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The Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) will be offering $3 million in new funding annually for next three years — total-ling $9 million — through it new Recre-ation Infrastructure Grants, which are meant to construct new infrastructure or to make upgrades to existing infra-structure.

The grants are aimed at helping com-munities make improvements to struc-tures and spaces, such as backcoun-try trail networks, swimming pools, ice rinks, curling arenas, sports fi elds and parks with the goal of encouraging Ba-sin residents to lead active lifestyles; while supporting recreational tourism in the East Kootenay region.

“Residents have told us that recreation and physical activity are important to them both in terms of lifestyle and health,” said Neil Muth, CBT president and chief executive offi -cer. “We’re pleased we can quickly ad-dress their needs and wishes by acting on this priority. Substantial support like this will help create signifi cant benefi ts in the communities.”

The new grant program, he added in a recent press release, is aimed to support large scale projects in a short

time period.Several such projects — most promi-

nently the planned new multi-use cen-tre in Invermere — would at fi rst blush seemed well-poised to take advantage of this new program. But Invermere mayor Gerry Taft, said previous fund-ing applications (worth $500,000) to the CBT for the multi-use centre make it unlikely for the project to get any money through the new grants.

“The District of Invermere (DOI) has applied for signifi cant funding from CBT,” said Mr. Taft. “The fi nal decision and announcement on this funding

should come very soon. The money the DOI has applied for is distinct and separate from the new Rec-reational Infra-

structure Grants announced recently.”Mr. Taft believes the DOI will have an

opportunity to apply to the new rec-reational grant stream for other proj-ects, besides the multi-use centre, but anticipates trying to use the new grant program for the centre would result in rejection.

“It is unlikely that we would be able to ‘double dip’ and use any of the new recreational funding on this fi rst phase of the multi-use centre,” he explained.

But the valley’s other major planned recreational infrastructure project — the Westside Legacy Trail — should have no such problem, and the Gre-enways Trail Alliance will be applying to the CBT for some of the new recre-ation infrastructure grant funding for the trail.

“We have contacted CBT and are awaiting specifi c funding require-

ments, amounts and other program details,” said Mark Hawla, Greenways Trail Alliance executive director. “Yes, our request will be for the Westside Legacy Trail.”

Other projects wishing to apply to the new CBT program, should contact manager Rick Allen at 1-800-505-8998 or e-mail [email protected] to discuss project ideas.

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The City of Cranbrook confi rmed it conducted an urban deer management program in the form of a cull this winter.

The cull ran from December 1st, 2015 to January 13th, 2016 and resulted in a total of 20 captured and euthanized deer.

“I am pleased with the results of this program to

manage and control our urban deer situation,” said Lee Pratt, City of Cranbrook mayor in a recent press release. “I know some people do not agree with our program, but in the interest of the protection of citi-zens’ property, and the safety of our residents, it had to be done.”

The Ministry of Forests, Land and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) issued the City of Cranbrook a Wildlife Permit on October 19th, 2015. It was valid between December 1st, 2015 and January 31st, 2016.

As a result of the Wildlife Permit, the City of Cranbrook targeted specifi c ar-eas with traps that its staff had fl agged due to a series of ongoing complaints from the community.

In addition, the results of the latest urban deer population count, which was completed on November 7th, 2015, revealed there were 137 deer — the highest population recorded since the program began in 2010.

The provincial toll-free Report All Poachers and Polluters (RAPP) line and Conservation Offi ce also made suggestions about where to set traps in areas that were deemed high prior-ity to the city.

The program was completed at

$10,374 ($494 per animal), which came in under the $15,000 proposed budget allocated to the placement and tear down of each clover trap as well as purchase of bait and supplies; liability insurance; provincially mandated equipment training; mileage; vehicle clean-ing; and processing and packaging; and distribution of 855 pounds of deer meat to organizations that en-sure it’s used for human consumption.

The City of Cranbrook said it remains committed to the urban deer translocation trial set to begin in February, as the council has put $10,000 aside for the trial program. It expects to continue conversations with the provincial government for tools to cope with urban deer.

“The recent population management program was approved and organized before we knew exactly when the translocation trial was going to begin,” said Mr. Pratt.

“We have direction from our residents to try to deal with our urban deer population. The current method used to manage deer populations is the only we were authorized to do, which is dictated by the Wildlife Act and enforced by the FLNRO,” he said. “It is important for the public to recognize that this upcoming trans-location trial is only a test and was never intended to move a large number of animals from each munici-pality involved, and large numbers of urban deer will still remain in Cranbrook.”

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The Lake Windermere Ambassadors will receive an annual grant of $10,000 from the Columbia Valley economic development service for their operational costs.

“It’s been approved for operational costs each year, so there isn’t going to be a requirement for them to come back each year to propose specific projects,” said Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) chief financial officer Shawn Tomlin. “The board felt it would be a valuable contribution (to fund) the Am-bassadors, considering the work that they do for the health of the lake in general.”

“The Lake Windermere Ambassadors are grateful for the decision made by the Columbia Valley Ser-vices Committee and RDEK to support their recent request for funding,”said Mr. Tomlin. “Ongoing fund-ing through the tax service will help the Ambassa-dors leverage annual project-specific funding from donors, by supporting the operational costs of water monitoring, stewardship and outreach programs.”

RDEK staff are working with the Ambassadors to ne-gotiate a contribution agreement over the next two months.

backyard agriculture in the valleyThe RDEK has begun the consultation process with

residents from Electoral Areas F and G regarding pos-sible zoning bylaw amendments to permit backyard agricultural opportunities on parcels that have been zoned for single family residential development.

“The RDEK wants to undertake more consultation with Columbia Valley residents with respect to peo-ple’s appetite for allowing more opportunities for backyard agriculture on small residential parcels,” explained Andrew McLeod, RDEK planning and development services manager. “Specifically, we are think-ing about things like small scale bee-keeping and the ability to keep a few egg laying hens. We would like to hear from residents on this issue, whether they like the idea, if they think the RDEK should be permitting even more, or alternatively not allowing anything at all.”

While the RDEK has been respon-sible for hosting two community con-versations in 2015 as well as conduct-ing an online survey, the board has opted to provide further opportuni-

ties to share information with area residents due to the potential significance of the proposed regulatory changes.

Grants to aidThe Invermere District Curling Centre will receive

$2,500 from the Electoral Area F Discretionary Grants in Aid (DIGA) account to replace ice maintenance equipment.

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james roseSpecial to the Valley Echo

The skiing right now in the Columbia Valley is fabulous and it has been since the season first started way back in December. As a result, both Panorama Mountain Resort and the Fairmont Hot Springs Ski Area are experiencing a boost in skier visits, and revenue.

The same can largely be said about ski resorts across all of western Canada. The Canada West Ski Areas Association (CWSAA), a not-for-profit trade associa-tion that represents the ski areas of western Canada, released a statement noting “[skier visits and revenues] are up dramatically” at most ski resorts across west-ern Canada, adding this is particularly great news for ski areas that suffered dur-ing last season’s warm weather. All are reporting plenty of snow and record visits.

Going into the year, few knew what to predict. “We really didn’t know what to except from the weather,” says Fairmont’s Ski Area Manager Peter Harding. “As

most weather stations and Meteorologists were saying that we’re in for a super El Nino and it was looking like another warm and dry winter again.”

Harding noted that the ski hill’s revenue and visits already are above their ex-pectations so far for this season. “We expect this growth to continue, if not in-crease, as the conditions are significantly better than last year as we head into our busier months.”

With early November snowfalls, many ski areas opened weeks ahead of sched-ule. Mt. Norquay was the first Canadian ski resort to welcome skiers and board-ers this season, opening in the first week of November. The first resort to open in B.C. was Big White Ski Resort, near Kelowna, with its earliest start since 1997 on November 13th. Panorama also opened earlier than expected. “There was so much snow that we opened a weekend earlier than planned for our guests who were very eager to make some tracks in all the powder,” commented Panorama’s marketing and media specialist Jamie Hurschler.

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Upper Columbia Valley elected officials were at a Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Local Government Update last week, updating chamber members on local political developments during the past year and on developments set to come this year.

“People in Area G are optimistic in general,” Area G director Gerry Wilkie told roughly 60 chamber members gathered on Thursday, January 14th, going on to list the various projects completed in Area G in the past year, including the Edge-water water system upgrade; the Spur Valley water system upgrade; the Wilmer Community Hall; the renewed tenure for the Wilmer Regional Park — which may possibly end up being named the Selkirk Regional Park instead, according to Wilkie; and the Toby Benches Official Community Plan (OCP) process.

Looking ahead at the year to come, probably the largest project in the works for Area G is the planned magnesite mine near Spillimacheen (see a future issue of Echo for more), he said.

Radium Hot Springs mayor Clara Reinhardt gave a run down of highlights in the village in the past year, including the Rotary Community Garden, and said that for the year ahead, council plans to continue to cooperate with other Upper Columbia Valley municipalities and rural areas on valley-wide initiatives to pro-mote tourism (“which is our biggest economic driver,” she said); plans to replace

its current community hall with a new one (“nothing grand, just something functional”); and will continue to deal with some un-sightly premise issue in the north ridge area of the village.

Invermere mayor Gerry Taft listed the completion of the cenotaph park and the update of Invermere OCP among the major projects finished in the district in 2015. He also mentioned the work the district has begun to pinpoint the source of the ongo-ing water taste and odour issue, and the progress made on the planned new multi-use centre, saying that both those projects would continue to be high priori-ties in 2016.

‘With the water quality, it’s tricky, we’re still trying to figure

it out,” said Taft. “For the multi-use centre we have completed the detailed de-sign. We have shortlisted some contractors and the tendering process for the work will occur in late February or early March, with actual construction hope-fully starting in April. We’re hoping the building will be finished by the fall of 2017. We know it’s an aggressive timeline, but that’s what we’re aiming for.”

He added that in the meantime the district will continue to help the various user groups to try to secure more than $1.5 million worth of funding for soft costs.

“We have quite a lot of community development initiatives going on right now,” Shuswap Indian Band chief Barb Cote told the chamber members, giving a long list of new personnel hired by the band in 2015 and listing projects started, com-pleted or planned, including having new band offices set up; expansion of the band’s water system to the north; and a planned new housing development.

“We’re on a real roll right now,” said Cote, also adding details about some of the regional and federal negotiations the band has been involved in (such as the Co-lumbia Basin Treaty) and mentioning her efforts to help bring the Shuswap band into closer cooperation with the Akisqnuk First Nation.

“The two First Nations in valley have not always worked well together and we’re hoping we can change that,” she said, adding that she is a Shuswap band mem-ber, but also has Ktunaxa heritage.

Canal Flats mayor Ute Juras detailed the difficulties in her village brought by the permanent closure of the Canfor sawmill, and talked about efforts to help the situation. She also pointed to a few bright spots in the year for the village, including the the success of its fall fair and mentioned potential plans for a winter farmers’ market in Canal Flats.

Area F director Wendy Booth highlighted to chamber members the completion of phase one of the Fairmont Creek debris flow mitigation work; money secured for broadband in the Toby Benches area; the establishment of the a valley-wide economic development services area; and securing operational funding for the Whiteway. She said that major projects coming up in 2016 for Area F include start-ing the OCP update process for Fairmont Hot Springs (“it will take 18 months to two years to complete”); continuing to work on the Windermere water system; the ongoing Columbia Valley branding and marketing initiative; and phase two of the Fairmont Creek debris flow mitigation work.

Following the presentation chamber member Rod Turnbull asked Booth about the Windermere Creek issue.

“It is still a priority. It is still on the radar,” responded Booth. “But we haven’t had the same support (from affected residents) to create a service area and raise taxation to fix it as we did in Fairmont to fix the issues there.”

At the end of the meeting Invermere councillor and chamber member Al Miller offered praise to Cote for her efforts in changing the Shuswap Indian Band band, saying “the whole atmosphere up there for those of us running businesses on Shuswap lands has changed,” he said. ‘It is quite welcoming and business-like.”

This political update for the chamber was the sixth annual edition of the event.

Local officials give chamber annual update

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columbia valley conservation FundSeven projects have been approved for $75,000 in

funding from the Columbia Valley Local Conserva-tion Fund for 2016 including $11,000 for the Neigh-bourhood Invasive Plant Program; $29,000 for the Northern Leopard Frog Reintroduction; $10,000 for the Kootenay Community Bat Project; $5,000 for the Strategic Invasive Plant Control’s Leafy Splurge proj-ect; $8,500 for Water Quality and Quantity Monitor-ing at Lake Windermere; $8,700 for Groundswell’s Cli-

mate and Water Conservation Action Initiative; and $2,800 for the Columbia Lake Water Monitoring.

child care Needs Assessment and SIbAcThe general administration at the RDEK has ap-

proved two grants. The East Kootenay Child Care Needs Assessment Advisory Committee will be re-ceiving $1,500 in 2016 upon adoption of the five-year financial plan and the Southern Interior Beetle Coali-tion will receive $5,000 annually for three years start-ing in 2016.


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If you follow the news you can’t help but come across stories about the water issues in Flint, Michigan.

Due to decisions by state government officials the drinking water has become awash with lead, with some blood sam-ples showing two to three times the con-centration of lead toxic to humans.

It was 15 years ago the tragedy in Walk-erton struck, as drinking water was in-fected with E. Coli, with seven people dying and thousands falling ill. In 2003, in response to changes to water qual-ity standards at the federal level due to Walkerton, the B.C. government intro-

duced the Drinking Water Protection Act. The soft deadline for water system up-

grade completion was 2015 which is why we have seen so much activity in valley communities during the last two years. Non-compliance could result in fines of as much as $100,000 per day among oth-er penalties.

As of the end of last year most commu-nities had completed or were in the final stages of their upgrades. Lead by the health authorities — the organization tasked with enforcing the new standards — communities have been strongly en-couraged to move away from surface water sources which are far more easily contaminated than ground water sourc-es, and to upgrade water purification

systems.Living where we do, it’s easy to take the

purity of our drinking water for granted. It’s also easy to be critical of the cost of

these upgrades, where residents in some communities have had parcel taxes ap-plied resulting in hundreds of dollars per year in additional taxes allocated to pay-ing down the capital debt.

We should be heartened to see the elimination of the wave of drinking wa-ter and boil water advisories that arrived with the freshet each spring.

Some valley communities have been waiting more than a decade to drink wa-ter from their taps. So what is the alter-native? We need only to look at Flint and Walkerton to see them.

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Recently, the Columbia Val-ley Chamber of Commerce hosted the sixth annual lo-cal government update lun-cheon. This annual event gives the elected local gov-ernment officials the oppor-tunity to share what we have accomplished in the last year and what is in store for the coming year.

This year the elected chiefs from Shus-wap and Akisqnuk were also invited to attend the panel, which was great to see.

When you hear about all the projects that were mentioned (either completed in the past year, in progress or the plan-ning stage for 2016) you can see that your local government works hard on behalf of the residents, property owners and guests that all enjoy the Columbia Valley.

The past year has been busy in Electoral Area F (which covers Fairmont, Windermere, Panorama and the rural areas in between). Some of the projects include:

• Completion of the first phase of the Fairmont Creek flood and debris flow mitiga-tion Project

• Securing broadband fund-ing for the rural areas of Toby Benches and Lytle Lake

• Long term maintenance and liability for the Westside Legacy Trail

• Windermere water reservoir project, which is nearing completion

• Fairmont, Dutch Creek and Ogilvy Wills water systems receiving commu-nity works funding to bring all three pri-vate water systems into compliance with

Interior Health drinking water standards under one system

• Creation of an economic development service area for the Upper Columbia Val-ley. The service is now in place and we have committed to fund the Lake Winder-mere Ambassadors. In addition, we could potentially fund Imagine Kootenay, Co-lumbia Valley Arts and valley-wide visitor services pending budget discussions

• Secured funding for Whiteway under the Columbia Valley recreation service area

• The Toby Benches Official Community Plan, which is now in final draft stage

• Fairmont Official Community Plan, which is just starting

• Continuing to work with the Winder-mere community on options to bring po-table water to Windermere.

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What was your reaction to the Bonspeil on the Lake being moved indoors again?

“It’s too bad. Sounds like it would’ve been fun.”

Chris Whitty

“It’s expected. I knew it would be warm now back when we had the cold snap in October. They should start planning based on when we get the cold snaps.”

James Rankin

“It’s unfortunate that Mother Nature is a fi ckle beast.”

Chris Grealey

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A LOOK from A5

• Columbia Valley Re-tention and Attraction Project, which is just gearing up

• The Upper Columbia Valley Branding and Mar-keting Initiative, which we have been working on for several months. We are now at the stage for the tourism stake-holders to take the lead on this project

Many of these initia-tives are valley-wide in scope and one of the keys to their success is how well the elected of-fi cials in the Columbia Valley work together. We recognize that we can achieve more when we work collaboratively.

I’m excited to see next year’s list!

Wendy Booth is the Re-gional District of East Kootenay Director for Area F and the RDEK board’s vice chair. She can be reached at [email protected] or 250-345-6155.

With unlicensed marijuana dispensaries popping up in urban areas and thousands of unregulated med-ical licences for home growing still in legal limbo, the Trudeau government is starting work on its promise to legalize recreational use.

Marijuana was a media darling in the recent elec-tion, but meeting in Vancouver with provincial min-isters last week, federal Health Minister Jane Philpott found herself preoccupied with issues deemed more urgent.

These include shifting our post-war acute hospital model to community primary care, tackling aborigi-nal health care needs, pooling pharmaceutical purchases to slow ris-ing costs, and meeting an urgent Supreme Court of Canada directive to legalize assisted dying.

At the closing news conference in Vancouver, Philpott was asked how recreational marijuana should be sold. Licensed medical grow-ers want exclusive rights to sell it by mail as permitted by the Harper government, another measure forced by our high court. That would shut out the rash of supposedly medical storefronts, which city halls in Vancouver and elsewhere imagine they can regulate. Philpott said the question is “premature” and federal-provincial justice ministers were dealing with it at their meeting. Ottawa will have a “task force” too.

Vancouver descended into a pot store free-for-all due to benign ne-glect from council and police, and Victoria isn’t far behind. Vancouver Coun. Kerry Jang, a rare voice of reason in the Big Smoke, has pro-tested dispensaries using street hawkers to attract young buyers, and pot stores setting up near schools.

Other communities, more aware of their limitations, have resisted is-suing business licences. One recent proposal in the Victoria suburb of View Royal came from a fellow who insisted marijuana extract had cured his cancer. This is typical of claims that proliferate on the In-ternet, and is one of many warning signs about dispensaries that put

up red cross signs to sell pot products with exotic names.

B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake was more forthcom-ing a few days earlier, responding to a Vancouver re-porter who judged marijuana more interesting than his just-announced plan to hire 1,600 more nurses by the end of March. Lake noted that Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is keen to sell marijuana through the province’s monopoly liquor stores. B.C.’s govern-ment liquor store union has also endorsed this idea, forming an unlikely alliance with non-union private stores to get in on the action.

“There are public health offi cials that I’ve talked to who say that the co-location of marijuana and liquor sales is not advisable from a pub-lic health perspective,” Lake said. “I think whatever we do it has to be highly regulated, quality control has to be excellent and above all we must protect young people.”

Yes, liquor stores check ID. But the notion that marijuana might be sold next to beer and vodka in government stores deserves a sober second thought, and serious scientifi c work of the kind that has shown damage to developing brains from teenage marijuana use.

Of course all of this urban hand-wringing over pot stores ignores the de facto legalization that has existed across B.C. for decades.

In Nelson, a local woman found that on Google Earth, zooming in on area mountains, she fi nds not only landmark Loki Peak, but also Weed Peak, Grow Op Peak, Cannabis Peak and Hydroponic Peak. Whatever the source of this cyber-prank, it could also be applied to other regions of B.C.

For the record, I’ll restate my long-standing position that legalization is the only logical answer. I’ll say the same about other drugs that drive most B.C. crime, but that’s a subject for another day.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Find him on Twitter @tomfl etcherbc. Email tfl [email protected].

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The Kimberley Dynamiters won 4-2 against the Colum-bia Valley Rockies at the Kimberley Civic Centre on Fri-day, January 22nd.

“We played an extremely strong first two periods,” said Wade Dubielewicz, head coach. “In the third, we lost a bit of composure and it bit us in the behind.”

There was no scoring done dur-ing the first pe-riod, but Brodie Buhler of the Dy-namiters took a 1-0 lead when he scored the Ju-nior B team’s first goal of their home game with less than three minutes left during the sec-ond.

During the third, the Dynamiters continued to dom-inate the Rockies first when Keenan Haase, a Dynamit-ers athlete, scored with an assist from Eric Buckley and Sawyer Hunt. Then, Jared Mar-chi scored for the Dynamiters with an assist from Brodie Buhler.

Colton Sandboe and Davin Burton pushed the puck down to the opposite end of the ice, bringing the Rock-ies team their first goal of the game.

But Trevor Van Steinburg scored for the Dynamiters, bringing the score up to 4-1.

Luke Bellerose scored the Rockies’ final goal moments before the game came to a close. Mr. Bellerose was pre-sented with the Rockies’ Away Star for his efforts.

rockies reclaim victory

The Rockies won 5-2 against the Beaver Valley Nite-hawks at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena on Satur-day, January 23rd.

“We had a really strong effort from everyone,” said Wade Dubielewicz, head coach. “We played a big

strong team from the Beaver Valley and we were able to control most of the game.”

Tyler Ghirardosi gave the Nite-hawks a 1-0 lead when he scored with an assist from Jace Weegar and Braden Fuller in the first.

During a power-play, Doan Smith made the Junior B team’s home game a 1-1 tie for the Rockies. The assist was made by Rockies team-mates Micheal Cardinal and Quinn Sobus.

Donoven Quintin put the Rockies into the lead when

he scored the final goal of the first period.During the second, Mr. Smith scored another goal with as-

sists from Ryan St. Jean and Mr. Cardinal.Harrison Davies scored for the Rockies during the third

with assists from Will Reynish and Mr. Quintin.The Nitehawks struggled to make a comeback at this point

of the game, but Michael Pruss managed to score during a powerplay. Then, Mr. Sobus and Kobe Eagletail scored the winning goal, pushing the Rockies ahead to a 5-2 victory.

Rockies lose, then win on weekend

The Columbia Valley Rockies Junior B team was confident in its effort to con-quer the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. Rockies goalie, Connor McKay, stopped 41 shots on the net on Saturday, January 23rd. Photo by Amanda Nason

KIJHL Standings WHL Standings

EddIE MountaIn dIvISIonTEAM GP W L T OT PTS GF/A Sx-Kimberley Dynamiters 42 33 5 0 4 70 +84 W2x-Creston Valley T. Cats 41 25 13 1 2 53 +47 W1x-Fernie Ghostriders 42 24 14 0 4 52 +32 L1x-Columbia Valley Rockies 42 24 18 0 0 48 +8 W1Golden Rockets 43 4 36 1 2 11 -136 L12

nEIL MurdocH dIvISIonTEAM GP W L T OTL PTS GF/A Sx-Beaver Valley Nitehawks 43 30 9 2 2 64 +68 L1x-Castlegar Rebels 41 27 12 2 0 56 +44 W3x-G. Forks Border Bruins 43 19 20 0 4 42 -28 W3x-Nelson Leafs 42 17 23 0 2 36 -27 L3Spokane Braves 43 5 34 0 4 14 -118 L9

doug BIrKS dIvISIonTEAM GP W L T OTL PTS GF/A Sx-Kamloops Storm 43 27 11 1 4 59 +33 W3x-100 Mile H. Wranglers 43 26 11 2 4 58 +34 T1x-Chase Heat 42 24 13 3 2 53 +29 W1Revelstoke Grizzlies 42 19 19 2 2 42 +7 T1Sicamous Eagles 42 8 27 2 5 23 -87 L5

oKanagan dIvISIonTEAM GP W L T OTL PTS GF/A Sx-Osoyoos Coyotes 42 31 9 1 1 64 +89 W2x-Summerland Steam 42 26 14 0 2 54 +30 L2Kelowna Chiefs 42 20 19 2 1 43 -3 W1N. Okanagan Knights 43 12 24 3 4 31 -32 L2Princeton Posse 41 9 29 2 1 21 -74 L1

Scoring LeadersPlayer Team GP G A PTS PIM1. Rainer Glimpel OSO 42 24 43 67 422. Alec Wilkinson CVT 40 12 47 59 303. Cole Keebler FER 30 27 31 58 14 4. Micheal Cardinal CVR 40 26 32 58 1015. Jordan Busch KIM 42 8 50 58 306. Eric Buckley KIM 42 19 38 57 857. Tayden Woods CGR 41 24 31 55 208. Jared Marchi KIM 42 23 32 55 269. Braden Fuller BVN 38 22 29 51 8910. Justin Peers FER 35 19 32 51 33

Goaltending Leaders (min. five games played)Player Team GAA SP W L T SO 1. Tavin Grant KAM 1.90 .931 8 3 0 12. Brett Soles OSO 1.91 .937 19 6 1 43. Tyson Brouwer KIM 1.99 .927 26 5 0 64. Tallon Kramer BVN 2.07 .937 8 2 1 15. Nic Bruyere CHA 2.25 .929 18 10 2 26. Aidan Doak REV 2.26 .922 12 7 1 07. Adam Derochie 1MH 2.26 .940 9 3 1 08. Mitch Traichevich KIM 2.27 .915 7 4 0 29. Adam Jones PRI 2.30 .921 9 4 0 210. Spencer Eschyschyn KAM 2.32 .907 12 9 1 3

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cEntraL dIvISIonTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Lethbridge Hurricanes 45 33 12 0 0 66 +64 W7Red Deer Rebels 46 29 15 1 1 60 +34 L2Calgary Hitmen 46 27 17 1 1 56 +7 W1Edmonton Oil Kings 47 18 22 6 1 43 -22 W1Medicine Hat Tigers 44 18 22 3 1 40 -25 W3 Kootenay Ice 46 8 35 3 0 19 -102 L4 EaSt dIvISIonTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Brandon Wheat Kings 44 27 13 2 2 58 +37 L1Prince Albert Raiders 45 26 14 4 1 57 +10 OTL1Moose Jaw Warriors 45 23 16 5 1 52 +14 L1 Regina Pats 46 19 20 3 4 45 -21 OTL1Saskatoon Blades 47 17 26 4 0 38 -54 L1Swift Current Broncos 45 14 26 4 1 33 -39 W2

B.c. dIvISIonTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Kelowna Rockets 45 31 11 3 0 65 +36 W2Victoria Royals 46 26 15 2 3 57 +35 OTL1Prince George Cougars 46 27 17 1 1 56 +18 L1Kamloops Blazers 44 22 15 4 3 51 +15 W1Vancouver Giants 47 17 25 3 2 39 -27 L4

u.S. dIvISIonTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Everett Silvertips 43 27 12 2 2 58 +28 W3Seattle Thunderbirds 44 25 16 3 0 53 +12 W1Portland Winterhawks 45 23 20 2 0 48 +7 W1Spokane Chiefs 43 20 18 3 2 45 -4 L1Tri-City Americans 45 20 23 2 0 42 -23 W3

Scoring LeadersPlayer Team GP G A PTS PIM 1. Adam Brooks REG 46 27 44 71 162. Tyson Baillie KEL 43 26 41 67 443. Brayden Burke LET 45 14 52 66 184. Dryden Hunt MJW 45 28 37 65 245. Reid Gardiner PAR 45 29 35 64 366. Ivan Nikolishin RDR 46 26 36 62 127. Parker Bowles TCA 45 26 34 60 368. Alex Forsberg VIC 45 19 38 57 479. Kailer Yamamoto SPO 43 17 40 57 2210. Giorgio Estephan LET 45 24 31 55 10

Goaltending Leaders (min. 900 min played)Player Team GAA SP W L OT SO 1. Carter Hart EVT 1.92 .927 26 11 3 62. Coleman Vollrath VIC 2.52 .912 18 12 2 13. Jackson Whistle KEL 2.54 .920 19 6 2 24. Ty Edmonds PGC 2.56 .917 15 10 1 35. Rylan Toth RDR 2.66 .912 23 12 1 56. Jayden Sittler LET 2.70 .909 16 6 0 17. Zach Sawchenko MJW 2.74 .922 17 8 4 18. Connor Ingram KAM 2.76 .916 19 9 7 2 9. Jordan Papirny BWK 2.76 .903 17 12 4 310. Landon Bow SEA 2.80 .917 14 15 4 4*does not include games from Wed., Jan. 20

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“Last winter, we fared much better than many other western resorts due to our incredible snowmaking system,” adds Hurschler. “[But] this winter, our snow-making system helped build a deep base and all the natural snow that we have received has truly made conditions phenomenal.”

The soft Canadian dollar is also having a positive impact on visits to western Canada’s ski resorts. “U.S. overnight tourist visits to Canada increased eight per cent during the first ten months of 2015 (compared with 2014),” read the CWSAA

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berley Ski Resorts, report that U.S. business to their resorts is up 200 per cent compared with last year.

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but even more so, we feel Canadians are travelling more to Canadian destinations as vacations and visits to the States have quite quickly become a whole lot more expensive.”

Ski resorts across the province, including Fairmont Hot Springs ski hill (above) and Panorama Mountain Resort, have been so far having an excellent season in terms of conditions, visitors and revenue. Submitted photo


A look back through � e Valley Echo's archives over the last 50 years

REMEMBER WHEN?

50 years ago (1966): Another successful

evening of bingo was enjoyed in the Windermere Community Hall January 14th when 160 people gathered for an evening of fun. Main prizes were won by Mary Larabee, Laura Be-ninger and Theodore Hink of Athalmere.

40 years ago (1976): The long awaited ar-

rival of the New Year baby came to an end at the Win-dermere District Hospital in

Invermere on at 3:02 a.m. Jan-uary 19th. The little boy, who weighed in at 4,000 grams (8 lbs., 13 oz.) will be named Wil-liam James.

30 years ago (1986): Jim Chabot has an-

nounced that he will be retiring from the political arena if and when an election is called. Mr. Chabot had been the MLA for the Columbia River Riding for 23 conscutive years.

20 years ago (1996): Village of Radium Hot

Springs council wanted to understand their communi-ties insights on a proposed 60 unit (30 duplex) development. Council deliberated Jan. 24th

whether to pass � rst and sec-ond readings of zoning bylaws to create a new residential zone, allowing development.

15 years ago (2001): A $3.5 million afford-

able housing project for the District of Invermere was un-veiled last week. Plans for a 30-unit rental housing project, which would include three levels of subsidization, will soon appear before council.

10 years ago (2006): Columbia River-Rev-

elstoke MLA Norm MacDon-ald confronted Minister of Small Business and Revenue Rob Thorpe regarding priva-cy rights.

2009 — A pair of youngsters enjoy playing in the snow

during the annual Bonspiel on the Lake

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27TH

• 11:30 a.m.: Lake Windermere Ambassadors’ monthly Directors meeting at 625 4th Street (South Annex). Open to the public.

• 5 - 7 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre (SYC) YCC Challenges program.

• 6 p.m.: SYC games and trivia night.

• 6 p.m.: Columbia Valley Pride Association is seeking fun loving outgoing individuals to join our new group. Anyone interested is welcome to join us for a meet and greet at Safta’s.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28TH

• 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphics Course.

• 4 - 8 p.m.: SYC open gym. Come play sports with us. Everyone welcome.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 29TH

• Rockies Pond Hockey Tourney Friday January 29th - Sunday January 31st, at Kinsmen Beach in Invermere. For more information and registration visit hockey-community.com/league/cvrockiespondhockey

• 12 p.m.: Soup lunch at the Edgewater Legion. $6. Last Friday of each month.

• 5 - 7 p.m.: SYC YCC Challenges program.

• 5:45 p.m.: Alliance Church, Invermere. Chili dinner and silent auction with entertainment to raise funds for materials to be used to construct a home in Ensenada, Mexico in March. Call 250-342-4454 for more information.

• 6:30 p.m.: Steelhead Dinner at Branch 71 District Legion in Invermere. $15/person. Reservations Recommended. Call 250-342-9517. Meat Draw and 50/50.

• 6:30 - 8 p.m.: Midget Home Tournament January 29th - 31st at Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena in Invermere. Contact [email protected] or Dwight Lee at [email protected] or call 250-409-4296 for more information.

• 7:30 p.m.: SYC Movie night and free popcorn.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30TH

• 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.: 16th Annual Kinsmen Club Fishing Derby at Kinsmen Beach. Tickets $35. Call 250-342-5557. Registration will take place at 8 a.m. at The Station Neighbourhood Pub.

• 1:30 - 3 p.m.: Midget Home Tournament January 29th - 31st at Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena in Invermere. Contact [email protected] or Dwight Lee at [email protected] or call 250-409-4296 for more information.

• 7 p.m.: SYC Pool Tournament.

• 7 p.m.: Support Timmy fundraising event to raise funds for the cost associated with Tim Goldie’s medical treatments in Calgary. At the Panorama Great Hall, entry by donation, auction and entertainment.

• 9 - 10:30 p.m.: Midget Home Tournament January 29th - 31st at Canal Flats Arena. Contact [email protected] or Dwight Lee at [email protected] or call 250-409-4296 for more information.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST

• Join Summit Youth Centre for Employment Readiness Training or Skills for life! Program. Must pre register.

• 5 - 7 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre YCC Challenges program.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND

• 4 -6 p.m.: Join Summit Youth Centre for Cooking night. Join us for Free Food and nutritional education.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD

• 5 - 7 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre YCC Challenges program.

• 6 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre games and trivia night.

• 6 - 10 p.m.: Columbia Valley Search and Rescue AGM at Copperpoint Golf Club House. All public welcome.

• 6 - 8 p.m.: Invermere Public Library, Part 1 of a two part wooden doll project. Join us as we host guest speaker Donna McArthur. Pre-registration is required—contact the library 250-342-6416.

• 6:30 p.m.: The Columbia Valley Greenways Trail Alliance is hosting a Westside Legacy Trail Invermere Information Night and Open House at the Lion’s Hall. Open to everyone.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH

• 4 - 6 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre Graphics Course.

• 4 - 8 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre open gym. Come play sports with us. Everyone welcome.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH

• February 5th - 7th: Junior cash spiel. For more information, contact the Invermere Curling Centre by calling 250-342-3315, emailing [email protected] visiting www.curlinginvermere.ca or going to “Invermere & District Curling Centre” on Facebook.

• 5 - 7 p.m.: SYC YCC Challenges program.

• 6:30 p.m.: Chinese Food Dinner at Branch 71 District Legion in Invermere. $15/person. Reservations Required. Call 250-342-9517 by January 30th. Meat Draw and 50/50.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH

• 7:30 p.m.: SYC Movie night and free popcorn.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH

• Summit Youth Centre Closed for Family Day

• 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Annual Family Fishing Derby at Horseshoe Lake for kids with cancer. This event keeps the whole family entertained with ice fi shing, tobogganing, hockey, and plenty of kids’ activities including tug-o-war, fi shing for a prize, ice jug bowling and crafts. Hot food and beverage will be available by donation to keep everyone fueled for the day for fun. For more information about the Family Fishing Derby, contact Event Chair Chris Bosman at 250-919-3511 or familyfi [email protected]

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH

• 4 -6 p.m.: Join SYC for Cooking night. Join us for Free Food and nutritional education.

• 5:30 - 7 p.m.: Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at Christ Church Trinity (110 7th Ave, Invermere). $10/person.

• 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre Youth-Focus Leadership, drop in and have your voice heard. Everyone welcome.

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• Tuesday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m • Wednesday: 10 a.m - 8 p.m.• Thurs – Saturday: 10 a.m - 5p.m.• Story Times: Thurs. 10:30 a.m. Sat. 11 a.m.

RADIUM LIBRARY

• Tuesday: 6 - 8 p.m.• Wed - Thursday: 1 - 4 p.m.• Saturday: 10 a.m. - 1p.m.

WINDERMERE VALLEY MUSEUM

• Tuesday: 12 - 4 p.m.

INVERMERE THRIFT STORE• Thurs - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

RADIUM THRIFT STORE

• Thursday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.• Fri - Saturday: 12 - 4 p.m.

SUMMIT YOUTH CENTRE

• Tuesday: 5 - 9 p.m.• Wednesday: 4 - 9 p.m.• Thursday: 5 - 9 p.m.• Fri - Saturday: 6 - 11 p.m.


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1 Dexter “O” slayer +2 795 46 81 0.732 Love the B’s 793 40 56 0.723 Harley +3 792 47 111 0.754 LB 22 + 790 41 87 0.735 Rockies 19 +2 789 33 100 0.746 Lone Wolf +2 788 55 104 0.747 DR 27 + 786 45 79 0.738 Hootenani + 785 44 87 0.749 Curling Iron +2 783 51 107 0.749 HSB Dad +3 783 50 96 0.7411 Kootenay Rangers +3 779 42 115 0.7511 Flathot 84 +3 779 36 96 0.7313 D Turner +2 773 50 109 0.7314 RSj 16 +3 770 46 113 0.7414 CLB 77 +2 770 44 121 0.7314 Harley 10 + 770 40 79 0.7117 Slev 77 +2 768 34 115 0.7318 Cowboyz and Indian + 767 45 95 0.7219 Kmart Specail +4 764 50 169 0.7719 WTC +2 764 33 77 0.7121 Jye +2 763 43 119 0.7422 A’s +4 762 48 134 0.7423 Yuki’s Monsters + 759 38 65 0.7024 Drinkin n Thinkin +4 758 53 76 0.7025 Go Habs Go +5 757 45 131 0.7325 Edge Golf +3 757 35 92 0.7227 T Webb +2 756 44 96 0.7227 Buster’s Rez Raiders II +5 756 41 118 0.7329 Old-Rock +3 754 35 85 0.7130 Dominator 44 + 753 45 130 0.7331 The Ultra Beauty +2 751 42 102 0.7132 NM 23 +2 749 44 136 0.7432 FC 09 + 749 41 85 0.7034 Long-Rock +5 746 37 148 0.7335 Grocery Stick +3 745 46 122 0.7236 Grampa 4 +2 744 58 96 0.7036 Beagle +2 744 47 114 0.7238 Nelly.33 + 742 45 95 0.7038 Roadhammer +3 742 40 146 0.7240 Berg’s Pens +4 741 47 112 0.7140 Ski +3 741 39 131 0.7242 DB 24 +2 740 47 157 0.7443 Philip on tacos + 739 49 91 0.7044 Brake Sticks 20 +2 738 49 114 0.7145 E-town 98 +3 736 44 138 0.7245 CS 14 +2 736 44 136 0.7245 KM 10+ 736 36 110 0.7148 Gama’s Guys 2 735 51 38 0.6649 AllMega 01 + 731 51 78 0.6849 Still Guessing + 731 43 78 0.6949 Ron Hunts Picks + 731 39 135 0.7249 Davy 19 +5 731 31 149 0.7253 Buster’s Rez Raiders I + 730 43 122 0.7154 MC 21 +2 729 41 136 0.7254 Davis Tenta +3 729 40 151 0.7356 Faze Zeimzeys +4 728 39 115 0.7056 Little Red +5 728 39 129 0.7158 Layne Hunter 727 38 70 0.6759 Tristan Dubois + 726 56 109 0.7060 50/50 Rock +3 725 41 123 0.7160 “BOAT” + 725 40 94 0.6862 Moose Drool +2 724 46 107 0.6962 Young Guns +2 724 46 165 0.7364 Jet’s Babby +4 723 49 172 0.7465 Payci +3 621 51 133 0.7165 Mouse +2 721 42 85 0.6865 Hockey Season Widow +2 721 39 95 0.6868 ABA Chow +3 720 31 126 0.6969 Kelley Neale + 719 57 175 0.7469 ATT and KZEE + 719 51 153 0.7269 Lynal +2 719 47 98 0.6869 Epie 76 +5 719 37 179 0.7269 RACO7 +4 719 37 126 0.7074 13 Family Pantry +3 718 42 125 0.6975 NH 08 + 717 45 103 0.6875 Goalieguy +5 717 35 165 0.7177 Tala’s Mom 2 +2 716 46 68 0.6677 DQ 18 +3 716 41 118 0.6877 Matt Santucci +6 716 40 206 0.7680 Sumokordic + 715 40 80 0.68

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CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORYWINDERMERE

VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY

ANGLICAN-UNITED100-7th Ave., Invermere

250-342-6644Reverend Laura Hermakin

wvsm.ca Worship, Every Sunday:10:30 a.m. Children and Youth Sunday School

at 10:30 a.m at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere

1st and 3rd Sunday, March - Dec. 9 a.m. at All Saint’s, Edgewater

2nd Sunday, 7 p.m.: June - Oct. at St.Peter’s Windermere

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

250-342-6167Pastor: Father Gabriel

Confession: 1/2 hr. before MassCanadian Martyrs Church

712 - 12 Ave, InvermereSaturdays, 5 p.m.Sundays, 9 a.m.

St. Joseph’s ChurchHwy. 93-95, Radium Hot

SpringsSundays, 11 a.m.

St. Anthony’s MissionCorner of Luck and Dunn,

Canal FlatsSaturdays, 4:30 p.m.

RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

#4 - 7553 Main Street W, Radium

250-342-6633 250-347-6334

Worship Service Sundays, 10 a.m.

Bible Studies Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

Kids’ Church Edgewater Hall

Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.

Loving God, Loving People

LAKE WINDERMEREALLIANCE CHURCH

326 - 10th Ave., Invermere250-342-9535

Lead Pastor: Trevor HaganAsso. Pastor: Matt Moore

lakewindermerealliance.orgJanuary 31st 10:30 a.m.

Celebration Sunday “Follow Me - Practicing

Disciple” Pastor Matt Moore

ministeringThe Lord’s Supper will be

servedK.I.D.S Church for children age 3 to Grade 1; and grades 2-7, during

the morning service.

VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

4814 Hwy. Drive, 1 km northof Windermere250-342-9511

Pastor: Murray Wittkevalleychristianonline.com

Sunday is Worship Services

10 a.m. Worship & WordKid’s Church Provided

Sharing TruthShowing Love

Following the Spirit

ST. PETER’SLUTHERAN MISSION

OF INVERMERE100 - 7th Ave., Invermere

250-426-7564Pastor Rev. David Morton

Worship ServicesSundays1:30 p.m.

Christ Church Trinity,Invermere

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER

DAY SAINTS5014 Fairway,

Fairmont Hot Springs250-341-5792

President: Adam PasowistyColumbia Valley Branch

Worship ServicesSundays

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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Lost & FoundFound: Cat in Luxor area, summer of 2015, adult male, neutered. Solid grey, short hair. Super friendly, missing his family badly. Call ICAN 250-341-7888.

Lost: Parcel on sidewalk by Strands Restaurant the week before Christmas. Toys for my Grandson.

Much appreciated if returned. Please call

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Career Opportunities

CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIST IIDistrict of Kitimat Full Time PermanentWage $39.86 - $48.23

Over 2 YearsCivil Technologist diplomarequired. Duties includesurveying, design, contract preparation and inspection on principal projects. Must be profi cient with electronic survey equipment, and Auto-Cad 3D.

Please Apply By February 15, 2016 4:30 pm,

by Fax: 250-632-4995, or email: [email protected]

Visit: www.kitimat.ca

OWNER OPERATORSFlatdeck Division

· Must be willing to run Western USA, BC and Alberta· Must currently hold a FAST card, or obtain one within 3 weeks of receiving a position.Benefi ts & Hiring Bonus!

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Education/Trade Schools

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Heavy Duty Machinery

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STEEL BUILDING Sale. “Really big sale: extra winter discount on now!!” 21x22 $5,190; 25x24 $5,988; 27x28 $7,498; 30x32 $8,646; 35x34 $11,844; 42x54 $16,386. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422,www.pioneersteel.ca

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If you are a Woman in Business, call Amanda Nason at 250-341-6299 or e-mail

[email protected] to participate.

Calling all women!Our most popular advertising feature is back! � e Pioneer’s annual directory and celebration of Women in Business will appear in the February 5th edition of � e Columbia Valley Pioneer. � is advertisement will contain your photo, a brief description of your services, and contact information.

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Visit columbiavalleyarts.com for our current events calendar, or call 250-342-4423.

What does ARTmean to you?

Happy BirtHday to pynelogs!1914 - 2014

Celebrating 100 years

Cinefest Film Series @Pynelogs The Second Mother Tuesday January 26th at 7 pm

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Business of the Week

Selkirk Cellulars & Office SuppliesSince it’s grand opening a year and a half ago, Selkirk

Cellulars & Office Supplies continues to support local businesses and residents with their office supply needs while providing services as a Telus authorized dealer.

As an office supply store it is our goal to meet the needs of the community and offer a local choice to our customers. We have new and dynamic products ranging from iPads, cell phones and cellular accessories to printer inks, art materials and ever changing office supplies. We work with you to consistently meet your office supply needs and delivery of your orders directly to your door is available at no cost to you! A bright store front located at Parkside Place across from “Pot-Hole Park” welcomes all. We are open 6 days a week, Monday through Saturday from 9 to 6 pm and can be contacted at 250-342-0025.

Sholinder & MacKaySand & Gravel

Complete line of aggregate productsfor construction and landscaping

Office: 250-342-6452 • 250-342-3773 Cell: 250-342-5833

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Criminal and Social Justice students at the College of the Rockies (COTR) now have the opportunity to transfer to the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) to compete their credentials.

Graduates of the Criminal and Social Justice Certifi -cate at COTR are eligible to apply to UFV’s Criminol-ogy Diploma or its Bachelor of Arts with a major in Criminology if applicants can meet the admission re-quirements.

“This agreement creates new opportunities for our Criminal and Social Justice students to move on to earn a diploma or degree,” said Darrell Bethune, COTR Dean of Business and University Studies.

“It is a terrifi c opportunity for students to begin their

education at College of the Rockies, with small class sizes and more personal instruction, before moving on to university, ” said Mr. Bethune.

The British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT) reported that 85 per cent of COTR students who transferred to university completed their degree, the highest graduation rate among trans-fer institutions in the province, in 2015.

COTR students also tend to achieve high grades af-ter they transfer. At the University of B.C.’s Vancouver campus, College of the Rockies ranked fi rst in terms of the graduating grade-point-average of its transfer students; it was also in the top fi ve at Simon Fraser University and the University of Victoria.

Students are encouraged to transfer to the UFV work through an educational advisor at the COTR to ensure all entrance criteria have been met.

For more information on College of the Rockies’ Criminal and Social Justice program, go to cotr.ca/uni-versity.

COTR offers new transfer program for students

Office ClosedDue to the Family Day long weekend our office willl be

closed Monday February 8, 2016(Family Day)


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This past weekend Kirsten Patton, Kim Whyte, Meghann Connor and Amber Parillo (above) were the A Group win-ners at this year’s curling Bonspiel on the Lake; attendees of the Snowfl ake Festival enjoyed some spectacular fi reworks at Kinsmen Beach, on Fri-day, January 22nd. Photos by David Webster

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