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The Columbia

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January 29, 2010

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Former Olympic-cross country ski coach Lyle Wilson of Invermere beamed as he skated the Olympic flame across the icy surface of Lake Windermere on January 22nd. For more torch relay photos, see Page 15.

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‘Sammy Nine Lives’ survives two weeks stuck down a hole Louise Platiel and her family spent two weeks searching for Sammy, their little Border Collie cross who disappeared from home on New Year’s Eve. Two weeks later, they heard faint barking and found Sammy in a hole not far from their home on the Shuswap reserve near Setet-

kwa Golf Course. Here Sammy is pictured with his owner Louise and her four-year-old son Benjamin. For the complete story, please see Page 10.

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January 29, 2010

Valley NEWS

The Pioneer changes ownership

By Pioneer Staff The Columbia Valley Pioneer has been purchased

by Corvus Publishing Inc., a small publishing company based in Oliver, B.C. The sale was finalized this week, said former owner Elinor Florence.

Ms. Florence purchased the independent newspaper shortly after its startup in September 2004. The Pioneer grew rapidly from its first issue, demonstrating the community’s desire for a second newspaper.

The Pioneer made several innovative moves, including Calgary distribution and total online access to its entire library of publications. The Pioneer was named the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year in 2006.

With a highly-skilled professional staff, the newspaper has been widely praised for its excellent reporting, photography and design. An emphasis on local history and local personalities is popular with readers, and special sections such as Women in Business have proven successful with advertisers.

The business expanded over the last five years to include a number of other publications. Ms. Florence purchased the Columbia Valley Map Book from

Mark and Marlene Chabot of Invermere in 2006. The business also launched several magazines, including Columbia Valley Homes magazine, Columbia Valley Dining Guide and, just three months ago, Columbia Valley Weddings magazine.

The Pioneer’s main competitor is the Invermere Valley Echo, operated by a large newspaper chain called Black Press, which owns more than 100 newspapers in Canada and the U.S. “It’s been a wonderful ride and immensely satisfying,” Ms. Florence said, “but being a successful entrepreneur means knowing when to step aside and let someone else take your business to the next level.”

Corvus Publishing was founded in 2006 by Robert W. Doull of Penticton. “I felt that the large chains were harming papers by attempting to standardize all aspects of their decision-making and stripping jobs out of small communities,” Mr. Doull said.

He explained that the initial concept of Corvus was based on three principles.

“Firstly, the future of print publishing lies in a dedication to quality product with opportunities for the staff to be creatively challenged. Secondly, employees need to be treated respectfully with full responsi-

bility for their own work. Finally, local papers need to be locally managed,” he said.

Corvus is a full or partial owner of six other newspapers – one on the Sunshine Coast, three in the Okanagan, and two in northern B.C. “We are delighted that Elinor found us to be suitable purchasers of The Pioneer and we are looking forward to working with the talented and creative staff at the paper,” Mr. Doull said.

“Elinor has put together an excellent group of people and all of the publications they produce are of a high standard of quality. To some degree they set the measure for the rest of the industry and we are excited about the prospect of sharing knowledge and developing further opportunities with them.

“I am also happy to be coming back to the Columbia Valley. I lived in Banff for 10 years, and owned The Invermere Valley Echo from 1988 to 1998. The mountains have always felt like home to me.”

Ms. Florence said she will leave the work force, but will watch The Pioneer’s progress with keen interest. “It will be exciting to pick up my paper every Friday morning without already knowing what’s in it,” she said.

RCMP bust biggest grow operation in valley

By Cayla Gabruck Pioneer Staff Members of the Columbia Valley RCMP detachment have arrested two men after shutting down what is believed to be the biggest marijuana grow operation the valley has ever seen.

On Friday, January 22nd, five members of the detachment seized 4,500 plants in varying stages of growth, 50 pounds of marijuana buds, equipment and a large amount of cash from an elaborate grow-

op located in the area north of Wilmer.

“It was an ongoing commercial operation; they were in the process of expanding,” said Staff Sergeant Marko Shehovac.

“A lot of times you go in and you see a rundown grow-op where the people don’t know what they are doing. In this instance, it was one of the better operations we have seen. The people obviously knew what they were doing.”

Housed in a large shed, the operation was filled with a large quantity of very expensive growing and

lighting equipment.

“It certainly, in my opinion, was large enough for me to say it’s organized crime,” Staff Sgt. Shehovac said.

“Shutting this down, combined with the large amount of money we took, won’t slow them down, but it will certainly have an impact.”

The two men, one from Radium and one from the lower mainland, were apprehended at the scene of the alleged crime, as a result of an investigation of theft of electricity.

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1. Education of community and professionals on Violence in Relationships (VIR) 2. Promotion and support of community events related to VIR 3. Create a local resource guide of services related to VIR 4. Establish protocols with professional programs and agencies providing services related to VIR Administration: Family Resource Centre of Invermere Funding: Min. of Solicitor General and public Safety, Columbia Valley Community Foundation, Columbia Basin Trust

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• Sometime between December 20th and December 30th, several large Douglas Fir trees were cut down and subsequently removed from Columbia Lake Provincial Park, south of Fairmont. It is illegal to damage, destroy, possess, or remove any natural resource from a provincial park. B.C. Parks asks anyone who may have more information to call the Ministry of Environment Regional Office at 250-489-8540. B.C. Parks would also like to remind people that ATVs and snowmobiles are not permitted in the park at any time, for any purpose, on or off the road.

• January 23rd: Columbia Valley Detachment responded to a complaint of an abandoned vehicle.

Police determined that the 1976 Ford pick-up with no plates nor insurance was taken overnight from the Woodex plant in Edgewater.

• January 22nd: Just past midnight, a 43-year-old male from Radium was arrested in the 4000 block of St. Joseph Street for being unlawfully in a dwelling house. The male arrested at the time was intoxicated and has a history of attending to this particular residence. The male was known to the people who live in the house.

• January 19th: RCMP members attended to a report of a break-and-enter at the 900 block of Swansea Road. A residence was broken into between January 6th and 19th. A number of tools and liquor were stolen.

• January 24th: Two persons over the weekend were located in public highly intoxicated and spent the night in jail.

Parenting 101

I had the opportunity to escort the Olympic torch throughout the entire valley starting in Edgewater

and ending up in Canal Flats. The relay went without problems and on schedule. I would like to pass on to the citizens in the valley that the spirit demonstrated and the pride projected was very pleasant to experience.

I drove in advance of the torch, and while waiting I was able to speak to some of the people on the sidelines. I also spoke with some of the torch-bearers and it was evident the excitement they had and it was great to see family and friends, some coming a great distance to be there, share the experience.

Even though everyone showed a great deal of spirit, the winner has to go to the couple in Canal Flats who decked out the house in red and white balloons and the Canadian flag. Didn’t catch their names.

Down the road I saw a group of adults and a number of young kids who looked like a bunch of hockey players. So I took the time to chit chat with the kids and asked if they had a winning team. One of the kids stated they win some games but not all of them.

At one point one of the adults stated: “It’s about having fun.” I called the kids to come in a little closer to the police vehicle and broke the news that when it comes to hockey, winning is everything.

We adults tend to say: “It’s not winning or losing, it’s how you play the game,” or, “It’s all about having fun.” I told them it’s a way we adults think about saying when you lose and you’re feeling sad to make you feel better. “So, do we understand, Canadian hockey is about winning?”

I got nods of agreement all around. I saw the torch come around the corner and departed with the thought: “OK, parents, use your parenting skills to repair that damage.”

So, you hockey-playing kids in Canal Flats, next game, give me a call at the office 250-342-9292 and I will come out and see if you took my advice.

I love my job.

TransRockies leaves Panorama

By Sally Waddington Pioneer Staff The annual TransRockies mountain bike race will no longer launch out of Panorama Mountain Resort. In 2010, athletes will race from Fernie to Canmore, spending most of the seven-day route in Alberta.

“The TransRockies spent its first four years in Alberta and Travel Alberta made a very strong push over the last year to convince us to come back,” said communications director Paul Done.

“It was a hard decision but it really made sense to offer our riders a new route for 2010 and we’ve had a big response so far from racers.”

The TransRockies race passed through Panorama for four years – from 2006 to 2009.

“Panorama Mountain Village has been proud to host the TransRockies for the past four years,” said Marke Dickson, marketing manager for Panorama Mountain Village.

“All events have a natural life-cycle and we understand the need to keep the race fresh and interesting for competitors and their support crews.”

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January 29, 2010

Mainroad works hard to keep you safe Dear Editor: After having read the litany of criticism directed at Mainroad East Kootenay and their employees at the Invermere yard, I feel a response is in order.

I have been driving a plow truck for the last five winters and I have seen enough to offer a few observations. I can assure you from personal experience that the men who work for Mainroads in Invermere are a dedicated group of individuals. They actually care about the condition of the roads in their area which stretches from Canal Flats to Brisco and all side roads and subdivisions in between, excluding Canal Flats, Invermere and Radium.

Don’t lose sight of the fact that their wives and families also use these same roads. When the weather turns nasty they work in some of the worst conditions imaginable for 10 hours a shift, day after day and night after night. They don’t expect a pat on the back for their efforts, it’s their job. However, neither do they deserve the ongoing flak that has been directed towards them of late.

Judging by the comments that I have heard and read recently, there seems to be a huge lack of understanding regarding what exactly happens out on your

roads. These guys are not magicians; they cannot work miracles. During this time the onus is on the driving public to take some responsibility for their own safety.

Accidents are bound to happen, but the majority are preventable just by slowing down.

When the conditions of our roads change for the worst, many people don’t alter the way they drive in response to those changing conditions. They leave for work at the same time they would if the roads were bare and dry, and expect to drive at the same speeds to get to their destinations on time.

I believe that most accidents are absolutely avoidable and the single biggest contributing factor to 99 percent of incidents is too much speed. I don’t mean that people are driving above the posted speed limit, but that they are driving way faster than the conditions warrant.

There is barely a shift that goes by when I don’t see someone do something that scares the hell out of me and it’s not just young, inexperienced drivers. Whether it’s being passed on blind corners in treacherous conditions, cut off and then having someone flip you the bird, or being overtaken on the right-hand shoulder, these things happen on a regular basis.

In response to the gentleman who said that Main-

roads cost him the price of a new windshield, so he “knows how these people operate,” such a statement shows thoughtlessness and, quite frankly, utter stupidity. “These people”? This is not an us-against-them situation.

You cannot have traction on the roads and not expect a stone chip from time to time. We have all had to replace a windshield. Is this not better than sliding into the ditch, rolling over or having a head-on collision because there is no sand to prevent it?

When the guys are plowing safely it will generally not be faster than 50 km/hour and the truck will be on the centre line. The reason? We want the sand and salt to stay on the surface. Any faster and it will simply roll off to the shoulder. If we are sanding, the roads are slippery. If we are salting, there may be black ice.

There are flashing hazard lights all over the truck to warn you. Take the time to understand the difference.

To those of you who understand these principles, my apologies for preaching to the converted. To those of you who give us the finger and make thoughtless statements, as the saying goes, before you feel free to criticize a man, try walking a mile in his shoes.

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perspective

Historical Lens

Pioneer will continue its upwards path

By Elinor Florence Pioneer Publisher I’m retiring from newspapers, again.

Twice before in my journalism career have I decided to call it quits, only to be lured back to my profession by the thrill of discovering a story and telling it to a captivated audience.

This time, I will miss my readership more than ever. This is a fascinating community, a collection of disparate people from many countries and all walks of life who enjoy the unifying bond of wanting to live in the Columbia Valley.

From the outset, I wanted The Pioneer to bring something of interest to everyone, to be the great mediator and the great leveller. The newspaper has reflected many different viewpoints and interests, and has tried to be impartial in every debate. For the most part, I think we have succeeded.

My primary motivation was to prove a point to the big newspaper chains: you can operate a profitable business by delivering a quality product. Cutting expenses to the bone isn’t the only path to success.

And people who choose to live in rural communities deserve and appreciate a good newspaper, even even more so than people in cities.

Our newspaper may be free,

but it’s worth its weight in gold. It survives and thrives on advertising revenue. In spite of the economic downturn, this business model continues to work well.

Businesses that advertise with us embrace the concept of good design and fine printing, and they know that their message is reaching their customers.

People who pick up 8,000 copies every week and read The Pioneer online do so because they are enjoying the excellent work performed by our reporters and photographers.

As one reader told me: “I have learned more about my own community by reading The Pioneer than in all my years of living here.”

This has always been very much a team effort, and I expect the team will continue to function at their usual award-winning level without me. I thank everyone at The Pioneer for their sense of humour, their combative spirit, their level of professionalism, and the support they have provided to me and to each other.

As for me, I’m looking forward to doing some travelling, spending time with my husband, pursuing my long-neglected hobbies and experimenting with some new ones.

I might even write the occasional newspaper story.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s never say never again.

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It was a great torch run!

Dear Editor: Jeers to the Vancouver Olympic Committee (VANOC) and the B.C. government for turning the Olympic Torch Run into a soulless corporate circus!

Cheers to the torch-bearers, the organizers of the local celebrations, the kids, teachers, musicians, curlers, and everyone who participated with pride.

Thank you for breathing heart, spirit

and dignity back into the event, making it a great day, and remembering what it’s really about.

And most of all, cheers to the amazing athletes Invermere is proud to claim – our past, present, and future Olympians!

We are excited to cheer you on, right here at home!

Spring Hawes, Invermere

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January 29, 2010

LETTERS

Torch event showed real community pride

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Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:

Congrats to all the volunteers who co-ordinated and organized the Olympic Torch Relay for the Windermere valley from Radium to Canal Flats.

Your dedication and hard work to this project is highly appreciated and did not go unnoticed. Each and every one of you should take a bow and receive a huge pat on the back for a job well done.

Thanks to all the local businesses that had the Olympic spirit and closed their doors for a couple of hours so their employees could experience the torch relay. We may not be a large city centre with lots of media attention, but we definitely have the “spirit” to pass on to our Olympic athletes.

Cheers to the locals who are volunteering at the Olympic site. Thanks for representing our valley – you make us proud! Go, Canada, go!

The fund-raising efforts of the Invermere Health Care Auxiliary, and the expansion of the Invermere and District Hospital, have been given a boost by a member of the local accounting community.

The couple, who wish to remain anonymous, has generously donated $10,000 to the campaign.

They, and the hospital a uxiliary, want to remind the public that any donations to the “Together for Everyone” campaign – whether you donate at the Invermere hospital, through the Invermere Health Care Auxiliary, or the East Kootenay Foundation for Health – will be held in trust and used only for the expansion of the emergency room.

April Sorensen Windermere

Thanks for the torch efforts in Windermere Dear Editor: I would like to recognize the magnificent planning put in place by Cheri Hann and her sidekick Jo-El Buerlen who organized the arrival of the Olympic torch at the Windermere Beach.

It was truly a memorable moment for all those present, and we will always remember where we were when we are asked in the future: “Did you see the Olympic torch in 2010?”

The music, the flags, the Olympians, the volunteers, the Friesian horses and sled, and of course, sending the torch on its way to Vancouver!

Bill Ayrton, Windermere

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Get your dogs off the beach Dear Editor: I like dogs as much as or more than most, but dog-gone-it, take a walk or skate on the Whiteway, and see what you can see.

I counted 11 piles of dog crap in 200 paces or metres.

It would not have been much of a job to pick it up when it was deposited in the snow, but now it is frozen in the ice.

I don’t much care what dogs do along the road or on my lawn, but on the lake ice?

You should have a choice: pick up after him, diaper him, or leave him home – if I had a say in the matter, but I don’t.

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Beware of fake credit cards, police warn

Check your card, front and back The RCMP detachment is urging local business owners to look carefully at credit cards before processing them. Forged credit cards, like the one shown here marked “pre-paid” in the bottom left corner, have been seized in the area.

Submitted by Staff Sergeant Marko Shehovac Columbia Valley RCMP

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The Columbia Valley RCMP has been investigating an organized group of people in the valley who have been able to obtain numerous forged credit cards.

The cards in particular are Mosaik MasterCards with a West Jet Air Miles logo. It is believed that the cards originated in Montreal.

A number of these forged cards were seized during a routine police check. The cards are marked pre-paid.

There is no name on the card, however the MasterCard numbers attached to the cards are actual card numbers belonging to innocent people who have had their cards compromised.

What the suspects have been doing to many local businesses is to take the pre-paid card and purchase 10 gift certificate cards in the amount of $100 each. In most cases, gift certificates from gas stations have been marked as targets. The suspects in these instances have been males and described as having French accents.

The investigation led to a search warrant being executed on a Fairmont residence. One adult male from the valley was arrested at the residence. An adult female, also from the valley, was arrested when she arrived. Further arrests and charges are expected.

A number of identical cards were seized, along with property that the police believe were purchased with the cards. This information will be shared with all surrounding detachments. The important thing to remember in this instance is that it is the norm that pre-paid cards do not have a signature block on the back. All the cards seized to date and the ones still outstanding have the same three last digits of 261 on the back of the card.

It is believed that some of the cards have been sold to others in the community or distributed to others.

The investigation reveals that some of the users have been videotaped using the cards.

The investigation is continuing.

Retailers must be suspicious of such transactions.

Take complete photo identification and record this information. Any person using the forged cards once identified will be charged. Property obtained from using the cards will result in each piece of property as one count of Possession of Stolen Property.

Columbia Valley Detachment will share this information with the local Chambers of Commerce, who will distribute the information to other chambers.

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January 29, 2010

Tax increase proposed in Invermere

By Cayla Gabruck Pioneer Staff Residents of Invermere could see a municipal tax increase of 2.5 percent this year according to the district’s 2010-2014 Financial Plan.

The plan was given its first reading by council on Tuesday evening and passed with a unanimous vote.

“If we want to build up a reserve fund again, which we have depleted with a lot of projects over the years, and unless we inherit a lot of money, a tax increase is what we need,” said Councillor Ray Brydon.

The owners of an average home with an assessed value of $439,909, would pay $2.28 per month more in municipal taxes as a result of the hike.

“It’s going to be another difficult year and we will do what we can to try and keep expenses in line and keep revenue up,” Mr. Brydon said.

Mayor Gerry Taft agreed with Councillor Brydon, calling the suggested increase a “balanced approach.”

“We are not over-taxing for the benefit of the future and we are not under-taxing which would hurt

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the future,” he said.

Council also unveiled the district’s priorities for the year in their Short Term Action Chart for 2010.

Council’s top 10 priorities include, in no particular order: (1) the relocation of the old CPR lodge; (2) the feasibility of waste management operations; (3) meaningful regional economic development – including increasing the number of professionals in the community, decreasing reliance on tourism, seeking “green” industry to re-locate and increasing industrial based jobs in the community; (4) development and expansion of the pathway system; (5) continued community enhancement; (6) continued regional collaboration; (7) watershed, reservoir and aquifer protection plans; (8) Abel Creek restoration; (9) development cost charge review; and (10) the development of a council value statement.

Mayor Taft praised the action plan. “I like that it is very specific,” he said. “I feel we can sometimes get bogged down in generalized statements.”

Council voted to support the new Short Term Action Chart.

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Doggone dog found

By Cayla Gabruck Pioneer Staff Louise Platiel’s pooch is a walking miracle.

Sammy, a six-month-old Border Collie cross, survived for two weeks while trapped in a four-foot-deep hole just 20 yards from her home.

“When I pulled her out of that hole, she was so tiny,” Louise said. “She was just licking my face, you have never seen a happier dog in your life.”

Sammy, who weighs about 15 pounds, went missing on the evening of December 31st after the fireworks display.

Louise, a pet groomer at the Invermere Veterinary Hospital, and her husband Brad Eugene live on the Shuswap First Nation, near the Setetkwa Golf Course at Dry Gulch. The couple has one child – four-yearold Benjamin.

At first the couple wasn’t too alarmed.

“For the first two days, we just thought she had run off during the fireworks and would come back, because fireworks scare all dogs,” Louise said.

“We didn’t really start looking for her for three days. We just kind of thought: ‘Oh, she was scared off, she’s probably at the neighbour’s house.’”

But after 10 days of canvassing the neighbours and searching the area around the river and the train tracks, Louise feared the worst.

“I told Brad that I didn’t think we were going to find her alive,” Louise said. “Little did we know, there she was, trapped just 20 yards from the house.”

On January 14th, around 10 a.m., Louise was out on the front porch when she heard a faint barking.

“Right away I threw my boots on, called for Brad’s father and Brad’s aunt, and we began to search in a

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switchback pattern going up through the woods,” she said.

“I didn’t think we would find her, because she’s so little and it had been so long. She had none of the skills she would need out there. There are coyotes, and the train and the river, and it had been quite cold and snowed a lot, so there were no tracks.”

It was Louise’s other dog, Bailey, a six-year-old yellow lab cross, who led her to the hole where Sammy was trapped.

“I didn’t see the hole at first, but then I saw her little head bobbing in and out of the hole – she was trying to get out,” Louise said.

Immediately, Louise burst into tears and reached into the hole and grabbed the puppy, now quite thin, and pulled her out.

“I didn’t let go after that,” she said.

Sammy was taken to the Invermere Veterinary Hospital and, aside from being dehydrated, she is perfectly fine.

“It’s a miracle this puppy survived for two weeks in a hole,” Louise said. “She was bouncing around the vet office and wagging her tail – it was amazing.”

Louise said the most important lesson she learned from the experience is that, if your pet goes missing, scour the area close to your home first and “look down.”

“We were looking far away, along the railway tracks and the river,” she said. “We had stopped looking close to the house.”

This isn’t the first time Sammy has beaten the odds. When she was 14 weeks old, the young pup was run over by a vehicle but made a full recovery from her injuries, earning her the nickname “Sammy NineLives.”

NOMINATIONS WANTED for

CITIZEN OF THE YEAR Nominations are now open for the Invermere Rotary Club’s annual Citizen of the Year Award.

Anyone who wants to nominate a person they feel has made a significant contribution to the community is asked to write a letter outlining their reasons. All nominations are to be mailed to the Rotary Club of Invermere, Box 877, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0.

Anyone can be nominated. Contributions to the community can mean many things. It does not have to mean someone in the public eye. Many contributions to the community are accomplished in quiet unassuming ways.

Take the time....write a letter of nomination. It’s an honour just to be nominated.

Deadline for nominations is Wednesday, February 24th, 2010.

More information concerning the Citizen of the Year Award can be obtained from any Rotary member.

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

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Flippin’ good fund-raiser at Smoking Water Café Mike McDonald, Susan Smith, Steph Clovechok and Doug Clovechok, the owners of Smoking Water Café, donned their ‘80s snowsuits and served customers a free pancake breakfast on Sunday. Part of Fairmont’s Fire and Ice Festival, the two-hour event raised $250 for Haiti relief. Photo by Sally Waddington

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Call 342-4423 for more info. Deadline Feb 28th Wine Makers Dinner • Pynelogs Cultural Centre Featuring Quails Gate Estate Winery · Saturday February 6th.

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

Movie Review: Whip it

Reviewed by Cayla Gabruck Actress Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut, Whip It, is a hip, cutting-edge tale filled with lessons of life, love and “becoming your own hero.”

Ellen Page, who many will remember as the quirky, slightly deranged star of Juno, plays Bliss Cavendar, a small-town teen desperate to escape the domineering, pageant-loving grip of her mother, played by Marcia Gay Harden.

But, to the amazement of her best friend Pash, played by Alia Shawkat, Bliss takes a chance and puts her life in the fast lane . . . literally.

For me, Bliss’s epiphany was the most memorable part of the movie. After witnessing her first roller-der-

by battle in a dingy, run-down, Austin, Texas, warehouse packed with people, Bliss approaches Maggie Mayhem, one of the girls from local roller team The Hurl Scouts.

“I just want you guys to know you’re, like, my new heroes,” Bliss says.

“Grab some skates and be your own hero,” Maggie replies.

From there, the viewer is thrust into the fast-paced world of roller derby as Bliss, or “Babe Ruthless” as she is known on the track, falls in love with the hard-hitting sport, her team of over-the-top derby girls and a tall musician named Oliver.

But when it comes down to crunch time, and the league championships are on the line, Bliss’s new life

and her old one come to a startling collision and she risks losing it all.

Whip It is, by far, the best movie I have seen this year. It’s catchy, fun, and there is not a character in it that I didn’t fall in love with.

There are nNotable performances by Drew Barrymore as a crazed and very violent member of the roller-derby team Smashley Simpson; Andrew Wilson (brother of Luke and Owen) as Razor, the hapless coach of the Hurl Scouts, whom you can’t help but love; and Iron Maven, played by Juliette Lewis, the bad-ass leader of the rival team.

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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.

Toby Theatre • January 27th-30th, 7:30 p.m.: Planet 51 • February 3rd-6th, 7:30 p.m.: Did You Hear About the Morgans?

Friday, January 29th: • 5-8 p.m.: SpaGETti Us To China: A spaghetti dinner at David Thompson Secondary School in aid of students’ trip to China in spring. For info: 250342-9213 ext. 112.

• 7 p.m.: Building Sustainability, a green homes and renovations conference, in the McKim Theatre, 689 Rotary Drive, Kimberley. For info: 250-427-2535.

Saturday, January 30th: • 9 a.m.-3 p.m.: The 10th Annual Fishing Derby on Lake Windermere, sponsored by Ray Ray’s Beach Pub and the Kinsmen Club. Tickets $35 at Ray Ray’s. For info: 250-345-6106.

• 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m.: Free Community Science celebration by Science World B.C. at David Thompson Secondary School.

• 6 p.m.: Raw chocolate cooking class at Spring Health Foods with raw chocolate maker Malcolm Saunders. For info: 250-342-3210.

• 7:30 p.m.: The Columbia Valley Rockies play Creston at Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena.

• Mountain of Hope Gala community fund-raiser at Panorama Mountain Resort. For info, e-mail Neil at ncarey@intrawest.com.

Sunday, January 31st: • 5:30 p.m.: Spaghetti Supper at Edgewater Legion.

All you can eat spaghetti, caesar salad, garlic bread, dessert and beverage. Adults $10, seniors and under 12, $8. Under six, free. Cocktails at 5:30 p.m., supper at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, February 2nd: • 6:30 p.m.: Learn about Invermere’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction and climate adaptation plans, Pynelogs Cultural Centre. Free tapas, cash bar.

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• 7-9 p.m.: Steamboat Mountain Quilters meet at Edgewater Community Hall. Beginners’ instruction for new members starting.

Wednesday, February 3rd: • 6:30-7:30 p.m.: Kickboxing and Muay Thai classes with Luraina Undershute underway at Invermere’s judo hall. For info: 250-688-1451.

• 8 p.m.: Lester Quitzau, with Farly Scott on bass, will perform from Lester’s new album called “The Same Light” at Bud’s Bar and Lounge. Tickets $15 at the door. For info: 250-342-5873.

Thursday, February 4th: • 10-11 a.m.: Singing for Literacy, with Oso Simple at Lake Windermere Alliance Church. Free performance sponsored by Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy. For info: 250-342-9576.

• 6:30-7:30 p.m.: Kickboxing and Muay Thai classes with Luraina Undershute underway at Edgewater Community Hall. For info: 250-688-1451.

Saturday, February 6th: • 11 a.m.-noon: Singing for Literacy, with Oso Simple at Invermere Public Library. Free performance sponsored by Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy.

For info: 250-342-9576.

• Wine Makers Dinner at Pynelogs Cultural Centre, featuring wines by Quails Gate Estate Winery, brought to you by Terroir Fine Dining and Catering.

For tickets, call Josh at 250-270-0489.

Sunday, February 7th: • Super Bowl party at Copper City Saloon. For info: 250-342-9246.

Wednesday, February 10th: • 7 p.m.: The Daae Family performs at Radium

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For info: 250-342-6633.

Friday, February 12th: • The Pioneer will publish its annual Women in Business section. To participate, call 250-341-6299 or email upioneer@telus.net.

• 7:30 p.m.: The Columbia Valley Rockies play Kimberley at Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena.

Sunday, February 14th: • Happy Valentine’s Day to our beloved readers, from The Pioneer!

Tuesday, February 16th: • 4-8 p.m.: Valentine Spaghetti Dinner, upstairs at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena, hosted by Pee Wee hockey players. Cost $5 per person or $20 per family. For info: 250-342-2883.

• 7 p.m.: The Band’s Visit, the next film in the Cinefest @ Pynelogs film series at Pynelogs Cultural Centre. For info: 250-342-4423.

Sunday, February 21st: • Sweatshop Union performs at Bud’s Bar and Lounge. For info: 250-342-2965.

Friday, February 26th: • Fuzzcat performs at Bud’s Bar and Lounge. For info: 250-342-2965.

Other: • Mondays 6:30-8 p.m.: Yoga at Radium Hall. All abilities welcome. $10. For info: 250-342-9765.

• Mondays 6:30 p.m. and Fridays 1 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge at Invermere Seniors’ Hall. Cost $2. Visitors welcome. For info: 250-342-9893.

• Tuesdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: Join Purcell Mountain Painters at the Invermere Seniors’ Hall. For info: 250-688-0220.

• Fridays 10:30 a.m.: Story Time at Invermere Public Library.

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2010 Tour of the Arts to feature five homes in the Radium area Submitted by Lynda Tutty Columbia Valley Tour of the Arts

2009 TOUR – Artist Gabe Senger and volunteer Joan Rowse had a great time at last year’s Tour of the Arts.

It may be winter in the valley, but the Tour of the Arts organizing committee is “thinking summer.” This creative and hard-working group is well into plans for the third annual Columbia Valley Tour of the Arts scheduled for Sunday, August 1st.

The Tour of the Arts is a self-guided tour showcasing local artists in unique settings. Each year different locations, most not usually accessible to the public, are chosen. This year, five properties with interesting outdoor spaces in the Radium area were selected.

The organizing committee is pleased to announce the 2010 Tour sites. They are the home of Pat and Chester Allan near Radium Resort; Te Papa Nui Ranch, home of Elizabeth and Joe Klein, in Juniper Heights; Elk Park Ranch (Eaton house); the home of Renee and Forrest Esby in Edgewater; and the home of Dee and Rod Conklin in Radium.

Each location will feature juried works of several

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artists. Tour patrons can enjoy demonstrations, discussions with artists and opportunities to purchase art. The number of artists selected to participate in the Tour is limited to 50. Artist applications will be available on February 1st from the Columbia Valley Arts Council.

The 2009 Tour of the Arts attracted more than 700 visitors. About half the patrons were Columbia Valley residents, a third were from Calgary and the remainder were from a variety of Canadian, U.S. and international locations. The tour netted $15,000 to support the programs of the arts council.

The Tour of the Arts committee invites you to become part of this exciting experience. Artists showcase their work to a large and interested audience. Sponsors have an opportunity to connect with potential clients for an extended period. Volunteers enjoy assisting artists and guests and receive a limited edition artistdesigned T-shirt. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, volunteer or artist, please call Jami at 250342-4423 or email jami@columbiavalleyarts.com.

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WITH GLOWING HEARTS • 2010 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES • OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY

Keeping the flame alive

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WITH GLOWING HEARTS • 2010 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES • OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY

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WITH GLOWING HEARTS • 2010 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES • OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY

WAVE IT HIGH – On Page 15, top left, Hermann Mauthner lights the cauldron at the Invermere celebration. Top right: a child watches the stage entertainment. Bottom: Estimates are that 2,000 people flooded into downtown Invermere for the occasion.

On Page 16, clockwise from top left: Shuswap Princess Sasha Eugene wore full traditional dress to carry the torch; Invermere Councillor Al Miller was decked in his patriotic best; Invermere resident Colleen Sharp passed the flame to Toby Benches resident Megan Kinley; in Windermere, Olympians Christine DuBois and Doug Anakin (left) chat to Windermere resident Dan Osborne, who wore his uncle Bill Cockburn’s

hockey jersey and carried his gold medal from the 1932 Olympics; the overjoyed crowd in Windermere.

This page, from top left: Premier Gordon Campbell and Kootenay-Columbia MP Jim Abbott; Invermere’s Darrell Smith takes high fives in Athalmer; Scott MacDonald waves to onlookers; Kayla Emms, Ross Haworth, Tristan Miller and Kyle Emms watch the party in Invermere; Brisco resident Rob Pettigrew passed the torch to Rebecca Bermel in Fairmont; realtor Randy Brash carried the flame in Invermere.

Photos by Cayla Gabruck, Sally Waddington and Susan Osborne

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January 29, 2010

Wins elusive for Rockies

By Steve Mantyka Columbia Valley Rockies

No matter where you live in the province, you can share in the experience of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. There’s a wealth of ways to join in, whether the Olympic Torch Relay is coming to your neighbourhood or you are part of our online community.

Follow the Olympic Torch Relay and share your experience at www.yougottabehere.ca

N E W S PA P E R

Watch for our annual Women in Business section in The Pioneer on February 12th!

The Columbia Valley Rockies logged plenty of ice time last weekend, but in the end came out with just one point, losing to Golden and Kimberley before earning a tie with Grand Forks.

Friday night saw the Rockies in Golden to play the Rockets and for 40 minutes, the Rockies were solid as they built a 2-0 lead. Then the Rockets launched a comeback to a 5-2 win over the visiting team.

On Saturday night, the Rockies went to Kimberley and never really got going as the Dynamiters built an early lead and pulled away to an 8-1 victory.

On Sunday, the Rockies hosted the Grand Forks Border Bruins and the two teams fought their way to a 4-4 tie after 70 minutes of hockey. They played three full periods and two abbreviated overtime periods.

The Bruins opened the scoring at 18:10 with an unassisted goal by Devon Tordoff. At 6:47 the Bruins’ power play added to the lead – Randy Tosoff from Gary Mahesh and Zachary Thompson.

In the second period, Tye Moses scored a pretty goal by dancing around a defender and deking goalie Tyler Stamler, assisted by Zack MacLellan. At the end of the period, Julian Fraser scored from Robbie Antoine on the power play, a two-man advantage for the Rockies. Grand Forks regained the lead at 1:43 on a shorthanded effort from Josh Hoffman. The Bruins led after two periods, 3 to 2.

In the third period, Stephen Hynes tied it up again as he broke around the defencemen and deked the goalie to make it 3-3. Julian Fraser made it 4-3 with 3:23 to play.

The Rockies tried to fend off the attack, Fraser hitting a post on the empty net with 20 seconds to play, keeping the puck in his own end.

That pressure resulted in the tying goal with less than a second left, as Zachary Thompson scored from Jacob Halderman.

Halderman and Bird dropped the gloves simultaneously with the goal and left both teams shorthanded, as both lost players earlier when Mike Vaughan and Randy Tosoff were ejected for their dust-up.

In overtime, both teams had great opportunities, but it was Tyler Stamler who stopped seven shots. Jeff Magee stopped the lone shot directed his way.

The two teams each fired 41 shots at the goalies during the game. The three stars were Fraser, Tye Moses and Zachary Thompson.

The next home game is on Saturday, January 30th versus the Creston Valley Thunder Cats.

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VALLEY SPORTS Bonspiel best ever

By Pioneer Staff

FINISH LINE PHANTOMS –– Back row, left to right: Randy MacSteven, Ken Schmitz, Rick Magri, Peter Hecher, Mike DuBois, Jack Barrault and Brent Taylor. Front row, left to right: Scott Postlethwaite, John Swallow, Grant Simpson, Kerry Ellingboe, Stacey Szabo. Missing: Don Devlin, Ralph Lauer and Ron Davidson.

Photo submitted by Harold Hazelaar

Old Zone: Advice from ‘The Wall’ Submitted by Harold Hazelaar Pioneer Columist It was another hairy affair at the “Eddie.”

Doc ‘The Wall’ White and his boys were wired for action.

For being a doctor, you would think he, of all people, would know better than to get into the Red Bull.

Doc’s advice to me before the game was: “Don’t make it hard on yourself – it is much more stressful to play with a lead, and have to worry about it the whole game.”

I thought about this through the warm-up, and decided he had to know what he was talking about. Look how old he got to be and he really doesn’t look too much worse for wear.

As the game got underway, the Finish Line Phantoms jumped out to a 1-0 lead. I quickly heeded Doc’s sage advice and let the Hi Maintenance Instigators (Hi Heat Hustlers) slide one in to reduce my stress. It worked just as Doc said it would. I felt relaxed immediately.

The game went back and forth, with the Phantoms getting a goal and then giving one to the Instigators quickly to manage the stress

levels. I never did quite get to the bottom of the confused looks on the faces of my own teammates, but the Instigators seemed quite content so I felt reassured that it must be the right thing to do.

For much of the game the score was tied, moving upwards in equal increments till we were square at 4s.

As the clock ticked down to the last minute, Captain Taylor calmly walked in from the centre line on a failed Instigator breakout and stuffed the biscuit past a very relaxed looking Doc ‘The Wall’ White for the win and two points.

“Doc, I know you are retired, but thank you for the kindly advice towards the betterment of my health and caring so much for a youngster like myself. Truly, you demonstrated why you have been such a well-respected doctor for so many years.”

This is how the game was played, according to Ron Davidson.

Ron plays for the Finish Line Phantoms, sponsored by Dale Christian of Finish Line Drywall.

January 20th results: The Tomatoes spoiled the Junkies, the Mustangs pounded the Wolves, Finish Line beat Hi Heat and Inside Edge surprised the Waterboys.

The annual Bonspiel on the Lake, held from January 22nd to 24th on the freshly-polished ice at Kinsmen Beach, was the best yet, said event organizer Rob Dunn.

Hundreds of spectators took to the ice last weekend to watch the spectacular curling talent and the crew from the Columbia Valley represented well, taking away championship titles in all four divisions.

The ‘A’ Event winners were Richard Brunner, Dan Sowerby, Matt Taylor and Barrett Cowles.

The ‘B’ Event was won by Gordon and Susan Cormack, Bob Garies, Rachel King and Dan Horton.

The ‘C’ Event champs are Lorne Witts, Wes Walstrom, Stephan Long and Erin Jessome.

The ‘D’ Event (endurance) winners were Greg Jeans, Stephanie Schroeder, Blair Mumford, Heather Manahan and Kari Dawson.

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Fortunately, there are many ways to donate money for relief to Haiti and many are tax-deductible. The following is a list of organizations accepting donations that are tax-deductible for Canadians. This list is by no means comprehensive, and it is not meant to endorse any of the organizations. Those wishing to donate should stick to organizations they are familiar with.

Doctors Without Borders

Doctors Without Borders operates medical clinics in the nation’s capital Port au Prince and surrounding neighbourhoods and has expertise in disaster relief.

Doctors Without Borders’ official Canadian website can be found at www.msf.ca.

The Haitian Red Cross

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Canada for Haiti

Canada for Haiti is an organization of the nation’s leading artists joining Canada’s international humanitarian agencies, broadcast networks and corporations to raise funds for those in desperate need. Donations to Canada for Haiti are matched by the federal government, up to $50 million. Canada for Haiti can be found at www.canadaforhaiti.com.

Unicef Canada

Unicef Canada has been active in Haiti for over 60 years and already has expertise in place to help with the disaster relief. Every dollar donated to Unicef Canada for Haiti relief will be matched by the federal government. Each $100 can provide a basic family water kit for 10 households, with detergent, soap, wash basin, towels, bucket and water purification tablets. Unicef Canada can be found at www.unicef.ca.

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The local A&W restaurant is accepting donations for relief in Haiti. According to a sign in their drivethrough window, the local restaurant will match each dollar donated and then double the money by donating the money through an organization that receives matching federal dollars. Each dollar given to the local restaurant will turn into $4 by the time it reaches Haiti. While donating through the local A&W is not tax-deductible, your money will multiply en route.

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January 29, 2010

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One step closer to new rescue vehicle The folks at Palliser Printing donated $2,500 to the fund-raising campaign to purchase a new rescue vehicle for Invermere Fire and Rescue. Pictured here, first row,

from left to right: Leo Kienitz, Dee Conklin, Rick Hoar.

Second row: Christina Bouchard, Patty McElroy and Susan Smith. Back row: Aaron Rodgers and Tom McNeil.

www.cancer.ca/relay

Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Last call for Relay For Life on-line early bird registration Teams and individuals planning for Relay 2010 who register online at www.cancer.ca/relay by January 31st will find it convenient, easy and also save 50 percent off the registration fee.

Relay For Life is Canada’s largest community-based, non-competitive cancer event held nationwide each year in close to 400 communities.

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FrontCounter BC Cranbrook has accepted applications made by Akisqnuknik Development Corporation of Windermere, BC, on behalf of the Integrated Land Management Bureau (ILMB), Kootenay Region for the purpose of a License of Occupation for cabin sites and trail riding situated on Provincial Crown land near Fairmont and containing 4.87 hectares more or less for cabins sites and 13.16 kilometres of trails.

The ILMB File Number that has been established for this application is 4404994. Written comments concerning the Land Act application should be directed to the Natural Resource Officer at FrontCounter BC, 1902 Theatre Road, Cranbrook B.C., V1C 7G1 or email to: AuthorizingAgency.Cranbrook@gov.bc.ca g g y @g Comments will be received by FrontCounter BC until February 26, 2010.

FrontCounter BC may not be able to consider comments received after this date. To view the Land Act application, please refer to our website www.frontcounterbc. g gov.bc.ca/ and follow the link to Crown Land Applications – Applications and Reason for Decision Database for more information.

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Pioneer Classified Advertising 250-341-6299

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

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Phone: 250-342-9207

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

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HERE TO SERVE YOU Need Blinds?

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For professional management of your strata corporation, overseen by a Certiďƒžed Property ManagerÂŽ, with the accounting done by a Certiďƒžed Management Accountant, please contact Bill Weissig

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Pioneer Classifieds thank you Members of the the Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club would like to thank all in attendance for supporting The Banff Mountain Film Festival at the Invermere Community Hall. Many thanks to our dedicated, fast moving volunteers, to our local business owners and staff for your time, energy, ticket sales, door prizes and equipment. We could not have done it without you! Special thanks to Joanne Bragg, DTSS, Jana Patrick, exceptional events coordinator, The Red Cabin Guest Cottage, Home Hardware, Nipika Mountain Resort, Sportuccino’s Lifestyle Co, Columbia Cycle, Crazy Soles, Springs Health Foods, Kootenay Coffee on Main, Lusti’s, R.K. Heli Ski, and the District of Invermere.

Heather Lang for The Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club.

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Michael Conrad Degenhardt

ANNOUNCEMENT

CHEERS & JEERS

HALL RENTAL Invermere Seniors Hall Rentals.

Space for weddings, parties or any special event.

To book call Tomi @ 250-342-9532.

Cheers to all the local organizers for torch day especially Cheri, JoEl and others at the Windermere Community Association for their dedicated hard work to make this a truly special day in the valley.

Do computers confuse you? Learn the easy way at the Seniors Hall. $10 drop in for 1 hour sessions, between 10 am – 2 pm. Call Grace, 250-342-6764.

CHEERS & JEERS Cheers to the 2 Panorama staff in the white pick-up and to Bruce from Safety Services who pulled me out of the ditch by the fire hall. You put on quite a show for my 2 five year old passengers on Saturday, January 16th.

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.

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Mike Degenhardt aka ‘The Rocket’ on January 21, 2010, at the age of 59 years. Mike will be lovingly remembered by his wife Gerry Degenhardt of Calgary; his children Kathy (Dave) Sutherland of Invermere, and Valeen (Dustin Wakefield) Degenhardt, of Calgary, and his only grandchild, the light of his life, Jake Michael; his sisters Delores (Dick) Edwards of Blairmore, and Valeri (Rick) Stefani of Medicine Hat; his brothers Bill (Anne) Degenhardt of Medicine Hat, and John, of Medicine Hat. Mike leaves to mourn a large number of relatives and friends. Mike was predeceased by his parents Val and Connie Degenhardt and nephew Kenny Stefani. He was an avid golfer and hockey player and was an extremely kind and generous man who was known for helping others.

He was also well known for his sense of humour. Mike loved spending time with his family at his favourite place in the world, the Canyon Campground, in Radium Hot Springs. He will be loved and remembered forever.

Cheers to the Columbia Valley Rockies for volunteering their time to help load and assist the DTSS Band on and off the Olympic Stage.

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.

Cheers to Margot C. for volunteering at the Olympics, one busy lady but she still finds time to do one thing. Hugs AS

Heated 20’ x 30’ and non-heated 20’ x 30’, also garage for 2 cars or boats. Reasonable rates, near Invermere. Call Stan, 250-4099049.

A celebration of life was held on Wednesday, January 27th, at his home at 148 Queen Ann Road SE Calgary, AB. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Tom Baker Centre in Calgary, AB. To email expressions of sympathy: rocket9forever@gmail.com.

Cheers to the two young ladies that were picking up litter at Kinsmen Beach following the Winterlude celebration. Jeers to those who didn’t use the litter barrels.

January 27, 1950 – January 21, 2010

Cheers to the Olympic Torch Committee for long hours & a job well done.

Cheers to Locksmith Bobbie. You saved the day. You are a very good man. Thanks for coming to Columere Park and rescuing me so late in the day. Keep well.

Kelly

COMMERCIAL SPACE

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

Please call 250-270-0270.

864 sq.ft. warehouse space with loading dock, unheated, $656.25/month includes GST, available immediately. Call 250342-3637.

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

COMMERCIAL SPACE

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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.

360 sq.ft. warehouse space in Athalmer Industrial Park.

Overhead door, power, insulated, no heat, available February 15th, 250-342-0090.

Large 840 sq. ft. work shop available for rent. $500/month.

250-270-0067.

2nd floor office or retail space in Radium, 403-559-9625.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION 1 bdrm in a 2 bdrm basement suite available for rent. Fully furnished, 5 min. walk from Sobeys, N/S, N/P, laundry, internet, $400/month, all included, email mfelderhof@ gmail.com, or call 250-6888222.

Female roommate to share 2 bdrm suite, $400, includes utilities, cable, internet, close to bus, 250-342-1617.

2 bedrooms available for rent in cozy, clean house in Windermere. Large yard, 5 min. walk to beach, no pets please, share hydro, internet + $450/ room, 250-270-0067.

Room for rent, quiet location, N/ S, N/P, $450, utilities included.

Call Len, 250-341-3101.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION Room for rent in downtown Invermere. Great location! Call 250-270-0080.

SUITE 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.

Hillcrest furnished apartments, utilities included. 1 bdrm units, $600/month, 2 bdrm units, $800/month. 250-341-1182.

Affordable accommodation in Invermere, $550 and up.

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

Radium, 1 bdrm furnished apartment, $650 including cable & utilities. 2 bdrm apartment, $800, including cable and utilities. Bachelor efficiency, $550, available immediately.

DD, N/S, N/P, references required.

Call Don or Susan, 250-342-6908 or 250-347-7775.

Invermere, 3 bdrm spacious 1400 sq.ft suite, 2 min. walk to school, all appliances, large fenced yard, pets negotiable, $1000/month + ½ util ($70/ month), 250-270-0906 or 250342-9650.

Black Forest Heights, 2 bdrm, N/S, quiet, clean, $775 inclusive, available immediately, 250342-5581.

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Pioneer Classifieds

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

SUITE FOR RENT

SUITE FOR RENT

house FOR RENT

condo FOR RENT

condo FOR SALE

Misc. For Sale

2 bdrm furnished, very clean apartment, W/D, reasonable rent, including all utilities, N/P, available soon, references required. For info please mail your reply to; Rental, C/O Box 362, Invermere, B.C., V0A 1K0, stating your employment status and age.

Newly renovated bachelor suite, just steps from the bakery and downtown. Fully furnished, including pots and pans. D/W, W/D, cable & hydro included, NS, NP, $700/month, 250-6880244.

Radium, 2 bdrm trailer with addition, partially furnished, fenced yard/outbuildings, $900/ month + util, 250-342-3841.

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

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

Queen Size

2 bdrm lower walk-out suite in Invermere. Very bright, clean, large lot, N/S, N/P, $875/month, includes utilities, available Jan. 1st. 2 bdrm, 2 bath upper suite, large decks and lot, very clean, N/S, N/P, $1000/month, includes utilities, available immediately, 250-342-9770.

FOR RENT

Windermere, 6 minutes from Invermere, beautiful newly renovated basement suite, new kitchen with counter island, new appliances, new floors, separate entrance, 2 bdrm, large yard, shared garage, $1050/month all included, 403-473-7828, Jessica.

Columere Park, bright, 1 bdrm furnished upstairs suite, private beach, quiet, $650/month, 250345-6524.

Wilmer, bright 1 bdrm walk-out basement suite, $700 includes utilities, cable, private entrance, W/D, available immediately, 250-342-0035.

2 bdrm, bright, close to downtown, cable, internet, heat all inclusive, available Feb. 1st, 250-342-1617 or 250-3421555.

One fluffy white cat, $750.

Will throw in fully furnished 1 bdrm apartment, plus utilities, N/S, adults only, available immediately, 250-342-5561.

house FOR RENT Contact

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

www.EricRedeker.com

STOP RENTING - No Qualifying owner, financing or rent-toown. Three nice homes to choose from, 250-984-7787 or www. canadianhousingcorp.com.

12’ x 68’ 2 bdrm mobile home in Canal Flats trailer park, W/D, F/ S, new floors, cupboards, jetted tub. Will consider rent to own.

For more info, 250-421-7189 or 250-417-5889.

Downtown Radium, large 3 bdrm, all appliances, $800 + hydro + DD. References required, available immediately, 250-3476420 or 250-341-1577.

Renovated Dry Gulch bungalow, 2 plus bdrms, 2 bath, $800 + util. + $400 DD, references, available Feb. 1st, 250-342-9813.

condo FOR RENT

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

2 bdrm condo, D/T Invermere, furnished. N/S, N/P, available immediately, $900/month, utilities included, 250-341-1182

Beautiful newer A-frame home in Fairmont, 5 bdrm, 3 bath, 2 fireplaces, large deck, walkout basement, perfect for large family or singles, available immediately, $1400/month + utilities, 403-239-7037 or 403836-9701, email cleawhite@ shaw.ca.

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.

Exclusive Timber Ridge Phase III, 1400 sq.ft. bungalow on ½ acre, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, N/P, N/S, DD required, $1350 includes propane and water, private beach and tennis courts, 403685-3134 or 403-615-3134.

Invermere, 3 bdrm, ½ duplex, $1050/month, available Feb. 1st, 250-342-3195.

2 bdrm + den condo in Radium.

Fully furnished, 6 appliances, granite, cast iron fireplace, hot tub, pool, underground parking, long or short term rental, 403861-7754.

Top floor Radium condo, unfurnished, 2 brm, 2 bath, in suite laundry, underground parking, available immediately, $950/month, utilities included, 780-903-0900.

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.

Akiskinook Resort 1 bdrm furnished condo, $700/month.

3 bdrm furnished condo, $1100/ month. Radium Resort 1 bdrm furnished villa, $700/month plus hydro, cable included, N/S, N/P for all condos, 403-2935659.

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

Invermere, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, unfurnished condo, W/D, deck/ patio, N/P, N/S, underground parking, exercise room, pool, hot tub, $1050/month + utilities.

Call Sandi 403-888-5318 today, or sandi@goodmenroofing. com.

Radium, Stanley Street, 2 bdrm, 2 bath + den, insuite laundry, laminate flooring, F/P, A/C, 1 underground parking stall, N/P, N/S, available immediately, $1100/month + DD, utilities included, cable, phone negotiable, completely furnished and decorated throughout, 780-898-4646 or 780-339-2250.

HOUSE FOR SALE Family home in quiet area of Wilder subdivision, some renos.

Priced to sell at $325,000. Call 250-342-9446.

Affordable condo downtown Invermere, fully furnished, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, $139,900, 250341-1182.

Canal Flats Townhouse for sale, rent to own, $1450/month. Call today, 250-344-5594.

MOBILE HOME FOR SALE Must see, 3 bdrm mobile on pad in Juniper Heights. Asking only $30,000 OBO, 250-342-6813.

BEDS FOR SALE Sat. 11 am - 4 pm Sun. 11 am - 4 pm At the Invermere Inn 250-342-9246

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.

Larch firewood, ½ or $300/full cord, 250-341-1060.

Firewood for sale. Pine/fir mix $225/cord. Larch $300/cord, 2 budgies: one white, one pine also available. Delivered yellow, includes cage, 30” x 16” anywhere in the valley, 250x 36”. Must go to good home, 341-5551. $100 OBO, 250-347-9556.

White Frigedaire set.

10 gallon fish tank complete Refrigerator, 20 cubic ft, double with pump and filter, plus 8 fish. door with ice and water. Self Must go to good home, $100 clean range, dishwasher, like OBO, 250-347-9556. new, $900 OBO, 403-710-3157, Radium.

2 male Shih-tzu puppies, first shots, $250 each, 250-3421676.

PETS FOR SALE

recreational VEHICLES

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

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January 29, 2010

Pioneer Classifieds Misc. For Sale

Services

16’ rainbow car trailer, 47 pcs, 10’ Hilltop ICF bracing, 24 pcs Arxx 10’ ICF bracing, 200 Sidewalk pins, 250-341-3314.

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

Call 250-341-5645.

Vehicle FOR SALE 2000 F150, great shape, $5000 OBO, 250-341-7022.

Services COMPLIMENTARY $75 GIFT CERTIFICATE just for acknowledging our ad.

Email or call to redeem.

ACT NOW! TAKE ADVANTAGE OF 2009 PRICING. Offer expires January 31, 2010.

Blinds, Drapery, Bedding Customized...plus a savings!

High quality & lifetime warranty Commercial or residential Shannon’s Blinds & Designs Call a professional today; for a free consultation 250-349-7507 or 250-342-5749 shannonsblinds@yahoo.ca Phil’s Carpentry – Everything from roofs to decks, completion of basement and bathrooms.

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

DK Woodworks Kitchen refurbishing, furniture repair/refinishing, custom cabinets, mantles, bookcases, benches…etc. for all your woodworking needs 250-6881335.

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.

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Services

HELP WANTED

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

Looking for after school care for 2 boys, in grade 1, from 3 – 5 pm schools days, walking distance to E.M.P. Could be at your residence or ours. Also need full time care for 2 weeks of March break, March 8 – 18. Please call 250-341-3375.

Flooring installations, lino, carpet, laminate and hardwood.

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

REALIZE CONTRACTING Your construction wish is our command. Do you need work done yesterday? Call the guys who aren’t on valley time. Alex, 250-342-3472 or Sean, 250342-5968. *Cash*Cash*Cash We buy Houses Any price, any condition.

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HELP WANTED Weekly house cleaner, approximately 2-3 hours/week.

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CAREERS Experienced carpenter – siding, concrete prep, back framing and general carpentry, full-time, year round employment. Mail resume to Box 668, Invermere, BC, V0A 1K0.

Fairmont Creek Property Rentals is accepting applications for Reception and Reservations.

For a detailed job description and to apply contact info@ fairmontcreek.ca.

Early Bird Wanted @ Valley Fitness Centre. We are looking for a dependable staff member to join our team to work the morning opening shift: Monday - Friday 6 - 7 am. $10/hour and a free gym membership. Flexible number of shifts/week. Please drop in with your resume.

CAREERS

Looking for a job or career?

SOUTHERN INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION

The Trades Industry Wants You!

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

Next information session: Thursday, February 18th, 1:30 p.m.

Columbia Valley Employment Centre 1313 – 7th Avenue, Invermere

Call Today!

Roy Cimolai, Trades Assistance Program Ph: 250-421-9212 • E-mail: rcimolai@sica.bc.ca

Funded in whole or part through the Canada-British Columbia Labour Market Development Agreement

Housekeepers/Room Attendants Bighorn Meadows Resort is currently seeking detail oriented, energetic, room attendants and laundry personnel. Related experience will be considered an asset. Full or part-time hours are available. Eligible candidates must have the ability to work weekends.

Bighorn Meadows Resort is an equal opportunity employer and offers a competitive salary/health benefit package and is committed to providing a superior employee experience.

Interested applicants please forward your confidential resume to: pbusch@bighornmeadows.ca or by fax to (250)-347-2311 attention Pearl.

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GET INSPIRED! JOIN PARKS CANADA! Work with us in the national parks this summer in Lake Louise, Yoho or Kootenay!

We’re coming to you for an information & recruitment evening. Attend one of these dates to apply for the 2010 summer season:

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 FROM 6PM TO 8PM IN GOLDEN AT THE GOLDEN SENIOR’S CENTRE

+ TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 FROM 6PM TO 8PM IN RADIUM HOT SPRINGS AT THE RADIUM SENIOR’S CENTRE

+ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 FROM 6PM TO 8PM LAKE LOUISE AT THE RECREATION CENTRE Come prepared with your resume and be ready to write a short aptitude test.

+ Successful applicants will be invited for an interview at a later date.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR? • Campground, Gate, and Visitor Centre Attendants • Cleaning Attendants WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR? • People with great customer service skills • Resourceful, punctual, and dependable team players • Folks with cash handling experience • Enthusiastic, hands-on problem-solvers YOU MUST HAVE • Graduated from secondary school • A valid full Class 5 Driver’s License prior to June 1, 2010 (graduated licenses will not be considered) Check out www.pc.gc.ca/banff for tips on applying to Parks Canada jobs. Click on ‘Careers at Parks Canada’ Need more info? Email:janet.klock@pc.gc.ca

REAL. INSPIRING.

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CAREERS

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DÉCOUVREZ CE QUI VOUS INSPIRE!

JOIGNEZ-VOUS À PARCS CANADA! Cet été, joignez-vous à notre équipe dans le secteur de Lake Louise ou les parcs nationaux Yoho et Kootenay!

Nous avons prévu des séances d’information et de recrutement en soirée. Assistez à l’une des séances suivantes afin de postuler un emploi pour la saison estivale 2010 :

LE MERCREDI 10 FÉVRIER, DE 18 H À 20 H AU CENTRE POUR PERSONNES ÂGÉES DE GOLDEN

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+ Les personnes qui réussissent seront convoquées à une entrevue à une date ultérieure.

QUELS GENRES D’EMPLOIS OFFRONS-NOUS? • Préposés aux campings, aux postes d’entrée et aux centres d’accueil • Préposés à l’entretien QUELLES QUALIFICATIONS RECHERCHONS-NOUS? • D’excellentes compétences en matière de service à la clientèle • La débrouillardise, la ponctualité, la fiabilité et l’esprit d’équipe • De l’expérience dans la manipulation d’espèces • De l’enthousiasme et une bonne capacité de résoudre des problèmes VOUS DEVEZ DÉTENIR : • Un diplôme d’études secondaires • Un permis de conduire de classe 5 en règle obtenu avant le 1er juin 2010 (Les permis de conduire par étapes ne seront pas acceptés.)

Rendez-vous à www.pc.gc.ca/banff pour obtenir des conseils sur la marche à suivre afin de postuler un emploi à Parcs Canada. Cliquez sur « Carrières à Parcs Canada » Renseignements : janet.klock@pc.gc.ca

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January 29, 2010

A Day in Court

By Pioneer Staff In Invermere Provincial Court on Tuesday, January 26th, with Judge Ron Webb presiding: • Cheryl Bachinski was given a suspended sentence with an 18-month probation order after pleading guilty to Theft Under $5,000.

The court heard that Ms. Bachinski was employed as a book-keeper at Kicking Horse Coffee between 2004 and 2008. The Crown prosecutor reported to the judge that Ms. Bachinski’s husband, Larry, purchased several items at Home Hardware using the Kicking Horse Coffee account. Spread over four years, the purchases totalled $4,278.46.

According to the Crown, Ms. Bachinski was in control of the paper trail for the Home Hardware account and the invoices for Mr. Bachinski’s purchases were never accounted for.

Ms. Bachinski testified that her husband has a continuing problem with theft, including pawning her wedding rings. She told the judge that, although she accepted the court’s decision, “No punishment could be more than the impact this has had on my kids.”

Judge Webb told Ms. Bachinski that it was “decidedly unfair” that she was facing the repercussions

of her actions while Mr. Bachinski was “sitting in the reeds.”

The judge sentenced Ms. Bachinski to 18 months of probation, and required that the amount stolen from Kicking Horse Coffee be paid back at a rate of $100 a month.

Although it is typical for such an offence to be treated more harshly, Judge Webb said he was handing down a lighter sentence “in light of your lack of a prior history, the consequences you have suffered in the community and your willingness to stand in front of the court and say it is what it is.”

Any further consequences, he added “would be taking money away from your children, and I don’t want to do that.”

• Gregory Pocha was sentenced to nine days in jail after pleading guilty to one count of Take/Occupy a Vehicle or Vessel Without the Consent of the Owner, and one count of Assault of a Police Officer.

The Crown prosecutor told the court that on December 20th, 2008, police arrested Mr. Pocha in Canal Flats after receiving a complaint around 10 a.m.

Police found Mr. Pocha at the home of his former partner and their son. Mr. Pocha was intoxicated and lying on the ground outside the home.

The police were told that Mr. Pocha had punched his son in his already-broken jaw the previous night, as well as taking his former partner’s car without permission and leaving it beside the highway north of Fairmont. When police detained Mr. Pocha, he made threats to both constables and he was given a dose of pepper spray after coming at one constable with his fists raised.

Mr. Pocha told Judge Webb that he has just finished a 48-day treatment for alcohol addiction in Maple Ridge.

The judge sentenced Mr. Pocha to nine days of jail in Cranbrook’s city cells. He will be on a one-year probation and is prohibited from possessing alcohol, drugs or firearms. He must pay his former partner $148 restitution for taking the vehicle.

• Theodore Ferguson pled guilty to Breach of Probation Order. The court heard that in November 2009, while Mr. Ferguson was on probation ordered for an assault offence in Kamloops, his mother informed the Columbia Valley RCMP that Mr. Ferguson had consumed alcohol and/or drugs. She said that he had a problem with alcohol and needed help.

The judge sentenced Mr. Ferguson to one day in jail with no probation order.

Watch for The Pioneer’s Fourth Annual Special Advertising Supplement called…

WOMEN IN BUSINESS to appear February 12th, 2010.

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If you are a Woman in Business, call 250-341-6299 or e-mail upioneer@telus.net to participate.

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January 29, 2010

Valley Churches

FAITH

God’s plan, God’s victory

By Pastor Wayne Frater Radium Christian Fellowship In Philippians 1:6: “And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue His work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.”

God is at work in you, God is at work in me, and God is constantly working behind the scenes in our lives. We may not know it, we may not want to know it, but God is always there, working things around for our ultimate good and His glory.

In the Old Testament, we read about Caleb being one of only two, Joshua being the other one, who were allowed to go into the promised land. In Numbers 1314, we can read about how the 12 scouts explore Canaan, and the reports they bring back.

Ten of the spies give their report of the giants that live there and Caleb says: “Let’s go at once to take the land, we can certainly conquer it!” The other spies disagreed. “We can’t go up against them! They are stronger than we are!” The rest is history.

God is pleased with Caleb, and the Lord says: “My servant Caleb has a different attitude than the others

have. He has remained loyal to me, so I will bring him into the land he explored. His descendants will possess their full share of that land.”

God began a good work in Caleb, and in Joshua 14:12, 40 years later, Caleb says to Joshua: “So give me the hill country that the Lord promised me. You will remember that as scouts we found the descendants of Anak living there in great, walled towns. But if the Lord is with me, I will drive them out of the land, just as the Lord said.” And he did. The Lord continued that good work in Caleb until it was finished.

The same applies to us. It doesn’t matter if you are eight or 80, God will continue His work in you until it is finished. God is in the finishing business. The dream that is in your heart, the promise that is on the inside – God not only put it there, but He has every intention of bringing it to pass.

Our part is to stand strong on His promises, spend time with Him in His Word, and fellowship with Him in prayer. What is your dream, what is your need in life today? Is it peace? Fix your eyes on Jesus. Is it healing? Fix your eyes on Jesus. Is it salvation? Fix your eyes on Jesus. Is it deliverance? Fix your eyes on Jesus.

Fix your eyes on Jesus and allow Him to work in your life so that you can experience His good works and experience the victory He has in store for you.

You are precious in the eyes of the Lord, and He will continue in you what He started until it is finished. Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus; He has His eyes fixed on you.

Lake Windermere Alliance Church Sunday, January 31st, 10:30 a.m.: Celebration Sunday. “Ask, Seek, Knock.” Elders leading. The Lord’s Supper will be served.

K.I.D.S. Church, for children ages 3 to 12, during the service.

Pastor Trevor Hagan • 326 - 10th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-9535 • www.lakewindermerealliance.org Windermere Valley Shared Ministry ANGLICAN-UNITED 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 Sharing Truth, Showing Love Sunday 10 a.m.: Worship and Word Kids’ Church provided.

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

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

• Relief Society, Noon.

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

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Radium Christian Fellowship Rusty is a part of our family and due to the activity in our home and the guests that stay with us with animals, we feel that the environment has become a little to exciting/challenging for him. Rusty is a great loving cat who loves to sleep and give affection. Rusty loves being outdoors which is a little challenging here at Panorama in the winter (not a great lover of snow on his paws)?

If you are looking for a new cat and friend, give us a call, Rusty is healthy and we are more than happy to provide him with money for food or to have him checked by the vet to ensure you that he is healthy. Sadly it is time for us to part company and for him to move into the next phase of his life.

Phil and Clare Marshall Earl Grey Lodge, Panorama 250 341 3641 • info@earlgreylodge.com

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Everyone welcome. No admission.

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