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December 11, 2015
Vol. 12/Issue 50
Your Weekly Source for News and Events
The Columbia
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The 2015 Movember Mile was just as frosty as last year, with the temperature once again hovering around -15 C. This didn’t
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Weather Network is coming to town
By Steve Hubrecht
Pioneer Staff
The valley is set to get some massive Canada-wide
television exposure in a week’s time, when the Weather
Network comes to visit.
A pair of representatives from the network will stay
at Copper Point Resort from Wednesday, December
16th to Thursday, December 20th and will do their best
during that time to sample as many Columbia Valley
winter activities as possible.
Copper Point general manager Amanda Robinson
told The Pioneer the Weather Network had visited the
resort and valley in the summer for two days, trying out
the summer activities, which resulted in quite a lot of air
time on the network for the region.
“Clearly, they had a great time because they are
back again and this time they are staying twice as long,”
she said, adding the visit came about as part of Copper
Point’s ever-increasing marketing initiatives, which often
promote the entire valley.
“We’ve grown our brand, gotten exposure, we are
now at the next stage of marketing and taking it to that
next level, which means growing visitation to the Columbia Valley as a whole,” she said.
To that end, Copper Point has been reaching out
to high-profile visitors, bringing them to the valley, having them experience everything on offer, and then letting
them trumpet the valley’s praises.
“It is a huge opportunity,” said
Ms. Robinson. “I couldn’t believe
So far these high-profile visitors
have included the Calgary Herald, cehow many calls we got after their
visit this past summer.”
lebrity chef Julie van Rosendaal, FamAs during the summer visit,
ily Fun Canada website co-founder
Melissa Vroon and acclaimed travel
the Weather Network will air live
one- or two-minute “hits” from the
blogger Leigh McAdam.
“We need to get greater awarevalley throughout the crew’s stay,
starting with a quick walk with Ms.
ness about this destination. Only
Robinson right when they arrive.
26 per cent of Calgarians even
“It was a blast in the summer.
know about the Upper Columbia
It was really tongue-in-cheek, but
Valley (according to statistics from
Travel Alberta and Destination
a lot of fun. I love microphones so
I enjoyed flying by the seat of my
BC). It’s quite shocking when you
pants, since it was all live. It was
realize how little awareness there
exciting,” said Ms. Robinson.
is. Once people are here, they are
sold. It’s getting them to take that
The hits will continue throughout the four-day visit as the crew
left-hand turn (to the valley) on
NETWORKING — The Weather Network
takes part in all kinds of local winter
the way to Lake Louise that is the
journalist with the Calgary Bureau, Deb
activities. The itinerary has not yet
trick,” said Ms. Robinson. “EveryMatejicka interviewing Copper Point Golf
been finalized, but will likely include
body knows Banff and Lake LouClub professional Casey Johnson during The
a stop at Kicking Horse Coffee, a
ise, but those places are super busy
Network’s visit to the Columbia Valley this
dip in Radium Hot Springs, paraand super expensive. We have more
past summer. Photo submitted
gliding with Max Fanderl, skiing at
to offer and are a much better value
Panorama Mountain Resort, a tour of Paradise mine with
destination. We just need to get that word out.”
And the Weather Network, with its audience reach Toby Creek Adventures, a soak in Fairmont Hot Springs, a
of 20 million Canadians and its 30,000 Twitter follow- whirl around the Whiteway on Nordic skis or skates, and
some winter fat tire mountain biking at Panorama.
ers, can certainly help spread that word.
N EW N E W S! W E ’ R E O PE N
TO P–TO – B OT TO M !
N E W TAY N T O N B O W L I S AW E S O M E !
Get on up here! There are over 90 trails open,
including a the NEW gladed and refreshed
Taynton Bowl, and a NEW Canadian Discovery
Trail full of fun features, forest animals and kid
friendly terrain. Demo this year’s NEW skis and
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• On Tuesday, December 1st at 3:21
a.m., the detachment was advised of five
alarm hits on a residence in the 2300 block
of Ruault Road. Police attended and observed fresh footprints around the house.
The footprints led down to the lake. Patrols
were negative.
• On Tuesday, December 1st at 3 p.m.,
police responded to a complaint of an intoxicated male near the high school. An 18-yearold male was arrested and lodged in cells for
the evening. The male was provided assistance through the Ministry of Children the next morning.
• On Tuesday, December 1st at 5:37 p.m., police attended to a single vehicle accident at the intersection of
Laurier Street and Panorama Drive. A 2011 Dodge Journey driven by a 44-year-old male from Invermere turned
left onto Laurier, hitting ice and driving up onto the concrete no-post barrier.
• On Wednesday, December 2nd at 8 p.m., a 2004
Jeep Cherokee was reported stolen from a driveway in the
2100 block of 13th Avenue. The owner left it running for
five minutes to find it gone when he went back out. The
vehicle was located running unattended in front of Copper City Saloon.
• On Wednesday, December 2nd at 8:30 p.m., police
attended to a complaint of domestic assault in the 1500
block of 13th Avenue. A 44-year-old male was arrested
and charged with assault. The male will be appearing in
Invermere Provincial Court on March 7th.
• On Friday, December 4th at 1:20 a.m., as a result
of a harassing-type text message received by a female from
a male, the 38-year-old male, who was once in a relationship with the female, was visited by police to determine
the extent of the interpretation of his message. The male
advised that he meant no harm and would not text such
messages in the future.
• On Friday, December 4th at 1:30 a.m., the detachment received a report of a single vehicle accident where
a vehicle went off-road and into the ditch in Kootenay
National Park, ten minutes out of Radium.
No injuries to the driver, who was picked
up and driven into town. The driver will
arrange a tow for the vehicle. Police attendance was not required.
• On Friday, December 4th at 7:20
p.m., two bighorn sheep were struck and
killed on Highway 93/95 south of Radium. No vehicle was on scene when police
arrived.
• On Saturday, December 5th at 2:46
a.m., as a result of an alarm, police attended to Pip’s Country Store in Edgewater
and found the window smashed and entry
gained into the store. A 17-year-old male
from Invermere was located hiding nearby. The male admitted to breaking into the store and will be appearing in
court on February 9th. Police are aware that others were
involved and the investigation is continuing.
Christmas suggestion
Every year, I kind of get on my soapbox and do a little
preaching about ensuring you have emergency gear in the
vehicle. As a result of my job and experience over the last
40 years, I have seen people unprepared for an off-road
emergency. I think of our young, inexperienced drivers
coming home for Christmas from school or a new job that
involves driving a great distance, and going through Kootenay National Park where we have no cell coverage. Many
of the officers carry their own winter survival kit. There
are pros and cons of having a father as a police officer. If
you were to look in my son’s car, he doesn’t have much
room in his trunk for luggage given the number of boring
Christmas gifts Dad insists he has. He rolls his eyes. You
never know. He may not need it, but if he comes upon an
emergency, he can be of assistance. First aid, warm clothes,
shovel, tools, sandbags, safety triangles/flares, high visibility vest, water, flashlight, tow cable, hand/foot warmers,
and battery cables/booster. Last year it was a tire inflator.
Think of it this way, a gift for your loved one and a gift of
sense of well-being for yourself. And as I suggested in the
past, if the kid is still living at home, leave enough room in
his vehicle so he/she can pack and leave home.
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December 11, 2015
New Cranbrook-Calgary flight
starts in new year
Invermere Medical Clinic
Dr. Karolina Maslowska
also attracts some people
who might otherwise drive
from Calgary, while also
A charter airline will
offering local East Kootesoon start offering new flights
nay residents another combetween Cranbrook and
muting option.
Calgary, a move that could
“Part of our goal is to
help bring more tourists to
get that Calgary recreational
the East Kootenay and make
demographic. They can fly
the commute to the big city
into the Kootenay region on
easier for local residents.
a Thursday evening, have a
Integra Air will be flygreat three-day weekend of
ing the route six days a week PLUSH PLANE — Integra Air hopes to attract new East golfing or skiing and then
starting on Friday, January Kootenay-Calgary commuters with its comfortable cabin head home Sunday evening.
4th, with evening flights and convenient new flight times. Photos submitted That should help improve
from Calgary to Cranbrook
the visitor population comand back each Sunday though Friday, as well as morning ing into the whole East Kootenay area,” said Mr. Taylor. “As
flights on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
a charter air service, our passengers don’t have to go through
“We wanted to do a bit of growing. We offer some- scanners and deal with long lines at check-in or security.
what similar routes, such as Calgary-Bonnyville and So there’s much less hassle, much less delay, which makes
Lethbridge-Edmonton, and we wanted to pick another the whole flight a little bit quicker. On top of that, we offer
location that fits with our niche of linking the home- more personalized service and really comfy, plush leather
town or small town to the big city,
executive-style seating so passengers
is underserviced, and fits with our
can really relax, and we have much
geography,” said Integra Air busibetter snacks. Wednesday is going to
ness development manager Brent
be wine and cheese day, Friday will
Taylor. “We did some homework
be beer and pizza.”
and figured out that the passenger
Essentially, the route will funcload on Air Canada’s Cranbrooktion like a charter service, except
Calgary route is actually quite high,
one that has a regular schedule.
so the demand is there.”
The morning flights in will arrive
And while the small airline
at Cranbrook at 8 a.m. and leave
hopes to capture some of the curagain at 8:30 a.m. The evening
rent Air Canada passengers, it also
flight will arrive in Cranbrook at 6
hopes its flat rate of $199 per flight
p.m. and leave by 6:30 p.m.
By Steve Hubrecht
Pioneer Staff
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Historical Lens
By Nicole Trigg
Pioneer Staff
It was with great determination that I left my staff
Christmas party last Friday night with one thought on my
mind: getting up early for opening day at Panorama Mountain Resort. I had picked up the ski/snowboard fever early
on in the season, making the trek to Lake Louise for its
opening weekend in late November to do laps on the one
chair and run that were open; and I had been part of the
throng of people at Kicking Horse Resort for its opening
day, patiently waiting hours to load the one gondola. That
experience had wizened me up for Day 1 at Pano. I knew
that if I didn’t get up early enough, the glorious conditions,
about which rumours had been swirling for weeks, would
be gone in no time and I would miss the opportunity of
the season. An unusually heavy snowfall in November combined with new glading work meant Taynton promised to
be something of a paradise to those who managed to make
it in before the crowds tracked it out. Hopping out of bed
at 6 a.m. without touching the snooze button, I stuck to my
plan, headed up Toby Creek Road, and pulled into the upper parking lot with plenty of spaces to spare. I knew I was
ahead of the curve, but flying solo. Friends I was meant to
meet with were texting me as I got into line for the Mile 1
Express, letting me know they were still in bed. As the saying
goes: “No friends on a powder day!” Within minutes, as the
lineup crowd hooted and hollered in excitement and resort
staff distributed cookies, the first chair scooped up the first
passengers. Before I knew it, I was in line again, this time for
the Summit Chair, waiting for it to start up. I was soon carried to the top and, in amazement, could see that out of the
couple dozen or so people ahead of me, many were opting
to descend immediately rather than making the bootpack
into the back bowl. Along the new Outback Ridge I went
with hardly a soul in sight. It was the legendary Kootenay
champagne powder: untouched, pristine, with no tracks in
sight. Winding my way through the trees, following the gently rolling terrain, I think I stopped a few times to laugh in
wonder. Laps 2 and 3 were just as good, but the pristine
snow became a distant memory as others began to funnel
through, leaving tracks everywhere. By lap 4, I was joined
by friends who had finally pulled themselves out of bed. The
mood on the mountain was upbeat and jovial and people
everywhere had huge smiles on their faces. An epic first day.
Milling about, 1945
In this image, taken in 1945, three men take a rest break at the mill site of the Futa Tie Mill west of Invermere.
Pictured are Harold Bearham, Bill Fry and Bill Durham. If you have any more information, email us at info@
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Photo (A540) courtesy of the Windermere District Historical Society
Local RCMP earn high praise
Dear Editor:
What an amazing RCMP detachment you have
in Invermere! Our family wishes to thank the members there for their amazing and much-appreciated
help in a time of trouble.
Recently, our daughter had a serious accident
trying to avoid a metal ladder on icy roads between
Fairmont and Invermere. Her car spun out of control
and flipped upside down in the ditch. It was dark and
cold. An RCMP officer by the name of Cst. Peggy
Bell (a true angel!) appeared to comfort and help my
frightened daughter, who did not want to go to the
hospital because she would not leave her dog, Penelope (a.k.a. Neppie). Peggy promised to look after
Penelope — and she did!
Peggy and fellow officers kept her warm, fed and
cozy in the Invermere detachment. Peggy consulted
a vet to determine Penelope’s condition. Staff Sgt.
Marko Shehovac deemed Neppie “the best-behaved
prisoner we’ve ever had.” Penelope got to ride in the
cruiser and was reunited with her owner the next day.
Thank you so much to Invermere RCMP for your
kindness in a very difficult situation when there was
no one else to help. Truly an example of The Golden
Rule in action... treat others the way you would like to
be treated. Jessica and Penelope are eternally grateful.
Robert, Janice, Jessica and Penelope Johnson
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December 11, 2015
LETTERS
HISTORICAL HOSPITAL — The November 27th Historical Lens featured the 1972
opening ceremony of the Windermere District Hospital’s new addition in Invermere.
Photo courtesy of the Windermere District Historical Society
Born at the right time
Dear Editor:
So looking at the photo of the opening ceremony of the new wing of the now-old
part of the hospital… I was being born when that photo was taken. My mom (Diane
Kebe) told me that story a long time ago so when I saw the photo, it was neat to know
that I was being born (November 26th) and, subsequently, was the first baby born in
the new wing of the now-extended care unit.
Thought you would like to know what was happening in the background while
that ceremony was taking place. I see James Chabot standing in the post’s shadow, who
mom said was in attendance.
Cheers,
Jim Kebe
Invermere
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December 11, 2015
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Helping youth stay drug-free
On Wednesday, December 2nd at the Invermere Curling Club, Rotary Club of Invermere representative Milt Deck
presented a $250 donation to Columbia Valley RCMP Staff Sgt. Marko Shehovac for the local D.A.R.E. program. They
were joined by Rotary Club of Invermere members (left to right) Dale Johnson, Milt Deck, Yolande Doleman and Andy
Stuart-Hill. The RCMP delivers the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) keepin it REAL (kiR) program to
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The 14 women who were killed at the Universite du
Re: “Campaign shines light on
Montreal’s Ecole polytechnique on
violence” on page 15 in the NovemDecember 6th in 1989:
ber 27th Pioneer.
•Anne-Marie Lemay
•Helene Colgan
As The Pioneer articles are usually
•Anne-Marie Edward
•Maryse Laganiere
articulate, thoughtful, and well-writ•Annie St-Arneault
•Maryse Leclair
ten, it was a bit of a disappointment
•Annie Turcotte
•Maud Haviernick
to see that, while the write-up for
•Barbara
Daigneault
•Michele Richard
Purple Light Week identified the dis•Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
•Nathalie Croteau
turbed person who perpetrated the
•Genevieve Bergeron
•Sonia Pelletier
tragedy, it failed to name the women
whose lives were truncated by his
violence. This has left them nameless,
What struck me is that the article did not name the
nebulous victims in the face of his notoriety (“fame?”). shooter.
One understands the need for brevity in any newspaper
Thank you for your attention. My apologies for any
column so, if the women could not be named, what need offence, since none was meant. It just occurs to me that
to name the perp?
bowing to sensationalism might be part of the culture of
There is a good attempt by CBC (2009-12-08) to violence that Purple Light Week is attempting to stamp out.
honour their memories and give the rest of us an inkling
of the people the world lost at this link: www.cbc.ca/news/ Shizu E. M. Futa
canada/montreal/montreal-massacre-victims-1.797455. Invermere
December 11, 2015
Resort proponent responds to Jumbo Wild film
issue. A few things stood out for me: the obvious ignorance of the government in listening to the locals’
opposition of the project, the clear idiocy of building
yet another overpriced ski resort in a region brimLast week, The Pioneer reported on Patagonia’s
ming with amazing-but-struggling ski resorts already,
increasing involvement in the Jumbo Wild campaign,
and the bears,” he said. “We don’t need to build and
interviewing Patagonia director of environmental
build until every peak has a gondola on it. I mean, Mr.
campaigns and advocacy Hans Cole about the interOberti developed Kicking Horse in 2000. Why don’t
national apparel company sponsoring the Jumbo Wild
they finish that Master Plan before starting another?
film and dedicating its entire snow catalogue and part
“It also gave me some insight into the proponents
of its alpine catalogue to the issue.
who want it. I spoke to (Glacier Resort Ltd. vice-presiThis week, The Pioneer continues this story, with
dent) Grant Costello, off the record, and heard his pascomments from snow catalogue writer Mike Berard, as
sion for the project. I spoke with locals mostly against
well as Phedias Project Management Corp. president
it, but a few who loved the idea of local development,”
Oberto Oberti’s letter in response to the Jumbo Wild
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Photo by Garrett Grove growth to keep up, but to build a ski resort beside so
tor of Kootenay Mountain Culture magazine, told The Pioneer that the Jumbo issue is worth drawing attention to in the catalogues — which many other ski resorts in an industry that is already saturated is idiotic.”
Mr. Berard said that, in his opinion, the ideal — but unlikely — solution to the
may have a combined audience of as many as a million people — because “(the
planned Jumbo resort) is one of the worst offenders of a larger ‘bait-and-switch’ three- issue is for people to be happy with what they already have.
stage style of development that has become standard in skiing,” he said. “As these
“Go ski Revelstoke, Whitewater, Rossland, Sunshine, Louise, or even better, go ski
grandiose, real estate-focused developments become common, so do failed ski resorts.” the nearby (Oberto) Oberti-developed Kicking Horse Resort instead — they could use
The process of writing the catalogue story on Jumbo changed Mr. Berard’s views the business.”
Patagonia’s efforts in the Jumbo Wild campaign were picked up on by the National
of the issue, he said.
“This issue has been around since long before I lived in the Kootenay (region) so Geographic Adventure Blog, which recently ran an interview with Jumbo Wild film
I’ve known about it for a long time. I always saw it as an environmental battle because director Nick Waggoner.
Continued on page 27 . . .
that was the headline back in the day, but as I dug into it, I saw different sides to the
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Local enters limelight with TV debut
an unfamiliar destination, was participating
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“I was operating an excavator and a dozer,”
The art of buying, selling and trading a
he said. “We were searching for gold near Dawclaim, like during the Klondike Gold Rush,
son City in the Yukon. It’s a pretty popular show
has not ceased.
on the Discovery Channel — I think a quarter
Brennan Ruault, a 26-year-old Inverof a billion people worldwide watch it.”
mere local who now lives and works in AlEven Mr. Ruault watched the popular
berta as an equipment operator, recently regold mining series, but never for a moment
turned from a six-month journey to strike it
did he imagine that one day he would be fearich during his guest appearance on season six
tured in a special cameo role.
of the popular Gold Rush reality series, which
“I thought it was neat to be mining up
is now airing on the Discovery Channel at 7
there,” he said. “As a young kid, I used to read
p.m. mountain time every Tuesday.
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While logging in Drayton Valley, he
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GOLD STARS — Invermere local Brennan Ruault (centre) with Gold Rush star Park- first gold rushers found.”
worked with in Tumbler Ridge.
“My friend got a job with Parker (Gold er Schnabel (far right) and Parker’s foreman Rick Ness. In the poster, Brennan is second
Historically, the Klondike Gold Rush
Rush star Parker Schnabel) and ended up from the right. Catch him on the reality series every Tuesday night at 7 p.m. MST on drew an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the
Photo submitted Klondike region of the Yukon between 1896
calling me to go up there,” explained Mr. Ru- the Discovery Channel. ault. “It’s kind of the luck of the draw because I got to go and try it out.”
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Mr. Ruault added the biggest challenge of the journey was being too far away to
the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
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“I didn’t show up until the third
“It was a good experience,” he said. “We found $5 million in gold… you learn a lot
episode because I didn’t get a call (to about yourself when you’re away that long without being connected to anybody. I really
participate) until then,” he said.
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ritory from May until October 2015. Ruault recommends tuning in an hour beforehand to watch The Dirt, a preview hour full
The best part of the experience of sneak peaks, behind the scenes and interviews leading up to Gold Rush that he appears
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What’s Happening in the
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Music • visual arts • dining • Bar Scene • entertainment • performance ARTS
Christmas comedy
EVENT ADVANCERS
Trevor Adams (left) and Tony Berryman (right) were part of the cast of characters that entertained
theatregoers last weekend when the Lake Windermere Players put on three performances of Bob’s
Your Elf at the Windermere Community Hall. Turn to page 17 to see more photos.
Photo by Nicole Trigg
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WINTER ICE SHOW
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Out &
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Your weekly
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Valley Sessions Xmas
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What does ART
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Visit columbiavalleyarts.com for our current events calendar, or call 250-342-4423.
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Holiday train chugs into valley
The longest rolling food bank fundraiser will be
pulling through the Columbia Valley this winter.
The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train has embarked on
its annual three-week journey across the country to raise
money, food and awareness for local food banks and will
stop in Radium Hot Springs on Tuesday, December 15th.
“The Holiday Train stops in Radium every second
year and we are so lucky to have it because it’s an absolutely amazing event,” said Clara Reinhardt, Village
of Radium Hot Springs mayor. “When you’re standing there and the train comes around the corner, all the
lights are lit up and I’ve never been there and not seen
somebody gasp because it’s just so beautiful.”
Canadian Pacific launched the holiday train in 1999
and has raised close to $9.5 million and 3.3 million
pounds of food for North American food banks during
December 11, 2015
the time it’s been operating.
The Holiday Train is used as the primary
mode of transportation to travel across the
country to raise money, food and awareness.
Everything raised in each community that the
train stops in stays in the area for local distribution — people are directly helping their neighbours by attending the holiday train event.
The Holiday Train will be stopping at the
Foresters Road Railway Crossing near Radium
between 6:15 and 6:45 p.m. with a free concert featuring Kelly Prescott, Jim Cuddy of
Blue Rodeo and his son, Devon Cuddy, performing beside the Holiday Train band.
Afterward, the train will make its way
down to Golden, stopping across the street FREE SHOW — Blue Rodeo star Jim Cuddy will be performing in Rafrom 7-11 on 10th Avenue around 9:15 p.m. dium on December 15th when the CP Holiday Train chugs into town.
Photo courtesy of CP Rail
later that same evening with a free concert from 18th for the Ugly and Bright Parkside Challenge.
the same troupe between 9:30 and 10 p.m.
Selkirk Cellular and Office Supplies manager Barb
The CP Holiday Train is on Facebook, Twitter and
Vinson
and Columbia Valley Pioneer publisher Dean
Instagram so folks can go onto any of those sites to folMidyette have challenged the community to sport unlow the train for regular updates.
For more information about the schedule, visit www. usual outfits to work in the spirit of Christmas in exchange for bragging rights.
cpr.ca/en/community/holiday-train.
“We’re making this tacky crown that the winner
By Breanne Massey
gets to wear,” said Ms. Vinson. “There’s no prize beyond
bragging rights. It’s more of a challenge than a contest to
Ugly sweater challenge rolled out
Longtime residents of the Columbia Valley are being brighten up the holidays and have a bit of fun.”
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Please call 250-341-6299 or e-mail us
at info@columbiavalleypioneer.com
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 only run occasionally.
• 4 - 8 p.m.: Friday Night Shopping in Fairmont.
• 5 p.m.: A screening of Warren Miller’s latest film,
Chasing Shadows, at Earl Grey Lodge, Panorama. Show
begins at 6 p.m. Tickets $15 with drinks and appetizers
served. Contact Earl Grey Lodge at 250-341-3641 or
info@earlgreylodge.com for tickets.
• 6:30 - 8 p.m.: 2nd Annual Butterfly Tree of Lights
at Frater Landing. A lovely way to commemorate our
loved ones who have passed on. Join us for this special
evening of remembrance and connection. For more
information call 250- 688-1143.
• 6:30 p.m.: Roast Beef Dinner at the Invermere Legion,
$15, and all ages, meat draw and 50/50. Following
dinner, local author Elinor Florence will present a
slideshow about the research for her wartime novel,
Bird’s Eye View. Reservations strongly recommended
by calling 250-342-9517 any day after 4 p.m.
Saturday, December 12th
• 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Santa’s Cabin. Come get a photo
with Santa, and don’t forget to tell him what you want
for Christmas. Fairmont Hot Springs Resort.
• 11 a.m.: Invermere Library Pre-school Storytime drop
in for stories and a craft.
• 2 - 4 p.m.: Family Crafternoon. Drop in to the library
to make some great Christmas crafts with the family.
• 4 p.m.: Panorama Mountain Freeride Club AGM at
Jackpine Pub in Panorama.
• 5 p.m.: A screening of Warren Miller’s latest film,
Chasing Shadows, at Earl Grey Lodge, Panorama.
Show begins at 6 p.m. Tickets $69.95 which includes
a delicious three course meal. Contact Earl Grey Lodge
at 250 341 3641 or info@earlgreylodge.com for tickets.
• 7:30 p.m.: CV Rockies vs. Grand Forks Border Bruins
at Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena.
Sunday, December 13th
• 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Nature Conservancy of Canada
Christmas Tree Cutting Event at Marion Creek
Benchlands, Columbia Lake. Meet at Grand View
Road. Come find your very own Christmas Tree! Bring
what you need to cut your tree, play hockey, skate,
snowshoe, sled, or hangout by the fire. Free food and
hot beverages! Call/e-mail for details or to RSVP: 250342-5521 canadianrockies@natureconservancy.ca.
• 4 - 6 p.m.: Radium Hot Springs Fire Department
Children’s Christmas party at Radium Hot Springs Fire
Hall. Visit www.radiumhotsprings.com for details.
• 5:30 p.m.: Christmas Dinner for Seniors at Best
Western Invermere Inn. Call 250-342-5566 to register.
• 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.: Skating in Winter Wonderland at
Eddie Mountain Arena. The Columbia Valley Skating
Club presents their annual ice show. Tickets $20 per
family, $7 per adult and $5 for seniors; children under 5
free. Raffle and 50/50 draw.
• 7 p.m.: Blue Christmas Service at Christ Church
Trinity. A special service for those who’ve lost loved
ones, pets or are dealing with difficult circumstances,
with a lighting of candles for remembrance. For more
information, call 250-342-6644 or email office@
wvsm.ca.
Tuesday, December 15th
• 5 - 7 p.m.: Holiday Train at Radium Hot Springs,
Foresters Road Crossing. Train arrives at 6 p.m. Enjoy
an evening of music and entertainment as the Holiday
Train rolls through Radium. Please bring a nonperishable food item or a cash donation to support local
food banks.
• 6 - 8 p.m.: Lego Club every Tuesday at Radium Public
Library.
• 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: OPT clinic at the Invermere Health
Unit. 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. Confidential
service: low-cost birth control, and STI testing.
• 7 p.m.: Cinefest film series featuring the film What We
Did on Our Holidays. Tickets $12 at the door.
• 8 p.m.: Columbia Lodge No. 38 meets every 3rd
Tuesday at 1301, 7th Ave, second floor above Lambert
Kipp Pharmacy.
Wednesday, December 16th
• 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Breastfeeding Mamas Support
Group meets at Invermere Library.
• 11:30 a.m.: Lake Windermere Abassadors’ monthly
Directors meeting at 625, 4th Street (South Annex).
Open to the public.
• 11:45 a.m.: The Rotary Club of Invermere meets every
Wednesday at the Curling Rink. This week Laurie
Klassen will be speaking from Community Foundation.
• 2 p.m.: Genealogy Group at Columbia Gardens
Coffee Room. Every 3rd Wednesday of the month.
Thursday, December 17th
• 10:30 a.m.: Invermere Library Pre-school Storytime
drop in for stories and a craft.
• 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.: Invermere Library Lego Club Drop
in to build something great. Follow our theme or make
up your own.
• 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Elf Cookie Decorating. Come
decorate cookies with our Fairmont Hot Springs Resort
Christmas Elf at Misty Waters Café.
• 6:30 p.m.: Turkey Dinner at Branch 71 Legion in
Invermere. Reservations Recommended. Please call
250-342-9517. Meat draw and 50/50.
Saturday, December 19th
• 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Santa’s Cabin. Come get a photo
with Santa, and don’t forget to tell him what you want
for Christmas at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort.
• 11 a.m.: Invermere Library Pre-school Storytime drop
in for stories and a craft.
• 5:30 p.m.: WVMWC Live music Christmas jam until
closing at the Station Pub. To benefit the Food Bank
and Christmas Bureau optional admission: Food Bank
item or cash donation.
• 7:30 p.m.: CV Rockies vs. Creston Valley Thundercats
at Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena.
Monday, December 21st
• 2 p.m.: The Shortest Day at Pynelogs Cultural Centre.
A series of 28 short films will be screened. Part of a
worldwide event.
• 7 p.m.: Lake Windermere District Lions Club
meetings every 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at
CVCC/Lions Hall Highway 93/95, Invermere. Contact
250-345-0171.
Tuesday, December 22nd
• 6 - 8 p.m.: Lego Club every Tuesday at Radium Public
Library.
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December 11, 2015
Pynelogs hosts film fest
By Breanne Massey
Pioneer Staff
A cinematic celebration will be offering a plethora
of short films over the holidays.
Chris Jones, Cinefest co-ordinator, Columbia
Valley Arts board member and former Saskatchewanbased independent cinema operator, has helped to bring
the Cinefest independent film series known as The
Shortest Day 2015 to the Columbia Valley this winter.
Twenty-eight short films will
be shown starting at 2 p.m. at the
Pynelogs Cultural Centre on Monday,
December 21st. Admission is free.
“They’re organized into packages,” said Mr. Jones. “Kids under
eight have an hour-long package;
family-rated 16 and older (films
will screen) for 74 minutes; dramas
and comedies rated 16 and over
(will play for) 90 minutes. They’re
going to be screened in 50 countries around the world in 60 or more
venues across Canada for free with a
huge variety.”
The Shortest Day, an annual
cross-country short film marathon, is
offering free screenings between December 18th and 21st.
The wide variety of short films has made the worldwide event popular among cinema-goers and movie fans.
“One of the best parts of the program is that if it
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Just a reminder… The classified deadline is 12 noon Tuesday.
just isn’t working for you, you just have to wait about
two minutes and there will be another film popping
up,” he said. “This is the very first time it’s come to
Invermere.”
The Shortest Day first began airing in France in
2011 by the Centre National du Cinema et de L’image
Animee (CNC) and has spread to over 50 countries.
In 2014, The Shortest Day featured 179 free screenings of short films at 91 venues — ranging from movie
theatres to cultural centres, along with
schools, hospitals and libraries — to
celebrate talented filmmakers.
A second Pynelogs film event will
take place shortly after Christmas.
“The next one will be a featurelength film from France and it’s
based on the long-running cartoon
series Asterix,” Mr. Jones explained
about the December 27th screenings at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. for Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods. “It’s a fabulous large comic book
set in 50 BC, whereby Asterix was a
Gaul warrior and they’re forced to defend their Brittany village from a Roman invasion, which takes the form of
every country dweller’s worst nightmare: new condominiums. These are
crazy Gauls out of France, and these guys won’t give up.”
The Columbia Valley Arts board has secured an
English version of Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods.
Tickets for Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods will be
$5 for children or $12 for adults.
For more information about The Shortest Day, visit
www.theshortestday.ca. For more information about
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event-type/cinefest.
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$20 per family, $7 per adult, $5 per senior or student
and children under 5 free
Come out and support the Columbia Valley Skating Club at
their annual Ice Show. The skaters have been working hard
and are ready to show off their skills. This year Columbia
Valley Skating Club is pleased to present a guest PreNovice Pairs performance by Cael Elford and Pearl Kang.
There will be raffle baskets and 50/50 ticket sales to help
support the club. Jamie Morgan will be donating 10% of the
food sales from the Concession the night of the Carnival to
help support Alan Hann’s double lung transplant.
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December 11, 2015
Super 8 makes super donation
By Steve Hubrecht
Pioneer Staff
The local Super 8 hotel is getting into the Christmas spirit of giving and challenging other hotels in the
valley to do the same.
To help sponsor families through the Columbia
Valley Christmas Bureau, the Super 8 Invermere is donating a total of 20, 15-pound (seven-kilogram) turkeys and the hotel’s staff is donating $200.
“I’d love the other hotels to dig deep and support the valley, to see if they can match or exceed our
donation,” said Invermere Super 8 general manager
Sally Davis.
Ms. Davis told The Pioneer that Super 8 typically
‘Event advancers’ from page 12
Mr. Midyette will be making the executive decision during his rounds through the Parkside Place
community in downtown Invermere on December
18th at 2 p.m. to determine had the most heinous,
comical or colourful outfit in the contest. He will
reward the winner by snapping their photo for the
newspaper, publishing it in the Christmas edition
makes Christmas donations and that it just makes sense
to turn it into a challenge with other hotels and, in so
doing, try and multiply the giving effect.
“I love this valley, and with everything that’s going
on — with cutbacks in Alberta having an effect here —
I just feel that if we can do something, we should,” she
said. “It’s the perfect time of the year for giving back to
the valley.”
The Columbia Valley Christmas Bureau is a charitable society that has been brightening Christmas for
valley families in need for more than 20 years.
Each year the Bureau distributes its traditional
Christmas hampers and “Angel Gifts.”
To learn more, call 250-342-6789 or email
hw6789@telus.net.
and passing along the rights to brag about being the
King or Queen of the Block for 2015.
“As a golfer, I have decades of experience with
eye-melting attire,” said Mr. Midyette. “I look forward to having my senses assaulted by frighteningly
flamboyant and geometrically curious entries.”
To accept the challenge and participate in the
Ugly and Bright Parkside Challenge, register with Ms.
Vinson at 250-342-0025 or info@selkirkcells.com.
OPEN HOUSE
Newhouse Micro Homes introduces the Valley’s first luxury tiny home
on wheels! Come and see what all the buzz is about! Luxurious living
on a small scale! Simplify your life and live in style! Ideal for a small
cabin! A great granny suite! Perfect for a second home on an RV lot!
Visit The Mount Nelson model tiny home on
Saturday, December 19th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in front of
Newhouse Multi Storage at 450 Laurier St, Invermere.
Come and visit Chuck and start planning your custom micro home!
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Myth:
Change your ads all the time.
Readers get tired of the same thing.
Reality: Develop a good campaign, or theme for your ads. Stick with
that one campaign, and only make small changes of headlines
or details. Call Dean or Amanda at 250-341-6299 to find out more.
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CHARITABLE CARDS — Proceeds from the sale of cards made by Effusion artists, currently on display at the gallery, will go toward the Summit Youth Centre. Photos submitted
Effusion lends a
seasonal helping hand
By Stephen Lebovits
Effusion Art Gallery + Glass Studio
The Effusion Art Gallery + Glass Studio is taking the initiative to act locally
this holiday season by fundraising for one
of Invermere’s chronically underfunded
organizations.
The
Invermere
Summit Youth Centre,
located in the town’s
core, is a place where
local and outlying area
young people aged 12
to 18 can congregate
in a safe, smoke and
violence-free environment to relax, watch
movies, play games,
take courses, access information and be with
other kindred souls.
Presently housed
in the community hall,
but slated to take over
the old library space once the new, multiuse community centre opens in 2018, the
youth centre is an essential service for parents and youth alike.
In the last few years, Effusion has
called upon its stable of Canada-wide
talent to design unique Christmas ornaments, for which some people wait all
year to purchase. But this season, they are
taking another route by creating a limited
edition set of select artist holiday cards
featuring the creative works of Kimberly
Kiel, Connie Geerts, David Grieve, Gilles
Charest, and gallery owner and resident
artist Heather Cuell.
“It’s always nice
to try something different, so we chose
cards this year, and
the youth centre has
been one of our primary beneficiaries, so
we thought we’d help
them out once again,”
says Ms. Cuell.
The cards are presently available at gallery for $25 per set
(with envelopes), so do
drop by to check them
out as proceeds from
all sales will go directly
to the youth centre.
Effusion is also presenting new smallto-large works of art for the festive season,
so why not take this opportunity to help
out locally while also discovering some of
Canada’s best and brightest contemporary
talent. Visit www.effusionartgallery.com
to learn more.
Carpe Diem!
December 11, 2015
Entertaining ensemble
Trevor Adams (as Gordon, the director), Tony Berryman (as
Santa), Nicole Pawlak (as Fiona), Jayme Renaud (as Bob) and
Melissa Weber (as Amber) delivered hilarious performances from
December 4th to 6th in the Lake Windermere Players’ rendition
of the festive comedy Bob’s Your Elf, about one of Santa’s elves
sent to a small community to help with their Christmas pageant.
Each member of the Players held down two or more roles in the
production.
Photos by Nicole Trigg
Tel: 250-342-9281 • Fax: 250-342-2934
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IMAGINE INVERMERE
COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
Seeking Members for The Imagine Invermere
Implementation Committee
The District of Invermere is looking for up to three (3) members of the public to volunteer for a two (2) year term to guide
the implementation of the Imagine Invermere Integrated Community Sustainability Plan, (ICSP).
Imagine Invermere (II) is the District of Invermere’s Integrated Community Sustainability Plan that was developed to
provide guidance towards a sustainable and resilient future for our community. The II ICSP identifies community priorities
and strategies which guide decisions and actions towards the sustainability goals.
Good friends & good times!
Membership on the committee will be for a two (2) year term from the date of appointment.
To be eligible, you must be a resident of the District of Invermere.
Successful candidates must possess a strong sense of community service, willingness to work respectfully as part of a
team and have good communication skills.
The evening includes a festive holiday buffet dinner,
live entertainment by Michael Sicoly, dancing, cash bar, prizes and more!
Celebrate the year’s success with one BIG Holiday party!
Michael Sicoly, Special Live Entertainment
Michael Sicoly has co-starred in the hit movie "Alive" which was filmed in
Panorama BC. He also has, and continues to sing National anthems for The
Seattle Mariners, Seahawks, Sounders and just recently for the San
Francisco 49ers of the NFL. He has entertained internationally for over 20
years including 5 consecutive years at The Masters in Augusta Georgia.
The Imagine Invermere ICSP Implementation Committee duties shall include:
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Recruiting community partners for Imagine Invermere and for meeting with existing partners to communicate
success stories and to look for ways to move Invermere closer to its vision of sustainability;
Reviewing the action inventory priority list (a component of Imagine Invermere ICSP) and making recommendations
for action implementation
Organizing local activities and actions that promote sustainability and or move Invermere closer to its vision of
sustainability contained within the ICSP
Liaising with residents who wish to discuss Imagine Invermere and its constituent parts including its sustainability
objectives, community priorities, strategy areas and associated descriptions of success statements, action inventory
implementation and monitoring
Planning the monitoring and annual reporting on Imagine Invermere
Considering sustainability issues or concerns referred to it by Council
Detailed terms of reference are available for review at the District office or at www.invermere.net The Imagine Invermere
ICSP policy document is also available for review on the Districts web site or can be made available at the DOI office.
Interested persons are invited to submit written applications on or before December 15, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. to:
Chris Prosser, Chief Administrative Officer
914 – 8th Avenue
Box 339, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0
Email: cao@invermere.net • Phone: 250-342-9281 ext 1225
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YOUR MONEY
Master the art of charitable giving
Many people view donated money as an investment
in making the world a better place, but aren’t sure how to
analyze charities themselves. Failure to properly vet charities can result in a far less effective strategy than the donor
intends. Here are some pointers on how to vet a charity,
and how donors can benefit from giving.
Transparency
The best charities maintain audited and up-to-date
financial statements, as well as provide detailed information about their efforts. After all, if a charity is asking for
money, they should be clear and transparent about how
they are spending it.
Operating and fundraising
Just like running a business, it costs money to run a
charity. How much donated money actually goes towards
supporting their mission? The most mature, efficient
charities usually report no more than 10 to 15 per cent
of donations going towards operating and fundraising
expenses, such as overhead, salaries, advertising and special events. It’s important to bear in mind, however, that
fundraising is easier for some charities than others. Some
programs cost more to run than others. If one’s chosen
charity spends more than 10 to 15 per cent of its funds on
operating expenses, further analysis should be done.
Tax efficiency
Along with good feelings, altruistic people are rewarded with tax receipts for donating to registered charities.
The first $200 worth of donations for the year, across all
charities, generates a 15 per cent federal tax credit, rising
to 29 per cent for amounts over $200. First-time donors
can also claim an additional 25 per cent tax credit for contributions made before the end of 2017 on amounts up
to $1,000.
Liquidity
Analogous to businesses, charities need to ensure they
have adequate cash on hand to meet their objectives. This
means not spending all their money every year, and keeping some funds on reserve in case donations dry up for a
period of time. This demonstrates the charity’s dedication
to a long-term objective and helps ensure continuity of
services to those relying on them.
Donate time
Prior to, or in lieu of, financial support, consider donating your time to a charity you think may be deserving. This is especially important when vetting a smaller or
local charity for which information might be difficult to
get. Donating time helps people create an idea of what the
charity does, whether or not they are efficient, and if the
charity’s objectives match their values.
Harness emotion
Many investors know that buying or selling securi-
ties based on emotions is irrational. The same principle
can be applied to charitable giving. While people should
feel emotionally connected to the causes they support,
it’s imperative to ensure they are entrusting worthy
charities to do so. This can be especially important in the
case of international issues, such as the Syrian refugee crisis. The non-profit group Charity Intelligence Canada, for
example, maintains a list of what they consider to be the
most worthy charities to help Syrian refugees, ratings of
the charities, and the ways in which they are helping, including food, shelter, health care and refugee claims.
Final thoughts
Just like with stocks, charities should be able to demonstrate they are meeting generally accepted standards
for financial management in their sector. After all, most
people wouldn’t invest money in a company that frittered away inordinate amounts of money on salaries or
unrelated activities, so why take that chance with charities? One way to help ensure that donated dollars are
having the most impact is to research registered charities through a reputable online source such as the aforementioned Charity Intelligence Canada, MoneySense’s
Charity 100 list and the CRA, all of which provide operational and financial information on hundreds of registered charities. This data can help altruistic Canadians
ensure their money has the most impact, in Canada and
around the world.
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December 11, 2015
Winter Wonderland skates into the Eddie
Additionally, the Columbia Valley Rockies will be joining the Columbia Valley Figure Skating Club for a special cameo role in
couples routines.
A taste of this year’s holiday spirit is glid“For the first time in years, the Rockies
ing into town on skates this winter.
are joining us for a number,” explained Ms.
The Columbia Valley Figure Skating Club
Beddie. “Let’s call it a dance… the Rockies
will be performing their Skating in a Winter
are providing partners for the girls to do ice
Wonderland performance to celebrate Christdances with. Apparently, the (team) did this
mas in the community at the Eddie Mountain
20 years ago. Now, they’re keen to participate
Memorial Arena between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.
so it will be kind of a neat number because
on Sunday, December 13th.
it hasn’t been done in years and there aren’t a
“It’s our first Christmas ice show in about
lot of boys in figure skating so we have to pull
eight years,” said Leanne Beddie, Columbia
Valley Figure Skating president. “We have quite
from wherever.”
The club is encouraging spectators and
a mix (on the ice) this year, so we definitely
families to dress up in costumes to set the mood.
have some snowmen, snowflakes, snowsuits,
The event will be open to the public with
pajamas — lots of traditional Christmas songs
and some not-so-traditional Christmas songs.” ICE-CAPADES — The Columbia Valley Figure Skating Club is excited to pres- an admission fee ($20 for a family, $7 for an
The performance will showcase new skills ent its first Christmas show in eight years. Skating in a Winder Wonderland will adult, $5 for students and seniors), but it’s
that skaters between the ages of two and 16 be performed at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena on December 13th, with free for children five years old and under. The
years old have picked up throughout the year. the Columbia Valley Rockies Junior B hockey team making a special appearance. fees will help raise money for the Columbia
Photo by Angela Miller Valley Figure Skating Club.
Pre-novice dance competitors Cael Elford “We’re encouraging people to buy raffle tickets and 50-50 because it’s our fund(a former valley resident) and his partner Pearl Kang will be making a special guest apraiser to keep skating affordable for families,” Ms. Beddie concluded.
pearance at this year’s show with the goal of inspiring their young counterparts.
Jamie Morgan will be donating 10 per cent of sales from the concession the night
“Cael is formerly of Invermere, but now lives in Calgary and works with this new
partner,” said Ms. Beddie. “He is travelling all over Canada skating with her in the pre- of Skating in a Winter Wonderland to Alan Hann’s fundraiser for a double lung
transplant.
novice category. They are coming to do a special number.”
By Breanne Massey
Pioneer Staff
SPONSORED CONTENT
Easy money, hard lessons: New CFSEU-BC
report puts the realities of gang life in stark focus
Special to Glacier Media
S
usan (not her real name) remembers the cramped, smelly
bus ride from Vancouver to
Calgary.
She is carrying a bag of cash,
intended to buy drugs from gang
members in Calgary.
When she gets there, she meets
two men in a parking lot. The exchange goes wrong. One of the men
hits her. She falls to the ground. And
then they start kicking her.
When they stop, the money is
gone. The drugs are gone. Susan is
lying bloodied on the pavement. But
she is worried – in fact, frightened
to death – about one thing above
all: how she is going to explain what
happened to her gang bosses back
home.
Raw, gritty and told by Susan herself, her story is the centrepiece of the
latest Community Report from B.C.’s
Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU-BC), the province’s integrated anti-gang police
agency.
Formed in 2009, CFSEU-BC is
tasked with combating gang activity
throughout the province, and since
2013 it has published annual community reports as part of its public
education and advocacy efforts.
The theme of the 2015 report is
“Youth, Girls and, Gangs,” with stories and commentary that focus on
the increasing involvement of younger people and women in gangs.
“The gang landscape in BC is continually changing,” says Constable
Jordan McLellan, community engagement officer for CFSEU-BC.
“The typical gangster used to be a
male in his late 20s, but now very
young men and women are getting
involved in the gang lifestyle. Some
are as young as 15 – children who
can’t really appreciate the consequences of their actions.”
According to the CFSEU-BC report, the average age of a victim of
gang violence 10 years ago was 30.
Today, the average is 25, and the
youngest victim this year was only 15
years old.
Why the increase? Recruiters for
gangs actively prey on youth’s naïveté. Culture plays a part, too, with easy
access by ever-younger kids to glamorized gang images in TV shows,
music and movies.
For too many, it works.
“There’s an allure to the gang lifestyle – an easy life, lots of money,
girls will like you, people will respect
you,” says McLellan. “The reality is
that the life is not easy, the money
goes just as fast as it comes, and you
end up destroying your relationships
with friends and family.”
Sadly, it’s a similar pattern for the
increasing number of girls recruited
into BC gangs.
Typically, young women get involved because they are seduced by
the seemingly lavish lifestyle gangsters enjoy. Many begin the journey
as girlfriends, but after a time they
take on more active roles, like holding drugs or hiding weapons. Some,
like Susan, get more deeply involved.
But there is hope. Although violence spiked in the first half of the
year, with 30 gang-related homicides and attempted homicides, the
longer-term trend is toward a steady
decline in gang activity since 2008,
when there were 51 gang-related
homicides and attempted homicides
in BC. Last year, there were 18 such
incidents, according to CFSEU-BC.
One of the reasons for that trend is
CFSEU-BC’s enforcement and investigative activities, resulting in several
arrests of high-level gang criminals this year.
As well, the unit has
launched a high-profile “prevention through education”
program called End Gang Life
(endganglife.ca), whose goal
is to keep people out of gangs
by telling the other side of the
story.
A multi-media campaign
that features a website, posters, radio ads, and thoughtprovoking videos, End Gang
Life reveals the hard realities of
gang activity, and the damage it does
to individuals, families and communities.
The program also provides parent
resources in eight different languages, to help adults have frank and effective conversations with their kids
about gangs.
“These resources are a good start
to having a discussion,” says McLellan. “Parents need to understand
that it may be a hard talk to have
with your kids, but it will be easier
than talking about their funeral.”
For Susan – who is, at last, out of
gangs – the impact of the End Gang
Life campaign is very real. Earlier
this year, after she saw the
posters and visited the website, she
approached CFSEU-BC with an offer to tell her story and help educate
other young women on the realities
of life as a gang member.
“I was young, I was stupid, and I
would caution any kid against this,”
she writes in the report. “What I
lived through, I didn’t come out unscathed. I came out damaged, with
wounds that’ll never heal and emotional scars that will linger forever.”
The full CFSEU-BC 2015
Community Report, “Youth, Girls,
and Gangs,” is available online at
bc-anti-gang.com
December 11, 2015
Panorama develops new
Taynton Bowl offerings
By Steve Hubrecht
Pioneer Staff
Panorama Mountain Resort has plenty of new things happening on the mountain
this year, with something for skiers and riders of just about every age and ability.
For strong intermediate and advanced skiers, there’s a lot new terrain in the resort’s
legendary Taynton Bowl. An extensive glading effort has opened up large parts of it,
there is an all-new access track, and there’s a whole new program offered by Panorama’s
Ski and Ride Centre specifically targeting Taynton.
“So there’s a new road, new runs (from the glading) and a new product to help get
people in there,” said Panorama mountain sports director Jason Simpson. “We’ve done
over 60 acres of glading (in Taynton Bowl) and the skiing has improved dramatically
— those are the new runs.”
The new road is a cat-wide access track — going by the name of Outback Ridge —
running right across Taynton Bowl, which makes it much easier for skiers and riders
to access the terrain there. Before Outback Ridge was in place, skiers and riders faced a
long, and occasionally difficult, traverse to get to the far side of Taynton.
To capitalize on this, the resort has introduced the Taynton Experience program,
run through the Ski and Ride Centre.
“We’re trying to demystify Taynton. A lot of people think it’s too extreme for them
and we want to get them out there with guides and proper fat skis to show them they
can do it, that it’s not that difficult,” said Mr. Simpson, adding that 60 per cent of visitors to the resort never go higher than the Mile One chair.
The Taynton Experience is targeted at intermediate skiers. It’s a two-hour program
that includes fat ski rentals and begins with a run down the Champagne Express with
an instructor, who then takes the guests into Taynton Bowl.
“The instructor gives an explanation of the terrains and chooses whatever runs she
or he feels is most appropriate,” said Mr. Simpson.
Another new development is the renaming of the resort’s Snow School as the Ski
and Ride Centre.
“We wanted to make it sound more updated and better reflect what it is all about,”
said Mr. Simpson. “Many people come here for a vacation and one lesson could greatly
improve their experience for the whole week that they are here, but they maybe stay
away from it because of the connotations of school. But the reality is that we are so
student-centred, we tailor each lesson to the guests, finding out what they want to get
out of the lesson instead of just teaching them what we feel they ought to know.”
Panorama has also set up a new trail just for kids. The New Canadian Discovery
Trail in the resort’s Discovery Zone is a narrow, but easy, course that meanders through
the trees past a host of animated characters.
“Kids love getting into narrow, wooded, low-angle trails that are kind of like little
mini-bobsled or luge tracks, so we’ve taken that idea and built one,” said Mr. Simpson,
adding the characters the kids will pass are Panorama-specific, including a moose, a
bear, a bobcat, an owl and others.
In addition, a reservoir near the trail that has informally long been called the Shark
Tank by kids and instructors will now feature animated friendly fish.
“So the Shark Tank will actually have sharks in it,” Mr. Simpson said.
The Canadian Discovery Trail is one and a half kilometres long, and has a shallow,
snow plow-friendly eight per cent grade.
“It’s not just about skiing, it’s about an experience. Kids will be cruising the trail
and learning even though they’re not being taught,” said Mr. Simpson, adding that the
trail is just phase one of a larger plan for the area.
“Another focus for us at Panorama this year is trying to get women’s programs
(running),” he said.
This year that will include several women-specific two-day camps, run by great
female coaches in which participants will learn all-mountain skills, as well as other
programs. Find out details at www.panoramaresort.com.
TOP OF TAYNTON — The new Outback Ridge track that runs the Ridgeline of Taynton
Bowl gives skiers and snowboarders easy access to some of Panorama’s exciting terrain.
Drone photo by Jamie Hurschler
Pano programs and promotions
By Breanne Massey
Pioneer Staff
’Tis the season to go riding at Panorama Mountain Resort.
Now there is a trifecta of options
that make ascending and descending
the popular Rockies resort more accessible to locals and visitors alike.
Special promotions such as SnowCards along with the Little Ripper Program and the Discover Skiing and Discover Snowboarding Program are geared
toward getting skiers and riders up to
speed on the best deals of the season.
Discovery Programs
For the first time in history, rookie
skiers and snowboarders can cut their
teeth on the slopes with a lesson done
in a crisp alpine environment.
“If you are a fun-loving person
who has never skied or boarded before, then this program is an absolute
must,” said Jamie Hurschler, Panorama Marketing & Media Specialist.
“Discovery Programs come complete
with everything you need, so all you
have to think about is learning and enjoying the alpine environment.”
The Discovery Program offers
group lessons for up to seven participants per group. The program includes
a Discover Zone Lift ticket and equip-
ment rentals. Prices can vary from
$129 for the full day, $99 for a half
day, or $309 for three full days. The
Discovery Zone tickets include access
to the Discovery Quad, Silver Platter,
Red Carpet and Little Ripper Carpet.
SnowCards
The SnowCard sale has made obtaining a season’s pass the most affordable option on the books. It includes
three ski days anytime throughout the
season with no blackouts, plus get $20
off additional tickets all season long.
They sell for $149 until December 26th.
SnowCards can be purchased both at
Valley Foods or online at Panorama
Mountain Resort.
Lusti’s Little Ripper Program
Drop by Lusti’s Cappuccino Bar
between December 11th and 26th to
secure season-long rentals for children.
Children under the age of 12 will be
able to access fitted gear ranging from
skis, ski poles, boots and snowboards for
$99 for the season. The goal is to allow
families to bring home rental equipment
for their children in December and return it at the end of the season. There’s
also the option to trade up the equipment or alter the sizes throughout the
season. Visit www.panoramaresort.com/
season-long-childrens-programs.
December 11, 2015
Nordic Centre open for business
By Breanne Massey
Pioneer Staff
Cross-country snow seekers will be happy to learn that
a popular Nordic Trail at Panorama Mountain Resort that
was previously washed out has
been repaired.
The Toby Trail was severely
damaged by heavy rainfall a
couple of years ago but an effort to repair the erosion has
now been completed and the
TIP-TOP TRACKS — Cross-country skiers can expect the Panarea has been re-opened for the
orama Nordic Centre trail to be groomed bi-weekly and after heavy
2015-2016 season.
snowfall. Photo submitted
“We rebuilt that this summer so it gives a more direct
brushing alder away from various trails,” Mr.
route out to the Hale Hut with less elevation Stimming explained. “We’re also going to regain so it’s less distance and elevation to get open the Nordic Practice Grid near Hole 5 on
out to the Hale Hut,” said Ryan Stimming, Greywolf… it’s for Nordic skiers. Anybody
Panorama Mountain Resort risk manager and who wants to take a lesson or practice in a
spokesperson. “It’s a smoother, easier way.”
flat area has access to a running track for NorThe Hale Hut is located on the Delphine dic skis with about 10 or so lanes that go in a
Loop of Panorama’s Nordic trails and was built straight line to go back and forth, to get used
during the fall of 2000 in memory of the late to Nordic skiing.”
Dennis Hale, who was an avid local skier with
Mr. Stimming added there were roughly
a passion for cross country routes.
three kilometres of an additional trail that will
“It’s our marquee destination on the Nor- be open for skiers this season.
dic network,” explained Mr. Stimming. “Re“That area was previously overgrown
building that trail is an important improve- and not groomable,” he explained. “We went
ment because it allows people who maybe don’t through, cut down the alders and removed the
have the stamina to get out there a quicker and fallen trees so that we were able to reclaim that
easier way to travel there with less hills.”
area again.”
In addition, the team at Panorama spent
He is eager to see spectators and participants
time clearing off autumn foliage and alder (un- alike visiting the nine-kilometre 2nd Annual
dergrowth in mountainous areas) to create a Dragon Trail Loppet taking place at the Panorasmooth surface for the Nordic trail network.
ma Nordic Centre on Saturday, January 9th.
“We spent a lot of time this summer
Sneak Peek
The excitement in the air was palpable at the base of the Mile 1 Express
Quad the morning of Saturday, December 5th when skiers and snowboarders patiently waited for their first chairlift ride of the 2015-2016 season.
To kick off the Sneak Peek weekend, Panorama staff distributed chocolate
cookies and Panorama president and CAO Steve Paccagnan was on hand to
personally weclome everyone to the mountain (photos by Nicole Trigg); an
aerial view of the lineup (Panorama photo).
Events coming to
Panorama
(visit www.panoramaresort.com)
December
• December 12th to 18th: Nor-Am Cup. Canada’s future ski
stars compete against other up-and-coming athletes from
the USA and around the world.
• December 25th: Christmas Dinner in the Great Hall in the
Ski Tip Lodge. Seating at 7 p.m.
• December 31st: Family Neon NYE Party + Fireworks.
Bring in the New Year under neon lights and fireworks.
Starts with a torchlighty parade at 9:15 p.m. in front of Ski
Tip Lodge. Prizes and free handouts.
January
• January 2nd: Rail Jam. Details coming soon — see website.
• January 9th: The 2nd Annual Dragon Tail Loppet. A ninekilometre Nordic Loppet from the Panorama Nordic Centre. Registration at 9 a.m., race at 11 a.m.
• January 16th: **NEW** Shred-a-Thon. This will be a vertical skiing challenge from the Mile 1 Express chairlift from
10 a.m. to 10 p.m. to help raise funds for the construction
of the new Community Hall. There will be a specially-priced
lift ticket for the Mile 1 Express for this event.
• January 21st to 24th: **NEW** Snow Jam. Details coming
soon — see website.
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❐ Clear snow and ice from sidewalks as soon as possible after a
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❐ Do not park on the street during a snowstorm or while snow
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❐ Keep children safe - don’t let them play in snow piles, or build
snow forts in the snow banks at the side of the road.
❐ Snow plows have no place to push the snow except to the curb
or shoulder of the road. Sometimes this happens just after you
have finished shoveling. We appreciate this can be frustrating;
however, we ask your cooperation in clearing this snow without
placing it on the roadway. If you hire a private contractor to clear
your driveway, make sure the contractor does not push snow into
the traveled portion of the roadway, or fill in sidewalks.
❐ Pile snow on the right side of your driveway (when facing the
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to enable quick access by emergency personnel if the need arises.
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The District thanks you for your co-operation!
The Columbia Valley Rockies Peewee “White” team won the Cross Border Clash hockey tournament last weekend
(December 5th and 6th) against three teams from Alberta in a four-team tournament at the Canal Flats Arena. Way
to go Peewee White!
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Catch the curling wave while you can
On the Button
By Stephen Lebovits
Pioneer Columnist
The glam-rock band Cinderella once sang: Don’t Know
What You Got (Till It’s Gone),
so while I was recently vacationing in Mexico, I thought about my Tuesday and Thursday night curling teams — how would they ever survive without me?
But alas, as I meandered along the beach, staring
out upon the limitless Pacific Ocean, I felt OK with
being away. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, or
so I’ve heard. That and finding sheets of ice in Sayulita
or Puerto Vallarta to get some practice in was just not
going to happen.
But now I’m again throwing rocks, sweeping hard
and hollering. So while it’s a bit cooler here then in
Mexico(!) and Lake Windermere is really no Pacific
Ocean, it’s still nice to be back!
It’s also getting close to the end of the first half of
the season, and this means we should all be looking
forward to our marquee event next month — the Lake
Spiel. But first, let’s do a short recap of late.
Congrats to the Hillhorst team for taking first
place in last weekend’s Turkey Spiel. From all accounts,
Chuck, Judy, Cameron and Nancy are soon to enjoy
some juicy turkey compliments of spiel sponsor Sobeys.
Added kudos to Scott Wallace and Christine Keshen
for putting an actual frozen turkey right on the button
— no easy feat, for sure.
Big props also have to be given to the Invermere
Boys Juvenile team, who attended their first out-of-
2016 Spiels to look out for:
• January 22nd to 24th: Lake Spiel (our marquee
event on Lake Windermere)
• February 5th to 7th: Junior Cash Spiel (on B.C.’s
Family Day long weekend)
• February 12th to 14th: Men’s Spiel (hardcore for
Alberta’s Family Day long weekend)
• March 25th and 26th: Link to Rink (more greento-ice action!)
town tournament in Strathmore, Alberta. Jordan Geiger, Nathan Evanoff, Tyler Power and Braeden Hessel
made it to the Group A finals, where they were only
slightly bested to finish second overall. Kudos to you
for making the valley proud.
Back to the Lake Spiel. It takes a lot of work to
clear the lake and make the sheets, put up those patio
lanterns, set up the stands as well as a plethora of other
smaller details. So if you’ve got a volunteering bone in
your body and want to help out, step forward and let us
know. This is our biggest fundraising event and with a
little help from a whole bunch of people, it’s sure to be
another awesome weekend.
As for leagues, they will run until December 18th
and then restart the week of January 4th.
To everyone who’s come out to play so far, as well
as to the staff and curling centre volunteers: muchas
gracias!
Happy holidays and I’ll catch you all on the flipside.
To learn more, call 250-342-3315, email invermerecurling@shaw.ca or visit www.curlinginvermere.ca or find
them on Facebook at “Invermere & District Curling Centre.”
December 11, 2015
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
1 cup packed brown sugar
6 tbsp butter or margarine
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½ tsp salt
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp almond extract
2 large eggs
1 cup chopped red glace cherries
½ cup chopped green glace cherries
1 cup chopped walnuts
Measure first 8 ingredients into a large
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From the Valley Foods
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4 tsp Kisses
4 Cups Love
1 Cup Special Holiday Cheer
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3 tsp Christmas Spirit
2 Cups of Goodwill
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Pinch salt
1 ½ cups (375 ml) unsalted butter at room
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3 1/3 cups (975 ml) sugar, divided
6 eggs
2 tsp (10 ml) vanilla extract
1 cup (250 ml) buttermilk
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4 cups (1L) fresh or frozen cranberries
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New Ktunaxa language apps
set to boost ancient tradition
start finding new ways, the language was definitely going to
die,” he said. “There are a few of
After residential schools
us who have been using technolnearly destroyed the language
ogy for quite a while and doing
and culture for some, the tradidesktop applications, as well as
tion of Ktunaxa First Nation
DVDs and other digital media,
children learning their ancestral
to make language relevant in new
language through their parents
ways and the next logical step in
has changed.
that progression was to start deChristopher Horsethief, an
veloping apps.”
assistant professor at the Union
There are more than 30
Institute and University in Ohio,
language apps designed to help
an adjunct professor at Gon- MODERNIZING LANGUAGE — Dr. promote the use of First Nazaga University in Washington, Christopher Horsethief is behind the develop- tion languages, but there are less
and an instructor of Ktunaxa ment of several new apps designed to revitalize than 30 fluent Ktunaxa speakLanguage at the College of the the use of the ancient Ktunaxa language among ers in Canada, which is why Dr.
Rockies, is working towards em- youth. Below is an image of the phonetic key- Horsethief is urging children to
powering the Ktunaxa commu- board option previously reported on in The Pio- develop language skills to help
nity to utilize its language in tech neer, which he also developed.
File photos push language proficiency across
environments such as Facebook,
the nation.
Twitter and iMessage.
The Ktunaxa language apps released include interacHe has designed several mobile language apps for tive story and coloring books, puzzles and keyboards for
smart phones that are geared toward revitalizing the Ktu- Apple devices, as well as a keyboard for Android devices.
naxa language and protecting it from extinction, while
But before Dr. Horsethief developed his apps, modutilizing the latest in technology to help make t h e ern day Ktunaxa speakers had to “cheat to text in their
3:49 PM
content relevant to youth. Earlier this year, The
language” by using English characters, which means
Pioneer reported on his work developing the
some users were learning an inaccurate writ“KtunaxaFont” app with a phonetic keyboard
ing convention at the same time they
option that allows users to write on Facewere trying to learn to write
book, Twitter and iMessage in traditional
Ktunaxa. Dr. Horsethief beKtunaxa characters.
lieves this trend has had an
“It’s been really interesting,” said
adverse impact on second lanDr. Horsethief. “The first time that we
guage acquisition.
had apps to release, there were a lot
“We can see that people are
of people who weren’t comfortable
favouring the iPads, which is great
with us releasing apps that have to
because I think it pinpoints the fact
do with the language because tradithat kids are not getting from lantionally the language was learned
guage classes and language learning
through this direct, intergenerawhat they need,” concluded Dr. Horstional transfer with grandparethief. “Kids generally are more likely to
ents teaching children, but reshave the iPads at school and adults are
idential school really changed
more likely to have the iPhones, so every
that quite significantly to the
day I log on to the Dashboard to see how
point that our language was
that’s going.”
on the verge of dying beHe has developed many of these apps
cause our grandparents and
with the Ktunaxa Nation Council Traditional
our grandchildren do not commuKnowledge and Language Sector, and they are
nicate the same kind of way, so one alternaavailable free of charge.
tive is to use technology.”
For more information about the apps, visit
However, incorporating the Ktunaxa language into
Christopher Horsethief apps on iTunes at https://
technology proved to be challenging.
itunes.apple.com/us/developer/christopher-horsethief/
“People had a really hard time accepting that change, id949095992.
but we’d show them data using our own internal research
You can also find more information, including links
and our own internal Ktunaxa census that if we didn’t to download the apps at www.ktunaxa.org.
By Breanne Massey
Pioneer Staff
December 11, 2015
Water, water everywhere
. . . ‘Resort’ from page 9
Mr. Oberti has addressed the film and its backing
from Patagonia by publishing an open letter to Mr.
Waggoner on Glacier Resorts Ltd.’s website, in which he
writes that he feels that Mr. Waggoner skirted a major
point when making the film.
“Disclosing who is funding your project and what
will be its main purpose casts a different light on your
interview questions. In this light, you have forgotten to
ask the key question, and not only to me but also to
anybody who is not opposed to the Jumbo Glacier Resort project,” wrote Mr. Oberti. “The key question is
why we do not believe that making the Jumbo Valley a
park is a good idea. The Commission on Resources and
the Environment (CORE) in 1994 decided upon this
question in a major provincial land use review. It was
decided that it was not a good idea then, and it is not a
good idea now.”
Mr. Oberti added that more than 20 years ago the
resort proponents proposed that the drainage of the
Lake of the Hanging Glacier be made a park
“This is still proposed,” he wrote. “But the proposal (to make Lake of the Hanging Glacier a park)
was opposed by environmental groups at CORE, based
amongst other things, on access to hunting. Does Patagonia know?”
Later on in his letter, Mr. Oberti touts resort development as a sustainable and accessible option.
“The fact that this sawmill site (the base area for the
planned resort) would have better use for skiers and the
general public with access to the mountains and their
glaciers by lifts — ultimately expected to run with clean
hydro power — rather than by helicopters should be
made known,” he wrote. “Are you proposing to Patagonia the idea that to keep the Jumbo Glacier Resort
territory for exclusive use of wealthy heliskiers, and for
snowmobilers, is a better use? I do not think so.”
“Would it not be good for the valley to have sustainable jobs showing the mountains to the public in a cleaner industry that will continue forever?” wrote Mr. Oberti.
Although no formal proposal has yet been submitted, Glacier Resort Ltd. has outlined its intention
to proceed with a scaled-back resort proposal, which
would have fewer that 2,000 beds.
Your Local
Valley Skies
By Brian Fenerty
Pioneer Columnist
What’s down there? As ice-fishing
on the lake gets going again and one
wonders what one might pull up, similar thoughts occur to some sky-gazers
looking out into our solar system.
With space probes now out to all the
classic planets, evidence is growing that our solar system has lots of water — not just here on Earth. And
water is a molecule ideal for life forms, so…?
What we don’t see beyond Earth are oceans like
ours. If we had a time machine, we might have seen
an ocean stretching across the northern lowlands of
Mars. Today we see winding features like dry Martian riverbeds. Rovers show rocks almost certainly
formed under water. Orbiter images show annual
streaks, downward along slopes, extending and receding, very suggestive of water flow — well, water
containing salts that let the moisture flow at the Red
Planet’s often freezing temperatures. So how about a
fishing expedition to those streaks?
Surface probes could be designed for that. Skip
the pole and hook however. If there are life forms
under the streaks and the surface, they won’t be
big prizes to boast about pulling in. Think tiny microbes — maybe. Next, along comes our advanced
Rover with some tiny organisms from Earth that
secretly hitched a ride — and those attack and
finish off the Mars life forms. Or a later scenario:
here, we humans come along on our multi-month
stay on Mars, find Mars life (or it finds us) then we
bring a few stowaways back to Earth where we find
out if Earth life can survive Mars life multiplying
back here! NASA and partners are therefore careful
to avoid such contamination.
Probes can be sterilized to a considerable extent, but caution prevails. Current probes are required to avoid direct contact with any possible
flowing Martian water, and probes around Jupiter
Your greatest
investment is
worth a second
opinion!
Glenn Pomeroy
glennpomeroy@shaw.ca
Congratulations
McKaylynn
Snihor
who after graduating from
David Thompson Secondary
School, June 2012 went on to
Olds College to Pursue her career
in Animal Health Sciences.
Upon completion of her final
exam November 19th, 2015
we wish her success and happiness
in her new career as a
Registered Veterinary
Technician.
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and Saturn that have been finding exciting
remote sensor suggestions of water under
the surface of some of their big moons deliberately wrap up their missions by safely
burning up in the parent planets’ immense
atmospheres rather than crashing onto,
say, the surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, and a few decades later we find life
under that moon’s ice — Earth life forms!
Water in so many places! Some may be
near sources of heat and nutrients for something swimming out there. We detect water also on
the Sun (as steam, of course) and in the early Universe
around stars (I bet between stars, too.) As telescopes
advance and better analyze the atmospheres of planets
around other stars, the time may not be so far off when
we can not only ponder what sentient beings are maybe
out there, but what are they catching in their ice shacks?
Until then, while contemplating ice thickness and possible fish back here at home, look upwards the nights around December 13th and 14th
for Geminid Meteors, watch the Space Station sail
over, and rejoice as our Sun — water steam and all
— starts moving north again December 21st. Warm
holiday thoughts!
Brian Fenerty is a member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Contact him at fenertyb@telus.
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December 11, 2015
From
fat bikes to
fa la la
On December 15th, 16
fat bikers participated in the
2nd Annual Global Fat Bike
Day Group Ride along the
Johnson area, organized by
Jordie and Beva Kirk of Crazy Soles (photo submitted);
Toby Creek artisan Norman
Hendrick sold and displayed
handcrafted Antler Art on
December 5th at the 22nd
BIG Christmas Craft Sale
at the Invermere Community Hall (photo by Breanne
Massey); Valley Voices performed at the Christ Church
Trinity with special guests
from the Eileen Madson Primary School children’s choir
the night of December 5th
(photos by Breanne Massey);
DTSS Student Council organized a Winter Formal for the
Grade 12 students on December 7th at Eagle Ranch Resort
(photo by Lizzie Midyette).
December 11, 2015
Santa seen
throughout
the valley
Invermere
resident
Norah Solo, 2, visited with
Santa Claus at the Copper
Point Clubhouse on December 6th during the annual
Feed the Town fundraiser;
many volunteers gathered
to serve up a Christmas
meal in exchange for a
non-perishable food item or
cash for the Columbia Valley Food Bank (photos by
Breanne Massey). Also on
December 6th, Santa and
Mrs. Claus stopped in at
Smoking Waters Coffee Co.
in Fairmont to spread some
Christmas cheer and help
collect donations for the
food bank; local band Valley Forged led a carol singalong and many kids had a
blast decorating their own
Christmas cookies (photos
by Dean Midyette).
December 11, 2015
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Marketing Services for your Vacation Home”
“Trip Advisor Vacation Rental of the Year 2011, 2012 and 2013”
David Gulbe
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• ReadyMixConcrete
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250-919-8842
385 Laurier Street,
Invermere, B.C.
Phone: 250-342-7100
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• Bathroom
Renovations
• Additions
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• Basement
Renovations
5077 FAIRMONT RESORT RD., FAIRMONT BC
EMAIL: fairmontridge@telus.net
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December 11, 2015
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READY MIX CONCRETE
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P H A R M A C Y LT D .
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browse our
giftware
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Heavy Equipment Rentals • Crane Service
J. Douglas Kipp, B. Sc. (Pharm.)
Laura Kipp, Pharm D.,
Irena Shepard, B.Sc. (Pharm.)
Your Compounding Pharmacy
Proudly Serving the Valley for over 50 years
Open Monday - Saturday
9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
For competitive prices and prompt service, call:
250-342-3268 (plant) 250-342-6767 (office)
250-342-6612
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Toll Free: 877-342-3052
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Installation – Maintenance – Repairs
Residential & Commercial Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
Bus: 250-342-9692
Cell: 250-342-5241
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Invermere, B.C.
V0A 1K4
Fax: 250-342-9644
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Concrete EXCELLENCE
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Box 72, Canal Flats, B.C.
V0B 1B0
Cell: 250-341-7727 • Fax: 1-778-523-2426 • poolman-911@hotmail.com
Invermere and East Kootenay Region
Sales ~ Service ~ Installation
UNIVERSAL
DOORS & EXTERIORS
Arnold Scheffer
250-342-6700
unidoorext@live.ca • unidoorext.ca
Industrial ~ Commercial ~ Residential
WINDERMERE 250-342-6805
New Home Construction
• Journeyman Carpenter
• Contracting
• Framing/Siding/Finishing
• Timberframe
• Custom Log Railing & Decks
• Manufactures & suppliers of quality • Environmentally responsible
concrete & gravel products
• Steamed aggregate beds for top
• Experience, professional operators
quality year round concrete supply
and the right equipment to get your • We stand behind our service,
job done
quality and products
• Serving the valley for over 30 years
• Office: 250-342-6500 • Batch plant: 250-342-2812 • Toll Free: 1-888-341-2221
Septic Systems Installed ~ Pumped ~ Repaired
Prefab Cement Tanks Installed
Water Lines Dug and Installed
Basements Dug
Scott Wilisky
• Air Conditioning/Heat Pumps • Fireplaces
• Full Heating and Ventilation Systems
Call for your FREE consultation and estimate
stwcarpentry@live.ca • cell 250 270 0745
WETT Certified
THE VALLEY’S LARGEST
WINDOW COVERINGS SHOWROOM
• Roller Shades
• Roman Shades
• Cellular Shades
• Pleated Shades
• Horizontal Blinds
• Shutters
• Vertical Blinds
• Automation
• Residential & Commercial
Come visit our showroom,
492 ARROW RD., UNIT 1B
250-342-HOME (4663)
December 11, 2015
Productive party
Participants in the Mr. V’s Painting Party
that took place on November 18th proudly
present their works of art painted in a single
afternoon.
The workshop, led by local artist Patrick
Yesh at Mr. V’s Italian Grill at the Skookum
Inn Plaza in Windermere, also included a delicious gourmet lunch.
Contact Mr. Yesh at patyesh@gmail.com
or 403-519-8268 to find out when he will be
holding the next painting party.
Photo submitted
Seeking volunteers for metaphysical exploration
Submitted by Fiona Millar
I feel like I’ve caught some magic by the tail and I want to share. I believe in the
statement: “When the student is ready, the teacher will arrive.”
I was ready to deepen my exploration of all things possible when I discovered a
course that appealed to my curiousity.
The course was on the chakra (energy) system, but came from a unique perspective. Adele Engel, who taught the course, is a Level 3 Advanced Aura Soma Specialist,
who lives in Panorama.
Aura Soma is a system that connects to other systems of wisdom teaching including, but not limited to: mythology, theology, numerology, astronomy, astrology, The
Kabbalah, The Tree of Life, light, frequency, colour, crystals and herbs.
In short, it is a fascinating template for learning and discovery. I have been on this
journey of discovery for quite some time with a current focus on numerology and The
Akashic records. I wanted to find new ways to work with others to deepen their understanding of the mind-body-spirit trilogy. Aura Soma = Light Body. The main code
is held within bottles filled with the living energies of nature. These bottles carry the
vibration and frequencies of plants, colour, crystals, oils, herbs and sacred geometry.
They are called Equilibrium Bottles.
There is much science to back up what some might consider “whoohoo,” but for
those who need this type of proof, it isn’t hard to find. Marketing companies have been
researching the effects of colour on consumers for three decades. Scientists study the
effects of colour on mood and behaviour. Numerical codes have been at the forefront
of our current world in the coding of computers, using patterns and sequences of ones
and zeros. The power generated from a quartz crystal can light up a lightbulb. A blue
sapphire laser tip can remove scarring. Diamond crystals are used in timepieces and
sound equipment. Pharmaceuticals have their roots in plants and herbs.
We hold a great deal of wisdom within each of us and we can activate this inherent
wisdom. My interest and research lies here. Many cultures of the world have never lost
the connection to this information. I want to re-connect the dots and I am looking for
motivated individuals to explore the effects and benefits of working with our divine
human existence.
I am not looking to take credit for a big breakthrough of new findings on the
planet! As Vickey Wall, the creator of Aura Soma, said: “We are simply putting old
wine into new bottles.” This knowledge has been with us for thousands of years and I
anticipate sharing this information in the New Year at information sessions, workshops
and retreats.
If you are interested in committing to a series of explorations as a volunteer in the
Aura Soma, numerology, Akashic records, mediumship and more, then I invite you to
contact me to set up a meeting: 250-342-1713.
HERE TO SERVE YOU
Kitchen cabinet &
counter top SpecialiStS
Westridge Cabinets Dealer ~ Granite and Quartz Counter Tops
Come visit our showroom,
492 arrow rd., unit 1b
250-342-hoMe (4663)
Judy: (250) 341-1903
www.valleysolutions.ca
valleysolutions@shaw.ca
SOLUTIONS FOR THE
VACATION HOME OWNER
SINCE 2006
• House Checking
• Complications • Details
December 11, 2015
Pioneer Classifieds
s In Memoriam s
Gerald (Gerry)
Wayne Miller
June 3rd, 1940 December 14th, 2010
Cherished memories, Loved forever
Bendina, Barb, Mike, Cole and Adam, Pam, Chris and Sam
s
obituary
s
Chalus,
Catherine
April 16, 1933 –
December 4, 2015
On Friday December 4, 2015 we lost an incredible woman, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, friend and the matriarch of our family. Mom
passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family. She was predeceased
in 2012 by her husband of fifty-five years, William (Bill) Chalus. She is survived by her four daughters, Susan (Gino) Tarditi, Karen (Stephen) Neal,
Carol (Ron) Kinley and Cathy (Paul) de Guise. Also left to cherish Catherine’s
memory are eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, Gina (Robert),
Dani, Cole, Luke, Kristian, Kelsey, Kaitlyn, Dylan, Eva and Christine.
Catherine was born and raised in Bellis, Alberta. She was the youngest of
seven children of Anastasia and John Chemerys. At 18 years of age she left
the family farm to pursue her education as a teacher at the University of Alberta. Here her passion for reading, writing and learning continued to grow.
Upon graduating she took her first teaching job in Luscar, Alberta, a small
coal mining town in the coal branch. She spent a year, where she lived in the
hospital, taught in a one room school house and met her future husband Bill
Chalus, the love of her life.
In 1956 Cathy married Bill Chalus and they settled in Calgary, Alberta. They
bought their first home in the neighbourhood of Haysboro. It was here they
started their family and raised four daughters. For thirty years Catherine
worked for the Calgary Board of Education as a teacher. She retired in 1988
as a well respected educator, mentor and friend to many.
Catherine and her family spent many summers vacationing in Fairmont Hot
Springs, B.C. where they purchased property and built the ‘cabin on the hill’.
This was paradise for Mom. As the years went by Catherine and Bill purchased additional land and built their dream retirement home – a log house.
In 1988 after retirement Fairmont became home. During the next 25 plus
years of retirement Mom was able to do everything she dreamed of – she
loved gardening, cooking, walking in the forest, getting firewood, exploring,
raising chickens, canning and preserving the fruits of her own labour, camping, volunteering for the East Kootney Environmental Society, still traveling,
spending time with family and friends, crafting, cooking for groups, fishing
and picnicking, exploring every dirt road in the Valley, continuing to write,
making journals for all the grandchildren, going to the casino, anticipating
spending all holidays with her family and grandchildren, especially Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to all of the staff of Columbia Gardens, Ivy House and the Invermere and District Hospital for their
caring attention over the last few years. A special heartfelt thank-you to Dr.
Mannheimer for his compassionate care.
In keeping with Catherine’s wishes a graveside service was held at Fairmont’s
Evergreen Cemetery on Monday, December 7, 2015.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Catherine’s name to the Alzheimer Society of Canada. Messages of remembrance for the family may be left
at www.mcphersonfh.com.
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Phone: 250-341-6299
Fax: 1-855-377-1312
Email: info@columbiavalleypioneer.com
ANNOUNCEMENT
ANNOUNCEMENT
ANNOUNCEMENT
thank you
Alcoholics
Anonymous
Home Base Business/Craft Sale
at Christ Church Trinity. Fri. Dec.
11th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m., Sat Dec 12th,
10 a.m. 3 p.m. Christmas shopping
done? Time to treat yourself. Regal
fundraiser Web store www.cct.
shopregal.ca, open till Dec. 31st.
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.
Thank
You
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, 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.
Arbonne Christmas Open House
December 18th, 2015. 5 p.m. - 8
p.m. Best Western INN, 1310 7th
Ave. Invermere, BC. This is the
free event but please register by
Wednesday, Dec 16th, 2015 to my
email: maria.straczek@gmail.com
or 403 815-4187.
s obituary s
Plato, Roger
1948 – 2015
Roger Plato passed away on December 7th, 2015 in Cranbrook Hospital
after a lengthy illness. He was born in
Leader, SK on September 27, 1948.
He grew up on the family farm in
Leader and later at Burstall, SK. In
his teens he moved to Medicine Hat
for schooling. He served with the
Lethbridge City Police for 6 years
and then moved to Cranbrook. He
and his family moved to Invermere in
1980 where he resided until moving
to Radium. He lived in and loved the Village of Radium Hot Springs
and made his home there until his illness forced his move to Ivy
House in Invermere in early 2014. He served as a founding member
of the Windermere Kinsmen Club. He then became involved with
the Rotary Club in Invermere. In 2003, he was one of the charter
members of the Radium Sunrise Rotary Club and served in various capacities with that club until 2013 when his ill health forced
him to resign. He served as a Gideon and also on the Elders Board
with Lake Windermere Alliance Church for many years. He is
survived by loving wife, Debra and children Shane, Susan (Neil,
Naomi and Laurel) and Kerri (Gwen) and his stepchildren,
Deanna (Jeff, Karlee & Darby), Brad (Jordon, Stephen & Emma),
Tracy (Murray & Shaydel). He was predeceased by his parents and
several siblings. He is survived by brothers, Harold (Pearl) and Robert
(Carolyn), sisters, Doris, Carol and Beverly and numerous nieces
and nephews.
We wish to express our deep gratitude and appreciation to the staff
at Ivy House, Dr. Louw, Dr. Weber, Dr. Buckley and the staff at
both Invermere and District Hospital and East Kootenay Regional Hospital in Cranbrook. Also thank you to so many who visited and encouraged him during his illness. Your kindness will be
remembered always.
He will be sadly missed by all who loved and knew him. We sorrow
but not without hope as we will one day see him again.
A memorial service will be held in his honor on Saturday, December
12, 2015 at 2 p.m. at Lake Windermere Alliance Church in Invermere, B.C. Donations in his memory may be made to the Parkinson
Society, Gideons International or a charity of your choice.
Notices
Ride needed from Radium to
Invermere M-F between 7:30-7:45
am and return at 5-5:30 pm. Willing
to share gas costs. Please email if
you can help with one or more of
these days.taflynn@shaw.ca
I would like to Thank the
following people for helping
me when I crashed my quad
and broke my leg:
Garrett Brockmeyer and my
Grandpa Chris Murray for
coming so quickly and cutting
my snow pants free from my
quad. And a big Thank You to
Jayne Magri for driving me to
the hospital and
Bucky Dalke for packing me
into the hospital!
Thanks again, Gavin Murray
cheers & Jeers
Please
email
classified
ads to
Cheers to Home Hardware for
helping Windermere Elementary
School fundraise for the Grade 7
Year End Trip. We were very grateful
for your hospitality.
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Smith, Cecilia Mae
1939-2015
It is with great sadness that the family
of Cecilia Mae Smith announces her
passing on November 28, 2015 at
the age of 76 years. Cecilia was born
on November 12, 1939 in Toronto,
Ontario. She is survived by her loving husband Bruce Smith,
daughter Michele Smith, grandsons Matthew and Quinn
Gaudet of Ottawa, Ontario and daughter Marie (Marty)
Chadney of Canal Flats, B.C.
A memorial service will take place next summer. Details will
be published once finalized.
Those wishing to make a memorial donation may do so to
The Kidney Foundation of Canada, #300, 5165 – Sherbrook
Street West, Montreal, Quebec, H4A 1T6 or the Heart &
Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon, Okanagan/Kootenays
Area Office, #4, 1551 - Sutherland Avenue, Kelowna, British
Columbia, V1Y 9M9.
Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service.
Condolences for the family can be offered at
www.mcphersonfh.com
cheers & Jeers
December 11, 2015
cheers & Jeers
A Big CHEERS to Dorothy! We enjoy Cheers to Andrew who found my
our regular newspaper deliveries, phone in a snow bank, dried it out,
from the businesses of 13th Street. and found a way to contact me to
Stay warm, safe and slip-free out let me know he had it. Love living in
CHEERS &this
JEERS
there on your walking adventures.
valley with such great people!
Sponsored by
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COMMERCIAL SPACE
SUITE FOR RENT
condo FOR RENT
Big Cheers to a friendly co-worker
for helping another co-worker out
in a time of need. Cheers Donna at
Copper Point Resort.
Character Heritage Building
(Canterbury Flowers) 7th Ave.
with access from 6th Ave. (Farmers
Market) Prime retail ie Book store,
Flower Shop. Call Tim 250-3411408.
Radium: Fully furnished units for
rent. Bedsitting, 1-bdrms, 2-bdrms.
N/S, pets negotiable. Call Joan
at 250-342-7517 to view and
check availability. Rent includes
heat, hydro, cable and all linens.
STARTING AT $500/mo.
BEAUTIFUL: 1-bdrm luxury condo
for long term rent in Sable Ridge
Resort. Fully furnished and stocked
with amenities. Just move in.
Furnished
with
Penthouse
furnishings, gourmet kitchen,
ensuite laundry, queen bed, 3rd
floor view, fireplace, B.B.Q.,
underground parking, outdoor hot
tubs, clubhouse and seasonal pool.
Move in: Jan 1st/16, $925/mo
including utilities. Please contact
JOE at 403-909-5544.
A great loud Cheer for the
wonderfully pleasant and helpful
staff at our local Bank of Montreal.
You get an “A” grade for your great
service!
LOST AND FOUND
A HUGE Cheers to Pam Nairn with
Panache Interiors for going out
of her way to save me some giant
boxes to make my little girl’s third
birthday party extra special! You’re
a star! I’d also like to send a Cheers
to the Sears store here for saving
some big boxes too! We live in a
truly awesome community.
Extra hearty Cheers to Radium Hot
Springs Resort for the fabulous
light display around the lodge and
pools.
Cheers to Al for attending the Paris
climate summit and straightening
out the politicians on the most
effective ways to combat global
warming.
Cheers to Marc with Columbia
Valley Windshields for your
exceptional customer service!
At Christmas time a home with a
real tree smells like Christmas.
Cheers to Home Hardware for
lending Christmas decorations,
trees, presents, etc. for the Shuswap
Band’s Santa Photos!
Cheers to Hopkins Harvest/Hot Spot
for delicious wood fire pizza. The
best pizza I’ve had in years.
Cheers to the staff at Gerry’s Gelati,
great soups and a great place to
relax too.
Jeers to whomever took it upon
themselves to cut down TWO
beautiful blue spruce trees in front
of Chisel Peak and Pharmasave.
Sneaking about and vandalizing
- not to mention leaving two ugly
stumps in the ground - is pretty
ignorant.
Jeers to people who pick their own
gifts during Secret Santa.
Cheers to the Valley Alley gas
station for having consistently
friendly service. Customer service is
alive and well!
Cheers to Invermere Veterinary
Hospital for reasonable rates and
quick appointments.
Cheers to our winter friends we
know who we are. Welcome back!
Cheers to Black Jack, the BIG movie
star.
Cheers to Invermere Thrift Store
Volunteers, the store is so well
stocked with interesting and
intriguing things and always great
service with a smile!
Cheers to Pacman for the early
Christmas present! You’re the
greatest !The best opening EVER.
Cheers to Ron, you’re solid as
concrete! Cheers for the lift at the
landfill.
Cheers to Grigg the axeman at
Pano. You saved the day. And the
race!
N E W S PA P E R
Found cat in Wilmer Dec 1st. Adult
male neutered tabby. Black and
grey, short hair, white bib and
paws. Green eyes, super friendly.
Phone ICAN 250-341-7888.
Found cat in Wilmer, approximately
Nov 19th, all black short hair,
neutered male adult. Very friendly.
Call ICAN 250-341-7888.
Found: Ladies engagement ring
at AG Valley Foods parking lot on
Sunday November 29th. Phone
250-342-6397 to claim.
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.
NEWHOUSE
MULTI STORAGE
24 x 36 shop power included,
propane heat at tenant’s expense,
$650/mo first and last D.D.
required. Contact
Newhouse Multi Storage
250-342-3637.
For lease: 2,000 sq. ft. office and
warehouse space. Located at #5 108 Industrial Road #2. Presently
occupied by the Invermere Vet.
Available Jan. 1st, 2016. Phone Leo
at 250-342-1177.
SUITE FOR RENT
Furnished 2 bdrm, basement suite.
Utilities, internet included. N/S,
N/P, DD. 250-342-6534.
For Rent Black Forest Heights,
totally renovated, lower level,
walkout suite. 2-bdrm, 1 bath,
bright and spacious. N/P, utilities
included, N/S, references please.
$900/mo, ph. 250-342-3790.
COMMERCIAL SPACE
2-bdrm second floor suite, newly
renovated, bright, spacious. Fridge/
stove, dishwasher, washer/dryer,
N/S, N/P, storage shed, hydro
included. $910/mo + D.D. 250342-3335.
Retail/Shop for sale: Two levels
total 2700 sq. ft. Please call 250270-0216 or 250-270-0405 for
more details.
For rent: Black Forest Village
Apartment, 2-bdrm, 2 bathrooms.
W/D, D/W, $875/mo. Ph. 250-3423790.
Holiday Deadlines
Pioneer Classified
Please note that the deadline for booking and providing classified copy
for our holiday issues are as follows
Publication Date
Deadline
Friday, December 18th ............................ Tuesday December 14th at noon
Friday, December 25th ....................... Friday December 18th at noon (firm)
Friday, January 1st.......................... Monday, December 21st at noon (firm)
Call 250-341-6299 or email info@columbiavalleypioneer.com
Lower half up/down duplex,
Invermere, 3-bdrm, private
entrance, storage shed, 5
appliances, No smoking, no pets,
$900/mo, includes water. Phone
403-651-0008.
house FOR RENT
For rent in Radium, 2-bdrm, 4
bath, ground level condo. Beautiful
views, backs on to The Springs golf
course. All appliances, fireplace,
fully furnished. 2 car garage. N/S,
N/P, references please. $1,650/mo,
call 250-342-3790.
1-bdrm home on acreage near
Edgewater. $900/mo. Outstanding
views! Quiet! N/S, N/P, W/D, hydro
included. Call 250-342-3381 or
dlherbs@telus.net.
Fully furnished in Pinewood. 2
bdrm, 2 bathroom, laundry, 2
parking stalls underground. $900/
mo starting Jan 1st. Call 403-2642782 or 403-239-6389
Radium: Motel Bavaria, low low
rates, daily, weekly, monthly.
Kitchenettes available. Call 250347-9915.
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
kim@rockieswest.com
www.kimcollens.com
Recipe Of The Week
SHORTCUT ALMOND ROCA
1 tbsp Corn Syrup
1 ¼ cup White Sugar
1 cup Butter
¼ cup Water
1 ¼ cups Slivered Almonds,
toasted
¾ cup Semi Sweet
Chocolate Chips
In a large heavy saucepan, gently boil syrup, sugar, butter
and water until “hard crack” appears on the candy
thermometer, 300F degrees. Do not stir. This step takes
at least 20 minutes.
Remove from heat, add almonds and stir well.
Spread on an ungreased cookie sheet and, before candy is
allowed to cool, sprinkle with chocolate chips.
As they melt spread the chocolate chips over the candy.
Cool in the refrigerator or freezer. Break into bite sized
pieces.
See all my recipes at recipes.kimcollens.com
Home Of The Week
Golf Course Beauty!
Fabulous and affordable Fairmont Riverside
Golf Course lot. Sunny corner lot with great
views and no building time commitment.
$69,000 +GST
MLS® 2409217
December 11, 2015
condo FOR RENT
VEHICLES
help wanted
help wanted
Black Forest Heights, 1100 sq ft, 2
bdrm, 1 bath, attached garage. 6
appliances. $1,050/mo includes
utilities. 250-347-9629.
2010 FORD EDGE SEL “AWD”
Fully loaded, 6 Way power leather
heated seats, Panoramic Power
Roof, Keyless entry. Voice Activated
Communication System, 18” Sport
Wheels with Blizzak Tires ready
for Winter. Always Ford Serviced.
160,000 Kms - Asking $13,750
Call 250-999-5254 Fairmont Hot
Springs or Cell 403 620-3787.
Invermere Petro-Can is currently
accepting resumes for F/T and
P/T employment. Apply in person
to 185 Laurier Street, Invermere
between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Busy pub in Radium Hot Springs
seeking awesome cooks, F/T, P/T
servers and bartenders to take
care of amazing guests. We work
hard but have a lot of fun! Apply in
person, by email to horsethiefpub@
telus.net or fax (250)347-9987.
Beautiful Condo at the Peaks
in Radium for Rent. 2-bdrm
plus loft, 3 full baths, 2 decks,
BBQ, 5 appliances, fireplace,
1 underground Parking Stall.
Community Outdoor Pool and Hot
Tub. $1500/mo fully furnished.
Includes Utilities. Email Leona@
cookfamily.ca or phone 780-9453645.
wanted
Wanting to buy: Used CrossCountry skis and boots for a person
with foot size 10. Please call 403339-0021.
firewood
Support Rockies Hockey firewood.
Larch, fir, and pine split and
delivered. Call 250-342-6908.
Firewood for sale: Delivery available
in the Columbia Valley. Please call
Mason at 250-409-4369.
FIR FIREWOOD: Dry, split and
delivered. $220/cord, call or text
250-270-0366.
Pine and larch, please call 250-3415551.
Pine or Fir Firewood, $200/cord for
Pine. Split and delivered. 250-3421586.
FIREWOOD
Birch, fir, larch and pine.
www.horizonridgeranch.com
250-688-0143
VEHICLES
1982 Chev 1 ton dually 4 x 4, lock
out hubs, 4 speed standard. 12’ x
6.6’, brand new paint, brand new
bucket seats, very good condition.
$5,600, good wood or sled truck.
250-342-1302.
2003 Volkswagen Jetta, 1.8t,
257,000 km. Women driven,
leather seats, sunroof, Alpine sound
system, new battery. New summer
and 2 sets of winter tires. Selling as
is. $3,000. Call 403-359-2291.
services
Childcare required in my home
between 6:30 and 7:30 am M-F.
Additional hour of housekeeping is
an option. Please email to discuss if
you can help with one or more of
these days. taflynn@shaw.ca
Older gentleman is looking for
someone to make breakfast and
some light cleaning, 2 hrs 5 days a
week. 250-342-3785.
Health & wellness
kimberleyrae.ca
photography studio
picture framing
passport photos
Fiona Millar, AEP
Help Wanted
Maintenance
Manager
True Key Hotels & Resorts is currently seeking a Maintenance
Manager at Bighorn Meadows Resort in Radium Hot Springs.
Proven handyman and maintenance experience is required for this
position. Applicants must be dynamic, service driven, have strong
communication and time management skills, and possess general
understanding of operating plans and budgets.
True Key Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity employer that
offers a competitive salary/health benefit package and is committed
to providing a superior employee experience. Interested applicants
please forward your confidential resume to
generalmanager@bighornmeadows.com
or by fax to 250-347-2311, attention Julie Lareau
On the Springs Golf Course
Bighorn Meadows Resort, #10 Bighorn Blvd,
Radium Hot Springs, V0A 1M0
Intuitive Reader
250-342-1713
fiona@fionapsychic.com • www.fionapsychic.com
Help Wanted
Join our
winning team!
…look for the red door behind
the Invermere Dry Cleaners!
250-342-5102
Heaven’s Best Carpet and
Upholstery Cleaning
Environmentally friendly products.
Dry in 1 hour! Call 250-688-0213 or
visit www.heavensbest.ca .
Shannon’s
Blinds & Designs
Thank you for your votes Best of Business Awards!
We are grateful and appreciative
of your support and loyalty
“Blinds, Drapery, retractable screen
doors and more.” 250-342-5749.
Triple J Services
* Window Cleaning
* Gutter Cleaning
* Residential snow plowing
* Weekly insurance inspections
* Work Safe and fully insured
Call Jim Detta
250-349-7546.
help wanted
Strands Old House Restaurant
is accepting applications for a cook/
chef two to three years experience in
casual fine dining preferred. Evenings
and weekends. Apply to Tony Wood
at tony@strandsrestaurant.com or
250-342-6344.
Bighorn Meadows Resort is currently seeking energetic, service orientated
GUEST SERVICE AGENTS
to join our dynamic team of professionals.
We offer a competitive wage and benefit package, 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.
Interested applicants for the following positions please forward your
confidential resume to: guestservicesmanager@bighornmeadows.com
or call 250-347-2991
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is accepting applications for the
position of:
SPA ESTHETICIAN - FULL TIME
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is looking for an enthusiastic and
friendly individual to administer professional facials, waxing
services, nail services and body treatments as assigned. They
must possess a thorough knowledge of the skin, have excellent
facial massage and skin extraction techniques, possess excellent
cleanliness and sanitation skill and be willing to train in our spa’s
specific facial and body treatment offerings.
This position reports directly to the Spa Manager and the
successful candidate will have the following qualifications:
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Must enjoy working with people
Excellent communication and listening skills
Basic computer knowledge
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in this field
Must hold a certification and diploma for your field
Must be a team player
Must possess problem solving skills, critical thinking
and significant use of memory
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort offers a competitive salary and
benefits package with access to all Resort amenities.
This is a permanent full time position. Interested applicants
please forward their resume with references to the attention of:
Human Resources - David Sheedy
Fax: 250-345-6616 or email to: hr@fhsr.com
fairmonthotsprings.com
1.800.663.4979
Pioneer Classified Advertising 250-341-6299 The classified deadline is 12 noon Tuesday.
Help Wanted
0911611 BC LTD o/a Tim Hortons
496 Highway 93/95 Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K2
Part and Full-time Positions Available
Start date – ASAP
Year-round Employment
Excellent Medical/Dental Benefits
Food Service Supervisor
Permanent, Shift
No education required
One to two years
experience required.
Nights/early mornings/weekends
$12.40/hour + medical/
dental/group benefits.
Apply in person or via email
(timhortons.invermere@gmail.com) for both positions.
Join our
winning team!
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is accepting applications for the
position of:
BC REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPIST - F/T
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is looking for a BC Registered Massage
Therapist to administer professional massage and body treatments
to our guests. They must have a thorough knowledge of numerous
massage modalities, possess a general understanding of body
treatments and be willing to train in our spa’s specific body
treatment offerings. They must also hold and maintain a current
registration number and be willing to maintain their registration.
This position reports directly to the Spa Manager and the
successful candidate will have the following qualifications:
• Must have enthusiasm and possess excellent
customer service skills
• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Basic computer knowledge
• Must be a BC Registered Massage Therapist
• Must be a team player
• Must have a desire for continuous learning
• Must possess problem solving skills, critical thinking
and significant use of memory
December 11, 2015
help wanted
Wanted 2 F/T Restaurant Cooks,
Rocky River Grill, 8888 Arrow
Road, Invermere, B.C. Permanent,
F/T shifts, overtime, weekends,
days and evenings, $16/hour for
40 hours per week. Overtime
after 40 hours. Minimum several
years experience and completion
of Secondary School. DUTIES:
Prepare and cook full course
meals, prepare and cook
individual dishes and foods,
ensure quality of food portions,
work with minimal supervision,
prepare dishes for customers
with food allergies or
intolerances. Inspect Kitchens
and Food service areas. Please
forward resume to Justin
Atterbury by fax 250 342 8889 or
email justatterbury@hotmail.
com.
Black Forest is looking for P/T
kitchen help and a P/T daytime
cleaner. Call, email or drop
off resume. 250-342-9417,
careers@blackforestrestaurant.
com.
Look up to
a higher
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with our
classified
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Pioneer
Classifieds
. . . ‘Nordic’ from page 21
The Nordic Centre was scheduled to open on December 18th, but early heavy
snowfall allowed Panorama to open it for business nearly a month earlier than planned
with a soft opening on November 19th.
Moving forward, there will be regular grooming done in the area bi-weekly, as well
as when it’s needed due to heavy snowfall.
“We were open seven days a week prior to that, but the Nordic Centre itself wasn’t
open. We were basically just selling trail passes and people could go out to ski and we
were grooming the trails,” Mr. Stimming said. “But as of Friday (December 11th), the
Nordic Centre is open with rentals for both snowshoes and Nordic skis.”
Equipment rentals and ticket sales will be ongoing at the Panorama Nordic Centre.
“We continue to turn over our Nordic rental fleet,” he said. “Every year, we sell off
a bunch of old equipment and purchase some new equipment so I would say 100 per
cent of the Nordic rental equipment is two years old or newer. People can feel confident
that they’re going to get the newest technology and equipment that’s in good condition.”
He added there are many snowshoeing trails that are linked to the Nordic trails at
Panorama.
“Some of them are one of the same for certain periods as you meander through the
trail network,” said Mr. Stimming. “We’ve made changes to two of our snowshoe trails
and opened up two additional snowshoe trails. We have also completely turned over
our snowshoe rental fleet so we’ve got brand new snowshoes if you want to come up
here and rent a pair of snowshoes. Every pair of snowshoes in our fleet is brand new.”
Alpine Season Pass holders are eligible to use the Nordic Trails for no additional
charge, but Mr. Stimming encourages users to stop at the Nordic Centre to scan their
pass so that Nordic visits can be tracked for future improvements.
The Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club members receive a 25 per cent discount off trail
fees for either a Nordic-specific season’s pass or a Nordic day pass.
There is more information available about the resort at www.panoramaresort.com/
cross-country-skiing.
4” Red
Glitter
Poinsettia
4
$ 99
ea.
Also available
• Christmas Planters
• Indoor Tropicals
• Cacti and Christmas Cacti
• Ferns
Ice
Punch
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort offers a competitive salary and
benefits package with access to all Resort amenities.
This is a permanent full time position. Interested applicants
please forward their resume with references to the attention of:
Human Resources - David Sheedy
Fax: 250-345-6616 or email to: hr@fhsr.com
fairmonthotsprings.com
1.800.663.4979
Just a reminder… The classified deadline is 12 noon Tuesday.
N E W S PA P E R
Ph: 250-341-6299
250-342-6908
1-800-731-1103
info@invermerehardware.com
Norfolk Pine
December 11, 2015
PIONEER ON THE ROAD
2015 Travel Contest
coming to an end
The year is drawing to a close so make sure you send us your
Pioneer travel photos! Travel World, our local travel agency
in Invermere, has once again generously donated a night at a
Calgary hotel and two tickets to a Calgary Flames game to the
winner of our annual Pioneer Travel Photo Contest.
Simply take a copy of The Pioneer with you when you are
away on holidays, snap a photo with it, send it in and have it
published in The Pioneer. At the end of the year, we will draw
the winning name. Submit your photos online at www.columbiavalleypioneer.com, email them to info@columbiavalleypioneer.com, or drop by our office, #8, 1008-8th Ave. Invermere.
Pictured, clockwise from left: Andy Stuart-Hill in Paris —
this photo was taken one week prior to the November 13th
Paris terrorist attacks (“I spent a few weeks touring France and
spent some time in Paris,” said Mr. Stuart-Hill. “My hotel
and restaurants were in the same neighbourhood where the attacks took place — very scary.”); Sue Coy at the Hoodoos in
Fairmont (OK, we’ll allow it); Emily and Kathy King on Isla
Mujeres in Mexico; and Ally and Nate’s wedding in the Mayan
Rivieria, Mexico.
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Pick up the Pioneer’s
sister paper ~ The
Invermere Valley Echo
~ every Wednesday.
{Subscriptions also available}
More is better.
There’s more to the valley than meets the eye…
See this week's December 9th Invermere Valley Echo for:
• Full Parkside Place could
fuel development
(page 1)
• Group encourages
Kootenay cannabis industry
(page 3)
• CastleRock readies for
Phase 3
(page 3)
• Community nominations
sought
(page 4)
• Province promises more
child care
(page 4)
• RDEK marks half-century,
names chair and adopts
new logo
(page 6)
• Ghostriders squeeze out
Rockies
(page 8)
• Rockies defeat Leafs in
Nelson
(page 8)
• How do fish survive under
ice?
(page 9)
What could be better than buying a gift of learning for
that special someone this Christmas Season?
College of the Rockies offers a variety of general interest
courses including:
* learning a different language * photography * cooking
* arts & crafts * fitness and sport * home beauty
* outdoor education * computer workshops and more.
There’s something for everyone.
Register today!
Contact the Invermere campus today:
250.342.3210
www.cotr.bc.ca/Invermere
December 11, 2015
DTSS Lakers place eighth at provincials
By Jurgen Striegel
Coach, DTSS Lakers
The David Thompson Secondary School (DTSS) Lakers
senior soccer boys came home with an eighth place finish out
of 16 teams at the AA provincial soccer championships, November 23rd to 25th in Burnaby.
This was the best finish of any team from the Kootenays
since at least 1993 and the best result for a DTSS soccer team!
Facing school teams with double or triple the amount of students from the Island and Vancouver where soccer is an allyear sport makes an eighth place finish even more admirable.
With only four Grade 12 students, the boys were also by far
the youngest team in the tournament.
In round-robin play, the team was tied in points for first
in their pool of four and it took three tiebreakers to determine
which team came first and a guaranteed Top 4 finish. The
Lakers placed second, which was very unfortunate as the boys
were only five minutes short of winning the deciding game
when the opposing team — the defending champions from
Victoria — scored the 2:2 equalizer. A little bit of a consolation was that we tied the team that ended up in third place.
In all, a fantastic experience for this young team that represented DTSS, the town and the Kootenays so well.
SOCCER STEALTH — With only four Grade 12 students, the DTSS Lakers were the youngest team in the AA proGO Lakers GO!
vincial soccer championships that took place in Vancouver from November 23rd to 25th.
Photo submitted
Local groups cook up a successful Turkey Shoot
Submitted by Thorsten Gaul
Royal Canadian Legion Windermere District Branch #71
The Turkey Shoot held at the Invermere Legion on Saturday, December 5th was
a great success with 53 participants shooting 87 times.
Each shooter was given two targets with the best target counting for their score
out of a perfect 30. Most events were won with perfect scores.
Fun was had by all participants. The youngest shooter, Dahlia Malfair, is four
years old and the oldest, Bernd Meier, is 78.
Winners of the various flights with 10 shooters each were:
• Men’s Flight 1: Rick Cahill
• Senior’s Flight 2: Rick Jarrett in a shoot-off against Dennis Wolsky and Bernd Meier
• Ladies Flight 3: Samantha Carlow
• Men’s Flight 4: Michael Raven Junior Flight 5: Will Muir
• Junior Flight 6: Murray Campbell
• Men’s Flight 7: Rick Jarrett in a shoot-off against Tom MacRae and Ted Alexander
• Ladies Flight 8: Kathy Reid in a shoot-off against Linda Bradshaw
• Men’s Flight 9: Ted Alexander in a shoot-off against Wayne Leclerc and Ben
Carlow
• Open Flight 10: Myke Schween The Invermere Legion also ran a 50/50 won by Elke Petersen, and ran a draw for
two turkeys, won by Vic Thomas and Kathy Reid. Many participants took advantage
of the Legion concession that provided burgers, brats, smokies, hot dogs and a variety
of refreshments. The event was co-sponsored by the Windermere Rod and Gun Club TARGET TECHNIQUE — From top: Trudi Wells, Abby Wells, Madeline Wells and
and the Windermere District Legion Branch #71. The gun club ran the range and the range supervisor Dan McLaughlin at the December 5th Turkey Shoot co-sponsored by
the Rod and Gun Club and the Legion. Photo submitted
Legion provided the concession and the registration desk.
December 11, 2015
FAITH
A time to wonder...
By Laura Hermakin
Reverend
Christ Church Trinity
Christmas is my favourite time! My soul thrills
with anticipation and joy
at this holiday season and
for me it doesn’t all fade in
January when people throw
out their trees and box up
decorations “for next year.”
Christmas stays with me.
It’s with a childlike heart
that I wonder every day about the significance of this
magical time.
I wonder what it was like for Mary and Joseph of
Nazareth. Do you think they were this excited? I suppose
that anyone who’s expecting a baby for the first time can
understand the sense of both hope and fear they had, not
to mention them having to make a long journey in the
fullness of their pregnancy. Imagine the frustration they
must have felt by the time they arrived in Bethlehem,
having walked and rode for days, probably without the
comfort of a fresh shower or perhaps even a good meal.
And to arrive in Bethlehem, Mary in labour, to discover
that all available rooms were filled. Imagine their mixed
feelings of relief to have some place to rest, even if only in
a stable. I wonder if they were scared, or if perhaps their
faith was so great that they truly placed all their concerns
in God’s hands.
I wonder what it was like for them to hear the first
cries of their newborn baby? Did they realize that those
same cries would be heard again and again by people all
over the world for the rest of time? Did they truly comprehend what an incredible gift they had helped birth
for the world?
Somehow, I don’t think they really had full knowledge of what they were a part of. How could they fully
comprehend what it meant to give life to the Saviour?
It’s impossible for any of us to fully appreciate the
incredible gift God gave to us with the help of Mary and
Joseph, but each December we are brought a little closer
to understanding.
When Christ entered our world, he didn’t come to
brighten our Decembers. He wasn’t concerned about
decorations, parties or even pretty bows and beautiful
wrappings. He came to transform our lives by giving us
a glimpse of the Divine. Every year, we are given a new
opportunity to receive this gift.
As we prepare for Christ to come into our lives this
Christmas, we can choose faith over wonder. Let’s have
enough faith to open our hearts to receive God’s love.
And, in so doing, let’s recognize that just as faith is a
decision, so is sharing God’s love with others.
I pray God’s richest blessings on you this Christmas!
Valley Churches
LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH
Sunday, December 13th, 10:30 a.m.
Third Sunday of Advent
Worship and Life Instruction
“Advent - JOY (Angels and Shepherds)” Pastor Matt Moore
ministering. KIDS Church for children age 3 - Grade 1; and Grades
2 - 7, during the Morning Service
7 p.m. Sing and Celebrate at LWAC. You are welcome to join us for an
evening of singing the great hymns of the faith/Christmas Carols,
food and fellowship.
Lead Pastor Trevor Hagan • Associate Pastor Matt Moore
250-342-9535 • www.lakewindermerealliance.org
Windermere Valley Shared Ministry
ANGLICAN-UNITED
Worship every Sunday, 10:30 a.m.
Children & Youth Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. Christ Church
Trinity, Invermere
1st and 3rd Sunday, March - Dec. 9 a.m.: All Saint’s,
Edgewater
2nd Sunday, 7 p.m.: June - October at St. Peter’s Windermere
Reverend Laura Hermakin
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, 5 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. David Morton • 250-417-5017
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 Adam Pasowisty • Columbia Valley Branch
5014 Fairway, Fairmont Hot Springs • 250-341-5792
You can remember someone special with
your gift to the Canadian Cancer Society
Metis make their mark
Columbia Valley Metis Association (CVMA) president Deb Fisher (back row, third from right) served up a Christmas Potluck and Craft Night for members on Wednesday, December 2nd at the David Thompson Secondary School
(DTSS) cafeteria. Roughly 20 members of the Columbia Valley Metis Association worked on crafts and planned cultural experiences for the upcoming year.
Photo by Breanne Massey
To donate In Memory or In Honour:
www.cancer.ca | 250-426-8916
or call toll-free 1-800-656-6426
or mail to:
P. O. Box 102
Please include:
Your name and address for tax receipt
Name of the person being remembered
Name and address to send card to
Let’s Make Cancer History
www.cancer.ca
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