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October 21, 2004
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Contents
News
2
Perspective
4
Youth
6
Food
9
Sports
13
Faith
15
Jumbo Still
in Limbo
2
Photo by
Joe Lucas
Building
Boom
3
Wheelchair
Access
Girl’s Best
Friend
8
page 6
Photo by Elinor Florence
2 • The Upper Columbia Pioneer
VALLEY
October 21, 2004
JUMBO: IT’S NOT OVER YET
The safety of the road to Jumbo was one of the major concerns of people who expressed their opposition to the resort.
By Elinor Florence
Pioneer Staff
It will probably be another year before Jumbo
Glacier Resort developers apply for their final permit, says Grant Costello of Invermere, vice-president of the proponent Glacier Resorts Ltd.
Last week the province’s Environmental Assessment Office granted an environmental certificate
for the Jumbo Glacier Resort to proceed.
“The major hurdle has been passed,” Mr. Costello said. But there are two outstanding issues before
the $450-million resort gets the green light.
First the developers must come up with a satisfactory Ski Area Master Plan and Master Development Agreement. Those must be approved by Land
and Water B.C. Inc., the provincial agency in charge
of ski resort permits.
“Although the master plan is essentially complete, we understand that the review process might
take another six to eight months,” he said.
The final step is to rezone the property itself.
That will come before the 14-member council of the
Regional District of East Kootenay.
Rezoning won’t take place without a public
hearing. Once again opponents of the project will
have the opportunity to express their concerns. Potentially, the regional district council could stop the
project altogether at this point.
“This will be the biggest public hearing in the
history of the regional district,” said Invermere
Mayor Mark Shmigelsky, who sits on the regional
council. “It will be our job to listen to people all
over again.”
Although the Jumbo Creek Conservation Society is disappointed with last week’s decision, members are pleased that the final decision will be made
at the local level, said spokesperson Meredith Hamstead. “Now it’s in the hands of the communities
who are most impacted,” she said.
The regional district is the size of a small European country with 56,000 permanent residents. It
rises from the U.S. border on the south to just north
of Spillimacheen, and includes Kootenay National
Park and the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy.
Sitting on the regional district council are the
mayors of eight towns including Invermere, Radium, and the newly-incorporated Canal Flats.
The other councillors represent six rural areas,
including Klara Trescher of Electoral Area G, encompassing Radium to Spillimacheen; and Martin
Cullen of Electoral Area F, which encompasses Panorama and takes in the proposed Jumbo resort site.
Regional district councillors must remain tightlipped about their position pending the rezoning
process for fear of prejudicing the case in advance.
However, Radium Mayor Greg Deck – who is
also the current chair of the regional council - has
previously expressed his support for Jumbo, while
the Invermere mayor has said he is opposed.
Since the process could easily drag on for another year, those councillors may be out of office by
the time the rezoning application comes forward.
Municipal elections are slated for November 2005.
In the meantime, the Jumbo Creek Conservation
Society will keep the issue in the public eye. “We
don’t want people to feel resigned,” Ms. Hamstead
said. “The battle isn’t over yet.”
Shadow population casts cloud over RCMP
By Elinor Florence
Pioneer Staff
The local RCMP detachment is overworked and
understaffed, according to the acting head Corporal
Dale Morgan.
He told Invermere council last week that the local detachment is temporarily operating with seven
members rather than the usual 10, but even when
it’s at full strength the force is still short-handed.
Corporal Morgan is acting head of the detachment since Sergeant Ed Kalin retired a few months
ago. The sergeant has not yet been replaced, one
member is on maternity leave and one member is
on paternity leave, he said.
He told council that the “shadow population”
demands much of the RCMP’s time and energy, yet
those numbers are not taken into account by the
province when assigning staff levels.
“We are staffed for 9,000 permanent residents,”
He said the shadow population means more alcohol-related offences like public consumption of
alcohol and noisy parties, plus an increase in highway traffic accidents.
Corporal Morgan said calls for service have doubled in the past six years since the Invermere and
Radium Hot Springs detachments amalgamated,
without any increase in staff. In 1998 the RCMP
responded to 2,000 calls for service, and this year it
will answer 4,000 calls.
Some of those calls, he explained, are more demanding than others. For example, the recent propane truck explosion in Kootenay Park required two
Corporal Dale Morgan
members to work full-time on the investigation for
he said. “On any given day in peak season that num- three days. “That’s counted as one call,” he said.
ber might rise to between 35,000 and 50,000.”
Adding Jumbo to the mix would create a logisTo make matters worse, some of our visitors tical challenge for the RCMP, he said. “Driving 60
have “a resort mentality,” he said.
miles out of town on a gravel road in severe winter
“They think they can party because it’s their conditions to respond to a call from Jumbo would
playground, but they forget it’s also our home.”
be a nightmare.”
October 21, 2004
NEWS
The Upper Columbia Pioneer • 3
Building Boom Hits Town
the A&W in Athalmer. The building permit must now be finalized, and a construction start date has not been finalized. The general developer is Pointe of
View in Calgary. One of the company’s directors is Doug McIntosh of Radium
Hot Springs, who previously developed Radium Hot Springs Resort.
• Westside Park: The first six homes at the south side of town along 13th
Avenue have been sold, and another 21 lots are available in the second phase.
Two show homes are open for viewing, says local realtor and developer Barry
Brown-John. He’s aiming to provide lower-cost housing in an area where prices
are skyrocketing, and so far the new homes are priced below $200,000. Future
plans include another 80 single and multi-family homes, plus a new convenience store facing 13th Avenue.
• David Thompson Terrace: Emerald New Homes, which built Black
Forest Heights and River Stone Villas in Radium, are constructing four separate tri-plexes overlooking Pot Hole Park. Eleven of the 12 units have been sold.
The company is headquartered in Airdrie.
• Lochend in the Valley: Building permits have been issued for eight single-family homes at Lochend, located on 10th Avenue north of Carriage Court
Apartments. Previously one duplex was constructed and sold, and now the
Calgary owners will complete the project, said project manager Bob Kelly.
• Heron Point: Building permits have been issued for three separate buildings on the hill overlooking Pynelogs with 84 units in total. The first building
is completed and construction has not yet begun on the second building. The
Calgary-based company is selling “fractional ownership” in the condos.
• Columbia Garden Village: Owned by Golden Life Management of
Cranbrook, this three-storey complex located next door to the Invermere and
District Hospital will include 63 apartments for seniors plus a dining room,
crafts room and other common areas. The units are currently about 70-percent rented, with completion date of next May. The provincial government will
fund eight units for people who need assisted living.
• Columbia House Long-Term Care Facility: The province’s Interior
Health Authority is adding another 15 beds with an allowable expansion for
five more. This will effectively double the size of the facility, which is attached
Invermere Building Inspector Kim Leibel looks at yet another set of building plans. to the local hospital. Construction will be finished by spring.
• Chisel Peak Medical Center: The building permit is now being finalized
By Elinor Florence
and the three doctor owners - Theresa Ross, Mike Walsh and Francois Louw
Pioneer Staff
- plan to start construction in spring and be open in September 2005. A full
house will see six doctors and a pharmacy, with an extra 5,000 square feet availThe value of building permits issued this year in Invermere alone will break able for future expansion.
the $20-million mark, doubling the previous record.
• Digits: The owner of Digits Information Technology Services in Athalmer
“It’s just crazy,” said Invermere building inspector Kim Leibel, who has a wants to build a new two-storey, 13,000-square-foot building across the street
stack of new applications on his desk. “We always knew the valley would grow, to house his computer outlet. Don Palmer of Invermere, who owns the business
but in the last year it has exploded.”
with two Calgary shareholders, has not yet received a building permit.
Mr. Leibel said more than 100 permits will be issued this year, including the
The
63 individual units in the new Columbia Garden Village senior residence.
The previous record year was reached in 2002 when construction of the new
Heron Point condominiums boosted the total to $9.5 million.
Here’s a roundup of the town’s biggest developments:
• CastleRock Estates: About half of the 92 individual lots in the first phase
have been sold and a couple of homeowners have begun construction, although
occupancy permits can’t be issued until services are in place. The second phase
has 100 lots and 36 condos for sale. The sewer line is being laid down Westside
Road to connect CastleRock with the town’s sewage lagoon. The completed
project will see 550 private homes and 450 condominiums, a joint venture between David Behan of Fairmont Hot Springs and Bill McIntosh of Invermere.
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• Quiniscoe Homes: After building several custom homes in the valley,
Quiniscoe will now tackle a residential-commercial complex including about
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October 21, 2004
PIONEER PERSPECTIVE
A call to
youth
Is there anything
left unsaid about the
ongoing Jumbo Glacier
Resort Controversy?
Last Thursday, after
the Provincial Government granted environmental approval of the
6,300 bed, 104-hectre
development, our streets
where taken over by media. The CBC, The CalBy Bob Ede
gary Herald, CFCN, The
Globe and Mail and The National Post all had reporters looking for people to provide quotes to show
just how polarized this community has become.
With emotions running high there was no shortage
of fevered opinion.
Here at The Pioneer, we have chosen to ask the
youth of the valley what they think. In this issue and
in the coming weeks we will bring forth some of the
opinions and concerns.
How will this decision affect them, now and in
the future? Will Jumbo Glacier Resort be everything
the proponents claim, providing jobs, wealth, and
tax revenue to build roads and hospitals? Will the
development proceed with minimal damage to the
environment? Or are we on the brink of losing much
more than will be gained?
Will we be endangering our wild spaces, cutting
areas in half with roads and development and then
in half again until we are left with small islands of
managed “wilderness” unable to sustain wild species
such as the grizzly bear?
Most people came here due to development. We
have all prospered by taking from nature, and no,
most we have taken has not been renewable. We are
all responsible for trees being clear cut, the mountains being scarred for the ore they hold and for the
effluent in our rivers. Developers and conservationists calling each other selfish over any one issue will
not change this, nor will it guarantee a future with
mindful prosperous development and a healthy environment. For this to occur it will take cooperation.
Our youth has a part to play in this decision and
the decisions in the future. It is them and their children with the most to gain or to lose. It is up to us
to listen.
HISTORICAL LENS
Feeding the Deer, circa 1920
Historical photo from the Ede Collection
What does it take to become a local?
When people talk
about “locals” I’m
always reminded of a
remark that someone
made to me a few years
ago: “Of course, Winn
Weir isn’t a local. She
didn’t even move here
from Cranbrook until
1929.”
For those of you
Opinion by
new
to the valley, Winn
Elinor Florence
Weir was one of our
grand old ladies, very active in the community, a
writer and historian, who passed away last year. I’m
sure it would have come as no surprise to her that
after seven decades, some of her contemporaries
still didn’t consider her to be a “local.”
My definition of a local is much more liberal.
If this is your permanent address, then you are
a local, no matter whether you arrived yesterday or
50 years ago. You have taken the jump, made the
commitment, moved your belongings and filled
out your change-of-address cards.
And it really doesn’t matter where you came
from. Whether you are from Alberta or Newfoundland or Madagascar, you now belong to this group
of individuals who have chosen to call the Windermere Valley home.
Obviously time will strengthen your bonds to
the community. The people who have been here
all their lives know so much more about the place
We want to hear your comments and opinions. than the rest of us – every fishing hole, every conPhone 341-6299 or email: [email protected]
The
voluted family relationship. (Newcomers, don’t say
anything about anybody until you know whether
he is so-and-so’s first wife’s cousin).
But in the eight years I have lived here, I’ve
developed some very strong ties to this place. Our
children have attended all three local schools and
worked at local businesses, we have experienced
anniversaries and graduations and funerals, we
have built our dream house here. And of course,
my mother moved to Invermere when I did, and
wherever my mother lives feels like home to me.
My children also tell me they consider this
place home. My daughter Katie, who is away at
university in Calgary, hopes to live here again some
day. She says: “Whenever I come through Sinclair
Canyon, I feel a burden lifting from my shoulders.”
Over the next few years we will see many, many
new people arrive in this valley. They will make a
difference. Much of that difference will be positive.
In the past week I’ve chatted with newcomer
Fran Ryan, who volunteers almost daily at Columbia House, I’ve met a fairly recent resident Lynn
Knell, who organized a knitting group for seniors,
and I’ve run into Cam Berry downtown, who has
been working towards the restoration of Pynelogs
since he moved here a few years ago. They are just
three of the many people who are using their energy and talents to make this valley a better place.
Let’s welcome the next batch of newcomers,
because we share with them a very powerful common bond: the sense of being blessed to call this
place home.
That makes us all locals.
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October 21, 2004
Invermere to ‘act quickly’ on park request
A unanimous resolution directed administration to pursue a free Crown
grant for the property.
However, Mayor Mark Shmigelsky warned several concerned citizens who
attended the meeting “not to get your hopes up.” The provincial government
has indicated that it plans to sell Crown land to the highest bidder. The property has not been appraised but the value is believed to be more than $1 million.
Buzz Harmsworth, who spoke to council on behalf of the group, urged
council to request “this small parcel of Crown land in an ocean of private land.”
He added: “It’s almost impossible to get off Westside Road any longer because
it’s all privately-owned.”
Council’s next step is to find a government ministry willing to sponsor their
application for a free Crown grant. If and when that application is accepted, a
public review process will take place. The District will now begin the search for
an appropriate ministry to sponsor the application.
Council was asked why it cannot simply maintain the zoning of this property as P2, or Parkland. “If it is zoned Parkland, it is worthless to a developer.
How is the market value established?” asked one member of the audience.
Chief Administrative Officer Patrick Robins explained that zoning is only
one of the factors used to establish fair market value. And Mr. Shmigelsky
added that council cannot commit to a particular zoning prior to a public hearing as this would be prejudicial against the applicant.
Moreoever, he explained that the zoning is not set in stone, since future
councils could change the zoning - or in a possible scenario where a major development is planned, the provincial government can override municipal zoning.
Map courtesy from The District of Invermere - not to scale
The proposed park is located next to the new CastleRock subdivision. Mayor Shmigelsky said it had been brought to his attention that the CastleRock deBy Elinor Florence
veloper, who has expressed his interest in purchasing the land for development,
Pioneer Staff
is marketing his property as “bound to the east by undeveloped crown land that
is proposed as a regional park.”
Invermere council will now formally request the provincial government for
Council was also asked how much money is available in the parkland fund
a 90-acre gift of Crown land known as Lot 4616 on the south side of town to - the reserve that is set aside when developers pay cash in lieu of donating five
use as a public park.
percent of land to the District. The audience was told that there is only $17,000
At the last council meeting Councillor Bob Campsall urged the town to act in the fund, and that would hardly make a dent in the purchase price.
quickly. “We should request an immediate meeting with the people in CranA petition with 367 signatures supporting the acquisition of the park was
brook to find out how to proceed,” he said.
previously presented to council and MLA Wendy McMahon. At the council
The next step is to meet with a representative from B.C. Land and Water meeting, another 68 signatures were presented to council for a total of 435.
in Cranbrook - the Crown corporation set up to administer Crown land in the
That figure amounts to more than half of the 788 people who voted in the
province.
last municipal election.
Dogcatcher supports pit bull ban
By Elinor Florence
Pioneer Staff
The Regional District of East Kootenay thought
they had the pit bull problem licked a few years ago
when they decided to charge $1,000 for a pit bull
licence.
But dog control officer Sam Fiddler said she
was flabbergasted when someone approached her
recently and told her he was ready to pay $1,000 for
the pleasure of owning a pit bull. “He’s waiting for
the puppy to be born right now,” she said.
Last week Ontario became the first province in
Canada to ban pit bulls altogether. Current owners
in that province must have their pit bulls neutered,
muzzled and on a leash if in public. Attorney General Michael Bryant referred to the fierce dogs as
“ticking time bombs.”
Ms. Fiddler agrees with Ontario’s decision.
“People don’t understand that owning a dangerous
dog is like owning a loaded gun,” she said. “Aggression can be turned on, but it’s very difficult to turn
off unless the dog has been properly trained.”
Ms. Fiddler had one harmless encounter with
a pit bull when the owner was incarcerated by the
local RCMP and she was called to pick up the dog,
which was locked in a garage.
“It turned out that the dog was very sweet, trem-
bling with fear. I ended up keeping her in my house
until the owner was released from custody because I
didn’t know how she would react to the other dogs
in the pound,” Ms. Fiddler said.
Another man wasn’t so fortunate. He was driving through Fairmont Hot Springs when he experienced car trouble and pulled over on the shoulder of
the highway. “He was just standing beside his trailer
when a pit bull that was being walked by his owner
attacked him and bit him in the crotch area,” Ms.
Fiddler said.
“The owners were able to call the dog off. The
man went to hospital but luckily his wounds weren’t
serious. The owners had the dog put down immediately.”
Meanwhile, Invermere residents don’t have to
worry about being attacked by a pit bull because
there aren’t any here. “If there was a pit bull here, I
would know about it,” said the town’s dog control
officer Carol Dobson.
She said there was a pit bull in town for a few
months that used to get loose and run around and
frighten people. “I would get called constantly,” she
said. Luckily the dog and his owner moved away. “I
sure don’t want any in my area,” she said.
Invermere has no special bylaw provision for pit
bulls. Licences cost $10 for neutered dogs, $30 if
not neutered.
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6 • The Upper Columbia Pioneer
October 21, 2004
YOUTH
TEENS SPEAK
How do you feel about Jumbo Resort?
“I don’t like the idea of Jumbo Resort
because it would make our little town
a much bigger place and affect all of
our lifestyles. It would also largely take
away from the enviroment.”
Kaleigh Oglestone
DTSS
“I don’t think the Jumbo Resort should
go through because we already have two
ski hills and a third is not needed. It will
not only raise prices, but many people
will go to Panorama and Fairmont.
Taryn Ukass
DTSS
My horse, my friend
Melinda Drews of Invermere, age 15, wrote this for her high school’s creative
writing class after suffering the loss of her older brother in a car accident. It was
recently published in a newspaper called Horses All. Here she is pictured with her
quarter horse Tucs Tee-Bar.
Black, mud-covered wheels try to grab hold of the wet cement as they
screech to a halt. The green Dodge Caravan, which was once a loved way of
transportation, flies uncontrollably through the air, and lands in front of oncoming traffic. Mom is unconscious, Dan is dead, and Dad is lying head-first
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“I’m for Jumbo because of the job opportunities and the skiing conditions.
All year-round skiing would be sweet.”
Thomas Page
DTSS
on the steering wheel. The sound of the horn is never ending. It plays in my
mind over and over again.
It takes a moment for me to realize that the deafening sound of the horn is
really the sound of my alarm clock, urging me into another day. While my eyes
get used to the bright sunlight, they fall upon a picture taken three years ago.
We were in the Dominican Republic, my family and me. Sporting new tans
and sun-bleached hair, we stood for the last family picture that would forever
be cherished. Salty spring breezes rippled through our uncombed tresses as we
waited for the click that would allow us to break pose, and run back into the
calling water.
After climbing into a shower that was too cold, and brushing my teeth with
water too hot, I fling open the door and begin the five-minute walk down to
my horse’s barn. As I come around the last bend, I glimpse his smooth chestnut
coat and I smile. There isn’t a time that goes by where I can’t look at my horse
and feel lifted. He is my true survival. It’s not the pills that doctors stuff me
with, not the endless hours of counselling in a shadowed room. It’s Tucs (my
spoon full of sugar that helps the medicine go down) Tee-Bar.
When I groom him, I can groom away the pain. While I tack him up, I
drop the smiling mask that covers my true emotion. As I swing myself onto the
tanned saddle, I’m swinging out of reality, and into my dream world. The only
way to disappear from pain is to gallop as fast as Tucs will carry me. Breathing
in the rich scent of horse, all my troubles seem to evaporate. We leave behind
death, and roll around into the galaxy where life is never lost. Coiling my fingers through his tumbled mane, I grip the feeling that will hold me down before
I allow myself to float away.
I know when I am with him I am ready to face the world. I want to scream
out and tell whoever is in charge of this hell called life, to bring it on. I’m here,
waiting for the moment when I can take back what’s mine, and show him who’s
boss. No one can unearth me when my strength is underneath me. No one can
tell me I’m not brave enough to face whatever lies ahead. With the thunder of
hoof beats in my ears, I will take the world by storm.
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October 21, 2004
Wheelchair-users can’t go far
By Elinor Florence
Pioneer Staff
Grade 4 student Katie Gibbs of Invermere enjoys visiting the Lakeside Pub’s
family eating area, one of the few restaurants with wheelchair accessibility.
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The next time you’re shopping downtown, strolling on the beach or hiking through the forest, ask yourself how you would manage if you were in a
wheelchair.
Glenys Snow Diamond of Radium Hot Springs, who suffered polio as a
child and uses leg braces and crutches to get around, will be asking the community to think hard about accessibility for the disabled.
“With our aging population this is a growing problem,” she said. “Yet new
businesses and housing developments are opening all the time without the special features that many of us need.”
Not only our residents, but more disabled tourists and visitors to the valley
are looking for ways to enjoy this beautiful area, and they’re asking for services
like bigger change rooms at the swimming pools and nature trails for wheelchairs. “Unfortunately our society sometimes lags behind the reality,” she said.
“For example, I’m not aware of one hotel or motel in this area with a shower for
people in wheelchairs.”
Mrs. Snow Diamond said many people are losing their hearing or their
sight and that, too, creates problems. She said about 15 percent of people in
British Columbia now have a disability of some kind. The reason they aren’t
more visible in the community is that the lack of public access restricts them to
their homes.
Not all the solutions are complex or expensive, she said. Some of them - like
building a picnic table that is longer at one end so a wheelchair can slide underneath - just require some advance planning. Other ideas include smoke alarms
with flashing lights, pay phones with an attachment for the hearing-disabled,
and brighter, more visible signage for those with dimming eyesight.
Mrs. Snow Diamond, through the local Family Resource Centre, has received a $2,000 grant from the Columbia Basin Trust Community Initiatives
Program to raise awareness of this issue over the next six months and she will
be forming a focus group to help her. For more information, call the Family
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FOOD
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A couple of half-drunks were well into hamburgers and cook-stove-lid-sized buns and O’Dowd shot
a glance, murmuring: “Those burgers look great.”
Now a guy has to think twice before laying on food
over six martinis. I was giving my menu choice some
serious thought when O’Dowd leaned forward and
in his lowest conspiratorial voice gave Joe his design
for a custom-made burger.
It was to become a Tenderloin sensation, laDoug George
belled a “Sloppy Joe.” A plain hamburger would
never again be the same.
Here is what the shamus dreamed up for Joe to
It was in 1946 that brother Bill and I were do- concoct.
ing some footwork in the Tenderloin District of San
Francisco for Paul T. O’Dowd, who ran a private
1/2 pound of hamburger
detective shop in competition with Pinkerton’s. In
1 whole fresh egg
those days, San Franciscans needed such services
Fresh ground pepper
regularly and our fees were only a few inches above
3 pinches of oregano
minimum wage at one dollar per hour.
3 whole fresh spinach leaves, hand-shredded
O’Dowd was a cagey investigator, having re3 squirts of Lea & Perrins sauce
tired as a senior San Francisco police detective in
Salt to taste
the 1930s. He was well-liked by shifty stool pigeons,
2 shakes Parmesan grated cheese
plainclothes cops and some of the seedy inhabitants
Mould all this into a patty and grill with hot
of the district.
olive oil.
The diner called “Sloppy Joe’s” was alive with
Spread bun with mustard.
chatter and arguments when O’Dowd, Bill and I
Lay on two slices of raw Bermuda onion.
pulled in and took the first three stools vacated at
Granish with dill pickle slices and olives.
the long counter. It was three in the morning. While
Add French fries.
downing half a dozen martinis we had been watchServe with ice cold beer or black coffee.
ing the floor show at a night club. We had come in
from the fog to nurse away our hunger pains.
Joe followed full instructions to the last ingrediBig Joe was slinging specials right and left over
an open grill behind the conter. Two flanker cooks ent. Within 15 minutes he laid the three delectibles
were also working up a sweat with an eye on Joe for before us on platters. Nothing could have tasted betadvice. Sloppy Joe’s was in its busiest hour before ter. The word travelled fast, as the original Sloppy
most revellers would fold up and head into the early Joe burgers came into demand and Joe stepped into
the limelight to proudly prepare and servie his hit
morning mist.
Joe gave us the high sign when we settled in, number on the menu. It was a hands-down winner
then stepped over to ask our pleasure.
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10 • The Upper Columbia Pioneer
October 21, 2004
HAPPY HANDS
Knitter Winnie Loucks, age 86
By Pioneer Staff
The Happy Hands knitting group
has just completed its 50th afghan.
Itʼs a knitting tour de force for
the fledgling group who came together just one short year ago to knit
for needy people in the valley.
The group was formed through
the efforts of valley newcomer Lynn
Knell, who arrived in Invermere
just before Christmas 2002 without
knowing anyone in the community
except her sonʼs family.
“I spent a lot of time that first
winter knitting just to keep busy,”
she said. Then she found a neighbor
who knits, and before long, several
residents at Fieldstone Glen joined
the group.
Within a few months there were
too many women to meet in one
house, and the group split into two
branches. There are now about 20
members.
“Our original idea was to knit
afghans for poor people overseas,”
says Mrs. Knell. “That fell through,
so we looked around the community
instead. This seems like such an affluent place, we didnʼt realize how
much need there was.”
Instead, the group found several
very needy outlets for its knitting
talent.
Their first afghan went to a man
who asked the Christmas Bureau for
a warm blanket and since then, the
group has donated afghans to women and children through the Family
Resource Centreʼs Safe Homes Program, and to victims of accidents or
crimes through the RCMPʼs Victim
Services.
Every local RCMP member carries a homemade afghan in the backseat of the patrol car, and may donate the afghan to whomever needs
a handmade message of hope and
help.
The groupʼs latest project is to
knit “lapghans” - lap-sized afghans
- for every resident of Columbia House for Christmas this year.
That goal has almost been reached.
“Thatʼs special because many of our
members have friends or relatives in
Columbia House,” says Mrs. Knell.
And the afghans are getting more
elaborate. First someone joined the
group who decided to crochet rather
than knit. Then someone else decided to add a special touch by contributing beautiful rose-patterned
squares. Putting together the afghans
in a pleasing blend of colors and patterns has become an art in itself.
“We now have people who donʼt
meet with the rest of us, but they
still like to knit squares and donate
them,” says Mrs. Knell. Anyone who
wants to contribute can knit or crochet eight-inch squares in knitted
worsted-weight yarn.
The only other thing the group
needs now is yarn, and plenty of it.
To donate either knitted squares or
yarn, please call Mrs. Knell at 3423042.
DISTRICT OF INVERMERE
NOTICE
of
Watermain Flushing
The municipality will be flushing its community water system from
October 25, 2004, through to November 12, 2004. This program,
carried out twice yearly, is necessary to maintain the quality of our
water supply. There may be some temporary discoloration of water as
a result of the sediment and organic materials that are being flushed
from the water mains. During this period, disinfection by chlorination
will be continued. To assist the Public Works Department during the
flushing operation, users are advised that if they are experiencing persistent discoloration or odour problems with the water, to immediately
notify the Municipal Office and explain the nature of the problem.
The District apologizes for any inconveniences caused by this operation. For further information, please telephone the municipal office
at 342-9281.
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Fran Ryan outside the Invermere Community Hall
Indoor walking OK’d
People will be able to take their
daily walk indoors after Invermere
council approved the use of the Invermere Community Hall for that purpose.
Following a request from senior
Frances Ryan, council at their last
meeting decided to allow the hall to
be opened for indoor walks. “Win-
ter last year was very treacherous for
walking - for seniors and for most of
the population,” Mrs. Ryan wrote.
Council said it would select a
convenient time period when the hall
could be made available to the public.
The key could then be picked up by
one of the walkers and returned to the
District office.
Watch for Garbage
Days to change
Garbage pick-up days will change to Mondays and Tuesdays after a request from garbage contractor Waste Management of Canada Corporation.
At last week’s counil meeting, Public Works Director Brian Nickaruk
mentioned that the change will benefit the visitor population since the garbage will now be picked up Monday mornings, before many of our “shadow population” head back home after the weekend. Previously garbage was
picked up on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The contractor will also pick up on
holiday Mondays, excluding Christmas and New Year’s Day.
The contractor will bear the cost of informing residents by handouts and
newspaper advertisements. The change will not become effective until everyone has been notified.
Meanwhile construction will begin soon on a new angled roof over the
garbage containers behind the downtown hockey arena. Council has decided
to try to improve the look of the area by protecting the garbage containers.
Fireman’s Ball
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Refreshments: 6:30 pm
Dinner: 7:00 pm
Dancing: 9:00 pm - 1:00 am
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The Upper Columbia Pioneer • 11
October 21, 2004
Celebrate National School Libraries Day
By Anne Jardine, Teacher Librarian at DTSS
If what happens in the classroom is the lifeblood of education, then the library is the heart of
the school. It is no accident that signing out a book
is done at the circulation desk. Tuesday, October 26
is National School Libraries Day - a day to celebrate
reading and learning, and all the wonderful books
and resources school libraries provide for inquiring
young minds. School libraries offer a legacy of literature, discovery, and opportunity in every subject
area.
If your child’s school has a good library with a
teacher-librarian guiding and assisting students in
their curricular and recreational reading choices,
then chances are, once your child ventures into the
library, his or her learning will be enhanced. If your
child’s school has limited or no library staffing, then
opportunities are being lost!
In recent years, school libraries have been losing
their staffing, and much of their resource funding.
yet they valiantly try to be available as much as they
can and keep their programs going as best they can.
Perhaps we should be grateful for what we have. In
nearby School District 5, Fernie Secondary School
has no teacher-librarian this year.
According to a briefing document prepared
for the BC government, one in every four teacher-librarian positions across the province has been
eliminated in the past two years. Here, in the Rocky
Mountain District, the positions have not been
eliminated, they have simply been reduced, in most
cases, by around 10-20%. We may be doing a bit
better than the provincial average, but it is important to remember that in rural areas, pupils have
limited access to public libraries or other cultural
amenities such as museums, science centres, planetariums, art galleries, etc. The school library is the
main way rural students connect with specialized
areas of study.
The BC government has been trumpeting the
cause of early childhood literacy, yet at the same
time, school districts have been gutting the very
program whose whole purpose is to promote and
enhance literacy. The government will tell you that
it is the fault of the districts. The districts will tell
you that with school based budgeting, it is the fault
of the schools. But the real fault is that the system
has been under-funded for many years, under the
watch of more than one government.
Blaming the local authorities is just a way of diverting and diffusing responsibility. A billion dollar
provincial surplus? Time to reinvest in literacy, in
learning, in student achievement. Time to reinvest
District has closed seven schools since 2001, we in school libraries. On October 26, while we are celhave also lost librarian staffing time in ten of the ebrating the great work of school libraries, why not
remaining fifteen schools. Many of the remaining urge local and provincial decision makers to staff
school librarians have such fragmented assignments them fully and resource them more generously and
that they have very little time to be in their libraries, step back and let them do that great work.
Local school districts are being forced by inadequate
funding into making very difficult choices. Classes of
over 30, greater numbers of special needs students,
fewer dollars of support funding have put school
principals into the impossible position of having to
take their teacher-librarians out of the school library
and deploy them in classrooms to create more workable class sizes. Though it has been done, there is no
good educational reason for this choice.
Everything comes down to accommodating the
needs of a budget that is simply inadequate to meet
the educational needs of the students.
In our area, despite everyone’s best efforts,
this trend has prevailed. Our population of school
aged children has been declining. We have lost
whole schools in an effort to keep our service levels for students. Even though the Rocky Mountain
“one in every four
teacher-librarian
positions across the
province has been
eliminated”
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October 21, 2004
Angel in a red truck
By Elinor Florence
Pioneer Staff
When Fran Ryan and Lynne Schnell found
themselves stranded in Kootenay National Park after their Greyhound bus broke down last week, they
were rescued by a young man in a red truck that
they are calling “an angel.”
The two Invermere women, along with six other
passengers, were travelling home from Calgary on
Wednesday night when the bus began to lose power
and slow down as it began the final approach to Radium Hot Springs.
The passengers smelled burning oil and the bus
gradually drifted to a stop before the engine died.
“We all got out of the bus to find black smoke
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stranded. The sky was overcast and the night was
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“I was a little nervous about bears,” Mrs. Ryan
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Within a few minutes several vehicles stopped
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Ekelund of Windermere, owner of Toby Creek Electric.
“When I got past Settler’s Road there was so
much thick, black smoke on the road that I had to
pull over,” he told The Pioneer. “I thought that a
vehicle up ahead had hit the ditch and was on fire.”
His girlfriend Laurie Klassen of Windermere was
following Chris home in her own vehicle, a green
SUV. She also pulled over and stopped. “Just then a
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told us it was the Greyhound bus,” Chris said.
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“We’d like to say thank you to the good Samaritans who looked after our passengers,” he said.
Chris was so helpful that he dropped Mrs. Schnell at the Invermere bus stop where someone was
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“It’s a wonderful illustration of how there are
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SPORTS
The Upper Columbia Pioneer • 13
The Old Zone
Rockies vs. Summerland
By Lindsay Davidson
Summerland 3, Rockies 0
One thing that you can say about watching the
Columbia Valley Rockies, is that you will see some
good hockey. They showed it again Saturday night
as they took on the No. 1 team in the league, the
Summerland Sting. Though the Sting won the game
3-0, I think everyone who watched the game saw an
entertaining hockey game. I can’t help but think that
with a little patience, eventually this team is going to make some waves in this
league. The fact that 15 of the players have never played at this level before, is
actually a credit to the talent level of the players. If they can stay this close to
the top team, by Christmas they will be winning these games instead of losing
them by narrow margins.
Again the Rockies started slowly in the first period as the Sting took the play
to the Rockies. With the shots reading 18-5 in favor of the Sting, TJ had to hold
the fort until his team got it together. About 6 and a half minutes in, Sumerland
got their first goal. But other than that, TJ shut the door. The second period saw
the Rockies come out and take over the play as they outshot the Sting 13-5. I
guess you could say that if they didn’t have bad luck they would have no luck at
all around the net. While they did score one goal, it was called back because it
was deflected in with a high stick.
The third period was fairly even in play with the shots 12-7 in the Stings’
favor. The Sting scored twice giving them the 3-0 win. The final shots were
35-25 in Summerlands favor, but I think over all the play was closer than that
other than the first period. The Rockies need to find some experienced defensemen, and at the writing of this artical, there are two defensemen in town that
the coaching staff are going to look at over the next few days. With a little help
back there for Botts and Hill, maybe the Rockies will be winning these close
games, stayed tuned.
If the dressing room had ears, over Raven.
most of us would be in trouble.
Schedule for Oct.27
Hockey is an amazing sport. It brings
6:45 pm D - B
together fourteen men from different
8:00 pm E - A
backgrounds for a few hours a week.
9:45 pm G - F
We get to know each others problems,
10:30 pm H - C
travel plans and the latest gossip.If
our wives knew what we talked about,
Annual Canal Flats game:
boy would we be in trouble. The
Nov 8
Julien
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Nov 15
Mason
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Nov 22
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Nov 29
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Jan 10
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Name: Jason Botterill (“Botts”)
Number: 8
Hometown: Cranbrook, BC
Date of Birth: March 5, 1984
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 190 lbs
Position: Defense
Favorite Team: Vancouver Canucks
Favorite Player: Trevor Linden
My best moment in hockey: Making the League Finals.
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Phone: 250-342-8366
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CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANT
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302 - 1313 - 7th Ave.
Invermere, BC V0A 1K0
Phone: 342-9285
Fax: 342-0192
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14 • The Upper Columbia Pioneer
October 21, 2004
BUSINESS
Seeing eye-to-eye
By Marianne Thiesen
Since the conception of The Upper ColumbiaPioneer I have been honored to occupy a space in this
fresh, new, homebred paper. I submit articles for their
perusal that are then retyped into their system and
made ready for publishing. A number of steps are
completed. I formulate the original words, they transcribe, and the readers unravel the message based on
their understanding of what was said (i.e. their “frame
of reference”). I now submit another article and if you
are reading this now it means that the editors and staff
of this brilliant paper have allowed it, because it has to do with mistakes. Certainly
they are not errors that posed a threat to life or limb, or that caused life altering
experiences, but errors that occurred in translation and provided me with an opportunity to talk about a truly meaningful topic - communication.
Communication sounds like a simple process- one person conveys a message;
another receives it. But a whole lot can interfere with the process. Errors in communication happen all the time. The message can be misconstrued by various factors
and at any stage, beginning from what is said and how it is initially stated, to any
number of interpretations created by those who translate the message from one to
another. Other factors that can distort communication are differences in thought
processes, knowledge of a particular topic, attitudes of the individuals involved;
even the system used for a particular communication can corrupt the message.
In the business world our methods of communication seem to get more complicated each day. Faxes, e-mails, and telephones often leave us with little time to
talk face to face with co-workers or customers. As our world becomes more dependent on technology it will become increasingly more difficult to ascertain how the
messages we send are being absorbed.
I recently read about a company in the U.S. of A. who had sent a policy change
to all of their managers via e-mail. One manager failed to comply with the new
guidelines, was fired from the company, and subsequently sued for wrongful dismissal. The company was found to be in error. The Court’s decision was based on
the fact that, although the policy change had been e-mailed to the employee and
flagged as being received, the company had failed in its responsibility to ensure that
the policy change had been “understood” by the employee involved. Yes, it happened in the U.S. but the decision could just as easily have been made here.
Communication is pretty important to me. I am a human resource consultant.
I work with companies in all areas of staffing, from the preplanning stages right
through to growth and development. Sometimes I “set up” their H.R. function,
other times I work with personnel departments to update and revise processes that
have become redundant or ineffective. I write job descriptions and other recruiting
documents, performance appraisals, employee handbooks and policy manuals, and
training documents that deal with specific company outcomes - tools of communication that mean nothing unless collective understanding is achieved.
The errors in translation that spurred my thoughts in this direction were minimal, and I only want to mention one at this time because I think the other one
that bothered me may have corrected itself in a subsequent article. Please note
(from “Who do you think you are?”) that I have never been a councilor (a lawyer
or legislator), but have been a counselor (can also be a lawyer but in my case it is
one who advises and shares information - I started out as a social worker before
moving into the field of Human Resources). Spellcheck, for some reason, doesn’t
recognize the word counselor. While I have not the academic accomplishments nor
(unfortunately) the salary of one in the legal profession, the work I do can prevent
employers from suffering through a lot of legal headaches.
As I write this, I am watching my teenagers experiment with different methods
of communication. The music in the background is earsplitting as they talk on
the phone and at the same time carry on conversations with at least five people on
MSN. They write in a code that is unique to their generation and is indecipherable
by anyone older than 20. This generation feels that they are most misunderstood
of all God’s creations. I don’t wonder why.
Comments appreciated!
Marianne owns Individual Impacts in Invermere, a human resources consulting business.
HERE TO SERVE YOU
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Call Marianne at (250) 342-8697
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Your Compounding Pharmacy
• Household • Marine • Automotive • Aircraft
Open Monday - Saturday
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
455 Borden St., Athalmer, Across from Ace Hardware
Box 181, Invermere, British Columbia V0A 1K0
1301 - 7th Avenue, Invermere
342-6612
Phone/Fax: (250) 342-0355 • Email: [email protected]
1309 - 7th Avenue
Box 639
Invermere, BC
V0A 1K0
Buffy Blakley
Tel: 342-6904
Fax: 342-4414
Toll Free 1-877-342-6904
Email: [email protected]
PHARMACY LTD.
Quality, Professional
Upholstery
Barristers & Solicitors
Tel.:(250) 342-3323 • Fax: (250) 342-6265
LAMBERT-KIPP
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Hubbard & Blakley
4836 Athalmer Road, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0
Four Winds Travel
RR3, 790 Swansea Rd., Invermere, BC V0A 1K3
Phone: (250) 341-3607 • Fax: (250) 341-3608
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[email protected]
INSURANCE AGENCIES LTD.
BOX 2228
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742 - 13th STREET
7553 MAIN STREET
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PHONE: 342-3031
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FAX: 342-6945
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Email: [email protected] • Toll Free: 1-866-342-3031
October 21, 2004
The Upper Columbia Pioneer • 15
FAITH
THIS WEEKʼS VALUE!
345-4000
The paths of life
By John Cuyler
“Sticks and stones may break
my bones but words can never
hurt me.” This couldn’t be further from the truth. The words
and the titles that people such as
parents or others hang on us can
either build us up or tear us down.
Strong words spoken in anger by
a parent or a peer can speak destiny over a person’s life. It’s amazing how many adults who struggle with self-confidence testify
to the fact that as children they
often were belittled and made to
feel “no good” by loved ones. . .
“You’re no good and you’ll never
amount to anything!” From the
day those words were heard the
child found himself on a pathway
that left him feeling inadequate
and unworthy. Sadly, many of
these people still bear the scars of
their childhood into their adult
life. “Words will never hurt me?”
I think we’d best think again.
This past weekend Valley
Christian Assembly held an “Ancient Paths Seminar.” For two
evenings and one full day a group
of people came and sat under the
teaching of Craig Hill the founder of Family Foundations International via video. Craig’s vision
for this ministry is to, “help reimpart, back into the culture of
the body of Christ, those safeguards that facilitate the natural
impartation to people from God,
their identity and destiny.”
Although this ministry is a
non-denominational Christianbased organization the teachings
and sessions apply to anyone who
has grown up in a family where
they failed to receive the “blessing” of their parents. After viewing a video session, the group attended small group discussions
led by a trained facilitator where
they helped willing individuals
work through some of these issues. The results in those who
have attended these seminars
have been dramatic. Many who
found themselves on wrong path
in life, found freedom and wholeness through the teachings of the
seminar. They have discovered
how valued they are in the sight
of God and others. Negative behavior patterns were reversed and
marriage and family relationships
were strengthened and restored.
Parents were better equipped to
understand the impact of the
words they speak over their children.
Do you find yourself on a less
than favorable path in your life?
The paths we find ourselves on in
life may have not been entirely
our own choice but thankfully we
can be diverted from the negative
paths life has led us down through
the help of God and the love of
others. We at Valley Christian
Assembly feel that this ministry is
one that will be centered out of
our church and are planning on
holding another Ancient Paths
seminar in February or March of
next year. We feel there is tremendous need to strengthen the lives
of individuals and couples in this
area and beyond and we want to
offer this opportunity to everyone
who is interested. If you are interested in finding out any further
information please can contact
our church office at 342 9511 or
email [email protected].
Jan Klimek
342-1195
Valley Churches
LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH
Sunday, October 24th
10:30 am Worship and Life Instruction
“The Heart Restored”.
Sunday School for ages 3 to Grade 7 during the Morning Service
Sunday, October 31st
10:30 am Worship and Life Instruction
“The Heart’s Path”.
Sunday School for ages 3 to Grade 7 during the Morning Service
Senior Pastor Rev. Dieter Magnus • Associate Pastor Rev. Jared Enns
326 - 10th Avenue, Invermere • 342-9535
WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY
Christ Church Trinity
10:15 am Every Sunday
All Saints, Edgewater
8:30 am 1st, 3rd and 4th Sundays
St. Peter’s, Windermere 7:30 pm 1st Sunday (May - Oct.)
Brisco United, Brisco
8:30 am 2nd Sunday (April - Sept.)
Rev. Michael Rice
110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere • 342-6644
VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY
10:00 am Celebration Service
Senior Pastor Rev. John Cuyler
Highway 93/95, 1 km north of Windermere • 342-9511
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Canadian Martyrs Church, Invermere
Saturday, 7:00 pm Mass
Sunday, 9:00 pm Mass
St. Joseph’s Church, Radium
Sunday, 11:00 am
St. Anthony’s Church, Canal Flats
Mass
Sunday, 7:00 pm Mass
Father Jose Joaquin
1210 - 9th Street, Invermere • 342-6167
John Cuyler is the Senior Pastor
at Valley Christian Assmebly.
Thank you to our
Valley Churches
for their contributions
to this column.
Canal Flats
Fully fenced private yard, new model sits close
to schools, golf, shopping, and all the amenities
of Canal Flats. 2bdrms & a large bath make this
home a nice family starter. MLS# 105670
ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN MISSION
OF INVERMERE
Regular weekly worship services every Sunday at 1:30 pm
Senior Pastor Rev. Bryan K. Schindel
Associate Pastor Rev. Fraser Coltman
at Christ Church Trinity, 110 - 7th Ave., Invermere • 1-866-426-7564
CLASSIFIEDS
Phone: 341-6299
Toll Free: 1-877-341-6299
Fax: 341-6299
Email: [email protected]
Classified Deadline:
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All classified ads must be prepaid
by cash or cheque unless client
has an existing account.
Please read your ad over carefully the first
day it comes out to ensure the information is correct. If you should find an error
in your ad please let us know immediately
by calling 341-6299. The Upper Columbia Pioneer is not responsible for errors
appearing beyond the first insertion. The
newspapers’ responsibility, if any, for errors of any kind is limited to the amount
paid for that advertisement. We reserve the
right to censor, re-classify, revise, edit or
reject any advertisement not meeting our
advertising standards.
MISCELLANEOUS
FOR SALE
New appliance parts for stoves, dishwashers, dryers and washing machines. 1869 13th Avenue or phone 342-6187.
48” round solid mahogany table, like new
$75. Computer desk $60. Large antique
horse wagon $1500. 342-9401.
Shop vaccum - wet/dry 10 gallon, $45
OBO. Craftsman Tablesaw 3/4 horsepower $115 OBO. 342-9636
Large wooden advertising sign, 4’ x 4’.
Complete with set of letters. 342-9636
One 442 lbs doublehorn anvil, one 112
lbs doublehorn anvil, one 6” Postvice. All
items brand new. Please leave message.
342-3470.
Piano. Nordheimer, black, upright, excellent condition. $800 obo, 347-9338
MISCELLANEOUS
FOR SALE
2 Tomas 49cc scooters, his and hers. Only
500 km. $1500 for pair. 1-250-342-2154
AUTOMOBILES
FOR SALE
97 Cavalier 4 door, standard, A/C, good
running condition. $3000 O.B.O. Phone
347-9927
1998 Honda Civic “Chickmobile” - unbelievable! 49,000 kms. Asking $12,000
342-3920.
1993 Suburban. Air,tilt, cruise, P.W., P.L.,
P. Seat, 350 Auto, trailer package, running
boards. 1-250-342-2154
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16 • The Upper Columbia Pioneer
Oct. 21, 2004
Invermere Office: 250-342-6505
www.ReMaxInvermere.com
A Perfect Start
Just Imagine
Imagine...
Looking for a small country acreage? This 4.26 acre treed lot has power and water
on site. Great views, much privacy, close to the Brisco General Store and only an
hour to Panorama Mountain Village or Kicking Horse Ski Hill. Twenty five minutes
to Radium Hot Springs. Build your special getaway here! MLS#101323
$154,900.00
Mountain Getaway
This 3 bedroom bungalow in Canal Flats is just across the street from the golf
course and just minutes to Columbia Lake. This nicely landscaped yard has
beautiful, mature trees and a large garage/workshop. Perfect starter, recreational, or retirement home! Call today to view. MLS#105767
$119,000.00
Ideal Family Home
Situated on a quiet location in Radium Hot Springs, this home offers a large private
deck w/ lots of green space and a shed. Enjoy 5 bedrooms (master w/ensuite) and
2.5 baths, double car garage, paved driveway and large open kitchen with dining
area and formal dining area in the living room. A must see! MLS#103772
$259,000.00
Looking for prime property in a spectacular setting?
Then consider the stunning Invermere Valley.
Perfect Retreat
Toby Creek is outside your backdoor. After a great day of skiing, hiking or golf
enjoy a game of pool in front of the fireplace. This rustic log home is in the best
location at Panorama just steps to the platter lift. The size and value of this home
make it an incredible opportunity. Comes furnished, too. MLS#103970
$438,000.00
Wide Open Spaces
Ideal for a family or corporate retreat! Enjoy being located by relaxing Toby
Creek. Take part in the adventure offered at Panorama Mountain Village with
4000 ft. of vertical world class skiing and award winning Grey Wolf golf course.
This home has 3 separate rental suites and is newly renovated! MLS#103720
$679,000.00
Spread out on a little less than 2 acres in the community of Edgewater. Open
area with lots of sun. Nice level building lot with water to the property and power
close by. Just a short drive to the hot pools and amenities of Radium. Build your
home to view the Rockies or Steamboat Mountain. MLS#103696
$89,000.00
Live in Luxury at Panorama
It Does Exist!
Room to Grow
This luxury town house located on Grey Wolf golf course is moments away from
golf and skiing. At the end of a golf day you can relax in your own private hot
tub and enjoy the pristine view of Grey Wolf and the many surrounding peaks.
Just a twenty minute drive to Invermere. MLS#102874
$685,000.00 +GST
A Timber Ridge phase one vacant lot. Enjoy beach access, marina, tennis courts
and more. All part of the Timber Ridge Experience on Lake Windermere. Build
your dream home or cottage in one of the valleyʼs most desirable communities.
Hurry, this one wonʼt be around for long. MLS#106172
$259,000.00
This well designed home has a bright, open floor plan, fully finished on all
levels. Enjoy 4 BR and 3 BTR, a cozy family room, and lower level walk-out.
Double attached garage and nicely landscaped yard with beautiful mountain
views from the deck. Close to beach, shops and schools. MLS#106321
$329,000.00
Heaven has a View
This 2500 sq ft home has 800 sq ft of treated view decks which look out over the Rockies and Purcells. With 4 BR,
3 BTR and ensuite, in-floor heating, gleaming hardwood & sleek ceramic tiles, sunken living area, walk-out basement, custom-built cabinets, metal roof, finished wood siding and many more features too numerous to list... you
must be intrigued! Call today! MLS# 106653
$289,000.00
World Class Residence
Not a nail used in this magnificent Timber Frame home. Mountain, lake and valley views surround the property. What
makes it special is the feeling of elegance in time-honored wood, tempered with the simplicity of this one-of-a-kind
masterpiece. For those who appreciate the best, this is it, from the kitchen designed for one who knows that cooking is
not a chore, but fun, to the living spaces that are to be enjoyed. This one wonʼt be duplicated. MLS#105789
$1,300,000.00