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Vol. 6/Issue 40
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‘Sea of Pink’ sweeps away bullying
Students at David Thompson Secondary School took
a stand on Wednesday, September 30th.
Hundreds of students donned pink clothing to participate in the 3rd annual Sea of Pink anti-bullying day
at the school. They marched from the hallway to the soccer
field, where the student body formed the words, “Say no!”
while a plane flew overhead to take a photo. The school
also combined the event with the Terry Fox Run, in support of their custodian Shirley Banham, who is battling
cancer. Top: Shane Prentice, Taylor Liebel, Ryan Wagner,
and Tysen McCarthy share a T-shirt.
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October 2, 2009 Valley NEWS
Mega grant will fix east-side water
By Sally Waddington
Pioneer Staff
The regional district has received $2.5 million
to provide bulk water and install water meters in
Windermere and Timber Ridge.
The project was one of 174 infrastructure projects under the Building Canada Fund announced by
Premier Gordon Campbell on Thursday, September
24th.
The provincial and federal governments will each
contribute $1,030,000 towards the project. The Regional District of East Kootenay will put in the remaining $515,167.
“By joining forces with the federal government,
the province of B.C. and the regional district on this
project, we are providing jobs and improving infrastructure for all residents and visitors to benefit
from in the years to come,” said Jim Abbott, MP for
Kootenay-Columbia.
But the project still needs to be approved by the
residents of Timber Ridge and Windermere, said regional district Area F director Wendy Booth.
“Regardless of the grant money, we still need community consent in the form of a referendum or a peti-
tion to spend it,” she said.
While Timber Ridge is likely to have a petition on
the issue, “We haven’t decided yet which would be the
most appropriate for Windermere,” she added.
Brian Funke, manager of engineering services for
the regional district, explained the project.
“The proposed upgrades include retrofitting the
existing systems to receive bulk treated water, implementing water meters, and connecting to Windermere
Water and Sewer Company,” Mr. Funke said.
Both communities are currently placed on a water
quality advisory by Interior Health. That means that
the young, elderly or ill should boil tap water before
drinking it, washing food or brushing their teeth.
The supply of bulk water from Windermere Water and Sewer Company would mean the advisory is
removed.
“The water will meet Interior Health objectives,”
Ms. Booth said. “There will be no more water quality
advisories; those signs will be gone.”
According to Director Booth, the installation of
water meters will help keep water use down.
“Water metering promotes water conservation
and it is proven to reduce water consumption,” Ms.
Booth said.
She added that purchasing the bulk water from
Windermere Water and Sewer is a positive arrangement.
“I have spent a lot of time investigating Windermere
Water and Sewer and speaking with the general manager. I am confident in the company’s long-term sustainability,” Wendy Booth said.
The next step is to hold community meetings to
outline the project for residents.
“Now that we have received funding, we will be
calculating the estimated costs and sharing those with
the affected communities in the near future,” Brian
Funke said.
In June, property owners on Lower Lakeview
Road voted down a regional district proposal to build
a water and sewer network that would see water provided by a partnership between Windermere Water
and Sewer and Kinbasket Water and Sewer.
Meanwhile, the District of Invermere also applied
for a grant from the Building Canada Fund, but it was
unsuccessful.
In April, Invermere submitted an application for
$2.3 million to upgrade the stormwater and sewer systems underneath 17th Street. It also would have seen
the road resurfaced and sidewalks installed.
Path for transmission line revealed to public
By Sally Waddington
Pioneer Staff
The route for the planned Columbia Valley
transmission line from Invermere to Golden was
revealed at community meetings last week.
About 20 people attended open houses in Brisco and Radium on September 23rd and 24th to see
two potential corridors for the 230-kilovolt line.
It was the second round of open houses regarding the transmission line. In June, the British Columbia Transmission Corporation presented the
plan to the public.
Since then, it has outlined two proposed corridors 500 metres in diameter running from the
Invermere substation north to Golden.
“We will use the input obtained from this latest
round of open houses to identify one preferred 50
metre corridor that will then be the topic of discussion at another round of open houses in late October,” said Judy Dobrowolski, community relations
coordinator.
At present, the proposed corridors cross the
Toby Creek canyon twice, before passing through
the Toby benches. They run parallel to Westside
Road to its west, pass behind Steamboat Mountain,
cross Westside Road west of Brisco and continue on
to Golden.
“The line will stay on the western bench, away
from communities,” said Deepak Anand, project
manager.
“We will use the terrain to screen the transmis-
sion line as best we can.”
Originally part of B.C. Hydro, the B.C. Transmission Corporation was separated in 2003 as an
independent government body to manage the province’s electrical transmission system.
The transmission line to Golden was conceived
in 2006 when it was learned that the town’s electricity supply will reach its capacity in late 2010. Currently, Golden is fed power from Invermere along a
69 kilovolt line.
“We need to get something done now because
we are running out of time,” Mr. Anand said.
However, the new transmission line would not
only benefit Golden.
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• A ring was found on Kinsmen Beach on September 21st. The owner is to attend, or call, the Columbia
Valley Detachment of the RCMP, and provide a description of the ring before it can be returned.
• September 22nd: RCMP were called to the high
school on a complaint of assault, which took place in
the classroom and was witnessed by one of the staff.
The investigation is continuing and charges of assault
will be forwarded to the Crown against two female
youths.
• September 24th: A shed was broken into near
Macaulay Street and Bench Road in Edgewater. Although the door was damaged, nothing was reported
missing from the shed.
• September 24th: During the night, a vehicle
parked in the underground lot at Panorama Mountain
Resort was vandalized. An antenna was broken along
with the windshield wipers and a mirror.
• As a result of observing driving infractions in the
town area on September 26th, police stopped a vehicle
and found that the driver was impaired. A 22-year-old
Invermere man is charged with impaired driving and
driving with a blood alcohol content of more than .08
percent. A court date is set for November.
• September 27th: At 3:17 a.m., Columbia Valley RCMP members were called to investigate a complaint of attempted theft from a vehicle parked behind
the Best Western Hotel in Invermere.
The 32-year-old suspect was located by the vehicle
with the owner. The male was arrested and charged
with attempted theft when he admitted to trying to
steal the radio.
• September 28th: As a result of the police attending to a domestic disturbance in the 1300 block of
11th Avenue in Invermere, a 34-year-old Invermere
man was charged with assault. A court date is set for
December.
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Benevolent Society folds after 25 years
Royal Canadian Legion, Invermere
Senior Citizens and the Invermere
Health Care Auxiliary.
It was a somber day at the
From there, the society took off.
Invermere and District Hospital as
They contributed $500,000 for the
the Lake Windermere District Beconstruction of a long-term care fanevolent Society announced that it
cility, Columbia House, which was
would cease operations, after raising
built in 1994, and gave $558,698
more than $862,000 for long-term
over three years for renovations to the
care in the Columbia Valley.
old hospital.
For 25 years, the society, comIn 2004, the society donated anprised of a group of local volunteers,
other $99,644 over a three-year peworked to supply a facility for the elriod to Columbia House.
derly citizens of the community, and
This money was used to develop
in keeping with that tradition, will
and open an additional 15 extended
give $152,074 to the East Kootenay
care beds, which were opened in
Foundation for Health to take care
2005. Just this year, the society proof the future needs of Columbia
vided an additional $48,352 to CoHouse.
lumbia House for furnishing and
BITTERSWEET
GOODBYE
––
Larry
Root,
president
of
the
Benevolent
Society,
right,
“It was a job well done with the
equipment.
help of the community,” said Benevo- proudly hands over a cheque to Donna Grainger, left, Executive Director of the East Kootenay
Throughout the years, the BenevPhoto by Cayla Gabruck olent Society has gained the respect
lent Society president Larry Root. Foundation for Health, and Jim Tarves, Treasurer. “We’ve done our job.”
and admiration of many, but none
The society began in June 1977,
more so than Donna Grainger, presithe help of the community to further their cause.
when the Board of Directors of the Windermere and
Their goal was to provide a facility for the elderly, dent of the East Kootenay Foundation for Health.
District Hospital passed the following resolution: “The encouraging a normal lifestyle for residents, but at the
“How can I put into words what the Benevolent
Windermere District Hospital requests the provincial same time providing them with necessary care.
Society has given to East Kootenay Foundation for
government assist in establishing an intermediate and
“The community got behind it very much,” Mr. Health? It’s about more than the generosity or the
personal care home in Invermere. The hospital board Root said. “It was a lot of hard work. Doing anything money,” she said. “It’s about the trust they have shown
will make land available for the institution, placing it is hard work, but it was rewarding. You don’t sell tick- by asking East Kootenay Foundation for Health to
near the hospital so that the existing services, such as ets on cars and you don’t hold bingo games without it steward funds they have worked so hard for.
dietary and laundry, need not to be duplicated. The being a lot of work.”
“This gift is about many things, past, present and
board is willing to subdivide the hospital property and
future
support for seniors and long-term care at InverLarry has been involved with the society since
lease or deed the land to a new society.”
its inception. Other founding directors include Stan mere’s Columbia House.
This resolution spurred action in the community Caspell, Roy Millar, Gerry Stober and Bruce Paterson.
“I have been moved by many experiences in my
and led to the formation of Lake Windermere Dis- The total membership was made up of 11 volunteers: time at East Kootenay Foundation for Health and this
trict Benevolent Society. They accepted the challenge six from the Lions Club, and one each from the Rotary I can truly say would be one of the highlights of the
of raising funds for long-term care and began to enlist Club, the Kinsmen Club, the Invermere branch of the last five years.”
By Cayla Gabruck
Pioneer Staff
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October 2, 2009
Emergency
room is next
By Elinor Florence
Pioneer Publisher
The new initiative to raise funds for the Invermere
hospital’s Emergency Room is one that we’ll hear a lot
more about in the coming months. Until now, the effort has taken a back seat in order not to interfere with
the Road to Rescue campaign, also a vitally-important
life-saving component of our valley’s health care.
The end may be in sight for the rescue vehicle
campaign, if a couple of proposed grants materialize.
Volunteers have raised a whopping $300,000, and the
remaining $150,000 will hopefully come from governments. It can be argued that the whole amount
should have been paid for with public funds.
We also need to think about what happens to accident victims and critically-ill people when they arrive
at our hospital during that “golden hour” when life is
on the verge of ebbing away. Again, valley volunteers
have sprung into action to raise their dedicated goal
of $500,000 for renovations to the emergency department – which will cost $4.3 million in total.
With the hard-working ladies belonging to the
three auxiliaries in the valley – Invermere, Windermere
and Edgewater/Radium – those efforts will no doubt
be successful. The Invermere group operates the local thrift store, and has already donated $20,000 to
the rescue vehicle. They will host the Sensational Seconds fashion show on October 3rd. The tiny Edgewater/Radium group raised $453 at a bake sale, and the
Windermere ladies have worked for golf tournaments.
Already donations have reached the $75,000 mark.
Valley residents have a long history of funding
their own health care. The Lake Windermere Benevolent Society, which wound up this week, worked tirelessly for the past 25 years, raising $862,000 for Columbia House, a long-term care facility.
As the population ages, governments will be hardpressed to keep up with the demand for more and
better health care, and our ability and willingness to
donate will make all the difference.
Historical Lens
Back in the saddle again
In this photo, dated 1914, young Geoff Smith, the son
of Eric and Barbara Smith, to his left and right, poses in
the saddle in front of their home at Big Vermillion (now
called Spur Valley). The Smith family had just arrived
from England and later gave birth to a daughter, Dorothy Brown of Edgewater. The man in the photo with the
shotgun is identified as Dave Gemmal, then postmaster of
Edgewater. If you have any more information about this
photograph, please email us at [email protected].
Photo (C1107) is provided courtesy of the
Windermere District Historical Society
Our history worth investing in
Dear Editor:
I would like to take this opportunity to thank
the volunteers who have contributed their time
and expertise to the CPR lodge project thus far.
I know there have been many hours invested by
various sincere and dedicated citizens who value a
strong, vibrant community.
A thank you, also, goes to Nancy Ballard and
family for their generosity and patience while they
waited for a decision from council. I believe that
our history is worth investing in, and I’m pleased
to think that this building will be around to tell its
story for years to come.
I hope it will remind us of the fascinating history of this most lovely valley we call home, and
that it will be used and enjoyed by many members
of our community.
Spring Hawes, Invermere
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October 2, 2009
Historical Society
tired of being blamed
Dear Editor:
I can’t help replying to councillor
Al Miller’s hurtful comments about the
Historical Society. He should get his
facts straight before condemning the
hard-working members. Where does he
get off saying that the society is “not enthusiastic about the building”?
As soon as the possibility of moving
the building came up, we went to the
lodge, measured it and put stakes on the
museum grounds where the building
would have to go. It would have taken
over the Rotary flag area and part of the
entrance road.
We are tired of being the bad guys.
Our few members really work hard to
preserve our past.
Joy Bond
Invermere
Day care potential use
for old bank building
Dear Editor:
While the open forum, town hall
meeting held in Edgewater was well attended, and brought out a number of
good ideas, some of the main points
were missed in The Pioneer article entitled “New Fate for Old Bank.”
It was learned early in the meeting
that the old Credit Union building is
uninhabitable as is, and would need a
minimum of $35,000 in upgrades to
the roof, furnace and interior. By the
end of the meeting, there was a full consensus that this would not be money
well spent, as the building is very old,
and very small (500 square feet), with
very few years of life left. The existing
post office building seems to be in the
same state.
Proposals were put forward as to
what would help pay for the beginnings
of a new town centre building, with
the words “day care!” ringing loud and
clear, along with recreation facilities, an
existing demand for business space, and
of course, the post office.
Planning for these ideas would need
to start with a blank sheet of paper to
properly address this valuable piece of
town property and its potential uses for
the community. All avenues of funding
were to be explored, including the possibility of planning assistance, although
there seems to be considerable talent in
that direction already in Edgewater.
When there is a good turnout, it’s
also good to have the voices heard.
Eric Friesen, Edgewater
My dad sold that goat
Dear Editor:
The mountain goat (pictured in last
week’s Historical Lens photo) was captured by my father, Walter Stoddart,
and his ranching partner, Charles D.
Ellis, who owned what was then called
the Ellenvale Ranch (now K2).
I have a similar photo in the album
I inherited (that will some day be given
to the Windermere Valley Museum).
I can remember my dad saying they
were paid about $500 for it — a large
sum at the time (about 1915).
The details of its capture and transfer to New York City are unknown.
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LETTERS
Election results misinterpreted
Dear Editor:
PERCENT
ALL
REGIONS
COLUMBIA RIVER- NELSONREVELSTOKE
CRESTON
all the areas represented by the regional
district, the directors who voted to give the
decision to Victoria were not representing
their constituents. Wendy Booth did.
The bigger issue is the matter of local
decisions. It is the mandate of the regional
district to deal with land-use issues and
follow the required processes of local governments. These processes have been abdicated, with no opportunity for a public
hearing. Wendy Booth voted to follow the
correct procedure and keep the decision
local. So did six other directors who are ready to accept this responsibility. Thank you those who voted in
accordance with local government procedures. Thank
you to those who stressed the importance of following
democratic due process in rezoning public land and
spoke up in favour of conducting a fair and impartial hearing. It’s a shame that others didn’t follow your
leadership and sound reasoning.
KOOTENAY
EAST
In a recent letter to the editor, it was
Ski resort development 19
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mentioned that Wendy Booth did not repat Jumbo Creek
resent her constituents because, in the last
be allowed to PROCEED
MLA election, residents in Area F voted in
Or should the Jumbo
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favor of the Jumbo Resort. To assume that
Valley be kept WILD
the results of a provincial election, which
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covers many issues and party ideologies,
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were specific to Jumbo Glacier Resort is a
huge misinterpretation. The Jumbo issue
needs to be addressed separately.
independent Vancouver-based research firm, clearly
Polls that deal specifically with the Jumbo Glacier shows that a large majority of residents in the East and
Resort show different results.
West Kootenays, and the Columbia River-Revelstoke
A non-binding poll conducted by Area F in 2007 riding, are against the ski resort. Here are the results:
showed that 80 percent of respondents were against
Q: “A developer has recently proposed to build a
Jumbo Resort. There were 1,085 respondents who luxury ski resort community at Jumbo Creek in the
participated in the poll, a far greater number than Kootenay’s Purcell Mountains. In your view, should
those who voted in the provincial election in Area F. the . . .” (See chart above.)
Obviously, there was more interest in Jumbo!
“This poll is statistically valid and represents the
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Local author Adolf Hungry-Wolf recently spent time with the Quechua people of the Andes at Paropta School.
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Submitted by Adolf Hungry-Wolf
Skookumchuk
Homes worth $500,000 and cars worth $50,000
are totally beyond comprehension for most of the traditional Quechua people of the Peruvian Andes who
looked at my copy of The Columbia Valley Pioneer.
In their entire lives they’ll never see a fraction
of that money, as they barely get by on subsistence
farming and animal herding, eating and sleeping in
unheated huts while constantly travelling over rugged
and dangerous mountain trails.
Last winter, a special invitation reached my cabin
in the wilds of the East Kootenay. Three families I’d
met in a remote community wanted my participation
in their annual celebration called “pukllay,” a series of
dances and rituals with flute music for blessing the
animals, the earth and each other.
Since those rituals are held in private at remote
places and during the rainy season, I considered the
invitation a special honour. It came to me in part because their children attend a small school whose students had adopted me as “padrino” on a previous visit.
As their sponsor, I came home and started gathering
materials and funds to help them.
They receive no government assistance to speak of,
relying on their incredible strength, patience, honesty
and spiritual faith, all inherited from their Inca ancestors.
The Paropta School consists of three simple classrooms and a tiny teacher’s office and sleeping room, all
of it unheated and unlit, situated in a tiny glacial basin
at 5,000 metres!
Every time I’ve been there it has snowed and everyone wears only sandals on their feet. Some kids
walk up to three hours to reach the school from their
remote homes, frequently in the rain, hail and snow.
Often they get home after dark, then help drive in the
family herds of llamas and alpacas.
Some European non-profit groups have helped to
build two new dormitories and a dining room, while
school fathers were adding a sizeable greenhouse when
I was there last. School and building materials are always needed, along with bedding, utensils and gardening tools.
Some well-meaning donations have included piles
of modern clothing, which distracts some people, especially the young ones, though there is a strong dedication to their own traditional clothing, which is very
warm, colourful and all handmade.
My East Kootenay neighbour, Connie Griffiths,
persuaded her employee to donate a good used laptop.
“The first one ever in our mountain communities,” according to Paropta president Rene Quispe, who accepted the gift during a special gathering. Dr. Bob
Neidermayer of Cranbrook sent along a big box of
medicines, mostly for children (adults rely mainly on
plant medicines), while Dr. Irme Rokus contributed a
sack of dental needs.
I brought a sack of toys and school supplies, along
with an envelope of money from the sale of fine weavings and antique horse gear that I buy down there and
bring back.
If you want to know more about the ruggedly
spiritual lives of these mountain people, and about
my own adventures while travelling and visiting them,
watch for my next book entitled “Mystico – With
Mountain Spirits in the Rockies and Andes.”
If you want to help Paropta School, if you need
weavings and other Andes art or antique horse gear,
or if you want to help bring traditional Andean music
here through the group Winay Taki Ayllu, contact me
at [email protected] or visit the website
www.goodmedicinefoundation.com.
Public Health will be closed October 8th & 9th, 2009
to enable us to move to our trailer site at 1100 – 10th
Street (next to ambulance station). This is a temporary
move to enable the renovation of our current space.
We will re-open on Tuesday October 13th, 2009 at the
new location.
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Hard Luck Henry takes first flight
By Cayla Gabruck
Pioneer Staff
For aviation enthusiasts, the dream of flying a rebuilt vintage craft remains just that – a dream.
But not for one local man.
Sixty-three-year-old Tom Larrabee of Invermere
took his first official flight on Sunday aboard his fullyrestored 1946 Aeronca Champion, which he has lovingly dubbed “Hard Luck Henry,” after a character in
a poem by Robert Service.
“It was really great,” Tom said. “Everything went
good, she flies good.”
Tom, an employee of CertainTeed Gypsum for 19
years, has lived in the valley all his life. He and his
wife Melloney, who works at Lambert Kipp Pharmacy,
have six grown children.
Tom has been rebuilding the relic for 12 years
now, a mechanical journey marked by victories, large
and small, and — true to its name — a few disastrous
setbacks as well.
Tom wasn’t looking for a plane the day he and
Melloney travelled to Salmon Arm in 1997.
In fact, the couple had just gotten rid of one. It
had only been a few months since Tom sold a plane of
the exact same model.
But, as fate would have it, when he came across
the body of the 1946 Aeronca, battered and bruised,
at AM4 Aviation, an aircraft repair facility in Salmon
Arm, he just couldn’t say no.
“We took it home in boxes,” he said. “We were
about 20 kilometres out of Salmon Arm, when I heard
a big crash. It sounded kind of like a drum. I looked
back and the wind had flipped the fuselage off the
trailer and onto the highway. I thought it was a writeoff.”
However, Hard Luck Henry survived the crash.
The body suffered some damage, but that didn’t stop
Tom from diving head-first into the restoration project as soon as they got it home.
Tom estimates he spent 2,500 hours on the project over the last decade.
HARD LUCK HENRY – Tom Larrabee of Invermere has been rebuilding this 1946 Aeronca Champion, dubbed
Hard Luck Henry, for the past 12 years. Last Sunday he took it for its first official flight in front of 70 spectators.
It was a process that went smoothly until about
eight months ago.
Tom had just attached the wings to the fuselage,
an event he describes as the highlight of the project,
and was giving the Aeronca a taxi test. He was driving
it up and down the runway, when the engine seized.
“When that motor went, I almost shed a few
tears,” Tom said. “I threatened to sell it, and then, a
week later, I kicked myself. I just had to keep going – I
had to finish.”
Tom sent the engine to Red Deer to be rebuilt. It
arrived two months ago and was promptly installed.
“I am pretty excited,” he said.
“I’ts just great, the feeling of accomplishment,
knowing that I did it.”
At this point he is unsure of where his first flight
will be, but he is excited to share it with his wife Melloney, who will be his first passenger.
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Kootenay Columbia MP Jim Abbott met with Mayor Gerry Taft and councillors Ray Brydon, Al Miller and
Bob Campsall to celebrate a $102,200 grant for Mount
Nelson Athletic Park. The funds, which were designated
from the Community Adjustment Fund, will be used to
build running paths, a baseball field, basketball courts
and tennis courts.
Radium sees steady decrease
in crime over the summer
By Cayla Gabruck
Pioneer Staff
As predicted, crime in the Columbia Valley,
particularly in Radium Hot Springs, is continuing a downward trend, according to Columbia
Valley RCMP Staff Sergeant Marko Shehovac.
Staff Sgt. Shehovac attended last week’s meeting of Radium Hot Springs council to deliver
the good news: the calls for service in the village
dropped by almost half, 42.1 percent, from last
July.
“Having looked into my crystal ball during
my last meeting with you, going on the statistics
of the first quarter, I informed council I was of the
opinion that our summer would follow the same
pattern,” Staff Sgt. Shehovac said. “As usual, I was
correct.”
But it’s not only the July statistics that have
seen a significant decrease.
In August, calls for service dropped 34.9 percent, from 43 to 28. It’s a pattern that is being
seen all over the Columbia Valley.
For the entire Columbia Valley Detachment’s
jurisdiction, which employes nine constables,
calls for service have dropped by 40 percent, moving from 2,559 calls between January 1st and August 31st, 2008, to 1,546 calls during the same
period this year.
The last time Staff Sgt. Shehovac met with
council in July, he told them that crime in the area
had risen 73.5 percent from 2007 to 2008.
Staff Sgt. Shehovac said that he links the drop
in crime to the drop in the number of temporary workers, resulting from the recent economic
downturn.
A contributing factor, he said, is the detachment’s recent practice of bulking files, such as minor accidents.
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vehicle and incurring less than $1,000 damage,
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Firefighters take a Pioneer break
After cutting apart an entire bus last week, which is
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Doug Schick. These dedicated volunteers worked on a bus
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What’s Happening in the
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Music • visual arts • dining • Bar Scene • entertainment • performance ARTS
MOVIE REVIEW
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PIONEER ARTIST
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Out &
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soulful songstress
Cara Matthew will perform at Radium Resort at 7 p.m. Monday, October 12th
in the Bugaboo Lounge. Entry is free, and food and drink specials will be available.
The Shirleys Concert • Christ Church Trinity
‘The Shirleys’ are an all-female A Cappella Septet that packs a real punch.
Friday October 9 at 7pm.
What does ART
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Pynelogs ART Show @ Pynelogs Cultural Centre
Celebrating the 95th Birthday of Pynelogs Sept 29 to Oct 11.
Birthday Bash: Saturday October 3 from 7 to 10 pm.
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October 2, 2009
Movie Review: Away We Go
Reviewed by Dave Sutherland
Away We Go is a film about a couple who are expecting a baby and haven’t yet decided what
family really means to them.
Burt and Verona are rootless thirtysomethings who have moved close to Burt’s
parents so they’ll have some family support
when the baby comes.
But the parents have decided to sell
their home and realize their dream of moving to Belgium.
Burt and Verona embark upon a road
trip to decide on a place they will eventually call
home.
The trip takes them to Arizona, Florida and Quebec. They visit old friends and colleagues who all have
different family set-ups and diverse ideas of what
makes a family.
Lily and Lowell have an indifferent marriage, with
two kids who appear detached and alienated.
L.N. and Roderick are a pair of well-off
space cadets with unorthodox ideas on childrearing.
Tom and Munch shower love on a house
full of adopted kids, but still yearn for one of
their own.
Through their encounters with these couples and with Verona’s sister, Burt and Verona
come to realize what home and family mean to them.
Away We Go has a lot of quirky humour and an
equal amount of heart. Viewers will likely sympathize
with many of Verona’s “pregnant” moments.
Away We Go has the look and feel of a “small”
indie film, but it’s directed by prominent director Sam
Mendes (American Beauty), and written by cult favourite Dave Eggars and his wife Vendela Vida.
Burt and Verona are affectionately played by John
Krasinski (The Office) and Maya Eventov (Saturday
Night Live).
Catherine O’Hara and Jeff Daniels are hilarious
as Burt’s parents, and other roles are filled by familiar
faces.
If you are looking to spend an hour and a half on
an entertaining and enlightening road trip, Away We
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Out & About
Please call 250-341-6299
or Email us at [email protected]
to enter your event in our FREE listings.
Essentials, Tiffany’s Thredz and the Thrift Store.
• 7-10 p.m.: Opening of Annual Pynelogs Art Show,
celebrating 95th birthday of Pynelogs. Exhibition
runs until October 11th. For info: 250-342-4423.
Sunday, October 4th:
• 7:30 p.m.: Sounds of the Solar System, a crystal
bowl and planet gong concert with David Hickey
of Crystal Journey at the Lions Hall, Chamber of
Commerce. $20 per person. Tickets at All Things
Beautiful. For info: 250-342-7010.
Toby Theatre: adults – $8; under 13 – $5
• September 30th & October 1st-3rd: Julie & Julia
• October 7th-10th: G. I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Friday, October 2nd:
• 2:30-4 p.m.: Seniors Meet Seniors Harvest Tea at
David Thompson Secondary School. Senior citizens
are invited to join the graduating cook training
classes for tea and coffee, delicious food and great
conversation. For info: 250-342-9213, ext. 110.
• October 2nd and 3rd: Mini tradeshow at the
Radium Hall. More than 20 businesses under one
roof. Friday 4-8 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday, October 3rd:
• 7 a.m.: Columbia Basin Watershed Network
workshop at Panorama Mountain Resort. For info:
250-341-3738.
• 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.: How to Grow a Child’s Brain and
How to Care for the Caregiver’s Brain seminars at the
Lions Hall, Chamber of Commerce. $60 per person.
For info: 250-342-9576.
• 9 a.m.-4 p.m.: The Community Greenhouse Full
Moon Work Bee. The Columbia Valley Botanical
Gardens and Centre for Sustainable Living invites
everyone to help tackle a range of jobs to get the
greenhouse ready for winter. For info: 250-2700813.
• Noon: International Take a Kid Mountain Biking
Day, organized by the Columbia Valley Cycling
Society. Meet at Lake Lillian to ride. A complimentary
barbecue follows at around 1 p.m. For info: www.
columbiavalleycyclingsociety.org.
• 1:30-6 p.m.: Open house at Pine Ridge Mountain
Resort, Invermere. For info: 1-866-580-2588.
• 6 p.m.: Sensational Seconds Fashion Show at
Invermere Community Hall. Hosted by Invermere
Health Care Auxiliary for the emergency room
campaign. Tickets $20, available at Details by JoAnne,
Wednesday, October 7th:
• 6:30-8:30 p.m.: One-To-One Reading Program
volunteer tutor training at Eileen Madson Primary
School. All volunteers must consent to a criminal
records check. For info: 250-342-9576.
Thursday, October 8th:
• 7:30 p.m.: Invermere District Curling Club’s
Annual General Meeting and open house at Joe
Peters Curling Centre. For info: 250-342-3315.
• Ellen McIllwaine performs at Bud’s Bar and Lounge
in the Fall Blues Concert Series. Tickets $15. For
info: 250-342-2965.
• Invermere Public Health unit will be closed October
8th and 9th while the location is moved to 110010th Street. It will re-open in its new home beside
the ambulance station on Tuesday, October 13th.
Friday, October 9th:
• 7 p.m.: All-female a cappella septet The Shirleys
perform at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere, in the
Columbia Valley Arts Performing Arts Series. For
info: 250-342-4423.
Monday, October 12th:
• 5-9 p.m.: Thanksgiving traditional three-course
turkey dinner being served at both Dapper’s Landing
and Mountain Flowers Dining Room, Fairmont Hot
Springs Resort. For info or reservations: 250-3456000.
• 7 p.m.: Jazz musician Cara Matthew performs in
the Bugaboo Lounge at Radium Resort. No cover
charge. For info: 250-347-9311.
Wednesday, October 14th:
• Beginning of an eight-week session of aquajogging
by Kutenai Aquatics at Radium Hot Springs Pools.
For info: 250-342-5979.
Thursday, October 15th:
• 10 a.m.: “Creating Income in Retirement” seminar
at Invermere Seniors Hall. Hosted by Manulife
Securities and presented by Mackenzie Financial.
• October 16th-17th: Link to Rink Tournament
with Invermere District Curling Club. Two curling
games and one nine-hole game of golf and dinner at
Windermere Valley Golf Course. $50 per person. For
info: 250-342-3315.
• October 16th-17th: Closet Frenzy, an upscale
women’s fashion resale event at Lions Hall, Columbia
Valley Chamber of Commerce. Friday 5-9 p.m.,
Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. For info: 250-342-2270.
Friday, October 23rd:
• 6:30 p.m.: Fall Supper, sponsored by Canadian
Martyrs Parish, at Invermere Community Hall.
Adults $15, children under 12 $6, children under
4 are free. Tickets at Columbia Valley Trading
Company, Fairmont Goldsmith, Canadian Martyrs
Church in Invermere and St. Joseph’s in Radium.
• October 23rd-25th: Gratitude and Abundance
Weekend Workshop by MK Facilitations at Radium
Hot Springs. Cost: $395, specials available. For info:
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Saturday, October 24th:
• The Valley Go Go Sisters host a fund-raising dinner
at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere. Cost $25 for
a home-cooked meal based on African recipes, in
aid of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, which helps
grandmothers in Africa. Tickets at One-Hour Photo.
For info: 250-342-6488.
• October 30th and 31st: Mini tradeshow at the
Radium Hall. Over 20 businesses under one roof.
Friday 4-8 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday, November 7th:
• 6:30 p.m.: 8th Annual East Kootenay Wine Festival
at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. Tickets on sale now
for $35. For info: 250-345-6000.
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A tasty treat for all music-lovers
background, Yael Blum,
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dy, Keona Mundy, Vicis in for a treat. A full four
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ley Arts Performing Arts
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one! Thanks in part to
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the B.C. Touring CounThe Shirleys, pictured here, will perform in Invermere this fall, part of the Performing Arts Series.
the first concert of the seacil, The Shirleys perform
son by Nelson jazz singer,
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formance of the Symphony of the Kootenays on Sep- dation, they will bring their talents to Invermere this in Invermere at Essentials Department Store, Onetember 27th, the arts council is branching into a new October.
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The Foothills Brass performs November 18th.
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Sharon Kamphuis turns glass into gold
by heating pieces of glass in a kiln at extremely high temperatures — from 1300
to 1400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Sharon Kamphuis can turn an
“Fusing glass takes a lot of imaginaordinary piece of glass into a colourtion,” Sharon said.
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studio, where Sharon specializes in
thoughts into each piece.”
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Sharon gathers inspiration for her
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Sharon is a retired occupational
De Janeiro. She photocopied the shirt and
therapist and her husband, Herb, is
is currently in the process of creating it on
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couple has lived in Edgewater since
collects rocks from her travels and incormoving from Calgary in 1998 and
porates them into her work.
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and Doug, residing in Calgary. They Sharon Kamphuis shows off one of her latest works of art in her Edgewater studio. Arts in Invermere, and also at her glass shop,
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IN WITH A GRIN – Katherine Witt, grade 11, and Sierra Franklin, grade 10, show
off the new Summit Youth Centre last Friday.
Not just a fresh coat of
paint for youth centre
By Sally Waddington
Pioneer Staff
The shiny new Summit Youth Centre is open and ready for visitors.
Last Friday, September 25th, an
open house was held at the youth centre
to show off its face-lift.
“The kids’ mouths have dropped,”
said Maegan Stanbury, a board member
for the Windermere Valley Youth Centre
Society. “They are saying, ‘Is this really
for us?’ There is disbelief coming from
what was here before. It almost feels like
a rags-to-riches transformation.”
The centre first opened in the 1990s
for valley youth aged 12 to 18 but most
of the room has been unchanged until
now. The walls were lime green, the ceiling was covered in movie posters and
the lighting was poor.
So the youth centre society began
asking for donations to renovate the
facility. After a golf tournament, hot
dog sale and raffle were held, and generous donations from community organizations and businesses – including
$15,000 from the Lake Windermere
District Lions Club – the society had
$25,000 to fund the renovation.
The centre was closed on June 26th,
the last day of the school year, and Martin Bechdolt of Marbet Constructions
spent the next six weeks transforming
it.
“The closure was really worth what
the result is. This gives the kids a place
they can come to and feel safe,” Ms.
Stanbury said.
The ceiling was replaced, new lighting was installed, new carpet laid, fresh
paint on the walls, the kitchen was upgraded, ventilation installed, the walls
were given trim, and the doors new casings. What’s more, new furniture was
brought in and students created artworks for the walls. Three new computers were donated by Kootenay Savings
Credit Union.
“Everything is new but the television and the game system,” Ms. Stanbury said. “We are hoping this is a brand
new start. Young people can come here
and relax, be themselves and relate to
their peers.”
Summit Youth Centre is now open
Wednesday and Thursday from 4:30
p.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday
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To understand how investors might actually save
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your tax return.
If an investor receives $1,000 in dividends in B.C.
in 2009, they first will have to gross up the dividend
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While this provincial tax credit will be reduced
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School students set the pace in Terry Fox runs
Students at Edgewater and Windermere Elementary
Schools participated in the Terry Fox Foundation’s National School Run Day on Friday, September 25th. The
schools raised about $500 each to aid cancer research,
in memory of cancer victim Terry Fox. Top: Edgewater
Grade 7 students Sierra Horn, Hannah Nygren and Kayla Eugene put on their racing stripes for the run. Bottom
left: Grade 1 student Ashleigh McDiarmid hits the sports
field at Windermere Elementary. Bottom right: Logan
Powell, in Grade 6 at Windermere Elementary, leaves the
starting line.
Photo top submitted by Edgewater Elementary
Photos bottom by Sally Waddington
October 2, 2009
Pine Ridge bucking the trend
By Cayla Gabruck
Pioneer Staff
While some housing developments
in the Columbia Valley have come to a
screeching halt, one is moving full Steam
ahead. Despite the slowdown in the housing market, the dust at Pine Ridge Mountain Resort still hasn’t settled.
The developers of Pine Ridge are hosting another big open house event this weekend and are inviting everyone to come and
see what they’ve done so far.
“What we’re doing is providing something that would make people, outside of
just Alberta, want to spend some time in
the Windermere Valley,” said Garth Mann,
president and Chief Executive Officer of
the Statesman Group.
“It’s such an idyllic destination, we want
people to see what it’s like other than the
three months of the year that it’s so busy.”
The Statesman Group started building
Pine Ridge Mountain Resort in 2006. The
resort will comprise 700 residential units
within the next 10 years.
The first 26 townhouses in the first
phase are now finished and ready for inspection.
“The units we have completed are threebedroom plans with a cozy front porch, a
romantic master bedroom with balcony
– lots of blending of stone and other products,” Mr. Mann said. “There are rustic
stone fireplaces, nine-foot ceilings, morning rooms and spacious great rooms.”
Already, he said, phase one is 70 percent
sold and the company is turning its focus
to phase two, consisting of chalets, alpine
villas and the Toby Creek mountain lodge
terraces. Phase two is 30 percent sold.
“Phase two will be more encompassing
in terms of the whole spirit of the community,” Mr. Mann said. “We are going to put
in a physical workout centre, as well as a
swimming pool.”
Statesman is also planning a 16-acre
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Kirk places in top 50 at adventure race
By Cayla Gabruck
Pioneer Staff
Incredible.
That’s how Jordie Kirk describes his experience in
the 2009 Gor-Tex Transrockies run – a six-day race
that covers just over 180 kilometres of terrain from
Buena Vista, Colorado to Beaver Creek, Colorado,
through two national forests.
“It was a big accomplishment to come across that
finish line and have that much fun over the week doing it,” Jordie said. “It was really cool.”
Jordie has lived in Invermere for three years with his
wife Beva and their two children: Birken, 9, and Solomon, 5. The couple owns Crazy Soles in Invermere,
and Jordie is also employed with Canfor.
Jordie decided to tackle the run, held August 23rd
to 28th, with his friend Kevin Astridge of Vancouver.
“Kevin turned 40 this year and he wanted to do
something big,” Jordie said. “so we decided on this.”
The Gor-Tex Transrockies course includes a mix of
single track and forest road with nearly 25,000 feet of
elevation gain, reaching altitudes of over 12,500 feet.
“There was some amazing scenery,” Jordie said.
“I remember when we came up over Hope Pass, the
highest point of the race at 1,200 feet, and you could
see forever standing there – you could even see the fin-
ish line about 2,000 feet below us.”
But the race wasn’t all roses. Although Jordie said
he met some amazing people along the way, there were
times that the race pushed him to his limits.
“On Day One, the last six kilometres of the race,
I think it was the combo of the heat and the elevation, but Kevin had to pull me through that last six
kilometres,” Jordie said. “I crossed the finish line and
proceeded to puke my guts out, and it was all good
– after that everything went perfect.”
Jordie and his partner decided a year and a half
ago to complete the race. They began training the next
day.
“I put on lots of miles – did lots of big runs and
multiple days in a row,” Jordie said. “A typical week
would include two days of boot camp, one day of
mountain biking, and four days of running.”
Each bike ride was at least two hours long and the
runs were anywhere from 45 minutes to five hours.
Next time, and there will be a next time, Jordie
said he plans to train a bit differently – adding a little
more road running and some easy trail running to his
regime.
He and his partner finished 45th overall out of
119 teams.
Jordie said he plans to tackle the race in 2011 with
his wife Beva.
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By Steve Mantyka
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DISTRICT OF INVERMERE
Tel: (250) 342-9281 • Fax: (250) 342-2934
Notice of
Watermain Flushing
The municipality will be flushing its community water system
in October and November of this year.
This program, carried out twice yearly, is necessary to maintain
the quality of our water supply. There may be some temporary
discoloration of water as a result of the sediment and organic
materials that are being flushed from the water mains. During
this period, disinfection by chlorination will be continued.
To assist the Public Works Department during the flushing
operation, users are advised that if they are experiencing
persistent discoloration or odour problems with the water,
to immediately notify the Municipal Office and explain the
nature of the problem.
The District apologizes for any inconveniences caused by this
operation. For further information, please telephone the
municipal office at 250-342-9281.
DISTRICT OF INVERMERE
Tel: (250) 342-9281 • Fax: (250) 342-2934
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE DISTRICT OF
INVERMERE WISHES TO BE A
BEAR SMART COMMUNITY?
The District of Invermere is seeking a qualified individual or
consultant to conduct a bear hazard assessment and create a public
education program.
The Bear Smart program is a proactive conservation strategy that
encourages efforts to reduce bear/human conflicts. The goal of the
program is to focus efforts on addressing the root causes of bear/
human conflicts, reduce the number of conflicts and ultimately
reduce the number of bears that have to be destroyed due to
conflicts.
If you have any questions, or require additional information,
please contact the District office.
If you are interested, please bring a proposal to the District of
Invermere office by October 6th, 2009.
Address: 914 – 8th Avenue
Facsimile: 250-342-2934
Just a reminder… The classified deadline is 12 noon Tuesday.
The Columbia Valley Rockies continue to
get some bad luck. With
an undisclosed injury
to goalie Scott Ismond,
the sudden departure of
defenceman Travis Francoeur and more carding
issues, the Rockies went
into the third weekend of
the season with a shortened roster once again.
The Golden Rockets blasted into the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena on Friday night and were met
with a hard forechecking, aggressive style that had fans
on the edge of their seat.
The Rockies counted the first goal of the night,
Darrell Boldon from Kevin Dunlop and newest addition to the lineup, Kevin Anderson at 10:38. The
home fans saw strong skating and puck movement as
players are starting to become comfortable with our
systems and each other.
The Rockies took the 1-0 lead into the first intermission. Shots were 13-12 Golden.
Just under five minutes in, Golden was awarded a
quirky goal that eluded goalie Cameron Dagg, squirting over the red line as he tried to keep the puck covered.
This seemed to give the Rockets life, as they
pressed on and were rewarded with a powerplay goal,
Wake from Devlin at 14:02. Spencer Pommells played
a brilliant game for the Rockets and he was rewarded
for his hard work, assists to Jensen and Wake at 8:04.
Golden ahead 3-1, shots were 17-15 for the visiting
Rockets going into the third.
The Rockies enjoyed two more powerplays, bringing their total to seven for the game, including a two
man advantage over a minute long, but were unable
to put the puck past Danny Feuz despite some great
puck movement and several great scoring chances.
The end of the game had the Rockets’ Kyle
Cummings hauled down on a breakaway and he was
awarded a penalty shot, beating Dagg five hole at 1:07
to give Golden the final goal of the game, making it
4-1. Shots were Golden 49, Columbia Valley 35. The
Rockies and Rockets had a few skirmishes to end the
third, with seven players taking early showers.
Saturday featured the powerhouse Fernie
Ghostriders at the rink, and they wasted little time
getting on the board, scoring just under two minutes
in, building a four-goal lead after one, outshooting the
Rockies 27-5.
In the second, the story remained the same – all
Ghostriders as they peppered Cam Dagg with 25 shots,
adding four goals sandwiched by Columbia Valley’s
only marker, Kevin Anderson with his first tally of the
year, from Dunlop and Boldon.
The third saw the Fernie team blast another 35
shots for a total of 87 against, with 16 in return. Final
score Fernie 12, Rockies 1.
The Rockies are on the road this weekend, in Castlegar and Grand Forks, and in Golden on the 7th.
Friday, October 9th the Rockets return to the valley and thanks to Palliser Printing, it will be a guaranteed $500 50/50 draw night, so even more reason to
come cheer on the boys.
It’s almost Old Zone time
By Pioneer Staff
Pioneer columnist Harold Hazelaar – who pens his
famous Old Zone dispatches
from a secret concrete bunker below the ice in Eddie
Mountain Memorial Arena
– has not yet returned from
the hiatus he uses to gather
strength to play OldTimers
hockey each season. However, we didn’t want you to
miss out on the early season
stats. Until Harold resurfaces in October, here is what
has happened so far...
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“It will improve reliability for the
entire Columbia Valley,” Mr. Anand
added. “It will reduce the number and
length of power outages experienced in
the region.”
One landowner attended both open
houses last week to express concern over
the potential corridor passing through
his property.
Paul Bauman owns 200 acres on the
Toby Benches.
“I can’t say I’m happy with the new
transmission corridor. It opens access,
cuts through the wilderness, and disrupts viewscapes,” Mr. Bauman said. “It
will be in sight for most people living
on the benches.”
After speaking to B.C.T.C. about
his concerns at the first open house, Mr.
Bauman invited representatives to visit
his land last week and walk the placement of the corridor. He added that
B.C. Hydro purchased a right-of-way
on his property twenty years ago and
the proposed new corridor is only 500
metres away from the existing right-ofway.
“We walked across the proposed
right-of-way and the existing legal right-
of-way,” Mr. Bauman said. “As of today,
B.C.T.C. have told me they are only
considering using the existing right-ofway.
“If it is going through – and I can’t
stop it – at least I can have it placed
within the legal right-of-way and make
it less obtrusive for everyone on the
benches,” he added.
Deepak Anand confirmed that
under B.C. Hydro, a right-of-way was
purchased on private land on the Toby
benches.
“Our intent is to use that right-ofway wherever possible,” he said. “However, regulations and standards are different now and we need to look at it
with a fresh mind.”
Paul Bauman encourages Columbia
Valley residents to learn about the project.
“Every message I get from B.C.T.C.
is that there is still room for input on
mediating the impact on esthetics and
the natural environment,” he said. “The
more people who voice their concerns,
the more amiable the solution will be.”
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October 2, 2009
INVITATION TO TENDER
Scale Operation at the
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SEALED TENDERS marked, “Tender – Scale
Operation at the Columbia Valley Landfill”
will be received by the Engineering Technician,
Environmental Services, Regional District of East
Kootenay, 19 – 24th Avenue South, Cranbrook BC
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2009. Tenders received after the specified time will
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the Cranbrook RDEK office during regular office
hours (8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday) upon
receipt of a non-refundable deposit by cash or
certified cheque in the amount of $50.00.
There will be a mandatory site meeting on October
15th, 2009 at 11:00 am at the Columbia Valley
Landfill Site located in Windermere B.C.
The successful bidder shall be required to
provide a BANK IRREVOCABLE LETTER OF CREDIT
or PERFORMANCE BONDING in the amount of
$25,000.00, valid for the life of the contract.
The Regional District reserves the right to arbitrarily
accept or reject any or all bids and to waive
irregularities at its own discretion. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing the Regional
District reserves the right to arbitrarily reject any
bid submitted by a contractor that has a disputed
account against or due by the Regional District or
against whom the Regional District has a disputed
account. The lowest or any bid will not necessarily
be accepted and the Regional District reserves the
right to negotiate terms and conditions with the
successful Bidder.
TENDERS Must be Accompanied By:
• A bid security deposit in the amount of
$5,000.00 (Certified Cheque or
Irrevocable Letter of Credit).
Jim Penson AScT,
Engineering Technician
Environmental Services
Regional District of East Kootenay
19 - 24th Avenue South,
Cranbrook, BC V1C 3H8
Open Monday to Friday
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Phone: (250) 489-2791
Toll Free 1-888-478-7335
Fax: (250) 489-3498
Visit us at: www.rdek.bc.ca
NOTICE OF PRESCRIBED BURN IN KOOTENAY NATIONAL PARK
AVIS DE BRÛLAGE DIRIGÉ AU PARC NATIONAL KOOTENAY
Redstreak Mountain Prescribed Burn
Date: After Sept. 16th, 2009 (weather-permitting)
Goals: To protect people and property from catastrophic wildfires by
reducing forest fuel loads in the vicinity of Radium Hot Springs, and
to restore grasslands & associated habitat traditionally used by Rocky
Mountain Bighorn Sheep and other wildlife by re-establishing the ecological role of fire in the Columbia Valley
How will this affect the Public?
Burn operations will be visible to motorists driving through Kootenay
National Park on Highway 93/95 South. The smoke column will be
visible from the surrounding area, including Radium Hot Springs.
We can’t eliminate smoke, but every effort is made to reduce its impacts. Ignition of this prescribed burn will be conducted during good
venting conditions, so smoke is dispersed high into the atmosphere.
However, unpredicted changes in weather can affect how well the
smoke disperses.
During burn periods, reduced speed zones may be implemented
where visibility is limited. For public safety reasons, closures may be
in effect in the area surrounding the burn. Check with the Kootenay
National Park Visitor Centre for up to date information on closures.
Are You Highly Sensitive to Smoke?
Kootenay National Park has a smoke notification list for those who
are extremely sensitive to smoke and would like advance warning
of prescribed burn operations. We are currently updating this list and
we would like to hear from you. To be added to this list or for more
information, please call the Fire Communications Officer at 403-7601090 or email [email protected]
Brûlage dirigé du mont Redstreak
Date : Après le 16 septembre 2009 (si le temps le permet)
Buts : Protéger les gens et les propriétés de feux échappés catastrophiques en réduisant les quantités de combustible forestier dans
les environs de Radium Hot Springs. Restaurer les prairies et l’habitat
connexe que fréquentent normalement le mouflon d’Amérique des
Rocheuses et d’autres animaux sauvages en rétablissant le rôle que
joue le feu dans l’écologie de la vallée du Columbia.
Quel sera l’effet de ce brûlage dirigé sur le public? Les automobilistes qui circuleront sur l’autoroute 93/95 verront les opérations de
brûlage. La colonne de fumée qui s’élèvera sera visible de toute la
région environnante, et notamment de Radium Hot Springs.
Nous ne pouvons éliminer la fumée, mais nous déployons tous les
efforts possibles pour en réduire les effets. Les feux seront allumés
uniquement lorsque le vent sera favorable. Toutefois, des changements imprévus aux conditions météorologiques pourraient empêcher
la fumée de se disperser rapidement.
Pendant les périodes de brûlage, il est possible que la vitesse maximale soit réduite si la visibilité est réduite. Pour des raisons de sécurité du public, le secteur entourant la zone de brûlage pourrait être
fermé à la circulation. Pour obtenir des renseignements à jour sur
les fermetures, veuillez vous informer au Centre d’accueil du parc
national Kootenay.
Êtes-vous très sensible à la fumée?
Le parc national Kootenay détient une liste de personnes extrêmement
susceptibles à la fumée, qu’il avertit avant d’allumer des feux dirigés.
Nous sommes en train de mettre cette liste à jour et si vous êtes une
de ces personnes, veuillez nous le signaler. Pour vous faire inscrire
sur la liste ou pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements, veuillez
téléphoner à l’agent des communications sur le feu en composant le
403-760-1090 ou en écrivant à l’adresse [email protected].
October 2, 2009
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October 2, 2009
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October 2, 2009
Historic paintings in art show
on Pynelogs’ 95th birthday
By Dorothy Isted
Special to the Pioneer
Medora and Alexander Hume moved from
Galt, Ontario to the
Midnapore, Alberta, area
in the late 1800s. They
had four children, one
of whom died two weeks
before their only daughter was born in December
1885, also called Medora. Although her mother
was called Dora, the little
girl soon became known
as Meda.
It is likely that
wealthy rancher Harold
Forster met the Humes
while he lived in Galt.
The year after he purchased Firlands Ranch in
1898, the Humes arrived
in the Columbia Valley.
Alexander was the manager of the ranch and
Dora became the executive housekeeper of Forster’s
mansion.
In 1967, the Times Colonist of Victoria wrote
of Dora’s contribution: “From storage in Hamilton
came sets of china, Royal Worcester and Minton, two
dozen of each, Georgian and Victorian silver in the
same numbers and the 14-room house was lavishly
furnished. From that day, under Mrs. Hume’s gracious
guidance, Mr. Forster’s Firlands was run like an English country manor.”
Though Dora was born in Ontario, she knew
what it took to run a gentleman’s home. Her skills
were put to the test in September 1909 when Canada’s
Governor General, Earl Grey, accepted Forster’s invitation to visit the area. While the Earl and his men
were roughing it, the ladies of the party were ferried
down the river from Golden. The Times Colonist reported further, “When the ship stopped at Firlands
Landing to pick up the mountain party, Miss Meda
Hume, the manager’s daughter, presented the ladies,
to their surprise and delight, with large bouquets of
Harold Forster’s sweet peas.”
Family legend has it that Dora was “ultra-religious.” She taught her children scripture, basic reading and writing. Since her daughter Meda played the
piano until she was 101 years of age, it is likely that
Dora taught her this skill as well. The ranch was remote and there was a lot more snow then, making
poor roads impassable and impossible for the children
to attend school. Meda was sent away for a year to
FIRLANDS FAMILY — At left, Dora Hume standing alone in the garden at about
age 84. Above, the whole family, taken in 1920, shows Dora standing at the back. Also
pictured, from left to right, are Frances, Thora, Harold Forster, Meda seated with Richard (Dick) on her lap, and George. Photos courtesy of Helen Perry.
a girls’ school in Yale. Helen Perry of Kelowna says
of her gran, “Meda was quite lively and outgoing. I
could see her teaching the Chinese houseman how to
dance. Her mother was quite perturbed, as she was
pretty straight.”
Dora’s activities were not confined to the ranch.
Her name, Mrs. A. Hume, appears as a participant in
the hospital auxiliary group that formed in Wilmer.
She also had an activity that is surprising, considering
her station in life as a housekeeper, in those days when
the class system in Canada was more defined. Dora
painted, quite profusely. In fact, Dora was very good
friends with the Group of Seven’s Emily Carr and the
two women corresponded, visited each other’s homes
and painted together.
Twenty-six-year-old Meda married Harold Forster
in 1912. Both of the Hume sons served in the same
unit during the First World War and fought at Passchendaele. Frank died but Jack survived to return to
the valley. Helen says that it must have been difficult
for her great-grandmother Dora to give up her place as
chatelaine to her daughter — a role she had occupied
for about 15 years — and, sometime after the wedding, she and Alexander moved back to Alberta and
ran a store in Lacombe in the 1920s.
Meda and Harold endured a difficult relationship.
She left him several times, going back and forth between the ranch and her parents’ home in Lacombe.
Finally, she took the children and spent some time in
Spokane before moving to Penticton. Her father Al-
exander died in 1928 and Dora purchased property
in Penticton in 1930. Mother and daughter lived together until Dora’s death in 1948.
Helen says her great-grandmother Dora was a nice,
grandmotherly type. She died when Helen was small,
around the same time her friend Emily Carr died. Several of Dora’s paintings have survived and are scattered
throughout the homes of her great-grandchildren.
Helen and others of her family have generously
loaned a few of them to be shown at the Pynelogs
art show which began this week. It is likely they were
painted prior to 1912. One painting is of the Firlands
Ranch house, which burned down in 1940, and another is of Forster Falls. There is a wonderful watercolour of Mount Nelson and some other landscapes that
are, to date, unidentified.
Visitors to Pynelogs will note a line appears in the
Mount Nelson painting, about an inch from the bottom. Helen says after it was painted Meda, or perhaps
even Dora, took a dislike to that part of the painting
and folded it back. When Helen had it re-framed a
number of years back she noticed this and, liking what
she saw, had it framed in its entirety.
Pynelogs Cultural Centre is having a 95th birthday party and artist opening event on October 3rd.
Pynelogs is the home built by R. Randolph Bruce for
his bride, Lady Elizabeth Bruce, in 1914. It is fanciful
to imagine that, perhaps, Dora Hume was entertained
as a guest in this home, if not by Mr. Bruce himself, at
least by his housekeeper.
October 2, 2009
Fairmont
takes delivery
of new road
rescue truck
Area F Director Wendy
Booth and Fairmont Fire
Chief Jim Miller show off
their shiny new road rescue pumper. Delivered last
week, it was ordered back
in June for the bargain
price of $374,000, budgeted by the Regional District
of East Kootenay.
The truck has vehicle
extraction, medical services
and fire fighting capabilities, and is easy to manoeuvre down narrow streets.
It can carry six passengers.
Fire department volunteers
will require three days’
training to learn how to
use the all-in-one truck.
Photo by Sally
Waddington
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October 2, 2009
Pioneer Classifieds
s obituary s
Nathaniel Edgar
Tunnacliffe
1983-2009
Nathaniel Edgar Tunnacliffe passed away at Lion’s Gate
Hospital on September 18th , 2009, after a brave six year fight
with brain cancer. He was 25.
Nathan received his BSc in Chemistry from SFU in 2008 and
was an active competitive sailor and dedicated musician
through his illness. A private family memorial was held on
Bowen Island. He is survived by his parents Trevor and Rebecca
and his brother Nigel who will offer a memorial for his friends
in the near future. Also surviving Nathan are his grandparents
Donald and Donna Tunnacliffe, his aunts and uncles, their
spouses and children. In lieu of flowers, please consider
supporting the family’s ride to conquer cancer: http://tinyurl.
com/RideForNathan.
Cecilia Minnie Wilder died
unexpectedly in a tragic accident
on September 22, 2009, leaving
a hollow place in the hearts of
those who loved her. She was the epitome of adventure
and business, having been born to Earl and Minnie Wilder
in Invermere, B.C. and raised in an enterprising family. She
developed and operated a ski hill, pursued her CGA, and
obtained a commercial license, operating her own transport
company. Her beautiful daughter Marni Melrose and
grandson, Robbie, in San Diego, were her propelling light,
speaking to them daily. Recently she was working with her
brother, developing a productive operation, and never had
she been so happy and excited about life. She was in the
midst of packing up for a new home, when the CAT D9H dozer
she was operating lurched over an embankment, striking her
fatally.
Cecilia was a spiritual woman of conviction, feeling that her
body imprisoned her, and believed a higher power governed
us. Her passion for life, her concern for the wellbeing of
others and her love of family and friends spilled over to all
who intimately knew her. Cecilia, our sweet lady, you always
spoke of soaring with angels and now you are one, free as you
always dreamed. However terribly we miss you, we know your
eternal laughter will soon melt our frozen hearts, and as our
guardian angel, you will be there to love us unconditionally,
forevermore.
A celebration of this diverse woman’s life will be held on
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 at 4 PM at the Harrison Beach
Hotel in Harrison Hot Springs, B.C.
Phone: 250-341-6299
Fax: 250-341-6229
ANNOUNCEMENT
CHEERS AND JEERS
CHEERS AND JEERS
STORAGE
Alcoholics Anonymous. Open
to all. Regular meetings of the
Columbia Valley A.A. are held
at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sunday
and Wednesday at the Valley
Connection, far end of the
Service B.C. building, 625-4th
Street, Invermere. The Radium
Friendship Group meets at
8 p.m. Friday at the Catholic
Church, east side of Main Street,
Radium.
Cheers to the conscientious
person who found my keys and
promptly returned them to me
through the TB Vets in Vancouver.
Many thanks. ~Jim G.
Cheers to the 20th Annual
Columbia Valley Classics Car
Show and Shine volunteers.
Another
successful
and
entertaining weekend. Thanks
for all your hard work! ~CJ
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Warehouse, Industrial Park,
250-342-3166.
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250-341-6299.
Financial professional looking
for other professionals to share
space with. I have a great
location with excess room.
Please call 250-270-0270.
Columbia Valley Rockies looking
for billet homes to place young
hockey players. Please call
Travis, 250-341-5801. Homes
get $450/month for each player
and a young role model.
CHEERS AND JEERS
Cecilia Minnie
Wilder
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Cheers to the staff at Portabella
for making our 70/40th event
such a wonderful occasion! ~Jill
and Sebastien Bell
Cheers to Barry Benson for
helping in the purchase of our
property. You’re an outstanding
real estate agent!
Cheers to Ron Verboom and
all the volunteers for their
hard work in making the 2nd
Headbanger Race a success. The
course was spectacular, and the
event was very well organized
and fun. Thanks for bringing
such a high quality race to the
valley. M. Taylor
Cheers to the kind people of
Fairmont who donated so
generously to the SPCA Paws for
a Cause event. You are terrific!
s obituary s
ALFRED TRESCHER
1929 – 2009
BRISCO – Alfred Trescher passed
away suddenly on September 23,
2009. Alfred was born in Freiburg,
Germany February 3rd, 1929 and
raised on the family’s farm. In
1952, he immigrated to Canada and
settled in the Windermere Valley. He
met Hedi, his wife for 52 years, in Radium Hot Springs where
she was working at a summer job. Alfred worked in logging
and for 5 years was partners with Fritz Zehnder, operating
a small sawmill. In 1962, longing to return to his farming
roots, Alfred and Hedi purchased Charlie Watkins’ farm in
Brisco. They bought their first Charolais cattle in 1965, and
for 35 years it was their livelihood. Alfred thoroughly enjoyed
his contact with people in the cattle industry and the many
friends he made. He will be sadly missed by his wife Hedi,
his children Peter, Heidy Sterling (Rob), and Anne Sterling
(Brian), and seven grandchildren. He is also survived by his
brother Siegfried (Klara) and sister Krimhilde Henderson
(Terry). A celebration of his life will be held at the Brisco
Community Hall on Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 11:00 am.
In lieu of flowers a donation may be made to the charity of
your choice.
Lost, green boat cover, between
Valley Alley & Pete’s Marina, $50
reward, 250-342-0050.
STORAGE
NEWHOUSE
MULTI STORAGE
Various sizes available.
Now with climate
controlled units.
Call 250-342-3637
You own it, we can store it!
Secure, fenced compounds
any size up to one acre. Secure
containers available. Would
also build building to suit for
long term tenant. Zoned heavy
industrial. Invermere Industrial
Park. Phone 250-342-5297, 250346-3011 or 250-342-2100.
Panache Building, Invermere,
B.C. Beautiful building near
public beach and walking
distance to hundreds of condos
in Canada’s most perfect fourseason town! 2400 feet on main,
with two 1200-foot world-class
apartments up. Perfect location
for restaurant or retail. For info,
call 250-342-5525.
ACCOMMODATION WANTED
Retired couple looking for
inexpensive, furnished, short
term rental from October 15th to
December 15th in the Invermere
area. Please contact strental@
live.ca.
s Memoriam s
Mansell Hall
October 1 , 2008
st
Martina Nicholas
April 3rd, 2008
The moment that you died
My heart was torn in two,
One side filled with heartache
the other died with you
Remembering you is easy,
I do it everyday.
But missing you is a heartache
that never goes away.
I often lie awake at night,
When the world is fast asleep,
And take a walk down memory lane,
With tears upon my cheeks
I hold you tightly within my heart
and there you will remain.
Sophie, Candice, Dominique,
Nicholas, J.R. and family
October 2, 2009
Pioneer Classifieds
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Phone: 250-341-6299
Fax: 250-341-6229
SHARED ACCOMMODATION
SUITE FOR RENT
SUITE FOR RENT
HOUSE FOR RENT
HOUSE FOR RENT
CONDO FOR RENT
Room in executive level home
near beach, $450 + utilities,
references required, N/S, 250342-5937.
WALK TO DOWNTOWN &
KINSMEN BEACH, 3 bdrm main
floor of a house, separate
entrance, 5 appliances, deck,
view, shed, yard, N/S, N/P, no
partiers,
references/deposit
required. Rent negotiable,
water/hydro/heat
included.
Available December 1st, 250342-7590.
2 bdrm suite available in
Windermere. 2 blocks to beach,
all appliances, $775/month,
403-241-8598, 403-803-4540
or email [email protected].
FOR RENT
2 bdrm condo, near Sobey’s, N/
S, N/P, quiet folks only need
apply, $800/month, 250-3426255.
Bright, one bdrm walk-out suite
in Wilmer, 9’ ceilings, big yard,
W/D, cable, all utilities included,
N/S, available October 19th or
November 1st, 250-342-0035.
www.EricRedeker.com
“Available Now”
4 bdrm, 2 bath, large rec
room, upgraded kitchen and
great room, W/D, wood stove,
garage, corner lot, large
backyard, walking distance to
schools, hospital and town. Pets
negotiable. Avail immediately,
$1600 + utilities. Call Mark
403-803-7306 or Neil, 250-3417084.
Roommate wanted to share
condo, own bedroom and living
area, $500/month includes
everything, 250-347-6324.
SUITE FOR RENT
ATTENTION CONTRACTORS! One
or two bdrm bungalows, by the
week or month! Call 250-3456365, Fairmont Bungalows.
CARRIAGE COURT APARTMENTS,
conveniently located behind
Sobey’s within walking distance
to downtown. 2 bdrm townhouse
units, outside entrance. Sliding
glass doors open onto balcony,
overlooking private courtyard.
Fireplace and W/D included in
each unit. Long term preferred,
N/P, $750 - $850/month + DD.
Utilities not included. Available
immediately, 250-342-8781.
Hillcrest furnished apartments,
utilities included. 1 bdrm units
- $700/month, 2 bdrm units $900/month. 250-341-1182.
Invermere, 2 bdrm, lower
suite, W/D, stove, fridge, N/S,
N/P, adults only. $850/month
includes hydro and heat. Avail
Aug 15th, ref. req. 250-3426349 or 250-342-3418.
INVERMERE, 2 bdrm basement
suite. Separate entry, shared W/
D, close to downtown/beaches/
grocery, N/S, $660/month +
utilities, available now. Call
Grant, 403-493-1245.
2 bdrm suite, fully furnished
including W/D, D/W, wireless
and cable, large deck, 3 blocks
from beach and Invermere’s main
street. Available immediately,
$880/month + shared hydro,
250-688-0244.
New 1 bdrm suite. Laundry,
N/P, $700/month + utilities,
available October 1st, call 250342-6607.
2 suites for rent, Black Forest
Heights, Invermere. 2 bdrm, 2
bath upper suite, 2 decks, large
yard, $1000/month, utilities
included, N/S, N/P, available
October 1st; 2 bdrm lower walkout, very bright and roomy,
$875/month, utilities included,
N/S, N/P, available immediately.
Call 250-342-9770.
Large 2 bdrm suite, 5 appliances,
pets negotiable, utilities
included, available October 1st.
Call 250-341-1099.
2 bdrm and 3 bdrm apartments
in Edgewater. Heat and
appliances included, $600/
month, 250-342-2898.
FAIRMONT – won’t last! Private
2 bdrm walk-out basement
suite. Bright, 1100 sq.ft., wood
fireplace, backs Columbia River,
pets OK, fire pit. Includes all
utilities, W/D and storage. $950/
month. Available immediately.
C. Bay 250-212-9898.
Fully furnished newly renovated
bachelor suite 2 blocks from
downtown Invermere. D/W,W/D,
cable and hydro included. $800/
month, available immediately,
250-688-0244.
2 bdrm apartment in downtown
Invermere, $800 + DD, includes
utilities, 250-341-5534.
Invermere, central, quiet
neighbourhood,
spacious,
bright, newly renovated 1 bdrm
suite with private entrance.
Furnished or unfurnished, N/
S, references required, $875/
month including utilities, cable
and internet, available October
1st, 250-342-0399.
2 bdrm basement suite, private
entrance, N/P, N/S, quiet person,
$900/month includes utilities,
available immediately, 250342-1617.
Windermere, 2 bdrm, furnished
sunny walkout lower level,
available Nov. 1st, N/S, N/P,
includes hydro, W/D, $850 - 1
person, $1100 - 2 persons, 250342-6162 evenings.
Black Forest Heights, 2 bdrm
suite, storage shed, nice yard
and views, W/D, N/S, no partiers.
Available immediately, $800/
month includes utilities. Phone
Rick 250-342-3057 (h) or 250341-5572(c).
HOUSE FOR RENT
2 bdrm older house adjacent
to Funtasia in Fairmont Hot
Springs. Available October
1st-April 30th. $690/month +
utilities. Please call Joseph or
Tanya at 250-345-4511 or 250345-4558 (evenings). If you
would enjoy taking care of the
animals and light snow removal
in the winter, remuneration for
caretaker duties available.
Contact
250-342-5914
for seasonal or long term
rentals or go online at
Rockies West
Realty
Independently Owned & Operated
Radium duplex, 2 or 4 bdrm, all
appliances included, N/S, N/P,
new building. Call 403-2576253 or email [email protected]
Duplex, 1100 sq.ft. 5 appliances,
2 bdrm, storage shed, utilities
included. $900/month, 250347-9629.
Edgewater house on 5 ½
acres. Heated shop, other out
buildings, set up for horses, pets
welcome, immediate occupancy,
references required, $1200 +
utilities, 250-226-7660.
Wilder subdivision, quiet, open
floor plan, nice deck, 3 bdrm,
single car garage, walk to town
and school. N/P, N/S, $1200/
month + utilities. References
required. Available immediately,
250-342-2052.
Invermere winter rental! Fully
furnished, newly renovated,
4 bdrm house (incl. 2 bdrm
separate suite), Kinsmen Beach
area, N/P, N/S, available starting
November. $1500/month +
DD + hydro. Includes cable and
wireless, W/D, wood stove! A
little bit of ‘cabin’ heaven! 250342-9290.
Windermere, lovely 1 bdrm
home, N/S, pets considered,
great yard, $750/month.
Available immediately. 403851-2043.
3 bdrm home in Windermere,
close to school, $1050/month
+ utilities, pets negotiable, Call
for info and showings 250-3428662.
Invermere, large 4 bdrm
house, 2 bath, rec and laundry
room, mins. from schools and
downtown, large yard, N/S, pets
negotiable. Available Nov. 1st,
$1500 + util, references, 250341-1650.
CONDO FOR RENT
FIRST MONTH FREE!!!
PET FRIENDLY CONDO!
2 bdrm townhouse in Black
Forest Village
$1300/month.
Call 250-342-0838.
Invermere on the lake, new
luxury fully furnished condo. 2
bdrm plus den, 2 baths, facing
lake, underground parking.
Available immediately. Monthly
or long-term. Call 403-5610111.
Radium Townhouse, fully
furnished, 2 bdrm, 2 ½ bath,
N/S, N/P, $1000/month includes
power and water. Available
immediately, 403-240-9357 or
403-237-4698.
2 bdrm condo, The Aspen,
Radium, main floor, 2 bath,
fireplace, heated parking, N/S,
references, $975/month, 403328-2944 or 403-892-2731.
Invermere, beautiful condo close
to downtown, 3 bdrms, 3 bath,
5 appliances, large storage room
and attached garage. Will go
fast @ $1200/month + utilities!
Call Kevin for evening showings,
780-982-1140.
3 bdrm condo in Pinewood,
Radium. In-suite laundry,
underground heated parking,
$1300/month, utilities included.
Available October 1st, 403-8750214.
3 bdrm, 2 bath + garage, N/P, N/
S, available October 1st, $1350/
month, 250-341-1182.
2 bdrm condo, D/T Invermere,
furnished. N/S, N/P, available
October 1st, $1000/month,
utilities included, 250-341-1182
Radium, 2 bdrm ground floor
with patio, all appliances,
$950/month includes utilities,
available October 1st, 403-6136815, Richard.
Luxury fully furnished condo
at Heron Point in downtown
Invermere. 2 bdrms, 2 baths,
W/D, D/W, cable, wireless, hydro
included, hot tub and gym
access. $1200/month, N/S, N/P,
available October to May, 250688-0244.
2 bdrm, 2 bath condo in Radium,
furnished/unfurnished, $975/
month, 403-870-5045.
Gorgeous 2 bdrm, 2 bath + den
main floor condo in Sable Ridge,
Radium. View of valley, access
to pool, hot tubs, clubhouse,
underground parking, storage
lockers, in suite laundry. N/S,
N/P. Call 250-342-0200.
Black Forest Village, 2 bdrm
townhouse with single garage,
1.5 baths, all major appliances.
Balcony overlooks green
space, mountain view, close to
Invermere, excellent condition,
$1000/month includes water/
sewer, available immediately,
250-342-6743.
October 2, 2009
Pioneer Classifieds
CONDO FOR RENT
HOUSE FOR SALE
Copperhorn Town, Radium, 2
bdrm fully furnished condo,
W/D, wood burning fireplace,
2 balconies, $900/month +
utilities, 403-522-3669.
Akiskinook Resort, 1 bdrm
condo, fully furnished, indoor
pool, hot tub. Long or short
term, $750/month includes
cable, 403-281-3991.
Lake front, Invermere, new
condo, main floor, 2 bdrm +
den, 2 bath, furnished, N/P,
N/S, 6 appliances, rec centre,
underground parking stall,
$1250/month + DD + utilities,
403-861-0544 or srowell@telus.
net.
Akiskinook, 3 bdrm, 2 bath,
furnished, N/P, N/S, rec
centre, indoor pool/hot tub, 6
appliances, $1250/month + DD,
utilities included, 403-861-0544
or [email protected].
2 BDRM FURNISHED CONDO,
Black Forest Village. Rent weekly,
bi-weekly or monthly, 1.5 baths,
garage, patio, 6 appliances.
$1000/month, 250-342-1475.
Radium, fully furnished, 2
bdrm, 2 bath + den, laundry,
underground parking, fireplace,
A/C, utilities included, N/S, N/P,
references & DD, 403-239-7736
or 403-850-3768.
VACATION RENTALS
Akiskinook Resort, 1 bdrm, fully
furnished condo, pool, hot tub,
beach, tennis courts, deck, gas
BBQ, $550/week, $89/night,
3 nights minimum, 403-2933870.
TO PLACE YOUR
CLASSIFIED AD
CALL
250-341-6299
TODAY!
Peaceful creekside, 2 ½
acres, 4950 Stoddart Creek
Road.
Open House Saturday 12-5.
5 bdrm, 4 bath, zoned SH2 allowing for home based
business. See WeList.com
#40848 for details. New
price - $639,000, 250-3476532.
PRICE REDUCTION!
RANCH HOUSE
Completely renovated house
on 2.5 acres located outside of
Windermere, in Elkhorn Country
Estates, an exclusive private
gated community, one of only
11 estates included in phase
one. 4 bdrm, 2 bath, security
system, working shutters, all
services underground, furniture
included, recently appraised,
$449,000. Call Elkhorn Ranch
at 250-342-0617 or 250-3421268.
Open House
1733 Windermere Loop Road
Windermere Valley Golf Course
Saturday and Sunday
11 am-5 pm
Contact Glenn Pomeroy
250-270-0666
Maxwell Realty Invermere.
CONDO FOR SALE
Heron Point, Invermere. ¼
share available. Best unit in the
complex. FULLY FURNISHED.
Ground floor, walk out to yard.
2 min. walk from both beach
and downtown. 3 bdrm, 2 bath,
pool, hot tub, fitness room,
storage. Great view of the lake
and the beach, $137,000, 250688-2667.
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Fax: 250-341-6229
CONDO FOR SALE
WANTED
Miscellaneous For Sale
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
1 bdrm, 1 level, near hospital,
adult building, asking $160,000.
No agents please, 250-6880083.
Dumbells wanted, 250-3427513.
¾” road gravel - $10/cubic yard;
bedding sand - $14/cubic yard;
drain rock - $12/cubic yard;
landscaping rock - $12/cubic
yard; well rock - $12/cubic
yard; pit run gravel - $6/cubic
yard; clean fill - $6/cubic yard.
Pick up or delivery available.
250-347-2130 or 250-3421782.
Yamaha 350 Warrior Sport Quad,
electric start, mint condition.
Kawasaki 250 Mohave Sport
Quad, mint condition, 250-3420350 or 403-701-3344.
Brand new 1600 sq.ft. D/T
Invermere, 3 bdrm, 2 bath +
garage. Reduced to $299,900 +
GST, www.cedarwoodglen.com,
250-341-1182.
Wanted: Trampoline in good to
very good condition, 403-8298550.
Miscellaneous For Sale
ACREAGES/LOTS FOR SALE
Exclusive Private
Gated Acreage
Absolutely
spectacular
surroundings with unobstructed
view straight down the snow
capped
Fairmont
Rocky
Mountain Range. Very private
yet only 2 mins to the beach &
Windermere. Services to lot.
Architectural controls ensure
your investment, as well as
no building commitment. See
welist.com. Invermere. Must be
seen to be appreciated, 250342-1167.
WILMER PROPERTY 9140 Smith
Street (off main avenue). Nice
mountain view, large walk-out
lot, older 3 bdrm manufactured
home currently on lot, $120,000.
Contact 250-341-1656.
8 acres of hay meadow,
beautiful mountain views with
great building opportunity
near Wilmer, Toby Hill Road,
$425,000. Call 250-342-2802.
Our one remaining pristine
commercial/residential lot in
“Town Square.” 50’ X 120,’ W&S
on frontage, $82,500. Build your
own “Point of Arrival” on 1/4
Mile River frontage, 121 acres, 2
level airstrips possible: 1830’ up
valley, or 1950’ cross valley. IN
EDGEWATER FIRE PROTECTION
DISTRICT. “Municipal” water
& sewer, 3-phase power and
independent road access
possible. Info: Edgewater
Developments, 250-347-9660,
www.edgeh20.com
32”x 80” new aluminum screen
door - $100; 54” General 2 door
glass cooler - $900; 30” Toshiba
TV - $50, 250-347-9345.
Contractor equipment for
sale. Ladders, all sizes, and
scaffolding, etc. Call Stu, 250341-7229.
Horse jigsaw puzzle - $60;
2 paint-by-numbers
- $150 each, OBO. Seen
at Columbia House. Call
250-341-6062, Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and
Friday from 10-4.
Top quality Hay, Alfalfa, grass
mix, round bales. Call Elkhorn
Ranch, 250-342-0617.
Quality Top Soil & Manure.
Top Soil $160/dump truck load,
$70/pick-up load. Manure
$100/pick-up load. Call, 250342-1268.
Support Rockies Hockey! Pine,
fir, dry and split. To order call
250-342-6908.
Firewood - Cut, split and
delivered. Fir and pine mix.
$150/½ cord, $275/full cord.
Birch $275/½ cord, $400/full
cord, 250-688-0143.
Marble Travertine tile - 18”x 18”,
317 sq.ft. of composite decking,
antique claw foot tub, stationary
bike trainer, baby crib, playpen
and collapsible stroller. 250342-2052.
1998 Terry 26 ½’ 5th Wheel.
Rear kitchen, large slide-out,
3 piece bath, sleeps 6, lots of
storage, lifted springs, hitch
hiker table included. Needs tires
and battery, $9000 OBO, 250347-9756, after 5pm.
2006 Honda Odyssey EX, 94,000
km, $28,000. 2005 Honda CVR
600RR, mint condition, 5,500
km, $8000. 2006 Yamaha Rhino
in good condition, $6000. Call
evenings, 250-342-5596.
mobile home for sale
MOBILE HOMES
FOR SALE
Developing land (Canmore, AB).
Must go quickly.
Ranging from $3K - $12K!
For more details call Charlotte
403.678.5111
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
We supply parts
and service
FOR ALL MAKES of:
• snowmobiles
• motorcycles
• quads
Just a reminder…
The classified deadline is 12 noon Tuesday.
October 2, 2009
Pioneer Classifieds
1985 Cutlass Supreme. 4 door,
low mileage, good condition,
$1000, 250-688-0143.
SERVICES
CAREERS
CAREERS
Dog grooming,
medium dogs.
250-342-6178.
Custom installations of ceramic,
mosaic, quarry tiles, slates,
glassblocks, repairs, etc. For
estimates, call 250-341-6869.
FREE MOVIE RENTALS – Parttime. Join our team; receive
good wages, free rentals. Please
call Thora at 250-342-0057,
or fax 250-342-6583, email
[email protected]
or drop off resume at Gone
Hollywood.
Invermere Dry Cleaners requires
someone who is mature and
responsible. Apply in person
with resume.
1995 Chevrolet Silverado ½ ton.
New transmission, front-end,
u-joints, brakes. AC, cruise, tilt,
well maintained, great working/
hunting truck, $3500 OBO, 250342-5172.
1998 Toyota Sienna Van, 328,000
km, excellent condition, $2200,
250-345-0350.
BUSINESS FOR SALE
Hair Salon for sale in Radium.
Turn key operation (everything
included). If you are a stylist this
is an incredible deal! If interested
and would like more info, please
call Karen 250-347-2480 or the
salon cell 250-688-0249.
SERVICES
Phil’s Carpentry – Everything
from roofs to decks, completion
of basement and bathrooms.
Phone 250-341-8033 (cell)
– 24/7. Not on valley time.
Certified home support worker
available for private care. Elderly,
respite, surgery recovery. Call
250-688-0733.
Vacuums
Parts, repairs & accessories,
All makes & models
Central Vacuums – sales and
installations
Bonded & licensed
Fine Homeservices
250-342-9207, [email protected]
Furnace & duct cleaning services
using the patented rotobrush
system. Call AQUAIR for free
estimates, 250-342-5089.
Water treatment & purification,
includes drinking water systems,
softeners & conditioners, iron
filters. Call AQUAIR, 250-3425089.
Heaven’s Best Carpet and
Upholstery Cleaning. Dry in one
hour! Call 250-688-0213.
Gregg the Repair Man specializes
in small/medium repairs/renos,
plumbing, painting, electrical,
carpentry, tiling plus. References
$30/hour, 2 hour minimum.
Flexible rate for seniors. 250688-2233.
ODD JOBS ENT HAULING.
Garbage, brush and
construction
Disposal. Mulch deliveries.
Call Dale Hunt @ 342-3569.
Driving Lessons - get your
license the easy way! Door to
door pick up in Invermere and
area. Preparation for novice
license (class 7). Lessons only/
no class. Flexible hours/one-onone instruction. Special prices!
250-342-8651.
Helna’s Stube is accepting
applications for year round F/T
or P/T evening servers. Phone
250-347-0047 or mail@helnas.
com.
Fairmont Creek Property
Management is accepting
applications for a part-time
accounting clerk position. For
a detailed job description or to
submit a resume please contact
[email protected].
Helna’s Stube is accepting
applications for permanent
P/T evening kitchen help/
dishwasher. Please call 250-3470047 or email [email protected]
New Set of
Winter Tires
full-time mom
part-time tax professional
$200 for all 4
Call 250-347-9192
N E W S PA P E R
Read us online:
CAREERS
Looking for a job or career?
The Trades Industry Wants You!
Check out one of our upcoming sessions
to get information on specific trades.
Next information session:
Thursday, October 14th, 7-9 p.m.
College of the Rockies
#2 - 1535 14th Street, Invermere
Call Today!
Roy Cimolai, Trades Assistance Program
Ph: 250-421-9212 • E-mail: [email protected]
Funded in whole or part through the Canada-British
Columbia Labour Market Development Agreement
For a career that gives you the freedom to
enjoy life outside of work, enrol in H&R Block’s
Tax Training School today. This course offers
high quality training from our knowledgeable
instructors and gives you the skills required for
the chance to work at H&R Block.* As one of our
tax professionals you could enjoy the benefits of
seasonal full or part-time work and flexible
hours, ensuring that you get the most from life
both in and out of the office.
For details call H&R Block
For all your
advertising
needs, call
at 250-341-6299
Don’t
Miss an
Issue!
CAREERS
195/60/15
Dave
Sutherland
Dusk Building Systems is
currently seeking framers and
labourers for on-site or in our
manufacturing facility. We offer
excellent wages and benefit
package. Please fax resume to
250-341-3427 or email to info@
duskbuildingsystems.com.
Stylist, P/T, F/T to start
immediately at Anglz Hair
Studio. Please contact Maria,
250-342-3227.
Misc. For sale
N E W S PA P E R
Phone: 250-341-6299
Fax: 250-341-6229
SERVICES
SOUTHERN INTERIOR
CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION
VEHICLE FOR SALE
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Cranbrook – 1007 Baker St. – 250-489-5388
Join our team for a career that allows you to
do the things in life you love to do.
Seasonal full and part-time positions available.
Classes start
October, 2009
© 2009 H&R Block Canada, Inc.
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36 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer Mini
trade fair
coming
October 2, 2009
By Pioneer Staff
Mary Holgate, the cook behind Chefson-the-Run, is organizing a mini trade fair
to run on selected weekends from October
to December at Radium Seniors’ Centre.
Ms. Holgate said the event will be different from typical craft fairs because it will
include retailers as well.
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she said. “It’s never been done here, so let’s
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Ms. Holgate promises something for everyone, including a draw box on every table,
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EAGER BEAVERS – From top, Blair McFarlane, Rachel Kanan, Morgan Martino,
Matthew Swallow, Brenden Kanan and Sienna Martino.
Photo by Adrian Fahrni
Rookie camp
a swimming success
By Karen Fahrni
Columbia Valley Otters Swim Club
The Columbia Valley Otters Swim
Club is off to a flying start this season.
From August 30th to September 3rd,
14 swimmers participated in the club’s
Rookie Camp, tuning their competitive
skills.
The club uses the camp as a tool to
get swimmers back into the pool for the
season and also to introduce swimming
to potential new members.
Diving in at 8 a.m., the swimmers
spent an hour every day improving
their fitness and strokes. By the end of
the camp, every participant had mastered race starts, flip turns and all four
competitive strokes, thanks to the hard
work of coaches Sonia Otis and Karen
Fahrni.
The Otters are entering their fourth
season and find themselves growing
substantially. Currently with 48 members, swimmers are training Mondays
and Thursdays at Radium Hot Springs
pools with coach Sonia.
“It is fantastic to see the club growing and doing so well,” said club program director Shelly Kochorek. “We
have swimmers coming in from as far
away as Fairmont Hot Springs and
Golden.”
The club is offering programs for
all levels two days a week. However, after Thanksgiving, a third swim day will
open up. Adults interested in stroke improvement and lap swimming are also
encouraged to contact the club. For a
$5 drop-in fee, lap swimmers have access to the pool from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.,
a coach available for stroke improvement and a soak in the hot pool.
Call the club at 250-347-9562 for
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prepare your home
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To advertise, call us before October 5th
N E W S PA P E R
Phone: 250-341-6299 • Fax: (250) 341-6229
8, 1008 – 8th Avenue, Invermere BC
October 2, 2009
Golf Briefs
Springs Ladies Golf Club
On Wednesday, September 23rd, the ladies held
their annual Club Wind-up. The ladies walked “the
red carpet” to the putting competition following golf.
High heels were removed! The club rounded out the
year with a banquet and prizes. Sadly, this signals the
end of the league season. Ladies, please feel welcome
to join the club next year on Wednesday mornings at
The Springs golf course.
Radium Resort Ladies Golf Club
Following are the results of the Radium Resort
Ladies club championships which were held on September 1st and 2nd. Club champion: Gayleen Lang;
low net champion: Doris Walker; first flight low gross:
Myrnie Bergeson; first flight low net: Pat Andruschuk;
second flight low gross: LeeAnn Barsby; second flight
low gross: Joan Gallawa; third flight low gross: Bonnie Hosking and third flight low net: Joyce McLeod.
The deuce pot was shared by Myrnie Bergeson, Susan
Boker and Gayleen Lang and our PIN round winner
for the month of August was Dee Veen.
Skunk stranded in bowl at skate park
Amidst a midnight romp, this critter became trapped
in the bowl at Mount Nelson Skate Park on Thursday
morning.
Unable to climb back up the steep ledges, he had to be
rescued by a local conservation officer.
Windermere Ladies Golf Club
September 23rd was the last game of the season.
Seven teams played Best Ball. The winners were: first
– Norma Piche, Helga Boker, Pauline Haltman and
Carol Stanford. Second – Pat Andruschuk, Doreen
Stewart, Coreen Rualt and Ann Way. Third team was
Pat Lynch, Betty Hope, Diane Slade and Helen Franken. Awards were presented afterwards. The club champion was Susan Nikirk, with overall low net winner
Carol Stanford. Ruth Gordon was senior champion.
Match play was won by Mary Jean Anakin and the
most improved player was Deb Plato. For the incoming two years, Gail Cole will be president and Helga
Boker will serve as vice-president.
Ski club gearing up for winter fun
Submitted by Mary Bagan
Windermere Valley Ski Club
Fall is in the air and snow is beginning to appear on the mountains!
Okay, maybe that’s wishful thinking but I’m
sure the flakes will be flying soon! So it’s time to
start thinking about skiing.
For parents, there is always the question of
what to do with the children. Do we take them
skiing with us and hope that we have the patience
and know-how to teach them properly, or do we
search for a program that will allow the children to
do what they really want to do: that is, ski fast with
their friends, while learning skills to become better
skiers and athletes?
Windermere Valley Ski Club has developed a
line-up of programs to appeal to children of all ages
and abilities. Learn to ski for five and six-year-olds,
a traditional once-a-week program for six to 11year-olds, a twice-weekly racing program for the really keen ski racers, Christmas camps, fun ski races
and lots of free ride skiing are on the schedule for
all of our skiers.
Nancy Greene head coach Wil Comrie is really
excited about the options that are available to kids
this season. “I’m looking forward to seeing kids get
excited about skiing,” he said.
Pre-season conditioning will begin in October
for all of our athletes. These fun sessions include
team games such as soccer and dodge ball, as well
as cycling, running, and a variety of other dry land
activities.
Windermere Valley Ski Club recognizes the
importance of team-building and encourages participation by all athletes to get ready for the ski season.
Not only do they have fun in getting to know
the coaches and team mates, but they will also see a
huge improvement in their fitness level.
Head coach Helmut Spiegl is looking forward
to watching the development of his athletes. He
wants them to be ready for their first day on the
snow in December!
An upcoming Windermere Valley Ski Club
event is our annual Ski Swap scheduled for Saturday, November 7th. The swap provides a great
opportunity to sell your used ski gear and pick up
some super bargains. Watch for more details as the
date draws closer.
Windermere Valley Ski Club welcomes new
members. Enquiries and information about any of
our programs can be directed to head coach Helmut
Spiegl, 250-341-1650, or club president Jenny Hoffos, 250-342-3819.
You can also check out the club’s website at
www.wvsc.typepad.com.
October 2, 2009
FAITH
Sharing truth,
showing love
By Pastor Scott Peterson
Valley Christian
Assembly
If you don’t have a target in life, then you’ll hit it
every time.
You may have heard
this saying in some form
or another, but the fact is,
it is true. All of us need to
determine our priorities in
life, deciding what matters
the most.
As a church ministering to the people of this valley, Valley Christian Assembly exists for two primary
reasons: sharing truth and showing love.
These two mandates fulfill the great commission
Jesus gave in Matthew 28:18-20 to go make disciples
through Christian teaching, and the great commandment He gave in Mark 12:30-31 to love God and love
people.
Colossians 1:3-6 says, “We thank God, the Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and
of the love you have for all the saints – the faith and
love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you
in heaven, and that you have already heard about in
the word of truth, the gospel that has come to you. All
over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing,
just as it has been doing among you since the day you
heard it and understood God’s grace in all its truth.”
The truth that we share is the Word of God (the
Bible), which is God’s love letter to the human race,
whom He created.
It provides the way of salvation through belief in
Jesus Christ, and a road map for life to guide us along
the right path.
The love that we show is our love for God and one
another, through word and deed. Genuine love is not
a feeling, emotion, or “warm fuzzy” that tends to fade
away. Genuine love is a decision we make with a commitment to follow through.
The best definition of love comes from the Greek
word “agape”, which translates into an unconditional,
sacrificial love – the kind of love that God has for us
and we should have for each other. Notice that we believe in showing love through action, not just feeling
love.
Ephesians 4:15 encourages us to speak the truth
in love, which makes a significant difference on how
the message is received. Telling your friend he or she
is overweight and then walking away would probably
trigger an understandably negative response. However, sharing with your friend your genuine concern
for their health and wellbeing, then offering to work
out together, would most likely be better received and
appreciated.
Everything we do should be motivated by love.
Sharing truth, while showing love – isn’t that what Jesus does for us?
Visit us online at www.valleychristianonline.com.
Shoebox gift drive begins
Gertie and Frank Friesen
Frank and Gertie Friesen, coordinators for Samaritan’s Purse, are kicking off Operation Christmas Child, an international relief effort to deliver shoebox-sized gifts to children in Central and
South America.
Valley residents donated more than 400 shoeboxes last year! Informational brochures and empty shoeboxes can be picked up at Home Hardware,
Invermere Christian Supplies, A&W, Dollar Store,
Monkey’s Uncle, Mountainside Market and Pip’s.
Drop off filled boxes to Lake Windermere Alliance Church from November 16th to 21st from 4
to 6 p.m. For more info, contact Frank and Gertie
Friesen at 250-347-9874.
Valley Churches
Lake Windermere Alliance Church
Sunday, October 4th, 10:30 a.m.: Worship and Life Instruction.
“How to Shine! The Structure of The Lord’s Prayer”.
Pastor Trevor ministering.
Sunday School, for children ages 3 to 12, during the service.
Pastor Trevor Hagan • 326 -10th Avenue, Invermere
250-342-9535 • www.lakewindermerealliance.org
Windermere Valley Shared Ministry
ANGLICAN-UNITED
Sunday 8:30 a.m.: Communion at All Saints, Edgewater
10:30 a.m.: Communion at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere
7 p.m.: Communion at St. Peter’s, Windermere
Rev. Sandy Ferguson • 110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere
250-342-6644 • www.wvsm.info or www.christchurchtrinity.com
Valley Christian Assembly
Sunday 10 a.m.: Worship and Word.
Wednesday 7 p.m.: Adult Group Life
First and third Thursday: Youth Home Group
Pastor T. Scott Peterson
4814 Highway 93/95, Windermere
250-342-9511 • www.valleychristianonline.com
Roman Catholic Church
Saturday: 5 p.m. at St. Anthony’s Church in Canal Flats
7 p.m. at Canadian Martyrs Church in Invermere
Sunday: 9 a.m. at Canadian Martyrs Church in Invermere
11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church in Radium
Father Jim McHugh
712 -12th Ave., Invermere • 250-342-6167
ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN MISSION OF INVERMERE
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
10 a.m. Worship service
7 p.m. Special Praise, Special Prayer and Especially the Love of God
Pastor Wayne and Linda Frater • 250-342-6633
No. 4, 7553 Main St. Radium • 250-347-9937
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Worship Service, 10 a.m. • Sunday School, 11 a.m.
• Relief Society, Noon.
President Barry Pratt • Columbia Valley Branch
5014 Fairway, Fairmont Hot Springs • 250-341-5792
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Early bird pass prices held over from 2008! Buy before November 15th to enjoy last year’s discount rates.
SKI, SWIM & SOAK
SWIM & SOAK
SKI SEASON1 (SWIM UN
ALL SEASON
TIL APRIL 11)
EARLY BIRD PRICING |
AFTER NOV 15
Adult
$429 | $479
Senior (65+)
$329 | $359
Youth (13-17) $329 | $35
9
Child (6-12) $249 | $28
9
Family3
$1019 |
Transferable
Parent’s Pass $469 |
$1099
$519
1 Enjoy both the ski hill and unlimited hot pools during the ski season.
& SOAK
SKI, SWIM IM
UNTIL NOV 30)
2
ALL SEASON (SW
AFTER NOV 15
EARLY BIRD PRICING |
Adult
Senior (65+)
$560 | $609
$439 |
$469
9
Youth (13-17) $439 | $46
9
Child (6-12) $339 | $37
Family3
$1345 |
Transferable
Parent’s Pass $615 |
$1429
EARLY BIRD PRICING | AFTER NOV 15
Adult
$180 | $205
Senior (65+)
$165 |
$180
Youth (13-17) $165 |
Child (6-12) $125 |
$140
Family3
$499
$485 |
$180
Enjoy unlimited hot pools entry until
November 30, 2010.
$669
Expires April 11, 2010.
2 Ski until April 11, 2010 and enjoy unlimited hot pools entry until November 30, 2010.
3 A family is two adults and two youth/children.
GST is not included in above prices.
For details, call 250.345.6000 or visit fairmonthotsprings.com
DINE, SIP, DELIGHT, SWIRL, SAVOUR, SOAK.
Experience something special in the Mountain Flowers Dining Room at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort!
WEDNESDayS
Chateaubriand for Two
Flamed at the table by our Chef. $32.50/person. October 7th through December 16th
THURSDayS
Theme Buffet Night
An exciting new theme every week! $24.95/person. October 8th through December 17th
FRIDayS
Seafood Night
A different selection every week. Priced at fresh market value. October 2nd through December 18th
SaTURDayS
Prime Rib Night
8 oz. prime rib, served with potato, jus and vegetables. $21.95/person. October 3rd through December 19th
For some dates in November, we will interrupt these specials with very special special events!
November 6 & 7 (Friday and Saturday)
November 18-21 (Wednesday through Saturday)
November 26 & 27 (Thursday and Friday)
The Eighth Annual East Kootenay Wine Festival
Beaujolais Nouveau served with a table d’hôte special feature
American Thanksgiving dinner specials

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