Golden This Week - July 17

5IJT8FFL Golden

FREE

4FSWJOH (PMEFO BOE "SFB t 'SJEBZ +VMZ t 7PM *TTVF

Via Ferrata offers never seen before views 4FF TUPSZ QBHFT BOE QIPUPT

Inside:

t ,).3 3BNCMFS )JLFT QBHF t $PMVNCJB 7BMMFZ %PH $MVC QBHF t 8JMETJHIU 4VNNFS $BNQ QBHF

photo by Kris King

t 1IPUPHSBQIFS T TIPXDBTF TFSJFT 8FOEZ $IBNCFST #FBST *OUFSSVQUFE 1IPUPHSBQIZ QBHFT

Page 2

'SJEBZ +VMZ t (0-%&/ 5)*4 8&&,

what’s happening happening what’s in Golden

Kicking Horse Movies - “Minions� t Opening Friday, July 17th thru Thursday, July 23rd at 7 p.m. Matinee’s at 3 p.m. on Friday, Saturday & Sunday. “Starting as single-celled yellow organisms, Minions evolve through the ages, perpetually serving the most despicable of masters.�

Yoga for Stress Management t July 22, 2015, 7 p.m. at Golden Lotus Ayurveda, 914A 11th St. S. Learn a few simple practices to help manage stress in daily life. No prior experience necessary. Call Ruth Finnie at 344-2171 for more information.

Motion Notion 2015 t +VMZ 2015 - 1:00 pm to July 27, 2015 10:00 pm. Motion Notion Festival is an exploration of electronic music, art, nature, and the infinite in the heart of Rocky Mountains near Golden BC, Canada.

Summer Kicks t Wednesday, July 22 El Grupo Cbuana Brisas del Palmar with Bill Usher and the Space Heaters. “Spicy rhythms and rich harmonies Cuban traditional music at its best.�

A little bit of everything Cuba - courtesy of renowned Havana quintet Brisas del Palmar. Dust off your dancing shoes and join us for a rhythm fuelled “havana� night! kickinghorseculture.ca

2015 Western Open downhill at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort t July 24, 2015 - 9:00am to July 26, 2015 - 4:45pm. A Classic – Kicking Horse Mountain Resort is preparing for the upcoming 2015 mountain bike race season and is pleased to be presenting the return of The Western Open BC Cup and Alberta Downhill event. KHMR Bike Park will play host to the fastest downhill racers from Western Canada competing for $10,000 in cash and prizes. Cultivating the MTB trend and initiating the little wheels – Don’t miss out on the Shimano Kids Race!

Golden Farmer’s Market Petit Tournesol French Summer t Saturdays at the Spirit Square, Camps t 'SJFOET GVO BEWFOUVSF BSU 10:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. and OBUVSF Ages 5 - 12. Outdoor Camp Wednesdays at the CP Parking lot, - July 20-24. Art Camp - July 27-31.

12:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Call Claudine at (250) 272-0062 for more information or to register.

Baby Talk t Every Wed, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Golden Early Years Centre, 421 9th Ave. N. (across from Post Office) Creative Spaces t Wednesdays, Aug. 12th, 19th and 26th, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. at the Golden Women’s Resource Centre. Girls and women are invited to come have some fun and exercise their creative muscles. This is a fun event, we would love to see you there.

Ray Jean Memorial Slo-Pitch Tournament & Parson Fall Faire t August 14 - 16. Slo-Pitch tourney, farmer’s market, family dance & karaoke, Saturday night drive-in movie, build your own cardboard box car bed, beer gardens, games, free camping.

Call Trina at 939-8175 or Heather 3441536.

Targeted Initiative for Older Workers - Job Skills Training Opportunity t $PMMFHF PG UIF 3PDLJFT Fall intake: Sept. 8 - Dec. 10, 2015.

Winter intake: Nov. 16 - Mar. 3, 2016.

For unemployed workers aged 55 - 64, who require new or enhanced skills for successful integration into new employment.

'SJEBZ +VMZ t (0-%&/ 5)*4 8&&,

Page 3

Via Ferrata a heart-pumping, family-friendly adventure

by Kris King Special to Golden This Week

Riding up the gondola at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort (KHMR) in the summer is an exceptional experience. The Golden Eagle Express provides a perfect vantage point of the Columbia Valley and its sights below. Alpine flowers, dirt berms and trails lace their way down, leading the way for downhill mountain bikers. There is an exciting expectation to see Boo, the resident grizzly bear, while visitors gather to watch him meander around his enclosure.

But today’s destination is the new Via Ferrata at KHMR - a cliff-side, bolted iron ladder and steps, pathway. This unique structure has a history based in Italy during the World Wars. A Via Ferrata (or “iron road,� according to translation) aided solders while they travelled and climbed the Dolomite Mountains.

Now, KHMR has its own modern day iron road. Bolted ladders, foot holds, cable systems, and a 65-metre suspension bridge are located on the north face of Terminator Ridge. It is high in the alpine, with a starting point just steps from the famous Eagle’s Eye restaurant and the top of the gondola.

Amid downhill mountain bikers and day ridge hikers, Nick Comstock, the Via Ferrata manager and certified guide for our adventure, meets us at the top of the gondola, clad in full safety gear and smile.

The excitement is visible in our group.

I am joined by Maxime Cretin, director of business development and guest

,).3 T 7JB 'FSSBUB "TDFOTJPO 3PVUF UBLFT UISFF UP GPVS IPVST UP DPNQMFUF 5IF TIPSUFS %JTDPWFSZ 3PVUF UBLFT SPVHIMZ POF UP UXP IPVST GPS B GVMM FYQFSJFODF experience. Max tells me that this is his first experience on the Via Ferrata, too.

KHMR’s newest attraction is only one of a handful in Canada and North America.

Comstock shows us how to put on our harness, and invites us to store our backpacks and take a drink of water before we embark on the Via Ferrata

Ascension Route tour - the longer of two available tours. The Ascension Route takes three to four hours to complete. The shorter Discovery Route takes roughly one to two hours for a full experience.

We get comfortable in our new safety gear and receive a short and concise safety briefing. Immediately after, we

complete a practice route under the Eagle’s Eye Causeway. Comstock stands by to give pointers, while we get comfortable with using our safety leash system for the Via Ferrata and navigating the different types of ladders and foot platforms we will encounter on our fourhour tour.

Comstock explains that the safety leash system is quite unique, with KHMR being the second in the world to use it. Prisime, the Quebec-based designer and contractor for the installation, developed a patented system called the Aeroligne system with an Aerolink carabineer. This allows for fast and easy continuous contact and flow through the safety cable system.

As we walk down the ridge line of Bowl Over to Terminator Ridge, the 65-metre suspension bridge is our first obstacle to cross. Starting at the Heavy Metal Chutes, we clip-in to the safety cable rope with the Aerolink leash. We ease our way down the bridge, holding on to the ladder rungs and scrambling around a turn in a narrow rocky path with full exposure to the steep cliff of the headwall of Bowl Over. “We call this Hanging Glory,� says Comstock. “We thought that would be a good name, because it hangs over the Glory Run.�

Tackling the suspension bridge was fun and a great introduction to the familyfriendly adventure ahead. The bridge has a slight sway that gets the heart pumping, but Comstock supervises and coaches us along the way. He sympathizes and smiles ... Continued on page 4

'SJEBZ +VMZ t (0-%&/ 5)*4 8&&,

Page 4

Cliff-side scrambles lead to a big payoff

5IF JSPO SVOHT BUUBDIFE UP UIF /P 'VO $IVUFT UBLF DMJNCFST UP UIF UPQ PG UIF 5FSNJOBUPS 3JEHF

... Continued from page 3

as he reminds us to keep passing the safety leash through the cable attachment plates in the system. We learn quickly.

Shauna Speers, Comstock’s fellow guide, crosses paths with our group as she is doing safety checks on the Discovery Route and cleaning the path of loose rock.

We stop for a neighbourly chat and take photos as we are perched on the edge of what seems like a 100-foot cliff beneath us.

Scrambling cliff side, we navigate ladders, precarious metal foot-steps and natural hand holds. Being in the shade was a bonus on a mosquito-free, hot day. With brief stops for rest, we take in beautiful

views of the northern Columbia Valley and the Rocky Mountains.

Just like rock climbing, we had problems to solve; like figuring out where and when to place our hands and feet while ducking our heads from over hanging rock, and ungracefully contorting our bodies. Problem solving en route happens – especially for me while downclimbing, because I forgot to pass through the safety leash on the previous move.

I did this several times. Clearly, I do not learn as fast as the others.

A two-cable monkey bridge met us in the middle of the Ascension Route, perched over an area called The Guts. The cable bridge takes us to our last obstacle - a long ladder section to the ridge top.

Feeling exposed on the cliff was a thrill, but we were comforted by the ladders and safety system. There was full feeling of

5IF NFUSF TVTQFOTJPO CSJEHF JT UIF mSTU PCTUBDMF UP DSPTT PO UIF 7JB 'FSSBUB UPVS trust in the safety of the equipment and structures.

Climbing the iron rungs attached to the No Fun Chutes, we reach the top of Terminator Ridge and are greeted with a 360-degree view of incredible mountain tops that are nestled inside five of the national parks that surround Golden. It is a fantastic reward after working our way through the 465-metres of steps, ladders and bridges with a 100-metre elevation gain.

This moment was awesome and we celebrated with high-fives. Comstock then told us about a group of mountain goats he had sighted the day before hanging out over at T2.

We all peered to see if we can catch of sight of the real mountain goats of the mountains. No luck.

KHMR Via Ferrata quick facts: Construction time: 50 days Opened: July 1, 2015 Tours: Daily with various start times until end of September Number of certified guides: 4 Cost: Discovery Route - $129 per person, Ascension Route - $169 per person Local discount rate: Yes, ask KHMR Guest Services for details Max participants per tour: 8 Private tours available: Yes Reservations required: Highly recommended.

What is included: All safety equipment, Sight Seeing Pass and Boo Tour.

What you should bring: Good sturdy hiking shoes or boots, water, snack, camera, packable rain jacket, hiking pants and shirt.

'SJEBZ +VMZ t (0-%&/ 5)*4 8&&,

Page 5

3BNCMF PO BU ,JDLJOH )PSTF .PVOUBJO 3FTPSU

by Carrie White &EJUPS t (PMEFO 5IJT 8FFL Starting this weekend, Rambler Hikes return to Kicking Horse Mountain Resort (KHMR).

Beginning on July 18, KHMR presents free, educational guided hikes for locals and visitors who want to learn more about the area’s unique environment. A valid lift ticket is all that is required. Hikes depart at 1:00 p.m., starting from the meeting point at the Winter Trail Map across from the top of the Gondola.

Matt Mosteller, senior VP of marketing and resort experience for RCR, says that one of the main goals of the Rambler Hikes is “getting people out to explore nature and be out in the mountains.”

“We feel that this is one of the best ways for first timers,” he adds. “And, if the family is visiting, there is no better time to take in the beautiful surroundings.”

Mosteller says that the hikes also provide an important opportunity to

educate.

“And education is an important aspect of the outdoors.”

The theme of the season’s first hike is Mountain Safety and Weather. Guided by the report’s mountain safety crew, participants will be introduced to the area’s micro-climate and learn how to be safe in the mountains.

“Locally, we’ve got a really dynamic weather system and our mountain safety team is highly skilled at sharing those tips,” says Mosteller, adding that some of the information could be applied to camping, for example.

The next ramble will educate hikers on Staying Safe in Bear Country. Held on Aug. 1, this afternoon outing will see an expert guide from Boo’s Grizzly Bear Refuge sharing information on vulnerable bear habitat, reducing human impact and how to stay safe while sharing the mountains with the many bears that also live amongst them.

“This one is vital to learning to enjoy the mountain safely,” explains Mosteller.

“It even goes so far as to explain how you store your garbage.”

“We have everything under the sun ... ...This is all about featuring a few and showcasing them.”

With all of the great outdoor-themed hikes, Mosteller says the hikes will be relevant to locals and visitors alike.

He adds that the KHMR staff that are facilitating the hikes are exceptional at what they do.

“We’ve got no shortage of people that

have a tremendous amount of talent and knowledge to share.”

When queried as to how the themes for the hikes are chosen, Mosteller says there was no lack of amazing themes to choose from.

“We have everything under the sun,” he says referring to the many activities and features of the area. “This is all about featuring a few and showcasing them.”

Other hikes this summer include Under Our Feet: Geology of the Trench, on Aug. 15. According to kickinghorseresort.com, local specialist Gideon Smith will share his extensive knowledge of the region for “the most interesting hike of the summer.”

On Aug. 29, the theme is Take Nothing But Photos. The hike will see a local professional photographer share tips on how to capture the “essence of your natural environment with timeless photographs.”

For more information on the KHMR Rambler’s Hikes, contact Guest Services at 1-866-754-5425 or visit kickinghorseresort.com.

Where’s the BEEF???

Eat Pure Mountain Market is excited to announce that we now have both Organic and Natural (hormone/anti-biotic free) MEAT in store!

Chicken, Beef, Pork, Turkey, Bison, Elk, Sausages & Fish!

We also have tons of Organic BC veggies & fruit too!

Open 7 Days/Week 1007-10th St South, Golden BC

'SJEBZ +VMZ t (0-%&/ 5)*4 8&&,

Page 6

Eyes in the sky Carrie White Editor If you are interested in space travel, or if you’re not – maybe you’re just a news junkie like me, then you read this week about NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, which after a nine-and-a-half-year journey began to send back the world’s first up-close pictures of the dwarf planet earlier this week.

Pluto, which used to be considered a planet in our solar system, was demoted to “dwarf” planet status in 2006.

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) decided on the downgrade because Pluto did not meet its criteria for a fullsized planet.

According to the IAU, the three criteria of a full-sized planet are: It is in orbit around the Sun, it has enough mass to assume a nearly round shape, and it has “cleared the neighborhood” (or become gravitationally dominant) around its orbit. Pluto actually shares its “orbital neighborhood” with other dwarf planets that have not yet been explored.

I can picture it now: poor Pluto has been working “Pluto, could you hard for billions of years at step into our circling the far-away sun, with one of its years being office for a moment equal to about 250 of ours. please.”

It is cold, dark and pretty miserable, when it gets a call from the NASA office, “Pluto, could you step into our office for a moment please.”

There sits nervous little Pluto, sweating ice (That’s actually true. According to phys.org, Pluto’s atmosphere is about 100,000 times less dense than ours, because the planet is “sweating”. It’s mostly nitrogen, with a little methane and carbon dioxide, which move from solids directly to gases off the surface to produce its thin “atmosphere.”) while it sits in front of a panel of NASA scientists wondering what is up.

“We’re sorry Pluto, but we are going to have to demote you to a dwarf planet. You are officially kicked out of our solar system. We now only have eight planets – you’re out.”

“But...why?”

“You’re just not clearing your neighbourhood like you should, son. Don’t worry, you’ll be fine.”

“But how will I feed my moons? This job is all I’ve got!”

“You’ve got enough gravitational mass to keep your moons, Pluto, just not enough to justify being a planet.

Please clean out your desk and be gone by the end of the day.”

Poor Pluto.

Until this week, when the New Horizons spacecraft came within about 12,500 kilometres of Pluto and snapped the best pictures yet of the little planet. Scientists are hoping the information they collect from New Horizons will help to restore Pluto’s planet status.

According to Al Jazeera news, along with the best

... Continued on page 9

Check us out online at www.GoldenThisWeek. com

5IJT8FFL Golden

email: publisher@goldenthisweek.com

Advertising deadline is Wednesday at noon. Contact info: Published every Friday.

Box 131, Golden, BC V0A 1H0 FREE distribution in high traffic areas in (250) 344-8137 town and on the Trans-Canada Highway.

'SJEBZ +VMZ t (0-%&/ 5)*4 8&&,

Page 7

Area A Director’s Report )JHI 4QFFE *OUFSOFU I am pleased to share some great news in ongoing efforts to improve connectivity for our residents! This past winter, the CSRD supported the application to Industry Canada to fund the Connecting Canadians program in order to provide high speed internet to the Kootenays and the Columbia Shuswap Regional District.

t )JHI 4QFFE *OUFSOFU t 3FDZDMJOH t &BSMZ -FBSOJOH BOE $BSF $FOUSF Under this program, the Columbia Basin Trust will receive $3.34 million to connect approximately 11,000 households in the Kootenay region, and the Columbia Shuswap Regional Districts. The neighborhoods in the Area A that are included in this program are: Field, Parson and Harrogate. Slowly but surely, this is another step forward to advance

connectivity in our Area A communities.

3FDZDMJOH The Bottle Depot has extended their hours of operation. Starting July 13, the Bottle Depot Recycling Centre will be open on Mondays from 1 pm to 7pm throughout the summer months. &BSMZ -FBSOJOH BOE $BSF $FOUSF After 5 years of planning, construction on the Early Learning and Care Centre is about to begin. CSRD Area A and the Town of Golden allocated a portion of the Economic Opportunity Funds to ensure this community project moves forward.

This undertaking is a true testament to what can happen for a community when community believes!

I’d like to hear from you‌..please connect.

Karen Cathcart Director: Electoral Area A 250-344-8357 kcathart@csrd.bc.ca

Thank you A huge thank you to Shari and Shari at Johnston and Meier for their help in getting us on the road.

We appreciate the extra effort!

Mount 7 Taxi

Summer Bowling July & August Only $3 a game

Thinking of joining a league?

With every game played, your name will be entered to win your league fees for free (applies to one league night).

We are open:

r 8FEOFTEBZT rŃŽVSTEBZT r 'SJEBZT ,BSBPLF BU 'BNJMJFT XFMDPNF

r 4BUVSEBZT r 4VOEBZT

Down Memory Lanes

UI "WF / (PMEFO #$ t

LICENSED

Page 8

Feature properties

'SJEBZ +VMZ t (0-%&/ 5)*4 8&&,

3JWFSHMFO -PWFMZ CFESPPN CBUI IPNF JO QPQVMBS 3JWFSHMFO $MPTF UP FWFSZUIJOH -BSHF QSJWBUF ZBSE TQSJOLMFST QBWFE ESJWF QSPQBOF '1 MBSHF EFDL PGG LJUDIFO PVUTJEF CBTFNFOU FOUSBODF $FOUSBM WBD "TLJOH Â… .-4

-PU *NMFS 3PBE (FOUMZ TMPQFE QSPQFSUZ MPDBUFE JO *NMFS 3PBE IBT B OVNCFS PG USFFT HJWJOH ZPV MPUT PG QSJWBDZ 1JDL ZPVS CVJMEJOH TJUF UP UBLF BEWBOUBHF PG UIF WJFXT (PPE QSPEVDJOH XFMM BU UJNF PG TVCEJWJTJPO 7FSZ XFMM QSJDFE QBSDFM "TLJOH Â… .-4

UI "WF / 5IJT GFODFE ZBSE CFESPPN CBUI NPCJMF JT DFOUSBMMZ MPDBUFE JO 4XJTT 7JMMBHF .)1 7BVMUFE DFJMJOHT JO NBJO MJWJOH GPS PQFO DPODFQU MPPL CESNT BOE CBUI BU POF FOE NBTUFS XJUI KFUUFE UVC PO UIF PUIFS "TLJOH Â… .-4

UI 4USFFU )VHF GBNJMZ IPNF CESNT CBUIT DMPTF UP EPXOUPXO -BSHF TVOEFDL PGG NBJO TJOHMF DBSQPSU #FBVUJGVMMZ EFDPSBUFE #BTFNFOU TVJUF XJUI TFQBSBUF FOUSBODF HSFBU NPSUHBHF IFMQFS "TLJOH Â… .-4

&%

6$

% 3&

,JOH $SFTDFOU CESN CBUI IPNF UIBU JT DPNQMFUFMZ PVU¾UUFE GPS XIFFMDIBJS DPNQBUJCJMJUZ $PWFSFE SBNQ XJUI DPWFSFE EFDL BOE PVUTJEF EPPS GPS FBTF PG BDDFTT 0QFO DPODFQU MJWJOH EJOJOH BOE LJUDIFO BSFBT "TLJOH … .-4

UI 4USFFU $FOUSBMMZ MPDBUFE GBNJMZ IPNF .BTUFS XJUI TVOSPPN MBSHF BEEJUJPO PGG LJUDIFO BNB[JOH EFDL 8PPECVSOJOH '1 %CMF EFU HBSBHF XJUI CPOVT SPPN BCPWF 'VMMZ MBOETDBQFE XJUI HBSEFOT GFODFE "TLJOH Â… .-4

$BTUMFEBMF )FJHIUT 2VBMJUZ CVJMU NPVOUBJO IPNF PO BDSFT PWFSMPPLJOH UIF $PMVNCJB 8FUMBOET TR GU CESNT CBUIT PQFO DPODFQU EFTJHO 4MBU BOE IBSEXPPE ¿PPST WBVMUFE DFJMJOHT XPPE CVSOJOH '1 %FU TIPQ "TLJOH … .-4

'JS $SFTDFOU (SFBU TUBSUFS IPNF CFESPPN CBUI GBNJMZ IPNF JT MPDBUFE XJUI CVGGFS [POF BU SFBS 'VMM CBTFNFOU TFQBSBUF FOUSBODF TPNF ¾OJTIJOH OFFEFE 8PPE FMFDUSJD GPSDFE BJS GVSOBDF $PODSFUF QBUJP TUPSBHF TIFE "TLJOH … .-4

%BZ 3PBE $VUF BOE DP[Z CESN CBUI IPNF 'FODFE ZBSE QMVT EFDL BDSF PG QSJWBDZ 0QFO DPODFQU MJWJOH IPU UVC JODMVEFE OE TUPSZ NBTUFS XJUI FOTVJUF BOE EFO BSFB QPUFOUJBM GPS UIJSE CFESPPN "TLJOH Â… .-4

UI 4USFFU (SFBU GBNJMZ IPNF JO HPPE MPDBUJPO CESN CBUI IPNF (PPE QPUFOUJBM GPS TVJUF "NB[JOH WJFXT %CMF EFU HBSBHF XJUI BMMFZ BDDFTT -PUT PG VQHSBEFT XPSUI UBLJOH B MPPL (SFBU JOWFTUNFOU QPUFOUJBM "TLJOH Â… .-4

UI "WFOVF / 0OF BOE UXP CFESPPN VOJUT 2VJFU $FOUSBMMZ MPDBUFE &MFWBUPS BOE TIBSFE MBVOESZ GBDJMJUJFT /JDF DPWFSFE QSJWBUF EFDL XJUI TUPSBHF VOJUT 8FMM NBJOUBJOFE CVJMEJOH 'SPN .-4

.D"MMJTUFS 3PBE 'BCVMPVT TIPQ XJUI CESN EFO TVJUF BCPWF 4VQFS HVFTU TQBDF BD QBSDFM DMPTF UP UPXO (SFBU WJFXT 4IPQ JT XFMM FRVJQQFE 4VJUF DPNFT XJUI BQQMJBODFT QSPQBOF '1 JO MJWJOH SPPN EFDLT GSPOU BOE CBDL "TLJOH Â… .-4

/PSNB $SBOEBMM

Â… OPSNB!SFNBYHPMEFO DPN 3& ."9 PG HPMEFO

40-%

'SJEBZ +VMZ t (0-%&/ 5)*4 8&&,

Page 9

%JTDPWFS DVMUVSF PGG UIF CFBUFO QBUI $PMVNCJB #BTJO DVMUVSF UPVS

by Carrie White &EJUPS t (PMEFO 5IJT 8FFL

If you are thinking of going on a road trip this summer, why not check out the seventh annual Columbia Basin Culture Tour?

“The culture tour is a great opportunity to meet people behind the scenes at galleries and museums and to visit artist studios not normally open to the public.�

The self guided tour, held on Aug. 8 and 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., showcases local arts, culture and heritage at no charge to the general public. A printed directory is available to the public to use in order to find the many locations across the Basin.

The tour is free and features 77 venues, including many returning favourites as well as a number of new locations to explore.

Natasha Smith of the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA) says the venues include artists’ studios, museums, art galleries and heritage sites. The project

5IF $PMVNCJB #BTJD $VMUVSF 5PVS UBLFT QMBDF "VH 5IF UPVS JT TFMG EJSFDUFE BOE GSFF PG DIBSHF

is funded by the Columbia Basin Trust and managed by the CKCA. “The culture tour is a great opportunity to meet people behind the scenes at galleries and museums and to visit artist studios not normally open to the public,� she says. “Tour participants can shop for art and fine craft pieces, and experience special events planned only for this

weekend.�

Smith says the event is important to the Basin and the CKCA because it “showcases the amazing artistic talent and rich history of the Columbia Basin.�

To find out more, Smith says people can pick up a Culture Tour directory from visitor information centres and from any venue on the days of the tour or contact the office to

be sent a copy 1-877-505-7355.

The directory lists the locations of all the different venues and gives tour goers an opportunity to plan their routes. More detailed profile descriptions can be found at cbculturetour.com. “These profiles further describe the event activities at each location and include business hours outside the tour.�

&ZFT JO UIF TLZ $POUJOVFE GSPN QBHF

photographs ever taken of the planet and the promise of even more data to come, the mission has also confirmed “the existence of a polar ice cap on Pluto, and found nitrogen escaping from Pluto’s atmosphere.�

And, NASA has said that Pluto is actually larger than originally thought. At 2,370 in diameter, it is being called the largest dwarf planet in the solar system.

A side note of this story is that New Horizons is also carrying the ashes of astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh, who discovered the little planet in 1930. It’s a nice tribute to the man that discovered the planet, I think, and his ashes will be the first to exit the solar system as well.

According to the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, New Horizons is expected to spend about five months exploring Pluto and its moons before it heads into the Kuiper Belt - a part of space beyond Pluto that is made up mostly of frozen remnants from the Solar System’s formation. It is then expected to collect data from one or two other

“... the existence of a polar ice cap on Pluto, and found nitrogren escaping from Pluto’s atmosphere.

objects and dwarf planets in the region “all with possible flyby dates in early 2019.� Over the next few months, scientists will decide

the spacecraft’s next target and ask NASA for permission to extend the mission.

After that, the spacecraft will continue beyond the Kuiper Belt and into interstellar space, possibly on a second extended mission and will eventually escape the Sun’s gravity and fly out into interstellar space — “never to return to our solar system.�

A great story and a great accomplishment.

If you are interested in learning more, visit pluto.jhuapl.edu or nasa.gov/mission_pages/ newhorizons/main, two very informative sites with a ton of information on the New Horizons mission. “To infinity and beyond!� – Buzz Lightyear

'SJEBZ +VMZ t (0-%&/ 5)*4 8&&,

Page 10

$PMVNCJB 7BMMFZ %PH $MVC QSPNPUFT B QBX TJUJWF FYQFSJFODF

by Carrie White &EJUPS t (PMEFO 5IJT 8FFL With their spring/summer obedience classes having recently wrapped up, the Columbia Valley Dog Club met on July 8 to discuss plans for the fall session.

Joan Grant, long-time club member and host to the obedience classes, says that the fall obedience session will begin on September 9. Classes run for eight weeks. They are facilitated by trainer Helena Moorehouse and held out at Joan’s property on Pagliaro Rd. The Columbia Valley Dog Club is a charitable organization with about eight members currently, though Joan says they are actively seeking out more people to join the club.

“ ... to educate the people of Golden so that their dogs make better companions.� “We used to have a lot of members, but that has gradually faded over time,� she says, adding that it is very difficult to recruit new people. The club was down to just four people until quite recently. “Things are getting better, with a few younger members having signed on.�

Joan explains that the goal of the club is to “educate the people of Golden so that their dogs make better companions.� The more active the club is, the more classes it can offer, she adds.

Obedience classes are held in the spring and fall and Joan says all are welcome.

The course is held at “the kennel� on Joan’s property and is always held outside on her lawn. “Mostly we are focused on basic obedience training – ‘sit,’ ‘stay,’ ‘down,’ ‘walk beside me’ and the proper way to teach the dogs those techniques,� explains Joan. “The more advanced students are even encouraged to go to dog shows and enter in the obedience category.�

The spring obedience class graduated last month, on June 17, with graduation also hosted at Joan’s property.

Six dogs graduated this year - but not by passing tests.

5IF GBMM PCFEJFODF TFTTJPO XJMM CFHJO PO 4FQUFNCFS $MBTTFT SVO GPS FJHIU XFFLT 5IFZ BSF GBDJMJUBUFE CZ USBJOFS )FMFOB .PPSFIPVTF BOE IFME PVU BU +PBO (SBOU T QSPQFSUZ PO 1BHMJBSP 3E

“We try not to test them, but rather put them through exercises so that they know what their dogs still need to learn,� Joan says. “It’s fun and a great way for each individual to practise and show what they have learned. I don’t believe in labelling ‘best’ or ‘worst.’ Instead, we try to hand out titles like ‘most attentive.’�

Anybody who owns a dog and is has an interest in dogs is urged to join the club and help keep it active, says Joan. “We always have enough to run the classes, but not as many join the club. The meetings are fun and informal and you won’t get stuck dong a lot of work,� she notes, laughing.

The club also donates a potion of the money they collect to dog-oriented charities that help in Golden. All the money is raised from the prices of obedience classes.

Anyone interested in joining the Columbia Valley Dog Club is encouraged to contact Joan at jayennjoan@gmail.com or by phone at 344-6992. To sign up for the fall session of obedience classes, contact Helena Moorehouse at 250-344-6451.

'SJEBZ +VMZ t (0-%&/ 5)*4 8&&,

Page 11

Wildsight Summer Camp: Kids get wild in Golden

by Carmen Dolinsky GET WILD Camp Coordinator Special to Golden This Week The GET WILD! crew is happy to announce that the first week of camp was a success!

Children learned the basic skills to survive in the wilderness, how to identify a Coot from other waterbirds and what sour grapes taste like. Campers splashed away in the pool, cooling off after the hot days spent running around town.

“The kids were lucky enough to go on an amazing out-trip to visit the Rocky Mountain Buffalo Ranch and the Northern Lights Wolf Centre in the Blaeberry. These places offered valuable lessons on wildlife and conservation ...”

The kids were lucky enough to go on an amazing out-trip to visit the Rocky Mountain Buffalo Ranch and the Northern Lights Wolf Centre in the Blaeberry. These places offered valuable lessons on wildlife and conservation, as both the BC wolves and Leo Downey’s Buffalo herd are in danger of execution.

The campers finished off the week by participating in the Golden community weed pull, helping clear the rotary paths of purple loose strife and knapweed.

Overall, it was a positively energetic week! We hope to reach out to many more six to 12-year-old nature lovers this summer. Drop in for a day or a week.

Contact Camp Coordinator Carmen at getwildcamp@gmail.com for more information.

“Overall, it was a positively energetic week!”

cutline

Page 12

'SJEBZ +VMZ t (0-%&/ 5)*4 8&&,

Photographer’s Showcase Series -

#FBST *OUFSSVQUFE 1IPUPHSBQIZ 8FOEZ $IBNCFST

The first in a series of Photographers, featuring Wendy Chambers of Bears Interrupted Photography. A stunning look into local wildlife. All photos by Wendy Chambers.

'SJEBZ +VMZ t (0-%&/ 5)*4 8&&,

All photos by Wendy Chambers.

Page 13

Page 14

'SJEBZ +VMZ t (0-%&/ 5)*4 8&&,

Kicking Horse’s via ferrata offers adventure, low risk

by Claire Dibble Special to Golden This Week

The new Via Ferrata at Kicking Horse is in full swing and getting a great response from adventurers. The ‘iron road’ traverses across and climbs the north face of Terminator Peak, making it a shady spot on a hot summer day. Climbing along the rock face, with a friendly guide and a very solid cable to anchor you to the wall, is exhilarating and the views back over the Dogtooth range never fail to satisfy.

Exciting moments along the way include two dramatic suspension bridges, one of which feels a bit like walking a tight rope.

Via ferratas have a history dating back to the nineteenth century in Europe, but their wider appeal grew as a way to move troops through the Italian Dolomites during the First World War. As of yet, there have been no plans to move troops through Kicking Horse, but if such a need were to arise, the Via Ferrata awaits. In the meantime, it’s an excellent place to experience the thrill of rock climbing with very little risk. Tours leave from the Eagle’s Eye at the top of the gondola several times a day and take between 2-4 hours.

A guided group get familiar with the anchor system as they get ready to cross the bridge.

4IBVOB 4QFFST IFMQFE UP JOTUBMM UIF 7JB Ferrata earlier this summer, and now XPSLT BT B HVJEF

" WJFX PG ,JDLJOH )PSTF GSPN UIF TIBEZ OPSUI TJEF PG 5FSNJOBUPS 1FBL

'SJEBZ +VMZ t (0-%&/ 5)*4 8&&,

$MJNCFST DBO DIPPTF UP VTF SPDL PS UIF NPVOUFE IBOEIPMET BT UIFZ BTDFOE

4IBVOB 4QFFST PO BO BTDFOU

Page 15

Photos and words by Claire Dibble.

5IF mSTU TVTQFOTJPO CSJEHF PO UIF 7JB 'FSSBUB BU ,JDLJOH )PSTF

'SJEBZ +VMZ t (0-%&/ 5)*4 8&&,

Page 16

El Grupo Cubana - Brisas del Palmer, a Cuban music experience

&M (SVQP $VCBOB #SJTBT EFM 1BMNBS XJMM CSJOH UIFJS TPVOE UP (PMEFO PO +VOF BU Q N

by Kris King Special to Golden This Week

Latin, Salsa, Merengue, Bachata - the sounds of Cuba will come alive at Kicking Horse Culture’s Summer Kicks in Spirit Square on June 22 at 7 p.m.

El Grupo Cubana – Brisas del Palmar, hail from Santiago Cuba. The nationally recognized quintet has daily national radio play and musically represents Cuba on the international stage; recently they performed for the Pope on his Cuban visit.

Their music is tight and well performed; their Spanish vocal harmonies are beautiful and their instrument play is fast and technical. Their sound is exactly what you would expect from the beautiful Caribbean country they represent. Ready your hips and your partner to Salsa on the on dance floor!

Since 2003, the group has frequently toured in B.C. and Alberta, playing the festival circuit with great reviews. While on this years’ Canadian tour, they are recording a new Album, Santiago en Suenos, in Vancouver’s Armoury Studios, where notable artists like Nickelback, Van

Halen, Marians Trench and 54-40 have recorded.

“Their music is tight and well performed; their Spanish vocal harmonies are beautiful and their instrument play is fast and technical.�

Since 1999, Rosel Lamoru, a selftaught musician and band leader, has led the band’s repertoire of over 1000 songs. Julio Avila, a self-taught musician

from Guantanamo, plays the Bass, sings harmony and composes. Yordanis Larnaoru is the percussion co-composer and leader of the group’s romantic style.

Leonardo Dominguez plays the Tres - a Cuban style six string guitar. Sigfrido Borbon plays percussion and studied music in Guantanamo.

This international award winning band will woo your hearts with their Latin love songs and their fast paced dance music and will surely be a delight for the whole family.

Listen to their music at elgrupocubano. com.

'SJEBZ +VMZ t (0-%&/ 5)*4 8&&,

Page 17

Eat Pure: Have we forgotten? We are what we eat

by Judith Thibault Eat Pure Mountain Market Special to Golden This Week

It’s fruit season, and most of us are eating all of the fabulous summer fruit available at our fingertips. The question is: Are we eating them from our own province, B.C. or our own country? And, are they organic? To me, these are two very important questions.

A few years back I was visiting family in Vernon B.C. and the news was on TV. I was shocked to hear that a few of the local cherry farms had to abandon their crops that year. Literally letting the cherries fall to the ground and rot! Why? They couldn’t get enough money to even cover their expenses.

Because we eat cherries that are not in season or that come from the U.S. or other parts of the world first, when our own cherries are ripe and ready, we don’t want to pay as much. All of the U.S. crops are available earlier than in B.C. and it cuts into the market for our own farmers.

Additionally, the U.S. fruit that floods the market first is heavily subsidized while Canadian fruit is not. This practice has been going on for decades and creates an unfair playing field. Many people do not know about this.

Timing also affects the Canadian market. When a crop first comes out prices are high due to demand. As more produce comes along, they drop as there is too much supply. By the time Canadian produce comes along supply is high with

all the U.S. produce and their prices have already dropped... Making it harder for B.C. farmers to sell their produce. It’s a vicious cycle!

Wow! That made me seriously consider my future consumption of cherries and all the other B.C. fruit. Now I simply wait until the B.C. fruit arrives . . . they are the best anyway! The cherries, blueberries and apricots are amazing at Eat Pure Mountain Market this week. It’s easy to know where your fruit comes from; ask, check the labels and taste the difference.

It also helps to know what’s in season in your province.

What is just as important as where your fruit comes from is if it is organic. Eating organic isn’t just about you, it is also about the environment. If we all stop buying what’s now labelled as conventional, there will only be organic, just like 70 years ago before farmers were fooled to believe that spraying was better for so many reasons.

We are also now dealing with Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO, but this is a conversation for later. I’ll just say one thing; know that GMO is in your own backyard).

If we want to see a change, then we have to be the change. Start with the simplest things and buy organic, grow your

own food with organic and heirloom seeds, support your local farmers market and again, ask questions. Don’t assume.

By the time Canadian produce comes along supply is high with all the U.S. produce and their prices have already dropped...

Making it harder for B.C. farmers to sell their produce.

About a month ago, in Vernon, I saw a man on a tractor, fully covered with a white suit, a breathing mask and goggles, spraying a field of fresh food. With what?

That I don’t know, but if you have to get fully suited to spray something on your crop, that can’t be good, right? If someone says otherwise, then ask them to go stand out there naked…

If you are wondering why I wanted to write about organic right now, it is because the amazing B.C. summer fruits are the most susceptible to the chemicals; they don’t have a tough skin to protect their fruit – nope, it’s straight in and you are

going to eat it.

Our bodies are pretty amazing and they are capable of eliminating some of the toxins, but if you are continually exposed, it will get stored in your body and this is where problems could potentially start.

The organic practice uses natural fertilizers, like manure or compost, to nourish soil and promote plant growth.

It also rotates crops, uses mulch or hand weeding to provide beneficial crop hygiene, remove pests and disease. The conventional practice uses synthetic or chemical fertilizers, often containing nitrates to promote plant growth, plus the use of herbicides to kill weeds and insecticides to kill insects in order to reduce plant disease.

There has been tons of research done on the subject of organic versus conventional. One thing that has been proven over and over is that after a week of eating conventional food people’s blood will test very high for chemical content.

The same test with organic food sees the subject’s blood test with close to no chemicals. Do a little Google search and you’ll see what I’m talking about…

“Let thy food be your medicine and medicine by thy food.” – Hippocrates.

'SJEBZ +VMZ t (0-%&/ 5)*4 8&&,

Page 18

Ice cream for breakfast - To pee or not to pee ... outside behind her teeth from the joy of realizing what such a little person can do to a much bigger person.

I can’t help but celebrate for her. She might not be entirely conscious of the impact she has on my partner and I from day to day, but for this one she is. A small win for her.

by Sarah Elizabeth Special to Golden This Week Ice cream for breakfast: To pee outside or not to pee outside? That is the question By: Sarah Elizabeth, Special to Golden This Week Cutline: Remember, for every small win with a toddler, there are at least three failures. Photos by Sarah Elizabeth Trying to pry little fingers off the console of my toddlers’ stroller while she’s protesting for “more walk,” can go very bad very fast; and if it wasn’t for my screaming bladder, I might very generously take her around the block just one more time.

A mom can only get down to her toddler’s level and try to use “her words” for so long before peeing in her pants without the luxury of a diaper to save her from the mess. While prying the iron-clad, eagle-gripped fingers off with my own mediocre-strength is an option that will save time, this mom has come to realize she’s just not comfortable doing it on account of the rage and tears that tend to follow, and depending on how tired the toddler is, a very sad, flat-on-her-face sprawl on the floor in front of the door once inside the house. I know. I’ve tried it once or twice.

So what does a clever mom do in such a situation? She goes for the armpits.

The technique was so great. The screams of laughter instead of tears and floor sprawls, as it was in this particular

“This means there needs to be - like everything else in parenting - a thought-out approach to the shenanigans. Meaning, you have to back-peddle sometimes and correct your own so-called clever solutions.”

“So what does a clever mom do in such a situation?

She goes for the armpits.”

Remember, for every small win with a toddler, there are at least three setbacks.

Photos by Sarah Elizabeth

situation, signalled to my bladder that sweet release would come soon. I also gave myself a bonus point for making what could have been a horrible situation to a fun one. I felt so secretly proud of myself.

How naive.

Remember, for every small win with a toddler, there are at least three failures, which in the end as we all know, helps build character in our wee ones and makes us as parents that much wiser. Oh,

and please don’t mistake these characterbuilding failures for name-calling or spankings. I’m just talking about giving your toddler your cell phone in order for them to sit still because you’ve cleaned up droplets of poop from countless places after they’ve climbed down from the change table and ran away from you because you’re stubborn and not quick enough for them.

What has back-fired in the clever game

of tickle, tickle, is that my own armpits and those of others are no longer safe. Raising my own arms, or heaven forbid, doing yoga in my daughters’ presence, has put me in a position where she catches me offguard. I am now on high-alert when raising my arm. While holding her and reaching for the box of tea in the cupboard, she may stick her tiny little fingers into my armpit and say, with a half-laughing voice, “tickle, tickle,” while spit squeezes out from

The other side to this is the learning curve of teaching her about respecting other people’s bodies as well as her own.

After all, I’d like to get through a happy baby pose peacefully during yoga, without being what I can only embarrassingly describe as mildly violated by my two-year old.

This means there needs to be - like everything else in parenting - a thoughtout approach to the shenanigans.

Meaning, you have to back-peddle sometimes and correct your own so-called clever solutions.

So here are the rules and it goes both ways.

Always ask before tickling. If the person says no, then no tickle shall happen. You might have to accept peeing in your pants, making your child cry or you can take the opportunity for another teachable moment by showing them how to pee outside (remember, we’re mountain people, we’ve all done it and need to know how to do it). Anyway, I digress, but I will admit I’ve been caught with my pants down once or twice while traveling. According to my own parents, I liked going pee outside once I realized I could do it at around age three. Apparently, I would wait till we were in the car on our way to go somewhere ... Continued on page 19

'SJEBZ +VMZ t (0-%&/ 5)*4 8&&,

Parks news and updates

by Golden This Week With our community being set in the midst of six national parks, you may be thinking of heading to one of them for your weekend adventures. Before you go, check out our brief update of park conditions and information bulletins observed on the Parks Canada website.

Yoho National Park As of July 8, special caution is recommended while travelling or camping in the Upper Yoho Valley due to a black bear frequenting the area. Pay attention for bears when travelling in the area. t .BLF OPJTF t 5SBWFM JO B UJHIU HSPVQ t $BSSZ CFBS TQSBZ BOE LOPX IPX UP use it t ,FFQ ZPVS EPH PO B MFBTI t /FWFS BQQSPBDI XJMEMJGF t 3FQPSU BMM CFBS TJHIUJOHT UP #BOGG Dispatch at 403-762-1473 Fire ban update: As of July 10, the lighting or maintaining PG mSFT JT CBOOFE JO :PIP /BUJPOBM 1BSL 5IJT NFBTVSF JT OFDFTTBSZ EVF UP UIF extreme fire hazard throughout the parks and will be in effect until the fire hazard is moderate.

Banff National Park Fire ban update: As of July 12, a fire ban has been issued

Page 19 GPS #BOGG /BUJPOBM 1BSL BT B QSFDBVUJPOBSZ NFBTVSF 5IJT CBO JT JO QMBDF UP FOTVSF visitor safety and for the protection of park infrastructure due to the current wildfire situation in Western Canada. Lighting or maintaining fires within the park is strictly prohibited and applies to all day-use areas, DBNQHSPVOET UIF 5PXO PG #BOGG BOE UIF CBDLDPVOUSZ XJUIJO #BOGG /BUJPOBM 1BSL Visitors and residents are only permitted to use gas or propane stoves during the mSF CBO 5IF VTF PG DIBSDPBM CSJRVFUUFT JT QSPIJCJUFE 5IF mSF CBO SFTUSJDUJPO XJMM CF lifted as soon as conditions permit.

For general inquiries contact: fire.info@ pc.gc.ca Hiking: As of July 15, the lower Clearwater 3JWFS WBMMFZ GSPN 3PBSJOH DSFFL .BSUJO Lake junction on the west to the eastern park boundary near Indianhead creek on the east and Peters Creek from the park boundary to Divide pass is closed to ensure public safety due to a wildfire in the area.

7JPMBUPST XJMM CF DIBSHFE VOEFS UIF /BUJPOBM 1BSLT 3FHVMBUJPOT NBYJNVN mOF As of July 15, the Upper section of the -PVJTF $SFFL 5SBJM JT DMPTFE UP BMM USBGmD BOE travel by order of the Superintendent, Lake -PVJTF :PIP BOE ,PPUFOBZ /BUJPOBM 1BSLT due to trail washout.

Glacier National Park Fire ban update: "T PG +VMZ UIF mSF CBO JO .PVOU 3FWFMTUPLF /BUJPOBM 1BSL IBT CFFO MJGUFE Hiking trails update: "T PG +VMZ B 3FTUSJDUFE "DUJWJUZ 0SEFS has been instituted for Avalanche Crest, Glacier Crest, Great Glacier, Asulkan Valley USBJM 4JS %POBME BOE 1FSMFZ 3PDL USBJMT EVF to several Grizzly Bears frequenting the

BSFB JODMVEJOH TVC BEVMUT 5IFTF USBJMT MJF JO the Illecillewaet trail system.

Hiking parties must be in a group size of four adults or more, the maximum distance between two individuals must not exceed three metres and should be less when sight or hearing is reduced by the physical surroundings.

Kootenay National Park Fire ban update: As of July 10, the lighting or maintaining PG mSFT JT CBOOFE JO ,PPUFOBZ /BUJPOBM 1BSL 5IJT NFBTVSF JT OFDFTTBSZ EVF UP UIF extreme fire hazard throughout the parks and will be in effect until the fire hazard is moderate.

Mount Revelstoke National Park Fire ban update: "T PG +VMZ UIF mSF CBO JO .PVOU 3FWFMTUPLF /BUJPOBM 1BSL IBT CFFO MJGUFE Jasper National Park Fire ban update: As of July 9, there is a fire ban that covers the entire park including front and backcountry campgrounds in Jasper /BUJPOBM 1BSL PG $BOBEB As of July 11, the following areas are closed to all public use and travel including hiking, vehicle, and bicycle use for fire management purposes: Eastern Boundary of Closure: runs 100 NFUFST XFTU PG UIF IFJHIU PG UIF .JFUUF 3BOHF UP UIF 4PVUIFSO 1BSL CPVOEBSZ /PSUIFSO #PVOEBSZ PG $MPTVSF SVOT GSPN Disaster Point on the East side of Highway UP UIF TPVUI FOE PG .JMF #SJEHF Western Boundary of Closure: runs along the eastern side of the Athabasca 3JWFS GSPN .JMF #SJEHF UP UIF .BMJHOF 3JWFS DPOnVFODF VQ UIF OPSUI CBOL PG UIF .BMJHOF 3JWFS UP UIF UI #SJEHF BMPOH UIF

Ice cream for breakfast ... ... Continued from page 18

and would get my parents to pull over. I guess sometimes, as parents, we create our own problems don’t we? But what’s the alternative? Peeing in your pants, turning on the television and letting 4FTBNF 4USFFU QBSFOU ZPVS DIJME .BZCF sometimes.

It’s important for children to learn about

boundaries when it comes to many things.

5IJT JODMVEFT UIFJS BOE PUIFST CPEJFT 4P while tickling is a fun tactic to trick your child out of her or his car seat, it is also a way to teach about boundaries and serves as a learning curve for adults and children alike. /PX HSPXO VQT ZPV NVTU SFNFNCFS to respect the rules of tickling. It is not a way to connect with a toddler while they are reading their favourite book and about to fall asleep in mommy’s arms; nor is it a way to shake hands with a toddler you

KVTU NFU KVEHFNFOUBM TUBSFT GSPN UPEEMFS eyes will shame you into your place while another toddler squeezes mommy tighter in an effort to get away from you). But I only speak on behalf of my babe. For other parents it may be different and that’s okay, but, I think, like we exercise boundaries with each other as grown-ups, it only makes sense to treat our children the same and be an example so that they have a good foundation for understanding respect.

5IFO XF DBO BMM EP ZPHB JO QFBDF

TPVUI CBOL PG UIF .BMJHOF 3JWFS UP N upstream of the Aboriginal Cultural Site, TPVUI PG UIF UI #SJEHF 3PBE N TPVUI of the 6th Bridge road center line) to the SPBE DMPTVSF HBUF PO UIF .BMJHOF MBLF 3PBE 5SBJM BOE UIFO FBTU BMPOH UIF TPVUI TJEF PG UIF .BMJHOF -BLF 3PBE N TPVUI PG UIF .BMJHOF -BLF 3PBE DFOUFS MJOF UP UIF 5SBJM H KVODUJPO 5IF DMPTVSF JODMVEFT t 0WFSMBOEFS 5SBJM t 5IF QPSUJPO PG 5SBJM UIBU SVOT CFUXFFO 4JYUI #SJEHF BOE UIF .BMJHOF 5FBIPVTF BOE 4JHOBM 'JSF 3PBE Southern Boundary of Closure: from the 5SBJM H KVODUJPO SVOT TPVUIFBTU PG 5SBJM behind the Jasper Park Lodge golf course BMPOH UIF FYJTUJOH XJMEMJGF DPSSJEPS DMPTVSF CPVOEBSZ TPVUI PG 0ME 'PSU 1PJOU BOE east of the Valley of the Five and Wabasso -BLF 5SBJMT BOE UIF $VSBUPS -PEHF PVUmUUJOH trailhead; to the south of that trailhead, the boundary is 1km east of the Highway 93 DFOUFS MJOF UP 5BOHMF 'BMMT GSPN XIJDI JU GPMMPXT UIF IFJHIU PG MBOE BMPOH /JHFM 3JEHF to the Southern Park Boundary.

5IF DMPTVSF JODMVEFT t $VSBUPS 5SBJM t 1PCPLUBO 5SBJM 0QFO t "MM EBZ VTF BSFBT BMPOH )JHIXBZ BOE JODMVEJOH 5BMCPU -BLF .PSSP 4MBCT and Horseshoe Lake. t 5IF UI #SJEHF %BZ 6TF "SFB t 5IF GPMMPXJOH USBJMT 5SBJM UP UI Bridge and southeast of Jasper Park Lodge, 4UBOMFZ 'BMMT VQ UP UIF GBMMT UIFNTFMWFT

BOE UIF USBJMT UP 8JMDPY BOE /JHFM 1BTTFT t "MM DBNQHSPVOET JODMVEJOH )POFZNPPO Lake, Jonas Creek, Icefields, and Wilcox Campgrounds.

'SJEBZ +VMZ t (0-%&/ 5)*4 8&&,

Page 20

Here’s my card ...

A directory of local businesses in the area.

Mortgage up for renewal?

Need a refinance?

We can save you thousands over your bank.

ThisWeek Golden

Buying a home? Whether you are a first-time buyer or an experienced buyer with excellent credit, we have access to the very best products and rates available across Canada.

Alison Johnson Advertising Sales

cell: (250) 344-0061 advertising@goldenthisweek.com

Joel Olson

Give us a call ... we think you’ll be pleasantly surprised!

Grab ‘N Go #SFBLGBTU -VODI

Mortgage Expert joel@cmexp.com cell: 1-250-814-1627 fax: 1-250-984-7505

802 9th St. N. Golden www.bluebirdcafe.com

Open everyday 7 a.m. to 5 pm. • (250) 439-0008

www.joelolson.ca Up to

t Computer, tablet, and cell phone repairs t Upgrades t Data recovery

t Networks t Maintenance t On-site service t Virus Removal

LEVOLOR CUSTOM BLINDS

Drop in to our shop at 1007D 10th St S (by Jita’s Cafe) or give us a call at (250) 344-1772.

ThisWeek Golden Alison Johnson

ThisWeek Golden

50% off 250 344 3999

Fresh

'6%(& Made in-store

Advertising Sales

cell: (250) 344-0061 advertising@goldenthisweek.com

SOUVENIR SHOP • 10% OFF Golden, BC

.

.004& 53"9

UI "WF / (PMEFO #$

ThisWeek Golden Alison Johnson

• Souvenirs • T-Shirts • Magnets • Stickers • Gifts • Mugs • Keychains and more 1210 Trans Canada Highway (next to A&W) • (250) 344-4882

Alison Johnson Business Directory

Contact Amanda on

Advertising Sales

cell: (250) 344-0061 advertising@goldenthisweek.com

'VEHF Â… $BOEZ Â… (JGU #BTLFUT

We are pleased to be offering our services to the residents and businesses of Golden!

r 4QFDJBMUZ $PGGFF r -PPTF -FBG 5FBT r 'SFTI %BJMZ #BLJOH r )PNFNBEF .FBMT r #BHHFE -VODIFT r $BUFSJOH BOE $PGGFF 4FSWJDF

Advertising Salespackage. $20 / week, three month Includes FULL colour. cell: (250) 344-0061

Inquiries - advertising@goldenthisweek.com advertising@goldenthisweek.com

t DBCJOFU TBMFT BOE LJUDIFO EFTJHO t BVUIPSJ[FE ,JUDIFO$SBGU EFBMFS t JO IPNF DPOTVMUBUJPO t JOTUBMMBUJPO t DPVOUFSUPQT t VOEFSDBCJOFU MJHIUJOH t SFOPWBUJPOT BOE OFX DPOTUSVDUJPO

4UFWF T ,JUDIFO #BUI $BCJOFUSZ

4UFWF 4XBGmFME

t (PMEFO #$ FNBJM TXBGmFME!UFMVT OFU

'SJEBZ +VMZ t (0-%&/ 5)*4 8&&,

Page 21

LOVE your bathroom A bathroom renovation is a home improvement you’ll appreciate every day. From heated tile floors to spa baths and showers, let us create a custom bathroom that makes waking up feel like a dream come true.

Steve’s Kitchen & Bath Cabinetry

STEVE SWAFFIELD

t TXBGmFME!UFMVT OFU

t TXBGmFME!UFMVT OFU

'SJEBZ +VMZ t (0-%&/ 5)*4 8&&,

Page 22

Summer Bowling July & August Only $3 a game

Thinking of joining a league?

With every game played, your name will be entered to win your league fees for free (applies to one league night).

We are open:

r 8FEOFTEBZT rŃŽVSTEBZT r 'SJEBZT ,BSBPLF BU 'BNJMJFT XFMDPNF

r 4BUVSEBZT r 4VOEBZT

Down Memory Lanes

UI "WF / (PMEFO #$ t

LICENSED

'SJEBZ +VMZ t (0-%&/ 5)*4 8&&,

1SPEVDU PG $BOBEB

1SPVEMZ IBOEDSBGUFE JO #SJUJTI $PMVNCJB

.

'VMM TFMFDUJPO PG 6SHF QSPEVDUT BWBJMBCMF BU

.004& 53"9

UI "WF / (PMEFO #$

Page 23

'SJEBZ +VMZ t (0-%&/ 5)*4 8&&,

Page 24

Kicking Horse Interiors Invites you to be among the ďŹ rst to view The Canadian Product Launch of

The Ultimate in Luxury Sleep.

Millbrook Beds use only the very ďŹ nest natural materials combined with the Best Traditional British Craftsmanship.