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October 23, 2009

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By Cayla Gabruck Pioneer Staff Numbers were up this year for Interior Health’s annual seasonal flu clinic, held in Invermere.

Four hundred and ninety-one residents over the age of 65 made their way to the Invermere Community Hall on Tuesday, October 20th to get immunized.

That’s 50 more people than last year.

“It was great. Unfortunately we had to send off a few people because they didn’t qualify for this year’s immunization,” said Nancy Wilfley, Prevention Service Assistant at Interior Health. “But we didn’t have to send away as many as we thought we would, so that was good.”

If you are over 65 and missed Tuesday’s clinic in Invermere, you can visit one of the upcoming clinics in Edgewater or Canal Flats. The clinics will be held on October 29th from 10 a.m. to noon at the Edgewater Legion and at the Canal Flats Civic Centre on November 12th from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Those who were ineligible for the seasonal flu vaccine given out this week will have another chance to get the vaccine in the new year. The flu vaccine is only available to those with a compromised immune system or some other sort of underlying risk factor.

Beginning within days, Interior Health will be rolling out the H1N1 vaccine, which will be made available to high-risk groups first, and then to the general population.

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October 23, 2009

Valley NEWS

Icy road blamed for accident cally-induced coma, suffering from broken bones and massive internal injuries including brain damage.

An Edgewater man is clinging to life Corporal Brent Ayers, the RCMP in a Calgary hospital after a horrific acofficer at the scene, said no charges will cident on Toby Creek Road. be laid against the woman driving the Now questions are being raised as to Ford Ranger due to the poor road conwhy the road was not plowed or sanded ditions and the angle of the road. He after an early morning snowstorm on said the surface of the road angles from Wednesday, October 14th. south to north, meaning the oncoming Barney Weismiller, 57, suffered sevehicle ended up on the wrong side of vere injuries after he was hit by a vehicle the road. that lost control coming down the slick “In this situation, when the subject road. The injured man was chaining up lost control of the vehicle, even at fairly the tires of his cement truck on Peter’s slow speeds it became a skid, and you always want to slide to the left-hand side Hill, just outside Athalmer industrial park on the other side of Toby Creek. of the lane.”

“I talked to several other people who He said the road was obviously in AT THE SCENE – An ambulance rushed Barney Weismiller to Invermere hospital. went down that hill that morning and bad condition. Several other vehicles Photo by Dave Sutherland they were afraid for their lives,” said Peter also ended up in the ditch that morning Then, just a fraction of a second after he said it, I Howard, who witnessed the accident. on the same stretch of hill, he said.

“You hate to blame anybody for this, but if they jumped underneath the truck and he got hit square “With three vehicles in the ditch, I would expect would have plowed the roads – if the road would have on,” Mr. Howard said. “I felt the wind of the other that the average person obviously had difficulty navibeen sanded – we would have just drove up the hill truck go past, and it just smashed into the side of the gating the road.” truck.” like any other day.”

Jim Conley, general manager for Mainroad East Mr. Weismiller was kneeling beside the wheel Kootenay Contracting in Cranbrook, said that the Wednesday started out like any other day for Mr. when he was struck. Mr. Howard said that Mr. Weis- road was sanded and salted 40 minutes prior to the Weismiller, an employee of Coyote Concrete.

He was hauling a load of concrete up the hill when miller “had nowhere to go.” accident.

The force of the blow sent him 16 metres down his heavy concrete truck spun out. Unable to climb He also said that the company’s response time was the hill, he pulled off to the right side of the road and the hill, where he came to rest on his side. The Ford well within the provincial requirements. NevertheRanger ended up in the ditch, even farther down the less, he said the incident is very upsetting because Mr. called back to the yard for a set of chains.

Mr. Howard, who took the call, promptly jumped road. Mr. Howard ran down the hill to help his friend, Weismiller works for Mainroad in the winter. fearing the worst. in his pick-up truck and started up the hill.

“Barney’s a long-time employee with us and we “I thought he was dead, because he just got are very concerned with what has happened to him,” “If I could play that day all over again, I wouldn’t have even bothered to try and put the chains on,” Mr. smoked,” Mr. Howard said. “I’ve never seen anyone Mr. Conley said. “It’s a terrible way to start a season.”

Howard said. “I would have went up to the top of the get hit that hard before.”

He also said the company was aware that snowfall Kneeling beside his unconscious friend and hold- was in the forecast on the day of the accident. hill, stopped traffic and waited for a sand truck.”

Instead, he pulled over in front of the concrete ing his head, Mr. Howard kept talking to him in a “We didn’t just look out the window and say: ‘Oh, truck and put on his hazard lights. The two men reassuring voice until the ambulance arrived 15 min- it’s snowing, we’d better start up a truck,’” he said. then proceeded to put chains on the tires. While they utes later. The ambulance took Mr. Weismiller to the “We take this stuff very seriously, and by my unworked, Mr. Howard said, cars were slipping and slid- Invermere and District Hospital. Due to his massive derstanding the road was sanded and salted roughly injuries he was then driven to Foothills Hospital in 40 minutes before that accident.” ing past them.

They were bending over a rear tire on the driver’s Calgary in an ambulance. The Stars Air Ambulance Mainroad East Kootenay Contracting will hold a side, with their backs to the road, when a Ford Ranger helicopter was unable to respond due to the poor town hall meeting in Invermere this November. Mr. weather. came careening down the hill, out of control.

Conley is encouraging residents to come out and voice At press time, Mr. Weismiller remained in a medi- their concerns.

“I remember Barney just saying, ‘Watch out!’

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• October 14th: The RCMP is investigating a complaint where an 18-year-old was convinced to hand over a large amount of cash to a 31-year-old male in Invermere, advising that he would invest the money for the young man. The complaint being investigated is theft. Police have concerns that there may be other victims who have handed over money with the idea that the money is being invested. In many instances the type of complaint is civil in nature rather than criminal. However, the circumstances in this instance require further investigation.

• October 15th: RCMP responded to a disturbance

on North Street and Victoria Avenue in Windermere.

It was determined that a male and a female were arguing. No assault had taken place.

• October 16th: Police received a complaint of theft of a licence plate in the 5000 block of Vermillion Street in Edgewater.

• October 17th: RCMP responded to a complaint in the 4000 block of Timber Way in Windermere. A window was broken. At the time of the investigation, nothing was determined to have been stolen.

• October 18th: RCMP responded to a complaint of assault in the 200 block of Black Forest Heights. A 48-year-old woman was charged with assault. There were no injuries to the victim. The court date was set for October.

A Day in Court

By Pioneer Staff Invermere Criminal Court was held on Tuesday, October 20th, with Judge D.C. Carlgren presiding. The following cases were heard: • Cheryl A. Bachinski pled guilty to Theft of $5,000 or Under. Sentencing was delayed until January 26th in Invermere. The court heard that she stole items to a total value of about $4,000.

The items were taken from Kicking Horse Coffee when she was employed there.

• Roger E. Fika pled guilty to Operating a Motor Vehicle While Disqualified, and Failing to Ap-

pear. He was fined $872 in total and given nine months to pay. He was put on a one-year driving prohibition.

• Clayton G. Horan pled guilty to Operating a Motor Vehicle While Disqualified, and Failing to Appear Pursuant to Appearance Notice after an incident in Edgewater. He was fined a total of $690 for both charges and given six months to pay. Mr. Horan was also given a one-year driving prohibition.

• Windsor J. Nicholas pled guilty to Breach of Undertaking. Sentencing was delayed until November 18th in Cranbrook.

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October 23, 2009

Hunters attacked by grizzly sow while lying in their tent that she decided we weren’t an easy meal and left,” said Jeff, nursing a pair of two-inch wounds to his forearm.

Two B.C. hunters are recovering from their Ken suffered from three puncture wounds. wounds after surviving what they describe as “a The frightened and bleeding pair then had to tenter’s worst nightmare.” hike five kilometres to their truck in the darkness, Jeff Hebert, 32, and Ken Scown, 36, both of and drive another 90 minutes to the East Kootenay Nelson, were lying in their tent about 10:20 p.m.

Regional Hospital in Cranbrook for treatment. last Wednesday in the Whiteswan area near Canal While on their way back to the truck, the men Flats when they were attacked and mauled by a spotted bear tracks in the snow and believe they large grizzly bear. had been stalked by the grizzly earlier that day on Ken was sleeping, but Jeff was reading a paperthe way to their campsite. back novel when he heard the bear coming.

However, conservation officers were unable “There was no warning. There was no other to confirm this claim, since the snow had melted sound other than the sound of something very and the tracks had disappeared by the time they heavy running towards the tent and huffing – just a arrived. deep, guttural huff – and it was getting closer very Despite the unprovoked act, conservation offifast,” Jeff said. cers ruled that the bear isn’t predatory and shouldn’t He woke his friend and grabbed the rifle beside be tracked and killed.

UNSEEN ENEMY – The grizzly bit and clawed the men him, which didn’t have a round in the chamber.

According to Joe Caravetta, field supervisor for through the walls of their tent.

Here Jeff Hebert shows the “She came so fast I didn’t even have time to the East Kootenay Conservation Office, officers dePhoto submitted termined that a sow and her cub were involved in cycle the bolt – she hit us in the tent and collapsed wounds to his forearm. the tent over top of us and started mauling my the attack.

“That’s when she turned and bit me in the arm,” partner,” Jeff said.

He said that the most likely scenario is that the “She was just trashing and tossing us both he said. cub was walking ahead of the sow when the pair came He managed to stick the gun underneath the bear across the tent. around.”

The grizzly mauled the men from outside the tent. and pull the trigger, but the rifle didn’t fire because the The sow then became concerned for her cub’s saferound still wasn’t properly placed in the chamber.

They couldn’t even see the animal. ty and attempted to deal with the threat by jumping After attacking the pair for about 20 seconds, the on the tent.

“It was absolutely terrifying – it’s pretty much every tenter’s worst nightmare to get attacked in your bear gave up and they heard it moving away.

“The rationale behind it is that if the attack was The terrified men untangled themselves from the predatory, it would have lasted much longer,” Mr. tent at night,” Jeff said.

While the bear bit and clawed at Ken, Jeff tried to shredded tent, staining the snowy ground with blood Caravetta said. push the grizzly off his friend with his left hand, while as it dripped from their cuts and bite marks.

“If she intended to kill those people, she would “Thank God, I guess we fought back hard enough have stayed there much longer than the 20 seconds.” preparing his rifle to fire with his right hand.

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October 23, 2009

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Libraries need our support

In this turn-of-thecentury photo, a group of 10 handsome pioneers, wearing suit coats and ties, pose for the camera.

The man sitting on the left end of the front row is identified as B.C. MLA Harold E. Forster. If you have any more information about this photograph, please e-mail us at upioneer@telus.net.

By Sally Waddington Pioneer Staff To say I was an avid reader as a child would be an understatement. During school holidays, I would go through eight books a week. My mother, who is a retired librarian, often used the library as my babysitter, leaving me there while she attended meetings at the community centre next door.

As I grew up, I continued to go through life with my nose in a book. When I moved to Canada from Australia last year, I went through a grieving process to leave behind my book collection, that is just too expensive to ship.

Thankfully, I quickly learned that Invermere has a busy and popular library in its midst. In week one in my new home town, I took myself off to the library and signed right up for a borrowing card.

I’ve lost count of how many books I have read from Invermere’s library since then, but I am becoming familiar with each shelf in the small but jampacked building.

I’m particularly fond of the Interlibrary Loan program, which means that if somebody recommends a book to me, or I read a good review online, I can ask library staff to order it in for me.

Librarians Liz Robinson and Ginny Walker are full of recommendations for the titles in their catalogue, and often ask how I liked a novel when I return it.

Last year, I attended a thank-you lunch put on

by Ginny and Liz for the library’s many volunteers.

From the library board, to the fund-raising Friends of the Library, to the dedicated folks who donate hours of their time to organize the shelves, I was amazed at the support this humble little library receives from the community.

The library really is fuelled by this support, and without it we would not have such a great facility. Keep your library going by donating time or money. Who knows how many future bookworms will benefit?

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Here come the Cub Scouts!

Dear Editor: Pack! Pack! Pack! Welcome to Cub Scouts!

With our fearless leader Akala (Dee Connell) and our 12 cubs — ages eight to 10 years, with seven girls and five boys — we’ve had many exciting activities, with big goals for the year including your help with fund-raising.

So far, I have pushed my limits on the Scouts ropes course in Kimberley and I am eager to share my training with the pack. The Columbia Valley Cycling Society has shown us bike safety and how to check our bikes and helmets. Akala taught us leather-making and we’ve been selling popcorn.

Upcoming events: we have planned a sleepover at the Calgary Zoo, overnight winter camping at the Dunbar cabin, archery with support from the Rod and Gun Club, Pot Hole Park clean-up, a visit to the animal shelter, the Light Up Invermere Parade, Remembrance Day parade and the Hallow-

een Party at the Community Hall.

Fund-raising: Get your chocolate-covered, caramelized, cheese, microwave, and plain popcorn at AG and Sobeys early in December. We are also in the sandbag business – the cubs and their parents fill 100s of sandbags for sale at the local gas and grocery stores. Donate your empties to our collection area behind the Esso in Radium.

These opportunities allow us to be very involved in our community! Thank you for past and present support of Cub Scout fund-raisers and a special thank you to the parents of cubs – we appreciate your hard work and support! Happy Hunting!

Baloo (Lisa Lehr) Assistant Cub Leader P.S.: We would love to have leaders for our sibling group of Beavers (ages 5-7 years). Call Akala for details at 250-342-9040.

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October 23, 2009

Legislation provides for non-farm use Dear Editor: Regional district Area A director Mike Sosnowski complains that he, the other directors and regional district staff are too busy to perform their legislative duties with respect to Jumbo.

The board’s decision allows the province to create a municipality without residents to be an electorate. As a municipality, it will appoint a director to sit on the regional district board, but the board cannot affect the decisions of the municipal council which will, undoubtedly, be appointed by cabinet.

For about two years, Director Sosnowski has had staff and consultants working on a project for redrawing the Agricultural Land Reserve boundaries in the Elk Valley simply because, as he said, “they have not been redrawn since 1974.”

That project seems to be more important than holding hearings to consider the views of the Columbia Valley residents who believe they will be affected by how the Jumbo area is zoned.

The Elk Valley Agricultural Land Reserve boundary changes won’t require a hearing until there is a change in the zoning of the properties excluded. At

the open house that was held to briefly explain their intentions, the regional district distributed a form for residents’ thoughts on the matter, but there is no requirement to consider them as there is with a zoning hearing.

Indeed, the board had already approved the redrawing and forwarded it to the Agricultural Land Commission.

Mike Sosnowski campaigned as a man who can get things done, but he did not say for whom he would get them done.

Peter Molander, a developer and a member of Sosnowski’s advisory planning commission, attended the open house with his wife Tammy, of Fernie Real Estate Co., and spoke enthusiastically about how much good it would do for the local economy. I disagree.

If the other projects that Sosnowski claims will be delayed are straightforward and legitimate, he is overestimating. If they are not, they should be quickly rejected.

Legislation provides for non-farm use that must be terminated after four years. Other applications must be rejected.

Peter Ross, Fernie

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Emergency Room REDEVELOPMENT Interior Health is advising Invermere & District Hospital staff, clients, patients and visitors that construction related to the ER Redevelopment will start the week of October 26th.

Traffic flow around the front entrance of the hospital and Emergency Room will be disrupted and there will be fewer parking stalls available. We ask that you park in the lower parking lot to lessen traffic congestion near the building entrances. Interior Health asks for the public’s patience and co-operation during construction - Oct 2009 to January 2011.

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October 23, 2009

Copper Point deposits to be refunded

By Brian Geis Pioneer Staff The pre-sale purchasers of units at the Resort at Copper Point will finally get their money back.

Held in trust for four years despite a year-long receivership, two lawsuits, multiple deadline extensions, and the resort’s recent sale, the receiver of the embattled resort announced last week to the 190 pre-sale purchasers that their deposits will be refunded.

In a letter from Larry Prentice of Ernst & Young, the court-appointed receiver of the luxury resort, the receiver said it will seek authority from the courts to terminate the purchase contracts and return the deposits, less a small fee of one percent on the amount of the deposit and accrued interest.

The refunds come as a result of the recent purchase of the resort by Brahma Capital Corporation, a recently established real estate development firm based in Cochrane.

Brahma acquired the resort on October 9th in a dramatic, 11th-hour take-over bid of $15.1 million, outbidding Edmonton’s Rohit Group by more than $2 million.

Brahma Capital, a developing consortium of investors, handed over a non-refundable initial deposit of $500,000 to secure the deal.

One purchaser in the failed resort said he will be happy to get his money back, but disappointed it took so long.

Fifty-seven-year-old Robert Moore of Calgary, a brokerage industry executive, deposited $58,500 on whole ownership of a 1,500-square-foot, two-bedroom, second-floor corner unit with two balconies.

Having gotten in early, he said, the value of the condo, listed at $585,000, had almost doubled. He said he had a buyer lined up who was willing to pay $550,000 for a half-share in his unit.

For Mr. Moore, the abundance of golfing opportunities attracted him to the Columbia Valley and to Copper Point Resort. “At first, I kind of took a waitand-see attitude,” he said. “But, extension after extension, I began to get annoyed.”

At one point, he said, he considered assembling an investor group and finishing the resort himself. In the end, though, he just wanted out – out of Copper Point and out of the Columbia Valley.

“In our case, a lot of things change in four years.

Four years ago, there wasn’t this big recession,” he said.

“We were hoping that it would fall apart, so we could go buy a place in Whitefish, Montana.”

Mr. Moore said the purchase contracts have been broken and blames the receiver, Ernst & Young, for playing games with their investments.

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“We were supposed to receive our condos a year and a half ago,” he said. “They were using our deposits as bait to attract a buyer.”

In his letter to purchasers, Mr. Prentice said the receiver’s purpose in maintaining the status quo of the purchase contracts was to facilitate a sale process that would result in the objectives of all parties being met to the greatest extent possible.

Despite two lawsuits seeking the return of the deposit money, including a class action lawsuit, the receiver said since the new buyer is not interested in fulfilling the contracts, that purpose is no longer served.

Mr. Moore said he is particularly offended at the receiver’s intention to collect one percent of the deposits to cover their costs “in dealing with the numerous inquiries and issues regarding the status of the pre-sale purchase agreements.”

“If they try to take that,” he said, “I am going to press charges for theft.”

According to the receiver, the deposits should be available before the end of November.

In total, the failed Resort at Copper Point left about $50 million owed to creditors, including many small contractors based in the Columbia Valley.

However, only the major creditor – the Royal Bank of Canada, owed about $41 million – will receive any funds following completion of the sale.

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Hospital renovation starts this week

By Pioneer Staff The long-awaited expansion of the Emergency Room at the Invermere and District Hospital is set to begin and will last until January 2011.

Patients, staff and visitors to the hospital will notice changes to the traffic flow and parking while the renovations are underway.

Since fewer parking stalls are available, visitors are asked to park in the lower parking lot to lessen traffic congestion.

Interior Health has awarded the contract for the $4.3-million redevelopment project to Mierau Contractors Ltd. based in Abbotsford, with a satellite office in Kamloops.

In business since 1970, Mierau has 30 employees. Mierau Contractors prides itself in working and supporting the local economy when it goes into a new community, such as Invermere.

Interior Health has worked with Mierau Contractors since 2001 on such projects as the Arrow Lakes Hospital Extension in Nakusp, the Lytton Hospital and Extended Care, and the Ashcroft Hospital.

“The Regional Hospital District Board of Directors fully supports this important project and is pleased to see it moving forward to construction,” said Kootenay East Regional Hospital District Chair John Kettle.

The cost of this project is being shared between the province, through Interior Health and the Kootenay East Regional Hospital District.

The Columbia Valley Auxiliaries and

East Kootenay Foundation for Health are in the process of raising $500,000 for emergency room equipment. Fundraising events are currently underway by the Invermere Health Care Auxiliary, the Edgewater/Radium Auxiliary and the Windermere Auxiliary. Donations to their efforts are also gratefully accepted.

The redevelopment project will see the emergency department double in size from 245 square metres (2,600 square feet) to 546 square metres (5,800 square feet), increasing the number of treatment bays from six to 12, and features a new separate ambulance entrance.

“Interior Health is working closing with the staff and physicians at the Invermere and District Hospital to ensure as smooth a transition as possible into the construction phase of the ER redevelopment project,” said Golden/ Invermere Health Service Administrator Erica Phillips.

“We are committed to continuing to provide high-quality care to our clients and patients.”

The contractors are expected to be on site the week of October 19th, with construction starting the week of October 26th. Interior Health is asking for the public’s patience and co-operation during the construction period, for the next 15 months.

Area residents are also being reminded that the public health unit has relocated to 1100-10th Street (next to the Ambulance Station). This is a temporary move to enable the renovation of the 10th Avenue location.

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B.C.’s best wines on show This selection of fine wines will be available for tasting when Fairmont Hot Springs Resort hosts the eighth annual East Kootenay Wine Festival on November 7th. For more, see Page 14. Photo by Cayla Gabruck

Cinefest @ Pynelogs

Cinefest @ Pynelogs Film Festival Weekend October 23-25.

Friday 7 pm - One Week - What would you do? A cross-Canada motorcycle road trip that packs an emotional punch.

Saturday 7 pm - Easy Virtue - ...clever and hilarious as it is artfully crafted. An elegant

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and entertaining Noel Coward period piece.

Sunday 3 pm - Finn on the Fly - Madcap comedy about a ‘boy’s best friend’.

Transformed into a human - he’s really still a dog at heart.

Tickets at the door. Call for more information 250-342-4423.

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

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

Movie Review: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Reviewed by Cayla Gabruck Everyone’s favourite Autobot Optimus Prime is back in action in the Transformers sequel, Revenge of the Fallen – and yes, Megan Fox is kicking around somewhere in there, too.

I should start by saying that I would recommend you watch the first movie before seeing the sequel, just to wrap your head around the idea of aliens from another planet trying to save the human race from their sworn enemy – another, evil alien race.

Despite less-than-favourable reviews from movie critics, this film is guaranteed to be a hit with the majority of teenage boys.

Just when you thought earth was safe, it seems that Megatron and the Decepticons are at it again, this time trying to find the matrix, a machine built thousands of years ago that could be a permanent source of

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by Megan Fox. Those plans go out the window when the Decepticons come looking for him, and he must fight for the survival of the human race.

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• 3 p.m.: The movie Finn on the Fly shows, part of the Cinefest Film Festival at Pynelogs Cultural Centre.

Single tickets are $10; children 13 and under $5.

Monday, October 26th: • 7 p.m.: Annual general meeting, Columbia Valley Gymnastics Club at Lakeside Pub. Need volunteers, board members. For info: 250-341-5683.

Tuesday, October 27th: Toby Theatre, Invermere: • 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21-24: Love Happens • Theatre closed October 25th-December 28th.

Friday, October 23rd: • 6:30 p.m.: Fall Supper, sponsored by Canadian Martyrs Parish, at Invermere Community Hall.

Adults $15, children under 12 $6, children under 4 are free. Tickets at Columbia Valley Trading Company, Fairmont Goldsmith, Canadian Martyrs Church in Invermere and St. Joseph’s in Radium.

• October 23rd-25th: Gratitude and Abundance weekend workshop by MK Facilitations at Radium. $395, specials available. For info: 250-347-2110.

• 7 p.m.: The movie One Week kicks off the weekend Cinefest Film Festival at Pynelogs Cultural Centre.

Tickets are available at the door – three-film package is $25; single tickets are $10; children 13 and under $5. Seating is limited, so get there early.

Saturday, October 24th: • 6:30 p.m.: The Valley Go Go Sisters host a fundraising dinner at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere.

Cost $25 for home-cooked African meal in aid of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, which helps grandmothers in Africa. Guest speaker Ilona Hale. Tickets at OneHour Photo. For info: 250-342-6488.

• 7 p.m.: The movie Easy Virtue shows, part of Cinefest Film Festival at Pynelogs Cultural Centre.

Single tickets are $10; children 13 and under $5.

• 8 p.m.: UFC 104 at Bud’s Bar & Lounge.

Sunday, October 25th: • 2 p.m.: Author and former miner Larry Jacobsen interviewed people for their stories about working at the Emerald Mine in Salmo. Meet the author and be entertained by Mel Hynes and the Kootenay Legends at the Edgewater Community Hall. Small charge to cover expenses. For more: 250-347-9668.

• 7-9 p.m.: A Sea Change, a documentary about the rising acidity of the ocean and its threat to sea life. This is the first movie shown in the Community Greenhouse, adjacent to the high school. Bring a blanket if it’s a cool night. Admission by donation.

For info: 250-342-3337.

• 8 p.m.: Funnyfest, a stand-up comedy night at Bud’s Bar & Lounge. Tickets $10 at the door.

Wednesday, October 28th: • Junior Curling starts at 3:30 p.m. for 10 and under; 4:30 p.m. for 11 and older. Come 15 minutes early to register. Six sessions, $20. For info: chriskeshen@ hotmail.com.

• 7-9 p.m.: Ladies Night Out, a shopping extravaganza at Details by JoAnne and Three Bears Gift Shop, Parkside Place, Invermere.

• 7:30 p.m.: Local author Juanita Rose Violini reads from her book, Almanac of the Infamous, the Incredible and the Ignored, at Pynelogs Cultural Centre. Refreshments; admission by donation.

Sponsored by Friends of the Invermere Public Library.

For more: 250-341-3185.

Thursday, October 29th:

Saturday, October 31st: • 9:30 a.m.-noon: Headbangers, an information session about Bighorn sheep in Radium Hot Springs, held at the Prestige Inn. Cost $29 plus GST. Book by calling 1-888-347-9331. Four dates scheduled: October 31st, November 1st, 7th and 8th.

• 1-3 p.m.: Spooky Swim for all ages at Fairmont Hot Springs Pools. Cost: $25. Trick or treating, prizes and fun. For info: Dara Allen, 250-347-7734.

• 7:30 p.m.: Halloween Party, Royal Canadian Legion, Invermere. Admission $5.

• Halloween Bash, Farside Pub, Fairmont.

• DJ Juice spins reggae and hip-hop for Halloween at Bud’s Bar & Lounge. Costume prizes for sexiest, funniest and most original.

Saturday, November 7th: • Ski Swap, Invermere Community Hall. Drop off used ski equipment and clothing 9-11:30 a.m. Sale noon-3 p.m. Concession. Sponsored by Windermere Valley Ski Club. For info: 250-342-3819.

• 6:30 p.m.: 8th Annual East Kootenay Wine Festival at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. Tickets $35. For info: 250-345-6000.

• 7 p.m.: Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan, presentation and dessert at Christ Church Trinity, 110-7th Avenue, Invermere. Sponsored by Family Resource Centre and Windermere Valley Shared Ministry. Purchase products created by the entrepreneurial women of Afghanistan.

• 7:30 p.m.: Rockies Hockey team plays Fernie, Eddie Mountain Arena.

Wednesday, November 11th:

• 10 a.m. to noon: Flu shots for those 65 and older, Edgewater Legion.

• 11 a.m.: Remembrance Day parade in Invermere, followed by beef-on-a-bun at the Invermere Legion for $8. Everyone welcome. Veterans free.

Friday, October 30th:

Thursday, November 12th:

• 4-8 p.m. October 30th and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. October 31st: Mini tradeshow at the Radium Hall, 20 businesses under one roof.

• 8 p.m.-1 a.m.: Halloween Dance at the Edgewater Hall. Prizes for best costume: male, female and couple. Drinks, snacks, music and a howlin’ good time! Presented by the Edgewater Recreation Society, $10/ticket. Advance tickets at Pip’s Store, society board members or at the door. For info: Tammy 250347-9324 or Mimi 250-347-9868.

• 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Flu shots for those 65 and older, Canal Flats Civic Centre.

Friday, November 13th: • Mini tradeshow at the Radium Hall, featuring 20 businesses under one roof. Friday 4-8 p.m. and Saturday, November 14th, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

• 7:30 p.m.: Rockies Hockey team plays Beaver Valley, Eddie Mountain Arena.

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Enjoy fine wines and a dip in the pool at East Kootenay Wine Festival experience for $390 per couple.

The Wine Festival and Fairmont Hot Springs Accommodation Package inResort is offering guests the cludes: chance to soak, sip and judge • two nights’ accommoB.C.’s finest wines during the dation for two in a standard eighth annual East Kootenay room; Wine Festival on November • admission to the Wine 7th.

Festival on Saturday, NovemThe festival has expanded ber 7th; to include 27 B.C. wineries • a wine-paired gourfrom last year’s 14, includmet dinner in the Mountain ing Mission Hill, InniskilFlowers Dining Room on lin, Sumac Ridge Estates and November 6th. RepresentaRed Rooster. Following the tives from last year’s winning success of last year’s festival, wineries, Skimmerhorn and Fairmont Hot Springs is again Rustic Roots, will present and giving guests the opportunity discuss wines during dinner; to judge the wines and select • a tutorial on November the winners.

7th on how to taste wines, Those who take part in followed by a blind taste test the Wine Festival and Acfor each category. commodation Package will be The cost of the wine festrained in the art of wine-tasttival itself is $35 per person, ing before conducting their including wine and snacks. own blind taste tests to deterTickets are available by callmine the winners. Categories CONNOISSEUR – Erin Dowsett will lead a wine-tasting tutorial.

Photo by Cayla Gabruck ing 1-800-663-4979 or 250include red, white, rosé and 345-6000. There will also be in choosing the top wine, so we’re offering the same dessert wines. a variety of door prizes that “This festival continues to be the must-attend opportunity this year.” will include Fairmont Hot Springs Resort vacation The festival will be held on Saturday, November packages. event in the Kootenays,” said Marion Garden, market7th from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the lodge at Fairmont ing manager at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort.

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The resort is offering a wine fes“We had very positive feedback from last year’s to wine-tasting, this is the perfect opportunity to do it festival where guests were able to take an active role tival package to give guests a complete wine-tasting in a fun and relaxed atmosphere,” Ms. Garden said.

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Lifelong reader loves her local public library There are few people who appreciate our local library more than Paula Cravens of Canal Flats.

In honour of Canadian Library Month, she is speaking out in support of public libraries everywhere.

Paula has lived in the Columbia Valley for five years and has been a member of the Invermere Public Library since the day she moved.

In fact, joining the library was one of the first things she did after her arrival.

“This community is especially lucky because they have a great sense of library community,” Paula said. “It’s very comfortable coming in there and you always feel welcome.”

An active reader, Paula estimates she has borrowed and read more than 1,000 books from the library in Invermere.

Her favourites include Gone with the Wind, anything by author Sue Grafton, and the Bloody Jack Adventure Series

by Louis A. Meyer.

“Reading has made me aware that anything is possible – if you can read, you can educate yourself,” Paula said. “I grew up in the land of Lincoln – he became president of the United States by reading to himself by firelight. I think it

broadens your mind.”

Paula grew up in the small town of West Liberty in Illinois and has been reading since she was a young girl. She said she was turned on to the pastime by a great librarian in the local branch of the Carnegie Library.

“Having grown up in an era prior to cable television and computers – that was entertainment,” she said. “We only had two channels where I grew up, so I spent a lot of time reading.”

The library system has evolved over the years, and Paula’s favourite feature is the new interlibrary loan system. This allows her to access books from libraries all across the province.

“Considering how small our library is, it’s great,” Paula said. “The poor girls at the library are always shipping things in and out for me!”

Paula is well-known locally for her artistic ability, since she is an accomplished painter.

She moved here from Vancouver Island with her husband Bruce Woodbury, who was employed by the Village of Canal Flats. He has since been elected mayor in that community.

The Invermere Public Library is located at 201-7th Avenue. There is another public library in Radium Hot Springs, located at 2 Radium Plaza on Main Street West.

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Thanks to Hank Pronk for moving the building; Uwe Reisseker, carpentry; George Ponych, electrical; Ron Smith, heating; Scott Dubielewicz, plumbing; Steve Smith, painting; Mike Stange, excavating; Mitch Jopp, excavating; Darryl Goldsmith, landscaping; Ramo Cabelguen, cement/finishing; Steve Bristow, Paterson Dental; everyone at the District of Invermere office – AND especially Nick Jeffery for “quarterbacking” this amazing project!

Thanks to our patients for your understanding during this construction phase.

We apologize for any inconvenience you experienced.

Special thanks to Dr. Richard Kanan and his staff for taking such good care of our dental emergencies while we were shut down.

To anyone we have missed, you have our sincerest thanks!

Come out and join us for the FIRST movie night in the Community Greenhouse. Bring a blanket if it is a cool evening.

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magine a world without fish. The film, A Sea Change is the first documentary about ocean acidification, the underbelly of climate change, a little-known but potentially devastating threat to ocean life.

A Sea Change follows the journey of retired history teacher Sven Huseby on his quest to discover what is happening to the world’s oceans. After reading Elizabeth Kolbert’s article “The Darkening Sea” in The New Yorker, Sven becomes obsessed with the rising acidity of the oceans and what this “sea change” bodes for mankind. His quest takes him to Alaska, California, Washington, and Norway as he uncovers a worldwide crisis that most people are unaware of. Speaking with oceanographers, marine biologists, climatologists, artists and policy experts, Sven discovers that global warming is only half the story of the environmental catastrophe that awaits us. Excess carbon dioxide is dissolving in our oceans, changing seawater chemistry. The increasing acidity of the water makes it difficult for tiny creatures at the bottom of the food web – such as the pteropods in the films – to form their shells. The effects could work their way up to the fish one billion people depend upon for their source of protein.

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Gathering of Readers boasts local author Juanita Violini Ms. Violini spent more than 10 years researching strange phenomena. From frog falls and crop circles to reincarnated Egyptian Just in time for Halloween, priestesses and fabulous monster the Almanac of the Infamous, the sightings, the world around us is Incredible, and the Ignored will much less ordinary than it seems. be officially released on WednesThe Almanac of the Infamous, day, October 28th, 7:30 p.m. at the Incredible, and the Ignored Pynelogs Cultural Centre. details well-documented – and Friends of Invermere Pubtruly mind-boggling – real-life lic Library present local author mysteries to remind us just how Juanita Rose Violini to talk magical life really is. about and read from her well-reThe evening with Ms. Violini searched new book. Book-lovers, is the third annual Gathering of mystery buffs, or anyone curious Readers event sponsored by the about the unexplained will be Friends of Invermere Library. fascinated by the Almanac and Friends’ President Sheryl Juanita’s presentation.

Thomas explained: “One of our But this book is not just for goals is to promote literature and this traditionally strange and eerie literacy. Offering an opportunity Juanita Rose Violini time of the year. With 365 wellto hear a local author talk about her documented and mind-boggling phenomena, there is work is one way to expose community members to a a mystery, a quote and a secret power for every day of variety of books and encourage them to read different the year. “Some of these mysteries are well-known,” things.”

Juanita said, “but many have almost been lost, and will Please join the Friends of Invermere Library for be brand new to readers. It is amazing how much we a fascinating evening. The Almanac of the Infamous, miss, or even refuse to see, in our own lives. If every- the Incredible, and the Ignored will be available for one started their day with a dose of the unexplained, purchase and signing by the author. Donations to the how much more might reveal itself to us?”

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FunnyFest events feature the funniest professional stand-up comics in Canada and multiple punch lines per minute!

Matt Billon has earned a solid reputation for his witty, creative and unassumingly clever material. Whether it’s taking aim – with a pellet gun, no less – at insensitive siblings, or bemoaning the fact he can never meet a girl who remembers her own phone number, Matt draws humour from his own life (no matter how embarrassing or incriminating).

Matt has toured throughout Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. He has performed at the prestigious Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, was a finalist in the 2007 Great Canadian Laugh Off and has

written for This Hour Has 22 Minutes. He can be seen on The Comedy Network in his own one-hour special Comedy Now. The special guest is Joe Delorey, a Saskatoon native and vivid impressionist who will delight all of your comedy senses! Joe’s down-to-earth comedy is a slice of life that resonates with all different kinds of audiences.

Stu Hughes, the mad genius behind the wildly successful FunnyFest Calgary Comedy Festival and a 10-year veteran of stand-up comedy, has travelled the world as a former professional hockey player and has now settled down to the not-so-quiet life of performing on stage and managing the egos of some of the funniest comics in the world.

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History social features mining author their “entertaining, sometimes hilarious and sometimes poignant stories” for this Larry Jacobsen is returning to his book. home town of Edgewater to present his The author will present Powerpoint new book called Jewel of the Kootenays, slides and read a few excerpts from the the Emerald Mine at a history social, with book. music from Mel Hynes and the Kootenay Autographed copies of the 344-page Legends’ first CD called History in the book will be available after the presenMaking. tation. It was published by Salmo Arts Larry’s book recounts the remarkable and Museum Society in September 2008 feats the townspeople accomplished, and (www.Salmo.net), distributed by Gordon the vibrant way of life they created on Soules Book Publishers Ltd., West Vanthat mountainside, including an Olymcouver, B.C. (books@gordonsoules.com). pic-sized swimming pool heated with the The cost is $29.95. cooling water from the mine’s giant air In addition to the book presentation, compressors. musician Mel Hynes has written many The Emerald Mine (Canex) near songs based on local lore and will introSalmo was unique. Under the ownership duce his new CD, The Yellow Monster, of Placer Development Inc. it not only about logging in the valley. generated eight million tons of lead/zinc His band, with wife Sharron and Marore, but was also Canada’s largest tungsten ty Beingessner standing in this time, capproducer — the second largest in North tures the stories of working people. Both BACK IN THE DAY – Baby Larry Jacobsen and his family in Edgewater.

America. It was the first mine in Canada of his CDs have been requested by Library to use heavy diesel-powered equipment and Archives Canada as examples of histhe winter of 1947-1948 in a small gyppo logging/tieunderground. torical ballads written about people here and will be mill camp near Invermere.

In 1969, the B.C. Workers Compensation Board available for purchase.

He followed this up with stints at the Paradise awarded its first-ever gold medal for bravery to a Canex Come and enjoy the slideshow and book talk with Mine, a winter at Harry Moore’s sawmill in Edgewater miner for his part in the dramatic rescue of miner Gil musical entertainment in the warm hospitality of the and diamond drilling for power projects at St. Mary’s Mosses.

Edgewater Community Hall at 2 p.m. on Sunday, OcLake and Spillimacheen. He spent 13 years as a miner, Mr. Jacobsen is no stranger to the Kootenays, for tober 25th. There will be a nominal cover charge and including eight years in the Salmo area. His three chilhe spent the first eight years of his life near Edgewater refreshments will be served. It is hoped that there will dren were all born in Nelson. before his family moved to a larger farm in Southeastbe interest to start up a reading circle. Please call Barry Larry interviewed 91 people who lived at the Emern Alberta. He returned to the Kootenays and worked Moore or Anne Jardine for more information. erald Mine, the miners, women and children who told Submitted by Barry Moore, Edgewater

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Saving money around your house As we move into winter and the temperatures begin to drop, many of us will experience an increase in our home heating and utility costs. At the same time, many households are looking for ways to save on monthly expenses so they can pay down debt. Following some simple steps can make a big impact on your heating and electricity consumption.

Lighting

Making some simple lighting changes in your house can make a big difference in the amount of electricity you consume each month. Compact fluorescent light bulbs, for example, use up to 75 percent less energy than standard incandescent light bulbs. One 100-watt incandescent bulb produces about the same light as two 60-watt bulbs and uses less electricity.

For the outdoors, halogen bulbs use about 40 percent less electricity and provide similar light output and timers and motion sensors can be a great way to limit the amount of time lights are left on.

Water

Many of us have our water use monitored, and can benefit from lower use in the house during the winter.

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Another tip for saving water during the winter is to use a low-flow shower head. Low-flow shower heads can save up to 60 percent of the water normally used in a shower and can really help hot water heating costs and water consumption.

Caulking Perhaps the best dollar-for-dollar cost savings a household can make is to buy some caulking. Caulking is very inexpensive and can save hundreds of dollars in lost heat during the winter. A trip to the local hardware store and some general advice from the staff can be a great way to learn about the various types of caulking and the most common areas in a house that can be inspected for heat leakage.

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Many people don’t realize but refrigerators can account for up to 11 percent of their average electricity use before heating. Today’s energy efficient refrigerators use up to 50 percent less electricity than older models and can be great way to use less energy throughout the year.

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A study conducted by the University of Bonn, Germany estimated that the average hand washing of dishes uses 103 litres of water, because running a tap for even five minutes can use up to 115 litres of water.

Older model dishwashers use anywhere from 3053 litres of water while newer models use 15-38 litres.

Since most of the energy used by a dishwasher is used to heat the water, both water consumption and energy consumption can be lower by using a dishwasher.

Today’s dishwasher models are about 95 percent more efficient than models from the 1970s so be sure to update any old dishwashers.

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October 23, 2009

Kootenay Business AWARD WINNERS

For the 12th year in a row, Kootenay Business Magazine, published by Koocanusa Publications Inc. based in Cranbrook, has announced their Best of Business awards for the East Kootenay.

The winners are selected through a reader survey, distributed to over 30,000 people in the magazine’s March/April issue. The top four awards in each category are Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze.

Once again, businesses in the Columbia Valley have come out strong, with 31 businesses receiving the top awards.

From the staff at The Columbia Valley Pioneer, we would like to extend our congratulations to all of the Best of Business award winners.

Thank you for keeping our region and businesses strong and prosperous.

Here is a complete list of the 32 local awards: • Antique Store: Te Papa Nui Antiques & Collectibles, Invermere – Bronze • Art Gallery: Pynelogs Cultural Centre, Invermere – Bronze • Beer/Wine Making Store: Majestic U-Brew & Wine, Invermere – Silver • Boat and Marine Dealer: Pete’s Marina Ltd., Invermere – Silver • Bowling Lane: Valley Alley Bowling Centre, Windermere – Gold • Camera Shop: Invermere One Hour Photo – Silver • Convention/Banquet Centre: Fairmont Hot Springs Resort – Bronze • Credit Union: Kootenay Savings Credit Union, Invermere – Bronze • Discount Store: The Bargain! Shop, Invermere – Bronze • Dollar Store: Great Canadian Dollar Store, Invermere – Bronze 2009

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• Dry Cleaner: Invermere Dry Cleaners Ltd. – Bronze • Embroidery & Screen Printing: Peacock Embroidery, Invermere – Bronze • Fabric/Sewing Store: Essentials Department Store, Invermere – Bronze • Hardware & Building Supply: Rona Building Centre, Invermere – Silver • Health Food Store: Spring Health Foods, Invermere – Bronze • Helicopter Service: Airspan Helicopters, Invermere – Gold • Helicopter Service: Hy-Ridge Helicopters, Fairmont Hot Springs – Silver • Hot Springs Getaway: Fairmont Hot Springs Resort – Platinum • Hot Springs Getaway: Radium Hot Springs – Gold • Hot Tub/Spa Company: Diamond Heating & Spas, Invermere – Bronze • Kootenay Campground: Fairmont Hot Springs Resort – Silver • Kootenay Getaway Resort: Fairmont Hot Springs Resort – Gold • Newspaper: Columbia Valley Pioneer – Bronze • Pet Store: Choppers Pet Care & Supplies, Invermere – Bronze • Pharmacy: Pharmasave, Invermere – Gold • Physiotherapist: Fairmont Physiotherapy, Fairmont – Gold • Printer: Palliser Printing, Invermere – Silver • Security Service: RFE Alarms & Sound, Invermere – Bronze • Ski Area: Panorama Mountain Village – Bronze • Toy Store: Monkey’s Uncle Toy & Gift Co., Invermere – Silver • Veterinarian: Invermere Animal Hospital – Bronze • Whitewater Rafting: Columbia Rafting Adventures, Fairmont – Gold

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Small Business Month honours 384,300 small businesses in province Submitted by Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce October is officially proclaimed Small Business Month in British Columbia, marking 30 years that the province has celebrated this sector.

British Columbia was the first province to recognize Small Business Week in 1979, and three years ago government showed its appreciation for small business by expanding it into a month-long celebration.

Small business is critical to creating jobs and strong communities, and this month offers entrepreneurs opportunities to network, to celebrate the sector’s strengths, and to learn of the programs in place to support it.

There are about 384,300 small businesses operating in British Columbia, representing 98 percent of all business in the province.

Small business employs over one million people and accounts for nearly 56 percent of all private-sector jobs in B.C. British Columbia leads the country in small business per capita, with 87.7 businesses per 1,000 people. Since 2001, small businesses have creat-

ed 172,700 new jobs for British Columbians – 10,800 in 2008 alone.

Facts about small business in British Columbia: • In 2008, small business accounted for one-third – 34 percent – of British Columbia’s gross domestic product, the highest of all provinces.

• The number of self-employed people in British Columbia rose 13.8 percent between 2003 and 2008, well above the national average of 9.5 percent.

• Small business workers have seen annual earnings increase by 24 percent over the past five years – that’s more than twice the increase for large business workers.

• Women make up 34 percent of British Columbia’s self-employed – the fourth-highest rate in the country.

Some of the strongest small business sectors in the province in 2008 included: • Construction, adding 1,277 small businesses.

• Professional, scientific and technical services sector, creating 11,800 new jobs and increasing employment 23.5 percent.

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The B.C. government is creating a small-businessfriendly climate by: • Accelerating a reduction in the small business corporate income tax rate from 4.5 to 2.5 percent, for an estimated saving of $401 million for small business over three years. By 2012, it will be eliminated entirely.

• Doubling the small business tax threshold from $200,000 to $400,000, and in January 2010 raising it to $500,000 – making it the highest in Canada and saving small businesses $20 million per year.

• Eliminating over 152,000 unnecessary regulations since 2001 – a red tape reduction of over 42 percent.

• Adopting a Harmonized Sales Tax that will encourage billions of dollars in new business investment, improve productivity, enhance economic growth and create jobs.

B.C.’s harmonized tax will be the lowest in Canada at 12 percent and is expected to remove about $2 billion in costs for B.C. businesses and about $150 million annually in compliance costs.

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Showroom success for Diamond Heating Stacey Boucher, coowner of Diamond Heating and Spas in Athalmer, was pleased to hear that her business won bronze in the hot tub/spa company category of the 2009 Kootenay Business Best of Business Awards. Congratulations on a job well done to Stacey and all of the business award-winners.

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See the Bighorn sheep in their annual ritual Submitted by Radium Chamber of Commerce Every fall, the Rocky Mountain Bighorn sheep gather in the upper Columbia Valley for their annual rut (head-bangers).

Separated for much of the year, the ram (male) and ewe (female) herds join together for this “sex on the rocks” gathering. In a rarely-witnessed spectacle, the rams will determine their status in the herd by battering themselves against the coiled horns of their rivals.

After some resounding collisions, the loser walks away while the victor gains a harem.

This November, take a “ewe turn” to Radium Hot Springs and discover the Bighorn sheep rut in the annual Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Educational Adventure. The Village of Radium Hot Springs, the eastern slopes of the Columbia Valley and the southern portion

of Kootenay National Park are home to around 160 Bighorn sheep. You will see the wild sheep in their natural habitat.

Learn how fire and grassland restoration are improving life for the Rocky Mountain Bighorn sheep.

The Radium Hot Springs Headbangers Bighorn Sheep Educational Adventure 2009 will take place at the Prestige Inn located in the Village of Radium Hot Springs from 9:30 a.m. to noon on October 31st, and November 1st, 7th and 8th.

To reserve your place or for more information, call the Radium Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce at 1-888-3479331, or 250-347-9704.

The Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Educational Adventure is co-sponsored

by The Radium Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, Tourism Radium Hot Springs, Friends of Kootenay National Park, Parks Canada, Kootenay Rockies Tourism and Columbia Basin Trust.

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October 23, 2009

Invermere Council Notes

By Sally Waddington Pioneer Staff

Council votes to lower controversial speed bump The raised crosswalk on Invermere’s 13th Avenue will be lowered this week, after council acted on numerous complaints about its height.

In July, the crosswalk was installed with a peak height of 12.5 centimetres. However, the District of Invermere immediately began receiving complaints that the raised crosswalk was too high. Many drivers chose to drive onto the shoulder illegally, rather than over the crosswalk.

“It is the greatest source of complaint I hear,” said councillor Bob Campsall during a special meeting on Tuesday, October 20th.

While council has discussed it at several meetings, this week was the first time a decision has been reached to take action on the raised crosswalk.

“I still think the raised crosswalk is high,” Councillor Campsall said. “Most people are slowing down for it now, but some people still bottom out.”

Mayor Gerry Taft said that the curved top of the crosswalk is creating problems.

“I am with Bob in thinking that the raised crosswalk on 13th Avenue is a bit tall. If it is flatter on top it would be easier on vehicles and better received.”

Councillor Ray Brydon pointed out that the crosswalk has achieved its goal.

“It is a little high but I think it has got people to slow down. Residents on 13th Avenue feel safer. The raised crosswalk has done the job for us,” he said.

Chief Administrative Officer Chris Prosser then left the meeting to advise staff they should proceed with the roadworks as soon as possible.

Speed limits researched for 13th Avenue Invermere council has asked staff to research a change in the speed limit for 13th Avenue. Councillor Brydon put forward the idea. “I would like us to consider making the length of 13th Avenue 40 kilometres an hour,” he said.

Currently, 13th Avenue between 13th Street and 15th Avenue has two school zones and one playground zone, each with a limit of 30 kilometres an hour.

Between those two speed zones, the limit is 50 kilometres an hour.

“We have all this confusion. When we have confusion, we also have frustration,” Mr. Campsall said.

Mayor Taft instructed council to follow up on the discussion. “The committee recommends staff prepare a comprehensive traffic plan for 13th Avenue, including the delineation of biking and walking paths, and decreasing the speed zone to 40 kilometres throughout,” Mayor Taft said.

Meanwhile, council also discussed reducing the number of speed bumps on 15th Avenue near the Community Greenhouse.

“As far as I’m concerned, there are far too many speed bumps on 15th. Two or three on one corner is just crazy,” Councillor Miller said.

Councillor Spring Hawes requested information on the reason for the current format.

“Can we ask for a report of why the bumps on 15th Avenue were chosen to be put there and see if there is some other way to control traffic?” she asked.

Mayor Taft deferred the discussion until more information is available.

Bridge over Abel Creek troubles council A bridge over Abel Creek leading onto Johnston Road on Invermere’s south side has earned the ire of council.

Grizzly Ridge Properties began constructing the bridge in August to provide access from Johnston Road to its acreages on the south side.

At the time, the district said that since the bridge is considered a driveway to private land, it could not prevent Grizzly Ridge from building it.

However, councillor Spring Hawes has asked council to publicly state its opposition to the bridge.

“I took a drive up Johnston Road to see the bridge over Abel Creek, and it was really concerning to me,” she said. “I don’t think anyone is kidding anybody when you look at that bridge: it is not a driveway.”

She conceded that council cannot stop the work, but she wants council to be clear on its position.

“At some point in the future, if we don’t officially voice our non-approval, then we could become responsible for providing access,” Councillor Hawes said.

“I don’t think it will hurt to go on record to say that it is not in our long-term plan to have a large volume of traffic on Johnston Road.”

Johnston Road runs parallel to Abel Creek, which flows into Paddy Ryan Lake, Invermere’s primary water supply. Property owners who use the gravel road have long been trying to limit access.

“Everyone says that Abel Creek is being badly abused, but no one has a solution. The only way to protect it is to cut off Johnston Road,” said Councillor Bob Campsall.

A new road called Westside Parkway has been proposed to link CastleRock Estates with Pine Ridge Mountain Resort and the Industrial Park.

However, Mayor Gerry Taft pointed out that the road would require the agreement of Grizzly Ridge Properties. Talks between the district and Grizzly Ridge regarding annexation broke down in March.

In the meantime, the District of Invermere will send a letter to the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, the Ministry of Environment and the Regional District of East Kootenay, stating that it does not support the roadworks on Johnston Road.

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October 23, 2009

Valley SPORTS

Building character in our hockey team Submitted by Steve Mantyka Rockies Hockey Turning the ship around may take awhile — that’s the mantra these days.

The executive knew coming into the season it would be a tough sell to players, sponsors and our fans, and, so far, the comTravis Belanger munity support is up, but General Manager the on-ice product is down.

The Rockies have struggled much of this early campaign. A depleted roster, injuries and bad breaks have added up to just one win against 16 losses.

It is common knowledge that, when a team returns so few veterans, it can take some time to define it and that is certainly the case in the Columbia Valley.

Having 17 rookies on the squad has made for patient times at the rink. Poor decision making and a lack of communication have attributed to the woes of

our team so far.

That’s what you get with a younger, inexperienced team. It has been a long road for the coaching staff already, dealing with adversity — the aforementioned injuries, the flu bug on the team and of course, working with kids.

The old saying, kids will be kids, is true. Some listen very well and others, not so much. That’s where the mistakes come in. But I can tell you this: the kids are great people.

We’re getting to know our team from all over western North America — yes, we’ve had a few Californians on the team this year, but the other guys are all Canadians. Here’s a look into where we come from.

Our coaching staff, literally, comes from across Canada. Our General Manager, Travis Belanger, hails from Gibsons, on the west coast; and Coach Rob Rice is an east coaster, from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

Our assistant coaches, Bob Shedden (Saskatoon) and Brett Moen (Kamloops), are westerners. Our players come from Kamloops, White Rock, Carstairs, Calgary, Coquitlam, Cobble Hill, Grande Prairie, Penticton, Merritt, Summerland, Cranbrook, Invermere, California and Chilliwack. We are truly bringing our

The Old Zone: Aquair unbeatable

By Harold Hazelaar Pioneer Columist Here is the version of a game played last week, as told to me by an absolutely astounded player who cannot figure out how a goaltender, whose team lost all but one game last year, suddenly seems unbeatHarold Hazelaar able: “Last week, we tried a Chicago Blackhawk trick and spotted Buddy’s team (Aquair Waterboys) a 6-1 lead, and then dug in for the comeback.

“Their sixth goal came at about the 8.5-minute mark of the second period, and then we went to work.

“The final score was 6-5 in a nail-biter finish.

You could smell the fear in the building as they clung to their rapidly-evaporating lead, their eyes

relaying the panic they so bravely fought to hide.

“The hacking, slashing, tripping and general skullduggery taxed the two-man reffing unit to the max, (oops, that was our team).

“Tempers were short as the margin narrowed, with the mild-mannered Rory Hromadnik ending up with a penalty for being the third man into a scrum, and cross-checking poor little Kenny Schmitz across the back (levelling poor Kenny), after Kenny had been brutalized by Lyle, the kindly Viking.

“In the end, the goal posts saved the day for Buddy and company (yup, they were just too close together).

“Victory was tantalizingly close at hand for the Phantoms when the final angry buzzer blasted, demanding an end to the proceedings.”

Bud Dearin must have studied with a protractor all summer because he suddenly knows his angles really well!

October 14th results: Petro Can dumped Hi Heat, Inside Edge trounced Lake Auto, Huckleberry’s squeezed by Warwick, and the Waterboys doused the Phantoms.

country closer together.

Our community is coming closer together around our boys, too.

From working in the wood pile and selling Rockies firewood to skating with the preschoolers, the Rockies are working hard at becoming part of the fabric of the community once again.

Being recognizable and accepted in the community is one of our many goals as we steer the ship to calmer waters.

Having said that, back-to-back losses to a Creston Valley Thunder Cat team that posted 11-3 and 9-2 wins in a home-and-home showdown weekend against our Rockies, hurts.

The players are not happy with their play and neither are the coaches and the fans. Our lack of depth is showing and our on-ice commitment needs to go up.

As a hockey team, we’re struggling. But as community members, we’re doing well. That’s the thing to remember. We are creating character in people, not just hockey players. They’ll continue to work hard and it will pay off.

The boys hit the road again this weekend, in Fernie on October 23rd and Golden on October 24th.

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October 23, 2009

Valley SPORTS

Fairmont Ski Hill installs new ‘magic carpet’ lift to carry skiers

By Pioneer Staff Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is making a significant investment towards creating the ultimate familyfriendly ski hill.

This November, a 91-metre “magic carpet lift” will be installed at the base of the hill to enhance the experience for novice skiers and snowboarders.

The magic carpet will allow beginners to shuffle onto a moving conveyor belt that will whisk them to the top, rather than navigating high-speed chairs and awkward T-bars.

Any parent who has tried to help their child clamber onto a chairlift, or hang onto a T-bar without fall-

Special Olympics need your help

By Cayla Gabruck Pioneer Staff Special Olympics British Columbia is looking for volunteers to establish a new chapter in Invermere.

Since 1980, the organization has provided sports programs for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Now regional coordinator Leslie Thornley is looking for a local coordinator and other volunteers to get the branch operating.

Ned Johnson has been the local coordinator for the Golden group for two years. He said he got involved with the organization to help others get out and enjoy sports.

“I love watching and being a part of the athlete’s excitement when they are having fun through sport and exercise,” he said. “For some athletes, they don’t get many opportunities to get out and raise their heart rates, and we all know what a great feeling that can be.”

The Golden branch has about 15 athletes practising swimming and bocce in the summer, and cross-country skiing and bowling in the winter. “Hopefully you will start a cross-country team and a bocce team, and then we can get together for some friendly meets or practise together from time to time,” he said.

For information, contact Leslie at 250-3171272 or lthornley@specialolympics.bc.ca.

ing, will love the new magic carpet lift.

The lift is expected to cost more than $100,000 to purchase and install. But it will be well worth the cost, according to Peter Harding, ski operations manager at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. The new lift will be built directly in front of the ski chalet – making it easy for parents to supervise their children.

“It is going to bring a lot more new people to the sport and increase the time people spend on the hill after lessons,” he said.

“The biggest learning curve for a new skier or snowboarder was learning to ride our beginner platter lift, but with this new magic carpet addition, we’ve taken that frustration away. We’re confident that this

new addition will convince even the most reluctant skiers to give it a try. Of course, once they do, they’ll be hooked!”

According to Mr. Harding, the installation of the lift is the newest big development for the ski hill since the renovation of the day lodge in 1997.

The ski hill at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort consists of 13 groomed runs, ranging from easy green runs to medium-skilled blue runs.

It is expected to open on December 18th and close April 11th, weather permitting.

For more information or to take advantage of room packages and lift tickets at Fairmont Hot Springs, call 1-800-663-4979 or visit www.fhsr.com.

Ski Swap here November 7th Submitted by Mary Bagan Windermere Valley Ski Club Thousandths of a second . . . a split second.

That brief moment of time is often all that separates the good from the best in many sports.

Ski racing is no different. A few seconds is usually the difference between first place and 92nd spot.

When an athlete is training to compete in ski racing, he or she must consider all the factors that contribute to getting down the hill fast: fitness level, type and length of ski, snow conditions, and, of course, making sure all of his equipment is in excellent shape.

That’s where the ski technician comes in. And many people don’t realize that the Columbia Valley will be represented at the Olympic Games by Zenon Sharko, world-class ski technician.

Zenon began his career in November 2000, working in the rental shop at Panorama as a co-op student in ski resort operations. After a few seasons of honing his skill at ski tuning, he was recruited by the Canadian National Ski Team to look after their skis.

He has worked for both the men’s teams and B.C. women’s teams, attending World Cup ski races in many parts of the world. For the past two years, he has been the head ski technician for the Paralympic Ski Team which will be competing at the Paralympic Games at Whistler in March 2010.

The Windermere Valley Ski Club is thrilled to welcome Zenon Sharko at our annual Ski Swap on Saturday, November 7th. Zenon will be on hand to sharpen and tune skis, along with our own ski club athletes.

After purchasing that perfect pair of skis for the new season, what better way to be ready for the slopes than to have them tuned up, sharpened and ready to go? For a fee of $30, Zenon and his crew will have your skis in fine shape. For skis purchased at the ski swap, the fee for tuning them up will be just $25. The club wishes to thank Panorama Mountain Village for donating the ski wax used that day.

The Ski Swap is the perfect place to get into skiing mode. Sometime before the big day, it will be time to clean out the basement and garage of all your gentlyused gear and ski wear.

Bring it down to the Invermere Community Hall on November 7th from 9 to 11:30 a.m. For a toonie, club members will register your items.

The sale begins at noon sharp, and you’ll want to be on time to get the best deals. There will be something for everyone: downhill skis and boots, snowboards and boots, cross-country gear, children’s equipment and you might even find a neon ski jacket, which they say is coming back into style! Expert sports enthusiasts will be available to assist you in picking out the perfect set of equipment.

Panorama Mountain Village staff will be selling season’s passes and taking photos for passes. Maybe they’ll have some inside info on snow conditions for this year!

Club members and coaches will be at the swap to register racers for the exciting line-up of programs the club is offering this year. There is something for everyone in the Nancy Greene schedule.

For more information about Windermere Valley Ski Club, visit www.wvsc.typepad.com.

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Coats for kids

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The Coats for Families program is gearing up for its annual drive.

Organizers are looking for clean coats in good condition, winter apparel for all ages, including gloves, mitts, scarves, hats, toques and snow suits for children and teens. Distribution days are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 250-342-0355 or 250342-1342. Drop off boxes at: CIBC, Sears, Mom’s Upholstery, Kootenay Savings and Fairmont Mountainside Market. Pictured here are Zac Saunders and Rochelle Mathieu.

The Columbia Valley Classics Car Club wish to THANK its major sponsors, Kool Country Auto Parts, Towing, and Rads; the Radium Chamber of Commerce; the Springs Golf Course (& Steve Kuffler); and all who helped make the 20th Annual Show ‘n’ Shine such a success.

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For Families with Children from Birth to Age Six Saturday – 8:30 am - 10:30 am

“Dads for Kids” Saturday morning program for Dads and their preschool children. Free breakfast. Lots of fun for Dads and Kids. A great meeting place.

For details call The Family Resource Centre 250-342-4242

You can remember someone special with your gift to the Canadian Cancer Society To donate In Memory or In Honour: www.cancer.ca | 250-426-8916 or call toll-free 1-800-656-6426 or mail to:P. O. Box 102 Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 Please include: Your name & address for tax receipt Name of the person being remembered Name & address to send card to

Let’s Make Cancer History

www.cancer.ca

Domestic abuse occurs here, just like everywhere else Submitted by Joyce Rhodda WISH Program Coordinator Domestic peace in the valley. What a quieting and tranquil thought. Idyllic almost, and far from the truth. The sad fact is that domestic abuse and violence can occur anywhere on an almost daily basis, even here in our beautiful piece of paradise.

That does not mean to say that there is nothing we can do about it. Education is the first step in prevention. The Family Resource Centre and the Women’s Information and Safe Homes (WISH) Program are dedicated to helping women and their children who live with domestic abuse, and to education of the public about this serious social issue.

Like most things that are incessant in nature, there is a cycle to violence. It is essential to understand the nature of the cycle in order to break it. Most women in violent/abusive relationships will recognize the cycle, especially when it is pointed out to them in a safe place where they can take the time to think and reflect – a luxury that a battered woman rarely receives.

After an incident, the cycle usually begins with a honeymoon period, where the abuser will be kind, considerate, thoughtful, giving, loving and contrite, asking forgiveness, promising to change and that it will never happen again, etc.

After this period, which becomes briefer over time, the tensions will begin to build again. Stress and strain will be present along with other possible mitigating factors such as substance and/or alcohol use, employ-

ment issues, financial strains, etc., until finally the explosion occurs and there is an incident of violence, which can take many forms, such as name-calling and put-downs, screaming, and pushing, all the way to hitting, punching, biting, beating with an object, and in some cases rape and/or murder.

These incidents will become more frequent and will often increase in the level of violence. Many women in these types of relationships report that they will often know that the tension is building and will instigate the blow-up, knowing that it is coming and wanting to get it over with. They report that this is the only way that they feel that they have any control.

The children who are often exposed to this cycle will begin to believe that 1) bullying and violence are the way to get their own needs met; and 2) will begin to believe that this is a normal relationship and will seek this type of relationship in later years. Hence, the perpetuation of the cycle.

No one deserves to be beaten for any reason. There are healthy ways to communicate our needs and wants without resorting to threats and violence.

We can all play a part in bringing domestic peace to our valley by becoming educated about domestic abuse, becoming involved in events that raise awareness, and by caring about one another – something that is not new to residents in our piece of paradise.

If you would like more information, please contact The Family Resource Centre at 250-342-4242. If you have an emergency domestic situation, call 911 and/or 1-800-200-3003. You are not alone.

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October 23, 2009

Rotarian raising polio awareness

By Brian Geis Pioneer Staff

I LOVE TRASH — Oscar the Grouch, the Sesame Street television character who lives in a garbage can, was the inspiration for this early season snowman by Andrew Scott and Sheena Lacey of Invermere.

Photo submitted

Polio survivor Claude Campbell of Invermere, aged 93, wants to see the disease eradicated in his lifetime.

He’s making his appeal now, because Saturday, October 24th, is World Polio Day. Poliomyelitis is a highly infectious viral disease, which mainly affects young children.

In his lifetime, Mr. Campbell, a retired attorney, has seen the incidence of polio fall from epidemic levels to just the few thousand cases that occur today world-wide.

The disease remains endemic in just four countries — Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan. “If we don’t finish it now,� Mr. Campbell explained, “it could come back. That’s why it is so important that we get it finished.�

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During the polio epidemic of 1935, Mr. Campbell contracted polio and was placed in isolation for weeks, but made a full recovery. His brother Doug Campbell, an architect, was less fortunate. He was paralyzed from the waist down.

Mr. Campbell is a member of Invermere Rotary. Rotary’s commitment to end polio represents the largest private-sector support of a global health initiative.

Since 1985, Rotary has raised more than $800 million worldwide. Invermere Rotary alone raised more than $6,000 to help fight polio last year.

Send your tax-deductable donations, marked “Polio Fund� to Rotary Club of Invermere, Box 877, Invermere, V0A 1K0.

Alternatively, you can send donations directly to the Rotary Foundation Polio Fund, 1579 Hyde Park Road, London, Ontario, N6H 5L4.

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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 EACH OFFICE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

Billy Thompson 250-341-5168

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Daniel Zurgilgen

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RE/MAX Invermere Independently Owned and Operated 1022B - 7th Avenue, Box 459 Invermere BC V0A 1K0 E-mail: wendebrash@telus.net Fax: 250-342-9611

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

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Pioneer on the road The Pioneer must be dizzy from flying around the world Clockwise from top right: Maria Kliavkoff of Radium Hot Springs at the ruins of Apollo’sTemple in Delphi, Greece; Joanne Horkoff and her son, Fraser Milne, in Kyoto, Japan; Jack MacSteven and Marhyn MacSteven enjoying the pool in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Don and Bev McHugh catching pirahna on the Amazon River in Peru; Ron and Wendalyn Strang on their honeymoon at the Peace Island Campground in Fort St. John; and Maria, Charlotte and Alan Dibb in Australia for the World Triathlon Championships.

To enter our contest, email your photos to upioneer@ telus.net, or drop them off at 1008-8th Avenue.

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October 23, 2009

Pioneer on the road

FARAWAY FUN – Hats off to the newest entrants in The 2009 Pioneer Travel Contest. At the end of the year, their names will be entered to win two tickets to a Calgary Flames game and one night at a Calgary hotel, courtesy of Russ Daggett, owner of Invermere Travel World.

Clockwise from top left: Tom and Gail MacRae, Jim and Lawanda Neilsen, and Diane and Lawrie Mack in

front of the Hoover Dam on the Nevada side; Wendy and Pieter Jansen of Invermere at Niagara Falls with Aggie, the bagpipes; Kassie Colonna of Invermere, left, with the rest of her provincial U16 basketball team members from all over B.C. at a tournament in Las Vegas; and Lydia Helmer, Sharon Muir and Marlene Chabot on a trip to Scotland and Ireland.

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October 23, 2009

HERE TO SERVE YOU ph/fax 250-347-2144 glenfireplaceandwoodstove@gmail.com

Fireplace and Woodstove 15 Years Experience WETT Certified Inspection and Technician Licenced and Bonded Gas Contractor

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

Bruce Dehart 347-9803 or 342-5357

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

Senior Discount

info@classicmouldings.ca

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Doors Windows Flooring Painting/ Interior/Exterior • Kitchen Renovations

Jesse Vader – Ken Johnson

Deep Connective Tissue/Fascia Bodywork Structural Balance

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Phone: 403 230-3961 Fax: 403 230-3969 Toll Free: 1 800 663-3969

• Residential • Commercial •

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24 hour emergency service

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Specializing in ALL types of stone!

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• Plumbing, Repair and Installation • Drain Lines • Hot Water Tanks

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

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Need Blinds?

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window fashions

Call Bill Cropper (250) 342 4406

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

Commercial and Hospitality IT • Structural Timbers and Posts • KD Tongue & Groove (Pine, Cedar and Fir)

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

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Computer Consulting, Service and Support 100% Satisfaction Guarantee

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

Computer Networks Remote Backup Services Custom Programming

Data Protection Computer Repair IT Consulting

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

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October 23, 2009

HERE TO SERVE YOU RADIUM HOT SPRINGS ESSO

Daren Noble

250.341.5886 250.349.5882

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

Serving The Entire Valley

Automotive Repairs

Your search for quality and dependability ends with us.

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

Dean Hubman

Certified Technician

342-3052

WINDERMERE 342-6805

GAS • PROPANE • DIESEL Freight & Passenger Depot

7507 Main St. West, Radium Hot Springs

(250) 347-9726

Quality Hand-crafted Steel

SHOLINDER & MACKAY EXCAVATING Inc.

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

RR3, 4874 Ridge Cres.

Invermere, BC V0A 1K3

7 days a week

• Structural Steel • Welding • Fabricating & Machining • Custom railings and ornamental iron #117 Industrial Rd. #2, Invermere, BC Ph: 250-342-9926 • Fax 250-341-3956 e-mail: txn@telus.net

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Industrial ~ Commercial ~ Residential • Garage Doors • Passage Doors • Truck Doors • Sun Rooms • Patio Covers • Vinyl Decking • Aluminum Railings • Gutters • Siding • Soffit • Fascia • Window Capping • Renovations

Phone: 250-342-6700

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Warbrick Towing & Salvage

Call Judy: (250) 341-1903

ROSS’S POOLS & SPAS NEW AND USED ARCTIC CAT SNOWMOBILES AND ATVS REPAIRS, PARTS, SALES, WARRANTY, FINANCING

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

Acupuncture Clinic Acupuncture, Fire Cupping and Authentic Chinese Acupressure

Konrad Burek

Registered Acupuncturist #106, 901 7 Ave. Parkside Place Downtown Invermere V0A 1K0 th

Phone : 250 342-6347 Mobile : 250 688-0364 Fully Licensed in BC

Trained at Kunming’s Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yunnan, China

Commercial – Residential Installation – Maintenance – Repairs

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

Cell: 250-341-7727 • Fax: 250-347-6363 • poolman-911@hotmail.com VJ (Butch) Bishop Owner/Operator

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

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

CONTRACT OR HOURLY MACHINE RENTALS AVAILABLE

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HERE TO SERVE YOU BOOKKEEPING

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REGISTERED GISTERED QUICKBOOKS PRO ADVISORS

Phone: (250) 341-1164 Phone: (250) 688-0946 www.leveringtondata.com

Telephone: 250-342-3659

Box 2952, Invermere BC V0A 1K0, Canada

Jeff Watson

invermereglass@cyberlink.bc.ca

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

Fine Homeservices

VACUUM CENTRE

Sales • Repairs • Warranty Phone: 250-342-9207

Cranbrook Pest Control p

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

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

RENOVATIONS REFERENCES AVAILABLE

LICENSED

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250.270.0821 Invermere • Panorama

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

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Farnham Construction (250) 347-7746

Kari & John Mason

• Trucking • All Grading • Mini Track Hoe

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Decks, Finishing, Hardwood Floors and Accentuating Timber Projects

Enhancing your mountain setting is our specialty.

• Road Sweeping • Landscaping • Property Maintenance

PHARMACY LTD. Scott Postlethwaite

CVCC Contractor// Trade Builder of the Year 2008

Residential, Commercial Electric Furnace and Hot Water Tank Repair and Service For All Your Electrical Needs invermereelectric@gmail.com

1710 10 Avenue – Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 th

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

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

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

342-6612

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

For competitive prices and prompt service call:

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

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October 23, 2009

Kootenay Savings employees kick in for the rescue vehicle The local Kootenay Savings Credit Union branch has donated $1,716 to the Lake Windermere District Lions Club, to purchase a new Rescue Vehicle for the Invermere Fire Rescue department.

The funds were raised through the credit union’s Care Wear program, in which employees are allowed to dress casually on Fridays. Employees pay $1 per week for the privilege, and the funds are then matched by the Kootenay Savings Community Foundation.

This year, 18 groups from throughout the East and West Kootenays benefitted. The entire group of 250 employees donated over $26,000 to local groups, charities, and non-profit organizations. Since the program began back in 2004, over $124,000 has been distributed.

Left: Kootenay Savings Branch Manager Janice McGregor presents the cheque to Tom McNeil of Invermere Fire Rescue; and Al Lynch, president of the Lions Club.

HERE TO SERVE YOU Serving The Valley for over 15 Years

• Drinking Water Systems • Duct Cleaning Service • Water Softeners • Whole House or Specialised Filtration including iron lters that really work!

Invermere

(250) 341-6888

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385 Laurier Street Invermere, BC V0A 1K0

Dunlop Contracting Complete Automotive Repairs

Al Tallman

Bruce Dunlop

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

(Beside the Petro Canada Car Wash)

From Framing to Finishing – We do it all!

Phone:

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TREE-MENDOUS Tree Specialists

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#8, 1008 - 8th Avenue Invermere, BC www.columbiavalleypioneer.com email: upioneer@telus.net

Now’s the time to have your chimney and eavestroughs cleaned!

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Pioneer Classifieds

• • • •

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

GARAGE SALE

ANNOUNCEMENT

Cheers & Jeers

Storage

COMMERCIAL SPACE

SUITE FOR RENT

Giant Multi-family Carport Sale Saturday, Oct. 24th, 9am1pm, dryer, computer, loveseat, dishes, household items, clothes, babies and kids things.

Over 70 boxes of stuff & ONLY 10 items over $6. Rain, sun or snow, 1420 13th Ave, Invermere.

Columbia Valley Rockies

CHEERS to Dave! You did us proud on Jeopardy. Way to go! From all of us who watched you!

Indoor Heated Cars/Trucks/Boats $100/month, 6 month minimum.

Also 12’ x 12’ space for personal item storage. $100/month, 250-342-0603 or 250-341-5845.

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

Bachelor studio in Athalmer, fully furnished, W/D, cable, utilities included, N/S, N/P, $600/month, must be employed with references, 250-342-0355.

ANNOUNCEMENT 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.

Looking for billet homes to place young hockey players. Please call Travis, 250-341-5801. Homes get $450/month for each player and a young role model.

Annual Arts and Craft Fair at David Thompson Secondary School Friday, December 11th, 4-8pm and Saturday, December 12th, 10am-3pm. To book a table, call 250-342-9213 ext. 110.

Edgewater/Radium Health Care Auxiliary is hosting a Halloween Tea, October 31st at 2pm at the Edgewater Legion.

s obituary s Edna Lillian Marchand

August 30, 1920 – October 12, 2009 Edna Marchand was carried home in the arms of God on October 12, 2009. It is befitting that it is on Thanksgiving Day, as her unlimited love for her family has given us so much to be thankful for.

Edna was born in Forest, Ontario. She had 4 brothers and 3 sisters. She met her husband, Louis while he was stationed in the army at Iperwash. They married in 1945 and returned to their wheat farm in Rosetown, Saskatchewan. Mom loved to sew, square dance, knit, embroider, play bridge, and had a huge garden, but most of all loved doing things with her children.

JEERS to those who speed up rather than stop at the 13th Ave and 20th St stop signs. Whether you like it or not, stopping there is required by law, no matter the time of day. Shame on you for risking the safety of others while choosing to ignore the sign.

Storage NEWHOUSE MULTI STORAGE Various sizes available.

Now with climate controlled units.

Call 250-342-3637 STORAGE SPACE – assorted sizes, easy access, immediate availability, long-term or short-term. Deck Properties Warehouse, Industrial Park, 250-342-3166.

You own it, we can store it!

Secure, fenced compounds any size up to one acre. Secure containers available. Would also build building to suit for long term tenant. Zoned heavy industrial. Invermere Industrial Park. Phone 250-342-5297, 250346-3011 or 250-342-2100.

COMMERCIAL SPACE

1350 sq.ft. store front property, 7549 Main Street West, Radium, 250-342-6633.

Commercial Space

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

Highway Frontage Windermere Store Front Adjacent Workshop Area

Roommate wanted to share 3 bdrm townhouse in Radium. $400/month including laundry, hydro, high speed internet.

Available immediately, 250347-7787.

Comes with 2 bdrm. apartment.

Lease or rent.

Rent negotiable.

Call 250-342-9578

SUITE FOR RENT

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

Please call 250-270-0270.

The Sunset Motel is offering discounted daily, weekly or monthly rates. Contact Darren or Heidi, 250-347-0021.

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.

ANNOUNCEMENT

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 6 International Student Program

HOMESTAYS NEEDED

Edna was predeceased by her husband in 2002. She will be deeply missed by her daughter Dianne Kienitz (Leo) of Invermere, BC and son, Barry Marchand (Linda) of Regina, all her grandchildren, Shane Kienitz (Erin), Shawn Kienitz (Sarah), Cary Kienitz (Krista), Jamie Forrest (Chad) and great grandchildren, Sasha, Tyler, James, Austen, Liam, and Nate.

School District No. 6 (Rocky Mt.) requires host families in Invermere to accommodate International students for David Thompson Secondary School starting January 2010.

Host families provide a family environment with a private bedroom, all meals and food, a study area, transportation assistance and high-speed internet access.

A funeral vigil was held at Canadian Martyrs Church on Saturday, October 17, 2009.

If interested please contact Lori Sluth (Homestay Coordinator Invermere) at 250-346-3377

Remuneration of $600.00 per month per child is paid for hosting a student.We need your support now! Homestays are required to submit a criminal records check.

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 immediately, 250-342-8781.

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

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

Invermere, 2 bdrm fully furnished ground floor apartment, all utilities, cable and laundry facilities included, $900/month + DD, N/S, references required, long term preferred, only 1 ½ blocks from DT Invermere, available immediately, 250342-9712.

Two 2 bdrm apartments for rent in Invermere. N/P, N/S, references required, available immediately, $775/month + DD, 250-342-6912, Mountain Creek Properties.

Bright 1 bdrm basement suite in Invermere, great location, laundry available, separate entrance, N/S, N/P, $650/month including utilities, available November 1st, 250-342-5785.

Fully furnished newly renovated bachelor suite, 2 blocks from downtown Invermere, D/W, W/D, cable and hydro included, no pets, $700/month, 250-6880244.

Fairmont, large 2 bdrm basement suite, wood fireplace, W/D, storage, available immediately, $800/month includes utilities, 250-212-9898 or 250-3456226.

Walk-out basement suite, 3 bdrms, avail Nov 1st, kitchen, partly furnished, utilities and cable included, N/S, N/P, $850/ month, $450 DD, Fort Point, easy walk to town, 250-342-6752.

1 bdrm, walk-out basement suite, $750/month includes utilities, cable, private entrance, W/D, available immediately, 250-342-0035.

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October 23, 2009

Pioneer Classifieds

• • • •

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

SUITE FOR RENT

house FOR RENT

house FOR RENT

house FOR RENT

condo FOR RENT

Windermere bachelor suite, furnished, electric heat, $500/ month, includes everything.

Available immediately, 250342-6734 or 250-341-1578 (cell).

FOR RENT

Large 4 bdrm house, 2 bath, rec and laundry room, Invermere, minutes from schools and downtown, large yard, N/S, pets negotiable, Nov 1st, $1400/ month + utilities, references, 250-341-1650.

Available immediately, year round, perfect for family.

Large older 3 bdrm house in Windermere, huge yard, garden, fruit trees, optional big detached garage, NO PETS. Only $800/month, 250-342-5201.

3 bdrm, 2 bath + garage, N/P, N/ S, available October 1st, $1350/ month, 250-341-1182.

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

Available for immediate rental, 3 bdrm fully furnished house in Windermere. $1000/month, utilities included, call 403-5406858.

2 suites for rent, Black Forest Heights, Invermere. 2 bdrm, 2 bath upper suite, 2 decks, large yard, $1000/month, utilities included, N/S, N/P, available October 1st; 2 bdrm lower walkout, very bright and roomy, $875/month, utilities included, N/S, N/P, available immediately.

Call 250-342-9770.

2 bdrm main floor suite in central Windermere. All appliances included, $900/month + util.

Call 403-239-2017.

Affordable 2 bdrm suite, 5 appliances, N/S, pets allowed, utilities included, available immediately, 250-341-1099.

New large 1 bdrm suite, 5 appliances, N/P, N/S, private entrance, close to college, $750/ month, includes hydro, available immediately, 250-342-6607.

2 bdrm furnished lower suite, 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.

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

Timber Ridge Phase III, 1400 sq.ft. bungalow, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, $1150 + utilities + DD, private beach, tennis courts, ½ acre lot, N/S, N/P, 403-685-3134 or 403615-3134.

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, available immediately, 3 bdrm house, lots of living space, wood stove, N/S, pets negotiable, $900/month + utilities, 250-342-3841.

WILMER, cozy 2 bdrm log home, 2 fireplaces, wrap-around deck, 1 ½ baths, fenced yard, no dogs, no partiers, $1000/month + utilities, available November 1st, references required, 250342-9470.

Beautiful newer A-frame home in Fairmont, 5 bdrm, walk-out basement, perfect for a large family, available Nov 1st, $1500/ month + utilities, 403-2397037 or 403-836-9701 email cleawhite@shaw.ca.

Windermere, completely furnished, newly renovated, 5 bdrm bungalow. Seasonal rental until June 1st, adult. $1500/ month, close to Windermere Elementary & 40 steps to beach, 403-281-9499 or 480-3165121.

3 bdrm house in Invermere, bright, clean, N/S, N/P, close to schools, fridge, stove, W/D, D/ W, available immediately, 250342-1588.

Radium, spacious 2 bdrm, 2 bath, garage, W/D, pet friendly, N/S, $900/month + utilities + DD, 250-347-9970.

Invermere, 3 bdrm house close to DT, N/P, N/S, no partiers, references, 250-342-6803.

For sale/rent! - 3 bdrm trailer, newly renovated, propane furnace, electric stove, $550/ month + utilities, $275 DD, references required, N/P, prefer non-substance abusers, elderly couple, single or very small family, situated on Setetkwa Golf Course, 250-347-9401 or 250-342-5275.

Invermere, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, fully furnished, plus extras, 2 car garage, big yard, close to schools, $1500/month + utilities. Rent negotiable for the right tenants, 250-270-0736.

Invermere, 3 bdrm, 3 bath duplex. Central location, F/S, D/W, W/D, N/S, $1200/month + utilities. Available immediately.

Call DK, 250-342-5935.

Windermere, lovely 1 bdrm home, N/S, pets considered, great yard. $695/month.

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

Fully furnished executive 3 bdrm Ranch Home, available Jan 1st, 2010. Located on the 12th Fairway at Riverside Golf Resort in Fairmont Hot Springs, nestled between the Rocky and Purcell Mountains. $1,600/month with a 1 year lease agreement.

Includes 10 rounds of golf for the 2010 golf season. If interested, please contact Darren Still @ darrenstill@hotmail.com.

3 bdrm house in Windermere, newly renovated with updated flooring, paint, fixtures. Great family home with large pet friendly fenced in yard, watch your kids walk to school across the park in the back, real wood fireplace, $975 + utilities, 250342-8662.

Large house, 5 bdrm, 3 bath, rec room, deck, furnished or unfurnished, long-term, 250341-1099.

Edgewater, 4 bdrm home, fenced yard, large shop, N/S, no indoor pets, $1200/month, available Nov 1st, 250-342-6607.

condo FOR RENT FIRST MONTH FREE!!!

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

Call 250-342-0838.

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

Available immediately. Monthly or long-term. Call 403-5610111.

2 bdrm condo, D/T Invermere, furnished. N/S, N/P, available October 1st, $1000/month, utilities included, 250-341-1182

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. Call 250-342-0200.

Invermere, furnished townhouse, attached garage, 3 bdrm, 2 ½ bath, 5 appliances, $1,100/month, N/S, N/P, 403703-0930.

Invermere, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, behind hospital, next to playground, newly renovated, clean, N/S, N/P, secure building, $850/month + DD, includes utilities but not electricity, 250342-7547.

Newly renovated 2 bdrm fully furnished condo, 5 min drive from Invermere, D/W, W/D, cable, rec centre with internet and pool, no pets, $750/month, 250-688-0244.

Radium, Stanley Street, 2 bdrm, 2 bath + den, insuite laundry, laminate flooring, fireplace, A/C, 2 underground parking stalls, N/ P, N/S, available November 1st, $1100/month + DD, utilities included, 403-472-8992.

Luxury fully furnished condo at Heron Point, downtown Invermere, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, W/ D, D/W, cable, wireless, hydro included, hot tub and gym access, $1000/month, N/S, N/P, available Dec 1st - May 31st, 250-688-0244.

2 BEDROOM FURNISHED CONDO Black Forest Village. Rent weekly, bi-weekly or monthly, 1.5 baths, garage, patio, 6 appliances. $1000/month, 250-342-1475.

condo FOR RENT Invermere townhouse in Black Forest Village.

2 bdrm, 1.5 bath, single attached garage, balcony overlooking green space.

Mountain views, minutes to town, beach, and all amenities, adjacent to Copper Point Golf Course, 25 mins. to Panorama Ski Hill. All major appliances, excellent condition.

Seeking non-smoking, quiet tenants. Pet friendly, $900.00/month + utilities, short or long-term lease, available immediately.

Call Karen 778-478-1972 or k_andrews@shaw.ca.

Radium fully furnished townhouse, large windows & deck, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, bungalow style in Eagle Crest Villas. Single car garage, N/S, N/P, references required, 6 month minimum lease, $950 + condo fees + utilities + DD, 403-519-2216, 403-981-1551.

Radium, 2 bdrm ground floor with patio, all appliances, $950/month includes utilities, available immediately. Call Richard, 250-341-6888 or 403613-6815 (cell).

Aksikinook, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, furnished, N/P, N/S, rec centre, indoor pool/hot tub, 6 appliances, $1075/month + DD, + utilities, 403-861-0544 or srowell@telus.net.

Pinewood Radium Condo, 2bdrm, 2 bath, fireplace, underground parking, 5 appliances, N/P, N/S, 403-6169058 or 403-281-8706.

Invermere Condo, immediate possession, 2 bdrm, 1 ½ bath, F/S, W/D, single car garage, $900/month + utilities, 250688-0433 for more info.

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October 23, 2009

Pioneer Classifieds

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condo FOR RENT

HOUSE FOR SALE

Misc. For Sale

Misc. For Sale

VEHICLE FOR SALE

Lake front, Invermere, new condo, main floor, 2 bdrm + den, 2 bath, furnished, N/P, N/ S, 6 appliances, pool, hot tubs, underground parking stall, $1150/month + DD + utilities, 403-861-0544 or srowell@telus. net.

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.

Firewood - Cut, split and delivered. Fir and pine mix. $180/½ cord, $275/full cord.

Birch $275/½ cord, $400/full cord. Larch now available, 250688-0143.

Propane fireplace, brass on legs & door, RSF energy model Mariah, $1500, 250-342-7235.

1999 Toyota 4 Runner, 235,000 km. Immaculate in & out, A/C, C/D player, cruise, keyless entry.

A must see! $7900 OBO, 250341-5300.

Radium, 2 bdrm, 2 bath newer condo, private balcony, $775/ month + hydro, prefer N/S, N/P, 250-347-9210.

mobile homes for sale

Invermere on the lake, new luxury, fully furnished condo, 2 bdrm + den, 2 baths, facing lake, underground parking, $650/week, 1 week minimum.

Call 403-561-0111.

Fully renovated 2 bdrm mobile home in quiet park. Slate/ hardwood floors throughout, large ensuite off master bdrm with large jet tub, custom slate/ travertine shower, separate laundry room, W/D, central vac, hot water on demand system, all appliances, large lot, beautiful views. Asking $132,500. Please call 250-342-0454.

HOUSE FOR SALE

CONDO FOR SALE

VACATION RENTALS

$748,000, 2570 Sandstone Green, Invermere, new custom 3665 sq.ft. executive home on the largest lot in Castlerock Estates.

Exceptional! Call 403-6864693.

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.

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.

Brand new 1600 sq.ft. D/T Invermere, 3 bdrm, 2 bath + garage. Reduced to $299,900 + GST, www.cedarwoodglen.com, 250-341-1182.

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

Quality Top Soil & Manure.

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

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

Contractor equipment for sale. Ladders, all sizes, and scaffolding, etc. Call Stu, 250341-7229.

Firewood, fir, split and ready to go, call 250-342-9480.

Demco Tow-It auto transport tow bar dolly, excellent condition, $1200 OBO, 250-347-9927.

Lincoln AC 225-5 electric welder, made in Canada, c/w rods and metal stand, $200, 250-3472415.

Antique china cabinet, computer desks, captain’s beds w/headboards & good mattresses, 20” TVs, book cases, night stands, dresser, microwave stand, large dining room table w/6 chairs. 15’ round x 48” deep swimming pool complete with spare filters, chemicals & new cover, hitch mount bike racks, large stereo system, various lamps. Pet hamster cage & house assembly (no rodent), gas lawnmower, small whipper snipper, lots of misc. items & appliances. Large selection of camping equipment, sleeping bags, foamies, cooler, pots & pans, dishes, folding chairs, tent, etc. 250-347-0037.

Electrical bedding sand, winter road sand. Pick up or delivery, call 250-347-2130 or 250-3421782 (cell).

Firewood, Fir & Pine, by logging truck load or by pick-up load, 250-346-3247.

Pool table, 4’ x 8’, slate top, 2 sets of balls, cues, rack and board, $500, 250-347-9514, after 6pm.

VEHICLE FOR SALE 2006 Chev 2x4, white, 68,000 km, $15,500, 250-342-6372.

1997 red GMC Jimmy 4x4, V6 Vortex engine, leather seats, AC/PW/PB, high kms but in excellent condition, original owner, $4000, 250-345-6635.

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

1998 red Honda Hatchback, front wheel drive, summer & winter tires, 207,000 km, $3500, 250-347-6420.

2006 Chev Cargo Van, metal shelving, bins and drawers, lockable ladder rack, 84,000 km, $17,600, 250-342-1341.

2006 VW Passat, loaded with all options, luxury package, 84,000 km, 3.6L, V6, $21,200, 250-3421341.

1998 Subaru Legacy AWD, 210,000 km, new transmission.

Motor and body in great condition. Asking $4500 OBO, 250-342-6555.

BUSINESS FOR SALE

1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, fully equipped, 145,000 km, ready for off road with Warn winch for front & back, raised suspension & protective plates.

Great condition, $5,500 OBO, 250-341-7155.

Complete Roll-off waste business located in the Columbia Valley.

For more info please email gregwhh@telus.net or fax 250342-2675.

Great car for winter! 1991 Subaru Legacy GT, 2L turbo, AWD, leather, A/T, A/C, P/S, P/W, P/L, climate control, 17” chrome rims, separate winter tires on rims, 115,000 km, $4900 OBO, 250-342-0450.

DK Woodworks Kitchen refurbishing, furniture repair/refinishing, custom cabinets, mantles, bookcases, benches…etc. For all your woodworking needs 250-688-1335.

SERVICES

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

Call 250-342-0448 Phil’s Carpentry – Everything from roofs to decks, completion of basement and bathrooms.

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

Vacuums Parts, repairs & accessories, All makes & models Central Vacuums – sales and installations Bonded & licensed Fine Homeservices 250-342-9207, fhs@telus.net Furnace & duct cleaning services using the patented rotobrush system. Call AQUAIR for free estimates, 250-342-5089.

Water treatment & purification, includes drinking water systems, softeners & conditioners, iron filters. Call AQUAIR, 250-3425089 Custom installations of ceramic, mosaic, quarry tiles, slates, glassblocks, repairs, etc. For estimates, call 250-341-6869.

Heaven’s Best Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning. Dry in one hour! Call 250-688-0213.

mobile homes for sale

recreational VEHICLES

MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE

READY FOR SNOW?

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Must go quickly.

Ranging from $3K - $12K!

For more details call Charlotte

403.678.5111

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250-342-5047

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 37

October 23, 2009

Invermere firefighters to receive new safety gear

Delta Air Lines to fly three times weekly this winter Submitted by Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines will be flying between Cranbrook and Salt Lake City three times a week from December 19th through March 28th, 2010.

This is the second year of the highly successful service.

For Canadians travelling south, Salt Lake City is less than two hours away, where connections to any of Delta’s 500 destinations are convenient and economical. The service brings American tourists to this area without having to fly through Cal-

gary or Vancouver.

The Delta service to the traditional vacation escapes of Las Vegas, Phoenix and Los Angeles has made travel for Canadians from this area quicker and more convenient.

The Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday flights will depart Salt Lake at 11:10 a.m. and return from Canadian Rockies International Airport in Cranbrook at 1:50 p.m. and feature the 50-seat, CRJ 100 jet aircraft.

Tickets can be booked through any travel agent or online at www. delta.com.

Submitted by Roger Ekman, Chief Invermere Fire Rescue Invermere Fire Rescue will receive 20 new sets of self-contained breathing apparatus after the purchase was approved by Invermere council on October 13th.

The current units are 30 to 40 years old. They are aging and have seen a lot of service. To keep these units operational has become a constant problem, and puts firefighters at risk. This, in turn, puts the public at risk.

Replacement of these packs has been in discussion for more than a year, and

Pioneer Classifieds CAREERS

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.

Experienced Hungarian Cook required for seasonal work in Radium, BC, $15/hour, April to October room and board available. Call 250-347-9548 or email info@milliondollarview. ca.

CAREERS Helna’s Stube is accepting applications for year round F/T or P/T evening servers. Phone 250-347-0047 or mail@helnas. com.

Helna’s Stube is accepting applications for permanent P/T evening kitchen help/ dishwasher. Please call 250-3470047 or email mail@helnas.com Fairmont Creek Property Management is accepting applications for a Head Housekeeper responsible for the overall management of the housekeeping department. For detailed job description or to submit resume contact info@ fairmontcreek.ca.

Sales Clerk, F/T seasonal. Must be fluent in German and English, have 3 years experience in the ski industry, related customer service and merchandising. $13/ hour, email laura@rkheliski.com Akiskinook Condo Resort in Windermere, BC Is looking for a Property Manager who will be a “hands on” individual who carries out and coordinates all property and equipment maintenance activities and supervises on site staff. Water Systems experience: water treatment, sewage and irrigation would be an asset, but not required. Full details of the position and information on how to apply can be viewed in the job posting section at www. akiskinook.com.

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The Trades Industry Wants You! SOUTHERN INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION

SERVICES

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

Next information session: Thursday, November 12th, 1:30 p.m.

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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

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has included testing of various makes and models.

Invermere Fire Rescue is looking towards the future and would like to see all the valley fire services on the same system for self-contained breathing apparatus.

This would have benefit in mutual aid calls.

Invermere Fire Rescue applauds the District of Invermere council for their consideration of this purchase.

The units are expected to arrive in about six weeks.

The cost to the District of Invermere is $89,650.

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

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 6 (ROCKY MOUNTAIN)

School Custodian

School District No. 6 (Rocky Mountain), Windermere Zone, invites applications from persons interested in working with the Windermere Operations Department as a permanent, full-time (40 hrs/wk) Custodian at David Thompson Secondary School, effective as soon as possible. This is a CUPE Local 440 position.

This is manual work involving the cleanliness and security of district buildings. The work may include dealing with public use of school facilities. Once an employee becomes familiar with a clearly defined work schedule, the work is performed with minimal supervision. Usually, this job is performed after regular school hours and generally alone.

Completion of the 10th school grade, or equivalent is required as well as completion of the Board provided training program. First aid training would be an asset.

If you are interested in this position, please submit a resume, with three references, by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. to: Mr. Paul Carriere School District No. 6 (Rocky Mountain) Department of Human Resources PO Box 70, Kimberley, B.C. V1A 2Y5 (tel) 250-427-2245 / (fax) 25-427-2044 / e-mail: hr@sd6.bc.ca We would like to thank all applicants for their interest, but only those under consideration will be contacted. All successful applicants will be subject to a criminal record search.

Just a reminder… The classified deadline is 12 noon Tuesday.

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Banff festivals worth the drive

October 23, 2009

Submitted by Jill Sawyer, Banff Centre Elite climber Chris Sharma will headline the 2009 Banff Mountain Festivals.

The Banff Centre will host the Banff Mountain Film Festival from October 31st to November 8th, and the Banff Mountain Book Festival from November 5th to 6th.

At the age of 14, Chris Sharma won the U.S. Bouldering Nationals. A year later, he completed the highest-rated climb in the American rating system at the time. Now 28, Mr. Sharma’s reign in

sport climbing and bouldering continues to be one of firsts, setting new standards and breaking records around the world.

On Thursday, November 5th, he will share stories, pictures and film clips as one of several elite climbers and adventurers headlining the 2009 Banff Mountain Festivals.

The Banff Mountain Film Festival and the Banff Mountain Book Festival will bring together a world-class lineup of mountaineers, adventurers, outdoor athletes, filmmakers, environmental leaders, authors, photographers, and thousands

of enthusiastic audience members to one of the mountain community’s biggest events of the year.

Featuring guest speakers, readings, seminars, an international book competition, a book fair, and book signings and launches, the Book Festival celebrates its 16th year in 2009.

A complete schedule is included as a flyer in this week’s Pioneer. For more information, visit www.banffcentre.ca/ mountainculture/festivals/2009/.

For tickets, call 403-762-6301 or 1800-413-8368.

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The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 39

October 23, 2009

FAITH

Are we blind and deaf to the needs of others?

By Father Jim McHugh Canadian Martyrs Roman Catholic Church The Gospel for this weekend’s Sunday Eucharist is Mark 10: 46-52: the blind beggar.

This particular gospel selection has held a rather special place for me for over 20 years.

When I was involved with the charismatic renewal in the Catholic Church in the mid-1980s, I went to a retreat, and this was the gospel at the Holy Mass.

The Bishop of the Prince Albert Diocese gave the homily, and invited us to reflect on the fact that certain things take place in this gospel that are out of the “ordinary.”

In this story, Bartimaeus begins to shout out: “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

The crowd tries to keep him quiet – “sternly ordered him to be quiet,” we are told.

Yet he refused to be silenced, and shouted even more loudly: “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Then, when Jesus stopped and summoned him, the crowd changed its tune very quickly. “Take heart; get up, he is calling you,” the crowd shouted.

Amazing – the crowd went from “shut up” to “get

up” in a moment!

For his part, Bartimaeus is wonderful, since his trust in Jesus is demonstrated immediately. “So, throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus.”

Of the few blind people that I have met in my life, each one of them is very careful when they put their belongings down; they do not “throw them off” as Bartimaeus does.

His trust is absolute, and when Jesus asked him what he needed, he knew exactly how to answer the Lord: “My teacher, let me see again.”

At this request, his sight was restored immediately, and he praised God. This Gospel invites me to ask where I am blind to my own needs and the needs of others, and have let my own wants blind me or deafen me to the cry of the poor in my community, or nation.

Do we as a society try to silence those who are “undesirable” to us, as the crowds did to Bartimaeus?

Then do we all of a sudden change our tune when another person or group is willing to help them?

Jesus calls us all and asks each of us: “What do you want me to do for you?”

Bartimaeus answered: “Let me see again.”

He received his sight immediately and praised God. How do we answer the same question?

What is it that we most need in our own life in order to truly praise God each day?

May the Peace of Christ, the Love of God and the Communion of the Holy Spirit be with you always.

Aid for women in Afghanistan Submitted by Pat Cope, Executive Director Family Resource Centre The Family Resource Centre, in partnership with the Windermere Valley Shared Ministry and Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4WAfghan), will host a presentation and dessert evening at 7 p.m. Saturday, November 7th at Christ Church Trinity, 110-7th Avenue in Invermere.

Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan is a volunteer-based, non-profit organization founded in 1996. Members are committed to raising awareness of the urgent need to secure human rights for Afghan women and their families.

We welcome you to join us for a special evening of information, discussion, sharing and dessert.

There will be an opportunity to purchase items produced by the entrepreneurial women of Afghanistan, which will contribute to educational opportunities and supplies for women and girls in their country. All donations go directly toward womencentred projects in Afghanistan.

This is an opportunity to become involved as a global citizen and perhaps a chance to jump-start your holiday shopping with some unique gifts.

You will also be supporting a worthy cause all in the same evening, while having fun and food!

Admission is by donation.

Valley Churches Lake Windermere Alliance Church Sunday, October 25th, 10:30 a.m.: Celebration Sunday.

The Lord’s Supper will be served.

Sunday School, for children ages 3 to 12, during the service.

Pastor Trevor Hagan • 326 -10th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-9535 • www.lakewindermerealliance.org Windermere Valley Shared Ministry ANGLICAN-UNITED 8:30 a.m.: Morning Service, All Saints, Edgewater.

10:30 a.m.: Morning Worship, Christ Church Trinity, Invermere.

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.

Wednesday 7 p.m.: Adult Group Life First and third Thursday: Youth Home Group 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.

• Relief Society, Noon.

President Barry Pratt • Columbia Valley Branch 5014 Fairway, Fairmont Hot Springs • 250-341-5792

Selkirk TV & Appliance • Kitchenaid • Inglis • Whirlpool • Roper

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

1229-7th Ave., Invermere

342-6415

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2 bedrooms, 2 baths, large deck, walkout lower level.

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

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

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40 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer

October 23, 2009

The new Magic Carpet is easy to use, and makes learning to ski and snowboard fast and fun for the whole family. The friendly ski school instructors at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort will have you boarding or skiing in no time!

EARLY BIRD pass prices held over from 2008!

Buy before November 15th to enjoy last year’s discount rates.

SKI, SWIM & SOAK

SWIM & SOAK

SKI SEASON1 (SWIM UN

ALL SEASON

TIL APRIL 11)

EARLY BIRD PRICING | AFTER NOV 15

Adult

Senior (65+)

$429 | $479

$329 | $359 Youth (13-17) $329 | $35 9 Child (6-12) $249 | $28 9 Family3

$1019 |

Transferable Parent’s Pass $469 |

$1099

$519

1 Enjoy both the ski hill and unlimited hot pools during the ski season.

Expires April 11, 2010.

& SOAK SKI, SWIM V 30) (SWIM UNTIL NO 2

ALL SEASON

ING | AFTER NOV 15

EARLY BIRD PRIC

$560 | $609 Adult | $469 Senior (65+) $439 | $469 Youth (13-17) $439 | $379 Child (6-12) $339 Family

3

$1345 |

Transferable | Parent’s Pass $615

2 Ski until April 11, 2010 and enjoy unlimited hot pools entry until November 30, 2010.

3 A family is two adults and two youth/children.

GST is not included in above prices.

For details, call 250.345.6000 or visit fairmonthotsprings.com

$1429

$669

EARLY BIRD PRICING | AFTER NOV 15

Adult

$180 | $205

Senior (65+)

$165 |

$180

Youth (13-17) $165 |

$180

Child (6-12)

$125 |

$140

Family3

$485 |

$499

Enjoy unlimited hot pools entry until November 30, 2010.