SMOKE ALERT ALLEY V CHO E The Invermere A spot fire in the hills on the west side of Lake Windermere attracted the attention of onlookers on the afternoon of Wednes- day, August 27th. Within hours, helicopters and planes arrived on scene to battle the blaze. For the full story, see page 7. PHOTO BY NICOLE TRIGG • Excavators • Mini-Excavators • Bobcats • Dump Trucks • Water Trucks • Snow Plow • Sanding Equipment • Crane Truck • Road Building • Land Clearing • Controlled Burning • Rock Walls • Rip Rap • Top Soil • Sand & Gravel VJ (Butch) Bishop Owner/Operator 4846 Holland Creek Ridge Rd. Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 CONTRACT OR HOURLY MACHINE RENTALS AVAILABLE ERIN KNUTSON Special to The Valley Echo Canada’s Minister of Environment, Leona Aglukkaq, Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks and Dr. Colin Carrie, parliamentary secretary to the Min- ister of Environment and the MP for Oshawa, announced an investment to enhance motorist and wildlife safety through the construction of addition- al wildlife crossing structures in Koo- tenay National Park on Wednesday, August 27th at the Kootenay Warden Crossing Station. Carrie described the second phase of Parks Canada’s Conservation and Res- toration Program as a 9.6 million dollar investment that will establish 6.5 kilo- metres of fencing and five crossings along one of the deadliest stretches of Highway 93. The monitoring of structures imple- mented by Banff National Park — an international leader in highway-related mitigation — set the precedent for the models to be established in Kootenay National Park, said Carrie. “Careful monitoring has shown the (current) underpasses have been used by a diversity of animals includ- ing deer, moose, wolves and bears. These structures support safe pas- sage, protect predator-prey re- lationships, and help to conserve biodiversity, while protecting wild- life populations,” said Carrie. In 1996, the Trans Canada Highway in Banff National Park established a state-of-the-art system that installed fencing on both sides of the twinned highway to keep wildlife from direct highway access. The construction of overpasses and underpasses helped foster the inte- grated flow of vital habitats with the roads. Sustaining animal populations by allowing the animals to safely cross under and over the highways proved to have merit, while establishing the importance of new wildlife cross- ing structures in other areas. “The Trans Cana- da Highway model is a world-class ex- ample of how infra- structure and hu- man safety come together to re- store ecosystems,” Carrie said. The estimated cost for a moose col- lision is $30,000.This number includes damages to life, vehicles and medical expenses. “The cost of these structures can be absorbed in the sense that they are built for the long term. It’s a long-term investment that adds up when the numbers of multiple collisions over a period of years is determined,” said Rick Kubian, resource conservation manager for Parks Canada. “There are three prongs to the proj- ect — the reduction in wildlife mor- tality, that’s the big one and over time relatively easy to measure. Secondly hand-in-glove with the first objective is the increase in driver safety, and our third objective is around connectivity,” he said. In scientific terms, this entails en- abling wildlife to use the entire val- ley bottom without, or with minimal, interference. “That’s what these structures are about — we want a road that’s safe to drive on and one that people can move through efficiently and with minimum impact.” See A7 More wildlife crossings announced for Kootenay Park BERNIE RAVEN CHRIS RAVEN 1-866-598-7415 TEAMRAVEN.CA Offices in Panorama, Invermere & Fairmont Maxwell Realty Invermere The Trans Canada Highway model is a world-class example of how infrastructure and human safety come together. DR. COLIN CARRIE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY $ 1 05 INCLUDES GST PUBLICATIONS MAIL REGISTRATION NO. 7856 Remembering Dieppe: Canada’s comeback 10 8 World Cup rugby star has valley roots
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SMOKE ALERTALLEYV CHOEThe Invermere
A spot fi re in the hills on the west side of Lake
Windermere attracted the attention of onlookers on the afternoon of Wednes-day, August 27th. Within
hours, helicopters and planes arrived on scene
to battle the blaze. For the full story, see page 7.
• Road Building • Land Clearing • Controlled Burning • Rock Walls • Rip Rap • Top Soil • Sand & Gravel
VJ (Butch) BishopOwner/Operator
4846 Holland Creek Ridge Rd.Invermere, BC V0A 1K0
CONTRACT OR HOURLYMACHINE RENTALS AVAILABLE
ERIN KNUTSONSpecial to The Valley Echo
Canada’s Minister of Environment, Leona Aglukkaq, Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks and Dr. Colin Carrie, parliamentary secretary to the Min-ister of Environment and the MP for Oshawa, announced an investment to enhance motorist and wildlife safety through the construction of addition-al wildlife crossing structures in Koo-tenay National Park on Wednesday, August 27th at the Kootenay Warden Crossing Station.
Carrie described the second phase of Parks Canada’s Conservation and Res-toration Program as a 9.6 million dollar investment that will establish 6.5 kilo-metres of fencing and fi ve crossings along one of the deadliest stretches of Highway 93.
The monitoring of structures imple-mented by Banff National Park — an
international leader in highway-related mitigation — set the precedent for the models to be established in Kootenay National Park, said Carrie.
“Careful monitoring has shown the (current) underpasses have been used by a diversity of animals includ-ing deer, moose, wolves and bears. These structures support safe pas-sage, protect predator-prey re-lationships, and help to conserve biodiversity, while protecting wild-life populations,” said Carrie.
In 1996, the Trans Canada Highway in Banff National Park established a state-of-the-art system that installed fencing on both sides of the twinned highway to keep wildlife from direct highway access.
The construction of overpasses and underpasses helped foster the inte-grated fl ow of vital habitats with the roads. Sustaining animal populations by allowing the animals to safely cross under and over the highways proved to have merit, while establishing the importance of new wildlife cross-
ing structures in other areas.
“The Trans Cana-da Highway model is a world-class ex-ample of how infra-structure and hu-man safety come together to re-store ecosystems,”
Carrie said. The estimated cost for a moose col-
lision is $30,000.This number includes damages to life, vehicles and medical expenses.
“The cost of these structures can be
absorbed in the sense that they are built for the long term. It’s a long-term investment that adds up when the numbers of multiple collisions over a period of years is determined,” said Rick Kubian, resource conservation manager for Parks Canada.
“There are three prongs to the proj-ect — the reduction in wildlife mor-tality, that’s the big one and over time relatively easy to measure. Secondly hand-in-glove with the fi rst objective is the increase in driver safety, and our third objective is around connectivity,” he said.
In scientifi c terms, this entails en-abling wildlife to use the entire val-ley bottom without, or with minimal, interference.
“That’s what these structures are about — we want a road that’s safe to drive on and one that people can move through effi ciently and with minimum impact.” See A7
More wildlife crossings announced for Kootenay Park
BERNIE RAVENCHRIS RAVEN1-866-598-7415TEAMRAVEN.CA
Offi ces in Panorama,Invermere & Fairmont
Maxwell Realty Invermere
The Trans Canada Highway model is a
world-class example of how infrastructure and human safety come together.
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invermerevalleyecho.com A3Wednesday, September 3, 2014 The Valley Echo
The decision to fund part of Invermere’s new multi-use centre using the Columbia Valley Recreation Service Area tax base is meeting some opposition in Edgewater.
Tammy Tutte, the president of the Edgewater Recreation Society board of directors, is not pleased with the funding formula, that will see 25 per cent of the centre’s capital costs and 25 per cent of its operating costs over the next five years funded by the newly expanded service area, which grew to include Edgewater late last year.
“We agreed to pay into this fund because we were led to believe it would help the rink and ball diamond (in Edgewater),” said Tutte, “but to have this huge amount of money go towards this building in Invermere; if someone put a sheet in front of me and said are you opposed to it, I’d be signing it.”
Prior to Edgewater joining the service area, Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Area G director Gerry Wilkie held a community meeting in October 2013 to find out if Edgewater property owners were in favour. Meeting a positive response, he decided to recommend that Edgewater join. But Tutte feels the meeting was held under false pretences.
“At that meeting, it was me who asked the specific question, ‘Does having Edgewater join this tax service have anything to do with the proposal of the new hall in Invermere?’ and the whole panel looked at me straight in the face and said no,” she said. “They said it absolutely has nothing to do with community halls.”
According to Wilkie, the funding formula for the centre had been proposed for the first time just two weeks earlier at a Columbia Valley Directors Meeting by Invermere mayor Gerry Taft
and was “simply a concept.”“At the time, I conferred with Lee-Ann Crane (chief ad-
ministrative officer for RDEK) who advised me that be-cause it was just a concept, not to bring it up at this meet-ing, that there will be opportunity for discussion later,” he said. “I was in a lot of turmoil about that. But quite frankly, because it was just a concept, it would be like spreading a rumour.”
Thirty-eight years ago when the Eddie Mountain Memo-rial Arena was established, Edgewater opted out of the original recreation service area, and there was a lot of concern in the valley about it, Wilkie said.
“People in Radium, especially, were really upset that Edgewater was getting a free ride.” “Finally, after 38 years, I have to make a call about deciding whether or not to bring Edgewa-
ter in, then all of a sudden right on top of that, there’s going to be another potential tax. That was my angst,” he admitted.
After the service area’s contribution to the multi-use centre was finalized in May earlier this year, Tutte said she raised the issue yet again at another Edgewater community meeting.
“My question to them was: ‘How can you fund something that you told us specifically that tax base was not to be used for, as in community hall?’ “ she said. “That’s when (Wilkie) said it was just an idea that was brought forward.”
Now, Edgewater property owners will continue to pay into the Edgewater Recreation Soci-ety tax (which funds the community hall and the outdoor rink) as well as pay an additional tax for the Columbia Valley Recreation Service Area, she said.
This additional tax works out to about $30 per year for a residential property assessed at $200,000 based on the 2014 tax rate of $0.15 per $1,000 assessment for residential properties, RDEK chief financial officer Shawn Tomlin told The Valley Echo in an email.
“With the May resolution to contribute $125,000 per year for five years to the proposed Multi-Use Arts and Recreation Facility in Invermere, I would expect this will increase by about 20 per cent,” he said.
Whereas maintenance of the rink was previously covered by the Edgewater Recreation Society tax, it will now see approximately $2,000 a year coming from the recreation service area tax, said Tomlin, which matches what the rink has been receiving annually from the recreation society.
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A look back through � e Valley Echo's archives over the last 50 years
REMEMBER WHEN?
50 years ago (1964): Schools were open,
but due to an ongoing CUPE strike, parents wondered for how long. School trustees had applied for a mediation of� cer, but Andrew Stuart-Hill, School Board secretary, was doubtful schools would stay open for more than a day or two. Golden and Cran-brook boards had settled, but all other schools in the East Kootenay and Okanagan were being picketed, and not all schools had opened yet.
40 years ago (1974): Despite rainy
weather, the 53rd annual Fall Fair exhibition was well at-tended at the David Thomp-son Memorial Park. Miss Di-ane Shymko was crowned Miss Windermere Valley by the retiring queen, Miss Lin-da Swindell.
30 years ago (1984): A blast, which re-
moved 15 cubic metres of rock marked, the begin-ning of excavation of the 14.6-kilometre railway tun-nel through Mount Mc-Donald in CP Rail’s Rogers’ Pass project.
20 years ago (1994): Invermere’s Andy Stu-
art-Hill was the Windermere Valley’s top medallist at the BC Seniors Games in Prince Ru-pert from August 31st to Sep-tember 3rd, winning two gold medals, a silver medal and a bronze in swimming.
10 years ago (2004):Lured by a clever ruse,
Al Miller was stunned to walk in to a surprise 50th birthday party and fundraiser for the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce, for which 800 invitations were sent out. Al even picked up the sticks for an old drum set he used to play in the ‘80s, asking only $5 a request.
2008 — Kirby Brown responded to calls from spectators during
the $250,000 Cliffhanger Challenge at Greywolf Golf
Course on August 31st. No one managed to bag the cash, but
all the proceeds went to the Invermere Fire Deptartment for
a new rescue vehicle.
ECHO FILE PHOTO
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ERIN KNUTSONSpecial to The Valley Echo
Several key items were list-ed during the recent Village of Canal Flats regular council meeting held at the Columbia Discovery Centre on Monday, August 25th. Among them were the deferral of the third read-ing of an application to rezone land within the municipality, a presentation by the WSP (pre-viously Focus Corporation) group planner on the 20-year capital plan, rebranding initia-tives, and a recommendation
from staff to defer the discus-sion of a No-Smoking Bylaw.
Deferral of the third reading of the Zoning Amendment By-law #164 (deleting an A-2 Rural Residentiail (Country) Zone designation and adding RES-1 Recreation Accommodation Zone) was decided upon and agreed to by zoning applicant Benny Benson of Benny Boyz Ventures Ltd. after discerning that information submitted in the original plan needed time to develop into a fully compre-hensive and detailed report. The request was made by resi-
dents based on an open house discussion that took place on Monday, August 11th. Mr. Benson is currently fi n-ishing the plans.
“I felt a shift in the audience and as council we de-cided that we re-ally need more in-formation — it’s a very important decision and we don’t take it light-ly,” said Canal
Flats mayor Ute Juras.A presentation by Scott Fash
of the WSB Group on planning initiatives for the village out-lined the proceedings for creat-ing focus groups geared toward developing the 20-year capital plan. Commercial, residential, and recreational developments were discussed in an insight-ful overview of the village’s potential.
Village rebranding initiatives were also discussed and will be implemented by creating com-munity, business and residen-tial profi les online.
“They will be compiled in a way that is friendly and will encourage people to invest in what the village has to offer,” said Mayor Juras.
The recommendation for a No-Smoking Bylaw for public areas has been deferred until 2015 for a strategic planning session. “The public needs more information and educa-tion on this issue — however, we’re seeing people complying without the Bylaw. We want to handle this slowly, so that ev-eryone has all the information from the correct sources,” said Mayor Juras.
Change to zoning bylaw deferredJEFF NAGELBlack Press
ICBC is asking regulators to approve a 5.2 per cent increase in basic auto insurance rates.
The public auto insurer said the rate hike would cost the average customer an extra $40 per year if approved by the B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC).
The rate hike is to take effect November 1st on an interim basis while the BCUC reviews the application.
A previously approved 5.2 per cent rate hike that took ef-fect in 2013-14 means drivers will soon be paying 10.4 per cent more than they did in 2012 for basic coverage.
ICBC blamed the latest increase on a continued rise in injury claims costs paid to crash victims for pain and suffering, fu-ture care and lost wages. Bodily injury claims hit $1.9 billion in 2013, up $73 million from 2012 and by more than $500 million from fi ve years earlier. Legal and medical costs are also up.
Drivers’ rapidly growing use of cellphones and other per-sonal electronic devices behind the wheel is one of the fac-tors ICBC cited for the rise in injury claims.
Distracted driving is the second leading cause of fatal car crashes in B.C. — killing 88 people a year — and is the leading cause of rear-end crashes that often cause injuries, spokesman Adam Grossman said.
Grossman was unable to provide details justifying why ba-sic rates should be 10.4 per cent higher than 2012 when the injury claim cost increase from 2012 to 2013 was only four per cent. The full rate hike application is to be fi led Friday.
Consumers Association of Canada president Bruce Cran said it continues a pattern of steeper increases in basic rates on which ICBC has a monopoly, but more restraint on optional coverage rates where it must compete.
He also took aim at the provincial government’s continued raiding of ICBC coffers for general revenue.
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invermerevalleyecho.com A5Wednesday, September 3, 2014 The Valley Echo
Looking beyond the numbers — at more numbers
With summer coming to an end, we are about
to enter a busy season in the world of local government. The fall is always a busy time of year for most people, local governments included. In Sep-tember, we have our annual conference (Union of Brit-ish Columbia Municipalities), which is open to all local gov-ernment elected officials and senior staff in the province. This includes both municipalities and regional districts. This year it is being held in Whistler. This is our opportunity to network and build rela-tionships with colleagues as well as meet with ministers and ministry staff on topics that are important to our valley. The Regional District of East Kootenay has requested sev-eral meetings with ministers on topics such as Windermere Creek, Columbia Lake Park and backcountry use.
In addition, there is an elec-tion this fall for local govern-ments. General election day is Saturday, November 15th. In the past, our terms have been for three years. However, legis-lation was recently passed and the terms are now four years, w h i c h brings B.C.
in line with the rest of Canada, as well as other levels of government.
Currently, I am complet-ing my second term as the RDEK Director for Area F. Area F includes the communities of Fairmont, Windermere and Panorama, as well as all the rural areas in between. It is a large geographic area with diverse com-munities. While being a director has its ups and downs (as with any job), I have enjoyed
my time as a director over the past six years, learning a lot along the way.
The five Columbia Valley Directors (myself, Gerry Taft, Dee Conklin, Ute Juras and Gerry Wilkie) have a strong working relationship with successes over the years. We know there are changes coming. With Mayor Conklin
not running for re-election, there will be at least one new face at the table.
Myself, I am intend-ing to seek re-elec-tion on November 15th. I have enjoyed working with com-
munities acting as a resource to them in helping achieve their goals. I look forward to continuing with this work in the future.
Wendy Booth is the Regional District of East Kootenay Director for Area F and the RDEK board’s vice chair. She can be reached at [email protected] or 250-345-6155.
As the month of August came to a close, the British Columbia School Trustees As-
sociation (BCSTA) issued an open letter urging the provincial government and the BC Teach-ers’ Federation (BCTF) to look beyond the numbers in the ongoing education dispute.
“The issues are complex,” states BCSTA presi-dent Teresa Rezansoff in the letter. “This is not just about money.” What is missing in the letter is the fact that the B.C. Supreme Court has de-clared the BC Liberal government’s 2002 Bill 29 — which stripped class-size and composi-tion language from the teachers’ contract — unconstitutional, which resulted in savings of
hundreds of millions of dollars for the govern-ment since it paved the way for the closing of almost 200 schools across the province, and the laying off over 3,000 teachers and 1,500 support workers in the years that followed. There is no call for better funding from the province in the letter other than referring to the strike savings. No mention of the illegal actions of the govern-ment. No mention of a 2013 Statistics Canada re-search paper on operating expenditures per stu-dent in public and elementary schools , which shows that, in 2010/11, B.C. spent an average of $10,405 a student compared to the national av-erage of $11,393, for a difference of $988.
According to The Globe and Mail, The B.C. Ministry of Education says it calculates per-pupil funding — not operating expenditures
— by dividing the total of 2013/14 interim op-erational grants to school boards ($4.7 billion) by interim full-time enrolment for the same year (544,106). This means the government estimates the 2013/14 per-pupil funding aver-age to be $8,654 — a number that it says has “risen more than 38 per cent since 2000/01,” ac-cording to the government. Alberta, which also calculates per-pupil funding this way, averaged $10,111 each for the 2013/14 school year, while Ontario averaged $11,266.
The BCSTA needs to do a better job of ad-vocating for the students for which they are responsible by calling for the government to obey the rule of law, provide more funding to reduce class size, and more funding to provide adequate support for special needs students.
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TREETSTHES
How do you feel about the government providing funding for wildlife crossings?
“As long as the structures are effective, that’s all that matters. If fatalities can be prevented then the funding is defi nitely justifi able.”
Joel Nafziger Ontario
“I think it’s a great use for the money. There are so many incidences of fatal collisions betweens animals and vehicles on the highway.”
Sarah MillerInvermere
“Keeping the roads safe is important, especially on summer long weekends. As long as it works and it’s cost effective — great!”
Ben JantziOntario
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PINIONOThe elephant in the room: arguing differences of opinion
Dear Editor:
Over thirty years ago and in response to the “war in the woods” on the coast in which the Haida Nation and other con-cerned citizens were reacting to rapacious logging practices, the B.C. government ini-tiated a province-wide Land Use Planning Process that would take nearly twenty years to complete. The objective was to provide “certainty on the land base” for investors, citizens and licensees.
B.C. had reached a point in its history where the lay of the land was well known, many of its riches were laid bare, and some fl ooded. Numerous interests and stake-holders had been issued overlapping rights and licences on the 94 per cent of the prov-ince’s land base, which was “owned” by the Crown and managed by an ever-growing BC Public Service, made up of the some 40,000 bureaucrats, in collusion with big union partners and big business stakehold-ers (see Forestopia by M’Gonigle and Par-fait, Harbour Publishing).
The thinking was to rent out the land base to as many interests as possible.
As time went on, not surprisingly, user con-fl ict grew and, as well, the patient First Na-tions were out of patience. A made-in-Cana-da constitution “brought home” in 1982 had set in motion an examination of past Indian Affairs practices and diligent First Nations leaders were exploring Section 33 of the
Canadian Constitution that guaranteed ab-original rights and title. The quest for a post-colonial vision for Canada was on.
As it is turning out in British Columbia, much of the lands on which the colonial bureaucracy, unions, and rich stakeholders were feeding actually belongs to the First Nations.
Few treaties had been negotiated with B.C. First Nations and provincial bureaucrats were knowingly in denial with regards to what constituted aboriginal rights and title — they smugly stat-ed that First Nations were a federal prob-lem. An unsuspect-ing public was to fi nd out differently. Again and again, the courts ruled in fa-vour of First Nations land claims, forcing the preservationist Government of British Columbia and their bureaucrats to recog-nize, compensate, reconcile and partner.
What a mess!To add to this disarray, American-style ac-
tivism reared its ugly head, usually led by expats who had moved north laden with romantic dreams that anything north of the 49th was an “Alaskan” wilderness full of unsophisticated Canadians in need of their leadership.
These social activists identifi ed some
greater evils threatening “their” wilderness, ponied up an American-style ideological war, and occupied citizen groups like the fl edgling East Kootenay Environmental So-ciety. EKES was started by a few well-mean-ing folks who tendered what were, at that time, relatively new ideas like recycling, bet-ter landfi ll practices and higher standards for sewage treatment.
The activists, however, with their dreams of becoming “saviours” of the new wilder-ness they had “discovered”, politicized these
organizations, driv-ing many original members away with their readiness to perpetrate personal attacks and pursue ideological agendas.
I think people thought that if they just quit the organi-
zation, maybe after a while these activists would just go away. But they didn’t go away. The East Kootenay Environmental Society, now occupied by ideologues, was selected for a seat at the land use planning round-table and then proceeded to turn what was a fairly civilized discussion into a platform for an ideological campaign complete with grandstanding speeches, fl ag waving, enemies and polarization.
Ideologues need organizations, heroes, sacred ground and causes to sustain them-
selves. This was provided by the foundation work and vision for a Purcell Wilderness Conservancy that was laid out by three lo-cal students who, aided by an Opportuni-ties for Youth Grant in pursuing a recreation management course at Selkirk College, and by the concerns already being raised by the local guide outfi tting community at Land and Resource Management Plan meetings, reopened the Earl Grey Trail.
Since those early days, quite a few persons have since stepped up to take credit for sow-ing the seeds that led to the establishment of the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy. But it was the visionary students who fi rst un-derstood that the future for conservation lay in wilderness tourism. The guide outfi tters understood that a conservation strategy for the Purcells was necessary or road building would put them out of business.
It is my opinion that the confrontational style of personality attacks and polariza-tion tactics adopted by some during the land use planning processes has led to dis-trust, entrenchment, disappointment and hard feelings regarding proposals and fu-ture management co-operation.
What the activists failed to grasp and re-spect was that Canada, for all its shortcom-ings, was not created out of the fi res of a revolution with heroic individualists lead-ing charges, waving fl ags and demonizing all those with whom they disagreed.
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The activists, however, with their dream of becoming “saviours” of the new wilderness they had “discovered”, politicized these organizations...
NEXT WEEK’S QUESTION:Do you think enough is being
done to mitigate animal-vehicle collisions in
Kootenay National Park?
QUESTION OF THE WEEKDo you think the province will legislate
A wildfi re burning near the south end of Lake Winder-mere was discovered on Wednesday, August 27th, fi ve ki-lometres west of the southern shore of Lake Windermere, and fi re crews attended immediately.
As of The Valley Echo’s press deadline on Friday, August 29th, the fi re was 4.4 hectares and 50 per cent contained, with 25 fi refi ghters, two helicopters, seven planes (four 802 Air Tractors, two Convairs and a Bird Dog), a water tanker truck and two pieces of heavy equipment all in-volved in the efforts to fi ght the blaze.
“They are making good progress on it, crews are still working on containment,” said Southeast Fire Centre fi re information offi cer Fanny Bernard, speaking on Friday, August 29th.
The fi re was human-caused, but exactly how it began is still under investigation, according to Ms. Bernard.
Flames from the fi re were visible to Invermere and Win-dermere residents during the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, August 27th, but by Friday, August 29th only a faint smoke plume could be seen.
The fi re was one of three new fi res in the Invermere and Cranbrook area, but the only one in the Upper Columbia Valley area.
The Southeast Fire Centre had air patrols and fi re war-dens doing road patrols in advance of the Labour Day long weekend, in an effort to detect and to prevent any more fi res.
“Things are getting drier, especially with the wind,” said Ms. Bernard. “There’s unsettled weather in the forecast and the fi re danger rating in the Invermere and Cran-brook area is rated as being moderate to high.”
The White complex of fi re burning south and west of Ca-nal Flats is now no longer classifi ed as a wildfi re of note by the Southeast Fire Centre, since the six fi res that make up the complex are all at least 90 per cent contained.
B.C.’s Southeast Fire Centre (which includes the entire Kootenay region) has had 277 wildfi res this year, 224 of them caused by lightning strikes.
Open fi res are currently banned in the Southeast Fire Centre, but half-metre by half-metre campfi res are al-lowed, as long as people have eight litres of water and a hand tool nearby, to be able to quickly put out the fi re should it get out of control.
Wildfi re crews battle small fi re near lake
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The creation of a fl owing system is of utmost importance and part of the challenge, accord-ing to Trevor Kinsley, project man-ager for Parks Canada.
“Banff — that’s kind of the big driver, we’ve been into it for over 30 years and we can build on those successes,” he said.
“What differs here is that we’ve got these major transportation corridors running through our national parks and that creates pretty signifi cant challenges — the reason for the park was driven by the need for a road, which isn’t common in places like Yosemite or in Yellowstone. They didn’t have the major infrastructure is-sues that led us here.”
The concern of the project is to facilitate transportation from two different perspectives: maintain-ing the highway effectively and conserving an effective ecology, which also harnesses the movement of people and wildlife as organically as possible.
The structures are built in a manner conducive to the surrounding habitat. “When overpasses are built, we vegetate them, but not the underpasses because of the lack of sunlight down there,” said Kinsley. “We will also put in some trees and a pond if there is an existing gap on the highway.”
The animals are adaptive and, given enough time, they have shown that they will use the structures.
“Even if they don’t look pristine, if they’re in a place where animals encounter them, there will be a tendency for the animals to use them,” said Kinsley.
According to Wilks, in the end it’s about safety. “Even if it’s just a stretch of fi ve kilometres, if that
stretch helps prevent something from occurring, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that we should continue in the future. It’s about safe road travel, and all of Alberta (is) on the road (for long weekends),” Wilks said.
The new fencing and crossings in Kootenay National Park are slated to start next spring.
From left to right: Trevor Kinley, Project Manger Parks Canada, Pat Thom-sen, Executive Director of the Mountain Parks - Parks Canada, Dr. Colin Carrie, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment and Member of Par-liament for Oshawa, David Wilks, Member of Parliament for Kootenay–Colum-bia, Rick Kubian Resource Conservation Manager for Parks Canada. PHOTO BY ERIN KNUTSON
Above: The fi rst moose using one of the new under-passes on Highway 93 South in Kootenay National Park. Below: An ariel overview of the wildlife crossing struc-tures on Highway 93 South in Kootenay National Park. PHOTOS BY PARKS CANADA
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You are invited to a meeting to discuss the draft Agricultural Plan, ask questions and provide feedback on the draft plan. The meetings will be hosted by the consultant, Dave Struthers.
Monday, September 8th 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Jaffray Community Hall7375 Jaffray Village Loop Road
Wednesday, September 10th 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Windermere Community Hall4726 North Street, Windermere, BC
The same information will be presented at both meetings.
Paper copies and comment forms will be made available at the meetings. If you are unable to attend a meeting or wish to have the draft to review in advance, the Draft Agricultural Plan is available at www.ekag.ca and at the Cranbrook and Invermere RDEK Offices.
Contact Dave Struthers, Agricultural Consultant at Vast Resource Solutions, 250-426-5300 or [email protected] for more information.
A local couple is beaming with pride, after their granddaughter helped Can-ada earn a silver medal at the recent women’s World Cup of rugby.
Al and Bunny Turner have lived in the valley for 40 years, but one of their proud-est moments occurred earlier this month in France, when their granddaughter Jessica Gaudry Dovanne helped Canada’s women’s rugby team battle to the championship match for the fi rst time ever.
Although the Canadian women ultimately came up short against England in the fi nal match and had to settle for silver, the Turners are still delighted.
“Canada is really starting to get into it with the women’s rugby, so we were really quite proud to have Jessica there playing,” said Bunny.
Al has a particular attachment to Jessica’s rugby career, since he played rugby when he was in the military, in almost the same position as Jessica. Jessica plays wing, while Al played fl y-wing (just outside the wing position).
“It was a long time coming; she had been working hard at it for years,” said Al, speaking about Jessica’s part in the team’s best-ever World Cup performance.
“It was a great accomplishment for both her and the team,” he said.“It feels amazing, we were so supported,” said Jessica. “We absolutely went into
the tournament with the goal of medalling, so even though some of the other teams, such as England or France, probably weren’t expecting Canada to reach the fi nal given our previous results in World Cups (fourth and sixth places), we were not surprised.”
Jessica has been playing rugby for 12 years, starting in high school and ini-tially began playing for Canada’s national sevens rugby team (a version of rugby played with seven players on a team), then moved to playing the full game (which has 15 players on each team).
“The 15 is the game I fell in love with, so it’s great to be playing it for Canada,” said Jessica. “It’s been a long haul, but this (World Cup) has defi nitely been a dream.”
Jessica has spent many summer vacations in Windermere, visiting her grandparents, and has fond memories of the valley.
“I love Windermere, it’s a great place,” she said, recalling a particu-lar affi nity for the valley’s mini golf and go-kart opportunities.
Jessica has had four knee surgeries, the most recent in December, which has led her to the diffi cult recent decision to retire — for the time being — from sevens rugby. Instead, she will focus solely on the full game, a move that means she likely won’t be suiting up for the Canadian women’s Olympic team.
The Rio 2016 Olympics will be the fi rst to feature men’s or women’s rugby, but the countries will play sevens rugby there rather than the full game.
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Above: Canada’s women’s rugby World Cup team, with Jessica Gaudry Dovanne on the left. Jessica is the granddaughter of longtime valley locals Al and Bunny Turn-er. Below: Jessica in action during the women’s rugby World Cup in France earlier this August, in which Canada earned silver. PHOTOS BY IAN MUIR/RUGBY CANADA
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SHEILA TUTTYCanadian Cancer Society - Columbia Valley Unit President
Across B.C. and the Yukon, there are about 15,000 people who lend their hands and hearts to eradicate cancer and enhance the quality of life for those living with cancer.
The Columbia Valley Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) consists of approxi-mately 30 like-minded ladies, some of whom have been volunteering for 50 years, and what great contributions they have all made in the drive to eliminate cancer. We’d like to invite you to join us!
It is a great opportunity for you to make a positive impact in your community, be part of a great group of ladies, share your experience, learn new skills and develop lasting friendships. We meet once a month, except for the summer months and usu-ally not in November or January. A couple of times a year, we meet at someone’s house for a potluck meal.
Contrary to popular belief, you do not need to be a cancer survivor, just someone who wishes to see the day when there is no cancer.
Some of the things our local unit does are the Daffodil Campaign in the spring, and
the selling of Daffodil Pins. Members also volunteer twice a year when the Mammo-gram Van visits the valley.
In the past, the local CCS successfully lobbied local council to ban cosmetic pesti-cides in Invermere, and have had a number of forums, including prostate cancer, nu-trition, pesticide free gardens and lawns. They have also worked with DTSS students on the dangers of tanning and tanning beds.
In previous years, the unit has supported the Relay for Life, and this year we tried something new with our Giant Garage Sale, Golf the Valley Raffl e and the Summer KickOff Party.
We are planning educational meetings in the upcoming months to help provide valuable information for your health.
The fi rst meeting of the season is on Tuesday, September 9th at the Anglican United Church. Mia Gardiner, volunteer engagement co-ordinator, will be doing a presenta-tion on volunteerism within the CCS — it should be a great info session.
Don’t be shy, come out to one of our meetings. Or if you want to talk about it prior to attending, call me. You do not have to dedicate a lot of time, but as the saying goes: “Many hands make light work.” Email [email protected] or phone 250-342-9059.
OMMUNITYC Local unit of Canadian Cancer Society seeking volunteers
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Canada was created through agreement. A confedera-tion, Canada remains a constitutional monarchy with a tradition of proposed ideas that are discussed and debated. Evidence is presented, the rule of law is ap-plied, and a consensus derived. An elected body or its designates make decisions that takes into consideration that there is disagreement, but does make a decision for what it believes to be the greater good of the society — it then being self-evident that participants in the process abide and respect the decision.
In thinking back to the time of the land use table dis-cussions when, as a technical writer, I was contracted to create an unbiased narrative that represented the vari-ous sector viewpoints, it seemed to me at the time that many people were shocked, intimidated and concerned by the campaign style tactics of the activists who were now at the table. In the end, people were just too darn polite to point out to them that this was not the way dis-cussions took place in Canada.
It needs to be said that many immigrants from the United States and others did not subscribe to the use of social revolutionary tactics and have rather presented
their arguments analytically or through good science to bear directly on complex and diffi cult issues. With these folks, I have no quarrel. I respect their right to an opinion that may not be the same as mine and, because we are in this together, respect the contribution they make to decision-making. In return, I want to be able to present a point of view on issues without being demonized.
One may not agree with every decision — you win some, you lose some. But, in the spirit of compromise and good faith that most of the time the right thing is being done, we Canadians go along with decisions that have gone through an open process or, if we cannot abide by the decision, then proceed through the courts or tackle the issues directly.
Ours is not a perfect system — none are — but we generally work our way through diffi cult issues despite the cynicism of some. Not every decision turns out to be the best one in the long term, but many are, so we move forward as a community rather than becoming enemies. Because we are not enemies and have not resorted to tactics, we listen to each other with consideration and can adopt good ideas.
There are those who wish to replace this decision-mak-ing process and custom with revolution and anarchy or a system where whoever can run the best defamation
campaign will get their way. Not me. The First Nations of B.C. have utilized demonstrations
from time to time to draw attention to their concerns. How-ever, they have successfully proceeded with their argu-ments through the courts. They have made their arguments and won. Rule of law has been applied and the reasons for decisions are online for anyone to read and understand.
Even though the B.C. government public service has dragged its feet and sidestepped court-ordered recog-nition, reconciliation and accommodation, many First Nations leaders have shown great patience, forbear-ance and statesmanship. As they say, “we are not going anywhere.” I admire them greatly. There are good people working to make our environment green and sustain-able, but there have been those who have relied on slander and polarization to incite hatred in aid of their opinion. These people have undermined the credibility of the environmental sector, a loss to us all.
Peter Christensen has a home near Radium and lived in the Columbia Valley for 40 years. He worked as a Tech-nical and Creative Writer, Wilderness Guide, Park Ranger with 10 years in the Purcell Conservancy, in Skeena Re-gion as North Coast Sr. Ranger and, as Aboriginal Rela-tions Program Specialist BC Parks. More recently for Hai-da Fisheries in Marine Use Planning.
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Canada’s day of bittersweet redemption Editor’s note: The following article commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Septem-
ber 1st liberation of Dieppe by Canadian troops in 1944 — two years and thirteen days after the disastrous raid, considered the worst military setback in Canadian history.
Larry KingContributed
How could it be this easy, this return to that port, its name “Dieppe” now seared infamously into Canada’s national memory for the past two years and thirteen days? There, on August 19th, 1942, 6,000 soldiers, 5,000 of them Canadi-an, attempted the first Allied landing against Hitler’s “Fortress Europe”. His most renowned general, Erwin Rommel, had since been further fortifying German de-fences along the English Channel of occupied France. From England, across this narrow passage, an inevitable amphibious invasion would certainly be launched. Was Hitler’s “Atlantic Wall” impregnable, as Nazi propaganda vaunted, certain this would reach the ears of Allies planners in England? The horrendous casual-ties of the nine Canadian and two British commando regiments of the Dieppe Raid reinforced that boast, reviving the term “cannon fodder”, referring to Cana-dians in the same seemingly callous way that British commanders deployed their troops in the trench warfare of 1914 to 1918.
Of the soldiers of the 2nd Division, Canadian Army nearing Dieppe in late August 1944, very few were returning. All nine regiments landing two years and thirteen days ago had then been decimated. For example, 502 of the 553 members of the “Essex Scottish” (an infantry regiment of the Cana-dian Army), in which three of my uncles had enlist-ed, were casualties left on the beach. Each regiment had to painstakingly rebuild, as each had merely 25 or so survivors for this return engagement. As all of our fighting men were volunteers to this point. Dieppe hardly spurred enlistment.
None of the nine had regained sufficient strength to land on Juno Beach by D-Day, June 6th, 1944, the epical event that occurred three months prior to their return.
D-Day succeeded with casualties far fewer than its planners anticipated. In large part, said Allied com-manders, due to bloody lessons learned at Dieppe. Cold comfort to Canadian soldiers, but regardless of their scepticism, they were as determined to re-turn to Dieppe as they had been eager to undertake the raid. To that end, after the Battle of Normandy, the task assigned to the Canadian Army was to seize key ports along the Channel to allow for easier mas-sive transfers of manpower and materiel essential for the Allied advance to Berlin.
An aerial bombardment with offshore shelling from battleships was planned for early September 1st to soften German defences at Dieppe prior to the 2nd Division’s entry, this time by land two years and thirteen days after the raid. These preliminar-ies were eerily similar to the plans that provided utterly inadequate support for the landings two years and thirteen days ago. Now, in a cruel twist of irony, they were unnecessary.
After overcoming heavy resistance during its inexorable slog along the Channel, the 2nd Division’s last 70 kilometres to Dieppe seemed a romp. It met only spo-radic sniping as the German army, the Fuhrer’s once-invincible Wehrmacht, accept-ing the inevitable, hastily withdrew to defend Germany’s Rhine frontier. Thus the taking of Dieppe was almost a formality, yet nonetheless highly symbolic and a tonic to a war-weary nation and much more so for the nine regiments seeking some atonement for the carnage wrecked upon them two years and thirteen days ago. It
also offered welcome deliverance to the beleaguered citizens of occupied Dieppe.A halt was ordered outside city limits the eve of August 31st. When the 2nd
Division, Canadian Army entered next morning at 10:30 a.m., it was as spiffy for a “spit-and-polish” parade as field conditions permitted — cold-water shaves, shined boots, freshly-pressed uniforms from the quartermaster. The tumultuous greeting this time was purely vocal, from overjoyed citizens several ranks deep lining the parade route where two years and thirteen days ago they crouched in cellars, puzzled as to what had unleashed that hellish artillery fire pouring from their cliffs, unaware that Canadians were attempting a futile landing on their beach. First to enter Dieppe, buildings still pockmarked by bullets fired two years earlier, were the regiments from August 19th, 1942. To reporter Ross Monroe, accompanying the 2nd Division, this was “the most impressive and meaningful Canadian parade of the war.”
The initial orderliness eventually disintegrated, not from withering enemy fire, but from effusive, long-repressed citizenry pressing forward offering flow-ers, wine and embraces. Parade marshals, likely aware of casualties in battles to come, allowed their “lads” to be swept away by the crowd. None paid café bills this day; many were treated to home-cooked meals in spite of the privations of rationing imposed by the occupiers. (One man I met at the Square du Canada, Dieppe in 2004, said the raid was his earliest childhood memory. He had a jaun-diced, albeit humorous, opinion of his Canadian liberators, in sharp contrast to that of his fellow Dieppois. Email me for his story of his life between the raid and the day of liberation.)
In spite of entreaties to celebrate, for the 25 or so from each regiment who landed here two years and thirteen days ago, there was a greater necessity. However painful, they steeled themselves to revisit that beach where, on its shingle, man and vehicle floundered with fatal consequences. Formidable concrete defences of the past had been strength-ened further; the esplanade now fully barbed-wired, the beach now thoroughly mined. Then, led by locals, also non-festive, they reached a plot smothered with so many fresh flowers that the plain nameless wooden crosses were hard to discern. Lo-cal people situated this cemetery to overlook the beach. Without being ordered by the Germans, they removed over 900 dead raiders, burying them here where they dutifully maintained this ground. They were ordered not to put flowers on graves nor erect any memento to the slain. Plans of the plot were clandestine, with each deceased ID recorded to match each cross location, so that his name could be properly inscribed on his cross after the Occupa-tion. A strengthening onshore wind now chilled the exposed hilltop cemetery.
They could hear comrades and other Dieppois beckoning them to join festivities in the town cen-tre. Memories of two years and thirteen days ago would never be erased, but they would attempt to
set them aside for a short bout of merrymaking. They had earned it.Mathew Halton’s broadcast of the Canadians’ entry into Dieppe can be heard
online at: archives.cbc.ca/war_conflict/second_world_war/.../13810/. Handkerchiefs recommended. The author is a retired secondary school teacher living in Toronto, and the author
of “A Dieppe Boy’s War”, published in 2004 by Esprit du Corps and Our Canada magazines. He can be reached at [email protected]. Much material for this article is found in The Canadians at War: 1939-1945, Reader’s Digest Association and Gauntlet to Overlord by Ross Monroe.
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The Canadian memorial service on September 3rd, 1944, in the cemetery near Dieppe where the Germans had buried the Canadian dead in 1942. PHOTO COuRTESy Of MAPlElEAfuP.CA
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3RD : WEDNESDAY• 11:45 a.m.: The Rotary Club of In-vermere meets every Wednesday at the Curling Rink.• 7 - 9 p.m.: Artist opening at Pynelogs. Feature artist show in-cludes Ingrid Vincent, Japhy Hunt, Jim Lawrence, Ron Robinson, Sebastien Bell and Silena Ewen. Show runs until September 14th.
4TH : THURSDAY • 12 - 1 p.m.: Ask a Librarian / Drop-in tech support at the Invermere Public Library. Every Thursday. For more info, go to invermere.bclibrary.ca.• 7 p.m.: Adult Drop-in Ultimate Fris-bee, at the DTSS fi eld every Thurs-day. Free, beginners welcome.
5TH : FRIDAY• 8 - 10 p.m.: Columbia Valley Twirlers Square Dance weekend at the Radium Community Hall. Callers will be Rick and Kathy Utter from Moyie Springs, Idaho. Mainstream Dance, Friday 8 p.m., $6 per person, and Saturday 7:30 p.m., $7 per person. For more information, contact Albert and Carol Robideau at 250-347-6573, or [email protected].
6TH : SATURDAY• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Invermere Farm-er’s Market, downtown Invermere. Every Saturday through Septem-ber 13th.• 11 a.m.: Saturday story time kick-off at the Invermere Library. Story time every Friday and Sat-urday morning.• 1 p.m.: 4th annual Parkinson’s Superwalk at Pothole Park. Reg-istration at 1 p.m. For more info, call Grace at 250-342-6764.• 8:30 p.m.: Kootenay Savings Out-door Movie Night 2014 at Radium’s Central Park. Free movie on a 3-sto-rey screen. Bring an item for your lo-cal food bank. Drive-in style. Movie begins at dusk, rain or shine. Con-cession available. Visit kscu.com.
7TH : SUNDAY• 6 p.m.: European Dinner at the Edgewater Legion. $15/adults, $13/seniors, $13/under 12. Cab-bage rolls, perogies, beef stroga-noff, swedish meatballs, Russian or Ukrainian borscht, harvest beets, peas, noodles, mashed po-tatoes, and more.
SEPTEMBER 10th - 16th
10TH : WEDNESDAY• 2:15 p.m.: Seniors’ Day at the In-vermere Library on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Bus provided. For more informa-tion or to pre-register, contact 250-342-6416.• 6 p.m.: PJ Story Time at the In-vermere Library. Runs the second Wednesday of each month. To pre-register, contact 250-342-6416 or visit invermere.bclibrary.ca.• 6:30 - 8 p.m.: Traditional Knowl-edge Sharing at Lake Enid. The Stevens family from the Shuswap Band will lead an interpretive walk as part of Wildsight’s ongo-ing Lake Enid Restoration Project. Free event. Meet at the main park-ing area at Lake Enid. For more information, contact [email protected].
12TH : FRIDAY• 8 a.m.: Rocket Mass Heater Work-shop, presented by Groundswell and DirtCraft Natural Building. Two and a half day workshop runs through to September 14th, 5 p.m., during which you will help construct a full-scale and fully operable RMH for heating a large greenhouse at Edible Acres. $295, includes lunches. Only 14 spaces available. Register online at groundswellnetwork.ca/event/rocket-mass-heater-workshop.
13TH : SATURDAY• 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Invermere Garden Tour. Self-guided tour. Passports available at groundswellnetwork.ca.• 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Salmon Festival at Kinsmen Beach. Free festival includes a selection of local mu-sicians, Ktunaxa Dance Troupe, salmon information pavilion, guest speakers, cultural demonstrations, face painting, BBQ and more. Visit columbiasalmonfest.ca.• 12 - 3 p.m.: Drop-off of gently used stuff for the Wilmer Garage Sale at the Wilmer Community Hall. Also September 16th and 18th, 5:30 - 7 p.m. For more in-formation or to volunteer: Pam
Meunier, 250-342-2019 or Mary Jolicoeur, 250-341-6272.
14TH: SUNDAY• Fall Equinox Mini Sporting Clays at the Lake Windermere District Rod & Gun Club. For more info, visit lwdrodgun.com or call 250-341-3254.
16TH : TUESDAY• 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: Competent Composting workshop at the Community Greenhouse, hosted by Groundswell. Monthly, April through September. $30. Regis-tration online at groundswellnet-work.ca/events-calendar.• 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: OPT clinic at the Invermere Health Unit. 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. Confi den-tial service: low-cost birth control, and STI testing.
SEPTEMBER 17th - 23rd
17TH : WEDNESDAY• 6 p.m.: Writers’ Workshop at the Invermere Library. Join this monthly group to inspire your creative writing. Sign up by con-tacting the Library: 250-342-6416.• 7 - 9 p.m.: Artist opening at Pynelogs. Feature artist show includes Claire Dibble, Anne Ait-ken Anderson, Kathleen Stead, Patrick Yesh, Susan Fahrni and Silena Ewen/Maegan Stanbury’s pysanky/painting collaborations. Show runs until September 28th.
19TH : FRIDAY• 4 - 8 p.m.: Rockin’ on Main at the Radium Visitor Information Centre. Market and live entertain-ment by 60 Hetrz (5 - 8 p.m.).• 7 - 9 p.m.: Registration for the Columbia Valley Classics 25th an-nual Autumn Car Show & Shine at the Radium Seniors Hall. Live entertainment by Blues Brothers Too. Visit radiumcarshow.com.
20TH : SATURDAY• 7 - 10 a.m.: Pancake break-fast at the Radium Seniors Hall, part of the 25th annual Show & Shine. $5/person. Hosted by the Radium Fire Department. Visit radiumcarshow.com.• 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Wilmer Fall Sale-abration, a fun garage sale and community celebration. Dona-tions of items welcome. All pro-ceeds go to fi nal renovations of the Wilmer Community Hall. For more information or to volunteer:
Pam Meunier, 250-342-2019; Mary Jolicoeur, 250-341-6272.• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Columbia Val-ley Classics 25th annual Autumn Car Show & Shine at The Springs Golf Course driving range. Live entertainment by Blues Broth-ers Too, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Visit radiumcarshow.com.• 12 - 4 p.m.: Rockin’ on Main at the Radium Visitor Information Centre. Market and live entertain-ment by Marty & Eli (1:30 - 3 p.m.).• 4 p.m.: Cruise to Invermere, as part of the 25th annual Show & Shine (Not a Car Club sanctioned event) Please follow traffi c control - police presence with zero toler-ance. Visit radiumcarshow.com.• 8 p.m. - 1 a.m.: Dance, with the music of Metro Beat, as part of the 25th annual Show & Shine. At the Invermere Curling Centre. $25/person. Dress up in 50/60s-style costumes for a chance to win a prize. For more information, visit radiumcarshow.com.
21ST: SUNDAY• 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Windermere Fall Fair and Scarecrow Festival at the Windermere Community Hall. Scarecrow parade, kids’ zone, mar-ket vendors. Contests for baking, fl oral, horticulture, photography, scarecrows and more. For more in-formation, contact Pat van Regen at 250-342-3857, [email protected].• 7 p.m.: Movie at the Museum. Visit windermerevalleymuseum.ca or call 250-342-9769.
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Answers to August 27th:
Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fi ll each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. Figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers named, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Don’t make any rash moves in the next few days, Cancer. For whatever reason your common sense meter is a little off. You may want to run ideas past a trusted friend for a while.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, if you want to get involved in something, then by all means give it your best shot. If it’s something foreign to you, let others take the reigns until you’re more comfortable.
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20There’s more to the story than meets the eye, Pisces. Quick judgement may land you in hot water. Wait for the dust to settle.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21You sometimes change your moods on a whim, Gemini. But lately you have been more steadfast in your convictions. This behavior will continue for some time.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Much is going on, Taurus, and you have trouble zeroing in on a focal point. Unless you make a list of all you want to accomplish, you may get lost in the shuffl e.
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20Aries, take the high road when you fi nd yourself in the midst of a disagreement with a friend. It may be tempting to stick to your guns, but the disagreement is nothing too signifi cant.
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23There are only so many hours in the day, Libra. You need to pick and choose your activities accordingly. You likely will not be able to squeeze everything in.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, you’re wearing your heart on your sleeve this week. Don’t worry, as your willingness to share your emotions will endear you to others.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, unless you try you will never be able to tell if something is within your capabilities. Do not be afraid to fail. It’s better than putting in no effort at all.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18It is okay to have strong opinions, Aquarius. But respect the opinions of others who may disagree with your point of view. Learn how to walk away from pointless situations.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20The friends you thought you could count on turn out to be the real deal, Capricorn. Just see what they have in store for you this week. You will be so surprised.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21A new perspective is all you need to feel better this week, Sagittarius. A change of scenery or even looking to an old friend for advice can make a real difference.
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CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORYWINDERMERE
VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY
ANGLICAN-UNITED100-7th Ave., Invermere
250-342-6644Reverend Laura Hermakin
wvsm.ca Worship Services
Every Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Christ Church Trinity,
Invermere1st and 3rd Sunday, 9 a.m.
All Saint’s, Edgewater.2nd Sunday, 7 p.m.
St. Peter’s, Windermere
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
250-342-6167Pastor: Father Gabriel
Confession: 1/2 hr. before MassCanadian Martyrs Church
Elder Mr. Jan Kascak will be sharing his testimony.
“K.I.D.S.” Church, for children Age 3 to Grade 1; and Grades 2-6, during the
Morning Service.
VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY
Hwy. 93/95, 1 km northof Windermere250-342-9511
Pastor: Murray Wittkevalleychristianonline.com
Sunday Service10 a.m. Worship & Word
Kid’s Church Provided
Sharing TruthShowing Love
Following the Spirit
ST. PETER’SLUTHERAN MISSION
OF INVERMERE100 - 7th Ave., Invermere
250-426-7564Pastor: Rev. Fraser ColtmanPastor Rev. David Morton
Worship ServicesSundays1:30 p.m.
Christ Church Trinity,Invermere
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER
DAY SAINTS5014 Fairway,
Fairmont Hot Springs250-341-5792
President: Adam PasowistyColumbia Valley Branch
Worship ServicesSundays
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Graphic DesignerWe have an opening for a graphic designer in our Invermere newspaper offi ce. We are looking for someone with a graphic design background and who has a solid understanding of production principles, advertising design and lay-out.
The selected individual will have knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including In-Design; be profi cient with internet and e-mail/FTP protocols; and have a working knowledge of MAC OS, hardware and software. A self-motivated individual with high organizational skills is required, with knowledge of pre-press and technical requirements, as well as excellent multi-tasking skills and the ability to do some type-setting and copy writing.
We are looking for an individual with strong PR skills and an ability to translate verbal requests to print concepts.
Please send resumé with cover letter by September 5th to:
Rose-Marie FagerholmPublisher
PO Box 70, #8, 108-8th AvenueInvermere, BC, V0A1K0
MILLIGANSHAYNE ROY: Passed away suddenly at home in Princeton on August 17 at the age of 55 years.Shayne has been
living in Princeton with his caregivers Bob and Sharon Paterson. He had lived in Canal Flats and Invermere, BC prior to 1991 where he worked for BC Forestry Service and Invermere Forest District.Shayne was predeceased by his father Roy (1978), and mother Kathleen (April 2014). He will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by his brothers John (Ineke) Milligan, Ryan (Michelle) Milligan, and sisters Sharon (Wayne)Bamford, Noreen (Gene) Stadler, his nieces and nephews, and caregivers Bob and Sharon. Memorial contributions can be made to Princeton General Hospital.Condolences can be sent to the family by visiting www.Hansonsfuneral.ca.
Help WantedHelp Wanted
PARTS Counter Position Campbell River Equipment Sales (CRES) Ltd. is a locally owned and operated NAPA Auto Parts associate store servicing the automotive, logging, mining, and fi shing industries, as well as retail sales. CRES is seek-ing a quality counter person for a full time position. Send resume to [email protected]
Employment
Help Wanted
Fairmont Bungalows is looking for full or part-time
housekeepers. Free living accommodation available. Phone 250-345-6365 or
InformationALCOHOLICS Anonymous - If alcohol is causing problems or confl ict in your life, AA can help. Call 250-342-2424 for more information. All meetings are at 8 p.m. Invermere: Satur-day, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday groups - Colum-bia United AA at the BC Ser-vices building, south end, 625 4th Street Invermere. Radium Friendship Group: Friday, Catholic Church. All meetings are open with the exception of Tuesdays.
CANADA BENEFIT Group - Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll-free 1-888-511-2250 or visit us online: www.canadabenefi t.ca.
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TravelFOY SPA RV Resort has more winter fun for less! Hot mineral springs, events, ac-tivities, fi tness, entertainment, Canadian friends in southern California. foyspa.com, or 888-800-0772.
RV OWNERS, winter vacation in Arizona. $999.99 three month rental special, large RV lots, activities, entertainment, Pet Friendly. 480-363-2087, [email protected]
Employment
Career Opportunities
EXPERIENCE IS an asset - We offer free recruitment ser-vices for people aged 45 and over across Canada. Register now at: www.thirdquarter.ca or call toll-free: 1-855-286-0306.
Employment
Help WantedAn Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)723-5051.
Construction Laborer, ex-perienced framer and car-penter. Full time position to work in the Valley. Contact
Ken @ 250-341-1886
Obituaries
Employment
Help WantedINVERMERE PETRO
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part time employment. Apply in person to185 Laurier Street,
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Pickers$10,000 Signing Bonus for qualifi ed applicants!! Picker Operators, Winch Tractor Operators, Lowbed Hands, Heavy-Duty Mechanic needed. Apply with resume and ab-stract to offi [email protected] or call Jeremy at 778-256-4258
Employment
Trades, TechnicalEDMONTON BASED Compa-ny seeks qualifi ed & experi-enced Buncher, Skidder Op-erator & Processor Operator. Fort McMurray, camp work, 21/7 rotation, fl ight in/out pro-vided, safety tickets and driv-ers abstract required. Fax 780-488-3002; or email resume to: [email protected]
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Part and Full-time Positions Available
Start date: ASAPFood Service Supervisor
Permanent, ShiftJob Description Available in Store
7 positions availableNo education required
One to two years experience required.Nights/early mornings/weekends
$12.12/hour + medical/dental/group benefits.
Food Counter AttendantPermanent, Shift
Job Description Available in Store12 positions available
No education or experience required.Nights/overnights/early mornings/ weekends. $11.05/hour + medical/dental/group benefits.
Apply in person, via email ([email protected]) or by fax (250-341-3177) for both positions.
0911611 BC LTD o/a Tim Hortons496 Highway 93/95 Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K2
Connect with uscbt.org/careers 1.800.505.8998
BUSINESS ANALYST, COLUMBIA BASIN BROADBAND CORPORATION
Career opportunity
The Business Analyst will be responsible for providing financial and business analysis related to CBBC strategies and operations. This is a permanent, full-time position based out of our Castlegar office.
Apply by September 12, 2014.
Join the Invermere A&W Team!
We’re looking for a few good people who are interested in joining our awesome guest service and kitchen teams!
We Offer:• Stable year-round employment• Competitive wages• Benefit plan for full-time staff available after
6 months of employment• Scholarship program for students• Flexible schedules to meet your needs• Uniform and training provided• Friendly and fast paced work place environment• Opportunities for advancement
Apply in person or at www.aw.ca
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Business Opportunities
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Education/Trade Schools
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Trades, TechnicalEDMONTON BASED Compa-ny seeks qualifi ed & experi-enced Mulcher Operators. Seasonal work in Fort McMur-ray and area. Camp work. Safety tickets and drivers ab-stract required. Work to com-mence the last week of Sep-tember approximately. Fax 780-488-3002; or email: [email protected]
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Home ImprovementsFULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928
Merchandise for Sale
Misc. for SaleFIREWOOD
Support Rockies Hockey.Fir,Pine, & Larch.
Phone 250-342-6908HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?KILL BED bugs & their eggs! Buy Harris bed bug killer com-plete treatment program or kit. Available: Hardware Stores, buy online: homedepot.com
Merchandise for Sale
Misc. for SaleA- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS
Used 20’40’45’ 53’ and insulated containers all
sizes in stock. SPECIAL
Trades are welcome.40’ Containers under $2500! DMG 40’ containers under
$2,000 each.Also JD 544 &644 wheel
Loaders Wanted to buy 300 size
hydraulic excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108
Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com
KILL ROACHES! Buy Harris Roach Tablets. Eliminate bugs- guaranteed. No mess, odorless, long lasting. Available at Ace Hardware & The Home Depot.
STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.
FIREARMS. ALL types want-ed, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed dealer. 1-866-960-0045 www.dollars4guns.com.
Real Estate
Apt/Condos for SaleRadium Hot Springs
Riverstone Villas Condo, 122-4835 Radium Blvd.
3 large bdrms, 6 appl, cntrl vac, fi replace, hardwood
fl oor in living room, garage, skr. tub, walk-in shower, deck, lots of cupboards, open kitchen/dining. End
unit. One owner. $165,000. 250-342-7608.
Rentals
Apt/Condo for Rent2BDRM, 1 1/2 BATH apart-ment for rent, in Canal Flats. Great view, 2parking spac-es, F/S, D/W, W/D, freezer, microwave. $800 + utilities & D.D. Available Oct/Nov.
Call (250)349-5306 or (250)489-8389.
Windermere Akiskinook Resort
1 bdrm furnished condo, wifi , 42” plasma TV, beach, hot
tub, pool. $800/mth + hydro. N/P, N/S. Sept - June. [email protected] or
403-293-3870
Commercial/Industrial
In Invermere - For rent 503 7th Ave., formerly
Valley Spas, 1950 sq. ft., call 250-342-0603 or
250-341-5845.
Suites, LowerSpacious, 2-bedroom
basement suite downtown. Walk to Kinsmen beach. 4 appliances, backyard
amenities. Rent includes heat, hydro, water. N/P, N/S,
no partiers. References & deposit required.
250-342-7590.
Transportation
Auto Financing
Transportation
Auto Financing
Cars - DomesticFor sale 2008 Toyota Yaris, 4 door 110,000 kms, new brakes, summer and winter tires, roof box, cheap on fuel, good condition, asking $7,500. Edgewater, 250-347-0033.
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Safety Tip:Our roads will be busy this long weekend so make sure you know how to merge safely onto the highway. Scan traffi c for a safe gap—don’t forget to shoulder check—put your left signal on,
and match your speed to the pace of traffi c.
Question of the WeekToday we offer tips to students on the best value new and used cars. How much was your first car, what was it and how long did you keep it?
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Cool back to college cars for under $15,000While some lucky students may have received new cars as high school graduation gifts, the odds are most will have scrimped and saved from part-time to buy that first set of wheels.Whatever the financial circumstances, young buyers will surely share the desire for a car that is economical to operate. Here are five picks available in Canada for under $15,000 – all prices quoted exclude taxes and delivery charges.
B Nissan Micra: $9,998The Micra is back after a 21-year absence and it’s a more than welcome return. It has a European style, boast-ing 60/40 split rear seats and back seat heating ducts as standard fare.A 1.6-litre DOHC 4-cylinder engine matched to either a 5-speed manual transmission or a 4-speed automat-ic transmission powers it and the estimated fuel economy is 8.6/6.6 L/100km (city/highway).
C Chevy Spark: $11,945The Chevy Spark is cute as a bug. Its list of standard safety features, which includes 10 air bags, helped make it an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick for 2014.
Extra dollars bring techy additions that transform it into a Wi-Fi hotspot and enable the downloading of useful in-car apps to aid navigation. An Ecotec 1.2-litre, four-cylinder engine, mated to a five-speed tranny, pro-vides the Spark! Sips gas at 6.4/5.7 L/100kms (city/hwy).
D Toyota Yaris Hatchback: $14,255At the time of writing, only the 2014 version is available but the new look 2015 is on its way, so look for deals on the outgoing car. The proven 1.5-litre engine and five-speed manual transmission remain – currently offering a fuel economy of 6.7/5.5 L/100kms (city/hwy) – and pricing will likely be similar with added features. Power windows and a 6.1” display audio multimedia system with USB audio input and Bluetooth
capability will be standard.
E Ford Fiesta: $14,394Shop around because I’ve seen discounted base models recently for the sedan and hatchback ver-sions recently.Ford is about connectivity and few extra dollars will add desirable tech features to the info/audio
system, which already includes a USB port. The base engine is a 1.6-litre four-cylinder engine or the new three-cylinder 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine is an op-tion. Both are gas-miserly: 7/5 L/100kms (city/hwy) for the 1.6, 6.2/4.3 for the three-banger.
F Honda Fit: $14,635The very reliable Fit has been redesigned for 2015 and now include Bluetooth connectivity and a rear-view camera as standard equipment. It also gets a boost in power with a new 1.5-litre engine, matched to a 5-speed manual shift that pumps fuel at the rate of 7.1/6.5 L/100km (city/hwy).
‘‘Whatever the financial circumstances, young buyers will surely share the desire for a car that is economical to operate.’’Keith Morgan
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Five more worth a long look…◼ Hyundai Accent: $15,169 ◼ Mitsubishi Lancer: $14,998 ◼ Kia Rio: $15,480 ◼ Dodge Dart: $15,995◼ Mazda2: $14,450
Also today, Bob McHugh picks five used cars that sell for under $10,000 – all Driveway content can be viewed online at drivewaybc.ca.
The Natural HomeProudly serving the valley, The Natural Home provides
a wide range of quality furniture, window coverings, custom drapery, bedding, mattresses, lighting, artwork, outdoor furniture and kitchen accessories, interior design and consulting. A key focus is to provide quality options that range in price and style, including pieces that are unique in design and function.
We invite you to browse through our in-store selection or work with our staff to custom order to your taste and needs.
We are also home to “The Blind Guy”, Mr. Bill Cropper, who has been dealing in Hunter Douglas Window coverings in the valley for the past 18yrs; need a blind specialist, contact The Blind Guy here at 250 342 8668.
Also, in house is Erin Reid Design Ltd., a full Interior design service; in the valley, for over a decade. Erin Reid Design focuses on the desire and needs of clients with close attention paid to lifestyles and budgets when creating plans. These design plans are stylish and will outlive changes in trends. Connected to quality builders, sub-trades and craftsmen.
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