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April 7, 2006

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WEARING BUTTONS - Staff at Lambert Kipp Pharmacy in Invermere, from left: Dee Reber, Katrina Lawrence, Tammi Downing, Kim Gagatek, Helen Kipp and Cheryl Meckelburg support the B.C. Children’s Hospital.

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Buy a button for the kids

By Adrian Bergles Pioneer Staff Staff at Lambert Kipp Pharmacy in Invermere hope to make children’s illness easier to bear.

They are currently selling buttons to raise funds for the B.C. Children’s Hospital in Vancouver.

Each button costs $5, which will be forwarded to the hospital as a donation.

“It’s for anybody who would like to support the hospital,” said Helen Kipp, whose family owns the pharmacy. “It’s a worthwhile cause.”

Mrs. Kipp encourages everyone to come and buy a pin. She said the promotion works well for staff at a company. “The CIBC bank has purchased them for their employees,” she said.

The buttons will be on sale at the pharmacy

throughout the month and will end with “jeans day” on April 27.

Everyone with a button is asked to wear jeans that day, to show their support for the children’s hospital campaign.

Everyone who buys a pin will be eligible to enter a draw for either two Air Canada tickets anywhere in North America or a two-night stay at the Westin Resort and Spa in Whistler.

The draw will be made live on Global TV during the children’s hospital Miracle Weekend on June 4 and 5.

Almost 173,000 children throughout the province used the hospital last year.

A tax-deductible receipt is available. For more information, visit the Lambert Kipp pharmacy or go to www.bcchf.ca/jeansday.

The Pioneer office will be CLOSED on Good Friday.

The newspaper will be distibuted on Thursday, April 13th.

Happy Easter!

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 3

April 7, 2006

Community bus arrives in valley

By Adrian Bergles Pioneer Staff A new and affordable bus service started this week, carrying patients from communities in the Columbia Valley to medical appointments in Cranbrook.

For $2.50 each way, people are able to catch a ride through the valley to Cranbrook.

“Anyone can take the bus, but preference will be given to medical patients,” said Deanna Wadstein, spokesperson for Interior Health.

Under the Interior Health program called Health Connections, a bus will leave Golden at 8 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays and travel down through the Columbia Valley picking up patients. Those who are unable to make it to designated pick-up spots will be picked up at their door.

The bus will arrive in Cranbrook at 11 a.m. Passengers will be dropped off at the Tamarack Mall, the Cranbrook Hospital, or any other medical facility, said Ms. Wadstein. The bus will leave Cranbrook and travel back up the valley at 3:30 p.m. on the same day, dropping patients off at their door.

The service is subsidized through an annual $1million provincial government grant to Interior Health. Similar service is also provided in Kimberley, Creston and the Elk Valley, said Ms. Wadstein.

“The purpose of the service is to get patients from rural communities to appointments in Cranbrook,” said Ms. Wadstein. “We wanted to provide them with a way that was cost-effective.”

The brand-new Ford bus is not a full-sized highway unit, but a smaller vehicle that is wheelchair-accessible. The bus has seating for up to 20 passengers.

Its rear seats can be folded up to accommodate up to four wheelchairs. The front of the bus is equipped with

Valley to stay with Alberta time all year

Community bus driver Ben Kuhle will pick up passengers in the valley and drive them to Cranbrook. a bicycle rack big enough for two bikes.

The bus is supplied by B.C. Transit, a crown corporation that delivers public transportation throughout the province. The contract to operate the bus is held

by Mount Seven Taxi and Transportation of Golden.

Employee Ben Kuhle will be the regular driver.

Rick Melnyk, manager of the Greyhound terminal in Invermere, said it will be an excellent program

East Kootenay residents, take comfort - when it comes to Daylight Saving Time we will not fall out of step with our neighbours in Alberta.

B.C. Attorney General Wally Oppal, who is responsible for the time change, announced this week that Daylight Saving Time will begin three weeks earlier in the spring and end one week later in the fall, starting in 2007.

Alberta’s legislature passed a similar

for seniors. He said a return trip between Cranbrook and Invermere on the Greyhound costs $52.75 for an adult. Seniors pay $47.51, he said.

“I really don’t think it’s going to have much of an effect on our business,” he said. “Most of the passenger service we do goes beyond Cranbrook.”

To arrange for a Health Connections bus, call (250) 344-5237.

bill last month. Alberta is making the change to stay in tune with the United States, which last summer announced that starting in 2007 it would extend Daylight Saving Time.

The change by the B.C. Attorney General ensures the two provinces will change their clocks on the same day, important in the East Kootenays where the mountain time zone - the same time zone as Alberta - is in effect.

The Attorney General spent the past month soliciting opinions from businesses and the public. Over 4,000 responses were collected.

“Over 90 percent were in favour of the change,” said Mr. Oppal.“It’s a smart move for businesses like tourism, travel, and communications.”

Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and New Brunswick have also announced they will implement the change next spring.

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The following person was convicted and sentenced in adult court held at the Invermere Court House on March 30th. Presiding was circuit judge Ron Webb of Cranbrook.

• Sheldon T. Polier pled guilty to one count of assault, one count of uttering threats, and one count of failing to appear pursuant to court order.

The court heard that in December 2002, police were called to a domestic dispute at a home in Golden.

The court heard that when police arrived, Mr. Polier, his wife and a neighbour, and several children were at home and the kitchen was in disarray.

The court heard that when police arrived Mr. Polier exhibited signs of intoxication. The court heard Mr. Polier had assaulted and choked his wife. The court heard the woman was pushed into a bookshelf.

During the assault the woman told one of the children to go get help from a neighbour, and 911 was called.

The court heard the neighbour arrived and held Mr. Polier’s thumb to restrain him.

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The court heard Mr. Polier told the neighbour: “You’re a dead man.” The court heard Mr. Polier then told the man he was going to get a gun and shoot him.

The court heard Mr. Polier and his wife are no longer together. The court heard that Mr. Polier failed to show up for an earlier court date in September of last year.

The court heard Mr. Polier had several previous alcohol-related convictions, the last in 1998.

Mr. Polier, who was in police custody when he appeared at the court, was sentenced to jail time served for failure to appear pursuant to a court order. He was given a $350 fine for the assault conviction and $350 for uttering threats.

• Forty-four matters involving 12 people came before the court. One man pled guilty to sexual interference of a person under 14 years of age. Because of a publication ban to protect the victim’s identity, the results of that hearing cannot be published.

RCMP Report • March 12: At 2:45 a.m., police observed a female singing on 13th Street. The female then climbed atop her vehicle and began to walk on same. As police proceeded to leave the area, the female was observed entering her car and driving away. Police stopped the vehicle and obtained a roadside breath sample from the 19-year-old Invermere driver. After failing the test, she was detained for impaired driving and escorted to the detachment for breath samples of 110 and 100 mg percent.

• March 25: At approximately 9:40 p.m., police stopped a brown Ford pickup near Radium for an impaired driving investigation after witnessing erratic driving. A 49-year-old Brisco female was detained for impaired driving and escorted for breath samples of 190 and 180 mg percent. At the time, the driver was also prohibited from driving as a result of a previous impaired driving conviction. Her vehicle was impounded for 30 days and the woman will appear in court on May 9.

Fire chief hopeful after meeting

By Adrian Bergles Pioneer Staff

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A Day in Court

Invermere fire chief Roger Ekman says the concerns of local volunteer fire departments over the changing nature of firefighting in the area are starting to be heard by the office of the fire commissioner.

The chiefs met with provincial fire commissioner David Hodgins and members of the legislative assembly Bill Bennett of East Kootenay and Corky Evans of Nelson-Creston in Cranbrook on Saturday.

“We did hit a nerve,” said Mr. Ekman. “It’s not going to be forgotten.”

At issue is moving the Office of the Fire Commissioner to Victoria. Many chiefs in Zone 4 - an area that includes the East and West Kootenays - have expressed concern that the office in Cranbrook isn’t providing enough investigation of complex fires. The regional office now has only one staff member, regional fire commissioner Bill Walkley.

Fire chief Ekman said the recommendations made by the local chiefs will now be taken back to Victoria.

He is hopeful the Office of the Fire Commissioner can maintain strong regional presence.

“I think something is going to happen,” he said.

Mr. Ekman is critical of the changes to the Office of the Fire Commissioner. “The way the changes are going forward is not the right way,” he said.

He said more responsibility is being put on local fire chiefs under the restructuring of the Office of the Fire Commissioner. “There’s so much hanging on the fire chief these days,” he said.

Mr. Ekman, who will soon celebrate his 29th year with the Invermere Fire Department, says he volunteers 25 hours a week - excluding emergency calls with the fire department.

The restructuring of the Office of the Fire Commissioner was done to provide better service throughout the province, said B.C. fire commissioner David Hodgins in an interview with The Pioneer last week.

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April 7, 2006

Kindergarten Vaccination Time!

If your child is entering Kindergarten in September 2006, they may be due for a vaccination. Please call the Invermere Health Unit at 342-2360 for an appointment for one of our upcoming Kindergarten Health Fair days which will be held on Thursday April 20th and Friday April 28th.

Please note that the Invermere Health Unit has moved to 850 10th Avenue.

Public Health Nurses will no longer be providing kindergarten vaccinations in the schools.

CALVING SEASON - This baby calf chases its mother on a farm just across the road from Coy’s Par 3 Golf Course.

Former Invermere resident studies health of firefighters

By Adrian Bergles Pioneer Staff Research performed by a former Invermere resident may save the lives of many firefighters.

Dr. Lynneth Wolski, a 1984 graduate of David Thompson Secondary School and daughter of Kelly and Andy Stuart-Hill of Invermere, is studying the effects of heat and cardiovascular exertion on working firefighters.

“Over 50 percent of all firefighter deaths at work are because of heart attack,” said the University of Victoria researcher. “Ninety percent of those are due to heat and exertion.”

She is looking at the results of readings from a tiny computer chip in the form of a pill. The firefighter swallows the pill and the sensor reads core temperature and beams readings back to a monitor. Her study records things like heart rate, blood pressure, breathing and core temperature.

The pill is passed through the body without being digested. Each pill costs $50 and can only be used once. “I’m not going to fish after them,” said Dr. Wolski, laughing.

Prior to the pill, the only means of measuring core temperature was a rectal probe connected to a wire.

Real-world tests were impos-

Lynneth Wolski sible as firefighters were limited to treadmill or stationary bike tests.

Dr. Wolski said firefighting suits designed to protect the firefighters from injury are themselves a part of the problem. “We know they get really hot because of the gear,” she said. “The trouble is it’s designed to keep heat out and it keeps body heat in.”

The physical and emotional stress firefighters endure while on the job puts a huge strain on their cardiovascular systems and raises their core temperature.

“What we know is if the brain and body get to 40 degrees Celsius the body and mind start to shut down,” she said.

Under duress, a firefighter can become delirious and make bad decisions, said Dr. Wolski. “They won’t realize they’re in trouble,” she said. “It’s a huge problem.”

Through her study Dr. Wolski hopes to determine how long firefighters can work before they need a break, and how long exhausted firefighters must wait before attending another disaster scene. Results will be released in May. Dr. Wolski, 39, married to Mark, is a mother of three children - Cailyn, 9; Cianna, 7; and Ryan, 5. After leaving Invermere at age 18 she earned her bachelor and master degrees in kinesiology at the University of Victoria.

Dr. Wolski completed her doctoral degree in occupational physiology at the University of British Columbia before returning to Victoria.

Born in Burns Lake, Dr. Wolski moved to the valley with her family at the age of 11 months. She said she gets back to Invermere to visit twice a year.

“That’s definitely my home town,” she said. “With mom and dad there, it’s nice.”

Kelly Stuart-Hill said she is proud of her daughter’s work. “But I’m more proud of the lady she is,” she said.

“She’s such a nice person.”

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PERSPECTIVE

April 7, 2006

Historical Lens

Downtown sorely needs a facelift

By Elinor Florence Pioneer Publisher

Ever since Home Hardware moved out to the crossroads, Invermere’s downtown looks like a boxer who has lost his front teeth.

We are heading into our second tourist season without the familiar hustle and bustle created by the popular destination spot, and downtown businesses are feeling the loss.

Driving down Seventh Avenue, the absence of the hardware store isn’t readily apparent. Then you reach the corner of 13th Street and glance to the left. The entire block that was once filled with traffic and shoppers looks like it belongs on the movie set of a ghost town. All it needs is a few tumbleweeds.

Not everyone suspected that Home Hardware’s loss would be so keenly felt. But people, both locals and visitors, who used to drive downtown on a Saturday to pick up their leaf rakes and their barbecue charcoal – and then mosey down main street from one end to the other, having a coffee and browsing in the other shops – just aren’t coming downtown as frequently as they did in past summers.

Home Hardware outgrew the downtown and was forced by its own success to move elsewhere. A small hardware store with creaky wooden floors and friendly faces was a great business to have downtown. An overflowing lumber yard with trucks unloading in the middle of the street was not.

That big empty hole now needs to be filled. Hopefully it will be with something we can all learn to live with, something that won’t block the view of the shining lake and the magnificent mountains, something that won’t turn the downtown into a traffic gridlock.

But we do need an attraction that will turn the downtown into the vibrant place it was once, and should become again.

LOOK WHAT WE FOUND - Barney (Bob) and his sister Dominica (Minkie) Sandwell were photographed holding the outstretched wings of a dead owl on the shores of Lake Windermere. The photograph was taken sometime between 1919 and 1929.

Photo courtesy of the Windermere District Historical Society

Letter to the Editor Pioneer website called ‘the best’ Dear Editor: I am writing from Switzerland to congratulate you and your staff on producing the best on-line edition newspaper that I have had the pleasure to read.

I was born in Invermere but moved to Switzerland two years ago when my wife and I bought a business here. I am keenly interested in local events as I have many family members still living in the valley.

I logged onto your website for the first time today and was immediately impressed by finding that I could read the paper from cover to cover in a pdf. for-

mat. Unlike other on-line editions such as cbc.ca and The Calgary Sun that offer only a handful of feature stories, your paper brought me the full and complete picture of what is happening in the Columbia Valley.

You should be very proud of your publication because it is simply the best on-line newspaper I have seen.

Thank you for the keeping me in touch with home.

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The feature that readers and advertisers have always enjoyed is the ability to Call The Blind Guy! new website. see the entire newspaper, not just selected Interior World (250) 342 4406 Always a favourite with readers stories and advertisements. who live in the Columbia Valley, AlThe website contains each and every berta and elsewhere, the new website full page. This is a feature that most othwill provide even more information er newspapers charge for, but once again for people who want to read the enThe Pioneer absorbs the cost of operattire newspaper on-line and Best find outService ing the website in order to provide this Need Blinds? more about us. service absolutely free.

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Pioneer Publisher Elinor Florence.

The site has the following new func“The new website has achieved a tions: look that feels more like The Pioneer.

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Mountain Mosaic offers cash prizes to artists Submitted by Pat Luders and Joan Manz Mountain Mosaic Committee Artists donating a piece of their work to Mountain Mosaic Masterpieces Art Show and Auction at Pynelogs Cultural Centre will have something new and exciting to look forward to this year!

The show will run for two weeks and the invitation to enter pieces in the show will be extended to all local and seasonal artists and artisans, from Spillimacheen to Canal Flats, who are creating one-of-a kind original works. For the first time there will be also $1,500 in cash awards!

The art show running for two weeks, from June 20th to July 2nd, is part of the arts council’s major fund-raiser, the lively, family oriented Mountain Mosaic Cultural Festival which happens on July 1, following the official Invermere Canada Day Celebrations.

The visiting public will cast ballots for their favourite pieces to determine the recipients of the $1,500 in Viewer’s Choice awards.

They may also support the artist’s efforts by purchasing the works through the art sale, silent auction and by attending the live auction, or submitting a proxy bid.

Last year, 32 artists raised almost $18,000 through the sale of their art!

With more artists participating this year, it is hoped that we can raise the bar. This is an opportunity for artists to show the community what they as a group can do to support arts and cul-

ture and the other activities of Pynelogs and Columbia Valley Arts in the valley.

Because artists incur expenses in producing or framing their art, CV Arts is offering to return a percentage of the sale proceeds back to the artist.

Contributing artists will also be guests of honor at the opening of Mountain Mosaic Masterpieces on June 20.

Sir Elton John wrote: “ I believe that art is probably one of the strongest things that we have in our hands, because it’s a great communicator. It can bring people together; it can, for a moment, drop people’s guards and let them think about the issue. And it is the greatest kind of gift . . . but bringing people together at a music event – or any artistic event – is a chance to forget who we are for a minute and just be part of a great vibe.”

Artists and the community are warmly invited to be part of this “great vibe” by becoming involved with Mountain Mosaic. Artists and artisans may also choose to demonstrate and sell their work at booths on the day of the festival.

•June 9: Deadline for entry forms.

•June 17-18: Drop art off at Pynelogs Cultural Centre.

•June 20: Official opening of Mountain Mosaic Masterpieces, and announcement of art selected for the live and silent auctions.

•July 1: Mountain Mosaic Cultural Festival and Gala Auction For information, visit the new CV Arts website to be unveiled in April; or call Pat Luders at 345-0350 or Joan Manz at 342-6875.

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Out & About Please call 341-6299 or Email us at upioneer@telus.net to enter your event in our FREE listings.

Toby Theatre • April 5, 6, 7, 8: Nanny McPhee • April 12, 13, 14, 15: Pink Panther

April 7th • 7:30 pm: Travel “Indo-China” Presented by Andy Stuart-Hill, as part of the Armchair Travel/WILD Voices Speakers Series, DTSS.

April 7th-9th • Sunpit Safari -This is the 20th anniversary of the Downhill Rider’s Event. It’s a weekend with an extensive line-up of mountain party entertainment featuring DJ Wil C, the Nelson-based band SHAG and the Canadian rock band 54-40, all playing on Saturday, April 8th. Also on Saturday, is the classic Slush Cup event from 2:30-3:30 pm.

April 8th • 8 pm: 23rd Annual DTSS Big Band Dance. Tickets $17.50.

April 11th • 10 am: Opening day for the Radium Resort Ladies Golf Club. For info: Kelly Stuart-Hill, 342-0186.

April 11th-23rd • 11 am-4 pm: Art from the Heart, Pynelogs Cultural Centre; 500 local elementary school children participate in a one-of-a-kind art show.

April 12th • 7 pm: Silver Strings Concert in Christ Church Trinity.

April 14th • Bluesmyth, up-and-coming Calgary blues band, at Riverside’s Sportsman’s Lounge. For info: 345-6346.

April 15th • 7 pm: CV Arts website launch, and 2006 Calendar of Events Kick-off for Pynelogs Cultural Centre.

• 8 pm: Juno winner Fred Eagle Smith performing at Fairmont Resort, tickets $15. For info: 342-7108.

April 16th • Panorama Ski Resort’s last day of skiing.

• 10 am: Easter Egg Hunt. Meet at the Big Chair near the Great Hall.

April 19th

Golf Course Opening Dates

• Yuk Yuk’s coming to Riverside’s Sportsman’s Lounge.

For info: 345-6346.

April 22nd • 7:30 pm: Wings Over the Rockies start-up presentation at DTSS Theatre.

• 7:30 pm: “Harp Angel” at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere. Traditional and Celtic Harp Music. For info: 342-0780.

April 23rd • 7:30 pm: Samaritan’s Purse Regional Director Rhonda Davidson will share her recent experience of shoe box distribution in Costa Rica, and will meet with donors and those interested, at Windermere Lake Alliance Church. Refreshments served after presentation. All are welcome.

April 29th • 8 am-8 pm: Health and Wellness Second Annual “Living a Life in Balance”: A Forum for Women Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, Cost: $150. Call 3423210 to register.

May 2nd - 8th • Wings Over The Rockies: Throughout the Columbia Valley, discover the world of birds through activities such as guided nature walks, Columbia River floats, voyager canoe trips, horseback riding in the grasslands, art exhibits, evening presentations, live music, workshops, children’s festival, and a Wings Gala Banquet. For info: call the College of the Rockies, 342-3210, or visit www.wingsovertherockies.org.

May 5th-9th • Screening Mammography mobile van is coming to our community, appointments still available, call 1-800-663-9203 to book yours! Also, check out www.bccancer.bc.ca/breastscreening for more information.

May 16th • The Big Bike for Stroke is Back! Assemble 29 riders to saddle up and gear down for a good cause. The Heart and Stroke Foundation provides the biggest of bicycles, prizes, and more. Get out spokin’ for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. For info: Tina Choi, (250) 359-8198 or visit the Big Bike for Stroke site for more details.

New Video Releases March 28th: • Fun With Dick & Jane • Greatest game Ever Played • An Unfinished Life • Camp Slaughter • 18 Fingers of Death

• The Dark • Wolf Creek

• March 31st: Copper Point Golf Club Creekside Par 3 Mountainside - Fairmont • April 1st: Edgewater Hilltop Par 3 Radium Resort - Resort Course Setetkwa Golf Course • April 6th: Eagle Ranch Golf Course • April 7th: Spur Valley Greens • April 8th: Golden Golf & Country Club • April 13th: Bootleg Gap • May 19th: Greywolf Golf Course

Invermere Thrift Store • Open Thursdays, 10 am-4 pm; and Fridays and Saturdays, 1 pm-4 pm.

Columbia Valley Food Bank • Open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 pm-2 pm. To make a monetary donation, please mail to Box 2141, Invermere, BC, V0A 1K0.

Hot Springs Hours of Operation • Radium Hot Springs Hot Pool: Sunday through Thursday, Noon-9 pm; Friday and Saturday, Noon10 pm.

• Fairmont Hot Springs Hot Pool: 8am-10pm daily.

Ski and Swim Passes available.

OTHER • 7 pm: Bingo at the Invermere Seniors’ Centre, 1309-14th Street, every second and fourth Thursday.

• 7 pm: Community Hymn Sing at the Lake Windermere Alliance Church, every second Sunday of the month. For info: 342-5961.

• Windermere Fire Department is seeking community minded volunteers. For info: Aaron at 342-3965.

• 7-9 pm every Thursday. Second Winds Community Band - DTSS Band room. Woodwinds, brass and percussion - all levels welcome. For info: call Howie at 342-0100.

• 6:30 pm: Lighten Up Weight Loss Suport Circle, first and third Wednesdays of every month at All Things Beautiful.

• Jam nights every Thursday at The Sportsman’s Lounge. For info: 345-6346.

• Karaoke every Saturday night at The Sportsman’s Lounge. For info: 345-6346.

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Cinefest

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Monday, April 10th Toby Theatre at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets are $10 and are available at the door

NEW COLUMBIA VALLEY ARTS COUNCIL BOARD - From left to right: past-president Cameron Berry, Rod Turnbull, Alice Hale, new president Chris Evans, Christine Turnbull, Ken Mallett and Harrison McKay.

New arts council elected the general meeting.

“I thought that with the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce awards on the same night, there Chris Evans is the new president of the Columbia would be only a few people there, but I was wrong,” Valley Arts Council. he said.

Mr. Evans took over from past-president CamerAfter the meeting, a social gathering was held and on Berry at the arts council’s annual general meeting, wine and cheese were to served.

The first annual Mountain Mosaic Festival of Arts, held on Saturday, July 2, 2005, was an overwhelming success thanks the efforts and generosity of Mountain Mosaic Masterpiece held last Wednesday at the Pynelogs Cultural Centre In his last speech as president of the arts council, many people, businesses, sponsors, donors, volunteers, artists, artisans, musicians, everyone who attended the events…and bidders who purchased the art pieces. All played a vital role…all bring CV Arts one step closer to fulfilling the next possible dream – a Performing Centre to valley’s further in Invermere.

Mr. Berry praised the group’s Arts impact on the enhance arts and entertainment in our Columbia Mr. Valley – towill be stay builtwith adjacent to council, Pynelogs Cultural Centre,scene, on theand shores of Lake Windermere.

Berry the arts and will cultural said the group is on very sound June 20th - July 2nd, 2006 now focus his attention securing funding for a 360financial footing.

On behalf of CV Arts and the 2005 Mountain Mosaic Festival of Artson Organizing Committee, heartfelt thanks and gratitude is extended to: seat performing arts centre adjacent to Pynelogs.

“We received almost $98,000 in donations and Join in the fun by participating in this annual major CV 2005 CHARTER Gunnar Tado The arts council’s new director of Jorgenson marketing and sponsorship in theCatherine past fiscal year,” said Mr. Berry. He Arts Fundraiser.

Put your best art forward in supportTex’s of Coffee Works Invermere Rotary Club Brad Kitchings James Kasper SPONSORS communications, Harrison McKay, said the building said almost 70 percent of that money came from seathe on-going development of the arts and culture in Home the Hardware Pauline Newhouse Lindsay Pugh DA VINCI is in Sign the group’s plans. sonal residents, mostly from Calgary.

Columbia Valley Artists “medium-term” Kurt Reichel Creek Estate valley. Tinhorn Art submitted for thisWinery event must be original and The Valley Echo“It could be done within a few Natalie rubyhe said. “It’s FOODowes KIOSKS Copper Point Golf Course years,” “This organization an awful lot of gratitude have been completed within the last two years.

The Upper Columbia Pioneer Marty Ryan Anne Riches-Pynelogs MICHELANGELO a big to these generous members of our community,” he Eagle Ranch Golf chunk Course of money that is needed.”

Gabe Senger WestJet Jacqueline Pinsonneault & Ray Snerch th Entry forms will be available by April 15 from the Pynelogs Strands Restaurant Sue Wells Th e board of directors for the upcoming year said.

BEETHOVEN Wild Rose 2-for-1 Pizza CulturalPeters Centre& Co. and from the new CV Arts website. High Country wasProperties announced and two long-time arts council board On April 15 the arts Fitness councilCentre will unveil a new Invermere CHILDRENS’ CREATIVE AREA Te Papa Nui Antiques & Collectables Inc. Paramount Resources Ltd. Candyland members honoured by website. “There are some big changes coming,” said Paulwere Christy Grey Wolf Golf Course who are stepping down For further GLEN GOULDinformation please contact: Cope Portabello Restaurant Chris Evans Mr. Berry and presented with gifts.

Mr. McKay, who Ron designed the website.

Interior World Pat Luders at 345-0350 or Panache Donna Strand Palliser Printing & Publishing Ltd. Helen Kipp and Anne Jardine, both of whom The new siteVOLUNTEERS will include an artists’ directory Restaurant Shelly Streicek & Family Joan at 342-6875. McToogleshave Lake Auto Manz Service Ltd. Jackie Anderson been on the arts council board since its inception which will feature virtual samples of the work of local Stobers Dept. Store Chizuko Purschwitz The Road - Calgary Dee Conklin th The Wannabees (led by Vivian Crebo) 30 years ago and both of whomAlice haveBreeze served& Drama terms Group as artists.

Deadline for entries is Friday, June 9 , 2006.

Mike Haltman Stampede Catering 2005 FESTIVAL Bruce Everett president, were honoured.

“We want people to know that art is for everyDeadline for delivery of art to Pynelogs will be Bob Goldie Paper Root Studios-Calgary DONORS Rob Dunn Saturday and Sunday, June 17th and 18th.

Mr. McKay said about 50 people were present for one,” said Mr. McKay. Wilf Gobert Allguard Security-Cranbrook Al Markin

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Anonymous Jack and Carol Marshall Kathy and Keith McPhail Anne and Brian O’Leary Sandra and Bruce Fiell Tracye and Hugh Osler Harold Pederson Marie and Terrence McMahon Kevin Baker and Cathy Shea Anonymous

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Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: Art, drama, dance, and music programs for students are so important. In the rush to improve achievement, and make inadequate budget resources cover all the most serious academic needs, the arts can too often be overlooked.

Schools that can sustain arts programs are fortunate indeed. Teachers who build fine and performing arts programs in their schools offer a great gift to the young people who participate.

The academic and cultural benefits of arts programs are especially evident when students return from such amazing experiences as the Silver Strings trip to Hawaii. Two parent chaperones who accompanied the Silver Strings group summarized a few of the advantages they felt the trip offered their children.

One advantage is the self-esteem and social confidence kids gain from daily performance. They know their music brings pleasure to their audiences, and they take pride in that.

Another advantage is in communications skills.

The music helps them cross language and cultural boundaries. The kids are eager to share their music with others.

Music has spin-off advantages in academic areas too. One parent explained that learning to follow rhythms and decode notes helps her children to un-

derstand math concepts of counting, intervals, and fractions. The patterns help kids to see progressions within time frames.

Musical melodies and harmonies help students develop a sense of balance and teamwork. To make those structures work, kids really have to learn to listen.

As one mother explained: “There is a freedom and expressiveness in music which allows children to expand imaginatively, but there is also great discipline and structure required to take the notes on the page and turn them into a beautiful piece of music.”

When words are added to the song, then the lesson moves into language arts. Good songs can be classed with the finest of poetry. Children learn to appreciate poetic patterns, emotions, images, and metaphors within their songs.

Social studies and geography are also involved when a group travels to a place with a completely different culture. Their social skills are enhanced when they become friends with people they meet along the way.

Music and the arts are not frills. They are an essential part of the curriculum. Three cheers for Bruce Childs and all the teachers who strive to keep arts programs alive! All children deserve such opportunities.

Anne Jardine Windermere Teachers’ Association

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Retailer of the Year: THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF - Every business that won a Business Excellence award at the annual Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce awards night last week expressed appreciation to their employees. Winners received hand-carved wooden spikes created by Brian Hoffos. From left to right, front: Sydney-Anne Porter, Judy Mason, Bob Page, Peggy Page, Karel Wood, Gordon Green, Al Miller. Back row: Grey Bradatsch, Connie Artym-Bradatsch, Elizabeth Peters, France Andestad, Elinor Florence, Michael Hutchinson and Lucy Miller.

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Eligible: Accountants, Law Firms, Medicine, Dentistry, Engineering, Surveying, Insurance, Financial, Consultant, Social Service or Government Agency: Winner: Smith & Andruschuk.

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Winner: Ben Gagne, Lucky Strike Gas. Runners-up: Deanna Berrington, Artym Gallery; Sandy Clarke, Valley Alley Bowling Centre; and Peggy Page, Majestic U-Brew & Wine.

Eligible: Overall well-run business operating in the Invermere, Athalmer, Wilmer and/or Panorama area.

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Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce

Business of the Year 16 or more employees 2006

Tourism/Hospitality/Food and Beverage:

Eligible: Resorts, Hotels/Motels, Restaurants, Catering Companies, Golf Courses, Recreational Facilities, Campgrounds, Bed and Breakfasts.

Winner: Portabella Restaurant.

Runners-up: Copper Point Golf Club, Coy’s Par 3, and Radium Resort.

Eligible: Excellent customer service, markets and advertises well, stands behind its product, good relationship with customers and staff.

Winner: AG Valley Foods.

Runners-up: Home Hardware, Interior World, and Majestic U-Brew & Wine.

Entrepreneur of the Year:

Eligible: Individual or business who has a well-run operation, three or less years in business, reputation for honesty and integrity, involved in the community.

Winner: Columbia Valley Pioneer.

Runners-up: Grant’s Foods, Reflections Women’s Consignment, and tyG Productions.

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Eligible: A professional company/contractor and/or tradesperson who takes pride in their work, and is honest and ethical.

Winner: CXL Construction Ltd. Runners-up: Lakeland Contracting, Quiniscoe Homes Ltd., and Warwick Interiors.

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Eligible: Overall well-run business, experts in their field, provides staff training, provides quality customer service, and contributes to the community.

Winner: Majestic U-Brew & Wine.

Runners-up: Artym Gallery, Bliss Hair Design, and Moondance Technology.

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SIVER MEDALLIST - Jesse Shaw, a Grade 12 student at DTSS, and his industrial education teacher Bobby Wright, show off his award-winning jewellery box.

Jesse wins silver medal for jewellery box

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Jesse Shaw has won a silver medal for his cabinetry skills in this year’s Skills Canada regional competition in Cranbrook.

Jesse, a Grade 12 student at David Thompson Secondary School, was given a plan and materials, then asked to make a jewellery box with a time limit of five hours.

Jesse completed his project in less than four hours but lost the gold medal by one point.

His coach, industrial education teacher Bobby Wright, accompanied Jesse to Cranbrook but wasn’t allowed to speak to him while the competition was underway.

Jesse said preparation for the competition was intense. “I practiced making every kind of joint I could possibly

do,” he said.

Jesse’s goal is to pursue a career in cabinetmaking after his graduation in June. He honed his skills last summer by working for Pinnacle Homes in Invermere.

Two other boys, both in Grade 10, also competed in the event.

Matt Wilkinson and Jonathan Brown competed in the culinary arts division, where they placed third and fourth respectively.

The two boys were given ingredients and instructions to prepare a potato-leek soup and a chicken entree.

Only the gold medallists from the East Kootenay regional competition will progress to the provincials in Vancouver, and then on to the nationals in Halifax.

Skills Canada is a federal venture aimed at promoting the trades.

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THE ICE IS OUT - Looking down a calm Lake Windermere towards Terra Vista Beach on the right, Fort Point on the left, and Athalmer straight ahead.

This photograph taken April 3, 2006 shows the last of the remaining winter ice. Photo by Bob Ede

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Invermere: Chamber of Commerce Home Hardware Super 8 Motel Kelly’s Restaurant Tex’s Coffee Works Tim Horton’s Superior Propane PetroCan

Reddi Mart Dave’s Book Bar Huckleberry’s Restaurant Two-For-One Pizza Warwick Interiors Fitz’s Flooring Syndicate Board Shop Anglz Hair Salon A&W Restaurant IGA Foods Invermere Public Library Gone Hollywood Invermere Dry Cleaners Rob’s Bicycle Works Invermere Barber AG Foods Quality Bakery Grant’s Foods In-Tune Music Lakeside Pub Gallery Cafe Interior World Gerry’s Gelati The Book Cellar Inside Edge Sports The Bistro Pharmasave The Back Door Wine Cellar Columbia Garden Village

Invermere and District Hospital Invermere Family Chiropractic Bruce McLaughlin Financial Missy’s Restaurant Majestic U-Brew Duthie Medical Clinic Columbia Valley Trading Company Details by JoAnne East Kootenay Insurance Konig Meats All Things Beautiful Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena Guild and O’Sullivan Dental Clinic Station Pub Lambert-Kipp Pharmacy Mark Moneo, Optometrist Maria Dibb Medical Clinic Invermere Physiotherapists Columbia Valley Employment Centre Valley Hair Styling Invermere Inn (every room) Stober’s Department Store Mountain View Lodge Bliss Hair & Esthetics Sunsations Spa Lee-Jay Motel

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VALLEY JENNY WEIR

By Dorothy Isted Special to The Pioneer Robbie Burns wrote a famous poem to commemorate haggis.

Jenny Weir, daughter of Scottish immigrants, loves it to this day. She describes it as a pudding made of rolled oats, suet, chopped liver and heart, cooked in a sheep’s stomach.

Born June 18, 1917 in Wilmer, Jenny has fond memories of her parents and their friends from those days. Rather than a story about herself, Jenny prefers the story of those she knew and loved be told instead.

Her mother detested the phrase “engaged” because that is what was written on toilet doors in Scotland. Rather, Jean McMartin “had an understanding” with William Weir.

William Weir was heartbroken to have to quit school but family finances dictated it. He apprenticed at the age of 14 as a seller of woollen fabrics. Nonetheless, he was well-educated and an accomplished musician in piano, organ and voice. He had several siblings who had succumbed to WEIR FAMILY - Jenny’s mother Jean McMartin Weir, three-year-old Jenny Weir, Tom Weir, Jenny’s father William Weir and Jack Weir. tuberculosis. His two older brothers feared he would be next, so they encouraged him to point Mr. Davidson implied he might find other em- Invermere Contracting Company wanted a bookkeepemigrate to Western Canada since it was believed the ployment with better food and quipped, “If she keeps er. Paradise Mine needed an office in town to provide dry air was good for ailing lungs. He was later joined giving us macaroni, I’m going to get an organ and a freight and haulage. William got the job even though bloody monkey!” he lacked experience. There was a telephone line direct by his younger brother Tom. Jean McMartin had been trained as a midwife from the mine to the town office. In 1923 when LioWhen he arrived in Golden in 1912, William nurse at Victoria Infirmary in Glasgow. Her first job nel Barrymore was near the Paradise filming the old met up with Alec Dobbie and Cecil Davidson who were coming down to build the Stoddard house on here was as a nurse in the Wilmer hospital in the win- silent movie Unseeing Eyes, he was also courting his Toby Benches. The men remained life-long friends. ter of 1913. But Jean chose to have both Jenny and her future wife.

One of William’s jobs was to scribe a very passionWilliam’s intention was to join up in the Columbia older brother Ian in private homes. Jenny was born in the Ball home in Wilmer, now occupied by Hermann ate letter from Barrymore over the Paradise phone and Valley Irrigated Fruit Lands venture. Many of the origMauthner. then read it to the telegraph operator at Athalmer, who inal owners of these properties had been middle-class Not finding anythin g in the field of wool sales tapped it out and sent it to Hollywood as a telegram! people in Great Britain. Because of this, the women here, William worked at whatever he could find. He William produced two plays for community engenerally did not know how to cook or do housekeepstarted out by delivering groceries in Golden. One of joyment: Trial by Jury, and The Mikado. Jenny was ing, always having had servants for these tasks.

Here, there was a shortage of labour and what was his stops was the local brothel. When they discovered attending university but returned in 1936 to play the available cost much more than it had in Europe. With he could play piano, they offered him a job, but he tenor part, as her father was not able to find anyone the relative accessibility of land, it was felt that people refused. His excuse was that he couldn’t play without local who could sing it.

Jenny recalls that Lucy Northcott sang the part could get ahead faster working for themselves than sheet music. He did sell groceries in the Wilmer Mercantile and worked underground at the Lead Queen of Nanki Poo, which is how she met her husband Ian others. Mrs. Stoddard served a lot of macaroni to fill Weir. Tom Weir sang, too. up the young men working for her husband. At one Mine.

In 1916 William read in the Golden Star that the Continued on page 17

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PIONEER Continued from page 16 There was no music teacher at the high school in the thirties and William offered to teach for free. But the principal refused, fearing that it would create unhealthy competition among the students. That did not stop William from using many high school students for the cast of The Mikado.

The family moved from Wilmer to Invermere.

Their first house consisted of three construction shacks pushed together. The kitchen was on one level, then the living and dining room on the next level, with the bedroom on the third. It was near the shore between the rail tracks and the wharf, below the current Bayshore Condos. Jean made sure she stayed up until the last train had passed each night. Even though her children might be in bed, she could not rest living so close to trains with small children.

Jenny remembers older brother Ian at seven, taking her hand and walking with her along the tracks to get their milk from Randolph Bruce’s house, Pynelogs.

Their Chinese cook used to give the children treats.

The Bruces also had a housekeeper named Mrs. Kittle who was a very nice woman and well-known by the Weir family.

Her parents thought well of Mr. Bruce and told her, “If a man needed a job Bruce would say: ‘Send him up to the mine and see what they can find for him.’” She says he “cared about the community” and when his wife died he didn’t want to live in the stillunfinished home but didn’t want to “put the builders out of work so told them to complete it.”

When Jenny studied at the University of British Columbia for a year, Mr. Bruce and his second wife were living in “beautiful suites” at the Empress in Victoria. They invited her to join them for tea. By then, Mr. Bruce had been the Lieutenant Governor of B.C. and was locally well-known. Their table was in the center of the dining room and people were whispering, “Oh, there’s Mr. Bruce, there’s Mr. Bruce!”

Mrs. Bruce did not appreciate all the attention and called the headwaiter over, asking to be moved to a table by a window.

The Weirs thought Randolph Bruce a “very fine Scotsman.” Every year he had a standing order with a butcher in Vancouver, for haggis. Each year on November 30th, the local St. Andrew’s Society gathered for a dinner and dance. There were many Scottish people on the Benches and in Wilmer then. When she was six, Jenny danced with Alfie Laird (namesake of the elementary school). Arthur Newton saw her and observed to her mother that it was time she had lessons. She went to Invermere along with Jim Frater, the Tomkin girls, Paul Bennett and Noel Stewart to learn Scottish dancing from him. Mr. Newton was a champion dancer from Oban, Scotland.

Jean Weir cooked the dish and husband William Weir always gave the Address to the Haggis, a tradition evolved from the Burns poem of the same name.

HUNTING PARTY - From left to right: Howard Cleland, William Weir, Tom Weir and Mr. Newton.

Jimmy Scot was the bagpiper who piped it in, born on a tray by three men in kilts. Jenny remembers the two Watts brothers and a Laird doing the honours.

On this particular occasion, the event was being held at the Invermere Hotel. Hotel guests were invited to join in. As William recited the Address, and came to the line “His knife see rustic labour dight, an’ cut ye up wi’ ready slight,” he plunged the knife in and turned his face sideways to escape the steam. One of the out-of-towners exclaimed, “Will you look at that, he’s overcome by emotion!”

Jenny was the first person from the Invermere high school to attend university. She graduated in 1941 from the University of Alberta with her degree.

Most nurses had only diplomas at the time. Jenny enlisted in 1944 and spent her time at bases on the west coast. Her status as a veteran made it possible for her to obtain her Master of Arts in Nursing from Columbia University in New York. Still, the government allowance fell considerably short of her needs and William gave her financial assistance. She talked to him about repayment but he said, “No, you are an investment and I expect a good return.”

Jenny spent many years as a public health nurse, lectured and set up the public health course at Queen’s University in Toronto and ended her career there as the Director of the School of Nursing.

Upon retirement Jenny returned to her roots, living in Fairmont for many years. Recently she moved to Columbia Garden Village. Jenny is proud of the fact that she has “a great niece who is the fourth generation of nurse” in the family.

JENNY TODAY - After many years working in other cities, Jenny returned to live in Invermere.

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2006-07 Course Selection Current Grade 10’s & 11’s

On Wednesday, April 12th, DTSS students in grades 10 and 11 will be selecting their courses for the upcoming school year. These are important decisions to make. Students will participate in a “Fair” of sorts as teachers preview available courses and related post-secondary and career paths. It is important that students attend this session as it will give them a priority position in the scheduling process.

Parents are welcome to attend the course selection periods. Presentations will begin at 10:00 a.m.

For more information, please contact Penny Brown at 342-9213, ext. 111.

CITIZENS OF THE YEAR - Henry and Gail Hoffmann were honoured by the Rotary Club of Invermere at a special dinner last week. From left to right: Henry Hoffmann, Rotary District Governor Sandra Roberts of Kimberley; Gail Hoffmann; and Rotary Club president Guy Twigg.

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April 7, 2006

Mountainside Market has new owners

By Sandra Kelly Special to The Pioneer There’s something about Mountainside Market in Radium Hot Springs that makes you want to stop in and have a look around.

Maybe it’s the striking alpinethemed storefront. Maybe it’s the appeal of an old-fashioned country-style market. Maybe it’s the store’s comfortable size. In an era of big-box stores with dozens of aisles and no parking spaces anywhere near the door, it’s refreshing to find a smaller, more user-friendly food market.

Whatever the draw, you just know you’re going to find everything you need at Mountainside: fresh meat and dairy products, farm-fresh produce, scrumptious baked goods and deli foods. And you know you’re going to meet friendly, knowledgeable staff who will remember your name the next time you come in.

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SuperValue store Ryan Haines in Chetwynd for is the “operatthree years. He ing partner,” who Rick Wiltse is the new general manager. has worked in the manages Bigway retail grocery busiFoods. When it ness for about 15 came time to hire a new general man- years in total, including the part-time ager for Mountainside Market, he im- positions he held during high school. mediately thought of Rick Wiltse. The “It’s a nice change to be working in two men had worked together in Kiti- a smaller, independently-owned grocery mat, B.C. at one time, and had stayed store rather than a corporate-owned in touch. chain store,” he says.

Rick says he welcomed the opporRick is “settling in” at Mountainside,

getting to know the staff, and adjusting to life in a new town. As Mountainside’s general manager, he will oversee the market’s daily operations and supervise its 16 employees.

No major changes are planned for Mountainside. “Our only immediate plan is to renovate our deli section to make it more of an area of focus in the store.” The deli also will offer more HMR products (home meal ready), to meet a growing demand for foods that customers can simply pick up and take home for dinner. He says that Mountainside will continue to emphasize quality and freshness, for which it’s known.

Wife Robin and daughters Rowan, age six, and Fyfe, age four, are also glad to be in the valley, says Rick. “As a family we really enjoy outdoor pursuits.”

The girls will attend school in Edgewater. Robin, whom Rick met in art school in Nelson, is a mixed-media artist. “She’s not yet sure what she’ll be doing here,” says Rick. “But there seem to be a lot of good opportunities.”

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‘The Green Zone’ returns for the season Editor’s Note: We have twisted Harold Hazelaar’s arm once again to write his popular weekly column about golf, called The Green Zone. Harold is wellknown for his winter column about Old-Timers’ Hockey, called The Old Zone. Welcome back, Harold!

By Harold Hazelaar Invermere

window, it will follow through the one opposite it and roll onto the green.”

The guy says: “Are you out of your mind? The last time I tried that I double-bogied!”

The Green Zone Quote of the Week is by Rev. Billy Graham: “The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.”

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Let’s start the golf season with a humorous tale: There was this golf fanatic who Harold Hazelaar always dreamed of playing at St. Andrews, and finally got the chance. Going with his wife, they teed off and he he walked up to it, saw that his ball was proceeded to play the best game of his behind a small shack for the groundslife. After nine holes, he was five strokes keepers.

Now he started to worry that his under par, and was on cloud nine. On score would go up, but his caddy came the back nine, he started playing even better, even getting an eagle on the 16th up to him and said “sir, this may sound like a tough shot, but if you put it hole.

He was so excited that he ended up through that window, the ball should go the window on the other side, slicing the shot on the 17th tee, and as through 06-SCP-028-4C-4 3/31/06 4:13 PM Pageand 1 if you’re lucky, the ball will roll onto

the green. The way you’ve played today, I think you can make it.”

So the guy takes a look and sees that it’s a tough shot, but possible, so he tries it. But his shot just misses the window, hits the window frame, and strikes his wife right in the head, killing her instantly.

Years go by and the man can’t forget that horrible day. People he tells the story to sympathize with him, but he just has no will to live. But then he realizes what he must do - face his nightmare!

He travels back to Scotland and plays another round at St. Andrews, and miraculously, he is playing another stellar game. He starts to feel better about himself as the round goes on, but when he approaches the 17th hole, he gets so nervous that he slices his shot to the same damned spot.

As he stands at his ball, lying there behind the shack, his caddy says: “Sir, the way you’ve been playing, why not try a trick shot? Some of the other caddies say if you can get it through that

Early Season rates available. What makes Eagle Ranch a magical course offering the most complete and ultimate golf vacation experience? Simple: the view, the course and the fact that we are committed to Service Beyond. Plus, we’re the proud winner of SCOREGolf Magazine’s 2005 “Best Course Conditions in B.C.”

Eagle Ranch opens April 6th. Book your tee times by calling 1-877-877-3889 or go to eagleranchresort.com

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Greywolf to open with new greens May 19 Greywolf will open in 2006 with 18 pristine new greens. The existing greens will be replaced by a new higher-quality bent grass called Penn A4 and will be ready for play on May 19.

“Our greens have not always met the exceptional standard expected by our guests and that we strive to provide,” said Director of Golf Peter Smith.

“So after careful consideration, and two record-breaking years, Greywolf has decided to accelerate our green renovation plan and re-sod all 18 greens this spring.”

He added jokingly: “Our apologies to those golfers who use the greens as their reason for poor putting!”

The greens will be stripped and prepared for the new sod by April 23. The new sod installation will take five to six days, which will have the job completed

by April 30. And Greywolf will open the course on May 19 - two weeks later

than last year, which will give the new sod three weeks to grow-in and groom the putting surfaces.

Greywolf, located at Panorama Mountain Village, is a championship, 18-hole, 7,140-yard, par 72 course with a maximum slope rating of 140.

“The course is going to look and play better than ever on opening day,” says Greywolf ’s Superintendent Jason Carleton. “We are sure our customers will be as excited as we are about this improvement when they have a chance to see our new look.”

Greywolf will be open from May 19 to October 9. Greywolf has consistently been ranked among the top courses in Canada since opening in 1999.

Golf Digest, North America’s leading golf publication recently ranked Greywolf among the “Top 10 In Canada.” For more information about Greywolf, go to greywolfgolf.com.

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A series of seven video sessions designed to help any married couples strengthen their relationship.

THE COURSE COVERS: ~ Building Strong Foundations ~ ~ The Art of Communication ~ ~ Resolving Conflict ~

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Architectural items for home & garden.

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Wayne & Linda Frater @ 342-6633 Mike & Linda Paradis @ 342-6359

Great Deals on DeWalt Power Tools, Humidifiers, Rubber Maid Containers and lots more!

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P IONEER C LASSIFIEDS SUITES FOR RENT

negotiable services. Please call 342-9450 for more info.

and leave a message, or 3426022 for time or appt. to view.

STEIN APARTMENTS - residential and commercial. 342- 6912.

LAND FOR SALE

12x70 ft Crestwood Mobile Home with 2 additions in Juniper Heights, Invermere $14,500 call 342-7531.

Furnished Bachelor studio in Athalmer, for employed responsible adult. N/S, N/P. W/D, cable and utilities included. Mom’s Upholstery 342-6387.

1 bedroom main floor suite, Unit #3, 5744 Vermillion Street, Edgewater, covered entrance, non smoker, no pets, long term. $500/month. Call Jeff 403-2810475, Paul 250-347-9137.

Windermere, 2 bedroom, furnished, ground floor suite, 5 appliances, N/S, N/P, $875, available April 1st. 250-342-3819 or 403-240-0678.

1 bedroom basement suite, private entrance, quiet area. $650/ month, utilities and cable included. 342-3777 or 688-5316.

2 bedroom upstairs suite, private entrance, quiet area. $800/ month + hydro, cable included.

342-3777 or 688-5316.

FOR RENT Invermere - cozy, older, 2 bedroom cabin, furnished, large yard, pets OK $675/month.

Please reply to: Box 362, Invermere, BC, V0A 1K0 stating employment and age status.

3 bedroom house for rent on acreage, on the road to Wilmer $1000/month + DD, N/S, N/P, long-term, rental references required, available May 1st. 3429348.

Spectacular Crescentwood lots in Edgewater, coming this spring. Cordillera Avenue Project in planning. “Town Square” commercial-residential lots now, with sewer service to property line - $66,000. Live and work in a village setting. Edgewater Developments, 250-347-9660, edgeh2o@telus.net.

HOMES FOR SALE Radium, completely renovated mobile home on rental lot with addition. Must sell, going to school. $25,900 OBO. Call 6880181 or 688-0180.

MUST BE MOVED: Double wide (24x48) 3 bedroom, 1 & 1/2 bath. Recent upgrades, $17,500 347-7770.

3 bedroom with large addition, recently renovated. Juniper Heights, $39,000 OBO, Call 2700466.

Cozy 3 bedroom older home, 1759 Sinclair Ave, Windermere, on corner with a total of four lots, double garage, fully fenced, 2 blocks from the lake, and walking distance to elementary school. Please phone 342-6482

Professional office space for rent in Invermere. Large office with

Sunday, Columbia Lake Band Hall, off Highway 93/95 south of Windermere. All meetings are open.

ALCOHOLISM SHATTERS LIVES. To help the alcoholic, you must Yamaha flute, $350; oak desk, help yourself first. Al Anon $90; gas lawn mower, $75; elec- meets 10am Tuesdays at the FOR SALE tric hedge trimmer, $20; electric Catholic Church, 1210 - 9th Beautiful sleeveless soft-white leaf blower/mulching vacuum, Street, Invermere. For info call wedding dress, size 9/10. Worn $45; computer/montior/keyCarol, 347-9841. once, still married, $500, OBO board, $120. 342-2664.

345-0262, or 341-5419. Veil included.

Brother sewing machine in IN MEMORIAM DONATIONS to wooden standing cabinet, $100; the Family Resource Center: Heinzman Nordheimer piano two bronze telescopic drapery drop off at The Pioneer, No. 8, with bench and metronome, rods (to 120”) heavy duty, $50/ 1008-8th Avenue, Invermere $800; large antique oak roll-top each. 342-6846. or mail to Box 868, Invermere. desk, $1200, 342-3557.

For info call Pat Cope, 3424242, Mon-Thu. Custom cut rough lumber, dry fir 10’ Tapco port-o-bender metal beams, fence boards, etc. Fire- brake, like new $800; plus 2 VEHICLES FOR SALE wood - fir, birch or pine - split or coils of flat stock, brown and white, $50/each; green fridge unsplit. Top quality hay, grass/ 2001 TOMOS-LX motorcycle, alfalfa mix, round or square $50. 342-3557.

49cc kick start, 2-speed autobales. 346-3247. matic, 168 km, like new. $1,450 Easter Bunny Costume available OBO. 342-9096, cell 341-8356.

5th Wheel ‘02 29’ HP Sprinter, to rent, $20. Contact Billie 345loaded, slides, warranty, deliv- 4088.

Put rev into your work day while ered new to lot. N/S, $32,900. saving on gas. Ride a 1984 Hon403-932-1897.

PETS da Rebel, 250cc. Looks and runs HAY, top quality round bales, Home for female spayed cat, great, $1,500 OBO. 345-6100 or alfalfa grass, call Elkhorn Ranch due to owner allergies. Perfect 341-8177.

342-0617. house cat. Needs no young children or other pets, however. Call ‘89 Volvo 740 GL, automatic, 4 COW manure, well-aged, will Sue 342-6846. door sedan. Solid highway car, load, $50 for pick-up load. Call good condition, lots of extra’s.

Elkhorn Ranch, 342-0617.

FREE kittens ready to go, call $2,900, 342-7352.

342-6967.

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GREENHOUSE, 8’x12’x9’ fully assembled heater, high-density light, fans, adjustable shelves, automatic overhead vents $3,900 OBO. Call Elkhorn Ranch 342-0617.

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NOTICES ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS. If alcohol is causing problems in your life, call 342-2424 for info. All meetings at 8pm: Monday; Invermere Group, Christ Church Trinity; Wednesday, Windermere Group, Valley Christian Assembly Church; Friday, Radium Group, Radium Catholic Church; Saturday, Invermere First Step, Family Resource Centre, 625 4th Street;

Summer fun - 16’ Seaspray Catamaran, very good condition, 2 sails, trailer included. $2,950 OBO, call Steve 341-1965.

1997 HONDA CIVIC SI Great on gas, Sun Roof, AC, Cruise, CD/Cassette Radio,Electric Windows great condition.174,000 Kms. $7,400.Must see & drive.

342-3418.

‘69 Beaumont - Custom #’s matching and GM documented. 5 year partial frame off restoration, less than 100km on total mechanical build. L48 350/350HP, 30 OV, competition cam V. Eldebrock aluminum intake, 350 2800 stall.

Fac-tac, new UPH paint, vinyl roof brakes, front-end suspension, exhaust flo-through, 10 bolt rear, factory PMD mags.

Recent appraisal, $26,000, offers to $25,000. May consider 1/2 ton on partial trade. Roger 250-347-0070.

$10,000,000 in vehicle inventory.

Go to

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1978 Empress Motorhome, 460 motor, excellent condition, beautiful interior. 65,763 km, price $12,000 firm. 342-6022.

CLASSIFIED DEADLINE: Tuesdays at noon

‘93 Toyota quality 4x4 p/u, 5 sp, 230,000km. Great shape, one owner. New tires, windshield. $9,300 OBO 346-3378.

Phone: 341-6299 Toll Free: 1-877-341-6299 Fax: 341-6229 Email: upioneer@telus.net

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P IONEER C LASSIFIEDS ANNIVERSARY

ages 2 and up. Call Kelly, 3420371.

HAPPY 50th Anniversary, Robert and Marion! From your family.

CAREERS

BIRTHS Penny Powers and Max Fanderl are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby brother for big sister, Katia. Erik Max Fanderl was born on Monday, March 13, 2006, weighing 7 lbs, 14 oz.

GARAGE SALE Annual Edgewater Volunteer Fire Department Garage Sale, Saturday, April 8th. 9am-1pm at the Edgewater Community Hall.

To rent a table, $10, or to pick up donations call Mimi Price 3479868, or Lynn McMane 3479637.

Garage Sale Saturday, April 8th, 2202 13th Avenue, 9am. Furniture, fixtures, misc. household items. 342-0797.

CHEERS & JEERS CHEERS - for the dog poop bags at Kinsmen Beach.

JEERS - to there being not enough garbage cans throughout town.

BUSINESS FOR SALE “Dirty Blinds”, an established blind cleaning business, with great clientel and potential to grow. Too busy to do both windows and blinds. Asking $79,000. Call Triple-J Window Cleaning 250-349-7546, ask for Jim or Donna.

SERVICES Spaces for 2 children ages 1-5.

Call Lisa 342-0877 or 688-5320.

Space available for 2 children,

ROCKY MOUNTAIN TRAINING, B.C. Licensed Employment Agency.

Need a job? Need employees?

Apply on-line at www.rockymountaintraining.bc.ca Phone 342-6011 or 1-888-737-5511.

NOW HIRING: bookkeeper, office admin., labourers, auto tech., investment consultants, careers in tourism,... & more!

Full-time and part-time employment available. Come join our housekeeping team at Bighorn Meadows Resort, 7563 Columbia Avenue, Radium Hot Springs, BC. On the job training provided. Reply by e-mail pbusch@bighornmeadows.ca Helna’s Stube is looking for experienced part-time evening server, kitchen help, dishwasher.

Fax resume to 347-0049 or call 347-0047.

Gel nail technician required to start April 4th at Trims & Treasures Esthetics Studio. Apply in person, or e-mail resume to info@trimsandtreasures.ca.

Massage therapist/practitioner; full-time, part-time positions at Pleiades Massage & Spa. Available immediately, also for summer/fall season. Phone 3472100, or fax 347-2102.

Rocky Mountain Training requires candidates for positions as Employment Coordinators at our Cranbrook and Invermere locations. Applicants should be dedicated, task-oriented and organized, with strong communication skills, a passion for human resources, and an interest in cross-cultural knowledge. Applicants should also have excellent computer skills, with experience in database and Micro-Soft ap-

plications. Wages dependant on experience, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Deadline: March 31st, 2006. Apply or drop off resume at: Rocky Mountain Training, 1006-7th Ave, Box 605, Invermere, BC, V0A 1K0, or Rocky Mountain Training 127C Kootenay Street N, Cranbrook, BC, V1C 3T5, or email rmti@telus.net.

The Wildside Gift Shop has a job opportunity for a mature and enthusiastic person 4 to 5 days weekly in a beautiful gift shop in Fairmont. Wages are negotiable.

Experience is an asset, but not a necessity. Deliver resume to Wildside Gift Shop 5006 Frontage Road, Fairmont Hot Springs, BC, V0B 1L1 Attn: Angela White or email awhite@fairmontvillas.com.

Filling all positions in two grocery stores, coffee-shop and convenience store/gas station.

From entry level to supervisory positions, available locations are Radium and Fairmont Hot Springs. Please submit resumes to: Fairmont Bigway Foods, attention Ryan or call to inquire 345-0045 or 345-0017.

Anglz Hair Studio is looking for full-time hair stylist to start immediately. Call Maria 342-3227.

Re/Max Invermere requires a Saturday Receptionist. Great part-time job experience for a student or an adult looking for extra income. Confident, outgoing individuals with computer and customer service experience. Please fax resume 3429611 or drop-off in person to Main Street office. Start date April 15th or 22nd.

Waiter or waitress and line cook required, drop resume off at Station Pub. Portabella Restaurant requires

1st Cook, F/T, P/T, year round position. Evening dishwashers, F/T, P/T. Call Nick, 342-0606 for interview.

Cart attendants and Bell person.

Fax resume to 250-347-6298 or drop off at the front desk.

Spur Valley Golf Resort, just North of Radium, is seeking the services of mature golf shop personnel for this season running through to mid September. Duties to include t-time reservations, merchandise sales/displays, reconciling

Tireman needed, experience preferred, but will train. Wage depends on experience. Call Jason 342-6517 or 341-5201.

We are looking for lumber yard and store staff who are energetic, outgoing, self motivated, fast learners and work well with others. Bring resume to Ace Hardware.

daily sales reports and general guest services. Experience in retail an asset. Will train suitable candidate. Affordable housing/cabins available. Please call 347-6500 or 347-9822.

Melting Pot Eatery in Radium requires full and part-time day and night shift servers. Apply in person or fax resume to 3479089.

Chisel Peak Medical Clinic is now accepting applications for a Physician Assistant. Chisel Peak Medical Clinic is a new medical facility that is a full EMR clinic. Some of the duties assigned to this position require screening of patients and arranging for follow-up care as directed. This position requires that medications be administered as directed by the doctor. The assistant must have a working knowledge of the care and use of medical supplies and equipment. In this position you will also be required to assist the doctors of Chisel Peak in the co-ordination of patient care through patient intake, assessment, treatment and followup. Must be currently licensed as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse.

Fairmont Creek Property management is looking for experienced, responsible front desk person. Part-time. Fri, Sat, Sun, + 1 weekday with possibilty of increased hours over summer. Duties include answering phone, taking reservations, and basic clerical duties. Please fax resume to 345-0078.

Please Submit your resume to: Chisel Peak Medical Clinic Box 4000 Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 Attention Shelley Hopkins, Clinic Manager

Radium resort is now accepting applications for Cooks, Dishwashers, Front Desk, Housekeeping, Ground maintenance,

Employment opportunity

Director of Development Resort and residential Development Company located in the Columbia Valley has an immediate requirement for a Director of Development. The successful candidate must possess the following skills: - Clear understanding of -Strata property titling -Development and Building permit processes -Municipal bonding requirements -Project cash flow / requirements - Experienced in all aspects of Zoning, Planning, and utility requirements.

- Ability to establish working relationship with local governments.

- Establish construction budgets, schedules, and measures of quality.

- Insure cost effective quality build that meets all codes and developers’ standards.

- Work closely with Architect, Developer, and General Contractor to insure efficient Build.

- Perform risk assessments, project analysis, to prove out R.O.I. for project Shareholders.

- Ability to multi-task and oversee numerous projects at one time.

Local resident with excellent communication and computer skills would be definite assets of the successful applicant. Remuneration package negotiable based on applicants experience and skill set.

Apply in the strictest confidence to: All applications will be responded to.

5105 – Wilder Loop Rd. Fairmont Hot Springs BC V0B 1L1

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P IONEER C LASSIFIEDS CAREERS Windermere Valley Golf Course is currently taking applications for full-time servers and cooks, as well as turf maintenance personnel. Positions are seasonal and start April 1st. Contact Jenn (Assistant Food & Beverage manager) at 342-3004 for clubhouse positions, and Dave (Superintendent) at 342-4440 for Maintenance positions. Or submit resumes by fax to 342-0119 or e-mail to kdawsonwv@shaw.ca

Assistant Manager Lakeview Meadows Community Association is seeking a qualified individual to assist with implementation of a safety and maintenance program to keep the Community Association grounds, amenities, beach, ,and recreation centre up to and exceeding the standards expected from a four stars plus Community Resort. This is a permanent part-time position.

Experience/Requirements: • Preferred experience in a maintenance environment with pools and mechanical equipment.

• Should be proficient in the use of computers.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Summer Maintenance Lakeview Meadows Community Association is seeking a qualified individual to assist with the maintenance of the Community Association grounds, amenities, beach, and recreation centre. This is a summer position. Applicants must qualify for the Canada Summer Placement Program.

Requirements: • Ability to perform housekeeping and janitorial duties at the recreation centre and beach.

• Perform grounds keeping duties including lawn cutting and garden weeding.

Please forward a current resume directly to the Community Association at E-mail: jimlakeviewmeadows@shaw.ca, Fax: (250) 342-2537.

Leadership Fairmont Creek is looking for a dynamic, self motivated, self disciplined individual who takes pride in their work and practises solid team building skills to lead our housekeeping team. Housekeeping experience required and must have reliable transportation. If this describes you and you are looking for full time employment, Call David, 345-6116.

Teamwork Are you self motivated, self disciplined, take pride in the work you do, and work well with others? Join our housekeeping team at Fairmont Creek for full time/year round employment. Training provided. Must have reliable transportation. Call David, 345-6116.

East Kootenay Realty Insurance Division has an opening for an Insurance Agent Level 1. Insurance experience preferred, but willing to provide training. Please drop off your resume Attention: Rose Marie Ball, East Kootenay Realty Ltd. (Insurance Division) 1225A, 7th Ave, Invermere, BC, or mail to Box 2349, Invermere, BC, V0A 1K0. Closing date: April 5th, 2006.

We Work At Play!

Voted “Best Conditioned Course in BC” in 2005, Eagle Ranch Golf Course is an 18-hole championship golf course located in picturesque Invermere, British Columbia. In 2006, Eagle Ranch will proudly unveil a magnificent clubhouse complete with an expanded Golf Shop, full service dining room, meeting room and lounge.

At Eagle Ranch, our approach to golf operations is simple – we strive to provide the ultimate guest experience - which means hiring and retaining employees who strive for excellence in all that they do. We are looking for team players with a ‘can do’ attitude to contribute positively to our continued growth. Our ideal candidates will possess characteristics that reflect our corporate values of caring, integrity, excellence, team spirit and financial responsibility.

Beverage Cart Servers Spend the golf season outdoors, interacting with our guests each day!

Eagle Ranch Golf Course is accepting resumes for seasonal full-time or part-time beverage cart servers.

This position requires excellent communication and customer service skills, the ability to work independently and a strong attention to detail. Serving it Right is a requirement; Food Safe is an asset.

Resumes may be sent confidentially to:

The Fairmont Vacation Villas at Mountainside invite applications for the following positions: Mountainside Vacation Villas

Please join us in sharing over 25 years of successful vacation condominium management.

All full-time positions will be entitled to a generous benefits package.

FULL TIME CLEANERS: Applications are now being accepted for our housekeeping department. Experience not necessary, motivated and resourceful applicants will be considered for training. Competitive wages based on experience, and benefits. If you take pride in a job well done, and enjoy working in a friendly wellorganized team environment we welcome your application.

Please contact the Mountainside Villas in Fairmont Hot Springs for further information.

5247 Fairmont Creek Road Fairmont Hot Springs, BC V0B 1L1 Phone: (250) 345-6341 Fax (250) 345-6299 Email: debbiec@mountainsidevillas.com

CLASSIFIED DEADLINE: Tuesdays at noon Phone: 341-6299 Fax: 341-6229 Email: upioneer@telus.net

Eagle Ranch Golf Course RR #3, M-2, C-11 Invermere, BC V0A 1K3 info@eagleranchresort.com Fax: 1-250-342-2563

The Fairmont Vacation Villas at Mountainside invite applications for the following positions: Mountainside Vacation Villas

Please join us in sharing over 25 years of successful vacation condominium management.

PART-TIME AND STUDENT applications also being accepted at this time.

Applications are now being accepted for our housekeeping department. Experience not necessary, motivated and resourceful applicants will be considered for training.

Competitive wages based on experience. If you take pride in a job well done, and enjoy working in a friendly well-organized team environment we welcome your application.

Please contact the Mountainside Villas in Fairmont Hot Springs for further information.

5247 Fairmont Creek Road Fairmont Hot Springs, BC V0B 1L1 Phone: (250) 345-6341 Fax (250) 345-6299 Email: debbiec@mountainsidevillas.com

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April 7, 2006

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HERE TO SERVE YOU Good advice, clearly explained

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April 7, 2006

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Bennett Construction Growing with the Tradition of Quality

• Custom Homes • Renovations • Decks

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Protect your property from theft and vandalism

Call today (250) 688-HAWK (4295) valleyhawksecurity@shaw.ca

Daily & Nightly Mobile Patrols in the Valley Fast Response to your alarms Property checks

• Fully marked mobile patrol unit • Professional Uniformed Security Officer • Residential • Commercial • New Homes • New Condos • Construction Sites Reasonable Rates Keep your seasonal home or condo insurance valid

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Urban sprawl makes people unhealthy: study Submitted by Smart Growth BC How we plan and design our communities has a significant impact on our health and physical activity levels, according to a new study from Smart Growth BC. Evidence shows that sprawling development patterns have been correlated with higher body weights, obesity, and associated chronic diseases.

The report indicates that as population density increases, per capita hours and miles of automobile travel tend to decrease, while walking, bicycling and the use of public transit tend to increase.

“We can promote healthier, more livable communities by creating neighbourhoods that are walkable, integrating housing with retail, employment and businesses, and designed with people rather than cars in mind,” said Cheeying Ho, Executive

Director of Smart Growth BC. Last year Canada’s Heart and Stroke Foundation released its annual report card highlighting that “the suburban dream has gone sour,” further documenting that public health is associated with auto dependency and a lack of opportunities for active transportation.

However, research to date shows that over the long term, smarter land use and transportation policies can provide significant health benefits.

In addition to helping create healthier communities, smart growth planning practices can help achieve other benefits for the community: • Reducing the costs of public services and infrastructure on a per capita basis; • Reducing air pollution and greenhouses gases; • Alleviating congestion, accidents and exposure to pollution emissions;

• Preserving farmland and greenspaces.

The study also collected research showing that: • In 2003, about 15 per cent of Canada’s population was considered obese, and a full one-third was classified as overweight.

• An Atlanta, Georgia-based study found that each additional hour per day spent driving was associated with a six-percent increase in the odds of obesity, while each kilometre walked per day was associated with a 4.8-percent reduction in the odds of obesity.

• A U.S. study, based on nationwide travel survey data, found that transit users spend a median of 19 minutes daily walking to transit - over half of the 30 daily minutes recommended by the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

The complete report is available on Smart Growth BC’s website www.smartgrowth.bc.ca.

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April 7, 2006

Radium Visitor Centre unveils new logo A handsome new logo kicked off the summer season at the Radium Hot Springs Visitor Centre, said manager Kent Kebe.

The tourism B.C. logo will be seen across the province. It was designed to ring in the years leading up to 2010 Whistler Olympics.

“It’s a new beginning,” said Mr. Kebe, who is pictured here with administrative assistant Laura Stokkeland.

The visitor centre is starting to get revved up for the busy summer season. Mr. Kebe said he is still looking for students aged 30 and under to staff the centre.

Located on Radium’s main street near the beautiful bronze sculpture of the area’s most famous animal - the mountain sheep - the Visitor Centre is occupied

by Radium Chamber of Commerce and Friends of Kootenay National Park.

Last year over 42,000 people visited the centre.

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Retail Space for Rent Bright and airy 640 sq. ft. retail space for rent in exciting new Chisel Peak Centre. Next to medical clinic and pharmacy with patio area and lovely, unobstructed views to the south (Fairmont Range).

Base rent $17/sq. ft. plus utilities.

For further inquiries, please call

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PIONEER IN JAMAICA - AG Foods owner SydneyAnne Porter is seen here with cruise ship employee Daymond, Ray Aalten of Invermere, and her son Eric Lapointe of Prince George, on a recent cruise to Jamaica.

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April 7, 2006

FAITH

Valley Churches

Questioning the Da Vinci Code

By Fraser Coltman, Pastor Valley Christian Assembly There is no debate about the popularity of Dan Brown’s best-selling novel, “The Da Vinci Code.” Millions of copies of the book have been sold since its release in 2003, and its fans anxiously await the release of the movie. Controversy has recently reared its head in the form of a lawsuit claiming that Brown stole the historical ideas for the novel from an earlier work.

However, “The Da Vinci Code” raises a more important question.

While the book is a work of fiction, its premise depends heavily on a number of historical claims about the life of Jesus that contradict the teachings of the Christian faith. It also makes statements about the history of the Christian Church that are incorrect.

Now, as a Christian, I don’t consider this grounds to organize violent protests, but I would like to point out some of the historical claims this book makes and show that they are not historical facts.

In the novel, a historian named Leigh Teabing claims that Jesus was a merely human descendant of the Jewish King, David. He was thwarted in his attempt to become the king of Israel, but he was survived by Mary Magdalene, his wife, and their children.

Teabing claims that the belief that Jesus was true man and true God was a later development in the Church, settled by the Roman Emperor Constantine nearly three hundred years after the time of Jesus.

Christians have always confessed that Jesus is God in human flesh (incarnate) because that is the clear teaching of all the books of the New Testament, not

merely the Gospels. John wrote of Jesus, “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” The Acts of the Apostles’ (a history of the early church) includes the first sermon by one of Jesus’ disciples (Peter) after his death and resurrection. In it Peter gives Jesus a title that was reserved only for God, “Let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ” (Acts 2:36). The Christian missionary Paul described Jesus as one “being in very nature God” yet also a human being (Philippians 2:6-7).

Since the New Testament was written in the first century A.D., the claim that belief in Jesus’ divinity was a later historical development is false. Teabing’s references to Constantine point back to the gathering of churches known as the Council of Nicea held at the Emperor’s bidding in 325 A.D. The claim that this council established the deity of Christ as the teaching of the Church is untrue. The issue was not whether Jesus was God, but whether he had ever not been God. While the gospels refer to Mary Magdalene as a faithful follower of Jesus, they nowhere identify her as his wife. Jesus did not come to establish an earthly kingdom or family. The New Testament teaches that he came to die for the sins of the world that keep people from living under the rule of God by faith. It also teaches that he rose bodily from the dead as proof that his death has earned forgiveness for sins and life beyond death for all who trust in him. Christians believe that Jesus lives today, that he reigns over creation, and that he will finally return from heaven to judge all people and reign a heavenly Callover The Blind kingdom Guy! that will never end. His family today includes all those who (250) 342 4406 trust in him and serve him.

“The Da Vinci Code” may be an entertaining story, but it does not do justice to the history of Jesus or his Church.

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LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH Sunday, April 9th - Palm Sunday, 10:30 a.m.

“Glory of Jesus.” Communion will be served.

7:00 p.m. “Hymn Sing.”

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 WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY Sunday, April 9th 8:30 a.m. Edgewater - All Saint’s 10:30 a.m. - Invermere - Christ Church Trinity. Worship & Sunday School.

Rev. Sandy Ferguson • 110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere • 342-6644 VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY Sunday, 10:00 am 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 p.m. Mass • Sunday, 9:00 a.m. Mass St. Joseph’s Church, Hwy 93/95 Radium Sunday, 11:00 a.m. Mass St. Anthony’s Church, Canal Flats Sunday, 4:00 p.m. Mass Father Jose Joaquin • 712 -12th Ave., Invermere • 342-6167 ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN MISSION OF INVERMERE Regular weekly worship services every Sunday at 1:30 pm at Toby Theatre 1202 - 7th Ave. Pastor Rev. Fraser Coltman 1-866-426-7564 RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Every Sunday 10:00 am Pastor Wayne and Linda Frater • Radium Seniors’ Hall • 342-6633 THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Sunday, 10:00 am President J.P. Tremblay • Columbia Valley Branch 5014 Fairway, Fairmont Hot Springs • 1-866-349-5772

CALLING ALL PADDLERS! East meets West when the dragon boats invade Lake Windermere on July 28, 29 and 30, 2006. Join a team or start a team and participate in the fastest growing water sport in Canada.

Register now for the Columbia Valley Dragon Boat Race and Festival. www.invermeredragonboat.com

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1229-7th Ave., Invermere

342-6415

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32 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer

April 7, 2006

Invermere

At Panorama: At Radium:

Independently Owned and Operated

250-342-6505

Wende Brash 342-1300

Bernie Raven 342-7415

Daniel Zurgilgen 342-1612

Ed English 342-1194

Riverview North

Jan Klimek 342-1195

250-341-4898 250-347-0041

John McCarthy Lynda Kirkpatrick 342-1758 341-1907

Scott Wallace 342-5309

Riverside Villas

www.ReMaxInvermere.com Timeshare: Toll Free:

Ali Wassing 341-1052

Andy Smith 342-1709

Bryan Hookenson 341-1266

250-342-2829 1-888-258-9911

Rob Rice 341-5935

Top Floor – View

Deborah-Kim Rice 342-5935

Enjoy Fairmont Hot Springs amenities and spend your days in Riverside. 0.18 acre lot comes fully serviced, with mountain views from every corner. Charter golf membership ($15,000 value) included and priced to sell! Call quickly! MLS#116151

Outstanding views of the Fairmont Sawtooth Range. Mediterranean style, one level corner condo unit has spacious interior and covered south deck overlooking the course. 3 BR, 2 baths, fully furnished and ready for your recreation and golf retreat. MLS#116196

This one bedroom unit sleeps four people and offers vaulted ceilings, top floor and endless views! Panoramaʼs most desired building. A must see. All furniture, linens and dishes included. MLS#116202

$299,900

$189,000+gst

Windermere

Alpine Comfort

Golf Course Condo

The place at the lake for an affordable price. Fenced yard is as neat as a pin, deck offers lake views. Perfect little recreational cottage or a great way to get started as a homeowner. MLS#116263

Brand new – GST is paid. 3 bedrooms and 3 baths, including 2 ensuites. Tile/maple wood flooring, open living area, full unfinished basement and your own yard.

MLS#116223

Like new condo sleeps 8 people, offers 2 bathrooms, new tile and laminate flooring.

Deck overlooking Radium Resort Golf Course. Fully furnished & ready for you, your family and friends to enjoy. Excellent vacation or revenue property. MLS#116226

$79,900+gst

$229,000

$289,900

$234,900

Quaint home, Quiet Neighborhood

Great Starter

Commercial Opportunity

Nestled on a quiet side street, close to schools and walking distance to Kinsmen Beach and downtown. Tastefully renovated with 2 BDR, spacious layout, hardwood and ceramic tile. Expand in the unfinished basement.MLS#exclusive

Clean and spacious with great views of the wetlands. This starter home offers open living area and updated features. Large workshop with power. Appliances included, furnishings negotiable. MLS#115458

This lot is located on the Highway 93 in Radium Hot Springs. Over 200 feet of highway frontage on Highway 93. A great opportunity to get your own business started.

MLS#115286

$299,000

Lakeview Meadows

This Columbia model located on the green belt features high end wood finishing and upgrade package. Fully developed basement, air conditioning, solid pine doors, hickory cabinets, solid maple floor, stone river rock fireplace, mirrored windows. Enjoy the beach, dock, recreation center and pool.

MLS#115165

$529,000

$69,000

Dream Vacation This very large two bedroom condo at Panorama offers all you need! Soak up the incredible ski and hot tub views. Close to golf, hiking and nature. Complete with full furnishings and two decks for your enjoyment. Revenue from the Intrawest Rental Pool helps pay the bills. This is your year round retreat! MLS#113529

$374,900+gst

$49,900