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The Columbia

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March 30, 2007

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Daffodil Days You know spring is here when the daffodils arrive. Look for the festive flowers for sale by members of the Canadian Cancer Society, including Geraldine Gibson, left; Kay Maras, centre; and Christine Vidalin.

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So far no cases of pet poisoning have occurred here, but Louise Platiel of the Invermere Veterinary Clinic said it will be a few more weeks before she feels confident that Columbia Valley pets are safe from poisoning.

Mississauga-based Menu Foods recalled an enormous list of wet “cuts-and-gravy” style pet food this month and then broadened the recall last week to include even more.

The recall applies only to wet dog and cat food manufactured between December 3, 2006 and March 6, 2007.

Ms. Platiel said she has learned that the pet foods were contaminated with rat poison. Ingesting the food, she said, causes kidney failure in pets and can be fatal.

If your pet ingested the tainted food, Ms. Platiel said, it will begin to show symptoms within a few days. “The thing to look for,” she said, “is any change in behavior, especially if your pet is drinking more water than usual.”

Loss of appetite and lethargy are also symptoms of kidney failure. “If your pet is sleeping more than usual or won’t eat, you might have a problem,” she said.

The Medi-Cal brand of pet foods carried by Invermere Veterinary Clinic was not involved in the recall, she said.

Harry Schaffer of AG Valley Foods said the Invermere supermarket was assured by the AG distributor in Calgary that none of their stock was tainted. A few brands were pulled, he said, but only as a precaution.

“They swear up and down that we’re in the clear.

I’d hate to poison anyone’s pet, expecially my own,” Mr. Schaffer said, “but as far as we know, we’re in the clear.”

The extensive list of pet foods recalled includes 40 different brands of dog food and 48 different brands of cat food.

The recalled brands include Eukanuba, Iams, Science Diet, Mighty Dog and Ol’ Roy brands, among others.

Val Riddell at Sobey’s said her store removed a quantity of pet foods from their shelves, including Compliments brand cat food in a pouch.

Be sure to check with with store manager for the recall status before purchasing wet dog or cat food.

For more information on the recall, see http:// www.menufoods.com/recall/ or dial 866-895-2708.

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 3

March 30, 2007

VALLEY NEWS Parade of Veterans Pictured here are 25 veterans who were guests of honor at the 80th annniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 71 in Invermere. Front row, left to right: Kay Frater, Fred Chivers, Art Galbraith, Roy Martin, Joe Fuller, Kay Allan, Gordon Lake, Richard Engel. Middle: Malcolm Hughes, Ray Neratko, Tony Luyendyk, Alex Halliwell, Al Lynch, Ray Case, Ed Kluczny, Stan Rokosh, Phil Geiger, Al Ostrander. Back row: Jim Ashworth, John Waddell, Frank Meadows, Pat Lynch, Howie Williams, Al Turner, Ken Berkley.

For more on the celebration, see Pages 20-21.

Photo by Brian Geis

CastleRock commercial zone considered

By Brian Geis Pioneer Staff The District of Invermere will host a public hearing to contemplate a commercial zone at CastleRock Estates.

In February, the developer asked district council to change the zoning of the south Invermere neighborhood to allow it to build a combination of neighborhood commercial, residential/lodging units and community recreation facilities.

The application, which was carried through its first and second readings, is scheduled for public input Wednesday, April 11, at 7 p.m., in council chambers.

The proposal includes four three-storey buildings and a two-storey community building for the following purposes: • 6,000 square feet of commercial space • 65 residential/lodging units • community centre • outdoor swimming pool

• recreational facilities Councillor Bob Campsall applauded the idea on the basis that it would reduce car trips downtown for sundry items like a pack of cigarettes or a snack.

“This would allow people to have their needs met right in their own neighborhood,” Councillor Campsall said.

In his report to council on the matter, District of Invermere Chief Administrative Officer Chris Prosser noted that the need for commercial amenities at CastleRock Estates was identified in the neighborhood plan.

“The goal of designating a commercial site was to reduce the amount of potential traffic that would have to commute to downtown for convenience items and to promote a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood.”

The new C-4 zone would allow a variety of permitted uses, including convenience stores, video rentals, and “pensions” or multi-family dwelling units.

A pension is a hostel or family-style guest house, living and sleeping quarters for transient paying guests

for durations not to exceed 28 continuous days, with not more than one kitchen and one washroom within each unit, contained within one or more buildings on the site and having one central registration facility serving all the units.

According to the site plan, four lodges with 18-24 suites per lodge with loft units above a full three storeys and 20 underground parking spaces under each lodge.

Designed for the corner of Castlestone Drive and Castlestone Boulevard, the lodges will be clustered around a central recreational space that includes a swimming pool, hot tub, tennis court and a two-storey community center.

Mr. Prosser noted that the development would generate $264,986.13 in Development Cost Charges to pay for the installation of roads, water and sewer service.

The district would also collect an additional $78,000 per year in taxes if the development is approved, Mr. Prosser noted.

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March 30, 2007

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RCMP Report For the week ending March 24th, Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 70 calls for service, with only two reported motor vehicle accidents.

• March 18: Police stopped a red Chevy Cavalier for a motor vehicle investigation and found the 22-year-old Canal Flats driver to be prohibited from driving. The man was charged and is to appear in court, while his car was impounded for 30 days.

• March 19: Police received report that vandals had broken into a pop machine in Canal Flats.

Culprits made off with an unknown number of coins; however, no product appeared to be stolen.

• March 19: Police received report of three more stop signs broken in the Invermere area.

Police are looking for any information related to who may be responsible for this ongoing vandalism.

Aside for the financial burden towards the community, this vandalism creates a huge safety risk for the motoring public.

The Columbia Valley is visited daily by persons who are not familiar with local streets. If a motorist fails to stop at a known intersection, resulting in a accident, someone could be seriously injured or killed.

In the case of either, anyone responsible for mischief leading to these events, could face lengthy jail sentences!

• March 22: At 9:17 a.m. RCMP responded to a Motor Vehicle Accident on Kootenay Road No. 3 where a northbound single vehicle had overturned after driving off road on a lefthand corner.

When police arrived the driver had left; however, witnesses had confirmed that the driver was still on Kootenay Road No. 3 and provided a physical description and name.

A drive further south on Kootenay Road No. 3 located the subject, who started to run and was witnessed entering a residential trailer.

Police in fresh pursuit gained entry into the residence to check on the wellbeing of the subject who had fled the accident.

Grounds were quickly obtained to read the breath demand. Two samples were obtained at the Columbia Valley detachment of 130 and 120 milligrams

percent respectively, which is over the legal limit of 80 milligrams percent.

The injuries sustained by the 24year-old driver were minor. Please, don’t drink and drive!

• March 22: Police received a report of a possible impaired driver operating a green Chev Monte Carlo near Radium Hot Springs. Police attended to locate the vehicle and driver who displayed several signs of impairment.

A 21-year-old female from Edmonton was detained and escorted for breath samples of 150 and 130 mg percent. She will appear in court on May 22nd.

• March 23: At approximately 6:30 p.m., police received report of a male and female in an altercation on the highway between Windermere and Fairmont Hot Springs. Witnesses reported a dark SUV to be involved.

Police located a similar vehicle driven by a male; however, no female was located.

Police are asking anyone who may know the identity of the female to please contact police.

• March 24: Police stopped a pickup near Fairmont Hot Springs. Investigation found the driver to have been consuming liquor contrary to the directions of his prescription medication.

The driver’s license was suspended for 24 hours.

• May 24: Police stopped a Ford Explorer for speeding in Invermere.

Upon approaching the vehicle, police detected a strong odour of liquor and observed the driver displaying several signs of impairment.

The driver was detained and escorted for breath samples of 180 mg percent. Further investigation found the driver to be unlicensed and the vehicle to have no valid insurance.

A 35-year-old Invermere man was charged with the two Motor Vehicle Act charges and will appear in court on May 22nd to face impaired driving charges.

• March 24: Police received report of a motorhome being vandalized at a bush party near Radium Hot Springs.

The vandal smashed a window with a rock and slashed one of the tires.

• March 24: Police received report of four businesses in Radium Hot Springs that had their door locks damaged. No entry was gained to the premises.

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 5

March 30, 2007

Permanent population down, housing units way up: 2006 census

By Brian Geis Pioneer Staff

Population 2006

Population 2001

Per Cent Change

Canada 31,612,897 30,007,094 Early figures on British 4,113,487 3,907,738 population and housing Columbia from the 2006 census show housing is outpacEast 55,485 56,291 ing population growth Kootenay up and down the valley.

Area F 2,939 2,602 In some areas, the Area G 1,563 1,635 year-round populaInvermere 3,002 2,858 tion has been declining.

735 583 Overall, the permanent Radium Hot Springs population in the East Kootenays has declined Canal Flats 700 754 by 1.4 percent.

There are some exmiss all the second homeowners. ceptions, however. Radium Hot Springs “As to your question about how clocked in as the fourth fastest-growing these numbers fit with our vision, I community in B.C. with a 26.1-per- guess the most obvious answer would cent increase, trailing Pemberton (33 be that the vision is successful if so percent), Anmore (32.8 percent) and many people have chosen to buy into Tumbler Ridge (32.6 percent). it—literally. We wanted a form of deRadium Mayor Greg Deck said velopment that was financially efficient, the housing numbers the municipal- respectful of the surrounding habitat, ity compiles based on building permits and that would encourage people to get show an even more dramatic increase, out of their cars and onto our sidewalks. pushing it to the top of the chart.

I believe we have achieved that, and The census data shows a 180-per- I’m particularly proud of the fact that cent increase in dwellings in the last this little village was able to create 709 five years and a 26.1-percent increase in housing units without using up any of year-round residents. Building permits the valley-bottom land around us. show a whopping 304-percent increase “The new construction has also in dwellings during the same period. meant that we have been able to share Mayor Deck also pointed out that our fixed operating expenses over a much municipal population estimates by B.C. larger assessment base, which keeps the Stats show Radium was the fastest- tax bill down for all residents and allows growing municipality in B.C. last year us to improve services—such as the UV by an increase of 13.28 percent. disinfection of our already filtered wa“A 304-percent increase in the num- ter—that we wouldn’t have been able to ber of housing units in a community do otherwise. over five years is a daunting number,” Overall, the Regional District of Mr. Deck said, “and one that probably East Kootenay saw a net drop in popugives a better sense of the real activity lation of 1.4 percent, while the number than census population numbers, which of dwellings grew by 30 percent. Mayor

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Deck, who also serves as chair of the regional district, said it shows the increase in dwellings are second homes.

“As for the RDEK as a whole, it’s a large region and I don’t think it’s useful to try to make generalizations across it, because things vary so much from community to community,” he said, “but the numbers do confirm some trends that I think we all sensed intuitively: Area F continued to lead the other rural areas in construction over that period, but as in Radium, Invermere and Area G, the housing numbers are larger than the population increases, which confirms that much of the development is being driven by second homeowners.”

District of Invermere Mayor Mark Shmigelsky said the numbers are a sign of a job well-done, but that challenges lie ahead. Invermere saw a 30-percent increase in dwellings and a five-percent increase in population.

“Overall, it is good to see that some small towns, Invermere included, and the RDEK are bucking the national trend of people moving to the large cities. Every council that I have served on has tried to maintain Invermere as

a great place to live,” Mayor Shmigelsky said, “and if people find that 17% it is a great place to do 17% business, raise a family, retire, or recreate then we are doing our job. How30% ever, as you can imagine, with this increased atten124% tion from Calgary it will 17% continue to be a great 26% challenge, but one I have 180% complete confidence in, that we and future councils will be successful in n/a maintaining Invermere as a great place to live, regardless of our population.”

Area F Director Lillian Rose said the part-time population that the new homes will accommodate creates problems associated with the boomand-bust, seasonal swings in the head count.

“Area F is certainly experiencing a dramatic increase in property development,” Ms. Rose said. “Area F is not unique in the province, in the fact that a good proportion of units being built are owned by a non-resident population.

That creates a swell in population figures seasonally and impacts the service industry and construction and trades.

“I think Area F will continue to lead in development for at least another five to ten years, and it is all the more germane that an Official Community Plan be put in place that can guide future development in the area,” Ms. Rose said.

Area G saw a 4.4-percent drop in population while experiencing a 17percent increase in dwellings.

Per Cent Change

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PERSPECTIVE

Cancer CAN be beaten

March 30, 2007

Historical Lens

By Elinor Florence Pioneer Publisher When you think about it, cancer is like something dreamed up by the inventor of a horror movie. Rogue cells gone wild, invading your body, multiplying out of control, destroying your healthy tissue until you succumb to a painful and ghastly death.

Yet for thousands of people each year in Canada, this horror movie is projected onto our own bedroom walls. Who among us has not experienced first-hand the agonizing death of a loved one to cancer? Who among us hasn’t wondered if we will be next, and how we will cope with the terrifying progress of the disease, and how our families will go on without us?

A healthy lifestyle gives us some armour, but even that can’t barricade our bodies against an enemy that is often more powerful than our greatest resistance.

I recall the words of Canadian author Carol Shields when she learned that she had breast cancer.

“I never dreamed it would happen to me, because I thought that I wasn’t the ‘type’ to get cancer. Now I realize there is no type.” Carol fought the good fight but was beaten by her illness a couple of years later.

Medical research is working for us in two ways: it can find ways to treat the disease, giving more people a chance of living longer. And ultimately, it will find a cure for this hideous affliction. What researchers need to accomplish this is simple: time and money.

This week the local Canadian Cancer Society begins its annual campaign in the form of daffodil sales.

Every cent raised by these dedicated volunteers, many of them cancer survivors or relatives of family members lost to cancer, will go towards medical research.

And this year The Pioneer is pleased and proud to be the print sponsor for the annual Relay for Life, an all-night marathon at the local high school on June 9th that is not only an effective fundraiser, but also an affirmation of love, life and community.

Just as cures were eventually found for once-hopeless diseases like diabetes and polio, cancer can be beaten, perhaps in our lifetime. Please give generously.

This is not a historical photo, but little has changed since this building was first used as a store in Windermere.

Building returns to its roots

Dear Editor: I was happy to read in your issue of March 16th an article written by Brian Geis that a second grocery store is to open in Windermere. My reason is nostalgia and sense of history, because this old building that was built as a general store will revert to being one.

Yesterday, Jenny Hoffos and I tried to chronologically remember the previous owners, I being able to remember the first ones, and she the later ones. I believe this sturdy old building was built

by J.C. Pitts and later sold to Dave Larmour, who before that had owned the Thunder Hill Ranch.

Mr. Larmour then sold it to his brother-in-law, W. Ray Ball, who in turn sold it to Gus Clement. Mr. Clement sold it to Leo and Winnie Richer, who sold it to John and Pat McGarva, who sold to Roger Madson. He was the last to operate a grocery store there.

The present owners, Mr. and Mrs. Hoffos, have used the building as a woodworking shop, creating

lovely mirror frames, etc. Best of luck, Mr. Stanbury, and I’m sure you will do well at operating a genuine “Country Store.”

Why my said nostalgia? Well, it was the first store I ever remember going to and my first visit to it is as follows. My family lived about one-quarter mile away, which is close to the north entrance to Windermere, on the right-hand side of the road.

At that time the property was a small farm of nearly 20 acres. I can remember wandering away from home as far as the store, where Mr. Larmour gave me some candies and sent me home. I can’t remember my mother raising any fuss about my absence, perhaps she hadn’t misssed me - also as I’d wet my pants just before getting home, she may have been somewhat distracted by putting on dry clothes!

Two or three years ago, three of Dave Larmour’s granddaughters visited with me and we visited the Larmour family plot in the old cemetery at Windermere.

Ray Crook, Invermere

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March 30, 2007

LETTERS

Don’t take it out on the hired help Dear Editor: I have been an employee for two local gas stations for over 10 years, and I would like to reply to all the complaints about “price-gouging.”

I am speaking on behalf of myself and all employees of these stations who suffer verbal abuse from customers.

No one likes to pay more for things than they have to, but I do not yell at my waitress because it costs $5 for a beer.

I’m not rude to the guy mowing my lawn because his company charges more than the two kids down the street. I am a Christian man and I don’t believe in pointing fingers.

In my tenure at both the stations in Athalmer, I have my hand in most of the day-to-day operations, including pricing gas. I know what we pay. I know what we have to make to keep the store running. I see what little profit we make while trying to keep the price low for our customers.

No one is living in a huge house because they happen to be selling gas. Like

you, we are amazed at how much things cost around here compared to Alberta and even Ontario (where you can still get chicken wings for a nickel!)

The cashiers and clerks should not be insulted for working in this town.

I have seen customers make 16year-old girls cry and seen customers swearing at women old enough to be their mothers. I personally have had to deal with many of the same customers.

Mr. Frater, I discussed with you, in person, as to why our prices are as they are - just like I am willing to do with anyone.

I know it isn’t your intention to get people riled up against the “big bad company” but that’s what is happening.

I’m glad you enjoy using another gas station.

Nobody said you have to suffer our “horrible prices.” But people are following your perception of the truth and taking it out on all of us, who are just here to serve customers.

Seems to me that Mr. Frater needs to check his glasses.

The pricing he is quoting, while it may be true for the four stations mentioned, he needn’t look as far as Radium to find lower prices.

Lucky Strike on the highway was at 101.8, Windermere Foods was at 101.8 and the Skookum Inn was at 97.4 for a full two days after everyone else had gone up.

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What was truly amazing was that with a price difference of close to 6.5 cents, there didn’t appear to be much of a line-up at any of the stations on the highway, which begs the question - is gas pricing really much of a concern to many?

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March 30, 2007

Historic photo brings back happy memories

By Elinor Florence Pioneer Staff Doreen Lamond, the former Doreen Sinclair, was surprised when she opened an envelope last week and found a photograph of herself that had been published in The Pioneer on March 2nd.

The photograph was of Doreen and four other girls playing hockey.

Windermere District Historical Society president Marg Christensen of Invermere cut out the photograph and mailed it to Doreen in Cranbrook, asking her if she knew when it had been taken.

“I went through my whole collection of stuff and I found the photograph but nothing had been written on the back,” Doreen said in a telephone interview with The Pioneer.

“That night I suddenly thought of my diary and I went and looked it up and found an entry for January 27, 1938 that said we had started a pickup hockey team.”

Born on July 15, 1921, Doreen moved all over the province when she was a girl because her father was a police officer and then a game warden.

The Sinclair family moved to Canal Flats and spent seven years there before moving to Invermere when Doreen was

Doreen Sinclair, left, with Dorothy Blake, Alice Jones, Allison Cleland, and Florence McGuinness, in January, 1938.

16 years old. She has one sister, Marjorie, who is 15 months younger.

“We were the right age to be going out with boys, and we had a ball,” Doreen says. “I never missed a dance.”

“Invermere was a wonderful place back then, full of people from England and Scotland. There were so many things to do.”

The two girls decided to start their own hockey teams - Doreen had one, and sister Marjorie had the other.

“It was just a fun thing,” Doreen

said. “We never played anybody but each other.”

After the war started, her father was transferred to Nelson. Doreen wound up marrying a member of the Royal Air Force who was training at Medicine Hat. After the war, the two lived at various places around B.C. and the Northwest Territories. They had three boys and a girl.

But Doreen said although she enjoyed moving, she always had a soft spot

for Invermere. “No place was home, but Invermere means the most to me,” she said.

She and her husband retired to Canal Flats and lived there for 15 years before relocating to Cranbrook, where her husband died several years ago. Doreen continues to belong to the Windermere District Historical Society.

Not only did she receive a copy of the photograph, she got a telephone call from another member of the team.

Dorothy Blake, who lives in West Bank, B.C. outside Kelowna, also received a copy of the photo from the newspaper from a friend, so she called Doreen to talk about it. “We had a great visit,” said Doreen.

Doreen also telephoned her sister Marjorie, who lives in a seniors’ home in Midway, B.C., and the two of them recalled their memories of playing hockey and living in Invermere.

She said she will mail us a photograph of the other team, the one started by her sister.

“I’ve been living back in the 1940s for a whole week, thanks to that picture,” Doreen said.

Doreen was also happy to learn that she can pick up The Pioneer in Cranbrook at two book stores - Pages Book Emporium and Lotus Books.

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Out & About Comedian and musician Todd Butler will appear in Fairmont on Friday, April 13th. See Page 12.

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Art from the Heart Part 3 · Pynelogs Cultural Centre Columbia Valley Elementary School Art Show, April 10 to 27, 11 - 4 pm

‘Laugh Your Ass Off’ Comedy Festival Presented by Kicking Horse Coffee · Todd Butler – Friday April 13th.

Tickets available Call 342-4423

What does ART Pynelogs Cultural Centre · ‘07 Gallery Season Opening mean to you? Thursday April 19, 5:30 - 9:30 pm Visit columbiavalleyarts.com for our current events calendar, or call 342-4423.

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Don't forget your daffodils!

Dear Editor: A sure sign of spring every March is the arrival of daffodils in our Valley.

This is a reminder that the annual sale of those cheery blooms by the Canadian Cancer Society takes place Friday, March 30th; and Saturday, March 31st.

Our volunteers will have tables set up at AG Foods and Sobeys. Other stores throughout the region have also graciously agreed to sell our blooms such as the service stations in Athalmer, the

new grocery store in Windermere called Windermere Family Pantry, Bigway in Fairmont, the Market in Canal Flats, Pip’s Country Store in Edgewater, and the Esso, the Horsethief Pub and Mountainside Foods in Radium. Take home a bunch or two to brighten up your kitchen table knowing your purchase aids the cancer society in assisting those stricken with this disease.

Rosemary Clark, President Canadian Cancer Society

HUGGABLE BABY - Vanessa Cortat, one-year-old daughter of Jean-Luc Cortat and Stephanie Clerk of Invermere, smiles for the camera.

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Leonardo DiCaprio plays Danny Archer, a man who finds his calling by smuggling conflict diamonds. They are called conflict diamonds because their sale proceeds are subsidizing the war.

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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 • March 28 - 31: Freedom Writers • April 4 - 7: Because I Said So

Sunday, April 8th

Tuesday, April 17th:

• Noon: Children’s Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by Windermere Community Association, in the field beside the Windermere Hall.

Monday, April 9th:

Friday, April 20th

• 7-8:30 pm: Windermere Valley Minor Baseball registration, Alliance Church, for players aged 4 to 15. Registration deadline April 12th. For info: 3425588.

Tuesday, April 10th

Friday, March 30th • 9 am: Regional District of East Kootenay board meeting. For more info: 1-888-478-7335.

• 5-7 pm: Wine and cheese party for everyone who advertised in the 2007 Columbia Valley Map Book, Pynelogs Cultural Centre, hosted by The Pioneer.

• Cranbrook SPCA hosts spay and neuter blitz for low-income cats. For info: (250) 426-6751.

Saturday, March 31st: • 9-11 am: NeighbourLink Garage Sale - furniture, appliances, more. 320-10th Avenue.

• 10 am-1 pm: Edgewater Fire Department Garage Sale. Concession by the Edgewater Recreation Society. proceeds to the Deck Fund. Chili, homemade soup, buns, baking, etc. Edgewater Community Hall.

Sunday, April 1st: • 11:30 am: Potluck lunch at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere following the Palm Sunday service at 10:30 am. Everyone welcome.

Wednesday, April 4th • 6 pm: Business Excellence Awards, Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce, at Radium Resort, with guest speaker Ken Fowler. Tickets at $50 each are SOLD OUT. Call 342-2844 to be put on a waiting list.

• 7 pm: Meeting to discuss the formation of a Ducks Unlimited Committee in Invermere. Brief meeting, snacks provided. Angus McToogle’s Restaurant.

Friday, April 6th • 2 pm: Outdoor Stations of the Cross (The Passion of Jesus), St. Joseph’s Church in Radium. Everyone welcome.

• 7-9 pm: Open House to review the proposed increase in Development Cost Charges, at District of Invermere Council Chambers. Everyone welcome.

• Lorne Elliott, Canada’s top comedian, will NOT perform at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere due to illness. Comedian Todd Butler will perform as scheduled on April 13th, and The Peters Brothers Unsupervised! will appear on April 23rd. For info: 342-8392.

Wednesday, April 11th - Wednesday, May 16th • 9:30 am-noon: Chronic Disease Self-Management Program, Akisqnuk Health Centre; 2 pm - 4:30 pm, Edgewater Legion Hall. For info: 1(866) 902-3767.

Friday, April 13th: • 8 pm: College of the Rockies presents Todd Butler, Canada’s Master of Satire, at Mountainside Golf Clubhouse, Fairmont. Tickets are $50/each, available at Dave’s Book Bar, Essentials, Pynelogs, Invermere; Trims & Treasures, Fairmont. Sponsored by Kicking Horse Coffee. Includes barbecue buffet dinner, 7 pm.

For info: 342-8392.

• Third Annual Living Life in the Balance weekend on April 13th and 14th at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, sponsored by the Investor’s Group, College of the Rockies, and Community Futures Development Corporation. The event will include marketing advice, motivational speakers, wellness advice, and time to enjoy the pool and spa. A dinner will be followed by comedian Todd Butler. For info: (250) 489-4356.

• 8:15 am-4:30 pm: Focused Marketing workshop, presented by Women’s Enterprise Centre, sponsored

by Columbia Valley Pioneer and Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce, Lions Hall. Cost $69 includes lunch and study guide. To pre-register, call 1-800-643-7014, ext. 112.

Monday, April 23rd: • 7:30 pm: The Peters Brothers - Unsupervised! with original songs, comedy sketches, and old-time favourites. Christ Church Trinity, Invermere. Tickets $20 each. Sponsored by Kicking Horse Coffee.

Tickets at Dave’s Book Bar, Essentials, Pynelogs, Trims&Treasures. For info: 342-8392.

Hot Springs Hours of Operation • Radium Hot Pool, Sunday - Thursday 12 pm - 9 pm; Friday - Saturday 12 pm - 10 pm.

• Radium Cool Pool, Friday 6 pm - 9 pm, Saturday - Sunday 12 pm - 9 pm. For info: 347-9485.

• Fairmont Hot Springs Hot Pool Hours: 8 am - 10 pm daily. For info: 345-6311.

Student News • Elkhorn College is now accepting applications of interest for September 2007. Apply to: Elkhorn Ranch Ltd., Box 128, Windermere, BC V0B 2L0.

MARCH 19th - 30th: • March Break, no school.

Columbia Valley Food Bank Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 pm - 2 pm To donate, mail a cheque to: Box 2141, Invermere.

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Saturday, April 14th: • 8 pm: 24th Annual Big Band Dance, Invermere Community Hall. Tickets $17.50 each at Majestic U-Brew, Dave’s Book Bar, any senior band student, or by calling 342-9213, ext. 136.

• Charlotte’s Web • Chestnut • Come Early Morning • Jump In • Copying Beethoven • Volver • Death of A President • The Good Shepherd • How To Go On A Date In Queens

“Branding for the Small Business”

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5:30 - 8:00 pm April 10-26, Invermere Campus.

The College of the Rockies is pleased to present this six-session workshop series. Get the most out of your marketing budget by integrating your advertising, image, customer service, web presence, and more!

Instructed by Harrison McKay, strategic marketing consultant and advertising agency owner.

To register, call the College at 342-3210.

This course is booking fast. Don’t miss out!

CVCC Members receive a 10% discount.

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Chuck away your blues with a chuckle Submitted by Chris Evans Columbia Valley Arts Council After a long winter, some laughter will help us kick off spring in the right frame of mind. And here’s your chance with one week in April filled with two outstanding comedy events right here in our valley.

The “Laugh Your Ass Off” Comedy Festival is presented by CV Arts in partnership with the College of the Rockies and the Community Futures Development Corporation and we are most grateful for the sponsorship of Kicking Horse Coffee.

The first event is Friday, April 13, includes a banquet at the Fairmont Mountainside Club House and features Todd Butler as the evening entertainment.

Todd is “Canada’s Master of Satire.” With over 20 years of live performance experience as both a musician/vocalist and a comedian, Todd’s skills are finely tuned to an exquisite point and he swings easily from

lambasting politicians in hilarious political parodies to interpreting the latest news story with a twist. Then, Todd the storyteller takes over, enrapturing the audience with poignant tales of love, friendship, what it means to belong, to be an outsider, and to be searching for something real in these crazy, virtual times.

The BBQ dinner will be at 7 p.m. with Todd’s performance at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now for $50 including the banquet.

A second event has been planned to replace comedian Lorne Elliott, after he had to cancel his tour due to severe illness. Replacing Lorne are The Peters Brothers - Unsupervised! Well-known to Invermere audiences through his performances with the Peters Drury Trio, New Orleans North, and The Valley Voices, Graeme Peters will be joined by his brothers Jesse (also of Peters Drury fame and now an award-winning artist) and younger brother Jody, for an evening that is sure to bring you joy and laughter.

Collectively known as the Yukon’s version of the Smothers Brothers, the Peters Brothers were always known more for their musicianship than their skill at math in their hometown of Whitehorse. Multi-instrumentalists all, a Peters Brothers concert is filled with original songs, comedy and old-time favourites.

This will be an event to remember with chuckles and guffaws! That’s Monday, April 23rd, 7:30 p.m., at Christ Church Trinity. Tickets are on sale for $20.

Our sponsor, Kicking Horse Coffee is a wonderful example of creative entrepreneurship here in the valley and we very much appreciate their “giving back” to the community in this manner. Their sponsorship has made it possible for us to offer a “Laugh Your Ass Off” Festival Package price of $60 for both events.

Tickets are available at Dave’s Book Bar, Essentials, Pynelogs (credit cards accepted), Trims & Treasures in Fairmont and at Max’s Place, and College of the Rockies in Cranbrook.

Todd Butler “Canada’s Master of Satire”. He is guaranteed to entertain you with a stunning combination of musical parody, whimsical whit, outstanding musicianship and outrageous political satire.

April 13 Mountainside Golf Clubhouse, Fairmont. Includes a BBQ buffet dinner (cash bar) at 7:00 pm, with the show beginning at 8:00 pm.

Tickets $50. Call 342-3210.

Tickets are available at Dave’s Book Bar, Essentials and Pynelogs in Invermere, Trims & Treasures in Fairmont, and Max’s Place and COTR in Cranbrook.

Call The Pioneer at 341-6299 to place your FREE coming events listing.

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Relay for Life hits the ground running

By Brian Geis Pioneer Staff The Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life Columbia Valley summer fundraiser kicks off in April with a casino and silent auction at Eagle Ranch Golf Course Club House on April Adrienne Turner 19th.

Relay for Life Coordinator Adrienne Turner said announced that this year’s honorary chair is 29-yearold leukemia survivor Chris Miller.

“A lot of people get the impression that cancer is an old person’s disease and, now that breast cancer is so prevalent, that it’s a female thing,” Adrienne said.

“Almost everybody knows somebody whose life has been touched by cancer. It affects the young and the old alike from all walks of life. That’s why, this year, we chose a young man as our honorary chair.”

At the kick-off event, she said, the Kinsmen Club

will operate a play casino, and area golf courses have donated golf packages as items for the silent auction.

“We welcome everyone in the community,” she said, “not just the participating teams, to come out and just have some fun and learn about work that is being done to prevent, manage and cure cancer.”

The Relay for Life event, an all-nighter scheduled for June 9 and 10, will make encampment at David Thompson Secondary School track.

At the event, she said, teams of up to 12 members will walk a relay around the track that lasts all night long.

Last year, the event attracted more than 500 people to the camp out and cheer on 360 participants.

The group raised $72,000. This year’s fund-raising goal for the event is $76,000, she said.

There are lots of different ways that team members help raise funds. Some will create team websites and use the Canadian Cancer Society’s web and e-mailbased fundraising tools. Some will sell hot dogs. Others will have bake sales or car washes.

“Every team does something different,” she said.

Prizes are awarded, including the best team cos-

tume and campsite based on this year’s theme: “The Power of the Flower.”

“We’re going to have fun. It’s a serious event, but we’re going to celebrate life.”

One of the most moving portions of the event is the placing of luminaries - special candles inside bags - each carrying the name of a survivor or a loved one lost to cancer.

In a moving ceremony after sunset, luminaries are lit and glow in the darkness in a circle around the perimeter of the high school track, moving many observers to tears.

The celebration will include a Cancer Survivors’ Victory Lap. Fifty-six survivors took the victory lap last year.

Anyone interested in organizing or participating on a team can call Adrienne Turner at 342-0784, visit the Columbia Valley Relay for Life web site, http:// www.kintera.org/faf/home or pick up a brochure at the College of the Rockies.

Keep and eye out for announcements of team development meetings that will be taking place at regular intervals between now and the event.

Take a step towards making cancer history This June 9th/10th, you’ll have an opportunity to give hope to those affected by cancer by running or walking in the Columbia Valley Relay for Life. Organize a team of your friends and family for 12 hours of fun, friendship, and fundraising.

For more information on the Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay For Life, or to register your team, call 250-342-0784, visit www.cancer.ca. or pick up a brochure at The College of the Rockies.

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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.

• 4:30 pm: Application deadline, Columbia Basin Trust’s Environmental Initiatives Program, for community-initiated and supported environmental projects in the Columbia Basin, to address current and future impacts of human communities on local and regional ecosystems. For info: 1-800-505-89998 or 1-250-365-6633.

• February 21 - 24: Night at the Museum • February 28 - March 3: The Pursuit of Happyness

• Parry Pilates new group sessions, held at Valley Fitness Centre. For info: 342-5979, or 342-2131.

March 17th

February 23rd • 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm: J.A. Laird PAC Annual Spring Carnival, Laird elementary school gym. Games, food, and lots of fun, sponsored by J.A.Laird PAC.

February 26th • 7 pm: Future of Food: Columbia Valley Film Series, “Slow Food Revolution”, DTSS Theatre. For info: Alison Bell 342-9213, ext. 217.

• Parry Pilates new group sessions, held at Valley Fitness Centre. For info: 342-5979, or 342-2131.

March 1st • Tri-Sports in the Valley presents running and triathlon clinics starting March 5th. Please call Michelle to register and for more info, 342-8737.

Register in person between 6 pm - 8 pm at 1261 21st Street Invermere.

• 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Windermere Valley Child Care Society Family Fun Dance 2007, Invermere Community Hall. $2 admission, $5/family.

Concession available.

March 2nd • 7 pm: Laws of Spirit Circle - The Law of Process.

Based on Dan Millman’s book, this circle, fecilitated b y Maria Kliavkoff, explores The Laws of Spirit month-by-month. For info: 347-2110 or visit mkfacilitations.com.

• 9 am: Regional District of East Kootenay board meeting. Open to the public, for more info: 1-888478-7335.

March 5th • 7:30 pm: Columbia Valley Search & Rescue AGM, The Windy Cafe. For info: Shannon, 342-0225.

• 1 pm - 4 pm: Blushing Bride Wedding Expo, held at Copper Point. For info: 270-0338.

March 24th • Royal Canadian Legion Branch #71’s 80th Anniversary Dinner. Veterans and spouses must preregister by calling Wendy at 342-4242. Tickets available for Legion members and the general public, please see ad on page 23 for more information.

Hot Springs Hours of Operation • Radium Hot pool, Sunday - Thursday 12 pm - 9 pm; Friday - Saturday 12 pm - 10 pm.

• Radium Cool Pool, Friday 6 pm - 9 pm, Saturday - Sunday 12 pm - 9 pm. For info: 347-9485.

• Fairmont Hot Springs Hot Pool Hours: 8 am - 10 pm daily. For info: 345-6311.

Columbia Valley Food Bank Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 pm - 2 pm To donate, mail a cheque to: Box 2141, Invermere.

New Video Releases Tuesday • Stranger Than Fiction • A Good Year • Conversations With God • The Gathering • New Police Story • The Return • Factotum • Push • Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny

Invermere Thrift Store Thursdays, 10 am - 4 pm Fridays and Saturdays, 1 pm - 4 pm Also:

Radium Library Hours • Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday: 2 pm - 4 pm • Tuesday & Thursday: 7 pm - 9 pm • Saturday: 10 am - 12 pm

Student News

March 12th

Toby Theatre

• Flatware for rent “For All Occasions”, Invermere Health Care Auxiliary. $2.50/dozen, 300 place settings available. For info: Karla Schager, 342-9981.

• Elkhorn College is now accepting applications of interest for September 2007. Apply to: Elkhorn Ranch Ltd., Box 128, Windermere, BC V0B 2L0.

• Ready, Set, Learn: • February 26, Windermere Elementary School, 8:30 am - 10 am. For info: 342-6640.

• February 27, Edgewater Elementary School, 1 pm - 2:30 pm. For info: 347-9543.

• March 1, Eileen Madson Primary School, 9:15 am - 10:45 am. For info: 342-9315.

• March 5, Martin Morigeau Elementary School, 10 am - 11:30 am. For info: 349-5665.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd: • 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm: Spring Carnival, JA Laird gym.

MONDAY, MARCH 5th: • 9 am: PAC meeting, Martin Morigeau.

MARCH 8th & 9th: • Report Cards issued, Martin Morigeau.

MARCH 19th - 30th: • March Break, no school.

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

SATURDAYS: • 5 pm - 8 pm: Public indoor rock climbing, JA Laird gym, $5 drop in. For info: 342-9413 or 342-6232.

SUNDAYS: • 2 pm: Crib every Sunday at the Brisco Hall. For info: 346-3294.

MONDAYS: • 7 pm: Duplicate Bridge, Invermere Seniors’ Hall, $2, visitors welcome. For info: Gerriann, 342-9893.

TUESDAYS: • 7 pm - 9 pm every Tuesday: ADHD Parent Support Group. Drop-ins welcome, School Board District Office. For info: Lynda, 342-9243, ext. 234.

WEDNESDAYS: • 7 pm - 9 pm: The Purcell Painters Studio, College of the Rockies. For info: Victoria, 342-9053.

THURSDAYS: • 1:30 pm: Carpet Bowling, Radium Senior Centre.

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TEMPORARY ART GALLERY - To hide this construction zone from Invermere’s main street, the owners put up a temporary fence and covered it with colourful children’s art works.

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Signs of spring Nurseries around the valley are preparing thousands of bedding plants, in blooming good health and ready for the garden. These beautiful little purple petunias were found at Winderberry Nursery. This year, The Pioneer’s annual Home and Garden issue will appear on May 4th. If you are a gardener, you will find helpful hints about getting your yard and your garden whipped into shape. If you are an advertiser and you would like to participate in this special section, please call Dave Sutherland at 341-6299.

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THE OPPORTUNITY:

We have a vacancy for a Dog Control Officer to enforce dog control bylaws within the District of Invermere boundaries. This is a part-time contracted position working as required and on-call 7 days per week and may include holidays.

THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT:

The successful applicant will demonstrate the ability to apply bylaws and an understanding of the legal system and procedures involved with enforcement of bylaws pertaining to dog control. Completion of related courses such as bylaw enforcement would be an asset. We also require a Class 5 driver’s license, ability to meet the mobility and lifting requirements of the position and ability to meet call-out requirements.

You must also supply a kennel and a vehicle (compensation will be provided for mileage).

Interested persons are invited to submit letters of application and resumes including related experience by Friday, March 30th, 2007 to: Chris Prosser, CAO, District Of Invermere P.O. Box 339 (914 – 8th Avenue) Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 or cao@invermere.net

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Call April at 341-6299 to place your classified.

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Women’s weekend lined up tor, is the second keynote speaker following lunch at 1 p.m. Saturday. Her topic is Moving Forward into Wellness: The body, mind, spirit connection.

Dr. McArthur has been a student and advocate of human wellness for 20 years. She has had the opportunity to study under many leaders in the evolving field of wellness, some of whom include Dr. Christiane Northrup, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. James Chestnut and Dr. Joel Pins.

A dance, stretch yoga class for all fitness levels, led

by Jane Ellison, precedes some free time to soak in the pools or get a spa treatment before dinner.

Dinner and a dessert buffet, accompanied by live music, complete the weekend.

Participants can sign up for the Friday and Saturday sessions separately, or both.

You can also attend the dinner followed by Todd Butler without taking in any of the sessions. There is a combination package for all the sessions plus Todd Butler.

Take this opportunity to feed your spirit, learn and laugh at this popular event which sells out quickly.

For more information call Nikki Fyfe at 250-4894356 or Tracey Whiting at 250-489-8235. To register call 250-489-8237. The event is offered by the College of the Rockies and Community Futures Development Corporation and is sponsored by Investor’s Group.

Submitted by College of the Rockies Two days of laughter and learning, keynote speakers, networking, soaking in the hot springs and great food are planned for this year’s two-day Life in Balance Women’s Show April 13 and 14 at the beautiful Fairmont Hot Springs Resort.

Marketing Mania with Matt Thompson of Driven Media kicks off the weekend at 2 p.m. on Friday. He is followed by Pauline Daniel with advice on organizing your workspace, an energy fitness class and dinner at the Mountainside Golf Club round off the afternoon.

Then the famous Canadian comedian Todd Butler brings his pointed and hilarious wit to the event at 8 p.m. Friday evening.

Saturday morning starts off with What Women Want: Sharing the secrets that smart, rich women know by Valerie Melnick and Mary-Ann Jenkins of Investors Group.

The first keynote speaker, Crystal Flaman, challenges you to Dare to Dream . . . and get what you want.

She combines her positive, energetic and dynamic personality with her success as an entrepreneur and experience in business to inspire people to achieve their dreams, goals and potential.

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March 30, 2007

Take your stuff to the dump for free!

Starting April 2nd, the Regional District of East Kootenay will be waiving tipping fees of specified items at all Landfills and Municipal Transfer Stations in the Columbia Valley.

“In an effort to address illegal dumping in this region, the RDEK has established an illegal dumping strategy in which phase one is to waive tipping fees for one year,” says Eric Sharpe, Manager of Engineering and Environmental Services. “We want to encourage the public to properly dispose of waste rather than dumping it at rural transfer stations or on Crown or private lands.”

The tipping fees on the following items will be waived for all persons: • White Goods (or major appliances) • Freon-Containing white Goods • Mattresses or Box Springs • Clean Wood Waste • Scrap Metal The $5 per load charge for loads subject to fees will also be removed.

During the one-year period, the effect of the tipping fee waiver on illegal dumping will be monitored.

At the end of the one-year period, a report will be prepared for review by the RDEK Board and a decision will be made on permanent elimination of the fees by bylaw amendments.

Please don’t discard needles in recycling bins Used needles found in recycling bins have resulted in staff having to go to the emergency department at hospitals. The Regional District of the East Kootenay is asking the public to put a stop to this improper disposal of hypodermic needles.

“People need to be aware of the dangers of this unacceptable misuse of a public service. The recycling bins are sorted by hand and this presents a significant safety hazard to the people on the sorting line,” says Andy Pfeifer, Solid Waste Superintendent.

Needles should never be thrown in recycling bins.

The RDEK is asking that people speak to their pharmacist about safe needle return programs and to dispose of their needles safely and in the proper place.

The yellow recycling bins are for paper, cardboard, tin and aluminium cans and plastic milk jugs only.

If there are questions about recycling or proper disposal of items, please contact RDEK at 1-888-4787335.

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Legion celebrates 80th anniversary

By Brian Geis Pioneer Staff Windermere Branch 71 of the Royal Canadian Legion celebrated its 80th anniversary in high style Saturday in Invermere.

Despite a catering snafu that sent organizers scrambling in the kitchen, guests were feted with a beef and salmon banquet complete with a giant, 80thanniversary layer cake and a toast to the Queen.

The caterer contracted for the event went to hospital the night before and wasn’t able to prepare the meal. However, members of the Ladies’ Auxiliary sprang into action under the leadership of Faye Almas to prepare the feast.

The eight-hour event took a leisurely pace, under the guidance of master of ceremonies Malcolm Hughes, after the solemnity of the parade of veterans and acts of remembrance that opened the event. Each of the remaining veterans, all 25 of them, introduced themselves, how and where they served.

Many special guests and dignitaries, including Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald and regional district board chair Greg Deck, attended the event to help Branch 71 celebrate.

District of Invermere Mayor Mark Shmigelsky delivered an emotional address in the form of a story about finding a spot of paint on the Cenotaph in downtown Invermere. During the course of his personal investigation, he told those gathered, the mayor discovered that even teenagers hanging around downtown after dark knew what the Cenotaph represented.

“Those people died for us,” Mr. Shmigelsky said he heard from the young people he questioned. You’re in pretty good shape, he said, when teenagers hanging around downtown after dark remember what the Cenotaph commemorates.

In a moving dedication, Comrade Jim Ashworth presented his father’s service medals, including a Royal Canadian Legion president’s medal, to the branch for safekeeping. Mr. Ashworth’s father, Arthur Ashworth, was a charter member of the branch and its president from 1926-1929.

Guest of honor Harvey Truax, a Royal Canadian Legion BC/Yukon Command Executive Officer, congratulated the branch on behalf of the BC/Yukon Command and presented a plaque to Branch president Pat Cope in honor of the occasion.

Pastor David Reeves, who delivered the benediction, also read a congratulatory letter from the Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs, Greg Thompson.

The “travelling gavel,” which members admit is merely an excuse to visit neighboring branches, was presented by members of Fernie Branch 36 of the Royal Canadian Legion.

Finally, the Kootenay Harmonic Chorus entertained with a selection of period numbers from the war era in barbershop style.

See Legion History, Page 21.

Happy Anniversary Top, members cut into the giant cake that was prepared for the event.

Above left, Invermere Mayor Mark Shmigelsky congratulates the branch.

Above right, branch president Pat Cope receives the service medals of the branch’s charter president, Arthur Ashworth. At left, the Kootenay Harmonic Chorus entertains.

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History of Windermere Branch 71 Windermere Branch 71 of the Royal Canadian Legion is still in possession of its original charter. It is dated July 22, 1919, and was received from the Great War Veterans Association, an earlier veterans’ association which predates the Royal Canadian Legion by six years.

Harold Richardson served as the first president and Cecil Davidson served as the first secretary of the organization.

Prominent citizen and honorary president Robert Randolph Bruce donated property, a club room and the original cenotaph.

In 1925, the Great War Veterans Association became the Royal Canadian Legion British Empire Service League.

The Windermere District Branch was chartered with 15 members on December 1, 1926.

In 1929, the entertainment hall was separate from the Legion facility and played host to dances, theatrical performances and musicals until the 1930s. Attending the functions was an integral part of the teen years for area residents, and the Legion was an entertainment center of the entire valley, even playing host to the valley’s first “talking” picture show in the valley - “Rose Marie.”

Originally, the building was located in Athalmer.

After World War Two, the legion members talked about moving the building up the hill to Invermere for about a year and a half. Even in those days, members admit, the Legion moved slowly toward its goals.

In April 1946, the building was, literally, cut in half in order to be moved. Half made it up the hill, the rest remained at the bottom. At the time, the fee to the Branch for moving the facility was a costly $2,100.

The half that made it up is a part of today’s museum.

Community dances and smokers were organized in order to raise funds for the move and the difference was loaned to the Branch by its members. Over the years, land was donated to the Branch as well, and was sold or traded when funds were needed.

The present location of the Branch was donated to the organization by Comrade Bud Cleland in 1955 with the intention that a new facility be built on the site.

Meetings of the Royal Canadian Legion were still taking place in the old club room, while the new building served the entertainment functions only.

More money was needed to complete and maintain the new Branch, so a Ladies’ Auxiliary was approved on March 6, 1956.

The first president of the Ladies’ Auxiliary was Madam Young and the first secretary was Madam Elsie Lake. There were 18 charter members.

BRANCH ORIGINS—Early photos of branch life depict the old club room, which now does duty at the Windermere The ladies helped out with the increasingly-fre- Valley Museum; an early ceremony on the steps of the old club room; and the Cenotaph in its original location. quent dances and events hosted by the Branch. Their help and presence throughout the years boosted mem- members involved.

Membership has dropped steadily since. In 2005, bership, eventually outgrowing the facility.

Growth, again, created the need for expansion. So, membership stood at 230 with 30 members in the LaAn addition was built in the 1970s, which soon the 1990s brought about the building as it exists today dies’ Auxiliary. became the games room, housing the darts, shuffle- with our Veterans Hall.

The branch hosts a very successful Canada Day board and pool table. Card tables abounded at the In 1994, membership peaked at about 500 mem- Parade and barbecue, and its Remembrance Day serbranch with cribbage, whist, and poker keeping the bers, but as the times change, so does the Legion. vice and luncheon is the talk of the valley.

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NOTICE OF OPEN HOUSE

DISTRICT OF INVERMERE P.O. Box 339, 914 8th Ave., Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0 Telephone: (250) 342-9281 Fax: (250) 342-2934

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

Proposed Development Cost Charge Bylaw Review (DCC’s)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Zoning Bylaw Amendment

Notice is given of a Public Hearing to be held at 7:00 pm on Wednesday April 11th, 2007 in the Council Chambers at 914, 8th Avenue, in the District of Invermere, to amend the Zoning Bylaw No. 1145.

Bylaw No. 1325, 2007 will amend the Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002 by: • Introducing a new zone entitled NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMERCIAL (CASTLE ROCK): C-4; • By re-designating Lot 59, DL 7158, Plan NEP 80168 from NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMERCIAL: C-3 to NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMERCIAL (CASTLE ROCK): C-4.

District of Invermere Council invites the public and the development community to an Open House: When: Where: What:

The intent of this bylaw is to permit the development of 4 three storey buildings and a two storey community center with the following uses: 6000 sq ft of main floor neighbourhood commercial, 65 residential/lodging units; a community center building; and an outdoor swimming pool and recreational facilities.

The subject property is legally described as: Lot 59, DL 7158, Plan NEP 80168, and is shown on the map.

The above synopsis is not intended to be, nor should it be interpreted as the full text and content of the proposed “Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1325, 2007”. A copy of this proposed bylaw and relevant background documents may be inspected at the District of Invermere municipal office 914 - 8th Ave., Invermere from March 28th to April 11th, 2007. Office hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed “Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1325, 2007” may; • • •

send written briefs to the District of Invermere prior to the hearing fax written briefs to the District of Invermere prior to the hearing; or present verbal or written briefs at the hearing.

NOTICE is also given that the Council will not accept any written or verbal presentations subsequent to the close of the public hearing.

Christopher Prosser Chief Administrative Officer

Why?

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Council Chambers (District of Invermere Office) 914 – 8th Avenue, Invermere To review proposed Development Cost Charge Bylaw 1320 (DCC’s). In response to the increased level of development, its impact to infrastructure and the incremental increases in construction costs, the District initiated a Development Cost Charge review in June 2006. The review has been completed and Council is proposing an increase in DCC’s in order to ensure that future infrastructure improvements are funded. The District has also proposed a new DCC for Park Improvements.

Council wishes to provide the public with: • an opportunity to view the proposed DCC Bylaw, and • give an opportunity to speak to members of Council, and • listen to and obtain the public’s opinion on the proposed DCC Bylaw.

This is an open meeting and we encourage all interested persons to attend and provide input on the proposed Development Cost Charge Bylaw 1320. Information packages are available at the municipal office and if you require additional information, please contact: Karen Coté, Director of Finance District Office, 914 – 8th Avenue, Invermere, BC 250 342-9281 or finance@invermere.net Please note this will be an informal drop-in format. There will be no formal presentation scheduled.

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LETTER FROM AFRICA So you think getting a passport is tough!

By Lisa M. Rohrick Correspondent in Africa My team here in Niger has recently completed the process of getting registered with the local government.

Now we can obtain residence cards as opposed to continually renewing our visitor visas. In as much as my visa had the earliest expiration date (February 31, 2007!), that made me the first one to go through the process of getting the residence card. So I’m either the team trailblazer or guinea pig, depending on your perspective!

This week’s project was to run around town getting the list of necessary items before applying for the card.

First on the list was a “certificate of residence” to be obtained at the police station.

The policeman behind the counter asked me if I live in Niger. I told him I do. He asked for no further information, but filled out the form and stamped it all over with red ink. I paid him the $4 fee and off I went as a certified resident of Niger.

The next step was to visit a photographer to get four ID photos. Easy.

Then I psyched myself up for the dreaded medical exam and went to a clinic to get a “medical certificate.” This step appears to be quite complicated because you have to have a “rigorous medical examination” followed by a repeat visit to a different doctor for a second opinion.

Both doctors have to sign a form declaring you are in good health. I made my request to the clinic receptionist who took me to see a doctor who was sitting at his desk playing with his cell phone.

After we exchanged lengthy greetings, he said, “Are you healthy?”

“Yes I am.”

“Have you ever been hospitalized?”

“Well, I had my gall bladder removed.”

“That’s nothing. Is your father still alive?”

“Yes.” “How old is he?”

I answered his question, and that was the end of my rigorous medical exam! He signed and stamped the paper and sent me out to the receptionist to pay my $12 fee.

In the meantime he got the bottom half of the paper signed by a second doctor and voila! I am certified infectious-diseasefree! The paper actually says that I do not have TB, leprosy, or any illness of the blood or the nervous system.

How he discerned all that from my father’s age is beyond me! The advances in modern medicine are astounding!

My Canadian doctor colleague admits that his diagnostic skills are not yet that strong.

The next step was to the courthouse to get a “judicial certificate” (which I think means that I have no criminal record). Someone else told me that they were asked if they’d done anything illegal and that was all it took to get the official piece of paper.

But I didn’t even get that question!

I just chatted and joked around with the friendly courthouse ladies for a few minutes, told them my parents’ names and the info on my passport.

Oh yes, I also handed over the obligatory $14 fee. Then the lady wrote “NOTHING” across the big part of the form listing my potential criminal offences. I had to return to the courthouse the next day to pick up my dutifully signed and red-ink decorated form and now I am certified criminal-record-free.

I also needed proof of my employment. My team leader happily wrote me a letter saying that I do, in fact, have a job. He warned me that he wasn’t sure if he was saying the right thing in the letter, but I assured him that if he pulled out his stamp pad and decorated the letter well, it would no doubt be fine!

This morning I went to the “Department of Territorial Supervision” (that’s the literal translation—I’m sure

we have an equivalent in English, but I’m not sure what it might be!).

There I handed in all my important red-ink-stamped papers only to find out that I was missing one. I needed to go to city hall to pay a road tax. This one makes complete sense. With all the running around I’ve been doing to get all these forms, I have been using the roads an awful lot! So I happily went off to pay my $4 road tax.

I returned to the Department of Territorial Supervision, dropped off

my road tax receipt, paid another fee of about $125, was fingerprinted by a very tall policeman and that was it. Four hours later, I picked up my temporary residence card.

I realize one could question the integrity of this process. But they’ve got my money, I’ve got my residence card, and we’re all happy.

Lisa Rohrick grew up in Invermere and has been working as a missionary in Niger for several years.

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March 30, 2007

LETTERS

Jumbo land use WAS approved Dear Editor: I was surprised by Ellen Zimmerman’s letter on behalf of Wildsight (formerly the East Kootenay Environmental Society), published in The Pioneer, because it makes it appear that the CORE (Commission on Resources and the Environment) process did not approve the land use for the Jumbo Glacier Resort Project. The fact is the land use WAS approved.

I attended and participated in the CORE meetings and I have copies of the CORE reports. I was a witness to the deliberations of the CORE Table. Ms. Zimmerman did not report that the local stakeholders at the East Kootenay CORE Table land use designation voted 18 to 4 in support of a favourable land use designation for the project and that the Commissioner specifically confirmed the land use designation for Jumbo in the final report. The equivocations on the words “settlement” are meaningless because the ski resort land use was approved as a specific tourism project, not as an urban or rural settlement.

On April 10, 1995, a press release by the government confirmed that the CORE land use decision had been made and that the review under the Envi-

ronmental Assessment Act would start because of the favourable land use decision.

What followed was a nine-year review under the Environmental Assessment Act based on the favourable CORE decision, found under Recommendation 75 of the East Kootenay Land Use Plan issued

by CORE and approved by the government: “The commission recommends that: The approval process for a resort development in Jumbo Creek include an environmental assessment under the provincial Environmental Assessment Act. This assessment should identify potential impacts and mitigative measures to address impacts prior to development approval. The process should also include public involvement to ensure that all values and perspectives are fully considered in the final decision. If this development proposal is approved, it should include a condition that no access linking the East and West Kootenays through Jumbo pass will be permitted.”

There was no equivocation by CORE as if it tried to veto the project by opposing urban settlements, and additionally the Jumbo Valley was given a special management designation with tourism, including resorts, having the highest value.

Not only did the local and public CORE process approve the land use specifically for the Jumbo Glacier Resort Project, subject only to the Environmental Assessment review and to the exclusion of a Jumbo Pass road, but approvals were expected quickly: the Commissioner wrote to the two Ministers in charge of the approval process, in a letter dated December 13, 1994, emphasizing that he expected an efficient, timely and fair approval process. This was thirteen years ago.

Please note that I was a long-time resident of British Columbia, I have been the Dean of the UBC School of Community and Regional Planning for five years, and was an active participant in the CORE process. I was also involved as a land-use planning consultant to the Jumbo Glacier Resort Project. Since relocating to Arizona, I have maintained an interest in B.C. and its future.

Alan Artibise Chandler, Arizona

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 27

March 30, 2007

Majority agreed with resort Dear Editor: This letter is in response to the letter published last week regarding Jumbo Glacier Resort and the Commission on Resources and the Environment process.

As a participant of that process I can say unreservedly that there was a very clear and large majority of participants at the CORE table that did agree with the possibility of a resort in the Jumbo Valley, and agreed with a land use designation that would allow resort development to be an acceptable use.

That agreement was reflected in a CORE recommendation that said, in part, that any resort would have to go through a process which included an environmental assessment through the Environmental Assessment Office.

On April 10, 1995 in a press release from the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks and the Ministry of Employment and Investment stated, in part: “With the announcement of the East Kootenay Land Use Plan on March 13, it’s time to continue with the consideration of the Jumbo Creek ski resort proposal.”

Further: “The East Kootenay Land Use Plan includes the Jumbo Valley within the special resource management zone category - a designation which allows this type of development to be considered.”

In October 2004 an environmental certificate was issued by the Ministry Of Environment after nine years of review process, which included extensive public and local government input.

It is unreasonable to think that the proponents of the project, the public, local government, First Nations, and the province would have continued through an environmental assessment process lasting nine years without a favourable land use decision from CORE. To imply at this stage of the process that there was never a decision reached through CORE that supported the consideration of a resort in the Jumbo Valley is misinformed, unreasonable, given the lengthy process that has gone on, and a disservice to many of those who participated in the CORE process.

David R. Bjarnason, Cranbrook

Mayor Deck should step down Dear Editor: I would like to comment on the article about Jumbo written by your staff member Brian Geis in your March 23rd edition.

In this article Brian quotes Mayor Greg Deck who suggests Radium Hot Springs as a possible amalgamation partner with a resort/real estate development in the Jumbo Valley, 60 kilometres away. Has Deck forgotten his 1996 opposition to the Wilfley family’s application to RDEK to build a golf course 15 kilometres from Radium near Horsethief Creek? His reasons for opposition were as follows: • development should be where development is.

• ensuing housing and development sprawl.

• increased traffic.

• goes against RDEK planning.

These are all good reasons that should be applied to the proposed Jumbo project, yet Deck is ignoring them. Why?

Deck’s efforts to get this development approved are extraordinary. Last year he was accused of going behind his fellow RDEK directors’ backs to try and get the provincial government to take away RDEK’s zoning authority on this issue. Now he is supporting the provincial government’s proposed Section 15 of Bill 11, that could give the Village of Radium Hot Springs the ability to amalgamate with the Jumbo Valley, even though it is 60 kilometers from Radium.

Mayor Deck’s behavior in the Jumbo issue is, to say the least, inappropriate. RDEK is a duly-elected regional government whose responsibilities include land use issues, yet he appears to be continually trying to undermine the RDEK, an organization of which he is the chairman.

Greg Deck has shown that he is unworthy to be chairman of RDEK. He should step down.

Jim Galloway, Brisco

Campbell’s action despicable

Dear Premier Gordon Campbell: I feel betrayed by you and your government because you promised that the Jumbo issue would be decided “locally” - to go back on your word is despicable!

Section 15 of Bill 11, if passed as is, will definitely tell the voters of the East Kootenay - the whole province! - that you are not trustworthy. It also tells voters that you and your government will support ANY resort proposal, especially if the Resort is “High-End” and located in the Heartland! The East Kootenay is available to whoever has the most money!

I will feel ashamed and heartbroken if the Jumbo Glacier Resort promoter is given real estate rights in the Jumbo Valley!

In light of the growing awareness of global warming, it is hard to believe that your government will ignore all the science and make decisions the go totally in the opposite direction. BUT Money Talks and who cares about our grandchildren and future generations, when rich tourists want to ski the glaciers and golf the wetlands? Please do the right thing. Thank you for your time.

Marilyn Kraayvanger, Invermere

Let’s hope for a referendum Dear Editor: After reading the article in the March 23rd edition of The Pioneer “Province to take back Jumbo decision,” I had to read it twice. I am amazed with Mayor Greg Deck’s statements: “since it now appears that the Jumbo Project will go ahead,” and his suggestion of “Radium Hot Springs as a possible amalgamation partner with a resort municipality in the Jumbo Valley, instead of Invermere.”

These statements could be taken as a political horse before the cart. But then, I played the other option in my head - here is a man who has done a heck of a lot of things to help build and mould the valley. He must have another message. Like many of us, he must also be really fed up and tired of the Jumbo issue. Is it possible he is making such undemocratic suggestions to push for the only democratic option we have, which is a Referendum? I really hope so.

There is something much bigger than the Jumbo issue that concerns me and it equally affects all of us. Whether you are pro or antiJumbo, we are not living in a democratic society if the right to vote at referendum is totally controlled by Victoria. It’s not about what side you’re on. It’s about having the personal right to vote to shape the future of where you eat, sleep, work and grow your family roots. In the past big local decisions were made by the voting public in a referendum. Why have we let so few have so much power to shape our future? Is it something in the water? I think many of us agree that it’s time to empower the people to have the opportunity to be part of an inexpensive, quick process (as we do in deciding our government representatives) by having the right to cast a vote.

Here is an idea: What if we all take a two-inch piece of masking tape and stick it on the windows of either of the District Offices (Invermere or Radium Hot Springs) or RDEK Offices for Areas F & G as a visual message that this is one of those critical issues that qualifies for our vote and NOT decided by politicians in Victoria. OR maybe there is a better idea for a visual message that will show that we want our rights to a referendum to come back home. Maybe after more than 15 years of debate with no decision, the government and proponents would be interested in knowing how the local community stands.

Thanks, Greg, for making me want to push for an age-old right of community spirit called democracy.

Pat Bavin Windermere

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Set limits on population around Lake Windermere Dear Editor: Following is a copy of a letter written by an area resident to the Regional District of East Kootenay regarding the proposed Lake Windermere Area Official Community Plan.

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My wife and I live part-time in Invermere (Larch Point – Westside Road) and part-time in Calgary. We have maintained an Invermere area residence for 22 years.

We are actively involved in numerous valley-based philanthropic endeavours (Columbia Valley Arts, Mt. Nelson Athletic Park, Windermere Valley Ski Club, Nature Trust, to name a portion only).

In addition, we are the owners of SRL–K2 Ranch, which comprises 7,500 acres on the West Side Road.

Note that SRL-K2 Ranch makes up about 25 percent of the area of the Official Community Plan.

The ranch is an active cattle ranch with about 600 head in summer. The ranch is a valley historical site, dating back to approximately 1890. About 6,500 acres of the K2 Ranch was extensively logged from 2000 to 2002.

Since purchasing the property in 2003, we have spent about $1.5 million in restoration and clean-up costs, including cleaning up logging debris, rehabilitating and decommissioning logging roads, improving watershed (installed 75 culverts on recent logging roads, fish stocking program, spawning channel construction), installing fences to allow controlled cattle grazing, and restoring existing historical ranch buildings (e.g. barn circa 1895, ranch house circa 1910, etc.)

We respectfully offer the following recommendations for your consideration while developing the much-needed Official Community Plan: 1. Set a 10-year growth limit of current dwelling units within the area of the Official Community Plan (guesstimated at 4000 dwellings) plus 50 percent.

Example: If there are currently 4,000 dwellings then the 10-year target for dwellings would be an additional 2,000 dwellings only = total of 6,000 dwellings Note: if Invermere and Fairmont were included, estimated current dwellings would equal 6,000, and the 10-year target would be an additional 3,000 dwellings only, for a total of 9,000 dwellings).

2. Consolidate the entire surrounding area of Lake Windermere into one master municipality.

In other words, create one municipality “The

Greater Invermere Area Municipality” by amalgamating: • The District of Invermere, currently governed by current town council. Invermere has different zoning, bylaws and processes than the Regional District of East Kootenay. It also has different municipal funding.

• Village of Lake Windermere, governed by Regional District of East Kootenay.

• Village of Fairmont, governed by Regional District of East Kootenay.

• All remaining lands around Lake Windermere but outside of Invermere, Windermere and Fairmont.

The advantages of creating ONE master community are: • Property tax revenues will generally be returned to the community for infrastructure (hospitals, roads, schools, etc.) Current system puts tax revenue into General Funds within B.C. As I understand the process, it is a hit-and-miss system for returning funding to the various towns, villages and rural areas.

• Property tax revenues will be returned to the community to allow for professional administration, allowing the hiring of professional town planners, full time mayor, etc., versus part-time nature of the various administrations currently involved.

• Consistent and area-wide fire response units.

Much of the Official Community Plan area has no fire department coverage (e.g. Rushmere, Larch Point).

• Consistent zoning bylaws. Invermere and the Regional District currently have two distinct and often contradictory or inconsistent zoning guidelines.

• Consistent guidance on development issues.

• Consistent guidance on lake use issues.

• Consistent winter supply administration.

• Consistent approach to sewage issues.

• Consistent (and planned) waste disposal.

3. Focus residential/commercial development in existing areas (e.g. on EAST side of Lake Windermere and area, and Invermere and Fairmont areas.

4. Regarding the West Side of Lake Windermere: • Enact a 10-year moratorium on any future land exclusions from Agricultural Land Reserve.

• Allow Invermere to expand to the south, but limit residential development to north side of Little Antler Ranch.

Bob Shaunessy Calgary and Larch Point

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 29

March 30, 2007

Fairmont may see trails referendum The newly-formed Fairmont Area Recreation and Trails Society has voted in favour of requesting the regional district to hold a referendum, asking local residents whether they would agree to an extra tax to support trails and recreation in the Fairmont area.

About 75 people showed up at Tuesday’s meeting.

“We were very pleased with the turnout,” said Norm McDonnell, one of the board members.

The Fairmont Area Recreation and Trails society was set up last fall by the Fairmont Community Association, with the support of the Fairmont Lions Club and the Fairmont Business Association.

The purposes of the society are to promote the acquisition of land, money and services for recreation and trails in the Fairmont area.

Over the past year, the community association had discussions with the regional district staff about having new subdivisions contribute green space to the community as well as having pathways to connect to other areas of Fairmont.

Though there is an opportunity in the local government act to have a minimum five percent contribution to public green space, this has not been enforced in the past as there is no mechanism to administer the land involved.

Last spring the regional district, at the request of the Fairmont Community Association, proposed that a bylaw be put in place to allow this to proceed. Those in attendance at the meeting voted overwhelmingly to proceed. The regional district proceeded with the bylaw and advertised locally. However, 10 percent of the eligible voters objected to this service.

At last spring’s open house the people in attendance discussed various community projects, such as a community hall, green spaces, park areas, trails and playing fields and generally agreed that these were desirable. A steering committee was organized with 16 interested persons volunteering. This committee has evolved into The Fairmont Area Recreation and Trails Society, a provincially registered corporation. One of the main activities of the society would be fund-raising. A designated service area would allow the society to apply for various grants and other funds.

Those in attendance at Tuesday’s meeting voted to request the regional district to hold a referendum so the local residents can vote on this matter. If this initiative is successful, the regional district would set up the service area and begin the planning process.

All of the costs for administration, planning, insurance, and maintenance would come from a tax assessment. The society is recommending a maximum rate of 15 cents per $1000 of assessment. In the first several years it is estimated the actual rate would not exceed seven cents, which would equate to $24.50 on a $350,000 assessment.

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EDGEWATER FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE NOTICE OF ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS The Board of Directors of the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) is considering entering into a 15 year lease to nance the purchase of a new re truck which would hold 1700 imperial gallons of water for the Edgewater Volunteer Fire Department at a cost not to exceed $245,395.32. This vehicle is required to provide re protection services to the “Edgewater Fire and Rescue Service Area” (as shown on the map below).

Pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Act and Community Charter, the RDEK Board may proceed with the lease as noted above if, after the deadline, less than 10% of the electors in the “Edgewater Fire and Rescue Service Area” have signed and submitted Elector Response Forms. If after the deadline of 4:30 p.m. on May 1, 2007, at least 24 electors (10% of 236) in the “Edgewater Fire and Rescue Service Area” have signed and submitted Elector Response Forms, the RDEK Board cannot proceed with a 15 year lease without rst obtaining the assent of the electors by voting.

ELECTOR RESPONSE FORMS Elector responses must be given in the form established by the RDEK. The Elector Response Forms are available at the following locations: RDEK Ofce, 19 – 24 Avenue South, Cranbrook RDEK Ofce, 4956 Athalmer Road, Invermere RDEK Website – www.rdek.bc.ca (follow the link from the home page) To receive a Response Form by mail, please call the RDEK ofce toll free at 1-888-478-7335 or email acharest@ rdek.bc.ca. Accurate copies of the form will also be accepted.

Only eligible electors in the Service Area are entitled to sign an Elector Response Form.

Forms may be submitted in person or by mail to be received at the RDEK ofce in Cranbrook or Invermere NO LATER THAN 4:30 P.M. ON TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2007. Postmarks WILL NOT be accepted as date of submission. Forms cannot be submitted by fax or email.

ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS An elector is a person who meets the following qualications as dened by the Local Government Act: RESIDENT ELECTORS: · age 18 or older; and · a Canadian citizen; and · a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately preceding signing the Elector Response Form; and · a resident of the “Edgewater Fire and Rescue Service Area” in Electoral Area G for at least 30 days immediately preceding signing the Elector Response Form; and · not disqualied by any enactment from being a registered elector or otherwise disqualied by law.

NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS: · age 18 or older; and · a Canadian citizen; and · a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately preceding signing the Elector Response Form; and · a registered owner of real property (land) in the “Edgewater Fire and Rescue Service Area” in Electoral Area G for at least 30 days immediately preceding signing the Elector Response Form; and · not entitled to register as a resident elector; and · not disqualied by any enactment from being a registered elector or otherwise disqualied by law; and · if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, submit an Elector Response Form and the Non-Resident Property Elector Consent Form, found on the back of the Elector Response Form, must be completed.

SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED PROJECT The Edgewater Volunteer Fire Department requires a new re truck which would hold 1700 imperial gallons of water to provide re protection services to the Edgewater Fire and Rescue Service Area. Elector approval is required if the RDEK Board is to enter into a nancing arrangement for a period of greater than ve (5) years.

If elector approval of the proposed 15 year lease is not received, the alternative will be a ve year lease, which will result in higher annual lease payments and, therefore, higher taxation for the ve year period.

FOR MORE INFORMATION contact Shannon Moskal, Deputy Manager of Administration, or Shawn Tomlin, Chief Financial Ofcer, at the RDEK ofce in Cranbrook.

Lee-Ann Crane CAO

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Bus: (250) 342-6336 Fax: (250) 342-3578 Email: isr@telus.net Website: www.is-r.ca 403 - 7th Avenue Invermere, BC

*Wood blinds *Sunscreens *Woven Woods *Pleated Shades *Roller Shades and more!

For all your interior decorating needs.

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March 30, 2007

Scaled-down pets with no muss, no fuss

By Louise Platiel Invermere Veterinary Clinic This week we are praising the humble ďŹ sh. The little unassuming pet is tops when it comes to easy care, yet has a high entertainment value and comes in an endless array of shapes and sizes.

Our blue cichlids have entertained our son since we ďŹ rst brought him home and set his bassinette in front of the tank, and they continue to amaze and interest him as he grows.

Skeptics may dismiss the ďŹ sh as a “realâ€? pet, but aquarium hobbyists can tell you that the subtle nuances of behavior and complexity of creating the optimum environment makes the ďŹ sh a highly interactive pet indeed.

Fish love to eat. In fact, this is one area where they surpass dogs and cats.

While other pets demand their meal and consume it without so much as a look at you, ďŹ sh excitedly wiggle about asking for food, then put on a beautiful dance as they snap up the oating tidbits. Feeding ďŹ sh is such an enjoyable

Pioneer reporter Brian Geis has two adorable pet ďŹ sh - this is Moby, or is it Dick? time for both ďŹ sh and owner that often they are fed too much!

In fact, although they can go for a week without food, healthy ďŹ sh will eat continually and if they stop you likely have one of two concerns; water quality or disease.

Other issues such as overcrowding

or non-recognition of food also occur in some cases.

PH, ammonia, and nitrates aect water quality. The initials “pHâ€? stand for “Potential of Hydrogen.â€? Acids have pH values under seven, and alkalis are over. If the water has a value of seven exactly, it is neutral – neither acidic nor

alkaline. Simple test kits are available for determining if your tank conditions are appropriate for your breeds, so be sure to ask when purchasing your ďŹ sh.

Flaked food has been a staple for years, but just like the modernization of lights and heaters, superior quality food is now available in breed-speciďŹ c formulations. Pellets were introduced in the 1980s, and have become a staple of many stores with slow-sinking formulations and improvements to nutritional content. Where the primary ingredients used to be ďŹ shmeal and cereal, the latest trends are frozen and freeze-dried products that have added vitamins and supplements, and a fresh, natural appeal.

Maintaining the aquarium has also become easier with products that control unwanted algae, remove phosphates, and eliminate excess waste.

Fish are perfect pets for kids, people who are out often, those with limited mobility, and anyone looking for a stress-reducing hobby. Aquariums add beauty to any room and are enjoyed by everyone.

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For professional management of your strata corporation or rental property, overseen by a CertiÀed Property Manager (CPMŽ), CertiÀed Professional Residential Property Manager (CPRPM) and Power Engineer, with the accounting done by a CertiÀed General Accountant, please contact Bill Weissig by phone at 341-4178, or by email at bweissig@mountaincreek.ca.

Our property managers are licensed under the Real Estate Services Act of B.C. For more information regarding their extensive qualiÀcations and experience please go our web site at http://www.mountaincreek.ca.

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P IONEER C LASSIFIEDS .for women.

OBITUARY

SUITES FOR RENT

MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE

GARAGE SALES

MISC. FOR SALE

Julian Tomanaski

CONTRACTORS: self-contained cabins by the week or month, 250-345-6365, Fairmont Bungalows.

1972 Parkwood 12’ x 68’, new roof, siding, some of the windows, skirting. Recently painted inside. 5 appliances. 3-bedrooms, 1-bathroom, new porch and a large deck with an amazing view. In excellent condition.

On a lot in Green Acres Mobile Home Park. Sorry, No Dogs Allowed. Asking $55,000. Please call 342-4400 days 347-9242 evenings.

Garage Sale Saturday, March 31st, 8 to 4 p.m. follow the balloons to 510 Industrial Road.

Large U-shaped dark-brown corner office desk, one year old, excellent condition. $250 OBO. 342-9625.

Julian Passed away peacefully at the Invermere Hospital Monday, March 19th , 2007. He was born in Lodz, Alexsandrow, Poland on August 18th , 1921. During World War II, Julian was taken as a young man to work in a work camp in Germany.

There he met Irene Meis his first love, and although later Julian left Rene in Germany to live in Canada, they always remained good true friends. After the war Julian immigrated to Canada and lived in Edmonton until the Hot Pools drew him here to Radium Hot Springs to start his own company, J.T. Plumbing. In his retirement he spent many, many happy hours sitting in the hot pools visiting with his friends in their “Locals Corner” of the pool. His other favourite pass time was Carpet Bowling, competing in many tournaments throughout BC and bringing home many medals and trophies. At Julian’s request there will be no funeral service. He asked his good friend Margaret to tell his friends to sit and enjoy a glass of Smirnoff and remember the good times they all shared while he was “still ticking.” NO FLOWERS PLEASE. If friends desire, a donation can be made to The Invermere Hospital.

Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service.

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

CHEERS/JEERS

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT

Jeers to the person/person’s responsible for stealing The Pioneer box from Wilmer. We look forward to that paper each week! Donna & Al.

Julie Michelle Barlow made her appearance on March 4, 2007 in Medicine Hat, Alberta. She weighed in at 6 lb. 15 oz. and cute as can be. Proud parents are Ashley & Ryan Barlow of Bassano, Alberta and grandparents Tony & Dianne Peterson of Wilmer, BC.

Cheers to the street sweepers who so diligently cleaned our roads of all the winter gravel in the past weeks – they look great!!!

NOTICE Rural Range Patrol Annual General Meeting April 11, 2007 at 7:30 pm.

Windermere Community Hall

EVENTS ATTENTION POOL PLAYERS: If you are interested in playing in an 8 ball or 9 Ball Tournament, one weekend each month, please call Bob Friesen at 3416018. Special handicap system

HOMES FOR RENT RED COTTAGE - 2 bedroom duplexes, 1230-13th St. Invermere, 850 sq. ft., Gas FP, W/D, NS, NP, long-term tenant, $1100/mo includes utilities, available now & Aug 1, 342-2243.

FAMILY HOME in Wilder subdivision, Invermere. Excellent condition, unfurnished, 2-bedrooms up, 2 down, 2.5-bathrooms, 6 appliances, double attached garage. 1 year minimum, N/P, N/S. $1350/mo + utilities, +DD. angus@wmc.ca or (403)807-2380.

2006 Safeway 14’ x 80’, 2-bedroom mobile home. 4 appliances, plumbed for dishwasher.

Extra large deck, large wood planters, has a yard. On lot in Green Acres Mobile Park.

Sorry, No Dogs Allowed. Asking $105,000. Please call 342-4400 days 347-9242 evenings.

HOMES FOR SALE

LOTS FOR SALE

Pine Ridge home with fantastic view of lake and mountains.

View at bchomesforsale.com in Rocky section. Call 342-3842.

New lots along Crescentwood coming. Commercial lots available NOW for less! Acreage West of town - Edgewater Developments 347 9660, edgeh2o@ telus.net.

CONDOS FOR SALE 2-bedroom, 1-bath, 1000sq.ft. townhouse in Edgewater. Completely renovated, new appliances, deck, low fees. $190,000 341-7068.

STORAGE

Edgewater Condo, 1000 sqft w/ new deck & siding. Low strata Newhouse Multi-storage, varifees, immediate possession ous sizes available, now with climate controlled units. Call available. $169,000. 3417068.

342-3637.

Fenced storage in Canal Flats on Hwy 93/95. RVs, boats, autos, ski-doos, etc. 250-349-8212.

OFFICE SPACE Professional office space for rent in Invermere. Large view office with negotiable services.

Please call 342-9450 for more information.

$199,900 NO GST

NEW CONDO/TOWNHOUSE

Black Forest Heights/Invermere Garage, 5 Appliances View at: welist.com Listing #23877

(250) 688-7798

In Edgewater, Riverview Drive, beautiful view of the Rockies. $120,000. Call 347-9813 evenings after 6 p.m.

WANTED: Two wood-framed windows, 36 inches square, for use in a restored log cabin. Call Elinor at 341-6299 (days) or 3420444 evenings.

MISC. FOR SALE

VEHICLES FOR SALE

Hay for sale. Small square bales under roof. $2.00/bale. 3426670.

1994 Ford Aspire SE. 5-speed manual, 2-door hatchback, Pioneer CD w/MP3. Excellent gas mileage. 210,000km. $2,100 obo. 347-9326.

Solid Maple Heritage Style 6-piece bedroom suite manufactured by Vilas. Excellent condition asking $4,995. Call John (403) 251-9378 or (403) 804-1352.

HAY, top quality round bales, alfalfa grass. Call Elkhorn Ranch 342-0617.

Older model “Quickie” motorized wheelchair. Good condition. $1,000. 342-9702.

Saturday, March 31st 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Edgewater Community Hall Fundraiser for the Edgewater Volunteer Fire Department Anyone wishing to donate items, call Mimi 347-9868 Tables can be rented for $10.

Refreshments for purchase from the Edgewater Hall Society

1985 Chev 2500 truck w/350 engine, good shape runs well.

200,000km. $1,000. 342-6116 Nissan Pathfinder 1992 (blue).

Excellent condition. 5drs, 4x4, auto, A/C, cruise, CD/radio.

Rebuilt trani., new suspension, 9 tires, new lights. All history available, $5,500 OBO. (250) 342-9671.

Glass topped table and four chairs, $225, call (403) 6507848 or (403) 998-1197.

1996 Toyota Camrey Sedan, 2.2 ltr, 5 speed, no rust or accidents.

Local since new, senior owner. $6,500. 342-4804.

Call April at 341-6299 to place your classified.

1998 Windstar 95,000 kms. New winter tires, locally bought and maintained, leather. Very good condition. $6,000. 342-7339.

GARAGE SALES NeighbourLink Garage Sale: Apartment sized washer/dryers, various appliances, sofas, beds, bookshelves, kitchen suites, ceiling fans, light fixtures, bifold door, pet cages. March 31. 9-11 am. 320 – 10th Avenue.

WANTED TO BUY

“Movin’ on Out” Sale. Furniture, sporting goods, kitchen items, carpet, decorative items & miscellaneous. Saturday, March 31st, 9 am to 1 pm. 1716 – 2nd Avenue, Fort Point area.

We supply part and service FOR ALL MAKES of: • snowmobiles • motorcycles • quads

March 30, 2007

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 35

P IONEER C LASSIFIEDS VEHICLES FOR SALE

$10,000,000 in vehicle inventory.

Go to

www.cranbrookdodge.com

to view complete inventory.

RV’S FOR SALE

1989 5th Wheel can be seen at Dutch Creek Campground. $2,500. (403) 256-3334.

1987 Slumber Queen, 21 ft, 5th Wheel. Large fridge, furnace, stove w/oven, lots of storage, bathroom w/shower, new battery, hitch included. $5,400.

(250) 282-3292. To view 3429589.

BOAT FOR SALE 14 ft. Runabout w/trailer, 45 hp motor. Runs good. $1,500. (250) 282-3292. To view 342-9589.

12” Aluminum Boat $450.

Electric Boat Motor $300. 3416043.

SERVICES

TOTAL HEATING

& Air Conditioning New Home Construction

688-7899 Simes Painting: interior and exterior, new homes and existing, quality woodwork finishing, laquers, staining, and clearcoating. Call Barry. 3420572 Windermere.

Flooring installations including lino, carpet, vc tile, laminate, and hardwood. Plus handyman work including new decks, renovations, framing, and roofing. Call 3479192, 341-1235.

PAINT & FLOORS. Interior/ exterior painting, repaints, stain & lacquer finish. Hardwood Floors. Basic & custom installations. 20yrs exp. Reliable service & quality craftsmanship.

Call 341-7261.

BUSINESS FOR SALE HELP STOP GLOBAL WARMING and put money in your pocket. www.4planetearth.com/wolf or call Wolf (250) 688-0044

SERVICES

CAREERS

Residential/Vacation Properties Maintenance & Repairs

FREE MOVIE RENTALS Join our team and receive a great wage, and free movie rentals. Apply in person at Gone Hollywood Video, #1, 503 – 7th Avenue, Invermere, BC

Dependable - Fully Insured

JIM ROBERTSON Windermere 342-9022

SPECIAL 20% OFF K.I.S.S. Landscaping Angle Broom sweeping – parking lots, driveways and sidewalks.

347–9385 or 342-5912.

Full-time year round employment in Radium. Cook/Cook’s Helper. Wage DOE, full benefits provided. No late nights. Cooking for construction crews. Phone 341-5816 (Mary).

Pamper Yourself Spa is now hiring a qualified Massage/Spa Therapist.

Previous experience is an asset.

Please e-mail your resume to info@ pamperyourselfspa.com or call 3416266 to set up an interview time.

CAREERS

CAREERS

Dusk Construction, a local framing company is currently seeking framers and labourers. We offer excellent wages and benefits package.

Please fax resume to (250) 345-2191 or email: kmose@ shaw.ca

Customer Service Representative

Full-time seasonal, possibility of turning into part-time position over the winter months for the right person. Wage $9.00/ hour with a bonus at the end of the season. Duties include Front Desk/Reservations, guest services and various general office duties. Please send resume to Radium Valley Vacation Resort, fax (250) 347-9808 or e-mail: radval@shaw.ca.

Landscape/ Grounds Support

Part-time seasonal (15-25 hours/week), possibility of leading to part-time year round for the right applicant. Wage $11.50/hour with a bonus at the end of the season. Duties include watering & mowing of lawns, raking and general upkeep of grounds. Occasionally may be asked to assist the maintenance department.

Please send resume to Radium Valley Vacation Resort, fax (250) 347-9808 or e-mail: radval@ shaw.ca

Decoy Landscaping Ltd. Class 1 Dump Truck Operator, Equipment Operator and Labourers. Wage DOE. 345-0090 or email: lewilder@shaw.ca FULL-TIME POSITION at private lodge starting in May. Maintenance, grounds-keeping, cleaning. Horse experience a bonus. Leave message 342-5299.

MUST LOVE DOGS. BowWow-Meow looking for parttime grooming and boarding assistant, please send resume to bowwowmeowpet@shaw.ca or call Lana 342-5859.

CAREERS

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Invermere Drycleaners. Full or part time, must have own vehicle. Apply in person.

Blue Dog Café is looking for fun, hardworking individuals for summer and year-round employment. Apply in person with resume.

Employment Opportunity...

The College of the Rockies is a learner-centered institution.

We invite all qualified applicants who value high quality program delivery and educational to apply for …

Auxiliary Bicycle Mechanics Instructor (Nine-Week Position)

Duties: The successful candidate will instruct in the Bicycle Mechanics Program being offered in Invermere. The instructor will provide both theoretical and practical skills training in the eight-week program.

The program is taught through regular lectures, demonstrations and practical hands-on training.

Qualications: An extensive background in the bike industry with demonstrated skills in mechanics, shop operations, and a solid understanding of the bike industry. Must be current on bike technology and innovations that drive the industry. Relevant teaching experience is preferred.

Salary: $30.94 per hour (includes 8% in lieu of vacation and benets) Start Date: April 23, 2007 Closing Date: 4:00 p.m., April 13, 2007

BC LIQUORSTORES Liquor Distribution Branch is looking for energetic individuals for a fast paced, customer focused retail environment with potential for a long term career. Auxiliary employees are needed on an “as and when needed basis”.

Must be 19 years of age, customer service oriented, good physical condition, understand and communicate effectively in English, able to lift 25 kg boxes. Applicants with experience in retail/warehouse or similar environment preferred. Salary starts at $15.41/hour.

Applications/resumes can be submitted at Invermere Liquor Store, 510 – 13th Street.

CAREERS

Cleaning Super needed.

Radium Vacation Rentals and Timberstone Property Services are looking for a full-time house keeping supervisor/cleaner starting April 1st/07 for condo and homes in the Radium / Invermere area.

Please call 347-6900 for details.

Interested persons should submit their resume of qualications and experience to: The Human Resource Development Department, College of the Rockies, Box 8500, Cranbrook BC V1C 5L7 Condential Fax #: (250) 489-8206 Please quote Competition #07 FA 12.

Your covering letter and resume should clearly demonstrate related qualications and experience since selection for future consideration will be based on the information provided.

We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

www.cotr.bc.ca/HRD Phone: 1-877-489-2687 • (250) 489-2751

Come be part of the fabulous Radium Resort Radium Resort is now accepting applications for the following positions Assistant Food & Beverage Manager Assistant Group Sales Seasonal Bell Person: Full-time year round Front Desk Agents: Full time year round Hotel Maintenance: Full time year round Room Attendants: Seasonal Golf Course Grounds Maintenance: Seasonal Night Irrigation: Resort Course Pro Shop Cashiers: Seasonal Cart Attendants, Starters and Marshals Cooks and Wait Staff for the Springs and the Resort Apply by sending resume to: email-frontdesk@radiumresort.com Fax 250-347-6298

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VALLEY PIONEER

Jim McKay recalls his adventures

By Dorothy Isted Special to The Pioneer

Four traditional valley jobs have occupied the McKay family since their arrival in 1886: mining, ranching, guiding and forestry.

Jim McKay’s father was working at a mine in Princeton when Jim was born, but the family returned here when Jim was a baby. Jim is now 77 years old.

His grandfather James Lorenzo McKay left Prince Edward Island, tried farming in Manitoba, and then ended up here in 1886, where he first put his hand to mining. He had good success with some claims and saved his money. Once he had enough, he purchased the land known for many years as the McKay ranch north of Radium, now owned by the Schickedanz family of Calgary. Passersby admire the old Eaton’s house which has recently been refurbished, sitting to the left of the highway driving north, gleaming white with green trim.

James Lorenzo met his wife Annie, who was from Ontario, when they were both in Golden. He constructed several of the buildings in Athalmer. The McKay family home later became the old Lakeside Pub. Lawyer Randy McRoberts owns the Dawson home built by James McKay, which was moved up into Invermere by Pat Bavin’s father. The former home in downtown Invermere now has three tenants: a used book store, a jewellery store and Mr. McRobert’s office.

When a new butcher was transferred to Invermere in the late 1920s from Alberta by his company, Burns Meats, he brought along his teenaged daughter, Elsie Thornton. She married Gordon McKay and they became Jim’s parents, as well as parents to Yvonne, Myrna, Bob and Douglas. Douglas, known to many as Butch, still lives in Invermere.

Jim married Jea-

nette Stacey in 1954 in Cranbrook and they had three children: Bill, Sandra and Shane, all of whom still live in the valley. Jeanette died of cancer in 1989 and Jim now lives in an apartment built to the side of Shane’s home on Coy Road.

In his earlier days Jim worked in mining but later stuck to the bush in winter, usually falling trees, and guiding-outfitting in summer. He and Jeanette purchased the property on Coy Road in 1964. “Mostly Jeanette wanted this place more than I did. I was always renting a horse pasture somewhere.”

Because of severe arthritis, Jim hasn’t been on a horse since the 1980s, also the decade he retired. However, he had his first ride on a horse as an infant and basically spent most of his life on one. Jeanette was known as Jet, because she was seldom still. She worked at Invermere Hardware for many years and also came along with Jim as camp cook several times.

In a tribute to her Jim wrote a poem, a part of which says: Take time to break horses and look after her bees Do some painting and prune the trees Do up the dishes and clean the floor Mend all the clothes that have to be wore Fix the fence when it needs repair Have a bath and do her hair…

Several years ago Jim self-published a collection of stories and dedicated the book to his parents and to Jeanette, pictured in front of one of their homes when they lived on 10th Street in Invermere. There’s a story behind this house. It was once two cabins owned by Western Gypsum “up Swansea.” The McKays purchased them and moved them onto a timber foundation. When asked how he accomplished this, Jim said: “I had two pretty good guys working with me: Reno Goodwin and Hans Gierlich. We moved them in the mid 50s. One cabin was insulated and one was not.”

When asked what he did about the cold, he quipped: “Moved!”

Jim’s book entitled Throw Another Log on the Fire contains 130 stories, most of them personal experiences. After reading about how he was bucked off horses, jumped eight feet across a canyon from a goat ledge, got buried in mine cave-ins, was stalked by bears, walked away from car wrecks, got flooded in bedrolls and tents, on horseback and in vehicles, had hunter’s bullets whizzing past him, was charged by moose, galloped over by horses, been lost, drank poisoned well water, guided mobsters, went hungry for days in the bush, and fought forest fires - it’s a small wonder he came out of it with only arthritis, considering the stress his body endured all those years.

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Continued from Page 36 Just like his grandfather James Lorenzo McKay, Jim worked in the four traditional valley jobs.

But his lifelong love was as a hunter guide. For 40 years he had his territory up Toby Creek and spent a lot of time on a horse. He wrote a poem commemorating those years, part of which reads: I’ve since hung up my saddle And put away my pack I know as much as I want to I’ll never be going back.

I miss the sound of the Whiskey Jack As he flutters around in the trees I miss the sight of the grizzly bear In the land of the birds and the bees.

I miss the sound of those bubbling creeks As they tumble through the rocks I miss the howl of the timber wolf And the sight of the silver fox.

When I sold my hunting outfit And started raising cattle I found I was up the creek again This time without a paddle.

Top: Jim’s beloved wife Jeannette (Jet) McKay,; Jim’s grandfather built the original farm house north of Radium; Jim’s book Throw Another Log on the Fire recalls his adventures.

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March 30, 2007

Area G numbers down Continued from Page 5

WHAT’S LIFE WITHOUT CHOICE? Everyone likes to have a choice. Soon you’ll be able to choose who you buy your natural gas from.

The BC Utilities Commission recently approved regulations that allow independent gas marketers to sell natural gas directly to customers. More competition equals more choice.

You can buy your natural gas from us at a variable rate as you do now. (We buy it on the open market and pass on the cost without markup. We only make a profit on the delivery.) Or you can lock into a long-term, fixed-rate contract with a gas marketer. (They may contact you starting May 1.)

No matter how you choose to purchase your natural gas, we’ll deliver it. And provide the customer services you expect, including billing and emergency response. Visit www.terasengas.com for more information about CUSTOMER CHOICE, including a video presentation and a list of licensed gas marketers.

Not available in all areas. Terasen Gas is a licensed user of the Terasen Gas and CUSTOMER CHOICE logos.

www.terasengas.com

“According to Stats Canada, Area G did lose 72 people,” Area G Director Klara Trescher said. “I know of several folks who moved to the Columbia Gardens or closer to relatives. Most of those homes have been bought by Albertans, who have their primary residence somewhere else. This trend is prevalent throughout the Columbia Valley.”

Canal Flats showed the biggest drop in population, 7.2 percent, but the data might be skewed, since it became a municipality in 2004.

“At first glance, it does look like we have lost residents,” said Councillor Ute Juras. “I’m not sure what the boundary was in 2001 for the resident count in Canal Flats. Also, we did have some families move away prior to incorporation. The ones I knew said that they were looking for more things to do for the children or a better opportunity for a spouse, and making the decision for the person working at the mill to commute rather than the other one with the lower wage.”

However, she said the village did an enumeration in June 2004 prior to incorporation and the count then was 684, so in fact the numbers have grown.

“As for the regional district, it is clear to me that we are all in a growing trend and it does not come as a surprise to me given all the new construction in the area.”

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March 30, 2007

FAITH

Valley Churches

The mystery of Easter Sandy Ferguson Windermere Valley Shared Ministry Recently I was watching the Colbert Report on TV. They had a segment called the war on Easter, concerning the threat to customs such as celebrating Easter bunnies. As I laughed, I wondered do we know what is the meaning of Easter? So as we are approaching Holy Week, I thought I should share some of my thoughts on the mystery and wonder that is Easter.

In the Gospel of Mark, the first Gospel to be written, it is the women who are the first to discover the Empty Tomb. And so they become the first true Christians to celebrate the mystery of Christ’s resurrection and share their news with others.

These women, who in the time of Jesus could not testify in a court of law because they were considered to be of little importance, are the people who God calls to proclaim to the world, Jesus Christ is risen!

So it’s clear that Jesus did not care about public relations! If Jesus had been actually been interested in impressing the so-called ‘important people’ of the world, he would have appeared to the leaders of the Temple, or Pontius Pilate, or maybe even the emperor of Rome himself. After all, such people could change the world by a decree or passing a law.

If Jesus had appeared in front of such people, the

world would have no choice but to accept that Jesus was truly the Son of God, and worship him.

But Jesus is not that kind of Messiah. The Good News he shares with us, is not something to be forced on the people. It’s not something that needs a grand public appearance to impress everyone. The world will not be saved by passing a decree or a law.

It’s a question of faith. Faith that God loves us.

Faith that we will make a willing choice to proclaim Christ the Messiah. Jesus saves the world by changing our hearts. Jesus opens our hearts, so we feel the presence of God in our lives and are changed by the experience.

And so the mystery of Easter is at the heart of the Christian faith. Through the events of Holy Week, we share in the revelation of God amongst us. All that is familiar and tired is swept away by God’s love revealed through the mystery of the cross and empty tomb.

We journey through Lent, with glimpses of what lies ahead. We stood at the foot of the cross, watching Jesus die in anguish. And now we are in front of the tomb, standing in amazement as we listen to the angel proclaiming that, “He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said.”

So what does it mean for us, to stand in front of the empty tomb? Are we ready for our lives to be changed by this revelation of God’s love? Are we ready for the challenges that lie ahead for us? After all, Easter is only the beginning of the story. Now we are called to go beyond the empty tomb, to share with the world the Good News that God is with us. As the angel says: Jesus has gone ahead to Galilee, there you will see him.

Are we ready to follow?

Quilt carries messages of love During the Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life last year, people were encouraged to write messages on pieces of fabric, which were then sewn into a quilt by Purcell Mtn. Quilting in Invermere.

Here Relay for Life coordinator Adrienne Turner and her daughter Erin pose with the quilt. Adrienne said another quilt will be made after this year’s event, to take place on June 9th.

LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH 10:30 a.m., Sunday, April 1st – Palm Sunday.

Worship and Life Instruction: “Is Jesus God?”

Sunday School, for ages 3 to Grade 7 during Morning Service.

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

WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY 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 a.m.

Children’s church during the message part of the service.

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 p.m. Mass • Sunday, 9 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 p.m. at Christ Church Trinity 110 - 7th Ave., Invermere Pastor Rev. Fraser Coltman • 1-866-426-7564 RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Every Sunday 10 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m.

Every Wednesday 7 p.m., Bible Study Pastor Wayne and Linda Frater • Radium Seniors’ Hall • 342-6633 THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTERDAY SAINTS Sunday Service, 10 a.m. • Sunday School, 11 a.m.

Noon Sunday: Relief Society President Grant Watkins • Columbia Valley Branch 5014 Fairway, Fairmont Hot Springs • 345-0079

Invermere Christian Supplies Invermere Christian Supplies

www.invermerechristiansupplies.com

1229-7th Ave., Invermere

WE SELL REAL ESTATE • Radium • Invermere • Panorama • Windermere • Fairmont

342-6415

Call 341-6151 or 1-888-341-6155

rayfergusonrealty.ca CASUAL ELEGANCE Year round recreation central.

Abundance of toy storage.

Large lot, mountain & lake views MLS # K160380 $595,000

40 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer

March 30, 2007

www.ReMaxInvermere.com

Invermere

At Panorama: 250-341-4898 Toll Free: 1-888-258-9911

Independently Owned and Operated

250-342-6505

Wende Brash 342-1300

Bernie Raven 342-7415

Daniel Zurgilgen 342-1612

Ed English 342-1194

Great Lot, Great Price

Jan Klimek 342-1195

John McCarthy 342-1758

Scott Wallace

Andy Smith

342-5309

342-1709

Bryan Hookenson

Horsethief Studio Unit

341-1266

Rob Rice 341-5935

Deborah-Kim Rice 342-5935

Katie Wallace 342-5785

In Town Condo

Paul Glassford 341-1395

Looking for a fantastic walkout lot at a fantastic price, look no further than this Lakeview Meadows lot in Windermere, BC. The lot sits out on a private ridge with no one behind you. Private lake access with beach, day dock, playground, recreation center with pools, tness center, tennis court. MLS#K161253

Do you want a place of your own to relax in after a long day skiing, mountain biking or golng? How about a studio unit with Murphy bed only 100 feet from a chairlift?

Sunny exposure with a ski hill view. Prime location in Horsethief Lodge. Currently in rental pool. MLS#K161257

Great Location at Heron Point close to Kinsmen beach a short walk and the same to downtown. Rental potential or use it yourself. Spectacular mountain and lake views from the outdoor pool area. MLS#K161281

5 Bedroom Home

Beautiful Swansea Style Condo

Barber Shop

Canal Flats family home has 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and Jacuzzi tub in the main bath, new windows, laminate ooring and more. Property sits on a nicely treed corner lot with an irrigation system to water, while you take in the views of the mountains … and only minutes from the lake! MLS#K161278

This Swansea model features hardwood oors and wood nishing. Fully nished walkout basement. Stone riverrock replace in living area and vaulted ceilings. Enjoy all that Lakeview Meadows has to offer; beach, dock, recreation centre and pool.

MLS#K161339

Now is your chance to make a great living as Invermere s Traditional Barber. Two chairs and a solid stream of steady customers in a busy building on the main street into town. Look for the Barber Pole. It s your new business! MLS#K3700123

Beautiful View Lot

Family Ready

Creekside Condo

CastleRock Estates Invermere, B.C.. The lots are all treed and minimum of a quarter acre. This lot sits in a wonderful Cul-De-Sac at the top of a hill. Just a great place for the kids, tennis, swimming, mountain biking, skiing, boating we have it all just minutes away. MLS#K161075

This open living design with a functional modern kitchen complete with 4 appliances is ready to move into. 3 bedrooms up and 2 full bathrooms. One bedroom with 3 piece ensuite and family room/den down. Double garage and awesome landscaping MLS#K161183

Finally a Toby Creek Lodge CREEKSIDE loft unit is available. This beautifully decorated unit has an unobstructed view of Toby Creek, mountains and is on the quiet side of the building. Located at Panorama and ready for your family to have for years of fun, skiing, mountain biking and golf. MLS#K161249

$299,900

$267,000

$191,000 + gst

This is a Must See Custom built Lakeview Meadows Gem! Everything has been carefully planned and built in this 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom open plan home. Situated to take full advantage of the views and adjoining green space.

Everything you need is on one level with a separate guest suite on the second level. Extra large double garage for boat and car storage. Undeveloped basement waiting for your personalized touch. Executive home in prestigious Lakeview Meadows features private beach and recreation centre. This home is a must see!

MLS#K160532

$899,000

$350,000

$102,000 + gst

$479,000

$399,900

$20,000 + gst

Your Own Castle

Wonderful Lakeview Meadows opportunity. This home shows true craftsmanship in it s nest form.

Everything you ve ever wanted and just a short stroll to the lake. MLS# K161233

$1,250,000

$150,000 + gst