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An RV caught fire in the Habart area south of Golden on Feb. 20, destroying the RV and caus-ing minor damage to the vehicle next to it.

Nicholson Fire Department received the initial call from a neighbour around 6:30 p.m.

and responded with all of its main vehicles and 10 crew members.

“Once on scene we basically attacked it as an exterior attack…we were just trying to minimize the exposure the fire had to surrounding prop-erty,” said Parker Vaile, the Nicholson fire chief.

The fire was suppressed quickly, and pre-sented few challenges for the crew, although

there was some initial concern because of some propane tanks in the area.

“The residents had basically used it as a stor-age facility and they had stacks of tires and all that stuff up against it, so it made it a bit of a jungle to get around, but other than that it was pretty straight forward,” Vaile said.

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Fires destroy RVs in separate incidents around town


The recent announce-ment regarding the clos-ure of Field Elementary School was the culmina-tion of a slow but steady decline in the village’s ability to attract young families.

Craig Chapman, a longtime local who also serves as the chair of the Field Community Coun-cil, blames Parks Canada for the village’s current situation, citing a reduc-tion in the town site in the late 1990s, a lack of well-kept housing and

increased incentives for Parks Canada workers to live elsewhere.

“Unfortunately, Parks Canada as an agency…has not been very sup-portive to Field as a community in terms of addressing these prob-lems,” he said.

The townsite reduc-tion was particularly harmful, says Chapman, as it affected a mobile home park that repre-sented the bulk of the vil-lage’s entry-level hous-ing.

Ellen Francis, the townsites and real-ty manager for Yoho

National Park, says that the reduction of the Field townsite was done in accordance with Parks Canada’s man-date.

“(The trailer park) was located in a wild-life corridor,” Francis explained.

“Parks Canada phased out the trailer court for the purpose of improv-ing ecological integrity and reducing human-wildlife conflicts.”

Chapman has never bought into that explan-ation, claiming that much of the village is a wildlife corridor, includ-ing much more prob-lematic areas such as the old RCMP detachment where bears frequently pass by.

Instead, Chap-man and other long-time residents of Field believe that the reduc-tion in the town site was done in order to jus-tify expansions with-in Banff National Park. In fact, it’s a common belief among residents that Field is regularly neglected in favour of Banff.

“I think you’d be hard pressed to find some-body that didn’t think that,” Chapman said.

According to Francis, Parks Canada has made significant investments in the village of Field in

recent years to ensure its sustainability.

“We recognize the importance of the com-munity of Field, the role it plays in Yoho National Park and we are commit-ted to working with Field Community Council and residents to shape the future of the Nation-al Park, to help grow local tourism, create jobs, and housing is part of what we work towards in that as well,” Francis said.

Chapman was critical of the condition of many of the housing units in Field.

“Parks Canada hous-ing in town, does it fill the need for the com-munity, have they main-tained it and kept it in good condition that makes it attractive? No,” Chapman said.

“They’re housing is atrocious. You’re talk-ing kitchens which were fitted out in the ‘50s and ‘60s that haven’t been renovated,” he continued while also claiming that two for-mer Parks Canada hous-es in town are sitting vacant, having become uninhabitable.

Francis acknow-ledged that improve-ments could be made, but that work is ongoing within rental units owned by Parks Canada.

“We’re doing a lot of work and making a lot of investments to ensure that, especially the hous-ing that we are directly responsible for, is always being maintained and improved,” she said, adding that work is being done from min-or plumbing repairs to bathroom renovations.

Francis also believes that the travel allowance given by Parks Canada for workers that choose to live in Golden is offset by the fact that Field resi-dents don’t pay munici-pal taxes and enjoy rela-tively low rental costs.

“Parks Canada needs to make sure that we attract employees and we can create incen-tives for them to live in the communities in which they work, but like anyone, everyone has a choice as to where they’re going to live,” she said.

Given this informa-tion, it’s not unfair to wonder about Field’s long-term sustainabil-ity. Chapman believes it may go the way of the townsite in Waterton Lakes National Park, where a seasonal popu-lation keeps the village

bustling in the summer but very few residents remain for the winter.

“For the last 15 years (I’ve) been pushing that Field’s going to become another Waterton, it’s going to just really be a summer orientated service centre if Parks doesn’t change their attitude and positioning on it,” he said.

“Things can change…but unless Parks Can-ada changes the equa-tion, that’s going to be the problem. There’s just not enough hous-ing, not enough oppor-tunity.”

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School District No. 6 (Rocky Mountain)Golden Zone

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATIONfor September 2016

Children whose 5th birthday occurs on or before December 31, 2016 (born in 2011) are eligible to enter Kindergarten in September 2016.We will be accepting registrations for Kindergarten children at the following schools:

Nicholson Elementary School, (Nancy Watson, Secretary) 250-344-2370Alexander Park Elementary School, (Navneet Rondeau, Secretary) 250-344-5513Rocky Mountain Distributed Learning School, (Sue Pearson, Secretary) 250-427-5308

Registrations will be accepted at the above schools on the following dates: March 1st to 11th, 2016.

For further information please call the School Secretary.

A PARENT MUST ENROL A CHILD IN PERSON AND MUST PRESENT THE CHILD’S BIRTH CERTIFICATE OR OTHER LEGALLY ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENT FOR PROOF OF AGE. PLEASE ALSO BRING YOUR CHILD’S B.C. HEALTH CARE CARD (SHOWING THEIR PERSONAL HEALTH CARE NUMBER) AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION.

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Field is continuing to have a difficult time attracting new resi-dents, especially young families. The village’s community council chair believes Field could become a seasonal townsite if the situation doesn’t improve soon. Photo Courtesy of Village of Field Facebook page

Eagles’ wings clipped, fall short of provincials Joel [email protected]

The Golden Eagles

senior boys’ basketball team had their season come to an early end after a tight 83-79 loss to Creston in the finals of the East Kootenay Zone Championships.

The Eagles started slowly before eventu-ally recovering, lead-ing to the nail-biting finish. Golden actual-ly found themselves behind by 18 points at the half before rallying and taking a five point lead of their own in the fourth quarter against a Creston team that was playing in front of its home fans.

“It was just a see-saw battle from there, back and forth. They battled really hard. Kudos to Creston, they played really well. They came out strong in their home gym with lots of crowd sup-port. They were pre-pared for us and they worked hard,” said Eagles head coach

Kindy Gosal. The slow start

proved to be costly. Like any good coach, Gosal placed the blame squarely on his own shoulders rath-er than on that of his players.

“It’s probably on me as a coach in the prep-aration that we had going in there. I think that maybe I didn’t do as good a job pre-paring these guys for that type of start in that type of environ-ment,” he said.

The Eagles received the bulk of their scor-ing from their three returning players from last season.

Meva Dhami and Kiran Gosal tied for the team-lead with 23 points apiece, while John Oszust, who continued to improve after a strong rook-ie campaign in 2015, contributed 17 points of his own.

The loss ends the Eagles’ hopes of a third straight appear-ance at the provincials.

“Our group hasn’t lost in the Kootenay Zone finals for many, many years so we’re not really used to los-ing. It was bound to happen eventually. The odds are stacked against you once you’ve won so much, inevitably there’s going to be an upset,” Kindy said.

“It’s tough. Our guys didn’t want to walk off the court with a loss in the Koo-tenays. That’s not what we envisioned but that’s one of the tough learning parts of sports.”

The end of the sea-son brings a close to the high school careers of stand-outs Dhami and Kir-an Gosal, who will both be graduating from GSS this spring.

Dhami is hoping to play basketball at the post-secondary level, while Kiran plans to focus primarily on academics.

As for Kindy, with the graduation of his youngest son Kiran, the man who has led the Eagles in each of the last three years and as the school’s junior basketball coach before that plans to take a well-deserved break from coaching. Given that high school team sports are always a numbers game for the community, he isn’t sure what the future holds for the program going forward.

Gosal wished to thank his assistant coach, Paul Deutsch, the staff at Golden Secondary and the parents of all of the players for their sup-port throughout the season.

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No damage was sustained to the house on the property.

The fire is not deemed to be suspicious. In the early hours of Feb. 23 an RV caught fire

on Kicking Horse Drive. Golden Fire and Res-cue responded with seven members and two trucks. The fire was well involved by the time

the crew arrived on scene, but the crew was able to suppress it “fairly quickly” according to Fire Chief Dave Balding.

There wasn’t any other property in the immediate vicinity and the department was able to contain the fire to just the RV.

The cause of the fire has yet to be determined, but it also wasn’t being investigated as suspi-cious.

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Stay in Your Own Lane!Part of the road near where I live has a set of winding curves on a steep grade.

I seldom drive this stretch of roadway without encountering an oncoming vehicle part way into my lane over the double solid yellow line. There is no reason for this that I can see except that the other driver is either careless or incapable. The lanes are standard width and you are able to see oncoming tra� c without di� culty if you look ahead.

This tendency to straighten out the curves by drivers is highlighted by the condition of the lines before they are repainted each year. The part of the line, center or shoulder, on the inside of the curve has in some cases been completely worn away by the tires passing over it. I think that it is fair to say that it takes many sets of tires rolling in the wrong place to erase lane markings.

As a driver, your aim (pun intended) is to maintain a proper lane position at all times. It’s implicit in our highway system because we all share the same sheet of pavement or stretch of gravel. When we don’t, we risk running into each other. You are not being overly cautious, you are � tting into a system where safety dictates that we all manage space around us properly to avoid collisions.

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Columbia Veterinary Services Wishes to Announce

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Dr. Peterson is retiring from small animal (canine/feline) practice effective the end of March.

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RV fire suppressed by crews quickly

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I didn’t learn about Internation-al Women’s Day until I started work-ing at the Golden Women’s Resource Centre (GWRC)… which means it wasn’t brought up in school, my family didn’t know about it, and gener-ally there wasn’t a lot of talk about it in my community. So here is an International Women’s Day primer, to bring everyone up to speed, because no one ever told me…

1) Internation-al Women’s Day is on March 8th. It is not marked on many Can-adian Calendars, but is officially recognized in Canada. The earliest Women’s Day observ-ance was in 1909 in the USA, and similar days were recognized and celebrated around the world. The United Nations declared March 8th Internation-al Women’s Day in 1975 during International

Women’s Year. Now, it is an official holiday in over 25 countries includ-ing Afghanistan, Cuba, Russia, and Vietnam.

2) Internation-al Women’s Day is a time for celebration! Women have achieved many things and this day is a time to cele-brate the social, eco-nomic, cultural and political achievements of women. Not only is it time to recognize the important impacts women have had on society, but to also cele-brate major achieve-ments that have been made in the fight for equality. This year marks the 100th Anni-versary of women’s right to vote and run for office: in 1916 Manitoba was the first Canadian province to grant women the right to vote.

3) International Women’s Day is about reflecting on the experiences of women in the past and in the present. Historically, and presently, women and girls around the

world have been dis-criminated against sim-ply because they were/are female. In Can-ada, women still face issues unique to their gender:

• Statistics Canada reports that half of all women in Canada have experienced at least one incident of physic-al or sexual violence since the age of 16.

• Canadian women still take home on average 83 cents for every dollar men earn according to Status of Women Canada, even as educational attain-ment has surpassed their male counter-parts.

• In Golden women accessed Safe Home services 624 times between April 1, 2014 – March 31, 2015.

4) International Women’s Day is a call for action! The UN theme for 2016 is “Plan-et 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equal-ity” #pledgeforparity. So what can you do to make a difference?

• Help women and

girls achieve their ambitions.

• Challenge Con-scious and uninten-tional bias.

• Call for gender-bal-anced leadership.

• Value women and men’s contributions equally.

• And more!There will be 2 excit-

ing events marking this day taking place in our community:

Students from Gold-en Secondary School’s Leadership class invite you to their Inter-national Women's Day Celebration Showcase. On Tuesday, March 8, from 5 to 6 p.m., the stu-dents will present a var-iety of projects, includ-ing a musical perform-ance, a presentation of famous female leaders, videos highlighting issues faced by women today, and much more.

The GWRC will be hosting its Annual Performance Sal-on on Internation-al Women’s Day, Tues-day Mar. 8, at Jita’s Café. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and perform-

ances start at 7 p.m. Women and men of all ages are welcome, and we are suggesting a $5 donation at the door, with youth 13 and under free. Some phe-nomenal local talent is lined up and we hope to see you there!

International Women’s Day a time to celebrate

Arena Lift has Grand Opening

Councillors Chris Hambruch (centre left) and Eddie Leigan (centre right) cut the ribbon at the offi-cial grand opening of the Arena’s new lift on Saturday evening. The ribbon was held by a couple of local arena users Rex Baxendale (left) and Braxton Gulliford (right). Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo

Family looking for investigation

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The family of a woman killed at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort earlier in February is seeking further investigation into the incident.

The accidental death of 55-year-old British woman Anne Woods resulted from a collision with a snowboarder in a “slow ski” zone.

The Canadian Press reported last week that the family, through family spokesperson Shaun Moloney, want the resort’s safety practices reviewed, and for the RCMP to investigate the incident.

The RCMP initially found no evidence of a crime, and the file was passed on to the Coroner’s Office.


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A Night at the MoviesThe Golden Figure Skating Club hosted their annual ice show, this year entitled Night at the Movies. Junior skater Noah Ure, left, skated to a song from the Frozen soundtrack. And senior skater Alyna Raposo, right, skated to Skinny Love by Birdy.

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Sanding material among potential causes for last week’s dust advisory


For much of last week Golden residents were cautioned to stay indoors and avoid strenu-ous activity due to a dust advisory affecting the area’s air quality.

The warning for high concentrations of dust in the air was issued on Feb. 23, and remained in effect for much of the week, with concerns dissipating by the time the precipi-tation hit on the weekend.

“The health effects of excessive dust can be serious,” wrote local air quality consultant Annette Lutterman in an e-mail.

“I (talked) with two people who were biking with the warmer weather and they said they could hardly breathe as they got closer to the town centre.”

In addition to the recent spell of dry weath-er, some of the blame lies with the traction material used on roads in town, which is sourced from a pit in Parson. The material is prone to breaking down into a very fine dust, creating problematic air quality conditions. A cleaner material, which is used on the town’s sidewalks, would help eliminate this issue, but at a much more significant financial cost.

In fact, it is estimated that using the clean-er product could cost as much as four or five times the amount of the Town’s current $30,000 budget for winter sanding.

The issue has been discussed in council chambers in the past but there are no immedi-ate plans to make the switch.

If the decision is ever made to move to a cleaner product, it is likely that it would be tested through a pilot project in a small area before being implemented in the rest of the town.

“I would think that if I was going to recom-

mend anything it would be ‘let’s do a test’…see how this thing works through winter before we dive right in,” said Chris Cochran, manager of operations at the Town of Gold-en.

It’s worth noting that the Town doesn’t have jurisdiction over the most heavily trafficked roads in town, including Hwy. 1 and the 10th Ave. corridor from the interchange head-ing south. These routes are under the juris-diction of the province, meaning the materi-als used on those roads are out of the Town’s hands.

Another aspect of the dust advisory is the sheer volume of trucks that are bringing dirt and other materials down from the Trans-Canada and into town.

“Look what kind of traffic we’re getting through town and you can see it coming in. You get a logging truck coming in, all due respect to logging…those guys can’t help it, they come up to the stoplight and they’re dropping stuff all over the place. It’s an indus-trial corridor,” said Jon Wilsgard, the Town’s chief administrative officer.

With warming temperatures, the Town decided to start sweeping the streets five days a week, which includes both a lead watering truck and a trailing sweeper. This represents a bit of an annual gamble for Golden, as there could easily be more snow in town over the coming weeks, but waiting to see what the weather does could also compound the dust issue.

“Typically by now…we’re out of the woods. We’ll get snow but hopefully it will be that kind that doesn’t stick and it just melts out by the afternoon. Hopefully we don’t get any major freezing, ice events or we’re compelled to go right back to where we were two months earlier,” Wilsgard said.


The Golden-Field RCMP has been busy in the first two months of 2016, seeing over 470 calls for service since January 1.

“This equals to just under 8 files a day ran-ging from everything including simple traf-fic complaints and colli-sions, to property crime and drug files,” said Cst. Spencer Lainchbury, spokesperson for the Golden-Field RCMP.

Of these numbers Cst. Lainchbury is quick to point out that this doesn’t include traffic files created by the six traffic services officers and one officer with the Integrated Road Safe-ty Unit who also work in Golden.

Body of deceased male found

On February 26, just after 4:30 p.m., the Golden-Field RCMP was notified that the body of a male had been located outside a business near 14th Street South.

Local police immedi-ately attended along with the BC Coroner’s Service.

The male is 38 years old, and is believed to have recently moved to Golden.

“We are currently try-ing to establish a time-line for the male’s last couple of days, as well as locate and notify his family,” said Cst.Lainch-bury. At this time we do

not believe that the death is suspicious.

Police are continuing to provide assistance to the BC Coroner’s Ser-vice, who is investigat-ing the matter.

Anyone who may have seen a male walk-ing around with an Edmonton Oilers jer-sey during the after-noon or evening of February 25 is asked to contact the Golden-Field RCMP at 250-344-2221.

Ten CollisionsLocal police

responded to 10 colli-sions during the last two weeks of February, with the majority of these calls being minor inci-dents.

Of these collisions a local male was trans-ported to hospital on February 27 after his vehicle left the roadway on Highway 1 near 5 Mile Hill. The male was treated for minor injur-ies.

Abandoned SledPolice and the BC

Conservation Service are currently trying to identify the owners of a 2013 Polaris 800 snow-mobile found aban-doned near Gorman Lake earlier in Febru-ary.

Anyone with infor-mation regarding the snowmobile is asked to contact the Golden-Field RCMP at 250-344-2221 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Drunk DrivingA 26 year-old female

from Golden received

an Immediate Road-side Prohibition (IRP) on February 17 after police allege that she was driving while impaired.

The 90 day driving prohibition resulted after officers allege that the driver failed two sep-arate alcohol screening device tests on two sep-arate devices during a traffic stop. The driv-er also had her vehicle impounded for 30 days. Full details regarding IRP, which falls under the BC Motor Vehicle Act, can be found at http://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/tick-ets/Pages/Driver-pro-hibitions.aspx.

Climbing on TrainsPolice were called on

the afternoon of Febru-ary 19 after a male was seen climbing on and photographing train cars that were parked downtown.

“Although we under-stand that trains can be quite fascinating, we want to remind local enthusiasts that the tracks and yard can be extremely danger-ous, and that all the rail yards and lines in Gold-en are private prop-erty,” said Lainchbury.

Police were also called on February 25 after two unknown males were seen walk-ing on the tracks.

Stolen Purse Returned

A female from Golden was glad to be reunited with her stolen purse after a ser-

ies of lucky events say local police.

“The purse was initial-ly turned in to the Gold-en-Field RCMP on Fri-day morning after town staff noticed it in one of the garbage bins down-town,” said Cst. Lainch-bury.

Police were unable to get a hold of the owner, but in the meantime another resident of Golden attended the RCMP Detachment to turn himself in for the theft, bringing with him a cellphone out of the purse, as well as some cash.

“It’s not every day that we see someone turn themselves in for something like this,” said Lainchbury, not-ing that the male stated he had been overcome with guilt.

The owner of the purse was happi-ly reunited with her belongings on Satur-day evening, and has requested that police not pursue charges in the matter.

Fight at HotelThe Golden-Field

RCMP was called to a local motel on Febru-ary 26 after receiving a complaint of a fight.

“The initial caller indicated that there was a male lying on the ground not moving and that there were three or four other male’s fight-ing,” said Cst. Lainch-bury.

Police attended and were not able to locate anyone on the ground

but did speak with one male who stated that a fight had ensued after an argument and that things simply “got out of control,” resulting in a window being broken. All parties spoken with indicated that they did not wish for charges to be pursued in the mat-ter.

Traffic ServicesA 20 year-old male

driver from Alberta had his parent’s vehicle impounded on Feb-ruary 15 after police allege that he was trav-elling 135km/h in a 90km/h zone near Field. Another driver, a 29 year-old male from Alberta also had his vehicle impounded in the same area on Feb-ruary 21 after police

allege it was also trav-elling 135 km/h in the 90km/h zone. Both drivers also received $368 Violation Tickets for Excessive Speeding.

Police with the traf-fic services unit seized small amounts of mari-juana during two sep-arate traffic stops on February 19 and Feb-ruary 26. One of the driver’s was able to pro-duce a licence to pos-sess the drug; however the licence had expired in 2014. No charges are expected in relation to either of the seizures.

A 56 year-old male from Canmore received a 24 hour driving suspension after police allege that he was speeding, and under the influence of

alcohol, while driving on Highway 95 near Reflection Lake on February 26. The male received a ticket for both speeding and had his vehicle impounded for 24 hours.

A 26 year-old male from Golden received a 90 day driving pro-hibition and had his vehicle impounded on February 27 after police allege that he failed to provide sam-ples of his breath into an approved alcohol screening device. The officer also alleges that the driver had open alcohol in his vehicle, was driving without lights, and failed to stop for a red light, which resulted in $478 in fines being issued.


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Aiden Schuck of the Golden Secondary junior boys’ basketball team takes the ball to the hoop during the Jr. Eagles’ Feb. 24 game against Revelstoke. The Eagles were bested by a 52-32 score. Joel Tansey/Star Photo

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Star opinionIt’s all about the kids Herbicides and Pesticides

Editor,

Recently, BC Timber Sales forwarded a referral to Wild-sight of their Proposed new Integrated Pest Management Plan for the Golden Timber area. The maps attached to the plan highlight vast areas potentially proposed for pesticide treatment, extending throughout the Golden area.

Over the past few years, one chemical, in particular has come under global scrutiny and has now been linked to causing cancer. From a 2015, CBC story, : “Herbicide chemical glyphosate 'probably carcinogenic”, the World Health Organization (WHO).

More recently, the Environmental Protection Agency of California decided that glyphosate is linked to cancer development.

Glyphosate is one of the herbicides listed for planned use on Golden area reforested blocks, in order to target brush species including huckleberry, which we all know is an important food source for bears and people.

A major source of concern in the Golden area is that the window for spraying these pesticides coincides quite close-ly with hunting season. There is evidence that ungulates will happily graze newly treated brush species. In agricul-tural use, herbicide warnings state no grazing should take

place for at least 8 weeks after treatment. So along comes the unsuspecting hunter, who, understandably, thinks he is bringing home organic meat to his family, while the deer about to go into his freezer has been, maybe that very day, munching glyphosate covered foliage.

What is clear is that many chemicals in our environ-ment, over which we have little control, are linked to can-cer. It makes no sense, and in fact, seems foolhardy, to consciously choose to use a known carcinogen on public lands when there is a dubious risk/benefit factor.

Other brush suppression techniques are available. Arguably, in some cases, they are less efficient or more monetarily expensive or more labour intensive. But if you factor in the risk to human health, wildlife, and the environment, the use of known carcinogenic pesticides seems too high a price to pay.

Let the BC government know that herbicides should not be used on our public lands to control naturally occur-ring native vegetation.

Please email: The Hon. Steve Thomson, Minister of For-ests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. “[email protected]”, copy to your MLA, Norm MacDon-ald, [email protected] , and to Planning Forester, BC Timber Sales – Revelstoke Field Team, [email protected]

Ellen Zimmerman, Wildsight Golden

This past week in Golden has really been all about the kids.

Everywhere I turned, and everything I went to go cover was some-how driven by the youth of Golden.

As you can see on this week’s cover, the stu-dents at Golden Sec-ondary School made a show of solidarity by participating in Pink Day.

The day, marked nationwide, aims to raise awareness about inclu-sion and anti-bullying.

Of course it takes more than words and a one-day wardrobe change to curb bullying, but the show of support proves that local students are trying to make a difference.

Then on the weekend there were 16 visiting Interact Club members from Washington (a youth group associated with the Rotary Club), joining the local Interact Club in various activ-ities, including an Amazing Race on Saturday.

With the help of Rotarians (who helped organ-ize the race) and local businesses the kids who had just met each other worked together to fig-ure out clues, complete some challenges, and finish the race.

And the entire trip only took place because the Washington club was so impressed by a video the local club made about why Interact is important to them.

Later that evening I had the pleasure of attending the Golden Figure Skating Club’s annual year end show, with this year’s theme being, Night at the Movies. Every number was skated to a song from a movie.

There were 41 skaters involved in the produc-tion which packed the Golden Arena.

It’s a nerve racking thing to perform in front of so many people, but everyone skated beautifully.

And of course the youth are making their mark all over town through sports. The high school’s boys basketball teams (junior and senior) had big weeks with the junior team playing a home game against Revelstoke, and the senior team competing in the Zone Championships in Cres-ton.

Minor Hockey is still in full swing, with the youngest team, A/B Initiation hosting a home tournament last weekend, and Golden hosting the Bantom Tier 4 Provincials soon.

All of these organizations and events have a strong adult volunteer base, but it is quite inspir-ing to see such an active youth culture in town.

It’s also nice to see how many people in the community are out supporting these events. It goes a long way for the kids to look into the crowd and see people cheering them on.

MLA Report: Slow Food Canada in the ValleyThis April 6 – 10, Invermere will

be hosting the Slow Food Canada National Summit, an amazing fes-tival of local food that will raise the profile of the region, bring togeth-er growers, producers, and con-sumers, as well as a representative

of Slow Food International from Italy where this movement began.

Slow Food is a vast network of mil-lions of people from more than 160 countries; it started in 1989 as an antidote to fast food and the increasing loss of local food trad-

itions.Slow Food Columbia Valley was

formed in 2006, as part of a region-wide movement to improve our food systems and increase access to quality food.

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Stars to the Golden Figure Skating Club for putting together an amazing end of year show. Golden has a lot of amazing talent!

Stars to beautiful spring weather!

Stars to the local B.C. Ambulance team and all that you guys do for the community.

Stingers to people with

poor punctuality. Be on time!

Stars to Buffalo chicken pizza. You are amazing in every way.

Stingers to the local business that doesn’t appreciate their custom-ers. I won’t be return-ing.

Stingers to all the people who drove past me on Hwy. 1 west

of Golden when I was struggling to change my tire. I’m an old guy and it wasn’t easy. Whatever happened to help thy neighbour?

Stars to the wonderful friend who picked up my Christmas tree. It was starting to get embar-rassing having it sitting on my front lawn.

Stars to Gas Plus for making excellent sushi.

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en and Kimberley also have groups and organizations that are promoting local food, and many will travel from across the rid-ing to attend the Slow Food event in Inver-mere.

Food security has become a priority issue for people in this area. People know the importance of growing food locally, supporting local producers, and choosing more sustain-able methods of food production. We are also aware of the need to retain traditional know-ledge about food production in the area. That’s what Slow Food is all about.

This national event will include food tast-ings, agriculture tours, and presentations on indigenous foods.

Saturday will feature Slow Food Youth with a session called ‘The Future of Farming’. Many young people are choosing farming and food production as a career, and our communities are benefitting from these new businesses. One of the first Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs in the area began at Edible Acres in Windermere. Operated by Lin and Oli-ver Egan, they have gone on to be great advo-cates for young farmers and sustainable agricul-ture.

This conference is taking place through the support of a range of partners including Col-umbia Basin Trust, the District of Invermere, the Windermere District Farmers’ Institute, Heritage Canada and Kicking Horse Coffee.

If you are interested in attending, you can find out more information at slowfood.ca. I am looking forward to welcoming attendees to this important conference.

- MLA Report -By Norm Macdonald

How the CSRD is working for you the residentsThe Area A Directors role is to support residents, consult

with them, advocate on their behalf’s and make decisions that will support Area A’s growth and sustainability.

• The creation of the Local Advisory Committee for Area A, (LAC) made up of 9 volunteer residents provide the additional out-reach for the Area A Director by bringing issues to the table from their respective neighbourhoods. Monthly meetings are held at the British Columbia Visitor Information Centre, the second Wednesday of each month from 6pm to 8pm.

• “The Capacity Building Needs Assessment for Area A” project which has been underway since May 2015, will identify recommendations that will set a framework on how to align Area A with the CSRD in Salmon Arm and provide the best opportunity for continual support and education about local government. It will be complete in the spring of 2016.

• A 7 month, Community Consultation journey where the Director and the Local Advisory Committee members travelled around Area A neighbourhoods where we heard what residents want to see happen in Area A and what they do not want to see happen. The next steps of the project is a resident wide on-line survey available until Feb-ruary 19.

• CSRD supported Peak Broadband application to Industry Canada to support high speed internet in Harro-gate and Field. Update: Columbia Basin Broadband Cor-poration, a subsidiary of the Columbia Basin Trust, (CBT) has been given the lead on this project. Funding support was made possible through gas tax, not taxation.

• 2015 brought the expansion of the recycling pro-gram and included commercial recycling at the Golden landfill.

• Through the community consultation process, identified a new practice to assist in the control of mos-quitos. In April 2016 a meeting will be held in Nicholson to inform residents of the new monitoring regime and to inquire about sites that land owners may be aware of that are presently unknown to Morrow Bioscience field technicians. (Morrow Bioscience final report 2015)

• Advocated on behalf of Area A residents with min-

istry of transportation to determine practices to deal with the dust issues in Parson. On-going.

• Consulted with the CSRD Team Lead and parents in Parson to select the equipment for their new playground. It will be installed in the spring 2016.

• Funding support for many community initiatives/projects with Grant in Aid funds: Nordic Club Ski School, Cycling Club, Kick-ing Horse Culture, Summer Kicks, Leader in Me, Golden Ultra Race, Water Bird Survey, Farmers Market, Chamber Lifestyle Show and Busi-ness Awards and the Golden and District Food Bank.

• Consulted with local residents in the Habart/Nicholson neighbourhood and CP Rail regarding the train noise. CP Rail initiated a noise study in the neighbourhood. Report is complete and final results are being reviewed.

• Supported residents with land subdivisions requests with CSRD staff.

• The CSRD, together with the Town of Golden, pro-vided funding to help build the Early Learning and Care Centre for our community. The construction is complete the opening is scheduled for March 2016.

• Expanded fire protection on McMurdo Road. Work-ing on Campbell Road proposed fire protection in 2016.

• Expansion of the Nicholson Fire Hall.• Working with CSRD staff and KHMR residents to

establish fire protection.• Area A Director and the Town of Golden Mayor

met with the Premier at UBCM to request crown land trans-fer for the land that the BC Visitor Information Centre is housed. The process to transfer the land is underway.

• Parks and Recreation: completed the KHMR play park. Purchased the playground equipment for the Parson Park. The Parks and Recreation capital items for 2016 will be announced in February 2016.


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The Monuments Men combines several of my favourite things; history, European scenery, Indi-ana Jones style sleuthing for lost treasure, and George Clooney.

Unfortunately, even though the film had all the elements necessary for a great war drama, it fell a bit flat.

The Monument's Men begins with a fascinating concept. A group of art experts, not soldiers (in fact they were closer to the age of the soldiers' fathers), make up a platoon tasked to find and protect priceless art that had been stolen by the Nazis during the Second World War.

Most of the art is held behind enemy lines, and the Allied Forces are focused on winning the war. If that means blowing up buildings before anyone has a chance to go in and recover artifacts, then so be it.

The concept is a true story, although the actual storyline is likely more fiction than fact. The real Monuments Men were a group of roughly 345, whereas the movie follows seven and makes no mention of any others.

The biggest flaw with the film is that the plot doesn't expand much from there. Sometimes that's OK, not all films have to be plot-driven. But in those cases the viewer has to be drawn in through other means, like a strong relationship, or character development.

The Monuments Men, however, fails to deliver on those aspects of film development. With the char-acters scattered around war-torn Europe, each with their own personal quest and obstacles, there isn't enough time to develop each storyline fully.

I'm being awfully hard on this movie, and I think it is perhaps because I had such high expect-ations for a World War 2 epic whose cast includ-ed Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Cate Blan-chett, John Goodman, and Hugh Bonneville (a favourite of mine from the English series Down-ton Abbey).

The truth is it's still an entertaining watch, although more of a popcorn flick than the intense drama it was billed as.

I give The Monuments Men 7 mouse clicks out of 10.

Matt Damon and George Clooney star in The Monuments Men. Columbia Pictures

The Net Result: The Monuments Men

Fiddling step dancer and singer bringing her show to GoldenApril Verch, an Ottawa performer known for her fiddling and step dancing, will be at the Golden Civic Centre on March 9. Tickets will be available at the Art Gallery of Golden. Photo Submitted


April Verch, play-ing at the Golden Civic Centre next Wednes-day, knows how rel-evant an old tune can be.

Canada’s eminent fiddler, singer, step-dancer and songwrit-er grew up living and breathing roots music.

On her new, mile-stone 10th album, The Newpart (aptly named after a beloved music-filled addition to her Ottawa Valley family home), Verch, with producer Casey Driessen, digs deep into songs and tunes from the era before the often-mined mid-cen-tury heyday of blue-grass and folk, hark-ening back to vaude-ville and beyond. “These songs don’t

need to be revived,” Verch exclaimed. “They are timeless. They are still very much alive and relevant.”

While Verch is per-haps best known for playing tradition-al fiddle styles from her native Ottawa Val-ley, her performances extend into old-time American and Appa-lachian styles and beyond, for a well-rounded tour-de-force of North Americana sounds. Verch tours with world-class musi-cians as a trio, featur-ing acoustic guitar, mandolin, bass and clawhammer banjo.

At the heart lie Verch’s delicate voice, energetic foot percus-sion, and shimmer-ing fiddle-work. One might suspect an artist with as many talents as Verch would pause to

take a breath, or need to somewhat compart-mentalize her skills during a live show. But on stage, Verch is almost superhuman, flawlessly intertwin-ing and overlapping different performa-tive elements. She step-dances while fiddling. She sings while step-dancing. Sometimes she sings, steps and fid-dles all at once, with

apparent ease and pre-cision. Verch is - as they say - a triple threat in performance, her live show a beautiful com-panion to her music: versatile, robust, and masterfully executed.

Tickets for April Verch’s show on Wed-nesday March 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Civic Cen-tre, can be purchased at the Art Gallery of Golden.

Golden Cinema presents:London has Fallen opens Friday Mar. 4, shows at 7pm.

This WeekBargain Basement Thrift Store St.Andrews United Church & Centre for Peace open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 11am to 3pm.Injury Reduction Program every Tuesday (6:45-8pm) and Thursday 7:15-8:30pm) at LGES. Free program for athletes 9 and up.FREE Settlement Services to help newcomers to Canada with English lan-guage training, citizen-ship, community resourc-es, banking, housing, and more! Fridays from 9-11am and Tuesdays from 1-3pm. Call 250-344-8392.While You Were Sleeping art exhibit at AGOG from Jan. 29 to Mar. 5.Retreat Golden Yoga + Cross Country Ski Retreat March 3-6 www.retreatgolden.com.

Wed, Mar. 2Golden Public Health pres-ents Baby Talk for new parents and kids every Wed., 1:30-3pm in the Early Learning Centre. 12 months and under. 250-344-3001 for more info.Hapkido Martial Arts Wed., Arena Lounge 6-7pm (kids) 7:15-8:15pm (adults). Parent and Tot Play Group Wed. 10:30am-12pm at the Rec Plex. Follows school schedule. 344-2000 for info.Public Skate every Wednesday from 7-8pm at the Golden Arena.Winter Walking at the Rec Plex 12:30 - 1:30pmBadminton Wednesdays 7-9pm at the Rec Plex. Bring your own racket.Telling our Life Stories Writing Workshop. 1-3pm No writing experience nec-essary. FREE call 250-439-9665.Community Initiatves & Affected areas programs Public Input Meeting Mar 1 & 2, 6-8pm at Golden Civic Centre.Our Wild Purcells & Wildsight Golden AGM Wednesday March 2, at 7pm at the Wolf’s Den (upstairs).

Thurs, Mar. 3 Men’s Basketball Thur. 7:30-9:30pm at the Rec Plex. Bridge Club every Thur. at the Senior’s Centre 1-4pm. 250-344-5448.Mountain Magic Quilters Guild Thur., 7:30-9pm in the GSS sewing room. New members/guests welcome, annual membership is $25.Puck and Stick Practice 1-2pm every Thursday.Jam Night at the Golden Taps Pub every Thursday.A.A Meetings Thursdays, at the Family Centre, 421 9th Ave N. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Golden Youth Centre Band Of Guys drop-in for male teens (12-18) every Thursday 3:45-5:30pm.Cribbage at the Golden Seniors Centre every Thursday from 1-3pm.Golden Toastmasters Thursdays, 7pm at College of the Rockies.English Language Classes, free! Tue. & Thur. 10am-12pm. 344-8392 to regis-ter.Film Kicks Presents Brooklyn Thursday, Mar. 3 @ 7:30pm at Golden Cinema

Fri, Mar. 4A.A Meetings Fridays at the Lutheran Church basement 915 - 9th St. S. All meet-ings are open and start at 8pm.Golden Youth Centre drop-in Fridays from 3:30-7:30pm.Winter Walking at the Rec Plex 12 - 1pm.Friday Night Bridge at 7pm at St. Andrew’s Centre for Peace. 250-344-5448.Mother Goose Program 10 - 11am at the Early Years Centre. Songs & rymes for families with children birth to five years.Friday Reading Program. Improve basic reading skills, learn strategies to improve memory and com-prehension. 1-3pm FREE, call 250-439-9665.Special Olympics “FUNdamentals” youth pro-gram Fri. 9-10am at APES. For children 7-12 years with intellectual disabilities. Call 250-919-0757 for info.Meat Draw at the Golden Legion every Friday at 5:30pm.

World Day of Prayer fea-turing the Island of Cuba and its people, March 4 @7pm at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church.

Sat, Mar. 5A.A Meetings Sat. at the Golden Museum. All meet-ings are open and start at 8pm.Saturday Lego Club at the Library from 11am-12pm for all school aged children.Meat Draw at the Golden Legion every Saturday at 5:30pm.Story Time at the Golden Library Saturdays from 10:30-11:30am. For pre-school aged children and up.Golden District Rod & Gun Club Awards Night, Banquet, Dance & Fundraiser, Saturday, Mar 5, 5pm-1am @Golden Seniors Centre. Tickets available at the door.Kick-Ass Downhill This winter’s most entertaining race, a family-friendly event, where racers are timed through a series of banked & gated turns, mogul fields, obstacles & jumps. Dress in ‘80s gear, there will also be a bbq and entertainment on Mar. 5 from 8:30am-3:30pm at KHRM.

Sun, Mar. 6Sunday Howl open mic at the Wolf’s Den Sundays 4-8pm.Public Skate at the Golden Arena every Sunday from 4:30 to 5:45pm.

Mon, Mar. 7Art Guild Painting at the Seniors Centre every Monday from 10:30am-3pm. Everyone welcome to attend.Winter Walking at the Rec Plex 12 - 1pm.N.A. Meetings Mon. in the Library basement. 8pm. Golden Youth Centre drop-in every Monday from 5-8pm.Nicholson Parent & Tot Mondays from 9-11am at Nicholson School.Crafts at the Seniors Centre every Monday from 1--3pm.Art classes at the Golden Seniors Centre every Monday from 10am-3pm.Hapkido Martial Arts Mon.,

Arena Lounge 6-7pm (kids) 7:15-8:15pm (adults).Al-Anon Group meets Mondays at the Women’s Centre from 6-7pm. 344-6492 for more info.Badminton Mondays 7-8:30pm at the Rec Plex. Bring your own racket.

Tues, Mar. 8A.A Meetings Tues. at the United Church 901 11th Ave S. Alley Ent. All meet-ings are open and start at 8pm.Golden Youth Centre drop-in Tuesdays from 3:30-7:30pm.Golden Shotokan Karate Tues. & Thurs. 6-6:45pm (kids) 7-8:30pm (adults).T.O.P.S (take off pounds sensibly) Family Centre, Tue., 6-7pm. 344-7228, 344-6492 for more details. English Language Classes, free! Tue. & Thur. 10am-12pm. 344-8392 to regis-ter.International Women’s Day Performance Salon on Mar. 8 at Jita’s Cafe. Celebrate with a variety of performances from 6:60-9pm.Emotional Freedom Technique class for people affected by cancer and chronic illness on Mar. 8 at 7pm at the Ramada Inn. Contact Ruth Finnie, 250-344-2171 for info.

Upcoming Events April Verche March 9 at the Civic Centre at 7:30pm. Tickets at AGOG.Golden & District Recreation Complex Annual Users Meeting. Thursday, March 10 @7pm in meeting room. For more info 250-344-2271 ext. 225 or [email protected] BaconBeiner on Mar. 19 (Cross Country Ski event @ Dawn Mountain involving … bacon!) www.baconbeiner.caGolden Nordic Ski Club full moon ski on Wednesday Mar. 23 at the Dawn Mtn. Chaley at 8pm.Wrangle the Chute Mar. 24 at Kicking Horse Resort.


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Rocky Mountain Alliance ChurchSunday - 10:30amPastor Tom Fehr

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Trinity Lutheran ChurchSunday - 10:30am

Pastor Tim Schneider909 - 9th Street • 250-344-2935

Golden Seventh Day Adventist ChurchPastor Frank Johnson

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St. Andrew's United ChurchReverend Michele Rowe

Sunday - 10:30am901 - 11th Street • 250-344-6117

St. Paul’s Anglican Church913 - 9th Street S • 250-344-6113

Columbia Valley Bible fellowshipSunday - 11:00amRalph Kirchhofer

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Golden Sikh Cultural SocietySunday - 11am

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In this day and age it seems that many people are trying hard to fit in. There are those who must have the newest car, house phone and computer and they want to travel regularly to an exotic location and come home to make all their friends green with envy. Really I think that to a certain degree that has always been the case.

There are many people in the commun-ity today who work really hard at being accepting of others, some that it comes natural to and others who definite-ly need some work. It’s always been that way in Golden. We had dark moments. For instance, when the commun-ity ran the Chinese and Sikhs out of town and said dreadful things about them. Soon, how-ever, they welcomed them back and once they had been given a chance to prove them-selves they became val-ued members of the

community. In Golden’s past there

were several old char-acters who worked very hard to “fit” in and some of them left behind stories that people still talk about today. Okay, maybe it’s just me that talks about them and while it’s obvious that it’s my job I do love to share this story.

Peter Sebastian, known to many as Gold-en’s first mayor, wasn’t elected by an over-whelming majority or appointed by council, but rather was the brunt of many bad jokes.

In 1884 there wasn’t very much to Golden, just a few log shacks that had been thrown up by a tough and determined group of people who enjoyed the challenge of a raw untamed land. Golden did, however, have Peter Sebastian.

As one of Golden’s first African Canadians, Peter had to be thick skinned and opinionat-ed just to hold his own.

Before coming to Golden, Peter had many accomplishments to his credit. He was the quar-ter master of the “Don-ald McKay”’ the largest ship afloat in 1856. He worked on the Victoria Bridge in Montreal until its completion and was afterwards a miner.

It was mining that brought Peter to this area, where he fulfilled

a life time dream of own-ing his own mine. He staked a claim close to town and called it the “Annie Josephine,” and then he brought sam-ples in for assay on a regular basis. It seems that owning the mine was more important to Peter than actually mak-ing money from it.

The townspeople teased Peter about almost everything and the youth took this as a sign to pull practical jokes that often hurt more than his physical self.

Peter could tell the most wonderful stor-ies and it was common to see him sitting sur-rounded by listeners, who were trying to sort out the truth from his tales.

His parents (from his own story) were German and Scottish; hence his Dutch sound-ing name, he used to explain. Peter thought that each of us should be responsible for what went on in the world and kept up a steady corres-pondence with the likes of Earl Grey and Sir Wil-frid Laurier. Although most of the replies to his letters were written in the Kootenay House by locals, they suited his purpose and gave him renewed spirit.

While Peter was often the brunt of cruel jokes, the town took him

into their hearts and cared for him when he became too old to care for himself. He never considered it charity but rather his due for a life-time spent making the world a better place for those who followed.

Peter accepted gifts, but had no hesitation about looking a horse in the mouth – even a gift horse. He needed wood and it was given to him, but the wood must be fir; green spruce and sap-lings would be turned down hard. All his other needs were met through local people and Peter never wanted for any-thing including com-panionship.

Peter Sebastian died January 21, 1911, at the age of 96 in the Gold-en Hospital where he had been confined for a short time with a cold. Great honour was shown him when all the flags in town flew at half-mast. The follow-ing is extracted from the Golden Star January 21, 1911.

“He built better than he knew. In his way he did more than bring out the natural good qual-ities that are inherent in every man that many a preacher who had devoted a year or two of his life to our welfare. Peter reached the hearts of many who seldom see the inside of a church, Golden is notoriously

generous. How much of this is due to Peter? He fostered the habit of giv-ing and taking. Uncon-sciously, the people of the town who have sup-ported the good man since he has been too feeble to earn his own liv-ing, were being taught that they have respon-sibilities toward their fellow being.”

Golden’s first mayor was one of the town’s first African Canadians

Peter Sebastian, one of Golden’s first African Canadian, is pictured. Photo Courtesy of the Golden Museum

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A month ago, Carnival was in full swing again. New Orleans, Rio de Janeiro, around the world, and the local version: pancake suppers at the church. Where does all that come from?! It’s a Latin word. “carn” means “meat”; ”val” is farewell. So “farewell to meat.” Thus, the custom developed to eat all the meat, sugar and rich food in the house before Ash Wed-nesday, which begins the season of Lent, the 40 days before Easter. Then, during Lent, Christians fast, pray, and take on other disciplines. Today, though, as with Christmas and Easter, the parties become a big deal, but the focus of the feast is forgotten.

Why in the world would anyone deliberately go without when so much is there for the tak-ing? In our world of freedom, affluence and indulgence, it seems a strange concept to deny one’s self such things. We are so fortunate to have an excess of foods, not to mention the other abundance of our life, it’s almost absurd to imagine giving them up for any reason. However, it might even be that the abundance and luxury of our daily lives are the perfect reason to take a break now and then, deny these things and see what we could learn by it.

Dare I wonder if those who sign on for a weight loss program learn something about self-control and the value of managing one’s hungers? Are there non-physical benefits to other disciplines of denying one’s self for body building, yoga, cleansing, …and, yes, prayer and meditaton?

Traditionally, Christians have taken these days to meditate, pray and discipline themselves spiritually in preparation for a truly joyful celebration of Easter. We live our lives so fast, so busy, so focused on the moment, so absorbed by our intentions, goals and daytimers. Back-ing away, trying to see the forest for the trees has something to be said for it. What might we learn about ourselves, our motives and our behaviour if we simply sat back in reflection for a time?

That’s the goal of this time we call Lent, this practice we call fasting: giving up some of the luxury, abundance and indulgence of our daily lives, to reflect and learn. We don’t give up meat and eat fish on Friday because it’s some holy thing. By denying the richer option, we learn to value it even more. And we learn what is true “food”: self-discipline, grace, and love.

These Lenten practices are also a reflection of the obedience, suffering and death of Jesus, our Saviour. To think on his life, obedience, teachings; and on his sacrifice of love can only leave us with a profound gratitude for His care for us, and our value to him.

In fancy church jargon, all of this encompasses what is called repentance, confession, for-giveness and discipline. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. It’s just that in our busy world and after so many years of doing these things, often the purpose gets lost in the doing.

Yet, one thing remains. Christ is our Peace, our Joy, our Hope. This time is as good as any to meditate on such things, and anticipate the good place to which the journey will take us.

Faith Column: Origin of carnival

Iris TraskPrincipal of GSS, GAS

In addition to our usual six Pro-D days this year, the government allocated two addi-tional days for the purpose of studying the new curriculum in preparation for imple-mentation starting September 2016 for Kindergarten to Grade 9. The new grad pro-gram which typically occurs in Grades 10-12 is in draft form for feedback and imple-mentation will begin in September 2017.

Our Rocky Mountain School District teachers were engaged in professional learn-ing focused on the newly re-designed curriculum on Feb. 22, and another day is planned for May 24. At Golden Secondary School, teachers Tanya Hobbs and Caro-line Carl-Osborne, led our staff through a “Spiral of Inquiry” process as a way to examine the new curriculum. Teachers worked together as a whole staff and in small groups to look at the new curriculum through an inquiry lens, developing questions and exploring resources to find answers or, as often occurs in a true inquiry pro-cess, identify additional questions. This process resulted in meaningful discussions focused around the purpose and intent underlying the new curriculum and ways to move forward leading up to September 2016.

In response to our ever-changing world that students are entering after gradua-tion, the re-designed curriculum is intending to prepare students by creating learn-ing environments that allow for flexibility and personalization. At the core of the cur-riculum is a set of competencies that are the foundation for all learning and include communication, critical and creative thinking, and personal and social responsibil-ity. Then, in each curricular area, there are big ideas, curricular competencies and content. Traditional curriculum has contained learning targets based on curricular content, while the new curriculum is designed with the competencies being the tar-get and the content being vehicle. In other words, the competencies are recognized as the most important skills and attributes for students to acquire during their K-12 years and the content is the way to explore and develop these competencies.

To explore the new curriculum in more detail, I encourage you to go to the follow-ing link and click on the various tabs to read more: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/10-12.

This newly designed curriculum will begin to transform our BC Educational Sys-tem as it is responding to the needs of our ever-changing world and is seeking the best ways to prepare our children and youth for the world they are entering after gradu-ation.

New curriculum coming soon to Golden schools

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20A desire to experience thrills and sensory enjoyment is building within you, Aries. You may find yourself drawn to anything that seems risky or out of character.TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21Taurus, you are accustomed to doing everything by the book, but you may be tempted to try something new in the near future. Just be sure not to throw all caution to the wind. GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21Your schedule this week may be so hectic that others can’t decipher your plans, Gemini. Try to keep those closest to you abreast of your activities in the week ahead.CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22Circumstances at work that are beyond your control dominate your thoughts this week, Cancer. Don’t stress out too much and keep a positive attitude. LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23Relationship dynamics have changed for the better, Leo. Make the most of this positive turn of events and make sure your partner does the same.VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22Your energy levels reach peaks and valleys this week, Virgo. Do your best to make the most of those moments when your energy levels are at their highest.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23Even your wildest fantasies may not seem so outlandish to you this week, Libra. If you can think it up, you can probably make it happen with a little effort.SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, you may find yourself doing things that would normally be out of your comfort zone. This can be a positive change in the right direction.SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21Sagittarius, daydream a little this week, but make sure it doesn’t consume all of your energy. Keep your desires in check and weigh the pros and cons of each idea before going forward.CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20Capricorn, finding the right balance is a worthy goal this week. Make a concerted effort to give ample time to all the people and things that matter to you. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18Aquarius, time may not be on your side, but somehow you will find a way to make due. Whenever possible, farm out some of your work or responsibilities to others.PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20Your creative efforts will not go to waste, Pisces. Someone will recognize your talents and ask you to collaborate on an important project.

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We, the family, regret to announce the passing of Ettie (Ett) Lavina Pedley on October, 28, 2015 in Durand Manor, at

94 years young.

Ett was born on March, 8, 1921, to Calvin and Janet McCaull, in

Invermere, B.C. She was the oldest of eight children.

Ett married Dave Pedley on April 13, 1940. They raised three children in Parson, in the house that Dave built.

Ett was predeceased by Dave on October 20, 1990. They had been married 50 years.

Ett leaves behind her son Calvin (Ingrid) Pedley and her daughters Lavina (Wayne) Boutilier and Ettie (Ken) Graham. Also grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

A celebration of life will be held for Ett at the Parson Hall on March, 26, 2016 at 2:30 P.M.

Online condolences may be sent through Ett’s obituary at www.hindmanbowersfuneralhome.com

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Hermina (Minnie) RoosdahlFebruary 24, 2016

Hermina [Minnie]Roosdahl, long-time resident in Golden, passed away on 24

February 2016. Her funeral service

will be held on 3 March 2016 at 11:00 am at the

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Golden Concrete, a local concrete, paving and gravel supply Company, is seeking a receptionist to work for a 9 month work

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Applicant must be dependable with good computer, phone, and communication skills. This position requires a self-motivated individual that is able to work with the public and take direction in a team environment.

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We require an energetic and responsible person to deliver BC maps, magazines and brochures in Golden

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An appropriate delivery vehicle and some storage is required. Permanent part-time, 1 day a month.

Starting wage $16/hour plus $10/hour vehicle allowance.Please send a covering email and resume to:

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Legion Contributes to Cadets

Navneet Rondeau (Cadet Captain), Ed Coon (Legion President), Shawna Mattson (Cadet CO), and Randy Hamilton (Legion Vice-President), get together for a cheque presentation. The Legion Branch #122 donated $1,500 to the local Cadets, a club with currently nine members. Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo

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RE/MAX of Golden 250-344-7663

remaxgolden.comMarlon Chambers

(250) 344-0735Bob Tegart

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1357 Campbell Road4bdrms 2.5 baths 2,897sqft 10.47 acres

$449,900

RE/MAX of Golden 250-344-7663

remaxgolden.comMarlon Chambers

(250) 344-0735Bob Tegart

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1741 Seward Frontage Road4 bdrms 2 baths 3,438sqft 14.22 acres

$599,900

2196 Ashby Lane1 bedroom 450sqft 6.13 acres

$339,000

306 Kicking Horse Avenue, Field, BC6 bedrooms 3 baths 3,440sqft

$489,000#402, 1549 Kicking Horse Trail

3 bedrooms 3 baths 1,392sqft

$369,900

1816 Campbell Road4bdrms 3 baths 2,536sqft 1.18 acres

$499,500

2238 Neville Road80 acres

$450,0002263 Holmes Deakin Road

3bdrms 2.5 baths 1,922sqft 80 acres

$699,000

1001 - 10th Avenue11 bedrooms 4.5 baths 4500sqft

$795,000

#2, 1215 - 9th Street2 bedrooms 1 bath 956sqft

$169,900

1569 Harley Road4bdrms 3 baths 3,376sqft 20 acres

$769,000

625 - 10th AvenueLand, Building & Business

$749,900

554 Day Road2 bedrooms 2 baths 1,350sqft 1 acre

$229,900

1640 Purcell Woods Circle3 bedrooms 3 baths 3,068sqft

$1,125,0001636 Purcell Woods Close


$968,000#101, 1549 Kicking Horse Trail

2 bedrooms 2 baths 960sqft

$229,900

1000 Kicking Horse Drive8.7 acres

$2,300,000

509 Main StreetLand & Building Fully Rented

$669,000 $410,0001208 Station Avenue

Land & Building

816 - 13th Street3 bedrooms 1 bath 1,344sqft

$329,000

Lot 2, Hedges Road2,495 acres

$143,000Lot 17, Hedges Road

2,545 acres

$223,000NEW NEW

1619 Gareb Road3 bedrooms 2 baths 2,146sqft

$354,000

#204, 521 - 8th Avenue2 bedrooms 1 bath 813sqft

$174,9001508 Poplar Street


$487,0001415 Deere Ridge Road


$549,000

519 - 12th Street2 bedrooms 1 bath 2,057sqft

$239,900

520 - 12th Street5 bedrooms 4 baths 2,618sqft

$399,900

2416 Campbell Road5 bdrms 2 baths 2,986sqft 10.28 acres

$569,900

#10, 411 - 5th Avenue3 bedrooms 3 baths 1,600sqft

$254,900

REDUCED

1227 Alexander Drive3 bedrooms 2 baths 1,920sqft

$259,600

SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD

1735 Short Road.......................................... 4.94 acres.......................................................$109,9001359 Black Bear Drive................................. 2.4 acres..................................................................$135,000Cromac Ridge.............................................. 4 acreages available ..............from $210,000 to $260,0002393 Kettleston Road.................................. 9.76 acres....................................................... $185,000Lot 1, Blaeberry Road ................................. 4.94 acres....................................................... $159,9001382 Black Bear Drive.................................. 2.03 acres....................................................... $119,900Lot A, Highway #95 South............................ 5.8 acres ................................................................ $189,0001286 Horse Creek Road................................ 1.03 acres..........................................................$75,0001660 Highway #95 South............................. 16.5 acres................................................................ $192,000532 Anderson Road...................................... 155 acres...................................................... $449,900Highway #95 South..................................... 40 acres....................................................................$209,000Lot B, Carlson Road...................................... 2.47 acres....................................................... $84,900LS7 Thomas Road........................................ 40 acres...................................................................$229,000Re� ection Lake Road................................... 2 acreages available ................from $122,500 to $129,9001866 Blaeberry Road................................... 9.29 acres .............................................................$305,000Lot 3, Kettleston Road.................................. 11.17 acres ..............................................................$199,900

RURAL ACREAGES

1205 Trans Canada HwyLand & Building

$900,000

820 - 11th Avenue1 acre

$229,900

841 McBeath Road2 bdrms 1 bath 1,065sqft .83 acres

$239,000

SOLD

REDUCED

1321 Selkirk Drive6 bedrooms 3 baths 3,148sqft

$449,900

888 Canyon Creek Road3bdrms 1bath 1,736sqft 0.58 acres

245,000NEWLot43, 1568 Quartz Crescent

71’ x 176’

$79,900NEW

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