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Your Weekly Source for News and Events
Vol. 3/Issue 12
The Columbia
March 24, 2006
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Dragon Boats launch website
By Elinor Florence
Pioneer Staff
People wanting to register early for this year’s
Dragon Boat race and receive a discount can do so
from home through the organization’s new website,
www.invermeredragonboat.com.
The Columbia Valley Dragon Boat Race and Festival will be expanded this year to include three days
of fun: July 28th, 29th and 30th.
The weekend was chosen so it will not conflict either with Valley Appreciation Day set for the previous
weekend on July 23rd, or the following long weekend
from August 5th to 7th.
The race this year has a different sponsor as well.
The Alberta Dragon Boat Foundation, a non-profit
society that promotes dragon boat racing, will take
charge of the event, providing boats and paddles.
“We will have knowledgeable, experienced and
friendly people officiating,” said Mary Liz Robertson
of MJ Events. Mary Liz and partner Jackie Hatton are
second homeowners from Calgary who are helping to
organize this year’s event.
“We love the sense of community here and we
wanted to get more involved,” she said.
This year’s race will be linked with both the Calgary
Dragon Boat Festival and the Vernon Dragon Boat
Festival. There is expected to be some serious competition from paddlers who enter all three events.
Dragon boating is the fastest growing sport in
North America. Last year the event attracted 14 teams
and this year 35 teams are expected to sign up. Since
each team has 22 members - 20 paddlers, one drummer and one steersperson - that means 770 participants are expected to take to the water.
Early bird specials are available for those who sign
up by May 1st. An Early Bird Mixed Entry or Gender
Specific Entry will cost $800, rising to $880 after the
deadline.
The best bargain is for the Youth Team, in which
all members must be aged 12 to 18, who will pay $264
for an Early Bird entry, rising to $330 after May 1st.
“It would be a really great role for an adult to take
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on the job of team manager for a Youth Team,” said
Mary Liz.
The dragon boat festival is sponsored by the Family Resource Centre to raise funds for the local nonprofit society. In operation since 1988, the centre offers a range of counselling and support services. On
average the centre sees about 1,500 individual clients,
couples or families each year - about 18 percent of the
valley’s population.
For information, visit www.invermeredragonboat.
com or call 342-4242.
The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 3
March 24, 2006
Local labour shortage looming
By Adrian Bergles
Pioneer Staff
Now that spring has sprung, many valley businesses have begun to prepare for the impending staffing crunch that the season will bring.
“Right now I have no idea how we’re going to
make it through the summer,” said Peter Banga, owner
of the Quality Bakery in Invermere. “It’s kind of getting a little unnerving.”
Mr. Banga said he’s run advertisements across
Canada and even tried recruiting as far away as Germany and Poland for qualified people to work in his
bakery. “It’s impossible to get anybody local,” he said.
Sydney-Anne Porter, one of the owners of AG
Valley Foods grocery store, said she’s dreading a repeat
of last summer.
“I’m hoping to employ as many students as I did
last summer,” she said.
Last summer Ms. Porter estimates she employed
20 students over the summer. She said many of them
didn’t stay the entire summer but moved from job to
job. “Before last summer I’d never hired a 14-year old
before,” she said. “Last summer I hired many.”
Ms. Porter said the competition for labour last
summer pushed the starting wage for unskilled labour
to $10 per hour. “You know what happened is Tim
Horton’s started doing that,” said Ms. Porter.
Last May former Tim Horton’s owners Kelly and
John Aiello were forced to closed their restaurant tem-
Highway
accident
claims
Fernie
father
porarily one afternoon because of a staff shortage. In
an effort to attract more staff the Aiellos upped their
starting wage.
“I think that’s everyone’s fear,” said Ms. Porter
“our wage costs have skyrocketed.”
Rick Luyendyk, owner of Lakeland Contracting,
said finding workers for his construction business is a
year-round problem. “Ten years ago you’d do layoffs
in the winter, but now you just push through.”
He said he planned to stick with his crew of 18
workers throughout the summer and hiring students
for a few months isn’t an option.
“I don’t like to spend the time training if they’re
going to be a two-month employee,” he said.
At the Quality Bakery, hiring students to work
service positions isn’t a problem. “We’ll probably fill
the staffing gap with students and postpone the problem until September,” said Mr. Banga.
But even students are getting harder to find, said
Ms. Porter. “Once students have a driver’s licence they
go to the golf courses,” she said.
Mr. Banga agreed. “Golf courses absorb a huge
amount of the workers,” he said, “and I can’t blame
them.”
Laurie Klassen, general manager of Eagle Ranch
golf course, said the opportunity to work outside attracts many young people. “Absolutely, it does,” she
said. “A golf course can be a very fun place to work,
especially if you have a passion for golf.”
Mr. Banga said most students who work in the
A Fernie man was killed last Friday night when his vehicle left Highway 95 and plunged over a 30-metre
embankment 19 kilometres north of
Radium Hot Springs.
Brian Marriott, 55, and his two
sons, Daniel, 20, and Levi, 16, were
returning from a day of skiing in Revelstoke, said Columbia Valley RCMP
Constable Rob Weaver.
The two young men received minor injuries, said Const. Weaver. Both
are now back home in Fernie.
The accident happened around 11
p.m at the turn-off to Luxor Station
valley live with their parents and don’t pay rent.
Ms. Porter said she may eventually have to open
up rooms in her Invermere home to attract summer
workers. “That’s what they’ve had to do in Banff,” she
said.
Steve Kuffler, general manager at the Radium Resort, said his company is in a fortunate position to
attract workers because it has accommodation for 12
staff members.
“The only way we’re going to improve our condition is to build more staff accommodation,” he said.
He said his company employs 180 in the summer
versus only 30 in the wintertime.
He said the resort tries to make employment attractive by organizing ball tournaments and golf tournaments to show staff they are appreciated.
“It’s morale, big-time morale,” he said.
“Everybody gets laid off in the fall but we invite
them all back for our Christmas party,” he said.
Ms. Porter said AG Foods employs more staff than
it needs in the wintertime, knowing the crunch that
will hit in the spring.
“That’s my investment in the future,” said Ms.
Porter. “I’m showing that I’m a year-round employer
and when I need you, you’ll be there.”
Even with the staffing difficulties, Ms. Porter said
summertime is when valley businesses thrive.
“Ten months of the year we have meat and potatoes,” she said. “And then for two months we get the
chance to have a little gravy.”
Road near Spur Valley. The 1996 GM
Suburban SUV was travelling south
when it left the road at a spot where
the highway curved to the left.
“The road veered left and he continued straight,” said Const. Weaver.
The SUV struck the Luxor Station
Road sign and continued along the
shoulder. It travelled behind a roadside barricade between the highway
and the very steep embankment.
The vehicle missed the barricade
and continued about 100 feet along
the shoulder, said Const. Weaver.
Brake markings were visible where the
vehicle plunged over the precipice, he
said.
“It looks like the driver was trying to correct but at that speed your
chances of correcting are very slim,”
said Const. Weaver. He said the speed
limit there is 90 kilometres per hour.
The driver’s side of the SUV was
heavily damaged and the man was
killed despite wearing his seat belt,
said Const. Weaver. The 16-year-old
boy was also wearing his seat belt, but
the 20-year-old was not, he said.
Alcohol is not suspected and no
criminal charges will be laid.
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March 24, 2006
Wanted: more doctors
By Adrian Bergles
Pioneer Staff
The number of fulltime medical doctors in
Invermere will increase
by two when the Chisel
Peak Medical Centre
opens next month.
And vacancies are
open for two more fulltime medical doctors, as
well as one fill-in doctor,
said Invermere medical
doctor and chief of staff
at the Invermere and
District Hospital, Francois Louw.
Dr. John Rose and
Dr. Chris Gooch will
each open their own
practice in April. Currently both are working
as full-time fill-ins for the
other doctors in town.
When they begin, they will
bring the total of full-time practising doctors in town to nine.
Interior Health approved the
“retention funding” for the two
new full-time doctors, plus the
doctors to be hired in the future.
Retention funding is the term
that applies to a special bonus
paid to doctors that work in small
communities. Doctors are self-
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employed and bill Interior Health
for the time they spend seeing and
treating patients.
Additional spaces will soon be
available because of extra examining rooms built at the new Chisel
Peak Medical Centre, which is tentatively set to open April 10th.
Currently six of Invermere’s
seven full-time doctors practise
at the George Duthie Clinic on
Seventh Avenue - which will be
renamed the Invermere Medical
Clinic when the Chisel Peak Medical Centre opens.
Dr. Maria Dibb practises on
her own and will continue to do so
after the new centre is opened.
When the Chisel Peak Medical
Centre opens, four doctors - Dr.
Michael Walsh, Dr. Francois Louw,
Dr. Theresa Ross and Dr. Gooch
- will leave the Duthie Clinic and
begin practising there.
Four others - Dr. Ian White,
Dr. Mike Magier, Dr. Shannon
Page and Dr. Rose - will remain at
the old clinic on Seventh Avenue.
Dr. Louw said Invermere’s
tenth doctor will likely be hired
within the next six months.
He said because the valley is
growing, 11 full-time doctors will
be required within the next few
years. Although funding is in place,
no date has been set for hiring the
eleventh doctor, he said.
Finding doctors to work in
rural areas like the Columbia Valley can be difficult, said Dr. Walsh.
He said doctors in cities don’t have
to work in emergency rooms, like
their colleagues in smaller communities. Job prospects for the doctor’s
spouse is typically better in cities,
he said.
“There’s a doctor shortage everywhere,” he said.
Theft of Computer and LCD Monitor Panorama Ski Resort
File 2006-594 During the morning hours of March 6th, 2006,
$6912 worth of computer equipment was stolen out of the back
of a van parked at the Panorama Ski Resort. The victim advises
there was a Razer Copperhead tempest blue mouse, an Alienware 512MB DDR PC3200LL Computer processor. a Viewsonic
18” LCD Monitor and an Ultrasone Proline Headphone stolen.
Columbia Valley RCMP are looking for any information that
could further the ongoing investigation. If you have any information that could assist, please call CRIMESTOPPERS.
Do you know who is responsible for thses assaults or
have information on any other crime, if so;
CRIME STOPPERS AT: 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
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SELFLESS ACT - From left to right: Windermere firefighters Lee Lax, Jim Miller, and Rod Stanford were honoured
by British Columbia Ambulance Service employee Peter Hecher on Tuesday night. The firemen assisted a senior who
had fallen on the ice, staying with her until the ambulance crew arrived.
March 24, 2006
New medical centre nearly finished
By Adrian Bergles
Pioneer Staff
The opening of Invermere’s Chisel Peak Medical
Centre will mark a technological shift in the way doctors serve patients in the Columbia Valley.
“We’re going to full electronic records,” said Dr.
Michael Walsh, one of four Invermere medical doctors
who own the new centre.
The medical centre will make up about one-quarter of the 20,000-square-foot Chisel Peak Centre on
10th Avenue, across from IGA in Invermere.
The other partners are Dr. Francois Louw, Dr. Theresa Ross and Dr. Chris Gooch. They will move from
the George Duthie Clinic. Collectively their practices
will create the Chisel Peak Medical Centre.
The four doctors will now work in a paperless office, said Dr. Walsh. “When you go to your doctor
we won’t write anything down,” said Dr. Walsh, who
graduated from the University of Alberta’s medical
school and came to work in the valley in 1992. “That’s
the big move in health care.”
What physicians will do is enter all important information into computers. “We’re going to see patients
with a computer running in the background,” said Dr.
Louw, a South African who studied medicine at the
University of Pretoria before coming to the valley in
2001. He said doctors will also carry a palm computer
in which they will enter data.
“Everything will be in electronic format, including X-rays,” said Dr. Louw.
Dr. Walsh said the technology will make it easier
for doctors to share information with other health care
services. “The whole move is saving doctors from doing paperwork,” he said.
Dr. Walsh said studies have shown that doctors
currently do about one hour of paperwork per shift.
By eliminating that paperwork, he said doctors may
be able to see as many as four more patents per shift.
Existing paper files will be kept, and Dr. Walsh
said the new technology is very secure.
“The first couple of months will be a learning
curve but with the move it’s a natural time to do it,”
he said.
The goal is better, more efficient health care, said
Dr. Walsh. Physicians’ assistants will be hired to work
at the new clinic, he said. They will perform tasks such
as taking blood, measuring blood pressure, weighing
Allan Phillips, a painter from Pro-Wash Painting in Sylvan Lake, Alberta, is painting the multi-coloured interior.
patients and even helping the doctors make assessments. “They’ll ask you what you’re there for,” said Dr.
Walsh.
“It’s new for Invermere,” he said. “It’s a more
streamlined approach.”
The Chisel Peak Centre is tentatively set to open
on April 10, said Dr. Louw. “Any later than that and
my peptic ulcer will flare up,” he joked. It has been five
years since the project was first conceived.
The building’s remaining space will be filled by
Invermere’s Pharmasave and as yet undetermined ten-
ants. the owners are looking for tenants in para-medical fields like physiotherapy and laser surgery, he said.
Pharmasave owner Keith Irwin said his business
will begin the move from its current location on 12th
Street on the week of Monday, April 3rd.
The pharmacy will remain open at the old location
until Friday, April 7th. It will close over the weekend
and re-open the following Monday.
Mr. Irwin said he’s planned on the move for the
past three years. “It’s 30-percent larger,” he said. “It’s a
better space in terms of being close to the doctors.”
PERSPECTIVE
Historical Lens
Room to rent
By Elinor Florence
Pioneer Publisher
A New York apartment-dweller recently discovered
a hole in his drywall big enough to hold a mattress.
For a joke, he ran this newspaper ad: “$35 - elevated
mattress-sized space between rooms. Bring your own
bedding.” Within hours, he had a dozen takers.
I guess we should be happy we aren’t living in New
York, where apartments can rent for $25,000 U.S. per
month. That being said, anyone with a suite or a room
to rent could probably do all right this summer, given
the staff shortage in the valley and, perhaps more importantly, the number of people who would love to
move here and fill those jobs if they had a place to lay
their weary heads.
To address the housing shortage, a few years ago
the District of Invermere made secondary suites legal.
If you have some room to spare and don’t mind sharing, now is the time to use it. The extra income could
help pay for those pesky property taxes.
March 24, 2006
These men are playing on the Invermere Golf Course, located on Fort Point, sometime between 1914 and 1920.
Pynelogs is visible in the background.
Photo courtesy of the Windermere District Historical Society
‘Health care top-notch’ Hoffmanns are ‘the ideal’
Dear Editor:
When it comes to TLC and the
best-of-the-best for services and individual attention, let doc book you
into Cranbrook via ambulance from
Invermere Hospital Emergency ward.
A small stroke took me into the
capable care of Dr. Gooch, who performed immediate steps for referral to
Cranbrook.
Paramedics Ryan and Rob then
bundled this brittle old dude into the
ambulance with Nurse Katherine in
attendance, and we were off and whistling. Those three handled me like the
last egg in the dozen!
At Cranbrook Hospital, a squad of
top-of-the-line nurses, namely Myla,
Bette and other Angels, went into action giving me plenty of first-class VIP
treatment. I felt instantly renewed as the
magic touch took effect.
After Sherry wheeled the ambulance back to Invermere, our very own
professional nurses, including Anna,
Colleen and all those good gals, topped
off another stay in the hospital, with Dr.
Louw riding shotgun. I even enjoyed
the meals provided!
I had a close call, but I’m feeling much better for that great premier
treatment offered by our unsung local
heroes. How about a big hand for these
guys and dolls!
Doug George
Invermere
Dear Editor:
Yay! Hooray!
It was with great pleasure I read
the announcement of Gail and Henry
Hoffman being recognized for their
heart.
I am certain mine is only one of
hundreds of letters agreeing heartily with the honour and respect bestowed on them, just as I am certain
that there are many people in our
community who have personal and
life-changing memories connected to
these two incredible beings.
Everyone and anyone who has
been the lucky recipient of their smile,
assistance, reassurance, or even a “pet
and chat” is sure to be thrilled that
the Rotary Club of Invermere picked
exactly who they would have chosen
themselves.
And we are richer in our hearts,
and more content in the fabric of our
community.
With much respect and sincere
appreciation for ALL you have done,
Gail and Henry.
Way to go, Rotarians!
Thank you for allowing me to add
my personal recognition of Gail and
Henry because I agree, they are the
ideal!
Evanna Ellis
Invermere
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Local girls appeared
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Two local girls had the experience
of a lifetime, working as “background
stars” in what turns out to be one of the
top movies of 2005, Brokeback Mountain.
Brokeback Mountain not only was
a Golden Globe success, it became an
Oscar-nominated movie, with awards
going to Best Director and Best Screenplay to Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry, and nominations for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best
Supporting Actress.
The movie, portraying a love affair between two cowboys in Wyoming, showed at The Toby Theatre in
Invermere last week to larger-than-average crowds.
Suzy Gionette, who has been involved with movie productions in Alberta for the past seven years in the
role of Production Coordinator and
Background/Extras Casting invited her
niece, Mandy Tross, and Mandy’s friend
Linnea King, to work on an all-night
scene in Fort McLeod last summer as
“Extras.”
Once the two “stars” went through
the process of Hair, Makeup an Wardrobe, their big moment was part of the
Fourth of July fireworks, which saw
Heath Ledger’s character get into a
brawl with some rowdies.
During production, many scenes
are shot and re-shot, and one never
knows if those long hours and days will
even get their 15 seconds of fame on the
big screen - but this was one scene that
didn’t make the cutting room floor!
The thrill of working up close to
some of Hollywood’s hottest and brightest made the girls experience even more
fun, and the bonus was - they got paid!
For those who know Mandy and
Linnea, the two “stars” are easily identified!
Mandy Tross and Kirsten Thomsen
were also in a movie called You Know
My Name, now out on video. Mandy
got a featured spot, portraying “a young
girl in the church scene.” Unfortunately,
that was one scene which didn’t make it
to the big screen.
Mandy is currently working at Angus McToogle’s in Invermere and Linnea is living in Lethbridge.
March 24, 2006
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Toby Theatre
• March, 24, 25: Last Holiday
• March 29, 30, 31, April 1: Hoodwinked
March 24th
• 7 pm: Free Body Balance, an introduction to
program and support group, at All Things Beautiful.
More info: 342-7010 to register.
March 25-26th
• Volunteers are needed to take the two-day Coaching Course for Archery in Cranbrook, to help out
with the Windermere Rod and Gun Club’s weekly
archery practices and shoots. Call 342-9033 or 3425343 or email sunflower@cyberlink.bc.ca.
March 25th
•10 am-2 pm: Flea Market/Craft Sale hosted by
the Ladies’ Legion Auxiliary, Branch #71. Includes
lunch, $4. To book a table or for more information,
call Sylvia 342-6559.
March 26th
• 3 pm-5 pm: Open House to honour Christine
Keshen and her Olympic Bronze Medal at the
Invermere Curling Club. Refreshments available.
March 29th
• 6 pm: Chamber of Commerce 8th Annual Business
Excellence Awards 2006, tickets $50 per person.
• 7 pm: Annual General Meeting for the Columbia
Valley Arts Council, at Pynelogs Cultural Centre.
March 30th
• 3 pm-6 pm: District of Invermere Open House
to share your opinions on Octagon Development,
Invermere Community Hall.
March 31st, April 1st, 2nd
• Third Annual Kokanee Peak to Valley Team Race at
Panorama Mountain Village. Skiers and snowboarders of all abilities are welcome.
• 7:30 pm: Travel “Biking to Baja” Presented by Sibylla Helm, as part of the Armchair Travel/WILD
Voices Speakers Series, DTSS Theatre.
April 2nd
• Fairmont Ski Resort’s last day of skiing.
April 4th
•7 pm: Adult Baseball Players Wanted! Information
meeting at the Arena, in the mezzanine. For more
info, call Robert 347-9093.
April 7th
• 7:30 pm: Travel “Middle East & South East Asia”
Presented by Andy Stewart-Hill, as part of the Armchair Travel/WILD Voices Speakers Series. David
Thompson Secondary School Theatre.
April 9th
• 8 pm: David Essig, performing at the Pynelogs
Cultural Centre, Invermere, is a long-time famous
blues-roots performer who has won many Junos for
his song-writing and vocals, tickets $20. Doors open
at 7pm. For info: 342-7108 or 342-4423.
Golf Course Opening Dates
• March 23rd: Th’Flats Golf Course
• March 24th: Coy’s Par 3
Radium Resort - The Springs
Riverside Golf Course - Fairmont
Windermere Valley
• March 31st: Copper Point Golf Club
Creekside Par 3
Mountainside - Fairmont
• April 1st:
Edgewater Hilltop Par 3
Radium Resort - Resort Course
Setetkwa Golf Course
• April 6th:
Eagle Ranch Golf Course
• April 7th:
Spur Valley Greens
• April 8th:
Golden Golf & Country Club
• April 13th: Bootleg Gap
• May 19th:
Greywolf Golf Course
Invermere Thrift Store
April 16th
• Panorama Ski Resort’s last day of skiing.
April 22nd
• 7:30 pm: Wings Over the Rockies start-up
presentation at DTSS Theatre.
April 29th
• 8 am-8 pm: Health and Wellness Second Annual “Living a Life in Balance”: A Forum for Women
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, Cost: $150. Call (250)
342-3210 to register.
May 2nd - 8th
• Wings Over The Rockies: Throughout the Columbia
Valley discover the world of birds through activities
such as guided nature walks, Columbia River floats,
voyager canoe trips, horseback riding in the grasslands,
art exhibits, evening presentations, live music,
workshops, children’s festival, and a Wings Gala
Banquet. For info: call the College of the Rockies,
342-3210, or visit www.wingsovertherockies.org.
May 5th-9th
• Screening Mammography mobile van is coming
to our community, 45 appointments still available,
call 1-800-663-9203 to book yours! Also, check
out www.bccancer.bc.ca/breastscreening for more
information.
• Open Thursdays, 10 am-4 pm; and Fridays and
Saturdays, 1 pm-4 pm.
Columbia Valley Food Bank
• Open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 pm-2 pm. To
make a monetary donation, please mail to Box 2141,
Invermere, BC, V0A 1K0.
Hot Springs Hours of Operation
• Radium Hot Springs Hot Pool: Sunday through
Thursday, Noon-9 pm; Friday and Saturday, Noon10 pm.
• Fairmont Hot Springs Hot Pool: 8am-10pm daily.
Ski and Swim Passes available.
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• 7 pm Wednesdays, Archery, Invermere Hall.
• 7 pm: Bingo at the Invermere Seniors’ Centre,
1309-14th Street, every 2nd and 4th Thursday.
• 7 pm: Community Hymn Sing at the Lake
Windermere Alliance Church, every second Sunday
of the month. For info: 342-5961.
• Windermere Fire Department is seeking community
minded volunteers. For info: Aaron at 342-3965.
• 7-9 pm every Thursday. Second Winds Community
Band - DTSS Band room. Woodwinds, brass and
percussion - all levels welcome. For info: call Howie
at 342-0100.
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The following people were convicted and sentenced in adult court held at the Invermere Court
House on March 21st. Presiding was circuit judge
D.C. Carlgren of Cranbrook.
• Norbert H. Blatt pled guilty to dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.
The court heard that at 7 p.m. on July 27, 2005
police were called to an accident at Highway 93/95
near the Invermere ball diamonds.
The court heard a small brown car driven by Mr.
Blatt swerved into oncoming traffic. An oncoming
vehicle was forced to take evasive action and overturned.
The court heard that Mr. Blatt at the time was
thought to be trying to commit suicide.
The court heard that Mr. Blatt passed an alcohol
test.
Mr. Blatt was sentenced to a $900 fine and an 18month driving prohibition.
• Kevin S. Birdsey pled guilty to breach of undertaking or recognizance.
The court heard that at 9 p.m. on January 24, 2006
in Windermere, an RCMP constable in a marked police vehicle noticed Mr. Birdsey urinate on the ground
and then get into his vehicle.
The court heard the officer followed Mr. Birdsey
and stopped him. The court heard Mr. Birdsey showed
signs of impairment and admitted to consuming alcohol.
The court heard Mr. Birdsey passed a breath test.
The court heard that at the time he was stopped,
Mr. Birdsey was under court order not to consume or
possess alcohol.
Mr. Birdsey was sentenced to a $400 fine.
• Dallas J. Fitzpatrick pled guilty to possession of
a controlled substance.
The court heard that while on patrol RCMP Constable Derrick Francis of the Columbia Valley detachment noticed a vehicle parked with its dome light on
in a gravel pit by the Toby Creek bridge in Athalmer.
The court heard Const. Francis found Mr. Fitzpatrick drinking a beer and he smelled burnt marijuana.
The court heard Const. Francis then found 2.5
grams of marijuana in the car.
Mr. Fitzpatrick was sentenced to a $100 fine.
• Ian G. Mohan pled guilty to causing a disturbance, willful obstruction of a peace officer, and failure to appear pursuant to appearance notice.
The court heard that on February 5, 2006 Columbia Valley RCMP responded to a complaint at the
Invermere Reddi Mart Esso. The court heard Mr. Mohan was trying to pick fights with customers.
The court heard when Mr. Mohan was approached
he took off through a field behind the Esso station.
The court heard Mr. Mohan was arrested for being
drunk in public. The court heard Mr. Mohan resisted
his arrest and had to be pepper-sprayed.
Mr. Mohan was sentenced to a $150 fine for causing a disturbance, $400 for willful obstruction of a
police officer, and $50 for failure to appear pursuant
to appearance notice.
• Arnie A. Poulsen pled guilty to operating a motor vehicle while disqualified.
The court heard that on January 24, 2006 Mr.
Poulsen’s Ford pickup was stopped at a roadcheck.
The court heard that when asked for his license, Mr.
Poulsen admitted his license was suspended. The court
heard that Mr. Poulsen’s license had been suspended
when he had been convicted of drunk driving in October of last year.
Mr. Poulsen was sentenced to a $200 fine and a
one-year driving prohibition.
• Glen N. Stoski pled guilty to failure to provide
a sample.
The court heard that at 5 p.m. on August 20, 2005
the RCMP received a civilian complaint of a blue Ford
Mustang with Alberta plates driving erratically on
Highway 93/95. The court heard the car swerved into
the oncoming lane. The court heard that Columbia
Valley RCMP Sergeant Neil Cross located the vehicle
parked in the yard of a towing company.
The court heard a man and a woman were in the
car. When asked, Mr. Stoski said he hadn’t had a drink
in the past hour. The court heard that Mr. Stoski was
arrested and taken to the police station, where he refused to give a breath sample.
The court heard at the time of his arrest Mr. Stoski
had four previous alcohol-related convictions, the last
in 1994.
Mr. Stoski was sentenced to a $1,500 fine and a
one-year driving prohibition.
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By Adrian Bergles
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As manager of the Columbia Valley RCMP Victim Services bureau, Donna Power’s job is to offer support and information to victims of crime or those who
suffer the sudden death of a loved one.
“There aren’t a lot of rights for victims of crime,”
said Mrs. Powers, married to Michael, both of whom
came to the valley in 1979. “Victims can get lost in the
shuffle of the criminal justice system.”
Mrs. Power, as well as six dedicated volunteers,
work to make sure that doesn’t happen.
Columbia Valley RCMP Victim Services is a partnership between the local RCMP and Invermere’s
Family Resource Centre.
Since the program began in 1992, Mrs. Power has
been an employee of the Family Resource Centre but
she has long worked at the police station - first at the
old location, in what is currently Invermere’s library,
and for the past number of years at the RCMP’s current location at the crossroads in Invermere.
Back when the program was begun, Mrs. Powers underwent basic training for the new position.
Conducted through the Justice Institute of B.C., that
training included understanding the court system and
working directly with victims of crime.
Training is ongoing, said Mrs. Power. “That’s the
thing with this program,” said Mrs. Power. “The training is phenomenal.”
For example, Mrs. Power recently underwent
training on how to deal with the gay and lesbian population. “I need to know that I’ve examined my biases
of gays and lesbians and have an understanding of issues in their lives,” she said.
As well as keeping victims informed of their cases
and helping them through the legal system, victim
services helps clients prepare victim impact statements
- written accounts submitted to the RCMP as possible
evidence - and helps witnesses, particularly children,
prepare for court.
“To be a witness if you’re a little person is really
tough,” said Mrs. Power.
Other main functions of victim services are to
provide emotional support and referrals, said Mrs.
Power. She and the volunteers do listen to victims’
concerns but she said that under the contract between
the RCMP and the Family Resource Centre, she and
her staff are not to provide counselling. “Therapy is a
different matter,” she said.
Mrs. Power said many crime or trauma victims
feel isolated and it is her job to help them overcome
that isolation. “We’re trained to identify some of the
issues they’re going through,” she said.
The free service is entirely voluntary and helps
people from Canal Flats to Spillimacheen, said Mrs.
Power. “Lots of people feel they don’t need emotional
support and that’s their choice,” she said.
The number of clients varies, but Mrs. Power said
currently about 50 people - most of whom are victims
of common assault, spousal assault, or sexual assault
- use victim services.
Of those about 75 percent are women, said Mrs.
Power. “But certainly men do use our services,” she
said.
Despite the often sad circumstances of her job,
Mrs. Power said work in victim services is very rewarding. “Our clients have told us that our assistance has
been a positive thing for them,” she said. “It is very
satisfying to do this work.”
Funding for victim services is limited and donations are always welcome. Tax-deductible donations
can be made at Invermere’s Family Resource Centre.
To contact victim services, call Donna at 342-3937.
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Gerry collects hair
for cancer victims
By Simon Ducatel
Special to The Pioneer
Most people recycle
their newspapers and
bottles to make new
products.
Some are even recycling their hair.
Thanks to volunteer
efforts by Geraldine Gibson, area resident of over
30 years, kids suffering
from cancer and the sideeffects of its treatment
are getting professionally-crafted wigs made
from real hair.
“Cancer affects everybody,” says Ms. Gibson, who had her head
shaved in 2003 at the Relay for Life.
Volunteering some
10 years with the Cancer Society, Ms. Gibson
wants to “help somebody
have a better life.”
She does so by askGeraldine Gibson has collected 50 locks of hair.
ing area hair dressers,
including Bliss, Anglz,
said Ms. Gibson, “If someone gives me
Cut Above, Valley Hair
Styling, Smiles n’ Styles and Trims and $20, that’s fine.”
Made mostly from lids given to her
Treasures, to hang onto locks of hair at
by people in the community, the wind
least six inches long.
The hair doesn’t have to be untreat- catchers swirl with the gusts without the
ed, and can be permed or coloured, said annoying chimes.
A little girl once commented, “That
Ms. Gibson.
After a few weeks, there’s usually tree has jewellery,” said Ms. Gibson.
Anyone who wants to give Ms.
enough hair to fill a shoe box, making
Gibson their lids can do so by dropsome 50 braids or pony tails.
Since 2003, Ms. Gibson has sent ping them off into a bin at her residence
well over 700 hair pieces to Eva and Co. found at 30 10th Ave.
Donations received from the wind
Wigs Inc., Vancouver.
catchers
have covered the shipping costs
Although the company does sell
wigs, the ones created from hair sent in to date, and Ms. Gibson continues the
by Ms. Gibson are all donated to chil- craft.
Anyone who wants to donate hair
dren with cancer.
Sending the hair isn’t free, however, must have at least six inches of hair.
Letting it grow is an option, as
so Ms. Gibson had to find a way to raise
is doing 12 year-old Cody Klimm of
money to cover postage fees.
So far, she’s been able to do so by Windermere, who is letting his mullet
crafting wind catchers from milk and lengthen for cancer.
If you’ve got the hair and want to
pop bottle lids – all thoroughly cleaned
of course – and accepting donations help a young cancer victim, just menfrom anyone who wants the colourful tion it to the hairdressers mentioned
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“If someone gives me $2, that’s fine,” son to send out.
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Copper Point club house expanded
By Adrian Bergles
Pioneer Staff
Less than a month before the golf
season is set to begin, the club house at
Copper Point Golf Club is in a shambles.
But General Manager Brian Schaal
wouldn’t have it any other way.
The club house is undergoing a
half-million-dollar renovation and expansion. “Our goal is to be finished by
March 31st,” said Mr. Schaal.
The renovation, which began in early February, is being done because the
golf course has outgrown its club house,
he said.
“Last year our kitchen manager said
he couldn’t keep up to demand,” said
Mr. Schaal. About 36,500 golfers visited Copper Point last season, he said.
The work was also necessary because phase two of Copper Point will
be built in 2007. The renovated clubhouse will serve as headquarters for
both courses, said Mr. Schaal.
The unnamed resort and golf course
will open across the highway from the
existing course. Both courses will be
owned by Point Development Incorporated.
“We knew we had to do something
The renovated club house will serve as headquarters for both the existing golf course and the new golf course across the road.
to the building, and we figured no better time than now,” he said.
The course restaurant called “The
View” will benefit greatly from the renovation, said Mr Schaal. He said seating
for the restaurant will expand from 100
to 240, and the kitchen will be much
larger.
In order to allow for more seating
the old outdoor deck area will be con-
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Glass panes that separate the dining
room from the former deck will be retained, and two different rooms will be
created.
“We want the inside to be more of a
pub feel, and the outside to be more of
a dining area,” said food and beverage
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will be able to order food via communications systems on their golf carts.
“People will be able to order on
course and have their food on course,”
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Twenty new staff will be hired to
help with the course and expanded club
house, said Mr. Schaal.
“Everyone here is excited,” he said.
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By Simon Ducatel
GOLF COURSE
OPENING DATES
(All dates are tentative, weather permitting)
Weather permitting, the golf
season will kick off this week in the
Columbia Valley.
Avid golfers are getting their gear
out of the closet and cleaning their
clubs.
“I’m looking forward to getting
out on the greens and hitting a few,”
said Randy Turk, local resident who’s
golfed for four years.
Although it may seem early to
non-golfers, this year the 14 courses
in the Columbia Valley are actually
opening later than last year.
“We’ve still got some snow,” said
A golfer tees off at the Radium Resort course.
Craig Miller of Spur Valley Greens,
also hoping to be ready for golfers today, but have yet
set to open April 7.
to take any tee times as the weather may not allow.
Fairmont Riverside Golf Course’s opening day is
Due to its high elevation and cooler temperatures,
still up in the air, but they’re hoping to open today,
Greywolf has the latest opening schedule, set for Satas well as Windermere Valley Golf Course and The
urday, May 6.
Springs.
Fairmont Mountainside won’t be taking tee times
“We have about 40 booked,” said Brent Taylor
until Saturday, April 1, but is hoping to offer firstof The Springs in Radium. Saturday already has 52
come first-served golfing on Friday, March 31, said
people booked, he added.
Lorne Rowe.
It still depends on the weather, though, as “we
Windermere Valley Golf Course was hoping to be
definitely need something positive to happen,” said
open last week, but conditions weren’t good enough.
Mr. Taylor.
They’re hoping to open today.
The Resort, set to open Saturday, April 1, already
“There’s virtually no snow, but the ground is still
has 50 people, mostly from Calgary, booked to play,
frozen,” said Jeremy Johnson. “A bit of warm weather
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PHYLLIS LAKE
By Dorothy Isted
Referring to her four-month-old
kittens, Phyllis Lake says: “If laughing
makes you younger, we’ll be teenagers
before you know it!”
Born to the Filby family in Saskatchewan, 81 years ago this month,
Phyllis has had a lifelong love affair with
animals. At the age of seven she could
ride a horse, and at the age of ten she
drove two and a half miles to school in
a pony cart.
Phyllis and her first husband Stan Gibb on their wedding day.
Her parents separated when she was
a child and her mother worked hard
to raise her. She often took jobs out of
town as a camp cook and placed Phyllis
with foster families while she was gone.
They called it “boarding out.”
One man both her mother and
Phyllis’s aunt worked for was a Mr.
Young. He had a large farm and no family. When work was scarce in the winter, Mrs. Filby and her daughter used it
as a home base, cooking and cleaning in
exchange for a roof over their heads.
The one time in her life Phyllis did
“anything bad” was when she decided
she would rather live with her horse on
Mr. Young’s farm than with the kind
people her mother had placed her with
in town. She was 14 at the time and really missed her horse Tony. So, without
asking a soul, not even Mr. Young, Phyllis moved herself out to the farm. There
were no remonstrations from him. The
fact that her mother had taught her to
cook and she baked the bread every Saturday may have had something to do
with it. As has been proven from time
immemorial, the way to a man’s heart is
through his stomach. Mrs. Filby wasn’t
angry with Phyllis, just worried about
what people would say. However, she
knew Phyllis was safe there and allowed
the arrangement to continue.
Tony was given to Phyllis when she
was ten. He was a race horse and could
“beat every other horse in the county.”
Sadly, she had to sell him when she
could no longer afford to keep him.
About one year later, Tony was injured
as a result of being kicked by a work
horse. His new owner asked her to come
and see what she could do, as he was
“packing one leg.” When she walked
into the barn, Tony whinnied his recognition of her and it broke her heart.
The man wanted to give him back to
her, saying, “He was never my horse.
He belongs to you.” By then Phyllis
was married, with family responsibilities, and couldn’t keep a horse.
When Phyllis was 16 years old, she
began to date Stan Gibb with whom she
had gone to school. They
decided to get married when
they turned 19. By then, Stan was in
the Air Force. After the war, the couple
moved to Kimberley where Stan worked
for four years in Cominco’s mine. He
had been up the valley and loved it here.
He told Phyllis he “didn’t want to spend
his life underground.” She told him to
come up and find a job and she’d stay
behind and sell their house.
From May to September 1951 they
lived in tents at Juniper Heights. Their
son Jimmy was starting school so they
had to get into town. They purchased
the Johnston barns across from the hospital on Tenth Avenue. Stan gutted an
old chicken coop and built a home for
them. While this was going on, they
lived in the loft of a barn.
The day they moved in the snow
was coming through the cracks in the
boards. They used to take their pillows
to the neighbour’s house to dry out in
the morning. Walkers ran an electric
line and put power in for them. Phyllis even ran her vacuum there and commented: “Hay makes a floor so shiny
– it was nice . . . Oh, and did we have
mice! That’s when we got cats!”
In 1940, former MLA Harold Forster and his friend were murdered at
Firlands Ranch and his house burned
to the ground. The murderer was later
caught and hanged. Fourteen years later
the Gibbs bought the ranch, with help
from the Veterans’ Land Act department, which loaned them the money.
Stan build their home on the same
spot where the original house had
stood. Phyllis said while they were sifting through the remains of the fire that
had been set at the murder scene, they
found bones and she wondered if they
were human. “In those days they didn’t
bother sifting through things.”
In fact, while Stan constructed the
family home after they had purchased
Firlands, they stayed rent-free on the
old Statham place along Westside Road
near Wilmer. The house still stands today on Weiler’s property, abandoned,
but it wasn’t when the Gibbs moved in.
“The mice thought they owned
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it, and I was determined it was mine. I fought with
them!” Again, cats were a necessity. It was here that her
mama cat disappeared one day, leaving behind three
week-old kittens. Phyllis had to teach the little things
to drink out of a saucer. Then, two weeks later, mama
cat dragged herself home. She had a big gash in her
side and Phyllis figured an eagle had swooped her up
and dropped her.
The family ran about 130 head of cattle on Firlands Ranch. It was a lot of work but both Stan and
Phyllis loved farming. She had a big vegetable garden
and did most of the riding - checking cows on the
range and rounding them up in the fall. Their children
and friends helped. Stan was off the ranch logging in
order to pay the taxes and buy cattle feed. “You didn’t
make much money on cattle in those days.”
Their son Jim Gibb lives in Fairmont, daughter
Sharon Bindinger lives in Invermere, and daughter
Yvonne Messner lives in Vernon. There are six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Stan got sick just when the ranch was starting to
pay for itself and died in 1990. Gordon and Elsie Lake
had been good friends all these years. In fact, Elsie
sewed Phyllis’s daughter’s wedding dress. Five years
after Elsie died, Gordon proposed marriage. Though
Phyllis thought it was too soon for her, still grieving
for Stan, it did seem like a good idea. Gordon told
her he had broad shoulders and whenever she felt like
crying to just go ahead, which she did on several occasions. After their first pre-marital meeting with the
minister, he told them not to bother coming back, as
it was pretty obvious they knew what they were doing.
Mrs. Filby lived here in her old age and she and
Phyllis even convinced Mr. Young that this was where
he belonged, too. He and Mrs. Filby both had apartments at Lakeview Manor and remained the best of
friends. Phyllis and her mother always addressed him
as Mr. Young, but Phyllis says that to her kids, he was
just Uncle Charlie.
“When I married Gordon, he didn’t know what
to think because he thought the world of Stan. But
Gordon used to go and sit with him and talk horses.
He loved horses.” That won him over.
This year will mark the couple’s fifteen anniversary.
They find it interesting how their lives have taken similar paths. Both love animals and have similar pictures
of themselves as teenagers on their favourite horses,
and with fawns. Adoption was prominent in Gordon’s
family, as was fostering with Phyllis. They even both
had primary school teachers named Miss Brooks.
Gordon admits he’d never been too keen on cats
until Phyllis introduced them into their home. It is
obvious that he enjoys Mork and Mindy as much as
she does. Even more so is the obvious affection they
have for each other.
Phyllis had a baby fawn as a pet when she was a girl back in Saskatchewan.
Today Phyllis is married to husband Gordon Lake. Fortunately Gordon is also an animal-lover.
March 24, 2006
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start a team, and participate in the fastest-growing water
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Columbia Basin Trust
Board of Directors Meeting
The Board of Directors of the Columbia Basin Trust
meets at the Trickle Creek Residence Inn by
Marriott in Kimberley on March 24 and 25, 2006.
The public is invited to attend from 4:00 to 5:00
p.m. on Friday, March 24th to ask questions about
the work of the Columbia Basin Trust.
Trickle Creek Residence Inn by Marriott, Kimberley
Friday, March 24, 2006
4:00 pm. to 5:00 pm.
If you wish to make a presentation
to the Board at this time,
please contact Maggie Maloney
at 1-800-505-8998.
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Shuswap
boys excel
in judo
By Adrian Bergles
Pioneer Staff
For young judokas Kellen and
Jeffery Paul, judo is a way to avoid
some of the pitfalls that tempt
many young aboriginal men growing up on reserves.
The two boys live on the Shuswap land just outside Invermere
with their grandparents Sam and
Pauline Paul.
It was Mr. Paul who introduced his grandsons to judo. Mr.
Paul, who trained in boxing and
karate as a young man, thought the
two boys could benefit from the dicipline that judo instills.
“I want them to have something when they grow up,” he said.
“Kids today have too much free
time and they turn to drugs or alcohol and we lose them.”
Since the boys began practicing their throws and grappling
techniques three years ago, each
has had a lot of success. This season Kellen, 14, a Grade 9 student
at David Thompson Secondary
School; and Jeffery, 12, a Grade 7
student at J.A. Laird, have travelled
to tournaments in Abbotsford, Kamloops and Vancouver. Jeffery also
competed at the recent B.C. Winter Games in Trail.
At last November’s B.C. Championships in Abbotsford, the two
Paul boys finished in the top three
in their respective weight classes.
Kellen won first place in the 69-kilogram class, while Jeff was third in
the 48-kilogram division.
Kellen won last year’s Debbie
Seel Memorial Award. Debbie was
a young Canadian champion judoka from the Columbia Valley who
was killed tragically in a helicopter
crash in 1981. Invermere’s judo
club is named in her honour and
Kellen Paul, left; and Jeffery Paul, right; with grandfather Sam Paul.
the memorial award goes to somebody who shows a real interest and
dedication to judo, said the local
coach Hermann Mauthner.
Like all members of the club,
the boys meet for practices twice
a week. They spend 90 minutes
practising on Monday and another
three hours in training on Thursday. Kellen and Jeffery say most of
that time is spent doing things like
sparring, staging practice bouts and
even playing games like tag.
The boys both hold orange
belts, which means they can compete against the best competition
in their weight class, even if they
are not yet ranked among the most
experienced.
“It makes me feel proud,”
said Kellen of his achievements in
judo.
Asked if they’d like to go to Japan, both faces light up.
“It would be a good challenge,”
said Jefferey at the thought of competing against Japanese fighters.
The two boys say they plan on
sticking with the martial art for the
rest of their lives.
Jefferey aspires to the Ultimate
Fighting Championship circuit,
while Kellen says he’d like to represent Canada one day at the Olympics.
Mr. Paul sees judo as a chance
for the boys to make something of
themselves.
“If they get good support behind them who knows? These boys
may become doctors or lawyers,”
he said.
“A person doesn’t know what
he can do until he tries.”
March 24, 2006
OPINION
Should cats be licenced?
“I’m all for
it. If dogs
should be
licensed,
then cats
should be,
too.”
Gib Wood
“I like the
cats because
they keep
down the
mice. I
haven’t
found them
to be a
problem.”
John Ginter
This week Radium council debated a proposal to licence cats.
Here some Radium residents offer their opinion.
“No. Cats
are not a
nuisance
around
Radium. I
walk a lot
and I never
see cats. I
find people
are very, very
good with
their pets.”
“I would say
yeah. A lot of
people that
have cats just
throw them
outside and
don’t look
after them.”
Laura Heide
Ivan Zaitsoff
“It would
be good if
you found
somebody’s
cat - you’d
know whose
it was.”
“They’re an
animal and
if they’re
allowed out
and about,
they should
be licensed.”
Cole Heide
Jo-El Buerlen
“It’s good.
Then they
would know
how to find its
owner.”
“Personally
I favour
cats because
they keep
down mice,
rats and
squirrels.”
“I think it’s
all nonsense.
It’s another
way for the
village to
make a few
dollars.”
Gertrude
Friesen
Dwayne
Cundliffe
Rowan Wiltse
“If dogs
have to be
licensed, than
cats should
be, too.”
Justin Hogan
“We do have
a cat. How
do you really
control a cat?
You can’t
chain it up.”
Robin Wiltse
“There seems
to be an
increase in
the numbers
of cats
running
around. I can
appreciate
people’s
concern.”
Cal Bjorgan
“I’ve got to
register my
dog and I
think they
should have to
register their
cats. I’ve got
motion sensor
lights, and
cats come and
set them off.”
Bob Callander
“I appreciate
that the village
takes everyone’s
comments
seriously. Cats
don’t bother
me and I don’t
bother them.”
Arlene
Perdue
“Cats are
totally
different to
dogs. I don’t
think they
should be
licensed.”
Frank Lorenz
“If people
look after
their pets, it
shouldn’t be
a problem.
I’ve had my
flower bed
dug up by
cats. I’m not
impressed.”
Terrie Wieler
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Lake survey results released
Wildsight, a leading conservation group, has released the results of the 2005 Lake Use Survey conducted under their Healthy Water, Healthy Communities – Lake Windermere Project initiative.
Lake Windermere is a lifeline for our communities, said program coordinator Amanda Fedrigo in a
press release. The lake is a critical source of drinking
water for communities in the Regional District of East
Kootenay, and may potentially supply the District of
Invermere in the near future. The lake is also important wildlife habitat and the primary economic drawing card of our region. If we are to sustain our communities, stewardship of Lake Windermere must be
our highest priority, she said.
Distributed to all residents and property owners
Development of a
Pest Management Plan
File #102-661-06/II
British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation (MoT)
is developing a Pest Management Plan under the
Integrated Pest Management Act. The plan will
describe a pest management program using
established integrated pest management techniques.
The purpose of this Pest Management Plan is to
ensure effective and safe invasive plant control within
an integrated pest management program on MoT
highway rights-of-way and gravel pits which are
located on crown land within the Southern Interior
region of British Columbia. This region includes an
area from the U.S. border in the south, to just north of
Quesnel, and from the Alberta border in the east, to
Bella Coola in the west. The regional districts included
in this area are Okanagan-Similkameen, Central
Okanagan, Columbia-Shuswap, Kootenay Boundary,
East Kootenay, Thompson-Nicola, Central Kootenay,
North Okanagan and Cariboo. Under this Pest
Management Plan a combination of selectively
applied techniques will be used to suppress and
control noxious and invasive plants. Control
techniques used will include:
The proposed Pest Management Plan diagrams
or map(s) may be viewed at the Ministry of
Transportation Southern Interior Regional Office
at 523 Columbia St., Kamloops, BC V2C 2T9
or MoT district offices in Williams Lake, Nelson,
Cranbrook, and Kelowna. For further information
regarding this Integrated Pest Management Plan
contact:
E-Qwest Consulting Ltd.
14025 Moberly Road, Winfield, BC V4V 1A6
Phone 250 766-2677 Fax 250 766-2677
Preventive – Minimizing soil disturbance, assessment
and early recognition of invasive plant problems.
Biological – Host-specific insect releases.
Mechanical & Manual – Hand pulling, weeding,
mowing, brushing, and manual cutting.
Herbicide Application – Ground applied spraying,
wick application, spot treatment, ground boom
application with backpacks, ATV and truck mounted
sprayers.
Herbicides proposed for use include:
Trade Name
Roundup / Vantage
Transline
Escort
Arsenal
Vanquish
Tordon 22K
Milestone
Common Name
(active ingredient)
glyphosate
clopyralid
metasulfuron methyl
imazapyr
dicamba
picloram
aminopyralid
The proposed effective term of this Pest Management Plan is from May 30, 2006 to May 29, 2011.
Persons wishing to contribute information about
a proposed treatment site, relevant to the development of the Pest Management Plan, may send copies
of the information to the applicant at the address
provided here within 30 days of the publication
of this notice.
from Fairmont to Invermere, the survey enabled community members an opportunity to voice their concerns about Lake Windermere. The survey also served
to assess public perception, awareness and behaviours
regarding the lake.
Highlights of the 2005 Lake Use Survey results:
Of the 610 households that responded:
• Nearly half listed their permanent address as
Calgary;
• 56 percent consider their Lake Windermere area
home a recreation property;
• 71 percent rate boat traffic as extreme on holiday
weekends, 50 percent say the same of typical weekends, and the majority of respondents feel that boat
traffic is average on a typical summer weekday;
• 36 percent believe more boat launches are required;
• most respondents rate plant growth in the lake
as extreme;
• 35 percent fertilize their lawns once a year;
• 63 percent use pesticides on their properties;
• 54 percent have septic systems;
• 15 percent draw drinking water from the lake.
Recurring themes within the public commentary
portion include concerns regarding impacts of development and over-recreation; accessibility; inadequate
septic systems; and wildlife habitat. Many also took
the opportunity to voice their opinion about the Lake
Windermere area as a whole.
Water kits here
Our country holds 20 percent of the world’s fresh
water, yet every day over one billion people lack access
to clean drinking water. In 1992 the United Nations
General Assembly designated March 22 of every year
as World Water Day.
The Columbia Basin Environmental Education
Network has launched its new Water Stewardship
Education Program. This was created for teachers to
educate their kindergarten to Grade 11 students about
our region’s historical, social, economic, and environmental ties to the mighty Columbia River and about
the importance of water stewardship.
self-contained
kit includes lesson plans, maps,
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games,
and other teaching resources, plus a scale modPlan
el of the Columbia River Basin. Seven kits and models
Upper Columbia
were
created over the past year. They are being disPioneer
tributed to District Resource Centres in each of the
480 lines
Basin’s
six120school
lines) districts. The seventh kit and model
(4 col. by
will
available for loan.
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Creston educator Judy Gadicke created the Water
Stewardship Education Program, and the Columbia
Basin Trust funded the project.
For more information, contact Executive Director
Eli Baker at cbeen0506@telus.net or visit the website
at www.cbeen.org.
March 24, 2006
RCMP Report
• March 11: A wallet was stolen
from the Crazy Horse Saloon at Panorama. This wallet is maroon leather.
Stolen was $40 cash and primarily Australian credit cards. The Columbia Valley RCMP would appreciate any information regarding this theft, quoting file
number 2006-650.
• March 11: A black cloth kidneyshaped purse was lost. Inside the purse
was a wallet, keys and other identification. The Columbia Valley RCMP
would appreciate any information if
this purse should turn up, quoting file
number 2006-651.
• March 14: It was reported that a
Ford pickup was stolen from a locked
compound in Invermere. Any information regarding this theft would be
appreciated by the Columbia Valley
RCMP, quoting file 2006-654.
• March 14: At 7:58 a.m., a single
motor vehicle incident occurred on
Highway 95 at Edgewater. The vehicle
hit a fence and power pole, which subsequently affected the power grid. The
driver was transported to the hospital.
• March 14: At 5:33 p.m., it was
reported that a hit-and-run occurred in
the Radium Hot Springs parking lot.
• March 14: At 7:08 p.m., it was
reported to the Columbia Valley RCMP
of a gas-and-dash that occurred at the
Fairmont Esso. Twenty dollars worth
of fuel was stolen. The suspect vehicle
is described as a white crew cab pickup
with three males in their early 20s. If
anybody has any information with regards to this incident, please contact the
Columbia Valley RCMP, quoting file
2006-659.
• March 15: It was reported that a
passenger vehicle window of a vehicle
was smashed on 7th avenue and a black
and grey backpack was stolen out of the
vehicle. A set of vehicle brakes were inside this back pack. If anybody has any
information, please contact the Columbia Valley RCMP quoting file 2006661.
• March 15: At approximately 1:30
a.m., members of the Columbia Valley
RCMP observed a vehicle driving erratically. The driver was subsequently
detained for impaired driving and will
be subsequently appearing in court at a
later date.
• March 17: Columbia Valley
RCMP stopped a 1991 GMC Jimmy
for a Motor Vehicle Act investigation.
Upon approach to the vehicle police
detected an odour of marijuana. Three
occupants were arrested and a quantity
of 15 grams of marijuana was recovered. A 26-year-old Creston man has
been charged and will appear in court
on May 9th.
• March 18: Police received report
of Panorama Security apprehending an
intoxicated male urinating in an office
at Panorama. Police attended and arrested a 27-year-old Edmonton man,
who received accommodation at the local detachment until he was sober. The
male has been banned from the resort.
• March 19: Panorama Security
detained a drunken 22-year-old New
Zealand man after finding him scaling
a balcony in attempt to access a room
at the resort. Police attended and arrested the man for public intoxication
and again provided a home away from
home until sober.
• March 20: Police were notified of a person leaving a residence in
Windermere as an audible alarm went
off. Police attended to find a window
smashed; however, no entry was gained.
A police dog was deployed and followed
a trail with no success in apprehending
the suspect.
• March 20: Police received report
of a stolen Apco Bugubra paraglider
from Panorama. The glider was yellow
in colour and valued at $6,000.
Please be advised that members
of the Columbia Valley RCMP will
be on site at the Panorama Village on
March 29th for the theft awareness and
equipment identification program. The
RCMP will be at Panorama throughout
the 20th Annual Sunpit Safari Weekend
and will be working closely with Panorama Security through out this funfilled event.
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P.O. BOX 339, 914 8th AVENUE,
INVERMERE, B.C. V0A1K0
TELEPHONE: (250) 342-9281 FAX: (250) 342-2934
NOTICE OF OPEN HOUSE
OCTAGON PROPERTIES
Thursday, March 30th, 2006 - Invermere Community Hall
Do you have a vision for Invermere’s downtown? If so the District of Invermere invites you to attend
an Open House on Thursday, March 30th, 2006 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Invermere
Community Hall to share your opinion on the proposed Octagon Development adjacent to the
Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena.
Council wishes to provide attendees with an
opportunity to view the proposed development,
listen to and obtain the public’s opinion on
this proposed development and give you an
opportunity to speak to members of Council
and the developer (Octagon Properties Ltd.).
This will be an informal drop-in format; there
will be no formal presentation scheduled. If
you require additional information, please
contact the District Office at 342-9281.
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March 24, 2006
BUSINESS PROFILE
Website designer fills market niche
By Adrian Bergles
Pioneer Staff
Harrison McKay is quickly establishing a name for himself in the Columbia Valley.
Since Harrison arrived in September, his work as a marketing specialist
and website developer has been in high
demand.
“I had a Sunday off a couple of
weeks ago, and that was a big fat deal,”
joked Harrison of his seven-day-weekly
workload.
Harrison, 40, moved to the valley
from Victoria after spending the last
nine years working for the Insurance
Corporation of British Columbia. The
stressful job was beginning to wear on
Harrison, who had previously worked
in marketing and website design.
“It was time for a change,” he said.
“I’d been through the valley many times
before. People have a warmth here that
you just don’t get in the city.”
The first website Harrison designed
locally was for the Valley Fitness Centre.
“I enrolled at the gym and I met Roslyn
and we hit it off,” he said. Roslyn Pruitt
is the manager of the fitness centre.
“I thought it was a good place with
zero attitude, good people and they
could use my help,” he said.
Harrison calls his service “integrated marketing” and said his work with
the Valley Fitness Centre (view at www.
shapeupinvermere.com) is the epitome
of what he does. He has helped create a
new identity for the fitness centre since
he began working there on a volunteer
basis.
As well as the new website, the
centre’s posters, newsletters, advertising
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and even interior wall colours have all
been changed. Harrison helped implement customer service standards, staff
uniforms, and even changed the centre’s
answering machine message to reflect
better on the centre.
“It’s every opportunity there is to
present your business and reinforce
your central message,” he said of integrated marketing.
He said with his help, memberships
are up at the non-profit fitness centre.
“I’m getting them to think more like a
business,” he said.
Harrison said many businesses fail
by over-complicating their marketing.
“The message needs to be consistent,
cohesive and clear,” he said.
His approach is summed up by his
slogan: “More than you expect. Not
more than you need.”
Early last month Harrison set up
shop on Eighth Avenue right next door
to The Pioneer’s office. “I really wanted
to show people I’m here to stay,” he said
of his storefront.
And at the end of March, Harrison
will join the board of the Columbia Valley Arts Council where he will become
the group’s new communications and
marketing director - as well as developing their website.
Currently Harrison is working on
new websites for the Columbia Valley
Chamber of Commerce and The Pioneer, among others.
“It’s just remarkable that the town
has really been so good to me and embraced me,” he said.
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March 24, 2006
BUSINESS PROFILE
Private counselling business opens
selling after overcoming
her own bout with depression in 1971.
Mary Ann Rombach
“I was fortunate
has opened a counselling
enough to have three
centre in her Windermere
great counsellors who
home called the Assinihelped me turn my life
boine Family Therapy
around,” she said.
Institute.
She returned to
Dr. Rombach, area
school and earned her
Mary Ann Rombach
resident for nearly 30
master’s degree in psychiyears, has been engaged in the field of atric social work in 1975.
counselling since 1972.
The eldest of six, Dr. Rombach
“I just really love to see people mov- met her husband Werner on Valentine’s
ing ahead with their lives,” she said.
Day, 1979 at a ski resort in Lake Tahoe,
Born and raised in Buffalo, New California, where she was living and
York, Dr. Rombach earned her B.A in working. He invited her to visit him in
sociology back in 1969 at Syracuse Uni- Windermere, so she drove here in midversity in New York.
winter and flipped her car en route. She
She was compelled to get into coun- eventually made it, and a week later, the
By Simon Ducatel
Special To The Pioneer
two were engaged.
“He asked me to marry him on the
old Dopplemeir Lift at Panorama, and I
said ‘yes’,” reminisces Dr. Rombach.
“Our spirits have felt at home with
each other since day one.”
During the subsequent years, she
worked at a variety of jobs: put in lawns
at Fairmont; helped Werner hunt for
deer, elk and moose; founded a small
professional journal for new developments in counselling; wrote a hiking
guide in 1984; organized workshops in
the latest “postmodern” therapy; and
performed clinical work.
In 1996, she went back to school
at Purdue University in Indiana for her
doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy. She graduated in December 2000.
“The main reason I went back to
Tim Horton’s marketer
at business awards dinner
The Columbia Valley
New this year is the
business sector will come
newsmaker-of-the-year
together to celebrate
award, given to the Coat the Eighth Annual
lumbia Valley business
Columbia Valley Busiwho has made the bigness Excellence Awards
gest splash over the past
Wednesday evening at
year.
the Fairmont Hot Springs
The
nominations
Resort.
have been collected and
A highlight of the
are being evaluated by
Dee Conklin
evening will be guest
Heather Overy and Maspeaker Ron Buist of Tim
rie Birney, employees
Horton’s.
of the Columbia Valley Chamber of
He invented the popular “Roll Up Commerce, Anne Picton of the Welthe Rim to Win” contest, and has au- come Wagon and Wendy Booth of the
thored a book on his expertise called Fairmont Business Association.
“Tales From Under the Rim.”
“We didn’t want to have any direc“I’ve heard him speak before and tors on board,” said Mrs. Overy, the
he’s just amazing,” said Columbia Val- chamber of commerce executive direcley Chamber of Commerce President tor.
Dee Conklin.
“We have no bias, no partisan, no
Twelve awards will be given out nothing,” she added jokingly.
throughout the evening which begins
Tickets for the event, which inwith cocktails at 6 p.m.
cludes dinner, are $50.
Categories like retailer-of-the-year,
To buy tickets or for more informaentrepreneur-of-the-year, and employ- tion call the Columbia Valley Chamber
ee-of the-year will be recognized.
of Commerce at 342-2844.
university was the advent of new thinking in the field, thinking which resonated with my own,” said Dr. Rombach.
“New thinking focuses on objectifying problems, not people. People have
problems; they are not the problem.”
Dr. Rombach is an avid outdoorswoman. She’s into hiking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and mountain
climbing. She also likes to skate ski
(speed skating on snow) and occasionally competes in marathons.
Recently Dr. Rombach has been
caring for her husband Werner, who
has suffered a stroke; and she has supervised the construction of a beautiful
new award-winning home and office in
Windermere.
Her website: www.assinifam.com.
Box 159, 8853 Grainger Road, Canal Flats, BC V0B 1B0
Phone (250) 349-5462 Fax (250) 349-5460
Email: canalflats@shaw.ca
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
BYLAW AMENDMENTS – CANAL FLATS
The Council of the Village of Canal Flats is considering an application by Canal Flats Foods to amend the Upper
Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw. The proposed change would rezone part of Lot 4, Plan 1738, DL 110, Kootenay
District located on Arbuckle Street from C-1 Community Commercial to a new C-3 Commercial zone.
Bylaw No. 57 cited as “Village of Canal Flats Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment
Bylaw No. 57, 2006 (C-3 Zone)” will create a new commercial zone that allows general food and retail stores with a
gasoline service station as an accessory use.
The public hearing will be held at: Canal Flats Civic Centre
8909 Dunn Street
Canal Flats, BC
Monday, March 27th , 2006 at 6:00 pm
If you believe that your interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw, you may, prior to the hearing:
• inspect the Bylaw and supporting information at the Village Office in Canal Flats from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Tuesday through Thursday;
• mail, fax or email written submissions to the addresses/numbers shown above; or
• present written and/or verbal submissions at the hearing.
SUBMISSIONS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING
All written submissions
are public information
pursuant to the Freedom of
Information and Protection
of Privacy Act. This notice
is not an interpretation
of the Bylaw. For more
information contact the
Village of Canal Flats office.
Bruce Woodbury
Administrator
March 14, 2006
March 24, 2006
P IONEER C LASSIFIEDS
OBITUARY
ALLAN (AL) E. MYERS, 1923-2006
age 82 of Fairmont Hot Springs,
BC, formerly of Camrose, Alberta, passed away peacefully
on March 18, 2006 after a short
illness of renal heart failure in
MESA, Az. Al was the only child
of Ena and Stanley Myers, and
was born in Strasbourg, Sask.
His is survived by his loving wife
of 59 years, daughter Sandy
and son-in-law Carl Krenning
of Camrose, grand-daughter
Crystal Baker of Abbotsford,
BC, grandson Craig Baker of Toronto, ON, Lisa and Dave Reed
and great-grandchildren Paige,
Brittany, Jordan, and Brendan
Reed of Camrose, and cousin Ed
Hawkes of White Rock, BC. He
was pre-deceased by his parents
and his loving daughter Wendy
Baker. A Masonic service will be
held at a later date and internment at the family plot in Camrose Cemetery. Al was a member
of #37 Camrose Masonic Lodge,
and El Zahar Shriners of Edmonton. Al was the entrepreneur of
the fast food industry in Camrose when he opened Al’s Drive
Inn in 1953. In 1967 he and Helen brought the Kentucky Fried
Chicken franchise to the Camrose community. Al was an avid
golfer, fisherman, and was ONE
OF A KIND, when you met him
you never forgot him. In lieu of
flowers, donations can be made
to the Fairmont Volunteer Fire
Department, c/o 4529 Columere
Rd., Fairmont, BC V0B 1L2.
SUITES FOR RENT
New, bright, one bedroom
ground level suite in downtown
Invermere. Utilities, cable, laundry included. N/S, N/P, $625 a
month. Available immediately,
341-6215.
STEIN APARTMENTS - residential
and commercial. 342- 6912.
Furnished bachelor studio in
Athalmer, for employed responsible adult. N/S, N/P. W/D, cable,
and utilities included. Call Mom’s
Upholstery 342-6387.
1 bedroom main floor suite,
Unit #3, 5744 Vermillion Street,
Edgewater, covered entrance,
non smoker, no pets, long term.
$500/month. Call Jeff 403-2810475, Paul 250-347-9137.
FOR RENT
FAMILY HOME in Wilder subdivision, Invermere. Excellent condition, unfurnished, 2 bedrooms
up, 2 down, 2.5 bath, 6 appliances, double attached garage.
1 year minimum, N/P, N/S, available immediately. $1100/mth +
utilities + DD. 403-807-2380.
Invermere, central location. 2
bedroom condo, N/P, N/S, available March 1st. $800/month
plus damage deposit. Call 3416284 or cell 688-4848 evenings.
Windermere, 2 bedroom, furnished, ground floor suite, 5 appliances, N/S, N/P, $875, available April 1st. 250-342-3819 or
403-240-0678.
ROOMMATES WANTED
House to share, affordable,
clean, central, extras, 342-2133
or 250-402-9756.
HOMES FOR SALE
Unique 2617 square foot, eight
room home on .48 acres located
in the four seasons resort town
of Invermere. View at BC4sale.
ca, listing #2989.
Radium, completely renovated
mobile home on rental lot with
addition. Must sell, going to
school. $25,900 OBO. Call 6880181 or 688-0180.
Mountain Heights
Custom cut rough lumber, dry fir
beams, fence boards, etc. Firewood - fir, birch or pine - split or
unsplit. Top quality hay, grass/
alfalfa mix, round or square
bales. 346-3247.
~ 4 units left ~
CopperSide
~ luxury condos ~
342-2536
local phone
866-342-3526
toll free
www.lakeviewmeadows.net
relax@lakeviewmeadows.net
1500 square foot house on large,
spectacular wetlands and North
mountains view lot with 1200
square foot lower level including rental in-law suite. Desirable
northwest location on quiet,
dead end street. Includes 900
square foot detached double
garage and many extras. 1402,
7th Street. 342-3557, $355,000.
NOTICES
IN MEMORIAM DONATIONS to
the Canadian Cancer Society
can be dropped off at the Pioneer, #8, 1008 - 8th Avenue,
Invermere or mail to Box 868,
Invermere. For info call Christine Vidalin, 342-0470.
NARCOTICS
ANONYMOUS.
Meet Thursdays 7:30-9 p.m.
Invermere Health Unit, 110010th Street, staff entrance.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS. If
alcohol is causing problems
in your life, call 342-2424 for
MUST BE MOVED: Double wide info. All meetings at 8pm:
(24x48) 3 bedroom, 1 & 1/2 Monday; Invermere Group,
bath. Recent upgrades, $17,500 Christ Church Trinity; Wednes347-7770.
day, Windermere Group, Valley
Christian Assembly Church;
Friday, Radium Group, Radium
FOR SALE
Catholic Church; Saturday,
Beautiful sleeveless soft-white Invermere First Step, Family Rewedding dress, size 9/10. Worn source Centre, 625 4th Street;
once, still married, $500, OBO Sunday, Columbia Lake Band
345-0262, or 341-5419. Veil in- Hall, off Highway 93/95 south
cluded.
of Windermere. All meetings
are open.
Radium Hot Springs, BC’s fastest growing community. New ALCOHOLISM SHATTERS LIVES.
beginnings = Business, Home & To help the alcoholic, you must
Rental, all under one roof. 2 BDR help yourself first. Al Anon
suite, 1000 sq. ft. business floor meets 10am Tuesdays at the
& 4 BDR suite, includes all ap- Catholic Church, 1210 - 9th
pliances. Large in-town lot. For Street, Invermere. For info call
sale, $425,000 OR lease business Carol, 347-9841.
floor (ideal coffee shop, gifts, offices, etc). Donna 342-6010.
IN MEMORIAM DONATIONS to
the Family Resource Center:
Heinzman Nordheimer piano drop off at The Pioneer, No. 8,
with bench and metronome, 1008-8th Avenue, Invermere
$800; large antique oak roll-top or mail to Box 868, Invermere.
desk, $1200; 2 unused Gienow For info call Pat Cope, 342picture windows, 3’ x 9’ with 6”
4242, Mon-Thu.
jambs, $100 each, 342-3557.
FLEA MARKET
Flea Market/Craft Sale, March
25th, 10am - 2pm, hosted by the
Legion Ladies Auxiliary Branch
#71. Lunch is $4.00, to book a
table or for more information,
call Sylvia 342-6559.
Annual Edgewater Volunteer
Fire Department Garage Sale,
Saturday, April 8th. 9am-1pm at
the Edgewater Community Hall.
To rent a table, $10, or to pick
up donations call Mimi Price
347-9868, or Lynn McMane
347-9637.
1989 GMC 1/2 ton Service Van
with 3/4 ton springs, shelves in
back, low km. $1800, 342-6073.
1987 Olds Regent 98, very
clean, loaded, runs great,
climate control, 140,000km.
$2,900, phone 250-4892265.
VEHICLES FOR SALE
1992 Chrysler Dynasty LE, 6 cylinder, 148,000km. Power windows,
doors, locks, cruise. A/C, new
tires. $2000, phone 342-8350.
1994 Camaro, the BEST out
there. Sleek teal/black V6
- 30,000 miles, excellent condition. Hot USA car - no rust,
drives like new. Fully inspected.
$16,990.00 OBO. Donna 3426010.
2001 Camaro, black beauty - Hot
USA car 3.8 V6 auto, stick - over
drive. Fully loaded 115,000km.
Power package, duel exhaust, CD,
AC, fully inspected. $19,900.00
OBO. Donna 342-6010.
1988 31 ft. Allegro, sleeps 8,
queen BR, new 460 engine
4300km. $5500 of recent work.
Why pay for a lake side cabin
or motels? Take the family and
motor! $19250.00 OBO. Donna
342-6010.
1982 Dodge Ram regular cab
4x4 pick-up with auto. transmission. Very little rust and decent
rubber. Wood racks and metal
tool box. $1500, OBO. Phone
342-9782.
1997 Chrysler Intrepid, excellent shape, clean and
straight, loaded. 193,000km,
$6,000. Must see, phone
250-489-2265.
1975 Dodge Triple E extra
wide motorhome. Good
condition, runs great. Low
mileage, loaded, kitchen,
shower, toilet, captains
seats. Must see, $6,000,
phone 250-489-2265.
1979 Cadillac El Dorado,
showroom condition, 1
owner car. A real collector’s
beauty. 150,000km, have all
info from new, loaded and
pure class. $20,000. Must
see, 250-489-2265.
March 25, 2006
MOVING SALE
Moving sale: kitchen and bedroom sets, coffee and end
tables, dressers, china cabinet,
entertainment centre, and GM
bush guard. Phone 347-0008.
BUSINESS FOR SALE
“Dirty Blinds”, an established
blind cleaning business, with
great clientel and potential
to grow. Too busy to do both
windows and blinds. Asking
$79,000. Call Triple-J Window
Cleaning 250-349-7546, ask for
Jim or Donna.
JEERS
Jeers – to all the dog owners
(and you know who you are!) that
don’t pick up after their pets do
their business on the side of the
road, other people’s lawns, empty
lots, school yards, etc.
CAREERS
ROCKY MOUNTAIN TRAINING, B.C.
Licensed Employment Agency.
Need a job? Need employees?
Apply on-line at www.rockymountaintraining.bc.ca Phone
342-6011 or 1-888-737-5511.
NOW HIRING: bookkeeper, office
admin., labourers, auto tech.,
investment consultants, careers
in tourism,... & more!
Hair stylist required at Valley
Hairstyling. Call Susan 3429863.
Production worker. This is an
entry level position involving all
aspects of the cabinet making
process. Trade apprenticeship is
available to suitable candidate.
Please contact Warwick Interiors, Box 2673, Invermere, BC,
V0A 1K0, 342-6264.
Full-time and part-time employment available. Come join
our housekeeping team at Bighorn Meadows Resort, 7563
Columbia Avenue, Radium Hot
Springs, BC. On the job training provided. Reply by e-mail
pbusch@bighornmeadows.ca
Massage practitioner/esthetician required for Pamper
Yourself Spa, full-time, yearround position. Please e-mail
info@pamperyourselfspa.com
or fax 341-6267
Helna’s Stube is looking for experienced part-time evening
server, kitchen help, dishwasher.
Fax resume to 347-0049 or call
347-0047.
LORDCO Auto Parts in Invermere
is currently seeking inside sales
staff along with delivery drivers.
Please apply in person with resume to James.
CastleRock Villas is looking for a
general labourer with valid class
5 licence. Call Mark, 341-3119.
Rocky Mountain Training requires candidates for positions
as Employment Coordinators at
our Cranbrook and Invermere
locations. Applicants should be
dedicated, task-oriented and
organized, with strong communication skills, a passion for human resources, and an interest in
cross-cultural knowledge. Applicants should also have excellent
computer skills, with experience
in database and Micro-Soft applications. Wages dependant
on experience, only short-listed
candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: March 31st, 2006. Apply or drop off resume at: Rocky
Mountain Training, 1006-7th
Ave, Box 605, Invermere, BC,
V0A 1K0, or Rocky Mountain
Training 127C Kootenay Street
N, Cranbrook, BC, V1C 3T5, or email rmti@telus.net.
All positions, starting immediately. Drop off resume, Attention
Brad, or call 345-6106, Farside
Pub.
Gel nail technician required to
start April 4th at Trims & Treasures Esthetics Studio. Apply
in person, or e-mail resume to
info@trimsandtreasures.ca.
East Kootenay Realty Insurance Division has an opening
for an Insurance Agent Level 1.
Insurance experience preferred,
but willing to provide training.
Please drop off your resume
Attention: Rose Marie Ball, East
Kootenay Realty Ltd. (Insurance Division) 1225A, 7th Ave,
Invermere, BC, or mail to Box
2349, Invermere, BC, V0A 1K0.
Closing date: April 5th, 2006.
Massage therapist/practitioner;
full-time, part-time positions at
Pleiades Massage & Spa. Available immediately, also for summer/fall season. Phone 3472100, or fax 347-2102.
Avion Construction Ltd. is seeking office admin. assistant for
new office in Invermere. Must
be proficient in MS Word, excel,
general office duties - phones,
filing, etc... Call Wayne D.O.E. Fax
resume to Steve at 347-6429, or
e-mail to guts64@telus.net.
The Wildside Gift Shop has a job
opportunity for a mature and
enthusiastic person 4 to 5 days
weekly in a beautiful gift shop in
Fairmont. Wages are negotiable.
Experience is an asset, but not
a necessity. Deliver resume to
Wildside Gift Shop 5006 Frontage
Road, Fairmont Hot Springs, BC,
V0B 1L1 Attn: Angela White or email awhite@fairmontvillas.com.
CLASSIFIED DEADLINE:
Tuesdays at noon
Phone: 341-6299
Toll Free: 1-877-341-6299
Fax: 341-6229
Email: upioneer@telus.net
We Work At Play!
Voted “Best Conditioned Course in BC” in 2005, Eagle Ranch Golf Course is an 18-hole championship golf
course located in picturesque Invermere, British Columbia. In 2006, Eagle Ranch will proudly unveil a
magnificent clubhouse complete with an expanded Golf Shop, full service dining room, meeting room
and lounge.
At Eagle Ranch, our approach to golf operations is simple – we strive to provide the ultimate guest experience - which means hiring and retaining employees who strive for excellence in all that they do. We are
looking for team players with a ‘can do’ attitude to contribute positively to our continued growth. Our ideal
candidates will possess characteristics that reflect our corporate values of caring, integrity, excellence,
team spirit and financial responsibility.
MAITRE D’ – EAGLE RANCH GOLF RESORT
Eagle Ranch Golf Resort is seeking a passionate Food & Beverage professional to fulfill the role of Maitre D’.
With 2-3 years of serving experience, preferably in a fine dining, upscale environment, you demonstrate
an ability to maximize sales while ensuring the utmost customer satisfaction. You possess excellent organizational and communication skills and display an eagerness to train and develop an exceptional serving
team.
Wine knowledge will be considered an asset.
LINE COOK - EAGLE RANCH GOLF RESORT
Eagle Ranch Golf Resort is seeking a line chef to join the culinary team. With 1-2 years of previous food
preparation experience, you display a natural flair with food and are committed to accuracy and efficiency.
You are energetic and hard working and are able to work well in a small team environment. You enjoy
customer interaction and possess good communication skills.
Eagle Ranch Golf Resort welcomes candidates that aspire to be an apprentice and potentially gain Red
Seal status.
Application Deadline: Friday, March 31
Resumes may be sent confidentially to:
Eagle Ranch Golf Resort
Attention: Kathy Tyson
RR #3, M-2, C-11
Invermere, BC
V0A 1K3
Email: ktyson@eagleranchresort.com
For detailed information, visit www.stonecreekproperties.com
Stone Creek Resorts thanks all applicants for their interest, however only applicants who are considered
for the position will be contacted.
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WHIRLING AND TWIRLING - Albert and Caroline Robideau of the Columbia Valley Twirlers Square Dance Club of Radium Hot Springs enjoyed the St. Patrick’s Day
dance weekend March 17th to 19th at the Radium Community Centre.
CAREERS
Employment opportunity
Director of Development
Windermere Valley Golf
Course is currently taking
applications for full-time
servers and cooks, as well as
turf maintenance personnel.
Positions are seasonal and
start April 1st. Contact Jenn
(Assistant Food & Beverage
manager) at 342-3004 for
clubhouse positions, and
Dave (Superintendent) at
342-4440 for Maintenance
positions. Or submit resumes
by fax to 342-0119 or e-mail
to kdawsonwv@shaw.ca
Teamwork
Are you self motivated, self
disciplined, take pride in
the work you do, and work
well with others? Join our
housekeeping team at Fairmont Creek for full time/year
round employment. Training
provided. Must have reliable
transportation. Call David,
345-6116.
Leadership
Fairmont Creek is looking for a
dynamic, self motivated, self
disciplined individual who
takes pride in their work and
practises solid team building
skills to lead our housekeeping team. Housekeeping experience required and must
have reliable transportation.
If this describes you and you
are looking for full time employment, Call David, 3456116.
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Resort and residential Development Company located in the Columbia Valley has an immediate requirement
for a Director of Development. The successful candidate must possess the following skills.
- Clear understanding of;
-Strata property titling
-Development and Building permit processes
-Municipal bonding requirements
-Project cash flow / requirements
- Experienced in all aspects of Zoning, Planning, and utility requirements.
- Ability to establish working relationship with local governments.
- Establish construction budgets, schedules, and measures of quality.
- Insure cost effective quality build that meets all codes and developers standards.
- Work closely with Architect, Developer, and General Contractor to insure efficient Build.
- Perform risk assessments, project analysis, to prove out R.O.I. for project Shareholders.
- Ability to multi-task and oversee numerous projects at one time.
Local resident with excellent communication and computer skills would be definite assets of the successful
applicant. Remuneration package negotiable based on applicants experience and skill set.
Apply in the strictest confidence to:
All applications will be responded to.
5105 – Wilder Loop Rd.
Fairmont Hot Springs BC
V0B 1L1
March 24, 2006
Home Hardware
Building Centre
342-6908
TIP OF THE WEEK
Howie says,
“Here’s a great recipe for household mildew
remover. You can find both bleach and
TSP at Home Hardware. The recipe can be
reduced as required. Mix 1 litre bleach with
3 litres warm water and 2 tbsp. TSP. Wash
affected area. Leave 10-15 minutes. Rinse
with clear water and let dry.”
WE’VE GOT YOUR LUMBER.
From left to right: ski volunteer veterans Donna and Don Tunnacliffe, Red Scott, and Hugh McQueen.
Mountain Friends welcome skiers
By Simon Ducatel
If you are tired of getting lost on the ski hill or
fumbling with maps, there’s an answer.
A group of volunteer skiers called Mountain
Friends are available to guide visitors around the
slopes.
Mountain Friends is the name for a group of dedicated local volunteers who go out of their way to welcome visitors to the Panorama ski hill.
Every day at 10 a.m. and again at 1:30 p.m., four
veteran volunteer skiers offer complimentary tours of
all but the most difficult double black diamond runs
at Panorama.
Organized by co-ordinator Jackie Anderson, the
yellow-jacketed retirees with energy to spare enthusiastically show you as much of the hill as daylight allows
Currently there are 36 volunteers, all recruited by
Panorama and scheduled by Ms. Anderson.
One a recent Saturday, Donna and husband Don
Tunnacliffe, Red Scott, and Hugh McQueen helped
those guests who were interested in an easy-going ski
experience.
“We love having someone come up to us and say,
‘we never would have taken that run if you hadn’t
shown us,’” said 40-year area resident Ms. Tunnacliffe.
Running over 10 years, the program’s objective is
“to improve the quality of Panorama’s visit through
a positive, safe and fun experience,” said Ms. Tunnacliffe, who has been a Mountain Friend for six years.
On a recent weekend, more than 100 people partook in the program, which usually sees roughly 20
people daily.
From France to New Zealand, it’s a great way to
meet people from all over the world, said Ms. Tunnacliffe.
Look for the sign and meet up with the Mountain
Friends outside the Ski Tip Lodge, past the ski racks.
SPECIALS
Grill Burger Cheese Meal $4.99
Small Blizzard $3.00
2 Bacon Double Cheese Burgers $6.00
350 Laurier, Invermere
342-9933
March 24, 2006
HERE TO SERVE YOU
Complete Automotive Repairs
Good advice,
clearly explained
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Phone: (250) 341-3240
Tuesday to Friday 9am - 5 pm
Saturday 9 am - 3 pm
Closed Sunday and Monday
Associated with Clarica Financial Services Inc. and Clarica Investco Inc.
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342-6614 • www.autowyze.com
507B - 7th Avenue
Invermere, BC
(beside the laundromat)
Pierre E. Trudel
Pierre E. Trudel
Bus (250) 347-6938
Fax (250) 347-6948
pierre.trudel@clarica.com
(Beside the Petro Canada Car Wash)
Phone:
INVERMERE BARBERS
ic
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NEW
WE USE ONLY
REAL WOOD
Resurfacing Specialists
• Custom Cabinets
• Counter Tops
FREE ESTIMATES
CUSTOM CRAFTED BY:
No Appointment Necessary
Bob Ring
341-3311
Sewer/Drain Cleaning
Septic Tank Pumping
Portable Toilet Rentals
• 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
LAMBERT-KIPP
PHARMACY LTD.
J. Douglas Kipp, B. Sc. (Pharm.)
Laura Kipp, Pharm D.
Your Compounding Pharmacy
Come in and browse our giftware
Floor Covering & Cabinets
Blinds & Paints
335 - 3rd Ave., Invermere, BC
Telephone 342-6264 • Fax 342-3546
Email: info@warwick-interiors.com
www.warwick-interiors.com
Open Monday - Saturday
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
1301 - 7 Avenue, Invermere
th
342-6612
• POOLS
• HOT TUBS
• CHEMICALS
• FIREPLACES
• BBQʼS
• HEATING
• VENTILATION
• AIR CONDITIONING
• RESIDENTIAL
• COMMERCIAL
385 Laurier Street, Invermere, BC
PO Box 117, Windermere, BC V0B 2L0
Phone: (250) 342-7100
email: info@diamondheatingandspas.com
Fax: (250) 342-7103
www.diamondheatingandspas.com
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Shades *Roller Shades
and more!
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
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(Meadow Land Artworks across from the Invermere Airport)
Phone: 341-3326 Cell: 341-5500
www.windermerewoodworks.com
Coveralls
Uniforms
Linen
Entry Mats
Logo Mats
Promo
www.kootunif.com
Goods
1201 Industrial Road #3 • Cranbrook, BC V1C 5A5
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Ph (250) 426-3151 • Fax (250) 426-4347
Career Wear
Toll-free 1-866-426-3151
Safety Wear
Great Selection of:
Lambert
High Quality Furniture & One-of-a-kind Gifts
For all your interior
decorating needs.
Tamara Osborne
Brenda McEachern.
Phone /Fax
345-6422
SHOLINDER & MACKAY
EXCAVATING Inc.
Septic Systems Installed ~ Pumped ~ Repaired
Prefab Cement Tanks Installed
Water Lines Dug Installed
Basements Dug
WINDERMERE 342-6805
March 24, 2006
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Call Helga at:
Phone: (250) 342-9700
Toll Free: 1-866-312-9700
Fax: (250) 342-6265
mickeysa@telus.net
Bennett Construction
Growing with the Tradition of Quality
• Custom Homes
• Renovations • Decks
Kristoffer Bennett
(250) 341-5030
krisbennettconstruction@hotmail.com
Protect your property from theft and vandalism
Call today (250) 688-HAWK (4295)
valleyhawksecurity@shaw.ca
Daily & Nightly Mobile Patrols in the Valley
Fast Response to your alarms
Property checks
• Fully marked mobile patrol unit
• Professional Uniformed Security Officer
• Residential • Commercial • New Homes • New Condos • Construction Sites
Reasonable Rates
Keep your seasonal home or condo insurance valid
Call to set up an appointment today!
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P.O. Box 2710,
Invermere, BC.
V0A 1K0
Rug Cleaners •
Residential & Commercial • Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
Flood Restoration • Window Tinting
Jason Roe
RR #4, 2117 -13 Ave.
jtroe@telus.net
Bus: (250)342-9692
Res: (250) 342-7327
Fax: (250) 342-9644
Cell: (250) 342-5241
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PUROLATOR DEPOT
342-2999
Fine Homeservices
VACUFLO
(250) 342-9207
READY MIX CONCRETE
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)
Residential and Commercial Lighting
Dan Emms
General Manager
P.O. Box 1079
Invermere, BC
V0A 1K0
Ph: 250.342.1666
dan@valleylighting.ca
www.valleylighting.ca
A.R.K. Concrete Ltd.
Residential • Decorative Concrete
Floors, Decks, Patios & Sidewalks
342-6522 Office 342-6512 Fax
342-5465 Aaron Karl 342-1457 Ryan Karl
March 24, 2006
HERE TO SERVE YOU
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Invermere, BC
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Sales Associate
341-6299
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Hauling Rock, Gravel, Sand & Fill
Mtn. Quilting Co. Ltd.
~ Fabric ~ Notions ~
~ Books ~ Classes ~
Kevin DeMan
Offices: 250-342-3929
email: rcs2159@telus.net
T R U C K I N G
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204 - 375 Laurier St. Invermere
Phone 250-341-3115 • Fax 250-341-3125 • Email: purmoun@telus.net
#9 - 492 Arrow Road, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0
RR#4
1700 Canyonview Rd.
(250) 342-5654
(250) 341-3636
Shawn & Mel Hollowink
Avion
RADIUM HOT SPRINGS ESSO
Construction Ltd.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS - GENERAL CONTRACTORS
Automotive Repairs
Bus: (250) 342-6336
Fax: (250) 342-3578
Email: isr@telus.net
Website: www.is-r.ca
7 days a week
GAS • PROPANE • DIESEL
7507 Main St. West, Radium Hot Springs
(250) 347-9726
Freight & Passenger Depot
Homefront
Essentials
Home * Garden * Lawn
Professional Services
Four great years of Serving the Valley
Fully Insured ~ Reliable ~ Year Round ~ Certified Horticulturalist
All Lawn & Garden Services
Spring Clean-up/Pruning
House Cleaning & Errands
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Window Washing
Painting Projects
Home Security Checks
Call Elizabeth Shopland - Office: 342-8978 Cell: 342-1124
403 - 7th Avenue
Invermere, BC
DESIGN/BUILD CUSTOM HOMES • MULTI-FAMILY & COMMERCIAL PROJECTS
STEVE GUTSCHE, Project Manager
Columbia Valley District
INVERMERE
Cell: (250) 341-1965
Fax: (250) 347-6429
Email: guts64@telus.net
www.avionconstruction.com
Beauty Built To Last A Lifetime
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4966 Fairmont Frontage,
Fairmont Hot Springs
345-6600
HEAD OFFICE
Phone: (403) 287-0144
Fax: (403) 287-2193
#200, 6125 - 11 Street S.E.
Calgary, AB T2H 2L6
Call 341-6299
March 24, 2006
FAITH
‘Spring is sprung; Christ is riz’
Dieter Magnus,
Senior Pastor
Lake Windermere
Alliance Church
There was a silly little poem that I learned
as a boy in school. It was
given to us as an example
of how not to write a
poem. I don’t remember
the “good” poems, but I do remember this one:
Spring is sprung,
The grass is riz,
I wonder where
The flowers is.
Every year at this time I think about it. Winter is
over (well . . . mostly!) and spring is here. We all look
forward to this season of newness, freshness and life.
The vegetation which has been dormant all around us
begins to flourish. The air warms up, and a sunny spot
in a windless place feels fantastic. The spring runoff
makes our creeks and rivers come alive. Birds return
from the south (both feathered and human!) Why do
we enjoy this season so much?
I believe it is because God created us to be enjoyers of life. Our souls revel in newness and freshness
and growth. Somehow, we have come to believe that
God is more interested in punishing us for our wrongdoings, or robbing us of our fun. Yet, the words of
Jesus recorded in John 10:10, 11 tell a very different
story. He says: “The thief comes only to steal and kill
and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and
have it to the full. I am the good shepherd. The good
shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.”
Take a moment to think about that. God’s desire
is not to punish us, but to renew and enliven us. While
spring is the season of new life, one of the first major
events of spring is Easter. The Easter celebration is all
about new life . . . but life which results from death.
Jesus, as the One who unconditionally loves us, chose
to die (the only man in history who had a choice) so
that we might live.
How is that possible? Perhaps you are at a point
in your life where it feels like winter all the time. Dormancy and cold are more common than freshness.
Despair is a more familiar companion than hope. Sorrow seems to leave no room for joy. Guilt just keeps
piling up, higher and higher, with no end in sight.
That is the result of what the Bible calls sin. Although we may not like the word, it is impossible to
look at the world around us and claim sin doesn’t exist.
It holds us captive in a life anything but abundant or
full. Jesus paid the price to free us from that captivity.
It is offered to us freely, with the promise of new life
in Jesus Christ. It is an open offer to every person on
this earth. The time for you to get out of “winter” in
your life is now.
Spring is sprung
Jesus Christ is riz
Do you know
Where your hope is?
We invite you to join us on a journey to hope this
Easter season.
Wheels turning for bike group
A fledgling group hoping to regulate and promote
the sport of mountain biking in the Columbia Valley
from Canal Flats to Spillimacheen is close to becoming a reality.
Columbia Valley Cycling Society board members
approved the new, non-profit society’s constitution at
a meeting held at the Invermere Lions’ Hall on Tuesday night.
The constitution will now be forwarded to the
provincial government. When approved, the new
group will be affiliated with Cycling British Columbia and offer insurance to group members during all
group activities.
Starting this year, the cycling society plans to organize weekly downhill “toonie” races, weekly crosscountry group rides, trail-grooming days to maintain
safe local trails, and training for riders of all abilities.
Memberships will soon go on sale at both of
Invermere’s bike shops: Rob’s Bicycle Works and Columbia Cycle.
Members will receive discounts at both shops, as
well as 10 percent off a mountain biking season pass
at Panorama Mountain Resort.
Memberships will cost $40 for adults and $30
for junior riders 18 and under. Of that, $27 will go
straight to Cycling B.C. for insurance.
The group also hopes to protect popular existing
trails threatened by development on Mount Swansea
and along the Toby Creek just out of Invermere.
“We’re losing our trails,” said cycling society president Darcy Lehr. “We could lose all of them without
having a voice.”
Money is tight and donations are appreciated.
To contact the Columbia Valley Cycling Society, or to inquire about memberships, email
cvcyclingsociety@hotmail.com.
Valley Churches
LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH
Sunday, March 26th, 10:30 a.m.
Worship and Life Instruction. “Why the World Hates Jesus.”
Sunday School for ages 3 to Grade 7 during the morning service.
Senior Pastor Rev. Dieter Magnus • Associate Pastor Rev. Jared Enns
326 - 10th Avenue, Invermere • 342-9535
WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY
Sunday, March 26th
8:30 a.m. - Edgewater - All Saint’s.
10:30 a.m. - Invermere - Christ Church Trinity. Worship & Sunday School.
Rev. Sandy Ferguson • 110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere • 342-6644
VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY
Sunday, 10:00 am
Children’s church during the message part of the service.
Children 4 - 12 years. • Sunday, 7:00 pm Prayer Meeting
Senior Pastor Rev. John Cuyler • www.vcassembly.com
Highway 93/95, 1 km north of Windermere • 342-9511
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Canadian Martyrs Church, Invermere
Saturday, 7:00 p.m. Mass • Sunday, 9:00 a.m. Mass
St. Joseph’s Church, Hwy 93/95 Radium Sunday, 11:00 a.m. Mass
St. Anthony’s Church, Canal Flats Sunday, 4:00 p.m. Mass
Father Jose Joaquin • 712 -12th Ave., Invermere • 342-6167
ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN MISSION OF INVERMERE
Regular weekly worship services every Sunday at 1:30 pm
Pastor Rev. Fraser Coltman
at Christ Church Trinity 110 - 7th Ave., Invermere
1-866-426-7564
RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Every Sunday 10:00 am
Pastor Wayne and Linda Frater • Radium Seniors’ Hall • 342-6633
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
Sunday, 10:00 am
President J.P. Tremblay • Columbia Valley Branch
5014 Fairway, Fairmont Hot Springs • 1-866-349-5772
Selkirk TV &
Appliance
• Kitchenaid
• Inglis
• Whirlpool
• Roper
Panasonic
Pioneer
Cell Phones
Electronics & Service
Christian Books, Music & Misc.
1229-7th Ave., Invermere
WE SELL REAL ESTATE Call
• Radium • Invermere • Panorama
• Windermere • Fairmont
RECREATIONAL HOME
Quality finished bungalow, quiet area, full
walkout would make great suite.
$
MLS# 115681
319,000
342-6415
341-6151
or
1-888-341-6155
WINDERMERE RANCHER
Lake & mountain views. Fantastic buy. Warm
& sunny home on huge lot.
$
MLS# NEW
589,000
March 24, 2006
Invermere
At Panorama:
At Radium:
250-342-6505
Wende Brash
342-1300
Bernie Raven
342-7415
Daniel Zurgilgen
342-1612
Poolside
Ed English
342-1194
Jan Klimek
342-1195
www.ReMaxInvermere.com
250-341-4898
250-347-0041
John McCarthy Lynda Kirkpatrick
342-1758
341-1907
Timeshare:
Toll Free:
Scott Wallace
342-5309
Year Round Fun
Andy Smith
342-1709
Ali Wassing
341-1052
Bryan Hookenson
341-1266
250-342-2829
1-888-258-9911
Rob Rice
341-5935
Deborah-Kim Rice
342-5935
Spectacular and Breathtaking
Soak up the view of the slopes and the pools from this awesome two bedroom condo at
Panorama. This Panorama Springs poolside unit offers ski in, ski out convenience and
is fully furnished. Come and see it today! MLS# 115937
Opportunity to own in Akiskinook in time for summer fun. Very clean, move in condition. This 3 BDR, 2 BTR unit is in a great location close to the recreation centre, beach
and marina. This rare unit comes fully and tastefully furnished. MLS#114592
2 year old condo with 3 BDR and 2BTR, laminate flooring, and a fully finished basement.
Great mountain views, walking distance to all amenities, but still away from downtown
Invermere. A great investment and a wonderful place to stay! MLS#114421
$490,000
$269,900
Mountain Views, Quiet Surroundings
Rare Acreage
Invermere Building Lot
Large corner lot, storage shed, and sundeck. Full unfinished basement waiting for your
touch. Propane fireplace in the living room and a pellet stove in the basement to keep
the hydro bills in check! Great starter in Edgewater. MLS#113766
Almost 6 acres with Windermere Creek flowing through, water licenses and a rare
and beautiful micro environment, private and peaceful. Cleared hayfield, beautiful
mountain views and plenty of room to build your dream home. MLS#113851
Ready and waiting for you. Newly created lot at the quiet end of town with no building
commitment. Fully serviced and ready now. Nicely treed with great views. GST is
applicable. MLS#113165
The Perfect Location
Two Bedroom Loft
The One and Only in Town
This 3 BDR, 2.5 BTR townhome is centrally located in Invermere. Enjoy the fantastic
mountain views and the convenience of being next to downtown. This is a great investment or a terrific revenue property. MLS#112775
Donʼt miss out on this renovated and fully furnished 2 BR plus loft at Panorama. Right
by the Toby chairlift with a great view of the slopes. Buyer to assume New vision payments of $278.59/month. MLS#114354
Invermere Dry Cleaning and Laundry business on Main Street Invermere. If you are looking for the best exposure and a business that only has one way to grow....up...stop looking!
Get into business now! Contact your Realtor for more information. MLS#114858
$369,000+gst
$199,900
$239,900
Views of Lake Windermere
$999,000
$219,000
$149,900+gst
Location
Perched on a quiet street at the top on Pineridge Estates, this spectacular lot offers pristine views of Lake
Windermere and the Rocky Mountains. Time is on
your side deciding when to build on this Prime View
property. Close to all amenities of Invermere. Look
no further... MLS#114398
This Panorama home is in a great spot! Close to the
Toby chairlift and the Greywolf Clubhouse. A fantastic view of the 10th fairway out your living room
window. Sunny location you will enjoy anytime of the
year. Rental suite with year round tenant in place.
MLS#115093
$239,900
$690,000
NEW PRICE

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