Invermere Valley Echo, July 15, 2015

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BREANNE [email protected]

A $360,000 cash injection from the Co-lumbia Basin Trust (CBT) will help the province double the number of mobile decontamination units geared toward stopping invasive mussels from enter-ing B.C. waterways.

“Preventing the threat of invasive mussels is critical to protecting our waterways for environmental, econom-ic and recreational reasons, and has been identi� ed as a priority by the res-idents that live here,” said Neil Muth, CBT president and CEO. “Increasing the level of protection in this region is key and we are pleased to support the prevention efforts this summer to keep mussels out of the Columbia Basin.”

The partnership between the Minis-try of Environment-led Invasive Mus-sel Defence Program (which includes support from Columbia Power Corpo-

ration, FortisBC and four local invasive species councils — the East Kootenay Invasive Plant Council, Central Koote-nay Invasive Species Society, Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society and the Northwest Invasive Plant Council) was announced on July 10th.

“Invasive mussels pose a threat to more than just eco-systems, but to drinking water facil-ities, hydro stations, agricultural irriga-tion and more,” said East Kootenay MLA Bill Bennett in a re-cent press release. “This funding boost from Columbia Basin Trust, Columbia Power Corporation and FortisBC al-lows the province to further strength-en efforts to stop zebra and quagga mussels from entering B.C.”

Three mobile inspection and de-contamination units are going to be

focused on stopping boats to ensure they are mussel-free. There will be teams based in Cranbrook, Valemount and Nelson to target travellers who are coming into B.C. from Alberta and the U.S. — which will double the provincial � eets that are dedicated to protecting water quality from quagga and zebra

mussels.“Preventing the in-

troduction of zebra and quagga mussels is key because it only takes one boat with live mussels or their larvae to enter a wa-

terway in B.C. to be catastrophic,” said Khaylish Fraser, aquatic invasive species program co-ordinator for the Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society. “This is why it’s so important that this defence program continue beyond this summer and that it continues to expand here in the Columbia Basin and throughout the

province.” Aquatic invasive species, such as

zebra and quagga mussels, pose a sig-ni� cant threat to Canada’s freshwater ecosystems and critical infrastructure such as hydroelectric and drinking wa-ter facilities.

No zebra or quagga mussels have ever been found in B.C. waterways, and the province is hard at work ensuring it stays that way.

“Columbia Basin Trust, Columbia Power Corporation and FortisBC rec-ognize the importance of Ministry of Environment Columbia Basin Trust protecting aquatic infrastructure and environments in B.C. from invasive mussels,” said Mary Polak, Minister of Environment. “Thanks to their gener-osity, we are doubling the number of mobile decontamination units aimed at ensuring these invasive species never enter our waterways. This is another step forward in our ongoing efforts

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On July 7th, an early morning grey sky quickly cleared into a beautiful bluebird day. Test-ing results point to a very happy and healthy lake, if a bit warm. The lake temperature at the Timber Ridge station was 22.8 C on the top and 22.5 C at the bottom.

Trout begin to feel stressed at 21 C and will stop feeding as actively. They will tend to try to fi nd a colder stream or deeper spot to hang out in. Unfortunately, the lower reading at Timber Ridge is the deepest in the lake at 6.4 metres.

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Kevin [email protected]

The occupants of a single residence north of Spillimacheen have been told to return home, now that the forest fire is 100 per cent contained.

The fire — once 54 hectares in size — was still being managed by 21 firefighters as of July 13th, but the five pieces of heavy equipment and the two helicopters that were being used had been deployed elsewhere in the province.

Despite this piece of good news for residents around Spillimacheen, Southeast Fire Centre fire information officer Fanny Bernard said now is not the time for the public to think fire danger is over around the Columbia Valley.

“It doesn’t change anything from the prohibitions that we have in place,” Ber-nard said. “Campfires are banned. In the long-term, it is still very dry out there.”

Across the Southeast Fire Centre, this summer’s trend of increased wildfire in-cidences from past years has continued. From July 9th to 13th, 68 new fires were reported in the region.

“From the night of Friday to Saturday morning (July 9th to 10th), the Southeast Fire Centre responded to 41 new lightning-caused fires,” Bernard said. “Between April 1st and July 11th, 2014, we had had less than the amount of fires that we got overnight.”

Bernard said that, due to successful efforts of initial attack crews, most of the recent fires in the area have remained small. Because of this year’s increased

strain on firefighters across the province, she said the public should remember to do everything possible to avoid human-caused fires.

“The BC Wildfire Service is urging the public to be extra cautious in the back-country,” Bernard said. “All person-caused fires are preventable and these in-cidents may affect the ability of the firefighting crews to respond to naturally occurring fires”

Last week, the provincial government received word that its one-month con-tract for a Martin Mars water bomber had been approved. The plane had been retired for two years, but was previously used to fight fires for five decades.

The Martin Mars can dump 27,000 litres of water mixed with a fire-suppressing gel at once, but is so big that it can only be refilled in 113 of B.C.’s 1,700 water bodies. After the one-month contract is up, the province will have the option to apply for a second month.

“The contract for one month, with the possibility of a one-month extension, is $600,000,” Minister of Forests Steve Thompson said. “There is an additional per-hour flying cost when the Mars is used.”

The province has also asked for man-power from across Canada. Thus far, 95 firefighters from Ontario have arrived to combat various wildfires across the province.

To report a wildfire or an open burning violation, call 1-800-663-5555, or *5555 on a cellphone.

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A publicly funded childcare option that’s affordable could help create a blueprint for parents to return to work.

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCFPA) believes a $10 a day child care program in B.C. would pay for itself and boost the economy.

“We’re facing a child care crisis,” said Iglika Ivanova, a senior economist at CCFPA and author of Solving B.C.’s Child Care Affordability Crisis: Financing the $10 A Day Plan. “The prices for child care are rising very fast — faster than inflation — and families cannot even find space, so this makes it very difficult for women to return from parental leave and go back to work or pursue education, and it’s undermining our economy.”

She believes that if a $10-a-day childcare program (that could be waived for families with incomes under $40,000) could be established provincially, it would help struggling families.

According to the research completed by CCFPA, B.C. has the second highest fees in Canada, with median fees in 2012 ranging from $760 to $1,047 per month, depending on the child’s age. Subsidies for low-income parents have been frozen for ten years, while fees have risen faster than inflation.

There would be an increase in provincial and federal government revenue if parents returned to their workplaces under this program.

“Universal child care is entirely affordable for B.C., either as a federal-provincial part-nership or a B.C.-only program, like the one in Quebec,” added Ms. Ivanova. “Canada invests very little in early childhood education and care, and so does B.C.

“The federal and provincial governments provide child care tax credits, but these only make a dent in the costs, and do nothing to create new child care spaces.”

Under the proposed financing plan, she added, families with young children would save thousands of dollars, and mothers who want to work would be able to, which could help improve social inclusion and economic prosperity.

The cost of the $10 A Day Plan has been estimated around $1.5 billion — only $200 million more than the increase in provincial and federal tax revenues it would generate.

But without federal support, the province of B.C. would be forced to raise approxi-mately $870 million annually because the boost in federal tax revenues could not be counted in the provincial financing plan.

Lynell Anderson, spokesperson for the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC, voiced a desire to create change and was eager to be a part of those steps.

“Our choices are clear,” said Ms. Anderson. “We can continue to watch families strug-gle with high parent fees and long wait lists, settling for unregulated child care with no monitoring or oversight, not to mention women having to give up their paid work and career goals. Or, this study shows that we can choose from a range of equitable and affordable financing options to implement the $10 A Day Child Care Plan. Given the sub-stantial and widespread benefits at stake, even in the short term, we can’t afford not to make this investment.”

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The Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is currently seeking to help people looking to improve their employability.

The Training Fee Support Program runs as a bursary and is open to any residents of the Columbia Basin (which includes the Upper Columbia Valley) who are unemployed or underemployed. As much as $800 per person can be awarded through the program to cover tuition or course fees for any type of short-term training.

“By pursuing this funding, it showed my potential employer that I took the initiative to seek education in the areas where I was lacking experience,” said bursary recipient Lisa Voigt in a press release on the funding. Ms. Voigt used the funding to take short-term courses in graphic design.

“I got the job that I wanted, and my employer was able to spend less time training me. Now that I’m gaining valuable experience with these design tools, I’ll be able to apply for higher paying jobs in the future,” she said.

The program has run for at least a decade and has helped more than 7,500 Basin residents improve their jobs prospects.

“We know that residents are looking for support to gain the skills they need to get the job they want. It’s easy to apply and applications are accepted year-round. I encourage individuals to get in touch with their local Work BC office and start the conversation.” said CBT se-nior manager of delivery of benefits Lisa Kilpatrick.

The program is administered and managed by College of the Rock-ies, but those wishing to apply to the program can also do so at the EK Employment service centre in Invermere.

For program information, visit cbt.org/trainingfee2015. To learn more about the Trust’s programs and initiatives, visit cbt.

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Volunteers are working hard to improve the sections of the Trans Canada Trail through the Kootenay region as much as possible.

The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board of directors received a let-ter at its July 3rd meeting from the Trans Canada Trail Foundation, updating the board on its progress in the past year and mentioning the foundation goal having the trail fully connected across Canada by 2017.

“The key word there is connection, not completion. The objective for 2017 is not outright completion, but connection,” said Trails B.C. (the provincial partner organization for the federal Trans Canada Trail Foundation) Kootenay regional chair Al Skucas.

He added that “connection” in the Kootenay region means using forest service roads and other existing road infra-structure in the many parts of the region that do not have a designated section of the Trans Canada Trail.

“The Trans Canada Trail is an ongo-ing project that will take many years and it’s not feasible to make a sepa-rate trail right across the country without using roads in the interim,” said Skucas.

Much of the trail across southern B.C. is already completed, following the old routes of the Kettle Valley and the Columbia and Western rail-ways, all the way from Hope in the Lower Mainland, across the Okana-gan region, and across the Boundary region (around Grand Forks), before finally entering the Kootenay region and reaching Castlegar.

“Unfortunately, almost immedi-ately after entering the Kootenay re-gion, this contiguous 600-kilometre stretch of the Trans Canada peters out in Castlegar,” said Skucas.

But progress is being made, and just a month ago, Trail B.C. volunteers helped finish the gravel 70-kilometre Cranbrook-to-Wardner trail, which, when joined with the 25-kilometre paved North Star Rails to Trails linking Kimberly and Cran-brook (that gets 35,000 to 40,000 users each year), forms the only completed sec-tion of the Trans Canada Trail in the East Kootenay.

“There is still a lot of work to be done here, but there is a lot of stuff going on,” said Skucas, adding that the Cranbrook to Wardner trail took three years and more than $1 million to complete.

“It’s gravel, since we wanted a quality trail, not just a dirt mountain bike trail, so it took significant resources,” he said.

In terms of connectivity, the completed Trans Canada Trail that will one day run through the Kootenay region can already be easily cycled or hiked, using highways to get from Castlegar on to Nelson, and then the Grey Creek Pass forest service road to Kimberley.

After cruising the completed sections of trail between Kimberley and Wardner, cyclists and hikers would then be back to forest service roads all the way to the

Alberta border. “It (the Kootenay route of the Trans Canada Trail) is physically doable if you

are happy to use roads. But as a true trail, it’s not that doable yet,” said Skucas, added the land on which the section from Wardner to Alberta would run is mostly privately owned by larger companies, such as Canfor, Tember and Teck, which in one sense is an obstacle, but in another is encouraging.

“Where there’s corporate land owners, there’s good opportunity to work out some kind of agreement for trail use. It’s where you have smaller private landown-ers that it can get tricky,” he said, adding much of the rest of the Trans Canada Trail is located on Crown land.

But larger corporate land owners don’t always equate to easy trail agreements, as Trails B.C. learned when it was unable to get the Cranbrook Wardner trail through a patch of land owned by CP Rail.

“They had no interest in allowing a trail there, so in that case we have no choice but to build the trail around their land,” said Mr. Skucas, adding that since the corporations and other private landowners tend to have land on the valley bottoms, this meant the volunteers ended up hav-ing to send the Cranbrook Wardner trail halfway up a hill.

“So we’re building in much more difficult terrain than what is ideal. It’s definitely an obstacle,” he said.

The Trans Canada was initially pro-posed as an idea in 1992 and work on it has been carried out by the foundation and local partner orga-nizations ever since. While a single continuous trail across the country is still a long way off, there are many sections in place that users can hike, bike or even paddle.

The paddling sections (or blue trails) began in Ontario, where local trail volunteers figured canoe and kayak routes were a better approxi-mation of traditional cross country

“trails” than land-based trails. B.C. now has its own “blue” section of the Trans Canada Trail — a canoe and

kayak route stretching from Squamish to Howe Sound, complete with campsites along the way.

“The trail is whatever each local community decides it wants it to be,” said Skucas. “The whole idea of the trail is not just about having one trail across the country. That’s obviously a huge part of it, but it’s also about linking communities. So I’m watching what’s happening up in Invermere with the Columbia Greenways Trail Al-liance and the Westside Legacy Trail, and from Fairmont Hot Springs to Canal Flats with the Spirit Trail, with great interest. Personally, in the future, I see a great oppor-tunity to link up with those communities by trail (from Kimberley). Even up in Golden they are showing interest. This is long, long term but the opportunity is there.”

Skucas called the Westside Legacy trail an ambitious project and said much of the long-term success in linking the Upper Columbia Valley (and Golden beyond) to the Trans Canada Trail in Kimberley rests on the drive of local groups such as Greenways to see their individual projects through.

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Cyclists enjoy an opening day ride of the Cranbrook-Wardner Trail in June, part of the only completed section of the Trans Canada Trail in the East Kootenay. Photo submitted


Twenty five more years of fossil fuels?NICOLE TRIGG

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Reaching consensus about LNG in B.C. seems a long way off if the first day of the Legislature’s special summer session is any indication.

On the heels of the deal with LNG giant Petronas that was announced on July 6th, the Christy Clark administration has opened the session with a focus on putting legislation in place that invites large-scale investment in B.C.’s LNG industry. Not yet finalized, the Petro-nas agreement (the proposed multibillion-dollar Petronas-backed Pacific NorthWest LNG export plant at Lelu Island near Prince Rupert) represents the largest capital investment in B.C.’s history at an estimated $45.6 billion.

According to a B.C. government press re-lease, at peak construction, the project will

create 4,500 jobs, with 300 operational long-term jobs and 300 local spin-off jobs, and is expected to generate an estimated $8.6 bil-lion in provincial revenue by 2030 through taxes and royalties.

Sounds rosy if that was the full picture. But a few important details appear to be missing from the Petronas deal — namely, clauses that guarantee B.C. workers will get those jobs, that local suppliers/services will be used, and that the company will adhere to changing environ-mental regulations. Furthermore, the deal pro-tects the company from future tax increases for 25 years, locking it into already reduced income tax rates. Green party leader Andrew Weaver is calling it a “generational giveaway” and the tax rates “unacceptably low.” NDP leader John Horgan is vowing to vote against the legislation. Meanwhile, the Clark adminis-

tration appears to be blinded by the cash cow, wiling to make concessions on jobs and the environment that the Australian government, which it claims to be emulating when it comes to LNG agreements because the country has a similarly-sized economy and has developed an LNG industry, hasn’t even made.

Then there are the serious environmental impacts of LNG extraction — the use of mas-sive amounts of water used in fracking and the contamination of freshwater sources by the chemicals in fracking fluids... at a time when water is becoming an invaluable re-source globally.

Getting a deal at any cost isn’t a deal, and B.C. still has time to correct its course and get onside with those progressive govern-ments around the world that are trying to move away from using fossil fuels.

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This time around, I would like to talk a little bit

about community engage-ment. You may have seen some articles in the paper lately regarding a proposed RV development within the Village of Canal Flats. This ap-plication sparked a huge reac-tion from the residents, which included a 300-plus signature petition and a large number of letters.

In the end, the applicant withdrew his application and the project will not go for-ward. Regardless of what side of the issue people were on and regardless how coun-cil would have voted, I was impressed with the involvement of the community. We re-ceived so much feedback that, during a re-

cent planning meeting, coun-cil decided to start working on a campground/RV bylaw to implement some of the sug-gestions that were made and to help us make our decision a little easier should another similar application come for-ward. This will also help any potential developer who will know from the start what is expected in the Village of Ca-

nal Flats. One message that kept repeating itself during this application process was that nothing should change; everything should stay as it is. If that means that we should stay a small village where everyone knows each other and looks out for each other, I hope that is what happens.

However, I would like people to think

about this: that in order to survive and keep our village running without put-ting too much pressure on the taxpayers, change is unavoidable. We need change, but change does not necessarily have to be a bad thing. If we are smart about it, we can keep our small town atmosphere and still achieve economic growth. It is my hope that the community keeps this in mind when we ask for input in upcoming sur-veys, open houses, etc. In the meantime, council is still working on our planning process, which will, among other things look at the OCP (Official Community Plan), zoning bylaws, etc. We hope to see a lot of public engagement and participation dur-ing that process as well.

Ute Juras is the mayor of Canal Flats and can be reached at 250-489-9070 or by e-mail at [email protected].

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Have you been affected by this summer’s forest fi res?

“They burn my eyes. I felt it last week a little bit, but other than that, not too much.”

Dave

“We are tourists over here. It was really smoky on the fl y in. Lots of brown clouds.”

Jamie and Tracy

“Not here. We just came from Alberta, and it was pretty hazy.Saskatchewan had a big fi re, and the wind from the east was carrying the smoke over.”

Jan and Amelia

NEXT WEEK’S QUESTION:Do you think the high number of forest

fi res throughout B.C. are the direct result of climate change?



QUESTION OF THE WEEKDo you think the current dry conditions in the valley will lead

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Jumbo questions need answers

Editor’s note: The following is an open letter submit-ted to the Invermere Valley Echo for publication.

Dear Editor:

June 18th was a momentous date for the people of the Kootenay and British Columbia. Cancellation of the Environmental Assessment Certifi cate (EAC) for Jumbo Glacier Resort must now mark the end of a de-cades-long struggle for the protection of one of this region’s most beloved wild places, the Jumbo Valley.

The would-be developers failed to make a substan-tial start on their fabled resort, despite a ten-year window of permission and the absurd creation and public fi nancing of an entire municipal structure to enable them to proceed.

On June 18th, the Province of B.C. said “enough is enough,” and allowed the resort’s environmental ap-proval to permanently expire.

What has been left behind is a hot mess to be cleaned up one piece at a time. There are fi ve major questions that the Province must respond to in order to hold true to the determination that Jumbo Resort approvals are truly expired:

1. When will the Master Development Agreement be formally cancelled?

2. When will the Province dissolve the Jumbo Gla-cier Mountain Resort Municipality?

3. When will the Province terminate the remnant land use tenures for Glacier Resorts Ltd.?

4. When will the Province follow through on their re-

quirement that the developer must remove and remedi-ate the illegal physical works at the former resort site?

5. What type of process would the developer have to go through if they were to attempt to proceed with a new, scaled-back resort proposal?

Minister Polak demonstrated great integrity in call-ing Glacier Resort’s bluff, but the Jumbo Valley will continue to be at risk until the Province fi rmly closes all remaining backdoors to resort development in the Jumbo and Farnham valleys.

JUDY BURNS, DIRECTORJUMBO CREEK CONSERVATION SOCIETYINVERMERE

B.C. wildlife must be treated better

Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to Mary Polak, Minister of Environment, and submitted to the Invermere Valley Echo for publication. As of The Echo’s Monday press deadline, the conservation offi cer Bryce Casavant was still suspended for refusing to kill two bear cubs, a story that’s been making international headlines for the past week.

Dear Environment Minister Mary Polak: We are writing with regard to the issue of Conser-

vation Offi cer Bryce Casavant being suspended with-out pay for saving the lives of two bear cubs in Port Hardy, B.C. We are ashamed at how wildlife issues are “managed” in this province.

We have witnessed too many deaths of wildlife at

the hands of conservation offi cers who are acting in accordance with the policies set out by our provin-cial government.

We want you to know that this ongoing slaughter is not missed or ignored by us or many other resi-dents of this province. It is entirely anthropocentric, inhumane and short-sighted to believe that we have the right to exterminate other animals in the name of convenience and economy.

Every year, hundreds of healthy bears, bear cubs, coyotes, coyote pups, cougars, wolves and so on are killed in our province by this government.

We have spoken personally and at length with many conservation offi cers and have heard all of the justi-fi cations and rationales. We are tired of hearing how these animals are a threat to human safety. It is we humans who are the biggest threat.

In fact, here in Kamloops a few years ago, two res-cued bear cubs were taken to our Wildlife Park and were slaughtered upon their arrival due to govern-ment policy. Minutes after their extermination, the Northern Lights Wildlife Shelter called to say they had heard of the bear cub rescue and were ready and will-ing to send someone down to pick up the cubs and transport them to the wildlife shelter. The shelter was informed that the bear cubs had already been killed.

We also know, having spoken to operators of the wildlife shelters in BC, that many of them receive government funding and that even they are therefore obligated to toe your unethical line.

We want you to know that we are two citizens of this province who are outraged at your policies and practices. We are disappointed that you would con-done the slaughter of these two cubs and the castiga-tion of Offi cer Casavant.

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B.C. from A6

You should be commending Officer Casavant for his forward-thinking, progressive, compassionate refusal to carry out your anthropocentric policies. We salute Officer Casavant for his courage to stand up for what is right and we believe he should not only be immediately reinstated to his job (with back pay), but that you should promote him to be your consultant and advi-sor on the humane, sane and compassionate treatment and stew-ardship of our wildlife brethren.

Sincerely,

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Calling all foodies — Canada has a national

food celebration called Food Day Canada!

This day is a full-on cel-ebration for Canadians to praise our local farmers, chefs, researchers and, above all, the home cook. Restaurants across Cana-da are preparing regional foods, but we are encour-aging everyone to get out there and plan your own food party! Paddle to a distant shore to light a campfire…barbecue some fish… sweep off the deck for a neighborhood supper… dig a roasting pit… build an oven… fire up the grill… and use only Canadian in-gredients to create a feast or a simple dinner that honours our extraordinary culinary history and points the way to the future, together.

It’s a day to also be thankful for the tal-ent we have in our country, ranging from the skills of our chefs to the farmers and fishers across the nation. It’s an aware-ness that is taking place from coast to coast, whether it’s being enjoyed in a restaurant or within your own kitchen with your friends and family.

Food Day Canada is initiated by Anita Stewart, who is a culinary advocate, the Food Laureate at University of Guelph and a member of the Order of Canada with many other credentials that make her “the voice” in the Canadian food in-dustry. I met Anita during my first week of work at Book to Cooks in Vancouver where she was promoting her book Fla-vours of Canada. Since that time, Anita has been at the forefront of promoting Canadian food within our country and abroad.

When I asked why this day was so important for her, Anita replied: “Food is the foundation of life and it seemed to me that it was time to honour our own. By eating as seasonally as pos-sible from our own food sheds, we keep our neighbours in business and preserve the ability to feed ourselves. And besides that… we really do need a mid-summer culinary party!”

The following recipe is from Anita’s website and is one of my favourite enter-taining go-tos. As we say at From Scratch, everything is better with bacon!

bacon & onion-stuffed rolls (piradzini)*

Makes 16

They are fabulous with a salad for a quick lunch or, if you make them smaller, are great cocktail appe-tizers.

Dough1 medium potato, peeled and diced250 ml (1 cup) water5 ml (1 tsp) salt15 ml (1 tbsp) granulated sugar 30 ml (2 tbsp) butter 375 – 500 ml (1 1/2 – 2 cups) all-pur-

pose flour 10 ml (2 tsp) instant yeast

Filling110 g (¼ lb) lean side bacon, finely

diced2 small onions, finely minced1 green onion, minced125 ml (½ cup) finely

diced ham2 ml (½ tsp) freshly

ground pepper

Egg Wash1 egg yolk 60 ml (¼ cup) milk

• In a saucepan, combine the potato, water and salt. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or un-til tender. Drain, reserving liquid and mash thorough-ly. Stir in sugar, butter and reserved water. Let cool till lukewarm.

• Beat in 125 ml (1/2 cup) of the flour. Add yeast, beating vigorously till well combined, one to two min-

utes. Add enough of the remaining flour to make a stiff dough. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead, adding flour as needed to keep from sticking, until smooth and elastic, about four to five minutes. Place in a well-oiled bowl, cover with a damp towel and let rise till doubled, about one to 1.25 hours.

• Meanwhile, make the filling. In a heavy saucepan, cook bacon, onions, green onion, diced ham and pepper, un-til onion is softened and bacon begins to crisp. Let cool completely.

• When the dough has doubled, punch down and divide into 16 pieces. Roll each piece to flatten slightly. Place a spoonful of the bacon mixture onto the

centre of each bit of dough. With floured fingertips, pinch edges together to make crescent. Place each piradzini about five centimetres (two inches) apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Slash tops with a sharp knife. Cover loosely with a towel. Let rise until doubled, about 50 to 60 minutes.

• Whisk the egg yolk and milk togeth-er. Brush over crescents. Bake in a pre-heated 190 C (375 F) oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until very well browned.

Enjoy your Food Day Canada and ap-preciate all the amazing food our coun-try has to offer. At From Scratch - A Mountain Kitchen, we will be featuring local food on our menu that day — we will be celebrating!

Check out the website at fooddaycan-ada.ca for more info.

*Recipe from Anita Stewart’s CANA-DA: The Food, The Recipes, The Stories (HarperCollins Canada 2008)

Lara McCormack is one of the owners of From Scratch – A Mountain Kitchen in Fairmont Hot Springs where one can savour fabulous seasonal food, sip from a selection of beverages including B.C. wines and enjoy the views of our gor-geous valley landscape.

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REGIONAL DISTRICT OF EAST KOOTENAYPhone: 250-489-2791 Toll Free: 1-888-478-7335

Email: [email protected] Website: www.rdek.bc.ca

The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering an application by Barry Brown-John to amend the Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw. If approved, the bylaw will amend the zoning designation of the subject property to accommodate a proposed subdivision creating approximately six parcels for rural residential use. The subject property is located off Toby Creek Road as shown on the attached map.

Bylaw No. 2562 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 301, 2015 (Toby Benches / Brown-John)” will amend the designation of Lot 188, District Lot 4596, Kootenay District, Plan 988 from A-2, Rural Residential (Country) Zone to SH-3, Small Holding Rural Zone.

A public hearing will be held at: Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce 651 Highway 93/95

Windermere, BC Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at 7:00 pm

The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F, Electoral Area G and the District of Invermere.

If you believe that your interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw, you may prior to the hearing:

• inspect the Bylaw and supporting information at the RDEK office in Cranbrook from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays;

• mail, fax or email written submissions to the addresses/numbers shown below; or

• present written and/or verbal submissions at the hearing.

Submissions cannot be accepted after the public hearing.All written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. This notice is not an interpretation of the Bylaw.

For more information, contact Jean Terpsma, Planning Technician, at 250-489-0314, toll free at 1-888-478-7335, or email [email protected].

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE BYLAW 2600 - Bylaw Amendment

Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw




Upper Columbia Valley Zoning BylawThe Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering an application by Lescanec Investments Ltd. to amend the Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw. If approved, the bylaw will amend the text of the C-1, Service Commercial Zone to permit a gasoline service station as a permitted use accessory to a retail food store on the subject property located at 1671 Highway 93/95 as shown on the attached map.

Bylaw No. 2605 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 304, 2015 (Windermere / Lescanec Investments Ltd.)” will amend section 7.22(2)(b) to add the following:

(b) Gasoline service station is permitted on Parcel A (See 118435I), Lot 65, District Lot 8, Kootenay District, Plan 1080 except part included in Plan R289.



The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F, Electoral Area G and the District of Invermere.If you believe that your interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw, you may prior to the hearing:






The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering an application by John and Marsha Robertson to amend the Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw. If approved, the bylaw will amend the zoning designation of the subject property to permit a proposed auxiliary dwelling unit accessory to a single family dwelling. The subject property is located at 3393 Crooked Tree Place as shown on the attached map.

Bylaw No. 2600 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 302, 2015 (Lyttle Lake / Robertson)” will amend the designation of Strata Lot 6, District Lot 4596, Kootenay District, Plan NES2344 from R-1, Single Family Residential Zone to R-1(C), Single family Residential – Auxiliary Dwelling Unit Zone.



The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F and Electoral Area G.







Regional District of East Kootenay Regional District of East Kootenay

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Reservations and Information:www.rdek.bc.ca 250-426-5065

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Visit your Regional Parks in Wycliffe, Tie Lake, the Elk and Columbia Valleys!

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE BYLAW 2561, 2563, 2571, 2575

Bylaw Amendment - HousekeepingThe Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering housekeeping amendments to the following bylaws in Electoral Areas F and G.

• UpperColumbiaValleyZoningBylaw

• LakeWindermereOfficialCommunityPlan

• PanoramaMountainVillageOfficialCommunityPlan

• FairmontHotSpringsOfficialCommunityPlan

Housekeeping amendments are carried out to correct errors, update language and move towards consistency between RDEK bylaws. Housekeeping amendments are not meant to introduce major regulatory or policy changes. TheyareminoramendmentsthatformpartoftheevolutionofzoningbylawsandOCPs.

TheUpperColumbiaValleyZoningBylaw&LakeWindermereOCPincludeproposedamendmentstoStrataNES113,known as The Highlands, which was originally zoned and designated to create a clustered residential neighbourhood consistingof1,2,3and4familydwellingsgroupedinclustersofatleast4units.Onthegroundthisdevelopmenthas been built out as a traditional single family neighbourhood. Rezoning from R-3(A), Multiple Family Residential (Cluster) Zone to R-1(A), Single Family Residential (A) Zone and changing the land use designation from R-MF, Residential Multi-Family to R-SF, Residential Single Family will permit landowners to continue with a pattern of development consistent with what already exists on the ground.

Bylaw No. 2561 is cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 297, 2014 (Miscellaneous / RDEK).”

Bylaw No. 2563iscitedas“RegionalDistrictofEastKootenay–LakeWindermereOfficialCommunityPlanBylawNo. 2061, 2008 – Amendment Bylaw No. 18, 2014 (Miscellaneous / RDEK).”

Bylaw No. 2571iscitedas“RegionalDistrictofEastKootenay–PanoramaMountainVillageOfficialCommunityPlan Bylaw No. 1441, 1999 – Amendment Bylaw No. 15, 2014 (Miscellaneous / RDEK).”

Bylaw No. 2575iscitedas“RegionalDistrictofEastKootenay–FairmontHotSpringsAreaOfficialCommunityPlanBylaw No. 1734, 2004 – Amendment Bylaw No. 27, 2014 (Miscellaneous / RDEK).”


Windermere, BC Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 7:00 pm







For more information, contact Kris Belanger, Planner, at 250-489-6903, toll free at 1-250-478-7335, or email [email protected].

The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering amendments to the Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw to introduce regulations regarding minimum average parcel areas used in bare land strata subdivisions in Electoral Areas F and G.

The amendments are proposed to address provisions found in the Bare Land Strata Regulations of the Strata Property Act where parcels created through bare land strata subdivision may be smaller than the minimum parcel area defined in a zoning bylaw. The amendments will require minimum average parcel areas used in bare land strata subdivisions to be equal to minimum parcel areas already established in the Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992.

An exemption to the aforementioned requirements is proposed for the Whitetail Lake Land Corporations holdings, legally described as Sub Lot 168, DL 4596, Kootenay District, Plan X32, except Plan NEP22293.

Bylaw No. 2593 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 300, 2015 (Density Averaging / RDEK)” will prohibit the use of density averaging in bare land strata subdivisions.

Bylaw No. 2601 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (Density Averaging Exemption / RDEK)” will exempt Sub Lot 168, DL 4596, Kootenay District, Plan X32, except Plan NEP22293 from the prohibition on density averaging.

A public hearing will be held at: Fairmont Hot Springs Resort (Birch Room) 5225 Fairmont Resort Road

Fairmont, BC Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 7:00 pm








PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE BYLAW 2593 & BYLAW 2601

Bylaw Amendment - Density Averaging


REGIONAL DISTRICT OF EAST KOOTENAYPhone: 250-489-2791 Toll Free: 1-888-478-7335

Email: [email protected] Website: www.rdek.bc.ca

The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering an application by Barry Brown-John to amend the Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw. If approved, the bylaw will amend the zoning designation of the subject property to accommodate a proposed subdivision creating approximately six parcels for rural residential use. The subject property is located off Toby Creek Road as shown on the attached map.

Bylaw No. 2562 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 301, 2015 (Toby Benches / Brown-John)” will amend the designation of Lot 188, District Lot 4596, Kootenay District, Plan 988 from A-2, Rural Residential (Country) Zone to SH-3, Small Holding Rural Zone.



The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F, Electoral Area G and the District of Invermere.












Upper Columbia Valley Zoning BylawThe Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering an application by Lescanec Investments Ltd. to amend the Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw. If approved, the bylaw will amend the text of the C-1, Service Commercial Zone to permit a gasoline service station as a permitted use accessory to a retail food store on the subject property located at 1671 Highway 93/95 as shown on the attached map.

Bylaw No. 2605 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 304, 2015 (Windermere / Lescanec Investments Ltd.)” will amend section 7.22(2)(b) to add the following:

(b) Gasoline service station is permitted on Parcel A (See 118435I), Lot 65, District Lot 8, Kootenay District, Plan 1080 except part included in Plan R289.



The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F, Electoral Area G and the District of Invermere.If you believe that your interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw, you may prior to the hearing:






The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering an application by John and Marsha Robertson to amend the Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw. If approved, the bylaw will amend the zoning designation of the subject property to permit a proposed auxiliary dwelling unit accessory to a single family dwelling. The subject property is located at 3393 Crooked Tree Place as shown on the attached map.

Bylaw No. 2600 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 302, 2015 (Lyttle Lake / Robertson)” will amend the designation of Strata Lot 6, District Lot 4596, Kootenay District, Plan NES2344 from R-1, Single Family Residential Zone to R-1(C), Single family Residential – Auxiliary Dwelling Unit Zone.










Regional District of East Kootenay Regional District of East Kootenay

Discover the beauty of your Regional Parks

Reservations and Information:www.rdek.bc.ca 250-426-5065

With barbecue areas, ball diamonds, bocce pits, trails, beaches and picnic areas, there is no shortage of things to see and do at our RDEK Regional Parks.Family Reunions Weddings Ball Tournaments Company Picnics

Visit your Regional Parks in Wycliffe, Tie Lake, the Elk and Columbia Valleys!

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE BYLAW 2561, 2563, 2571, 2575

Bylaw Amendment - HousekeepingThe Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering housekeeping amendments to the following bylaws in Electoral Areas F and G.

• UpperColumbiaValleyZoningBylaw

• LakeWindermereOfficialCommunityPlan

• PanoramaMountainVillageOfficialCommunityPlan

• FairmontHotSpringsOfficialCommunityPlan

Housekeeping amendments are carried out to correct errors, update language and move towards consistency between RDEK bylaws. Housekeeping amendments are not meant to introduce major regulatory or policy changes. TheyareminoramendmentsthatformpartoftheevolutionofzoningbylawsandOCPs.

TheUpperColumbiaValleyZoningBylaw&LakeWindermereOCPincludeproposedamendmentstoStrataNES113,known as The Highlands, which was originally zoned and designated to create a clustered residential neighbourhood consistingof1,2,3and4familydwellingsgroupedinclustersofatleast4units.Onthegroundthisdevelopmenthas been built out as a traditional single family neighbourhood. Rezoning from R-3(A), Multiple Family Residential (Cluster) Zone to R-1(A), Single Family Residential (A) Zone and changing the land use designation from R-MF, Residential Multi-Family to R-SF, Residential Single Family will permit landowners to continue with a pattern of development consistent with what already exists on the ground.

Bylaw No. 2561 is cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 297, 2014 (Miscellaneous / RDEK).”

Bylaw No. 2563iscitedas“RegionalDistrictofEastKootenay–LakeWindermereOfficialCommunityPlanBylawNo. 2061, 2008 – Amendment Bylaw No. 18, 2014 (Miscellaneous / RDEK).”

Bylaw No. 2571iscitedas“RegionalDistrictofEastKootenay–PanoramaMountainVillageOfficialCommunityPlan Bylaw No. 1441, 1999 – Amendment Bylaw No. 15, 2014 (Miscellaneous / RDEK).”

Bylaw No. 2575iscitedas“RegionalDistrictofEastKootenay–FairmontHotSpringsAreaOfficialCommunityPlanBylaw No. 1734, 2004 – Amendment Bylaw No. 27, 2014 (Miscellaneous / RDEK).”


Windermere, BC Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 7:00 pm








The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering amendments to the Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw to introduce regulations regarding minimum average parcel areas used in bare land strata subdivisions in Electoral Areas F and G.

The amendments are proposed to address provisions found in the Bare Land Strata Regulations of the Strata Property Act where parcels created through bare land strata subdivision may be smaller than the minimum parcel area defined in a zoning bylaw. The amendments will require minimum average parcel areas used in bare land strata subdivisions to be equal to minimum parcel areas already established in the Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992.

An exemption to the aforementioned requirements is proposed for the Whitetail Lake Land Corporations holdings, legally described as Sub Lot 168, DL 4596, Kootenay District, Plan X32, except Plan NEP22293.

Bylaw No. 2593 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 300, 2015 (Density Averaging / RDEK)” will prohibit the use of density averaging in bare land strata subdivisions.

Bylaw No. 2601 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (Density Averaging Exemption / RDEK)” will exempt Sub Lot 168, DL 4596, Kootenay District, Plan X32, except Plan NEP22293 from the prohibition on density averaging.

A public hearing will be held at: Fairmont Hot Springs Resort (Birch Room) 5225 Fairmont Resort Road

Fairmont, BC Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 7:00 pm








PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE BYLAW 2593 & BYLAW 2601

Bylaw Amendment - Density Averaging


When it comes to young people, early identification and treatment

of mental health or substance use issues can be critical. In my series of articles, I have been recommending three main ac-tions for parents who know or suspect their son or daughter is experiencing mental health difficulties:

1. Consult one or more of the informa-tive B.C. websites and organizations available to you. You can connect with other youth and parents with lived ex-perience through the FORCE at forcesociety.com or through the Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre at keltymentalhealth.ca or toll free at 1-800-665-1822. Other helpful sites are anxietybc.ca, mindcheck.ca, or cmha.bc.ca.

2. Talk to your family doctor. In recent years, many general practitioners in B.C. have taken extra train-ing in child and youth mental health diagnosis, treat-ment and management.

3. Call Service BC at 1-800-661-8773 to find the Min-istry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) of-fice nearest to you. You can also access the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use service map at www.health.gov.bc.ca/healthy-minds/cymhsu-ser-vicesmap.html.

In this column, I want to focus on MCFD’s Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH) Services, which are of-fered in more than 80 locations across the province, and, in particular, their new intake process. The pro-cess streamlines and standardizes mental health screening and initial assessments for those under 19 years of age for quicker access to mental health re-sources.

Many families who’ve never connected with MCFD previously are surprised to learn that community- based CYMH services have been provided under the umbrella of MCFD for close to two decades. While family doctor visits, emergency room services, or

hospital admissions all fall under the health system, if your child needs fur-ther assessment and treatment or ongo-ing community-based therapy, you may be referred to MCFD’s Child and Youth Mental Health Services.

Psychiatrists, like me, work both with the health authority and MCFD servic-es, depending on whether we see your child in the hospital or in the community through the CYMH clinic.

Over the past 18 months, the MCFD began a new intake screening and initial assessment process. Previously, access to services took any-where from a few days to a few weeks. Now, under the new streamlined intake, the process typically takes a few hours.

It works very much like a walk-in medical clinic. If you feel your child needs help, all you do is show up to the office closest to you with your child during the intake hours. (Teens can show up on their own with-out parents, if preferred.) See #3 at the beginning of this column for how to find your nearest clinic.

The administrative assistant will give you a form to fill out that asks for basic information, including symptoms and concerns. After the information is en-tered into the system, an intake clinician will review it and meet with you privately to engage in a brief pre-screening interview.

At that time the following options will be consid-ered as next steps:

• Is an urgent response (such as hospital admis-sion) required?

• Do you need some more information, parenting resources, and/or validation and support?

• Would a referral to another community service be better suited for your child’s and family’s concerns?

• Or is it appropriate to proceed to the full intake interview to understand more about potential mental health challenges?

If it is the latter, the intake clinician will continue with a more in-depth intake interview and screen-ing process. All the while, the clinician will talk with you about the best way to meet your child’s needs, whether it is an urgent response, referral to others or acceptance into CYMH services. Those services may include anything from assessment, diagnosis and treatment by a specialist psychiatrist like me, or work with other mental health practitioners such as a nurse or clinical counsellor, especially for specif-ic help like cognitive-behavioural therapy, or group therapy, among many options.

At the end of that first intake meeting, you are then provided with a copy of a brief plan for initial supports and services — all in a couple of hours. While there may still be waitlists for specific treatments or special-ized services, the intake process is greatly simplified.

As one parent recently noted about the new intake system: “I was pleasantly surprised at how easy and welcoming this experience has been… I am grateful to the clinician for making us feel so comfortable and at ease while talking about some really tough issues concerning my daughter.”

This new process is expected to be fully available at all offices by the end of 2015 and will support approxi-mately 80 per cent of B.C. children and youth seeking assessment through MCFD. For the smaller number of children or youth whose symptoms or concerns are much more severe or complex, the CYMH office may arrange alternative options for the first intake. This can include outreach, where a CYMH team member would meet the child and family at home or in the community rather than having on the family to come to them.

Dr. David Smith is an adolescent and adult psychia-trist and the medical director of the Okanagan Psychi-atric services for Interior Health. This series of columns on common child and youth mental health issues is a project of the Child and Youth Mental Health and Sub-stances Use Collaborative. The Collaborative is jointly funded by Doctors of BC and the Government of B.C.

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It’s 34 C degrees and I’m waiting at the Community Greenhouse for Rob and Michelle Avis of Verge Per-maculture to see what the Thursday Volunteer Nights at the Groundswell Network’s Community Green-house this July have in stock. Each week, Rob and Mi-chelle are leading this event, which gives volunteers the opportunity to get their hands dirty, help out and learn about maintaining the Groundswell Permacul-ture Garden.

Rob appears from the far end of the garden, wearing a hat like Crocodile Dundee and dark sunglasses. He pulls the sunglasses down his nose and says, “Hello.”

I introduced myself and gave the couple a full dis-closure about where I work, and my plans to write about the experience in a column.

“Sounds good,” Rob replied. “Make sure you let peo-ple know that we could always use more plant dona-tions — whatever people have to fill up the garden would be great.”

I smiled and nodded in agreement, looking around

the garden as two other women emerged.With a small entourage interested in learning about

permaculture, Rob began to walk slowly along the gravel pathway into the depths of the garden.

Permaculture is a system of agricultural and social de-sign principles that’s focused on making use of the fea-tures from a natural ecosystem. The Groundswell Net-work has used the Columbia Valley wetlands as a model for what the Community Greenhouse should look like.

Typically, the wetlands have distinct characteris-tics that are built around water and have a unique grouping of plants that return with every season — I came to learn from Rob and Michelle that this some-times meant perennials.

Rob added that annual plants weren’t necessarily bad for the environment, but could complicate the Earth’s food security if producers focus solely on growing crops that need to be re-planted with every season.

He emphasized the importance of combining both annual and perennial crops for harvest to make food more accessible throughout the world.

“Most people grew up thinking that they don’t like

gardening because they had to weed one when they were growing up, but we don’t do that at all,” Rob says. “We plant something in every corner of our garden so that the sun doesn’t create a vacuum for weeds to grow and look around us. This will be a resource for food that will eventually be totally self-sustaining.”

After the tour, Rob and Michelle asked us to take bags to collect produce from the garden including ca-lendula, sand cherries, red currants, raspberries and sea buckthorn.

At the end of the evening, we divided up the bags of food between us and I had four bags of produce to take home with an abundance of new knowledge to think about.

Michelle even showed me how cutting down certain plants and laying them flat across the ground could speed up the process of creating healthy soil for the garden. There was also biodegradable burlap sacks being used the same way.

At the end of the night, I waved goodbye to every-one and Michelle replied, “You’ll be back.”

For more information about Volunteer Nights, visit groundswellnetwork.ca or call 250-342-3337.

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THURSDAY, JULY 16TH

• BC/Canada Cup downhill mountain bike race. Canada’s best downhill bikers compete at Panorama for the provincial and national titles.

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Free Live Music at Pothole Park every Thursday.

• 5:30 - 8 p.m.: Groundswell Community Greenhouse volunteer opportunity to get your hands dirty, help out and learn about the various tasks related to maintaining and progressing the Groundswell Permaculture Garden. Michelle Avis of Verge Permaculture will be leading this family friendly event. Runs Thursdays to the end of July. For more information contact [email protected] or call 250-342-3337.

FRIDAY, JULY 17TH

• 5 p.m. - 1.30 a.m.: Bull Riding in the Rockies. Professional Bull Riding style Rodeo Event, directly opposite The Eddie Mountain Arena (Overlooking the Lake) in downtown Invermere, with Mexican Poker, Rodeo Clowns, World Class Bull Riders. Live Music from Kixxsin; Family Dance; Refreshments. Cowboy Dinner (additional cost); and for the fi rst time, a Mechanical Bull. Tickets will be available from: Invermere Home Hardware; Tiffany’s Thredz; Brisco General Store and both Mountainside Markets at Fairmont and Radium. Students & Seniors $20; Adults $30; Cowboy Supper $10.

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Invermere on the Lake Art Walk every Friday until September 11. For more information visit theartwalk.ca

• 6 p.m.: Pork Dinner at the Invermere Legion. $15/person. Reservations recommended. Call 250-342-9517.

SATURDAY, JULY 18TH

• Canada Cup Downhill mountain bike race at Panorama Mountain Resort. Visit panoramaresort.com for more details.

• 9 - 11 a.m.: Pancake Breakfast every Sunday at the Edgewater Legion.

• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Valley Appreciation Day. Come to downtown Invermere for the Farmers’ & Artists’ Market

on Main Street, live music, soap box derby, Mason Lodge open house, games, and giveaways. Don’t miss the outstanding logging show by the Gagne family. Free pancake breakfast for all.

• 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.: The Permaculture Calgary Guild (PCG), along with Verge Permaculture and Groundswell Network Society, are inviting PCG members and/or Groundswell members and their guests for a tour of Groundswell’s world-famous community school for applied sustainable living. $30+shrub. For more information contact [email protected] or call 250-342-3337.

• 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Headwaters Art Society show at Fairmont Lion’s Den.

• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Valley Piecemakers 20th anniversary quilt show at Windermere Valley Museum. Entry by donation. Quilt entries from Hoodoo Quilters. For more information call Joanne Broadfoot with Canterbury Flowers at 250-342-0383.

• 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.: CV Food Bank fundraiser BBQ at Invermere Home Hardware. $5 for bratwurst and a drink.

• 9 p.m.: Hoodoo Grill host The Ramblers. No cover.

SUNDAY, JULY 19TH

• 9 -11 a.m.: Pancake Breakfast every Sunday at the Edgewater Legion.

MONDAY, JULY 20TH

• 6:30 p.m.: Drop-in Ultimate Frisbee for adults/youth (15+) at Laird Elementary Field. Free of charge & beginners welcome.

• 9 p.m.: Movie in the Mountains at Pothole Park, featuring the fi lm Paddington.

TUESDAY, JULY 21ST

• 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Windermere Valley Museum Summer Children.Space limited. To register or ask questions contact JD by phone, 250-342-9769 or e-mail, [email protected]

• 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: Eagle Ranch Resort has live music on the patio every Tuesday. This week feature Dandelions.

• 7 p.m.: Special concert by Brisas Del Palmar at the Invermere Community Hall.

THURSDAY, JULY 23RD

• 16 Annual Motion Notion July 23 - 27 at Beaverfoot Lodge near Golden. Seven stages of electronic music, incredible decorations, live painting,

public art wall, VJs, workshops, fi re garden, nature, camping, art installations, huge vendor village, pond, river, beach, freedom and good vibes! For more information visit www.motionnotion.com, or www.facebook.com/motionnotionfestival


• 5:30 - 8 p.m.: Groundswell Community Greenhouse volunteer opportunity to get your hands dirty, help out and learn about the various tasks related to maintaining and progressing the Groundswell Permaculture Garden. Michelle Avis of Verge Permaculture will be leading this family friendly event. Runs Thursdays to the end of July. For more information contact [email protected] or call 250-342-3337.

• 9 p.m.: Hoodoo Grill has a Songwriter Show. No cover.

FRIDAY, JULY 24TH

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Artym Gallery shows Min Ma exhibition till July 31.

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Invermere on the Lake Art Walk from June 19th to September 11th every Friday. For more information visit theartwalk.ca

• 6 p.m.: Steak Sandwich Dinner at the Invermere Legion. $15/person. Reservations recommended. Call 250-342-9517.

• 9 p.m.: Hoodoo Grill host The Steadies. No cover.

SATURDAY, JULY 25TH

• Steamboat Mountain Music Festival in Edgewater.

• 5 p.m.: Roller Disco kickoff party. Family skate 5 - 7 p.m., Adult skate 19+, 8 - 10 p.m. Kids $5, Adults $15. Ages 12 and under helmets mandatory.

• 7 - 11 p.m.: Westside Legacy Trail Fundraising Barn Dance at K2 Ranch-Westside Road. Contact Mark Halwa at 250-342-4001 for more information.

SUNDAY, JULY 26TH

• Swansea Scramble. For information contact Crazy Soles at 250-342-2074.• 9 - 11 a.m.: Pancake Breakfast every Sunday at the Edgewater Legion.

• 10 a.m - 3 p.m.: 2nd Annual Summer Fair at Agripark at Invermere crossroad. Contact Hedi Trescher for more information. Call 250-346-3227 or email [email protected]

MONDAY, JULY 27TH

• 9 p.m.: Movie in the Mountains at Pothole Park, featuring the fi lm Night at the Museum 3.

THURSDAY, JULY 30TH


• 5:30 - 8 p.m.: Groundswell Community Greenhouse volunteer opportunity to get your hands dirty, help out and learn about the various tasks related to maintaining and progressing the Groundswell Permaculture Garden. Michelle Avis, of Verge Permaculture, will be leading this family friendly event. Runs Thursdays to the end of July. For more information contact [email protected] or call 250-342-3337.

FRIDAY, JULY 31ST

• 4 - 9 p.m.: Radium’s Long weekend Music and Market on main, July 31st to August 1st. Music on main starts at 7 p.m. Visit www.radiumhotsprings.com for details.

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Invermere on the lake Art Walk from June 19th to September 11th every Friday. For more information visit theartwalk.ca

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Artym Gallery shows Branko Marjanovic exhibition.

HOURS

INVERMERE LIBRARY

• Tuesday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m • Wednesday: 10 a.m - 8 p.m.• Thurs – Saturday: 10 a.m - 5p.m.

RADIUM LIBRARY

• Tuesday: 6 - 8 p.m.• Wed - Thursday: 1 - 4 p.m.• Saturday: 10 a.m. - 1p.m.

WINDERMERE VALLEY MUSEUM

• Everyday: 10 p.m. - 4 p.m.

INVERMERE THRIFT STORE• Thurs - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

RADIUM THRIFT STORE

• Thursday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.• Fri - Saturday: 12 - 4 p.m.

SUMMIT YOUTH CENTRE

• Tuesday: 5 - 9 p.m.• Wednesday: 4 - 9 p.m.• Thursday: 5 - 9 p.m.• Fri - Saturday: 6 - 11 p.m.


A look back through � e Valley Echo's archives over the last 55 years

REMEMBER WHEN?

55 years ago (1960): The Band of the Kings

Own Ri� es was not able to at-tend the Invermere Regatta in full force as planned due to scheduling con� icts with the Calgary Stampede. Instead, 20 members from the band played alongside musicians from the Cranbrook Band.

45 years ago (1970): The Invermere Ga-

rage, one of the � rst busi-nesses established in Inver-mere, was leased by Robert Vollmin. The garage had been

managed by a member of the Cleland family for 53 years, prior to Vollmin’s lease.

35 years ago (1980): A party was attended

by many to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of Hans and Paula Koenig. The Koe-nig’s were both born and raised in the country formerly known as Yugoslavia, where they met and married.

20 years ago (1995): Cam Gillies, a Win-

dermere resident, formed the Jumbo Creek Coalition to generate opposition to the re-sort proposal. “It is felt that many people from different backgrounds have legitimate

concerns about this huge pro-posal,” Gillies said.

15 years ago (2000): In response to the Walk-

erton, Ont. E. coli crisis, District of Invermere director of munici-pal works John Rosenburg de-cided to do a full inspection of Invermere’s water system. “We adhere to all Ministry of Health requirements, and in some cas-es, exceed them,” Rosenburg said.

5 years ago (2010):The Windermere Fire De-

partment � nally moved into its new home at the recently completed � re hall. “The new hall is spectacular,” Fire Chief Jim Miller said.

2007 — Alice Hale, Pat Luders and Linda Stinson

discuss an exhibit that was part of the East Kootenay’s Clay and Ceramics display

ECHO FILE PHOTO

CLUES ACROSS 1. Fixed hardware memory 4. Ancient Greek physician 9. US coach Amos Alonzo 14. Before 15. Hedge 16. Musical endings 17. Contrary to 18. 39th state 20. In a way, takes away 22. More uncommon 23. Hue or shade 24. Having no moral failing 27. Mauna __, Hawaiian

volcano 28. Initials of ALS physicist 29. Soluble ribonucleic acid 30. Smallest American

sandpiper 32. Wrote a computer program 36. Silver 37. A continuous portion of a

circle 38. To send forth

40. Wood sorrel 41. Curie 42. Curved sword 43. Harmon, Wahlberg &

Antony 45. Break stone 48. Doc 49. A small demon 50. Split up 54. Sierra lake 57. Micronesian sailboats 58. North African desert 59. Famous persons 63. A worn out horse 64. One seeded fruit (alt. sp.) 65. DEA officers 66. 7th Greek letter 67. States of repose 68. Related on the mother’s

side 69. Cub Scout group CLUES DOWN 1. Medieval fiddle

2. W. Bolivian city 3. Relating to a metal 4. Sires 5. Macao monetary units 6. Roman household god 7. Sun up in New York 8. 1st Indian P.M. 9. Frighten 10. Keepsakes 11. Admirer 12. Handgun (slang) 13. J. G. Low’s organization 19. Constitution Hall org. 21. Presently 24. Smallest speech sound 25. In-between meal 26. Heroic tales 28. Healing wound cover 30. Paper bags 31. Threefold 33. River in France 34. And in Latin 35. Cup used to serve espresso 39. One thousandth of an

ampere 40. Deprived of parents 44. E. Asian housemaid 46. Mac, gala and pippin 47. Mother or father 51. Dressing gowns 52. Swiss river 53. Banteng 55. Speak 56. MN 55122 58. Religious faction 59. Auto 60. Supplement with difficulty 61. Browning of the skin 62. Militant Irish organization

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Lost: at Kinsmen Beach on June 28th, 2 green camping chairs in bags. Please call 250-342-3826.

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PO Box 159, 8866 Grainger Road, Village of Canal Flats, B.C. V0B 1B0

The Village of Canal Flats is accepting proposals for the removal of the Canal Flats Curling Rink building at no cost to the Village of Canal Flats.

The Canal Flats Curling Rink is located in the Village of Canal Flats at 4925-1 Burns Avenue. The building was constructed in the late 1970’s as a dedicated curling rink, comprising of two curling sheets and a concession area.

The entire building is approximately 32 feet x 200 feet and is wood framed with plywood panel siding over the original wood board cladding with a metal roof. The roof is comprised of 26 gauge metal. The ceiling height is about 14 feet high above the sand slab. Support posts are spaced are about 20 feet on centre the length of the rink.

Exterior walls are clad with unpainted plywood. The foundation is concrete and the Village of Canal Flats will remove the concrete and piping after the proponent has completed the removal of the building. The proponent can remove the piping for their retention. Additional information including photos are available upon request.

The proponent will be required to provide a time line, a cash surety in the amount of $15,000 and illustrate how the materials are to be removed and stored on site during removal and what the condition of the site after demolition.

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I, Brent Dubois of 4753 Burns Avenue, Canal Flats, B.C., Box 300, V0B 1B0 intend on making an ap-plication pursuant to Section 30(1) of the Agricul-tural Land Commission Act to exclude from the Agricultural Land Reserve the following property which is le-gally described as, PID 015 785 122 Lot 28 DL 110 KD Plan 1738 and located at 4753 Burns Avenue, Canal Flats, B.C. Any person wishing to express an interest in the application may do so by forwarding their comments in writing to, The Village of Canal Flats, Box 159, 8866 Grainger Rd. V0B 1B0 by July 24th, 2015.

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I Brent Dubois of 4753 Burns Avenue, Canal Flats, B.C., Box 300, V0B 1B0 do solemnly declare that a copy of the notice of application and a copy of the signed ap-plication as required by Section 16 of the Agricultur-al Land Reserve Procedure Regulation for land legally described as PID 015 785 122 Lot 28 DL 110 KD Plan 1738.

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Fairmont Ladies’ ClubJune was a busy month for our

club and from all appearances July will be much the same. The chal-lenge between the rival Fairmont clubs of Mountainside and River-side was to take place on June 2nd but was cancelled due to rain. In-terclub was also hosted by Moun-tainside on June 9th with four teams competing. Riverside re-ceived the most points with Radi-um in second place. Mountainside and Golden tied for third. The last day of the month was, of course, the monthly cup challenge and it was won by Shirley Bergman with a score of 84 which gave her a net 65. Well done, Shirley. Stay cool.

Submitted by Sharon Nichol

Windermere Valley Men’s ClubOn July 12th, the annual Tunna-

cliffe Interclub Tournament was held at Windermere Valley Golf

Course. Forty competitors from the Radium Course, Riverside, Mountainside and Windermere Men’s Clubs braved an initial downpour to complete the 18 hole event in record time. This year, the format of the tourna-ment was a four-man match play with points being awarded for the lowest net score within each four-some on each hole. For the second year in a row, the team from the Windermere Men’s Club emerged victorious to retain the Tunnacliffe Cup. The team from Mountainside was a close second followed by the teams from the Radium Course and Riverside. Skill prizes went to Mickey Riches for the longest putt on Hole #14 and to Dan Steele for Closest to the Pin on Hole #5. Deuces were worth $27 each.

Thanks must be given to the Wind-ermere Valley Golf Course for host-ing and especially to Anne Riches and her staff for the excellent meal and service. We look forward to renewing the competition in 2016, which will be hosted in Fairmont.

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In the special 2015 Graduation Feature that appeared in the July 1st issue of the Invermere Val-ley Echo, David Thompson Secondary School gradu-ate Nick Hoobanoff was accidentally left out of the Scholarships and Bursa-ries listing. He was award-ed the JA Laird Hockey Program Bursary. The Echo apologizes for the omis-sion and congratulates Nick for his achievement.

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Fairmont artisans will be making their mark on the community this summer.

The Headwaters Art group will be exhib-iting acrylic paintings at the Fairmont Lions’ Den between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 18th.

“We have several art-ists in our group from around Fairmont and Dutch Creek area so we try to have a couple of shows each year,” said Dodie Marcil. “It’s a nice venue because it’s a log structure and it’s easily accessible for visitors that are in the Fairmont area shopping.”

Brian Woodward, Bill Desbrisay, Elizabeth Stuart, Kristine Soellner, Cat Mcdiarmid, Wolfgang Kunze and Leslie Cartwright are participating in the show.

“We try to have about three shows a year,” she explained, noting the Headwaters Art group began in May 2011. “It started in Ca-nal Flats when a group of us decided to or-ganize ourselves into an art group.”

In addition, there will be a selection of art-work on display from the Headwaters Art group between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 8th, also at the Lions’ Den.

Mr. Woodward, Ms. Soellner, Ms. Mcdiar-mid and Mr. Kunze will also be participating in the second showing but the Headwaters Art group is still actively recruiting artisans for the second exhibition.

“Generally speaking, it’s the same group of artists,” added Ms. Marcil, “but there may be some artists (who) can’t be at the show but will be in the show. For August, we’re still recruiting.”

Valley artists exhibit acrylic paintings

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This scene of the Bow Glacier in Banff National Park by Bill Desbrisay, and the painting by Cat McDiarmid below are two of the lovely local art pieces on display as part of the Headwa-ters Art Society show at the Fairmont Lions Den. Images submitted


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SUBMITTEDKootenay Community Bat Project

Summer is the season when property owners notice bats in their buildings. They may fi nd guano on the deck, hear bats in the walls, or smell a build-up of guano. The Kootenay Community Bat Project, funded by the Columbia Basin Trust, has received numerous calls with these issues. In many cases, landown-ers are happy to leave bats where they are. However, for landowners who would like to have bats move out of their buildings, a new resource guide is available.

“We are pleased to announce the publication of this booklet which we devel-oped in partnership with the BC Community Bat Program” says Juliet Craig, co-ordinator for the Kootenay Community Bat Project. “Although we try to visit as many properties with bats as we can during the summer, we can’t al-ways get to everyone.”

This new booklet, funded by the Columbia Basin Trust, Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, and Habitat Stewardship Program, provides step-by-step in-formation to landowners dealing with bat issues.

Under the BC Wildlife Act it is illegal to exterminate or harm bats. In order to “get rid of bats,” the best strategy is to wait until they have left the building and seal up all the entry and exit points. However, in summer months, bat pups can

become trapped inside.“The conservation of

bats in B.C. has always been important since over half of the species in this province are consid-ered at risk,” said Craig. “However, the Little Brown Myotis, which is a common species in build-ings, has just been listed as Federally Endangered. which means that manag-ing bats in buildings in a sensitive manner is more important than ever.”

In general, bats in the Kootenays leave build-

ings in the late summer or early fall. They use fall roost sites where they mate and then go into mines or caves to hibernate. Although there is a possibility that bats can use buildings over the winter, it is unusual.

“There are several approaches to managing bats in buildings,” said Craig. “Some landowners don’t mind having bats and simply leave them be or clean up the guano once a year. Others want to ensure that the bats are no longer able to use the building. We have developed a seven-step guide to assist land-owners with these issues.”

One of the most important strategies in excluding bats from a building is to install a bat-house nearby. These wooden boxes comprised of various cham-bers provide the bats with an alternative habitat. They are less likely to be persistent in entering their old roost site in a building if they have somewhere else to roost.

To fi nd out more and download the Seven Steps to Managing Bats in Buildings booklet, visit bcbats.ca. To contact the Kootenay Community Bat Project, call 1-855-9BC-BATS ext. 14 or visit kootenaybats.com.

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Help endangered bats make a home

East Kootenay resident, Saxon Bowick, built a bat-house for his parent’ property. Photo courtesy of Erica Konrad

• In the July 1st issue of the Invermere Valley Echo, there was a mistake in a story entitled “Canal Flats discusses development plans.” It was stated that Councillor Paul Marcil was the only councillor to vote in favour of the Columbia Valley Economic Development Service. In fact, by not raising their hands, the other councillors also showed their support for the proposal.

Correction

FITNESS AND FOOD ... Young triathletes fi ll the raft at Kinsmen Beach prior to the start of the Young Hearts Triathlon on Sat-urday, July 11th (Breanne Massey photo); Guests wearing strictly white wave their napkins at the valley’s fi rst Soiree en Blanc dining event at the CPR Lodge on Saturday, July 11th (Bre-anne Massey photo); A triathlete looks intent as he rounds a corner on his bike during the cycling leg of the Heart of the Rockies Triathlon adult event held on Sunday, July 12th (Katie Watt photo).

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