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Your Weekly Source for News and Events
Vol. 6/Issue 2
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January 9, 2009
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FIRST 2009 ENTRY
Our 2008 Travel
Contest Winner!
Cassie Woelfle, daughter of Neil and Coralie Woelfle of
Radium, is the winner of two tickets to a Calgary Flames
game and a night in a Calgary hotel. Here she accepts
her prize from Russ Daggett, owner of Travel World.
See Page 10 for more on the 2008 contest.
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Valley NEWS
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By Sally Waddington
Pioneer Staff
The Local Conservation Fund is one step
closer to being active.
Last month, directors
of the Regional District
of East Kootenay voted
in favour of the bylaw
enacting the fund.
Now Shawn Tomlin, the regional district’s
chief financial officer,
says residents will be
billed for the approximately $20 parcel tax in
May or June.
“The conservation
fund tax will be a new
line item on 2009 tax notices,” Mr. Tomlin said.
Residents who live in
Invermere, Canal Flats
and Radium Hot Springs
The valley’s natural beauty is almost more spectacular in winter.
will see the tax on their
Photo by Wayne Collens
municipal bill.
The Columbia Valley is the first community in the
Those in Area F and Area G will notice it on the
country to establish a fund tax specifically for water
bill issued by the Provincial Surveyor of Taxes.
protection, wildlife and habitat conservation, and the
In a November referendum, 54 percent of Columpreservation of open spaces.
bia Valley residents voted to pass the Local Conserva“The Local Conservation Fund sets a Canadian
tion Fund, an initiative of the East Kootenay Conserprecedent for conservation financing,” said Dave Hillvation Program.
The fund invests $2 million in conservation proj- ary of the Nature Conservancy of Canada.
“Its establishment bodes well for a healthier future
ects over its nine-year term.
Discussions are underway to appoint a board that for the people of the Columbia Valley.”
The United States has taken on a similar initiawill determine which projects, from Spillimacheen to
tive.
Canal Flats, will benefit from the fund.
In a referendum held during the November presi“Our natural systems are under a lot of stress and
our collective future depends on how we deal with dential election, U.S. voters passed 62 out of 87 conservation finance measures.
this,” said Gerry Wilkie, director of Area G.
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January 9, 2009
Valley NEWS
Invermere to lower business taxes
By Sally Waddington
Pioneer Staff
Invermere businesses may be given a leg up by the
district in their 2009 taxes.
At a January 7th meeting, council and staff discussed lowering commercial and industrial tax rates to
three times the residential tax rate for 2009.
Director of Finance Karen Coté explained that
previously, the commercial rate was 3.5 times residential, and the industrial rate was as high as six times the
residential rate.
“We compared our rate with provincial, East
Kootenay and resort development communities. With
the shift downward, we will have the second lowest
industrial rate in the East Kootenay,” Ms. Coté said.
Also, residential taxes would not increase in
2009.
“By lowering the commercial rate and the industrial rate, it shows good faith that we are trying to
attract businesses, without putting any onus on the
regular taxpayer,” said councillor Al Miller.
The downward shift fits into the District of Invermere’s budget because council has introduced a new
construction tax. This increased revenue will make up
for potential losses in commercial and industrial revenue.
“This year, with the additional income we will receive from new construction, it was a good year to
make that adjustment,” said councillor Ray Brydon.
“If we didn’t have the new construction increase,
we would have to do something different,” added
councillor Bob Campsall.
Invermere businesses are welcoming the planned
decrease in taxes.
“I think it’s a good, proactive move in today’s economic climate,” said Paul Christy, chairperson of the
Invermere Business Committee.
“Anything to encourage businesses that are here or
new businesses coming in is a good thing,” he added.
However, Mr. Christy is cautious about handing
the tax to new construction.
“Any time we talk about making developers pay, it
places pressure on the cost of housing,” he said.
The freeze on residential taxes was first discussed
by council during initial budget considerations in October. This recommendation would make it official.
“We discussed a residential increase, but we felt
with the economic conditions across Canada that
maybe this would be the year to hold a tax increase on
residential taxes,” said Mr. Brydon.
“We will have to increase utility rates, so we recommend holding the residential tax at a zero-percent
increase for 2009.”
He pointed out that residents could still see an
increase on their tax notice.
“We don’t know yet what the school district and
the Regional District of East Kootenay taxes will do,
so there could still be an increase. But it won’t be from
the District of Invermere.”
Bob Campsall wants residents to bookmark the
potential decision.
“We hope that taxpayers remember next year that
they got their presents this year,” he said.
Council will vote on the recommendations at their
regular meeting on January 13th.
Water and sewer breaks cost $25,000
By Sally Waddington
Pioneer Staff
Emergency repairs to water and sewer lines in
Invermere will cost up to $25,000 and close 7th Avenue for two days next week.
Three incidents over the holiday season have
seen District of Invermere staff rush to mend breaks
and blockages in pipes in three separate locations.
The first break occurred on December 23rd on
13th Avenue between 15th and 17th Streets.
“It started as a small leak and was addressed
with throttling the water main to reduce the leak
and defer a very disruptive repair, with associated
road closures and water outages,” said Brian Nickurak, director of municipal works.
On January 5th, 13th Avenue was closed so the
pipe could be excavated and repaired. The project is
expected to cost $10,000.
The age of the pipes is thought to have caused
this rupture.
“This line is over 40 years old and is on the district’s priority replacement list,” Mr. Nickurak said.
“Unfortunately, other works necessary in the same
area are being coordinated with this replacement to
work best with economies of scale.”
The second incident was a blockage in a sewer
line, also on 13th Avenue, but this time near the
intersection with 9th Street.
The blockage was related to the new sewer
main, Mr. Nickurak said, which means the District
of Invermere is not responsible for the repair costs.
“It involved contract work performed with installation of the new sewer main, and will be covered by the contractor’s warranty,” he said.
The blockage was repaired on December 30th.
Lastly, the water service to Artym Gallery was
disrupted by a break in the line on 7th Avenue.
The issue was reported on December 27th, but
district staff were reluctant to excavate at that time.
“The repair was deferred for two days with
throttling of the water main to prevent extensive
disruption downtown and the closure of 7th Avenue
on the busiest week of the year for local businesses,”
Mr. Nickurak said.
Emergency repairs were undergone on December 29th, but more extensive maintenance will be
completed next week.
For two days from January 13th to 15th, 7th
Avenue will be closed between AG Valley Foods and
Artym Gallery, including the sidewalk.
The repairs are estimated to cost up to $15,000.
Mr. Nickurak said works staff are unsure what
caused the break.
“It is likely imperfect installation or faulty service connection fitting, though age is a factor at over
25 years old,” he said.
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On December 30th, Constable Michaud received
a report of a break-and-enter at a seasonal residence in
Windermere. The complainant said that sometime between November 11th and December 26th, the house
was broken into.
The westside window was pried open and several
items were stolen. Among them were two wall clocks,
three handset telephones, one stereo, two electric grills,
several bottles of alcohol and a potato peeler.
Anyone with information on this crime is asked
to contact the RCMP at 250-342-9292 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
Overtaking vehicle crashes
On December 30th at noon, RCMP were called
to a single-vehicle accident on Highway 93/95 about
four kilometres north of Fairmont Hot Springs.
On the scene, witnesses told police that a snowplough was clearing the southbound lane of the road
at about 50 kilometres per hour, when a white Ford
Explorer pulled out to pass him.
While the Explorer accelerated, it lost control and
spun into the guard rail before coming to a stop in the
northbound lane.
The driver, a 28-year-old Calgary woman, had
burn marks to her face from the airbags deploying. No
other injuries were noted and the Explorer occupants
declined medical attention. No charges were laid.
Yellow light causes crash
On December 30th at around 8:30 p.m., RCMP
were called to a two-vehicle crash that occurred at the
intersection of Highway 93/95 and Athalmer Road in
Windermere.
A 2001 Hyundai Santa Fe was northbound on
Highway 93/95, turning west onto Athalmer Road.
The driver, a 64-year-old Calgary resident, said he was
turning on a yellow light when a southbound vehicle
hit him head on. The passenger of the Sante Fe told
police she had minor injuries to her head, hip, foot
and knee.
Meanwhile, police also spoke with the driver of
the second vehicle. That driver, a 35-year-old Calgary
resident, was operating a 2006 Range Rover. Neither
he nor his single passenger had any injuries.
According to information from the driver of the
Range Rover, they were southbound on Highway
93/95, approaching the intersection. When it was
about 10 yards away, the light turned yellow and the
Sante Fe turned in front of him and they hit each
other.
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SPREADING CHEER –
Don Pawlyshyn from the
Columbia Valley Food
Bank received a cheque
for $2,951 from Lake
Windermere District Lions
Club members Dave Fassnidge, left, and Al Lynch,
right.
The Lions Club raised
money for the food bank
through its annual Twoonie
Draw.
The Lake Windermere
District Lions Club thank
the community for supporting this worthwhile
project.
Foundation Skills Assessment:
What parents
need to know
Foundation Skills Assessment testing doesn’t help students learn or
teachers teach. Instead, FSA results are used by the Fraser Institute for
American-style ranking of schools that only erodes confidence in public
education.
Teachers teach their students everyday. We care passionately about their
success. We believe in regular assessment and testing, and working with
parents to improve learning.
With so much to learn and so many challenges facing our children,
why is the provincial government wasting valuable classroom time
on a discredited approach to testing?
If the government really wants to improve student
achievement, they should keep their promise to reduce
class size and improve support for students
with special needs.
When will they learn?
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Hampers
made a better
Christmas
By Cayla Gabruck
Pioneer Staff
Residents of the Columbia Valley have rallied
to answer the calls of more than 190 families and
individuals this year, making sure each and every
one of them had a Christmas to remember.
This past holiday season, the Columbia Valley
Christmas Bureau received 192 applications for
Christmas hampers – 25 more than last year.
“It reflects the unemployment situation that
does exist,” said Gail Hoffmann, co-chair of the
Christmas Bureau, speaking of the increase.
The application period for Christmas hampers
begins in November for those feeling the weight
of the slowing economy.
The hampers were available for pick-up by
residents around the valley on the afternoon of
Friday, December 19th.
“Applying for a Christmas hamper doesn’t
mean that a person is always needy,” Gail said.
She explained that many families feel the
holiday crunch for cash in early December, and a
Christmas hamper is a way of ensuring that they
can still provide gifts and a good meal for their
family.
A typical hamper consists of basic food items,
including ingredients for a traditional Christmas
dinner.
There is also a food voucher for any of the local grocers, so that recipients can pick out a meat
product or other perishables of their choice.
The work of the Christmas Bureau is made
possible by the generous individuals and businesses within the valley who donate, as well as
volunteers.
This year, the organization had the help of
more than 20 volunteers. They collected cash donations and enough food and gift items to fill 192
hampers to the brim.
“The valley has been fantastic about this,”
Gail said.
This is the Christmas Bureau’s 13th year with
consistent membership and every year a few new
devotees are added to the bunch.
The bureau’s loyal group of volunteers work
tireless hours every year to prepare and collect the
hampers. But they do not do it for recognition.
“You see lots of people coming in with tears
. . . they are just grateful that it is going to be a
real Christmas,” Gail said. “That’s the best part of
Christmas as far as the bureau is concerned.
“Just knowing how many people gave their
hearts, time, and skills is fantastic.”
perspective
The pen mightier
than the sword
January 9, 2009
Historical Lens
By Elinor Florence
Pioneer Publisher
Now that the holidays are over are we are hunkering down until spring, take the time to write a Letter
to the Editor.
A few simple rules apply. We won’t publish letters targeting individual businesses or people, unless
they are in public office. Politicians should be able to
ignore criticism, or use it constructively.
We also won’t publish anything longer than 500
words. That sounds like a lot, but you’d be surprised
how many people can’t stop writing once they get
wound up about something. Our belief is that if you
can’t make your point in 500 words, you need to rethink your position.
It’s always a pleasure to open our mailbox, and we
know our readers love to hear from you as well.
Email letters to upioneer@telus.net, or drop them
at our office, 1008-8th Avenue, Invermere.
Four fish are displayed by an unknown girl on the left, and Sinclair Craig on the right. Mr. Craig, who lived in
Windermere, worked as a blacksmith and was an ardent fisherman. The photo, which also features an interesting
fence made out of sharpened stakes, was taken sometime in the 1930s. If you have any more information about Photo
A810, email the Windermere Valley Museum at wvmuseum@cyberlink.bc.ca.
Photo courtesy of Windermere District Historical Society
Veteran says oil is driving conflict overseas
Dear Editor:
It is nice to know that Kelly Ferguson is enjoying her career in the military. I would agree with her
that the Canadian soldier is as good as any in the
world when the situation requires being a soldier.
Most, if not all, the deaths of our military have been
caused by roadside bombs – no fighting involved.
The fact that their morale is so good shows their
strength of character. Can you imagine going on patrol every day/night not knowing if you are going to
be blown away?
We are fighting a foe that is inspired by a religious ethic and consequently there will be no victory. Who can come to the table and sign a peace
treaty that will have the support of the Sunni, the
Shiites, and the Kurds – let alone the Taliban?
But the fight going on in Iraq and Afghanistan
is an occupation started by the Bush administration to consolidate the oil resources of the region
and had nothing to do with bringing a better life to
the people of the region. Until the occupation ran
into the religious roadblock, the oil resource was
the object. The moral crusade became the excuse for
the casualties. Well over 100,000 civilians have been
killed – do you really think they will forget?
If it were not for oil, the places would only be
an article in the National Geographic as having a
unique culture. If Zimbabwe had oil, Mugabe would
have suffered the same fate as Saddam Hussein.
The cost of maintaining a military presence in
the region will bleed our financial resources. It is a
little ludicrous that we are building schools, roads,
etc. at enormous cost in Afghanistan, when here in
Canada we are at our wit’s end to find financing to
take care of the same here.
America has a big stick because a lot of countries
are financially dependent on the States. Bases in Italy, Turkey and Germany, to name a few, hire a great
many civilians. Local politicians would be very reluctant to lose the business. This includes Canada.
The American military is reluctant to leave, and
in fact will not leave completely. The U.S. is building a large consulate building in the green zone.
Besides, in today’s economy, throwing a bunch of
soldiers into the civilian job market is not too appetizing to Obama.
Incidentally, I am a veteran of World War Two,
with ten years in the post-war militia.
Don Thompson, Invermere
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January 9, 2009
Logging roads have
worst effect on grizzlies
Dear Editor:
The Ktunaxa state that their chief
concern in Jumbo is the grizzly. Might
not big game hunting, logging, mining, ranchettes, urban sprawl and/or
poaching be problems worth looking
at? Nope, it’s a single ski area that will
doom the bears.
Study after study has refuted the
arguments of opponents, including
the recent letter claiming that Jumbo
is a critical wildlife corridor. It is not.
Why do they single out a ski project as
the prime threat to grizzly? Opponents
blindly oppose Jumbo, ignoring all else,
and discredit everyone who disagrees
with them. They threaten confrontation
unless they get their way.
The biggest threat to the environment, and our economy, is this kind of
blind ideology. One eminent physicist
and mathematician, Freeman Dyson of
Duke University, concluded that “environmentalism has replaced socialism as
the world’s dominant secular religion . .
. anyone that dares oppose the consensus is labeled a heretic.”
An October 2008 study from the
University of Alberta concluded that the
presence of forestry roads has the largest negative effect on Alberta’s grizzlies.
“We should work on controlling road
access, by either gating roads, decommissioning roads or minimizing new
road development. By doing so, the species would probably rebound within the
next decade, back to a level that would
be more viable, sustainable in the long
term,” said Dr. Scott Nielsen.
The proposed resort project is accessed through existing roads, and that
one ski area road produces the same
economic benefit as thousands of forestry roads.
What would happen if they shut a
local pulp or lumber mill? Can Wildsight save us? But what is their plan?
Has anyone heard it? When mills shut
on Vancouver Island, the families mostly moved to Alberta’s oil patch – is that
the answer? It’s easy to oppose – not so
easy to propose.
But now even the struggling oil
patch can’t save B.C.’s economic refugees. When the mills closed on Vancouver Island, the empty homes were
bought up by retirees. Schools started
closing and no one seemed to worry
that new generations of taxpayers had
fled. Already generations of British Columbians have been forced to move due
to environmental campaigns to reduce
logging: this forced thousands of job
cuts, and nothing to replace them with.
Opponents always revert to the argument that the majority simply does
not want the proposed resort. They base
their claim on a biased poll. If 67 percent oppose it, why are there only 2,000
signatures on a worldwide petition after
17 years? And ultimately, why would
the environmental movement want to
have decisions based on opinion polls
rather than on the merit of a project
– does that mean that a favorable opinion poll would persuade them to desist
from their attacks?
The competition for the tourist dollar is going to get fierce. A Jumbo/Panorama team of resorts, would, in my
opinion, be a powerful combination. It
would help ensure a viable international tourism industry for the valley and
would clearly assist in saving grizzlies,
mountain caribou and so on. Blind ideology won’t save them.
Ian McKenzie
Regina
Corrections
In our article on Kelly Ferguson on
January 2nd, we mentioned that she
was in Canal Flats visiting her parents, Lloyd and Lois. Actually, Lloyd
passed away 11 years ago. Also, on the
cover we used the phrase “Life in the
army.” Kelly is actually in the Cana-
dian Armed Forces, air force division.
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VALLEY VIEWS
January 9, 2009
Message from the Mayor of Invermere
By Gerry Taft
Mayor of Invermere
With the “festive”
season over, I would like
to wish everyone a happy,
prosperous, and safe New
Year.
Although the weather and the economy for
2009 remain unpredictable, what can be guaranteed is that it is going to be a very busy year for local
government.
In January, District of Invermere council is continuing discussions regarding: “tax class multiples”
(the proportion of tax raised by different types of
property, basically the relationship between residential and commercial taxes); completion of the 2009
operational budget; finalization of a five-year capital
plan; and funding finalization of “Measuring Up” to
improve accessibility in the community.
At the January 13th regular meeting of council,
there will most likely be a decision regarding the Bud’s
patio liquor licence application.
In February, the newly-elected members of council will attend an “Elected Officials Training Seminar”
in Nelson from February 17th to 19th.
The course includes a lot of information, and expert speakers and covers many topics, including meeting procedures, community planning, budgeting, local government law, and conflict of interest rules.
On February 20th and 21st, council will have our
own “Strategic Planning” session where we will work
on the roles/responsibilities of council, team building,
the decision-making process, values/objectives, and
develop action plans and priorities for the three year
term.
Also in February, it is hoped that negotiations over
the terms of reference and first steps of the “Area F/Columbia Valley” governance study will begin between
the Regional District of East Kootenay, Invermere,
and the Ministry of Community Development.
It is anticipated that upon agreement over the
terms of reference, the Ministry will then seek proposals from consultants who will undertake the study.
The consultation and study work could conceivably
start as soon as May 2009.
The intent of the study is to understand the current governance situation, and explore and investigate
the feasibility and desirability of different options for
local government in the Columbia Valley. Some possible options are to keep things as they are, to create
a valley municipality, many small villages, or several
larger municipalities.
One of the most exciting parts of the Mayor’s
position has been the appointment to the Regional
District of East Kootenay board. On December 10
and 11th the new Columbia Valley directors received
training, and on the evening of 11th, and the morning of the 12th we rolled into our first committee and
board meetings.
The regional district is involved in many activities directly related to Invermere and the Columbia
Valley. For 2009, regional staff have prepared a work
plan which indicates some of the key projections and
activities. A sampling of the ones of interest include:
Implementation of a Climate Action Strategy, funding agreements for the local conversation fund, many
new and improved water and sewer services in the valley (such as Rushmere, Windermere and Edgewater),
standardized fire equipment and vehicle purchasing
policy and bulk buying power for fire departments
in the East Kootenay (we have also begun discussions
regarding the Columbia Valley sharing an articulated
aerial platform “ladder truck”), finalization of the Lake
Windermere Management Plan, support for Area F
Governance planning, and potential creation of a regional park at the crossroads ball diamonds.
There are a lot of meetings and discussions taking place over the next several months. To help your
elected officials make the most of these decision making opportunities, and to represent you as effectively
as possible – ask us questions, give us feedback, and if
you are interested, read information and attend meetings.
Local government can be confusing and full of
unique language of lingo and abbreviations; it can be
viewed as being intimidating, and seem impossibly
boring. Your town council is here to help you decode
it all.
Regular council meetings are the second and
fourth Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m. at the District of
Invermere office.
You can contact me by email: mayor@invermere.
net, or cell phone 250-341-1202.
‘Disgraceful’ deportation must be stopped
Dear Member of Parliament Jim Abbott:
Regarding the deportation of Mikhail Lennikov
and family this February: recently the CBC broadcast an article regarding the deportation of the Lennikov family.
You may recall that Mikhail Lennikov and his
family came to Canada to escape Russian authorities
as Mr. Lennikov had been involved with the KGB in
his younger years. When the demands of the KGB
became unbearable, Mr. Lennikov resigned.
Upon arrival in Canada, Mr. Lennikov informed
Canadian authorities of his involvement in the KGB
and his reasons for leaving the organization.
Mr. Lennikov has pursued an academic career,
is well-liked in his community, and has a considerable support group.
Likewise, his teenage son has the support of his
classmates and friends as he would likely be conscripted by the Russian military and be subject to
hazing, which may result in his death.
When I first learned of this situation in March
2007, I wrote to Stockwell Day, [federal Minister of
Public Safety]. One year later, I received a non-committal response to my complaint. Now the Canadian Services Border Agency considers Mr. Lennikov
a “sleeper agent.”
Because they admit to having no proof of this
allegation, I am requesting that the Minister of this
department intervene and stop this deportation
from occurring.
If the Lennikovs are forced to return to Russia and if the Lennikovs’ teenage son is conscripted
into the Russian military, and if harm comes to that
young boy, the citizens of Canada will have to live
with the shame of such disgraceful action on behalf
of our government agencies.
Note to readers: If you are interested in stopping the deportation of the Lennikov family, please
write a letter to:
Honourable Peter Van Loan,
Public Safety Minister of Canada,
Room 209-S
Centre Block, Ottawa, Ontario.
K1A0A6
Or e-mail: vanloan.p@parl.gc.ca
Or sign an online petition:
www.ipetitions.com/petition/Lennikov/
Helen Kipp
Windermere
January 9, 2009
Tougher penalty for drunk drivers
By Sally Waddington
Pioneer Staff
Drunk drivers in British Columbia will receive
harsher penalties from February 1st.
In 2005, the province introduced the ignition interlock program for people convicted of three or more
impaired driving charges.
The interlock system is a dashboard device installed in the vehicles of offenders. Before their car
will start, the driver has to blow into the device so the
sample can be tested for the presence of alcohol. If it is
clear, the vehicle will start.
Now, Solicitor General John van Dongen has expanded the interlock program to include first-time offenders. Those with a single impaired driving conviction, two 90-day administrative driving prohibitions,
or three 24-hour roadside suspensions within a fiveyear period, will be required to participate.
And the program works, according to Andy Murie, chief executive officer of Mothers Against Drunk
Driving. There are 11,000 interlock participants across
Canada. In 2007 alone, the program recorded 193,000
breath samples with an elevated blood alcohol level.
That means each participant tried to start their vehicle
while impaired at least once every three weeks.
“It’s very effective,” Mr. Murie said. “Bring in the
technology, make it mandatory, make it easy to use,
and make people prove they can separate drinking and
driving.”
Participants pay the $1,560 bill to install interlock, and must participate for at least 12 months.
“It needs to be on for long enough to change
drinking patterns,” Mr. Murie said. “If they continue
to drink, they will learn they can’t drive the morning
after, either.”
Staff-Sergeant Doug Pack of the Columbia Valley
RCMP agreed that interlock changes the pattern of
impaired driving.
“The key is to break the cycle – and the interlock
program is a tool that can do this because it requires
the participating drivers to change whatever routine
they normally followed when drinking alcohol and
driving a vehicle,” he said.
However, Staff-Sergeant Pack was quick to add
the all impaired drivers have made a series of choices
to land themselves in trouble.
“Impaired driving is a crime. It’s not a ‘mistake’ or
an ‘error in judgement’ or whatever other excuse one
might offer,” he said.
“There are two conscious decisions a person has
to make in order to commit this crime. One: to consume alcohol to the point where their ability to drive
a motor vehicle is impaired; and two: to drive a motor
vehicle. There is only a single choice to be made to
prevent it: don’t drink, or don’t drive.”
Once impaired driving offenders have learnt to
make the right choice in that situation, the interlock
has done its job.
“The interlock program can be an effective means
of holding repeat offenders accountable until such time
as they learn to make a wise choice and they can demonstrate their willingness to drive a vehicle safely in accordance with the Criminal Code and the Motor Vehicle Act,” Staff-Sergeant Pack said. “Provided they do so,
their privilege to drive a motor vehicle may continue.”
According to Andy Murie, it’s about time British Columbia got in line with the rest of the country.
When the technology was introduced in 2005, this
province was the only one to have it apply to thirdtime offenders only, rather than first-time offenders.
“B.C. was slow to embrace the program, but we
are thrilled they are doing it now,” Mr. Murie said.
But interlock participants need to take care not to
replace one substance for another.
Maxine Jones, Youth Addictions Counsellor for
East Kootenay Addiction Services, says the interlock
program doesn’t protect against all impaired driving.
“My concern is that the program is only looking
at alcohol, but drugs can significantly impair a driver
as well. I don’t want people thinking that because they
haven’t been drinking alcohol, they’re okay,” she said.
“But anything that stops people from driving
when they are impaired is a good thing.”
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Travel Photo Contest runaway hit
By Elinor Florence
Pioneer Publisher
The Pioneer’s Travel Photo Contest
has become a community custom.
Started in January 2007, the contest’s first year drew more than 200
entries from families and individuals
who remembered to pack a copy of The
Pioneer, take it with them on their holidays, carry it to some interesting location, have themselves photographed,
and send their picture to our office.
By this time last year, we were still
getting entries from people who wanted
us to keep the contest running in 2008.
Russ Daggett, owner of Travel
World who co-sponsored the contest,
agreed to extend it for another year, and
we wondered if the second year would
garner such enthusiasm.
Well, it did. In 2008, we had another 200 entries!
From John Niddrie, who took his
Pioneer to the top of the Swiss Alps, to
Andy Stuart-Hill, who carried his copy
CLUB HOUSE
to the depths of the Amazon rainforest,
our readers carried and photographed
themselves with their copy of The Pioneer.
Again, we were astonished by the
places people get to. Disneyland is still a
favourite family vacation and this year,
we even had a photo of Pluto with Lee,
Charlyse, Jordyn and Karen Ranger
holding The Pioneer. Parker, Nathan
and Zoe McGrath had their photo taken with Shrek at Universal Studios in
California.
Although many valley folks, like
most Canadians, love to travel to warm
climates found in Mexico, Cuba, Hawaii and the Caribbean, there are some
serious travellers who took their Pioneer
farther afield.
Christine Keshen and Mike DuBois
took their Pioneer to the top of Table
Mountain in South Africa. Skip and
Connie Watson took The Pioneer on
safari in Kenya. Sandy McIlwain took
his Pioneer to the Great Wall of China.
Rod and Christine Turnbull took their
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Pioneer as far as Dubai. Chris and Charleen Evans cruised the Zambezi River in
South Africa with their Pioneer.
Alice Hale took The Pioneer when
she visited her son David in Malawi,
Africa; Lyle and Lee-Ann Barsby took
The Pioneer on their 40th wedding anniversary trip to the Galapagos Islands
in Ecuador; and Ellie and Arthur Wittenborn, with friend Gunter Rapp, took
The Pioneer to Lima, Peru. Reg and
Clara Reinhardt took their Pioneer to
San Andres, Columbia. Bill and Georgina DuBois took their Pioneer to Iguazu Falls in Argentina; while Bonnie and
Don Merrin took their Pioneer as far as
Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
Scott Sauermann and friend Todd
Gulevich took The Pioneer on a 3,700kilometre road trip to Oregon, California and Arizona to see their favourite
team, the Flames (sorry we couldn’t give
you the free tickets, guys!)
Barry Hamilton, Arthur Wittenborn and George Saringer took The
Pioneer with them when they rode their
motorcycles almost 10,000 kilometres
from Invermere to Guadalajara, Mexico
and back again.
The newspaper visited New Zealand, Australia, and plenty of European countries including Switzerland,
Germany, England, Ireland, Scotland,
Wales, France, Holland, Hungary, Russia, Italy and Greece.
And of course, The Pioneer travelled around Canada, as far east as Leading Tickles, Newfoundland, with Bob
and Sheila Hanley; and as far east as the
West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island,
with Kelly Brown, Steve Wilson, T. J.
Neault, Megan Macadam, Ryan Olson,
Kimberley Olson and Lainey Frederickson; and as far north as Nunavut with
Georgina Wilks.
Groups and teams also enjoyed
setting up for their Pioneer shot. Fifteen valley women were photographed
around this time last year on an airplane
heading home from Las Vegas; the 15
team members of the Invermere Eagles
along with their two coaches took The
Pioneer with them when they played
hockey in Chase; and the high school’s
Youth Action Team took The Pioneer
to a conference in Fredericton, New
Brunswick.
And there were some really funny
shots. Lynne and Gord Askey were pho-
tographed on stage with The Pioneer
while performing at the Soggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival in Quartzite,
Arizona. The Gaspar family dressed in
Western clothes to have their photo
taken with The Pioneer in Tombstone,
Arizona.
Ashley and Melissa Hecher fooled
us, almost, by having their Pioneer
photo taken with two very lifelike wax
models of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
at Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum in
Las Vegas.
One of our favourites was the picture of Deanna, Jamie, Tyson and Blake
Krebs holding The Pioneer on a daring
ride called Journey to Atlantis, in Sea
World Adventure Park at San Antonio,
Texas, while every hair on their heads
stood on end.
Jamie and Devin Hemmelgarn
were photographed in full regalia holding The Pioneer on their wedding day
in Cancun, along with 21 friends and
guests at their nuptials.
For sheer advance planning, though,
nobody can beat Pete Furgeson, who actually printed up a mock front page of
The Pioneer and had it laminated at Palliser Printing before he left for Mexico
and his wedding to Norma Hansen.
That’s so it wouldn’t get wet when Pete
and Norma went scuba diving and had
their photograph taken underwater with
their Pioneer.
It would be cruel to end this contest
now, when everyone is so involved. We
can’t possibly let this tradition die, and
neither can Russ Daggett, the genial
owner of Travel World in Invermere.
He has generously offered to extend the
contest during 2009.
So the 2009 Pioneer Travel Photo
Contest is hereby launched. Don’t forget to pack The Pioneer, take it with
you, and send us your travel photos.
Anyone who entered last year is eligible
to enter again in 2009.
All photographs will be published.
Conditions for winning are that you
must be a valley resident or homeowner,
and that you must be travelling outside
Western Canada.
If you are sending digital photos,
remember to create them at high-resolution, or else your picture in the paper
might be small.
Send them to upioneer@telus.net.
We look forward to your entries!
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Encore
Page 11
What’s Happening in the
Columbia Valley
Music • visual arts • dining • Bar Scene • entertainment • performance ARTS
MOVIE REVIEW
PAGE 12
SYMPHONY TICKETS
PAGE 12
Out &
About
Richard Jenkins, left, stars in The Visitor,
the next Cinefest movie to be shown
on Tuesday, January 20th at Pynelogs.
See Page 13 for more information.
Symphony of the Kootenays · Christ Church Trinity
Symphony of the Kootenays January 25, 2009 at Christ Church Trinity.
Call 250-342-4423 for tickets.
What does ART
mean to you?
Cinefest@Pynelogs • Pynelogs Cultural Centre
Cinefest at Pynelogs Cultural Centre Tuesday, January 20, featuring the
film The Visitor. Doors open at 6 - Movie at 7. Call (250) 342-4423 or
(250) 342-7071 for tickets and more information.
Visit columbiavalleyarts.com for our current events calendar, or call 250-342-4423.
Your Weekly Guide
to
What’s Happening
Around the
Columbia Valley
Page 13
January 9, 2009
Movie Review: Pineapple Express
Reviewed by Dave Sutherland
Seth Rogen and James Franco star in the demented stoner buddy-flic Pineapple Express. Produced by
the prolific Judd Apatow ( The Forty Year Old Virgin,
Knocked Up ), Pineapple chronicles the adventures of
perpetually-stoned process server Dale Denton ( Rogen ) and his perpetually-stoned pot dealer, Saul Silver
( Franco ).
You have to wade through a fair bit of silliness before getting to the meat of the story, a complicated
chase that ensues when Denton witnesses the murder
of a drug dealer by a rival, and he and Saul have to
run for their lives. Then the real silliness begins. The
plot unfolds in a Tarantino meets Cheech and Chong
fashion, with the dumbfounded duo pursued by cops,
crooked cops, murderous drug dealers, and murderous
Asian ninja-drug-dealers.
Pineapple Express segues from pot-head humour
Expect chaos when Seth Rogen and James Franco pair up.
to over-the-top violence without missing a beat, and
along the way takes some hilarious jabs at the buddyflic genre. You just might cringe while you laugh at
some of the male-bonding scenes.
Danny McBride is a stand-out, in a stand-out cast,
as Red, a mid-level dealer who’s abused, beaten, shot
and left for dead several times, and, is it just me, or
does Kevin Corrigan, as the baddie Budlofsky, seem to
channelling Christopher Walken?
The film was co-written by Canadian Seth Rogen,
which may explain why the climactic action scenes
take place in a huge, underground, Diefenbunker-like
pot-growing facility. If harebrained humour and deranged action are what you’re looking for, Pineapple
Express is sure to fit the bill.
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Saturday, January 10th:
Out & About
Please call 250-341-6299
or Email us at upioneer@telus.net
to enter your event in our FREE listings.
• 2:30 p.m.: Big 5 Après Ski Series at Panorama. Live
music in the Great Hall and Gladiators and Goddesses
party at the T-Bar. For more: 250-341-4194.
• 7:30 p.m.: Columbia Valley Rockies vs. Fernie at
Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena.
Sunday, January 11th:
Toby Theatre
• 7:30 p.m. Jan. 7-10: Twilight
• 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14-17: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Invermere Thrift Store hours:
• Thursdays: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Friday-Saturday: 1-4 p.m.
Invermere Library Hours:
• 10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Family Fishing Derby for Kids
with Cancer at Horseshoe Lake. All proceeds go to
benefit Canadian Cancer Society programs for kids
with cancer. Adults $10, children and seniors $5. For
tickets or donations, contact Shane at 250-489-0930
or Scotty at 250-489-1109.
• Sunday Brunch at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort
includes free hot pool admission. Adults $21.95;
seniors $15; children $10.95; four years and under,
free. For reservations, call 250-345-6015.
Monday, January 12th:
• Tuesday and Friday: 10 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.
• Wednesday: 12 p.m.- 8 p.m.
• Thursday: 12 p.m.- 5:30 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Radium Library Hours:
featuring the film The Visitor. Movie starts at 7 p.m.
For more: 250-342-4423 or 250-342-7071.
• 2:30 p.m.: Big 5 Après Ski Series at Panorama
Mountain Resort. Live music in the Great Hall and
Halfway to Summer party at the T-Bar. For more:
250-341-4194.
• Nipika Loppet at Nipika Mountain Resort. For
more: www.zone4.ca.
• 7 p.m.: Syndicate Rail Jam at Panorama Mountain
Resort, Great Hall Deck. For more: 250-341-4194.
Saturday, January 24th-Sunday, January 25th:
• Bonspiel-On-The-Lake, Invermere. For more: 250342-3315 or invermerecurlingclub@shaw.ca.
Sunday, January 25th:
• 6 p.m.: Running clinics start through Columbia
Valley Lifesports. All levels welcome. To register, call
250-342-8737 or go to www.columbiavalleylifesports.
com.
• 2 p.m.: Columbia Valley Arts’ Symphony of the
Kootenays performs at Christ Church Trinity. Call
250-342-4423 for tickets.
• Tuesday: 6-8 p.m.
• Wednesday: 2-4 p.m.
• Thursday: 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m.-noon.
• Sunday: 2-4 p.m.
Thursday, January 15th:
Saturday, January 31st:
• 6 p.m.: Nordic Pole walking starts through
Columbia Valley Lifesports. All levels welcome.
To register, call 250-342-8737 or go to www.
columbiavalleylifesports.com.
• 10:30 a.m.: Toddlers’ program at Radium Public
Library. Story-reading and songs. For more: 250347-2434.
Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena:
Public skating schedule:
• Sunday: 5:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m. all ages.
• Friday: 11 a.m.-12 p.m. adults.
• Friday: 12 p.m.-12:45 p.m. parents and tots.
• 10:30 a.m.: Toddlers’ program at Radium Public
Library. Story-reading and songs. For more: 250347-2434.
• 2:30 p.m.: Big 5 Après Ski Series at Panorama
Mountain Resort. Live music in the Great Hall and
Ugly Sweater party at the T-Bar. For more: 250-3414194.
• 5: 30 p.m. and 8 p.m.: Supper and Sounds at Meet
on Higher Ground Coffee House in Radium. The
menu is Belated Ukrainian Christmas Dinner, and
music is provided by Golden singer/songwriters Sarah
Osadetz and Laura Shaw. Tickets are $20; children
under 12 are $10. For more: 250-347-6567.
• Mondays 6:30-8 p.m.: Yoga at Radium Seniors
Hall. $10, drop-in welcome. For more: Jody at 250270-0377.
• Wednesdays 1 p.m.: Ladies’ Day at Fairmont Hot
Springs Resort Ski Hill.
• Fridays 3:30 p.m.: Snowshoe and Sushi Tour at
Panorama. For more: 250-341-4194.
• Wednesdays 10 a.m.: The Red Hat-Foxy Red
Bonnets of Invermere meet at Tim Hortons for
coffee. If you would like to join, call Denise at 250688-0198.
• Mondays 8:30-10 p.m.: Men’s basketball at David
Thompson Secondary School. $20 for the year or $2
drop-in. Contact Jared Enns at 250-342-5588.
• Wednesdays 6 p.m.: Weight Watchers at the
Windermere Community Hall.
Weigh-in and
registration at 6 p.m., meeting at 6:30 p.m. For more:
1-800-682-8011.
Friday, January 9th:
• 7:30 p.m.: Columbia Valley Rockies vs. Revelstoke
at Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena. Go Rockies
Go!
Friday, January 9th-Saturday, January 10th:
• David Thompson Secondary School Junior Girls
Basketball Tournament. First game at 3 p.m. on
Friday at the school, continues all day Saturday.
Come cheer on the Lakers!
Tuesday, January 20th:
• 6 p.m. Cinefest at Pynelogs Cultural Centre,
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ADAPTIVE SKIING COMES TO
PANORAMA – Kate Gibbs and Spring
Hawes, seated, participated in Panorama
Mountain Resort’s Adaptive Snow Sports
program on New Year’s Day.
Accompanying them in the photo are,
from left: Judy Gibbs; Nick De Ruyter;
Drew Bragg, representing the School of
Skiing and Snowboarding; Catrien Dan-
air, Adaptive Snow Sports organizer; and
Byron Leinor.
A Canadian Association for Disabled
Skiing instructor course will be held at
Panorama from January 9th to 11th. Anyone interested can sign up at the ski school
desk at Panorama or in town at Spring
Health Foods. The cost is $50. For more
info, call Catrien at 250-341-5125.
To our 2008 Sponsors who graciously ‘gave’ to the Columbia Valley Arts Council to further the arts in our community:
• Alice Hale
• Artym Gallery
• Bavin Glassworks
• Bob & Barb Shaunessy
• Chuck Newhouse Storage
• Fairmont Hot Springs Golf Management
• Gerry’s Gelati
• High Country Properties
• Home Hardware
• Invermere Business Comm
• Invermere Vet Hospital
• Lake Windermere Pointe of View
• Marble Canyon Development
• Monkey’s Uncle
• Natural Art/Brad Hill
• Ray Ferguson Realty
• Palliser Printing
• Pamper Yourself Spa
• Panorama Mountain Village
• Peppi’s Pizza
• Resort at Copper Point
• Smoking Water Coffee
• Sobeys
• Tony’s Greek Grill
Special thanks to our Charter Sponsors:
Donations (both monetary and in-kind) are another very important source of support for CV Arts and we extend a heartfelt
thank you to all our 2008 donors. Thank You to the following agencies that provided grant funding to CV Arts:
Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) • Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) • District of Inververe (DOI) • BC Touring Grant • BC Gaming Commission Canada
2010 Legacies Now: Arts Now • Fairmont Hot Springs Resort • Union of BC Municipalities • Columbia Valley Community Foundation • Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance
(CKCA) • Human Resources Skills & Development Canada (HRDC)
Special thanks to our Partners: Wings Over the Rockies Bird Festival
On behalf of the Columbia Valley Arts Council Board of Directors,
Seasons Greetings and a Happy New Year!
Chris Evans
Mona Johns
Cam Berry
Alec Fleming
Louise Gagne
Christine Turnbull
Ken Mallett
Jackie Anderson
Lynda Tutty
Nan & Frank Jones
Lynne Grillmair
Dee Conklin
Connie Watson
Morley Winnick
www.columbiavalleyarts.com · 250-342-4423
January 9, 2009
The who’s who
behind Snow Scene
Submitted by Cheryl Willard
The Snow Scene column launched
mid-November and we immediately had
a stampede of writers wishing to contribute. We’ve also heard a lot about ski
racing in recent weeks. The Rockies area
is the only spot in Canada with reliable
snow conditions prior to Christmas, so a
lot of high-level events take place. Now
race workers rest while the focus shifts
to Europe for the World Cup, and other
parts of North America for the Nor-Am
series and the lower level races.
The weekly writing roster for Snow
Scene is organized by me, Cheryl Willard, and Mike Meadus, Sigrid Sharp
and I are contributing writers and mainstays of the column.
Mike Meadus is program director of
the Panorama Mountain Freeride Club.
Mike has an extensive background in
ski racing, as well as being a “freerider.”
Sigrid Sharp is Head Coach-Entry
Level for Team Panorama Ski Club and
has an extensive background in racing.
My background is in ski racing as
well, as a Level 3 Alpine Official and a
former Director of B.C. Alpine Ski Association.
We all did lots of snow sports during the holidays, thanks to the new
Whiteway on Lake Windermere I’ve
never seen so many people out enjoying
the opportunity for fresh air and exercise. Nick Berzins from Greenways and
the members of the Toby Creek Nordic
Club have been largely responsible and
there are a number of thank-yous that
need to go out: Darren Tamelin, Glenn
Kubian, Max Fanderl, Joe Hildes, Lyle
Wilson, Penny Powers, Brad Kitching,
Jordan Kirk, Beva Kirk, Buck Braund,
the Invermere council and staff, the Regional District of East Kootenay and
Area F Director Wendy Booth, the Columbia Basin Trust and Community Liaison Katherine Hamilton. Three cheers
to all of you!
You can help keep this initiative going by taking out a membership to the
Toby Creek Nordic Club and/or making a donation to the club to help with
the expense of operating the equipment
to clear the ice. See www.tobycreeknordic.ca for more information.
During the past six weeks, we’ve
mentioned a couple of local ski racers
who’ve climbed to the top of the sport.
National Ski Team member Manny
Osborne-Paradis picked up his first podium of the season before Christmas,
finishing third in the Downhill in Val
Gardena, Italy. Check www.fisalpineworldcup.com from January 14th to
18th to see live timing and get up-tothe-minute results of the next World
Cup event in Wengen, Switzerland.
Also with the National Ski Team,
Team Panorama alumnus Brad Spence
is having a successful return to snow,
capturing a podium by finishing third
in GS at the Panorama Nor-Am Series.
There was another local in the NorAm: Ben Thomsen, formerly of the B.C.
Ski Team, had his best finishes in Super
G, settling in 15th spot both days.
Roc Spence, Race Chairman of the
Panorama Nor-Am Series, would like to
extend his warmest thanks to the locals
who came out in the bitter cold to help
with the races.
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NOTICE TO ALL DOG OWNERS
All dogs over the age of four months residing in the District of Invermere require a dog licence.
If you live within the District of Invermere and own a dog, please drop by the municipal
office at your earliest convenience to pick up a dog tag. Fees are as follows:
UNSPAYED FEMALE DOG
UNNEUTERED MALE DOG
SPAYED FEMALE DOG
NEUTERED MALE DOG
$35
$35
$15
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Impound fees are as follows:
1st OFFENCE
2nd OFFENCE/YEAR
3rd OFFENCE/YEAR
EACH SUBSEQUENT OFFENCE/YEAR
$65
$90
$140
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For dog control issues within the municipality, please contact our office at 250-342-9281.
January 9, 2009
Panorama builds new terrain park
By Cayla Gabruck
Pioneer Staff
Panorama Mountain Village is in the process of
upgrading the Showoff Terrain Park – a special run
equipped with jumps and other challenges for skiers
and snowboarders – as part of their commitment to
have the biggest and best terrain park in the Kootenay
Rockies region.
Even though the terrain park is not complete,
Hayley Wilson, marketing coordinator for Panorama
Mountain Village, said that the Village has received
great feedback from riders.
“It has been excellent – park riders love the park,”
Hayley said. “They love how it has been built, they
love the new rails we’ve installed this year, and they are
all looking forward to the opening of the top.”
The new terrain park is located directly underneath a high-speed chair lift known as the Mile One
Quad, so everyone can see it.
Changes were made in order to facilitate the progression of novice riders from an area known as Silver
Platter to the Mile One Quad.
Hayley said that the movement of the terrain park
from a run called Powder Trail – the entry point for
a number of novice runs – to its new spot under the
chair lift, was made in order to separate advanced free-
Showoff Terrain Park will feature a big-air jump.
style riders and novice riders, giving the novices more
confidence and room to learn. It is also necessary to
give them easier access to runs that start on Powder
Trail.
Aside from the location, the biggest difference
from last year’s terrain park is the layout of the course,
built this year by Eric Lange, owner of Syndicate
Boardshop.
Last year, the one-kilometre-long park was split
into two sections: an upper section composed of fixed
horizontal metal bars called rails; and a lower jump
section. Riders could hit a maximum of six rails and
six jumps in a single run.
Now, they have completely changed how the park
is built. Instead of being split into a top and bottom
section, rails and jumps run parallel to each other, all
the way down the run, making the number of consecutive hits down the jump or rail line twice as many
as last year.
“This way, riders won’t have to go to the lower section to hit a jump,” Hayley said. “They can do it all
the way down.”
When completed, the Showoff Terrain Park will
also include a permanent big-air jump.
Next week, Panorama is also due to complete upgrades on their entry level terrain park, located underneath the Toby chairlift.
This run is composed of considerably smaller rails
and jumps, designed for riders who are not familiar
with parks and would like to learn how to ride in a
park.
“They can progressively build up to larger jumps
and it is less intimidating because no one is watching,”
Hayley said.
Although there is not an Olympic Freestyle team
yet, Hayley is optimistic about the possibilities the
new terrain park brings to the mountain.
“We will probably have future Olympic athletes
coming through the park,” she said.
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Continued from Page 4 . . .
RCMP located two independent
witnesses. One said that he heard the
collision and that it didn’t appear that
the vehicles were speeding. The other
witness merely confirmed that the light
was yellow north/southbound when the
collision occurred.
B.C. Ambulance and Windermere
Fire & Rescue were on the scene and
checked all persons involved in the collision. Despite the information gathered
at the scene, RCMP could not proceed
with charges as it was unclear who, if
anyone, should be charged.
Driver hits sheep
On December 31st at 6:45 p.m.,
RCMP received a report that a vehicle
had struck a Rocky Mountain bighorn
sheep in the northbound lane of Highway 93/95, approximately one kilometre south of Radium Hot Springs. The
driver of the vehicle did not stay at the
scene and the complainant asked if the
RCMP could attend and put the sheep
down, as it was not yet dead.
RCMP patrolled the area, but could
not locate the sheep. The complainant
was contacted by police and RCMP
learned at that time that a passing motorist had stopped and put the animal
out of its misery.
National Parks and the B.C. Conservation Office were advised.
Car damages lakeside property
On January 1st at about 11 a.m.,
the RCMP learned of a traffic-related
incident just off Lower Lakeview Drive,
Invermere, that occurred sometime
overnight.
Police attended and noticed a gray
2001 Impala had attempted to get from
Lake Windermere to Lower Lakeview
Drive via a private lake access from a
residential property.
The Impala made several attempts
to climb the incline but, as it was unable
to do so, it slid backwards over a canoe,
into a fence and stopped after hitting a
tree. Police noticed that someone, presumably the driver of the car, had written a note to the homeowner explaining
what had happened.
As it happens, the car’s owner lived
in the area and he arrived on scene while
the RCMP investigator was still there.
While speaking to the owner, the officer
noted several signs of alcohol impairment on him (strong odour of liquor
on breath, slightly unstable on feet and
slightly slurred speech).
Through his investigation, the officer formed the opinion that at the
believed time of the crash, the driver’s
ability was affected by alcohol.
However, since he could not determine the time of the offence, which is
required by law, he could not form the
reasonable and probable grounds required to make a Breath Demand under
the Criminal Code.
However, he could suspend the
owner’s driving privileges for the subsequent 24 hours, and did so.
Tractor-trailer hits moose
On January 2nd, Columbia Valley
RCMP received a call regarding a tractor-trailer unit that had jack-knifed in
Kootenay National Park. RCMP found
the unit had gone off road right on
Highway 93 near McLeod Meadows.
The vehicle was unattended but a
few minutes later a tow truck arrived,
apparently at the driver’s request. The
driver arrived on scene shortly after. The
driver told police that on New Year’s
Day at around 8 p.m., he hit a moose
and slid off the road. No further details
are known.
Boy involved in dispute
On January 2nd at about 6:30 p.m.,
RCMP responded to a domestic assault
at Panorama Mountain Resort. According to information learned by police, a
male and female were physically fighting. Their son, age 11, stepped between
the two to try to break them up.
RCMP investigators at the scene
spoke to the boy, who told them that
his mom was yelling at her fiancé and
then began to strike him. The young
boy stepped in the middle to stop them
from fighting, but was forcefully pushed
away by his mother.
There are currently court orders in
place relating to the young child’s custody status and to make matters more
complicated, all parties are from Alberta
and the mother is permitted bi-weekly
access and her fiancé is not permitted to
be alone with him.
The mother, aged 43 years, was arrested for assault and taken to the detachment cells for the night for fear of
repetition. RCMP contacted the Ministry for Children and Families who took
the young boy into their care until his
father could come to Invermere to pick
him up.
The mother was released from police custody the following morning on a
Promise to Appear in Invermere Provincial Court on March 24th.
2009 PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS
Assessment Notices have been mailed to
all BC property owners.
For this year only, your Notice shows the market value of
your property as of both July 1, 2007 and July 1, 2008.
The lower of these two values is your official 2009
property assessment and will be used to calculate your
2009 property taxes.
If you have any questions about your assessment, or you
have not received a Notice by January 20, contact your
local BC Assessment office.
For contact information, please consult your telephone
directory, Assessment Notice or visit www.bcassessment.ca
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- Avoid costly repairs, regular maintenance is cost effective
compared to replacing your septic system
- It could stop working at the most inconvenient time
(middle of winter, or a party, etc)
- Save the environment, a full (or malfunctioning) tank
could saturate and pollute the surrounding area, including
creeks, ponds, and lakes. This could give off a
foul smell, affecting the neighbourhood
- Tanks close to the surface could freeze during
the winter months if not used regularly
- Septic tanks not used regularly also tend to
fill quicker as the bacterial action stops
working when not used (part time user should have
their tanks pumped just as often as full-time users)
- Your septic system is designed to last a
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Tel: (250) 342-9281 • Fax: (250) 342-2934
INVITATION FOR TENDERS
The District of Invermere (“Owner”) invites Tenders for the 2009-2014 Downtown Garbage Pickup Contract.
This contract involves the pick up of garbage from approximately 15 garbage receptacles in the core Invermere
area on an as needed basis. The current contract pays a set monthly fee with a premium for fuel costs.
Tender Documents may be obtained from the Municipal office at 914 8th Avenue Invermere, B.C.
Tenders must be sealed in an envelope marked “2009-2014 Downtown Garbage Pickup Contract” and delivered
no later than 12:00 noon local time, Friday, January 16, 2009 to the attention of the Director of Municipal
Works at the following address:
District of Invermere
914 – 8th Avenue
Invermere, B.C.
V0A 1K0
FINAL ENTRIES IN
THE 2008 PIONEER
TRAVEL CONTEST –
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Natural Home furnishings
store in Invermere, in Salvadore, Brazil. Left, Rod
and Christine Turnbull
with niece Kristine Bretall
spending Christmas in Sun
Valley, Idaho. Make sure to
enter the 2009 contest and
thanks for your entries!
It is the sole responsibility of the Tenderer to ensure that its Tender is received at the location, and by the time,
stipulated. Tenders received after the stipulated time will be rejected and returned to the Tenderer unopened.
Faxed Tenders are not acceptable and will be rejected.
Tenders will be opened in public on January 16, 2009 at 12:00 noon local time.
The Owner reserves the right not to award a contract at all, and the lowest or any Tender will not necessarily
be accepted.
The Tender Documents are this Invitation for Tenders and the Contract Agreement.
Public Information
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
INVERMERE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Are you an avid reader?
Are you excited about the library’s expansion?
Would you like to be a part of your library’s future?
“The Invermere Public Library is searching for an enthusiastic individual resident to fill a volunteer Trustee position. The Position will be for a
length of 2 years.”
To be considered for a position, the applicant must be a resident or elector of the
District of Invermere and cannot be an employee of the District of Invermere or
Library Board. Those holding positions at the time of advertisement are welcome to reapply for an additional term.
Interested persons are requested to submit letters of application and brief
resumes including reasons for interest and related experience to:
Mayor and Council
District Of Invermere
P.O. Box 339
914 – 8th Avenue
Invermere, B.C., V0A 1K0
or to kdalke@invermere.net
Applications must be received by 4:30 p.m. Friday, January 9th, 2009
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
OCP and Zoning Bylaw Amendment
NOTICE is given of a Public Hearing to be held at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, in the Council Chambers at the District of Invermere
Office, 914 - 8th Ave., in the District of Invermere, to amend Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1085, 2001 and Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002.
Bylaw No. 1391 will change the Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1085, 2001 and Bylaw No. 1392 will amend the Zoning
Bylaw No. 1145 as follows:
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•
By amending the Land Use Plan – Residential as referred to in section 3.2 of Official
Community Plan Bylaw No. 1085, by designating Parcel A (SeeXC1829), Block 1, DL
1092, KD Plan 1052 from CD-2 COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ZONE 2 to RR-1 RURAL RESIDENTIAL and RR-2 RURAL RESOURCE
By amending the designation of the following lands CD – 2 COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ZONE 2 to RR-1 RURAL RESIDENTIAL and RR-2 RURAL RESOURCE FOR Parcel A
(SeeXC1829), Block 1, DL 1092, KD Plan 1052
The above synopsis is not intended to be, nor should it be interpreted as the full text and content of the proposed “Official Community Plan
Amendment Bylaw No. 1391, 2008” and “Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1392, 2008”. A copy of the proposed bylaws and relevant
background documents may be inspected at the District of Invermere municipal office 914 - 8th Ave., Invermere from January 5, 2009 to
January 20, 2009. Office hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
All persons who believe that their interest in the property is affected by the proposed “Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 1391,
2008” and “Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1392, 2008”. may:
• Send written briefs to the District of Invermere prior to the hearing
• Fax written briefs to the District of Invermere prior to the hearing; or
• Present verbal or written briefs at the hearing.
NOTICE is also given that the Council will not accept any written or verbal presentations after the close of the public hearing.
Rory Hromadnik
Director of Development Services
January 9, 2009
Tel: (250) 342-9281 • Fax: (250) 342-2934
INVITATION FOR TENDERS
The District of Invermere (“Owner”) invites Tenders for the 2009-2014 Trapping Contract.
This contract involves the trapping of muskrat and beaver within the Municipality’s water reservoir, known
locally as the Paddy Ryan Lakes (the “reservoir”) and other waterbodies within the District from time to time.
The trapping will be undertaken primarily during the regular trapping season, although some trapping may
be necessary in other months of the year.
Tender Documents may be obtained from the Municipal office at 914 8th Avenue Invermere, B.C.
Tenders must be sealed in an envelope marked “2009-2014 Trapping Contract” and delivered no later than
12:00 noon local time, Friday, January 16, 2009 to the attention of the Director of Municipal Works at the
following address:
District of Invermere
914 – 8th Avenue
Invermere, B.C.
V0A 1K0
It is the sole responsibility of the Tenderer to ensure that its Tender is received at the location, and by the time,
stipulated. Tenders received after the stipulated time will be rejected and returned to the Tenderer unopened.
Faxed Tenders are not acceptable and will be rejected.
Tenders will be opened in public on January 16, 2009 at 12:00 noon local time.
LET THE 2009 TRAVEL PHOTO CONTEST BEGIN – These cheerful vacationers are the first to enter this year’s travel contest. From right: Joe Lucas, Larry Meadows,
Heather Meadows, Sandra Boot and Bruce Stroud at Isla Espiritu Santo in the Sea of
Cortez, Mexico. Enter your travel photos to win two tickets to an as-yet unspecified prize
from Travel World in Invermere. Send entries to upioneer@telus.net.
The Owner reserves the right not to award a contract at all, and the lowest or any Tender will not necessarily
be accepted.
The Tender Documents are this Invitation for Tenders and the Contract Agreement.
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YOUR MONEY
After the RRSP: understanding your options
Your RRSP must mature at the end of the year in
which you turn 71, and if you roll it into an RRIF account you must start taking money out in your 72nd
year. So what happens next?
Canadians generally face three options: cash out
the RRSP in its entirety; purchase a term or life annuity; or roll over their RRSP assets into a Registered
Retirement Income Fund, also know as a RRIF (or
some combination of the above).
There is also a new option that is similar to the annuity option, called a variable rate annuity. Let’s take a
closer look at each of these options, so you can understand what’s the best choice for you.
Option #1: Cashing out
The first option, collapsing your RRSP and paying
applicable taxes immediately, is probably the simplest
to understand. It is also the least viable: the tax man
will deal with a huge lump-sum payout severely, potentially walking away with almost half of your nest
egg.
If you have little or no income when you retire for
a year or two, this option can make a lot of sense for
tax planning by taking money out of the RRSP and
paying very little or no tax on the amount.
If you have a decent amount of work pension and
CPP that you are collecting, this move will only make
sense if you defer your pensions for a year or two and
live off of the RRSPs first.
Option #2: Purchase an annuity
Purchasing an annuity is probably a better alternative. Annuities can be purchased from most major
insurance companies and can provide a guaranteed income level for life.
A number of options exist: for example, you may
want to index your annuity to account for inflation,
or you may wish to permit a beneficiary (such as your
spouse) to receive the annuity for a given time after
you die. The downside? An annuity does not allow
you to control your own investments; however well
the markets may be performing, your income level is
set for as long as you live. You will also leave no lump
sum to your estate.
The third option is to simply roll over your RRSP
assets into a RRIF. In most instances, an RRIF behaves
exactly like an RRSP: eligible investments are similar,
and individual investors can control how and in what
they invest. You can withdraw as much as you’d like
from a RRIF, but there is a pre-determined minimum
withdrawal schedule. For those with a large RRIF,
these minimum withdrawals could push you into the
highest tax bracket.
This method is relatively new and combines the
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January 9, 2009
Old Zone: hockey
south of the border
By Harold Hazelaar
Pioneer Columnist
Some of you who read
this column regularly will
know that whenever I am
away visiting some place
warmer than Invermere,
I am constantly on the
lookout for evidence of
Canada’s greatest game. I
am extremely pleased to
report that I have found
it.
Costa Rica, a small democratic country in Central
America, is home for many Canadians and Americans
who can no longer tolerate the winter deep freeze.
Maybe one day Donna and I will be in their
midst from, say, Thanksgiving to Easter. Sounds about
right!
Anyways, there is an OldTimers’ type of hockey
being played here.
At the moment there are two full-size surfaces to
play on. One is in San José and the other in Alajuela.
The only difference between theirs and ours is the
ice is plastic!
You wear normal equipment, including skates, and
instead of seeing a Zamboni with Hi Heat Insulating
advertised on it, you see a machine that looks like a
quad which has a contraption on it to melt the plastic
and fill in the grooves cut by the skate blades.
Sounds weird, but you do what you have to in
order to play our favourite pastime.
There are three or four teams and they allow pickups to play, so pack your skates next time you come
to Costa Rica!
There is even a real ice surface somewhere here in
the higher elevations, but I’m not sure where. Apparently it is about a third of the size of a normal rink.
However, it is used year-round.
I had a random thought while writing this article
and – who knows? – it might fly, so I’ll run it up the
pole for you: The District of Invermere, Regional District of East Kootenay and the Village of Radium must
be getting tired of me ranting about a new rink all the
time, so maybe it will be wise for them to pool some
money together and finance a more in-depth study of
this plastic ice.
Since I’m here, I would apply for the job. Who
knows how much money could be saved if we didn’t
need the refrigeration equipment in my proposed new
rink? Zambonis are expensive, too!
If there is any interest, Elinor knows where to
reach me!
Or they can just send money for me to stay away.
How much should it cost to remove a thorn in your
side?
While they decide, Donna and I will continue to
explore the beaches, rainforests and, of course, shops.
looking for other cost-saving ideas that can be used at
home when we get that new rink.
Adios.
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portfolio regularly!
When was the last time you reviewed
your Life Insurance Portfolio?
I
n our ever changing world
it is important that your
insurance is reviewed
constantly to ensure that it is
the best and most appropriate
coverage available.
As one of the valley’s only
truly
independent
Life
Insurance brokers, I have
access to most of the major
carriers and can help you to
ensure that you have the best
products to suit your needs.
For a complimentary review
and to see if we can lower your
cost or improve the quality of
your existing coverage call me
at 250-342-5052 or just stop
in to the Manulife Securities
office and ask to see Jason.
Jason Elford
Certified Financial Planner, Insurance Advisor
Suite 2, 526 13th Avenue, Invermere, BC.
Phone: 250-342-5052
You can remember someone special with
your gift to the Canadian Cancer Society
(also known as the BC Cancer Society)
experIeNCe tHe BrUNCH BUFFet & eNjOY FREE HOt pOOLS ADmISSION!
The grand buffet features breakfast items, made-to-order omelettes, salads, hot
entrées, seafood, and a dessert table with a flowing chocolate fountain! Reservations
are recommended for the 9:30, 11:00 and 12:30 seatings — call 250.345.6015.
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
Invermere, BC V0A 1K0
Please include:
Your name an address for tax receipt
Name of the person being remembered
Name and address to send card to
Adults $21.95 · Seniors (65+) $15.00 · Children (5-12) $10.95 (4 and under Free).
Present your brunch receipt at the Pools for free same-day admission.
Let’s Make Cancer History
www.cancer.ca
January 9, 2009
HERE TO SERVE YOU
Septic! NewFailing?
System?
• Trusses • Engineered Floors • Wall Panels
Tel: 250.341.6075
Fax: 250.341.3427
Email: info@duskbuildingsystems.com
www.duskbuildingsystems.com
1320 Industrial Road #3
Box 159, Invermere, B.C.
V0A 1K0
Reserve before March 1st for a
free inspection, estimate and
50% off Planning fees.
Ecoflo Biofilter and Peatland
Community Systems
Certified ROWP
Call (250)347-6361 or e-mail fairco@shaw.ca
www.valleysolutions.ca • valleysolutions@shaw.ca
HOUSE CHECKING
• Beverage Re-Stocking • Kitchen Re-Stocking
• Clean-up • Handyman Chores
• Complications • Details
Call Judy: (250) 341-1903
RADIUM HOT SPRINGS ESSO
Julie St.Amand
Automotive Repairs
Serving the Columbia Valley
7 days a week
MODULAR MATES 40% OFF
GAS • PROPANE • DIESEL
Contact me for a FREE Custom Kitchen Organization
Consultation and receive a FREE Modular Mate.
Freight & Passenger Depot
Phone: 250-342-5564
7507 Main St. West, Radium Hot Springs
Email: JulieStAmand@my.tupperware.ca
Web: www.my.tupperware.ca/juliestamand
250.341.5889
250.688.3334
“TEMPORARY WORK AGENCY”
The Columbia Valley’s
Manpower Solution Centre
#7 – 1008, 8th Avenue, Invermere
(right next to the Pioneer)
250-342-3478
(250) 347-9726
NEW AND USED ARCTIC CAT
SNOWMOBILES AND ATVS
REPAIRS, PARTS, SALES, WARRANTY, FINANCING
250-342-5047
1-888-357-4449
LIFE’S BRIGHTER
under the sun.
Pierre E. Trudel
Bus 250-270-0363
Fax 250-347-6948
pierre.trudel@sunlife.ca
4798 Selkirk Ave. Box 108
Edgewater BC V0A 1E0
Quality Hand-crafted Steel
• Structural Steel • Welding
• Fabricating & Machining
• Custom railings and
ornamental iron
#117 Industrial Rd. #2, Invermere, BC
Ph: 250-342-9926 • Fax 250-341-3956
e-mail: txn@telus.net
Serving Invermere and the Columbia Valley
• Topsoil • Sand • Gravel
VJ (Butch) Bishop
Owner/Operator
4846 Holland Creek Ridge Rd.
HEAT PUMPS
Sales and Service
Call today 250.342.1167
READY MIX CONCRETE
Specializing in Custom Drapery, Blinds, Shutters & Flooring
Residential & Commercial Interiors
Brenda E. Werbisky, C.I.D., Interior Designer
For appointment call
(403) 861-8782
brenda@cardellsdesign.com
Concrete Pump • Sand & Gravel
Heavy Equipment Rentals • Crane Service
Proudly Serving the Valley for over 50 years
For competitive prices and prompt service call:
342-3268 (plant) 342-6767 (office)
January 9, 2009
HERE TO SERVE YOU
LAMBERT-KIPP
250.342.4426
Cell: 250.341.7227
Toll Free: 1.877.342.4426
Fax: 250.342.4427
redeye48@shawbiz.ca
next to Skookum Inn
1484 Hwy 93/95
Windermere, BC
V0B 2L1
250-342-0450
PHARMACY LTD.
Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Specialists
Truck Mounted System • Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed
Dean Hubman
342-3052
JZ
1301 - 7th Avenue, Invermere
342-6612
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RV • Truck • Car Wash
Open 7 days a week
Jay Gebara
Co-Owner
Lube Shop open Monday to Saturday
RV Supplies open Monday to Saturday
Sani-Dump
Gary Hogarth
Phone 250-342-8774
1361 Industrial Rd. #4
Invermere, BC
We aren’t the cheapest,
JUST THE BEST!
Renovation Specialist at Large
• Kitchens • Bathrooms • Basement Development
• Additions (Start to Finish)
• Excavating also available.
250-342-1657
Come in and browse our giftware
Open Monday - Saturday
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
RR3, 4874 Ridge Cres.
Invermere, BC
V0A 1K3
Certified Technician
Excellent Security Measure
Make it look like you’re home Kirk & Karen Davis Invermere BC
Local and Residential Only.
when you’re not!
Fullyy
Insured
J. Douglas Kipp, B. Sc. (Pharm.)
Laura Kipp, Pharm D.
Your Compounding Pharmacy
Your search for quality and dependability ends with us.
Call NOW:
688-0213
• Carpets dry in about 1 hour!
• 100% guaranteed!
• Low Moisture • No Steam
• No Sticky Residue
• Upholstery • Area Rugs
• Wood & Tile Floors
• Vehicle Interiors
• Free Estimates
See more online at
www.heavensbest.ca
Specializing in ALL types of stone!
• Residential • Commercial •
Jesse Vader – Ken Johnson
Call:
NEW
250.349.5564
Sewer/Drain Cleaning
Septic Tank Pumping
Portable Toilet Rentals
• FURNACES • HEAT PUMPS • AIR CONDITIONING • FIREPLACES
• HOT TUBS • CHEMICALS • SERVICE & MAINTENANCE
385 Laurier Street, Invermere, BC
Phone:
PO Box 86, Athalmer, BC V0A 1A0
email: info@diamondheatingandspas.com Fax:
(250) 342-7100
(250) 342-7103
www.diamondheatingandspas.com
• Complete sewer/drain repair
• Reasonable rates - Seniors’ discount
• Speedy service - 7 days a week
• A well-maintained septic system should be pumped every 3-5 years
• Avoid costly repairs
Bruce Dehart 347-9803 or 342-5357
Complete Automotive Repairs
(Beside the Petro Canada Car Wash)
Phone:
342-6614 • www.autowyze.com
PO Box 767, Invermere B.C. V0A 1K0
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Commercial
Residential
Renovations
Firestop
Attic Upgrades
Parkade Spray
Rob Smith • 250-342-5011 • 250-341-7272 • 1-866-513-9626 • www.frictioninsulation.com
January 9, 2009
HERE TO SERVE YOU
CLUB
TOWING
• Snow Removal & Sanding
• Trucking
• Piles & Posts
Kari & John Mason
• All Grading
• Under Slab work
• Mini Track Hoe
D&D POOLS and SPAS
Commercial and Residential
Installation - Maintenance - Repairs
Duane Huether
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250-341-SPAS (7727)
8931 Hwy 93/95 RR#2
780.970.7040
250.270.0821
Darren Ross
250-341-POOL (7665)
poolman-911@hotmail.com
Immaculate Homes
4999 Eagle Brook Court • Riverside Golf Resort
250-345-9113 • Cell: 250-270-0058
Lambert
INSURANCE AGENCIES LTD.
BOX 2228
BOX 459
742 - 13th STREET
7553 MAIN STREET
INVERMERE, BC.
RADIUM HOT SPRINGS, BC
V0A 1K0
V0A 1M0
PHONE: 342-3031
PHONE: 347-9350
FAX: 342-6945
FAX: 347-6350
Email: info@invermereinsurance.com • Toll Free: 1-866-342-3031
H
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250-342-5832
FURNITURE QUALITY BY FURNITURE BUILDERS
Contact Dale Elliott • 250-341-7098
www.kekulibaycabinetry.com
• New Roof • Re-Roof
• Service and Inspections • Insured
Servicing the Invermere and surrounding areas.
Cell: 250-342-1622 • Fax: 250-342-3799
Email: jrsadler@shaw.ca
INVERMERE GLASS LTD.
•Auto • Home
• Commercial • Mirrors
• Shower Doors
• 27 years glass experience
Fine Homeservices
Sales • Services • Repairs
Jeff Watson
Phone: 250-342-9207
Serving the Valley for over 11 years • #3, 109 Industrial Road #2, Invermere
Deep Connective Tissue/Fascia Bodywork
• Locally Owned and Operated
• Guaranteed Workmanship • Free Estimates
Structural Balance
H E L L E R W O RK
Our Specialties…
• Paving • Patching • Seal Coating • Saw Cutting
• Grading • Site Prep • Road Building • Power Sweeping
• Consulting • Project Management
Jean-Luc Cortat
Certified Hellerwork Practitioner
@ Renaissance Wellness Centre
Box 185 / 505 – 7th Avenue,
Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 • 342-2535
Telephone: 342-3659
“Serving the Columbia Valley”
RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL
• Driveways • Parking Lots
CALL 250-341-5895 or 1-888-342-7284
January 9, 2009
Fireworks were
community effort
Dear Editor:
The Wilmer Community
Club would like to express
thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of the
Christmas Eve fireworks display.
First, thanks to the community as a whole for their
generous financial support.
We would also like to
thank individual sponsors:
Franz Feldman; Sobey’s; Kicking Horse Coffee; Interior
World; J.R. Enterprises; Teck
Cominco Mine, Sparwood;
and the Dollar Store.
Special thanks goes to
the Fireworks Crew – Shawn
Murray, Pat Hemmelgarn and
helpers – and to David Murray for use of his garage for the
set-up.
Many people contributed
lots of time to help make this
another wonderful success.
You are all appreciated.
Sharon Wass
Secretary,
Wilmer Community Club
This home in Panorama has a perfect sheath of snow. To check snow conditions at Panorama Mountain Village, go to www.panoramaresort.com.
Photo by Dani Tschudin; www.visualexposures.ca
HERE TO SERVE YOU
HAPPY FEET
Specializing in Pedicures & Massage
Shonese Hogarth
Licensed Hairstylist
Licensed Esthetician
Licensed Massage Therapist
Ask about Pedicure Parties
250-347-2244
shonese_hogarth@yahoo.com
Need Blinds?
Interior World
window fashions
Call Bill Cropper (250) 342 4406
DCS Plumbing & Heating
• Plumbing, Repair
and Installation
• Drain Lines
• Hot Water Tanks
24 hour emergency service
341-8501
Senior Discount
REFERENCES
AVAILABLE
1422 12A Avenue, Invermere B.C.
attheshop@live.ca
LICENSED
250-341-5096
SHOLINDER & MACKAY
EXCAVATING Inc.
Septic Systems Installed ~ Pumped ~ Repaired
Prefab Cement Tanks Installed
Water Lines Dug Installed
Basements Dug
WINDERMERE 342-6805
Invermere Dry Cleaners Ltd.
Dry Cleaning • Laundry • Alterations
Repair • Bachelor Service
Phone: 342-6610 • 507A - 7th Ave., Invermere
• Drinking Water Systems • Water Softeners
• Whole House or Specialised Filtration
NEW Duct Cleaning Service
Call (250) 342-5089
385 Laurier Street Invermere, BC V0A 1K0
January 9, 2009
P ioneer C lassifieds
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
LOST
THANK YOU
COMMERCIAL SPACE
SUITE FOR RENT
House FOR RENT
Glenn & Shanli Andruschuk’s
little boy, Creston Knox was born
Christmas Day, 2008 in Calgary.
Thrilled Grandparents Rick & Pat
Andruschuk.
Lost on Friday,
January 2nd ,
red & black Eskimo power auger
on Lake Windermere. Call Robert
Speta, 250-347-6334.
The family of the late Arthur
Stringer would like to extend
their thanks and gratitude to
the many people who sent
cards, flowers and food during
our recent bereavement.
We are fortunate to live in a
community that is so dedicated
to compassion, friendship and
support.
May consider compatible tenant
to share space with Sunsations
Day Spa! Very busy intersection,
excellent location!!! Great
parking! Huge private deck
facing south overlooking lake
Windermere & the Rocky
Mountains! Newly renovated.
Attention: all therapists,
doctors,
naturopath
or
Chinese doctors, chiropractors,
massage therapists, architects,
accountants,
business
consultants. If you are a happy
positive professional & are
passionate at what you do, I may
be willing to share my space
with you. Contact Bonnie-Lou,
250-688-7798 or email escape@
sunsationsdayspa.com or www.
sunsationsdayspa.com
Affordable accommodation in
Radium. $425.00 and up. Call
250-341-7022.
FOR RENT
Invermere 2 bdrm, bright
walk-out includes, hydro,
utilities, cable, internet, new
W/D & appliances, BBQ and yard
maintenance, large windows.
N/P, N/S, no partiers, quiet
single, or couple, long-term,
close to beach & amenities.
Everything $1100.00, available
Feb. 1st . 250-342-6899 or 250688-7798.
for seasonal or long term
rentals or go online at
announcement
Connect to Your Own Power
Find answers to your questions and explore your
intuition thru Angel
January 17 & 18, Inverm
www.cindysmithatp.com
loveangels@telus.net
604.483.5223
Thank you so much,
Marjorie Stringer and Family.
CHEERS & jeers
CHEERS: to DR Sports for helping
put smiles on our minor hockey
initiation players!
Private consultations Jan 16, 1
Obituary
storage
Donald Salanski
1949 – 2008
The family of Donald Salanski
sadly announce his passing
on December 30, 2008 in
Cranbrook, British Columbia.
Donald was born on July
18, 1949 in Fernie, British
Columbia. He was a loving
father who was always there
when his family needed him,
and will be greatly missed. He was a cub scout leader, a boy
scout leader, coached ladies fastball, enjoyed the outdoors,
was an avid camper, loved fishing, off road motorcycling and
country music. For the majority of his adult years, Donald was
a truck driver for the Columbia Brewery. He was nicknamed
“Dipper” and loved being on the open road. Donald had
recently retired and was living in Cranbrook. He loved his new
found “spare-time” and spent the great majority of it with his
grandkids.
Donald is survived by his children Jolene and Jim Salanski; his
mother Florence; his sister Marian Salanski; as well as many
relatives and friends.
A celebration of Donald’s life will be held on Wednesday,
January 7, 2009 from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm at the Prestige
Rocky Mountain Resort in the grand ballroom.
Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service.
Condolences for the family can be offered at:
www.mcphersonfh.com
NEWHOUSE
MULTI STORAGE
Various sizes available.
Now with climate
controlled units.
Call 250-342-3637
380 square foot garage available
Jan. 1st. Great contractor
location. Call Mom’s Upholstery,
250-342-0355.
COMMERCIAL SPACE
Invermere Fantastic Location!
1000 sq ft up to 3000 sq ft
possible! Excellent parking,
private decks facing south
overlooking Lake Windermere
& the Rocky Mountains.
Consultants,
therapists,
doctors, dentists, accountants,
architects, food & bev? Many
options. Contact Bonnie-Lou,
250-342-6899 or email escape@
sunsationsdayspa.com or www.
sunsationsdayspa.com
Financial professional looking
for other professionals to share
space with. I have a great
location with excess room.
Please call 250-270-0270.
Office space available February
1, 2009. Spectacular Purcell
views in Radium hot Springs.
Newly renovated and upgraded,
east side main street in Radium.
High exposure to the prairie
traffic. Please call David to
discuss, 250-347-2460 (office)
or 250-342-1524 (cell).
SHARED ACCOMMODATION
Furnished room in Westside
Park, available immediately. Call
250-688-7787.
D/T Invermere fully furnished
bdrm in large home. Cable,
all utilities, private entrance,
computer, internet, parking.
Long or short term, no partiers,
$500/month, 250-342-8651.
SUITE FOR RENT
CONTRACTORS: Self contained
cabins by the week or month.
(250) 345-6365 Fairmont
Bungalows.
Invermere, 13th Ave., 3 bdrm
main floor, bright, clean,
$1175.00 all inclusive, 250-2700788, available Feb. 1st .
2 bdrm, 2 bath, upper suite in
Black Forest Heights, Invermere.
All appliances, including
dishwasher, large lot & deck,
N/S, N/P, $1050/month, heat
& utilities included. Available
immediately, 250-342-9770.
Beautiful, bright, basement
suite in Windermere. Totally
renovated, new hardwood floor,
brand new exotic wood kitchen,
2 large bedrooms, W/D hookup, fireplace, large yard, shared
garage, $1200.00 all inclusive,
available immediately. Call
Jaqueline, 250-270-0508 after
5:00 pm..
Radium, bright, clean, 2 bdrm
walk-out, large covered patio,
extra parking, 9’ ceilings, in floor
heating, laundry, cable, N/S, N/
P, $1100.00 + DD and 1/3 hydro.
Available Feb. 1st , 403-2560694 or 250-342-5159
2 bdrm suites available in
Windermere, 2 blocks to beach,
all appliances, $775/month &
1000/month, 403-241-8598 or
email sillymilleys@shaw.ca
Must See! Bright 1 bdrm suite
in Wilmer. Separate entrance,
high ceilings, new hardwood
& carpet, new W/D, $700.00,
utilities included, 250-3420035.
Contact
250-342-5914
www.EricRedeker.com
“Available Now”
Rockies West
Realty
Independently Owned & Operated
EXCELLENT LOCATION. Very
nice Invermere home on quiet
cul-de-sac, walking distance to
Kinsmen Beach and Downtown,
3 bdrm up, 2 down, large private
backyard, wood and electric
heat. Dishwasher, Stove, Fridge,
W/D included. Available Feb 1st,
$1600.00 + util. 250-270-0270
Brand new 1200 sq. ft. house
with garage, 2 bdrm, minutes to
Invermere, quiet neighborhood
with beautiful view. N/S, N/P, no
children. References required,
$900/month + utilities, 250345-2104.
House in Radium, $875.00,
includes all utilities. Call 250341-7022.
Executive Invermere home,
centrally located, 3 bdrm, 3 bath,
very spacious, bright, beautiful
yard and wonderful location.
Available Feb. 1st , $1350.00 +
util. 250-341-7092.
3 bdrm mobile home for rent.
Close to town, $900/month.
Call 250-342-6813.
2 bdrm house on ½ acre, close to
town, $900/month + utilities.
Available Jan 15th , 250-3429466.
House in prestigious Timber
Ridge Phase III on ½ acre lot.
3 bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appliances,
access to private beach, tennis
courts, boat launch, some
furniture, N/S, N/P. Reasonable
pricing for this home, available
immediately, 403-685-3134 or
403-615-3134.
January 9, 2009
House FOR RENT
condo FOR RENT
HOUSE FOR SALE
MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE
ACREAGES/LOTS FOR SALE
Misc. for Sale
Available immediately, yearround, newly renovated 2 bdrm
mobile home in Windermere.
4 appliances, large lot, N/P,
references, 250-342-5201.
Windermere Point, 2 bdrm +
den, 2 bath, facing lake, fully
furnished, underground parking.
$1300/month or $600/week.
Call 403-561-0111.
HERITAGE RANCH
HOUSE,
3 Bdrm mobile home, new
chimney and woodstove, 12’
x 14’ addition. Eager to sell,
$39,900.00. Call Ken, 250-3413365 (home), 250-342-0300
(work).
Top quality Hay,
2 bdrm plus, 1 bath older home
in Radium, large yard, N/P,
N/S, $1200/month + security
deposit, references required,
780-633-0595 (home), 780993-1579(work).
Adjoining C1 lots in Tretheway
Beach subdivision, Windermere.
2 @ 60’ x100’, 1 @ 105’ x 100’.
Private beach, park, playground,
marina and boat stall. Will sell
all or part, 250-342-7111.
Fully furnished 2 bdrm condo at
Heron Point. Rent includes cable
and hydro, short or long term
considered, N/S, N/P. Call Ken,
250-342-1165.
ACREAGES/LOTS FOR SALE
RESORT PROP. FOR SALE
4 bdrm, 2 bath house in Canal
Flats. Partially furnished, W/D,
pets neg. $1000.00 + utilities
+ DD, available Feb 1st . Call
Casey, 250-349-7511.
condo FOR RENT
Lakeview Meadows 3 bdrm, fully
furnished unit with gorgeous
mountain view, $1500/month
+ util. Available February 1st ,
heidilp2005@gmail.com
2 bdrm, 2 bath + den condo in
Radium. Granite, counter tops,
fireplace, hardwood floors, top
floor, wrap around balcony,
newly furnished, short or longterm. Call 403-861-7754.
3 bdrm, 1 ½ bath, 1600 sq.
ft. townhome in downtown
Invermere for rent, W/garage,
$1350/month. Call 250-3411182.
Walk everywhere! Downtown
location, new 3 bdrm, 2
bath apt. style condo, N/S,
N/P, 6 appliances, upgrades
throughout, large private
deck w/storage. A MUST SEE!
$1400.00 + DD, references
required. Ideal for professional
couple, 403-457-4037 or 250342-6366.
2 bdrm, 2 bath in Radium,
The Peaks, end unit, 2nd floor,
7 appliances, A/C, hot tub,
swimming pool, underground
parking, N/P, N/S. Available
immediately,$1150.00including
utilities, 403-801-4356.
Sable Ridge, 2 bdrm, 2 bath +
den, granite, A/C, pool, hot tub,
heated underground parking,
$1195/month. Call Roger 403256-0694 or 403-650-5503.
VACATION RENTALS
1 bdrm Mountainside Villas time
share rental from February 2128, 2009. $475.00, all amenities
included. Call Carolyn, 250-3459572, 403-246-1334.
Call us at
250-341-6299
to place your
classified ad.
completely renovated house
on 2.5 acres located outside of
Windermere, in Elkhorn Country
Estates, an exclusive private
gated community, one of only
11 estates included in phase I.
4 bdrm, 2 bath, security system,
working shutters, all services
underground, all furniture
included, $485,000.00. Phone
Elkhorn Ranch at 250-342-0617
or 250-342-1268.
Beautiful house in Radium. Well
suited for investment, vacation,
or home, with legal walk-out
secondary suite. 3200 sq. ft.
finished interior area, 700 sq.
ft. covered deck and patio, 600
sq. ft. double garage/shop.
5 bdrm, 3 full baths, 2 full
kitchens, reading nook/office,
media room, dining nook, open
loft and 3 livingrooms. Open
concept with high end wood
finishing throughout. Far too
many details and features to list.
A must see! $595,000.00, 250342-5159.
house for sale
FOR SALE BY OWNER
Luxury Alpine Villa at Castle Rock Estates
24 2600 Riverrock Way, Invermere
Priced to sell at $499,000 Call 403- 818-5330
Spectacular Private Gated
Acreage
One of only 10 prestigious 3 plus
acre estate lots in this private
community. On a hill with 360
degree mountain views, minutes
from Windermere beach. See
welist.com Invermere. 250-3425367.
Kicking Horse
Mountain
Resort, Golden
www.adlerdevelopment.ca
250-344-8447
billy@adlerdevelopment.ca
CAREERS
Alfalfa, grass mix, round bales
$160/bale. Call Elkhorn Ranch,
250-342-0617.
Majestic elk head, huge rack,
much below cost, $1550.00. Slip
tank with pump, $100.00. 1000
gal. plastic water tank, approx.
10’ x 4’, $550.00. Call Bob, 403861-2309.
VEHICLE FOR SALE
Well-maintained 4x4, 1995
Pathfinder, $4500.00. Call 250342-5564.
January 9, 2009
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 6
services
BUSINESS FOR SALE
Subdivision?
Light & Heavy Auto Towing
Business for sale. We have 2
large 30 ton tow & recovery
units, 1- 3 ton tow recovery unit,
all related towing & recovery
equipment. Have served in the
Columbia Valley for 13 years.
Interested parties only, please
call 250-342-9551.
We can help
Phone 250-347-6361
Email fairco@shaw.ca
Phil’s Carpentry – Everything
from roofs to decks, completion
of basement and bathrooms.
Phone 250-341-8033 cell or
250-342-8474 home. Not on
valley time.
Flooring Installations, lino,
carpet, laminate and hardwood.
30 years experience. Call 250347-9192 or 250-341-1235.
ASSISTED
LIVING
CARE AID
Experienced and
compassionate; certified.
Available short or long-term.
Call 250-342-7352.
Sonshine Children’s Centre has
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HOMESTAYS NEEDED
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The Government of Canada has
contributed funding for this initiative.
Columbia Villa Management currently has an opening for a:
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are looking for odd jobs
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Hauling, yard work,
no job too big or too small!
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School District No. 6 (Rocky Mt.) requires host families
in Invermere to accommodate International students for
David Thompson Secondary School immediately and also
for January 2009. Placement until June 2009. Host families
provide a family environment with a private bedroom, three
meals a day, a study area, transportation assistance and high
speed internet access.
Remuneration of $600.00 per month per child is paid for
hosting a student.We need your support now! Homestays are
required to submit a criminal records check.
If interested please contact Lori Sluth
(Homestay Coordinator Invermere) at 250-346-3377
Perform a wide variety of electrical, plumbing, welding, carpentry,
painting, general building maintenance, and repair functions related to
the care and maintenance of the resort’s buildings and facilities. Be able
to respond to situations independently.
needed.
Columbia Villa Management currently has an opening for a
Recreation Coordinator
Qualifications and Requirements
Must be enthusiastic and
enjoy people. $13/hour, store
discounts and advancement
opportunities. Apply in person
to Invermere Petro-Canada.
Housekeeper required. Fulltime, part-time at Fairmont
Bungalows. Call 250-345-6365,
fax 250-345-6348, or email
bungalows@shaw.ca
WANTED on-site handyman to
coordinate project/exchange
for rent. First phase to upgrade
3 – 2 bdrm cottages in remote
setting near Radium. Call 780485-5166, fax 780-485-5140.
The Maintenance Labourer must possess the following knowledge and skill requirements:
• Be aware of occupational hazards and standard safety practices necessary in the area of work
assigned.
• Training is ongoing.
• Perform skilled and semi-skilled maintenance activities depending upon area of assignment.
• Maintain logs and records of work performed and materials and equipment used.
• Respond to call-outs and emergencies such as floods, propane leaks, and other hazards.
Interested applicants can forward their resume with references to:
Human Resources – Cherrie Burke.
E-mail: cherrie@fairmontvillas.com or fax (250) 345-6250
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is now
accepting applications for the position of:
LIFEGUARDS
This position is responsible for ensuring the safety of
guests at our natural hot pools complex. Junior and Senior Lifeguard positions are available. NLS Certification
is required. Full-time or part-time.
Experienced bobcat operator/
labourer required for year-round
work. Drivers abstract required.
Call John, 780-970-7040.
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort offers a competitive salary
and benefit package with access to all Resort amenities.
Experienced server for La Cabina
Restaurant. Call 250-347-2340
or email lacabina@nanonow.ca
David Sheedy: e-mail hr@fhsr.com, fax 250.345.6616,
or call 250.345.6004
Front desk manager wanted.
Some computer skill, flexible
hours. Call Chalet Europe, 403660-6162.
Interested applicants should forward their resume with
references to:
fairmonthotsprings.com
A Recreation Coordinator’s (RC) role is to organize and run activities for the
enjoyment of the owners and guests at the resort. The RC must have an
ability to engage with all age groups in all settings as required: ex., crafts
with toddlers, sports with adolescents, card games with seniors, and hiking
with families.
In addition, but not limited to, the RC is responsible for:
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leading indoor activities such as crafts, poker tournaments, and food events with a thoughtful
and enthusiastic spirit;
leading outdoor activities such as hikes, soccer games, and golf tournaments while projecting a
fun and responsible attitude;
performing administrative duties such as returning phone calls and emails, keeping event
statistics, helping maintain recreation equipment, and keeping inventory.
Qualifications and Requirements
The Recreation Coordinator must possess the following knowledge and skill requirements:
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a diploma in Tourism or Outdoor Adventure preferred;
experience is an asset;
fluent written and spoken English
basic word processing and email;
energetic and personable;
excellent customer service skills, time management skills, and organizational skills;
must be physically active;
valid BC drivers license (class 4 an asset); Level 1 First Aid and AED endorsement; Foodsafe and
Serving It Right certificates.
Interested applicants can forward their resume with references to:
Human Resources – Cherrie Burke
Email: cherrie@fairmontvillas.com or fax 250-345-6250
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January 9, 2009
2009 property assessments on their way
By Sally Waddington
Pioneer Staff
Property assessments for 2009 are
now on their way to Columbia Valley
residents and should be received in early
January.
Following Premier Gordon Campbell’s announcement in November, property values this year will be frozen at their
lowest level from the past two years.
“About 94 percent of property owners in British Columbia will see identical
or lower assessed values on their 2009
property assessment notices compared
to last year,” said Connie Fair, president
of B.C. Assessment.
When homeowners receive their assessments, the notice will show two val-
ues for their property: those recorded
on July 1st, 2007, and July 1st, 2008.
Whichever of those two values is lowest
will be the figure for 2009’s assessment.
“The goal is to introduce stability
in an unstable economic environment,”
said Jim Norton of Cranbrook, area assessor for the Kootenay region.
He explained that the small percentage of property owners who do see an
increase in their assessment will have
earned it through works on their home.
“Those who will see increase only
do so because they have made some improvements to their home, such as renovations or subdivision,” Mr. Norton explained.
However, owners who believe their
assessment is incorrect can apply for re-
view before February 2nd, which will be
conducted by the independent Property
Assessment Review Panel.
The median sale price in Invermere
reached its peak in the fourth quarter
of 2007, when the average property was
sold for $445,000.
Between July and September 2008,
the median sale price was $375,000.
However, the most sales were recorded between July and September 2007,
when 33 properties were sold.
Sales reached a low of six between
January and March 2008, before increasing to 31 between July and September.
“Values have remained relatively stable out here,” Mr. Norton said, “whereas
in Vancouver values are off quite dramatically.”
Property taxes won’t rise.
To place your Community Classified
call The Pioneer at 250-341-6299
or toll free 1-866-669-9222
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January 9, 2009
‘Twas a bumper Christmas for retail
By Sally Waddington
Pioneer Staff
Local businesses have reported a stable or improved December retail season.
Overall, business was better for most, and at the
worst steady, compared to the 2007 Christmas buying
period.
But Super Sunday and the rush for Christmas gifts
was not the peak. Stores saw the most traffic after December 25th.
“Between Christmas and New Year was our busiest time, when the second homeowners were here,”
said Judy Koss, owner of Nostalgia on 7th Avenue,
Invermere.
At the crossroads, Home Hardware noticed the
same trend.
“The week between Christmas and New Year’s was
fantastic,” said owner Al Miller. “The traffic through
the store was tremendous.”
Home Hardware saw a slight decrease over the
entire season, but Al explained that the drop in local
construction is probably the cause.
“Our sales were only off by three to four percent
and that wasn’t the retail side. It was our big massive
projects – lumber supplies – that were off,” he said.
“Actual, retail sales were excellent. We had an excellent Christmas selling season.”
Like Invermere, there were more people out and
about in Radium Hot Springs after Christmas as
well.
“We had quite a bit of walk-in traffic on the days
we were open between Christmas and New Year’s,”
said Roberta Hall, owner of Full View Curtains in Radium.
She said overall, the season was on a par with
2007.
“It’s been pretty good for us,” said Roberta. “It was
about the same as last year.
For Syndicate Boardshop in Athalmer, pre-Christmas was just as busy as post-Christmas.
“It was steady all the way through from the weekend before Christmas until New Year’s,” said owner
Jeremy Donald.
“We weren’t sure what would happen, given what’s
going on in the economy at the moment,” he said.
“We thought it might be even, but we ended up
being 10-15 percent ahead.”
Fairmont Village Gift Shop also noticed a slight
drop, but owner Diana Moore blames that on a de-
crease in vacationers at Fairmont.
“Overall, December was slower than last year because the number of out-of-area visitors was down,”
she said.
However, she saw more Columbia Valley residents
in the store.
“We saw a significant increase in local customers
coming in from up and down the valley,” Diana said.
“People were out and about around the valley and
stopping into local businesses.”
Mary Frances Shaw, owner of Sears in Invermere,
also noticed an increase in sales.
“It was probably a bit up on last year,” she said. “I
was happy. It could have been better, but it could have
been worse as well.”
Toy sales were high mostly before Christmas, as
valley Santas stocked up.
“Our peak was right before Christmas,” said Paul
Christy, owner of Monkey’s Uncle Toy and Gift Company on 7th Avenue.
“Overall, I would say it has been about the same
as last year,” he said.
“It moved up and down, but it levelled out at the
end. I am very happy with the season, considering the
doom and gloom that was being talked about.”
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January 9, 2009
Valley Churches
FAITH
‘Be still and know
that I am God’
By Wayne Frater
Radium Christian
Fellowship
Last Sunday we had a
testimony service in Radium.
Each of us had a
chance to share what God
has been doing in our
lives, reflect on the past
year, and look forward to
2009.
One of the scriptures
that was shared was Psalm
46 and the first part of
verse 10, where it says,
“Be still, and know that I
am God.”
Another piece of scripture that was shared is found
in Jeremiah 29:11-13.
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,
says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to
give you a future and a hope.
“Then you will call upon me and go and pray to
Me, and I will listen to you.
“And you will seek Me and find Me, when you
search for Me with all your heart.”
As we start a new year, I would like to take a mo-
ment to encourage you to take a fresh look at your
walk with God.
God has promised to give you a future and a hope.
What is your part? Seek Him with all your heart.
God has planted seeds of greatness on the inside of
you! God has a plan for you!
Joel Osteen in one of his devotionals challenged
me with this, and it is my challenge to you for the year
2009.
“It is time to step out and embrace all that God
has for you!
“Are there dreams and promises that you’ve let go
of? Are there things that God has placed in your heart,
but because of time, because of disappointments,
you’ve given up on them?
“Today is the day to give your dreams a new beginning. Today is the day to allow faith to rise in your
heart.
“Remember, what’s happened to you is not nearly
as important as what’s happened in you, and you are
stronger and wiser than ever before.
“It’s your time; it’s your season to move forward
into the destiny that God has prepared for you!”
My prayer for you is that you will choose to stand
in faith, knowing that God has a plan for your life and
that He is working behind the scenes on your behalf.
My prayer is that you will embrace all that God
has for you in 2009 and the years to come.
In the Name of Jesus. Amen.
Windermere Valley Shared Ministry
ANGLICAN-UNITED
January 11th: 10:30 a.m. at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere
Rev. Sandy Ferguson
110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere • 250-342-6644
www.wvsm.info or www.christchurchtrinity.com
Valley Christian Assembly
Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship and Word.
Children’s Church provided during the message.
7 p.m. Wednesday: Adult and Children’s Programs
Pastor T. Scott Peterson
• 4814 Highway 93/95, Windermere • 250-342-9511
www.valleychristianonline.com
Roman Catholic Church
Saturday: 5 p.m. at St. Anthony’s Church in Canal Flats
7 p.m. at Canadian Martyrs Church in Invermere
Sunday: 9 a.m. at Canadian Martyrs Church in Invermere
11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church in Radium
Father Jim McHugh • 712 -12th Ave., Invermere • 250-342-6167
ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN MISSION OF INVERMERE
Worship services every Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
Christ Church Trinity, 110 - 7th Ave., Invermere
Pastor Rev. Fraser Coltman • 1-866-426-7564
Radium Christian Fellowship
Worship service Sunday 10 a.m.
Pastor Wayne and Linda Frater • 250-342-6633
No. 4, 7553 Main St. Radium • 250-347-9937
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Worship Service, 10 a.m. • Sunday School, 11 a.m.
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According to the Canadian Avalanche Association, the avalanche risk for the South Columbia area, which includes Invermere, has varied between considerable and high the past few days.
“We are ramping up for a cycle of avalanches.
The potential remains for large natural avalanches
to run full path,” according to information on the
association’s website.
Those determined to head out to the mountains in the Columbia Valley should check the
avalanche forecasts at www.avalanche.ca prior to
their departure.
Lake Windermere Alliance Church
January 11th: 10:30 a.m. Worship and Life Instruction.
“The Lighthouse.” Pastor Trevor ministering.
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