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A brazen thief drove away in a District of Invermere vehicle while a trio of the town’s public works employees were nearby, landscaping at Kinsmen Beach.

At around 2:30 p.m. on July 9th, three employees were working on an irrigation system at Pynelogs Cultural Centure, when they returned to find their work truck, a blue 2003 Dodge pickup, was missing.

“There are witnesses who actually saw the theft in process,” said Columbia Valley RCMP Staff Sgt. Marko Shehovac. “We have a good idea of the identity of the suspect and we are just going to follow up and locate the fellow. He is already known to us.”

District of Invermere worker, Ben Vanderkruk, was less than 100 metres away from the vehicle when it was stolen.

The keys to the vehicle were in the ignition at the time.

“I didn’t think this happened in real life, in the middle of the day, on the beach with a company truck,” said Mr. Vanderkruk. “This is just mind-boggling.”

He said that a co-worker’s purse and several valuable items were in the vehicle when it was stolen. Fellow employee, Dane Petersen, was equally shocked by the event.

“I have never heard of this happening before,” he said. “I thought that maybe someone from our crew took the truck in an emergency or something.”

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Valley NEWS

Secondary suites debate goes public

By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff There is no need to legalize secondary suites in Fairmont and Windermere due to lack of demand from residents, the area’s representative told board members at a regional district meeting on Thursday, July 5th.

As a new bylaw adjustment permitting auxiliary suites in single family dwellings and garages works its way thorugh the approval process, and with a public hearing pending, no residents from Area F have yet stepped forward to express interest, explained Wendy Booth, area director.

“No-one has approached me, no champions have stepped up to support this and I don’t want to push something on residents that they don’t want,” she told fellow board members at the Columbia Valley Directors Committee Meeting in Cranbrook on Thursday.

“Some people are dead-set against it [allowing secondary suites] and, although a letter was sent to the paper, nobody has spoken out in favour.”

Last fall, Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) staff began examining the zoning bylaw currently disal-

lowing secondary suites in all but a few areas of Fairmont Hot Springs and Panorama.

On May 5th, the Regional District of East Kootenay Board of Directors voted to move ahead with drafting a new bylaw, permitting secondary suites, which came before the board at their June 8th monthly meeting.

At this point, Ms. Booth requested the exclusion of Area F — which includes the communities of Columere, Fairmont, Windermere, Dutch Creek, Rushmere and the small hamlets along the west side of Lake Windermere.

But Area G director Gerry Wilkie said he is disappointed to see large areas of the valley potentially excluded from allowing secondary suites.

“It just strikes me as almost tragic that Area F will be excluded,” he said. “To me a big part of working together is to be able to establish, in this day and age especially, a good stock of affordable housing.

“Given the importance of that for our current socioeconomic state I’m very disappointed that almost 4,000 homes will be excluded.”

Dee Conklin, mayor of Radium Hot Springs, emphasized that directors can only operate based on con-

stituents’ wishes.

“If there is no appetite right now, as Director Booth said, in two years, if all of a sudden things change, then she has something to go on,” she said. “Right now, with the responses she got she would be committing political suicide to move ahead.”

Invermere’s mayor, Gerry Taft, spoke out in support of a public hearing to determine interest in the proposal, but cautioned that heel-dragging could make it more difficult to create future affordable housing solutions locally.

“If you want help with affordable housing in the future, if you haven’t allowed for secondary suites, then [the province] will tell you to do that first,” he said.

Secondary suites are currently permitted in Invermere and Radium Hot Springs, but not in the valley’s other towns and villages.

At a full regional district area directors meeting on Friday, the board decided to move ahead with a public hearing on secondary suites and the exclusion of Area F from the current draft of the bylaw.

The hearing will be held at the Edgewater Community Hall on July 24th at 7 p.m.

Windermere Creek causes flood and drought

By Kristian Rasmussen, Pioneer Staff Another Columbia Valley business is suffering the effects of flooding from Windermere Creek. Although the creek is overflowing with water, Windermere Valley Golf Course is experiencing drought-like conditions that are threatening the course’s pristine grass.

On June 30th, water from Windermere Creek breached its banks, flooding Shadybrook Resort.

The flood was the result of excessive rain and

sediment built up in the creek bed, which raised the bed 9 inches in 12 hours, according to Mike Dubois, Shadybrook owner. The deposits of rock and gravel were produced by the creek changing its path two kilometers upstream, carrying excess sediment and gravel from a new and easily eroded bed. The cause of the diversion is yet unconfirmed.

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“We are just trying to keep our course from turning into a desert,” said Doug Wilfley, co-owner of Windermere Valley Golf Course.

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• On July 6th at 1:30 a.m., a 20-yearold woman sitting in the driver’s seat of a parked 2007 Toyota was spoken to during a vehicle check. RCMP located open liquor in the vehicle, and the driver’s breath smelled of liquor. An ASD demand was read to the woman sitting in the driver’s seat, but she refused to provide a sample of breath, thinking that as she was not driving she didn’t have to provide a sample.

The vehicle was impounded for 30 days, and her driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days.

• On July 7th, A 2000 Chevrolet was checked on 10th Avenue, Invermere. The female driver had a new licence and was driving contrary to the restrictions of an “N”. She was charged with having liquor in her system, driving with more than one non-family member, failing to produce a driver’s licence and driving without an “N” on her vehicle. She was also given a 12hour driver’s licence suspension. The vehicle was towed.

• On July 7th, police were conducting an earlymorning walk through the local bars, and came across a 20-year-old man from Invermere causing a disturbance with bar staff. The man was arrested and lodged in cells, and given a ticket in the morning for being drunk in public.

• On July 7th, a vacant trailer in the 4900 block of Beatty Avenue in Canal Flats was broken into and a mirror was broken. The trailer was empty.

• On July 7th at 4:20 a.m., the Columbia Valley Detachment received a complaint of a break-and-enter at the Corner Café on 7th Avenue, Invermere. Entry was gained via a window, and cash was stolen from the business.

• On July 7th and 8th, a number of unlocked vehicles in the Windermere area were entered and gone through during the early morning hours. A small quantity of change and a Garmin GPS were stolen, as well as golf balls and a key. Lock your cars.

• On July 7th the Columbia Valley Detachment received a report of vandalism to the air conditioning units at Valley Foods in downtown Invermere.

• On July 8th at 8:30 a.m., police received a report of a damaged window at the Kootenay Saving Credit Union in Radium. No access was gained.

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• On July 9th, Columbia Valley Detachment members were contacted about a 2000 Chevrolet Blazer lying on its roof on Highway 93, north of the hot pools in Kootenay National Park. Police were advised that the driver, a 41-yearold man from Nelson, was not harmed.

He was driven to the Husky gas station in Radium. The man told officers he was travelling approximately 100 kmph when he rounded a curve, came in contact with a wet area, and lost control. The driver was charged with Fail to Keep Right under the Motor Vehicle Act. Border runner While working in Rossland, we often received calls to assist the Canadian and American border crossing at the Patterson crossing.

The Canadian building was set up in a way that, whenever I observed the crossing guards were busy, I would decide to not visit and instead simply drive around the building and carry on, while cars waited in line to be checked by Canadian customs. When it became busy for the customs officers, their heads went down as they focused and worked.

This particular day, I simply did the turn and just drove past the building. About five miles down the road I got a call of a border runner.

Since I happened to be in the area, I simply set up a stationary road check and waited for the suspect vehicle to come to me.

My dispatcher advised that the only description was that the car was blue, and that the border run happened sometime during the past three minutes.

I sat, just waiting for the first blue car to come at me. Got out of the car to flag the car down. I waited for about six minutes. No car.

Standing on the side of the road, I looked over at my blue police vehicle. I counted, trying to judge the timing of the call to the timing of when I drove past the border crossing. I contacted my dispatcher and advised him that I had the blue car and would return it to the border.

I went back to the border, and through great deductive investigative skills, I was able to conclude that the blue streak they witnessed at the last second was in fact me. Case successfully closed.

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Wine drinkers toast new federal liquor laws

By Kristian Rasmussen Pioneer Staff The cellar door to Canadian wine has just been opened and every province is now able to have a taste.

A bill that was recently passed in the House of Commons means wine lovers can now buy their favourite vintages in one province and take them to another, for personal consumption only.

Dee Conklin, Radium Mayor and co-owner of CasaVino Wine Bar, is overjoyed at what the news will mean for the local economy. Although commercial venues are not permitted to import/export and sell wine from other provinces for bulk sale, the new rules mean it will be easier to promote the B.C. wine industry in general, she said.

“This will be good for our business because we feature a number of amazing B.C. wines that our friends from Alberta get to try here, but couldn’t buy directly from the wineries. Now we will become a sales force for the great wines B.C. makes. This is really a win-win for all of us!”

There was a pressing need to update the archaic law with amendments that will greatly benefit the workers in the industry as well as allow B.C. to showcase its wines across the country, Mayor Conklin added.

Previously, under the 84-year-old Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act, transporting wine from one province to another was a federal offence.

Bill C-311, a private member’s bill designed to amend the nearly century-old liquor law, was unanimously passed in the House of Commons, 270-0 votes, receiving royal assent by the Senate on June 28th.

The bill, introduced by Okanagan/Coquihalla Conservative MP, Dan Albas, removed the federal interprovincial trade barriers attached to Canadian wine for personal consumption only.

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By Kelsey Verboom

For years now, local and regional government leaders have been touting the importance of acting and operating more like a unified region than a cluster of standalone communities.

Granted, each town and area in the valley needs to have its own identity and flavour, as diversity makes a cultural landscape more interesting and vibrant. But making conscious choices to operate more consistently as a whole rather than as disconnected parts is important for several reasons.

First, visitors to the region do not travel here to stay in one area; they arrive and hopefully hopscotch up and down the valley, enjoying multiple parts of it. Having a “message” that is reliably identifiable throughout the valley, and rules, signage, and amenities that follow accordingly, makes the experience of visiting that much easier and more enjoyable. Secondly, residents don’t stay cordoned off in one town: they work, play, eat, go to school in, shop, and visit every part of the Columbia Valley on any given day. Commerce and employment ebb and flow from one community to the next, and what benefits one usually benefits another. Yet for the most part, each town and area remains independent planners when it comes to governance decisions and guiding principles. This sometimes creates discord where concord would better serve.

At the most recent Regional District of East Kootenay meeting on July 6th, two perfect examples of the need to push a regional outlook went before the board: which areas of the regional district should be included in bylaw amendments that will allow or prohibit secondary suites; and which areas should pay into a new Columbia Valley recreation services area.

After lively discussion and debate, Area F is slated to be excluded from the former, and Area G from the latter. Ironically, during the same meeting, directors again discussed the importance of acting more regionally.

There are certainly complicated technical matters to iron out in these cases, but these two most recent decisions stray from the idea of working toward a cooperative valleywide focus. If a renter can stay in a legal secondary suite in Invermere, but not next door in Windermere, what kind of a big picture is that? Such thinking will only encourage a separatist outlook.

Ice cream at the lake In this image, dated 1950, the local United Church’s Sunday School class travels to the shores of Brown’s Bay (Terravista) for a lick of ice cream and a lakeshore picnic. If you have any more information or memories about this photograph, email news@cv-pioneer.com.

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Words have powerful consequences Dear Editor: Recently, the electronic newspaper e-KNOW printed an article written by Stephanie Stevens titled “Brenda Byman’s disappearance haunts family 51 years later,” in which Ms. Stevens all but accuses one or more of the four friends who were with Brenda on the day she disappeared of having something to do with her disappearance. I wonder where she got her information, and how well she checked it out before printing it.

My heart goes out to the Byman family, for I cannot ever try to imagine the sorrow and agony they have been through, but I also feel that the four people who were with her have also been through a lot of pain and agony.

It’s too bad articles like this hit the newspapers because lots of important facts were omitted, and

most people would think one or more of the four were guilty just from reading a very poorly written piece of so-called journalism. All the facts should have been included in such an article.

I wrote a similar message to e-KNOW, but have received no reply. I’m writing to The Pioneer because I think there should also be a voice for the four people who were there.

To those of you who continue to publicize misinformation, please think carefully about it: the implications are really strong, and can be very hurtful for all involved.

I hope Cpl. Brent Ayers is successful in solving this case for everyone’s sake, but mostly for Brenda.

Sylvia McLean, Edgewater

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Deer group seeks alternative solutions Dear Editor: A Deer Solutions Group was started a few months ago as a working committee of the Invermere Deer Protection Society (IDPS)to develop a progressive, non-lethal human/deer conflict resolution strategy.

We are trying desperately to research and find the best solutions to keep our deer and community safe without an annual cull.

Many people believe bolting free-range deer is at best difficult to carry out humanely and at worst is brutally cruel. The bolt gun was designed to be used by the farming industry, not to kill wild animals.

Towns that have culled have had to continue to cull because of the rebound effect. The reproductive rebound effect is a well-documented population dynamic involving deer and other mammals. With a sudden drop in herd numbers, younger fawns will reach maturity faster and start breeding. The females will also give birth to twins and triplets instead of single fawns.

The deer population will quickly rebound to the same number it was before the cull.

Helena, Montana, is the perfect example of how deer culls are not working.

They have been culling annually for years, yet still have a “deer problem”!

Money spent for culling could be used more wisely. There are numerous non-lethal alternatives that are available to help resolve human/deer conflicts such as education, no-feeding deer bylaws, fencing, hazing, deer-resistant gardens, contraceptives, and ensuring eco-passages and connected natural areas.

An annual cull also does not deal with human/deer conflict efficiently or effectively. Hazing with dogs and even sometimes people has been proven to be very safe and effective in Banff, Canmore, and Waterton, as well as in many other areas. The deer are gently pressured by specially trained dogs and gingerly pick their way out of town. The folks responsible for hazing have experienced no accidents, in-

juries, or damage to property — despite conducting hundreds of hazing events involving large numbers of deer and elk in busy tourist areas.

Hazing or “displacing” the deer from the town site during fawning season deals directly with issues of habituation and has many other lasting benefits such as increasing wariness of deer towards people and dogs, encouraging migratory behaviour and increasing the number of fawns born out of the urban areas.

We are very fortunate to have one of the best-known dog hazers living right here in our valley. It would be an honour to have the opportunity to see first-hand these well-trained, efficient dogs perform in our very own township. Folks who have experienced aggressive deer or just deer eating their gardens could have the relief of knowing there is someone local to help deal with the issue, instead of permitting a once-a-year cull.

If the Ministry of Environment receives an application for the permit of hazing from the District of Invermere, along with a research proposal with public support, this will start the process to allow Invermere a permit for hazing.

We have a large group of people who would love to volunteer their time to help with a formal research proposal, along with whatever is necessary to allow a permit to haze. Please join us and help convince our Deer Committee and DOI Council that this is what our community wants!

Invermere Deer Protection Society Solutions Group * Editor’s note: under the current Wildlife Act, the B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is unable to issue permits for hazing.

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Dear Editor: I wish to clarify the inaccuracies of a Letter to the Editor printed in the July 6th edition of The Pioneer. The Province of British Columbia is undergoing a review of their 100-year-old Water Act. As part of this review, the province has been leading a public consultation process that Wildsight, along with many other community groups including the Lake Windermere Ambassadors, First Nations, water license holders, local government, industry, and other individuals across the province have participated in.

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*This letter is from the comments section on our website, www.columbiavalleypioneer.com and is in response to the July 6th story, ‘Teachers vote ‘yes’ to new two-year contract.’

Dear Editor: Is it just me, or does it not seem that the teachers big-box union is not understanding that mediation is bargaining? Do they not understand that a province without the capital in the coffers cannot, and should not, spend billions for one special-interest group versus $2.6 million in health benefits?

Mind you, this is through mediation that was brought in to allow cooler, calmer rational thought processes to be injected into the process. You know, the gov-

ernment that doesn’t have the money, and the union/big business that is already crying because they did not get their much sought-after cookies. Doesn’t it remind you of some of those grandkids and kids out there whining about not getting what they want, when they want it because they deserve their cookie NOW!?

Mind you, this is after negotiations over a year or two period, remember. The much-touted great union negotiators seem to have run up against a government that simply said, we don’t have the money (remember the teachers demanding/asking for a 15 per cent wage increase? ), and the government officials sticking to their principles and empty bank account and saying NO! David Pacey Radium

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July 13, 2012

More backcountry roads to stay open

By Kelsey Verboom Pioneer Staff The provincial government has announced it will keep more of B.C.’s backcountry roads open by no longer deactivating out-of-use resource roads.

Although it will keep more of the industrial-purpose backcountry roads open, hunters, ATV riders, cyclists, hikers, and other users of those roads are now liable for their own safety.

The changes were introduced on June 28th, when the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations announced amendments to the Occupiers Liability Act. Prior to the amendments, backcountry resource roads were sometimes closed to the public after an industrial user no longer needed the road. Also, road users who were injured or had an accident on the road could file an injury-related lawsuit under common law.

Now, users must provide their own insurance coverage and will be using the roads at their own risk.

Because the previous rules of liability left such a high degree of uncertainty for possible lawsuits, road maintainers and the government were motivated to reduce the public’s exposure to roads by deactivating them, said public affairs officer for the ministry, Brennan Clarke, in an email response.

Now, with personal injury liability on the roads adjusted, the provincial government has committed to no longer deactivate resource roads unless there is a clear environmental reason.

Whereas culverts and bridges were previously removed from out-of-use resource roads, they will now typically be left in place.

“We’ve been trending that way in the past few years anyway, said Steve Jablanczy, resource manager at the ministry branch in Cranbrook. “We’ve realized we don’t have to be quite so harsh when it comes to deactivating roads. Generally, we look to keep them in a useful state.”

However, the rugged backcountry roads will still only be suitable for some uses, and not for every vehicle — or even any vehicle in some cases — stressed Dave Rebagliati, engineering officer with the

ministry.

Responsibility for maintaining the roads has not shifted with changes to the Occupiers Liability Act. “If it was a logging company previously it would be a logging company now.

If it was the province before, it’s the province now,” Mr. Clarke confirmed.

In the local area, decisions about which roads will be kept open and which will be deactivated will be done on a caseby-case basis,” Mr. Clarke said.

“It depends on the circumstances.

Both government and the maintainer may have a decision-making role regarding access management. This varies depending on which Act the road is administered under.

“For the majority of resource roads, the Forest and Range Practices Act applies and requires a company to maintain a road until they either deactivate it or are relieved from maintenance obligations by the Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.”

The provincial budget for road maintenance will not increase with the current changes.

Realistically, backcountry users shouldn’t expect to notice too much of a change locally, Mr. Jablanczy and Mr. Rebagliati said. The potential to see a marked increase in backcountry access via resource roads is there, but “only time will tell,” Mr. Rebagliati said.

The Occupiers Liability Act was originally intended to be part of the Natural Resource Roads Act, a piece of legislation still in the draft phases that will create a management framework for the province’s resource roads. It was “hived off as a standalone item due to liability concerns that needed to be dealt with sooner rather than later,” Mr. Clarke said.

“These changes are an important first step to simplifying the regulations covering B.C.’s vast network of resource roads,” said Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations.

“Reducing the possibility of injury-related lawsuits will encourage road maintainers to keep roads open and preserve access to B.C.’s wilderness areas.”

British Columbia has an estimated 450,000 kilometres of resource roads.

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The change would see a single service area for the entire valley, excluding Area G, which would broaden the tax base and allow the recreation tax rate to fall in the village.

The question of whether to extend the service area into Edgewater and Area G was raised at Thursday’s meeting.

“Going way, way back in time ... we tried including Edgewater — we’re going way back,” said Lee-Ann Crane, Chief Administrative Officer for the regional district. “Through the recreation society at the time, which was under a different name, they determined through their conversations and meetings ... that it was going to go down in flames if Edgewater was included ... It was simply a matter of thinking the numbers wouldn’t work.”

The debate on whether to include the small community and rural Area G residents will be revisited in the future, assured Gerry Wilkie, Area G director.

The bylaw amendment received a first, second and third reading before the full regional district board on July 6th. Next, each municipal council and the area directors must assent, at which time the amendment will go to the province for approval. If granted, it should return to the board in around two months for adoption or rejection.

By Kate Irwin, Pioneer Staff Recreation services could get a lot cheaper for Canal Flats residents by 2015, if the village joins up to a new recreation service area currently being debated by the Regional District of East Kootenay.

On Thursday, July 5th, an amendment to adjust the current recreation service bylaw for the valley was put up for discussion at the Columbia Valley Directors Committee Meeting in Cranbrook. The amendment would see the two current service areas, one serving the north and one serving the south, joined together.

This would mean all towns, villages and rural dwellings, except those in Area G, will pay their recreation taxes into a collective pot to help fund maintenance of the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena and the Canal Flats Arena.

“Unless something drastic happens I don’t see why we shouldn’t move forward,” said Ute Juras, Mayor of Canal Flats, at Thursday’s meeting.

The current Columbia Valley and Canal Flats recreation services areas, created in 1971 and 1976 respectively, establish which pot valley residents pay into to support one of the valley’s two arenas. Money is raised through recreation tax, which costs 10 cents per $1,000 of assessed prop-

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The Columbia Valley Tour of the Arts will soon be winding through the countryside near Invermere, featuring a colourful array of artwork, from sculpture to painting to metalcraft.

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Movie Review: Being Flynn Reviewed by Kelsey Verboom Like father, like son.

Being Flynn is the dramatic story of Jonathan Flynn (Robert De Niro) and his estranged son Nick (Paul Dano). Jonathan is a bombastic, ranting man out of touch with reality, who claims in the opening line of the movie, “America has produced only three classic writers – Mark Twain, J.D. Salinger, and me.”

The self-proclaimed literary master abandons a young Nick and his wife (Julianne Moore) in favour of finishing the next great novel, though his mannerisms and tendency towards racist

rants, violence and a mickey of vodka leaves doubts as to whether he’s genius or just plain crazy.

Nearly a decade after last seeing his son, Jonathan is evicted from his apartment and out of the blue calls Nick to help him move. During their first meeting, a stunned Nick regards his father with a combination of open-mouthed horror and fascination. From this point on, the two character’s lives draw parallel, and the script alternates between Nick’s narration and Jonathan’s.

With nowhere to live, Jonathan starts sleeping in his taxi, downgrades to a park bench, and finally a grate blowing hot air on the sidewalk. Nick works at the homeless shelter where his belligerent father ends up, and looks on helplessly as Jonathan shouts nonsense to the other workers, continuing a downward slide into a drunken, unrecognizable state. Meanwhile Nick,

trying desperately not to become his father, turns to his own vices: writing, booze, and drugs.

Being Flynn is De Niro’s best performance in years.

He pulls off his character’s hostile, nonsensical ranting perfectly, and shows that life can be sloppy and love can take many different forms.

The downfall of this film is its ending. After an entire movie’s worth of tough-luck, the end feels unrealistic, focusing on all the wrong things. With two characters who are writers struggling to express themselves properly, the film has the same problem: the message is there, but it fails to translate from script to screen.

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Toby Theatre • July 13th, 8 p.m.: The Hunger Games • July 14th, 16th -20th, 8 p.m.: Madagascar 3 For info: www.tobytheatre.com.

Friday, July 13th: • 4 - 9 p.m.: Market on Main, Radium Hot Springs.

Farmer and craft market. For info: 250-347-9331.

• 7 - 9 p.m.: Music on Main with John C and Swanee in Radium Hot Springs. For info: 250-347-9331.

Saturday, July 14th: • Heart of the Rockies - Kids of Steel Triathlon in Invermere. For info, visit www.heartoftherockiestri.ca.

• 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.: The BIG Book Sale hosted by Invermere Public Library at Invermere Community Hall. Thousands of gently used books. All funds raised support the Invermere Public Library. For info: 250-342-6416.

• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Farmers Market in downtown Invermere.

• 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Global Animal Lovers Society barbecue fundraiser at Invermere Home Hardware.

• 12 noon: Gates open to Hoodstock Outdoor Music Festival at Coy’s Par 3 driving range in Fairmont Hot Springs. Music starts at 2 p.m. Food, vendors, beer garden. All ages welcome. Tickets are $25 in advance. $30 at the door. Kids 12 - 18 are $15. Children 6 - 11 are $5 and under 5s are free.

For info, visit www.hoodstock.info.

• 7 - 9 p.m.: Music on Main with The Kootenay Legends in Radium Hot Springs. For info: 250-3479331.

Sunday, July 15th: • Heart of the Rockies Triathlon, an Olympic distance triathlon in Invermere. For info, visit www. heartoftherockiestri.ca.

• 9 - 11 a.m.: Funday Sunday Pancake Breakfast and Junk in your Trunk Sale at the Edgewater Community Hall. Hosted by the Edgewater Recreation Society.

• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Farmers Market outside the Village Mall in Fairmont Hot Springs. For info: 250-3454002.

• 2:30 p.m.: Sounds of Summer Variety Concert at the Windermere Community Hall. A tribute to Ann Abar. Michael Bridge, Luke Persson, Marty and Elijah Beingessner. $15 per adult, $10 for seniors and kids. Five and under free. For info: 250-341-3383.

Monday, July 16th: • 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Rocky Mountain Sports Camp at J.A. Laird Elementary School, Invermere. Ages 6 to 12. Runs weekly in July and August. Daily dropins are welcome. $125/week or $30/day. For info and registration: 250-270-0033.

Tuesday, July 17th: • 6:30 a.m. to dusk: Lake Windermere District Lions Club 9th Annual Charity Golf Day at Copper Point. $65 per person. For tee-times call: 250-3413392.

• 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Old Eaton House Upper Ranch Market in Radium. Produce, artisans and much more. For info contact tklarsen1@hotmail.com.

• 7 p.m.: Sandy Bonny, author of The Sometimes Lake will be at the Invermere Public Library. For info: 250-342-6416.

• 7 - 9 p.m.: Volunteer work night at the Groundswell Heritage Garden, located next to Pynelogs. Please bring own gloves.

Wednesday, July 18th: • 8 p.m.: 8th annual Pynestock Concert at Pynelogs Cultural Centre. $12 per person at The Book Bar or at Pynelogs. For info, visit www.columbiavalleyarts. com or phone 250-342-4423.

Thursday, July 19th: • 10 a.m.: Norden the Magician hosted by Invermere

Public Library at Christ Church Trinity, 110 7th Avenue. Free admission. For info: 250-342-6416.

• 11:30 a.m.: - 3 p.m.: Living and Working on a Ranch at Elk Park Upper Ranch. An opportunity to see how a ranch operates. For info: karen.elkpark@ gmail.com or 50-371-7987.

• 8 p.m.: Second evening of the 8th annual Pynestock Concert at Pynelogs Cultural Centre. For info, visit www.columbiavalleyarts.com or call Pynelogs at 250-342-4423.

Friday, July 20th: • 4 - 9 p.m.: Market on Main, Radium Hot Springs.

Farmer and craft market. For info: 250-347-9331.

• 5 - 6:45 p.m.: Cowboy Dinner at the Invermere Curling Rink as part of Bullriding in the Rockies. $8 per person.

• 7:15 p.m.: 14th Annual Bullriding in the Rockies across from the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena.

Tickets are $29 for adults, $19 for students and seniors. Family dance to follow. For info, visit www. columbiavalleysummerlude.com.

• 7 - 9 p.m.: Music on Main with L8TE in Radium Hot Springs. For info: 250-347-9331.

• 10:30 p.m.: Coal Creek Boys, a local honkey tonk band from Elkford B.C., plays at Bud’s Bar & Lounge. $10 at the door.

Saturday., July 21st: • 9:30 a.m.: Crazy Soles Nipika Trail Run. 25, 10 or five km trail run, also a kids’ race. Register at www. zone4.ca.

• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: 25th Annual Valley Appreciation Day in downtown Invermere. Free pancake breakfast, live music, logging show, soap box cart races and much more for the whole family.

• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Farmers Market in downtown Invermere.

• 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.: Angela Morgan exhibition at the Artym Gallery. For info: 250-342-7566.

• 1 - 5 p.m.: Lake Windermere Regatta at Kinsmen Beach. Sailing, swimming and canoeing races.

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Fairmont Hot Springs’ second annual farmers market is open for business, with an expanded lineup of vendors, plus more food and music than ever before.

The weekly Sunday market, held in the parking lot outside the Fairmont Village Mall, offers an assortment of fresh produce, baked goods, jewelry and clothing. There is a focus on local produce and goods, with an emphasis on home-made, home-grown and locally prepared items.

Founded last year by Tracy Connery, a local photographer, the market was formed after several years of discussion among locals.

“This is a second year after a surprisingly successful first year,” said Ms. Connery, market organizer and founder.

“It speaks to the popularity of markets … over the last three or four years various people have talked about starting a market here; Ryan Haynes from the Fairmont Village Mall had the space and saw the value of it and here we are.”

For 2012, the market is underway with around 22 vendors, a contrast to its

inaugural weekend where 13 stallholders took part. Throughout the summer, between 30 and 40 merchants are expected to tout their wares to market attendees, Ms. Connery said.

“It gives people something nice to do on a Sunday, and it definitely helps business owners with a visitor injection on market Sundays,” she said.

After growing success during the market’s first year, the organizer has big plans to expand the experience, adding musicians and entertainment to the lineup.

“It would be nice to see the experience of the market expand in terms of entertainment: it makes for a more wellrounded experience,” Ms. Connery said.

“I would encourage musicians to come forward if they have a talent and want to share it.”

Along with a hunt for musicians, there are still vendor spots available for the market’s duration.

The Fairmont Farmers Market runs until August 19th. For more information about the market, or to book a spot or volunteer as a musician or entertainer, email info@tracyconnery.com or call 250-345-4002.

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Trees For Sale SUGARY SWEET — Maegan Stanbury, Silena Ewen and Lizzie Midyette (left to right) tuck in to some of their beautiful cupcake creations at the Canal Flats Family Pantry. The trio will run a cupcake stall throughout the summer at the Fairmont Farmers Market.

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By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff With a swirl of frosting and a shower of sprinkles, three Columbia Valley teachers are preparing to bring something sweet to this summer’s Fairmont Farmers Market.

Lizzie Midyette, Silena Ewen and Maegan Stanbury are teaming up to run a weekly cupcake stall, Sweet Stuff, for the duration of the market, which runs until August 19th. The trio of cupcake fanatics will be icing their way through dozens of sweet snacks each Saturday to sell to Sunday market-goers.

For the former David Thompson Secondary School colleagues, the stall is all about spreading their love of the tasty treat.

“It makes other people smile and makes us smile too,” Silena said. “It’s great to find something that triggers the seratonin in your brain and cupcakes do it for us … We’re all members of the cupcake cult!”

The three friends met while working at the local high school and bonded over a love of cupcakes. When Lizzie started bringing the miniature cakes to school four years ago and anonymously distributing them in fellow teachers’ mail cubbyholes, little did she know she was sparking a cupcake cult.

The fun group, formed from secondary school teachers, enjoy “random acts of cupcaking” (baking and anonymously handing out cupcakes), and are notorious across the school for their enjoyment of cupcake-related memorabilia, said Lizzie.

They also created the fundraiser Cupcakes for a Cause, which last year raised $600 for local and national causes.

“Everybody knows us as the cupcake girls, especially the students know us for it and give us cupcake-related gifts,” Silena said. “We’ll still bake up a batch of cupcakes and share them just for fun, but nowadays everybody knows who it is so we just leave them out in the staff room.”

Part of the trio’s recipe for success is their interest in such different types of cupcake, Meagan said.

“I’m the one who really loves chocolate and has lots of different chocolate recipes like chocolate orange and chocolate chili,” she said. “My favourite of Lizzie’s is red velvet. It’s the best I’ve ever tasted in my life. In fact, she makes really great traditional flavours.”

The creative flavour combinations are handled by artist and former English and drama teacher Silena, whose creations range from root beer float to pistachio to Earl Grey tea.

Along with cupcakes, Sweet Stuff will be offering face painting and specialty items for sale, ensuring that even if all the cakes are sold out, shoppers won’t leave disappointed.

“Cake recipes tend to evoke childhood memories,” Lizzie said. “For us, taste is ultimately the most important thing … I’m looking forward to experimenting with recipes over the summer; we’re going to have different flavours each week.”

To test out the trio’s baking prowess for yourself, visit the Fairmont Farmers Market, held every Sunday at the Fairmont Mall from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Summerlude brings action-packed weekend Starting next week, on July 18th, the annual Columbia Valley Summerlude festival gets underway. The event-heavy weekend starts with PyneStock music festival, continues with Bullriding in the Rockies, and is capped off with Valley Appreciation Days and the Lake Windermere Regatta.

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A whirlwind of musical talent is preparing to take to the stage at Pynelogs for the 8th annual Pynestock concerts on July 18th and 19th.

With two nights to chose from, music lovers can enjoy a lineup filled with an eclectic range of genres including rock, harmonic, classical and jazz.

The intimate setting and diverse lineup of performers keep music lovers coming back for more year after year, said Jami Scheffer, of CV Arts.

“We see a lot of familiar faces, every year they come back which must be a good sign,” she said. “One of my favourite parts is bringing music to the walls of Pynelogs. It’s such a beautiful setting

and it’s wonderful to use it for so many different events.”

Between the art-lined walls of the beautiful historic building, concertgoers can drift away to the tunes of a host of local musicians including Daze of Grace, Steve O’Shaunessy, Codi Hollick and Emily Molloy.

Due to its popularity, Pynestock expanded in recent years to include two nights. All proceeds go towards the cost of hosting and to the musicians.

Pynestock tickets are on sale at The Book Bar and Pynelogs Cultural Centre for $12. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the concert starts at 8 p.m.

For information: 250-342-4423.

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Valley Appreciation Day is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a fun-filled family event in downtown Invermere to appreciate locals and visitors alike.

Once named Alberta Appreciation Day the event has evolved into one of the valley’s biggest gatherings of entertainment and activities.

The Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Invermere Business Committee, who are hosting the event, are including a sausage and pancake breakfast, soap box races, the Gagne family logging show, and live music from local performer Oso Simple and Vancouver band, Merge.

“This is one of the most fun days of the year in the valley,” said Paul Christy, event organizer. “Valley Appreciation Day got started because local businesses really wanted to recognize the tremendous impact that visitors, particularly Albertans, have on our local economy. We wanted to take a day and say thank you.”

The town crier, who has not made an appearance at the event in the last ten years, will also be making a comeback for the 25th anniversary, Mr. Christy said.

Valley Appreciation Day runs from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., July 21st. For more info: www.columbiavalleysummerlude.com.

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BULLRIDING IN THE ROCKIES - July 20th Lassos at the ready and cowboy hats on, Bullriding in the Rockies is bucking its way towards its 14th anniversary, and cowboys and cowgirls of all ages are invited to join the action.

The valley’s own bull wrangling extravaganza is an exhilarating blend of skillful riding, daredevil excitement and gasp-worthy falls, said Al Miller, event coordinator.

“It’s the ultimate sporting event — eight seconds of hell for some of the cowboys on their bulls,” he said. “It’s very exciting to watch.”

The evening kicks off at 5 p.m. with a cowboy dinner of beef, beans and biscuits before the group of 30 professional cowboys don their chaps and crash helmets.

The main event features an endurance ride on bucking bulls that has the crowds yelling with excitement, Mr. Miller explained.

“I like the overall experience of watching the riders, the excitement of the crowd roaring; there’s lots of adrenaline flowing,” he said.

The family-friendly evening is aimed at all ages, with horse riding demonstrations, a rodeo clown, and family dance with Alberta band, Scarecrow.

“It sort of takes you into that oldtime Western feel,” Mr. Miller added.

“People tend to come out dressed for the occasion and it’s a friendly atmosphere but a real sporting event at the same time.”

As the event has grown so much in popularity, organizers have even bought their own bleachers for this year’s event to accommodate the crowds.

Bull Riding in the Rockies is a fundraiser for the local Columbia Valley Rockies hockey team. It commemorates Bill McIntosh, one of the team founders who had the original idea for the event.

The event will take place on July 20th behind the Invermere Curling Rink. Tickets are $29 for adults and $19 for students/seniors, with dinner tickets costing $8.

To learn more, call Al Miller at 250-342-6908 ext. 230 or visit www. columbiavalleysummerlude.com.

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LAKE WINDERMERE REGATTA - July 21ST Sun, sand and water safety will be the feature of an event sailing into Invermere’s Kinsmen Beach, July 21st.

The Lake Windermere Ambassadors are running the Lake Windermere Regatta for the third year.

“We are advertising the event as lake fun, lake smarts, and lake friends,” said Kirsten Harma of the Lake Windermere Ambassadors. “We want to bring people down to the beach, get them in the water, on the water, and celebrate why we are all here.”

The beach bash is designed to appeal to lake lovers of all ages. This year’s event has a few new twists to get valley visitors and residents experiencing their lake first-hand. A local stand-up paddleboard manufacturer will be offering demonstrations on-site, leading up to a full scale race.

“It is kind of cool that we have the addition of paddleboarding this year because it is a new sport that people aren’t really sure of,” she said. “The event is going to be a great opportunity for people to come and check it out.”

The paddleboard portion of the day is part of a sports expo that will include demonstrations of wakeboarding and rowing. Racers looking to compete in a more traditional aquatic atmosphere can enter the regatta’s canoe and kayak races.

A classic attraction of the regatta is the ever-popular sailboat race.

We are putting the call out for anyone who has a sailboat to register before July 16th, she said.

The Ambassadors have put on several displays including a working watershed model, lake trivia contests, and an info session about how to keep Lake Windermere free of invasive species of plants. The fun starts at 1 p.m. at Kinsmen beach, July 21st.

“We are planning for some excellent weather because July 21st is my birthday and it never rains on my birthday,” Ms. Harma said.

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YOUR MONEY Ideas for income splitting

Many spouses find that there can be a sizable difference between their incomes and wonder about ways to close the gap in order to save tax. Income splitting is the strategy of allocating income of a higher earner to a lower earner, usually spouses or children. The following are some income splitting strategies that families may employ to save on their tax bill.

Allocate household expenses The higher income-earning spouse should consider paying as much of the household expenses as possible in order to free up the income of his or her spouse to put into investments. This will ensure that the tax on capital gains, dividends and other income is paid by the lower incomeearning spouse at their marginal tax rate.

Registered accounts Perhaps the most obvious income splitting maneuver for spouses is contributing to a spousal Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP). The contributor receives a tax deduction and upon withdrawal, the income will be taxed at the spouse’s marginal tax rate, provided it was contributed to the spousal RRSP at least three years previous.

Investing in a Registered Educational Savings Plan (RESP) is a great way for parents or grandparents to grow money without paying tax on returns. The government will also kick in a 20 per cent grant for every dollar invested to a maximum of $2,500 of contributions per child each year.

While there is no tax deduction upon contribution, the account grows tax-deferred, and is taxed in the hands of the child upon withdrawal. As most students pay little or no tax, this can be a great strategy for parents or grandparents who plan to pay for all or some of a child’s post-secondary education.

Pension splitting Married or common-law spouses in their golden years can split their pension income and Canadian Pension Plan (CPP benefits). In both cases, it’s possible to report up to one half of a person’s eligible pension income or CPP benefits on their spouse’s tax return instead of their own.

Hire family members If a person owns a small business, they can hire and pay family members for work performed, granted that the wages are reasonable. Alternatively, a person could go into business with a family member and arrange the partnership in a way that the profits are shared between them.

Swaps and transfers with family Another way to move income to a family member is to transfer an income-producing asset such as a bond or dividend-paying stock to a family member in exchange for

an asset of the same value that doesn’t produce income, such as art or jewelry. The transfer will be considered a disposition and will be taxed at fair market value; however, it could prove to be a good decision in the future.

Another idea is to transfer unrealized capital losses to a spouse, if that spouse has capital gains to apply the losses against. This maneuver can be complicated and only makes sense if a person has no capital gains of their own to apply the losses against.

Gifting Assets in the name of a minor child result in capital gains being taxed in the hands of the child, but interest or dividends remain the responsibility of the contributor.

In the case of an adult child, all the income and capital gains are taxed in their hands.

Conversely, a parent could simply ignore the income splitting angle and gift some money to their child to do with what they please. This also results in less income paid by the parent, and their child could make a significant investment in his or her life going forward.

Seek advice If you would like more information regarding income splitting strategies, seek the advice of your accountant or financial advisor. He or she can help you decide which strategies, if any, are appropriate for your family.

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Valley PEOPLE

War survivor smuggled refugees to safety

By Kristian Rasmussen Pioneer Staff In her 94 years she has seen occupations, wars, tragedy, compassion, and the triumph of humanity over hardship.

Invermere resident, Leida Peepre, grew up among the ancient architecture of coastal Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia. But her carefree childhood and teen years spent playing within the 13th century city were cut short by the dark shadow of imminent occupation.

During the Second World War, the Soviet Union blockaded Tallinn’s port and on June 14th, 1940, aerial bomber patrols began to fill the skies above the city.

The Soviets demanded that Estonia agree to allow them to create military bases in the country and install a pro-Soviet government. Under the threat of invasion, the administration of Jüri Uluots agreed to the Russian terms and resigned the country to Soviet control.

Life under the occupation was tough and dissent with the ruling regime was not tolerated, Leida said.

“So many were killed by the Russians at the time or deported,” she said. “Anybody they picked up from the street, including women and children, they sent with no food on train cars to Siberia. They used cattle cars with nothing but a hole at the bottom for a toilet. Men, women, children, teenagers — as many as could fit in these cars they shipped to Siberia to work camps.”

Although she escaped the Soviet cattle cars, Leida was not left untouched by the Sovietization of her country.

“I finished high school in 1937 and there was no question that I wouldn’t go to university,” she said. “I got into university, but I was kicked out when the Russians came because of my father.”

Leida’s father was a factory foreman. Although not a rich man, his work had provided the capital to invest in a car, which at the time gave him a slightly elevated status within his community.

“The Russians said, ‘You are a bloodsucker because you have a car and your neighbour doesn’t!’” Leida said.

Through the gloom of occupation the tough young woman did manage to find one shining light. She met physical education guru and champion Estonian skier, Alexander ‘Sass’ Peepre. Their romance led to the couple’s marriage in 1940, when Leida was only 21. They soon had their first daughter, Mari, a year later.

The honeymoon was short-lived as the German Army invaded Russia in June, 1941, and reached Estonia in July that same year. The Estonians welcomed the Germans at first because they believed them to be liberators from oppressive Soviet rule, Leida said.

The darker intentions of the new occupiers soon became apparent to the Peepres. In 1942, Sass was working

CARPE DIEM — ­ Leida Peepre, 94, has lived through two occupations, twice escaped from persecution by invading forces and rescued Estonian refugees from the Nazis during the Second World War. Pictured: Leida proudly displays photos of her family. From left to right, son Juri and his wife Sarah, husband Alexander ‘Sass’ Peepre, and daughters Mari and Mall.

Photo by Kristian Rasmussen as a physical education instructor for the Tallinn Sports Authority, which was under Nazi control at the time.

“During the first days of April we heard on the radio that Alexander ‘Sass’ Peepre was asking all young Estonian athletes to enlist in the German army to fight the Soviets,” Leida said.

“Sass didn’t want to be responsible for the fake message and escaped by boat from Estonia to Finland a few days later to join the Finnish army.”

Leida was left behind with the couple’s five-month-old daughter and found herself the focus of Nazi attention.

“About one week later my apartment was searched very thoroughly by German police,” she told The Pioneer.

“They interviewed me at home and also at the German

police station.”

The Nazi authorities demanded to know the whereabouts of Leida’s husband, but she remained silent and was banned from leaving Tallinn as a result.

Although she only knew the beach that Sass had escaped from, she told her fellow countrymen, and it was enough to help dozens of Estonians leave the country.

The men that she sent to the beach never returned.

“One evening in late September a scary looking man with only one eye arrived at my door,” she said. “He wanted to meet the lady who was sending him men all summer for transport to Finland.” . . . Continued on page 21

July 13, 2012 . . . continued from page 20 Leida had never met the local fisherman who had been transporting the Estonian refugees, but a mutual trust was created and the two forged a plan to continue their secret operation.

The smuggling of refugees worked until word about the plan became too widespread.

Leida and the fisherman organized for 24 men to be smuggled out of the country in a large transport truck. She ordered a travel permit for the men from the Tallinn Transportation Commission so they could act as labourers working to pull two buses out of a ditch.

But as word spread that each of the 24 men had arrived safely in Finland, Leida’s operation, and her life, were put at risk.

“Towards the end of No­ In 1944, Leida and her infant daughter, Mari, vember the Tallinn Police Chief FILLED TO THE BRIM — contacted me because he knew the Venus (pictured) with 842 other refugees escaping Finland. that the order would soon be given to arrest me,” Leida said. shot in 1944 by the Russians when he was planning his “I would be sent to an SS camp because they wanted last trip to Finland with some men who were hiding in blonde women.” the forest,” she said. “He was going to take his mother, At 23 years old, and with an infant daughter to care but she was also killed.” for, Leida was forced to flee in secret with an Estonian After spending several days in Helsinki recovering lieutenant and six men who had escaped from the Ger- from a sickness she had acquired during her escape, Leiman Army. da received word from her husband that he had arranged Early in December 1942, the group set off for Fin- a home for the family with a Finnish ski manufacturer. land by hiking through the snowy forest outside Tallinn She moved in with the Rossis and made a small home for and catching a ride with the Estonian fisherman. herself and her daughter.

“My mother had made a sheepskin bag for Mari Bombing of Helsinki during Finland’s war with Rusand I was carrying her in a sheet around my neck, which sia forced the family to move to their summer cottage. helped to keep her warm,” she said. “The three kilome- Leida made the most of the experience, living with her ters through deep snow was the hardest walk of my life.” daughter in the changing room of the family’s sauna.

When they reached the beach, a small rowboat ferShe was finally reunited with her husband on Sepried them out to a larger fishing vessel that was hidden tember 22nd, 1944. The war in Finland had ended and out of sight behind a cliff.

Leida’s family was forced to move again.

Despite the cover of darkness, the bright snow lit up “One of the agreements that Finland agreed to with the area and made the party stand out. The sea was rough Russia was to send Estonians in the country to Siberia,” that evening with light snow, which made it harder for she said. “About 3,000 Estonians went to Rauma to try both Soviet and German patrols to spot them, Leida ex- to escape to Sweden. The Finnish government organized plained. After a short while on the boat, disaster struck. their train tickets and broadcast on the radio that evThe engine gave out, leaving them floating aimlessly in ery Finn with a boat should collect at Rauma and take the Gulf of Finland. people to Sweden.”

But luck was on the side of the small drifting dot in The family had only two days to get out of Finland the blackness of the northern winter ocean. The engine because the Russian army was very close, Leida added. eventually restarted and after several hours the group When the Peepre family reached Rauma they were greetmade it to Finland. ed by thousands of small fishing boats.

There they were picked up by the Finnish Border “We were among 842 people packed on to a boat Patrol and moved to a refugee camp close to Helsinki. named Venus,” Leida said. “We were told that there would That was the last Leida saw of the fisherman, who she es- be food and water on board, but there was nothing.” timates helped about 2,000 people escape from Estonia The voyage to Sweden was supposed to take five during the war. hours, but a horrendous storm and a faulty motor caused “I never knew his name. I only know that he was the trip to take two days and nights.

The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 21 The group finally spotted the rocky Swedish coast and was picked up by the Coast Guard. They had arrived 800 kilometres further north in Sweden than they had planned, Leida said.

At their second refugee home, the Peepres had to live in a schoolhouse for several months.

The family made their last big move in 1950 after a Swedish ski manufacturer suggested the rugged country of Canada.

“I liked everything about the country right away,” Leida said.

The family settled in Toronto and Sass, Leida’s husband, immediately applied for a job at the YMCA as a janitor.

After finishing his daily duties, Sass would teach the spent 48 hours onboard young men fitness tips at the Photo submitted facility. The instruction from the Estonian did not go unnoticed by management. Soon, the YMCA asked Sass to work as a physical trainer.

The fitness expert eventually garnered the attention of the University of Guelph, who hired him as a physical education instructor.

Sass used his skills learned while working as a soldier in the Finnish Armed Forces during the Second World War to bring the sport of orienteering to Canada.

He is known as the ‘Father of Orienteering’ in Canada and was honoured with an Achievement Award by the Government of Ontario for his dedication to athleticism and physical education.

“I can be very proud of my family,” Leida said.

The Peepres have three children, Juri, Mari, and Mall. Sass tragically passed away from brain cancer and Mall also succumbed to the illness a few years later.

But Leida takes solace in her five grandchildren, of whom she is very proud, she said.

Although unable to complete her education due to the turmoil in her home country, Leida instilled a passion for knowledge in each of her three children.

“I was told that I was a pushy person with education, but it was because I never got my full education, which was my dream,” Leida said.

Every Peepre child has attained a masters degree or PhD since the couple came to Canada.

Leida’s son, Juri, lives in the valley with his wife Sarah.

Their son, Alex, is currently working towards his own postsecondary education.

When asked how she maintains her health and happiness at 94 years old, Leida explained a simple solution.

“You have to work hard, talk a lot, and enjoy your life,” she said, “because it doesn’t matter what you can, or can’t, afford, as long as you’re happy.”

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SISTERS IN ARMS — Valley women, Liz Vanderkruk and Michelle Taylor, share a warm moment provided by thermal blanket at the finish of the Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Ironman Triathlon.

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Valley women made of iron

By Kristian Rasmussen Pioneer Staff Invermere locals, Liz Vanderkruk and Michelle Taylor, have built a lifestyle from putting their bodies to the outer limits of extreme. They both compete in triathalons, and during competitions have totalled a hefty 1,720 kilometres of biking, 56 kilometres of swimming, and 421.3 kilometres of running.

The two women recently completed their first Ironman Triathlon in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on June 24th.

The race was a grueling 3.8-kilometre swim, followed by a 180.25-kilometre cycling circuit, and finished with a regulation 42.2 -kilometre marathon, all in one day.

“I felt fantastic after completing the Ironman,” Michelle said. “The last three kilometres of the race I could feel this energy inside me. I was going faster and faster and thinking, 'Should I slow down and take in the thousands and thousands of spectators?' In the end I just wanted to fly and sprinted the last 500 metres, going as fast as I possibly could.”

The struggle to the finish line was a grueling battle that began at 7 a.m. in the murky trenches of the race's swim through Lake Coeur d'Alene, whose icy embrace was recorded at 13 degrees Celsius that day.

“It was really windy and choppy,” Michelle said.

“There were 2,700 athletes starting at the same time. It was complete pandemonium. People were hitting you and crawling all over you, with boats and a helicopter swirling right above us.”

The competitors had to complete two loops of the swimming circuit. During the second loop of the swim, a safety boat became engulfed in panicked swimmers ex-

periencing the initial stages of hypothermia. Michelle, who has completed 30 triathlons throughout her competitive career, completed the swim, but was barely able to climb out of the water.

“I got out and my hands were slabs of meat,” she said. “I wasn't going to quit. I thought, 'I did not put my husband and my kids through nine months of heavy training, and drag them out to Coeur d'Alene to quit.’ I may have a few faults in my life, but fortunately giving up is not one of them.”

Thirty-three competitors in Michelle's age category could not shake the ragged, icy claws of the swim and had to bow out of the competition. The Invermere woman was not one of them. She spent 33 minutes in the race’s warming tent to bring her body temperature back up and then climbed on her bike. She was rewarded with perfect sunny weather for the rest of the cycling circuit and run portion of the race.

Michelle's training partner and fellow Ironman veteran, Liz Vanderkruk, dodged the effects of the early morning swim’s frigid pinch, skipping the warming tent completely and rushing to the bike section of the race.

Although she has competed in eight marathons, including Boston, New York, and Niagara Falls, the tempest of 2,700 athletes fighting for position in frigid water was an unnerving experience for the Invermere woman.

“It got really choppy and there were a lot of rollers coming,” she said. “The water was so rough and was getting colder because it was getting churned up. When I got out I was just euphoric because I knew I could do anything after that.”

Story continued on page 38 . . .

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Women’s motorbike club getting into gear

By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff

After her partner at the time taught her the basics, Angelle started the hunt for her own bike, working her way through a couple of different A brand-new club for motorcycle mamas models before her current steed, a 2002 Suzuki and biker chicks is revving up in the valley. Local Intruder. bike enthusiast Angelle Colli is looking to form a But the male-dominated world of biking can social group for female motorcyclists to ride and be a difficult one for women to start out in, and rerecreate together. moving the intimidation factor for other ladies is The ladies’ biking club, which is still in the just one of the reasons to start the group, she said. planning stage, would provide a fun, social ele“I was lucky to go out with other people who ment for bikers looking to build experience or would watch me ride and give me tips” she said. just enjoy riding with others, Angelle explained.

“Biking is intimidating to get into. I thought it “There are lots of different types of clubs might be more comfortable to ask other women here, but there’s definitely a gap in the market questions.” for a ladies’ motorcycle club,” she said. “I haven’t Angelle is also looking to push her own bikseen that many women who ride here, but I ing boundaries with longer cross-country trips know of them, and I know of women who are and rides with larger groups of people. interested to learn.”

“It’s a different feeling to be riding with Angelle has been dreaming of a ladies’ bike GET YOUR MOTOR RUNNING — Angelle Colli is looking to start a other people and I actually haven’t ridden in big Photo by Kate Irwin groups before, so it would be a great experience,” club for a few years, but didn’t take action until ladies’ motorcycle club for the Columbia Valley. the end of June, when she started drumming up she said. “Riding is just a feeling of freedom and interest by placing flyers at local supermarkets. she said. “We can brainstorm what people want to do independence ... and the Kootenays are such a huge atThe size of the group and the adventures they will after that — there’s lots of flexibility.” traction for people who ride ... it would be nice to share take together will depend entirely on who shows up and Angelle was first introduced to bikes at a young age, the area with people with the same interest.” what members want to accomplish, she explained.

If you would like to learn more about Angelle’s laand looked forward to learning to ride ever since she was “My thought is it might be nice to start picking a a teenager. But it wasn’t until two years ago she finally dies’ motorcycle club or register your interest in signing night that works for everyone to meet and ride together,” got the opportunity to get into the saddle. up, call 250-341-5646.

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PLENTY OF HEART — Bruce Stroud, Heart of the Rockies Triathlon founder, shows off some of his collection of triathlon T-shirts from his long-standing event. Photo by Kate Irwin

Triathlon celebrates 30th

By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff When longtime valley resident Bruce Stroud started hosting the laid-back Windermere Loop Triathlon in 1983, little did he imagine the event would flourish into a three-decade commitment.

The race, now known as Heart of the Rockies, draws close to 600 athletes of all ages to the valley on triathlon weekend.

Participants swim 1,500 metres through Lake Windermere before taking to the shores to complete a 40-kilometre cycle and 10-kilometre run.

The event has come a long way since humble beginnings with just 56 entrants.

“I never imagined we’d be at this stage 30 years later,” Bruce said. “We’re building healthy lifestyles ... Now we’re getting the grandchildren, the children of participants from the ‘80s taking part.”

Over the years, the distances have been standardized, the course has gone through some changes, and a children’s event called Young Hearts has been added, but the spirit remains the same, Bruce said.

“There’s a sense of community within the triathletes,” he said. “Everyone’s lauging and joking and happy to be here and cheering one another on.”

But the fancy wetsuits and $10,000 bikes sported by competitors nowadays didn’t feature during the race’s early years.

“We used Vaseline and lard, it was like we were swimming the English Channel,”

Bruce joked. “The sport of triathlon has grown so much since then.”

The original idea for Windermere Loop was sparked after Bruce competed in his first triathlon in 1983; a fairly disorganized affair. After wondering if he could do better, his second triathlon became the event he created: the inaugural Windermere Loop.

“In the early stages it was very laid-back, little hype, no egos; just a race that fit in with the valley,” he said. “People would gather midsummer to take part in a race that was more festive in nature than competitive.

A lifelong swimmer, Bruce’s original triathlon featured non-standard distances, with a taxing swim from Timber Ridge beach to Invermere’s Lakeside Inn. Since 2006, the event, rebranded as Heart of the Rockies, has offered a standard Olympic distance, plus a sprint distance (half that of Olympic) and age-appropriate distances for younger participants.

While a team of volunteers steps in on race day, Bruce and his wife Sandra organize the event largely themselves, wallowing in T-shirts, thousands of cups, racer goodie bags, flagging tape and stacks of medals in the weeks leading up the event.

“It is a lot of work,” Bruce admitted.

“My favourite part is watching people come running down the Athalmer Hill, returning just as they have for 30 years.”

The 30th annual Heart of the Rockies Triathlon takes place this Sunday, July 15th. To find out more, visit www. heartoftherockiestri.ca.

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Tuesday, July 17th, 2012 @ Copper Point 6:30 a.m. to dusk “For $65 per person you can play 18-holes of golf with cart at the beautiful Copper Point Course, plus enjoy the full use of the driving range. All proceeds from the day will be donated by the Lake Windermere District Lions Club to EKFH to help provide funds to purchase a digital stereotactic mammography unit for the East Kootenay Regional Hospital. This piece of equipment is of critical importance to many individuals living here in the Columbia Valley. ~ Harold Hazelaar, Event Coordinator To book a “Charity Golf Day” tee time call: Copper Point Golf Course @ 250.341.3392 or 1.877.418.4653

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A winding gravel road snaking high above Invermere will guide art lovers into a cool mountain paradise on this year’s Columbia Valley Tour of the Arts. The rustic cabin atop acts as an easel for the second tour stop in the Toby Benches, west of Invermere.

“I think this location works really well because it is so interchangeable,” said Robin Shmigelsky, site host.

“Our house can easily be formal or relaxed. It is really nice to prop a piece against a barn door because it gives it such a different feeling than the crisp white walls of an art gallery.”

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“The environment with the tour is very relaxed,” she said. “If kids come to a gallery they feel like they have to be quiet. Kids can really explore art and don’t have to be so reserved during the tour.”

The Shmigelskys will have a lot to explore, as veteran artists Suzette Dunphy and Sherry Mallach display their unique work against the site’s forested backdrop.

“Whenever I see a beautiful scene my hands just go crazy trying to get it down,” said Sherry Mallach, watercolour painter and tour artist. “If I see something that makes me ask, ‘When is anyone ever going to see something like that again?’ I am instantly inspired.”

Unforgettable scenes have become a common occurrence for Ms. Mallach as she also lives in the Toby Benches area.

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Horseback riding and hiking around the cool mountain forest have helped her develop a rustic style that requires her to take the creation of artwork outside.

“I really like using oils because I like working outside,” she said. “Acrylics dry so fast and the oils blend and then kind of flow, which allows me to make the painting move.”

Ms. Mallach has worked to perfect her art since taking up painting in 2005 after a neighbour introduced her to art classes.

Her fresh approach to watercolour painting is obvious in the way she tackles a scene.

“I like it when you can see something within something,” she said. “I like the life in people and animals. I think that is mainly what keeps me inspired.”

Sharing Ms. Mallach’s approach to creating art is tour artist and woodturner Suzette Dunphy. Ms. Dunphy is part artist, and part adventurer.

The art of woodturning requires her to explore the local forests to find burls, which are wooden growths created during an injury or a time of stress on the tree. Ms. Dunphy cuts the burl from the tree and then turns it on a lathe to create wooden masterpieces.

“I absolutely love turning because it is like a gift waiting to be opened,” she said. “With every piece that you do, you open the stove and you fire it in and you don’t know how it is going to turn out.”

The craft is a meditative process for Ms. Dunphy because it requires extreme concentration.

“Turning is something that you can’t do unless you are totally focused because you can get really hurt,” she said. “I have had some close calls and I have had a few broken fingers.”

Injuries have not prevented the artist from showcasing the frontiers of her creativity at this second stop on the tour.

“This particular spot is great, especially with the old log building and all the trees around,” she said.

The soundtrack for the site will come from valley musicians, Franz Grasegger, and Pat Hess of the popular local band L8TE. To learn more about the 2012 Tour of the Arts, visit www.columbiavalleyarts.com. * Editor’s note: this is the third in a series of articles leading up to the Tour of the Arts on August 5th.

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. . . ‘Windermere Creek causes flood and drought,’ continued from page 3. “Right now we have two eight-hour shifts of guys on a tank, on the back of a tractor for 16 hours a day manually watering the greens, which is obviously something we would never have to do,� Mr. Wilfley said. “If you come out and have a look at the greens, the grass is starting to turn orange, brown, and red, and dying.�

The course is currently trying any means to get water into their irrigation system.

Mr. Wilfley and his staff are experimenting with a series of different screens to hopefully filter precious water from muddy sediment.

The problems for Windermere Valley Golf Course began five years ago, when Mr. Wilfley first started seeing pieces of the forest floor arriving in his intake. “We noticed moss, pine cones, pine needles, and all kinds of material showing up,� he said. “I honestly think this is unfortunately Mother Nature causing the problem. Funny things can happen in a creek with just a couple of trees falling over.�

The solution is to redirect the stream back to its original path, according to Mr. Wilfley. The fix is much tougher than it implies because redirection requires stakeholders to produce a detailed engineering report on the environmental impact. “We got the terms of reference from the Ministry of Environment and they are very onerous, to the point where it just seems almost non-feasible to fix the problem,� Mr. Wilfley said. “The time frame would be very long and trying to get all the approvals would be very difficult.�

The golf course co-owner expects the engineering report to take between six months to a year to complete, and said that the provincial government should take over.

Mr. Wilfley has hired his own engineer to look at a fix for the problem. He has found that his quoted price of $12,500 for a report was only to investigate repairs to his portion of the creek, which would not include redirection. “This seems like something the government should be looking after now that it has gotten to this extreme point,� he said. “When it was just a simple solution that we were looking at it was feasible for a few of us to muck in there and fix it. This now affects so many citizens, so many businesses, and it affects the government.�

“We are just trying to keep our course from turning into a desert�

Doug Wilfley, Co-owner of Windermere Valley Golf Course

Long-term funding for the fix will have to come from those who are mainly affected, said Lee-Ann Crane, chief administrative officer for the Regional District of East Kootenay.

The district held a meeting with involved stakeholders last year after a similar flooding situation threatened homes and businesses in the area. The meeting ended with an unwillingness to fund mitigative strategies through raising property tax rates, Ms. Crane said. “We are more than willing to help in the long run, but we need to know that this is something that stakeholders would like to do,� she said. “The only way that we raise money for projects is through property taxes. The owners and properties within an area that see benefit from a service have to pay for it. That is the way that our system works and that is not

something we can change.�

The regional district has already dedicated itself to solving the immediate flooding damage downstream of the creek diversion. The district has worked with Emergency Management B.C. to get approval for a 320 series excavator and a 996 loader to work for 20 hours each, removing excess sediment buildup at Shadybrook Resort. “The work that is being done right now is designed to mitigate current flooding concerns,� Ms. Crane said. “This will not address what will happen two months from now, or a year from now.�

The strategy of the district to fix flooding concerns at Shadybrook has done little to stop the ongoing problems of sediment buildup. “The creek is rapidly rising again,� said Mike Dubois, owner of Shadybrook Resort. “They lowered the creek 16 inches and it came back seven inches over 12 hours. I appreciate the funds to eliminate the immediate problem, but I think this is a total waste of money.�

Mr. Dubois is still rebuilding his campground and resort after the troubling effects of the Canada Day long weekend flooding. “Last week we rebuilt and moved everybody back in on Friday,� he said. “The campsites are mostly back functioning, but the lake front area is covered in mud.�

Until an engineering report confirms that the requirements of the terms of reference laid out by the Ministry of Environment have been met, the district can’t begin working on the upstream cause of the Windermere Creek problem.

The district estimates that the completion of the required engineering report will likely cost between $15,000-$20,000. Ms. Crane suggested that interested stakeholders should begin the application process to garner a discretionary grant from the district to help with the attached costs.

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The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 33

July 13, 2012

Pioneer Classifieds s In Memoriam s In loving memory of

Kenneth (Kenny) Falk Sorensen

September 27, 1963 – July 15, 2010.

“You can shed tears that he is gone, or you can smile because he has lived.

You can close your eyes and pray that he’ll come back, or you can open your eyes and see all he has left.

Your heart can be empty because you can’t see him, or you can be full of the love you shared.

You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday, or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember him and only that he’s gone, or you can cherish his memory and let it live on.

You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back, or you can do what he’d want, smile, open your eyes, love and go on.”

With all our love, forever in our hearts.

Mommy, Jo-El (Justin), Bente, Jette (Gus & Dylan), Tom (Gwen & Jessica)

garage sales Furniture, accessories, dishes, etc.

Friday, July 13th, 12 – 7 p.m. and Saturday, July 14th, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

4896 Ridge Road, Radium.

Yard Sale: 1401 7th Street off of 13th Ave. Saturday, July 14th, 8 a.m.

Saturday, July 14th, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

417 12th Ave. Great junk, books, freebies. Coffee and goodies.

Awesome garage sale Saturday, July 14th, 8 a.m. -1 p.m. 1383 Canterbury Way, Invermere, take your first right after the skateboard park.

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garage sales

announcement

THANK YOU

cheers & Jeers

cheers & Jeers

Moving sale. Saturday, July 14th, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lots of stuff. 4862 Cordillera Ave., Edgewater.

Narcotics Anonymous meeting now available. Thursdays at 8 p.m. Call 250-342-1071 for more info.

announcement

thank you

Cheers for all the support for the Edgewater Ball Diamond! For supporting the Duck Race! Cheers for everyone who supported our Spaghetti Dinner for the Edgewater Ball Diamond, especially Valley Foods for the ground beef, Sobeys for the sauce, Mountainside Market for the spaghetti, Quality Bakery for the garlic bread, Bridgebrand for the salad, Brisco Store for the dressing and oil, Pip’s Country Store for the pop and juice, Screamers for the great ice cream and Rocky Mountain Pet Resort and Spa for the donation for all the extras.

And cheers for the raffle donations from Wayne Price, Kootenay River Runners, Edgewater Hilltop, Sophie’s Choice and Nellie’s Salon.

We raised more than $1,500! Thank you all.

Jeers to landlords who nickel-anddime and overcharge for rent in this economy. As if running a business in this town isn’t expensive enough.

Cheers to the Lakeview Meadows kids who came back to make sure the group of three ladies walking on Thursday, June 28th, made it through to the other side. You are all very kind and incredibly polite!

Thanks for thinking of us.

Alcoholics Anonymous. Open to all. Regular meetings of the Columbia Valley A.A. are held at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday 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.

Windy Café . . . is now open for lunch from 11:30 a.m - 2:30 p.m. and dinner as always from 5 -9 p.m.

Enjoy 10% off all orders.

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.

Sounds of Summer Variety Concert at the Windermere Community Hall, a tribute to Ann Abar. July 15th, 2:30 p.m. Michael Bridge, Luke Persson, Marty and Elijah Beingessner. Adults $15, seniors and children $10, 5 and under free. For info contact Cheri at 250-341-3383.

A huge thank-you from Special Olympics to: Jon Howlett of Demiurge Creations for the donation of his beautiful painting, “Untouched Peak”; Al Miller of Home Hardware for the popcorn machine; Steve Mantyka of the Local View for the raffle tickets; Willem and Gee DeRuyter, Judy and Kate Gibbs, and Fritz and Marlow Feldmann for your awesome help; Kim Turgeon, organizer of Mountain Mosaic, a wonderful community event; and to all who donated to Special Olympics, we are truly grateful.

Many thanks to Windermere Valley Shared Ministry for their hospitality in hosting our dual piano “Afternoon Delight” concert, to the performing artists who played their hearts out for friends, family and fellow music lovers, and to Art Gieck who has tuned-up the Seiler and Steinway Grands into a rare musical force!

~ Columbia Valley Music

cheers & Jeers Cheers to Doug (Butch) McKay for a great fly-casting school.

Cheers to Emily for fixing my formal attire in the middle of the golf course, even without a sewing kit.

I can always count on you!

Jeers to the large motor boats which continue to drive at high speeds between Windermere and Columbia Lakes, despite the high water and the damage done to river banks, wildlife and waterfowl.

Cheers to all the amazing people who dedicated their time to kids’ baseball this year. My boys had a great year. See you next year even if it isn’t free.

Cheers to the couple in the small blue car on Highway 93 picking up garbage, who I’ve seen twice now. Jeers to all of you who make it necessary!

Jeers to the punk who stole my golf cart outside the Whitehouse Pub on Friday night during the July long weekend. Why didn’t you just drive it right into the creek in the field where you left it across from Shadybrook? Substantial reward for info leading to arrest. Contact RCMP.

Cheers to the two RCMP in their red serge who posed for pictures with Rusty the Moose on Canada Day. What a great photo opp. Looking good, you three!

A belated cheers to Ken Hatt and his family for plowing my driveway all winter. You’re the best neighbors a girl could ever have! Thank You!

~Sylvia Power

Cheers to the always-smiling, friendly staff at the post office!

Cheers to Toby for catering to the bachelorette party ladies with wonderful appies, dinner, dessert, and beverages. You rock!

announcement

Lost and found Found: inflatable raft on the Columbia, Sunday, July 1st. Call Lynda 250 345-4055.

garage sale

Huge Huge Huge Sale Eight Sea-cans jam-packed with household, electrical, plumbing, blinds, etc. Surplus from Copper Point Resort.

A renovator’s dream sale. Sea-cans also for sale.

Saturday July 14th at Real Storage, Hwy 93/95, Windermere. For more information call Diana at 250-342-1677. Start time 10:00 a.m.

Jeers to the lady in Lakeview Meadows who wouldn’t move her vehicle for 5 minutes so we could weed-whack our client’s driveway.

Now fundraising for the Crossroads Ball Diamonds

10% of Catalogue & July Sales Brochure 40% of Fundraising Brochure Exclusive products available.

For details call Julie St. Amand at 250-688-5564 Email: TupperwareByJulie@gmail.com www.my.tupperware.ca/juliestamand

Visit me at the Radium Market on Main, Friday’s 4 p.m. – 9 p.m. and in Invermere at Valley Foods Outdoor Market 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Cheers to the Lemonade Girls at the end of 10th behind Sobeys for the delicious lemonade and freezies, but mostly for donating half the money you make to charity. How kind and thoughtful of you!

Cheers to Carmen and Danielle at All Dolled Up. My nails have never looked better! You girls rock.

Jeers to my immature and unprofessional boss for treating your staff who work incredibly hard for you with such disrespect.

If your staff needs help, you, as a boss, should assist them or appoint someone else to.

Cheers to summer. What took you so long?

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cheers & Jeers

cheers & Jeers

storage

SUITE FOR RENT

Cheers, Fatso! So nice to work with someone who really cares about the work he does. Thank you for your friendship.

Cheers to Bill Doroshuk, Jill Afonso, Richard and Linda for looking for our little dog that decided to go for a stroll last week in Canal Flats.

Happy to report that he was found safely.

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

Radium: bachelor – 1-bdrm – 2-bdrm fully furnished units.

1-3 bdrm unfurnished apt. Rent includes heat, hydro, cable, and parking. D.D. required. N/S, pets possible. Call Joan at 250-3427517 for more information and availability.

Cheers to the real animal lovers who would never recommend putting down a dog because of behavioral issues. There are always alternatives.

Cheers to Phil. Computer says no...

Cheers to responsible pet owners who take the time to exercise their dogs daily, and enrol them in obedience classes if needs be.

Cheers to everyone who came out to celebrate Edgewater’s 100th year! Thanks to all those who organized and helped with all the functions. What would we do without you?!

Jeers to the car wash that uses cold water and no soap!

Cheers to Dr. Bruce and all the staff at the Invermere Vet Clinic for being so understanding and helping us deal with the loss of our dog.

Jeers to the Nissan SUV on 11th Ave. Slow the hell down!

Cheers to the organizing committee and volunteers of the Steamboat Mountain Music Festival in Edgewater last weekend. Looking forward to next year’s festival.

Jeers to the broken treadmills. No more excuses!

Cheers to the people who called the fire department when my house was on fire. Double cheers to the fire department for the quick response. Triple cheers to all my friends in this awesome place I call home! ~ Grampa.

Cheers to the lady in the red car at Enid who informed us our son and his friend were hurt while quadding.

And Cheers to Lee for staying with the girl until the ambulance arrived.

Thank you both.

Jeers to my owner for abandoning me and leaving me without food or water. Yours truly ~ Phil the cat!

Cheers to Lois. Good on you for admitting that it is/was maybe, possibly, partly, half your fault.

Jeers to our neighbours for not minding their own business.

They’re fully booked until August for the dog to get a haircut. I did call. And as for the water, I ran to the gas station and back. He was in the shade and I was about 10 minutes — a fraction of the time we go for walks and he is away from his water bowl.

Cheers to Michael Hutchinson and Norm Julien for their extra effort in preparing the school field for the Steamboat Mountain Music Festival. Thank you from the organizers and attendees.

Jeers to drivers who should spend less time on their cell phones and more time fixing inoperative trailer lights.

Cheers to the caretakers of Pothole Park for the great job you do cleaning it up so my dog and I have a nice place to play. Jeers to the irresponsible pet owners who let their dogs use it as a washroom.

Cheers to those who use the RV sani-dump responsibly, and pay.

Your continued care will keep it open.

Jeers to the RCMP for using excessive speed to get where they were going on July 5th. I know your job is important, but so is safety.

storage NEWHOUSE MULTI STORAGE Various sizes available.

Now with climate-controlled units.

Call 250-342-3637.

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 Rent/sell: approx 2,400 sq. ft. between Home Renovation Centre & Fitz Flooring. For more information please call Lorne at 250-270-0102.

864 sq. ft. warehouse space with loading dock. Unheated, $625/ month. Available immediately. Call 250-342-3637.

For lease: 1,200 sq. ft. office space.

Available immediately. Call Scott at 250-342-5758.

For lease: newly renovated, beautiful office spaces. Street level. From 250 sq. ft. to 1,200 sq. ft., air-conditioned. Available immediately. Panache Building across from the A&W. Call 250-3425805.

shared accommodation Large, 3-bdrm house on the lake.

Fully furnished, own bathroom, cable, Internet, utilities included.

250-342-1791.

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

SUITE FOR RENT 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, N/P. Utilities not included. $750/month.

Available immediately. 250-2700729.

2-bdrm apartments across from hospital on 10th Ave. Clean, quiet units. Some with washer, dryer and dishwasher. $744/month, utilities extra. N/S, N/P. Denis: 250-3426912.

Windermere: bright, 2-bdrm, upper unit in quiet 4-plex with beautiful views. Large yard area, separate parking and entrance. N/P, $700/month + electricity and D.D. available immediately to mature, responsible tenants. References required. Call 403-258-3132.

Invermere: bright lower-level walkout suite. 1-bdrm and office on in-town acreage. Lots of windows, views over private, spacious back yard with fenced garden. N/S, N/P, $850/month includes utilities. 250342-3790.

2-bdrm apartment close to schools and hospital. Large yard, N/S. $775/month. 250-342-3790.

In Radium: 2-bdrm, 1 bath, shared laundry/large back yard. $600/ month, D.D. + hydro. 250-3479970.

1-bdrm suite, downtown, N/S, N/P, includes satellite. Suitable for mature, responsible person. Longterm. Call 250-341-2084. $650/ month + hydro.

Radium: main-floor suite, fully renovated, 2-bdrm, 2-bath. New kitchen, bathroom, hardwood, and carpet. Sunny deck, fenced yard with storage shed. A/C, W/D, D/W. $1,100/month, utilities included.

250-342-3790.

Radium: modern 2-bdrm, lowerlevel suite. W/D, D/W. $850/month, utilities included. 250-342-3790.

2-bdrm apartment (upper floor) in Canal Flats. Available immediately. $500/month + utilities + D.D. N/S, N/P, W/D, fridge and stove. Call 250-342-3345 after 6 p.m.

For rent in Radium: big, 2-bdrm suite. Complete with 5 appliances. $700/month + utilities. 250-3479345.

HOUSE FOR RENT

FOR RENT INVERMERE

4 bedroom, 2 bathroom family home in Tunnacliffe Heights. $1,500/month +utilities

FAIRMONT

3 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom cabin with wood burning fire place. 1,100 +Utilities

HILLCREST APARTMENTS 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, fully furnished and equipped, downtown from $840 inclusive.

TIMBER RIDGE

4 bedroom, 2 bathroom cabin with hot tub. $1,400 +Utilities

CASTLE ROCK

5 bedroom executive home. $1,650 +utilities

BLACKFOREST HEIGHTS

2 bedroom, 1 bath duplex, can be partially furnished or unfurnished. $900 +utilities

JUNIPER HEIGHTS

Two bedroom, 1 bathroom trailer fully furnished and equipped $800 +utilities

Call Ben Green 250-688-0362 or visit www.gdpm.ca 3-bdrm, 1-bath home for rent in downtown Invermere with nice yard. N/S, N/P. Available immediately. $1,350/month + utilities. Call 250-341-1182.

Townhouse for rent at Cedarwood Glen Estates. 3-bdrm, 1.5 baths, garage. $1,200/month + utilities.

N/S, N/P. Available immediately.

250-341-1182.

Fairmont: 3 years old, 1,817 sq. ft. semi-detached, hardwood floors, granite counter tops, 5 appliances, garage, carport, geothermal heating, low utilities, A/C, beach house, BBQ and fireplace. $1,400/ month + utilities. Call 780-4463575.

Windermere: newer 2-bdrm, 2-bath with garage. $1,000/ month, Internet and satellite TV included. Available August 1st.

Mark: 403-519-0252.

Radium: townhouse for rent.

Bright, spacious, approximately 1,300 sq. ft. of living space. 2-bdrm, 2.5-bath, fully furnished, deck, BBQ and A/C. Available weekly or monthly. Prefer 1-year lease. $850 + $150/month for utilities.

N/S, N/P. 403-240-9357 or 403237-4698. Email lreid@talismanenergy.com for pictures.

HOUSE FOR RENT Invermere: 3-bdrm semi-detached.

Close to all schools and downtown.

Available now. Pets negotiable. $850/month + utilities. Call Joan 250-342-7517 for viewing.

Invermere: next to Kinsmen beach.

4-bdrm, 2-bath, 2 fireplaces, W/D, N/S, N/P. Available immediately. $1,400/month + utilities.

References and D.D. required. 403246-6680.

2-bdrm trailer on acreage for September 1st. 15 minutes from Invermere. $750/month. Call 250347-6420 for viewing.

3 bedroom house in town. $1,100/ month + utilities. References and D.D. required. 250-341-6043.

3-bdrm mobile home. Available now. 5 appliances, new kitchen, flooring, siding, skirting, bathroom.

Nice yard, storage shed. Beautiful View, large front deck, smaller back deck. Sorry, no dogs allowed. $800/ month rent, utilities extra. Call 250342-1700.

Rustic, cozy, 2-bdrm furnished cabin. No W/D. Large private yard with storage shed. Pets okay.

Suitable for one or two adults. 10 minute walk to downtown. $825/ month, includes cable and utilities.

Available soon. 250-342-9636.

Windermere: 4-bdrm, 3-bath, fully furnished, immaculate condition.

September - June. $750/month + utilities. 250-342-2135.

Charming, 2-bdrm house. Excellent location. Valley view. W/D, D/W. $850 plus utilities. Jeff: 250-6881105.

Downtown Invermere townhouse for rent: 3-bdrm, 2-bath, 6 appliances, garage. Very private, perfect location with great views.

N/P, N/S. $1,100/month + utilities.

Available immediately. 250-3420020.

Newly-renovated, 2-bdrm home.

Wood heat, all appliances, no dogs, N/S, $800/month + D.D., references required. 250-342-1225 or 250-348-2585.

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HOUSE FOR RENT

CONDO FOR RENT

HOMES FOR SALE

MISC. FOR SALE

SERVICES

SERVICES

Available September 1st. Fantastic opportunity to rent a 3-bdrm, 2-bath home with self contained 1-bdrm suite to sub-lease or keep for self. Optional established seasonal B&B business available to qualified tenant. Interested in the details and photos? Contact us by email at rentalsradium@gmail. com.

Panorama condo for rent. 1-bdrm, fully furnished, private entrance, private garage.

Beautiful, quiet location. W/D, N/S, N/P. Responsible renters only. Available immediately. 6-month or 1-year lease, references required. Contact Devin for more details at 250-3424054.

Mountain Home

Quality Top Soil and Manure

Phil’s Carpentry, Everything from roofs to decks, completion of basement and bathrooms. Phone 250-341-8033 (cell) – 24/7. Not on valley time.

The Valley Shine Shop Keep your vehicle free of salt & road grime. Have it detailed. Basic – deluxe packages available. #35 109 Industrial Rd #2, 250-342-9696.

Heaven’s Best Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Environmentally friendly products.

Dry in 1 hour! Call 250-688-0213 or visit www.heavensbest.ca.

Local Website Design: Designer seeking new clients, specializing in small to medium websites, blogs or portfolios. Initial meeting and quotes are free. www. eggplantstudios.ca.

2,000 sq. ft. 3-bdrm, 2-bath, unique home in Athalmer. Private, large property with pond and plenty of room for toys. $1,200/ month + utilities and D.D. required.

587-436-8828.

House for rent in the exclusive Timber Ridge III. 3-bdrm, 2-bath, N/P, N/S, private beach, tennis courts, marina, 1/2 acre yard.

Available immediately. $1,000 + utilities and D.D. 403-685-3134 403-615-3134.

2,500 sq. ft. bungalow in the Highlands. 4-bdrm, 3-bath, 2 fireplaces, family room plus storage, double garage, 5 appliances. Large deck with spectacular views of Mount Swansea and Mount Nelson.

Great location, quiet area, park-like setting. $1,600 +utilities. 250270-1175.

Invermere: house on a large lot, 4-bdrm, 2-bath, fireplace, hot tub, W/D, N/S, N/P. Available July 1st, $1,400/month + utilities, references and D.D. required, 403874-1273.

5-bdrm, 3-bath, large deck, fenced yard, double garage. F/S, D/W, microwave. Close to all schools.

N/S, N/P. $1,500/month + utilities.

Available August 1st. 604-9357519.

CONDO FOR RENT Available July 2: 1,700 sq. ft. 3-bdrm, 2.5-bath condo in Copperside. $1,500/month, includes heat, air, water, sewer, propane, underground parking, storage locker. Also includes membership in Lake View Meadows Community Association - private beach access, indoor pool, hot tub, fitness room and tennis court.

Small pets welcome, must sign a one-year lease. 403-678-7065.

Hillcrest Apartments have 2-bdrms at $800/month, 1-bdrms at $600/ month. Fully furnished, including utilities, TV and Internet. 250-3411182.

3-bdrm condo downtown Invermere. 1,323 sq. ft. W/D, small deck, storage. Pets negotiable. $1,200.00/month + utilities. D.D. & lease required. Call 250-342-0853.

Kijiji Ad 380 412 086.

for sale www.newbuildinglinks.com

CONDO FOR SALE 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.

WANTED FISH WANTED for Osprey in a rehabilitation flight cage. Frozen, fresh, any species. Head on preferred. Drop off at the Invermere Vet Hospital, Monday - Friday, 9 - 5.

MISC. FOR SALE

Fairmont: 2-bdrm condo, 1.5-bath, available immediately. Double garage, W/D, N/S, pets negotiable. $1,000/month, water included.

References and D.D. required. Prefer lease. 780-914-8342.

HOMEOWNER with rental opportunities in downtown Radium. Call 250-347-6420 with serious inquiries. 7 units rented at this time. All appliances and storage included. $350,000.

Double mattress in good condition.

Phone 250-342-2568.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES 1997 25’ Prowler Slide, $9,500.

250-341-3171.

VEHICLES FOR SALE 20 x 10 welded aluminum greenhouse for sale. $2,500. Peter: 250-342-1073.

1939 HUDSON Street Rod $36,000 OBO. 250-341-3171.

2008 2-door Honda Civic. 96,000 km, new all season tires. Price includes winter rims and tires.

Great condition and great on gas.

Asking $12,500 OBO. Call 250-2700377.

0.48 acre - flat, Windermere. $220,000. 250-341-3171.

Windermere: $368,000. 3 + 1 bedroom, 2-bath, 1,500 sq. ft. New everything. 0% down. windermere01@shaw.ca.

New Hytec drop-in soaker tub.

36”x60” Bone Color. $200 OBO. 250342-1255.

Water treatment & purification, includes drinking water systems, softeners & conditioners, iron filters. Call AQUAIR, 250-342-5089.

Vacuums Parts, repairs & accessories, All makes & models Central Vacuums – sales and installations Bonded & licensed Fine Homeservices 250-342-9207, fhs@telus.net.

1975 Skylark 30’ fifth wheel.

Excellent condition. $1,950. See Dick at Dutch Creek Resort or call 403-467-5836.

Acreages: www. columbiavalleyproperties.com

HOMES FOR SALE

Older, upright piano, $600 OBO. 250-341-7873.

For sale: 2011 18.9’ Springdale trailer. Like new, used about 10 times. A/C. $11,500. 250-342-3270 or 250-342-5696.

LOT/ACREAGE FOR SALE

15.5 acres located between Radium Hot Springs, BC and Invermere, BC. Surrounded by Dry Gulch Provincial Park and Fish & Wildlife. Very Private, with spectacular views of the Mountains and Wetlands.

Frontage on the paved road.

Untouched with mature trees.

5 minute drive to Radium Golf Course. Asking $349,000. 250-3421520.

Topsoil, $160 per dump truck load, $90 per pick-up load. Well-aged cow manure, $120 per pickup load.

Delivery extra. Call 250-342-1268.

250 US gallon tanks for sale. Very versatile, plastic w/ metal 6” opening, 2’ discharge, 125 lbs. $200 for 1 or $300 for 2. Call George. 250347-9500.

Hot tub rentals. Week or weekend rates. Valley Spas: 250-342-3922.

Top quality Hay and Straw, alfalfa/grass round bales. Call Elkhorn Ranch. 250-342-0617.

1996 Honda Del Sol. 4 cylinder, 5-speed, manual, P/S, P/B, Targa top, CD, great little car. Drives like new, excellent gas mileage, never winter-driven. $4,200 OBO. 250342-6997 after 6 p.m.

2008 Yamaha WR 250R. Ready for the road, women owned, like-new, 3,300 km, lower-kit installed with stock linkage included. $5,999 OBO. 2006 Suzuki DR-Z 400.

Ready for the road, well maintained, 6,000 km, Michelin DOT 80% off-road tires and lots of extras. $4,500 OBO 250-688-0576.

Shannon’s Blinds & Designs “Shannon’s Blinds did an amazing job on the blinds for my restaurant.

Her service, attention to detail, and the installation was great. I am happy to recommend Shannon’s work - it is top notch!” Cindy Levagood, Smoking Water Coffee Co., Fairmont Shannon’s Blinds & Designs 250-342-5749 “Covering the Valley – One Window At A Time”

Rockies West Realty Independently Owned and Operated

492 Highway 93/95, Invermere, BC

Kim Collens

Representative

toll free: 1.877.342.3427 cell: 250.342.1671

kim@rockieswest.com www.kimcollens.com

Recipe Of The Week

FRIED ASPARAGUS WITH BACON 3 slices Bacon, chopped 1 pinch Salt to taste 1 ½ teaspoons Butter 1 pinch Ground Black Pepper 1 lb fresh Asparagus, 1 tablespoon grated trimmed Parmesan Cheese 1 Shallot, thinly sliced Cook and stir bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 5 minutes. Discard grease.

Melt butter in the same skillet. Cook and stir asparagus and shallot with salt and pepper in butter and bacon.

Cover skillet and cook, stirring occasionally until asparagus is tender, about 5 minutes.

Transfer asparagus mixture to a platter and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

See all my recipes at recipes.kimcollens.com

Home Of The Week The Belle of Brisco!

Charming 4.26 acre acreage surrounded by views of the Rocky and Purcell Mountain ranges. Complete with cozy two bedroom home and beautiful flower gardens.

$299,000

MLS®

K212134

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SERVICES

SERVICES

SERVICES

HELP WANTED

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.

Custom Art Framing Canvas Printing & Stretching Photography Classes 250-342-5102. www.kimberleyrae.ca ...look for the Red Door behind the Invermere Dry Cleaners!

High quality painting exterior and interior. Small renovations. Call Fred, 250-342-8621.

Helna’s Stube is looking for P/T kitchen help and dishwasher.

Please call 250-347-0047 or email mail@helnas.com.

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.

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

Home Building and Renos Chuck Newhouse Builders 250-342-3637 chucknew@telus.net Great homemade food at reasonable prices. Luxor Creek Restaurant & Cantina, Spur Valley Greens. 250-347-9051. See us on 91sheep.ca.

Valley Framing & Contracting.

Everything from roofs and decks to major renovations. Contact Will at 250-342-7517.

ODD JOBS ENT HAULING. Garbage, brush and construction disposal.

Mulch deliveries. Call Dale Hunt @ 250-342-3569.

Have you purchased a Mac computer and need a tutor to learn the basics? Making the move to a Mac can be an intimidating experience. I will show you the basics and show you how to get more value from your system. I’m a graphic designer with 20 plus years experience working the Macintosh operating system. Basic tutoring session, $30/hour. Call Emily at 250-409-4104.

Dryer Vent and Furnace Cleaning & inspections. Call AQUAIR today!

250-342-5089.

Invermere Sharpening Carbide and steel sharpening services. Carbide saw re-tipping, saw blades, router bits, planer knives, hole saws, ice auger blades, knives, scissors and much more.

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

“We don’t cut corners, we clean them!”

Dust-Bunnies Cleaning Residential cleaning and property management

Bonnie Barr, Owner 250-342-0112 • dustbunnies_inv@hotmail.com

Health & wellness

“HEALTH & WELLNESS” THINK ABOUT IT!

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE SURE YOU WERE GETTING THE FUNDAMENTAL NUTRITION YOU NEED? BY ADDING “ESSENTIALS” TO YOUR DAILY DIET, YOU CAN EXPERIENCE AN OVERALL SENSE OF WELL BEING! “ESSENTIALS” ARE DESIGNED TO BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION OF EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH FOR A LIFETIME.

”NUTRITIONALS YOU CAN TRUST”

Contact Betty Newton 250-342-6343 • newtonhome@shaw.ca

HELP WANTED Lakeside Pub is looking for experienced servers and kitchen staff. FT/PT. Send resumes to lakesidepub@shaw.ca or phone 250-342-6866.

Peppi’s Pizza is now hiring full and part-time staff for all restaurant positions. Must be able to start immediately.

Please email resumes to: p.fuel@yahoo.ca.

Dishwasher/kitchen help wanted at the Birchwood Restaurant for the upcoming summer season.

Shifts would vary, daytime and evenings. Must be able to work well in a team setting, and able to start immediately.

Please drop off resumes at the Birchwood Restaurant or email to birchwoodinv@gmail.com.

EAGLE RANCH GOLF RESORT Wanted immediately: experienced Breakfast Cook and Dishwashers.

Above-industry wages, golfing privileges. Contact: Steve Root, sroot@eagleranchresort.com, 250-270-0584 or Andrew Hickson, ahickson@eagleranchresort.com, 250 342 7455.

Come and join our young, energetic team! The Old Salzburg in Radium is looking for waiters for a busy summer. Call Franz at 205-3476553.

Seasonal Housekeeping/Laundry at Alpen Motel in Radium Hot Springs. $12-$14/hr depending on experience. Apply in person.

Early Childhood Educator and/or Infant Toddler Educator Eva Joseph Centre, Windermere, BC The Little Badger Early Learning Program is seeking a qualified person to fill a permanent part-time position.

The successful candidate will: • Possess an ECE Certificate, current Child Safe First Aid and Criminal Record Check.

• Work with children 18 months to 6 years and be familiar with the Montessori Method.

Deadline for applications: August 3, 2012.

For further information call 250-342-6331. Please submit cover letter and resume, including references to: Akisqnuknik Development Corporation Att. Kathleen Elphick 3046 Highway 93/95, Windermere, BC V0B 2L2 E-mail: adm_adc@telus.net Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is now accepting applications for the following positions to start immediately:

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RV Park Attendant Spa Esthetician Servers · Cooks · Chef de Partie Grounds Supervisor Front Desk Representative

Fairmont Hot Springs Resort offers a competitive salary and benefit package with access to all resort amenities.

Sunchaser Vacation Villas in Fairmont B.C.

Would you like to earn extra cash for the summer?

Join our Housekeeping Department from now until September 15th 2012

Our start wage is $13.00 per hour; You could earn an additional $1.50 per hour totalling $14.50 per hour! Just commit to the following: • Applicant must be able to perform the duties as outlined in the Housekeeping job description • Complete the agreed contract, which includes working weekends, a 40-hour work week with possible overtime until September 15th, 2012. (additional monies paid at end of contract) Interested applicants can forward their resume with references to: cherrie@sunchaservillas.ca. fax 250-345-6250 Students welcomed, transportation from Invermere is available.

5129 Riverview Gate Road Fairmont Hot Springs B.C. V0B 1L1 cherrie@sunchaservillas.ca

Interested? Please forward your resume with references to the attention of David Sheedy: hr@fhsr.com, fax 250.345.6616, or call 250.345.6004. fairmonthotsprings.com

Home Support Nurse needed to cover maternity leave This position requires an individual who is task oriented, reliable, flexible, physically fit, has a positive attitude and a team player.

Must have: • RCA certification or better • A clean valid driver’s licence • Own transportation • Some house duties/work is involved including cooking lunches, dinners and preparing snacks • Schedule rotating 4-days-on and 4-days-off • Typical work hours, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

• Must be an animal lover as client owns cats and a bird • Wage negotiable with experience • Coverage to begin October 1st, 2012 or earlier for one-year.

Please submit resume, certificates and references by email to jcjservices@live.ca

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Venture forth Enter The Pioneer’s annual Travel Contest for your chance to win two tickets to a Calgary Flames Game, plus one night’s accommodation, courtesy of Invermere’s Travel World. Send in your travel photos with a copy of The Pioneer in-hand to info@cv-pioneer.com, or drop by our office to have your photo scanned. Pictured, left: a group of David Thompson Secondary School students in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France — left to right: Sam McFarlane, Jordon Bracken, Keyla Holubec, Kelsey Frank, Lauren Logan, Bri Clark, Lacey Blain, Blair McFarlane, Alexandra Taylor, Carson Tomalty and Jesse Tomalty. Right: Kathy, Owen, Forrest, Taylor and Reid Campbell at Balmoral Beach, Sydney, Australia.

Duties Include: • Developing and implementing annual marketing plan for each True Key Hotels & Resorts property.

• Effective management of all advertising mediums including but not limited to, social media, print and web advertising, website management and development, content expansion and search engine optimization.

• Develop annual operating budgets for all properties.

• Operate and monitor all current sales and marketing projects.

• Manage relationships with 3rd party websites, tourism entities and outside affiliates.

• Attend consumer and wholesale trade shows.

We are seeking an individual with significant marketing experience or education and tourism background with a history of work in the hospitality industry. This is a senior management role. This position requires an individual who can work independently, offer solutions and anticipate challenges.

The competitive compensation package for this position includes: • Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications • Health benefits • Education allowance • Opportunity for advancement • Expense account • Cell phone and computer for business use Qualifications: The right candidate will have proven success in the marketing or tourism industries, with a strong skill sets in managing various marketing mediums, and developing and implementing of sales and marketing initiatives. Other key attributes and skills will include: • Experience or education in marketing, tourism or business • Proficient use of Microsoft Office programs • Excellent communication skills (written, electronic, verbal) • Organizational skills • Problem solving • Ability to multi-task • Ability to work with a team and liaise between parties • Hospitality experience To apply: Please send cover letter with resume by email to manderson@truekey.ca. Thank you in advance for all responses. We will respond only to those candidates selected to interview.

www.truekeyhotelsandresorts.com

WE’LL BE IN INVERMERE, EXCHANGING THE OLD BC HYDRO METER ON YOUR HOME WITH A NEW SMART METER. BC Hydro is upgrading homes and businesses with new smart meters. Moving to a more efficient, modernized grid will help us meet the growing demand for electricity while continuing to deliver safe, reliable power throughout the province.

Here’s what you can expect: • Typically, meter installation will take place Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. PST. • Meter installers will have BC Hydro and Corix logos on their trucks and uniforms, and photo identification badges.

• You don’t need to be home, as long as we have safe and clear access to your meter—please remove any physical modifications that prevent a meter exchange.

• In most cases, the exchange will take less than 10 minutes.

• You will experience a brief power interruption, in most cases it will last 60 seconds.

For more information about the smart meter installation process, visit bchydro.com/smartmeterinstall.

For 50 years, BC Hydro has been providing clean, reliable electricity to you. Today we are planning for the next 50 years by investing in new projects, upgrading existing facilities and working with you to conserve energy through Power Smart.

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DIRECTOR OF SALES AND MARKETING True Key Hotels & Resorts is currently seeking an independent and driven individual to fill the position of Director of Sales and Marketing. This position is based in Radium Hot Springs. As a member of the senior management team, this individual develops, recommends and implements a long term strategic sales and marketing plan for all True Key Hotels and Resorts properties.

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Regional District of East Kootenay

Bylaw 2369

Upper Columbia Valley Secondary Suites The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering an amendment to the Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw to allow secondary suites within single family dwellings and within detached garages in all residential zones excluding the following areas: land within the boundary of the Lake Windermere OCP; land within the boundary of the Fairmont Hot Springs Area OCP and the original single family subdivision at Panorama Mountain Village.

The Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw contains 14 residential zones that are being considered for inclusion of secondary suites. This proposed amendment will not affect parcels in Fairmont and Panorama that are currently zoned to permit secondary suites.

Bylaw No. 2369 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay - Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900 – Amendment Bylaw No. 269, 2012 (Auxiliary Dwelling Units / RDEK).”

A public hearing will be held at: Edgewater Community Hall 4818 Selkirk Avenue Edgewater, BC Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 7:00 pm The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F and Electoral Area G. If you believe that your interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw, you may prior to the hearing: • inspect the Bylaw and supporting information at the RDEK office in Cranbrook from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays; • mail, fax or email written submissions to the addresses/numbers shown below; or • present written and/or verbal submissions at the hearing.

Submissions cannot be accepted after the public hearing.

All written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. This notice is not an interpretation of the Bylaw. For more information, contact Michele Bates, Planner, at 250-489-2791, toll free at 1-888-478-7335, or email mbates@rdek.bc.ca.

Bylaw 2376

Bylaw Amendment Columere Park Developments Ltd. The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering an application by Columere Park Developments Ltd. to amend the Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw. If approved, the amendment will change the zoning designation of the surface of the water to facilitate a proposed swimming area and day-use dock. The subject area is located on Columbia Lake and is shown on the attached map.

Bylaw No. 2376 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 271, 2012 (Columbia Lake / Columere Park Developments Ltd.)” will amend the zoning designation of 0.38 ha of lake surface from WR-1, Water Resource Zone to WR-2, Water Resource Community Zone.

A public hearing will be held at: Fairmont Hot Springs Resort (Birch Room) 5225 Fairmont Resort Road Fairmont Hot Springs, BC Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 4:00 pm The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F, Electoral Area G and the Village of Canal Flats.

If you believe that your interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw, you may prior to the hearing: • inspect the Bylaw and supporting information at the RDEK office in Cranbrook from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays; • mail, fax or email written submissions to the addresses/numbers shown below; or • present written and/or verbal submissions at the hearing.

Submissions cannot be accepted after the public hearing.

All written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. This notice is not an interpretation of the Bylaw. For more information, contact Jean Terpsma, Planning Technician, at 250-489-0314, toll free at 1-888-478-7335, or email jterpsma@rdek.bc.ca.

Lake Windermere Management Plan Implementation The initial draft of new surface water zoning regulations and a Shoreline Development Permit Area for a portion of the shoreline under RDEK jurisdiction have now been completed. Come learn about the new regulations. This is your opportunity to review the draft documents and tell us where you think we got it right and where we could make changes. The draft regulations will be presented at:

Windermere Community Hall 4726 North Street, Windermere BC Saturday, July 14, 2012 11:00 am to 2:00 pm A presentation and Q&A period will start at noon.

The information and format of the meeting will be the same as the meeting held on June 20th. The draft regulations and a comment form are available on the RDEK website at www.rdek.bc.ca. Copies will also be available at the open house. For further information, please contact Karen MacLeod, Planner, at 250-489-0313, toll free at 1-888-478-7335 or email lakewindermere@rdek.bc.ca.

Can’t make it to the meeting? A webinar is available on the RDEK website.

Main Office 19 - 24th Ave S., Cranbrook BC V1C 3H8 Phone: 250-489-2791 or 1-888-478-7335 Fax: 250-489-3498

Columbia Valley Office 4956 Athalmer Road, Invermere BC V0A 1K0 Phone: 250-342-0063 Fax: 250-342-0064

July 13, 2012 . . . ‘Valley women made of iron’ continued from page 22 Although she escaped the churning mass of athletic ability, it came at the price of two pairs of completely numb hands and feet. Liz ignored the venomous sting of the frigid lake and continued on her way.

“I didn’t know where the warming tent was, so it was never an option,” she admitted.

The Invermere woman immediately donned her vest, arm warmers, hand warmers, mittens, and hat, before heading out to complete the 180.25-kilometre bike ride.

“Getting off the bike and getting your shoes on for the run you think, ‘How am I going to run 42 kilometres?’ Somehow you start out one foot in front of the other and you don’t think about all the distance you have to go.”

The Ironman was one of the toughest obstacles the two women have ever completed. The event also was one of the most rewarding.

“It was a fabulous race, such a blast and so much fun,” Liz said.

“Having the race set up so that you come back into town seven times to see your family and to have them see you was so rewarding.”

Liz’s training partner and friend, Michelle, agreed.

“Anyone who does triathlons knows that they were the ones who worked hard and put in the effort and can call it their own, and there is something great about that” she said.

“When you finish all the months of awful bikes, swims, and runs in terrible weather, it makes it all worth while.”

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July 13, 2012

FAITH

Sticks and stones

By Pastor Trevor Haggan, Lake Windermere Alliance Church I don’t know who first taught me that little rhyme, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me.” I remember being a child who believed those words. Today I have a little different belief.

Words hurt! They injure, they destroy, and they leave scars that last a lifetime.

Proverbs 18:21 says, “The tongue [our words] has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”

The words that we use with our friends our families, our co-workers and our neighbors have the power to give hope or smash dreams.

Every day we use words to communicate with those around us. I am challenged again and again to be careful with the words I use to share hope and grace to the world around me.

James, the half-brother of Jesus, understood the

power of our words. He says in James 3:5-6, “The tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts.

Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire.”

Wow, those are challenging words! In every part of our lives we have the opportunity to create life with our words or bring hurt and pain.

As I think about how Jesus told me to follow him and love people the way he loved them, I need to be careful with every word that comes out of my mouth. I have the opportunity to tell those around me, including my family, friends and neighbors about the real life Jesus gave me.

Peter challenged his friends, “But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect” (1 Peter 3:15).

How about you? Are your words bringing hope and life to those around you? Jesus said, “Out of the overflow of our heart our mouth speaks.” (Luke 6:45).

I know where my words come from, all of them.

They come from what is in my heart. Jesus, help me share life with my words!

Valley Churches LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH Sunday, July 15th, 10:30 a.m. JOINT BEACH SERVICE and V.B.S. WINDUP...at Kinsmen Beach.

“SKY - Everything Is Possible” Pastor Trevor ministering.

Pastor Trevor Hagan • 326 - 10th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-9535 • www.lakewindermerealliance.org Windermere Valley Shared Ministry ANGLICAN-UNITED 9 a.m.: Worship at All Saint’s, Edgewater.

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

Reverend Laura Hermakin 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.

Saturday: 7 p.m. and Sunday: 9 a.m. at Canadian Martyr’s Church in Invermere.

Sunday: 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 Fraser Coltman • 1-866-426-7564 * Sign up for July 27th Bruce Harding drum workshop

by July 20th. Workshop fee is $25. Includes drum.

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. • Relief Society, 11:15 a.m.

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

You can remember someone special with your gift to the Canadian Cancer Society

SOCCER STUDS — The Copper City Saloon’s Invermere FC men’s soccer team took their favourite paper with them while in Revelstoke for a tournament in June. The team trains Mondays at 7:30 at Laird Elementary, and welcomes new players. Left to right, back row: Scott Sauermann, Trevor Conroy, Ryan Stimming, Adam El Wakeel, Charly Ion, Aaron Salano, Brady Seel, coach Dallas Collins. Front row: Alex Munoz, Reto Stitz (holding The Pioneer he was on the cover of!), Kevin Williamson, Tyson McCarthy, and Jaydon McCarthy.

Photo submitted

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

Let’s Make Cancer History

www.cancer.ca

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July 13, 2012

Let’s play nine any day, any time.

real GOlF value at riverside and mOuntainside Play 9 holes of golf with power cart any day, any time, weekends and holidays included!

Riverside $49.99 • Mountainside $39.99 * Tax not included. Tee time based on availability. All programs and packages subject to seasonality, cancellation and change without notice.

Tee times: 250.345.6070 fairmonthotsprings.com