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November 27, 2009

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Panorama puts the pow in power A snowmobiler enjoys the 40 centimetres of fresh powder that fell on Panorama last week. According to Jamie Hurschler, marketing coordinator at Panorama Mountain Resort, the Ski-Doo Factory Snocross team and Warnert racing team went looking for snow to test their snowmobiles for an upcoming race near Duluth, Minnesota. Due to the lack of snow in the midwest, the team – made up of members from Canada, the U.S. and Sweden – was concerned about practising before the race.

“Panorama was quick to react and was very welcoming,” said Marcel Imbeault, race manager at Bombardier

Recreational Products. “Upon arrival we were convinced we made the right choice.”

Panorama has been a hub of activity in the run-up to the Olympics, Mr. Hurschler said, with more than 200 ski racers on the mountain.

The resort is hosting an International Ski Federation ski race, while national team racers from Canada and Italy are also on hand to train for the 2010 Olympics and Paralympic Games.

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The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 3

November 27, 2009

Valley NEWS

Torch relay will cross frozen lake

By Sally Waddington Pioneer Staff The Olympic Torch Relay will cross a frozen Lake Windermere when it hits town on January 22nd, 2010.

Mayor Gerry Taft made the announcement at last weekend’s Christmas Kickoff, when he revealed four special torchbearers in Invermere.

“We wanted to highlight amateur sports in the valley and support the people who have been involved in those sports, encouraging athletes in the background for many years,” Mayor Taft said.

Wilmer resident Hermann Mauthner will carry the flame onto the celebration stage in Invermere and light the community’s cauldron.

Hermann has volunteered his time as a coach for the Invermere Judo Club for 42 years, donating at least six hours each week. He was also involved in the conception of Mount Nelson Athletic Park and he is the chair of the Conrad Kain Centennial Society.

Before retiring, Hermann owned Invermere Sales and Rentals. The father of four and grandfather of seven is very excited that he can finally spread the news.

“I found out two months ago. The

Ross Bidinger, Lyle Wilson and Hermann Mauthner will bear the torch onwards. hardest part was keeping it a secret. I only told my wife!” Hermann said.

The proud Columbia Valley resident is even more thrilled that his granddaughter, Colleen Sharp, has also been named a torchbearer in Invermere.

His daughter, Margot, was a torchbearer during the 1988 Calgary Olympics, so after January there will be three in the family.

Although much of the torch relay celebration on Friday, January 22nd is shrouded in secrecy, Ray Brydon, chair

of Invermere’s torch committee, said a stage carrying the cauldron will be set up in front of the CIBC bank.

Mr. Brydon said the torch committee of 10 asked for nominations from the community for the torchbearer jobs.

“From the nominations and people the committee were aware contributed to athletics in the valley, we cut it down to three finalists,” Mr. Brydon said.

“They were submitted to the Vancouver Olympic Committee who made the final decision about who carried the torch

onto the stage in Invermere.”

Another two Invermere men were named torchbearers when the torch leaves downtown and heads across the lake to Windermere, past the 2010 Bonspiel-on-the-Lake.

Lyle Wilson, who owns Nipika Resort, will skate across the lake with the torch. Lyle was chosen for his contribution to cross-country skiing.

He will hand the torch to Ross Bidinger, who has coached minor hockey for many years. The Walkers Auto Repair owner will ride a GT Snow Racer, pulled by teacher Grant McDonald.

Grant was selected for his contribution to school sports, particularly crosscountry running.

When the torch arrives in Windermere, it will be met by Windermere Elementary students and community members.

The Windermere Winter Games will commence as the torch passes by.

Outdoor sports and contests will be held on the lake at a skating rink, and there will be music and entertainment.

For information about the Invermere celebration, call 250-342-9281.

Windermere Community Association is planning the celebration in that community. Call Cheri Hann for more information at 250-341-3383.

Mike Vernon donates house to Canal Flats

By Sally Waddington Pioneer Staff Former NHL goalie and Stanley Cup champion Mike Vernon has offered a log house to the Village of Canal Flats.

“It’s a nice cabin,” Mr. Vernon told The Pioneer this week. “The village expressed an interest and I thought it would be good for the town since it is a log building and a lumber town.”

Built in the 1980s, the 4,000-square-foot building is currently Mike Vernon’s summer home.

“It is a lodgepole pine home with an open floor plan, and it’s well built,” Mr. Vernon said.

On Monday, November 23rd, council voted at an in-camera meeting to go ahead with the deal.

“Council expressed an interest in acquiring the building,” Mayor Bruce Woodbury told The Pioneer. “It is a beautiful building.”

He said the house will be moved to municipal land opposite the fire hall on Grainger Road. Part of the lodge will be used for municipal offices.

“The central part of the house is a large open area. We are looking at using that for council meet-

ings and possibly other uses such as an interpretive centre. There is space for our offices on either side so we can leave the middle open,” he said.

However, the donation doesn’t mean Mr. Vernon is leaving Canal Flats. The log house will be moved to make way for Mr. Vernon’s Painted Ridge development, located along the east side of Columbia Lake, north of Canal Flats. Mr. Vernon plans to build a new home on a 1.63-acre lot inside Painted Ridge.

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The check resulted in one person being charged with No Driver’s Licence, one Fail to Display a Decal on a snowmobile and three warned for vehicle defects.

One firearm was seized when the person was unable to produce a possession licence. This rifle was returned when the person did come to the detachment and produced the proper documents. One stolen vehicle was also recovered.

• On November 18th at 8:45 a.m., a motorhome driven by a 38-year-old female from Edgewater sideswiped a lamp pole near Radium Esso. Damage was minor. It was determined that the vehicle was not insured. The driver was charged with No Insurance.

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• On November 21st, RCMP received a complaint of theft of gas from the 9000 block of Moffat Avenue, Wilmer.

• On November 21st at 8:35 a.m., RCMP attended a single-vehicle accident on Westside Road, one kilometre south of Coy Road. Fire and ambulance attended and had to cut up a portion of the vehicle to remove the driver. The 1998 GMC drove over black ice and went off the road, overturning. The 29-yearold female driver from Invermere was taken to the local hospital and released shortly after.

• On November 21st, a 21-year-old Invermere male was charged with pointing a firearm and threatening after a BB handgun was pointed at another male in the Wilmer area, the result of a bush party dispute.

• On November 22nd, a 31-year-old male from Radium was charged with driving without a driver’s licence and his vehicle was impounded.

By Pioneer Staff In Invermere Provincial Court, on November 24th, the following persons were found guilty before the Honourable Judge J.C. Carlgren: • Kyle A. Burley pled guilty to four counts of failure to comply with the Income Tax Act. He was fined $1,000 for each offence.

• Roger E. Fika pled guilty to breaching his probation order. Court heard that on June 22nd, Mr. Fika failed to report to his probation officer.

Judge Carlgren handed Mr. Fika a suspended sentence consisting of a one-year probation order.

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• Miles S. Norrington was found guilty of being in control or care of a vehicle or vessel with blood alcohol of more than .08 following an incident in Radium. He was fined $600, a victim surcharge of $90, and given a one-year driving prohibition.

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Avalanche season begins: safety urged

By Sally Waddington Pioneer Staff After a deadly avalanche season last year, experts are warning back-country users to be prepared.

Last winter, eight snowmobilers were killed in an avalanche near Fernie, and two skiers were killed at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden.

Already this month, a snowmobiler was injured after being caught in an avalanche near Revelstoke.

The early snow means this winter is looking safer than last, according to Tony Daffern, the Calgarybased author of Backcountry Avalanche Safety, because the snow will pack down into a solid base.

But back-country users need to take care, especially in the first months of winter.

“In most areas, there is more risk of avalanches at the beginning of the season, when there is a low snowpack. People are anxious to get out so they push into alpine areas that are best skied later in the season,” Mr. Daffern said.

“Gear is important but the best piece of gear you take with you is your brain. A lot of avalanche safety comes down to common sense,” he added.

Tony wrote the first edition of his popular guide

for skiers, climbers, boarders and snowshoers in 1983.

He has just completed an updated fourth edition.

“There have been a lot of changes over the last 10 years. The biggest change is the availability of public avalanche bulletins. I help people interpret the bulletins. There is still a bit of terminology that average people don’t understand,” Mr. Daffern said.

The Canadian Avalanche Centre releases regular avalanche bulletins at www.avalanche.ca.

“It is the first thing people should look at. Read the bulletins carefully and you will get the benefit of local knowledge and that is the most important thing,” Mr. Daffern said.

He stressed the importance of carrying safety gear.

“A shovel, probe and beacon are standard pieces of gear everyone should have,” he said.

Locally, avalanche safety gear is available at Syndicate Boardshop in Athalmer. The store sells several models of beacons, probes, snow blades for cutting through snow, shovels, ava-lungs for breathing under snow, climbing skins and backpacks.

“We use it ourselves so we can explain to customers how to use it,” said manager Andrew Scott.

For in-depth training, the College of the Rockies is holding avalanche skills training courses in Decem-

ber and February. The courses are conducted by Kimberley-based instructor Dave Quinn, who has been teaching the program for 14 years.

“At the end of the course I want participants to know how to travel safely as a group, how to minimize the chances of an accident, how to minimize the consequences if one should happen, and how to enact a rescue as quickly as possible in the event of the worstcase scenario,” Mr. Quinn said.

The course teaches participants how to identify and avoid avalanche terrain, how to find information about current conditions, and how to use the latest avalanche safety technology.

The course wraps up with a field day specifically for skiers and snowmobilers.

Winter avalanche courses at the College of the Rockies in Invermere will be held from December 16th to 19th and February 17th to 20th. For more information, call 250-342-3210.

Backcountry Avalanche Safety is available at Dave’s Book Bar in Invermere and online at www.rmbooks. com.

Syndicate Boardshop is open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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November 27, 2009

perspective

Roads more deadly than flu

By Elinor Florence Pioneer Publisher

There’s a social disease that’s killing far more people than flu in this country. It’s society’s pervasive and passive acceptance of motor vehicle accidents.

If we spent the same amount of cash on the prevention of accidents as on vaccinations, imagine how many lives could be saved.

The initiatives could include: • mandatory driver training for new drivers, rather than awarding licences based on a simple one-hour driving test. There’s a reason young people are involved in more accidents than older drivers: just look at the statistics.

• stepped-up vehicle maintenance and safety checks so there would be fewer unsafe vehicles on the road, with poor steering and unreliable brakes.

• better road maintenance (including plowing and sanding) to prevent senseless accidents like the one that killed a valley resident recently.

• increased traffic enforcement patrols to stop people who are driving recklessly. Since the crime rate in the valley has dropped, police should have more time to apprehend dangerous drivers.

• stricter traffic regulations. (In Germany, for example, vehicles are not made with cup-holders because it is against the law to eat or drink anything while driving. And in England, a young woman just received a four-year jail sentence for texting while driving, after she rear-ended another vehicle and killed someone.)

• tougher penalties for all driving infractions, including drunk driving. The situation has improved, but one-third of all traffic fatalities are still associated with alcohol.

So far, there have been about 250 deaths from H1N1 in Canada. Last year alone, there were almost 3,000 traffic fatalities in Canada. Where’s the logic?

Historical Lens AN EDGEWATER STREET – This photograph, taken in 1947, shows three Edgewater frame houses standing in a row, with Steamboat Mountain visible in the background. They belonged to Don and Dorothy Cameron, left, Carl Knudel, centre, and Frank Thompson, right. The source of the photo is Dorothy Cameron. If you have any more information about this photograph, please e-mail us at upioneer@telus.net.

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Thanks for the wonderful parade!

Dear Editor: I wanted to write this letter to congratulate the business community of our area for their participation in this year’s Christmas parade. It seems the Christmas spirit is alive in our town. The parade in 2008 had a whopping four floats and, this year, we had 40. Wow! The kids were lined up from AG Valley Foods to the Bank of Montreal in anticipation of Santa’s arrival. The town truly made this parade a must-see event. The old adage: “Build it and they will come,” sure holds true for this experience.

The organizers of the parade need a well-deserved round of applause for their hard work and

dedication to this affair. It was also a great idea to hold the parade in conjunction with Light-Up. Good job.

Of course, none of this would be possible without the hard work of the participants and, of course, you, the parents, for getting out and bringing the young ones to view the spirit of Christmas.

It makes me proud to be part of a community that cares about their residents, both young and old. I would also like to congratulate the town for the turnout on Canada Day and also Remembrance Day. Let’s keep the spirit alive. Cheers.

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Student not satisfied with MLA’s response Dear Editor: When I was a child, my parents instilled in me a very basic, but very essential, fact of life: people need to be responsible for their actions, and when they make mistakes, they need to correct them.

It has become painfully clear to me that Norm Macdonald, our MLA, is about as responsible as a two-year-old and that’s being generous.

In his infuriating letter (in last week’s Pioneer), he blamed everything and everybody, myself included. Apparently, I was not clear enough about “highlighting� my concerns over the voting age. If our MLA read the paper, perhaps he would realize that I wrote to him about the driving regulations, not the voting age.

The only person who was not blamed for anything was (of course) the MLA himself. Keeping in the tradition, politicians never accept responsibility for any wrongdoing. But somehow, he wants us to believe he worked “very closely� with his staff to solve the technical issues. Liar.

The person who addressed the technical difficulties and apologized profusely was his assistant, Joy Orr, and this

was not even her fault. Joy first made contact with my history teacher, trying to find my e-mail address. Joy is the person who asked me all the technical questions. Joy is also the one who was first to apologize when I showed her the dates and times I had sent the e-mail messages.

Seeing that Mrs. Orr is far more mature and responsible than Mr. Macdonald is, I propose she run for the position of MLA. All of us deserve an MLA who is responsible, who listens to our concerns, who can admit to a mistake. Norm Macdonald is not this person.

He cowered behind his friendly assistant, never taking the initiative to correct the mistake himself. So, I will try again. Assuming my e-mail does not get caught in some form of a filter, Mr. Macdonald will know of my intentions.

I will be in contact with his political opponent, with the Parliament of Victoria, and with you, the people.

I plan to hand out letters to further explain why I, a former BC NDP supporter, know we deserve better than this.

It was great to see the coverage of the Olympic torch relay in your November 20th edition and read that the torch will visit valley communities like Radium, Invermere, Fairmont and others early next year.

The good news that was not mentioned in your article is that on January 22nd, 2010, the Akisqnuk First Nation will also, very enthusiastically, welcome the Olympic torch.

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The time for lobbying against Jumbo has passed Dear Editor: In response to a letter about the Jumbo Community Advisory Board in last week’s edition, I wish to address the comment: “We do, however, object to their attempt to appear in name as an unbiased organization tasked by some official body to make advisory comment about Jumbo Resort on behalf of the community.”

A bit of the history of the Jumbo Community Advisory Board is necessary. At the end of the Environmental Assessment in 2004, the Jumbo Community Advisory Board was formed to make a contribution on behalf of the community. At this time, the provincial government asked Glacier Resorts to continue with the Jumbo Community Advisory Board, so in reforming the board, Glacier Resorts is honouring that request. The members of the board are all members of the “community.” We are all outdoor enthusiasts with strong connections to all snow sports and therefore good representatives for this board.

So we are, in fact, tasked by the provincial government to provide information and the name Jumbo Community Advisory Board is long established, and with official sanction. Those who originally served

on the Jumbo Community Advisory Board are being contacted to see if they would again like to become involved, and those who would like to make a positive contribution, including the Jumbo Creek Conservation Society’s Meredith Hamstead, are welcome to join. We are not a pro-Jumbo lobby group. The time for lobbying has passed. Our existence is based upon the premise that the creation of the resort is imminent and the re-formation of the Jumbo Community Advisory Board is a pro-active step towards a Jumbo Glacier Resort community partnership.

I must say I agree with the thoughts expressed by the Mayor of Fernie at the regional district meeting in August that Jumbo Resort is going ahead and it is time for those who are opposed to accept that fact so they can better direct their energies towards making a positive contribution. Nineteen years . . . it’s time to move on. Let’s embrace this project and focus on all the positive benefits it can bring to our community.

We invite anyone who has a constructive contribution to make to join us. We can be reached at powjumbo@gmail.com.

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At the information meeting held by the regional district 18 months ago, when the possibility of improving the water system was first discussed, it was apparent the regional district already endorsed Windermere Water and Sewer Company as the bulk water supplier for the east side. I asked staff to explore Kinbasket Water and Sewer Company as an option, but they declined. At the second meeting, in September 2009, I repeated the request, and they again declined, expressing the same misinformation they had at the previous meeting. Lo and behold, Kinbasket finally spoke on the issue in the Pioneer last week, basically refuting ev-

erything stated by the regional district. It seems pretty apparent they, at least, should have been approached as a potential option. In fact, it seems to me the regional district has an obligation to explore every option on our behalf – after all, do they represent the residents or the water company? I’m not sure what is driving their refusal to consider Kinbasket, but it seems pretty apparent the residents, and, for all I know, the other east side neighborhoods are being manipulated into making a decision concerning water services.

While I would really like to get to the bottom of it, all I really want is to be confident that when I vote on the issue, I am provided the straight goods connected to all of the potential options. This current petition should be postponed until we are provided some truthful answers.

Scott Frank, Timber Heights

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This is the most fun I’ve had since the hogs ate my sister Dear Editor: I feel compelled to report on the concert presented by the Foothills Brass Quintet on November 18th at Christ Church Trinity, not because I’m trying to perform some civic duty, but basically just to gloat about the fact that I saw this terrific program and most of you didn’t!

To those less fortunate: “You don’t know what you missed!”

Hopefully, I can give you an idea, so that maybe next time – if there is a next time – this talented group comes to Invermere, there will be more than a handful of people in the audience.

Quite frankly, my wife and I debated about going ourselves, especially when the minimal amount of advertising didn’t even hint at the price of admission.

“If it costs more than $15 a ticket, we’re coming home,” I declared. Famous last words.

The tickets were $20 apiece and it didn’t take more than a couple of numbers to make me realize that the cost was cheap considering the quality of the entertainment.

While commiserating with friends at intermission about the poor turnout, I was told that when the group performs in Calgary it’s often standing room only at more than double the cost. Why would they ever want to come back here?

Lack of interest might stem from the fact that often when a brass ensemble performs there are a series of John Phillip Sousa-like marches (ask anyone over 60) and some obscure classical pieces from the Dark Ages.

That’s not the case with the Foothills Brass. We were treated to some unfamiliar music from south of

two borders (Latin) but it was lovely.

That was followed by a spoof of the opera, complete with hilarious headgear and not a single vocal, thank goodness.

After intermission, there was another trip down south, but only as far as cowboy country, when the group appeared, all wearing black Stetsons. The hero played a tuba and the duels were fought with trumpets, not six-guns.

Later, there was a romantic interlude when tuba and French horn (played by the only female in the group) engaged in a sensual duet.

The final section transported the audience to New Orleans and jazz classics like “Darktown Strutters Ball.” It was definitely toe-tapping time and a rousing way to end the evening.

It wasn’t surprising that the audience rose in unison, after the last number, to give a standing ovation.

The encore was an old classic – “Home on the Range” – performed as I’d never heard before.

I’m sure there would have been more encores if the audience had been younger, but most were “too long in the tooth” to have enough stamina to continue clapping for very long.

If you haven’t figured it out by now, we thoroughly enjoyed the concert and encourage anyone who has the opportunity at some future date to find out what you missed.

Let’s hope that the advertising is more complete and timelier for any upcoming concerts.

As for me, I haven’t had so much fun since the hogs ate my little sister.

Bob Hahn Juniper Heights

Wishing I were in the valley now Dear Editor:

Call 250-342-2844 or email info@cvchamber.ca Advance Tickets Only – No Tickets Will be Available at the Door

This is just a little note to tell you how much I enjoy reading the Columbia Valley Pioneer on the web.

My sister Marlene Depledge and her husband have had a summer place at Terra Vista for over 35 years, and I have visited the valley many times

in the summer. As I sit in Toronto, I think about the gracious people and lovely surroundings of the valley.

Keep up the good work, and enjoy all the fun leading up to Christmas. Wish I were there now.

Leo O’Connor Toronto

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HOLIDAY TRAIN

HE’S MAKING A LIST Gabriel Sillem, 3, of Invermere had a heart-to-heart with Santa at the Christmas Kickoff on Saturday, November 21st. Gabriel was one of about 1,000 people who visited downtown Invermere to celebrate the season. For more photos, see Page 24.

Photo by Sally Waddington

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

Movie Review: Funny People Reviewed by Sally Waddington This film is about funny people, sure, but calling it a comedy doesn’t quite capture the mood.

There are more poignant moments than laughout-loud funny ones – but considering the subject matter, director Judd Apatow couldn’t have handled it any other way.

Apatow, who began his career as a stand-up comedian, wanted to write a semi-biographical film about his early days. He wrapped it up in the fictional story of a fledgling comedian, Ira (Seth Rogen), working as the assistant of a famous comedic actor, George (Adam Sandler), who has just been diagnosed with leukemia and given an eight percent chance of survival.

You see, it is serious subject matter, but the characters themselves are funny guys. Ira and George take to the stand-up circuit together and Apatow wisely has Rogen and Sandler write their own material and perform in front of a real audience. He could only pull that off with the talented comedians he cast.

Under the soft-hearted Ira’s influence, George begins to mend relationships he has broken over the years, thanks to his poor-little-rich-guy behaviour.

George gets to know his family again, catches up with the comedians who were his buddies in the early days, and reconnects with a lost love, Laura (played by Apatow’s wife, Leslie Mann).

There are so many cameos in this film your neck could snap trying to catch them all. Eminem picks a

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fight with Ray Romano, Sarah Silverman is self-effacing, Paul Reiser (from Mad About You) bemoans the death of his career, James Taylor performs and Andy Dick consoles the dying George. Pay attention to the amateur video at the beginning of the movie too: it is home video Apatow filmed himself when he and Sandler were roommates as young men.

In all, Funny People is an unexpected delight that rises above Sandler’s and Apatow’s previous films.

One word of caution, though: there is a lot of cursing. It’s not one for delicate ears.

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

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extravaganza at Be Gifted, Details, Rainbow Donkey, Inside Edge, Interior World, Three Bears and Columbia Valley Trading Company. Chance to win one of seven $250 gift certificates.

• 7 p.m.: Community Coordination for Safety in Relationships quarterly general meeting at Valley Connections. For info: 250-342-3937.

Wednesday, December 2nd: • Meeting Day with MLA Norm Macdonald at Best Western Invermere Inn. For info: 1-866-870-4188.

Friday, November 27th: • November 27th-28th: NBC Basketball Camps presents basketball clinic with professional coaches at David Thompson Secondary School. Grades 4-7 on Friday from 4-8 p.m. Grades 8-12 on Saturday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $50 at the door. For info: 250342-0062.

• Live music with Fraser and Mike at Angus McToogle’s Restaurant. For info: 250-341-6868.

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

Saturday, November 28th: • 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: Craft sale, Fairmont Hot Springs Resort.

• 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.: H1N1 vaccinations available to everyone, Invermere Community Hall.

• 10 a.m.: Christmas Craft Fair and Tea at the Invermere Legion. Tables available. Call Faye Riches at 250-342-2681.

• 10 a.m-2:30 p.m.: Invermere Companion Animal Network’s third annual Pet Photos with Santa at the Lions Hall. For info: 250-341-7888.

• Moustache Competition at Bud’s Bar & Lounge.

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• Live music with Siofri and friends at Angus McToogle’s Restaurant. For info: 250-341-6868.

Thursday, December 3rd: • 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Community Coordination for Safety in Relationships monthly steering team meeting at the RCMP detachment. For info: 250342-3937.

• 5:30-9 p.m.: Louisiana Buffet at Mountain Flowers Dining Room, Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. $24.95 per person. For info: 250-345-6015.

• 7-9 p.m.: Ladies Night Out at Summit Footwear, Tiffany’s Thredz and River Gems. Great shopping specials. Win a $1,000 shopping spree.

• 7 p.m.: Valley Voices Christmas concert at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere. Guest artists Unhooked and the combined Invermere children’s choir. Adults $10, students $5. Tickets at One-Hour Photo, Essentials, N’Deco and Smoking Water.

Thursday, December 10th: • 5:30-9 p.m.: East Indian Buffet at Mountain Flowers Dining Room, Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. $24.95 per person. For info: 250-345-6015.

• 7 p.m.: David Thompson Secondary School band concert at the school gym. Silver collection at the door. For info: 250-342-9213.

Friday, December 11th: • December 11th and 12th: Mini tradeshow at the Radium Hall. Over 20 businesses under one roof.

Friday 4-8 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

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

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

Friday, December 4th:

• 11 a.m.-3 p.m.: Christmas Craft Bazaar at Edgewater Legion. For info, call 250-347-9550.

• 7 p.m.: Valley Voices Christmas concert at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere. Guest artists Unhooked and the combined Invermere children’s choir. Adults $10, students $5. Tickets at One-Hour Photo, Essentials, N’Deco and Smoking Water.

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

• December 4th-5th: The 16th Annual Christmas Craft Show at Invermere Community Hall. Friday 4-8 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For info: 250342-1475.

Tuesday, December 1st:

Saturday, December 5th:

• 6:30-9:30 p.m.: Girlfriends’ Night Out shopping

• 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Edgewater Recreation Society’s

Sunday, November 29th:

Annual Christmas Craft Fair at the Edgewater Community Hall. Free admission. Pictures with Santa, lunch and refreshments, and a variety of crafts and produce. Deadline for table booking is November 30th. For info: 250-347-9324.

• 6:30 p.m.-1 a.m.: Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce cordially invites you to our Annual Snowflake Ball at the Lions Hall. Music by Eragone.

Tickets $40 + GST. Please RSVP by December 1st to info@cvchamber.ca or 250-342-2844.

Sunday, December 13th: • 9 a.m.: Classic Learn to Ski Clinic, put on by Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club at Nipika Mountain Resort.

For info: 250-342-6504.

Monday, December 14th: • 5-7 p.m.: Canadian Pacific Railway Holiday Train comes to Radium Hot Springs. Bring food or cash donation to Food Bank. For info: 250-347-9331.

Tuesday, December 15th: • 4 p.m.: Wings Over The Rockies Bird Festival’s annual general meeting at Pynelogs Cultural Centre.

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CPR Holiday Train to roll into Radium

By Brian Geis Pioneer Staff

ROLL ON — This is the 11th year the Canadian Pacific Railway Holiday Train has been raising food, money and awareness for food banks across Canada.

A train load of Christmas cheer will be rolling into Radium’s Forsters Landing on ribbons of steel in a few short weeks.

The Canadian Pacific Railway’s Holiday Train will stop in Radium Hot Springs on Monday, December 14th, and the village is planning an evening full of events, with all proceeds going to support the Columbia Valley Food Bank.

Accompanying Santa Claus on board the train will be entertainers Shaun Verreault of Wide Mouth Mason — who will be performing selections from his acoustic solo release Two Steel Strings, which was recorded on a Canadian Pacific train travelling from Montreal to Vancouver — and the recently reconstituted 1990s-era alternative rockers, The Odds.

The event will be the only stop for

the Holiday Train in the upper Columbia Valley.

“They used to not stop in Radium,” event organizer Linda Dickinson explained. “They said, ‘Oh, what can Radium do?’ So, we showed them.”

In recent years, the Radium event has drawn as many as 600 people and raised thousands of dollars, she said.

This year’s festivities include the first-ever “Taste of Radium” event, offering five tastes for five bucks of the signature dishes of at least nine Radium restaurants, including one free non-alcoholic drink. The celebration begins at 5 p.m. with entertainment from the Valley Voices, Edgewater School Choir and more.

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Valley Voices raised here on December 3rd and 4th

By Sally Waddington Pioneer Staff Get ready for a double dose of Christmas music as the Valley Voices Choir prepares for two concerts on December 3rd and 4th.

Under the tutelage of new conductor Paul Carriere, the choir has been preparing since September, according to eightyear member, high school principal Darren DanyPaul Carriere luk.

“Our selection will be seasonal songs, some traditional Christmas songs and some new numbers that celebrate the Christmas season,” he said.

Performing alongside Valley Voices this year will be the Children’s Choir with students from Eileen Madson Primary and J. Alfred Laird Elementary, led by music teacher Leisa O’Sullivan.

The two choirs will perform two songs with the children, including Calypso Carol and Mary’s Lullaby.

There will also be a special performance by a cappella group Unhooked.

The group is made up of three women, two of whom are in Valley Voices.

During the concert, there will be a sing-along segment where the crowd can join in with the choir on classic carols, such as O Come All Ye Faithful, and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

“Audiences will enjoy a festive and varied selection, ranging from reverent to pure fun,” Darren said.

Valley Voices Christmas concert will be held both Thursday, December 3rd and Friday, December 4th at Christ Church Trinity.

Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets for adults are $10 and for students $5.

Children under five years old are free.

The choir is asking people to bring a donation for the Food Bank.

Tickets are available at One-Hour Photo and Essentials in Invermere, N’Deco in Radium and Smoking Water Cafe in Fairmont.

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November 27, 2009

New RCMP officer hired in Radium

By Cayla Gabruck Pioneer Staff

RCMP Constable Andrew Michaud begins his first posting in Radium Hot Springs.

Photo by Cayla Gabruck

Radium Hot Springs has a new fulltime RCMP officer.

Stationed at the Columbia Valley RCMP detachment for the past 18 months, Constable Andrew Michaud, 24, has taken over the Radium posting from Constable Luke Johnston, who was transferred to another detachment.

“I was trained by Const. Johnston in Radium, so I feel good about it,” Const.

Michaud said. “I know the people, I did a lot of work with the Tuk Inn project – which led to it being demolished – and I’m on the fire department, so people know me around the community.”

The Village of Radium has had their own police officer since 2005, a service that costs about the village $80,000 per year. According to Chief Administrative Officer Mark Read, the decision to hire an officer was made by council in re-

sponse to a perceived need in Radium.

Const. Michaud grew up in Maxville, Ontario and after high school received a degree in criminology from Carleton University in Ottawa before being accepted into RCMP training.

Following graduation, he travelled cross-country with his long-time girlfriend Bailey Lepage, who works at Sonshine Children’s Centre.

He said he is looking forward to his new responsibilities in Radium. “I really want people to feel like I am approachable – I want people to tell me things,” Const. Michaud said.

When not on patrol, Const. Michaud volunteers as a liaison at David Thompson Secondary School, plays hockey in the Sunday night league in Invermere and is an avid user of the trails system in Radium. “I’m that guy you will see doing push-ups on the side of a hill,” he laughed. To contact him, call 250-342-9292.

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Christmas Bureau f the Columbia Valley he Christmas Bureau of the Columbia Valley now ready to accept applications for FOOD MPERS AND ANGEL GIFTS for Christmas 2009.

plication forms are available at Family Resource Centre, mbia Valley Employment Centre, Invermere Public Health Unit, Akisqnuk Health Centre, Shuswap Band Office, Canal Flats Headwaters Centre or 250 342-6752. dline for requests is December 9th, the sooner the better. o sponsor a family, call Gail at 250 342-6752 or Helen at 50 342-6789, or email Gail at hghoff@telus.net or Helen at helhardy@cyberlink.bc.ca before December 11th.

To donate an Angel gift, visit the seniors’ Angel Tree in the Bargain Store after November 21st or children’s Angel Tree in Dairy Queen after November 30th.

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November 27, 2009

Every picture tells a story Calgarian finds Windermere via New York City

By Brian Geis Pioneer Staff Perusing the photo collection at the Windermere Valley Museum for our Page 6 Historical Lens feature is always fun and interesting.

Thumbing through thousands of mostly snapshots from family estates is a lesson in the minutiae of the everyday life of our valley pioneers.

The photo at right, however, caught my eye.

It stood out from a hundred others in a long file drawer for its documentary style and composition. My curiosity was piqued after discovering the image was attributed to one Arthur Leipzig, 42 March Lane, Westbury, N.Y. I wondered if the photo was mistakenly included in the collection, but a Google search of the photographer’s name led me chasing a trail of clues from the basement A LITTLE OFF THE BACK — In this 1956 photo, Bev Harris of Windermere cuts of the museum to Long the hair of his nephew Bob Whetham, now a Cranbrook councillor.

Island and back.

Photo by Arthur Leipzig, courtesy of the Windermere District Historical Society Mr. Leipzig, it turns out, is a celebrated “It was a pleasure to be reminded of our visit that award-winning photojournalist, author of four books summer.”

Her reply left more questions than answers, and Professor Emeritus at Long Island University. See for yourself at www.arthurleipzig.com, but what was a but a subsequent follow-up went unanswered.

Last Friday morning, after singling out a few likely New York Jew doing in Windermere in the late 1950s numbers from the New York area telephone directory, and who was the man in the photo?

I e-mailed my query and a copy of the image to I dialed the number for Mildred Leipzig in Sea Cliff, the contacts listed on Mr. Leipzig’s website – a gallery New Jersey. Arthur answered the phone.

At 91 years old and only slightly hard of hearing, owner showing his work, his agent, even his webmasMr. Leipzig remembered my name and began filling ter – crossing my fingers, hoping he was still alive.

Three days later, a reply came from Mimi Levin in the missing pieces.

Leipzig, the photographer’s wife. “Yes, the photograph Continued on next page . . . of Bev Harris in Windermere is Arthur’s,” she wrote.

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Columbia Valley Local Conservation Fund (The Fund) Technical Review Committee - Expressions Of Interest The Regional District of East Kootenay and the East Kootenay Conservation Program are seeking 3 col x interested 2 colour individuals to volunteer for a five person Technical Review Committee to make recommendations on allocating $230,000 annually for conservation projects for the area from Canal Flats to Spillimacheen. Travel expenses will be covered for those who require them. You do not need to live in the Upper Columbia Valley to apply.

POTATO FARMER — The potter at his wheel, Bev Harris refocused on painting and pottery after moving to Windermere from New York.

Photo by Arthur Leipzig, courtesy of the Windermere District Historical Society . . . Continued from last page At that time, he was living the hardscrabble life of a freelance photojournalist, hopscotching back and forth around the world, wherever the next assignment would take him.

In fact, he was on an assignment to photograph the Doukhobors in the West Kootenay when he came to visit Bev Harris on his farm in Windermere.

“He was painting and growing potatoes,” Arthur said. “He had his easel set up in a potato field. It was lovely. I really enjoyed our time there.”

After that call, the trail went cold, until I asked Windermere District Historical Society’s Marg Christensen.

“Yes,” she said, “we know Bev Harris. His sister, Audrey Whetham, lives in Invermere.”

Mrs. Whetham explained that her parents, W.J. and Florence Harris, moved from Manitoba to Calgary

where they raised Bev and Audrey. Bev left in 1926 to study art in Chicago and moved to New York after graduating.

Audrey married an oilman and spent 25 years in South America.

When Bev tired of country clubs and cocktail parties, he bought 300 acres on Windermere Loop Road and began farming seed potatoes, she said.

His wife, Justine, was a teacher at the high school in Windermere.

“He had enough of the city life and was tired of the rat race. That’s what he told us,” she said.

When Audrey and her husband Donald Whetham moved back, too, they bought 100 acres from Bev and established Windermere Bed and Breakfast.

When Bev died, she said, he left all his paintings to her son Bob, now a City of Cranbrook councillor. Bob auctioned the paintings to raise money for Pynelogs Cultural Centre.

To better understand this unique opportunity ensure that you read the Terms Of Reference for The Fund by going to www.ekcp.ca and then clicking on Local Conservation.

Please submit a resume and include a covering letter that provides: 1. Contact information including name, address, phone number and email address.

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3. Length of term you desire – one, two or three years.

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November 27, 2009

YOUR MONEY

How to calculate stock market returns With the recent run-up in the stock market from the lows in March to November, most major stock markets have seen near-record short-term gains.

The TSX from March 9th to November 20th is up a whopping 54.8 percent, while the S&P 500 in the U.S. is up 63.6 percent.

These gains have many investors wondering how much higher they can go and if the stock markets are ahead of themselves and ready for a setback.

While no one ever knows for sure what the future of the stock market holds, there is a basic valuation method that can help investors determine if the stock market is cheap or expensive.

This valuation method is referred to as the Price to Earnings Ratio.

Price to Earnings Ratio

The Price to Earnings Ratio or P/E is a measure of a stock’s price relative to its annual earnings. If a stock trades at $20 and it earned $2 in profit over the past year, shareholders are getting a 10-percent return on their investment or a P/E ratio of 10.

Investors can analyze the P/E ratio using the stock price today versus the last 12 months of earnings, the last five or 10 years of average earnings or the forecasted earnings for the next year or more.

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What is a reasonable ratio?

Many investors ask themselves what is a reasonable price to pay for stocks? A reasonable price to pay for stocks depends on what else an investor can do with their money now and into the future.

There are only three things an investor can do with money if they are not going to spend it or give it away.

They can invest in rental properties, buy fixed income like GICs or government bonds, or buy stocks. Investors can also speculate on raw land, commodities or gold but there is no practical, rational methodology to determining a likely future return on investment.

Interest rates are key

Most stock investors compare P/E Ratios to 10year government bonds. If 10-year government bonds are yielding 10 percent, than stock investors would be foolish to buy stocks at P/E ratios of 10 or higher unless they thought earnings were really going to escalate. Stocks should always give a higher return of investment than government bonds because of the risk of buying stocks.

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We all know that interest rates will eventually change and go up and today’s valuations, while reasonable, will need to change as well. However, the one factor we don’t know is how will corporate earnings grow in the future? If an investor uses the forecasted earnings of TSX companies over the next 12 months, the P/E ratio currently sits at 15.4, which is average.

A lot can change over the next year. Interest rates could rise, oil could rise or fall, the Canadian dollar could go above parity and a host of other factors could change the future earnings for stocks. If the world has stabilized and the economy continues its slow expansion back to normal, one would have to conclude that the market is neither cheap nor expensive right now.

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All-natural Glacier Soap stocked across Canada eczema. When Scott was laid off from the Canadian Forest Products mill in A made-in-Invermere Radium last year, he saw soap is cleaning up all over this as an opportunity to Canada. turn his side project into For two years, Scott a business.

Pitt has been making caGlacier Soaps was lendula (made of mariborn. golds) soap at his home “I love the mountains on Johnston Road. and I spend all my time in It started as a remthem, and that’s where the edy for his seven-year-old name came from,” Scott daughter Laura’s eczema, said. “If we’re not skiing, but a year ago he began we’re camping or hiking.” to sell the soap through At first, the soap was Spring Health Foods in sold at Spring Health Invermere.

Foods alone. This sumNow it is stocked in mer, Scott had a stall at 115 stores between VictoInvermere Farmers’ Marria and Toronto. ket – and it was a great “You have to go big, success. or go home!” Scott said.

“An unbelievable “During the first year of a amount of soap went out company, it’s very imporat the markets,” he said. tant to get exposure.”

In June, Scott decided As well as the non- SUDSY – Scott Pitt makes Glacier Soap in his home. to market Glacier Soaps scented eczema product, across Canada. StartGlacier Soap sells all-natural soaps in lavender, orange ing on Vancouver Island, he called every health food and bergamot, lemongrass and oatmeal. store and sent samples of the calendula soap. Slowly “I use all vegetable-based oils that are ultra-mois- he worked his way across the country, distributing the turizers, such as shea butter, coconut butter, avocado soap throughout B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manioils and calendula,” Scott said. “My soaps have no pre- toba – and now Ontario. servatives except grapefruit seed extract.”

“It’s like dating – eventually you win them over,” Born and raised in Invermere, Scott is the son of Scott joked. “I tell people it’s like romancing a lady.”

Bill and the late Marg Pitt. He worked in forestry for So many stores have picked up the product that 20 years. Now divorced, he has two children: Kyle, 11, Scott is hoping to build a new production facility – to and Laura, 7. free up his kitchen.

“Laura has had eczema since she was a baby,” Scott “The production takes up half of my house,” he said. “I couldn’t use regular soaps, shampoo or laundry said. “I don’t have room to store raw materials in my detergent on her.” home.”

Frustrated, he began reading about soap formulas Scott is also testing formulas for liquid soap, shamfor eczema on the internet. Two years ago, he experi- poo and creams, which he hopes to add to the product mented with his first formula. line next year.

“I didn’t have it right the first time,” Scott adYou can find Glacier Soap at Spring Health Foods mitted. “I tried them on my daughter – she was my and Sobeys in Invermere, and at Radium and Fairmont guinea pig.”

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On the fifth attempt, he struck gold.

There will be a stall at the Christmas Craft Fair “Within two days, her eczema went away.” at Invermere Community Hall on December 4th and Word spread and Scott began handing out the 5th. special soap to friends whose children also suffered It is also available online at www.glaciersoap.ca.

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Special Olympics committee formed

By Danielle Wilson Pioneer Staff Special Olympics British Columbia has formed a local chapter and is looking for participants to get started.

Kim Turgeon, who was a swim coach with Special Olympics when she lived in Waterloo, Ontario is the coordinator for the newly-formed branch. She said the support from the community so far has been awesome.

“We’ve had a great response getting it all started,” she said.

Since 1980, Special Olympics B.C. has provided sports programs to meet the needs of individuals with intellectual disabilities. More than 3,500 athletes participate in Special Olympics B.C. Kim, who moved here because she loves snowboarding, said this will be a smaller chapter at first. The chapter for now will focus on children’s sports, but

is open to future possibilities for adults.

The chapter plans to incorporate bocce, swimming, skiing and bowling.

Branch secretary Lori Sluth said the committee hopes to have some spring and summer sports up and running soon. “At the very latest, we will be ready for action by September 2010.”

The elected board members and volunteers are Karen Bigalke, Sheila Bonny, Amber Coggins, Karen Cote, Diana Crombie, Gee deRuyter, Willem deRuyter, Danielle Elford, Nadia Fry, Tom Graves, Kirsten Haldrup, Andrea Haworth, Braydi Rice, Deborah-Kim Rice, Lori Sluth, Christine Steffler and Kim Turgeon.

For information on volunteering, contact Willem deRuyter at 250-3413995 or geewish@hotmail.com. For information on joining as an athlete, contact Andrea Haworth at 250-342-4808 or rahaworth@shaw.ca.

No cause found for Halloween fire

By Sally Waddington Pioneer Staff The cause of a fire at Tembec’s Canal Flats sawmill on Halloween night cannot be determined.

Dave Ferguson, British Columbia’s Deputy Fire Commissioner, told The Pioneer there is not enough evidence to determine the fire’s cause.

“While the area of origin was straightforward, the cause was undetermined. We were not able to rule out suspicious activity so it was referred to the RCMP and our files reflect that the cause was undetermined,” he said.

“It is frustrating because these guys take a lot of pride in finding out why a fire was started. But if the evidence is not there, they have to accept that there is no definitive reason.”

Investigator Bill Walkley from the commissioner’s Cranbrook office attended the mill on November 2nd, two days after the fire, with the Canal Flats

deputy fire chief Kevin Fleming and a member of the local RCMP. Staff Sergeant Marko Shehovac said the RCMP continued the investigation but have not uncovered a cause.

“There is no evidence to suggest that it was arson,” Staff Sgt. Shehovac said. “We can’t rule out the fire being caused by a cigarette butt.”

The fire broke out at 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 31st in the area where lumber is sorted. It quickly spread to a computer room before fire crews had it under control. Tembec closed the mill after the incident.

John Valley, executive vice-president for business development and corporate affairs, said the sawmill reopened on Thursday, November 12th.

“It was a great performance by the maintenance and site employees involved in the repair work, as well as the contractors and suppliers,” he said.

Repairs cost much less than the $500,000 expected bill, he added.

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November 27, 2009 Continued from Page 3 . . .

“This is our summer place and we use it in winter, too,” Mr. Vernon said.

“I enjoy lake life. I have been coming to the lake for many years but I have four kids and we needed more space.”

Canal Flats council voted to approve the subdivision servicing agreement for Painted Ridge in August. It was the culmination of four years of negotiations between the village and the developer.

Those talks broke down in February 2008, when Painted Ridge sued the village and then-Chief Administrative Officer Rob Sabine over the requirements for the development’s approval. A B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled in favour of Painted Ridge and ordered Rob Sabine off the development agreement.

A third-party approving officer, Gary Mott of Cranbrook, was then brought in to complete the agreement before council approved it this summer.

Mr. Vernon said the donation of his log house signals a positive step forward in the conflict between Painted Ridge and the Village of Canal Flats.

“I am very encouraged by the new mayor and council. They have said it is their number-one priority to move on,” he said. “Hopefully this is a good sign for the future of Canal Flats and more people will come down into the area.”

Painted Ridge project manager Karl Sterzer agreed.

“It shows a feeling of good faith between Painted Ridge and the new mayor and council and Chief Administrative Officer Ruth Copeland. This wouldn’t have been possible with the last council, and certainly not possible with Rob Sabine,” he said.

“A municipal office for Canal Flats would have been a stretch for at least another five years, so this situation is wonderful for them,” Mr. Sterzer continued.

“I hope this is something that everyone can take pride in and look to build around for the future of our community.”

Painted Ridge will consist of 31 lots, with 10 along the lakefront. The parcels range in cost from $400,000 to $1.2 million. Visit www.paintedridge.ca.

FROM ME TO YOU – Mike Vernon’s summer home in Canal Flats will be donated to Canal Flats for use as council chambers and offices.

Photo by Sally Waddington

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Pile snow on the right side of your driveway (when facing the road) if possible when shoveling. This helps reduce the amount of snow created by the snowplow at the end of your driveway.

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Interested persons are requested to submit letters of application and brief resumes including reasons for interest and related experience to: Mayor and Council District Of Invermere P.O. Box 339 , 914 – 8th Avenue Invermere, B.C., V0A1K0 or to kdalke@invermere.net Applications must be received by 4:30 p.m. Friday, December 18th, 2009.

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Kicking off the season in style

By Pioneer Staff Invermere’s Christmas Kickoff was a giant success last weekend, with up to 1,000 people lining 7th Avenue for the parade. “People are saying it was bigger than Canada Day!� said Debbie Fenton of the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Celebrations started at 2 p.m. and the crowds arrived in hordes just before 5 p.m.

They were in for a treat: this year’s Christmas parade boasted 40 floats. That’s 10 times more than the four floats in last year’s parade! “It speaks to the community spirit that is out there,� Debbie said. “We just have to nurture it.�

Before and after the parade, Santa Claus spent the day in his den at Toad’s Hole CafÊ, listening to Christmas wishes and posing for photos. The lineup of children extended down the block.

Fire pits lined the main street to warm the hands of chilly shoppers, while musicians performed on the Home Hardware stage at the cenotaph.

Panorama Mountain Resort had stalls set up along

the street, as did the newly-formed local chapter of the Special Olympics Committee.

Valley businesses stayed open late to welcome shoppers with hot chocolate and hot apple cider. “The stores seemed busy and all of the retailers I spoke to had quite good days. There was a good flow all weekend,� said Paul Christy, chair of the Invermere Business Committee.

This year was the first time that the traditional Light Up celebration and Super Sunday store sales were combined into one weekend. “Combining the two into the Christmas Kickoff was smart planning on behalf of the business committee,� Debbie said.

The business committee will meet in January to decide whether the Christmas Kickoff will be continued next year, but Paul said it looks likely. “We have to discuss the kickoff at our next meeting, but we had pretty positive results,� he said.

Debbie added that some new groups have already signed up for the 2010 Christmas parade. “So we will have at least 43 floats next year!� she joked.

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Jocelyn Brunner, owner of Summit Footwear & Apparel, echoed Debbie’s enthusiasm. “I thought it was great,� she said. “The parade was awesome. I thought last year’s event was a good, but this year it was great to see the community get more involved – that was the biggest difference for me.�

She said the success of this year’s parade bodes well for next year’s event. “I heard a couple of people joking that after the strong presence by valley businesses in this year’s parade, it would be embarrassing to not be represented in the parade going forward. “Everybody coming through the store was just saying how great the parade was,� she said.

Sue Hoyne, an employee at Interior World, said that sales were up all weekend and comments from customers couldn’t have been more positive.

The store was offering a draw-your-discount sale, with savings from 15 to 30 percent. “Everyone thought the parade was great,� she said, “and customers really enjoyed the way we did our sale this year. Usually we do 20 percent across the board, but this was a little more exciting.�

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Happy holidays!

Almost 1,000 people turned out last Saturday for Invermere’s first-ever Valley Christmas Kickoff.

The event is a merger of Light Up and Super Sunday, both events put on by the Invermere Business Committee in previous years.

Business owners and spectators agreed that the new event was spectacular, and this year’s parade, which was made up of 40 floats from various businesses and community groups, was a much-needed improvement from last year’s meager parade.

Pictured here, clockwise from top left: Rochelle Mathieu waves to crowds of eager onlookers at the Valley Christmas Kickoff Parade; Brian Schaal, manager of Copper Point Golf Course, shows off the gumdrop buttons on his gingerbread man costume in the parade; Wade Graumann, an employee of the District of Invermere, rides in “Old Red” with members of the Invermere Volunteer Fire Department; Scott Halford of Windermere brought his two-year-old son Noah to watch the parade; and three-year-old Cameron Haworth, Ross Haworth,, 5, Erika Serhan, 4, and Isak Serhan, 3, all of Invermere, watch the parade in awe.

Photos by Sally Waddington

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30 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer

November 27, 2009

Fracas at Farnham Environmentalists blow whistle on developer and ski camp operators

By Brian Geis Pioneer Staff Environmental watchdog Wildsight is crying foul over sloppy operations at Camp Green on Farnham Glacier that have triggered two provincial investigations.

The temporary, high-altitude camp installed at the foot of the glacier on the north side of the Jumbo Glacier Resort controlled recreation area is operated by the Calgary Olympic Development Association.

Wildsight member and Wilmer resident Arnor Larson, who has extensive experience guiding in the area dating back to the 1970s, has documented a laundry list of environmental problems that have developed at the camp in the off-season and has taken his case to the provincial government.

In a series of letters to the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of the Tourism, Culture and the Arts, Mr. Larson complains the tenure holder, Glacier Resorts Ltd., has lost control of access to the area, has ignored a long-term leak from a diesel fuel tank and caused the erosion of a glacial creek bank by crossing it with a road.

“Basically about fuel contamination on Crown land held under overlapping tenures, there are so many conflicting issues and questionable circumstances that I am afraid that I will not be able to limit myself to just the fuel,” he wrote.

His list of environmental concerns included an outhouse that slid off the glacier and fell into a creek, random debris scattered across the site, and confusing lines of responsibility for the damage.

Wildsight Purcells Program Manager Dave Quinn issued a press release stating the problem is a knock against the public’s trust in Glacier Resort’s ability to manage the environmental concerns associated with the proposed all-season resort.

“If Glacier Resorts cannot even manage a temporary tenure without environmental destruction, how can they

be expected to run a mega-resort?” he said. “There seems to be insufficient government resources — and insufficient will — to effectively monitor remote tenures like this.”

Senior vice-president and general manager of Glacier Resorts, Grant Costello, called the most serious of the charges frivolous and pure speculation.

“It’s a glacial creek 500 metres below the glacier,” he said. “That is what glacial creeks do. They erode.”

Taking full responsibility for everything that occurs on the Calgary Olympic Development Association’s subtenure, Mr. Costello said he has responded to all the issues he defines as “real.”

In response, sports manager Mike Norton of WinSport Canada, who manages Camp Green, said he has already resolved some of the issues and promised a major site clean-up in the spring.

In a letter to the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts, Mr. Costello blasts Mr. Larson for his allegations.

“The idea that Glacier Resorts Ltd. is responsible for containing run-off flows from Farnham Glacier is preposterous,” he said, “and only reinforces the fact that Arnor Larson and his group will do or say anything to try and discredit a responsible B.C. company working through an approval process now in its nineteenth year.

“What Larson’s statements fail to show is that this stream overflowed both upstream and downstream from this photo-op location and that it jumped its boundaries in several places, creating new channels and collapsing banks as it churned its way down the valley.”

The Ministry of the Environment has promised investigations of both the erosion and the fuel spill for the spring of 2010, calling the fuel spill low priority and instructing Glacier Resorts to take measures to stop the erosion before the spring run-off.

CAMP GREEN — Photos by Arnor Larson of Camp Green on Farnham Glacier

November 27, 2009

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ON THE ROAD

Travel Contest deadline near

From top left, clockwise: Colleen Sharp of Invermere, “studying” in a pub while at Oxford University in England on a student exchange; Julie and Dano Saunders of Invermere in Maui; John van der Walle standing beside Ernest Shackleton’s gravesite on the South Georgia Islands, 1,500 km southeast of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic; and Victor Briar of Invermere on the world-famous Chisel Peak, south of Invermere. There are only four weeks left in the Pioneer’s 2009 Travel Photo contest. Email your photos to upioneer@telus.net or drop them off at No. 8, 1008-8th Avenue, Invermere.

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November 27, 2009

Pioneer Classifieds s Memoriam s In Loving Memory of Sybil Ester Menegozzo November 27, 2006

We will never forget you.

Your family loves you!

Vic, Marie, Shelly, and your grandchildren.

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obituary

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WALTER JAMES BROADFOOT

MARCH 3, 1934 - NOVEMBER 17, 2009 Jim was born at Pynelogs, back when it was a hospital, and lived his entire life in Invermere. He worked in construction and as a trucking contractor, finishing his career as a mine supervisor for Mountain Minerals Co. Ltd. He married Isla in 1962, taking her six children as his own along with his son Gordon born in 1963. Jim and Isla also cared for two orphaned cousins and several “adopted” children and families. Obviously Jim loved people and he also loved working hard. He enjoyed inventing, engineering and fixing anything that needed it.

Jim is predeceased by his three children Daryl (1983), Heather (1991) and Barry (2004) as well as three brothers and two sisters. He is survived by his loving wife Isla of 47 years, and children Sharon (Carl), Darwin (Charlene), Charlene (Fred), Lynda (Steve), Gordon (Toni), and Keith (Shannon), as well as fourteen grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews and his brothers Tom (Helen) and Jack (Gail), and sisters Susan (Vern) and Caroline (Henry).

He will be sorely missed and remembered with great affection and joy as he moves on to bigger jobs.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the East Kootenay S.P.C.A., Box 2, Cranbrook, British Columbia, V1C 4H6 would be greatly appreciated.

Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service.

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

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ANNOUNCEMENT

CHEERS AND JEERS

COMMERCIAL SPACE

We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone for their kindness and support during this difficult time.

Thank you to everyone for their flowers, phone calls, food, cards, visits, and all the hugs. Thank you to my family for all your help and support. Thank you to those who looked after our dogs, horses, picked up our irrigation pipes, hauled our hay and our firewood. It is very comforting to live in such a caring and supportive valley.

Your thoughtfulness and generosity is greatly appreciated. Barney meant so much to us and will be in our hearts forever.

A Fly in the Microwave 2 Fun on the Farm When No One’s Around Volume 2 is ready Funny stories about the Windermere Valley. $20, available at Dave’s Book Bar or Kool Country Auto Parts. www.flamingsteel.com

Last year a gentleman from one of the golf courses blasted the valley businesses for lack of participation in the Christmas Parade. I would like to say cheers to this gentleman for motivating the valley to put on the best parade I’ve ever seen in Invermere. Thanks for reminding us who we are. AG Valley Foods.

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

Please call 250-270-0270.

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.

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.

Arts and Crafts fair at David Thompson Secondary School.

Friday, December 11th, 4-8 pm and Saturday, December 12th, 10am-3pm. $2.00 entry. Babysitting available by donation.

Christmas shopping at Doreen’s.

Avon open house, unique ceramics, creative sewing, Nov. 28, 29, and Dec. 5, 6, noon - 8pm. 4836 Stanley Street, Radium.

Daycare spaces for 3-5 year olds available at Windermere Valley Child Care Society, 250-3423168.

TRADITION IS A REAL TREE CHRISTMAS! Table Top Christmas Trees available December 1st at Home Hardware and AG Foods.

Proceeds go to Columbia Valley Christmas Bureau.

LOST & FOUND Found on Dell Road, black small cat with 4 white paws, a white streak on the nose and half of left ear missing, very friendly, 250-342-6162.

Borrowed, blue wet suit for fishing or used for working in floods. Please return to Rod Taylor in Windermere. Drop off or call 250-342 6162. No questions asked.

CHEERS AND JEERS Cheers to Dr. Moneo for your kindness and generosity. We think you ROCK!! EE School.

Cheers WM giggity gig hockey star!

Cheers to Coach Bruce for inspiring so many valley boys to do and be their best. We are most fortunate to have you here!

Cheers to the nominees and the committee who gave me the honour of being the final torch bearer. I am excited for this life time experience. A big thank you. Hermann Mauthner.

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.

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.

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

Office/retail for lease. Street front location in Invermere, with 1 to 5 office layouts. Incentives available with year lease.

Competitive rates. Mountain Creek Properties, 250-341-6003 or to view call 250-342-6912.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION Large 3 bdrm, 2 ½ bath home in Canal Flats. Furnished room w/ cable, wireless internet. Home owner often away a couple of times/week, 250-688-0733.

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

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

Furnished 1 bdrm suite, downtown Invermere, available immediately, 250-342-1056.

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Pioneer Classifieds SUITE FOR RENT

SUITE FOR RENT

house FOR RENT

house FOR RENT

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.

Rent negotiable, 2 bdrm suite, F/S, D/W, W/D, 2 car parking, available now, 250-341-1099.

FOR RENT

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

for seasonal or long term rentals or go online at

Invermere, 3 bdrm, 3 bath duplex. Central location, F/S, D/W, W/D, N/S, $1200/month + utilities. Available December 1st. Call DK, 250-342-5935.

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

Invermere 2 bdrm apartment, close to hospital and downtown.

Clean, quiet building, W/D hook ups. Offered at $775/month for good tenant, 250-342-6912, Mountain Creek Properties.

Affordable accommodation in Invermere, $550 and up.

Furnished, utilities, phone, cable, and some housekeeping/ laundry service included, 250342-6618.

Invermere, 2 bdrm lower suite, clean, quiet, $850/month, all inclusive, N/S, 250-270-0745.

Small 1 bdrm suite, brand new, $575/month, everything included, N/S, available immediately, 250-688-0566.

Invermere spacious 2 bdrm, 1400 sq.ft. suite. Newly renovated kitchen & floors, all appliances included, 2 mins. from school, large fenced yard, pets negotiable, $750 + ½ util. ($70/month), 250-688-1244.

Invermere, 2 bdrm furnished apartment, W/D, reasonable rent, references. More info reply to: Rental, Box 362, Invermere, V0A 1K0.

1 bdrm basement suite available Dec. 1st, private entrance, N/S, N/P, $650 includes hydro, cable, wireless, DD required, 250-3415159.

Spacious 1 bdrm furnished suite close to shopping & Panorama pickup, off street parking, separate laundry & entrance, N/S, N/P, available Dec 1, $650/ month, utilities, cable and internet included, 250-3429690.

Westside Park, 1 bdrm furnished walk-out basement suite, W/D, F/S, internet, cable, $700/month including utilities, 403-8358678, email bwchapman_egr@ shaw.ca.

Downtown Radium large 3 bdrm apartment. All appliances, $850 + hydro + DD. References required, available immediately, 250-688-3825.

2 bdrm older, furnished home, garage, very reasonable rent, utilities included. References, DD required, available soon.

Reply to: Landlord, Box 362, Invermere, BC, V0A 1K0.

house FOR RENT

Contact

250-342-5914 www.EricRedeker.com “Available Now” Radium duplex, 2 or 4 bdrm, all appliances included, N/S, N/P, new building. Call 403-2576253 or email bradyh@telus. net.

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

Beautiful newer A-frame home in Fairmont, 5 bdrm, 3 bath, 2 fireplaces, large deck, walk-out basement, perfect for a large family, available immediately, $1500/month + utilities, 403239-7037 or 403-836-9701, email cleawhite@shaw.ca.

3 bdrm house, 2 bath, 5 appliances, large yard, close to schools, N/S, $1300/month includes utilities, 250-3420797.

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

New 2 storey house, 3 bdrm, 3 bath, master bdrm ensuite.

Located close to schools in quiet cul-de-sac location. Beautiful kitchen, shared laundry, $1300/ month + 2/3 utilities + ½ month DD, references required. Rent negotiable with lease, available Jan. 1st, possibly sooner, 250342-3399.

3 bdrm furnished duplex in Fairmont, 6 appliances including W/D, 2 baths, N/P, N/S, $1200/ month includes utilities, DD required, 1-888-227-2024 or 250-345-0339.

4 bdrm, 2 bath, large rec room, upgraded kitchen and great room, W/D, wood stove, garage, corner lot, large backyard, walking distance to schools, hospital and town. Pets negotiable. Avail. immediately, $1600 + utilities. Call Mark 403-803-7306 or Neil, 250-3417084.

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

Lovely house for rent, January 1 - May 31, 2010, 1 bdrm, reasonable rent, central Invermere, fully furnished, utilities included. Call Heather/ Larry: 250-342- 6562. ½ duplex in Radium, 3 bdrm, 3 full baths, N/S, available Jan. 1st. Contact 403-288-3743 for info & pictures.

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condo FOR RENT

FIRST MONTH

FREE!!!

PET FRIENDLY CONDO! 2 bdrm townhouse in Black Forest Village $1000/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.

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

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

Windermere, lovely 1 bdrm home, N/S, pets considered, great yard. $550/month.

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

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.

2+ bdrm, 2 bath, N/S, N/P, quiet responsible persons only need apply, available immediately, long-term lease only, $1100/ month + utilities, 250-3429446.

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

condo FOR RENT Invermere, beautiful condo close to downtown, 3 bdrms, 3 bath, 5 appliances, large storage room and attached garage. Will go fast @ $1150/month + utilities!

Call Kevin for evening showings, 780-982-1140.

Radium 2 bdrm condo, main floor, 2 bath, fireplace, a/c, heated parking, N/S, $950 including utilities, 403-3282944 or 403-892-2731 (cell).

CONDO FOR SALE OR RENT, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 1045 sq.ft.

Located in Aspen by the Peaks, Radium, fully furnished, ready to move in, N/S, priced to sell.

Contact Edward or Linda Holt, 780-385-1501, 403-346-9676.

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

Underground parking, available immediately, long or short term. $1150/month + DD, 403-6501238.

1 year old, 3 bdrm condo in Pinewood, Radium. In suite laundry, underground heated parking, $1200/month, utilities included. Available immediately, multi-year lease available, 403875-0214.

Radium, Sable Resort. Fully furnished 2 bdrm, 2 full bath w/ den, in-suite laundry, deck, BBQ, pool and 2 hot tubs, heated underground parking, N/S, N/P, $925/month not including utilities. 1-888-2923332 (Brent).

Akiskinook Resort, 1 bdrm condo, fully furnished and equipped, indoor pool, hot tub,$675/month, includes cable, 403-281-3991.

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Pioneer Classifieds condo FOR RENT

condo FOR RENT

RESORT PROPERTY

MISC. for sale

Luxury fully furnished condo at Heron Point, downtown Invermere. 2 bdrm, 2 bath, W/ D, D/W, cable, wireless, hydro included. Hot tub & gym access. $1000/month. N/S, N/P, available Dec 1st-May 31st, 250688-0244.

Invermere, furnished townhouse, attached garage, 3 bdrm, 2 ½ bath, 5 appliances,$1100/month + util. N/S, N/P, 403-703-0930.

Calgary family seek to partner with like minded family for purchase of Radium vacation condo, 403-620-1794.

Firewood, fir/pine, $200/cord.

Call 250-342-9480.

Black Forest, 2 bdrm + bonus room, end unit with great mountain views, 5 appliances, $800/month, 250-342-3826.

MISC. WANTED

Luxurious 2 bdrm + den, fully furnished and equipped condo close to D/T Invermere & Panorama Drive. Flat screen TVs in each room, awesome lake/ mountain views, W/D, wireless, $1400/month, available immediately, 250-688-0244.

VACATION RENTALS

Lake Windermere Pointe, lake front complex, newer unfurnished 2 bdrm condo, $950 + utilities, N/S, N/P, 2 full baths, W/D, underground heated parking, fitness centre, hot tub, pool. Must provide three references. Email sandi@ goodmenroofing.com or call 403-888-5318.

1 bdrm luxury condo, longterm rent in Sable Ridge Resort, Radium. Fully furnished and stocked with amenities. Just move in! Furnished with penthouse furnishings, gourmet kitchen, insuite laundry, queen bed, flat screen TV, 3rd floor, fireplace, BBQ, underground parking, outdoor hot tubs, clubhouse, seasonal pool.

Long-term rental, $895/month including utilities. JOE 403-8300799.

Panorama, 1 bdrm condo in Horsethief. This unit has been completely renovated and comes with all furnishings. Please email keithc@ blueskys.ca.

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.

HOUSE FOR SALE RANCH HOUSE SPECIAL OFFER UNTIL DEC. 6, 2009 $399,000.

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. 2000 sq.ft. plus walk-out basement. 4 bdrm, 2 bath, security system, working shutters, all services underground, furniture included.

Call Elkhorn Ranch at 250-3420617 or 250-342-1268.

2 bdrm, 2 bath, some renos, well maintained. Located in quiet area of Wilder subdivision.

Priced to sell @ $325,000, 250342-9446.

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

2 single beds, 1 queen. Next to new, complete with deep mattress, 250-347-9906.

Looking for set of wooden bunk beds or wooden loft bed, 250347-9886.

MISC. for sale Firewood - Cut, split and delivered. Fir & pine mix, $180/ half cord, $275/full cord. Birch $275/half cord, $400/full cord.

Larch now available, 250-6880143.

Queen size oak 4 poster bed, bureaus, armoires, tables, chairs, dressers, all solid maple and in excellent condition, 250341-8033.

Bronze statue “Heading for Radium”, $3500. Propane bottle, 20lb, $15. Propane furnace, 100,000 BTU, 3 years old, $500.

Ivory mammoth tusk (tip), $700. Ivory mammoth tooth, $300, 250-347-9185.

Ikea solid pine kitchen/dining table, 39 1/2” x 47 1/2”, 2 wings to accommodate 8 people, painted off-white and moss green, $75. 4 matching chairs, $20 ea, 250-342-6562.

VEHICLE FOR SALE 1977 Chevy Malibu Classic, 105,000 miles, very little rust.

1992 Dodge ¾ ton diesel, standard, great work truck, $7000 for both or $3500 each, 250-341-8033.

1997 Mazda B3000, 5 speed, regular cab, white, 109,000 km, 2 sets of tires & rims, plywood Architectural shingles, 4000 box liner, new brakes, starter, sq.ft. dark green, used 16”x36” windshield. Nice shape, $3750, panels, $8500 OBO. 2’ x 8’ 250-342-6912. insulation panels, best offer. Call 2004 Chevy Trailblazer LT, black, Bob, 250-345-6668 Fairmont. roof rack, heated leather seats, 15 HP Yamaha boat motor, 4WD, 214,000 km. Runs great, slightly used. 308 Winchester well maintained. Was asking Savage, new condition. Boat, $10,000, now asking $8000, trailer, and motor, 250-342- 250-342-5440.

9435.

Dry firewood for sale, split and delivered. Larch, $350/cord, Fir, $250/cord, Pine, $225/cord. Call 250-341-5551.

Wood Stove, $500. White dishwasher, $100. Like new white deep freeze, $200, 250342-1690.

2009 black anodized sled deck.

Excellent condition, $3000, 250341-7333.

2003 Dodge Dakota SLT, 180,000 km, 4 door, crew cab, tool box, tow pkge, all terrain tires, 4.7 L, V8, well kept, no accidents, new front end, $9000, 250-349-5432.

BUSINESS FOR SALE Complete roll-off waste business located in the Columbia Valley.

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

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Tile & Slate Installs Journeyman Tilesetter 30+ years experience Custom Steam Rooms, Showers and Floors All work Guaranteed Competitive rates.

Call 250-341-5645.

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.

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

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

T. Holden Holdings, home repairs, renovation designs, drawings, stone work minor welding, 250-341-8479 or 250347-9629.

CASH! CASH! CASH! We buy houses, any price, any condition.

Quick close. Call 250-344-4890, www.homebuyerbc.com.

Woman trained in Germany at a senior home for the last 9 years is looking for seniors that need assistance in homecare, shopping and walks. Fluent in German and Russian and would like to improve my English.

Hourly rates, 250-341-5885 (days), 250-342-9775 (eves).

recreational VEHICLES

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

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Pioneer Classifieds services

Spanish lessons, personalized, individual, or group lessons, in your home or office. For basic or intermediate students between Dec. 7th and Jan. 29th, flexible schedule and convenient prices.

Fluent and certified speaker of South American Spanish. For details email jessicategart@ yahoo.ca.

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

Wood Flooring Installer, 250-688-5086.

Flooring installations, lino, carpet, laminate and hardwood.

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

Dog Grooming.

Call now to make your Christmas appointment, 250-342-6178.

Infant/toddler educator with license to practice required at Windermere Valley Child Care Society, 250-342-3168.

2 full-time positions available immediately at Radium PetroCan/Subway. Drop off resume or call 250-347-9988.

Peppi’s will be reopening mid December and is looking to hire part-time staff for all restaurant positions. Please forward your resume to: P.FUEL@yahoo.ca.

SPOT THE DEALS!

Job Summary: Youth Addiction Counsellor will provide screening, assessment treatment planning and individual, group and family counselling to youth affected by substance misuse. The Youth Addiction Counsellor participates in the planning and delivery of educational and prevention programs to youth, families, schools and other community groups. An important component of this position will be the provision of after-hours outreach services to youth in non-traditional settings.

The Youth Addiction Counsellor will work with other community service providers including the Adult Addiction Counsellors, local schools, Youth and Adult Mental Health, Youth Probation and the Ministry for Children and Family Development to promote a comprehensive and integrated delivery of services.

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Bachelors Degree in an appropriate discipline suitable for addictions work within the health care field Demonstrated experience working with substance-affected youth, including assessment, treatment, planning and counselling Experience working with groups and families affected by substance misuse Experience conducting prevention and education programs Ability to provide services outside of regular business hours

Salary: Commensurate with HEABC Paramedical Agreement, Social Worker I, Grid Level 8

Working together for Community Success The Board of Directors of the Columbia Valley Community Foundation would like to thank the Columbia Basin Trust for providing the funding for our new website. Our new website,

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With this new website we are able to share our accomplishments with our community and can demonstrate to our present donors and potential future donors how valuable and varied our work is, and how giving to your local community foundations is a gift that keeps on giving!

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Operator II The District of Invermere, a resort community of 3000 people tucked between the Purcells and the Rockies in the East Kootenays, seeks to employ an Operator II for our Public Works Department.

The Position: This is a union position within CUPE Local 2982 reporting to the Public Works Foreman.

The responsibilities of this position include equipment operation, general maintenance and repair of municipal infrastructures including roads and streets, storm drainage, water and sewer systems, parks, cemetery and buildings.

Considerable independent judgment and action is exercised by this position.

The Operator II must be able to operate a variety of equipment and coordinate all aspects of construction jobs including the supervision of a crew.

Under the supervision of the Public Works Foreman, the equipment operator II performs a variety of equipment operation and skilled manual labour duties.

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Submitted by Loree Duczek Regional District of East Kootenay The future of conservation is taking a step forward with the establishment of the Technical Review Committee for the Columbia Valley Local Conservation Fund.

“To ensure the conservation funds are invested in the best possible way, a fiveperson Technical Review Committee is be-

ing established to make recommendations to the Regional District of East Kootenay Board,” said regional district Board Chair, Norm Walter.

Nancy Newhouse, Chair of the Steering Committee for the East Kootenay Conservation Program, is excited about the fund and its future.

“The Terms of Reference signed last July set out the responsibilities of the re-

gional district and our program, established conservation themes, goals and priorities, and set out the guidelines for how money will be allocated. Having a highly qualified Technical Review Committee to assess applications to the fund is critical to its success. We plan to have this committee in place in December and then to ask the public for submissions in 2010.”

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Rockies ready for next home game Submitted by Steve Mantyka Rockies Hockey

Rockies trounced by Fernie Ghostriders The Columbia Valley Rockies were bested Friday night by division leaders Fernie Ghostriders, 7-1 in a game that was dominated by the Ghostriders from the drop of the puck.

Coming out guns blazing, the Ghostriders fired away at will, directing 30 shots in the first period at the Rockies’ netminder Jeff Magee.

Magee was the story as he kept his team in the game, keeping Fernie off the scoresheet until 19:06 of the second period when Brendan Hawryluk finally put the puck past him.

Mitch Board then tallied three straight times for the Ghostriders to stake a 4-0 lead after two periods.

Three minutes into the final period, Cody Brndjar netted his first goal as a Rockie, assisted by Kevin Anderson and Darrell Boldon.

Brendan Hawryluk added two goals for Fernie to complete a hat trick and Michael Anderson scored in the final minute to give Fernie a 7-1 advantage.

Columbia Valley’s bright spot was clearly Jeff Magee, stopping 62 of 69 shots sent his way. Counterpart Joel Miller stopped 15 of 16 for Fernie.

The three stars were Mitch Board, Brendan Hawryluk and Bond Hawryluk.

Thunder Cats edge Rockies in overtime The Creston Valley Thunder Cats rolled into Invermere to face the Rockies on Saturday night and got the last shot, the one that sent them on the road home with a 3-2 overtime win.

In an even period that saw Creston outshoot the Rockies 11-8 and take a 1-0 lead into intermission, the Thunder Cats got an unassisted goal from lead scorer Joe Densmore, beating Jeff Magee at 13:15.

Just over a minute into the second period, Rockies leading scorer, Darrell Boldon, unassisted, tied it up at one.

Columbia Valley would take the lead at 3:07, Julian Fraser from Kalen Bird and Briar McNaney as the Rockies again directed eight shots at the Thunder Cats goalie, Sunny Gill. Creston would fire 15 shots at the Rockies goalie, Jeff Magee.

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Creston pressed on to try to win in regulation, but Magee turned them away.

The Rockies sent 10 shots at the Creston net in the third period.

In overtime, Colton Grolla from Scott Swiston was the winning tally at 2:55 for the visiting Thunder Cats.

The three stars were Rockies Jeff Magee, Grolla from Creston and Rockies d-man Kalen Bird.

Final shots recorded were in favour of Creston, 45-26. The Rockies debuted R. T. Rice and Kory Movold in their first regular season action.

Defenceman Chris Johnson also played his first game of the year on the weekend.

Columbia Valley hosts the Castelgar Rebels Friday, November 27th and continues to support Prostate Cancer Awareness through “Movember.”

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VALLEY SPORTS

The Old Zone: Harold’s shoes hard to fill

By Harold Hazelaar Pioneer Columnist It is extremely flattering for me when someone comes up and says, “Hey, I wrote a column that I think might be good enough to use in the Old Zone.”

“Can you say emulate?” (It’s not funny unless you say it like Mr. Rogers would have.)

Anyway, Ron Davidson thinks he has what it takes to be a columnist. Here’s his contribution: “It was a wild and woolly, wide open affair at the Eddie Mountain pond starting at 8 p.m. last Wednesday night! It was the Hi Heat Hustlers (in Doc White’s absence) versus the fabulous Finish Line Phantoms.

“The scoring started early with the much-maligned Mike DuBois tossing a “shoulda had” past Doc’s young prodigy, Jason Lawrick, which was quickly followed by an insurance goal a minute and a half later.

“Apparently that didn’t sit well as the enemy stormed back and, after about 15 minutes of hammering away, managed to muscle in a couple on the Phan-

toms to end the period even.

“From there, things seemed to get confusing. The Phantoms clearly took it to Glen Sage and Co., ripping in another three goals in the second.

“The real mystery is: what game were the refs actually calling? There were ‘phantom’ penalties for infractions that didn’t occur in the particular game going on at the time. Everyone was too confused over the calls to mount any kind of objection. Read: no one was yelling at the refs.

“From the Phantom point of view, they weren’t calling enough on the Hustlers as they pocketed two, count’em, two, short-handed goals and one powerplay goal.

“There was a third ‘short-handed’ goal by the Phantoms in the second period which occurred just as Kenny Schmitz touched the ice after serving his sentence for imagined bad behaviour, technically negating the short-handed situation. In reality, however, Ken only had one foot on the ice and no chance to get into the play before the goal occurred.

“The game got interesting as, once again, when pushed into a hole, Sage and Co. clawed their way back by capitalizing on some unique defensive procedures by the Phantoms.

“Each and every goal was such that, in spite of the stellar play of the Phantoms net-minder (did I mention humble?), there was little chance for the poor chap on the goals scored against him.

With four minutes left, Doc’s team had slithered, even with the Phantoms, and the thought had actually occurred that they might wish to win the game.

“The Phantoms toyed with them for the next three minutes before crushing their fragile egos with a finesse goal by Randy MacSteven, set up by Brent Taylor in the last minute to win the contest, 7-6.”

I think Ron needs some more practice if he hopes to fill my shoes.

November 18th results: Lake Auto demoralized Warwick, the Finish Line edged Hi Heat, the Junkies and Tomatoes played to a draw, and the Waterboys beat the Inside Edge.

Lakers finish with bronze The senior boys’ volleyball team from David Thompson Secondary School defeated the Selkirk Storm from Kimberley in the bronze medal match at the East Kootenay Championships in Invermere on November 22nd.

The junior boys’ volleyball team also placed third at their East Kootenay Championships held on November 21st. Both the junior girls and the senior girls participated in the East Kootenay Championships, but did not place in the top three.

Pictured here are the senior boys. Top row, left to right: Max Regitnig, Ryan McNeil, Connor Williams, Gavin McNeil, and coach Jesse Shaw. Bottom row, left to right: Kevin Dibb, Alex Godlien, Derrick Verbrugge, Ben Carlow and Ryan Wagner.

Photo by Cayla Gabruck

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FAITH

Christ’s kingdom is the Kingdom of Truth

By Father Jim McHugh Canadian Martyrs Catholic Church Last Sunday, the Catholic church celebrated the Feast of Christ the King.

In the readings from Sacred Scripture, Daniel – an Apocalyptic Prophet – recounts his vision of “[…] one like a son of man coming with the clouds of heaven.” (Daniel 7) The “one” of whom Daniel speaks is the king of kings and “His dominion is an everlasting dominion.”

(Daniel 7) In the Book of Revelation, St. John again reminds us of the parousia – the coming of the Lord at the end of time.

Finally, in the Gospel of St. John, Pilate asks Jesus whether he is a king. Christ’s response is to say: “If my kingdom were from this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But, as it is, my kingdom is not from here.”

(John 18) These readings remind us that our time is limited here in this world and that time is of the essence.

Whether we are ready for Him or not, the Lord is

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going to return.

Are we ready for that? Have our attitudes, actions, words and thoughts reflected that Christ is our King?

In the Gospel of John, chapter 18, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.”

We are all called to listen to the truth, and build up the kingdom of God. If we do not, we have no right to claim to belong to the truth.

Many people build up the kingdom every day in their everyday life; it’s just how they live.

There are also people in our communities that struggle to make ends meet.

Through no fault of their own, sometimes people cannot afford to buy food, as I was informed this last week by several people.

I was surprised to hear that the demand on the Food Bank has increased by about 60 percent this year.

It made me think that perhaps next time I go grocery shopping I might pick up something for the Food Bank and then get it to them. This is only one way that we can acknowledge Christ as King in our lives.

You likely have others as well.

This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent. The time to be on the watch for the Lord is now.

Let us prepare for Christmas well by being attentive to the truth and the needs of others and building up the Kingdom of God now.

Valley Churches Lake Windermere Alliance Church Sunday, November 29th, 10:30 a.m.: Celebration Sunday and the first Sunday of Advent. Worship and Life Instruction.

“How to Shine! – So . . . Pray the Lord’s Prayer.”

Pastor Trevor ministering. The Lord’s Supper will be served.

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Pastor Trevor Hagan • 326 -10th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-9535 • www.lakewindermerealliance.org Windermere Valley Shared Ministry ANGLICAN-UNITED Sunday 10:30 a.m.: Worship at 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.

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