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July 22, 2011 Vol. 9/Issue 29

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Valley NEWS Piano must sell to help fund roof for CPR lodge

By Joshua Estabrooks Pioneer Staff As work continues on the heritage building CPR Lodge, the Columbia Valley Heritage Building Society is still looking for a bit more funding and willing workers to complete the massive restoration project.

Project manager for the society, Bob Kelly, said that a handful of dedicated workers have been busy working on the wrap-around deck, and will soon be moving on to the roofing over the veranda as well as the main structure.

“We are still working with the CPR, and they have been a really good sponsor for us. We have an old piano in the lodge that we are going to swap out for some money so we can put on a new roof, but we are looking for volunteers who can help with some of the work.”

Mr. Kelly said that the society’s goal is to host an open house barbecue sometime before the end of August so the community can come and see the work done to date and get a better sense of what the structure will look like upon completion.

The District of Invermere has been one of the main financial partners since the idea first surfaced to move and restore the building, and Mayor Gerry Taft said he is pleased to see the work continuing by this dedicated group of community members.

“Every dollar has been used very wisely, and a lot has been accomplished with not very much money at all. It has been a struggle to raise funds because of the state of the economy when this project was undertaken, and to some degree because of the controversy of whether the building should be saved.”

So far the restoration has used approximately $74,000 of the $86,000 raised. The money has come from a variety for sources, including the District of Invermere, CPR, Columbia Basin Trust, and private donations from families and individuals.

HAMMER TIME – Columbia Valley Heritage Building Society member, Glenn Lefley, hammers in part of the decking that will wrap around the CPR Lodge.

Photo by Joshua Estabrooks A further $20,000-$30,000 would bring the project much closer to completion, said Mr. Taft, adding that the washrooms, which will be housed in the bottom of the facility, may be something the District of Invermere could cover in 2012. There is already money set aside for landscaping once the work on the structure has been completed.

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Valley NEWS

Vista firm threatens to sue over bylaw

By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff Stoneset Equity Development Corp., the company behind Invermere’s proposed Vista Del Lago complex, are planning legal action against the District of Invermere, for an alleged “illegal bylaw” which they say has prevented them moving forward with the project.

The bylaw in question, Bylaw 1274, was adopted by the District of Invermere on June 13th 2006, and lays out the conditions of the proposed development.

The comprehensive set of rules covers all important details including density of construction; permitted land uses; the order in which phases must be completed; size, shape and location of buildings, and more.

“We are ... going to sue the District of Invermere for an illegal bylaw which basically prevents anyone from actually developing the property,” said Tony Argento, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Stoneset Equity Development Corp. “I am fed up with people thinking that we are the ones at fault when the reality is that the district and the previous owners committed fraud by misrepresenting what development could really occur on the property.”

The allegations against the District of Invermere are

based on a condition within the original bylaw which states: “Waterside Boardwalk to be constructed in phases. Upon issuance of a building permit for each phase a portion of the boardwalk shall be completed.”

Stoneset Equity Development Corp. are disputing the legality of the requirement that a portion of boardwalk be completed per phase, as additional permission is required from landowners Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) — permission which Stoneset says would not be granted.

“The fact is that the building of a boardwalk would have to be done on land that is not owned either by the District or Stoneset,” Mr. Argento said. “Therefore having a ‘condition’ in a bylaw that cannot happen, makes the bylaw illegal.”

The company also alleges that the density of construction on the site laid out in the bylaw, which was part of the reason they bought the land, is totally unachievable.

The District of Invermere strongly deny the allegations of fraud and misrepresentation and have had their solicitors review the bylaw to ensure it is legally sound, said Chris Prosser, Invermere’s Chief Administrative Officer. The District do not dispute that the through rights to the land in question belong to CPR and the Crown.

“It is not true that development cannot occur,” Mr.

Prosser added. “You need to go through an application process with CPR to gain permission for the waterfront pathway, which the District of Invermere is willing to do on the developer’s behalf.”

Permit applications for the pathway are being prepared by the district, Mr. Prosser reported, but the municipality is awaiting a commitment from the developer that they will proceed, as per the bylaw, before moving forward.

The conditions under which a waterside boardwalk could be built would be dictated by Canadian Pacific Railway and the Province of B.C., who administer the areas of Crown land along this section of lakeshore.

“They can say no, it is a distinct possibility,” Mr. Prosser added. “In that case we would appeal to their community involvement side and hope that they see the value in what is proposed ... if they do not, we would look at the options and renegotiate to find another amenity similar in scope.

“When Stoneset bought the property they knew about all of the bylaws and the conditions contained within.”

Stoneset Equity Development Corp. bought the Vista Del Lago site for $23 million in 2007 and plans to sue the District of Invermere to recover all of the money invested into the purchase, Mr. Argento added.

Akisqnuk votes to extend Indian Beach lease

By Joshua Estabrooks Pioneer Staff The Akisqnuk First Nation recently said ‘yes’ to two referendum questions regarding leasing Band land to Indian Beach Estates and a yet-to-be determined commercial venture. After a delay caused by the mail strike/ lockout, the ballots for a recent referendum held by the Akisqnuk First Nation were counted by staff of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada in Vancouver on July 14th.

The first referendum question posed to the First Nation members was whether or not to extend a portion of Indian Beach Estates’ lease until 2058; the second, whether to designate a 13.74 acre parcel of land at the northern end of the Akisqnuk First Nation between Highway 93/95 and Kootenay Road #3, for commercial leasing purposes for a period of 99 years.

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These may include, but are not limited to a gas station, retail stores, offices, restaurants, or other businesses, he added. The Indian Beach Estates referendum extended the lease at Indian Beach Estates Lot 2 and Lot 45. The lease on the entirety of Indian Beach Estates will now continue until at least the year 2058.

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• On July 14th, at 8:30 a.m., RCMP received a complaint of a stolen wallet from a locked locker in the change room at the Radium Hot Springs pools.

• On July 14th, at 9:15 p.m., Columbia Valley RCMP members responded to a single-vehicle accident 11 kilometres east on Hwy 93 in Kootenay National Park. The male driver was operating a 2006 Suzuki Verona eastbound when he lost control on a curve. The vehicle entered the ditch and rolled. No injuries to the driver. The driver displayed signs of having consumed liquor. An ASD demand was given and the driver refused to provide a sample. As a result, the male was charged under the criminal code for refusing to provide a sample.

The driver was also issued with a 90-day prohibition, his vehicle was impounded for 30 days, and he was also charged with failing to keep right.

• On July 15th, at 8 a.m., Columbia Valley Detachment responded to an attempt break-and-enter at Chisel Peak medical clinic. Entry was gained into the main building. However, attempts to gain entry into the clinic failed. Anyone with information is requested to contact the detachment.

• On July 15th, RCMP received complaint of the following thefts from unlocked vehicles: theft of spare keys from an unlocked vehicle in the 300 block of Panorama Drive; complaint of theft of a wallet from an unlocked vehicle in the 1000 block of 5th Street in Invermere; complaint of theft from an unlocked vehicle on 12th Avenue, Invermere where approximately $30 in coins were stolen; complaint of theft from an unlocked vehicle in the area of 1400 block, 10th Avenue. Binoculars and a satellite radio were stolen.

• On July 15th, Columbia Valley Detachment received a report of theft of a Taylor six-string acoustic guitar from a residence in the 2500 block of Ledgerock.

• On July 15th, at 9:35 p.m., Columbia Valley Detachment members, along with the fire department, attended the Lake Windermere Condos in Invermere in regard to three people trapped in the elevator for approximately half an hour.

• On July 16th, at 4:40 p.m., police responded to a possible break-and-enter in progress in the 1400 block of 17A Avenue when a person was observed to be on the property and attempting to get in the house. On police arrival, an intoxicated 24-year-old male from Edmonton

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Why I enjoy the job The above picture of me attempting to capture a bear is why I enjoy the job. You wake up in the morning and you never know what awaits you. I define bravery as facing one’s fear regardless of the known dangers involved.

Many of you should know from a previous article that I have a fear of heights.

Here I am in a small bucket, well above the ground and leaning over to capture a bear. However, it wasn’t until this very day that I suddenly realized I was facing another fear. Obviously I lived with this fear all my life and it was never diagnosed. My psychiatrist identified it as “bear trans phobia”. The fear of a bear climbing a hydro pole directly towards a transformer in front of your face.

When my friend saw this photo, he commented, “What were you going to do when you caught the bear and brought him into that very small boxing ring high off the ground?” I was so caught up in conquering my fears I never thought of that. I only carry one Band Aid in my pocket.

Would the fear of heights prevent me from jumping out? Or would I be able to shoot this cute bear in front of witnesses after saving it? Fortunately for me I didn’t have to find out, as the bear was facing his own phobia: a crazy policeman with a noose. The bear went down the pole and into the hands of Linda Helbing, who was holding a blanket at the bottom to catch the bear if it fell. She grabbed the bear by the scruff of the neck at which point the cute bear bit her finger. Better her than me. Happy ending. The bear’s mother was killed earlier that week and this bear was sent off to be cared for and was eventually released to climb another pole.

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Boy brings ‘oomph’ to the oom-pa-pa

By Kelsey Verboom Pioneer Staff Luke Persson takes a moment to focus before drawing his arms apart, then moving them inward. A steady sound escapes from the accordion he cradles in his lap as his fingers flit from the orange and white keys on one end, and from the 120 tiny yellow buttons on the other.

Luke is only 12 years old, but he is self-assured when he talks about his passion: playing the accordion.

Inspired by his late grandmothers, Ann Abar and Sharon Hann, who both played accordion, Luke decided he wanted to play the quirky instrument as well.

“I listened to them and it looked like a lot of fun,” he said.

With $400 of his own savings, Luke bought his own accordion two years ago. He practices for an hour each day of the week, and takes lessons via Skype with an instructor from Okotoks.

He plays the regular gamut of traditional songs like the polka and waltz, but he also watches YouTube videos online and teaches himself how to play pop songs by watching other players. Learning the accordion came to him fairly easy, Luke said, as he already had previous experience playing the piano and reading music.

Donning a hat given to him by his grandfather,

Luke recently took to the stage at the 38th annual Kimberley International Old Time Accordion Competition, where he was the only competitor from the Columbia Valley. He impressed the judges with his polka, waltz, schottische, and duet, and took home two first place and a third place trophy for his age category.

“I’m usually nervous before I start playing at a competition,” Luke said. “I’m up on the tall stage looking down on three judges. I try not to look at the judges.”

During a competition, Luke is judged on his note accuracy, as well as his ability to keep the correct speed and rhythm.

When playing the folded instrument, Luke’s main goal is to have fun, he said.

With his prize money of $1,000 from the recent competition, Luke is now on the hunt to upgrade to a newer accordion. He is also awaiting the return of Max Fanderl and Penny Powers, who are currently competing in a cross-alpine paragliding competition in the Swiss Alps and are trying to find a set of traditional lederhosen for Luke to don during competitions.

Luke is entering Grade 8 this September, and is hoping to learn how to play the bass in Mr. Constable’s band class.

He lives in Windermere with his parents, Cheri and Ken Hann, and his siblings, Jake and Angela.

QUICK FINGERS — Luke Persson of Windermere, age 12, demonstrates the fancy finger work that earned him kudos at the Kimberley International Old Time Accordion Competition.

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Boot the bag

By Kelsey Verboom Pioneer Staff

Historical Lens

I am ashamed to admit that I, like many people, am an over-abuser of the traditional plastic bag. I have a wall hook at home weighed down and overflowing with reusable bags; an embarrassing collection of good intentions and poor follow-through.

I wholeheartedly support the concept of using reusable bags, but somewhere between compiling my grocery list and getting to the checkout counter, the process derails and I inevitably end up standing in line at the store mumbling a quiet “yes, please” to the question, “do you need plastic bags?” My reusable bags hang, unintentionally forgotten, on their hook at home.

But what would happen if I didn’t have the choice of being handed free plastic bags at the store? Would I be more compelled to remember a more sustainable means of transporting my groceries and other purchases? I think so.

During the past five years, the town of Rossland, B.C., has been working towards entirely banning plastic bags from their community. Many other communities and even large cities across North America are making the same decision: in 1997, Leaf Rapids, Manitoba became the first municipality in Canada to ban stores from distributing plastic bags — the same year the city of San Francisco did the same.

In Leaf Rapids, the municipality budgeted to distribute reusable bags to each member of the community, and first introduced a levy to customers on plastic bags for one year before banning them entirely. Now, distributing plastic bags can cost a retailer a $1,000-a-day fine.

I think this initiative is admirable, and is something Mystery sawmill worker takes a break our area could easily implement with great success. If In this image, date unknown, an unnamed worker rests on the machinery at the old Ballie Grohman Sawmill in Canal San Francisco can do it, certainly our valley of 10,000 Flats.

If you have any more information, e-mail us at info@cv-pioneer.com. people could accomplish the same thing?

Really, there is no longer any benefit of blasting

Photo A196 courtesy of the Windermere District Historical Society through reams of plastic bags, which are estimated to take up to 1,000 years to decompose.

Clarification: In the July 15th story entitled “No fu- which received first, second and third readings in October The key to the success of such a concept would be a ture for Vista Del Lago says Mayor Taft” it was reported and November of 2010 was a road closure and relocation commitment to do it all together. If some retailers said that bonds are owed to the District of Invermere for infra- bylaw. The application to change the phasing of the de‘yes’ and some still used plastic bags, it wouldn’t work. So structure work before work can proceed. These bonds are velopment was made at the same time, but withdrawn by how about it, Columbia Valley, why don’t we give plastic in fact owed to private investors. In addition, the bylaw Stoneset Equity Development Corp. at the start of 2011. bags the boot?

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LETTERS

Thanks for laying it bare Dear Editor: Regarding Kelsey Verboom’s editorial, ‘Unsubstantiated claims mar truth’, in the July 15th edition of The Pioneer, I can only offer a hearty “Here! Here!” to Kelsey for this editorial.

Thank you so much for taking the time to question some of the dubious “news” releases issued by groups like

Wildsight, but even more, for laying it bare for everyone to see.

I am not anti-environment. But like Kelsey, I value people who give thoughtful arguments based on fact and their interpretation of those facts, as opposed to rumour, inuendo and half-truths.

It is ironic that your July 15th news story and editorial with their unquestioning support of Glacier Resort’s commercial operations on Farnham Glacier purport to respect journalistic integrity, while at the same time, without any substantiation, condemn environmental organizations as agents of “deception” and “propaganda.” This could not be further from the truth you claim to uphold.

Wildsight is a widely respected and vital environmental watchdog that prides itself on factual accuracy, and representing the public interest in maintaining the ecological health of our lands and waters.

In the case of Glacier Resorts Licence of Occupation on Farnham Glacier, both your article and editorial seem to accept the statements of the company spokesperson as factual. In fact, the Licence of Occupation, Section 4.1 (c) (i & ii), under the Land Act is not a licence to operate in whatever manner one wishes ­— all of the requirements to meet environmental standards must still be met through obtaining the necessary permits and authorizations designed to protect our land.

Wildsight maintains Glacier Resorts E-mail your letters to info@cv-pioneer.com or visit our website at www. columbiavalleypioneer.com.

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has failed to meet its obligations in this regard. For example, on July 12th of this year, during remedial excavating work at the Farnham base area, the company appeared to observers to be in violation of the Water Act, Section 9, which stipulates that a permit is required to work in and about any stream.

Wildsight also maintains that similarly, in 2008, Glacier Resorts did not go through the necessary authorizations to receive a work permit for road construction through a stream, even though their Licence of Occupation allowed for a road in principle. This is the infraction Glacier Resorts refers to as a “bald-faced lie.” Glacier Resorts may not like to observe environmental protection measures, but failure to comply will result in legitimate challenges by organizations such as Wildsight. I, among many, am proud to be associated with this organization, and I value the contribution of many other similar conservation organizations to the fabric of civic life in British Columbia and across Canada.

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The organizing committee of the Mountain Mosaic Festival of the Arts & Canada Day Celebrations congratulates everyone involved in the 2011 event for a job well done.

Major Sponsors: Barb & Bob Shaunessy, Columbia Basin Trust, Columbia Valley Community Foundation, Columbia Valley Arts Council and Heritage Canada Event Sponsors: Copper Point Resort, Kootenay Savings and Invermere Home Hardware Partners: District of Invermere and Invermere Business Committee Tent and Stage Sponsors: Rainbow Donkey, Monkey’s Uncle, Bavin Glassworks, Invermere Veterinary Hospital, Panorama Mountain Village, Essentials, East Kootenay Realty Insurance and Valley Alley Supporters of the Festival: Dave’s Book Bar, Levine Electric, Sobeys, Brenda Marsman, Collective Carpentry, Floyd Verge, Pixel Planet Design, Palliser Printing, The Sign Artists, Columbia Valley Pioneer, Valley Echo, the Cadets, Purcell Mountain Painters and Ryan Stimming. We would also like to recognize our local RCMP detachment, Constable Burch and the Cops for Kids program and Al Miller at Home Hardware for providing us the excitement of the Build-A-Boat contest. Congratulations to the Windermere Fire Department, the winning team.

A special thanks goes to the very talented group of kids and adults who entertained us for the day and a crew of 50 volunteers who smiled and laughed and made this festival so very special. See you all next year!

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Canada Day Parade 2011

The Royal Canadian Legion thanks all those who helped make this year’s parade a success.

Rick Waters and Dan Hecher from the District of Invermere for the new crowd barriers, Kool Country Towing for ensuring the parade route was vehicle free, our judges Faye Riches and Barb Fassnidge and our parade marshals, Ray Neratko and Shawn McNeil And thanks to all the participants, our Army Cadet Colour Party, the RCMP and our many Fire/Rescue teams; and the many clubs, organizations and local businesses.

Parade Judges Ribbon Awards Clubs:

1st Copper Point Golf Course 2nd Glacier Mountain Homes 2nd Radium Valley Vacation Resort

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Regarding Joshua Estabrooks’ article in the June 15th edition about the opportunity to contribute suggestions about upgrades for Kootenay National Park: Our family like many others, are big users and supporters of our national parks. We especially visit and travel a lot through the Banff, Kootenay and Jasper parks.

I have no problem with paying our annual park pass and somehow assumed it was to keep the parks maintained. We are proud when our international friends visit us and comment on our wonderful parks.

The problem I have is the deterioration of the entrance gates and especially the road signs. I do express that concern every year when we renew our park pass only to be told, “We are working on it”.

It is embarrassing for all of us to have our visitors see these signs that show up on their maps but aren’t even legible when you see them along the highway.

I’m not sure what more to do to bring this to someone’s attention and hope public pressure can get some action. Hence this note to you. I did take some pictures to show some examples — these are only on a section of Highway 93 between Simpson Crossing and Castle Mountain junction. This is only about a 60-kilometre stretch and only the eastbound signs.

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Invermere Provincial Court report, July 19th

By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff • Colton I. Smith pleaded guilty to one count of flight from a peace officer on March 13th, 2010, in Edgewater. “On that date police observed a pickup truck with inactive licence plates, driven by Mr. Colton Smith,” said Crown Prosecutor, Andrew Mayes. “When they turned on emergency lights, Mr. Smith put the vehicle into drive and drove away.”

Police pursued Mr. Smith for 5.8 kilometres down a dirt road before he failed to make a left turn and went off the righthand side of the road, Mr. Mayes added.

Mr. Smith and his passenger received minor injuries.

“What you did had a very high risk of harm involved,” said Judge William Sheard, while sentencing. “When police are using lights and sirens there is no other course of action than to stop. It puts you

and others around you at serious risk.”

Mr. Smith was given a fine of $500, with an additional victim surcharge fine of $75 and prohibited from driving for one year.

• An arrest warrant was issued for Raymond E. Cadotte for failure to appear in court on two charges of possession of property obtained by crime.

• An arrest warrant was issued for Larry W. Demchuk for failure to appear in court on charges of assault, uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, and mischief of $5,000 or under.

• An arrest warrant was issued for Mark D. Dunlop for failure to appear in court on a charge of breach of a probation order.

• An arrest warrant was issued for Lia D. Hall for failure to appear in court on charges of assault with a weapon, mischief of $5,000 or under, and possessing a weapon for dangerous purpose.

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What’s Happening in the Columbia Valley

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

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Book lovers at any age The annual BIG Book Sale was one for the books this year, as literary lovers flocked to the Invermere Community Hall in droves on July 16th to find their favourite reads. The books for sale were donated, and all funds raised from the sale go towards projects for the Friends of Invermere Library. Pictured, Calgary’s Teaghan Krahn, 3, and Hannah Krahn, 7, take a quiet moment to investigate their new reads.

Photo by Kelsey Verboom

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July 22, 2011

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

Reviewed by Dave Sutherland

Movie Review: Limitless

Limitless is a fun and exciting sci-fi tinged thriller that stars Bradley Cooper as a man whose life changes dramatically when he’s offered a tiny, translucent pill.

Cooper plays Eddie Morra, a would-be writer and full-time slacker. Eddie is likable enough, but he’s apathetic, drinks too much, and his life hits a new low when his lovely and motivated girlfriend (Abbie Cornish) dumps him. A chance encounter with his sleazy ex-brother-in-law (Johnny Whitworth) affords him an opportunity to try NZT, an experimental “smart” pill.

Within minutes Eddie finds the motivation to begin his novel, clean up his apartment, and experiences a clarity of mind well beyond the range of the ordinary individual.

Within days, he’s learning new languages, playing

the piano, re-igniting his romance, and well on his way to conquering the stock market.

But for every high comes a corresponding low, and Eddie soon finds his life complicated by Russian loan sharks, malevolent stalkers and disturbing gaps in his memory that result from his habitual NZT use.

Limitless presents an intriguing premise. Who couldn’t use a pill that would make them brighter, wittier, more attractive to the opposite sex, and able to solve the most complicated problems in minutes? More importantly, who couldn’t use one of those on the first day back to work after a long weekend?

Bradley Cooper gives a performance that keeps you rooting for Eddie, even when he’s wading through murky moral waters. He gets fine support from Robert De Niro, who plays a calculating financier named Carl Van Loon, and from Cornish, who’s suitably bewildered

as Eddie’s girlfriend.

Andrew Howard is convincingly menacing as Gennady, the Russian loan shark, who becomes smarter, but not nicer, when he gets a dose of NZT Neil Burger shows a flair for his craft, directing Leslie Dixon’s engaging screen adaptation of Alan Glynn’s novel.

And if the story seems vaguely familiar, perhaps you’ve seen Charly, a ‘60s film starring Cliff Robertson as a challenged janitor who, with the help of scientists, temporarily becomes a genius.

RATING: 8 OUT OF 10 HEADS

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

Out & About Please call 250-341-6299 or e-mail us at info@cv-pioneer.com to enter your event in our FREE listings.

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We may only run an entry for two weeks prior to the event. Please limit your submission to 30 words. Priority is given to one-off events, so weekly events may run rarely.

Toby Theatre • July 16th, 18th - 22nd, 8 p.m.: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides • July 23rd, 25th - 26th, 8 p.m.: Kung Fu Panda 2 • July 27th - 29th, 8 p.m.: X-Men: First Class • July 30th, August 1st - 5th, 8 p.m.: Cars 2

Friday, July 22nd: • 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.: Contractor Day at Rona North Star Hardware. For info: 250-342-6226.

• 1 - 3 p.m.: Drop-in summer reading club at the Invermere Public Library for students aged 6-10.

Visit invermere.bclibrary.ca or call 250-342-6416 for more information.

• 5 - 6:45 p.m.: Bullriding in the Rockies Cowboy Dinner. Beef, beans and biscuits, $8 per person.

• 6 - 9 p.m.: Exhibit opens with Cameron Bird and David Langevin at Artym’s. Artists in attendance.

For information: 250-342-7566.

• 6 p.m.: Chicken breast with alfredo fettuccine dinner at the Invermere Legion.

• 7 - 9 p.m.: Music on Main presents Oso Simple on Main Street West in Radium Hot Springs.

• 7:15 p.m.: 13th Annual Bullriding in the Rockies.

Bull Riding Clown, Ricky Ticky. Family Dance to follow. $28 Adults, $18 Students/Seniors. For info visit: www.columbiavalleysummerlude.com.

Saturday, July 23rd: • Canadian Downhill Mountain Bike Championships at Panorama Resort. Canada’s best riders compete. For info and to volunteer contact Nancy: 250-341-4133.

• 9 a.m. - 12 noon: 24th Annual Valley Appreciation Day in downtown Invermere. Free pancake breakfast, live music and entertainment, logging shows, business booths and fun for the whole family.

• 9:30 - 11 a.m.: Flag Football at Bighorns’ football field behind the Invermere Fire Hall.

• 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Adoption Extravaganza at ICAN. 24 kittens and 16 cats up for adoption. For info: 250-341-7888.

• 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Cameron Bird will be painting at The Artym Gallery. For info: 250-342-7566.

• 2 - 6 p.m.: Lake Windermere Regatta at Kinsmen Beach. Races, demonstrations, contests, prizes and learning. For info: 250-341-6898 or info@ lakeambasssadors.ca.

• 7 - 9 p.m.: Music on Main presents John Cronin and Friends on Main Street West in Radium Hot Springs.

Sunday, July 24th: • 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Upper Ranch Market Grand Opening at Upper Ranch Barn, 3 kms north of Radium. For info contact Margaret: 250-347-9549.

• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Fairmont Farmers and Flea Market at Fairmont Village Mall. For info: 250-345-4002.

• 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Sunday Morning Market at the Edgewater Community Hall. For info: 250-347-6540 or 250-270-0340.

Monday, July 25th: • 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Rocky Mountain Sports Camp at J.A. Laird School. Daily drop-ins welcome. $125/week or $30/day. For info: 250-342-1421 or 250-581-0455.

• 6 p.m.: Ultimate Frisbee at J.A. Laird School in Invermere. All welcome. For info: 250-342-0090.

Wednesday, July 27th: • Beaver Tail baker at Summit Youth Centre. For info: 250-342-3033.

• 10:30 - 12 noon: Children’s program with crafts and games at the Museum. Ages 6-11. For info: 250-342-9769.

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Wednesday Evening Market at Edgewater Community Hall. For info: 250-3479678 or 250-341-8765.

• 6 p.m.: Flow Yoga at Columbia Ridge Rec Centre.

Bring your own sticky mat. Drop-in by donation.

Thursday, July 28th: • 6 - 8 p.m.: Wood carving at Summit Youth Centre.

For info: 250-342-3033.

Friday, July 29th: • Pizza chef at Summit Youth Centre. Come and make your own mini pizza. For info: 250-342-3033.

• 6 p.m.: Roast beef dinner at the Invermere Legion.

• 7 - 9 p.m.: Music on Main presents L8te on Main Street West in Radium Hot Springs.

• Saturday, July 30th: • Gatorade Canada Cup Cross-Country bike race during Beautiful B.C. Weekend at Panorama Mountain Village. Trick Out bike demo. For info visit: www.panoramaresort.com.

• 10 a.m.: Zumba at Kinsmen beach. Proceeds go to Columbia Valley Food Bank. For info: 250-3423371.

• 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Exhibition Organic Matter with local artist Heather Cuell and international artist Marie Danielle Leblanc at Effusion Art Gallery.

Artist reception 2 - 4 p.m. For info: 250-341-6877.

• 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.: GALS, Global Animal Lovers fundraiser BBQ at Home Hardware. For info: 250-346-3076.

• 8 p.m.: Free movie event at Pothole Park.

Fun and games start at 8 p.m. The movie, Rio, starts at 10 p.m. Bring blankets and/or chairs.

Youth volunteers needed. Hosted by District of Invermere. For info visit: www.invermere.net.

Sunday, July 31st: • Columbia Valley Tour of the Arts. Five sites and 45 artists. For tickets and info: 250-342-4423.

• Verge for Youth golf tournament at Copper Point. $99 per person. Golf, auction, fine food and good fun. To register: 250-342-3392.

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July 22, 2011

Tour of the Arts is just around the corner

By Joshua Estabrooks Pioneer Staff Buzz is building around the fast approaching Tour of the Arts Festival’s fourth annual event that connects artists, art lovers and some incredibly scenic properties throughout the Columbia Valley. The tour takes place on July 31st, and will be hosted by five impressive homes in the valley.

The fifth stop on the popular tour will be the Mt. Swansea Ranch, east of Invermere. Owned for the past seven years by Buck Braund, the ranch will have a festival atmosphere with musical entertainment and the highest concentration of local artists of any of the venues on the tour.

One of the many artists who will be featured at the site, Edgewater resident Susan Fahrni will be showcasing some of her acrylic landscape paintings as well as prints and note cards, and enjoying the day, she said.

“Last year was my first time being a part of the tour experience and it was amazing. I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing and to the extent I am doing it without the support of Pynelogs and the arts society.”

SCENIC LOCATION — The Mt. Swansea Ranch, located just east of Invermere, will host 15 artists as well as a variety of local musicians throughout the upcoming Tour of the Arts Festival on July 31st.

Photo by Joshua Estabrooks

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www.wvhockey.bc.ca TWO FOR THE TOUR — Anne McGilvary (left) and Susan Fahrni (right) will be two of 15 artists located at the Mt. Swansea Ranch during the Tour of the Arts Festival on July 31st.

Photos by Joshua Estabrooks . . . Continued from Page 14 Anne McGilvary, who splits her time between Calgary and the Columbia Valley, will also have her work on display. She works with acrylic on canvas as well as panels, using multiple layers of paint mixed with transparent glazes to create very colourful and inspiring pieces.

“Last year’s tour was the best show ever for me in terms of sales and fun. It is such an incredible experience, and I am very grateful to the volunteers who make this possible, and to my husband for helping me in my booth again this summer.”

Mrs. Fahrni was chosen to paint one of the five Adirondack chairs that will be up for sale at the event’s closing gala in Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. She based her design off of a picture of Floe Lake her husband took.

The venue will feature musicians Marty and Elijah

Beingessner in the morning, and Kurt Reichel, Deb Ede and Brian Hoffos in the afternoon.

Passports for the tour are on sale now for $25 ($30 on day of the tour), $10 for students aged 13-18 and children are free. You can pick up a passport in Invermere at Village Arts, Essentials, Pynelogs, the Visitor Information Centre; in Radium Hot Springs at N’Deco; and in Fairmont Hot Springs at Smoking Waters Café.

Once you fill out your passport, don’t throw it away, as you will be entered into a draw for a day of heli-hiking in the Bugaboos hosted by Canadian Mountain Holidays for two people, including lunch and dinner.

For more information, or to volunteer for the event, please call 250-342-4423 or e-mail info@columbiavalleyarts.com.

All funds raised through the event go to support the Columbia Valley Arts Council.

Cameron Bird & David Langevin Exhibition opening Friday July 22, 6-9pm with artists in attendance.

Cameron Bird will be painting at The Artym Gallery Saturday July 23, 11-5pm Exhibition continues until July 28th

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July 22, 2011

Aussie sensation ready to ‘Rack’ out at Bud’s

By Joshua Estabrooks Pioneer Staff

The Mason Rack Band

The Mason Rack Band from Queensland, Australia, will be appearing live at Bud’s Bar & Lounge in Invermere, as part of their Limits of Grip Canadian CD release tour. The show was originally scheduled for July 21st, but it has now been moved to Monday, July 25th.

Mason and his band are known for pouring out altrock tunes with influences of blues, southern stomp swamp, rock, roots, with flashes of Tom Waits, Jimi Hendrix, and Ben Harper. Throw in a wailing slide guitar, a rocking bluesy bass, driving drums and the result is a kaleidoscope of musical genres that will keep you entertained long into the night.

Mason is a natural enter-

tainer with a tapestry of skills, including the slide guitar, wild ‘broken glass’ vocals and storyfuelled blues.

As part of the performance, Mason engages the audience with displays of percussive prowess, playing on the tables, chairs, walls and bar, only to return to the stage to duel it out with apocalyptic drummer, Joel ‘Thunderfoot’ Purkess, who hails from Edmonton and bassist Nathan Lee-Archer.

The current tour is in support of their latest album, Limits of Grip which Mason describes as breaking all the rules.

“Each song was created naturally,” said Mason, “by jamming in the studio, being daring and showing diversity, which is what we are known for in our stage shows. The basic formation of each track was laid down in less than a week.”

Free movie night in the park

By Pioneer Staff Following the great success of last summer’s free movie screening in Invermere’s Pothole Park, the District of Invermere is bringing back the familyoriented evening for all to enjoy.

The event was held last year as a celebration of the opening of Pothole Park, but after several hundred people flocked to the screening and gave rave reviews, the district elected to revive the movie night.

A free screening of the kid-friendly flick, Rio, will be held on Saturday, July 30th, at the park.

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Families are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs, blankets, and snacks, although the Summit Youth Centre will have a fundraising concession stand at the event.

“It’s kind of like being at an old drive-in. It’s a really nice family event,” said Nancy Smith, one of the organizers from the District of Invermere.

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July 22, 2011

YOUR MONEY

Debt hysteria in the United States How big is the U.S. debt? ernment owes themselves more money than China, and As of February of this year, the U.S. debt reached every time they make an interest payment on the debt approximately $14.2 trillion. The value of all goods and they pay themselves more than they pay China. services produced in the United States in 2010 was apCan China bankrupt the U.S.? proximately $14.6 trillion. This means that the U.S. debt is about 97% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

There is also another big misconception that China Greece and Italy have 130% debt to GDP and Canada could effectively force the United States into bankruptcy had 122% debt to GDP in the early 1990s. While the by calling in their loans to the U.S. This also is untrue.

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Manulife Insurance Inc. =Even INSURANCE Having too much debt to GDP can drain a lot of tax their bonds, they only own 7.7% of the total U.S. bond The United States’ debt ceiling is a Congressional law called the Liberty Bond Act, passed in 1917, that dollars paying back the money owed. The U.S. however, market and it is quite likely other buyers would line up stipulates how much money the government is allowed is actually paying less on their debt today than they did to purchase them. In an emergency situation, the Federal French English to borrow. Once the debt ceiling is established, Congress back in 2007. This is due to the low interest rates and the Reserve would likely step up and buy the bonds. has the authority to spend more money than their tax ability of the U.S. Treasury to retire older high-interest Is it panic time? revenue and the U.S. Treasury borrows money by issuing bonds and reissue newer low-interest bonds. In 2010, While the U.S. debt is large and getting larger, it is the Americans had to make interest payments of $413 U.S. 3/16" government bonds.

Minimum size to be used on business cards billion on their debt or 2.9% of their GDP compared to too early to panic. Canada had more debt relative to the size of its economy back in the 1990s and we were able $429 billion or 3.1% in 2007.

Not the first increase to dig ourselves out with tax increases and government The way the politicians are fighting these past few spending cuts.

What about China? weeks, you would think that the Americans had never Due to the upcoming presidential election in the fall There is a big misconception about China’s owning raised this ceiling in a long time. The debt ceiling however, has been raised several times during the past few years and all of the U.S. debt. This is hardly the case. China is the of 2012, we will hear a lot more about the U.S. debt and a whopping 78 times since 1949. While there is a chance largest foreign owner of U.S. debt at $1.1 trillion as of how out-of-control it is getting. There is a Democratic that Congress will come to an impasse on the debt ceiling April 2011. The Federal Reserve on the other hand, owns President and a Republican majority in the congress and 1/4" around, Minimum size to be used ongiven the standard this time it seems rather unlikely the past. sized $1.5brochures trillion of U.S. debt. That means that the U.S. gov- the fight is just starting.

There has been a lot of news about the size of the U.S. debt and the U.S. debt ceiling in the past several weeks. Most of the banter has been negative and has left Americans, as well as Canadians, fearful about the future of the world’s largest economy. A great deal of this attention to the U.S. debt has been political due to the high unemployment south of the border and the fact that we are 16 months from another presidential election. So how bad is the U.S. debt and what is to be made of the debt ceiling?

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July 22, 2011

Historical Lens photo depicts survey trip

By Kelsey Verboom Pioneer Staff

In the July 15th edition of The Pioneer, we ran a Historical Lens photo from 1953 that identified a group of hikers in the Bugaboo mountain range.

Two of the men in the original photograph, Gordon Lake and George Thornton, dropped by our office to tell us more about the picture, which actually shows Jumbo Pass and Mt. Karnak in the background.

The group of men assembled in the photo were not in fact a casual hiking party, but a group of volunteers assembled by the District of Invermere to survey a possible roadway that could link the East and West Kootenays via Jumbo Pass.

The men spent four days on their journey, picking their way through wildlife trails and brush. With four engineers in tow, the group investigated possible routes and measured the elevation of the surrounding mountains.

The group was driven by car to where the Jumbo road cuts into Toby Creek, Gordon remembered. They were met there by local outfitter, Jim McKay, and a pack train of horses that were loaded with the group’s gear and food. The pack train took them to the base of Jumbo pass, where the men continued on foot.

The historical photograph was taken by Hal Bavin at the team’s camp on the second night of the trip.

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“We had a great time on the side of the mountain.

We had a great big feed,” remembered Gordon.

In the morning, the group made their way down towards Glacier Creek.

“It was steep to go down, and we had no proper gear to go down a path like that, but we did. It was raining and we were wearing rubber boots,” Gordon said. When it started raining, the group abandoned trying to bushwhack and instead walked down the creek until they came upon an old logging camp, where they stayed overnight.

In the morning they were met by people from the town of Lardo on Kootenay Lake and brought to town, where they ate and rested. Drivers from Invermere came to collect the group and bring them back to the valley.

The road the men surveyed was never constructed, and instead the Roger’s Pass highway was built.

“The trip was a wonderful experience,” Gordon said, smiling. “The experience was a once-in-a-lifetime.”

THE TEST OF TIME — The survey party on Jumbo Pass in 1952, with Mt. Karnak in the background (top); pictured, at right: Gordon Lake (left) and George Thornton both still live in the Columbia Valley.

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July 22, 2011

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July 22, 2011

Bighorn Meadows joins EcoStay

By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff Bighorn Meadows Resort is doing its bit to keep our valley greener, as the second resort in the Columbia Valley to sign up with a new EcoStay program to reduce their carbon footprint.

The EcoStay program is a national initiative that helps resorts measure their carbon footprint, identify and fund ways to reduce it, and balance greenhouse gas emissions through carbon offsetting.

Fairmont Hot Springs Resort signed up to the EcoStay program back in December of 2010, and earlier this month Bighorn Meadows became the valley’s second program participant.

“In today’s world our clients are becoming more ecoand environmentally-friendly in their choice of products and services,” said Nicole East, Director of Sales and Marketing for True Key Hotels and Resorts. “A strong focus on the environment is the trend of where we as a society are heading; it’s a very important factor for us to lead by example.”

Under the program, Bighorn Meadows collects $2 per room, per night from their resort guests. This optional contribution is used to buy carbon offsets — kind of a ‘carbon credit’ — which funds reductions in greenhouse gas emissions such as renewable energy, sustainable farming, composting and recycling.

This small, $2 contribution from each room is enough to make the guests’ stay there entirely carbon neutral — with $1.50 going towards offsets and 50 cents towards additional in-resort green initiatives. The amount was calculated by the resort and EcoStay based on room count and occupancy throughout the year.

Each guest’s contribution offsets 86 kilograms of equivalent carbon dioxide. That’s about the same as taking seven cars off the road for the day.

“It’s so important to join inititatives like the EcoStay

program,” Ms. East added. “We are using so much energy and water and throwing away so much garbage, especially at hotels. Here at Bighorn Meadows we have 190 units and no recycling pickup at our property or throughout Radium.”

As part of the program, the resort has also adopted three additional, eco-friendly initiatives. The first is to create a dedicated recycling program, with all glass, plastic and paper collected and delivered for recycling in Invermere.

Alongside this the resort will be conducting ecofriendly landscaping — which includes reducing water use and using non-toxic fertilizers and pest control. Their third initiative is to purchase bike racks to encourage their guests to take the short bike ride to and from Radium.

“We’re very proud of the EcoStay program, and the resorts who have embraced it,” said Christina deVries, Director of EcoStay. “These resorts are leaders in environmental consciousness and responsibility. They aren’t just talking about reducing green house gases – they’re doing it.”

Since signing up to the program seven months ago, Fairmont Hot Springs Resort reports a 99 per cent guest participation. The resort has offset 395 tonnes of equivalent carbon dioxide so far — enough to light more than 13,000 homes.

When creating their local initiatives the resort focused on a program to switch all incandescent light bulbs at the resort to energy-efficient models, putting money towards gaining an environmental certification for Mountainside Golf Course, and utilizing the natural heat from the hot springs to heat pool decks and other areas.

“Although we’re a small community, if we show we can succeed with a program like this, hopefully other businesses and other places will follow,” said Andi Dzilums, from B.C. Rockies Adventures, who helped set up the EcoStay Program in Fairmont. “If we don’t take care of these fabulous areas like the Columbia Valley they start to degrade quickly.”

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Athletes push hard for triathlon glory DIGGING DEEP — Men and women in this year’s Heart of the Rockies Triathlon competed fiercely on July 18th during the race for ages 16 and above. The previous day, a children’s mini-triathalon gave up-and-coming athletes the chance to compete. Pictured, clockwise from top left: racers jostle for position as they emerge from Lake Windermere after their swim; bikers try to find their rhythm shortly after mounting their bikes post-swim; a racer streaks past the Lake Windermere Pointe development; the surface of the lake churns as dozens of neon-capped swimmers kick towards the orange buoys they must swim around; a racer gives a final few strokes before exiting the water after her swim.

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July 22, 2011

Slovenian immigrant celebrates 50 years of Canadian citizenship

By Kelsey Verboom Pioneer Staff Many of us take living in Canada for granted, but Invermere’s Karolina Schager, who recently celebrated her 50th year as a Canadian citizen, knows how fortunate we are in this country.

Karolina (also known as Karla), 72, grew up in a town called Zrece, in what was formerly Yugoslavia and is now Slovenia. She was born in 1939 as one of five children of a working class family, and was familiar with hardship growing up.

“As a kid, we had to work, work, work,” she said in her distinct accent. “We didn’t celebrate birthdays and you were very lucky if you got one toy for Christmas.”

Most mornings at 3:30 a.m., Karolina was shaken awake and sent to work in the fields, where she toiled until 7 a.m. before rushing home, eating, washing, and going to school. When she returned from her studies, she was expected to help look after her siblings, feed the pigs, cook and scrub the floor.

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“It was hard,” Karolina said. “You couldn’t get things, like certain food items. You had to wait in line with coupons.”

After completing as much school as her family’s finances could afford, Karolina worked in an automotive factory distributing payroll and balancing accounts.

“At that time there were no cheques or plastic cards,” she said. “Everything was paid in cash and every worker would sign to get his pay.”

While she was working at the factory, Karolina began corresponding by letters to the brother of women she knew from a nearby town. She had never met him, but knew of his family. The man, Albin Schager, had moved to Invermere after the war to be with family. After only a few letters back and forth, Albin asked Karolina to move to Canada and be his wife. She agreed.

“I always wanted to go, and when you’re young you always want to try new things,” she said of her decision.

At the time, it was forbidden to get immigration papers from Yugoslavia to Canada, so Karolina first had to travel to Austria and spend six months there before traveling to Munich and flying to Amsterdam and then Montreal. She took a train from Montreal to Calgary,

where Albin picked her up and drove her to her new home in the Columbia Valley.

“When he first saw me, he said I looked so tired he was going to send me back,” she remembered, laughing.

Karolina remembers being startled during her journey to the valley when she saw a First Nations chief on the prairies wearing a headdress; something she’d only seen on TV. When she first saw the Columbia Valley, she was bitterly disappointed by the landscape, which had been scorched brown and dry during a particularly hot July.

“Now I would never trade it for anything,” she said.

Albin and Karolina were required by law to be married within a month of her arrival, so using a dress borrowed from a neighbour, the couple were married in the former Catholic Church in Athalmer. They built a modest house in Athalmer, and Karolina set about trying to overcome the language barrier.

“It was really hard not speaking any English,” she said. “I would ask to buy something and no one would understand. I also got words like ‘chicken’ and ‘kitchen’ or ‘lighter’ and ‘ladder’ mixed up because they sounded the same.”

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July 22, 2011 . . . continued from previous page Albin worked as a mechanic for Simon Ronacher & Son, and later worked for Gypsum (Westrock) Mine, before buying a partnership in North Star Planing. Meanwhile, Karolina worked in the laundry for three years in the Invermere hospital before raising her two sons, Robert Noel and Albin Carl.

Of living in Athalmer, Karolina recalled the challenges of high water in the spring.

“I remember at the Coronation Hotel, sometimes in spring there was so much water people would walk in the water to the bar.”

Albin and Karolina eventually moved from Athalmer to Invermere into the house where Karolina now lives. Albin retired in 1994 and passed away six years ago. Karolina now keeps busy volunteering for the Health Care Auxiliary and tending to her impressive garden. She shares a companionship with her friend, Arthur Wittenborn.

Karolina is planning a small party to celebrate her 50 years as a Canadian citizen, and said she feels lucky to live in this country.

“It’s a great country. If you’re honest and working hard, you can accomplish a lot.”

O’ CANADA — Karolina Schager at her kitchen table in Invermere with the passport she entered Canada with.

The page is stamped upon entry into Montreal on July 7th, 1961.

Photo by Kelsey Verboom

C O LU M B I A VA L L E Y P I O N E E R S P E C I A L P U B L I C AT I O N

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July 22, 2011

Swingin’ good time at Ballfest The fourth annual Ballfest saw 20 teams from across Western Canada compete in a weekendlong softball tournament. Competitive first place went to the Whalers from Cranbrook and the West Kootenay. In the recreational division, SOP from Calgary beat Whatever, also from Calgary. $2,700 in cash prizes were awarded to top teams and Ashley Toews and Justin Neighbours took home prize bats in the Inside Edge Home Run Derby. Pictured, left to right: Doug RivetSmith from The Manicacs waits on second base; Diana Crombie runs for third; a member of the Smokin’ Bats team from Edmonton smacks one out of the park.

Photos by Kate Irwin

RADIUM’S SPRINGS ARE HOT. THESE NEW HOME PRICES… EVEN HOTTER!

SUMMER CLEARANCE SAVE UP TO $85,000!

New THREE-BEDROOM Townhomes UNIT 17 was $325,900 now $249,900 UNIT 18 ............................... SOLD UNIT 19 ............................... SOLD UNIT 20 ............................... SOLD UNIT 25 was $316,900 now $239,900 UNIT 26 was $299,900 now $229,900 • LIMITED TIME OFFER • ONLY 6 UNITS REMAINING • SCHICKEDANZ WEST QUALITY BUILDER SINCE 1951 • FULL 2-5-10 YEAR WARRANTY UNDER NATIONAL HOME WARRANTY • LOW MONTHLY STRATA FEE’S • ALPINE-STYLED TOWNHOMES AND BUNGALOW VILLAS

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July 22, 2011

Verge for Youth offers big prizes this year Pioneer Staff Have you ever wondered just what it would be like to golf with a hockey legend?

The annual Verge For Youth Golf Tournament on Sunday, July 31st, is offering just that opportunity. Not only will the event be a fun day of golf for players of all skill levels, but among the silent auction items is a game of golf for three people with NHL hall of famer, Lanny Macdonald, at the Eagle Bay Golf Course, followed by dinner with Lanny at The Tamarack Brewery Restaurant in Big Fork, Montana. To top the day off, Lanny’s Hall of Fame hockey stick will be given to the lucky winner.

Or perhaps instead of a sports package, the arts are more appealing? Then consider bidding on a two-nights stay at the Westin Hotel in Calgary with a dinner for two at the Keg and tickets to a show at the Jubilee Auditorium with limo service to and from the hotel.

These packages will both be available for bidding at The Verge For Youth Tournament at Copper Point, which has some-

thing for everyone, including a live auction, silent auction, raffles, draws and a fun day of golf for everyone, followed by a meal and prizes.

All of the proceeds of this annual tournament go to assist youth and families in need within the Columbia Valley. Last year close to $60,000 was raised and distributed from Golden to Cranbrook.

To date, Verge For Youth has distributed approximately $240,000 in the form of education bursaries and financial assistance to young people stricken with health problems such as cancer, leukemia or heart disease.

For a good time and the chance to support this special charity, mark your calendar and register. Even if you don’t golf, come on out for fun and food. There are meal tickets available.

Interested participants can enter alone, or with a team. Entry fees are $99 each and spaces are filling up fast.

Visit www.vergeforyouth.ca to obtain a registration form, or contact Copper Point Golf Course (250) 341-3392 Floyd Verge - Verge For Youth Founder to register.

OUR ELECTRICITY GRID IS ABOUT TO GET

A WHOLE LOT SMARTER

STARTING THIS SUMMER, BC HYDRO WILL BE UPGRADING HOMES AND BUSINESSES WITH NEW SMART METERS. MOVING TO A MORE EFFICIENT, MODERNIZED GRID WILL CREATE IMMEDIATE SAVINGS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. YOU MAY BE WONDERING...

What is a smart meter?

The smart metering program will modernize our electricity system by replacing old electro-mechanical meters with new digital meters. A smart meter is a digital meter that records the amount of power you use. It helps improve the efficiency of the power grid, means less wasted electricity and gets BC ready for future power needs.

What are the benefits for me as a customer?

You will be able to see your power use in near real time and it will be faster and easier to open and close your account if you move.

What happens if the power goes out?

With smart meters in place, BC Hydro can pinpoint power outages and restore power faster.

How does it make my community safer?

The new meters reduce public and worker exposure to theft-related safety hazards, such as house fires, live wires and premature transformer failures.

How will my meter be read?

There will be remote, two way communication between your meter and BC Hydro.

Smart meter signals are short, infrequent and will last less than one minute per day.

Is the signal safe?

Yes. The signals are low level frequency, meeting and exceeding Health Canada safety standards.

Is my information secure?

Similar to online banking systems, the data from the meters is secure and your privacy is protected.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT MODERNIZING BC’S GRID AND SMART METERS AT BCHYDRO.COM/SMARTMETERS A11-312

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July 22, 2011

Marriage Commissioner The Vital Statistics Agency, Ministry of Health Services, is looking for an individual to serve as a Marriage Commissioner for the Invermere area.

The individual will perform civil marriages within their community on behalf of the Agency.

For information and an application form please visit our website at: www.vs.gov.bc.ca/marriage

This summer could be a scorcher.

Nearly half of wildfires in British Columbia are caused by human carelessness. Please prevent and report wildfires. To report a wildfire, call *5555 on your cell.

For more information, visit www.BCforestfireinfo.gov.bc.ca

Triple the circulation, triple the advertising power of any other local newspaper!

Pro rider Kurt Sorge hits the wall, the final part of the new Mousetrap feature at Panorama Mountain Village.

Bikers enjoy new park feature

By Pioneer Staff

N E W S PA P E R

Phone: (250) 341-6299 • Fax: (250) 341-6229 • Email: info@cv-pioneer.com

A pack of freestyle mountain bikers took to the hills at Panorama Mountain Village last weekend to try out a new feature in the bike park. The Mousetrap, which consists of a whale tail jump and wall, was designed by Kyle Wynia from Abbortsford, who won Panorama’s Rockstar Bike Rodeo – Dream it, Drop it! contest.

“It’s awesome to see everybody loving it and having a good time,” Kyle said during a break between runs. “My buddy and I have built lots of features on trails over the years ... We’ve built the whale tail and

wall separately, so we thought, ‘why not together?’”

Kyle and his buddies were joined by pro freeride mountain biker Kurt Sorge, who flew through the new feature several times to test it out before the public had the chance to catch some air.

“It’s super fun,” Kurt said. “It’s not completely insane and scary to ride. It has good flow — good for everyone.”

To enter, Kyle had to draw up his proposed design and send it to Panorama. He won the chance to see his design brought to life, plus four nights accommodation and four days worth of lift passes.

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July 22, 2011

DISTRICT OF INVERMERE

914 – 8th Avenue, PO Box 339 Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 Tel: (250) 342-9281 • Fax: (250) 342-2934

NEW TICKETING BYLAW BEING CONSIDERED The District of Invermere is considering increasing the number of bylaws underwich municipal tickets could be issued. The proposed amendment will allow the designated staff or outside agencies to issue tickets on specific items that impact the community.

The Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1436, 2011 will allow tickets and fines to be issued for the following bylaws: • • • • • • • •

Building Bylaw No. 1319 Zoning Bylaw No. 1145 Business Licence Bylaw No. 1326 Nuisances, Rubbish and Unsightly Property and Premises Bylaw N0. 948 Pesticide Use Bylaw No. 1364 Anti-Idling Bylaw No. 1365 Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 1420 Deer Feeding and Control of Wildlife Attractants Bylaw No. 1426

The District will continue to use education to assist in enforcing the Municipal Bylaws.

Sharing of information, discussing the issue and seeking compliance are the District’s preferred method versus the issuance of fines and tickets. Tickets will be used when compliance cannot be achieved through the education and the information sharing process.

For bylaw complaints, please contact the Municipal OďŹƒce at 250-342-9281.

Upon receipt of the complaint, a file will be created and forwarded to the Bylaw Enforcement OďŹƒcer for investigation.

Council will be re-considering this bylaw for adoption at the September 13, 2011 Regular Meeting of Council.

Biker test out the new feature at Panorama’s bike park, designed by contest winner Kyle Wynia.

The bylaw synopsis above does not represent the full content of the Bylaw 1436.

Please ensure if you have questions or would like to know exactly what could be issued a ticket that you contact the District for a full copy of the proposed Bylaw.

Photos by Kate Irwin

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July 22, 2011

HERE TO SERVE YOU Excavating: Landscaping Rock Walls Hauling Dangerous Tree Removal ◆ Bobcat Services ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆

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Wood Blinds

July 22, 2011

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July 22, 2011

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

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Let us introduce you to our “Boutique” style management services and show you how your vacation home can pay for itself.

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A well maintained septic system should be pumped every 2-3 years Avoid costly repairs

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Phone: 250-342-6452 • 250-342-3773 • Cell: 250-270-9444 All products are available at 9120, Hwy 93/95 which is five kilometres north of Tim Hortons

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July 22, 2011

Panorama Foundation makes impact

By Joshua Estabrooks Pioneer Staff For many local groups and organizations, finding funding for their major projects can be a real challenge.

Not only is the application process for many grant programs intimidating, but with so many groups seeking financial assistance, some groups are left out.

Not so for a number of recent major projects that local organizations have taken on, as they have been supported by the Panorama Foundation, a charitable organization that was set up in 1999 as a way to give back to the community.

Most recently, the construction of a giant flight cage for injured raptor birds was supported financially by the Panorama Foundation. This project was chosen as the this years’ major fundraising recipient by the board of directors.

Since 2003, the foundation has given more than $236,000 to worthy causes, including the Mt. Nelson Skate Park, the Groundswell community greenhouse in Invermere and the flight cage.

Panorama Foundation raises funds through the sale of 13 Founders Passes for Panorama’s ski resort, as well as a number of smaller fundraisers throughout the year.

The Founders Passes are quite popular with companies, as they are transferable, meaning different people can use

them at different times, and they are tax deductible because the money raised goes to the foundation. Each year the group also holds a charity golf event that typically raises around $5,000 for a worthy cause.

Administrator for the foundation, Jami Scheffer, said that it is important to make a distinction between the Panorama Foundation and the ski resort, as they operate completely independently of each other.

The process for applying for funding from the foundation has changed slightly in the last few years. Instead of having an open call for applications and funding many little projects, the board of directors now seeks a worthy recipient for one large donation.

“The thought is that giving a larger amount of money would have more of an impact and be more helpful,” said Ms. Scheffer. “We typically give up to $50,000 for a project that meets all of the criteria.”

Another huge benefit for local groups is the foundation actually assists with the grant application process, which is incredibly important for groups seeking funds from multiple sources.

Currently, the board of directors include: Rick Jensen, Chad Thomlinson, Scott Morgan, Rose-Marie Regitnig, Melissa Altmann, Kim Turgeon, Catrien Dainard, Neil Carey and Pete Bourke. Scheffer said that any of the directors could be contacted if a group is interested in going through the application process for next year’s

MAJOR DEVELOPMENT — Invermere’s Mt. Nelson Skate Park is one of the many projects the Panorama Foundation has supported since its inception in 1999.

Photo by Kate Irwin funding cycle.

“The current board is very grateful for the hard work of recently resigned directors Jacki Anderson, Bonnie Bavin, Bendina Miller and Len Luders. They have all been involved in the foundation since the early years, and were instrumental in the success of the organization,” said Ms. Scheffer.

For more information, visit www.panoramafoundation.net.

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Pioneer Classifieds s obituary s In loving Memory of

Grace Elizabeth Gedcke August 28, 1927 – July 10, 2011 Loved and always remembered by Alan Hann(Erin); Ken Hann(Cheri, Jake, Luke and Angela); Todd and Eleanor Bemister (Padgett). Predeceased by her husband Wilfred Gedcke; and her daughter Sharon Hann.

“Memories are precious moments etched in time tucked away in our heart.”

Celebration of life to be held August 28, 2011 at the Hann residence in Windermere BC.

HANSEN, Edith Myrtle Born February 23, 1924 Wawota, Sask Died July 7, 2011 Onoway, Alberta Edith was born to George (deceased) and Hazel (Campbell) (deceased) Ramage, and grew up on a farm near Wawota, Sask. She was one of 15 children who, when they left home, moved to many different towns that covered the four western provinces.

She was pre-deceased by husband Fred and grandson Robert Lee in 2002. She is also pre-deceased by sisters and brothers, Eva, Jean, Edna, Minnie, Alice, Angus (died in infancy), Alex, Ruth, and Olive. She is survived by her two sons Lorne Hansen (Doris) (Edgewater, BC); son Andy Hansen (Sylvan Lake, AB); and grandson Darrin (Lesia) (Calgary, AB); daughter Dixie Lee (Cecil) and granddaughter Marnie (Edmonton, AB). She is also survived by brothers Hugh and Eric (Wawota, Sask); Allen (Squamish, BC); Ian (Winnipeg, Man.); sister Shirley (Strathmore, AB) and many nieces and nephews.

She married Fred Hansen of Edgewater, BC in 1950, and they lived in many places in BC, including Fernie, BC for many years, as his job as a carpenter required him to move to support his family. Edgewater, BC, however, was always considered home.

Edith was a hair dresser and helped the family by doing hair in her home. She also worked on Christmas tree farms for many years in Edgewater. In 1997 Edith and Fred moved to Alberta to be closer to family, with whom Edith lived until 2009 when she moved to the Chateau Lac St. Anne in Onoway. She spent her final weeks at home with Dixie and Cecil and surrounded by her family.

Sincere appreciation to nurses and health care aides from Onoway Community Health Services and Dr. D. Van Schalkwyk.

A Memorial Service will be held at Chateau Lac St. Anne in Onoway on July 16 at 2:00 p.m. A Graveside Service will be held on July 23rd at the cemetery in Edgewater, BC. If desired donations in Edith’s memory may be made to the Edgewater, BC Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #199, 4858 Cordillera Street, Edgewater, BC, V0A 1E0.

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GARAGE SALES

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CHEERS & JEERS

CHEERS & JEERS

Saturday & Sunday July 23rd & 24th. 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. All kinds of construction tools for wood, tile, plumbing, electrical & surveying.

36” wide, side-by-side fridge/ freezer, leather couch & medical bed, camping equipment & gear, household misc., clothing. 1911 Park Drive, off of Nelles Cresent Windermere.

1004-11th Ave. Saturday, July 23rd starting at 8 a.m.

Jeers to the grumpy old lady who reprimanded me for parking in the disabled parking spot in front of BMO without displaying my handicap sticker on the dash. After having hip surgery two months ago I am indeed entitled to park in this spot. If there were ever a movie called “Grumpy Old Women” you would be an excellent candidate.

Cheers to the Alliance Church for their Vacation Bible School: ‘Hometown Nazareth – Where Jesus was a kid’. I wish I could come next year, but I will be too old!

Friday, July 22nd, 4 p.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday, July 24th 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

2A Juniper Heights Trailer Court.

Family yard sale. Saturday, July 23rd 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. Across from the United Church on 7th Ave. Weather permitting.

Saturday, July 23rd, 8 a.m.- 12 noon. 2331 13th Avenue. Building supplies, furniture, shelving, 430 sq. ft. of new laminate flooring, 2- inch electric stove, fridge, wood heater and much more.

Saturday, July 23rd, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.

28A Wolf Cresent. Household items, HD Reese 20K 5th wheel hitch, antique sewing machine and drop side table.

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 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. Call 250-342-2424 for more info.

Al-Anon. Are you concerned about or affected by someone else’s drinking? If so, please join us. Al-Anon meets EVERY Monday in Invermere at 7:15 p.m. at the Canadian Martyrs Catholic Church, 712 – 12th Ave (behind the Invermere hospital). For information, please call Carol at 250-347-9841.

Windy Café…

is now open for lunch from 11:302:30 and dinner as always from 5:00-9:00 pm.

s Memoriam s In loving memory of

Art Powell taken from us on July 2, 2010.

Remembered with love everyday & sadly missed.

Death is nothing at all Death is nothing at all. I have only slipped into the next room.

Whatever we were to each other, that we still are. Call me by my old familiar name, speak to me in the easy way you always used. Put no difference in your tone, wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.

Laugh as we always laughed at the jokes we enjoyed together. Play, smile, think of me, pray for me. Let my name be ever the household word that it always was, let it be spoken without the trace of shadow on it. Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was; there is unbroken continuity. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? I am waiting for you, for an interval, Somewhere very near, just around the corner. All is well.

Love, Sheila & the kids.

Cheers and thank you to the caring ladies who phoned concerning my dog who got loose during the thunderstorm. A special thankyou to Glenda & Michelle at Gone Hollywood who took her in and looked after her until Michelle brought her home. I am thankful to live in such a caring community.

Jeers to the idiot who dumped all their garbage in front of the bins in Edgewater. You know who you are and you should be ashamed of the mess you made.

Jeers to the person who reversed into my truck in the AG parking lot and drove off without stopping.

Thanks to you I emerged from the store to find a dent near my bumper. If you’re old enough to drive you are old enough to take responsibility for your actions.

Cheers to the kid who threw the water balloon and washed my windscreen. Sprayer aimed at the sidewalk to return the favor.

Cheers to Dr. Page and the nurses who helped welcome our new daughter/sister into the world!

Cheer to Luke Persson, the only Columbia Valley entry in the Kimberley International Old Time Accordion Championships, for winning two solos 1st place and one-duet 3rd place trophies. WOW we are so proud!

Jeers to the 30 km/per hour speed trap in Athalmer. Honk all the way through if you disapprove!

Cheers to the Monday hiking group taking such good care of their own.

Cheers to the truck drivers who do not use their engine retarder brakes on the Athalmer Road hill and to those drivers that have since stopped using theirs. It hasn’t gone unnoticed and it is greatly appreciated.

Cheers to Kelsey Verboom for maintaining the integrity of crucial local issues by thoroughly checking the facts and for your revealing editorial. I have always been a huge fan of The Pioneer. . . . professionalism like this is why!

Jeers to the grown (debatable) men who have so little respect for Invermere and its citizens that they feel the need to defecate on someone’s rock retaining wall or urinate between the buildings downtown-within 100 metres of public washrooms! Do you really think no one sees you?

Cheers to the engineers of the extra turtle log on Lake Dorothy.

The residents seem to enjoy it. Your work did not go unnoticed.

Cheers to Kelsey Verboom of The Pioneer for having the courage to write a great editorial on the Jumbo process!

Cheers to Rocky Mountain Cranes for once again flying a great Canadian flag over the Canada Day festivities. It’s impressive!

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

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suite for rent

NEWHOUSE MULTI STORAGE Various sizes available.

Now with climate Controlled units.

Call 250-342-3637.

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

Fireplace and W/D included in each unit. Long term preferred, NP. Utilities not included. $850/month.

Available immediately, 250-3428781.

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 250-3425297, 250-346-3011 or 250-3422100.

commercial space Studio Space for Rent Hourly in Fairmont. New 500 sq. ft. cork floor. Multi-Purpose use dance, yoga, circuit training, meetings, and classes. $15/per hour. Contact: Ryan Haynes. rhaynesmagellan@ gmail.com 250-341-7345.

Rent/Sell approximately 2400 sq. ft. between Home Renovation Center & Fitz Flooring. For more information please call Lorne @ 250-270-0102.

For rent: approximately 870 sq. ft.

Behind the Dry Cleaners. $390/ month + HST, power, and utilities.

Available immediately. Helga Boker 250-342-6790.

Large yard and Quonset in Althalmer Industrial Park across from OK Tire. $1,200/month. 250342-3790.

Commercial Space adjacent to new Canadian Tire. 1000 sq. ft. $1,000/ month triple net. Call 250-3423790.

shared accommodation

RADIUM – bachelor – 1 bdrm – 2 bdrm fully furnished units. 1-3 bdrm unfurnished aptartment.

Rent includes heat, hydro, cable, and parking. DD required. N/S, pets possible. Call Joan at 250-3427517 for more information and availability.

3 bdrm, 1 bath, large upper suite Black Forest Heights W/D, D/W. $1,100/month including utilities.

DD & references required. N/S preferred. Available July 16th. 250342-9025.

Sunny walkout 2 bdrm basement suite. Available August 1st. All utilities included W/D, N/S, N/P. References required. $800/month.

250-342-6162.

Radium, 1 bdrm apartment for rent. $600/month including utilities. Available August 1st. 250347-6420.

Black Forest Heights 2 bdrm ground level walk-out suite, very bright, great views, yard, 6 appliances, central vacuum, N/S, no partiers, quiet. Available August 1st. $925/ month includes utilities. Call 250342-3057(h) or 250-341-5572.

Private room w/ cable, phone, laundry access, internet, and all utilities included, $400/month + $200 DD, N/P, 250-342-4020.

Furnished Bachelor suite available. $400/month + DD, N/S, N/P. Includes utilities, excludes TV. Phone Mom’s Upholstery 250-3420355.

suite for rent

House for rent

2 bdrm apartments, D/T Invermere, clean, quiet units, parking, walk to everything. Start at $775/month, N/S, references required, D/W, W/D hookups. Call Dennis, 250-3426912.

Executive home in Windermere on large lot with lake and mountain views. Available Oct. 1st for a period of 2 years. $1,400/month includes internet and satellite TV. N/S Pls. For details call 250-688-0798.

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FOR RENT

INVERMERE: several condos at Lake Windermere Point starting at $900 p/month; furnished or not; pool, underground parking, elevator & much more.

DUPLEX near Kinsmen Beach, 2 bdrm. plus den, single car garage, very modern: $1350 plus.

CEDARWOOD GLEN: 2 bdrm. furnished, storage room, central location at $800 plus.

RADIUM: 2 bdrm. Unfurnished, underground parkade, elevator at Pinewood at $800 inc. util.

Contact Dave or Eric

250-342-4040

FirstChoiceRentals.ca

Invermere 3 bdrm townhouse 3 full baths, 5 appliances, large deck, developed basement. Available August 1st. $1,175/month + utilities. 403-703-0930.

Modern 4 bdrm, 3 baths house 2 blocks from school. Attached garage, lrg yard, W/D, stove, D/W, microwave. Short or long-term rental. $1,350/month + utilities.

Phone 403-993-0567.

Enjoy the winter months on Canada’s Riviera, without paying extra health insurance.

Beautifully-furnished twobedroom, 2-bathroom rancher in Qualicum Beach, 45 minutes from Nanaimo ferry, quiet retirement neighborhood, charming village with excellent shops and restaurants, short stroll to beach and golf course. Gas fireplace, office and private back yard with barbecue and palm tree. $1,300/ month includes utilities and lawn care. Available October 1st to April 1st. N/P, N/S, adults only.

References required. Call 250-3420444 or email elinor1@telus.net for pictures.

3 bdrm, 2 bath, A/C, heated garage, shed, and garden area. $980/month +DD+ Utilities. 7012 Columbia Ridge Drive, Fairmont Hot Springs. Available starting Aug 1st or /Sept 1st for long-term rental. Call Ken Arndt: 403-6255346 (Res.), 403-850-3354 (Cell), E-mail kenarndt@shaw.ca.

House for rent 3 bdrm house for rent $1,500/ month and large 1 bdrm suite for rent $700/month. Call 403-6789895.

Windermere 4 bdrm, 3 bath home.

Fully furnished, available SeptMay. $920/month plus utilities. Call 250-342-2135.

Purcell Point 3 bdrm new Townhouse. Sleeps 6, includes BBQ full kitchen, close to D/T and 5 mins to lake. Available July 23rd for a 2-night rental. Call for details 403630-6903.

4 bdrm, 3 bath Westridge family home H/T, fireplace, large fenced yard. $1,600/month + utilities.

Available Sept 1st. Call 604-3652571 or otishiltz@gmail.com For rent in Edgewater: Mobile Home with large addition, 3 bdrm, wood/oil heat, RF, stove, W/D on ½ acre and large shed. $800/month plus utilities. Call 250-347-9940 or 250-341-1042.

Executive 4 bdrm house in Fort Point with lake views. Available from September 1, 2011 to June 15, 2012. $1,300 plus utilities, N/S. 250-342-0477.

4 bdrm, 2 bath in Invermere W/D, D/W, centrally located between town and schools, large yard and private deck. Available immediately. $1,350/month. 250342-3790.

Fairmont 3 bdrm, 2 bath unfurnished cabin, great yard, references required. Kijiji.ca AD ID# 298857683. 250-688-0244.

condo for rent Invermere 2 bdrm, 2 bath, luxury furnished & equipped condo. Steps to Panorama bus and downtown. $1,100/month. Available Sept 1st.

Kijiji.ca AD ID# 298853872. 250688-0244.

1 bdrm, 1 bath furnished in Radium. N/S, kenneled dog OK. Nanofibre, storage, play area. $575/mo + BC Hydro. Ref & DD req.

Avail immediately, 403-870-2805.

Prefer L/T lease (would consider rent to own).

condo for rent Windermere Lakeview Meadows Spacious luxury, 3 bdrm, 2 ½ bath, 2 storey, premium finishing, large decks, bright, open views, major appliances, elevator access, secured underground double parking and storage, recreation centre w/indoor pools, fitness, games rooms, private beach, boat dock, sports courts, playgrounds N/S, N/P, DD, references, $1,800/ month, includes Heat/AC, + basic utilities. Rent to own options. Avail immediately, 250-688-0512.

Radium 2 bdrm, 2 bath furnished luxury condo, pool/ht access. $895/ month includes Hydro. Kijiji.ca AD ID# 298863618. 250-688-0244.

Hillcrest Apartments has 2 bdrm apartments, $800/month, utilities included, fully furnished, all in 250341-1182.

2 bdrm, 2 bath Condo for rent in Radium Pinewood Building. $875/month including utilities. 403-690-3166.

Executive 2 bdrm, 2 baths, open concept, R2000 Condo fully furnished, downtown Invermere, BC. Includes all appliances, heated floors in bathrooms. Electric fireplace and top of the line BBQ $1,300/month plus utilities.

Available Aug 1st. Please email dcordery@cogeco.ca or call 416709-4590.

3 bdrm, 2 ½ bath, 6 appliances + A/C in Canal Flats. N/S, N/P. $1,000/ mo + utilities. 250-349-5419, 250489-9719.

ACREAGES AND LOTS

ACEARAGES AND LOTS Radium Lot-4829 Mary’s Street.

Zoned C2, allowing for single or multi-residential; no building commitment. Hydro & power in place. $165,000 OBO. Call: 250838-6635.

MOBILE HOME FOR SALE Wood Lane Windermere well-kept 2 bdrm mobile home, covered deck, fenced yard, garden, newer appliances & flooring. Great starter home. Asking $45,500. Phone 250342-0456.

1996 Legacy Mobile Home in Canal Flats F/S, W/D, D/W, wood stove.

Also has propane heat. Asking $55,000. Please call after 6 p.m.

250-417-0389 or 250-421-7085.

2002 Winfield Mobile Home occupied for 4 years. Good condition. Must be moved! Porch and propane tank included. $50,000. 250-342-6188.

2 bdrm mobile home in good condition. Must be moved! 14’x 65’ used only in the summer. Includes large screened in porch. $1,000.

250-342-6537.

HOMEs FOR SALE

Mountain Home For Sale

www.newbuildinglinks.com 3 bdrm nearly new Radium Town Home. #25- 4878 Ridge Road. Fully developed with walkout basement, garage, heat pump, wood trim threw out, custom window coverings. No HST. $319,000 Phone: 250-342-0183.

Edgewater 1300 sq.ft. home with undeveloped basement 2bath, 2 bdrm with attached deck & carport. $254,900. To view call 250-3479813.

For sale in Edgewater, 11.254 acres with older home, 3 connections for town water. Asking $500,000. 250845-2566.

3 bdrm house on a large treed fully fenced yard. 2 baths, 2 appliances, close to amenities. $369,000 No HST. Call 250-341-5486.

7 acres of hayfield/wild land & beautiful mountain views with great building opportunity, near Wilmer Toby Hill Road. Close to Panorama and Lake. Reduced $375,000. Call 250-342-2802.

Classic log cabin for sale. Must move off current lot and foundation.

1,300sq. ft. on main floor and 300 sq. ft. loft. $15,000 or reasonable offer. 250-342-9640 or 403-9901958.

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misc. for sale

VEHICLES for sale

services

services

help wanted

Ski to your door, fully furnished 1 bdrm condo, F/P, deck, heated parking, swimming pool, and hot tubs. Tamarack Lodge, Panorama, BC, $115,000 Firm. Call 250-3426858 after 6 p.m.

FIREWOOD: Logging truckloads of dry pine for sale, $1,400 delivered.

Call Greg at 250-342-5610.

Motorino Electric Bikes: No need for license, registration, insurance or gas. Just charge it up and go. Call 250-347-9009 for more info.

Renew & Restore Professional Tile and Grout Cleaning, Re-grouting, Repair and Sealing of Tile, Grout, Slate, and Stone. Commercial and Residential 35 Years Experience New installations also available.

250-341-5645 refreshtile@yahoo.ca.

Red Rock Contracting Masonry Work, river rock walls, glass blocks, etc. . . tile and slate, installations, interlocking paving stones, retaining wall systems, repairs, etc. . . For estimates call 250-341-6869.

Part-time job, Full-time income potential. It’s true: work as much or as little as you like. Earn 30% commission as an independent representative selling sterling silver jewellery. Along with the trips and free jewellery, being an independent representative is also a fun way to earn some extra money. Call me to find out how 250-341-5956.

pets Golden Doodle Puppies available: 2 males, 2 females, ready to go to approved homes. 30-45 lbs full grown, 1st vacs & 2-year health guarantee. $1,200. Tammie 250342-5114.

horse FOR SALE 15-year-old, 15-2 HH reg. Paint Gelding-Western/English $3,500.

7-year-old 13-3 HH reg. POA Bay Gelding $3,000. 250-342-4665.

wanted

Small sailboat for sale. To view call 250-342-3888.

Electric corner F/P with remote and maple finish. New $500, asking $150. Artificial plant with metal stand $50. Flintstone kids’ chair and stool $50. Call Roger 250-3470070.

A moonbounce castle with slide.

Approx 20’x20’. A popcorn machine with supplies and candy floss machine with supplies $4,200 for all of it. 250-347-9792.

2006 Malibu Elite Boat 19 ft. Volvo Penta 5.0 litre engine. 145 hours, wake tower, many extras. Excellent condition! $24,000. Located in Invermere. Call Ron at 403-9996848.

Wanted: 4 to 6 old windsurfers/ sailboards. The bigger and more old school the better. 200+ litres.

If they are broken or delamed, even better. We want to recycle them into signs. Rigs not needed but we’ll pick them up and dispose of them for you. Beach Bound. 250342-8712.

2005 Norco Sasquatch Downhill Bike. Excellent condition, Hayes hydraulic disc brakes. Used very little. $550 OBO. Call 250-3423649.

misc. for sale

3 all-weather tires for sale from an SUV. Very good condition. #325-7515. $30/each. Call Jim at 250-3420453.

Quality Top Soil and Manure.

Top Soil $160/dump truckload, $70/pick-up load. Manure $100/ pick-up load, delivery extra. Call 250-342-1268.

Hot Tub Rentals Week or Weekend Rates. Valley Spas, 250-342-3922.

302V8 + 3SPEED TRANSMISSION MODIFIED MOTOR too many extras to list. Best Offer. 250-341-7393.

700R Chevy Transmission custom built originally paid $3,000.

Best Offer. 250-341-7393.

Zehnder Local Beef Steaks, Smokies, and more. Available at Grant’s Foods, 503 7th Ave, Invermere.

Wooden dining table and 4 chairs.

Good condition. Asking $175. Call 250-342-6200.

13-ft flat bed single axle trailer, newly restored, and propane tank holder. $500. 250-342-9650.

8-ft Stillwater Classic Boat. For more information contact www. springcreekprams.com or call 250347-9718 in Radium to view.

2006 Honda Shadow Spirit 700 cc, accessories included, 8,900 kms. $4,995 obo. Call 250-342-9025.

RECREATION VEHICLES 17-ft Bigfoot trailer (Boler’s big brother) toilet, shower, heater, 3-way fridge, solar panel for battery, modified for back country clearance, well maintained. Asking $5,000. Offers considered. 250342-6851.

VEHICLES for sale 92 FORD RANGER, no motor, good body. Best Offer. MUST GO! 250341-7393.

1986 CHEVY ½ TON, no motor, LOTS OF ACCESSORIES. Best Offer.

MUST GO! 250-341-7393.

Partially restored 1964 Ford Thunderbird, plus parts car. Phone 250-347-9664.

2001 Astro Mini Van with ladder, racks and shelving, $5,100. 2003 Astro Mini Van with ladder, racks and shelving, $4,900. 250-3420183.

1997 GMC Sonoma 4X4, V6, extended cab, green. Clean interior, CD, AC, CC. 298,500 km. $2,200.

250-341-1840.

camping STAY VACATION

Tile & Slate Installs Journeyman tile setter 30+ years experience Custom Steam Rooms, Showers, Floors, and Cultured Stone.

All work Guaranteed.

Competitive rates.

Call 250-341-5645 Heaven’s Best Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning. Dry in 1 hour! Serving the Valley since 2006.

Call 250-688-0213.

Bring the entire family and enjoy lake front RV Camping on the shores of Lake Windermere.

Or book your stay in a brand new deluxe cabin with all the amenities.

For Reservations: LAKESHORE RESORT & CAMPGROUND

250 342 6352

services 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, 250-342-5089.

“Shannon has my highest level of recommendation.”

Ryan Dougherty - JDL Construction.

No HST! Shannon’s Blinds & Design, Call a professional today for a Free In-Home Consultation 250-342-5749 shannonsblinds@yahoo.ca “Covering the Valley – One Window At A Time” LBO Autobody Your Fender Bender Mender & The Valley Shine Shop Keep your vehicle free of salt & road grime: have it detailed. Basic – deluxe packages available. Drop in for a free estimate on paint and body work @ #35 109 Industrial Rd #2, 250-342-9696.

Flooring installations, lino, carpet, laminate and hardwood. 30 years experience. Call 250-347-9192 or 250-341-1235.

Executive Typing Services, Over 20 years word processing experience. Resumes, manuals, data entry, and more. Accurate and fast! 250-270-0254.

K&C Pickup will pick up all your recyclable cans and bottles, free at your location between Radium and Fairmont, including Panorama, call 250-342-9503.

Invermere Sharpening Carbide and steel sharpening services. Carbide saw re-tipping.

Saw-blades, router-bits, plannerknives, hole-saws, ice auger blades, knives, scissors, and much more.

250-341-5447, 345 Blair St. Athalmer.

DEVCO APPLIANCE SERVICE Devon Maslaniec, Owner/ Operator, servicing & installing all brands of major appliances.

Certified appliance technician w/ refrigeration & gas tickets. 250341-7393.

Mike’s Handymans Service Renovations and new construction.

Reasonable rates. Call 250-3415770.

ODD JOBS ENT. HAULING Garbage, brush and construction disposal. Mulch deliveries. Call Dale Hunt 250-342-3569 Cleaning Service Commercial & Residential Free! From chemicals.

Free! From viruses & germs.

Call 250-342-2509

help wanted Lakeside Pub is looking for experienced servers, line-cooks, and kitchen help, F/T, P/T. Email resume to lakesidepub@shaw.ca or drop off in person.

The Old Salzburg Restaurant is now accepting applications for frontend positions and kitchen positions.

If interested please contact Franz or Scott: 250-347-6553.

Attention: experienced hotel cleaners or stay-at-home moms.

Work 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Great hours.

F/T. Great pay with bonus. Call Chalet Europe for more info 250347-9305.

The Columbia Valley Gymnastics Association is currently seeking P/T or F/T recreational Level 1 or Level 2 coaches. Flexible hours of 3-30 hrs per week starting in September. If interested please contact: echanler@shaw.ca or Erin at 250-341-7003.

Local private guest ranch is looking to hire a motivated, detailorientated person. Job includes primarily housekeeping, lawn, garden, horse care and assisting with maintenance of building, grounds, and systems. This is a full time position. Email resume to royalantler@gmail.com.

Needed immediately experienced cleaning staff. Excellent wages, must have vehicle and lodging able to work weekends and start immediately. 250-347-9715.

recreation vehicles

DIRT BIKE & ATV SERVICE SPECIALS All makes and Models - Snow Plows, Klim Clothing, Avalanche Gear • SERVICE • PARTS • SALES • RENTALS

Supplying Parts and Service for all makes and models.

Located Invermere Cross Roads beside Tim Hortons

250-342-3350 • www.bpmotorsports.ca

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We are hiring for the following positions.

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We are committed to bringing together the industry’s best talent to create a diverse team of innovative thinkers.

All those applying must be able to have fun!

Resumes can be emailed to careers@copperpointresort.com, faxed to 250-341-4001 or dropped off to 760 Cooper Road.

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Outside Sales Representative (Marketing Associate) District Sales Manager 2011-2012 opportunities

Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home.

Outside Sales Representative At the heart of our customer relationships is our ability to listen to our customers’ needs and respond with tools that help them succeed. Sysco continues to invest in building strong customer relationships and we see the return in a high level of customer loyalty and market share that continues to grow. The key to this growth is our team of Sales Representatives; each committed to providing the exceptional level of service and innovative solutions that differentiate Sysco in the marketplace.

Opportunities exist in: East Kootenays (Cranbrook, Golden, Fernie and Radium) Requirements: • Post-secondary education in a business related field • Outside sales and/or foodservice/hospitality experience beneficial.

• Must thrive in a high energy customer service environment • PC skills and e-commerce knowledge • Own vehicle and valid operator’s license required.

If you love the food industry, can walk the talk and have what it takes to share your enthusiasm with others, start your career at Sysco today! We offer our associates the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds expectations... and we have the best training in the business.

Qualified candidates should submit cover letter & resume quoting: HR – MAT- 12K, to: Attn: Human Resources at: hr.calgary@cgy.sysco.ca Sysco Calgary – Winner of the 2009 & 2010 Sysco weCare Community Award.

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A unique partnership between the Columbia Valley Pioneer and the Artym Gallery has once again yielded much-needed funds for two very worthy organizations. The money was raised by selling prints of the original artwork chosen for the cover of the Columbia Valley Map Book. Last year’s cover (Kootenay Bull) is still paying off, bringing in another $700 for the East Kootenay Foundation for Health, and this year’s cover (Generations - Grizzly) has already raised $1,300 for the Invermere Companion Animal Network. Pictured from left to right: Cindy Yates and Michael Christianson, board members for the East Kootenay Foundation for Health; Artym Gallery owner, Connie Artym-Bradatsch; Invermere Companion Animal Network President Lana Banham; Columbia Valley Pioneer Publisher Rose-Marie Regitnig. Photo by Joshua Estabrooks

help wanted Black Forest Restaurant is looking for P/T daytime cleaner. Drop off resume or call 250-342-9417.

Subway in Athalmer and Fairmont, B.C. is looking to hire a food counter attendants for full-time position.

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July 22, 2011

PioNEER oN THE ROAD

Paper trails Valley residents have been filling our inbox with a fantastic array of travel photos for our annual contest to win a trip for two to a Calgary Flames game, plus overnight accommodation, courtesy of Invermere’s Travel World.

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July 22, 2011

Valley Churches

FAITH

Blessed in Unity

By Pastor Wayne Frater Radium Christian Fellowship Church Psalm 133:1 NLT says, “How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!”

Did you know the Lord has commanded that blessings come upon us when we are at peace, or in harmony with our brothers and sisters in the Lord? As believers in the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, we are called to work together in unity in order to fulfill God’s purpose. We are called to serve one another in love and serve together to fulfill what God has called us to do.

A couple of weeks ago some of the churches met together at the beach in Invermere to praise and worship the Lord, to spend some time in His Word, and to fellowship together.

While I was there I started to remember of another time when the churches were together in harmony. There was a need, and all the churches in the valley came together. The place was Sunshine Ranch, the Long weekend in May, where over 5,000 young people gathered in one place, for one reason: to party.

The churches came together to pray. Twenty-four hours a day they prayed, for the salvation of those young

people, and for the protection of those who were going there to minister. They took food, water, some tents and first aid equipment. Pastor Jim brought his motorhome, equipped with a mobile phone as there were no cell phones in those days. Pastor Bill brought his guitar, they set up a sound system and they reached out to those young people with food, water, and the love of God. Christian brothers and sisters from different churches were there day and night, in harmony, praying, worshiping God, and reaching out with God’s love. They even set up a huge white cross, which could be seen from all over Sunshine to let those kids know were they could find help.

God was there, and this happened not just for one year, but over a number of years. The young people came to know the saving grace of Jesus Christ, and some that were saved one year would be back the following year to share what God was doing in their lives. Words cannot express the experience.

I can still see brother Joe, open Bible on his knee, telling a young man that he really needed Jesus in his life.

There was a need then; and the churches came together to pray. They were in harmony.

There is a need now; a whole new generation of young people, all around us, need to hear about the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Do you want to see revival in our land?

We need to do two things, as it says in Psalm 133:1 “How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!”And we need to pray!

Swift swingers Alex Couch, Ryan Wells, Steve Haggard, and Brett Gulevich (left to right) of Eagle Ranch Golf Course show off the swings that sustained them during a recent golf-a-thon in support of ALS Awareness Month. Ryan and Steve played a staggering 216 holes in one day.

The men, along with staffers from The Resort Golf Course, The Springs Golf Course, Copper Point Golf Course, and Windermere Valley Golf Course, helped contribute to the $600,000 raised by B.C. courses during this year’s event. Photo by Kelsey Verboom

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

Welcoming a Guest Speaker Pastor Trevor Hagan • 326 - 10th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-9535 • www.lakewindermerealliance.org Windermere Valley Shared Ministry ANGLICAN-UNITED Sunday, 8:30 a.m.: Worship at All Saints, Edgewater 10:30 a.m.: Worship at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere Interim Priest In Charge, Katherine Hough 110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-6644 • www.wvsm.info or www.christchurchtrinity.com Valley Christian Assembly Sunday, 10 a.m.: Worship and Word Kids’ Church provided.

Pastor Murray Wittke 4814 Highway 93/95, Windermere 250-342-9511 • www.valleychristianonline.com Roman Catholic Church Saturday: 4:30 p.m. at St.Anthony’s, Canal Flats. Father John Kellogg Saturday: 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 James 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 Thursday 7 p.m. Fun Night 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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You can remember someone special with your gift to the Canadian Cancer Society To donate In Memory or In Honour: www.cancer.ca | 250-426-8916 or call toll-free 1-800-656-6426 or mail to: P. O. Box 102 Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 Please include: Your name an address for tax receipt Name of the person being remembered Name and address to send card to

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