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April 26, 2013
Vol. 10/Issue 17
Your Weekly Source for News and Events
The Columbia
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April 26, 2013
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VALLEY NEWS
Gazebo to commemorate Windermere volunteer
By Dan Walton
Pioneer Staff
After years of philanthropy in the valley, the Windermere Community Association agrees that retiring president
Anne Picton deserves some special recognition.
“She’s always been there whenever we’ve been in a
struggle,” said Windermere Community Association
treasurer Karen Taylor-Browne. “We think of her as the
wise woman who knows everything.”
Mrs. Picton, who has been a part of the association
for more than 25 years, will be stepping down later this
year after a triumphant legacy in the valley. Her years of
community support will be commemorated with a gazebo in her name at the Windermere Community Hall.
Mrs. Picton and her husband immigrated to Canada
from Britain in the 1960s. She spent years teaching in
northern Alberta, before following her husband Ray when
he got a job in the valley as an industrial arts teacher.
Upon relocation, Mrs. Picton became an English
teacher, educating several generations of valley students.
A garden currently lays where the gazebo will be built,
but the property needs a change, Ms. Taylor-Browne said.
In addition to constructing a gazebo, the Windermere Community Association also plans to refurbish
their view of the lake with more foliage.
“It would be a really nice place for people to have a
wedding, and you can view the backdrop of Chisel Peak,”
she said. The new gazebo will be on the backburner during major renovations at the Windermere Community
Hall. While the funds for the extensive upgrade have
accumulated into the six figure range, priorities remain
focused around the aging community hall.
“The hall is old and was built by volunteers, so it
will be a challenge to come within budget,” said Ms.
Taylor-Browne.
While Annie’s Gazebo awaits sufficient funding, a
donation box (in the shape of a birdhouse) built by an
Invermere student will be used to collect donations.
“The bird box will be on the move between the Windermere Family Pantry and the hall when events are going
on,” Ms. Taylor-Browne explained. She says donors can record their name and address to receive charity receipts.
As of the Windermere Community Association’s annual general meeting on Saturday, April 6th, the club
had accumulated around $400 for the gazebo, and will
raise at least $6,000 for the project.
Mrs. Picton is often the reason why this newspaper
isn’t riddled with errors, as she proofreads each week
for The Pioneer. If you would like to support Annie’s
Gazebo, contact Ms. Taylor-Browne at 250-341-3131.
Valley-raised woman well prepared for Jubilee award
By Steve Hubrecht
Pioneer Staff
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An Invermere woman who gets the province
ready to deal with earthquakes, plane crashes and terrorist attacks, among other things, was given royal
recognition earlier this month.
Tanya Traverse, the Canada Border Service Agency’s Pacific (B.C. and Yukon) regional emergency
management co-ordinator, received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for enhancing the
agency’s ability to prepare for and respond to what
the agency calls significant events — natural and
human-made disasters, as well as security incidents.
Ms. Traverse was born in Invermere in 1978 and
graduated from David Thompson Secondary School
in 1996. Her parents, Sandy and Tim Traverse, are
long-time valley residents.
“It was quite the surprise,” said Ms. Traverse, of getting the award. “It felt strange but is quite the honour.”
Ms. Traverse was unaware she had even been
nominated for the award by her manager. Only two
people in her division got the award.
“My parents were really, really proud,” said Ms.
Traverse. “It’s kind of embarrassing... All my family
back in the valley is excited and surprised.”
The Diamond Jubilee Medal has been awarded to
60,000 Canadians during the past year as part of the
60th anniversary of the Queen’s ascension to the throne.
Most award recipients were nominated for
volunteer or community work, but a few, such as Ms.
Traverse, earned it in the line of duty.
Any time Ms. Traverse did a career test as a
student, the results came back saying she should
be a police officer. Not surprisingly, she studied
Criminal Justice at the University of the Fraser Valley,
graduating in 2000.
She joined the Canada Border Service Agency in
2000, with plans to return to school to do a master’s
degree in one year. But she found the work so interesting that she’s still with the agency almost 13 years later.
Ms. Traverse started off by stamping passports
in a booth at the airport for a year or so, before moving on to a flexible response team at the agency’s Airside Special Operation, where she and her colleagues
spent a lot of time scouring cargo and luggage for
commercial quantities of narcotics.
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sidewalk located on Highway 95.
• On Wednesday, April 17th, the Columbia
Valley RCMP detachment responded to a report
of a fire at the church building between Brisco
and Spillimacheen. It was determined that a fire
was lit in the stove, and the stove was clogged up by an old
bird’s nest and debris. The damage was minimal.
• On Friday, April 19th, detachment members responded to a disturbance complaint involving an intoxicated male at the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. The
25-year-old male from Alberta and another male had departed by the time police arrived. Two males were later
located and indicated that they would be heading to their
place of residence. No further action needed to be taken.
• On Friday, April 19th at 10:30 p.m., a 2003 GMC
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younger kids are still figuring out their balance.
So for our drivers, slow down to a crawl in the
school zones, and always anticipate that one of
these kids just might bolt out in front of you. I
did a bike rodeo at Eileen Madson Primary yesterday, and I had my eye on a couple of kids.
If they didn’t pass the gruelling tests I put them
through, I planned to impound a few bikes.
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With good weather now upon us, kids going to and
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Three shot Kennedy — part 1 of 2
Unfortunately, there are times when we have to shoot a
bear. In one instance, a rather large bear was in a backyard
and kids were about to get out of school. I advised Cpl.
Kennedy to fire the bullet. I positioned myself on the other
side of the house, blocking the street to ensure a safe shot.
Boom. A shot went off and I began walking away from
my police vehicle and started approaching the back yard.
Boom. OK, two-shot Kennedy, to make sure it’s finished. By now I was approaching the house, well away
from my car. Boom. Now my confidence level in Barry’s
marksmanship was weakening. As I continued to approach the back yard, all I heard on the radio from Cpl.
Kennedy is, “Marko, he’s coming your way.”
I have a wounded, ticked-off bear, and Cpl. Kennedy gives me fair warning that it’s “coming my way.”
My options: turn my back and try to outrun the bear
back to my police vehicle. I did the math — a 400-pound
fast, angry bear versus a 210 pound out-of-shape cop and a
twenty-yard dash to police vehicle. This was not good.
So, I did the Clint Eastwood thing: I hummed the
theme of the Good, (me) the Bad (the bear) and the Ugly
(Kennedy) in my head and drew my pea shooter of a gun
out at the ready, knowing full well it wasn’t going to help.
Twice in my career I worked a full shift with an empty
0.38 revolver, so I’m now going to get to do my favourite
Clint Eastwood moment when the bear comes around
the corner. I’ve been waiting a long time to use my gun
and now the time has come. As I was expecting to see the
bear round the corner, I was ready.
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“You have to ask yourself, did I load the gun this morning
or didn’t I. In all the excitement to come to work, I just can’t
remember. Do you feel lucky bear, well do you, punk”?
Then it happened! I will stop the story here as the
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April 26, 2013
PERSPECTIVE
Historical Lens
Candidates face
a tough test
By Greg Amos, Pioneer Staff
Despite the reputation they sometimes carry, elected
officials, as well as those aspiring to gain office, are no
slouches. Being a public representative is no easy task,
nor is it a golden ticket to insider benefits or simply a
bridge to a well-funded pension plan.
For 215 councillors and rural area representatives
gathered in Invermere last week for the Association of
Kootenay Boundary Local Governments annual meeting, the majority of three days spent at the Copper Point
resort were about getting down to business. Out of 20
resolutions put forward, a dozen were massaged and
hammered into the proper wording to get the provincial
government’s attention.
Invermere’s pitch to have the province resume
its responsibility to adequately fund the management of urban wildlife was one of the resolutions to
pass muster, as was Regional District of East Kootenay
area F director Wendy Booth’s appeal to have the province extend emergency services in the wake of a disaster
— a mudslide, for example — to second homeowners
and temporary residents.
Who will be our local MLA fielding those concerns
in the B.C. Legislature is to be determined on May 14th.
With Kimberley’s yet-to-be-confirmed Laurel Ralston
jumping into the fray as the BC Green Party’s representative in the riding, voters will now have four options to
choose among party candidates. So far, no independents
have sprung forward.
Each faces a tough task, especially given they’ll
at some point need to walk the line between riding
concerns and party policy. An interesting new documentary from Victoria-based investigative journalist Sean
Holman titled Whipped: The Secret World of Party Discipline
lays bare the challenge that MLAs face when attempting
to vote with their conscience or for their constituents.
It’s not a problem encountered nearly as often at
the local government level, where councillors face their
own dilemma: how to find time to do a good job for the
community with a mere pittance as compensation.
Porch pals at Windermere Hotel
Seven men lounge on the porch in front of the old Windermere Hotel, part of which still stands on Sinclair Avenue in
Windermere. Left to right: Ed Stoddart, Joe Young, Sinclair Craig, E.D. Parry, H.B. Richardson, Clesson Hawley, and Mr.
Connover. The photo was taken around 1915. If you have any more information, e-mail us at [email protected] .
Photo A1305 courtesy of the Windermere District Historical Society
Reader remembers family farm
More history about the Toby Creek-area
farm featured in the historical photo titled
“Field of dreams” (pictured at right) in the
March 29th, 2013 edition of The Pioneer has
recently come to light. Doris Hefti informed
us that her parents, Hans and Rosa Hefti,
purchased this farm from the Peters family
in 1952. Doris grew up on the farm, which
had cows, chickens, and apple trees. Her
father Hans sold milk to neighbours, she
recalls. A woman named Sally from
Windermere bought it in 1972, before George
Deck purchased it in 1974.
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Dear Editor:
Elderly Shuswap Band chief Paul Sam
said, “When you say Jumbo Wild, it’s fine,
but what has the wild ever done for us?”
I respond with yet another riddle before I answer. What has a one-stop cash
drop that leaks all of the wealth to a private company ever done for us, really?
My answer to the question of what
has the wild done for us can be clearly
Kathy Drake’s creatively-designed letillustrated in a BBC experiment with
ter included this hand-drawn full page
plant life and a journalist trapped in a
illustration on the front side.
plastic airtight box. The oxygen levels
were brought down to 12 per cent and ability, and ecological sustainability. As far
the plants replenished the air fast enough as bears being in the area, Paul Sam’s stateto keep the journalist alive, while he still ment that he had never seen a bear in the
suffered from temporary brain under- area has absolutely no merit. In fact, a nonperformance, which made him unable to habituated wild bear will avoid humans
perform simple motor skills or succesfully and not seeing one is what you would excarry out cognitive tests and games.
pect! Not to mention the lack of scientific
Our Earth is that plastic box. With controls: was Chief Sam looking for bears?
the overall loss of biodiversity globally, we How often was he in the area? Does he
should be hugging our vast carbon sink keep a logbook? So on and so forth.
reserves, a.k.a. our forests, for our very exThe Banana Republic of Jumbo inistence. Not to mention again Jumbo of- deed. Please contact me with information
fers no benefits economically for anyone of on how to stay involved, Pioneer readers!
locality. This is obviously not conforming Love from small-town Alberta!
to the ideals of ecotourism where the focus
on sustainability is held up by three pillars:
Kathy Drake
cultural sustainability, economic sustainDewberry, Alberta
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Rebuttal to a deer rant
Dear Editor:
In response to a letter in the last edition of The
Pioneer I must disagree with some of the statements made
by the writer. Deer were never plentiful in this valley until perhaps after WW II but local hunters did make an
effort to bring home at least one animal per year to feed
their families. A long-time resident told me that during
her school years starting in 1927, she walked from her
home on the “pipeline” (13th Avenue) to the school
located on the present Sobeys parking lot and never saw
a deer. It was an event of major proportions when a deer
appeared in the village, and this was corroborated by Jim
Frater, born and raised in town.
David Thompson with his family and men nearly
Open 7 days a week.
Located at Copper Point Resort, 760 Cooper Road
250-341-4002 • www.copperpointresort.com
Thank you
On behalf of the staff and residents of Columbia House, we
wish to thank all those who have taken the time to Volunteer.
Fortunately for us, there are so many caring people in this community who donate their time and efforts to enrich the lives of others.
We are privileged to have Volunteers from the combined church
organization, auxiliaries, Legion, schools (teachers and students), and
community groups. Residents are able to enjoy movies, visits, card games,
board games, gardening activities, bingo, tea time, and many other
activities too numerous to mention. Staff and residents are also
appreciative of all those who supply Christmas trees during the
holiday season and music programs throughout the year. Once again,
Columbia House appreciates your gift of time, energy, enthusiastic
support, and contribution! We look forward to continuing to work with
you in the upcoming year.
starved to death at Kootenai House until two local Kootenai families came upon them and gave them food. Refer to Jack Nisbet’s book ‘The Mapmaker’s Eye’, pages
42 to 45, and you will discover there was no game and
no salmon until David hired three young Kootenai men
who brought the occasional mule deer to camp.
Dried bison and berries were also provided by the
natives and so Thompson’s party was saved from starvation. So much for dining “usually” on venison! If some
of our local excess deer were disposed of humanely during hunting season and properly butchered, we might all
dine “occasionally” on venison.
Eileen Fiell
Invermere
Rats comparison
is ignorant
Dear Editor:
Mr.
Estabrooks’
comparison of our
Invermere deer with rats
is indescribably ignorant
and derogatory.
Invermere residents,
who are unwilling to
live with our ungulate
wildlife, which was here
before we were, should
consider moving to a
different community.
Most towns are not as
fortunate to have wild-
Have you
seen me?
Parks
Canada is asking local
nature observers to
keep an eye out for
Columbian ground
squirrels like the one
pictured above. The
average date for first
emergence is about
April 10th at low
elevations in Kootenay National Park.
If you spot this creature, contact Kootenays Wildlife Specialist Alan Dibb at
250-347 -6158 .
life on the street. I feel
so strongly about this
issue, that I am willing
to contribute to a fund
to help pay for their
moving expenses.
I am certain Invermere will be a better
place without them and
tourism will thrive.
Such
journalism
is undeserving of our
Columbia Valley Pioneer.
Fred and Claudia Becker
Invermere
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May 4
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May 4-5
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May 7
April 26, 2013
Local author pens World War II novel
By Greg Amos
Pioneer Staff
Perspective is key to a
new World War II novel
that’s recently landed a significant publishing contract
for one Invermere author.
Bird’s Eye View is about
a young Canadian woman
working for a weekly newsElinor Florence
paper when World War II
breaks out. She joins the
British Women’s Air Force and becomes an interpreter
of aerial photographs, searching for bomb targets on the
continent by scrutinizing the photos through a pair of
stereo glasses.
“History books are generally written by men, so I
thought it was important to tell the story of World War
II through the eyes of a woman,” explained author and
former Pioneer publisher Elinor Florence, who found inspiration to write the novel from of an old black and white photo
in a magazine of a woman in a British Air Force uniform bent
over a set of aerial photographs.
“There was no other way to find out what the Germans
were up to except for spying on them from the sky,” she
said. Through a linear series of photos taken by spy planes,
the photo interpreters — both men and women — were
able to use stereo viewing glasses to see a three-dimensional
view from an airplane’s perspective.
Ms. Florence, who owned and published The Pioneer
from 2004 to 2010, will see her first novel published by
Toronto’s Dundurn Press in Fall 2014.
“Unlike newspapers, the book publishing industry
moves very slowly,” she said. Prior to a release of wartime records by British Intelligence in 1995, there were only “some
very sketchy accounts of women in this role,” said Ms. Florence, who began writing the book in 1997.
“I finished the first draft in 2000, although I was busy
working and raising four children,” Ms. Florence said. “Like
many first novels, it ended up in a shoebox. But last year I
pulled it out again, revised it and sent it off.”
Given time to re-read the draft over the winter, Ms.
Florence opted to change her protagonist’s view from thirdperson to first-person, bringing readers inside the mind of
the young Women’s Air Force member.
“I decided it was better in first person; I think that was
a big improvement,” she said.
During her background research, she interviewed several area residents, including bomber pilot Ed Kluczny.
Others have since passed away – pilots Leo Richer, Arthur
Bradford, Duncan McIntosh and Art Wilks; and women’s
air force veterans Lou Marr and Nancy Tegart.
“My whole family was very involved in the war effort,”
she said. “My father, who died in 2003, served in the Royal
Canadian Air Force; and my mother June Florence, who lives
here in Invermere, volunteered on the home front,” she said.
This is Ms. Florence’s first foray into fiction, after a
journalism career that started at her hometown newspaper
in North Battleford, then went on to the Western Producer
in Saskatoon, the Red Deer Advocate, the Winnipeg Sun
and the Vancouver Province (as it was then called) before
moving to Invermere with her family in 1996. She was a
regular writer for Reader’s Digest from 1997 to 2004.
The Pioneer will follow up with a future article to inform readers when the book will become available. Those
wishing to reach Ms. Florence in the meantime can
email her at [email protected] .
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Join Invermere Fire Rescue!
Applications are currently being accepted for
paid-on-call Volunteer Firefighters. Training is
FREE and no experience is necessary.
Contact Invermere Fire Rescue at 250-342-3200 or
visit the Fire Hall at 626 – 4th Street, Invermere B.C.
Just a reminder… The classified deadline is 12 noon Tuesday.
Great News For Seniors!
Columbia Garden Village in Invermere,
BC is now offering subsidized suites starting as low as $500/month.
These maintenance-free living suites incorporate supportive features to promote
independence and 24-hour emergency
monitoring service for added peace of
mind.
If you or your family member is interested in one of these limited suites please
call Columbia Garden Village at 250-3413150 or visit goldenlife.ca to arrange a
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Included in Subsidized Rent:
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PLUS Access to Building Amenities:
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• Multiple Lounges
• Spacious Dining Room
• Spa Room
April 26, 2013
Hospice Society
of the Columbia Valley
Notice of Annual General Meeting
Friday, May 10th, 2013 6 p.m.
Black Forest Restaurant
“Unveiling Our
New Logo”
Everyone welcome.
Refreshments to follow.
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Restricted, Non-Restricted and Youth Licence.
Courses and Challenges offered
Call: 403-679-8122 (Mark, Invermere)
Serving the Columbia Valley in Firearms Safety
Trees For Sale
Large quantity of evergreen
and deciduous trees.
Very competitive
pricing!
Call Peter at 250-342-1073
for details.
Trading post established
Business
Beats
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By Steve Hubrecht
Pioneer Staff
There were many evenings of red faces, sweating
and smiling – these were chicken wing specials, after all,
and the spicier the better as far as Bobbi and Brendan
Donahue were concerned. The pair were students at the
University of Calgary at the time, hitting up every chicken wing special they could find, falling in love with each
other and with hot sauce at the same time.
These days the couple live in Invermere with their
three children, and Mrs. Donahue has recently turned
the couple’s affinity for spicy food into a business,
launching the Trading Post Specialty Foods.
“I grew up with a ‘prairie palate’ and I hadn’t tried
those kinds of things,” said Mrs. Donahue recalling
her introduction to hot sauce in her student years. “It
kind of spices up your life. Our passion for spices was
certainly fueled by chicken wing nights.”
The Trading Post, naturally enough, is stocked full of
all kinds of chili sauce, hot sauce and hot pepper sauce.
But there is also a lot of speciality imported European
and Caribbean foods — Norwegian lefse bread, Swedish
lingonberry jam, Jamaican jellies and jerk spices, Spanish apricot bread, Finnish mustard, French basil-infused
olive oil, Spanish chocolates, row after row of vinegars,
wine, cheese, stuffed olives, birch beer, artisanal popcorn,
and all kinds of Danish, German and Belgian candy.
The imported food — from 30 different countries in
all — is also a bit of a trip down memory lane for Mrs.
• Safta’s Kitchen, a Middle Eastern restaurant in
Radium Hot Springs, is opening a new location in Invermere. The restaurant will be right on 7th Avenue in
downtown Invermere, between Tiffany’s Thredz and
Summit Footwear, and should open in early May.
Owners Roi and kd Golan are launching the Invermere branch on the back of the original Radium restaurant’s success. They opened in Radium just last summer,
but are already drawing rave reviews on online rating
site Trip Advisor, which ranks Safta’s second out of 17
SPICE ADVICE — If it burns your tongue, the Trading
Post — a new Invermere business owned by Bobbi Donahue
— likely keeps it in stock.
Photo by Steve Hubrecht
Donahue. The couple encountered most of it for the first
time when they backpacked around Europe years ago,
and Mrs. Donahue still recalls shoving odd-shaped tubes
of mustard and snacks with unpronounceable names
into a scruffy pack. It seemed novel then, but is more
familiar now sitting on the shelves of her new store.
“We thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be awesome to have a
store full of hot sauce,’ and then we went from there,”
said Mrs. Donahue. “We went through a cookbook, figured out what were the hardest spices to find in a small
mountain town, and then stocked them.”
The food, though exotic, is not high-end stuff, but
rather the average snack food of different countries, according to Mrs. Donahue.
“It’s unique stuff,” she said. “There’s no longer any
excuse for a dull salad.”
Mrs. Donahue may have all the ingredients she
could dream of on her shelves, but she still keeps turning
to all things hot and spicy. She and Mr. Donahue even
put spice on their eggs.
“Food is attached to a lot of good memories for people,” said Mrs. Donahue.
restaurants in Radium Hot Springs.
“It was a really good summer last year,” said Mrs.
Golan. “Invermere is home for us; we always wanted to
have a restaurant here in town and enough people asked
us about it, so we decided to expand.”
Mr. Golan is originally from Israel and uses his
grandmother’s recipes for some of his dishes, so the food
is as authentic as it gets. Chicken shawarma is the couple’s biggest seller, but the couple expect donairs to also
be a hit.
celebrating volunteer week
The Board and staff of Columbia Basin Trust would like to thank the many dedicated
volunteers in the Basin who devote their time and energy to strengthening our communities
and helping create a legacy of social, economic and environmental well-being - thank you!
www.cbt.org • 1.800.505.8998 • [email protected]
April 26, 2013
The Columbia Valley Pioneer
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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE
COLUMBIA VALLEY
MUSIC • VISUAL ARTS • DINING • BAR SCENE • ENTERTAINMENT • PERFORMANCE ARTS
MOVIE REVIEW
Grassland
gravitation
A lone mule deer takes advantage of spring
shoots of grass bursting forth from lower
elevations in the Columbia Valley, as seen
in this shot taken by Larry Halverson
above the shores of Lake Windermere
on Monday, April 22nd.
Photo by Larry Halverson
Art From the Heart
Part 8 · April 9 to 28
Pynelogs Gallery Hours: 11 to 5 pm daily
and Wed until 9 pm
What does ART
mean to you? Silent Auction ends at 4 pm April 28th
Visit columbiavalleyarts.com for our current events calendar, or call 250-342-4423.
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Out &
About
Your weekly
guide to what’s
happening around
the Columbia Valley
PAGE 13
April 26, 2013
Movie Review: Gangster Squad
Reviewed by Dean Midyette
Josh Brolin stars as Sgt. John O’Mara in this neonoir period piece set in Los Angeles in the late 1940s.
A decorated war veteran turned L.A. cop, O’Mara
singlehandedly takes down a brothel owned by
Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) only to see to mob underlings he has arrested set free. Frustrated with the lack
of justice, he is called to the office of police chief Bill
Parker (Nick Nolte) and given a mission: put together
a handpicked team of cops, work off the books and do
whatever it takes to bring down Cohen’s mob.
Based on true events, this pulp fiction period
piece takes the viewer on a wild ride as O’Mara and
his crew battle mobsters, crooked cops and dirty
politicians. In O’Mara’s world, the ends always jus-
tifies the means. The film is rife with heavyweight
actors and while I found the story to be somewhat
predictable, it is saved by the tough talking dialogue and solid performances from this all-star cast.
Especially riveting was the intensity shown by Ryan Gosling (Sgt.
Jerry Wooters), a love-struck cop
trying to romance Cohen’s girlfriend Grace Faraday (played by
Emma Stone).
As the rule book has been
tossed out the window by the
police, the movie moves seamlessly from one action scene to the next.
Car chases and the staccato symphony of tommy guns
are interspersed with brilliantly choreographed fight
scenes and acts of mob torture that will leave Stallone
fans begging for more. Of course, all the action leads
us to a shockingly contorted climatic scene complete
with slow motion carnage and a plot twist thrown in
for good measure.
Director Ruben Fleisher of Zombieland fame has
done a masterful job of weaving the high intensity
scenes with those giving the viewer an intimate look at
what makes these characters tick, and set in an underworld of gritty shadows and sharp lines the film pulses
with intensity. It’s what a great ride in a ’49 Mercury
Flathead V8 should feel like.
RATING: 8.5 OUT OF 10 HEADS
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th
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VALLEY PRIDE
Term employment opportunity
May 1 to October 31, 2013
Resource Conservation – Lake Louise, Yoho & Kootenay Field Unit
Salary $44, 755 to $50,590 per year (under review)
To apply please visit our website:
www.pc.gc.ca/mpcareers
Join with other communities from Fairmont to Edgewater to clean up our valley!
Schedule of Events:
Invermere
9 a.m.
10 a.m.
Windermere
Home area pick-up
Meet at the Pothole Park for
bags and directions
Return to Pothole Park for
a drink and snack
12 p.m.
1 p.m.
12 a.m.
Home area pick-up
Meet at Community Hall for
bags and directions
Community Celebration at
Community Hall
Membre d’équipe d’incendie – (GT 02)
Radium
Edgewater
9 a.m.
10 a.m.
9 a.m.
10 a.m.
Home area pick-up
bags and directions
Community Hall for refreshments
9 a.m.
10 a.m.
1 p.m.
Possibilité d’emploi d’une durée déterminée
de deux ans – 1 Mai to 31 Octobre 2013
Conservation des ressources - Unité de gestion du secteur de Lake
Louise et des parcs nationaux Yoho et Kootenay
Rémunération : De 44,755 $ à 50,590 $ par année
(présentement sous révision)
Pour présenter une demande, visitez notre site sur les carrières à :
www.pc.gc.ca/carrierespm
Home area pick-up
Meet at Higher Ground Coffee Shop
for bags and directions
Light lunch at Higher Ground
Wilmer
9 a.m.
10 a.m.
Home area pick-up
bags and directions
For your safety
• When working along roadways wear bright coloured clothing and exercise extreme caution if you
have to cross a roadway.
• Do not pick up sharp objects, broken glass or needles, use a shovel and broom or rake.
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Service Clubs…
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Django Unchained
To Rome with Love
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This is 40
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The Impossible
Gangster Squad
A Haunted House
Promised Land
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Silver Linings Playbook
The Guilt Trip
Broken City
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503 - 7th Ave., Invermere • 250-342-0057
April 26, 2013
Out & About
Please call 250-341-6299
or e-mail us at [email protected]
to enter your event in our FREE listings.
Submissions must be received by the
Monday prior to publication. We may only
run an entry for two weeks prior to the event.
Please limit your submission to 30 words.
Priority is given to one-off events,
so weekly events may run rarely.
Toby Theatre
• April 25th - 27th, 7:30 p.m. , showing Jack Reacher.
Friday, April 26th
• 12:00 p.m.: Soup and a bun lunch at the Edgewater Legion. Includes dessert for $6. For more info call
Joyce at 250-347-9388.
Saturday, April 27th
and fellowship. Tickets $10 at Selkirk TV. For tickets
and information call Joyce at 250-342-6657 or Sandy
at 250-342-2129.
Tuesday, April 30th
• Lil Peeps Art Show opens at Pynelogs Art Gallery,
which is open Daily from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and
Wednesday evenings until 9:00 p.m.
• Pynelogs Cafe opens for the season, will be open
Tuesdays to Saturdays from 11:00 to 4:00 p.m.
• Wings Over the Rockies art show opens at Pynelogs
Art Gallery.
Thursday, May 2nd
• 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.: The Spilli Bean Cafe is open
for the season.
• 7:00 p.m.: Windermere Valley Minor Hockey Association’s Annual General Meeting at the District of
Invermere office.
• 7:00 p.m.: Columbia Valley Rockies Booster Society Annual General Meeting at the Invermere Curling
Club.
• 7:00 p.m.: first meeting of the new Columbia Valley
M.S. Group at Christ Church Trinity foyer. Wheelchair accessible.
Friday, May 3rd
• 9:00 a.m.: Operation Clean Sweep Valley Pride. Pick
up garbage in your home area until 10:00 a.m., then
meet at your town’s respective meeting place to work
together to clean up the public areas. Return in the
early afternoon for some refreshments.
• 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.: Long drive competition at
the Fairmont Hot Springs Airport in support of the
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Foundation.
• 7:00 p.m.: Steamboat Mountain Music Festival early
bird ticket launch party at the Edgewater Hall. Visit
www.steamboatmtnmusicfest.ca for more information.
• Radium Hot Springs mineral pools to re-open,
weather-dependent.
• 7:30 p.m.: Pool tournament at the Summit Youth
Centre.
• 7:30 p.m.: Valley Voices in concert “I’m Going to
Fly” at Christ Church Trinity. Tickets are $5 for students, $10 for adults, and available at Essentials, Picture This Fotosource, Meet on Higher Ground, and
Fairmont Gift Shop.
• 7:00 p.m.: Fresh Fridays Open Mic Night At Pynelogs
Art Gallery, with a cash bar.
Sunday, April 28th
Saturday, May 4th
• 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Art From the Heart: Part 8’s
last day of the Art Show at Pynelogs Art Gallery.
• The Invermere Thrift Store will be closed and re-open
with regular hours on Thursday, May 9th.
• 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Yard sale at Windermere Valley Saddle Club grounds, rent a spot $10 (contact 250688-1407). To donate goods, please contact Lisa Lehr
250-341-3983 or Kathleen Campbell 250-688-1407.
There will be a lunch stand and baked goods available
as well. Members are welcome to bring their horses.
Monday, April 29th
• 7:00 p.m.: Ladies Night Out at Lake Windermere
Alliance Church. There will be a fashion show, special
speaker Karen Hartung, music, door prizes, dessert
• 1:00 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre hike up Mount
Swansea, departing from the Youth Centre.
• 5:30 - 9:00 p.m.: Artist opening event at Pynelogs
Cultural Centre. Celebrate Lil Peeps and Wings Over
the Rockies Art Show.
• 9:00 p.m.: Killer Rollbots 2nd birthday, The Terrible
Two’s, at Bud’s Bar & Lounge. Celebrate Cinco de
Mayo with specials, raffles, 50/50, derby shooter girls
and more. $5 cover, proceeds to the Killer Rollbots.
For more information, email thekillerrollbots@gmail.
com
Other
• 1:30 p.m.: Radium Seniors’ Carpet Bowling every
Monday, Radium Seniors’ Hall.
• 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.: Public indoor rock climbing at
J.A. Laird School, $5 drop-in. Every Friday, Saturday
and Sunday.
• 6:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge at the Invermere Seniors’
Hall, $2/person, every Monday. Visitors welcome.
• 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.: East Kootenay Brain Injury
Support Group meets at the Family Resource Centre,
every Monday. For information call 250-344-5674.
• 6:00 p.m.: Ultimate Frisbee at J.A. Laird School
field every Monday. Free, for all ages, and beginners
welcome. Call 250-270-0346 for more information.
• 6:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.: The 3066 Invermere Army
Cadets runs every Monday night at our local Legion
# 71. Contact Second Lt. Megan McConnell at 250409-4455 for information.
• Invermere Badminton Club: Wednesdays at JA
Laird gym from 7-9 p.m. Sundays at DTSS from
7:30 - 10 p.m. Anyone interested can contact Colin Sherk at [email protected]. Everyone is welcome.
Children should be accompanied by parents.
• 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.: OPT clinic every Tuesday at
the Invermere Health Unit, 850-10th Avenue. Confidential service: low-cost birth control, and STI testing.
• 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.: CBAL Baby Goose program
for parents and babies up to 18 months at Eileen
Madson Primary, every Friday. Email kandruschuk@
cbal.org for more information.
Invermere Library hours
• Tuesday to Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Wednesday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
The 2013 MaxWell calendars are in for pickup!
926-7th Avenue,
Invermere, B.C.
(next door to Fairmont Goldsmiths)
250-341-6044 • Fax: (250) 341-6046
MaxWell Realty Invermere/Panorama/Fairmont www.maxwellrealtyinvermere.ca
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250-342-1612
SCOTT WALLACE
250-342-5309
BERNIE RAVEN
250-342-7415
GLENN POMEROY
250-270-0666
GEOFF HILL
250-341-7600
CHRIS RAVEN
250-409-9323
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April 26, 2013
Windermere Valley
Minor Hockey Association
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Thursday, May 2 nd, 2013,
7 p.m., District of Invermere Office
914 - 8th Avenue, Invermere, B.C.
LIVE AT THE
WHITEHOUSE PUB!
BLOOM
NO
COVER!
Saturday, April 27th
9 p.m. (Approximately)
Bike brokers
Cyclists braked for the great deals at the Columbia
Valley Cycling Club’s bike swap on Sunday, April 21st. Left:
Nick Niddrie takes a close look at a Kona bike; right: cycling
club volunteer Blaine Nester helps Nadiya Fry and Jakub
Sumbera size up a road bike.
Photos by Greg Amos
DRINK
SPECIALS!
Whitehouse Pub • Windermere • 250-342-9540
I’m Going
to Fly
Wings to show science at work
By Sheila Bonny
Special to The Pioneer
FRIDAY, MAY 3
SATURDAY, MAY 4
7:30 PM
CHRIST
CHURCH
TRINITY
VALLEY
VOICES
IN
CONCERT
STUDENTS $5
Tickets available at:
ADULTS $10
INVERMERE - Essentials, Picture This Fotosource
RADIUM - Meet on Higher Ground • FAIRMONT - Fairmont Gift Shop
How many other amateur naturalists, like
me, have wished they had trained to be biologists,
botanists or environmental scientists? This year,
several Wings Over the Rockies Festival events
provide us frustrated amateurs the opportunity to accompany scientists managing our waterways, forests
and wetlands.
On Wings Monday, May 6th, Bill Thompson, a retired meteorologist, will take us on a trip to observe
technicians assessing water velocity at the stream flow
measuring station on the Spillimacheen River. On
Thursday, May 9th, we can assist Kirsten Harma, a
hydrologist with the Lake Windermere Ambassadors,
test water quality in Lake Windermere.
In the forest, on the morning of Tuesday, May 7th,
ecologist Randy Moody, chair of the Whitebark Pine
Ecosystem Foundation of Canada, invites us to get our
hands dirty, planting seedlings of limber pine, one of
the rarest trees in B.C. In the afternoon, retired fish
and wildlife officer Stan Markham will show us signs
of wildlife in the forest and discuss forensic techniques
used in wildlife law enforcement.
On Saturday, May 11th in the Columbia Wetlands,
renewable resource naturalist Kalista Pruden will show
us how to identify signs of animals: tracks, scat, and
evidence of feeding and behaviour.
Sign up early to nurture your inner scientist.
Wings Over the Rockies Festival dates are May
6th to 12th. Register now on-line at www.WingsOverTheRockies.org, by telephone at 250-342-2473, or
in-person at the Pynelogs Cultural Centre.
Downtown Invermere • 250-341-3775
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. . . ‘Cowboys’ from page 5
The camp is free for 16 young Canadian skiers who otherwise wouldn’t
be able to afford off-season training,
and all flights, accommodation, lift
tickets and other costs are covered by
Mr. Osborne-Paradis and fellow Canadian ski racer Mike Janyk through their
Mike and Manny Foundation.
“I usually try to get someone from
around the valley (into the camp),” said
Mr. Osborne-Paradis, who has a home
in Invermere and splits his time between here and Calgary.
Courtenay is gunning to succeed
this year, despite knowing she won’t
be able to ski in most of the circuit’s
European races and will probably start
among the least desirable start positions
of the approximately 70 skiers at each
race.
“We ski for half the day — it’s a
lot more chill compared with other
camps,” she said of her experience at the
Cowboys camp. “Their point of view is
different than what I’m used to — it’s a
lot of fun seeing them not on TV but
actually in front of you.”
The camp involves a lot of onsnow training combined with dryland
exercises (mainly squat workouts in
the gym, running, and road biking)
and is coached by Mr. Janyk and Mr.
Osborne-Paradis. All 16 teens stay together in a house in Whistler.
Ms. Hoffos currently races for
the Windermere Valley Ski Club, and
hopes to move on to race for Team B.C.
within the next two years.
She is a distributed learning program student at David Thompson Secondary School, taking all her classes online except for physical education and
French.
“I like the competition of skiing”
she added. “It’s an individual sport.”
Morlove is never enough
By Greg Amos
Pioneer Staff
A West Coast collaboration between two strong and unique songwriters is headed to Bud’s Bar and
Lounge on Wednesday, May 1st.
Morlove — a duo comprised of
Victoria’s Corwin Fox and Montreal’s
Miss Emily Brown — will be bringing
songs from their critically-acclaimed
debut album, All Of My Lakes Lay Frozen Over and their just-released new
album, Old Tomorrow, to Invermere.
With the new record only available
since April 23rd, Morlove will be bringing the excitement that comes with
playing new songs for their fans.
“I played in Invermere on Halloween with the illustrious Raghu
Lokanathan and it was a pretty
amazing experience,” Corwin Fox
told The Pioneer. “I can’t wait to
get back to the Columbia Valley and
play in a completely new venue with
a completely new band.We know
we have a pretty strong following
in that area so hopefully we can fill
Bud’s Bar and Lounge with as much
Morlove as it can handle.”
The group, which has been de-
scribed as West Coast orchestral folk,
will bring a new dimension to Bud’s as
one of the less noise-driven acts to play
at the venue in recent months.
Old Tomorrow is an album that
delves into science, folklore, legends,
urban designs and cycles of the moon
and stars.
“We hope people enjoy the
sounds of our new album as much as
we enjoyed making them,” added Mr.
Fox. “It’s been a long but rewarding
process, and we are really proud to be
touring in support of an album we are
so excited about; you can be sure our
excitement will be obvious once we
hit the stage.”
The album was recorded on
Quadra Island (one of the Gulf Islands in B.C.) featuring a host of
string players. Contributors include
Hannah Epperson (violin), Christina
Zaenker (cello), and Neil Burnett
(Celtic harp) as well as Jake Jenne on
drums and Manjinder Benning on
tabla and dilruba. Several tracks were
recorded live off the floor, giving the
album a genuine live sound.
Tickets to the show cost $10 at
the door, and Morlove will take the
stage at about 8:30 p.m.
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RDEK Public Hearing Notice
Bylaw 2440
Bylaw Amendment - Edgewater
The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors have authorized a second public hearing
on an application by Kenneth and Diana Ruault to amend the Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw.
The proposed amendment will change the zoning designation of the subject properties to permit an
automotive repair shop including commercial vehicle repairs and parking of commercial vehicles. The
subject property is located in the Edgewater area and is shown on the attached map.
Only the written and verbal submissions received as part of this second public hearing will be
considered by the Board.
Bylaw No. 2440 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No.
900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 282, 2013 (Edgewater / Ruault)” will amend the zoning designation
of the subject properties from C-1, Community Commercial Zone to C-2, Service Commercial Zone.
A public hearing will be held at:
Edgewater Community Hall
4818 Selkirk Avenue
Edgewater, BC
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 7:00 pm
The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area C, Electoral
Area F, Electoral Area G and the Village of Radium Hot Springs.
If you believe that your interest in property is affected by the
proposed Bylaw, you may prior to the hearing:
• inspect the Bylaw and supporting information at the RDEK
office in Cranbrook from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through
Friday, excluding statutory holidays;
• mail, fax or email written submissions to the addresses/
numbers shown below; or
• present written and/or verbal submissions at the hearing.
Submissions cannot be accepted after the public hearing.
All written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act.
This notice is not an interpretation of the Bylaw. For more information, contact Jean
Terpsma, Planning Technician, at 250-489-0314, toll free at 1-888-478-7335, or email
[email protected].
19 - 24th Avenue South, Cranbrook BC V1C 3H8
Phone: 250-489-2791 Toll Free: 1-888-478-7335
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Summer Employment
Opportunities
April 26, 2013
Finding summer employment in the valley
By Dan Walton, Pioneer Staff
With the valley’s strong summer tourism season raring
to go, it’s also that time of year when college and university
students are finishing their school year, and employers are
most hungry for seasonal help.
If you are seeking employment in the Columbia Valley this summer, finding the right employer to best suit
your skill set is well worth the effort.
“In addition to looking at the newspaper website and
job ads in the classifieds, I would recommend job seekers to check out our website at www.ekemployment.org to
look for job opportunities there,” East Kootenay Employment Centre self-help host Jim Jenkinson told The Pioneer.
“In most cases, students can apply online before they
return home (from school) for the summer.”
While a multitude of job openings can be found on
the East Kootenay Employment Centre’s website, Mr. Jenkinson said many of the bigger businesses in the valley
post vacant positions exclusively on their own domain and
job seekers should visit these websites as well.
Different levels of government provide employers
with subsidies and this financial aid obliges these employers to hire students, Mr. Jenkinson explained, and that
student-seeking employers will normally communicate
their intention to hire students or not in the job posting.
Another thing to keep in mind is that during the shoul-
HERE TO HELP — Columbia Valley Employment Centre
self-help host Jim Jenkinson and employment coach Jennie
Hilder stand in front of the multitude of job postings currently on display at the centre.
Photo by Dan Walton
der seasons larger employers in the valley will often hold job
fairs where applicants have an opportunity to submit their
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is now accepting applications
for the position of:
Join our winning team!
Golf Shop Supervisor
When you work at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort
you don’t just get a job, you get a passport to all
the amenities of our facility. Enjoy complimentary
golf, hot springs and skiing — as well as generous
discounts at our spa, retail, seven restaurants and
other ski resorts. Here are some of the positions
available immediately or for summer 2013:
Responsibilities include:
• Training of new and existing staff
• Ensuring that the cash float balances and change is
available as required
• Shared job functions with Golf Shop Managers and
Supervisors
• SecurityOfficer
• Health,Safety&TrainingCoordinator
• EquipmentTechnician
The successful candidate will have:
• Post-secondary education preferred
• Management courses or training
• Managed staff of 10 or more
• Demonstrated a high level of leadership and
communication skills
• Have a good knowledge of golfing and golf course
environments
• Knowledge of computers and POS systems
While experience is desired for certain roles, the key
requirement for all positions is a positive attitude,
relentless enthusiasm and a passion for great service.
We can teach you many things, but we can’t teach
you that!
Interested? Please forward your
resume with references to the
attention of David Sheedy:
[email protected], fax 250.345.6616, or
call 250.345.6004.
Interested? Please forward your
resume with references to the
attention of David Sheedy:
[email protected], fax 250.345.6616,
or call 250.345.6004.
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application and be interviewed on the spot — but job fairs
don’t have to happen at the place of business.
“Any employer is welcome to use our office to conduct a job fair,” Mr. Jenkinson said. “And it doesn’t have
to be a larger company.”
Positions that are in demand will entice more competition among job seekers, and Mr. Jenkinson says a
cover letter will separate your application from the stack.
“Cover letters for students are very important,” he
said. “If it connects a particular skill or qualification that
a student has with those that a hiring firm is looking for,
employers are much more likely to be interested.”
The Columbia Valley Employment Centre can help
any job seeker with their resume, cover letters, and interviewing skills. Templates for applications are available
and mock interviews can be practised.
For students eager to work but with limited employment experience, Mr. Jenkinson said relevant nonprofessional practice can be just as valuable as formal
experience.
“Talk about your volunteer work and project work
from school,” he said. “Anything that you were involved
with regarding communication or working in a group —
all those skills are transferable; see if the skills the employer
is looking for were achieved through other experience.”
Continued on page 17 . . .
DISTRICT OF INVERMERE
914 – 8th Avenue, PO Box 339
Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0
Tel: (250) 342-9281 • Fax: (250) 342-2934
Summer students
The District of Invermere is accepting applications for Summer
Students to work as part of our Public Works staff.
This position is within the CUPE Local 2982 bargaining unit.
This position is temporary, full-time, 40 hours per week.
Duties include semi-skilled, manual labour, flowerbed planting and
maintenance, beach and public washroom checks and cleaning. To
be eligible you must be in good physical condition, and possess a
valid Class 5 Driver’s Licence. Knowledge of small engines would be
an asset.
This position within C.U.P.E. 2982 bargaining unit and wages follow
the Collective Agreement.
General Hours of work: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday
With the possibility of weekend work.
Applicants are invited to submit their resumes to:
District of Invermere
PO Box 339 (914 – 8th Avenue)
Fax: (250) 342-2934
April 26, 2013
Summer Employment
Opportunities
B.C. welcomes new employment centres
By Nicole Trigg, Pioneer Staff
In April 2012, the B.C. government opened 85
WorkBC Employment Services Centres and 114
satellite offices throughout the province.
The Columbia Valley was no different, and
a WorkBC Employment Services Centre opened
its doors in the same location as the previous
employment centre under different management.
The result of the government having rolled all
of its previous employment programs into one, the
new WorkBC program gave British Columbians
quick and easy access to a full suite of employment
programs at these one-stop locations, and the Invermere Family Resource Centre was subcontracted to
deliver the new employment services.
According to a government press release, WorkBC Employment Services Centres have provided
employment supports and services to almost 82,000
individuals to date. Of the more than 67,000 peo. . . ‘Employment’ from page 16
As for the debate on whether or not to list references
on resumes, Mr. Jenkinson weighed in.
“There’s no general rule about references; you put
them on there or you don’t, but if they are on, they’re on
for a reason. If a reference connects the job seeker to that
ple who have received case management services,
almost 50 per cent have successfully found employment. The training sector has done extremely well,
with 5,338 individuals accessing both essential skills
training and skills training. Of these individuals, 88
per cent of those engaged in training found a job
within 30 days of completing their program.
Service providers are ensuring that everyone has
access to the same services through their WorkBC
Employment Services Centres, regardless of where
they live in the province; and the one-window model
also enables a better tracking and reporting system
which gives a balanced, realistic snapshot of all participants to help ensure program accountability and
transparency.
The Columbia Valley’s centre is located at
2-1313 7th Ave in Invermere. Call 250-341-6889 or
email [email protected] for more information. Make sure to visit the local and regional website at www.ekemployment.org.
job, it should be included. General references, however,
should be held back.”
Finding seasonal work isn’t as challenging in the valley
as most regions in Canada, but Mr. Jenkinson said some
students have found success in entrepreneurial ventures,
citing painting, babysitting and even managing summer
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April 26, 2013
YOUR MONEY
Hard times for Canadian stocks
It has been hard to convince Canadians over the past
10 years that they should have their retirement portfolios invested in anything but Canadian stocks and bonds.
The Canadian dollar was rising during this period and the
Canadian stock market was one of the best performers in
the world. Commodities such as oil, natural gas, gold and
copper were on the rise and Canadian companies were
reaping the benefits. While housing markets around the
world collapsed and banking systems crumbled, Canada
was one of few countries to remain relatively unscathed.
All of these factors led to Canadians investing with pride in
Canadian stocks, but it also led to an overconcentration of
Canadian content in many investment portfolios.
the world was in a phase of excess consumer spending and
consumption. Savings rates around the world were near
all-time lows, interest rates were falling (making borrowing money cheaper), houses were rising in value and confidence was very high. These factors all led to a surge in
demand for imported goods from the emerging economies
into Europe and North America. Emerging economies in
turn ramped up their demand for raw materials as they built
finished goods and manufacturing infrastructure to feed the
Western economies. Many Canadian companies benefited
greatly during this period of increased consumer spending
and, as a result, our stock market forged ahead and our dollar gained strength relative to other currencies.
The past two years
Over the past two years, the Canadian TSX stock
market has slid from a high of 14,250 in March 2011 to
the current level of 12,190. During this same period, the
S&P500 in the United States has risen from 1,300 to a current level of 1,558 today or an increase of 19 per cent. This
15 per cent decline in Canada has been led by all of the
sectors that had made the Canadian stock market so good
the last 10 years — oil and gas, mining and banking. This
decline has left many investors wondering what they should
do and why this has happened.
Slowdown
Since the great housing crash of 2008, the United
States public has been saving money again and spending
less. They can’t be blamed after seeing their investment
portfolios crash, their real estate market crash, and their unemployment rates reach their highest levels since the great
depression. This slowdown in spending has led to a decrease
in demand for foreign produced goods, which in turn leads
to a decrease in demand for Canadian raw materials.
What happened?
When the Canadian stock market was outperforming,
Euro Zone
While the European Union’s populations were traditionally better savers than their American peers, their governments were not. As governments in the European Union
defaulted on their debt or seemed likely to, a new era of fiscal austerity has swept across the land. These austerity measures have driven down consumption of imported goods in
Europe and has trickled through to commodity prices.
Why is the U.S. doing well?
The United States stock market is very broad and diversified when compared to the Canadian stock market. While
80 per cent of our stock market is comprised of oil and gas,
and mining and banking stocks, the American market’s
largest components are information technology, healthcare,
consumer staples, and industrials. This diversification makes
the U.S. stock markets less vulnerable to foreign demand. It
also means there are more publicly traded companies in the
U.S. that do not need surges in consumer consumption and
demand to get along just fine. Many companies like Kimberley Clark, Campbell’s Soup and Kraft get along just fine
when consumers spend less money.
What to do?
Unless you are investing money that you will never
need and do not mind a great deal of risk, investment portfolios should never over concentrate in any sector or region
just because it is doing well. Unfortunately, this investing
behaviour always becomes a problem as economic conditions change over time. If you are concerned about the composition of your investment portfolio, please speak to your
financial advisor.
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April 26, 2013
A list can be your best friend
Tell Tammy
By Tammy Tkachuk
Pioneer Columnist
Dear Tammy,
I am a 43-year-old female
and I feel like my life isn’t
fulfilling anymore. I am
alone a lot of the time.
I feel like I need to find
peers to go out and do things with. How do I go about
doing this at my age? ~ Patricia
Hi Patricia,
This is definitely a common problem that comes up
for a lot of people. For whatever reason we all have times
in our life when we may feel alone and as if we have no
one to turn to. Friends can come and go as we change
and go through life. It is important and healthy to have
peer relationships so I am glad that you have decided
to try and figure this out for yourself. I would suggest
that you get involved in activities that you enjoy so that
you meet people with common interests who are also involved in those activities. For example, try volunteering
with animals, at a jewelry making class, or with a sports
club. I hope this helps you! ~ Tammy
3) feel a sense of accomplishment when you do tackle certain tasks. A lot of the feeling of being overwhelmed comes
from the fact that we let all of those tasks roll around in our
head without doing anything about them. Once you have
them written down then you can go ahead and prioritize
what needs to be done now and what can wait. You can also
clump things together: if you need to make some phone
calls to make appointments, do them all at the same time.
It also helps you to delegate tasks to others when you can
clearly see what needs to be done. All the best! ~ Tammy
Set goals this summer
As we move through the spring, work on setting a
summer goal for yourself. Make it small, specific, and
give yourself a timeline. The smaller you make the goal
the more likely chance you will see success in achieving
it. The more successes you feel and see, the more likely
you will continue on with it and attain the larger goal.
Tammy Tkachuk is a life coach who splits her time
between Calgary and Windermere. She is available to
help individuals overcome the obstacles they are facing in life. Send your questions about life challenges to
[email protected] or call 403-969-7409.
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Jesse Addis helps his dog Harlie burn some energy at the
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The valley bustles with activity
Clockwise from top left: DJ Krafty Kuts manned the decks at Bud’s Bar and Lounge on Thursday, April 18th (photo by Dan Walton); Grade 2 students Hannah Kendler, Rahne Stanbury
and Sophia Matsalla admired student art in Pynelogs Cultural Centre during a Thursday, April 11th class trip (photo by Dan Walton); student Bill Warwick and Fran Meyers shared a laugh
at Pynelogs during a Columbia Garden Village seniors-kindergarten / Grade 1 get-together on Friday, April 19th (photo by Steve Hubrecht); Jacqueline Pinsonneault and Tom Hoyne sized
up a potential deal at the April 21st bike swap (photo by Greg Amos); aspiring yogis packed Invermere’s Defining Yoga studio during a Tuesday April 23rd open house (photo by Greg Amos).
By Greg Amos
Pioneer Staff
Reporter lured back to East Kootenays
The draw of mountain ranges, fresh powder
and some familiar friendly faces led Steve Hubrecht
from Ontario back to his reporting roots in the East
Kootenays.
Steve spent two years as a reporter at the Fernie
Free Press, and joined The Pioneer and the Valley
Echo in mid-April, after adventures working at the
China Daily English-language newspaper in Beijing
and 16 months spent backpacking through Asia and
Africa.
“I’ve always enjoyed writing, and I’ve really enjoyed telling people’s stories,” he said. “At a small
community newspaper, when you write a story that
matters, it really matters to people.”
Skiing, hiking and mountain biking — once
he’s fully recovered from a back injury — are on
Steve’s agenda during his non-work hours.
Steve hails from Mansfield, a small town near
Barrie, Ontario, roughly halfway between Toronto
and Owen Sound on Lake Huron. He grew up skiing at Blue Mountain, and while pursuing an Outdoor Recreation degree from Lakehead University
in Thunder Bay, had opportunities to visit B.C. ski
resorts during school breaks.
After working a variety of adventure tourism
jobs, Steve returned to school and earned a Masters
degree in Journalism from the University of Western Ontario in 2006. He landed his first reporting
job in Fernie later that year. In the course of reporting, he met his fiance Jenny, and their marriage is
set to take place in Fernie this summer.
The couple spent two years in China, during
which time Steve reported, edited, and helped with
product development at the China Daily, where his
duties included everything from re-writing press
releases about pop stars, interviewing foreign dignitaries, and helping other reporters walk “the red
line,” industry jargon for government censorship.
At one point, he was asked to help launch a U.S.
edition of the paper in San Francisco.
“They were asking me about publishing, advertising, readership — everything,”recalled Steve with
a laugh. He had to explain to his employer that
those areas were slightly beyond his area of expertise
as a reporter and editor.
From June 2011 to December 2012, Steve and
Jenny backpacked in India, Indonesia and Africa.
Lots of multi-day treks, including a 20-day trek
through Zanskar Valley in northern India, in the
rainshadow of the Himalayas, at an elevation of
more than 3,500 metres.
“It’s so dry, its amazing that people live there,”
he said. “You look around, and all you see is rock
formations, canyons and mountains.”
April 26, 2013
HERE TO SERVE YOU
Whole 9 Yards
■ Lockout Service ■ Lake Recovery
■ 24 Hour Towing ■ Prompt Service
Also offering FREE
year-round pickup of
unwanted vehicles
VJ (Butch) Bishop
Owner/Operator
4846 Holland Creek Ridge Rd.
Mowing & Landscape Care
Spring & Fall Clean-ups
Call 250-341-5512
Warbrick Towing & Salvage
Free Estimates
• Excavators • Mini-Excavators • Bobcats • Dump Trucks • Water Trucks • Compaction
Equipment • Snow Plow • Sanding Equipment • Crane Truck • Mobile Pressure Washing
& Steam Cleaning • Underground Services • Site Prep & Demolition • Road Building
• Land Clearing • Controlled Burning • Rock Walls • Rip Rap • Top Soil • Sand & Gravel
CONTRACT OR HOURLY
MACHINE RENTALS AVAILABLE
[email protected] • Cell: 250-342-5851
• Furnaces • Heat Pumps • Fireplaces
• Full Heating and Ventilation Systems
Industrial ~ Commercial ~ Residential
Fully Insured
and WCB
Covered
FREE
ESTIMATES
Chimney and Eavestrough
Cleaning and Repair Specialists
Call for your FREE consultation and estimate
You name it!
I’ll take care of it!
• Garage Doors • Passage Doors • Truck Doors • Sun Rooms
• Patio Covers • Vinyl Decking • Aluminum Railings • Gutters
• Siding • Soffit • Facia • Window Capping • Renovations
Keep your eavestroughs clean and free-flowing
regularly to save fascia, soffit, flooding and roof damage.
250-342-6700 • [email protected]
Please call Steve ~ a real local you can trust! 250-342-1791
Kitchen cabinet &
counter top SpecialiStS
Invermere and East Kootenay Region
• Journeyman Carpenter
• Contracting
• Framing/Siding/Finishing
• Timberframe
• Custom Log Railing & Decks
Westridge Cabinets dealer ~ granite and quartz counter tops
Come visit our showroom,
492 arrow rd., unit 1b
250-342-hoMe (4663)
Skandia
Concrete
1756 Hwy 93/95, P.O. Box 2700, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0
Phone: 250-342-6500 • Toll Free: 1-888-341-2221 • Fax: 250-342-3484
Septic Systems Installed ~ Pumped ~ Repaired
Prefab Cement Tanks Installed
Water Lines Dug and Installed
Basements Dug
WINDERMERE 250-342-6805
Scott Wilisky
[email protected] • cell 250 270 0745
Kootenay Paving
• Serving the valley for over 30 years
• Commercial • Industrial • Residential
• All work is guaranteed • Free estimates
SHOLINDER & MACKAY
EXCAVATING Inc.
New Home Construction
ROSS‛S POOLS & SPAS
Commercial – Residential
Installation – Maintenance – Repairs
Darren Ross
4890 Stoddart Creek
RR#2 Invermere, BC V0A 1K2
Cell: 250-341-7727 • Fax: 250-347-6363 • [email protected]
• Gel & Acrylic Nails
• Coloured Gel • Nail Art
Call Judy ~ 250-341-5245 • Days, Evenings, Weekends
RFE
ALARMS
Monitoring includes Guard
and keyholder service
• Surveillance Systems
• Home Theatre
• Analog & Digital Background
Sound Systems
Rick Flowitt
Local company, local service.
250-342-6549
April 26, 2013
HERE TO SERVE YOU
RADIUM HOT SPRINGS ESSO
Automotive Repairs
7 days a week
GAS • PROPANE • DIESEL
Residential & Commercial Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
Freight & Passenger Depot
7507 Main St. West, Radium Hot Springs
(250) 347-9726
Bus: 250-342-9692
RR#4 2117 - 13 Avenue
Cell: 250-342-5241
Invermere, B.C.
V0A 1K4
www.ptarmigan-invermere.com
[email protected]
(250) 270-0345
(403) 870-7558
in Calgary since 2002
in Invermere since 2004
PROFESSIONAL PAINTERS
building
& renos
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STAIN/LACQUER/PAINT
INTERIOR/EXTERIOR
Patco Developments Ltd.
Fax: 250-342-9644
[email protected]
(250) 341-1083
[email protected]
Your search for quality and dependability ends with us.
Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Specialists
Truck Mounted System • Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed
Dean Hubman
Toll Free: 877-342-3052
Certified Technician
[email protected]
250-342-3052
build your foundation
READY MIX CONCRETE
Concrete Pump • Sand & Gravel
Heavy Equipment Rentals • Crane Service
Proudly Serving the Valley for over 50 years
Irrigation System, Repairs & New Installation
Paving Stone Patios, Driveways & Retaining Walls
For competitive prices and prompt service, call:
250-342-3268 (plant) 250-342-6767 (office)
250-688-1229 • [email protected]
Lakes & Mountains
LAMBERT-KIPP
P H A R M A C Y LT D .
Come in and
browse our
giftware
J. Douglas Kipp, B. Sc. (Pharm.)
Laura Kipp, Pharm D.,
Irena Sedlakova, B.Sc. (Pharm.)
Your Compounding Pharmacy
Open Monday - Saturday
9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
1301 - 7th Avenue, Invermere
250-342-6612
Lambert
Exterior
INSURANCE AGENCIES LTD.
BOX 2228
BOX 459
742 - 13th STREET
7553 MAIN STREET
INVERMERE, BC.
RADIUM HOT SPRINGS, BC
V0A 1K0
V0A 1M0
PHONE: 250-342-3031
PHONE: 250-347-9350
FAX: 250-342-6945
FAX: 250-347-6350
Email: [email protected] • Toll Free: 1-866-342-3031
HERE FOR YOU,
HERE FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT!
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•ALLTYPESOFROOFING
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[email protected]
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Residential & Industrial Vacuum Service
Hydrovac (Nondestructive Excavation)
Water Tankers • Vacuum Trucks
Steam Cleaner/acid Cleaning
Flusher Truck
Oil Field Hauling
Portable Toilet Rentals
Septic Tank & Field Cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning • Well cleaning
Service is our business!
Vac Truck Services
1-855-DIG-6410
Contracting
• Siding Hardie / CertainTeed Fiber Cement / Vinyl / Cedar
• New Windows / Doors • Wood Decks • Trex composite Decking • Sun Rooms
• Vinyl Decking Membrane • Aluminum Canopies • Railings Wood / Glass / Aluminum
• Custom Exterior Wood Work • Asphalt Shingles / Metal Roofing
• Complete Rain Screen Building Envelope Systems • Leak Investigation and Repair
• Full Building Exterior Restorations Services
• 15 years serving the Kootenays and Okanagan Region
250-308-6595
Facebook LMEC Siding Ltd.
[email protected]
Kootenay Cribbing, Ltd.
FOUNDATION CONTRACTOR OF CHOICE
Established 1976
JOHN WOOD
DURAFORM SYSTEM
PH: 250-345-2188 • CELL: 250-342-1289 • FAX: 250-345-2189
5144 Riverside Dr., Fairmont, B.C. V0B 1L0
Wood Blinds
April 26, 2013
Interior World
HERE TO SERVE YOU
window fashions
Call Bill Cropper (250) 342 4406
Top
Quality
GO
GREEN
IN 2013 WITH
Interior World
Scott Postlethwaite
Serving the Valley since 1995.
window fashions
to Zero
C.A.R.B. COMPLIANT CABINETRY Low
Emissions
Call
BillDale
Cropper
342 4406
Contact
Elliott •(250)
250-341-7098
www.kekulibaycabinetry.com
• Auto • Home • Commercial
• Shower Doors • Mirrors
250-342-3659 [email protected]
Need Blinds?
[email protected]
1710 10th Avenue – Invermere, BC V0A 1K0
SPRAY FOAM
SPECIALISTS.
Interior World
window fashions
Call Bill Cropper (250) 342 4406
CVCC Contractor/
Trade Builder of the Year
2008
Residential, Commercial
Electric Furnace and Hot Water Tank
Repair and Service
For All Your Electrical Needs
“Good people
taking care of
good people”
Supply and install of ICFs.
Call 250-342-2001
www.iisi.ca
• New Homes • Renovations • Framing
• Roofing • Custom Finishing • Timber Framing
GLD
Landscaping Ltd.
KYLE MOLL
250.341.5603
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[email protected]
FAIRMONT RIDGE
RENOVATION
Doors
Windows
Flooring
Painting/
Interior/Exterior
• Kitchen
Renovations
250-342-5682
• Bathroom
Renovations
• Additions
• Decks
• Finish Carpentry
• Basement
Renovations
5077 FAIRMONT RESORT RD., FAIRMONT BC
EMAIL: [email protected]
Spring Cleanup/Lawn Maintenance
Residential
Everett Frater Enterprises
Jesse Vader
250.341.5426
Commercial
Ken Johnson
250.341.5427
250.349.5564
Phone: 250-347-9228 • Cell: 250-342-5645
Cranbrook Pest Control
We use the most successful products available.
• Trusses • Engineered Floors • Wall Panels
Tel:250.341.6075
Fax:250.341.3427
Email:[email protected]
www.duskbuildingsystems.com
1320IndustrialRoad#3
Box159,Invermere,B.C.
V0A1K0
• FURNACES • HEAT PUMPS • AIR CONDITIONING • FIREPLACES
• HOT TUBS • CHEMICALS • REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE
385 Laurier Street,
Invermere, B.C.
Phone: 250-342-7100
www.diamondheatingandspas.com
ALL WORK
Environmentally-friendly integrated pest management.
Ask about our maintenance programs.
Visit our online store at:
GUARANTEED www.cranbrookpestcontrol.com
250-426-9586
1-888-371-6299
April 26, 2013
Trash busters
Martin Morigeau Elementary students ranging from
Kindergarden to Grade 3 classes proudly show off the litter
they picked up on their Earth Day walk around Canal Flats
on Monday, April 22nd.
Photo by Steve Hubrecht
HERE TO SERVE YOU
• ReadyMixConcrete
• Commercialconcretesealer
• ConcretePumping
retarderforexposed
• Over50coloursavailable
aggregate
andinstock
• DELIVEREDONTIME
• Concretestampsforrent
atafairprice
• Fullrangeofcolouredrelease • Fullrangeofsandand
agentsforstamping
gravelproducts.
Phone: 250-342-6452 • 250-342-3773 • Cell: 250-270-9444
All products are available at 9120, Hwy 93/95 which is five kilometres north of Tim Hortons
Complete
Construction
Services
Docks • Decks • Stairs
Foundation • Water Damage • Repairs
[email protected]
BOUTIQUE VACATION HOME
MANAGEMENT RENTAL SERVICES
“Proven and successful Management and
Marketing Services for your Vacation Home”
“Trip Advisor Vacation Rental of the Year 2011 and 2012”
• RENOVATIONS • PAINTING
• Weekly Home Checks • Full Yard Services • Maintenance Services
David Gulbe • Mike Bernicot
Call or visit online
Box 1020 • Invermere B.C. V0A 1K0 • www.cabincare.ca
PH: 1-888-711-ESCAPE (3722) • WEB: www.cobblestonecreek.ca
Septic Tank
Pumping
Portable
Toilet Rentals
•Completesewer/drainrepairs
•Awellmaintainedsepticsystem
NEW
shouldbepumpedevery2-3years
SEWER •Reasonablerates–Seniors’discount
CAMERA •Speedyservice–7daysaweek
•Avoidcostlyrepairs
BruceDehart250.347.9803or250.342.5357
From Framing
to Finishing
Al Tallman
Call Al at
We Do
It All!
Complete Automotive Repairs
Snow Removal • Sanding • Spring Clean-up
250.270.0821
or 780-970-7040
Kari
Kari&&John
JohnMason
Mason250-270-0821
Invermere • Panorama
Invermere • Panorama
• Stains/Lacquers
• Interior/Exterior
Restoration
• Elastormeric/Stucco
• NewConstruction
• Apoxies(CementFloors,
Pools)
AdamNohels•Box331,CanalFlats,BC•250-688-0128
Beside the Petro Canada Car Wash – Servicing RVs and Holiday Trailers
Phone: 250-342-6614 • www.autowyze.com
Lake Auto Services
250-342-9310
Same great team, same great service.
Radium Hot Springs Esso
250-347-9726
7507 Main St. West, Radium Hot Springs
April 26, 2013
PIONEER CLASSIFIEDS
S IN MEMORIAM S
Erwin Kloos
April 26, 2010
Three years have passed and you
are still loved as much as when you
were here. We honour your memory
and cherish all that you shared
with everyone. Never-ending love,
finding happiness and joy in work,
play, family and adventures. Please
dedicate your day to his memory
and do something that he would
have loved. Forever in our hearts,
your loving family.
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Phone: 250-341-6299
Fax: 250-341-6229
GARAGE SALE
GARAGE SALE
CHEERS & JEERS
CHEERS & JEERS
CHEERS & JEERS
601 4th Ave., Invermere. Boat
motors, sports gear, clothing,
furniture, beds, toys, games, bikes.
Saturday, April 27th, 9 a.m. to 3
p.m.
Multi-family garage sale. Saturday,
April 27th. 9 a.m. 1614-8th Ave,
Invermere.
Cheers to Amanda Robinson and
her staff at Copper Point Resort for
their world-class hospitality.
Cheers to Dr. Walsh for helping me
kick my problem. As your patient, I
know I can be a heel. But now, I am
afoot of the situation. Thank you. Garage sale, Saturday, May 18th.
The Invermere Curling Club is
hosting a indoor garage sale and
open market. Rent a table for $20.
Vendors welcome. Set up will
start at 8 a.m. with doors open
to the public from 10 a.m. until 2
p.m. Call 250-342-3315 or email
[email protected].
Alcoholics Anonymous. If alcohol is
causing problems or conflict in your
life, AA can help. All meetings are
at 8 p.m. For more information,
please
call
250-342-2424.
Columbia United AA, Invermere:
Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday (closed),
and Wednesday at the BC Service
Building, South End – 624 4th St.,
Invermere. Radium Friendship
Group: Friday at the Catholic
Church, East Side of Main St. With
the exception of Tuesday, all
meetings are open.
A big cheers to Britt at Scissor
Sisters, Canterbury Flower Shop,
and all our friends and family in
Invermere for making sure our
wedding day was a special and
memorable day. It was mighty cold
at the beach, but we felt the warm
love from everyone that day. We
feel blessed to be living in this
wonderful valley, when we have
people like you, all around us.
S OBITUARY S
LILLIAN GERTRUDE
ANDERSON
February 5, 1920 – April 19, 2013
Our precious ‘Gertie’ slipped peacefully away
at her home in Columbia House on April 19th,
2013 at the age of 93. Gertie enjoyed a happy
childhood and early adulthood in Vancouver with
her sister, Violet and parents Joe and Lilly (Elizabeth) Auld, who were
from Ireland. While visiting her special cousins, Herb, Charlotte (Babe)
and Helen Auld, in the Caribou, she met her future husband Dix. They
celebrated over 53 adventurous years of marriage. When they moved
to the Elkhorn Ranch in 1946, it was a huge adjustment for Gertie, the
city gal, but adjust she did and she grew to love the valley and all it
encompassed!
Some of Gertie’s favorites included beaching and swimming, singing,
playing piano for sing-songs, playing accordion and organ at St. Peter’s
Church (for over 50 years), the color red, dogs, hosting and taking friends
and family for dinner, Steelhead from Bella Coola, The Lawrence Welk
Show, pretty earrings, hats, celebrating birthdays and lunches with her
amazing girlfriends and especially Kay Caspell.
Gertie is survived by her son Bob, daughter Betti (Keith) Carscadden,
grandchildren, Julie (Duncan) McDonald, Kevin (Angela) Carscadden
and 5 great-grandchildren -Emmett, Stirling, Rio-Belle, Aria and Kada
- who all loved her dearly.
Gertie was predeceased by her husband Dix, her sister Violet, and her
grandson, Jay.
Gertie was loved and deeply thankful for everyone in her life. She was a
faithful and ever caring friend.
A special thank you to all the wonderful caring staff in the West Wing
and to Dr. Shannon Page.
A memorial service will be held at Christ Church Trinity in Invermere on
Friday, April 26th, 2013 at 2 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be
made to the St. Peters Stolen Church Fund, c/o Christ Church Trinity, 110
7th Ave., Invermere, B.C.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Al-Anon. Are you concerned
about or affected by someone
else’s drinking? If so, please join
us. Al-Anon meets EVERY Monday
in Invermere at 7:15 p.m. at
the Canadian Martyrs Catholic
Church, 712 – 12th Ave (behind
the Invermere hospital). For
information, please call 250-3428255.
Narcotics Anonymous meeting now
available. Thursdays at 8 p.m. Call
250-342-1071 for more info.
Please email
classified ads to
[email protected]
Cheers to A for starting me a
gallery. The best is yet to come!
Cheers to the person who
spotted the fire at the historic
Galena Church, called the proper
authorities, and put the fire out.
Thanks everyone for the quick
response. We are grateful!
Cheers to Mike at Lucky Strike
Gas for your wonderful customer
service. It’s a pleasure gassing
up there and having great
conversation with you!
Jeers to the citizen who was
mistaking their dB meter for a
speed radar gun. Don’t mistake
sound for speed. The driver of the
blue car cares about the safety of
the children very much.
A huge cheers to that reporter. You
know who you are and why!
ANNOUNCEMENT
Wilmer Waterworks District
PO Box #747, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0
Jeers to whoever lit the fire inside
the historic Galena Church. We
almost lost a historical landmark.
Give your heads a shake!
Cheers to the candidates who
engage us with thoughtful
dialogue about the issues. Jeers
to the campaigns that have
overwhelmed our downtown
gardens and public green spaces
with election signs. On May 14th,
the winning candidate will have
the most votes, not the most signs.
Cheers to Loree and Rhiannon and
the rest of the RDEK staff for all
their hard work.
Big cheers to the bartender for
getting my Krafty Kuts ticket. You
rock!
Huge cheers to my beautiful fiancé,
Sandi Stanley, and her 3 incredible
blue tick coonhounds in winning
a bunch of ribbons and showing
them how it’s done at the East
Kootenay Hound Trials. Your time,
hard work and training has paid off!
So proud of all my girls. Keep up the
great work.
Cheers to Chris for being a dedicated
and caring father, and more recent
dog owner. Your devotion and
dedication has been noticed for
years in your community.
is scheduled for
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 at 7 p.m.
at the Wilmer Community Hall (Conrad Kain Park).
Cheers to all who put up the
Crossroads ball diamond poles
and netting. Cheers to the Lions
who requested the funding, and
to the people who put everything
in place. A good outcome for all
involved, and your efforts are
appreciated!
All Wilmer residents are welcome and encouraged to attend.
The Trustees
Wilmer Waterworks Improvement District
Jeers to the lady in the van with the
foul attitude on Friday night. You
were way out of line!
Notice of 2013
Annual General Meeting
The annual general meeting of the
Wilmer Waterworks Improvement District
Jeers to neighbours who feed the
deer in their backyard. You are
driving my dogs crazy!
Cheers to Barry. You were one of a
kind.
Cheers to my Valley Voice friend for
bringing me a cappuccino to our
practice on Saturday and the cup
to take home! You know who you
are! It has been a pleasure getting
to know you and spending my
Monday nights with you. From the
Good Old Goat!
Jeers to the crazy using our family’s
last name as your own! Grow up!
Cheers to Ted from Radium, who
stopped and helped me with
my flat tire late Monday night in
Kootenay Park. Much appreciated!
STORAGE
NEWHOUSE
MULTI STORAGE
Various sizes available.
Now with climate-controlled units.
Call 250-342-3637.
STORAGE SPACE – assorted sizes,
easy access, immediate availability,
long-term or short-term. Deck
Properties Warehouse, Industrial
Park: 250-342-3166.
COMMERCIAL SPACE
For lease: 1,200 sq. ft. finished
office space. Available immediately.
Call Scott at 250-342-5758.
For lease: 2,000 sq. ft.
office and warehouse
space
Located at #5 108 Industrial Road
#2. Available July 1st. $1,350/
month + utilities and HST. Ideal for
relocating veterinarian. Phone Leo,
250-342-1177.
April 26, 2013
COMMERCIAL SPACE
SUITE FOR RENT
CONDO FOR RENT
For lease: newly renovated,
beautiful office spaces. Street
level. From 250 sq. ft. to 1,200
sq. ft., air-conditioned. Available
immediately. Panache Building
across from the A&W. Call 250-3425805.
Radium: 4-bdrm, 2-bath basement
suite. W/D, N/P, N/S, no partiers.
$1,100/month, utilities included.
References required. 250-3426010.
Canal Flats: 2-bdrm, 1.5bath condo with in-suite
laundry. 1,000 sq. ft. of beautiful,
comfortable, living space in quiet
neighbourhood. $700/month +
utilities. Available immediately.
Call 403-873-8158 or e-mail
[email protected] . Serious
inquiries only.
SHARED ACCOMMODATION
Private room with cable, phone,
laundry access, internet, and all
utilities included, $400/month +
$200 D.D., N/P. 1-866-222-0325.
Downtown Invermere by the Lake:
groovy 4 + bedroom, 3-bath
home, fully furnished. Very healthminded roomies looking for two
more to share a cozy cottage.
Non-smokers only, N/P. $450.
Available May 1st and June 1st.
Phone or text 250-342-5937.
SUITE FOR RENT
CARRIAGE COURT APARTMENTS!
Conveniently located behind
Sobeys 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.
Utilities not included. $750/month.
Available immediately. 250-2700729.
Windermere: Upper Hilltop Road.
1-bdrm walkout basement suite.
$675/month, utilities included.
250-342-3790.
Invermere: affordable 1-bdrm and
2-bdrm apartments. $600 - $800/
month. Includes all utilities. 250341-1182.
INVERMERE CENTRE. 1-bdrm
apartment, available immediately.
Central location, parking at your
door, laundry on site. 1-year lease.
N/P, N/S. Call Sharon, 250-6881365.
Windermere: two 2-bdrm suites in
4-plex. All appliances. Large yard,
close to beach, pets considered.
$825/month, and $725/month.
Call 250-409-7435 or Shellimilley@
gmail.com.
Radium: bachelor suite for rent.
$350/month, utilities included.
Available May 1st. Call 250-3476420.
For rent in Radium: big, 3-bdrm
suite. Complete with 5 appliances.
$850/month + utilities. 250-3479345.
Radium: modern 2-bdrm, lowerlevel suite. W/D, D/W. $800/month,
utilities included. 250-342-3790.
HOUSE FOR RENT
3-bdrm, semi-detached home
with carport in Invermere close to
all schools. Available immediately.
N/S, pets negotiable. $850/month
+ utilities. Call Joan at 250-3427517 to view.
House for rent: Invermere, 5-bdrm,
3-bath. Fridge, stove, dishwasher,
W/D. Close to all schools and
walking trails. N/S, pets negotiable.
$1,400/month + utilities and D.D.
Available immediately. Phone 250347-7775 to view.
Wilmer: 3-bdrm modern home.
Available May 1st. N/S, W/D, pets
negotiable. $1,000/month +
utilities. 250-342-6851.
Edgewater: very clean 3-bdrm
mobile. New baths, 1 full and 1
ensuite. Newer carpet, laminate,
appliances and fixtures. W/D,
double carport, shed, 2 decks,
quiet. $750/month + hydro. No
smoking, pets negotiable. 403230-1903 to view.
CONDO FOR RENT
Castlerock: 3-bdrm, 3-bath duplex.
3 floor, 6 appliances, garage, deck
and yard, N/S, pets OK! $1,500/
month + utilities. Phone 250341-1108 or email sheabear_4@
hotmail.com.
ACCOMMODATION WANTED
Wanted in Invermere: newer
3-bdrm, 2-bath with garage or
equivalent. 250-342-1167.
For rent to own: 2-bdrm, 2-bath
townhome with garage at Black
Forest. Upgraded flooring, looking
onto green space. $1,000/month
including utilities. Owner, Ken
Becker, realtor in B.C. Call 250-3421161.
Canal Flats Condo, Jade Landing
Development: 2+1 bedrooms, 1
bathroom and partially finished
basement. 6 Appliances. 12
minutes to Fairmont. $750/month
+ utilities. Available immediately.
Contact Mike at 403-804-6937.
Invermere: beautiful condo close
to downtown. 3-bdrm, 3-bath,
5 appliances, large storage room
and attached garage! Will go fast
at $1,150/month + utilities. Call
Kevin for showing at 780-9821140.
Invermere: 2-bdrm condo, fridge,
stove. N/S, N/P, no partiers. Must
be mature, quiet and clean. $850/
month + utilities. Minimum 1-year
lease. Available immediately. 250409-9801.
Radium: Copper Horne Towne
condo.
2-bdrm,
2-bath.
Unfurnished. N/S, pets OK. $900/
month, utilities included. Jen, 250663-8763.
CONDO FOR RENT
HOMES FOR SALE
FOR RENT
3.82 acres. 1,900 sq. ft. home.
Attached double garage, and 2,200
sq. ft. workshop. Property is ideal
for a home-based business and
for storage of recreational vehicles.
Large garden area. Call 250-3426967.
INVERMERE
Lake Windermere Pointe
2 bedroom, unfurnished.
$1,000 plus utilities.
Available June 1st or sooner.
RADIUM
The Aspen – Furnished 2
bedroom with two parking
stalls, at $1,100/per month
including electricity
ATTENTION
PROPERTY OWNERS!
Our inventory is getting
low. Please contact us
if you need help renting
your home or recreational
property. Please call…
Eric or Dave
250-342-4040
FirstChoiceRentals.ca
CONDO FOR SALE
Riverstone villas condo. 3-bdrms,
1.5 bath, large soaker tub, walk-in
shower, fireplace, 6 appliances,
large open kitchen/dining, carpet,
hardwood and lino, deck, gas heat,
garage. Never smoked in, no pets or
renters, shows like new. $199,000.
250-342-7608.
Lake Windermere Pointe from
Owner: 2-bdrm, 2-bath. Stainless
steel, granite, lake view, partially
furnished, underground parking,
pool, hot tub, fitness. Like new.
Open to offers. 403-617-9217.
Sable Ridge: 4-bdrm condo
available for long-term rental.
$1,400/month + utilities. Call 403241-3928.
Radium: 2-bdrm, 2-bath, semifurnished second floor unit. 6
appliances, fireplace, propane
BBQ hookup with BBQ. Secure
underground parking with storage.
N/S, pets negotiable. $900/
month, utilities included, + D.D.
and references. Available June 1st.
Pictures on Kijiji ad ID 476565958.
Call Susan at 250-422-3510.
HOMES FOR SALE
VALLEY VALUE
Radium:
2-bdrm,
2-bath
unfurnished condo. $800/month
+ hydro and damage deposit.
Hydro to be transferred to renter.
Minimum 6-month lease required.
Contact 403-809-4372 for info or
viewing.
Like-new three bedroom home
with mountain views. $298,000.
Call Mike 250-241-6150 or log on
to Propertyguys.com ID:266065.
Beautiful 930 sq. ft. unit at Sable
Ridge in Radium. 2-bdrm, 2-bath
+ den. On main floor with a view.
Access to private pool, hot tubs and
clubhouse. Underground parking.
Call 250-342-0200 or email kristi.
[email protected].
Newly renovated 3,000 sq. ft. home
for sale in downtown Invermere,
just blocks from the beach. 4-bdrm,
2-bath. Open-concept living, older
home, zoned R2. Asking $299,000.
Why rent when you can own for
$1,400/month? Call 250-342-5148.
HOMES FOR SALE
OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, April 27th. 12 – 4
p.m. Lakefront Home-Awayfrom-Home. #2 Invermere
Bay Condos, 1521 – 2nd Ave.
Completely renovated from
framing and wiring to fixtures
and finishings. 3-bdrm, 1.5bath, A/C, stainless steel
appliances,
professionally
designed and decorated.
MISC. FOR SALE
QUALITY TOP SOIL
AND MANURE
$160 per dump truck load, $90
per pick-up load. Well-aged cow
manure, $100 per pickup load.
Delivery extra. Call 250-342-1268.
Composted aged horse manure,
loaded. $50/half ton truck. 4 km
south of Invermere. 250-342-1526.
Rockies West Realty
Independently Owned and Operated
492 Highway 93/95, Invermere, BC
Kim Collens
Representative
toll free: 1.877.342.3427
cell: 250.342.1671
[email protected]
www.kimcollens.com
Recipe Of The Week
MANDARIN HUNAN PORK
¼ cup Mandarin Orange &
Sesame Salad Dressing
2 tablespoons Hoisin Sauce
1 ½ teaspoons Soy Sauce
1 teaspoon Lemon Zest
1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
2 Red Peppers, chopped
2 Jalapeno Peppers,
seeded and chopped
1” piece Ginger,
peeled and chopped
2 cloves Garlic, chopped
1 lb Pork Tenderloin, chopped
5 sprigs Fresh Cilantro
Mix dressing, Hoisin/Soy sauces and lemon zest and set aside.
Heat oil in large skillet on high heat.
Add peppers, ginger and garlic; stir fry 1 minute.
Add meat and stir fry 5 – 6 minutes until done.
Stir in dressing mixture and bring to a boil over medium heat;
stir frequently.
Spoon onto platter and top with cilantro.
See all my recipes at recipes.kimcollens.com
Home Of The Week
Rocky Mountain Retreat!!
Beautiful 3-bedroom town home overlooks the golf course.
Recently upgraded, fully furnished end unit location with
carport and full basement. Private & peaceful location.
$239,900
MLS®
2219037
April 26, 2013
3.25” x 2.7”
MISC. FOR SALE
VEHICLES FOR SALE
Hay - round bales, $30 - $80/bale.
Elkhorn Ranch, 250-342-0617.
1988 GMC pick-up 2wd regular cab.
4 new tires, new starter, no rust.
Runs great. $1500.00 firm. 250
342-1245.
Four P235/70R16 summer tires.
Great deal! $150. 250-270-2000.
Costco 3-inch memory foam topper
for king-size mattress complete
with cover. Almost new. Regular
price, $300. Asking $150. Phone
250-342-9436.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
CAMPING
1999 Tahoe trailer, 30 ft. Front
bedroom, bunk beds, slide-out,
AC, new awning, stored locally.
$13,500. 403-249-4643.
2001 Kawasaki 800 Vulcan.
12,000 km. saddle bags, crash bar.
Beautiful shape. Asking $5,000
OBO. To view, contact 250-3415524.
2008 Ridgecrest travel trailer with
slide. Sleeps four people, queen
walk-around bed, full bath. Two
30-gallon propane tanks, lots of
storage, comes with equalizer hitch
and sway bars. $14,000 OBO. 250341-1419.
BOATS FOR SALE
AUTOMOTIVE
2001 Bayliner Capri Sport 19.5’
inboard, 175 horse motor. Great
condition. Asking $10,000 OBO. To
view call 250-342-1143.
AUTOWYZE SERVICES
The season is here and so is the
weather. We are servicing and can
order parts for RVs and holiday
trailer. Furnaces, fridges, hot water
tanks! Awnings, and all the little
parts. 250-342-6614.
18 foot DORAL Spirit. Open bow,
325 HP 5.7L V-8, dual exhaust,
electronic trim tabs! Boat is fun,
reliable and powerful. $9,500 OBO.
Call 250-688-1495.
1998 Campion 535. Approx. 400
hours. 4.3L Merc-cruiser. Excellent
condition. $10,000. 403-850-3383
or 250-342-2500.
VEHICLES FOR SALE
Trailers for sale. 2008 Sterling,
enclosed, 12’ x 6’, excellent
condition. $2,500 firm. 1993 flat
deck trailer, redone, flipped axles.
25’ x 7’. New brakes, bearings,
wiring, tires, rims, paint. $4,000
firm. 250-342-1302.
SERVICES
Dryer Vent and Furnace Cleaning
& inspections. Call AQUAIR today!
250-342-5089.
Water treatment & purification,
includes drinking water systems,
softeners & conditioners, iron
filters. Call AQUAIR, 250-342-5089.
Heaven’s Best Carpet and
Upholstery Cleaning.
Environmentally friendly products.
Dry in 1 hour! Call 250-688-0213 or
visit www.heavensbest.ca .
For Sale 1990 Mazda Miata
convertible, 135,000 kms, garaged
in winter. Phone 250-341-6104.
DESTINY TAROT READINGS
Answers and insight into life issues/
patterns/questions. $25 a reading.
Text or call 250-409-4433.
1994 Dodge Dakota pick-up
4wd extended cab. Runs great,
$1000.00 OBO. Call 250 342-1245.
[email protected]
Dave’s Gardening Service and
large property caretaking. Local
references available. 250-3413541.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Fiona Wilfley, AEP
Intuitive Reader
Fairmont Hot Springs Studio • 250-342-1713
SERVICES
kimberleyrae.ca
photography studio
& custom
picture framing
…look for the red door behind
the Invermere Dry Cleaners!
250-342-5102
Shannon’s Blinds & Designs
Save $100 on two or more
windows, plus the PST
Offer expires April 29th.
“Service and install was superb.
Thank-you.” ~ Dale.
Phantom Retractable Screen
Doors – Sale Shannon’s Blinds & Designs
250-342-5749
Covering the Valley –
One Window At A Time.
Home Building and Renos
Chuck Newhouse Builders
250-342-3637
[email protected]
Triple J Window Cleaning
Residential. For a brighter
outlook call Jim, 250-349-7546.
Eltjo’s Property Service
Renovations, repairs, maintenance,
landscaping. Eltjo Van der Deen.
Cell: 250-341-5695. Phone: 250342-4436.
The Valley Shine shop has a new
number. Phone or text 250-3427611 to book your vehicle or boat
for spring cleaning.
Hands-on Discovery Program
licensed for children 2.5 to 6 years.
Instruments, dance, games, art,
animals, and much more! Drop-ins
welcome with group rates www.
dragonflydiscoverycentre.com.
HELP WANTED
Casual/On-Call Summer Relief
Staff. April-August 2013. Do you
enjoy books? Are you eager to
share your love of reading with
others? The Invermere Public
Library is looking for casual staff
who would be available to work
on an on-call basis from April to
August 2013. There would be the
potential for increased hours over
July and August for staff holiday
coverage. There is the possibility
for flexibility to work around other
commitments. We are looking
for someone who enjoys working
with people of all ages, is an eager
learner and willing to take on a
variety of tasks including shelving
books, children’s programming,
and other duties as required. If
you are looking to earn some extra
money this spring and summer,
please submit your resume and
cover letter to the Invermere Public
Library at invlibrary@cyberlink.
bc.ca or Box 989, Invermere, BC,
V0A 1K0.
The Best Western Plus Prestige
Inn Radium Hot Springs is
currently accepting resumes
for Housekeeping Professionals
and Guest Service Agents to join
our friendly work environment.
Successful candidates will be
provided with on-going training
in industry-leading cleanliness
and customer service, will receive
competitive wages and a unique
benefits program. Please apply in
person.
Bavin Glassworks is looking to
hire a full/part-time person who
enjoys people and has confidence
in retail sales along with an
artistic interest. 30-40 hours/week
including weekends from May 15 to
Thanksgiving. Part-time Christmas
and winter work also available.
Please email resumes to bavingl@
telus.net or fax 250-342-6838. We
shall follow-up by phone.
Tegart Sawmilling
Hair stylist wanted at Valley Hair
Styling. F/T or P/T. Excellent
opportunity for a motivated stylist.
Phone 250-342-6355.
Rough-cut dry fir. Beams, lumber,
all dimensions up to 20 feet.
Competitive pricing and delivery
available. Located in Invermere,
B.C. 250-346-3363.
Black Forest is looking for P/T
daytime cleaner. Also kitchen
helper/dishwasher. Call or drop off
resume. 250-342-9417.
ActingDirector,Communications
This is a 12-15 month maternity leave position
summer
student
positions
in our Castlegar
office.
CBT has two four-month term positions available:
•AAdministrativeAssistant,CommunityInitiatives
detailed description can be viewed at
(Castlegar office); and
or requested from
Twitter
•www.cbt.org/careers
AdministrativeAssistant,Communications
Debra
Stewart
at
1.800.505.8998.
(Cranbrook or Castlegar office).
View details at www.cbt.org/careers or request from Debra
Twitter
Pleaseatforward
resumes
to [email protected]
Stewart
1.800.505.8998.
Pleaseemailresumésto
[email protected],April29,2013.
by noon PT May 15, 2013 for consideration.
www.cbt.org•1.800.505.8998
Joinus:
Invitation to Bid
Owner: District of Invermere
Contract: Lift Station 1 & Mount Nelson Reservoir
Upgrades
Reference No. 0953.0108.02
The Owner invites Bids for construction of the work, which
in general terms, will consist of the following:
• Site 1: Supply and install a backup generator on a
concrete pad outside the Mount Nelson
reservoir pump station.
• Site 2: Remove the existing Lift Station 1 building
along with the following
a. Remove all electrical equipment inside and outside
the building as shown on the Contract drawings.
b. Remove the concrete pad associated with
the building.
c. Install a new kiosk for the upgraded electrical
equipment.
d. Install new electrical control panels (PLC,
HMI), including all required SCADA
programming
e. Install a new backup generator for the lift
station equipment.
The successful Bidder will be required to enter into a CCDC 2
(2008) Stipulated Price Contract.
Bid Documents and non-bid information for this contract
will only be distributed electronically in digital format (pdf
format) through the Merx tendering website at: www.merx.
com Documents will be available for downloading on or after
April 26, 2013.
A non-mandatory pre-tender site meeting will be held on
Tuesday May 7 at 11:00 a.m. local time near Lift Station 1
(just south of CP Rail line at 17 Street). Representatives from
the District of Invermere and Urban Systems Ltd. will be
present.
Sealed bids clearly marked “DISTRICT OF INVERMERE
– LIFT STATION 1 & MOUNT NELSON RESERVOIR
UPGRADES” will be received prior to 2:00:00 p.m., local
time, May 16, 2013 at the following address:
Attn: Chris Prosser
P.O. Box 339
914 8th Avenue
Bids will be publicly opened immediately after the Tender
Closing Time, at the District of Invermere Office.
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR
Urban Systems Ltd.
Sara Anderson, P.Eng.
101- 2716 Sunridge Way N.E.
Calgary, AB T1Y 0A5
Telephone: 403-291-1193, Fax: 403-291-1374
E-mail: [email protected]
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Located in Panorama Mountain Village is now hiring
Massage Therapists/Practitioner
Esthetician
Full and part-time positions available. Please email resume to
[email protected]. No phone calls please.
Bighorn Meadows Resort is currently seeking an energetic, service orientated
FRONT DESK AGENT
to join our dynamic team of professionals.
We’re looking for an individual who has strong commitment to
customer service and a passion for high-quality work. Successful
applicants must have proven customer service and organization
skills, along with the ability to problem-solve, multi-task all while
working in a fast-pace environment. Strong telephone mannerism and
computer skills are a must. We offer a competitive wage, a great
work environment and an opportunity to develop with our young
and growing company. We are committed to extraordinary service
and building our reputation as the premiere luxury resort in the
Columbia Valley. Located in the Village of Radium Hot Springs, our
resort is centered at the heart of the Springs of Radium Golf Course.
April 26, 2013
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
Rocky River Grill is looking for
energetic, team players to join their
serving staff. Full-time, part-time
available. Please apply in person to
Tiffany or call 250-341-8924.
Peppi’s Pizza is accepting resumes
for summer employment. Cooks,
servers, dishwashers. Email to
[email protected]. Attn: Tim and
Laura 2013 and call or drop by in
person.
Office staff wanted for Glacier
Raft Adventures in Fairmont Hot
Springs. 30-40 hours/week. MidMay to end of August. Send resume
to [email protected] or call
250-344-6521. Must be great with
customers in person and on the
phone, organized and reliable.
The Horsethief Pub is hiring F/T
or P/T servers. Must be available
weekends and evenings. Apply
in person to the Horsethief
Creek Pub & Eatery, by email to
[email protected] or fax
250-347-9987.
MacStevens Fresh Foods (operating
our of Hopkins Harvest) Student
required for kitchen help. Full-time.
Food-safe preferable. Send resume
to [email protected].
University student looking for
landscaping, grass cutting jobs.
Reliable. Have own equipment.
250-341-7022.
JOIN THE TEAM AT
RADIUM RESORT!
Adult Educator
$20-22/hr
Work and play at one of Canada’s premier golf resorts, while enjoying
a Rocky Mountain lifestyle. We are currently accepting applications for
the following positions:
The Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy requires casual tutors
and facilitators to deliver one-to-one and small group workshops
in essential skills such as
• basic computer skills (Windows 7 and Windows 8)
• Internet and e-mail
• reading, writing, and language
• employment-related skills (resume and reference building,
interviewing, etc.)
Training and workshop materials will be provided.
Please contact Katie Andruschuk, Community Literacy Coordinator
[email protected] or 250-688-2115
Night Audit –
Part-time
Please submit resumes to
[email protected]
250.347.9311
Interested applicants for the following positions
please forward your confidential resume to
[email protected]
Graphic Design
Tel: (250) 342-9281 • Fax: (250) 342-2934
Casual employees
The District of Invermere is seeking applications for our Casual
Employee list for the 2013 season in the Public Works Department.
To be eligible you must possess a valid class 5 driver’s licence. Special
consideration will be given to people with previous construction
or municipal works experience including Environmental Operators
Certification. An air brakes endorsement or a valid class 3 driver’s
licence would be an asset.
Under the supervision of the Public Works Foreman, the casual
employee performs a variety of manual labour duties and equipment
operations. Work involves the general maintenance of municipal
infrastructures including roads and streets, storm drainage, water
and sewer systems, parks, cemetery and buildings. The primary
tasks considered for this posting involve buildings, parks, roads and
utility maintenance and repair.
Applicants must possess sound communication and interpersonal
skills. Knowledge of WCB regulations would be an asset.
This position is within C.U.P.E. 2982 bargaining unit. A full job
description is available for this position.
Applicants are invited to submit their resumes to:
PO Box 339 (914 – 8th Avenue)
Fax: 250-342-2934
RadiumResort.com
The Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP) is a network of over 50 partner
organizations working collaboratively to conserve private land throughout the
Kootenay Region. Our partners include First Nations, conservation and agricultural
organizations, forestry and business, educational institutions, and all levels of
government. We have a small and dedicated team of staff and contractors working
from a variety of Kootenay communities.
KCP is seeking to engage two qualified contractors to support the administration
and delivery of its efforts throughout the Kootenay Region:
Stewardship Coordinator
The Stewardship Coordinator will lead the development and implementation of
an innovative and targeted project focused on achieving improved effectiveness
of stewardship activities on private land throughout the Kootenay Region. The
Coordinator will work closely with program staff and partner organizations to assist
with landowner and public outreach, perform site evaluations, provide project
oversight and coordination, facilitate KCP stewardship committee meetings, develop
a Stewardship Strategy and develop a process to track and report our effectiveness.
Location: TBD - within the Kootenay Region
Administrative Assistant
The Administrative Assistant will provide on-going administrative and communications
support services to the KCP. The Assistant will work closely with program staff and
partner organizations to help improve organizational effectiveness and maintain,
and enhance, KCP communications efforts.
Location: TBD - within the Kootenay Region
We have an opening for
a graphic designer in our
Invermere newspaper office.
We are looking for someone
with a graphic design
background, who has a solid
understanding of production
principles, advertising design
and lay-out.
The selected individual will
have knowledge of Adobe
Creative Suite, proficient
with the internet and e-mail/
FTP protocols, MAC OS;
hardware and software.
High organizational skills
with knowledge of pre-press
and technical requirements,
excellent multi-tasking skills
and self-motivated, some typesetting and copy writing.
We are looking for an
individual with strong PR
skills and an ability to
translate verbal requests to
print concepts.
Please send resumé with
cover letter by April 30 to RoseMarie Regitnig, Publisher:
rose-marie@
invermerevalleyecho.com
The Valley Echo
PO Box 868
#8,1008-8th Avenue,
Invermere, B.C. VA1K0
For more detailed position descriptions please contact Dave Hillary by email at
[email protected] or by telephone at 250-688-1508.
Deadline for applications: Sunday May 5, 2013, Noon PDT
We thank everyone who applies for their interest in the Kootenay Conservation
Program; however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
For more help wanted ads,
see our employment feature
on pages 12, 16, 17 & 19
April 26, 2013
PIONEER ON THE ROAD
Fun in the sun and snow
Clockwise from top left: on February 6th, 2013, Pat and Tom Summers from Fairmont
Hot Springs visited Ushuaia in Tiera del Fuego, Argentina, the southernmost town in South
America, on their trip from Buenos Aires to Santiago, Chile; Nat McGrath skied at Hakuba
47 in the Nagano Region of Japan with Olympic hopeful Koki Maebori; Quintynn, Wyatt,
Taylor, Kendyl, Trystan and Pamela Hart at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, where the boys
were riding in the National GEICO Endurocross Event; Bob and Irene Hahn at Saladero
Lodge on the steamy shore of Golfo Dulce in SW Costa Rica; Brad Hrynkiw enjoyed a week’s
vacation heli-skiing out of Canadian Mountain Holidays’ Bugaboo lodge from March 9th
to 16th, 2013.
Photos submitted
. . . ‘Jubilee award’ from page 3
Eventually she moved to the agency’s regional office,
becoming the emergency management co-ordinator
about two years ago. Now she spends her days figuring out how to deal with everything from large-scale oil
spills and incoming vessels filled with migrants to border shooting incidents and out-of-control fires.
“You name it, we’re testing it,” said Ms. Traverse.
It’s a big job — indeed Ms. Traverse said she
didn’t realize quite how big until she took it over and
winning the award helps increase the visibility of the
issues at the heart of her work.
“I think it speaks volumes to the importance of
this position,” said Ms. Traverse. “This role is unlike
any of the other roles in the office.”
But Ms. Traverse has not forgotten her Columbia
Valley roots and has fond memories of her home.
“I probably didn’t appreciate growing up in
Invermere as much as I should have,” said Ms. Traverse. “Now that I’m older, I love going back. There’s
so much to do and there’s fresh air.”
“It’s pretty awesome,” said Sandy Traverse, about
her daughter winning the Jubilee medal. “It’s a pretty
big deal for a hometown girl; we’re pretty proud of her.”
On television: TV or not TV
Fresh old ideas
By Arnold Malone
Pioneer Columnist
You I was fifteen when
the first television set was introduced to our farm home.
Electrical power had arrived
the previous spring. The television was a Sylvania with
halo light, which was a band of light around the edge of
the screen. Newspaper ads claimed this was the easiest of
all TVs on eyes. We were persuaded. I have never seen a
television with a light surrounding the screen since.
Within the family and community we frequently
held that viewing television was just like being there. We
believed, then, and for many years after, that the images
on TV were a conduit that allowed a direct experience.
That belief changed while working with other Members of Parliament on a study evaluating the United Nation’s tendering practices for our Peacekeeping Forces in
the Middle East. For three weeks, we were working in
five Middle East countries. At the midway point we were
in Amman, Jordan, scheduled for a day of rest.
Instead of resting, we chose to tour a Palestinian Refugee Camp. Our guide and translator walked us through
the rutted mud streets, along the two-story windowless
mud houses, past the hanging butchered goat carcasses,
and among the listless occupants huddled near their substandard shelters. After about forty minutes in the midst
of utterly squalor conditions our guide asked, “Would
you want to see the children’s hospital?” We did.
We left the encampment and walked across a barren
stretch of sun-baked cracked soil and saw in the distance
what looked like a dilapidated storage shed. The corrugated metal walls were crudely held upright with leaning
posts and the metal roof was held in place by the weight
of stones. This hovel was the children’s hospital.
We parted a canvas curtain and walked into the
most suffocating stench I had ever experienced. At the
front was a wooden table where nurses and doctors were
attending the sick. In front, were rows of mothers standing, with their babies or children waiting their turn.
I stood beside a mother holding a baby like those malnourished babies whose image I had seen so many times
before on television. This, however, wasn’t television. I was
standing by a distraught mother with a child that had dilated lifeless eyes, a distended stomach, and the skin on the
body was like shrink-wrap pulled tightly over a skeleton.
The baby’s arm dropped against mine, it was icecold. The child’s mother was anxious and concerned.
That night we flew to Jerusalem to begin our next
day’s work. The night was long and disturbed; I never
slept a wink. The image of that baby and the repugnance
of recalled odour played over and over in my mind.
The next day, working without sleep, was long and
tiresome. I was consumed by what I had witnessed. I
was challenged from having been in the midst of such a
horrific human condition.
This was not television news; this was an impact
without an “Off” button. A person could not witness
April 26, 2013
this tragedy towards fellow humans and then turn to a
friend and ask, “How did the Canucks do against the
Flames last night?” as one might after a television report.
Television provides a fleeting glance about events,
but it is not a real experience. That Children’s Hospital
transformed me. Never again would I view television as
a medium that fully informs. Television sprinkles news;
it does not immerse us in it.
At the end of most broadcasts we have the privilege
to disregard content and just carry on. Dismissing helps
us retain our sanity but reality requires direct exposure.
Collectively we were stunned, shocked, horrified
and worried following the tragic bombing at the recent
Boston Marathon. Fixed on the coverage through television news, we tried to absorb the impact of this terrible
tragedy. By TV we were informed, but we were not swallowed. In the fullness of time we will set this incident
aside as an fading memory; we will move on. It will always be awful but increasingly distant. Television allows
us to learn but it also, thankfully, permits us to get on
with our lives. Time becomes the great eraser and for
most of us normality is just a foreseeable time away.
That won’t be the case for the by-stander who held a
leg artery closed with his fingers while carrying a victim
to medical help. He and hundreds of others have been
transformed by this event and their lives will not just “go
on”. Television teaches but it also, lucky for us, provides
both knowledge and an escape.
Arnold Malone served as MP for Alberta’s Battle River
and Crowfoot ridings from 1974 through 1992. He retired
to Invermere in 2007.
Valley to village: students spend spring break in Ghana
By Dan Walton,Pioneer Staff
For most high school students, spring break usually means a lot of free time for friends and fun. For
eight students from Invermere, the 2013 spring break
was about helping a less-developed African community.
Because most of the world’s population cannot enjoy the standard of living experienced in North America,
Me to We, a non-profit group affiliated with Free the
Children, provides Canadian students the opportunity
to help developing nations get up to speed, by aiding in
the construction of a new public school.
After nearly a year of fundraising through Me to
We, local volunteers Aleshia Maclean, Ashley Hecher,
Courtney Marie Seaman, Makayla Wilder, Nicole Ivers, Rochelle Mathieu, Sarah Miller and Victoria Mailo
boarded a plane in Calgary and were on their way to
Ghana. During their time in Ghana’s village of Nyameyekrom, the girls were accompanied by parents Janet
Wilder, Al Miller and chaperone Deb Fisher.
After a tedious commute, the young humanitarians
were awestruck by a lively welcome to Nyameyekrom.
“It was just like in a movie, the kids all start running
from their school or homes — and all of a sudden there’s
three hundred kids surrounding the bus, screaming and
yelling, blowing kisses and cheering when any of us
stepped off the bus,” said chaperone Deb Fisher. “I’ve
never been so humbled, I have never been so proud.”
The girls said the kindness of Ghanaians was their
most distinct trait.
“People say Canadians are nice, but we seem
mean compared to most of the people from Ghana,”
Aleshia Maclean told The Pioneer. “Except they’re
way crazier drivers.”
While spirits were high, living conditions were a
big step backwards. As one example, opportunities to
shower were sparse and when the girls could bathe, they
were required to stagger their showers.
“You realize how much water you can waste just by
having a regular shower,” Ms. Maclean said.
At one point during their mission, the valley volunteers assisted villagers fetching drinking water.
“It was hard work,” said Ashley Hecher. “Africans
make balancing buckets on their heads look so easy.”
With extra T-shirts packed by the Invermere volunteers, the women of Nyameyekrom made carrying
water easier for the Canadians.
“They rolled our shirts up like doughnuts to help us
balance buckets of water,” Ms. Hecher said.
The Canadian girls were able to spare some clothing, because as Rochelle Mathieu explained, “It didn’t
matter if you had clean clothes anyway, because you get
so dirty and gross.”
Lack of sanitization wasn’t the only culture shock.
“They would ask us our names, ages and how many
kids we have,” Ms. Hecher said, claiming Ghanaians
were shocked the teenage girls were not yet mothers.
“And they couldn’t believe we have pigs in Canada,”
she said.
After helping to complete the school’s foundation,
the volunteers were gratified by their work, but agreed
that the trip should be longer.
“The time change throws your body off so much,”
Ms. Fisher said. “And our bodies just became used to
the African climate on our last days. You sweat in places
you didn’t know you could sweat.”
April 26, 2013
FAITH
Who is your Lord?
By Pastor Trevor Hagan,
Lake Windermere
Alliance Church
Lord doesn’t mean today what it meant when
Jesus was here. Back then
it meant the maximum authority, the first one, the
one above everything else,
the owner of all creation.
The Greek word kurios
(“lord”) in small letters
was how slaves addressed
their masters. But if the
word was capitalized, it referred to only one person in
the whole Roman Empire.
Caesar of Rome was the Lord. As a matter of fact,
when public employees and soldiers met in the street,
they had to say as a greeting, “Caesar is Lord!” And the
standard response was, “Yes, the Lord is Caesar!”
So the followers of the Lord Jesus in the days of the
Roman Empire had a problem. When they were greeted
with “Caesar is Lord!” they answered, “No, Jesus Christ
is the Lord.” That immediately got them into trouble.
Not because Caesar was jealous of the name. It was far
deeper than that. Caesar knew that Christians really
meant that they were committed to another authority
and that Jesus Christ mattered much more than Caesar.
They were saying “Caesar, you can count on us for
some things, but when forced to choose, we will stay
with Jesus, because we have committed our lives to
Him. He is the first one. He is the Lord, the maximum
authority over us.” No wonder Caesar persecuted the
Christians.
The Good News we have in the Bible is the Good
News of the Kingdom of God. It presents Jesus as King,
as Lord, as the maximum authority. Jesus is at the very
centre. He Loves us and cares about us like no one else
in the universe can.
Many in our world have rejected this idea and have
put themselves at the centre of the universe. There is a
very real sentiment that people gravitate towards that
says, “I will control my own destiny, I will be the ruler
of my life and I will decide what is best for me.” My
challenge is that I need someone in my life who will not
let me down as I do to myself time after time.
So — who is your Lord?
Valley Churches
LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH
Sunday, April 28th, 10:30 a.m.: Celebration Sunday - Sharing
Service. The Lord’s Supper will be served.
Pastor Trevor ministering.
“K.I.D.S.” Church provided for children age 3 to Grade 1 and
Grades 2 to Grade 5 during the morning service.
Pastor Trevor Hagan • 326 - 10th Avenue, Invermere
250-342-9535 • www.lakewindermerealliance.org
WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY
ANGLICAN-UNITED
9:00 a.m.: Worship at All Saint’s, Edgewater
9:30 a.m.: God’s Breakfast Club for Children and Youth
10:30 a.m.: Worship at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere
Reverend Laura Hermakin
110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-6644
www.wvsm.ca
VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY
Sunday, 10 a.m.: Worship and Word Kids’ Church provided.
Pastor Murray Wittke
4814 Highway 93/95, Windermere
250-342-9511 • www.valleychristianonline.com
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Saturday, 4:30 p.m.: at St. Anthony’s, Canal Flats.
Saturday, 7 p.m. and Sunday, 9 a.m.: at
Canadian Martyrs’ Church in Invermere.
Sunday, 11 a.m.: at St. Joseph’s Church in Radium.
Father Gabriel • 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
Sunday 10 a.m. Worship service
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, Sunday, 10 a.m. • Relief Society, 11:15 a.m.
President Barry Pratt • Columbia Valley Branch
5014 Fairway, Fairmont Hot Springs • 250-341-5792
Relationship Counselling
Stress Management
Chronic Illness Support
Life Transitions
Family Resource Centre
Jogging to the Jumbo Pass cabin
1317-7th Avenue, Invermere
A hiker bounds her way down to the Jumbo Pass cabin in this photo by Nelson’s Lucas Imieff, who won the People
In Action category in Wildsight’s Jumbo photo contest.
Photo by Lucas Imieff
250-342-5566
(beside McToogle’s)
April 26, 2013
Warm up to savings.
Play 45
45 holes of golf for
$119.99 per person.
Summer
Including power cart — a $39.99 value!
Splashdown
Unlimited hot springs this summer.
Adult $129 • Senior/Youth $119 • Kids $99
On Sale Now!
Call 250.345.6346
Available May 4–July 19 and September 9–October 16, 2013. Subject to blackout dates.
45 holes of golf must be played within 48 hours.
Call 250.345.6070
Pass valid May 17–September 30, 2013. Adult aged 18–64, Youth aged 13–17, Senior aged 65+,
Kids aged 4–12. Tax not included.
Long Drive Competition
Drive your ball down the 6000 ft. runway!
Saturday, April 27th • Noon–3:00pm
BBQ • Bouncy Castle • Prizes • FUN!
3 Balls: Adults & Seniors $15 • Children 12 and under $10
Call 250.345.6346 to register.

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