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Your Weekly Source for News and Events
Vol. 4/Issue 37
The Columbia
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Valley
P IONEER
September 14, 2007
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VALLEY NEWS
Finally, you can start
recycling plastic bags Nov. 1
By Brian Geis
Pioneer Staff
Those of you who have been storing your recyclable plastics on the front porch or the trunk of your car
have only a few more weeks to wait before the regional
district begins recycling again.
And the good news is that they will finally begin collecting the ubiquitous white grocery bags that
seem to reproduce on their own in the pantry closet
at night.
Manager of Engineering and Environmental Services Eric Sharpe announced this week that regional
district recycling of plastics numbered 1-6, includingplastic grocery bags, will resume on November 1.
Regional District Solid Waste Superintendent
Andy Pfeifer said his department is working with the
vendor to place temporary, roll-out bins at transfer
stations and recycling depots to process the backlog
of recyclable plastics Columbia Valley residents have
been storing since the popular service was suspended
at the end of June.
Mr. Pfeifer’s department has asked residents to
hold onto their plastics until a new contract could be
signed.
As expected, a five-year deal with South Sky Recycling in Cranbrook has been signed and, after November 1, area residents will be able to deposit their
recyclable plastics in the familiar yellow bins along
with their paper and tin.
“The contract with South Sky Recycling starts October 1, 2007. We will ask them to supply many large
roll off bins at our transfer stations and recycling depots to help assist with the plastic back log,” he said.
“We will not have the public add plastics to our
general recycling bins till November 1, 2007. This is
due to the fact South Sky will have to put on new conveyor lines and staff to man them.”
The new contract, Mr. Pfeifer said, will streamline
the collection process and allow for fewer trucks on
the road.
“Recycling is a very popular program in the East
Kootenay region, and we are pleased to continue
working with South Sky Recyling,” stated Board Chair
Greg Deck.
Mr. Sharpe explained that the contract with South
Sky Recycling provides for payment of a diversion
credit base rate of $255 per tonne.
The method of payment is designed to ensure that
the recyclable products make it to market.
Under the new contract, South Sky is guaranteed
$255 per tonne for the recyclables it collects. If South
Sky makes something less than an average of $255 per
tonne on the market, the regional district must make
up the difference.
So, the contract will end up costing something between $0 and $255 per tonne to provide the service,
he said.
For more information, see the regional district
web site at http://www.rdek.bc.ca.
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September 14, 2007
VALLEY NEWS
Mayor pitches super-municipality
Brian Geis
Pioneer Staff
Invermere
Mayor
Mark Shmigelsky appeared before the Village
of Canal Flats council
Monday night on a diplomatic mission.
Flanked by Regional District of East
Kootenay Area F Director Lillian Rose, Mayor
Shmigelsky began to
flesh out his plan to create a super-municipality, a new form of government
he says will broaden and strengthen the Area F communities linked together by the twin lakes, Columbia
and Windermere.
Mayor Shmigelsky reintroduced the idea of an
Area F super-municipality last month and came to
Canal Flats to begin inviting community leaders to
gather around the table to discuss the idea.
Canal Flats might be his toughest sell, but, if he
is successful, the resulting super-municipality could
be Mayor Shmigelsky’s political legacy and comes at a
pivotal time for Area F, which continues to develop at
a harrowing pace.
“I’m staking my last 14 years of public office on
this,” Mayor Shmigelsky told the Canal Flats council.
“There’s nothing we could be doing that is more important than this. If, ten or 15 years from now, there
are 13 or 14 municipalities in Area F, we’ll be looking
back thinking why didn’t we do this?”
Canal Flats Mayor John Tilley told Mayor Shmigelsky that, by his calculations, the plan would create
Library,
arts centre
grows into
multi-use
facility
the largest municipality in the world, but a municipality with a lower per-capita population than Canada.
“Can we do it?” he asked. “I have a huge number
of concerns, both social and financial, but I would be
interested in hearing it discussed.”
Without any charts or graphs, Mayor Shmigelsky
painted a picture of a super-municipality that would
encompass all of Area F—from the height of the
Rockies to the height of the Purcells, from the Jumbo
Valley to Canal Flats—and would be governed by a
council representing five boroughs, something like
New York City.
Mayor Shmigelsky suggested a system in which
each borough and its surrounding area would elect
two councillors and vote for one “at large” representative. The restructuring, he said, would give Area F
the broader powers of a municipality and generate political autonomy from the regional district - the very
goals Canal Flats sought for itself when it became a
municipality in 2004.
The irony that Canal Flats was incorporated partly
in reaction to an earlier push toward a centralized government was not lost on Canal Flats councillor Colin
Cartwright.
“Seems to me, the reason we incorporated is so we
could make our own decisions,” Mr. Cartwright commented. “It seems like we would be losing everything
we gained.”
Mayor Shmigelsky explained that each borough
would still have its own borough council and could
maintain its own local character by employing a builtin veto power to opt out of bylaws adopted by the
super-municipality.
He, too, will have to sell the idea to his own
Invermere constituents—the other municipality that
would have give up some autonomy to another layer
Brian Geis
Pioneer Staff
A committee charged with gauging
the public’s needs in regard to a proposed library and performing art centre presented its report to District of
Invermere council on Tuesday night.
The report, delivered in form of five
recommendations, calls for an expanded multi-use facility that would include
a lot more than just a library and performing arts centre.
Originally proposed by the boards
of the local public library and arts
council for the site occupied by the
of government.
The province’s Ministry of Community Services,
he said, is wide open to suggestions and willing to
facilitate the proposal if the communities of Area F
agree to enter into discussions.
Simultaneously, though, the Ministry of Community Services will be facilitating discussions on a
proposal for incorporation by Fairmont Hot Springs,
and considering the creation of a new municipality in
Jumbo Valley.
Director Rose said it is an idea whose time has
come.
“Everything we think is good for Area F voters is
up to 14 other directors,” she said, fresh from the experience of fighting around the regional district board
table for a public opinion poll.
“It really does make sense. Those two lakes are really the lifeline between the communities of Area F.”
The idea, she said, is only in the planning phase
and Canal Flats can opt out of the process at any
time.
“We’re just embarking on this and we want people
to keep an open mind,” she said.
Mayor Shmigelsky extended an invitation to the
Canal Flats leaders to attend a meeting on September
19th to discuss his proposed governmental restructuring in Area F.
A week later, he will motor off to Vancouver to
push the idea to provincial officials at the 2007 Union
of British Columbia Municipalities.
If all goes well, he said, he would like to pursue the
project aggressively.
“We should move as quickly as the minister (Community Services Minister Ida Chong) will allow us,”
he said. “I would like to see it go to referendum before
the next election in 2008.”
old high school building on 4th Street,
Invermere council immediately began
looking at the proposal as a replacement for the 60-year-old downtown
Community Hall and nearby municipal office.
According to the report, the proposal should expand to include multiple, modular buildings and more land
to accommodate extra functions and
additional parking.
In addition to a library and performing arts centre, the report states the
complex should include multi-purpose
space for judo, gymnastics, military cadets, dance lessons, youth centre, food
bank and non-governmental organizations like Wildsight and the Columbia
Valley Botanical Gardens.
Invermere councillor Gerry Taft
warned that if the project strays too far
from the original idea, some economies
of scale might be lost.
“In the end, you want a building
that is active and useful without being
crowded and disfunctional,” he said.
Councillor Sarah Bennett, who
served on the committe responsible for
the report, said the recommendations
are soft because the public hasn’t been
consulted yet. “Our community needs
this, in whatever form it takes.”
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Director Rose wins second try for
public opinion poll on Jumbo
By Brian Geis
Pioneer Staff
The residents of Area
F will finally get to have
their say on the proposed
Jumbo Glacier Resort.
But it won’t be a referendum, just a yes-orno poll without any legal
clout.
Director Rose said
she is busy developing
Lillian Rose
the methodology of the
poll to ensure fairness
and credibility. The voter list will be culled from the
tax assessment notice database.
Everyone in Area F will have the chance to vote,
she said, including the non-resident owners of seasonal homes.The survey question will be made available
through a number of outlets including the regional
district website.
At the conclusion of the poll, “by the end of October,” Ms. Rose said, she will send the results—on
Regional District of East Kootenay letterhead—to
provincial officials managing the Jumbo application.
On her second attempt to get regional district
approval for a public opinion poll on the embattled
resort proposal, Director Lillian Rose got something
less than the official regional district referendum she
originally sought.
Last month, she won a motion for an official
referendum on Jumbo—only to have it overturned
minutes later on a subsequent motion by Cranbrook
Mayor Ross Priest.
At Friday’s monthly meeting—so confusing it
found the directors lost in procedure and looking
back and forth at each other for direction—Regional
District Chair Greg Deck had to resort to street ball
rules, “no harm, no foul,” to untangle the mess.
Fernie Mayor Randal Macnair challenged the legality of Mayor Priest’s motion to overturn Director
Rose’s original motion for a Jumbo referendum.
According to McNair, because Mayor Priest voted
against the original motion, he is ineligible to do so.
However, Regional District Chief Administrative
Officer Lee-Anne Crane suggested, since the original
motion was later found to be disallowed by law, the
two motions cancelled each other out.
The fresh motion for a non-binding poll—pared
down from an official referendum and backed by a
four-member delegation of Area F voters—narrowly
succeeded.
Director Rose, and alternate delegate from
Invermere, Bob Campsall, argued that an official
“regional district” stamp of approval would enhance
the credibility of the poll in the eyes of provincial officials, but could not convince the board to back it as
a whole.
“It’s just a rural director trying to communicate
with her constituents,” Chair Deck explained.
Even as a non-binding, public opinion poll of
her constituents by a single rural director, Ms. Rose’s
motion was fiercely opposed, most vocally by Mayor
Priest who also sought to disallow future delegations
wishing to speak on the Jumbo issue.
“I don’t think this issue, that the controversy surrounding Jumbo, will magically go away,” he said. “It
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my mind.”
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MOTHER EARTH—Werner Streicek carved this massive 3.5-tonne granite statue.
Mother Earth statue
proposed for Pothole Park
By Brian Geis
Pioneer Staff
Charlotte Streicek and her father
Werner offered a bold new vision for
Pothole Park themed on sustainability
and centered around a massive, granite
statue called “Mother Earth.”
Ms. Streicek described their vision
to kick-start the Pothole Park renovation effort to the District of Invermere
council at their regular monthly meeting Tuesday night.
According to Ms. Streicek, their
goal is to raise $2 million in two years
to complete the project.
Building on existing plans for the
park, Mr. Streicek—a gold-miner, art-
ist and stoneworker from Harrison Hot
Springs, with three daughters and six
grandchildren living in the area—presented detailed drawings which included a white marble gate, sustainability
education center, kidney-shaped fish
pond, an 80-foot waterfall and Romanstyle seating for 400.
Mother Earth, hewn from a natural
vein of solid granite, weighs 3.5 tonnes,
he said. It took 2,000 hours to complete
and would cost about $3,000 to move
to Invermere.
Ms. Streicek said she would submit
a plan and spearhead the fundraising.
“Presenting this project in a town
that can really make a difference is exciting,” she said.
PERSPECTIVE
A river by any
other name
September 14, 2007
Historical Lens
By Elinor Florence
Pioneer Staff
Having just spent a few days along the Lower Columbia River - in Portland, Oregon, to be exact - I was
surprised to find there a bookstore jammed with books
about the mighty river that flows past our door.
The Columbia River in its American reincarnation
is much photographed and written about, especially
the famous Columbia Gorge between Oregon and
Washington, so I couldn’t resist thumbing through a
few books to see what was said about the origins of
“our” river - the fourth-largest in North America.
Not surprisingly, the source of the river is given
short shrift. Generally, a few paragraphs describe its
source as “a small lake in northern Canada” and mention that it takes a winding path through the Rockies before assuming the stature of a world-class river
south of the border.
One author described his amazement at being able
to drive to the mouth of the Columbia River, as if he
expected to trek half-way to the Arctic. He then went
on to describe a hair-raising night he spent in Canal
Flats, complete with a bar fight, which made it sound
like a saloon out of the Wild West.
Even the term “Upper Columbia” which should
factually refer to the upper reaches of the river - that
is, from its source at Canal Flats to the northernmost
point at Big Bend before beginning its path southwards - has been adopted by the Americans.
In their lexicon, the Upper Columbia River Basin
is the northern part of the river in the United States,
south of the Canadian border.
Our newspaper’s name was changed two years ago
from The Upper Columbia Pioneer, which was somewhat confusing, to The Columbia Valley Pioneer.
The name “Columbia Valley” might also refer to
the entire 1,200-kilometre stretch of the Columbia
River, but is a more familiar term in this area.
Of course, there is another whole discussion around
whether our area should be called the Windermere
Valley, but the jury is still out on that one.
Perhaps this dog is mourning the loss of his owner in this photograph taken at the entrance to the Shuswap Cemetery.
No other information is available.
Photo courtesy of Windermere District Historical Society
Please vote yes to broadband
Dear Editor:
A new report by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance argues that a publicly-owned information infrastructure is the key to healthy competition, universal access, and non-discriminatory networks.
(A link to this report can be found on the www.
rdek.bc.ca website - follow the “broadband” link.)
Much of the infrastructures of our country, hospitals, schools, water, sewer, airports, and highways
are publicly owned. Why not our “information
highway?”
The mentioned study analogizes our present
information infrastructure to a pizza delivery company, which in addition to making and delivering
pizza, is responsible for building the roads to its
customers.
As a “for profit” organization, you can see that
the most populated regions would get their pizza
first while some of the less accessible may never get
their pizza!
We’ve seen graphic examples of this all along.
No one was scrambling to upgrade or expand our
service before the Regional District of East Kootenay’s fibre-optic initiative!
Telus is quite content to sell you dial-up at $25
a month ad-infinitum. This “for profit” scheme is
basically the “user pays” model. Equal access has to
be assured for something as important as our information infrastructure!
On October 27, please vote in favor of the
RDEK fibre-optic super-highway, for public ownership, equal access and state-of-the-art technology
for at least the next generation.
Enjoy your pizza.
Bryan Stawychny
Edgewater
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September 14, 2007
Joint effort saved
baby Meghan’s life
Dear Editor:
I am writing to thank the staff of
the Invermere and District Hospital, the B. C. Ambulance Service, and
Fairmont Resort for their parts in saving
my daughter’s life this summer.
We were in the valley visiting family
and friends in July, and while at a potluck at a home where there aren’t normally small children, Meghan drank,
choked on, and then aspirated (inhaled
into her lungs) some colourless, odorless lamp oil.
It was in a pretty, dark blue, glass
vase on a shelf near where we had set the
kids up to play and watch a movie while
we got dinner set up.
Because it was a hot day, we suspect
that she was thirsty and tried to drink
what she thought was water.
With direction from Poison Control, who also did their part so well, we
rushed her to the Invermere hospital,
where the nurses, radiologist, and emergency doctor then provided the incredible acute care that saved my baby’s life.
It has taken me some time to write
this letter, because as I’m sure you can
understand, it’s very hard to re-live the
experience by remembering those that
cared for her so well.
Because there are no Intensive Care
Unit beds in Calgary Children’s Hospital, we were forced to travel instead to
Vancouver to the B.C. Children’s Hospital.
The B.C. Ambulance Service provided a Lear jet, and a doctor from the
B. C. Children’s ICU flew with the
paramedics to pick us up.
Unfortunately, it was too dark to
land at the Invermere airport, because
Meghan Kirby
there are no lights on that runway. They
were going to have to fly to Cranbrook,
which would have added three hours of
driving to our journey to Vancouver.
Thankfully, the Ambulance Service was able to contact someone at
Fairmont Resort, and they allowed the
jet use of the Fairmont airport, which
does have lights.
Your local B.C. Ambulance service
paramedics picked up the team from
B.C. Children’s, and brought them to
pick us up.
It was an amazing feat of communication and organization, while under
incredible stress and time constraints.
Everyone worked together to provide
us with seamless, life-saving care for my
daughter, and we are forever grateful in
a way that words cannot fully express.
Meggie celebrated her birthday on
August 16th, and we are happy to report that she blew out her two candles
without much difficulty at all.
Thank you all so much.
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September 14, 2007
Windermere Fall Fair winners
Following is a partial list
of the winners at the annual
Windermere Fall Fair and
Scarecrow Festival. The remainder of the winners will
appear next week. For photographs of this year’s popular
event, see Pages 20 and 21.
Tomatoes:
1st Samantha Mauthner
Cucumbers:
1st Gordon Ede
Apples:
1st, 2nd, 3rd Bill Dyck
Other:
1st Nicole Pow
2nd Micaela Mauthner
3rd Pow (either Nicole or
Jordon)
Peppers:
1st, 2nd, 3rd Fran Kimpton
Other fruits:
1st Peter Garrett
2nd Kathryn Wilks
3rd Laureen Wall
FRUITS
AND VEGETABLES:
KIDS AND JUNIORS:
FRUITS
AND VEGETABLES:
ADULTS:
Veggie people/animals:
1st Nicole and Jordon Pow
2nd Samantha Mauthner
Beets:
1st E. Krein
2nd Phil Robart
Weird Potato:
1st Jordon and Nicole Pow
Potatoes:
1st E. Krein
2nd Julie Ollenberger
3rd Phil Robart
Pumpkins:
1st Terry Carlson
2nd Mackenzie Robart
3rd Samantha Mauthner
Summer Squash:
1st Jordon Pow
2nd Michalea and Samantha
Mauthner
3rd Terry Carlson
Carrots:
1st Phil Robart
Carrots:
1st Julie Ollenberger
2nd Phil Robart
3rd R. Picton
Onions:
1st R. Picton
2nd Laureen Wall
3rd Phil Robart
Cabbage:
1st R. Picton
Tomatoes:
1st Gordon Ede
2nd, 3rd Fran Kimpton
Kohlrabi:
1st Gordon Ede
Other Veggies:
1st Phil Robart
2nd R. Picton
3rd Kathryn Wilks
Summer Squash:
1st Fran Kimpton
2nd Alice Ede
3rd Jon Anderson
Pumpkins:
1st Jim Watt
2nd Kathryn Wilks
3rd Leah Gowin
Plums:
Pears:
SCARECROWS:
1st and 2nd Grades:
All who entered were winners.
3rd Grade:
1st Shelbie
2nd Adam & Veronice
3rd Alex & Sidney
4th Grade:
1st Fox Cain “Live Dead
Dragon”
2nd Sophie “Fishy Guy”
3rd Aaron “Henry” & Kyle
“Super Bum”
5th Grade:
1st Courtney Hoffas/Denise
Jensen “Confused Casey”
1st Jenny Barr
2nd Brianne Clarke
2nd Jed Schulman “Snorky”
2nd Michael Godlien “Scary
Harry”
2nd Emily Wiebe “Penelope
and Peony Piglet”
3rd Sam Gaspar “Skater
Boy”
3rd Jessie Stober
6th Grade:
1st Kyle Gilland “The Raking Boy”
1st Victoria Mailo “Sunny
Gardener”
2nd Leigh Thompson “The
Farm Without a Barn”
3rd Jordy Montgomery
“Raiders Top”
3rd Kelsey Frank “If I only
had a Brain”
3rd Skyla Sam “Caveman
Sourcraut”
7th Grade:
1st Michelle Bootsma “Professor Einstein”
1st Makayla Wilder/Madison Haynes “Gus the Grass
Golfer”
2nd Brad Connor “P.W.”
3rd Jessica & Lindsey “Lazy
Hubert”
David Thompson
Secondary School and
Open Doors:
1st Michelle Jensen & Kayja
Becker “Wally the Weird
Wizard”
2nd Alisha Trozzo “Harry
Potter”
Best of the Fair (People’s
Choice):
The Kesler Clan “The Photographer”
Adult/Family:
1st Tara Booty “Happy
Harv”
2nd Clare Family “St.
George”
3rd Jean Blackstock “Alien
Invasion”
Business/Resort:
1st Touch of Dutch “Buxom
Flower Lady”
2nd Quality Bakery “Purcella”
3rd Valley Alley “Ben’s Twin
- I’m tired”
3rd Fairmont Mountainside
Villas “Haden Straw Bottom”
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ladies stepped up and took
part but the winner was Aina
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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE
COLUMBIA VALLEY
MUSIC • VISUAL ARTS • DINING • BAR SCENE • ENTERTAINMENT • PERFORMANCE ARTS
MOVIE REVIEW
PAGE 10
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Noted Canadian tenor
Ken Lavigne will
perform at Christ Church
Trinity on Monday,
September 17th.
See Page 10.
BOOK REVIEW
PAGE 17
Out &
About
Your Weekly Guide
to
What’s Happening
Around the
Columbia Valley
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Summer Workshop/Camps · Pynelogs Cultural Centre
Plein-Air Painting Weekend Workshop - Sept 22 & 23, Kid’s Art Adventure by
Pat Bavin - October 13. CALL TO SIGN UP 342-4423.
Gallery Art Show · Pynelogs Cultural Centre
Featured Artists: Bill DesBrisay, Meredith Hackler, Gabe Senger. Sept 11 - 21.
New Fall hours: 11 - 4 pm Monday to Friday.
What does ART
Fundraiser For CV Arts · Pynelogs Cultural Centre
mean to you? Murder Mystery Dinner. Saturday Sept 29. Call to book your tickets 342-4423.
Visit columbiavalleyarts.com for our current events calendar, or call 342-4423.
September 14, 2007
Talented tenor Ken Lavigne to perform solo
Christ Church Trinity is pleased to announce the
return of a very talented young tenor. Ken Lavigne is
back in Invermere for a solo performance this time.
Mr. Lavigne performed here in January in “Romanza,”
with two accompanying tenors.
“It was a wonderful evening of music enjoyed by a
full house,” said concert promoter Eileen Fiell. “Currently he is on tour of B. C. and Alberta, performing at churches and introducing new audiences to his
splendid voice.”
Mr. Lavigne has toured throughout North America and the United Kingdom as a soloist and as a member of music groups such as Romanza (of which he is a
founding member) and The Canadian Tenors.
His voice is an exciting blend of classical tenor
sound with modern style, and this versatile performer
commands ovations at every performance, she said.
Mr. Lavigne started his career shortly after leaving the University of Victoria, where he studied music.
His focus was purely classical at the time, pursuing opera roles and oratorio concerts while honing his craft
with frequent study in New York and the U.K.
Since then, he has earned credits with symphonies and orchestras across Canada and the U.S., from
prize-winning performances in Ireland, to the special
honour of performing for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in his home town of Victoria.
Mr. Lavigne’s successful debut record saw him re-
turn to the style that got him singing in the first place,
musical theatre. “It is a genre with lasting appeal, not
to mention beautiful melodies,” he said.
His second solo album, “Believe,” will be on sale
at the concert. Mr. Lavigne describes it as a melding of
classical tenor technique infused with modern style.
“The music I present is inspiring, spiritual and accessible,” he said. “This is not a stuffy recital but rather
an intimate and casual evening of entertaining stories
and spectacular music.”
Join him on Monday, September 17, at 7:30 p.m.,
at Christ Church Trinity on 7th Avenue. Tickets are
$15 and can be purchased in advance at Invermere
One Hour Photo or at the door.
Review: Carolina Moon
Reviewed by Elinor Florence
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The hugely-successful romance/
thriller writer Nora Roberts has now
ventured into television.
If you have never heard of her, she
has written more than 100 novels and
hasn’t been off the New York Times
best-seller list since 1999.
Four of her books have now been
made into television movies, among
them Carolina Moon, which aired in
February. If you missed it and you like
the genre, then by all means rent this
movie.
The predictable Roberts-like plot
centres around a young woman who
is returning to her hometown to open
a gift shop and make peace with her
troubled past. She also has a gift for
psychic visions.
Tory Bodeen, played by Claire
Forlani, knows that a trip down memory lane means reliving horrific images
that flashed through her mind many
years before, the night her 10-year-old
friend Hope was brutally killed.
Tory soon discovers that Hope’s
death was only the first in a string of
murders that have continued every
August 23rd since that terrible day.
Since Tory is psychic, she knows
Gone Hollywood’s
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that the psychopath - who just might
be her abusive father - has been waiting patiently for her return.
So now she’s got two choices: Use
her supernatural powers to catch this
killer or end up his next victim. Meanwhile, the calendar creeps towards August 23rd.
There is a strong romantic thread
as Tory just can’t help falling for Cade,
Hope’s older brother (played by Oliver
Hudson, son of Goldie Hawn).
The movie was filmed in Calgary,
although there’s no sign of cowboys or
oil derricks.
But if you are a huge Nora Roberts
fan, you can look for a cameo appearance by her. I didn’t find her, probably because I was too busy watching
Jacqueline Bisset, who plays Hope’s
mother. And the spunky best friend
is played by Josie Davis, who was also
pretty good.
Watch this one when your husband is out of town, because he probably won’t enjoy it - but then make sure
your doors are locked or you won’t be
able to get to sleep.
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September 14, 2007
Out & About
Please call 341-6299
or Email us at [email protected]
to enter your event in our FREE listings.
Sunday, September 16th:
• 2 pm: Jumbo Wild Day Hike Rally, West: 2 hour hike
in from South Glacier Creek Trailhead; East: 2 hour
hike in from Jumbo Creek Trailhead. For general info
and carpool information: 1-250-427-5666.
• 7:30 pm - 10 pm: Badminton, DTSS gym. For info:
Audrey, 342-3825. Every Sunday until further notice.
Monday, September 17th:
Toby Theatre
• September 12 - 15: Closed for a wedding.
• September 19 - 22: Rush Hour 3
Until December 2nd:
• 6th Annual Radium Hot Springs Glass Art Show &
Sale, The Brilliance of Birds, Radium Hot Springs Pool
lobby. Open pool hours. For more info: 250-347-9485,
1-800-767-1611.
Saturday, September 8th - Saturday, September 29th:
• Temporary road closure: The north end of Lower
Lakeview Lane will be closed for construction. For info:
342-9281.
Friday and Saturday, September 14th-15th:
• Columbia Valley Classics Classic Car Show and Shine:
Springs Golf Course in Radium. Registration Friday
7 pm-9 pm at Radium Hall or Saturday 9 am at The
Springs Golf Course. Call Mitch at 342-1245 for info.
Friday, September 14th:
• 1-3 pm: Canadian author Joan Clark signing books
and chatting with customers at All Things Beautiful,
Invermere.
• 7:30 pm: Columbia Valley Rockies kick off hockey
season against Revelstoke Grizzlies, Eddie Mountain
Memorial Arena.
Saturday, September 15th:
• 10 am-1 pm: 12th annual Lake Windermere Shoreline
Cleanup. All supplies provided. Call 341-6898 for
information or come to Kinsmen Beach.
• 10 am - 4 pm: Strand’s Art Show & Sale, featuring
mixed media, stone sculpture, fibre, oil, acrylic, and
watercolour art. For info: (250) 342-6344.
• 1 pm: Bighorns Football Team vs. Creston, playing in
Creston. For info: 342-8852.
• 7:30 pm: Rockies Hockey vs. Creston Thundercats,
Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena.
• 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm: Columbia Valley Figure Skating
Club Registration Day, Eddie Mountain Memorial
Arena. See ad on Page 24 for schedule. For info: Kelly
Geiger, 342-3213.
• 7:30 pm: “Keep Your Lawn Off Drugs: Pesticides, the
Law and You.” A free presentation by Andrew Gage,
Staff Lawyer with West Coast Environmental Law,
discusses risks associated with pesticides and how the
law does and does not protect human health and the
environment. DTSS Theatre. Free presentation by
Wildsight, Invermere branch.
• 7:30 pm: Ken Lavigne, Canadian Tenor from Victoria,
will be appearing at Christ Church Trinity. Tickets are
$15, available at One Hour Photo and at the door.
Reception to follow. For info: 342-6644.
• Red Cross Preschool swim lessons, mornings and
afternoons, and adult masters swimming, Radium Hot
Springs Pools. For info: 347-9562.
Monday, Sept. 17th - Thursday, Sept. 20th:
Wednesday, September 19th:
• 7 pm: Friends of the Invermere Public Library AGM,
College of the Rockies Room 104.
• 8 pm - 10 pm: Badminton, DTSS gym. For info:
Audrey, 342-3825. Every Wednesday until further notice.
Friday, September 21st:
• 7:30 pm: Rockies vs. Golden Rockets, Eddie Mountain
Memorial Arena.
• 8 pm: Bighorns Football vs. Creston at DTSS.
Friday, Sept. 21st - Sunday, Sept. 23rd:
• St. Eugene Golf-Resort-Casino 5th Anniversary Party,
see ad on Page 22 for coupon and more information,
1-866-292-2020.
Saturday and Sunday, September 22nd - 23rd:
• 9 am - 4 pm: Plein-Air painting ‘artist on the move
workshop’ with instructor Colin Bell, $200/person, CV
Arts Member $160/person. For info: 342-4423.
Sunday, September 23rd:
• Babes on Blades, ladies’ fun hockey league. For info:
Rhonda, 342-3015.
Sunday, September 23rd:
• 4:15 pm - 5:30 pm: Rookie Camp swim with Karen
Fahrni at Radium Hot Pool. For info: 347-9562.
• Cinefest Film Series starts the new season with “Sicko”,
a thought-provoking documentary by Michael Moore.
Tickets $10/person, Toby Theatre. For info: 342-4423.
Tuesday, September 18th:
Tuesday, September 25th:
• 7-9 pm: A gathering of book club members, or
those who want to know more about book clubs, at
Pynelogs Cultural Centre. Includes a special reading by
Newfoundland/local author Joan Clark. Free of charge.
Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Friends of
the Invermere Public Library.
Tuesday, Sept. 18th - Thursday, December 13th:
• Growing Together at Valley Connections presents Play
and Learn, Baby Goose & Baby Talk, in Invermere,
Edgewater, and Canal Flats.
Programs are free through funding by Ministry of
Children and Families, CBT, Vancouver Sun, Ministry
of Advanced Education, Literacy Now, and Public
Health Agency of Canada. For more information, see
ad on Page 13, or call The Family Resource Centre,
342-4242.
• 7 pm - 9pm: Dr. Marika Geis, Naturopathic Doctor,
presents a free information session on “Prostate Health:
Naturally,” College of the Rockies, Invermere. For info:
342-8830.
Wednesday, September 26th:
• 7 pm: Top 20 Cancer Fighting Foods seminar,
presented by the Canadian Cancer Society with speaker
Sally Errey, Christ Church Trinity. Free, refreshments
provided. For info: 1-800-656-6426.
New Video Releases Tuesday, Sept. 11th:
• Bloodrayne 2
• Death Proof
• Lucky You
• The Flying Scotsman
• Superman Doomsday
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• Closure
• Johnny Was
• The Condemned
• Two Weeks
• We Are Marshall
September 14, 2007
Pynelogs gearing up for
murder mystery evening
Appearing Tuesday, September 18th
Canadian Country Music Sensation
Charlie Major
Tickets
2300 in advance
2500 at the door
$
$
Available at Dave’s Book Bar and Bud’s.
Bud’s Is Where It’s At
Lynn Grillmair
mix media
Jerry Kohorst
stone sculpture
Jon Howlett
acrylic
Deanna Gauthier
fibre art
Meredith Hackler
oil
Sue Wells
watercolour
Gabriele Bridgwater
acrylic
By Alexandra Sellers
Pynelogs Centre
Pynelogs always has
something new going
on and this week Ilona
Webster, Bill DesBrisay,
Meredith Hackler and
Gabriel Senger have their
pieces on display.
The show will run
until September 21st,
with the new fall gallery
hours Monday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Most people can’t imagine what it would be like
to be colour-blind, and even fewer can imagine what
it would be like to be a colour-blind artist.
Bill DesBrisay has never let this stop him and
finds that although he has “difficulty identifying the
colours that I am looking at” he just creates his own:
“Art, after all, is a creative process of self expression,”
says Bill.
He is primarily an oil painter but also works with
acrylics and pen and ink drawings. A graduate of the
University of Saskatchewan with a Commerce degree,
Bill spent 30 years working in the oil industry in Alberta, while completing night school art classes at the
Alberta College of Art and Design, but he never pursued art until retirement.
His colours are refreshingly vibrant and normal
landscape scenes are transformed: rivers are purple,
umbrellas are pumpkin orange . . . it’s something
unique and fun to behold.
Colin Bell, talented painter and sketcher, will
demonstrate “the process of organizing one’s work on
the spot, deciding on the subject and center of inter-
est, colour palette, and proceeding from thumbnails
to finished opus” in a workshop over the weekend of
September 22 and 23.
There is a 20-percent discount for this workshop
if you have a CV Arts membership, so give us a call
today to book your spot in (or get some more information on) this workshop, the Digital Camera Workshop, and tickets for the Murder Mystery Dinner at
342-4423.
The Murder Mystery Dinner at Pynelogs is coming up on September 29th. You can purchase a ticket
to this special event at Pynelogs for $60 and you’ll receive a $30 charitable donation receipt in return as
well as a lovely catered buffet-style dinner with a Moroccan theme, an evening of laughs, mystery, fun and
great memories.
Those attending are invited to dress up in period
clothing to match the Casablanca theme of the evening, and can participate as little or as much as they
like in the evening: “The audience will have a chance
to talk to the actors . . . participation is completely
up to the individual” says council president resident
Chris Evans.
Prizes will be awarded for best dressed, best Bogey
impression and the correct answer to “who killed him/
her and how?” How often does an event like this come
to town? Special thanks to the primary event sponsor
High Country Properties and to Juanita Rose Violini
with Masterpiece Mysterys for the script.
Pick up your ticket today at Pynelogs, or call 3424423 to purchase one over the phone.
The first Cinefest movie of the season is September 24th, so pick up your Season’s Passes today!
Alfie Zappacosta (Brought to you by On Top productions) is performing on Oct. 4th so mark that date
down in your calendars as well if you love music!
Strand’s Restaurant hosting
annual group art show
The Annual Art Show and Sale is happening
this Saturday, September 15th from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. and will be a visual delight.
This is a wonderful opportunity to chat with
seven local artists in a charming, historic setting for
a day of art indulgence.
Seven artists will take part:
• Lynn Grillmair, a renowned mixed media artist, is always surprising us with new and exciting
creations.
• Jerry Kohorst carves wonderful stone sculptures of Western Canadian wildlife.
• Deanna Gauthier is a genius at creating richly
colored fibre art and wearable clothing as well as
unique paintings.
• Meredith Hackler’s large oil landscapes are
reflections of this beautiful valley.
• Sue Wells paints lovely watercolors in a broad
range of subject matter.
• Angelique Gillespie’s richly colored acrylics
capture the human spirit in her expressive figures.
• Gabriele Bridgwater will be showing her latest
acrylics with their fun play of color and texture.
Come meet the artists and find out more about
them at the show.
A special thank you to Tony Wood for hosting
this art event every year in his beautiful Strand’s
Restaurant – a perfect place any time of year.
September 14, 2007
Cinefest back for new season
Jennifer Woodburn
Cinefest Coordinator
The monthly independent film series,
Cinefest, returns this fall
to the Toby Theatre in
Invermere. This highlyanticipated series presented by the Columbia
Valley Arts Council kicks
off on Monday, September 24th with the documentary “SICKO.” Michael
Moore’s latest thought provoking documentary tackles
the topic of the United States health care system.
What makes “SICKO” interesting, however, is the
context in which he places it. Moore takes his camera
crew to Canada, Britain and France, and extols the virtues of health care in these countries. What his ideas
lack in subtlety, they make up for in dramatic punch
and rhetorical brilliance. It is no secret that Michael
Moore is a fan of all things Canadian, and this amusing aspect of the film alone makes “SICKO” essential
viewing in this country.
On October 22, Cinefest will be showing “Becoming Jane,” a fascinating look at the life of Jane
Austen. This film tells the story of how Austen’s first
love inspired one of the icons of English literature.
“Becoming Jane” promises to bring viewers to another
time and place, into a story of grandeur, goodness and
genius.
“Waitress” will be playing on November 19. This
sweetheart of a comedy boasts a hilarious and heartfelt
performance by Keri Russell as Jenna, a small-town
Valley Connections,
Invermere
(next door to the Family Resource Centre)
September 18
to December 13th:
th
Play and Learn
For parents and children under 6
Tuesdays 9:30 to 11:30 am
Thursdays 12:30 to 2:30 pm
Baby Goose & Baby Talk
Just for you and your baby
Newborn to 18 months
Thursdays 10:00 am to 12:00 Noon
October 15 to December 13:
waitress who gets pregnant by her abusive husband,
Earl, and expresses her feelings through pastry, like
her Pregnant-Miserable-Self-Pitying-Loser pie. It is a
heartwarming funny film, full of magic moments.
“The White Masai” plays on December 17. This
film is at once a captivating romance and a breathtaking travelogue into the Kenyan outback. It is an unbelievable yet true story of a white European woman
who travels to Kenya and becomes the wife of a Masai
warrior.
Partnering with the Toronto International Film
Festival, Columbia Valley Arts will be showing these
independent, first-run films on select Monday evenings
at the Toby Theatre. The series runs from September
until June. All proceeds help support the Columbia
Valley Arts Council. Harrison McKay Communications will again be sponsoring the Cinefest Series.
New this year is the Viewer’s Choice film, which
will be playing on January 21. Coming out of the Toronto International Film Festival, which is just wrapping up, viewers will have an opportunity to choose
from some of the festival’s top films.
It will be an opportunity for community members to vote to bring their favourite film to Invermere.
More information will become available as the Cinefest season progresses, or visit the CV Arts website at
www.columbiavalleyarts.com/cinefest for more information.
Cinefest tickets are $10 per person, and can be
purchased at the door. Season passes will also be available at the September 24th show. The cost for a season
pass is $40 for the first five films. For more information, call CV Arts at 342-4423 or visit the CV Arts
website.
Growing
Together
Edgewater Community
Hall, Edgewater
Sept. 19th to December 13th
Play and Learn
Wednesdays 9:15 to 11:15 am
Thursdays 9:15 to 11:15 am
Play and Learn
Mondays 9:30 to 11:30 am
Spaces for 12 families at each of the
programs offered at Valley
Connections. Please contact the
Family Resource Centre at
342-4242 to place your name on a
program interest list. Registration
will be confirmed prior to
program start-up.
Growing Together Programs
are offered free of charge and are provided
through a partnership between:
The Family Resource Centre
Funded by:
Ministry of Children and Families
CBAL, Windermere Valley
Headwaters,
Canal Flats
Sept. 18th to December 13th
Play and Learn
Tuesdays 9:30 to 11:30 am
Thursdays 9:30 to 11:30 am
Funded by:
Columbia Basin Trust
Vancouver Sun “Raise a Reader”
Ministry of Advanced Education
Literacy Now
CAP-C, Windermere Valley
Funded by:
Public Health Agency of Canada
Life Time Warranty on all Blinds
Call The Blind Guy!
Interior World
(250) 342 4406
Invermere Health Care Auxiliary Scholarship
for College/University Students Pursuing
Career in Health Related Field
The Invermere Health Care Auxiliary, at discretion,
will be awarding annually a scholarship, in the amount
of $1,500.00 to a student entering a second or
subsequent year of a health related program at a
recognized post-secondary institution. Preference
will be given to students who have attended
David Thompson Secondary School, Invermere, BC,
and who have been junior volunteers at the
Invermere & District Hospital or volunteered
in other health-related fields.
For applications or information, please contact:
Diane Kienitz 342-3134 or Mariane Comis 342-2881
2007 Columbia basin Trust Symposium
Change and sustainability in the Columbia Basin
talk, learn, connect, listen
Register now for Columbia Basin Trust’s 2007 Symposium:
Change and Sustainability in the Columbia Basin,
October 19-21 at Selkirk College in Castlegar.
The Symposium draws attention to sustainability issues
affecting Basin communities. Our climate, our labour market,
and our population are just a few areas that have recently seen
signicant changes. Our collective responses to these changes
will affect our lives, and future generations of Basin residents.
If you are looking for possible responses and strategies to deal
with sustainability issues in your community, or want to share
your perspective, plan to attend this year’s event.
Sessions on topics such as community decision making and
strategies for development, workforce issues and affordable
housing, and climate change will be offered.
Space is limited so register early. Anyone who registers before
September 28, 2007 will be entered into a draw to win one of
three Grand Prizes.
A detailed agenda and registration package can be found at
www.cbt.org/2007symposium or by calling 1-800-505-8998.
1.800.505.8998
[email protected]
www.cbt.org
Brendan Donahue
Investment Advisor
Phone: 342-2112
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2 yrs
3 yrs
4 yrs
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Rates subject to change without notice.
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September 14, 2007
YOUR MONEY
Borrowing for your RRSP
According to Statistics Canada, tax filers aged 2564 had 4.5 times more unused RRSP room at the end
of 2004 compared to 1992, after adjusting for inflation. It’s clear many Canadians aren’t making the most
of their RRSP contribution room each year.
In most situations, you’re better off borrowing to
make your RRSP contribution if the alternative isn’t
contributing at all, or contributing later on down the
road. The downfall is you won’t get to claim the interest as a tax deduction, but you’ll have the money in
your plan now, growing tax-free for your retirement.
Unlike borrowing to invest in non-registered accounts
you cannot deduct the interest expense of borrowing
to invest in an RRSP account.
Whether or not borrowing makes sense for you
depends upon three factors:
1. the interest rate and term of the loan – the lower the
interest the better
2. the rate of return inside your RRSP – the higher the
return the more effective borrowing to invest will be
3. the number of years until you begin making withdrawals from your RRSP.
Borrowing makes the most sense when you’re a
considerable ways from retirement, say 20 to 25 years.
The immediate compounding and tax-free growth will
outweigh the additional interest charges. If you borrow
to invest in your RRSP right before retirement then
the investment returns should outweigh the borrowing costs in the short-term or your marginal tax rate
should fall significantly immediately after retiring.
Let’s look at an example. Dennis is 40, and plans
to start drawing money out of his registered plan in 30
years, when he’s 70.
Dennis has $21,000 of unused RRSP contribution room. Dennis can afford $400 per month, and
can use this either to make principal and interest payments on an RRSP loan, or simply put the $400 per
month into his RRSP. He plans on reinvesting his tax
savings each year in an open account.
Assuming Dennis can borrow at a rate of 6 percent over five years, he can afford to take out a loan
of approximately $20,700. Assume also that he can
earn an 8 percent rate of return both inside and outside his RRSP, and his marginal tax rate is 46 percent.
Therefore, at the end of 30 years, Dennis would have
an additional $6,900 for his retirement had he borrowed $20,700 and put this into his RRSP rather than
contributing $400 per month for five years into his
RRSP.
If you think borrowing for your RRSP contribution is for you, be sure to speak to your financial advisor for more information.
Swapping with your RRSP
If you haven’t given much thought to the type of
investments held inside your RRSP compared to theinvestments in your open accounts, you should. The
reason is different types of income are taxed at different rates.
For example, the capital gains inclusion rate is 50
percent and the new rules relating to eligible dividends
make earning these types of investment income preferred to interest income. Interest income remains at
the top of the scale and is taxed at the highest rate for
all income tax brackets.
So, if you’re investing both inside and outside a
registered plan, to the extent that you want to hold
interest-bearing investments, it makes sense to hold
these investments inside your registered plan where
they’re tax sheltered.
To the extent you hold equities, hold these in your
open accounts where you can take advantage of the
lower tax rate on capital gains and dividends.
Market Action
S&P/TSX Composite Index
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Nikkei
Oil (New York)
Gold (New York)
Canadian Dollar (in US dollars)
As of September 11th, 2007
13,625
13,127
16,765
$77.49
$712.20
$0.9501
Weekly Gain/Loss
-65.00
-230.00
-759.03
3.45
30.30
0.0033
YTD
5.55%
5.33%
-8.58%
26.93%
11.28%
13.54%
Services
RSP Loans, Mortgage Referrals,
Pension Transfers, Group RRSPs.
Ask us about our free
consultations and
no fee accounts.
Most people review their Investment portfolio regularly!
When was the last time you reviewed your Life Insurance Portfolio?
In our ever changing world it is
important that your
insurance is reviewed
constantly to ensure that it
is the best and most
appropriate coverage
available.
As one of the valley’s only
truly independent Life
Insurance brokers, I have
access to most of the major
carriers and can help you to
ensure that you have the best
products to suit your needs.
For a complimentary review
and to see if we can lower your
cost or improve the quality of
your existing coverage call me at
342-5052 or just stop in to the
Berkshire office and ask to see
Jason.
Jason Elford has been a wealth management specialist in Calgary for more than 9 years. Now a full time resident of Invermere,
Jason recently joined the Berkshire office with Brendan Donahue.
Jason Elford
Certified Financial Planner
Insurance Advisor
712 - 10th Street, Invermere
Phone: 342-5052
September 14, 2007
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LIONS HELP HEALTH CARE - Nelda Harker and Bev Palfrey of the Fairmont and District Lions Club celebrate
the arrival of a new slit-lamp with Dr. Hennie Louw, ophthalmologist, as they stand in front of East Kootenay Foundation for Health’s donor recognition wall. The Fairmont Lions raised the funds at their annual Golf Fun Day earlier
in the summer. Since the MRI “Close to Home” campaign the Fairmont Lions have donated $15,000 towards health
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September 14, 2007
At The Library
There is a Season: A
Memoir by Patrick Lane
Reviewed by
Sheila Bonny
There is a Season is
both a personal memoir
and a garden journal written by poet Patrick Lane
during a year in which
he fights to recover from
a lifetime of alcohol and
cocaine addiction.
His memories and garden diary
intertwine in stream-of-consciousness
fashion.
Lane’s memoir is a heart-breaking
ramble through the “terrible mental
swamp” of an insecure, loveless childhood, his father’s murder, his mother’s
depression, unsuccessful marriages and
hard-drinking existence in isolated mining and logging camps. As he struggles
to understand the origin of his addictions and the man he is becoming, Lane
seeks solace in his garden.
With a poet’s eye,
Lane records the seasonal rhythms of every
organism in the garden:
the sprawl of nasturiums
through a vegetable plot,
a gang of bushtits playing
tag with a yellow petal
of forsythia, the mating
dance of the orb-weaver
spiders, the “untrappable
raccoon’s” appetite for
water hyacinths and his
placement of a Zenigata
stone in a meditation garden.
In this place of harmony, the author
finds sanctuary for spiritual healing.
Columbia Valley gardeners will
marvel enviously at Lane’s poetic descriptions of the lush coastal garden,
and “the eternal optimism of the gardener” may comfort those battling life’s
traumas.
Sheila Bonny regularly reviews
new acquisitions at the Invermere
Public Library.
Tel. 342-0707 Email: [email protected]
www.tepapanui.com
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collectibles from
Canada, Europe
and Asia.
Architectural items
for home & garden.
We are open
Wednesday to
Saturday 10 am – 5 pm
and Sunday
11 am – 4 pm
Invermere Industrial Park
(just off the road to
Panorama)
September 14, 2007
Aquajogging
with Rjfit
Radium Hot Springs
October 1 - October 31, 2007
www.parrypilates.ca for schedule
click “water fitness”
Call Jill @ 342-5979 to register
Meet Local Author
JOAN CLARK
for booksigning and a chat
Saturday, Sept. 15th
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
All Things Beautiful
Books
Jewellery
Music
Main St., 7th Ave. Invermere 342-7010
Residents of Columbia House were taken on a drive last week by Phil Cleland in what has become an annual outing. The residents love being driven around town and waving at pedestrians.
Photo by Dave Sutherland
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Do you recall the
fantastic performance by
“Romanza” this past winter? Or did you miss it,
hear about it, and wish
you had been there? Those
three young tenor voices
absolutely charmed the
full-house audience - even
though they were an hour
late due to the winter
roads!
Well, hang on! Columbia Valley Arts has
scored another coup - The Canadian Tenors will perform here on Thursday, September 27th! This one
can’t be missed. Tenors in groups of three or four are
solidly some of the most eagerly sought performing
ensembles around the world.
The golden voices of Luciano Pavarotti (sadly,
now gone), Placido Domingo, and Jose Carreras as
the original Tenors, and Il Divo, Canada’s Romanza,
and now The Canadian Tenors are evidence of that
interest.
The Canadian Tenors are Canada’s most successful cross-over act, now on the verge of releasing their
debut CD. In their short time together, The Canadian
Tenors have risen to such acclaim that they were selected as one of 12 acts from across the entire nation to
perform in a star-studded event to a crowd of 50,000
along with David Foster, Jann Arden, Natalie McMaster, and Deborah Cox on June 2, 2007 in Toronto. As
solo artists they have sung
from Carnegie Hall to renowned performances for
kings and queens.
They have been described as being “Canada’s
National Treasure” with “a
mountain of talent,” now
charming audiences coast
to coast with their spectacular blend of crowd
pleasing songs from the
cross-over, classical and
pop repertoire. However,
what distinguishes The Canadian Tenors from other
tenor groups is their very popular performances of
Canada’s folk and cross-over music from some of the
country’s top songwriters.
The set list (Program) for The Canadian Tenors
Tour 2007 will flow from the CD selections which
are an exquisite blend of the classics, folk, European
romance, and ballads. The CD was recorded partly in
Stockholm Sweden with multi-platinum producers,
Quiz and Larossi (Diana Ross, Westlife, Il Divo) and
the remainder of the CD produced by Jeff Wolpert,
legendary Juno award winning Canadian producer
and Steve Thompson, Grammy award-winning producer who lists production credits of Madonna, Guns
and Roses, Whitney Houston, among others.
You’ll want to get those tickets soon. Dave’s Book
Bar, Essentials, Pynelogs, and Trims & Treasures in
Fairmont are the ticket venues.
September 14, 2007
Eating right to beat cancer
Best-selling author Sally Errey will be here in
Invermere on Wednesday, September 26th to introduce the Top 20 cancer fighting foods.
Sally Errey has travelled across the country speaking about the Top 20 cancer fighting foods, discussing
what they are and sharing tasty ways on how to eat
more of them.
Her book, Staying Alive! Cookbook for Cancer
Free Living presents over 100 easy recipes, demonstrating that it is easy to prepare meals that are both
healthy and tasty. Errey’s aim is to “help prevent and
fight diseases, by showing the world how to stick to a
nutritious lifestyle and maintain a positive attitude.”
Dr. Andrew Weil, an internationally recognized
expert on medicinal herbs, mind-body interactions
and Integrative Medicine, reviewed and contributed
to a key part of the book – the chapter featuring the
Top 20 cancer fighting foods.
Sally Errey was born and raised in Australia and
now resides in British Columbia. A graduate of the
Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, a Registered
Holistic Nutritionist and a Registered Nutritional
Consulting Practitioner with the International Organization of Nutritional Consultants, Errey’s culinary
skills have been regularly highlighted at the Celebrity Chef stage of the Wellness Show, the Vancouver
Health Show and the Taste of Health, and she has appeared on Balance TV, City TV News Hour, Breakfast
Television and CTV City Cooks, to name a few.
Christine Turnbull, the Canadian Cancer Society’s Healthy Living Leader in the Columbia Valley,
encourages everyone interested in healthy eating and
reducing the risk of cancer to attend.
“Fifty-percent of cancers can be prevented. The
Canadian Cancer Society is committed to reducing
the incidence of cancer,” says Mrs. Turnbull. “An essential part of prevention is raising awareness and the
Columbia Valley Unit is very pleased to be able to
bring Sally Errey to our community to provide infor-
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Author Sally Errey teaches healthy cooking.
mation and inspiration for people who are interested
in taking steps to maintain a healthy lifestyle.”
The evening is free to attend and will take place
at 7:00 pm at the Christ Church Trinity in Invermere
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Windermere Fall Fair
STUFFED — The weather this weekend was some
of the Lord’s best work and
created the perfect backdrop
for this year’s Windermere
Fall Fair and Scarecrow
Festival. The Windermere
Community Association’s
annual harvest festival
drew crowds by the score
for food, fun and family
entertainment.
Bratwurst,
burgers
and beef-on-a-bun were
featured on the menu of the
day as well as a delightful
assortment of sweet-smelling snacks.
At right, Allison
and Mark Bowen of
Windermere compete in
the wife-carrying contest.
Photos by Brian Geis
September 14, 2007
September 14, 2007
. . . and Scarecrow Festival
SCARECROWS—More
than
thirty
vendors
squeezed into the crafts
area at the Windermere
Fall Fair peddling everything from artwork to zucchini.
A steady stream of entertainment drew festivalgoers from one end of the
grounds and back, including live music, watermelon
eating, chainsaw carving,
the wife-carrying contest,
best-dressed pets, scarecrow
awards, and the fire department foam splashdown.
Above, Heather English and Jeremiah Breeze
successfully defended their
title by winning the wifecarrying contest for the second year in a row.
Photos by Brian Geis
September 14, 2007
Most timber harvested
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Forestry continues to be a critically
important part of our economy and
culture, but forestry is an industry that
faces tremendous challenges. The Minister of Forests says that market forces
are to blame for the difficulties in the
industry but that attitude ignores the
real principles that govern forestry in
this province.
In British Columbia, almost all timber is harvested from publicly owned
land. Public land is administered by the
provincial government which means
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Decisions made by the provincial government decide whether or not forestry
will survive in a sustained manner in
this province.
In August, I was joined in the constituency by MLA Bob Simpson, the
Opposition Forestry Critic. Simpson’s
previous worklife as an executive with
the forestry company Weldwood of
Canada gives him the knowledge and
experience to fully understand the issues
concerning forestry that we hear from
communities in the area.
Together we attended meetings
with the Ministry of Forest and Revelstoke Community Forest Corporation
and toured mills operated by Tembec,
Canfor, Lousiana Pacific and Downie.
Each operation has its own con-
Proper management is crucial.
cerns but there is a theme that was apparent through all our discussions. The
Provincial government manages the forest industry by its control of the timber
supply, and good management ensures a
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consequences.
We can have a healthy and sustainable forest industry in British Columbia but to accomplish that we need a
government that will make the right
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Pioneer Briefs
DISTRICT OF INVERMERE
Request for Tenders
Athalmere Reservoir
Public hearing in Fairmont Hot Springs
An application by Fairmont Hot Springs Resort for major Official Community
Plan and zoning bylaw amendments received first and second reading by the Regional District of East Kootenay Board. The rezoning and plan amendments would
see the transfer of community institutional lands currently located on the Highway
to a property in the Meadows, as well as fine tuning opportunities for future commercial and residential development west of the Highway. A public hearing has
been scheduled for October 1 in Fairmont.
Rushmere water system contract awarded
The contract for engineering services and design and construction management for the Rushmere Water System upgrade project has been awarded to the
Focus Corporation at a cost of $93,000. The Rushmere system, which serves 44
lots, will cost an estimated $1,066,000 to improve.
House numbering regulation adopted
The Board adopted House Numbering Regulation and Fee Bylaw No. 2010,
2007. The bylaw regulates and sets fees for the assigning, affixing and displaying of
house numbers within RDEK Electoral Areas. The fee for a number assignment or
reassignment is $15.
Lower Lakeview Road water service moves forward
The Board authorized going ahead with the process to establish a service to
provide capital financing to extend water and sewer services to the Lower Lakeview
Road area. Services would be installed and owned by the Windermere Water and
Sewer Company Ltd. The estimated cost of the project is $4.5 million dollars. A
petition for services will be circulated to the property owners for consent to borrow
the funds for the project.
Invermere to launch street light banner program
District of Invermere council voted to launch a street light banner program, a
marketing initiative that has been suggested for decades. The council authorized
spending $6,000 that came in the form of a Union of British Columbia Municipalities community tourism grant to fund the program initially. According to
Invermere Director of Development Services Meredith Hamstead, the program
would start small with a handful of stock banners, but will benefit from additional
funding in 2008 and can be expanded into custom-designed banners. “I’ve been
waiting twenty years for this,” Councillor Ray Brydon commented. “It’s something
I’ve wanted since I had a business downtown.” The banners, he said, will help draw
traffic downtown.
Johnston Road will remain open
Residents on upper Johnston Road, who voted unanimously to keep it open,
can rest easy for the foreseeable future. District of Invermere council said it would
replace a box culvert on Johnston Road washed out by the spring flood in Abel
Creek earlier this year. Until a west-side connector is built, the council voted, Johnston Road must remain open.
Youths asked to enter film contest
Youth who care about the environment and dream about working in the film
industry are being asked to combine their passions and go “Off the Grid” by entering BC Hydro’s first ever youth filmmaking contest. Youth between the ages of 13
and 24 are invited to submit a 30-to-60-second clip to www.offthegridvideo.com
with their best and most creative way to conserve electricity.
Visitors to www.offthegridvideo.com will vote on their favorite clips and be
eligible to win one of three digital cameras. Filmmakers of the most popular clips
have the chance to win a video camera and editing software. Ten finalists will be
chosen for the grand prize, a three-day filmmaking camp at the Gulf Islands Film
and Television School on Galiano Island. Visit www.offthegridvideo.com to find
out more. The deadline for submissions is September 28, 2007.
The District of Invermere is requesting tender submissions for the Construction of Lift
Station 4 from qualified companies.
Sealed Tenders clearly marked District of Invermere, Athalmere Reservoir will
be received by The District of Invermere up to 2:00 p.m. local time, Monday,
September 17, 2007, at the office(s) of the District of Invermere, 914 8th Avenue,
Box 339, INVERMERE BC V0A 1K0.
The work consists of the following:
• Construction of a 640,000 imp. gallon below ground concrete reservoir in Athalmere,
BC. The reservoir will treat, store, and pump potable water for the local community.
Construction will include two storage compartments, a treatment plant (including
above grade building) and a pump room, all of reinforced concrete construction,
to a depth of approximately 3.0 m below existing grade. Provisional construction
that may be included in the project are connecting pipework, valves, fittings,
mechanical components (pumps, dosing pumps), electrical power supply, control
boards, and SCADA control connections.
Tender Documents may be obtained by General Contractors from the office of
District of Invermere, 914 8th Avenue, Box 339, INVERMERE BC V0A 1K0 on or after
Wednesday September 5, 2007 at 4:00 pm upon payment of a non-refundable
deposit of fifty dollars ($50.00) by cash or certified cheque, made payable to Urban
Systems Ltd.
The District of Invermere reserves the right to waive informalities in any tender, or
reject any or all tenders, or accept the tender deemed most favourable in the interest
of the municipality.
Contact: Brian Nickurak, Director of Municipal Works
NOTICE OF TEMPORARY
ROAD CLOSURE
The north end of Lower Lakeview Lane will be closed
temporarily from September 8th – September 29th, 2007
due to construction. Access for residents is still available from 17th Street. The
District of Invermere apologizes for any inconvenience. Please contact the
office at 342-9281 for any further information.
September 14, 2007
Columbia Valley Figure Skating Club
SKATING
REGISTRATION DAY
Monday, September 17th, 2007
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena
Preschool - Ages 2 - 5. Wed. & Thurs. 12:30 - 1:00 pm Start Date: October 3/4
Canskate - Ages 4 and up. Mon. & Wed. 3:30 - 4:15 pm Start Date: September 17
(bring your skates & helmets!!)
Can Powerskate - Weds. 5:30 - 6:30 pm Start Date: October 3 (limit 20 skaters)
Starskate Intro - 4:15 pm - 5:45 pm Start Date September 17
Adult - (any level) Thurs. 1:00 - 2:00 pm Start Date September 20
For information call Kelly Geiger at 342-3213.
Volunteers needed for Preschool & Canskate sessions, minimal experience needed.
Contact Denise Reid 341-1527
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Training pays off
as Bighorns triumph
over Cranbrook
By Brian Geis
Pioneer Staff
Coach Bruce Marlow credited his
team’s superior physical conditioning as
the deciding factor in Saturday’s 25-17
upset over a more seasoned team from
Cranbrook.
“We killed them,” Coach Marlow
commented.
What was scheduled as a pre-season
exhibition game turned into a regularseason win for the Bighorns earning
the team two points on the road to the
championship.
According to Coach Marlow, the
opposing coach, thinking it would be
an easy win for them, talked him into
counting the game to round out the
regular-season schedule.
Having scouted the opposing team
and judging his own to be in better
shape, Coach Marlow, accepted the
proposal.
“That’s two points for us,” he said
of his 1-0 Bighorns. “They were blown
away that we beat them.”
The newness of the team is beginning to wear off, he said, and the players
are settling into their roles.
“During the first game we played (a
35-2 spring-season loss to the Southwest
Calgary Falcons), it took our team until half-time to realize they were playing
in a football game. This game, it only
took until the end of the first quarter,”
he said.
The Bighorns, he said, found themselves on the short end of a 9-0 count at
the half and never looked back, eventually wearing down the opposing team.
“Our boys were twice as conditioned as the other team,” he said.
“I said: ‘You watch when the fourth
quarter comes around.’ Our boys were
still running around out there and their
team was just dead.”
The condition of the Bighorn team
will be put to a test on Thursday, Sept.
13th, when they travel to Calgary for a
three-game tournament.
The Bighorns then return to delight
hometown fans in the would-be home
opener against Creston on Sept. 21st at
6:00 p.m.
“It’s a Friday night game and we
would sure like the hometown crowd to
make a bunch of noise,” he said. “The
fans last year were excellent for Bighorn
Football and we hope to continue this
year with even louder crowds.”
Skatepark closed until Sept. 30,
but volunteers needed to help
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Cranbrook to Golden. 2,000 copies in Calgary.
Read us online at: www.columbiavalleypioneer.com • E-mail: [email protected] • Phone: (250) 341-6299
Mount Nelson Athletic Park
SkatePark will be closed until September 30 for the purpose of irrigation installation and landscaping.
Irrigation installation and landscaping will continue for the planned
new soccer fields and baseball diamonds after the skatepark area is
complete.
A major volunteer work bee is
scheduled for the weekend of September 22nd and 23rd from 9 a.m.
until 3:30 p.m. at Mount Nelson
Athletic Park.
Please come out and support this
community project. If you are a con-
tractor with equipment available for
irrigation and landscaping in-kind
donation (tax-deductible) please
contact Ray Vowels at 342-5676.
For all others with a desire to
make a difference in your community, bring your rakes and wheelbarrows and a bagged lunch.
The Rotary Club of Invermere,
School District Number Six and the
District of Invermere appreciate your
support and understanding.
The new skatepark across from
the high school has been busy with
young skateboarders continuously
since it opened a few months ago.
September 14, 2007
Need Blinds? Best Quality
Call The Blind Guy!
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COLUMBIA
VALLEY
SWIM CLUB
New Coaches!
New Programs!
Rookie Camp Sept 17th-20th
Fall session commencing Sept 24th
Swimming lessons, Recreational, Pre-school,
Pre-comp, Adults, Masters, NLS
Contact our Aquatics ProgrammerNicci Mellis for info or registration 347-9562 or
check out our website www.columbiavalleyswimming.net
The source of the Columbia River will be the site of a new educational trail with an interpretive preserve and community walkway, an iniative of the Columbia Greenways Alliance.
Photo by Brian Geis
SEASON
Columbia Greenways Alliance OPENER
keeping our valley green
September 14 - vs. Revelstoke Grizzlies
September 15 - vs. Creston Thundercats
September 21 - vs. Golden Rockets
Have you ever thought that what the Columbia
Valley needs is a link between local communities; a
valley trail network to connect and protect the fantastic natural values of the Columbia River region?
If this idea appeals to you, please join us for the
Columbia River Greenways Alliance Annual General Meeting, from 4 to 6 p.m., Wednesday, September 19th at the Radium Resort. Refreshments will be
served.
The Columbia River Greenways Alliance has been
working for the last six years to develop a network of
trails and wildlife habitat in the Upper Columbia Valley.
Working in collaboration with landowners, local
government, industry, and other interests, the alliance
aims for community green space connectivity and
education.
The resulting network of trails will ultimately
stretch from Donald, north of Golden, to the source
of the Columbia River in Canal Flats.
The past year has been an exciting one, we are
moving from meters of greenway trails to kilometres,
and several of our multi-year projects are nearing completion.
Many of these ongoing projects are close to home.
The Sinclair Creek trail in Radium is now complete,
thanks to collaboration with the Town of Radium Hot
Springs, local businesses, and a variety of community
organizations and volunteers.
This fall will see the installation of educational
panels along the length of this restoration area and
trail, and 10 kilometres of trail is in place from Radium to Dry Gulch.
The alliance, along with the Village of Canal Flats,
Columbia Basin Trust, the Mark Kingsbury Foundation, and Tembec, is currently installing an educational trail at the source of the Columbia River.
This is a spring located at the south end of Columbia Lake, surrounded by marshlands, wet meadows
and shrublands, and these lands will ultimately hold
an interpretive preserve and community walkway.
These vital projects and others will be highlighted
at the Annual General Meeting, along with the unveiling of the Upper Columbia Trail Network, a review of
the year’s business, a discussion of plans for the upcoming year, and a chance to meet the Board, Executive Director, Partners and Funders.
To receive more information on the annual general
meeting, or to become part of our dynamic and diverse
Board of Directors, please contact Ross MacDonald,
at (250) 347-2208 or by e-mail at Ross.MacDonald@
pc.gc.ca.
For more information on the Greenways Alliance,
refer to our website: www.greenways.ca.
WINDERMERE VALLEY
MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
Practice Schedule 2007/08
Monday:
7:00 - 8:00 pm
8:15 - 9:15 pm
Pee Wee Boys
Bantams
Tuesday:
3:30 - 4:30 pm
4:30 - 5:30 pm
5:45 - 6:45 pm
6:45 - 7:45 pm
8:00 - 9:00 pm
Initiation
Novice
Atoms
Sr. Girls/Jr. Girls
Midgets
Wednesday:
7:00 - 8:00 am
Goalie Practice
Thursday:
3:30 - 4:30 pm
4:30 - 5:30 pm
5:45 - 6:45 pm
7:00 - 8:00 pm
8:15 - 9:15 pm
Atoms
PeeWee Boys
Sr. Girls/Jr. Girls
Bantams
Midgets
Friday:
5:45 - 6:45 pm
Novice
Hockey practice will be starting
Monday, September 17th, 2007
September 14, 2007
Babes on Blades
Ladies Fun
Hockey League
Sunday,
September 23rd
Call for Information: Rhonda 342-3015
Dr. Marika Geis ND Presents:
Prostate Health: Naturally
& Osteoporosis: Bone Health
Naturopathically
These free information sessions will discuss:
Prostate Health
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Risk factors for prostate enlargement
A look at potential causes beyond the hormonal connection
Factors that protect against and promote prostate growth
How to best support yourself using naturopathic principles
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Symptoms and signs • Factors that contribute to bone loss
Staving off further bone loss/building bone naturally
Osteoporosis
Location: The College of the Rockies, Invermere Campus
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m
Date: Tuesday September 25th, 2007 (Prostate Health)
Thursday September 27th, 2007 (Osteoporosis)
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Just a reminder… The classified deadline is 12 noon Tuesday.
Most now know the Skookum Family Restaurant has been open for the past few months (located
between Invermere and Windermere). I spent the
summer working part-time there and I got a taste of
what it feels like to be totally respected by my boss
and co-workers.
Lori Dahl is hands down the best person I
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her employees with disrespect because there is al-
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Believe it or not, showing respect and gratitude towards your employees will get a lot more production out of them, work they are more than happy
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thank you so much, Lori, for giving me confidence
again in the workplace. I sure will miss you girls!!
(And Ken!)
Jaime Miller, Invermere
September 7, 2007
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Top senior men
in Coy’s Par 3
tournament
ruit in my basket
Ladies’ Night Out
October 1 – 7:00 p.m. at Lake Windermere Alliance Church
st
Forty-two seasoned golfers from
throughout the valley defied threatening
clouds on August 27th to participate in
the 4th annual Coy’s Par 3 Golf Course
Senior Men’s Tournament.
With thanks to Fil Coy, organizer
Jim Scott, along with Lawrie Nichol, Earl
Pederson, Jack Scott, and cooperative
skies, the day proved to be a celebrated
success, with a variety of challenges and
grand prizes for all.
Fellow players Jack Scott, Barry Jonas, Bill Thompson, Bob Schuler, Chris
Thorne, Carl Larson, Dennis Hemus, Al
Ostrander, and Terry White were award
winners of closest to the pin.
Don Deputan sank longest putt, while
Lindsay Nielson took lowest net score.
The team of Ken Innes, Dennis Hemus, George Jenkins, and Jack Shaw carried the day.
Coy’s Par 3 Golf Course senior
men play Monday mornings from April Lengthening shadows on Coy’s Par 3 Golf Course show that the season
is drawing to an end.
Photo by Brian Geis
through October.
Guest Speaker Kim Haller
Music • Refreshments • Door Prizes • Special Feature
Call Edna at 347-7750 or Pat 342-6481
before September 27th. • Tickets $500
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(250) 342-5559 (Fax)
e-mail: [email protected]
September 14, 2007
HERE TO SERVE YOU
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Growing with the Tradition of Quality
Complete Automotive Repairs
• Light Framing • Renovations
• Decks • Odd Jobs
Kristoffer Bennett
(250) 341-5030
(Beside the Petro Canada Car Wash)
Phone:
342-6614 • www.autowyze.com
[email protected]
Experience the culinary delights from
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Wednesday-Sunday,
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Structural Integration Deep Tissue Bodywork
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Loretto Keenan MCPA, CBTBC
chartered physiotherapist
For appointments call
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By Appointment Only
Fairmont Sports Physiotherapy
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Call Bill Cropper (250) 342 4406
14A Wolfe Cr., RR#2 Invermere, B.C.
Located behind Tim Hor tons • Ph: 341-3314
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J. Douglas Kipp, B. Sc. (Pharm.)
Laura Kipp, Pharm D.
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Come in and browse our giftware
Open Monday - Saturday
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1301 - 7th Avenue, Invermere
342-6612
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Dean Hubman
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342-3052
RR3, 4874 Ridge Cres.
Invermere, BC
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Box 323
Windermere, BC
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Ph: (250) 342-7656
Fax: (250) 342-8358
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Box 423 Invermere, BC V0A 1K0
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September 14, 2007
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Telephone 342-6264 • Fax 342-3546
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Invermere, BC V0A 1K0
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at Mustard Seed Health Foods,
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Phone: (250) 342-9866
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Complications • Details
September 14, 2007
Columbia River flow lower than normal
Weather during July and August was highly
variable, with relatively brief periods of warmth and
sun scattered amongst periods of cool and damp
conditions.
In general, the northern two-thirds of the province and most of the coast received near normal or
above normal rainfall over the last two months, while
the southern one-third of the province (Thompson,
Nicola, Okanagan, Columbia, Kootenay) received
below normal rainfall.
The southeast corner of the province has been
the driest, receiving less than half the normal July
and August rainfall.
As a result of the summer weather, streamflow
conditions across the province are variable. Most
rivers in northern B.C. and along the coast are gen-
erally at or above long-term median flows for early
September. There are no water-supply concerns in
these areas.
Rivers in the south and central Interior, however, are generally experiencing below normal
streamflow conditions for the date. These include
the Thompson, Nicola, Okanagan, Columbia and
Kootenay basins, and eastern portions of the lower
Fraser Valley. In most cases, gauged rivers are near
five-year return period low flow levels (i.e., at levels
they would experience one year in five, on average).
The cooler weather and reduced hours of daylight in autumn usually result in reduced evaporation loss of water, allowing river flow conditions to
stabilize. However, rainfall in southern B.C. during the next few weeks will be necessary to bring
streamflows in the region to near normal levels.
Environment Minister Barry Penner said the
low water flows in the south and central Interior
of the province are a good reminder of why British
Columbians should not take water for granted, but
should instead seek ways to conserve this precious
resource.
For everyday tips to reduce water consumption,
please refer to www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/plan_protect_sustain/water_conservation/index.html.
Water supply and streamflow conditions are being monitored closely by the B.C. River Forecast
Centre.
For further information and updates on information, please refer to the centre’s webpage at: www.
env.gov.bc.ca/rfc/river_forecast/water_supply.htm.
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4715 Mac Tr SW
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5 flr, 505-4 Ave SW
Planet Organic
100, 10233 Elbow Dr SW
Alexander Centre
922-9 Ave SE
City Hall
800 Mac Tr SE
Long & McWade
105-58 Ave SW
Prince Donair
301-, 3132-26 St NE
Alta Theatre Projects
2 flr, 220-9 Ave SE
Coco Brooks
640-42 Ave SE
Francesco’s Italian Food
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3413-26 Ave SW
McKenzie Meadows Golf
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Amaranth Whole Foods
7 Arbour Lk Dr NW
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1230A-17 Ave SW
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555 Northmount Dr NW
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109, 683-10 St SW
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N Tower Graces Centre
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400 Crowfoot Cres NW
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311, 46-25 Varsity Dr NW
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608-7 St SW
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2758 Glenmore Tr SE
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7674-8 St NE
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6008 Mac Tr SW
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1104-1 Ave NE
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40, 6130-1A St SW
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140-10 Ave SW
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908-8 Ave SW
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227-11 Ave SW
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5703-3 St SW
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10 Smed Lane SE
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1010-16 Ave NW
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102, 1015-4 St SW
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4602-17 Ave SE
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2204-2 St SW
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1607-90 Ave SW
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4068-Ogden Rd SE
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611, 12445 Lk Fraser Dr
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520-7 Ave SE
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835-8 Ave SW
Eighth & Eighth Cafe
855-5 Ave SW
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150-9 Ave SW
Extreme Bean
3333 Bowness Rd NW
Campers Village
7208 Mac Tr S
Fairs Fair
1609-14 St SW
Cappuccino Company
924A-7 Ave SW
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7400 Mac Tr S
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2100-4 St SW
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907-9 Ave SE
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2101-33 Ave SW
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819-19 St SE
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320-5 Ave SE
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1212-31 Ave NE
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119, 920-36 St NE
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1401 Acadia Dr SW
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11027 Elbow Dr SW
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83 Bowridge Dr NW
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4625 Varsity Dr NW
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3305-33 St SW
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2 flr, 777-8 Ave SW
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PIONEER ON THE ROAD
Top left: Scott and Elaine Wallace with their
daughter Katie, in Montenegro attending the wedding
of their son Michael to his Montenegran bride Jelena.
Top right: Jayme and Zac Saunders of Invermere enjoy
wakeboarding in Kelowna; bottom left: Bianca and
Hannah Trescher at the Trevi Fountain in Rome, enjoying a Mediterranean Cruise with their Grandma
and extended family; bottom right: Brianne and Rita
Walker in Santorini, Greece. Left: Clive and Bev Overton of Radium in the Cotswalds, United Kingdom.
Send a photo of yourself on holiday with The Pioneer and be eligible to win two nights at the Fantasyland Hotel in Edmonton, courtesy of Travel World.
September 14, 2007
P IONEER C LASSIFIEDS
OBITUARY
ANNOUNCEMENTS
LOST
GARAGE SALE
SUITE FOR RENT
MONICA INNES
passed on August 25, 2007
LIVE BLOOD ANALYSIS
LOST: blue blankie at
Windermere Scarecrow Festival.
Monogrammed with Zack
Smith, Dec. 3rd , 2004. If found
please call 341-6056.
Yard sale, Sept 15th , 9 am-4
pm, 8371 Big Horn Sheep Lane
(Eagle’s Nest Estates).
Bright, new, 2 bdrm, furnished
walk-out basement suite. D/W,
W/D, N/S, N/P. $950/month plus
D.D. Utilities included, references
required. One block from
downtown Invermere. Available
October 1st . 341-6296.
You can shed tears that she is gone,
Or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she’ll come back,
Or you can open your eyes and see all that she has left.
Your heart can be empty because you can’t see her,
Or you can be full of the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember her and only that she’s gone,
Or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind,
be empty and turn your back,
Or you can do what she’d want: smile,
open your eyes, love, and go on.
We love you Mom & Gran.
Love Jeff, Cathy, Andrew, Aimee, Syd, and Shelby.
CHEN, NOEL ANTHONY (Tony)
On August 29th, 2007, Tony passed away at the age of 48 in
Invermere, B.C. Lovingly remembered by his wife, Donna,
brothers Winston, Oliver, Robert and Patrick; sisters Yvonne
Tarrant and Gloria Chen; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 15th
at 10 a.m. at the Christ Church Trinity, 110 7th Ave Invermere.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian
Diabetes Association at the Trail and District Branch, Box 1000
Fruitvale, BC V0G 1L0.
BRENDA LEE LEUZINGER
October 7, 1953 – September 3, 2007
Brenda passed away at St. Paul’s Hospital,
Vancouver, BC on September 3, 2007 at
the age of 53 years. Predeceased by her
son, Matthew and parents, Helen and Roy Broadfoot, she will
be lovingly remembered by her husband, Felix; sons, Nicholas
(Kristina), Christian and Stephen; her brother, David (Kathy);
nieces Jennifer and Sarah; as well as many extended family
members and friends. A service to celebrate Brenda’s life will
be held at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, 32420 – 7th Avenue,
Mission, BC on Saturday, September 15, 2007 at 1:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Kidney Foundation of
Canada would be appreciated.
Arrangements entrusted to Woodlawn Mission Funeral Home
(604) 826-9548.
at Mustard Seed Health
Foods with Cheyne Health,
Sept. 25. Call 342-2552 for
appointment. See www.
cheynehlthmgmt.ca for info.
M’Lordy, M’Lordy, I can’t believe
Cliff is 40! Happy Birthday from
Poacher.
Adult Taibo class starting in
Edgewater every Wednesday
night at the Edgewater Legion
from 7-8 p.m. Starting Sept 26th.
for 6 weeks $30. Call Miranda
347-6527.
Pre-registration
preferred.
CHEERS
To Jesus, who came not to
judge the world, but to save the
world.
Cheers to Julia, Gracie, and
Becka for volunteering and all
the help at the Bighorns first
football game. Love from Auntie
Heather.
THANK YOU
On Aug. 24th our vehicle broke
down on Jumbo Creek Rd. Many
thanks to Ivan (Kool Country
Towing) and Blaine (Online
Automotive) & their staffs for
your prompt, courteous service
in getting us back on the road
home so quickly. To the folks
who offered assistance and to
Kay who took us in, Very Much
Appreciated. Your Kootenay
Spirit is Alive & Well.
West Kootenay Hiking Grannies
GARAGE SALE
Moving Sale, Saturday, Sept.
15th , 8 am. Furniture and more!
5796 Sinclair St., Edgewater.
Garage Sale, Saturday, Sept.
15th. Located behind Dairy
Queen. House with big brown
fence. 9 am.- 2 pm.
Moving Sale. Sept. 15th , 5182
Juniper Heights Road. 5th wheel
hitch, 81 Dodge, 400 steel
block, Alaskan 10-ft Camper,
washer, small dryer, clean bed
with frame, Mamiya camera
RB 6x7 65 & 127 mm lenses,
studio lights Vritek, metal cases
for both. Everything must go!
Lamps, pictures, crafts, kitchen
stuff, tools, clocks, end tables,
and more. 342-9684.
MONSTROUSLY,
MASSIVE,
MEGA, MULTI. Friday 6 pm-9
pm, Saturday 10 am-4 pm.
New stuff. 1703 7th Ave. near
Kinsman Beach.
Huge garage sale. Saturday,
Sept.15thandSunday,Sept.16th.
Tons of new hardware still in
packaging, furniture, household
items, kids’ toys, books and
games, ladies’ clothing, 2003
PT Cruiser, old Fargo Truck, fresh
pies. Hwy. 95 at Spillimacheen
from 9 am-3 pm in front of the
old DC Service Station.
MEMORIAM
In Memoriam of Joan Calcutt
September 13, 1996
Memories made with loved ones are those that we keep close
to our hearts forever. Our memories of you just keep growing
stronger each passing day. We miss you terribly, but you are
never far from our hearts.
From your loving family Kim, Walter, Jessica, and Ben.
WORKSHOP
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Thursdays: Aug 30, Sept 6, 13,
20. 7:30 PM. Fairmont Vacation
Villas. 55% off $65.00 $30.00 per
person, pre-registered by noon
Thursday. At the door: $35.00.
Men, women, teens (16+) To
register (250)342-8947 or info@
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dreams.
STORAGE
NEWHOUSE
MULTI STORAGE
Various size available.
Now with climate
controlled units.
Call 342-3637
COMMERCIAL FOR LEASE
Retail/Office/Storage
503 7th Ave. High traffic area on
main entrance to town. Unit 2
- 2000 sq. ft., unit 3 – 2200 sq.
ft. 12.00/sq. ft. triple net. Unit
6 – 5000 sq. ft., 5,00/sq ft. Call
342-0603 or 341-5845.
WANTED TO RENT
WANTED: NEW BRIT IN TOWN
looking to rent one-bed
furnished apartment or room
in shared house from late
September until June. Nonsmoker. References available.
Email: rachelpinder@yahoo.
co.uk.
CONTRACTORS: Self-contained
cabins by the week or month.
(250) 345-6365, Fairmont
Bungalows.
One bdrm. furnished apt. W/D,
TV, cable, utilities included.
$675/month. Available soon.
References required. Call 3429636.
3 Units for rent in Windermere
2-bdrm, all appliances incl. W/
D, wood stove in 1 unit, large
yard, deck. $750 & $995/mth.
Call (403) 803-4540 or email
[email protected].
Brand new 1-bedroom rental
suite in Windermere available
October 1, 2007. Partially
furnished. Utilities and cable
included, $900 per month. Call
(403) 233-7084 Ext: 231.
Furnished 3-bedroom: Black
Forest Heights. Available
immediately to March 15, 2008.
Contact Rhonda for details: 3420562.
CONDO FOR RENT
Beautiful new condo in
Invermere - 3 bedrooms, 3 bath,
5 appliances, large storage room
& attached garage! Will go fast
at $1,150/mo + utilities. Call
Lana for appointment at (780)
419-3542.
2 bdrm townhouse, 12th Ave.
N/S, N/P, adult living, very quiet,
$850/month plus utilities.
Available Nov. 1st , 342-9035.
Call 341-6299
to place your classified.
September 14, 2007
VACATION
RENTALS
HOUSE FOR RENT
Windermere – 2 bdrm
furnished house with fridge,
stove, dishwasher, washer/
dryer, fireplace, satellite, and
heated garage. NS/NP. Available
immediately. 342-0020.
Stunning view, newly renovated
& furnished, 2 + 2 bedrooms,
office, 3 baths, walkout
basement, N/S, N/P. All utilities,
internet & cable included except
propane heat. $1650/month.
John (403)714-5584.
Edgewater, 3-BR mobile home,
large, newly-renovated addition,
5 appliances, large private yard,
N/S, N/P, no partiers. $1000/
month plus utilities, 342-2839.
New Townhouse in Invermere,
3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 5
appliances. N/S, N/P. October
1 - May 31. Furnished or
unfurnished. $1,400/month
plus utilities. (403) 703-0930.
Gamblers! 5 star Plaza Club
Resort for rent in Reno, Nevada.
Oct. 6-13, 2007. Sleeps 4.
$525.00 US. Fly from Spokane
for $184.00 return. Call Sherry,
342-6357.
HOUSE FOR SALE
Location! Location! No condo
fees! Upscale duplex, garage,
basement, lots of upgrades. 3
years old. $475,000. 342-3447.
3 Bdrm home. Fenced lot. 4874
Selkirk Ave., Edgewater. 3476453. $219,000.
Mobile Home: Old in good
condition. With wood burning
stove, new furnace w/ air
conditioning, fridge, stove,
dishwasher, microwave, W/D,
complete w/ furniture. Must be
moved. Offers considered. 250342-7555.
REAL ESTATE
ACREAGES & LOTS
MISC FOR SALE
Fully serviced 60’ x 135’ lot in
Edgewater. Beautiful view of
the Rockies. $120,000. Call 3479813 or 341-1581.
New poly dry box for pick up
truck ½ price $100.00, 3420355.
Here’s a rare opportunity to
own a choice, secluded 40 acre
parcel less than 10 minutes
from Invermere. Mostly fenced
with productive hayfield,
pasture and forest. Good access
and surrounded by crown land
on 3 sides. Close proximity to
Lake Enid. Choose your favorite
mountain view and build your
dream home. $679,000. (250)
342-6042.
New lots along Crescentwood
coming. Commercial lots
available NOW for less! Acreage
west of town – Edgewater
Developments.
347-9660,
[email protected]
WANTED
Working Treadle sewing
machine. Call Mary Anne or Bob
at 270-0722.
Wanted cream-coloured fridge.
ASAP, call 688-7798.
MISC FOR SALE
2002 Norco Bigfoot with disk
brakes. Maizoki Bombers. Well
maintained. Great for 7-11
year old. $450.00 firm. Mom’s
Upholstery, 342-0355.
Pool table, 4’x8’ slate, excellent
condition. $800.00. 342-0678
Cable toll water drilling rig, C/W
2 hydraulic rams, 8” diameter
4’ long slips casing puller,
$15,000. Lincoln Ranger 250
gas welder, $2,250. Lincoln
Idelarc 250 electric welder $750.
Cutting torch, 2 sets (torch and
regulators) $200. Saw mill
with 500 case power unit C/W
2 saws 50” & 52 “, has 3 bunks
on carriage and have cut 20’
timbers, $10,000. Older Super
88 Oliver Tractor with forks and
bucket, $2,000. Car washer, 500
PSI, Red Devil, $300. Call 3429589.
Washer/Dryer set for sale, 3
years old in excellent condition.
$300.00 for the set. 342-9770.
VEHICLE WANTED
Kenmore
washer/dryer,
excellent condition $450. Blue
loveseat, $75. Blue recliner $75.
Taupe couch & chair $150. 3418072.
WANTED: CHEAP secondhand
car needed by end of September,
good runaround, excellent fuel
economy, $1,000-$2,000. Email
Rachel at: rachelpinder@yahoo.
co.uk
Hay for sale, round bales. Phone
Elkhorn Ranch, 342-0617.
VEHICLE FOR SALE
Elliptical trainer for sale in good
condition, $1000 OBO, call 3454062.
Support “Rockies” Hockey. Pine,
Fir & Larch – dry & split order
342-6908.
Jr Goalie Pads. 32” Koho Gy/Bk/
W pads. CCM Heaton Trapper
Louisville Blocker, $250, 3420355.
VEHICLE FOR SALE
$10,000,000
in vehicle inventory.
Go to
www.cranbrookdodge.com
to view complete inventory.
2003 Honda CRV EXL 116,000
km. All leather. One owner.
Excellent condition. 4 snow
tires. $18,900. $342-3739.
2000 F150 regular cab 4x4.
8 cylinder, cruise, 8 foot box,
canopy and tool box, 143,000
km. $9,900. 342-3207.
1988 Chev P/U K2500 4 WD 350
auto, P/S, P/B, with topper tool
cabinet & racks. $5,500.00 OBO.
1990 Chev P/U C2500 2 WD 350
auto, P/S, P/B, with topper tool
cabinet & racks. $6,000.00 OBO.
Ideal service trucks. Will sell
truck and tool box, separate.
342-9918.
BOATS FOR SALE
12 foot Jon boat. Wt 110lbs. 4
scotty mnts. 2 for anchors, 2 for
rods. $950. 342-2839.
16 foot fiber glass canoe. Good
condition. $250.00. 403-9688747.
SERVICES
1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport. Great
shape. A/C, tilt, cruise control.
$7,500. OBO. 347-0077
FALL SPECIALS
ON AIR
CONDITIONING
AND HEAT PUMPS!
1999 Ford Taurus SE, auto, power
windows & locks, CD player.
Recently inspected, runs well.
$4,250. Call 250-341-6150.
TOTAL HEATING SYSTEMS
Full Heating & Ventilation
Systems, 342-1167
1964 Valiant. 2 door, hard
top, slant 6, push button
transmission. 342-5225
Winter horse boarding available
November 1st to May 1st . Call
250-346-3011, Brisco.
SERVICES
SIMES PAINTING
Interior and exterior, new
homes and existing, quality
woodwork finishing, lacquers,
staining and clearcoating.
Call Barry. 342-0572,
Windermere.
Phil’s Carpentry- Everything
from roofs to decks, completion
of basement & bathrooms.
Phone 341-8033 cell or 3428474 home. Not on valley time.
BUSINESS FOR SALE
SAVE UP TO 19%
On Gas or Diesel
Reduce emissions by 30%
Call Wolf @ (250) 688-0044
www.4planetearth.com/wolf
CAREERS
Fireplace Installer,
Service and Maintenance
Technician required
by a large established local
business. A full time position
is available for a responsible,
self-motivated individual with
a professional appearance. A
suitable candidate should have
knowledge of B.C. installation
codes as well as service and
maintenance of fireplaces but
training may be provided to
the right applicant. Must have
a valid driver’s license. Please
fax resume with references to
Diamond Heating and Spas
FAX:342-7103 Mail to: Box 117,
Windermere, BC V0B 2L0 Email:
info@diamondheatingandspas.
com
Store Clerks needed. Must be
enthusiastic and enjoy people.
$13/hour, store discounts and
advancement opportunities.
Apply in person to Invermere
Petro-Canada.
Local electrical contractor
requires 2nd , 3rd , or 4th year
apprentices. Competitive wages.
Fax resume to 342-3862 or call
342-9918
September 14, 2007
CAREERS
CAREERS
CAREERS
CAREERS
Part-time Office Manager
(Temporary)
Great work environment and
flexible work schedule for an
energetic, organized, computer
literate individual with excellent
customer service and telephone
skills. Will be required to
handle invoicing, receivables,
ordering, daily reports, banking
and miscellaneous tasks with
minimal supervision. Sense
of humour is essential. This is
a temporary position for the
period of October 22, 2007 to
February 29, 2008. Wage will be
based on skill and experience.
Fax or call us at 347-9683 for an
interview.
Pool/Spa Service and
Maintenance Technician
required by a large established
local business. A full time position
is available for a responsible,
self-motivated individual with
a professional appearance.
Preference will be made for a
candidate with knowledge of
pool/spa maintenance/repair
but training will be provided to
the right applicant. Must have
a valid driver’s license. Please
FAX:342-7103 Mail to:Box 117,
Windermere, BC V0B 2L0 Email:
com
Framing and finishing company
in town is currently looking for
carpenters and or apprentices
for long term, full time work.
Serious inquiries please call
Dwight 341-7387.
Part-time position at Valley
Fitness Centre, weekend and
evening shifts. $10/hr. Free Gym
Membership. Apply in person
with resume. 342-2131
Part time Office Admin &
Customer Service
A large established local
business requires a friendly, selfmotivated individual to look after
customers and miscellaneous
office administration 3-4 days/
week including Saturdays (10:00
– 3:00). Computer and office
experience is a must. Please
FAX: 342-7103 Mail to: Box 117,
Windermere, BC V0B 2L0. Email:
com
STW Cutting Edge Carpentry Inc.
looking for framers, laborers,
and carpenter’s helpers. Good
wages, year round employment,
experience
preferred/
hardworking. Bonuses and ski
passes available. Please call
Scott at 250-270-0745 or email
[email protected]
Must have vehicle. Apply
in person to Invermere Dry
Cleaners.
Part Time Early Morning
Driver Required
We require a part time driver
to deliver early morning
newspapers to stores and
vending machines. Start time
is 3AM for about 3 – 4 hours.
Radium to Fairmont 1 – 2 days
per week. If interested, fax
resume to 403- 253- 6810.
Dishwasher, part-time, or
full-time, evenings. Apply in
person to Tony Wood at Strand’s
Restaurant, 342-6344.
HELP WANTED
Windermere Valley Child Care Society
• Full time ECE position/ full time infant
toddler position in group daycare
• Start Date October 1st
• Wages dependent on experience & license to practise
Contact Silvia Statham: Phone: 342-3168 Fax: 342-3359
Or send resumes to:
Box 2257 Invermere, BC
V0A 1K0
Employment Opportunity
Investment Manager
The Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is responsible for overseeing
and managing a $300 million dollar endowment on behalf of
the residents of the Columbia Basin region in southeastern
British Columbia. This endowment has been invested in a
portfolio of energy assets, real estate, commercial loans, and
market securities in order to generate a steady stream of
income to fund a delivery of benets program to the residents
of the region. The organization is seeking to an Investment
Manager to assist in the management and monitoring of the
real estate and commercial loan portfolio. This new position
will ideally work from CBT’s head ofce in Castlegar, BC.
The position involves considerable travel throughout the Basin
to actively build relationships in order to promote CBT as a
preferred investment partner. Duties include:
• investment research and development;
• evaluating proposals;
• preparing recommendations to the VP, Investments;
• monitoring investment performance;
• conducting periodic risk assessments; and
• ensuring compliance with Investment Policies and
Procedures.
The successful candidate should have an undergraduate
degree in business or nance and a minimum of 5 years
direct commercial lending experience. He/she should be able
to work under pressure in multi-disciplined project teams
and have excellent analytical skills, business acumen and a
passion for working with small and medium businesses.
Deadline for applications is September 24, 2007.
Interested applicants should forward a detailed resume to:
Debra Stewart, Human Resources Coordinator at Suite 300,
445 13th Avenue, Castlegar, British Columbia, V1N 1G1 or
[email protected].
Visit www.cbt.org for a full job description and more
information about CBT.
1.800.505.8998
[email protected]
www.cbt.org
Huckleberry’s Family Restaurant requires SERVERS to start as
soon as possible. Full-time and part-time positions available.
Days, evenings & weekends available. Students welcome. Drop
off resume OR complete application form at: Huckleberry’s
Family Restaurant, 205 Laurier Street, Invermere. 342-3800.
Horsethief Creek Pub & Radium Liquor
Store are looking for leaders.
Labourer Required
Pub Manager
Liquor Store Manager
Estate custom home builder is looking to hire a
motivated person to join our team at our project near
Fairmont Hot Springs, B.C. Our company is on the
leading edge of innovation. We have a great work
environment, competitive wages & benefits.
We are a growing company with ample
opportunities for future advancement.
Please email resume to:
[email protected] or
fax: 1-877-349-7576
Is this you?
The positions are separate but may be combined for the right
applicant. Wages are negotiable and based on experience.
All applicants will be treated with the utmost condentiality.
Contact Bob at (250) 342-1243
September 14, 2007
CAREERS
CAREERS
CAREERS
CAREERS
HELP WANTED
Pamper Yourself Spa has a fulltime year round position open
for a Spa Therapist, Massage
and Aesthetics. Please e-mail
your resume to monica@
pamperyourselfspa.com or call
341-6266 and ask for Monica.
Outgoing responsible people
required for in-store and yard
employment. Come to Rona
(Ace Hardware) with resume.
410 Borden Street, Invermere.
Radium Supermart requires
cashiers/Subway employees.
Numerous positions available.
Wage negotiable. Contact Kerry,
Lori or Sharon @ 347-9988 or
contact by email rhspetro@
telus.net.
Invermere Furniture requires
a
professional
full-time
sales person for residential
and commercial sales. Own
transportation a must. Great
wages for the right person.
Phone 250-342-1098, or email
[email protected].
The Columbia Valley Rockies
requires the services of a person
to be a billet home supervisor.
The person(s) should be a
nonsmoker and no pets. A police
check will be required. Please
call Ray Brydon 342-3259 for
full details.
Automotive
Mechanic:
Journeyman or apprentice.
Wage depending on experience.
Fax resume to 342-3389 or apply
in person to K5 Mechanical.
The Place
Invermere Furniture
Require full-time Delivery
Person / Installer. Must have
basic mechanical & carpentry
skills. Great wages for the right
person. Drop off resume, or call
342-1098.
Lakeview Meadows Community Association
Assistant Manager
Lakeview Meadows Community Association is seeking a qualified individual to assist
with maintenance and administration to keep the Community Association grounds,
amenities, beach, and recreation centre up to and exceeding the standards from a four
stars plus Community Resort. This is a permanent part-time position.
Experience/Requirements:
• Preferred experience in a maintenance environment with pools
and mechanical equipment.
• Should be proficient in the use of computers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Please forward a current resume directly to the Community Association Manager at
Fax: (250) 342-3815
Invermere Inn
Framers / Finished Carpenters
required
in
Edgewater.
Permanent work, approx. $35.00
per hour or piece work. Call Cliff
403-617-9402 or email loglife@
telusplanet.net.
HELP WANTED
Home Care, Part-time
for elderly gentleman.
Call 342-0743.
School District No. 6 (Rocky Mountain) Kimberley, Invermere and
Golden Zone invites applications from persons interested in being on our
Casual Employment Lists for the following classications:
1. School Bus Drivers - This is bus driving work in the operation of
school buses used to transport students within the School District. Work
involves the safe operation of school bus equipment. Preference may be
given to applicants who possess a valid B.C. Class 2 Drivers license, (some
units require Air Endorsement) however training may be available for the
right candidate. If suitable candidates are found, successful completion
of training for Class 2 and Air Endorsement will be provided at no cost to
the candidate. Completion of the 10th school grade, or equivalent, valid
Class 2 Driver’s license for the Province of British Columbia with an air
brake endorsement. First Aid training would be an asset.
2. Custodians - This is manual work involving the cleanliness and
security of district buildings. The work may include dealing with public
use of school facilities. Once an employee becomes familiar with a clearly
dened work schedule, the work is performed with minimal supervision.
Usually, this job is performed after regular school hours and generally
alone. Completion of the 10th school grade, or equivalent is required as
well as completion of the Board provided training program.
COME JOIN OUR TEAM
• Wait servers
• Bartenders
• Housekeeping/Room Attendant $12/hr. to start
• Line cooks $12/hr. to start
Mr. Paul Carriere, Assistant Superintendent of Schools
Department of Human Resources
P.O. Box 70, Kimberley, BC V1A 2Y5
(250) 427-2245 (tel) / (250) 427-2044 (fax) / e-mail: [email protected]
Contact: Todd Mitchell
341-1946 or 342-9246
or drop off resume at front desk, 1310, 7th Ave
Bartender/Server
Royal Canadian Legion –
Invermere is inviting interested
individuals to apply to work
in our newly renovated lounge
as a bartender/server. Wages
depend upon experience.
Please mail your resume to Box 446,
Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0. For more
information call Pat Cope 342-4242
or Rick Jarrett 342-3142.
THE
DEALS
Pioneer
Classieds
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 6
(ROCKY MOUNTAIN)
If you are interested in being considered for the above casual positions,
please send a complete resume, including three references by Thursday,
September 20, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. to:
We are now accepting resumes for these positions:
Call 341-6299 to place
your classified ad.
The deadline is
12 noon Tuesday.
SPOT
We would like to thank all applicants for their interest, but only those
under consideration will be contacted. All successful applicants
will be subject to a criminal record search.
O B J E C T I V E , C R E AT I V E ,
I N F O R M AT I V E !
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Read us online at:
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N E W S PA P E R
Phone: (250) 341-6299
Invermere, B.C.
PART-TIME SECURITY GUARD WANTED
• Experience preferred but training available to the
right candidate.
• Criminal record check and clean drivers abstract
required.
• Must be able to work nights.
Please send resumes to
[email protected] or call 250.688.4295
www.valleyhawk.com
WELCOME TO INTERIOR HEALTH. We’re all about giving people
room to grow, room to contribute, room to impact, room to make a
significant, personal contribution and room to make a huge difference
in the lives of others.
CASUAL ADMITTING CLERK POSITION
INVERMERE & DISTRICT HOSPITAL
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education, Training and Experience:
Grade 12, one year’s recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Skills and Abilities:
§ Ability to type 50 w.p.m.*
§ Ability to communicate effectively both verbally
and in writing.
§ Ability to deal with others effectively.
§ Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
§ Ability to organize work.
§ Ability to operate related equipment.
* proof of typing speed (within last 6 months) required with resume
CLOSING DATE: OCTOBER 12TH
We invite you to apply online at www.roomtogrowbc.ca to
EK-EK HEU-FAC-07-0031769 or by dropping off a detailed resume
(with proof of typing speed) to:
Kerry Colonna, Administrative Assistant
Invermere & District Hospital
850 – 10th Ave., Bag 5001
Invermere, BC V0A 1K0
ph: 250-342-9201
fx: 250-342-6303
Room to grow.
September 14, 2007
Strata Manager
Job Posting
Growing Together Facilitator
Here We Grow
Busy property management company in Invermere requires
a licensed, experienced Strata Manager with a thorough
knowledge of all relevant legislation. Must be a team player
with excellent communications and problem solving skills and
be procient with MS Outlook, Excel and Word. Familiarity with Spectra Property Management software would be an
asset.
Please send resume, along with salary expectations,
to Strata Manager, Box 21, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0
or fax to 250-341-6009.
Duties: Facilitate an educational parenting program for
parents and their children 0 – 6 years The program is based
on the premise that children learn best through play and that
parents can learn to understand and support their child’s
growth and development better when they interact with them
during “play” activities.
FSR# 34315
We have two positions available
Journeyman/Woman
Electrician
Grizzly Mountain Grill
Journeyman required for all aspects of electrical
trade. This person needs to be very condent. Good
knowledge of the trade and works well with people.
This position carries responsibility. Copper Creek
Electric believes in compensating for responsibility.
$35/hr plus benets and performance bonus.
Requires Experienced
Cooks and Servers
OfÀce Manager
in Radium
Accountability: The Growing Together-Play and Learn
facilitator is accountable to the Executive Director of the
Family Resource Centre.
Qualifications: A grade 12 diploma, along with excellent
written and verbal communication skills. Candidates must
demonstrate the ability to work well with people on an
individual basis and in groups. A valid B.C. driver’s license and
a willingness to travel to outlying communities to deliver service
is essential, as well as an understanding of the importance of
children’s development through play.
Call 342-1666 Fax: 341-3453
Ofce Manager required for fast growing innovative
company. Simply Accounting skills, good communication skills. This position could be carried out in a
home based environment. Wages starting at $18/hr.
plus other benets.
Application process and deadline:
Submit a resume and cover letter to
Pat Cope, Executive Director,
Family Resource Centre, Box 2289,
Invermere, B.C., V0A 1K0
Send your resumés to
[email protected]
or send resume to:
PO Box 1079, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0
Family Resource Centre
or call Raymond at 341-5380
for more information.
625 – 4th Street Invermere, B.C.
We Work At Play!
Voted “Best Conditioned Course in B.C.” in 2005, Eagle Ranch Golf Course is an
18-hole championship golf course located in picturesque Invermere, British Columbia.
This season Eagle Ranch proudly unveiled a magnificent clubhouse, complete with an
expanded Golf Shop, full service dining room, meeting room and lounge.
Fitz Flooring Ltd. is a company about people - people working together
to provide our customers with outstanding service, advice and assistance.
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Fitz Flooring, Invermere, is seeking a dynamic individual to join the sales
team as a Window Covering Expert.
The ideal candidate will assist in Sales and Estimating of HunterDouglas
Blinds and must be able to manage clients needs have a flair for design
and decorating.
Please forward your resumes
[email protected] or
by fax attention HR
403-686-3371
0302-SP20188
At Eagle Ranch, our approach to golf operations is simple - we strive to provide the
ultimate guest experience - which means hiring and retaining employees who strive for
excellence in all that they do. We are looking for team players with a ‘can do’ attitude
to contribute positively to our continued growth. Our ideal candidates will possess
characteristics that reflect our corporate values of caring, integrity, excellence, team spirit
and financial responsibility.
Positions for September 2007
Looking for an opportunity to earn some extra money and to join a team of outstanding
service providers? Eagle Ranch Golf Course is looking to hire individuals in the following
departments for the month of September:
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•
•
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Beverage Cart Servers
Customer Care
Golf Shop
Restaurant Hostess
• Restaurant Servers
• Turf Maintenance
• Kitchen – Line Cooks and
Prep Cooks
We offer competitive wages, a complete staff uniform and golf privileges at one of the
most beautiful golf courses in the country! Full-time and part-time positions available.
Resumes may be sent confidentially to:
Eagle Ranch Golf Course
RR#3, M-2, C-11, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K3
Email: [email protected] • Fax: 1-250-342-2563
September 14, 2007
FAITH
‘Cluster phobic:’ the fear
of being afraid
By Pastor Jared Enns
Lake Windermere
Alliance Church
Have you ever been
afraid? Have you ever
been plagued with worry and anxiety, or been
gripped by fear to the
point of being paralyzed?
Have you noticed that
once you start to give in
to worry or fear, it leads
to more worry and more fear? I call this trend of increasing paranoia “cluster phobic.”
The study of fear has been extensive and the categorization of fears (phobias) has resulted in a never
ending list. The following are just a sampling of the
phobias that people experience in their lives:
• Ochlophobia - fear of crowds
• Nyctophobia – fear of darkness
• Scopophobia – fear of being looked at by other
people
• Kakorrhaphiophobia – fear of failure
• Monophobia – fear of loneliness
• Gamophobia – fear of marriage
• Categelophobia – fear of being made fun of
• Schoolphobia – fear of school
• Theophobia – fear of God
• Thanataphobia – fear of Death
• Hypengyophobia – fear of responsibility
As you can see, there is a broad spectrum of fears
and this is by no means a comprehensive listing of the
fears that plague daily life. The bottom line question is
what do you do about your fears, worries and anxieties… How do you handle them? … Do they rule your
life and control you? … Who do you turn to, to help
you with your fears?
In the Bible, God’s Word recognizes that fear,
worry and anxiety are a part of our lives. In fact there
are 366 references in the Bible that tell us to not be
afraid. That is one for each day of the year including
leap years. God’s solution to fear is to put our hope
and trust in Him. Worrying and being stuck in fear
keeps us from enjoying the life that God has for us.
With our hope and trust placed in His care we do not
need to be afraid of what this life will bring us.
At the same time, in Matthew 10:28, Jesus teaches
us that we should fear anyone or anything that could
hurt us spiritually and separate us from eternal life.
For someone who is a Christian, believes that Jesus
died on the cross for their sins and rose again, God
has taken care of this as well. Romans 8:38-39 says,
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the
future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor
anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us
from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
We have nothing to fear.
In light of this maybe it is time for you to do an
internal fear, worry and anxiety check? Can you handle your “cluster phobia” on your own? Why not ask
God, who can handle anything that comes your way,
to handle your fears as well?
New service offers travel vaccinations
Health Units across Interior Health will no longer be able to give vaccines and travel advice for persons visiting other countries.
However, a new private company called Travel
Medicine and Vaccination Centre will be commencing a service starting on September 14th here in
Invermere.
This clinic will provide travel consultations and
vaccines in addition to having travel accessories
available - water purifiers, mosquito nets first aid
kits, etc. This clinic will also have a Yellow Fever designation, so clients will no longer have to travel to
Calgary or elsewhere for this vaccine.
The cost to the public will remain similar to the
cost of vaccines that were charged by Interior Health.
The only vaccine that was free from the Health Unit,
but will now be charged to the consumer, is the Tet-
anus Diptheria vaccine.
Another positive feature to this new clinic is that
the Influenza vaccine will be available for purchase
for those persons who do not qualify for the free vaccine. A Registered Nurse can travel to your workplace to provide flu shots.
The clinic will be located within Dr. Maria Dibb’s
medical clinic on main street. She will be available to
write prescriptions for malaria and antibiotics when
needed, which will truly provide a comprehensive
service for travelers.
The clinic times will run once per week and alternate between Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. with occasional evening clinics. Bookings
will be done through a call centre out of Vancouver,
1-888-288-8682. For more information, call Carolyn Hawes at 342-0564.
Valley Churches
LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH
10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 16 – Worship and Life Instruction:
“Show Your Shine.”
Pastor Jared Enns ministering.
7 p.m. Sing and Celebrate, Hymn Sing.
326 - 10th Avenue, Invermere • 342-9535
WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY
10:30 a.m. Sunday – Invermere – Christ Church Trinity
Rev. Sandy Ferguson • 110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere • 342-6644
www.wvsm.info or www.christchurchtrinity.com
VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY
10 a.m. Sunday
Children’s Church during the message part of the service.
Sunday 7 p.m. Prayer Meeting
Senior Pastor Rev. John Cuyler • www.vcassembly.com
Highway 93/95, 1 km north of Windermere • 342-9511
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Canadian Martyrs Church, Invermere
Saturday 7 p.m. Mass • Sunday 9 a.m. Mass
St. Joseph’s Church, Hwy 93/95 Radium Sunday 11 a.m. Mass
St. Anthony’s Church, Canal Flats Saturday 4 p.m. Mass
Father Jose Joaquin • 712 -12th Ave., Invermere • 342-6167
ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN MISSION OF INVERMERE
Regular weekly worship services every Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
Christ Church Trinity 110 - 7th Ave., Invermere
Pastor Rev. Fraser Coltman • 1-866-426-7564
RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Every Sunday 10 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m.
Every Wednesday 7 p.m., Bible Study
Pastor Wayne and Linda Frater • Radium Seniors’ Hall • 342-6633
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTERDAY SAINTS
Sunday Service, 10 a.m. • Sunday School, 11 a.m.
Noon Sunday: Relief Society
President Grant Watkins • Columbia Valley Branch
5014 Fairway, Fairmont Hot Springs • 345-0079
Selkirk TV &
Appliance
• Kitchenaid
• Inglis
• Whirlpool
• Roper
Panasonic
Pioneer
Cell Phones
Electronics & Service
Christian Books, Music & Misc.
1229-7th Ave., Invermere
WE SELL REAL ESTATE
• Radium • Invermere • Panorama
• Windermere • Fairmont
342-6415
Call 341-6151
or
1-888-341-6155
rayfergusonrealty.ca
SUPER BUY
1.12 acres @ Juniper Heights
Room to build, grow and roam
Central to all Valley activities
MLS# K162729
$245,000
September 14, 2007
www.ReMaxInvermere.com
Invermere
Toll Free: 1-888-258-9911
250-342-6505
Wende Brash
342-1300
Bernie Raven
342-7415
Ed English
342-1194
Discover The Cottages
Jan Klimek
342-1195
John McCarthy
342-1758
Andy Smith
Bryan Hookenson
342-1709
Enjoy Recreational Living
Rob Rice
341-1266
341-5935
Deborah-Kim Rice
342-5935
Paul Glassford
Affordable Family Home
341-1395
Fully finished on 3 floors, open living area with vaulted ceiling and new stainless steel
appliances. With large rec room and walk out basement, it has all the amenities and
convenience that makes it the perfect year round cottage. MLS#K165178
This 3 bedroom home comes with a detached garage, large lot, fruit trees, fireplace and
close to all of the amenities of the area. The Meadows is one of the most desirable areas of
Fairmont. MLS#K165202
Centrally located in Invermere. Close to parks and schools. 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms
with large fenced back yard makes for a great family home. Dont miss this, it wont last
long. MLS#K165201
$659,000
$379,900
$369,000
See Yourself Owning Here!
Golf Course Retreat
Creekside Toby Creek Lodge
The views go on and on in this 2 bedroom 2 bath Peaks Condo Birch unit. This condo offers
majestic views, spacious living, eating bar with maple cabinets, black appliances, river
rock fireplace, underground parking, close to all the amenities of Radium Hot Springs.
MLS#165212
Home has been built with privacy in mind but backs onto the Riverside Golf Course. Built
with a great open floor plan for entertaining company and family; with a fantastic large
eat in kitchen, vaulted ceilings, den plus two bedrooms, two car garage, transferable golf
membership. Italian tile roof, and so much more. MLS#K165210
This Toby Creek Lodge updated one bedroom is your mountain getaway. Cozy fireplace and
spectacular views. Bring your toys and prepare to have fun on the golf course, the floats or at
the pool! MLS#K165227
$299,900
$154,500
$549,000
Healthy Home Living
Radium Townhome
Wonderful Level Lot
Fantastic quality, one floor living, downtown location, R2000 Enviro Home, all appliances. This
healthy home is perfect for people with allergies, breathing problems or just like clean air and
dont like stairs. For the investor you can do daily and weekly rentals. Please let us show you
the difference in this style of construction. MLS#165238
Enjoy watching the sunrise over the mountains while sitting on your deck with this 3 bedroom,
2 ½ bathroom townhome in Radium. With no condo fees, and fee simple ownership, this is an
ideal recreational property. Close to all the amenities Radium has to offer, including natural
hot pools, shops and restaurants. MLS#164720
Fantastic lot in The Cottages at Copper Point. This pie-shaped lot is treed and backs east. Enjoy
golfing, swimming, skiing and shopping all within minutes of each other. MLS#164267
$387,500 + GST
$139,000
$339,975 + GST
Country Living
At Its Best
Spectacular Views
20 acres of privacy with views of the Purcells and the
Canadian Rockies. Rare cedar log home with a river rock
fireplace. Great home for entertaining and living. 800 + sq
ft mother-in-law suite. Many extras. MLS#164377
Spectacular views of the Canadian Rockies and Columbia
Valley Wetlands. Mountain views all around. Private
location and a character home. View decks from a very
well maintained and charming home. 5+ acres with very
good water. MLS#163995
$1,880,000
$750,000

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