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Bill Matichuk, back right, was assisting with the event, organized by the Regional District of East Kootenay.

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September 4, 2009

Valley NEWS

Lucky teen survives head-on collision

By Sally Waddington Pioneer Staff A Canal Flats teen is lucky to be alive after his car door swung open into oncoming traffic near Fairmont on Monday evening. The door failed to latch properly because his shorts were caught in it.

Jacob Grieve, 17, was driving south on Highway 93/95 around the base of the Hoodoos at 7:30 p.m. when the driver’s-side door of his older model Camaro swung open, according to RCMP Staff Sergeant Marko Shehovac.

“It sounds like his shorts were hanging out the door and it hadn’t closed properly, so when he drove around the corner it fell open,” he said.

As Jacob struggled to pull the door shut, he crossed the centre line and collided head-on with a northbound red Dodge Caravan. Inside were two Alberta women and a dog. The Dodge was spun around by the collision and landed with its rear wheels mounted on a concrete barrier at the side of the road.

Jacob’s friend Jesse Vander Maaten, also of Canal Flats, was driving behind him in a blue pick-up truck.

When the Camaro and the Dodge collided, Jesse rearended Jacob’s car.

Staff Sgt. Shehovac said the Alberta women and Jesse suffered minor injuries, but Jacob was more seriously injured.

“The driver of the Camaro has a broken heel, pelvis and nose,” he said, “as well as lacerations to the nose and head.”

Jacob’s grandfather, Russel Grieve, said the teenager needed 85 stitches to his head and face before being transferred to Cranbrook hospital on Tuesday morning.

“You can buy another vehicle, but you can’t buy another life,” Russel said.

Windermere fire chief Jim Miller was one of the first on the scene.

“He is extremely lucky to be alive” Jim said. “He’ll be laid up for a while, but he’ll be okay in the end.”

Jim said Jesse and the Alberta women were also taken to hospital with seatbelt-related injuries but released the same evening.

“The dog was running around wagging his tail, so he was fine,” Jim added. The highway was closed for at least an hour, reopening around 9 p.m.

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• On August 14th at 1:17 a.m., RCMP responded to a complaint of break-and-enter at Angus McToogle’s on 7th Ave. The window was broken and it activated the alarm. A small quantity of liquor was stolen.

• On August 14th, there was a report of a theft of a sailboat motor and gas tank from the lot across from the arena. This happened during the last week of July.

• On August 14th, members responded to a domestic assault. Both a 48-year-old male and a 52-yearold female from Invermere were charged with assault.

• On August 16th at 12:20 p.m., there was a theft of CDs from a vehicle in the 1800 block of 13th Ave. • On August 16th at 2:30 p.m., RCMP responded to a single-vehicle accident in Kootenay National Park. A 2009 Ford Escape ended up in the ditch. The 87-year-old Alberta driver was charged with failure to keep right. Damage to the vehicle was over $1,000 and there were minor injuries to the driver.

• On August 17th at 11:35 a.m., RCMP responded to a single-vehicle accident north of Settler’s Road in Kootenay Park. A 2008 Ford went off the road to the right. There was $1500-2000 in damage. The 27year-old female driver from Princeton received minor injuries. She was treated at the hospital and released.

• On August 18th and 19th, a number of gas caps were pried off vehicles at Online Automotive on Industrial Road. There was about $275 in damage.

• On August 20th at 8:20 a.m., RCMP responded to a complaint of attempted break-and-enter at Back Country Jack’s on Main Street in Radium. The rear lock was tempered with but no entry was gained.

• On August 21st at 3:30 p.m., RCMP received a complaint of a stolen bike from the 4000 Block of McGrath Road in Canal Flats. The bike stolen was a beige, 21-speed Norco Katmandu.

• On August 21st at 6:14 p.m., a complaint of theft of tires from a boat trailer was reported from the Shadybrook Resort in Windermere.

• On August 21st at 8:35 p.m., a red tool box was stolen from a black dodge Dakota. This happened in the 7000 block of Columbia Avenue, Windermere. A number of carpentry tools were stolen.

• On August 22nd at 10:30 a.m., a wallet containing cash was stolen from a locker at the Radium Golf Course. The locker was left unlocked.

• On August 22nd at 8:15 a.m., RCMP received a

report of theft of a patio set from a shed on the Rona property in Invermere.

• On August 22nd at 9:18 p.m., RCMP responded to a single-vehicle accident on Westridge Road in Invermere. A vehicle went down a 20-foot embankment. The driver, a 39-year-old male from Invermere, was taken to hospital by a friend and injuries were not serious. The driver was charged with driving without due care and attention.

• On August 26th at 9 a.m., RCMP received a complaint of theft in the 4000 block of Fairmont Creek Road. A TV and DVD player were stolen.

• On August 29th at 5:24 p.m., RCMP attended a two-vehicle accident in the 1300 block of 7th Avenue. A 1994 Chev, driven by a 28-year-old male from Invermere, stopped for a vehicle turning when a 1994 Honda, driven by a 24-year-old male from Invermere, rear-ended the Chev. There was $3,000 in damage to the Honda, $200 to the Chev. There were no injuries.

• On August 29th at 11:30 p.m., RCMP received a complaint of a possible break-and-enter in progress on Riverview Road in Edgewater. An alert neighbour reported the incident and the culprits were obviously aware of being sighted and departed the area. It is believed that nothing was stolen.

• On August 29th, RCMP responded to a domestic dispute in the 900 block of 14th Street. As a result of the investigation, a 29-year-old male from Invermere was charged with assault and will appear in court on November 24th.

• On August 29th at 9 a.m., RCMP responded to a two-vehicle accident in the 4000 block of Windermere Road. A 2004 Ford, driven by a 49-year-old male from Windermere, was backing up when the driver of a 2006 Yamaha Scooter laid the bike down to avoid hitting the car. The bike made contact with the vehicle while the driver received scrapes from the road.

• On August 30th at 12:17 p.m., RCMP responded to a complaint of break-and-enter on Panorama Drive. Two males were observed leaving the area with a TV and laptop from a rental condo. A good description was provided by Panorama Security and RCMP has identified two suspects from Alberta.

• On August 31st at 12:30 a.m., RCMP received information of real estate signs being removed on 17th Street. Three adult males from Calgary were found to be responsible. As the males had no history or past problems with the police, they were instructed to pick up the signs and replace them.

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September 4, 2009

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Thank You MP Jim Abbott, left, and Hans Plechinger, Chief Executive Officer of Golden Timber Frames.

Wood mill gets cash injection

By Cayla Gabruck Pioneer Staff Before a small crowd of local dignitaries, customers and employees, Kootenay-Columbia MP Jim Abbott made a huge announcement this week in favour of local business Golden Timber Frames.

It was to cheers and applause that he spread the news that the federal government will be providing $1,487,500 from the Community Adjustment Fund to help the company strengthen its economic opportunities.

“Our government, through Canada’s Economic Action Plan, is making timely, targeted investments in western Canadian communities to reduce the impacts of the global recession,” Mr. Abbott said. “Today’s announcement for Golden Timber Frames will help our region emerge from this challenging time prosperous and more competitive.”

Golden Timber Frames, a company that manufactures a wide range of timber frames and timber components for residential and commercial applications, is located on Highway 93/95 just north of Invermere.

It started production earlier this year.

After the announcement, Hans Plechinger, Chief Executive Officer of Golden Timber Frames, joyfully exclaimed that the funding would have “a remarkable and positive impact.”

With the funds, Golden Timber Frames intends to introduce a new wood wall manufacturing system, purchase a dry kiln and diversify its customer base by marketing to builders across North America.

The project will create employment and training opportunities. Benefits include long-term employment, strengthened First Nations economic engagement, expanded exports of value-added wood products, and adoption of new manufacturing technologies in the wood products industry.

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September 4, 2009

Kindergarten questions

By Elinor Florence Pioneer Publisher

Starting next fall, all-day kindergarten will be provided throughout the province.

In its $2.8-billion deficit budget, the provincial government dedicated $151 million to provide all-day spots for half of the children starting kindergarten in 2010 and all of those starting in 2011.

More kids in school means more classrooms and more teachers, and that could be a funding challenge for school districts if they must squeeze the newcomers into existing classes.

The new all-day option will also raise a few concerns for parents: will my child be socially and academically advanced by attending kindergarten all day?

Or will my little one be fatigued and overwhelmed by spending full days away from home? Will he or she have to ride a school bus? How will I feel about being separated from my child all day?

For some parents, this is a no-brainer. If both parents are working and the child is already in day care, then moving to kindergarten will alleviate some of the financial burden.

Still other parents know that their five-year-old child is emotionally and intellectually ready to step up to full-time learning and participation in school life.

Teachers have also endorsed the all-day concept, as long as it is properly handled and financed.

In our family, we’ve had various experiences with kindergarten-readiness. One of our three Novemberborn children started kindergarten early and adapted happily and easily. The second child started kindergarten early and ended up repeating the year. We held back the third November-born child, while the May baby started kindergarten in September and was fine.

What I learned from this: every child is different, and there are no wrong answers. Providing there are enough teachers and space, full-time kindergarten is a welcome option for many children who are eager to tackle the process of lifelong education.

Historical Lens

May Day in Edgewater Nella Smith, a former Edgewater resident whose story appears on Page 32, has fond memories of May Day. This photograph taken around 1961, shows 12 girls around a may pole at the Edgewater ball diamond. This lovely mountainview area of town is now subdivided with homes. The annual May Day celebration was held every

year and brought visitors from miles around. The source of this photo is Dorothy Cameron. If you have any more information, please email us at upioneer@telus.net.

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Thank you to our RCMP Dear Staff Sgt. Shehovac: I just wanted to send you a quick note to tell you that I really appreciate your detachment’s commitment to keeping the Columbia Valley a safe place for residents and tourists alike. I really enjoy vacationing in the valley as often as I can and hope it stays a safe place to visit for me and my family.

I also very much appreciate you finding the time

to write a column in the Columbia Valley Pioneer, which I regularly read online. It’s always interesting (and unfortunate . . .) to hear what types of offences or problem areas occur in the valley and stay informed. Thanks again for keeping my favourite holiday area safe. It’s much appreciated.

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Petition asks directors to change their minds Dear Editor: It’s time to listen!

On Friday, September 4th, the elected directors of the Regional District of East Kootenay will be presented with a petition signed by several hundred local residents.

The directors will be asked to review, reconsider and rescind the motion passed at their last meeting regarding land-use in the Jumbo Mountain area.

By rescinding that motion, the directors would be acknowledging having made a mistake in passing a motion on such an important issue, on such short notice, without meaningful public consultation.

Hopefully, the directors will act according to the wishes expressed in

the petition by their constituents.

This, in turn, will permit the landuse issue to be brought to the people so that a decision can be reached in a democratic manner by counting votes.

By responding positively to the petition, a practice first established in England with the Magna Carta, way back in 1215 A.D., and later with the Bill of Rights in 1689, the directors will undoubtedly restore people’s confidence in the Regional Government.

Then public consultation, followed by a popular vote, will resolve the land use issue and ensure all B.C. residents that the decisions will be made locally.

Doug Anakin, Invermere

Jumbo vote shows democracy at work Dear Editor: The recent furor over the vote of the board of the Regional District of East Kootenay regarding Jumbo provides us with another example of the breathtaking duplicity of the environmental movement.

Dave McGrath (“Petition disrespectful to the democratic process”) got it right. The vote of the directors on the Jumbo matter was an a fine example of democracy at work.

Democracy does not stop when a vote of duly elected representatives of local citizens happens to run afoul of the strident voices of dissent.

Quite to the contrary, the representatives were doing the job we elected them to do – in this case, to remove a divisive issue to the right venue so that

workings of district administration do not grind to a halt.

Rather than lecture us on democracy, I think it is high time for environmentalists to speak to some of the real issues that, I fear, are going to be with us for some time.

Where are the ‘green jobs’ that they endlessly prattle on about? Perhaps they might like to explain some of the finer points of environmental double-speak to the families of our out-of-work forestry workers.

Or maybe lecture us on just how our community might learn to survive solely on tourism, soon to be the only industry left in the valley.

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Directors should worry about Fernie incinerator Dear Editor: I understand Sparwood Mayor David Wilks’ motion for a Jumbo Resort Municipality has drawn some attention in the Columbia Valley. Well, here we are going into September and still no shovels in the ground for the Fernie area transfer station.

I sure hate to say, ‘I told you so,’ but there is a good reason this time. We are going to incinerate most of B.C.’s garbage right next to beautiful, downtown Sparwood.

Has anyone here, besides me, ever seen an incinerator in action? I was swamper on a garbage truck a few times as a boy cannery worker in Vancouver.

You don’t light a match to garbage and expect it to burn. It only smoulders. You need a roaring hot fossil-fuel fire, or the garbage will smother it.

What we are going to get is a thermal electric power plant fueled by dirty oxidized coal that the local mines can’t find a market for, as well as the slag piles from the metallurgical coal-cleaning process.

The plant will have a facility for dumping garbage into the combustion chamber and also for increasing the flow

of coal at the same time, so the garbage won’t reduce the heat required for steam generation.

Our southern neighbours are cancelling proposed coal-fired electricity plants because they can’t clean up emissions and, obviously, the Chinese can’t clean up emissions either.

Vancouver shut down their incinerator long ago because of emissions and Swan Hills shut down the Alberta incinerator recently because of emissions, but Mayor Wilks says there will be close to zero emissions from a coal-fired thermal plant that also burns garbage.

I don’t think so. I think Mike Sosnowski and the three mayors are arranging a captive taxpayer-funded market for coal that the local mines can’t sell anywhere else, and emissions will have a serious health environmental impact here, just as they have everywhere else.

If they want a more environmentally safe way to dispose of garbage, they should arrange a tour of Edmonton’s Bedminister composting process and get the entire Regional District of East Kootenay board involved.

Peter Ross Fernie

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I have read with some interest the letters about speeding, including one extraordinary letter advocating that we all ignore speed limits!

Sensible people, careful and thoughtful drivers, will continue to drive the speed limit in parks, on highways and in town areas, and be road aware.

Others, whom I will not label, will not drive the speed limit, being unaware of other lives, of even their own safety, and of animals for whom we slow down to respect and enjoy.

There are even those in this town who object to slowing down for children, to respect them and other pe-

destrians, and wish we had no speed bumps.

Speed bumps are almost a last resort, put in place for the unthinking drivers, careless of lives (the road near Eileen Madson School is perfectly drivable at 20 km/hour, a safe speed).

We can only hope that the reckless drivers will not encounter a large animal at speed and have serious vehicle damage or even be paralyzed or killed – it has happened.

Also that none of their loved families are ever killed by a vehicle driving too fast.

Shirley Campbell Invermere

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September 4, 2009

Welcome back to school!

To the Community: It is with sincere pleasure that the Board of Education and administration of School District No. 6 (Rocky Mountain) welcomes you to the 2009-2010 school year. We are looking forward to seeing our returning staff, students and parents, and to welcoming new staff, students and parents.

The Rocky Mountain trustees and staff have a strong professional commitment to planning for student success. All staff dedicate their expertise to working in partnership with parents to enable our students to continue the level of achievement which is above the provincial average. We commend our students for their focus which results in the achievement of their goals, and encourage them to set powerful learning goals for the 2009-2010 school year.

During the 2008-2009 school year, the Rocky Mountain District Directions 2013 were developed with input from staff, students, parents and the community. The focus areas that were set are as follows: • Our Culture: Build and maintain a culture of shared values and understanding, consistent with our vision, mission and guiding principles.

• Our Students: Be an innovative and responsive educational leader embraced by students and parents.

• Our Staff: Be the employer of choice.

• Environmental Stewardship: Practice environmental stewardship.

• Healthy Living: Expand initiatives to support students, staff and our partners to maintain healthy lifestyles.

• Community Involvement and Engagement: Work with community partners to develop mutually beneficial educational opportunities.

We encourage you to review the District Directions 2013 June 2009 update, which can be found on the district’s website www.sd6.bc.ca by searching in the ‘Documents’ section under ‘Governance.’

When reviewing the District Directions 2013 we invite you to consider what new or expanded role you may take in working with your school or the district to enhance learning and success for our students.

The primary goal of the Rocky Mountain School District continues to focus on academic success for all students. Student success is realized when schools, families and the community work together. We trust that the 2009-2010 school year will bring with it the joy of learning and the celebration of success for our staff and our students.

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Earl Grey cabin deserves better care Dear Editor: One hundred years ago, Canada’s Governor General Earl Grey had a small cabin built for him and his family in what is now the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Provincial Park about 40 kilometres from Invermere.

As far as I can determine, this is the only residence built for one of our Governors General outside of Ottawa and Quebec City.

And yet this is a sad anniversary. The hut is still there overlooking the meadow and the pass that now bears Earl Grey’s name, but its walls are crumbling, parts of the roof are open to the sky and the cast iron stove lies rusting on what is left of the wooden floor.

I first saw the hut seven years ago Governor General Earl Grey and his family vacationed in this cabin in the Purcells, Photo submitted when we led a group of French friends now weatherbeaten and rotting. on what we thought would be a hike with history. When our friends saw the ignore. I wrote to then Canadian Heri- for special recognition (tell that to the hut’s dilapidated state, one turned and tage Minister Sheila Copps, whose of- Canadian Football League, which has said, “You know, this would never hap- fice referred me to the Historic Sites and awarded the annual Grey Cup, named Monuments Board of Canada. They after Earl Grey, every year since 1909). pen in France.”

I contacted the B.C. minister reThis was a challenge I could not replied that Earl Grey did not qualify

sponsible for parks, who advised that the Earl Grey hut came under the authority of Fort Steele Historic Town but they, in turn, said the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy was now in charge and it did not want evidence of human habitation in the area (and implicitly were prepared to let the building rot away).

The provisions of the B.C. Archaeological and Historic Sites Protection Act nailed to the cabin seem to count for nothing.

Earl Grey first crossed the pass from Kootenay Lake to the Columbia River Valley in 1908 and was so impressed with the area he wanted it made into a national park. He brought his family the following year so they could share the experience.

This is something every resident of B.C. – and, indeed, Canada – can relate to. It is sad that we are not able to conserve both natural beauty and history in this stunning spot.

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September 4, 2009

Seel family thanks the community for 25 years of Debbie Seel scholarships Submitted by Betty Seel, Invermere This year marks the end of the Debbie Seel Memorial Scholarship Fund.

For the past 25 years, this scholarship has been awarded to a deserving David Thompson Secondary School graduate in memory of Debbie Seel.

Debbie graduated in 1980. She was a very outgoing, energetic and happy person who wanted to reach out to life with open arms.

She excelled at many sports and received numerous gold medals in water skiing and judo. As part of the Invermere Judo Club, she trained with Herman Mauthner, who has guided many athletes to success in judo.

In 1981 Debbie received the gold medal as Canadian National Champion in her weight category. She was the first Western Canadian woman to receive this honour.

By 1982 Debbie had come to realize the importance of further education and she began to plan for college or university. In December 1982 she went to work at the Bugaboo Lodge and enjoyed it very much, especially the opportunity to ski when seats were available in the helicopter.

Her life ended tragically on a beautiful sunny morning in January 1983, when the helicopter in which she was riding lost control and crashed. Also lost in the crash was her friend and co-worker Brenda Olive.

The Debbie Seel Memorial Scholarship Fund was set up by her family, collecting about $7,000 in donations from the community. Over the years, the Seel family awarded annual $500 scholarships, and for the past several years, $1,000 scholarships.

By awarding these scholarships, we believed that some of Debbie’s hopes and dreams would be fulfilled through the accomplishments of the scholarship recipients.

Mr. Mauthner, who still teaches judo here in Invermere, was instrumental in having the judo centre at the rear of the Invermere Community Hall renamed the Debbie Seel Centre because she was a role model for other young people.

We, the family of Debbie Seel, want to thank all those who donated to the fund. We wish in particular to thank the participants for keeping hope in our lives and we want to wish each of you every success.

It is fitting that the final scholarship in 2009 was awarded to Debbie’s niece, Lauren Gagatek.

Herb and Betty Seel, Invermere Barb (Seel) Gagatek and Arnie Gagatek, parents of Natalie and Lauren Gagatek of Invermere Chris (Seel) McIntosh and Ian McIntosh, parents of Carmen and Spencer McIntosh, Summerland, BC Don and Isabella Seel, Sylvan Lake, AB

Top left: Debbie Seel in her Grade 11 year at David Thompson Secondary School; top right: her parents Betty and Herb Seel; bottom: the entire Seel family in a recent winter shot: from left, Don Seel, his wife Isabella, Carmen McIntosh, her father Ian McIntosh, Chris

(Seel) McIntosh, and their son Spencer McIntosh, Betty and Herb Seel; Seels, Barb (Seel) Gagetek, Lauren Gagatek, Natalie Gagatek, Will Johnson (Natalie’s fiancee), and Arnie Gagatek kneeling in front.

Photos submitted by the Seel family

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September 4, 2009

Otter savages man in Lake Lillian

By Cayla Gabruck Pioneer Staff A local triathlete is undergoing a series of five rabies shots after a vicious attack by an otter.

Forty-nine-year-old Sanford Schmid of Invermere was training in Lake Lillian for an upcoming Ironman competition when the animal attacked his leg about a dozen times.

Lake Lillian is a small lake about five kilometres from Invermere on the way to Panorama Mountain Resort.

“I was scared,” Sanford said. “At the time I didn’t know what it was hitting me and the fact I was out there in the water, helpless, while it was attacking me – it was freaky!”

It started out as a normal Saturday for Mr. Schmid and his wife Mary-Jeanne. Around 11:30 a.m., the two headed up to Lake Lillian, their usual training spot. Sanford had planned to complete a 3,000-metre swim, and a long bike ride later in the day, his last before the big race.

Decked out in black wetsuits, goggles and black swim caps, the couple began their first lap, 1,500 metres in a loop around the lake, each swimming on opposite sides.

They finished the first lap with ease and MaryJeanne headed towards the shore, but Sanford set out to do another lap.

He was facedown in the water about 250 metres from shore when he felt something hit his foot.

“It was like a thud,” he said. “It didn’t hurt at all, it was kind of a numb pain, there was no sharpness or jabbing. It just felt like someone was pulling on my foot, like something was going to grab me.”

Thinking he had accidentally kicked a floating log, Sanford continued on his way. Then to his surprise, he felt another thud. Alarmed, he turned over on his back to see what was hitting him.

“I saw something come towards me in the water and I started kicking hard,” he said. “I didn’t want whatever it was to bite me. I thought ‘the more I can move around, the less chance of it grabbing me.’”

Sanford Schmid was attacked by an otter while swimming in Lake Lillian.

Photo by Cayla Gabruck Panicked, Sanford headed for a small wooden dock 25 metres away. He began to kick harder, but the otter continued its attacks.

He saw the animal’s eyes, although still didn’t realize it was an otter.

“All you can see is this big, brown animal coming at you through the water – you know it’s going to come at you, and there’s nothing you can do about it because you are helpless in the water.”

After what seemed like forever, Sanford made it to shallow water.

“I was getting pretty tired,” he said. “I was standing in waist-deep water and he came around me again,

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but this time I reached down and hit him with my hand.”

The otter swam away, then turned back and came at him again.

Sanford scrambled onto the wooden dock as the otter swam underneath.

“It didn’t look ‘hissy’, it looked like it was taking a break,” he said. “It looked like a little baby seal.”

While catching his breath, he saw blood gushing from his foot. The lower leg of his wetsuit was completely chewed up and covered with teeth marks.

Stunned, he made his way back to the public beach, where his wife was waiting anxiously.

“When he came back, the first thing I noticed was the blood – when he took a step, blood would run out of his foot,” Mary-Jeanne said.

Sanford was very calm, she said, but she noticed he wasn’t organized in his movements.

“He was in total disbelief,” she said.

Mary-Jeanne took Sanford to the Invermere and District Hospital, where he was given tetanus shots, oral antibiotics and intravenous antibiotics.

Several days later, he is still walking on crutches and needless to say, won’t be competing in the Ironman competition.

Sanford is a forestry worker who was recently laid off from a sawmill, and his wife is a nurse. The couple has one child.

The couple reported the attack to the local B.C. Conservation Office, and according to officer Pat McHarg, they are not investigating.

“It is not an uncommon occurrence,” Mr. McHarg said. “Otters are very territorial, especially if it’s a female otter with young and she’s trying to protect them.”

However, he said this is the first otter incident he’s heard of in his two years working in the area, and there are no noted cases of rabies being transmitted to humans by an otter bite in the province of B.C. “What we’re looking at, at this point, is that this is the last long weekend and people will stop using that recreation resource site for swimming, and hopefully the problem will correct itself.”

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Digital Camera Workshop • Pynelogs Cultural Centre Digital Camera Workshop For Beginners Saturday September 12.

To register or call for more information 250-342-4423.

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Dinner and a Concert @ Pynelogs Cultural Centre Featuring BC Songstress: Flora Ware, Dinner by Randy McStevens Friday evening September 18th at 6:30. For tickets or more information 250-342-4423.

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That the research assistant worked for, and was the lover of Crowe’s best friend, a married senator, played by Ben Affleck, who is investigating Defense Department malfeasance, adds spice to an already compelling plot.

Throw in another illicit affair, shady dealings in the corridors of power, and a shadowy Blackwater-like paramilitary organization, and you have a recipe for an irresistible thriller that will keep you glued to your seat for 127 minutes.

Crowe plays McAffey as a rumpled, paunchy, hard-drinking type. He’s a dedicated veteran of the news desk who works for a paper that is having trouble adapting to the internet age. Rachel Mc-

Adams plays Della Frye, a gossip blogger at the paper who is assigned to assist the hardbitten McAffey, and whose grudging respect she sets out to earn.

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Out & About Please call 250-341-6299 or Email us at upioneer@telus.net to enter your event in our FREE listings.

Toby Theatre: adults – $8; under 13 – $5 • September 2nd-5th, 7:30 p.m.: Aliens in the Attic • September 9th-12th, 7:30 p.m.: Angels & Demons

Friday, September 4th: • 7-8:30 p.m.: Intermediate/advanced belly dance classes start at Valley Fitness Centre. Eight classes for $120. For info: 250-342-9097.

• 2 p.m.: Columbia Valley Oldtimers Hockey Tournament, formerly the Merchants tournament, at Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena. Mezzanine open Friday till midnight for beverages and food.

Saturday, September 5th: • 9 a.m.-noon: Garage sale at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere. All proceeds will go towards housing in Guatemala. For info: 250-342-0470.

• 11 a.m.-2 p.m.: Interior World’s Annual Customer Appreciation Day. Live entertainment and barbecue fundraiser for the Family Resource Centre. For info: 250-342-4406.

• Noon-4 p.m.: Open house at Windermere Water and Sewer. For info: 250-342-6999.

• 6 p.m.: Fun Casino and Dance for the Oldtimers’ Hockey Tournament at Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena. Roast beef dinner at 7:30 p.m. Live band starts at 9 p.m. Tickets $30 per couple, available at the mezzanine.

• 7-9 p.m.: Music on Main in Radium featuring the Halfsacks. For info: 250-347-9331.

• September 5th-6th: Soapstone sculptor Vance Theoret exhibition and demonstration at the Artym Gallery. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 12 noon3 p.m. For info: 250-342-7566.

• 3-6 p.m.: Artists’ reception for Courtyard Painting exhibition with Murray Phillips and Lucie Bause at Effusion Art Gallery. For info: 250-341-6877.

Sunday, September 6th:

• 6:30 p.m.: The 8th Annual $250,000 Cliffhanger Shootout at Greywolf Golf Course. Fundraiser for Cops for Kids. For info: www.greywolfgolf.com.

Tuesday, September 8th: • StrongStart Early Learning Centres free dropin program begins. Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-noon at Edgewater Elementary. Tuesdays, 9:3011:30 a.m. at Eileen Madson, Invermere. Thursdays, 12:30-2:30 p.m. at Martin Morigeau, Canal Flats.

Fridays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Windermere Elementary.

For info: 250-342-9576.

Wednesday, September 9th: • 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: MLA Norm Macdonald holds a Meeting Day at Best Western Invermere Inn. Call 1-866-870-4188 to make an appointment.

• Columbia Valley Life Sports fall running clinic starts. Beginners 5:30-6:30 p.m. and intermediate/ advanced 6:30-7:30 p.m. For info: 250-342-8737.

Thursday, September 10th: • 6:30 p.m.: Parkinson’s Disease Support Group at Cranbrook Public Library. For info: 1-800-6683330.

• 7-8:30 p.m.: Fall community information and registration night for Columbia Valley Recreation at Invermere Hall. For info: 250-341-7445.

• Columbia Valley Life Sports fall Nordic pole walking clinic starts. Urban walks Thursdays 6-7 p.m.; trail walks on Sunday mornings. Certified instructor and poles included. For info: 250-342-8737.

• Tim Williams performs at Bud’s Bar & Lounge in the Fall Blues Concert Series. Tickets $40 for all four shows or $15 per show. For info: 250-342-2965.

Friday, September 11th: • September 11th-16th: Screening Mammography Program mobile service van at Chamber of Commerce, Invermere. For info: 1-800-663-9203.

• 6-8 p.m.: Submit entries for Windermere Fall Fair judging at the Windermere Hall.

Saturday, September 12th: • 9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Digital Camera Workshop – Beginner Level with Norm Turner at Pynelogs Cultural Centre.

Cost $75. For info: 250-342-4423.

• 11 a.m.-5 p.m.: Windermere Fall Fair and Scarecrow Festival at Windermere Community Hall

and grounds. For info: 250-341-5185.

Sunday, September 13th: • 11:30 a.m.: Terry Fox Run starts at J. Alfred Laird School. Register at 11:30 a.m., race at noon. Prizes for winners. For info: 250-342-9541.

• Noon: 3rd annual Toad’s Hole Columbia Valley Motorcycle Toy Run. Leaves from Toad’s Hole Cafe at noon. All donations go to the Christmas Bureau.

For info: 250-341-5370.

Wednesday, September 16th: • 7:30 p.m.: Wilmer Community Club’s Annual General Meeting at the Wilmer Community Hall.

• 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.: Seniors’ Housing Needs for Invermere area study at Invermere Seniors Hall.

Third session on Thursday, September 17th at 10 a.m. For info: 250-688-1150.

Thursday, September 17th: • Ken Hamm performs at Bud’s Bar & Lounge in the Fall Blues Concert Series. Tickets $40 for four-show series or $15 per show. For info: 250-342-2965.

Friday, September 18th: • 6:30 p.m.: Dinner and a Concert at Pynelogs Cultural Centre, featuring jazz musician Flora Ware and dinner catered by Randy Macsteven. For info: 250-342-4423.

• 7-9 p.m.: Music on Main in Radium featuring the Surf Dragons. For info: 250-347-9331.

• September 18th-19th: Shine Thru festival at Nipika Lodge, to help raise awareness about victims of child sexual abuse. Barbecue, athletics, games, live music.

For info: 250-342-5937.

Saturday, September 19th: • Classic Car Show and Shine at The Springs Golf Course, Radium. For info: 250-347-9331.

• 8 a.m.-8 p.m.: Referendum on Fairmont Area Community Parks and Trails. Voting will be held at Fairmont Fire Hall. For info: 250-489-2791.

• 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Lake Windermere Shoreline Cleanup, part of a national coastal clean-up day. Sign up for the 14th annual clean-up by calling 250-3416898 or visit the clean-up base at Kinsmen Beach.

• September 19th-20th: Lake Windermere Rod & Gun Club Sporting Clay Shoot at Rauch Homestead Range. For info, visit www.lwdrodgun.org.

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EXHIBITION “Courtyard Painting” September 5 - 7 Murray Phillips

COURTYARD PAINTING — See Morning Walk by Murray Phillips, pictured above, at Effusion Gallery.

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Join us over the weekend in the courtyard featuring: Murray Phillips and Lucie Bause. Watch how these talented artists transform a blank canvas into works of art.

Reception Sept. 5, 3 – 6pm Artists in attendance

Visit our online gallery at www.effusionartgallery.com Monday-Saturday 10am-5:30pm Sunday 12pm-4pm Tel: 250 341 6877 1033 7th Ave Invermere, BC Pioneer Classified Advertising 250-341-6299

Artists at work in Effusion’s courtyard Submitted by Daryl DaCosta Effusion Art Gallery The paint will be flying once again. Effusion Art Gallery will be presenting Courtyard Painting, from September 5th to 7th, with a reception on Saturday, September 5th from 3 to 6 p.m.

Join Murray Phillips and Lucie Bause to watch how these talented artists transform blank canvases into works of art. Murray has been painting for 40 years and is still inspired by the western wilderness.

“I try to spend several months in the wilderness each year painting on location and taking photographs,” Murray said. “In order to capture the wilderness, one needs to live in the wild for long periods of time to let the rhythm and texture get into your soul.”

Murray continues to return to the Calgary Stampede as one of the featured artists, where he is truly an ambassador for fine art. Murray’s paintings indeed capture the beauty and stillness of nature.

Lucie Bause is influenced by both Canadian and Latin American art, literature and culture. Her animal

series was inspired from a line in a poem written by Pattiann Rogers, titled “Animals and People: The Human Heart in Conflict with Itself.”

“Their blood is our blood. Their breath is our breath; their beginning our beginning; their fate our fate.”

With this line in her head, she headed to the Calgary Zoo, camera in tow. Finding herself in the Canadian Wilderness section, she spent time photographing bison, bear and other Canadian animals.

“I wanted to use the photographs that I had taken, and incorporate them into paintings,” she commented.

Deciding to use a mixed media process, she begins by building a birch panel support on which to work.

Then she takes her animal photographs (photocopied) and transfers them to the wood panel surface using an acrylic medium as an adhesive. Once she has them positioned she will then paint a context for them.

Effusion Art Gallery is located at 1033-7th Ave Invermere, phone 250-341-6877. You may also visit Murray and Lucie’s work online at: wwweffusionartgallery.com.

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Performances at Pynelogs Submitted by Jessica Gowling Pynelogs Cultural Centre Pynelogs Cultural Centre, the home of the Columbia Valley Arts Council, is valley-famous for its incredible art exhibitions, and also for its sumptuous meals from the café.

However, the arts council also works with a separate committee to organize the Performing Arts Series each year. We are excited to share the news about some wonderful events you can attend this fall and winter.

A dinner and concert event at Pynelogs is fast approaching. Flora Ware is a talented musician and songwriter who will perform with her jazz quartet, after which you will be served a delicious meal catered

by Randy Macsteven on Friday, September 18th. This intimate setting is sure to be an evening you’ll never forget. Seating is limited, so don’t hesitate to get your tickets right away from Essentials, One Hour Photo, N’Deco, Smoking Water Café or Pynelogs.

At 2 p.m. on September 27th, the Symphony of the Kootenays comes to Invermere. According to organizers, “This concert we’re calling ‘To Everything There is a Season’, and offers some real delights — Saint Saens’ Carnival of the Animals, Benjamin Britten’s Simple Symphony, and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, simply one of the most-loved pieces in all of classical music.” This concert will take place at Christ Church Trinity.

In October an all-female a cappella septet, going by the name of the Shirleys, will grace the valley.

According to one reviewer, the Shirleys “delight you with their humour, passion and enthusiasm . . . their harmonies are complex, the arrangements original and the songs are in at least seven different languages.”

Singing songs that promote joy, happiness, love, aspirations and hopes, this concert on October 9th is sure to bring a smile to your face.

A high-energy brass ensemble will perform at Christ Church Trinity at 7 p.m. November 18th.

Foothills Brass are known for their close humorous interaction with the audience. With brass instruments including trumpet, trombone, French horn and even tuba, this ensemble is sure to blast you with the brass.

Valley Voices will perform their annual Christmas Concert in December at Christ Church Trinity. Directed by Paul Carriere, this ensemble demonstrates the valley’s vocal talent. Watch for upcoming dates.

The Human Statues will be our first event in the new year. Blending pop sensibilities with vocal harmonies and clever lyrics, the Human Statues are on a mission to spread joy with their tunes. Based in Toronto, but originally from Vancouver Island, Jeff Bryant and Zach Stevenson are the duo that make up the Human Statues. They will perform at Pynelogs Cultural Centre on January 8th at 7 p.m.

For more information on any of these events, call Pynelogs Cultural Centre at 250-342-4423.

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Bears spotted in downtown Invermere Submitted by Deanna Berrington The Artym Gallery Trivia question: What do you call a group of bears? Read on to find out.

Be bear aware! There have been several sightings of bears in downtown Invermere. Said bears appear in a range of sizes and colours and are often caught in endearing and whimsical poses.

This long weekend, expect an entire _____ [insert trivia answer here] of these creatures to settle in at the Artym Gallery, peering out of the windows and looking for new homes.

Vance Theoret creates soapstone bears in whimsical poses.

That’s right: bear sculptor Vance smooth and shiny). Although they are social critters, Theoret will be carving outside the Artym Gallery this long weekend! Vance will be at the and interact well at the gallery, these bears much pregallery on Saturday, September 5th, from 10 a.m. to fer to find a loving home and family willing to adopt 5 p.m. and on Sunday, September 6th from noon to them.

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Although it is usually best to avoid approaching bears includes many different colours as well. The Brabears, these friendly little guys are an exception to this zilian soapstone that Vance uses for his carvings comes in an impressive range of colours from dark blue or generally sensible rule.

Their curiosity and inquisitiveness are obvious and green to a light-brown colour (and everything in beinfectious, and they especially like to be petted (the tween).

In these new bears, Vance is also using soapstone soapstone that Vance carves his bears in is incredibly

from Japan (a smoky grey colour) and alabaster from Spain and/or Italy (translucent white).

The bases that the bears sit or stand or sleep or play or even dance on are just as widely varied as the bears themselves: they can be slate, geodes, quartz or even pieces of drillcore.

Each of Vance’s bears has a unique personality: an attitude and expression all their own, articulated in the curve of their shoulders, the tilt of their head or the playfulness of their posture.

Their individual quirkiness Photo submitted is one of the biggest parts of their charm – no two bears are alike, in character or pose. Each bear is individually titled by Vance Theoret, and each title is carefully considered to suit the bear it names.

Join bear sculptor Vance Theoret and everyone at the Artym this Saturday and Sunday.

Take this opportunity to meet this talented artist, and the very endearing bears he creates.

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Sports, Recreation and Leisure Info and Registration Night Invermere Community Hall Thursday, September 10th, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

FREE ADMISSION Find out what is happening this fall for children and adults. Coordinate yours and your kid’s activities. Register for sports, recreationa nd leisure activities.

An updated list of participating groups will be maintained on www.cvrec.ca.

Tables are available at no charge for groups wanting to display information and/or conduct registrations. Reserve a spot by contacting Bob Gadsby at info@cvrec.ca or 250-341-7445 (m).

Sponsored by the District of Invermere and Columbia Valley Recreation – www.cvrec.ca

MINES ACT PERMIT APPLICATION Take notice that Mr. Erwin Spletzer of Interoute Construction Ltd. has applied to the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources for a permit to extract sand & gravel from a site located at: Western portion of Block B, District Plan 1386, District Lot 108, Kootenay District Windermere Loop Road, Windermere, BC V0B 2L0 and, pursuant to Part 10.2.1 of the Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia, has filed with the Chief Inspector of Mines a proposed mine plan and a program for the protection and reclamation of the land and watercourses on the site. Documentation regarding this application may be viewed during normal business hours at the: Ministry’s office at 2nd Floor, 42 - 8th Avenue South, Cranbrook, British Columbia OR at: Service BC, 625 4th Street, Invermere, British Columbia V0A 1K0.

Any person affected by or interested in this program has 30 days from the date of publication to make written representation regarding potential health, safety or environmental impacts of the proposed mine to the: Chief Inspector of Mines c/o Inspector of Mines, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2nd Floor, 42 - 8th Avenue South, Cranbrook, British Columbia V1C 2K3 or to Fax Number: 250-426-1652.

Please quote mine file number: 1630427 in your correspondence.

The Chief Inspector does not have a mandate to consider the merits of the proposed mine from a zoning or land use planning perspective. Comments on land use issues should be directed to the Regional District of Eastern Kootenay 19 – 24th Avenue South, Cranbrook BC V1C 3H8 or Fax to: 250-489-3498

Growing Together Family Program Series

For Families with Children from Birth to Age Six

Strong Start Early Learning Centres Opening the week of September 8th Join us for family programs in the new StrongStart Early Learning Centres, located in four elementary schools in the Windermere Valley. Parents and children from birth to school-age are invited to explore and learn together.

Programs are drop-in and are free of charge.

Edgewater Elementary School Edgewater

Mondays and Wednesdays 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon

Eileen Madson Primary School Invermere

Tuesdays 9:30-11:30 AM

Martin Morigeau Elementary School Canal Flats

Thursdays 12:30-2:30 PM

Windermere Elementary School Windermere

Fridays 9:30-11:30 AM

Watch for additional family programs that will begin during the first week of October. For more information, contact Nicole Pawlak, Community Literacy Coordinator, at 250-342-9576, npawlak@cbal.org.

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Ban on wetlands traffic and towing adopted

By Sally Waddington Pioneer Staff It is now against the law to drive a power boat in the Columbia Wetlands outside of the main channel of the Columbia River.

What’s more, all recreational towing is banned between Fairmont and Golden on the Columbia River, excluding Lake Windermere.

On August 20th, Transport Minister John Baird announced the changes to the federal Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations.

“These regulatory changes are the result of grassroots consultation and cooperation,” Minister Baird said. “The new measures will improve navigation safety and help the environment.”

The new laws are the first of a twopart amendment. Transport Canada is currently proposing a ban of power boats with more than 20 horsepower on the main channel of the Columbia River.

A series of open houses was held in July to gather public opinion of the proposed ban. Now Transport Canada is considering the submissions before it too becomes law.

Debate over boating restrictions has been going on since August 1997, when the B.C. Ministry of Environment banned powered vessels of more than 10 horsepower. While that restriction was later overturned, discussion has continued ever since.

In June 2007, an organization called the Columbia Wetlands Stewardship Partners was formed. It consists of representatives from 31 East Kootenay groups with interest in the wetlands.

Ellen Zimmerman of Wildsight is a member of the partnership. She said the new laws are a small victory in the face of the proposed 20-horsepower ban.

“I wish I could wholeheartedly celebrate the two parts of the regulation, but it is a bit like a two-legged stool,” she said. “Without the third all-important part, it just won’t work.”

Ms. Zimmerman said that only with restrictions on the main channel will the wetlands be protected.

“The Columbia Wetlands are one big system, and what goes on in the main channel impacts the entire system,” she said. “High-powered boats roaring around in the main channel have potentially serious impacts on wildlife and on the ecosystem of the wetlands.”

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YOUR MONEY

Owning U.S. home may trigger estate tax Owning house in U.S. can trigger estate tax With house prices in the U.S. falling, plenty of Canadians are rushing to snap up some great deals in their favourite vacation spots, usually in the warm southern states.

But many Canadians do not realize that owning U.S. assets can trigger an estate tax upon their death.

If you plan to leave the real estate to your children, you should be aware that there may be a hefty tax bill attached.

The current U.S. estate tax regime is set to expire at the end of this year. Anyone who has considered, or has bought a condo in Palm Springs or a house in Phoenix should stay tuned very closely.

Canada and U.S. have different rules The issue is of critical importance to two groups of Canadians: U.S. citizens living in Canada, and Canadians who own “U.S. situs property.”

In Canada, there is a deemed disposition of your property at fair market value when you pass away. Any resulting increase in value from the date of purchase to the date of death is taxable as a capital gain on your final tax return.

The U.S. system works differently. The U.S. government imposes an estate tax levied on the fair mar-

ket value of all property owned on the date of death rather than on any capital gains.

U.S. estate tax affects three groups The U.S. estate tax applies to three groups of people: Americans living in the U.S., Americans living overseas and non-Americans who pass away owning U.S. property such as real estate, stocks or bonds.

For 2009, estate tax rates begin at 18 percent, but rise to 45 percent once the taxable estate is more than U.S. $1.5 million.

U.S. citizens have an exemption for the first U.S. $3.5 million of the estate.

But non-citizens, including Canadians who own U.S. assets such as real estate, are entitled only to a pro-rated exemption under the Canada-U.S. tax treaty.

The exemption is equal to U.S. $3.5 million multiplied by the ratio of U.S. property to your worldwide estate.

That means, if your worldwide estate, including your Canadian home, is under U.S. $3.5 million, you need not worry about U.S. estate taxes — at least for now.

However, the U.S. estate tax could be repealed for next year. The status of the estate tax has been in limbo since the entire system was revamped in 2001.

Before the reform, the top rate was 55 percent and the exemption was only U.S. $675,000.

Over the past nine years, the rates have fallen and the exemption has risen. But, given the dire state of the U.S. economy, it is highly unlikely to continue and the tax rates could easily increase.

U.S. tax change planned for 2011 The U.S. estate tax has been repealed and will disappear in 2010 but automatically return in 2011 with a U.S. $1-million exemption and a top rate of 55 percent.

But this could be a politically risky move. The U.S. Tax Policy Centre has estimated that with a U.S. $1-million exemption, about 46,000 estates would owe estate tax each year, compared with only 6,400 per year by keeping the exemption at its current level.

Another option is to keep the 2009 rates, which max out at 45 percent with the current exemption of U.S. $3.5 million.

U.S. President Barack Obama has recommended that the exemption be indexed to inflation.

The U.S. Senate is proposing to cap the top rate at 35 percent, with an exemption of U.S. $5 million.

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Two August fundraisers benefit Road to Rescue The Road to Rescue campaign received a boost of $11,760 this week, thanks to two recent fundraisers. On August 27th, Lee Horbachewski of SimpLee Serene raised $1,760 through the “Serene and Green” silent auction fundraiser. She is pictured presenting the cheque to Rick Hoar of the Lake Windermere District Lions Club.

The Lorne Rowe Memorial Pro-Am was held on August 24th at the Fairmont Mountainside Golf Course. Around 135 players helped to raise $10,000 for the cause. Pictured is manager Tom Hardie presenting the funds to Rick Hoar.

Rick said that the campaign to raise $450,000 for a new rescue vehicle for Invermere Fire Department has reached $287,000. Keep those donations coming!

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The summer of 2009 Slo Pitch League was busy and exciting! Our Columbia Valley slo pitch summer softball leagues provide fun, exercise, and healthy competition for all the members involved.

Our Invermere adult league includes two co-ed nights, and a men’s night.

The season lasted from May until August this summer with the final results from 2009 as follows: • Tuesday night co-ed teams final winners: The Wannabes; Wednesday night men’s night final winners: The Merchants; Thursday night co-ed teams final winners: Copper City Cruisers.

Three local tournaments were held this summer for co-ed teams. Thank you to Laurie and Gord, Richard Martin, and Lindsay Johnston with Fundamental Events for these tournaments. There is much time and effort put into organizing these tournaments. Each of these people are recognized for their hard work.

A great big thank you to Phil Burke for keeping our ball diamonds looking beautiful and chalked all summer long! We look forward to seeing everyone out there again next summer.

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Riverside Ladies Golf Our club championship was held recently and to no one’s surprise, Loretto Keenan was the low gross winner. She nailed a hole-in-one on number three.

Overall low net winner was Shirley Rehaume. In the first flight Heather Koochin was first low gross, Shirley Bergman won second low gross, Marg Nelson first low net and Susan McAfee second.

In the second flight Lorna Robitaille won first low gross and Sylvia Robertson second, Marlyn DesBrisay first low net and Marj Wright second. In the third flight, Myrt Wilder won first low gross, Win Morton second. Low net won by Lorna Trapp, second Norma Grace Scott. Only one deuce by Stella Gray, K.P.s were won by Loretto Keenan, Marg Nelson and Heather Koochin. Congratulations to all our winners.

Maureen Brown graciously invited all to her beautiful home for refreshments. There were those who cel-

ebrated and the rest of us drowned our sorrows. Great food was supplied by the members. For the rest of the season our first tee time will be at noon. Guests are always welcome.

– Submitted by Mary Thompson

Radium Resort Ladies Golf On August 4th, the game was O.N.E.S. and our winner was Dee Veen. A sizeable deuce pot was shared

by Gayleen Lang, Susan Boker and Dee Veen.

August 11th was rained out and, the following week, we played T’s and F’s. First prize went to Pam Petersen, second prize went to Joan Woolley and our hardest working golfer was Elsa Marziali.

On August 25th we played blind partners net best ball and our winning pair in a countback was Dee Veen and Joan Galloway. Good luck to all our members at our upcoming club championships!

– Submitted by Doris Walker

Windermere Ladies Golf We saw lots of sunshine for the ladies’ club championship, which was followed by a delicious meal of ribs by Kari and her great staff at Kari’s Kitchen.

The winners were: first flight: Donna Edgar (low gross), Ruth Gordon (low net). Second flight Deb Plato (low gross), Joyce Robinson (low net). Third flight: Nora Efford (low gross), Sherry Avery (low net). The seniors’ low gross winner was Ruth Gordon and low net was Carol Stanford. The overall club champion is Susan Nikirk, with Carol Stanford winning overall low net. Congratulations!

The individual skill prizes are: Closest to the inehole No. 9: Diane Kochorek. Closest to the pin: Raylene Oram, Pauline Haltman, Doreen Stewart. Longest drive: Donna Edgar, Cathy Howard, Nora Efford.

Deuces: Donna Edgar and Coreen Ruault. Everyone enjoyed the tee prizes made by Gail Cole and treats supplied by Sharyn Schmidt and Cathy Howard. A reminder that tee times are now back to 2 p.m.

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Green Zone wraps up for another season

By Harold Hazelaar Pioneer Columnist Sadly, September has arrived, signaling the beginning of the end of our golf season. Much too soon, considering our slow start, and definitely much too soon for the cooler weather that is now in the air.

Donna and I have had the opportunity to golf at most of the courses in our valley this year, and found that customer service excelled at most of them. This customer service is quite possibly what will allow all of our courses to keep operating next year and beyond.

The golfing consumer has a large number of options when considering a golf getaway in the Columbia Valley, and therefore every golf course needs to do their very best to convince us to come back.

Course condition, cost, amenities and staff knowledge and friendliness become the reasons we choose to say yes or no to any specific course. The econ-

omy has forced all golf courses to consider these items and that should be a good thing for golfers everywhere.

I have enjoyed writing about my golf experiences and my opinions for the past five months and look forward to returning with The Green Zone for the sixth season next April.

In the meantime, I will enjoy a short break to focus my thoughts on cold weather and all things hockey in time for the sixth year of The Old Zone.

Enjoy what is left of our summer and fall, and brace yourself for the cold months ahead. Better yet, start planning your winter vacation to someplace warm with lots of golf courses. Maybe I will see you there!

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The Green Zone Quote of the Week is by comedian Phyllis Diller: “The real reason your pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can’t see him laughing at you.”

Oldtimers’ hockey back in action The Invermere Oldtimers have taken over the popular annual Merchants hockey tournament, and will hit the ice this weekend to compete.

Starting at 2 p.m. on Friday, September 4th, the tournament will host 13 teams, including many from outside the Columbia Valley.

Games will be held at Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena and are open to the public.

There will be a dinner and dance to follow on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. at the Invermere Curling Club.

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The Regional District of East Kootenay will be flushing their water systems in Edgewater, Windermere, Timber Ridge and Holland Creek (Lakeview Meadows) from September 1 to September 30, 2009.

Flushing the water system through fire hydrants will purge water mains of accumulated sediment. Running a cold water tap for a short time should clear any discolouration or sediment that may appear.

During the flushing program, monitoring will be increased throughout the distribution to ensure that safe drinking water is being supplied at all times.

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NEW ANIMAL SAFETY REGULATIONS We’re getting strict with people who attract bears into the Village. Once a bear is habituated to feeding in town, it can pose a danger to people and damage property. A habituated bear usually has to be killed. Our new rules are meant to protect people and bears.

Help us avoid bear problems by: • Keeping food garbage inside or in locked bear proof containers.

• Keeping bird feeders out of reach of bears and cleaning up fallen bird seed.

• Harvesting ripe fruit in the trees and on the ground.

• Educating neighbours when you see situations that could attract bears.

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Local seniors surveyed about housing needs consist of key-person interviews, focus groups and a statistical analysis, Local seniors will conducted by Lumina soon have their say about Services Inc. The comhousing at a series of pany was hired by the open house discussions Real Estate Foundation funded by the Real Esof British Columbia to tate Foundation of Britconduct research in orish Columbia. der to evaluate senior Meredith Hamstead, housing needs in smaller owner of thinkBright – a communities across B.C. Meredith Hamstead local company subconThe Invermere assessment tracted by Lumina Serwill serve as a template for vices Inc. of Vancouver to host the in- other communities wanting to deal with terviews – will head up the discussions current needs for senior housing. to determine if there is a need for more Ms. Hamstead said it is critical for senior housing in Invermere and area. those aged 55 and over to take part in “I think we will find there is a need for the discussions. “The only people who additional housing, but at this point it know what kind of housing they need is unclear what that need is,” she said. are seniors themselves, and it is really The goal of the interviews, she said, important that we hear from them.” is to answer four specific questions: is The meetings will be held on Septhere a sense of need for additional se- tember 16th at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., niors housing, who requires housing, and on September 17th at 10 a.m. at what kind of housing they require and the Invermere Seniors’ Hall. For more how that housing may be provided. information, contact Meredith at 250The research being conducted will 688-1150.

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‘Tapping’ technique taught Submitted by the Family Resource Centre The Invermere Family Resource Centre and executive coach Marlene Cameron are offering an introductory workshop to Emotional Freedom Technique – The “Tapping Therapy.”

This is an ideal technique for police officers, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, dentists, teachers, therapists, family counsellors and volunteers who work with people coping with distress, anxiety and trauma.

The process of tapping on specific acupressure points on the body has helped people around the world eliminate fears, phobias and addictions, remain calmer in stressful situations and respond with greater composure.

Marlene Cameron, award-winning certified coach, will present a workshop on September 21st, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Valley Connections venue next to the Invermere Family Resource Centre. Contact Wendy Kinsey at 250 342-4242 or email info@familyresourcecentre.ca.

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Bells will ring for prevention Submitted by Donna Power East Kootenay Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Action Network The East Kootenay Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Action Network and key workers from the Ktunaxa/Kinbasket Child and Family Services Society are working together to promote the upcoming International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day on September 9th, 2009. The date has been designated as International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day since 1999.

The ninth day of the ninth month in this year, 2009, symbolizes the typical nine months of pregnancy. The disorder is manifested by fetal brain injury caused by the ingestion of alcohol during pregnancy.

Key workers promote advocacy, education and support for the unique needs of individuals living with the disorder. They work closely with community partners, family, caregivers, educators and service providers to ensure the child’s environment meets their needs. Initiatives include: • Ringing bells in community churches: On September 9th, at 9:09 a.m., bells will ring around the world. May the bells of our local churches ring out, loud and strong, telling all to, “Wake up! Take care!

Protect our families, our children!” The East Kootenay Action team encouraged area churches to ring their

bells on September 9th, at 9:09 a.m., and to appeal to parishioners from the pulpit, to educate their children and friends about the importance of understanding and preventing the disorder.

• Logo Contest Announcement: the East Kootenay Action Network has a new logo. Contest winners have been announced in the advewrtisement on this page.

• Local bylaws to make provisions for warning signs outlining the dangers of drinking alcohol while pregnant: as part of an awareness campaign leading up to International Awareness Day on September 9th.

The three new key workers in the East Kootenay have been working on encouraging town councils to enforce current bylaws for raising awareness about the dangers of drinking alcohol when pregnant or putting into place such a bylaw.

The goal is that the entire East Kootenay region supports efforts to raise public awareness about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder through posted signs which read: “Warning: pregnancy and alcohol do not mix.

Drinking alcoholic beverages, including wine, coolers and beer during pregnancy can cause birth defects.”

These signs are intended for placement in both men’s and women’s washrooms of establishments serving alcoholic beverages.

Awareness is the first step toward prevention. For more information, please call toll free at 1-888-4894563.

FASD Logo Contest Winners “Creating Links Building Action for FASD” is a funded project of the East Kootenay FASD Action Network. Through this two year funded project, and with the help of our Project Coordinator, Donna Power, we have provided training, FASD resources, networking and our logo contest.

We are pleased to announce the winners of our logo contest which was held in celebration of International FASD Awareness Day on September 9th. This day, the 9th day of the 9th month in this year, 2009, symbolically relates to the typical 9 months of pregnancy. FASD is manifested by fetal brain injury caused by the ingestion of alcohol during pregnancy. FASD is preventable.

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Please come to one of three meetings scheduled for September 166thh and 177th and share your views and ideas with our seniors’ housing specialist.

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Tim Williams kick-starts Fall Bluez at Bud’s

By Brian Geis Pioneer Staff As the last embers of summer begin to fade, Debbie Fenton of On-Top Productions intends to provide the soundtrack for the transition into the shoulder season: the Fall Bluez Series at Bud’s Bar & Lounge.

Ms. Fenton — the force that delivered Matt Andersen, the Good Lovelies, Fred Eaglesmith, Roger Marin, Heather Blush and the Uppercuts, and others to the valley’s summer stages — invites all summer-lovers to come out and commiserate the season of the blues.

Master bluesman Tim Williams kick starts a four-session, Thursday-night series on September 10th, that will present a knock-out lineup of Ken Hamm, Chris Whiteley and Diana Braithwaite before wrapping with legendary slide guitarist Ellen McIlwaine October 8th.

Tim Williams’ career began in the coffee houses of southern California in the mid-1960s and continues today around the world from his home base on the Canadian prairies. Tim has played festivals, folk clubs, concert halls and roadhouses from Morocco to Australia, and from Dawson City to Mexico, all to huge acclaim.

His guitar skills are frequently compared to Ry Cooder and David Lindley (and like them, Tim plays a wealth of other stringed instruments), and his songwriting has won praise from the likes of Tom Russel and Willie Nelson.

A string of Maple Blues Award nominations (Toronto Blues Society), two Juno award nominations, five Betty Mitchell Awards for composition/musical direction in theatre, and roughly a dozen awards from Real Blues magazine (as artist, guitarist, producer) attest to the high calibre of his work.

Tim has shared stages with a large roster of well-known blues and roots music artists, and the following list is by no means complete: Taj Mahal, Big Jack Johnson, Rory Block, Roy Rogers, The Earl Scruggs Revue, John Fahey, Bonnie Raitt, Lyle Lovett, Dr. John, The Holmes Brothers, David Lindley, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Mary Flower, Paul Geremia, John Hammond, Martin Simpson, Guy Davis, Eric Bibb, Odetta, B.B. King, Robert Lockwood Jr., Honeyboy Edwards, Junior Wells and Buddy Guy. Tim’s live solo shows (he also works with his band, the Electro-Fires, and as a member of the Highwater Jug Band) are a trip down the river of North American music.

They play blues, ragtime, old-time country with dashes of Mexican and Hawaiian influence, all performed on a variety of string instruments.

If you love the blues, don’t miss your chance to see the masters practising their craft right here in Invermere.

This probable-sellout series consists of four shows.

Series tickets are $40, or $15 per individual show. Call Bud’s at 250-3422965 for more info.

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The first two readers to e-mail us the correct answers to the following questions will win a series ticket to all four shows in the Fall Bluez Series at Bud’s.

1) What year did Tim Williams migrate to Canada from his native California?

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5) In which U.S. state was Ellen McIlwaine born?

E-mail answers to upioneer@ telus.net for a chance to win a series ticket to all four shows of the Fall Bluez Series at Bud’s.

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Valley pioneer Small-town kids build a life together

By Dorothy Isted Special to The Pioneer When 21-year-old Nella Jewkes was working in Harrison Hot Springs in 1952, her co-worker told her she was going to send her out to the bushes, to Radium Hot Springs.

Nella had no idea where this was.

She arrived that year to work in the Radium Hot Springs Hotel and has been in the valley ever since.

Born in Calgary, Nella grew up on the West Coast. Her parents, Gladys and Cliff Jewkes, moved to Vancouver Island where her father decided to try farming, although he was a teacher by profession.

Since there was no bus to school, Nella took correspondence courses and her dad would check her work at night.

Later her father decided to “go back teaching” and taught in White Rock. In 1939 he went to summer school for further training and then found there were no jobs.

As Nella explains, her father visited the chief administrator of schools in Vancouver, who said: “‘I have a school but I can’t open it because I need two more kids.’ Dad said, ‘Well, you can open it, because I’ve got the two kids.’”

So the family moved to South Pender Island, one of the Gulf Islands, which was very isolated in those days.

The school was located on a high hill and during recess, Nella and her 11 classmates would run down to the beach and play.

Her future husband Ken Smith also attended a one-roomed school.

He was born in 1927 on the family farm near McMurdo, 18 kilometres south of Golden, which did not have a hospital then. Ken’s mother Sarah had been a war bride. His dad Arthur was living in the Golden area when the First World War began and he joined up at the Big Bend Hotel in Golden.

Ken’s parents married in England in 1918 and returned to McMurdo. Sarah and Arthur Smith farmed and “did whatever they could to survive.”

Ken attended the Mountain Ridge

one-roomed school near his home and completed Grade 6. The school closed when he was 11 and he, along with four or five others, were unable to continue their education. The next nearest school was at Parson, about 20 kilometres away, and the only way to get there was to walk or ride a horse.

By the age of 13, Ken was pretty well full-grown and “went logging.” It was 1941, Canada was at war and most of the local men were in the armed forces. Since he was a good size, Ken easily adapted to the hard work of pulling a six-foot crosscut saw with an older man, 21-year-old Ormand Braisher.

In 1952, when Ken was 25 years old and working for Parks Canada, he met the lovely Nella Jewkes, who was working at the Radium Hot Springs Hotel.

They were married in 1953 and their first home was a 15-foot-long trailer located where Radium Hot Springs Lodge now sits above the pool. Nella said, “You could stand at the stove, do the dishes at the sink and open the door without moving a step!”

Ken added, “Nobody had much in those days. Ninety cents an hour was top wage.”

Son Terry was born in 1954. Four years later British Columbia celebrated its 100th birthday and the Smiths had their centennial baby, Lee-Anne.

The family moved to Edgewater in 1955. Though he had help with pouring the cement for the basement, Ken built their home mostly by himself.

Ken worked for the park for 21 years, driving trucks and operating machinery. Later he worked for CPR as a crane and machine operator, and was employed in the logging industry.

The job he enjoyed the most was driving a logging truck at Parson in the late 1950s.

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NOW AND THEN — Top: Nella and Ken Smith at home today. Bottom: Ken’s mom Sarah, centre, holding his sister Hailey, in McMurdo around 1927.

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Valley pioneer

. . . Continued from last page He says of these times: “Bringing logs out of the bush, there are hills and slippy roads and upsets. We had heavy loads. We used to have twice as heavy as are allowed on the highway now. They’d have the truck loaded and then a pup behind. The load was about 10 feet above the cab. The tires wouldn’t take chains.

There was no gravel or sand.”

After leaving the hotel, Nella worked for Beamish Foods in Radium for a few years and then she was hired by Canada Post in Radium.

She recalls that when local resident Larry Halverson was a young man working for Kootenay National Park, he and another fellow shared a post office box.

They always complained about getting no mail. “They’d always comment, ‘We got nothing today again.’”

So Nella said to her co-worker Hilda Blat: “‘I’m gonna fix them two.’ I wrapped up a cookie and put their name on it!”

In 1977 she was hired as postmistress for the Edgewater post office and worked there until 1993.

Here too, she would put little treats in the boxes of families with children, cookies, and at Christmas time, candy canes.

Nella has fond memories of the children. “We had one little fellow lived up the street from us. His mom would give him a bag and watch him cross the street.

He came around 10:30 every day to get the mail. He couldn’t even see up the counter. He’d come in and say ‘54 please!’ That was their mailbox number. I’d watch him home safe again.” This was Jake Olson, a toddler at the time, who lived half-a-block away.

Shortly after the Second World War, some people came out from Saskatchewan and brought with them a tradition: May Day. For the next 20 years Edgewater was a happening place in May, and people came from as far as Golden to watch the May Day parade.

Nella recalls: “We’d have a parade and everyone that had a saddle horse would doll them up. There were

kids on trikes and bikes. The Cranbrook Girls Bugle Band came for it, 25 to 30 of them. There were baseball games on a big open field.” The Legion sponsored the May Day parade and the May Queen’s robe and crown are still displayed at the Edgewater Legion.

After retirement, Ken and Nella took trips to Nashville and Niagara Falls and Vancouver Island, where Lee-Anne was living with her husband. But Nella says they’re mostly homebodies. They moved into Columbia Garden Village in Invermere and find life easier there, as the yard work was getting a bit much for them.

There are about a dozen old friends from the valley in the retirement community with them, four of them from Edgewater, including Ken’s sister Olga Hynes.

Ken and Nella enjoy going out to Edgewater a few times a week to visit Lee-Anne and her husband, who now live in the old Smith house. Son Terry lives in Beaumont, Alberta. The couple has three grandsons and two great-grandsons.

DAYS GONE BY — Top row, left to right: Baby Nella, aged one, with her dolly; Nella and her dog outside her first school in Clooney, Alberta; at age 16, Nella was living with her family in the Gulf Islands.

Bottom row, left: Ken and Nella’s daughter, Lee-Anne, dressed as a clown. She is around five years old and taking part in Edgewater’s May Day celebration in 1963. Right: Ken, Nella and baby Terry outside Ken’s mother’s place in McMurdo, 18 kilometres south of Golden.

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Water plant ready for your inspection

By Brian Geis Pioneer Staff The problem with providing water to the Columbia Valley is a lack of housing density. Many of the valley’s water utilities were built by developers to serve a small cluster of homes. Designed to meet the requirements of the day, almost all of them supply chemically-treated surface water.

Since the province raised water quality standards – specifically to target these very systems – many have been forced to post ‘boil water’ advisories, warning users the water might contain micro-organisms the systems can’t filter out.

Consequently, many of the valley’s water systems will require multi-million-dollar upgrades to continue to meet provincial safe drinking water standards.

Even for communities like Windermere with about 500 dwellings, the lack of density makes the cost of upgrading the current water plant – $10-15 million – prohibitively expensive.

However, a new breed of developer-built water systems is attempting to change all that. Originally conceived with the traditional mindset of serving the needs of a single development — the Resort at Copper Point — Windermere Water and Sewer Company was expanded and designed to serve all the communities on the east side of Lake Windermere, including all the homes the regional district government estimates will be built in the foreseeable future, some 4,500 homes.

Despite approvals and support from the regional district government, health and regulatory authorities and environmental groups, a tenacious climate of doubt, distrust and skepticism persists among the communities that the fledgling, state-of-the-art water system hopes to serve.

Members of the Windermere Community Association have been vocal in their opposition of the regional district’s proposal to purchase a bulk water supply to serve the Windermere townsite instead of upgrading their current system.

The Lakeview Road Property Owners Association – who are keen on getting their community off the inground septic systems that endanger water quality in nearby Lake Windermere, have twice entered into dis-

cussions with Windermere Water and Sewer and have twice ended discussions without reaching a deal, most recently citing cost, security and ownership among the reasons.

Last month, Advisory Planning Commission member Rick Kubian, who owns land near the plant, led a charge to deny support for an application by Windermere Water and Sewer and its sister corporation Point Developments Inc. to rezone the Knoll Lands on the former Mauer Ranch to make way for a 39-lot subdivision.

In his argument, he cited concerns about drainage and proposed density. Mr. Kubian said he and other neighbours have concerns about waste water draining onto their property and the fact that a development company owns and operates a water and sewer utility. So far, he said, residents in the area believe that Windermere Water and Sewer has not acted in good faith and is a poor neighbour.

To address concerns and celebrate the completion and activation of the water treatment facility, the staff of Windermere Water and Sewer Company are throwing open their doors and inviting the public to tour the facility on Saturday, September 5, from noon to 4 p.m.

“Let the proof be in the pudding,” Windermere Water and Sewer president Paul Partlo commented.

“There will still be work going on at that time to complete the office space, but we feel that it’s critical to allow the community the opportunity to see and understand exactly what we have built before the summer season disappears. By then, the filtration plant will be fully functional and we’ll have all of our technical and operational experts and consultants on site for the day to provide tours and answer questions.”

Addressing concerns that Windermere Water and Sewer is privately-owned by a developer – Hank Swartout of Swartout Holdings, who was a shareholder in the failed Resort at Copper Point – Mr. Partlo said this is not uncommon. There are many privatelyowned utilities built by developers in operation in the valley, including Fairmont Hot Springs, Columbia Ridge, Spirits Reach, Columere Park, Panorama and Akiskinook Resort.

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Unlike the Resort at Copper Point, which was mired in debt, he said, the utility is fully capitalized ($25 million) and carries no debt.

“Hank held only a minority interest in the resort,” Mr. Partlo explained. “He was one of five partners in that enterprise. It’s a common misconception that the resort was – as you say – a ‘Hank Swartout interest,’ but that’s not correct. Hank had invested in that facility as part of a group of investors.”

Mr. Swartout is also significantly invested in NanoFibre Networks, Point Developments, Copper Point Estates, the Ridge at Copper Point and RK Heli-Ski. Mr. Partlo said every aspect of the utility, from design and construction to performance, is strictly regulated and should ease people’s fears about the company.

“Our facilities have had to clear multiple hurdles, including approvals from the Ministry of the Environment, Interior Health, the regional district, and the Ministries of Environment and Transportation,” he said. “These groups, individually and jointly, assess system design, engineering and construction practices, treatment methods, certification of operating personnel, operating practices, monitoring systems, rate structures, financial stability and compliance with all provincial and municipal regulations and bylaws.”

For more answers, meet the staff on Saturday, September 5th, noon to 4 p.m. at 1146 Windermere Loop Road. For more information, email info@windermerewater.com or call 250-342-6999.

OPEN FOR BUSINESS –– General Manager Bill Worobets, left, and President Paul Partlo, pose in front of the new water filtration plant at Windermere Water

and Sewer. The duo will host an open house on Saturday, September 5th, to show off the fruits of their labour.

Photo by Brian Geis

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Remember Radium’s Show and Shine classic car show will be held Saturday, September 19th at The Springs Golf Course!

COME AND GET IT –– Pictured here are the new owners of Rockies Pizzeria: John and Margot Cain, left, and Marianne and Mike Hollingsworth. They plan to resurrect the restaurant’s image.

Photo by Cayla Gabruck

Rockies Pizzeria in Radium: open and worth the drive

By Cayla Gabruck Pioneer Staff Back by popular demand is the Volcano, which is only one of the delectable dishes available at Rockies Pizzeria in Radium Hot Springs.

Experienced restaurateurs John and Margot Cain and Mike and Marianne Hollingsworth have resurrected the popular hangout and are working hard to return the pizzeria back to its glory days.

“We walked through the doors, saw the view, saw the kitchen equipment, went upstairs and saw the patio, and then looked down and saw all the traffic on the street – this is a natural for us,” John said.

John and his wife Margot have lived in the valley for 10 years. Prior to that they lived on the Sunshine Coast, where they owned a restaurant and an ice cream business. They moved to the valley to raise their two children, Emma, now 14, and Fox, now 11.

Mike and Marianne Hollingsworth were both raised in the valley. Mike was an employee at Canfor in Radium for 32 years, while Marianne has worked at various restaurants in the valley. In fact, she was even employed at the original Rockies Pizzeria as a teenager.

The couple have two grown children, Jaime-Lee and Julie.

The four friends said that since they signed the lease for the building in mid-July, they have had a

steady stream of traffic through the door – even before they were open.

“We had people peeking in the door while we were still working and saying ‘Oh, you’re not ready yet. Okay, we will come back,’” Marianne said.

Entering the pizzeria, patrons will be surprised to see that the interior of the restaurant has been completely revamped.

The walls are splashed a vibrant red and adorned with old-time Italian decor.

“It’s a fun, casual, family atmosphere with great food and great deals,” John said.

The group is also very pleased with their location in the gateway to the valley. “We are super-excited to be in Radium,” John said. “It’s the tourist place that other communities should be striving to be.”

Although the new owners have kept some of Rockies’ original flavour, they have introduced a variety of new items, including a whole wheat crust, dill pickle wings, a menu for smaller appetites, and some of the lowest beer prices in the valley!

They are also serving delicious weekly specials, created by their new chef Vernon Victoor, who spent five years cooking at the Old Salzburg.

Rockies Pizzeria is located at 7514 Main Street East in Radium Hot Springs.

For more information or to place a takeout order, call 250-347-9929.

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Miracle dog spurs book

By Cayla Gabruck Pioneer Staff

BEST FRIEND – David Cassidy poses with his inspiration, Butch.

A local man who penned an inspirational tale of survival will be on hand Saturday, September 5th at AG Valley Foods in Invermere to sign copies of his newly-released novel.

My Hope Butch, written by David Cassidy of Invermere, hit shelves earlier this month. So far it has been getting great reviews from readers, evoking all kinds of emotions.

“Lots of people who have read the book confessed they had tears in their eyes when they read it,” he said. “There’s some sad parts but there is also some good laughter – anyone who has had a dog will relate to a lot of things in the book.”

David, 46, and his wife Franzi moved to the Columbia Valley from Switzerland in 1997. It was Franzi who convinced David to move back to Canada.

“But when she saw photos of Ontario, where I am originally from, she said: ‘There’s not a chance I am moving there – there’s got to be mountains and lakes,’” David laughed. “We knew Chris Zehnder, so we decided to move to Invermere.”

David and Franzi now reside in a beautiful

log cabin near Setetkwa Golf Course. They have five acres of land, with plenty of room to roam for their five dogs: Butch, 14; Chico, five; Sunny, one; Buster, one; and Willi, one.

The eldest dog, Butch, was the inspiration for the novel. The animal has led a very interesting life – defying the odds numerous times.

As a pup, Butch was accidently poisoned – it was not thought that he would survive, but Franzi nursed him back to health. He also survived a malignant tumor and a heart condition.

The book is also based around the couple’s move to the Columbia Valley and Franzi’s battle with cancer of the kidney.

“It’s kind of like a ‘Marley and Me’ kind of story – there are some similarities there,” David explained. “Butch never gives up, he is not a quitter. All you have to do is look at him and you know that life is going to be good.”

My Hope Butch is available at the Invermere Veterinary Hospital, Lambert Kipp Pharmacy, Grant’s Foods, All Things Beautiful, AG Valley Foods and Chopper’s Pet Supplies in Invermere.

David will sign copies from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at AG Valley Foods in Invermere on Saturday.

For more information, visit the website at www.myhopebutch.com.

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PIONEER ON THE ROAD

Clockwise from top: Lorna Joy and Geo Reiss of Radium at Tuktoyaktuk on the Arctic Ocean; Glen and Debbie Casey of Invermere in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; Lisa Tristram, Mary Tristram and Heidi Restemeyer in Riviera Maya, Mexico; Sierra Malinoski at the Overlander Stopping Place in Little Fort, B.C.; and Shirley Thode-Hamilton in Coonabarabran, Australia.

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PIONEER ON THE ROAD

Top: Ryan and Josh McIntosh in a canola field in Saskatchewan; bottom right: 10-year-old Rachel Kanan of Invermere after completing a triathlon race in Kelowna; bottom left: Mike and Olivia Cope of Invermere at the U2 Concert in Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland. Send your Pioneer photos to upioneer@telus.net to qualify for two tickets to a Calgary Flames game and a night at a Calgary hotel, courtesy of Travel World in Invermere.

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

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HERE TO SERVE YOU and Gravel Needs Excavation, Hauling, Retaining Walls, Sub Division Development, Water and Sewer Lines, Aggregate, Top Soil and Decorator Rock Sales Contract and Hourly • Call today for your FREE Estimate

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Decks, Finishing, Hardwood Floors and Accentuating Timber Projects

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Box 33 Edgewater BC V0E 1A0

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Al Tallman Complete your renos NOW before the Tax Credit runs out in February. Call for estimates.

From Framing to Finishing – We do it all!

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DCS Plumbing & Heating • 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:

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September 4, 2009

Trees benefit from professional care

By Sally Waddington Pioneer Staff It’s been a wild and windy summer, and all over the valley homeowners have been dealing with the consequences.

“There has been a surge of wind damage this year, but it has spurred people to walk outside, look at their trees and hire an arborist to assess them,” said Scott Kells, owner of Green Leaf Tree Services.

Since starting the business in March 2007, Scott has helped more than 300 clients with tree-related issues – from maintenance to removal.

Now with four staff, Green Leaf Tree Services offers pruning, tree removal, stump grinding, structural bracing, construction planning, replacement planting and even tree risk assessments for residential, commercial and municipal customers.

“We do a field inventory of all of the trees in an area and give them a risk rating,” Scott explained.

Green Leaf has recently completed tree risk assessments and hazard mitigation for the District of Invermere in high traffic areas such as Kinsmen Beach.

Earlier this year, they helped prolong the life of the Russian olive tree in Cenotaph Park in downtown Invermere.

“The tree is splitting apart,” Scott explained.

he said. “If you hire someone who is unqualified, you as a homeowner are liable.”

When looking for a tree care service, Scott advises people to find someone with professional certification, adequate liability insurance and workers compensation coverage for workers.

“We live in a logging community so people think tree care can be left to loggers,” Scott said.

“They may be qualified to fell trees in the forest but they are not necessarily qualified to deal with trees in an urban setting.”

Green Leaf Tree Services is serious about safety.

“Our mandate is TREE MAN – Scott Kells owns Green Leaf Tree Services.

Photo submitted about safety for our clients, their property and “Rather than remove it, we have installed cables and ourselves,” Scott said. bracing to help keep the tree in place for longer.

“Tree work can be extremely dangerous and we “If we can save the tree, we will.” pride ourselves on staying at the forefront of a safe, With an education in forestry, Scott moved to professional service.

Invermere in 2002 when he began working as a forest “Second to safety, it is our mandate to provide the technician for Tembec. best tree care practices to our clients by implementing In 2006, he received his certification with the In- the most current arboriculture techniques and methternational Society of Arboriculture. Green Leaf ’s fell- ods. We stay current through ongoing training and aters are all certified with the Workers’ Compensation tending seminars with other certified arborists in the Board of B.C. – something Scott says makes a vital province.” difference.

For more information, visit www.greenleaftree.ca “It is very important from a liability standpoint,” or call Scott at 250-344-0188.

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CALL NOW TO BOOK YOUR FALL FURNACE or FIREPLACE TUNE UP • Comprehensive 20 point furnace or 14 point ďŹ replace performance inspection • Improves energy eďŹƒciency and reduces your utility costs • Provides you with the highest level of safety, performance and reliability • Written diagnostic report for each appliance • Services provided by qualiďŹ ed sta • FURNACES • HEAT PUMPS • AIR CONDITIONING • FIREPLACES • HOT TUBS • CHEMICALS • SERVICE & MAINTENANCE

Bridging the gap from Grizzly Ridge Construction is underway on a bridge over Abel Creek in Invermere, joining Johnston Road with the new Grizzly Ridge subdivision. Neighbours have complained about the potential for increased traffic on the gravel road and the resulting impact on the fish-bearing creek, but

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the District of Invermere says Grizzly Ridge is within its rights to connect the development with Johnston Road, as long as the creek itself is undisturbed. Several older bridges across the creek have been built over the years.

Photo by Cayla Gabruck

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Watch for the Rockies Hockey new team line-up in The Pioneer next Friday, September 11th.

Strata, Apartment & Commercial Property Management

For professional management of your strata corporation, overseen by a Certiďƒžed Property ManagerÂŽ, with the accounting done by a Certiďƒžed Management Accountant, please contact Bill Weissig CPMÂŽ, RI, RPA, CPRPM, CLO, SMA, CRES.

Our six Strata Managers are licensed under the Real Estate Services Act of B.C. For more information regarding their extensive qualiďƒžcations and experience, please visit our website at www.mountaincreek.ca.

Phone: 250-341-6003

Email: bweissig@mountaincreek.ca

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E-mail: remaxbilly@telus.net Website: www.remaxbilly.com

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Office: 250-342-6505 • Cell: 250-342-1300

Billy Thompson 250-341-5168

Ed English Jan Klimek Representatives

250-342-1194 / 1195 edenglish@shaw.ca janklimek@shaw.ca

1-888-341-6044

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Pioneer Classifieds

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

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ANNOUNCEMENT

cheers and jeers

Garage Sales - Friday, Sept.

4th, 4-8pm and Saturday, Sept.

5th, 8am-1pm. 1757, 9th Ave, Invermere, backyard.

MOVING SALE - 9am to 3pm, Sept. 5th. Furniture, appliances, gardening pots, Harlequin books, handicrafts, 1707-12th Ave, Invermere.

Moving Sale - Saturday, Sept. 5th, 8am-noon. 840 Timbermont Rd. (Timber Ridge III). NEW SOLID FIR EXTERIOR DOOR, kitchen stuff, gardening, furniture, miscellaneous household items. Fresh coffee and cookies available! 250-3425596.

44 year old working man new to area seeks people to socialize with. Spiritual, not religious, gentle, loves nature and animals, Monty Python sense of humour.

Interests: bicycling, music, live theatre, scrabble/cards. Social drinker, N/S, learning to paint.

Let’s yak! 250-688-2233.

Alcoholics Anonymous. Open to all. Regular meetings of the Columbia Valley A.A. are held at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday at the Valley Connection, far end of the Service B.C. building, 625-4th Street, Invermere. The Radium Friendship Group meets at 8 p.m. Friday at the Catholic Church, east side of main street, Radium.

Cheers to Ilowna for helping my sister. You’re an angel. ~BL

Saturday, Sept. 5th, 8am. 1610, 13th Ave, Invermere. Furniture, sports equipment, sporty rims, MMA clothes and toys.

Saturday, Sept. 5th, 9am-2pm.

Walnut table, couches, Cuisinart food processor & much more.

718, 9th Ave, Invermere, behind Pothole Park.

Saturday, Sept. 5th, 10am-4pm.

4924 Thouret Road, Radium.

Cancelled if raining.

Saturday, Sept. 5th, 8am-1pm.

133-7th Ave, Invermere. Back alley across from Museum. Good quality household furniture and accessories.

Saturday & Sunday, September 5th & 6th, 8am-3pm. Moving sale. Furniture, household, antiques, compressor, tools, stacking washer/dryer, Newhouse Storage in the Industrial Park. 250-688-0083.

s obituary s OGLESTONE, George September 27, 1928 August 26, 2009

On August 26th, 2009, George Oglestone passed away suddenly at his home in Invermere. George was born on September 27th, 1928 in Empress, Alberta. He moved from Black Diamond to Lake Louise on May 24th, 1945 to work for Parks Canada building the Banff-Jasper highway, the Trans Canada highway and the highway through Kootenay Park. He continued to work his way up from truck driver to supervisor for Parks Canada until he retired in 1984. George married his sweetheart Fern in 1949 and they began their family in 1950. 1959 was the first time they fell in love with the Valley as weekend visitors and in 1979 they built their dream home on the hill overlooking the lake in Invermere. George moved to Invermere permanently in 1984 where he continued to enjoy an array of activities; a few of their favourites were square dancing, waterskiing, boating, curling and playing music for various events. He travelled to Reno many times as well as Australia, Europe, Mexico, Hawaii and also took a couple of cruises to top it off. Throughout the years he acquired many amazing lifelong friends.

George will be sadly missed by his wife, Fern of 60 years, his three children Carol (Albert), Ken (Barb) and Howie (Joanne), as well as his grandchildren: Tanya (Jason), Heather (Nathan), Susie (Shawn), Billy (Carol), Kaleigh and Miranda. He was blessed with eight great-grandchildren: Caitlin, Hailey, Dustin, Alisha, Madison, Brayden, Clarissa and Tia. At George’s request there will be no formal service held. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to ICAN in his honour.

Backyard sale - September 4, 5, 6 and 7th. 4830 St. Joseph St. Radium. Ski boots, motel furniture, miscellaneous household items.

Family/Estate Sale - Friday and Saturday 9-4pm in Castlerock.

2448 Castlestone Drive.

Everything must go!

09 09 11 NATS ELBON DOES NOT LIVE ON. Would the gentleman from Panorama who wanted to buy land from Mary Yadernuk please call 250-348-2394?

s obituary s McKEEMAN-LAKE, Alice Velma

January 31, 1913 - August 24, 2009 Bunty passed away peacefully on August 24, 2009 at her residence in Joseph Creek Care Centre with her family by her side at 96 years of age.

She was born January 31, 1913 in Gadsby, Alberta. Anyone who had the opportunity to be part of her life was blessed with the gift of love. As hard as she always had to work throughout her life, she always made time for family and friends. She has left us now with many precious memories.

Bunty will be lovingly remembered by her son Howard Floyd McKeeman and his wife Ruth Anne, her daughter Carol May Soles and her husband John Martin, her daughter Sandra Christine Grenier and her husband Joseph Wilford Denis, 9 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, 10 great great grandchildren and many friends. She was predeceased by her first husband of 50 years Robert Floyd McKeeman (Bob), Wilfred Leroy Lake (Roy), 4 sisters, 1 brother and 1 great great grandchild.

A memorial service was held for Bunty on Saturday, August 29th, 2009 at 1:00pm at McPherson Funeral Home in Cranbrook. Those wishing to make a memorial contribution in her honour may do so to the Canadian Cancer Society, 19-9th Avenue South, Cranbrook, British Columbia, V1C 2L9 or the Joseph Creek Care Village, 1400- Willowbrook Drive, Cranbrook, British Columbia, V1C 0A5.

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

Don Rose Piano Tuning will be in Invermere and area the week of September 14th. My goal is to provide professional piano care to suit your needs and budget.

306-539-0716.

Got Hockey Gear? Sportuccino’s has a good supply of new/used gear to fit any budget. Serving you across from the liquor store.

thank you Thank you for donating to the Food Bank. The need for food has increased substantially this year. There is always a need for canned tomatoes.

There are no words to thank you all for your kind expressions of sympathy in the loss of my brother Kurt Carlson. We will be forever grateful.

Love all whom you hold dear Precious is the time you share Do not wait for tomorrow For tomorrow may not come Sonja Hemmelgarn and Family

cheers & jeers Cheers to Jayme and my friends!

What a surprise! Love to you all!! ~J

Jeers to the man and his son who gave a handicapped man a ride from Tim Horton’s to the hospital on Saturday, August 29th and took off with his orthopedic cane. Please return it to the hospital.

Cheers to our local businesses who work so hard to accommodate the “professional people” who have country homes in the valley. During the busy season, I’m proud of the services we provide!

Lost and found LOST - Black women’s large Mountain Equipment Co-op shell jacket in Invermere. 250342-9676.

LOST - Small yellow pelican case containing digital camera.

Lost at James Chabot beach on Monday, August 24th. If found, please call 250-341-7269.

LOST - Hang glider harness fell out of back of truck on Road to Mt. Swansea. Call 250-342-5845 (reward!)

LOST - Gold pinky ring with smiley face on it. Probably lost at Farmer’s Market. Please call 250-342-7081.

FOUND - A radio transceiver and another item on the trail near the trailhead of Castle Rock trail and Johnston Road, found Sunday, August 30th. Call 403681-4414.

storage STORAGE SPACE – assorted sizes, easy access, immediate availability, long-term or short-term. Deck Properties Warehouse, Industrial Park, 250-342-3166.

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NEWHOUSE MULTI STORAGE Various sizes available.

Now with climate controlled units.

Call 250-342-3637

commercial space 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.

Panache Building, Invermere, B.C. 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.

Commercial space for rent, 1800 sq. ft. plus compound, prime location in the Industrial Park.

Call Deck Properties, 250-3423166.

Office/Retail space for lease on 8th Ave. Three 600 sq. ft. units, large store front windows, on street parking, 1 year lease. Call 250-342-6912, Mountain Creek Properties.

ACCOMMODATION WANTED Retired couple seeks furnished accommodation in Invermere.

January 1st - March 31st to rent or housesit. Please call 705-4762642 or email fairlin@live.ca.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION .

Room in 2 bdrm upper suite.

Fully furnished including W/D, D/W, wireless, cable and hydro.

Large deck, 3 blocks from the beach and Invermere’s main street. Available immediately.

250-341-6961 or 250-4271159.

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

CARRIAGE COURT APARTMENTS. Conveniently located behind Sobey’s 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 immed., 250- 342-8781.

Hillcrest furnished apartments, utilities included. 1 bdrm units - $700/month, 2 bdrm units $900/month. 250-341-1182.

Newer 2 bdrm walk-out suite in Black Forest Heights, Invermere, N/S, N/P, $875/month utilities included. Available September 1st, 250-342-9770.

Invermere, unfurnished 2 bdrm upper duplex. New appliances, paint, carpeted, very clean.

Large yard, shared laundry, storage, off-street parking. N/S, N/P, DD, available immediately. $895/month + 60% utilities.

250-341-6096.

Brand new, large, bright 2 bdrm basement suite in D/T Invermere. Private entrance, all new appliances, N/S, N/P, $875/ month utilities not included.

1 year lease, references required.

Available immediately, 403874-0483.

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

SUITE FOR RENT

SUITE FOR RENT

house FOR RENT

2 bdrm basement suite, Windermere, $800/month, includes utilities, new rugs, lino and paint. N/S, N/P, no partiers, 250-342-9353 or 250-3425253.

2 bdrm apartment for rent in Invermere. N/P, N/S, references required. Available immediately. $775/month + DD. Call 250342-6912. Mountain Creek Properties.

Invermere, 3 bdrms, close to schools, wood and oil heat, W/D, dishwasher, N/S, $1100/month, hydro included, 250-342-1063.

New 2 bdrm + den/3rd bedroom. All appliances, N/S, N/P, $975/month utilities not included. 5 mins from downtown Invermere. References required.

403-874-0483.

2 bdrm suite in Athalmer.

Walking distance from town.

Upper level large deck and yard.

W/D. Must be quiet and clean.

N/S, no dogs. Long term, references required. $750 + DD + utilities. Available immediately, 250-342-8933.

Windermere, 2 bedroom apartment, $850/month, utilities included, 250-3421677.

Invermere, 2 bdrm, lower suite, W/D, stove, fridge, N/S, N/P, adults only. $850/month includes hydro and heat. Avail Aug 15th, ref. req. 250-3426349 or 250-342-3418.

Black Forest Heights, 2 bdrm suite, storage shed, nice yard and views, W/D, N/S, no partiers.

Available immediately, $800/ month includes utilities. Phone Rick 250-342-3057 (h) or 250341-5572 (c).

2 bdrm suite. Furnished, living room,TV/cable, walking distance to town. Couple preferred/no partiers, references, long term for winter. $895/couple (all inclusive), 3 people possible for $1075. 250-342-8651.

INVERMERE - 2 bdrm basement suite. Separate entry, shared W/D, close to downtown/ beaches/grocery. N/S. $660/ month + utilities. Available now. Call Grant 403-493-1245.

FAIRMONT - won’t last! Private 2 bdrm walk-out basement suite. Bright, 1100 sq.ft., wood fireplace, backs Columbia River, pets OK, fire pit. Includes all utilities, W/D and storage. $950/ month. Available immediately.

C. Bay 1-888-535-6962.

house FOR RENT

FOR RENT 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

Radium duplex, 2 or 4 bdrm, all appliances included, N/S, N/P, new building. Call 403-2576253 or email bradyh@telus. net.

3 bdrm house in Invermere.

Bright and clean. N/S, N/P, close to schools. F/S/W/D/DW. Available immediately. Phone 250-342-1588.

Exclusive, completely furnished home on Fort Point with lake view. Available immediately, references required. N/S, N/P, $1200/month + utilities. 250342-6122.

2 bdrm house in Edgewater, close to school. $675/month + hydro. 250-347-9210.

DT Radium, 1 bdrm cabin available Sept 1st. $650/month including heat and utilities. DD required. 250-341-1577 or 250347-6420.

Windermere, 2 bdrm house centrally located, N/S, pets considered, $800/month + util, 250-342-6255.

2100 sq.ft., 4 bdrm, 3 ½ bath in Westside Park, available immed., $1500/month + utilities, fully furnished. Lease term negotiable. Contact Richard, 403-923-3801.

Windermere—lovely 1 bdrm home. N/S, pets considered, great yard, $750/month.

Available immediately, 403851-2043 or 403-619-1540.

Invermere, charming 4 bdrm, 2 bath home on Fort Point next to Kinsmen Beach. N/S, N/P. Available November 1st. $1600/ month + utilities. References & DD required. 403-246-6680.

Invermere, 4 bdrm, 2 bath, 2000 sq.ft. house. 5 blocks to beach, mins from downtown and hospital, large yard, fully furnished. $2200/month includes utilities + DD. N/S, W/D, 5 appliances. Available immediately. 6 month term or more. 403-274-4561.

Invermere, 3 bdrm, 3 bath duplex. Central location, F/S, DW, W/D, N/S, $1400/month + utilities. Available September 15th. Call DK, 250-342-5935.

condo FOR RENT RADIUM - FULLY FURNISHED TOWNHOUSE, large windows and deck. 2 bdrm, 1 bath, bungalow-style in Eagle Crest Villas. Single car garage. 6 months minimum lease, $950 + condo fees/utilities/DD. N/P, N/S. References required. 403519-2216 or 403-981-1551.

condo FOR RENT FIRST MONTH FREE!!!

PET FRIENDLY CONDO! 2 bdrm townhouse in Black Forest Village $1300/month.

Call 250-342-0838.

Radium luxury townhouse, 3 bdrm, 3 bath, fireplace, hardwood floors, 6 appliances, N/S, N/P. $995 + utilities + security deposit. Available immediately. 403-651-4093 or lcouture@shaw.ca.

Invermere on the lake, new luxury fully furnished condo. 2 bdrm plus den, 2 baths, facing lake, underground parking.

Avail. immediately. Weekly, monthly or long-term. Call 403561-0111.

Gorgeous 2 bdrm, 2 bath + den main floor condo in Sable Ridge Radium. View of valley access to pool, hot tubs, clubhouse, underground parking, storage lockers, in suite laundry. N/S, N/P, $1200. Call 250-342-0200.

Windermere - Akiskinook. 1 bdrm, furnished condo. Available September to May. N/S, N/P, indoor pool, hot tub, beach and cable TV. $795/month + hydro.

403-640-1518.

2 bdrm with garage in Blackforest Village. Laminate floors, stainless steel appliances, W/D, 2 baths, pets negotiable, $950, minimum six month lease.

Avail. Sept 1st. 250-342-1134.

Invermere, new, furnished 2 bdrm, 2 bath condo.

Underground parking, available immediately, long or short term. $1250/month + DD. 403-6501238.

2 bdrm condo, near Sobey’s, N/S, N/P, quiet folks only need apply. $800/month. 250-342-6255.

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condo FOR RENT

Misc. For Sale

boats For Sale

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

1993 Glascon 16’. Open bow, 90hp Mercury Force outboard, new trim motor, good shape all around. $4500 OBO. 250-3420808.

house FOR SALE

3 bdrm deluxe, completed, furnished condo in Riverside, Fairmont. Available immediately, $1000/month or $700/week.

780-435-8433.

Luxury fully furnished condo in downtown Invermere. 2 bdrms, 2 baths, W/D, D/W, cable, wireless and hydro included. Hot tub and gym access. $1250/month. N/S, N/P. Available October to May. 250-688-0244.

Invermere, centrally located townhome, 3 bdrm, 3 bath, developed basement, single garage, common green space. $1200/month + utilities + DD. Long-term only, references required, available October 1st.

250-341-3131.

$289,900 1201-9th Street, Invermere. ½ duplex in excellent location close to park, schools and downtown, 3 bdrm, 1½ baths. Recently updated and painted inside and out.

Ideal starter home or for retirement. Nice mountain views from kitchen and entrance-way windows. No strata fees. View online at kboss.ca or call 250-3429505.

house FOR SALE

PRICE REDUCTION! RANCH HOUSE 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, recently appraised, $449,000. Call Elkhorn Ranch at 250-342-0617 or 250-3421268.

4 bdrm, 2 bath, 2 storey fully furnished house. Country garden, decks and views. All new upgrades. $595,000, 250342-6354.

Open House 1733 Windermere Loop Road Windermere Valley Golf Course Saturday and Sunday 11 am-5 pm Contact Glenn Pomeroy 250-270-0666 Maxwell Realty Invermere.

condo FOR SALE Heron Point, Invermere. ¼ share available. Best unit in the complex. FULLY FURNISHED. Ground floor, walk out to yard.

2 min. walk from both beach and downtown. 3 bdrm, 2 bath, pool, hot tub, fitness room, storage. Great view of the lake and the beach. $137,000. 250688-2667.

Affordable downtown Invermere condo, 2 bdrm, $149, 000 + GSTREDUCED! 250-341-1182.

TIMESHARE FOR SALE Marble Canyon 2 week share.

Name on title, approximately 2500 sq.ft. on 3 levels. 4 bdrm, 3.5 baths, sleeps 11 people. RCI eligible, $25,000 OBO. Call 780995-1107.

house FOR SALE

mobile home FOR SALE Peaceful Creekside 2.5 Acres – Open House Friday, Saturday, Sunday 2pm-5pm 4950 Stoddart Creek Road, Invermere 5 bdrm, 4 bath home located between Radium and Invermere, $659,000.

Check welist.com for listing details, 250-347-6532.

Magnificent, serene, beautiful area. 5 bdrm, 3 1/2 bath with decks and 3 storeys, 2 fireplaces, 3 mountain ranges to view.

Creek, pond and sprinkler system. 5 mins to beach and golf + 2 acres. Optional - furnished.

10 car asphalt parking lot, zero maintenance and spacious walkout rental suite. Million dollar home and view. $537,000.

250-342-6162.

ACREAGES/LOTS FOR SALE

8 acres of hay meadow.

Beautiful mountain view with great building opportunity.

Near Wilmer, Toby Hill Road, $425,000.00. Call 250-3422802.

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.

wanted Working man seeks a massage therapist in training for reduced rate. 250-688-2233.

Wilmer, just 8 minutes away from Invermere, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, fridge, stove, dishwasher, washer and dryer, 0.189 acres, big fenced yard and amazing view of the Rockies. $185,000. 250342-0247.

2003 Double Wide, 3 bdrm, 2 baths, Estate Sale. Excellent condition, ready to be moved. $90,000 OBO. 250-347-7770.

Portable dishwasher. Call Janet 250-342-0680.

Misc. For Sale Quality Top Soil & Manure.

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

ACREAGES/LOTS FOR SALE

Excellent screened sandy top soil. $150/truck load, $50/pick up. Aspen Meadows, 250-2700590.

WILMER PROPERTY 9140 Smith Street (off main avenue). Nice mountain view, large walk-out lot, older 3 bdrm manufactured home currently on lot, $120,000.

Contact 250-341-1656.

Firewood - Cut, split and delivered. Fir and pine mix. $150/½ cord, $275/full cord.

Birch $275/½ cord, $400/full cord, 250-688-0143.

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

Cardel Resorts has excess building material for sale. Please call Catrinia Cook at 403-8138527 or email catrinia.cook@ cardelhomes.com for more information.

Air hockey table $50. Double sided F/P $175. Fraser snow machine $200. Skating rink $100. 2004 quad Bombardier, only 46 hours $4700, 250-3479577 or 250-688-0781 (c).

Support Rockies Hockey! Pine, fir, dry and split. To order call 250-342-6908.

Professionally crafted bamboo kitchen dining set with 4 chairs, 45” tempered glass top, $500.

8 piece patio umbrella set, $60.

2007 Sharp Carousel microwave, $50. 250-345-6352.

Twin guest beds - great for kids, c/w bedding, $200. Computer desk, $60. 250-342-4433.

Hot tub, good condition, 6-8 person $3750 OBO, 250-3426899.

Belly dancer’s coin hip scarf.

Blue velvet, brand new $86, selling for half price. Call 250342-6162.

11’ aluminum fishing boat with 6’ x 8’ trailer, $650, 250-3426157.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES Honda CRF 250X 2007, $4900 OBO, 250-341-1182.

2005 Yamaha Grizzly 660 with accessories. Excellent shape. $6500 OBO. Phone Don, 250341-1001.

2007 Yamaha YZF 450, low hours, well maintained, runs great, never raced. $5200 OBO. 250-341-8050.

1991 5th Wheel. 22’6”.

Westwind, 4 burner stove, oven, 3-way fridge, freezer, 3 piece bath, A/C, furnace, awning. $6400 OBO. Interior A1+. 250342-6772.

1994 Kit Companion, 22L, bunk beds, rubber roof, forced air, furnace, roof mounted solar panel, very clean. $5500. 250342-6952.

VEHICLE FOR SALE 1996 GMC Jimmy. 4x4, automatic, good condition, $1950, OBO, 250-688-0165.

Heavy-duty flower cooler. Glass front doors. Excellent condition.

New - $1600, will sell for $800.

250-342-6162.

Dodge Neon, 2 door, 5 speed, car starter. 84,000 kms. 250-2709393 or 250-342-7077.

boats For Sale

1995 F350 Crew Cab, diesel, standard, 4x4 parts truck. $500.

250-688-0143.

$2000 reduced from $3500, Campion Bowrider, 70HP. Columere Park (close to Coy’s 6th hole), 403-271-0937, 403397-1746 (cell).

1991 Jeep YJ, 6 cyl, am/fm cass, auto, 240,000 kms, 3 tops, 3 inch, suspension lift, 2.5 body lift, 33x12.5x15 tires, winch, warn rear tire carrier, new battery, $4500 OBO. 250-342-0808.

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September 4, 2009

Guess when lake will freeze

By Sally Waddington Pioneer Staff For many years, the Lions Club has held an Ice Out competition each spring to guess when the ice will melt on Lake Windermere.

Now, the Columbia River Greenways Alliance are taking care of the opposite end of the season.

Tickets are now on sale for the inaugural Ice In On The Lake competition, in aid of the skiing and skating Whiteway trail on Lake Windermere.

“Many people said the Whiteway was

the ‘icing on the cake’ last winter,” said Greenways director Nick Berzins. “So we have decided that the best way to get people energized about the Whiteway this year is to have the ‘Ice In On The Lake’ – the ice in on the lake is the icing on the cake, so to speak.”

A $5 raffle ticket buys the chance to win $1,500 by correctly guessing the date and time that the water at Kinsmen Beach will first reach zero degrees Celsuis and stay there for at least one hour.

The temperature will be measured with a sensor and data recorder, continuously submitting results to contest judges.

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Once the lake is frozen, the Lake Windermere Whiteway will be created again.

Last winter marked the first season of the Whiteway, a 15-kilometre skiing and skating loop between Kinsmen Beach, James Chabot Beach and Windermere Beach.

The raffle tickets are available through any of the Greenways directors and in some local stores until November 1st. All proceeds from the raffle will fund the Whiteway.

The winner will be announced on Friday, December 18th in the Columbia Valley Pioneer! To learn more, visit the Greenways website at www.greenways.ca.

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

VEHICLE FOR SALE

services

services

careers

careers

careers

2001 Dodge Van, approx 166,000 kms, good condition. $4800 OBO. 250-342-3990.

Phil’s Carpentry – Everything from roofs to decks, completion of basement and bathrooms.

Phone 250-341-8033 (cell) – 24/7. Not on valley time.

Custom installations of ceramic, mosaic, quarry tiles, slates, glassblocks, repairs, etc. For estimates, call 250-341-6869.

ARE YOU READY? Spring Health Foods has a RARE permanent part time job opening! We offer regular shifts, great pay and perks and a positive and dynamic workplace. Apply if you are passionate about natural health, interested in learning more, outgoing, energetic and responsible. Drop in with your resume or call Spring at 250342-2552 or email spring@ springhealthfoods.com.

Lakeside Pub is looking for experienced servers, kitchen help/prep cook. FT/PT. Apply in person with resume.

Director of Sales

2004 Jeep CJ Columbia edition.

100,000 kms, $14,995 OBO. 250-342-5249.

business FOR SALE ANGLZ HAIR AND TANNING STUDIO – Located in the Windermere Valley, just 2 ½ hours from Calgary. Anglz Hair & Tanning Studio has been a well established salon for 14 years.

Busy salon with high traffic, full retail and full clientele.

4 stations, tanning room, manicure/pedicure/waxing room, laundry/bathroom and large seating area. Total of 1100 sq. ft. Staff is willing to stay on.

Serious inquiries only. PRICE REDUCED. Maria 250-342-3227.

services 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.

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

Gregg the Repair Man specializes in small/medium repairs/renos, plumbing, painting, electrical, carpentry, tiling plus. References $30/hour, 2 hour minimum.

Flexible rate for seniors. 250688-2233.

Drywall repair and renovations, painting available. Call Julie 250-341-5375.

Driving Lessons Get your license the easy way!

Door to door pick up in Invermere and area. Preparation for novice license (class 7). Lessons only/ no class. Flexible hours/one-onone instruction. Special prices!

250-342-8651.

careers La Cabina restaurant requires experienced cooks and servers.

Call 250-347-2340 or email lacabina@nanonow.ca.

Peppi’s Pizza needs servers, cooks and dishwashers. Parttime positions available. Call Tim or Laura at 250-342-3421, drop off resume or email p.fuel@ yahoo.ca.

Helna’s Stube is accepting applications for year round F/T or P/T servers. Phone 250-3470047 or mail@helnas.com.

Qualified Hotel Cleaning Staff. $12.05/hr starting plus bonus.

Nice boss! Beautiful location.

Call now, 403-472-2617 or 250347-9305.

FARM HELP WANTED To take care of miniature horses and property maintenance near Fairmont Hot Springs, BC. Accommodation on site, would suit a semi-retired couple. Send resume with references to Ingrid Sands, email address info@ golfriverside.com or fax 250345-6655.

Fairmont Creek Property Management is accepting applications for a head housekeeper responsible for the overall management for the housekeeping department.

Also accepting applications for housekeeping attendants and laundry and hauling positions.

For detailed job description or to submit resume, contact info@ fairmontcreek.ca.

Part time evening dishwasher required. Apply in person to Tony Woods at Strands or call 250-342-6344.

Full and part time help wanted for Radium Petro-Can & Subway.

Drop off resume or call 250-3479988.

Paper carriers wanted, ages 9+, 1 day/week, no collections. Call Janet for more info – 250-3420680.

MountainView Lodge, Invermere requires a front desk clerk/room attendant. Duties include customer service and room cleaning. Must be responsible, independent, punctual, have a friendly attitude and be available for evening and weekend shifts.

Wage starts at $12/hour. Please apply in person with resume or email info@mtnviewlodge.ca.

CAREERS

Looking for a job or career?

The Trades Industry Wants You! SOUTHERN INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION

2006 Ford Super Crew Lariat.

110,000 kms. Take over payments. 250-342-5249.

Statesman Pine Ridge Mountain Resort is currently seeking self motivated and dedicated individual to fill this position selling Cottage Lots and Mountain Chalets in Invermere.

Applicant must have 3-5 years sales experience with proof of sales. Wage is negotiable depending on experience. Please email cover letter and resume to prsales@statesmancorporation. com. Thank you.

Check out one of our upcoming sessions to get information on specific trades.

Next information session: Thursday, September 10th, 1:30 p.m.

Columbia Valley Employment Centre 1313 – 7th Avenue South, Invermere

Call Today!

Roy Cimolai, Trades Assistance Program Ph: 250-421-9212 • E-mail: rcimolai@sica.bc.ca Funded in whole or part through the Canada-British Columbia Labour Market Development Agreement

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

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Volunteers needed for shoreline clean-up Submitted by Heather Leschied Lake Windermere Project Wildsight invites area residents to lend a helping hand with this year’s Lake Windermere Shoreline Cleanup.

The event is held in conjunction with the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup Week and will take place on Saturday, September 19th, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is part of the International Coastal Cleanup, and involves more than just removing litter. Participants also collect data on the types of debris found along their shoreline and the activities that produce this debris. By joining the TD Canada Trust Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, a Vancouver Aquarium Conservation Program, valley residents will be contributing to an international ef-

fort to reduce the amount of litter that enters our rivers, lakes, and oceans. More than 40,000 Canadians are expected to clean up shorelines at over 1,050 sites across the country.

In 2006, at the request of local resident and long time shoreline cleanup coordinator Bill Ayrton, the Lake Windermere Project took over the organization of this successful event, which is now heading into its 14th year. All materials will be provided, and the Lake Windermere Project will arrange the disposal of collected garbage. Community groups, businesses, school groups, families and friends are all welcome to join in on this rewarding event.

Shoreline litter comes in many forms and sizes and poses unique problems to our environment. It can be plastic, metal, glass, cloth or paper. It can be as small as a cigarette butt or as large as a shopping cart.

Whether discarded accidentally or deliberately, all of the shoreline litter we encounter in Canada is the result of human activities. Did you know most shoreline litter actually originates from land-based activities?

Every time it rains and the wind blows, litter on land makes its way into our storm sewers, creeks and rivers, and eventually into the lake.

To sign up and help our shorelines contact the Lake Windermere Project at 341-6898 or visit the project office located in the old District of Invermere office beside the Invermere Community Hall. You can also drop in at the cleanup base station at Kinsmen Beach on September 19th.

The event is made possible by generous assistance from the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, District of Invermere, RDEK, Invermere Sobeys, Columbia Valley Sign Artists, and Waste Management.

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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The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 51

September 4, 2009

FAITH

A new vision of ministry

By Rev. Sandy Ferguson Windermere Valley Shared Ministry Recently, I attended the General Council of the United Church held in Kelowna.

The General Council is the national court of the church. It meets every three years to explore a variety of issues facing the church. We discuss motions and proposals from the other courts of the church – for example, the United Church’s vision of peace in the Middle East, discussing the changing nature of ministry within our church, and proposals to support our growing ministry to the Francophone community.

We also take the opportunity to explore questions about the future of the United Church. We asked ourselves if we’re ready to embrace the possibility there are different ways for the church to witness the Good News.

Can we let go of our traditional understanding of ministry concentrated in buildings which, in many cases, may not meet the needs of the community around them?

Are we ready to explore new visions of ministry founded on the new realities of the world around us?

Though there were no specific answers at General Council, there was a strong sense that the church is heading into new territory and we are being called by

God to have faith so we will be ready for new challenges.

Recently, I was blessed with a glimpse of a new vision of ministry, which shows that some people are open to new ways of serving the vision of the Kingdom of God. A friend of mine, Reverend Yoko Kihara, shared with me a proposal for a new model of a faith community.

Instead of huddling in the walls of the sanctuary, fearful of the future represented by declining membership, her congregation will go out into the community and serve those who themselves feel isolated from society.

Her hope is that her congregation and the larger church will be ready to let go of their fears of the present, for a hope of the future based on faith — not a faith in the human expectations of the past, where people went to church simply because it was expected of them, but faith that God continues to share in our lives and calls us to share this faith with others through serving the needs of the community.

Truly, it is a sign that the Kingdom of God continues to flourish in our midst.

And, it’s a sign that reminds all of us what we, as the people of God, are truly capable of, if we place our faith in the call of God to witness to others that the Kingdom of God is not a distant dream, but a living reality in our midst.

Before I forget, remember on September 5th we have our garage sale at Christ Church Trinity.

The funds we raise support our various outreach projects in Guatemala!

INVERMERE HEALTH CARE AUXILIARY SCHOLARSHIP FOR COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PURSUING CAREER IN HEALTH RELATED FIELD The Invermere Health Care Auxiliary, at discretion, will be awarding annually a scholarship in the amount of $1,500 to a student entering a second or subsequent year of a health related program at a recognized post secondary institution. Preference will be given to such students who have attended David Thompson Secondary School, Invermere, B.C. and who have been junior volunteers at the Invermere and District Hospital or volunteered in other health related fields. For application or information, please contact Dianne Kienitz (250) 342-3134 or Mariane Comis, 250-342-2881.

The Faith First Club at Canadian Martyrs Roman Catholic Parish Canadian Martyrs Parish is offering Christian education, catechism, and Sacramental preparation for children. Classes are for all children from grades K-7. Features include small group discussion, Q&A with the Pastor and activities.

Lake Windermere Alliance Church Sunday, September 6th, 10:30 a.m.: Worship and Life Instruction. Guest speaker – Matt Wilks, Sonlife Ministries.

Pastor Trevor Hagan • 326 -10th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-9535 • www.lakewindermerealliance.org Windermere Valley Shared Ministry ANGLICAN-UNITED Sunday 8:30 a.m.: Communion at All Saints, Edgewater 10:30 a.m.: Communion at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere 7 p.m.: Communion at St. Peter’s, The Stolen Church, Windermere 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.

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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Fully furnished, low low condo fees. Walk to fabulous Resort Recreation facilities.

$269,000 • Radium • Invermere • Panorama • Windermere • Fairmont

delta.com

Panasonic Pioneer Cell Phones Electronics & Service Christian Books, Music & Misc.

1229-7th Ave., Invermere

Faith First Club will begin in mid-September.

Classes run from 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. every other Monday. Please call 250-342-2475 or 250-342-6167 to register.

Summer Service

Cranbrook-Salt Lake City.

Runs Saturdays, June 20-Sept 5.

Call your travel agent or click on www.delta.com

Valley Churches

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

MLS# K184740

www.rayfergusonrealty.ca

52 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer

September 4, 2009

Radium Hot Springs • British Columbia along the springs golf course

ASK HOW YOU CAN SAVE UP TO

25%! info@bighornmeadows.ca • 1-888-766-9637 • www.bighornmeadows.ca

FLEXIBLEOWNERSHIPOPTIONS Fractional, 1/8, 1/4 and whole ownership The more you buy the more you save! Check out the price decrease as you increase your ownership at Bighorn Meadows:

Buy 1

Buy 3 or more

1/17 - 1 bedroom

Save 5% $28,255 each

Buy 2

1/8 - 1 bedroom

$56,316 each

$50,684 each

$45,616 each

Save 10% more $25,429 each

Bighorn Meadows offers immediate occupancy • 1, 2 & 3 bedrooms suites • All suites complete with high-end furnishings & fixtures • 865 to 1837 sq ft of luxurious living space • 90% sold out

Save another 10% $22,887 each