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Growing through gardening with Cat Gibbs
by Cat Gibbs Special to Golden This Week
My name is Cat Gibbs and, forgive me, I’m new to gardening. I’m heading into my fifth year of learning to grow my own food. Despite this, I’m hoping that seasoned gardeners reading this column will find comradeship in my words and experiences, if not learn a new trick or two‌ Spring in the garden is full of optimism and possibility. One of the things I love about gardening is that every year I get to start over, my garden a blank canvas. My remembrance of slugs and aphids and knee-high weeds is hazy and distant in Spring’s bright light and the exciting potential of clean garden beds. Every spring I try something new, add a new challenge or element to my growing roster. This year, I’m playing with multicropping. I’m attempting to grow more than one item in the same garden bed during a single growing season - certainly
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It’s in the bank! by Carrie White &EJUPS t (PMEFO 5IJT 8FFL
In a shining example of local businesses partnering to make great things happen, Glacier Raft Company and IGA hosted a barbecue and fundraiser for the Golden Food Bank on April 25. Though they have not partnered with the food bank before, Carmen Narancsik, co-owner and operator of Glacier Raft Company, says Glacier is hoping to make the “Fill a Raft� campaign an annual event. “This was our first year running it and we think it was a great success,� she says. “We’ve been thinking of ways we can start doing more to give back to the local community and we think the food bank is such an important organization.�
“Our goal for the Every Plate Full campaign is 9000 meals, that is about half of the food we will provide to families living in Golden over the summer months, from May through August.� ... “This is a great start to our campaign and we look forward to seeing how the community responds to the Every Plate Full Food Drive coming up on May 9.� _ 4UFQIBOJF 'JOEMBUFS .BOBHFS (PMEFO 'PPE #BOL
Narancsik says the event also coincided nicely with Food Banks Canada’s annual Every Plate Full Campaign. Stephanie Findlater, general manager at the Golden Food Bank, says that Food Banks Canada has determined that food banks across Canada can typically provide three meals for every dollar raised. “Our goal for the Every Plate Full campaign is 9000 meals, that is about half of the food we will provide to families living in Golden over the summer months, from May through August.� Findlater notes that the Fill a Raft event
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WildSafe BC at the Apple Festival. Findlater explains that food donations are distributed through the food bank’s hamper program, while cash donations go toward purchasing items like yogurt, ground beef, eggs and fresh produce.
“I hope to have every weekend booked for the summer,� he says, adding that the month of May is already full. “This is our way of giving back to the community.� _ $BN %BXFT 0XOFS 0QFSBUPS PG (PMEFO *(" “It also goes towards covering costs associated with running the food bank such as rent, utilities and administration costs.� Cam Dawes, owner and operator of IGA, says that for him, partnering with
local groups to help raise money is a great way to resurrect an old tradition. The store historically hosted barbecues on the weekends with local groups looking to raise money. “I hope to have every weekend booked for the summer,� he says, adding that the month of May is already full. “This is our way of giving back to the community.� Everyone who donated on April 25 was entered into a draw to win a free White Water Discovery Trip for two, with the winner still to be announced. Groups interested in hosting a fundraising barbecue with IGA should contact Cam Dawes at the store. Findlater also encourages anyone who would like more information on fund/food raising ideas to contact the Golden Food Bank by email atinfo@goldenfoodbank.ca, by phone at (250) 344-2113 or by visiting their website at goldenfoodbank.ca.
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On Mother’s Day Janet Crandall-Swaffield Publisher Celebrating Mother’s Day is common in many cultures around the world, the North American tradition such as what we celebrate here began in the early 20th century. First held in 1908, Anna Jarvis held a memorial for mother, Ann Jarvis, who lived in West Virgina. Jarvis began lobbying to have ‘Mother’s Day’ recognized in the US in 1905, the year her own mother passed away. Jarvis was determined to carry on the work her mother had started, and to honour mothers everywhere - “the person who has done more for you than anyone in the world.� Ann Jarvis was a peace iUIF QFSTPO XIP activist who cared for wounded soldiers during IBT EPOF NPSF GPS the Civil War, and had ZPV UIBO BOZPOF initially created Mother’s Day Work Clubs to address JO UIF XPSME w ‘public health issues’. In 1910, West Virgina was the first state to officially recognize Mother’s Day. Despite opposition, Jarvis pushed on, and eventually Woodrow Wilson signed the proclomation creating Mother’s Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honour mothers. In a strange twist of events, Mother’s Day grew in popularity, much to her chagrin, and soon became considerably commercialized, sending Jarvis into a bit of a tail spin. She found herself working against the holiday she had promoted so tirelessly, threatening lawsuits and boycotting certain companies, and eventually trying to rescind Mother’s Day. She even crashed a candymaker’s convention in 1923. Bitter and resentful, she was arrested for disturbing the peace. All of this aside, I suppose she did have a point. Mother’s Day is about showing your appreciation for and honouring mothers by writing a personal letter, by hand, and expressing love and gratitude, rather than “buying gifts or pre-made cards�. Well, I think it works well either way. All mothers should know and feel as though they are appreciated. Wishing a Happy Mother’s Day to all our mothers. May you have opportunity to reflect on the best parts of raising children, your own children and perhaps other children that just need a mother. (historical references from www.wikipedia.com)
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For some people – myself included – it’s the eccentricities of a small town that help to make it a desirable place to live. Sure, Golden is beautiful. Golden has a-million-andone recreation opportunities. Golden has a lot of amazing volunteers. Golden has a variety of businesses. Golden has – well, you get the point. But for me, what makes Golden even more special and I’m sure many small towns could say the same, is the crazy things that happen here that you wouldn’t see in a city. For example, I was walking down the street just checking out posters in shop windows when I saw this: “Kicking Horse River Beer Keg Float.� Upon further investigation, the poster told me that I could buy a ticket and guess the time it would take a beer keg to float from the Yoho Bridge to the Pedestrian Bridge – a 10-kilometre distance. The best part? Tickets are only $5 and I could win $1000!! “I am constantly reminded Whether it’s a beer of why I love living here keg float, a duck river race, GT snow racing in and what I missed while the back country for a being in the city.� custom-made, stainless steel trophy or knowing that the section of the Mount 7 fire road overlooking the soccer fields is “where the kids like to party,� I am constantly reminded of why I love living here and what I missed while being in the city. Don’t get me wrong, city life has its merits: Any number of cuisines available at any time of day, endless expensive and free cultural events, a pulse that for some people is the best thing on earth, and the list goes on. But the little things - those crazy fun events that are put on by locals, having every store owner know your name, not being able to go anywhere without stopping three times to chat up a friend/neighbour/business associate/ random tourist – are what I look for. I like feeling connected to everyone around me. I love the thought that I share a passion for the town with about 3,000 other people that have chosen to live here (that number is just a guess, mind you). I like that I am not anonymous and that I can look people in the eye, smile and have them smile back. But the beer keg float! I am not kidding, this thing kept me smiling all day. Where else, but in a small town, are you going to come across quirky events like that? Kudos to the Golden Lions Club for some inventive fundraising initiatives, by the way.
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Festival celebrates Golden’s adventurers by Carrie White &EJUPS t (PMEFO 5IJT 8FFL This May long weekend, the Golden Mountain Festival comes to town, with a variety of events designed to bring out the adventurer in you. From May 15 to 17, the Tourism Golden event will celebrate this mountain town by offering something for everyone; from guided hikes to live music to evening events. Joanne Sweeting, marketing manager at Tourism Golden, says the event was conceptualized out of the desire to celebrate the town as an authentic mountain destination “with heritage and history as well as modern day activities that are all about mountain culture.” Heading into its second year, Sweeting says Tourism Golden aims to make the festival an annual occurrence. “We want to do so at a time that extends the summer season – that’s why we chose the May long weekend, so that people start to think about coming to Golden and doing so at the start of the summer,” she explains. The theme for the festival this year is “Adventurers of Yesterday and Today.” “We chose that theme because of Golden’s heritage of explorers and adventurers and for its modern day adventurers – whether it’s people who like to go out and recreate or whether they are actual athletes,” says Sweeting. Last year, Sweeting says the Golden Mountain Festival was very well received, exceeding her expectations as well. “We had over 300 people recorded at any individual event,” she says. Through data collection over the course of the weekend, tourism Golden found that 65 per cent of the 2014 festival-goers were not residents and 15 per cent of those people said that they came primarily for the mountain festival. “This year we want to exceed those numbers and we will do data collection again,” says Sweeting, adding that Tourism Golden has created a whole schedule of events for the three-day fete. “One of the big differences this year is that we have 57 businesses participating with an offer, a promotion or as a sponsor
explorers to represent at this year’s festival and they are James Hector, A.B. Rogers, David Thompson and the Swiss Guides. After collecting all four stickers, cardholders are encouraged to head over to the spirit square on Sunday afternoon to be entered into the grand prize draw. “There are some great prizes, including a three-night stay at Purcell Mountain Lodge including heli-transfer and guided hiking and a sightseeing heli tour of Golden and area for six people,” says Sweeting. “We felt that that was a great way of connecting people with the different businesses and having them move around the town,” she explains. “It’s also great for locals.”
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Will Gadd, National Geographic’s Adventurer of the Year, headlines this year’s event with a personal appearance in Golden. for some of the events,” she notes. “Some are also donating prizes for the grand prize draw we are having on the Sunday and that’s just amazing because it brings the community aspect into the festival.” Sweeting notes that having frontline tourism businesses and other businesses in town supporting the event provides a wide range of activities that people can engage in while in town. A visit to goldenfest.ca gives a
comprehensive list of the discounts, offers and all businesses that have joined up to take part in some way. A big incentive for visitors and locals is the My Adventure Activity Card, available at participating accommodations, activity operators, restaurants and other businesses. Cardholders are encouraged to collect explorer stickers as they move around town for the festival. Tourism Golden has chosen four
Even though their mandate is to bring visitors here and making sure people understand what Golden has to offer as a destination, Sweeting says Tourism Golden is also interested in connecting newcomers or families that have been here for generations with their home. “Hopefully there is something for everyone,” she says. Whether cultural or sporting, Sweeting says events like the Golden Mountain ... Continued on page 10
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Celebrate the historic explorers and modern-day adventurers that influence Golden’s mountain culture today. Offering a range of events and activities, there is something to suit everyone; from families who love to play outdoors, through to adventure-loving weekend warriors and hard-core mountain athletes. Check out the Event Schedule below to create your own Adventure. Collect Explorer stickers at events, activities and participating businesses to add to your Adventure Card then submit your entry to win amazing prizes.
For a full list of events, offers and discounts visit www.GoldenFest.ca
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: FRIDAY, MAY 15 7:30pm Meet the Dogtooth Rangers; Q&A with ski mountaineers who adventure in the Dogtooth Range Rockwater Grill 8:45pm Musical entertainment by Broken Down Suitcase Rockwater Grill
SATURDAY, MAY 16 All Day Choose from a variety of adventure activities. Collect 4 Explorer stickers to enter the Grand Prize Draw Various All Day Downtown Street Sale – Browse offers and promotions, with entertainment by buskers and artists 9th Avenue North 7am – 9am Birdwatching Breakfast with Wildsight. Binoculars and bird guides supplied. Participation by donation Reflection Lake
SUNDAY, MAY 17 9am – 4pm Higher Ground Mountain Sports Bike Demo and Sale featuring multiple brand mountain bike and road demos, free rentals and giveaways Spirit Square
All Day Choose from a variety of adventure activities. Collect 4 Explorer stickers to enter the Grand Prize Draw Various
10am - noon Join Will Gadd and Sarah Huineken for an informal climbing session. Admission is free Dogtooth Climbing Gym
10am, 11:30am, 1:30pm & 3pm Get to know Boo, the resident Grizzly Bear on an exclusive tour. Max. 5 people per departure. Tickets $20 per person. Bookings in advance required. Call guest services 1-866-754.5425 Grizzly Bear Refuge at Kicking Horse Resort
10am, 11:30am, 1:30pm & 3pm Get to know Boo, the resident Grizzly Bear on an exclusive tour. Max. 5 people per departure. Tickets $20 per person. Bookings in advance required. Call guest services 1-866-754.5425 Grizzly Bear Refuge at Kicking Horse Resort 4pm Prepare body and mind for your adventures at Outdoor Yoga. Participation is by donation Spirit Square 7:30pm Will Gadd - 2014 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year – gives a multi-media presentation “Mentors & Adventures�. Tickets $10 each (cash only) from AGOG, or at the door Golden Civic Centre
The Golden Mountain Festival 2015 is made possible with funding from Columbia Basin Trust.
11am – 5pm Golden Farmers Market & Rotary BBQ Spirit Square 1pm Golden’s own Amuse Troupe explores adventuring through history. Free Admission Golden Civic Centre 2pm – 4pm Free concert in the BCVC at Golden Plaza B.C. Visitors Centre 5:00pm Grand Prize Draw Spirit Square
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Festival are important for Tourism Golden because they draw people to the community. “At the end of the day, tourism is one of the three pillars of the Golden economy so it’s important that we keep creating reasons for people to come as well as highlighting the great opportunities and experiences that we have.” Among the multitude of happenings during the festival, there will be a downtown street sale, a multi-media presentation with Canadian iceclimber and paraglider Will Gadd and a free, family theatre show from local performance group A-Muse Troupe. Though not aware of the final details of the show, Sweeting says the theme will explore the story of Golden and Silver City. Rumour has it that former mayor Christina Benty has been cast as Mayor of one of the towns. Additionally, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort is offering an exclusive “Get to know Boo” tour. “The resort is officially closed, but they are opening up the Grizzly Bear Refuge,” says Sweeting. “It’s going to be a really unique way of doing the tour with small groups.” Visitors will get to ride up to the refuge in a motorized vehicle instead of taking the chairlift getting more of the “ranger experience” while on their visit to Boo’s home. Sweeting says it is highly recommending that interested visitors should book in advance by contacting the resort. The Golden Mountain Festival kicks off on May 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rockwater Grill and Bar with Meet the Dogtooth Rangers - a crew of ski mountaineers who choose the Dogtooth Range as their favourite place to ski and adventure. “It will be an informal and fun evening with them,” says Sweeting. “We are hoping for a lot of community turnout because people will know the places and people they are talking about.” Find your own copy of the schedule for the Golden Mountain Festival on page 9. It runs from May 15 to May 17.
Scenes from the 2014 Mountain Festival. Courtesy of Tourism Golden.
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Matthew Grace, living well with a tumour
by Matthew Grace Special to Golden This Week
Growing up in Golden, I was like most of the other kids, going to school during the day, and postponing my homework as long as possible in order to play with my friends. On June 8th 2004, when I was 13 years old, I was diagnosed with a brain tumour. It was the type of tumour that grew very slowly but it could not be safely removed surgically because it was wrapped around my spinal cord. I was given chemotherapy that summer and at first, it seemed to be working. As the summer progressed, I soon started to lose movement in my limbs. First my right side became weak and then my left followed until I could no longer walk without assistance. When the summer was over and it was time for me to have my tumour checked, I had to use a walker and be steadied from behind by one of my parents. After the examination was over, the doctor gave us the bad news that the chemo hadn’t worked and the tumour had grown. I had to go back to Calgary that fall to do daily radiation. Before I could begin the radiation treatments however, my swallowing became too weak and I developed pneumonia and I was given a Tracheotomy to breathe easier. Also, I was moved into the ICU for a long term stay. As the radiation treatments came and went, my health continued to deteriorate and by January 2005 I was a full quadriplegic. I could no longer breathe without the assistance of a ventilator. A month later, after more tests I received more bad news, the tumour had grown again and there was little left that they could do for me. I was put on an experimental chemo that wasn’t expected to have an effect on the tumour and told that I would probably not see my 14th birthday. Things were set up for me to go back to my home in Golden and live my final days in comfort with my family and friends around me. However, the doctor who told me the bad news didn’t take a couple of things into account. First, I come from a long line of procrastinators and second I
Top: Matt Grace catching a bit of sun in the backyard of his home. Below: Matt attends a Summer Kicks concert in the Spirit Square with his dad, Tom Grace. was having problems with my memory. I forgot I was supposed to die. I lived past my birthday and started to get better. I regained a little bit of my movement but my eyesight started to fail. After the summer, the doctors found that my tumour had shrunk 25%! However fluid had built up inside my brain causing my memory loss and permanent blindness, once again I found myself in the hospital to fix this
new problem. It wasn’t until 2006 that I was able to return to school again but even then I had to relearn some basics such as my times tables. With one on one education and the use of a voice activated typing program I quickly became a straight A student through grades 10, 11 & 12. At the end of my grade 12 year I was shocked to learn that I had graduated with the second
highest GPA in my class and I began to think out where I could go to college and what courses I might be able to take. In 2010, I began taking online courses through the College of the Rockies Campus here in Golden with the goal of obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in English. I completed my first couple of years easily, but soon found that I had run out of courses I could take that I could do with my disabilities. In the fall of 2011, I decided to transfer to Thompson River University and take on line courses through them, but ran into another complication. I was diagnosed with a second brain tumor that caused visual seizures and I had to drop out of the university. In November, 2011 the new tumor was completely removed and only kept me in hospital for a week but I needed time to recover fully and I decided that I would wait until the fall and think about going back to post secondary. However, I ended up back in Calgary only a couple months later to have emergency surgery to repair a bleeding ulcer in my stomach. The following three days of operations along with a period of major seizures erased my short term memory and when I awoke I couldn’t remember what had happened to me. It took another month before I was well enough to return home to Golden and I found that I had forgotten everything I learnt that fall. I decided that I would wait to begin college until a future date when I was ready. Without school, I found it easier to attend Kicking Horse Culture concerts throughout the year and became more active in the Baptist Church. I returned to college one final time when one of my college instructors, who was also an author, invited me to participate in an online course that would allow me to write a book and get tips from her on how to improve it. I am currently working on editing the book I wrote during this class. My illnesses throughout the years have affected me in many ways. I still can’t move my body very much or see. I still can’t breathe without a ventilator but, with the help of my parents and community I am still living in Golden and enjoying every moment of it.
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McHappy Day helps local children in need
Left: Connor Sherriff poses in front of the new Ronald McDonald wall at the Golden McDonald’s. Right: Golden McDonald’s employe and McHappy Day co-ordinator Karissa Pelletier (right) assists Captain Karin Van Halen (left) in serving a customer. by Jake Barrault Special to Golden This Week
Each year McDonald’s restaurants take a day to raise money for Ronald McDonald House Charities and other local charities that help sick children. It’s called McHappy Day, and since the first one in 1993 Canada’s local communities have raised more than $41 million across the country. The company takes one dollar from all Big Macs, Happy meals, and hot McCafé beverages sold on May 6th and donates it to Ronald McDonald House and other charities in need. This major annual fundraiser provides a home away from home for families that are enduring the most stressful time of their lives.
Theses homes are known as Ronald McDonald Houses, and there are a total of 14 of them across the country. They provide families with all the necessities that they need during this trying time in their lives including homecooked meals and a laundry service. The families of ill children who are being treated in nearby hospitals use these houses for the duration of their stay at the hospital. And chances are you may know a family that has needed this support. Along the north wall of the local McDonald’s hangs the pictures of many familiar faces of local children whose families have used the Ronald McDonald Houses during their times of need. Many of these children, along with their families, were seen enjoying themselves and giving their thanks to those who supported them. To celebrate McHappy Day, the
employees, along with members of the community, set up a number of activities for children to enjoy. This year, festivities included a watermelon-eating contest, cookie decorating, a face-painting station, as well as a car wash held the previous weekend. If you happened to go to McDonald’s on May 6th, you probably noticed some changes in the staff. Members from all over our community were seen standing behind the counter, serving customers. Among them were employees from local area businesses, local RCMP officers and even Golden’s new Fire Chief, Dave Balding, who brought out the brand new fire truck, Rescue 120, for the first time. Balding, along with four other members from the Golden Fire Department (Jay LaRoy, Captain Karin Van Halen, Emanuel LaPointe, and Deputy Chief Ken Squarebriggs), showed off all the new
features of Rescue 120 to a small group in a guided tour. It was a fun-filled day for all those that showed up and hopefully a successful fundraising experience for a more-thanworthy cause. During the last McHappy Day, McDonald’s raised a total of $8 million across the nation. Golden alone raised over $5,000 last year, but this year our McHappy Day coordinator, Karissa Pelletier, was shooting a little higher. “Our goal is $6,000 this year,” said a cheery Pelletier amidst the festivities. Her plan is to eventually hold a fundraising event each month to raise money for children in need. Pelletier is excited for planning the upcoming events for such a worthy cause, and she’s confident that Golden can become a major supporter for Ronald McDonald House Charities.
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Tabouleh or not tabouleh: This week with Eat Pure
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by Carrie White &EJUPS t (PMEFO 5IJT 8FFL People from up and down the valley came out to enjoy music, food and fun at the fourth annual Spring Fling in Parson on May 2. Zak Braniff, 5, (left) gets his face painted while Olivia Ludtke, 8, (right) tries the potty toss. There was face painting, pony rides and goodies galore at the fourth annual Spring Fling event. Trina Wolfenden, who helps to organize the Fling, is part of a committee of locals who are passionate about the event and the cause that started it all. Wolfenden explains that five years ago, the Parson Hall was in danger of being shut down. The building was not being used enough and the costs of keeping it operational were too high. “So we formed a little committee and decided to have a Spring Fling event in order to raise money to pay the bills,” she says. “It was a huge success and so we decided to keep it going.” Indeed, it was all smiles, laughter, food and music on the sunny Saturday afternoon. Kids played games outside and won prizes, while vendors filled the hall with everything from pies to jewelry. Wolfenden says the spring Fling has had immense support from local businesses in the area, with over $2500 in prizes and food donated this year. “It has been really amazing. People are very generous,” Wolfenden says the Parson Hall is thriving again, with events being held in the old building three to four times a week. “We have been trying hard to raise community spirit here and it’s really catching on.”
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BC on the Move advances TCH improvements submitted by Todd Stone BC Minister of Transporation and Infrastructure The Province’s new 10-year transportation plan, B.C. on the Move, prioritizes investments in our transportation network, and highlights our commitment to continued improvements to Highway 1 between Kamloops and the Alberta border. The Trans-Canada Highway is B.C.’s primary southern east-west corridor. The section between Kamloops and the Alberta border is over 400 kilometres long, and winds through some of the most challenging terrain in Canada. It is an essential corridor for trade and travel, used by as many as 12,000 vehicles each day, and accounting for the movement of $2 billion dollars in trade per year. Since 2001, the provincial and federal governments have invested approximately $700 million in improvements between Kamloops and the Alberta border. As part of this investment, the Province has widened 45 kilometres of Highway 1 to four lanes and has replaced or installed 11 new structures as part of this work. Work is currently underway to widen more sections of Highway 1 to improve safety and capacity. Construction is in full swing on two major Highway 1 improvement projects between Monte Creek and Hoffman’s Bluff east of Kamloops. Another phase of this work will start this spring, to widen another three kilometres of Highway 1 from two to four lanes through Hoffman’s Bluff itself. In addition, work is underway east of Sicamous to replace the Malakwa Bridge and widen three km of highway to four lanes. As detailed in our recently launched 10-year transportation plan, B.C. on the Move, and building on the provincial commitment to invest $650 million over the next 10 years towards four-laning Highway 1 from Kamloops to the Alberta border, the Province will work with Canada to leverage federal funding for priority projects. It is the Province’s goal to increase investment on this corridor to over $1 billion with partners over the next 10 years. With federal and provincial contributions
A section of the Trans-Canada Highway near Golden. While significant upgrades have been made, much more is needed to improve the highway. to date, 22 of the 26 kilometres through the Kicking Horse Canyon, east of Golden, have been widened to four lanes, dramatically improving safety and capacity of this section of the Trans-Canada. To complete the remaining four kilometres, an investment up to $650 million is needed. The Province continues to pursue a federal partnership through the National Infrastructure Component of the Building Canada Fund to enable completion of this project. Other Highway 1 improvement projects prioritized through B.C. on the Move include Hoffman’s Bluff to Jade Mountain, Donald East, Illecillewaet and Salmon Arm West. Planning and design work is underway on each of these projects. Through B.C. on the Move, we are making other investments in the safety and reliability of Highway 1. As part of
our $25-million-per-year Roadside Safety program, we’ll be piloting a variable speed zone between Malakwa and Revelstoke, and investing in guardrails in key locations along the corridor. “As detailed in our recently launched 10-year transportation plan, B.C. on the Move, and building on the provincial commitment to invest $650 million over the next 10 years towards four-laning Highway 1 from Kamloops to the Alberta border ...”
Because Highway 1 traverses some of the province’s most challenging avalanche
terrain, the Province is also committing to pursue new technologies and other improvements to reduce the number and duration of highway closures during periods of high avalanche hazard. The ministry will also work towards this goal with local government and incident responders, including the police and coroners. Improving the Trans-Canada Highway between Kamloops and the Alberta border to make it safer and more efficient for all travellers is critical to attract new investment and support economic growth in British Columbia. Through B.C. on the Move, the Government of B.C. will continue to four-lane and implement safety improvements on the Trans-Canada, and work with Canada to leverage available funding to build on our partnership successes to date.
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Jenny Jenn - Cutting Edge Collaboration by Sarah Jane Osadetz Special to Golden This Week You’ve waited in line for general admission seating. The house lights have dimmed to dark. Blue lights with black fabric draped across the stage and white fabric on the unusually wide runway set the atmosphere. Paradise Circus by Massive Attack starts playing. The Northern Lights themed evening fashion show in which Jenny Jenn (otherwise known as Jen Walton) and Evan Biddell of Project Runway fame have collaborated on. On the catwalk are hand picked models in fabulous fabrics sewn and designed by Evan, painted as one-of-a-kind pieces by Jenny Jenn – some completed just 30 minutes before the show. The design theme for the show? Reptilian Nature. The aforementioned pieces are 2-in-1wearable art. In blue light, they appear to be air brushed with dazzling colours, details, and design. In black light another art shines is revealed fluorescent shapes. How did these two ultra talented artists get here? How did Jenny Walton of Golden, BC, journey to downtown Toronto to this intriguing event and opportunity? It’s Fashion Arts Toronto (FAT) Arts and Fashion Week, 2015. As the house lights go down, blue lights illuminate black and white fabric draped across the stage and the unusually wide runway. Paradise Circus by Massive Attack starts playing, setting the mood for More Than Human: a posthuman world of androgynous cyborgs, galactic beings, cybernetic codes, and fluid bodies - a collaboration of local artist, Jenny Jenn and Evan Biddell of Project Runway. Hand-picked models glide down the runway in fabulous fabrics sewn and designed by Evan, and painted as one-ofa-kind pieces by Jenny Jenn – some just completed just 30 minutes earlier. The designs are inspire by reptilian nature and the pieces are wearable art. In blue light, they appear to be air brushed with dazzling colours, details and design. In black light, fluorescent shapes are revealed. How did these two ultra-talented artists get here? How did Jenny Walton of
A model in the 2015 Fashion Week in Toronto, displays the air-brushing talent of local Jen Walton. Golden, B.C., journey to downtown Toronto to take part in this intriguing event and opportunity? After spending 10 years air brush painting, Jenny Jenn – as everyone calls her – has made a name for herself body painting for shows throughout the
Kootenays and beyond, but has called Golden her home base for many years. The artist says that she thought about collaborating with Evan Biddell before she knew him personally. “I watched Project Runway and every episode Evan was in. I felt I had a
connection with him, even then. I liked the way he created his pieces and how he was on the show,” Jenny Jenn remembers. At Burning Man 2013, Jenny Jenn and Evan met by chance. She recognized him, yet couldn’t remember how. Evan wandered with Jenny Jenn back to her camp and she gave him a trucker’s hat she had air brushed. “He said he wanted to collaborate with me and pair my art with his fashion pieces. I was totally excited, yet didn’t take it too seriously,” Jenny says. After the festival, Evan and Jenny Jenn ran into each other again and decided to caravan together all the way back home to Canada. Inspired by a potential collaboration, Evan moved to Golden to live from October to January of 2013/2014. Jenny Jenn and Evan experimented with fabrics to find the right fit for acrylic air brush and Evan’s designs.. “We have found that neoprene and felt bazaar fabrics work the best for what we wanted to accomplish. We made a bunch of stuff and went the Christmas Craft Faire here in Golden. Suzanne Cooper owns the first dress we ever made together,” Jenny Jenn says. But that was then and this is now. The two artists are catching their breath after their show at FAT Arts and Fashion Week. “I’m so excited to be here,” says Jenny Jenn “I’ve been working as a server in Golden for many years, always doing art on the side. I’ve booked of summers to work the festival circuit. This year, I’ve been invited to the Calgary Stampede for body painting. As soon as I decided to make Toronto’s show a priority and stick to making art full time, everything began fallinginto place,” Jenny muses. “I came here with just an Instagram account and now I’m taking the business and my work seriously. I’m developing a web site, brand and committing full time. I’m super grateful and excited – Evan has been so helpful mentoring me through this. He’s been challenging me and pushing me to go for it, and now I am.” Locally, Jenny Jenn will making a major contribution to he Conscious Goddess Festival in Parson in June. You can find Jenny Jenn on Instagram @ jennyjenn1221.
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Following my high school graduation from Golden Secondary School in the spring 1995 I had to start looking at a number of different options. I had experienced some success on the field playing sports but at that point Track and Field was only slightly more enticing a prospect than volleyball and up until then both were on equal grounds as potential college avenues. I had not received any significant interest from colleges on this side of the border or the other and if I wanted to keep playing sports I would likely have to do it at club level.
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In the fall of 1995 I began college in Castlegar, BC so that I could train with one of the best clubs in the interior. The Trail track and field club had been established under former German and Canadian Olympic coach Wille Krause. The club had established itself as the only competitive program away from the coast and if I wanted to continue to develop, this would be the place that I would find my first huge step forward. I spent an entire season with the club and it was during the fall of 95 that I would begin to make connections with athletes in the sport that had competed in the USA for different college programs. They told me with whom to speak, and where to look. As a foreign student I would have to attend what is referred to as Junior College, due to the fact that I didn’t have access to the entrance exams while in high school. At the time in Golden the staff had simply become disconnected from the possibility of sending athletes to the US. It had been
a few years since anyone had shown that kind of promise and quite frankly those that had done the research for athletes in the past had long since moved on. A junior College in the USA would be very similar to a lot of Canada’s smaller regional schools like Mt. Royal before its expansion, SAIT and College of the Rockies. They focused heavily on trade educations and the first two years of a standard undergraduate degree, would allow students to stay closer to home longer before having to make the financial commitment to leaving for university. However, one aspect of the American Junior College system, which is unique, is that they have a fully developed athletic system similar to the NCAA and
along with that system, if an athlete has not completed the necessary entrance standards or exams for the University system they can substitute it by fulfilling their first two years of academic standards at a Junior College. While training in Trail from the fall of ‘95 through to the end of the summer ‘96 I gained the interest of North Idaho College in Coeur D’Alene, ID. At the time they had a young coach, Bryan Rasmussen, who split time with one of the high schools as an English teacher. Bryan and I were in a sense at the start of our careers, he would go on to develop hundreds of athletes and eventually become the USA Olympic coach and I went on to represent Canada. However, during the period of time at North
Idaho College, they instilled the ground work of elite college and professional athletics, this was the first time in my life that sport had been treated with same relentless dedication by those that were coaching as those who were performing, it was here that I learnt how exciting and rewarding sport could be when it is taken out of the hands of the volunteer and put into the hands of the professional. We have a tendency to shrug the burden of coaching in Canada to the passionate, as if to say “you should simply want to help because it’s fun, it’s just a game‌â€? It’s my experience that this is simply not the case. Coaching is not only a hand tuned $POUJOVFE PO QBHF
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Derek Woodske - athlete, coach, speaker but I wanted to represent Canada again, had goals that I wanted to reach, and as life serendipitously does when you put your energy into the right directions, the opportunity developed that I could join an Olympic Development program hosted by the very university that my brother was now attending in Ashland, Ohio.
“... a company on the east coast, founded by renowned Canadian Olympic coach Charles Poliquin, contacted me to present on behalf of their education platform dedicated to the development of sport performance coaches the world over.
... Continued from page 18 skill similar to the likes of a machinist but it more importantly carries the impact of a teacher and the influence of a peer group. During my two seasons with the North Idaho College Cardinals I was able to achieve a number of personal goals. I competed in the Canadian Summer Games, earned four All-American honors and took home three College National Championships a record that stands to this day for all sports at North Idaho College and the reason that I became a Member of the North Idaho College Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. It was also during this time that I earned a Scholarship to the NCAA
and in the fall of 98’ I choose to attend the University of Wyoming, as my brother made his way onto the North Idaho team to start his own journey in sports. I was a member of the Cowboy squad from 98-01’ earning not only the status of NCAA All-American but also Canadian National record holder. The time that I had in Wyoming however was not as personally fulfilling as the previous period in Idaho leaving me severally injured and during one whole year between November 1999 and Nov 2000 I was either having surgery, in rehab or learning how to walk, a truly difficult time in my life having been on a rocket ship towards my goals only a year previous. I struggled back from the
injuries to close out my athletic career with some personal pride but at the time it was important to start looking at my future without sports. Shortly before graduation I was recruited by a University out east and offered a job coaching, it would be an assistance position at Eastern Michigan University and although the pay was low it gave me my foot into the door of a world I had become very much in love with. I packed my Honda and drove to Michigan to start coaching life in the fall of 2001. I spent a year with EMU eagles, but I was also rehabbing my own injuries and wondering if I could make a comeback? I had competed in Francophone Games held in Ottawa,
From the fall of 2002-2005 I trained in Ashland Ohio under four times USA Olympian and coach Jud Logan. During this period of my life I had the luxury and the privilege to focus solely on athletics. I watched my Brother finish his College athletic career from the front row, I myself found a stride following a career ending injury. Finding the Podium again at the Canadian National Championships in 2003, a world indoor ranking of number one in 2004, two Canadian National Records in 2005, and the connections and knowledge as a coach would prepare me for the next phase on my life. After leaving Ashland, I became the assistant coach for Adams State College in Southern Colorado. For an additional season I continued to train earning a rooster spot for the 2006 Commonwealth Games and retired in August of that year. I stayed with the Adams State Grizzly for a season and half before an opportunity came calling that I had no choice but to answer. Through connections made during my athletic life I was asked to become an assistant strength and conditioning coach with the Cleveland Browns of The NFL. I took the job immediately and again ... Continued on page 20
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Derek Woodske continued ... ... Continued from page 19 headed east, setting roots in Cleveland Ohio, a place that would be become my home between January 2007 and the spring of 2010. The combination of college athlete, therapist, college coach and now professional sports coach drove me tremendously, and in the spring of 2010 a company on the east coast, founded by renowned Canadian Olympic coach Charles Poliquin, contacted me to present on behalf of their education platform dedicated to the development of sport performance coaches the world over. This position would open up the world to me and allow me the opportunity to give back that which I had spent a lifetime acquiring. I began speaking 140 days a year, lecture style, for the company all over the world. In a given travel cycle, I would visit 8-10 countries speaking to coaches from dozens and dozens of additional countries. Between the spring of 2010 and January 2014 I operated as the Head Instructor and director of coaches education for the Poliquin Strength Institute based in East Greenwich Rhode Island. During this time period I continued to develop my own brand launching the website mg2u.com geared towards bringing up the quality of coaches’ education globally. In January 2014 I moved on from the Poliquin Corporation to pursue my own opportunities and new career interests. I work currently as a private consultant predominantly in the Middle East. I spend roughly four to six months traveling, but many details of my current career cannot be publicly disclosed. However, I still work with athletes when I can, and one young athlete I have been coaching for the last 18 months just recently signed his first NIKE contract and took home the silver from the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 2014, a huge moment for me as personally, as well as professionally. My folks, Tom and Pam Woodske, live in Invermere now. I try to get back to the valley as much as I can, my parents live in Invermere where a large number of my extended family members were born and raised.
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Golden’s first court house The first Golden Court House was a small log shanty built above the location of the old Golden Arms Motor Inn. The Court House in this picture was built in Donald in 1890 and moved into Golden after the CPR headquarters were removed to Revelstoke in 1899. A tourist to Golden seeing the sign for 1890 being installed above the door in 1899 remarked “Does everything take this long in Golden?” This court house was torn down in 1953 to make way for the present “Old Court House.” ~ Courtesy of Golden Museum
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