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May 22, 2009

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Valley NEWS Local man Kevin Shaw wins big with 6/49 ticket

By Cayla Gabruck Pioneer Staff Kevin Shaw’s ticket wasn’t just one in a million – it was one in two million.

He had a one-in-two-million chance of cashing in on a 6/49 quick pick purchased from Dave’s Book Bar and drawn April 11th.

But the ticket sat in his wallet for a month before he got around to checking it.

When he finally checked his numbers last week, he found that he had won $207,000.

He and his wife Mary Frances are still pinching themselves to see if they are awake.

“If anyone ever told me I would be standing in that lottery building, collecting that cheque, I would have told them they were out of their minds,” Kevin said.

Kevin, a wastewater operator for the District of Invermere, and Mary Frances, owner of Sears in Invermere, have lived in the valley all their lives.

They have two daughters: Savanna, 22, and Breanne, 18.

At 5 p.m. last Tuesday, it was shaping up to be a regular day for Kevin. He clocked in his eight hours at work and had just finished doing some business at the bank.

Kevin doesn’t buy lottery tickets regularly, but he picks up a few “every once in a while.”

He had four old lottery tickets in his wallet and figured he might as well stop in at Dave’s Book Bar and check them.

First, he went to the automatic machine.

“You know how it is – you put your ticket in, you don’t win anything, you put another one it, you don’t win anything,” Kevin said. “But this time, one came up and said it’s a winner.”

Thinking there was some mistake, Kevin went up to the counter and asked the clerk to check the ticket.

The clerk ran the ticket through the machine, and it exploded with bells and whistles. “‘Looks like you won,’ he said to me,” Kevin said.

“I was in shock – at that point I think he was more excited than I was,” he said.

Still stunned, he walked straight down to Sears to share the good news with his wife.

“The first thing I said when he showed me the verification slip was: ‘You won that much money!’”

Mary Frances said. “It was shocking – it’s kind of hard to soak it in right away.”

In a daze, the couple returned home and began to phone their family members, sharing the good news.

“Everyone was so nice when we told them – they said it couldn’t have happened to nicer people,” Kevin said.

Two days later they drove to Kamloops, to the British Columbia Lottery Commission office, to redeem their prize.

“If you ever want to meet a nice bunch of people, that’s where you go,” Kevin said.

After a three-hour interview process in which Kevin’s identity was thoroughly checked, he said it was a relief to finally hand over the ticket to the lottery officials.

“Kevin was worried he was going to lose the ticket,” Mary Frances laughed. “After he found out it was a winner, he put it in his wallet and was checking it every 10 minutes to make sure it was still there!”

When asked what they are going to do with their newfound cash, the couple said they are still undecided.

“We have two girls who are attending university and this will definitely help them out,” Kevin said.

Then he added: “We also might be getting a new truck, because mine started leaking antifreeze today!”

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May 22, 2009

Valley NEWS

Grizzly Ridge denies public access

By Brian Geis Pioneer Staff The owners of the land bordering Invermere to the west and south announced this week they will institute a No Trespassing policy to restrict public use.

Critics are calling this move an attempt to influence the public in favor of continuing the development planning process for Grizzly Ridge.

For years, members of the public have used Grizzly Ridge and its vast network of trails and features as public parkland, but the recent breakdown in the owners’ effort to have a portion of Grizzly Ridge annexed by the District of Invermere has ended that.

Property owner Mark Himmelspach said the decision was not made lightly and, in a press release issued Wednesday, cited liability issues for the closure.

“Grizzly Ridge has facilitated and encouraged ongoing public use of our lands over the last five years.

We have done this contrary to the advice of our insurers and legal counsel, who have advised us of the substantial risks that could result from this course of action,” he said.

“As was the case with many other landowners in

ROAD TO NOWHERE—Owners of Grizzly Ridge said they intend to cross Abel Creek and connect a new road they built with Johnston Road, just west of CastleRock.

Photo by Brian Geis the Columbia Valley, we have determined that the risks to our shareholders of providing continued public access is not prudent.”

Mr. Himmelspach said he hoped the District of Invermere and the regional district would assume the liability through parkland dedication resulting from annexation, but their refusal to enter into three-way

planning discussions prevent that.

“Neither the District nor the Regional District of East Kootenay are willing to entertain responsibility for assuming liability for public access and recreation on the property until such time as long-term planning, parkland dedication and governance issues are settled,” he noted.

“As a result, the Grizzly Ridge Board has been forced to take the very difficult decision of implementing a No Trespassing policy pending completion of the referenced tri-party planning process. We would ask the area residents to please work with us to respect this initiative.

“Our hope is that the tri-party planning process will lead to an integrated development plan for our property and the dedication of an integrated trail and park network under the jurisdiction of a public body that is capable of accepting the attendant liabilities for the public parkland and trail network.”

Regional District Area G Director Gerry Wilkie, who fought hard to block the three-way planning discussions, said the move doesn’t change anything.

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Tourism rallies over May long weekend

By Cayla Gabruck Pioneer Staff The May long weekend was a great success in the Columbia Valley, with many local business boasting hundreds, even thousands, of customers.

“I haven’t seen it like this in years,” said Kent Kebe, manager of the Radium Visitor Centre, as he watched a parade of slow-moving cars come down the Radium hill Monday morning.

The Radium Visitor Centre alone recorded more than 1,000 visitors stopping in from Thursday to Monday.

And there’s even more good news. “The visitor numbers are up for March, April and so far in May over the last two years,” Kent added.

The Columbia Valley Visitor Centre in Invermere recorded just 211 visitors, but manager

Marie Birney attributed the lower number to the fact that many people here are already long-time second homeowners, or receive visitor information at the establishment where they are staying.

Visitor centres weren’t the only places bustling with activity. David Ridge, owner of The Home Renovation Centre, had his store’s grand opening near the crossroads this weekend.

“We had over 700 people on Saturday alone,” he said. By closing time that day, he had already booked more than 30 jobs, ranging from things as simple as changing a front door to building a complete house addition.

“It far exceeded our expectations as far as the volume of people, as well as the quality of the projects that came through the door that were ready to go,” he said. “I never imagined people would come through the door with projects in hand for us to

come measure and quote and so forth.”

Ben Reed, co-owner of the new Ray Ray’s Beach Pub, formerly the Station Pub, said that the restaurant easily saw over 1,000 patrons last weekend.

“We were the busiest we have ever been,” he said. “We filled the restaurant four times each day on Friday and Saturday, and two or three times each day Sunday and Monday.”

He added that the pub reached its capacity of 160 people on both Friday and Saturday night.

“Everyone seemed to be super-happy that the weather was great,” Ben said.

Edgewater Hilltop Par 3 golf course also had a busy weekend. Owner Jeanette Lautrup said that their tee sheet was filled up Saturday, Sunday and Monday. “We were right up to par with other years,” she said. “I was so tired at the end of the weekend, I haven’t even had time to do my books yet!”

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May 22, 2009

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Traffic enforcement services were out in full force on the long weekend, issuing a total of 597 tickets for speeding and 157 tickets for not wearing seatbelts.

East Kootenay Traffic Services in partnership with Golden Traffic Services, Bow Valley Traffic Services, Columbia Valley RCMP and Bow Valley RCMP conducted “intensive” enforcement activities within the Kootenay, Yoho and Banff National Parks between Canmore and Golden, and on Highway 93 south from Castle Mountain on the Trans-Canada through to the Columbia Valley.

In addition to speeding and seatbelt infractions, 13 people were charged for liquor infractions, two for impaired driving, two for illegal drugs and five people were given 24-hour driving suspensions.

There were no fatal collisions in any of the parks this weekend, although traffic units expressed disappointment in the number of charges laid.

• On May 18th at 9 a.m., the detachment received a complaint that a group of youths in a vehicle had pointed what appeared to be a gun. Police located the vehicle and youths and found that the gun in question

was a toy gun, and the youth involved was 11 years old. The youths were cautioned and, with the parent’s permission, the gun was disposed of.

• On May 18th, there was a complaint of a stolen 17-foot canoe from Columbia River Outfitters.

• On May 16th, RCMP members attended a disturbance complaint on Kootenay Road No. 3 and dealt with a 21-year-old Invermere female who was intoxicated. She was charged with driving without due consideration, no driver’s licence and no insurance.

• On May 16th at 8:15 p.m., a brown poodle with an Invermere dog licence was located near CIBC. The dog was taken to the District dog pound and should be matched up with an owner soon. Prior to departing the detachment for the trip to Edgewater, Staff-Sergeant Shehovac had a lengthy lecture with the dog on the consequences of relieving himself in the police vehicle. I am happy to report the dog was co-operative.

• On May 16th at 11:30 p.m., witnesses observed males removing a water cooler from the back of a pick-up parked at the hot pool in Radium. The males departed in another vehicle. People are reminded to secure all valuables prior to leaving their vehicle.

• On May 15th at 9 p.m., there was a report of nine flags stolen from a Canal Flats golf course.

Pine Ridge trails open People who want to take a scenic walk without leaving town can now do so, thanks to a gorgeous new four-kilometre public trail system open at Pine Ridge Mountain Resort.

The trails are covered with crushed rock and meander through the trees with lookout points over Toby Creek and Lake Windermere, and even a rock waterfall.

Dogs are welcome, but please bring a baggie and clean up after them.

To access the trails, go up behind the high school to Pineridge Drive, and look for the entrance signs. The trail system opened Sunday with a walk to raise funds for the new Rescue Vehicle.

Here Theresa Tucci and Ron Friesen were on hand to provide runners with water and snacks after the their hike.

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The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 5

May 22, 2009

Eileen Madson T-Shirt mystery solved the group of Home Hardware owners from across Canada who conduct their annual The old saying, “You never know,” cermeeting and then renovate a school. tainly applies to the riddle about how the They have done this for the past four Eileen Madson Primary School T-shirt suryears. Back in 2007, Lucy also brought faced on a remote ranchero in Baja South, along a suitcase of clothing, most of it outMexico. grown by daughter Sarah, now 14, includAnd the answer is: the T-shirt being the Eileen Madson T-shirt. longed to Sarah Miller, daughter of Al and After the tour, we returned to the classLucy Miller, owners of Home Hardware in room and opened the suitcase brought by Invermere. Wow, who would have guessed? the LaBries and went through the clothes.

In January, my husband, Larry MeadThe students should be commended ows, and I were visiting the Montano famfor their manners; there was no squabbling, ily who own a ranchero in the Baja. Lo and grabbing or rooting going on. However, as behold, their daughter, Flor Damasia, was Marion and I held up each article, their eyes wearing a T-shirt from Eileen Madson Prigot bigger and bigger. mary School.

Flor Damasia had her eye on a gorgeous All she knew was that it was dropped pink top, Gloria was partial to a lime green off at her school in Mira Flores by a Canadiblouse and one lad was really eyeballing the an. This, of course, raised lots of questions. black and red board shorts. It would have Who was the Canadian? Who delivered it? MYSTERY SOLVED— From left to right, Marion LaBrie, Flor Damasia, been very interesting to be a mouse in the Heather Meadows and Flor’s teacher Gloria pose with the story of the mystery corner to watch the proceedings after we What a puzzle! Here’s how we solved it.

Photo submitted by Heather Meadows The Pioneer ran an article, complete T-shirt from The Pioneer. made our exit. with a picture of Flor Damasia and her EiA few days later I got a call from the leen Madson Primary School T-shirt. Readschool administrator. Through an interpretB.C. with Invermere highlighted. Now, please let Flor ers were asked if anyone knew where the T-shirt came Damasia be at school today, we thought! er (my neighbour across the street), Cicero asked if I from. There were lots of replies, so many people have She was. After hugs and introductions to the seven could be sure to tell Home Hardware how much their been sending clothes to Mexico. A few sounded pos- other students, we were taken on a tour of the school contributions have helped the school and ultimately, sible but not really plausible. Our next thought was and residences. We chatted (and I use this term loose- the children. to go to the source: the school Flor Damasia attends. ly, as you can imagine) with the teacher, Gloria.

He also mentioned that any additional help would Our hope was that our Spanish dictionary would get Eventually one of the students understood we be appreciated. He stressed that he wasn’t talking us through the language barrier. wanted to know who brought the Eileen Madson Pri- about money, but, rather, materials, supplies, clothes In April, Marion and Marcel LaBrie joined us in mary School T-shirt. Rather than answering us, we and physical labour.

Mexico and the four of us headed out to Mira Flores. were led to a bronze plaque displayed at the school’s As Larry and I drove the last few kilometers to our We were armed with a huge suitcase filled with clothes entryway. home in Invermere, I was filled with pride. I am proud that Marion and Marcel brought, a framed picture of Dated 2007, it said thank you to all 200 of the to be a Canadian, proud to be from the Windermere Flor Damasia and me which had been published in Home Hardware staff who spent a week painting the Valley and proud to be part of a community that has The Pioneer, the article which accompanied The Pio- school, planting flowers, and doing general mainte- taken time out from their busy lives to make a differneer photo, a translation of same and, finally, a map of nance. Al and Lucy Miller of Invermere had joined ence for those who have less.

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Relay for Life needs your help

May 22, 2009

Historical Lens

By Elinor Florence Pioneer Publisher Cancer is a hideous disease. It attacks unseen, turning healthy cells into diseased flesh and eating us away from the inside.

Cancer knows no boundaries. It kills indiscriminately here and elsewhere, little girls like adorable seven-year-old Samantha Kebe, happy young mothers like Margaret Constable and Janet Sweetman, and loving fathers like my own.

The treatments are radical. So far we haven’t come up with anything better than cutting off pieces of our bodies, poisoning our bloodstream with chemicals or killing the infected flesh with radiation.

Cancer has been around so long it seems as if we look at it fatalistically, as if it’s some kind of cosmic lottery to be won or lost.

We musn’t give up. Science will find a cure, maybe tomorrow, maybe next year. It’s my dream that we will someday be able to publish in this newspaper the biggest and best news the world has ever seen – that cancer has been beaten.

In the meantime, there are experiments going on everywhere in the world. They are time-consuming and expensive, and that’s one reason why the Canadian Cancer Society exists – to help raise funds through donations to keep the battle raging.

The society does other things as well. It works to improve the quality of life for people who have cancer, and their families. It takes the lead on communitybased preventative measures, such as Invermere’s new pesticide-free initiative.

One of the local unit’s main fundraisers is the annual Relay for Life. This is coming up on June 13th, and desperately needs your support. Please make up a team, join a team, sponsor someone who is on a team, buy a luminary in the name of someone you love, write a cheque, or simply empty your change jar.

Call Lisa Logstrup at 250-688-4488 for information, or visit www.cancer.ca and follow the links.

Family retreat This photo from 1913 shows a small group outside a cabin. The people are identified as Walter Nixon, Mrs. Nixon, Annie Crook, Charlie Crook, John Brothers, Charlie Crook Jr., and Jim Anderson. If you have information about this photo, numbered A482, please e-mail us at upioneer@telus.net.

Photo courtesy of the Windermere District Historical Society

NDP not particularly ‘nice’ Dear Editor:

and spoiling us is not ultimately nice.

The Liberals had to withdraw programs in hospitals, schools, and other socialistic programs that the NDP over-indulged in, because we simply can’t afford everything we want. Then, like spoiled children, we complain that our Liberal responsible political parents are “not nice guys.”

B.C is one of the best places on earth to live, both beautifully and substantially. If we all start looking at our glass as 90-percent full instead of 10-percent empty, we’ll turn around a 100-year British union-inspired tradition of complaining and spoiled attitudes pervasive in this province.

Only then will we be “nice guys!”

It was questionable and brash seeing The Pioneer’s front page describing the NDP local winner “nice guys finish first.” The authors thus implied that the Liberal candidate is not a nice guy.

So what makes Norm Macdonald a nice guy? Perhaps as a friend he is a nice guy, but as a member of the NDP party he was part of a U.S. smear-style campaign that wasn’t nice. The NDP also promised everyone more of the economic pie than actually exists. The NDP would have again put B.C. in the same grossly overborrowed, overspent situation that North American households have badly managed themselves. Dangling more gifts in front of us is not real genuine leadership, Bill Ark, Invermere

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May 22, 2009

People’s rights are being infringed upon Dear Editor: The rights of people to determine how they want to live in what is regarded as a fragile, sensitive environment — hitherto not proven to sustain a large human population — are surely being infringed upon.

The final decision over Jumbo Glacier Resort has been removed from local and regional government by a provincial government seen as being controlled by powerful self-interest groups who can dictate what happens to Crown lands and what jobs will be made available.

Because Crown land is being utilized by proponents of Jumbo Glacier Resorts, who are not seen as being truly representative of the people in this part of British Columbia, it has become a contentious issue.

The same contentious issue applies to the private use of rivers in B.C. to generate electricity when other means are known to exist that do not affect rivers. Earth sciences may be regarded as in their infancy, compared to cosmic science where time has proven existent

theories and laws limited in scope. Present knowledge of how nature (i.e., nonhuman life) exists is still being tested with existent beliefs and facts undergoing change.

Surely, it is better to exercise caution where the environment is concerned while time is still on our side.

With regards to unemployment in this area, it seems expedient to revitalize forestry food production industries that sustain local people and meet their needs without total dependence on global markets, which time has proven to be still viable in this area.

Those in opposition to another ski resort and run-of-rivers production of electricity see they are not vital to this area, whereas protecting the environment is.

We need a provincial government that is more committed to environmental issues and that are not prepared to gamble with them just so they can stay in power.

Margaret O’Sullivan Invermere

Land conservation tax: where is the fairness?

Dear Editor: I have 18 acres surveyed in three parcels for a cost of $60. People with 125 or more acres pay $20 surveyed as one parcel. Where is the fairness?

This land was surveyed in 1905, 1930, and 1948 and has never been changed.

The people who get this fund, what will they do with it? Who are they? Are

the groups of people who receive this in the same clique?

There are approximately 55,000 people who live in the East Kootenay, the Regional District of East Kootenay receives a budget of $27 million, so why do we need more money for Areas F and G for conservation?

R.P. Wismer Brisco

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May 22, 2009

LETTERS

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Kinsmen Home Show a hit Dear Editor: The 2009 Kinsmen Home and Recreation Show was a big success.

The Kinsmen would like to thank everyone who attended the show and all the exhibitors for their terrific displays.

Swanee and Friends provided a new attraction this year, entertaining everyone with their great musical stylings and games for the kids.

Thanks to Canwest Propane for supplying heaters and propane to warm up the show.

Peter, Michelle and Emily from the Bistro did another terrific job with the concession, catering to the folks attending the show and the exhibitors.

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Auction. This will be a big help for their upcoming conference in Prince Edward Island. Thank you to everyone who donated items to the auction.

Congratulations to Walter Goertzen of Airdrie, winner of the HD TV provided by Tri-Del Automation; and to Pat Holland who took home $300 from the 50/50 Draw.

The winner of the “Early Bird” Exhibitor prize of $200 was Bill Rainbow of Meridian Mortgage.

Kinsmen Frank Kirkby, Dave Moutray, Colin McAndrew and Bucky Dalke took it all off the top and raised over $2,500 to help kick off the Relay for Life coming up on June 13 and 14. Thanks to Maria from Anglz Hair Studio for her great work with the clippers.

Kelly Love, Invermere

Public demands more input Dear Editor: Recently there has been discussion in the media about public process and the recent extension of the proposed Jumbo Environmental Assessment, particularly with reference to grizzly populations in the Jumbo Creek region, and about impacts of the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort on these populations.

To clarify some of the confusion we offer the March 2007 study, authored by (among others) Dr. Chris Servheen (Chair of the U.S. Grizzly Bear Recovery Program), Dr. Michael Proctor (the foremost grizzly expert in the Kootenays), and Dr. David Paetkau, whose Nelson genetics lab is one of the global leaders in DNA analysis. In short, these are the global independent experts on grizzly bears.

Funding support for this study came from the B.C. Ministry of Environment, B.C. Parks, the Habitat Conservation Trust Fund (hunter-sourced revenue), the local timber industry, as well as a range of other interests, including the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in the United States. These agencies and local companies have a long history of supporting local biodiversity and economy.

This independent 2007 study found a serious decline in grizzly densities in the Central Purcells, from over 90 percent of carrying capacity to just over 50 percent – new information that we need to consider before allowing permanent human settlement in this remote region, or we will all be paying for very costly grizzly recovery planning in the future.

Jumbo has not been approved. The proponents have yet to even apply for rezoning. The environmen-

tal assessment certificate is not old. It was a five-year certificate set to expire this October, unless new information like the aforementioned grizzly report was put on the table.

Except the Environmental Assessment office not only ignored their own report, but denied key stakeholder requests for extensions to comment on Glacier Resort’s application for extension to fast-track the Jumbo Environmental Assessment extension this January. The Regional District of East Kootenay did not even find out about the request for extension until January 6th, and with a mid-January deadline for input on the request for extension, this left no time for discussion at the next meeting in early February.

Their request for extension, as well as the Ktunaxa First Nations, the Central Kootenay Regional District, and local grizzly biologists’ request for extension in the comment period, were outright denied. Sound fishy?

How about Glacier Resorts being given the former Calgary Olympic Development Association tenure in December 2007, with a three-fold increase in size and completely different permitted uses – all with no public notice. How is this public process?

The public demands and deserves more accountability and more opportunity for input into decisions on our backcountry, especially decisions that will impact our access, and have the potential to saddle us with high-cost recovery programs for already threatened wildlife. Keep Jumbo and the Central Purcells wild.

Dave Quinn Kimberley

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 9

May 22, 2009

Government Briefs Invermere awards contract for Pothole Park District of Invermere Council recently awarded a $450,000 contract for the site work to Pothole Park to Fernie Contracting, and just in time, too.

In order to qualify for funding under B.C.’s Spirit Squares program, improvements to Pothole Park must be completed by October 2009.

The work is the first phase of a long-awaited development of Pothole Park, a green space in the heart of Invermere’s downtown. Ideas for development of the park have been in discussion for generations and only now is the work commencing.

According to District Planner Rory Hromadnik, five bids for the work were received, ranging upwards to $686,000. However, no bids were received for the construction of a planned washroom facility.

A complicated foundation and high security deposit, he said, were to blame for the lack of bids. However, the research that resulted opened the possibility of doing the job in-house, with district staff acting as general contractor. Staff is examining the possibility.

According to Mr. Hromadnik, work is scheduled to begin immediately, progress throughout the summer months and, he hopes, will be completed in time to stage a celebration prior to the funding deadline looming in October.

Site management, he said, will attempt to reduce traffic disruption, noise and dust during the busy summer months.

Invermere finds new home for solid waste The District of Invermere has found a new home for almost 500 tonnes of solid waste that resulted from desludging the wastewater treatment lagoons located in the Athalmer’s industrial park.

The district dewatered, processed and stabilized the waste into Class B bio-solids ready for application to agricultural lands.

According to Invermere’s Manager of Utilities, Brian Nickurak, agricultural land adjacent to Coy’s Par 3 Golf Course south of Dutch Creek will play host to the bio-solids.

“Not at the golf course, but on the agricultural land right beside it that is used for grazing,” Mr. Nickurak said. “We’re just getting finalization from the Ministry of Health. As soon as we get that, it will be hauled out and disked into the soil.”

‘Walking school bus’ fails to earn support The District of Invermere’s attempt to reduce school-related, morning rush-hour traffic through neighborhoods on the west side of town has failed and district staff are blaming parents.

Last year, District council approved a $9,600 Union of British Columbia Municipalities grant application to the Community Health Promotion Fund to establish a Walking School Bus and Anti-Idling pilot project.

According to District of Invermere Chief Administrator Chris Prosser, the project failed.

The Idle-Free Walking School Bus project is the name for a system in which parents take turns walking a group of children to school.

It has two components. Firstly, parents coordinate to share the daily responsibilities of walking along a “walking bus route” and picking up children along the way. The Walking School Bus has scheduled stops, just like a regular school bus, where it picks up “riders” as it makes its way to the schools.

Secondly, the “Idle Free” education component of the project ensures that when the students arrive at school, by foot or by vehicle, the cars, buses and other vehicles parked at the school have their engines turned off instead of idling.

“The idle-free portion of it was very, very positive,” Mr. Prosser commented. “The Walking School Bus was not very well-received.”

Mr. Prosser said the main reason for the failure is that parents don’t have time in the morning to walk their kids to school and find it easier to just drop them off on their way to work. The district, he said, will continue to work on the problem.

Radium expands fibre optic service area Businesses and residents at the east end of Radium Hot Springs, in particular those on the road leading up to the Kootenay National Park gates, will now have the option of being connected to NanoFibre’s fibre optic service.

Last week Radium council voted to allow NanoFibre to place a conduit and service boxes in order to connect businesses on both sides of Highway 93.

According to the Village’s Chief Administrative Officer Mark Read, this will affect between 15 and 25 businesses in that area. Each will now have the option of connecting to the NanoFibre network, allowing them services such as high-speed internet, high-quality video and telephone service.

NanoFibre was previously unable to access this area, as Telus had denied access to their conduit because there was no spare capacity on the poles leading to the park.

The placement of the fibre will be conducted immediately after the Village has installed power and irrigation in that area, a process which is currently underway as part of the Highway 93 Strip Beautification Process. The Village will charge NanoFibre a rate of $1.13 per 30 meters per month for accessing the conduit. The company has also pledged to pick up the cost if any damage occurs to the services the Village has placed while installing the fibre.

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Lake management guide released Submitted by Heather Leschied, Chair East Kootenay Integrated Lake Management Partnership The Windermere Lake Shoreline Management Guidelines for Fish and Wildlife document has been released to the public.

Developed over the past year by The East Kootenay Integrated Lake Management Partnership, following completion of fish and wildlife habitat assessments and foreshore mapping of Lake Windermere, the guidelines are focused around the protection, conservation and restoration of important fish and wildlife values.

“We believe the guidelines will help focus where new development could be located on the lake while sustaining priceless natural public assets and maintaining the economic viability of the area,” stated the Partnership Chair, Heather Leschied.

“The guidance document provides a how-to manual based on scientific studies, for individuals planning any type of work on their properties,” said Karen Macleod, Planner with the Regional District of East Kootenay.

This includes information about permit requirements, contacts, and general information to simplify the approvals process and make it consistent.”

Lake Windermere’s eastern shoreline at Invermere.

She added: “Lake Windermere and surrounding area provide important environmental features, which attract people to local areas, and help build strong communities.

“In order to maintain, protect, and restore this area, the guidance document will provide a quick and easy reference to facilitate review of developments around the lake.”

The partnership was formed in 2006 in order to assess the potential cumulative impacts of increased development and population growth on East Kootenay lakes.

It provides a consistent framework for review, both for approval agencies and private developers/landowners.

Residents around Lake Windermere, along with review and approval agencies and developers had expressed concern for the lack of a comprehensive strategy for review and approval of development related activities in a consistent manner.

This lack of consistency could potentially cause a deterioration of environmental quality.

The partnership includes representatives from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the regional district, Ministry of Environment, Transport Canada, Interior Health, District of Invermere and the Village of Canal Flats, Wildsight, and local First Nations represented through the Canadian Columbia River Intertribal Fisheries Commission.

The vision statement is “for productive and healthy lake ecosystems in East Kootenay Region, with balanced land and water uses that support and sustain traditional, environmental, community, recreational, and aesthetic values.”

Hard copies of the guidance document are available at the Regional District of East Kootenay and District of Invermere offices, as well as online at www. rdek.bc.ca.

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Out & About The Radium Chamber of Commerce and Bighorn Meadows are sponsoring a disco dance called Spring Fever on Saturday, May 23rd at the Radium Seniors’ Hall. Doors open at 7 p.m. Call 250-347-9331 for tickets; $20 each in advance or at the door if not sold out. Prizes for best costumes!

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Valley Voices Spring Concert • Christ Church Trinity Valley Voices Spring Concert – May 22 and 23.

Farm Fragments Exhibit • Pynelogs Cultural Centre Farm Fragments Exhibit by Jean Pederson – May 12 to 24.

What does ART Summer Workshops • Pynelogs Cultural Centre mean to you? Summer Workshops for Kids and Adults – Call 250-342-4423.

Visit columbiavalleyarts.com for our current events calendar, or call 250-342-4423.

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May 22, 2009

Music • visual arts • dining • Bar Scene • entertainment • performance ARTS

Movie Review: Valkyrie that not all Germans were like Hitler.

In actuality, there were 42 known attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler, but none, perhaps, as elaborately planned and executed as the one depicted in Valkyrie.

The title of the film, Valkyrie, is the name of the emergency operation that Germany’s Reserve Army would put in place if Hitler were ever killed. It was designed to ensure his empire would live on, even if he didn’t.

In this film, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, played by Tom Cruise, and a group of high ranking officials,

Reviewed by Cayla Gabruck

Before I watched this movie, one of my friends made the comment that this movie would suck, because you already know how it is going to end.

This is simply not the case with Valkyrie.

The political thriller is based on the true story of a group of Nazi officials, who, disgusted by Adolf Hitler’s campaign of murder and destruction, tried to kill their Fuhrer near the end of World War Two. Their goal was to take back “sacred Germany” and show the world

including: Major General Henning von Tresckow (Kenneth Branagh), General Friedrich Olbricht (Bill Nighy), General Friedrich Fromm (Tom Wilkinson), and Colonel General Ludwig Beck (Terence Stamp) are determined to use this plan against Hitler, killing him and then regaining Germany.

Tom Cruise takes a bit of getting used to, as his performance is a little over the top for the role. But the supporting actors, especially Bill Nighy, do a fantastic job at bringing emotion to this suspensedriven film.

The film is great. The acting is professional, the plot is intense and the camera work is enthralling.

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Cranbrook. This is a celebration of the academy’s fifth year in operation called “Seasons of Love.” For tickets and info: 250-426-7006.

• 7 p.m.: Royal Canadian Legion hosts the Poppy Poster Literature Awards Presentation to students who won prizes in this annual nation-wide competition.

Public is very welcome to attend.

Monday, May 25th: • 7 p.m.: Columbia River Greenways Alliance Annual General Meeting, at the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce Visitor Centre (Lions Hall).

Toby Theatre • 7:30 p.m. May 20-23: Monsters vs. Aliens • 7:30 p.m.: May 27-30: Duplicity.

Tuesday, May 26th:

Friday, May 22nd-Saturday, May 23rd: • 7:30 p.m.: Valley Voices Spring Concert at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere. For info: 250-342-2455.

• Farm Fragments exhibit by Jean Pederson at Pynelogs Gallery until May 24th. Pynelogs Café open Wednesday to Sunday weekly, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Effusion Art Gallery, An Unrestrained Expression of Emotion. Show continues until May 25th.

Saturday, May 23rd: • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Royal LePage Rockies West Realty hosts a garage sale to raise funds for the valley’s Family Resource Centre, and provincial and national violence prevention and education programs through the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation. If you wish to donate items, drop them at the office in Athalmer on Friday, May 22nd. No early birds.

• Lake Windermere District Rod & Gun Club offers free small rifle shooting with club instructors. Family, youth and beginners, guns and ammo available on loan. For info: 250-342-9033.

• 7 p.m.: Doors open for Billy Jive and the Funktastic Five at Radium Seniors’ Hall. This Spring Fever Dance is sponsored by the Radium Chamber of Commerce, with Bighorn Meadows. Tickets $20 at Bighorn Meadows, 250-347-2323; and the Chamber, 250-347-9331. Tickets at the door unless sold out in advance. Bighorn Meadows is also offering rooms at $99 each. Prizes for best costumes, bar and midnight snacks.

Sunday, May 24th: • 2 p.m.: Cribbage at the Brisco Hall.

• 4 p.m.: Aspire Dance Academy holds its final performance of the year at Key City Theatre in

• 6-7 p.m.: Annual general meeting of the Columbia Valley Botanical Gardens and Centre for sustainable Living, at the Community Greenhouse beside the high school.

Wednesday, May 27th: • 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.: Two-day workshop called Built Green at College of the Rockies, today and Thursday. $295 per person. In-depth review of building science and sound building practice. For info: 250-342-3210.

• Noon: Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting at the Lions’ Hall. Guest speaker Nick Berzins on Columbia Valley Greenways Alliance. Last monthly meeting until Sept. 23rd.

Catered lunch $12. Reservations necessary by May 25th at 250-342-2844.

• 6:15 p.m.: Purcell Mountain Bike School’s Ladies’ Wednesday Night Ride six-week program.

Registration $120. Ages 16 plus. Meet at Rob’s Bicycle Works. For info: 250-341-1346.

• 6:15 p.m.: Purcell Mountain Bike School’s Kids Ride six-week program. Focus is on dirt jumping, skate park and cross-country skills. Ages 7-13.

Registration $60. Meet at Rob’s Bicycle Works. For info: 250-341-1346.

• 6-8 p.m.: Canoe or kayak ladies’ night, Columbia River Kayak and Canoe, next to Pete’s Marina in Athalmer. No experience required; equipment provided. Drop in $20 each, or $5 with your own canoe or kayak. For info: 250-342-7397.

Thursday, May 28th: • 7 p.m.: The Maderati, a satirical comedy by Richard Greenberg, presented by the David Thompson

Secondary School Senior Theatre. Shows tonight, Friday and twice on Sunday at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Tickets $8 at the door. Mature content. For info: Alyssan Gauthier at 342-9213, ext. 135.

• “Shot Shapers” Beginner Ladies’ Golf lessons start at Windermere Valley Golf Course. Cost $169 for four days: May 28, June 4, June 12, June 18. For more info: 250-342-3004.

• 5:30-7:30 p.m.: Chef Training Class at the high school will host a casual dinner in honour of Creston Asparagus. Join us for asparagus dishes. Fresh asparagus will also be on sale, $3/bunch. Tickets at the door. For info: 250-342-9213.

Friday, May 29th: • Noon: Deadline to submit applications to become one of the official Olympic torch-bearers, as it passes through Invermere. See nomination form Page 16.

• 7:30 p.m.: Brisco Social and Community Aid Meeting at Brisco Community Hall.

Saturday, May 30th: • Second annual Crazy Soles Nipika Trail Run. Distances 3, 10 and 25 km. T-shirt, swag bag and lunch included. Register at www.zone4.ca or call Beva at 250-342-2074 for more info.

Wednesday, June 3rd: • 7:30 p.m.: Literacy Charity Golf Tournament.

Registration $125 includes gourmet breakfast, awards banquet, live music and prizes. Special guest poet Barbara Adler. Entry forms at College of the Rockies, Radium Resort, Invermere and Radium Libraries. For info: Joe Evanoff, 250-347-6266.

Friday, June 5th: • Full Moon in June: 36-hour Adventure Race starts, including mountain biking, alpine trekking, kayaking and fixed ropes, Panorama Mountain Village. Discounted fees for Invermere and Radium teams. For info, visit www.fmij.com or email race@ fmif.com. Volunteers needed now for first aid, communications and more.

Saturday, June 13th: • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Wilmer Community Hall. To book a table for crafts, baking or whatever, call Sonja at 250-342-9470 before May 31st.

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Last week, the library board launched a volunteer drive by placing notices in every book borrowed. Unless it finds volunteers by June 15th, it will be cutting back the library’s hours.

“I am just hoping that this little drive will bring some more volunteers,” said board member Ron Verboom, “because it’s a great library and it would be a shame to see the hours cut back.”

The decision stems from a recent board decision to have two people working in the library at all times, a move made to comply with WorkSafe BC practices.

“It’s a scenario very typical of volunteer organizations. There’s always a core group of people that do the majority of the work and you are always out there looking for volunteers,” he explained.

Librarian Jane Jones said that she is sad to see that in what should be their busiest time, the library may be facing cutbacks.

“It just so happened this year that three of our volunteers who would normally be in charge are taking holidays and a couple are taking them at the same time so we have to find more,” she said. “Our busiest times are Saturday and Sunday – days that volunteers don’t generally like to work.”

Jane conducted a training session for four new volunteers this week. Ideally, she would like to have at least eight full-time volunteers who could commit themselves to one day a week.

According to Mr. Verboom, not all volunteers have to go through training.

“Just as long as someone is there with the volunteer who is actually working in the library,” he said. “You can sit and have a read or knit – just as long as we have two people there.”

For more information or to volunteer, call 250-347-2434.

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May 22, 2009

Bill Croft, Jon Howlett show art at Pynelogs

By Jessica Gowling Pynelogs Cultural Centre With the winding down of the ‘Farm Fragments’ exhibition, Pynelogs Gallery is looking forward to another exhibition happening from May 26th to June 7th with an opening reception on Wednesday, May 27th, from 7 to 9 p.m.

This show features new creations from the talented artists Pamela Cinnamon, Bill Croft, Jon Howlett and Dave Watland as well as a unique travelling exhibition titled Imagery Meets Narrative.

Pamela Cinnamon, from Valemount, is returning for her second exhibition at Pynelogs with creations that explore a new aspect of spirituality.

From the intricate mixed media works seen last season in her solo show, which explored the ancient Mandela, Cinnamon’s work now turns to focus on a new path of mysticism using doors and doorways as symbols.

In a collection of over 15 paintings, these representations of doorways are meant to stand as emblems of mystery, wonder, nostalgia, loss and hope.

Those who appreciate Cinnamon’s figurative skills will also value the work of painter Bill Croft, whose still lifes and landscapes also hold a sense of whimsy.

As a chemical engineer, Croft began painting in

Only Ice Will Suffice, by Jon Howlett. oils during his spare time, for his own enjoyment. But after retiring to Windermere and taking some classes, he has become very dedicated to his canvases.

Croft’s representational landscapes tie in nicely to a fellow painter who also holds an affinity for nature. Having moved from England to the valley, Jon Howlett appreciates the imagery that surrounds him by capturing it with his paintbrush.

Howlett’s wildlife and landscape paintings are enticing images that detail the captivating beauty of Brit-

ish Columbia. Howlett’s large canvases, with his use of vibrant color, distinctive painting style and a close attention to composition, are truly eye-catching.

Dave Watland is the final solo artist in this show, whose work compliments his fellow painters.

As a new addition to the line-up, Watland’s paintings are sure to be a pleasant surprise for regulars at Pynelogs. Living in the Okanagan Valley, Dave finds endless inspiration from the outdoors and selects imagery from his environment. Watland’s unique artistic style can be attributed to his delicate balance between abstraction and realism.

Instead of the natural world as a starting point for creation, the final installment of this upcoming show, Imagery Meets Narrative, draws its inspiration from text. This is a collaboration I initiated last December, which explores our understandings and notions of interpretation, perspective and potential through the alteration of text and imagery.

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“To me, that’s irrelevant to the planning process,” Mr. Wilkie commented. The regional district’s decision to not enter into continued development discussions, Mr. Wilkie explained, is because the project lacks priority on the regional district’s planning agenda and because the District of Invermere opted out as one of the three parties required at the table.

Former Invermere planner and sustainability consultant, Meredith Hamstead — who has emerged as a spokesperson for a group of citizens opposed to annexation of Grizzly Ridge — said she hopes the move will be a wake-up call for residents of Invermere to start think strategically about the next ten years.

“As a tactic, it’s not a very neighborly thing to do,”

she said. “And that’s the most that can be said.”

Ms. Hamstead said she is calling for a rewrite of the official community plan that will include a public planning process that will result in a parks and open space master plan.

Doing so, she said, will help the residents of Invermere decide whether or not to annex Grizzly Ridge.

Darcy Lehr, the president of the Columbia Valley Cycling Society, represents one of the user groups that have enjoyed access to Grizzly Ridge.

Ms. Hamstead’s opposition to the boundary expansion, he said, led the group to withdraw its support for the project.

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us to pressure council into coming back to the table to discuss the issue. We took him out and showed him what we expect for a trail,” Mr. Lehr commented.

“We did our part to show council we wanted the discussions to resume, which they did. After the info was presented by Ms. Hamstead, our board of directors agreed we need to know the long-term financial issues before the decision can be made. To force the council into making a yes decision would be selfish as users and irresponsible as taxpayers.

“We have some very smart people in and around town who know more about the reasons to not include the area into the district than we as a cycling club do , and I feel we should allow them to do their job.”

District of Invermere Mayor Gerry Taft was unavailable for comment.

Businesses welcome freeze in park fees

By Cayla Gabruck Pioneer Staff A fee freeze in Kootenay National Park is good news for local businesses.

This freeze is part of a national park fee freeze announced by Canada’s Environment Minister Jim Prentice, who is also the minister responsible for Parks Canada, to encourage travel to national parks in response to the country’s current economic downturn.

“I think the tourism industry is very pleased with the steps we are taking,” said Pam Veinotte, Parks Canada Superintendent for Lake Louise, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks. “There’s a recognition that we as Parks Canada and the Government of Canada are helping to do our part during these tough economic times.”

News of the freeze was delivered to the Kootenay by Jim Abbott, Member of Parliament for Kootenay-Columbia.

“Our region has magnificent natural and historic places that are dear to all Canadians and visitors to Canada,” he said. “This fee freeze will help Kootenay residents cope with the current economic uncertainties while encouraging international vacationing visitors to come and stay longer.”

Other parks in the area whose fees will also be frozen include Yoho, Glacier and Mount Revelstoke.

Although too soon to tell the actual results of the freeze, so far local businesses are pleased with the freeze.

“I think it reflects a positive outlook by parks in working with the private sector and wanting to encourage

travel and shorter haul holidays within Western Canada,” said Doug McIntosh, [resident of the Radium Chamber of Commerce.

According to Ms. Veinotte, Parks Canada has also received positive feedback from travellers regarding the freeze.

“The public is pleased that they will be able to visit these wonderful places at the same rate for the next couple of years,” she said.

On average, Parks Canada collects nearly $77 million in fees from its 42 National Parks, 158 National Historic Sites and three National Marine Conservation areas.

This money is reinvested in the organization to provide information, facilities and security for visitors.

“I don’t feel that the fee freeze will have a significant effect on our ability to provide services to the public,” Ms. Veinotte said.

The tax freeze means that for individuals, the 2008 rates will stay in place until April 1st, 2011.

For the travel trade, the 2009 rates now in effect will be frozen until 2012.

Kent Kebe, manager of the Radium Visitor Centre, agrees that the fee freeze was a good idea, but he said he would have liked to see Parks Canada go one step further and lower the fees for the upcoming season. “I’m glad they have frozen it,” he said. “Some of the fees are starting to get high.”

The current cost for a yearly pass for an adult is $67.07; seniors pay $57.90 and youths aged 6 to 16 years pay $33.30.

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May 22, 2009

Dance academy celebrates five years Aspire Dance Academy’s year-end show will be held on Sunday, May 24th at 4 p.m. at the Key City Theatre, Cranbrook.

With 185 members, this is the only theatre in the area that can accommodate the group’s performance. The photo shows one of their spectacular dance numbers.

People of the Columbia Valley are welcome to support their community dancers by attending the Fifth Year Celebration show called “Seasons of Love.”

Tickets are on sale through Key City Theatre at 250-426-7006.

Aspire Dance Academy to perform in Cranbrook Submitted by Michelle Navratil Director of Aspire Dance Academy Members of the Aspire Dance Academy attended a competition in Kelowna in April, and then one in Airdrie in May. They performed in ballet, jazz, tap, modern, and hip hop. They went up against city studios, many of whom dance eight hours per week and bring only a select few of their top dancers.

At Aspire Dance, I believe we are all a team and all dancers should have an equal opportunity to perform, no matter their ability. We allow all our dancers to participate in competition. Most of our dancers only dance between 45 minutes to four hours per week, as I am commuting from Cranbrook and cannot offer more classes at this time.

Our dancers have worked exceptionally hard all year and have proven what they can accomplish with dedication and team spirit. In the Airdrie competition alone, our dancers received 17 High Gold Medals, 25 Gold Med-

als, and 11 High Silver Medals plus 10 overall “Most Outstanding” plaques, six overall “Most Promising” plaques, and eight overall “Choreography” awards from the entire five-day competition.

Also, six of our dance routines qualified for the “Danceoff” which is the top five high-scoring groups out of the Novice, Junior, Intermediate 1, Intermediate 2 and Advanced Division.

Aspire Dance Academy had the most dances qualifying for the “Danceoff.” We received $300 in scholarships and a First Place and Third Place trophy. We had 53 entries in both Kelowna and Airdrie.

This is Aspire Dance Academy’s fifth year in operation. The academy opened in August 2004. We have since then grown to 185 students! Dance is my life. It is my passion and I want to share it with everyone.

I hope everyone can come to our show in Cranbrook on May 24th and see the dedication and talent of our local dancers.

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May 22, 2009

Our own Dave Sutherland tries out for Jeopardy!

By Dave Sutherland Pioneer Staff Having played Jeopardy! most of my adult life, and having accumulated masses of useless trivia as a voracious, yet indiscriminate reader, it seemed like a natural step to try out for the game on their annual one-day on-line test.

So one January day I logged in and proceeded to answer 50 questions in 12.5 minutes.

When an e-mail arrived in April telling me that I had been short-list- WHAT IS . . . Dave visited Jeopardy! and all he got was this stupid pen . . . hopefully, ed for the tryouts in Se- though, he’ll get called to Los Angeles and turn his knowledge of trivia into cold cash. attle, I started to study in When I was called up I answered each question earnest. I researched my weak areas – American states, that I buzzed in for correctly, and wasn’t nearly as nerstate capitals and nicknames, along with countries of vous as I thought I would be. At one point Maggie the world, capitals, currencies and major languages. kidded me for saying “aboot” when I said “How about The big day was Thursday, May 14th. . . .”

Along with my wife Kathy and three-month-old In the interview portion of the game, I told of son Jake, we drove to Seattle and checked into a hobeing a new dad, and of having stepsons. I was asked tel. At 2:45 p.m. I made the eight-block hike to the about working as an ad salesman, and also about our Westin Hotel, where I joined about 30 other would-be hot pepper jelly. I got a couple of chuckles. Maggie, contestants, including two other Canadians. who confessed to being in her late 40s, asked me how The Jeopardy crew consisted of Corina, Travis and it felt to have just turned 50. I assured her that 50 is Maggie, who has been with the show for its entire 25the new 30. year run. We filled out a Sony Pictures Entertainment People from all walks of life participated in the privacy form and they took Polaroid photos of us. try-out. One fellow, Tim, who worked for Homeland Maggie was gregarious and witty. She explained Security, told of busting a young woman who tried to that thousands of people try out for Jeopardy! every smuggle a rhesus monkey across the border from Canyear, to fill about 400 available spots. She told us that, ada. She had sedated the monkey and then secured it only the day before, Ken Jennings, legendary winner to her body to make it look as if she were pregnant. of 74 games and over $2.5 million, had dropped in to But she was nabbed by Tim and other intrepid Federal give a pep talk to Wednesday’s hopefuls. She showed Agents right at the border. Thank God for Homeland a video clip of Alex and the Clue Crew giving us tips Security, I thought, or else, in no time, Canada’s supon what they were looking for and how writers wrote ply of valuable rhesus monkeys would surely be decategories and clues. pleted.

Then the whole room played a mock game, with When the tests were done, we weren’t told whetheveryone raising their hands when they had an answer. er we passed. Maggie explained that those of us who Obviously, as any Jeopardy fan knows, you have to had qualified would now be in a “contestant bank” for answer in the form of a question. It was a fun practice the next 18 months and could be contacted any time, round and it helped everyone to loosen up. or not at all.

That was followed by a written 50-question test.

She said some people tried out multiple times beThen we were brought up in groups of three to fore ending up on the show, including a fellow who play short games, complete with buzzers. We were givhad tried out seven times before being picked, and en tips on buzzer use and told that premature buzzing then went on to win over $100,000. In fact, two of – that is, buzzing before Alex has finished the question the people I met at the contestant search were on their – could result in a quarter-second penalty. second try-out.

We cheered on each trio as they were called up, Now all I have to do is study those pesky Ameriand applauded once they were done. can vice-presidents . . .

INVITATION TO TENDER HEADWATERS WALKWAY PROJECT The Village of Canal Flats is requesting tender submissions from qualified contractors for the Headwaters Walkway Project consisting of a 2,500 metre long by 1.9 metre wide hard surface walkway.

Tenders may be submitted based on the whole project or for the site preparation component only or the hard surfacing component only.

Once the contract has been awarded, it is expected that construction of the walkway will take place during the period of June 15, 2009 to July 15, 2009.

Tender documents are available for pick-up from the Village Office at 8853 Grainger Road, Canal Flats during normal business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Sealed tenders will be received until 4:30 p.m. local time, on Friday, May 29, 2009 at the following address: The Village of Canal Flats P.O. Box 159, 8853 Grainger Road Canal Flats, B.C. V0B 1B0 Tenders will not be opened in public. All enquires are to be directed to Bill Doroshuk, Public Works Co-Ordinator at (250) 421-0164.

The Village reserves the right to accept or reject any or all tenders, to waive defects in any bid or tender document and to accept any tender or offer which it may consider to be in the best interest of the Village.

The lowest or any tender or offer will not necessarily be accepted. The Village will not be responsible for any costs incurred by the Tender in preparing the Tender.

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INVITATION FOR QUOTES The District of Invermere (“Owner”) invites Quotations for the Trees for Tomorrow –Community Enhancement Plan.

Quotations must be sealed in an envelope marked “Trees for Tomorrow 2009” and delivered no later than 2:00 p.m. (local time), Friday June 12th, 2009 to the attention of the Director of Development Services at the following address: District of Invermere 914 – 8th Avenue Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0 This contract involves: 1. Supply, site preparation and establishment of approximately 160 trees commencing September 2009, Details of tree species, tree sizes, planting location and preliminary site plans available at the Municipal office at 914 – 8th Avenue Invermere, B.C It is the sole responsibility of the Tenderer to ensure that its Quotation is received at the location, and by the time stipulated. Quotations received after the stipulated time will be rejected and returned to the Tenderer unopened.

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May 22, 2009

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Paying estate tax on your U.S. property Many Canadians will be exposed to U.S. estate tax on their deaths and don’t know it.

In fact, any person owning “U.S. situs property” on death could have an estate tax liability, even if they’ve never set foot in the U.S. This article briefly describes who may be liable for U.S. estate tax, and gives some helpful tips to reduce your exposure.

Canadian residents, although not considered to be resident in the U.S., may still have a U.S. estate tax problem on death, depending on the size of their worldwide estates in the year of death and the types of assets they hold at that time.

For 2009, Canadians with worldwide estates over $3.5 million are subject to estate tax on the total of their “U.S. situs property,” and by 2011 estates over $1.0 million are slated to be subject.

However, the starting point is the worldwide estate, which is calculated the same way as it is for a U.S. resident.

Therefore, the U.S. dollar value of assets held anywhere in the world, including a personal home in Canada and registered accounts, is included in the worldwide estate.

If this value totals more than $2 million, then an estate tax calculation will have to be done.

Fortunately, the tax for non-U.S. residents is only on U.S. situs property. This includes:

• U.S. real estate including vacation properties, rental properties, private homes or business properties; • Shares of a U.S. corporation (private or public) regardless if the shares were purchased in Canada and held in a Canadian brokerage account; • Debt obligations of any U.S. corporations, individuals and governments; • Personal property located in the U.S. including cars, boats, jewelry, furnishings, and club memberships; • U.S. pension plan amounts and annuities, including IRAs; • Interests in partnerships carrying on a business or holding the above types of property.

Without getting into the specifics of the U.S. estate tax calculations, it should be known that the taxes are quite substantial.

For example, $50,000 of U.S. assets at death will lead to a $10,600 estate tax bill; U.S. assets of $100,000 will lead to a $23,800 liability; U.S. assets of $200,000 will lead to an estate tax liability of $54,800; and U.S. assets worth $500,000 creates a $155,800 liability.

To reduce an estate tax liability, a Canadian resident should consider the following: • Keep the worth of your entire worldwide estate under $3.5 million.

This may be accomplished, for example, by giving assets away during your lifetime.

Be careful, though, about gifting U.S. real estate, business properties or tangible property away, as there is another U.S. tax, known as a gift tax, that could apply.

As well, always consider the potential Canadian tax that might be triggered on the disposition of your assets.

• Leave assets to your spouse so you can get the extra marital credit.

Hold U.S. situs assets inside a Canadian corporation. If you hold U.S. stocks, bonds, or real estate, you might consider transferring them into a Canadian corporation in order to escape estate tax.

Since estate tax does not “look through” a Canadian corporation, and since the only asset you’ll hold on death is shares of a Canadian corporation (which is not U.S. situs property, even though the corporation itself may hold U.S. situs property), you will not be subject to this tax.

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May 22, 2009

By Cayla Gabruck Pioneer Staff Students are scrambling to find summer jobs in the face of an economic slowdown.

According to Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce President Al Miller, although it’s shaping up to be one Chamber president heck of a busy summer, Al Miller many students may not get a piece of the pie.

There is an increase in the number of applicants, young and old, competing for jobs around the valley.

Mr. Miller said that job-seekers should polish their resumes if they want a shot at the few spots that are still open.

“The job situation today has changed considerably, we as business owners actually have an opportunity to go though the interview process and have choices,” he said.

“In the last two or three years it was getting to be very difficult, applicants bringing in their resumes and throwing them on desks, mailing in their resumes, not showing up for interviews, some not even showing up for work after they had been hired. There were definitely some less than desirable applicants, and we had to take what we could get.”

That has all changed now. Many popular summer job spots in the valley have seen a huge increase in the number of resumes.

“We have to be very competitive with our fellow business people to earn our customer’s business,” Al said.

“I strongly believe folks looking for jobs need to

be the same – they need to be out and proving themselves.”

That’s bad news for those summer employees who shirked their duties last year.

“It’s competitive and they have to be putting their best foot forward, not only in the interview process, but on the job after the interview,” Al said. “Those who let their reputation fall off in the past because it was so easy are going to have to work hard to get it back – your reputation always precedes you, and in this case it really will.”

Brian Schaal, general manager at Copper Point Golf Club, can vouch for those numbers. Normally, the course has to visit several job fairs including those at Mount Royal College, the University of Lethbridge and the College of the Rockies.

“This year we didn’t have to do any of that,” Brian said. “We’ve got around 50 resumes more than last year, and they are still coming in!”

It’s the same story at Eagle Ranch Golf Resort.

General Manager Terry Shein said that the number of applications for seasonal positions at the resort are “way up”– a factor he attributes to a shift in the labour market.

“With the number of construction-related projects and other infrastructure projects being put on hold, the labour pool became pretty deep compared to how shallow it was in the past,” he said. “There is a need for the same number of positions but now the interest is a little bit higher.”

Although summer is officially underway, there is still hope for students who have not found a job, as local businesses like Sobeys and Home Hardware will be doing more hiring.

For information on how to update your resume or learn valuable interview skills, visit the Columbia Valley Employment Centre located at 1313-7th Avenue, Invermere.

Royal LePage hosts garage sale Saturday for Family Resource Centre Royal LePage is having a garage sale on Saturday, May 23rd to raise money for a good cause.

The real estate company will join Royal LePage offices across Canada in a national garage sale to raise funds for abused women and children.

In the valley, 100 percent of the proceeds will go to the Family Resource Centre based in Invermere and covering the valley, for their shelter program for abused women and children.

Treasures galore will be available, balloons will decorate Royal LePage’s office in Athalmer, across

from Huckleberry’s Restaurant, for a fun day of shopping for a great cause.

If anyone wants to donate “treasures” you can drop them off Friday afternoon, May 22nd.

The sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

No early birds, please.

So far, the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation has raised more than $9 million to become Canada’s largest public foundation dedicated exclusively to funding women’s shelters and violence prevention programs.

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May 22, 2009

AROUND THE VALLEY

Something for everyone!

Clockwise from top: Members of the Bighorn football squad were on hand at the grand opening of the Home Renovation Centre on Saturday. The team served up more than 500 hot dogs in one day.

Students in Joanne Bragg’s Tourism class at David Thompson Secondary School spent last Friday afternoon surveying downtown Invermere for accessibility. Ten students in wheelchairs fanned out to navigate downtown sidewalks and businesses. The data will feed a study being conducted by Glynis Snow-Dymond of the

Access in the Community for Equality committee with funds from 2010 Legacies Now program.

Jim Ashworth of Fairmont Hot Springs has collected more than 300,000 stamps to aid a larger operation in the valley run by Alice Geiger that is raising funds for cancer research.

Terri Ell-Cameron enjoys a glass of wine while perusing some beautiful artwork at Effusion Art Gallery’s customer appreciation weekend on Saturday.

Photos by Cayla Gabruck and Brian Geis

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May 22, 2009

around the valLEY

Ultraviolet light purifies Radium’s water

By Cayla Gabruck Pioneer Staff Radium Hot Springs is the first municipality in the Columbia Valley to comply with Interior Health’s new requirements for community water systems.

The village recently installed an ultraviolet light water treatment system to their current treatment plant, making it one of the first communities in the East Kootenay to meet the Interior Health Authority’s “4-3-2-1-0 Dual” treatment rule.

The rule refers to five levels of purification.

“I am thrilled to know that a small village such as ours could achieve such a feat,” said Mayor Dee Conklin.

The new rule was developed to reduce public health risk associated with drinking water to the general population.

Interior Health developed the new recommendation based on three key documents: the Drinking Water Protection Act, the Drinking Water Protection Regulation and the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality.

It recommends that 99.99 percent of viruses present will be inactivated and/or removed; 99.9 percent of parasites like Giardia and Cryptosporidia present will be inactivated and/or removed; dual treatment of all drinking water for example filtration and disinfection, less than one unit of NTU turbidity (Nephelometric Turbidity Units), and zero fecal coliforms.

Coliform bacteria are the commonly-used bacterial indicator of sanitary quality of foods and water.

Fecal coliform is specifically found in the intestinal tract of warm-blooded mammals.

Prior to the upgrade, water in the Village of Radium, originating from Forster’s Creek including the

watershed from the North Star, Catamount and Shannon glaciers and Thunderwater Lakes, was filtered and disinfected.

This process was completed in the water treatment plant built in 2000.

“Our water always did meet a high standard,” said Public Works Superintendent Ken McDonell.

“As an extra barrier, council decided to install the ultraviolet system.”

The decision was made by the previous council in 2005.

The new treatment process involves moving the drinking water through a stainless steel tube containing 12 ultraviolet light bulbs. The ultraviolet light acts to scatter the DNA of any bacteria that may be present, making it impossible for them to reproduce and survive.

The upgrade costs are currently being tabulated, but according to Mark Read, Chief Administrative Officer for the Village of Radium, the project fell within its original budget of $564,000.

Costs to fund the upgrade were shared three ways among the village and the provincial and federal governments under the infrastructure funding program.

The village’s costs were funded by accumulated surplus and reserves, meaning no additional charge for taxpayers.

Residents will not notice any difference in the taste or appearance of the water and so far, Mr. Read said the response from residents has been all positive.

“Clean, safe, drinking water is probably our most important commodity,” he added.

The Village of Radium will be conducting tours of its recently upgraded water treatment plant soon.

For more information contact the Village Office at 250-347-6455.

Ken McDonell shows off Radium’s new ultraviolet light water treatment system.

Photo by Cayla Gabruck

Canal Flats workers back at the sawmill

By Cayla Gabruck Pioneer Staff After months of closure, Tembec Enterprises Inc. opened the doors to its Canal Flats sawmill on Tuesday, sending 360 happy workers back to the job site.

The opening came as a result of demand for the mill’s by-products, including chips and bark, but also because of a demand for its high-grade finished products for export markets, home centres, and industrial applications.

“Reaction from the workers has been very posi-

tive, naturally,” said Jean-Luc Carriere, Vice-President for the B.C. region.

“Everyone I have spoken to is very anxious to get back to work.”

As of May 19th, the sawmill was back to producing one million board feet of lumber per day, which according to Mr. Carriere, is around normal production for the Canal Flats facility.

There are some changes, however. Instead of working a five-day week, employees are working two shifts of ten hours at the sawmill, four days a week.

Although things are going well at the moment,

the sawmill’s future will ultimately depend on the global market.

“As our operations are going forward we are monitoring the market on an ongoing basis – that is the market for product, as well as prices for products,” Mr. Carriere said.

“We will adjust our operating rates based on market demand for our chips, our bark, our finished products and the prices for these products.

“Given the current global recession we do not see any major changes in prices or demand. They will both stay low until sometime in 2010 and into 2011.”

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May 22, 2009

Green Zone: play at Windermere course and raise money for rescue vehicle

By Harold Hazelaar Pioneer Columnist Over the 12 months, local support for the fundraising efforts of the Lake Windermere District Lions Foundation and the Invermere Volunteer Firefighters Society has been tremendous.

The past long weekend was no exception, as Pine Ridge Mountain Resort held their grand opening at their show home and raised money with their pathway walk/run, Gord Felker hosted his ball tournament/dinner/auction, and Artym Gallery sold five prints through the Columbia Valley Map Book project, with proceeds from all three events going to the Rescue Vehicle campaign. “What does this have to do with golf?� you ask. Let me tell you . . .

On June 23rd, the Valley Echo is hosting their first annual “Giving Back� golf tournament at Windermere Valley Golf Course.

With the help of the Wilfley family, who are donating the use of the course, the Echo will be able to pass on all funds raised this year to the Rescue Vehicle.

The tournament format is a Texas scramble with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. You can enter individually ($100) or as a team of four ($395). For those who don’t care to golf, for $30 you can attend the dinner and silent auction that will follow the golfing.

There will be putting and pitching contests, and the proceeds from the day will bring us that much closer to having an emergency rescue vehicle to service our community.

You may wonder why we need to raise money for such a vehicle. You may think that it should be a government-funded item.

Well, you’re right, it should be, but every

level of government claims it is not in their purview to fund road safety services. Some roads are local, some provincial and some federal, so they all pass the buck.

Local community government and the Regional District of East Kootenay have contributed money, but the provincial and federal leaders have chosen to say no, which means we need to do it ourselves.

Anyway, phone Sheila Tutty at 250-3429216 to register to play, sponsor a hole, donate an auction item, or volunteer to help or buy a ticket for the dinner. It will be a great day at Windermere Golf Course, a great cause and a great effort by the Valley Echo.

See you there!

The Green Zone Quote of the Week is by Jack Nicklaus: “It takes hundreds of good golf shots to gain confidence, but only one bad one to lose it.�

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VALLEY SPORTS

Play ball!

More than 65 people participated in the Columbia Valley’s first annual mixed slopitch tournament held last weekend in support of the Road to Rescue Campaign. The event raised $1,500 to purchase a much-needed rescue vehicle for the valley.

Clockwise, from top left: Mel Casey tries his luck in the long ball competition, Steve Charette makes a play at third base, Brady Zuback makes a tough catch, Abbie Smedstad takes a swing in the ladies’ long ball competition, Trish Revet Smith gears up to hit one over the fence, Judy Moore competes in the ladies’ long ball competition, and Ross Bidinger contemplates his options before throwing the first pitch of the inning.

Photos by Cayla Gabruck

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May 22, 2009

PIONEER ON THE ROAD

TRAVELLING TALES – These intrepid explorers have entered The Pioneer’s 2009 Travel Contest. Top, from left: Don and Bonnie Merrin with daughter Christina, son-in-law Steve Read and three grandchildren, Elyse, Presley and Carter, at San Jose del Cabo, Baja, Mexico. Right: Dorothy Forster of Invermere and Olga Kreut of Victoria in the Baha-

mas. Above: David and Marilyn Goldsmith on the Costa del Sol in Spain. Their names have been entered into a draw to win two tickets to a Calgary Flames game and a night in a Calgary hotel, courtesy of Travel World Invermere. Please send your largest photos to upioneer@ telus.net.or drop into our office at #8, 1008 - 8th Avenue, Invermere.

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PIONEER ON THE ROAD

TAKING FLIGHT – Clockwise, from left: Jeff Blake at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway after completing 18 laps around the track with a top speed of 136 miles per hour; Rick Ferrier and Corrine Holden after completing a 11.5kilometre race in San Pedro, Costa Rica; Joyce McLeod and LeeAnn Barsby at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Candice Sam and Sophie Nicholas in Cancun, Mexico; Karolina Schager, Arthur and Elli Wittenborn, Tony Bukovnik and Sara Bjornson in Blue Bay Resort, Manzanillo, Mexico. Their names have been entered into a draw to win two tickets to a Calgary Flames game and a night in a Calgary hotel, courtesy of Travel World Invermere.

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250.270.0821 Invermere • Panorama

• Complete sewer/drain repair • Reasonable rates - Seniors’ discount • Speedy service - 7 days a week • A well-maintained septic system should be pumped every 3-5 years • Avoid costly repairs

Bruce Dehart 347-9803 or 342-5357

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DIRTY BLINDS? Now taking bookings for cleaning and repairs!

VERTICAL, VENETIANS, AND MORE COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL Call Doug or Cathy Cowan

345-2164

DCS Plumbing & Heating • Plumbing, Repair and Installation • Drain Lines • Hot Water Tanks 24 hour emergency service

250-341-8501 Senior Discount

• FURNACES • HEAT PUMPS • AIR CONDITIONING • FIREPLACES • HOT TUBS • CHEMICALS • SERVICE & MAINTENANCE 385 Laurier Street, Invermere, BC Phone: PO Box 86, Athalmer, BC V0A 1A0 email: info@diamondheatingandspas.com Fax:

(250) 342-7100 (250) 342-7103

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

For competitive prices and prompt service call:

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

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 29

May 22, 2009

HERE TO SERVE YOU Dunlop Contracting All Your Excavating, Hauling, Landscaping Needs

Bruce Dunlop Cell: (250) 342-1793 Home: (250) 342-9081 E-mail: dunmal@telus.net

Box 75 Athalmer, BC V0A 1A0

• Trusses • Engineered Floors • Wall Panels Tel: 250.341.6075 Fax: 250.341.3427 Email: info@duskbuildingsystems.com www.duskbuildingsystems.com

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

• Drinking Water Systems • Water Softeners • Whole House or Specialised Filtration NEW Duct Cleaning Service Call (250) 342-5089 385 Laurier Street Invermere, BC V0A 1K0

Decks, Finishing, Hardwood Floors and Accentuating Timber Projects

• • • •

Doors Windows Flooring Painting/ Interior/Exterior • Kitchen Renovations

250-342-5682

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

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

Farnham Construction Enhancing your mountain setting is our specialty.

(250) 347-7746 Box 33 Edgewater BC V0E 1A0

Fine Homeservices

GRESIUK TRUCKING

VACUUM CENTRE

Tim Gresiuk

Sales • Repairs • Warranty

ph 250•349•5659 cell 250•919•2957 Box 245 Canal Flats, BC V0B 1B0

Phone: 250-342-9207 HAPPY FEET

Specializing in Pedicures & Massage

Shonese Hogarth

Deep Connective Tissue/Fascia Bodywork Structural Balance

H E L L E R W O RK

Licensed Hairstylist Licensed Esthetician Licensed Massage Therapist

Certified Hellerwork Practitioner

Ask about Pedicure Parties 250-347-2244 shonese_hogarth@yahoo.com

@ Renaissance Wellness Centre Box 185 / 505 – 7th Avenue, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 • 250-342-2535

Need Blinds?

Interior World

Jean-Luc Cortat

“Your husband�called�and�said�you can�buy�whatever you�want...”

window fashions

Call Bill Cropper (250) 342 4406

Today’s Technology Old Style Craftsmanship

www.legacykitchens.com

Invermere

250.342.3577

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May 22, 2009

HERE TO SERVE YOU K.B. Creations

INVERMERE GLASS LTD. •Shower Doors•Mirrors •Auto•Home•Commercial

Telephone: 250-342-3659

invermereglass@cyberlink.bc.ca

Jeff Watson

Serving the Valley since 1995• #3, 109 Industrial Road #2, Invermere

“Quality Craftmanship”

• • • •

36 Years Experience

Carpentry Taping Plastering Drywalling

250-342-0450

Kirk & Karen Davis, Invermere BC

Masonry Tiling Acoustics Concrete

REASONABLE RATES – ALL WORK GUARANTEED FOR FREE ESTIMATES CALL 1-250-688-2897

Lambert Window Cleaning

• • • •

INSURANCE AGENCIES LTD.

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

McGillvary’ varryry s Landing & Outpost vvary Fishing Rods & Tackle • Structural Timbers and Posts • KD Tongue & Groove (Pine, Cedar and Fir)

Fishing Licenses

• KD Bevel & Channel Sidings • Radius Edge Cedar Decking 5/4 and 2” • Wide Plank F/L Flooring

Box 80 SKOOKUMCHUCK, BC V0B 2E0 PHONE (250) 422-9229 FAX (250 422-9227) Email: mardis@cyberlink.ca

Hours: Mon.-Fri.. 8:30-5:00 Sat. & Sun. 9:00-1:00 0-1:00

• Take advantage of the Home Renovation Tax Credit • All types of roofing, re-roofing and repairs • Licensed, insured and full WCB coverage It cost nothing to compare: FREE estimates

250.688.0959 • koss.exteriors@gmail.com

“Bringing out your inner glow”

Julie Parent

Licensed Hairdresser & Certied Practitioner < Full Service Hair Salon, Alexandria Professional Body Sugaring, Cold Laser Therapy and Microdermabrasion Services For an appointment please call: (250) 341-5474

Morning Dew Lawn Care 250-688-0575 • Residential Lawn Care • • •

250-342-5567

edgewatermorningdew@hotmail.com www.morningdewlawncare.com

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Spring Cleaning

By Contract or Hourly Discounts offered to Seniors FREE Estimates

Your search for quality and dependability ends with us.

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

Dean Hubman

Certified Technician #109-901 7th Ave., Invermere

342-3052

RR3, 4874 Ridge Cres.

Invermere, BC V0A 1K3

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Freight & Passenger Depot

7507 Main St. West, Radium Hot Springs

(250) 347-9726

250.342.9082 Invermere, BC BOBCAT SERVICE FOR JOBS BIG OR SMALL

info@mountaincreektech.ca @ With four service Technicians and two support staff we have the resources to solve your computer problems.

Computer Networks Remote Backup Services Custom Programming

Data Protection Computer Repair IT Consulting

3D Modeling and Virtual Rendering Home Automation and Green Technology Computer Sales and Support

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 31

May 22, 2009

HERE TO SERVE YOU Daren Noble

250.341.5886 250.349.5882

Site Clean-up Landscaping • Hauling • Sand • Fill • Gravel

Serving The Entire Valley

250.342.4426 Cell: 250.341.7227 Toll Free: 1.877.342.4426 Fax: 250.342.4427 redeye48@shawbiz.ca

next to Skookum Inn

1484 Hwy 93/95 Windermere, BC V0B 2L1

SHOLINDER & MACKAY EXCAVATING Inc.

ROSS’S POOLS & SPAS Commercial – Residential Installation – Maintenance – Repairs

Darren Ross 4890 Stoddart Creek RR#2 Invermere, BC V0A 1K2

Cell: 250-341-7727 • Fax: 250-347-6363 • poolman-911@hotmail.com

Septic Systems Installed ~ Pumped ~ Repaired Prefab Cement Tanks Installed Water Lines Dug Installed Basements Dug

Specializing in Custom Drapery, Blinds, Shutters & Flooring Residential & Commercial Interiors

WINDERMERE 342-6805

brenda@cordellsdesign.com

Brenda E. Werbisky, C.I.D., Interior Designer For appointment call

(403) 861-8782

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NEW AND USED ARCTIC CAT SNOWMOBILES AND ATVS REPAIRS, PARTS, SALES, WARRANTY, FINANCING

250-342-5047 1-888-357-4449

Window Cleaning FULLY INSURED

FREE ESTIMATES

Jim Detta Canal Flats, BC • Ph: 250-349-7546

Quality Hand-crafted Steel • Structural Steel • Welding • Fabricating & Machining • Custom railings and ornamental iron

www.valleysolutions.ca • valleysolutions@shaw.ca

#117 Industrial Rd. #2, Invermere, BC Ph: 250-342-9926 • Fax 250-341-3956 e-mail: txn@telus.net

Call Judy: (250) 341-1903 VJ (Butch) Bishop Owner/Operator

4846 Holland Creek Ridge Rd. Invermere, BC V0A 1K0

• Excavators • Mini-Excavators • Bobcats • Dump Trucks • Water Trucks • Compaction Equipment • Snow Plow • Sanding Equipment • Crane Truck • Mobile pressure Washing & Steam Cleaning • Underground Services • Site Prep & Demolition • Road Building • Land Clearing • Controlled Burning • Rock Walls • Rip Rap • Top Soil • Sand & Gravel

CONTRACT OR HOURLY MACHINE RENTALS AVAILABLE

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May 22, 2009

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HERE TO SERVE YOU WHOLE 9 YARDS MOWING • RESIDENTIAL LAWN CARE • SPRING CLEAN UP ETC. • CONTRACT & HOURLY RATES • SENIORS DISCOUNT • FREE ESTIMATES Call

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Professional Window Cleaning Lawn Maintenance Carpet Cleaning • Janitorial Services Staining & Painting • Gutter Cleaning Condo and Residential Cleaning Fax 250-342-0488 • www.yourprivateconnection.com Email: yourprivateconnection@yahoo.com

250-342-7622

Specializing in ALL types of stone!

• Residential • Commercial • Jesse Vader – Ken Johnson Call:

250.349.5564

LAMBERT-KIPP

We aren’t the cheapest, JUST THE BEST!

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

Laura Kipp, Pharm D. Your Compounding Pharmacy Come in and browse our giftware

Warbrick Towing & Salvage

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

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The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 33

May 22, 2009

Relay for Life honours survivor Maria Kloos

Honorary Chairperson Maria Kloos is wellknown around the valley. She and her husband Steve are former owners of Lake Auto and parents of Harald, Erwin and Marian LaBrie. Maria is also widely respected for her volunteer work in the community, and her contribution to the Canadian Cancer Society after she herself successfully battled the illness.

Please join her at this year’s Relay for Life, starting 7 p.m. June 13th to 7 a.m. June 14th, at the David Thompson Secondary School track. Call Lisa Logstrup at 250-688-4488 for more information.

Submitted by Rosemary Clarke Canadian Cancer Society Each year the Canadian Cancer Society, Relay for Life, chooses one person to be given the title “Honorary Chairperson.”

This candidate represents a cancer survivor who is celebrating conquering this devastating disease and is continuing her fight to help find a cure for the many forms that cancer can take.

This year we have the pleasure of honouring Maria Kloos in recognition of her many years of volunteering for the Canadian Cancer Society.

Maria is a breast cancer survivor and joined the Columbia Valley Unit in 1982.

Since that time she initiated the Cancer Society Fashion Show and the Reach for Recovery program, was instrumental in organizing the Terry Fox Run for five years (1985-1990) and the Breast Self Examination Program in the 1980s. She was also a Chair of the Daffodil Sales.

In September of 1997, Maria, along with Kay Maras, started the Cancer Support Group, and for eight years continued to offer her warmth and support in her own home on a monthly basis to those who were experiencing the physical and emotional rollercoaster of dealing with cancer.

She served as Vice-President of the local Unit in 1986-87 and was President in 1988-89 Maria is also very active in other community groups. She was President of the Invermere Hospital Auxiliary, a member of the Invermere Hospital Board, a volunteer at the Hospital Gift Shop and a volunteer for residents of Columbia House.

Relay for Life is pleased to salute Maria for her years of dedication to the Canadian Cancer Society and to her community.

Please join Maria and the Canadian Cancer Society from 7 p.m. on June 13th to 7 a.m. on June 14th as we walk in this inspirational 12-hour event. Businesses, organizations and groups of friends are urged to form 10-member teams and participate in this unique and entertaining event.

If you wish to join a team, contribute as a sponsor, or to volunteer on the day of the event, contact Lisa Logstrup, our Relay for Life coordinator at 250688-4488; or our Leadership Chair, Sheila Tutty, at 342-9216 during the day or 342-9059 during the evening.

KNOW WHAT TO DO TO FIGHT THE H1N1 FLU VIRUS The H1N1 flu virus (human swine flu) is a respiratory illness that causes symptoms similar to those of the seasonal flu (fever and cough, runny nose, sore throat, body aches, fatigue and lack of appetite).

All strains of flu can be dangerous; however, good infection prevention measures can help protect you and others if this virus begins to spread rapidly in Canada. your hands often and � Wash thoroughly—for at least 20 seconds— in warm, soapy water or use hand sanitizer. and sneeze in your sleeve, � Cough not your hand. common surfaces and items � Keep clean and disinfected. home if you’re sick, and call � Stay your health care provider if your symptoms get worse.

KNOWLEDGE IS YOUR BEST DEFENCE

For more information on flu prevention, visit

www.fightflu.ca or call 1-800-454-8302 TTY 1-800-465-7735

34 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer

May 22, 2009

Pioneer Classifieds s Memoriam s A Celebration of the Life of

Jim Warne will be held on May 23rd at the Lions Club Hall from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. on a drop-in basis.

Bring a Jim story to share!

s obituary s Duthie, Roger Patrick Born in Invermere, BC on June 6, 1956, Roger passed away after a long illness at Burnaby General Hospital, May 17, 2009.

Survived by sons Miles and Rio and brothers Lorne and Bruce.

There will be a service at the Anglican/ United Church in Invermere on May 29 at 3:30 PM. All are welcome.

Eleanor Matilda Statham The family of Eleanor Matilda Statham are saddened to announce the passing of their mother, sister, granny, greatgranny and aunt on May 7, 2009.

Eleanor was born on April 7, 1927 in Windermere, BC to parents Ernest and Winifred Ede. She had five brothers and sisters, Ron, Heather, Joyce, Gord and Myrtle. She married the love of her life Hubert Alexander Statham on October 26, 1946 in the Stolen Church.

Eleanor was always known as a hardworking person with a very big heart. She would welcome anyone into her life with wide-open arms. She spent most of her life working on the family farm, and working at Kirk’s Christmas Tree Farm, along with raising a family.

Phone: 250-341-6299 Fax: 250-341-6229 Email: upioneer@telus.net www.columbiavalleypioneer.com

GARAGE SALE

thank you

Cheers & Jeers

COMMERCIAL SPACE

Multi-family yard sale at Mickey’s Auto Body, Saturday, May 23rd , 9:00am – noon. Furniture, tools, jewelry, brand name clothes, household, electronics, kids: toys, tuxedo, Thomas the Train.

The family of Eleanor Statham would like to thank the staff of Columbia House for going above and beyond their call of duty; Dr Theresa Ross for giving Eleanor such great medical care; Ann Plassman for helping out and letting us get some rest; The Alliance Church and Wilmer ladies for putting on a wonderful tea. Bob and Lisa Ede for putting together such a precious slide show; And all the family and friends who sent food, flowers and hugs.

Love all of Eleanor’s family.

CHEERS: to Gord & Laurie for their valiant effort to raise money for the Road to Rescue charity for a rescue vehicle for the Columbia Valley. Keep up the great community spirit.

Kanook & Husk.

Panache Building, Invermere, BC. Beautiful building near public beach and walking distance to hundreds of condos in Canada’s most perfect fourseason town! 2400 feet on main, with two 1200-foot world-class apartments up. Perfect location for restaurant or retail. For info, call 250-342-5525.

Mult-family garage sale, Saturday, May 23rd , 8:00 am – noon, lots of kids stuff, 816 Lakeview Meadows Green.

Saturday, May 23rd , 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. Perennials, furniture, mowers, tools and more, 12B Wolf Cres. (behind Tim Hortons).

Moving Sale, Saturday, May 23rd , 9:00 am – 2:00 pm. 3161 Veysey Road (end of Holgrave Road, on the benches).

Huge Garage Sale, Friday, May 22nd , 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Saturday, May 23rd , 8:00 am – noon. No early birds, rain or shine, 7578 Pioneer Ave. (behind the Pinewood Condos), Radium.

announcement Scrapbooking Supplies, local, creative memories consultant for traditional and digital scrapbooking. Call Kathy, 250270-0254.

Compassionate Communication Workshop: Tools for Life.

Saturday, June 20th , 9:30 am – 5:00 pm. Contact the family Resource Centre, 250-342-4242, or visit www.sunwater.ca

She is survived by her siblings Heather Vaughn, Gordon Ede, and Myrtle Wilder. Her two sons, David (Sue) and Wayne (Sandi), her grandchildren Jason (Jodi), Julie (Chad), Lynn-Ann (Paul), Nathan (Michela), Cody (Gigi), Sheri (Rob), Dawson, and Joe (Ruth), and her great-grandkids, Vanessa, Braydon, Logan, Kenda, Kellan, Ava, Naomi, Carter, Ryan and Kadee.

Options for Sexual Health Clinic in Invermere, new hours are first & third Monday of every month, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, starting June 1st .

She is predeceased by her husband Hubert Statham, brother Ron Ede, and sister Joyce Todd.

BETTER THAN BOTOX

A service was held on Monday May 11, 2009 at the Alliance church.

• • • •

Call 250-341-5022.

Cheers & Jeers CHEERS: to our caring community for all your generous donations to the Invermere Vet Clinic for Horton the Owl. CHEERS: to the staff at the Sonshine Children’s Centre for their amazing care, education and love to our children.

JEERS: to the 18 & 19 year old boys hooking up with the 14 & 15 year old girls…“Sounds” like trouble, “Looks” like trouble, “Will” be trouble!!

JEERS: to whoever stole our professionally made and effective “SLOW DOWN – CHILDREN PLAYING” sign from the front of our house on Columbia Lake Road in the wee dark hours on May 7th . Perhaps your street is more heavily afflicted with speeders than ours. I would then share in your frustration in trying to keep our children safe from inconsiderate and hazardous speeders on our residential roads. What I don’t share with you is your complete lack of ethics. Why buy a sign when you can steal one for free, right? What a wonderful example you have set for those you are wanting to protect!

JEERS: to the paramedics for refusing to participate in the mock accident staged by the “Youth Against Impaired Driving” at DTSS. CHEERS: to the Columbia Valley Cycling Society, Rob’s Bicycle Works, AG Foods, Lambert Insurance Agencies, J.A. Laird, EMP, Gerry’s Gelati, Sonshine Children’s Centre and the Valley Peak for your contribution to another successful Bike Rodeo!

JEERS: to whomever is responsible for the ridiculous succession of campaign signs along the highway in Radium and throughout the valley. Are you trying to hypnotize me?

What a waste of materials on such an eyesore.

Building located in the heart of Invermere’s Industrial Park.

2000 sq. ft. main level, 1500 sq. ft. upper level. For more info phone 250-342-9295, from 8:00 am – 6:00 pm. Phone 250-3411404 after 6:00 pm.

Financial professional looking for other professionals to share space with. I have a great location with excess room.

Please call 250-270-0270.

Attention Contractors! Secure 20-foot storage container in fenced yard. Larger lots also available. Invermere Industrial Park. Call 250-342-2100 or 250346-3011.

storage

HOUSE WANTED

NEWHOUSE MULTI STORAGE Various sizes available.

Now with climate controlled units.

Call 250-342-3637

FURNISHED HOME NEEDED Working family needs furnished 3 - 4 bdrm home in Invermere, for July1st, will sign 1 year lease, references available, N/S, N/P. Please call 250-342-2653.

ANNOUNCEMENT

AUCTION Sunday, May 24th – 12:00 noon at Windermere Community Hall Approximately 225 lots of ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES such as GLASS, POTTERY, ART, FURNITURE, COLLECTOR CARS, TOYS, PLATES AND MORE. AS WELL AS approximately 50-75 lots of GOOD USED MERCHANDISE such as FREEZERS, FRIDGES, FURNITURE and HOUSEHOLD from various consignments.

VIEWING: SUNDAY FROM 9:00 a.m.

TERMS: CASH, CHEQUE, VISA, MC Auctioneer: Tex Lortscher

HIGH COUNTRY AUCTIONS • 250-341-5316

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 35

May 22, 2009

Pioneer Classifieds

• Phone: 250-341-6299 • Fax: 250-341-6229 • Email: upioneer@telus.net • www.columbiavalleypioneer.com

lost & found

SUITE FOR RENT

house FOR RENT

condo FOR RENT

condo FOR RENT

HOUSE FOR SALE

LOST: Small brown dog.Lost May long weekend near Twin Lakes or 41 Westside. Answers to Barbie. If found please call 250347-9801 or 250-342-5630

CARRIAGE COURT APARTMENTS. Conveniently located behind Sobeys within walking distance to downtown. 2 bdrm townhouse units, outside entrance. Sliding glass doors open onto balcony, overlooking private courtyard.

Fireplace and W/D included in each unit. Long term preferred, N/P, $750 - $850/month + DD. Utilities not included. Available June 1st, 250-342-8781.

FOR RENT

Sable Ridge, Radium

RADIUM – FULLY FURNISHED large windows & large deck overlooking 13th hole of The Springs Golf Course, available July 1st . 2 bdrm, 1 bath, bungalow style in Eagle Crest Villas. Single car garage. 6 month min. lease. $1190 (includes condo fees) + utilities + D.D., N/P, N/S, references required, 403-519-2216, 403981-1551.

1120 sq. ft. bungalow, 3 bdrm, 1 ½ bath, single detached garage, storage shed, main floor completely renovated, quiet neighbourhood, 7501 Revelstoke Ave, Radium. Asking $385,000, 250-347-2429.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION Private room includes utilities, internet access, cable and phone line, N/S, N/P, $400/mth, 250342-4811.

SUITE FOR RENT One or two bdrm bungalows, by the week or month, 250-3456365 Fairmont Bungalows.

2 bdrm furnished large suite, N/P, N/S, no partiers, couple preferred, private entrance, references, $995 + DD, 250342-8651.

Invermere, large I bdrm, 2 level lower suite, partially furnished, private entrance, shared laundry, off-street parking, fireplace. N/P, N/S, available immediately, $825/month + DD, includes utilities, 250-341-6096.

Large, new 1 bdrm walkout suite in quiet central neighbourhood in Invermere. Private patio, N/S, references required. $875/month including utilities.

Available June 1st 250-3420399/ 250-341-5956 2 bdrm basement suite w/ private entrance, all appliances, 5 mins from D/T Invermere, N/S, N/P, $950/month + util.

References required, available April 1st , 403-874-0483.

Beautiful basement suite, separate entrance, newly renovated, new kitchen, new floors, 2 bdrm, large yard, shared garage, $1050/month, all inclusive. Call Jessica, 403473-7828.

1 bdrm suite, long-term, N/S, N/P, downtown, quiet mature person, $650 + DD, satellite included, 250-342-6357.

3 bdrm apartment in D/T Radium, $875 + utilities + DD, available July 1st , 250-3476420.

2 bdrm basement suite in Canal Flats, N/S, N/P, utilities and cable included. $850/month, available immediately, 250-349-7568.

Radium 4 bdrm basement suite, $1100 includes utilities, N/S, N/ P, 250-342-6010, Donna.

2 bdrm, 5 appl, absolutely N/ P, N/S, available mid August, references, $850/month, 250342-7096.

Contact

250-342-5914 for seasonal or long term rentals or go online at

www.EricRedeker.com “Available Now” Rockies West Realty Independently Owned & Operated

Windermere, Timber Ridge 1, 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, fully furnished & stocked, N/S, N/P, available Sept. 1st , $1400/month +util on 12-month lease. Call 403287-9968.

2 bdrm, 1 bath in Radium, N/S, N/P, $1100/month + util. + DD, references, available immediately, 780-633-0595, 780-993-1579.

Wilder subdivision, quiet, open floor plan, nice deck, 3 bdrm, single garage, walk to D/T & school, N/P, N/S, $1200/month + util, references required.

Available immediately, 250342-2052.

Newly renovated, beautiful, large, bright house, large yard, 5 min from lake, 2 bdrm, W/D, fire place, must see. $1100 + util.

Call Jessica 403-473-7828 Radium, 2 bdrm trailer with addition and 2 outbuildings, N/ S, $1200, 250-342-3841.

Canal Flats, 2 bdrm trailer, $525/ month, available immediately.

Phone Vic, 250-349-5264.

Invermere

Columere Park, bright 1 bdrm furnished upstairs suite, private beach, quiet, $750/month, 250345-6524.

Westridge, Invermere,

Newly renovated bright walkout suite in quiet location near schools. Large 1 bdrm, fridge, stove, W/D, N/P, N/S, available June 1st . Single $650, couple $800 + 1 month DD, utilities included, 250-342-3474.

Windermere furnished, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, fireplace, wrap around deck with lake view, fridge stove, D/W, W/D, N/S, $1000 + util. Available June 1st , 403651-2002.

Newer home, great open floor plan, 3 bdrm, 3 bath, large family room, 2 car garage, close to schools, $1500/month + util, N/S, N/P, references required.

Available June 1st , 250-3422493.

2 bdrm, 2 bath w/den, fireplace, A/C, granite, pool, 2 hot tubs, heated underground parking, $1,195/month includes utilities, 403-256-0694 or 403-6505503.

Pinewood, Radium on Stanley St, brand new 2 bdrm, 2 bath, laundry room, 2 parking stalls, professionally fully furnished, $900/month cable and utilities included, 403-999-2783.

3 bdrm, 2 bath townhome plus garage in downtown Invermere, $1350 + utilities, N/P, 250-3411182.

Spacious 2 bdrm, 1.5 bath, Willow View condo in Canal Flats.

Beautiful 1000 sq. ft, newly built in 2007, in suite W/D, kitchen has 4 appliances, laminate flooring, 9’ ceiling on main floor. Furnished with dining set & futon. 10 min from Fairmont, 25 min from Invermere. Must see! $700 + utilities. Available immediately. N/S, small pets negotiable. Call 403-873-8158, email canalcondo@live.ca for photos.

Brand new, never lived in!

Lakeview Meadows 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath top floor executive condo.

SS appliances, granite, slate and hardwood finishes, gas fireplace.

Backs Copper Point Golf Course.

Full use of amenities include: indoor pool, tennis, beach access, paved walking/biking trails, underground parking and storage. Great views! N/S, $1800 + hydro, phone & cable. Long term only, references required, 250-341-6090.

2 bdrm, 2 bath condo in Pinewood, Radium, fireplace, $900/month, includes utilities.

Available immediately, 403560-5603.

3 bdrm, 2 bath, Pinewood, Radium, 1400 sq ft. underground parking in-suite laundry, $1300/ month. Available June 1st. Call Ali, 403-875-0214.

Pinewood, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, wood fireplace, underground parking, N/S, N/P, $950 + util, 403-6159989.

VACATION RENTAL Walking distance to town & lake, renovated, furnished, 2 bdrm, sleeps 4-6, beautiful view, deck, internet, cable, BBQ. Daily or weekly, June 1st – Labour Day, 250-342-8651.

HOUSE FOR SALE HERITAGE RANCH HOUSE OPEN HOUSE Saturday, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Completely renovated house on 2.5 acres located outside of Windermere, in Elkhorn Country Estates, an exclusive private gated community, one of only 11 estates included in phase one. 4 bdrm, 2 bath, security system, working shutters, all services underground, furniture included, $485,000. Call Elkhorn Ranch at 250-342-0617 or 250342-1268.

House for Trade or Sale Wanted home in Columbia Valley to trade for new, modern, furnished house in Calgary, adjacent to Elks Golf Course and close to D/T. Call Ray 403-9203359

Great starter home.

Manufactured home with newly renovated interior, 3 bdrm, 2 full baths, living, kitchen, laundry & bonus rooms, 1300 sq. ft., 0.2 acres. Large open yard, deck, hot tub, outdoor storage, open carport. Close to all schools and short walk to D/T, all appliances included. Asking $260,000, 250342-0618.

2 bdrm, 1 bath, older home, neat & tidy, large corner lot facing Radium Golf Course. Reduced for quick sale, $259,000, 780633-0595, 780-993-1579.

2004, 39 Terry Park Model on a titled lot in Valley Edge Resort, 5 min north of Radium.

Beautiful mountain setting, swimming pool, clubhouse deck & landscaping are complete including outdoor fire pit, BBQ and some contents. Must sell $129,900 OBO 403-828-8402 or 403-238-3891.

Home on 1.16 acres with panoramic Rocky mountain and Columbia Lake view. Lake access and private moorage with par 3 golf course nearby. See welist. com. #39673. Call 250-3456226, Fairmont.

417 6th St. 3 bdrm, 2 ½ bath, attached double garage, 100’ x 200’ lot, walking distance to all amenities. Asking $450,000, 250-342-2802.

condo FOR SALE Affordable downtown Invermere condo, 2 bdrm, $159, 000 + GST, 250-341-1182.

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May 22, 2009

Pioneer Classifieds condo FOR SALE

ACREAGES/LOTS FOR SALE

Pinewood, Radium on Stanley St, brand new 2 bdrm, 2 bath, laundry room, 2 parking stalls, professionally fully furnished, $279,900, 403-999-2783.

ACREAGES/LOTS FOR SALE

Exclusive Private Gated Acreage Absolutely spectacular surroundings with unobstructed view straight down the snow capped Fairmont Rocky Mountain Range. Very private yet only 2 mins. to the beach & Windermere. Services to lot.

Architectural controls ensure your investment, as well as no building commitment. See welist.com. Invermere. Must be seen to be appreciated, 250342-1167.

8 acres of hay meadow.

Beautiful mountain view with great building opportunity.

Near Wilmer, Toby Hill Road, $425,000.00. Call 342-2802.

RESORT PROp. FOR SALE Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, Golden www.adlerdevelopment.ca 250-344-8447 billy@adlerdevelopment.ca 1St Line bold & Centered

Misc. for Sale

vehicles FOR SALE

services

BOAT WANTED: Sea Ray or similar, 18’-19’, 4.3 L Mercruiser I/B, 2004 or newer, must be in pristine condition, low hours, lien free, all records. Call 250342-0780.

Large freezer & fridge, $100 for both, 250-342-8651.

1990 Dodge Neon, 84,000 km, 5 speed, blue, 2 door, car starter, mint condition, records available, $4000 firm, 250-3427077.

Water treatment & purification, includes drinking water systems, softeners & conditioners, iron filters. Call AQUAIR, 250-3425089

1992 Plymouth Voyager, 220,000 Kms, runs well, $900.00, 250342-0603 or 250-341-5845.

Flooring Installations, lino, carpet, laminate and hardwood.

30 years experience. Call 250347-9192 or 250-341-1235.

pets 8 week old pure breed Beagle puppies for sale, ready to go, asking $300.00, 250-342-1135.

Misc. for Sale Top quality Hay, Alfalfa, grass mix, round bales. Call Elkhorn Ranch, 250-342-0617.

wanted Boat slip to rent for 2009 boating season on Lake Windermere.

Contact Linda, 403-519-9240.

Composted horse manure, will load, 5 km from Invermere, 250342-1526.

Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land FrontCounter BC Cranbrook has accepted an application made by Canal Flats Wilderness Club of Canal Flats, BC, on behalf of the Integrated Land Management Bureau (ILMB), Kootenay Region, for a Nominal Rent Tenure for the purpose of a shooting range situated on Provincial Crown land near Canal Flats and containing 14.164 hectares more or less.

The ILMB File Number that has been established for this application is 4404941. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Natural Resource Officer at FrontCounter BC, 1902 Theatre Road, Cranbrook BC, V1C 7G1 or email to: lwbc.cranbrook@ victoria1 .qov.bc.ca. Comments will be received by FrontCounter BC until June 20, 2009.

FrontCounter BC may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please refer to our website www.frontcounterbc.aov.bc.ca/ and follow the link to Crown Land Applications - Applications and Reason for Decision Database for more information.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the FOI Advisor at Integrated Land Management Bureau regional office.

Phone: 250-341-6299 Fax: 250-341-6229 Email: upioneer@telus.net www.columbiavalleypioneer.com

wanted

Quality Top Soil & Manure.

Top Soil $160/dump truck load, $70/pick-up load. Manure $100/pick-up load. Call, 250342-1268.

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2008 energy efficient Beachcomber 5 man hot tub.

Used very little, comes with all wire GFI breaker, spa buddy spares, cover, hush pump, extra filter and chemicals, $6500 OBO, 250-788-1288 or 250-7885726.

Roxton solid maple 6’ dining room table with 6 chairs, $800, 250-342-9720.

Antique, dark oak dining room suite-table, 6 chairs, hutch & credenza. Great condition, $600, 250-345-0356 Portable roadside sign with 2 sets of letters. Computer desk.

Lowrey electric organ. Call 250342-6772.

Ladies’ left-hand golf clubs for sale, great condition. $100.00, call 250-342-0838 King sized latex mattress, $275, call 250-342-3205.

Inglis washer & dryer, good condition, asking $250. Call 250-342-3680 or 250-342-1415 (cell).

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES Dirtbike, 2002 Yamaha TTR125. Great condition, well maintained, lots of fun! $1800 each, 250-342-1526.

2004 Kawasaki Super Sherpa 250, on/off road motorcycle, street legal. Ride to work and in the mountains, excellent bike, $2400, 250-342-1167.

BOATS FOR SALE 1984 Campion Bowrider, 78H Mercury, view in Columere Park, $3500 OBO, 403-397-1746 (cell), 403-271-0937.

14’ aluminum boat with 1999, 4 stroke Johnson 9.9 HP motor, 2 swivel cushioned seats with brackets. Motor is silent, complete with Shorelander trailer, $2200, 250-342-1167.

16’ Fibertech boat, 90 HP Johnston, new easy loader trailer, 55 lb Minn Kota trolling motor, depth finder, Clarion Marine stereo system, $9000 OBO, 250-342-3680 or 250-3421415 (cell).

vehciles FOR SALE

2004 Ford Freestar Sport, 7 passenger van, 89,000 miles, $8500, 250-3429720.

2001 VW Jetta, black, fully equipped, 140,000 km, excellent condition, dealer maintained.

Must see, $9500 OBO, 250-3476098.

2002 Pontiac yellow Sunfire, 2.2 L, 4 cyl, 5 speed, manual, 120,000 km, 2 door, CD, great on gas, excellent condition. Asking $4900 OBO, 250-342-6918.

1995 GMC 7000 dump truck, 16’ box, 2 speed rear end $5500, 250-342-5118.

1995 one tonne crew cab 4x4, good parts, truck $3000 OBO, 250-342-5118.

2006 Jeep Liberty 4x4, navy, automatic, warranty, A/C, 74,000 km, $18,500 OBO, 250347-0077, 250-341-5164 (cell).

services

Phil’s Carpentry

Everything from roofs to decks, completion of basement and bathrooms. Phone 250-3418033 cell or 250-342-8474 home. Not on valley time.

Vacuums

Parts, repairs & accessories, All makes & models Central Vacuums – sales and installations Bonded & licensed

Fine Homeservices 250-342-9207, fhs@telus.net

Furnace & duct cleaning services using the patented rotobrush system. Call AQUAIR for free estimates, 250-342-5089.

We will pick up all recyclable cans and bottles at your location, between Radium and Fairmont.

Call K&C Pickup at 250-3429503.

ODD JOBS ENT HAULING Garbage, brush and construction disposal.

Mulch deliveries.

Dale Hunt @ 250-342-3569 CONCRETE FORMING & FINISHING Decorative, Regular, Repairs.

250-342-1775.

NO JOB TOO SMALL for College student with truck! Yard clean up, gutters, painting, haul trash or be the extra set of hands you need, 250-342-9446.

Installations of ceramic mosaic quarry tiles, slate glassblocks, etc. For estimates call 250-3416869 Computer Technician A+ certified, Microsoft certified, systems engineer, software support, network specialist. Very reasonable rate/tune-ups/virus/ prevention/removal/hardware/ trouble shooting/replacement.

All computer problems. Phone Russ, 250-341-1779.

Tile & Slate Installs Custom Steam Rooms, Showers and Floors All work Guaranteed Competitive rates.

Call 342-0448

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May 22, 2009

Pioneer Classifieds services

careers

Driving lessons for novice license (class7), learner or brush up lessons for preparation of road test. Flexible times, 250-3428651.

Housekeeper required. Fulltime, part-time at Fairmont Bungalows. Call 250-345-6365, fax 250-345-6348, or email bungalows@shaw.ca

Hello parents, I am 16 years old and looking for jobs this summer as a babysitter/nanny. I am great with kids, very responsible, confident, trustworthy and fun.

Please contact Stevie, 250-6880042 or 250-342-5553

Helna’s Stube is now accepting applications for kitchen help/ dishwashers and servers. F/T or P/T, evenings. Call 250 347 0047 or mail@helnas.com.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNTY Barber Shop in Invermere, BC. Business only, nice sized clientele. For inquiries please phone 250-341-3240 or 250342-0655.

careers Strands Old House Restaurant is looking for a full time saucier/ sous chef. Applicants should be certified and have a creative and energetic disposition with a minimum of 4 – 6 years experience in fine dining. This is hands on in a well established casual fine dining restaurant.

Please send resume to Tony Wood, Box 640, Invermere, BC, V0A 1K0 or tony@ strandsrestaurant.com or call 1888-342-6344.

Copper City Amusement Parks requires cashiers, go-kart attendants and bumper boat attendants. Please call Trish at 250-688-0711 to drop off resume.

Looking for an upbeat, can do personality to provide customer service. Position is full-time, seasonal (to mid-October) and is an afternoon/evening shift (12:00 pm- 8:00 pm), including weekends. Please send resume to Radium Valley Vacation Resort via fax 250-347-9808 or email radval@shaw.ca

Ray Ray’s

~ Family Dining ~ Great Food ~ Spor ts Bar~

Accepting applications for experienced cooks at Farside Inn in Fairmont. Fax resumes to 342-8880.

Peppi’s Pizza is now hiring all restaurant positions, F/T, P/T and casual. Call 250-342-3421 or email p.fuel@yahoo.ca

Copper City Saloon requires full time cook. Email invinn@telus.net or fax 250342-6079 or apply in person to Brenda Gingrich.

FREE MOVIE RENTALS F/T OR P/T. Join our team; receive good wages, free rentals, benefits. Please call Thora at 250-342-0057, or fax 250-3426583, email ghvinvermere@ hotmail.com or drop off resume at Gone Hollywood.

Housekeeper References required, must be thorough and reliable.

$20/hour.

Phone Elkhorn Ranch, 250-342-0167.

Brilliance in Packaging…

We Got it in the Bag! Summer Packaging Team – Full Time

The Rocky River Grill is looking for experienced

Cooks

If you would like to join the team at the valley’s newest and busiest casual family dining spot, drop off your resume or email to justatterbury@hotmail.com Wages dependant on experience.

Licensed Dining ~ Next to the Super 8 Motel, just north of the Crossroads, Invermere • 250-342-8885

(Formerly The Station Pub ) requires wait staff, bus people, hostess, dishwasher and prep cook. Apply in person with resume and ask for manager.

• Phone: 250-341-6299 • Fax: 250-341-6229 • Email: upioneer@telus.net • www.columbiavalleypioneer.com

Without question, our Packaging Team Members are the best baggers in the biz! Focusing on the safe and efficient operation of machinery to package, box, prepare and ship the best coffee in the country, their duties also include daily clean-up, room staging and relentless quality control.

It is tough work in a team setting demanding a high set of standards.

If you: • Work best in a fast paced, ever-changing environment • Are a team player with a “glass half full” outlook on life • Hate complacency and mediocrity and possess a critical eye and attention to detail • Are physically fit, can maintain a high level of energy (while on your feet for an 8 hour period) and still keep a good sense of humour wearing a hairnet….

Then we have a spot for YOU this summer on our Team!

Email us at mail@kickinghorsecoffee.com or fax 250-342-4450.

We will contact successful applicants.

Columbia Garden Village is seeking a team player to join our team as

Part-time Cook Also seeking a part time

Dining Room Server for Tuesdays afternoons with the option of other causal shifts.

Please email careers@goldenlife.ca or drop your resume off to Alison Loewen at Columbia Garden Village.

For the Bargain Hunter In All of Us Advertise your Garage Sale with…

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There’s a reason they’re called “CLASSY”. Pioneer Classifieds…

N E W S PA P E R

Phone: (250) 341-6299 • Fax: (250) 341-6229 • Email: upioneer@telus.net

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May 22, 2009 To place your Community Classified call The Pioneer at 250-341-6299 or toll free 1-866-669-9222 classifieds@bccommunitynews.com www.communityclassifieds.ca

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May 22, 2009

Valley Churches

FAITH

Jesus ascended into heaven, but he did not leave us

By Sandy Ferguson Christ Church Trinity “Why do you stand looking up toward heaven?”

This Sunday in the church calendar is Ascension Sunday, and this question is asked by two men in white robes of the followers of Jesus, after Jesus has ascended into heaven.

I have always seen it as a polite way of giving the followers of Christ Jesus a kick up the backside, so they will begin their ministry! But what does it mean for our faith, as we watch Christ ascend on a cloud?

It is important to remember even though Jesus is ascending to the heavens, he is certainly not leaving us. The Ascension is not to be seen as Jesus simply being promoted upstairs after a job well done.

Instead, it is the moment when we witness the ministry of Jesus as the Son of God, entering into a new phase, because now his followers will share the Good News of Christ Jesus with the world. And so although his physical presence is no longer with us, Jesus will always be with us, through our faith.

Yet, for some, his physical absence from the world, if anything, is quite convenient.

If you wish to establish your own particular interpretation of what Jesus expects us to do and be in the world, if he is safely up in heaven, out of the way, it’s much easier to do so.

For example, throughout history, the Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant churches have all participated in supporting the ‘divine rights’ of kings, using the imagery of Christ ruling up in heaven, to tell people how they are expected to be obedient to those in authority on earth, ignoring the reality of the ministry of Jesus, which was a profound challenge to the powers of this world and their authority.

With such beliefs, it’s no surprise that Karl Marx would talk of religion being the opiate of the masses.

But what Karl Marx and those members of the Christian faith he criticized forget is that the Good News that Jesus shares with us is no opiate to deaden our pain and distract us from the miseries of this world.

And it’s certainly not to be used as tool to enforce people’s obedience. No, the Good News is a vision of hope, entered into through our faith in God’s love, and which we embrace through own free will.

And when we do so, we become part of this vision, preparing the way for the fulfillment of God’s hopes for creation.

In other words, being a follower of Christ Jesus doesn’t simply mean hanging around looking up towards heaven, but rolling up your sleeves and getting on with the work of the coming Kingdom of God!

Lake Windermere Alliance Church Sunday, May 24th: 10:30 a.m. Worship and Life Instruction.

Searching for Lost Coins, Lisa Rohrick speaking.

Sunday School, pre-school to Grade 5, during service.

For sermons online: www.sermon.net/lwac Pastor Trevor Hagan • 326 -10th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-9535 • www.lakewindermerealliance.org Windermere Valley Shared Ministry ANGLICAN-UNITED Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship, Christ Church Trinity Rev. Sandy Ferguson • 110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-6644 • www.wvsm.info or www.christchurchtrinity.com Valley Christian Assembly Sunday 10 a.m.: Worship and Word.

Children’s Church provided during the message.

Wednesday 7 p.m.: Seven-week video series featuring Dr. A.E. Wilder-Smith, “Creationism vs. Evolutionism”.

Pastor T. Scott Peterson • 4814 Highway 93/95, Windermere 250-342-9511 • www.valleychristianonline.com Roman Catholic Church Saturday: 5 p.m. at St. Anthony’s Church in Canal Flats 7 p.m. at Canadian Martyrs Church in Invermere Sunday: 9 a.m. at Canadian Martyrs Church in Invermere 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church in Radium Father Jim McHugh 712 -12th Ave., Invermere • 250-342-6167 ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN MISSION OF INVERMERE Worship services every Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

Christ Church Trinity, 110 - 7th Ave., Invermere Pastor Rev. Fraser Coltman • 1-866-426-7564 Radium Christian Fellowship 10 a.m. Worship service 7 p.m. Special Praise, Special Prayer and Especially the Love of God Pastor Wayne and Linda Frater • 250-342-6633 No. 4, 7553 Main St. Radium • 250-347-9937 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Worship Service, 10 a.m. • Sunday School, 11 a.m.

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$217,000 MLS #182729

• Radium • Invermere • Fairmont • Windermere • Panorama

Call 250-341-6151 or 1-888-341-6155

www.rayfergusonrealty.ca

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May 22, 2009

spring fever - dance the night away and stay! $99 studio suite or 2 bedroom suite (3 couples) for $239

Billy Jive and the Funktastic Five are coming to Radium Hot Springs on Saturday, May 23rd for a Spring Fever Dance at the Radium Hall. Stay the night at Bighorn Meadows Resort for $99 in a studio suite or book a 2 bedroom suite that sleeps 3 couples for $79.66 each.

call today to reserve your room! www.bighornmeadows.ca Uncompromising quality in luxury resort properties

1-888-766-9637 info@bighornmeadows.ca ďż˝