invermere Home Hardware Attn: Mark Eshpeter (Building Supplies) Fax (250) 342-7263

The Pioneer

Safe Homes Program Coordinator

Why so glum?

Didn’t advertise in the Pioneer?

341-6299

FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE Safe Homes Support Worker

Duties: The Safe Homes Support Worker is part of a team of casual staff that agrees to carry a cellular phone and serve scheduled on-call duty for the Safe Homes program.

When called out, the support worker provides a confidential emergency service for the provision of temporary, safe and supportive accommodation for women and their children who have experienced or who are at risk of abuse, threats or violence. Support workers will provide transportation, information, support and when appropriate follow-up support for women.

Hours: On call duty as scheduled by the safe Homes Coordinator.

Shift Schedule: primary on call on weekday evenings, weekends, and statutory holidays. Occasionally support workers are required to work on-call weekday days.

Location: Family Resource centre Wage Rate: As per BCGEU collective agreement.

Start Date: June 27, 2005.

Qualifications: A grade 12 diploma, along with excellent verbal and written communication skills, and some knowledge of womenʼs issues with a feminist perspective. A valid BC driverʼs licence is essential, as is the time and willingness to receive some training in program-specific work, prior to the onset of employment. This position requires union membership. Pursuant to provincial legislation, the applicant must agree to undergo a criminal records investigation.

Application process and deadline: Submit a resume and cover letter in a sealed envelope, marked private and confidential to: Pat Cope, Executive Director, Family Resource Centre, Box 2289, Invermere, BC, V0A 1K0 Fax: 250-342-3850.

Closing Date: June 2, 2005 at 4:00 pm.

Dog breath’ is bad sign

By Louise Platiel, Invermere Veterinary Hospital “Dog Breath” is not a compliment! Hopefully you’ve never been told you have it, but your pet might. If so, your pet’s teeth may require attention.

Bad breath, caused by bacteria multiplying in food trapped between the teeth, is often the first sign of mouth trouble. The bacteria is “plaque” and plaque turns into tartar, causing gum disease, and ultimately leading to tooth decay.

If the teeth are closely packed or there is an over-bite or under-bite, the chances of gum disease are greater. But the main reason why our pets end up with bad teeth is that they live much longer than their wild counterparts.

A dental care program should begin around one year of age. The easiest option is a dental care diet.

The shape, structure, and size of dental care food helps scrape teeth better than regular kibble. There are many other food items available, from bite-sized treats to chewy bones for dogs, which follow the

FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE

same principle. Frozen and smoked cow bones are also an option. Choose large ones (rib bones are not recommended). Take the bone away if splinters become evident. All treats should be limited.

While brushing your pet’s teeth may seem absurd, it is the very best preventative method. Special toothpaste and brushes are available, and a child’s toothbrush is also a good tool. Start by putting a small amount of paste on your finger and offering it as a treat. Next apply the toothpaste with your finger in a brushing motion. Finally, introduce a softbristle toothbrush, making small circular strokes at the gum line while rotating outwards. Make eight to 10 strokes in one area before moving on.

Routine cleaning by a vet includes hand cleaning, ultrasonic scaling to remove plaque and tartar, and polishing. Dogs receive a fluoride treatment.

Without the complication of rotting or broken teeth that require extractions, an average cleaning takes one hour for a dog and a half hour for a cat.

There is no need to wait until the teeth are rotting; the better the teeth, the shorter the visit will be.

Function: To coordinate a 24 hour emergency service for the provision of temporary accomodation for women who have experienced, or are at risk of, abuse, threats or violence. The service extends to their dependent children. Responsibilites include training, scheduling and supervising emergency support workers, maintaining a confidential networkof voluntary safe homes, and providing information and advocacy services for women. Some on-call hours and crisis intervention will be required. The office is located in Invermere, but service is provided within the area from Spillimacheen to Canal Flats.

Hours: This part-time, term position calls for 80 hours a month (an average of about 18.5 hours per week). The hourly wage is based upon BCGEU collective agreement .

Start Date: July 6, 2005 - May 30, 2006 to cover a one year leave of absence.

The successful candidate will have a combination of relevant education and experience. A demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize and supervise is essential, as is an excellent grasp of the dynamics of violence against women in relationships. It is expected that the applicant will posses above-average skills in working with people, in particular co-workers and clients.

The applicant must hold a valid BC driverʼs license and have access to a reliable vehicle. Computer skills a definite asset.

Please submit a resume and cover letter to: Pat Cope, Executive Director, Family Resource Centre, Box 2289, Invermere, BC, V0A 1K0 Fax: 250-342-3850.

Interested applicants may pick up a copy of the complete job description at the office (625 - 4th St.).

Closing Date: June 2, 2005 at 4:00 pm.

GOLDEN LIFE MANAGEMENT is currently looking for

Waiters / Waitresses to work in the Kitchen / Dining Room at

Columbia Garden Village in Invermere BC. Please email your resumes to

careers@goldenlife.ca or fax it to (250) 341-3340.

Interior Health Offering a dynamic, demanding and diverse work environment where everyone is encouraged to make a difference.

Interior Health is a billion dollar enterprise that provides services to over 700,000 people.

Full Time Opportunity Available for CAPITAL/PROJECTS ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT Invermere & District Hospital Competition # CRP-FAC-05-063 Located at the Invermere & District Hospital and as directed by the Coordinator Capital Accounting, the Capital/Projects Accounting Assistant is responsible for work in process and capital equipment/projects reporting and analysis, preparing capital grant claims, preparing period end and year end working papers and supporting schedules for deferred revenue, reserves etc., maintaining fixed assets module and depreciation accounting and preparing Foundation and Regional Hospital District claims grants.

Qualifications include Grade 12 plus completion of two years of the CMA or CGA programs, four years’ recent, related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Interior Health thanks all candidates for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please apply online at “www.interiorhealth.ca” www.interiorhealth.ca or forward your resume attention:

Monika Astofooroff, Recruiting Partner External Recruitment Services Fax: 250.870.4722 email: monika.astofooroff@interiorhealth.ca

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Valley Churches

May 27, 2005

African Wisdom

By Lisa M. Rohrick

LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH

Sunday, May 29th 10:30 am Worship and Life Instruction “From This Moment On”. Pastor Jared Enns ministering.

Sunday School for ages 3 up to and including Grade 7 during the morning service.

Senior Pastor Rev. Dieter Magnus • Associate Pastor Rev. Jared Enns 326 - 10th Avenue, Invermere • 342-9535

WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY

Sunday, May 29th 10:15 am Invermere - Christ Church Trinity Worship & Sunday School Rev. Michael Rice • 110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere • 342-6644

VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

Sunday, 10:00 am Celebration Service Children’s church during the message part of the service.

Children 4 - 12 years.

Sunday, 7:00 pm Prayer Meeting Senior Pastor Rev. John Cuyler • www.vcassembly.com Highway 93/95, 1 km north of Windermere • 342-9511

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Canadian Martyrs Church, Invermere

Saturday, 7:00 pm Mass • Sunday, 9:00 am Mass

St. Joseph’s Church, Radium • Sunday, 11:00 am Mass St. Anthony’s Church, Canal Flats • Sunday, 4:00 pm Mass

Father Jose Joaquin • 1210 - 9th Street, Invermere • 342-6167

ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN MISSION OF INVERMERE Sunday Service at Pynelogs Cultural Centre at 1:30 pm Senior Pastor Rev. Bryan K. Schindel Associate Pastor Rev. Fraser Coltman Invermere • 1-866-426-7564

RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Every Sunday 10:00 am Pastor Wayne and Linda Frater

Thank you to all our supporters

Wings Over the Rockies Bird Festival Society would like to thank the many volunteers and sponsors who made a contribution to the 2005 Festival. Each year hundreds of volunteers and sponsors dedicate time, money, product or service to the Wings organization. The Festival would not be possible without this on-going support.

Thanks to our 2005 sponsors.

2M Design & Discovery Web, AG Valley Foods, Bank of Montreal, Barry Gillies - Rural Roots Images, Bavin Glassworks, Baymag Inc., BC Hydro, Black Mare Framing, Bighorn Meadows Resort, Blue Rooster Pottery, BPB Canada Inc., Bob Campsall, Brian Hoffos Wood Design, Canada Post, Canadian Mountain Holidays, Canyon RV Resort, Coldstream Lakeside Campground Ltd, College of The Rockies, Columbia Basin Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program, Columbia Basin Trust, Columbia Kootenay Fisheries, Renewal Partnership, Columbia Valley Arts Council, Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce, Columbia Valley Community Foundation, Columbia Valley Sign Artists, Columbia Valley Tourism, Columbia Valley Welcome Wagon, Coys Par 3 Golf, Dave’s Book Bar, David and Marilyn Goldsmith, Deanna Gauthier Designs, D.T.S.S., District of Invermere, Dr. Pat O’Sullivan Inc, East Kootenay Realty Ltd, Eagle Ranch, Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Ltd., Fairmont Resort Properties , Friends of Columbia Wetlands, Gail Berg, George Deck, Harmington House B&B, High Country Properties, Holland Creek Developments, Home Hardware, Inside Edge, Interior World, Invermere Farmers Market, Invermere IGA, Invermere One Hour Photo, Invermere Veterinary Hospital, Joel Hagen, John and Joan Rouse, J&P Photography - John Cain, June Thomsen, Kalahari Management Inc., Kicking Horse Coffee, Kootenay Savings Credit Union, Lambert Insurance Agencies Ltd., Lambert Kipp Pharmacy, Lee Jay Motel, Little Bear Pottery - Ursel Mauthner, Mackena Creative, Martha Christie, Meredith Hackler, Mike Worgan, Mountain Shadows Resort Ltd., Nadine Fletcher, Nature Conservancy of Canada, Nature’s Scene, Nite Frames, One Hour Photo, Osprey Communications, Kootenay National Park, Palliser Printing, Pentax Canada, Petro Canada - Invermere & Radium, Pleiades Massage, Point of View B&B, Pinewood Motel, Pauline Newhouse - PN Clay Studio, Radium Chamber of Commerce, Radium Hot Springs Pools , Radium Resort, Riverside Golf Resort, Robert Bateman, Rockies West Realty Ltd., Rocky Mountain School District, Rockytop Galleria, Roger & Dorothy Smith, Scott Ivers, Smith & Andruschuk Chartered Accountants, Sue Wells, Sunflower Inn B&B, Superior Propane, Ted Hartung, The Focus Corporation Ltd., Focus Intec, The Monkey’s Uncle, The Nature Trust of British Columbia, The Valley Echo, Travel World Ltd, Town & Country Feed Store, Valbella Meats and Deli Cafe, Village of Radium Hot Springs, Windermere Valley Golf Course.

This week in language study I had a fun homework assignment.

My instructor gave me a few Fulani proverbs (in the Fulfulde language), and my homework was to find out what they mean.

So off I went to visit the ladies down the street.

They don’t speak French (Niger’s official language), so that left us with Fulfulde as our only common language. And mine is very limited, so they had their work cut out for them to make me understand these bits of African wisdom. They really got into it, going on a great length. I missed large amounts of what they said, but got the gist of several proverbs.

Allow me to share with you some of my newfound wisdom.

He whose mother falls in a well doesn’t see the price of a rope. There is no one more important to a Fulani than his mother. If something happens to her, he will help her at any cost. The proverb means that if something is very important to you, you won’t be concerned about the cost to get it.

He who hasn’t crossed the river doesn’t laugh at the one who drowns. This one is pretty clear, isn’t it?

Don’t mock someone for failing at something you haven’t even tried to do.

The foot doesn’t go where the heart doesn’t want to. This proverb reminds us that we must take responsibility for our actions. It doesn’t work to admit to having done something, while claiming that we didn’t want to do it.

He who doesn’t have money doesn’t “eat” the market. “Eating the market” is the expression for going shopping. And if you don’t have money, you don’t go shopping. (Credit cards don’t work here—I haven’t used mine since arriving in Niger!) In other words, if you can’t afford something, you do without it. Pardon me for stepping on toes, but I think there are an awful lot of Canadians who have never heard this bit of wisdom!

The owner of a mouth doesn’t get lost. In other

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words, don’t be so proud. If you need help, ask for it! When there are others around who can help you, you have no excuse to be lost (or in whatever trouble you’ve got yourself into). You’ve got a mouth; use it!

Gossip is urine on cement. A lovely image, isn’t it? Let’s face it, if you pee on cement, you’ll get wet!

And gossip is like that—it comes back to us. This is just a much more fun way of saying, “What goes around, comes around.”

All who follow a sorcerer will eat fresh meat.

Sorcerers in West Africa are greatly feared, since it is believed that they are able to eat the souls (and bodies) of people. The proverb means that we become like the people we spend time with.

If you follow a sorcerer, you too will eat what they eat. My friends gave several examples of this proverb.

If you have good friends, you will do good things. If you befriend a thief, you will become a thief.

“And,” one of them declared with a grin as she slapped my knee, “If you have Fulani friends, you will become Fulani!”

I’ve got a long way to go before that happens.

She has no idea of the huge cultural gap that separates us!

To run and to scratch your rear end don’t go together. Another fun image! The proverb means that you need to prioritize your tasks because you can’t do them all at once. You can’t go to the market while you’re cooking supper (crock pots don’t count—these people don’t have electricity, and they cook over a fire!).

You can’t get water from the well while you’re pounding corn. One thing at a time. This reminds me of my favourite proverb from Benin, where I worked for four years before relocating to Niger. It says, You don’t put two fingers in one nostril.

One foot can’t be on two paths. Or, you can’t follow two masters at the same time. Interestingly, Jesus said this same thing. “No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money” (Luke 16:13).

That brings me to the end of my collection of proverbs. Back I go to the more mundane work of memorizing verbs.

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May 20, 2005

Thirteen athletes qualify for provincials The following are results of the qualifying atheletes from the East-West Kootenay Championships.

Co-Championship (Boys Title) East-West Kootenays (Tied) Girls-3rd Place

Congratulations to the David Thompson Track Team for their excellent efforts at the East-West Kootenay Championships in Trail on May 17th.

Another “HUGE” congratulations to the 13 athletes that have qualified for the Provincials in Burnaby on June 3rd and 4th.

A big thanks to the coaches Herb Weller, Chris McKie, Angie McKenzie.

1. Brendan Garies 1500m, 2000m Steeple Chase, Relay 4x400 2. Kris Weller 800m, Relay 4x100, Relay 4x400 3. Erik St. Germaine 100m, 200m, Relay 4x100 4. Jesse Shaw Long Jump, High Jump, Javelin, Relay 4x100 5. Nick Brush 100m, 200m, 400m, Relay 4x100, Relay 4x400 6. Laurel Tegart 800m, 1500m, 1500m Steeple Chase, Relay 4x400 7. Spela Grasic 400m, 400m Hurdles, Relay 4x100, Relay 4x400 8. Jaydon McCarthy Relay 4x400 9. Teryl Brenneman 100m, Relay 4x100, Relay 4x400 10. Bailey Franson Triple Jump, Long Jump 11. Mackenzie Cameron Relay 4x100 12. Megan McGrogan 100m, 200m, Relay 4x100, Relay 4x400 13. Mackenzie Brush 400m Hurdles

Luke Zehnder and Stephen Bagan sprint for the finish line during a race held at J.A. Laird last week.

Jesse Shaw is one of thirteen local atheletes who will be attending the Provincial Championships in Burnaby, June 3rd and 4th.

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More than 300 participants from five valley schools participated in the recent 3/5/10 km race held at J.A. Laird on May 20th. Ribbons were awarded to the top finishers in each category. Many thanks to the volunteers and race organizers for a great event.

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