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A solid crowd turned out for the Village of Radium Hot Springs' New Year's Eve fi reworks display and birthday party on Wednesday, December 31st at 6:30 p.m. The bombastic display lit the skies as far away as Wilmer, and heralded the New Year with thunderous booms heard across the valley.Part-time Radium resident Colin McGovern took this photo from a hillside on the east of the Highway 93/95. See more photos of the display on page 22.
Ktunaxa's Jumbo legal challenge hits courtroom
A legal case centred around an alleged lack of con-sultation over plans to develop the $450-million Jumbo Glacier Resort is now before the B.C. Supreme Court, as the Ktunaxa Nation's judicial petition against the province got underway in Vancouver on Monday, January 6th.
� e First Nation, which represents a population of 1,100 people in the East Kootenays, is alledging that in approving a Master Development Agreement for Gla-cier Resorts Ltd. in March 2012, the province failed to take into consideration the signi� cant sacred values the Jumbo Valley — or Qat'muk —holds in Ktunaxa culture.
“� e Ktunaxa have been opposed to this develop-ment for 20 years,” said Ktunaxa Nation Chair Kath-ryn Teneese in a press release distributed on Monday afternoon, after a morning of uncertainty as to whether the case would begin that day. “We have tried to explain to provincial ministers and other govern-ment representatives that Qat’muk is of profound spir-itual and cultural importance to our nation and that the resort will desecrate the area.”
Lawyers for the two sides will present their case and a� davits to a Supreme Court justice over the ten days scheduled for the hearing, with lawyers for the province expected to present their arguments next week.
No witnesses will be called to testify, though a contin-gent of Ktunaxa Elders, leadership and citizens will be present at the Supreme Court building to attend the pro-
ceedings. An event in support of the Ktunaxa Nation will occur in Cranbrook.
� e ski resort would be built an hour west of Inver-mere in the heart of what the Ktunaxa call Qat’muk, a place identi� ed as home of the grizzly bear spirit.
In a judicial review, a Supreme Court judge examines a decision made by an administrative tribunal or ad-ministrative decision-maker, in this case, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.
� e legal process won't focus on whether the deci-sion to grant Glacier Resorts Ltd. approval of its resort Master Development Agreement was correct; instead, the focus will be on examining the process by which the decision was made and the Ktunaxa’s claim that their interests were not given proper consideration.
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District of Invermere mayor Gerry Taft was in the right place at the right time to give the Columbia Valley RCMP a helping hand.
On the evening of Friday, December 20th, RCMP Const. Andrew Michaud was patrolling the local streets when he and his partner had to pull a vehicle over.
“It just so happened that the traffic stop turned into a couple of arrests,” he explained to the Valley Echo, noting there was an impaired driver involved. “And just then a police emergency came in from Edgewater, where they required a member right away for safety reasons.”
Because there were people in custody, the police cruiser and Const. Michaud’s partner were tied up at the scene, but he was able to attend to Edgewater – as long as he could get himself there.
“I ran down 7th Avenue to look for anybody to give me a ride up to the office,” Const. Michaud
said. That's when he found Mayor Taft. “I was just leaving to go home, and an
officer was walking with his flashlight out, walked over to the drivers’ side and asked for a ride,” Mr. Taft said.
The officer didn’t know that it was the mayor’s pick-up truck he was approaching.
“I said, 'We have a police emergency – I need to get to the police station right away; can you give me a ride?' And he said, "Get in."”
Mr. Taft then drove the officer to the Co-lumbia Valley RCMP detachment, where Const. Michaud took another police vehicle to Edgewater.
“We didn't drive aggressively; we did it safely, but if it wasn't for his help, I wouldn't have been able to respond that fast,” said Const. Michaud. “It's good to have that kind of support in the community with everybody helping out."
Staff Sgt. Marko Shehovac said it's not a common procedure to commandeer a civilian's vehicle, and this is the first time he can recall this being done as long as he's been working in the Columbia Valley.
The Ktunaxa Nation did ask to have the proceedings moved to Cranbrook, but that petition was rejected, said Ktunaxa Nation Council communications manager Jesse Nicholas.
The First Nation is being legally represent-
ed by Vancouver law firm Peter Grant and Associates.
In court on Monday, Mr. Grant said the province was well aware of the significance of Qat’muk to the Ktunaxa Nation, yet had barely mentioned it when it approved the project, reported The Globe and Mail.
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Valley coal trains getting longer
Upper Columbia Valley residents fond of watch-ing the Canadian Paci� c trains chugging through the Upper Columbia Valley may have felt they've been gazing a little longer in recent years, and for good reason — the company's unit coal trains have grown in size by about 20 per cent since 2011.
Unit coal trains represent the majority of train tra� c through the valley — although there are also freight trains carrying a wide range of prod-ucts — and most of these coal trains are now 152 cars long, instead of the 129 cars they were previ-ously. With each car being a bit more than 53 feet (16 metres) long, this means the trains are now about 8,000 feet (2,430 metres) — almost two and half kilometres.
“CP increased the size more than two years ago in order to respond to our customers' shipping needs,” said Canadian Paci� c spokesperson Kevin Hrysak.
Canadian Paci� c announced in late 2011 that it in-tended to continue developing what it calls its long train strategy and at time the company had already increased the length of some of its trains by 40 per cent from 2008. � e increased productivity and service, reduced labour costs and increased fuel e� ciency Canadian Paci� c touted as bene� ts of longer trains led the company to label them as the corner-stone of its operating strategy. � e company said in a sepa-rate announcement on its website that it would spend $200 million on its long train strategy.
Around the same time, Transport Canada began a multi-year study with the intent of developing policy and regula-tions for building and running long trains, in part because no regulation existed on how long trains should be mar-shalled — in other words, how many locomotives are in a given train and in the order in which locomotives and cars are placed throughout that train.
According to a 2011 media report, those looking to link the length of the trains with derailment accidents (such as the one that occurred here in Invermere in late November 2013) are focusing on the wrong factor and should instead look at how the derailed trains were marshalled.
Canadian Paci� c has long been using what it calls a dis-tributed power marshalling system (placing locomotives throughout the train instead of just at the front). Cana-dian National, which has also been increasing the length of its trains, had until recent years been using the conven-tional power marshalling system of simply placing all the
locomotives at the front.After a Canadian National long train with three locomo-
tive at the front derailed near Brighton, Ontario in 2009, then-Transport Safety Board acting director of rail investi-gations Rob Johnson blamed the lack of locomotive distri-bution for the accident.
'� e way in which this train was marshalled created high in-train forces much like an accordion. Pulling forces sep-arate cars and pushing forces compress them together," said Mr. Johnston at the time in a prepared statement. “� is caused a “knuckle” connecting two cars to break and the train pulled apart. � e heavier tail end then collided with the lighter cars ahead causing the derailment.”
According to Mr. Johnston, a long train with a distributed power system can have lesser in-train forces than a short train with a conventional power system.
Canadian Paci� c has developed its own Train Area Mar-shalling (or TrAM) software, which the company uses as a sort of model when it builds and develops its trains. � e software simulates the in-train forces the CP trains will en-counter on the curviest and steepest sections of actual CP rail and is meant to help the company decided how many locomotives it needs and where they should be placed.
“� e safe operation of trains through the communities in which we operate is a priority for Canadian Paci� c,” said Mr. Hrysak. � e cause of the recent derailment in Invermere is still under investigation.
Valley Echo � le photoCP trains passing through Invermere today are 20 per cent longer on average than the train seen in this fi le photo.
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How to Politely Allow a Traf� c ViolationI’m almost always pleased to see another driver exercise courtesy on our highways because it cancels out some of the sel� shness that I see every day. I say almost because I saw a misguided act of kindness today that left me shaking my head. One driver made room so that the other driver could make an illegal lane change from a side road through surrounding standing traf� c.
We were waiting for a red light when the vehicle in front of me began to back up. I was just about to sound my horn in warning when the vehicle stopped. The buffer between our vehicles was gone and we would become an accordion if I was rear ended. What was going on?
A car waiting at the yield sign to my right was now able to push its way across � ve lanes of traf� c, including a single solid white line separating the left turning lanes. While that vehicle waited to make this improper move, traf� c in that lane was stalled or forced to squeeze behind leading to confusion at the intersection. This violation does not make for a safe situation!
Done properly, the car in front of me would have stayed where it was because we were in the leftmost through lane. It would be up to a driver in the right hand lane to anticipate and leave room to allow this vehicle onto the cross street. Once in, that driver would have heeded the solid line and found an alternative, legal method of proceeding in the required direction.
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The Invermere area timber supply review will get started soon, but those interested in knowing who gets the rights to which part of the forest will still have to wait for some time, as the review process could take about a year a half and only then will the allocation process begin.
“We're (Invermere and Cranbrook timber areas) next in the queue to be reviewed, but I don't know exactly when,” said Rocky Moun-tain Forest District resource manager Steve Jablanczy. “It is a long process, it typically takes a year, but complicated cases can be as long as two years. Hopefully we'll get started in early 2014 and finish in mid-2015. That's the tentatively optimistic schedule.”
Deciding who gets which cutting rights (and other rights) to the forest areas is a separate process, however, according to Mr. Jablanczy.
“The timber supply review simply deter-mines how much timber harvest should go on in a sustainable way. Apportionment — the divvying up of that harvest — that's another
process,” he said.The timber supply, or timber harvest rate,
is determined by B.C.'s chief forester, but it is Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Opera-tions minister Steve Thomson who allocates the rights, added Mr. Jablanczy.
“Many factors determine how much cutting can go on," he said. "The single lengthiest part of the timber supply review is the public re-view and First Nations consultations. There's a lot of opportunity for shareholders to put their input into things."
“The analysis is also complicated, particu-larly since here there's a big land base with a lot of variation," he added.
“It's (the review) a big deal and hopefully there'll be some opportunity for the Colum-bia Valley Community Forest,” said Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald.
The timber supply review has been going on in different guises since the 1940s and un-der the official title of “timber supply review” for at least the past 30 years, according to Mr. Jablanczy.
Each timber supply in the province is re-viewed every five to 10 years, depending on how stable the supply in the given area is.
Residential property values holding steady in the Columbia Valley
While it's not the spectacular result many might be hoping for, it's not bad news either — the marginal declines in property value for homes in the Columbia Valley can be seen as the sign of a stable market.
“Most home owners in Invermere, Radium Hot Springs and Canal Flats will see only modest changes in value depending on their locations,” said Rod Ravenstein, the Kootenay Region deputy assessor for BC Assessment, the provin-cial crown corporation charged with fairly valu-ing all land and improvements in B.C.
“A typical single family home in Invermere that was previously assessed at $346,000 was valued at $336,000 in the summer of 2013,” he said. The assessments reflect values as of July 1st, 2013.
A neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood com-parison around the Columbia Valley shows slight declines in value for most areas, driven by market trends. Notable exceptions include Fairmont Hot Springs (where the average as-sessment value rose to $373,000 from $370,000 last year) and Canal Flats (where the average home increased by $4,000 to $162,000).
A few communities on the east side of Lake Windermere saw big increases: lakefront properties rose to an average of $1.45 million from $1.35 million, while homes in Timber Ridge increased from $489,00 on average to $512,000, and Windermere properties went
up to $602,000 from $580,000.Residential property value was up 1.31 per
cent across the entire East Kootenay region, all of which Mr. Ravenstein classifies as a stable real estate market.
Invermere's total residential tax base now sits at $932 million, down from $961 million, meaning a tax rate increase would be required for the District of Invermere to maintain the same amount of income.
Commercial and industrial properties in the area can expect value adjustment of no more than five per cent in either direction.
BC Assessment also released a list of the top 100 most valuable homes in the East Koote-nays: of the top 20, 16 are found in the Lake Windermere area. The full list can be found at goo.gl/tcXNa7 .
Across B.C., the largest moves in the 2014 assessment roll were for managed forest land, which showed a jump of 15.3 per cent in the Fraser Valley and drops of 10 per cent or more in other regions. The province as a whole now has $1.14 trillion worth of real estate value, an increase of 1.31 per cent from 2013.
A more user-friendly online tool can be found online at www.bcassessment.ca this year. The e-value BC link allows anyone to compare the value of their home with neighbouring homes.
As in past years, a property assessment review panel comprised of three local people wil be established, and those who disagree with their property's assessment have until January 31st to submit an appeal by calling 1-866-825-8322 .
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After gathering input from British Columbians about changes to the province’s liquor laws, relaxations on certain regulations have been suggested, including the allowance of happy hour specials and liquor sales in grocery stores that could come into e� ect later this year.
But the proposed changes don’t seem to be causing much local excitement.
“� e devil’s in the details,” said District of Inver-mere Mayor Gerry Taft. “� e concepts of moderniz-ing the rules or simplifying them, I think all of these things make sense, but I think it will depend on how they’re rolled out.”
One of Mr. Taft’s worries is that a new set of regula-tions will be introduced, rather than the elimination of existing ones.
“I don't think it will be earth-shattering or interesting,” said Invermere councillor Justin Atterbury, who co-owns the Rocky River Grill and Station Pub, adding that he won’t immediately embrace looser regulation.
He added that looser rules around happy hours should be treated cautiously by restaurant owners, as over-serving of alcohol could result in lawsuits.
Columbia Valley-Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald agrees that many of the terms sound reasonable, but � nds the timing suspicious.
“A complaint that was made was that every time they got in trouble with hydro rates or something like this, they throw something out from the liquor reforms as a
distraction,” he said. “I don't know if that's why, but it was odd how they did it.”
Mr. Macdonald hopes to see the government thor-oughly consult with the public, and make sure the new regulations will work for businesses in the valley.
Huckleberry’s family restuarant owner Rob Mason, however, told the Valley Echo that he would con-sider the idea of a happy hour drink special if laws permit it.
“I would probably wait and see how it works in other places before I let my place do it,” added Mr. Atterbury. Mr. Macdonald noted other provinces have already started.
“If it seems to be working in Alberta, then people are going to ask why it isn't in place here,” said Mr. Macdonald. With any of these changes we need to see the details to know how well thought through the changes are.”
Liquor law reform spurs cautious optimism amongst valley dining establishments
� e new year lurched to life with a round of shouting about the environment, as our post-industrial, post-literate urban society grapples with con� icting claims of impend-ing doom.
� e release of a group of Greenpeace pro-testers from a Russian prison was welcomed by TV news networks desperate to � ll the holiday dead zone. Our intrepid Canadian pair got to describe over and over their bid to hang a strongly worded banner from a Russian o� shore oil platform, and their horror when security forces boarded their vessel from helicopters and seized it.
In all the fawning interviews, I kept waiting for two questions to be asked. What did they think Vladimir Putin’s regime would do? And what was the point? How is disrupting one oil platform for an hour going to save the planet?
Meanwhile at the South Pole, TV anchors remained carefully sombre as they reported numerous bids to rescue a scienti� c vessel trapped in thick ice. No quips about the pre-dictive abilities of climate scientists please!
In fact this ill-fated voyage was a re-enactment of Sir Douglas Mawson’s 1913 expedition, with pro-global warming news outlets BBC and � e Guardian aboard to capture the melting wrought by a century of industrial expansion. � e rescue e� orts (from a Russian ship by Chinese helicop-ters) also disrupted an Australian icebreak-er’s supply trip for one of the real scienti� c expeditions working in Antarctica.
Skeptics had fun with the Antarctic de-bacle, as they did earlier with the resurgence of Arctic ice that trapped climate tourists.
As is normal in the Internet age, the climate debate has split into two fanatical factions, each of which promotes the most extreme examples it can � nd to prop up its version of truth. � ey call each other “warmists” and
“deniers” among other pithy names.Greenpeace is now known in B.C. as part
of our Team America anti-tar sands brigade. � ey got o� to a good start in 2014 by selec-tively seizing on reports of a new study of mercury contamination in northern Alberta.
A “bullseye” of this dreaded neurotoxin has been drawn around oilsands operations by measuring traces in snow. � e study by En-vironment Canada scientists isn’t published yet, but Postmedia News reported on a pre-sentation in November by the researchers.
“� e federal scientists stress the mercury loadings around the oilsands are low com-pared to the contamination seen in many parts of North America including southern Ontario and southern Quebec,” the news report states.
� is is like the study of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) pollution in northern Alberta lakes that was twisted into propa-ganda and fed to the news media last year. � is is another group of neurotoxins that are far more concentrated in urban areas than around remote industry.
Consumption, rather than production of coal, diesel and other fuels produces the vast majority of these emissions. I look forward to the study of their e� ects around Lost Lagoon and Burnaby Lake.
Of course safe levels of these materials have been set by Health Canada. You’re more likely to get signi� cant exposure to mercury from a broken � uorescent lamp or the mercury amalgam in your old tooth � ll-ings than you are from feeding ducks at the lake, although you might get a whi� of PAH when you gas up the car or board the bus.
Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and col-umnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tom� etch-erbc Email: t� [email protected]
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In my previous two MLA reports, I’ve talked about the reasons that your BC Hydro rates are going up. I’ve laid out examples of BC Liberal interference in BC Hydro decisions and the ways that those decisions are now costing you money.
But the question has to be asked: was it simply incompetence by the BC Liberals, or was there a larger agenda at work?
Too often over the last 12 years we have watched as government actions have allowed the transfer of public assets into private hands, and friends and supporters of the BC Liberals have consistently been the bene� ciaries.
For decades, British Columbians bene� tted greatly from having access to a� ordable power locally generated by BC Hydro. And British Columbians bene� tted greatly because BC Hydro, which is publicly-owned, contributed hundreds of millions of dollars in dividends to the general revenue of the province. � is was an excellent example of a public asset used for public good.
A very e� ective energy lobby group was established and they worked closely with government to � gure out a way to begin to transfer that public wealth into private hands. � e only way it could be done was for the government to implement a wide range of legislative changes which were laid out in the BC Liberal Energy Plan.
� rough legislation, BC Hydro was forbidden from
building new power projects, and was mandated to purchase new energy from private power producers, primarily through “run-of-river” projects.
Private companies were allowed to “stake” rivers and creeks across British Columbia for only a small fee. And then private companies signed long-term power purchase agreements with BC Hydro at exorbitant rates.
� ese contracts were so lucrative that they provided these companies with enough collateral to raise the capital to build hydro projects on formerly wild rivers and creeks.
In the end, these private companies have taken over access to our rivers, our water and our land; privatizing a public asset using public money while being protected from market forces through contracts that are now bankrupting our Crown corporation.
And how much money has been made at our expense? How much will this gold rush in British Columbia’s energy sector cost BC Hydro ratepayers? Estimates for long-term contracts are as high as $50 billion.
� at’s a bill that is going to take ratepayers a very long time to pay o� .
Norm Macdonald is the MLA for Columbia River-Revelstoke and can be contacted at [email protected], or by phone at 1-866-870-4188.
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Of all the information-gathering challenges presented to journalists in a small newsroom, one of the most daunting is to get an accurate read on the actual temperature outside.
Oh, sure: we face gatekeepers and "spokespeople" on a regular basis, and are required to dance around the formalities until we can glean the knowledge we're actually seeking. We get stonewalled on a regular basis when trying to follow the money to a logical conclusion.
But ask someone how cold it was on a certain day, and you're likely to get the broadest range of answers possible.
When it's frigid, Canadian pride tends to obscure logic as we ignore the e� ects of wind chill and our own lack of proper clothing to describe just how unbelievably cold it was or will be.
A few weeks ago, common exaggeration was plumetting the culturally-accepted tempera-ture outside to "almost -40 C". Never mind that Environment Canada — who measure temperature the proper way, in a wind-and-sun-free environment one metre o� the ground — were posting temperatures in the low -20 C range instead.
Aside from Environment Canada's Weathero� ce site, virtually every weather information source casually factors in the improper science of wind chill , as outlined in a recent Globe and Mail story, into the weather calculations to make as big or small a number as possible.
How warm or cold it is has an important bearing on what we do at this time of year, and how we do it. For instance, the early season chill that converted the surface of Lake Windermere into a 15-inch-thick natural skating rink has drawn skaters to the lake like religious pilgrims to Mecca. It's been truly remarkable to see just how well used this natural asset has been since Christmas.
Don't miss your chance to experience it because of some cold-weather hype.
www.invermerevalleyecho.com A7Wednesday, January 8, 2014 The Valley Echo
Word on the StreetThe provincial government is considering an update to B.C.'s liquor laws, which could include hourly drink specials and alcohol sales in grocery stores. What do you think?
“I'M A BARTENDER SO I'M ALL IN FAVOUR..”
— MICHELLE FALK
“IT DOESN'T IMPACT ME, BUT I SUPPORT ANY CHANGE THAT HELPS LOCAL BUSINESS."
— RICHARD HAWORTH
“B.C. DEFINITELY HAS TO GET WITH THE TIMES."
—WENDY BEHAN
Editor's note: Regional Rundown is a new feature in the Valley Echo, in which we'll offer each mayor and regional district director in the ColumbiaValley the chance to share what's new in their community each week.
� e District of Invermere is beginning the New Year with work on many important projects. Some of them have already been approved by council and have funding allocated in the current budget.� ose items include the continuation of our events coordinator position, which helps to support ex-isting and create new events within Invermere (to stay up to date, see www.facebook.com/invermer-eevents ). Council believes this is important area to support because it drives interest in the community, stimu-lates direct economic activity, and helps to create quality of life for residents.We are funding the creation of way-� nding signage for the downtown core and our walking trails. � is
will assist people in navigating their way around town, and there are also some historical interpre-tive elements to some of the signage. It's a great opportunity for visitors and residents to learn more about our community and enjoy non-motorized recreation.Sta� continues to work on design for ultraviolet dis-infection treatment for our Paddy Ryan Lakes water system to bring our level of water treatment up to the highest standards. And the district has funded the creation of a public works manager position.In addition, Invermere council will be directly in-volved in consultation with user groups and then with the general public on more detailed design for new the new multi-use community centre, and continued discussions about potential regional funding towards this facility. Early in 2014, council will be deciding whether to proceed with a design-build process, or a design-tender process, and hopefully by this spring we can begin a competitive process to determine which
� rms could potentially design and build the new facility. Council will also continue to discuss and analyze options related urban wildlife, most spe-ci� cally deer, and council will continue to defend our community from frivolous and malicious legal challenges. In cooperation with the other local governments in the Columbia Valley, and with funding and support from the Columbia Basin Trust, Invermere will con-tinue to play an active role on the Columbia Valley Directed Funds Committee. With dedicated fund-ing, sta� support, and more clear set of process and direction, this group is poised to begin implement-ing its strategic plan and doing great work around the social and economic needs and opportunities in the Columbia Valley.
Gerry Taft is the Mayor of Invermere and can be reached at 250-342-9281 or at [email protected] .
New projects for Invermere in 2014Regional Rundown — Gerry Taft
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor,
I really wanted to share with you very nice lesson of kindness.
In mid-December, my family stayed in Radium Hot Springs, enjoying the gorgeous mountains and relaxing hot springs. In the evening, we decided to have dinner at one of Radium's nicest restaurants: Helna's Stube.
� e food was great, the ambiance was absolutely de-lightful, and just across from our table was a nice cou-ple enjoying their dinner as well. We exchanged some glances, but not more than that.
At the end of the dinner, when we asked for our bill, we were told that the couple across from our table paid for our dinner before they left. We were absolutely sur-prised! Complete strangers decided to make us such a gorgeous gift!
It's Christmas season and I think they wanted to be generous with our family. � ank you from the bottom of our hearts!
As we have no idea how to contact them otherwise, we decided that your newspaper could help us share this amazing story and thank them for their kindness.
We hope that amazing couple, as well as all your read-ers, had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Toni Birlad and familyCalgary
Letter writers to the valley's two � ne local newspapers in recent weeks have urged readers to treat cougars with respect.
� e letters follow some fantastic close-up cougar photos submitted by a Juni-per Heights resident and reports about cougar sightings a few week ago. In two cases, conservation o� cers were forced to destroy the cats, which had been hunt-ing and killing prey close to homes and slowly becoming habituated to human presences.
Each letter writer describe a close encounter with a cougar and urges readers that although cougars can be dangerous, they need not always be destroyed.
� e letter writers do have a point – a quick online search returns records of only about 20 fatal cougar attacks in North America during the past 120 years or so, which means you stand a much more likely chance of being fatally attacked by a pet dog (more than 300 in past 100 years). It seems reasonable to suggest that cougars are more feared that they statistically should be — probably owing to their � erce reputation.
But on the � ip side, it also seems reasonable to suggest that the cougars' � erce reputation is well
deserved – they have the tools (claws, teeth, explosively powerful muscle mass) and the temperament to easily dispatch humans they perceive to be a threat or to be prey.
In this regard, the conservation of-� cers most certainly seem to have a point to destroying the cougars they did — as the cougars become habituated to humans the likelihood of a cougar-hu-man-encounter-gone-bad skyrockets.
A better understanding of cougar behaviour is no doubt a useful tool for any community to help reduce the chances of con� ict with humans. In the valley there are plenty of option to learn more, not just about cougar behaviour, but also about the behaviour of all kinds of wildlife.
Hopefully you'll never encounter a cougar — it's better for both you and the cat that way. But if you do, behaving in a wildlife-smart fashion will surely help both you and the cat get through the encounter more safely.
Steve Hubrecht is a reporter for � e Valley Echo and can be reached at:
WED JANUARY 8• 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.: The Para-Alpine Panorama IPC World Cup at Pan-orama: downhill train-ing, men and women. For more information: www.alpinecanada.org/PanoramaIPCWorldCup.• 5 -7 p.m.: Après with Athletes, as part of the Para-Alpine Panorama IPC World Cup. Resi-dents of the Columbia Valley are invited to come to Pynelogs Cul-tural Centre in Inver-mere, B.C., to spend a few hours with Ca-nadian team athletes and enjoy an evening of drinks and snacks. Grab a refreshment and take the rare oppor-tunity for one-on-one time with world class athletes! • 5 - 9 p.m.: Mural night at the Summit Youth Centre. Let's make a mural for the Summit!
THURS JANUARY 9• 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.: The Para-Alpine Pan-orama IPC World Cup at Panorama: down-hill training, men and women.• 5 - 9 p.m.: Hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre.
FRI JANUARY 10• 10:30 a.m.: The Para-Alpine Panorama IPC World Cup at Panora-ma. 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Downhill race, men and women. 2:15 p.m., Awards ceremony in front of the day lodge. • 6 - 11 p.m.: Chain sto-ry and Exquisite Corps-es at the Summit Youth Centre.• Windermere Valley Minor Hockey 2014 Female Midget "A" Tournament, January 10th - 12th at the Ed-die Mountain Memo-rial Arena. Invermere Rockies play at the fol-lowing times: January 10th, 4:45 - 6:45 p.m. vs. Lomond; January 11th, 7 - 9 a.m. vs. Salmon Arm and 5:25 - 7:25 p.m. vs. Okotoks. Janu-ary 12th games TBD.
SAT JANUARY 11• 10:30 a.m.: The Para-Alpine Panorama IPC World Cup at Panora-ma. 10:30 a.m.–3 p.m., Super combined race (downhill and slalom), men and women; 10:30 a.m., Downhill race; 2:25 p.m., Slalom race; 3:15 p.m., Awards cer-emony in front of the day lodge.• 6 - 11 p.m.: Fast and
Furious movie mara-thon at the Summit Youth Centre.
MON JANUARY 13• 10:30 a.m.: The Para-Alpine Panorama IPC World Cup at Panora-ma. 10:30 a.m.–2 p.m., Super-G race, men and women; 2:15 p.m., Awards ceremony in front of the day lodge.
TUES JANUARY 14• 9:50 a.m.: The Para-Alpine Panorama IPC World Cup at Panora-ma. 9:50 a.m.–3 p.m., Giant slalom race, men and women; 9:50 a.m., Run 1; 1:30 p.m., Run 2; 3:15 p.m.; Awards cer-emony in front of the day lodge.• 6 p.m.: Swimming at Radium Hot Springs with the Summit Youth Centre, 5 - 9 p.m. Please register by January 13th, 7:00 p.m. Leaving the Summit at 6:00 p.m. • 7 p.m.: Cinefest movie night presents Storm Surfers, marking Aus-tralia Day (January 26th). Runner-up for the 2012 Blackberry People’s Choice Award, this awe-inspiring film follows two Aussie best mates (Tom Carroll and Ross Clarke-Jones) approaching their 50’s who travel the southern hemisphere pursuing one of the world’s most deadly and exhilarating sports: big wave surf-ing. At Pynelogs Cul-tural Centre. Tickets at the door, $10. Cash bar and light refreshments. All ages. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., film begins at 7 p.m.
WED JANUARY 15• 5 - 9 p.m.: Experiment night at the Summit Youth Centre.
THURS JANUARY 16• 3 - 5 p.m.: EK Senior Caregiver’s Network at Columbia Garden Village dining room. Caregiver support group meets every third Thursday of ev-ery month. For info call Darla at 250-342-2808.• 7:30 p.m.: Lake Win-dermere Rod & Gun Club AGM at the In-vermere Legion. Guest speaker Tara Szkorupa, Senior Biologist for the East Kootenays.
FRI JANUARY 17• 6 - 11p.m.: Challenges and hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre.• Annual Snowflake
Festival at Kinsmen Beach, Invermere. Taste of the Valley menu sampling from local restaurants, hockey, skating, food, games, fireworks and more. Visit www.The-ColumbiaValley.ca.• Annual Curling Bon-spiel on the Lake at Kinsmen Beach and the Invermere Curling Centre, January 17th - 19th. Email [email protected] for more information.
SAT JANUARY 18• 6 - 11 p.m.: Birthday dinner of the month at the Summit Youth Centre.
WED JANUARY 22• 5 - 9 p.m.: Mural night at the Summit Youth Centre. Let's make a mural for the Summit!
THURS JANUARY 23• 5 - 9 p.m.: Hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre.
FRI JANUARY 24• 6 - 11 p.m.: Pool and foosball tournament at the Summit Youth Centre.
SAT JANUARY 25• 6 - 11 p.m.: Hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre.• Snow Golf Tourna-ment on Lake Winder-mere. Presented by the Kinsmen Club of Win-dermere. Contact Steve Kuffler at 250-341-5486 for more information.
TUES JANUARY 28• 5 - 9 p.m.: Hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre.
OTHER•The Whiteway is now open! The Whiteway is a 15km groomed track that runs all the way around Lake Wind-ermere and connects the towns of Invermere and Windermere. The Whiteway has tracks for classic cross-coun-try skiers, a groomed skate skiing track, and a cleared ice-skating track. There are three official entry points onto the Whiteway; one at Kinsmen beach in Invermere, one at the Invermere Bay Condos in Invermere, and one at Winder-mere beach. Visit The Toby Creek Nordic Club for a map and more information.
10 years ago (2004): The dis-trict of Invermere lost its chief administrative officer as Rob-ert Earl, who filled the role in Invermere for five years, left to become the chief admin-istrative officer of Banff. “It was a hard choice for us as a family to decide to make this move. We've developed close relationships in this commu-nity during the last five years,” said Mr. Earl. The move was a big step up in Mr. Earl's ca-reer, but he emphasized that there were few other places in which he would work after living in Invermere. “Because of our lifestyle and our love of mountains, Banff is probably one of a few communities where we
would have considered leav-ing Invermere for. When the opportunity came up, we certainly had to look at it,” he said. No departure date was set for Mr. Earl as the Echo went to press. Two other dis-trict staff members had left in recent months to further their careers — former director of development Chris Prosser and former public and mu-nicipal works director John Rosenberg. 20 years ago (1994): The Upper Columbia Valley New Year baby was Robert Minhas. Robert was due to pop out into the world on Christmas Day 1993, but came exactly a week later at 4:55 p.m. on January 1st. Radium Hot Springs residents Ruman and Jagtar Minhas were the proud parents and the winners of the Echo's 37th annual first baby contest.30 years ago (1983): The Re-gional District of East Koote-nay's economic development committee was getting set to disband. Half of the com-
mittee's $100,000 in fund-ing was slated to be cut off by the province at the end of 1984, with the regional dis-trict on the hook to make up the shortfall. Committee commissioner Wilf Nordick resigned on January 6th, 1984.40 years ago (1973): At the Village of Invermere's statu-tory meeting, village clerk Al Miller administered the oath of office and allegiance to new Invermere mayor Henry Delesalle. Mr. Delesalle was joined on council by newly elected councillor Robert Willox and incumbent Joseph Fuller. Mr. Fuller and Mr. Willox also took the oath.50 years ago (1964): Inver-mere filed its civil defense survival plan. Invermere's plan estimated that 32,000 to 40,000 out-of-towners might have to be evacuated along with permanent area resi-dents, depending on the time of year in which the emergen-cy occurred. Invermere was the first community in the East Kootenay to file its plan.
Remember When?
A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 50 years
Valley Echo file photo January 2007 — Ernie Parent throws a choker rope to a nearby log, which the choker is slipped around before the whole assemblage is attached to the helicopter cable for transport. Mr. Parent appeared in a Valley Echo feature on the growth of heli-logging in the Upper Columbia Valley in January 2007.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 The Valley Echo www.invermerevalleyecho.com A9
More than 100 of the best para-alpine athletes from 20 countries will lay every-thing on the line this week in Panorama Mountain Village at Canada’s only IPC (International Paralympic Committee) Alpine World Cup as they battle for top spot on the podium and the chance to qualify for the 2014 Sochi Paralympic Winter Games.
Some members of the Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Team have already met the criteria for nomination to Canada’s Para-lympic team but for others, the Panorama World Cup represents a golden opportu-nity to punch their ticket to Sochi, Russia.
� e Panorama IPC World Cup is the largest para-alpine event in the nation, and Canadian athletes are eager tocapi-talize on home-snow advantage. Teams will train in Panorama today and tomor-row, and will race in downhill, super combined, super-G and giant slalom from January 10th to 14th.
“I’m really excited to race,” said sit-skier Josh Dueck, returning to World Cup action after a break in the schedule fol-lowing the season-opening races in the southern hemisphere. “In New Zealand we were at a di� erent stage of prep. I wasn’t feeling as ready as I am now for the season. I feel like I’m in a lot better posi-tion. I’m really looking forward to race.”
� e Kimberley, B.C, native is no stranger to skiing in the Purcells.
“Growing up in the Kootenays, I’ve al-ways had a synergy with the snow and the conditions and the valley, and Ithink the track is going to be suited to those of us who like to go fast.”
Dueck brought home a silver medal for Canada in slalom at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games and � nished � fth in the downhill. � e X Games med-allist, who gained international acclaim in 2012 for becoming the � rst person to complete a back� ip in a sit-ski, has already met quali� cation criteria to be nominated to the Paralympic team heading to Russia, but he’s hoping to seal the deal with some
strong downhill results in Panorama.“We don’t have a lot of speed events
throughout the year, so to have a couple of back-to-back downhills and a super-com-bined all in a row, it’s going to really help out with the qualifying process for Sochi.”
Canada’s roster of athletes for Pan-orama is a mix of veteran Paralympians and World Cup and world champion-ship medallists, combined with up-and-coming young guns looking to make their mark on the World Cup circuit. � e Cana-dian para-alpine team racked up 14 med-als at last year’s world championships in La Molina, Spain — more than any other country in attendance — and is looking to build on the momentum created by last season’s successes.
Dueck will be joined in Panorama by teammates and fellow sit-skiers Caleb Brousseau, from Terrace, B.C., and Ross-land, B.C.’s Kimberly Joines. Matt Hallat, of Coquitlam, B.C., Duncan, B.C.’s Braydon Luscombe, Kirk Schornstein, from Spruce Grove, Alta., and AlexandraStarker, from Calgary, Alta., will represent the standing category, while Mac Marcoux, of Sault-Ste Marie, Ont. (guided by older brother BJ Marcoux), will be the only Canadian visu-ally-impaired athlete competing.
Prospect athletes Kurt Oatway, from Calgary, Alta., Alex Cairns from Squa-mish, B.C., as well as brothers Ben and Je� � ompson, of Whistler, B.C., will compete in the sitting category, while prospect ath-letes Erin Latimer, of Etobicoke, Ont., and Alana Ramsay of Calgary, Alta., will join Starker in the women’s standing category.
Although the Canadian Paralympic Team won’t be o� cially announced un-til February, many of Canada’s national team athletes met qualifying criteria last year at the season-opening IPC World
Cup races in New Zealand in Au-gust.
In addition to Dueck, the ath-
letes who have pre-quali� ed are stand-ing skiers Hallat, Luscombe, Schornstein, and Starker, as well as visually-impaired athlete Mac Marcoux, and sit-skier and prospect athlete Oatway. Joines and Brousseau, who missed out on qualifying races in New Zealand due primarily to in-jury, are still looking to qualify.
In order to qualify for nomination, in general athletes need to earn two � nishes in either the top six or top 12, depending on which category they compete in. � e top six or top 12 results must be with-in a certain percentage of the winning time, and one of those � nishes must be achieved in the 2013-14 season.
Joines, a sit-skier and Paralympian whose last Paralympics was at the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, Italy, will be mak-ing a return to the World Cup circuit in Panorama following a shoulder injury sustained in training at last season’s test event in Sochi, Russia. � e Canadian squad will be gunning for extra speed on a brand-new downhill track of interna-tional quality that has been built in ad-vance of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, which will also be held in Panorama.
� e course was constructed in partner-ship with the Government of British Co-lumbia, Panorama Mountain Village and Alpine Canada, and features an 800-me-tre vertical drop, sections on which ath-letes are expected to reach speeds greater than 120 kilometres per hour, technical portions where quick-thinking and skill reign, and an expanded staging area to ac-commodate para-alpine equipment.
“To have a track of this quality in Canada is very exciting,” said Brianne Law, athletic director of the Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Team. “It was built for the world cham-pionships that Panorama will be hosting next year, and I’m excited to see the athletes racing on it. � is is the type of course that can raise the level of alpine and para-alpine rac-ing in North America and beyond.”
Both para-alpine and
alpine provincial, national and interna-tional athletes will use it to train and race.
“A lot of planning and forethought has gone into the building of the track — wid-ening runs, removing trees, and install-ing some added safety features,” added Law. “It’s fast, it’s challenging, and I have no doubt that it will create some super exciting racing. � e cooperation from Panorama Mountain Village and our Government funding partners has been instrumental in the process, and really, we couldn’t ask for more.
“� e Canadian team is coming o� of some solid results at the last World Cup in New Zealand,” Law said of the team’s � ve-medal showing, including three gold. “At Panorama we’ll be focusing on continu-ing to build momentum heading towards the Paralympics in March.”
“We’re absolutely thrilled to be hosting yet another international race event, this time on a brand-new race course,” add-ed Steve Paccagnan, the chief executive o� cer of Panorama Mountain Village. “We’ve put a ton of resources into making the course perfect for World Cup calibre racing and our resort facilities lend them-selves well to athletes in between races.”
� e public is encouraged to cheer on Canadian athletes and watch some of the best para-alpine racing in the world. � e event is free to attend and the Brewster Ice Explorer snow bus will run regularly from the Panorama Mountain Village base to the � nish area to transport spectators. � e bus is wheelchair accessible.
For more information, go to www.alpine-canada.org/PanoramaIPCWorldCup. For information about Panorama Mountain Village, go to www.panoramaresort.com .
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� e Kimberley, B.C, native is no stranger to skiing in the Purcells.
“Growing up in the Kootenays, I’ve al-ways had a synergy with the snow and the conditions and the valley, and Ithink the track is going to be suited to those of us who like to go fast.”
Dueck brought home a silver medal for Canada in slalom at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games and � nished � fth in the downhill. � e X Games med-allist, who gained international acclaim in 2012 for becoming the � rst person to complete a back� ip in a sit-ski, has already met quali� cation criteria to be nominated to the Paralympic team heading to Russia, but he’s hoping to seal the deal with some
Alana Ramsay of Calgary, Alta., will join Starker in the women’s standing category.
Although the Canadian Paralympic Team won’t be o� cially announced un-til February, many of Canada’s national team athletes met qualifying criteria last year at the season-opening IPC World
Cup races in New Zealand in Au-gust.
In addition to Dueck, the ath-
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“To have a track of this quality in Canada is very exciting,” said Brianne Law, athletic director of the Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Team. “It was built for the world cham-pionships that Panorama will be hosting next year, and I’m excited to see the athletes racing on it. � is is the type of course that can raise the level of alpine and para-alpine rac-ing in North America and beyond.”
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It was a long journey before Pauline Newhouse found her calling, but after a career as a nurse and as a stay-at-home-mom, the valley artist � nally molded herself into a potter.
“When I grew up, there were only a few things that a girl could do; (become) a teacher, a secretary, or just get married,” she said. “I decided to go into nursing.”
She wasn’t exactly sure what kind of art she was ready to make, but once her children had outgrown the need for her to stay home, Ms. Newhouse was ready for a fresh start.
Until 1986, Mrs. Newhouse was a part-time valley resi-dent, crafting her newfound talent for pottery in the base-ment of her Edmonton-area home. Before becoming a full-time citizen of Invermere, she had recently � nished studying a � ne arts program at the University of Alberta.
After Mrs. Newhouse and her husband built a bigger home beside their Invermere cabin and started calling the valley home, Mrs. Newhouse moved her pottery studio into the cabin.
“I like to make things and work with my hands, and you can make anything you want with clay,” she said. “It makes a di� erent shape with every move you make; the negative space is as important as the solid space.”
� rough friendships forged with some of the teachers
that taught her grandchildren at Eileen Madson Primary, Mrs. Newhouse began giving young students art tours through her home studio. Adults still get to visit the studio each year during a stop on the Columbia Valley Arts Coun-cil's annual Tour of the Arts.
� ough many of her creations are sculptures and deco-rations, Mrs. Newhouse generally produced functional items, such as cookware and dishware.
“I like leaving the raw rims, leaving the clay exposed at the edge,” she said. “Little impurities make speckles come through in the design.”
� e “raw” � nish resembles a rustic appearance and texture. Mrs. Newhouse said that she’s experimented with many glazes over the years, and has adopted a limited selection with which she has become comfortable.
A book was created by Mrs. Newhouse’s granddaughter which tracks her progress as an artist. It documents a mug that was one of her � rst pieces of work.
Mrs. Newhouse said she can think of all sorts of new ideas, but is � nding it increasingly di� cult to carry out the manual labour that's a part of working with clay, such as carrying heavy equipment.
“It’s heavy, hard work,” she said.Since becoming a clay artist, she’s ceased her pursuit of
wood carving, but the three-dimensional work will always be her forte, she said.
Dan Walton/Valley Echo photoInvermere potter Pauline Newhouse uses her former vacation cabin as a full-time pottery studio where she produces functional and aesthetically- pleasing art. Leaving raw clay exposed in the fi nal product produces a unique fi nal result, she said.
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Front row (L-R): Caden Williams, Cohen Lawrick, Finnegan Donahue, Saffi an Douglas, Connor Lapointe, Chase Kinsey, Hannah Clarke, Keagan Wingert, Courtenay Krebs, Brandon Wing-ert, Payci Carder, Jack Andruschuk, and Cameron Charette. Second row (L-R): Andrew Dehart, Everett Friesen, Spencer Goldsmith, Keegan Kelly, Kaydn Chasse, Karson Schick, Cameron Jacobsen, Ethan Spencer, Jesse McIntosh, Rebeqa Clarke, Ryan Digney, Carson Scheffer, and Brayden Roe. Back row (L-R): Parent Paul Friesen, Leslie Toews, assistant coach Doug Schick, Parent Jodi Lawrick, Jake Jacobsen, manager Tanya Roe, and coach Jason Roe.
The Windermere Valley Minor Hockey Association (WVMHA) provides children from the age of 5 to 17 the opportunity to learn and play the game of hockey. The WVMHA currently has just over 150 children playing at all age levels, and several of the levels fi eld competitive teams to play in the East Kootenay Minor Hockey League or the
Central Alberta Hockey League (girls' teams). Our goal is to provide a fun and safe environment for everyone to enjoy Canada’s game. For more information check out our website at www.windermerevalleyminorhockey.com.
— Chris Prosser, WVMHA president
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Home ice didn’t give the Rockies much of an advantage this weekend, as they managed to earn only one of a possible six points.
On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, teams from Cres-ton Valley, Castlegar, and Nelson were in Columbia Valley. As it currently stands in the Eddie Mountain Division of the KIJHL, the fourth-place Rockies and division-leading Thunder Cats would be aligned to compete in the first round of the playoffs.
The first half of Friday’s opening period against Creston Valley was a scoreless tie. But it wasn’t long after the 10-minute mark when the Thunder Cats took control of the game, scoring two power play goals less than 90 seconds apart. Another goal in the final minute gave the Thunder Cats a 3 – 0 lead to finish the first period.
Creston Valley’s lead became insurmountable after the second, when the visiting team netted an-other two goals near the midway point of the period.
But the Thunder Cats weren’t able to shut out the Rockies, as Jerome Thorne scored after 10 minutes of play in the third with help from captain Bradly Palumbo.
Two more Creston Valley goals put the Thunder Cats ahead by six, ending the game with a score of 7 – 1. Rockies goaltender Brody Nelson stopped 29 shots from the Thunder Cats.
Castlegar was in Invermere the next night for another Rockies home game.
A high-sticking call against Ryan Henderson put the Rockies down a man midway through the first, allowing the Rebels to score the lone first period goal on the power play.
The next twenty minutes were much more favour-able for the Rockies. Mitch Rosko and Damon Raven set up Dustin Boone to tie the game, before Stephen Pratt scored to give Columbia Valley the lead with help from Adam Pulliam and Mitch Rosko. Racey Big Snake then made it 3 – 1 for the Rockies after passes from Braeden Farge and Damon Raven.
The Rebels were able to cut the Rockies lead in half with a goal halfway through the third, leading to a tense final minute.
Castlegar managed to tie the game at 3 with a goal in the final 11 second, forcing an overtime period.
During the first overtime period of four-on-four play, Castlegar was able to secure the extra point when Rebel Jeremy MacNeil scored at 3:30.
Goaltender Stewart Pratt blocked 62 of Castlegar’s shots. Despite the 40 penalty minutes handed out to the two teams, all but one goal in the game was scored at even strength.
Stewart Pratt started again on Sunday against the Nelson Leafs, but was pulled after just over five min-utes and allowing two goals on five shots.
The Leafs ended the first period with a 3 – 0 lead, after scoring a late-period shorthanded goal in addition to the two quickies.
Nelson made the game 4 – 0 after opening scor-ing again in the second, but the Rockies were ready to retaliate. Braeden Farge put the Rockies on the board with assists to Tyson Kapty and Mitch Rosko, before Peter Matthews made the score 4 – 2 with help from Mitch Rosko and Racey Big Snake.
The Leafs scored a fifth goal halfway through the second, but saw their lead reduced again to two af-ter Logan Kerner scored for the Rockies third tally of the night.
Adam Pulliam set up Ryan Henderson on the pow-er play early in the third to make the score 5 - 4 with more than 15 minutes remaining.
After killing off a minor penalty and game miscon-duct against Jerome Thorne late in the third, the Rockies needed to even the score, but suffered an insurance goal against in the final 61 seconds. The game ended with a score of 6 – 4 Nelson.
Goaltender Brody Nelson stopped 33 shots for the Rockies.
The Rockies next game is on Friday, when Creston Valley is in Invermere again for a rematch of last Friday.
After this weekend's action, the Rockies sit at 29 points, still seven ahead of the Golden Rockets, who occupy last place in the Eddie Mountain division.
The Rockies now have a record of 11 wins, 25 losses, and three ties, with the regular season con-cluding at the end of February.
Coach Wade Dubielewicz was not available to comment after Sunday night's game.
Rockies suffer three losses to start 2014
Dan Walton/Valley Echo photoDefenseman Zach Schlitt blocks a Creston Valley forward from collecting the puck during Friday night's action at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena. It was a rough start to the weekend for the Rockies, as the Creston Valley Thunders Cats were the first of three teams to visit the Rockies in as many nights, defeating the home team by a score of 7 – 1. The Rockies were subsequently beaten 4 – 3 and 6 – 4 on Saturday and Sunday.
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KIJHL Standings
Team GP W L T PTS.
Creston Valley Thundercats 34 54 10 0 48
Kimberley Dynamiters 39 21 17 1 43
Fernie Ghostriders 36 17 13 0 40
Columbia Valley Rockies 39 11 21 3 29
Golden Rockets 37 9 24 1 22
Team GP W L T PTS.
Nelson Leafs 38 28 6 1 60
Beaver Valley Nitehawks 37 28 6 1 59
Castlegar Rebels 38 17 16 2 39
Spokane Braves 37 13 21 0 29
Grand Forks Border Bruins 34 12 18 2 28
Kootenay Conference - Eddie Mountain Division
Kootenay Conference - Neil Murdoch Division
Team GP W L T PTS.
Radium Petro-Canada 15 10 3 2 22
Inside Edge 15 9 5 1 19
Hi-Heat 15 7 7 1 15
Huckleberry’s 15 7 7 1 15
Warwick Interiors 15 6 6 3 15
Arrowhead Brewsky’s 15 6 8 1 13
Aquair 15 5 7 3 13
Kicking Horse Coffee 15 3 10 2 8
Oldtimer Hockey StandingsRegular Season
SportsFreestyle forefather
Photo by Dave McGrathMembers of the Panorama Mountain Freeride Club had the opportunity to meet a true pioneer in the ski world this weekend. Sit-skier Josh Dueck, left, is a motivating figure as a silver medalist in the 2010 Paralympics in Vancouver, and in 2012, became the first person to complete a back-flip in a sit-ski. Josh, seen here in this image captured by a GoPro helmet camera, was a freestyle coach at Silver Star in Vernon before an accident severed his spinal cord. His passion for the sport of skiing and his amazing outlook on life was certainly an inspiration to all the up-and-coming skiers on the Freeride team! Josh is at Panorama Mountain Village racing in the International Paralympic Com-mittee World Cup Races this week, and will be mingling with the public at the “Meet the Olympians” event at Pynelogs Cultural Centre tonight from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Windermere Valley Minor Hockey teams experienced the sweetness of victory and the bitterness of defeat in two one-sided matches last weekend.
The Bantam Rockies team scored a 9-1 victory over an Elk Valley team on Saturday, January 4th. The offensive out-burst included six goals from Jake Gudjonson, and goals from Jared Oaks and Evan Prosser.
The midget Rockies team suffered a lopsided loss last weekend after injuries plagued the team's roster.
The Midget boys lost by a score of 11 – 1 to Elk Valley, a team that manager Julie Dunlop said is easily defeatable if the Rockies had a healthy lineup. Some important mem-bers of the team, including the Rockies goalie, suffered in-juries, and are not likely for the next game in Cranbrook on Friday, January 17th. In the meantime, the Rockies' Seth Bjorkman is taking the starting goaltender position.
The Midget Rockies have so far defeated Cranbrook twice this season, tied against Creston and Elk Valley, and are set to play Creston again after the match in Cranbrook.
The next local minor hockey tournament will take place from January 17th to 19th, when atom teams face off at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena.
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REBECCA MARY WINIFRED LOUCKS (EDWARDS)
Known to all as WINNIEMarch 6th, 1917 North Battleford, SK. December 19th, 2013 Invermere, B.C. Predeceased by her late husband Dick,
both of Invermere.
It is with heartfelt sadness that we announce the passing of Winnie who left us on
Thursday, December 19th at the age of 96 years.
Over the years, Winnie had many interests. She loved square dancing, skiing, skating and music. After being a stay-at-home mom, Winnie ventured into the workplace, working in a clothing store, driving a special needs childrens’ bus, working in a boo store at Mount Royal College and driving a parts truck for Calgary Motor Products. When Winnie retired, she moved to the Shuswap with her husband Dick, where they set about the daunting task of building their own home before finally settling in Invermere in 1996. Growing up she loved her sports, and loved to be outdoors. In her later years, Winnie liked to watch her Blue Jays and her Stampeders – she even liked the NFL. Since moving to Invermere, Mom made many new friends through her knitting group and the Royal Canadian Legion, where she was a loyal member, while always staying in touch with past friendships throughout her wonderful 96 years. Winnie even had what she called an extended family here in the valley. In the later part of her life she loved to go on cruises including trips to Alaska, the Caribbean, Panama, Mexico and Hawaii. Mom always spoke about returning to North Battleford which we did this past May. She had such a zest for life and lived every moment to its fullest – always with a smile. Winnie was a life member of the Eastern Star. There were so many sides to this extraordinary woman’s life.
Winnie is survived by her two daughters Kelly Williams and Georgena Loucks of Invermere, her nieces and nephews Priscilla (Jim), Ross (Natalie), Jacquie (Pat), John (Susan), her great nieces and nephews Nicholas (Suzanne), Tyler (Kristina), Michael (Heather), David (Meagan), Robert (Alisha), John Paul, Jamie, Alexx and Kat. She also enjoyed her eight great-great nieces and nephews, with one more on the way.
A very special thank you goes out to all the staff, doctors and especially the nurses at the Invermere Hospital who were with Mom at the last.
MOM We are so lucky to have had you in our lives
Thank you mom for being there Whenever we were in need
Encouraging us whenever we were unsure Giving us the strength to succeed
When life seemed really impossible You wiped away our tears
And with gentle words of wisdom You soothed away our fears
You will be sorely missed and truly loved beyond measure
As per Winnie’s wishes, no formal service will be held but a Celebration of her Life will take place at a later date with her family and friends. Donations can be made in Winnie’s name to a local club, organization or charity of your choice.
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REBECCA MARY WINIFRED LOUCKS (EDWARDS)
Known to all as WINNIEMarch 6th, 1917 North Battleford, SK. December 19th, 2013 Invermere, B.C. Predeceased by her late husband Dick,
both of Invermere.
It is with heartfelt sadness that we announce the passing of Winnie who left us on
Thursday, December 19th at the age of 96 years.
Over the years, Winnie had many interests. She loved square dancing, skiing, skating and music. After being a stay-at-home mom, Winnie ventured into the workplace, working in a clothing store, driving a special needs childrens’ bus, working in a bookstore at Mount Royal College and driving a parts truck for Calgary Motor Products. When Winnie retired, she moved to the Shuswap with her husband Dick, where they set about the daunting task of building their own home before finally settling in Invermere in 1996. Growing up she loved her sports, and loved to be outdoors. In her later years, Winnie liked to watch her Blue Jays and her Stampeders – she even liked the NFL. Since moving to Invermere, Mom made many new friends through her knitting group and the Royal Canadian Legion, where she was a loyal member, while always staying in touch with past friendships throughout her wonderful 96 years. Winnie even had what she called an extended family here in the valley. In the later part of her life she loved to go on cruises including trips to Alaska, the Caribbean, Panama, Mexico and Hawaii. Mom always spoke about returning to North Battleford which we did this past May. She had such a zest for life and lived every moment to its fullest – always with a smile. Winnie was a life member of the Eastern Star. There were so many sides to this extraordinary woman’s life.
Winnie is survived by her two daughters Kelly Williams and Georgena Loucks of Invermere, her nieces and nephews Priscilla (Jim), Ross (Natalie), Jacquie (Pat), John (Susan), her great nieces and nephews Nicholas (Suzanne), Tyler (Kristina), Michael (Heather), David (Meagan), Robert (Alisha), John Paul, Jamie, Alexx and Kat. She also enjoyed her eight great-great nieces and nephews, with one more on the way.
A very special thank you goes out to all the staff, doctors and especially the nurses at the Invermere Hospital who were with Mom at the last.
MOM We are so lucky to have had you in our lives
Thank you mom for being there Whenever we were in need
Encouraging us whenever we were unsure Giving us the strength to succeed
When life seemed really impossible You wiped away our tears
And with gentle words of wisdom You soothed away our fears
You will be sorely missed and truly loved beyond measure
As per Winnie’s wishes, no formal service will be held but a Celebration of her Life will take place at a later date with her family and friends. Donations can be made in Winnie’s name to a local club, organization or charity of your choice.
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712 - 12 Ave, InvermereSaturday at 5 p.m.Sunday at 9 a.m.
St. Joseph’s ChurchHighway 93-95, Radium Hot Springs
Sunday at 11 a.m.Sacred Heart Parish
808 - 11 Street, GoldenSaturday at 7 p.m.Sunday at 10 a.m.
St. Anthony’s MissionCorner of Luck and Dunn, Canal Flats
Saturday at 4:30 p.m. (served from Kimberly)
RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
For more information call 250-342-6633 or 250-347-6334
Loving God, Loving People
#4 - 7553 Main Street W, Radium
Sundays at 10 a.m.
Bible Studies#4 - 7553 Main Street W,
Radium Wednesday 7:00 p.m.
Kids’ Church Edgewater Hall
Thursday 6:30 p.m.
LAKE WINDERMEREALLIANCE CHURCH
326 - 10th Ave. 250-342-9535REV. TREVOR HAGAN
Senior Pastorwww.lakewindermerealliance.org
Sunday, January 12th10:30 a.m.
Worship and Life Instruction, “YOUR KINGDOM COME”...
Guest speaker Lisa Rohick (International worker to Niger).“K.I.D.S.” Church, for children Age 3 to Grade 1; and Grades
2-5, during the Morning Service.
7:00 p.m.SING and CELEBRATE...at
L.W.A.C. Join us for an evening of singing the great hymns of the
faith; food; and fellowship!
VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY
Hwy. 93/95 1 km northof Windermere
Pastor:Murray Wittke
Sunday Service10 a.m. Worship & Word
Kid’s Church Provided
Call the office at 250-342-9511for more information.
www.valleychristianonline.com
Sharing TruthShowing Love
Following the Spirit
ST. PETER’SLUTHERAN MISSION
OF INVERMERE
Worship Servicesevery Sundayat 1:30 p.m.
at Christ Church Trinity110 - 7th Avenue,
Invermere
Pastor Rev. Fraser ColtmanPastor Rev. David Morton
Apt/Condos for SaleRiverstone Villas Condo in downtown Radium. 3 bdrm, 5 appliances, fi replace, large soaker tub, walk in shower, garage. Priced 10% below assessment, will take quad or camper as down pay-ment. $177,000.
250-342-7608
Rentals
Apt/Condo for RentAvailable immediately. 3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, condo con-veniently located and close to schools in Invermere. $1,200/mth + hydro. Call to view. 250-341-5951
Homes for RentCHARMING 2 BEDROOM HOUSE! Excellent location, Valley view. W/D, DW, $850 + utilities. Available. Call Jeff 250-688-1105
Executive 1,600 sq.ft. 2 bdrm, 1 bath, FF with W/D, 2 fridge’s, right down to sheets. Private and on Lake Windermere water system, huge 1st growth fi r beams/wood ceilings and fl oors. Large private yard and space for toys. $1,000/mth + utilities with $500 of wood purchased at house for you already. DD required. Please call 587-436-8828 if interested.
Suites, LowerLovely large 2 bdrm suite in
Invermere. Very close to downtown and schools. W/D/F/S $700 + utilities. Call Jeff at 250-688-1105
Transportation
Auto Financing
Auto Financing - Dream Catcher, Apply Today! Drive T o d a y ! 1.800.910.6402
Legal
Legal Notices
NOTICE
TAKE NOTICE THAT Fairmont Grocery Ltd.
intends to amalgamate with Fairmont Holdings Ltd.; Janet Andrea Wilder,
Director, believes and has reasonable grounds for
believing, that the Amalgamated Company will not be insolvent when the amalgamation takes place;
and any creditor of Fairmont Holdings Ltd. who intends to object to the amalgamation
must provide to the company a written notice of objection
within 15 days of the publication of this Notice.
NOTICE
TAKE NOTICE THAT Fairmont Holdings Ltd.
intends to amalgamate with Fairmont Grocery Ltd.; Janet Andrea Wilder,
Director, believes and has reasonable grounds for
believing, that the Amalgamated Company will not be insolvent when the amalgamation takes place;
and any creditor of Fairmont Grocery Ltd. who intends to object to the amalgamation
must provide to the company a written notice of objection
within 15 days of the publication of this Notice.
FIND A FRIEND
OMG! It’s your BFF! And FYI: he’s such a QT!
Fetch a Friend from the SPCA today!
spca.bc.ca
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CLUES ACROSS 1. Esau’s descen-
dants home 5. Fragrant trop-
ical tree resin 10. Selection list 14. A rectangular
groove 15. Plant of a
clone 16. Three-band-
ed Armadillo 17. Surrounded
by 18. Muse of lyric
poetry 19. Give a job to 20. Ceremonial
staff bearer 22. By way of 23. Bangladesh
capital (old sp.)
24. Taxicab registration 27. Consumed 30. Indian
legume dish 31. Tire nut 32. Woman (Fr.
abbr.) 35. Spider’s trap 37. Have already
done 38. Picasso’s
Dora
39. Sousaphones 40. Campaign
contributor org.
41. __ and Venzetti 42. Oil cartel 43. Angry 44. Chauvinists 45. Bloodshot 46. Swiss river 47. 1/100 of a
yen 48. East
northeast 49. Adorns 52. Egyptian
statesman Anwar
55. Expel 56. Expressed
pleasure 60. Assist 61. Jewish folk-
lore legend 63. An unidenti-
fied aircraft 64. Singer Nat
“King” 65. A level sur-
face 66. Israeli politician Abba 67. Actor Kristofferson 68. Paddled
69. Locomoted CLUES DOWN 1. Mild yellow
Dutch cheese 2. Fallow deer
genus 3. Of an ode 4. Phone line
connector 5. Before 6. Insect stage 7. Electronic
communica-tion
8. Relating to metal
9. Japanese Min-ister Hirobu-mi
10. Naval histori-an Alfred Thayer
11. A long narra-tive poem
12. Drug officer (US slang)
13. Carbamide 21. Park in
Northern Spain
23. Canine 25. Hit lightly 26. Indiana Univ.
Degree 27. Play per-
former 28. Hairpiece 29. Pulled away 32. Papier-__ 33. Georgia city 34. Irregularly
notched 36. Ladies’ 1st
Army branch 37. Begetter 38. Raincoat 40. Conic curve 41. __ Claus 43. Family
Hominidae member
44. Personnel 46. Actor Carney
47. At peace 49. Joyce Carol
__, US author 50. Of cheekbone 51. A one-edged
cavalry sword 52. Potato pouch 53. Town in
Ghana 54. Small store 57. Rover 58. Oh, God! 59. Force unit 61. Central mail
bureau 62. __ student,
learns healing
Answer to January 1:
CrosswordJanuary 8, 2014
HoroscopeARIES Now may be the time to try something new. You are not one to shy away from anything, but right now you’re a bit apprehensive about things. Take a leap of faith.
TAURUS Taurus, many people look to you as a leader, and they are wise to do so. You are especially trustworthy, and you will be asked to solve a few problems this week.
GEMINI Gemini, there won’t be much time to enjoy recreational activities this week, so you may have to find a new way to let loose. Rest assured there will be more time for fun down the road.
CANCERCancer, a new opportunity comes your way but you’re not quite sure if you’re ready for such drastic changes. Take your time before making a final decision.
LEO Leo, no matter how hard you try, some people just can’t see things from your point of view. Don’t take this personally, as everyone is entitled to their own opinions.
VIRGOVirgo, sometimes it seems like you have all of the answers, while at other times, you might not know how to approach a situation. Take some time to analyze your approach.
LIBRA Feeling homesick? If so, make some post-holiday plans to visit with friends or family you didn’t get a chance to see during the holidays. Enjoy this time spent with loved ones.
SCORPIO Scorpio, you like to stay busy. But you sometimes feel overwhelmed with all that you have to do. Stop biting off more than you can chew and take things one task at a time.
SAGITTARIUSSagittarius, now is a good time to make resolutions and reconnect with distant friends. It is good to rekindle relationships and commit to spending more time with friends and family.
CAPRICORN After time away for the holidays, getting back into a routine can be challenging, Capricorn. But you like to stick to a schedule, and getting back on track is the way to do it.
AQUARIUSAquarius, although you have many friends, you recently have only spent time with a select few. This week is a great time to reach out to those friends you haven’t seen in awhile.
PISCES Your competitive juices will be flowing this week, Pisces. Enjoy the competitive atmosphere but don’t take things too far.
First Week of January
Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!
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Brain Games
Columbia ValleyWeekend Weather
FridayJanuary 10
SaturdayJanuary 11
SundayJanuary 12
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Photos by Colin McGovernPart-time Radium resident Colin McGovern captured these shots of the Village of Radium Hot Springs' New Year's Eve fireworks and birthday party on Wednesday, December 31st at 6:30 p.m. The event drew spectators from across the valley.
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Call 1-855-678-7833 today for more details.
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Launching into the Year of the Horse
Dan Walton/Valley Echo photos
Clockwise from top left: Emmett Stange (top left) and his buddy Braden Kirk (top right) don't wait for chance to go to the hill for practice, as the skiers have a mini stunt park set up at home in Invermere; families of all kinds have been out enjoying mild winter weather on the Lake Windermere Whiteway; (left to right) Roni Shapka, Spencer Check, Jelena Jensen, and Danica Jensen, who are from various parts of Alberta, spent the beginning of 2014 - the Year of the Horse - at Panorama Mountain Village, where a party at the Great Hall was one of the many celebrations happening at the resort on Tuesday, December 31st; Scott Kelly was putting the frozen Lake Windermere to use as a surfer on Sunday, December 5th, with help propelling his board from Nathan Phissel on the snowmobile.
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Are you a community champion inspired by water? Are you looking to meet and collaborate with new peo-ple, learn more about water stewardship and give back to communities of the Columbia Basin?
The Columbia Basin Watershed Network (CBWN) invites residents of the Columbia Basin to apply to be part of their volunteersteering committee. The CBWN works to support water stewardship groups by sharing knowledge, building skills, and facilitating community action in the Columbia Basin. It also promotes water literacy, effective communication and networking amongst all sectors including communities, water-shed groups, public agencies, First Nations, academic institutions, local governments and industry.
“The current steering commit-
tee is made up of individuals who bring multiple perspectives, depth of knowl-edge and expertise, and a strong willingness to collaborate in meeting the Colum-bia Basin Watershed Network’s strategic framework
and priorities”, said network coordinator Katie Burles. “Interested individuals need to have an in-vested interest in encouraging a water stewardship ethic in the Columbia Basin”.
Steering committee members must have a readiness to commit 5-10 hours per month to take an active vol-unteer role in
CBWN related meetings, events, and other projects. For the 2014-2016 term we have instated an optional Steering Committee Member Mentoring Program which will prepare and support new members to en-gage productively early in their tenure.
Applications are due February 15th, 2014. For more information on the application process and Steering
Committee Terms of Reference, go to www.cbwn.ca or email [email protected] .
Watershed network seeking committee membersSubmitted by Columbia Basin Watershed Network Special to The Valley Echo
Valley Echo file photoLooking after Lake Windermere is within the mandate of the Columbia Basin Watershed Network.
